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Guardians of the Dafeng

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DramaAction & AdventureComedyMystery

Xu Qi’an, a recent police academy graduate, awakens in a strange world filled with Confucians, Taoists, Buddhists, demons, and warlocks. Facing imminent exile to a remote frontier town, he seizes the chance to change his fate by joining a powerful organization of guardians.

Created by:
Deng Ke
Cast:
Dylan Wang, Tian Xiwei, Liu Yijun, Yan Zidong
Language:
Mandarin
Country:
China
Network:
CCTV-8, Tencent Video

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Season 1

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Episode 1

Time Travel to Dafeng

2025-02-26 · 50m

During a team-building activity playing a murder mystery game, Yang Ling unexpectedly travels to a world called Dafeng, taking on the identity of a constable at the Changle County Yamen—Xu Qi An.

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Episode 2

New Goal

2025-02-27 · 47m

Xu Qi An decides to remain in this world and live well. His first goal is to make money.

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Episode 3

A Torturing Job

2025-02-28 · 48m

Xu Qi An dreams of becoming a Night Guardian. But after solving the case, he is forced to go through report after report every day at the yamen. It's torturing.

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Episode 4

Imprisoned in the Dungeon

2025-03-03 · 48m

While Xu Qi An is being escorted, Xu Ping Zhi attempts a rescue but is outnumbered. He ends up being imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice’s dungeon together with Xu Qi An.

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Episode 5

Outstanding Talent

2025-03-04 · 49m

Xu Qi An uses 20 Exhortation to Learning poems to convince Scholar Zhang Shen and Li Mu Bai to let his female family members stay in the academy. When Huai Qing sees his "Exhortation of Learning" poem collection, he is secretly impressed.

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Episode 6

Crisis of the Xu Family

2025-03-05 · 47m

Xu Qi'An learns about the grudge between Zhou Li and Zhang Yun Ying, Marquis Weiwu's illegitimate son, from Fu Xiang.

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Episode 7

Joining the Night Guardians

2025-03-06 · 46m

Xu Qi'An agrees to join the Night Guardians. He becomes a Copper Guardian officially.

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Episode 8

Journey As a Night Guardian Begins

2025-03-07 · 47m

On his first day on duty, Xu Qi'An eagerly learns about the daily duties of a Night Guardian, ready to jump into action. However, he is assigned to stay behind closed doors and review case files instead.

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Episode 9

Divine Fury

2025-03-10 · 47m

Xu Qi'An finds out that someone is mining saltpeter that can be made into gunpowder. He wants to return to the capital city to report it. But he is attacked by a beast from the Kui Tribe. Chu Cai Wei, Song Ting Feng, and Zhu Guang Xiao can't defeat the beast even when they combine forces.

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Episode 10

Impersonating Huai Qing

2025-03-11 · 50m

Lin An discovers that Xu Qi An has mistaken her for Huai Qing. To obtain his poems, she decides to impersonate Huai Qing.

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Episode 11

Retrieving the Jade Mirror

2025-03-12 · 49m

Xu Qi'An reports to Wei Yuan about the Jade Mirror incident. Wei Yuan orders Yang Yan to head to the rendezvous.

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Episode 12

Heaven and Earth Slash

2025-03-13 · 47m

Xu Qi'An thinks that the Princess Royal is responsible for the benefits that he's getting from the Night Guardians. When Lin An finds out, she admits that it's her doing.

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Episode 13

Battle of the Gold Guardians

2025-03-14 · 46m

Jiang Lv Zhong, Nangong Qian Rou, and Yang Yan have a disagreement and take it to the training grounds for a fight. Xu Qi An, ever curious, rushes over to watch the spectacle, only to discover that he himself is the cause of the conflict.

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Episode 14

Strange Phenomenon

2025-03-17 · 48m

A ceremony is held at Sangbo Lake. As Xu Qi An is guarding over the area, the Jade Mirror suddenly emits a sound.

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Episode 15

Asset Seizure

2025-03-18 · 47m

Xu Qi An and the rest are beaten up in public by the Silver Guardian leader, Zhu Cheng Zhu. Xu Qi An endures every difficult moment and humiliation thrown at him by Zhu Cheng Zhu.

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Episode 16

An Opportunity

2025-03-19 · 46m

Huai Qing sends someone to find out more about the attack on the Silver Guardian. What she finds increases her admiration and respect for Xu Qi An.

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Episode 17

Colluding with the Kui Tribe

2025-03-20 · 46m

Xu Qi An and the Night Guardians investigate Sangbo Lake. They find a formation underwater...

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Episode 18

Male Escort

2025-03-21 · 47m

Wei Yuan takes Xu Qi An to the palace. He wants him to find Princess Royal to proceed with the investigation. Huai Qing's personal eunuch comes to lead the way. He asks him about his relationship with Princess Lin An...

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Episode 19

The Spirit Dragon

2025-03-24 · 47m

Huai Qing tells Xu Qi An the story of Princess Ping Yang, who has fled her arranged marriage and run away from home. Meanwhile, Lin An is frustrated over how Xu Qi An has chosen to serve Huai Qing instead.

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Episode 20

Annihilation

2025-03-25 · 44m

Xu Qi An reports to Wei Yuan that the clues he discovers are pointing towards Qinglong Hall. Tiandi Society's No. 6, Heng Yuan is also missing.

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Episode 21

Formidable Foe

2025-03-26 · 49m

Yang Qian Huan teams up with four Gold Guardians to fend off Heng Hui. Heng Hui is devoured by the demonic arm. He escapes after receiving a devastating blow. Yang Qian Huan knows that Xu Qi An, the main investigator of the case, is quite capable. He thinks of him as a formidable foe.

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Episode 22

Survival

2025-03-27 · 45m

Officials of the imperial court are fighting for the position of Minister of War. Wei Yuan gives up on the opportunity and asks for Xu Qi An to be spared.

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Episode 23

Actions Speak Louder than Words

2025-03-28 · 47m

Xu Qi An encourages Lin An to pursue her freedom, and it motivates her.

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Episode 24

Revenge

2025-03-31 · 47m

The news of Xu Qi An's sacrifice on the battlefield reaches the capital, and the officials turns down the request to honor him with a posthumous title.

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Episode 25

Mysterious Person

2025-04-01 · 46m

Xu Qi An analyzes Shen Shu's origin and realizes that he has been caught in a conspiracy.

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Episode 26

3,000-li Massacre

2025-04-02 · 48m

Wei Yuan reports the rumor of a 3,000-li massacre. Emperor Yuanjing is shocked and alarmed.

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Episode 27

A Determined Heart

2025-04-03 · 49m

Xu Xin Nian and Xu Qi An arrive at the designated location to meet Wang Si Mu. Wang Si Mu agrees to Xu Qi An's request to enter the Ministry of Personnel.

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Episode 28

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The Confidential Letters

2025-04-04 · 51m

Wei Yuan gives Xu Qi An the confidential letters containing evidence of corruption and malpractice committed by Duke Cao and other unaffiliated officials. If the Wang faction presents them to the Emperor, it could help Wang Zhen Wen overcome his crisis.

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Episode 29

Empty Names

2025-04-07 · 47m

Xu Qi An and Su Su enter the Ministry of Personnel to look at the files. He finds a blank space in the file where the name should be. Xu Qi An realizes that there is an unimaginable force at work.

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Episode 30

Engaging the Celestial Realm

2025-04-08 · 48m

Nangong Qian Rou finds Xu Qi An. She tells him that His Majesty had ordered him to engage the dharma statue as Dafeng's representative. Xu Qi An worries that the Imperial Astronomer has found out about Shen Shu, who's inside his body at the moment.

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Episode 31

The Battle of the Celestial Realm

2025-04-09 · 48m

The battle begins. Everyone is here to witness this battle with the Celestial Realm. Xu Qi An dones on his battlesuit and walks out of the Imperial Observatory.

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Episode 32

Illusion

2025-04-10 · 48m

Xu Qi An falls into an illusion. Du Ku shows up and asks Xu Qi An the meaning of his life. He tells him that it's better to live in despair. In return, Xu Qi An asks Du Ku the meaning of his life and it challenges his resolve.

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Episode 33

Departing for Chuzhou

2025-04-11 · 46m

The Emperor appoints Xu Qi An as the chief investigator to travel to Chuzhou and investigate the holocaust case. Xu Qi An uses the jade mirror to contact Li Miao Zhen and asks for her assistance. They travel north together.

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Episode 34

Attacked on the Ship

2025-04-14 · 48m

Xu Qi An realizes that Mu Nan Zhi is on the ship with them. He predicts that Mu Nan Zhi is a member of Lord of the North's Residence. He also speculates that they will encounter an ambush.

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Episode 35

The Culprit

2025-04-15 · 47m

Xu Qi An finds out that the Lord of the North is the real culprit behind the holocaust case from his spy.

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Episode 36

Just Deserts

2025-04-16 · 46m

Jili Zhigu wages war against Lord of the North, but is knocked to the ground. At this moment, Xu Qi An appears and announces the crimes of Lord of the North to the masses.

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Episode 37

Uphold Justice

2025-04-17 · 46m

Xu Qi An advices Emperor Yuan Jing to uphold justice for the people of Chuzhou by convicting the Lord of the North. But Emperor Yuan Jing asks everyone to leave.

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Episode 38

Fighting for Justice

2025-04-18 · 45m

On the court, the imperial relatives try to twist the facts, making it so that Lord of the North is a hero of the state as he sacrificed himself to defend the state. Zheng Xing Huai insists on fighting for justice.

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Episode 39

A Clear Conscience

2025-01-18 · 42m

Zheng Xing Huai is executed. When Xu Qi An finds out, he arrives at the palace gate. Wei Yuan advices Xu Qi An that it's not the right time and asks him to go back.

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Episode 40

Legend of Dafeng

2025-01-18 · 47m

Xu Qi An makes Que Yong Xiu confess that Lord of the North massacred the city. The Imperial Guards arrive at the scene. Tiandi Society and the Night Guardians show up to stop them.

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Cast

Dylan Wang

Dylan Wang

Xu Qi'an

Tian Xiwei

Tian Xiwei

Lin'an

Liu Yijun

Liu Yijun

Wei Yuan

Yan Zidong

Yan Zidong

Xu Xinnian

Yue Yang

Yue Yang

Xu Pingzhi

Zhang Xiaochen

Zhang Xiaochen

Chu Yuanzhen

Mao Xiaohui

Mao Xiaohui

Huaiqing

Fan Shuaiqi

Fan Shuaiqi

Nangong Qianrou

Liu Meihan

Liu Meihan

Chu Caiwei

Zhang Miaoyi

Zhang Miaoyi

Xu Lingyue

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