Douluo Continent Episode 21 Recap
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Tang San asked Dugu Yan if she knew Ye Zhiqiu from Cang Hui school. Dugu Yan did not know him, and even disdained such an unknown school as Cang Hui. Yu Tianheng suspected that Cang Hui school sent Ye Zhiqiu to recruit talented individuals, but Dugu Yan thought it was impossible. The more Dai Mubai thought about it, the more something felt wrong.
Yu Tianheng had promised to help him defeat Dai Weis, which was a struggle for the throne of the Star Luo Kingdom. A small school simply did not have this capability. Dai Mubai brought Tang San to confront Yu Tianheng. Yu Tianheng had to admit that Xue Qinghe, the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Kingdom, wanted to help Dai Mubai and arranged for them to meet and discuss in detail. Dugu Yan suddenly fainted on the ground.
Tang San discovered that Dugu Yan was poisoned. Only then did he remember the bottle of yellowish-green potion that Ye Zhiqiu had given him, suspecting that the poison had taken effect, but he did not say it explicitly. Dugu Yan took the Lianqiao Fruit given by Ou Si Ke, which could cure a hundred poisons, but showed no signs of improvement. Yu Tianheng dared not delay and wanted to take Dugu Yan back to Heaven Dou City to detoxify her.
He told Dai Mubai and Tang San to go to Xisi City to meet Xue Qinghe within thirty days. Tang San remembered that Ye Zhiqiu had once asked him to go to Xisi City to accept the challenge from the Fiend Squad. Since Xisi City had no city lord and was a necessary route to Heaven Dou City, meeting there would be very hidden.
Lan De and Yu Xiaogang called the students together for a meeting and publicly announced their agreement for Dai Mubai and Tang San to join the Heaven Dou City Royal school team. He also wanted to bring the other students to participate in this grand event, telling everyone to prepare themselves and depart early tomorrow morning. Neither Dai Mubai nor Tang San wanted to leave Shi Lan Ke.
Lan De clearly stated that the purpose of Shi Lan Ke school was to cultivate good Soul Masters and advised them to broaden their horizons. Hu Liena wanted to travel with Lan De and the others, and Lan De did not refuse. Tang San wanted to challenge the Fiend Squad when passing through Xisi City, but he did not want Xiao Wu to worry, so he asked Yu Xiaogang to keep it a secret from Xiao Wu.
Early in the morning, Lan De and Yu Xiaogang led the students on their journey. Hu Liena followed far behind. They travelled through mountains and rivers, eating and sleeping outdoors. Ou Si Ke beat a rhythm with his feet, and the others took out their personal items to join in. Everyone danced to the rhythm, relieving the fatigue of the journey. Along the way, everyone helped each other, and they soon arrived at a vast, endless desert.
In the distance, they saw several large pillars in the wilderness, with people tied to them who had been sun-dried to death. Tang San suggested burying the bodies of these people. A copper Soul Fighting badge fell out of the clothes of one of them, indicating that the person was a senior Soul Master. Lan De reminded everyone to be extra careful.
Ou Si Ke wanted to go and unlock the chains of another person, but unexpectedly, he was still alive. Just as Tang San was about to feed him a Big Sausage, that person suddenly died, and three Soul Rings immediately appeared on his body. Lan De and Yu Xiaogang led the students through twists and turns to the bustling Xisi City. The streets were filled with people coming and going, and merchants gathered, making it very lively.
The students were dazzled. Tang San was solely focused on going to the Soul Fighting Arena here; he was not interested in the people or things around him. Xiao Wu suddenly saw someone selling adorable Sand Strider Beasts by the roadside. These were very gentle Soul Beasts in the desert. Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ningrongrong all liked them very much. Ou Si Ke suggested buying a Sand Strider Beast for each girl.
Yu Xiaogang then told them the story of the Sand Strider Beasts. Sand Strider Beasts could control sandstorms and had powerful control abilities in the desert. Merchants utilized this point to coexist peacefully with the Sand Strider Beasts. Xiao Wu hoped that all Soul Beasts could coexist with humans, but the Sand Strider Beast was just an exception, and Xiao Wu was disappointed. Lan De informed the students that they would depart for Heaven Dou City early the next morning.
Because there was an issue in Heaven Dou City, Xue Qinghe could not come to Xisi City, so he sent his palace steward, Ma Xiuno, to Xisi City to apologize to Dai Mubai and Tang San and arrange to meet them in Heaven Dou City. Dai Mubai flatly refused, forbidding Xue Qinghe from interfering in the affairs of the Star Luo Kingdom. Hu Liena was eavesdropping outside the door and was caught by Xiao Wu on the spot.
Tang San came out when he heard the news. Dai Mubai told Tang San not to mind Xue Qinghe's invitation. Afterward, Xiao Wu and Tang San went to stroll through the night market. Xiao Wu and Tang San heard a woman's tragic cry at the street corner and hurried over to see what was happening. From the neighbors, they learned that her husband had been beaten to death while competing against the Fiend Squad in the Soul Fighting Arena.
Nine out of ten Soul Masters who competed against the Fiend Squad died; even if they didn't die, they would be tied up outside the city and dried into human jerky. Afterward, the woman saw someone carrying a large saber walking towards them and was so frightened that she fled in panic. Tang San carefully looked at the person who came and recognized him as Wang Sheng.
Hu Liena burst into Ma Xiuno's room and desperately questioned him about Xue Qinghe's whereabouts and the purpose of Xue Qinghe seeking Dai Mubai. Ma Xiuno claimed ignorance to every question. Wang Sheng accompanied Tang San and Xiao Wu while they strolled through the streets and admitted that he had killed Xiao Chenyu and then fled all the way to Xisi City.
Wang Sheng learned that Xiao Wu liked sweets very much, so he grabbed a handful from a roadside vendor. The vendor dared not speak out in anger. Xiao Wu firmly refused to eat the snatched candy. Tang San noticed that the vendor was very afraid of Wang Sheng. Wang Sheng claimed that he did not pay for things when buying here and boasted that this was the power of the strong.
Wang Sheng had long heard that Ye Zhiqiu had asked Tang San to come to Xisi City. He was also a member of the Fiend Squad, and his Martial Soul had already mutated into a Blood Tiger.
