[Divine Constable Tally]
[Episode 10]
[Wood Horse] [Earth Snake] [Earth Hare]
The Tianshu Pavilion contains
everything in the universe.
The distribution of archives and files
[Wind]
is based on the secret codes
of heaven and earth.
Section A records
the daily life of the royal family
and the secrets of the clan.
Section B focuses on criminal cases,
unsolved cases,
[Royal Secrets]
and vendettas in the jianghu.
Section C covers astronomy, astrology,
and geography.
And so on.
As for the fire disaster
of the Prince's Hunting Ground
in the 20th year of Hongyun...
"A" represents imperial power,
and "Hare" belongs
to the Wood element of the East,
which exactly corresponds to the direction
of the Mulan Hunting Ground.
Even the direction of the shelves
is mocking that
Zhou Yan died in
the second lunar month,
when all things come back to life.
This is
the royal secret kept on
the Hare shelf in Section A.
Royal Records.
Spring of the 20th year of Hongyun.
[Imperial Astronomical Bureau’s Record
of Celestial Anomalies]
[9th day of the 2nd lunar month
in the 20th year of Hongyun]
In the suburbs of
the capital's Tianhuang City,
at Mulan Hunting Ground.
On the 9th day of the 2nd lunar month
in the 20th year of Hongyun,
in the third solar term,
Fourth Prince Zhou Yan
died in a mountain fire
during a spring hunt.
[9th day of the 2nd lunar month
in the 20th year of Hongyun]
I want to go home!
Brother, where are you?
I want to go home! I want to go home!
I want to go home!
I want to go home!
Who are you?
I want to go home!
How dare you!
Your robe is embroidered
with dragon patterns.
Don't you know
this is a crime of overstepping?
I didn't want to wear this.
Someone put it on me.
Stop crying.
Are you lost?
I am the Fourth Prince
of the current dynasty, Zhou Yan.
I can ask my father to send you home.
Really?
My father wove this for me.
You can play with it.
Take it.
Stop crying.
Who are you?
Who are you?
As his father, I was overcome with grief.
I suspended court for 3 days
to keep vigil for my beloved son.
Following public opinion,
I bestowed upon my fourth son
the posthumous title of Prince Qihuai.
In the end, a prince
was not as important as your empire.
In your heart,
have you ever
truly felt heartache for me?
The Fourth Prince
died in a mountain fire
during the spring hunt.
If I can find
the cases related to
missing children from that year,
I might find a clue.
[Criminal Investigation Cases]
[Local Customs] [Pharmacology]
[Reconstruction of Lost Texts]
[Wind]
[Case File on the Disappearance
of the Shen Family of Four]
[Case File on the Disappearance
of the Shen Family of Four]
[Detailed Record from
the Divine Constable Bureau]
[Cellar: 200 jin of radishes stored
for winter, stacked in a square pile]
[Investigation Report
on the Shen Residence]
On the 8th day of the 2nd lunar month
in the 20th year of Hongyun,
in Yeqiao Town,
on the outskirts of the capital,
scholar Shen Baoquan
and his family of 4 went missing.
Apart from two
spurts of blood at the scene,
there were no clues.
This case remains unsolved.
Missing persons:
Shen Baoquan, 31 years old.
Shen Jing'an, 11 years old.
Shen Lan, 8 years old...
The 8th day of the second lunar month.
The day before the events at
Mulan Hunting Ground.
Shen Lan, 8 years old.
The 8th day of the second lunar month.
The day before the events at
Mulan Hunting Ground.
[Divine Constable, Qingyang]
That is the God of Lies,
Qipi.
It has no eyes or nose,
[God of Lies, Qipi]
only a mouth that distorts the truth
and deceives people's hearts.
Chief.
Why are you here?
It's almost midnight.
You were in there for a long time,
so I thought I'd come and take a look.
As expected, nothing escapes
the Chief's eyes.
Tianshu Pavilion is really too big.
I accidentally lost track of time.
To linger like this,
you must have found something
interesting to you.
I originally thought that
Tianshu Pavilion
was only used to store archives.
I didn't expect
there to be
such a magnificent place here.
I am but a layman.
Despite studying them for a long while,
I still couldn't figure out
what was so profound
about these god murals.
If, as the Chief just said,
Qipi represents lies,
then
what do the other gods
represent?
Chief,
could you please enlighten me?
This is Kelu,
and this is Rangnan.
They respectively oversee the Immortality
and Prophecy of all beings.
Kelu?
Is it the God Kelu that Wen Nansheng
mentioned?
Qipi
represents lies.
Haiqu is in charge of hatred.
[God of Hatred, Haiqu]
Qiuyu is the God of Calamity.
[God of Calamity, Qiuyu]
And this last one,
Hanluo,
represents death.
[God of Death, Hanluo]
Are these all murals
of the ancient Liluo Sect?
But why are they here
in the secret room of Tianshu Pavilion?
These murals
look really strange.
They really don't look like
things from our Shi Dynasty.
Chief,
may I know why you kept them
in the secret room of Tianshu Pavilion?
These are indeed
not products of our Shi Dynasty.
The reason they are sealed in
the deepest part of Tianshu Pavilion
is that
these things are highly ominous.
Seeing them,
you will understand
where all the
pain and sin in this world
come from.
Are these gods
actually the source of all pain
and sin in the world?
You must remember.
Even the closest people around you
may not be what you see
with your own eyes.
I will keep the Chief's teachings in mind.
[Yeqiao Town, Outskirts of Tianhuang City]
Miss.
It's hot. Have some herbal tea.
Take a look.
It cools you down.
Aunt Wang.
Did you just make this?
Yes, it's freshly woven.
Excuse me, sir.
May I ask
how to get to this address?
- The Shen family?
It's the courtyard ahead.
[Noodles]
Thank you.
Okay.
Is anyone here?
Is anyone home?
Meng Rui?
Why is it you?
This is my house.
This is your house?
Of course I know this is your house.
I came here looking for you.
I thought
the one opening the door would be
a servant or maid.
How did you find my house?
Didn't the Chief ask Yan and the others
to escort you back?
I asked them.
No one in the bureau knows
my address.
I admit,
I followed you that day.
With my lightness skill,
following you here
was a piece of cake.
Didn't you say
you've been homeless since you were 11
and studied under Dao Yin?
I didn't expect
that you'd own such an old house
here in Tianhuang City.
Why haven't I
heard you mention it before?
Or is it
that this house is...
Meng Rui.
Meng Rui! Meng Rui!
My parents must be waiting for me!
And my brother!
He must be anxiously waiting for me
to fly kites together!
Shen Jing'an, 11 years old.
Shen Lan, 8 years old.
Yan'er.
So beautiful! It's awesome!
Awesome!
-Father made me a grasshopper!
-Slow down, Fourth Prince.
Father made me a grasshopper!
The grasshopper Father made me
is the most beautiful in the world!
Father,
will you make more for me in the future?
I will weave a hundred grasshoppers
for you, Yan'er.
Why a hundred?
Because I hope you
can live a long life.
But Father,
what would you do
if I die
one day?
Nonsense.
My Yan'er
will surely live a long life
and become the most outstanding emperor
of our Great Shi Dynasty.
[Shen]
If you are Shen Lan,
then I guess
your brother Shen Jing'an is still alive.
Bearing a blood feud,
he changed his name.
Maybe he even became a constable.
I'll make a bet with you.
He must be waiting for you to come home
to fly kites together.
As the saying goes,
it takes a hundred days
to recover from a bone injury.
Not to mention your injury
is quite serious.
Mr. Meng, in the future,
we will be neighbors.
You are welcome
to visit me regularly.
What did you say?
This house...
I bargained it down to 240 taels.
They said that since I wanted
to move in overnight,
I had to add another 10 taels.
I don't know
if spending these 250 taels of silver
was considered
expensive or not.
I have a gift for you.
Shen Lan, let's see
who wins this bet.
You, or me.
I can only try.
Brother, you're flying it so high.
Brother,
can you fly it a bit higher?
Okay!
It seems
my guess was right.
Shen Jing'an has never
forgotten
the promise with his brother.
The deeper the love,
the deeper the pain.
Meng Rui,
don't mind
the kite.
I just wanted to give my new neighbor
a little gift.
Let's get down to business.
I promised
to tell you the situation
in the bureau.
The case of the demon
has made no progress so far.
Lou Tianming's wanted poster
has also been sent
to all prefectures and counties.
You don't need to worry.
By the way,
there is one more thing
that is crucial to the overall situation.
Although the Chief repeatedly told me
not to tell you yet,
I think
I should still let you know.
Come in.
When will you change your habit
of always bringing up the Chief
at every turn?
What's on your back?
The Kui Wood Wolf constellation.
Ever since Dao Yin
taught me the Severe-Cold Sword technique,
I've had this.
It appears whenever I channel my energy.
I didn't expect this technique
to be so profound.
The Severe-Cold Sword technique
is indeed extraordinary.
You and Dao Yin...
A beggar
and a wanderer
actually developed
such a master-disciple bond.
What a deep destiny.
Meng Rui,
why did you
want to learn the
Severe-Cold Sword technique?
Could it be that
you have some deep-seated hatred
and need peerless martial arts
to take revenge?
Nice drawing.
But what is this you drew?
This is the tattoo I saw
on the demon's nape.
Since
they tattooed it on their bodies,
it means
this thing is crucial
to them.
Meng Rui,
have you ever thought about
investigating
the origin of this bug?
I was just planning
to go to Tianshu Pavilion
to check it out later.
Why would Tianshu Pavilion
know anything about this?
For weird things like this,
you have to rely on unorthodox methods
to ask around.
Are you interested?
I'll take you to a place
to help you investigate.
This is the Underworld Market?
That's right.
This is the largest black market
in Great Shi.
The Divine Constable Bureau
has tried to raid it many times,
but could never find a way in.
I remember when you first joined
the Divine Constable Bureau,
you arrested many merchants
from the Underworld Market.
What is your relationship with this place?
Lord Constable Ghost,
don't forget.
Besides being a constable,
I am also a merchant.
As a merchant,
it's natural to have some
connections.
It's not surprising that I have dealings
with the Underworld Market.
Let's go.
Why are you running?
Don't worry.
The one who came here today
is not Lord Constable Ghost,
but my friend.
We are here to ask you
about something.
I really don't know
where your master is.
Have you seen this?
The usual rules.
Is that enough?
Tell us everything you know.
Mr. Meng...
Have you ever heard of
the Five Wonders of Liluo?
The Five Wonders of Liluo?
This insect is called Chiying,
one of the Five Wonders of Liluo.
In our line of work,
we often have to search around for
snakes, insects, and poisonous plants
to use as medicinal ingredients.
Rumor has it
that Chiying
loves to gather around graves.
Someone once saw it
while gathering herbs.
Where?
Where?
When people get old,
they really become useless.
Useless...
Speak.
I remember now.
It was found in Mingling County, Qingzhou.
There's one person here
who isn't marked.
[Ministry of w*r Roster] [Su Wei]
Could this person still be alive?
This person
went to Mingling County in Qingzhou
many years ago
and disappeared without a trace.
This Chiying insect
is no ordinary bug.
Anyone who sees it is terrified.
However,
that's all in the past.
Later on,
it disappeared completely.
Since it is one of
the Five Wonders of Liluo,
what makes it a wonder?
Its wonder lies in its poison.
If a hundred of them bite the body
and the poison enters the marrow,
it can turn a person into a demon.
The poisoned person's
physical capabilities
will increase severalfold,
with a body of the netherworld
and the soul of a beast.
In that case,
Liluo's Dark Night is using this method
to turn living people
into demonic suicide squads
for its use.
No wonder those demons
were impossible to k*ll.
Their bodies have mutated.
Half human, half demon.
What an evil practice.
You mentioned
the Five Wonders of Liluo.
Besides the Chiying bugs,
what are the other wonders?
You asked the right person.
Trying to snatch it?
Speak.
Chiying bugs light the fire,
eroding bones to spawn demons.
The Chiying bugs.
Luo flowers condense into jade,
turning white hair black again.
Tianmoluo, the fruit of immortality.
Puppets pulled by moss threads,
having neither tears nor heart.
Puppetry.
The moon's reflection
turns into the flower in the mirror,
replacing old bones with new faces.
The Canglang tide boils,
and the Eight Wastelands breathe together.
What are these two?
I don't know about that.
That's all
I know.
Liluo actually has 5 ultimate secret arts.
They're carefully planning
to use these evil arts
to revive their reign.
Great Shi is in danger.
You are quite concerned about
the country and the people.
I thought Lord Constable Ghost
only cared about
catching and k*lling people.
Don't worry.
If we can
get a hold of this information,
the Chief and the one on the dragon throne
must have found out too.
It's just that...
We are in the open,
and the enemy is in the dark.
It's hard for us to find
their traces.
How would we know if we don't try?
Well said.
As expected of Lord Constable Ghost.
Old Geezer said
the last place the Chiying bugs appeared
was Mingling County, Qingzhou.
How about it?
Are you interested
in going together?
You're not thinking
of going alone, are you?
If I take you,
I have to ask the Chief for orders
and treat it as official business.
I haven't recovered from my injuries yet.
Do you think the Chief would agree?
Let me tell you,
if you don't take me,
I'll report to the Chief
that you are investigating privately
and acting without authorization.
When that happens,
the Chief will never
dispatch you there.
Think it through.
Su Wei...
Li Qingyang!
[Star-Gathering Pavilion]
[Ministry of w*r Roster] [Su Wei]
Going to Mingling County to find someone?
I thought you were going to catch bugs.
In a sea of people,
do you think it's easier to find a person
or a bug?
Save it.
With your current physical condition,
it's a question whether
you'll even survive the search.
Tell me,
even if
I find this Su Wei
from back then
and force him to tell everything
about what happened,
will Father
release my eldest brother?
My disciple...
Actually, you already
know the answer,
don't you?
You already know the answer.
[Su Wei]
[Divine Constable Bureau]
In Mingling County, Qingzhou,
a green-haired demon suddenly appeared
on Mount Fuyao.
Its appearance is terrifying,
and its movements are mysterious.
It digs up graves, unearths corpses,
picks bones, and eats carrion.
Green-haired demon.
The magistrate of Mingling County
is quite good at naming things.
Previously,
similar cases had been reported.
They were mostly
baseless rumors
and nonsense from people
scaring themselves.
Let the local officials
investigate it further.
Chief,
please look closely.
This case is very uncanny
and by no means ordinary.
What's uncanny about it?
A demon with green hair?
Reporting to the Chief,
I asked Constable Li
to bring up this case.
But investigating the case
is not the main purpose.
Then what is it?
It's...
To recuperate.
You may not know, Chief.
Since I was injured,
I've been deeply troubled and restless.
Mingling County
is my ancestral home.
For some reason, I suddenly...
felt a bit homesick.
I didn't know that.
In that case,
your health takes precedence.
Take your time there.
Relax and rest well.
As for the green-haired demon,
leave it to the local officials.
Thank you, Chief.
Then I'll go too.
Li Qingyang.
Yes.
Recently, the Ministry of Justice
is going to shut down
some underground banks.
Assist them on the side.
You don't need to take the lead,
but you need to be there.
As a newly appointed Divine Constable,
this task
is perfect for you.
But...
It's settled.
You may all leave.
Chief...
Chief.
Constable Ghost
hasn't fully recovered yet.
I am willing to accompany him
to facilitate his treatment.
Alright.
Who else?
Come in and say it all at once.
Chief.
What is it?
Have you forgotten, Chief?
While Mr. Meng has been recovering,
all the fieldwork cases
have fallen on me alone.
Didn't you promise
that after this matter,
you would give me some time off?
That is true.
I forgot when I got busy.
Then I grant you half a month's leave.
Thank you, Chief.
So I'm the only one left.
Congratulations on your
successful mutation, My Lord.
What about the others?
My Lord, your talent is extraordinary.
How can mere people compare?
The current success rate
is less than ten percent.
And even those who have mutated
may experience
sudden death.
Go capture more people...
Go capture more people.
I want people.
I want demons!
Only a sufficiently powerful army
can be invincible!
Yes.