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You're here to save someone, aren't you?

I thought that place was a treasure vault.

Standing here won't help.

Let's leave for now.

We'll try another spot tomorrow.

Let's go.

The barrier ahead has been triggered!

Everyone, hurry!

Yes!

Quick, find the one who triggered the barrier!

They must be nearby.

Yes!

You guys, search carefully!

Yes!

Over here!

Over there!

Check over there!

Got it!

Search thoroughly!

They should be close by.

Over here!

Go over there!

There's movement over there!

Head over there!

-Got it. -Got it!

Over here!

Looks like they went that way.

As if I needed you to tell me.

Let's go.

I think someone was following us earlier.

Who do you think it could be?

Not sure.

Qing Cai, is it?

Gan Pu?

You're pretty good, huh?

Restoring the barrier so I'd trigger it?

To get me chased down

and bitten by a snake?

This grudge...

You just wait!

I… I can't die yet.

Not yet.

I still have a mission.

Be careful.

It's okay.

What's… what's wrong with her?

I found her in the forest.

She was bitten by a venomous snake

and almost died.

Where exactly did you find her?

Not far from the barrier.

It seems she triggered it

and got bitten.

Take this to Han Aizhen.

This piece is big.

Was that person just now Han Aizhen?

We've truly made an enemy this time.

Even sending food to make peace won't help now.

She was seriously hurt this time.

This grudge is a serious one.

Eat something.

I'm not eating.

You're hurt today.

You need to eat something to recover.

Let me rest for a bit.

I'll be fine after a while.

She won't eat.

Thanks.

Wait a moment.

This will make it taste better.

Want some?

It smells great.

You didn't poison this, did you?

This poison is deadly.

49 days later...

If a woman eats this, nothing will happen.

What do you mean?

The ingredients here aren't poisonous.

But if a man eats it, it'll harm his body.

If a man eats it, he'll be sterile.

You know it again.

What's with you? Why are you so scared?

Uh…

I was bitten by a rabbit when I was a kid.

So now I'm terrified of rabbits.

You were bitten by a rabbit?

Even rabbits bite you?

How much do you have to annoy others?

Who knows?

Maybe I was born unlucky.

Just eat it. It won't kill you.

I don't know what Han Aizhen's background is.

Her temper is too volatile.

She's not suitable to be here.

We still need to be careful.

Though she's impatient,

She's highly destructive. She'll cause trouble.

Your mind's not broken, huh?

So, are you going to deal with me now?

We're all smart people here.

We're all well aware of the situation.

Whether we're enemies or allies, it's still hard to say, isn't it?

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

At the very least, we're all opposed to Mingyi Manor,

right?

Hard to say.

This is Sun Li,

whom you've all met already.

Next, I'd like to introduce someone else,

the overall supervisor of our trial disciples,

Young Master Wang.

I am Wang Yishao.

I was away dealing with important matters earlier,

and by the time I returned, I'd already missed the event.

I'd like to apologize for that.

Today, I'll be teaching you all to dance.

Come, let's learn together.

One, two, three, four.

Five, six, seven, eight.

Two, two, three, four.

That's right.

Like this.

Five, six, seven, eight.

Like this.

What are you doing?

Correct.

Yes, move your hips, your chest, and your head.

Five, six, seven, eight.

This hand, this hand.

That's right.

Last time,

you were just making things up, weren't you?

But...

Strange.

Why do you

always smell like a man?

You're not secretly hiding a man, are you?

You're funny.

You don't want to do feminine movements.

Do you imagine yourself

as a man every day?

And your legs…

Why are you touching my legs?

What's the big deal about a woman touching you?

This Qing Cai seems a little odd.

Keep an eye on her.

Got it.

Do you actually think you're a man?

Her name is Vegetable.

Right?

Right.

Her name is quite unique.

This newcomer seems very clever.

I need to stir the waters a bit.

Madam, since

we have a man here,

why don't we let him dance?

Let us see

what a real man's dancing looks like.

I agree.

Sure.

Dance!

The women here

don't do feminine dances.

Can you show us?

From the beginning?

Start from the beginning,

so we can observe.

Please, go ahead.

So beautiful!

He's like a cat,

not on the same team as you.

I heard you keep a cat.

You didn't bring it, did you?

Of course, I did.

Wang Yishao is afraid of cats?

I can use that.

Alright, alright, enough fooling around.

Let's keep practicing.

I admire you so much! You have to teach me.

Jiaoniang!

-You dare tease Young Master Wang? -Don't run!

Despicable! Shameless!

You...

She went that way!

Let's hurry! Go, go, go! Quick!

Young Master Wang!

Young Master Wang!

Wait for me!

Young Master Wang!

Don't run, Young Master Wang!

Make way! Make way!

Young Master Wang!

Young Master Wang!

Young Master Wang!

Young Master Wang!

Young Master Wang!

Young Master Wang!

What's going on?

Where did those two run off to?

Over there.

Let's chase them! We can't let her succeed.

Despicable! Shameless!

Go! Go!

What's going on? Why is the alarm ringing?

They stumbled upon it by accident.

Who triggered it?

I couldn't see.

We couldn't figure out what happened either.

The alarm just went off.

Do you think they did it on purpose or by accident?

By the time we arrived, they'd already triggered it.

It's hard to say.

It's hard to say?

You suspect it was deliberate?

I can't be sure either.

It's hard to say about that Qing Cai.

She always seems a bit odd.

As for Young Master Wang,

his identity shouldn't allow such behavior.

If it were up to me,

that person shouldn't have been left alive.

But Yinniang doesn't permit that.

True.

You two, check the barrier.

Yes.

Add a few more people to guard it.

Yes.

We shouldn't have been so impulsive.

That person was bait.

Yes.

The barrier wasn't damaged,

just triggered.

Be more vigilant in the coming days.

Young Master Wang, stop running!

Young Master Wang!

Young Master Wang!

Why are you running? Stop running!

Don't come near me!

Well, why are you running?

What are you trying to do?

I want you to teach me how to dance!

Oh, come off it.

Who dances while carrying a cat?

I'm not carrying a cat!

Are you sure you want me to teach you to dance?

Yes!

Let me go change my clothes first.

Wait, wait, wait!

The...

The weather is so nice,

and the sun is shining.

Just let it dry out!

Are you sure you don't mind?

You're really nonchalant about this.

What's the big deal?

It's not like I haven't seen it before.

You already have a husband?

Actually,

I'm a widow.

My late husband has already passed away.

I'm sorry.

Vegetable.

That name is still a bit strange.

My real name is Qing Cai.

“Vegetable” is just a nickname Hu Jiao and the others gave me.

They were just messing around.

Qing Cai?

Then I should call you Widow Qing.

Widow Qing…

Well...

It sounds a bit awkward.

Just keep calling me Vegetable.

Vegetable.

It does sound rather appetizing.

No wonder Hu Jiao gave you

such a nickname.

I didn't expect you to be so straightforward.

You're not shy about speaking your mind,

and you don't care about propriety between men and women.

I'm unfamiliar with social norms. If I've offended you,

please forgive me.

It's fine.

It's actually refreshing.

Men and women should maintain proper distance.

Okay.

Let's just be friends.

I feel more comfortable that way.

Alright.

Do you really want to learn how to dance?

Of course! Let's do it.

Watch closely.

This person sees himself as a celestial being, detached from the mundane.

I love knocking such “celestials” down a peg.

How can you dance while holding a cat?

This isn't a cat. This is my mother.

The cat's name is Jiaoniang.

She's a cat, but also her mother.

Even if she's your mother,

how can you dance while holding her?

Put her down already!

My mother was resting in the room.

Since she came out,

I have to carry her.

I can't just ignore my mother.

Qing Cai is really clever, figuring that out so quickly.

Why don't we take a break?

Sure.

Sure.

I'm sorry.

For someone so carefree,

how can you be afraid of something so mundane?

You mean the cat?

I'm not actually afraid of cats.

I just can't get close to them.

I'll get rashes.

Once it got really bad.

I almost lost my life.

That serious?

Sorry, I had no idea.

It's fine.

You intentionally triggered the barrier earlier, didn't you?

What do you think?

The people who came to Mingyi Manor this time

are all working for their own interests.

I don't like confrontation.

What you're saying is you feel you have no choice, right?

But what's the reason behind all of this?

There are always people who want more,

power, for example.

I really hope we don't end up as enemies.

But I think

everyone being in a certain camp

is all a matter of chance.

And perhaps

there's a chance to choose again.

Is that how you see things?

Parents are given by the heavens,

but how you choose to act

is up to you.

What you're saying

seems to be aimed at what I've said.

It's what my teacher taught me.

Haven't you noticed?

I'm only saying what you want to say.

Your teacher must be extraordinary.

It seems you already know my identity.

That wasn't hard to guess.

For you to be accepted by an all-women villa like Mingyi Manor

and even become its so-called Supervisor,

you can't be a nobody.

I might as well tell you.

I'm the second prince.

A transaction?

Not just one.

A very complicated series of transactions.

Next, he'll ask about my identity.

I can't let him keep probing.

I admire you.

Friendships between gentlemen are as light as water.

Since we can connect on a deeper level,

we should maintain a respectful distance.

Don't misunderstand me.

I have no feelings for you whatsoever.

-Really. -Hurry, hurry, hurry!

We must find her.

Truly despicable!

-Let's go. -We have to find her.

Alright.

-Let's go. -Search over there.

Check over there too.

Okay.

That barrier is very complex.

We'll need some specially crafted components

to stabilize the triggered mechanisms.

That lock is also quite intricate.

It'll require a complete set of lock-picking tools.

I don't have those things.

I only know how to make them.

That place

looks like a place designed to hold prisoners.

From the way you're acting,

it seems like you're about to jack up the price.

Tell me, what exactly do you need to make,

and how many parts do you need.

So you don't trust me, huh?

It's fine if you don't.

I can take or leave this deal.

It's up to you.

What are you doing?

Look, I'm skilled in martial arts. I can help you.

If you help me this time, I'll return the favor once.

A fair deal.

We'll need at least ten small stabilizing parts

and twenty

larger components.

Altogether, it'll cost ten taels of silver.

Ten taels of silver?

I don't even spend that much in a year!

Why don't you just ask for a hundred taels while you're at it?

You swindler!

How can you say that?

Rare goods are worth hoarding. And only I can make them.

I didn't ask you for a thousand taels of silver.

That's already being very generous to you.

A thousand taels of silver?

You greedy scoundrel, taking advantage of the situation.

I need to buy on credit.

It's quite depressing.

Impossible. I can't give you credit.

With the way you're running your shady business, you still don't have money?

You must have made a fortune by now, right?

This business hasn't even started yet.

You're taking me for your first sucker.

Fine.

Enough talk.

One word.

Deal or not?

I have no money.

Then you can handle it yourself.

Can't even get credit for selling goods?

Alright, I'll find the money.

What does Qing Cai usually do?

Helping me find food.

Anything else?

She's quite funny.

Always so jumpy.

You're the one who's jumpy.

Not really.

So, who's she been hanging out with recently?

Gan Pu, I suppose.

They often go out together,

but

it's mostly to find food for me.

Good.

Carefree.

I actually envy you.

The way you say it, it sounds like you're insulting me.

You can tell, huh?

Do you think I'm a fool?

But if you think that way,

you're suspicious of Vegetable?

At least she's not on our side.

Watch her

and see what she's been up to.

Got it.

I should follow her secretly and don't get caught.

Can you do it?

I can't.

But I can stick to her.

She won't be able to do anything. Problem solved.

Alright.

Let's do that then.

Right.

I think I've noticed

she's interested in you.

If you ask me,

you might as well use the "honeypot" strategy.

This way, Vegetable...

But this is one of the Thirty-Six Stratagems. It's so much easier.

Just remember your task.

Why are you following me?

From now on, I'm going to follow you.

Wherever you go, I'll go.

Are you trying to be my personal bodyguard?

Personal bodyguard?

Yes, that's right.

I'm going hunting.

I'll go too.

I need to raise money.

I must shake her off.

Fine, let's go together.

But with your agility,

I can easily lose you in no time.

Jiaoniang's attribute is more agile.

I'll borrow Jiaoniang's attribute for a bit.

I'll go too.

Then I'll go along as well.

Let's go.

Wait for me, you guys!

Wait.

Someone's calling you.

What are you up to, anyway?

You money-grubber.

I'm just satisfying your appetite, aren't I?

I must say, you're really quite unlucky.

Being broke is one thing,

but dragging around a big T-Rex?

You don't even have a chance to beg for food.

Give me a hand.

I'll help you out, seeing how pitiful you are.

So, how do you want to deal with it?

Should we capture them directly,

or set up a few traps?

Isn't there that "get lost" thing?

Then I can relax.

There's such a thing?

So powerful.

You're pretty clever. That one's quite tricky.

Come with me.

This way.

You guys.

Wait for me.

Do we have to go this far to hunt?

I can't go on anymore.

I'm... I'm exhausted.

Can't go on.

If you can't go on, just rest here.

We'll keep going.

-Let's go then. -Alright, let's go.

No way.

We all came out together.

If we go, we go together.

I don't want to be bitten to death by a venomous snake again.

Then I can't go on.

I'm... I'm dead tired.

I need to sit for a while, right here.

Maybe we'll even see a rabbit run into a tree.

That makes sense.

I'm tired too. Let's sit for a while.

We've already reached the edge of Mingyi Manor.

How is Gan Pu going to teach me to get out?

Oh, right.

A while ago,

I just learned a really interesting dance.

Want to learn it?

Yes, let's learn it.

Okay, let's learn it.

I won't learn it.

Come on, take a look.

It's quite interesting.

A very skilled teacher taught me this.

They said,

wave your hands like this,

shake your head twice,

then stomp your foot,

and spin around.

The key is in the footwork.

You need to take seven steps to the right,

then ten steps to the left.

Hu Jiao, can't you be more like a girl?

Be a bit more charming, will you?

Spin around again.

Don't forget the hand movements.

Have you learned it?

Don't forget the key points.

You should rest for a while.

Alright.

I've got it.

Let's go a bit further in.

How about we hunt first and then talk?

Let's go.

Don't sleep anymore.

Carry your mother and let's go.

Jiaoniang.

Let's go.

The path is slippery here. Watch your step.

Hu Jiao.

Look, is that catnip?

Where?

Where?

Look, isn't that it?

You need to walk seven steps to the right,

then ten steps to the left.

What's wrong?

Well done. That's another strike against you.

Where did Qing Cai go?

To hell with him.

To hell? There really is a "get lost" thing?

Is it real?

Still saying "hmm"?

"Get lost"? You're really something.

You'll regret this.

Will I?

This is quite fun.

Jiaoniang, let's go this way.

You don't believe me?

Then I'll wait for you here.

Idiot.

Finally out of that maze.

Where are they?

Did they all go up the mountain?

You must be quite reluctant

to come here.

Some debts of gratitude

must be repaid.

I know.

When you were young,

he always took care of you.

It's just that

this is too unfair to you.

Although this time he seems to be taking advantage of past kindness,

at least I've repaid him a favor.

Let's just consider it self-consolation.

What do you think of Qing Cai?

A very strange person.

But definitely not on our side.

Hu Jiao might not be able to keep an eye on him.

Of course.

So we can only do our best and leave the rest to fate.

Yishao, I...

I want to talk to you about something.

I'll go find Hu Jiao and the others first.

Let's talk another day.

Is that all?

Just this little?

What I need is ten taels of silver.

Ten taels of silver?

I've never even seen that much.

Never seen that much before.

Why don't we start a business?

Actually, I don't want to keep living like this either.

I want to find a nice girl

and do something proper.

What can you do?

Open a snack shop.

My mom's cooking is the best in town.

I'll have her teach me.

I think opening a snack shop

shouldn't be a problem.

Mom, I'm home!

Jing, you're back.

You're back so early today.

This is our boss.

New, new boss?

It's the same one as before.

Why didn't you say so earlier?

Boss, you've come to have a meal at our home.

Why did it take so long for you to visit?

Were we being too polite?

Please don't call me boss.

You can just call me by my name.

How can that be?

This boss of yours,

after shaving, he's quite a handsome young man.

Why are they here too?

Are you trying to eat us out of house and home?

Mom,

they're here to learn your cooking skills.

Eating them out of house and home?

You used to have a beard.

What a waste of such a handsome face.

What did you just say?

What skills? What do you want to learn?

Cooking.

Them?

Do you want to make pig food?

Yes.

Why do they seem even dumber today?

They're all scared dumb.

What do you mean?

Have you seen a ghost?

What are you going to do after learning this?

I just want to open a snack stand.

A snack stand won't work either.

Think about it, a snack stand

needs pots, bowls, and utensils.

Where would our family get that much money?

Mom, don't you want your son to get married?

Mom has already started saving

the money for your marriage.

The problem is

decent girls

don't like troublemakers, you know.

Are you serious? You really want to set up a stall and do business?

Yes, indeed.

Alright then, let's have a good talk about it.

Go bring a few chairs over here.

Come on, let's get some chairs.

-Get the chairs. -Let's go.

Boss, please take the seat of honor.

Please, you first.

Please, you go ahead.

No, please, you first.

How about we sit together then?

This kid is really good-looking.

Mine, mine, it's mine.

I'll sit first.

Let's talk.

What are you going to sell at your stall?

Braised chicken wings.

Good.

What about the others?

I'm planning to sell Shredded Pork in Garlic Sauce.

How about Glutinous Rice Balls?

Wait, why does it sound like

you're trying to put together a whole restaurant?

Okay.

I just listened outside for a bit.

You guys.

To sum it up in one sentence,

you lack experience.

Lack of experience.

You're back, sir.

I didn't recognize you at first.

You shaved off your beard, boy,

looking sharp!

So different.

Move aside.

These ideas of yours

will definitely cause you lose money.

You won't even gain any fame.

You old coot.

Your son is finally trying to do something legitimate.

Can't you stop with the sarcastic remarks?

Alright, alright, alright.

Why do people go out to eat on the streets?

You don't know, do you?

It's because

it's delicious, but not filling.

If it's not filling, why eat it?

Isn't that just being silly?

Exactly, that's right.

The filling ones are called main dishes.

The not-so-filling ones are called snacks.

Why are you the only one left?

Where are the others?

Who are you looking for?

I saw you all going up the mountain earlier.

I just came to check things out since I had nothing else to do.

You're here to find Qing Cai, aren't you?

What do you mean?

I saw you two running off together that day.

That was a misunderstanding.

She just wanted me to teach her how to dance.

She ignored perfectly good teachers,

and asked a grown man like you to dance with her.

Anyone would find that strange, wouldn't they?

Everyone interprets things differently.

Is there any more normal interpretation?

Everyone has their own motives.

What you saw

may not be the truth.

Maybe you two are putting on an act.

Who knows?

It seems

you've figured out my identity.

Maybe I deduced it.

We all know without saying.

Since you know who I am,

you should understand

I don't like conflict.

Before a dog barks,

who knows if it will bite?

That fiery temper of yours

easily reveals your true nature.

You're already losing your cool.

Want to kill me to shut me up?

We haven't reached the point of a life-or-death struggle, have we?

You're right.

Let's continue playing the game then.

That's a good attitude.

To make these things delicious,

you need good ingredients.

Good ingredients

must be mixed by yourselves.

Look.

I have some insights about ingredients.

I can help you research together.

Who is this?

I don't know.

Do you know?

I don't know either.

This is a mixture

of several spicy flavors combined into a seasoning.

Boss, boss, boss!

Boss, here, water!

Here, here.

No way.

Are you feeling better?

It's poison.

You ate too much.

You should only eat a little of this stuff.

I...

I just smelled it.

I didn't even eat any.

What do you mean?

Now,

do you want to kill me to shut me up?