✨ Title: Tiger Bones Plum Blossom

ℹ️ Alternative Title: 老九门番外之虎骨梅花, Murders in the Xie Mansion

🌎 Country of Origin: China (Mainland)

🗓️ Aired: November 10, 2016

🍿 Format & ⏳Length️: Movie (1 hr and 30 minutes)

🔥Rating: PG-15 (Teens 15 and Older)

Action / Adventure, Historical, Antiquities Protection, Treasure Hunt, Tomb Raiding, Murder Mystery

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 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.

‘Tiger Bones Plum Blossom’ is the story of Xie Jiuye (assisted in his investigation by Zhang Ri Shan)

The story centers on Xie Jiuye, the new head of the Xie Clan, who assumes leadership after his father’s mysterious death. Haunted by his father’s enigmatic actions in the months prior, Xie Jiuye faces a chilling mystery when a dead body is presented as a “gift” at a family gathering, followed by a series of gruesome murders within the Xie household. Each crime scene is marked by a cryptic “tiger bone plum blossom” seal. Assisted by Lieutenant Zhang Rishan, Xie Jiuye investigates these murders, suspecting an inside job. The trail leads back years, uncovering dark family secrets and past misdeeds tied to the Xie Clan. According to clan rules, the sixtieth birthday marks a time of retirement, but on this occasion, the Xie family’s loyal servant, Uncle Dao, is brutally killed, deepening the mystery.