Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre Episode 22 Recap
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He Taichong and his wife, along with two old men, one tall and one short, rushed forward to challenge Zhang Wuji. Zhang Wuji used a plum blossom branch to engage in a fierce battle with the four of them. The two sides fought to a stalemate. Zhou Zhiruo loudly asked Miejue Shitai about the sword art of the Two Forces practiced by the four individuals.
In reality, she was deliberately revealing the footwork and moves to Zhang Wuji, and also pointed out that the Emei Sect's Four Phenomena Palm could defeat their sword art. Zhang Wuji immediately understood her hint and fought accordingly. Madame He discerned Zhou Zhiruo's hidden meaning and loudly stopped her, forbidding her from giving Zhang Wuji advice. Zhou Zhiruo had no choice but to keep silent.
Zhang Wuji then found an opening in the short old man, making them attack each other. The short old man was very annoyed. The tall old man suggested putting down their swords. Zhang Wuji also threw his plum branch to the ground and fought them bare-handed. In just a few moves, he knocked all four of them to the ground.
Unwilling to concede defeat, they picked up their swords from the ground and pressed closer to Zhang Wuji, but their swords repeatedly struck the blind Xian Yutong. Zhang Wuji took out the Golden Silkworm Gu Poison from Xian Yutong and threw it into the mouths of He Taichong and his wife, reminding them that as long as they did not circulate their internal energy, the poison would not take effect within six hours.
Zhang Wuji promised to help them remove the poison after resolving the grievances between the Ming Cult and the Six Major Sects. Miejue Shitai was not convinced and stepped forward to challenge Zhang Wuji. Yin Tianzheng gave his White Rainbow Sword to Zhang Wuji. Miejue Shitai fought Zhang Wuji with the Heaven Reliant Sword, but he dodged her attacks everywhere. Jinghui suggested that everyone should attack together. Zhou Zhiruo, compelled, had no choice but to join the fight.
Zhang Wuji used the Nine Yang Divine Art to defeat them one by one, only showing mercy to Zhou Zhiruo. Ding Minjun forced Zhou Zhiruo to kill Zhang Wuji. She was so frightened that she quickly dropped her sword. Miejue Shitai, enraged and humiliated, drew her sword and aimed it at Zhou Zhiruo. Zhang Wuji arrived in time to save her and handed the Heaven Reliant Sword to Zhou Zhiruo, asking her to return it to Miejue Shitai.
However, Miejue Shitai ordered Zhou Zhiruo to kill Zhang Wuji with the Heaven Reliant Sword, warning that otherwise, she would be betraying her master and ancestors. Zhou Zhiruo was in a dilemma and could not bring herself to do it. But Miejue Shitai relentlessly pressured her, so Zhou Zhiruo had no choice but to draw her sword and stab Zhang Wuji's shoulder. He did not dodge, watching helplessly as Zhou Zhiruo painfully struck him.
Xiao Zhao and Yin Tianzheng quickly supported Zhang Wuji. Seeing this, Miejue Shitai immediately decided to withdraw from Bright Peak, leaving the Wudang Sect to make their own decision. So far, among the Six Major Sects, only the Wudang Sect had not yet cast their vote. Song Qingshu volunteered to fight Zhang Wuji, but Song Yuanqiao did not want to take advantage of someone's weakness.
Song Qingshu painstakingly advised Zhang Wuji to leave early, but he swore to live and die with the Ming Cult. Yin Tianzheng wanted to take a few blows from Song Qingshu for him, but due to his severe injuries, he vomited blood. Xiao Zhao, unable to tolerate this, wanted to fight on behalf of Zhang Wuji. Song Qingshu forcibly pushed her aside, insisting on a fight to the death with Zhang Wuji.
Zhang Wuji could only retaliate despite his injuries and defeated Song Qingshu within two moves. He also coughed up blood from his injuries. Song Yuanqiao decided to lead the Wudang Sect disciples to withdraw from this decisive battle. However, Yin Liting insisted on seeking revenge from Yang Xiao for taking his fiancée. Zhang Wuji struggled to stand up and intervene, vowing to protect Yang Xiao with his life. But Yin Liting remained relentless.
Zhang Wuji was burning with anxiety and, on the spot, spat out a large mouthful of blood, admitting that he was Zhang Wuji, the son of Zhang Cuishan. Song Yuanqiao and the others quickly gathered around. Yin Tianzheng was even more emotional, shedding tears of joy, having never expected his grandson Zhang Wuji to still be alive. Yin Liting insisted on killing Yang Xiao to avenge Ji Xiaofu.
Yang Buhui stepped forward to shield Yang Xiao and testified that Miejue Shitai had killed her mother, Ji Xiaofu, and that she and Zhang Wuji had witnessed it with their own eyes. Miejue Shitai admitted to killing Ji Xiaofu. Yin Liting was heartbroken and, in a fit of pique, ran off without looking back. Zhang Wuji finally woke up and saw Song Yuanqiao and his martial uncles accompanying him.
Song Yuanqiao told him to temporarily stay at Bright Peak to recuperate, entrusting Xiao Zhao to take good care of him. Song Yuanqiao then led his junior martial brothers away from Bright Peak. Immediately after, Zhang Wuji went to see his maternal grandfather Yin Tianzheng and his maternal uncle Yin Yewang. Yin Tianzheng was greatly relieved to learn that he had cured his cold poison with the Nine Yang Divine Art.
Zhang Wuji then learned that Yin Yewang had been struck by Cheng Kun's Phantasm Yin Finger and quickly used the Nine Yang Divine Art to heal him. Yang Xiao brought Yang Buhui to visit Zhang Wuji, expressing immense gratitude for saving their lives. Zhang Wuji asked Yang Xiao to open Xiao Zhao's iron shackles, but Yang Buhui searched all over herself and couldn't find the key. Xiao Zhao was very disappointed. Unexpectedly, the two masters Kongzhi and Kongxing returned.
They discovered that Yuanzhen's body was missing and mistakenly believed that Yang Xiao had stolen it, forcing him to hand over Yuanzhen's corpse. Master Kongxing had no choice but to lead his men away disgruntled. With Xiao Zhao's meticulous care, Zhang Wuji's injuries gradually improved, and his internal energy also recovered by sixty to seventy percent. He was eager to heal the Five Wanderers and the others.
Yang Xiao wanted to wait until Zhang Wuji's injuries had fully recovered, and they had discussed and decided to nominate Zhang Wuji as the Ming Cult Leader. Zhang Wuji tried every means to decline, worried that he was not competent enough for the role. Just then, martial artists from groups like the Sea Sand Gang and the Beggars' Sect suddenly rushed up Bright Peak. They wanted to take advantage of the crisis.
Yang Xiao, the Five Wanderers, and Yin Tianzheng and his son were all severely injured and unable to go out to meet the enemy. Zhang Wuji suggested they first hide in the secret passage and fight them to the finish after their injuries healed. Yang Xiao was unwilling to concede defeat so easily and told Xiao Zhao to take Zhang Wuji to the secret passage first.
Zhang Wuji earnestly persuaded him, but Yang Xiao had no choice but to reveal the Ming Cult's rule: only the Cult Leader could enter the secret passage, and anyone else who dared to enter would face death unless the Cult Leader permitted them. Yin Tianzheng and his son also urged Zhang Wuji to assume the position of Ming Cult Leader.
Helpless, Zhang Wuji took out Yang Dingtian's last will, which stipulated that Xie Xun should temporarily hold the position of Cult Leader. Yang Xiao then asked Zhang Wuji to take over his adoptive father's position, and he had no choice but to agree. As the Cult Leader, Zhang Wuji instructed Yang Xiao to lead all Ming Cult disciples into the secret passage to hide.
Yang Xiao suggested burning down all the houses on Bright Peak to mislead the enemies into thinking they had all fled. Zhang Wuji readily agreed, immediately dispatched people to set the fires, and entered the secret passage with everyone.
