Flying up without Disturb Episode 13 Recap
> Flying up without Disturb Recap
Kong Hou's group diligently followed the tracking talisman's fading signal, which led them deep into a small forest before disappearing entirely. Lin Hu, relying on his exceptionally keen sense of smell, began searching for any lingering traces. Meanwhile, Ling Bo, who had been patiently waiting for Lin Hu and the others to arrive, observed a lone beggar passing by with an unnatural, vacant stare.
Master Huan Zong and his companions also noticed the beggar, suspecting him to be a puppet due to his listless, linear movements, and decided to follow. Just as four other puppets emerged to attack the beggar, Ling Bo swiftly intervened, neutralizing the assailants. To their surprise, the attacking puppets crumbled into piles of sand. Ling Bo then directed Huan Zong's group to a nearby hut, suggesting it might hold crucial clues. Inside, they discovered the hut filled with more puppets.
Kong Hou's sharp eyes caught one puppet blinking, revealing it to be a person in disguise. Under interrogation, the disguised individual confessed that he was seeking a key to a secret realm for Lord Jiu Su. He explained that a village lay beneath the cliff, where Immortal Bo Yuan, the realm's owner, had hidden the key years ago.
He had repeatedly sent cultists and puppets down to retrieve it, but all had either vanished or returned mentally broken, trapped by their inner demons. He had then resorted to kidnapping beggars and turning them into puppets. Later, Kong Hou's senior brother noticed the growing closeness between Huan Zong and Kong Hou. Concerned, he pulled Huan Zong aside, warning him to maintain a proper distance, reminding him that Kong Hou was a young lady and such intimacy could be misunderstood.
Huan Zong, however, declared that Kong Hou's straightforward, kind, and helpful nature made her a worthy friend, and any affection towards her would be understandable, unless her senior brother thought she was undeserving. Worried about their heated discussion, Kong Hou hurried over after Lin Hu jokingly suggested they might fight. She arrived just in time to hear her senior brother recounting embarrassing stories from her past.
Upset, Kong Hou confronted him, but Huan Zong smoothed things over by suggesting her senior brother's vivid memory of her quirks simply proved his deep care and their strong bond. Their conversation was abruptly interrupted by a swarm of Bone-devourers, the fiercest raptors in the cultivation world, attacking them. They realized these creatures were allies of the captured puppet master, released to cause chaos and facilitate his escape.
As the swarm overwhelmed them, Kong Hou desperately called upon her phoenix-headed konghou. At the critical moment, the instrument resonated, unleashing a powerful sound that cleared the swarm. Still concerned for her senior brother, Kong Hou and Huan Zong went to find him. Suddenly, a mysterious force pulled Kong Hou towards the edge of a cliff. Huan Zong, without hesitation, tossed Kong Hou to safety, but was himself dragged down into the abyss.
Distraught, Kong Hou urgently questioned the puppet master about the dangers beneath the cliff. He explained that those who ventured down, whether cultivators or puppets, often became trapped in their most agonizing memories, imprisoned by inner demons. Victims would either return as mindless shells or perish, forever lost in the illusion. This chilling revelation intensified Kong Hou's fear for Huan Zong. Meanwhile, Huan Zong awoke in a lavish bed, surrounded by servants who addressed him as the Second Prince.
Confused, he sought his mother, only to be told she, the Empress, had passed away. Distraught and enraged, he confronted his father, who callously revealed he had murdered the Empress, his own wife, to seize the throne, refusing to be subservient to a woman. In the court, ministers advocated for the Crown Prince's succession, but Huan Zong's father, now self-proclaimed Emperor, dismissed them, claiming the Empress had named him her successor and the Crown Prince was too young.
When ministers offered to support the young prince, the Emperor accused the leading minister of treason and ordered his public execution, warning others against similar opposition. Back with Kong Hou's group, they discussed a way to rescue Huan Zong. The puppet master suggested that a Mind Stone could detect inner demons, and the person with the fewest inner demons would have the highest chance of survival in the cliff's illusion.
Upon testing themselves, Kong Hou discovered she had no inner demons, making her the ideal candidate for the perilous descent. Knowing she needed to remain undetected, she approached her senior brother for Concealment Pills, which could hide her aura. Though her senior brother was reluctant to let her undertake such a dangerous mission, especially after Huan Zong had sacrificed himself to save her, Kong Hou insisted, reminding him of their shared values of loyalty and compassion.
She promised to be careful, relying on her heightened cultivation, spiritual tools, and natural good fortune. Finally, her senior brother relented, giving her the pills but strictly warning her of their time limit and the absolute necessity of avoiding spiritual energy to remain undetected. Kong Hou accepted the pills, promising to return with good news, and embarked on her mission to rescue Huan Zong.
