Episode 23 recap: Fei Tang gets kidnapped.
Fei Tang goes to a porcelain shop to buy something, but as soon as she enters, she is drugged and loses consciousness. A He follows Fei Tang and is also drugged. When Fei Tang wakes up, she realizes that both she and A He have been tied up. Long Zhi and Jiang Zhan come over. Jiang Zhan wants to kill Fei Tang, but Fei Tang quickly suggests that Jiang Zhan can use her as a bargaining chip in exchange for the Yellow Goat Head.Jiang Zhan takes A He away first and asks Fei Tang if Ye Liu Xi will really trade the Yellow Goat Head for him.
Fei Tang says she doesn't know for sure, but she doesn't have any other options and can only say that if Ye Liu Xi does use the Yellow Goat Head to exchange for her, she will serve Ye Liu Xi like a loyal servant. Not long after, Jiang Zhan and the others return, and Fei Tang is shocked, not knowing why Jiang Zhan has come back.
Zhao Guan Shou brings a photo and a tongue to Ye Liu Xi, saying that they found them in that porcelain shop, but they couldn't find their traces afterward. The photos were taken while Ye Liu Xi and the others were shopping. Chang Dong says they had just arrived in Blackstone City and were already being photographed the next day. Zhao Guan Shou suggests that there might be an insider among them.
Zhao Guan Shou has someone bring Lao Li over, and Lao Li quickly claims that he is innocent. Chang Dong emphasizes several times that they voluntarily stopped to find Lao Li, and he can vouch for him. Zhao Guan Shou then has Lao Li released. A He is brought back, surprising Ye Liu Xi and the others.
A He had been silenced by someone using a tongue, a device similar to the Water Eye that allows someone else to speak on another person's behalf. A He relays Jiang Zhan's message, that Ye Liu Xi must trade the Yellow Goat Head for Fei Tang. Ye Liu Xi agrees, saying that Fei Tang must be in perfect condition, otherwise she cannot guarantee the quality of the Yellow Goat Head that Jiang Zhan will receive.
Zhao Guan Shou disagreed with Ye Liu Xi using the animal head golden ram to exchange for Fei Tang. He thought that item was extremely important and should absolutely not fall into Jiang Zhan's hands. Ye Liu Xi insisted that the animal head golden ram belonged to her, and Zhao Guan Shou didn't press the matter further. Now, if Jiang Zhan wants to communicate with Ye Liu Xi, he will have to go through A He. So Ye Liu Xi decided to leave A He behind for that purpose. Chang Dong saw through Zhao Guan Shou's intentions and pointed out that he had stationed A He there early on to receive the news of their arrival. He asked Zhao Guan Shou what he really wanted to do.
A He admitted that he wanted to join forces with Ye Liu Xi to eliminate Jiang Zhan and have Ye Liu Xi join the Yu Lin Wei. He stated that the enemy of their enemy is their friend, and they could work together seamlessly. However, Ye Liu Xi didn't immediately agree. Zhao Guan Shou said there was no rush and suggested that Ye Liu Xi take some time to think it over.
After Zhao Guan Shou left, Ye Liu Xi and Chang Dong called Lao Li to inquire about the matter of the proxy tongue. It turned out that the proxy tongue could be divided into the main tongue and the auxiliary tongue, and it was used to relay messages. If one wanted to remove the proxy tongue, the typical methods wouldn't work; instead, they would have to take a mouthful of strong liquor to make the proxy tongue confused and then use a knife to remove it.
Chang Dong approached A He and revealed that he had already used the proxy tongue once before. A He admitted that besides selecting candidates from a few prominent families, the Yu Lin Wei would also choose from ordinary people. The selected individuals would have their own positions, and A He's role was to relay messages, so she had been fitted with a proxy tongue. Ye Liu Xi approached Lao Li to inquire about Jiang Zhan. Lao Li mentioned that Jiang Zhan had a difficult past, having been a slave in the gold mines, and those who were slaves there had a branding mark on their ankles. Ye Liu Xi remembered the branding mark on her own ankle.
Ye Liu Xi approached Chang Dong and shared this information, and Chang Dong speculated that based on this, Ye Liu Xi should be more familiar with Jiang Zhan. If they had both been slaves in the gold mines since childhood, it was also Jiang Zhan who founded the Scorpion Eyes with her. Jiang Zhan needed resources to expand his influence, and Ye Liu Xi was highly valuable to him in that regard.
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