Original subtitles

Have you heard

the latest rumor in town?

What rumor?

A storyteller has a little ghost.

His words can kill people.

Absorbing corpses and poisons,

the little ghost took human form.

It's really weird.

Who is this storyteller?

Fang Zhiyuan of Inviting Moon House.

[Treasure at Dawn] ♪Reach the highest level♪

♪Reach the state of no desire, illuminate the virtuous light♪

♪Man is upright because he is moral, and he is strong because he is upright♪

♪Upright, strong, and fair♪

♪I am the fire♪

♪Burning out all desires♪

♪River can't put me out♪

♪Yang's beginning leads to development. Wu Chi creates Tai Chi♪

♪People are blinded by body and form, letting delusion rule their hearts♪

♪People make their own enemies♪

♪Books are all about reason. People are full of purpose♪

♪People are overrun by illusions♪

♪They are fascinated by illusions♪

♪With a pure mind, sitting in the clouds♪

♪Watching people creating dreams♪

♪Is it painful to live in the world?♪

♪Learn from nature. Forget all your desires♪

♪How about clearing all my thoughts?♪

♪Moths fly into the fire♪

♪The fire melts old shackles♪

♪Today, I know it's me♪

[Treasure at Dawn]

[Episode 15] [Greed Kills Hua Lei, Night Owl Strikes Again]

Like it?

Why did you come back?

Why can't I come back?

Now, is this a home

for you and my brother?

What are you talking about?

Wasn't it you who got these for us?

You haven't eaten, have you?

I'll see what else

is on the stove to eat.

Jibei Chamber of Commerce's seal.

I underestimated you.

Did you get it by betraying me?

What are you talking about?

These are the dowries given to me by the Chamber of Commerce.

By the way, where's your brother?

Why isn't he back yet?

He won't be back tonight.

I asked someone to take him to a big dinner.

If you like money, tell me.

I can fulfill your wish.

Come on.

Sit down.

It's a long night. We have plenty of time.

Yes. We're tired after all this talk.

Let's sit down and talk.

Siming.

Don't think I'm with Chairman Li

just because I used to be

with the Chamber of Commerce.

I've been in your family

since I married your brother.

In fact,

I always thought

the man I married was you,

but I didn't realize

it was your brother.

It's a cruel fate,

but actually,

the person I love

has always been you, Siming.

Can't you

look at me?

Mr. Sun.

What are you doing?

Entertaining.

Mr. Sun, are you hungry?

Yes. I'm going home for dinner.

Sir, don't go home.

How about we take you

to the best restaurant in town?

Really?

Yes.

OK. That's what you said.

I...

I love you, too,

because I'm the same person as you

who won't miss any opportunity

to step on someone else's head to get ahead.

You like gold, don't you?

There's plenty of it in the other world.

I'll offer you as much as you want.

Only stupid men die

because of women.

Do you think I'm that kind of man?

Do you think I'm that kind of person?

Do you think I'm human?

[Like the Rising Sun]

Chairman.

Ma Gang's lieutenant

Xubu Huai is dead.

Dead?

Good.

He died in front of the Chamber of Commerce.

What?

Emergency. Let's go.

So what are we eating?

Where are you guys?

Shouldn't we...

Honey, give me the horse.

I'm going to Siming.

Honey.

Honey.

Honey.

Honey.

Honey.

Honey.

Siming, you are here?

Then I won't go to you.

By the way,

Ma Gang's Xubu Huai is dead.

Right in front of the Chamber of Commerce.

I thought

it was something you had to know,

so I came back to you.

My brother.

If I were to give you a new bride every day,

would you agree?

That's not appropriate.

You know your sister-in-law.

Go in and take a look.

She may not object.

Siming.

Say what you want to say.

How many wives can I buy with this?

Don't you want to ask something else?

Anything my brother has done is right.

Look.

Our mom was right.

Pretty women are mistresses.

Yes.

Yes.

Because our father had a mistress,

our mom killed her and was executed.

That's why we're orphans.

Stop crying.

Let's go

and watch the fun.

Siming. Siming.

So am I still buying a wife?

Of course.

I'll buy you a fat woman this time.

Will a fat woman be expensive?

That's what we want.

No.

Actually, I think a woman like your sister-in-law is quite nice.

Gentlemen, I've done the autopsy.

How did he die?

There was a stab wound on the body,

but there was no blood

and scorched ash

inside the wound,

so this was caused after his death, which is consistent

with what the Chamber of Commerce fighter who found the deceased said.

The autopsy results show

that his real cause of death

was a lightning strike.

Nonsense.

How could it be so coincidental

that he was struck by lightning while walking past here?

Are you lying to me together with this post-mortem examiner?

Che.

There is a lot of doubt,

and you haven't explained to us

why Xubu Huai came to the gate.

Isn't it a bit arbitrary

to put the blame on us?

My man died at your gate.

If you don't give me

an explanation about this,

I won't let you go.

In my opinion, there's nothing unusual.

How can a son come

to his father's territory and act wild?

It's reasonable for such an unfilial son

to be struck by lightning.

Do you want to die?

Are you angry?

Che.

I've respected you enough.

This is the Jibei Chamber of Commerce.

After today, it's hard to say.

Guys.

Yes, sir.

Get ready.

Stop it.

Please calm down.

You don't have to get physical.

Lord Wen.

The post-mortem examiner has completed the autopsy.

Xubu Huai was killed by lightning,

but Che is being unreasonable.

Lord Wen.

This time, Ma Gang's dead.

You can't send us away

just by talking.

Without an explanation

about this incident today,

my knife is going to be stained with blood.

So what explanation do you want?

Xubu Huai is dead,

but his family has to live.

How about this?

The Chamber of Commerce gives us a 30% profit.

I'll send the rest

to Xubu Huai's mother.

30%?

Maybe it's better to just rob.

Good idea.

Mr. Che.

I will have this case investigated thoroughly,

and you will get results,

but if you

use the death of your man as an excuse

to enrich yourself,

your other men will be disappointed, won't they?

Tuoba Ruo.

Yes.

She never worries me.

Good.

Che.

Good luck in finding the culprit.

Don't mess it up.

Let's go.

Leave the body here.

No one can touch him until the investigation is over.

Bring in anyone

who saw Xubu Huai

in the 24 hours before he died.

Kill those

who don't follow,

those

who resist,

and those

who try to escape!

Yes!

[Vivid Stories]

The night is dark, and the waves are heavy.

Bandits are rampant in Xichuan.

It is only natural that the rebellion be put down.

No villain

lives long.

- Nice. - Nice.

Today, our story is

of the Jibei Chamber of Commerce's own hero,

Hua Lei.

Hello, Mr. Hua.

Mr. Hua.

Did my mother give me any messages?

No.

Mr. Hua.

Has my mother been to a physician about her eyes?

What did the physician say?

Is her eye disease curable?

What?

Am I your servant?

Should you ask me about that?

I'm sorry.

Fang Zhiyuan.

[Vivid Stories]

Are you a storyteller

or a doomsayer?

Yesterday, you finished the story of Xubu Huai,

and he died.

You are now talking about Hua Lei,

so will he die too?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

Are you a prophet of disaster?

Speaking of Hua Lei,

he was a fierce fighter

and especially good at catching thieves.

Thieves in Xichuan

who are on the wanted list

tremble in fear

when they hear his name.

That audience member asked me

why Hua Lei

likes catching thieves so much.

That's interesting.

Hua Lei is not interested

in power or official positions.

He only

likes money.

I was so anxious to learn that my mother

had suddenly contracted an eye disease

and lost her sight, but there was nothing I could do.

Fortunately, you helped me

and brought the money to my mother

to hire a physician for her,

but I missed my mother

without any news about her,

so I just...

Sir.

Get lost.

Mr. Hua, you're so powerful.

When you came to use my horses,

you not only didn't inform me

but also played bully to my subordinates.

It seems you don't care

about me,

the new carriage steward.

I did the same thing

when Feng was here.

That's why Feng is useless

and Chairman Li looks down on him.

That makes me what I am today.

Do you want Chairman Li

to look down on me too?

What do you want?

You.

Clean the stables

with Mr. Hua,

or he doesn't know how to respect people.

Sun Siming.

Don't go too far.

Too far?

Who is going too far?

OK.

Let's go to Chairman Li

and ask him to comment on this.

Steward Sun.

I was offensive.

I'll clean the stables later.

Mr. Chairman

doesn't need to know about this.

You're smart.

Do a good job.

Give him a broom.

Idiot.

Mr. Hua.

This...

Brat, even you dare to humiliate me.

I'll tell you the truth.

Your money has been

in my pocket for a long time.

Do you still need to ask me?

Do you?

Do you?

[Vivid Stories] That night, it was a dark night.

Hua Lei came to the headquarters of the Jibei Chamber of Commerce.

In one night,

he arrested five thieves.

Only Night Owl,

who had the highest bounty on the most wanted list,

was left scurrying away.

He's here.

Please forgive me.

Please forgive me.

Where were you last night?

I was waiting

outside the tavern

for my master last night,

and then I suddenly had the call of nature,

so I went to a remote location

to urinate,

but I was knocked unconscious

and didn't wake up until this morning.

Is there anyone to testify for you?

Please spare me.

Please, ma'am, spare me.

Spare me.

If you hadn't gone AWOL,

how could Xubu Huai have died?

Your family will be taken care of later.

Go to hell in peace.

It's not my fault.

Please.

Spare me, please.

He didn't deserve to die, did he?

There are laws in Xichuan.

The Ma Gang is so powerful

that you can kill at will.

What are you doing here?

The crime this man committed

is not enough for him to die here.

Don't interfere with my investigation.

Take him away.

Wait a minute.

Song Jingye's death was investigated by us.

If my friend is kind enough to help you,

why do you refuse?

Ma Gang's business

will be handled by ourselves.

We don't bother outsiders.

If you guys don't leave,

don't blame me for being rude.

He ran towards the backstage.

Let's not argue anymore.

Catch him first.

This guy seems to have some skills.

Maybe he can help.

Whoever the murderer is

in this case,

it's bound to cause a big mess.

It's better if we don't get him involved.

This nerd does have some skills.

At least,

he can save many lives.

Young Mistress.

Come tomorrow if you want to hear a story.

I'm not performing today.

We didn't come to hear a story

but to see you.

How can I be of service, Young Mistress?

We want to know

if you have a little ghost.

Sir, are you telling jokes?

I make money by telling stories.

I earn just enough to support myself.

By now,

I can't even afford a woman,

let alone a little ghost.

But l heard

you're worth a lot of money.

Who told you that?

Look.

All my assets are here.

If it weren't for Inviting Moon House's proprietor taking me in,

I'm afraid I'd have been living on the streets.

I heard you

ransomed a piece of jade for five gold

at the Fuquan Pawn Shop

some time ago.

What?

What shop?

I've never been there.

I won't make five gold

even if I make money from storytelling for my whole life.

[Owner: Fang Zhiyuan. Holder: Fuquan Pawn Shop]

That is indeed

my name,

but there may be someone else

in such a big city who shares the same name with me.

Unfortunately, he and I share the same name but different destinies.

His destiny is so good

that he has five gold to buy jade

while I don't even have fifty coins,

right?

So it's not you?

Of course not.

I know

there's been a rumor here recently

that my performance

caused Xubu Huai to lose his life.

But

how is that possible?

If a story can kill people,

why don't I talk

about the outlaws

on the wanted list?

I can both kill those bandits

and get the bounty,

which is enough for me to live for the rest of my life.

That makes sense.

I'd do it

if I could.

So we've got the wrong guy.

Sorry to interrupt.

Young Mistress, see you later.

See you later.

[Inviting Moon House]

See you, Young Mistress.

Maybe it really wasn't him?

How can a storyteller

have so much money?

[Fang Zhiyuan Talks About Heroes]

Waiter.

Who wrote this plaque?

Mr. Fang, of course.

What's wrong?

[Fang Zhiyuan Talks About Heroes Owner: Fang Zhiyuan]

There are no two Fang Zhiyuan.

[Fang]

There's definitely something wrong

with Fang Zhiyuan.

There are only two roughnecks here, my brother and I.

Please bear with my lack of hospitality.

Where is Madam?

She fell ill,

very ill,

and died in the night.

According to the rules of our hometown,

we cremated her

and scattered her ashes in the forest

to return her to nature.

Aren't you a bit hasty?

I'm sorry.

My condolences.

Why did my two benefactors

come here so late at night?

What do you think

of Xubu Huai's death?

It's a good thing.

Have you heard the rumor

in the streets?

The ballad?

A storyteller

has a little ghost.

His words can kill people.

Absorbing corpses and poisons,

the little ghost took human form.

That's right. That's it.

How can there be ghosts in the world?

I asked the two men

who were guarding the main gate that night.

They said they saw

with their own eyes

that lightning started the fire.

Does this look man-made?

Maybe

Xubu Huai was really killed

by a ghost.

You're new to Xichuan,

so you don't know Xubu Huai.

This man is vicious and cruel.

Countless people have died at his hands.

If the storyteller really did this,

I think it's a good thing

because he's done people a favor.

But it was a human life.

Mr. Fu's benevolence is admirable,

but your understanding of the matter

may be a little pedantic.

I'm a straight talker.

Sorry to offend you.

Anyway, it's done,

and he's dead,

so you can't do anything about it,

no matter how amazing you are, right?

He's completely dead.

We couldn't save him,

but you know

my friend

is obsessed with medicine.

Xubu Huai's death from a thunderbolt is rare,

so my friend

became curious

and wanted

to find out.

So you guys

want my help?

I hope you say yes.

No problem,

but I have one condition.

Go ahead.

Whatever you find out,

I have to be the first to know.

Fine.

[Jibei Chamber of Commerce]

So?

He did die of a lightning strike.

What did you find out?

Look there.

Obviously, someone else was at the scene.

This car was burned so badly,

so this bloody handprint

must have appeared after the body was burned.

And this handprint

is so small,

so did a little ghost kill him?

If it really was a little ghost,

then the question is

how did this ghost do it.

Based on my estimation,

the thunder should have gone

through the window.

Other than the ghost,

who could have aimed so accurately?

Why is there

a scent in this place?

Why it's you guys again?

Didn't we order you to leave?

Why are you guys involved again?

Fu Sheng is Lord's Mansion's clerk.

We have the right to investigate.

If you want to hire us,

try to pay a high price.

He did die of a lightning strike.

Anything else?

Sorry, I'm not knowledgeable enough.

Good.

This is a natural disaster,

not a man-made one.

Say so when you report it to the master.

Yes.

So hasty?

There are still doubts about this.

I'm in charge here.

That's not necessarily true.

You really call them over?

I just wanted to scare her.

I haven't had a chance to call them yet.

Miss Tuoba.

For Fu Sheng's sake,

[Jibei Chamber of Commerce] you and your men can go now.

That's not

what the agreement says.

But you were the first to break it.

What do you mean?

Hua Lei is dead.

Bloody handprints again.

Let's stop the investigation.

I'm getting scared.

This wound is messy.

The murderer didn't know how to apply force.

The murder weapon is not a good knife

and the murderer is not an expert.

But the strange thing is

that Hua Lei didn't show any signs of resistance

when his heart was removed.

Was it done by a ghost?

It's supposed to be a bad martial arts fighter

who killed a famous general of the Jibei Chamber of Commerce.

Was this done

by the storyteller's ghost?

Yes.

Look. There's a ghost's handprint

next to his chest.

Little ghosts love to eat people's hearts.

They must have dug it out.

Get out of the way.

Who did this?

Ma Gang didn't do this.

It should be Night Owl.

Him?

Hua Lei is strong in fighting.

That thief is so cowardly.

When he hears Hua Lei's name, he'll stay away from here,

so how could he kill Hua Lei?

Lord Wen.

There must be a conspiracy.

Chairman Li.

I know you're skeptical,

but don't be impatient, please.

I will find out the truth for you.

Someone in the Ma Gang is dead,

and the same goes for us.

Lord Wen.

I need an explanation.

Chairman Li,

please think of the big picture.

Lord Wen.

The Chamber of Commerce is my big picture.

My subordinates are seeing if I can be a good leader.

Now that I've said my piece,

I'll take my leave.

Mr. Gu.

Three groups of Ma Gang's swordsmen just walked past.

Based on their direction,

they seem to be heading for the Jibei Chamber of Commerce.

In that case,

20 teams have gone there at noon.

This time,

Ma Gang has basically used

all their living men.

Something big is about to happen.

Gu Tian.

Yingying.

It's so chaotic out there,

but why did you go out?

I heard that the two sides

are about to clash over the recent murder,

and Fu Sheng is the city lord's clerk

in charge of investigating the case.

I thought Hearsay-capturing Pavilion

might be able to help,

so I came over.

Then you shouldn't go out either.

It's too dangerous out there.

If something like this happens again,

ask Feng Qianli to let me know,

and then I'll come to you.

OK.

How's the investigation going?

I heard Hua Lei was killed by Night Owl.

Yes.

Night Owl

is like a mouse

that goes around making holes.

No one knows where he's hiding.

Leave it to me.

There's no one in Xichuan

that the Hearsay-capturing Pavilion can't find.

Right.

Hulu.

Why don't you talk to me when I come?

Sis.

You two are flirting.

How can I interrupt?

Turn around.

[Hu's Flatbread Shop]

Sir.

Your pie has no meat filling.

Do you even complain about the cook when you eat for free?

Go to Wang.

He'll fill you up with egg porridge.

Get lost.

You're so cheap.

Who do you think you are?

Enjoy.

[Night Owl appeared in a shabby house on the west side the day before yesterday]

I haven't had a hot meal in days

because I didn't dare to.

I can't have

too much smoke around here,

but today is different,

because you're here.

You're my favorite apprentice.

I don't want you to suffer with me.

Come on.

Have some meat.

Have you eaten?

Why are you shy in front of your master?

Come here.

Come here.

Hurry up.

Or

I'll eat you.

Come on.

Come on.

How fresh.

Eat.

Don't fear the pain.

You're learning.

That's how my master taught me.

If not, I wouldn't be here today.

Go on.

This one is good.

Go after him.

He's there.

Got him.

Watch out.

Are you all right?

Don't tell anyone I got careless.

OK.

Is he playing dead?

Did he really pass out?

I've never missed a beat when I'm on the job.

[Recover from the Disease] That's right.

He's Night Owl.

Just a thief.

When I'm on the job,

we won't fail.

I thought I'd be captured by some heroes,

but I didn't realize

we were similar.

Cut the crap.

How did you kill Hua Lei?

If you dare to hide anything,

I'll ask Fu Sheng

to turn you into this.

See?

This knife is best

for boning.

The girl in Xichuan is so ruthless.

I know what you're asking,

and I can tell you.

What do you want?

Where's my apprentice?

Bring him to me,

will you?

He was hurt too badly,

but he's been revived.

He's sleeping now.

I'm also badly hurt

and need to sleep.

I'll do it.

Prick my finger?

It's no fun.

All right.

I'll make it interesting for you.

Needle in the toe?

In Yongquan acupoint.

What's wrong?

Why does it itch?

I'm improving your blood.

I'll say.

Hurry up. We have limited time.

The day I got a treasure and came out,

I met Hua Lei.

He coveted it

and wanted to get his hands on it.

So

you didn't kill him?

Of course not.

He was killed because he was greedy for money.

I just cut out his heart.

Did you do that to his chest?

Is it normal to fall off a horse

and die?

What do you think?

More common than death by lightning.

Watch him.

Where are you going?

[Like the Rising Sun]

Even your quail remembers me.

So,

have you forgotten about me

when you became Chairman?

How could I?

I'm glad

you're here.

Cut the crap.

How's the jade plate investigation?

We're still

working on it.

You mean there's no progress?

I'm sorry for my incompetence.

Getting a new chairman for the Jibei Chamber of Commerce

is no harder than killing a quail.

Li Zhizhuo.

Are you sure there's nothing else you're not telling me?

I wouldn't dare.

Don't let the Lord down again.

I will do my best to find the jade plate

and deliver it to you.

Hey...

My lord!

Once he tells a story about someone, they die.

It's not a coincidence.

I'm going to talk

I'm going to talk

Fu Sheng...

[Young Heroes: Fu Sheng, Gu Tian]

and Gu Tian.

[The animals in the show are props]

[No animals were harmed during the filming]

♪Under the sky, light and shadow go together♪

♪The reflection of prosperity and splendor♪

♪Hides many secrets♪

♪It's like♪

♪Every page of your life♪

♪It's all about destiny♪

♪The story has tragedy and comedy♪

♪To discover the mystery♪

♪We go on adventures♪

♪We don't run away or compromise easily♪

♪When dawn comes♪

♪The light shines♪

♪We follow the path of discovery♪

♪To chase and welcome♪

♪Every unknown story♪

♪We take a trip together♪

♪With hot blood and original purpose♪

♪We seize the day and live it to the fullest♪

♪Leave a mark on our journey♪

♪Scatter the darkness with our hearts♪

♪Aspire to make a difference♪

♪To discover the mystery♪

♪We go on adventures♪

♪We don't run away or compromise easily♪

♪When dawn comes♪

♪The light shines♪

♪We follow the path of discovery♪

♪To chase and welcome♪

♪Every unknown story♪

♪We take a trip together♪

♪With hot blood and original purpose♪

♪We seize the day and live it to the fullest♪

♪Leave a mark on our journey♪

♪Scatter the darkness with our hearts♪

♪Aspire to make a difference♪

♪Make a difference♪

♪We take a trip together♪

♪Through hardships♪

♪We will find the glory♪

♪Aspire to make a difference♪