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(Zhan Zhao Adventures)

(Episode 26)

Just now, I recognized you

because you weren't quite like the other beggars.

What's so different about me?

Your gaze.

A real beggar never flinches from the stares of people passing by.

But you kept avoiding their stares on purpose.

That gave you away.

I know why you are looking for me.

But even if I tell you what really happened,

can you really overturn the wrongful case, Officer Zhan?

I've been working here for years.

I know all too well what tricks these officials have up their sleeves.

I'll do everything I can.

Besides,

you know as well as I do

that if they don't get rid of you,

they won't stop coming after you.

If they can't find you,

I'm afraid those people will go after your wife and daughter next.

You...

What are you doing here?

He and Wang Xing both worked on the Jin Xue case.

Wang Xing is already dead.

Other than Magistrate Luo,

only he knows how the case was tried back then.

Do you remember

what was written in the missing file?

Of course I remember.

That page

was destroyed by Magistrate Luo himself.

The sword mark Lord Zhan mentioned was recorded on that page.

It had a record of

the first interrogation that was done.

That night, I really wasn't there.

I spent the whole night up in the mountains.

I was out gathering herbs.

Jin Xue Wen explained everything.

He said he was gathering herbs

to treat the epidemic that had broken out in town.

He also said the epidemic was actually caused by poisoning.

He even wrote down the antidote recipe he came up with.

Later, Jin Xue Wen was locked up in prison.

The prescription he handed over was never heard of again.

Days kept passing,

but the number of sick people in town just kept growing.

I started to feel something wasn't right.

Right around then, Wang Xing came to find me.

He said that when we were investigating the scene,

the sword marks we found had all been wiped away.

Jin Zhen Ping is starting to get anxious.

Just ignore him.

When the coroner examined the body,

he must've mentioned the sword marks on the victim.

Those wounds weren't fatal,

but they definitely weren't made by a dagger.

That's enough to prove there was a third person at the scene.

Such an important clue was erased.

You and Wang Xing must've wanted to tell the magistrate right away.

Yes.

What sword marks?

We never saw any.

After today,

I'll forget about everything.

The two of you

should forget too.

Thank you, Lord Luo.

Thank you, Lord Luo.

I'll drink to you.

I'll drink to you too, Lord Luo.

We wouldn't dare refuse the silver you gave us.

But going against our conscience and framing a good man like this

were eating us alive.

We're even more afraid he'll silence us and harm our family someday.

That's why I decided to play it safe.

I hid the case file.

The file isn't complete.

But what's left in it is enough to back up what I just said.

A corrupt official!

That's just how things work in officialdom.

It's like rowing against the current.

It's not like I wasn't just following orders myself.

Back then, the epidemic was raging.

I didn't even dare go outside.

That case

was handled entirely by Qiu Han.

Go and ask him.

Qiu Han?

He's my clerk.

Master!

There are a lot of government soldiers outside.

They've surrounded Qinghui Hall.

Commander Shao Ji Zu from Xiangzhou Prefecture

has received orders to arrest the corrupted magistrate, Luo Wen Jie,

and take over the Jin Xue Wen case.

All physical and witness evidence

will be escorted to the capital.

What a joke.

I've never heard of the authorities handling a case by taking a hostage.

Scoundrel Shao, you never fail to surprise me.

I think you've gotten it wrong.

This isn't a hostage situation.

I'm just worried some outlaw from the martial world

might suddenly show up.

You never know where a blade might land.

I'm just afraid he might get killed.

Step back!

The witnesses who just testified for Jin Xue Wen,

come out on your own.

Don't make me go in and drag you all out.

Whose orders are you acting on

to arrest Luo Wen Jie?

I'm acting under orders from the Court of Judicial Review.

By orders of Cheng Hao.

Here is Prince Hui's token.

He personally ordered Zhan Zhao to investigate Luo Wen Jie

for dereliction of duty.

No matter how high the Court of Judicial Review is ranked,

it can't outrank a prince.

A personal order?

When did he give you this order?

Did the prince tell you himself in the carriage?

That's right. The prince is already here.

He is in the carriage. He explained everything to me.

The prince isn't here.

So your words mean nothing.

You just parked a carriage here to put on a show.

You might fool Luo Wen Jie, but you can't fool me!

No wonder you didn't interfere today.

Turns out you had a backup plan.

Officer Zhan,

since you've already got a carriage ready,

you won't mind if I use it

to guard the witnesses you worked so hard to gather, right?

- Feng Shao. - Here.

- Get all the witnesses onto the carriage! - Roger that!

Anyone who tries to interfere will be killed on the spot!

Everyone, stop!

You little brat,

you really are bullying people with your connections.

You are getting bolder by the minute.

I'm such a useless prince.

Anyone can simply search my carriage.

They even want to use it without my permission.

Greetings, Prince Hui.

Enough. No need for formalities.

Just now, you said who was in charge of my brother's case?

Qiu Han.

The clerk from my manor.

You guys, go in with them.

Yes, Your Highness!

Lord Zhan is handling the case.

Let's just all wait here.

Shao, even if you have the official documents,

you shouldn't act so recklessly.

You simply searched my carriage without permission.

If people start thinking

you're disrespecting the royal authority, what then?

Since we've known each other for years,

I'll let it go this time.

But in the future, don't make the same mistake again.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Let's go.

Fifth Granduncle,

where does the secret passage behind the Medicine King statue lead?

The apricot grove behind the mountain.

Your Highness, may I borrow a horse?

He won't run away.

Right now, he has something more important to do than running for his life.

Clan leader Jin, everyone,

we disrupted the Suwen Tournament for overturning the case today.

I'm truly sorry.

Your Highness, this place may still be dangerous.

Why not take the magistrate and all the witnesses and come with me?

Alright.

Go faster! If you mess up something this important, I'll cut off your head!

Si Ming!

Prince Hui is really here.

The most important thing right now is the other account book.

If it falls into Zhan Zhao's hands,

all the effort the master has poured into the court these years

will go to waste.

No, this is not right. You fell for their trick.

They let you come back on purpose.

Zhan Zhao is catching up!

Let's enter the city first. There are still people in the city we can use.

Your men are no match for Zhan Zhao.

We just need to buy some time.

Giddy-up!

Wait.

There's an ambush.

Shao Ji Zu.

Hero Bai,

you must be tired from fighting.

How about stopping for some tea here?

Commander Shao, you're pretty clever after all.

We can have tea when we get what we want.

They're the Suicide Squad from Zhongxiao Courtyard.

Looks like what drew them in wasn't Nightmare Sky at all.

This person knows Fleeting Speed.

Jiao Chao Gui was probably killed by them.

I just saw people from Wuning Hall heading west of the city.

- That's not the way to the prefecture office. - The Tang Sect's men?

Now, the most important thing for Si Ming is to destroy the account book.

If he's not heading to the office,

he must be going to his own residence.

Go and protect the evidence. I have guards here. I can take care of myself.

Si Ming got away.

I'll leave them to you.

- Giddy-up! - Giddy-up!

Do it.

Tang Tian Hao!

Everyone, stop!

I said, stop!

By order of Prince Hui, the prefecture office is now sealed.

Anyone who resists will be arrested immediately!

(In June, the second year of Jingyou,)

(Kang Liang accused Zhuang Yu of abducting a village girl.)

(According to the case file,)

(Kang Liang said his daughter fought back fiercely)

(and killed herself on a pillar.)

(But there were no witnesses for this case.)

(Later, Kang Liang withdrew the accusation.)

(This case is linked to the case)

(where Mo Er Lang from Yi County accused)

(Zhuang Duo of abducting a village girl in the fourth year of Jingyou.)

(After checking the household records,)

(Zhuang Yu and Zhuang Duo are cousins.)

(The two ran a brothel together in Yi County.)

(Further investigation showed)

(that three days after Kang Liang withdrew his case,)

(he died falling off a cliff.)

Just leave it there.

These fish eat just as well as the people in this office.

Look at that one.

It's so fat.

Let's have Sleek Rat catch a few and roast them for us.

Sounds good.

This is the missing half of the account book from the Zhongxiao Courtyard.

Zhan is sealing the evidence right now.

Alright.

I thought Siming Qiu Han held a high position,

but turns out he was just a clerk who read case files thoroughly.

Just by following the clues in the records,

he could spot wrongful convictions.

Standing behind the magistrate,

he kept all major and minor officials in Xiangzhou under his control.

He really was talented.

It's just a shame

he used his talents in the wrong place.

What's wrong?

Tang is now the head of the Tang Sect.

He was the one who got the order just now

to destroy these account books.

We were so close.

Look.

(Wanted)

Mr. Xu.

Third.

Did you really do it?

What do you mean? I have no idea what you're talking about.

Are you still going to hide it from me?

I knew back then.

I saw that dagger in your fourth uncle's house.

It should be a pair.

Your fourth uncle gave each of you one because both were good at medicine.

Back in court,

Jin Xue Wen was desperately pleading his innocence.

That was when I thought of it.

I searched your trunk, but found nothing.

Back then,

why didn't you turn me in?

Third, how could I ever turn you in?

You were the only hope for the Jin family.

Without you, there'd be no one left to carry on the Jin family name.

Everything would be lost.

Mr. Xu,

aren't you going to ask me

why I killed that girl?

Why would I need to ask?

You must've done it for the Jin family,

for the greater good.

I did it for the Jin family.

I really had no other choice.

If I hadn't killed them,

the Jin family would be ruined.

But now their restless spirits are back to haunt me.

They won't ever let me go.

That's foolish, Third.

What restless spirits?

Who's haunting you? It's clearly Zhan Zhao and his men.

You're right.

It's Zhan Zhao and his man.

It's Little Seventeenth and his people.

They must've figured out it was me.

But how did they even know about the dagger?

Why didn't you get rid of the dagger back then?

I...

I traded this dagger

with Siming for Jin Xue Wen's plague remedy.

All these years, Siming used that dagger to keep me under his thumb.

It's over.

It's over. Something big is about to happen.

Third,

don't panic.

You've been a physician for so many years.

You know a lot of people in the martial world.

Just think of a way to silence them.

I don't believe

there's not a single person who can help you out.

If what happened back then gets exposed,

none of us will get off easy.

Your family's Fourth Lady and my uncle are both gone now.

The grudges from the last generation

should be left to rest.

Why did you come to me?

Back then, the Seven-Day Dream poison that the Tang Sect made

killed so many people died.

Do you really believe that just because Tang Ji is dead,

you're off the hook?

With a crime this serious,

if it ever gets exposed,

do you even realize the consequences?

The fate of the Tang Sect and the Jin family

was already tied together 15 years ago.

Do you think you can walk away clean?

Now Zhan Zhao and his men won't stop coming after me.

If I fall into their hands one day,

I'll make sure the Tang Sect goes down with me.

What do you want?

Find a way to get rid of them

for good.

You and my uncle already tried to set them up before, but it didn't work.

What else can I do?

Aren't you close with that girl from the Huo family?

You should be able to find a chance to make a move.

You came to the wrong person.

Ling Long doesn't see me as a friend anymore.

Zhan Zhao already knows I became the sect leader

and started working for Siming.

The Tang Sect is already beyond saving.

Now, even you dare to threaten me.

Besides Siming,

you're the only one who was there when it all happened.

Killing you

would be way easier than killing Zhan Zhao.

Third, watch out! Run!

- Xu... - Go, Third! Go!

Didn't expect you to be such a loyal old servant.

Then I'll start with you.

The way you act now really reminds me of your uncle.

You're no match for me.

I'll let you off today.

I've already blocked two of your major acupoints.

Even if you had all the skills in the world, you couldn't use them now.

Tang Tian Hao!

Do you really want Ling Long to see you in such a sorry state?

Mr. Xu,

the conversation between Tang Tian Hao and Jin Zhen Ping,

you heard it all, right?

I'm begging you.

Take me to see Fifth Granduncle.

Tell him everything you heard.

Jin Zhen Ping left you behind without a second thought.

And you still want to help him?

Now that you know his secret,

do you really think he'll trust you to keep your mouth shut?

Do you think he'll spare you?

Fine.

I'll confess everything to the clan leader right now.

Let's go.

I saved your life, and you want to kill me?

Little Seventeen.

I'm repaying kindness with betrayal. I'm the one who wronged you!

I had no other choice.

If you want to hate someone, hate me!

This is all for the Jin family. Everything I do is for the Jin family.

For the Jin family?

Only Third can inherit the Jin family legacy.

He's the only one who can protect the Jin family.

Jin Xue Wen was frivolous and reckless.

He didn't know anything.

Even if he was talented in medicine,

he was not fit to be the head of the Jin family.

Even when you know your Third is a murderer,

you still think he's better than my brother?

Yes! He's a murderer.

But other than him,

no one else can carry the responsibility of leading the Jin family!

Compared to the Jin family's future,

your brother

didn't matter at all!

Fine.

I get it now.

Go ahead. Do it.

You want to kill me, but you don't dare to watch me die.

Look at me!

Xu An's stab wasn't very deep,

but hit your heart's vital point.

Save your breath.

I know I'm dying.

Little Seventeen.

Please don't blame me.

I did it for the Jin family too.

Jin Zhen Ping.

Let me die knowing the truth.

Why did you kill Lady Huo?

And why did you frame my brother?

Does it even matter?

Even if you don't say it,

I already know why.

You were jealous of him.

He was more talented than you.

I was jealous of him?

I created Qingyin Powder at 14 and started treating patients at 15.

I won first place in the Suwen Tournament at 28.

Why would I be jealous of him?

What a joke.

The antidote for Seven-Day Dream back then

was created by my brother.

You couldn't make the cure.

Only my brother could.

You were afraid he'd take your place as the head of the family, right?

So right before the Suwen Tournament, you tried to get rid of him.

Nonsense.

He didn't deserve to compete with me to be the head of the family.

What Seven-Day Dream?

I have no idea what you were talking about.

Stop lying to yourself.

After the Suwen Tournament, rumors were already spreading all over town.

Other than that prescription,

you haven't achieved anything else all these years.

And back then, you could only save those with mild symptoms.

You couldn't do anything to save those with severe symptoms.

Because that prescription was created by my brother!

- Shut up! - Heaven gave you 15 years.

Fifteen years, and you still can't find the Dawn-Dusk Cocoon.

The Jin family's treasure, Naiheyin Pill, almost got lost because of you.

You'll never reach the heights my brother did back then!

I told you to stop talking!

Why?

Why was he more gifted than I?

Why couldn't I defeat a Casanova like him, no matter how hard I tried?

For 15 years, I've studied medicine day and night.

But in the end, the only thing people remember is a single prescription.

And that prescription was made by Jin Xue Wen.

So, you finally admit it.

It's been 15 years.

I should've accepted it long ago.

That year, an epidemic broke out in town.

I knew very well

whoever could stop this disaster

would be the champion of the Suwen Tournament.

I went deep into the mountains

to treat the seriously ill.

But I never expected

I'd stumble upon my fourth aunt meeting secretly with Tang Ji.

What shocked me even more was the epidemic in town

was actually caused by the Seven-Day Dream poison they created.

Tang Ji wanted to kill me to keep me quiet,

- but my fourth aunt stopped him. - Don't kill him.

My fourth aunt told me about the poison in the Seven-Day Dream,

hoping I could come up with an antidote soon

to stop that disaster.

I also wanted to use this chance

to become the head of the Jin family.

But no matter how hard I tried,

I just couldn't make the antidote.

Xu An told me Jin Xue Wen often went into the mountains,

which made me really suspicious.

So I followed him,

and overheard his conversation with Lady Huo.

So, you were actually right.

This plague really was caused by poison.

Where did you hear about this?

You shouldn't ask any further about this matter.

The less you know, the safer you are.

Now that you say that, I'm even more curious.

You, a young woman, came here all by yourself.

And you are carrying such a huge secret on your shoulders.

Do you know how to save the people?

In all of Xiangzhou,

there are only a handful who can cure this poison.

And as luck would have it, one of them is sitting right in front of you.

Thank you for being willing to help me.

No, I should be the one thanking you.

At first, I acted all high and mighty, pretending to be a medical genius.

But honestly,

I just wanted an excuse to talk to you more.

Later on,

to live up to your trust,

I went into the mountains to treat patients.

I had to tough it out, burning the midnight oil reading medical books.

I actually managed to pick up some of my lost skills after all these years.

So, I should be thanking you.

I'd been struggling for days for that prescription.

But he came up with it so effortlessly.

How could I just stand by and watch him

take my place as the head of the family?

And that Huo girl.

I have no idea how she found out about the secret of Seven-Day Dream.

If she exposed it,

the Jin family would become the biggest sinner in Tanxi Town.

So the two of them had to die.

They had to die!

The day I made my move,

I brought the knockout incense to Huaihua Alley.

But I didn't expect someone else would beat me to it and kill her.

The worst part is, they didn't finish the job.

So I had to do it myself.

After killing that girl,

I went next door and found out that Jin Xue Wen wasn't home.

Heaven was on my side.

An idea struck me.

Why not pin the girl's murder on Jin Xue Wen?

Let him suffer a fate worse than death.

Let his little brother live in shame forever.

Wasn't that just perfect?

Little Seventeen.

All these years, you've misunderstood Jin Xue Wen.

When he was on his deathbed, the only thing he cared about was you.

Qiu Han lied to Jin Xue Wen.

He told him the magistrate took the killer's money,

and would definitely sentence him to death.

He was just a lowly clerk,

but he couldn't bear to see Jin Xue Wen

suffer for a crime he didn't commit.

So he promised to help him fake his death and escape.

But there was one condition.

Jin Xue Wen had to write a confession.

That way, he could give the magistrate an explanation.

At first, Jin Xue Wen agreed,

and promised to sign the confession.

But when it came time to sign his name,

he changed his mind.

If I sign this confession, I might live,

but my brother would carry the shame of my crime

for the rest of his life.

I can't let him be shamed because of what I've done.

I'm begging you,

is there any other way?

There's no other way.

Hurry up and finish the confession.

No, I'm not writing it anymore.

Haven't you already finished writing it?

I can just sign

the name for you.

Let go!

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