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♪ I walk across the mountains with elegant footsteps ♪

♪ How much time has passed unknowingly ♪

♪ There's loneliness hidden behind your smile ♪

♪ I'm unable to guess the fire in the water ♪

♪ I'm afraid my youth fades with the wind ♪

♪ Searching the cause and ignoring the results ♪

♪ Asked where I'm from and where I'll be going ♪

♪ I can't say nor can I escape from myself that I don't know about ♪

♪ Who am I in the past ♪

♪ Who will recognise my face ♪

♪ The person that you know ♪

♪ Is it even me and who am I living for ♪

Maiden Holmes

Episode 22

Something secret is brewing in the capital.

This matter has serious implications.

If you' get involved rashly,

you might be in danger.

I'm not afraid.

I know,

you're worried about me.

But all this time,

But you've been protecting me all this while.

This time

I would like to do something for you.

Let's discuss at length

when we get back to the capital.

As for that person,

I'm not going to spare him.

Actually, I've long suspected

there's more than meets the eyes in the Battle of Honggu.

What sister-in-law said

has confirmed my suspicion.

But...

the eye witness, Liang Cheng

has been murdered.

Little Su.

I'm sorry.

I didn't tell you this earlier.

Everyone has a past

that they don't want to bring up.

I know.

The Battle of Honggu

has always been the pain of the past to you.

Little Su.

Thank you

for being by my side all this time.

Perhaps, I shouldn't be hiding things from you too.

But will you be able to accept

that I'm a member of Bai Liang Clan?

Brother Pei.

Actually I...

I'm investigating the Bai Liang case.

The letter to the enemy from Bai Liang Clan's leader

was forged.

Are you sure?

Lei Zheng was the one who led the Bai Liang case.

When I read Liang Feng's letter,

I've been suspecting that it was related to the Bai Liang case.

Actually, that's my real purpose for making this trip.

I'm sorry.

I didn't tell you earlier too.

So we're even now?

You said the letter to the enemy was forged.

Do you remember the fake painting

calligraphy, and list of names we saw at Liang Feng's house?

Are you saying

that Liang Feng might be the one who forged the letter?

Master Liang had people

collected these from all over the world seven years ago.

Seven years ago?

That's right.

That was when the Bai Liang Clan was exterminated.

These are all the imitation paintings

done by some unknown scholars.

After collecting them,

Master Liang never touched them again.

Li Mu, Shi Min, Lin Jia, Wang Zhixin, Zhao Jin, Sun Qingfu, Fan Ming

The names on this list

are all those unknown scholars.

This is great.

You're dismissed.

Let's hit the road now

and locate these scholars.

There's no rush.

Let's take a break for now.

We'll set out tomorrow.

But

you've just recovered from poisoning.

Besides

For investigating the case you haven't had a good rest these days.

You have waited for seven years.

It makes no difference to wait for another day.

Brother Pei.

Do you really believe that the Bai Liang Clan is innocent?

Do you believe in me?

There might be more than meets the eyes

in the Bai Liang case.

Send our guards to find out

who executed the order back then.

Perhaps, they might find some clues.

Why did you bring up the Bai Liang case again?

The clues found in the Liang Mansion

are most likely related to the Bai Liang case.

The sudden death of the late emperor

might not be that simple.

You were there at that time.

Did you find anything unusual?

Fei Yuan.

Where are you going?

Sister Su.

I'm asking the young master to eat.

I'll go.

Nothing that Your Highness didn't know.

There were no survivors found.

But when they did the body count,

the clan leader's only daughter was missing.

Any survivors?

No.

Do another body count.

Yes.

Search carefully!

Yes.

This must be the man who killed my parents.

Remember his voice.

But war was approaching then.

So we didn't conduct further investigation.

The clan leader's only daughter?

Convey my order.

As long as she's still alive, you have to find her.

Yes.

So it was you who ordered for the extermination of my clan.

That's why you're buying time.

Are you trying to destroy the evidence?

And you want to track me down?

Do you intend to hunt me down and have me killed?

Father.

Mother.

I'll avenge you today!

Little Su?

Xiwen, stop!

No, Your Highness!

Xiwen!

Your Highness!

Little Su, what are you doing?

What are you trying to do?

From now on

both of us

are even now.

♪ I walk across the mountains ♪

Any survivors?

Do another body count.

♪ How much time has passed unknowingly ♪

Convey my order.

As long as she's still alive, you have to find her.

Yes.

♪ There's loneliness hidden behind your smile ♪

♪ I'm unable to guess the fire in the water ♪

♪ I'm afraid my youth fades with the wind ♪

♪ Searching the cause and ignoring the results ♪

♪ Asked where I'm from ♪

I'm not sure.

♪ I can't say ♪

Thank you.

Hanmo Pavilion

Did Detective Su misunderstand anything?

What is it that made her want to kill me?

Could she have overheard our conversation?

But Little Su is investigating the Bai Liang case too.

I'm investigating the Bai Liang case.

The letter to the enemy from Bai Liang Clan's leader

was forged.

Why was she so sure

that the letter to the enemy was forged?

Why did she look so sad

whenever we talked about

the extermination of the Bai Liang Clan?

Could it be that

Detective Su...

She was the only daughter of the Bai Liang Clan who got away.

Qifu Town, Maoyuan Inn

Sister Su!

We finally found you!

Why would you be here?

Sister Su.

Don't fight with the young master.

We went searching for you

and haven't had a good night sleep for days now.

Brother Su.

I can understand that you're mad at Brother Pei.

But you left us behind.

That's not right of you to do that.

I have things to do.

Don't follow me.

Maoyuan Inn Sister Su!

You...

What are you doing?

Put me down!

Put me down!

What are you doing?

Let go of me!

Let go of me!

Put me down!

Little Su, we...

Let go of me!

Little Su!

Little Su, hear me out.

Don't touch me!

Little Su, we have been through so much.

Don't I at least deserve

to know the truth?

Let go of me!

That's right.

All the things between us

have turned into a joke now.

Why?

Because I'm a member of Bai Liang Clan.

And you

you're the murderer who exterminated my clan!

I just hate that I can't kill you myself.

The only thing I can do now

is to find out the truth

and prove our clan's innocence to the world.

That's all I can do.

I killed your entire clan?

Little Su, is there a misunderstanding?

Misunderstanding?

That's impossible.

All these years

I spent every day

and every night

to recall that voice over and over again.

I can never forget

his tone and pronunciation.

It has been replaying in my mind for thousands of times!

How could I possibly be wrong?

What voice?

The guard who stood in front of me that day.

I was in the well

and I heard it so clear.

He's your man.

It's you.

It's you!

I sent Xiwen there to save the people!

But we were too late.

I don't believe you!

There were many doubts in the Bai Liang case.

But it was a serious matter.

Things progressed rapidly from top to bottom.

I was afraid there was more to it than met the eyes.

So I sent Xiwen

to lead our men to stop it.

But we were too late.

Little Su.

If it was me who killed your clan,

why would I help you with the investigation?

Unless it was me who stitched your father up.

I help you with the investigation

just for a pretext to kill all of those who are in the know.

Right?

-I won't listen to you! -Little Su.

Little Su, hear me out.

Look at me.

If this is all true,

I can kill you right this moment.

So that no one will investigate the Bai Liang case anymore.

Wouldn't it be more convenient for me?

I don't know.

I don't know.

The Battle of Honggu

is linked to the Bai Liang case.

Perhaps, you're keeping me alive

just in order to

make use of me

to find out the truth behind the Battle of Honggu.

That's it.

That must be it.

That must be it.

So to you

I'm someone who schemes in such a machiavellian way

and also a brutal man.

Right?

♪ Fantasizing ♪

I...

I don't know.

I don't know.

♪ Releasing the fragrance ♪

All right then.

♪ All that's left is disguise ♪

I hope you can agree to my second condition.

Let me investigate the Bai Liang case with you.

This is also

the only way for me to vindicate myself.

♪ Yet unwilling to travel together ♪

♪ The reflection of the moon ♪

♪ resists the morning dawn ♪

♪ It's fated that she'll fall into the net ♪

All right.

Maoyuan Inn

All the dishes have been served.

Sirs, please go upstairs.

Take a look at the list of names.

The seven people on this list

were hired by Liang Feng

to make fake calligraphy for him.

Liang Feng started collecting them seven years ago.

That was right before the Bai Liang case took place.

Wait a minute.

Brother Su.

Is the Bai Liang case you're talking about

the one where the clan leader of Bai Liang Clan

colluded with the enemy to murder the late emperor?

Isn't this case closed long ago?

After I was promoted,

I read some old case files.

I discovered

that the letter of treason, the direct evidence of the Bai Liang case

was forged.

Forged?

What does it have to do with the list of names?

The list...

Back then, Liang Feng

searched everywhere for the fake items.

There was a good chance

that he was searching for the best imitator for Liang Zheng

to imitate the handwriting of the clan leader of Bai Liang

and forged the letter.

Sister Su.

How did you know

that the letter was forged?

Have you forgotten that in order to save me back then,

Little Su was able to tell the ownership of the document

only by the small differences in the paper?

It's the same for this.

Is that the case, Brother Su?

Yes.

This is a major royal case and has serious implications.

I don't want to get all of you involved.

That's why I didn't tell you.

Brother Su!

There's no such thing.

To the outsiders,

we're a team.

-Right? -Yes.

Unless you think we can't help you.

Of course not.

It's settled then.

Let's eat.

Let's eat.

Hurry.

I'll eat this.

-I'm starving. -Here.

My Lord.

The things that Liang Feng hid have been discovered.

And Su Ci

has already set out to find the scholars on the list.

If they find out the secrets

behind the forged letters...

Su Ci

might reopen the case.

Go now.

Find Xiao Yanzhi and Su Ci at once.

Do everything you can to prevent them

from finding any clues to the Bai Liang case.

If necessary,

kill them all.

Yes.

Go now.

Is this the place?

I've asked around.

This is the place.

What should we do?

This is the last person on the list.

Sir.

Miss.

May I ask you

if this was Li Mu's house?

Yes.

Where is he now?

Burned to death long ago.

Burned to death?

That's right.

A fine young man.

When they carried him out,

his body was charred.

How pitiful is that?

When did this happen?

About seven years ago.

Who are you?

Our friend sent us

to visit Li Mu.

We didn't expect something like this to happen.

Did Li Mu have any relatives?

His parents died early.

I never heard of him having any relatives or friends.

Well,

you won't be able to find him now.

Maoyuan Inn

Of all the scholars on this list, Li Mu was the only one who died.

And it happened seven years ago.

I think he was the one who forged the letter.

That's why he was killed.

But it was just a guess.

Perhaps, it was just a coincidence.

Whether he was killed or accident,

the local authority must have a record

on the fire incident.

How about this?

Let's split up into two teams.

Little Su and I will investigate the case with the local authority.

Rushuang and Brother Xie

will go around the places that Li Mu frequented.

Find out who Li Mu

came in contact with

and what he did before he died.

All right.

I'll go on my own.

Sister Su.

Brother Pei.

It's fine.

Take a seat.

You need to learn from me

on how to coax girls.

First.

Be willing to spend money.

You need to buy whatever necessary.

Second.

Let go of your pride.

Your pride doesn't matter.

Pester her if it so requires.

Then...

Judging from what you said,

you're feeling rather hard done by?

No.

No?

No, it's true.

I bet you must be suffering.

Not at all.

Qifu County Office

Autopsy Reprt Found it.

Li Mu spent most of the time on the streets of Qifu Town

and made a living as a ghostwriter.

When he died,

it was exactly one month after the Bai Liang case.

What the heck

did you write?

What's the matter?

I wrote it as per your request.

Your sentences didn't make sense and it has so many errors!

Have you ever ghostwritten before?

You must be a swindler!

What nonsense is this?

I wrote it as per your request!

You thought I've never asked someone to ghostwrite for me?

Li Mu from Li Village helped me before!

He was better than you.

And the fee was a lot cheaper!

You're a swindler!

You...

Go to him then!

Why did you ask for my help then?

I'll take the law into my own hands

and tear down your stall!

Tear it all down!

A swindler!

What are you doing?

How could you do this?

I'm only passing by here

and trying to earn some money.

Why are you doing this to me?

Autopsy Report

The autopsy.

Candle was knocked over in the house.

Trapped in the fire.

The victim...

What's the matter?

There are signs of long-term use of medication on the deceased's body.

Suspected of being weak and unable to escape.

The Li family has no descendant?

No descendant?

Young man.

Don't cry.

There are all kinds of people.

Who is Li Wu?

Why did he compare me to him?

Li Mu was like you.

He was a ghostwriter.

He was an educated person.

Back then,

he would stay in the city

and helped people to write letters.

I didn't see him hang out

with rogues.

That's right.

Where is he now?

He's dead.

Dead?

How did he die?

His house caught fire.

But he didn't manage to escape.

He was a good kid.

He was well-behaved.

He would step forward

to help the neighbours

with any laborious task.

But who would have expected...

How about his family?

He had no family.

He was all by himself.

Even his funeral

was arranged by the villagers.

His body

was buried beside his parents' grave.

In my opinion,

his ancestral graveyard has bad fengshui.

The entire family is gone.

What's with the bad fengshui?

You aren't aware of that.

The graveyard

was built along the riverside.

So much negative energy.

That's true.

Fei Yuan.

Did that man really say

that Li Mu did a lot of laborious tasks?

Yes.

They said his ancestral graveyard was built by the river.

It has bad fengshui.

That's why the family has no descendant.

That's right.

That's not possible.

The official case file

clearly stated that he had taken long-term medication.

He failed to escape due to his weak body.

If he was weak,

how could he possibly help with those tasks?

Was he lying to me?

That's impossible.

We put up quite a show

to prevent getting false information.

He must be telling the truth.

Right, Fei Yuan?

From the looks of it,

I need to go to the ruins of the Li family again tomorrow.

Look. There's a jar here.

What a huge jar.

But he lived alone.

Why would he need such big rice jar?

If there was no external force,

such a big rice jar

wouldn't have easily toppled over.

There is no trace of high temperature burning

in the soil under this rice jar.

It proves that the rice jar

was standing upright when at the time of the fire.

Well, who would deliberately

pushed the jar over after the fire?

Watch out!

Brother Pei!

-Young Master! -Fei Yuan!

The cellar is airtight. One will easily suffocate to death!

Don't you get in there too.

But...

No buts!

Fei Yuan.

If it's too suffocated,

they'll come out themselves.

They finally get some time alone.

Let's not disturb them.

All right then.

Otherwise, who knows how long more

are they going to be at loggerheads.

Let's go.

Be careful.

It looks like someone used to live here.

Why would he live here?

Was he held in captivity

or was he in hiding?

Little Su.

Let's get out there.

Let go of me.

Look at you now.

Are you still trying to avoid me?

No way.

Sister Su!

Brother Pei!

Young Master.

Let me help you.

Young Master.

Come on. Be careful.

-Take a seat. -Sit here.

Brother Pei, how are you?

How are you? Are you all right?

-Brother Pei! -Young Master!

Check out on Brother Pei first.

Young Master!

Young Master!

We need to perform mouth-to-mouth breathing.

Otherwise, the foul air in his lungs can't be expelled.

His life will be in danger.

What?

Wake up.

Brother Pei!

You're going to be fine.

How are you?

Brother Pei.

How are you?

Little Su.

Young Master!

Maoyuan Inn

Young Master, how do you feel now?

Are you feeling better?

I'm fine now. Don't worry.

That's great then.

Little Fei Yuan.

Go and prepare some dishes!

Nurse him back to health.

You're right.

Wait for me.

What kind cellar did Li Mu build?

What was it even used for?

He almost got both of you killed.

I think someone was hiding in there.

That's why he managed to escape from fire.

But I heard from the villagers

that Li Mu's body was charred.

It's exactly because the body was charred.

That's why no one could tell

if that was Li Mu.

Are you saying

that Li Mu might still be alive?

That's possible.

Li Mu is alive?

Perhaps not.

Perhaps, when Li Mu died,

there was someone else in his house.

This person hid in the cellar and survived.

Well, how are we going to find him?

If he's still alive,

he might be related to the Li family.

Brother Pei.

Stop playing riddles with me.

I wouldn't be able to guess it.

The graveyard.

Let's check it out tomorrow.

The graveyard?

Did that man really say

that Li Mu did a lot of laborious tasks?

Yes.

They said his ancestral graveyard was built by the river.

It has bad fengshui.

That's why the family has no descendant.

That's right.

Hold on.

I have another plan.

I wonder

if you'll be interested.

Announcement

They want to dig up the wasteland for water supply purposes.

That's a good thing.

But it's a misery

for those who have had graveyards

built on these two wasteland.

They need to move the graves within seven days.

I think these two wasteland

have bad fengshui.

No one builds a grave on it.

Right?

Yes.

That's right.

Young Master.

Here.

Li Mu's Grave

Sir.

They have been investigating Li Mu's identity and cause of death.

Li Mu is already dead.

What's there to investigate?

With Su Ci's ability

and Prince Qi's guidance,

they wouldn't dwell on it

if they hadn't found any clues.

Should we inform His Lordship at once?

I've sent the letter.

But I'm afraid this time

there's no time to wait for His Lordship's instructions.

Sir.

What should we do now?

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♪ Dawn in the spring of March ♪

♪ Waiting for you to return on the pavilion ♪

♪ A one-sided love is frustrating ♪

♪ The drizzle is mixed with my tears ♪

♪ Feeling lonely and left out ♪

♪ The whimpering of the flute and the faraway star ♪

♪ I don't know when I'll return as long as my travel goes on ♪

♪ I dream of coming back every night ♪

♪ Through the rain and dust ♪

♪ A deep love I feel for you ♪

♪ Looking at the vast lands and sighing out of loneliness ♪

♪ Waiting for you to return every day ♪

♪ A promise for life from both of us ♪

♪ After many separations and gatherings ♪

♪ I will not disappoint you when we meet again ♪

♪ I will never disappoint you for life ♪

♪ Feeling lonely and left out ♪

♪ The whimpering of the flute and the faraway star ♪

♪ I don't know when I'll return as long as my travel goes on ♪

♪ I dream of coming back every night ♪

♪ Through the rain and dust ♪

♪ A deep love I feel for you ♪

♪ Looking at the vast lands and sighing out of loneliness ♪

♪ Where can I go to find you ♪

♪ A promise for life from both of us ♪

♪ After many separations and gatherings ♪

♪ I will never disappoint you when we meet again ♪

♪ For life ♪