Episode 19 recap: Liu Lin learned about Mu Qing's identity.
Outside the temple gate, Wang Di Bao led the Beiyang Army to arrive and the three parties continued to fight. Zhuo Bu Fan was at a disadvantage and fled in a panic. Afterward, Wang Di Bao asked Men San Dao for details inside the temple, and Men San Dao frankly admitted that he hadn't obtained any information and kept his own identity hidden.
Since only Liu Lin knew the secret, Men San Dao had no choice but to keep him close and rely on Liu Lin to take him to the next location. Thus, the two reached a gentleman's agreement to keep each other's identities and the secret of the treasure. As for the defeat at the crossing, although Zhuo Bu Fan was greatly discouraged, he looked at the sword that had always accompanied him in silence.
At this moment, Huo Qin noticed his desolation and came to comfort and encourage him. Zhuo Bu Fan found some solace and also remembered Mo Kun's words, realizing that there are always higher peaks to climb. Zhuo Bu Fan challenged Master Du E once again but suffered a miserable defeat. Master Du E also said that he showed mercy to Zhuo Bu Fan because of Mo Kun's face.
The swordsmanship of the Rongtian Ridge was like an insurmountable barrier to the Sanfayin Sword of the Southern Shaolin. Liu Lin recited the password, and the abbot allowed both Mu Qing and Liu Lin to enter. The abbot revealed Mu Qing's identity and handed him the letter left by Cheng Yu, which stated that the Bodhi was sealed and hidden in the Floating Earth Temple. The password was the key to retrieve it, and the entrusted person was believed to fulfill the task.
Liu Lin couldn't understand why Mu Qing could enter this place when only the person who knew the password could do so. Mu Qing honestly confessed that he knew in Pingyao, Shanxi, that the head of the Bodhi Academy was his master, Cheng Yu, and that Mu Qing was Cheng Yu's true successor. Although the abbot had never met Mu Qing, he recognized his identity from the tattoo on his back.
Cheng Yu, the head of the Bodhi Academy, taught eleven disciples throughout his life but never passed on the mantle, unable to determine who was the fourth-generation successor of the head of the Bodhi Academy. Cheng Yu passed away in the Floating Earth Temple and designated his successor before his death. Su Yunzhi was Cheng Yu's senior disciple but died tragically at the hands of the Qing soldiers during the Wuxu Reform. Mu Qing, with his extraordinary talent and lofty aspirations, eventually received the position of the head of the Bodhi Academy from Cheng Yu, along with the burden and hardships that came with it.
Mu Qing never expected that the Bodhi successor he had been diligently searching for turned out to be himself. The abbot handed Mu Qing the secret of the Sanfayin Sword, which could only be accepted by the successor. The abbot also entrusted Mu Qing with the Bodhi seal. When Mu Qing opened it, he found it empty. The abbot explained that many years ago, the head of the Vinaya Academy betrayed and joined the court, offering the seal of the Vinaya Academy. Concerned that the Bodhi seal would fall into the wrong hands, Cheng Yu personally destroyed it and used another method to pass on the secret clues.
The last letter left by Cheng Yu recorded the clues to this succession. Since Mu Qing couldn't speak the password, the abbot entrusted the letter to Liu Lin. After Liu Lin memorized the contents of the letter, the abbot burned it.
Wang Jialuo led the Beiyang Army to arrive, and he wanted to continue investigating the hidden treasures of the Jingtan Temple. However, Master Duer intercepted their group. Despite the presence of firearms in the Beiyang Army, they couldn't threaten Master Duer. Zhuo Bufan, seeing that they couldn't enter the temple today, decided to quickly withdraw with the Rongtian Ridge group.
Mu Qing inquired about the memorial tablet of his master, Cheng Yu, and went to pay his respects. After leaving the Floating Earth Temple, Mu Qing informed Wang Jialuo that he hadn't obtained any information and also kept his own identity hidden. Mu Qing explained that the clues he found in the Floating Earth Temple were part of a treasure map of the Jingtan Temple's hidden treasures, with the other half stolen from the palace. The seal of the Vinaya Academy, which contained the Buddhist precepts, was in Zhuo Bufan's hands.
Currently, Zhuo Bufan couldn't be killed because of the seal, but Wang Jialuo stubbornly insisted on capturing him and paid no attention to the search for the hidden treasures of the Jingtan Temple. Wang Jialuo questioned why Mu Qing could enter the temple, and Mu Qing explained that Liu Lin had the password. The person they were looking for, the third-generation successor of the Bodhi Academy, had passed away in the temple, and the abbot allowed Mu Qing to enter to make the people from the Internal Affairs Bureau give up.
Wang Jialuo didn't object to Mu Qing's explanation. After Wang Jialuo left, Mu Qing told Getai that the Bodhi seal had indeed been destroyed, but Zhuo Bufan would still believe that he possessed the seal and would keep an eye on him. Since only Liu Lin knew the secret, Mu Qing had no choice but to keep her close.
Zhuo Bufan was greatly discouraged by his defeat against Master Duer, but Huo Cen came to comfort him. Zhuo Bufan realized that Mo Kun had let him know about the Sanfayin Sword, and now Master Duer had shown him the inheritance of the Southern Shaolin. He wanted to find the hidden treasures of the Jingtan Temple as soon as possible and obtain the secret martial arts manual within it. He aimed to make the Rongtian Sword Technique renowned throughout the world.
Yuan Huanjie secretly met with Qing Yixin Feng, and Qing Yixin Feng learned from him that Liu Lin held valuable clues. Zhuo Bufan planned to report to Prince Qi in Shuntian Prefecture for his next move. Mu Qing would also return to the capital to report, and Zhuo Bufan intended to seize the seal in Mu Qing's hands.
Mu Qing privately met with Liu Lin, who promised to keep the secret that she was the one who held the Bodhi seal and the successor of the Bodhi Academy. They reached a gentleman's agreement to safeguard each other's identities and the secret of the treasure. Wang Jialuo knew that Mu Qing had concealed something about the treasure hunting, but he understood Mu Qing's choice. Wang Jialuo knew that the Beiyang Army also sought the treasure, so he had to find Zhuo Bufan first to understand the Dagu Incident.
Wang Jialuo speculated that Zhuo Bufan had more clues in his possession, and even if they didn't obtain the clues from the Floating Earth Temple, they would continue searching. Lin Hao Han deduced that only Liu Lin had obtained the secret of the treasure from the Floating Earth Temple, and he approached her to inquire about it. He was even willing to join the Alliance for the sake of money, as long as Liu Lin shared the secret with him. He offered to help Liu Lin in the search for the treasure.
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