Legend of the Female General Episode 36 (Ending) Recap
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The thunderous drums from the beacon towers signaled trouble, sending Xiao Jue and He Yan hurrying to the Emperor. The Emperor commanded Xiao Jue to lead troops to Mingshui to defeat Wutuo. Although Huayuan was also under Wutuo attack, the Emperor dispatched Yan He and Chu Zhao there, while He Yan was sent to Rundu with Li Kuang to defend against a Wutuo sneak attack.
He Yan understood the Emperor's lingering distrust of her and Xiao Jue, but Xiao Jue reassured her that Rundu's location between Mingshui and Huayuan meant she could support either front. Yan He's wife, Xiu, pregnant, insisted on accompanying the army, and Yan He, seeing she still had time before delivery, consented. Xiao Jing and his wife saw Xiao Jue and He Yan off, with Xiao Jing, as the elder brother, assuring them the home front was secure.
Soon after arriving at Mingshui and Rundu, Wutuo reinforced Huayuan. He Yan decisively left five thousand elite troops with Li Kuang to defend Rundu and led the rest to reinforce Huayuan. With He Yan's timely arrival, Huayuan achieved a great victory against Wutuo, and Chu Zhao hosted a celebratory feast. However, Yan He, after two days and nights of fierce fighting, collapsed from exhaustion and severe injuries. He returned to camp in critical condition.
His dying wish was for He Yan not to tell Xiu, who was in labor. Almost concurrently, Xiu gave birth prematurely to a daughter, Mu Xia, a name Yan He had chosen earlier. He Yan, consumed by grief and anger, bitterly reproached Chu Zhao, stating that if not for his counsel to the Emperor, the military forces would not have been divided, leaving Yan He to fight Wutuo alone for two days and nights, leading to his untimely death.
Chu Zhao was overwhelmed with guilt, constantly tormented by his mother's words, realizing that if two generals had protected Wei together, Wutuo would not have dared to invade. He felt he had made a grave mistake. After their defeat at Huayuan, Wutuo turned their forces to reinforce the Wutuo army at Mingshui.
Upon learning this, He Yan immediately instructed Jiang Jiao to stay and assist Yan He's deputy in defending Huayuan, while she led her troops to quickly reinforce Xiao Jue's army, who were struggling at Mingshui. The Mingshui battlefield was a scene of brutal carnage: deafening shouts, smoke-filled air, clanging swords, and blood staining the ground. Countless heroes sacrificed their lives for their homeland.
Xiao Jue fought valiantly, surrounded by over a dozen Wutuo soldiers, until He Yan, riding her horse, charged in with her troops. Together, they slew the Wutuo commander, securing a glorious victory at Mingshui. Later, Chu Zhao was stripped of his official post and exiled to the frontier, never to be reinstated, due to his repeated calumnies that had divided Wei's military strength, allowing Wutuo to exploit the weakness and rekindle the war, causing immense suffering among the populace.
Xiao Jue and He Yan returned to the capital to report. The Emperor's rewards had already been sent to their residences, and they were not detained long. With the war finally quelled and Wei restored to peace, He Yan remarked that Yan He's spirit could now rest easy. The Emperor, finally releasing his guard, decreed their marriage. Xiao Jue and He Yan exchanged glances, thanking the Emperor for his graciousness, their long-awaited union now official.
Following the earlier marriage of Song Taotao and Cheng Lisu, and the grand wedding of General Fengyun and General Feihong, Yaojing was filled with renewed joy. Xiao Jue welcomed He Yan into their home, their perfect match envied by all. After numerous trials and tribulations, they were finally united in blissful matrimony. One evening, He Yan and Xiao Jue visited Cuiwang Mountain outside the capital to admire the moon, which He Yan had heard was the finest in the world.
Xiao Jue, clearly a little jealous, was teased by He Yan for being "jealous of the moon." Xiao Jue then kissed her, declaring that the finest moon belonged to her. Hand in hand, they gazed at the sky, He Yan asking how the moon would differ in ten, twenty, or fifty years. Xiao Jue shook his head, but He Yan expressed her desire to see those changes with him. Xiao Jue promised they would witness those future moons together.
