Adventure Behind the Bronze Door Episode 27 Recap
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Zhang Haixing told Wu Xie that her brother, Zhang Haike, sought revenge because he had witnessed Zhang Qiling kill his newlywed wife, Niata. After Niata's funeral, a stranger sent them a letter claiming they could revive Niata, and the key was the Zanghai Flower. The letter promised revival if they followed instructions. This news rekindled hope for Haike, leading him to seek out the former patriarch of the Zhang Family.
The former patriarch refused, calling the Zanghai Flower forbidden and stating the Zhang Family no longer existed. Haike argued that Zhang Qiling was still the patriarch and, controlled by Tianshou, had killed his wife and taken everything. He insisted he sought only the Zanghai Flower to save Niata.
The patriarch explained it was impossible: the flower wilts immediately upon picking, and medicine made from it can only temporarily sustain life or induce a coma in the living, not revive the dead. Haike was desperate, determined to try even the slightest possibility. The patriarch gave him something but reiterated it was useless as Niata was dead, and the family's stored flowers were withered with inactive seeds.
Haike then began communicating with the mysterious letter writer, hoping to find a possibility in the impossible. Haixing knew her brother was just searching for a reason to continue living. The mysterious person introduced themselves as being from the Wang family, enemies of the Zhang Family. For Niata, Haike accepted their conditions. Haixing knew the Wang family was deceitful but felt compelled to help her brother. They decided to follow the Wang family's plan.
However, the keys, Heavenly Staff, Bronze Door, and Zhang Family mechanisms were interconnected and required deciphering one by one to obtain the Zanghai Flower. They believed Wu Xie was the only one capable of this. Zhang Haixing explained they believed Zhang Qiling had murdered many people after being controlled by Tianshou.
Wu Xie found this hard to accept, stating that Zhang Qiling's objective under Tianshou was clear; he dealt with Zhang Nian because Nian studied the Night King and likely knew its secrets related to the Zanghai Flower. But Wu Xie questioned why Qiling would target Zhang Jiuri and the siblings.
Haixing suggested Qiling wanted them to return and serve the Zhang Family, but Wu Xie countered that this reason wasn't valid as Qiling became patriarch on the condition of freeing the Zhang Family. Wu Xie argued that a patriarch, even under Tianshou, would never slaughter the innocent. He contrasted Qiling sparing Zhang Nian with killing Niata without a word and murdering other defenseless people.
Wu Xie insisted this was not characteristic of Zhang Qiling and suggested it was a murder committed by someone impersonating Qiling who intended for Haike to witness "Xiaoge" destroying his life by killing Niata. Wu Xie noted the similarity between Haike's experience and that of another person, explaining that hatred is a powerful weapon used by manipulators to achieve their own goals.
Wu Xie urged Haixing to consider who benefited from Niata's death and who contacted them immediately afterward, directing the hatred towards Zhang Qiling. Haixing remarked that it seemed someone could not bear for them to experience any happiness. Wu Xie then revealed that the killer was likely Zhang Nian, not their patriarch, suggesting the Zhang siblings had been deceived and had let their patriarch down. Wu Xie told Haixing that regardless of the killer's identity, Niata was dead.
He explained that if their patriarch were the killer, they could attribute it to the fate of Zhang family members, but if Zhang Nian was the killer, they could only blame themselves for being foolish. Wu Xie commented that he had thought Zhang family members were transcendent but realized they were merely ordinary after all. Haixing told Wu Xie he was dying and shouldn't talk so much nonsense.
Wu Xie admitted he was dying but stated he needed to know if the Night King truly existed before he died. Haixing was unsure, explaining the letter was a forgery by her brother to deceive Wu Xie, although the patriarch's history was recorded by Deren. She added that if "Xiaoge" had indeed been there before, the place held a more serious issue than the Night King that needed resolution.
Haixing suggested that even if Qiling had resolved it previously, sending Wu Xie here after many years implied the matter wasn't simple, and it wasn't merely to stop them from finding the Zanghai Flower since they couldn't find it on their own. Wu Xie acknowledged that he was very smart and had grasped this key point early on, which was why he had doubts but followed them nonetheless.
Haixing recounted that in their efforts to save Niata, they pieced together information suggesting the Zanghai Flowers matured every eighty years, releasing spores that would drift out and cause mutated phenomena in infected organisms. The unusual behavior of the Kumuli Dynasty's puppet-controlling snakes was attributed to a past outbreak of Zanghai Flower spores. The Zhang Family had to deal with the flower field issue every eighty years.
They speculated that during one period, the Zhang Family lost the Heavenly Staff, leaving the field unmanaged. The spores then infected the Mizhatuo guardians trained by the Zhang family, causing them to mutate, become uncontrolled, and attack the Yinshaluo people. The Yinshaluo mistook the mutated Mizhatuo for the Night King and failed to kill it. Dong Can was killed by the mutated Mizhatuo while handling this situation in Yinshaluo.
Zhang Qiling arrived afterward, first resolving the mutated Mizhatuo problem in Yinshaluo, then addressing the Zanghai Flower field issue. Therefore, if the Night King was anything, it was the mutated Mizhatuo. Haike utilized this misconception to weave a perfectly convincing lie.
Wu Xie concluded that his mission from Zhang Qiling, as indicated by the video tape, was not to fight the Night King but to destroy the Zanghai Flower seeds and prevent spore dispersal, which would otherwise cause a massive ecological disaster. Haixing confirmed this was their speculation but admitted they weren't certain.
Wu Xie understood his mission was to destroy the Zanghai Flower field but asked Haixing how to do it, to which she replied she didn't know and would not tell him. She explained her brother had dedicated years to finding this flower to save Niata, and by not helping him obtain it, she would essentially be sending him to his death. Wu Xie asked if she truly believed anything could revive the dead, knowing she didn't believe it either.
He realized she supported Haike because his obsession was the only thing keeping him alive, and she helped him with his absurd plan to protect him. Wu Xie questioned if Haike was selfish and whether he truly cared about her. Haixing insisted he cared. Wu Xie argued that the Zhang Family had been fighting the people manipulating them, but the siblings had betrayed the Zhang Family.
Haixing stated she didn't care about the Zhang Family's opinion, only a limited few like Niata and herself. Wu Xie urged Haixing to pull her brother back, saying he had lost his mind, but she hadn't. Haixing felt she had never had choices and couldn't turn back now, stating she could only continue to disappoint the patriarch. She confirmed the door to the flower field was open, Haike was coming, and everything was set.
She coldly told Wu Xie to rest in peace. Wu Xie then revealed he had tricked her, stating he was not dying. Haixing accused him of deceiving her. Wu Xie insisted that the mission given to him by Xiaoge was to destroy the Zanghai Flower field. He and Fatty decided to proceed, despite Haixing's claim they didn't know how to destroy it. Fatty declared that causing damage and destruction was their strength. They ran towards the field, leaving Haixing behind.
Wu Xie and Fatty reached the field, marveling at the vast expanse of vibrant Zanghai Flowers, but feeling chills knowing each bud contained terrifying golden sphere larvae. They realized burning wouldn't work as the roots and parasitic larvae were deep beneath the ice. Wu Xie reasoned that the Zhang Family, who had fenced and guarded these flowers, must know the secret to destroying them. He suspected the Heavenly Staff and the Key, considered patriarchal symbols, held the key.
Using the hole in the Key, Wu Xie looked through it and spotted a reflective point, a mechanism hidden within the flower field. He realized the shape of the key was a map of the flower field, and the hole aligned with the mechanism's location. Such a mechanism would require verification, likely the patriarch's blood or the Heavenly Staff. As they prepared to activate it, Zhang Haike arrived with Zhang Haixing and Hans, along with other men.
Wu Xie noted Feng was captured, realizing Hans had betrayed them and joined Haike. The situation had changed; Hans and his men would kill them regardless of whether they destroyed the flowers. Wu Xie and Fatty decided a swift resolution was best, prioritizing Zhang Qiling's mission. Fatty threw a dummy grenade to create a diversion, calling himself the Night King to taunt them and stalling for time, despite Haike's warnings and threats not to move.
Meanwhile, Wu Xie ran towards the mechanism. Haike realized Wu Xie's plan and ordered his men to stop and kill him. Wu Xie shouted to Haixing not to kill Haike, stating he would leave one flower for him. Haike's men fired. Wu Xie reached the mechanism and quickly inserted the Heavenly Staff. The mechanism began to activate. Although Haike threw a grenade towards Wu Xie, it was too late.
The ground beneath the flower field began to boil and churn, and the golden sphere larvae were stripped and quickly died. The entire field of Zanghai Flowers withered and was destroyed in moments. Wu Xie completed his mission. He stated that living or dying didn't matter to him anymore. Zhang Haike, seeing the destruction, asked about the samples they had collected. Hans showed him, and the flowers were wilted despite being in advanced preservation equipment.
This confirmed the former patriarch's words that the flowers could not be taken away and only belonged there. Haike was devastated, realizing Niata could not be saved, and his hope was completely gone. Wu Xie told him the flower could not revive the dead and reminded him that Zhang Family members also died, questioning the very existence of the ancient tower otherwise.
Haixing retorted that Wu Xie didn't understand how many years her brother had spent searching for the flower and accused him of destroying all his hope in that moment. Wu Xie argued that even if the flower could revive Niata, where would they live if the spores spread and caused ecological disaster? He asked if Haike had considered Niata's future. Haike became agitated, refusing to listen and claiming Zhang Family's past technology was backward.
He insisted he could succeed in spreading it to benefit the world, dismissing any talk of bad consequences. Wu Xie called him crazy, emphasizing the known dangers of mutated golden spheres and Mizhatuo if the spores went unchecked. Haike insisted he didn't care. Wu Xie asked what he did care about, stating Haike's burden was merely selfish obsession, stubbornly trying despite knowing it wouldn't succeed. Haike threatened to kill Wu Xie, but Wu Xie dared him.
Haike ultimately relented, tired of seeing Wu Xie's face after so many years. Haike asked what to do next, but accepting the result was impossible for him, he declared it was over and walked away with Haixing. Haixing cursed Wu Xie, calling him a bastard and asking if he was satisfied now that his mission was complete.
Watching the Zhang siblings leave, Wu Xie felt changed, believing his past self could never have done this and regretting causing anyone such pain, even though it was the right thing to do. Fatty then asked Wu Xie if he had kept one flower.
