Love in Pavilion Episode 13 Recap
> Love in Pavilion Recap
Mu Xiaowu’s son, Mu Mie, possessed the ability of prophetic dreams. He frequently dreamt of someone gouging out their own Heaven’s Eye, but could not understand why. To solve the mystery, Mu Mie decided to head to the well-informed city of Biluo to inquire about it, which led to the earlier scene where he asked the leech demon Cui Yu Ming Luan for directions.
Dongfang Huaizhu absorbed Jia Lan’s demon power and lifted the spell on Wangquan Hongye, allowing him to awaken once more. Jiuhuo and Wangquan Hongye had given differing accounts, so Dongfang Huaizhu realized one of them must be lying. She firmly believed that she was herself and no one’s substitute. Wangquan Hongye asked her to prove it to him. After learning that Jiuhuo had left the city, Dongfang Huaizhu searched her room and recalled Jiuhuo had once mentioned the Demon Taming Kingdom.
She then found related texts which mentioned a black fox beyond the Circle—one that fed on hatred and possessed immense power, yet lacked a physical form. Dongfang Huaizhu instantly understood why Jia Lan had previously said she was very satisfied with her. Following the directions given by Cui Yu Ming Luan, Mu Xiaowu wandered through twists and turns until he was completely disoriented. After walking a long distance, parched and starving, he finally saw a village.
This village was named Baiyu Village. The village chief, seeing how travel-worn he was, made him some food. When he learned that Mu Xiaowu had encountered a leech demon, the chief slammed the table and demanded to know the demon’s whereabouts. Lacking a good sense of direction, Mu Xiaowu racked his brains but still couldn’t recall where he had seen the leech demon.
Dongfang Huaizhu asked Jiuhuo a question, and even though he didn’t answer, his few seconds of silence gave her all the answers she needed. This helped her resolve to collaborate with Wangquan Hongye against Jia Lan and Jiuhuo. However, Dongfang Huaizhu still didn’t trust Wangquan Hongye, so she used demon power to lock his heart pulse, causing excruciating pain at will.
The village chief’s eldest son claimed that the leech demon Mu Xiaowu saw had killed his younger brother, so he rallied the villagers to seek revenge against Cui Yu Ming Luan. But Mu Xiaowu felt that Cui Yu Ming Luan didn’t seem like an evil demon—after all, she had even given him directions. The chief’s son said demons were adept at trickery, and dragged Mu Xiaowu along to capture her.
Mu Xiaowu used his Heaven’s Eye to track Cui Yu Ming Luan’s traces in the bamboo forest. The chief’s son lured her out using an injured cat demon and controlled the cat demon with a demon-controlling talisman to attack her. Eventually, Cui Yu was captured. However, Mu Xiaowu could tell that Cui Yu didn’t intend to harm anyone, and demanded to know the truth before allowing anyone to hurt her.
The chief’s son decided to drug him and later shot Mu Xiaowu with an arrow. Only then did Mu Xiaowu realize the village chief and his son were not good people. Fortunately, Cui Yu turned red-eyed, released poisonous mist, and escaped from Baiyu Village with Mu Xiaowu. Dongfang Huaizhu brought Wangquan Hongye to her room and personally treated his wounds. The closer Dongfang Huaizhu got, the faster Wangquan Hongye’s heart pounded.
His feelings for her could be used to her advantage. The incense she burned contained an aphrodisiac, and Wangquan Hongye’s face flushed red as he struggled to restrain himself from touching her. Wangquan Hongye’s strong self-control surprised Dongfang Huaizhu. If he could hold out until the incense burned out, she would believe in him. But that wouldn’t be easy, especially since she had concocted the incense herself.
Wangquan Hongye distanced himself from her and sat cross-legged, channeling his energy to resist the incense’s effects. Mu Xiaowu awoke and stubbornly insisted on returning to Baiyu Village to seek the truth. The red-eyed Cui Yu thought he was truly ungrateful. Seeing Yeyuan leave the city, Wangquan Zui and Yang Yitan secretly followed.
