Episode 18 recap: Chen Man Cang comforted the City Lord.
While Chen Man Cang was working alone, he overheard from others that the City Lord was actually a woman disguised as a man. He immediately became worried and rushed to the room to investigate. Inside, the City Lord had already changed back into her female attire and was sitting there, feeling down. Seeing her in distress, Chen Man Cang tried to cheer her up, but she showed no signs of happiness. Instead, she solemnly comforted him, believing that the people in the city still trusted her and that the deeply rooted customs of the city had caused the situation.
Chen Man Cang expressed his intention to break the long-standing harsh customs together with the City Lord and prove themselves over time. Unexpectedly, upon hearing about the City Lord's true identity, her grandmother fell seriously ill and, when Chen Man Cang arrived, entrusted him with the task of protecting her granddaughter's innocence.
Afterward, Chen Man Cang discussed strategies with the people around him. Surprisingly, Wang Zi Yu took the initiative to confess and left behind evidence against the traitors. Upon reading those documents, Chen Man Cang noticed Wu Er's name and began planning to set a trap for him.
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