Episode 36
When the Empress Dowager was critically ill, Lai Luozhi took the opportunity to plot and assassinated the dissident ministers, causing turmoil in the court.He then personally visited the Imperial Household and ordered Shen Du to interrogate and sentence the Jin family, but Shen Du was hesitant and unwilling to give up the sentence easily.Lai Luozhi took advantage of the power granted by the Queen Mother, dispatched the imperial army, and arrested Shen Du for dereliction of duty.Facing the threat from the Internal Guard's Iron Cross Camp, Shen Du had no choice but to surrender and be captured in order to protect his family and the Internal Guard.
Yan Xing, who was far away in the Criminal Department, was very anxious after hearing the news. Fortunately, he was protected by the person in charge and was on standby to prevent any unexpected events.However, Lai Luozhi did not show up. Instead, Yan Xing's fifth brother and the Shen family's loyal uncle came to meet him. Yan Xing insisted on returning to the Shen family and did not return to Ning with his fifth brother.
Shen Du was imprisoned and tortured.Lai Luozhi took the opportunity to reveal the truth, saying that the tragedy of the Shen family was actually planned by the Empress Dowager, trying to instigate hatred between Shen Du and his family.Although Shen Du was shocked, he couldn't believe it.At this time, Lai Luozhi revealed his true identity - the leader of the Huo Moth Sect, trying to win over Shen Du to join forces for a great cause.
Yan Xingze wrote a handwritten complaint and vowed to go to the palace to redress Shen Du's grievances.Unexpectedly, he was ambushed by masked men as soon as he left home. Fortunately, Xu Shuai rescued him in time.Xu Shuai encouraged Yan Xing to move forward bravely, but he himself fell into another crisis.He and Yunque planned to prepare for their wedding, but their plans were interrupted by a distress call from the Yiliang brothers. Unexpectedly, this turned out to be a trap, and both of them fell into the hands of their rivals.Xu Shuai sacrificed his life to help Yunque escape, but he was unfortunately killed. Yunque also died because he could not bear to live alone.
Yan Xing waited all night outside the palace gate, but failed to see the Empress Dowager, so he had to drag his exhausted body back home.The next day, she was surprised to find that Shen Du had returned, but his face was scarred, his attitude changed suddenly, he proposed divorce and made hurtful words.In fact, Shen Du learned about what Yan Xing had done for him and the sacrifices of Xu Shuai and Yunque. In order to protect her and the people around her from being implicated, Shen Du took extreme measures and shouldered the heavy responsibility of fighting against Lai Luo Zhi alone, vowing to protect the world.Peaceful.
