The Legend of Zang Hai Episode 9 Recap. Starring Xiao Zhan and Zhang Jingyi.

The Legend of Zang Hai Episode 9 Recap. Starring Xiao Zhan and Zhang Jingyi.

At the heart of Episode 9 lies revelation, deception, and the haunting return of blood-soaked memories.

Quick recap before Episode 9. Eight-year-old Zang Hai witnessed the brutal massacre of his family, hiding in a tunnel as screams echoed above. A mysterious masked warrior rescued him, delivering him into the hands of Master Xing Dou. There, in a secluded temple of stone, Zang Hai spent a decade immersed in the arcane arts of architecture, geomancy, and silence. His vengeance simmered beneath calloused fingers and sketched blueprints.

At eighteen, destiny called. Master Xing Dou dispatched Gao Ming to accompany him to the capital—a city veiled in opulence, intrigue, and the scent of blood. Their shared goal: assassinate Zhuang Luyin, the very man who orchestrated Zang Hai’s family’s slaughter. Upon entering the capital, Zang Hai met the sly and regal Xiang Antu at Zhenlou Pavilion. 

In Present Day. She quickly recognized his intelligence and potential, even saving him from certain death. But when she invited him to join her faction, Zang Hai declined, masking vengeance with ambition. 

His cold refusal lit a fire in her pride—one she vowed to extinguish. Three months later, Zang Hai had not only survived the perilous underground palace but had risen—shockingly—to become Zhuang Luyin’s most trusted adviser. 

Xiang Antu, curious and wary, invited him again, this time through a trap orchestrated by the cunning Xu Benjiaban. Zang Hai saw through it instantly. 

She offered him respect; he returned it with cool dismissal. Humiliated, she promised he’d one day crawl back to her.

Soon, even the capital whispered of Zang Hai. Civil and military elites sent tribute, hinting at favors. 

But Zang Hai flipped the game—he used Zhuang Luyin’s name to distribute porridge to the people, converting the marquis’s generosity into public worship. 

Zhuang Luyin was pleased; Zang Hai was gaining not just influence—but followers.

Alarmed, Xiang Antu unleashed a storm of rumors through the ever-watching Eighth Young Master. Street children chanted songs about Zang Hai being a necromancer, an illegitimate son, a demon in disguise. 

Zang Hai suspected the source, but Gao Ming advised diplomacy. Zang Hai went to Zhenlou with an apology—but Xiang Antu had her servant lie, denying him entry.

Returning to the Marquis’s estate, he found a letter among the gifts—an anonymous note exposing his true intent. That night, Zang Hai crept into the marquis’s treasury. 

There, beneath the cold earth, he uncovered treasure—and tragedy: his parents’ bloodstained clothes, the fish token his father Kuai Duo once wore, and gold plundered from a forgotten past.

Overcome, he coughed blood. Rage overtook reason. He vowed revenge. Zang Hai began preparing poison. But fate stalled him. Every time Zhuang Luyin invited him for chess, Zhuang Shan sat beside them like an unwanted shadow. Patience became Zang Hai’s prison.

Then came the ambush.

He awoke, tied and surrounded by Hui Jian and Shi Lei—advisers of the marquis, fueled by the bitter grudge of Yang Zhen’s demise. They intended to torture him. Hui Jian drew eight willow-leaf knives—ones Zang Hai recognized from his father’s legacy, once gifted to Guan Feng.

Zang Hai began to suspect Hui Jian’s true identity. Desperate, he revealed the scars on his back. The scars Guan Feng himself had once treated. Recognition pierced the air.

Hui Jian broke.

He was Guan Feng—Zang Hai’s senior brother, thought lost to the winds of exile. The two embraced, grief and truth finally unearthed. Guan Feng told of wandering the world with their master’s legacy blades, determined to avenge Kuai Duo. He had been rescued by Kai Zhen, trained in secret arts, and later infiltrated the marquis’s court.

Zang Hai, too, had long suspected someone was aiding him. Now, he realized it wasn’t Guan Feng.

Someone else was after Kuai Duo’s treasure—the true motive still cloaked in shadow.

Together, they recalled the southwest journey Kuai Duo once took. Zang Hai deduced the treasure must be hidden in Liu Xian’s tomb—a forgotten place shrouded in geomantic mystery and imperial betrayal.

The stage is now set for greater battles—both above and below ground.

Key Episode Info & Trivia:

• Zang Hai’s origin is fully revealed: orphaned at 8, raised in geomantic arts by Master Xing Dou.

• Xiang Antu vs. Zang Hai dynamic intensifies, blending power games, pride, and paranoia.

• First major appearance of Guan Feng, revealed to be Hui Jian, Zang Hai’s lost senior brother.

• Introduction of Kuai Duo’s treasure arc: hidden legacy with ties to Liu Xian’s tomb.

• Symbolic recurrence of the fish token and willow-leaf knives: passed from father to son, master to disciple.

• Mass manipulation through folk songs and rumors shows Antu’s psychological warfare.

• Emotional climax: Zang Hai bleeding from grief over his family’s relics.

• Visuals of the hidden treasury room and the underground palace continue the series’ obsession with burial, memory, and secrets.

• Emerging theme: revenge must be precise, not rushed—Zang Hai’s patience is his power.

Main Cast

• Xiao Zhan as Zang Hai / Zhi Nu
• Jiang Rui Lin as young Zhi Nu
• Zhang Jing Yi as Xiang An Tu
• Zhou Qi as Zhuang Zhi Xing
• Huang Jue as Zhuang Lu Yin / Duke Ping Jin

Supporting Cast

• Wang Kun Lun as Master Zhang
• Sha Bao Liang as Chu Huai Ming
• Liu Chao as Zhuang Zhi Fu
• Jin Tie Feng as Shi Yi Ping
• Qiao Zhen Yu as Lord Yong Rong
• Tian Xiao Jie as Shi Bing Wen
• Michelle Bai as Liu Chu
• Yu Nan as Xiang Yu Su Ti
• Zhao Zi Qi as Jiang Xiang
• Zhang Guo Qiang as Emperor
• Xu Ling Yue as Shen Wan
• Liu Ming Ming as Shi Quan
• and many others

Guest Stars

• Wallace Chung as Kuai Duo [Zang Hai's father]
• Michelle Chen as Zhao Shang Xian [Zang Hai's mother]
• Huang Jun Peng as Ji Qun
• Lin Ya Dong as King Yan
• Shao Wen as Yang Zhen
• Shi Yu as Eunuch Sun
• Zhang Duo as Master Xing Dou
• Sun Zheng Yu as Song Xin [Old man]
• Lin Ya Dong as King Yang

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