S1.E4 ∙ Secrets

The story is settled in the Middle Ages when three monotheistic religions coexisted and fought for power in the Spanish Peninsula: Christians, Muslims and Jews. The series mixes action, intrigue and love in the Castilian capital of Toledo. It shows us about all those who lived in the walls of a city full of ups and downs, labyrinths and shady hiding places.

Yu Jin was raised within the desert tribes of Xiong Nu, was forced to flee to Chinese capital Chang'an where she got caught into palace politics due to her romantic involvement to important men.

Meet Smith - a London street urchin and apprentice highwayman. Hunted and homeless, he is on the run from the law with a mysterious document. Smith lives in constant fear of the hangman and is in mortal danger from other, secret enemies.

Living with her father in the Fire Tribe village next to the Earth Fire mountains, Linglong gets ripped out of her idyllic life when trying to uncover the truth about her mother's past.

A story that follows Ji Yichuan, a gifted young warrior of the Ji clan. In defending his home, he encounters all kinds of hardships yet ultimately relies on his own strength to defeat his enemies and find love. While under orders to guard a monster, Ji Yichuan (Jiang Qilin) chances upon a sacred beast and leaves his post to hunt it down. Along the way, he meets a dear friend in Yu Chixue (Tang Jingmei). However, Ji Yichuan must face punishment for his infraction as the monster that he was supposed to guard has escaped. Yu Chixue gets seriously injured in her attempt to help him capture the monster. Luckily, he secures the help of Lan Lingyu (Chen Mengyao), a disciple of the Medicine King. After successfully defending the Ji clan, Ji Yichuan embarks on a journey with Yu Chixue and Lan Lingyu in search for the immortal land. They cross paths with Shao Yan Wang (Owodog) who has assumed the pseudonym Wang Yan. Shao Yan Wang feigns kindness while pulling the strings from the background. Ji Yichuan almost dies from the freezing cold. Lingyu offers herself to keep him warm while Yu Chixue witnesses the two naked through a gap. Shao Yan Wang plots to expose the identity of Yu Chixue which leaves her no choice but to marry the Chi prince. Ji Yichuan stops the wedding in time and after having resolved their misunderstandings, he and Yu Chixue get married. Nonetheless, their trials and tribulations are far from over as they discover that the mastermind has to do with the word 'Yan'. The Ji clan is hit hard, Lan Lingyu dies tragically while the Yuchi clan is annihilated. Ji Yichuan and Yu Chixue return together to defeat Shao Yan Wang and they give birth to a child whose name is Ji Ning.

Under the Regency of Philippe d'Orleans, Cartouche sees his bride murdered by La Reynie, the future chief of police. Eight years later, Cartouche has become a Robin-Hood-like character loved by the people and a cause of concern to the powerful. Along with his entourage (La Guigne, Timour, Isabelle and the Marquis), he becomes a legend by distributing to the poor part of the booty taken from the nobility. One day he attacks the leutenant-general of police, Minister d'Argenson, then the Regent himself, who vows to make him pay. Meanwhile, Juliette, the fiancee of d'Argenson and the sister of La Reynie, sees the good work of Cartouche and starts to help him secretly. Loosely based on the life of Louis Dominique Garthausen (1693 - 1721), also known as Cartouche, an eighteenth century French highwayman who reportedly stole from the rich and gave to the poor in and around Paris.