The Long Ballad: Season 1
The Long Ballad is a 2021 Chinese television series also known as Chang Ge Xing. The series is adapted from the 2011 comic manhua of the same name by Xia Da. Set in the year 626 C.E. during the Tang Dynasty, the story follows Li Chang Ge, a discounted princess with military expertise whose family is slaughtered during the Xuanwu Gate Incident, a coup orchestrated by a cunning prince and Emperor Tai Zong. During the
Season overview
The Long Ballad is a 2021 Chinese television series also known as Chang Ge Xing. The series is adapted from the 2011 comic manhua of the same name by Xia Da.
Set in the year 626 C.E. during the Tang Dynasty, the story follows Li Chang Ge, a discounted princess with military expertise whose family is slaughtered during the Xuanwu Gate Incident, a coup orchestrated by a cunning prince and Emperor Tai Zong. During the chaos, Li Chang Ge manages to escape and is determined to avenge her family by raising an army to challenge the new Emperor.
However, her plans take an unexpected turn when she is defeated by the Eastern Turkic Khaganate forces. General Ashile Sun, her conqueror, keeps her as his strategist. As they form a powerful military partnership, romantic feelings begin to bloom between them.
Episodes
Episode 1
Mar 31, 2021 · 45 min
Li Changge survives the palace massacre that kills her father and brothers, escapes into hiding, and vows to avenge her family as she abandons her life as a princess.
Episode 2
Mar 31, 2021 · 46 min
Changge evades pursuit, sheds the last traces of her old life, and hardens her resolve to grow strong enough to avenge her family.
Episode 3
Mar 31, 2021 · 45 min
Changge is betrayed in Youzhou, forced to flee again, and realises she can rely only on herself.
Episode 4
Mar 31, 2021 · 45 min
Changge is taken by Ashile Sun, forced to travel under his watch, and waits for the moment to break free.
Episode 5
Mar 31, 2021 · 45 min
Changge studies the Ashile camp from inside her captivity, quietly turning prisonerhood into advantage.
Episode 6
Mar 31, 2021 · 45 min
Changge travels with the Ashile army, quietly observing their tactics while waiting for the right moment to escape.
Episode 7
Mar 31, 2021 · 46 min
Changge’s escape fails, and Ashile Sun recaptures her—more intrigued by her resolve than angered.
Episode 8
Mar 31, 2021 · 46 min
Changge enters the Ashile Khan’s court, reads the shifting politics around her, and uses her wits to stay alive under growing scrutiny.
Episode 9
Apr 1, 2021 · 46 min
Changge hides her identity in the Khan’s household, gathering secrets while staying one step ahead of suspicion.
Episode 10
Apr 1, 2021 · 46 min
Changge helps foil a plot against the Khan, earning a measure of trust while still hiding her true aims.
Episode 11
Apr 2, 2021 · 45 min
Changge proves her worth in battle, earning deeper trust while drawing new political suspicion around her.
Episode 12
Apr 2, 2021 · 46 min
Changge spots danger on the supply route and quietly prevents disaster, strengthening her growing value to the tribe.
Episode 13
Apr 5, 2021 · 46 min
Changge uncovers enemy movement near the border and saves her team, sharpening her growing reputation.
Episode 14
Apr 5, 2021 · 45 min
Changge and Ashile Sun survive an ambush together, their forced cooperation deepening an uneasy bond.
Episode 15
Apr 6, 2021 · 46 min
Changge is seized by a rival tribe, forcing Ashile Sun to risk himself to bring her back, revealing how much their fates have become intertwined.
Episode 16
Apr 6, 2021 · 47 min
Changge navigates the Eagle Division’s tensions and spots hidden danger, forcing Ashile Sun to shield her once again.
Episode 17
Apr 7, 2021 · 46 min
Changge exposes a traitor in the Eagle Division, forcing the commanders to acknowledge her insight.
Episode 18
Apr 7, 2021 · 46 min
Changge exposes the true mastermind behind the unrest, shifting power and deepening Ashile Sun’s trust in her.
Episode 19
Apr 12, 2021 · 47 min
Changge flips a political trap back on her enemies, gaining new authority as Ashile Sun quietly backs her.
Episode 20
Apr 12, 2021 · 46 min
Changge’s strategy helps the tribe outmaneuver a looming threat, proving her value as more than just a captive.
Episode 21
Apr 13, 2021 · 47 min
Changge helps the tribe secure a fragile peace, but her choices spark new tension as rival factions begin to circle.
Episode 22
Apr 13, 2021 · 46 min
Changge uncovers a plot threatening the tribe’s stability, forcing her to act quickly and proving her growing influence in their ranks.
Episode 23
Apr 14, 2021 · 45 min
Changge’s warning comes too late to stop a deadly betrayal, forcing her and Ashile Sun into a desperate fight that exposes the true enemy moving in the shadows.
Episode 24
Apr 14, 2021 · 46 min
Changge survives the fallout of the betrayal, forcing the tribe to confront its fractures as she and Ashile Sun push to uncover who orchestrated the chaos.
Episode 25
Apr 14, 2021 · 46 min
Changge and Ashile Sun track the real instigator of the tribe’s chaos, closing in on the enemy just as a new threat rises to block their path.
Episode 26
Apr 14, 2021 · 46 min
Changge and Ashile Sun finally corner the true culprit, forcing a decisive showdown that exposes the full scale of the conspiracy tearing through the tribe.
Episode 27
Apr 14, 2021 · 47 min
Changge and Ashile Sun race to stop the conspiracy’s final move, forcing a tense clash that leaves the tribe’s future hanging by a thread.
Episode 28
Apr 14, 2021 · 46 min
Changge and Ashile Sun stop the conspiracy’s final strike, but the victory comes at a cost that reshapes the tribe’s power balance.
Episode 29
Apr 14, 2021 · 47 min
Changge and Ashile Sun confront the aftermath of the conspiracy, forcing the tribe to reckon with its divisions as a new political struggle begins to surface.
Episode 30
Apr 14, 2021 · 46 min
Changge and Ashile Sun set out on a new mission beyond the tribe, uncovering a threat that pulls them into a wider conflict neither can ignore.
Episode 31
Apr 19, 2021 · 45 min
Changge and Ashile Sun enter a new territory where shifting alliances test their unity, and a hidden enemy quietly begins setting the stage for the next conflict.
Episode 32
Apr 19, 2021 · 45 min
Changge and Ashile Sun uncover a deeper scheme behind the shifting alliances, realizing the conflict ahead is far larger than they imagined.
Episode 33
Apr 19, 2021 · 46 min
Changge and Ashile Sun navigate rising suspicion in the new territory, forcing them to outmaneuver a rival power whose quiet moves signal an even larger conflict approaching.
Episode 34
Apr 19, 2021 · 46 min
Changge and Ashile Sun are forced into a dangerous negotiation as a powerful new faction tests their loyalties, pushing both of them to choose between survival and the fragile trus
Episode 35
Apr 19, 2021 · 47 min
Changge and Ashile Sun are forced into a high‑stakes pursuit when a hidden traitor slips through their grasp, pushing them into enemy territory where one wrong move could cost them
Episode 36
Apr 19, 2021 · 46 min
Changge and Ashile Sun are forced into an uneasy alliance with a local power, but the partnership quickly turns treacherous when a calculated ambush exposes how deeply their enemie
Episode 37
Apr 26, 2021 · 47 min
Changge and Ashile Sun push deeper into hostile territory, uncovering a covert network of spies whose movements reveal that the conflict is no longer local but part of a sweeping p
Episode 38
Apr 26, 2021 · 46 min
Changge steps into the heart of the enemy’s stronghold, where a quiet revelation exposes the mastermind guiding the chaos from the shadows, forcing her and Ashile Sun to confront a
Episode 39
Apr 26, 2021 · 47 min
Changge and Ashile Sun finally confront the mastermind behind the unfolding chaos, but the encounter reveals a deeper plot that forces them to choose between striking now or riskin
Episode 40
Apr 26, 2021 · 46 min
Changge and Ashile Sun launch a bold strike to dismantle the mastermind’s network, but the operation forces them into a brutal standoff where a single miscalculation threatens to t
Episode 41
Apr 26, 2021 · 46 min
Changge and Ashile Sun regroup after the failed strike, only to discover that the enemy has already moved to exploit their setback, forcing them into a desperate counter‑move that
Episode 42
Apr 26, 2021 · 46 min
Changge and Ashile Sun scramble to stop the enemy’s next move, but a betrayal inside their ranks shatters the alliance they’ve been holding together.
Episode 43
May 3, 2021 · 46 min
Changge and Ashile Sun strike back after the betrayal, taking a risky move to regain the upper hand.
Episode 44
May 3, 2021 · 47 min
Changge and Ashile Sun face a new trap that forces them to choose between saving their allies or striking back.
Episode 45
May 3, 2021 · 46 min
Changge and Ashile Sun launch a final push to break the enemy’s hold, but a sudden shift on the battlefield forces them into a perilous choice that could cost them their remaining
Episode 46
May 3, 2021 · 46 min
Changge and Ashile Sun fight through a fierce counter‑attack that exposes which allies will stay loyal.
Episode 47
May 3, 2021 · 46 min
Changge and Ashile Sun push into the final phase of the campaign, but a devastating twist forces them to confront the true cost of their choices, setting the stage for the conflict
Episode 48
May 3, 2021 · 46 min
Changge and Ashile Sun face the enemy’s final gambit, a ruthless strike that forces them to confront the full weight of every sacrifice made so far, pushing them to the brink as th
Episode 49
May 3, 2021 · 45 min
Changge and Ashile Sun make their final stand against the enemy’s last, desperate strike, forcing a showdown where every sacrifice, loyalty, and betrayal converges into one decisiv