Episode
Zhan Zhao Adventures: The Truth Behind the Plague
Overview
Zhan Zhao deduces that the plague is actually caused by Seven-Day Dream. He suspects that Jin Xuewen was silenced after he found out the truth.
Details
- Series
- Zhan Zhao Adventures
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 2026-05-23
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
The Truth Behind the Plague is Episode 23 in Season 1 of Zhan Zhao Adventures. It aired on 2026-05-23. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 22: Facing His Inner Demons
After getting drunk and spiralling into self-loathing, Zhan Zhao confronts him with harsh words, forcing him to face his inner demon and take responsibility for uncovering the truth of what happened fifteen years ago.
Episode 24: Suicide As Atonement
Bai Yutang demands that Fourth Madam tell the truth in court and testify against Tang Ji. He wants her to provide evidence to clear his brother's name. Fourth Madam takes her own life as Jin Zhenping blackmailed her with the jade pendant.
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Episode 21: A Trap
Shao Jizu sets up a trap in the bamboo forest to point out that the victim of the old case was Huo Linglong's aunt. Huo Linglong then rushes to verify the claim from Madam Jiao and learns that it's the truth.
Episode 25: Public Appeal for Justice
At the Suwen Tournament, Huo Linglong publicly appeals for justice, declaring that Jin Xuewen was wrongfully accused for fifteen years and that the victim was her aunt. The crowd responds with fervor, demanding that the competition be postponed and the old case be retried first.
Episode 20: Hand Over the Antidote
Bai Yutang registers for the Suwen Tournament under the name Jin Xuewen and sets up a diversion by asking Jin Zhenping to meet in the apricot grove.
Meanwhile, Zhao Zhi Er and Ming Zhu Er stir up public opinion, pressuring Jin Zhenping to hand over the antidote for Nightmare Sky in front of everyone.
Episode 26: Truth Exposed
When Jin Zhenping sees that Siming is exposed, he brings Xu An to the dense forest by the cliff to force Tang Tianhao to work together to kill Zhan Zhao and the others. Bai Yutang comes to the rescue.
Episode 19: Archive of Wrongful Convictions
Tang Tianhao tells Zhan Zhao and the others that he can't neutralize the Nightmare Sky poison. He only gives them a medicine to suppress it. Bai Yutang suspects that the creator of the poison is someone from the Jin family. The threads involving Si Ming, the Tang Sect, the Jin family, and his brother's wrongful conviction are gradually converging.
Episode 27: Corruption in Imperial Court
Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, Cheng Hao, uses the reputation of the Xiangzhou bureaucracy as a shield and advises Prince Hui not to hand the account books over to His Majesty. Zhan Zhao is enraged
Episode 18: A Decade of Blood Feud
Zhan Zhao shares a drink with Bai Yutang and reveals the truth about his past. Meanwhile, Ding Yuehua breaks into the prison at night and challenges Jing Yiming to a duel.
Episode 28: Justice Restored
Zhan Zhao enters the capital city alone to have an audience with the emperor. He tells His Majesty that if he sacrifices the justice of the people of Xiangzhou just to investigate the case of Prince Xiangyang, he'll be no different from the corrupted officials on the account book. Ren Zong finally agrees to his request. Zhan Zhao restored justice with his courage.
Episode 17: Prince Xiangyang's Confidants
The group salvages the remnants of the burned documents and pages from the ash. Zhan Zhao finds the key pieces of the documents from the secret room. After piecing them together, Prince Xiangyang's network and his four confidants are slowly revealed.
Episode 29: Meeting Old Friends
The magistrate, Hu Xiaochen, turns out to be Zhan Zhao's friend. Zhan Zhao talks about his past with Liu Hongyi and Hu Xiaochen ten years ago.