Legend of Fu Yao Episode 17 Recap, Plot

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After Zong Yue was injured by Qi Zhen's poisoned arrow during their escape, he and Fu Yao fled through the night from the burning Duke's Mansion. Qi Zhen, having confirmed the presence of intruders, ordered a city-wide search for them, specifically identifying Zong Yue and Fu Yao. With his poisoned arrow wounds, Zong Yue urged Fu Yao to get him to the palace, stating he was on a critical mission.

Meanwhile, Changsun Wuji, already aware of the fire and the escape, concluded that Zong Yue and Fu Yao were the ones fleeing the Duke's Mansion. He was expecting Zong Yue to deliver something vital, but the delay meant they would miss the opportune time to locate the Dragon Scale Armor, an opportunity that arose only once a year for a brief window.

Qi Zhen, announcing that assassins had escaped into the palace, ordered the nine gates locked and an all-out effort to capture them. Concurrently, Zong Yue guided Fu Yao into a hidden passageway. Barely able to stand, Zong Yue, enduring immense pain, asked Fu Yao to tear open his clothes so he could apply medicine to his black, poisoned wound. Fu Yao was astonished by Qi Zhen's hidden prowess.

Zong Yue revealed that Qi Zhen, once famed across the Five Kingdoms for his sun-shooting bow, along with Prince Wenyi, were known as the two great men of Taiyuan. However, with the passage of time and Prince Wenyi's death, this moniker had faded. Despite his severe injuries, Zong Yue insisted he had an urgent task and attempted to push through the pain.

Unable to stand, he entrusted Fu Yao with a crucial item, instructing her to deliver it safely, while he had to return to the Duke's Mansion immediately to avoid Qi Zhen's suspicion. He stressed that while her life was secondary, the item must not be lost. Following the secret passage, Fu Yao unexpectedly found herself in Changsun Wuji’s bedchamber. Changsun Wuji, in the midst of changing, playfully teased her and suggested she help him.

Just then, Qi Zhen arrived with soldiers, demanding entry to search for the assassins. Thinking quickly, Changsun Wuji pulled Fu Yao forward, pushing her onto the throne bed and covering them both with a thin blanket, feigning intimacy. When Qi Zhen stormed in, Changsun Wuji casually drew back the curtains, claiming he hadn't seen any assassins and that Qi Zhen had merely disturbed his rest. Finding no assassins, Qi Zhen’s gaze lingered suspiciously on the throne bed.

Sensing his doubt, Fu Yao, pretending to be a concubine, coyly spoke up, gently stroking Changsun Wuji’s shoulder. Seeing this, Qi Zhen, despite his lingering suspicion, reluctantly withdrew his troops. After Qi Zhen left, Fu Yao angrily lashed out at Changsun Wuji, but her moves were no match for him. After a few exchanges, she found herself constrained in his arms, her face flushed with embarrassment. Changsun Wuji then questioned her presence, stating he was expecting someone else.

Fu Yao explained that Zong Yue, severely injured, had sent her in his stead. Changsun Wuji also remarked on her hitting people when unhappy, which he found appealing. Qi Zhen continued his search for the assassins within the palace. However, upon hearing that Zhang Henian had mobilized three thousand men from the Eight Garrisons outside Jiaoze Gate, citing concern for the King's safety, Qi Zhen, fearing political opportunism, reluctantly ordered his palace soldiers to retreat.

He was confident, however, that while the assassin might have escaped the palace, they would not escape Taiyuan City. Meanwhile, Fu Yao handed Changsun Wuji the item entrusted by Zong Yue. Changsun Wuji's face lit up upon receiving it, revealing it to be the key to the Yulin Platform. Fu Yao then confronted him about his cunning nature, still holding a grudge over his trickery at the hunting ground.

Changsun Wuji suddenly professed his affection, claiming he couldn't bear to let her leave because he knew she would disappear from his life forever. Fu Yao dismissed his words, disbelieving his sincerity. With the key in hand, Changsun Wuji invited Fu Yao to accompany him to the Yulin Platform, but she only wanted to leave the palace. Fu Yao boldly walked towards the bedchamber door, but upon seeing the numerous guards outside, she quickly retreated, realizing escape was impossible.

Changsun Wuji instructed Jiang Feng to guard the bedchamber and then activated a hidden mechanism, leading Fu Yao and his pet mouse Yuan Bao into a secret passageway. Yuan Bao led the way as they navigated the labyrinthine tunnels. During their journey, they discussed how those in power would go to any lengths to consolidate their rule.

Fu Yao asserted that while one should strive for what they desire, they should not resort to despicable means that transform them into unrecognizable versions of themselves. Changsun Wuji playfully asked what she desired, offering his help, but Fu Yao candidly replied that she would fight for what she wanted herself, acknowledging that if she succeeded, it was her fortune, and if not, her fate. As they conversed, they arrived at the Yulin Platform.

The platform was magnificent, and despite being her first time in the Taiyuan Palace, Fu Yao felt a strange sense of familiarity with it. As Changsun Wuji placed the key on the Yulin Platform, the Dragon Scale Armor suddenly materialized before them. Drawn by an unseen force, Fu Yao stepped onto the platform, her eyes glazed over, moving towards the Dragon Scale Armor unresponsive to Changsun Wuji's calls.

As the five-colored stone around her neck neared the armor, it radiated a brilliant light. Changsun Wuji was stunned, realizing that Fu Yao was the person he had been seeking all along. He was the Chosen One of the Xuanling True Leaf, tasked by his Master to find the girl bearing the five-colored stone across the Five Kingdoms.

The Dragon Scale Armor had the power to unlock the seals within Fu Yao, which would irrevocably alter her destiny, but leaving them untouched would endanger her life. For the first time, the usually confident and shrewd Changsun Wuji found himself caught in profound hesitation, unsure how to proceed. Fu Yao awoke in Changsun Wuji's bedchamber. He concealed the truth about the Dragon Scale Armor, telling her she had merely fallen asleep on the Yulin Platform.

When she tried to stand, she faltered, and Changsun Wuji swiftly carried her back to the throne bed, then used his internal energy to heal her. He brought up her recurring dreams of strange sights and the lingering heaviness she felt upon waking, urging her to enter the palace so he could help her lift the seals.

Fu Yao refused outright, but Changsun Wuji insisted that her seals could only be broken within the Taiyuan Palace, a difficult task that only he could accomplish. Remembering Uncle Zhou’s dying words, Fu Yao debated with Changsun Wuji. They eventually reached an agreement: Fu Yao would enter the palace, and within one month, she had to retrieve the Xuanling True Leaf that Changsun Wuji carried on his person. In return, he would help her break the seals.

Following their pact, Fu Yao departed the bedchamber through the hidden passageway. Changsun Wuji watched her go, his mind troubled, torn between taking her back to report to his Master and fulfilling his promise to help her break her seals. Fu Yao secretly returned to the inn and woke Yalan Zhu. Yalan Zhu, using the holy pearl of the Qiongye Clan, helped Fu Yao completely change her appearance through a disguise technique.

While the holy pearl ensured her new face would last, Fu Yao still had to avoid mirrors and water. The next day, Qi Zhen, frustrated by the ongoing failure to capture the assassin, publicly berated Yun Hen. Just then, Fu Yao, now in her new disguise and appearing injured and disheveled, stumbled into the burnt ruins of the Duke's Mansion.

While Qi Zhen eyed her with suspicion, Fu Yao explained that she had been caught in the sudden fire the night before, ran for her life, and only just regained consciousness after fainting outside the burning building.

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