The Flame's Daughter (烈火如歌)

"Like a Song" by Jason Zhang

Miss, why is Sir still not coming out to eat breakfast?

Do you want me to call him out?

Sir isn't easy to coax.

Who told your Miss to kept siding with that Zhan Feng?

Not only Zhan Feng, but two hall leaders are there too.

They can't be all conniving with each other, right?

What's the use of snapping at me? Go and say that to Sir.

It's quite noisy outside. What could have happened? Let's go see.

Young Master has orders. If any of such things happen again, you can go look for him at Swordless City!

- Dao Wuxia will surely give you justice! - So great! This is so great!

Good! Good! Let's go.

That's right. So great.

- Aunt Huang. Aunt Huang. - Ruge?

What has happened? How come everyone is this happy?

The young master of Swordless City, through the murder case at Snap Thunder,

found out that it was Cao Renqiu of Snap Thunder that has been threatening us all this time.

He was the one collecting private taxes from us.

Oh, my, no wonder he poisoned Old Village Leader Xie like that.

He was afraid that this matter would get exposed.

Really didn't expect it. He usually behaved like a gentle cultured person.

Indeed.

How come they were so sure that it was Cao Renqiu who killed old village leader?

This morning, he admitted his crimes to Flaming Hills.

Flaming Hills has been posting announcements all over the town.

There is one on every street over there.

People from Swordless City are also going around to clarify this matter.

- Our noodles! Let's go. - Okay. Okay. Let's go.

Ruge, do you really believe

the result that your first senior brother has given you?

I don't know.

I kept feeling that something is off.

Lei Jinghong, stop looking at me like that.

For the private taxes matter to be suddenly exposed like this,

it's too coincidental and it's too suitable for our taste.

It's as if they wanted to give us an answer, so as to stuff our mouth and make us leave.

That's also how I feel.

This World Swordless City is really too smart.

Whenever it's time to win the hearts of the citizens, they will be the first one to do it.

Miss, where are you going?

Go look for Zhan Feng and see the corpse of Xie Houyou.

Young Master Feng.

- Have you obtained his testimony? - I did.

At first, he won't. But afterwards, he became less lucid, so I was able to do as I wish.

Oh, right, Young Master, Eldest Miss is currently outside the entrance.

Leave first.

Yes.

Eldest Miss, Young Master Feng has orders

that without his permission, no one can enter.

I got it. I'll wait.

Eldest Miss, I apologize.

- Uncle Murong! - Ge'er.

Uncle Murong, I want to see Zhan Feng.

Can you let me say a few words with you first?

Uncle, please say it.

I heard earlier that Cao Renqiu has admitted he committed his crimes.

That he was poisoning Old Village Leader Xie's food throughout the past year.

- He admitted? - Yes.

Ge'er, let me give you some advice.

You are also from Flaming Hills.

No matter what, as a member of our sect, you cannot openly doubt Zhan Feng.

Understand?

I understand.

That's good then.

I understand,

but I'm unable to do it.

Even if the person who made this conclusion was my father,

as long as I have doubts, I will ask it.

Okay. Come with me.

Die Ye, Huang Cong.

How come Zhan Feng is taking so long to come here?

Father! Father!

Father! Let's hurry and go, father!

We can't leave. If we leave,

that's equivalent to admitting the crime.

I'm going to confront them.

Father! Father! The maidservant who serves Young Master Feng said that it was exactly him who framed us!

People from Flaming Hills will kill us!

Father, I beg you to escape just for my sake!

Let's quickly go!

Why must they treat us like this?

Could it be Old Sect Leader Lie plans to sacrifice us?

Father, stop saying so much.

Hurry up and leave.

Father! Father! Father!

Father!

Young Master Feng.

Why is junior sister looking for me?

Since you already made a conclusion that it was Cao Renqiu who killed Old Village Leader Xie,

can you show me the evidences?

You want to see the evidences?

Hall Leader Ling.

These are the signed testimonies of the people who helped Deputy Village Leader Cao commit the poisoning.

This poison is the one found within the food.

Not only Young Master Feng checked these,

even the coroner of Ping'an Town has confirmed them.

This is Cao Renqiu's testimony with his signature.

He already admitted to the crime.

Hall Leader Murong, please look at it.

This is indeed Cao Renqiu's penmanship.

It can't be wrong.

- Bring that disciple here. - Yes.

Young Master Feng.

Did anything happen to old village leader during the night of the murder?

Replying to Young Master Feng, the night before, old village leader and deputy village leader had a big fight.

The whole village knew about this.

Did they had previous fights before?

It's the first time that they had such a fierce argument.

But, for the past months, they frequently would quarrel.

What is the content?

I don't know.

- Leave now. - Yes.

Lie Ruge, what else do you want to say?

I want to see Old Village Leader Xie again and Cao Renqiu.

You won't be able to see Old Village Leader Xie again.

Didn't you say that once you found the evidences,

you would let me pay my respect to Old Village Leader Xie?

Cao Renqiu used corpse disintegrating fluid to destroy the evidence last night.

What's more hateful about it is he even secretly went to pay his respect to him this morning.

This fiend under a human face—

Take me to see Cao Renqiu.

Cao Renqiu is an important criminal.

No one is allowed to privately see him.

I can't just listen to your unilateral words and believe that he was the killer.

Unilateral words?

Little girl, even if your father is here, he wouldn't dare to doubt my character.

This case was investigated by Young Master Feng with the assistance of me and Hall Leader Murong.

Those criminals were also arrested by me.

You dare say that these were all unilateral words?

Do you think that we all will connive to frame Cao Renqiu?

What if I insist on seeing Cao Renqiu?

Don't blame me for being discourteous to you then.

The Flaming Token is here. Are you still not going to let me see him?

Sect Leader...still gave you the Flaming Token.

Seeing the Flaming Token is like seeing old sect leader.

Zhan Feng, listen to the order.

I am here.

Go and get Cao Renqiu and everyone involved.

I am going to interrogate each of them.

Yes.

Young Master Feng, Cao Renqiu has escaped.

- What did you say? - Cao Renqiu used a trick to sedate some of our men.

He has escaped.

- Aren't you going to hurry and look for him? - Yes.

Fleeing to escape punishment.

Little Junior sister, what else do you want to say?

You have Hall Leader Ling, Hall Leader Murong, and me here

There were witnesses and material evidences, but you wouldn't believe any of them.

You instead believed the words of a child.

No. You don't know what World Swordless City has been spreading outside.

I don't want to hear it.

They are spreading news that it was Snap Thunder who was collecting the private taxes.

Don't you find that weird? How come it would be this coincidental?

You just got the admission testimony and they already are blaming additional crimes on Cao Renqiu.

Lie Ruge! Is it because I broke off our engagement

that's why, you are abusing your power for private interest and intentionally embarrassing me?

- I am not! - Enough!

You currently have the Flaming Token.

I will listen to you.

I'll get the person back and let you ask him yourself.

Hurry....

Hurry.

- What happened? - Cao Renqiu flee to escape punishment.

Impossible. There are a lot of past masters from Flaming Hills here.

How could a person who doesn't know martial arts like him escape?

Did Zhan Feng go after him?

Right.

Your first senior brother deliberately set up this deceptive plot.

He wants to silence him.

Xiao Feng! Xiao Feng! Quickly get up!

Xiao Feng, hurry and leave with me!

Father, I'm not going.

You escape now. I can't drag you down.

Xiaofeng! Hurry! Hurry and climb up my back!

Xiaofeng...

I didn't kill him.

I didn't kill anyone.

- Let's go. - Young Master Feng!

- Young Master Feng! Xiaofeng! - Father!

- Father! - A murderer who flee to escape punishment

will be killed without mercy!

Father!

Father!

Father!

You killed my father! I'm going to kill you!

My father is a good person! A good person!

The person who killed your father isn't me.

It is you! It is you!

It is you who gave the order to kill my father!

- You are the murderer! - Feng'er,

- you're getting soft again. - You are the murderer!

It was you who killed my father!

I'm going to kill you! I'm going back to my father!

I'm going to my father!

Why?

How come you won't even spare a child?

Do you want him to bear such grudges and continue living?

Young Master.

Cao Renqiu committed suicide by lighting a bomb.

Some of our men also got killed by the blast.