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Daomu Biji Novel – Book 2 Summary
Table of Contents | Daomu Biji Universe Book 2: 怒海潜沙Sands Hidden In The Raging Sea After Wu Xie showed Third Uncle the copper fish taken from Lu Shang Wang’s tomb, Third Uncle presented him with another copper fish. Third Uncle told Wu Xie the story of an archaeological trip that happened 20 years ago in an underwater tomb near Xi Sha. In total, there were ten people joining in the trip – an archaeologist team consisting of nine people and Third Uncle himself. In the middle of the trip, a member of the team was suddenly found dead. A sea storm was on the way so the remaining nine, having…
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Daomu Biji Novel – Book 1 Summary
Table of Contents | Daomu Biji Universe Book 1: 七星鲁王宫The Seven-Star Palace Of Lu Shang Wang Fifty years ago, a group of four including Wu Lao Gou, his brother, father and grandfather raided a tomb located at Biao Zi mountain in Changsha. Wu Lao Gou’s brother dug up a silk script that originated from the Warring States Period. Tragedy took place as Wu Lao Gou’s brother came into contact with a crimson corpse-eating bug and got turned into a zombie-like creature, forcing Wu Lao Gou’s father and grandfather to set off a dynamite in defence. On his escape, Wu Lao Gou encountered a bloody mummy, shot it down and went…
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Daomu Biji (The Lost Tomb / Grave Robbers’ Chronicles) Novel English Summary – Masterpost
As of 2020, the official English translation of Daomu Biji novel is still incomplete (only the first 6 books have been released). In addition, as the title is not well-known outside of China, the English paperbacks seem to be not easily obtainable for fans living in certain countries. With that understanding in mind, I’ve decided to create summaries of all the books in English. These summaries are created & translated based on the actual raw content, my memory of the novel and resources that I gather from the internet. I hope they will help international fans have an easier understanding of the main events that take place in each book.…
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All About Daomu Biji’s PingXie Pairing – Part 1: Excerpts from Main Story
PingXie (Chinese: 瓶邪), short for Men You Ping x Wu Xie (Chinese: 闷油瓶 x 吴邪) is the most popular pairing of Daomu Biji. Rising to fame since the early days of the novel, the pairing is a reason for many fans getting pulled into starting this gigantic series. The amount of fan materials dedicated to this ship is sensational. At one point in time, PingXie was even named as “China’s national couple”. And until today, 14 years after the novel’s start, the PingXie ship is still going strong. Bearing in mind that this pairing is not canon and the novel is obviously not BL, just exactly what makes everyone so…
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Daomu Biji (The Lost Tomb) Universe – The Right Order To Read & Watch Everything
(Last Updated: July 2022. This is a frequently updated post to reflect the most recent status of the Daomu Universe.) As you may know, Daomu Biji, or The Lost Tomb / Grave Robbers’ Chronicles in English, is an epic novel series. The world building is extensive and the story expands into more and more mysteries as the timeline moves along. Apart from the Main Story which spans 9 parts, there are a number of sequels, prequels and extra stories. As of July 2021, author Nan Pai San Shu has built the universe to grow over 1600 chapters. This post will talk about the chronological order of the books as well…
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Introduction to Grave Robbers’ Chronicles (Dao Mu Bi Ji) Novel
Daomu Biji, also known in English as The Lost Tomb or Tomb Notes, is a supernatural / adventure novel series that follows Wu Xie and his comrades on their exploration of ancient tombs across modern-day China and their uncovering of many mysteries behind this deadly tomb-robbing business. Together with Gui Chui Deng (English: Ghost Blows Out The Light), Daomu Biji is widely recognised to have pioneered a formerly unexplored genre and opened up a whole new era for Chinese novels – what is now often dubbed as ‘The Tomb Robbing Era‘. With a sprawling universe spread across a timeline of more than 50 years and a diverse set of characters…
