Resumo do episódio 6 de Unveil: Jadewind
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While investigating the suspicious activities at Xiuhong House, Li Peiyi and Xiao Huaijin were startled by a woman's scream coming from the backyard. They rushed to intervene, but the house steward intercepted them, dismissively claiming the noise was caused by a rat. To sell the lie, he even produced a pair of rodents. In reality, the house served as a prison for former palace maids who had been tricked and sold by the late Hu Da.
Among the captives was Taozhi, who led a desperate escape attempt only to be recaptured. As a brutal deterrent, the steward branded the women on their faces to mark them as property. Wu Ren’s investigation into Hu Da's background revealed that he had secured a wealthy godfather in the Western Capital named Sun Zhiwang, popularly known as Sun "Eight Wards."
Hu Da had leveraged this connection to run a predatory usury ring within the palace, eventually forcing maids who could not pay their debts to work at Xiuhong House. Inside the building's hidden quarters, a woman named Ruyi warned Taozhi that escape was futile, as she had been trapped there for months. Despite the warnings, Taozhi continued to look for a way to pick the locks, but she was eventually caught by the vigilant steward.
To draw Sun Zhiwang out, Xiao Huaijin disguised himself as a wandering sorcerer named Immortal Master Wuwang. At the Zuixian House restaurant, he put on a mystic performance, while Li Peiyi arrived in her official capacity to play along, further legitimizing his reputation. To push Sun into a state of panic, Prosecutor Gu Lingzhou posed as the vengeful ghost of Hu Da, appearing at Sun’s bedside.
The ruse worked, allowing the team to retrieve a copy of the "Book of Rites" that Hu Da had kept. Upon inspection, they discovered it was actually a disguised ledger of predatory loans, with Hanxiao’s name among those marked as settled through labor. Terrified by the hauntings, Sun Zhiwang begged for a solution. Xiao Huaijin claimed the only way to avert disaster was to perform a cleansing ritual at a property with "excessive yin qi" that was suppressing Sun's fortune.
Sun’s wary guard, Jiang Tingwei, remained suspicious and demanded to see the face of the sorcerer’s silent attendant. Li Peiyi, wearing grotesque makeup and using fish bladders to create the illusion of monstrous eyes, managed to unnerve the guard. The pair was then blindfolded and transported to Xiuhong House to ensure its location remained a secret. Despite the blindfold, Xiao Huaijin meticulously tracked their movements, realizing they were being led in circles to disorient them.
He deduced they were on the second floor, moving from west to east along the southern corridor. During the ritual, Li Peiyi used the opportunity to scout the rooms, hearing muffled noises coming from the easternmost room. Once the rite was finished, they were followed by Jiang Tingwei. Xiao Huaijin maintained his persona, rebuking the guard for his lack of respect toward the divine.
To appear like a typical greedy sorcerer and avoid suspicion, Li Peiyi insisted they accept payment, though she immediately gave her portion to a beggar. Sun Zhiwang’s suspicion grew as Jiang Tingwei pointed out the coincidental timing of the sorcerer’s arrival. Nevertheless, the pair returned to Xiuhong House for a final ritual, bringing Wu Ren disguised as a woman intended for a ghost marriage to settle the "spirit" of the deceased.
During the commotion, Li Peiyi swapped places with the "bride" and stayed behind. She eventually ambushed Jiang Tingwei, binding him to a bench and threatening him until he confessed the location of the hidden rooms. Li Peiyi discovered a secret chamber behind the embroidery room where the women were being held. Taozhi immediately recognized her as the sister of the Prosecutor Gu Lingzhou.
While Li Peiyi worked to free her, Taozhi begged her to save the other girls who had already been moved elsewhere. Outside, Xiao Huaijin and Wu Ren waited for the third "ke" of the You Hour to rendezvous, but the street erupted into a chaotic celebration. Sun Zhiwang’s son had survived his illness, and the merchant was distributing free wine and cakes to the public, creating a massive crowd that hindered the team's coordination.
