Episode 18 recap: Li Bing encouraged Cui Bei.
When Mr. Yuan was giving fortune-telling to people, Li Bing directly brought the people around him to his stall to inquire about Cui Bei, who had come here for fortune-telling. Seeing that people were coming to him to have their fortunes told, he became nervous. After listening to the consolation from the people around him, he calmly mentioned that Cui Bei had visited his stall for fortune-telling. He even mentioned that he had predicted a situation with ominous energy in his divination and advised Cui Bei to avoid a place with heavy Yin energy during the Qingming Festival. Upon hearing these words, Wang Qi started blaming himself for causing his comrade to run away from home, but the people around him didn't think so and continued to explain to everyone.
After hearing these words, several people reluctantly returned to the Dali Temple. This time, when they sat down, they felt that their companion was afraid of implicating everyone and had hidden alone, realizing that their previous actions had been somewhat excessive. In light of this situation, Chen Shi still discussed preparations to have everyone go out and find people. However, for the deputy minister in front of them, it seemed clear that something must have happened to Cui Bei during the previous Qingming Festival, something that was considered very taboo at that time. Thinking this way, the people around him began preparing to search for people in all directions.
Later, from the mouth of the nearby yamen runner, everyone also learned about the fugitive who had escaped to the mountains. They hastily put on their shoes and prepared to run up the mountain to find the person. They rode their horses hurriedly and arrived at the dense forest, planning to find the fugitive first. After Li Bing scouted ahead alone and cleared the way, he confidently led everyone up the mountain. However, he repeatedly stepped on dirty things on the ground, causing the people around him to become concerned and consider finding another route. But Li Bing persisted and continued on his own path. Later, they encountered a hornet's nest and quickly took cover.
On the other side, Cui Bei continued to carry his package and ran to a cottage in the mountain forest. After meeting the people inside, they immediately showed him the way without saying a word. They even left a room specifically to dispel bad luck. After finishing packing his things, Cui Bei participated in a ceremony to drive away bad luck with the Daoist priest next to him. Meanwhile, the group from Dali Temple continued to explore and search ahead. The deputy minister, who was standing on the side, climbed a tree and saw a Taoist temple. Unexpectedly, just when he thought he was safe, he suddenly encountered a small cat and accidentally fell down. When the people around him approached, they saw a cat that appeared to be someone's pet, indicating that someone must be living nearby.
Cui Bei, who was cleaning the dust off the floor in the room, quickly went to open the door when he heard an urgent knocking. He saw a dusty stranger and warmly welcomed the person into the room to have tea. Unexpectedly, while Cui Bei was not paying attention, the person took out a knife, preparing to attack him. However, Cui Bei's bad luck seemed to have transferred to the other person, as the person accidentally burned their own hand. Later, Cui Bei continued to accommodate the person in the room and deliberately read a book outside with a candle.
Unexpectedly, while Cui Bei was dozing off, he noticed that there were flames in the backyard and realized there was a fire inside. He immediately rushed to extinguish the fire and tried to rescue the person. However, he collapsed inside. Several people from Mingjing Hall arrived and dragged them out.
Seeing his friend in front of him blaming himself again because of the unfortunate events, Li Bing ran over to comfort him. After seeing the burnt traces inside the house, Li Bing quickly deduced the strangeness of the whole situation. He then realized that the person in front of him was a fugitive from many years ago. After successfully exposing the person's true identity, they handed the person over to the Dali Temple for handling.
After resolving this matter, everyone gathered around the gloomy Cui Bei to comfort him. They directly expressed that they had come to him voluntarily. Li Bing, without hesitation, ran over to console him and listened to the person in front of him recount the tragic stories that had happened in the past. Li Bing then mustered the courage to help the person overcome their difficulties and bravely face everything.
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