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"Ancient Detective"

"Episode 17"

What is it?

Nothing. It's just a broken arrow.

What's wrong with you?

I'm so nervous that my hand slipped.

Be careful.

Without any signal, no one can slip!

Another one.

Another one.

What's wrong with you?

My hands are slippery.

Jian.

Are they aiming at us?

What do you think?

I'm 80% sure.

Forget about 80%, they are aiming at us.

Don't worry. Leave it to me.

Everyone behind the wall,

we just passed by here.

We're lost. Pardon us.

Excuse me. May I ask...

how do we go to the tavern?

The tavern is at the west side...

Shut up!

-Thank you. -Let's go.

Hold on.

Those who trespassed Yan Mountain Sect...

leave your hand before you leave.

Jian, shall we run or fight?

Mr. Jian, you decide.

Run?

You look down on our crossbow formation.

If you dare move a muscle,

I'll turn you all into hedgehogs right now.

We just want to meet Master Bai.

You won't let us,

we have to do this.

It's a bad idea indeed.

I don't care who you are,

our master won't meet you either.

Please help us.

I have a jade pendant.

When he sees it,

he will come and meet me for sure.

Since you want to meet our master so badly,

I'll give you a chance.

Come back tomorrow morning.

Okay.

At first, I don't want to know who you are,

I don't want you to come in either.

But things have come to this,

so it is fated.

Master is inside.

Jian, this...

Master Bai is dead?

What's going on?

Master had been travelling around the martial world for years.

His whereabouts were hard to trace.

He recently came back to meditate.

Only the four of us knew.

Ten days ago, my master was meditating.

Four of us went out for some business.

When we came back,

a white shadow was moving into the yard out of a sudden.

-It's moving towards Muxue Pavilion. -Hurry up!

That person had great levitation skill.

He seemed to know much about our master's whereabouts.

When we arrived,

our master has died.

Master.

-Master. -Master.

That white shadow...

has disappeared.

White shadow.

Jian.

Could it be the same white shadow at Hanyue Villa?

Was Master Bai's throat being cut?

No, he wasn't.

Our master didn't have any injuries.

We couldn't find the cause of death.

Then why would you hide about his death?

I'm trying to hide it from the martial world.

My master's killer...

has an unknown identity.

If the news of our master's death spreads,

the entire martial world might fall into chaos.

That's why it's best to keep it to ourselves.

You're doing the right thing.

I have a request.

As a detective,

I'd like to open his coffin to check on his corpse.

Sure.

Your father and my master were good friends.

As for my master,

you're like a family to him.

Thank you.

It's just...

Let's wait outside.

I want Mr. Ye to stay with me.

Miss.

Take out your weapons.

Sorry to disturb you.

Mr. Jian,

Master Bai died ten days ago.

He didn't have any wounds...

because someone came from behind,

and hit his dead acupoint.

His hair was blocking it,

that's why it's hard to notice.

He got hit on his dead acupoint?

That's impossible!

With Master Bai's great skills,

how could anyone hit his dead acupoint?

Let me have a look.

Your martial arts skills are flawed.

Did Zhan Shi Er teach you?

How did you know?

She had this problem since young.

I can't believe you have it too.

If I'm not mistaken,

you're Zhan Shi Qi, right?

Who are you?

Master Bai's hand...

Mr. Jian.

Did you find anything?

If it were pure suspicion earlier on,

then now I'm certain that...

the white shadow killed Second Master Li first,

before killing Master Bai after.

If Handy Tang hadn't die,

he would have been killed as well.

It seems like someone doesn't want me to know the truth.

So now,

the last person to witness the Shenji Valley tragedy...

is Chief Wang.

Yes.

His next target...

must be Chief Wang.

We must get to Chief Wang before he does.

Okay.

Your first move was wrong.

You can be used as a killing tool,

but not as a human.

Why not?

Since you're no longer an assassin,

you have to make a backup plan for yourself.

Perish with your opponent is an irresponsible move.

You have to stay alive.

That's the only way to protect the one you love.

You have to live...

even for Jian Bu Zhi.

Do you know?

When two people are watching the sunrise together,

it's really beautiful.

Why are you telling me this?

How is it?

Master Bai was hit on his dead acupoint.

Who did it?

We don't have enough clues yet.

I must go to Liaodong immediately.

Maybe when I come back,

everything will be clear.

Madam,

I shall leave now.

Wait.

Jian Bu Zhi, I'd like to talk to you in private.

I have a heart disease.

I'm afraid I won't be able to live for long.

Because of that,

I can now talk about this.

What is it?

Something that Bai Hu and the rest...

don't even know about.

Have a seat.

How much do you know about the Ten Killing Gate?

I only know they're divided into Ming and Zhan Division.

Zhan Division is in charge of assassination.

All their assassins are nameless,

and Zhan was their last name.

They are named after their rankings.

I've met Zhan Shi Er, Zhan Shi Wu,

and Zhan Shi Qi.

What about Ming Division?

What do you know about it?

I'm not sure.

I'm from the Ming Division.

I have another name, it is Ming Jiu.

Are you...

here to kill me?

The Ming Division doesn't kill people easily.

We just want to hide our identities.

Our main mission is to provide information...

for the Ten Killing Gate.

We won't do anything that may...

expose our identities.

Even our closest family members...

and our best friends...

are clueless about our identities.

Then, why are you telling me this?

That jade pendant of yours...

was handmade by me...

for your father.

I spent many days and nights...

to carve the Jian character on it.

That was sixteen years ago.

Your father came to Yan Mountain Sect to look for my master.

He was dressed in blue clothings,

and smiled no matter who he met.

He was very different from my master.

I've never seen someone as friendly and bubbly before.

When my master introduced me to Mr. Jian,

he looked at me more than anyone else.

Due to his extra attention,

I have butterflies in my stomach.

I couldn't hear anything.

At night,

your father came to my room.

Madam,

don't tell me that you two...

Whatever you are thinking now,

can only occur in fairy tale.

Your father didn't flirt with me,

but he was questioning my identity.

Just a glance,

and he knew I was from the Ten Killing Gate.

Because there was a grey pigeon feather on my body.

At Yan Mountain Sect,

no one owns any grey pigeons.

And since you're still here,

that means he didn't expose your identity.

Because we made a deal.

Your father knew that...

once he exposed my identity,

the martial arts alliance wouldn't let me go.

Even if I ran back to the Ten Killing Gate,

a pawn that has been exposed...

is useless to them.

I'd only have a dead end.

So, your father made me swear that for the rest of my life, I'd never...

betray my master, Bai Cao Zhe.

In exchange,

he kept it a secret.

He kept his promise.

I've seen all his notes and diaries.

He didn't mention a word about your identity.

He was that kind of person.

Hence, I felt grateful for what he did.

After he left the room,

I started to carve this jade pendant.

What a pity.

This form of gratitude...

can never be turned into love.

After dealing with...

the martial world and the Ten Killing Gate for years,

I finally have a clear conscience.

Do you know the Ten Killing Gate is trying to kill me?

I didn't know why you're targeted by them.

But I know that...

you're currently their most wanted person.

So, you have to promise me two things.

Firstly,

from now on,

never tell a stranger your real name in the martial world.

I promise.

Secondly, don't go to Liaodong.

Instead, go to Heiwu Ridge to treat your illness.

No way.

I must go to Liaodong.

But before you came to Yan Prefecture,

Zhan Si told me that he's going to stop you in Yan Prefecture.

I believe, he is confident that you will go to Liaodong.

I'm not afraid of them.

Zhan Shi Er and Zhan Shi Wu...

didn't do anything to me.

But Zhan Si is different from them.

His fourth ranking...

wasn't based on his martial skills.

He is too lazy to take up those silly missions.

He didn't kill many people,

but everyone he killed were martial art experts.

And no one...

was able to hurt him.

But if I don't go to Liaodong...

Nothing is more important than your life.

Just like your father said, there are no secrets...

that a detective can't find in this world.

What if the detective dies?

Have you ever thought about it?

Okay.

I promise you.

I'll go to Heiwu Ridge before going to Liaodong.

Take this.

It's the beacon which I used to contact Bai Hu.

If you're facing any trouble at Yan Prefecture,

you just fire it.

Bai Hu will help you immediately.

Thank you, Madam.

You can go now.

Why don't you come with us?

I'm going to stay here...

and end my life of Yan Mountain Sect and Ming Division.

You must take care of yourself.

I'll come back to see you.

Why does everyone keep saying that?

Go on.

Someone is waiting for you.

Mr. Jian, you have a good son.

Look over there.

-Be careful. -Okay.

Take a rest. I'll keep an eye on him.

Okay. I'm going to sleep.

What are you doing?

This is prepared by First Master for his saviour.

What do you want?

I don't want to eat it.

I just want to smell it. Can't I smell it?

Your saliva is dripping in.

It smells so good.

Where is his saviour?

He's inside.

Looks like he is performing a surgery.

Surgery?

Do you feel warmer now?

You're weak.

You body can't replenish the lost blood in time.

From now on, I'll perform blood-letting on you every 10 days.

But this method...

can only be done for 10 times only.

Otherwise, he will...

die from losing too much blood.

Once every 10 days.

10 times equals to 100 days.

So it's more than 3 months.

This is the second time.

That's why I told you,

we can't delay any longer.

We have to reach Heiwu Ridge within three months.

Once Madam Hei Wu takes over,

he'll be saved.

Don't worry.

I've asked Zhao Da Bang to prepare a warm horse carriage,

and good horses.

If we keep doing this,

he'll have a higher chance of survival.

We really have no chance to go to Liaodong?

Jian, we understand how you feel.

That tragedy eight years ago is important to you.

But Bai He told us clearly that...

Zhan Si knows you're going to Liaodong,

he's making his way to kill you now.

With our martial arts skills,

there's no way for us to beat him.

We must give up on finding Chief Wang,

head south to Heiwu Ridge,

so that we can avoid Zhan Si.

Otherwise, not just you and I, but Mr. Ye...

and Miss Zhan will be killed too.

Furthermore, you can't go to Liaodong with your current condition.

If you freeze to death on the way,

all the truth would mean nothing to you.

That's right.

So you only have one choice,

which is go to Heiwu Ridge.

Maybe you think that Chief Wang is in a bad situation.

I don't think it's necessary.

Why do you say that?

I know that Second Master Li was killed by the man in white.

And Master Bai...

was killed after the man in white appeared.

It seems like your target...

will most probably be killed.

But we've no evidence to prove that...

Chief Wang might be the next target.

Mr Ye, you're right.

If the man in white knows that we're not meeting Chief Wang,

perhaps he won't kill him.

Yes.

Even if the man in white wants to kill Chief Wang,

it's not an easy task.

Why?

Because Second Master Li and Master Bai were popular in the martial world.

Hence, they didn't take precaution against the assassins.

But Chief Wang is different.

He provides security services,

he has many enemies in the martial world.

He usually takes strict precaution.

It's not easy to kill him.

Mr. Ye, you're right.

Although that's the case,

but Chief Wang...

-Jian... -Mr. Jian,

can you stop risking your life for something that's unlikely to happen?

That's not a smart act.

Jian,

as long as you are safe, you'd have the chance in the future.

We still have to explore the martial world together.

You're about to start your martial world journey, but...

then you're dead.

It's embarrassing.

Mr. Jian,

nothing is more important than your life.

Jian, don't hesitate anymore.

Okay.

I promise,

I'll go to Heiwu Ridge first.

-That's right. -Great!

Come in.

Saviour.

The wine and meat are done.

I'll ask them to serve now.

Go on.

Let's have a feast tonight.

We'll depart tomorrow morning.

Okay.

You guys enjoy the food.

I'll get some fresh air.

But...

You don't want to eat?

Well...

then...

You guys go ahead. I'll go to check on him.

You're not eating as well?

-The both of us... -I'm going to pee.

It has been a whole night.

Aren't you cold?

It's strange.

After knowing Master Bai's death...

and we can't go to Liaodong to investigate the case,

the Cold Poison is not as bad as before.

What happened?

Back then, when I was nervous, the poison got triggered easily.

It seems letting go is also a form of relaxation.

I don't feel nervous right now.

It's almost dawn.

Aren't you sleepy?

People can't sleep when they are full of thoughts.

I know you do.

If you can't sleep, I can't sleep as well.

Miss Zhan,

have you experienced a time when you were very weak?

Yes.

I often felt weak before I met you guys.

But after I've met you,

whenever I thought of you,

when I encountered difficulties,

my fears were all gone.

But I still fear a lot.

I'm afraid that I'd never have the chance...

to find out the truth behind the Shenji Valley tragedy.

When you're getting better,

I'll investigate it with you.

It's too late.

My instinct tells me that...

the man in white is on his way to kill Chief Wang.

He wants to destroy all the clues.

Mr. Jian.

Regarding this...

I understand that...

my intuition alone...

isn't enough to convince you all.

I can't even convince myself.

Bai He and Ye Xiao Xiao have talked some good reasoning.

Zhan Si is trying to kill me.

The Cold Poison in my body is getting worse day by day.

Even if I'm not afraid of dying,

I'm reluctant to part with you all so soon.

Yes.

It's good to be alive.

That's why, I won't go to Liaodong.

I just can't accept that...

fate can sometimes be cruel.

I only realised this after leaving Shenji Valley,

there are many things in this world that would stop abruptly.

When you feel hopeful,

fate would come and destroy it...

to ridicule you.

It reminds you of how weak you are.

At this time, you'll be extremely weak.

Second Master Li...

Handy Tang...

Master Bai...

all of them were killed when I was getting...

closer to the truth.

Moreover, this time...

I don't even have a chance to go to Chief Wang.

I can't accept it.

I just can't accept it.

Mr. Jian,

look forward,

the sun will eventually rise again.

No matter how cold or dark the night may be,

it will never last.

You know what?

Two people watching the sunrise together...

is so beautiful.

Miss Zhan.

I'm sleepy.

Is it because of the anaesthetic?

Yes.

Beauty is a form of anaesthetic.

I don't know why you said that.

But I enjoy listening to it.

I want to see your place,

where there is no lie or owe.

I just want to hug you and say goodbye to you.

When will I see your smiling face again?

It's cold without you.

I'm trapped at the crossing of the light and darkness.

Your everlasting smile...

is glittering like the galaxy.

I won't stop loving you.

The memories left in my mind.

The sun is bright after the rain.

It's you.

When I see you,

I can say goodbye to you every day.

Miss Zhan.

Miss Zhan.

I'm indeed a smart hero.

I'm making good use of these two martial arts manuals.

This blind warrior said that...

less means more,

slow means fast,

weak means strong.

I'm too slow.

No way.

Like what the monk said,

less means more, weak means strong.

So it's related to the Blinded Blade manual.

Zhao, I'm back.

Hey, brother.

I see you having fun early in the morning.

How did it go?

I've done nicely what you told me to do.

I took care of everything.

The carriage is parked behind the mountain.

You'll be satisfied.

Jian will be happy to see it.

Let's take a look.

Let's go.

Waiter.

Waiter.

What would you like to eat?

Excuse me, how long does it take to get to Yan Prefecture?

It'll just take a day.

Thank you.