Kill My Sins Episode 16 Recap
> Kill My Sins Recap
Uncle Gu treated Yuan Shaocheng and Yuan Hesheng like his own sons. This time, Uncle Gu died because of the false accusations against Yuan Shaocheng, and he knew Yuan Hesheng would blame him. Ye Ping'an tried to comfort Yuan Shaocheng, treating him like a confidant among good friends, but neither of them knew if this confidant would one day become an enemy. Hai Yiping sent people to Tongquan County to investigate Ye Ping'an's background, but they found nothing.
His subordinates couldn't understand why he didn’t just kill Ye Ping'an, but Hai Yiping knew the Emperor had gifted Ye Ping'an the Fengming Vase as a warning to everyone—that Ye Ping'an was not someone who could be easily harmed. Since breaking through at Li Zongxu's place was impossible, Ye Ping'an decided to target Xu Qing. She followed Xu Qing and discovered he had been frequently visiting the Jinlu Quality Bureau.
On one occasion, after Xu Qing left, Ye Ping'an entered the bureau pretending to buy something. She found the owner holding a bronze ox of little value and overheard him lying, claiming it was an item brought from his home. Xin Jun reported Yuan Hesheng's move to the countryside to Li Zongxu. Li Zongxu then decided it was time for his son, Li Qianzhao, to get involved in the salt business.
Li Qianzhao was very happy, but he couldn’t shake the shadow of Cai Lian’s death at the hands of Li Zongxu. He drowned his sorrow in alcohol at Wangguo Xiang. Ni Chang noticed that Li Qianzhao seemed off and thought he could be a potential point of leverage. Wu Ankang wanted to help Yuan Shaocheng, but Yuan Shaocheng knew that Wu Ankang had enough problems of his own, so he shouldn’t worry about him.
However, Yuan Shaocheng did want him to deliver a box of Jiuxiang honey to King Kangping, Wu Youjing. Although Wu Ankang's father despised those who clung to the powerful, he agreed to help. Gu Wenyu saw the secret guards of Langyang County's royal mansion moving and immediately reported it to Yuan Shaocheng. Ye Ping'an, who was with him, realized that Yuan Hesheng might be in danger and accompanied Yuan Shaocheng to the countryside.
Yuan Hesheng was quite capable, but when Li Zongxu's secret agents arrived in greater numbers, though he managed to defeat three of them, he didn’t anticipate the fourth, who was hiding behind a tree and struck him with a knife to the chest. Yuan Hesheng fought to the end and killed the last one, but he collapsed from exhaustion. By the time Yuan Shaocheng and Ye Ping'an arrived, Yuan Hesheng was unconscious.
Yuan Shaocheng delivered the devastating news to his sister-in-law, Bai Sheng. She slapped him and cried, asking why. Yuan Shaocheng, devastated and consumed by hatred, swore revenge on Li Zongxu for the bloodshed. Xin Jun once again reported Yuan Shaocheng’s movements to Li Zongxu, who decided to devise a plan to kill Yuan Shaocheng. Li Qianzhao, plagued by nightmares, was constantly tormented by the sins committed by his father, Li Zongxu.
Hao Ji sent word to Li Zongxu, saying that the next day he would submit a petition to the Emperor to make Wu Ankang the prince consort, but that the salt business still needed some consideration. This time, Li Zongxu didn’t send his secret agents but bribed several reckless Shuo Dan people to deal with Yuan Shaocheng. Upon learning that Li Zongxu would be visiting Wan'an Mountain to pay respects, Yuan Shaocheng lost his composure and went alone to seek revenge.
Li Zongxu forced him to sign a contract selling the Mang Gou River’s rights and then demanded Yuan Shaocheng kneel and beg for mercy. Yuan Shaocheng suppressed his impulse and complied, slowly leading Li Zongxu to confess his actions. Just then, the situation took a turn when Ye Ping'an, accompanied by the envoy Hao Ji, arrived and took control of the Shuo Dan people bribed by Li Zongxu. Li Zongxu was suddenly at a disadvantage.
At the same time, Gu Wenyu and the others took Xin Jun to a damp secret tunnel. To their surprise, Yuan Hesheng appeared—he hadn’t died! When Ye Ping'an and Yuan Shaocheng arrived earlier, Yuan Hesheng had only been unconscious, and the knife wound hadn’t been fatal, so Ye Ping'an had managed to save him. Yuan Shaocheng suspected that Xin Jun was the traitor, so he deliberately spread the false belief that Yuan Hesheng had died. His plan was to use Xin Jun to send a message to Li Zongxu, setting up a trap to turn the tables.
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