Thirty-six Cavalry

Synopsis

In "Thirty-six Cavalry," Emperor Ming of the Han dynasty grants Ban Chao, a descendant of historians, the Bronze Swallow Tally and tasks him with traveling to the Western Regions. His mission is to solve the riddle of immortality and find the Golden Buddha that has appeared in the emperor's dreams. To achieve this, Ban Chao assembles a diverse team of thirty-six people, including hidden martial arts masters from the capital, successors of the Mo clan, members of the Thieves' Guild, and a shaman from Yelang. While carrying out the emperor's orders, Ban Chao also looks into his own family's past and the true culprit behind his father's false accusation.

Background

Adaptation of Nian Yuan Huai Ren's (念远怀人) novel of the same title.