The Apothecary Diaries (2023)

Suirei smuggles Maomao and Shisui out of the rear palace. Jinshi begins to search for Maomao.

Maomao has been missing for ten days now. Jinshi's investigations lead him to a forgotten graveyard.

The village holds a festival. Maomao attends, and Shisui introduces some of the village's history to her.

Maomao is taken to a mountain stronghold, where many of the secrets of the Shi clan are revealed to her.

Maomao is accused of attempting to escape, and is tossed into an ancient method of torture and execution.

The royal guard, led by Jinshi, arrives, sealing the Shi clan's fate. Maomao wants to save her friend, Shisui.

Jinshi and his forces infiltrate the stronghold, cornering the remaining Shi clan members.

After the war, Jinshi's work piles up and Maomao returns to the pleasure district.

A locust plague is looming, and mysteriously, a book on insects belonging to the Shi clan appears.

An interesting cloak points Maomao's imagination towards international politics.

Maomao treats a sick girl, but food poisoning and malnutrition are not the true problems that need solving.

Trying to track down the missing final book, Maomao visits Suirei, who is now living with Ah-Duo.