1 00:01:32,590 --> 00:01:37,018 (Zhan Zhao Adventures) 2 00:01:37,145 --> 00:01:40,018 (Episode 25) 3 00:01:40,265 --> 00:01:42,586 Our prince was invited by his good friend Bai Yu Tang. 4 00:01:42,667 --> 00:01:44,807 He'll attend the event in hopes that he can witness 5 00:01:44,905 --> 00:01:46,505 a marvelous spectacle about medicine and pharmacology. 6 00:01:46,709 --> 00:01:48,166 Prince Hui's presence 7 00:01:48,389 --> 00:01:50,505 truly brings honor to our humble home. 8 00:01:50,935 --> 00:01:53,861 It's just that we've never hosted such a distinguished guest before. 9 00:01:54,048 --> 00:01:56,867 We're afraid of failing to uphold proper decorum in front of royalty. 10 00:01:57,060 --> 00:01:58,586 Elder Clan Leader, there's no need to worry. 11 00:01:59,085 --> 00:02:00,609 His Highness is easygoing by nature. 12 00:02:00,794 --> 00:02:02,650 Your family only needs to host the gathering 13 00:02:02,730 --> 00:02:04,241 as splendidly as in previous years. 14 00:02:04,625 --> 00:02:06,386 - Alright. - Yes. 15 00:02:06,621 --> 00:02:10,066 As long as His Highness gets to see his friend at the tournament, 16 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:12,287 his trip won't have been in vain. 17 00:02:13,381 --> 00:02:14,604 Understood. 18 00:02:15,105 --> 00:02:16,328 We'll take our leave now. 19 00:02:27,345 --> 00:02:30,591 You've given me money and even paid for my stay at the inn. 20 00:02:30,745 --> 00:02:34,430 You really just want me to tell everyone the truth? 21 00:02:34,625 --> 00:02:36,118 It'll only cost you a couple days' work. 22 00:02:36,301 --> 00:02:38,067 The money is compensation for that. 23 00:02:38,980 --> 00:02:43,923 But you must repeat before everyone what you told us earlier. 24 00:02:44,145 --> 00:02:45,368 Alright. 25 00:02:48,900 --> 00:02:50,346 That's Yao Yu Shan's house, right? 26 00:02:52,425 --> 00:02:54,032 There's been no word from him for days now. 27 00:02:55,041 --> 00:02:56,606 He might be dead. 28 00:02:57,660 --> 00:02:59,146 His poor wife is all alone now. 29 00:03:11,985 --> 00:03:15,128 Officer Zhan, my master invites you to meet him at Cuixi Forest. 30 00:03:43,340 --> 00:03:46,627 This is obviously a trap they set for us. 31 00:03:46,900 --> 00:03:48,787 If we really go, 32 00:03:49,105 --> 00:03:51,111 we'll be walking straight into it. 33 00:03:51,665 --> 00:03:54,062 Just come up with some excuse. 34 00:03:54,307 --> 00:03:56,466 Say there's been a major case in your jurisdiction, 35 00:03:56,545 --> 00:03:58,066 or that you've fallen seriously ill. 36 00:03:58,185 --> 00:03:59,991 That stuff about a prince coming in person 37 00:04:01,060 --> 00:04:02,283 is obviously a bluff. 38 00:04:02,785 --> 00:04:04,905 Patience. Let's wait and see. 39 00:04:23,220 --> 00:04:24,443 Enter. 40 00:04:48,294 --> 00:04:49,539 The plan failed. 41 00:04:52,461 --> 00:04:54,106 That was within expectations. 42 00:04:56,021 --> 00:04:58,706 I'll think of another way to delay the Suwen Tournament, 43 00:04:59,446 --> 00:05:01,492 buying you more time to silence them. 44 00:05:02,025 --> 00:05:04,703 Or perhaps we should simply stop the gathering from happening at all. 45 00:05:04,985 --> 00:05:05,991 No. 46 00:05:06,354 --> 00:05:08,720 The Suwen Tournament must go on. 47 00:05:09,940 --> 00:05:12,787 And it must be held as scheduled. 48 00:05:15,060 --> 00:05:18,347 On the surface, the board may look like a dead end, 49 00:05:18,505 --> 00:05:21,151 but sometimes sacrificing a piece 50 00:05:22,105 --> 00:05:24,784 is enough to reveal how many cards your opponent holds 51 00:05:24,940 --> 00:05:26,163 and uncover a path to survival. 52 00:05:27,620 --> 00:05:29,067 So why not? 53 00:05:29,500 --> 00:05:32,706 Exactly. We should be thanking Zhan Zhao instead. 54 00:05:33,021 --> 00:05:36,146 He gathered all the witnesses and evidence for us. 55 00:05:36,541 --> 00:05:39,907 Since Officer Zhan wants to lure us into the trap, 56 00:05:40,385 --> 00:05:42,230 then we'll step right into the game. 57 00:05:44,425 --> 00:05:47,985 (Yuelai Inn) 58 00:06:36,661 --> 00:06:39,026 Zhan, Bai is back. 59 00:06:43,378 --> 00:06:44,384 You're here. 60 00:06:44,465 --> 00:06:46,871 Madam Jiao and her son have been settled next door. 61 00:06:47,007 --> 00:06:49,512 With us guarding them, nothing should go wrong. 62 00:06:49,940 --> 00:06:51,163 Good. 63 00:06:51,620 --> 00:06:54,211 The only key witness left now is Yao Yu Shan. 64 00:06:54,761 --> 00:06:55,840 If we can find him, 65 00:06:55,921 --> 00:06:57,898 our chances of winning will improve greatly. 66 00:06:58,046 --> 00:06:59,269 But I've been thinking, 67 00:06:59,614 --> 00:07:01,460 if Luo Wen Jie really is Si Ming, 68 00:07:01,985 --> 00:07:03,511 then even with all our witnesses, 69 00:07:03,694 --> 00:07:05,711 he'll still find a way to wriggle out of reopening the case. 70 00:07:09,305 --> 00:07:10,670 I want to make a trip to Feihua Hollow. 71 00:07:12,167 --> 00:07:14,341 - What? - There'll be heavy rain tonight. 72 00:07:14,421 --> 00:07:15,811 Qingyu Grass is easy to spot then. 73 00:07:16,101 --> 00:07:18,204 If I really can find the Dawn-Dusk Cocoon mentioned in the notes, 74 00:07:18,305 --> 00:07:20,611 it'll prove my brother really was in the mountains that night. 75 00:07:20,734 --> 00:07:23,317 But you're injured. How are you supposed to search for it? 76 00:07:24,665 --> 00:07:26,390 My brother was pampered his whole life. 77 00:07:26,545 --> 00:07:28,105 He couldn't carry heavy loads or do physical work. 78 00:07:28,187 --> 00:07:29,410 If he could climb up there, 79 00:07:29,620 --> 00:07:30,987 what's a little injury to me? 80 00:07:31,225 --> 00:07:32,915 This is the only thing I can do for him. 81 00:07:33,301 --> 00:07:35,346 But this trip is far too dangerous. 82 00:07:35,865 --> 00:07:37,506 And even if you find the Dawn-Dusk Cocoon, 83 00:07:37,585 --> 00:07:39,288 it still might not be enough to convict Si Ming. 84 00:07:45,713 --> 00:07:46,936 Be careful. 85 00:07:50,981 --> 00:07:52,478 If I'm not back by tomorrow morning, 86 00:07:52,559 --> 00:07:54,118 go straight to Qinghui Hall. 87 00:07:54,199 --> 00:07:55,422 Don't wait for me. 88 00:07:55,746 --> 00:07:57,585 Bai... 89 00:07:59,785 --> 00:08:01,030 He's still injured. 90 00:08:01,427 --> 00:08:02,650 Let him go. 91 00:08:04,385 --> 00:08:06,368 If he doesn't give it his all tonight, 92 00:08:07,380 --> 00:08:08,826 he'll regret it for the rest of his life. 93 00:08:28,221 --> 00:08:29,747 It's going to rain soon. 94 00:08:37,460 --> 00:08:38,683 Let's eat first. 95 00:08:39,620 --> 00:08:41,618 Huo, don't worry. 96 00:08:41,981 --> 00:08:43,051 Before the White Rat set off, 97 00:08:43,145 --> 00:08:44,785 we gave him plenty of mountain-climbing gear. 98 00:08:44,865 --> 00:08:45,885 He'll be fine. 99 00:08:46,007 --> 00:08:48,124 Yeah, Huo, the food's getting cold. 100 00:09:01,825 --> 00:09:03,830 There's still no sign of Yao Yu Shan. 101 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:05,583 You don't think 102 00:09:06,346 --> 00:09:07,913 he's fallen into Si Ming's hands, do you? 103 00:09:09,985 --> 00:09:12,088 If they force him into giving false testimony... 104 00:09:14,060 --> 00:09:15,706 When we passed by Yao Yu Shan's house today, 105 00:09:16,060 --> 00:09:17,283 you said something. 106 00:09:20,785 --> 00:09:22,351 "There's been no word from him for days now. 107 00:09:22,806 --> 00:09:24,398 He might be dead." 108 00:09:24,614 --> 00:09:25,837 Not that. 109 00:09:28,585 --> 00:09:29,808 You said, 110 00:09:30,574 --> 00:09:31,980 "His poor wife is all alone now." 111 00:09:44,825 --> 00:09:46,270 Her husband's been missing for days, 112 00:09:46,741 --> 00:09:48,585 yet she still has the mood to give alms to beggars. 113 00:09:49,068 --> 00:09:50,994 She knows exactly where Yao Yu Shan is. 114 00:10:20,947 --> 00:10:22,467 My husband really hasn't come back. 115 00:10:22,548 --> 00:10:23,765 How would I know where he is? 116 00:10:23,846 --> 00:10:24,967 He's in danger right now. 117 00:10:25,181 --> 00:10:26,587 I truly don't know anything. 118 00:10:27,065 --> 00:10:28,391 You should look somewhere else. 119 00:10:30,425 --> 00:10:31,911 If someone else gets to him first, 120 00:10:32,239 --> 00:10:33,462 we'll really have a problem. 121 00:10:38,385 --> 00:10:39,608 It's about to rain. 122 00:10:39,905 --> 00:10:41,945 It's not appropriate for a man to stay here alone with me. 123 00:10:42,021 --> 00:10:43,244 You should leave now. 124 00:11:25,340 --> 00:11:28,083 This rain is really coming down hard today. 125 00:11:28,265 --> 00:11:31,488 Huo, is the rain in Xiangzhou always this heavy? 126 00:11:32,985 --> 00:11:34,552 It's always like this in autumn. 127 00:11:35,745 --> 00:11:37,272 As for tomorrow's Suwen Tournament, 128 00:11:37,945 --> 00:11:40,551 who knows if our plan will actually work. 129 00:11:41,700 --> 00:11:43,545 And I wonder how White Rat's doing. 130 00:11:49,901 --> 00:11:51,186 He'll be fine, Huo. 131 00:11:51,700 --> 00:11:52,946 His Highness once said, 132 00:11:53,305 --> 00:11:54,624 "Heaven looks after good people." 133 00:11:54,746 --> 00:11:57,404 No matter how heavy the storm is, it always passes. 134 00:13:51,460 --> 00:13:52,827 Qingyu Grass. 135 00:13:54,745 --> 00:13:56,110 It's really the Qingyu Grass! 136 00:16:20,980 --> 00:16:22,203 Master! 137 00:16:22,900 --> 00:16:24,123 Clan Leader! 138 00:16:24,345 --> 00:16:27,091 Master, a group from the prefectural office has arrived outside. 139 00:16:27,314 --> 00:16:29,158 They say the Prefect has come to attend the ceremony. 140 00:16:29,621 --> 00:16:31,500 - Even the Prefect came? - The Prefect? 141 00:16:31,580 --> 00:16:34,266 This year's Suwen Tournament is really something. 142 00:16:40,740 --> 00:16:42,987 At last, we'll get to see what this Si Ming really looks like. 143 00:17:04,980 --> 00:17:07,306 He doesn't seem all that impressive. 144 00:17:09,460 --> 00:17:11,764 Look, another carriage is coming. 145 00:17:12,940 --> 00:17:15,666 So grand. Wonder which important figure that is. 146 00:17:15,901 --> 00:17:17,426 I heard it's Prince Hui. 147 00:17:17,541 --> 00:17:19,803 Well, he is a prince. Of course he'd arrive in style. 148 00:17:43,860 --> 00:17:45,707 I'm Luo Wen Jie, Prefect of Xiangzhou. 149 00:17:46,181 --> 00:17:47,747 Welcome,Your Highness. 150 00:17:50,705 --> 00:17:52,745 I'm Zhao Zhi Er, steward of His Highness' estate. 151 00:17:52,826 --> 00:17:54,049 Greetings, Prefect Luo. 152 00:17:55,541 --> 00:17:59,135 Sir, on the way here, His Highness came across some beautiful scenery 153 00:17:59,308 --> 00:18:00,531 and wished to take a stroll. 154 00:18:01,021 --> 00:18:03,323 Please head inside first. His Highness will arrive shortly. 155 00:18:08,985 --> 00:18:10,208 This way, Prefect Luo. 156 00:18:19,465 --> 00:18:20,688 You're number six. 157 00:18:38,694 --> 00:18:39,917 The auspicious hour is almost here. 158 00:18:40,727 --> 00:18:42,294 I'm afraid His Highness won't make it in time. 159 00:18:43,020 --> 00:18:44,466 His Highness specifically instructed us 160 00:18:44,700 --> 00:18:47,706 not to delay the Suwen Tournament on his account. 161 00:18:48,785 --> 00:18:51,607 I'll send riders to escort His Highness here at once. 162 00:18:55,300 --> 00:18:57,631 I'm Zhan Zhao of Kaifeng Prefecture, acting under Prince Hui's orders 163 00:18:57,967 --> 00:18:59,293 to accompany you, Prefect Luo. 164 00:19:01,145 --> 00:19:02,936 I wouldn't dare. You're an official from the capital. 165 00:19:03,326 --> 00:19:04,653 How could I deserve such treatment? 166 00:19:12,265 --> 00:19:15,775 The auspicious hour has arrived! 167 00:19:32,225 --> 00:19:33,448 Prefect Luo, 168 00:19:33,700 --> 00:19:35,267 once the Suwen Tournament begins, 169 00:19:35,460 --> 00:19:37,051 all three courtyards will be closed. 170 00:19:37,214 --> 00:19:38,654 No one may leave once inside. 171 00:19:38,735 --> 00:19:40,100 That rule has stood for a hundred years. 172 00:19:41,141 --> 00:19:43,867 We shouldn't break their traditions. 173 00:19:47,305 --> 00:19:49,031 Since His Highness won't make it, 174 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:52,931 please take the seat of honor in his place. 175 00:19:53,261 --> 00:19:54,484 Prefect Luo, please. 176 00:19:55,321 --> 00:19:57,787 No, no. That would be far too improper. 177 00:19:57,985 --> 00:19:59,992 Our prince isn't one for rigid formalities. 178 00:20:00,154 --> 00:20:01,377 Please, Prefect Luo. 179 00:20:01,865 --> 00:20:02,905 Please. 180 00:20:02,980 --> 00:20:04,267 I won't refuse then. 181 00:20:16,025 --> 00:20:17,390 Prefect Luo, this way. 182 00:20:23,225 --> 00:20:25,151 If I'm not mistaken, 183 00:20:25,865 --> 00:20:27,950 His Highness didn't come at all, did he? 184 00:20:29,105 --> 00:20:31,542 What are you talking about? Of course he did. 185 00:20:48,425 --> 00:20:49,648 Huo. 186 00:20:53,065 --> 00:20:55,145 Even the prince from the Nanqing Palace came to attend today. 187 00:20:55,225 --> 00:20:57,239 I wish I could go outside and see the spectacle for myself. 188 00:20:57,320 --> 00:20:59,766 Yeah, this year is certainly lively. 189 00:21:07,500 --> 00:21:09,581 Who struck that? It's not time yet. 190 00:21:09,661 --> 00:21:11,940 What the hell. We're both right here! 191 00:21:12,020 --> 00:21:13,271 It's only a few moments early anyway. 192 00:21:13,345 --> 00:21:15,751 If Master finds out we hit the bell early, 193 00:21:16,179 --> 00:21:17,402 we'll be punished. 194 00:21:18,213 --> 00:21:19,436 Then let me strike it. 195 00:21:48,545 --> 00:21:50,065 Dear friends and honored guests, 196 00:21:50,181 --> 00:21:52,431 thank you all for taking the time to attend the Suwen Tournament. 197 00:21:52,646 --> 00:21:54,852 Jin family is deeply grateful. 198 00:21:55,020 --> 00:21:56,387 Especially today, 199 00:21:56,705 --> 00:21:59,136 with Prefect Luo honoring us with his presence. 200 00:21:59,305 --> 00:22:01,225 His visit brings great glory to our humble home. 201 00:22:01,385 --> 00:22:04,025 Please accept my thanks. 202 00:22:06,105 --> 00:22:08,791 As per the Suwen Tournament's annual tradition, 203 00:22:09,181 --> 00:22:12,345 each participating disciple holds 204 00:22:12,646 --> 00:22:14,293 a numbered token. 205 00:22:15,020 --> 00:22:18,387 Matching numbered tokens are also placed inside this box. 206 00:22:18,705 --> 00:22:20,785 When I draw a number, the chosen participant 207 00:22:20,958 --> 00:22:22,400 will step forward for the examination. 208 00:22:22,585 --> 00:22:23,808 No delays will be permitted. 209 00:22:28,505 --> 00:22:29,792 Why isn't Bai here yet? 210 00:22:30,545 --> 00:22:31,950 He's been gone all night. 211 00:22:32,105 --> 00:22:34,218 Whatever herb he was looking for, he should've found it by now. 212 00:22:49,025 --> 00:22:50,248 Number six. 213 00:23:05,625 --> 00:23:06,871 Is number six present? 214 00:23:07,225 --> 00:23:09,959 If not, the slot will be forfeited. 215 00:23:10,260 --> 00:23:13,084 He clearly saw that Bai wasn't here and rigged the draw on purpose. 216 00:23:14,861 --> 00:23:16,307 I'm number six. 217 00:23:24,385 --> 00:23:26,399 Bai Yu Tang asked me to take the test in his place. 218 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:28,280 Substituting for someone? 219 00:23:28,425 --> 00:23:29,911 I've never heard of such a thing. 220 00:23:30,585 --> 00:23:32,385 How can you take the test for someone else? 221 00:23:33,341 --> 00:23:34,685 Everyone, please calm down. 222 00:23:34,813 --> 00:23:38,364 Bai Yu Tang and I did not come here today to compete. 223 00:23:38,661 --> 00:23:40,226 With Prefect Luo present, 224 00:23:40,673 --> 00:23:42,079 we wish to take this opportunity 225 00:23:42,421 --> 00:23:45,627 to appeal to him regarding a wrongful conviction from years ago. 226 00:23:52,585 --> 00:23:54,271 If you have a grievance, take it to the yamen. 227 00:23:54,625 --> 00:23:57,049 This is not a courtroom. 228 00:23:57,185 --> 00:24:00,486 No office in Xiangzhou dares to accept this case. 229 00:24:01,581 --> 00:24:02,986 Because this case 230 00:24:03,421 --> 00:24:06,666 was personally closed by you years ago, Prefect Luo. 231 00:24:13,300 --> 00:24:17,757 So Jin family, this is why you invited me here? 232 00:24:20,625 --> 00:24:24,368 You... y-you... Hand that over here! 233 00:24:24,905 --> 00:24:28,408 The moment Master agreed to let Little Seventeenth compete, 234 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:30,606 I knew I had to stay on guard. 235 00:24:31,020 --> 00:24:32,243 Where's Little Seventeenth? 236 00:24:32,460 --> 00:24:33,683 Where's that brat? 237 00:24:33,913 --> 00:24:35,136 Get out here! 238 00:24:37,500 --> 00:24:38,787 You're an outsider. 239 00:24:39,009 --> 00:24:40,809 What right do you have to meddle in Jin family's affairs? 240 00:24:40,946 --> 00:24:43,067 This isn't just the Jin family's business. 241 00:24:43,345 --> 00:24:44,544 Bai Yu Tang's brother 242 00:24:44,700 --> 00:24:46,471 was Jin Xue Wen, eldest son of the fifth branch 243 00:24:46,551 --> 00:24:48,203 of the Jin family's thirteenth generation. 244 00:24:49,185 --> 00:24:51,591 He was accused of murdering a young woman. 245 00:24:52,260 --> 00:24:54,827 Everyone here has at least heard of that case, right? 246 00:24:59,105 --> 00:25:01,522 And the victim was my aunt. 247 00:25:01,821 --> 00:25:04,084 So how exactly do I not have the right to seek justice here? 248 00:25:04,785 --> 00:25:06,355 - You... - Everyone, 249 00:25:07,025 --> 00:25:09,184 my aunt died under suspicious circumstances. 250 00:25:09,300 --> 00:25:11,426 The real killer has remained free all these years, 251 00:25:12,181 --> 00:25:14,220 while Jin Xue Wen carried the stigma for 15 years, 252 00:25:14,300 --> 00:25:15,946 even being cast out of the family registry. 253 00:25:16,460 --> 00:25:18,284 Today, I ask Prefect Luo 254 00:25:18,534 --> 00:25:20,379 to retry this case before everyone present 255 00:25:20,580 --> 00:25:21,803 and give them justice. 256 00:25:22,945 --> 00:25:24,345 Right and wrong, 257 00:25:24,426 --> 00:25:25,649 good and evil, 258 00:25:26,020 --> 00:25:28,738 everyone here will bear witness. 259 00:25:35,385 --> 00:25:36,608 Elder Clan Leader, 260 00:25:37,460 --> 00:25:39,787 allowing her to make such a scene here, 261 00:25:39,980 --> 00:25:41,226 what kind of decorum is that? 262 00:25:41,905 --> 00:25:43,185 If this is the sort of behavior you permit, 263 00:25:43,260 --> 00:25:44,867 perhaps the Suwen Tournament 264 00:25:45,065 --> 00:25:46,104 shouldn't be held at all. 265 00:25:46,300 --> 00:25:47,523 Please don't be mad, Prefect Luo. 266 00:25:50,581 --> 00:25:51,804 Young lady, 267 00:25:52,101 --> 00:25:53,860 if you truly have a grievance, 268 00:25:53,940 --> 00:25:55,451 please wait until after the tournament. 269 00:25:55,540 --> 00:25:57,547 Prefect Luo will hear your case then. 270 00:25:57,628 --> 00:26:00,022 All these people came to witness the event, 271 00:26:00,425 --> 00:26:02,232 not to sit through a trial. 272 00:26:04,260 --> 00:26:06,691 Elder Clan Leader, judging by seniority, 273 00:26:06,945 --> 00:26:08,792 you would be Jin Xue Wen's great-uncle. 274 00:26:10,260 --> 00:26:12,791 A member of your family has been wrongfully convicted for over a decade. 275 00:26:13,065 --> 00:26:15,685 Is that less important than a tournament? 276 00:26:16,581 --> 00:26:18,891 I heard that while he was alive, 277 00:26:19,068 --> 00:26:20,313 Jin Xue Wen respected you deeply. 278 00:26:20,465 --> 00:26:21,865 And now, with his name still uncleared, 279 00:26:22,034 --> 00:26:23,679 you can still sit here 280 00:26:24,420 --> 00:26:26,187 hosting the Suwen Tournament as if nothing happened? 281 00:26:26,665 --> 00:26:28,111 Well said, young lady. 282 00:26:29,061 --> 00:26:31,105 A healer needs more than medical skill, 283 00:26:31,186 --> 00:26:32,751 they must also possess compassion. 284 00:26:33,621 --> 00:26:35,505 If the wronged person is one of our own in the medical community, 285 00:26:35,586 --> 00:26:37,387 how can we ignore his injustice 286 00:26:37,468 --> 00:26:38,993 and continue chasing fame and prestige here? 287 00:26:39,540 --> 00:26:41,723 I believe the competition can wait. 288 00:26:42,141 --> 00:26:45,084 Hearing this young lady's appeal is the most important thing right now. 289 00:26:46,101 --> 00:26:49,404 Well said! Well said! 290 00:26:56,661 --> 00:26:59,364 Retry the case! Retry the case! 291 00:27:16,061 --> 00:27:19,041 Surely Prefect Luo wouldn't ignore the grievances of the common people? 292 00:27:20,025 --> 00:27:21,248 Please, have a seat, Prefect. 293 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:23,511 Or perhaps I could help you gather a few more men 294 00:27:23,585 --> 00:27:25,091 to shout "court is in session" or something. 295 00:27:40,421 --> 00:27:42,401 I work for the prefectural office. 296 00:27:42,545 --> 00:27:46,291 I'm constantly traveling between the various county yamen. 297 00:27:50,260 --> 00:27:52,547 Do you think Prefect Luo will retry the case? 298 00:28:04,465 --> 00:28:06,512 State your grievance now. 299 00:28:08,700 --> 00:28:09,923 However, 300 00:28:10,500 --> 00:28:12,387 it's a case from 15 years ago. 301 00:28:13,465 --> 00:28:15,431 I may not remember it clearly. 302 00:28:16,025 --> 00:28:17,248 Prefect Luo. 303 00:28:19,065 --> 00:28:21,471 The case files and evidence from back then are all here. 304 00:28:21,552 --> 00:28:22,775 If you can't remember clearly, 305 00:28:23,120 --> 00:28:24,566 perhaps reviewing them will refresh it. 306 00:28:37,254 --> 00:28:39,180 How did you obtain these case files? 307 00:28:40,866 --> 00:28:44,027 This case was concluded by Xiangyang County back then. 308 00:28:44,345 --> 00:28:47,891 Naturally, the files were retrieved from the Xiangyang County yamen. 309 00:28:52,260 --> 00:28:53,906 The county deputy and registrar said 310 00:28:54,185 --> 00:28:56,552 that the archives storeroom caught fire two days ago, 311 00:28:56,780 --> 00:28:58,906 and all the records and files were burned to ashes. 312 00:29:00,025 --> 00:29:02,946 Luckily, I transferred these files out beforehand. 313 00:29:04,465 --> 00:29:07,136 If you don't believe me, you can verify it. 314 00:29:09,126 --> 00:29:10,349 That won't be necessary. 315 00:29:17,220 --> 00:29:18,466 According to the case file, 316 00:29:18,905 --> 00:29:20,671 Jin Xue Wen was convicted as the murderer 317 00:29:21,033 --> 00:29:24,096 based on three witnesses and two pieces of physical evidence. 318 00:29:24,225 --> 00:29:27,267 The first witness was the steward of the Jin residence. 319 00:29:29,625 --> 00:29:30,848 Xu An. 320 00:29:32,980 --> 00:29:35,564 Mr. Xu, please step forward. 321 00:29:38,220 --> 00:29:39,443 Xu An, 322 00:29:40,141 --> 00:29:41,387 come forward and speak. 323 00:29:44,385 --> 00:29:45,608 Yes, sir. 324 00:29:51,145 --> 00:29:53,197 Back then, you claimed you saw Jin Xue Wen 325 00:29:53,277 --> 00:29:55,328 harassing the victim before the murder, 326 00:29:55,545 --> 00:29:57,968 that he was speaking frivolously and getting handsy. 327 00:29:58,345 --> 00:29:59,568 Think carefully. 328 00:29:59,841 --> 00:30:01,086 What exactly did he say, 329 00:30:01,500 --> 00:30:03,426 and how exactly did he touch her? 330 00:30:04,465 --> 00:30:05,792 What else could he say? 331 00:30:06,700 --> 00:30:09,304 Whenever he saw that girl, he'd chase after her 332 00:30:09,454 --> 00:30:11,905 calling her "beauty that could sink kingdoms," 333 00:30:11,985 --> 00:30:13,478 comparing her to heavenly goddesses. 334 00:30:13,980 --> 00:30:17,307 He praised her like she was some celestial maiden from the moon palace. 335 00:30:18,305 --> 00:30:19,870 When the girl ignored him, 336 00:30:20,260 --> 00:30:22,226 he'd reach out 337 00:30:22,606 --> 00:30:25,906 right there in public and touch her hair. 338 00:30:26,421 --> 00:30:29,978 And after touching it, he'd hold it up to his nose and sniff it. 339 00:30:30,111 --> 00:30:32,940 Is that something a decent man would do? 340 00:30:33,020 --> 00:30:35,084 Yeah. 341 00:30:35,145 --> 00:30:38,146 Doesn't that sound a little familiar? 342 00:30:39,305 --> 00:30:40,528 Not just to me, 343 00:30:41,581 --> 00:30:44,307 doesn't it sound familiar to all of you too? 344 00:30:45,945 --> 00:30:48,272 Yeah. Over these past ten days, 345 00:30:48,653 --> 00:30:50,111 coming and going from the Jin Residence, 346 00:30:50,585 --> 00:30:52,950 I've heard the exact same story at least three times. 347 00:30:54,345 --> 00:30:55,505 Of course, 348 00:30:55,661 --> 00:30:59,324 each time you told it, Jin Xue Wen was harassing a different girl. 349 00:31:01,025 --> 00:31:03,311 I'm sure the rest of you have heard it even more often than I have. 350 00:31:06,625 --> 00:31:10,429 But Jin Xue Wen was a gifted scholar. 351 00:31:10,785 --> 00:31:12,271 Even if he were to use lewd words, 352 00:31:12,520 --> 00:31:14,400 wouldn't he be more creative than that? 353 00:31:14,621 --> 00:31:17,859 He wouldn't say the exact same thing to every woman. 354 00:31:20,385 --> 00:31:22,258 When it comes to harassing women, 355 00:31:22,785 --> 00:31:24,785 the words are pretty much the same. How different can they be? 356 00:31:24,868 --> 00:31:27,307 The insults you've been hurling at us these past few days, 357 00:31:27,425 --> 00:31:30,519 have they all been word-for-word identical too? 358 00:31:32,101 --> 00:31:33,867 Which is why I have reason to suspect 359 00:31:34,540 --> 00:31:38,818 that you heard Jin Xue Wen say something like that to some girl one day, 360 00:31:39,014 --> 00:31:40,237 and you just memorized it. 361 00:31:41,145 --> 00:31:42,991 After that, no matter which story you were telling, 362 00:31:43,393 --> 00:31:45,000 you reused the same account. 363 00:31:45,425 --> 00:31:49,385 - I... - Can testimony like that really be trusted? 364 00:31:49,540 --> 00:31:51,067 No! 365 00:31:51,540 --> 00:31:52,925 It can't be trusted! 366 00:31:53,025 --> 00:31:54,248 I'm not lying! 367 00:31:55,780 --> 00:31:57,226 You're not lying? 368 00:31:57,581 --> 00:32:00,811 Then repeat exactly what Jin Xue Wen said 369 00:32:01,100 --> 00:32:02,986 when he harassed the victim! 370 00:32:03,220 --> 00:32:05,683 Yeah! Go on! Say it! 371 00:32:08,540 --> 00:32:10,723 Come on! Repeat it! 372 00:32:12,621 --> 00:32:14,778 I'm old. I can't remember clearly. 373 00:32:14,980 --> 00:32:16,267 Is it that you can't remember, 374 00:32:16,780 --> 00:32:18,003 or that you never actually heard it? 375 00:32:18,540 --> 00:32:21,307 Is it that you just saw Jin Xue Wen talking to the victim 376 00:32:21,825 --> 00:32:23,751 and assumed he was harassing her? 377 00:32:25,153 --> 00:32:27,399 Xu An's testimony was based on hearsay. 378 00:32:27,980 --> 00:32:29,587 Even if most of it cannot be taken as fact, 379 00:32:30,181 --> 00:32:32,387 Jin Xue Wen's reputation for being lecherous and frivolous 380 00:32:33,020 --> 00:32:34,243 was common knowledge. 381 00:32:35,145 --> 00:32:36,368 Is that not enough? 382 00:32:41,105 --> 00:32:42,710 Since you put it that way, 383 00:32:43,585 --> 00:32:46,545 then that means Xu An's testimony is officially invalid. 384 00:32:58,940 --> 00:33:01,027 Luo Wen Jie really is an incompetent fool. 385 00:33:02,141 --> 00:33:04,347 If it weren't for all your help over the years, 386 00:33:04,861 --> 00:33:06,466 he'd have been dead many times over. 387 00:33:11,141 --> 00:33:15,027 The second witness in the case was the current head of the Tang Sect, 388 00:33:15,540 --> 00:33:16,763 Tang Ji. 389 00:33:19,500 --> 00:33:20,723 In court, 390 00:33:20,980 --> 00:33:22,945 Jin Xue Wen claimed that on the night of the murder, 391 00:33:23,300 --> 00:33:26,078 he went to Feihua Hollow, 40 li outside Xiangyang, to gather herbs. 392 00:33:26,301 --> 00:33:27,421 Before entering the mountain, 393 00:33:27,502 --> 00:33:28,891 he ran into Tang Ji and a woman 394 00:33:28,985 --> 00:33:30,985 at Chunxin Pavilion at the mouth of the valley, 395 00:33:31,505 --> 00:33:32,705 and exchanged greetings with them. 396 00:33:32,786 --> 00:33:35,551 But Tang Ji denied it outright in court. 397 00:33:35,821 --> 00:33:37,626 Tang Ji isn't present today. 398 00:33:38,581 --> 00:33:40,458 So how do you intend to refute his testimony? 399 00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:42,046 It's true I can't refute it. 400 00:33:43,381 --> 00:33:46,466 But someone else can prove Jin Xue Wen wasn't lying. 401 00:34:04,421 --> 00:34:05,644 Who are you? 402 00:34:07,460 --> 00:34:08,683 Sir, 403 00:34:09,260 --> 00:34:12,163 my name is Cui Tian. I'm from Jiang Village. 404 00:34:12,861 --> 00:34:14,084 I make a living as a hunter. 405 00:34:14,700 --> 00:34:18,347 Every summer and autumn, I stay in Feihua Hollow for a few months. 406 00:34:19,381 --> 00:34:20,604 20 years ago, 407 00:34:20,780 --> 00:34:23,464 I often saw a man and a woman 408 00:34:23,699 --> 00:34:25,226 meeting secretly at Chunxin Pavilion. 409 00:34:26,145 --> 00:34:29,678 15 years ago, even when the plague was at its worst, 410 00:34:29,866 --> 00:34:31,552 they still met in the mountains regularly. 411 00:34:32,460 --> 00:34:33,986 I remember it clearly. 412 00:34:34,460 --> 00:34:35,683 Do you recognize Tang Ji? 413 00:34:35,901 --> 00:34:37,124 No. 414 00:34:37,500 --> 00:34:40,027 But I've seen his portrait. 415 00:34:40,661 --> 00:34:44,598 The man in it looks extremely similar to the one I saw back then. 416 00:34:44,866 --> 00:34:46,089 A portrait? 417 00:34:46,861 --> 00:34:50,267 And you think a portrait alone is enough to confirm that man was Tang Ji? 418 00:34:51,101 --> 00:34:52,324 Officer Zhan, 419 00:34:52,780 --> 00:34:54,827 you certainly weren't this lenient 420 00:34:55,661 --> 00:34:57,226 when questioning Xu An just now. 421 00:34:57,625 --> 00:35:00,630 Whether the hunter can identify Tang Ji isn't important. 422 00:35:01,101 --> 00:35:04,307 What matters is that his testimony proves Jin Xue Wen was not the killer. 423 00:35:05,225 --> 00:35:07,448 On the night of the murder, he wasn't in the city. 424 00:35:07,661 --> 00:35:08,986 He was in Feihua Hollow. 425 00:35:09,381 --> 00:35:13,347 That's why he saw a man and woman meeting secretly at Chunxin Pavilion. 426 00:35:13,980 --> 00:35:15,685 The hunter also said just now 427 00:35:15,825 --> 00:35:19,232 that this man and woman met in Feihua Hollow every year. 428 00:35:19,700 --> 00:35:22,665 Maybe Jin Xue Wen saw them years before the murder. 429 00:35:23,300 --> 00:35:26,358 He could've lied and claimed he saw them on the night of the crime itself. 430 00:35:26,439 --> 00:35:27,662 That's also possible, isn't it? 431 00:35:28,901 --> 00:35:30,387 Wouldn't that make him incredibly stupid? 432 00:35:31,581 --> 00:35:33,378 He insisted he spoke to the man, 433 00:35:33,585 --> 00:35:35,963 and repeatedly claimed that man was Tang Ji. 434 00:35:36,940 --> 00:35:38,186 If it were a lie, 435 00:35:38,661 --> 00:35:40,424 wouldn't he just be waiting for you 436 00:35:40,705 --> 00:35:42,468 to find Tang Ji and expose him on the spot? 437 00:35:47,305 --> 00:35:48,528 Prefect Luo, 438 00:35:49,541 --> 00:35:52,546 there are also many inconsistencies in the evidence from back then. 439 00:35:56,141 --> 00:35:59,506 The case file states that the tears on this bloodstained robe 440 00:35:59,780 --> 00:36:01,387 were caused by my aunt scratching him. 441 00:36:01,900 --> 00:36:05,506 But the wounds on Jin Xue Wen's shoulder were over an inch deep. 442 00:36:06,305 --> 00:36:07,745 Could human fingernails cause that? 443 00:36:10,225 --> 00:36:11,471 Then in your opinion, 444 00:36:12,233 --> 00:36:14,039 how were those wounds caused? 445 00:36:21,785 --> 00:36:23,351 I am Jin Xue Wen's younger brother. 446 00:36:24,173 --> 00:36:25,419 Let me tell you 447 00:36:25,780 --> 00:36:28,123 how my brother got those injuries. 448 00:36:42,941 --> 00:36:44,164 Back then, 449 00:36:44,380 --> 00:36:47,523 the coroner made this sketch based on the wounds on Jin Xue Wen's body. 450 00:36:47,941 --> 00:36:50,065 The proportions, 451 00:36:50,454 --> 00:36:51,774 the size, 452 00:36:51,855 --> 00:36:53,380 and even the depth of the wounds 453 00:36:53,625 --> 00:36:55,158 are identical to the injuries on Bai Yu Tang. 454 00:36:55,385 --> 00:36:56,608 They really are identical. 455 00:36:57,985 --> 00:36:59,505 Something's not right here. 456 00:36:59,625 --> 00:37:00,945 Back in court, 457 00:37:01,661 --> 00:37:04,267 my brother said he had gone into the mountains that night to gather herbs. 458 00:37:04,594 --> 00:37:05,817 He wasn't lying. 459 00:37:06,585 --> 00:37:09,849 The herb he sought grew beside a cave where hawks nested. 460 00:37:10,326 --> 00:37:13,093 The wounds on his body were caused by a hawk attacking him. 461 00:37:39,626 --> 00:37:41,186 When that hawk returned with food 462 00:37:41,265 --> 00:37:42,488 and saw me at the cave entrance, 463 00:37:42,865 --> 00:37:44,425 it thought I meant harm to its eggs, 464 00:37:44,528 --> 00:37:46,094 so it attacked me viciously. 465 00:37:46,985 --> 00:37:49,385 My brother must've gone through the exact same thing back then. 466 00:37:49,466 --> 00:37:50,991 That's why the wounds were so similar. 467 00:37:51,661 --> 00:37:54,324 And I've found the herb he went to gather. 468 00:38:02,305 --> 00:38:03,528 The Dawn-Dusk Cocoon. 469 00:38:05,380 --> 00:38:08,643 Surely the Jin family head and Elder Clan Leader recognize this? 470 00:38:12,621 --> 00:38:16,187 Before it hatches, it's completely translucent and burns hot as fire. 471 00:38:17,101 --> 00:38:19,523 Yes, this is the Dawn-Dusk Cocoon. 472 00:38:20,105 --> 00:38:22,682 You actually found such a rare treasure. 473 00:38:22,874 --> 00:38:25,073 In the well of the old house on Huaihua Alley, 474 00:38:25,145 --> 00:38:27,351 I found the Dawn-Dusk Cocoon my brother collected back then. 475 00:38:28,220 --> 00:38:31,123 15 years ago, first place should have been his. 476 00:38:41,621 --> 00:38:43,546 You claim this thing is a Dawn-Dusk Cocoon? 477 00:38:43,627 --> 00:38:44,707 Fine. 478 00:38:44,860 --> 00:38:47,131 Even if this pile of mush really is one, 479 00:38:47,380 --> 00:38:51,643 how do explain someone saw him leaving the victim's house that night? 480 00:38:52,700 --> 00:38:55,626 Are you referring to Madam Jiao, Prefect Luo? 481 00:38:58,145 --> 00:38:59,368 Please let us through. 482 00:39:12,705 --> 00:39:14,072 I gave false testimony back then. 483 00:39:14,373 --> 00:39:17,284 The person I saw that night was not Jin Xue Wen. 484 00:39:17,585 --> 00:39:19,855 The man who came out of that courtyard was my husband, 485 00:39:20,379 --> 00:39:23,582 Jiao Chao Gui, master of Shengyun Manor. 486 00:39:29,541 --> 00:39:30,764 What did you say? 487 00:39:31,981 --> 00:39:34,347 Jiao Chao Gui personally confessed to me 488 00:39:34,626 --> 00:39:36,033 that he had severely wounded Lady Huo. 489 00:39:36,941 --> 00:39:40,043 He also told me to lie to the authorities 490 00:39:40,541 --> 00:39:41,787 and frame Jin Xue Wen. 491 00:39:42,541 --> 00:39:45,187 He threatened to kill me if I disobeyed him. 492 00:39:46,900 --> 00:39:48,147 I swear to heaven 493 00:39:48,705 --> 00:39:50,111 that if a single word of this is false, 494 00:39:50,661 --> 00:39:53,066 may the entire Jiao family be wiped out. 495 00:39:53,661 --> 00:39:54,820 I can't believe that happened. 496 00:39:54,900 --> 00:39:56,667 Then Jin Xue Wen was truly wronged. 497 00:39:57,220 --> 00:39:58,466 You treacherous woman! 498 00:39:59,220 --> 00:40:00,941 How dare you give false testimony! 499 00:40:01,021 --> 00:40:03,066 You deceived me and protected the killer, 500 00:40:03,461 --> 00:40:06,340 causing an innocent man to suffer injustice for 15 years 501 00:40:06,420 --> 00:40:07,747 and die with a bitter grudge. 502 00:40:08,065 --> 00:40:09,144 Guards! 503 00:40:09,300 --> 00:40:11,324 - Seize her! - Yes, sir! 504 00:40:13,021 --> 00:40:15,643 Prefect Luo, why are you suddenly acting so outraged? 505 00:40:15,820 --> 00:40:17,267 Madam Jiao certainly bears blame, 506 00:40:17,700 --> 00:40:20,491 but the one who closed the case back then was you, not her. 507 00:40:21,105 --> 00:40:22,328 You're right. 508 00:40:23,141 --> 00:40:24,906 It was precisely because she deceived me 509 00:40:25,181 --> 00:40:27,187 that I convicted the wrong man. 510 00:40:28,021 --> 00:40:29,986 I've failed the Imperial Court 511 00:40:30,661 --> 00:40:32,466 and failed the people. 512 00:40:32,900 --> 00:40:35,906 This case was riddled with inconsistencies from the start, 513 00:40:36,380 --> 00:40:38,212 yet you convicted a man based solely on 514 00:40:38,292 --> 00:40:40,123 a few witnesses' one-sided statements, 515 00:40:40,661 --> 00:40:42,906 completely ignoring all the contradictions. 516 00:40:44,461 --> 00:40:45,684 Prefect Luo, 517 00:40:46,101 --> 00:40:47,946 were you truly deceived into making a wrong judgement, 518 00:40:48,780 --> 00:40:50,667 or did you conspire with the real killer 519 00:40:50,981 --> 00:40:53,523 to set Jin Xue Wen up as the scapegoat? 520 00:41:03,025 --> 00:41:05,315 How dare you slander me in public! 521 00:41:05,606 --> 00:41:07,372 The crime scene was covered in sword marks. 522 00:41:07,941 --> 00:41:10,643 Who replaced the furniture to conceal them? 523 00:41:10,900 --> 00:41:14,180 And why was there not a mention of those sword marks in the case files? 524 00:41:14,260 --> 00:41:16,638 What sword marks? I remember nothing of the sort. 525 00:41:16,719 --> 00:41:17,942 You don't remember? 526 00:41:18,380 --> 00:41:19,603 Someone else does! 527 00:41:34,220 --> 00:41:35,443 Prefect Luo, 528 00:41:35,820 --> 00:41:37,043 do you remember him? 529 00:41:37,420 --> 00:41:39,986 15 years ago, when you were still the Xiangyang magistrate, 530 00:41:41,101 --> 00:41:44,867 he and Wang Xing were constables under you. 531 00:41:49,181 --> 00:41:50,404 My name is Yao Yu Shan. 532 00:41:52,745 --> 00:41:53,968 Greetings, Prefect Luo. 533 00:42:11,145 --> 00:42:12,368 Yao Yu Shan. 534 00:42:18,385 --> 00:42:19,671 How long were you planning to hide? 535 00:42:30,380 --> 00:42:31,603 Officer Zhan, 536 00:42:32,501 --> 00:42:33,827 how did you recognize me? 537 00:42:37,541 --> 00:42:39,066 The second time I went to your house, 538 00:42:39,581 --> 00:42:41,626 I noticed your wife wasn't nearly as anxious. 539 00:42:42,021 --> 00:42:45,466 I should've realized then that she knew where you were. 540 00:42:47,181 --> 00:42:50,147 And beggars usually beg in crowded marketplaces. 541 00:42:50,661 --> 00:42:53,267 But you and the others always stayed in the back alleys, 542 00:42:54,141 --> 00:42:55,546 never leaving even in the rain. 543 00:42:57,074 --> 00:43:00,747 So I guessed someone must've been bringing you food every day. 544 00:43:01,756 --> 00:43:02,979 Just now, I recognized you 545 00:43:03,385 --> 00:43:06,884 because you weren't quite like the other beggars.