1 00:01:35,030 --> 00:01:38,030 [Episode 19] 2 00:01:38,030 --> 00:01:40,742 Tanxi Town? 3 00:01:45,949 --> 00:01:47,710 When I was serving as 4 00:01:47,710 --> 00:01:50,530 a clerk in Tanxi Town, 5 00:01:50,530 --> 00:01:53,192 I did handle that case. 6 00:01:55,030 --> 00:01:58,180 Is it possible that this was a wrongful case? 7 00:01:58,180 --> 00:01:59,905 Wrongful? 8 00:01:59,905 --> 00:02:02,192 Impossible. 9 00:02:04,580 --> 00:02:06,220 So... 10 00:02:06,220 --> 00:02:08,580 you acting like you were killing me 11 00:02:08,580 --> 00:02:11,403 was all for this case. 12 00:02:11,403 --> 00:02:13,030 What a pity. 13 00:02:13,030 --> 00:02:14,789 What a great pity. 14 00:02:14,789 --> 00:02:17,335 What is a pity? 15 00:02:17,335 --> 00:02:19,855 It's a pity that your righteous indignation... 16 00:02:19,855 --> 00:02:22,700 has nowhere to be placed. 17 00:02:22,700 --> 00:02:25,189 When I took over this case, 18 00:02:25,189 --> 00:02:26,789 within the case files, 19 00:02:26,789 --> 00:02:29,469 whether it was the suspect's motive, 20 00:02:29,469 --> 00:02:31,310 the witness testimonies, 21 00:02:31,310 --> 00:02:33,509 or the list of physical evidence, 22 00:02:33,509 --> 00:02:35,189 everything was crystal clear. 23 00:02:35,189 --> 00:02:37,430 There was no injustice. 24 00:02:41,505 --> 00:02:44,379 Who are you to Jin Xue Wen? 25 00:02:44,379 --> 00:02:46,549 Why are you questioning this case? 26 00:02:46,549 --> 00:02:48,163 Don't you know that 27 00:02:48,163 --> 00:02:50,982 Jin Xue Wen was a dissolute man? 28 00:02:50,982 --> 00:02:52,461 After he died, 29 00:02:52,461 --> 00:02:54,150 the girls in Tanxi Town 30 00:02:54,150 --> 00:02:56,911 all cheered with joy. 31 00:03:16,230 --> 00:03:19,396 You just said you handled the case. 32 00:03:20,777 --> 00:03:23,505 So you weren't involved in the initial investigation. 33 00:03:23,505 --> 00:03:25,130 Yes. 34 00:03:25,130 --> 00:03:28,230 When I took it over, the trial was already over. 35 00:03:28,230 --> 00:03:29,629 But so what? 36 00:03:29,629 --> 00:03:31,230 Judging by the files, 37 00:03:31,230 --> 00:03:34,269 I knew it was an ironclad case. 38 00:03:34,269 --> 00:03:36,750 Since you insist the facts are clear 39 00:03:36,750 --> 00:03:39,217 and the evidence is solid... 40 00:03:41,127 --> 00:03:43,367 then you must be able to recount the details. 41 00:03:43,367 --> 00:03:45,792 It's been 15 years. 42 00:03:47,545 --> 00:03:49,025 I don't remember. 43 00:03:49,025 --> 00:03:52,680 You can't remember what happened 15 years ago. 44 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:54,550 How about this... 45 00:03:54,550 --> 00:03:56,790 You remember it, don't you? 46 00:04:14,950 --> 00:04:16,549 If you don't speak up, 47 00:04:16,549 --> 00:04:18,989 you'll only help the person threatening you. 48 00:04:18,989 --> 00:04:22,270 The one who has your leverage... 49 00:04:22,270 --> 00:04:24,550 it's not He Bo. 50 00:05:04,030 --> 00:05:05,550 The Yicheng Magistrate confessed that 51 00:05:05,550 --> 00:05:08,790 the real threat to him is another ledger. 52 00:05:08,790 --> 00:05:12,292 It records the wrongful cases during his tenure. 53 00:05:12,292 --> 00:05:14,014 Did Si Ming use these 54 00:05:14,014 --> 00:05:16,743 to control those officials? 55 00:05:18,230 --> 00:05:21,429 He knows about so many wrongful cases. 56 00:05:21,429 --> 00:05:24,110 Could he be from the government? 57 00:05:24,110 --> 00:05:26,392 We're not sure yet. 58 00:05:26,392 --> 00:05:27,951 But we already know... 59 00:05:27,951 --> 00:05:31,571 it was Si Ming who sent someone to tell Zhi Hua about Jin Xue Wen's case. 60 00:05:31,571 --> 00:05:35,807 So this case is the breakthrough to finding Si Ming. 61 00:05:37,555 --> 00:05:40,115 This is the biggest knot in Bai's heart. 62 00:05:40,115 --> 00:05:43,042 We must find a way to untie it for him. 63 00:05:45,989 --> 00:05:47,510 By the way, 64 00:05:47,510 --> 00:05:50,980 what did the court say about Yue Hua? 65 00:05:50,980 --> 00:05:54,541 They considered that Yue Hua made a great contribution in the Zhongxiao Pavilion case. 66 00:05:54,541 --> 00:05:57,780 Her merits offset her faults. They won't pursue it. 67 00:05:59,005 --> 00:06:01,028 That's good. 68 00:06:03,110 --> 00:06:06,389 What about you? Were you implicated? 69 00:06:06,389 --> 00:06:09,429 In the court, people like Chief Justice Cheng... 70 00:06:09,429 --> 00:06:11,805 have always targeted Kaifeng Prefecture. 71 00:06:11,805 --> 00:06:14,201 They finally seized the chance to make it big. 72 00:06:14,201 --> 00:06:16,120 But Lord Bao argued with reason. 73 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:19,480 In the end, the court waived my punishment. 74 00:06:24,405 --> 00:06:28,350 The Zhongxiao Pavilion case is finally settled. 75 00:06:28,350 --> 00:06:31,205 What are your plans now? 76 00:06:31,205 --> 00:06:33,576 What about you? 77 00:06:34,242 --> 00:06:35,967 I received a secret order from the court. 78 00:06:35,967 --> 00:06:38,190 I'll get to the bottom of Lord of Xiangyang's faction. 79 00:06:38,190 --> 00:06:39,846 Well, there you go. 80 00:06:39,846 --> 00:06:41,549 I'm going to dig in too. 81 00:06:41,549 --> 00:06:43,917 I'm still helping him resolve his inner turmoil. 82 00:06:43,917 --> 00:06:46,150 You aren't bound by imperial orders. Why bother-- 83 00:06:46,150 --> 00:06:48,150 I just said I'd clear her out of this. 84 00:06:48,150 --> 00:06:51,790 I didn't expect that I'd be the one cleared out. 85 00:06:55,110 --> 00:06:57,430 I'm just worried about your family. 86 00:06:57,430 --> 00:07:00,030 Linglong Manor isn't far from Xiangyang. 87 00:07:00,030 --> 00:07:02,205 She can't leave! 88 00:07:03,510 --> 00:07:07,270 No matter what, you can't clear out Huo Xiao Mei. 89 00:07:07,270 --> 00:07:09,405 What else can she do if she's back? 90 00:07:09,405 --> 00:07:12,255 To marry Shao Ji Zu? 91 00:07:23,150 --> 00:07:24,389 [Tomb of Liu Hong Yi] Liu. 92 00:07:24,389 --> 00:07:25,949 I left in a hurry that day, 93 00:07:25,949 --> 00:07:27,869 so I couldn't erect a tombstone for you. 94 00:07:27,869 --> 00:07:29,429 I'm making up for it today. 95 00:07:29,429 --> 00:07:30,910 Glass Spring... 96 00:07:30,910 --> 00:07:33,180 I've brought you a bottle. 97 00:07:37,267 --> 00:07:38,749 [Glass Spring] 98 00:07:38,749 --> 00:07:40,590 Regarding the Zhongxiao Pavilion case, 99 00:07:40,590 --> 00:07:43,869 the main culprit, He Bo, was killed by his enemy. 100 00:07:43,869 --> 00:07:46,480 Zhi Hua has also been caught. 101 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:49,576 Everyone involved in the kidnapping and imprisonment of innocent girls 102 00:07:49,576 --> 00:07:51,892 has not escaped justice. 103 00:07:51,892 --> 00:07:53,830 It was all thanks to your clues 104 00:07:53,830 --> 00:07:57,580 that the truth could finally be revealed to the world. 105 00:07:58,309 --> 00:08:00,842 You can rest in peace now. 106 00:08:00,842 --> 00:08:02,681 I remember you once told me 107 00:08:02,681 --> 00:08:04,402 that after becoming a constable, 108 00:08:04,402 --> 00:08:06,930 there's always endless work to do. 109 00:08:06,930 --> 00:08:08,490 You always wished... 110 00:08:08,490 --> 00:08:10,446 you could rest for a couple of days. 111 00:08:10,446 --> 00:08:14,157 The scenery of the lake and mountains is all right here. 112 00:08:14,790 --> 00:08:17,429 You can rest well here. 113 00:08:17,429 --> 00:08:19,405 I'll come to visit you often. 114 00:08:19,405 --> 00:08:21,042 Don't worry. 115 00:08:21,042 --> 00:08:23,270 As for Lord of Xiangyang's case, 116 00:08:23,270 --> 00:08:26,547 no matter what, I will pursue it to the end. 117 00:08:26,547 --> 00:08:28,787 If your spirit is still with us, 118 00:08:28,787 --> 00:08:31,555 please watch over me from above. 119 00:08:43,150 --> 00:08:45,692 You have my word. 120 00:09:12,389 --> 00:09:14,670 Please inform His Lordship again 121 00:09:14,670 --> 00:09:16,567 that the two of us have been waiting here for an hour. 122 00:09:16,567 --> 00:09:19,487 Commander Shao. His Lordship knows that you two are waiting here. 123 00:09:19,487 --> 00:09:21,927 But His Lordship is currently in the middle of a hunt. 124 00:09:21,927 --> 00:09:25,367 Please be patient. 125 00:09:35,980 --> 00:09:37,100 Mount up! 126 00:09:37,100 --> 00:09:39,980 Ride with me! 127 00:10:47,830 --> 00:10:49,869 What's wrong? 128 00:10:49,869 --> 00:10:52,150 Are you still thinking... 129 00:10:52,150 --> 00:10:54,590 about the Zhongxiao Pavilion case? 130 00:10:56,692 --> 00:11:00,580 Regarding the Zhongxiao Pavilion case... 131 00:11:00,580 --> 00:11:03,310 Si Ming and I feel deeply ashamed. 132 00:11:03,310 --> 00:11:05,510 If we had taken action earlier at the Burial Mounds, 133 00:11:05,510 --> 00:11:08,029 we wouldn't have caused you such worry. 134 00:11:08,029 --> 00:11:09,869 Zhongxiao Pavilion... Zhongxiao Pavilion... 135 00:11:09,869 --> 00:11:11,509 It was indeed the result of... 136 00:11:11,509 --> 00:11:13,989 many years of my hard work. 137 00:11:13,989 --> 00:11:16,430 It's a pity to lose it. 138 00:11:16,430 --> 00:11:20,789 But don't be so disheartened because of it. 139 00:11:20,789 --> 00:11:25,255 It only involved He Bo. 140 00:11:26,255 --> 00:11:29,629 When I saw you drawing your bow just now, 141 00:11:29,629 --> 00:11:33,080 your hand seemed weak and powerless. 142 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:35,630 What's wrong? 143 00:11:35,630 --> 00:11:40,342 Has the arrow wound from Miss Huo not healed yet? 144 00:11:40,342 --> 00:11:41,805 It's much better now. 145 00:11:41,805 --> 00:11:43,751 Thank you for your concern. 146 00:11:44,767 --> 00:11:48,989 Miss Huo is quite interesting. 147 00:11:49,950 --> 00:11:52,472 I arranged the marriage, 148 00:11:52,472 --> 00:11:54,989 yet she dared to run away. 149 00:11:54,989 --> 00:11:57,190 She even took the command token, 150 00:11:57,190 --> 00:11:59,505 and brought the Guanghua Army. 151 00:11:59,505 --> 00:12:03,869 Even attacked you without any mercy, her future husband. 152 00:12:03,869 --> 00:12:05,269 She... 153 00:12:05,269 --> 00:12:06,989 She's just a bit immature. 154 00:12:06,989 --> 00:12:09,180 Immature? 155 00:12:12,155 --> 00:12:16,950 You know how important this marriage is. 156 00:12:16,950 --> 00:12:20,789 The Huo family's Linglong Eye must never... 157 00:12:20,789 --> 00:12:23,470 fall into someone else's hands. 158 00:12:23,470 --> 00:12:25,530 This arrow of hers... 159 00:12:25,530 --> 00:12:28,922 has also pierced through my wishful thinking. 160 00:12:29,830 --> 00:12:31,110 My Lord, don't worry. 161 00:12:31,110 --> 00:12:33,389 I'll tie her up if I have to. 162 00:12:33,389 --> 00:12:36,205 This marriage must happen. 163 00:12:36,205 --> 00:12:38,006 My Lord! 164 00:12:38,006 --> 00:12:43,029 Your archery skills are truly unparalleled! 165 00:12:43,029 --> 00:12:45,152 You keep that game. 166 00:12:45,152 --> 00:12:46,867 It's most delicious when grilled! 167 00:12:46,867 --> 00:12:49,731 Thank you for the reward! 168 00:12:54,580 --> 00:12:58,310 Fortunately, you were not implicated by He Bo. 169 00:12:58,310 --> 00:13:00,909 The fall of Zhongxiao Pavilion is my fault. 170 00:13:00,909 --> 00:13:03,669 I failed to guard it for you. 171 00:13:03,669 --> 00:13:05,030 He Bo 172 00:13:05,030 --> 00:13:07,149 was just a brute. 173 00:13:07,149 --> 00:13:09,110 If he's gone, he's gone. 174 00:13:09,110 --> 00:13:10,869 But on your end, 175 00:13:10,869 --> 00:13:13,782 nothing can go wrong now. 176 00:13:14,430 --> 00:13:16,350 With Zhan Zhao's talent, 177 00:13:16,350 --> 00:13:21,629 he has likely already found some clues leading to you. 178 00:13:21,629 --> 00:13:25,667 You must handle it carefully. 179 00:13:26,749 --> 00:13:28,677 Yes. 180 00:13:45,710 --> 00:13:48,880 [Tang Ji, Master of Tang Sect] Tang Ji of Tang Sect. Greetings, Si Ming. 181 00:13:50,270 --> 00:13:54,019 May I ask what you summoned me so urgently for? 182 00:14:10,950 --> 00:14:12,110 Si Ming, 183 00:14:12,110 --> 00:14:16,305 may I ask what you summoned me for? 184 00:14:40,869 --> 00:14:43,909 After the Zhongxiao Pavilion case, 185 00:14:43,909 --> 00:14:47,483 have the Tang Sect or Tanxi Town shown any unusual activity? 186 00:14:48,070 --> 00:14:51,389 I'm not sure what you mean by unusual activity. 187 00:14:51,389 --> 00:14:54,909 If Zhan Zhao wants to save those soldiers, 188 00:14:54,909 --> 00:14:59,160 he will surely find a way to neutralize Yemotian Poison first. 189 00:14:59,909 --> 00:15:05,567 In Xiangyang, there are two families renowned for their study of toxicology. 190 00:15:08,749 --> 00:15:12,292 What has your nephew been up to lately? 191 00:15:13,470 --> 00:15:15,530 He... 192 00:15:24,590 --> 00:15:27,798 A fish out of water may be lively, 193 00:15:28,509 --> 00:15:30,269 but it's a pity... 194 00:15:30,269 --> 00:15:33,280 it won't live much longer. 195 00:15:39,909 --> 00:15:42,517 Control your people. 196 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:46,217 Keep their mouths shut. 197 00:15:48,550 --> 00:15:50,438 Yes. 198 00:16:00,417 --> 00:16:01,777 Anything? 199 00:16:01,777 --> 00:16:03,680 Si Ming, 200 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:07,805 many disciples of the Tang Sect have been arrested by the officials. 201 00:16:07,805 --> 00:16:10,749 - Could you please-- - Can't help. 202 00:16:10,749 --> 00:16:13,190 These are troubled times. 203 00:16:13,190 --> 00:16:15,110 The Tang Sect has many men. 204 00:16:15,110 --> 00:16:19,630 A few deaths can be seen as loyalty to their master. 205 00:16:29,070 --> 00:16:30,742 Yes. 206 00:17:07,110 --> 00:17:09,389 It's him! He's the brother of a murderer! 207 00:17:09,389 --> 00:17:12,029 A murderer's brother? How can he be any good? 208 00:17:12,029 --> 00:17:13,989 - Get him out of our town! - That's right. 209 00:17:13,989 --> 00:17:16,117 A murderer's brother! 210 00:17:16,117 --> 00:17:17,269 He clearly isn't a good person. 211 00:17:17,269 --> 00:17:20,117 - Yeah, get out! - Get out! 212 00:17:20,117 --> 00:17:21,430 Yes, get out of our town! 213 00:17:21,430 --> 00:17:22,950 That whole family is no good. 214 00:17:22,950 --> 00:17:24,950 Yes, get out of our town! 215 00:17:24,950 --> 00:17:28,817 - Right! Get him out of our town! - Murderer! 216 00:18:19,989 --> 00:18:22,534 - I'm sorry. - Thank you. 217 00:18:23,550 --> 00:18:26,055 - Xiao Tang? - Ling Long? 218 00:18:44,110 --> 00:18:46,830 For all these years, 219 00:18:46,830 --> 00:18:50,389 I've been hoping to see you in my dreams. 220 00:18:50,389 --> 00:18:52,669 But you never appear. 221 00:18:52,669 --> 00:18:56,189 Now you've suddenly showed up, yet you won't say a word. 222 00:18:56,189 --> 00:18:57,792 What exactly do you want? 223 00:18:57,792 --> 00:18:59,880 Tell me! 224 00:19:00,909 --> 00:19:04,229 Are you here because of that case back then? 225 00:19:04,229 --> 00:19:05,669 Say something! 226 00:19:05,669 --> 00:19:07,510 Speak up! 227 00:19:07,510 --> 00:19:10,356 Speak! 228 00:19:23,750 --> 00:19:25,350 I'm also somewhat of a doctor. 229 00:19:25,350 --> 00:19:27,750 I told you I'm fine. Why won't you believe me? 230 00:19:27,750 --> 00:19:30,507 I really just had a nightmare. 231 00:19:39,469 --> 00:19:41,669 I forgot to introduce you guys just now. 232 00:19:41,669 --> 00:19:42,869 This is Zhan Zhao, the Southern Knight. 233 00:19:42,869 --> 00:19:44,669 This is Bai Yu Tang, the Jinmao Rat. 234 00:19:44,669 --> 00:19:47,885 And this is the young master of Tang Sect, Tang Tian Hao. 235 00:19:48,669 --> 00:19:49,790 Tang. 236 00:19:49,790 --> 00:19:50,883 You came all this way. 237 00:19:50,883 --> 00:19:53,017 Have you already formulated the antidote for Yemotian? 238 00:19:53,017 --> 00:19:55,217 Today, I indeed came for this. 239 00:19:55,217 --> 00:19:57,017 However... 240 00:19:57,017 --> 00:19:58,389 I'm sorry. 241 00:19:58,389 --> 00:20:01,230 I haven't made the antidote yet. 242 00:20:07,310 --> 00:20:08,750 This medicine... 243 00:20:08,750 --> 00:20:10,805 while it cannot neutralize the poison, 244 00:20:10,805 --> 00:20:13,205 it can suppress the hallucinations, 245 00:20:13,205 --> 00:20:16,292 and ease the pain. 246 00:20:21,270 --> 00:20:23,189 Thank you for your help. 247 00:20:23,189 --> 00:20:25,669 I didn't do much. No need for thanks. 248 00:20:25,669 --> 00:20:28,266 If even you couldn't help... 249 00:20:28,855 --> 00:20:34,005 do we really need to find the one who made it to neutralize it? 250 00:20:43,030 --> 00:20:45,855 We'll find another way to help you. 251 00:20:47,270 --> 00:20:48,429 Tang, 252 00:20:48,429 --> 00:20:50,755 I have one more favor to ask. 253 00:20:53,669 --> 00:20:55,590 It's just a pulse check. 254 00:20:55,590 --> 00:20:58,189 Do I have to force you? 255 00:20:59,189 --> 00:21:00,629 Please check on Bai. 256 00:21:00,629 --> 00:21:03,180 See if he's been poisoned by Yemotian. 257 00:21:07,949 --> 00:21:10,709 He does have Yemotian in him, 258 00:21:10,709 --> 00:21:13,270 but it's not exactly poisoning. 259 00:21:13,270 --> 00:21:15,350 Yemotian won't endanger his life, 260 00:21:15,350 --> 00:21:17,310 but it will cause hallucinations. 261 00:21:17,310 --> 00:21:19,990 Once the poison is fully expelled in a few days, 262 00:21:19,990 --> 00:21:21,629 the hallucinations will disappear. 263 00:21:21,629 --> 00:21:24,110 See? I told you I was fine. 264 00:21:24,110 --> 00:21:28,709 Didn't you say that the decoction you took could counteract the Yemotian poison? 265 00:21:28,709 --> 00:21:30,949 I've also consumed many rare herbs. 266 00:21:30,949 --> 00:21:33,155 Why don't we compare notes and think it through? 267 00:21:33,155 --> 00:21:34,949 Maybe we can find the antidote. 268 00:21:34,949 --> 00:21:38,389 You weren't poisoned not because you ate rare herbs. 269 00:21:38,389 --> 00:21:40,710 It's because you have a poison-immune constitution. 270 00:21:40,710 --> 00:21:42,070 Poison-immune? 271 00:21:42,070 --> 00:21:43,189 As far as I know, 272 00:21:43,189 --> 00:21:47,030 people who are immune to poison have either mastered a sinister technique, 273 00:21:47,030 --> 00:21:51,110 or have turned themselves into poison-men by fighting poison with poison. 274 00:21:52,110 --> 00:21:54,637 But those people would look quite strange. 275 00:21:54,637 --> 00:21:56,909 Ling Long, there are some people who doesn't need the dark paths 276 00:21:56,909 --> 00:21:59,070 to achieve a poison-immune constitution. 277 00:21:59,070 --> 00:22:01,189 In Tanxi, not far from Xiangyang, 278 00:22:01,189 --> 00:22:02,710 there is the Jin family of divine doctors. 279 00:22:02,710 --> 00:22:04,990 They have passed down a type of Alchemist Blood for generations. 280 00:22:04,990 --> 00:22:08,590 That's right. Rumor has it that the Jin family has a secret medicinal water recipe. 281 00:22:08,590 --> 00:22:10,390 All newborn babies in the clan must drink it 282 00:22:10,390 --> 00:22:14,033 before they turn seven, and then bathe in it. 283 00:22:14,033 --> 00:22:15,510 Over time, 284 00:22:15,510 --> 00:22:16,990 it can ward off plagues 285 00:22:16,990 --> 00:22:18,270 and dispel all poisons. 286 00:22:18,270 --> 00:22:21,709 This recipe was originally to protect the physicians while they were gathering herbs. 287 00:22:21,709 --> 00:22:24,832 To prevent them from being bitten by venomous insects or scorpions. 288 00:22:25,430 --> 00:22:26,590 No wonder. 289 00:22:26,590 --> 00:22:29,955 When you took Zhan to the Jin Mansion earlier, 290 00:22:29,955 --> 00:22:31,855 you were certain they knew the antidote. 291 00:22:31,855 --> 00:22:34,967 And you're quite knowledgeable about medicine yourself. 292 00:22:34,967 --> 00:22:36,750 Your brother's name was Jin Xue Wen. 293 00:22:36,750 --> 00:22:38,709 You also mentioned when we met. 294 00:22:38,709 --> 00:22:39,750 Your name is Jin Mao Shu. 295 00:22:39,750 --> 00:22:41,350 I just made that up. 296 00:22:41,350 --> 00:22:42,550 Besides, 297 00:22:42,550 --> 00:22:45,510 they're not the only ones with the surname Jin. 298 00:22:45,510 --> 00:22:48,990 I have nothing to do with that family, and I don't want to waste my breath on this. 299 00:22:48,990 --> 00:22:52,493 All I care about now is the antidote for Yemotian. 300 00:22:55,310 --> 00:22:56,869 Xiao Tang. 301 00:22:56,869 --> 00:22:59,830 - If we had more time-- - It's not a matter of time. 302 00:22:59,830 --> 00:23:03,117 It's just that this is all I can do. Because... 303 00:23:04,149 --> 00:23:05,550 Because... 304 00:23:05,550 --> 00:23:08,709 the medical skill of the poison's creator is far beyond my own. 305 00:23:08,709 --> 00:23:11,730 I'm truly no match for. 306 00:23:13,942 --> 00:23:15,702 No matter how much you deny it, 307 00:23:15,702 --> 00:23:19,267 the Alchemist Blood in your veins is ironclad proof of the Jin bloodline. 308 00:23:19,267 --> 00:23:20,747 If you really want to save people, 309 00:23:20,747 --> 00:23:23,592 why not seek help from them? 310 00:23:33,990 --> 00:23:36,230 Zhan? 311 00:23:36,230 --> 00:23:39,064 Why did you come to see me all by yourself? 312 00:23:39,064 --> 00:23:40,865 I came to ask you for help, 313 00:23:40,865 --> 00:23:43,892 if you find any clues while formulating the antidote, 314 00:23:43,892 --> 00:23:46,067 please let me know. 315 00:23:46,067 --> 00:23:47,550 What do you mean? 316 00:23:47,550 --> 00:23:49,189 Do you think... 317 00:23:49,189 --> 00:23:52,405 I'm hiding something from you? 318 00:23:53,405 --> 00:23:55,629 Yemotian involves many lives. 319 00:23:55,629 --> 00:23:57,030 You are kind-hearted. 320 00:23:57,030 --> 00:23:59,182 You wouldn't just watch people die. 321 00:23:59,869 --> 00:24:03,429 Since you already noticed that I was hiding something, 322 00:24:03,429 --> 00:24:06,900 why didn't you expose me then? 323 00:24:07,550 --> 00:24:09,270 You and Miss Huo... 324 00:24:09,270 --> 00:24:11,917 have been close friends for years. 325 00:24:14,030 --> 00:24:17,990 Thank you for covering for me in front of her. 326 00:24:17,990 --> 00:24:20,590 But regarding the Yemotian... 327 00:24:20,590 --> 00:24:23,030 I really cannot say more. 328 00:24:23,030 --> 00:24:24,149 Please understand. 329 00:24:24,149 --> 00:24:26,217 Although I am Ling Long's friend, 330 00:24:26,217 --> 00:24:28,229 I am also the Young Master of Tang Sect. 331 00:24:28,229 --> 00:24:29,869 As the Young Master of Tang Sect, 332 00:24:29,869 --> 00:24:32,792 you will eventually become the real Master. 333 00:24:32,792 --> 00:24:34,669 Xiao Tang, 334 00:24:34,669 --> 00:24:38,642 do you know what kind of sect you are about to take over? 335 00:24:41,030 --> 00:24:43,590 You are truly a terrible liar. 336 00:24:43,590 --> 00:24:45,270 The Xiao Tang I know... 337 00:24:45,270 --> 00:24:48,617 would never admit that he's no match for others. 338 00:24:50,909 --> 00:24:54,417 It was Master Tang who forbade you from helping, right? 339 00:24:57,389 --> 00:24:59,669 He must have also forbidden you from seeing me, 340 00:24:59,669 --> 00:25:01,942 but you still came. 341 00:25:03,805 --> 00:25:06,949 You are kind by nature and sincere with others. 342 00:25:06,949 --> 00:25:09,561 Much better than your uncle. 343 00:25:10,429 --> 00:25:12,149 I am not as good as you say. 344 00:25:12,149 --> 00:25:14,389 You must also know... 345 00:25:14,389 --> 00:25:16,430 that he is steering the Tang Sect 346 00:25:16,430 --> 00:25:18,910 toward inevitable ruin. 347 00:25:25,030 --> 00:25:27,149 What choice do I have? 348 00:25:27,149 --> 00:25:29,229 I was born into the Tang family. 349 00:25:29,229 --> 00:25:30,510 Just like you, 350 00:25:30,510 --> 00:25:32,430 who was born to inherit the Linglong Eye. 351 00:25:32,430 --> 00:25:34,150 Some things are set in stone. 352 00:25:34,150 --> 00:25:35,839 We can't help it. 353 00:25:35,839 --> 00:25:36,867 It's not up to us. 354 00:25:36,867 --> 00:25:38,590 It is different. 355 00:25:38,590 --> 00:25:40,669 In my heart, 356 00:25:40,669 --> 00:25:42,110 as long as you do not accept your fate, 357 00:25:42,110 --> 00:25:44,767 nothing is set in stone. 358 00:25:49,389 --> 00:25:50,855 Ling Long, 359 00:25:50,855 --> 00:25:52,830 I envy you, 360 00:25:52,830 --> 00:25:53,990 and I admire you. 361 00:25:53,990 --> 00:25:55,909 You dare to live as you please, 362 00:25:55,909 --> 00:25:58,267 and be your own master. 363 00:26:00,267 --> 00:26:02,310 Although I do not believe that 364 00:26:02,310 --> 00:26:04,237 I can change the fate of Tang Sect all by myself, 365 00:26:04,237 --> 00:26:06,692 I am still willing to try. 366 00:26:10,190 --> 00:26:12,070 While formulating the antidote, 367 00:26:12,070 --> 00:26:14,590 I found that this Yemotian seemed familiar. 368 00:26:14,590 --> 00:26:16,830 So I consulted Tang Sect's Chronicle of Poisons. 369 00:26:16,830 --> 00:26:20,550 As I suspected, there was a poison called Seven-Day Drunken Dream 15 years ago. 370 00:26:20,550 --> 00:26:24,189 Just like Yemotian, it is addictive and hallucinogenic. 371 00:26:24,189 --> 00:26:25,417 To formulate Seven-Day Drunken Dream, 372 00:26:25,417 --> 00:26:29,310 one must add the mind-altering Muyan Flower pollen, 373 00:26:29,310 --> 00:26:30,790 supplemented by Bone-Eroding Herb, 374 00:26:30,790 --> 00:26:32,110 Red Sand Seeds, and others. 375 00:26:32,110 --> 00:26:34,270 These ingredients are already highly toxic. 376 00:26:34,270 --> 00:26:36,470 When mixed together, they react with one another. 377 00:26:36,470 --> 00:26:39,310 Even if various poison-suppressing drugs are added, 378 00:26:39,310 --> 00:26:40,629 it is to no avail. 379 00:26:40,629 --> 00:26:42,590 Anyone who takes Seven-Day Drunken Dream 380 00:26:42,590 --> 00:26:45,465 dies within seven days. 381 00:26:52,750 --> 00:26:53,909 Uncle... 382 00:26:53,909 --> 00:26:56,229 Uncle... 383 00:26:56,229 --> 00:26:59,790 Uncle, why are the ingredients of Yemotian and Seven-Day Drunken Dream... 384 00:26:59,790 --> 00:27:01,779 so similar? 385 00:27:02,429 --> 00:27:04,567 Could it be... 386 00:27:08,550 --> 00:27:10,510 Go on. 387 00:27:10,510 --> 00:27:15,305 Compared to Seven-Day Drunken Dream, what makes Yemotian superior? 388 00:27:16,550 --> 00:27:18,350 The one who formulated Yemotian 389 00:27:18,350 --> 00:27:21,110 gave up on adding antidotes to suppress the toxins. 390 00:27:21,110 --> 00:27:22,913 Instead, they added Macleaya cordata, 391 00:27:22,913 --> 00:27:24,221 a highly lethal poison. 392 00:27:24,221 --> 00:27:25,990 Macleaya cordata is extremely toxic, 393 00:27:25,990 --> 00:27:27,550 but with precise proportions, 394 00:27:27,550 --> 00:27:30,550 its aggressive toxicity suppresses the excessive reactions of other toxins. 395 00:27:30,550 --> 00:27:33,469 And the toxicity of the other poisons also suppresses it. 396 00:27:33,469 --> 00:27:36,350 This is the brilliance of Yemotian. 397 00:27:36,350 --> 00:27:38,310 Then do you think... 398 00:27:38,310 --> 00:27:39,710 within the Tang Sect, 399 00:27:39,710 --> 00:27:41,389 including you and me... 400 00:27:41,389 --> 00:27:44,692 is there such a master of poisons? 401 00:27:50,669 --> 00:27:52,469 Then Yemotian... 402 00:27:52,469 --> 00:27:54,310 has absolutely nothing to do... 403 00:27:54,310 --> 00:27:57,280 with our Tang Sect. 404 00:28:00,949 --> 00:28:03,180 Uncle! This... 405 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:07,680 Uncle... 406 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:12,280 - This... This concerns too many lives! - You are not related to those people. 407 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:16,592 What do their lives have to do with you? 408 00:28:17,867 --> 00:28:20,580 Stop what you're doing. 409 00:28:20,580 --> 00:28:24,229 Do not meet Huo Ling Long and the others. 410 00:28:25,030 --> 00:28:27,030 Do you hear me? 411 00:28:29,567 --> 00:28:32,567 You've been a coward since childhood, 412 00:28:32,567 --> 00:28:35,229 yet you insist on meddling in this mess. 413 00:28:35,229 --> 00:28:37,909 My uncle said that no one within the Tang Sect could have created this poison. 414 00:28:37,909 --> 00:28:39,900 That is true. 415 00:28:39,900 --> 00:28:43,350 But the one who made it must be connected to the Tang Sect. 416 00:28:44,869 --> 00:28:47,855 I have told you everything I know. 417 00:28:49,550 --> 00:28:52,189 I also know the Tang Sect has sided with someone we shouldn't have, 418 00:28:52,189 --> 00:28:54,229 and done many wrong things. 419 00:28:54,229 --> 00:28:56,630 If there comes a day of reckoning, 420 00:28:56,630 --> 00:29:01,916 Please, in light of what I've told you, show some leniency. 421 00:29:03,355 --> 00:29:05,342 I promise you. 422 00:29:05,342 --> 00:29:08,192 But there is one thing I don't understand. 423 00:29:08,192 --> 00:29:10,590 The one you shouldn't side with... 424 00:29:10,590 --> 00:29:11,709 Who is it? 425 00:29:11,709 --> 00:29:14,030 I usually don't handle the clan's affairs. 426 00:29:14,030 --> 00:29:17,590 But I've heard some visitors mention a name to my uncle. 427 00:29:17,590 --> 00:29:20,630 They all call him Si Ming. 428 00:29:42,149 --> 00:29:44,510 Acting behind my back again? 429 00:29:44,510 --> 00:29:47,869 Don't tell me you're plotting how to dig another pit for me. 430 00:29:47,869 --> 00:29:50,030 We went to buy wine for you. 431 00:29:51,030 --> 00:29:53,469 It's the fine wine from Xiangyang that you mentioned last time. 432 00:29:53,469 --> 00:29:55,467 From Liuke Tavern. 433 00:30:00,435 --> 00:30:02,539 A poison master related to the Tang Sect? 434 00:30:02,539 --> 00:30:05,110 That can only be Jin Zhen Ping, doesn't it? 435 00:30:05,110 --> 00:30:06,790 Don't tell me you've forgotten... 436 00:30:06,790 --> 00:30:08,550 When we just left the Jin Mansion, 437 00:30:08,550 --> 00:30:11,267 the Tang Sect chased after us on sight. 438 00:30:12,949 --> 00:30:14,229 What? 439 00:30:14,229 --> 00:30:18,350 Don't you believe that a Jin disciple would deal in the poison trade? 440 00:30:18,350 --> 00:30:21,110 To know how to detoxify, one must first learn toxicology. 441 00:30:21,110 --> 00:30:24,310 Jin disciples study toxicology from the moment they start learning. 442 00:30:24,310 --> 00:30:28,710 Even the age of kids, plenty of them can handle insects and herbs. 443 00:30:31,605 --> 00:30:33,389 Over a decade ago, 444 00:30:33,389 --> 00:30:35,950 Jin Zhen Ping must have been in his 20s. 445 00:30:35,950 --> 00:30:38,880 Could he have created such a powerful poison? 446 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:40,550 Although I don't like him, 447 00:30:40,550 --> 00:30:43,719 I cannot deny that he is a diligent man. 448 00:30:43,719 --> 00:30:47,600 At 14, he created Qingyin Powder, which cures the monsoon miasma. 449 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:50,429 At 15, he began practicing medicine. 450 00:30:50,429 --> 00:30:54,430 At 28, he became the head of the Jin family. 451 00:30:56,442 --> 00:31:00,202 Don't tell me you think Jin Zhen Ping is a good person just because he saved your life. 452 00:31:00,202 --> 00:31:01,401 I can guarantee you. 453 00:31:01,401 --> 00:31:04,682 That day in the Jin family, the one who used Lament Pill to save you was definitely not him. 454 00:31:04,682 --> 00:31:07,182 It was my fourth aunt. 455 00:31:07,750 --> 00:31:08,949 Before this, 456 00:31:08,949 --> 00:31:11,830 you refused to admit your connection to the Jin family. 457 00:31:11,830 --> 00:31:16,753 Is it because they were involved in your brother's case? 458 00:31:17,389 --> 00:31:20,310 Forget about the words of the Yicheng Magistrate. 459 00:31:20,310 --> 00:31:23,629 After you left that day, I questioned him further. 460 00:31:23,629 --> 00:31:25,910 He knew very little about your brother's case. 461 00:31:25,910 --> 00:31:28,830 His words cannot serve as evidence. 462 00:31:29,469 --> 00:31:31,869 The Tang Sect's young master mentioned Si Ming. 463 00:31:31,869 --> 00:31:35,310 And Si Ming knows about your brother's case. 464 00:31:35,310 --> 00:31:38,469 The Tang and Jin clans are also connected. 465 00:31:38,469 --> 00:31:41,909 I'm thinking that Si Ming, the Tang Sect, the Jin family, 466 00:31:41,909 --> 00:31:43,470 and your brother's case... 467 00:31:43,470 --> 00:31:46,230 They are all linked together. 468 00:31:49,709 --> 00:31:51,310 As of now, 469 00:31:51,310 --> 00:31:53,230 the only ones who can cure Yemotian... 470 00:31:53,230 --> 00:31:55,538 are the Jin family. 471 00:31:56,110 --> 00:31:57,949 For the lives of your two sworn brothers, 472 00:31:57,949 --> 00:31:59,750 and for your brother's case, 473 00:31:59,750 --> 00:32:02,055 we must pay them a visit. 474 00:32:04,305 --> 00:32:06,825 You've carried this burden for 15 years. 475 00:32:06,825 --> 00:32:10,805 Why not let us help you carry it? 476 00:32:21,005 --> 00:32:23,205 When we go to Tanxi Town tomorrow, 477 00:32:23,205 --> 00:32:25,055 I will tell you everything... 478 00:32:25,055 --> 00:32:27,805 about my brother's case. 479 00:32:32,350 --> 00:32:35,389 Don't get your hopes up just yet. 480 00:32:35,389 --> 00:32:37,392 If the Jins are truly involved with them, 481 00:32:37,392 --> 00:32:40,352 they must have been tipped off and be prepared. 482 00:32:40,352 --> 00:32:44,174 Jin Zhen Ping might not even let us set foot inside. 483 00:32:44,790 --> 00:32:47,805 We need a careful plan. 484 00:32:54,230 --> 00:32:56,069 Have you noticed that... 485 00:32:56,069 --> 00:33:00,430 many outlanders have checked into the inn lately? 486 00:33:02,130 --> 00:33:05,869 Because the triennial Suwen Assembly is about to begin. 487 00:33:05,869 --> 00:33:10,469 The Suwen Assembly is a competition to select the Jin family's best disciples. 488 00:33:10,469 --> 00:33:15,017 The winner of each assembly gets to learn the Jin family's secret art, 489 00:33:15,017 --> 00:33:17,149 Heavenly Root Moon Cave Needles. 490 00:33:17,149 --> 00:33:19,194 At that time, within Xiangzhou, 491 00:33:19,194 --> 00:33:20,830 all the prominent medical families, 492 00:33:20,830 --> 00:33:22,469 sects that use medicine and poison, 493 00:33:22,469 --> 00:33:25,669 and the Jin family's relatives will all be present. 494 00:33:25,669 --> 00:33:28,971 To witness the competition. 495 00:33:29,750 --> 00:33:31,429 This... 496 00:33:31,429 --> 00:33:36,005 is our best chance to enter the Jin Mansion. 497 00:33:55,869 --> 00:33:58,590 My father and Jin Zhen Ping's father were brothers. 498 00:33:58,590 --> 00:34:00,070 Because he was born to a concubine, 499 00:34:00,070 --> 00:34:02,990 he split up early and moved out of the family. 500 00:34:02,990 --> 00:34:06,949 In the early years, our family lived comfortably. 501 00:34:06,949 --> 00:34:09,229 But when I was three, my parents passed away. 502 00:34:09,229 --> 00:34:12,389 Only I was left, along with my brother and an old servant. 503 00:34:12,389 --> 00:34:15,705 We lived off the savings our parents left behind. 504 00:34:20,067 --> 00:34:22,967 So this was your childhood home. 505 00:34:40,905 --> 00:34:44,585 [15 Years Ago] 506 00:34:54,617 --> 00:34:55,978 Where is your brother? 507 00:34:55,978 --> 00:34:58,155 Not back yet? 508 00:34:59,350 --> 00:35:03,149 As a youth, Jiu Lang was highly praised by the old Chief for his talent. 509 00:35:03,149 --> 00:35:04,590 [Xiang Cai, Jin family's old servant] But now, 510 00:35:04,590 --> 00:35:07,629 he's able to waste all that talent. 511 00:35:07,629 --> 00:35:10,790 Yesterday, he told me he would study hard. 512 00:35:10,790 --> 00:35:13,282 How did he change so fast? 513 00:35:13,909 --> 00:35:16,605 His mind is full of depravity. 514 00:35:16,605 --> 00:35:19,669 How could he ever learn medicine? 515 00:35:19,669 --> 00:35:21,855 What are you doing here? 516 00:35:26,709 --> 00:35:28,430 The Suwen Assembly is coming up. 517 00:35:28,430 --> 00:35:32,309 The Chief checked the registry but didn't see Jin Xue Wen's name. 518 00:35:32,309 --> 00:35:34,229 He sent me to ask... 519 00:35:34,229 --> 00:35:36,630 if he's going to sign up or not. 520 00:35:36,630 --> 00:35:40,550 Do you think I want to be here? 521 00:35:42,990 --> 00:35:45,229 Jin Xue Wen isn't here. 522 00:35:45,229 --> 00:35:46,470 Then I'll just... 523 00:35:46,470 --> 00:35:49,309 tell the Chief that he's not participating. 524 00:35:49,309 --> 00:35:54,317 If he showed up, he'd only tarnish the Jin family name. 525 00:35:57,430 --> 00:35:59,630 I'll go find him. You go back and wait. 526 00:35:59,630 --> 00:36:02,550 My brother will definitely go to the Suwen Assembly. 527 00:36:05,330 --> 00:36:08,280 [Jin Family] That little brat! 528 00:36:22,349 --> 00:36:23,705 Xiao Bai? 529 00:36:23,705 --> 00:36:24,705 Sister Qiu Chan. 530 00:36:24,705 --> 00:36:27,052 Where is he? 531 00:36:27,052 --> 00:36:29,230 Who opened the door? 532 00:36:29,230 --> 00:36:31,550 It's cold! 533 00:36:36,910 --> 00:36:39,043 Who is it? 534 00:36:40,156 --> 00:36:41,478 [Jin Xue Wen, The Jin Family] Xiao Bai? 535 00:36:41,478 --> 00:36:43,230 Don't call me Xiao Bai. 536 00:36:43,230 --> 00:36:44,967 Xiao... Hey! 537 00:36:44,967 --> 00:36:46,700 [Fenglai Pavilion] Xiao Bai! 538 00:36:46,700 --> 00:36:48,829 Xiao Bai! 539 00:36:48,829 --> 00:36:50,149 Xiao Bai! 540 00:36:50,149 --> 00:36:51,990 Xiao Bai. Wait for me! 541 00:36:51,990 --> 00:36:53,749 Xiao Bai! 542 00:36:53,749 --> 00:36:55,510 Xiao Bai. 543 00:36:56,510 --> 00:36:59,709 You're out here dressed like that. Aren't you cold? 544 00:36:59,709 --> 00:37:01,590 Someone from the Jin family came. 545 00:37:01,590 --> 00:37:03,790 They're asking if you're going to this year's Suwen Assembly. 546 00:37:03,790 --> 00:37:05,911 Yes. I'll definitely go. 547 00:37:05,911 --> 00:37:07,639 Let's go sign up now. 548 00:37:07,639 --> 00:37:09,829 My dear brother, don't you worry. 549 00:37:09,829 --> 00:37:12,189 With your brother's skills, I'll surely win the top prize. 550 00:37:12,189 --> 00:37:14,309 How are you going to compete? 551 00:37:14,309 --> 00:37:17,669 How long has it been since you held a needle or touched herbs? 552 00:37:17,669 --> 00:37:19,350 How dare you talk to your brother like that? 553 00:37:19,350 --> 00:37:22,510 If you see Yan Er from the front street, don't talk to her. 554 00:37:22,510 --> 00:37:25,510 - She said you flirted with her. - Flirted with her? 555 00:37:25,510 --> 00:37:27,070 Is it flirting to say she's beautiful? 556 00:37:27,070 --> 00:37:29,682 If you don't want to marry her in, 557 00:37:29,682 --> 00:37:32,542 then stop saying such things. 558 00:37:32,542 --> 00:37:33,590 Xiao Bai! 559 00:37:33,590 --> 00:37:34,910 - When I went home that day, - Xiao Bai! 560 00:37:34,910 --> 00:37:38,149 my brother promised me he'd prepare for the Suwen Assembly. 561 00:37:38,149 --> 00:37:40,080 But... 562 00:37:49,105 --> 00:37:52,510 The county officials found bloody clothes and a murder weapon in my house. 563 00:37:52,510 --> 00:37:55,789 They concluded that my brother killed the girl in the next courtyard. 564 00:37:55,789 --> 00:37:59,030 Later, my brother caught the plague while being interrogated. 565 00:37:59,030 --> 00:38:00,430 He was hanging by a thread. 566 00:38:00,430 --> 00:38:03,742 But the authorities wouldn't let us see him. 567 00:38:05,092 --> 00:38:07,092 My brother was very sick. 568 00:38:07,092 --> 00:38:08,973 So I knelt in front of the Jin family's gate, 569 00:38:08,973 --> 00:38:12,052 begging them to use ‌Lament Pill to save my brother. 570 00:38:12,052 --> 00:38:14,052 The trial wasn't over yet, 571 00:38:14,052 --> 00:38:16,253 but in the eyes of the Jin family, 572 00:38:16,253 --> 00:38:18,253 my brother had already become... 573 00:38:18,253 --> 00:38:21,630 a murderous criminal who had tarnished the family's reputation. 574 00:38:21,630 --> 00:38:24,950 He wasn't worthy of using the ‌Lament Pill. 575 00:38:28,070 --> 00:38:29,168 The next day, 576 00:38:29,168 --> 00:38:31,735 I received news of my brother's death. 577 00:38:32,480 --> 00:38:34,010 Zhan Zhao, 578 00:38:34,010 --> 00:38:35,950 I sent you to the Jin family that day 579 00:38:35,950 --> 00:38:37,490 not only to save you, 580 00:38:37,490 --> 00:38:40,592 but also to get back at them. 581 00:38:40,592 --> 00:38:46,473 Just thinking of Jin Zhen Ping using his precious heirloom to save a stranger, 582 00:38:46,473 --> 00:38:49,317 it fills me with satisfaction. 583 00:38:52,342 --> 00:38:55,181 The plague in Tanxi Town back then was devastating. 584 00:38:55,181 --> 00:38:58,774 My auntie left Linglong Manor to travel the world. 585 00:38:59,510 --> 00:39:02,110 It was in Tanxi Town... 586 00:39:02,110 --> 00:39:04,067 that she caught the plague and died. 587 00:39:04,067 --> 00:39:05,269 Your auntie? 588 00:39:05,269 --> 00:39:07,309 I was too young at the time. 589 00:39:07,309 --> 00:39:10,030 I didn't understand what death meant. 590 00:39:11,030 --> 00:39:12,310 I thought... 591 00:39:12,310 --> 00:39:14,814 that if I prayed every day, 592 00:39:14,814 --> 00:39:17,092 she would come back. 593 00:39:20,309 --> 00:39:21,867 It's nothing. 594 00:39:21,867 --> 00:39:23,229 I just... 595 00:39:23,229 --> 00:39:25,990 hearing Bai mention the plague, 596 00:39:25,990 --> 00:39:28,255 it reminded me of it. 597 00:39:30,905 --> 00:39:33,670 If the plague was so devastating, 598 00:39:33,670 --> 00:39:35,470 why have I never heard of it? 599 00:39:35,470 --> 00:39:38,380 The plague back then was enough to make anyone tremble. 600 00:39:38,380 --> 00:39:41,669 But Jin Zhen Ping quickly developed a prescription for the cure. 601 00:39:41,669 --> 00:39:45,870 He won the Suwen Assembly and made a name in Tanxi because of that. 602 00:39:45,870 --> 00:39:47,542 The plague didn't spread beyond Tanxi, 603 00:39:47,542 --> 00:39:50,577 so not many people know about it. 604 00:39:53,092 --> 00:39:55,092 Come back! 605 00:39:59,205 --> 00:40:00,942 You were fast. 606 00:40:01,855 --> 00:40:03,375 It's you again. 607 00:40:03,375 --> 00:40:04,654 Why running? 608 00:40:04,654 --> 00:40:06,214 Still remember me? 609 00:40:06,214 --> 00:40:08,242 I do, I do. 610 00:40:09,242 --> 00:40:10,722 Except for what you said, 611 00:40:10,722 --> 00:40:12,803 I don't remember anything else. 612 00:40:12,803 --> 00:40:14,963 We are truly destined to meet. 613 00:40:14,963 --> 00:40:17,843 How about this? Pass another message to Jin Zhen Ping. 614 00:40:17,843 --> 00:40:20,567 Tell him I'm waiting for him in Cuixi Forest on the back mountain. 615 00:40:21,342 --> 00:40:22,741 Go on. 616 00:40:22,741 --> 00:40:24,630 Wait! 617 00:40:25,910 --> 00:40:27,390 One more thing. 618 00:40:27,390 --> 00:40:29,070 If he doesn't come, 619 00:40:29,070 --> 00:40:32,802 I'll take his sons again to play Herb Duel. 620 00:40:34,030 --> 00:40:39,417 Cuixi Forest on the back mountain... 621 00:40:53,510 --> 00:40:55,805 Is that Ling Long? 622 00:41:02,417 --> 00:41:04,230 Master! Master! 623 00:41:04,230 --> 00:41:06,230 He's back! He's back! 624 00:41:06,230 --> 00:41:08,030 He's back now! 625 00:41:08,030 --> 00:41:10,149 Speak clearly. 626 00:41:10,149 --> 00:41:13,149 The young man in white who kidnapped the two kids... 627 00:41:13,149 --> 00:41:16,017 He went to the old house in Pagoda Lane. 628 00:41:17,950 --> 00:41:19,963 If he insists on visiting, 629 00:41:19,963 --> 00:41:21,796 just tell him... 630 00:41:21,796 --> 00:41:23,030 that I'm out on a house call. 631 00:41:23,030 --> 00:41:24,870 Fourth Lady went to her mother's house. 632 00:41:24,870 --> 00:41:26,629 No one is here. 633 00:41:26,629 --> 00:41:27,950 Tell him to leave. 634 00:41:27,950 --> 00:41:28,990 He said... 635 00:41:28,990 --> 00:41:30,910 he's waiting for you at Cuixi Forest. 636 00:41:30,910 --> 00:41:32,105 He wants you there immediately. 637 00:41:32,105 --> 00:41:33,545 Otherwise, he'll... 638 00:41:33,545 --> 00:41:37,592 take the kids to play Herb Duel again. 639 00:41:48,980 --> 00:41:52,219 When I saw you just now, I felt a special sense of kinship. 640 00:41:52,219 --> 00:41:53,780 Yes. 641 00:41:53,780 --> 00:41:55,020 When you were little, 642 00:41:55,020 --> 00:41:57,655 I often visited Linglong Manor. 643 00:41:57,655 --> 00:41:59,255 I still remember back then, 644 00:41:59,255 --> 00:42:01,054 you were always clinging to your auntie. 645 00:42:01,054 --> 00:42:04,017 She had to bring you along everywhere. 646 00:42:05,017 --> 00:42:06,967 After I moved away, 647 00:42:06,967 --> 00:42:09,892 I lost touch with your family. 648 00:42:11,617 --> 00:42:13,192 Ling Long, 649 00:42:13,192 --> 00:42:15,717 I'm two years older than your auntie. 650 00:42:15,717 --> 00:42:17,590 If you're willing, 651 00:42:17,590 --> 00:42:20,605 you can call me Aunt. 652 00:42:21,605 --> 00:42:23,930 Aunt. 653 00:42:23,930 --> 00:42:26,030 Let's come inside. 654 00:42:34,217 --> 00:42:35,824 [The Spirit Tablet of Jiao Chao Gui] Your uncle... 655 00:42:35,824 --> 00:42:37,669 passed away last month. 656 00:42:37,669 --> 00:42:40,309 This is just a private mansion that he purchased. 657 00:42:40,309 --> 00:42:42,269 [Mrs. Jiao, Shengyun Stronghold] So we didn't hold a public funeral, 658 00:42:42,269 --> 00:42:43,990 only a private mourning hall. 659 00:42:43,990 --> 00:42:45,629 Did Uncle die of an illness? 660 00:42:45,629 --> 00:42:48,550 Why haven't I heard anyone mention it out there? 661 00:42:48,550 --> 00:42:50,591 An illness... 662 00:42:51,355 --> 00:42:54,130 He sure doesn't have that fortune. 663 00:42:54,130 --> 00:42:56,269 This world is full of killing, 664 00:42:56,269 --> 00:42:58,309 living on the edge of a blade. 665 00:42:58,309 --> 00:43:00,189 He killed others today, 666 00:43:00,189 --> 00:43:01,629 so tomorrow, others... 667 00:43:01,629 --> 00:43:03,430 would naturally kill him. 668 00:43:03,430 --> 00:43:06,069 Uncle was murdered?