Guardian Episode 6 Recap
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The story begins with the disappearance of Zhou Weiwei, Ji Xiaobai’s fiancée, from their bathroom. Days before she vanished, Weiwei had become increasingly unstable, claiming everything felt "fake" and questioning her own reflection. Xiaobai dismissed it as pre-wedding anxiety, but after she disappeared, the Special Investigation Department, led by Director Zhao Yunlan, discovered Xiaobai's home was filled with mirrors.
Da Qing bluntly stated that Weiwei’s chances of survival were low, a sentiment echoed by Guo Changcheng, much to Zhao Yunlan’s frustration. Zhao Yunlan instructed Chu Shuzhi to stay with Guo Changcheng and Xiaobai to provide support. To lift Xiaobai's spirits, Guo took him to a quiet place and encouraged him to shout his wish for Weiwei's return upon hearing a magpie's call, a good omen.
Meanwhile, acting on his strong suspicion, Zhao Yunlan confronted Professor Shen Wei, directly addressing him as the Black Robed Envoy. Without denying his identity, Shen Wei agreed to help find the missing person, though he clarified that he would not engage in combat. To everyone's surprise, Zhou Weiwei returned home, acting as if nothing had happened and claiming she had just visited a friend. Xiaobai was perplexed by her cold demeanor and the absence of her engagement ring.
His unease grew when he later witnessed her cursing at her reflection before vanishing into the mirror. Distraught, he ran to the SID for help. Following Shen Wei's theory that a link between spaces can be created when light hits a mirror vertically, Zhao's team found an entry point. Inside the mirror dimension, Xiaobai was faced with two identical Zhou Weiweis.
He initially thought he recognized his fiancée, but the real Zhou Weiwei, terrified, branded the other a "monster" and revealed she cast no shadow. Enraged at being called a monster, the shadow Weiwei unleashed her power, threatening to kill them all. The Black Robed Envoy arrived just in time, stating that while leaving the Subterrane was not a mortal sin, attempting to kill others was unacceptable. He then took the shadow Weiwei away as a tearful but silent Xiaobai watched.
Later, the real Zhou Weiwei explained she had swapped places with her mirror image because she was tired of human life, while the image craved it. However, seeing the loving relationship the shadow Weiwei built with Xiaobai made the real Weiwei deeply jealous. Xiaobai admitted that despite knowing she was a phantasm, he felt more familiar with the shadow. Realizing the woman he loved was truly gone, he ended his engagement with the real Zhou Weiwei.
Zhao Yunlan's suspicion of Shen Wei deepened due to his extensive knowledge. Impatient to uncover the truth, he and Da Qing discovered Shen Wei lived in the apartment opposite his own. Zhao then had Chu deliver a pennant to Shen Wei, which secretly contained a camera to monitor him.
Elsewhere, the Black Robed Envoy spoke with the captured shadow Weiwei, revealing her father had been his best subordinate who held a great secret and repeatedly uttered the phrase: "Mountain-River Awl guards the south forever." Shen Wei was also seen advising a colleague about a student, Li Qian, and later, effortlessly disarmed a group of thugs who tried to rob him.
