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Episode 23

The puzzle given by Liu Zhi is solved.

Could it be the end

of our clues?

The disappearance of Zhao Ling

is considered solved.

It now looks like

you are

the only survivor.

Qin Er,

you've said it before,

don't look at it one-sided.

Trust me,

Mr Qin is still alive.

Liu Zhi's plot will fail.

He said only one amongst the three of us would survive,

aren't we all alive and well now?

Jiang Shuo, don't worry, I'll help you.

Found in Shang Yu's house.

This must be the latest clue.

No need to thank me.

The map to the underground river?

Underground river?

Let me see.

This time,

I'll wait for you at the underground river.

Remember.

Underground river.

Where is that?

I want to go too.

No, it has nothing to do with you.

Jiang Shuo.

You...

You still owe me a movie.

That's a separate issue.

I'll watch it with you,

but you can't go this time.

What if you get into danger?

Let's go, Qin Er.

I want to go.

Wait up.

Psych-Hunter

According to the map,

pass the mountain in front,

and we're there.

Qin Er.

Why did you stop the car?

That's strange.

We ran out of gas.

Out of gas?

What were you thinking?

You weren't aware of the distance?

I know

it's a long way to go,

that's why I borrowed my brother's car.

I filled up the tank when I got the car.

What happened then?

Who did this?

I did it.

Mu Qing.

I happen to have a barrel of petrol.

If you agree

to let me join the Liu Zhi investigation team,

to find the underground river,

the petrol is yours.

I'll fill up the tank.

Qin Er, it's filled, give it a try.

Yi Heng, Jiang Shuo.

There's someone there.

Who is it?

Just now I saw

a lady in white standing there.

Maybe when the headlights shone,

you saw an illusion.

I saw it clearly.

No one is here.

Mu Qing, don't think of it, get in the car.

Let's go.

Take a look.

Yan Village

Come in and take a look.

It's bustling.

Happiness

This is fresh from the stove.

Ultimate Happiness

Fresh buns.

Such a far-off place,

but it's bustling at night.

Mu Qing.

What's the matter?

Still thinking about it?

I am sure I saw it just now.

She had a red string

on her wrist.

The Earthly Inn

There's only one inn

in this area.

We'll stay here then.

It's been a long journey,

we can finally rest.

Let's go.

You can call me Madam Mei.

Are you having dinner or staying the night?

-Three of your best rooms. -All right.

No, we only need two rooms.

Yes.

Two clean rooms.

Young master,

I could tell

you're a fine gentleman.

You can rest assured.

All the rooms in my inn

are spacious and quiet.

Have a seat, I'll have the rooms cleaned up.

I'll get you drinks.

Why did you ask for two rooms?

Ms Yuan, you mustn't reveal your wealth.

I am not staying with you,

I am staying with Qin Er.

When you're with me, don't worry about money.

Here comes your drinks.

Have a drink.

I didn't expect

such a secluded village

to have an inn that's so popular.

You are a smart young man.

Although the inn is not big,

we have everything here.

Yan Village is a sacred place

for self-cultivation.

My little inn must keep up with the standard.

A sacred place for self-cultivation.

Don't you think so?

Yan Village is surrounded by mountains on three sides.

The place has good feng shui.

It has a mild climate,

the air is fresh,

and away from the bustling world.

We receive a lot of guests.

Most of them are here to relax,

to soothe their souls and to keep fit.

They enjoy themselves so much they forget to go home.

I have said too much.

You come here to...

Can I ask you a question? We're here to...

We're from Changshanzhou.

She is Ms Yuan, I am Qin.

In Changshanzhou,

Yuan and Qin

are noble families.

And you would be...

I can't reveal my identity.

You can call me

Master Jiang.

You? A master?

By the way, are there any attractions nearby?

The three of us

prefer rivers, lakes, and seas.

Yes, we have.

Let me show you one by one.

Around my inn...

No.

I have said it,

no, you can't.

Go away.

No, you can't.

Calm down.

The hall is full.

Can't we share a table?

He's right.

Master Luo is right.

Four of us met by chance,

fate brought us together.

But look at him.

He's dirty, his clothes are dirtier than the rag.

Master Jiang.

You are wrong.

I, Liu Jin, am just a commoner.

But I admire the poet Du Fu.

If I had a mansion spanning ten thousand miles,

I'd house all the poor scholars and make them beam with smiles.

Confucius said,

-"a basket of rice..." -All right, Scholar Liu.

Stop reciting poems.

You are making things worse.

Don't do that!

-How dare you? -Master Jiang.

I don't care about your purpose here.

If you check in Earthly Inn,

you're my guest.

Rich or poor,

as long as you can pay,

I'll treat you the same as everyone else.

Although Gou Sheng is a beggar,

he gave me a bag of gold leaves yesterday.

All of you saw it.

They're so shiny they hurt your eyes.

Madam.

Who doesn't know he dug the gold leaves

from the grave?

What's wrong with that?

I have money.

From now on, I'll eat at the same table with you.

Go take a look at yourself in the mirror.

Master Jiang.

Mr Gou.

As the saying goes,

ask not where a hero comes from,

fate brings people together.

Like me,

although I'm a learned man,

I failed the examination.

My life is rather miserable.

For example, Master Luo,

his wife and son,

together with his parents,

they were murdered

and he was left alone.

And you, Master Jiang.

You were rich in the first half of your life,

but now you are very sick,

and in a miserable state.

Let us

achieve ultimate happiness together,

to enjoy a carefree life.

It is so much better than

having an argument here.

Madam.

Our trip to the Palace of Ultimate Happiness,

have you arranged for it?

Master Luo,

are you joking?

I am just a woman,

I earn a meagre living thanks to all of you.

The Palace of Ultimate Happiness

is not something under my care.

Madam.

We agreed to stay in your inn,

we soaked in your hot spring,

we bought your health teas

and lots of other stuff.

We have spent a lot of money.

You should at least give us

a sneak peek.

Madam.

They say one can enjoy all the wonderful things in the Palace.

So,

seeing is believing.

You must obey the rules of Yan Village.

Gentlemen,

if you want to go to the Palace,

you must obey our rules.

Mr Chief,

you're finally here.

What a coincidence,

Hunchback Liu and Wang Shi Liu are here.

Master Jiang,

look at them.

Since Wang Shi Liu

went to the Palace,

he became rich.

Hunchback Liu was once sick and disabled,

he's now as strong as an ox.

Madam.

Is this Hunchback Liu?

Is it true that

he is very strong?

Yes.

Look.

Try it.

All right, let me try.

Come here, Hunchback Liu.

I will use only one finger.

If you can push it down, you win.

Relax your finger.

Push mine.

All right.

Have you seen enough?

You want to go to the Palace of Ultimate Happiness?

Yes.

When Madam Mei told me about it,

I went ahead immediately

to make arrangements.

You see this?

What's this?

Here,

one for each.

Wear it.

All right.

Master Jiang.

The Palace emphasises

all beings are equal.

All beings are equal.

Tonight,

get a good sleep.

Tomorrow morning,

someone will take you to the Palace of Ultimate Happiness.

Remember.

You must remember

to tie the red string on your wrist.

-On this hand? -Thank you, Chief.

Madam Mei.

Enjoy your meal.

All right.

-Let's eat. -All right.

Fill up the cups.

Yes.

-Here. -Fill it up.

Here.

Is Yan Village as mysterious

as they say?

I've never heard of a place

that can turn a sick,

disabled patient

into a strong, vigorous man.

And people claiming that

one can gain extraordinary wealth.

I would like to see this place.

Don't be fooled.

I think the people here

are weird.

All of them wear a red string on their wrists.

I wonder what that's for?

Be careful.

No matter the relationship

between the Palace

and the underground river,

we will stay here tonight.

Let's see what they are up to.

Underground river.

Yan Village.

It's correct from the map.

The river

runs into Yan Village.

But on our way here,

we didn't see any river.

The Palace of Ultimate Happiness

is also weird.

We must take a trip,

see if

there's any clue

related to the river.

Qin Er,

just now in the hall,

they all have a red string

on their wrists.

That means the girl in white Mu Qing saw today,

may be real.

She didn't imagine it.

No matter what's the conclusion,

most importantly,

find the underground river.

All right.

It's getting late.

Rest early.

However,

there's only one bed in here.

You're too late.

Good night, sweet dreams.

Help me

Here,

wear this.

-Thanks. -Tie the red string to your wrist.

Tomorrow morning,

someone will take you to the Palace of Ultimate Happiness.

Help me.

Hi, Jiang Shuo.

I have something interesting for you.

Liu Zhi!

What're you doing?

It's the red string.

Are you dreaming again?

I dreamt about

a red string.

Could it be that

Liu Zhi is guiding us again?

Looks like

the place we are looking for

is here.

Madam.

Madam.

Where's everybody?

Did they go to the Palace?

That's possible.

Let's take a look outside.

Let's go.

That's weird.

If they went to the Palace,

did everyone in the village go to the Palace too?

There's no sign of anybody.

It feels like

the village has been deserted

over the night.

Where are the people?

Anyone there?

Anyone there?

How to find the underground river?

Maybe

we should look around first.

Let's go.

The door is opened.

This must be the ancestral hall.

Let's go in to take a look.

Let's go.

Yan Family Ancestral Hall

Anyone there?

Hello?

Anyone there?

Yan Family Genealogy Book

Weird.

An ancestral hall

without any statues of God

or memorial tablets.

Qin Er.

Look.

The incense

was lighted recently.

Who is he worshipping?

Look at these names.

Yan Chen, Lu Mei

Yan Chen.

Lu Mei.

They must be the names of the village chief and Madam Mei.

Hunchback Liu, Wang Shi Liu

And Liu Tuo,

must be the hunchback we met last night.

And Wang Shi Liu,

we have met him too.

Why are some names

in black,

and others in red?

Logically,

in a genealogy book,

only the names of the deceased

are written in red.

Then what about Wang Shi Liu?

And

what's the meaning of the red string they wear?

Why do they wear it?

There must be a reason.

Let's ask around in the village.

Mo's Rice Shop

There's someone here, Jiang Shuo.

Hello.

Wait up, we have something to ask you.

Senior?

I am Yi Heng.

Herbal Classic

Qin Yi Heng,

is that you?

He is your senior?

He's my senior, Su Min.

Only a few of us

studied in England.

We know everyone.

Senior.

You said you'd get married upon return

and become a doctor.

Why are you here?

I've put my past

behind me.

As you can see,

I am now

a farmer.

Sorry if we offended you just now.

Is this your book?

Thank you.

I am Jiang Shuo.

This is my little brother, Yuan Mu Qing.

Who is your little brother? I'm older.

Hi, I am Yuan Mu Qing.

I am more famous than them

in Changshanzhou.

Yes, she's the famous General Yuan Zhen

of Changshanzhou's

daughter.

Senior.

What happened to you lately?

Where's Liu Qing?

As you know,

Liu Qing and I had a falling out.

So she came back first.

I know.

Our classmates said there was

something between us.

I was worried you might misunderstand.

Senior.

Didn't you say when you return,

you'd apologise

and propose to her?

Unless...

After I returned,

I couldn't find her.

Her relatives at home

didn't know where she was.

The port has her entry record.

All these years,

I searched all the places she might have been.

But I couldn't find her.

So, you come to Yan Village,

to mend your broken heart?

Are you going to

the Palace of Ultimate Happiness?

In this world,

without Liu Qing,

there's no ultimate happiness.

I am just

muddling along,

like a zombie,

living day to day.

Senior.

Do you know

if there's a river nearby?

What river?

I don't know.

Think carefully, Su Min.

It's an underground river.

It's very important to us.

Please help us.

As you can see,

there's no river here.

Yan Village

is an ordinary village for recuperation.

Ms Yuan,

a rich young lady like you

shouldn't stay here at all.

Hurry up

and go home.

Qin Yi Heng,

and both of you.

Listen to my advice,

there's nothing for you here.

Don't stay here too long.

Leave immediately.

Qin Er.

Why do I feel that your senior

is acting weirdly?

I can feel he's trying to avoid us.

He was originally an energetic man.

He lost his wife.

It's only natural

he's avoiding us.

What a devoted guy.

But the river,

we have to find it ourselves.

The most important thing now,

is to find out the link between the red string

and the underground river.

That means

we must find out

who the people in the genealogy book are.

When I passed by the rest stop,

I noticed a post office.

Why don't

I drive to the post office,

send a telegram to Bai Kai?

I think it is time

to ask for his help.

Let's split up.

Mu Qing and I'll look for clues in the village.

You send the telegram.

Stay safe.

Where can we find the river?

Go back.

Back to where?

The Earthly Inn.

Trust me.

We can't find any clues here.

Why don't we find Madam Mei

to get some clues?

And

to get some food.

All right.

Post and Telegraph Office, Sergeant Bai

Yan Si Nan, Hunchback Liu, Lin Yi Long, Yan Ai, Wang Shi Liu.

Changshanzhou, Sergeant Bai Kai.

Get him to check and reply.

All right.

Thank you.

Attack me now, slower.

Ready.

One.

Two. Three.

Catch it.

Twist.

You are magnificent, boss.

You can't move.

Let's try at normal speed.

Ready.

Boss.

Did I start counting?

Did I start counting?

Didn't you see?

-I'm sorry. -Boss.

Boss.

Telegram from Dr Qin.

Telegraph Office, Ministry of Communications

Why did he give me so many names?

Lin Yi Long.

Any idea?

Lin Yi Long.

This name,

I seem to have heard it somewhere.

Why don't I get it checked in the archive?

No.

Drop everything on hand.

Take a trip to the archive room.

Sort it out for me.

-Understand? -Understand.

Here you go.

-What's this? -Go quickly.

Need me to see you off?

No need.

Let's do it again.

I...

Zhu, you do it.

Oh no, my stomach.

My stomach is upset.

We had a good meal,

but we didn't get anything

from Madam Mei.

Yes.

We haven't seen anyone after walking so long.

Mu Qing.

Wang Shi Liu.

Let me take a look.

How's he?

He's dead.

Dead?

There are no wounds on his body.

But it looks like

he died not long ago.

I must ask Qin Er for the actual cause.

Qin Er won't be back so soon.

There's another person.

Su Min.

He's a doctor too.

He's Qin Er's senior.

He can help us.

Let's ask him.

I won't go.

Please help us, Mr Su.

Ms Yuan.

Not that I don't want to help.

But you saw,

I am now

a farmer.

Forget corpses.

I haven't touched

a medical book in ages.

Help us to get an overview.

As for the rest,

we'll wait for Qin Er to come back.

After all,

you are Qin Er's senior.

If you don't want to help,

just take a glance.

Both of you,

please listen to me.

Don't investigate all these matters.

Curiosity

kills you and others.

Wait.

I am sorry.

To tell you the truth,

she's a police officer.

Su Min.

I'm the deputy sergeant of Changshanzhou, Yuan Mu Qing.

Please cooperate.

Thank you.

Let's go.

Su Min.

How is it?

It's poison.

I don't know the actual cause.

But I can tell you

that he died from overdose.

How was he poisoned?

Let me look inside.

Found any clues?

Search again.

Don't look anymore.

The Yan Village is

more complicated than you think.

Su Min.

Do you know something?

This is not the first time I've seen this poison.

There's a mass grave at the back.

Lots of corpses in there

look like this.

A mass grave?

Did you make a report?

No.

I never cared about these things.

Mu Qing.

No use calling the police.

Yan Village

is a no man's land.

-Nobody cares. -I care, I'm the police.

Take us there.

I'm busy.

I can't stay with you.

We'll find it ourselves.

Let's go.

What's the matter?

My leg cramps.

Sit down first.

Slowly.

Are you tired?

I don't know.

Mu Qing.

Where's my silver needle?

Wait, I'll go get it.

You're in bad shape now.

You take a rest.

I'll get it, wait for me here.

Let's do this.

When I am fine,

I'll walk to the front.

Let's meet at the mass grave.

All right, I'll be back.

-Come faster. -All right.

What a fool.

I won't let you go on an adventure with me.

Let me handle the corpses first.

I am sorry.

Sorry to disturb you.

Su Min.

Why hasn't he left?

Why did he take the red string?

Unless,

he knows the secret of red string?

I hope he is smart enough.

Help me

What time is it now?

Where did she go?

Is she too scared to come out?

Logically, she won't.

Qin Er.

How is it?

I have sent the telegram.

Sergeant Bai may need time.

Any news from your end?

I have bad news.

-And one... -Good news first.

No, it's bad news,

and worse news.

Tell me.

Yesterday,

Wang Shi Liu

died.

How did he die?

He was poisoned.

Your senior examined the body.

I'm about to visit him.

He's at the ancestral hall.

Mu Qing is there.

Come with me.

What about the other news?

The worse thing is,

according to your senior,

many in the village

died unnaturally.

The corpses

are buried in the mass grave.

I went there to check.

Cause of death is similar,

but the time of death is different.

And,

the red string on their wrists

are gone.

Turns out Yan Village

isn't what it seems.

Let's find Mu Qing.

Get in.

This is Mu Qing's handwriting.

She came back for the silver needle.

Who else knows about the corpse?

When we found the corpse,

we only told your senior.

Hello.

Corpse,

even medical books,

I haven't touched them.

It is not the first time I've seen this poison.

There's a mass grave at the back.

Lots of corpses in there

look like this.

It must be Su Min.

Jiang Shuo.

Why?

Can't you see he has been avoiding us?

And he lied, he said he doesn't read medical books,

but he had a copy of the Herbal Classic.

Don't get excited.

I trust Su Min.

He won't hurt Mu Qing.

Qin Er, it must be him.

Besides me, Mu Qing, and your senior,

no one else knows.

And he knows about the mass grave.

Trust me.

Let's check out his house.

All right.

Su Min.

Where are you going?

Why did you take the red string?

Su Min.

Su Min.

Su Min.

These are all medical books.

They are all dedicated to finding antidotes.

I told you something is wrong with your senior.

I hope he doesn't hurt Mu Qing.

Look, Qin Er.

The history

of Yan Village.

No.

Not Yan Village.

But the Village of Yan Clan.

The Yan clan.

Yan clan?

It's a rare surname.

The Yan clan

perished in the war

many years ago.

But humans are greedy.

They never give up looking for Yan clan's treasure.

Legend says they have six fingers

and are adept at mind-reading.

They are gifted.

They were deemed as

sorcerers.

The Yan clan

pray to the ancestors

for protection.

They built a magnificent sanctuary by the water.

The Palace.

The world has changed.

Whether the rumours are true,

no one knows.

Look at this.

Does the Palace

look like this?

Built by the water.

The water refers to

the underground river?

Could it be that Liu Zhi

is a member of the Yan clan?

Jiang Shuo.

Mu Qing.

Why isn't Madam Mei back yet?

Don't panic.

We've checked Su Min's place.

I believe

he won't hurt Mu Qing.

Even if he didn't hurt Mu Qing,

he must have kidnapped her.

Qin Er.

Do you think it is because Mu Qing discovered something?

Or,

your senior has studied the Yan clan for years,

he is in fact Liu Zhi's man?

Don't scare yourself.

We can't confirm whether

he's the serial killer of the Yan Village case.

Sure.

I can't confirm that.

But think about the box of red strings.

If he's not the killer,

why did he keep those red strings?

Jiang Shuo.

Our top priority now

is to find Mu Qing

and my senior.

Since all the clues

point to the Palace,

we must get inside

and play it by ear.

This is the only way now.

I am so tired.

I've asked the village chief for you.

He said it's impossible.

Too many people want to go to the Palace.

The earliest will be two days later.

Can he make an exception for us?

I can't do anything.

I wonder why you're in such a hurry.

Because we are...

Because we are curious.

We want to see

what's inside the Palace of Ultimate Happiness.

The Palace of Ultimate Happiness has its rules.

I can't do anything.

Madam Mei.

Both of you...

What's the meaning of this?

Madam Mei.

About the Palace.

The Palace of Ultimate Happiness?

I have told you just now.

The trip to the Palace

is impossible.

How about this?

I'll see if any guests tonight

would like to swap with you.

But

there are two of you.

I must find two people who are willing to swap with you.

This is...

Madam Mei.

This is all we have.

Master Jiang is a generous man.

I am a person who keeps my promise.

I shall repay your kindness.

I'll take another trip for you.

Everything will be arranged.

Thank you.

By the way,

before dawn tomorrow,

you must gather here.

If you are late,

the Palace of Ultimate Happiness won't wait.

Qin Er.

Thank you.

I'll pay you back.

Don't mention it.

We are doing this for Mu Qing.

Besides,

your business

is my business.

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