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[Luoyang]

[Episode 9]

Your Highness.

The snack tastes great.

But I'm too old

to eat dessert.

Please help yourselves.

I shall make a move.

The rest are just fine.

I heard the cook from the west

make very delicious red date cookies.

Flaky on the outside

while melting away in your mouth.

Master Xunshan,

don't you want to try one before you leave?

No, thanks.

The key to the Snake Lock.

You've seen the lock

but not the key, right?

Yes.

How did you duplicate it then?

I am Baili Hongyi.

Although the cook from the west

can cook well,

I am sick of

red date cookies already.

They are not tasty.

The ones that you tasted,

the pastry has

cane sugar, right?

The sweetness of the cane sugar

combined with the sweetness of the red date puree

will definitely make it sickening.

But the red date cookies that the cook from the west makes

are different.

[Crown Princess: Lady Du]

He uses red dates from the west.

[King Dongchuan: Li Yichen]

They melt in your mouth so it's not sickening.

If you don't believe me,

try it.

Red dates

are not suitable for making snacks.

They taste bad no matter what.

I guess you have never eaten

delicious red date cookies.

Erlang.

You're just ignorant.

Baili Erlang.

They are just red date cookies.

Yue,

don't you think

you're being too serious?

You are right.

Everyone has their own preference.

What you taste

may not be the case for others.

Please help yourselves.

I shall leave.

Let me make this clear.

Though Liu Xiang has committed a serious crime,

he will be punished accordingly.

You must not take it upon yourself to kill him.

He will go to Master Xunshan's mansion

even if I can't stall Liu Xiang.

But if we can't stall Liu Xiang,

Gao Bingzhu will be in danger.

Master Xunshan.

Why don't you

tell us

if these red date cookies are delicious?

If they are delicious,

then I am indeed ignorant.

If not,

Baili Erlang's

title of being the best foodie of Luoyang

shall be stripped away.

This is not necessary.

Master Xunshan.

Please wait a little longer.

After the snacks are served,

have a bite before you leave.

Erlang.

After listening to Erlang,

I feel like trying

these western red date cookies.

That's right!

Master Xunshan, please wait for a while.

Yes, Your Highness.

Yuehua.

So these are the red date cookies from the west?

Yes. Try it.

They are just like

the ones we have.

Yuehua,

you won.

I'm leaving now.

Baili Erlang.

Looks like

you can't call yourself

the best foodie of Luoyang.

The red date cookies made today

are indeed different.

I shall look for the cook and discuss with him.

Please excuse me.

Erlang.

[The East Palace]

[Master Xunshan's mansion]

Uncle!

Uncle!

Greetings, uncle.

Why are you here?

Uncle!

I treated you with disrespect.

I hope you were not offended.

Erlang.

You're not your usual self.

Something happened?

Just tell me.

This is...

It's something important.

Tell me then.

This is...

about the red date cookies.

Something was wrong with the red date cookies from the East Palace.

When the cook from the west was kneading the dough,

he added nougat.

So?

Although

it will make the pastry flaky

and melt in your mouth,

it will affect

the sweetness of the red date puree.

That's all?

I got it.

Uncle.

I know a place

which serves delicious red date cookies.

I can bring you there.

No, thanks.

Uncle.

Anything else?

The seven-layered bracket set.

The seven-layered bracket set in your mansion

is the only one in the capital.

I love to imitate models.

Is it possible for me to go there?

It's not possible today.

Next time when you go back with Liu Ran,

you can see them.

Uncle!

Uncle.

Uncle.

Uncle.

What else?

Tell me then.

Lock the mansion down.

Yes sir!

Let's go.

Lock the place down!

Come with me.

[Elegant Residence]

[Chuiliu Corporation]

[Master Xunshan's mansion]

The thief's grappling hook,

it was found near the courtyard wall.

This is the thief's escape tool.

He won't simply discard it.

[Liu Xiang's escort: Yuan Fei]

He threw it by the courtyard wall

to distract you.

Search the whole courtyard!

Yes sir!

Fools!

The thief has already

escaped!

Gao Bingzhu has been gone

for a while.

Did something happen to him?

There's another possibility.

He found the account book,

but he would not come back.

What do you mean?

Did Gao Bingzhu

ever tell you

that he wanted to work with you?

People like him...

can't be trusted.

I trust him.

Are you alright?

I'm still alive.

Where's the account book?

Here it is.

The records on the account book are messy.

The characters used are incomprehensible.

Take a look.

This is cipher text.

Only Liu Xiang's men can decode it.

I guess we need to

kidnap Liu Xiang.

Gao Bingzhu.

I promise you.

After the truth is unveiled,

Liu Xiang will be punished according to the law.

By then,

you would have your answers.

Can you make sense of it?

I can decode it.

But I need some time.

How long?

We're running out of time.

Liu Xiang knows that

the account book has been stolen.

Before he comes out with a countermeasure,

we need to decode

the account book.

I can ask the Joint Corps to help.

They have ways

to decode this.

Are they reliable?

If the Joint Corps are not reliable,

the capital would have already fallen into chaos.

I told you. I can decode it.

Let's ask the Joint Corps to help.

But this is something important.

I need to see the people from the Joint Corps,

and stay with them as they decode it.

I'll come up with something.

Why are you here?

Didn't I tell you

not to come without an appointment?

It's urgent.

If we don't act, something bad will happen.

It's not like you to be short-tempered.

That fool, Liu Xiang!

He lost the Chuiliu Corporation account book.

Records of shipment of the copper mine in Lianshan are in there.

I'm afraid the inner guard have it now

and might have handed it to the empress.

Master Xunshan is too careless.

How could he be so reckless

with something so important?

The wealth of the Liu family took generations to build.

The Divine has also put in a lot of effort into the business.

It would be a shame

if it suffered losses.

Senior brother.

Now is not the time for this.

We need to fix the problem.

That's more important.

I know.

Don't worry.

Please explain this to the Divine.

Mister.

Han is here.

What did you find?

Mister.

I couldn't find the Falcon Tamer

who is related to Zhao Yang.

I did not complete my task.

Please punish me.

Han.

Get up.

These spies are too clever.

Everyone in the Joint Corps

is suspicious.

I think...

this time...

Should we seek for external help?

What do you mean?

Gao Bingzhu.

This is related to the secrets of the Joint Corps.

If the job is done,

he must join the Joint Corps.

But to join the Joint Corps

means accepting difficult terms.

One must be emotionless and desireless.

As far as I know,

Gao Bingzhu has nothing

but only thinks about revenge.

It will be difficult for the Joint Corps to control him.

Is there a candidate?

This man

is a lone wolf.

Han,

think of a way

to rid of the hatred in his heart.

Go do it.

Yes sir.

Official.

A secret letter.

[Fashan Temple]

This place?

I have asked Official Han from the Joint Corps to meet us here.

He'll help us.

[Fashan Temple]

There are ten thousand towers in Luoyang,

it's hard to find the twelve people among the blocks.

I've heard this saying before.

I couldn't understand it then.

Now I got it.

The Fashan Temple

is the Joint Corps' stupa.

Stupa?

Is this where the Joint Corps meet up with people?

The Joint Corps

can meet people anywhere.

But there are only 12 stupas.

That's why it is important.

Man.

Ying.

These two people

must be related

to someone important in the Joint Corps.

Han.

Yuehua.

You are Gao Bingzhu?

I am Han Dongqing, the official of the Joint Corps.

I thought the people of the Joint Corps

won't show up easily.

Five years ago, you saved King Tongyang.

Why didn't you report it?

It's none of your business.

Your brothers died because of this.

Your life had been changed as well.

Since you protected the capital,

why didn't you mention it?

I don't want to protect the capital.

Given a choice,

I wouldn't have cared about it.

I would rather

have my brothers back.

Give me the account book.

Can you decode it?

Give me two hours.

Hold it.

Can you keep the account book safe?

[The Hall of Ksitigarbha]

There.

Han!

Where did they go?

Over there!

Cui.

[Cui's]

The Cui's?

Biluo...

What?

Blow out...

Blow out the candle.

Blow out the candle.

Go after him!

Let me have a look.

Luckily the Divine helped us.

I am relieved.

The Divine will protect us.

Don't worry, Master Xunshan.

Just do your job.

Han Dongqing is dead.

The Joint Corps suffered heavy losses.

They lost their agents.

Why don't we take this chance to...

It is

not the time yet.

We shall not make any move yet.

If we wait longer,

it will be safer.

I will make arrangement as soon as possible.

You just need to wait.

[The Grace Dharma Rain: Buddhist Texts Library]

Amithaba.

[The Grace Dharma Rain: Buddhist Texts Library]

Yuehua.

Han is dead.

I'm sorry for your loss.

Yue.

Where have you been?

The Imperial Attendant has been looking for you.

How did you get hurt?

Let me get you the physician.

No need. I'm fine.

[South City: Cui's Biluo Restaurant]

Mister, would you like to order something?

No.

Yes sir!

[Cui's]

What?

Blow out...

Blow out the candle.

Erlang.

It's late.

You should rest.

It's alright.

Shen Fei.

Look into Gao Bingzhu's background.

Why are you suddenly

interested in a criminal?

Just do as I say.

Go find out

if he has any acquaintances or friends.

Be quick.

Yes sir.

This way please.

What happened to Han Dongqing?

You must be Master Chu.

How did you find out this place?

Before Han died,

he asked me to give this to you.

Imperial Attendant.

The wound is deep.

Fortunately, the bleeding was stopped in time.

She'll be fine.

But she needs to rest for a few days,

so there won't be long-term damage.

Thank you.

Imperial Attendant,

I used the name of the inner guards

to investigate the Liu family.

I broke the rule.

I'm willing to be punished.

Does it hurt?

We made some discoveries.

Though we lost the evidence,

the Liu family

is definitely hiding something.

Give me a few more days.

I'll find out the truth.

I asked you if it hurts.

It doesn't hurt.

When you were young,

you loved to fight

with the older inner guards.

You would come to me in tears

when you lost.

You sure have grown up.

All you care about is the investigation.

Do you not care for yourself?

Sorry for making you worried.

Go and rest.

Stop investigating.

Tomorrow, I want to...

Go back to investigate after you have recovered.

Alright?

You want to work with the Joint Corps.

Unless they don't want to find out the truth

of Han Dongqing's death...

The Joint Corps will find the truth.

I was there when he died.

Why didn't you interview me?

Do you people

not trust anyone?

We are cautious

with our work.

I've never thought

a vagabond like King Dongchuan

could be so cautious.

Do you know

what you're talking about?

As the eyes and ears of the empress,

the Joint Corps can't fall into others' hands.

Master Chu must be one of the kings.

The Joint Corps is vast and complicated.

In order to know everything about it,

you have to commit yourself in it.

Among the kings in the capital,

the Crown Prince, King Jin, holds a high position.

He has no time for the corps.

There are only a handful of

capable young kings.

It's easy to guess.

It is said that the Joint Corps are the empress' eyes and ears.

The inner guards are the arms of the empress.

The Imperial Attendant of the inner guards has the surname Wu.

Knowing the empress,

Master Chu from the Joint Corps

must have the surname Li.

Go on.

In Fashan Temple,

there is a statue of Ksitigarbha.

I've checked it out.

Your Highness' and your sister,

Princess Hongsang's pet names

are Man and Ying.

[Man, Ying]

Fashan Temple belongs to the Joint Corps.

Therefore,

the relationship between Master Chu and King Dongchuan

is obvious.

Am I right?

Your Highness.

Your Highness,

ask the guards who are hiding

put down their swords.

I don't think

Han sent me here before his death

for you to kill me.

Your Highness.

The mole in the Joint Corps is hiding well.

We need to seek help from others to find out the truth.

Both of us have the same goal,

which is to find out the copper mine.

If we find the Chunqiu Divine,

we'll find the mole,

and clean up the Joint Corps.

If we are working together,

we need to be frank with each other.

In all the black markets in the capital,

there is no extra transaction for copper.

Instead, charcoal is circulating abnormally.

Enough.

I'll go and investigate.

Gao Bingzhu.

Don't disappoint Han

for the decision he made before his death.

I have found out the truth about

the theft of the account book in Master Xunshan's mansion.

The reason Yuehua was injured

might be related to this.

Imperial Attendant,

does the Liu family really have problems?

Liu Xiang looks guilty.

I think Yue must have

found out the truth.

But she lacks concrete evidence.

Liu Xiang openly stirred up

trouble in the capital.

He even hurt Yuehua.

Does he think

the inner guards are pushovers?

If people do not attack us, we don't attack them.

For this,

I won't let them go.

Beiqi,

find out about

the Liu family's wealth.

Yes sir.

Baitan,

if the Joint Corps don't solve this big case,

I wouldn't know

how to explain it to the empress.

Are you meeting the empress tomorrow?

Later,

we split up.

[Inner Guards: Chen Wu]

Three of you go to the warehouse.

I'll go to the tavern.

Let's catch them

off guard.

Master Xunshan has gone too far.

He even hurt Yuehua.

We must teach him a lesson

or he'll think that we're pushovers.

Eat up.

Alright.

Stand aside!

Stand aside!

Stand aside!

Search!

Mister,

what are you looking for?

The inner guards don't have to tell you

what we're looking for.

There must be some misunderstanding.

This is Master Xunshan's property.

We are investigating Master Xunshan.

Move aside!

Master Xunshan,

another one is destroyed.

This...

I know. Leave.

Yes sir!

Master Xunshan.

Those inner guards have gone too far.

Your Majesty, you know

Yue's temper.

She will never admit defeat.

This time,

with Your Majesty's edict,

she'll dig for the truth

even if it's dangerous.

She's just like me.

The case of the informer is extremely complicated.

The specific inside story

and the news from the Joint Corps

must be corroborative.

But the Liu family...

The Liu family in Hedong is a prominent family for centuries.

Now, they lead the noble families.

The followers of their family

are numerous.

Your Majesty.