Episode 23 recap: Lin Hao Han seeks credit and treasure.
Mu Qing and Wang Jialuo analyze the clues and believe that there are clues on the sealed box, which indicate the time and location for the successor of the seal to meet. Now, there is only one person left, the fourth seal. Prince Qi receives a gift from Lin Hao Han, and Zhuo Bu Fan believes that it is a letter. Prince Qi believes that if all the successors can gather, he will be able to unlock the hidden treasure of the Pure Altar.
Based on the grain patterns of the wood, Lin Hao Han determines that the box given by Mu Qing, the dark wooden box, should have four pieces, and the one in his hand should be one at the beginning and one at the end. The age of the wood can be traced back to the Kangxi period, and the special thing is that the box has been painted twice, with a difference of several decades between the front and back, so the second layer of paint must be to conceal some information.
With Mu Qing's permission, Lin Hao Han removes the second layer of paint and indeed finds traces of writing on the dark box. Lin Hao Han guesses that the dark box is related to the hidden treasure of the Pure Altar. He says he doesn't want a reward and just wants to search for the treasure with Mu Qing. Late at night, Mu Qing tells Cun Qing about the four seals. Although the Internal Affairs Department has not obtained one of them yet, Mu Qing is confident that it is not yet time to give up.
Wang Jialuo comes to find Mu Qing and wants to join forces with him to find the hidden treasure of the Pure Altar. He also tells Mu Qing that Zhuo Bu Fan went to Tianjin to track down the successor of Da Mo. Zhuo Bu Fan killed the successor and now holds the seal. Mu Qing also tells Wang Jialuo that there are four seals, and the fourth seal currently has no clues.
Mu Qing shows the dark box in his hand to Wang Jialuo for inspection and says that he hasn't figured out the writing on the box. However, Wang Jialuo says he knows the meaning of these characters and immediately tells Mu Qing the words "Baohe Inn, May 6th, the 30-year appointment" before the passing of Da Mo. Mu Qing speculates that this time is the time and place for the successor of the seal to meet, and based on the timing, Mu Qing and Wang Jialuo can appear at the inn as the successors, and Zhuo Bu Fan will definitely show up too, leaving only the fourth seal's successor.
Wang Jialuo doesn't know where Baohe Inn is, so they agree to independently search for information about the inn and share any findings. Yu Huanjie secretly meets Prince Qi and reports that their trip has been fruitless. Prince Qi already knew that their trip would be in vain and wonders why Zhuo Bu Fan hasn't returned with a report. Yu Huanjie explains that Zhuo Bu Fan might be searching for an excuse.
Wu Lanshan learns about Liu Lin's overseas experience and thinks that it is similar to Sun Wen's overseas experience. Liu Lin has to explain that she is not familiar with Sun Wen.
Zhong Haichao returned home and saw Liu Lin, learning that Liu Lin was Wu Lanshan's overseas classmate and did not suspect her. Wu Lanshan gave Liu Lin his Western clothes that he had stored, and Liu Lin was very grateful. Wu Lanshan repeatedly inquired about Liu Lin's and Mu Qing's cousin identities, and he also had doubts about Liu Lin's identity. Wang Jialuo didn't have a seal in his possession, so he felt uncertain because he had deceived Mu Qing and feared that Mu Qing would resent him if he found out.
Liu Lin and Wu Lanshan had a meal together. Liu Lin noticed that Zhong Haichao often didn't go home, but she didn't pay much attention to it when she saw Wu Lanshan. Wu Lanshan learned from Liu Lin that Mu Qing often bought pastries and brought them home, which raised some suspicions in his mind.
Getai ordered someone to gather information about Baohe Inn but obtained nothing. Lin Hao Han wanted to find Prince Qi as his backer in the capital and planned to send a gift to him through Wu Lanshan. Wu Lanshan invited Liu Lin to choose jewelry brought by Lin Hao Han. When Liu Lin learned that Lin Hao Han was the person coming, she was worried about her identity being exposed and could only use a stomachache as an excuse to avoid it.
Qing Yixinfeng learned that Mu Qing had sent Liu Lin to Prince Qi's residence and also heard from his subordinates that there was a past connection between Wu Lanshan and Mu Qing. Yasuhara Kan thought that the security at Prince Qi's residence would not be tight and prepared to seize Liu Lin. On the other hand, Mu Qing also learned that someone had hired a dozen people to prepare for action. He guessed that the Japanese were planning to kidnap someone at Prince Qi's residence. After changing into plain clothes, Mu Qing went to the vicinity of Prince Qi's residence to investigate.
The two of them examined the area and found that there were seventeen people ambushing outside Prince Qi's residence, preparing for their actions in the evening. Zhuo Bu Fan came to report to Prince Qi but obtained nothing from his trip. However, he learned from Prince Qi that Mu Qing had been investigating Baohe Inn recently. Zhuo Bu Fan admitted that the Internal Affairs Department's information might be ahead of Prince Qi's. In anger, Prince Qi threw away the paperweight sent by Lin Hao Han, but unexpectedly found a secret letter inside, which stated that the first seat of the Four Halls of the Southern Shaolin held a seal and that they would meet every thirty years at Baohe Inn.
Zhuo Bu Fan concluded that Mu Qing was searching for Baohe Inn to fulfill the thirty-year appointment. With only a few days left until May 6th, Prince Qi instructed Zhuo Bu Fan to prepare for the appointment.
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