Episode 14 recap: Song Ci and others discovered issues with the graveyard.
In fact, some people also saw the white fox, not only Yin Chao, but also his subordinates. Song Ci also learned about the situation between Yin Xin and them. Yin Qiao only mentioned that Yin Xin had a strange temper. Bai Xue Yan also gave Yin Chao medication, and theoretically, he should have recovered quickly. However, Yin Chao still hasn't woken up, which surprised Bai Xue Yan.
Yin Qiao also began to suspect whether someone had tampered with the medication, but apart from the person who delivered the medicine, no one else had contact with it. There's a rumor going around that a fox sucked away Yin Chao's vitality, but Shen Xi Yue naturally doesn't believe such claims, and Song Ci feels the same.
Song Ci also mentioned that the black-clad person from last night might be the prime suspect. Subsequently, Song Ci, Li Zi Fang, and Shen Xi Yue went to Yin Mao Chun's mansion. The brothers didn't get along well, so they didn't live together. However, they were stopped at the gate by guards. Although they were Yin Qiao's friends, they were still refused entry.
Shen Xi Yue also found this matter very strange. After returning, Song Ci informed Bai Xue Yan about the situation. Bai Xue Yan said he had also investigated the residue of the medicine and found nothing unusual. However, Song Ci still felt that something was off and planned to go to the wooden house again.
At this time, Yin Qiao's father invited Song Ci and the others to visit. Song Ci also met Yin Qiao's father, who had invited a Taoist priest to prove that there were impure things there. However, Uncle Yin Mao Chun denied it and claimed that there was nothing impure there.
Both sides held their own opinions, and Yin Mao Chun believed that the Taoist priest was just trying to swindle money. Later, Shen Xi Yue took the initiative to introduce herself to the Taoist priest and asked some feng shui-related questions, suggesting that there might be bad feng shui in the house. The Taoist priest said there was a way to resolve it, but Yin Qiao's father needed to return the things he used to frame others in order to console the spirits.
Yin Qiao's father believed that he had lived an honest life and such things naturally wouldn't happen. However, the Taoist priest said that if this matter wasn't resolved, a bloody disaster would befall the Yin family three days later. Yin Qiao's father refused to listen to the advice, so the Taoist priest left some talismans and departed. However, three days later, an accident did occur at the mansion.
The subordinates serving by Yin Chao's side inexplicably died, but Yin Chao woke up. Song Ci quickly examined the bodies of the deceased. Bai Xue Yan also conducted an investigation at the scene. What can be confirmed now is that the deceased must have suffered greatly during their last moments. Bai Xue Yan took out a fine needle for testing toxins from his bag, which left Song Ci astonished.
Currently, it is still unknown why Yin Chao's subordinate, Lai Fu, died. However, Song Ci believes that if it was done by a person, there will be evidence left behind. Li Zi Fang discovered sudden scratches in the room. As someone with an exceptional memory, he naturally remembered these things very clearly. What's even more bizarre is that Lai Fu didn't die from poisoning, and Yin Qiao's father started to become anxious.
Zhao Xiao Liu chimed in, saying that it was probably a death caused by fright. Shen Xi Yue immediately refuted Zhao Xiao Liu, stating that it was another locked-room murder case. Just as Yin Qiao's father left the room, a maid knelt before them, claiming that apart from Yin Mao Chun, the second master of the Yin family, Lai Fu was the only one without protective talismans. That's why Lai Fu died last night.
Song Ci asked why it had to be Lai Fu, but the maid hesitated to speak. Yin Qiao explained that it was because Lai Fu had a fondness for the maid, but she didn't want to talk to him. Unfortunately, this time, it ended up causing harm to Lai Fu. Shen Xi Yue found this matter increasingly intriguing. Bai Xue Yan analyzed it and suspected that Lai Fu might have been drugged. After being drugged, apart from being able to move his fingers, he wouldn't be able to move any other part of his body. If that's the case, it would prove that Lai Fu wasn't killed by a fox spirit.
Yin Qiao's father instructed his disciple, Chen Yi, to send a letter and advised him not to ask too many questions. Song Ci planned to visit the wooden house and informed Li Zi Fang about it, strictly instructing him not to tell Bai Xue Yan. Subsequently, the three men went together. This time, Song Ci intended to dig up the graves behind the wooden house. Zhao Xiao Liu was still a bit afraid and felt that it wasn't appropriate, but under Song Ci's strong insistence, they proceeded.
They finally dug open the coffin. Song Ci and Zhao Xiao Liu opened it, only to find that there was nothing inside. This was enough to prove that the gravestone and the wooden house were intentionally designed. Song Ci planned to find Mrs. Yin, as she might know something about this. Moreover, since Yin Chao's incident, Mrs. Yin had not appeared at all.
Upon returning, Song Ci informed Yin Qiao of her intention to meet Mrs. Yin. Yin Qiao said that his mother almost always locked herself in the ancestral hall. However, after Yin Qiao's earnest plea, his mother agreed to give Song Ci half an incense stick's worth of time.
The female lead is quite good-looking, but she seems a bit lacking in intelligence. One could say she's a beautiful fool. As for character design, Shen Er Miss's character design is more appealing.
I feel like she and the male lead have a playful frenemy dynamic, and their interactions are more entertaining. It's just that her looks aren't up to par. If they had cast someone with higher looks to play Shen Xi Yue, she would definitely overshadow the female lead.