Resumen del episodio 19 de Love Beyond the Grave
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He Simu carefully selected a new outfit for an upcoming event, seeking something splendid yet light enough not to hinder her movements. Though she found the initial design too ornate, she settled on a modified version. Duan Xu soon learned the reason for these preparations: the Void Tournament, held once every century, was about to begin.
On this day, any spirit could challenge the Sovereign; a victory meant claiming the throne of the Void, while a loss meant waiting another hundred years to try again. Duan Xu expressed deep concern for He Simu, sensing that her spirit power had been significantly depleted recently from repairing the Fusang tree. He Simu was surprised that a mortal like him could perceive the fluctuations in her power.
Despite his pleas for her to skip the contest, she insisted it was a necessity. She explained that the spirits of the Void were driven by intense, inextinguishable desires, and the tournament served as a vital vent for their obsessions. Without it, she would face constant assassination attempts and potential mass revolt. Before the event, Duan Xu presented her with a handmade gift he had spent days crafting.
Though He Simu dismissively called it a "boring thing," she ultimately accepted it. Reflecting on her past, He Simu remembered her childhood when she first followed her parents back to the Void. Back then, she resented the place because her father, the Sovereign, was always occupied with his duties. Her mother had gently taught her that the Sovereign bore a heavy responsibility to maintain the balance between the human and spirit realms.
Though her mother predicted she would one day understand, He Simu had never truly wanted the throne; she had accepted it only out of necessity. As the tournament began, the curfew was lifted, and the city hummed with energy under the full moon. Jiang Ai accompanied Duan Xu to watch the preliminary matches, where spirits fought in a massive melee to determine the top ten groups.
When the time came for the final round, He Simu descended in a striking red robe. To save time, she challenged the final ten groups to face her all at once and quickly dispatched them with ease. The atmosphere shifted when a formidable spirit named Wu Kui stepped forward. A former lord of the Yao Spirit Hall who had spent a century training in the North Sea, Wu Kui sought not the throne, but the honor of defeating He Simu.
He approached the duel with fatalistic resolve: he would either prevail or perish. Recognizing his determination, He Simu granted his wish. She summoned the Kunwu Blade and struck him down, causing him to vanish into dust. Among the challengers were two mysterious spirits clad in black, emitting a strange scent that only Duan Xu could detect.
They attempted the Chiling Secret Technique—a sinister method that drains an opponent's spirit power—but He Simu overwhelmed them by unleashing more power than they could possibly withstand. As they were destroyed, the peculiar scent vanished. Sensing something was wrong, He Simu immediately left the arena to investigate, with the Right Hand, Yan Ke, following close behind. Duan Xu, still tracking the lingering scent, followed it to Qifeng House, the domain of Jiang Ai.
While they were speaking, Jiang Ai received word that He Simu had been ambushed in the Void Valley. Although Duan Xu was frantic with worry, Jiang Ai reassured him that Yan Ke was with her and the threat had been dealt with. By the time Duan Xu reached the palace, He Simu had already returned to her bedchamber.
She was cold and distant, informing him that she needed to recuperate in total seclusion and ordering him to move to the side chamber. Inside the palace, He Simu and Yan Ke discussed the disturbing details of the ambush. The attackers were spirits who had been officially recorded as "feathered", meaning they should no longer have existed.
He Simu suspected the spirits were being controlled by someone with immense spirit power and a fierce obsession—characteristics that pointed toward a figure from the Nine-Square Maze Prison who was supposed to have been annihilated centuries ago. She ordered Yan Ke to conduct a secret investigation. Outside the chamber, Duan Xu lingered, unwilling to leave. He was soon confronted by Yan Ke, who mocked him as a "useless mortal" and a mere passing amusement for He Simu.
Yan Ke boasted of his centuries of loyalty, claiming he was the only one who could truly stay by her side forever. Duan Xu retorted by calling the Right Hand shameless for his own obsessive clinging. As the tension grew, Yan Ke demanded to know what a mortal like Duan Xu could possibly offer the Sovereign.
