Love and Redemption Episode 2 Recap, Plot

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The Candel Dragon attacked the two again. Chu Xuanji was knocked to the ground and cut by fragments, bleeding. As blood seeped out, the fragments showed past events in the heavenly realm. Chu Xuanji suddenly changed into the appearance of another person, taking Yu Sifeng and escaping the barrier. However, the Candel Dragon also followed them out. Fortunately, the Shaoyang Sect's eldest disciple, Hao Chen, passed by and sealed the barrier.

But there was no time to delay, Hao Chen still needed to stabilize the barrier with his master, Hengyang. The sect leader (Chu Lei) led people to the secret realm. Seeing this situation, he was furious with Chu Xuanji again. The Shaoyang secret realm is an important place of the Shaoyang Sect. Trespassing inside requires accepting punishment. The sect leader wanted to demote Chu Xuanji to Mingxia Cave for self-reflection behind closed doors.

Mingxia Cave is cold and damp, a place only disciples who receive severe punishment go. Chu Linglong and Yu Sifeng both wanted to plead for Chu Xuanji but could not. The Deputy Master of Lize Palace rushed over and saw Yu Sifeng not wearing his mask. He took the opportunity to reprimand Yu Sifeng and inquire about the secret realm's mystery. The Shaoyang Sect's primary task is guarding the secret realm.

Chu Xuanji easily entering the secret realm barrier is even more concerning. Sixteen years ago, a heavenly official descended to emphasize the importance of the secret realm. In the next twenty-five years, the barrier's power will become weaker and weaker. Furthermore, the Shaoyang ancestors prophesied that a heartless and emotionless person would open the secret realm and activate the Crystal Lamp.

The sect leader's junior brother, Luyang, mentioned that Chu Xuanji has not shed tears or shown emotion for sixteen years. Could the person who activates the Crystal Lamp be Chu Xuanji? For the safety of Shaoyang, Luyang proposed keeping Chu Xuanji locked in Mingxia Cave until the matter is investigated. This suggestion was overheard by Chu Linglong. When Chu Linglong rushed to tell Chu Xuanji, Chu Xuanji was taking out the fragments she brought from the secret realm.

The fragments' power infected Chu Xuanji again, and she saw the scene of the great battle in the heavenly realm a thousand years ago. Chu Linglong was worried that Chu Xuanji would be locked in Mingxia Cave forever and never get out. She asked Chu Xuanji to cry in front of her father (Chu Lei) to prove she wasn't a heartless and emotionless person. Although Chu Linglong imagined countless heartbreaking scenarios, Chu Xuanji found it truly difficult to shed tears.

Chu Linglong came up with the idea of using chili powder to stimulate her eyes to help Chu Xuanji cry. Although the chili powder made Chu Xuanji's eyes uncomfortable, she still didn't cry. Not only that, but she was also discovered by the sect leader. Chu Xuanji was still taken to Mingxia Cave. Mingxia Cave was filled with the sound of ghosts howling and wolves crying, extremely eerie. Yu Sifeng was taken back to receive the Thirteen Precepts torture.

Even though his friend Ruo Yu couldn't bear to lay a hand on him, the Deputy Master had long been jealous of Yu Sifeng and seized the opportunity to suppress him. He even wanted to take Yu Sifeng back to Lize Palace to receive a heavier punishment. However, Yu Sifeng had already signed up for the Hairpin Tournament. Leaving rashly would make Lize Palace disrespectful to the other four sects.

Elder Luo of Lize Palace could only speak up to keep Yu Sifeng and wait until the Master arrives in Shaoyang to make a final decision. Yu Sifeng missing his mask would certainly incur a severe penalty. If he could win first place in the Hairpin Tournament and bring glory to Lize Palace, he might receive a lighter punishment. While being punished in Mingxia Cave, Chu Xuanji fainted on the ground due to the cold and drowsiness.

Although the sect leader felt some guilt towards his wife Danping, the persuasion from Chu Linglong, Xiao Liuzi, and other disciples was ineffective. However, the secret realm stone had another anomaly. When the sect leader (Chu Lei), Yinghong, and his junior brother Ouyang rushed there together, they saw Hao Chen stabilizing the barrier. Hao Chen is Hengyang's disciple. After ten years of seclusion, his cultivation broke through to the tenth layer of Shaoyang's Yangjue skill.

He also made achievements in the Dao of Ruthlessness technique of Xuyang Peak. Hao Chen went to the secret realm to assist his master in stabilizing it, to prevent disaster for Shaoyang. However, the sect leader (Chu Lei) still didn't believe his daughter with mediocre aptitude could open the barrier, so he asked Hao Chen to investigate the matter.

Yu Sifeng wanted to retrieve his mask and would definitely need to enter the barrier again, but the barrier had no loopholes. Perhaps only by finding Chu Xuanji first would there be a chance. But Xiaoyang Peak, where Mingxia Cave is located, is very difficult to enter. Chu Linglong couldn't enter even though she wanted to. Yu Sifeng unexpectedly learned that Chu Xuanji could only come out by shedding tears.

And Chu Xuanji, suffering from the torment in the cave, was still worried about whether Yu Sifeng would be punished. Demon Maleficent two stars were approaching again. The demon realm's actions were speeding up. The Earth Wolf was already interrogating the merman who knew the whereabouts of Juntian Cehai. Xiao Liuzi brought food for Chu Xuanji. Although Chu Xuanji couldn't feel pain, she didn't want to stay in Mingxia Cave forever. Zhong Minyan encouraged Chu Xuanji not to give up.

Chu Xuanji obediently ate the food Chu Linglong made, and for the first time, she felt a sense of taste, becoming excited. But Chu Xuanji still couldn't cry. Chu Linglong and Xiao Liuzi were troubled by how to make Chu Xuanji cry when they unexpectedly discovered a Manual of Ten Thousand Demons left by Yu Sifeng. The manual described how to refine a peculiar incense that could make people cry.

However, the ingredients needed to refine the incense grow on the monsters in the Hairpin Tournament. The Shaoyang sect leader (Chu Lei) was assigning tasks for the Hairpin Tournament. The Gu Diao monster they would ultimately face in this Hairpin Tournament was what was needed for refining the incense. Chu Linglong was happy to find a way and asked Xiao Liuzi to use the Earth Escaping technique to go to Shouyang Hall.

However, he accidentally exposed himself and was summoned by the elders and sect leaders of various sects. According to the rules, everyone present could draw lots to participate in the Hairpin Tournament. Elder Lingshi even incited them. Xiao Liuzi and Chu Linglong both wanted to deal with the Gu Diao monster, so they actively participated. They wrote down their names and put them into the drawing box. The first person drawn was Dongfang Qingqi, Master of Fuyu Island.

The second was Chu Yinghong, Elder of Xiaoyang Peak of the Shaoyang Sect. The third was Yu Sifeng, disciple of Jingui Palace, the main hall of Lize Palace. The fourth was Xiao Liuzi. The fifth was Chu Lei, sect leader of the Shaoyang Sect. The sixth was Hao Chen. The last person, surprisingly, was Chu Xuanji. It turned out that Xiao Liuzi had replaced Chu Linglong's name with Chu Xuanji's, solely to allow Chu Xuanji to leave Mingxia Cave.

Under Hao Chen's persuasion, Sect Leader Chu Lei could only agree to temporarily release Chu Xuanji. The meaning of the rules of Lize Palace is not only to prevent outsiders from contact but also to warn disciples not to lose their original intentions. Yu Sifeng found Chu Xuanji and demanded they go back to the secret realm.

Chu Xuanji was unwilling to break the Shaoyang Palace rules and disagreed to go back to the secret realm, but Yu Sifeng forcibly took her. Yu Sifeng used helping Chu Xuanji obtain the Gu Diao incense as a condition to make her agree to enter the secret realm again. Chu Xuanji made an agreement with Yu Sifeng. Her various small actions made Yu Sifeng extremely flustered. The Hairpin Tournament began.

Chu Xuanji asked her sixth senior brother (Zhong Minyan) to carry her by sword flight, but he refused decisively. Yu Sifeng also refused Chu Xuanji's request due to the difference between men and women. Fortunately, Hao Chen spoke up and was willing to take Chu Xuanji by sword flight. Meanwhile, Xiao Liuzi also secretly took Chu Linglong down the mountain to rush to the Hairpin Tournament.

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