Love a Lifetime Episode 40 Recap
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With Bai Su’s assistance, Nalan Yue worked to destroy the Illusion Butterfly within his body, unwilling to control others’ lives with the Chihua Pill. He also instructed Bai Su to use his internal force to inject ice crystals into the other Dark Soldiers, ensuring their safety and freeing them from the control of the offspring worms.
The Command to the Dark Soldiers Skill was successfully lifted, and Nalan Yue not only recovered from the poison’s backlash but also found his internal power significantly enhanced. The second elder of the Tang School and other disciples, who had nowhere else to go, were deeply moved by Nalan Yue’s integrity and magnanimity. They sincerely pledged their allegiance, vowing to serve only Nalan Yue from that day forward, through life and death. Meanwhile, Rong Jingfeng suddenly collapsed without warning.
Despite his disciples’ best efforts with acupuncture, his condition showed no improvement. Rong Su, noticing her father’s dangerously low body temperature, feared he was beyond help. Just as she was in a panic, Lu Yizhou arrived with ice crystals, sent on a mission by Nalan Yue. Once the ice crystals melted into Rong Jingfeng’s chest, his breathing and pulse gradually stabilized.
However, after regaining consciousness, Rong Jingfeng seized the opportunity while Rong Su was getting medicine to leave without a word. He hid in Tingfeng Town, observing the Ling Sect’s plots, and felt a profound sadness upon seeing Dragon Howl City reduced to its current state. After Mo Huan decimated the disciples of the Hall of Life, Xuan Ye was determined to rescue them. Liuli, knowing Dragon Howl City was crawling with Snow Union spies, tried to dissuade him.
When her pleas proved fruitless, she persuaded him to wait outside the town while she infiltrated Tingfeng Town to gather information. Unbeknownst to them, the situation both inside and outside Dragon Howl City was volatile. Mo Huan, fearing spies, had instituted a daily rule requiring everyone to wear a silver ring on their wrist. Mei Ying, noticing Liuli’s lack of a silver ring, easily exposed her and had her thrown into the dungeon.
Rong Hua devised a plan to help the two Wang brothers escape their predicament. To resolve the misunderstanding between Rong Hua and Nalan Yue, Lu Yizhou took it upon himself to disclose their location to Wang Zhiyuan, asking him to inform Rong Hua to meet at the medical clinic. Rong Hua suspected her father might have been staying there and found ice crystal fragments in a side room.
Despite Rong Su and Lu Yizhou’s attempts to deflect her questions, Rong Hua remained suspicious. Upon learning of Liuli’s capture, Xuan Ye rushed to Rong Su for help. Considering the tight security in Tingfeng Town, combined with Mei Ying’s presence and the deceptive formations he had set up, a direct breakthrough seemed impossible.
Mei Xueman, who had learned some of her brother’s lost formation methods and compiled them into a book for future use, now witnessed her brother’s descent into villainy and wanton killing. Understanding that achieving a great task requires making difficult choices, Mei Xueman decided to give the diagrams to Rong Hua, hoping she would publicize them to disrupt the Ling Sect’s plans.
Mei Xueman also implored Rong Hua to be more understanding and forgiving towards Nalan Yue, acknowledging that he often acted under difficult circumstances and had his own unmentioned hardships. Rong Hua assured Mei Xueman that she was well aware of Nalan Yue’s sacrifices for her. Liuli, imprisoned and subjected to severe torture for several days, remained steadfast, refusing to reveal Xuan Ye’s hiding place despite her grievous injuries.
Jinque, who had raised Liuli as her own daughter, was heartbroken by her suffering and exasperated by her foolish devotion, sacrificing everything, even her life, for an outsider. However, Liuli’s resolve was firm; she knew what truly mattered. To her, having Jinque and Xuan Ye care for her in this life meant that even in death, she would find peace.
She specifically asked Jinque to bury her after her death, hoping to preserve a beautiful image for Xuan Ye and spare him the sight of her battered body. Unable to get close enough to control Mei Ying, Rong Hua decided to have Mei Xueman deliver the antidote to him first, and then send someone to infiltrate Dragon Howl City to create diversions and weaken the city's forces.
Lu Yizhou volunteered for the dangerous mission, intending to meet secretly with Nalan Yue. Nalan Yue, having comprehended the Plum Blossom Spell, was adept at setting up formations. He established an Eight-Diagram Formation of the Mei family in Mo Huan’s villa, using the scent of plum blossoms to lure Mo Huan. He observed Guan Buzhuo falling into an illusion and getting lost. When Nalan Yue and Lu Yizhou then entered Mei Ying’s room, they witnessed Mei Ying taking the antidote.
Mo Huan discovered the scene, leading to her suspicion of Mei Ying’s betrayal. Mei Ying attempted to explain that Mei Xueman had stolen the antidote from Nalan Yue and given it to him, but Mo Huan, distrustful, questioned the origins of such a rare antidote, hinting at his potential disloyalty.
