King is Not Easy Episode 18 Recap
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Ji Man took Da Xi and fled to a forest. Due to his injuries, he was physically weak and fell from his horse. Da Xi saw Ji Man lying on the ground and quickly dismounted to check on him. Ji Man was only injured, not in mortal danger. Seeing the urgent situation, Ji Man knew he was severely wounded. If Da Xi took him with her, she wouldn't be able to escape safely, so he told her to go first.
But Da Xi told him that if they were to go, they would go together; if they were to die, they would die together. This deeply moved Ji Man. Ji Man asked Da Xi if she liked him because he was handsome. Da Xi seriously told Ji Man that she liked him simply because he was Ji Man, and it had nothing to do with his appearance. The sound of the pursuers grew closer.
Ji Man saw a hornet's nest on the big tree he was leaning against and knew he wasn't destined to die. He knocked over the hornet's nest with a stone, pulled Da Xi, and ran. The pursuing enemies were stung by the hornets, causing chaos and disarray. The general learned from Shao Yong that Ji Man had gone alone to rescue Da Xi and was very worried. Finally, early the next morning, Ji Man returned with Da Xi.
Seeing Ji Man injured, Shao Yong quickly had him carried into the main tent for treatment. Da Xi felt very guilty seeing Ji Man injured because of her. She felt she had dragged Ji Man down. At this time, the soldiers, because their King had almost died for Da Xi, collectively urged the King outside the main tent to prioritize the nation and execute Consort Da Xi, even threatening with their own lives.
This put Ji Man in a very difficult position. Da Xi also heard the commotion outside. She had not expected that she would cause Ji Man to be forced to such an extent. Da Xi understood the feelings of those soldiers, but she didn't want to die, nor did she want to leave Ji Man. However, she couldn't push Ji Man into a difficult situation, and no matter what decision Ji Man made, she would fully support him.
Ji Man asked Da Xi to lie with him for a while, and she unknowingly fell asleep. But when she woke up, she found herself in the cave where she had been imprisoned yesterday. At this moment, the Protector entered and said that they hadn't known Da Xi's true identity, and thus might have offended her. She was the true leader of the Queen Mother of the West, and she should return to preside over the overall situation.
This made Da Xi very confused. The Protector then explained the reason: Towards the end of the Shang Dynasty, Wu Geng encountered danger while fleeing and was rescued by He Sang of the Feather Tribe. For revenge, Wu Geng exploited He Sang's feelings and gradually lost himself. Seeing Wu Geng sink deeper and deeper, He Sang sacrificed herself for righteousness, hoping to exchange her own life for Wu Geng's rationality and kindness. After her death, the Feather Tribe never recovered.
To survive, all newborn Feather Tribe infants had their wings plucked, their eyes covered, their memories sealed, and lived a difficult life among humans. Da Xi was one of them. The Feather Tribe was hunted by humans. To ensure the safety of the Feather Tribe descendants, the Protector demanded that all infants born within thirty days have their wings torn off and their eyes covered with cloth. Those who disobeyed the order would be executed.
Just like that, the young Feather Tribe lost their wings. The Feather Tribe was in dire peril. To revive the Feather Tribe, the Protector felt helpless. She didn't know how to protect her people, so she went to the tribal chief's grave, hoping the chief would grant her strength to lead the Feather Tribe out of their predicament. At that moment, a strange flower, named Da Xi, suddenly bloomed on the chief's grave.
The Protector found the woman named Da Xi, placed her on the chief's throne, and entrusted the future of the Feather Tribe to her. Da Xi promised to do her best to protect the safety of the Feather Tribe, and the Protector stated that she would assist her with all her might. Not long after, mortals were stealing food in the Feather Tribe's territory.
Da Xi was very angry upon learning this, led soldiers to stop the looting, and drove the mortals away. Ji Man heard his soldiers say that their brothers had been harmed by demons, so he led his troops to attack the Feather Tribe.
Da Xi went out of the city to meet them in battle, pointing out that the Great Zhou soldiers were injuring people and looting in the Feather Tribe's territory, yet they were turning around and slandering the Feather Tribe. Ji Man's soldiers, enraged, started a war against the Feather Tribe. Relying on their numerical superiority, Great Zhou defeated the Feather Tribe and captured Da Xi. Ji Man demanded Da Xi surrender, but she refused.
Ji Man then ordered the killing of the Feather Tribe soldiers. At this moment, countless birds flew across the sky, and the Protector seized the opportunity to rescue Da Xi. After Da Xi regained consciousness, she felt very guilty. She had not expected that the Feather Tribe would be destroyed in her hands.
The Great Protector knew that there was a huge disparity in strength between their tribe and the Great Zhou Dynasty; only by using clever tactics could they succeed. It turned out that the Feather Tribe possessed a secret art—the Art of Illusion. By using the Art of Illusion to enter Ji Man's dream and control him with their will, they would succeed as long as Da Xi dominated Ji Man's dream.
However, this magic had a drawback: any member of the Feather Tribe who entered the dream would forget everything that happened before. For the sake of the Feather Tribe, Da Xi thus entered Ji Man's dream. The Protector cast a spell, making Da Xi the most famous cook in Great Zhou. What happened next unfolded step by step, until Da Xi fell in love with Ji Man. After hearing the Protector's account, Da Xi couldn't believe it was true.
The Protector told Da Xi that she woke up because the spell had worn off, and it was also because of the spell that she had lost her past memories. Now their plan had succeeded. Ji Man's heart was now full of Da Xi. The Protector hoped that Da Xi would go to Ji Man tomorrow and have him kill the troublesome soldiers, causing him to lose the army's morale.
Then, things would be easy, and revenge for the Feather Tribe would be within reach. However, Da Xi believed that Ji Man was wholeheartedly devoted to her, and she couldn't do such a thing. The Protector and the soldiers threatened her with their lives, so Da Xi had no choice but to agree. The next day, Da Xi came to the Great Zhou army camp and was discovered by soldiers.
Seeing that the soldiers were going to kill her, Da Xi took off running. The soldiers came to surround and attack Da Xi. Ji Man heard the commotion and came out to stop the soldiers. Da Xi did not follow the Protector's arrangement to have Ji Man kill the soldiers; instead, she pulled him aside, intending to tell him the truth.
