Demon Girl Episode 5 Recap
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Nie Qingcheng carried large and small bags, following behind Fang Yaqing. Her arms ached, but she didn't dare complain of tiredness. Fang Yaqing didn't expect the young girl to be so stubborn, so she continued to make things difficult for her. Nie Qingcheng's arduous appearance was clearly seen by You Tong. He grabbed Nie Qingcheng's wrist and pulled her into an empty alley. You Tong was ecstatic to see Nie Qingcheng again and didn't want to be separated from her.
However, Nie Qingcheng already had Ming Xia in her heart and rejected You Tong's pursuit. Although You Tong possessed immense wealth, he didn't understand what love was. Since childhood, he had always gotten everything he desired. But neither money nor intimidation moved Nie Qingcheng. You Tong revealed his true form, thinking Nie Qingcheng would yield, but Nie Qingcheng treated him as a lifelong friend and didn't believe he would harm her.
Furthermore, Nie Qingcheng's love for Ming Xia made her strong and fearless of any threat. You Tong began to ponder love in his heart; he wanted to know what love truly was. Fang Yaqing saw Nie Qingcheng being inexplicably pulled away and followed the traces into the alley. Her unwarranted scolding of Nie Qingcheng angered You Tong. To teach her a lesson, You Tong spread his wings again.
Fang Yaqing suddenly saw a monster with red glowing eyes, golden claws, and a pair of black wings on its back standing before her, and she fainted from fright. Nie Qingcheng immediately looked for help. After settling her future mother-in-law, Nie Qingcheng recalled You Tong's spread wings and couldn't help but wonder if she was like You Tong. Just then, Fang Yaqing woke up, still shaken by what had just happened.
Nie Qingcheng quickly comforted her, claiming it was just a dream and there were no monsters in the world. Fang Yaqing also had doubts at this point and decided to see a doctor. When Fang Yaqing arrived at Ji Ren Hospital, Jiang Xuewu was complaining about her dean father. Jiang Bonian, disregarding the hospital's financial situation, borrowed a large sum of money to purchase a strange capture device.
Jiang Xuewu was truly worried that if they couldn't repay the money, the hospital would have to go bankrupt. The father and daughter came out of the laboratory and coincidentally encountered Fang Yaqing, who was throwing a tantrum because she was asked to wait in line. Jiang Bonian and Fang Yaqing were old classmates, so they exchanged a few polite words and some common pleasantries from the wealthy circles. Professor Jiang personally diagnosed Mrs. Fang.
As soon as he heard Fang Yaqing's description, he knew that the monster was the very demon that had escaped from his hands that day. What excited him even more was that Nie Qingcheng actually knew that demon and even helped conceal its whereabouts. This gave him a new demon-catching plan. Nie Qingcheng was crowned the Queen of Flowers and gained favor with many advertisers, with advertising contracts pouring in. During filming, many spectators gathered, admiring her greatly.
Jiang Bonian was also among them, secretly sprinkling a special medicinal powder on Nie Qingcheng. Ming Xia was just about to pick up Nie Qingcheng for dinner, but he panicked when he saw Nie Qingcheng suddenly faint. Jiang Bonian, who was hiding nearby, immediately appeared and, acting as a doctor, sent Nie Qingcheng to Ji Ren Hospital.
After a solemn diagnosis, Jiang Bonian declared that Nie Qingcheng had been poisoned by the powder and that only the water weed Zirong Jin, which grew deep in the Huangpu River, could detoxify her. The currents at the bottom of the Huangpu River were turbulent, making it impossible for ordinary people to descend.
Nie Rufeng, Nie Qingxin, and Ming Xia had no choice but to follow Professor Jiang's advice and distribute flyers on the streets, hoping for an extraordinary individual to come to their aid. You Tong, determined to understand what love was, went to a brothel. He thought that any woman would understand love. But these common, gaudy women only knew how to flirt and didn't understand any true emotion.
Just as he was about to leave in disappointment, he heard a sound from the stairwell. It turned out to be a prostitute named Haitang, who used her hard-earned money to support her lover, only to be abandoned by him. The madam scolded her a few words, but Haitang didn't care. She believed that love was unconditional giving. This single sentence resonated in You Tong's heart, and he understood the true meaning of love.
You Tong excitedly emerged from the brothel, about to search for Nie Qingcheng, when his attention was caught by a flyer dropped at his feet. The flyer's content was a plea for Zirong Jin to save Nie Qingcheng. Only then did You Tong realize that Nie Qingcheng was poisoned and unconscious.
That night, when no one was around, You Tong leaped from the bridge into the icy cold Huangpu River, using all his strength to find a single Zirong Jin at the riverbed. The moment he placed the Zirong Jin into his inner pocket, Jiang Bonian, hidden nearby in a diving suit, fired the capture device. This item, made by Americans using exotic steel, was shaped like an umbrella.
Once placed over the head, it released electric currents that inhibited brain nerves, rendering the target immobile. Jiang Bonian locked You Tong in a specially made cage in the laboratory, his heart overflowing with joy, as if he could already see large stacks of money flying toward him. He couldn't wait and immediately notified major newspapers overnight to come to the hospital the next day to witness a significant discovery. However, man proposes, God disposes.
Just as he was notifying the media, Jiang Xuewu, who came to bring food to her father, discovered You Tong in the cage. She thought You Tong was a thief caught by her father. Seeing You Tong bleeding from the corner of his mouth and motionless, she opened the cage to check, only to be knocked unconscious by a palm strike from You Tong. You Tong ignored his injuries and entered Nie Qingcheng's hospital room.
He took out the Zirong Cao from his pocket, chewed it up, and gently fed it into Nie Qingcheng's mouth. Seeing Nie Qingcheng wake up, You Tong breathed a sigh of relief. Nie Qingcheng's concerned gaze was the best reward for him, and You Tong experienced the joy of giving.
He placed a copper whistle in Nie Qingcheng's hand, telling her that whenever she needed him in the future, she just had to blow the whistle, and he would immediately rush to her side. Before anyone else could discover him, You Tong leaped out of the window and disappeared into the night. Early the next morning, numerous reporters swarmed in, all eager to snatch the headline of discovering a demon.
Jiang Bonian smugly pulled back the black cloth covering the cage. Amidst the reporters' jeers, he realized the cage was empty. Jiang Xuewu entered the laboratory, thinking her father was looking for last night's thief. Hearing the father and daughter's conversation, the reporters assumed Professor Jiang mistook a thief for a demon. Coupled with rumors that Jiang Bonian had a history of delusions, this further convinced the reporters that Professor Jiang was mentally unstable. Thus, Jiang Bonian, afflicted with delusions, became today's headline news.
