Love in the Clouds Episode 6 Recap
> Love in the Clouds Recap
Previously, Ming Xian, having fled Yaoguang Mountain, searched for her companion, Twenty-Seven, while stranded in a deep valley. She stumbled upon a couple of herb gatherers who had died suddenly from poisoning, their young daughter, Ming Yi, also deceased and unburied. Recognizing an opportunity, Ming Xian decided to assume Ming Yi's identity to conceal herself within Jixing Abyss.
At Shouhua Academy, during the warrior selection event, Ji Bozai defiantly wore Ming Yi's hairpin, despite the public's disapproval, calling him "shameless" and "arrogant." Princess Tianji, angered by his conduct, demanded he remove it, promising to allow Ming Yi to observe the competition by his side if he complied. Ji Bozai, with a smirk, removed the hairpin and entrusted it to her for safekeeping.
Feeling insulted, Tianji, followed by Meng Yangqiu and Yan Xiao, retreated to her chambers, where Meng Yangqiu tried to cheer her up with her favorite childhood candy. Tianji then proposed that Meng Yangqiu and Yan Xiao join the warrior selection due to the declining talent in Jixing Abyss. While Meng Yangqiu readily agreed, Yan Xiao, a physician without spiritual veins, expressed his reluctance, arguing that he served another and was unfit to be a warrior.
Despite Tianji's insistence that she had no other choice, Yan Xiao refused and attempted to leave. Soon after, Tianji suddenly collapsed, poisoned. Meng Yangqiu frantically called for help and feared the candy he had given her was the cause, but Yan Xiao quickly confirmed the candy was harmless. Meng Yangqiu then accused Ji Bozai, suggesting he had poisoned Tianji through the hairpin she had touched.
Meanwhile, Ji Bozai, unperturbed, remained seated with Ming Yi, remarking to her, "No matter how sly the fox is, if it gets soft, its claws will inevitably be blunted. In the end, it becomes the rabbit's dinner." Yan Xiao soon discovered that Tianji had intentionally poisoned herself with a complex mixture of seven toxins, testing his medical prowess and loyalty. He rebuked her foolishness, but to save her, he quickly formulated a unique antidote, clearing the poison.
Upon her recovery, Tianji announced the preliminary list of selected warriors, emphasizing that this was not the final roster as Shouhua Academy would continue to seek talent for the upcoming Qingyun Tournament. The list included Ji Bozai as Chief Warrior, Sun Liao as Front Shield, Chen Xi as Forger, Meng Yangqiu as Vice Captain, and Yan Xiao as Healer.
Despite Yan Xiao's protest that his lack of spiritual veins made him unsuitable, Tianji asserted her authority to change old rules for the greater good of Jixing Abyss. She cited his unparalleled skill in curing her recent poisoning as undeniable proof of his suitability, silencing any dissent. The assembly was interrupted by the arrival of the Emperor of Jixing, Mu Yuanfeng, accompanied by Mu Qibai.
Mu Yuanfeng delivered a brief address, commending the warriors, before Mu Qibai urged him to return for rest due to his frail health. As the Emperor was about to leave, a figure named Hou Zhao burst in, openly confessing his crimes to Mu Yuanfeng. He admitted to secretly crafting the potent elixirs "Heavenly Grief" and "Golden Millet Dream" within the Sunken Abyss for the past twenty-two years, using the labor of its prisoners.
He explained that he had acquired a partial medical text from the Bo clan, but due to its incompleteness, he had only managed to produce "Heavenly Grief." Given that the Sunken Abyss fell under Mu Qibai's jurisdiction, Mu Yuanfeng immediately questioned his involvement. Mu Qibai, suspecting Ji Bozai's machinations, subtly threatened Hou Zhao, warning him that false accusations could harm his entire clan and urging him to reveal who truly instigated him.
However, under immense pressure, Hou Zhao ultimately took full responsibility, claiming he forged Mu Qibai's handwriting and acted alone. Just as Mu Yuanfeng was about to send Hou Zhao to prison, a maid from Moonlit Blossoms named Ruo Shui dramatically stepped forward. She revealed herself as Hou Zhao's illegitimate daughter and accused him of far graver crimes.
Ruo Shui detailed how Hou Zhao used "dark-spirit chains" to enslave innocent immortals as laborers in the Sunken Abyss, and how the toxic runoff from his illicit potion refining polluted nearby villages, causing a "Withered-Branch Disease" and the "sign of Total Deterioration." She recounted her own abandonment by Hou Zhao for being born with this disease, leading to her mother's death from grief. Ruo Shui, seeking justice, then called upon Ming Yi as a witness.
Realizing she was a pawn in Ji Bozai's intricate scheme, Ming Yi stepped forward to protect her identity and seek justice for her assumed parents. She described their agonizing death in detail. At Ji Bozai's prompting, Yan Xiao identified the symptoms as poisoning from long-term exposure to "Blood Pearl Bloom," confirming the toxin came from the polluted Sunken Abyss waters. Another former Sunken Abyss prisoner corroborated their claims, stating he had been forced to transport Blood Pearl Blooms.
Ji Bozai also declared his own innocence as a past prisoner of Sunken Abyss, challenging Mu Qibai's attempt to deflect the conversation towards Ruo Shui's motives, insisting that uncovering the truth of the Sunken Abyss was paramount. Ji Bozai pressed further, questioning how Hou Zhao could have orchestrated such an elaborate plot alone, implicitly pointing towards Mu Qibai as the mastermind. The hall erupted in speculation.
Tianji, sensing the truth, demanded Hou Zhao reveal who was truly behind him, promising to spare his life. As the crowd urged Hou Zhao to confess, Mu Qibai subtly signaled Yan Xiao, who then used a hidden device to make Emperor Mu Yuanfeng faint. Yan Xiao immediately announced that the Emperor had overexerted himself and needed rest. This abrupt turn of events effectively halted the investigation.
Mu Qibai then swiftly ordered his brother to be escorted back to the palace, and Hou Zhao was sent to prison. Acting in the Emperor's stead, Mu Qibai pronounced Hou Zhao's swift and severe sentence: stripped of his immortal title, branded a criminal, condemned to heavenly lightning, annihilation of his primordial spirit, and eternal dispersion across the Six Realms. Mu Qibai then questioned Ruo Shui about any hidden instigators, but she maintained she acted alone.
He tried to question Ji Bozai about Ruo Shui's connections at Moonlit Blossoms, but Ji Bozai feigned disinterest, stating he no longer visited such places now that he had Ming Yi. Ming Yi, in turn, playfully warned Mu Qibai to report any of Ji Bozai's future dalliances, but Mu Qibai brushed it aside as merely discussing official matters.
He then declared that despite their courage, Ming Yi and Ruo Shui, for speaking against a superior, would still face the prescribed "hanging punishment." To isolate Ming Yi, Mu Qibai invited Ji Bozai away for a "serious discussion." Left alone, Ming Yi continued to curse Ji Bozai, accusing him of using everyone as pawns. Ruo Shui, however, defended him, insisting that his interactions with the women at Moonlit Blossoms were innocent and that he was genuinely a good man.
Their argument was abruptly interrupted by a netherbeast attack. As Ming Yi bravely moved to protect Ruo Shui, she was forced to unleash her spiritual power, which caused a petal of her rare Grief Blossom to fall. Unbeknownst to them, Situ Ling, who happened to be nearby, witnessed the entire incident.
