Episode
Mysterious Lotus Casebook: The One Who Never Returned
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Mysterious Lotus Casebook
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2023-07-25
- Runtime
- 46 min
Episode context
The One Who Never Returned is Episode 9 in Season 1 of Mysterious Lotus Casebook. It aired on 2023-07-25. The runtime is 46 min.
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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 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.
More episodes from this season
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 15: Fragrance of Memories
The case reveals hidden grudges and alliances. With a princess’s help, Li and Fang capture a mysterious masked man.