Young Sherlock
♫ Let love subtly weave our separations and reunions ♫
♫ I do not regret how persistent I was in staying by your side ♫
♫ Everyone hopes for a time ♫
♫ When they can love someone without thinking about moral sense ♫
♫Hear the wind howl, the lilting sound of the flute as you are lost in your thoughts ♫
♫ He who holds the sword dances lightly in the wind on the journey home ♫
♫ The song has spread ten thousand miles. Where are you now? ♫
♫ Can you hear it clearly? ♫
♫ I am here, waiting for you. ♫
Timing and Subtitles by The Chivalrous Team @ Viki
Young Sherlock
Episode 23
Good!
I will reward handsomely!
Look.
Dear, you must reward handsomely for me!
Dear, our boat has arrived.
What a big swan.
Not bad.
Look at this boat.
The color is monotonous and the shape is weird.
- So pretty. - Yeah.
- Really pretty. - So big.
Brother Tong, you're quite lavish.
No, no. It can't be compared to your wealth, Brother Shi.
Look. Even Guru Qingsong of Taixu Temple has personally come to recite some spiritual chants.
Brother Shi, you're the lavish one.
Brother Tong, you're exaggerating.
It is an exaggeration.
You go around talking about others without even knowing your own worth.
You!
Hello, Uncle.
Hello, Merchant Tong.
I always hear from Yan'er about Runnan this and Runnan that.
Seeing him today, he is indeed impressive in appearance and seems talented.
Yeah.
You flatter me. I don't deserve such praise.
You do. You do.
You match really well with Yan'er.
Father.
A dog's eyes look at people from the bottom.
Tong Fukang, who are you criticizing?
I'm criticizing whoever is a dog.
You!
Yan'er.
You're a grown man. Instead of thinking to serve the royal court,
you've learned to curse and insult people.
Brother Tong, the way you teach your children...
No wonder Runnan would rather be with my Yan'er.
Shi Taiji, don't take a mile when you've only got an inch.
What do you want to do?
Good. Good. Brother Shi, no wonder you are the pillar holding up North Tiancheng.
I will be leaving.
I won't be seeing you off.
Enjoy on your own. Let's go!
My dear nephew, I am an uncultured man. I hope you don't mind.
You are too modest. You are the true scholar here.
When educated people talk, it's very pleasant to hear.
Uncle, I've invited a few friends.
I'm going to go over to say hi.
Okay, I won't make you stay here. Go quickly.
I'll take my leave. Goodbye.
Yan'er.
You've gotten Runnan but forgotten your father.
Father, that's nonsense.
I've done business for so many years. I can tell at least that much.
Li Runnan is a huge piece of treasure.
Who treats him as a treasure?
Yan'er, you can deceive others, but you can't deceive me.
Don't worry. I, Shi Taiji, will definitely be getting Li Runnan as my son-in-law.
Father.
Mother, look at him.
You.
Father.
Yuanfang, are you jealous?
Yeah, if we were in Changan,
we wouldn't be able to see such a great view.
I'm not talking about that.
Then what are you talking about?
I'm talking about Wanqing and Mengyao.
What?
I knew Mengyao made this lantern.
You already knew but you...
Hey, are you jealous of me?
My Wanqing is beautiful, kind, and gentle.
Your Mengyao...
Of all the people you could've chosen, who told you to choose this mother tiger?
Instead of going on the path to heaven,
you barged through the gates of hell.
- Hey! - Wanqing! Wanqing! Wanqing!
- Wanqing! - What's wrong? Are you okay?
He hit me because he couldn't beat me in conversation. It hurts.
Why did you hit him?
- It hurts. - Yuanfang.
You know Xiao Hu's personality. You really hit him?
He...
Di Renjie, stop pretending!
Did I hit you that hard?
I want to pretend. So what?
You!
So immature.
Sister Wanqing, why are they like kids?
Let's ignore them.
How about we shop around at the tents?
Okay.
Then you guys go first.
I feel a bit sick, so I'll head back first.
Sick?
It's too dangerous for you to go back on your own.
Let Er Bao go with you.
Yes, yes, Er Bao, take my cousin home.
You must take her home safely.
Don't worry, Miss.
I've traveled everywhere with Young Master all these years. You can leave this to me. Don't worry.
Alright, alright, I got it. I know you're incredible. Hurry up.
Let's go.
Di Renjie!
Save me.
- Stop there. - Stop hitting.
Wanqing!
Enough.
Why does hers keep spinning and not sinking?
Hurry, let's go. A ghost is around her.
Ghost?
Miss, an old lady asked me to give this to you.
Come to the Lingying Temple. I have to tell you something.
Little kid, the old lady who gave you this letter—
Little kid?
Take a look!
Look!
Safety talismans! If you buy one, you'll be safe.
This looks good.
Take a look at the safety talismans.
Sir, Lingguan Temple is the most efficacious within a hundred mile circumference.
If you buy one, you're guaranteed to be promoted and get wealthy, live a long and happy life together, and give birth to a son soon.
Why don't you buy one for your wife?
I... I...
This guy speaks so auspiciously.
I'm not his—
What do you mean you're not? It'll eventually happen.
I meant when he said wife (fu ren), not talisman (fu)!
I didn't say anything.
Hey, do you think those things about bewitching and cursing are real or fake?
Do you want to curse Di Renjie?
Why would I curse him?
I just want to know if it's real or fake.
How could it be real?
Just like how Her Highness Xuan Nü can deceive others but not me.
As the saying goes, "Do not speak of the strange and supernatural."
When did you start speaking so strangely like Xiao Hu?
I can't understand!
Don't believe me?
If you don't believe me, then I'll go get a safety talisman
to see if Di Renjie will like you.
You! Are you sick?
Mengyao! Mengyao!
- About that... - Yes?
- I'll take two. - Thank you, sir.
What's wrong?
I said that she should get a safety talisman...
You've angered the mother tiger.
No matter what, the only thing you can do know is to quickly chase after her.
Hurry and go!
Work on a kiss (qin gong).
Light work (qing gong)?
Kiss!
What a perfect match.
Kiss?
Only you would think of that.
Do you also want me to kiss you as I woo you?
If you don't wait for me, I'm going to kiss you.
Say it.
For you.
Safety talisman.
To protect you and keep you healthy. May all your wishes come true.
And may you forever love me.
- What? - Nothing.
Brother Runnan?
Did you recognize wrongly?
How could I recognize wrongly?
But I really don't understand.
Even though he knows us, when he talks, it's confusing.
Who knows what he's hiding in his heart.
Hey! You're always suspicious of others.
Who doesn't hide things?
You can, just like how I also hide a lot of things in my heart.
But it's all one thing.
I secretly look at one person: you!
I can't hide anything else in my heart.
Mengyao!
Mengyao! Mengyao!
Mengyao!
I finally found you.
Mengyao, I just just joking. Please don't be angry.
Joking?
I really didn't take it as a joke
I think you were being very reasonable.
Think about it.
Xiao Hu and I are childhood sweethearts who grew up together.
I really think I should think it over.
What if Xiao Hu really does like me? Then what?
That's impossible. Even if he likes you, he doesn't like you more than I do.
Furthermore, he has Wanqing now.
That's not certain. I need to think it over.
What's wrong?
What else? You made me angry.
So I twisted my ankle.
I'm sorry.
Sorry?
What?
Carry me.
I twisted my ankle. How am I supposed to walk?
Carry you?
I've always been carried by others.
How could I carry someone else?
That's good. Let's have Young Sir Wang know what it feels like to carry someone.
Really?
Three.
- Two! - Okay, okay.
I'll carry you.
But do you know the way?
I don't know.
Just walk straight ahead. Let's go.
My lord.
Do you still remember when my plan almost succeeded that year?
I remember.
If An Bang hadn't taken the provision for the troops...
No, not entirely.
There's an even more important person.
An even more important person?
My lord, everything has gone smoothly.
Good. I have an even more important task for you.
Please order me to do it.
Take a look yourself.
My lord, this—
Starting today, I will remove your name from the military.
If you listen to my orders, in three years, I will gain dominance.
As long as I can help Your Lordship gain dominance,
even if I have to risk my life, I wouldn't hesitate.
You don't have to risk your life.
Remember, you must live.
Within these three years, you are the most important puzzle piece to my plan.
- Go. - I understand.
Then, where did that person go?
It's all in the past. We can forget about it.
This might all just be an experience the heavens have given me to learn from.
Could it have something to do with this little town?
You said you recognized the way.
We've walked so far. Where exactly have we gone?
Hey, let me ask you something.
- Is my ankle twisted? - Yes.
Then, are you carrying me right now?
Yes, yes.
Then aren't you the one with the legs?
Yes.
If yes, then why are you blaming me for not being able to find the way?
Go.
Wait, wait, wait.
I know how to get back now.
Don't say anymore. If you do, we'll be walking all the way to Changan.
I said that I knew the way once I got here.
Really?
There was a sound.
Where is she sneaking off to?
Let's go inside and take a look.
Aren't we like thieves like this?
We are also crippled and disabled thieves.
How could I be like a thief?
I am the almighty Young Sir Wang of the Four Young Sirs of the Capital.
How could I be a thief?
You-- What Four Young Sirs of the Capital?
You're clearly the only one left.
Moreover, if you're not a thief,
then what are you doing now?
I... I'm finding evidence to dispel a superstition.
Oh, you—
Are you okay?
Why didn't you support me?
Seriously.
What is it?
Meat.
Meat?
It really is meat. It has the stench of being burned.
It's human flesh.
What?
To be precise, it should be my flesh.
The piece that was cut out from me.
Your flesh?
This is that piece of flesh.
And this tarpaulin paper...
They had the blood wrapped in here ahead of time
and then then pierced it with their finger.
So when you saw it, you thought I was bleeding.
That's not possible. At that time, Xiao Hu, Wanqing, and I were all there. That's six eyes.
We didn't see anyone.
That's impossible.
She has a way.
Even though she didn't have anything in her hands...
Yes, she did! That cotton cloth to clean the blood.
During my whole treatment, only Shen Ji has handed things to her.
Then where is that thing?
I can find it. Let's go.
Come to the ghost temple. I have something to tell you.
Is anyone there?
Open the door! Open the door!
Tong Manor
Er Bao, what are you doing?
Young Master!
What?
You've finally come back.
What happened?
Where's Miss Mengxi?
She went back to her room. I was so scared waiting for you here alone.
What are you scared of?
There's a ghost!
What is it, Young Master?
B-B-Behind you...
Young Master!
The plant is really beautiful.
You're trying to scare me?
I'm telling you, there really is a ghost!
When I was bringing Miss Mengxi back, I saw Miss Shi Yan with her water lantern.
But her water lantern didn't sink when it went into the water.
It just kept spinning and spinning and wouldn't sink.
And then Miss Mengxi told me that a ghost is around her. That's why it wouldn't sink.
And it's a saying that a ghost is around you if a water lantern doesn't sink.
So I'm worried I—
Where are they? Where are they?
Young Master!
Young Master! Young Master!
Young Master...
Hey, what exactly are you looking for?
I'm looking for something.
Aren't you here to look for evidence?
What can you find by going around here and there?
If I don't go here and there, how can I find it?
You!
What is this?
That's not good. Someone's here.
- Let's hurry and leave. - I can't.
Miss Li Qing.
It's Young Sir Di.
Young Sir Di. Miss Li.
Oh yeah, have you seen my brother?
He was at the water lantern gathering.
He left because he had something to do.
Did something happen at home?
No. My mother wanted me to give my brother this pouch.
Miss Li, something is wrong, isn't it?
I'm a bit scared.
Because just now, I saw a hunchback old lady.
I'm sure my brother already went home.
I should go back.
Be careful.
You too.
Hey, didn't you say we should go to the Shi family's house?
I've changed my mind. Let's go to the ghost house first.
Alright, alright.
We're far enough away. Let me down.
Sorry, I was scared that I'd lose you, so I...
Oh yeah, take this home and have Di Renjie take a look at it.
There will be some leads from this.
What leads can this bring?
Isn't this just a broken ring?
If you piled up all your family's the jade rings, it'll be larger than my uncle's Qingdezhai.
This... is definitely useless.a
It's not a matter of how much.
I'm wondering why Her Highness Xuan Nü has this metal ring.
Let's not talk about that. Let's talk about your water lantern.
It's really ugly.
Let's not talk about it. Let's get back and ask Xiao Hu if there are any leads.
- Let's go. - I don't think it's ugly.
Hey, what are you looking at?
I was looking at how pretty this water lantern is.
Next time, I'll make one that looks even prettier.
Then we'll set it off together, okay?
This is already pretty enough.
If I say it's ugly, then it's ugly.
Let's go.
Carry me.
Again?
I twisted my ankle. If you don't carry me, how do I get back?
Okay.
Let's go.
See? You were overthinking things, weren't you?
I hope so.
Excuse me, who are you?
So it's you, Miss Shenji.
May we ask why you're here?
I obviously came here because I had something to do.
But you two, alone...
Miss Shenji, we don't have any bad intentions.
We just didn't know it was you.
When did you come here?
I just got here.
Then why were you avoiding us?
I don't want to create any misunderstandings.
Did you see anyone else here when you came?
Besides you two, no.
Okay, then we won't bother you anymore.
Tong Manor
- Er Bao, that's not possible! Not possible. - Please spare me.
- Save me. - Not possible.
Spare me.
What are they doing?
Er Bao, tell me one more time. One more time, okay?
Miss, I'll tell you one more time. The water lantern didn't sink. The water lantern didn't sink.
Please spare me, okay?
- What's with them? - I don't know either.
Er Bao just said one thing, and Mengyao became like this.
How is that possible?
I'll swear on my life, okay?
- You're sure? - Yes.
Go away.
I'd rather be scared to death by a ghost than to be shaken to death by you.
Mengyao, what is it?
I just can't believe that there are ghosts in this world.
There are no ghosts in the world.
Di Renjie, let me give you this.
What is it?
I found this in Xuan Nü's hall.
Why did you go there?
I'll go to sleep first.
What's wrong with her foot?
Because Mengyao twisted her ankle, she couldn't walk.
I carried her.
We both didn't know the way.
We walked and walked and got to Xuan Nü's hall and found this.
How nice.
Di Renjie, don't think weird thoughts.
If you can't fall asleep at night, look into this.
Okay.
If you can't fall asleep at night, go see Mengyao and look into that...
Let's go to sleep.
Let's go to the Shi family's house tomorrow morning.
- I... - Yes. Sleep.
Young Master.
Where should I sleep?
How should I know?
Come, let's sleep.
Fine.
The atmosphere is arid. Be careful of lighting fires.
The atmosphere is arid...
Someone come! Hurry! Someone is dead in the river!
Someone come! Hurry!
Wanqing.
Good morning.
Last night...
It's okay.
I also want Mengyao to be safe.
Oh yeah, didn't you say we need to go to the Shi family's house?
- Yes. - Let's go.
Let's go.
Please help me pass on the message that I, Di Renjie, would like to see Master Shi.
Young Sir Di, our master isn't home right now. He went to the government office.
Is that so? Thank you.
You're welcome.
Tong, let me you something! If anything happens to Yan'er, you won't get away with it!
Shi Taiji, don't push it.
We're both in the silk business. You just earn a tiny bit more than me.
You think you can do whatever you want regardless of the law?
Do whatever regardless of the law?
Fine. I will do whatever I want today.
What are you going to do about it?
In this whole town, who doesn't know that I, Shi Taiji, only have one daughter?
I've always doted on her.
Think about it. Besides you, Tong, who else would dare?
I just don't understand.
Your daughter is missing. What do you want from me?
Master Shi, you must have crushed your brain last night with your door, right?
Or did you not get enough sleep and you're still dream—
- You! What did you say? - You're hitting me?
- Magistrate! He's hitting me! - Let me tell you something!
- If anything happens to Yan'er— - He's hitting me!
Stop.
Separate.
Sirs, talk it out peacefully.
Look at him hitting me!
You!
You're both important figures in this town.
You should be role models for others.
- Yes, yes, yes. - What's going on here?
Your Excellency.
Be louder! I can't hear you.
Yes, sir! The patrols said they found a female corpse by the river.
- What? - A female corpse.
Let's go take a look.
What— What happened?
Your Excellency, I saw her when I was passing by.
Yan'er! Yan'er! Who killed you?
Who was it?
Merchant Shi. Merchant Shi.
Please watch your health.
I will definitely investigate this thoroughly, arrest the murderer, and give you justice.
- Please. - Coroner.
Your Excellency, I am here.
What's the situation?
Your Excellency, from what I see, she drowned to death.
What nonsense!
She's missing her arm! She obviously bled to death!
Why is it from drowning?
I don't think that's necessarily so.
Your Excellency.
What are your wise thoughts on this matter?
Wise thoughts? I'll leave it to skilled medical practitioner Miss Li.
We'll have to trouble you, Miss Li.
It's something I should do.
Yan'er!
Drowning to death...
is obviously impossible.
Then, Miss Li, you mean...
First, when I gently pressed her abdomen, there were no signs of water having accumulated.
Second, there's no dirt in her hands and no seaweed or anything in her mouth.
Third, there's no blood congestion in her ears.
Judging by the rotting progression of the corpse, her death was last night at 9pm.
In other words, during the water lantern gathering.
There were a lot of people at the water lantern gathering.
If someone was drowning, someone else would've seen it.
So according to what I just said, it's not possible that she drowned to death.
Exactly! Exactly!
I said she must have died from excessive bleeding.
Her arm was chopped off, but the wound is very smooth.
Everyone, look over here.
If it was chopped off before her death, the wound would've been uneven.
Since it was after she died, she didn't bleed to death.
So after being killed, her corpse was cut up and discarded.
That's right. And I didn't find any other injuries on her.
And there's no sign of her being poisoned.
There's a letter here.
Camphor tree leaf.
Look, a camphor tree leaf.
Where have I seen one?
But there are no camphor trees in our county.
Yan'er!
My pitiful daughter.
You... who did this to you?
I will not let them off even if I die and become a ghost!
My daughter!
- My daughter! - Madam Shi.
- Madam Shi. - Madam Shi.
You! It must have been you!
- It wasn't me. - Because you and my daughter were fighting over Runnan, you poisoned her, didn't you?
It wasn't me.
You bitch! Give me back my daughter! Give me back my daughter!
What are you doing?
- Calm down. - Don't attack others!
My cousin wouldn't do such a thing.
Madam Shi, calm down.
The murderer can't be Mengxi.
Li Runnan, has this vixen bewitched you?
It's your fortune that my Yan'er liked you.
Now that she's been murdered, you're taking this vixen's side?
Madam Shi, what are you saying?
All right! Everyone, shut up!
This is the government office, not the market.
Yes, Madam Shi. The top priority right now is to find the murderer.
There's no point in causing a scene here.
My daguther
Madam Shi, there's a letter here.
It probably has something to do with Shi Yan's death.
Twenty years ago...
Madam Shi
Miaozi?
Miaozi came to find me.
Miaozi...
- Madam Shi! - Madam Shi!
Madam Shi!
- Madam Shi! - Is she okay
She's fine. She just fainted.
- Guards. - Here.
Take Madam Shi home.
Yes.
Yuanfang, what do you think?
I'm thinking about the situation with the lantern last night.
You mean Shi Yan's lantern?
Don't you think it's strange that only Shi Yan's lantern didn't sink yesterday?
Timing and Subtitles by The Chivalrous Team @ Viki notice.
♫ I will accompany you as you grow old ♫
♫ But who knows what's on my mind? ♫
♫ Even the sky clears as my questions are answered ♫
♫ Only fools will have such worries ♫
♫ It is hard to control the timing of fate ♫
♫ I sincerely believe that ♫
♫ No one wants to see a pair of swallows fly separate paths ♫
♫ Moral sense can be cut away with one slice of the sword ♫
♫ The Heavens are too high for us to reach ♫
♫ And no amount of guessing will help ♫
♫ The pugilist world is too dangerous ♫
♫ Once you enter, you cannot leave ♫
♫ Entangled fates cannot be revealed nor explained clearly. ♫
♫ Why don't you understand my heart? ♫
♫ As a wanderer, I am willing ♫
♫ To walk to the ends of the world with you ♫
♫ The yearning is so strong. I can't break free from it. ♫
♫ What should I do ♫
♫ Relationships are too weak and can't hold up. ♫
♫ They intertwine in the mortal world. ♫
♫ Entangled fates cannot be revealed nor explained clearly. ♫
♫ Why don't you understand my heart? ♫
♫ As a wanderer, I am willing ♫
♫ To walk to the ends of the world with you ♫
Timing and Subtitles by The Chivalrous Team @ Viki
I have a feeling that Shi Yan's death is just the beginning.
Madam, you've made me suffer so much.
Zhang Tianshi is Shi Yan's biological father.
Don't you think Xuan Nü's finger is weird?
What exactly happened 20 years ago?
Do you think she's somehow related to the case?
If we can find Zhang Tianshi, wouldn't that solve a lot of riddles?