The Mystic Nine Side Story: Flowers Bloom in February
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🏷️GENRES
Action / Adventure, Historical, Antiquities Protection, Treasure Hunt, Tomb Raiding, Wartime
📕 BASED ON A NOVEL. . .
The Grave Robber Chronicles
✒️ Author: Xu Lei (Nan Pai San Shu)
🗓️ Publication Date: 2007
#️⃣ There are many prequel, sequel, and side stories in the Grave Robber Chronicles universe, but this show is generally set in the era of the prequel (The Mystic Nine or Lao Jiu Men).
The best place to find information about the original Chinese edition and the direct translation by Merebear is the translator’s website here.
The first few volumes of the main story has been adapted into a series of English Translated volumes and one graphic novel.
⚠️ Please Note: The shows do not directly align with either the original Chinese or the English editions. Nor do the English editions directly align with the original Chinese. Parts are spliced together, cut out, or otherwise edited to create the various adaptations.
✏️ THE PLOT
‘The Mystic Nine Tetralogy’ is a set of four side-stories based in the same backdrop as The Mystic Nine. The stories are independent, but each focuses on one of the key characters in the original show (Huo San Niang, Chen Pi Ah Si, Lieutenant Zhang, and Er Yue Hong). They can be watched in no particular order and are often set as sequels to The Mystic Nine. They are certainly better understood if watched after the main series in order to be familiar with the characters and family history.
‘Flowers Bloom in February’ is the story of Er Yue Hong.
In 1930s China, during the Sino‑Japanese War, Er Yuehong stages an opera performance atop a Japanese-guarded tomb to secretly infiltrate and retrieve a hidden national treasure. Blending theatrical artistry with cunning, he distracts the occupying soldiers, covertly excavates a tomb tunnel, and successfully transfers the relic—all while showcasing bravery, patriotism, and his tomb-robbing expertise.
🎭 CAST & CHARACTERS
Er Yue Hong
Lay Zhang
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