Coroner's Diary Episode 15 Recap
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Realizing the chase down the mountain was a diversion, Yan Chi immediately orders his men back to the Herbal Garden, certain their targets would not flee to a remote location like Yunwu Mountain. Meanwhile, Qin Wan and Yue Ning awaken in a freezing underground chamber. Qin Wan blames herself for their predicament, deducing that Sun Haoyue must have drugged her senior brother first before luring them into a trap with a special medicinal incense.
She reassures Yue Ning that her senior is likely not in mortal danger. Trapped in the maze-like chamber with no knowledge of its location, they resolve to find their own way out, with Yue Ning declaring she has ambitions in the martial world yet to fulfill. As they explore the labyrinth, they discover a gruesome scene: jars containing human organs and numerous hollowed-out corpses. They realize with horror that Sun Haoyue is the infamous “demon of Sanyuan Village.”
Elsewhere, Sun Haoyue and Bai Feijue watch over a semi-conscious Qin Xiang. Bai Feijue callously reveals that her heart is needed to extend Bai Feiyan's life. After the two men depart, Qin Wan and Yue Ning rush to help the devastated Qin Xiang, who is heartbroken by Bai Feijue's betrayal. As news reaches Yan Chi that Qin Wan and Yue Ning are missing from Renxin Clinic, he orders Bai Feng to seal the Herbal Garden and leads a search.
While searching for an exit, the three women inadvertently trigger a floor mechanism, revealing a hidden underground river and forcing them to turn back. Returning to a mostly deserted Herbal Garden, Yan Chi's men find a single survivor unconscious near a stone wall. Yan Chi assigns Fuling to care for the man while ordering a search of the backyard. Below ground, the women's escape is blocked by Bai Feijue.
A tearful Qin Xiang confronts him about his deception, but he coldly dismisses her feelings, stating she was only interested in his connection to the Bai family's status and mocking her for eloping with a man whose identity she didn't even know. As he taunts them, Qin Wan seizes the opportunity, putting a dagger to Qin Xiang’s throat and threatening to kill her.
She warns Bai Feijue that if Qin Xiang dies, she and Yue Ning will take their own lives, leaving him to face his senior's wrath for failing his mission. When Bai Feijue panics and demands they release her, Yue Ning lunges forward and fatally stabs him. After confirming he is dead, the women deduce the exit must be in the direction he came from.
Yan Chi’s men find the sealed stone door and conclude it must be opened from the inside with hydraulic power. Yan Chi orders them to dig. Hearing the digging, the women press on and find Sun Haoyue cradling Bai Feiyan’s body. Qin Wan notices signs of decomposition, realizing Feiyan has been dead for a long time, but Sun Haoyue is lost in delusion, insisting she is merely sleeping.
He claims he only needs a fresh heart from a young girl to revive her. Qin Wan furiously confronts him, calling him a madman and a murderer. She condemns him for the lives he took in Sanyuan Village, arguing that as a physician, he should know a heart transplant cannot revive the dead.
Sun Haoyue defiantly proclaims his innocence, claiming he only took hearts from the weak who were near death anyway, and that his actions would ultimately benefit the world. In a final act of madness, he triggers a mechanism to seal the chamber, intending for them all to die together. Water floods the room, and as Qin Wan and Yue Ning struggle to save Qin Xiang, Qin Wan loses her grip and is swept away.
Before losing consciousness, she sees a vision of her parents. Above, Yan Chi smashes through the wall, sees her fall, and dives into the torrent, pulling her to safety and performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. As Yan Chi revives Qin Wan, Yue Ning, Bai Feng, and Fuling watch anxiously. Recalling Qin Wan's own life-saving techniques, Yan Chi performs chest compressions until she finally awakens.
She immediately tries to tend to his wounds, but he embraces her, confessing that her safety is all that matters. He admits his feelings for her have grown from admiration to a deep-seated joy, and that seeing her lifeless was the first time he had ever known true fear. He tells her he wants to spend the rest of his life with her. Moved to tears, Qin Wan says she is not a suitable match for him.
In response, Yan Chi calls her by her real name, Shen Wan. He reveals he knows about her past and her connection to Medicine King Valley, recognizing that her skills come from years of practice, not just talent. He affirms their goals are aligned—her quest to clear her father’s name and his to overturn Prince Jin’s case—and declares that she is unique and irreplaceable.
As he leans in to kiss her, a shivering Bai Feng emerges from the water and comically covers his eyes. Later, a shaken Yue Ning tearfully vows to protect Qin Wan for the rest of her life, even if it means never marrying. After Qin Yan pays a brief visit, Qin Wan worries he might be suspicious, but Yan Chi dismisses her concern, stating he plans to propose to her openly.
He reaffirms his confession, but Qin Wan admits she is unromantic and unwilling to conform to the life of a noblewoman. Yan Chi replies that he loves her precisely for her defiant spirit, wanting a wife who is a heroine by his side, not one confined to the inner quarters. Qin Wan insists she will not consider marriage until her father's name is cleared.
Yan Chi accepts but refuses to go back to how things were, declaring his heart has been captured and he intends for her to become his princess, Shen Wan, in the eyes of the world. As a condition, Qin Wan asks him to promise he will never take a concubine. Yan Chi solemnly agrees, affirming that his experience with life and death on the battlefield taught him the meaning of true commitment and that she alone is all he needs. Their tender moment is once again interrupted by Bai Feng, who stumbles in complaining that he suddenly can't see anything.
