1 00:01:35,250 --> 00:01:39,970 [Mysterious Lotus Casebook] 2 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:47,870 [Episode 15] 3 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:48,870 Physician Li, 4 00:01:49,140 --> 00:01:50,090 may I have a word with you? 5 00:01:52,110 --> 00:01:53,350 Li Lianhua, come here. 6 00:01:58,150 --> 00:01:59,100 I got something for you. 7 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:01,120 This is Wuxiang Golden Needles. 8 00:02:01,540 --> 00:02:03,700 They were used by the Immortal Healer in Dazhou a hundred years ago. 9 00:02:04,370 --> 00:02:06,820 They can cure every disease 10 00:02:07,350 --> 00:02:08,180 and be used for acupuncture. 11 00:02:08,580 --> 00:02:10,540 It took my grandpa a long time 12 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:11,680 to find this set of needles. 13 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:12,860 You helped me just now. 14 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:14,030 Take it as a thank-you gift. 15 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:15,230 Guan, 16 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:16,680 I don't think it's proper. 17 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:18,200 I insist. 18 00:02:20,900 --> 00:02:21,830 Then thank you, Guan. 19 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:23,600 You flatterer. 20 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:25,030 After I go back home, 21 00:02:25,050 --> 00:02:26,880 I can give you a dozen better needles. 22 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:28,600 That'll be too late. 23 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:30,470 He's childish. 24 00:02:32,100 --> 00:02:32,970 You're much better than him. 25 00:02:37,900 --> 00:02:38,940 We're here to investigate the case. 26 00:02:39,150 --> 00:02:40,190 Why are you following us? 27 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:41,760 I'm not following you. 28 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:44,000 I'm following Li Lianhua. 29 00:02:44,370 --> 00:02:45,210 Besides, 30 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:46,600 I'm here to investigate the case too. 31 00:02:47,940 --> 00:02:48,820 Childish. 32 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:54,950 [Good virtue carries good fortune] 33 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:07,490 Butler Jin. 34 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:09,160 What's that? 35 00:03:10,670 --> 00:03:11,910 I prepared clean clothes 36 00:03:12,750 --> 00:03:14,110 for Master Jin. 37 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:15,880 I'll put them on for him. 38 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:31,760 How did Dong Ling come in 39 00:03:32,030 --> 00:03:33,250 without triggering the Thousand Bell Formation? 40 00:03:34,350 --> 00:03:36,600 Had he been hiding in this secret room? 41 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:39,040 The last time we came here, 42 00:03:39,270 --> 00:03:40,770 the comb was right up there. 43 00:03:41,830 --> 00:03:43,850 He had checked all the treasures. 44 00:03:44,110 --> 00:03:45,520 Why didn't he notice it? 45 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:55,640 Look. 46 00:03:55,660 --> 00:03:59,080 [Long-lasting Fortune] 47 00:04:10,430 --> 00:04:11,270 Did you find anything? 48 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:20,280 Date of pawning. 49 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:21,990 This is a pawn ticket. 50 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:23,950 It's all black. How could you tell? 51 00:04:24,210 --> 00:04:24,770 Let me have a look at it. 52 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:26,130 Guan. 53 00:04:27,340 --> 00:04:28,220 There were lots of people here 54 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:30,040 so I didn't notice this incense burner. 55 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:30,970 Take a look. 56 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:35,360 Jin Mantang owned a pawn shop 57 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:36,970 so it's not surprising that he had pawn tickets. 58 00:04:44,580 --> 00:04:45,740 There's more than one kind of incense in it. 59 00:04:53,250 --> 00:04:54,370 Inhaling it for a long time causes dizziness. 60 00:04:55,300 --> 00:04:56,260 This is a kind of knockout incense 61 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:57,320 with a woody scent. 62 00:04:58,050 --> 00:04:58,550 Careful. 63 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:01,920 Was this incense 64 00:05:02,190 --> 00:05:03,960 used to knock out Jin Mantang 65 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:05,490 before he got strangled to death? 66 00:05:06,110 --> 00:05:07,190 Or did Jin Mantang 67 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:08,480 plan to use this incense 68 00:05:08,740 --> 00:05:09,730 to deal with Dong Ling? 69 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:12,800 Unfortunately, I don't know the name of this incense. 70 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:14,510 Otherwise, we can get more clues. 71 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:17,360 If only 72 00:05:17,390 --> 00:05:18,980 Su Wencai, the All-Knowing, were here. 73 00:05:19,310 --> 00:05:20,380 He knows everything. 74 00:05:20,660 --> 00:05:21,650 He definitely knows what this is. 75 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:23,920 That old man is a grumpy wanderer. 76 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:26,480 It's almost impossible to ask him questions. 77 00:05:26,730 --> 00:05:27,540 So forget about him. 78 00:05:28,850 --> 00:05:29,830 There's something you don't know. 79 00:05:30,510 --> 00:05:33,230 Su Wencai's granddaughter is my sworn sister. 80 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:35,880 He won't refuse to help me. 81 00:05:39,370 --> 00:05:40,940 You've been quiet. What are you thinking? 82 00:05:43,280 --> 00:05:44,280 I think I've smelled 83 00:05:44,300 --> 00:05:45,550 this scent before. 84 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:50,110 Woody scent. 85 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:51,650 Yes. 86 00:05:52,610 --> 00:05:54,090 The woody scent you mentioned, 87 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:56,720 Miss Zhiyu smelled like it. 88 00:05:58,030 --> 00:06:00,050 It can't be a coincidence. 89 00:06:03,840 --> 00:06:04,380 Bracelets. 90 00:06:05,280 --> 00:06:06,050 What bracelets? 91 00:06:06,630 --> 00:06:07,740 Something is wrong with her bracelets. 92 00:06:08,290 --> 00:06:08,680 Let's go. 93 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:28,900 She's gone. 94 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:31,710 Let's split up to find her. 95 00:06:32,410 --> 00:06:32,770 Okay. 96 00:06:41,570 --> 00:06:42,010 Wait. 97 00:06:46,270 --> 00:06:46,920 Miss Zhiyu. 98 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:49,350 Where are you going in that outfit? 99 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:51,680 You went to Jin Mantang's room last night. 100 00:06:55,030 --> 00:06:56,240 Was the knockout incense your doing? 101 00:06:56,840 --> 00:06:58,520 N-No. 102 00:06:58,540 --> 00:07:00,290 You smelled like the knockout incense. 103 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:01,350 Your foster father just died. 104 00:07:01,350 --> 00:07:02,240 As his daughter, 105 00:07:02,300 --> 00:07:03,550 instead of waiting to attend his funeral, 106 00:07:03,700 --> 00:07:04,870 you tried to escape in disguise. 107 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:06,680 What happened between you and Jin Mantang? 108 00:07:09,230 --> 00:07:09,990 You won't talk? 109 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:17,160 You wore so many bracelets 110 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:18,600 to cover 111 00:07:19,070 --> 00:07:20,800 the scratches left by Jin Mantang, right? 112 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:33,560 She thinks she can get away with it. 113 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:34,440 What are you doing? 114 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:35,920 The murderer has been found. 115 00:07:36,150 --> 00:07:37,600 She shall be locked in the woodshed 116 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:38,560 and interrogated. 117 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:39,010 Take her away. 118 00:07:39,290 --> 00:07:39,670 Yes. 119 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:58,480 I really hate to hurt 120 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:00,480 a beautiful girl like you. 121 00:08:01,620 --> 00:08:02,110 Tell me. 122 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:05,050 Where is the opal skull? 123 00:08:05,390 --> 00:08:06,190 I don't know. 124 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:07,720 I didn't kill anyone. 125 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:09,480 I didn't take the opal skull. 126 00:08:09,990 --> 00:08:10,890 Guess we have to do this the hard way. 127 00:08:14,980 --> 00:08:16,220 You can't punish her without trial. 128 00:08:16,830 --> 00:08:18,970 If someone files a complaint about it in the court, 129 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:21,080 do you think His Majesty will be infuriated? 130 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:25,850 Keep an eye on her. 131 00:08:26,550 --> 00:08:27,700 No one is allowed to come near her. 132 00:08:28,740 --> 00:08:29,900 She can't eat or drink 133 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:32,040 until she confesses. 134 00:08:32,550 --> 00:08:34,080 Let's see how long she can last. 135 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:40,450 Mr. Fang. 136 00:08:42,710 --> 00:08:43,180 Please. 137 00:09:14,460 --> 00:09:15,020 Oh, no. 138 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:27,510 Stop! 139 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:42,600 Guan, are you all right? 140 00:09:43,140 --> 00:09:43,750 I'm fine. 141 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:44,840 Miss Zhiyu, come out. 142 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:47,830 You… 143 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:50,880 What's going on? 144 00:09:53,260 --> 00:09:54,380 We thought 145 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:56,480 Miss Zhiyu wore those bracelets 146 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:59,200 to cover the scratches Jin Mantang left when he struggled. 147 00:10:00,010 --> 00:10:00,900 But it turned out that we were wrong. 148 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:13,110 Those are knife wounds. 149 00:10:13,790 --> 00:10:15,910 So you made a wrong judgment? 150 00:10:17,300 --> 00:10:18,670 Sorry that we misunderstood you. 151 00:10:20,060 --> 00:10:21,540 Then how did Miss Zhiyu get those wounds 152 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:23,280 and why did she have the woody scent? 153 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:29,710 Miss, 154 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:31,070 say something. 155 00:10:31,310 --> 00:10:32,590 How can we help you if you don't tell us anything? 156 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:34,520 At this point, 157 00:10:34,970 --> 00:10:36,210 I can tell you the truth. 158 00:10:37,300 --> 00:10:39,740 Everyone thinks I'm Jin Mantang's adopted daughter 159 00:10:40,580 --> 00:10:41,850 and lives a carefree 160 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:42,880 and luxurious life. 161 00:10:43,750 --> 00:10:44,910 But in fact, 162 00:10:45,830 --> 00:10:47,730 he just wanted my blood to make medicine. 163 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:50,240 What? Your blood? 164 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:52,960 After I was sold to the Yuanbao Villa when I was six, 165 00:10:54,150 --> 00:10:56,750 I had to take dozens of herbs every day. 166 00:10:57,680 --> 00:11:00,690 After a decade, my blood became his nostrum. 167 00:11:03,050 --> 00:11:05,080 He used incense 168 00:11:05,110 --> 00:11:06,120 to knock me out every few days 169 00:11:06,510 --> 00:11:07,550 so I wouldn't feel the pain 170 00:11:08,450 --> 00:11:10,240 when he took my blood. 171 00:11:12,560 --> 00:11:14,350 He soaked herbs in my blood 172 00:11:14,390 --> 00:11:16,140 and drank them from the opal skull. 173 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:19,880 He believed that could cure his disease. 174 00:11:38,690 --> 00:11:41,020 Is that true? 175 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:42,880 Can't believe 176 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:44,600 there's such a cruel treatment in the world. 177 00:11:45,390 --> 00:11:47,490 Jin Mantang was heartless! 178 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:49,140 Someone like him 179 00:11:49,390 --> 00:11:50,360 deserved a tragic death. 180 00:11:50,970 --> 00:11:53,260 What was his disease? 181 00:11:54,940 --> 00:11:56,420 He never talked about it 182 00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:57,980 and never trusted anyone. 183 00:11:58,430 --> 00:12:00,310 Neither did he ever use the opal skull 184 00:12:00,340 --> 00:12:01,580 in front of me. 185 00:12:01,780 --> 00:12:02,630 Since that's the case, 186 00:12:02,950 --> 00:12:04,140 why didn't you tell us the truth? 187 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:05,880 Why did you disguise yourself and run away? 188 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:08,080 I was worried that what he did to me 189 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:09,320 would be revealed sooner or later 190 00:12:09,870 --> 00:12:10,940 and I'd be suspected of killing him. 191 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:12,880 On the night Jin Mantang died, 192 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:15,010 you went to his room to give him your blood. 193 00:12:15,750 --> 00:12:17,650 That's why you and his room 194 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:19,400 had that woody scent. 195 00:12:20,940 --> 00:12:22,070 After you left, 196 00:12:22,150 --> 00:12:24,510 he deactivated the Thousand Bell Formation and led me in. 197 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:26,360 I left after he took my blood. 198 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:27,600 I really didn't do anything. 199 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:29,000 Try to recall that night. 200 00:12:29,740 --> 00:12:31,140 Before Jin Mantang died, 201 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:32,520 was there something off with him? 202 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:37,360 Yes. 203 00:12:37,980 --> 00:12:40,020 He usually took his time when he took my blood, 204 00:12:40,420 --> 00:12:41,870 but he was absent-minded that night 205 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:43,880 as if he was in a hurry to do something else. 206 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:46,610 He even got blood under his nails. 207 00:12:47,140 --> 00:12:48,750 I guess Jin Mantang 208 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:51,870 was in a hurry to go to the secret room 209 00:12:52,660 --> 00:12:53,910 to check on Dong Ling. 210 00:12:56,070 --> 00:12:56,960 So you still think 211 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:58,320 before we set the Thousand Bell Formation, 212 00:12:58,710 --> 00:13:00,090 Dong Ling had already been in the room. 213 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:02,160 Not on the day we arrived. 214 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:04,040 He'd been there 215 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:05,470 since half a month ago. 216 00:13:08,810 --> 00:13:12,670 Was Dong Ling from Zhuzhou? 217 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:14,880 How did you know that? 218 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:16,080 That pawn ticket. 219 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:18,550 I got it. 220 00:13:19,190 --> 00:13:20,740 Dong Ling must have pawned something 221 00:13:21,150 --> 00:13:22,950 in Jin Mantang's shop when he was young. 222 00:13:23,540 --> 00:13:24,640 Now he wanted to redeem it. 223 00:13:25,460 --> 00:13:26,630 Maybe it was the opal skull. 224 00:13:27,650 --> 00:13:30,090 But Jin Mantang refused to return it to him. 225 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:32,150 That's how they became enemies. 226 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:33,410 Here is my guess. 227 00:13:33,680 --> 00:13:35,330 Dong Ling threatened Jin Mantang, 228 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:37,470 but Jin Mantang didn't use the ransom note 229 00:13:38,150 --> 00:13:40,430 as solid evidence to turn him in. 230 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:43,760 It means that Dong Ling had long been under his control. 231 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:47,770 It's not that Dong Ling hid in the secret room to get back at Jin Mantang 232 00:13:48,590 --> 00:13:49,570 but that Jin Mantang 233 00:13:50,380 --> 00:13:52,470 managed to hold Dong Ling captive. 234 00:13:52,790 --> 00:13:54,260 Dong Ling came to see Master Jin. 235 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:57,590 Luckily, Master Jin took him down using the arrow hidden in his sleeve. 236 00:13:57,880 --> 00:13:59,390 He reacted swiftly 237 00:13:59,410 --> 00:14:00,530 or he'd have been hurt by Dong Ling. 238 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:01,740 No one saw it coming 239 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:03,080 so we didn't arrive in time 240 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:04,000 and let Dong Ling run away. 241 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:05,840 After that, we guards got flogged by the butler 242 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:07,000 for our negligence. 243 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:07,840 Yes. 244 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:10,120 Everyone in the Yuanbao Villa 245 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:11,820 said Dong Ling was chased away by Jin Mantang. 246 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:13,480 But no one saw it with their own eyes. 247 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:15,180 So, 248 00:14:16,140 --> 00:14:17,770 Jin Mantang was lying. 249 00:14:19,190 --> 00:14:19,870 It doesn't make sense. 250 00:14:20,270 --> 00:14:21,550 Dong Ling was good at martial arts. 251 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:23,360 Jin Mantang was no match for him. 252 00:14:23,650 --> 00:14:24,780 How could he take him captive? 253 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:26,720 Don't you remember this? 254 00:14:29,590 --> 00:14:32,350 This empty box was on the floor. 255 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:35,030 Why is it up there now? 256 00:14:36,230 --> 00:14:37,320 I thought 257 00:14:37,450 --> 00:14:39,210 a third person entered the secret room 258 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:40,790 and took away the thing in the box. 259 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:43,220 But if someone tried to come in, 260 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:44,960 the Thousand Bell Formation at the door 261 00:14:45,450 --> 00:14:46,930 would definitely be triggered. 262 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:49,040 The empty box? 263 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:52,300 It was a bait Jin Mantang used to distract Dong Ling. 264 00:14:56,870 --> 00:14:57,320 Hurry! 265 00:14:59,330 --> 00:15:00,190 Don't get clever with me. 266 00:15:00,840 --> 00:15:01,170 I… 267 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:03,810 I've promised to give it to you. 268 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:05,600 There's nothing you need to worry about. 269 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:06,600 Where is the opal skull? 270 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:09,830 Over there. 271 00:15:10,350 --> 00:15:11,480 In that box. 272 00:15:16,830 --> 00:15:17,390 You played me! 273 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:21,880 Jin Mantang! 274 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:22,960 Let me out! 275 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:23,840 Jin Mantang! 276 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:26,320 Half a month later, 277 00:15:27,500 --> 00:15:30,220 Jin Mantang thought Dong Ling was dead, 278 00:15:30,590 --> 00:15:32,170 so he was in a hurry to check it out. 279 00:15:32,630 --> 00:15:34,120 But he didn't expect that 280 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:35,640 Dong Ling was still alive. 281 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:38,600 So Zongzheng Mingzhu was right. 282 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:41,240 They killed each other. 283 00:15:41,900 --> 00:15:42,720 It's not that simple. 284 00:15:43,630 --> 00:15:45,100 Why was Dong Ling still alive 285 00:15:45,300 --> 00:15:46,050 after being trapped here for half a month? 286 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:48,480 He even still had the strength to strangle Jin Mantang. 287 00:15:48,970 --> 00:15:49,970 And why was Jin Mantang 288 00:15:50,150 --> 00:15:51,930 wearing only one shoe? 289 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:53,140 In my opinion, 290 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:54,740 just because there is no trace 291 00:15:55,030 --> 00:15:56,510 of a third person in the secret room 292 00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:59,110 doesn't mean there wasn't a third person 293 00:15:59,910 --> 00:16:01,290 in this story. 294 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:05,120 Could it be that man in black? 295 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:09,640 Why did he want Miss Zhiyu dead? 296 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:11,000 Maybe 297 00:16:11,590 --> 00:16:13,040 he wanted a scapegoat. 298 00:16:13,540 --> 00:16:14,350 It's also possible 299 00:16:14,620 --> 00:16:16,020 that he didn't get what he wanted. 300 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:19,000 It seems that only by catching that man in black 301 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:20,430 can we find out the truth. 302 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:24,240 So that was a trap you set. 303 00:16:27,550 --> 00:16:28,310 It's my fault 304 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:29,790 that he escaped. 305 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:32,200 I can't help but wonder 306 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:33,130 if you two are on his side. 307 00:16:33,630 --> 00:16:34,280 Fang Duobing. 308 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:36,060 Don't let him escape next time. 309 00:16:39,050 --> 00:16:40,720 There's no next time. 310 00:16:44,910 --> 00:16:46,080 You again. 311 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:47,720 You beat my subordinates 312 00:16:47,750 --> 00:16:48,750 and took away the suspect. 313 00:16:48,990 --> 00:16:50,310 What do you want? 314 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:52,240 Miss Zhiyu isn't the murderer. 315 00:16:52,580 --> 00:16:53,180 We're here 316 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:54,470 to find out the truth. 317 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:55,850 Find out the truth? 318 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:58,210 I've sent someone to check 319 00:16:58,230 --> 00:16:59,930 the payroll of the Baichuan Court. 320 00:17:00,450 --> 00:17:01,000 Fang Duobing, 321 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:03,080 you're a downright impostor! 322 00:17:03,510 --> 00:17:05,010 You don't have the right to conduct an investigation here. 323 00:17:09,740 --> 00:17:10,890 [Yuanbao Villa] 324 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:14,910 Get lost! 325 00:17:17,450 --> 00:17:18,210 Zongzheng Mingzhu! 326 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:19,750 Open the door! 327 00:17:19,780 --> 00:17:21,210 I was sent here by the Baichuan Court! 328 00:17:21,300 --> 00:17:23,100 I'm an authorized detective! 329 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:24,450 How dare you call me an impostor? 330 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:26,210 That's a wild accusation! 331 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:26,940 Fang Duobing. 332 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:28,840 Calm down. 333 00:17:28,870 --> 00:17:29,790 I'm not done yet. 334 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:31,680 Zongzheng Mingzhu, listen carefully! 335 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:32,960 You violated the laws 336 00:17:33,120 --> 00:17:33,960 and got away with it. 337 00:17:34,360 --> 00:17:35,880 I don't care what you want this time. 338 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:37,280 You can't get off the hook! 339 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:39,080 I'll get to the bottom of it 340 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:40,600 and throw you into jail! 341 00:17:40,850 --> 00:17:41,570 Let's wait and see! 342 00:17:45,770 --> 00:17:46,410 I'm so mad. 343 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:48,580 -I'm so mad. -So hot-blooded. 344 00:18:01,360 --> 00:18:01,920 No. 345 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:03,600 In just a few days, 346 00:18:04,010 --> 00:18:05,600 even if the Gang Qi in his body is dispersed, 347 00:18:05,930 --> 00:18:07,330 he won't be able to practice martial arts again. 348 00:18:07,990 --> 00:18:09,530 We must find the opal skull as soon as possible. 349 00:18:21,990 --> 00:18:22,720 Zongzheng Mingzhu! 350 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:28,380 Morning. 351 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:30,070 Does your throat feel better? 352 00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:32,270 I'll write a letter to the Baichuan Court. 353 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:34,040 I've solved three cases. 354 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:35,920 They must keep their promise. 355 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:38,090 I'd rather die than be humiliated like that again! 356 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:46,650 Wait. I… 357 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:47,280 Fox Spirit. 358 00:18:50,630 --> 00:18:51,220 Guan. 359 00:18:57,230 --> 00:18:57,870 Well, 360 00:18:58,040 --> 00:18:59,040 what brought you here? 361 00:18:59,980 --> 00:19:01,050 I'm here to visit you 362 00:19:01,770 --> 00:19:02,610 and the impostor. 363 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:07,760 I know you want to know 364 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:09,430 the situation in the Yuanbao Villa. 365 00:19:10,430 --> 00:19:10,930 You know what? 366 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:12,880 Zongzheng Mingzhu is worried 367 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:14,450 that someone may sneak the opal skull out 368 00:19:14,740 --> 00:19:16,220 and searched me before letting me go. 369 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:19,120 Is he still 370 00:19:19,140 --> 00:19:20,600 grilling Miss Zhiyu? 371 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:21,410 Yes. 372 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:25,100 He said he couldn't risk releasing a murderer. 373 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:27,840 He's still searching for the opal skull 374 00:19:27,860 --> 00:19:29,280 in the Yuanbao Villa. 375 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:31,080 Everyone is cooperative. 376 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:32,560 They all want to find the murderer 377 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:33,700 and seek justice for Jin Mantang. 378 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:36,800 They're all very righteous. 379 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:40,260 But Butler Jin is in a bad mood. 380 00:19:41,460 --> 00:19:43,220 I don't know if it's because 381 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:45,090 he's grieving over Jin Mantang's death. 382 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:47,210 Since last night, 383 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:49,150 he's been devastated. 384 00:19:50,010 --> 00:19:51,300 He wouldn't talk to anyone. 385 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:54,170 Were they so close? 386 00:19:59,060 --> 00:20:00,250 I didn't expect you 387 00:20:00,770 --> 00:20:02,420 to love flowers too. 388 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:05,760 I just like to use flowers as medicine. 389 00:20:05,950 --> 00:20:07,270 You're a physician too. 390 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:08,360 You should know 391 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:10,250 the medical value of these flowers. 392 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:17,520 Li Lianhua. 393 00:20:18,670 --> 00:20:19,620 What are you thinking? 394 00:20:19,940 --> 00:20:21,480 It's the first time you came to my place. 395 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:22,020 Come. 396 00:20:22,500 --> 00:20:23,310 I'll cook for you. 397 00:20:24,750 --> 00:20:25,540 Not for you. 398 00:20:34,360 --> 00:20:35,120 Li Lianhua, 399 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:37,160 you're actually such a great cook. 400 00:20:37,700 --> 00:20:38,060 Eat. 401 00:20:39,040 --> 00:20:39,960 You're not only a great physician 402 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:40,600 but also a well-mannered man 403 00:20:40,890 --> 00:20:41,780 who's good at cooking. 404 00:20:42,490 --> 00:20:43,250 Pork tripe with chicken. 405 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:44,520 Braised fish. 406 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:46,040 What's wrong with you? 407 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:48,320 I asked you to make them so many times but you never did. 408 00:20:48,980 --> 00:20:50,500 Now you made them for her willingly. 409 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:51,840 So delicious. 410 00:20:55,990 --> 00:20:57,200 Don't be rude to the guest. 411 00:20:59,130 --> 00:20:59,610 Slow down. 412 00:21:04,590 --> 00:21:05,140 Guan. 413 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:07,640 To be honest, 414 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:10,320 now that we were kicked out of the Yuanbao Villa, 415 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:11,820 it's hard for us to continue with the investigation. 416 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:13,320 Since you can still go there, 417 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:14,180 why don't you 418 00:21:14,290 --> 00:21:16,330 be our man on the inside? 419 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:17,140 What do you think? 420 00:21:19,570 --> 00:21:20,340 Well… 421 00:21:22,360 --> 00:21:23,030 I need to think about it. 422 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:25,320 After all, I'm a big name 423 00:21:25,630 --> 00:21:26,980 in the martial world. 424 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:30,750 I don't do people favors just because they make lunch for me. 425 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:34,980 Miss Su, 426 00:21:36,790 --> 00:21:37,950 why don't you give it a second thought? 427 00:21:43,210 --> 00:21:43,790 Miss Su? 428 00:21:44,710 --> 00:21:45,150 Who is that? 429 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:47,570 Guan Hemeng, the Miracle Healer with Needles, 430 00:21:47,950 --> 00:21:49,400 is good at acupuncture. 431 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:51,360 When we arrived at the villa, 432 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:53,920 we saw you chasing someone with moxibustion tools. 433 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:55,920 That's not the treatment 434 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:57,490 Guan Hemeng would use. 435 00:21:57,960 --> 00:21:59,360 When you first saw the body, 436 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:01,800 you didn't have any idea about the cause of death. 437 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:03,710 You were even surprised by the Tree Man Syndrome. 438 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:04,730 So I guess 439 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:06,270 you don't know medicine at all. 440 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:08,960 So? 441 00:22:09,590 --> 00:22:11,320 The Yuanbao Villa is worldwide famous. 442 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:12,560 That's why 443 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:14,450 all the great physicians in the martial world are gathered there. 444 00:22:15,210 --> 00:22:16,380 Everyone knows that. 445 00:22:16,970 --> 00:22:18,130 You pretend to be Guan Hemeng 446 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:19,840 and no one came to blow your cover. 447 00:22:19,860 --> 00:22:22,570 It means Guan Hemeng knows about it. 448 00:22:24,230 --> 00:22:24,800 Anything else? 449 00:22:25,050 --> 00:22:26,660 You mentioned Su Wencai before. 450 00:22:26,970 --> 00:22:28,250 So my guess 451 00:22:28,550 --> 00:22:30,820 is that you're Physician Guan's sworn sister, 452 00:22:31,230 --> 00:22:32,920 Su Wencai's granddaughter, 453 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:34,040 Su Xiaoyong. 454 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:37,880 You're so smart. 455 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:38,560 Yes. 456 00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:38,770 [Su Xiaomeng] Yes. 457 00:22:38,770 --> 00:22:39,360 [Su Xiaomeng] 458 00:22:39,360 --> 00:22:40,390 I'm Su Xiaoyong. [Su Xiaomeng] 459 00:22:40,390 --> 00:22:40,460 I'm Su Xiaoyong. 460 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:41,150 What? 461 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:42,830 You're a girl? 462 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:46,520 Yep. 463 00:22:46,930 --> 00:22:48,290 You searched her bag 464 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:49,600 and groped her. 465 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:50,930 If the princess finds out, 466 00:22:51,570 --> 00:22:52,570 how will you explain? 467 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:55,120 I didn't know… 468 00:22:57,400 --> 00:22:57,790 Wait. 469 00:22:58,640 --> 00:22:59,900 Why should I explain to the princess? 470 00:22:59,960 --> 00:23:01,430 I never said I'd marry her. 471 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:02,400 That's nonsense. 472 00:23:04,630 --> 00:23:05,910 That night, Jian Lingxiao 473 00:23:06,780 --> 00:23:08,940 saw you sneaking out. 474 00:23:09,590 --> 00:23:11,150 I guess you were going somewhere out of view 475 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:12,960 to wash up. 476 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:14,640 Yes. 477 00:23:15,110 --> 00:23:16,630 I'm curious about the opal skull 478 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:17,770 so I came to see it. 479 00:23:19,270 --> 00:23:20,470 I didn't expect to be recognized. 480 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:23,680 Li Lianhua. 481 00:23:24,990 --> 00:23:27,040 Are you going to use my real identity to threaten me 482 00:23:27,610 --> 00:23:28,770 into helping you? 483 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:30,360 I'm not that kind of person. 484 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:31,300 I can help you, 485 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:34,980 not because I'm afraid that you'll expose me, 486 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:36,800 but because 487 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:38,690 I like you. 488 00:23:43,950 --> 00:23:44,360 You… 489 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:45,160 I… 490 00:23:45,700 --> 00:23:47,180 There is a rule in the Su family in Jinling. 491 00:23:47,330 --> 00:23:49,130 The Su family's daughters don't give out gifts easily. 492 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:50,400 When we do, 493 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:51,910 the gift is a token of love. 494 00:23:52,210 --> 00:23:53,750 You accepted my golden needles. 495 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:54,900 You're mine now. 496 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:02,200 What's so funny? 497 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:03,060 Stop eating. 498 00:24:03,430 --> 00:24:04,490 It's all because of him. 499 00:24:04,700 --> 00:24:05,880 It's because I need to feed him 500 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:06,800 that I accepted those needles. 501 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:08,110 I'm an honest man. 502 00:24:08,110 --> 00:24:09,190 Why would I do something like that? 503 00:24:09,470 --> 00:24:11,200 So it's all your fault. 504 00:24:12,360 --> 00:24:13,120 Li Lianhua, 505 00:24:13,120 --> 00:24:14,540 how could you talk to her like that? 506 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:16,160 I think Miss Su is nice. 507 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:17,050 You won't lose anything. 508 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:23,320 Miss Su, 509 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:24,760 to be honest, 510 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:26,480 I'm engaged. 511 00:24:27,030 --> 00:24:27,870 Besides, 512 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:29,050 -I… -He's not engaged. 513 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:30,450 He never mentioned it before. 514 00:24:30,550 --> 00:24:32,750 And when he met you for the first time, 515 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:34,000 he said you two hit it off 516 00:24:34,020 --> 00:24:34,860 and he hoped he'd met you earlier. 517 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:36,030 Really? 518 00:24:39,930 --> 00:24:40,740 I'll be honest with you. 519 00:24:41,110 --> 00:24:43,180 There's someone I love dearly. 520 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:44,760 But 521 00:24:45,330 --> 00:24:47,910 she's already spoken for. 522 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:49,560 So I've made up my mind 523 00:24:50,030 --> 00:24:51,130 to stay single all my life. 524 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:54,390 I don't want to waste your time. 525 00:24:56,570 --> 00:24:57,440 I didn't know 526 00:24:57,440 --> 00:24:58,680 that rule of the Su family. 527 00:24:58,730 --> 00:24:59,700 Now that I know it, 528 00:25:00,420 --> 00:25:02,440 I can't keep these golden needles. 529 00:25:03,230 --> 00:25:04,070 Relax. 530 00:25:04,570 --> 00:25:05,430 I didn't ask you to make a commitment. 531 00:25:07,130 --> 00:25:09,600 We don't need to get married immediately. 532 00:25:10,530 --> 00:25:11,250 We can 533 00:25:11,550 --> 00:25:13,680 spend some time getting to know each other first. 534 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:15,800 I'll help you with the investigation 535 00:25:16,120 --> 00:25:17,910 to thank you for saving my life that night. 536 00:25:45,540 --> 00:25:46,500 Physician Guan? 537 00:25:49,390 --> 00:25:50,630 What do you want? 538 00:25:50,810 --> 00:25:51,850 Don't be afraid. 539 00:25:53,140 --> 00:25:55,620 I just want to ask you a few questions. 540 00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:58,640 I've told Li Lianhua everything I know. 541 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:00,480 I really don't have the opal skull. 542 00:26:00,830 --> 00:26:01,780 I know you don't have it. 543 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:03,570 Because 544 00:26:04,510 --> 00:26:05,250 I have it. 545 00:26:05,530 --> 00:26:06,130 What? 546 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:08,360 You killed Jin Mantang? 547 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:10,390 I shouldn't have trusted you guys. 548 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:12,220 Who told you I'm with them? 549 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:15,800 Miss Zhiyu, 550 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:18,080 Jin Mantang cured his strange disease 551 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:19,120 with your blood and the opal skull. 552 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:20,580 So tell me. 553 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:22,310 Will there be any physician 554 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:24,980 who doesn't want such a magical thing? 555 00:26:26,550 --> 00:26:27,540 Since you've gotten what you want, 556 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:29,560 why can't you get off my back? 557 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:30,990 Rest assured. 558 00:26:32,270 --> 00:26:33,510 I'll get you out of here. 559 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:36,560 With you 560 00:26:37,110 --> 00:26:38,160 and the opal skull, 561 00:26:38,850 --> 00:26:40,770 I can take my time to find out 562 00:26:41,610 --> 00:26:43,980 why the opal skull has such wonderful healing power. 563 00:27:05,010 --> 00:27:08,200 [Yuanbao Villa] 564 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:13,270 [Mysterious Lotus Casebook] 565 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:32,640 It would be humiliating 566 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:34,550 if I let you escape again. 567 00:27:36,210 --> 00:27:37,030 Jian Lingxiao. 568 00:27:39,060 --> 00:27:40,270 Li Lianhua is right. 569 00:27:40,530 --> 00:27:41,520 You didn't make it the other night 570 00:27:41,740 --> 00:27:42,720 and wouldn't give up so easily. 571 00:27:42,990 --> 00:27:44,380 You've been biding your time outside the woodshed. 572 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:45,260 Jian. 573 00:27:45,610 --> 00:27:46,260 My apologies. 574 00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:48,460 We didn't mean to set you up. 575 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:50,480 So, 576 00:27:51,130 --> 00:27:52,640 you've long found out that it's me. 577 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:54,320 How should I put it? 578 00:27:54,700 --> 00:27:56,450 We didn't know it was you at first. 579 00:27:56,810 --> 00:27:58,200 But I suddenly remembered 580 00:27:58,810 --> 00:28:00,140 those pedals you stepped 581 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:02,990 under your feet outside your room. 582 00:28:03,580 --> 00:28:05,100 Those fresh pedals 583 00:28:05,300 --> 00:28:06,910 could be used as medicine 584 00:28:06,980 --> 00:28:08,700 but you didn't care about them at all. 585 00:28:09,820 --> 00:28:11,000 So you came to the Yuanbao Villa 586 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:12,640 with all those flowers 587 00:28:12,780 --> 00:28:14,220 not because they could be used 588 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:15,050 as medicine. 589 00:28:15,630 --> 00:28:16,190 You're right. 590 00:28:17,950 --> 00:28:19,230 I noticed 591 00:28:19,520 --> 00:28:20,950 a sting 592 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:23,440 on Jin Mantang's hand 593 00:28:23,550 --> 00:28:25,740 but got distracted 594 00:28:25,770 --> 00:28:26,750 by the blood under his nails. 595 00:28:27,540 --> 00:28:29,100 So I didn't pay much attention to it. 596 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:30,790 Now I think about it, 597 00:28:31,150 --> 00:28:32,860 those bees outside your room 598 00:28:33,350 --> 00:28:34,390 were not there by accident. 599 00:28:34,710 --> 00:28:35,750 You planted those flowers 600 00:28:36,700 --> 00:28:38,330 to keep bees, right? 601 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:49,480 He does bring bees with him. 602 00:28:50,110 --> 00:28:51,840 You set me up, 603 00:28:52,180 --> 00:28:53,550 so you must know 604 00:28:54,100 --> 00:28:55,620 that I don't have the opal skull. 605 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:59,050 Otherwise, I wouldn't have come after Guan Hemeng. 606 00:29:00,620 --> 00:29:01,160 Yes. 607 00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:02,510 He's right. 608 00:29:04,490 --> 00:29:05,440 To be honest, 609 00:29:05,990 --> 00:29:06,900 that night, 610 00:29:07,260 --> 00:29:08,530 when I pretended to be Miss Zhiyu, 611 00:29:08,730 --> 00:29:10,900 I found that you didn't want to kill her, 612 00:29:11,170 --> 00:29:12,800 so it's clear 613 00:29:13,050 --> 00:29:14,440 that you tried to snatch her away 614 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:15,680 because you wanted 615 00:29:15,680 --> 00:29:16,920 to get the opal skull from her. 616 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:19,910 That's why he bought my words so easily. 617 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:22,320 I use flowers to keep bees. 618 00:29:22,790 --> 00:29:25,180 But it was an accident that Jin Mantang got stung. 619 00:29:27,270 --> 00:29:29,070 This kind of bee is called Black Tracker. 620 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:31,370 Sorcerers in Tianzhu keep them 621 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:33,040 to track down those they want to find. 622 00:29:34,830 --> 00:29:37,700 I just want to find the opal skull. 623 00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:38,400 Master Jin. 624 00:29:38,510 --> 00:29:39,260 Open the door! 625 00:29:39,350 --> 00:29:39,860 Master Jin. 626 00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:42,200 I found a dead bee without its sting 627 00:29:42,680 --> 00:29:45,060 outside Jin Mantang's room after he died. 628 00:29:45,340 --> 00:29:47,630 Only then did I know that he got stung. 629 00:29:47,770 --> 00:29:48,650 So, 630 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:51,650 Jin Mantang was killed by your poisonous bee. 631 00:29:52,030 --> 00:29:52,940 However, 632 00:29:53,610 --> 00:29:56,140 you didn't get the opal skull before he died. 633 00:29:56,520 --> 00:29:57,520 This kind of bee 634 00:29:58,110 --> 00:30:00,070 is just slightly poisonous. 635 00:30:00,470 --> 00:30:02,940 Their venom doesn't work on humans. 636 00:30:04,230 --> 00:30:05,840 We'll know whether the bee killed him 637 00:30:06,360 --> 00:30:07,620 after examining the bee venom. 638 00:30:08,070 --> 00:30:09,540 I'm curious about something. 639 00:30:10,420 --> 00:30:11,730 Jian, why do you 640 00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:12,970 want the opal skull? 641 00:30:13,510 --> 00:30:15,830 That's none of your business. 642 00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:17,320 Don't you guys 643 00:30:17,830 --> 00:30:19,480 want it too? 644 00:30:23,580 --> 00:30:26,040 [Ci'an Hospital] 645 00:30:29,210 --> 00:30:30,850 This bee is just slightly poisonous. 646 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:32,670 It can't kill anyone. 647 00:30:35,430 --> 00:30:36,640 You didn't lie. 648 00:30:38,590 --> 00:30:40,790 Now, can you tell me 649 00:30:40,980 --> 00:30:43,640 why you want the opal skull? 650 00:30:44,210 --> 00:30:45,370 I need it 651 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:47,640 to cure my son. 652 00:30:50,240 --> 00:30:51,320 What's your son's illness? 653 00:30:51,980 --> 00:30:53,960 You're the Ghost-feared Physician. Can't you cure him? 654 00:30:56,270 --> 00:30:57,200 He has the Tree Man Syndrome. 655 00:30:58,460 --> 00:30:59,620 So when I saw that Dong Ling 656 00:30:59,650 --> 00:31:01,050 had the same nasty disease, 657 00:31:01,650 --> 00:31:02,650 I was very surprised. 658 00:31:03,420 --> 00:31:04,180 To be honest, 659 00:31:04,540 --> 00:31:07,820 this disease is very rare. 660 00:31:08,340 --> 00:31:10,030 It's a genetic condition 661 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:11,910 that passes from generation to generation. 662 00:31:12,850 --> 00:31:13,820 A genetic condition? 663 00:31:14,660 --> 00:31:15,520 My wife 664 00:31:15,950 --> 00:31:17,790 died of this strange disease. 665 00:31:18,400 --> 00:31:21,390 Now my son is suffering from it. 666 00:31:21,970 --> 00:31:22,980 I don't want him 667 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:24,940 to die in pain like my wife. 668 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:28,490 I have to get the opal skull at all costs. 669 00:31:29,020 --> 00:31:29,730 Jian, 670 00:31:30,300 --> 00:31:32,690 how did you know the opal skull 671 00:31:32,850 --> 00:31:34,300 can cure the Tree Man Syndrome? 672 00:31:34,790 --> 00:31:35,710 I learned 673 00:31:36,010 --> 00:31:38,680 that Jin Mantang used it 674 00:31:38,900 --> 00:31:40,210 to get his condition under control. 675 00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:42,890 You mean Jin Mantang also had this disease? 676 00:31:47,520 --> 00:31:48,880 It's a rare disease. 677 00:31:49,650 --> 00:31:50,990 Why did they all have it? 678 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:52,760 Could it be… 679 00:31:53,060 --> 00:31:53,770 Yes. 680 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:55,330 My dead wife, Jin Yuzhu, 681 00:31:55,710 --> 00:31:58,050 was Jin Mantang's half-sister. 682 00:32:00,700 --> 00:32:03,140 Their father was a dissolute man 683 00:32:03,850 --> 00:32:05,330 and had many love affairs. 684 00:32:05,620 --> 00:32:06,930 My wife was an illegitimate daughter 685 00:32:07,910 --> 00:32:09,740 and was never taken back to the Yuanbao Villa. 686 00:32:10,690 --> 00:32:11,710 It seems 687 00:32:12,220 --> 00:32:13,380 that Dong Ling 688 00:32:14,140 --> 00:32:15,930 was related to the Jin family too. 689 00:32:16,690 --> 00:32:17,890 That's also my guess. 690 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:19,540 I didn't expect 691 00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:21,890 Jin Mantang to be so cold-hearted. 692 00:32:22,770 --> 00:32:24,850 He'd rather watch his family die 693 00:32:25,130 --> 00:32:26,720 than take out the opal skull. 694 00:32:27,230 --> 00:32:29,460 I learned from Miss Zhiyu 695 00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:31,670 that every few days, 696 00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:34,040 Jin Mantang drank her blood from the opal skull 697 00:32:34,670 --> 00:32:37,270 to suppress his symptoms. 698 00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:39,650 It's so cruel 699 00:32:40,590 --> 00:32:42,010 to hurt a girl like that. 700 00:32:42,260 --> 00:32:42,870 Jian, 701 00:32:43,110 --> 00:32:44,220 you're a kind physician. 702 00:32:44,790 --> 00:32:46,600 I'm sure you can't bring yourself to do that 703 00:32:47,210 --> 00:32:48,130 if you get the opal skull. 704 00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:56,250 We're not making any progress. 705 00:32:57,500 --> 00:32:58,340 It's not that bad. 706 00:32:59,230 --> 00:33:01,220 At least we're sure 707 00:33:01,250 --> 00:33:02,410 that Dong Ling 708 00:33:02,660 --> 00:33:03,540 had been trapped 709 00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:05,380 in that secret room since half a month ago. 710 00:33:05,630 --> 00:33:07,520 Now we need to figure out 711 00:33:07,810 --> 00:33:09,960 how he survived in the secret room. 712 00:33:13,210 --> 00:33:14,300 Withered agave 713 00:33:14,520 --> 00:33:16,080 can cause nausea 714 00:33:16,290 --> 00:33:17,150 and weakness in legs and hands. 715 00:33:17,600 --> 00:33:19,520 But Dong Ling broke the back of his head 716 00:33:20,070 --> 00:33:21,470 and died from excessive bleeding. 717 00:33:21,530 --> 00:33:22,870 Not on the day we arrived, 718 00:33:23,090 --> 00:33:24,330 but since half a month ago. 719 00:33:25,660 --> 00:33:26,210 Miss Su, 720 00:33:27,550 --> 00:33:28,470 can you 721 00:33:28,700 --> 00:33:29,570 do me another favor? 722 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:37,760 Why did you send Su Xiaoyong 723 00:33:37,800 --> 00:33:38,920 back to the secret room? 724 00:33:39,540 --> 00:33:41,020 We didn't find any clues there. 725 00:33:41,090 --> 00:33:41,970 Do you count on her to find anything? 726 00:33:42,260 --> 00:33:43,630 So I asked her to bring an assistant with her. 727 00:33:44,650 --> 00:33:45,170 Assistant? 728 00:33:47,090 --> 00:33:47,830 Here you are. 729 00:33:48,580 --> 00:33:48,970 Look. 730 00:33:53,470 --> 00:33:54,600 Bun crumbs? 731 00:33:56,010 --> 00:33:57,320 So the assistant you brought with you 732 00:33:58,250 --> 00:33:59,550 helped a lot. 733 00:34:05,720 --> 00:34:06,290 Dude, 734 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:08,640 I'm counting on you. 735 00:34:31,950 --> 00:34:33,010 Li Lianhua is so smart. 736 00:34:33,340 --> 00:34:34,590 He thought of using a rat to find clues. 737 00:34:36,130 --> 00:34:36,760 Fang Xiaobao. 738 00:34:37,160 --> 00:34:39,260 You asked me why Dong Ling didn't starve to death 739 00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:40,970 after being trapped there for so many days. 740 00:34:41,380 --> 00:34:42,380 This is the answer. 741 00:34:44,630 --> 00:34:46,030 Someone sent him food. 742 00:34:46,690 --> 00:34:48,280 But wasn't Jin Mantang the only one 743 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:49,240 who could open the door of the secret room? 744 00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:49,900 Is there… 745 00:34:55,360 --> 00:34:55,900 Su Xiaoyong. 746 00:34:56,820 --> 00:34:58,430 Did you find these crumbs 747 00:34:58,840 --> 00:35:00,590 near the wall facing the courtyard? 748 00:35:01,450 --> 00:35:02,250 How did you know that? 749 00:35:02,630 --> 00:35:03,760 Is there an uneven place 750 00:35:03,920 --> 00:35:05,200 somewhere high on the wall? 751 00:35:15,210 --> 00:35:15,780 Yes! 752 00:35:16,720 --> 00:35:17,430 There must be a vent 753 00:35:17,430 --> 00:35:18,600 up there. 754 00:35:19,380 --> 00:35:19,930 It's simple. 755 00:35:19,970 --> 00:35:21,200 Someone sent food to Dong Ling 756 00:35:21,230 --> 00:35:22,220 from that vent. 757 00:35:22,250 --> 00:35:24,250 That's how he survived. 758 00:35:36,740 --> 00:35:38,380 Later, to cover his tracks, 759 00:35:39,010 --> 00:35:40,330 that guy blocked the vent again. 760 00:35:40,900 --> 00:35:41,740 In that case, 761 00:35:42,140 --> 00:35:43,790 the guy who helped Dong Ling is the most suspicious. 762 00:35:44,270 --> 00:35:45,680 He helped Dong Ling stay alive 763 00:35:45,980 --> 00:35:47,900 so that he and Jin Mantang could kill each other. 764 00:35:48,770 --> 00:35:49,650 It's not that simple. 765 00:35:50,390 --> 00:35:51,100 There are also cinders. 766 00:35:53,210 --> 00:35:54,120 Cinders. 767 00:35:54,370 --> 00:35:55,030 Food. 768 00:35:55,390 --> 00:35:56,660 The blocked vent. 769 00:35:58,170 --> 00:35:59,520 Did Dong Ling die of smoke inhalation 770 00:35:59,920 --> 00:36:01,220 instead of poison? 771 00:36:01,530 --> 00:36:02,220 Smoke? 772 00:36:02,640 --> 00:36:05,000 The guy who sent him food 773 00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:07,630 burned charcoal near the vent after his goal was achieved. 774 00:36:08,620 --> 00:36:10,690 Dong Ling inhaled a lot of smoke. 775 00:36:11,100 --> 00:36:12,210 After he fainted, 776 00:36:12,630 --> 00:36:13,830 he hit his head 777 00:36:14,180 --> 00:36:15,380 and died from excessive bleeding. 778 00:36:33,110 --> 00:36:34,790 I've been confused about it. 779 00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:36,510 Dong Ling was indeed wounded 780 00:36:36,530 --> 00:36:38,410 by a poisonous arrow 781 00:36:38,590 --> 00:36:39,790 but the wound was shallow 782 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:41,290 and Dong Ling had strong internal force. 783 00:36:41,690 --> 00:36:44,520 How could a little bit of poison knock him out? 784 00:36:45,090 --> 00:36:47,250 I didn't find traces of any other poisons, 785 00:36:47,550 --> 00:36:48,280 so 786 00:36:48,910 --> 00:36:49,560 I ignored it. 787 00:36:49,960 --> 00:36:50,760 That's it. 788 00:36:51,460 --> 00:36:52,180 Now we can explain 789 00:36:52,570 --> 00:36:54,230 why Jin Mantang was wearing only one shoe. 790 00:36:54,620 --> 00:36:55,690 The door of the secret room opens from the inside 791 00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:57,350 with a formation instead of a key. 792 00:36:57,960 --> 00:36:58,960 So Dong Ling 793 00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:00,230 couldn't find a key 794 00:37:00,260 --> 00:37:01,260 even if he searched Jin Mantang all over. 795 00:37:01,370 --> 00:37:02,310 Keep your voice down. 796 00:37:04,530 --> 00:37:06,670 That guy knew that he could send Dong Ling food 797 00:37:07,880 --> 00:37:09,280 through the vent. 798 00:37:09,640 --> 00:37:10,740 So he must be someone 799 00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:13,920 living in the Yuanbao Villa. 800 00:37:14,860 --> 00:37:15,320 You're right. 801 00:37:16,360 --> 00:37:19,370 But there are so many servants 802 00:37:19,570 --> 00:37:20,480 in the Yuanbao Villa. 803 00:37:22,290 --> 00:37:23,350 Who could it be? 804 00:37:31,330 --> 00:37:31,880 Li Lianhua. 805 00:37:32,120 --> 00:37:32,880 Where are we going now? 806 00:37:34,050 --> 00:37:34,690 Fang Xiaobao. 807 00:37:34,760 --> 00:37:35,840 Have you forgotten 808 00:37:35,870 --> 00:37:36,870 the cinders just now? 809 00:37:37,420 --> 00:37:38,170 What's wrong with the cinders? 810 00:37:38,920 --> 00:37:39,920 Take a closer look at them. 811 00:37:44,070 --> 00:37:45,270 They're soft and gray. 812 00:37:46,120 --> 00:37:47,160 They're the cinders of silver coal. 813 00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:48,200 So what? 814 00:37:48,820 --> 00:37:50,720 It's not winter yet. 815 00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:51,770 Coal 816 00:37:51,790 --> 00:37:53,190 is kept in the warehouse now. 817 00:37:54,380 --> 00:37:56,210 So who was the guy 818 00:37:56,840 --> 00:37:59,190 stealing silver coal in this season? 819 00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:00,640 The butler Jin Changbao. 820 00:38:01,110 --> 00:38:02,510 He's the only one who has the key to the warehouse. 821 00:38:03,720 --> 00:38:04,240 Yes. 822 00:38:04,910 --> 00:38:07,250 Zongzheng Mingzhu searched the entire Yuanbao Villa 823 00:38:07,270 --> 00:38:08,680 but couldn't find the opal skull. 824 00:38:09,240 --> 00:38:11,120 Perhaps the opal skull 825 00:38:11,210 --> 00:38:12,580 has never left 826 00:38:12,610 --> 00:38:13,880 Jin Mantang's room. 827 00:38:15,840 --> 00:38:16,570 I got it. 828 00:38:17,030 --> 00:38:18,150 I'll go to the Yuanbao Villa now. 829 00:38:19,680 --> 00:38:20,570 Wait! 830 00:38:23,960 --> 00:38:26,040 I heard that you're guests of the Yuanbao Villa. 831 00:38:26,410 --> 00:38:27,890 Here are the medicines 832 00:38:28,090 --> 00:38:29,620 that Master Jin used to take. 833 00:38:30,240 --> 00:38:31,520 For some reason, 834 00:38:31,670 --> 00:38:34,050 Butler Jin hasn't come to take them. 835 00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:36,070 Jin Mantang's medicines? 836 00:38:36,240 --> 00:38:36,960 Yes. 837 00:38:37,340 --> 00:38:39,200 Could you please take them 838 00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:41,320 to the Yuanbao Villa for me? 839 00:38:41,610 --> 00:38:43,020 The dose is different every day. 840 00:38:43,110 --> 00:38:44,110 I've marked them. 841 00:38:44,370 --> 00:38:45,380 Give them to me. 842 00:38:45,540 --> 00:38:45,950 Okay. 843 00:38:47,770 --> 00:38:49,340 Why are there two bags of every medicine? 844 00:38:50,450 --> 00:38:51,250 At first, 845 00:38:51,550 --> 00:38:52,950 one bag per day was enough. 846 00:38:53,230 --> 00:38:54,270 Later, 847 00:38:54,480 --> 00:38:55,400 Butler Jin said 848 00:38:55,550 --> 00:38:57,600 Master Jin's condition worsened 849 00:38:58,410 --> 00:39:00,690 and the physician they consulted suggested increasing the dosage. 850 00:39:00,890 --> 00:39:02,930 So the dosage was doubled. 851 00:39:03,070 --> 00:39:04,610 I've been keeping an eye on 852 00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:05,390 the medicines Jin Mantang took. 853 00:39:05,410 --> 00:39:06,810 Judging from the prescription, 854 00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:08,530 it indeed helps with the Tree Man Syndrome. 855 00:39:10,220 --> 00:39:11,220 But from what I could tell, 856 00:39:11,520 --> 00:39:13,200 he didn't take two doses of medicine every day. 857 00:39:13,810 --> 00:39:14,850 That's weird. 858 00:39:15,460 --> 00:39:16,770 Butler Jin told me in person 859 00:39:16,870 --> 00:39:19,140 to double the dosage. 860 00:39:20,040 --> 00:39:20,720 Did Jin Changbao 861 00:39:21,130 --> 00:39:23,570 come to take the medicines himself? 862 00:39:23,670 --> 00:39:24,270 Yes. 863 00:39:25,020 --> 00:39:28,020 Butler Jin is loyal to Master Jin. 864 00:39:28,370 --> 00:39:30,580 He did all these small things himself. 865 00:39:31,130 --> 00:39:31,770 Li Lianhua. 866 00:39:32,260 --> 00:39:32,790 Does… 867 00:39:33,290 --> 00:39:35,000 Does Jin Changbao has the Tree Man Syndrome too? 868 00:39:35,190 --> 00:39:37,150 Is he Jin Mantang's half-brother too? 869 00:39:42,130 --> 00:39:43,240 [Yuanbao Villa] 870 00:39:43,240 --> 00:39:44,280 The commander has banned [Yuanbao Villa] 871 00:39:44,280 --> 00:39:44,520 [Yuanbao Villa] 872 00:39:44,520 --> 00:39:45,650 you two from entering. [Yuanbao Villa] 873 00:39:45,650 --> 00:39:46,340 [Yuanbao Villa] 874 00:39:46,340 --> 00:39:47,390 We've found an important clue. [Yuanbao Villa] 875 00:39:47,390 --> 00:39:47,620 We've found an important clue. 876 00:39:47,810 --> 00:39:48,680 If you don't let us in 877 00:39:49,110 --> 00:39:50,320 and cause the suspect to run away, 878 00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:51,930 the Supervision Bureau will be held accountable. 879 00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:52,920 We let you go last time 880 00:39:53,120 --> 00:39:54,850 as a favor to Minister Fang. 881 00:39:55,180 --> 00:39:56,190 Please leave. 882 00:39:56,250 --> 00:39:56,730 You… 883 00:40:02,520 --> 00:40:02,920 Li. 884 00:40:03,040 --> 00:40:03,520 Fang. 885 00:40:03,520 --> 00:40:04,000 Yang. 886 00:40:04,230 --> 00:40:05,230 I heard that Zongzheng Mingzhu 887 00:40:05,250 --> 00:40:06,260 is here with men from the Supervision Bureau. 888 00:40:06,350 --> 00:40:06,850 I'm worried 889 00:40:07,300 --> 00:40:08,140 so I came to check it out. 890 00:40:08,290 --> 00:40:09,840 The Supervision Bureau 891 00:40:09,860 --> 00:40:11,870 is now in the charge of a criminal. 892 00:40:12,240 --> 00:40:13,450 I wonder 893 00:40:13,480 --> 00:40:15,010 whether the founders of the Supervision Bureau 894 00:40:15,200 --> 00:40:16,910 are turning in their graves. 895 00:40:17,750 --> 00:40:18,340 Forget it. 896 00:40:18,650 --> 00:40:20,200 We have other things to do. 897 00:40:20,720 --> 00:40:21,480 But… 898 00:40:21,960 --> 00:40:22,450 Something's wrong. 899 00:40:23,760 --> 00:40:24,210 Something's wrong. 900 00:40:25,180 --> 00:40:26,410 Deputy Commander Yang, something's wrong. 901 00:40:26,830 --> 00:40:27,500 What happened? 902 00:40:27,600 --> 00:40:29,090 The butler of the Yuanbao Villa, Jin Changbao, 903 00:40:29,440 --> 00:40:30,300 hung himself. 904 00:40:39,270 --> 00:40:40,510 How dare you come in? 905 00:40:42,610 --> 00:40:43,450 Yang Yunchun? 906 00:40:44,150 --> 00:40:46,070 Why did you collude with these two impostors 907 00:40:46,420 --> 00:40:48,100 with ulterior motives? 908 00:40:48,320 --> 00:40:50,980 I saw Miss Shi Shui from the Baichuan Court 909 00:40:51,170 --> 00:40:52,320 assigning tasks to Fang Duobing. 910 00:40:52,760 --> 00:40:53,570 He's not an impostor. 911 00:40:53,700 --> 00:40:55,210 These two guys are suspicious 912 00:40:55,270 --> 00:40:56,350 and I kicked them out. 913 00:40:57,460 --> 00:40:58,440 You're just the deputy commander. 914 00:40:58,460 --> 00:40:59,260 I'm your superior. 915 00:40:59,710 --> 00:41:00,980 How dare you disobey my order? 916 00:41:01,470 --> 00:41:02,310 I'm just the deputy commander 917 00:41:02,820 --> 00:41:04,010 but I was granted the title of the Royal Dragon 918 00:41:04,220 --> 00:41:05,010 and have the Royal Dragon Badge. 919 00:41:05,090 --> 00:41:06,040 I can act independently. 920 00:41:06,210 --> 00:41:06,540 You… 921 00:41:06,630 --> 00:41:07,430 I heard 922 00:41:07,680 --> 00:41:08,850 that something happened to Butler Jin. 923 00:41:09,300 --> 00:41:10,510 If there's nothing else, 924 00:41:10,840 --> 00:41:12,630 I need to go in for a check. 925 00:41:17,360 --> 00:41:17,950 Fang Xiaobao. 926 00:41:18,430 --> 00:41:20,450 He's much more powerful than the Baichuan Court. 927 00:41:37,400 --> 00:41:38,280 What happened? 928 00:41:38,690 --> 00:41:40,570 Why did he suddenly commit suicide? 929 00:41:41,170 --> 00:41:43,060 Perhaps Butler Jin went mad 930 00:41:43,300 --> 00:41:45,290 because he was too sad about Master Jin's death. 931 00:41:46,290 --> 00:41:47,060 In the past few days, 932 00:41:47,220 --> 00:41:48,300 he was either absent-minded 933 00:41:48,740 --> 00:41:49,820 or very emotional. 934 00:41:50,250 --> 00:41:51,640 He cried and laughed, 935 00:41:52,230 --> 00:41:54,450 keeping mumbling things like "Why can't I?" 936 00:41:54,950 --> 00:41:57,290 and "Why didn't it work?" 937 00:42:05,470 --> 00:42:06,840 A few days ago, 938 00:42:07,160 --> 00:42:09,650 I started treating Butler Jin's condition. 939 00:42:10,280 --> 00:42:11,440 The needles on his head 940 00:42:11,780 --> 00:42:12,860 were used by me 941 00:42:12,880 --> 00:42:15,430 to alleviate his depression. 942 00:42:16,180 --> 00:42:17,020 Unexpectedly, 943 00:42:17,400 --> 00:42:18,910 after performing acupuncture on him, 944 00:42:19,130 --> 00:42:20,210 I went out to prepare his medicine 945 00:42:20,690 --> 00:42:23,290 and was told that Butler Jin killed himself. 946 00:42:25,130 --> 00:42:26,830 What a pity. 947 00:42:26,860 --> 00:42:27,950 It's indeed a pity. 948 00:42:28,410 --> 00:42:31,450 We planned to ask him some questions. 949 00:42:32,150 --> 00:42:33,110 Mr. Gongyang, 950 00:42:33,410 --> 00:42:34,250 it seems 951 00:42:35,260 --> 00:42:36,460 that I have to find the answers myself. 952 00:43:02,870 --> 00:43:03,360 He… 953 00:43:04,190 --> 00:43:06,260 Sure enough, Jin Changbao had the Tree Man Syndrome.