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{\an8}ADAPTED FROM A SHUQI.COM NOVEL
ORIGINAL AUTHOR: SENLIN LU
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Physician Luo!
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It's Physician Luo.
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ALL HAIL WHITE ASURA
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No obvious wounds on Physician Luo's body.
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He likely didn't get
into a fight before he died.
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On his left side,
there are leaves and mud.
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Fresh scrapes on his left palm.
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Drag marks on his back.
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He likely fell first,
then was dragged here.
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Physician Luo likely fell here.
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Judging by the tracks,
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his heels dug into the ground,
with scuff marks as well.
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The killer isn't very strong.
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They were facing the corridor,
dragging the body here with effort.
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Your Ladyship, can you tell
when Physician Luo died?
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From the rigor mortis,
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he hasn't been dead long, about two ke.
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Why did they drag the body
all the way here?
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About two ke ago,
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the line between light
and shadow was right here.
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Half his face was lit, half was dark.
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His tongue is purple,
with bruises on the sides.
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Poisoned again?
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You're the Medical Supervisor. Go on.
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A purple tongue and bruising
doesn't always mean poison.
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It could be a heart attack.
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Look.
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His nails are purple,
and his lips are dark.
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These are all signs of a heart attack.
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It may be that his heart acted up,
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so he fell and scraped his palm.
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A heart attack?
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Physician Luo often had chest pains.
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I even prescribed him
Blood-Activating Pills.
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Your Ladyship.
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Did he mention White Asura?
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We still haven't found the one
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who helped Pan Yongqi
light the pine strip.
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But all the signs point
to him choosing death.
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The ginseng seeds came from Luo Zhian,
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yet he dies at a time like this.
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So you mean
Luo Zhian's death wasn't an accident?
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A heart attack
is hard to cause from the outside.
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In both their mouths
was an "All hail White Asura" talisman.
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Their deaths can't be that simple.
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Who could have moved Physician Luo's body?
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This way.
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Your Ladyship,
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Physician Luo's desk is here.
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- What's this?
- Just a basic safety charm.
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Did Physician Luo
secretly worship White Asura?
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The whole palace
is buzzing about White Asura.
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I've heard the rumors too.
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Even you're curious about that?
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Talk of the supernatural is improper.
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Physician Luo has a student.
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She knows his affairs better than anyone.
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I'll go fetch her for you.
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Medical Officer Zhao Yudi
greets Your Ladyship.
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YU JIAN ER APOTROPAIC TALISMAN
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So my master
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didn't keep this warding charm
on him after all.
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What happened?
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The one who killed him wasn't human.
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It was a ghost.
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A ghost?
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On the Yin-Yang Road,
a female ghost walks at night.
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Do you believe in ghosts, Your Ladyship?
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I never believe in ghosts or deities.
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If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes,
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I'd have called it nonsense too.
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A month ago,
Lady Su fell gravely ill late at night.
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My master and I went to treat her.
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Not until the Hai Hour
did she finally sleep in peace.
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Normally, my master and I
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take the main road
back to the Medical Office.
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But that night, for some reason,
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my master insisted on taking
this lonely Yin-Yang Road.
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Master, let's take the main road.
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This road is truly frightening.
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"The wise do not speak
of the supernatural,
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not because they deny their existence,
but to keep a respectful distance."
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If there are ghosts,
then there must be immortals too.
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Our conscience is clear.
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What is there to fear?
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Who goes there?
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Master! You saw it too?
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Who are you?
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Why linger here at night?
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Am I beautiful?
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Medical Supervisor…
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Is it really you?
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- Medical Supervisor!
- Let go of me!
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- Let go of me! Let go!
- Save me!
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- Medical Supervisor! Medical Supervisor!
- Let go!
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Run!
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- Help me!
- Let go!
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- Run!
- Look at me!
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Medical Supervisor, help me!
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Medical Supervisor!
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Master! Someone, help!
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Someone!
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Help! Murder!
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Master!
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I saw with my own eyes
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that the female ghost
vanished into the painting.
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I've seen plenty of people die of illness,
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but seeing a ghost,
that was my first time.
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They knew each other?
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I'm not sure,
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but that female ghost
kept calling him "Medical Supervisor."
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My master was terrified
and had a heart attack on the spot.
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Did you ever see that female ghost again?
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I wanted to go back and look,
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but my master forbade it.
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Why add to his worries?
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I even went out of my way
to get him a safety charm.
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But why wouldn't he carry it?
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And besides,
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why did he go back to this road?
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Thank you.
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If anything else comes back to you,
come find me anytime.
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Your Ladyship,
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you probably don't remember me.
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I once lived with Pei Yu.
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It's you.
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If not for your suggestion to His Majesty,
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at the Medical Office,
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I'd probably still
be someone they could order around.
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But now,
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I can make house calls on my own
and write prescriptions.
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Congratulations.
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Thank you, Your Ladyship.
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Thank yourself.
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And thank Pei Yu.
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It was her?
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Am I beautiful?
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Talent Dong, you are stunning.
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TALENT DONG
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Talent Dong?
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What…
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What did you call me?
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Talent Dong.
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Talent Dong…
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Supervisor Luo, you're back.
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Supervisor Luo, you're back!
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Supervisor Luo, you're back!
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You're back!
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Supervisor Luo! Supervisor Luo, save me!
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Save me! Save me!
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Supervisor Luo!
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Supervisor Luo!
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You came…
You finally came, Supervisor Luo!
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- Save me!
- My lady!
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- Supervisor Luo!
- My lady!
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Supervisor Luo!
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- My lady!
- Supervisor Luo…
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My lady isn't a ghost.
Please clear her name, Your Ladyship.
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Talent Dong loves looking pretty.
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She uses silkworm powder.
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Those consorts use it
to brighten the skin.
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My lady's ill
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and offended Your Ladyship
and Deputy Director.
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Please don't blame her.
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No harm done.
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Talent Dong once had the spotlight
and His Majesty's full favor.
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How did she end up like this?
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DIANJIANG, PALACE MAID
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I started to serve Talent Dong
a few years ago.
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As for what happened before,
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I only heard it from Zhanqing,
who stayed by my lady's side.
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When my lady first entered
the palace ten years ago,
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she could see up close, not far away,
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so she always had to squintto make out things in the distance.
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My lady, look!
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ZHANQING, PALACE MAID
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That's a peacock!
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It's so pretty.
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She was always troubledby her poor eyesight,
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unaware that squinting and frowninggave her a tender, affectionate look.
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So, she won His Majesty's favor.
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But word is, it didn't last long
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before His Majesty
became taken with another, Zhao Baolin.
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Zhao Baolin was likely
cast aside soon as well?
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There are countless beauties in
the palace, each blooming in her own way.
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Even the trends keep changing.
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Today it's high noses and deep-set eyes.
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Tomorrow, they praise
full-figured, gentle ladies.
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The day after,
it's delicate and boneless that's in.
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Those who fall out of favor
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can only cling to a sliver of hope,
copying the favored consort's makeup.
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But Talent Dong was proud and arrogant.
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She likely scorned imitating others.
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My lady wanted to be one of a kind.
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Zhanqing said my lady soon found a way.
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She asked Physician Luo for Radiant Toxin.
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Radiant Toxin?
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How does this life-destroying drug
defies all bans?
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Radiant Toxin
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can make the skin ghostly pale,
smooth as silk.
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But if you take it long-term,
it can cloud the mind.
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To win His Majesty's favor,
my lady took the risk
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and had Physician Luo
mix it for her in secret.
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Luckily, it truly worked.
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My lady put on flowing dance robesand danced for His Majesty.
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Her skin was white as snow,
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radiant and dazzling.
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His Majesty stayedin my lady's place that very night.
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I'd long heard Luo Zhian
rose fast in the Medical Office
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thanks to the favor of a beloved consort.
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So it was Talent Dong.
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Physician Luo climbed the ranks,
and my lady regained His Majesty's favor.
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For a long while,she stayed by His Majesty's side.
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That "Butterflies Court a Beauty"painting in the corridor
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was made during that time.
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However, no flower blooms forever.
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One autumn hunt,
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His Majesty had a whim
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to break the rules
and bring a few consorts along.
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But because my lady couldn't see far,
she wasn't allowed to go.
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She went to His Majesty, making a scene,
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and only angered him.
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His Majesty began to despise my lady,
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saying her eyes looked dull from afar.
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He sent her back.
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Useless…
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Useless! All of you!
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If you can't fix my eyes,
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don't even think
about staying in the Medical Office!
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Spare me, my lady!
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I have searched the medical texts.
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This near-sighted condition
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can only be eased in childhood.
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Once grown, it's hard to cure.
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Hard to cure?
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Supervisor Luo,
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only you can save me.
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Please, save me.
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If I have to spend the days ahead
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alone in this palace,
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then…
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I'd rather die.
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My lady!
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- Let me die!
- My lady!
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My lady!
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My lady!
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- Let me die…
- My lady…
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I…
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have seen in medical books
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that needling can treat this condition.
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But those who recover
are few and far between.
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So it can be done.
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Supervisor Luo,
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I beg you to treat me.
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But a single misstep
could cost you your sight.
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Supervisor Luo, I trust you!
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Please…
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use the needles and cure me.
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So, her eyes were ruined by Physician Luo?
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Zhanqing said
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after several treatments,
it did help a little.
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Talent Dong was overjoyed.
264
00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:50,920
But later,
the southern epidemic broke out,
265
00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:52,440
and the Medical Office sent help.
266
00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:54,960
When Physician Luo
was about to leave for months,
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00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:57,440
my lady had him needle her more often.
268
00:16:57,520 --> 00:16:58,720
But…
269
00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:00,800
the day after Physician Luo left,
270
00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:03,040
my lady found
she couldn't see from her left eye.
271
00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:05,359
Was it due to his needling?
272
00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:07,599
Zhanqing told me
273
00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:09,800
Physician Luo
had long wanted to shake her off,
274
00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:12,000
so his technique
was always too aggressive.
275
00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:14,720
If he helped contain
the southern epidemic,
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he'd win His Majesty's favor.
277
00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:19,440
Physician Luo
no longer needed Talent Dong.
278
00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:23,520
If she'd been treated in time,
it shouldn't have come to this.
279
00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:27,400
No one at the Medical Office knew
he'd been needling my lady.
280
00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:29,840
So when they came,
281
00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:32,000
Zhanqing didn't dare tell the truth.
282
00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:35,360
Maybe they missed the cause,
and my lady's left eye worsened.
283
00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:38,520
Finally, that eye went completely blind.
284
00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:41,120
- My lady!
- Am I beautiful?
285
00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:42,880
- Where is His Majesty?
- My lady!
286
00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:44,160
Am I beautiful?
287
00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:47,080
Am I beautiful?
288
00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:48,000
- My lady!
- My lady!
289
00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:49,200
Am I beautiful?
290
00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:51,160
His Majesty is coming
to watch me dance tonight.
291
00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:53,040
UNVEILED LUMINESCENCE
292
00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:57,320
After Talent Dong lost her left eye,
293
00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,240
she could no longer win
His Majesty's favor?
294
00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:00,720
After that,
295
00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:02,160
my lady suffered a great shock.
296
00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:04,720
But she still clung
to His Majesty's past kindness.
297
00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:06,120
She snuck off to see him.
298
00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:08,520
And her blind left eye
startled His Majesty.
299
00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:12,280
So, she was locked up
in the most remote Qinghui Palace.
300
00:18:12,360 --> 00:18:15,240
For over ten years,
she never saw His Majesty again.
301
00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:17,840
Later, I was assigned here,
302
00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:19,560
and I've been with my lady
for two years now.
303
00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:21,400
You just let her carry on like this?
304
00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:24,200
But she's still beautiful, isn't she?
305
00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:26,200
In the first few years,
306
00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:28,440
there were times
when my lady was clear-headed.
307
00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:31,560
But when she was,
seeing what she'd become,
308
00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:34,080
it only deepened her misery,
making her long for death.
309
00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:35,840
Now,
310
00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:37,240
though she's mad,
311
00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:39,080
it's like she lives inside her own dream.
312
00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:41,440
She likes that corridor,
313
00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:43,320
because of the painting there.
314
00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:47,040
In that painting,she's still the one His Majesty adored.
315
00:18:48,360 --> 00:18:49,400
Zhanqing.
316
00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:50,600
My lady.
317
00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:53,920
Is His Majesty coming tonight?
318
00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:57,280
His Majesty says you should rest early.
319
00:18:57,360 --> 00:18:59,160
No need to wait.
320
00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:01,560
He'll come tomorrow. Tomorrow for sure.
321
00:19:02,360 --> 00:19:04,360
- Really?
- Really.
322
00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:05,920
His Majesty is coming tomorrow?
323
00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:09,280
Then dress me up, pretty and proper.
324
00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:12,800
My lady looks lovely, no matter what.
325
00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:16,480
His Majesty is coming tomorrow!
326
00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:18,880
His Majesty is coming tomorrow!
327
00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:23,240
When Talent Dong
went to that Yin-Yang Road,
328
00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:24,320
did she wear an outer cloak?
329
00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:25,520
Yes.
330
00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:27,200
A black outer cloak.
331
00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:29,000
So,
332
00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:31,320
she hid in the shadowswearing that black cloak.
333
00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:33,600
Then she took it off,showing the white gauze dress,
334
00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:35,440
like she stepped out of the wall.
335
00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:37,080
And when she left,
336
00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:38,560
she put the black cloak back on,
337
00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:40,560
like she walked into the wall.
338
00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:44,720
My lady is no longer
as beautiful as she was.
339
00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:48,120
Staring at that painting
is just clinging to what once was.
340
00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:50,280
I came up with this trick
341
00:19:50,360 --> 00:19:53,160
only because I didn't want anyone
to disturb her there.
342
00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:56,800
I never thought
it would spark rumors of a female ghost.
343
00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:58,560
It backfired on you.
344
00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:01,280
Caring for her must be exhausting.
345
00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,480
Did she scratch your hand?
346
00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:07,400
Taking care of my lady
is what I should do.
347
00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,080
Back then, when Physician Luo
returned from the south,
348
00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:11,680
he didn't learn
what happened to Talent Dong?
349
00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:13,320
I don't know.
350
00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:15,040
He never even came to ask?
351
00:20:15,120 --> 00:20:17,400
Talent Dong lost her left eye,
her looks were ruined,
352
00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:18,640
all because of Luo Zhian.
353
00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:20,480
She had every reason
to hate him to the core.
354
00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:23,600
After that, did they ever meet again?
355
00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:25,480
My lady hates him.
356
00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:28,120
None of us wanted
her going back to that corridor.
357
00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:30,560
But my lady
definitely didn't kill Physician Luo.
358
00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:32,720
Then last night, where was she?
359
00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:35,360
Ever since my lady
recognized Physician Luo,
360
00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:37,280
she couldn't let it go.
361
00:20:37,360 --> 00:20:39,920
She kept saying she'd get revenge
and demand her eye back.
362
00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:42,120
I lived on edge every day.
363
00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:44,120
I fed her pills early
and coaxed her to sleep.
364
00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:46,760
But last night, she still ran out.
365
00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:50,640
The moment I saw she was gone,
I ran after her.
366
00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:55,400
My lady!
367
00:20:57,960 --> 00:20:59,080
My lady…
368
00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:04,760
Seeing Physician Luo utterly still,
369
00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:06,520
I went closer to check.
370
00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:12,200
I found he wasn't even breathing.
371
00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:15,320
I was afraid my lady would be frightened,so I tried to get her out of there fast.
372
00:21:16,360 --> 00:21:18,760
But when she realized he was dead,
373
00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:19,760
she insisted on dragging him
374
00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:21,520
to the line between light
and shadow in the corridor.
375
00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:24,800
He made her what she is now,
neither human nor ghost.
376
00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:28,680
So she wanted him to never rest in peace.
377
00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:31,920
When Physician Luo fell,
Talent Dong never touched him?
378
00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:35,560
My lady tried to go closer,
379
00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:37,720
but I held her back.
I didn't let her near him.
380
00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:41,000
When Talent Dong dragged Physician Luo,
381
00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:44,320
did she take anything from his body
or leave anything behind?
382
00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:50,280
Talent Dong is pitiable too.
383
00:21:50,360 --> 00:21:52,960
To win favor, she'd do anything.
384
00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:55,080
Otherwise she wouldn't
have ended up like this.
385
00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:59,000
For consorts, the greatest wish
is His Majesty's favor.
386
00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:02,440
Without it, they might as well
be in the Cold Palace.
387
00:22:05,360 --> 00:22:08,080
Mr. Xiao, what are you thinking?
388
00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:11,520
Something still feels off.
389
00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:13,640
If the heart attack was an accident,
390
00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:15,920
then the timing of his collapse
is far too perfect.
391
00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:20,280
Accident or not,
someone will answer that for us.
392
00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:29,480
From the tongue and limbs,
393
00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:30,880
it does look like a heart attack.
394
00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:33,200
If he had this condition,
395
00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:35,400
then normally,
he'd carry pills with him, right?
396
00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:37,240
Yes.
397
00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:39,000
He kept a bottle of Heart-Soothing Pills
on him at all times.
398
00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:41,560
Every few days,
I'd replace them with fresh ones.
399
00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:43,200
And after my master had a few episodes,
400
00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:44,600
I became even more careful.
401
00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:46,840
The pill bottle was in his sleeve pocket,
402
00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:47,760
easy to reach.
403
00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:50,040
We checked during the autopsy,
404
00:22:50,120 --> 00:22:51,000
but it wasn't there.
405
00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:52,120
How could that be?
406
00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:55,240
Medical Officer Zhao, in your view,
407
00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:57,520
could Physician Luo have killed himself?
408
00:22:57,600 --> 00:22:58,720
Suicide?
409
00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:05,000
What are you looking for?
410
00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:06,520
Needle marks.
411
00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:08,600
If my master took his own life,
412
00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:10,120
he'd needle himself first
413
00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:13,640
to slow his qi and blood
and trigger a heart attack.
414
00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:18,240
Danzhong.
415
00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:21,560
Neiguan.
416
00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:25,360
Quze.
417
00:23:26,360 --> 00:23:27,160
That's right.
418
00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:30,240
This special needling technique
is known only to my master.
419
00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:31,600
It throws the qi and blood off course.
420
00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:34,680
After needling himself,
he triggered the attack.
421
00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:36,240
But he was set on dying,
422
00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:38,120
so he deliberately didn't keep
his pills on him.
423
00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:40,480
It was suicide.
424
00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:44,880
But why would he kill himself?
425
00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:46,600
Why do you say that?
426
00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:50,480
Lately, my master
has been favored by Consort Shu,
427
00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:51,400
and in the limelight.
428
00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:55,160
Everyone at the Medical Office thinks
he'll be promoted to Imperial Physician.
429
00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:56,400
He's been waiting for it.
430
00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:57,960
Why kill himself now?
431
00:23:58,800 --> 00:24:02,000
Wasn't it always Physician Liu
who treated Consort Shu?
432
00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:05,320
I don't know how
Physician Liu offended her.
433
00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:07,680
A month ago, she stopped summoning him.
434
00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:12,280
Maybe White Asura helped.
435
00:24:12,360 --> 00:24:14,920
Did Physician Luo
ever mention Talent Dong?
436
00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:16,200
Talent Dong?
437
00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:20,480
The "ghost" you met on the Yin-Yang Road.
438
00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:24,760
My master never again
brought up what happened that night.
439
00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:28,840
Thanks for your hard work.
440
00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:30,640
It's late. Please go back.
441
00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:35,280
Your Ladyship,
442
00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,000
if you ever need another autopsy,
443
00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:40,120
I will be at your service.
444
00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:49,280
Could Physician Luo
445
00:24:49,360 --> 00:24:51,320
have grown a conscience
after meeting Talent Dong
446
00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:52,480
and killed himself to atone?
447
00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:55,920
Physician Luo only ever wanted
to climb the ladder.
448
00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:58,200
He was this close
to being Imperial Physician.
449
00:24:58,280 --> 00:24:59,360
Even if he wanted to atone,
450
00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:01,120
he wouldn't throw his life away.
451
00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:08,040
Mr. Xiao, what are you thinking?
452
00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:12,480
About Talent Dong and Physician Luo,
Dianjiang lied.
453
00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:14,080
I thought it over carefully.
454
00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:16,320
When Talent Dong saw me
disguised as Luo Zhian,
455
00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:17,520
she was shaken,
456
00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:20,600
but it looked more
like a plea for help, not revenge.
457
00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:22,920
Let's question Dianjiang again.
458
00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:31,840
Why is it Dianjiang?
459
00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:33,320
This is the ceremonial gown
460
00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:34,640
Consort Shu wore
at her birthday feast two years ago.
461
00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:40,480
ALL HAIL WHITE ASURA
462
00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:48,400
The rack's fixed to the ground.
463
00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:50,280
No wonder it could hold her up
without falling over.
464
00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:52,480
The body's stiff.
465
00:25:52,560 --> 00:25:54,080
She's been dead at least two hours.
466
00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:56,040
Every lead ends in a death.
467
00:25:56,120 --> 00:25:57,520
What does this White Asura want?
468
00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:00,920
Dianjiang killed herself too?
469
00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:08,280
It took some doing.
470
00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:10,080
It's tied so tight.
471
00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:11,520
Could suicide do that?
472
00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:16,720
Pan Yongqi's plan
was to dress up suicide as murder.
473
00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:18,880
But things changed on the spot,
and we caught him.
474
00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:20,960
So he had someone else
light the pine strip for him.
475
00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:23,960
Luo Zhian went
to the Yin-Yang Road on purpose,
476
00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:24,880
so he'd run into Talent Dong.
477
00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:27,560
He wanted people to think
he was scared to death by a ghost,
478
00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:29,400
to cover up the truth
479
00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:30,800
that he needled himself
and triggered the attack.
480
00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:35,400
Dianjiang also died
with a talisman in her mouth.
481
00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:38,440
By White Asura's logic,
482
00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:40,320
it should've been suicide too.
483
00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:44,840
But her hands were tied.
How could she do it?
484
00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:46,800
We'll have to try and see.
485
00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:51,240
Dianjiang once served
in our Embroidery Office.
486
00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:52,160
CHIEF STEWARD
EMBROIDERY OFFICE, PALACE WORKSHOP SERVICE
487
00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:53,720
Her embroidery is superb.
488
00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:54,920
She'd been in the palace five years,
489
00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:56,400
quiet and unnoticed,
490
00:26:56,480 --> 00:27:00,600
until one day,
Consort Shu saw her pattern.
491
00:27:01,360 --> 00:27:03,200
Consort Shu praised her to the skies
492
00:27:03,280 --> 00:27:04,640
and ordered her to make
493
00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:06,200
the ceremonial gown
for the next year's birthday feast.
494
00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:10,080
She even promised herall the gold thread and jewels she wanted.
495
00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:11,920
Dianjiang was stunned by the favor.
496
00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:14,360
That gown took a very long time.
497
00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:16,920
The whole piece used Yunjian embroidery.
498
00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,560
No other embroiderers herecould match Dianjiang's skill,
499
00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:23,640
so almost all of it was done by her alone.
500
00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:27,120
Until that day…
501
00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:30,280
You checked carefully?
502
00:27:30,360 --> 00:27:31,200
Yes.
503
00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:32,640
It can't be wrong.
504
00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:34,120
Does anyone else know?
505
00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:36,440
The moment I found out,
I came straight to you.
506
00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:38,080
I can't let anyone else know about this.
507
00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:52,080
Dianjiang, what are you doing?
508
00:27:57,720 --> 00:27:59,040
Is this gown beautiful?
509
00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:01,640
This is Consort Shu's gown!
510
00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:04,120
Then…
511
00:28:04,840 --> 00:28:06,600
Is Consort Shu's gown beautiful?
512
00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:11,040
After that,
513
00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:14,200
Dianjiang went back to acting normal.
514
00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:17,240
But I truly couldn't keep her.
515
00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:20,720
So I made an excuse
and transferred her to Qinghui Palace.
516
00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:22,840
Her sneaking the gown never got exposed.
517
00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:24,520
Dianjiang escaped death.
518
00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:26,640
But she'd never return
to the Embroidery Office.
519
00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:28,880
I never thought
520
00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:32,480
Dianjiang would still end up dying
inside that gown in the end.
521
00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:36,960
I don't know why she was
thrown out of the Embroidery Office.
522
00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:39,160
But day and night,
all she wanted was to go back.
523
00:28:39,240 --> 00:28:41,120
She cherished her hands the most.
524
00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:42,400
Every night,
525
00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:45,360
she'd soak them in warm water,
then rub on ointment.
526
00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:48,240
Her hands were even softer than my lady's.
527
00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:49,520
But lately,
528
00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:51,480
her hands were covered in sores.
529
00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:53,920
She hadn't sewn in a long time.
530
00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:55,080
Where's the ointment?
531
00:29:02,840 --> 00:29:06,160
Every bit of her modest monthly pay
went straight to this stuff.
532
00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:10,680
This was a gift from Consort Shu
back when she favored her.
533
00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:11,880
White Peony Balm.
534
00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:13,560
Fine and fragrant.
535
00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:15,600
She'd only dare use a little on holidays.
536
00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:19,400
Now her hands are ruined.
537
00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:21,200
She can't even hold a needle steady.
538
00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:22,800
To her, that's worse than death.
539
00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:30,840
Medical Officer Zhao.
540
00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:36,560
Your Ladyship.
541
00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:38,360
I tested it with a silver needle.
542
00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:39,720
This balm is laced with poison.
543
00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:41,560
But it's colorless and odorless.
I can't tell what it is.
544
00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:42,680
Try it.
545
00:29:43,760 --> 00:29:46,040
What a treat.
Thank you for thinking of me.
546
00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:52,920
Rest assured.
547
00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:54,680
Within three days,
I'll find out exactly what it is.
548
00:29:55,640 --> 00:29:56,760
Thanks.
549
00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:04,000
That one… looks nice.
550
00:30:04,840 --> 00:30:07,200
Let go! Let go!
551
00:30:07,280 --> 00:30:08,320
Gu Lingzhou!
552
00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:13,280
Gu Lingzhou!
553
00:30:16,680 --> 00:30:18,800
If this rack had been fixed
to the floor like Dianjiang's,
554
00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:20,480
you'd have strangled yourself just now.
555
00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:22,040
I'm fine.
556
00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:28,600
It's been an hour,
and we're getting nowhere.
557
00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:29,800
Want me to carry you?
558
00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:31,080
No. Absolutely not.
559
00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:34,480
- Mr. Xiao.
- Where's Her Ladyship?
560
00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:37,000
- Investigating at Qinghui Palace.
- Investigating what?
561
00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:39,520
How Dianjiang managed to kill herself.
562
00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:52,400
Peiyi!
563
00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:55,640
You want to see me?
564
00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:02,040
What? Worried about me?
565
00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:03,760
Afraid I'd hang myself?
566
00:31:18,800 --> 00:31:21,200
I borrowed it from Medical Officer Zhao.
567
00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:22,640
I can't afford this if it's ruined.
568
00:31:22,720 --> 00:31:24,520
Is there anything
in this palace you can't afford?
569
00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:28,200
This dummy was made
to mimic real joints and acupoints.
570
00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:29,760
So there is, just this dummy.
571
00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:31,640
Besides Medical Officer Zhao,
only I can use it.
572
00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:32,560
It's priceless.
573
00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:37,280
Why are you making that face?
574
00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:41,160
Mr. Xiao, I didn't snatch this dummy!
575
00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:46,200
This isn't ordinary rope.
576
00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:48,160
It's rattan-fiber cord.
577
00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:51,120
It grows underwater.
578
00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:53,400
Once dried, it's braided into rope,
579
00:31:53,480 --> 00:31:54,600
tough as can be.
580
00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:57,560
Soak it in hot water, and it turns soft.
581
00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:00,320
Once it cools, it slowly tightens again.
582
00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:03,080
That's how Dianjiang killed herself.
583
00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:39,360
DO NOT ATTEMPT. DANGEROUS ACT
584
00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:15,840
But on Dianjiang's body,
585
00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:17,520
there were no signs of struggle.
586
00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:21,320
In her room, I found Softening Powder.
587
00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:24,560
She likely took it
to keep herself from struggling.
588
00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:28,720
So you have solved how Dianjiang died.
589
00:33:29,800 --> 00:33:30,680
Then I can rest easy.
590
00:33:32,320 --> 00:33:34,240
Mr. Xiao, wait!
591
00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:37,000
This dummy
592
00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:39,240
was given to me by Medical Officer Zhao
the moment she heard
593
00:33:39,320 --> 00:33:40,680
I wanted to reenact Dianjiang's death!
594
00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:42,920
Of course.
595
00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:46,520
Everyone's things in this palace
will gladly be handed over to you.
596
00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:47,440
What's so strange about that?
597
00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:49,320
No, I mean…
598
00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:52,040
I didn't snatch it, and I didn't steal it!
599
00:33:52,120 --> 00:33:53,120
I didn't force her either.
600
00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:55,200
I only just learned
she had such a treasure.
601
00:33:58,360 --> 00:34:00,520
How did you figure out
602
00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:04,080
the key to Dianjiang's suicide
was that special rattan-fiber cord?
603
00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:07,840
On Dianjiang's neck and limbs,
besides the rope marks,
604
00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:10,920
there was also
a ring of small blisters from scalding.
605
00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:13,400
So I guessed it wasn't ordinary rope.
606
00:34:13,480 --> 00:34:16,800
White Asura would do this for no reason?
607
00:34:18,239 --> 00:34:20,400
We've had all sorts of scams here before.
608
00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:22,719
Either someone behind them
was after wealth or lust
609
00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:24,560
or it was for power.
610
00:34:24,639 --> 00:34:27,120
Some even wanted to curse others.
611
00:34:28,320 --> 00:34:30,800
But White Asura only wanted to kill.
612
00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:33,840
Now their followers are dying one by one.
613
00:34:33,920 --> 00:34:35,480
What benefit does that bring
to White Asura?
614
00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:39,560
I'm afraid the White Asura now
is no longer the same as before.
615
00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:44,600
There's another issue.
616
00:34:44,679 --> 00:34:46,320
How did Dianjiang obtain that gown?
617
00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:47,239
I looked into it.
618
00:34:47,320 --> 00:34:49,960
A few days ago, Consort Shu's palace
was thrown into chaos
619
00:34:50,040 --> 00:34:52,239
when her parrot, Lady in Snow,
suddenly panicked and flew wildly.
620
00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:54,159
They all went after that parrot,
621
00:34:54,239 --> 00:34:56,480
and the gown
was likely lost during that time.
622
00:34:58,120 --> 00:35:01,560
So the gown's storeroom
wasn't broken into or messed with?
623
00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:03,800
Clean and neat.
624
00:35:03,880 --> 00:35:05,360
If not for Dianjiang's case,
625
00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:07,160
they wouldn't have known
the gown was lost.
626
00:35:07,240 --> 00:35:10,200
Before, there was no time frame
to charge her.
627
00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:12,400
Now, let's see what tricks she has left.
628
00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:14,600
Thanks for going to get her.
629
00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:16,160
My pleasure.
630
00:35:59,560 --> 00:36:00,920
White Asura!
631
00:36:01,600 --> 00:36:02,720
White…
632
00:36:04,880 --> 00:36:07,720
These two packs of fruit powder
were found in your room.
633
00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:11,160
One is the parrot's favorite,
and the other is what it hates.
634
00:36:11,240 --> 00:36:13,360
You controlled the parrot,
635
00:36:13,440 --> 00:36:15,160
helping White Asura
with many tasks, right?
636
00:36:15,240 --> 00:36:17,120
The ginseng seeds under the magnolia tree,
637
00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:18,440
the maze by the altar,
638
00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:20,600
and Consort Shu's gown,
all of it was you, wasn't it?
639
00:36:30,280 --> 00:36:31,720
No!
640
00:36:34,040 --> 00:36:34,880
You can talk now?
641
00:36:42,080 --> 00:36:44,800
I'll admit to what you say.
642
00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:48,880
The followers of White Asura,
though not nobles,
643
00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:53,040
have enough small power
to serve White Asura's needs.
644
00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:56,440
Pan Yongqi is familiar
with the patrol routes in the palace,
645
00:36:56,520 --> 00:36:58,680
Luo Zhian could get
the medicine and poison,
646
00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:01,880
and Dianjiang, being a Cold Palace maid,
had the most freedom to act.
647
00:37:01,960 --> 00:37:02,920
Am I right?
648
00:37:04,040 --> 00:37:05,560
Pan Yongqi's ginseng seeds,
649
00:37:06,080 --> 00:37:07,280
Luo Zhian being favored,
650
00:37:07,920 --> 00:37:09,520
and Dianjiang's long-cherished gown,
651
00:37:09,600 --> 00:37:11,640
it was all done this way?
652
00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:17,200
The blessings White Asura gave us
are beyond anything we could've imagined.
653
00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:20,440
Each one of us just does what we can.
654
00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:24,600
Everything is about
helping each other among you followers.
655
00:37:24,680 --> 00:37:26,080
What does White Asura have to do with it?
656
00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:28,880
Without White Asura,
657
00:37:28,960 --> 00:37:30,440
how would we help each other?
658
00:37:32,440 --> 00:37:34,520
Then why did White Asura cause suicides
659
00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:36,600
and take innocent lives?
660
00:37:37,240 --> 00:37:41,200
Only the most devout followers
are chosen to welcome White Asura.
661
00:37:41,280 --> 00:37:43,080
What an exalted honor!
662
00:37:43,160 --> 00:37:44,760
Tell us something we don't know.
663
00:37:46,720 --> 00:37:48,320
What do you want to know, Your Ladyship?
664
00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:51,320
Tell me about your sister, Gonglian.
665
00:37:51,840 --> 00:37:52,840
By the way,
666
00:37:52,920 --> 00:37:55,440
I also found out that Fuqu
has a sister named Gonglian.
667
00:37:55,520 --> 00:37:58,920
She used to serve Consort Shu
in the flower garden.
668
00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:00,440
One night two years ago,
669
00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:02,680
she jumped from a high building
by the Yin-Yang Road.
670
00:38:02,760 --> 00:38:05,080
Our bureau investigated
and concluded it was suicide.
671
00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:11,160
She fell from the high tower
to welcome White Asura too?
672
00:38:12,080 --> 00:38:15,360
If it weren't for her,
I wouldn't have encountered White Asura.
673
00:38:16,320 --> 00:38:17,680
If it weren't for her,
674
00:38:17,760 --> 00:38:19,800
White Asura wouldn't have abandoned us!
675
00:38:19,880 --> 00:38:20,840
It's all her fault!
676
00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:25,880
White Asura made the parrot
choose me from all the maids,
677
00:38:25,960 --> 00:38:28,000
so I wouldn't be bullied
in the Bureau of Gardens anymore.
678
00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:29,480
And Gonglian
679
00:38:30,360 --> 00:38:33,000
also received
many blessings from White Asura.
680
00:38:33,080 --> 00:38:35,400
But why did she abandon White Asura
681
00:38:35,480 --> 00:38:36,840
at the most crucial moment?
682
00:38:49,080 --> 00:38:50,200
White Asura…
683
00:38:53,120 --> 00:38:54,560
On the seventh day of next month,
684
00:38:55,280 --> 00:38:56,960
I will come.
685
00:38:57,560 --> 00:39:01,560
Faithful believer Gonglian,
hasten to welcome me.
686
00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:05,400
White Asura, how should I welcome you?
687
00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:06,600
White Asura?
688
00:39:18,280 --> 00:39:21,320
Welcoming means having her kill herself?
689
00:39:21,920 --> 00:39:23,000
That's not suicide.
690
00:39:23,080 --> 00:39:27,320
Being chosen to welcome him
is a huge blessing.
691
00:39:27,400 --> 00:39:30,560
Any believer would do so
without hesitation!
692
00:39:30,640 --> 00:39:32,880
But Gonglian not only feared death,
693
00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:35,240
but even slandered White Asura as false!
694
00:39:35,320 --> 00:39:38,760
She claimed she was the one behind it all!
695
00:39:39,640 --> 00:39:41,800
If all this was arranged by her
behind the scenes,
696
00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:44,120
then how could White Asura
enter our dreams
697
00:39:44,720 --> 00:39:47,360
and tell us he was about to descend?
698
00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:50,200
It's contradictory.
699
00:39:50,280 --> 00:39:51,400
It doesn't add up!
700
00:39:52,040 --> 00:39:53,800
White Asura helped her so much,
701
00:39:53,880 --> 00:39:55,120
but she only thought of herself.
702
00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:56,880
No matter what, she refused…
703
00:39:56,960 --> 00:39:58,640
So you forced her to die?
704
00:39:58,720 --> 00:40:00,160
We were helping her!
705
00:40:01,080 --> 00:40:02,120
You know?
706
00:40:04,520 --> 00:40:06,880
She saw White Asura
manifest before her own eyes.
707
00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:07,920
Of course she knew
708
00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:10,360
they would come back for her
after they first descended.
709
00:40:10,440 --> 00:40:14,240
But she was so confused, so useless!
710
00:40:14,840 --> 00:40:16,600
So you killed her?
711
00:40:17,360 --> 00:40:19,000
What's the point of killing her?
712
00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:24,160
Welcoming White Asura
requires true sincerity.
713
00:40:24,760 --> 00:40:26,320
We wouldn't kill her.
714
00:40:27,880 --> 00:40:30,800
Maybe she realized it in the end.
715
00:40:30,880 --> 00:40:34,600
But she left on the very day
White Asura was meant to descend.
716
00:40:35,320 --> 00:40:36,400
It was too late then.
717
00:40:36,480 --> 00:40:37,920
It wouldn't help.
718
00:40:39,160 --> 00:40:40,400
After that,
719
00:40:40,480 --> 00:40:42,920
White Asura never appeared
in our dreams again.
720
00:40:43,560 --> 00:40:44,440
He abandoned us.
721
00:40:48,440 --> 00:40:51,400
How many people knew that Gonglian
should welcome White Asura?
722
00:40:53,440 --> 00:40:55,000
Many followers knew.
723
00:40:55,720 --> 00:40:58,560
And how many people
helped her make the final decision?
724
00:41:00,840 --> 00:41:01,680
I don't know.
725
00:41:04,200 --> 00:41:05,120
Luo Zhian,
726
00:41:06,600 --> 00:41:08,000
Pan Yongqi,
727
00:41:09,440 --> 00:41:10,360
Dianjiang,
728
00:41:11,640 --> 00:41:12,760
and you.
729
00:41:15,360 --> 00:41:16,920
We were helping her!
730
00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:19,480
What if White Asura let you welcome him?
731
00:41:24,440 --> 00:41:25,640
That would be…
732
00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:28,520
my highest honor.
733
00:41:33,800 --> 00:41:37,440
I'll ascend with you.
734
00:41:39,080 --> 00:41:39,920
Wuren!
735
00:41:43,240 --> 00:41:44,160
You won't die.
736
00:41:45,040 --> 00:41:46,200
White Asura won't come either.
737
00:41:46,280 --> 00:41:47,680
Someone!
738
00:41:49,240 --> 00:41:50,760
- Your Ladyship.
- Keep an eye on her.
739
00:41:50,840 --> 00:41:52,040
Understood!
740
00:41:56,920 --> 00:41:58,640
Your Ladyship, I've found it.
741
00:41:58,720 --> 00:42:00,880
Southwest people
are practicing witchcraft.
742
00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:02,440
During the early autumn epidemic,
743
00:42:02,520 --> 00:42:04,360
they claimed to have
a secret method of healing.
744
00:42:04,440 --> 00:42:05,600
No need to drink medicine,
745
00:42:05,680 --> 00:42:08,400
just follow certain rituals,
write on a bowl of water in the air,
746
00:42:08,480 --> 00:42:10,800
then drink the water from the bowl,
and the illness would be cured.
747
00:42:10,880 --> 00:42:12,320
And it actually worked.
748
00:42:12,400 --> 00:42:14,160
Many palace maids
and eunuchs came to see him,
749
00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:16,080
and he made a lot of money.
750
00:42:16,720 --> 00:42:17,560
What kind of person?
751
00:42:17,640 --> 00:42:20,520
The eunuch in charge of night patrol
and timekeeping, Wang Anping.
752
00:42:21,720 --> 00:42:23,840
He has easy access to the palace at night.
753
00:42:24,760 --> 00:42:26,000
Where is he now?
754
00:42:26,080 --> 00:42:27,600
We've detained him.
We're searching his room now.
755
00:42:39,120 --> 00:42:41,920
WANG ANPING, EUNUCH
756
00:42:42,880 --> 00:42:44,240
You are White Asura, aren't you?
757
00:42:44,320 --> 00:42:46,320
No… No…
758
00:42:46,400 --> 00:42:47,640
What do you mean no?
759
00:42:48,160 --> 00:42:49,480
Still denying it?
760
00:42:50,520 --> 00:42:51,360
Yes…
761
00:42:52,840 --> 00:42:55,920
- I am, but not completely.
- Speak plainly!
762
00:42:57,080 --> 00:42:58,760
ALL HAIL WHITE ASURA
763
00:43:03,880 --> 00:43:04,760
Your Ladyship,
764
00:43:05,560 --> 00:43:07,360
I just asked them to serve me faithfully,
765
00:43:07,440 --> 00:43:08,480
promising they'd be reborn
766
00:43:09,080 --> 00:43:11,640
as wealthy and noble souls
in their next life.
767
00:43:15,360 --> 00:43:16,720
Your Ladyship… Your Ladyship…
768
00:43:18,640 --> 00:43:21,520
They only gave me offerings!
769
00:43:21,600 --> 00:43:22,880
But it was all voluntary!
770
00:43:24,600 --> 00:43:27,920
I just wanted to make some money.
771
00:43:28,000 --> 00:43:29,920
I never planned to cause anyone's death.
772
00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:31,920
The killings by White Asura
have nothing to do with me.
773
00:43:32,680 --> 00:43:34,960
Their deaths have nothing to do with you?
774
00:43:35,040 --> 00:43:35,880
What about Gonglian?
775
00:43:35,960 --> 00:43:38,400
The Palace Investigation Bureau
already investigated.
776
00:43:38,480 --> 00:43:39,640
Gonglian…
777
00:43:40,520 --> 00:43:41,960
committed suicide.
778
00:43:42,680 --> 00:43:45,800
You egged on those followers
and pushed her to her death.
779
00:43:45,880 --> 00:43:47,240
Your hands may be clean of this,
780
00:43:47,320 --> 00:43:49,160
but that doesn't make you innocent.
781
00:43:49,840 --> 00:43:51,840
But I didn't kill her!
782
00:43:52,360 --> 00:43:54,680
Even if you bring me before His Majesty,
783
00:43:54,760 --> 00:43:56,760
I am not guilty.
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