Mysterious Lotus Casebook Recap, Plot, Synopsis

Mysterious Lotus Casebook Synopsis

Ten years ago, Li Xiangyi, the master of the Si Gu Sect, was famous for his Sword of Xiangyi and was the glory of the martial arts world.

He had a fight with the master of the Jin Yuan League in Dong Hai, then the two masters disappeared in the sea.

The Si Gu Sect and the Jin Yuan League both lost seriously and disappeared from the Jianghu.

Ten years later, Li Lianhua, a wandering doctor from the countryside, is walking around the world with a Lotus Casebook and is mistakenly given the title of a famous doctor, but he does not want to get involved in the Jianghu.

The young master, Fang Duobing, who dreams of being a warrior and a righteous man, notices that Li Lianhua is not a simple man and vows to find evidence of his guilt in impersonating a famous doctor.

On the other hand, Di Feisheng, who has always regarded Li Xiangyi as his arch enemy, recognizes that the unremarkable doctor Li Lianhua is Li Xiangyi, so how can he let him go so easily?

After a series of cases, the three of them form a deep friendship in the process of solving the case with laughter and anger.

Li Lianhua and Di Fangsheng are no longer interested in the affairs of the Jianghu but are driven by Fang Duobing, a young man who takes the safety of the world as his mission, to rekindle their passion.

They work together to solve strange cases in the Jianghu and return justice and peace to the world.

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The waves were raging like mountains, and the sudden rain and fierce wind caused the ship to rise and fall with the huge waves. On the deck, Li Xiangyi, the top master of the Zhengdao faction and the head of the Sigu Sect, stood facing Di Feisheng, the top master of the evil faction and the leader of the Jinyuan Alliance, prepared for a life-and-death battle. Li Xiangyi sank into the sea...

As the dazzling light faded away, Li Lianhua, the sleepy itinerant doctor, woke up. In a humble street, a dilapidated Lotus Flower Tower served as Li Lianhua's residence. While arguing with a group of scholars at the vegetable market, Li Lianhua was suddenly intercepted by members of the Iron Armor Sect, who asked him to revive their young master who had already breathed his last. Having heard about Li Lianhua's reputation, they couldn't help but give it a try. However, Li Lianhua refused.

At this moment, in the Baichuan Courtyard—the justice sanctum that investigated unresolved cases in the martial world—young disciples were selecting the new detectives for this year. A masked disciple emerged as the leader. When the mask was removed, it turned out to be the young master of the prominent Fang family, Fang Duobing! Swearing to join the Baichuan Courtyard as a detective, Fang Duobing also claimed to inherit the legacy of his "master," Li Xiangyi, and uphold justice in the martial world. The Baichuan Courtyard agreed to let Fang Duobing solve three major cases before considering his request. With confidence, he took on the case of the "Chan Dui Deng Xian" in Jiazhou City, and he even took Shui Shui's waist token along the way.

On the road, he encountered members of the Iron Armor Sect who were about to attack Li Lianhua. Fang Duobing intervened and saved him, inviting Li Lianhua to stay at the inn he had booked. However, he was poisoned by Li Lianhua. Fang Duobing vowed to seek revenge for Li Lianhua.

Several young participants in the "Recognizing Children" event suddenly found themselves engulfed in flames, suffering serious injuries, but Wang Fu remained unharmed. Fang Duobing accused the Lingshan Sect of maliciously harming people, while the Lingshan Sect retorted that Fang Duobing was the primary suspect. As the two sides argued endlessly, Li Lianhua skillfully used words, claiming that he could perform the resurrection technique, in order to probe the true intentions of the sect leader. Li Lianhua examined the note left by the master and exposed the secret of Qing Shan's transformation into the golden body in front of everyone. He also recognized Qing Shan's hand gesture for feigning death using the "Turtle Breath Technique."

That night, Li Lianhua and Jin Shen were alone in the spiritual hall, and sure enough, at midnight, Jin Shen began writing on a piece of paper through supernatural means. Outside the spiritual hall, several pairs of eyes were fixed on the intentionally burnt remnants of the written characters by Lianhua.

The next morning, the spiritual Children submitted their answers, and several of them wrote "He" (贺). Only Wang Fu wrote "Helan" (贺兰). Wang Fu candidly admitted that he submitted a blank answer sheet, which infuriated the Lingshan Sect. Li Lianhua shook his head and explained the mechanism behind the technique. After the crowd was left in awe and confusion, they wondered why Li Lianhua played these tricks. With a serious expression, Lianhua explained that it was to find the murderer who killed the sect leader and then revealed the whole story of Qing Shan's staged death.

The truth was revealed: the steward Pu Erhuang was Wang Fu's biological father but also a remnant of the Jinyuan Alliance. He plotted to kill the sect leader and support Wang Fu to inherit the leadership, and he profited from the scheme. The case was solved, but Li Lianhua secretly met Pu Erhuang once more. It turned out that Li Lianhua's purpose in coming to Jiazhou was to find out the whereabouts of his senior brother Shan Gudao's body. However, Pu Erhuang remained tight-lipped and took the opportunity to attack Li Lianhua, but he was killed by Fang Duobing who arrived just in time. Li Lianhua bid his farewell and left quietly.

Li Lianhua woke up from a nightmare, memories now distant. The poisoning has become more frequent lately, and the master predicted he has at most ten more years to live; this year is already the year of his life's limit. However, he must find out what happened to his senior brother, so he decided to make a trip to Yucheng.

Fang Duobing, who felt abandoned, couldn't let go of the grudge. He followed with Wang Fu and Li'er to track down Li Lianhua, eventually finding shelter at a small inn called "Xiaomian Inn." As Fang Duobing entered the inn's gate, he immediately spotted Li Lianhua, whom he regarded as a "fox spirit," eating noodles in the lobby. Instantly, old grievances resurfaced, and the two engaged in a heated confrontation. Other guests discussed the ghost story about a skeleton that circulated here and cursed the lobby, which was plastered with missing person notices. Among them was the younger sister of the lord of Yucheng, Yu Qiushuang, who had run away from home for several days. Yun Jiaogu-niang from Yucheng arrived with guards to search for her. Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blew open the doors and windows of the lobby. Everyone was startled, as the figure in the portrait turned out to be Yu Qiushuang!

After the commotion settled, Li Lianhua shifted the conversation to inquire about why Duobing and the others had not returned. At that moment, eerie sounds emanated from upstairs, and a skeleton hand grabbed Wang Fu's neck. Wang Fu was dead, covered in blood, his body drenched on the floor. The surrounding people, drawn by Li'er's scream, were terrified, shouting that ghosts had killed him! Fang Duobing was overwhelmed with grief, vowing to uncover the truth. Li Lianhua, who seemed the most suspicious, was nowhere to be found, and Yu Qiushuang had disappeared as well. Fang Duobing, Li Lianhua, and the Yucheng guards rushed into the room of the escort leader Cheng Yunhe and found Yu Qiushuang's body in a sealed box. Enraged, the guards took everyone back to Yucheng.

With Fang Duobing's persuasion, Yu Hongzhu gave them three days to find the murderer. Fang Hua examined Yu Qiushuang's body and discovered that she had been struck by a palm and poisoned with a needle. It was evident that Yu Qiushuang was killed early on in Yucheng. Fang Duobing was furious and blamed himself for not taking care of Wang Fu properly. He considered Yu Hongzhu, who was in a hurry to kill the guards and destroy important evidence, the most suspicious. They obtained some clues from Yu Qiushuang's maidservant, which led them to the revelation that someone had sneaked into Yun Jiao's room to kill her.

Luckily, Fang Duobing was prepared in advance. He caught the culprit, who was wrapped in a mechanism cloth bag, believing it was Yu Hongzhu. To their surprise, the culprit turned out to be Yu Cheng's lord, Yu Mulan, the husband of Hongzhu. Yu Hongzhu and Zongzheng Mingzhu arrived upon hearing the commotion and were equally astonished. However, Li Lianhua was not surprised at all.

Fang Hua exposed Yu Mulan's true identity and misdeeds, as well as the illicit relationships between Yu Hongzhu and Zongzheng Mingzhu, as well as Yun Jiao and Yu Mulan. Yu Qiushuang had been killed by these four individuals. Li Lianhua's deduction lacked sufficient evidence, and Yu Mulan denied everything. Li Lianhua looked at Yun Jiao, who was still pretending to be insane, and sighed at her worthlessness. Yun Jiao thought she had obtained love but had betrayed Qiushuang's friendship. She admitted that Li Lianhua's words were all true. On that day, Yu Qiushuang had run into her room crying and unexpectedly witnessed her affair with Yu Mulan. Unable to accept it, Yu Qiushuang was killed by Yu Mulan's "Soul-stealing Needle" in her state of shock. Yun Jiao was frightened and afraid of retaliation from Yu Hongzhu, so she had no choice but to cooperate with Yu Mulan in all of this.

Yu Mulan had no more arguments left. Yu Hongzhu was furious and sent Yu Mulan to the death prison, vowing to make him suffer. After Zongzheng Mingzhu executed the "Sky-splitting Palm," Li Lianhua pointed at her and said, "You are also the murderer who killed Yu Qiushuang! It was both the 'Sky-splitting Palm' and the 'Soul-stealing Needle' that took Yu Qiushuang's life." Yu Hongzhu was shocked; she had been seen by Yu Qiushuang during her secret meeting with Zongzheng Mingzhu that day. Unbeknownst to her, Yu Qiushuang had already fallen victim to Zongzheng Mingzhu's deadly technique. However, Yu Hongzhu seemed to be partial to Zongzheng Mingzhu and claimed she would handle the family affairs herself.

With conclusive evidence against them, Yu Hongzhu and Zongzheng Mingzhu stubbornly refused to admit their guilt and planned to trap Fang Duobing and Li Lianhua in Yucheng. Fortunately, Li Lianhua had already dispatched a messenger from the "Fox Spirit" faction to inform Shi Shui and his men to come. In the end, they managed to help Fang Duobing bring these two to justice! After leading Li Lianhua to the back mountain of Yucheng, they discovered a forbidden area for cultivation. To their surprise, many former members of the Jinyuan Alliance, including Jiao Liqiao and Snow Palace Master, were waiting there. Suddenly, someone broke through the blockade, and that person turned out to be... Di Feisheng! Since Di Feisheng was still alive, he might know the whereabouts of their senior brother.

Fang Duobing rushed to Lianhua Lou and invited him to venture into the martial world together to solve cases, but Li Lianhua declined. Just as Duobing thought he was close to persuading him, Li Lianhua used the same trick again, getting Duobing drunk and leaving him on the roadside. She then disappeared from sight with Lianhua Lou! After Di Feisheng left seclusion, he returned to the headquarters of the Jinyuan Alliance.

At this moment, Li Lianhua held a jug of wine and sat under a tree in front of a grave, drinking with his late master, pouring out his heart. On the way back to Lianhua Lou through a dark alley, he overheard two thieves discussing strange events at Puchu Mountain. Lianhua arrived at Puchu Mountain but was caught red-handed by Fang Duobing, who had also come to the same place. They were forced to enter Wei Zhuang together. The tomb robbers were chatting happily and planning to target the clueless Fang Duobing, but Li Lianhua revealed his identity as "Su Shou Shusheng," and the crowd admired and respected him, thus rescuing Duobing from trouble. However, Fang Duobing then used Li Lianhua's true identity to threaten him and force him to cooperate.

After the owner of the estate arrived, he hosted a grand banquet, with Fang Duobing assigned to a lower position due to his commoner status, while Li Lianhua was treated as a distinguished guest. A young boy with a cold expression and a small mask was also seated at the upper position. The owner presented a map, which showed the tomb of the First Grade Prince Fangji. Everyone's interest was piqued, and they all wanted a share of it. The twin brothers known as "Lion and Tiger Twin Killers" questioned whether the young boy in the upper position wanted to get involved as well. Meanwhile, "Sharp-eyed Rat" Ding Yuanzi, who had drunk too much, teased the boy with a chopstick dipped in wine, but unexpectedly, the boy retaliated and stabbed his eyes.

That night, screams were heard from the room of the Lion and Tiger Twin Killers. When everyone rushed to see, they found that Zhang Qing's head had been severed, and he lay dead in the room, while Zhang Qinghu was terrified and pale. The situation was suspicious, and the young boy became the prime suspect. When the owner arrived, he guaranteed that the boy was not responsible, suggesting that there might be a spy from the righteous Baichuan Courtyard, and he would verify each person's identity.

The next morning, Li Lianhua and Fang Duobing revealed the truth of the case involving the duo known as "Shi Hu Shuang Sha" (Lion-Tiger Double Kill) in front of everyone. They realized that the wine they had last night was poisoned by the Manor Lord. Fang Hua and the others were coerced by the Manor Lord to set off on a journey. Ge Pan was also taken hostage by the "Baichuan Courtyard" and joined the group on the road. Along the way, the Manor Lord was bossing everyone around, but the child carried a servant on his back and treated him with great respect.

In front of a huge rock in Puchu Mountain, which was the site of the incident with the corpse, Li Lianhua carefully observed the surroundings and noticed that Fang Duobing was fixedly looking at the rock itself. He whispered, "This is the place." The child climbed up the rock and entered a hidden grand stone door after a while. It turned out that there was a secret entrance to "Yipin Grave" concealed within the rock. Upon learning that this was a bottomless trap, everyone felt even more terrified. However, the Manor Lord forced them to find the entrance: "This is just the visible tower; the secret entrance to Yipin Grave must be here." Using his mechanism skills, Fang Duobing successfully found the real entrance to Yipin Grave.

After entering the entrance, they encountered the pitch-black Xuanhun ladder (Ladder of Lost Souls), where some of the group members died, and others were injured. The child, however, couldn't care less about other people's lives and looked ahead at a huge Guanyin gate. Suddenly, the torches went out, and hidden weapons were activated, shooting and injuring the group. When the torches were lit again, Li Lianhua further revealed the true faces of the "Shi Hu Shuang Sha" duo. It turned out that each of the group members had their own hidden agenda, and the only common point was their desire for the treasure inside the tomb.

The Manor Lord looked at the treasures inside the tomb with excitement, while the child remained indifferent, saying that they could all die. After killing the Manor Lord first, he turned around and attacked Li Lianhua with a palm strike. Fang Duobing stepped in front of Li Lianhua, blocking the child's attack with his sword, and told Li Lianhua to run away. After a few rounds of fighting, they couldn't hold on any longer. Li Lianhua used his flying claws to snatch the jade bottle of "Guan Yin Chui Lei" and led the child away. After the child took the "Guan Yin Chui Lei," his bones crackled, and his body grew, throwing down the mask on his face, revealing his murderous intent. It turned out to be Di Feisheng.

Li Lianhua's internal strength was ultimately not enough, and he was caught up by Di Feisheng. Li Lianhua knew Di Feisheng too well; the ultimate pursuit of martial arts for Di Feisheng was to find the martial arts treasures "Guan Yin Chui Lei" and "Wang Chuan Flower." When he learned that strange things had happened near Puchu Mountain, he guessed that it must be the work of Di Feisheng. From beginning to end, it was all Li Lianhua's plan. Li Lianhua threatened Di Feisheng to find the remains of Shan Gudao. Di Feisheng used a technique to extract the whereabouts of the person related to the Lion Soul, and asked Li Lianhua to accompany him to Pudu Temple.

Fang Duobing didn't know Di Feisheng, and Li Lianhua smirked as he introduced him as the iron-headed slave and his old acquaintance, Ah Fei, whom he now travels with since Ah Fei is homeless. Fang Duobing tried to provoke Ah Fei, but only earned a cold laugh in response. The two started fighting at the dinner table, and they continued to fight when it came to assigning rooms. Li Lianhua was helpless in the midst of their quarrels.

Baichuan Courtyard was bustling with excitement. Fang Duobing eagerly anticipated the final trial of the junior master's sword. He vividly described the scene from years ago when Lixiangyi did everything to make Qiao Wanmian smile. Lixiangyi had tied a long red silk ribbon to the hilt of his sword and performed a breathtaking set of "Crazy Drunk" thirty-six sword moves on the roof of the Qinglou in Yangzhou, a story that attracted a large crowd.

On the stage, Qiao Wanmian announced to everyone that she had spent several years searching for the junior master and had finally found him. Unbeknownst to her, Di Feisheng discreetly pushed Li Lianhua forward, who coincidentally got the chance to test the sword. Li Lianhua stepped onto the stage, and as he gripped the junior master's sword, he felt as if he had traveled back ten years in time. With a forceful pull, the crowd marveled at his skill, but Li Lianhua's brow furrowed. Di Feisheng flicked a hidden weapon from his fingers, hitting the sword, and to everyone's surprise, the junior master's sword began to corrode before their eyes! Lianhua pointed out that the sword was a fake, leaving everyone questioning the whereabouts of the real junior master's sword.

Li Lianhua and others began to investigate and uncovered the truth behind the sword swap. Suddenly, they heard that black-clad individuals were attacking Qiao Wanmian, and Lianhua found and rescued her through an underground passage. Weak and grateful, Qiao Wanmian mistook Li Lianhua for Lixiangyi as they sought an escape route. Her consciousness started to fade, and she accidentally called out "Lixiangyi." Li Lianhua felt a pang in his heart but had no time for sorrow. He exerted all his strength, creating an exit in the underground passage, and carried Qiao Wanmian as they flew out, landing in a grove of cherry blossoms. Qiao Wanmian, still calling for Lixiangyi, believed she was meeting her old friend again.

Li Lianhua regained consciousness after a day of unconsciousness. Qiao Wanmian came to thank him for saving her life, and Li Lianhua returned the cherry blossom sachet to her. Qiao Wanmian handed it back to him, marking the end of her ten years of waiting. Li Lianhua smiled and blessed her but, after she left, he coughed up blood and fell ill, unable to get up.

Fang Duobing felt somewhat puzzled, unable to understand what story Li Lianhua had gone through. Even the master couldn't figure him out. Difeisheng, who had eavesdropped by the window, also learned that Lixiangyi had been defeated by him with half a move because of the "Green Tea Poison" set up by Jiao Liqiao and Yun Biqiu. Following the clues given by Qiao Wanmian, Li Lianhua learned that the last appearance of the Lion Soul was at the Cailian Manor. Coincidentally, in the past ten years, there had been three "Pomegranate Skirt Murders" at the Cailian Manor. The three of them decided to go there.

Before long, they arrived at Cailian Manor. A few days ago, the wife of the young master of the manor, Guo Huozhi, drowned in the pond in the manor on the night before their wedding. The manor owner, Guo Qian, warmly entertained the three of them, revealing his infatuation with lotus flowers during their conversation. Fang Duobing asked Guo Qian about the deaths of the three people at Cailian Manor. It was suspicious that all three of them died wearing the same wedding dress. Just as he was about to inquire further, Di Feisheng, with a stern face, directly asked Guo Qian about the whereabouts of the Lion Soul. Guo Qian claimed that he had never seen such a person. At that moment, a demented old man rushed into the room. It turned out to be Guo Qian's younger brother, Guo Kun, who had gone crazy after falling ill as a child.

At this moment, it seemed like a hidden weapon flew towards Li Lianhua, and it was Di Feisheng who threw a scroll of painting from the doorway. Lianhua opened the scroll and saw that the handwriting on it was exactly the same as Shi Hun's handwriting. Di Feisheng took out another scroll with Shi Hun's handwriting and directly questioned Guo Qian. Guo Qian hesitated but eventually admitted that a strange man with six fingers had indeed visited the Zhuang (a place) ten years ago.

The three of them arrived at a restaurant and unexpectedly encountered Guo Huo, who explained about the girl named Lv Rou, taking their orders in the restaurant. During the night, Li Lianhua went to find Di Feisheng. Fang Duobing secretly followed them and unexpectedly saw a skeleton when he turned back. Upon closer inspection, it turned out that a person was carrying the skeleton on his back. The figure turned out to be the mad Guo Kun.

The three of them decided to visit the Pomegranate Skirt. The Pomegranate Skirt was indeed extremely luxurious, weighing about thirty catties (approximately 15 kg) when worn as a set. They drew lots to decide who would wear the skirt, and Lianhua lost, so she put on the skirt. However, she then realized that there was no mirror in the room. Di Feisheng noticed a giant mirror stone not far outside the room, and Li Lianhua looked at the mirror stone and the surrounding terrain, suddenly understanding something, but she was startled by the sudden appearance of Guo Kun and fell into the lotus pond. It was quite difficult for Li Lianhua to climb out of the pond. The commotion attracted the people from the Zhuang.

Guo Qian angrily cursed, revealing that the three new brides were scared by the crazy Guo Kun, causing them to fall into the pond and die. However, Fang Duobing still felt something was amiss. Lianhua offered to cook something delicious for Fang Duobing and soon served a bowl of spicy wolfberry and lotus seed soup. Fang Duobing took a sip and was immediately nauseated by its unique taste.

Li Lianhua used the excuse of a serious injury from falling while wearing the Pomegranate Skirt to stay at the Lotus-Picking Manor and continue the investigation. Li Lianhua and Di Feisheng interrogated Guo Kun, but he was incoherent and couldn't provide any useful information. Li Lianhua tried to test Guo Kun with the Pomegranate Skirt secretly brought along, but Guo Kun showed no response. Lianhua felt that Guo Kun didn't seem like the culprit. Meanwhile, Di Feisheng was studying the two calligraphies in Lady Su's room again.

The two paintings indicated that Shi Hun had an affair with Lady Xu and wanted to take her away. And since Guo Kun could only imitate the person closest to him, which was Guo Qian, he was seen carrying a skeleton on his back at night because he saw Guo Qian carrying and hiding corpses. Under Di Feisheng's pressure, Guo Qian confessed that he killed Shi Hun and Lady Xu. Although Shi Hun was dead, Di Feisheng knew that Shi Hun's notes were always on him, and finding those notes would also lead them to Shan Gudao's remains.

Despite searching the Lotus-Picking Manor thoroughly, they couldn't find the notes. Helpless, the three decided to take Guo Qian to Baichuan Courtyard and make further plans. On their way, Li Lianhua recalled the details of her conversation with Guo Huo and Lv Rou, and she figured out that Guo Huo had feelings for Lv Rou and didn't want to marry the wealthy heiress from the Wei Yuan Escort Agency, so he deliberately killed her. Guo Huo admitted to killing his newlywed wife, not only because he loved Lv Rou, but also because he hated Guo Qian.

Guo Huo struck Li Lianhua with his palm, but the force hit the mirror stone by accident, splitting it open and revealing a hole. Fang Duobing chased after the escaping Guo Huo.

A conversation triggered Li Lianhua's distant memories. Lixiangyi had always blamed himself for Shan Gudao's death. Now that Shan Gudao was laid to rest, it finally brought closure to the events of ten years ago. Di Feisheng hinted that there was more to Shan Gudao's death, and if Li Lianhua didn't agree to take the Wang Chuan Flower to restore his martial strength, Di Feisheng would let Fang Duobing die before Li Lianhua's eyes! Startled, Li Lianhua couldn't stop Di Feisheng in time as he swiftly flew away.

Di Feisheng was determined to settle the score with Fang Duobing for pushing him into the water using his inner energy back then. At this moment, Li Lianhua arrived and stood in front of Fang Duobing. Di Feisheng took the opportunity to infuse Fang Duobing's body with a powerful aura and told Li Lianhua that if she didn't agree to his demands, Fang Duobing would die from an explosive outburst within half a month. Then, Di Feisheng left.

Li Lianhua decided not to keep any more secrets and revealed that A Fei was Di Feisheng. She also took out a few yellow papers and said that this set of techniques was her unique skill, which could help Fang Duobing suppress the powerful aura. Fang Duobing looked skeptical, but at Li Lianhua's insistence, he reluctantly tried it from a distance and surprisingly felt much more comfortable.

Meanwhile, Di Feisheng returned to the Jinyuan Alliance and became suspicious of Jiao Liqiao. It turned out that the thunder and fire disaster that struck the Jinyuan Alliance ten years ago was indeed orchestrated by the forces behind Jiao Liqiao and Wan Sheng Dao's Feng Qing.

The "Yangzhou Slow Waltz" can only temporarily alleviate Fang Duobing's powerful aura. To completely remove it, they need the hidden treasure "Bo Lan Ren Tou" owned by Jin Mantang, the master of Yuanyao Villa. Recently, Jin Mantang received a threatening letter demanding the treasure, so he spent a fortune to hire various famous doctors to protect himself. After dinner, Li Lianhua and Fang Duobing privately approached Jin Mantang and offered to protect him fully on the condition that they could borrow "Bo Lan Ren Tou" for temporary use. The top priority was to help Jin Mantang identify the person who threatened him.

The next day, Jin Yuanbao anxiously called for Jin Mantang from the backyard, and everyone rushed over in confusion. They found the door of Jin Mantang's room tightly locked from the inside, and despite their calls, there was no response from inside. Worried, they knocked on the door for a long time before finally breaking it open. Upon entering, they found that all the doors and windows were securely locked from the inside, with no signs of damage, but Jin Mantang was nowhere to be found. Fang Duobing soon discovered a mechanism and opened a secret room leading to the underground, where they found two bodies, Jin Mantang and "Golden Antelope Sword" Dong Ling. Jin Yuanbao recalled that a few days ago, Dong Ling did come with silver wanting to exchange it for "Bo Lan Ren Tou," but Jin Yuanbao refused, and they had a conflict, leading to Dong Ling being driven away. However, they weren't aware of when Dong Ling returned.

Hearing this, Li Lianhua seemed to be deep in thought. Zong Zheng Mingzhu, lacking patience to solve the case, stepped forward as a supervisor to state that the case was already clear: Dong Ling, unable to obtain "Bo Lan Ren Tou" through normal means, attempted to steal it, but was discovered by Jin Mantang.

The search for the Bao Lan Ren Tou turned out to be fruitless. Li Lianhua, Fang Duobing, and Guan He dream, who had been following Li Lianhua closely, once again inspected Jin Mantang's room and noticed a fragrance inside. Li Lianhua recalled that the same scent had been on Zhiyu before and also remembered the bracelets Zhiyu had. Suddenly, he understood what was going on. Zhiyu revealed everything; she was supposedly Jin Mantang's adopted daughter, but in reality, she was just a decoy for his strange illness. Jin Mantang suffered from a strange ailment, and every few days, he would take her blood to soak medicinal materials in Bo Lan Ren Tou, which would alleviate his condition.

Li Lianhua and Fang Hua returned to the Lianhua Tower in town, but to their surprise, Guan He dream followed them. Although they had been driven out of Yuanbao Mountain Villa, Guan He dream was still inside, so they wanted to get her help from the inside. Guan He dream, in her haughty manner, said that she wouldn't agree to help Li Lianhua just because of a meal. Li Lianhua exposed Guan He dream's true identity as Su Xiaoyong, a descendant of the "Million People's Register." Su Xiaoyong claimed that she could help Li Lianhua, not out of fear of being exposed, but because she had feelings for him.

Su Xiaoyong deliberately pretended to act with Zhiyu, and as expected, some black-clad people believed it and chased after Su Xiaoyong out of the villa. Li Lianhua and Fang Duobing appeared and caught the black-clad pursuers. The person turned out to be Jian Lingxiao. Li Lianhua realized that Jian Lingxiao was not the one who killed Jin Mantang; he was just trying to find the whereabouts of Bo Lan Ren Tou.

Li Lianhua shook his head. It's true that Jin Yuanbao had plans against Jin Mantang, but he didn't commit suicide. He was killed and hanged from the beam, and the culprit was Gongyang Wumen. Li Lianhua presented three pieces of evidence, leaving Gongyang Wumen speechless. They found Bo Lan Ren Tou in Gongyang Wumen's package. At night, Li Lianhua helped Fang Duobing use "Bo Lan Ren Tou" to dissipate the excess Yang energy but discovered an ice chip. Both of them found it familiar and remembered the text in Yipin Grave, suspecting it was Nan Yinwen's doing.

Suddenly, someone barged in and stole Bo Lan Ren Tou. Li Lianhua recognized the intruder as Zong Zheng Mingzhu. He pursued her and managed to stop her with a few moves. Zong Zheng Mingzhu took the ice chip. Li Lianhua thoroughly searched the treasure vault and suddenly smelled a familiar fragrance coming from a strange drum. Su Xiaoyong recognized it at a glance; it was a kind of ancient custom in Nan Yin's time, where a drum made from the skin of a beautiful woman was used. Li Lianhua vividly remembered this fragrance; when Shan Gudao died, there was a lingering scent of the same incense on his clothes.

At the same time, Li Lianhua discreetly ignited the smoke signal left by Fang Xiaoyi for him. He had no regard for life or death, but he couldn't let Fang Duobing fall into danger again with him. Fang Xiaoyi grabbed Fang Duobing's ear, intending to take him back home, while Fang Duobing cursed Li Lianhua for being unfaithful. However, Li Lianhua shrugged, indicating that he couldn't possibly refuse such a beautiful woman's request like Fang Xiaoyi's.

Jiao Liqiao was anxious and secretly planned an action to test Lixiangyi. At the same time, Li Lianhua was pondering how to visit the former Sigu Sect, now known as Muwan Manor. Su Xiaoyong suggested a simple plan: next month, Qiao Wanmian would have a big celebration, and Li Lianhua could accompany Su Xiaoyong as her male partner to go there. Su Xiaoyong took Li Lianhua to Muwan Manor to visit Qiao Wanmian. Along the way, Su Xiaoyong told Li Lianhua that the verse he was investigating meant "burn your body." As for the mark he saw in Yipin Grave, it was "Suiyan," a symbol of a sinister deity in Nan Yin's culture, representing revenge and devouring.

Fang Duobing, having dinner with Li Lianhua, kept challenging him and causing trouble. He deliberately stirred up Fang Xiaoyi's pursuit of Li Lianhua during the wedding banquet, which led to conflicts between Su Xiaoyong and Fang Xiaoyi. Li Lianhua was utterly exasperated. As a "payback," Li Lianhua pushed Fang Duobing onto the stage for a pre-wedding martial arts performance. An opponent with fierce and ruthless moves came up on stage. Li Lianhua sensed something was wrong; the person's techniques were malicious. So, he secretly sent a message to Fang Duobing's ear, informing him of the opponent's weak points. Fang Duobing won one bout after another with the information. Li Lianhua noticed Di Feisheng among the crowd, so he drew him out. Fang Duobing, not knowing who had advised him, was about to boast in front of Li Lianhua when he suddenly realized that Li Lianhua wasn't at the table anymore. From a distance, a secret message came to him from the mysterious advisor, saying that "Di Feisheng" had arrived and asked him to notify Xiao Zijin quickly.

Li Lianhua trapped Di Feisheng in the lovesick pear blossom formation he once set up for Qiao Wanmian. Fang Duobing arrived with Xiao Zijin and others, surrounding Di Feisheng. At that moment, distressing news came from the backyard – Jiao Liqiao had been attacked by Jiao Liqiao and was afflicted with the "Frozen Cicada" poison. Only Yangzhou Man could cure this poison in time, or else, three hours later, it would become incurable, even for immortals. Everyone was alarmed, as Yangzhou Man's unique internal skill was known only to Lixiangyi, who had died ten years ago. Where could they find Yangzhou Man now?

Li Lianhua suddenly realized the situation and volunteered to help Jiao Wanmian. He used up his internal energy, employing the Yangzhou Man technique to detoxify her. Finally, Jiao Wanmian was saved, but Li Lianhua couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. He smiled bitterly, realizing that he could no longer hide his true identity. Just then, Di Feisheng rushed into the room, taking Jiao Wanmian away and ordering Xiao Zijin to get Yan Wang Xunming as a hostage exchange.

After Jiao Wanmian was returned, she remained unconscious. Xiao Zijin held her tightly, torn between frustration and heartache. While examining her pulse, Jiao Wanmian murmured "Xiangyi" in her semi-conscious state, leaving Xiao Zijin stunned.

Seeing Li Lianhua's deteriorating condition, Fang Duobing was anxious and couldn't bear to refuse. He sought help from Guan Hemeng to treat him. Unexpectedly, Guan Hemeng sensed that Li Lianhua's time was limited. Li Lianhua quietly shook his head, asking her to keep it from Fang Duobing. He didn't want to see the worry in the young man's eyes. Jiao Wanmian woke up and immediately asked what had happened and who had saved her.

Di Feisheng asked Yan Wang Xun Ming to find out the truth of what happened back then. When they encountered Shan Gudao, Shan Gudao was already dead. Li Lianhua pondered and felt that all the scattered events from ten years ago to the present seemed to be connected, and Shan Gudao's death was the key to it all. She wondered who the murderer was and what their motive was. Li Lianhua also informed Di Feisheng that Jiao Liqiao was from the Nanyin Tribe, which shocked and angered him.

Since meeting Li Lianhua, Qiao Wanmian had been in a daze. Xiao Zijin checked Qiao Wanmian's pulse while she was sleeping and found the traces of Zhiyang's Yangzhou Slow Mark. He began to suspect that Li Lianhua was Lixiangyi and decided to revive the Sigu Sect and become its new leader. He immediately started plotting to convene a Sigu Sect revival conference among the martial arts factions.

Watching the disappointing show, Fang Duobing, who was originally filled with enthusiasm, couldn't bear it. If the revival of the Sigu Sect was not to uphold justice but to further divide the martial arts world, then what would be the point? Li Lianhua knew that the revival of the Sigu Sect was inevitable, but it had nothing to do with her. She quietly left the banquet, unexpectedly followed by Qiao Wanmian. Finally, they let go of their past grievances and smiled at each other.

Xiao Zijin went to Lixiangyi's grave clothes mound to wait for Li Lianhua. He used Qiao Wanmian's handwriting to invite her during the day, and she indeed came. Li Lianhua calmly stated that she would never disturb his feelings for Qiao Wanmian.

Li Lianhua returned to the Lianhua Tower and saw Fang Duobing cooking as if he belonged there. He invited her to eat. Li Lianhua never expected that after ten years, this young man would understand her the most.

Di Feisheng discovered that Jiao Liqiao and Wan Shengdao Feng were meeting, intending to kill Jiao Liqiao and capture Feng. However, a black-clothed person used "Wuxin Huai" to shake him from the inside. Fang Hua and Li Lianhua were both eager to find out the cause of Shan Gudao's death. They arrived at an inn where Shan Gudao's subordinate, Liu Rujing, had buried the body. When Liu Rujing learned that they were inquiring about Shan Gudao, he immediately drove them away. Just when they had no other options, they found a "living" body, which turned out to be Di Feisheng.

Li Lianhua checked Di Feisheng and found a writing on his hand that said, "Looking for Li Lianhua." After a few days of effort, Di Feisheng finally regained consciousness under Li Lianhua's careful care. He watched Li Lianhua warily, not recognizing her and asked who she was, who he was, and where he was. He had lost his memory. Li Lianhua pointed to the writing on his hand as proof that he was looking for her. Di Feisheng pondered and realized that this person named Li Lianhua was the only connection he had with his lost memories, and deep in his memory, there seemed to be some kind of agreement between them.

The three of them returned to Liu Rujing to inquire for more information. They learned that Fang Duobing was the son of an old friend, and Liu Rujing finally changed his attitude. He told them that Shan Gudao had once discovered that before Nanyin was destroyed, he had sent four wealthy merchants to the Central Plains with treasures and Nanyin's secret treasure, hiding their identities, waiting for an opportunity to restore their country. Among the treasures, there was an item that could destroy the world, but they didn't know what it was.

Xiao Zijin was convinced that Qiao Wanmian couldn't let go of Li Xiangyi in her heart, and her jealousy grew stronger. She sent out many letters inviting the former members of Sigu Sect to participate in the "Sigu Tea Party" and spread rumors about Li Xiangyi's past scandals. Upon learning this, Qiao Wanmian angrily decided to postpone the wedding.

Fang Duobing couldn't stand by and let the villains defame his idol, so he went alone to the Sigu Tea Party. During the event, He Zhang, one of the Four Tigers wielding silver spears, brought out a letter written by Li Xiangyi ten years ago, proving that Li Xiangyi intentionally killed Shan Gudao! Then, Xiao Zijin presented an imperial decree from the court, asking Shan Gudao to replace Li Xiangyi and serve the court. Fang Duobing felt as if he had been struck by lightning... Could his father's death really be related to his idol, Li Xiangyi?

Meanwhile, in the Lianhua Tower, Qiao Wanmian came to plead for Xiao Zijin. Li Lianhua felt a pang of guilt, realizing he had let her down. How could he let her be unhappy again? To force Lianhua to reveal his identity before he lost his memory, Di Feisheng coerced him, and Lianhua could only reveal some information—that he was poisoned by Nan Yinwuxin, someone he trusted.

When Fang Duobing returned, Li Lianhua noticed something different about him. After a few drinks, Fang Duobing spoke his mind, revealing that he had always taken Li Xiangyi as his role model and feared his idol's collapse. After comforting Fang Duobing, Li Lianhua advised him to calm down and promised to uncover all the mysteries surrounding Shan Gudao.

Coincidentally, Lianhua Tower received an invitation from Yulou Chun, inviting Fang Duobing and Li Lianhua to visit her residence. Rumor had it that Yulou Chun had built a mysterious female residence in the mountains and only invited interested guests once a year.

In the female residence, a maid named Qing'er was shocked to hear Fang Duobing's name. As it turned out, she was actually the Princess Qian Qian, the current Lu'an Princess, and the same person who was designated as Fang Duobing's fiancée by the emperor. She had run away from the palace to escape the marriage and ended up being unknowingly sold into the female residence as a maid.

Yulou Chun couldn't wait to inquire about the truth behind the incident involving Jin Mantang, and Li Lianhua took the opportunity to probe. He felt that Yulou Chun's words were contradictory and that she was hiding something, so there must be more to the story. He discussed with Fang Duobing and planned to secretly investigate the female residence at night.

During the evening banquet at the female residence, there was delicious food, fine wine, and beautiful women vying for attention. Two exceptional women stood out - Chilong, with outstanding dancing skills, and Xifei, with a melodious voice. One was passionate and unrestrained, the other calm and gentle, both admiring Yulou Chun greatly for her teaching of women. The others praised Yulou Chun's ability to educate women.

However, Fang Duobing couldn't stand their discussions, which treated women as objects, and he stood up to refute their views, catching Qing'er's attention. After the banquet, Yulou Chun asked the maidens to draw lots to determine which guest they would serve. By chance, Qing'er was sent to Fang Duobing's room. As a result, both of them fell asleep on the table and missed the opportunity for a night investigation.

The next morning, Yulou Chun asked the guests to watch the sunrise from the mountaintop, but she didn't appear even after the sun rose in the east. When the guests descended the mountain in confusion, they discovered Yulou Chun's dismembered body on the mountain road. Yulou Chun was killed, and all the treasures in the private treasury were missing.

The crowd was shocked, and the girls in the female residence were frightened. After much effort, they finally found the corpse of Yulou Chun in the mountains. It was deduced that Yulou Chun, who had considerable martial arts skills, was killed, dismembered, and discarded by someone with powerful martial arts. Among the guests present, everyone had suspicious motives, and they started accusing each other. At that moment, the butler caught someone at the door - surprisingly, it was Di Feisheng. Di Feisheng refused to submit and drew his sword, and his sword energy cut down seven large trees at once. Indeed, the cut from his sword was different from the cuts on the dismembered body. Li Lianhua deduced that the Ghost King's Blade, the murder weapon, was hidden among them.

Qing Shan recounted the past story of the female residence: many years ago, the Ghost King's Blade tried to rescue his wife who was trapped there, but he failed. If the Ghost King's Blade came for revenge, then after the captain and Yulou Chun's deaths, the next target would be Dongfang Hao. Everyone hurried to find him and indeed found Dongfang Hao dead inside, his body cut in a cross shape. Suddenly, Di Feisheng made a move, forcing Xin Jue to fight back desperately. Xin Jue used knife techniques - he was the culprit, he was the Ghost King's Blade. The case seemed to be solved, but Li Lianhua was still uneasy. Why was only half of Yulou Chun's body found if he was dismembered? Where was the treasure hidden? Di Feisheng believed that someone was using the identity of the Ghost King's Blade to frame him.

At this moment, the sound of a clock rang again. Li Lianhua asked Di Feisheng to follow the sound of the clock to the ancient temple and find out the truth. Meanwhile, Fang Duobing and he went to ask Bi Huang - she had been dancing on high ground all night, so if someone had emptied Yulou Chun's room of treasures, she might have seen it.

Upon reaching the room outside Yulou Chun's chambers, Li Lianhua quickly noticed that the hibiscus flowers were blooming particularly tall. As expected, they found the rest of Yulou Chun's body buried under the hibiscus. It turned out that Yulou Chun's cause of death was not murder by a person but rather snake venom. Now the question was: Bai Feng couldn't have done this alone, so which one of the guests was an accomplice?

However, when Li Lianhua and Fang Duobing found Bai Feng, she had already hanged herself, and everyone speculated that she had killed someone and was afraid of punishment. With everyone gathered, Fang Duobing turned the mysterious iron rack in Yulou Chun's room where items were stored and found several edges on the backside sharpened like blades – these were the edges used to dismember Yulou Chun.

Li Lianhua, Fang Duobing, and the amnesiac Di Feisheng gradually approached the truth. It turned out that Xi Fei, Bai Feng, Chi Long, and Murong Yao had conspired to kill Yulou Chun and manipulated the timeline to mislead everyone about the time of the crime, making the truth hard to unravel. It was revealed that all the girls in the female house had been harmed and forced to be captured by Yulou Chun, leading to their families' ruin and deaths. They had all wanted to avenge themselves and kill Yulou Chun every day, until they saw Murong Yao during this banquet. Murong Yao had been searching for the missing Chi Long for years, and upon their reunion, they quickly devised a plan to murder Yulou Chun, finally achieving their long-awaited revenge.

Chi Long took on all the blame and fiercely defended Murong Yao. However, Murong Yao tried to escape by pushing Chi Long in front of him to block the arrows, but Di Feisheng apprehended him

Fang Duobing was shocked to see his fiancée, Qian Qian, right in front of him. She didn't hide anything and stared at Fang Duobing with beautiful almond-shaped eyes. "Yes, it's me. What do you think?" Fang Duobing suddenly felt relieved that he had escaped the marriage. This girl seemed difficult to deal with, so he quickly sent the princess away as if offering a Buddha's blessing.

Shi Shui informed Fang Duobing that Shan Gudao, his uncle, had given a piece of extraterrestrial cloud iron to the Shenbing Mountain Villa many years ago. It was used to forge a suit of armor for himself and a sword, which would be given to Lixiangyi. Fang Duobing was struck by a realization – he remembered seeing the armor with a wound on it on Shan Gudao's body. Could it be that Lixiangyi's sword killed his father?

In the women's residence, Lixiangyi discovered a hidden passage, and Fang Duobing ventured inside. He encountered various traps and used the Yangzhou Slow Internal Power to deal with them. Di Feisheng couldn't help but blurt out, "Yangzhou Slow Internal Power." Hearing this, Fang Duobing's mind became a jumble of thoughts – the Yangzhou Slow Internal Power was what Lixiangyi taught him. Then who exactly was Lixiangyi?

Fang Duobing couldn't help but question Lixiangyi, who was reminded of some suspicions about his senior brother's past actions. Su Xiaoyong brought news that the last appearance of the Lord of the Yellow Springs Mansion was in Shishou Village. Lixiangyi and his companions decided to go to Shishou Village to find the whereabouts of "Yan Luo Wang".

When Jiao Liqiao learned that Lixiangyi had taken a piece of "Luomo Heavenly Ice," she was infuriated. She summoned her subordinates and ordered them to take the lives of Lixiangyi and Fang Duobing. Her subordinates, Xue Gong and Xue Po, arrived with their men to carry out the order.

Since arriving at the inn, the three of them had sensed that something seemed to be following them, but they had never been able to catch a glimpse of it. Xue Gong and Xue Po reported back to Jiao Liqiao that their mission to kill Li Lianhua and take the Luomo Heavenly Ice had failed. However, they discovered that Di Feisheng was with Li Lianhua, but strangely, Di Feisheng didn't recognize them. Jiao Liqiao figured out what was going on and was about to confront Feng Qingma, but Feng Qingma brought shocking news - the spy planted by the Wansheng Sect next to Qiao Wanmian found traces of Yangzhou Slow Internal Power in her. The one who saved Qiao Wanmian back then was Lixiangyi, so Li Lianhua was indeed Lixiangyi.

At the same time, the old patriarch invited the three of them into his house and treated them with "Rouchang Yuniang" wine and some delicious dishes. However, Li Lianhua felt something was amiss in the village and insisted they not eat the food. Late at night, the candles emitted the scent of heartwood trees, and everyone fell into a daze. A tremendously powerful monster rushed in and aimed at the helpless Fang Duobing's chest. Just in time, a white-clothed masked hero arrived and used tree branches as swords to save Fang Duobing. Fang Duobing shouted, "Lixiangyi." More and more monsters appeared, but fortunately, Di Feisheng beheaded one that was about to attack Li Lianhua, and the other monsters retreated fearfully. However, Li Lianhua was captured by several monsters. Fang Duobing and Di Feisheng speculated that the so-called "Rouchang Yuniang" wine, which was supposed to enhance internal power, was actually a lure to attract people. The urgent task at hand was to find those possessed villagers to save Li Lianhua.

Fang Duobing and his companions pursued for a while in the cracks of the sinkhole and finally found Li Lianhua lying on the ground in a spacious cave. Then, they discovered a hidden chamber in the crack, where ancient murals depicted the ancient Nan Yin secret art of refining the Ye Fire Pestle, including using human brains as nourishment. At this moment, Jiao Liqiao and her followers surrounded them. When Di Feisheng heard the name "Jinyuan Alliance," he felt a splitting headache and almost fainted. Jiao Liqiao saw Di Feisheng, who had been missing for a long time, with Li Lianhua, and her anger surged even more!

Upon hearing Jiao Liqiao directly call Li Lianhua "Lixiangyi," Fang Duobing was shocked! Distracted for a moment, he got injured, and Li Lianhua realized that his identity could no longer be concealed. Lixiangyi drew his Taijian sword and defeated all the attackers around him. Fang Duobing saw Lixiangyi admitting his identity personally and finally cut off their brotherhood, leaving angrily. After struggling for a while, Li Lianhua coughed up a mouthful of black blood. In a daze, Li Lianhua remembered that in his youth, his senior brother wore a jade pendant around his neck with the same markings as the symbol of the Wansheng Sect...

"Fox Spirit" (Su Xiaoyong) found Li Lianhua and informed him about the news of the "Luomo Heavenly Ice." It turned out that the Luomo Ding was used to control one of the Nan Yin secret arts, the Ye Fire Pestle. The missing item from Yipin Grave should be the Luomo Ding! Li Lianhua's health deteriorated further, coughing frequently and feeling more sensitive to the cold. He realized that he probably had less than three months left, and he needed to act even faster.

Fang Duobing went to Pu Du Temple to find Monk Wu Liao, who had no choice but to tell him about the events where Lixiangyi blamed himself for the death of 58 brothers from the Sigu Sect. Wu Liao asked Fang Duobing whether he was conflicted because Lixiangyi was Li Lianhua or because he admired his idol, Lixiangyi. Just then, Fang Duobing received a message that the Sigu Sect was planning to capture Li Lianhua! He hurried back to Baichuan Courtyard and couldn't help but speak up for Li Lianhua in front of everyone.

Meanwhile, Su Xiaoyong also helped Li Lianhua find the maps of several emerald mines that were discovered ten years ago. However, when they finally arrived at the gates of Xiaoyuan City, they turned around and found Fang Duobing waiting for them. Li Lianhua timidly confessed that he didn't have much time left and must get to Liangquan before the members of the Jinyuan Alliance, obtain the ice pieces, and find out the truth about Shan Gudao's incident. Li Lianhua and Fang Duobing were reluctant to part ways, but both wanted to find the Lord of the Yellow Springs as soon as possible. Fang Duobing's mother, He Xiaohui, happened to buy a cheap haunted house in this area and warmly welcomed Li Lianhua, attempting to reconcile the two.

Li Lianhua discovered that the garden was originally called "Baishui Garden," and "Baishui" meant spring. It was the yard of the Yellow Springs Mansion! So, Lianquan had already been killed, but how could Lianquan, the husband of the powerful Yellow Springs Scripture, be killed by his wife? There must be something wrong with this. Li Lianhua sincerely invited Fang Duobing to cooperate again, but Fang Duobing coldly turned to Shi Shui and Yun Biqiu!

The Fang family encountered the "Yan Wang Marries" event, and He Xiaohui disappeared. Fang Duobing was in great chaos, fortunately, Li Lianhua came to support and help before "escaping from prison," and Fang Duobing's mood was complex. Li Lianhua and Fang Duobing investigated the underground city and discovered that the Lord of the Yellow Springs Mansion was still in this city.

So, the Yan Wang who married is probably the Lord of the Yellow Springs Mansion, Lian Quan. Li Lianhua heard about a sinister technique from the Western Regions called "Jade Maiden Bridge," which allows the transfer of poison using internal energy, but only for women. However, once the poison is transferred using this "Jade Maiden Bridge" technique, the person becomes incapacitated. Fang Duobing became even more anxious. If Lian Quan used this technique against his mother, the consequences were unimaginable. Li Lianhua found the corpse of the "bride" from the previous "Yan Wang Marries" event, and it was indeed the technique of the "Jade Maiden Bridge."

Their guess was correct; this was indeed the work of Lian Quan. All these women, including He Xiaohui, had seen the physician (lang zhong) before disappearing. Li Lianhua and Fang Duobing rushed to the physician's mansion and found a hidden room. They witnessed the man tying up He Xiaohui and using the technique on her. Working together, they protected He Xiaohui and captured the physician. The physician confessed that he was Lian Quan, but Li Lianhua always felt that the physician was lying. Shi Shui noticed that Fang Duobing seemed troubled, and she told him that she firmly believed that Li Xiangyi could never harm Shan Gudao. Li Lianhua threw the coins from the money box into the water, and a layer of fragrant ash floated on the surface of the water.

Li Lianhua blinked and said that Fang Duobing had been wanting to catch him all along, and now he surrendered. Hurry and tie him up with the fugitives. Fang Duobing nodded in agreement, but then ordered someone to confine Li Lianhua to another distant cell. That night, the poison from Li Lianhua's Green Tea emerged, and his whole body was in agony, shivering from the cold. Meanwhile, they were surrounded by a large number of Jinyuan Alliance experts and Xian Riniang's forces. Xue Gong, Jiao Liqiao, and Xian Riniang coordinated to besiege Fang Duobing. In the process, Fang Duobing had to relinquish the Luo Motian Ice in order to protect Li Lianhua.

Worried about Li Lianhua's condition, Fang Duobing, despite quarreling with Yun Biqiu and Shi Shui, carried Li Lianhua at lightning speed to the place of the Guanhe Dream to save his life. Shi Shui was annoyed by this arrogant kid and pressed down on Yun Biqiu, who wanted to chase after them, thinking that Yun Biqiu was being too proactive this time. Qiao Wanmian also forced Xiao Zijin to lift the wanted order on Li Lianhua; otherwise, she would openly reveal Li Lianhua's true identity to the martial world and ask Li Lianhua to return to the Sigu Sect. Xiao Zijin was greatly shaken and ultimately gave up the wanted order, leading to a cold war with Qiao Wanmian. Su Xiaoyong, with red eyes, scolded Fang Duobing, accusing him of leaving him heavily injured in the wilderness last time, and now he had inflicted severe injuries on him again.

Fang Duobing realized he had been rash and foolish, filled with deep regret. Guan He Meng, facing Li Lianhua's repeatedly wounded body, was speechless. The last time he intervened, Li Lianhua could have lasted another half a year. In a short time, Li Lianhua had cut his own lifespan in half, damaging his reputation. He felt powerless; this broken body couldn't last even three more months, it was beyond remedy.

In the secluded Yun Yin Mountain, Li Lianhua, who had been unconscious for many days, woke up. He falsely claimed that Guan He Meng thought he was severely injured, but in fact, his injuries had already been slowly healed by Yangzhou Man. Li Lianhua frightened Fang Duobing, saying that Qian Po was actually his master's wife. Back then, he rebelled and infuriated his master to death, causing his master's wife to hate him.

He shared some of his doubts with Fang Duobing, helping him learn about the past of Li Xiangyi, and found some old items of Shan Gudao at the old residence. Li Lianhua was also surprised to realize that while he thought Shan Gudao was as close as a brother, Shan Gudao had long harbored resentment toward him. Li Lianhua sarcastically remarked that Li Xiangyi was too arrogant and looked down on others when he was young. He quickly became a perfect symbol, no longer seen as a living person, without real friends, and despite being in high positions, there was little happiness.

Only when he became Li Lianhua, treating the old token as fifty taels, did he realize that a meal, a small dog, and a little money to buy meat could make him happy for a long time. So he never thought of becoming Li Xiangyi again and never intended to play tricks on Fang Duobing. Fang Duobing had long felt deeply guilty and sincerely apologized to Li Lianhua, acknowledging that getting to know Li Lianhua was truly fortunate, and that Li Lianhua would always be his friend!

Li Lianhua and Fang Duobing looked at each other, and all of Shan Gudao's past actions finally had an explanation. After calmly pondering, Fang Duobing believed that the mastermind behind the one who smeared Li Xiangyi's name and accused him of killing Shan Gudao might be the real culprit. Li Lianhua contemplated and made an unwelcome request to Fang Duobing: to exhume the grave and reexamine Shan Gudao's corpse! Not only was the protective armor a fake, but the corpse itself wasn't Shan Gudao! Where was the real Shan Gudao?

Li Lianhua's inference was correct; the entire matter must be connected to Shan Gudao, and Fang Duobing also felt a heavy heart. That night, Shan Gudao appeared in Fang Duobing's room and presented evidence that confirmed Li Lianhua's speculation. The once humble Shan Gudao now displayed unparalleled arrogance. He admitted that he faked his death, orchestrated the downfall of the Sigu Sect and the Jinyuan Alliance, and established the Wansheng Dao for a greater purpose than just dominating the martial world. Shan Gudao boldly claimed that he was the descendant of the King Fangji and Consort Xuan, carrying the blood of both the Southern Heir Imperial Family and the current reigning imperial family.

A century ago, his royal relatives plotted to seize the throne, and now he aimed to reclaim everything! Moreover, he tried to manipulate Fang Duobing into joining his usurpation enterprise, intending to forcibly take Fang Duobing with him. Just as Li Lianhua was protecting Fang Duobing, Shan Gudao laughed loudly and left. Li Lianhua's speculations were confirmed, but he felt an overwhelming emptiness, not knowing what had driven Shan Gudao to hold such deep resentment against him. He felt a profound sense of desolation.

The head guard, who had been responsible for surveillance, came to report that Xing Ziru had disappeared. After questioning Zhan Yunfei and the villa's cook, Li Lianhua made a new deduction. After Suxiang Qingzun's death, the two Yiyi Fairy fled the scene by first killing the assassin and then reverting to their original identities as daughters. They then changed into the assassin's clothes and hid the assassin, waiting for the opportune moment to escape during the confusion. The group hurried to a nearby hot spring to search and coincidentally encountered Xing Ziru attacking the Yiyi Fairy.

Unable to withstand Xing Ziru's assault, the Yiyi Fairy was critically injured, and Li Lianhua's group intervened to help. Realizing the situation was unfavorable, Xing Ziru turned and fled. Suddenly, Zhan Yunfei appeared and killed Xing Ziru with a single sword strike. At this critical moment, the Yiyi Fairy's life was hanging by a thread. She revealed that Suxiang Qingzun had sensed Jiao Liqiao's ill intentions toward Di Feisheng ten years ago and had instructed her to send the Luo Motian Ice out if there were any problems.

As they had suspected, the Luo Motian Ice had indeed been hidden in He Xiaohui's sachet. He Xiaohui took out the sachet and indeed found a piece of ice. She also mentioned that the embroidered piece of human skin on her back was related to her deceased husband and a method to suppress the Fire Disease. At this point, the Yiyi Fairy suddenly coughed up blood and passed away from her injuries. Li Lianhua and Fang Duobing returned to Tianji Mountain Villa, where Shan Gudao arrived with a group of experts and several chariots from the Xian Riniang faction. Inside the villa, He Xiaohui also brought various experts from the Tianji Mountain Villa to confront Li Lianhua, Fang Duobing, and Shan Gudao. When they met again, things had changed dramatically.

He Xiaohui activated the Tianji Mountain Villa's formation, causing chaos among Shan Gudao's subordinates. However, the power of the Xian Riniang faction was immense, and their numbers were great, making it a struggle to resist. At this moment, Zhan Yunfei threw a launcher to Fang Duobing. With the special launcher in hand, Fang Duobing launched an attack on the Xian Riniang faction, but he was momentarily entangled by Xue Gong. Both the Tianji Hall and the Wansheng Dao were evenly matched. Suddenly, a dark figure appeared above them, and Li Lianhua and the others, with their strong martial skills, recognized that the person was Di Feisheng.

Di Feisheng threatened Fang Duobing with Li Lianhua's death, forcing Fang Duobing to hand over the Luo Motian Ice in exchange for Li Lianhua. Di Feisheng and Shan Gudao returned to the Wansheng Dao, and Shan Gudao excitedly expressed that the restoration of their country was within reach. However, Di Feisheng suddenly requested to borrow Shan Gudao's Luo Moding and the ice piece for a moment. Shan Gudao dared not defy him and reluctantly handed over the Luo Moding, but he mentioned that he knew Wang Chuan Flower was in Di Feisheng's possession. He promised to exchange the Luo Moding back when the time came if Di Feisheng handed over Wang Chuan Flower.

On the other side, under immense pain, the Blue Tea Poison within Li Lianhua started to act up, and Fang Duobing finally realized that Li Lianhua had been deceiving him. Since he was facing certain death, Li Lianhua was determined to stop Shan Gudao before he died. Fang Duobing suspected that there was a reason for Di Feisheng's cooperation with someone else and remembered that he had investigated Di Feisheng's background ten years ago, discovering a hidden location in the southwestern mountains dedicated to training assassins. Combining various clues, he decided to investigate the Di family, and Fang Duobing naturally accompanied him.

Shan Gudao's goal is not just the martial world, but the entire world! He intends to take action against the emperor! Li Lianhua only now realizes the extent of his senior brother's ambitions; he must enter the imperial city to stop him! Fang Duobing takes advantage of Li Lianhua's momentary lapse in vigilance and activates the mechanisms he had prepared earlier, trapping Li Lianhua within it, forcing him to stay and recuperate. After escaping the trap, Li Lianhua learns of Fang Duobing's premeditation. Although he can't stay here, he must resolve the matter with his senior brother.

Fang's father agrees to privately advise the Imperial City to be extra cautious and arranges a way to get Li Lianhua into the palace. On the other side, Fang Duobing quietly infiltrates the Wansheng Dao headquarters, attempting to seize Wang Chuan Flower, but he is trapped by a formidable formation set up by Shan Gudao, which even Li Lianhua can't break through. Soon, thanks to the efforts of Fang's father, Li Lianhua's reputation as a divine physician rises in the capital. With the help of Princess Qian Qian, he has successfully secured a place in the palace. He needs to investigate and understand that Shan Gudao's target is the imperial court. He decides to wait here, gain the emperor's trust, and find the treatment for Mother Geng before Shan Gudao does. Meanwhile, Fang Duobing, who seems to have grown stronger in the face of adversity, has a chance to break the formation.

Since Shan Gudao has been preparing in the palace for many years, he already knows the secrets here. He sends a sorcerer monk to delay Li Lianhua's progress and uses his medical skills as a cover—pretending to treat the emperor is a pretense, while convincing the emperor to select a location for constructing the Xuantata is the real goal. This is the only way to openly search for Mother Geng within the palace. Just at this moment, under the influence of manipulation, the emperor desires to reexamine the location of the Elysian Tower constructed a hundred years ago.

When the national teacher showed interest in selecting this site, Wang Gonggong was greatly frightened and repeatedly stated that this place was ominous. Li Lianhua asked Yang Yunchun to investigate the background of the four craftsmen on his behalf. He discovered that Shan Gudao had used these four individuals to find something related to "Mother Geng." Li Lianhua realized that "Mother Geng" was in the Elysian Tower, and Shan Gudao's plan was to infiltrate the palace to locate the tower. Finding "Mother Geng" depended on locating the Elysian Tower.

The next morning, the national teacher set off to select the site within the inner palace, and Li Lianhua decided to accompany him, with Shan Gudao waiting outside. On the way to choose the site, a ferocious beast appeared, causing confusion among the group, and the site selection was temporarily postponed. That night, Li Lianhua observed the residence of the craftsmen at the Jade Buddha Temple, suspecting that these four individuals were working for Shan Gudao. However, all four craftsmen died suddenly overnight, and the key figure "Liu Kehuo" also committed suicide. Li Lianhua gathered some crucial clues through secret inquiries, but he was apprehended by the Grand Court. Fang Duobing arrived just in time and rescued Li Lianhua. Lianhua explained his speculation about the prison: the location of the entrance to the Elysian Tower may not be a secret chamber but a dry well. However, when the Elysian Tower disappeared years ago, its connection to the well was unclear.

Fang Duobing suggested that Li Lianhua should leave the cell first and think further, so he brought him out of the Grand Court. Li Lianhua planned to revisit the crime scene to examine any traces left by the culprit. The two of them followed the clues to the Bai Beast Garden and deduced from a series of strange occurrences, including "Liu Kehuo's death," that the Elysian Tower might likely be an old, dry well. They decided to investigate the abandoned garden to uncover the truth.

The Elysian Tower is indeed a well! Fang Hua and Li Lianhua found the nearest spring and discovered the well opening beneath a pavilion. They descended into the well and saw a male corpse holding another Luo Mo Ding (a magical item). Suddenly, a flashing thunderbolt landed in front of them, and Shan Gudao sneered, saying, "Thanks to you, I've found 'Mother Geng'." The two tried to chase, but they found the exit blocked. Fortunately, Lianhua had earlier replaced "Mother Geng" with a decoy inside the Luo Mo Ding. At that moment, Shan Gudao and the evil monk were trying to open the decoy's head but found it empty. The Luo Mo Ding had been taken by Shan Gudao. "Mother Geng" emitted a faint green light and produced a smaller "Child Geng." Shan Gudao laughed heartily, declaring that eventually, the whole world would be his.

The capital had long been under martial law. Li Lianhua and Fang Duobing split up—Fang Duobing rushed back to the Heavenly Secrets Villa to ensure the safety of his family, while Li Lianhua pursued Shan Gudao's whereabouts. Li Lianhua sat in the Lotus Flower Tower, the door pushed open, and Yun Biqiu walked in. Their eyes met, but suddenly Yun Biqiu drew his sword and pierced Li Lianhua's chest. Fang Duobing arrived at the Lotus Flower Tower but couldn't find Li Lianhua. Anxious, he sought help from the members of the Sigu Sect. Fang Duobing loudly revealed Li Lianhua's true identity as Li Xiangyi, and he exposed Shan Gudao's scheme. Meanwhile, Li Lianhua woke up in a secret room on the mountaintop, with blurry vision. He found his sword wound bandaged, but his hands and feet were chained. Shan Gudao walked in and taunted him, yet Li Lianhua showed neither anger nor submission.

Jiao Liqiao mocked Li Xiangyi relentlessly, revealing her ambitious nature. She told Li Lianhua that she would attain everything, including Di Feisheng. At this moment, Di Feisheng was locked in another secret room, covered in wounds. Jiao Liqiao appeared in a bright red bridal attire, despite her madness and taunting, Di Feisheng remained silent. After Jiao Liqiao left, Li Lianhua appeared and used his sword to break Di Feisheng's chains. Di Feisheng asked Li Lianhua why he rescued him without asking anything, without fearing that he might harm him again. However, Li Lianhua directly exposed that Di Feisheng's collaboration with Shan Gudao was merely a ruse to remove the curse from himself. He urged Di Feisheng to leave with him. The two found their way to a new room arranged by Jiao Liqiao, where they treated Di Feisheng's injuries. Di Feisheng quickly adjusted his true energy, and they sat together, reminiscing about the past.

Then they discovered a hidden chamber and found the Wang Chuan Flower and Di Feisheng's precious sword. Danger lurked everywhere, and both Di Feisheng and Li Lianhua were in a perilous situation. A chaotic battle ensued both above and below the mountain. Fang Duobing was anxious to break through the mechanism but was entangled by Snow Princess and others. Jiao Liqiao was unwilling to give up and went mad, attempting to kill Li Lianhua. Di Feisheng restrained Jiao Liqiao, coldly stating that he never killed women, but Jiao Liqiao was an exception. He grasped her throat, and although Jiao Liqiao was struggling for breath, she had a peculiar smile, proud to be the only woman Di Feisheng ever killed, then she died, her breath ceasing.

In the inner hall, Shan Gudao was already dressed in regal attire, and the messenger reported that Fang Duobing and others had broken in. Shan Gudao ordered them to be executed without mercy. Li Lianhua's group split up, with Fang Duobing searching for the Wang Chuan Flower, and Li Lianhua and Di Feisheng going to capture Shan Gudao. Just as Li Lianhua and Di Feisheng were fighting Shan Gudao, Fang Duobing found the Wang Chuan Flower. Unexpectedly, the Flower showed no reaction to the blood drops from both Duobing and Shan Gudao.

At that moment, a figure swiftly appeared, it was Qian Po. She coldly ridiculed Shan Gudao, stating he was not a true dragon-blood descendant, and that Li Lianhua was the true heir to the Fangji King and Xuan Fei. Everyone was astonished. Shan Gudao looked up, bitterly smiled, and suddenly his face twisted in a gruesome manner. He intended to die alongside Li Lianhua. Fortunately, Li Lianhua managed to evade, and at the same time, Qian Po struck Shan Gudao, leaving him severely wounded. Realizing that the situation was hopeless, Shan Gudao's meridians were shattered, leaving him a cripple, and everything returned to calm. Several days later, in the Lianhua Tower, Li Lianhua, Fang Duobing, and Di Feisheng were all present. Di Feisheng asked Li Lianhua about his plans after today.

Li Lianhua expressed his desire to find a place to enjoy the breeze, fish, and live the remainder of his days freely. Di Feisheng entrusted the Wang Chuan Flower to Li Lianhua, asking him not to forget their final battle. Li Lianhua looked down at the Wang Chuan Flower, wondering if Di Feisheng had given up on his own wish just to let him live on. However, before that, he needed to visit the Sigu Sect to settle one matter.

Late at night, Li Lianhua danced with the Master's Sword outside the Lianhua Tower, his figure elegant and reminiscent of the days when he was still Lixiangyi. News of Lixiangyi's survival had spread throughout the Sigu Sect, and Yun Biqiu, due to her collusion with Jiao Liqiao, was being scorned by everyone. Just as Yun Biqiu was about to lose her head, a figure in red descended, and the resounding strike of the Master's Sword startled the crowd. He finally admitted in front of everyone that Li Lianhua was indeed Lixiangyi! Meanwhile, Qiao Wanmian, disappointed with the complete betrayal of Xiao Zijin, was preparing to leave when she coincidentally met Lianhua.

They bid farewell. Fang Duobing arrived, bringing Li Lianhua back to the Lianhua Tower. Lianhua was already weakened. Fang Duobing applied acupressure on Lianhua's acupoints and tied him up in the tower before leaving to find the divine physician, Guan Hemeng. Li Lianhua smiled and watched Fang Duobing's departing figure for a long time... Shortly after Fang Duobing's departure, Li Lianhua, leaving behind the auspicious-patterned Lianhua Tower and the vixen, left alone. At the entrance of the Sigu Sect, a child delivered a box. Fobai Shi and others opened the box and found the former sect master's token inside. Xiao Zijin pointed her sword at Li Lianhua.

Lianhua bitterly smiled, raised his hand, and held up the Master's Sword. A flick of his wrist, a few crisp sounds, and the Master's Sword turned into a pile of scrap metal. Xiao Zijin was shocked. Li Lianhua leaped towards the river, landing gracefully on a small flat boat. Xiao Zijin was already unable to catch up... Fang Duobing searched tirelessly day and night, leading the vixen, looking for Li Lianhua for a long time, but still found no trace of him. He remembered that the Eastern Sea agreement was tomorrow, igniting his last trace of hope.

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