Episode 1 recap: Xiao Yuer is mistaken as the culprit.
Xiao Yuer is a mermaid from the South Sea. Her father was captured by fishermen, so she came to the land in order to find him and bring him back. With no food available and no money to buy anything, Xiao Yuer is starving. She spots Zhao Si and realizes that he is the merman who had taken her father away before. She quickly catches up to him and asks where he took her father. Zhao Si finds her inquiry strange and asks her to leave.
While waiting outside, Xiao Yuer becomes extremely hungry and has no choice but to find something to eat. When she returns, she discovers that Zhao Si is foaming at the mouth and has already died. Xiao Yuer is shocked, and as a result, she is mistaken as the one who killed Zhao Si and is about to be captured. Xiao Yuer hastily escapes and accidentally runs into Gu Xinghe's room. Gu Xinghe happens to be changing clothes and tells Xiao Yuer to leave immediately.
Xiao Yuer takes out a pearl made from her tears and asks Gu Xinghe to take her in, but Gu Xinghe pushes her away. Gu Xinghe's friend, Wang Buliuhang, comes to visit him and sees the pearls. He recognizes them as mermaid pearls and suggests that if Gu Xinghe can find a mermaid, it could potentially cure his heart condition. Gu Xinghe quickly goes to find Xiao Yuer.
Meanwhile, the magistrate accuses Gu Xinghe of embezzling his money during a previous investigation. However, since Gu Xinghe is an imperial detective, the magistrate doesn't dare take any action against him.
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