Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty 2 唐朝诡事录之西行 Episode 36

The six people arrived in Dunhuang and were shocked by its magnificent scene. While they were discussing it, a child named Duobao appeared and enthusiastically introduced the soul of Dunhuang with eloquent words. Su Wuming praised him for his intelligence and wanted to give him money as a thank you, but he refused to accept the treasure because it was too little work. Instead, he attracted people to visit beautiful places. Duobao introduced himself, and everyone felt his innocence and enthusiasm.

After Duobao finished explaining, he happily accepted the reward. Su Wuming praised the children of the Tang Dynasty for their excellence, uprightness and admiration. After Duobao left, everyone was shocked to find that the portrait on the wall was similar to Duobao. However, Lao Fei thought that the portrait on the mural was not from a poor family, and concluded that Duobao was from a good family.

Li Chi had inexplicable hostility towards Lu Lingfeng, and Lu Lingfeng was aware of it, making the atmosphere slightly awkward. Lao Fei cleverly rescued the siege and introduced the identities of Lu Lingfeng and others. Everyone heard that he was Di Gong's disciple and greeted them respectfully. They were treated with extra courtesy when entering the city. When Li Chi saw this, a sly smile appeared on his lips.

In the city, Cao Weng gave generously, and the people praised his good deeds. Su Wuming looked at Cao Weng's appearance and concluded that he was a kind person, and secretly praised him in his heart.

Cao Weng warmly invited everyone to his mansion, where he not only arranged a wonderful musical performance, but also prepared a sumptuous family banquet. During the dinner, the delicious food was mouth-watering, and Lao Fei was full of praise, showing his love. At this time, Ding Mao led He Keke to the table. He Keke was very grateful to Di Gong's disciples and praised them repeatedly. The atmosphere was harmonious for a while.

When he learned that it was Cao Weng's birthday, Su Wuming immediately stood up and extended his sincere birthday wishes to Cao Weng. Cao Weng responded with a smile and revealed that he would leave here the next day, mentioning the sixty-year-old covenant passed down in the family and the continuation of this ancient tradition. After hearing this, Lao Fei was full of respect for Cao Weng's family history and kept complimenting him. He even leaned beside Cao Weng emotionally, with tears rolling in his eyes, which made everyone feel a little heavy.

In the dead of night, a masked man sneaked into the mansion with his target in mind. However, after discovering that it was Lao Fei, the man quickly turned around and ran away. Cherry reacted quickly, fired the hidden weapon, and successfully hit the masked man's leg, injuring him.

Afterwards, Su Wuming analyzed that the original target of the masked man was not Lao Fei, but Cao Weng. He noticed that the bed Lao Fei slept on was square, and the masked man's actions were obviously well-prepared and aimed directly at Cao Weng. When Cao Weng heard about this, he recalled that someone had attempted to assassinate someone with a machete yesterday, and he suddenly realized that he knew the mastermind behind the scenes. He decided to find his son-in-law to find out, but he was avoided by him. In order not to embarrass his daughter, Cao Weng decided to continue coming the next day, vowing to uncover the truth.

Cherry cleverly captured the suspicious person, who turned out to be Li Chi. Faced with irrefutable evidence, Li Chi was forced to confess that he conspired with his wife and became greedy after learning the shocking secret of Cao Weng's property. He was surprised that such a private matter was leaked by his son-in-law, and immediately realized that all this was Ding Mao's conspiracy. Ding Mao deliberately revealed the information about his will, and Li Chi followed suit, trying to legitimately inherit the property by harming Cao Weng, and live together with his wife.

This scene happened to be caught by Lu Lingfeng who was passing by, and he stopped Li Chi's evil behavior in time. After Cao Weng learned the truth, he was furious. He could not accept the betrayal and deception of those around him. Just as he was thinking about how to punish him severely, Ding Mao broke in in panic, claiming that he was willing to bear all the culpability, but more urgently, Duobao had been murdered.

This news was like a bolt from the blue. Cao Weng was so shocked that his eyes widened in disbelief. His heart was filled with grief and anger, and he could not accept that the innocent, kind-hearted child who was passionate about Dunhuang died innocently. Duobao's death, like a sharp knife, deeply pierced Cao Weng's heart, making him feel unprecedented despair and helplessness.