Resumen del episodio 9 de Zhan Zhao Adventures
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Upon arriving in Yicheng County, Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang, and Huo Linglong decided to wait at the late Constable Liu Hong Yi’s residence, hoping a victim involved in Liu's cases would eventually appear. They noticed a suspicious peddler pacing the alley. After verifying his identity using a jade pendant—a secret signal Liu had instructed him to use—the man revealed himself as Fan Zhongyu, a scholar in hiding.
Fan Zhongyu recounted a tragic story: his sister, Yu Lian, had been selling her embroidery work to the Ruzhen Embroidery Shop in Xiangyang to pay for his tuition, but she vanished two months ago. When Fan attempted to report her disappearance, the local authorities beat and threatened him. Only the newly appointed Liu Hong Yi had secretly agreed to help, but he was murdered shortly after finding a lead. The group headed to Xiangyang to investigate the Ruzhen Embroidery Shop.
Bai Yutang disguised himself as a flamboyant wealthy lord while Zhan Zhao and Huo Linglong acted as his retinue. While Bai feigned interest in high-end silks and dropped the name of a courtesan named "Qiu Chan," Zhan Zhao and Huo Linglong noticed a hidden door behind the counter. They deduced that the shop used high wages to lure young women, only to traffic them to a nearby brothel called Fenglai Pavilion through a secret underground tunnel.
That night, Bai Yutang visited Fenglai Pavilion alone. He specifically requested Qiu Chan, an older, faded courtesan who had been trapped in the brothel by debt. During his visit, Bai encountered the notorious "Flower Thief" Hua Chong. Bai easily intimidated the rogue, swiping his gold to pay for Qiu Chan’s redemption. He also noticed several martial artists being ushered into a secret room.
To gain leverage, Bai fed Hua Chong a pill he claimed would cause permanent impotence, telling the terrified man to meet him the next morning for the "antidote." Meanwhile, Zhan Zhao and Huo Linglong scouted the embroidery shop’s rear entrance and observed Shao Jizu meeting with Si Ming of the Hanshui Palace. They overheard Si Ming explaining the political situation: the Emperor had intentionally allowed Zhan Zhao to "escape" the capital to investigate the Lord of Xiangyang.
Prince Hui, acting as the lead investigator, was deliberately stalling the pursuit orders to give Zhan Zhao time. Si Ming also warned Shao Jizu that his fiancée, Huo Linglong, was risking the Lord of Xiangyang’s wrath by traveling with Zhan Zhao. The following morning, a desperate Hua Chong confessed that Fenglai Pavilion's run-down appearance was a facade for an underground den of vice known as "Zhongxiao Courtyard."
This hidden facility housed many abducted women and could only be entered by those holding a special command token or those with a significant reputation in the martial arts world. Realizing that Yu Lian was likely imprisoned there, the group formulated a plan. Zhan Zhao decided to disguise himself as the scholar Shen Zhongyuan to infiltrate the courtyard.
To secure an entry token, Bai Yutang set out to locate Shao Jizu, who was known to frequent the Baihua Tavern to drown his sorrows over his failing relationship with Huo Linglong.
