Resumen del episodio 18 de The Four
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The famous trappers converged on Iron Bi Mountain, where Wen Ruyu had strategically set a trap within the Five Poison Feathers stronghold. Earlier, Ji Yaohua, while gathering herbs on the mountain, experienced a nosebleed, which Chu Limo kindly noticed and advised her to rest, suggesting she not overwork.
Ji Yaohua and Chu Limo had a rare private conversation during which Ji Yaohua confided her deep feelings for Leng Xue, lamenting how five years of cultivating her affections seemed to have been altered by Chu Limo's arrival. Ji Yaohua believed Leng Xue held Chu Limo in high regard, otherwise he wouldn't be so upset with her.
Chu Limo, however, felt Ji Yaohua misunderstood her relationship with Leng Xue and secretly resolved not to do anything disloyal that would undermine Ji Yaohua's profound feelings for him. Leng Xue, Chu Limo, and Ji Yaohua later encountered Wen Ruyu. Wen Ruyu attacked them, injuring Ji Yaohua and striking Leng Xue. Leng Xue protected Chu Limo, taking the powerful blow himself.
As a result of Wen Ruyu's formidable palm strike, Leng Xue and Chu Limo were sent flying into the air and fell down a cliff. Leng Xue became poisoned and unconscious due to the fall, and in the intensely cold environment, Chu Limo dressed him in a plain gauze cicada robe. Ji Yaohua, who came from a prestigious family, was captured by Wen Ruyu.
Concurrently, Princess Ziluo, an imperial noble, was traveling by carriage with Zhui Ming into Iron Bi Mountain. Yuan Buxie, a flower thief, released numerous green snakes onto the road, surrounding them. Zhui Ming pursued Yuan Buxie, leaving Princess Ziluo behind. Yuan Buxie, however, returned and abducted Princess Ziluo. Princess Ziluo, confronted by Yuan Buxie's malicious smile and ill intentions, grew frightened and attempted to intimidate him with an imperial token, but he was unfazed.
Wu Qing suddenly appeared to rescue Princess Ziluo but was poisoned and injured in both eyes by Yuan Buxie, rendering him unable to see. Zhui Ming, prioritizing the injured Wu Qing, had to save him first, watching as Yuan Buxie successfully abducted Princess Ziluo and took her to a cave on Iron Bi Mountain.
Wen Ruyu, having captured Ji Yaohua, recognized her prestigious family background and planned for his son, Wen Wuchang, to marry her, thereby elevating the Wen family's status. Furthermore, Wen Ruyu decided to marry Princess Ziluo himself, aiming to become an imperial son-in-law. Yuan Buxie was greatly displeased by Wen Ruyu's plans, as he had personally captured Princess Ziluo with intentions of taking advantage of her, and Wen Ruyu's marriage arrangements shattered Yuan Buxie's ambitions.
Yuan Buxie viewed Wen Ruyu as nepotistic, favoring his own relatives, which led to his increasing discontent. Meanwhile, Wu Qing, blinded by poison, was determined to find an antidote for Ru Yin, whose life An Shige could only temporarily extend without truly saving her. Wu Qing insisted on going to Iron Bi Cliff to obtain the antidote from Wen Ruyu.
However, Zhui Ming, wary of the dangers and already dealing with Tie Shou's poisoning and Leng Xue's fall, intervened and forcefully prevented the blind Wu Qing from risking himself, keeping him at Tianning Inn. Separately, Ling Yiyi brought the poisoned and mute Tie Shou to the Five Poison Feathers stronghold on Iron Bi Mountain. She feigned allegiance to Wen Ruyu, lying that Tie Shou wished to join the Five Poison Feathers, in hopes that Wen Ruyu would cure him.
Wen Ruyu, skeptical of Ling Yiyi's loyalty, tested her by demanding she sever one of her arms within a specified time to serve as a medicinal ingredient for the Corpse Soul Pill antidote, for which he had found the formula. Ling Yiyi was shocked and unwilling to sacrifice her arm, but Wen Ruyu insisted on her obedience.
