The Executioner — Season 1, Episode 25: Episode 25
Drama • 45 min • 1 season, 26 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
YAN informs YUI-HUNG. YUI-HUNG is relieved to discover that the executioner is not SHEUNG-LUK. Everybody arrives at the street to say goodbye to YUI-HUNG. YUI-HUNG drinks with them happily and she moves to the execution ground. TSIN-TSUNG, TSOI-SHAN and LOK YEUNG also arrive. SHAU-SHING hides behind the crowd to apologize to YUI-HUNG. YUI-HUNG understands him and she smiles to him as a gesture of forgiveness. YUI-HUNG misses SHEUNG-LUK. When she arrives at the execution ground, she is surprised to discover that SHEUNG-LUK is the executioner. CHING-YEE scolds CHI-SING for continuing to give poisons to the emperor. CHI-SING ignores CHING-YEE and he wants her to cooperate with him. The emperor is very ill and CHING-YEE apologizes to him. The emperor says that he knows that CHI-SING's plan is to isolate him. CHI-SING is looking for the emperor's son and he asks the imperial guards to search through every house.… ...
About The Executioner
Executioner Yip Sheung-luk has shed blood too many times to count. To protect his savior’s pregnant daughter-in-law Yuen So-sam from danger, Sheung-luk sends So-sam to the capital, where she is to stay with renowned midwife Fa Yui-hung. A series of strange murders soon take place, and Sheung-luk saves a little life with his blade. But this baby boy of unknown origin gets Sheung-luk and Yui-hung in trouble with the imperial court. Step by step, the unlikely duo overcome obstacles together, developing a close relationship. Meanwhile, young couple Chek Tsz-chau and Chuk Siu-moon, both who have lived in a whore house for most of their lives, suddenly arrive at Yui-hung’s home. Siu-moon begs Sheung-luk to accept Tsz-chau as his disciple, but reckless Tsz-chau wants nothing more than to use this opportunity to escape from his punishment. Sheung-luk’s life changes forever after the appearance of mysterious magician Szema Chau. The baby boy’s identity is uncovered, putting everyone one step closer to their own deaths.