Ever Night Episode 54 Recap
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As Ning Que departed the palace, Xia Tian was waiting for him, eager for a private conversation. She revealed that General Xia Hou was her only brother and questioned Ning Que about the personal animosity between him and Xia Hou. Ning Que recounted how Xia Hou's subordinates had attempted to assassinate the Princess at North Mountain Crossing, an incident he had witnessed.
He deflected Xia Tian's unspoken question about her involvement, stating it was a family matter he preferred not to interfere in. Xia Tian pressed him, feeling that both she and the Princess were forcing him to choose a side, but clarified she was not asking for his allegiance. She affirmed she had never conspired to advance her or her children's positions.
Ning Que, declaring himself a simple soldier from Wei City, stated firmly that he would see his mission through, even at the cost of his own life. As a final warning, Xia Tian reminded him that despite being the Sage's disciple and Yanse's heir, his cultivation was still far inferior to her brother's. Before he left, she shared a great secret: she was once the Saintess of the Demonic Sect. Stunned, Ning Que gave her a deep bow and departed.
That night, Ning Que stood in the rain on Zhuquetian Street and raised the formation eye, commanding the Vermilion Bird to obey him. As he officially took control of the God-Startling Formation, he felt the immense weight of responsibility. Though he initially wanted to refuse, his love for the land and its people motivated him to accept the duty of protecting the capital and the Tang Empire. Meanwhile, at West Shrine, the Hierarch and his subordinates plotted their next move.
They noted that Long Qing, though once a "useless chess piece," was poised for a resurgence with the Hierarch's help and his access to the Tomes of Arcane at Zhishou Abbey. It was agreed that Long Qing's repeated humiliation by Ning Que made him understand the power of hatred, which would fuel his rise. Impatient, the Hierarch declared he could wait no longer.
Learning that the Tang Emperor had approved Xia Hou's retirement, they planned to summon him to West Shrine on his way back to the capital. They reasoned that if Ning Que was the Son of Pluto, Xia Hou's hatred for him, stemming from the massacre of his clan, would be absolute. Even facing death, Xia Hou would drag Ning Que down with him, if not for himself, then for his family in the palace.
In the capital, Ning Que announced his plan to buy the entire Yanming Lake. Sang Sang, without questioning his reasons, immediately agreed to support him with all their funds. She assured him she had a way to raise the money but kept the details to herself. The next morning, Sang Sang took Ning Que's calligraphy to the Red-sleeve House, instructing Water-drop to claim she had stolen the pieces to inflate their value.
The ruse worked, attracting high-ranking officials, including Zhong Li, the father of Zhong Dajun. Delighted, Sang Sang conspired with Water-drop to extort a high price from him. Zhong Li proudly purchased "the Chicken Soup for the Soul copybook" for five hundred taels of silver and showed it to his son. Zhong Dajun scoffed at the price and his father's admiration for Ning Que, vowing to one day prove them all wrong.
At Zhishou Abbey, Long Qing diligently performed menial chores while immersing himself in the "Sha" scroll of the Tomes of Arcane. He studied various cultivation methods, including the Demonic Sect's Taotie art, which allowed a cultivator to absorb another's consciousness to strengthen oneself without consuming flesh. As he attempted to practice it, he was overwhelmed and collapsed.
He awoke to find his Uncle Yicheng watching over him, who warned him that the Tomes of Arcane would only bring harm to those with unrestrained desires. When Long Qing pleaded to be taught the West Shrine's secrets, Yicheng recounted how the Sword Sage Liu Bai had to stab himself to resist the book's backlash. Concluding that Long Qing had "not done enough," Yicheng left him to continue his humbling chores.
Elsewhere, Ye Hongyu's attempt to escape the Hall of Light was thwarted by guards sent by the Hierarch. She fought them off but collapsed from her injuries and exhaustion, spitting blood. The Hierarch observed her display of power from a hidden location. Ning Que calculated that he needed eighty thousand taels to buy the lake. With the fifty thousand from the calligraphy sale and their savings, they were still short.
Ning Que went to Qi the Fourth Master's casino to collect his dues, asking for the remaining eleven thousand, four hundred and sixty-two taels. He also requested that Qi handle the purchase contract and put the deed in Chao Xiaoshu's name, a gesture of loyalty Qi admired. Ning Que asked him to keep the purchase secret until winter. Once again poor, Sang Sang was content, ready to return to their simple life of eating noodles.
After regaining consciousness, Ye Hongyu confronted Luo Kedi. Mistakenly believing she had come to accept his marriage proposal, he made advances toward her. With cold clarity, Ye Hongyu drew her sword and stabbed him in the right eye, declaring that blindness was what he deserved and that she wished him eternal torment rather than a swift death. While fetching water, Long Qing heard an ancient voice calling him from a cave.
Inside, he found a disheveled old man who revealed he had survived a waist-chop execution decades ago. Recognizing him as a Saint who had surpassed the Five States of cultivation, Long Qing knelt in reverence. The Saint, however, dismissed him as a "loser" unworthy of entering Zhishou Abbey and forcefully ejected him from the cave, proclaiming that everyone in the Abbey was a loser. Returning to West Shrine, Cheng Lixue saw Luo Kedi mobilizing cavalry to hunt Ye Hongyu.
The Tianyu Priest intervened, forbidding him from acting on a personal vendetta. The priest then confronted the Hierarch, condemning him for his silent, foolish complicity in the plot against Ye Hongyu, whom he called the future of West Shrine. The Hierarch ended the argument, stating that he had witnessed Ye Hongyu's strength and that West Shrine still needed her power. He ordered the pursuit to be called off. With Yanming Lake secured, Ning Que built "Ning's Residence" on its shore.
He finally explained his plan to Sang Sang: according to Xiaohei, Xia Hou fears water. Sang Sang remained worried, pointing out the vast gap in their power and that Xia Hou possessed the protective Bright Armor. Undeterred, Ning Que vowed to train relentlessly to overcome the odds. Meanwhile, Long Qing was assigned to clean the abbey's refinery.
He found a locked room and used his psychic power to open it, discovering a stash of valuable pills, including the coveted Tongtian Pill. In his new lakeside home, Ning Que tasked his Fourth and Sixth Brothers with building bombs, testing one with a massive explosion in the lake.
