Love Beyond the Grave Episode 37 Recap
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Following the chaotic confrontation with Yan Ke, Fengyi admitted to He Simu that he had been too careless and fell for the enemy’s diversion stratagem. While he provided an elixir to temporarily stop Duan Xu’s blood vomiting, he warned that Duan Xu’s internal organs were severely damaged and his physical decline was irreversible by ordinary means.
Before He Simu departed for the Void to find a solution, Fengyi noticed a small ghost following her but was unable to call out to her in time. In the shadows, Yan Ke found himself in a frustrating predicament as the Spirits Lantern had fused completely with the mortal Lu Da.
Realizing that killing Lu Da would destroy the lantern, Yan Ke was forced into a deal: he would teach the mortal how to cultivate spirit power, and in exchange, Lu Da would use the lantern’s energy to help Yan Ke defeat He Simu and kill Duan Xu. At the military camp, the atmosphere was heavy with grief. Commandant Wu and Meng Wan brought back the Liang banner that Chenying had died to protect.
They recounted how Chenying’s vanguard squad had been intercepted; the young man had acted as bait to buy time for the main force, but his entire unit was slaughtered. Commandant Wu was consumed by regret, wishing he had never allowed Chenying to lead the vanguard. Returning to the Void, He Simu found that Jiang Ai had been managing affairs well and Bai Sanxing was diligently purging puppet spirits.
He Simu informed Jiang Ai that Yan Ke had found a way to use the Spirits Lantern indirectly and announced she would enter seclusion to refine a special medicine. While preparing the ingredients, He Simu felt a strange, phantom ache in her own chest, despite being a spirit who should not feel such pain. In Nandu, the Emperor was nearing death.
Suspicious of Duan Xu’s failure to return to the capital—unaware that the Duke had intercepted the summons—he questioned Fang Xianye. Ever loyal, Fang defended Duan Xu, citing the chaos of war. Before passing away, the Emperor summoned Fang and offered a double-edged promotion: he drafted an edict naming Fang the Marquis of Zhonghe and Vice Chancellor, but the decree also branded Duan Xu a traitor to be executed upon his return.
The Emperor left the timing of this edict’s revelation to Fang, challenging him to stop living in Duan Xu's shadow. Shortly after the Emperor’s death and Prince Jin’s ascension, Fang Xianye’s study was ransacked. Though no valuables were taken, the late Emperor’s edict was stolen by the Pei faction. Knowing the danger this posed, Fang prepared for a final sacrifice.
Before the confrontation in court, he met with Jingyuan, who brought him dumplings to thank him for an anonymous letter that had saved the Duan family during the recent turmoil. Recognizing his handwriting, she realized he was their protector. Fang hinted at his fate, telling her that while Duan Xu never owed anyone, he would soon owe him everything. In the imperial court, Duke Pei produced the stolen edict, demanding Duan Xu’s execution.
To save his friend, Fang Xianye made a desperate move: he declared the edict was a forgery he had written himself under the orders of his mentor, Yao Jianhe. He claimed that guilt over framing a loyal general had haunted his dreams since the Emperor's death. By branding the real edict a fake and then committing suicide by striking a pillar in the hall, Fang ensured no witness remained to prove the decree's authenticity.
His sacrifice allowed Prince Jin to purge the Duke’s faction and clear Duan Xu’s name. When the news reached the front lines, Duan Xu was initially heartened by Prince Jin’s ascension, but the report of Fang Xianye’s suicide and his final letter shattered him. In the letter, Fang acknowledged that while their paths differed, they shared the same goal of a peaceful Liang. Overwhelmed by grief, Duan Xu vomited blood and collapsed.
He Simu arrived just in time with the medicine she had refined in seclusion, using her spirit power to pull him back from the brink of death. As he recovered, Duan Xu spoke to He Simu about the deep bond he shared with Fang. During the years Duan Xu was held captive in North Chong, his father had forced Fang to act as his double.
Duan Xu had intended to entrust all his responsibilities to Fang once the war ended, never imagining his friend would leave first. He Simu comforted him, reminding him that Fang died with a clear conscience, having finally been seen as himself rather than a shadow. In Nandu, the elder Lord Duan celebrated the death of his son's rival, oblivious to the truth. He immediately began planning a high-status marriage for Jingyuan to further the family's prestige.
Refusing to let her father control her life, Jingyuan fled to the spot where she and Fang used to talk. Though they had only met a few times in adulthood, she wept bitterly for him, still unaware that the man she mourned was the same "Third Brother" who had protected her during their childhood.
