• Last updated: 2024-01-21 12:21

Episode 11 recap: Wang Zhu committed suicide out of love.

At that time, Fan Wu Jiu discovered wounds on Wang Hai's body and found a woman's footprints at the scene. Now everything finally made sense. Wang Youcai's speculation impressed Brother Bao, who raised his thumb in approval. Most people believed it was a murder, but only one man stood up and insisted it was a curse from a formation, not a murder.

Wang Zhu returned home and found Wang Hai's body lying on the bed in the main hall. She cried in sorrow and expressed her intention to accompany him. She changed into her favorite clothes, tidied herself up, and then hanged herself using a white silk scarf.

Wang Youcai informed Brother Bao about Wang Zhu's death, and immediately they went to Wang's house. The place was crowded with villagers, and the town mayor had arrived earlier and placed Wang Zhu's body on the ground. Fan Wu Jiu examined Wang Zhu's body and found a hairpin on her head, the same kind that was popular outside the village. He had given an identical one to Xie Ping An before. He handed the hairpin to Brother Bao, pointing out that the wound on the back of Wang Hai's neck resembled the weapon. The mayor realized that the hairpin didn't belong to anyone in the village.

Wang Zhu's shoes were covered in mud. Combining this with the previous clues, Wang Youcai speculated that Wang Zhu had killed Wang Hai, and her footprints were left at the scene. However, Wang Youcai's speculation was met with harsh criticism. Wang Hai and his wife had a loving relationship with no motive to kill him.

Everyone arrived at the ancestral hall, where a man claimed that the deaths of these people were related to a curse. Wang Hai had once earned money to treat his wife's illness by fishing outside the village, and it was during his travels through the river that he was cursed. Wang Zhu also chose to commit suicide out of love. The town mayor ordered further investigation into Wang Hai's body. Just as Fan Wu Jiu was about to leave, a beggar snatched his handkerchief and led him to a courtyard.