The Ingenious One Episode 2 Recap, Plot

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Fifteen years ago, bandits massacred the Luo family village, and hundreds of people were killed. Yun Xiang witnessed the tragic deaths of his parents with his own eyes and was fortunate to be saved by Wen Cong and sent to Yun Tai. Young Yun Xiang swore to avenge his parents and made a promise with Wen Cong that he would find out the truth when he left the mountains. Since then, he has hidden his identity as "Luo Wenjia" and focused on cultivating for fifteen years.

Now, in prison, Yun Xiang has a chance to investigate and finally identifies an old man with a broken leg and a foul smell as Wen Cong. However, Wen Cong has been tortured to the point of being almost lifeless. Yun Xiang encourages him not to give up, carefully records the working hours and living habits of the prison guards, and talks to Wen Cong as much as possible. Under Yun Xiang's questioning, Wen Cong truthfully tells him that he was killed by Qitianfeng, the leader of the Caobang gang, and falsely accused of fraud and deception.

At the same time, Shu Yanan posted the secret accounts of Yan Luowang's salt trafficking at the Yanzhou government office, causing a citywide uproar. Qitianfeng was afraid of being implicated and ordered his men to kill the witnesses in Baiju town. When Yan Luowang heard that the accounts had been leaked, he was furious and returned to the prison to interrogate Wen Cong about whether he had passed on the news. But seeing Wen Cong with both feet broken and barely alive, Yan Luowang realized that he couldn't have done such a thing and decided to pack up and flee. Zhang Kui, a member of the Caobang gang, was sent to kill Yan Luowang and burned down the Yan mansion. Although Yan Luowang escaped from the siege, he met Shu Yanan on the way and was ultimately unable to save himself.

As news of Yan Luowang's salt trafficking spread, everyone involved was uneasy, and the prison guards were too busy to pay attention to what was happening in the prison. Yun Xiang seized the opportunity to start a fire and distract the guards.

Before his death, Wen Cong revealed the truth about the tragedy at Luo's village. He bribed officials and soldiers through Qi Tianfeng in the name of fighting pirates to enter Luo's village and force the farmers to give up their land. However, the soldiers went on a killing spree, and the old, weak, women, and children were unable to escape. When Wen Cong arrived and learned of the situation, he only managed to save Yun Xiang. Apart from that, Wen Cong did not reveal the true culprit behind the scenes. Instead, he advised Yun Xiang to give up revenge, as he knew that the more one knew, the more desperate they would become. Shu Yanan timely repelled the pursuers, and Wen Cong's daughter entrusted Yun Xiang to take care of her.

Because Qi Tianfeng was also the enemy who destroyed Shu's entire family, Shu Yanan swore at Wen Cong's grave that she would catch him during her lifetime and promised to work together with Yun Xiang.

Although Yun Xiang was not yet skilled in martial arts, he was good at strategizing. Cooperation was better than fighting alone. The two of them then traveled together to Yangzhou, where the transportation gang was thriving. Nearby, there was also a famous swordsman named Jin Biao, also known as Jin Shiliang. Although he was in the business of killing for money, he had a bottom line that could not be crossed: not to kill women, children, and those he liked. Yun Xiang knew that Qi Tianfeng would not let him go, so he hired the number one swordsman in the martial arts world, Jin Biao, in advance to ensure a safe journey. Jin Biao took Yun Xiang's money and promised to keep his word, rejecting Zhang Kui's offer of a large sum of money and going straight to the agreed meeting place. Yun Xiang did not disappoint Jin Biao and gave him a golden ingot as a reward.

The prosperity of Yangzhou is second only to the capital city, with the two cities located on opposite sides of the Yangtze River and serving as important hubs for frequent commercial trade, including that of the Su family, one of the century-old merchant families in the capital city. However, Su Mingyu, the young master of the Su family, lacks worldly experience and places great value on friendship. Some people understand his weaknesses very well and flatter him excessively. He was quite pleased with himself and rashly bought back raw silk at a high price from the other party, causing Qian Rong, the housekeeper, a lot of headaches.

Yun Xiang saw everything clearly and approached Qian Rong to talk, exposing Su Mingyu's business loophole. He believed that honesty and integrity were essential in business, and violating rules would make many honest farmers feel cold-hearted, which would ruin their reputation. This statement made Su Mingyu unhappy, but Qian Rong thought that Yun Xiang had a good head for business and was willing to take him with him to the capital city.

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