Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty Episode 22

Off to parts unknown

Well good grief😝 I thought Lu was punished again by Prince but this time it’s the Princess that had him dismissed. How is he on the s list for both of them? I’m with Su on this one. Why doesn’t he seem to give a damn?🧐🙄 Part of his nature is to not curry favor and this seems to be getting him soundly slapped from both royal sides.😝I wish he would have invited XiJun to his reunion, but I guess he didn’t think it appropriate to get drunk in front of her. He finally does give her a heartfelt hug when she offers to accompany him wherever he goes.🥰 They all wake up to find him and Fei gone. Ironically Su finds himself promoted again. I don’t think Lu begrudged him. I think he chooses not to go with because he doesn’t like handouts even from friends. Also, if he is ill fated with royals…why would he choose to add that to their burdens? He seems to be resolved to find his own way without any of their aid. Considering his strength of character, I don’t fault him for this. He always seems to choose the most difficult path that flies in the face of existing authority. His causes are righteous, but he still does not play well with others. The school of hard knocks seems to be his path and he rightly decides to give his friends a much smoother course. Su, XiJun and XueHuan are nearing Ninghu under a stormy sky and filled with Su’s scary stories of crocodiles and alligators. The horses are skittish and we see huge reptiles walking around on the outskirts of the water. The temple they seek shelter in is for tuo. It’s creepy and they are joined by two factions. One that serves the god and one that doesn’t. They are having an actual war in the temple. An armed female joins them and encourages them to be quiet. The battle has ended but Su makes a noise and the temple is searched. He pretends to be voice of the god and they are superstitious enough to fall for it.😝 when they get into the city it is clear that the worshippers of tuo expect others to do the same or die. There is an uneasy current in the city because of this. When they head to the governor’s house they find him dismembered. Maybe now we will find out why XiJun did not like him. The minister of justice and the daughter seem to be the only two mourning the governor. The daughter is the same armed female from the temple. There is an island to see the great tuo god. There is be an alligator farm where non believers are eaten. Whoever controls the alligators controls the people. Lu Yong was the leader of the rebel group. Seems Lu’s get into trouble. 🧐He has brought the only evidence that could convict the group of believers. It lists specifically who members are and crimes committed, but he has idealistically put it in hands of administrator. Now the question really is…which side is this administrator on? It is unlikely to be an unbiased view. The one clue Su is given is that this firmly took root thirty years ago.

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