【Multi | FULL】EP34 Lin Bei tells Su Wuming the story of Chu Bin | 唐朝诡事录之西行 | iQIYI
[English subtitles are available] [Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty II To the West] [Episode 34] Come in. Sheriff Lu. What else do you want to inquire about? There’s nothing to inquire about today. The murder case has been solved. I’m here to tell you, from this moment on, you are free to move about as you wish. If you want to leave Yunding, you can also do so. Wait a moment! The murder case has been solved… Who is the murderer? It was Chu Bin’s wandering soul that committed the murder. I, as the sheriff, only arrest mortal criminals, so I closed it. [Chu Bin] [County Market] Sister. My sister… Sister. What are you doing here? There’s a disciple of Detective Di surnamed Su who told me that as long as I stay here, I would be able to see you. Chu Jia. Go ahead. Today is the day for you sisters to reunite. You’ve been tricked. Who is your sister? Enough. All I did was take a bit of money. It’s already unlucky enough for me to be met with a dead person. Why are you claiming to be my sister now? A dead person? Li Yun died, but I didn’t kill him! You are not my sister. You look very similar but you’re definitely not. Who are you? Lu Lingfeng, the Sheriff of Yunding County told me in person that I was free and could go anywhere. Sheriff Lu. You’re going back on your word so soon? That’s not the case. It’s just that this case has some new clues and we may have to hold you back for a few more days. Why don’t you return to Anyuan Inn first? The county government will cover your food and lodging. She is not my sister. She looks similar, but she’s definitely not. [Yunding County Government Office] Everyone! Calm down! Please calm down! Everyone, everyone! Don’t be anxious! Don’t be anxious! Magistrate Huangfu! Please give us an explanation! What are you going to do? Everyone! Everyone, everyone! Calm down! Listen to me! Everyone, please calm down! Don’t be anxious! Sirs, don’t go back to the county government office yet. What’s happening? I don’t know who leaked the news. The whole Yunding now knows about the opening of the coffin. They’re saying that there is no corpse in the coffin because it has long turned into a ghost. That ghost can change its appearance at will and suck people’s spirit, killing people without a trace. When Yunding’s night market opens, that ghost will go hunting for its prey. Please rest assured, everyone! I, the magistrate… Someone is maliciously instigating this. Indeed. The shop owners are all scared. They say they aren’t going to open their stalls at the night market today to hide. These people are here to look for the magistrate to have him quickly invite an exorcist to drive away the ghost. Also those in the wine business and those in the jewelry business threaten that if within today the ghost is not caught, they will stop doing business in Yunding. What are you waiting for? Hurry and go invite an exorcist to drive away the ghost! Exactly! Otherwise, how can we operate our business? If you still can’t catch the ghost, we will stop doing business in Yunding! No, no, no. Well… Sheriff Lu. The magistrate orders you to, by the end of tonight, solve this case at all costs. Otherwise, Yunding’s prosperity will be over. From the mortal world to the “records of anomalies,” sometimes, it’s separated by thousands of mountains and rivers; sometimes, it’s just separated by a piece of paper. In this journey to the west, we’ve been through many hardships. But we’ve never encountered such a strange case. Although the identity of the woman in the veil has been exposed, there is no evidence to prove her as the murderer. What we need to do now is to bring this case back from being a “records of anomalies” to the mortal world. I can only make one more deduction without any evidence, and that is… this ugly woman doesn’t exist at all. If that’s the case, Ms. Yin must have lied. So did Mudan. And that woman in the veil, whether her name is Lin Bei or Chu Bin, not a single word of her testimony is credible. Also, the owner of Tianyi Fabric Shop, Shen Ping, and the maid Chang Le, are also suspects. There are five suspects in total. Time is tight. Each of us will take on one of them. After we decide on who to take on, what should we do? Attack their minds. All right, all right. You can leave after reading it. You really won’t let me take your pulse? I didn’t say I wanted to see a doctor. You may go now. Madam. Have you not slept for a whole day and night? In the past few years, you have been continuously taking medicine. No. Then someone must have put it in your food. Judging from your expression, you probably already know that you’ve been drugged. This drug makes you dizzy, your limbs weak, restless, emotionally unstable, your speech feeble, and your legs heavy. Once you take the medicine, you fall into a deep sleep, but once you wake up, you can hardly fall asleep again. Unless, you take this drug again. How do you know? I have cured cases of people like you who had been poisoned with a slow poison, when I was in my teens. Now I run the Yunding Clinic. My surname is Fei, given name Qiao, and courtesy name is Yingjun. I’m also known as Chicken Fed. I’ve heard of you. I’ve heard of you. You’ve cured many mute slaves. I was just thinking of coming to see you these days. Greetings, Ms. Chu. I am not surnamed Chu, but Lin. My family lives in Beimang Mountain, on the outskirts of Luoyang. I heard you are Detective Di’s disciple. Your master’s tomb is not far from my home. I respect Detective Di for serving the country and the people. Every year during the Cold Food Festival, I would visit his tomb and pay my respects. In that case, I shall thank Ms. Chu on behalf of my master. It’s Ms. Lin. All right. Ms. Lin. You already know my background, but I know almost nothing about you. I only heard that you are a master of many skills and can imitate the deceased. I think if one cannot communicate with the souls of the dead, I’m afraid it would be impossible to imitate them so well. Ms. Lin, since you can imitate Chu Bin, you must know her very well and know of her past, right? To be honest, I sympathize with this lady very much. Especially after I saw the letter she wrote to Li Men. Between the lines, it was filled with blood and tears. Ms. Lin, could you tell me Chu Bin’s story? Shopkeeper. Isn’t it just copying the names of medicines? I can do it. I have studied before. Why don’t you just give me the money? There’s no need to hire anyone else. Excuse me. Is your shop in need of someone to do some writing? If it weren’t for the decline of her family, Chu Bin would not have gone out to write for others. The first time she did it was at that drug shop. The drug shop’s business was very poor. But ever since Chu Bin helped copy the drug names, business started to pick up. Many scholars and literati went there to get medicine just to see the elegant handwriting on the medicine cabinet. Chu Bin also became famous because of this and wrote everywhere. As for Li Yun, he no longer worked as an apprentice at the drug shop and ground ink for her instead. I’ve seen Chu Bin’s handwriting. It has both the vigor of a noble, and carries an innate gentle elegance. It’s truly remarkable. Li Yun was good with his hands. In the winter, he personally made a cotton coat for Chu Bin. He even embroidered a plum blossom on it. Chu Bin had a weak body, so Li Yun would stew soup for her to drink. After all, he had been an apprentice at the drug shop. He stewed the soup with medicinal ingredients which was both delicious and nourishing. Later on, the two of them secretly pledged to spend their lives together and decided to return to Yunding to get married. However, there weren’t a lot of writing jobs in Yunding. So Chu Bin could only persuade Li Yun to go out and find some way to make a living. Their classmate Fang Jiong introduced Li Yun to Yunding’s most famous fabric shop to be an apprentice. Before long, Chu Bin discovered that something was wrong. Didn’t you say you would marry me after taking me back to your hometown? But now, why are you entangled with that woman from the fabric shop? What do you mean by entangled? I’m just learning the craft. Going on a trip to the outskirts with that woman is also part of learning the craft? You’re following me. Chu Bin had never followed him. It’s just that Li Yun forgot that Fang Jiong knows Chu Bin. Fang Jiong was in a lot of pain at that time. The Fang family had already proposed marriage. But the Shen family went back on their word. Li Yun’s tailoring skills were superb, and was willing to marry into the family. This way, the fabric shop would have a successor. But the most important thing was… Shen Ping liked Li Yun. From tomorrow on, I will no longer go to Shen’s Fabric Shop. After all these things, I realized that you are still the one I love the most. You really won’t associate with Shen Ping anymore? Chu Bin. I have almost mastered the craft. I will go to the pawnshop to borrow some silver. Let’s open a cloth shop together. You and I can run it together. We will definitely have a good life in the future. That day was the happiest and also the most miserable day since Chu Bin arrived at Yunding. Li Yun made her a bowl of mixed fruit tea. Here. This tea smells so good. It will improve your complexion. Thank you, Honey. Not long after drinking the tea, Chu Bin felt dizzy. Li Yun’s expression turned sinister. He said to Chu Bin… Are you feeling dizzy? Then go to sleep. I found you a new house. We’ll be there soon. You can have a a good sleep there. Forever. The house… It was until when she woke up in the dark, Chu Bin realized, the new house that Li Yun mentioned was actually a coffin. How could such a beast exist in this world! Ms. Lin. If you meet Chu Bin’s soul again, please convey a message for me: “This beast shall be executed.” Su Wuming, I heard you assisted Lu Lingfeng in destroying the Yunding Immortal Steps and solved many bizarre cases. I know you didn’t come today just to hear my story. For what you said just now, I shall thank you on behalf of Chu Bin. I was going to tell you everything to put an end to the past. But using Chu Jia to lure me was inappropriate. So you admit that you are indeed Chu Bin? Chu Bin is dead. In this world, there is only Lin Bei left. If that’s the case, then you still haven’t walked out from the shadows of 10 years ago. Li Yun not only betrayed Chu Bin, but also killed someone with poison! Such a beast had no right to take away half of Chu Bin’s life! Lin Bei… is half of Chu Bin. The first time I heard you say this name, it occurred to me. Now, I am assisting the Sheriff of Yunding County in investigating murder cases and seeking the real culprit. If you were involved in the murder, no matter if your name is Chu Bin or Lin Bei, you won’t escape the law. If you didn’t commit murder, even if you are Chu Bin, you can still walk out with your head held high and start a new life. Go experience and savor the prosperity of this great era. Yunding of the Great Tang belongs to the Emperor of Tang… And even more so to the people of Tang. Miss. Go back. I’m too old to kill anyone. Keeping an eye on me is useless. But I have killed before. I’m a woman who travels across the martial world. When I encounter villains, of course I have to kill them to protect myself. How could you work at the government office then? I am not from the government office. Before my father passed away, he entrusted me to someone. I’m just following that person. You’re also an ill-fated lady… Also? Ms. Yin, have you met another ill-fated lady? I have. That lady suffered much more than you… Look at them, how can they work so carelessly? You have to supervise them. The coffin is even placed crookedly. This is disrespectful to the deceased. Whatever. Hurry up and bury it! It’ll be more troublesome if it rains! After you finish burying, burn some paper money for me. That won’t do. The deceased is your wife. You have to burn this paper money yourself. Can’t you see it’s about to rain? I’ll give you some more tip. Hey! Alright, let’s take shelter for a while. He has left anyway. We can come back when the rain stops. Let’s go! Okay, okay! Let’s go, let’s go. How can you work like this? You can’t leave! You can’t! I’ve been selling joss paper for so many years… but I’ve never encountered a ghost. So I’m not afraid of ghosts either. Mustering up my courage, I pried open the coffin only to see her inside… She was a beautiful lady. A lady with no family nor relatives in Yunding. It was Chu Bin… She wasn’t dead at all. Don’t try to set a trap for me. I didn’t say she was Chu Bin. Ms. Yin. Back then, you only sold joss paper, and hadn’t opened Biluo Inn, right? That’s right. I guess the inn is newly opened. It hasn’t been more than half a year. How did you guess that? I drank the two bowls of medicine just now. I feel much better already. I feel energetic all over. Would it be fine to drink three bowls of this a day? Three bowls? That’s too little. You’ve been poisoned with a slow poison for at least three years. The poisoned will need strong medicine to counteract it. After this bowl, there are three more. Six bowls a day, for a whole month. Okay. I’ll follow your instructions, Physician. Wait a moment. It’s hot. Let it cool for a bit. Madam… Who poisoned you? You should have an idea, right? I do. Dad. Dad. I brought you your meal. Ping. Starting from tomorrow, when you bring me my meal, bring an extra portion. It should be exactly the same as mine. Who is it for? Li Yun. I have been waiting for so many years, and finally, I found a tailoring genius in Yunding. Greetings, my lady. Li Yun. Is the beef tasty today? Did you cook it yourself? I did! It’s not good. I have offended you greatly. Please forgive me, my lady. He was always cold never tried to please me. But sometimes, he would suddenly make me feel that he had long treated me as the closest person to him. This is not right. I plucked up my courage and asked him out for an outing… but he rejected me three times in a row. Only after some discreet inquiries did I find out, that there was a woman by his side. I was heartbroken. If your tears fall into the soup, then it won’t taste good. Actually, to make a delicious soup, we need to add some fresh medicinal herbs and wild flowers. Master has approved my day off tomorrow. Shall we go collect them in the suburbs together? In the suburbs, I asked him if he’s going to marry that woman named Chu Bin. Surprisingly, he cried. What? She’s going to die soon? Yes… She once had feelings for me, and traveled from Dongdu to Yunding with me. How can I bear to leave her now? I can only let you down for the affection you have towards me. What a man of great love and righteousness. I swore right then and there that I would wait for him. It was also around that time the Fang family came to propose marriage. I flatly refused. Not long after, I received the news of Chu Bin’s death. After that day, Li Yun refused to see me. It made me feel even more that this man was worth waiting for. I lost my appetite and even refused to speak. In my heart, I only thought, if I couldn’t marry Li Yun in this life, I would rather die. My father saw through my thoughts and actually went to propose marriage himself, with the fabric shop and all our family assets as my dowry. He begged Li Yun to come out of his grief and marry me, this poor lovesick girl. What a move of playing hard to get! So… Shen’s Fabric Shop became the current Tianyi Fabric Shop. Yes. It’s not too hot anymore, drink up. Your medicine is bitter. The medicinal meals he gave me were all fragrant and sweet. Here. Why aren’t you drinking it? This soup is good for women. It’s especially effective for treating weakness. I don’t know when it started, but I became drowsy and lethargic. It was only later that I found out, whenever I fell asleep, he would go out. He was skilled at tailoring and there were often women who would ask him to make clothes for them at night. [Mudan Lime Shop] Sheriff Lu, you’re a descendant of a noble family, handsome and suave. Even if you come to my place in broad daylight, it still makes my heart bloom with joy. You forgot your promise to me. I asked around. Your parents have only you, one daughter. They see you as the apple of their eye. Why do you mention my parents, Sheriff Lu? You feel sorry towards them. The fabric must be carefully selected. The tailoring is even more important. You have such a great figure, I, the owner of this shop, can make it for you personally. My… My figure is good? Am I not fat? Those who say you are fat simply don’t know how to appreciate your beauty. You don’t need to listen to them. Really? In just a couple of days, the sample garment was finished. It was too loose on me. He said the measurements were not accurate enough, so I let him take my measurements. He measured… so meticulously… That was my… That was my first time. From then on, I fell madly in love with him. I wished to meet him in secret every night. Even though I knew he was married, I still couldn’t control myself. Soon after, I found there was something odd with my tummy. Mine? How can you prove it? Why don’t you give birth to the baby first? If the baby really looks like me, then I will acknowledge it. But Shen Ping will not allow me to take a concubine. You’d better live outside. I have never been married. I didn’t dare to give birth to the child. I could only, behind my parents’ back, beg a wandering doctor in the martial world to help me abort it. But Yunding is a small place. How could I keep it a secret? My father was angered to death by me. My mother also killed herself in the well. My relatives scolded me. Neighbors pointed fingers at me behind my back. From then on, I became a bad woman to everyone. Then I might as well be bad. Anyway, there won’t be anyone proposing to me. Sheriff Lu, when you entered my house just now, no one saw you, right? You must be careful not to let others gossip. Later on, did you go to see Li Yun again? I did. I’m cheap. I can’t forget him. I even sneaked into the fabric shop in the middle of the night. [Tianyi Fabric Shop] Master. Let go of me. Don’t let the Mistress see. The Mistress is asleep. It’s time for you to sleep with me too. I really didn’t expect, that he wouldn’t even spare his own maidservant. That year… I was still very naive. Master, it’s me, Changle. Changle? You’re not young anymore. You should have some decent clothes. No need. Thank you, Master. You said no need, but then thanked me. So do you want it or not? You are pretty. These clothes, I will make them for you myself. I was born into an official’s family. But my father committed a capital crime so I was enslaved. It was Madam who bought me. But Madam has a bad temper, she’d beat and scold me sometimes. Yet, Master treated me so well. I was immensely grateful. Master liked to take baths. I always fetched water for him. That day… Master, do you need more hot water? Yes. I’m sorry, Master! I scalded you… It’s no big deal. Why are you kneeling? Get up. Does the garment fit well? It fits well. How come I feel it’s a bit loose? You belong to me. If you wear fitting clothes, it’d be the hallmark of Tianyi Fabric Shop. Come in. Let me take your measurements again. I’ll alter it until it fits perfectly. I was scared to death. Afraid that Madam would find out. But he said Madam won’t wake up when she’s asleep. After a long time, I finally realized the soup Madam drank was always simmered separately. Are you saying… Li Yun had been poisoning Shen Ping all along? I don’t know if it counts as poison. It’s just that Madam was getting weaker by the day. Also, once she fell asleep, she couldn’t wake up. She kept having nightmares but when she woke up, if she didn’t drink the soup, she can never fall asleep again. Master… We shouldn’t do this anymore. Why not? I like you. But Madam… She’s dying. You will be the Madam in the future. I deserve to die. I actually dreamed of being the madam of the house. I waited for his summon every night, but he still went out often. Once, I plucked up the courage to follow him. [Anyuan Inn] Li Yun. When will you come to Hanzhou and marry me? Shen Ping is seriously ill and will not live long. She married me when I was down and out. How can I bear to abandon her now? I can only let your affection for me down. Even if your father sends someone to kill me, I will have no regrets. I won’t force you anymore. No matter how long, I will wait for you. I overheard that. Ms. Tian was the most beloved daughter of the wealthiest merchant in Hanzhou. Her father has already agreed to offer his entire family fortune as her dowry. From today onwards, add two more pieces of this medicinal ingredient to the Madam’s daily dosage. Yes. The Madam’s health is deteriorating day by day. You must take good care of her. When she passes away, you will become the new Madam. I dare not think that way. You, young lady, have great fortune awaiting you. Since then, I found that Madam slept more deeply, woke up later, and her body got weaker. I thought… if this continues, I will cause the death of Madam. So, you told Shen Ping everything and planned to– No! I see Dade treats you quite well too. Yes. I’m a shameless person. I failed to seduce my master, so I could only seduce the servant. Is this against the law? Lu Lingfeng. It seems we are the same. We can only get a breakthrough confession from Li Men. I don’t hold much hope. I just want to verify my guess. The candlestick that was used to hit him was on the first floor? I guess I remembered wrong. Put away your frivolous look. If you don’t confess, aren’t you afraid that I’ll conclude you as the murderer? Very well. If someone must pay with their life for Li Yun, then let it be me. I’m done asking. It’s your turn. I have nothing to ask. Sheriff Lu. There are still several hundred people gathered outside the county government. Even Magistrate Huangfu can’t… can’t go home. He specifically asked me to come and inquire if the murderer can be identified, or… if there really is a ghost killing people. Officer Suo! I mean. Well… Please do me a favor and go back first. Allow Sheriff Lu and Mr. Su to think over it. Lu Lingfeng. You are the sheriff. Su Wuming, you usually talk the most. About today’s matter, which one of you two is going to speak up? I’ll speak! Although Changle didn’t admit it, I suspect that she participated in the action. If I were the arresting officer, I wouldn’t pursue it. Lu Lingfeng. If you find Changle guilty, I will leave Yunding immediately and return to Chang’an. In this lifetime, I will never see you again. Let me speak instead. Allow me to speculate without any evidence again.