White Cat Legend Episode 1 Recap
> White Cat Legend Recap
In the Shengong era, Wu Zetian held power, and the Tang Dynasty was governed in an orderly manner. The Court of Judicial Review was in charge of criminal cases across the land, distinguishing right from wrong. Beneath the prosperous surface, undercurrents always surged. Three years ago, the Court of Judicial Review Minister was assassinated, and the Court of Judicial Review began to decline, making the situation more unpredictable.
In recent years, legends of a demon cat killing people have spread throughout the capital, causing the common people to live in constant fear. One day, an official went out seeking pleasure. Not feeling satisfied all night, he brought a girl home to continue. As they passed a small bridge by the city edge, the driver felt that the water below the bridge was shrouded in mist and dared not move forward.
The official scolded the driver for making a fuss and got out alone to check the situation. The horse suddenly got startled and broke free from its reins. Just as he was looking around, the shadow of a black cat covered him, and the official subsequently vanished. The next day, Chen Shi, a man from the Central Plains, passed through Mengchun.
He bought a few steamed buns to fill his stomach and ate while admiring the prosperous scene of the capital. A little girl passing by him fell down. Chen Shi helped the little girl up and asked her a few concerned questions. After the little girl left, Chen Shi discovered that the steamed buns and money pouch in his hand were gone, and only then realized the little girl was a swindler.
Losing the steamed buns wasn't a big deal, but the money pouch had to be recovered. Chen Shi followed behind the little girl, daring not to stop. But the little girl clearly had some street tricks, darting quickly through the streets and alleys. Before long, she hid inside a room in a secluded alley. Just as Chen Shi was feeling disappointed, a large, snow-white raccoon cat appeared in the grass by the street, staring directly at him.
Chen Shi walked closer. The raccoon cat handed him a scroll. Just as Chen Shi opened it, a firework was launched into the air. The raccoon cat then used its front paw to write the character "走" on the ground. Chen Shi was completely illiterate and scratched his head helplessly. After the raccoon cat left, Chen Shi found a bloodstained woman's dress discarded in the grass.
Turning around to find a place to stay, a guesthouse was just about to close. Chen Shi caught a glimpse of the little girl who had stolen his money pouch out of the corner of his eye. He walked into the guesthouse to get his money pouch back. The female owner declared the guesthouse was already closed. Immediately after, two Persian men entered the guesthouse asking for lodging.
Seeing that they had full bags and were generous with their money, the female owner quickly served tea, hoping to make a killing. Chen Shi was given the boot. Before leaving, he remembered the bloodstained clothes in the grass and asked about it casually. The female owner stammered. The two Persian men immediately flipped over the table, took out daggers from their chests, and stabbed towards the female owner.
Her martial arts skills were excellent; she subdued both of them in just two moves. Chen Shi took out an umbrella to block his view. The raccoon cat appeared again, quickly rearranged the fight scene. The umbrella handle touched the female owner's face, and the two Persian men controlled her. The raccoon cat then disappeared. The group was brought before Shangguan Qin, the Court of Judicial Review Deputy Minister, in her hall. They recounted what happened.
The two Persian men were Alibaba, the Court of Judicial Review Judge, and Sun Bao, the Court of Judicial Review Director. Recently, there had been a continuous string of homicides in the marketplace. Some people reported that the perpetrators were a pair of male and female master thieves. Wang Qi, the Court of Judicial Review Director, planned this operation to catch the thieves. Chen Shi kept describing his experience of being guided by the raccoon cat.
Shangguan Qin only found it absurd and ordered that Chen Shi and the captured raccoon cat be locked in the same prison cell. Sun Bao was about to lock the door and leave the prison cell. The raccoon cat suddenly jumped onto the railing, scaring Sun Bao unconscious. Chen Shi worried that the raccoon cat would harm Sun Bao, so he went forward and picked up the raccoon cat.
The raccoon cat suddenly bit Chen Shi's arm tightly, and Chen Shi also fell unconscious. The male and female master thieves confessed their crimes, but Shangguan Qin did not intend to release the raccoon cat. Hu Si asked for the reason. Shangguan Qin mentioned the homicide a few days ago. When the Suzaku Gate guards were on duty, they found the official's body hanging from the gate tower, dripping blood. To be able to evade the Suzaku Gate guards and silently place the body on the gate tower, it could only have been done by a demon cat.
