Moonlit Reunion Episode 13 Recap
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After Wu Zhen woke up, she found Mei Zhuyu holding a scroll, carefully reading a popular storybook. She saw his brows slightly furrowed, puzzled as to why the book always depicted women's marriage as the culmination of life, yet made no mention of the hardships after marriage or values beyond romance. Listening to Mei Zhuyu's insights, Wu Zhen's lips curled into a slight smile, and the admiration in her eyes deepened. Huzhu arrived in a hurry, accompanied by Wuzishu.
Wu Zhen put down her chopsticks and left her seat. Only then did she learn that cracks had appeared in the barrier, with mortals repeatedly wandering in by mistake and minor demons escaping. Liu Taizhen, unable to attend to everything herself, had specially sent them to help. Wuzishu glimpsed the medicinal soup and honey on the maid's tray. Those were originally the medicinal starter and sweet treat Wu Zhen had specially prepared for Mei Zhuyu.
His eyes suddenly darkened, having not expected such thoughtfulness to be bestowed upon another. Mei Zhuyu left the manor to find Shuangjiang. He suspected that the new moon anomaly last night had another hidden agenda. The two of them went together to the red-light district to investigate, and happened to encounter Huang Yi, the patrol captain. The other party gravely advised them against it.
He revealed that undercurrents were stirring in Chang'an recently, and a banned drug harmful to mortals was quietly spreading. Although repeatedly prohibited, it was difficult to eradicate. He had originally intended to seal off the red-light district for a thorough investigation, but due to the numerous noble offspring frequenting the area, he was ultimately powerless. Mei Zhuyu outwardly agreed and left, but secretly returned.
He put on a mask to conceal his identity, and then took a voice-altering pill, unexpectedly causing him to lose his voice. Wu Zhen had just finished mending a loophole in the barrier when she discovered another crack leading directly to a parasitic shop selling human skins. She immediately cast a spell to seal the opening on the screen. Huzhu whispered a reminder to be wary of the Yunong Pavilion across the street; that place had always harbored dark magic.
Just then, a drunkard stumbled into the shop. Wu Zhen quickly materialized a human skin to knock him unconscious. Unexpectedly, she found herself face to face with Mei Zhuyu, who was wearing a mask. The two exchanged a few blows. Mei Zhuyu sensed a demonic aura on the other person, but failed to discern her true form. Wu Zhen seized the opportunity to erase Mei Zhuyu's spiritual memory and threw him out of the barrier.
Wuzishu accompanied her all night, mending the various openings. It wasn't until dawn, when they happened upon Huang Yi, that she learned Mei Zhuyu had appeared in the red-light district last night. After Wuzishu returned to the demon market, he was still entangled and lured by Wuhuagu, who had been lurking in the shadows. Faced with the other party's renewed suggestion of collaboration, he still coldly refused. Wuhuagu became enraged and humiliated.
It chillingly recounted past events: "Back then, its bones were annihilated into dust. It took a hundred years for it to sneak into a jewelry workshop with the help of a mortal and see the light of day again." Wuhuagu taunted Wuzishu, saying that as an ancient military treatise, he was content to remain buried, which was truly a betrayal of his potential; he ought to follow the will of heaven.
At the same time, Shuangjiang received an urgent letter from her Senior Disciple Brother and hurried to the Xuanjian Division to find Mei Zhuyu. The letter mentioned that Changxi Palace intended to gather disciples to discuss the demon unrest in Chang'an, vowing to purge the city of evil spirits. Mei Zhuyu felt that Changxi Palace had lived in seclusion for a hundred years and knew little about the current situation in Chang'an. He decided to continue his covert investigations.
In just one night, rumors of evil spirits in the red-light district had spread throughout the city. Men in every corner of the streets were discussing it, and people's hearts were restless. The Two Lords of the Demon Market and the Elders held an emergency meeting. Faced with the escalating chaos, the elders were at a loss. Wuzishu proposed that to eliminate future troubles, all those who had visited the red-light district should be annihilated.
This statement immediately met with fierce opposition from Wu Zhen. During their argument, their sharp differences became apparent. Wu Zhen was startled to realize that Wuzishu was becoming increasingly unfamiliar to her. She would rather bear the risks herself than harm innocent civilians. Afterward, Liu Taizhen sought out Wu Zhen and advised her with her own experiences. Two hundred years ago, she had assumed the alias Bai She Lang (White Snake Lady) and experienced the mortal world.
She and Duan Lang were a perfect match, talented and beautiful, deeply in love, and made many promises to each other. Unexpectedly, after the other party discovered her true form as a snake demon, he first fled in panic, then falsely returned to propose marriage, but in reality, he poisoned her. The gentleman of yesterday instantly transformed into a hideous fiend.
Liu Taizhen, stroking an old scar on her wrist, cautioned Wu Zhen: "The human heart is like the ocean; do not delude yourself into thinking you can discern everyone's true intentions. All things in this world are always a mix of light and shadow. The closer you get, the more you will perceive their sharp edges."
