Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre Episode 43 Recap
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Zhao Min barged into Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo's wedding, where she was refuted by Zhou Dian and others. Yang Xiao voluntarily gave his observing seat to Zhao Min, but she did not appreciate it. She publicly condemned Zhang Wuji for breaking his promises, saying he still had two things left to fulfill. Zhang Wuji promised to honor his word after the wedding ceremony. Unexpectedly, Zhao Min's second request was that Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo not get married.
Zhang Wuji firmly disagreed. Zhao Min then produced a lock of Xie Xun's hair, letting Zhang Wuji decide for himself. Fearing that his foster father was in trouble, Zhang Wuji immediately agreed to follow all of Zhao Min's wishes and temporarily not marry Zhou Zhiruo. Zhao Min was satisfied and took Zhang Wuji away without further discussion. Zhou Zhiruo was furious, grinding her teeth. She immediately flew out to ambush Zhao Min.
Zhang Wuji desperately tried to stop her, but Zhao Min was still scratched by Zhou Zhiruo's Nine Yin White Bone Claw. Zhou Zhiruo forced Zhang Wuji to make a choice. Zhang Wuji promised to return to marry her after the matter was settled, but Zhou Zhiruo was unwilling. She attacked him fiercely, with every move being lethal. Zhang Wuji could only fight back. He then left with Zhao Min despite everyone's objections.
Zhou Zhiruo publicly declared that from then on, her relationship with Zhang Wuji was severed, and she crushed the pearl flower on her hairpin on the spot as an oath. Zhang Wuji persistently pressed Zhao Min about Xie Xun's whereabouts. Zhao Min repeatedly stated that she hadn't come to snatch him away, but to take him to find Xie Xun. Seeing her severe injuries, Zhang Wuji had no choice but to help her heal first. The wedding ended in discord.
Zhou Zhiruo left in a huff. The Emei disciples turned against Fan Yao and then stormed off. Following this, Song Yuanqiao bid farewell to Yang Xiao and others, taking his brothers with him. Zhu Laosi casually remarked that Zhang Wuji would no longer have any prestige in the jianghu from then on. Zhou Dian couldn't stand it, severely reprimanded Zhu Laosi, and in a fit of anger, sent him back to the Marshal's Residence.
Fan Yao immediately sent Zhou Dian to find Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo, hoping for the wedding to be held again to restore Zhang Wuji's reputation in the jianghu. Zhao Min's wound became infected, and Zhang Wuji, without a word, helped her suck out the poison and applied herbal medicine to detoxify her. Zhao Min was surprised that Zhou Zhiruo would use such a sinister move. Zhang Wuji shared her sentiment, but he firmly believed in Zhou Zhiruo's character.
Zhao Min told him to wait and see, asserting that it would eventually be proven that Zhou Zhiruo was the true culprit behind the Bloody Incident on Spirit Snake Island, and that Zhou Zhiruo had already mastered sinister martial arts using the Dragon Slaying Saber's secret manual. Zhang Wuji didn't believe it and didn't want to argue with her further, only wishing to find Xie Xun as soon as possible.
Zhang Wuji and Zhao Min continued on their journey when they suddenly encountered two Yuan soldiers delivering a secret letter to the young prince. Zhang Wuji threw pebbles to ambush the two, seizing the opportunity to snatch the secret letter. The letter contained the Ming Cult's strategic deployment. Zhang Wuji couldn't guess who had leaked the information and, in a fit of rage, tore the secret letter to shreds.
Zhao Min, however, thought that it was a deliberate release of fake military intelligence by Ming Cult disciples, intending to lure the young prince into a trap. Just then, the young prince arrived on horseback with the Xuanming Elders, forcing Zhang Wuji to hand over the military intelligence. Zhang Wuji flatly refused and fought with the Xuanming Elders. The young prince had the Yuan soldiers seize Zhao Min.
Zhang Wuji quickly rescued Zhao Min and tried to use the Nine Yang Divine Art to ambush the young prince. Zhao Min hurriedly stopped him, but was shaken by the Nine Yang Divine Art, causing her to vomit blood. Seeing this, Zhang Wuji quickly took Zhao Min and fled. While healing Zhao Min, Zhang Wuji complained that she shouldn't have taken such a risk.
Zhao Min didn't want to see Zhang Wuji and her brother both suffer heavy losses; no matter which side faced trouble, she would intervene to stop it. Zhang Wuji felt great tenderness for her. Zhou Zhiruo wandered the streets in a daze. Seeing a family holding a wedding, the scene stirred her emotions. She couldn't help but recall her own ruined wedding, and tears streamed down her face in sorrow.
Zhang Wuji traded Zhao Min's gold hair ornament for two sets of coarse clothes and a horse-drawn carriage, continuing their journey with Zhao Min. However, Zhao Min's injuries worsened. Zhang Wuji decided to find a farmhouse to stay in first, waiting for Zhao Min's condition to improve before going to rescue Xie Xun. In the following days, Zhang Wuji meticulously cared for Zhao Min.
Her heart warmed, and she wished her injuries would never heal, so she could forever receive Zhang Wuji's care. Zhang Wuji couldn't help but smile, calling her foolish. Zhao Min urged Zhang Wuji to quickly treat her injuries, wanting to rescue Xie Xun as soon as possible. Zhang Wuji woke up groggily and found that Zhao Min was nowhere to be seen. He quickly went out to look for her and saw Zhao Min doing farm work with the villagers.
Zhang Wuji was deeply touched to see her working competently. Zhao Min's injuries gradually improved, and she even personally made him white rice porridge to taste. Zhang Wuji praised it endlessly. It was Zhao Min's first time cooking, and she burnt the porridge, but Zhang Wuji ate it very happily. Instead, he thanked Zhao Min for stopping his wedding with Zhou Zhiruo, as he too had felt a subtle unease about the marriage.
Only then did Zhao Min fully let go of her guilt. She didn't care about the opinions of the world, only about Zhang Wuji's true feelings. Zhang Wuji was deeply moved by her sincerity. That night, Zhao Min was woken by the pain from her wound. She saw Zhang Wuji sitting in the courtyard lost in thought, knowing he was worried about Xie Xun's safety. Zhao Min decided they would set off the next day.
Zhang Wuji knew her injuries were severe and wanted her to rest for a few more days, but Zhao Min didn't want to delay rescuing Xie Xun because of herself, making Zhang Wuji regret it for the rest of his life. Early the next morning, Zhang Wuji took Zhao Min and continued their journey. Zhao Min casually asked why Zhou Zhiruo made him uneasy.
Zhang Wuji couldn't help but recall Zhou Zhiruo's ambition to glorify Emei and dominate the martial arts world, so he quickly found an excuse to change the subject. Zhao Min, however, wanted to retreat to the mountains with Zhang Wuji and live a carefree life. Zhang Wuji couldn't help but compare her to the calculating Zhou Zhiruo, finding Zhao Min to be more genuine and lovable.
Zhou Zhiruo obtained the Dragon Slaying Saber and the Heaven Reliant Sword and often recalled that night on Spirit Snake Island. She wanted to use the Heaven Reliant Sword to kill Zhao Min, but was unexpectedly discovered by Yin Li. She had no choice but to kill Yin Li to silence her. She also wanted to follow her master's command to kill Zhang Wuji, but she could never bring herself to do it.
It turned out that Abbess Miejue had told Zhou Zhiruo a great secret before her death: the "Book of Wumu" and the "Nine Yin Manual" were hidden separately within the Dragon Slaying Saber and the Heaven Reliant Sword. Only by combining the saber and sword could one successfully obtain these two martial arts manuals and achieve the ambition of dominating the martial arts world. Zhou Zhiruo thought of Zhang Wuji, who had fled their wedding, and cried inconsolably. A lecherous man tried to take advantage of her, but Zhou Zhiruo struck him dead on the spot.
