Resumen del episodio 5 de The Unclouded Soul
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Cloaked and mysterious, Bing Zhu arrived at the tavern with the stated purpose of presenting a legendary blade. His presence immediately drew the mockery of local thugs and the tavern's guards, who flaunted their own weapons and tried to seize his. Bing Zhu made short work of them, leaving the group sprawled on the floor.
Seeing his martial prowess, the Madam of the establishment quickly changed her tune, hoping for a share of the reward if his "demon-slaying blade" proved authentic. Inside the upper chambers, Bing Zhu came face-to-face with Xiao Yao. He saw through her disguise immediately, questioning how she could be so subservient to the Demon King, Hong Ye. Xiao Yao stood her ground, explaining her experiences in the Demons' Valley.
She argued that the demons had provided her with food and shelter without any malice, and that the minor demons were as innocent as human children. She pleaded for him to abandon his prejudice, arguing it was wrong to condemn an entire race for the sins of a few.
Skeptical and believing she had been brainwashed, Bing Zhu drew his blade to intimidate her, demanding a full account of what happened the day she fell off the cliff at Qingyuan Mountain. As she spoke, Bing Zhu watched his sword closely. When the blade remained still, he admitted that because his weapon trusted her, he would too. He revealed that his blade was inhabited by the soul of his sister, Tan'er.
He shared his tragic past: after their family was disgraced, Tan'er had sold herself as a servant to buy him a proper blade so he could fulfill their father's military legacy. Later, she was forcibly sacrificed by villagers as a "bride" to a demonic entity known as Lord Locust Tree to pray for rain. By the time Bing Zhu found her, she was being consumed. In her final moments, her soul bound itself to the blade to save his life.
Despite Xiao Yao’s insistence that Hong Ye was not evil, Bing Zhu remained convinced the Demon King was a monster, citing records of how he had bewitched Princess Ning'an and slaughtered humans a century ago. He left the "Demon-Slaying Blood Blade" with Xiao Yao, urging her to take it to Hong Ye in hopes that Tan'er's soul would find an opportunity to strike the final blow.
As Bing Zhu left, he learned that the city was in a panic over more missing girls. At the magistrate’s office, Jin Muqing, the leader of the Qionghua Sect, and his wife were furiously demanding that the authorities find their daughter, Yunyi. The girl, who had been blind since birth, had vanished while chasing her cat. Bing Zhu took charge of the chaotic scene, ordering the city gates closed and a strict curfew for women and children.
Meanwhile, Luoluo’s keen sense of smell led Xiao Yao and the others to a river far from the city. Luoluo was devastated, sensing that her friend Yueyue was in the water. Xiao Yao, suspecting a "water ghost" might be involved, dived in to investigate. Beneath the surface, she found six girls suspended like zombies. They swarmed her, dragging her down. In her desperation, Xiao Yao called out for Hong Ye before losing consciousness.
When Xiao Yao woke up on the shore, she found Bing Zhu and Luoluo by her side. Bing Zhu claimed he had received a signal from Tan’er and arrived just in time to save her. However, Xiao Yao felt a lingering doubt. Unbeknownst to her, Hong Ye had been watching from the shadows, keeping himself hidden while even communicating with Bing Zhu's sentient blade to keep it quiet so his presence wouldn't be detected.
The Feiyu Guard eventually retrieved the bodies of the six missing girls. Bing Zhu examined them and found that their blood had been entirely drained, yet their bodies showed no signs of decay and their skin remained elastic. He discovered they had been placed under a Soul-binding Spell, an ancient and cruel forbidden art that kept the bodies in a state between life and death.
Because this spell was so complex and ancient, Bing Zhu was convinced only Hong Ye could be the culprit. Jin Muqing was relieved to find his daughter was not among the dead, though he pleaded for the search to continue. Seeking to catch the perpetrator, Bing Zhu proposed a dangerous plan to Magistrate Liu: using the Magistrate’s own daughters as bait. Liu was horrified and adamantly refused.
As they argued, Xiao Yao, who had been eavesdropping from atop a nearby wall with her friends, accidentally lost her footing and tumbled to the ground, revealing her presence to everyone below.
