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[Luoyang]

In 697,

the Nine Cauldrons, a symbol of power, were cast.

Empress Wu Zetian decided

to construct a Dragon Altar near the soon-to-be-combined Luoshui Dam

and host the Ceremony of the Sacred Cauldrons.

However, a strange case actually arose from this.

The dam was completed as scheduled.

Make sure this evening's celebration party is a good one.

Yes, my lord.

[Assistant Minister of Water Resources, Wang Weihe]

[Director of Water Resources, Zhao Anxi]

My lord. My lord.

Look!

What do you want me to see?

Brothers,

all of you have worked hard these days.

This is the wine that Lord Wang Weihe rewarded you with.

Cheers!

Okay!

Cheers.

Cheers.

What's wrong?

Something is wrong with this wine.

Get into the water!

I can't breathe.

Why is the door locked?

Let us out!

Something's wrong in the water!

Go ashore!

Hurry!

Anxi.

Anxi!

Anxi!

Anxi!

[Detective Dee and the Punished Swellhead]

[Council Hall]

He is my brother, Qiao Laowu,

a constable of the Supreme Court.

A tip-off says

that Wang Weihe, the Assistant Minister of Water Resources,

abuses his power by embezzling and accepting bribes.

[Judge of Supreme Court, Di Renjie]

[Chief Constable of the Supreme Court, Qiao Zhongliang]

In order to find out the truth,

Laowu went undercover at the laborer's camp.

The coroner's autopsy results

showed no signs of poisoning.

There were many blue scales and scratches on his body.

[Chief Constable of the Supreme Court, Qiao Ling'er]

But they're not fatal.

341 laborers suffocated to death

in two laborer's camp

on the eve of the dam's closing,

and 152 were reported missing.

Where are those missing people?

[Deputy Chief Judge of the Supreme Court, Zong Hua]

My lord,

there is a survivor in the laborer's camp.

His name is Zhao Andong,

a foreman

and the younger brother of Zhao Anxi, the Director of Water Resources.

When we found him,

he was passed out on the shore with half a body in his arms.

He should know

what happened that night.

Lai Junchen takes part in this case.

He took Zhao Andong to the imperial prison for trial.

No one can question Zhao Andong

except him.

This guy is ignorant.

He only knows how to torture and force confessions.

Anyone in his hands is as good as dead.

I also heard that the Assistant Minister of Water Resources,

Wang Weihe, was also arrested by him.

I guess that Wang Weihe will

likely be beheaded, and his family's assets will be confiscated.

That's the case.

What are you looking at?

I'll gouge your eyes out if you keep looking!

My lord,

you know the regulations of the imperial prison.

We only recognize waist badges, not people.

How dare you stop me when you know who I am?

[Prison]

It's just your voice...

and this guy

is a bit unfamiliar to me.

[Prison]

Why does your waist badge

have a smell of rouge and powder?

Cut the crap.

Move.

[Prison]

What's wrong with that man?

It's you.

My lord.

My lord.

I heard your wife has a nice body.

When can you let me...

My lord.

This way.

Open the door.

I'm here to interrogate the criminal, Zhao Andong, by the imperial order.

Put him down.

Lord Lai,

we need to see the approval.

My face is not as useful

as the approval from the Supreme Court?

I'm sorry, my lord. I didn't mean that.

My lord.

Well...

That one. That one.

Come over. Come over.

Let me ask you.

Whose carriage is this?

How dare it look exactly like mine?

[Prison]

What are you doing?

You're just a lieutenant.

Do you have a death wish?

Impersonating Lord Lai.

You're the one who has a death wish.

My lord.

Stand still.

Don't move.

Do you want to shoot sleeve arrows?

My lord,

it's true.

[Imperial Prison]

Well.

Lord Lai!

I'm dumbfounded to see this.

Just now, there was a man...

I don't think you want your head anymore.

My lord, let me explain.

I'll kill you, you idiot!

You nut!

You f-f-fool!

[Prison]

Keep a sharp eye on the them!

Yes.

We can't let the culprits escape!

Open the door!

Who is

imitating me speaking?

[Prison]

Both of them are Lord Lai.

Which one is real?

This man is fake.

He deserves to die.

Shoot!

Shoot him to death!

You are fake.

Shoot!

Kill him!

Go!

Come with me.

Hurry!

They're running away. Shoot!

Hya!

Hya!

Hya!

Hya!

Hya!

Get in the carriage!

Hya!

Hurry! They're running away!

Go after them!

Go!

I'll cover you!

My man!

What exactly happened that night?

Speak!

My brother Xizi is dead!

If you don't tell us today,

don't blame me for being rude to you!

Say something!

Liuzi.

Liuzi.

Liuzi.

Stop beating him.

Liuzi.

You watch him.

Tell us when he wakes up.

Lord Di,

I have something to tell you.

Okay.

Let's go.

Dad!

Qiao,

get up.

Why are you doing this?

Lord Di,

it’s my duty to help you investigate the case.

I'm not afraid of death,

but I have more than 40 people in my family.

Stop it.

I understand.

Dad.

Lai Junchen's men are everywhere.

If we take Zhao Andong out now,

he won't get far before he's caught again.

No matter what,

you must leave before dawn.

I'm sorry.

Lai Junchen always kills people without batting an eye.

I can't drag you into this.

Goodbye.

Ling'er!

I shouldn't have let you work at the Court of Judicature and Revision.

I defeated the eight masters of the Court of Judicature and Revision,

so they hired me in defiance of the rules.

I made them lose to you on purpose!

In order to investigate Wang Weihe's corruption case,

your fifth uncle died in the line of duty.

Your sister Ping'er

went to investigate Hong Bao out of anger towards me.

Now we don't know if she's dead or alive.

If...

If anything happens to you too...

Ling'er.

I know you like Di Renjie,

but...

I like him!

Ling'er!

Qiao,

prepare a carriage for me.

Yes.

Liuzi.

Where is that man?

He was here just now.

He was in a coma.

I...

Go find him now!

Yes.

Let's go.

How dare you!

Our parents died when we were young,

and we depended on each other.

My big brother passed the imperial exam at 16

and worked his way up to become the Director of Water Resources.

You always took care of me.

Anxi!

My Lord,

are you really going to investigate this case?

Even if it involves the nobles in the court?

I can't publicly support you in investigating the case.

If anything goes wrong,

we won’t admit you're a Judge of the Court of Judicature and Revision.

If you can't accept it,

I won't force you.

Okay.

I'll take this case.

[Deputy Chief Judge of the Court of Judicature and Revision]

This is Lai Junchen's official token

and the tablet for entering and exiting the imperial prison.

This pill is called the water repellent pill.

It was the head of the Water Resources Department, Wang Weihe's idea.

[Three months ago]

Lord Wang.

The construction of the dam is is a huge project.

I'm afraid it'll be difficult to complete in three months.

The imperial edict has been issued.

If you fail, you'll be guilty of deceiving Her Majesty.

You, Anxi,

and these people

will all die!

Here.

With this,

we can finish it on time.

On the seventh day of every month on the lunar calendar,

make deals with the Dragon God at the Luonan Inn.

I'm too busy to show up.

You'll be the middleman for contact.

Hong Bao... will be in charge of selling drugs.

Remember,

Hong Bao has selfish motives.

We can't let him meet the Dragon God.

Then...

Does Anxi know about this?

Anxi is old-fashioned and timid.

He can't do this.

With only a little water repellent pill,

it can enhance your energy

and make you stronger.

A whole water repellent pill

can make people work underwater for a long time.

So, the construction progress was much faster than expected.

The project was completed as scheduled.

Both Lord Wang and Hong Bao made money.

The laborers saved their lives.

We all got what we wanted.

It's just...

What if someone takes the water repellent pill

but doesn't go into the water?

What would happen to a fish without water?

What about those missing people?

You wouldn't believe me, even if I told you.

It's a dragon.

A black dragon.

Why are there scales on the victims?

After taking a whole water repellent pill,

people will have scales like this on them,

like the fish in the water.

After the effect,

you're back to normal.

But if you take too many pills,

some scales will never fade away.

Then you can choose not to eat them.

The water repellent pill is addictive.

It's worse than death if you don't take it for one day.

And the addiction will get worse.

If you don't take the pill for a few days,

you'll die too.

How many laborers have taken this pill?

Over 10,000 laborers on the construction site have taken them.

The Imperial Physician, Leng Mochou, is good at detoxifying all poisons.

Only she

can detoxify the water repellent pill.

My master is making pills.

She won't see any guests,

especially Di Renjie.

She just doesn't want to see you, no matter what.

Please go back.

You kid.

I haven't said anything yet.

This is an extremely toxic poison.

I bet your master can't make an antidote to it.

We've seen many provocative ways,

but we've never seen such a low-level way.

You two kids,

sound just like your master.

Master.

It's been years,

and Di Renjie has another problem

of talking behind people's backs.

This medicine is modified by Five Minerals Powder.

It will increase your strength at the beginning,

and your energy will grow.

But it's a very addictive drug.

This prescription contains amethyst,

white quartz, red halloysite, stalactite, sulfur, etc.

If one takes it for a long time, their body will change accordingly.

For example...

His look will turn pale

as scales appear on his body.

The poison is very toxic.

Can you create an antidote for it?

The poison is the antidote.

It's like drinking poison to quench your thirst.

This matter involves the lives of 10,000 laborers.

Imperial Physician Leng, please do your best to help.

You used to call me Mochou.

Okay.

I need more time

and more samples of the water repellent pill.

Before that,

the person who is poisoned should continue to take it to survive.

Goodbye.

See you.

The Dragon God is very mysterious.

No one knows his real identity.

I'm the middleman.

Hong Bao goes to the underground bank for vouchers,

and then I'd take the vouchers

to find the Dragon God for the water repellent pills and give them to Hong Bao.

Hong Bao

is the biggest merchant in Luoyang's black market.

He specializes in shady business.

Tomorrow is the day of the deal.

Three quarters past 11 in the morning at Luonan Inn.

Which bank does Hong Bao exchange the vouchers with?

No one knows,

except Wang Weihe, Hong Bao, and the Dragon God.

Just catch Hong Bao and the Dragon God,

and everything will be solved.

Hong Bao is a convicted felon in our Supreme Court.

We would have caught him if we could.

The Dragon God is suspicious.

Plus, he has a martial artist to protect him.

It's almost impossible to catch him.

So,

we have to get the transaction vouchers first.

Don't make any more trouble.

[Longyue Restaurant]

What would you like?

Two bottles of Shaodaozi. Only meat and no vegetables.

I'll leave after eating.

Good choice.

This way to the booth, please.

Let's go.

Chief!

I was blinded

and used.

Please forgive me!

How dare you poison the Chief's wine?

And you deny it!

Forget it.

Since you know you're wrong and will change.

I'll let bygones be bygones.

Thank you, Chief.

Thank you, Chief.

Chief.

It's you!

Chief,

the deal is tomorrow.

I'm here to get the voucher.

Voucher?

Wang Weihe didn't trust me

and asked you to be the middleman.

Now he's been arrested by Lai Junchen,

so he will be dead.

How dare you come to me?

Without me,

you can't reach the Dragon God.

Really?

Tell the Dragon God

that from now on,

I'll take all of his goods.

But this time, he needs to make the deal with me himself.

Otherwise,

he won't be able to sell a single pill

in Luoyang!

If he doesn't agree...

Wait!

Three quarters past 11 in the morning tomorrow at Luonan Inn.

Luonan Inn.

The two of them deal directly.

What should we do?

The water repellent pill is very dangerous.

We need to catch the Dragon God at this deal

to solve this problem completely.

Can we change the transaction time?

No.

The Dragon God is very cautious.

Once the time is changed,

he will most likely cancel the deal.

You said

that Hong Bao never met the Dragon God.

Yes.

The deal time remains the same.

You go stall the Dragon God for 15 minutes.

I'll get the voucher from Hong Bao

and then come to make a deal with the Dragon God.

If you couldn't

make a deal with Hong Bao within a quarter,

what should we do?

We can only play it by ear.

My lord,

there are two more questions.

Hong Bao has Ping with him.

The Dragon God also has a servant.

Second,

Hong Bao is of a suspicious nature.

He won't give you the transaction voucher

if he doesn't have the water repellent pill.

We don't have that many water repellent pills.

But we can get many red pills.

I'll go find Leng Mochou.

I'll go find Leng Mochou.

Please enjoy.

Thank you.

Please come in.

Mr. Bao.

Lord Dragon God likes quiet.

It may be inappropriate to have so many people with you.

Brothers,

please wait at the back door of the inn.

This way, Mr. Bao.

It takes a lot of amethyst to make the water repellent pill.

The waste produced is purple.

The wheels of the Dragon God's carriage

must have had a lot of purple mud.

Ling'er,

your mission is to disguise yourself as a pregnant woman

and you must stall the Dragon God for 15 minutes.

Mr. Bao.

This way.

[Bright Moon, Clear Stream]

Mr. Bao.

Did you bring the voucher?

I have it.

Come and get it if you dare.

It's not time yet.

The Dragon God must like punctual people.

Let's wait until three quarters past 11 in the morning.

Lord Dragon God.

Dad, I'm back.

Lord Dragon God?

Lord Dragon God is inside.

We agreed on a one-line contact.

You should know

the consequences

if you break the rules.

I asked him to bring me here.

Let me introduce myself.

I'm Hong Bao.

Falling into the hands of Lai Junchen,

Lord Wang will die for sure.

But it shouldn't affect the business.

Have a seat.

Evidence.

I want to inspect the goods.

Let me do it for you.

Fine.

Please.

I want two.

My abdomen hurts!

What should I do? Take me to the hospital!

Hurry and take me to the hospital!

Take the money and leave.

My abdomen hurts so much!

I'll take your carriage to the hospital.

Hurry up.

Don't make trouble here.

There will be severe consequences if you don't leave now!

Leave!

My abdomen!

Please send her to the hospital if it won't trouble you.

Take the rest of the money as a reward for your hard work.

No.

I want you...

To take me to the hospital!

Don't go!

Don't go!

Let go of me!

Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.

I said

I want to trade with the Dragon God directly.

Otherwise,

he won't be able to sell a single pill!

Even if Wang Weihe is alive,

he's just my underling!

In Luoyang,

I'm the boss!

Mr. Bao!

He is Lord Dragon God!

Didn't you hear me clearly, huh?

Two brothels.

Three underground gambling houses.

You privately collected numerous weapons and armor.

You kidnapped and killed the rich man, Mr. Liang, in Nancheng.

Over 10 years, you've dominated countless women.

You made counterfeit goods.

Each of these acts

is enough to make your head hang on the wall.

Just because you know what I did,

I'll chop you three

to feed the dog!

Hey, excuse me, the dish is ours.

Bring it to us.

I dare you to hit me again!

Don't go!

Stop!

Stop!

I admit defeat!

I admit defeat!

I admit defeat, okay?

You're more like someone from the Court of Judicature and Revision.

Liutiao Alley, Qinglong Avenue.

The red gate.

The Court of Judicature and Revision won't know my whereabouts.

The Dragon God knows everything.

Lord Dragon God,

do you know why I can live till now?

Because I always suspect anyone.

Remember to come to me!

Hurry!

Hurry! My lord!

Lord Dragon God!

No.

The transaction is overdue.

I was worried about you,

so I came out to wait for you.

But you always wait at the front door.

The deal is overdue.

Should we continue?

I have the final say.

Is Hong Bao here?

He's inside.

Mr. Bao, please spare me! Mr. Bao!

Seems that the deal is overdue.

I heard that Lord Dragon God values punctuality.

Mr. Bao!

Trading with the buyer directly

has broken the rules.

If someone dies in this case,

I won't do business with you.

Fine.

You're right.

Get lost!

Don't blame him.

I asked him to bring me here.

Are you Hong Bao?

Let me introduce myself.

I'm Hong Bao.

I heard Hong Bao always has women by his side.

Who said that?

Can't I be a decent man?

Now that Lord Wang has fallen into the hands of Lai Junchen,

he'll surely die.

We have to continue our business

even without women!

Please!

Please.

I want to inspect the goods.

Show me your evidence first.

A decent man?

Ping'er,

this is the Lord Dragon God you've been dreaming of.

You look familiar to me.

Lord Dragon God often visits the brothel as well?

All beautiful women are the same!

Hurry up.

Do you think

I should inspect the goods first

or show my evidence first?

Lord Dragon God said I can't live without women.

I'll keep my distance from you

and do something big today.

Inspect the goods.

Good stuff.

Good stuff.

Here, have a drink.

Chief Hong,

don't you always have a taste of it first?

Why are you only drinking this time?

Lord Dragon God has improved the water repellent pill.

It now has a stronger effect.

Right. Right.

Let me try it first.

Try it first.

Let me try it first.

Go away!

I haven't tried it yet!

I want two!

I said

I want to trade with the Dragon God directly this time!

Otherwise, he won't be able to sell a single pill!

Are you the Dragon God?

It doesn't matter

if Wang Weihe dies.

He's just my underling.

Here,

I'm the boss!

Mr. Bao, he is the Dragon God!

Am I talking to you?

Didn't you hear me clearly?

Huh?

Crazy.

No,

I'm not crazy.

I'm a fish.

A swimming fish!

Goodbye.

Bye!

You

see us out.

Please.

Lord Di!

Lord Di!

Lord Di!

Father!

Put him in the water! Hurry!

Yes!

Liuzi,

go get Imperial Physician Leng.

Liuzi, come back.

Leng Mochou can't find a cure for the water repellent pill.

It's useless even if Leng's here.

Then what should we do?

Look, he doesn't breathe anymore.

This is my fifth brother, Qiao Laowu.

My lord.

Laowu has just joined the industry.

It's best for him to be undercover at the laborer's camp.

Lord Di, I'm the new female constable of the Court of Judicature and Revision.

You little girl,

just call me Di Renjie when there's no one around.

Di Renjie.

Di Renjie!

Di Renjie!

Hurry.

Dragon God...

Dragon God is planning to kill Zhao Andong.

Go and protect him.

You stay and take care of him.

Liuzi, come with me.

Okay.

The water repellent pill is highly toxic.

You need to use silver needles to flush out the toxin.

Help me...

Help...

Help me go over there.

Seven silver needles for 7 acupoints.

Zhengying.

Chengling.

Tengkong.

Qihu.

Huagai.

Yuzhen.

Where should I put the remaining one?

Di,

wake up.

Wait.

Play it by ear.

Liuzi,

stop chasing them.

Let's go back and check Lord Di.

I knew something was wrong with them.

Not only them.

You too!

How is he?

Di

suggested the Silver Needle Technique.

There are seven silver needles in total,

but he fainted after the sixth one.

I don't know where to put the remaining one.

I sent you to learn medical techniques, but you were unwilling to do so.

Instead, you insisted on learning martial arts

to become a constable.

Look at you now!

Acupoint Baihui!

Only acupoint Baihui is left!

My lord.

He's awake.

He's awake!

My lord,

if you faint for a little bit longer, you'd have become a hedgehog.

How is Zhao Andong?

We failed to catch up.

Let's go.

Be careful, my lord.

Lies are just like flowers.

They look beautiful but don't live long.

I like flowers.

But I hate liars!

Chief Hong,

please don't repeat my words.

Tell me

who was with you.

Where are my goods?

Chief, it's Di Renjie. He's in Qiao's mansion.

Di Renjie?

Qiao's mansion?

I can still get the information I want even if you don't tell me!

I'll leave him to you.

[Beimengqi]

Wait.

Someone is following us.

Miss, take a look.

One more!

Excuse me, how much is this?

Miss, you do have good taste.

This is a crystal ring.

It costs two taels.

Crystal is not something precious.

Why is it so expensive?

It wasn't precious.

But now it's different.

I don't know what happened.

The price of crystal has doubled several times recently.

Great! Great!

One tael.

Two taels. No bargain.

Hold on.

Something is wrong.

Di Renjie, you're too slow!

Father!

Master!

Master!

Master!

Chief Hong,

we should talk it out.

Don't make it hard for my family.

Sister,

can you help me dress up?

Okay.

Seems that someone doesn't want to talk.

Give me the goods in exchange of their lives.

Okay.

I promise you.

Give him the goods.

Hurry! Go after him! Hurry!

Hurry! Hurry!

Go!

Master!

Go!

Master!

Protect them!

Master!

Liuzi!

Liuzi.

You're mine from now on.

I want to be a constable.

So do I.

Ping'er!

Ping'er.

Ping'er.

Sister.

Ping'er.

Ping'er.

How can a girl be a constable?

We'll bring glory to our family!

Father,

I'll also bring glory to our family.

Okay.

I can't go back.

It's okay.

I'm here.

I'm here.

I'm here.

Ping'er!

Ping'er!

Ping'er!

Ping'er!

Ping'er!

Ping'er.

The mysterious death case of laborers has been solved.

[Council Hall]

The murderer Dragon God is dead.

The accomplices such as Hong Bao have been punished according to the law.

Under the imperial decree,

Di Renjie, Judge of the Court of Judicature and Revision, has done a great job in solving the case,

who will be promoted

and awarded 100 taels of gold.

Di Renjie,

prepare for taking over the decree.

Where is Di Renjie?

Lord Zong,

Lord Di went out early to investigate the case.

The case is closed.

What else does he want to investigate?

I don't know.

Do you take the water repellent pill with you?

What do you want it for?

The case is solved.

The people are saved.

What else are you worried about?

This case hasn't been completely solved yet.

That's enough.

If you hadn't found a cure for the water repellent pill,

would you give up?

Of course not.

Neither would I.

I'm good at detoxifying others,

but I can't do anything with a stubborn man.

Let's go.

Lord Di.

Miss Ling'er.

Thank you for saving our lives.

Son, come here.

Kowtow to your benefactor.

-Sir, please get up. -Get up quickly.

Get up quickly.

Get up quickly.

But

it's a pity that my friends who worked underwater

didn't make it to this day.

Worked underwater?

The two camps where the accident happened

were both underwater constructions.

Underwater constructions?

Water repellent pill.

Underwater.

Black dragon.

Dragon palace.

That's strange.

Usually building a dam doesn't require people to work underwater.

But this dam...

I don't understand.

Who is in charge of the underwater construction?

Zhao Andong.

Yes.

Zhao Andong.

My lord,

this is the list of workers who died in the accident.

Payment has been made by the Ministry of Water to compensate them.

Only 3 million taels were needed to build the dam,

but 10 million taels were spent in total.

No matter how greedy Wang Weihe is,

he wouldn't have the guts to do so.

Where did the money go?

Do we need crystals to build a dam?

Normally, no.

But in this case,

I'm not quite sure.

After all, I was not lucky enough

to ride the purchasing gravy train.

The victims

were all engaged in underwater work.

So the secret of the crystals

should be hidden under the dam.

Could it be the purchaser abused his power

to purchase the crystals for personal use?

Who is in charge of purchasing?

Lord Wang Weihe.

Help me find some good swimmer workers.

Prepare a large amount of fish and meat.

I want to go into the water for a survey.

Everything else is fine.

But there's a black dragon near the dam.

No one dares to go into the water.

The bones are found.

My lord,

there is a black dragon under the water.

No one dares to go into the water.

These bones were found by dredging.

Zhao Andong also mentioned the black dragon before.

Yes.

It's the black dragon.

That's ridiculous.

Why would I lie to you?

Last time, when both sides of the dam were about to be connected,

the dragon palace appeared in the sky.

Together with that black dragon.

That's right.

My lord.

We've searched the whole city,

but we still couldn't find Zhao Andong.

Besides,

Xizi's mother is here.

She's in the morgue.

Let's go.

Xizi.

My son.

Xizi.

Xizi, why are you dead?

Madam.

My son.

Xizi.

My son.

Madam.

My Xizi.

My son.

Why are you dead?

Emei thorn.

Traitor!

Go to hell!

He is the Dragon God.

Dragon God is showing his power...

I didn't catch him up.

It must be someone who works for Lai Junchen.

How long before the Ceremony of the Sacred Cauldrons begins?

About four hours.

It's an emergency.

I don't have time to explain.

Qiao,

go to Lord Zong

and ask him to see Her Majesty

to cancel the Ceremony of the Sacred Cauldrons.

Ling'er,

let's go to the Luoshui Dam

to meet Zhao Andong.

I hope you are right.

Your Majesty.

According to my investigation,

the person who broke into the prison

and rescued the prisoner was

Zhang Xizi, Di Renjie's attendant.

How dare he

ask to stop the Ceremony of the Sacred Cauldrons now!

That's such an arrogant

and bold move.

Imprison Di Renjie

for trial.

Yes, Your Majesty.

The base of the dam is made of crystals.

The crystals reflect the sunlight

into the fog.

This is the so-called dragon palace that the workers saw.

That dragon is the black dragon

that swallowed all the workers and only left white bones behind.

After the dam is built,

they're supposed to fill the reservoir.

By then, the water level will rise rapidly.

Yet the crystals are too fragile.

They're bound to break under heavy pressure.

The dam will collapse immediately.

The Ceremony of the Sacred Cauldrons is held on the downstream side of the dam.

Her Majesty, ministers and all the people involved

will die from the flood.

This is the real purpose of the murderer.

If my deduction is correct,

after putting the meat in,

the black dragon will come and eat them.

This is my best chance to go into the water.

You're bad at swimming.

Let me go into the water.

I can take water repellent pills.

Me too.

Di Renjie.

Di Renjie.

I was ordered to arrest you.

Kneel down now

and surrender

so that you won't suffer any physical pain.

The black dragon hasn't come out yet. What should we do?

Lord Di.

Lord Di.

We have to buy him some time.

Hurry, follow me.

Hurry!

Your Majesty.

I present the Kanglong Mace

to ask Your Majesty to cancel the Ceremony of the Sacred Cauldrons.

How dare you!

The ceremony is about to begin.

You're not allowed to cancel it.

Di Renjie has left a message for Your Majesty.

Come over here and say it.

When the dragon palace shows its presence,

a disaster will befall.

Do you trust Di Renjie that much?

I swear on my life.

Lord Di.

The control room of the crystal palace is right in front of the dam.

You can enter it through the land route.

There's a control room next to it.

I don't know what it is for.

Lord Di.

Take the Kanglong Mace.

The Kanglong Mace is here. Who dares to be rude?

Di Renjie.

I'll personally face Her Majesty

to retrieve your Kanglong Mace

and kill you after that.

Let's go.

Lord Di.

Lord Zong guaranteed you risking his own life.

That's why Her Majesty gave in.

My lord,

I'm counting on you.

Yes.

Turn off the mechanism.

We can hold on a little longer.

I'll turn off the mechanism.

You deal with him.

Now you're here,

that means you know everything.

Many people hate a woman being emperor.

That's why

countless assassinations and rebellions

keep happening.

In order to stabilize the power,

Her Majesty ordered Wang Weihe, the Minister of Water,

to build the crystal palace

under the Luoshui Dam

and raise some piranhas

for a period of time.

When the Ceremony of the Sacred Cauldrons takes place,

the Dragon God will show his power,

while the prestige of the emperor will be proven.

Wang Weihe

put water repellent pills into the wine

on the day of the celebration after the crystal palace being built.

Also,

he released the piranhas.

After the workers drank the poisoned wine,

some people suffocated to death on the shore,

while others jumped into the water

and were swallowed by the black dragon.

And you?

You managed to escape.

I checked Wang Weihe's accounts.

He didn't embezzle the money.

Instead, he spent all the money

to purchase crystals

and build the crystal palace.

But you

abused your brother's power

to take over the construction of the crystal palace.

When you knew the emperor's plan,

you did something in secret.

You wanted to activate the mechanism

during the Ceremony of the Sacred Cauldrons

and let the water in the dam flow down

to drown the emperor and ministers.

That's right.

Wu Zetian abused the treacherous officials.

Loyal officials either died in vain or were dismissed.

The government is not going well and the people are suffering.

What's the use of a government like this?

How did you find my loophole?

You drank that night too.

The imperial physician, Leng Mochou, told me

only she and the maker of water repellent pills

could detoxify them.

That's why I know you're the real Dragon God.

And that Dragon God is just your substitute.

Anything else?

Of course.

Besides the arrow wound on Xizi,

his ribs were all broken.

And you were the only one with him.

If I hadn't saved you,

you would have died in the torture of Lai Junchen.

In that case, how would you conduct your plan?

Di Renjie.

You're so smart.

You're still trying to trick me.

But don't forget,

you've always been one of my pawns.

I know.

You planned all this

and lured me into the game slowly.

At first, you provided me with clues

and helped me solve the case.

When Lai Junchen came after me,

Lord Zong, who is in charge of the Kanglong Mace,

would use the mace to save me.

And then,

you asked me to bring the Kanglong Mace here.

The crystal palace won't collapse that soon

under the water pressure.

But if the unstoppable Kanglong Mace is here...

That's right.

This is all my plan.

Lord Di, you must have heard

of a saying,

"Things will turn into their opposites

if

pushed too far."

Let me ask you.

Wu,

what kind of emperor is she?

Zhou,

what kind of dynasty is it?

Only Li and the Tang Dynasty

can benefit the people.

Why don't we work together

and rebuild the new order of the Tang Dynasty?

Many people will die

for your new order.

It's not up to you.

Ling'er.

What are you doing?

Don't come over.

I know

you opposed my wish to work in Court of Judicial Review for my own good.

But I don't want to be mediocre

and do nothing for my whole life.

Be careful.

If I can't make it,

tell Leng Mochou

to take care of Di Renjie on my behalf.

Ling'er.

Your Majesty.

It's time for the Ceremony of the Sacred Cauldrons to begin.

The Dragon God has shown his presence.

Your Majesty,

a severe tremor occurred in the Luoshui Dam.

Some parts of the dam have cracked.

When the dragon palace shows its presence,

a disaster will befall.

Your Majesty, please go up the mountain to avoid danger.

I'm willing to stay and evacuate the people.

I haven't settled the score with you.

Remember to come back alive.

No.

If there is a second life, will you still love me?

Ling'er!

What magical weapon?

It's not worth a blow.

Your Majesty.

The people of Luoyang have moved to the nearby mountain.

The culprit, Zhao Andong, was executed.

Where is Di Renjie?

You may leave.

Yes.

Say it.

I forgive you.

Di Renjie asked me to tell Your Majesty

that Your Majesty ordered Wang Weihe to build the crystal palace under the dam

and raise the piranhas to pretend as a dragon

so that they can show the god power during the ceremony to stabilize the morale.

After finishing the construction,

Wang Weihe

killed the involved workers

using wine poisoned with repellent pills.

Then Lai Junchen killed Wang Weihe with torture.

However,

Zhao Andong used your trap,

trying to overthrow the Zhou regime.

What evidence do you have?

Crystals are rare to be found.

To be able to buy so many crystals

is something only Your Majesty can achieve

in the world.

Morale stability depends on the people's will

instead of miracles.

Did he say that?

I think so too.

Di Renjie!

How dare he!

When can I get out of this pot?

I told you already.

It's not a pot. It's a bucket.

With so many spices,

I almost become a boiled fish.

These are herbs, not spices.

You took so many water repellent pills at a time.

It's hard to get rid of the poison in the bone marrow.

Don't move.

My master said

you can't escape from her no matter what.

When did I say that?

I'll punish you to light the fire for ten days.

Lord Di,

I heard someone saw Ling'er

in Qinghai Lake.

Somewhere which is named Ghost Valley.