The Lost Tomb 2: Explore with the Note (2019)

✨ Title: The Lost Tomb: Explore with the Note (S1)

ℹ️ Alternative Title: Daomu Biji 2 , O Túmulo Perdido 2 , The Lost Tomb 2: The Wrath of The Sea , The Lost Tomb Explore With The Note , The Lost Tomb II , Tomb Notes 2 , 怒海潛沙 秦嶺神樹 , 怒海潜沙&秦岭神树 , 盗墓笔记II , 盗墓笔记第二季

🌎 Country of Origin: China (Mainland)

🍿 Format: TV Show (📺)

📕 Series: The Grave Robber Chronicles (aka The Lost Tomb)

🕵️ Detective(s): Wang Pang Zi, Wu Xie, Zhang Qiling

🗓️ Aired: June 6, 2019

🌐 Original Language: Chinese

#️⃣️ Number of Seasons: 3. The second season is “The Lost Tomb 2: Explore with the Note (S2)” and the third season is “Ultimate Note“.

✅ Series Status: Completed

⏳Length️: 40 Episodes

🔥Rating: PG-13 (Teens 13 and Older)

⚔️ Violent Content: Moderate

🫣 Foul Language: Mild

💋 Sexual Content: None

💯 Overall Assessment: Teen Friendly

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Wu Xie, an unassuming antique shop owner, inherits more than relics of the past. He also carries the legacy of one of China’s most revered tomb raiding clans, the Fifth Family. Driven by cryptic notes left by his grandfather and troubled by the unsolved massacre of his relatives, Wu Xie sets out to uncover both ancient treasures from the Warring States period and the truth behind his family’s bloodstained history. His search draws him into a dangerous world where myth and reality intertwine, and where the pursuit of knowledge often comes at a steep cost. Alongside his companions, Zhang Qiling, a quiet warrior with a forgotten past, and Pang Zi, a loyal and warmhearted friend, Wu Xie awakens long dormant threats beneath the earth. From cursed ruins to mysterious shipwrecks, each discovery reveals secrets that tie his family’s fate to a vast and shadowy network of tomb raiders.

The journey grows darker as Wu Xie follows the truth from the haunted depths of the Xisha Sea to the frozen heights of Changbai Mountain. Joined by rival explorers, mercenaries, and elusive allies such as A-Ning, the Iron Triangle faces both supernatural dangers and human betrayal. In lost palaces and frozen catacombs, they encounter deadly traps, strange creatures, and shifting loyalties. Each step exposes deeper conspiracies tied to national treasures and hidden power struggles, pulling Wu Xie further into a web where survival often demands sacrifice. As the past closes in and the line between hunter and hunted begins to blur, Wu Xie must decide whether the truth is worth the cost, or whether some tombs are better left undisturbed.

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 particularly based on the main story.

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.