Cao Xuanxuan's Love Journey Episode 2 Recap
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Cao Xuanxuan suddenly woke up with a completely changed personality, as if she were a different person. Everyone found it strange, and the Guo family’s patriarch and steward suspected that Cao Xuanxuan wasn’t the real one but had been replaced by someone identical. These suspicions were overheard by Guo Zijie’s elder brother, who was eavesdropping outside the door. While using a Rubik’s Cube to identify other time travelers, a man appeared and effortlessly solved the puzzle.
Cao Xuanxuan was thrilled and eagerly asked him how he could solve it. The man claimed he had a natural talent for such things since childhood. Cao Xuanxuan assumed he was hiding his identity as a time traveler and decided to observe him further. She took him to the county yamen, hoping to recommend him to Guo Zijie as an assistant.
However, Guo Zijie, seeing Cao Xuanxuan being close to another man, became jealous and deliberately made things difficult to drive the man away. Despite this, the man responded skillfully to all questions. That evening, Guo Zijie brought his adviser home for tea. It turned out the two already knew each other—the man was Sun Weiyan, whom Guo Zijie had deliberately invited to mislead Cao Xuanxuan.
The Rubik’s Cube was something Guo Zijie had memorized after watching Cao Xuanxuan play with it. Guo Zijie then discussed the investigation with Elder He, but Elder He’s granddaughter, He Chun, thought Guo Zijie wasn’t a good official. However, seeing her grandfather’s advanced age, He Chun decided to assist him instead. Just then, an assassin broke into the yamen, and He Chun drove the assassin away.
Meanwhile, Guo Zijie’s elder brother, who had sent people to capture Cao Xuanxuan, was furious upon learning that the mission failed. It turned out there were two groups of intruders—one sent by Guo Zijie’s brother to retrieve Cao Xuanxuan and another group of genuine assassins intending to kill. Guo Zijie and Cao Xuanxuan led a group to the crime scene to investigate. As it grew late, they decided to stay at an inn.
Due to a shortage of rooms, one person had to sleep in the storage room. Everyone hesitated, but Zhao Qiang volunteered, as others were too timid or weak. Cao Xuanxuan and Guo Zijie ended up sharing a room. During the night, Cao Xuanxuan secretly took Yan City Chronicles from Guo Zijie, only to find that the book was blank. Frustrated, she woke Guo Zijie, demanding that he quickly write the book so she could find a way to return home.
Guo Zijie explained that since the events hadn’t unfolded, there was nothing to write. Suddenly, a scream broke the silence outside. Everyone rushed out to see Zhao Xiaolin sitting in the courtyard, panicked. The storage room where Zhao Qiang was staying had disappeared without a trace. Terrified, Zhao Xiaolin fled, prompting Guo Zijie to order the group to chase after her while he and Cao Xuanxuan stayed to examine the scene.
He Chun and Sun Weiyan secretly observed Zhao Xiaolin’s behavior but ended up falling asleep leaning against each other. The next morning, they were embarrassed when Guo Zijie and Cao Xuanxuan woke them up. As they analyzed the case, the strange events left them clueless. Cao Xuanxuan suggested investigating the victim’s social connections to find leads. Since they weren’t at the yamen, Cao Xuanxuan improvised by setting up an interrogation room using modern techniques, including spotlights, to uncover the truth.
The villagers were summoned for questioning. They all showed great fear and reverence for the fox spirit and hesitated to discuss anything that might anger it, even mentioning fire. When someone brought up discovering the victim’s headscarf, Zhao Xiaolin couldn’t hold back her tears and started crying again. However, the villagers blamed her, as her husband wasn’t from their village but from another.
They felt she should’ve married someone local instead of bringing trouble upon the village by offending the fox spirit. At that moment, someone discovered the victim’s body, and everyone rushed to the scene. He Chun put on a mask and began examining the body, hoping to find clues that could shed light on the case.
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