Adventure Behind the Bronze Door Recap, Plot, Synopsis

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Adventure Behind the Bronze Door Synopsis

Wu Xie after he and Zhang Qiling, Wang Pangzi, and others have gone through a series of adventures. After Zhang Qiling made a ten-year promise with Wu Xie and entered the Bronze Gate alone, Wu Xie became intensely curious about Zhang Qiling's past. However, despite his investigations, he found little. Five years later, a string of scorpion beads related to Zhang Qiling's past emerges, leading to a breakthrough. Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi follow the clues and set off for Mosang, marking the beginning of a new adventure.

Adventure Behind the Bronze Door Recap

Episode 1 Recap

In Wu Shan Ju, there was an inconspicuous antique shop. Although its location was far from the city center, it had been around for dozens of years. It was piled high with many old things, including ceramics, statues, large and small objects, making it overwhelming to take it all in. Among the things passed down through generations, there was naturally a great treasure: the exploration diary.

This diary meticulously recorded the excavation process behind each ancient item, including the hardships and difficulties, and baffling mysteries, which were astonishing. In the antique shop, there were three partners: the boss, Wu Xie, and the other two were Wang Pangzi and Zhang Qiling. The three of them had a close relationship, a bond forged through life-threatening experiences.

This time, Zhang Qiling had gone to the Zhang family's ancient residence and hadn't returned for many days, so Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi began searching for him, bringing their equipment. The Zhang family's ancient residence was rumored to belong to a prominent family, but for some unknown reason, it had declined long ago. This was also the first time Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi had come here.

Using a rope, they climbed into an entrance/exit of the Zhang family's ancient residence. Inside, there was ash everywhere, except for a layer of footprints that were still clearly visible, showing some sign of human presence. The surroundings were deathly silent. In the narrow corridor, there were many fragmented, slanting rays of light, and ancient artifacts were standing there, leaning precariously. Soon after Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi entered, they encountered a Mizhan Nu.

This type of monster only had two legs, two arms, and a slender body, completely faceless. Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi had seen countless situations and quickly subdued the Mizhan Nu. After its last breath, the Mizhan Nu eventually turned into a pool of green pus, and the smell was extremely unpleasant. Finding the person was important, so Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi searched everywhere. To see the space more clearly, Wang Pangzi lit a flare.

The light instantly illuminated the entire Zhang family's ancient residence. They saw that the complex of buildings was magnificent and opulent, with a large collection of books, and many precious porcelain items covered in endless dust. The meticulously carved eaves decorations were exquisite and delicate. If it weren't isolated from the world, they could still fetch a very good price on the market. The flare ignited the wooden floor, and Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi smelled burning.

They quickly used their backpacks to extinguish the small flames. The two of them continued forward. After two hundred meters, they saw a group of dried bodies. From their clothing, it was evident they were Zhang Qiling's men. They didn't know what had happened, but almost all of them were killed. Wu Xie's heart was in his throat, nervously wondering if Zhang Qiling was in danger. Finally, among the numerous remains, they discovered Zhang Qiling!

There were many dried bloodstains around him. Wu Xie shouted Zhang Qiling's name loudly, taking off the clothes covering him one by one. His pulse was weak. Wang Pangzi also shouted for a long time. Later, Zhang Qiling finally woke up. It turned out he felt there was hallucinogenic miasma inside. To prevent himself from being quickly poisoned, Zhang Qiling had let out some blood from himself, slowing down his blood circulation, which was why he was able to survive.

After Zhang Qiling woke up, because he had to solve a tricky problem, he made a ten-year pact with Wu Xie. During this period, he had to not only carry out the mission he bore but also recall his lost memories. Wu Xie knew that mission was originally meant for him to resolve, but he didn't expect Zhang Qiling to do it for him, without the slightest complaint.

During these ten years, Wu Xie also diligently practiced his skills, waiting for news from Zhang Qiling. Wu Xie's childhood friend, the antique dealer Jie Yuchen, discovered a string of beads. This was an organic gemstone—moonstone. Ancient people once used it to secretly transmit messages, and this string of beads also contained some secrets. Its pattern printed on paper was a scorpion. Jin Wantang had been dealing in antiques for many years.

On this day, he mysteriously showed up to provide Wu Xie with an important lead. Someone whose family had fallen on hard times brought out a string of beads to sell. This string of beads was the same as the one Jie Yuchen had, and there was also a mysterious story behind the beads.

Episode 2 Recap

In the story told by Jin Wantang, Ma Pingchuan was the biggest rich man in the village. After becoming wealthy, he found a geomantically auspicious spot to bury his relatives. Suddenly one day, he discovered that the soil in the chosen auspicious spot had turned pitch black, and not a blade of grass grew on the surface, as if it had been cursed. Ma Pingchuan felt it was ominous, so he prepared to move the graves.

However, he searched for a long time and dug very deep underground, but could not find the coffin. It wasn't just Ma Pingchuan; the ancestral graves of many prominent families in the village had disappeared. His subordinates immediately reported to Ma Pingchuan. At first, Ma Pingchuan did not believe it, but when he returned home that day and saw a young man sitting conspicuously on the roof of his courtyard house, he finally felt a chill down his spine.

The young man Ma Pingchuan encountered on the rooftop at that time was Zhang Qiling, skilled in climbing walls and roofs, light as a swallow. He reminded Ma Pingchuan that only he knew where the vanished ancestral graves and coffins were. Ma Pingchuan followed him to the geomantically auspicious area, half in doubt. Guided by Zhang Qiling, he discovered that the entire changed terrain had the shape of a scorpion.

Zhang Qiling reminded him that this area had undergone recent strange changes, and the coffins had been attracted by an unknown creature to another narrow area. Moreover, if not stopped, a major event would definitely occur in the village today, and all the villagers would suffer.

Ma Pingchuan was half skeptical when he first heard it, but after Zhang Qiling pressed a dagger to his neck, he obediently had his subordinates prepare the things Zhang Qiling needed: ropes, quicklime, and a profound iron dagger, etc. After they were ready, he handed them to Zhang Qiling. Zhang Qiling gave a letter to Ma Pingchuan, saying that if he did not hear from him after some time, he should mail this letter to his home.

Some days later, the village returned to its former calm. That young man was never seen again. Ma Pingchuan worried that something bad might have happened to him, so he mailed the letter. Wu Xie saw Zhang Qiling's name on the envelope, so it was indeed him. Jin Wantang provided Wu Xie with a clue: Ma Pingchuan later moved with his family to a small country on the border and never returned since.

Wu Xie had only this one clue in nearly ten years. He urgently wanted to find Zhang Qiling, so he decided to set off soon to that border country. Jin Wantang begged Wu Xie to take him along. Wu Xie considered it and seemingly agreed to give him a ride, but the next day, he quietly left alone. Wu Xie went to the border country and searched in many places without any clues.

In the evening, he came to a small restaurant near the address. There were some old items displayed in the restaurant, so Wu Xie inquired about the whereabouts of the Ma family. Upon hearing that Wu Xie was also there to collect a debt from the Ma family, the other party immediately told him that the Ma family had moved to Mosang.

Wu Xie called his shop assistant and asked him to transfer all the remaining money from the account to his card. With travel funds, he flew to Mosang without hesitation. Stepping out of the station after a long journey, Wu Xie felt a bit lost. Trying to find one person among so many people and places was like searching for a needle in a haystack. Just then, he saw a painting on the wall.

There was a vague image of a young man in it, contemplating intently while facing a crimson and dim mountain range. Wu Xie was too familiar with this figure. He immediately found the gardener and asked him where he had seen this person. The gardener led Wu Xie through vast snowy plains and over mountains and ridges, finally arriving at an inhabited area. In a tent with a charcoal fire burning, sat an elderly wise man, full of spirit.

He saw the photo on Wu Xie's phone, pondered for a moment, and then spoke Zhang Qiling's name. Wu Xie urgently asked him to tell him more information about Zhang Qiling. The wise man said that the first time he saw Zhang Qiling, Zhang Qiling was warming himself by the fire at their doorstep. At that time, Zhang Qiling was a handsome young man, while the wise man was still a naive child.

He was quite surprised to hear that Zhang Qiling came from the direction of the cliff, and when he saw the footprints next to the cliff location, he finally believed it. Zhang Qiling asked the wise man to take him to see the hundred and eight rooms around, saying there were impure things he was looking for inside. After inspecting several rooms, Zhang Qiling seemed even more familiar with the environment here than the locals.

Finally, Zhang Qiling found a room. To his surprise, there was a dried corpse in the room. Zhang Qiling told him that this person was named De Ren and was a friend of his. After burying De Ren, Zhang Qiling stayed in this temple. Later, Zhang Qiling asked this young wise man to take over De Ren's work and record everything that happened on this mountain in scrolls.

Episode 3 Recap

Wu Xie wanted to see the scrolls recorded by De Ren, so the wise man told him the location of the scrolls. Wu Xie eagerly came to the room. Among the voluminous scrolls, he intermittently obtained some clues. The Zhang family is a mysterious family with extraordinary skills. Furthermore, the family rules are extremely strict; they must undergo the "Fang Ye" test from a young age. In "Fang Ye," they need to find powerful weapons.

Whoever finds the first one will have greater karma. And the Zhang family members have carried a mission for generations: hating evil like a personal enemy and eliminating violence to bring peace and order. According to the scroll records, once, bandits mistakenly robbed Zhang family members undergoing "Fang Ye" and even intended to kill them to silence them. The Zhang family members quickly counterattacked and killed these people. After searching several firearms from the bandits, they continued their journey.

Zhang Qiling was also among this group of "Fang Ye" people. He was introverted and spoke little. If you weren't paying attention, you would forget there was such a person in the group. Zhang Qiling found a treasure map on the bandit. His companions were overjoyed and prepared to search for treasure according to the location on the map.

Zhang Qiling did not recommend going to such a dangerous place, but Zhang Haixing and the others felt that the more dangerous the place, the more likely they were to find treasure. Seeing the eager state of everyone, he frowned slightly. They quickly arrived at Zhang Family Fort, which was the location on the map. Everyone walked in and found the layout of Zhang Family Fort very strange.

Everything was upside down; weapons and utensils were hanging upside down, as if unaffected by the Earth's gravity. Not only objects, but even skeletons were hanging upside down. Everyone held lanterns and observed carefully. They felt there were many unusual situations here. Just as they were preparing to find an exit, there was a sound in the room, and a standing bronze horse appeared. Everything around was inverted, only this horse was normal.

Several followers wanted to find a mechanism on the bronze horse. They observed that the skeletons near the bronze horse were all two meters away, which was clearly the fatal distance. Zhang Qiling voluntarily stood in the most dangerous position. He discovered a mechanism inside from the mottled gap on the bronze horse. This mechanism was extremely precisely made; once the ground produced a slight tremor, arrows would shoot out, and the arrowheads had potent poison.

Once hit by an arrow, the chance of survival was very low. Zhang Qiling told his companions about the precautions. Several people broke out in a sweat. Zhang Qiling asked his companions to hang him up with ropes; he wanted to remove this mechanism with his bare hands. Dozens of arrowheads shot out. Several people successfully dodged them with their agile skills. Zhang Qiling truly disabled the mechanism with his bare hands.

After extracting eighteen steel beads, everyone started to look at this silent Zhang Qiling in a new light. Wu Xie read the details on the scrolls with great interest. Unfortunately, the most crucial part was missing. There were also some diagrams, like ghost writing, which he didn't understand at all. He was impatient and immediately ran to ask the wise man. However, the wise man was unhurried, saying that he would naturally understand when the time was right.

Episode 4 Recap

Ten years ago, on a rainy night, at the old Wu family residence, everyone was shrouded in an atmosphere of grief. Wu Xie's grandfather was gravely ill, clinging to life. Wu Xie's father asked his father if there was anything else he needed to instruct. His father pointed to the antiques on the table and told his two sons to divide them equally.

He solemnly instructed that after he passed away, he must be cremated within two hours, and no one should be within thirty meters of the cremation furnace, and no one was allowed to look at the scene inside the furnace. Wu Xie was still young at the time and personally experienced his grandfather's death. For decades, he had a question, feeling that his grandfather must have left with a secret, but what the secret was is obviously unknown.

However, the more mysterious something is, the more dangerous it is; this couldn't sufficiently arouse Wu Xie's curiosity, but he would still occasionally dream about it. Wu Xie was temporarily staying at the temple. In the early morning, he walked out of his room and inadvertently turned his head to discover a miraculous sight. Someone was sitting in front, motionless, seemingly watching the cliff opposite. This figure was Zhang Qiling. Wu Xie was surprised and pleased.

He walked over and found that it was actually a stone statue. According to the locals, this stone statue had been here for decades. Wu Xie imagined Zhang Qiling constantly grinding and carving with a stone chisel to successfully sculpt it. Wu Xie went out to eat as usual and found that the restaurant was packed today. Even the waiter sighed that these backpackers arrived on the third day after Wu Xie came.

Backpackers usually visited, but never this many, and these people did not seem to be simply here for tourism and relaxation. Wu Xie felt a growing unease, so he called Wang Pangzi. After hearing about his experience, Wang Pangzi immediately reminded him that he was likely being set up. How could he so easily find clues about Zhang Qiling, and that magical painting, which was actually hung at the station where he was supposed to mail something?

This realization struck Wu Xie like a bolt of lightning. He suddenly felt that he might have indeed fallen into a trap designed by someone. After hanging up the phone, he returned to the restaurant and found that everyone inside was in very good physical condition. It seemed they were premeditated, likely related to the Ma family. Next, Wu Xie calmly continued to peruse the scrolls as usual.

Wang Pangzi had previously reminded him that since the Ma family went to great lengths to get him here, they must have a purpose. Now, being too clever would instead put his life at risk. Instead of doing that, it was better to play along and wait and see. Wu Xie did not just sit and wait for death.

He first pretended to casually strike up a conversation with a female comrade, offering her a chocolate bar, but the attractive and beautiful woman quickly lost interest in him and even refused to add him on WeChat. Afterward, Wu Xie also deliberately hid several small objects in concealed places. The next day, he checked them one by one and found that the carefully placed items had indeed been moved. Although they were very careful, Wu Xie still discovered it.

Wu Xie promptly reported these situations to Wang Pangzi via phone. On the third day, Wu Xie heard Wang Pangzi's voice at the hotel where he was staying. Wang Pangzi was in disguise; it was impossible to recognize him without looking closely. Relying on years of mutual understanding, Wu Xie quickly matched Wang Pangzi's secret signal and arranged to meet in the bathroom the next morning. Wu Xie went to the bathroom next to Wang Pangzi's.

Wang Pangzi immediately warned him that he had been observing Wu Xie secretly these past few days and had indeed found that he was being followed, and the followers included foreigners. Furthermore, listening devices had been installed on Wu Xie's home phone, clearly showing that the other party had extended their reach hundreds of miles away.

Wang Pangzi told Wu Xie to continue pretending not to know; one of them would be in the open and the other in the dark, which would make it easier to counter-surveillance and escape sooner. Walking out of the bathroom, Wu Xie indeed saw someone looking flustered. The person said that the old gentleman requested his presence.

Wu Xie imagined countless scenarios and dangers he might encounter in his mind, but he truly did not expect to see a face identical to his own in the old gentleman's room. Their eyes met, and both were startled. This person's appearance, voice, and expression were simply astonishingly similar to his – perhaps they were directly the same person! At this moment, there were two Wu Xies in the room, indistinguishable from each other.

After leaving the room, it would be impossible to tell the real from the fake. Suddenly, more than ten people broke in, all carrying guns and daggers. They stared at the two Wu Xies in the room, demanding to know which one was real. Seeing that both insisted they were the real one, the other party began feeling around their necks to see if they could detect a human skin mask.

However, the skin texture of both was identical, and no mask could be discerned. One of the women said that perhaps this imposter had been wearing a mask for twenty years and it had now fused with the real skin.

Episode 5 Recap

The real Wu Xie was pushed onto the writing desk to be beheaded. As a stream of warm, bloody liquid flowed down, Wu Xie felt a bit confused; his neck had no sensation whatsoever. He believed he had been decapitated. He didn't know how long passed, but someone called his name. Wu Xie raised his head and touched the blood on his neck. He was very surprised to be able to hear. Just then, a voice came.

The fake Wu Xie was sitting opposite him, smiling as he looked at him, congratulating him on successfully passing the test. The fake Wu Xie tore off the human skin mask. He introduced himself to Wu Xie as Zhang Haike. The girl beside him was his sister Zhang Haixing. They were members of the Zhang family. The previous exercise was a psychological and intellectual test for Wu Xie.

They discovered that apart from having a high IQ score, he had no other special skills. Wu Xie saw Zhang Haike after he tore off the human skin mask and heard him read out the report card one by one. His brain worked furiously. It must have been them injecting him with a blocking agent, which caused the hallucination of being beheaded. Everything happened too suddenly, and Wu Xie naturally had doubts about their words.

He deliberately concocted a lie about aliens and refused to be at their beck and call. While they were not paying attention, he immediately withdrew and escaped. However, Zhang Haixing grabbed him with one hand, easily lifting him like a small chick. Wu Xie secretly exclaimed in surprise; this woman's strength was even greater than a man's. It seemed that these so-called Zhang family members all had special skills.

Wu Xie sighed, feeling that since they all had special skills, why did they still need his help? The other party then played Wu Xie a video about Zhang Qiling. Thirty years ago, Zhang Qiling had indeed come here and said to the person filming that he must eliminate that thing and complete his mission. Zhang Haike explained that the thing Zhang Qiling mentioned was the Night King.

This Night King had once been sealed by Zhang Qiling in a wall three feet thick. The Night King was immortal, so this year was the time for its resurrection. And Zhang Qiling had planned for Wu Xie to help them eliminate the Night King and had also hidden an important demon-slaying artifact in the training grounds. Zhang Qiling claimed that only someone who had worked with him for three years could find this tool.

Wu Xie was half-believing and half-doubting, asking what kind of artifact it was. The other party said it was only thirty centimeters long, seemingly the size of a stick. Wu Xie was even more confused. Could something that looked like a stick really get rid of the Night King? Wu Xie clearly could not handle so many people alone. He suggested that his partner should also join them.

Zhang Haixing arrogantly said that Wu Xie's partner wouldn't be worse than him, right? Wu Xie didn't take her seriously. After four or five hours, Zhang Haixing actually dragged in a sack. They opened the sack, and the person inside was speaking a foreign language, babbling a lot of curses. Wu Xie insisted that he was not his partner.

Zhang Haixing also started to doubt if she had caught the wrong person and was about to let him go, when suddenly a beam of infrared light hit Zhang Haixing's forehead. Wu Xie told them not to move, otherwise, there would be danger, and these people indeed became as quiet as cicadas in winter, not daring to move a step. Wang Pangzi burst out laughing.

He tore off the mask on his head and mocked them for being flashy but useless, unable to even distinguish true from fake. Wang Pangzi explained that the infrared light was from bribing a child, and the child followed his instructions to put the mark on time. He hadn't expected the other party to be fooled so quickly. Zhang Haike was genuinely convinced he had lost.

Just as he was about to welcome Wang Pangzi to join them, gunshots suddenly rang out from outside the window. Another group was attacking. Wang Pangzi quickly took Wu Xie and made a run for it. Indeed, the other party was a group of foreigners. They claimed to be experts in paleontology and had seen the names of Wang Pangzi, Wu Xie, and a third person in an adventure diary.

They expressed great interest in their adventures and hoped Wang Pangzi and Wu Xie could cooperate with them. Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi were surrounded by dozens of them. The other party also had heavy weapons. Wang Pangzi cleverly tried to get close to them, gladly accepting their invitation, while quietly telling Wu Xie that now, whether they were enemies or friends, they must find allies. This way, if they encountered danger in the future, there would be someone who remembered to get them out.

Episode 6 Recap

Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi were talking in the room when they suddenly heard movement at the door. The two exchanged glances. They worked together to subdue the late-night "visitor". After removing the other party's mask, Wu Xie was very surprised; this was clearly the person who had asked for directions in the training ground during the day. Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi began to panic, unsure how many waves of people had arrived at the training ground.

The two put the person who asked for directions into a sack, preparing to throw him out late at night. Suddenly they saw that the entire training ground was empty. Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi felt a chill down their spines. During the day, there had been so many people shoulder to shoulder, but now the vast place was completely deserted. Even if they were secretly moved, there should have been some noise.

Wang Pangzi still didn't forget to use his talent for humor. He wondered to himself if what was happening now meant that everyone had either been captured or had died. While they were wondering, the person in the sack woke up. When he saw that there was no one around, he was immediately terrified, shivering and saying that it was dark and they would die soon.

Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi saw his realistic expression and were half-believing and half-doubting his words. But how could so many people in the training ground disappear instantly? They still chose to believe this person and began to light a fire to warm the room. Indeed, not long after, there was movement outside the room door. Outside the courtyard, the wind was howling and sweeping everywhere. After a while, it suddenly fell silent. Wu Xie quietly peered out.

Large numbers of insects began to rush into the house. The person in the sack bolted out the door and fled. Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi began desperately looking for things to block the door, but those insects seemed to have particularly good teeth. Soon, the entire door panel was bitten to pieces. Wang Pangzi and Wu Xie had no choice but to run out to escape for their lives. The swarming insects followed closely behind.

Wang Pangzi's hands were covered in bite wounds. Wu Xie suddenly realized his blood was useful, so he swung his bloody hands in the air. However, the blood was limited. Although the insects didn't come near them, they still frantically enveloped the area around them. Wang Pangzi and Wu Xie ran all the way to Zhang Qiling's statue. These insects seemed particularly afraid of the statue, only hovering constantly above it.

Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi shivered from the cold, trapped at the statue. They felt that it seemed today would end here. Wang Pangzi couldn't help but say his dying words, stating that he was most fortunate to have met Wu Xie as a friend. Wu Xie could no longer perceive any questions. He tried hard to recall, feeling like he had fallen into an illusion. He was starting to become familiar with this situation.

Immediately, he tried to make himself conscious. He didn't know how much time had passed, but Wu Xie opened his eyes and found himself lying in the room he had stayed in last night. Opposite him were Zhang Haike and Zhang Haixing. Zhang Haixing was using a piece of cloth to stuff a bell. It seemed this bell had caused Wu Xie to fall into the illusion.

Zhang Haixing frankly admitted that this bell did belong to Xiao Ge (Zhang Qiling's nickname), and it wasn't something they usually took out. Now it was just a small test to see if Wu Xie could pass the trial. As they expected, Wu Xie indeed had an unusual nature. Although Wang Pangzi was a little weaker, Wu Xie could find inner peace when he was around, so Wang Pangzi also passed the assessment.

Wu Xie was very unhappy with their so-called assessment. As soon as Zhang Haike left, the foreigners invited them into a room to show them a video filmed by an expedition team that year. Five years ago, they had sent out an elite field team of fifteen people. Each person was skilled in wilderness survival and had extremely high shooting accuracy. However, shortly after they went up the mountain, they encountered danger.

They saw something resembling a flesh-like tumor that also extended tentacles, instantly strangling the team. Subsequently, the foreigners sent out a second team of expedition members to carry out a search and rescue, but what they found was only regret. The bodies of these fifteen people seemed to have been torn to pieces by something and frozen in a thick layer of ice. They made an unexpected discovery: they found a safe.

After opening it, they saw a mass of tissue. After studying it, the foreign experts speculated that this mass might be the body tissue of the Night King. Although it had decomposed, their research showed that its trace components had very high medicinal value. The foreigners wanted to use this decomposed material to research more advanced drugs, which might be able to change human genes and eliminate all diseases. The foreigners were also interested in Zhang Qiling's foreign staff.

They arranged to meet Zhang Haike, hoping that both sides could cooperate. Now they each had a key. As long as they worked together to find the other key, they would have a chance of winning against the Night King.

Episode 7 Recap

The foreigner Denasi directly quoted a price. Now they also believed that Wu Xie was Zhang Qiling's chosen one, so they were prepared to pay Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi a reward of three million. Because Zhang Haike still had a key, they were prepared to pay Zhang Haike and Zhang Haixing a five million rental and labor fee.

Wang Pangzi mumbled that Denasi couldn't pay the labor fee fairly, but Denasi was surprisingly understanding of their feelings and even asked if they had any new clues or bargaining chips. Wang Pangzi pulled Wu Xie aside to discuss a strategy. Now both teams were in a stalemate, and in terms of manpower and heavy weaponry, they were much stronger than the two of them, so they wouldn't benefit at all.

As the saying goes, of the thirty-six strategies, running is the best. Wu Xie only wanted to understand Zhang Qiling's past and didn't care about their cooperation. He gave Wang Pangzi some hints, and the two of them were about to slip away amidst the confusion, but Denasi's people had already aimed their guns at them. It seemed they couldn't leave. Now a disagreement arose.

Denasi wanted to capture the Night King alive for technological research, while Zhang Haike wanted the Night King dead to exchange for decades of peace. Seeing that both groups were getting heated, Wu Xie interjected with a joke and proposed a better option. They discussed first finding the Heaven Staff, then finding the Night King. In the third step, whoever could catch the Night King, the Night King would belong to them.

Both sides had no objections now, and the meeting ended. Both sides left. Only Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi were left in the room. They began to reorganize their thoughts. Whether the Night King was just a legend now, they didn't want to delve into it. There were cold weapons everywhere, and a moment of carelessness could lead to accidental discharge.

There was nothing to be attached to in this place, so Wang Pangzi and Wu Xie discussed the steps to leave. Everything was arranged thoroughly, and Wang Pangzi began to show off his skills. They first used false compliance to gain the trust of the foreigners and Zhang Haike, and then, while they were off guard, they shouted a slogan and made their escape. Many people followed closely behind, pursuing relentlessly.

Just as Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi were being chased into a dead end, a hand suddenly reached out from a nearby cave. This hand signaled them to enter and hide. It was Yu Da who helped them escape. When Wu Xie first came to the training ground, it was Yu Da who showed Wu Xie the scroll left by Zhang Qiling. This time, Yu Da escorted them to hide from the pursuit again.

Before saying goodbye, Yu Da revealed to Wu Xie that he had found Zhang Qiling's memory and had written the content on the scroll. Whether to keep it or not was up to Wu Xie to decide, but if Wu Xie did not return to see those secrets, he would give the scroll to Zhang Haixing. Originally, Wang Pangzi had already bought two tickets at the station, and they could take the bus to leave this cursed place.

But before the bus departed, Wu Xie still hesitated. He wanted to see what Zhang Qiling had left behind. He had been looking for clues about Zhang Qiling for all these years, and now that he had finally made a discovery, he naturally couldn't bear to stop. Wang Pangzi had always followed Wu Xie's lead. Seeing that Wu Xie had made up his mind, he followed him without regard for the danger to his life.

The two of them deliberately returned to the training ground in a high-profile manner. Wu Xie saw the scroll left by Zhang Qiling again. The content recorded on this scroll perfectly matched the part that was interrupted last time. Zhang Qiling led a few aliens of his own clan to Zhangjiapu in the desert. He saw many corpses, all from the Zhang family. Some had severed wrists, some were suffocated, and some died from heavy weapons.

They speculated that there were traitors in Zhangjiapu who fought desperately for their own interests. Some members of the expedition team had disagreements and started infighting. Zhang Qiling stepped forward and told the history of Zhangjiapu. In fact, this place had another name - Sifang City. It was indeed a traitor who wanted to usurp the position of the clan leader. The war was very brutal.

Just as the dispute was unresolved, a mudslide occurred here, and everyone, including the village, was submerged by the mudslide. Zhangjiapu was destroyed, and another important item - the Heaven Staff - was also submerged here. After Zhang Qiling revealed these secrets, he advised his companions to take their weapons and go back, because there were more dangerous places ahead, and only he could go to these places because he had blood that was different from ordinary people.

Episode 8 Recap

Zhang Qiling originally wanted to advise his companions to go back to avoid future dangers, but his companions were afraid that Zhang Qiling would take all the credit for himself, so they secretly followed him. The path ahead became increasingly narrow and dark, but the four or five people did not give up. Seeing that Zhang Qiling used bone-shrinking techniques to dive, they set off on another path.

They walked for a long time and found that it was like a maze inside, with every path leading in a different direction. Some of the companions started to feel dizzy and vomit. They noticed that their companions' wrist veins were bulging and then turned black. Someone felt sensitively that they were poisoned, perhaps having come into contact with parasites when they were diving earlier.

It turned out that it was correct for Xiao Ge (Zhang Qiling) to tell them to go back, but unfortunately, they did not listen. As the blood flowed, the color of the veins gradually spread to their necks. The few people looked at each other, their faces filled with horror. They wanted to contact Zhang Qiling, but the surroundings were empty. Someone took out a map and discussed the next escape plan.

At the critical moment of life and death, some people started to haggle over who would go out first. They buried explosives, wanting to find an escape route. With a huge explosion, the surrounding walls began to crack and then collapse. Zhang Qiling realized that his companions were in trouble. To save their lives, he immediately changed his route to find the lost companions. Not long after, he found a girl who was hit by a collapse.

Seeing the black color on her neck, Zhang Qiling immediately found a probe and pierced his own veins to let the girl drink some of his blood. The girl drank Zhang Qiling's blood, and the toxins quickly dissipated. The two continued to move forward to find the remaining companions. When they saw someone hit by a large stone, they did their best to move the stone away and then gave them some of Zhang Qiling's blood.

After only saving two people, time was pressing. Zhang Qiling rushed to the front direction. Finally, he saw a teammate, whose situation was more serious than he had imagined. Three or four people were pressed down by stones. If one moved, another would definitely fall into a bottomless pit. Zhang Qiling carefully analyzed the terrain. He saved the easiest one first, and then carefully rescued all the rest. All the few people were saved and successfully detoxified.

They were grateful for Zhang Qiling's life-saving grace, and the previous grudges were automatically resolved. Zhang Qiling pointed out the exit to them and told them to go back first. Someone whispered that the reason Zhang Qiling risked his life was perhaps to find the Heaven Staff. Whoever used the Heaven Staff with their right hand could directly become the clan leader. Zhang Qiling turned his head.

He did not explain his motives in vain, but simply sent them to the exit. Through a rope soaked in fire oil, Zhang Qiling flew across to the opposite side. The companions discovered that the rope was soaked in fire oil. After much thought, a few companions also followed, deciding to advance and retreat with Zhang Qiling. Zhang Qiling tacitly agreed to their decision, only warning them to be extremely careful of danger.

There were remnants on the road, and messy jars buried underground. The girl was very curious and wanted to pick up a jar. Zhang Qiling immediately stopped her. These jars were very likely traps set by the Zhang family below. If they were not careful, they would trigger a mechanism, and the consequences would be unthinkable. With the lesson from last time, some of the companions began to follow Zhang Qiling's words without question.

One of the companions discovered several ancient corpses with no external injuries. What was strange was that the torsos seemed to have struggled violently. Zhang Qiling told them that there was high toxicity here and not to touch any object. Just as he was speaking, a steel needle shot straight towards one companion's eye. Fortunately, Zhang Qiling caught it with his bare hands. This steel needle was highly toxic.

The few people felt cold sweat running down their backs when they heard this. A companion named Zhang Nian guessed the mechanism. Zhang Qiling told the others to go first, and he would stay there alone to protect Zhang Nian's safety. As soon as he finished speaking, countless steel needles flew towards Zhang Qiling and the others.

Episode 9 Recap

Zhang Qiling himself possessed dodging skills. Although these steel needles came aggressively, they were successfully dodged by Zhang Qiling. The several companions who received Zhang Qiling's protection were all safe and sound. The group continued to walk forward. Zhangjiabao was bottomless. They lit torches. Although they had traveled for a long time, they could still see mummies and remains on the road. As Jiuri walked, he suddenly found two scattered corpses ahead.

He excitedly thought he had found the clan leader's coffin, and the Heaven Staff was in the clan leader's hand. He happily went to retrieve it. Suddenly, he found his shadow had actually gone ahead of him; his shadow had just been behind him. He was startled. Suddenly, swarms of insects swarmed over, and Jiuri screamed from being bitten. The other companions heard the sound and quickly ran over to rescue him.

Fortunately, the few of them had just used Zhang Qiling's blood. Although these poisonous insects bit their skin, leaving bloodstains, there were no signs of poisoning. Zhang Qiling used a torch to drive away these insects, then quickly took the Heaven Staff from the clan leader's hand. A strange noise occurred within the space of Zhangjiabao. The insects seemed to sense something and swarmed towards them fiercely, buzzing aggressively.

Wu Xie found a dagger and quickly cut his own palm, throwing out as many drops of blood as possible to drive away the insects. He protected his companions, helping them successfully find the exit. After the last companion climbed across the iron chain, Zhang Qiling stayed behind, using a lighter to ignite the fire oil on the iron chain. Instantly, Zhangjiabao was engulfed in a sea of fire. The insects were all reduced to ashes in the blazing fire.

Zhang Qiling, carrying the Heaven Staff, escaped with his companions from the ruins of Zhangjiabao. This record ends here. Wu Xie was somewhat puzzled. Why was Zhang Qiling so eager to get the Heaven Staff? Was it really to become the clan leader? But based on his previous understanding of Zhang Qiling, Zhang Qiling was not good with words, often silent, but broad-minded and not at all a worldly person. Wu Xie unconsciously came to Zhang Qiling's statue.

He felt he was getting closer and closer to Zhang Qiling. Although many confusing stories and motives had not been clearly connected, Wu Xie firmly believed that Zhang Qiling had a noble purpose. He decided to stay. Although Wang Pangzi was not very clear, upon hearing that some information Zhang Haike mentioned, which Wu Xie found in the scroll, was true, it seemed that the matter of the Night God truly existed.

In the early morning, they heard a strange bell sound. Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi walked out curiously and saw everyone's expressions filled with panic. Someone told them that the Dew Withering Day was coming, the day the legendary Night God descends. As planned, they were supposed to depart the next day.

Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi looked at the two groups in front of them: on one side were the foreigners, De Naxi, and on the other side were the descendants of the Zhang family. They felt they had to make a choice in order to proceed purposefully. The two of them decided to each go deep into the enemy's territory to inquire about the details.

Wu Xie went to chat with Zhang Haike, while Wang Pangzi went to the foreigner Old Feng to drink and guess riddles. After getting Old Feng drunk, Wang Pangzi secretly looked at documents in the foreigner's room. He was startled to see Wu Xie's blood report and a body tissue structure chart. Wang Pangzi quickly ran back to tell Wu Xie about his discovery. They couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines.

They didn't know when this foreigner had obtained Wu Xie's body structure and blood composition chart. It was simply too terrifying. Could it be that they planned to take Wu Xie back as a living specimen for dissection? Wu Xie took out the hexagonal bell Zhang Haike had just given him. He told Wang Pangzi that this hexagonal bell was the object that had caused them hallucinations earlier, and Zhang Haike had given it to him for self-defense.

After an overall assessment, Zhang Haike seemed more sincere. Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi decided to side with Zhang Haike. They discussed how to shake off the foreigner Old Feng and set off first the next day. The foreigners' intelligence was clearly not online. Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi used the same trick again, claiming they had conducted an IQ test for everyone and issued report cards.

Just as everyone was immersed in admiring their IQ scores, Wu Xie and their team had already set off first. By the time the foreigners realized it, they were already far behind.

Episode 10 Recap

Zhang Qiling returned to the village with the Heaven Staff. The villagers heard that he had found the Heaven Staff and gathered outside the clan leader's hall. Their eyes looking at Zhang Qiling were filled with fear and hope. Zhang Qiling didn't know what he would face, but his gaze was firm. Now he was going to uncover the mystery that had long clouded his heart, even if it meant making a sacrifice.

Arriving at the ancestral hall at the very back, the clan leader was already waiting there. He told Zhang Qiling that according to clan rules, whoever obtains the Heaven Staff will become the clan leader of Zhangjiabao and will know many secrets, and naturally will also bear all the pain. His past self will be gone, and the future is completely unknown. He asked Zhang Qiling if he was ready. Zhang Qiling nodded.

The clan leader told him that for thousands of years, Zhangjiabao has guarded a secret. Everyone born here contracts a disease called "Heaven's Gift". This disease only appears in adulthood, and the pain during its onset can only be suppressed by drinking the water here. Therefore, the people of Zhangjiabao rarely leave here, mostly against their will, thus being confined here for a long time.

Legend has it that only by obtaining the Heaven Staff and activating the mechanism can the cure for this disease be obtained. However, once someone succeeds the clan leader, they are also afraid that finding the cure would lead to losing a large number of clan members, so they have kept this secret. Now, the choice is given to Wang Pangzi, letting him decide whether to grant the villagers freedom.

Zhang Qiling decided to sacrifice himself to fulfill the freedom of his clan members. He changed into the clan leader's clothes, put on the hat, and then someone brought a cup of wine. At that time, one of his companions from the expedition learned that this cup of wine was poisoned. They desperately tried to stop Zhang Qiling from drinking it, but without drinking the wine, he couldn't enter the interior of Zhangjiabao.

Zhang Qiling resolutely took the cup and drank it. Afterward, the unconscious Zhang Qiling was placed in a coffin and then thrown into a well. After an unknown period, Zhang Qiling crawled out of the coffin. He saw ruins all around. It seemed he had to activate the Heaven Staff here. Zhang Qiling took off his clothes and inserted the Heaven Staff into the mechanism. Immediately afterward, a radiant golden light soared into the sky.

Following a painful howl, the villagers of Zhangjiabao outside the well saw the well water bubbling up, intensely hot. They excitedly took vessels to scoop up the water. It seemed the disease that had plagued them for a long time was finally about to be cured! After the severe pain, Zhang Qiling seemed to walk into a void. Everything around him was sparkling, windless and painless. A group of children was playing and having fun.

Zhang Qiling saw his childhood self, quietly watching them play alone. The young Zhang Haike curiously approached him and asked if he missed his mother. Zhang Qiling silently denied it and walked away by himself. Perhaps this was the only intersection between Zhang Haike and Zhang Qiling. The adult Zhang Haike shared some details from his memories in the car. Wu Xie could increasingly understand Zhang Qiling's feelings at that time.

Zhang Haike revealed that one more person knew about Zhang Qiling's background and some memories. This person was Wang Jinyuan, who lived in the village. Zhang Haike brought Wang Pangzi and Wu Xie to Zhangjiabao. When the people here saw Wang Pangzi and Wu Xie, they were unconsciously drawn to them.

Zhang Haike explained that although the villagers no longer had the "Heaven's Gift" disease many years ago, after years of displacement, the Zhang family members still felt their roots were here, so they returned to their hometown one after another. The village was very hidden, and few outsiders had come in over the years.

Zhang Haike bringing strangers to the village made the village chief very resistant, but upon hearing Zhang Haike's promise that Wu Xie would definitely help them defeat the Night King, he naturally no longer minded. Everyone felt that Wu Xie was the person designated by Zhang Qiling and surely possessed magical powers, so they arranged for him to stay in the room Zhang Qiling had once lived in. Wu Xie also met Wang Jinyuan.

This elderly man got straight to the point, stating that as long as Wu Xie could answer his three questions, it would prove whether he was the friend designated by Zhang Qiling. Once confirmed, he would tell him some secrets.

Episode 11 Recap

Wang Jinyuan and Wu Xie talked about Zhang Qiling whom they knew, and also discussed the meaning of life. Wu Xie reflected on the process of getting to know Zhang Qiling, realizing that Zhang Qiling always sacrificed himself for others, his heart filled with great love. He often felt deeply but also often lost his memory. He constantly wanted to regain his memories but was repeatedly lost, yet this did not affect his pursuit of his goals.

Seeing Wu Xie seem to have some realization, Wang Jinyuan asked Wu Xie what he thought of when looking at him. Wu Xie had never thought about this question. After a moment of contemplation, he replied that he saw his future self in the elder. Wang Jinyuan was very satisfied with this answer and gave Wu Xie a mysterious scroll painting, which depicted the hiding place of the key.

Wang Jinyuan completed his mission and passed away peacefully two days later. According to the clan rules, cremation was required. Wu Xie and Zhang Haike witnessed Wang Jinyuan's departure together, feeling complex emotions. After handling the funeral affairs, Wu Xie took out the painting that Wang Jinyuan had given him. Zhang Haike lamented that they had found many scroll paintings on Wang Jinyuan, but analyzing it now, all the ones they found must have been fake.

Only the painting in Wu Xie's hand was drawn by Zhang Qiling. After getting the map, Wu Xie, Zhang Haixing, and Wang Pangzi began thinking about the expedition. The closer they got to the target, the more dangerous it became. Zhang Haike gave Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi two cards to write their last words. Wang Pangzi, usually open-minded and humorous, did not joke this time but wrote down his posthumous affairs stroke by stroke.

This time they came to Nilais. It is said that Zhang Qiling hid another key in a certain space. The terrain in Nilais is complex, and many areas are garbage accumulation sites, constantly infested with rats and poisonous creatures. Zhang Haike led Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi to enter through the sewer.

They found many candles and burnt paper for memorial ceremonies inside, indicating that the people of Nilais always buried people here, believing it would keep them away from hell. The space was extremely narrow. Several people crawled forward. Zhang Haike instructed Wang Pangzi to be very careful and pay attention to every movement under his feet as much as possible. Wu Xie found a mark left by Zhang Qiling in the sewer.

Zhang Qiling often lost his memory in his daily life. To remember as much as possible, he would always leave marks in places he had been, such as restaurants where he had eaten, passages he had walked through, and so on, providing Wu Xie with many useful references. With Zhang Qiling's mark, Wu Xie felt familiar and safe. They bravely walked forward. The amount of garbage ahead decreased, but there were many more statues. The sewer was frighteningly quiet.

Wu Xie suddenly heard a rustling sound again. He looked intently and saw a plastic bucket rolling behind them. How could a plastic bucket be rolling when there was no one or anything around? Wu Xie comforted everyone, saying perhaps it was just the wind. Wu Xie, Zhang Haike, and Zhang Haixing walked forward with torches. In a corner they had just passed, some terrifying creatures quietly moved.

Wu Xie also noticed many marks left by the Zhang family on the walls, indicating that the environment was very dangerous. Zhang Haike was also puzzled, as what they saw before their eyes didn't seem unusual. Wu Xie finally discovered that the arrangement in the gap in the wall on one side was just like in the painting. The key should be hidden here. Wu Xie and the others began to search.

At this moment, in the operating room of a hospital, Zhang Nian had already picked up the scalpel and started the surgery. Suddenly, he received a WeChat message with Wu Xie and Zhang Haike and a few others on it. Zhang Nian immediately put down the scalpel and temporarily had another doctor take over the surgery. Zhang Nian had been waiting for this day for a long time.

He changed his clothes and went to find Zhang Jiuri, who had explored with Zhang Qiling at that time. He reminded him that the opportunity for revenge had finally arrived and asked if Zhang Jiuri wanted to act together. Zhang Jiuri looked at the photo Zhang Nian brought, silently picked up his work hat, and decided not to have any contact with the past anymore. Wu Xie, Zhang Haixing, and her brother haven't found the key yet.

They just feel that everything ahead is very strange. There are also many puppets dressed in opera costumes standing in the alley. Zhang Haixing reminded them that the king here liked to watch opera in his lifetime, and it's likely that people made so many puppets for him to continue enjoying himself after death. The further they walked, the more puppets dressed in clothes there were.

Wang Pangzi suddenly blurted out, "Strange, this puppet in front of me looks so familiar. How is it so similar to the one we saw ten minutes ago? " After the group carefully observed this puppet, they all felt a chill down their spines. Could it be that these puppets can move on their own?

Episode 12 Recap

Zhang Haike immediately went ahead to scout the path, finding nothing unusual. After returning, he cautioned Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi to be careful. The few of them walked through these puppets, moving forward, yet it felt like they had returned to the original place after walking around. Wu Xie took out reflective stickers from his backpack and marked the places they had walked through.

After walking five or six places and making a huge loop, they still returned to the starting point. Zhang Haixing noticed that the positions of these puppets had just changed. Wu Xie felt it was very likely that they had triggered some mechanism, causing these puppets to move on their own. However, they couldn't just be trapped here. Wu Xie observed the spatial structure of the building. He decided to tie thin threads to all the places they had walked.

The few of them walked another large circle, following the compass the entire time. They were clearly walking in one direction, but they still returned to the original place. The slight difference was that all the puppets had changed positions. Recalling the marks they had made earlier, everyone felt it was truly eerie. Now, the compass and magnetic field were not abnormal, but what was going on that they couldn't get out?

Wu Xie drew the route he had taken on paper. Currently, there were only four exits left that they hadn't been to. To conserve energy, Wang Pangzi told everyone to stay put for now. He wanted to try the remaining exits by himself to see if he could return here. Wu Xie walked forward alone and suddenly heard a rustling sound behind him.

He deliberately turned around quickly and saw a large puppet gnawing on the head of a small puppet. It really could move. Wu Xie quickly turned his head back, worried that the large puppet would discover him. He didn't know how long he had walked, but Wu Xie always felt someone was following him. To be on the safe side, he poured some oil behind him. Sure enough, not long after, the large puppet from earlier followed.

Wu Xie deliberately remained calm and warned the puppet not to take a step forward. But the puppet still staggered towards him. Wu Xie ignited the oil, and the entire puppet caught fire. Wu Xie stared intently at the puppet and saw many crimson poisonous tongues escaping from under the opera costume. The entire opera costume was completely reduced to ashes. Wu Xie saw several snakes that had been burned to death in the ashes.

Wang Pangzi, worried about Wu Xie's safety, was also following behind. The two got lost. Wu Xie told Wang Pangzi to keep talking, and he would keep looking for him by the sound. After some time, Wu Xie finally found Wang Pangzi. Wang Pangzi had talked so much that his throat was almost hoarse. The two of them found Zhang Haixing and the others together, and the group continued forward to look for the key.

They saw a device that looked like a table lamp. Wang Pangzi felt that the surrounding light was too dim, so he lit this table lamp on his own. Unexpectedly, there was lamp oil inside. Soon, shadow puppet models appeared in the lantern, and the surrounding walls began to show flickering images, playing many pictures as if telling a story, a story about King Kumul and snakes.

To avoid as many dangers as possible, Wu Xie, Wang Pangzi, Zhang Haike, and Zhang Haixing changed into the same opera costumes as the puppets. This move was indeed effective; the opera costume puppets no longer followed them. Then, Wang Pangzi used his ingenious design to turn the curved path into a straight line, truly exiting the labyrinth. They had exited the labyrinth, but ahead was another section of pitch-black road.

Thinking that the foreigners might have already entered the cave, Zhang Haike left Zhang Haixing behind to try and hold back the foreigners. The three of them went ahead to look for the key, letting Zhang Haixing weave a net or set traps behind. It was the first time Wang Pangzi saw Zhang Haixing climb and pull nets with such agility. He was dazzled, having initially thought it was just for show.

He threw a small stone in, and when the stone touched the thin thread, it immediately split into two halves, showing how powerful it was. Wang Pangzi no longer dared to underestimate anyone and could only continue forward with Wu Xie and Zhang Haike.

Episode 13 Recap

Old Feng, the foreigner, quickly led his men into the cave. Their weapons and equipment were excellent. They followed Wu Xie and their footprints all the way, but when they reached the middle, they saw that the footprint marks were chaotic and speculated that they were lost. Fortunately, the foreigners had a larger team, so they split into more than ten groups, preparing to look for a safe exit.

After avoiding the puppets, the road ahead was much easier to walk. But they constantly saw marks left by Zhang Qiling. From these marks, it could be seen that Zhang Qiling was telling them they were getting further away from danger. But they didn't see anyone or any unusual situations. Wang Pangzi joked and speculated that perhaps Zhang Qiling also had moments of humor. Wang Pangzi was just gloating when suddenly his foot missed the ground and he nearly fell.

Fortunately, Wu Xie quickly pulled him back. They looked at the hollow underneath their feet, threw in a detector, and found it was more than twenty meters deep below. It turned out there was another pit below. Wu Xie, Wang Pangzi, and Zhang Haike climbed down along the rope. It was pitch black inside. They held torches and suddenly saw a huge building. This building was very strange; it was suspended above the ground by several iron chains.

They had never seen anyone suspend a building like that. Zhang Haike carefully examined this thing that closely resembled a building. It was like a building and also like an iron box. Wu Xie recalled the scenes he had seen from the scrolls. The last time he got a clue from Wang Jinyuan's description. Finally, he remembered that this building resembling an iron box seemed to belong to the Night King.

While Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi were groping their way forward, the foreigners also encountered trouble in the rear. Those puppets were not so gentle to them. Instead, they staggered and rushed towards the foreigners, seizing the opportunity. The foreigners fired their guns in horror. Those puppets hit by bullets fell down one after another, and several poisonous tongues darted out from their clothes. Old Feng, the foreigner, was almost bitten to death by the poisonous tongues.

Fortunately, Zhang Nian drove away the poisonous snakes. Zhang Nian held a grudge against Zhang Qiling and was now preparing to cooperate with the foreigners. His purpose was to disrupt Wu Xie and their plans. While Zhang Nian and the foreigners were cooperating and moving forward together, Jiuri also acted alone. He encountered Zhang Haixing. Originally, their martial arts skills were evenly matched, but Zhang Haixing was somewhat emotional. When she lost focus, she was knocked unconscious by Jiuri.

Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi climbed onto the roof that was like an iron box. Originally, they thought Zhang Qiling had set up the secret room to be impenetrable. But suddenly, the building split open from the center. Wang Pangzi, Zhang Haike, and Wu Xie entered the building together.

Episode 14 Recap

Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi approached the Night King's house. They were both excited and nervous. The legendary evil Night King, now they had found the palace, all that was left was to find the mechanism and get the key! Wang Pangzi and Wu Xie carefully observed every detail of the entire palace, trying to find the mechanism from it. They fumbled for a long time, but still couldn't find the crucial part.

Fortunately, Wang Pangzi usually did physical training, otherwise, walking all day would be truly unbearable. Now they were lying on top, searching one by one for things that looked like mechanism buttons. Wang Pangzi was pressed down by a cover plate and couldn't move his body. Although Wu Xie touched the mechanism, it kept sliding, and he didn't see any signs of it opening.

Wang Pangzi, in order to give Wu Xie more time, kept desperately pushing up the cover plate. Wang Pangzi concentrated on trying to fumble and open the mechanism. Wang Pangzi gritted his teeth with all his might, while urging Wu Xie to be as quick as possible. At this moment, Zhang Jiuri arrived. He saw Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi and deliberately took a potshot at this time.

Wang Pangzi tried his best to dodge, but his arm was still shot. Despite this, he still endured it. Zhang Haike flipped himself up and fumbled his way to the person who fired the shot, then snatched his gun. Their eyes met, and they were very familiar with each other. Zhang Haike questioned Zhang Jiuri why he shot at them. The two started fighting. Wang Pangzi was still struggling to support himself.

In order to open the box as quickly as possible, Wu Xie took off his gloves and reached into the mechanism with his bare hands. Finally, the door of this house-like structure opened. Wang Pangzi and Wu Xie quickly scrambled inside to dodge the bullets. Zhang Jiuri placed some explosives near the house, preparing to blow open a crack. As a result, a snake bit him, and he didn't light the explosives. Zhang Haike bandaged Wang Pangzi's injured arm.

Wang Pangzi had been desperately supporting the splint just now and didn't feel any pain at all. Now he only saw a lot of blood on his arm. But after discovering that Wu Xie's fingers were scratched, he didn't care about himself and quickly bandaged Wu Xie. --- After a brief rest, Wang Pangzi discovered a very large ball hanging suspended in the palace, hanging high like a silkworm cocoon. Such a large spherical cocoon filled people with dread.

Wu Xie speculated that the key must be inside. Wang Pangzi asked if they were ready. Once this cocoon was opened, they really didn't know what would happen. But since they were already here, they cut open the cocoon with a dagger. The spherical cocoon was opened, accompanied by a puff of green poisonous gas and endless dust. Wang Pangzi and Wu Xie saw countless keys hanging above. These keys hung at varying heights, without any pattern whatsoever.

Wang Pangzi and Zhang Haike felt a tingling sensation down their spines. How could they find the real key among so many keys? Wu Xie carefully studied the overall outline of the keys and discovered it was the shape of a mountain range. In a map that Wang Jinyuan once gave him, it was this mountain range shape. Wu Xie opened the map. After careful calculation, he finally found the target key.

Wang Pangzi acted as a human ladder for Wu Xie, trying hard to reach the keys above. After much difficulty, he reached it. Just as he got the key, he felt the ground beneath his feet shake violently. A thick cloud of smoke erupted, and Wu Xie fell into a hole.

Episode 15 Recap

Wu Xie continued to walk forward, finally seeing the "fairy box" and "earth nests" that the senior told him about. He walked each step cautiously, seeing a larger earth nest in the center of several earth nests. On top of it was a key. This was the last key. Wu Xie knew its importance and was just about to pull it out with his bare hands when the sound of gunshots came from behind him.

Wu Xie suddenly saw a shell thrown next to him, followed by a loud explosion, and he lost consciousness. --- Don't know how long passed, Wu Xie woke up slowly. He recalled the last time he was conscious, it was Wang Pangzi calling his name, telling him that the foreigners had already broken through here with gunpowder, and to be quick. Not knowing Wang Pangzi's current situation, Wu Xie immediately questioned the nurse next to him.

The surroundings were all foreigners. Zhang Haike told Wu Xie that he traded the last key for his life, Zhang Haixing's life, and Wang Pangzi's life. The foreigners had already gone to the snowy mountains with the key. Zhang Haike abandoned the plan to eliminate the Night King. Wu Xie stayed outside Wang Pangzi's ward every day, waiting for him to wake up, asking the doctor every day when he would regain consciousness. Now even the doctor wasn't sure.

Wu Xie couldn't help but consider the meaning of his trip this time. He couldn't let Wang Pangzi's sacrifice be meaningless. Originally, Wu Xie wanted to take Wang Pangzi back to their hometown. Now he changed his plan. He planned to ask Zhang Haike to provide him with some guides. He was going to the snowy mountains to personally eliminate the Night King. --- Late at night, Wu Xie came to Wang Pangzi's ward to say goodbye.

Suddenly, all the lights in the ward went out, as if there was a power outage. The floor trembled slightly. Wu Xie fell into a void. He seemed to see Zhang Qiling. Zhang Qiling stood facing him. Satisfied, he congratulated him on successfully passing the test. Then he personally gave him a key. Just at this moment, Wu Xie woke up. He found himself in a secret room, and he was actually holding a key in his hand.

By comparing it with the key in his backpack, he found that the two keys could combine into one. Wu Xie felt a bit disoriented. Could it be that touching the hexagonal bell again just now was all an illusion? He continued to walk forward. The surroundings were filled with strange rock formations. Wu Xie also found seven headless corpses. Very strange, why exactly seven?

Wu Xie suddenly remembered that when Zhang Haike once tested him, he had shown him seven heads. At that time, Zhang Haike explained that these heads were artificially made. Now it seemed Zhang Haike was lying. It was clear that these were people Zhang Qiling had tested. Those who didn't pass the test or had weak will would cut off their heads. Fortunately, Wu Xie's will was firm and he was determined to find the Night King.

Therefore, he got the key. Wang Pangzi quickly walked over and greeted him. Only then did Wu Xie understand that it turned out that the memories of being in the hospital were another illusion. Wu Xie encountered Zhang Haike, and he wanted an explanation. What was the reason for these seven corpses? Zhang Haike also said that he didn't know, but he strongly denied using Wu Xie. Wu Xie was too familiar with the feeling of being used.

He held explosives and forced Zhang Haike to tell the truth, otherwise, he would blow up the key. Zhang Haike began to talk about what happened between Zhang Nian and Zhang Jiuri. He didn't know Zhang Nian would come here this time to look for the Night King. Zhang Nian also knew something about the Night King back then, but his original intention was different from Zhang Qiling's.

Zhang Qiling was determined to restore people's freedom, while Zhang Nian tried to use the organs from the Night King's body to develop a drug for immortality. When Zhang Nian was close to success, Zhang Qiling arrived. He broke through layers of security and stood in front of Zhang Nian, and stopped him from continuing his research. Zhang Nian disagreed. The two of them fought in the laboratory. The experimental vessels were shattered, and it caught fire instantly.

All the data from Zhang Nian's years of painstaking research was destroyed by fire, including his beloved wife, who also died in the fire. Therefore, Zhang Nian hated Zhang Qiling to the bone. Whatever Zhang Qiling planned to do, he would sabotage it.

Episode 16 Recap

Wu Xie asked Zhang Haike why Zhang Nian was so determined to develop the immortality drug. Was it because he deeply loved his wife? Zhang Haike nodded, saying of course. As deeply as Zhang Nian loved his wife, that's how much he hated Zhang Haike. Wu Xie didn't understand why Zhang Nian was so set on obtaining the Tianzhang.

Zhang Haike suggested it was because only the Tianzhang could control the Night King, and Wang Jinyuan had also met Zhang Nian and told him the hiding place of the key. Zhang Nian entered the secret room seven times but failed to obtain the key. Wu Xie was puzzled, wasn't he the only one who could get the secret from Wang Jinyuan?

Zhang Haike explained that Zhang Nian understood this point too, which was why he found people who looked exactly like Wu Xie seven times and sent them to Wang Jinyuan. But Wang Jinyuan wasn't a fool; after realizing the visitors were fakes, he told them false locations. These false locations were full of traps, and the imposters posing as Wu Xie quickly lost their lives.

Zhang Nian was very disappointed and blamed his subordinates, scolding them for not finding the real Wu Xie and killing many of them. The few remaining subordinates of Zhang Nian, fearing they would be the next to be shot, quietly contacted Zhang Haike and his people.

After all, Zhang Nian was still a member of the Zhang family, so Zhang Haike and his sister Zhang Haixing went to find Zhang Nian, hoping he would stop, but Zhang Nian refused to listen to their advice and disappeared. Based on the family tree left by the former patriarch, Zhang Haike discovered that only Wu Xie was the chosen one.

So he went through great difficulty to find Wu Xie and hoped that Wu Xie could eliminate the Night King. Now, this was not only the patriarch's decision but also Zhang Qiling's decision. Wu Xie temporarily believed Zhang Haike. They had not yet exited the secret room, and there were many dangers ahead. Zhang Haike heard that Wu Xie had obtained two keys, and now there was one more key with the foreigner, Old Feng.

Zhang Haike gave his sister a look. Zhang Haixing secretly covered their escape and quietly returned to Old Feng. Zhang Haixing was agile and skilled in Qinggong, and she easily, yet nervously, took the key from Old Feng's pocket. Now all three keys were in hand, and all that remained was to find an exit and shake off the foreigner Old Feng. Wu Xie, Wang Pangzi, Zhang Haixing, and Zhang Haike cautiously searched for a new exit together.

Old Feng arrived with his men and had already guarded the other exits, just short of capturing them. The path they had taken was impossible to return on. Wu Xie and Zhang Haike turned on their flashlights and discovered several puppets ahead. Wang Pangzi threw a few stones and found that these puppets were not being controlled by people, so they must be real puppets. They took off their costumes, which were wrapped like flour sacks, and strode forward.

Suddenly, other terrifying-looking puppets appeared. Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi were talking, carefully testing these puppets. With one turn of his head, Wang Pangzi was gone! Their backs felt cold. They cautiously moved forward back to back. Just then, Zhang Jiuri appeared, escorting Wang Pangzi. Wang Pangzi's face was listless, as if he had been drugged.

Zhang Jiuri proposed cooperation and claimed that the puppets in front of them had anesthetic drugs on them, and once they walked in, their thoughts would be disturbed by the drugs, leaving them without any sense of direction. At first, Wu Xie didn't believe him, but he tried several times and seriously answered a few questions from Zhang Jiuri. These questions were all about Zhang Haike. Satisfied, Zhang Jiuri cupped his hands and let them pass.

Wu Xie found Zhang Jiuri's behavior very strange. Zhang Haike explained that Zhang Jiuri had actually been an admirer of Zhang Haike. After Zhang Haike disappeared, he would wait every day at the only entrance to the village, hoping for his idol's return. But he waited for a long time, and Zhang Haike never appeared. Since Zhang Jiuri's mother passed away, he had stopped waiting for Zhang Haike. The journey was full of twists and difficulties, but Wu Xie and Zhang Haike eventually escaped the secret passage.

Episode 17 Recap

Wu Xie returned to Zhangjia Village. There was a Zhang Qiling admirer named Zhang Xiaoguo, who kept mentioning Wu Xie as his master and yearned for Wu Xie to take him as an apprentice. Seeing these innocent eyes, Wu Xie happily accepted the apprentice and told him to remember to smile often in the future. Zhang Xiaoguo finally had a master, and he skipped away joyfully. Under the big locust tree, Zhang Haike chatted with Wu Xie.

He called over his sister and asked her to hand over the key obtained from the foreigner Feng to Wu Xie. Now all three keys were in Wu Xie's hands. Zhang Haike began to recount what happened after Zhang Qiling entered the Zhang family's ancient castle. Because of Zhang Qiling's sacrifice, the Zhang family members all gained freedom. Long-suppressed desires began to erupt. Gradually, the Zhang family members were divided into two types of people.

One type was law-abiding, content with their lot, living ordinary small lives, while another part began to oppose the patriarch, even engaging in improper behavior. But before long, those who resisted Zhang Qiling all disappeared mysteriously. Then the patriarch placed the keys in the most hidden place and chose to live in seclusion to continue his cultivation. In Zhangjia Village, when everyone heard that Wu Xie had obtained the keys and victory was imminent, they all drank and celebrated.

Even Wu Xie and Zhang Haike had a few drinks. After Zhang Haike gave the keys to Wu Xie, he prepared to go to his room to rest. Just then, Wang Pangzi stumbled over drunkenly to talk. He also brought Wu Xie a chicken leg and whispered to remind Wu Xie to quickly check if the key Zhang Haike had just given him was real.

Wu Xie pieced the three keys together, and they truly formed one key, and the joints of the key were very tight, clearly not fake. Wang Pangzi took the key and looked at it carefully but did not return it to Wu Xie. Just as Wu Xie was about to ask for it back, his waist suddenly felt a tightness. Wu Xie felt a dagger plunged into his abdomen, and it began to bleed.

The person in front of him removed their mask. My god, he was not Wang Pangzi, but Zhang Nian! Zhang Nian obtained the key, then set off a signal. Several killers descended from the sky and began slaughtering the people of Zhangjia Village. Almost the entire village was wiped out. Zhang Haike sensed something was wrong and now discovered that the wine was poisoned. It seemed Zhang Nian had poisoned the wine given to everyone in the village.

His head throbbed violently. While his mind was still clear, he used all his strength to secretly hide the severely injured Wu Xie. The reason Zhang Nian had not stabbed Wu Xie in a vital spot initially was that he wanted to leave him alive to continue helping them find the Night King. However, they miscalculated this time. Even after the village massacre, they could not find any trace of Wu Xie.

The foreigner Feng heard about Zhang Nian's wicked deeds and was very angry. He felt Zhang Nian did not abide by the rules. Zhang Nian had not consulted with him when impersonating Wang Pangzi, and even though he had obtained the key, he should never have killed so many innocent people. Zhang Nian, however, was indifferent. In any case, his target was Zhang Qiling, and all members of the Zhang family were guilty in his eyes.

Now without Wu Xie's help, Zhang Nian searched through many fragments of memory about Zhang Qiling collected by Wang Jinyuan, but still found no clues regarding the Night King. After an unknown amount of time, Wu Xie slowly woke up. Clutching his back-stabbed abdomen tightly, he stumbled out, discovering the ground was a river of blood. The surroundings were frighteningly silent, with bodies piled everywhere.

Just moments ago, it had been peaceful, but in the blink of an eye, it had turned into this. Wu Xie recalled everything that had just happened and was greatly remorseful for his actions. It was all because he wasn't careful enough that he brought disaster here. Wu Xie kept hitting his head, silently praying for guidance, hoping at least to salvage his mistakes. In the darkness, Wu Xie seemed to see Zhang Qiling.

Zhang Qiling was as silent as ever, and in his silence was anger and compassion. Wu Xie thought that since Zhang Nian was also a Zhang family member, it seemed he would have to find Zhang family members to deal with them. He remembered Zhang Haike had once told him that in Nirais, only the Zhang family members from Dejia had the purest bloodline. Therefore, Wu Xie now had to go to Dejia to find help. After bandaging his wound, he returned to Nirais.

Episode 18 Recap

Wu Xie clearly remembered Zhang Haike saying that only those who obtained the item could be accepted by the Zhang family, so he did not hesitate to return to Nirais. In the secret chamber, he saw many marks left by Zhang family members, proving that many of them had spent time here. He also saw many signs of burning, indicating that a fire had occurred here.

Wu Xie saw that the signals on the wall were messy and complex, indicating extreme danger, but he had no way back, and there were still people waiting for him to save. Just as Wu Xie was holding an ancient jar, a blazing fire erupted in front of him. Wu Xie reminded himself that what he was seeing might be an illusion. He rushed straight through. The fire was towering, and the burning sensation was strong.

Wu Xie clearly felt a stinging pain on his face. After a while, the fire went out. Wu Xie woke up to find the jar in his hand was gone. He picked up the jar again, and a blazing fire ignited in front of him once more. Holding the jar tightly, he gritted his teeth and charged in, but upon waking up, he found that the jar was still missing.

In a daze, Wu Xie felt as if someone had just grabbed his feet and pulled him back. He didn't know if it was an illusion or really happened. Wu Xie ultimately had to obtain the item to see the Zhang family members. This time, he picked up the jar again and rushed into the fire like crazy.

In the illusion, someone prevented him from being sent back to the original spot again, so when Wu Xie woke up, he found that the place he was lying in had changed. Wu Xie met the patriarch who was before Zhang Qiling. This patriarch believed that the decision to let Zhang Qiling go deep into the Zhang family's ancient castle was not wrong. Sacrificing one person to achieve the freedom of many people also fulfilled Zhang Qiling.

This was very worthwhile, and if he had to choose again, he would still do the same. The patriarch told Wu Xie the method to gather the main branch of the Zhang family members. If fireworks were set off and received a response, it would prove that the Zhang family members had decided to gather and help him.

But if the summoning fireworks were set off and received no response, it would prove that the Zhang family members did not agree with him going on the adventure. Wu Xie thought it over carefully, having made all preparations. He even put on Zhang Qiling's human skin mask. When he went to the mountaintop to set off the fireworks, he felt very nervous. But after a brief pause, countless fireworks soared into the sky, and firecrackers popped one after another.

Wu Xie was very excited. This was a sign from the Zhang family members. Indeed, countless Zhang family members arrived from all directions, gathering towards the destination Wu Xie intended to go. Zhang Nian and Zhang Jiuri also heard the sound of firecrackers. Of course, they knew this was the signal for the Zhang family members to gather. There were many more figures on the streets than before. Zhang Nian quickly went to the surveillance area in the city.

When he spotted that familiar black figure, a chill ran down his spine. Zhang Nian was too familiar with this black shadow. He had failed to defeat Zhang Qiling many times when they fought. Although he always acted without scruples, he had never gained an advantage. Reason told him that Zhang Qiling would absolutely not use that kind of fireworks to summon the main branch of the Zhang family members. But this silhouette made him unable to figure it out.

Regardless, Zhang Nian wanted to test it out. He thought of someone – Zhang Jiuri. Zhang Jiuri had also waited for Zhang Qiling for too long. When Zhang Nian proposed providing him with tools and letting him go meet Zhang Qiling alone, he was eager to try. When choosing a weapon, he cautiously selected a sword. A smile, not easily detected, appeared at the corner of Zhang Nian's mouth. Soon after, the Zhang family members had removed the foreign guards.

Wu Xie burst through the door. Zhang Nian intentionally lured away the Zhang family members who were with Wu Xie, giving Jiuri a chance to test him. Zhang Jiuri drew his sword and sparred with Wu Xie. But before the fight began, Wu Xie had already used the hallucinogenic powder from the hexagonal bell, so Zhang Jiuri had no chance of winning.

Towards the end, Wu Xie thought Zhang Jiuri was about to lose, and he stepped forward, but was seen through by Zhang Jiuri. Zhang Jiuri discovered that his sword had been tampered with. It turned out that Zhang Nian had secretly planted explosives inside beforehand. Zhang Jiuri wanted to throw away the sword, but it was already too late. The bomb exploded, and Zhang Jiuri fell to the ground, seriously injured. Zhang Nian walked out from the shadows.

He grinned maliciously, thinking everything was under his control. The idea of killing two birds with one stone was simply too brilliant. Zhang Jiuri's life had entered a countdown. Wu Xie shook the hexagonal bell again, and Zhang Nian began to experience hallucinations.

Episode 19 Recap

In Zhang Nian's consciousness, his greatest fear was Zhang Qiling, so trapped in the hallucination, his eyes were filled with Zhang Qiling's shadow. He fired shots in many places, but Zhang Qiling remained unmoved. Zhang Nian fled in disarray, but he just couldn't escape the black shadow behind him. Finally, Zhang Nian escaped to the place where Zhang Haike was held.

He flipped the switch of the bomb, warning Zhang Qiling that if he took another step forward, he would detonate the bomb there. Zhang Nian had gone completely mad. Hearing Wu Xie say that the Zhang family members were outside and knowing he couldn't escape, he detonated the poison gas device. Zhang Haike was in the adjacent room. When the poison gas device was activated, he struggled to untie the ropes behind his hands.

Wu Xie outside desperately smashed the glass door with a chair. Finally, a large hole was smashed in the glass door, and Wu Xie desperately pulled Zhang Haike out. Wu Xie was already seriously injured, and the poison gas spread everywhere. He staggered and fell to the ground. In a daze, he saw Zhang Nian following him again and throwing a bomb at him. Wu Xie fled desperately, but was also swept away by the hot airflow.

When Wu Xie still had some consciousness, he found Zhang Jiuri was nearby. Worried that the poison gas here would spread and be dangerous if inhaled for a long time, Zhang Jiuri struggled to drag Wu Xie to a slightly further place. They finally found a better place, but then a collapse occurred again. Zhang Jiuri lamented why Wu Xie insisted on saving everyone.

In fact, after the powder from the hexagonal bell was released, Zhang Nian had already fallen into a hallucination. They could have taken the opportunity to escape, but Wu Xie insisted on finding the whereabouts of Zhang Haike and Wang Pangzi, which wasted a lot of time in vain. Now that he finally saw Zhang Haike escape, he was resting peacefully. Suddenly, a long stone slab fell down.

Zhang Jiuri, in order to protect Wu Xie, desperately held up the stone with his body until he stopped breathing. When Wu Xie woke up, he found the patriarch was by his side. They had escaped danger, but Jiuri was gone. The despicable Zhang Nian had escaped. Wu Xie looked at the corner of the blue sky above his head, feeling a mixture of emotions. The despicable Zhang Nian had escaped, while Zhang Jiuri had died due to the trap.

It was truly unfair. Besides Zhang Jiuri, there were so many vibrant lives in the Zhang family village. The foreigner Feng proposed cooperation. They would provide all high-tech weapons and equipment to help them enter the snow mountain smoothly, only hoping that Wu Xie could hand over the research rights on the Night King to them. Wu Xie and Zhang Haike initially disagreed, but they couldn't shake off the foreigner Feng. Wang Pangzi suggested going to the snow mountain first.

Before entering the mountain, Wu Xie and Zhang Haike cremated Zhang Jiuri. Zhang family members could have a long life. Zhang Haixing sighed that longevity was actually a torment for them. As long periods of time passed, they didn't even know the meaning of being alive. Zhang Jiuri had also been searching for a reason to live.

Although his martial arts were advanced and his speech was decisive, he always adhered to his bottom line in his actions and never killed anyone. This unexpected event could be considered the fulfillment of his wish, the best kind of liberation. Wu Xie walked into the snow mountain. Zhang Qiling had been here before. He couldn't help but wonder what Zhang Qiling might have been thinking back then.

In order to detoxify the entire village, Zhang Qiling had risked danger and contracted the incurable disease "Jue Shou", constantly suffering from pain. Perhaps Zhang Qiling, when sober, also wanted to investigate his own life story, but the disease kept his consciousness in a confused state. Wu Xie could feel Zhang Qiling's pain, clearly wanting to investigate thoroughly, but always forgetting. These fragmented memory pieces left him confused and bewildered.

Wu Xie also knew that Zhang Qiling had stayed in Moshanshan for a period of time later and had also encountered foreigner Feng's exploration team. These people came to Moshanshan, inquired Zhang Qiling if he could be their guide to lead them into the snow mountain, and even gave Zhang Qiling's horse a piece of salt.

Episode 20 Recap

Foreigner Feng's attitude towards Zhang Qiling was sincere. He also gave Zhang Qiling's horse and some little rabbits some food, hoping Zhang Qiling would lead the way for them. Initially, the weather was normal, but halfway through the journey, a blizzard suddenly occurred. Foreigner Feng wanted to go down the mountain, worrying that climbing up would make them more tired and colder. But Zhang Qiling disagreed.

He pointed in the opposite direction and told Foreigner Feng that if they returned, they would encounter a blizzard, and in this way, years later, people would find their bodies under the snow. The wind blew stronger and stronger, and the De Naxi people struggled to walk. They regretted following Zhang Qiling's advice at the time, perhaps they would never be able to return to their hometown again. Despite this, they could only steel themselves and keep walking up.

But what the De Naxi people didn't expect was that suddenly a ray of light shone down on them, and then the surrounding temperature began to rise. The blizzard was gone, and everyone bathed in warmth. This time, it was Zhang Qiling who saved the De Naxi people. Wu Xie saw many stories about Zhang Qiling in the rock layers.

He felt it was necessary to return to the training ground again, where he could see more clues about Zhang Qiling's life story. As expected, as soon as Wu Xie stepped into the training ground, someone brought the scrolls sent by Teacher Yu Da. Teacher Yu Da gave the remaining scrolls to Wu Xie while cleaning the training ground. In these scrolls, Wu Xie discovered that during that heavy snow, Zhang Qiling learned some secrets of the Zhang family.

In the snow mountain, he met Dong Can, who was rolled into a ball and embedded in the rock wall. It seemed that Dong Can knew more secrets. Zhang Qiling decided to go to the place where Dong Can had stayed, perhaps he could find some clues. He also went to the training ground. Zhang Qiling saw a painting in the room where Dong Can lived. The painting depicted mountains and a lake.

The water of the lake was very still, and the surrounding environment was beautiful. Zhang Qiling wanted to enter the snow mountain, to reach the lake that Dong Can had seen, and he generously paid to find many guides. The people around him advised him not to take risks, but Zhang Qiling's mind was made up; he was willing to spend any amount to go and see. Wu Xie had someone find two guides.

These two guides took the silver, but they only led Zhang Qiling halfway up the mountain. When they reached the mountainside, these two guides refused to go any further. They timidly claimed there were ghosts in the mountain, and not just blizzards, but also rapidly dropping temperatures, making it equivalent to a no-man's land. These two guides were strangers to each other and each had their own ulterior motives.

Zhang Qiling saw a dagger tucked into one of their belts, so he grabbed it and threw it away. This would reduce some potential risks. Along the way, they also encountered some frozen De Naxi people. As Zhang Qiling searched their belongings, he found that the portraits on their documents were those of the De Naxi people he had saved not long ago. On these officers, Zhang Qiling saw some diaries which seemed to record stories about the Night King.

The path ahead became more and more dangerous. Zhang Qiling gave the guides a bag of gold, telling them they didn't need to continue leading the way. The path ahead was extremely dangerous, and he could go alone. Zhang Qiling arrived at the place depicted in the painting and found a magnificent temple. The incense inside was burning strongly, and there were many offerings, but there was no one there. Zhang Qiling carefully searched room by room. He saw words on the walls, which also seemed to be about the Night King.

Episode 21 Recap

Zhang Qiling arrived at Yinshalou. He searched room by room. In a room with very strong candlelight, he saw a woman in red lying on the couch, half-naked, with only a large red nightgown covering half her body. The woman heard the noise and asked who he was, saying the smell on him was not from here. She also mentioned that many years ago, an outsider had also come here, and Zhang Qiling's scent was very similar to his.

She asked Zhang Qiling if he could take her away, and she would tell him all the secrets. The eyes of this red-clothed woman were white. Zhang Qiling was hesitant whether to take her away when suddenly he heard rustling footsteps behind him. Zhang Qiling quickly hid, but gunfire rang out. Zhang Qiling was agile; a few handguns couldn't do much to him. After a struggle, several practitioners bowed to Zhang Qiling. A leader walked out from the crowd.

This person bowed to Zhang Qiling and apologized, saying it was just a test arranged by Mr. Dong. In recent years, due to the disturbance of the Night King, the people have suffered greatly. They heard that the Night King liked a woman, whose limbs grew in the opposite direction. For some reason, girls of this shape have also started appearing in the village.

Essentially, they are disabled, but to please the Night King, the villagers offer these girls as sacrifices, calling them "Night Women. " Wu Xie learned from the scrolls that Zhang Qiling entered the snow mountain, but what happened afterward is unknown. Wu Xie felt that this Night King must be a very powerful being.

Wang Pangzi felt that if they wanted to get closer to the truth, they needed to cooperate with Foreigner Feng, after all, they had the most advanced weapons and equipment. To gain Wu Xie's trust, Foreigner Feng personally put on a metal nickel bracelet bomb. The bomb's timer was given to Wu Xie, so their lives were in his hands at any moment if Wu Xie wished. Wu Xie chose to cooperate.

Everyone prepared, and they set off the next day. This time, Foreigner Feng brought plenty of equipment. In the heavy snow, they moved forward with great caution. Now they were going to Yinshalou, the place Zhang Qiling had once reached. They walked for a very, very long time. Wu Xie, Wang Pangzi, Zhang Haike, Zhang Haixing, and Foreigner Feng came to a huge ice lake. By the ice lake, everyone saw an animal carcass. It seemed to be an antelope.

Although it had been gnawed on, a very well-preserved skeleton remained. Foreigner Feng originally wanted to determine what animal had gnawed on it by the teeth marks, but he found there were no tooth marks at all. It might be an animal with high intelligence. Suddenly, a string of shadows floated past under the ice surface. Foreigner Feng's people also saw it. They immediately used equipment to detect if there was anything unusual under the ice layer.

Wu Xie felt there was danger under the ice layer and suggested they go around the ice layer and climb the mountain to reach the opposite side. Although Wu Xie's suggestion was sound, Foreigner Feng was concerned that their equipment couldn't be carried along such narrow mountain paths, so they chose to split up.

Wu Xie would take Wang Pangzi and Zhang Haike to climb the mountain, while Foreigner Feng and his subordinates would cross the ice surface to the other side. Zhang Haike and Zhang Haixing separated. Zhang Haixing went with Foreigner Feng across the ice surface, while Zhang Haike followed Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi.

Just as Foreigner Feng's team was about to reach their destination, Zhang Haike was about to complain about Wu Xie making a fuss, when suddenly they saw that something had gone wrong on Foreigner Feng's side in the distance. Foreigner Feng and his subordinates seemed to be chased by something. They scrambled forward, rolling and crawling, and desperately tore off their clothes and quickly rolled on the ground, as if they were being burned in an unusual way.

Seeing this, the soldiers behind quickly retreated. Zhang Haike saw through his binoculars that his sister also seemed to be possessed by a demon. He quickly ran over to rescue her but was also infected and soon fainted on the ground. Wu Xie carefully observed their actions and felt they might have entered a hallucination. He had encountered this situation before. Saving people was the priority.

Wu Xie asked Wang Pangzi to get him a roll of rope, and he went to the ice surface alone. He used the rope to tie up Zhang Haike and Zhang Haixing and then dragged them to the opposite side.

Episode 22 Recap

Wu Xie rescued Zhang Haixing and Zhang Haike. After they woke up, they were still terrified. Wu Xie told them that when he was rescuing them, he found hexagonal bells under the ice river, so the hallucination just now must have been caused by the powder from the hexagonal bells spreading through the cracks in the ice river.

Zhang Haixing recalled her experience and judged that the powder just now was not ordinary hexagonal bell powder; it was likely specially made by the Zhang family to protect the people of Yinshalou. Therefore, the Zhang family and the people of Yinshalou should have a deep connection. They had reached the vicinity of Yinshalou and found that except for a stretch of ruins, there was no life at all.

Next to the ruins were several corpses, which seemed to be Denasi people. Wu Xie also found a diary inside one of the Denasi people's clothes. The diary recorded that a year ago, they came here to carry out a special scientific research project and discovered a strange spherical object. This object was extremely aggressive and could swallow a person in the blink of an eye. Therefore, all the scientific researchers were killed, and none survived.

The diary recorded that people were not attacked when they stared at the tumor-like surface of this spherical object, but they died instantly in the blink of an eye, which many found unbelievable. Zhang Haike thought it should be true. The Denasi people also admitted that in their few remaining photographic materials, they indeed saw this spherical thing. To reduce potential risks, Wu Xie decided to split into two groups.

He and Pangzi were in separate teams, one in front and one behind, so they could change their strategic plan at any time. They kept in touch using walkie-talkies. Finally, Wu Xie found several rows of flags, some of which were buried in the snow. This scene was exactly the same as what Xiao Ge had recorded in the scroll. As night fell, the Denasi people also decided to start setting up camp to rest.

Every time Zhang Haike reached a new area, he would quietly step away alone to give a signal to the other side. The tool he used was a mirror, using the reflection of sunlight to signal the other party. This time, he tried several times but failed. Pangzi noticed Zhang Haike's abnormality and was about to investigate, when Zhang Haike quietly told him, "Whatever you do, don't blink.

" Pangzi turned his head, and his hair stood on end in fear. A spherical, tumor-like object was right in front of them. This thing, which he had heard the Denasi people and Pangzi describe countless times, was indeed like this. Pangzi had heard that the secret to dealing with this spherical object was not to close one's eyes.

He struggled to keep his eyes wide open, watching as the sphere slowly grew larger, then opened its tentacles, opening and closing like something resembling a flower bud. In the center of the sphere were many tentacles, each one pink, very terrifying. Wu Xie's detector also issued a severe alarm. They realized the Night King was coming. Soldiers started fleeing in all directions; some were already bleeding on the spot. The well-trained team instantly fell into disarray.

They began shooting wildly, but many soldiers were still being swallowed. Wu Xie shouted into the walkie-talkie for Pangzi, telling him that his side had encountered danger, unaware that Pangzi on the other end of the walkie-talkie was already in tears. Pangzi had been staring for a long time and stood rooted to the spot, unable to move. Just one blink would cost him his life, and no one would make trouble for themselves.

The Denasi army was almost half sacrificed. Wu Xie saw a cave ahead and told them to quickly hide in it. The Night King's combat power was extremely strong. Wu Xie suddenly remembered smoke bombs and had Zhang Haixing throw one out, which could delay the Night King's advance speed. Under the effect of the smoke bomb, the Night King's movement speed indeed slowed down significantly.

Wu Xie was still worried about Pangzi outside the cave entrance, so he ran out himself to look for him. On the way, he also encountered the spherical object, but as it was about to pounce on him, it seemed to smell something, and it suddenly leaped over him and burrowed into the snow. Foreigner Feng entered the cave but couldn't find Wu Xie, so he prepared to take the team out.

The leading general was not prepared to risk it for one Wu Xie. Zhang Haixing was willing to go out with Foreigner Feng. Finally, Wu Xie found Pangzi. As they entered the cave, to prevent the Night King from entering, the Denasi people blew up the cave entrance. The remaining Denasi who had not entered the cave were all killed by the Night King. The scene was a sea of blood.

Episode 23 Recap

The entrance was blocked, and the Night King couldn't get in for the time being. The Denasi people began counting their casualties, discovering that over half of their force was dead or injured. The Denasi people were in a heavy mood, as were Wu Xie and Pangzi. Foreigner Feng reminded everyone not to forget the purpose of this trip.

The Denasi people tested some of the clues they found during the day, as well as some of the Night King's muscle tissue, and transmitted the data. Wu Xie felt an unprecedented helplessness. When he used to face various crises with Pangzi and Xiao Ge, he was in charge of coming up with ideas. Now that Xiao Ge was not by his side, he couldn't find a solution either.

Pangzi comforted him not to give up, saying that since Zhang Qiling chose him, there must be a good reason; they just hadn't figured it out yet. The Denasi people told Old Feng the test results. Those organs didn't seem to be the Night King's eyeballs but rather a type of bug, and they had no medicinal value. Old Feng was secretly surprised.

Another assistant was extremely angry; he couldn't accept that so many people had been killed or injured only to get this result, so he ordered the scientific experts to test the data again. Foreigner Feng quietly came over to Wu Xie. He claimed to be just a project manager, whose mission was to ensure and supervise the team's smooth completion of the task.

But now with heavy casualties, the newly obtained tested material having no medicinal value at all, and the Night King still in pursuit, Foreigner Feng didn't want the entire army to be wiped out. It was a matter of life and death, a question of choosing between living and taking risks. Foreigner Feng wanted to persuade Wu Xie to give up, but Wu Xie had already made up his mind. He wanted to eliminate the Night King.

According to the scroll, the descent of the setting sun was when the Night King appeared, and he could no longer be allowed to harm lives. Foreigner Feng wanted to disband his team, send them back to their country, and get paid to save their lives. But Commander Hans disagreed. He had lost an arm while fighting the Night King and returning empty-handed now would mean not getting the bonus, so he didn't want to give up halfway.

To force Foreigner Feng to agree to their opinion, he threatened Old Feng with guns. Pangzi accidentally discovered a rock cave where there was wind. He quietly called Wu Xie to go with him. After studying it, Wu Xie found there really was an exit. The setup of this exit was extremely similar to the one he saw over ten years ago. Could it be the entrance to the Night King's palace? The exit was a sheer cliff.

Given the current physical condition of the Denasi people, they absolutely couldn't keep up. So, they decided to ditch the Denasi people and climb the cliff themselves. The Denasi people were almost enraged when they discovered they had been abandoned and didn't hesitate to shoot at Wu Xie. Zhang Haixing, with her agile skills, quickly dodged the stray bullets and began to cautiously climb up the cliff with Wu Xie and Pangzi. They climbed for a long time.

Although Zhang Haixing usually travels over mountains and rivers, walking such a long distance also started to take an emotional toll. Fortunately, they persevered to the end and really saw the door they had seen at Yun Ding Tiangong over ten years ago. So tall, so solid. Wu Xie waved the heavenly staff at the door for a long time, but it remained motionless. Pangzi remarked that since it was impregnable, they should use explosives.

When he had just escaped from that group of Denasi people, he had "borrowed" some explosives, which now came in handy. With Pangzi's detonation of the explosives, a large amount of turbid, mud-like thick liquid flowed out. Wu Xie, Zhang Haixing, and Pangzi were hit by the shockwave. Finally, when the liquid stopped flowing, Wu Xie pulled Pangzi, whose face was half covered in thick liquid, up from the ground.

Fortunately, this viscous liquid was not corrosive, otherwise, Pangzi's appearance would have been ruined. Now that the palace door was blown open, there was no movement inside for a long time. Wu Xie wondered why the Night King wasn't coming out. Did such a loud noise just now not disturb them?

Episode 24 Recap

Wang Pangzi, Wu Xie, and Zhang Haixing boldly walked in and found the palace inside was very spacious, but there wasn't a single living creature. Wu Xie carefully observed the walls of this building and found that patterns were carved on them, dense and numerous, looking organized yet particularly intricate. Wang Pangzi saw the walls reaching dozens of meters high were all covered in patterns, and he couldn't help but marvel at the uncanny workmanship.

Wang Pangzi wanted to find a gap from the wall so as to open the mechanism again, but what was surprising was that these walls, spanning thousands of square meters, didn't have a single expansion joint; they should be entirely cast from bronze. Zhang Haixing had a new discovery. She saw in the center of the palace a person tied by an iron chain as thick as a bowl's mouth.

This person's corpse was wrapped in mud and apparently already petrified. Zhang Haixing was brave, and she carefully peeled off the surface layer of the petrified corpse, finding that this person was entirely filled with mud before death. Wang Pangzi judged that this person was likely used to sacrifice to the Night King. Wu Xie saw the shape of the patterns looked like alien script.

He poured the water from the cup onto the ground and found that the liquid quickly gathered into the shape of an alpaca. The water in the cup was limited. Wu Xie cut open his palm with a dagger and dripped blood onto the patterns on the wall. The blood spread directly upwards, and the patterns kept changing. Suddenly, Wu Xie fainted. Wang Pangzi immediately helped Wu Xie up.

He absolutely wouldn't allow his good brother to use his blood for experiments, so he also cut his own palm and continued to drip blood. Zhang Haixing designed a way to send Wang Pangzi away. She thought the chance had arrived, so she revealed her true colors and severely injured Wu Xie. Hearing Zhang Haixing ridicule him as naive, Wu Xie was very surprised.

It turned out Zhang Haixing and Zhang Haike were not from the Zhang family; they also had their own objectives. Zhang Haixing urgently wanted to find the Night King's location, so she made more cuts on Wu Xie's body and hung him upside down on the wall. As the blood increased, the patterns on the wall also became more numerous. At this moment, Zhang Haixing stared intently at the wall, finding the patterns on it were ever-changing and unpredictable.

Zhang Haixing seemed to have seen something and immediately shot at a shadow. Wu Xie watched from the side as the shadow fled and realized they were facing the invisible Night King. Zhang Haixing was clearly flustered. Now that she had tied up Wu Xie, it was clear she couldn't handle the current situation by herself at all. Wu Xie's hands and feet were tied up by Zhang Haixing. If the Night King targeted him, he would be utterly helpless.

Fortunately, Wang Pangzi reacted quickly. After he was tricked into going out by Zhang Haixing, he saw a strange object. Curiosity prompted him to go up and investigate. Unexpectedly, he almost fell off the cliff. Wang Pangzi usually had enough strength, and after successfully saving himself, he immediately returned to help Wu Xie. Wang Pangzi untied the ropes on Wu Xie's body and simply bandaged his wounds.

Wu Xie immediately reminded him to look for his backpack, as there were still some important tools inside. Wang Pangzi heard that the Night King might be good at being invisible, so he immediately cracked the only glow stick in his hand and threw it out. Seeing the location of Wu Xie's backpack, Wang Pangzi proactively went forward to get it.

Wu Xie saw with his own eyes that Wang Pangzi seemed to be clamped by something, then was lifted high up, and his neck was also tightly gripped. He quickly went forward to rescue him, continuously throwing several bombs. This Night King seemed very afraid of bombs and directly threw Wang Pangzi far away. Wang Pangzi quickly took out a smoke bomb from his backpack and, taking advantage of the thick smoke, escaped from the cave entrance with Wu Xie.

Episode 25 Recap

Originally Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi were still going to deal with the Night King, but now there was an additional Zhang Haixing. Moreover, Zhang Haixing's skills were very formidable; Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi together were no match for her. Fortunately, Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi had always cooperated tacitly. While Zhang Haixing wasn't concentrating, Wang Pangzi knocked her unconscious.

While Zhang Haixing had not yet regained consciousness, Wu Xie immediately told Wang Pangzi the content of the conversation he had just had with Zhang Haixing. The two of them analyzed that Zhang Haike and Zhang Haixing had betrayed the Zhang family beforehand, and there must be a reason for this. Perhaps it was a scam they had designed from beginning to end. Wu Xie broke out in a cold sweat; they had always trusted Zhang Haike's words completely.

It seemed that giving them the hexagonal bell from the beginning was also with ulterior motives, specifically to test if Wu Xie had the legendary sensitive constitution that could smoothly break free from illusions. Previously, they had been searching for Zhang Qiling's whereabouts, but now they suddenly had no leads. Wu Xie tried hard to keep himself calm. Since they were already here, they wanted to lure the Night King out.

Only when the Night King walked out of the palace would it not be invisible. How to lure the Night King out? Wu Xie thought of the bone incense mentioned in the scroll. Zhang Qiling mentioned in the scroll that there was a woman in Yinsha Luo who would tremble all over and become extremely excited upon smelling incense made from bone powder. So he suggested finding bone powder now.

Wu Xie quickly searched for a method; he thought that the main component of bone powder was protein, and concentrated protein in the body was teeth. Now the situation was critical. Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi just needed to take out one tooth each. Wang Pangzi had always been tough on himself, and Wu Xie also knocked out one tooth in his mouth with a stone.

Finally, the Night King smelled the bone incense and walked out from inside the palace. Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi watched the exit without blinking. No wonder they couldn't see the Night King in the palace; it turned out that the patterns on the Night King were the same as those on the wall, and the colors were extremely similar, making it completely unnoticeable in dim light conditions.

Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi started to run separately, attempting to lure the Night King into a trap. The opponent was powerful and almost threw Wu Xie into the cliff. Wang Pangzi had a flash of inspiration and lit a stick of dynamite. Wu Xie narrowly escaped death by being blown upwards, and the Night King fell into the cliff. Wang Pangzi finally recognized that this Night King was the Mizhatuo they had seen over ten years ago.

This monster was once among the top ten in combat power, but it had always been used by the Zhang family to protect their home. How could it appear here now? And it seemed to be mutated; they weren't very clear about it. In short, this monster fell into the cliff, finally reducing one danger. Wang Pangzi suddenly remembered, was the Night King they had gone through great pains to find actually Mizhatuo? It was simply ironic!

Wang Pangzi and Wu Xie were retrieving the Sky Staff that had fallen halfway down the mountain when they were knocked into a secret passage by Zhang Haixing. Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi accidentally stumbled into a secret room. Inside there were many skeletons and corpses. Wu Xie was surprised, could these corpses be those people from Shaha? But when they saw many metal armors and giant claw gauntlets around them, they were even more surprised.

The Night King they had just seen was fake; it seemed like someone had put on armor and was deliberately pretending to be a ghost or deity. Wang Pangzi was so angry he cursed loudly. So the Zhang family was secretly building armors and hidden passages. They deliberately created the "Night King" gimmick; it was simply despicable. It turned out there was no such thing as the Night King at all; it was all Zhang Haike toying with them.

Now they were knocked into this damned place, and Wu Xie also couldn't clear his thoughts. What had they been doing all this time? And even the foreigner Feng was completely fooled by a huge lie. Right now, it was better to escape from here as quickly as possible. Wang Pangzi and Wu Xie started looking for an exit. They came to a windy place and found that underneath their feet was a field of lava; if they were slightly careless, they would be burned to ashes.

Episode 26 Recap

Wu Xie discovered many nests next to the lava. Based on the shape of these nests, which were particularly similar to the spherical substances that had just swallowed the foreigner Feng's team, Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi speculated that these nests were likely the habitat of those bugs. The two of them carefully searched for an exit. On the cliff face, they saw the mark left by Zhang Qiling.

It turned out that Zhang Qiling had seen these golden spheres many years ago. Among the patterns carved on the cliff face, there were many scenes of golden sphere bugs swallowing humans. At that time, many warriors proactively went into battle to eliminate these golden spheres, but none succeeded, and some even paid a heavy price.

Since the danger of the golden sphere bugs was discovered many years ago and has not been completely eradicated to this day, Wu Xie felt that the Zhang family seemed to have also participated in the battle against the golden sphere bugs. Besides the golden sphere bugs, there were also venomous snakes. The cliff face recorded that there was once a very prosperous kingdom, but it was destroyed because of the presence of the golden sphere bugs and venomous snakes.

The people of Yinsha Luo disappeared in this way. It is very likely that the people of Yinsha Luo are descendants of Kumul. Wu Xie discovered in the wall carvings that there was also a type of flower. The golden sphere bugs would lay their eggs on this flower and then gain energy through it. Wu Xie felt that Zhang Haike had been using them because of his unique constitution.

Wu Xie's blood could open that mysterious door, and then use the Sky Staff as a key. Now that the Sky Staff had also fallen to the bottom of the valley, Wu Xie wanted to get it back immediately while Zhang Haixing had not yet regained consciousness. Zhang Haike used a large sum of money to bribe Denaxi's troops. They carefully groped their way forward. Zhang Haixing was also looking for the location of that mysterious door.

Just now, Wu Xie had already used his blood to dissolve the patterns on the wall. Now it was just a matter of taking something from a bag. Zhang Haixing limped into the palace, silently wishing Zhang Haike could arrive soon for reinforcement. Zhang Haixing inserted the Sky Staff into the lockhole of that mechanism, and the door slowly opened. Just as Zhang Haixing was about to retrieve the Zanghai flower from inside, she heard footsteps behind her.

Zhang Haixing saw her brother arrive, and she excitedly shouted that they were about to get the Zanghai flower and would soon be able to save Niyata. Zhang Haike took the Sky Staff from Zhang Haixing's hand. At this moment, Zhang Haixing suddenly realized that the person in front of her was not Zhang Haike. Indeed, it was just a hallucination caused by Wu Xie giving Zhang Haixing a little hexagonal bell powder.

Wu Xie got the Sky Staff and quickly moved forward. Wang Pangzi put on the Mizhatuo's coat and became "Mizhatuo" to pursue Zhang Haixing. Zhang Haixing had just injured her leg and couldn't run far. Wu Xie quickly helped Zhang Haixing escape to gain her trust. Zhang Haixing saw that Wu Xie was bitten by Mizhatuo to save her, and his abdomen was covered in bloodstains. It seemed he would die soon, so she told Wu Xie everything she knew.

It turned out that what they had come here to find after much hardship was a plant called "Zanghai flower". The secret to the Zhang family's longevity was the Zanghai flower. Zhang Qiling disappeared after saving the Zhang family from poisoning. The Zhang family also began to live ordinary lives. Zhang Haixing and Zhang Haike left the village to study outside. Zhang Haike fell in love with a woman with a different surname - Niyata.

Initially, Zhang Haixing was very unaccustomed to accepting outsiders, but Zhang Haike was immersed in happiness and persuaded his sister to forget the Zhang family and start a new life. So Zhang Haixing chose Zhang Jiuri, but Zhang Jiuri didn't seem interested in her. Zhang Haike was preparing to marry Niyata, but on the night of the wedding, Zhang Qiling, who had been missing for many years, returned. He not only severely injured Zhang Haike but also stabbed Niyata to death.

Episode 27 Recap

Zhang Haixing told Wang Pangzi that Zhang Haike had witnessed Zhang Qiling kill his newlywed wife with his own eyes, so this revenge must be taken. While handling Niyata's funeral arrangements, a stranger gave them a letter. The letter said he could bring Niyata back to life as long as Zhang Haike could get the Zanghai flower. Zhang Haike was eager to save her and immediately went to find the Zhang family's former tribe leader.

However, the leader said that he was no longer in his original position, and the Zanghai flower's effect could only sustain a wounded living person's life for a while. Furthermore, once the Zanghai flower was picked, it would immediately wither, so it could not help dead people revive at all. But Zhang Haike was obsessed; even if there was only one possibility, he would try to save the woman he loved.

Wu Xie heard Zhang Haixing's account and felt that they had misunderstood Zhang Qiling. Niyata's murder was simply assassination. Otherwise, why would it be such a coincidence that someone wrote a letter to Zhang Haixing and the others telling them to get the Zanghai flower just as Niyata had breathed her last? So, all of this was a conspiracy. Zhang Haixing began to recall how they had met Zhang Qiling.

At that time, their group went exploring and unfortunately were all poisoned. Only Zhang Qiling was unharmed. Not only that, but he also cut his palm and used his blood to help others detoxify. At that time, Zhang Qiling did not take advantage of others' misfortune, so he would certainly not kill an unarmed woman now. There must be a conspiracy involved.

Of course, Zhang Haixing also had her own judgment, but over the years, finding the Zanghai flower had become her brother's wish. The bond between the siblings was deep, so she would naturally go all out for her brother. From Zhang Haixing's account, Wu Xie learned that the Zanghai flower would revive every eighty years. The eggs of the golden sphere bugs would parasitize the buds of the Zanghai flower.

The Zanghai flower field was not managed, allowing it to develop and reproduce freely. The seeds of these flowers would spread far, and then the spores would mutate. Originally, the Zhang family sent Mizhatuo to manage the flower field, but due to improper management, Mizhatuo also became infected, leading to mutation. Perhaps the people of Yinsha Luo were killed by the mutated Mizhatuo, and the legendary Night King is the mutated Mizhatuo.

Therefore, if Zhang Qiling really left a mission for Wu Xie, it would be to destroy the Zanghai flower, because the golden sphere bugs are now rampant, and if they are allowed to breed unchecked, they will eventually destroy humanity. Zhang Haixing still thought Wu Xie was about to die, unaware that she had been tricked by Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi this time. Zhang Haixing's leg was now injured, so she couldn't outrun them at all.

Now Wu Xie finally had a clear objective: their mission was to destroy the flower field. Wang Pangzi was very excited; destruction was his forte. The two of them couldn't wait to run forward. Finally, they saw an endless field of bright red blooming Zanghai flowers. The flowers were so enchanting, but just thinking about the eggs of those terrifying golden sphere bugs in every bud made Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi's spines shiver.

They began to study how to destroy these flowers. The roots of these flowers were under a thick layer of ice, and burning them couldn't eliminate the roots at all. Wu Xie began to deduce layer by layer. He felt that since the Zhang family initially enclosed these flower fields and had people specially guard them, they must know the secret to destroying them.

Therefore, the Sky Staff and the key, which they had always regarded as the tribe leader's tokens, must have significant use. Wu Xie took out the key. Looking through the center of the keyhole, Wu Xie saw a mechanism deep within the flower field. This mechanism could only be discovered through the keyhole, so there must be a hidden secret.

Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi were extremely excited and were about to go forward and try it when suddenly Zhang Haike and Hans and the army arrived. Wang Pangzi deliberately took out a dummy grenade to attract their attention, then chatted and beat around the bush with them, trying to buy time. Wu Xie took the opportunity to run towards the mechanism in the center of the flower field. By the time Zhang Haike noticed, it was already too late.

Wu Xie ran to the mechanism and quickly inserted the Sky Staff in his hand into the center. The mechanism began to activate. Although Zhang Haike threw a grenade, it still couldn't reverse the trend. The ground beneath all the flower fields began to boil. All the golden sphere bug eggs were stripped away and quickly died. In the blink of an eye, the entire Zanghai flower field was destroyed and withered. Wu Xie had completed his mission.

Whether it was death or survival was no longer important. Zhang Haike told Hans to open the Zanghai flower samples that had just been collected. Inside the expensive and advanced insulated box, the Zanghai flower had withered. It seemed the former tribe leader was telling the truth that the flowers wither once picked. Zhang Haike saw that none of the flowers were intact, and his beloved wife could not be saved. He was completely disheartened.

Wu Xie enlightened him, saying that there were still many kind and lovely people living on Earth, and to think that among them might be the relatives he cared about most, guiding him towards universal love. Regardless, an obsession had entangled Zhang Haike for so many years, causing his sister to also go mad and suffer with him. Zhang Haike also wanted to end it sooner.

Episode 28 Recap

The Zanghai flower field was destroyed. Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi couldn't help but let out a long sigh. After so many days of being on the verge of death, completing their mission brought a sense of relief. Wu Xie was a bit surprised, still feeling unsettled because he hadn't seen the golden sphere bugs. Wang Pangzi urged Wu Xie to leave quickly, saying that since they had destroyed the flower field and completed the mission, they should hurry home.

Hans, however, was unwilling to return empty-handed. The foreigner Feng reminded Hans not to continue being crazy, but Hans still ordered his subordinates to check if there were any surviving Zanghai flowers. Just then, their soldiers discovered something moving beneath the ice layer. These golden sphere bug eggs were stirring restlessly beneath the ice layer, trying to break through. Driven by greed, Hans, in order to obtain more samples, detonated a grenade towards the ice layer.

Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi cried out "No! ", but it was already too late. As the ice layer was blown open, the originally clear sky instantly became covered with rolling black clouds. A whirlwind rose from the ground, and huge winds and waves surged towards them, along with countless golden sphere bugs. Hans shot wildly, but ultimately could not escape; the golden sphere bugs directly slit his throat. The remaining people scattered and fled.

When Wu Xie woke up again, he found himself lying in a warm room. The people who saved him were from Yinsha Luo. It turned out they had been settled on the other side of the mountain by Zhang Qiling. Wu Xie immediately went to look for Wang Pangzi. Fortunately, Wang Pangzi was staying in the same room as him, although he was injured in the leg and had some problems with his neck.

Wu Xie hurriedly ran out to look for a signal. There was no phone signal here, and communications were completely cut off. Wu Xie found the elder of Yinsha Luo and urged her to quickly lead the people of Yinsha Luo to retreat, as a storm was coming soon. The elder of Yinsha Luo calmly continued the work in her hands. They were accustomed to disasters and had a strong sense of fate.

When the elder heard that Wu Xie was Zhang Qiling's friend, she was very pleased that the aloof Zhang Qiling actually had a friend. She advised Wu Xie to descend the mountain immediately because the upcoming storm was very dangerous, and they didn't want additional casualties. But Wu Xie was determined to stay here, saying that since they had brought this storm, they must bear the responsibility.

Wu Xie returned to the room to try and persuade Wang Pangzi to descend the mountain, but Wang Pangzi disagreed. They were good brothers and would face difficulties together no matter what. Unexpectedly, Wu Xie saw Zhang Haixing outside the tent. Zhang Haixing immediately started advising Wu Xie to quickly descend the mountain, saying she had already decided to stay. Wu Xie went to find Old Feng for help.

Old Feng was a science professor and would naturally know how to deal with this storm. He and Wu Xie analyzed the storm's path and planned to first enter the eye of the storm and then use bombs to break open the whirlwind. Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi carefully calculated the minimum number of people needed to enter the eye of the storm, reducing the originally planned twenty people to seventeen.

Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi personally witnessed the courage and spirit of the Yinsha Luo people. When everyone heard about the impending disaster, they didn't hesitate to sign up to join the suicide squad. The next day, the Yinsha Luo people sent news that the people who went ahead to scout had not returned until now. The storm's speed was accelerating. Wu Xie immediately gathered the suicide squad; they had to fight ahead of schedule.

Episode 29 Recap

The suicide squad led by Wu Xie, Zhang Haixing, and Wang Pangzi was about to set off. Before their departure, the Yinsha Luo people held a grand farewell ceremony for them, calling them warriors. The elder asked Wu Xie if he had anyone he cared about, and also instructed them to act within their means regardless of whether the mission succeeded or failed, as the Yinsha Luo people would not blame them.

Through the time spent together, the elder suddenly understood why Zhang Qiling chose Wu Xie to continue his unfinished mission, because Wu Xie had something similar in his eyes to Zhang Qiling. Wu Xie sighed, feeling that he had always been searching for Zhang Qiling's stories and everything about him. He asked the elder if this was a form of obsession. The elder explained that life does not go backward, and all encounters are inevitable.

Late at night, Wu Xie was alone outside his tent. Facing Zhang Qiling's portrait, Wu Xie silently thought that after tomorrow's battle, perhaps he would never meet Zhang Qiling again. Wu Xie looked up and unexpectedly saw a mark left by Zhang Qiling on the wall in front of him. Suddenly, he had an inspiration; this mark was not just a simple doodle, but a diagram to solve the storm.

It turned out that years ago, the Zhang family had predicted that blowing open the ice layer would cause a strong hurricane. Zhang Qiling had drawn a map based on the structure of the bronze factory, indicating that there was a huge energy source beneath the bronze factory. As long as they found the mechanism, they could solve the problem of the storm. Wu Xie excitedly told the elder about his discovery.

They were surprised and skeptical at first, but seeing Wu Xie's expression, they chose to believe him. Someone needed to go find the mechanism first. If the mechanism wasn't found, they would proceed with the original plan. Wang Pangzi decided to let Wu Xie be in charge of finding the mechanism, with Zhang Haixing and Wang Pangzi waiting in the rear.

Wu Xie was initially alone, but Yin Dan, a Yinsha Luo warrior who was familiar with the geography of the area, followed him and was willing to help Wu Xie. Wu Xie felt his way along and finally found the mechanism, which required igniting a power device. However, the ignition device was faulty from years of disuse and could not be successfully ignited and started. Time was tight.

If they couldn't get back in time, the suicide squad would have to proceed with the original plan. Wu Xie decided to use his body to block the combustion chamber door and let Yin Dan unlock it by listening to the sound of the springs, but Yin Dan was not good at unlocking by sound, so it was still decided that Wu Xie would do the unlocking.

Then, Yin Dan threw the torch into the ignition device, and himself firmly held the chamber door shut. The bomb exploded, the powerful heat ignited the device, and Wu Xie watched as Yin Dan was splattered with blood in the explosion. Wu Xie concentrated all his energy on operating the mechanism. After practicing hundreds or thousands of times, he finally succeeded in starting it. The storm was quickly suppressed. The black clouds retreated, and the clear blue sky gradually appeared.

The plan was successful, and the Yinsha Luo people no longer needed to form a suicide squad. People outside the tents cheered when they saw the clear blue sky. Wu Xie carried the seriously injured Yin Dan back. The snow was thick, and Wu Xie struggled to walk with the weight. Yin Dan had lost a lot of blood, and his life was counting down.

Seeing the clear blue sky, he asked Wu Xie to put him down so he could take a good look at the sky. Yin Dan had longed for this clear sky for many years, and today his wish was finally fulfilled. With a smile on his lips, he closed his eyes and died not long after. The Yinsha Luo people held a grand funeral for Yin Dan. After the great disaster, the villagers cherished the hard-won happiness.

The elder was grateful to Wu Xie for helping them solve the crisis. Everyone lit a bonfire. By the bonfire, Zhang Haixing handed Wu Xie a precious scroll. It contained Zhang Qiling's most precious memories.

Episode 30 Recap

The scroll recorded that after Zhang Qiling contracted Tian Shou, he had childhood memories for the first time. In a dream, he saw a young woman holding a baby. The baby in swaddling clothes was crying loudly. Someone called the woman Bai Ma. Zhang Qiling could clearly see the appearance of this young mother, and she had a small black mole on the nape of her neck.

Zhang Qiling told the elder that he wanted to see a woman named Bai Ma. The former elder was very surprised. They had seen Bai Ma. At that time, Bai Ma came to the practice ground alone. She begged the Zhang family to hand over Zhang Qiling. Bai Ma knew that the reason the Zhang family kidnapped Zhang Qiling was because of the Zang Hai Hua.

Bai Ma disagreed with handing Zhang Qiling over to the Zhang family, believing that being a member of the Zhang family was not happy. She begged the people at the practice ground to seal her within the Zang Hai Hua patch because she was gravely ill and did not have long to live.

If Zhang Qiling could find the Zang Hai Hua in the future, he would be able to see his mother, thus knowing that his mother was always by his side. Because when Zhang Qiling was unhappy in the Zhang family, he would want to search for his origins, and in this way, he would have the opportunity to see his mother, rather than a corpse.

At that time, the tribesmen disagreed with consuming the Zang Hai Hua, but Bai Ma insisted on doing so. Unable to see her child, she knelt at the practice ground for three days and three nights, finally moving the elder of the practice ground. They gave Bai Ma the Zang Hai Hua to consume and then sealed her in an ice coffin and buried her deeply. Zhang Qiling learned his mother's story at the practice ground.

He urgently wanted to see his mother. The elder of the practice ground kindly reminded him that Bai Ma might never wake up, like a stone, which was exactly like Zhang Qiling's state at the time, without desires or pursuits. The elder asked Zhang Qiling to carve a likeness on a large bluestone in the center of the practice ground, according to how she appeared in his heart. Zhang Qiling then settled down at the practice ground.

As soon as the sun rose, he would take his chisel and carve bit by bit, according to how he saw Bai Ma in his dream. He carved from winter all the way to summer, never showing the slightest slack, performing the same task every day. Finally, the elder was moved by his persistence and dug up the sleeping Bai Ma. Originally, Bai Ma and the elder had made an agreement that when Zhang Qiling arrived, they would wake her.

Although Bai Ma's senses, after decades of sleep, were difficult to restore function, she could sense Zhang Qiling's presence. Finally, he saw Bai Ma, who was indeed just as she appeared in his dream, so peaceful, so serene. Although she never woke up, it seemed they had a psychic connection. Bai Ma's lips held a smile. Zhang Qiling held Bai Ma's hand tightly. In his dreams, he had walked with Bai Ma's hand in his across the vast snowy plains.

Sometimes they stood side by side in silence. Although they didn't say a word, their hearts felt wonderful towards each other. Before long, Bai Ma still passed away. Zhang Qiling buried his mother and picked up the chisel again to continue carving. At this moment, Zhang Qiling unknowingly shed tears and no longer had the strength to continue. He put down the chisel, curled up, and intensely missed his mother in his mind.

After Zhang Qiling completed his mother's sculpture, he quietly left the practice ground. As for where he eventually went, no one knew. Wu Xie carefully put away the scroll. It contained Zhang Qiling's warmest and most precious memories. He sat around the bonfire with the Yinsha Luo people and recounted how he and Zhang Qiling met. At that time, Zhang Qiling was enduring the pain brought by Tian Shou while also helping people escape danger and providing aid.

An accidental encounter brought Zhang Qiling and Wu Xie together. The two had compatible personalities. At that time, an organization was targeting Zhang Qiling. This organization was composed of nine families. They coveted Zhang Qiling's extraordinary abilities and wanted to use him for confidential and dangerous tasks. At that time, Wu Xie was also involved in an adventure. He saved him. The two roasted a fire in the wilderness.

Zhang Qiling advised him not to get involved further, perhaps because the consequences were something Wu Xie could not bear at all. Wu Xie was young at the time and wanted to get to the bottom of everything curious, so he naturally couldn't understand Zhang Qiling's words. At that time, he asked Zhang Qiling about his plans. Zhang Qiling calmly replied that he was just finishing Wang Canghai's unfinished business.

The last time Wu Xie met Zhang Qiling was in the south. Zhang Qiling said he had completed his planned task and was going to San Sheng Snow Mountain next. Wu Xie wanted to explore with Zhang Qiling, but his abilities were insufficient. Before even reaching Yun Ding Tian Gong, he nearly fell off a cliff. Fortunately, Zhang Qiling saved him.

Zhang Qiling told Wu Xie that the Zhang family and those nine groups had an agreement to guard the Bronze Gate. Each time someone entered, it would take ten years. However, the Zhang family did not keep their promise. Since Zhang Qiling was the last leader, he felt obliged to undertake this responsibility.

In fact, the Zhang family had assigned the guarding task to Wu Xie, but Zhang Qiling felt that Wu Xie had never undergone any training, and going there would undoubtedly be a death wish. So, he went by himself. It is for this reason that Wu Xie still feels indebted to Zhang Qiling to this day.

Episode 31 Recap

At night, Wu Xie repeatedly watched a video left by Zhang Qiling, feeling he had misjudged some things. In fact, the task of destroying the Zang Hai Hua field and eliminating the Golden Ball worms was never originally assigned to him. It was because Zhang Qiling often forgot things after contracting Tian Shou, and the Zang Hai Hua field would revive every eighty years.

Zhang Qiling made a video to remind himself, originally intending to remind himself that he still had unfinished tasks. Wu Xie decided to let go of his obsession and start a new life. Before leaving, he went to the practice ground again, originally planning to say goodbye. Unexpectedly, Yu Hai from the practice ground brought out several newly discovered scrolls. In the scrolls, Wu Xie made new discoveries. Many years ago, Zhang Qiling had destroyed the Zang Hai Hua field.

Worried that he might lose his memory again and forget the eighty-year promise, he recorded many things in the scrolls, including the origin of the Zhang family. In fact, the mysterious power of the Zhang family came from Meteorite Bronze. Each member of the Zhang family had two types of genes in their blood, blue and red. The blue genes would give them more strength but also manipulate their minds, while the red genes represented rationality.

The blue substance was similar in composition to some components of the Golden Ball worms, so the Golden Ball worms rarely attacked the Zhang family because the red substance would help them regain some sanity. After reading those scrolls, Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi came to bid farewell to the master of the practice ground. Yu Hai persuaded him to stay and become a 'De Ren' for thirty thousand yuan a month, but it had to be a lifelong commitment.

Wang Pangzi carefully noticed several sheets of paper beside Yu Hai. Upon opening them, he found they were promotional pages for global travel. It seemed Yu Hai wanted to retire and travel! Yu Hai verbally claimed he wanted to practice修行 everywhere, but he didn't actually deny his decision to retire. However, Wu Xie declined Yu Hai's suggestion, saying he had more important things to do.

Wang Pangzi fairly judged that limiting the freedom of the rest of his life for a bit of salary was not a worthwhile trade. Zhang Haike came to the practice ground, wanting to repent for deceiving so many people just for a little obsession in his heart. In fact, he knew this idea was problematic but still traveled around with Zhang Haixing. Yu Hai advised him that young people shouldn't always dwell on repentance; they should learn to let go.

He also asked him if he was willing to stay here and become a 'De Ren'. Zhang Haike agreed. Zhang Haixing came to bid her brother farewell. Seeing her brother wearing the 'De Ren' hat and sweeping the courtyard with a broom, she asked Zhang Haike if he had really thought it through. Zhang Haike apologized for his previous actions.

Zhang Haixing never felt she was forced to accept her brother's decision; she just wanted to help her brother move further away from the past. Everything was because she was willing. Zhang Haike explained that he really wanted to stay. Practitioners could see their past and present lives, but his mind was always chaotic, so he stayed at the practice ground to quiet down. Zhang Haixing knew her brother had let go of his obsession, so she bid him farewell.

She also wanted to pursue the life she desired. Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi returned to the south. He wrote down the story between himself and Zhang Qiling, and also compiled the deeds of Zhang Qiling's life, as well as information about the mysterious Zhang family. He felt that there was an invisible force constantly spying on and subverting the Zhang family.

Therefore, in the time that followed, Wu Xie would meticulously investigate, strive to find the evil force behind the scenes, and formulate some plans. Wu Xie named these plans the "Sand Sea Project".

Episode 32 Recap

The Sand Sea Project was ultimately successful, and the grievances between the Zhang family members and the younger generations were resolved. Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi went to the cemetery to pay respects to Panzi, their comrade who fought alongside them. Having finally reached the ten-year pact, Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi decided to go to the Bronze Gate to bring Zhang Qiling back. Along the way, Wu Xie felt both nervous and apprehensive.

He didn't know if he would see Zhang Qiling, or what their first words would be if they met, or if Zhang Qiling had already forgotten this ten-year pact. And Wang Pangzi supported Wu Xie as always. The two of them arrived at the Bronze Gate, called out several times, but received no response. Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi decided to wait at the entrance. The two of them chatted together.

Wang Pangzi asked Wu Xie where he planned to retire. During a past expedition, Wu Xie had stumbled upon a village. This village had nine waterfalls, and the water from the waterfalls would cycle back into the village, so it was always misty, as if it rained every day. Wu Xie felt the air in this village was excellent, both moist and clean, completely unpolluted, like a utopia. Wang Pangzi fell asleep while talking to Wu Xie.

Wu Xie also became a bit blurry. He vaguely saw himself each time he came to the Bronze Gate over the past ten years. Each time was so clear. It turned out the Bronze Gate had memories. Wu Xie fell into a deep sleep while thinking. He continued to recall this beautiful village, which actually produced a type of fruit. This fruit could help people recover memories; it could even awaken memories of past lives.

Wu Xie liked this village and also hoped that if Zhang Qiling ate this fruit, he could see his past lives and events. After an unknown period, the Bronze Gate slowly opened, and Zhang Qiling truly came out! He walked directly to Wu Xie, remarking that Wu Xie has aged. Their eyes met, and Wu Xie was filled with mixed emotions. Wang Pangzi also woke up. Seeing Zhang Qiling, he excitedly pounced on him.

Wang Pangzi drove Wu Xie and Zhang Qiling to Yun, this village perched on the mountainside, quiet and tranquil, very suitable for retirement. Wu Xie, Wang Pangzi, and Zhang Qiling began a life of working from sunrise to sunset. Every day they cleaned the courtyard, started planting crops and vegetables, harvested wild fruits and wheat. Life was peaceful and leisurely. The important thing was that the three of them were together again.

Wu Xie often reflected on the first half of his life, full of bumps and twists and turns. Was it all just for an obsession? But the journey of exploration itself was full of novelty and interest. Zhang Qiling would often go into the mountains by himself. Wang Pangzi and Wu Xie were already used to Zhang Qiling's lifestyle. Sometimes Zhang Qiling would also invite Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi to go into the mountains together.

One time, the three of them met an interesting person, an old man fishing in the river every day. He used a bomb hook but a very thin fishing rod, clearly not capable of catching large fish. Even with an unexpected catch, the old man couldn't be happy. He told Wu Xie and Zhang Qiling what had happened to him. Twenty years ago, the old man had brought his son here to fish.

As a result, his son was dragged into the river by a fish and disappeared without a trace or remains. As a result, the old man held onto his grief. He started living here, fishing every day, hoping one day to catch the large fish that had harmed his son. He was disappointed time and again, but he would persistently pick up his fishing rod. Now the old man was seriously ill and close to death.

Wang Pangzi commented optimistically: Spending twenty years doing one thing is also a kind of glory. The Chinese New Year was approaching. Wu Xie hung red lanterns on the eaves of the house, preparing for a lively New Year celebration for Zhang Qiling. Zhang Qiling proactively offered to kill a chicken but unexpectedly ended up dealing with the neighbor's chicken!

Meanwhile, Wang Pangzi was complaining that Wu Xie hadn't bought the liquor he liked, but he saw jars of old liquor at the neighbor's house. Wu Xie paid the neighbor extra money, and the neighbor, feeling apologetic, gifted them a lot of liquor and cured meat to go with it. Everyone returned happily, feeling great!

As the New Year firecrackers sounded, Wu Xie, Wang Pangzi, and Zhang Qiling tasted the food and drinks, raising their glasses to celebrate the New Year together. In fact, eating and doing things together with loved ones is also a kind of happiness, whether it's adventuring or enjoying the mundane, or even sticking to one's obsession - this is also the meaning of life. No matter what your current state is, live in the present and dance with destiny!

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