TV series
Mysterious Lotus Casebook
Overview
Li Lian Hua is a countryside doctor who travels dragging around a lotus tower. He accidentally becomes "famous" and gets pulled into the pugilistic world that he no longer wants to have any connections with.
Details
- First air date
- 2023-07-23
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 40 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery
- Network
- CCTV-8, iQiyi
- Country
- CN
- Original language
- ZH
Cast
- Cheng Yi as Li Lianhua / Li Xiangyi
- Joseph Zeng as Fang Duobing
- Xiao Shunyao as Di Feisheng
- Chen Duling as Qiao Wanmian
- Wang Herun as Jiao Liqiao
- Estelle Chen as Su Xiaoyong
- Xu Baihui as He Xiaohui
- Liu Mengrui as Princess Zhaoling
- He Gang as Shan Gudao
- Canti Lau Sek-Ming as Guo Qian
- Zhang Moxi as Consort Xi
- Apollo Yu Bo as Guo Kun
Creators and crew
- Teng Ping - Creator
- 黄俏 - Executive Producer
- 张芯源 - Executive Producer
- Wang Xiaohui - Executive Producer
- 柴晓雨 - Executive Producer
- 侯磊 - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: The Immortal Hero
Young martial arts leader Li Xiangyi confronts his rival Di Feisheng but is poisoned and vanishes into the sea. Ten years later, Fang Duobing, heir to Tianji Villa, becomes an investigator and meets wandering doctor Li Lianhua.
Episode 2: Cicada’s Ascension Mystery
Fang is tricked by Li during a strange case of a revived corpse but continues his mission, investigating the suspicious death of Lingshan Sect’s leader with Li’s unexpected help.
Episode 3: The Lotus Blooms
Fang reveals he’s Shan Gudao’s nephew, once a disciple of Li Xiangyi. Li Lianhua secretly searches for Shan’s remains, and the two cross paths again during a bizarre murder at a festival inn.
Episode 4: The Monster’s Box
Lady Yu Hongzhu accuses Li Lianhua of murder. Fang, as an investigator, teams up with him to uncover why a body was mysteriously sealed in a box.
Episode 5: The Return of a Nemesis
The murder case closes, but Li spots Di Feisheng alive. Di reclaims leadership of the Golden Kite Alliance, seeking a legendary medicine to restore his power.
Episode 6: The Cursed Tomb
Seven headless corpses surface, leading Li and Fang to infiltrate a tomb-raiders’ gathering to investigate a deadly treasure hunt.
Episode 7: The Sacred Medicine
Li unmasks a killer, revealing the headless corpses as a vanished gang from a decade ago. The search for the sacred “Guanyin’s Tears” continues.
Episode 8: Travel Companions
The youth who drank Guanyin’s Tears is revealed as Di Feisheng. Li sabotages the elixir, forcing Di into an uneasy alliance with him and Fang.
Episode 9: The One Who Never Returned
Li Xiangyi’s treasured sword resurfaces but is swapped with a fake. Fang and Li investigate, while old acquaintances begin to suspect Li’s true identity.
Episode 10: The Ominous Bride
Following clues, Li, Fang, and Di head to a village where three brides drowned over ten years, probing the haunting pattern.
Episode 11: Lotus in the Pond
Li discovers a painting tied to the case and dons a bridal gown to lure the killer. The trap leads him to a revealing location.
Episode 12: Settling Old Scores
The truth about the drowned brides is uncovered, and Shan Gudao’s body is found. Fang briefly falls out with his companions over secrets kept from him.
Episode 13: The Cycle of Cause and Effect
Li heals Di but refuses to stay with him. Di reveals Fang is Shan Gudao’s son and that the killer may not be who they thought.
Episode 14: The Locked Room Trap
At Yuanbao Villa, Li and Fang investigate threats to the owner in exchange for a rare healing item — which vanishes after a murder.
Episode 15: Fragrance of Memories
The case reveals hidden grudges and alliances. With a princess’s help, Li and Fang capture a mysterious masked man.
Episode 16: Moonlit Wine
They solve the Yuanbao Villa murder and recover the healing artifact, curing Fang. Li resolves to uncover the truth about Shan Gudao’s death.
Episode 17: The Sweetest Candy
Fang learns his true parentage. At a wedding, Li quietly observes old acquaintances.
Episode 18: The Past That Cannot Return
A Golden Kite priestess poisons Qiao Wanmian. Li secretly cures her but is drawn into a dangerous bargain with Di.
Episode 19: The Fate of Honor
Li gains new clues about Shan Gudao’s death, while political rivalries flare as the Four Seasons Sect is revived.
Episode 20: Connecting the Dots
Di loses his memory after an attack. Li pretends he’s his subordinate, learning that the cases are tied to four icy jade fragments.
Episode 21: A Hero’s Pride
Evidence emerges framing Li Xiangyi for Shan’s death. Fang and Li are invited to a mysterious banquet by a suspected descendant of a southern kingdom.
Episode 22: A Refined Banquet
At the lavish feast, Fang unknowingly meets his fiancée in disguise. By morning, a guest is found murdered.
Episode 23: Strange Sword Wounds
Serial murders with identical sword marks point to a feared assassin, but the wounds tell a different story.
Episode 24: Murder in Alliance
The truth about the murders emerges, exposing traitors after the icy jade fragment.
Episode 25: A New Lead
Documents reveal two more hidden southern descendants. Li, Fang, and Di track one to a remote village.
Episode 26: The Inn’s Mystery
At the village inn, they face monstrous foes and are aided by a wandering swordsman.
Episode 27: The Broken Flute
Li saves Di from poison, but his identity as Li Xiangyi is exposed, straining his friendship with Fang.
Episode 28: When Waves Rise
Li becomes a wanted man. Fang pursues another suspect in a town rumored to be haunted by a bride-stealing demon.
Episode 29: True and False
Fang’s mother is kidnapped. He and Li discover dangerous green jade in the mines and close in on their quarry.
Episode 30: Life Worn Away
Amid dangerous negotiations, Li is ambushed and collapses after a fierce battle.
Episode 31: The Cruel Truth
Seeking a cure, Fang takes Li to their old training ground, uncovering bitter secrets from Shan Gudao’s past.
Episode 32: Fortune and Misfortune
Believing Shan is still alive, they are stunned when he appears. A wedding turns tragic after another icy jade piece disappears.
Episode 33: The Reversal Mechanism
A murder on the wedding night reveals the culprit as the fourth icy jade holder, a master of disguise.
Episode 34: Grudge of Many Years
Shan allies with Di, seizing all jade fragments to open the southern kingdom’s relic. Di frees himself from a curse.
Episode 35: Palace Secrets
Li infiltrates the palace as a doctor, uncovering a plot involving deadly fireworms.
Episode 36: The Vanished Tower
Li is imprisoned while searching for the missing tower tied to the fireworms, until Fang returns to rescue him.
Episode 37: The Forbidden Door
They find the tower’s entrance and the fireworm queen, uncovering a secret that could shake the empire.
Episode 38: Prelude to the Final Battle
Li escapes captivity with Di, finding the method to destroy the fireworms before confronting their enemies.
Episode 39: End of Ambition
Shan declares victory, but shocking revelations about royal bloodlines change the tide of battle.
Episode 40: The Road Ahead
Li clears an old ally’s name, leaves the Lotus House, and prepares for a final duel — as Di awaits their long-promised rematch.
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