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Wu Xie's Private Notes
Antique shop owner Wu Xie uncovers a cryptic silk manuscript hiding an ancient map. Teaming with uncle Wu Sanxing, Panzi, Zhang Qiling, and Da Kui, they raid perilous tombs for its vanished owner, battling creatures and unearthing bronze secrets that expose buried family truths.
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🍿 FORMAT
TV Show (📺)
✨ TITLE
Wu Xie's Private Notes
🎭 ALTERNATIVE TITLE
Time Raiders, 吴邪私家笔记, Personal Notes of Wu Xie
🌎 COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
China (Mainland)
🕵️ DETECTIVE(S)
Wu Xie
📕 MYSTERY SERIES
The Grave Robber Chronicles (aka The Lost Tomb)
✅ SHOW STATUS
Ongoing
#️⃣️ SEASONS OR EPISODES
1
🗓️ AIRED / RELEASED
2025
⏳AVERAGE DURATION
18 Episodes
🔄 ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Chinese
Content Rating
🔥 OFFICIAL RATING
Not Rated
⚔️ VIOLENCE
Mild
🫣 FOUL LANGUAGE
Mild
💋 SEXUAL CONTENT
None
💯 OVERALL ASSESSMENT
Teen Friendly
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Plot
Wu Xie, an antique shop owner, discovers a cryptic silk manuscript with an ancient map hidden inside. He teams up with his uncle Wu Sanxing, loyal friend Panzi, enigmatic Zhang Qiling, and strongman Da Kui to investigate its origins. Their journey leads them to raid perilous ancient tombs, where they face deadly creatures and cunning traps. The manuscript points to a missing owner, and as they delve deeper, they uncover clues tied to a mysterious bronze artifact and long-buried secrets.
Each tomb reveals fragments of a larger puzzle, connecting Wu Xie’s family history to ancient mysteries. The group navigates treacherous underground chambers, decoding riddles and battling supernatural forces guarding the tombs’ secrets. As they piece together the manuscript’s meaning, Wu Xie learns of hidden truths about his lineage, forcing him to confront dangerous enemies and make tough choices to protect his team and unravel the mystery.
A sort of retelling and expansion of events from the earlier main storyline. This series overlaps with and retells events covered in the first series as well as some other new events. It can be seen as a standalone or as a companion to the Main Story.
Based On A Book
The Grave Robber Chronicles (盗墓笔记)
✏️ 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 based on the side story “Wu Xie Si Jia Bi Ji” (吴邪私家笔记, Wu Xie’s Private Notes”. It offers an intimate, non-linear glimpses into Wu Xie’s psyche with Handwritten-style doodles of ancient artifacts, travel receipts from tomb raids, candid evaluations of teammates (e.g., quirky notes on “Little Brother’s” stoicism or “Fatty’s” antics), historical musings on Chinese folklore, and reflective essays on the emotional toll of grave-robbing. Technically, it is set before Tomb of the Sea, and shows his transition from naive shopkeeper to haunted explorer.
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.
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Cast
Wu Xie
Played by Xu Zhen Xuan
Wu San Xing
Played by Francis Ng
Pan Zi
Played by Cao Lei
Zhang Qi Ling
Played by Cheng Xiang
A Ning
Played by Daisy Li
Da Kui
Played by Ma Jing Jing
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