Episode 12 recap: The bodyguard died from the ice mountain punishment.
Outside Jia Garden, they wanted to hire a bodyguard to transport goods for them. However, when the delivery arrived, they found out that the box contained the head of their own escort agency, Zhao Defu. People were buzzing with discussions. Zhao Defu was found frozen in a block of ice, transported all the way from Jiangning to the capital city. How big must that block of ice be? Ding Zhaozhao was also listening to everyone's discussion nearby. The inn's attendant informed the guest that Zhao Defu was still on the road that day, and the seal on the package remained intact until it reached Mr. Jia's doorstep. However, the contents of the package turned out to be Zhao Defu's corpse.
The people felt that something was amiss. While such incidents occurred every year, this year it had been causing great panic in their capital city. Chu Bufan found this matter suspicious. Zhao Defu was originally the steward of the benevolent hall, his real name being Zhao Er Gou. Now he was dead, and things seemed a bit strange. Chu Bufan had recovered from his injuries after a few days of rest. He was grateful to Ding Zhaozhao for taking care of him during this time, and he had also taken his wooden pendant without him noticing.
Ding Zhaozhao thought Chu Bufan was a bit despicable. Chu Bufan was very grateful to Ding Zhaozhao for hiding him under the bed and discovering the wooden pendant. Chu Bufan believed in keeping his word when traversing the martial world. Since he had helped Ding Zhaozhao, he would assist her to the end. The wooden pendant was given to Chu Bufan by his parents when he was young. Upon hearing that Chu Bufan had lost his parents at a young age, Ding Zhaozhao felt that Chu Bufan was quite pitiful.
Wen Sihang used a secret method to interrogate the steward and discovered that Mr. Zhao had secretly hidden a book of accounts, all of which were gifts from high-ranking officials and wealthy individuals. Ding Zhaozhao believed that the block of ice was used to preserve the body and make people think that Zhao Defu had just died. Ding Zhaozhao and the others returned to the temple once again and noticed that something was off. There wasn't even a bird chirping in the surroundings. Xiao Yuandao had already set up an ambush in the temple, intending to capture Chu Bufan and implicate Ding Zhaozhao, hoping to make Chu Bufan resent her.
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