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 21
Hey, excuse me. Who are you looking for?
I'm here to see my uncle.
- Your uncle? - The master of this household.
Okay, please wait. I'll go ask him out.
Hurry up.
Hey, Wanqing. Even if I am lustful, I'm only lustful for you.
Be quiet.
Everyone, please come inside.
- Master. - Uncle! Uncle!
- Who is it? - I don't know.
You are?
- Don't you recognize me? I'm Mengyao. - Mengyao?
Yes, look.
Yes, yes. It's Mengyao.
There are traces of how she looked when she was young.
Why did you come here so suddenly?
Why didn't you notify us ahead of time?
My friends and I were just traveling and just so happened to come here.
I haven't seen you in a while, so I came by to see you.
Okay, let me introduce.
This is yours second aunt.
This is Fushou and Fukang, your cousins.
This is your cousin Mengxi.
This is the cousin Mengyao I often talk about.
Today is Ghost Day.
It doesn't seem like a good omen to have outsiders come here.
Do not say such nonsense. They are worthless.
This is a rule set by the ancestors.
Shut up.
Mengyao is my niece. Is she an outsider?
Mother, don't say anymore.
Master Tong.
This is?
Let me introduce. He is Xiao Hu.
His dad is Bingzhou's county magistrate Di Zhixun.
We grew up together. He's like my brother.
Young Sir Di, sorry for not going out to meet you.
You're too polite.
The beautiful woman next to him is Xiao Hu's Wanqing.
That one is Er Bao.
Also! Also! Come here.
Uncle, he's Wang Yuanfang.
His father is the current Minister of Justice, Wang Youren.
He's considered the royal uncle.
So Young Sir Wang is here.
Sorry for not going out to meet you. Please forgive me.
- What are you all doing? - Please get up quickly.
I am just traveling right now. There's no need to follow such etiquette.
The royal uncle!
- He's really the royal uncle.- I know.
Royal uncle, you are so famous.
Just because your father holds a higher position than my father, these people worship you.
If I had known, I would have brought out my golden token.
Mengyao, since you're all here,
if you don't mind, you can stay in my house.
I'll have the servants clean up some rooms.
Oh yeah, you all must be hungry, right?
- I'm starving! - Housekeeper, hurry and get the kitchen servants to cook some good food.
- I want to have drumsticks! - Okay, drumsticks.
- Spicy ones! - Make sure to make it spicy!
Mengyao, I think your uncle's family is a bit strange.
How are they strange
Is Mengxi your uncle's biological daughter?
Nonsense! How can she not be?
Are Fushou and Fukang also his biological children?
Yes, but they're not the same.
How are they not the same?
Don't you think so? Mengxi is so beautiful.
Those two guys are... so far off.
They really don't look like they're biologically related.
It's like this. Mengxi is my first aunt's daughter.
Those two ugly ones are my second aunt's.
Your first aunt must be a beauty.
Who are you talking about?
Who is it? Who is a beauty?
Second Aunt, we're just chit-chatting.
He was talking about me. I'm a beauty.
Young Sir Wang, everyone, how is it? Is all the food to your liking?
These are all local specialties.
Thank you for your care.
- You're welcome. - Sit down.
It is our family's honor that you are here.
Uncle, can you stop being so polite?
Young Sir Wang is my friend.
Besides, aren't we all a family now?
Yes, a family. A family.
A family. A family.
They've become a family so quickly.
Oh yeah, how did you find us here?
Even though this is a small town, the roads are complicated.
It's really easy to get lost, especially at night.
A lady guided us here.
A lady?
I think her name was Li Qing.
Li Qing? The Li Qing who has a birthmark on her face?
Her brother Li Runnan didn't come?
No. Are you guys close?
Of course he wouldn't dare to come.
Isn't that so?
It was fine before, but it's different now.
He successfully passed the imperial civil service exam.
Naturally, he wouldn't come here to propose anymore.
Can you stop spouting nonsense?
I'm not spouting nonsense.
Propose? Uncle, who's proposing?
Mengyao, you wouldn't know.
Li Runnan was going to come here to propose,
but now he's successfully passed the imperial civil service exam.
His status is different. He has boundless prospects.
Naturally, he wouldn't come here anymore.
I told them that since his status is different, he definitely wouldn't bat an eye at Mengxi.
Why are you saying all this? Is this your business?
Master, I am Mengxi's mother,
even though I'm just a second mother.
All right. Just leave.
I...
Hurry up. Leave.
A kind intention is never appreciated!
Please excuse us.
Excuse us. Sorry about that.
- Eat. Come one. - Yes, eat.
This way.
Dragon-Slaying Hall
My lord, we have finished checking.
That An Bang is quite capable.
He has reached a suitable ending.
It is beyond my expectation.
My lord, what should we do next?
How are your preparation of the soldiers and horses?
The preparations are all set, except...
But the imperial guard...
No need. I will make arrangements.
Yes, my lord.
What are the whereabouts of Di Renjie and them?
They have arrived in Jiangnan.
Good. They are within the palm of my hands.
What are you thinking about?
I was thinking if the moon was more beautiful or if you were more beautiful.
Where's the moon?
Yeah. Maybe the moon was afraid of your beauty so it hid itself.
Stop joking around. What exactly are you thinking about?
I'm not thinking about anything.
Yeah right. Ever since we got to this town, I've noticed that you've been acting strange.
How have I been acting strange?
- Do not slack in our creation of these underworld boats.- I understand.
Master Tong.
Young Sir Di. What a coincidence that you two are here as well.
Master Tong, you're so refined. You're here to moon gaze?
I am discussing some things with my son.
May I ask why this town is so quiet?
It has been like that the past few days.
But it used to be very lively back then.
Especially on the 14th and 15th of this month. It was very lively then.
Then why?
Because it's a festival on those two days.
You can watch the underworld boat races, and participate in the floating river lanterns.
I promise that the atmosphere at that time will make you two extremely happy!
Father, I personally prepared this year's Underworld Boat Race.
We definitely won't lose to the Shi family.
Good. I'll have to see if that Shi guy can be happy this time.
Young Sir Di, then I won't disturb you any longer. I will take my leave.
- Take care. - All right.
Please.
The Shi family?
- Mengyao! - Yes?
Uncle, it's so late. Why did you come here?
I'm here to see you.
- Uncle, have a seat. - All right.
It's nothing much. I just wanted to ask if your father was doing well.
He's fine.
If he's doing well, I don't have to worry.
How is it? Are you comfortable here?
Yes.
You came too suddenly.
You should have notified me so I could prepare.
It's okay. We're just here to tour around.
I just sprung up and said why don't we go to the place where I grew up and take a look around.
Then they followed me here.
Uncle, we're not disturbing you by coming here, are we?
Why would you say that?
We're a family.
Your second aunt's temper is like that. Don't mind it.
I won't. But this place feels different from when I was younger.
Because I remember that it was very lively here in the past.
But coming here this time, the whole street feels so sinister.
And we ran into an old lady.
She was scary and I almost cried from fear.
- Old lady? - Yes. She was singing a nursery rhyme.
What nursery rhyme?
Something about "mid of July, lighting up flint".
Impossible!
Impossible! Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
Uncle, what happened?
You can't have possibly met that person.
Why?
Mengyao, you might have just seen an illusion.
The old lady you saw is the most famous midwife in the area,
but she's been missing for a long time.
Missing?
Yes. Every since she disappeared, we couldn't find her body.
So we can only say that she's missing.
Then... you still haven't found her yet?
Then who is the person we saw today?
Maybe I'm just overthinking things or you really did see the wrong person.
All right, let's forget about her.
It's getting late. Mengyao, get some rest.
Uncle, you should get some rest too.
- If you need anything, ask a servant. - Okay.
Miss Tong.
Young Sir.
Miss Tong, it's so late. You must be in the right mood.
You are too.
Miss Tong, I want to ask you a question.
Do you know about Her Highness Xuan Nü?
How did you know about it?
On our way here, an old lady told us about her.
Her Highness Xuan Nü can heal sicknesses and remove demons.
Also, she can see into the past and future.
So mysterious.
Yes, and she's always been doing that.
So every townsperson really respects her.
The people she has healed call her a female Hua Tuo (a famous doctor in the Han Dynasty).
You also believe that?
I've seen her heal before.
Sister, you're talking about that again?
Young Sir Tong.
Do you really believe there could be such strange things in this world?
I can't say for sure.
Sister, if she was really that magical,
why don't you beg her to have Li Runnan come propose?
Young Sir Tong, it's getting late. Let's get some rest together.
- Together? - Yes. I'm not familiar with the way back. Please guide me.
Okay.
Good bye.
Meiniang, you're awake.
Why are you crying?
Meiniang, I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have brought you to the palace.
Then you wouldn't have to suffer like this.
I'm sorry.
Your Majesty, I've made you worry.
The physician said you were unconscious because you were too dispirited.
I know you've suffered ever since coming into the palace,
and your heart's been stifled.
Now... you've lost him.
If anything bothers you or if you're unhappy about anything, tell me.
I'd rather you take your anger out on me
than to see you sick in bed.
Slowly.
Your Majesty, please don't say that.
You treat me so well.
It's fortune I must have cultivated over many lifetimes.
We lost our child.
It's the will of the heavens.
Don't blame yourself.
Alright, don't say anymore and don't cry anymore.
Ninth Heaven Xuan Nü's Hall
Do you notice that everyone in this temple is a woman?
I noticed that when we first came in.
It seems Her Highness Xuan Nü is really skilled.
Let's go take a look.
Mengyao.
How did you find your way here?
This place is so famous. It was easy to find.
Why are you here?
Yesterday... Yesterday, Second Brother said something he shouldn't have said.
I came here today to apologize to Her Highness Xuan Nü.
What about them?
Today, Her Highness Xuan Nü just so happens to be open to patient visits.
These people are either here as sick patients or to repay debt.
Oh yeah, over there is the mother and daughter of the Shi family.
Those two?
Be quiet.
- Why? - Mengxi must be afraid of rumors.
Although the Tong family and the Shi family are business rivals,
but the Shi family's daughter is a good person. Also, we played
and grew up together. We are considered friends.
But with that relationship, the harder it is for you.
Exactly.
Mengyao, let's go take a look.
No, you can't.
- Why not?- When Her Highness Xuan Nü is visiting patients, passersby are not allowed.
Zhang Shi, you married your husband when you were 16.
Now, it's already been 36 years.
Yes. Yes.
But you are in a secret relationship.
Your Highness, I...
- Your evil relationship has attacked your heart. I will remove this demon for you.- Look.
But this psychological demon needs to be cured by psychological medicine.
It all depends on yourself.
Then, Your Highness, please tell me what I should do.
If you want to remove the illness, you either stop this affair,
or...
Thank you for your guidance. Thank you for your guidance.
- What does she mean? - Shh. Be quiet.
Look! What is she saying?
She means either stop having an affair or give up her current family.
She has to choose one between the two.
Having an affair?
Her Highness Xuan Nü is quite interesting.
Hello, sir. I heard there's a temple near here. How do I get there?
- You're talking about the ghost temple, right? - Yes, that's right. The ghost temple.
Just from looking at you, I can tell you're not a local.
I advise that you not go there.
That isn't a place where anyone dares to go.
- Why not? - About th
- Oh, I understand. Come have a seat and tell me. - Okay.
- Come have a seat. - Please have a seat.
Here.
Have some tea and take your time to tell us.
- Enjoy. - Please continue telling us.
Did you know that someone was hung to her death in the temple?
When someone goes into the temple, he'll feel like someone is choking him.
It'll make you feel completely powerless, unable to move, and unable to breath.
That happened? Who was the person who hung herself?
It's nothing much.
She's a woman who had an affair with someone from another village.
- Why was she hung to death? - You wouldn't
An affair isn't a big deal, right?
The problem is she was unlucky.
She had met a fiend-like man.
Not long after, that man committed a crime in the village. He murdered someone.
He murdered someone and then ran away.
They didn't catch him?
How do we catch him? No one knows where he's from. Only that woman did.
When they asked her, she didn't tell them.
Isn't that aggravating?
Soon after, that woman gave birth to a child.
That child is the murderer's?
Yes. You're quite smart.
- Here, have some tea. - Okay.
- Continue. - Okay. Next, something even odder and scarier happened.
Soon after, that woman hid in her house and didn't come out anymore.
No one saw that woman again.
People started discussing where that woman went.
Did she go to see that man?
That man is a murderer though.
Shouldn't the authorities send someone to find them?
They should.
They sent someone to find them.
Everyone who came back were flabbergasted.
They were stunned. It's like they lost their souls.
After you scared after hearing me say all that?
No. What's there to be scared of?
Then I'll continue.
- Here. - Okay.
- Did you see clearly? - We saw very clearly, Master.
Surround the area!
I don't believe in ghosts. Continue to search!
Yes.
Over there!
Hurry and run!
So that's what happened.
Let's go.
You're really going?
Why not?
This...
Hey, I mean—
Liangyi Hall
Your Highness, the ginseng tea is hot now. You should drink it while it's hot.
Your Highness.
How are things at Cuiwei Residence?
Wu Meiniang is awake. She knows that she miscarried.
She hasn't said anything. She's just been crying nonstop.
His Majesty is with her. No one is allowed near her.
Since she lost her child, His Majesty will pity her more
and treat her even better than before.
Your Highness, what do you plan to do?
Will you look into her miscarriage?
No one cares about that.
Release Ming Yue. Have her go back and take care of her mistress.
But she's the one who personally made the medicine and gave it to Wu Meiniang.
Your Highness, if you just release her like that, aren't you scared that others will gossip about you?
Just do as I say.
The one who really put the drug there is definitely not her.
Yes.
- Your Highness. - What is it?
Just now, Consort Li let Ming Yue go back to Cuiwei Residence.
What? She let Ming Yue go back to Cuiwei Residence?
How is that possible?
No matter what, it's hard for Ming Yue to be guilt-free.
- Unless... - Unless Consort know who the real culprit is.
That's not right either.
If Consort Li suspected Xiaoyue Pavilion,
she would've come here to question us.
How could she not do anything?
Then she knows that you're not the real culprit either.
Then who is the real culprit?
In the palace there are very few people like you who can go wherever they wish.
There's someone you've forgotten.
Could it be Consort Li?
Just wait and see.
The truth will come to light one day.
From the looks of it, there's probably no one here.
We'll find out once we go inside.
Alright. You check the surroundings; I'll go inside.
Hey, wait.
I'll go inside. You're not very brave.
M-Me?
Hey.
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Wanqing?
There's a ghost!
Don't be scared.
Didn't you say you were brave?
You!
I wasn't scared.
- What's there to be scared of? - Yes, I was the one who was scared.
Get out of the way.
I can stand up. I can stand up!
Thank you, Your Highness Xuan Nü!
That's so miraculous.
Keep watching.
- Thank you, Your Highness! - Thank you, Your Highness!
You are really like a living Hua Tuo (a famous doctor in the Han Dynasty)
and an incarnation of Guanyin (goddess of mercy).
Alright, you may leave.
Hey, she's really all better! She can really stand.
What she said is true.
That's so incredible.
From what I see, her leg was fine from the beginning.
Her paralysis is a habit created by not walking for a long period of time.
After some time, she psychologically tricked herself into thinking she can't walk.
If she just exercised a little more, she would be able to recover.
So just now, she—
Just now, Her Highness Xuan Nü just helped the woman overcome her psychological barrier and habit.
So that's what happened.
Young sir and miss standing behind the pillar, may you show yourselves now?
It seems Your Highness Xuan Nü is quite capable.
From what you just said, it seems you don't really believe me.
I was just making a deduction.
If you don't mind, may I read your palm?
Why?
You'll find out in a bit.
You're not a local.
Anyone could tell them from my accent.
- You come from an aristocratic family. - Naturally.
- You are skilled in martial arts. - Yes.
You just arrived here last night.
That's right.
What? That's all you see?
Mysteries known only to heaven can't be revealed.
Then that's the extent of your skills.
Do you believe in ghosts?
Of course not.
Then, there isn't anything else for me to say.
But I'll still tell you.
You have a moldy smell around you.
It's like some dirty thing is surrounding you.
Is that so?
I have a paper talisman here. Dissolve it in water and drink it. It will keep you safe.
Otherwise, disaster will fall upon you within three days.
Thank you for your concern. I don't need it.
Goodbye.
Let's go up there.
Runnan, let's go light lanterns.
Who doesn't have lanterns? We have lanterns too!
Cousin, let's go light lanterns too. Let's go.
Let's go!
Let's go.
What's the meaning of that?
I don't know. Let's ignore them for now.
Did you find anything?
I think there is a problem with that ghost temple.
Oh yeah, Her Highness Xuan Nü says I have a ghost smell around me that's hard to get rid of.
- What is it? - Nothing.
I think we should go find that old lady now.
- Where do we go find her? - I have a way.
Come on.
Why are you so sure that Shi Yan would know?
What's one of my specialties?
- Talking to women. - That's right.
Look.
From these traces, no one has lived here in a while.
Wanqing.
See you at the ghost temple on the second of the seventh month.
The second of the seventh month?
It's almost the 15th today.
How come we saw the old lady yesterday?
Let me see.
Could someone have purposefully put this letter here after the old lady went missing?
From the traces, it doesn't seem so.
Could we really have run into her yesterday?
- Impossible. - We didn't. Let's talk outside.
Let's go.
How about it?
I told you she disappeared.
Are you sure that the last time you saw her was a month ago?
If not one month, then at least half a month.
Anyway, it's been a long time.
Why don't we ask Her Highness Xuan Nü for a fortune telling?
Young lady, you're too naive.
Her Highness Xuan Nü is really accurate. It's your own business if you don't believe her.
Oh yeah, Her Highness says you have a moldy smell around you.
I have to stay away from you.
- Brother Runnan. - Wanqing.
Hey, stay away from him.
It's not good to have a lot of people know about this.
I think we should come up with another plan.
- Young Sir Wang, I think we should give it a try. - Why?
You don't believe Her Highness Xuan Nü, right?
It's okay. We're just going to try it.
If it works, we can get some direction from her.
If not, we can come up with another plan then.
Brother Runnan is very thorough.
Okay. I want to see how capable Her Highness Xuan Nü is.
Then let's go tomorrow morning.
Okay. Brother Runnan, why don't we walk them home and then go have a drink?
That's exactly what I planned to do.
Yuanfang, if you'd like to come, then follow along.
Let's go.
- Here. - Cheers to you two.
- Here. - So you believe in ghosts?
I won't hide it from you two.
If I become an official, the first thing I'll do
is to remove all these demons and ghosts.
Really?
Yes.
Think about it. Humans live by hard work and dedication,
not these dishonest practices and beliefs.
I must help all citizens of this town understand this principle.
But just now you...
I just used some tricks. This way, it's easier to expose them, don't you agree?
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♫ 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 ♫
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The moldy smell surrounding you has worsened.
If I don't remove your demons soon, it will reach your organs and bones.
- Let's go. - Go where?
- Yuanfang! - Yuanfang!
Right now, I will save him.
- Who are you? - A lonely soul.
This is the probably the place Xuan Nü talked about.
Please help me. Is there a way for me to chase that person away?
There is a way: it's a curse.