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Such is the Joy of Our Reunion

• OR-ST-1: Chrysanthemum Tea with Dried Tangerine Peels (Interlude)
  Four decades ago, news of the True Lung's death sent shockwaves throughout Yan. One rainy spring night, a prince and a scholar hurried their families out of Baizao.
• OR-1: Scallion Tofu (Before Operation)
  Blaze follows Leizi to Baizao in search of the truth of her origins. As all of Baizao prepares for the Feast of a Hundred Delicacies, a feeling of unease permeates the city. Blaze visits a small eatery, where she enjoys a familiar dish.
• OR-1: Scallion Tofu (After Operation)
  Leizi returns to the Judicial Review Office for the trial of Yu Cheng, a former deputy minister of the Office. Yu Cheng has turned himself in, claiming to be the one who burned down the archives in the scrollery. Yu Cheng's strange behavior leads Leizi to believe he may have an ulterior motive. Leizi decides to review old cases that Yu Cheng once investigated.
• OR-2: Malt Sugar Candy (Before Operation)
  Through deduction, Leizi identifies the person most directly connected to the two old cases—Ning Shu, the retired Minister of Rites. That same day, Liang Xun, the Advisor of Yumen, also appears at Ning's manor.
• OR-2: Malt Sugar Candy (After Operation)
  Xingzhu takes Blaze all over Baizao in search of the tangerine cakes she remembers, but they do not find them. Eventually, the Young Chef suggests that Mo Bufu, head chef of Ding Feng Lou, might know how to make them.
• OR-3: Oil-Splashed Hand-Pulled Noodles (Before Operation)
  Blaze is determined to take part in the Feast of a Hundred Delicacies Chef Selection Competition, so the Young Chef starts giving her special culinary training. Unfortunately, her horrid cooking skills give him a real headache. Meanwhile, Xingzhu patiently accompanies Blaze and gives her advice. A bowl of longevity noodles brings back a lot of memories for the two.
• OR-3: Oil-Splashed Hand-Pulled Noodles (After Operation)
  The Young Chef gives Blaze's longevity noodles his seal of approval. Leizi finds another way to access the Academy's archives, allowing her to take her investigation in a new direction.
• OR-4: Pickled Potherb Mustard (Before Operation)
  Blaze goes to Ding Feng Lou to take part in the Chef Selection for the Feast of a Hundred Delicacies; coincidentally, Leizi is investigating there. Out of sheer luck, Blaze stumbles her way through the qualifiers and meets Mo Bufu, when the Ding Feng Lou venue suddenly catches fire.
• OR-4: Pickled Potherb Mustard (After Operation)
  Blaze rescues Mo Bufu from the fire, who turns out to be the witness Leizi is after. Just as Leizi seeks to question him, Chen Che of the Judicial Review Office arrives with her force, putting the whole place under lockdown.
• OR-ST-2: Roasted Chestnut (Interlude)
  In far off Lungmen, Wei Yenwu receives an invitation from the capital, prompting him to recall the turbulent tale of how he departed it. Leizi is brought back to the Judicial Review Office, where the minister Chen Che takes pains to dissuade her from chasing down any more of Blaze's history.
• OR-6: Braised Wax Gourd Cube (Before Operation)
  Blaze is invited to the Ning Manor, where Xingzhu confesses to being a daughter of the Nings, and to having met Blaze's father before. Elsewhere, Xie Zhen finds Leizi, and hints to Leizi that she should stay staunch and see the investigation through to the end.
• OR-6: Braised Wax Gourd Cube (After Operation)
  Blaze and Leizi meet up again, and the two decide to head to the Feast of a Hundred Delicacies. Elsewhere, the time has come for the Yanese imperial court to decide on the matter of the bestial Sui. The True Lung is set to announce his verdict at the Feast.
• OR-7: Meaty Platter (Before Operation)
  Hundreds of mandarins gather before the Feast of a Hundred Delicacies. During this time, the Grand Commandant's Messenger finds Zuo Xuanliao overseeing Yumen. Leizi and Blaze sneak into the Feast, and just as Leizi stands up to remonstrate with the True Lung, a great conflagration overtakes the banquet.
• OR-7: Meaty Platter (After Operation)
  Chaos reigns in the banquet hall, and Xingzhu covers for Blaze as she leaves the scene. Blaze is stopped as she tries to escape, and the one who stops her tells her her true identity: the descendant of the traitorous Grand Preceptor, who committed treason forty years ago.
• OR-8: Golden Rice Crust (Before Operation)
  The Young Chef gives Blaze a special tangerine cake, and Blaze finally puts together the entire truth of her history. Elsewhere, Ning Shu arrives at the Judicial Review Office to have an honest discussion with Yu Cheng in his prison cell about everything to do with an old case from forty years ago.
• OR-8: Golden Rice Crust (After Operation)
  Blaze and Xingzhu finally know each other's histories. Determined to seek an explanation for everyone's sake, Blaze plans to confront the True Lung. Meanwhile, with his delivery box in hand, Young Chef gets ready to meet a very special customer.
• OR-9: Longevity Noodles (Before Operation)
  The bestial Sui matter comes to a head. Atop the Yumen city tower, Liang Xun confesses his actions to the Grand Tutor. Inside an ancient temple outside the city, two proxies reunite after a long time.
• OR-9: Longevity Noodles (After Operation)
  Blaze and the True Lung finish their long conversation while Yu opens his heart to Wang. With snow falling, the great doors of the Tomb of Sui open again after a hundred and twenty years, and Wang steps inside once more.
• OR-ST-3: Essence Herbal Soup (Interlude)
  Long ago, a twelfth, nascent consciousness emerged within the Tomb of Sui. This fledgling awareness engaged in conversation with the ancient, immense entity, filled with questions about the vast mortal realm.