Love of Thousand Years Episode 15 Recap
> Love of Thousand Years Recap
During a meal, Tan Chuan privately dismissed Fu Jiuyun's emotional confessions, believing them to be an insincere attempt to make her stay. Fu Jiuyun, unaware of her thoughts, expressed his deep wish for her to live a happy, carefree life, free from sadness. In response, Tan Chuan drugged his food with a powerful sleeping draught, ensuring he would sleep for several days to recuperate.
Before leaving, she placed a paper figure to guard him, lightly kissed his forehead, and then proceeded to her master's tomb where she activated the spiritual lamp. She declared her readiness to sign the blood bond, a pact that would require her to collect the spiritual power of her three sworn enemies—Zuo Xiang, Li Yuan, and the emperor of Tianyuan—before ultimately sacrificing her own soul to the lamp.
As Tan Chuan was retrieving an immortal bow, she was surprised by Peach Xiaoling, a peach tree spirit cultivated by her master. Peach Xiaoling explained that after Tan Chuan had left Fengcheng, Zuo Xiang had occupied their purple bamboo forest, forcing her spirit friends to bloom continuously. Concerned, Tan Chuan asked Peach Xiaoling to visit an injured friend staying at the Taoyuan Inn, noting that he didn't have many people to look after him. Peach Xiaoling eagerly agreed to help.
Later, Meishan woke Fu Jiuyun, who had been asleep for three days. Meishan explained that Tan Chuan had drugged him and left, leaving only a paper figure and a cryptic note: "Wherever you go, I will appear." Meishan also revealed that Tan Chuan had formed a covenant with the spiritual lamp, prompting a panicked Fu Jiuyun to try and find her. Meishan stopped him, explaining the immense difficulty of her quest to gather spiritual power from her formidable enemies.
He argued that Tan Chuan's path of revenge was a lonely one and that while she might not want him to find her, she likely secretly hoped he would, as he was the only one who truly cared for her. Fu Jiuyun reluctantly agreed to wait. Meishan then noted that the recent migration of demons was due to two unstable forces within Fu Jiuyun, which his master had sealed away at the cost of his own life.
He offered to perform a secret technique to temporarily suppress these forces and help him recuperate. Meanwhile, unseen observers noted that Fu Jiuyun's powers had been concealed, causing them concern about the spiritual lamp. In Fengcheng, Zuo Zichen, troubled by memories of Princess Yanyan, found himself in deepening conflict with his father. Zuo Xiang praised his son's poetic talent, but Zuo Zichen saw through the flattery, recognizing his father's true aim was to curry favor with the Tianyuan court.
Zuo Zichen criticized his father's poem, which lauded the demon god of Tianyuan, pointing out the hypocrisy. He reminded his father of a line he had once been taught—"An unwavering heart cannot be turned"—contrasting his father's former principles of loyalty with his current self-serving ambition. Nearby, Qiu Hua was instructing her daughter Xuanzhu on how to win Zuo Zichen's affection, advising a "hot and cold" strategy.
Xuanzhu immediately put this into practice, approaching Zuo Zichen after his argument with his father. She offered comfort but then feigned aloofness, claiming a "Censor Quan's son" had invited her out. Zuo Zichen, however, remained unfazed and offered to arrange a carriage for her, leaving Xuanzhu to realize her ploy had failed. Zuo Xiang later approached Xuanzhu, subtly expressing his desire for her to become his daughter-in-law and cautiously inquiring about her time on Xiangqu Mountain.
Xuanzhu gave vague answers, carefully avoiding any mention of the princess. Later, Qiu Hua also pressed Zuo Zichen about his feelings for Xuanzhu, fabricating a story that a suitor, "Assistant Minister Wang of Gaodu," was interested in her to urge him to act. That night, as Zuo Zichen reflected on these conversations, he began to see through their manipulative words. Xuanzhu, meanwhile, gloated to herself over Zuo Zichen's gullibility, calling him a "bookworm" for believing such stories.
Peach Xiaoling returned to Tan Chuan, reporting that Fu Jiuyun was gone, leaving only the note. Peach Xiaoling wondered if it meant Fu Jiuyun would follow her to the ends of the earth, but Tan Chuan dismissed the idea as a joke, asserting that no one would truly do such a thing. Simultaneously, Fu Jiuyun lamented that his simple wish—to see Tan Chuan happy and smiling—seemed impossible.
Tan Chuan, in turn, mused on her path, accepting that her kingdom's destruction was fated and resolving that anyone who wished to stop her would have to kill her. She sensed Fu Jiuyun's persistent concern, acknowledging that he continued to follow her even now. Later, Lord Li arrived at Zuo Xiang's residence on behalf of the Crown Prince, praising Zuo Zichen as a virtuous and knowledgeable scholar.
Delighted, Zuo Xiang presented Lord Li with a framed poem, falsely claiming Zuo Zichen had personally written it to celebrate Tianyuan's prosperity under its demon god. Zuo Zichen was then summoned to the reception hall, completely unaware of his father's latest scheme.
