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[Warm on a Cold Night]

[Episode 16]

The old painter from Nanfeng Studio

who has been traveling for a long time,

Wei Gonglin.

Impossible.

Impossible.

Are you kidding me?

You're lying.

You can't say that without evidence.

My master

has been traveling for a long time.

How could you suspect him?

Exactly.

You are speculating without reason

and blackening his name.

Why?

Why would Grandmaster do that?

The bunch of you

killed his favorite disciple.

In order to hide the truth,

you even modified his painting.

Isn't that enough?

How is that possible?

Could it be true?

You have to have evidence.

Feng Muyuan.

If you don’t tell the truth now,

I'm afraid

you won't be able to live long either.

That's just an unreasonable speculation.

You have no evidence.

It might be blood,

but we don't know whose blood it is.

How can you be sure

this is Junior's blood?

It could be mine,

another disciple's,

or a maid's.

Master couldn't bear

to let the painting go to waste,

so he painted a few extra strokes on it.

It cannot prove

the painting immortal doesn't exist.

Maybe

that's the painting immortal's blood.

Master

has been traveling for a long time.

I'm just following his orders

to help Junior sell paintings.

My seniors used the Qi Vital Stone

to paint and do evil,

so the painting immortal punished them.

But I have a clear conscience.

I still believe

this is a painting of the immortal's arrival.

I also believe

she will bless me.

Yes.

That inspector

was just making a blind guess.

But he really made the fisherman

disappear.

What's the use?

We have a painting immortal in our studio

not just because of that one painting.

So many of us

are indebted to her.

That couldn't all be fake, could it?

You're right.

I didn't mean to ditch you.

Why did you ignore me?

Tell me.

What case do you want me to help you with now?

Don't say that.

I want to give you a point

for your performance just now.

No need.

You don't want points?

I don't have evidence,

so I haven't taken the lead yet.

I just wanted to trick him,

but I failed.

That's why

you need me.

Am I not the grandmaster

of playing tricks?

You should have done this just now.

The two of us should work together

and back each other up.

-Su Jiu'er. -Maybe then—

You always say that I need you.

But have you ever thought about

what I need from you as a partner?

Our competition is not over yet.

I hope you will

do your best.

Your Highness!

Where are you going, Your Highness?

Your Highness.

Why are you running so fast?

I haven't finished talking yet.

I have an idea!

[Nanfeng Studio]

I shouldn't have suggested

making a bet.

I wanted to prove that

I am a worthy partner,

but I scared him away.

I'm even pushing him further and further away.

Father,

have you ever

written anything about

how to tame a partner?

Where are you going?

Shouldn't you

be guarding Painter Feng right now?

You should thank

your good partner, the prince.

He has offended every single person

in Nanfeng Studio.

People mock us

everywhere we go.

We couldn't stand it, so we came out for some fresh air.

You were kicked out?

You came out

because they told you so?

Lass.

If you aren't bothered, you take the night watch instead.

Fine.

I can't

let anything go awry with

this case again.

Lass,

this is Hu's water bag.

You don't usually take the night watch.

You'll need it when you need water.

You've always been incompetent.

Today, without us around,

I'll see you'll do when you get in trouble.

What are you murmuring about?

None of your business.

Let's go.

What is this?

You made this?

It's useful.

You're always causing trouble.

Look at them.

We can't let anything happen to

Feng Muyuan.

Yes.

Looks like we need to be more vigilant.

I wonder when Han Zheng

will come back.

It's my fault.

I keep wanting to control him.

I always tell him

nonsense.

That's because

I'm too weak.

You always say

you'll abandon me if I'm useless.

If I don't play tricks on you,

what can I rely on?

I'm just a weak Qian.

If I don't do that,

how can I keep you aroud?

Painter Feng?

Inspector Su?

Didn't I tell you all to go back?

I'm still a little worried.

I wouldn't be able to sleep well even if I went back.

But don't worry.

I'll leave soon.

I won't bother you.

I've thought about it.

You're just doing your job.

You're not trying to smear Nanfeng Studio.

I was really angry,

but I didn't really mean to kick you all out.

Seeing that you are still here,

I feel much more relieved.

When you get the chance,

please thank your partner

for his diligence

in the investigation.

It's our duty.

By the way,

where's your partner?

Did he leave you

here alone?

He...

Of course not.

How could he?

Of course.

How could he?

He won't leave you

here alone.

Something feels off.

I don't think he's

talking to me.

But

His Highness really left me here

alone.

The bell rang.

Someone fell into my trap.

M- Master.

Why did you come back?

The authorities have already found out

about Junior.

Soon,

they'll find out

you're connected to the case.

But they

don't have evidence yet.

There's nothing they can do to me either.

You'd better run away now.

It's you?

How was it?

All is fair in war.

You weren't vigilant enough.

Guards!

The murderer has fallen into the trap.

Great! Catch him!

Brother Han.

What happened just now?

The lass' bell

must have caught someone.

Where is she?

She ran away.

She followed that shadow.

You mean the person

who flew out just now

was Su Jiu'er?

Are you surprised?

I am, too.

Uncle Hu, keep an eye on him.

I'll go after her.

Don't worry.

Leave him to me.

Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

You lass.

You couldn't trick me into helping you,

so you secretly used the Qi Vital Stone.

Are you crazy?

Qi Vital Stone?

I really don't know what happened.

Since I made a mistake,

you can scold me however you want later.

But right now,

we mustn't let him escape!

Who are you?

Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

Over there!

This way!

Stop!

Where is he?

Up there!

Su Jiu'er!

Stop! Stop!

Stop!

Wei Gonglin is over 50,

but his stamina is this good.

Did he use the Qi Vital Stone too?

Or

is this person a Qi?

Han Zheng!

Let's surround him

and take him down!

Three scars.

It seems I have really become

a master of martial arts.

Stop!

You have nowhere left to run.

Who are you?

Su Jiu'er, are you crazy?

I'm finally not a good-for-nothing.

Don't worry.

I promised you I'll catch him,

so I will definitely catch him!

This...

What's going on?

What happened?

Wasn't I in the sky?

Xu Youdao.

Wang Jirong.

Lin Zhixing.

Help.

Am I seeing ghosts

or

am I dreaming?

I...

Meng Huaiyun.

Meng Huaiyun.

Meng Huaiyun.

Why are you here?

Are you Meng Huaiyun?

Something is wrong.

Her pulse is normal.

Why are her eyes closed?

-Jiu'er. -Be gentle.

-Jiu'er, wake up! -Be gentle.

It's working.

Mother.

I was dreaming.

Why did you pinch me?

She pinched you so hard,

but you were dreaming?

How could you?

It's so early in the morning.

What should I do

if not dream?

Why are you guys

in my room?

You little...

Seriously.

We were so worried,

but you were dreaming?

You're heartless.

His Highness and Young Master Han

worried about you for nothing!

Physician Qin.

Are you alright, Jiu'er?

I'm fine.

Mother.

What's happening?

Have you forgotten

what you did last night?

What did I do?

I...

Last night, I...

I was on night watch...

That's right!

Wasn't I at Nanfeng Studio?

How did I get home?

You don't remember anything?

Lass.

Why don't you remember anything?

Do you remember last night,

you jumped three feet into the air?

You sped around,

trying to catch the murderer all by yourself.

You don't remember anything?

Hu, don't lie to me.

I'm not that capable.

Speeding around?

I can't even stand properly.

Jiu'er.

Do you remember

why you used

the Qi Vital Stone?

What?

Qi Vital Stone?

Help!

Help!

Help me!

Come on.

Time to eat.

Two handsome men are in front of you.

Why are you looking down?

Come on.

The foods today are all medicinal.

They're good for your health.

Eat more.

Hurry up.

Hurry up.

You guys eat first.

I have another dish.

Eat first.

We'll wait for you.

Don't wait.

It's things like chicken stew with ephedra,

braised fish with silar,

and tofu stew with forsythia again.

What?

Still not satisfied?

Suit yourself.

Your Highnesses,

I've been eating

these dishes for over ten years.

I've never gotten tired of them.

How about this?

Let's not wait to drink.

Come on.

There are no rules of superiority in the martial arts world.

From today on,

after drinking this wine

and eating this medicinal meal,

we'll be the best of friends,

nothing less.

Cheers!

Come on, Your Highnesses.

Let's drink.

He was always at Nanfeng Studio.

He never left.

He even saved me despite what happened between us.

Forget it.

Why do I

keep trying to prove I am smarter

than this lass?

Jiu'er.

Here.

Eat this.

Thank you, Your Highness.

You're so sweet.

This was a blessing in disguise.

I got to experience the effects

of the Qi Vital Stone.

Do you want to try it again?

No, I dare not.

That's not what I meant.

It's just that I finally understand

why you hate people

who use the Qi Vital Stone so much.

The Qi Vital Stone is so powerful.

The Qi must be very weak

now that you've lost it.

Forget it.

If you told me earlier,

you wouldn't have

made the bet with me.

How about

we call it off?

No.

We have to continue.

Otherwise,

you wouldn't have done your best.

I wouldn't have noticed your capabilities

because of this, either.

However,

in the future, just tell me

what you want to investigate.

Sickly girl,

you can't do anything without me.

That's right.

I can't do anything without you.

I can't get anything done.

If you had figured it out earlier,

would we have fought?

Do you mean it?

Of course.

I...

Really...

I mean it.

Forget it.

As a Qi,

how can I

keep haggling

with a delicate Qian woman like you?

You can't say that.

I want to

be useful too.

It's just that I was born weak

and helpless.

There's nothing I can do about it.

But you eat a lot.

Look at you.

You only got a little powerful,

but you were about to risk your life.

Don't do silly things like this again.

With me around,

you won't have to

charge the enemy lines personally.

So,

what should I do next?

Get up early tomorrow

and interrogate Feng Muyuan for me.

Yesterday, when you were

abusing the power of the Qi Vital Stone,

I tricked something

out of him.

It's just as we thought.

He already knew

the murderer

was probably Wei Gonglin.

He refused to tell us

because he wanted to protect him.

Wei Gonglin wants to kill him,

but he still wants to protect him?

So,

Inspector Su,

it's your turn.

Take it.

This is mine, right?

It's for you.

Bye.

Take care.

You look cute

when you're talking nicely.

Painter Feng,

we're here today

to confirm with you again

that you really do not know

who it was that wanted to kill you that day.

Young Master Han.

Didn't you already know?

Are you talking about

you stalling for time for your master

in exchange for him sparing your life?

Although

your acting was sincere,

I think

there's another

possible explanation for this matter.

All along,

you have been your master's accomplice.

You don't have to tell me,

but we can already

arrest you

for being an accomplice.

Not bad.

You've learned 30 percent

of my skills in deception.

It's 70 percent.

Painter Feng,

I saved you yesterday.

Although it was rather chaotic,

I saw it very clearly.

That mysterious man

was left-handed.

He held a knife

and could scale walls,

so my partner and I

didn't catch him.

You mean...

Painter Feng.

You're a painter.

I've seen all your paintings.

You are

someone with ambition.

Although

your master

has never praised you,

you didn't take to

painting with the Qi Vitality Stone

like your three seniors.

What does this mean?

It means you're righteous at heart,

and you believe in justice.

Am I right?

Why are you saying this?

Your master came here

using the Qi Vitality Stone.

Otherwise,

he couldn't possibly escape

from my partner and I.

You want to protect him,

negotiate with him,

and you want him to be

at least a little bit reasonable.

But Painter Feng,

I want to tell you,

with all my sincerity,

that I hope

you will

protect yourself.

Don't rely on someone who

made use of the Qi Vitality Stone to commit crimes

to uphold justice for you.

He is no different

from your three seniors.

I don't know why,

but it's amazing.

You don't know anything.

Fine.

I'll tell you.

All of this started

with just a coincidence.

In Nanfeng Studio,

my seniors were

Master's favorite disciples.

When Junior showed up, however,

everything changed.

Extraordinary...

Junior was very diligent

and extraordinarily talented.

Even when she had first gotten here,

she was already

outshining everyone else.

Maybe my seniors were envious,

or maybe they were jealous.

At some point,

they found a way

to surpass Junior.

You mean

they started

painting with the Qi Vitality Stone

because of

Meng Huaiyun?

Liu Fu.

It tallies.

From the 28th year of the Dingkun reign,

Xu Youdao,

Wang Jirong, and Lin Zhixing

started to have two painting styles.

What is the coincidence

you mentioned?

At that time,

the painting immortal didn't exist.

The "Painting of a Snow Night in Jiuxiao City"

[Painting of a Snow Night in Jiuxiao City]

still hung in the guest hall.

On New Year's Eve,

I wanted to copy Junior's painting

to learn her painting skills.

But in the middle of the night,

my three seniors suddenly came.

I was afraid they would laugh at me,

so I hid.

That's not right.

I saw

someone passing by.

Eldest Senior.

You're drunk.

It's impossible.

How can you talk to Eldest Senior like that?

No.

Could Eldest Senior be drunk?

Eldest Senior has far-seeing eyes.

Come on.

Hush.

How dare you.

Lower your voice.

What are you afraid of?

Today is New Year's Eve.

Those ungrateful people from Nanfeng Studio

have all gone home to celebrate.

Only the three of us

who have no parents

are still here.

Who else could there be?

Is anyone there?

No, no.

Come on.

Let's drink!

Pour it for me.

Junior.

You're here to paint again.

Junior.

Unfortunately,

the other person in the Studio who also had no parents

was Junior.

Come here.

Just in time.

Come on.

Junior, come here.

Let me teach you how to drink.

You never talk.

Why are you so arrogant?

Drink it.

Catch her.

Come back!

You're going to drink even if you don't want to.

Aren't you arrogant?

I'll let you have a taste of the Qi Vitality Stone Wine.

Where are you going?

She's dead.

I drank the Qi Vitality Stone,

so I was too strong.

Oh no. Look.

This is Master's painting.

What should we do?

What should we do?

Junior.

You must have been hiding for a long time.

So this is the truth?

Seniors didn't do it on purpose.

But in order to protect themselves,

they took advantage of the fact that

there were few people around on New Year's Eve

to dispose of her body.

Then, they made up rumors about the painting immortal

in case someone asked questions

about the damage

to Master's masterpiece.

You know such a big secret.

Why didn't they kill you?

Maybe they were afraid that

another missing person would be too obvious,

so they didn't kill me.

Soon after,

I asked to study abroad in the far east.

I was there for two years.

Two years later,

they seemed to think

things had settled.

We didn't talk

about the past.

I thought the matter wasn't significant

and had long blown over.

Until one day, Second Senior found out

the person in his painting had disappeared.

All three of them panicked.

So,

Xu Youdao borrowed money

to redeem the painting for Wang Jirong.

They scrutinized it,

but couldn't tell what had happened.

Instead, they thought Junior

was trying to kill them.

They didn't tell me about this.

It was only after you all came

that I found out this had happened

to Second Senior's painting.

But once Xu Youdao died,

you and Lin Zhixing knew

someone was trying to avenge your junior.

He had a reason not to talk.

Why didn't you?

No.

I went to find Third Senior,

but he said...

Why are you panicking?

No one knows about this

except you and I.

He's taking revenge like this

because

he has no evidence.

Just keep your mouth shut.

I'll find out who he is.

When that time comes,

we'll see

who kills who.

By the way,

don't you think Master has been

traveling for far too long?

The truth

is exactly as

Brother Han guessed.

Yes.

What came after

is what you all already know.

When Senior Lin died,

I knew I'd be Master's

next target.

But I believe

Master only means to punish me.

He wouldn't kill me.

I didn't kill Junior,

and I have always regretted

my cowardice.

So you've been

kneeling in front of the painting immortal

to beg him to spare you?

Don't worry.

With your testimony,

we can issue an arrest warrant

to take him into custody.

You're safe now.

[Arrest]

Wei Gonglin?

Isn't this the famous painter?

Why are they arresting him?

I heard it has something to do

with the horrible case at the Lantern Festival.

What?

All done.

Yes.

They have been pasted on all the streets.

Dali.

Folks!

This man is a major criminal. The whole city is to be vigilant.

Those who report to the authorities with tips

will be greatly rewarded.

Hasn't the truth come to light?

Why are you

still worried?

Jun.

Listen up.

There isn't a body.

Everything rests on

Feng Muyan's testimony alone.

We can’t believe

everything he said.

It's just that

he insists it's the truth.

We can only take his word for it.

The most important thing now

is to find Wei Gonglin

and see if there'll be a turn of events.

If you don't believe him...

I'm not sure either.

But I feel

something is wrong.

I think it's a bit lamentable.

Why?

Look.

Master Wei

is a famous master.

His genius in painting is almost divine.

He went this far

for his disciple.

Do you think he cherishes talent and

loves painting,

or hates them

for ruining his work?

I know who to ask now!

Who?

Jun.

Clean these up.

Don't waste them.

Let's go!

Where are we going?

Your Highness.

What do you mean?

I can't accept it.

It's okay.

This was all my idea.

Thanks to

your help,

we solved the case successfully.

You contributed a lot.

So I prepared

some delicious food

to express

our gratitude.

Don't you think

Jiu'er is usually slow,

but at critical moments,

she's very eloquent?

Keep watching.

She's about to start

talking glibly

to make him happy.

How do you know?

Because

I've been through this before.

I think you're here

not just

to treat me to dinner.

You are wise.

You can tell at a glance

what we want to do.

No.

I'm very glad

you think highly of me.

Ask me anything.

I'll tell you everything I know.

Actually, we came here today

to ask you

which disciple

Wei Gonglin liked the most.

What?

The arrest warrant has been issued,

but you're still suspicious of his motive?

You are

very well-informed.

However,

I can

understand this.

Wei Gonglin has always been fair.

After Meng Huaiyun became his disciple,

it is true

he favored her the most.

I think it must be

because she was

a talented female disciple.

Is that true?

I have another question

to ask you.

Go ahead.

Did Wei Gonglin love Meng Huayuan

as a young disciple,

or as a woman?

Inspector Su,

why are you asking something like this?

What's wrong with this?

I just want to know

who was the person who redeemed

Meng Huaiyun's painting.

If the master murdered them

to take revenge,

why would he help her

redeem all the paintings?

Wouldn't it be better to leave them here

and let them be immortalized?

Exactly.

Which is it then?

Mr. Li.

Can't you just say it?

Inspector Su,

we get along well.

I'll only tell you

about this.

Treat it like a little puzzle.

Let me test you.

Why are you talking about me?

Jiu'er.

What did Mr. Li say?

He...

He told me

the love Wei Gonglin had for Meng Huaiyun

was only that of a master

for a disciple.

He even personally

wrote calligraphy for her

and sent it to the Nameless Art Gallery.

Then...

Why did he have to say it secretly?

You're good at making things up.

Forget it.

I'm not going to expose you.

It's not the kind between you and His Highness

nor the kind

between you and your friend.

Mr. Li

is like that.

He's addicted to investigating cases.

He likes to play tricks.

There are many characters like this

in your books.

You should know.

Right?

That's good.

Why are you curious

about this?

You were the one who reminded me.

The love a master has for his disciple

is a great love.

If he really wanted revenge,

he didn't have to redeem the paintings.

That would only give himself away.

Lin Zhixing suspected

the person

who took Meng Huaiyun's paintings.

He seemed to have some sort of

extreme protectiveness and possessiveness

towards the one who got away.

So you wanted to confirm

if Wei Gonglin had special feelings

for Meng Huaiyun?

Yes.

If this was

his motive,

the murderer

would be Wei Gonglin.

But Mr. Li just said

Wei Gonglin

loves himself the most.

He favored the junior

because he wanted the best

for Nanfeng Studio.

Maybe

we overlooked something.

Jiu'er.

What is our direction

this time?

Meng Huaiyun's painting.

Lin Zhixing died

because he found the murderer.

That means

the murderer is whoever

has those paintings.

Lass.

Maybe

the murderer has hidden

the paintings away.

Then, let's look for

the person here

who has such feelings

for the junior.

Let's split up.

Excuse me,

where did Meng Huaiyun

usually paint?

She often painted

in the storehouse.

The storehouse?

Thank you.

Su Jiu'er.

I'll help her with her work.

You like to work so much?

Then do mine too.

How did I fall asleep?

Jiu'er.

You're awake?

Let me tell you.

I've searched all the paintings here.

And?

Nothing.

This is strange.

You see, Wang Jirong,

Xu Youdao, and Lin Zhixing's paintings

from when they were children are all here.

But why aren't

Meng Huaiyun's?

Maybe

they were also taken away by the murderer.

If you say so,

the murderer

must really have special feelings

for Meng Huaiyun.

I knew that long ago.

But...

Do we have no other leads?

Don't move.

What?

Look over there.

Jun.

Can you tell

who painted this?

This lady

looks like Painter Feng's style.

But the cloud

seems to be...

Meng Huaiyun's!

So it was really him.

Painter Feng is so diligent.

He never stops practicing.

But for two years,

he didn't produce anything.

That was when

he went abroad to study.

We missed

such an obvious clue.

Meng Huaiyun died

and the painting immortal appeared

both on New Year's Eve of the 29th year of the Dingkun reign.

That means

he was actually

studying in the far east then.

I see.