Grave Robbers: The Dragon Formation

Grave Robbers: The Dragon Formation

2021 · 77 min · Action, Adventure, Mystery

Lu Xiaoxi, the granddaughter of the Old Shipwreck, has been suffering from poisonous compulsion since she was a child. Many years ago, old man went to Sword Mound (Tai'a Jianzhong) in order to save her granddaughter's life and violated the ancestor's precepts, but failed to obtain the antidote. Lu Xiaoxi grew up using medicine to protect her life, but she couldn't stop the poison from getting into her bones. Uncle De, who raised her, was always looking for a way to start a trickery. The young marshal who wanted to get Tai'ajian secretly investigated and learned of the origin of the shipwreck family and Tai'ajian tomb.

Directed by Hou Songsong

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Hou Peishan Lu Xiaoxi
He Qiwei Chen Qi
Wu Chunyi Su Ling
Li Baiyi Shao Shuai
Shi Jiantao Uncle Da
Li Xiaopeng Shipwrecked Old Man
Xuan Yihao Soldier

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