Demon Girl Episode 17 Recap
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Nie Qingxin's mother was not Ying Die. Back then, Nie Rufeng didn't know that Ying Die had to hibernate in winter. Nie Qingcheng was born in the second year of their marriage, and every year Ying Die insisted on taking her daughter back to her maternal home and returning after spring.
Nie Rufeng, longing for his wife and daughter but unable to leave the capital, could only drink day after day when other families were setting off firecrackers and having reunion dinners. All of this was exploited by the maid Chunxi. She took advantage of Nie Rufeng being drunk and disoriented, and got into his bed. After sobering up, Nie Rufeng was filled with regret and no longer paid attention to Chunxi.
Little did he know, that one night of passion resulted in a pregnancy. After spring, Ying Die returned with Nie Qingcheng, and Chunxi's belly was already slightly swollen. Ying Die understood the situation and did not blame Nie Rufeng; instead, she pitied Chunxi for marrying a man she didn't love. After this, Ying Die took great care of Chunxi, but Chunxi was quite scheming.
To give birth to a son and secure the position of the main wife, she took various elixirs indiscriminately, ultimately harming herself to death. Ying Die used her inner elixir to save Nie Rufeng's flesh and blood, naming her Nie Qingxin. From then on, Ying Die always treated Nie Qingxin as her own child, so much so that even Nie Qingcheng didn't notice.
After the Eight-Nation Alliance entered the capital, Nie Rufeng fled to Shanghai with Nie Qingcheng and Nie Qingxin. Because Shanghai was a place Ying Die longed for, Nie Rufeng could feel that Ying Die was waiting there for him, Nie Qingcheng, and Nie Qingxin. But now, with Nie Qingxin's misfortune, Nie Rufeng couldn't help but shed tears of old age remembering these past events.
The only thing that comforted him was that Ming Xia did not care about Nie Qingcheng's identity. Such a man was very rare, and it was Nie Qingcheng's good fortune. Xu Shaobai performed a psychiatric evaluation on Jiang Xuewu and decided to send her to a mental hospital for treatment. While called treatment, it was essentially a life sentence. This was a huge favor for Jiang Xuewu; otherwise, according to the law, she would face the death penalty.
But Jiang Xuewu was stubborn and still defended herself by claiming Nie Qingcheng was a demon, showing no remorse for Nie Qingxin's death. At this point, Wang Shaoshang became Jiang Xuewu's only hope and lifeline. Jiang Xuewu's admission to the mental hospital was precisely what the demon-hunting organization wanted to see. After this incident, Jiang Xuewu's claws would be blunted, allowing her to obediently follow the organization's arrangements.
Duan Shaoqian used his connections to obtain a military pardon, but when he took Jiang Xuewu out of the mental hospital, he discovered that this Jiang Xuewu was not "that" Jiang Xuewu. It turned out that Shaoshang had already sent people to infiltrate the hospital, using disguise techniques to dress other patients as Jiang Xuewu. The real Jiang Xuewu had changed her appearance and escaped from the mental hospital.
For Jiang Xuewu, Shaoshang was willing to do anything, even if it meant violating laws and professional ethics. Soon, the headlines of major Shanghai newspapers all reported the news that Nie Qingcheng was a demon, immediately becoming a hot topic of discussion on every street and alley. Everyone who saw Nie Qingcheng pointed fingers behind her back, fearing to avoid her too late.
To avoid worldly stares, Nie Rufeng, Ming Xia, and Nie Qingcheng decided to leave Shanghai together by train. But just as the train was about to depart, Nie Rufeng saw a peculiar mole on the ear of a flower girl on the platform, identical to one on Ying Die's ear. He jumped off the train recklessly and followed the flower girl. Ming Xia and Nie Qingcheng, on the slowly departing train, were utterly unable to catch up.
Getting Nie Qingcheng to leave Shanghai was precisely Jiang Xuewu's well-designed conspiracy. As long as they left the protection of the police station, Ming Xia and Nie Qingcheng would be isolated and helpless. There were Shaoshang's people in the train compartment; they subdued Nie Qingcheng with anesthetic, then falsely claimed there was a bomb to get rid of Ming Xia in the chaos.
Shaoshang's obsession with Jiang Xuewu made him disregard right and wrong and become an accomplice to evil, but Jiang Xuewu's crazy actions also made him extremely worried. A Xiang was well aware of all these things that happened to Nie Qingcheng, but to spare his master from worry, he only told You Tong in the ice ball about good things.
Knowing that "the more one talks, the more mistakes one makes," and that Nie Qingcheng had given up her dance studio to open a hot pot restaurant in Suzhou for no reason, and then returned to Shanghai for no reason, You Tong knew something must have happened to Nie Qingcheng. He shattered the ice ball prematurely, awakening from his hibernation.
Nie Qingcheng had been missing for three days and three nights, and Ming Xia searched all over Shanghai with no news. You Tong thought of Huayue Nong, and surprisingly, Huayue Nong not only agreed to look for Nie Qingcheng but also promised to help You Tong and Nie Qingcheng be together forever. Of course, she also had conditions.
The underground of the greenhouse was the demon headquarters, and Huayue Nong considered herself the queen of all demons; any information she wanted could be commanded from headquarters, instructing all demons in Shanghai to collect it. Huayue Nong, who had been the demon queen for many years, had grown tired of the loneliness at the top. Since being rejected by You Tong last time, she had a complete epiphany and decided to seek her own happiness.
She placed the ring symbolizing power on You Tong's hand, implying that if he wanted to know Nie Qingcheng's whereabouts, You Tong could not refuse. Huayue Nong shed her heavy burden, finally able to find someone who loved her to live a peaceful and comfortable life with.
While You Tong was waiting for news, Ming Xia and Shaobai found out that Jiang Xuewu had left the mental hospital, and following the clues, they traced it back to Wang Shaoshang, immediately sending people to monitor near Wang's mansion. Shaoshang also discovered he was being monitored; he had already prepared for the worst when he decided to help Jiang Xuewu. This deeply moved Jiang Xuewu. When she proactively threw herself into his arms, Shaoshang, however, avoided her.
Because Shaoshang knew that Jiang Xuewu did not truly love him, and such a show of affection for convenience held no meaning. The next day, heavy snow fell. The police officers responsible for monitoring discovered that the gates of Wang's mansion were wide open, and a coffin was being carried out amidst festive music. This was Shaoshang's 'lure the tiger out of its den' strategy, and Ming Xia and others indeed fell for it, leading their men to follow.
Upon reaching a secluded wilderness, Shaobai gave the order, and the police officers stepped forward to block the funeral procession. Shaoshang suddenly turned and fired, while others also took out long rifles from behind the wreaths, engaging in a fierce gun battle with the police. Seeing his men falling one after another from gunshot wounds, Shaoshang stood by the coffin and pulled out four grenades.
A violent explosion shattered Shaoshang and the coffin to pieces, and the huge shockwave knocked everyone present to the ground. This was the last thing Shaoshang could do for Jiang Xuewu, making everyone believe that Nie Qingcheng in the coffin had been utterly obliterated.
