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- [It not only asked for tribute from the villagers every year, but also seized boys and girls, which made the villagers panicked and terrified. - [Rumors have it that during the Tang Dynasty, there was a monster in a cave that harmed the people in Ningzhou.]

[Romantic Stories]

Not bad.

Bravo!

Lord Zhang.

The lady playing the zither

is really charming.

Who are you?

It's me.

What do you want?

Miss.

Why did you try to escape?

No!

No! No! No!

Get off me!

Ah!

Get off me!

Who is that?

Ah!

Li.

Ah!

[DIRENJIE]

Yeah, I think it's strange too.

Yeah, it's really scary.

Did it eat people? Really?

Take this for me.

What are you whispering?

Feel free to say it out.

Your Majesty.

We are talking about something strange in Ningzhou.

What is it?

Rumors have spread throughout the whole city recently.

It is said that there is a monster in Ningzhou.

I heard there is a cave in Changchun City, southeast of Ningzhou,

in which

the monster lives.

The cave is filled with dark fog in the daytime.

No one dares to get close.

I also heard that

this monster always stirs up trouble

by summoning the elements.

People there are suffering.

I heard that the monster eats children.

The local officials even recruit children to feed it

in order to secure a stable life.

But

it's said it doesn't eat kids now.

Instead, it eats girls' hearts.

The monster

dug the heart of Lord Li's daughter several days ago.

Nonsense!

How could such a horrible thing happen

in this peaceful dynasty?

Please calm down, Your Majesty.

This is just hearsay.

We didn't see it with our own eyes.

In my opinion,

it might be true

that Miss Li died.

As for the monster,

it's just a ridiculous

rumor.

Guards, summon Di Renjie.

Mr. Di.

I had a strange dream just now.

I dreamed that water flooded the whole Central Plain.

I was trapped there.

At that time,

an old man with a baby face came.

He told me anxiously

that the flood

was triggered by an evil dragon in Ningzhou.

I asked the old man how to combat the flood.

The old said

I had to find

a boy selling black oxen on the street.

The pair of green-dragon curved knives that the boy had

could fight the flood.

Is this the reason that Your Majesty

summoned me here?

That's right.

My maids told me

that the daughter of Magistrate Li in Ningzhou

was killed by a monster.

Strange things happened one after another.

So weird.

In my opinion,

this manifests

that the people of Ningzhou

are in an abyss of misery.

What shall I do?

I heard

there are many corrupt officials in Ningzhou.

I order you to go to Ningzhou

to investigate the death of Magistrate Li's daughter.

Whether it's the monster

or someone playing tricks,

you must find out the truth.

I've given an order

that no local official should interfere in this matter.

Remember it.

Once the truth is found out,

criminals must be punished as soon as possible.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Yes, sir.

I'll set out immediately.

Qiao Tai, get the horse ready.

Let's go to Ningzhou.

Yes.

Move!

Get out of the way!

What's going on?

What's going on?

What happened?

What happened? What happened?

What's wrong?

[Notice]

We'd better go back home.

It's so scary.

[Li's Mansion]

Madam.

Greetings, Madam.

Where are you from?

What brings you

to my mansion?

Min nama is Shi Can.

I came here to release souls from purgatory.

What is he talking about?

Madam, let me explain.

He said his name is Shi Can.

He came here to do the salvation for Miss Li.

Great.

If you can really spare her suffering,

I will pay you a lot.

There's no time to lose.

I'll take a look.

This way, please.

Who art thou?

I'm Huan Xi,

Miss Li's personal maid.

Who brings thee here?

I saw you sneaking around.

You're up to no good.

What's your real purpose?

When I expelled the cacodemon from the lady in heaven,

I found unusualness about our loss of her.

I am here to bring the truth to light.

You're so strange.

Why are you speaking like someone from centuries ago?

Say it in plain words.

When I did the ritual for Miss Li,

I felt

that she died in a strange way.

So I came here look into the cause of her death.

I see.

Did you find anything?

Master is too sad

to be in charge.

From now on,

I'll be the decision-maker in the mansion.

Yes, Madam.

Although Li is not my own daughter,

I am still sad

as her stepmother.

Tell Shi Can

to release her soul from pain as soon as possible.

Only after that can Li rest in peace.

Otherwise,

I won't be able to live without worries.

The bill, please.

What are you looking at?

Do you think I'll dine and dash?

40 coins.

Well,

do you know who I am?

Who are you?

I'm Shan Xiongxin's granddaughter.

Oh.

I followed Detective Di Renjie to investigate a case here.

Do you think I am too poor to pay?

You're really Shan Xiongxin's granddaughter?

Yes.

Yes?

Everyone can talk big.

I'm Cheng Yaojin's uncle.

Pay the bill.

Uncle. Uncle.

Uncle.

Pay the bill.

Wait a moment.

I have a friend here.

Wait for me.

I'll get the money from my friend.

- I'll be back and pay you soon. - Pay the bill now.

You can't go anywhere before you pay.

Stop dragging me.

How can I pay you if you drag me?

You cannot leave if you don't pay.

I have to get the money first.

I'll report you to the government if you don't pay.

Pay the bill!

Why bother? -Pay the bill!

What's wrong with you? -Waiter.

Who are you to talk?

Goodness.

Don't make it difficult for her.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you for your help.

I will repay you in the future.

Miss.

We just paid for your meal.

You can't just leave like this.

What else can I do for you?

We would like you to show us the way.

But I'm not familiar with Ningzhou either.

Say it again?

Alright.

Where do you want to go?

I'll take you there.

Thank you, Miss.

[Li's Mansion]

Here it is.

You seem to be familiar with Li's Mansion.

Of course.

By the way,

who are you?

Why are you here?

I'll tell you later.

Why are they so mysterious?

Are they here to investigate the death of Miss Li

just like me?

Master is not home.

You can't go in.

Let me do it.

Get out of the way!

Get out of the way! -You can't go in.

Move!

Miss, you...

Move!

You can't go in.

You can't go in.

You can't go in.

Move! Move! -You can't go in.

You can't go in. -Move.

Great-aunt is here.

Why don't you greet me?

What's your name?

Why are you scolding us as soon as you come to my residence?

My name is Shan Lingyu.

I'm a distant relative of Magistrate Li.

Based on the family tree,

I'm on the same branch as Magistrate Li's grandfather.

Shouldn't you

call me great-aunt?

OK.

Of course.

Of course.

By the way,

I heard about Ligu's death.

I felt uneasy day and night.

So I came here for her funeral.

Li died so suddenly.

I'm glad you are here

in person.

Who are these two?

They are my bodyguards.

I see.

Butler.

Madam.

Clean up some empty rooms.

Take the guests to rest.

Yes, Madam.

Please.

I wonder

why Mrs. Li is so young and beautiful.

She looks around my age.

She's taking good care of herself.

Can't you tell she's a concubine?

Concubine?

They don't even offer us dinner,

though we came at night.

I'm starving.

So stingy.

Fire! Fire!

Fire!

Fire!

You can't go back. It's on fire.

Magistrate Li is in such a good mood.

He's out for a walk in the midnight.

He is crazy.

Crazy?

Crazy?

How could he be crazy?

Looks like there are many secrets

that we don't know yet in the mansion.

So,

there's something fishy about the death of Miss Li.

Excuse me.

I beg your pardon.

Miss Li died in a strange way.

Everyone knows that.

I want to see

how strange it can be.

This is...

Madam.

What can I do for you?

We must bury Li today.

Isn't it tomorrow?

We can't wait till tomorrow.

There are a few unidentified people in the mansion.

I'm afraid they're up to no good.

Yes.

Eating

while listening to music

is really a kind of enjoyment.

The suona horn is kind of scary.

It's the only instrument

that can be played both at a party and funeral.

Miss Li,

when I'm full,

I'll find out the truth for you.

Shan Lingyu.

What are you doing?

You scared me to death in the middle of the night.

You still have the mood to eat

at this time?

I'm hungry.

What are you looking at?

Haven't you seen a beauty?

I don't think that's a good idea.

There's something on your face.

On my face?

What is this?

Who is it?

Chase it!

Are you a human or a ghost?

Come out!

If I'm not mistaken,

you must be Mr. Di Renjie.

Yes, I am.

Mr. Di.

Why are you here?

To be honest,

I'm here for the death of Miss Li.

Do you also suspect that Miss Li died unjustly?

Yes.

I didn't expect the great detective also came

for the death of Miss Li.

Then why are you here?

Did you see Miss Li?

Did you see her too?

Yes.

On the day she was put in the coffin,

we saw her.

- That's why I came here with Shi Can. - Who is that?

Stop! Who are you?

I'm

Hua Wenjun.

I think I've seen you somewhere.

You have a good memory.

You can still recognize me.

We met at the lantern show last year.

Oh, I remembered.

You're the young man who loves Miss Li.

I fell in love with Miss Li at first sight.

I wanted to propose to her.

But unexpectedly,

I heard about her death.

Why are you here?

Did you also see Miss Li?

Yes.

I saw a figure

who looked like Ligu.

So I followed her here.

And then

I met you unexpectedly.

What happened tonight

is really strange.

In my opinion,

everyone saw ghosts tonight.

Since we have the same goal,

I think

we should solve the case together

and find out the truth.

I agree.

Good idea.

You two

do as I said.

Butler Li. Butler Li.

We were only absent for a while.

Why has Miss Li been buried?

This is Madam's order.

Miss Li was buried

right after we went out.

Too fast.

There must be something wrong.

Of course.

I knew it long ago.

Is Mr. Di crazy?

He asked us all to solve the case with him.

What is he

up to?

And Magistrate Li.

Is he really crazy?

Master, have a good rest.

Miss Li's funeral is finished.

Stop!

Are you a human or a ghost?

My money!

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Miss Li is indeed pretty.

It's a pity that a beauty died young.

Mr. Di.

We have investigated this area, haven't we?

What else can we find?

Let's search again.

We might find something new.

Mr. Di.

Look what this is.

This looks like a scale.

Are there

really monsters in this world?

Did you hear anything?

Your must hear it wrong.

There's no sound.

Let's go over there.

Why are you shouting?

I thought there was a monster.

Let's go.

Who are you?

What did you find in the cave?

The cave was dark.

Nothing is found.

And you?

In the room, we...

We found nothing.

Mr. Di.

Do you have any good idea

of further investigation?

Open the coffin for autopsy.

Autopsy?

No.

Miss Li rests in peace now.

Is it appropriate for us

to open the coffin now?

I think Mr. Di is right.

Only then can we know

whether Ligu is dead or not.

Will there be a trap in the coffin?

The manipulator may wait for us to open the coffin.

Whether there's a trap or not,

we have to open the coffin to examine the body tonight.

I'll leave the rest to you.

I don't think it's appropriate

to dig someone's family grave

at midnight.

Ligu was not married.

She didn't have any family grave.

I mean

Li Ligu was the daughter of Magistrate Li.

We are digging

the Li family's grave now.

I'm so sorry.

Shi Can.

Stop pretending to be merciful.

Just save your compassion

and recite sutras for us.

Bless us to be safe tonight.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

I'll go down and take a look.

Be careful.

There's a hidden weapon.

It seems that the manipulator knew we would be here.

It seems that the trap is set

to defend grave robbers.

Stay away from the coffin.

You're so skilled at opening the coffin.

You don't look like a sorcerer,

but

a grave robber.

Who on earth are you?

If I'm not mistaken,

you must be the disciple of Wen Tao, the Great Grave Raider.

Who is Wen Tao?

Wen Tao was so skilled at grave robbery.

During his tenure,

he took advantage of his position

and led his men

to rob numerous graves crazily.

None of the graves in Guanzhong region survived.

Many valuable relics became his private collection.

Some of them were transported to foreign countries

and some were even damaged.

He's here to rob the grave.

Shi Can, am I right?

Mr. Di is really impressive.

You found out my real identity so quickly.

Because I saw how you opened the coffin.

This method

can only be done by the disciple of Wen Tao.

You're here to steal treasures

in the name of salvation?

That's right.

Unfortunately,

no treasure is

in the coffin.

What?

The buried treasure

was taken away by Shan Lingyu.

That's right.

I did check the coffin of Miss Li.

I found that there were a lot of jewelry inside.

So I planned to rob the grave and help the poor.

But Mr. Di,

how did you know that?

I saw black ink on your face that day.

I knew you had checked the coffin.

What about the jewelry?

I lost

them when I fought with the ghost of Miss Li.

Lost?

Someone's inside.

I'm sorry, Ligu.

I'm late.

This is not Miss Li.

This is obviously a middle-aged man's body.

The body has decomposed.

Such a sign shows

the only possibility.

What is it?

Miss Li is not dead.

Maybe she is still alive.

Who is this person?

I think he's a substitute.

Gosh, it is disgusting.

Close it.

Shi Can.

I'll leave the rest to you.

If you can fix the coffin,

you won't be punished for your crime tonight.

Thank you, Mr. Di.

Let's go.

Let's get out of this place.

Let's go.

I was wondering the day before yesterday

why you asked us to solve the case with you.

You have been suspicious of Shi Can.

You're right.

Are you suspecting everyone

including me?

Mr. Di.

Before the murderer is found out,

we are all suspects.

Oh No! Shi Can. -Oh No! Shi Can.

Let's go!

He's dead.

How's it going, Miss Shan?

Shi Can is dead.

What?

Who did this?

I don't know.

By the way, Huan Xi,

do you know how many wives Magistrate Li has?

Three in total.

Three in total.

What about the other two?

Master's first wife died of illness many years ago.

His second wife died after giving birth to Miss Li.

So Mrs. Li is the youngest concubine?

Huan Xi.

Have you noticed

that someone has been keeping an eye on us recently?

Keep an eye on us?

No.

Is my instinct wrong?

It's late.

Why are you still up, Madam?

I couldn't fall asleep at night.

Every time I tried to sleep,

I couldn't stop thinking about my dead daughter.

Sir, I'm sorry about this.

We can't bring back the dead.

My condolences, Madam.

It's natural to be sad.

I can't let others see my vulnerability.

Please forgive me

if I haven't been a very good host.

If you want to cry,

just do it.

Thank you, sir.

Madam, Madam.

Are you alright, Madam?

It's getting late.

Maybe I'll just let you rest.

OK.

You should rest early too, Madam.

Then I'll take my leave now.

I'm so hungry. I can't stand it.

I need to find something to eat.

[Li's Mansion]

Hey, Mr. Di.

Where have you been this morning?

I went to see Qiao Tai.

But I couldn't find him.

Where did Qiao Tai go?

I asked him to investigate people in Li's Mansion secretly.

Is there anything suspicious?

We don't know who the murderer is yet.

However,

everyone in Li's Mansion

could be the one who killed Miss Li.

We don't know who the murderer is.

But he knows us.

Maybe

he knows

everything we did.

You're right.

We should discuss

what to do next.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Is it really impossible to solve

the murder mystery of Miss Li?

It's been two days.

But we have no idea.

I don't know how to investigate it.

Why don't we investigate Magistrate Li?

I've sent Qiao Tai to investigate him.

Who?

Stop fighting!

She's one of us.

Don't take this wrong.

One of us?

My lord.

I'm Bai Fu.

I work for Mr. Di.

I was ordered by Mr. Di

to pretend to be Miss Li,

and sneak into Li's Mansion

to investigate in secret.

So

The figure we saw before was not a ghost, but you?

You almost scared us to death.

Actually, I didn't mean it.

But it's still effective

to disguise myself as Miss Li.

Why?

Magistrate Li wasn't seriously ill.

He was dead.

What?

The Magistrate was dead.

This...

How is that possible?

Last night, I sneaked into Magistrate Li's room

and found he was dead.

How can you prove what you said is true?

Bai Fu is an expert in medicine.

Her findings can't be wrong.

Plus,

I noticed that Mrs. Li behaved abnormally.

She didn't seem surprised when she saw me.

Is there something wrong with Mrs. Li?

I'm not sure yet.

But one thing is for sure.

She is not Mrs. Li.

In fact, I feel the same way Bai Fu does.

I also found something was wrong with Mrs. Li.

How do you know?

Because I'm not a distant relative of Magistrate Li.

What? You're not?

No, I'm not a distant relative of Magistrate Li.

I lied to Mrs. Li

from the first time I saw her.

At that time, I found something was wrong with Mrs. Li.

I was investigating Miss Li's cause of death

while investigating Mrs. Li.

But I found nothing.

Huan Xi, you're a maid from the Li family.

You should know if Miss Shan is a relative of the Li family.

Lord Li has many relatives.

Miss Li and I are so close,

but I haven't been here for long.

So I trusted Miss Shan.

I've never doubted it.

That's why

I felt Mrs. Li was suspicious.

In that case,

I'll confront Mrs. Li.

Don't act recklessly.

Let me talk to Mrs. Li in person.

No way.

Because we don't know if Mrs. Li is real or not.

That makes sense.

Let's start with Mrs. Li.

Will it work, my lord?

My Lord.

Let's do it.

Aren't you afraid

that Mrs. Li knows your plan?

No. Because you are here.

You will protect me, right?

Not necessarily.

Madam, please have some tea.

Thank you.

What do you want me to discuss today?

I've been here for a few days.

It's time to leave.

But the view in Ningzhou is great.

I want to travel for a few more days

before leaving.

Sorry for bothering you these days.

Not really.

I hope you

can stay for a few more days.

No, thanks.

By the way,

I suddenly remembered

Ligu had sent me a letter through carrier pigeon

before she died.

She said

she found a secret.

Someone wanted to murder her.

Is that true?

It's true.

Guess what else she said.

What did she say?

She said her stepmother didn't like her,

and tried to stop her marriage.

One time, she argued with her stepmother.

Then you shut her in a room

and you didn't give her meals for 3 whole days.

But I thought about it.

Would you be such a person?

I did shut her in the woodshed.

But this is Master's order,

not mine.

As for not giving her meals for three days,

it was her hunger strike.

It has nothing to do with me.

I knew it.

How could you be such a person?

Mr. Di.

Although Madam is not Miss Li's birth mom,

she hadn't shut her in the woodshed

and loved her so much.

It means

Madam is really a fake.

Mr. Di, what should we do?

Who is it?

A man in black suddenly showed up and attacked us.

Who is he?

I think he works for Mrs. Li.

So Mrs. Li knows our plan?

Yes.

What happened today

is enough to prove that Mrs. Li is a fake.

But who is the fake Mrs. Li?

Where did she take the real Mrs. Li?

Why did she kill Magistrate Li and Miss Li?

It's harder to solve these mysteries.

Now Mrs. Li is aware and suspicious of us.

We can't go back to Li's Mansion.

Since something's wrong with Mrs. Li,

you get a say in this, Huan Xi.

Haven't you noticed

anything wrong with Mrs. Li?

Well,

I haven't noticed it.

When did the first strange thing

happen in Li's Mansion?

It was when a monster suddenly appeared.

People were saying

that Miss Li was killed by a monster.

Did you really see the monster?

No.

But something strange definitely happened at the Li's Mansion

the day she went missing.

When did the monster first appear?

How did your Young Miss get involved with the monster?

When the monster first appeared,

the chickens and ducks of several families

suddenly disappeared or died.

And then people were terrified.

So, we started sending tributes to the monster.

But it didn't seem to work.

Chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep in the village

were still disappearing or dying mysteriously.

One day, a sorcerer came to the village.

He asked us to send virgin boys and girls

and silver to the monster.

Have you sent virgins and silver?

They chose one virgin boy and one virgin girl to send to monsters.

But the next day, the boy and girl were sent back.

Everyone was confused.

So we can only keep sending sliver.

The people put the silver at the entrance of the monster's cave,

and then there were no more disasters.

Later, the government asked for more donations,

and more things were sent to the monster.

Last time I went to the cave,

I didn't find anything,

let alone silver.

They said

this monster was a cash guzzler.

It ate all the silver.

But

why did the monster later demand

both silver and beauties?

I don't know why the monster suddenly changed its mind.

The people's lives were getting harder.

After that, Young Miss suddenly died.

Some said that the monster was interested in her.

But she's the Master's daughter.

He didn't want to give him her daughter.

So the monster killed her.

People thought she passed away.

But unfortunately, there was no trace of her.

No one knows if she's dead or alive.

It seems that there are still many doubts.

Anyway,

Mrs. Li is the best suspect.

We must find the evidence.

Yes, find the evidence

and avenge Ligu.

Who is it?

My lord.

Did you catch him?

He escaped.

It seems we are being watched.

What should we do next?

Madam.

How did it go?

Useless!

You can't even handle a small matter.

Huan Xi.

How did the thing I asked you to inquire about go?

In the past 2 days,

Madam has been with Lord Li's body.

However,

the murderer is the Butler Li.

Butler Li.

How about this?

From now on,

you don't have to leave Li's Mansion

lest Mrs. Li and Butler Li find out.

Yes, Mr. Di.

If there's any situation,

I'll report to you immediately.

By the way.

Take this.

Put it on Butler Li when necessary.

What is this?

I suspect Mrs. Li has controlled Butler Li.

This is the antidote to save him.

Yes, Mr. Di.

Be careful.

Yes.

You may leave.

Madam, I made you some ginseng soup.

Drink it while it's hot.

Just leave it there.

Yes.

I'll leave now.

Huan Xi.

You've been busy lately.

You've been with Shan Lingyu and her friends every day.

I heard that Miss Shan is leaving.

I want to see her off.

Really?

Huan Xi, I've been good to you.

Why did you poison me?

Murderer! Go to hell!

Mr. Di.

Mr. Di.

Shan Lingyu, why are you here?

I have something to discuss with you.

I suddenly wondered

if Huan Xi would be in danger in Li's.Mansion.

She will be fine.

I've told Huan Xi

to be careful.

Huan Xi is the maid of Miss Li.

Now she knows that Mrs. Li is a suspicious person.

I'm worried she'll take action on her own

to avenge Miss Li.

No, I have to go check.

It'll be fine.

Huan Xi has always been very rational.

Nothing will happen.

You don't know women.

My intuition tells me

she's in danger now.

Shan Lingyu.

Shan Lingyu.

Mrs. Li.

Why is she here?

Bai Fu.

Are you addicted to disguising yourself?

But to be honest,

you do look like Miss Li.

If I were a man,

I will definitely fall in love with you.

- My lord. - My lord.

Have you seen Shan Lingyu?

No.

Shan Lingyu went to Li's Mansion.

I'm worried that she might be in danger.

Go and check now.

- Yes, my lord. - Yes, my lord.

Did something happen to Miss Shan?

It's fine.

I've asked Bai Fu and Qiao Tai to look for her.

My lord.

Qiao Tai, what happened?

Where is Bai Fu?

My lord, we were attacked by Miss Li

before we arrived at Li's Mansion.

What?

Is it really Ligu?

Yes.

I don't know

why there's another Miss Li.

Crap.

Mrs. Li knew our plan.

What happened to Li's Mansion?

Shan Lingyu and Huan Xi are in danger.

You two split up.

- Yes. - Yes.

Who are you?

How do you know our plan?

I not only know your plan,

but also your whereabouts.

My lord.

Li's Mansion has become so strange.

Where did Shan Lingyu and Huan Xi go?

There's only one place that we didn't find.

The bamboo forest behind the mountain.

Let's go.

Let us go if you know what's best for you.

Or you'll end up dead.

Mr. Di, you're finally here.

Mr. Di, I knew you would come to save me.

Are you alright?

Long time no see, Detective Di Renjie.

I'm here to arrest you upon the order.

Who are you?

Why did you pretend to be Mrs. Li?

You killed Ligu.

I have to avenge her.

My lord.

We'll deal with her.

Go save Shan Lingyu and Huan Xi.

Mr. Di, save me!

Are you alright?

I'm fine.

I'll kill her

to avenge Young Miss.

Madam.

Kill them all!

Huan Xi.

This person should be Butler Li.

Take this.

Put it on Butler Li

when necessary.

What is this?

I suspect Mrs. Li has controlled Butler Li.

This is the antidote to save him.

You go first, Madam.

OK.

Mr. Di.

I didn't expect

to end up in your hands.

He looks good,

but he's a bad guy.

Who are you?

Why did you pretend to be Mrs. Li?

If you don't want to tell us,

I'll say it for you.

In order to mislead people,

you used illusion

to turn a leaf into a monster scale

to deceive us.

When did you recognize me?

It was that night,

when you and I were alone in the back garden.

If you want to cry,

just do it.

Normally, a woman's handkerchief would have her scent.

And that handkerchief

has the scent of a man.

Mr. Di,

you are really formidable.

At first, I was merely suspicious of you.

Later I asked Huan Xi to poison you

to confirm if you were the real culprit.

So it was your idea to ask Huan Xi to poison me?

Yes.

But

it was not poison at all.

I asked Huan Xi to test your skills.

But you couldn't stay calm.

You disguised yourself as Miss Li to kill us.

You happened to be seen by Shan Lingyu.

That's why you kidnapped her.

Mr. Di.

Weren't you afraid

that he'd kill Shan Lingyu and Huan Xi?

No.

Because they were not

his real targets.

And everything you saw

was created by his illusion

to deceive us.

And the illusion you used

is the lost art of Zuo Ci.

Who is Zuo Ci?

Zuo Ci was a master of illusion during the Three Kingdoms period.

He could create the sun, moon, and stars

or turn a wine cup into a bird.

Cao Cao feared his powerful magic

and saw him as a threat.

So he ordered to assassinate him.

But Zuo Ci used illusions

and escaped.

He was so powerful.

You used illusions

and carried out your next plan

in the name of the monster.

You did that

because you couldn't stand the corrupt officials in Ningzhou

exploiting the people,

So you planned to assassinate Magistrate Li,

right?

Go on.

Let me see what else you know.

Before you came to Ningzhou,

Lord Cao in Bozhou was also murdered.

And Lord Cao's death

was exactly the same as Shi Can's.

That's right.

I killed Lord Cao.

But Magistrate Li is more despicable than Lord Cao.

Because...

Because he killed my sister.

Why are you hiding in the room?

Qing! Qing!

Qing!

I swore to get rid of that corrupt official

to avenge my sister.

To find out the whereabouts of the embezzled funds,

I sneaked into Li's Mansion.

But I was found by Mrs. Li and Miss Li.

So I knocked them out

and got them out of Li's Mansion.

The sudden disappearance of Miss Li

would definitely make Magistrate Li suspicious.

So I used an illusion

to create the false impression of her death,

claiming she was killed by a monster.

But Magistrate Li never believed the monster thing at all.

Because the monster thing

was a conspiracy he devised.

But I didn't expect

that the death of Miss Li

would bring Mr. Di

to investigate.

So you were suspicious of us

from the first time you saw us?

That's right.

I didn't believe you were a distant relative of that corrupt official.

So I had someone investigate you,

but found nothing.

If I'm not mistaken,

the first person you investigated was Shi Can.

Yes.

When he came to the mansion to recite scriptures,

he seemed uneasy.

So I suspected his identity

and found out he was a grave robber.

So you were afraid that Shi Can would find out your secret

when he was robbing grave to steal treasures.

When we

opened the coffin of Miss Li that night,

you rushed to the scene.

When you arrived,

you found there were only Shi Can.

So you killed him.

How did you know he killed him?

Because at the scene where Shi Can was killed,

I specifically picked up the horsetail whisk and smelled it.

I found that the scent on the whisk

was exactly the same as the scent on the handkerchief.

You're smart.

I guessed you would investigate the coffin.

If you discovered the secret of the coffin,

my identity would be exposed.

To cover it up,

I went to the cemetery that night,

and unexpectedly ran into Shi Can,

so I killed him.

Shi Can's death was really unjust.

And when did you kill my Master?

I know that.

When I first investigated Mrs. Li,

Magistrate Li was dead.

At that time, Mrs. Li lied that Magistrate Li was seriously ill and bedridden.

You're smart.

That's correct.

When did you find us?

From the moment Huan Xi contacted you,

I realized you were not ordinary people.

I ordered Butler Li to have someone follow and investigate you.

You're really smarter than I thought.

Then why didn't you expose me

when I disguised as Miss Li?

That suits me perfectly.

If outsiders thought her ghost was haunting the Li's Mansion,

no one would dare come.

This gave me the chance

to kill that bad guy.

Root out the violence, give people peace,

find the embezzled funds

and avenge my sister.

Then tell me,

who was buried instead of Ligu?

If I'm not mistaken,

it should be Lord Zhang.

Correct,

it was him.

Although you did not act out of personal revenge,

and you also exposed the conspiracy of Lord Zhang and Magistrate Li,

saving the people from their plight.

At the same time, you killed Lord Zhang, Magistrate Li,

Shi Can,

and Lord Cao.

You cannot be forgiven by the law.

Now, I am here to arrest you upon the order.

Mr. Di,

I won't surrender at this moment.

I will kill all the corrupt officials

before submitting to your judgment.

Di Renjie.

Go to hell!

Mr. Di.

[The hut at the foot of the hill]

Ligu.

Mr. Hua.

Mr. Hua.

You're here.

Mr. Di!

Please accept it.

Please accept it, Mr. Di.

Mr. Di, please accept it.

Please accept it, Mr. Di.

- Please accept it. - Folks.

No need to thank me.

This is all my duty.

It's getting late.

There are more people and cases that need me.

Folks,

take care.

Take care, Mr. Di.

Mr. Di.

Take care, Mr. Di.

Mr. Di.

Take care, Mr. Di.

Mr. Di, Mr. Di.

Mr. Di.

Take care, Mr. Di.

Why did he leave again?

Why didn't he bring me along?

I'm actually starting to like him a bit.

- [In the end, Di Renjie successfully solved the case. The corrupt officials were punished accordingly, and the people returned to a peaceful life] - [Magistrate Li exploited the people and harmed innocent girls in the name of the monster. The anti-corruption master of illusion brought Di Renjie to investigate the case]