Love in the Clouds Episode 4 Recap
> Love in the Clouds Recap
Years ago, Princess Tianji, recognizing Ji Bozai's extraordinary talent, invited him to represent the Jixing Abyss in the Qingyun Tournament. Ji Bozai agreed, proposing a life-or-death pact: "As long as Your Highness doesn't ask where I and my spiritual veins came from, I'll fight for you in the Qingyun Tournament. However, I have a condition. If I defeat Ming Xian of Yaoguang Mountain, I request Your Highness clear my name and make me an Immortal."
Tianji then asked what would happen if he lost, to which Ji Bozai declared, "If I fail to defeat Ming Xian in the Qingyun Tournament, you may have me executed at once. Let my primordial spirit shatter and my soul scatter across the Six Realms." Currently, the Emperor of Jixing Abyss has been ill and disoriented for a long time. Princess Tianji believed that once she married Ji Bozai, the overall situation would stabilize.
She confided in her father, saying, "Father, everything will get better once I marry Ji Bozai." However, Ji Bozai consistently avoided discussing the marriage. Meanwhile, Immortal Yan Xiao, who had long secretly admired Tianji, grew jealous seeing her preference for Ji Bozai. Tianji confronted Yan Xiao, accusing him of making her father a puppet and planning to kill her, as her father's unconscious periods grew longer after Yan Xiao became his physician.
Yan Xiao calmly explained that "His Majesty is chronically ill. Sleep helps him heal." Tianji found his "false face" disgusting but admitted that his comparison made her appreciate Ji Bozai's worth. She felt that making Ji Bozai her consort "couldn't be more fitting." Yan Xiao then advised her to investigate her consort candidate, revealing, "It appears Your Highness is unaware of the new mistress of Wugui Sea." Tianji dismissed this, stating that "Ji Bozai's womanizing isn't something new."
Yan Xiao countered, "Your Highness has always had poor judgment in character. You once fell for me and got deceived. Now you've set your sights on Ji Bozai. How sure are you that he's truly trustworthy?" Tianji retorted that Ji Bozai "insists on standing on his own strength," implying Yan Xiao's character was inferior for "clawing his way upward at any cost."
Later, Tianji reminded Ji Bozai that she had freed him from his prisoner status, but Ji Bozai stated plainly that their arrangement was a fair deal. He pointed out that with the Emperor in a prolonged coma and Lord Hanfeng's influence at its peak, it would be difficult for Tianji to obtain a marriage decree, concluding that "a warrior who can win the Qingyun Tournament means far more than any consort."
Enraged, Princess Tianji sent someone to forcibly bring Ming Yi to Shouhua Academy, where Ming Yi realized the Venerable of the academy was Tianji herself. Tianji commanded Ming Yi to leave Ji Bozai, offering her a "sea of riches" and "1,000 taels of blessed fortune." Ming Yi countered by asking for "the Golden Millet Dream," which Tianji could not provide. Tianji then threatened Ming Yi's life.
Aware that Ji Bozai was listening from outside, Ming Yi boldly declared, "Ever since Ji Bozai rescued me from that hellish Moonlit Blossoms, I've fallen hopelessly in love with him. I'm deeply in love with him. I'd die for him." Tianji, angered, ordered her subordinate Xiuyun to kill Ming Yi. Just then, Ji Bozai burst in, protecting Ming Yi.
He confronted Tianji, reiterating that "what lies between us is only a fair deal," and reminded her that a powerful warrior was "far more than any consort," which Tianji, though vexed, conceded. Before leaving, Ji Bozai issued a stern warning: "If anyone dares to harm my Ming Yi again, even if it's the Emperor himself, I'll kill whoever does."
Tianji's guard questioned Ji Bozai's disrespect, but Tianji dismissed it, stating his attitude didn't matter as long as he hadn't aligned with her uncle's faction. Ming Xin personally went to Moonlit Blossoms to inquire about Ming Yi. Zhang Tai and the other women, aware of his malicious intent, feigned ignorance and successfully covered for her. Later, Zhang Tai visited Ming Yi at Wugui Sea and recounted the incident.
She described the guest as "tall, handsome, thin," who hid behind a screen and "obviously had ill intentions." Zhang Tai added a crucial detail: the man "didn't touch a drop of wine that day, but he did take a bite of a chestnut cake." Recognizing this habit, Ming Yi immediately realized it was her "idiot" brother, Ming Xin. Meanwhile, Lord Hanfeng, Mu Qibai, summoned Situ Ling, the new head of the Judgment Hall.
Mu Qibai’s congratulatory words were laced with intimidation, but Situ Ling refused to play along and left abruptly, citing his duties. Following this, Mu Qibai’s attendant suggested hosting a banquet to probe the relationship between Ji Bozai and a woman named Bo Yulan. On the way to the banquet, as their pleasure boat glided across the water, Ming Yi probed Ji Bozai about Ming Xian, mentioning a broken iron fan she had found in his room.
Ji Bozai explained that it was Ming Xian's weapon. He acknowledged Ming Xian as "an incredibly gifted warrior" who he thought "might even defeat me." However, during their fight, "his spiritual power seemed to fail all at once," causing Ji Bozai to almost kill him. Ming Xian's weapon saved his life, so Ji Bozai kept it, hoping to return it one day.
Upon hearing this, Ming Yi realized that the person who had poisoned her with Heavenly Grief was not Ji Bozai, but someone else. At the banquet, Immortal Yan Xiao offered a toast to Ji Bozai, who declined, stating, "Ming Yi won't let me drink," and had Ming Yi drink on his behalf. Soon after, Mu Qibai arrived and produced a "portrait of a beauty" found in the former residence of Hou Zhao, the previous head of the Judgment Hall.
This beauty was Bo Yulan. Mu Qibai asked Ji Bozai if he recognized her. Ji Bozai, despite his inner fury, calmly stated that any past acquaintances were "all in the past" and that "now, my heart holds only Ming Yi." Another guest, Immortal Sun Liao, made a crude comment about the "fairy in the portrait." Sensing Ji Bozai's mounting anger, Ming Yi created a distraction by deliberately throwing a cup.
Sun Liao accused her of doing it on purpose and grabbed for her. Ji Bozai attacked Sun Liao, silencing the room. Mu Qibai then asked if his anger was "for the beauty by your side or for the fairy in the portrait." Ming Yi quickly knelt and took the blame, but Ji Bozai made her rise, stating he was simply "protecting the one I love." Declaring the place "dull" and "crawling with scoundrels," Ji Bozai promptly left with Ming Yi.
On their way back, Ming Yi confessed she had caused the disturbance deliberately, to which he replied, "I know." Ji Bozai then gently massaged her bruised wrist. Later that night, Ming Yi followed a magical worm to a desolate area that was once the site of a pavilion she had burned down. There, they discovered that Ji Bozai had hidden the Spirit Well, inside of which was the antidote, the Golden Millet Dream.
Twenty-Seven explained that no one could enter Ji Bozai's Spirit Well "unless you share Ji Bozai's divine consciousness." To bypass this, Twenty-Seven suggested marriage, as newlyweds form a heart imprint through the Marriage Stone that allows them to share divine consciousness. Separation would be simple, only requiring them to agree to erase their names. Ming Yi agreed to this "shortcut." Reflecting on how to entice Ji Bozai into marriage, Ming Yi recalled his strong reaction to Bo Yulan's portrait.
She believed that helping him with this matter would increase his affection for her. They planned for Ming Yi to break into the Judgment Hall. Meanwhile, Twenty-Seven lured Ming Xin, who was tracking Ming Yi, towards the Hall. Ming Xin tried to break the Hall's barrier and was knocked unconscious by the backlash. At the same time, Ji Bozai arrived at the Judgment Hall to retrieve the portrait himself.
Ming Yi took advantage of the chaos and snuck inside, only to come face to face with Ji Bozai. When he asked what she was doing there, Ming Yi claimed she was there "for you." Asked how she entered, she spun a tale about using her charm on the guards, explaining how she "tugged at my collar just a bit," causing them to "open a gap in the array for me." Though Ji Bozai's eyes narrowed with suspicion, he did not press further, temporarily suppressing his doubts.
