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♫ A smile, and the clouds drift and scatter. A sway, and the wind changes course. ♫

♫ Who is it ahead that accompanies me? ♫

♫ Such long anxieties cannot be broken. Dreams head toward the night like spring. ♫

♫ In this life, I shine only for one person. ♫

♫ Longing becomes like the fragrance in the dish. ♫

♫ My love is deep, and tears fall in two streaks. ♫

♫ It matters not if it’s deep into the chilly autumn. ♫

♫ Sorrow hangs above my brows. ♫

♫ I still anticipate watching the flowers blossom as winter departs. ♫

♫ Surpass love, hate, sorrow, and joy. Allow me to be intoxicated in exchange for love’s cold beauty. ♫

♫ I love you, unafraid that things go against the limits of others’ desire. ♫

♫ While the waning lights of this beautiful dawn lasts, give me the petals with a final, satisfying aroma. ♫

♫ Don’t ask whom that fragrance loves. ♫

♫ Don’t ask whom that fragrance loves. ♫

The Legend of Fragrance

Episode 26

Then did you get any news?

No.

Other than the old housekeeper, all the other servants have been working for less than ten years.

None of the old servants are left. The old housekeeper's story is the same as my dad's.

That Ruo Huan was a normal childhood playmate of mind.

But then she fell into a pond and drowned.

Okay, okay. Zhi Yuan, Brother, don't argue over this anymore.

Isn't there a masked corpse lying outside right now?

This isn't a small issue.

Why don't we call the police first thing in the morning?

Why call the police?

Can't we just call the police commissioner?

Why are you back so late?

It's so late. You're not sleeping yet?

What happen to your leg? Why are you limping?

It's fine. I accidentally twisted it.

Let me look at it.

I'm really fine.

I'm sorry Pei Shan.

We haven't been married for long and I'm already letting you sleep alone.

It's all my fault.

I'm sorry, Pei Shan. It's all my fault.

I'm sorry.

What is it? Is your hand hurt as well?

It's fine. It's just a small wound.

When I making fragrances, the temperature on the boiler was too high and it exploded.

Is it serious?

It's fine. I've already seen a doctor about it.

Dad, were you able to succeed?

Last night, someone came before me.

And broke into Le Yan's house.

I was able to take advantage of the situation and kidnapped Xia Chan.

And successfully carried her back to the Flower Temple.

But they were right behind me.

At that time, the devil suddenly appeared.

If you keep moving, I'll shoot!

Quickly hide!

If you come closer, I'll kill her!

We have no intention of becoming your enemy!

As long as you agree to give Xia Chan to us,

I promise I will never trouble you again.

Or else, don't blame us for what we're going to do to you!

You only have one gun and six bullets.

You've just used two bullets. We have so many people, let's see how many you can harm!

Tell me who you really are!

I suggest you don't ask this question.

Anyone who knows thi secret must die!

Devil, I'm telling you. You'll never get Xia Chan!

You're right, I only have four bullets.

But four bullets can kill four people!

Whoever comes first will die first! Let's see who's willing to die!

If you don't want to hand her over, then alright.

As long as you agree to kill that girl.

We will immediately leave, how about that?

Devil, I only kill enemies!

I don't kill innocent people, especially women!

What happened afterwards? Was Xia Chan kidnapped by the devil anyways?

It wasn't the devil. It was another group of people.

I won't hurt you. I only want Xia Chan.

Okay, okay.

Give me the gun.

Bring her away.

That woman had a foreign gun?

Yes, and I could tell that woman wasn't of ordinary identity.

That woman was probably Hui Zi.

She understands Japanese combat and how to fight.

And within the whole Mo Wang region, she's the only woman with a foreign gun.

Correct, I also think it was her.

Although she had a opportunity to kill me, she didn't.

I believe it must be Hui Zi. She hasn't gotten over her feelings for you,

so she didn't want to kill me.

Afterwards, I told the devil that Xia Chan wasno longer in my hands.

That she was just kidnapped by another group of people through the Flower Temple's back door.

Hey! Hey! Devil! Did you see that?!

Xia Chan has been kidnapped by another group of people!

Don't come at me for this!

I'm telling you! If you really want Xia Chan,

go to the Flower Temple's backdoor! Maybe you'll be able to catch up to them!

Let's go! After them!

And then? Was the devil able to catch up to Hui Zi?

They probably did catch up to them.

Because I heard the sound of combat and the dog barking.

And two shoots fired.

What about Xia Chan?

When I caught up,

no one was there anymore.

On the floor, there were a few bullet shells and some blood.

Xia Chan is now missing.

Acorrding to what you saw, Dad, who do you think has Hui Zi? The devil or Hui Zi?

That's hard to say.

The devil had more people but Hui Zi had a foreign gun.

Yi Chen, you didn't Hui Zi that Xia Chan escaped.

But she came after Xia Chan so quickly.

This means they know exactly what you're doing at all times.

They've already started to suspect you.

In the future, you have to be careful of your safety when you're around them.

Hui Zi wouldn't hurt me.

You dumb child. You think everyone is as loyal as you?

Although Hui Zi once loved you,

but she wouldn't abandon her family and her country for this love.

Where are you going now?

I'm going to find Hui Zi.

To see what she has to say.

Hui Zi.

I'm coming.

Mr. Yi Chen, please come in.

Mr. Yi Chen, you finally came to see me.

Hui Zi.

Where did you hide Xia Chan?

Xia Chan?

What Xia Chan?

You're still pretending. Were you that masked woman who stole Xia Chan from my dad?

Since you already know it's me,

then it should be clear to you that after I took Xia Chan away from the Flower Temple,

the devil and his servants caught up and took away Xia Chan.

You had a gun on you. Weren't you able to defend yourself from the devil?

The devil had good combat skills and they had more people.

Even though I had a gun, I couldn't defeat them.

Even though I shot a few bullets,

it only grazed his wrist.

I was severely wounded by him myself.

What? You don't believe me?

Fine, then look for yourself.

You're the best doctor. Do you think this wound is real or fake?

You still don't believe me?

I have more wounds on my body.

Do you want to see them all?

Don't strip anymore.

I'll believe you, alright?

There are two bottles of medicine.

One for inner usage, one for outer usage.

Your wounds are quite severe, you have to keep reapplying medicine.

If you need anything, come find me immediately.

Mr. Yi Chen...

If Hui Zi really caught Xia Chan,

then she would definitely hypnotize Xia Chan.

Then Xiao Ya Tai Lang would the devil is,

other than Ning Hao Tian.

He definitely wouldn't share this news with us.

Instead, he would use this to directly control that devil for the benefit of the Japanese Fragrance Society.

I'm afraid of Xiao Ya Tai Lang's greedy intentions

won't stop there.

He wants to control the devil who kidnapped Xia Chan.

Maybe he'll use this info to negotiate with Ning Hao Tian.

This way, the two devils would both be under his control.

Then I can't wait for the police chief's warrant.

I will immediately bring people to search Ning Hao Tian's Ning mansion.

If I find those kidnapped women, we can immediately arrest Ning Hao Tian.

Then the Japanese would not be able to use him anymore.

What if... you can't find anything?

We have to risk it.

Open up! Open the door!

Open up! If you don't, we'll force our way in!

Do you hear me? Open up!

Quickly! Open up!

An Yi Chen, what are you doing?

Ah Fa and Ah Cai have already confessed.

It was Ning Hao Tian who ordered them to kidnap Chun Miao, Xia Chan, those 18 women.

Ning Hao Tian is the devil.

Yeah! Ning Hao Tian is the devil. Yeah!

Take them out! The devil! Yeah!

I don't believe you.

Give back those young women! Yeah!

This is their confession. Look at it yourself.

It was Ning Hao Tian...

No way, this is fake.

You must have tortured them and force them to make this confession.

I didn't touch one hair on their bodies.

If you don't believe me, wait until after I'm done searching. I'll personally take you to the police station to see them.

If you have so much faith in your father, why won't you let me go in and search?

Le Yan loves you so much,

why don't you use the truth to prove that you and your dad are right?

How about this? Give me the time it takes to burn one incense.

I will go in and discuss with this matter with my dad. I'll ask him to open the mansion doors for you.

To find the truth.

The time it takes to burn an incense is the most I can do for you.

If you still don't open the door by then, I will definitely force my way in.

Dad!

Dad!

How are you drinking right now? Do you know that outside-

Why are you in such a rush?

I know. You have a lot of questions you want to ask me.

I know what you're thinking as well.

Let Commissioner An in.

Huh?

- Anything? - No.

Lord, they've searched it all. We're fine.

Commissioner An, did you find anything?

I heard Lord Ning is religious.

Yi Chen, I, am also religious as well. If you don't mind, can I go to our temple and pray?

Lord, that...

Commissioner An, a temple is a sacred place. I don't think what you're suggesting would be appropriate.

It is because it's a sacred place that we should eliminate it's suspicious as early as possible.

Just in case some unethical people are using it for less than moral means.

Would that be alright?

Of course it's alright. This way.

There's a secret room in there, isn't there?

Yes.

There is a secret room down there.

I wonder what special things are in this room.

Let us see what it is.

This is the Lord's private room. No one is allowed in there.

Open it.

- Not allowed. - MOVE ASIDE!

- Lord... - Wait just a minute.

An Yi Chen, no matter what you're doing, you have to know where to draw the line.

Don't be disrespectful and angry others.

Do you think saying that now means anything?

Dad.

Commissioner An, I used white jade.

to make these special flowers and plants.

Look at it. Isn't it pretty?

Did Commissioner An thought

this was were I hid those missing women?

Really?

Let's go.

Wait. I'm sorry Commissioner An.

But what are you going to do about barging into my property and creating problems with your power?

I'm sorry.

Huh? Sorry, I didn't hear you.

I'm sorry.

Oh Commissioner An. You don't have to be so polite.

Then I won't escort you out.

This way.

Dad, I just knew you weren't the devil.

Ah Dad. You scared me to death.

Don't worry.

Don't worry.

Miss Xia Chan.

Don't be scared.

Don't be scared.

Right now,

you're lying on a green meadow.

But your hands and feet are bounded.

And then what happened?

And then... and then they all left.

Don't be scared. Miss Xia Chan.

An Family Grave

Brother An, do you think by throwing the flowers on the floor,

you can pretend I didn't come here?

You're a pitiful bug.

You pay order to Xue Yin here everyday.

But you're still unable to find Xue Yin's corpse.

Ning Hao Tian.

Don't be so proud of yourself.

I can't find Xue Yin's corpse right now.

But I will find it one day.

Do you think I don't know your little tricks?

You've done so much.

Isn't it all to no avail?

To no avail?

We'll see.

Fine.

Ning Hao Tian.

You should understand this very well.

When Xue Yin was alive,

she never loved you.

You...!

Who Xue Yin loved is not important.

As of now, I with Xue Yin every night.

What about you? You can only look at this empty coffin.

And think of the past that you can never return to!

Also, even the son I raised

is better than the son you raised.

An Family Grave.

I never thought

this other devil

was the person we all overlooked.

Father, what do you plan to do now?

Hui Zi, aren't you experimenting with a more potent hypnotic perfume?

Adding that on to your hypnotism skills, you should be able to change someone's memory.

You understand my meaning?

You want me to change Xia Chan's memory?

The blame for all these missing girls,

will fall on the head of Ning Hao Tian?

Correct.

But this hypnotic perfume that can impact a person so deeply,

I've tried it for three years,

but without success.

Miss, are you okay?

Look at you. You pricked your hands again, didn't you?

Why work yourself so hard? Let me do it instead.

No, I have to make Shi Xuan's clothes all by myself.

Mrs, is the Young Master in his room?

He had matters to attention to in the fragrance houses. He still hasn't returned yet.

Wait.

What are you holding in your hands?

It's a letter for Young Master.

Give it to me.

(A cryptic message sent by Hui Zi.)

Whose letter is it? What's written on it?

Oh, it's nothing.

It's business matters.

Business matters?

Spring blooms white flowers, the moon blooms in autumn.

The winter blooms plums in the big snow.

Lonely by the window with nothing in hand. Only wishing to meet again.

Your business partner is a widow?

Pei Shan, why did you look at my letter?

If I didn't look at this letter, how would I know there's a widow writing you love letters?

So embarrassing.

This isn't a widow.

It's a friend asking me out for drinks with a riddle.

It says clearly on the letter, "Lonely by the window with nothing in hand." It's a widow!

And it's a lonely widow who occupies an empty room!

Pei Shan.

Are you jealous?

"Lonely by the window with nothing in hand," is an absolute riddle.

The reason they wrote this is because they want me to go complete this poem with them.

What lonely widow who occupies an empty room?

People will laugh at you if they hear you say that.

Really?

You're not lying to me?

Pei Shan.

You're from a good family.

You don't understand these things?

Isn't it better when women aren't too intelligent?

Shi Xuan, why don't you take me with you?

I want to see you scholars compete with each other over riddles.

Look, you're saying childish things again.

Would it make sense for my wife to follow me everywhere?

Anyway, you're Wen family's Lady.

How can you go outside whenever you wish? Especially to a men's meeting? Right?

I promise you, I will come back soon.

Then you come back early.

Rest early, okay?

Spring blooms white flowers, the moon blooms in autumn.

The winter blooms plums in the big snow.

Lonely by the window with nothing in hand.

Only wishing to meet again.

Recently, I'm learning how to write Chinese poems.

What does Young Master think of these lines?

Very good.

Young Master, you have keen eyes.

Spring Flower, Autumn Moon, Winter Plum Snow.

The three beautiful sceneries are all in this poem.

But it's missing summer.

If it's missing then it's missing.

It's just a small matter, no big deal.

Oh. Missing summer (refers to Xia Chan),

is just a small matter to Young Master Wen?

Young Master Wen, you're really able to withstand a lot.

Here, drink some of our Japanese tea.

The tea Miss Hui Zi made has

has an authentic tea smell.

It definitely is a good tea.

What differences are there compared to Chinese tea?

Each has its own uniqueness.

Then comparing me to Ning Pei Shan, who's more beautiful?

The four seasons, each has its flavor.

Really?

Then the other night when Young Master Wen was trying to kill me,

why didn't appreciate the loss it would bring?

I really cannot understand what Miss Hui Zi is trying to say.

Don't act anymore, Wen Shi Xuan. Since you're willing to come, you understand what I'm saying.

I won't go around in circles with you anymore.

Our Japanese Fragrance Society wants to partner up with Young Master Wen to do business.

Miss Hui Zi, you've overestimated me.

I'm afraid I cannot agree to this partnership. I'll leave now.

Wait.

Young Master Wen,

should I call you the devil?

Miss Hui Zi, your joke is going too far.

How can I, Wen Shi Xuan, be the devil? If you say that, who would believe you?

To be honest, I didn't believe it either.

But due to some coincidental events,

I can't not raise suspicion against you anymore.

Pei Shan once told me.

After you married, you're no longer as caring and loving as you used to be.

You don't come home at a lot at night.

You even left the Wen mansion the night of your wedding.

And coincidentally at that night,

the devil lost a bride (escaped).

The devil just lost a bride, and you hurriedly left.

You couldn't even stay for your wedding night.

Don't you think that's too coincidental?

It is a little coincidental.

But what does that prove?

It proves that the escaped bride

is Xia Chan.

Xia Chan is insane and she lived in Le Yan's house to recover.

You heard from Ning's housekeeper

that one of Le Yan's friend became insane and hurriedly over.

And Xia Chan surely did get kidnapped after you visited her.

Young Master Wen,

missing a "xia" (meaning either summer or Xia Chan),

is it really only a small issue for you?

Guess in who's hand Xia Chan is right now.

How would I know? I am not a God.

Young Master

Two nights ago, we just fought each other.

But I honestly didn't see this coming.

Despite looking weak and fragile on the outside, you're extremely skilled.

If I didn't have a gun, I wouldn't necessarily been a match for you

So...

Have your arm and leg wounds healed yet, young master?

I honestly don't know what you're talking about

Even if you guys have Xia Chan, she basically acts like a lunatic now

Who will believe anything that comes out of her mouth?

You're honestly not an ordinary man, Young Master

Now that your covers' blown, you still remain so composed.

Don't Forget.

My hallucination's fragrance and skill is greatest of all.

I've already hypnotised Xia Chan and heard everything.

I know the real motive behind 'The Devil's Marriage'

Oh really now. Then

tell me what's the secret behind 'The Devil's Marriage'?

Fragrance Refinement

Using different methods to stimulate these pure young girls

Allowing them to exert different emotions of pleasure, anger, sorrow, joy

secreting different types of hormones, resulting in different body odours

Then extract and purify these odours,

to develop an unrivalled demonic fragrance.

In regards to the extraction method of these odours,

Young Master should know better than me.

Developing fragrances by extracting the body odours of young girls

this is honestly an idea thats unimaginably queer.

No wonder you don't dare to experiment publicly.

Instead you made use of 'Devil's Marriage' tale

to kidnap those girls.

Young Master

I know something as confidential as this,

and you still don't want to believe that I've hypnotised Xia Chan

and got to know everything.

The Wen Family is a famous aristocratic family of Devil's Pass

Young Master is also an intellectually gifted, modest gentlemen in everyone's eyes.

And the heir to Wen Family's Fragrance Business

If everyone found out

that the infamous Devil everyone's scared of is you, Wen Shi Xuan.

For this to happen, it would be worse than death for you.

Actually...

including Xia Chan, I've only kidnapped six women.

The previously twelve missing young women have nothing to do with me.

That's what we suspect as well.

Thank you for confirming our guess, Young Master Wen.

What guess?

There are two devils in the Mo Wang region

and you're only one of them.

Then who do you think

is the other devil?

I would like to listen to Young Master Wen's guess.

An idea as crazy as extracting scents from young women to make fragrances,

is not something I thought up out of thin air.

It was Ning Hao Tian's teacher that recorded it down in the fragrance book.

And other than Ning Hao Tian, this fragrance book is known only to me.

So I believe that other than me,

it can only be him.

That's right.

Regarding this matter, we do have the same opinion.

Come, stinky brat, let's have a toast.

Now, there are more and more people outside who are saying that my father is the demon king.

I think that this must be rumors spreadk by Uncle An and An Yi Chen.

Stinky brat, you might not know that although I kept saying that I believe my father,

but deep inside, I was so nervous.

Of course, I know. It's like even though you usually anger your father,

but deep inside, you really love him very much.

Just like your dad, although he frequently scolds you,

but deep inside, he also love you very much.

Thinking about it now, I really envy you

for having a father that loves you so much.

Look at me. Already at this age,

but I still can't completely remember

what my own father looks like.

Don't be sad.

My mother died early. My father endured all sufferings alone to raise me and my sister.

Of course I love him.

If anyone dares to hurt him, I will definitely fight until death.

Right now, Yi Chen must have understood already that my father can't be the demon king.

Fa and Cai's testimonies must be just made up.

Zhi Yuan...

of course I also hope that your father is not the true demon king.

But to say that your father is not the demon king now,

I think that making this conclusion is still too early.

Why? Didn't you also see

that there's only one white jade where plants were grown in the secret room.

There's no sign of those kidnapped girls.

But don't you feel that all of your father's actions today

were way too calm?

It's like that everything is under his control

and as he expected.

That is because my father didn't do anything that's against his conscience.

The white jade bed that we saw today seemed to have been

tampered with.

Our Japanese Fragrance Society wants to make a deal with you.

What deal?

We want to make an alliance with you.

I will keep your demon king identity a secret

and help you deal with all your competitors.

While you...

will share with our Japanese Fragrance Society the Ning Family Fragrance Recipe Book

that you got from Ning Pei Shan.

Okay. It's a deal.

And also, our Japanese Fragrance Society wants to buy all the fragrance workshops here in Mo Wang Lin.

But if it will be us who will do it,

it will attract unnecessary troubles and hindrance.

We hope that Second Young Master Wen can help us think of a plan

and find a trustworthy person to handle it

to be the owner just by name.

You want to buy the fragrance workshops here in Mo Wang Lin?

That's right.

Mo Wang Lin is the largest fragrance producer in China.

The fragrance made here occupies more than 1/2 of China's market.

Our Japanese Fragrance Society also want to create a branch here in Mo Wang Lin

and develop this lucky and valuable location together with you all.

Young Master Wen, don't worry. As a foreigner, our Japanese Fragrance Society

will not benefit from this valuable location alone.

We need to work together with the local big fragrance making families.

The person that my father chose initially was Ning Hao Tian but he was very stubborn

and refused to work with us.

That's why you guys targeted me?

That's right.

But other than you, who else is more suitable right now?

Of course...

if Young Master Wen doesn't know how to appreciate our good intentions,

we will also not force you.

But you will send Xia Chan to the police and cause me to lose all my position and reputation.

Young Master Wen is really a smart person.

Why don't you think carefully how you will choose?

Regarding the matter of buying the fragrance workshops,

I can help you guys think of a plan.

But about the Ning Family Fragrance Recipe Book,

it has always been carefully guarded and stored by Ning Hao Tian.

Pei Shan was only able to look at several pages

and then memorized it.

Right now, Pei Shan is pregnant and can't be too tired.

That's why, she still haven't written all of the fragrance recipe book.

Then have to trouble Young Master Wen to ask Ning Pei Shan to write down the fragrance recipe book

and make a duplicate copy for me.

It's already late. I'll get going then.

Hope our collaboration will be a happy one.

Just saying is not enough. Better to clearly write the agreement down.

Young Master Wen, I've already prepared the contract.

You only need to sign on it plus put your father's

stamp on it.

What?

You want me to give you 15% of our Wen's family shares

in exchange for 20% of your Japanese Fragrance Society Mo Wang Lin's branch?

Our Japanese Fragrance Society will successively buy all the fragrance workshops

in the four big districts.

All the competitors of your Wen Family

will soon be eliminated.

By that time, your Wen family

will be the only remaining fragrance maker in Mo Wang Lin.

If I don't agree,

I'm afraid our Wen family will get eliminated, right?

There is an old Chinese proverb that says

that a wise man submits to circumstances.

I believe that Young Master Wen will definitely make the intelligent decision.

The scent I smelled this time is different from the one last time.

That can't be.

My father wouldn't lie to me.

He can't be the demon king. How can he be the demon king?

I also wish that it's not your father.

But after what happened today, it made me have this feeling

that what my Teacher and Brother An said were true.

Your father is the real demon king.

How come you'd rather believe my Senior Uncle and An Yi Chen than believe me and my father?

Have you forgotten how they cruelly fooled you last time?

But this doesn't mean that everything they said were lies.

That everything they did were wrong.

My father also said that An Yi Chen and my Senior Uncle also knew the secret regarding making fragrances from human essence.

Why aren't you suspecting them?

Because I know them.

They right now are only focused on taking revenge.

They don't have the time to research about the demonic scent.

And more so with my Teacher. Because he has so many grudges in his heart,

his fragrance making skills have largely deteriorated.

That's why, they totally can't be the demons that kidnapped the young girls

to produce fragrance.

Enough already. Stop defending them already.

♫ The moment I turn ♫

♫ the North Wind torrents strongly. ♫

♫ The geese head south, their sorrowful cries carving open the season. ♫

♫ I go further and further. I’m in pain, yet I have nowhere to go. ♫

♫ How many robberies has the dream endured? It’s as thin as the crescent moon. ♫

♫ To the yellow leaves. ♫

♫ I wave goodbye ♫

♫ There’s too much sorrow and pain. They have been exhausted along with you. ♫

♫ The heavier the stubborn winds ♫

♫ the closer your smile feels. ♫

♫ My heart turns to a mysterious steeliness. I continue to draw the dirt path. ♫

♫ With this cavity of blood ♫

♫ I go to recite the chapters of life. ♫

♫ I strive to participate and understand as that one parched bone morphs into spring snow. ♫

♫ Bitter suffering follows along the union of the world. The heart is mysteriously steely. ♫

♫ I will never choke back my sobs towards the heavens. ♫

♫ I will mold the tears into a brave heart. ♫

♫ That person with blue threads along the bamboo path ♫

♫ he smiles warmly the entire way. ♫

♫ He embodies the starlight, extinguishing their fire. A shame that the morning road boils the blood. ♫

♫ With this cavity of blood, I go to recite the chapters of life. ♫

♫ I strive to participate and understand as that one parched bone morphs into spring snow. ♫

♫ Bitter suffering follows along the union of the world. The heart is mysteriously steely. ♫

♫ I will never choke back my sobs towards the heavens. I will mold the tears into a brave heart. ♫