Good And Evil Episode 14 Recap
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Xiao Shan and Kong Qi were diligently practicing sword fighting, with Kong Qi showing significant improvement under Xiao Shan's tutelage. Suddenly, Lianyi appeared, kneeling and tearfully imploring Xiao Shan to cease her pursuit of Green-feathered Emperor. Lianyi depicted herself as a simple, foolish woman, claiming that Green-feathered Emperor, despite staying with her, had long ago fallen in love with Xiao Shan's impressive civil and military skills.
She pleaded with Xiao Shan to consider their past friendship and not approach Green-feathered Emperor, emphasizing the importance of her unborn child having its father. Xiao Shan retorted that Lianyi had shown no regard for their friendship when she secretly attended to Green-feathered Emperor in Xiao Shan's name, concealed the truth, and then married him.
Xiao Shan condemned Lianyi as dishonorable, immoral, a disgrace for using a child to threaten her, and ungrateful for overlooking the ongoing wars that affected the Xiao Family who raised her. Enraged, Lianyi seized Kong Qi's sword and threatened to take her own life if Xiao Shan came any closer, accusing Xiao Shan of merely waiting for an opportunity to ruin her and refusing to give up on someone she loved.
Xiao Shan tried to calm her, offering to consider leaving. As Green-feathered Emperor arrived on the scene, Kong Qi swiftly disarmed Lianyi, knocking her down. Lianyi then dramatically collapsed, feigning a miscarriage and crying out about her baby, a calculated deception as she was not actually pregnant. Green-feathered Emperor witnessed this and immediately blamed Xiao Shan. Meanwhile, Chun Yao, severely wounded and coughing blood, was imprisoned in the Snow Wolf dungeon, his spiritual power bound by a spirit-binding net.
Han Sheng expressed deep regret, believing she was constantly endangering him, and suggested he should undertake missions alone in the future. Chun Yao, using a cat as an analogy, gently conveyed his desire to remain by her side, likening their bond to an owner's unwavering affection for their troublesome cat. Han Sheng, however, did not grasp his meaning.
A passing jailer, overhearing their conversation, confirmed Chun Yao's unspoken sentiment but scoffed at their predicament, stating they were both doomed in the heavily guarded dungeon and would soon be buried together. Chun Yao then healed Han Sheng's injured arm. Reading new content on her Destiny Scroll, he discovered that Goddess Hantan, the creator of the Destiny Scrolls, was Han Sheng in a previous life, revealing Han Sheng as his past lover.
With this revelation, Chun Yao urged Han Sheng to conserve her strength for escape, proposing he would use his remaining spiritual power to make her invisible, thereby prompting the jailer to open the cell. Han Sheng, misinterpreting his intentions, accused him of being selfish. She then accidentally touched the spirit-binding net, realizing that while it harmed spirits, it had no effect on her as she was human.
Leveraging this discovery, Han Sheng bravely smashed open the cell door, and together they escaped. Xiao Shan, deeply troubled by Lianyi's supposed condition, sent Kong Qi to gather information, but he reported that all access to Lianyi's quarters was blocked. Xiao Shan, despite a brief, regretful outburst of frustration at Kong Qi, was overwhelmed with anxiety.
Shortly after, a Snow Camel tribesman delivered an urgent message: the Snow Wolves had launched a fierce assault on the three vital passes of Cangsong, Nanxiong, and Wanchuan, pushing the Snow Camel tribe to a desperate brink. The messenger pleaded with Xiao Shan to seek military aid from Green-feathered Emperor. Setting aside their personal conflict, Xiao Shan rushed to Green-feathered Emperor's palace.
However, Green-feathered Emperor confronted her with accusations of cruelty and hatred, convinced she was responsible for Lianyi's harm and the loss of his unborn child. He recounted believing she once saved him, but now saw only her deep-seated animosity. Xiao Shan, taking responsibility for the alleged miscarriage, offered her life as atonement but desperately implored him to send troops to save her people, appealing to their families' long-standing friendship.
Consumed by grief and anger, Green-feathered Emperor dismissed her plea, accusing her of caring solely for her family and not for him, her husband. He ordered his guards to expel her, lamenting that marrying, keeping, and trusting her had been grave errors that led to his current suffering. Chun Yao and Han Sheng, while searching for the Snow Lotus, inadvertently entered the Snow Wolf King's chamber.
There, they overheard the Snow Wolf King gloating about his successful scheme to turn Green-feathered Emperor against Xiao Shan. He revealed that Green-feathered Emperor, believing Xiao Shan caused his baby's death, now hated her and refused to send aid, ensuring the Snow Camel tribe's annihilation. The Snow Wolf King also discussed the Snow Lotus, calling it his "lifesaver" and a strategy to simultaneously erode Green-feathered Emperor's trust in Xiao Shan and secure his own power.
During this, Chun Yao discreetly used a spell to take the Snow Lotus, a fact unknown to the Snow Wolf King. A guard then reported the escape of "the doctor from the Xiao Family caught yesterday," alerting the Snow Wolf King to Chun Yao and Han Sheng's presence. As guards scrambled, Chun Yao quickly cast a spell, plunging the chamber into darkness, and reassuring Han Sheng, "Don't worry. I'm here," as they made their escape.
Xiao Shan received another urgent battlefield report, indicating her tribe faced imminent destruction. Desperate to save her people, she returned to Green-feathered Emperor's palace and knelt outside in the pouring rain, accepting all blame for Lianyi's supposed miscarriage and offering her life as penance. She passionately pleaded for him to send troops, stressing the grave danger her people faced and the potential devastation of countless families.
However, Green-feathered Emperor remained unresponsive, sedated by Lianyi, who, following secret orders from the Snow Wolf tribe, had added more sedatives to his incense burner, ensuring he stayed deeply unconscious. Kong Qi, unable to bear watching Xiao Shan suffer alone, joined her in the rain. He urged her to realize that Green-feathered Emperor was no longer the idealized figure she admired, but a heartbroken father consumed by hatred.
He reminded her that her people were awaiting her leadership, not Green-feathered Emperor's. Enlightened by Kong Qi's words, Xiao Shan resolved to return to her clan to lead them in a decisive battle against the Snow Wolves, prepared for total annihilation if they failed. The next morning, Green-feathered Emperor, discovering Lianyi missing, immediately ordered a widespread search, believing her too frail to have gone far.
Chun Yao and Han Sheng then arrived, confronting him with the truth: Lianyi was a Snow Wolf spy. Chun Yao explained that the Snow Wolves had orchestrated the theft of the Snow Lotus and Lianyi's deception to sow discord between Green-feathered Emperor and Xiao Shan, isolating the Snow Camels. Green-feathered Emperor initially dismissed their claims as ridiculous, even when Han Sheng presented evidence of the incapacitating incense Lianyi used.
Chun Yao then clarified that it was Xiao Shan who had saved him, not Lianyi. He recounted that Xiao Shan had instructed Lianyi to care for him, but Lianyi had deceitfully claimed to be Princess Xiao Shan, leading him to believe his marriage to Xiao Shan was a mistake. Chun Yao also highlighted the improbability of a palace maid, who rarely left the palace, finding a severely injured man in the mountains.
Green-feathered Emperor, recalling Xiao Shan's unique sequoia resin earrings, which he had mistakenly associated with Lianyi, finally realized Xiao Shan was his true rescuer. Overwhelmed, he declared himself unworthy of her love. Chun Yao then informed him that Princess Xiao had already gone to the battlefield to fight the Snow Wolves and that without his immediate military support, she and her entire people would perish.
Chun Yao emphasized that Green-feathered Emperor was Xiao Shan's only hope, and his choice would determine his own fate. Chun Yao confided in Han Sheng, stressing the importance of preventing "Little Mountain" (Xiao Shan) from dying again, fearing she would be lost forever if it happened. On the battlefield, Xiao Shan fought valiantly against the Snow Wolves. From a hidden position, Lianyi shot Xiao Shan with an arrow.
As Xiao Shan fell, Kong Qi flew to her, catching her in his arms, revealing he had grown wings. Xiao Shan, seeing his wings, realized Kong Qi was the fated Feathered Clan member, the winged god she had been waiting for. She apologized to Kong Qi for involving him in the war. Kong Qi desperately pleaded with her to hold on, reminding her of their shared promises.
Just then, Green-feathered Emperor arrived with his reinforcements, learned Xiao Shan's location, and ordered his soldiers to annihilate the Snow Wolves. Kong Qi told Xiao Shan that reinforcements had arrived and the Xiao people had won. With a sigh of relief, Xiao Shan uttered, "We won. That's a great relief," before peacefully passing away in Kong Qi's arms. After securing victory, Green-feathered Emperor confronted Lianyi. He expressed his hurt and disbelief, realizing she had deceived him about their relationship.
Lianyi, accepting her defeat and the Snow Wolves' loss, challenged him to kill her. However, Green-feathered Emperor hesitated, unable to strike. Lianyi then explained that she was merely following orders and had no other choice, admitting her schemes were fake, driven by a desire for revenge against the Xiao Family. Yet, she maintained that one truth remained constant: her genuine affection and love for Green-feathered Emperor. Noticing his reluctance, Lianyi remarked that he did not want to kill her. She then took his sword and tragically committed suicide. Green-feathered Emperor cried out Lianyi's name in despair, collapsing in grief and repeatedly questioning, "Why?"
