The Mystic Nine

The Mystic Nine
The Mystic Nine (Zhang Qishan poster)
Also known as	Lao Jiu Men Old Nine Gates
Genre	Action, Adventure, Mystery, Supernatural
Based on	Daomu
Written by	Bai Yicong
Directed by	Liang Shengquan He Shupei Huang Junwen
Starring	William Chan Zhang Yixing Zhao Liying Ying Haoming Hu Yunhao Crystal Yuan
Opening theme	"My Clan" (我门) by William Chan "Returning Soul Door" (还魂门) by Anson Hu
Ending theme	"Dian Yu Si" (典狱司) by Li Nan
Country of origin	China
Original language(s)	Mandarin
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	48
Production
Producer(s)	Zhang Yuxin Li Guohua Bai Yicong
Location(s)	Zhejiang, Hengdian
Running time	40 mins
Production company(s)	Ciwen Media Group, iQiyi
Release
Original network	iQiyi
Original release	June 20, 2016
Chronology
Related shows	The Lost Tomb

The Mystic Nine (Chinese: 老九门; pinyin: Lǎo Jiǔ Mén) (also known as: Lao Jiu Men / Old Nine Gates) is a prequel to the Chinese TV series The Lost Tomb that is based on the internet novel Daomu. The series was awarded "Drama of the Year" at the iQiyi All-Star Carnival.

During the era of the republic, the town of Changsha was guarded by nine big families known as the “Old Nine Gates / Mystic Nine Clan”. They were incredibly powerful families who wield supreme power over everything in Changsha.

In year 1933, a mysterious train ended in Changsha station. The leader of the Nine Gates, Zhang Qishan (William Chan) who was also the army commander of Changsha, started to investigate with Qi Tiezui (Ying Haoming) and they discovered a highly suspicious mine just out of Changsha. In order to solve the mystery of the mine, they decided to engage the help of Er Yuehong (Zhang Yixing) who was an opera singer that came from a family of archaeologists. However Er Ye was reluctant to help them as his wife Ya Tou (Crystal Yuan) was terminally ill. In order to procure the medicine for treating her, Fo Ye travelled to Beiping with Er Ye, Ba Ye and Ya Tou and they met the young mistress of the hotel Yin Xinyue (Zhao Liying) there. The five of them later returned to Changsha and discovered the how the mystery of the mine was connected to their families’ histories and the Japanese’s sinister plot against Changsha.