Legend of Fu Yao Episode 42 Recap, Plot

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Zhan Beiheng reported to Zhan Nancheng that the Emperor of Tianquan questioned why Prince Lie, Zhan Beiye, was being pursued, declaring that if there was no evidence of his collusion with Qi Zhen, his name must be cleared. Though Zhan Beiheng admitted they had framed Zhan Beiye, Zhan Nancheng was unconcerned, vowing to clear Zhan Beiye's name not just in Tiansha, but across all Five Kingdoms.

He dismissed the idea of recalling the Gold of Tiansha, the elite soldiers deployed to capture his brother. Feigning reluctance to punish his own kin without proof, Zhan Nancheng revealed his true scheme: to charge Zhan Beiye with treason for secretly forming the Black Wind Cavalry and winning a battle in Yao City, a crime punishable by death. Despite Zhan Beiheng's concern that the Gold of Tiansha might not defeat the Black Wind Cavalry, Zhan Nancheng was resolute.

His actual motive was to force Zhan Beiye back to Pandu by any means necessary, claiming he simply "missed" his brother. Meanwhile, Zhan Beiye and Fu Yao escaped Zhangsun Pingrong's camp using narcotic incense but were relentlessly pursued by the Gold of Tiansha. Just as they prepared to fight, Zong Yue and Yalan Zhu arrived with the Black Wind Cavalry, turning the tide.

Amidst the chaos, Ji Yu delivered urgent news from Pandu: Zhan Nancheng had accused Zhan Beiye of treason for amassing troops. All of Zhan Beiye's allies in the capital were implicated; high-ranking officials were imprisoned, while some lower-ranking ones had already been executed. Furthermore, his mother, Consort Dowager Jing, was under house arrest. Zhan Nancheng had declared that if Zhan Beiye did not return to Pandu within fifteen days, his mother would be buried alive with the late King.

To create a diversion, Zong Yue led a small force to draw away the pursuers. Determined to save his mother, Zhan Beiye decided he must return to Pandu alone via a direct, perilous route. However, Fu Yao and Yalan Zhu refused to let him go alone, insisting they had been through too much together to abandon him. Moved, Zhan Beiye agreed, instructing the main Black Wind Cavalry force to retreat to Geya to preserve their strength.

The group, now including Zhan Beiye, Fu Yao, Yalan Zhu, Qi, and Ji Yu, entered the perilous forest of Mount Changhan. Qi, a member of the Nijiao Clan, explained that his people had a custom where boys must traverse this forest at age twelve to be considered adults. As they proceeded cautiously, General Gu Lingfeng and the Gold of Tiansha ambushed them. During the intense fight, Yalan Zhu nearly fell from a cliff.

Zhan Beiye threw his Bell Shekun to save her, catching her hand and vowing not to let go. As Gu Lingfeng lunged to capture him, a loyal subordinate intervened, allowing Zhan Beiye to pull Yalan Zhu to safety, though she fainted from the ordeal and the Bell Shekun was lost. Zhan Beiye dismissed his subordinate's concern for the bell, prioritizing their escape.

He then tried to slip away alone under the guise of finding water, but Fu Yao saw through his plan. Explaining that she had already sent the unconscious Yalan Zhu back to Yao City with Tie Cheng, she insisted on accompanying him. Zhan Beiye's attempts to drive her away by calling her a burden failed against her unwavering resolve, and he reluctantly allowed her to join him.

Later, as they rested, Zhan Beiye's skill at roasting a fish reminded Fu Yao of Changsun Wuji. Qi, curious about the Canglong Sword, prompted Zhan Beiye to explain its profound significance. The hilt bore the totem of the Dragon in the Wild, and its blood-crystal eyes were the sacred eyes of the Sword God, who, according to Tiansha legend, became a dragon to found the Zhan royal line.

Each royal possessed a sacred sword whose eyes could not be touched by others. As they continued, a thick fog enveloped them, and Qi and Ji Yu vanished. Zhan Beiye then found the body of his subordinate, Li Hong, and in his grief, triggered a trap, plunging into a swamp-like pit with another man, Wang Hu. As they sank, Fu Yao tried desperately to pull them out.

Zhan Beiye urged her to save Wang Hu first, but it was too late; Wang Hu sank completely, vowing to serve Zhan Beiye again in the next life. As cannibal ants swarmed, Zhan Beiye tried to entrust his sacred Canglong Sword to Fu Yao, telling her that from that moment on, she was the only person besides himself who could touch its sacred eyes—a gesture that symbolized giving her his all—and instructed her to lead the others to safety.

Just as she refused to leave him, Ji Yu reappeared and made a heroic sacrifice: knowing the ants' thirst for blood, he severed his own arm and threw it as a lure. The distraction gave them the time needed to finally pull Zhan Beiye from the pit.

Saved but overwhelmed with guilt over the sacrifices made for him, Zhan Beiye was comforted by Fu Yao, who reminded him that he was their leader and must live on for his cause and his fallen brothers. He urged her to live well in turn, suggesting that Changsun Wuji would not want her to lose hope. Fu Yao interrupted, adamantly declaring her belief that Wuji was still alive and she would not accept his death unless she saw it herself.

Leaving the others to rest, Fu Yao went to find water and suddenly saw Changsun Wuji. Overjoyed, she embraced him, asking where he had been. He held her tightly, professing his desire to abandon the world, the Five Kingdoms, and everyone else, wishing only to be with her forever. Startled by this selfishness, Fu Yao realized he was an impostor, as the true Wuji would never forsake his friends or his duties. She pushed him away and stabbed him.

The impostor transformed into a shadow and attacked, but Zhan Beiye leaped in to block the fatal blow, collapsing as Fu Yao also fell unconscious. In the Tianquan King's Palace, Zhangsun Jia urged the Queen to escape with him. Instead, she gave him the Kunji Token, which grants free passage through the Five Kingdoms, and insisted he leave alone. She threatened suicide to force his hand, explaining she didn't want a furtive escape.

She wanted him to return with an army, storm the Imperial City, and free her honorably to avenge their shared suffering. A tearful Zhangsun Jia agreed and departed. From the shadows, Zhangsun Jiong emerged, revealing he had allowed the escape, gloating that "the show had just begun." Elsewhere, Zhangsun Pingrong was pleased to hear that Zhan Beiye and Fu Yao were trapped in Mount Changhan, believing them doomed.

With the King of Tiansha's support for his bid for Crown Prince secured, he set off to meet with Zhan Nancheng. Meanwhile, Fu Yao awoke in a small house and saw Changsun Wuji. Haunted by the impostor in the forest, she was initially suspicious. However, as Wuji took her hand and sincerely expressed his longing, her tears flowed. He explained that he had been unexpectedly ambushed by Zhangsun Pingrong in the Geya Desert.

He apologized for the pain she endured, lamenting that he couldn't be by her side and that his situation had nearly gotten her killed in Yao City. His genuine remorse finally convinced her that he was the real Changsun Wuji, and they tearfully reunited.

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