White Cat Legend Episode 31 Recap
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Li Bing recalls Qiu Qingzhi. Qiu Qingzhi shot Li Bing to the ground. Li Bing directly pulled out the arrow and escaped along the city wall roofs. Qiu Qingzhi relentlessly pursued him from behind and shot Li Bing again. Li Bing was injured and fell heavily to the ground. Before he lost consciousness, he released a fire signal. The four Mingjing Hall brothers and Chen Shi had already returned to Shendu.
Seeing the fire signal, they rushed to Li Bing's side, only to find Li Bing had turned into a white cat's head. Chen Shi originally thought everyone would be frightened, but Wang Qi exclaimed that the Vice Minister was incredibly cool, practically a cat hero from mythology. Alibaba couldn't help but muse aloud that Li Bing was the demon cat, but then felt something wasn't right. For safety, they first took Li Bing to a dilapidated temple.
Qiu Qingzhi searched for the injured Li Bing but did not find him. Inside the dilapidated temple, the group gathered around the unconscious Li Bing and finally believed the legend of the Phoenix-Born Beast of Zixu Kingdom. Wang Qi also realized that during every case before, Li Bing's keen sense of smell was because he could transform into a cat's body.
Cui Bei analyzed that Li Bing gained the ability to transform when he was escorting Li Ji's coffin back home after his murder. Something special must have happened at that time, definitely related to Yi Zhi Hua, who liked to take people's teeth. The Zixu text note left by Yi Zhi Hua when the bricklayer was murdered in prison probably also hid many secrets.
The Jinwu Guard soldiers they had just seen in Chen Family Village were actually Yi Zhi Hua. The reason Li Bing had kept his secret hidden since the demon cat case began was that he did not want to implicate the four Mingjing Hall brothers. Li Bing was still sleeping soundly, and the moments he spent with Qiu Qingzhi reappeared vividly in his hazy consciousness.
Three years ago, Qiu Qingzhi, who had secretly escaped slavery, accidentally broke into the Li residence. Li Bing, seeing how pitiful he was, took out many pastries for Qiu Qingzhi to eat. At that time, the Zixu Kingdom was paying homage to Shendu. Li Bing really wanted to see the Zixu people with his own eyes. When his father, Li Ji, found out, he scolded him for being too curious.
Because Li Bing had been frail and sickly since childhood, he directly canceled the plan. Qiu Qingzhi, who was hiding in the room eating pastries, heard the conversation between the Li father and son. Soon after, he found a sheepskin scroll with Zixu text on it and gave it to Li Bing to express his gratitude. Through this back and forth, the two gradually became familiar. Qiu Qingzhi was orphaned and fended for himself.
One time, while setting up a stall in the market to sell medicine, he was bullied by a thug. Li Bing, upon discovering this, used knowledge from books to help Qiu Qingzhi out of the predicament, giving the thug a good lesson and incidentally venting the frustrations of the oppressed common people. After some time, Qiu Qingzhi encountered the thug again. The thug tried to snatch the sword from Qiu Qingzhi's hand, but was accidentally cut by Qiu Qingzhi.
They ended up in court again. Li Bing defended him with reason, but the official had received a lot of benefits from the thug and completely ignored his arguments. Li Bing simply took out the Court of Judicial Review seal, and the official quickly backed down. In the end, it was ruled that Qiu Qingzhi should return to slavery, which at least saved him from the danger to his life. The two returned to the Li mansion together.
Li Ji severely reprimanded Li Bing for secretly taking the Court of Judicial Review seal, but strongly approved of his actions in saving Qiu Qingzhi. From then on, Qiu Qingzhi stayed at the Li residence. Although he was a servant, he could study and practice martial arts with Li Bing. Li Ji treated Qiu Qingzhi very well. A few years later, Qiu Qingzhi made rapid progress. Whether it was in writing or martial arts, he surpassed Li Bing.
The imperial court issued a notice recruiting soldiers to suppress the Zixu Kingdom. Qiu Qingzhi was interested in giving it a try. Li Bing saw Qiu Qingzhi's intention and encouraged him to actively sign up, and generously provided him with travel expenses, hoping Qiu Qingzhi could achieve something. Waking from his slumber, Li Bing discovered that his secret had long been known to everyone. Qiu Qingzhi went to the prison to see Shangguan Qin. Shangguan Qin seemed to have expected it and motioned for Qiu Qingzhi to pass a message to Yong'an Pavilion, telling them not to think that silencing her would give them peace of mind, and that she knew everything, including things about Yi Zhi Hua.
