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[Mysterious Lotus Casebook]

[Episode 29]

[The Crane Brings Logevity]

You guys guard the entrance of the hall.

You guys stay in the room.

The rest of you will

guard in the yard, stand ten steps apart from each other.

Make sure you can keep an eye on each other.

If anything happens,

sound the alarm immediately.

Be on full alert tonight.

No sleeping!

Yes.

Is the door in the backyard locked?

Yes, Young Master.

Fang Xiaobao,

you act like we're facing a strong adversary.

It's so silly.

Don't worry, son.

It's okay.

We have over

40 people here.

What's there to be afraid of?

It's not just a matter of quantity.

Now that you're out here,

you only brought two skilled men with you.

The rest are local servants.

The Lord of the Netherworld has unfathomable skills.

In his eyes,

those people are not even a threat.

Don't forget.

We have two more masters here.

Where are they?

One is you,

the other is me.

What?

Do you think Tianji Hall is a pushover?

Later, we'll work together,

catch the fake King of Hell,

and send him to the real King of Hell.

You're smiling.

You're finally smiling.

You won't look handsome anymore if you keep up a long face all night.

I'll go get the quilt.

I won't be able to take it

if I have to sit here all night.

Li.

Go get it for the master.

No need.

I'll be back soon.

Just keep an eye on these young girls.

Don't worry about your mother.

What are you waiting for?

Protect the Sect Master.

Yes.

The King of Hell is getting married.

[Splendid Abodo in Spring Light]

Help! Save the Sect Master!

Let go of her!

No one leaves this room.

Yes.

Mother.

Split up and chase after him.

Yes.

The King of Hell is getting married again.

[Light Shines the Mansion]

The King of Hell is getting married again.

Keep an eye on Li Lianhua.

I'll go take a look.

The King of Hell is getting married again.

This city is full of underground mines.

Most of them are connected to each other.

Fang Xiaobao.

Li Lianhua?

Why are you here?

Did you see anyone else?

I followed the King of Hell here.

But someone was acting as a decoy for him.

We exchanged a move.

As expected, he used the Bizhong Strike.

It's Lian Quan indeed.

The other one should be Niutou Mamian.

But they were all gone when I followed them here.

Who did you say the King of Hell abducted?

They abducted my mother.

That man's flying skills were excellent.

I lost him

during the chase.

But there was no sign

of a break-in in my house.

I was thinking about

how he came in

and how he left.

That's when I found a dry well at home.

So I entered the well and ended up here.

Young Master.

How is it?

Nothing.

What about you?

Nothing here too.

It's all my fault.

I didn't expect this bastard

to target my mother.

Xiaobao, calm down.

We must stay calm at this moment.

Search along the mine tunnels.

Yes.

Huaide.

Go to the local government immediately

and ask them to issue a notice.

Ask them to invite everyone in the city,

no matter the age or gender,

to search every inch of the city.

Tianji Hall will handsomely reward

anyone who could give us a lead.

Yes.

Young Master.

Is Madam still missing?

What if something happens to her?

Li, don't panic.

We've asked the local government for help.

A river pebble.

Look.

There's a river pebble here.

It's just a pebble.

What's so special about it?

There is no underground river under the dry well.

Where did the river pebble come from?

Don't you think the echo here

is much louder than in other areas?

I think you're right.

Li.

Look.

This should be the entrance of a mining cave.

But it seems to be sealed on purpose.

Li.

Wait.

When the stagnant air in the mine meets naked flames,

it might trigger an explosion.

I heard it exploded several times before.

Be careful.

Take cover for now.

So not all emeralds in Xiaoyuan City

have been dug out.

There are still some hidden clusters.

The biggest cluster

is right under the Baishui Garden.

Look.

There is an emerald bed here

and a teapot.

Looks like

someone recently practiced martial arts here.

This should be the Hell Mansion.

In the past, when the King of Hell married,

he only targeted unmarried women.

Now, he abducted my mother

Just because we bought this mansion.

He sure went out of his way

to protect the emeralds here.

Something's not right.

Think about it.

If he wanted to keep this mansion,

why did he

pretend to die in the fire?

After he died,

the mansion would naturally belong to someone else.

He won't be able to hide himself like this.

There's no need to do this.

Was an enemy hunting him,

so he left in a hurry?

Even if he wanted to hide,

he wouldn't have

pretended to be the King of Hell looking for a bride.

He must have done it out of lust, then.

I don't think Lian Quan is that kind of person.

Don't think too much now.

Let's go search somewhere else.

Why is the body on the ground missing its lower half?

Where did his legs go?

Maybe he never had legs.

Look.

The bone frame on the wall is complete.

But this one on the ground

was cut off from its waist.

Could they be Niutou Mamian?

Look.

The ribs are black in colour.

It does look like the work of Bizhong Strike.

They must have suffered

a lot when they were alive.

Did the Lord of the Netherworld

fall out with Niutou Mamian,

so he tricked them here to kill them

and cruelly separate their bodies?

The Lord of the Netherworld

is really vicious.

It's strange.

What is?

I think

something is wrong with this body.

If he left Niutou Mamian here to rot,

then who is cooperating with Lian Quan outside?

Young Master.

I feel a little dizzy.

Oh no.

I think there's poison here.

Let's get out of here.

This is not emerald.

It's a kind of ore that commonly grows alongside emeralds,

called emerald jade.

The two ores you found

look almost identical.

But they have very different effects.

The emerald jade is not only worthless,

it's also highly poisonous.

If people stay near the mine long enough,

they may start to cough up blood from the lungs.

This ore will also explode when ignited.

However,

emeralds love to form alongside these jades.

It's inevitable that accidents happen when mining.

Later, people thought of

marking the emerald jades when they stumbled upon them.

This way, if the locals see it,

they will avoid it.

It's really hard to tell them apart.

It's hard for ordinary people to tell.

If it weren't for people like us

who have been miners for decades,

who can tell the difference?

Thank you.

Goodbye.

I don't understand.

Why are you wasting your time here?

What does it have to do with us

if this is emerald or emerald jade?

I understand now.

What do you understand?

I know why Lian Quan

had to put up the whole

King of Hell's wedding act.

Actually, when Lian Quan first arrived here,

he couldn't tell the two ores apart.

If he practiced his martial arts

on emerald jades instead of emeralds,

what do you think will happen?

By right, the Bizhong Strike

needs to use the emerald

to detoxify.

Doing this will only make the poison seep deeper,

possibly into his bone marrows.

I heard that there's a cruel technique

called Yunuqiao.

It can use one's inner power to transfer

the poison to a girl's body without hurting one's inner breath.

Out of greed, Lian Quan

continued to maintain his power

by using emerald jades.

At the same time, he consistently

transferred the poison to innocent girls.

It's so vicious.

My mother is still in his hands.

I can’t wait any longer.

Fang Duobing.

Master He is in danger now.

We have to save her first.

We'll talk about the rest later.

Let's look for clues separately.

We'll communicate via smoke signals.

[Beloved daughter Zhang Suhua's Tomb]

Bashi.

Physician Li Er.

T-this is S-su...

This is Miss Suhua's grave, right?

Burn more paper money for her.

Okay.

Don't suffer anymore

down there.

Bashi.

The girls who were taken away by the King of Hell

are all missing.

Where did you find

Suhua's body?

There is a deep cave at the foot of the mountain.

It rained heavily a few days ago

and several bodies were washed out.

They were all the bodies of the girls abducted by the King of Hell.

I recognized Suhua at first sight.

Where are the bodies

of the other girls?

The families are afraid to claim the bodies

of the girls abducted by the King of Hell.

They are in the morgue.

[Promote friendly relations]

From A1 to B7 in the east of the city, [Promote friendly relations]

From A1 to B7 in the east of the city,

and from C4 to D3 in the south of the city.

Young Master,

we've almost searched the entire Xiaoyuan City.

But we still don't have any clues about Madam's whereabouts.

Young Master.

What are you looking at?

Why is there a river pebble

in the mine?

Li,

ask the government

for Xiaoyuan City's ore record.

Ore record?

Okay.

[Morgue]

Pardon me.

These victims indeed have

the poison palm left over by Yunuqiao.

Maybe it's because of this palm that the bodies haven't decayed.

Bashi.

Why did you say that the culprit was not the King of Hell,

but a criminal?

If... If he really were the King of Hell,

why did he only appear in Xiaoyuan City?

If the girl escapes from the city, she'll be safe.

You're right.

I guess this person

used the mines to sneak out.

Do the underground mines

connect to the entire city?

More than half of the houses are connected to the mines.

But the underground mines are full of twists and turns.

I don't know

where they all lead to.

It's so complicated down there,

but he was able to find where these girls were.

How did the King of Hell

choose his victims,

and how did he

find their locations so accurately?

Bashi.

Did these girls

have anything in common?

Did they live in the same area?

No.

They were scattered throughout the city.

Did they have any common friends,

or did their families practice the same trade?

Their families practiced different trades.

As for common friends,

I'm not sure.

After all, this city is small.

Everyone knows everyone.

They don't seem to be related on the surface.

But there must be a connection.

The King of Hell has never failed in an operation.

Even if he can travel freely under the mine,

how did he know

which room every girl lived in?

He must have entered the houses before.

Acupuncture.

Cupping therapy.

Bashi.

Did Suhua see a physician before she died?

That day, S-Suhua's mother had a headache.

She did call a physician.

Madam.

The physician sent the medicine.

That's it.

The identity of a physician is safe and reasonable.

He can enter a lady's house to visit her

without arousing suspicion.

[Xiaoyuan City]

[Mysterious Lotus Casebook]

[Ore Record]

Xiaoyuan City doesn't produce white river pebbles.

It's only found in the west, outside the city.

Did someone

drop it in the well on purpose?

Li,

have you seen any outsiders

in and out of Baishui Garden?

There were plenty of them.

We hired many craftsmen

for the renovation of the old garden.

Was there any craftsman near the dry well?

It's a remote place.

Few people went there.

What is this?

Didn't Madam have diarrhea before?

The physician prescribed some medicine.

This is the residue.

This was for diarrhea, right?

Then why does it have xijiang grass, which is used to cure poisoning?

It's hard for ordinary people to tell.

If it weren't for people like us

who have been miners for decades,

who can tell the difference?

Where was the physician mixing the herbs?

In the side hall near the dry well.

It's him.

What do you mean?

Not many people know about the emerald jade's poison.

But he prescribed the antidote right away.

It seems that he must know about

the situation of the mine.

He marked this place

by tossing the white river pebble into the well

when he was mixing the herbs.

Li,

light the signal smoke.

[Physician Xue]

It's you.

The physician who treated me.

It's too late.

What are you doing?

Listen.

If you dare lay a finger on me,

my son will never forgive you.

Li Lianhua!

Looks like I arrived just in time.

Be careful.

There's poison on his palms.

The murderer pretends to be a physician.

You sure know how to hide.

Why are you here?

Let's talk about it later.

Fang Xiaobao.

What took you so long?

Mother!

Catch that bastard!

Few people know about the emerald jade's poison.

But you prescribed the antidote right away.

This white river pebble

was also a mark you threw into the dry well, right?

The Bizhong Strike might be powerful,

but the toxin in his body is limited.

I'll attack the shaoyang channel,

and you attack the queyin channel.

This way, he can't channel the poison.

How dare you abduct my mother?

You're asking for death.

Be careful, Xiaobao.

Don't move.

You're here too.

After receiving your news,

we set up a trap here

and caught him.

Did you see Li Lianhua?

Didn't the two of you lock him in the post?

He is cunning.

He picked the lock and escaped.

Look out for him.

I'll bring him to justice.

We're taking this suspect away for interrogation.

Come to the post to find us later.

Okay.

Xiaobao.

Where did Li Lianhua go?

This guy is up to no good.

He'd be caught if he stayed here.

Your mother almost got poisoned just now.

Li Lianhua saved me.

How could you say that

my savior is up to no good?

How heartless.

By the way, Mother.

Are you okay?

Are you hurt?

Of course not.

That darn physician

caught me off guard, is all.

But he's no better.

He was struck by my Bone-breaking Pearl.

He'll be suffering for a while.

I'm glad you didn't get hurt.

I was so worried about you.

Alright.

I'll take you home.

Invite Li Lianhua over next time.

I need to thank him properly.

Alright.

Got it.

Water.

Water. Give me water.

Water.

Give me water.

Water! Water!

There are too many toxins in his body.

He didn't get to detoxify using Yunuqiao.

So he desperately needs water to dilute the poison.

Take it.

The thing you want is in my boot.

Give me water!

Water! Water!

Water.

Water.

Give me water.

Water!

Water!

Lian Quan.

This must be the Rama Heavenly Ice.

I can't believe that, apart from the Jinyuan Alliance,

even Baichuan Court knows about the Rama Heavenly Ice now.

Not only that,

but we also know about the searing karmic fire.

So you'd better tell us

about the Nanyin people's plan back then.

Otherwise, in a few hours,

you won't get another pail of water to detoxify with.

I'll tell you.

Look at me now.

There's nothing I can't tell you.

Back then, my ancestors and the other three individuals

came to the Central Plains with the Rama Heavenly Ices.

We planned to open the Rama Vessel one day

and use it to control the millions of Midlanders.

But the four guarding the Rama Heavenly Ices

eventually led a wealthy life

and didn't want to partake

in such a dangerous venture anymore.

I didn't expect that after all these years,

I escaped the Jinyuan Alliance,

but couldn't escape Baichuan Court.

Many years ago,

I met the Lord of the Netherworld

once.

Why do you look so different from him?

I accidentally used the emerald jade to practice

and was badly poisoned.

My appearance had long changed.

If I hadn't used the Sanskrit technique to change my skin,

I wouldn't even appear human.

A Sanskrit technique for changing your skin?

It's a secret technique.

Only a few enlightened monks

can acquire the method from the Sanskrit scripts.

It can transform a person anew

and completely change one's appearance.

Completely change one's appearance?

All right, I've told you everything I know.

You also got the Rama Heavenly Ice.

Please let me go.

Let you go?

Have you ever let those girls

who were murdered by you go?

I'll make you pay

for all your crimes.

This is an important matter.

I'm going to ask the All-Knowing Mr. Su

to verify whether the Ice is real or not.

I'll leave you to escort Lian Quan.

Let’s split up.

Since the Rama Heavenly Ice is so important,

I can’t let you go off on your own with it.

I should go with you.

You still don't trust me,

right?

It's only right that I don't trust you.

If we go together,

what will happen to Lian Quan?

Should we leave him at the post?

Fang Duobing is here.

It's safer to lock Lian Quan

in the Baishui Garden bought by the Fang family

than in the post.

You need not worry.

Okay.

Come with me then.

Sister Shi.

What are you going to do with Lian Quan?

Three days.

I'll be back in three days.

I'll leave Lian Quan with you in the meanwhile.

Alright, I'll interrogate him then.

Interrogate Lian Quan?

Is he hiding something?

I think he is.

I'll find a way to make him talk in the next three days.

Bashi.

You're so skilled.

You can knead the dough in one hand and cut the dough in the other.

My mother said

if the neighbors saw it,

they would think that the dough wasn't kneaded enough.

But I'm strong.

I'm used to it.

I can't change my habit.

Can't change your habit.

The one who intercepted

and the one who used Yunuqiao were both the physician.

He struck with both palms.

But the one who snuck into Baishui Garden

had the habit of using one palm.

There's another person.

Who is this person?

Two fried dough sticks.

Okay.

I'll put the money here.

Bashi.

Why did you put the money

in a bowl of water?

M-my hands are greasy.

I dirty the money when I touch them.

I see.

Incense ashes.

Tianji Hall's products are all the best.

This Liushui octagonal cage

was specially built overnight for you.

The flowing water will help you detoxify and keep you alive.

Very considerate, isn't it?

But.

If you don't tell us who your accomplice is,

you won't be able to enjoy the life-saving water.

What accomplice?

Stop pretending.

When I chased you that day,

someone covered for you.

Did the poison enter your brain

and made you forget?

That was just a thief I hired.

Every time I abduct someone,

I hire a thief from the underworld to act as a decoy

so I can strike easily.

I pay them when the deed is done

and we never associate with each other again.

Never associate with each other again?

That can't be right.

I remember my mother's Bone-breaking Pearl

landed a solid hit on the intruder.

The Bone-breaking Pearl strikes deep into the bones.

But just now,

I saw no trace of such injury on you.

The only explanation is,

you were not the one struck by the Bone-breaking Pearl.

It's possible that you hired a thief

to abduct someone for you.

But to bear the Bone-breaking Pearl for you,

that's not worth the price.

Tell me.

Where is your accomplice?

You're quite stubborn.

Ms. He, please.

It's been a long time since I made a mechanism overnight.

Because of you,

I stayed up all night.

These mechanical hands

specialize in poking the most itchy and painful acupoints.

It can change its target seven times in two hours.

Sometimes, it'll make you cry out of pain.

Other times, it'll make you laugh till you're breathless.

Be sensible.

Just answer

whatever Xiaobao asks.

Otherwise, prepare to suffer.

Tell me.

Where is the accomplice?

Looks like you're prepared to die.

Let me tell you.

I haven't settled the scores with you for abducting me.

Let's see how long you can hold out.

By the way,

I haven't named the mechanism yet.

Let's call it the Lotus Acupoint Fingers.

Fang Xiaobao.

What do you think?

Call me when he confesses.

You brat.

You're good at avoiding work.

[Hanshui Temple]

Master, you're so composed.

The Bone-breaking Pearl must have hurt a lot.

Oh, wait.

I shouldn't call you Master.

Should I call you Niutou,

or Mamian?

Didn't you see

Niutou Manian's bodies in the mine?

You're right.

Yes.

When I first saw

the two bodies in the mine.

I did suspect that they were Niutou Mamian.

But out of the two corpses,

one was heavier than the other.

The legless body had

a much wider pelvis bone.

It belonged to a woman.

So the people who died in the mine

were not Niutou Mamian,

but Lian Quan and his wife.

Am I right?

Smart people are indeed hard to deal with.

But you're only half right.

You killed Lian Quan and his wife,

stole Lian Quan's secret book,

and mastered the Bizhong Strike. But you feared being hunted by his enemies,

so you disguised Lian Quan and his wife's bodies

into their current state.

Right?

We didn't kill Lian Quan for his martial arts.

We did it to protect ourselves.

Many years ago,

we were discriminated against by others for our appearance.

But Lian Quan thought highly of us.

We were very grateful.

So, when the Jinyuan Alliance surrounded Lian Quan's mansion

for the Rama Heavenly Ice,

we risked our lives to help him escape

[Mamian, Li Xiong] [Niutou, Li Xiao] we risked our lives to help him escape

[Niutou, Li Xiao] [Mamian, Li Xiong]

and fled to Xiaoyuan City to live in hiding. [Niutou, Li Xiao] [Mamian, Li Xiong]

and fled to Xiaoyuan City to live in hiding.

But he married

a frivolous woman here,

and started to suspect us.

He thought we were preying on that woman.

Lian Quan lured us into the mine

with the excuse of teaching us Bizhong Strike.

Then, he made us practice on

the poisonous emerald jade instead of emerald.

By the time we found out, we were already poisoned.

He thought we would die down there from the poison.

But my younger brother, Li Xiong, reversed the skill

and transferred all the toxins to himself.

Then, he separated our bodies.

Although I lost my lower limbs,

I was not poisoned.

I was able to move with the help of mechanisms.

But my brother was poisoned and in critical condition.

Brother.

Brother!

Don't!

Brother!

I was in a hurry to save my brother's life

and tried many ways.

Then, I finally found out that the abbot of Hanshui Temple

owned the Yunuqiao mental codes that could detoxicate and save lives.

[Hanshui Temple] owned the Yunuqiao mental codes that could detoxicate and save lives.

[Hanshui Temple]

I killed the abbot, stole the book, and kept my brother alive. [Hanshui Temple]

I killed the abbot, stole the book, and kept my brother alive.

After that,

I used the identity of the abbot of Hanshui Temple

[Hanshui Temple] I used the identity of the abbot of Hanshui Temple

[Hanshui Temple]

to remain in Xiaoyuan City [Hanshui Temple]

to remain in Xiaoyuan City

-and take revenge on Lian Quan. -Brother.

Look.

I found it.

[Yunuqiao Mental Codes]

Madam.

At last, one day,

I managed to lure Lian Quan into the mine

and killed him and that woman.

Then, I disguised the bodies

to look like us.

This way, even if the Jinyuan Alliance finds out,

they won't suspect us.

Everything was perfect.

But while we avoided the Jinyuan Alliance,

we couldn't avoid you guys.

My brother, Lee Xiong,

has been captured, right?

He's in the hands of the Baichuan Court.

Fortunately, I'm not that unlucky.

God gave me

a chance to survive.

Your identity has been exposed.

You still want to survive?

With Li Xiangyi, the leader of the Sigu Sect here,

of course I can.

That day, you used Whirling Steps when you were chasing me.

Sect Leader Li,

you can't fool me.

If it were Lee Xiangyi,

do you think you could have escaped?

Sect Leader Li,

you came all the way to Xiaoyan City.

Surely, your goal is the Rama Heavenly Ice,

just like the Jinyuan Alliance.

Promise me one condition,

and I'll happily give you the Rama Heavenly Ice.

The Baichuan Court has already acquired it

from your brother.

That one is naturally a fake.

We have no one to depend on.

The Rama Heavenly Ice is our lifesaver.

I have to keep it until the end.

But now I have you, Li Xiangyi.

I can give the Ice away.

Sect Leader Li.

Promise me,

and the Rama Heavenly Ice is yours.

Otherwise, I'll hand it over to the Jinyuan Alliance.

Although they are not as trustworthy as you,

they're still capable of keeping us alive.

Tell me.

What do you want me to do?

Save my brother Li Xiong

and cure his Bizhong Strike poison.

I know.

The Yangzhouman is the best inner power in the world.

Only you can cure him.

Li Xiao.

You're too optimistic.

I'm no longer a member of the Baichuan Court.

I'm wanted on the Blade List.

I can't save your brother.

That's your problem now.

It has nothing to do with me.

I know you're close to Fang Duobing,

the detective of Baichuan Court.

You might be able to use him for this.

Finally,

Sect Leader Li, let me remind you.

You only have two days.

Once the time is up,

I'll ask the Jinyuan Alliance for help.

You better hurry up.

Looks like I'll have to offend Fang Xiaobao again.

It's not a big deal to promise you.

But I'm worried.

Sect Leader Li.

What are you worried about?

Your brother's Ice is fake.

I have to check if your Ice

is real.

Li Xiangyi is a man of his word.

I believe you won’t take the treasure by force.

You don't have to threaten me with my past reputation.

I'm only confirming its authenticity.

I won't snatch it from you.

Deal.

Fang Xiaobao.

Why did you lock the prison?

The physician hasn't confessed yet.

Your mechanism poked him

till he was frothing in the mouth, yet he was silent.

It means he won't tell on his partner.

It's useless to force him.

Even the mechanism made by me, the Tianji Hall Sect Master,

can't get him to fess up?

I refuse to admit defeat.

Go.

Open the door.

Let me improve

the Lotus Acupoint Fingers.

No need.

Let's try another way.

He's willing to protect his partner's identity with his life.

It means they are very close.

He will definitely come to save him.

I've set up traps

all around Bashui Garden.

If he dares to come,

I won't let him escape.

What are you doing here again?

I thought about it.

Since I'm on the Blade List,

there's no point in hiding.

So,

you're here to turn yourself in?

I have no other choice.

Why don't we work together again?