Nirvana in Fire 2: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin Episode 3 Recap
> Nirvana in Fire 2: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin Recap
Inside the Great Liang imperial palace, there were numerous divine banners and talismans. It turned out that the Crown Prince was ill, and Empress Xun invited Grand Master Pu Yangying to exorcise evil spirits for the Crown Prince. Grand Master Pu Yangying performed the ritual holding a censer, and his spiritual power seemed quite profound. After the ceremony, the Crown Prince's condition had slightly improved.
As Grand Master Pu Yangying was leaving the palace, he encountered Xun Baishui and Song Fu. The Grand Master directly stated that Song Fu's complexion was dark, indicating a sign of declining fortune, and bad luck coming from the north. This startled Song Fu, but the Grand Master said no more and left. Song Fu was furious; he had little belief in such supernatural matters.
He angrily denounced the Grand Master to his retreating back, saying he was nothing more than a sorcerer from the White God Cult. Xun Baishui seemed to have some belief in the White God Cult, arguing that after Pu Yangying entered the palace, both the Emperor and the Crown Prince's health had shown slight recovery, and the effect was obvious. In Datong Prefecture, Duan Tongzhou, Song Fu's dispatched strategist, had already arrived.
The Prefect of Datong, Prefect Zhang, was Song Fu's disciple; their relationship was too obvious to bother with avoiding suspicion. Prefect Zhang told Duan Tongzhou that on the day of the shipwreck, a small passenger boat happened to be following the supply ship, and there were also doctors from Jifeng Hall on board who saved many people. Therefore, dealing with the aftermath and sealing off information about the shipwreck was quite troublesome.
He originally didn't want to leave any survivors, but although the people he sent sank the small passenger boat, a boatman escaped with the three doctors. Duan Tongzhou angrily said that since they knew they were doctors from Jifeng Hall, why didn't they just go directly to their door to arrest them? Prefect Zhang was wary of Jifeng Hall's reputation and influence, and dared not act rashly.
Duan Tongzhou, however, paid no mind to these concerns and immediately ordered Prefect Zhang to conduct a search. What Duan Tongzhou didn't know was that the reason Prefect Zhang couldn't find the four escapees was because the doctors had fled to the residence of Xiao Yuanqi, the Marquis of Laiyang, a member of the imperial clan. Xiao Yuanqi enjoyed traveling and sightseeing, and happened to be passing through the area.
He saw that the Datong Prefectural Yamen dared to commit such an act of silencing witnesses, felt the matter was serious, and as an imperial clan member, he absolutely could not stand idly by. The doctors declared that long-term hiding was not a solution and intended to escape and expose the crimes of those people.
Although Xiao Yuanqi did not involve himself in political affairs, he knew that with such a major incident, the power behind it must be very deep. He advised the doctors not to fantasize idly, as rash action would only increase casualties. Such a significant matter involved interconnected links within officialdom, and the doctors couldn't even find a place to report it.
On the way to Datong Prefecture, Xiao Pingjing was followed by Lin Xi, who kept a steady pace behind him. Xiao Pingjing couldn't hold back any longer and went to talk to Lin Xi. He admitted that he had offended her, but he had also apologized many times, and he asked if Lin Xi was planning to follow him to Datong Prefecture.
Lin Xi argued that on the night of the Datong shipwreck, several doctors from Jifeng Hall had also gone missing, and she was merely going there to investigate. The two traveled together and arrived in Datong Prefecture city. They found that Jifeng Hall was already closed. It turned out that the authorities had falsely claimed a murderer had broken in, and a fight inside had trashed the medical hall.
Xiao Pingjing noticed that Jifeng Hall was under strict surveillance, so he pulled Lin Xi to the back door of the medical hall. Eager to show off, he used his qinggong (lightness skill), leaping over the wall to open the door for Lin Xi. Lin Xi knew his thoughts, pursed her lips, and showed a slight hint of disdain.
Xiao Pingjing realized that the Datong Prefecture city was under strict investigation, with fifth-rank military officials mobilized for a massive search, and the Prefect must be involved. He then invited Lin Xi to join him for a night investigation of the Yamen, taking advantage of the moonlit night. Lin Xi coldly refused, stating that it was the first day of the lunar month, so there would be no moonlit night. Xiao Pingjing was momentarily speechless and had to act alone.
Dressed in black night attire, he moved with exceptional agility, flitting and soaring among the rooftops like a cloud swift, easily entering the heavily guarded Yamen as if it were an unpopulated area. He easily found his way outside the room where Prefect Zhang and Duan Tongzhou were secretly conversing. Duan Tongzhou's senses were keen. As soon as Xiao Pingjing arrived, he heard movement outside the window and immediately flew out to engage Xiao Pingjing in combat.
The two highly skilled martial artists fought from the courtyard to the rooftop, while the Yamen soldiers could only stand on the ground in awe, completely unable to intervene. Duan Tongzhou's martial arts were exquisite, and he steadily gained the upper hand. Xiao Pingjing was suppressed within a few moves, facing extreme danger. Fortunately, Lin Xi arrived and fired several arrows, forcing Duan Tongzhou back, thus rescuing Xiao Pingjing.
Duan Tongzhou was unable to pursue them and sighed, remarking that their movement techniques were truly elegant and extraordinary, guessing that they must be from the Changlin Royal Manor. Xiao Pingjing and Lin Xi escaped back to the medical hall. Lin Xi noticed Xiao Pingjing's clothes were damaged. Xiao Pingjing recalled that he hadn't been directly hit, but merely felt the opponent's palm wind, and his clothes had already succumbed as if burned.
Lin Xi was uncharacteristically flustered; she recognized such a technique: "Ghost Domain Shadowless," "Netherworld Ghost Fire," which belonged to only one person. The two exchanged glances and simultaneously uttered the three words: Duan Tongzhou. Xiao Pingjing was greatly alarmed. Duan Tongzhou was indeed the fourth-ranked super expert on the Langya List, whose origins were unknown to anyone; even Langya Pavilion did not know his background.
He hadn't expected this incident to attract such a master, indicating that the hidden scheme was far deeper than he had imagined. Just as the two were worried, Xiao Yuanqi, who had been secretly observing in the Yamen earlier, came to their door, which greatly surprised Xiao Pingjing. Inside the Yamen, Duan Tongzhou, disguised as Strategist Qin, asked Commander Qian if he had noticed any suspicious individuals during the day.
Commander Qian naturally hadn't found anything, but he recalled encountering Xiao Yuanqi earlier that day and mentioned it. Duan Tongzhou felt that there was something strange about the matter. After a moment's thought, he decided to bring people to visit Xiao Yuanqi, the Marquis of Laiyang, the next day. Early the next morning, the Marquis of Laiyang, dressed in white, questioned Commander Qian about why he brought such a large force to his doorstep.
Under Duan Tongzhou's instruction, Commander Qian led the government troops, on the pretext of arresting criminals, to storm into the manor and conduct a thorough search. However, Xiao Yuanqi had already moved the doctors away, so the government troops naturally found nothing. Duan Tongzhou, left with no choice, had to lead his troops back. Prefect Zhang felt that the matter had reached such a stage that the involvement was too great, and he didn't know how to resolve it.
After Duan Tongzhou's troops retreated, Xiao Yuanqi came to the secret room where the doctors were hiding. Lin Xi and Xiao Pingjing were also there. Xiao Pingjing revealed his identity as the second young master of the Changlin Royal Manor, persuading the boatman, who had been rescued by the doctors, to tell the truth.
The boatman hesitated repeatedly, weighing his options for a long time, and finally told the truth: his son had accumulated gambling debts, and for money, he had tampered with the boats while passing through Tiger Bend Gorge, causing three ships to sink. The people from Jifeng Hall recalled that the salvaged boat was still on the shore, but by the time Xiao Pingjing arrived, it had already been burned and destroyed by Duan Tongzhou, erasing all traces.
Now the physical evidence only existed underwater. Xiao Pingjing was unfazed. He mentioned his nickname, "Little Divine Dragon of the Cold Pool," which made Xiao Yuanqi laugh heartily, and even the "Ice Beauty" Lin Xi slightly curved her lips, making Xiao Pingjing happy. The Changlin King (Xiao Tingsheng) and his son remained in Ganzhou. Worried about Xiao Pingjing's safety, they sent a messenger to a confidant in Qizhou's Shanliu Camp, instructing him to secretly assist Xiao Pingjing.
