Jun Jiu Ling Episode 10 Recap
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Unaware of Madame Su's death, Song Yunping leads his men to surround the Fang family's old mansion, intending to burn it down. He believes Fang Chengyu is being hidden inside by Ms. Cao, while Jun Jiuling is merely a decoy. However, Ms. Cao arrives with her kinsmen, confronting Song Yunping and questioning his treachery after the Fang family had treated him so well.
Song Yunping scoffs at her, revealing his motive is money and deep-seated resentment; he felt that despite his years of service to Deshengchang, the Fang family always treated him like a "dog," and their generosity was nothing more than condescending charity. He then brazenly confesses to poisoning Fang Chengyu and manipulating Madame Su. As Ms. Cao appeals to County Magistrate Li Changhong for justice, his officers, who were lying in wait, emerge and arrest Song Yunping.
In Runan, Chu Jiuling anticipates the success of Ms. Cao's plan in Zezhou. With Fang Chengyu recovering well, she focuses on her own goals: uncovering the origin of the seal her grandmother possesses and reaching the capital before her sister Chu Jiuli's wedding. Now able to walk, Fang Chengyu begins studying medicine with Chu Jiuling and expresses his desire to learn business and manage Deshengchang.
He feels he can finally shoulder the family's responsibilities, a stark contrast to his past as a bedridden invalid. Their stay in Runan is also marked by a success story when a man named Hai Ping, whose legs were paralyzed for years, makes a full recovery under Chu Jiuling's care. To show his immense gratitude and publicize the "Jiuling Drugstore," he vows to lift a massive stone and carry it through the city, earning admiration from the townspeople.
Soon, a letter arrives from Zezhou confirming Song Yunping's imprisonment, and Chu Jiuling's party prepares for the journey home. Unbeknownst to them, County Magistrate Li Changhong is an accomplice of Song Yunping. Conspiring with another party, Li Changhong plots a deadly ambush on Baiheliang Mountain, a necessary route on their journey, intending to have them all killed. The journey begins under a cloud of tension.
Since confirming that Jun Zhenzhen is not his beloved Princess Jiuling, Zhu Zan has become cold and distant, accompanying the group only to honor his promise to protect them. Chu Jiuling finds his emotional distance painful. As they travel, Zhu Zan's sharp instincts detect danger. He orders Mr. Lei to lead the carriages ahead without stopping while he and Baotang stay behind to intercept a group of assailants. After a brief but fierce fight, the attackers are driven off.
Zhu Zan rejoins the group with a wounded arm, which Chu Jiuling immediately tends to. A slightly jealous but grateful Fang Chengyu offers the injured Zhu Zan a seat in their carriage, but he silently refuses, choosing to remain on horseback. Watching him, Chu Jiuling laments their cruel fate, silently vowing that she would never fail him if she had the chance to do things over. Back in Zezhou, the Fang household is shrouded in grief.
Devastated by the loss of her loved ones and the revelation of her mother's betrayal, Fang Jinxiu locks herself in her room, refusing food and visitors. Her concerned sister, Fang Yuxiu, brings her favorite dishes, but as soon as she leaves, Jinxiu smashes the tray in despair, mourning that her entire world has collapsed now that she knows her own mother was the architect of the Fang family's suffering.
Using his vast combat experience, Zhu Zan skillfully guides the group, changing their route several times to evade ambushes. However, they eventually reach an unavoidable narrow canyon. As he anticipated, a group of bandits blocks their path. The scene is eerily familiar to Lei Zhonglian, who instantly recognizes them as the same men who killed Old Master Fang and severed his arm fourteen years ago.
To help him claim his long-awaited vengeance, Chu Jiuling uses acupuncture to restore temporary feeling to his disabled arm. Overwhelmed with gratitude, Lei Zhonglian charges into the fray, expertly wielding his Green Lotus Stick Skills and quickly scattering the bandits. As some of the defeated bandits flee, Zhu Zan reveals their true identity: they are not common thieves but disguised government soldiers, which explains their ferocity.
Just then, another contingent of soldiers from Huaiqing Prefecture arrives, claiming they are garrison troops sent to suppress bandits. Zhu Zan immediately sees through their ruse. As the Huaiqing soldiers prepare to attack, intending to slaughter the entire party and frame bandits for the crime, Zhu Zan gives a signal. Instantly, soldiers from Henan Prefecture, secretly positioned in the canyon by Ms. Cao, emerge from hiding.
Announcing they are acting on official orders, they swiftly surround and disarm the fake rescuers, foiling the conspiracy. Having successfully escorted the group to the Zezhou border where they are met by a welcoming Steward Gao, Zhu Zan fulfills his promise and departs. Meanwhile, in the capital, Emperor Chu Rang receives news of the failed ambush and Li Changhong's imminent capture. Fearing exposure, he dispatches his eunuch, Yuan Bao, to Zezhou with a single order: silence Li Changhong permanently.
Upon arriving in Zezhou, Chu Jiuling and Ms. Cao rush to the prefectural yamen to interrogate the captured conspirators. They arrive just moments too late, as they are informed that both Li Changhong and Song Yunping have been assassinated in their cells.
