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[Linrong Umbrella Repairing]

Busy?

How about those umbrellas

I asked you to fix?

Just one.

Looks like you're having a bad month.

Red.

In such a hurry.

I'll have to go myself

this time.

This umbrella

is a real pain in the butt.

No pain,

no gain.

What the hell is this?

[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 9] [The Initial Facts from the Painting]

This is the first recorded owner.

It was later acquired by several other people.

Without exception,

all of them had their families exterminated.

Finally, this painting was purchased by Master Lin

and kept until now.

Is that so sinister?

Master Lin

had the audacity

to collect this painting.

Master Lin's favorite painting

was Li Zhi's.

Even though the people who had collected it had all died,

he still wanted to get it.

After Master Lin's death,

the butler sold his belongings to share his food,

but no one dared

to buy the painting,

so it stayed in Lin's Mansion.

How did Master Lin die?

It is said

that he went mad and killed his family,

and then,

he set himself on fire.

Gu Tian.

Are you scared?

I'm a bit cold.

These clothes are thin.

So what did anyone find out

about these murders?

All the files are sealed in Lord's Mansion.

Instead of asking me,

why don't you ask Young Mistress of Xichuan?

By the way,

here's the refreshing tonic I made.

Come and drink this.

Yesterday, we failed because we weren't prepared.

So today, let's drink this before we go to Lin's Mansion.

That way, nothing can escape from our eyes.

Come on.

Let's not drink for now.

Come with me.

Where are we going?

We haven't had our medicine yet.

Let's go.

[Lord's Mansion]

How long has it been since your place has been visited?

This place is so dusty.

It's bad for your lungs

if you stay too long.

Get out of here.

No.

I'm staying too.

What's the big deal about a handkerchief?

Use this.

What do you use?

I have another one.

It's new.

Give it back to me when you're done.

This one...

This one is used.

I'll give it back to you now.

And this

is mine.

If it wasn't for the company,

who would come to such a hellhole?

These volumes have been sitting here for so many years.

No one's taken care of them,

but there's everything

that's been recorded in these files.

Human and physical evidence.

But the cases with a recorded murderer...

All became unsolved cases,

but it makes sense.

Their whole family was dead,

[Keep Books For The Ages] and there was no one involved,

so there must be no one to look into these cases.

I've been going through

the evidence

related to the cases,

[Legalists]

but other than the painting,

nothing else has anything to do

with the three cases.

So

there are ghosts?

Are you afraid of ghosts?

I'm not.

Gu Tian.

What have you done

to deserve this?

When I was a kid, I lost a bet with someone,

so I peed in a wild grave.

They said I disturbed the spirits

and that a ghost would make me pay.

Didn't I tell you?

There are no ghosts in this world.

If there are ghosts,

then why I was fine

when staying in morgue for so long

to study the human body?

Are you sure you were fine?

Yes, I am.

Not really.

Behind you.

Wen Jue.

That's enough.

Don't scare yourselves.

Keep looking.

Physician Fu.

What are you doing here?

I found a painting in Lin's Mansion,

so I came here to look for clues.

In a little while,

we'll find the real culprit.

My Lord's days are numbered,

yet you spend your time

on such useless things.

There is no cure

for your lord's illness.

It's useless to be anxious.

No one in Lord's Mansion

has ever offended you,

and Young Mistress is close to you,

so do you want her to be an orphan?

Fu Sheng, come here.

We found a clue.

I'm coming.

I understand how you feel.

When I find a way,

I will save him.

Where is it?

[Deceased, Merchant of Xichuan] This dossier has the time and place

[The Shen's Mansion] of the case back then as well as

[All died in the fire] the autopsy results on it.

In all three cases,

besides the painting,

there's something else we've overlooked.

What is it?

Time.

All the cases happened in winter.

Winter?

What does that have to do with murder?

♪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♪

I told you.

How can there be ghosts during the day?

Is it charcoal?

No.

It's heat.

Something wrong with this painting.

Gu Tian.

Put the incense burner there.

If you have a vision later,

put this pill under your tongue.

If you feel you can't hold it,

chew it

and swallow it.

How was it?

It was scary.

I saw the monkey in this painting come to life.

I saw a monkey with a big piece

of Star Gold on its head.

Moneygrubber.

That's not right.

In this vision,

we didn't see the monkey

come out of the painting.

So that means the monkey we saw

was a human being in disguise?

Yingying.

Yingying.

Hand over your money.

Sir, we really don't have any money.

Dad, Mom.

No.

Don't come over.

Don't come over.

Don't come over.

Don't come over.

Don't come over.

Don't come over.

What’s going on with you?

Don't come over.

Be careful.

Don't come over.

Don't come over.

Don't come over.

What’s going on with her?

Hyperthymesia.

I was careless.

The vision and her symptoms

gave her no time to bite into the pill.

How are you doing?

Just a flesh wound.

Is she all right?

Let her rest.

Okay.

You're awake.

I want some water.

Water?

Feeling better?

Thanks a lot.

If it wasn't for me,

you wouldn't have gotten hurt.

What was going on

with you?

Why did you react so violently?

I was too abrupt.

Don't talk about it

if you don't want to.

I saw my parents killed

in front of me.

I told you we were alike.

We grew up suffering,

and we're all

in the same situation.

When I was little, my family was also victimized by bad people.

I've been living on the streets

since I was a kid,

so we should be

close.

Did you pull on your wound?

Why don't you hold yourself up?

I'm not in pain here

but here.

Don't pretend.

It hurts.

You really don't care about me?

Let me ask you a question.

If I was the one who went crazy,

would you protect me

like Gu Tian?

Would you?

If you didn't save me,

my father would be all alone,

so he definitely wouldn't let you go.

How are monkey head, peach,

and rockery

different from before?

Here, here.

Here, and here.

There are

thirteen differences in all.

The ink colors are all darkening.

Are they?

Trust me.

All the famous artists in Xichuan

have been hired by my father as tutors.

I'm a connoisseur

when it comes to paintings.

This painting is a fake made

by the ancient method of smudging.

Many counterfeiters

use this technique to deceive people.

People hang the painting

or calligraphy

in a relatively closed room

and bake it with the smoke

from the incense.

After a few days of baking,

the paper will take

on a light brownish-yellow color.

It's extremely similar to old paper,

so I didn't see anything wrong

with it before.

But now,

because the painting has been roasted by fire,

the potion on the paper continues to work.

You see.

The color just isn't right.

It seems to have aged

another several decades.

The painting was mounted on a scroll first,

so the paper inside the scroll

wasn't smudged.

Open up this scroll,

and then you can see if it's real.

Look.

Don't move.

What's wrong?

I've got it.

This is datura flower and aconite root.

This scroll was soaked in herbs.

And then?

Datura flower and aconite root

are toxic and hallucinogenic.

And, when exposed to heat,

the toxins are released

and cause hallucinations.

So that's what Qin Shi

was smelling.

Who made this fake painting

to bluff people?

If I find him,

I'll teach him a lesson.

You know what?

I have so many ways of torturing people

but I've never tried them on anyone.

My father and Jiu

never let me do it.

Believe it or not.

I really have a lot of methods.

Crazy Fu.

Crazy Fu.

Crazy Fu.

You haven't been here for a long time.

And now you're finally here

but no gift.

It's so insincere.

Tell me.

What are you doing this time?

What are you doing?

Why didn't you use a silver needle this time?

Probably under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs.

Datura flower and aconite root are strong.

If you're not careful,

you'll fall into a hallucinogenic state,

but based on these two herbs,

I've come up with a remedy.

Found it.

What's this book?

[Medical book] It's a medical book from my master.

It contains

a special prescription.

What is it?

Datura flower and aconite root are poisonous,

but if the poison is removed by a secret method,

they are also a good remedy.

If you add Gastrodia,

[Medical book] Uncariarhynchophylla, and Glycyrrhiza,

it will cure headaches and dizziness.

For Lord Wen's illness,

this will be a countermeasure.

Saving lives with poison?

Are you sure?

I understand.

I understand everything.

Does finding someone excite you so much?

I'm sorry.

I'm so excited.

Let me do the searching.

Leave it.

Wait for me.

[Lord's Mansion]

[Firm as a rock]

There it is.

Sir.

What are you doing?

Young Mistress, have you forgotten?

We're painting.

Didn't you want

the Golden Monkey?

Where is the monkey?

Monkey?

This is freestyle brushwork.

When I finish the whole painting,

you'll know it at a glance.

Let me continue.

Wait a minute.

That's not necessary.

It wouldn't be worth it

if you hurt your back,

would it?

Why don't you

have some grapes

or sit over there

with some tea?

Young Mistress, what do you mean by that?

Are you looking down on me?

I'm old,

but I still have energy.

Let me continue.

Master Wang.

There's something not right

with the monkey you drew.

What?

Something's wrong?

Let me see

what's wrong.

I didn't expect this monkey

to have two dull eyes.

Maybe it didn't get enough to eat.

A mess.

How dare you call yourself a painter?

What...

What do you know?

This is splashed-ink freestyle painting.

I didn't realize

you called yourself

Xichuan's chief painter,

but your painting is...

Is what?

Nothing.

What...

What do you know?

I'm imitating the ancient method.

A shallow person like you

can't even understand it.

You...

You always talk

better than you act.

Shut up.

I invited you here to see

who copied this picture

not to argue.

You're all swindling

in the name

of Lord's Mansion.

Listen up.

If you can't find this man,

you can all get out of Xichuan.

Young Mistress.

Please don't be angry.

The lines in this painting are clean.

It's hard to find the source

of this technique.

It's not for mundanes like us

to do.

Outrageous.

Nonsense.

I don't know

who could have done this painting,

but I've seen the same brushstrokes

and ink colors on another painting.

Where is it?

Chunyun House.

Chunyun House?

How does it feel?

Very good.

Physician Fu's medical skills

are truly renowned.

Good.

The prescription is complete.

You only need to follow the prescription

to remove the phlegm and dizziness.

In a few days,

you'll be cured.

Master.

Master, emergency.

Don't be rude.

Jiu, calm down.

What's going on?

Young Mistress...

Young Mistress has gone to Chunyun House.

What?

Lord, don't panic.

You...

Go.

Probably something about the case was found.

How about this?

Fu Sheng and I will go and have a look.

We don't want to trouble you.

Here's the prescription.

Picking the medicine is more important.

Hurry up.

Let's go.

How's it going?

Is it?

Young Mistress.

Descending Lion

is the same as the Golden Monkey

we see today in terms of brushwork

and ink colors.

Is this by Li Ye?

It should be.

That's great.

Who is Li Ye?

He's such a good painter

but not well-known in Xichuan.

Li Ye is Li Zhi's grandson.

After Li Zhi's death,

his son wasn't good at painting,

so the family business fell into decline.

In Li Ye's generation,

his father wanted him to revitalize the family.

Li Ye practiced his painting skills

and became a painter.

He was from a famous family.

His paintings are not expensive now, are they?

Do you want to get a windfall again?

No, I don't.

Li Ye's paintings aren't expensive.

No,

they're worthless.

Every year, no one invites him

to the Xichuan painters' party.

Over time, he lost his fame.

His paintings have been in idle.

Why?

People said he was eccentric

and uncaring,

so no one wanted to talk to him.

The old gentleman who painting freely today

once judged him in public

and said he could never

match his grandfather

in any way in his life.

But it's a great painting,

so how did he end up in that?

Because Li Ye painted

a Monkey With A Hat

on Master Wang's birthday

to mock him for having only a nice look

instead of real skills.

Master Wang was so angry that he scolded Li Ye in public

and said that he was obsessed with women

and had a narrow mind.

Even if he was good at painting,

he would never become a famous artist.

Since then, the painters in the city

have not gotten along with him.

These painters in the city

are just jealous.

He paints better

than those

so-called famous painters

even when he's drunk.

Where is Li Ye now?

[Douhua]

Aren't we going to look for Li Ye?

Why are we eating here?

Please.

What time is it?

My stomach has been wailing.

If I don't eat,

I won't last long enough

to see Li Ye.

Okay. Just eat.

Don't forget to bring some to Wen Jue when you're done,

so she doesn't get upset.

Fu Sheng.

Have you ever wondered

why Wen Jue went to the other side of the street

to buy you watermelons?

Didn't she say so?

She's been eating that since she was a kid.

It's the best thing to eat

in Xichuan.

What's wrong?

Do you think that's just food?

Think back.

Since we came to Xichuan,

how much good food did she buy you?

Haven't you figured it out yet?

What do you mean?

She's trying to control your stomach with food

to keep you here.

Do I need you to remind me?

I can treat her father

only if I stay.

You still don't get it.

Get what?

He's coming.

Who?

Why don't you dance anymore?

No one appreciates it,

so I don't want to dance.

Is not being appreciated

the reason why you don't dance?

Well.

Then I'll dance.

Let's go.

Get down to business.

We're not waiting for Wen Jue?

She'll be waiting for us

when she gets back.

Let's make this quick.

You don't even let me eat.

Prepare ink for me.

Good.

Two coins for one cabbage.

Let her pay.

Madam, here you are.

Come and see.

Come and see.

He's holding a cabbage.

Bravo.

- Bravo. - Bravo.

- Bravo. - Bravo.

What's wrong, beauty?

You didn't dance.

Won't you let me dance?

It's a waste of it.

The painting should be framed.

Why?

It will bring you wealth.

Wealth?

What do you want?

Forget about wealth.

It's a good painting.

It's fake.

It's all fake.

Is the painting also fake?

Let's go.

Who are you?

My name is Fu Sheng.

I want to ask you about a painting.

What painting?

Golden Monkey.

My grandfather is dead.

You can ask him.

You drew the Golden Monkey.

Are you a painter?

I'm a physician.

Xichuan is big.

But only a physician admires my painting.

Pathetic.

Pathetic.

Why did you poison the painting?

I gave them a chance.

If they believed me,

they wouldn't have died.

Let's talk somewhere else.

Is there any good wine there?

It's better than your wine.

Okay.

What are we waiting for?

Go.

Take me there.

Keep up with him.

Let's go.

It's really good wine.

Good wine.

Do you want to drink it?

You should trade for it.

I'll just drink one bowl.

I'll tell you after drinking.

You've had a drink.

Tell us about it.

Five years ago,

Master Lin

got my painting,

the Golden Monkey.

It was his birthday.

So he took out the painting

and showed it to everyone.

Guess what?

Everyone praised it.

Everyone praised Li Zhi for his good painting skills

and the auspicious connotations of the painting.

I told them

the painting was fake,

and I painted the real thing.

Guess what?

Not only did no one believe me,

but they kicked me out.

Was you the one

who put datura flowers and aconite roots

in the fake Golden Monkey?

Yes.

Using datura flowers and aconite roots as dyes

not only gives the painting

a tawny, ancient effect

but also makes the painting less perishable.

Did you

kill them?

They were fame-seekers

who couldn't tell the fake from the real.

They deserved to die.

So,

Song Jingye

was also killed by you, right?

No.

No.

Datura flowers and aconite roots can only cause hallucinations.

I heard

Chairman Song was cut up.

My hands

are for painting

and hugging beautiful women.

They can't kill people

and cut up bodies.

Besides,

I didn't go to the Lin's Mansion that night.

Who killed Song Jingye then?

They were up to no good.

They killed each other.

Who was the murderer?

The person at the scene

was the murderer.

Who was in the Lin's Mansion

that night

except Song Jingye and Hulu?

It couldn't be Hulu.

He wouldn't lie.

Don't worry.

We all believe in Hulu.

When I get back,

I'll ask Jiu to investigate it.

Fu Sheng.

I suddenly remembered someone

we had missed.

Do you remember

who found us

following Song Jingye?

Qin Shi.

I'll see

who you are.

[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♪