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All series / The Apothecary Diaries / Arc 12

Arc 12 of 15 in The Apothecary Diaries

Arc 12: 華佗編

I’ve watched through

Season 1 Part 1 stops before this arc.

Season 1 Part 2 stops before this arc.

Season 2 Part 1 stops before this arc.

Season 2 Part 2 stops before this arc.

What happens

A request involving the named clans brings Maomao into disputes over heirlooms, family lines and old obligations. Her investigations move between the palace, the pleasure district and the estates of people whose public names conceal private histories.

Where it sits

Arc 12 in The Apothecary Diaries
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Web novel—Chapter 12, episodes 1–24Japanese
Light novelVol 14Chapter 1–epilogueJapanese
Light novelVol 14Chapter 1–epilogueEnglish

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