My Dear Brothers Episode 1 Recap
> My Dear Brothers Recap
Devil Lord Qiu Ping and Master Hou Chi of Yuhua Sect engaged in a fierce battle. After Hou Chi blocked a powerful attack, Qiu Ping denied the fight was over, despite the mountain behind him crumbling. Hou Chi asserted that he had shown mercy. Qiu Ping then challenged Hou Chi, suggesting that his spiritual power had not reached its peak because he lacked a true "Heart of Guardian."
Hou Chi countered that his master taught him that his mission was to become the leader of the Immortals Alliance and protect all beings, and that he didn't need to reach the absolute peak of cultivation. Qiu Ping scoffed, stating that Hou Chi's recited definition of "Heart of Guardian"—meaning the commitment to protect and guard—was meaningless unless he could name someone he had personally protected.
Qiu Ping then proudly declared that he had protected his sister, describing her as the cutest and kindest little girl with a round, soft, and plump face that was incredibly healing to touch. He emphasized that his sister was the most important person in his life, someone he would protect with his life, and taunted Hou Chi for not understanding such profound protection while speaking of guarding all creatures.
Taking advantage of Hou Chi's momentary distraction while listening to him describe his sister, Qiu Ping suddenly stabbed him with a sword, asserting that the power derived from a sister alone was enough to defeat Hou Chi, and that the position of Immortals Alliance leader was destined to be his. Hou Chi was left injured, contemplating the meaning of a "sister" and its supposed link to developing the Heart of Guardian.
Meanwhile, Shi Xia, a sophomore majoring in forestry, was nervously preparing to deliver her speech for a national scholarship. Just as she was about to present, she received an urgent phone call from an unknown number. The caller claimed to have information about her elder brother, Shi Dong, who had been missing for a year, but only if she went to Huan Xi internet bar within half an hour and paid for it.
Despite the high stakes of the scholarship, Shi Xia abruptly ended her presentation, much to the confusion of the audience, and rushed off. At the internet bar, she paid two thousand yuan and received a cryptic message: "Shi Dong has a buyer. Meet at the Ferris wheel in Construction Road amusement park." Realizing the park was closing soon, Shi Xia sprinted towards it, muttering curses at Shi Dong for costing her the scholarship.
Upon reaching the amusement park, she spotted a figure on the Ferris wheel whose back resembled Shi Dong. She cried out his name, stepping backward into a mysterious water puddle. The world around her froze, water droplets rose and condensed, and everyone was momentarily still. Shi Xia was pulled down into the depths of the puddle, vanishing without a trace. Moments later, the amusement park returned to normal, as if her disappearance had never occurred.
Back at Yuhua Sect, Hou Chi was still meditating in his pool, troubled by Qiu Ping's words. Shi Xia emerged from the water, surprisingly wearing Hou Chi's white robe, which she had pulled into the water and put on. Startled by her sudden appearance, Hou Chi questioned her. Disoriented and believing she was being tricked, Shi Xia accused Hou Chi of being a fraud. Just then, a Yuhua Sect disciple approached, having heard strange noises.
Hou Chi quickly concealed Shi Xia, claiming it was just a crane, and sent the disciple away. Overwhelmed, Shi Xia fainted in Hou Chi's arms. Hou Chi was perplexed; she had no spiritual power, yet she had bypassed the formidable wards of the Yuhua Sect. Shi Xia later woke up in a room with a locked door and a skylight, convinced she had been kidnapped.
Frantically, she wrote SOS messages on paper, folded them into paper airplanes, and threw them out the skylight, hoping for rescue. From a crack in the door, she witnessed Hou Chi effortlessly disintegrate her paper airplanes into ash with a wave of his hand. Desperate, she climbed to the roof and, believing it was all a dream, jumped from the skylight, hoping to wake up. Hou Chi caught her in mid-air, observing her carefully.
Based on descriptions in his books, he confirmed she was a woman, noting her "fierce character and rude speech," classifying her as a "shrew." He pressed her for how she managed to penetrate the Yuhua Sect's wards without spiritual power. Realizing she couldn't escape, Shi Xia, a university student, admitted that she had merely fallen into a water puddle and somehow appeared in his pond.
She fabricated a story about having "spiritual medicine" that, when thoroughly chewed, could bypass any ward, and tricked Hou Chi into chewing a piece of candy. While Hou Chi was "meditating" on her "spiritual medicine," Shi Xia tried to escape by jumping into the pond again, assuming she could leave the way she came. However, she was repelled by an underwater ward and nearly drowned. Hou Chi rescued her, but she developed a cold.
After Shi Xia explained she was Shi Dong's sister and was looking for him, Hou Chi, still fixated on Qiu Ping's words about sisters and the Heart of Guardian, began to recall Qiu Ping's description of his sister and wondered if Shi Xia fit the profile.
He recalled Qiu Ping mentioning that his sister was "not easy to mess with" and tried to provoke Shi Xia, asking her if she wanted to be angry and to direct her anger at him. He also recalled Qiu Ping saying his sister was a "foodie" whose eyes would light up at the sight of food. He then asked Shi Xia what she wanted to eat, and she listed various modern snacks before settling for "anything."
Hou Chi then used a magic message umbrella to request food from his Senior, Bi Hong. Bi Hong, a handsome and renowned healer at the Jishi Tang medical hall, whose clinic was perpetually crowded with women feigning illness just to admire him, was surprised by Hou Chi's unusual request for food, as his junior had always practiced Bigu ( A form of fasting cultivation). Bi Hong jokingly inquired if this was a "new cultivation method," which Hou Chi affirmed.
Hou Chi then asked Bi Hong if he also had a "sister." Misunderstanding the question, Bi Hong, proud of the constant female attention, confidently replied that it was easy to get a "sister" (referring to female admirers) if one was sincere. Hou Chi, taking this literally, became even more convinced that having a sister was essential for his cultivation.
Because Yuhua Sect strictly prohibited women, Hou Chi kept Shi Xia's presence a secret, reinforcing the wards around his dwelling to prevent any outsiders, especially Bi Hong, from discovering her. Bi Hong, however, keenly sensed that Hou Chi was harboring a secret. After observing Shi Xia, Hou Chi concluded that she was merely a mortal woman who needed food when hungry and medicine when sick.
Despite her being "a little troublesome," he decided to allow her to stay, solemnly promising to protect her from that moment on, believing it would help him cultivate his Heart of Guardian.
