Bloody Romance Episode 36 (Ending) Recap
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On the night of the full moon, Cha Luo writhed in agony as the worm in her body afflicted her. Xing Feng rushed to her side, pained to see her in such torment. He urged her to be patient and calm, explaining that anger would only worsen the worm's effects. Though he offered his companionship, Cha Luo dismissed him, stating she did not need him.
She then reflected on her past, recalling how she survived being married to a dead man and buried in a coffin, defiantly proclaiming herself Cha Luo, Ruler of Gui Hua City. Xing Feng tried to reassure her, telling her that what was gone was gone and he would be with her forever. However, Cha Luo rejected his words, asserting that she remembers all her suffering and repays kindness with kindness and hatred with hatred.
She noted that even Xing Feng was not truly happy, acknowledging that they had both done too many irreversible deeds to go back to their former selves. With a determined resolve, Cha Luo declared her intention to confront Wan Mei, believing Wan Mei thought she could only defeat her because of her current suffering. She told Xing Feng not to follow. Wan Mei stood ready, seemingly unfazed by the early hour.
Cha Luo approached her, remarking that it seemed to be Wan Mei's first time in that particular spot. Wan Mei retorted that she had lived there for three years and even watered the tree in the yard. Cha Luo noted that Wan Mei didn't seem to miss the old days. She then drew a parallel between their lives, recounting her own past struggles with a jealous superior and her unfulfilled love with Xing Feng.
She challenged Wan Mei, suggesting that if Wan Mei were to survive and become ruler in ten years, she would lose her "useless sympathy." Cha Luo then revealed the horrifying details of Chang An's torture, explaining that Xing Feng was using a hammer to slowly and meticulously crush all of Chang An's bones, starting from his toes, up. She gloated that Chang An's ankles must be crushed by now.
While acknowledging Wan Mei's intelligence and potential to defeat her in the future, Cha Luo asserted that Wan Mei had no chance against her now. Wan Mei countered, saying they wouldn't know until the very end. Cha Luo further provoked Wan Mei, claiming that if Wan Mei didn't become like her, she wouldn't survive at all. As a twisted act of mercy for Wan Mei, who was supposedly "dying tomorrow," Cha Luo allowed her a final visit to Chang An.
Wan Mei rushed to the prison, where torturers were at work on Chang An. She was told the torture couldn't be stopped midway. After one set of bones was crushed, the torturer stated he would return in an hour to crush two more. Wan Mei, distraught, vowed to get Chang An out immediately, even if it meant dying together. She cut the ropes binding Chang An.
Chang An, in immense pain, directed her to his sword by the wall and instructed her to follow his every word from that moment on. During the ensuing duel with Cha Luo, Wan Mei displayed unexpected internal energy. Cha Luo recognized it, realizing Chang An must have transferred his cultivation to Wan Mei, implying he no longer wished to follow her and thus gave them this opportunity.
As the battle intensified, Chang An's voice echoed in Wan Mei's mind, urging her to live, not to take poison or die with Cha Luo, and to use her sword to kill Cha Luo. He implored her to take care of herself, warning her to be wary of His Highness, and emphasized that she must not become like Cha Luo because she was Wan Mei, the woman he would protect with his life.
Wan Mei ultimately gained the upper hand and defeated Cha Luo. In her dying moments, Cha Luo defiantly declared she had not lost to Wan Mei but to Xing Feng, and instructed Wan Mei to relay this message. She expressed no regret and cursed all lovers, including Wan Mei and herself, to meet a miserable end. With that, Cha Luo died. Overwhelmed with grief, Wan Mei frantically searched for Chang An, but only found Xing Feng.
She demanded to know Chang An's whereabouts, but Xing Feng simply stated, "You live and he died. It's like another circle." Wan Mei pressed him again, and he finally admitted that Chang An had died. Wan Mei called him a liar, asserting that she knew Chang An would die the moment he passed his internal energy to her. She demanded to know where Chang An's body was.
Xing Feng offered to tell her if she promised to allow him to die and be buried with Cha Luo. Wan Mei agreed to consider it, prompting Xing Feng to reveal that Chang An's flesh and blood covered the prison walls, and his bones had been crushed and fed to dogs. Wan Mei was shattered, exclaiming in disbelief. She mockingly told Xing Feng to go collect the body of her shadow, who remained loyal even in death.
Overcome by injuries and sorrow, Wan Mei collapsed. The Prince was present and gave an order not to let Xing Feng die. Upon regaining consciousness, Wan Mei immediately sought out Xing Feng. Xing Feng, whose martial arts had been destroyed by His Highness to prevent his suicide, blamed Wan Mei for Cha Luo's death.
He described a fan in the Torture Room's cabinet, made from Chang An's heart skin with a poem written in his blood, as a gift for Wan Mei. He revealed Chang An's true name was Xie Huan and admired it. Wan Mei, noting Xing Feng's loyalty to Cha Luo, questioned why he couldn't have understood her love for Chang An and let him live.
Xing Feng countered that they were "square," as she had killed his lover and he had killed hers. Wan Mei then asked if he still desired to be buried with Cha Luo. Xing Feng revealed Cha Luo's real name, Bie Chun Fang, and reminisced about her beauty and youth when she first arrived in Gui Hua City.
Wan Mei asked if he was still disappointed in Cha Luo, to which Xing Feng clarified he wasn't disappointed, but believed she should have ceased her evil deeds. Wan Mei then questioned why she would grant his wish for burial if he admitted Cha Luo's wickedness.
She declared she would not bury him, but would instead ensure he lived a life of suffering, making him wish for death and ensuring he and Cha Luo would "never see each other again, whether you're alive or dead!" Xing Feng sarcastically congratulated her on becoming "another Cha Luo," expressing hope that Chang An would rejoice that he didn't become another Xing Feng.
Wan Mei affirmed her identity, stating she was Wan Mei, not Cha Luo, and could not be like her because Chang An did not wish for that. Xing Feng reiterated his desire to die, asking her to leave her sword so he could end his life, explaining that he was willing to die for Cha Luo just as Chang An died for Wan Mei, and that such devotion didn't need to make sense.
Wan Mei acknowledged his sentiment and left her sword at his feet. She then confronted the Prince, accusing him of returning earlier but only appearing now because he desired this outcome. She believed their fight was merely a chess game to him, and he would have ensured Chang An's death regardless. The Prince explained that love would only hinder her future, and Chang An's existence served only to make her better, thus his death was the best outcome for her.
Wan Mei rejected this as nonsense. The Prince maintained that losing Chang An didn't mean losing everything, as she still had him, and promised her a bright future if she followed him, declaring that a woman like her should have "bloody romance." Wan Mei echoed his words. The Prince asked what he could do to quell her anger and help her embrace a new life. Wan Mei's only reply was, "I want nothing. I just want Chang An back.
Back to me." Six months later, Li Cun Xu, the King of Jin, achieved his long-held ambition, exterminating the Liang dynasty and proclaiming himself Emperor in Wei Zhou, marking the beginning of the Late Tang Dynasty. During this time, the Emperor praised Yue Ying's bravery and growth from fighting alongside them. The Emperor expressed his need for a woman like Yue Ying for protection. He then directly asked Yue Ying if she would agree to be his woman.
After a moment of internal struggle, Yue Ying accepted, stating it was her honor and she would come. Wan Mei, now the new City Lord, was revered by many, while the Prince was left in solitude, having neither Wan Mei nor Yue Ying by his side. Wan Mei sat on a swing, speaking to a cat, holding a fan.
She wondered if the cat was mocking her for still holding a fan in the cold autumn, and if she was crazy. She confided that the fan was all she had left. With Chang An gone, all her joy had vanished, leaving only sorrow in the world.
She mentioned that His Highness had spread news that she was the descendant of Princess Tai Ping and the true master of the Wordless Edict, but she felt insane and spoke only to the cat about her troubles, believing all his efforts were futile. She mused about what Chang An would be doing if he were still alive, concluding that he, being a quiet person, would simply want a yard to plant an apricot tree.
