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Mandarin ducks fold necks,

leaving no choice but to break

the romantic commitment.

It really makes others' eyes

flow with tears.

How to know, once they become heartless...

Sir, it's your turn.

Brother Changsheng,

My brother.

My cousin's memory isn't so good.

He can't remember his lines.

Let me, let me sing one more time for you.

Mandarin ducks fold necks,

leaving no choice but to break

the romantic commitment.

It really makes others' eyes

flow with tears.

How to know, once they become heartless...

Sister, think carefully.

Xu Xian is a heartless man.

Once meeting again,

don't forgive him.

Until today do I realize

only Qinger is sincerely kind to me.

How about two of our sisters

coming back to Qingchen Mountain.

Please let the officer, Fahai be a pair.

Having Qinger with me,

I already find contentment.

You two...

Changsheng.

Why do I still understanding nothing even after listening more?

Which play did you perform?

It's "Madame White Snake".

Qinger and White Snake.

"Madame White Snake"?

Why do I not remember

those lines in "Madame White Snake"?

I just made all up.

So why don't you let White lady go to Xu Xian?

Xu Xian is not only a coward but also a weakling.

Just because of a monk's dividing trick,

he caused his own wife to be crushed under the Leifeng Pagoda.

Such a foolish and heartless man like him

absolutely doesn't deserve Bai Suzhen.

Such an insightful remark.

However, don't let master hear that.

He is extremely serious about the lines,

there is no excuse for neglect.

Then, from now on, please cover us, Changsheng.

Later on, we will support each other.

Right, Changsheng,

what kind of drama does our clan Chunxi usually perform?

The whole list of our dramas

is here.

Please let me see a bit.

But the Master often makes some new dramas

so that everyone can enjoy new things.

"Wu Zetian", "Wild boar forest".

Why is there not "The Best Perfume" here?

Isn't "The Best Perfume"

the most well-known drama of clan Chunxi?

Why do you know this "The Best Perfume"?

This...

For many years,

nobody has mentioned it.

Oh...

We were just told about it.

The most famous drama of clan Chunxi

is "The Best Perfume", isn't it?

Changsheng.

Master.

I will go checking the costumes now.

Master.

Youngsters

shouldn't be too curious.

In my clan Chunxi,

you'd better not inquire about something that shouldn't be asked.

You must watch your mouth, and your behaviors, too.

Understand?

Yes yes yes.

What you two need to do now

is to practice the basic techniques hard.

As long as you lay a fine foundation, you will have an opportunity to come onstage.

Yes, thank you, master.

We will definitely train hard.

Keep training.

Yes.

Mandarin ducks fold necks,

leaving no choice but to break...

Surreptitiously, he looks so suspicious.

Langyuan?

I have never visited you once,

you must be angry with me, right?

Things happened in that past,

are you still blaming me?

Without Yun Zheyue,

No Wu Yinhua.

Yun Zheyue, Wu Yinhua?

Who?

You said it was the last one you met?

Don't belittle this fat guy.

Eats well, scratches hard,

and very good at tailing people.

Why do I meet it everywhere?

You're such a stubborn ghost,

makes me scared to death.

I see that it should be the scared one.

You, are you scared?

Alright, let's talk about business.

Stand up.

You said you saw master

coming to the abandoned house out of the town at midnight

to worship the deceased?

I also heard him bumbling something about

Yun Zheyue, Wu Yinhua.

He also brought this.

Langyuan?

Sir, when I reread the documents,

I discovered some problems.

Normally, when the paiace records cases,

they will record the source of cases,

motives for murder,

reasons for death,

all of these things.

Yet, none were recorded in these documents.

Just mentioned the dead,

that the previous owner of the troupe,

he hung himself and passed away.

He left a letter written in blood.

In that letter, he admitted that

he himself was the murderer who killed Yun Zheyue

Last year, after the master of Chunxi team died,

the troupe nearly broke up.

Right at that time,

the new master bought Chunxi team,

and all of their work.

Then they've been everywhere,

but they didn't come back to Yangzhou.

"The Best Perfume"

was the famous drama of Chunxi team that year.

Since Chunxi team was bought,

this drama hasn't been performed anymore.

Businessmen never trade at a loss.

But coincidentally, they returned not long ago,

and Zhou Xianyi was dead right after that.

Was he really haunted by a ghost?

If there were ghosts, they wouldn't find Zhou Xianyi.

Come with me to Langyuan.

Yes, Sir.

Little thing.

Hold it, hold it.

Sir,

do we really have to come inside?

already frightened?

I didn't know it before,

I found much later that

since Chunxi team ran into trouble,

this place has been abandoned.

I also heard that

many people entering this yard saw...

something unclean.

They couldn't get out of here.

Until they were found,

some died, some had their skins peeled off.

Later, this place couldn't be sold,

so it became the haunted land of Yangzhou.

But now,

aren't you safe?

There is something that just happens once.

After Yun Zheyue died,

instead of resting in peace in the cemetery,

he was cursorily buried in this place.

To know the connection between him and Zhou Xianyi,

an autopsy is essential.

Go.

Following a madman is never a good ting.

Sir.

The Master worshiped here yesterday.

Let's come inside and see.

For so many years,

it is still kept in a pure form.

Yun Zheyue's puppet.

Why do you get startled?

No, Sir.

I heard a rumor

about Yun Zheyue before.

I ignored it as I considered it a joke.

But seeing this puppet, I remembered it.

What rumor?

Before Yun Zheyue sang "The Best Perfume",

although he was also a pillar of the troupe,

he was always an inglorious name.

It wasn't until "The Best Perfume" appeared

that his singing-voice improved in leaps and bounds, which astounded everyone.

The title "Yun Zheyue" was born as a result.

What does it have to do with this puppet?

Yun Zheyue is rumored to have nurtured a little demon.

Nurtured a little demon?

You shouldn't disbelieve it, Sir.

I heard that

wizards used to look for bodies of boys and girls,

refined them into corpse oil,

and then put it into prepared containers,

read the incantation and enchanted the amulet before selling it.

The containers were various,

and the puppet is one of those.

It's also said that

raising little demons can help change fate.

However, you can get hurt by them if you're just a bit careless.

All are nonsense, things like demons and god are not credible.

Then why

for such a short period,

could his voice improve remarkably?

Is that puppet the best explanation?

Behind this room may be a stage.

Sir, it's not that I'm too weak-hearted,

but that stage was that year's criminal scene.

If we come there,

I have no idea

what unclean things we will encounter.

I met an unbeliever.

Sir, let's get out of here, so scary.

Long-standing love.

Good.

Long love, short hate.

Sir, are you seeing this?

Good.

This.

Good.

Keep silent.

Watch the play.

That prevents the other from premature death.

Good.

Always miss each other.

"The Best Perfume".

is the best song I've ever heard.

So it's

Good.

"The Best Perfume"?

That person.

A few years ago, there was a murder in clan Chunxi.

The victim was also killed this way.

Without Yun Zheyue, no Wu Yinhua.

It's Yun Zheyue.

Isn't this really a ghost?

Always saw unclean things.

This, why's this?

What's wrong?

What's going on? This is...

Collapsed.

Boss Yun.

Boss Yun, wake up, boss Yun.

Yun Zheyue.

Yun Zheyue.

Sir, he died.

If he was Yun Zheyue,

he should have been dead more than ten years ago.

No, he was just dead.

Look what's still on my hands...

Where is the blood?

Sir, we've met ghosts.

This place isn't safe, let's go.

This...

Where is this?

Sir.

Where is this?

Where are we?

Sir, we're gonna die.

A blizzard in June.

Looks like there are more mysteries involved.

Sir.

Sorry for bothering you.

You can't even walk properly,

how can you resolve things?

Sir, do you believe my words

that we met ghosts?

There are no ghosts in this world.

People just frighten themselves.

You mistrust either people or ghosts

then who do you trust?

I trust myself.

Sir Lu is absolutely confident.

I don't have that much confidence.

I really can't see Yun Zheyue clearly.

Father.

Time to take medication.

Father, I just asked Doctor Shen.

He said your leg is pretty well.

He also said that a few days later, if there were time

I would take you to his clinic to examine again.

How can a little head constable like me

have that big offer?

Yes, thanks to Sir Lu's arrangement this time.

Yueer.

You should be careful.

There are rules to follow when working and speaking.

Don't

give others any chance to grasp your weakness.

Father.

Don't you mean...

I think it's impossible.

Sir Lu actively supported you with the treatment for your leg.

I think we should just not cross the line.

He won't create difficulties for us.

He has his own reason for his active support.

Embroidered Uniform Guard

never makes a bad deal.

Yes.

Where is Xiaer?

She came to Langyuan to examine the dead body with Sir Lu.

It has been a day and they've not been back yet.

Yes.

She should have been back.

Uncle Yang.

Miss Shangguan.

Xier, why are you here?

Something wrong?

Master knew that you were injured,

said that here couldn't be as comfortable as at home.

So he told me to come here and help you to recover.

I'm a rough man,

I can't be accustomed to being taken care of by someone else everyday.

Leave and send your master my gratitude.

I admit his good intention.

Uncle Yang, you don't have to hurry.

Please, think about it.

This.

This is the soup I especially made for you.

Uncle, please try it.

Thank you, Xier.

That's what I should do.

It's delicious.

I drink and already sweat.

Then, Uncle Yang, I won't inconvenience you.

Permit me to take leave.

Father, I'm going to walk Miss Shangguan out.

Alright, walk Xier out.

Yes.

Go slowly.

I'll come back soon.

Alright.

About moving to the clan,

I hope that Uncle Yang will consider it more.

I'll tell him.

Here is enough.

Miss Shangguan.

Why? Something wrong?

Zhou Xianyi's case.

The local authority doubts that you might be involved.

That fund of 100,000 taels for building the dike

is related to people's life in Yangzhou.

Therefore...

if it were you that stole it,

I don't need to know what your purpose was,

but I would hope that you could go back.

Those people are innocent anyway.

What you are saying doesn't mean that you're suspecting me,

but you're accusing me.

I, I...

Whether you trust me or not doesn't really matter to me,

that money of the local authority wasn't stolen by me.

That person wasn't killed by me.

I.

Have my eye off the ball.

That's not possible.

Still that tree.

Is a demon guiding us?

I'm not well, I'm not able to move my legs anymore.

Get some rest.

Why so cold?

So cold.

Are we not gonna die here?

Sir.

I, if I die in the line of duty,

please remember to send the subsidy to my mother.

And yet,

the dying

usually say true words.

To be honest,

you're not only hateful

but also mean, self-conceited.

Weird character.

If you don't change your character,

no ladies would like you.

However,

when I worked for you,

I felt happy.

Before anything happens to Six Fans Gate

I was always the first to turn to the front.

But now you're with me,

I feel that you would always protect me even if the sky fell.

I'm far more assured.

Don't you mean

when I'm with you, it'll be easier for you to be lazy?

Sir was always ordering me,

but

when working with you,

I felt more comfortable.

Constable Yuan.

Constable Yuan.

Constable Yuan.

Constable Yuan.

Constable Yuan.

Cold.

So cold.

It's been snowing for so long.

Why are our clothes still dry?

This snow.

Constable Yuan, constable Yuan.

Wake up.

Constable Yuan.

Sir, see you in the afterlife.

You wanna die? I'm afraid that even the king of hell can't accept you.

Listen to me.

Shut your ears.

As if nothing was heard.

Just do as I say.

Why are we here now?

Weren't we just in the blizzard?

We're always here,

we've not ever left.

How is it possible? It felt so real before.

Am I not gonna...

Maybe because of hearing chimes blowing,

people will see illusions.

Once someone enters this room,

the wind chimes will blow.

As the sound is so low,

it's not easy to be noticed.

It makes people unconsciously have hallucinations.

Hallucinations.

This is also the first time I've faced

such a delicate hypnotism technique.

The one who arranged it must not be someone easy to deal with.

Hypnotism?

Sir, we should hurry up and leave.

Hurry up, hurry up.

Get the hell out of here.

Don't stay here any longer.

This place is so creepy.

Go, go, go.

Go, go, go, quickly,

Sir, just leave now.

Let's get the hell up out of here, so scary.

Without Yun Zheyue, no Wu Yinhua.

After Yun Zheyue died,

instead of resting in peace in the cemetery,

he was cursorily buried in this place.

Don't rush.

This is the way of worship of the Master.

We still have things to do.

My life was almost left here.

I don't care.

Sir, if you don't leave, then I will.

Sir.

Sir, be careful.

Sir, the culprit is one and the same person.

Sir.

Sir.

Sir.

Sir, don't scare me.

Demon. Ah!

What are you doing here?

Sir, there was a demon.

He was here.

Can't you be superstitious the whole day?

No, I truly saw one.

Where did you just go?

Take the evidence.

Where else can I go?

When working with you,

I felt happy.

I feel that you would always protect me even if the sky fell.

Alright, take this.

Later, find someone to bury the body.

No, I won't come here anymore.

If you don't come, will I come?

I still won't come here.

It's you.

Too scary.

Even if it's scary, you have to come.

No.

How can you be my subordinates?

Little elder

Tell me how should we deal with this?

His Majesty has sent the last command

that limits the time the Ministry of Works to find that fund for building the dike.

If my head is unsafe,

how can you in the mood for

drinking and having fun here?

Why so hasty?

Isn't there still time?

But this fund for building the dike...

What are you worried about?

I could assure that you can peacefully take on that Minister of Works,

of course, I can give you a guarantee that you will be safe and sound.

Not to mention that I'm also in the Ministry of Works.

Why should I let myself in danger?

I'm afraid that His Majesty will blame us.

Might have to implicate you.

Just rest assured and wait.

The turnaround for that stolen money is still possible.

Then permit me to take leave.

In Langyuan, someone utilizes the hypnosis

to make people see illusions, what are they?

Why did they do that?

Moreover.

Now, based on this long needle, we can confirm that

the one who killed Yun Zheyue and Zhou Xianyi

is one and the same person.

What is the relation between them,

why did they have to be murdered?

This is my last time.

Sing "The Best Perfume" in my stead.

Maybe this piece of paper

will be the answer to Yun Zheyue's death.

Sing the song in his stead?

Does it mean...

Didn't you say that for such a short period, a person

changing that much

was strange?

I answer that there was an alternative to him

then everything is clear.

So it's not that he nurtured a little demon.

He used the other's voice.

Then what is the little demon that I saw?

What little demon?

Nothing.

Sir, are the person who you consider the murderer

and the one that I do the same?

Go check!

Yes, Sir.

Why isn't it here?

Miss.

The handwriting is different.

How is it possible?

If that weren't him,

then who would be?

The handwriting can be changed.

So it doesn't mean that you can exclude your suspicion to him.

Your point is...

We have no choice but to use our own way.

Tonight that master arranges a hot spring bath for everyone.

Let's come back to Chunxi team firstly.

Sir Lu.

You just said that we will take a hot spring bath tonight?

Come on, brother.

Miss Shangguan, please.

Cheer.

Brother Sha, senior sister, cheers.

Cheers.

So good.

This time.

Thank you so much, everyone.

You rescued me from the jail.

Otherwise, I will fall into the hands of the Embroidered Uniform Guard,

not many people can escape.

No problems, brother Sha.

We're brothers.

Sister, indeed, you didn't have to

give two trunks of birthdays to Lu Yi.

It's the master's rule, the first thing to do is to honor your promise.

This is the rule of work.

A master must comply with the rule.

Both you and my father are people with reasonable viewpoints,

I can't talk against you.

Brother Sha.

Your leg is still not well,

what is your hurry?

You must leave tonight?

If I don't go,

I'm afraid that I will drag you into this.

Also, I heard that concerning Zhou Xianyi's case,

Gang Wuan has been listed as the biggest suspect.

If they realize that I'm hiding here,

it's even harder for you to delete the suspicion.

I should leave as soon as possible.

Then where do you intend to go?

I will come to any places that have goat meat.

It's not that you don't know me.

Here.

Cheers.

Brother Sha.

Think about us in the past,

robbed the gold and treasures of the Japanese pirates,

and then distributed them to people.

In my mind, there was only the word

that was "cheerfulness".

Or I will follow you,

live like a runescape,

and become a hero that will sacrifice for people's sake.

I refuse.

Master Xie is already old.

Also, Gang Wuan

can't always let Lord shangguan take care of everything.

She's a girl anyway.

Men have to carry the burden.

Brother Sha, you're right.

The burden shouldn't be carried by women.

Junior brother.

I...

Senior sister, these days,

I saw that you had to deal with many matters of the gang.

I also understood many things.

Hence, I decided to support you.

That's good.

If master heard this, he would be very happy.

Good.

I'll wait and see

under the direction of young master Xie,

how prosperous Gang Wuan can be.

Grasp the goods transportation routes in the river,

only you on the peak.

Come on, I want to make a toast to you two.

Oh God,

look how hard this journey of mine is.

Please bless me

so we will have a smooth journey, catch the murderer soon.

Hope that I can soon earn enough money

so I can meet my parents.

Instead of wasting time praying,

you should think about

how to find the alternative.

Si...Sir.

What's wrong?

Did you hear all that I said?

I did.

Luckily, I didn't talk nonsense.

Or else, I would have to pack up and leave.