Resumo do episódio 24 de Eternal Love of the Fox (final)
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With Feng Mochen and Gongsun Hao's bodies swapped, Gongsun Hao, now inhabiting Feng Mochen's form, stubbornly held a knife to Huoxiangjiu's neck. He cruelly asked if she knew what her father had said before he died. Her father, in his last moments, had pleaded with Gongsun Hao to inform the City Lord about the tyrannical Young Master Gao and the corrupt magistrate in Bronze County, hoping for justice for the people.
Huoxiangjiu, tears streaming down her face, realized her father's selflessness. Gongsun Hao, who had always indulged in wickedness, could not comprehend such genuine kindness. Huoxiangjiu retorted that her father sought peace of mind and the ability to sleep soundly, a concept a venal person like Gongsun Hao would never understand. She asserted that one should never mock those who help others in need, as the world required more people like her father and fewer like Gongsun Hao.
Unmoved, Gongsun Hao simply stated he was "almost moved." Huoxiangjiu then desperately begged him to reveal where her father's body was buried. He chillingly responded by asking if she had heard of "corpse-dissolving liquid," confirming there was nothing left of her father's remains. Overwhelmed by anger and hatred, Huoxiangjiu lunged at Gongsun Hao, intending to kill him. Feng Mochen, whose soul was now in Gongsun Hao's body, swiftly intervened to prevent her from taking such a risk.
Enraged, Feng Mochen broke free from his confinement, determined to personally eliminate Gongsun Hao. Gongsun Hao, in Feng Mochen's original body, taunted him, reminding Feng Mochen that as a cultivator, taking a life would lead to the complete destruction of his body and soul. He further claimed that such a fate did not apply to "mortals" like himself, who could simply put down their butcher's knife and attain Buddhahood.
Suddenly, Mao Jin, who was on the verge of ascending and had sensed his master's peril, appeared. Rushing to Feng Mochen's aid, Mao Jin sacrificed himself by killing Gongsun Hao, suffering a devastating backlash that caused him to collapse. Feng Mochen held his dying companion, as Mao Jin, with a smile, reaffirmed his identity as a "loyal dog." Feng Mochen, his eyes red with grief, recalled Mao Jin's dream of guarding the Southern Heavenly Gate with Lord Howling Celestial Dog.
Mao Jin, in his final breaths, gently corrected him, saying, "You're. . . my Southern Heavenly Gate," suggesting Feng Mochen himself was the master he truly wished to protect. Before passing, Mao Jin also conveyed to Bai Yu that Feng Mochen had never killed Bai Yu's ancestors, dispelling a long-held grudge. Feng Mochen tenderly called Mao Jin his family. After the demise of Prince Fuying and Gongsun Hao, the City Lord diligently governed, bringing peace to the realm.
Le Ning stepped into Mao Jin's role, preparing Feng Mochen's daily meals. Feng Mochen, still in Gongsun Hao's body, offered comfort to Le Ning, reminding her that "every meeting is a prelude to a parting." He speculated that Mao Jin was peaceful when he left and would want his friends and family to live in peace and happiness. Le Ning expressed her sorrow, lamenting the suddenness of the parting and wishing she had cherished their final moments more.
Feng Mochen advised her that partings often come unexpectedly, emphasizing the importance of cherishing worthy individuals. Before Le Ning departed, Feng Mochen entrusted Huoxiangjiu to her care. Le Ning promised to look after Huoxiangjiu, whom she considered a sister. Feng Mochen then subtly revealed his ancient knowledge by asking Le Ning if her family name was Cao, even knowing about an ancestor named Cao Yuan, a detail he admitted to having gleaned from her family tree.
He then requested to dine alone. Huoxiangjiu, having witnessed Feng Mochen's suffering, knew that his continued presence in the mortal world would subject him to daily tribulations. Realizing the immense pain he endured, she resolved to help him ascend, despite her reluctance to let him go. To sever his attachments to the human realm, she decided to stage a feigned romance with Bai Yu.
She confronted Feng Mochen, who had chosen not to ascend, and pretended to be uninterested in a future with a fox, claiming she never intended to spend her life with him and found him frightening. Feng Mochen argued that enduring tribulations wasn't so painful and questioned why a love spanning "every lifetime" wouldn't be the "greatest blessing in the world," something he only dared to dream of.
Huoxiangjiu maintained her act, stating that "love that lasts a lifetime" was already rare enough and that they should view each other as mere "passersby." When Le Ning announced that food was ready, Huoxiangjiu, in a theatrical display, chided Bai Yu for his disheveled attire and playfully demanded he carry her, all to convince Feng Mochen that she had moved on. Later, Ningshuang sought out Bai Yu, having overheard his declaration of love for Huoxiangjiu.
Bai Yu confessed his lifelong affection for Huoxiangjiu and his confusion as to why she never reciprocated. Ningshuang, recognizing that Bai Yu's past attempts to win her favor were merely a means to gain her help with Huoxiangjiu, decided to release her own unrequited feelings. She concluded that love was but one "limb" of life; its loss was painful but not fatal. Offering a broader life philosophy to Bai Yu, she encouraged embracing love boldly and parting without regret.
Ningshuang then bid farewell to Bai Yu, stating their paths should diverge. Knowing their time together was precious and limited, Huoxiangjiu joined Feng Mochen for a meal, leaning against him. She prompted him to recount the stories of his six previous lives with her, insisting he tell them all. He described their first meeting thousands of years ago when he was a little white fox, captured by a hunter but cared for by his kind daughter.
In subsequent lives, he watched over her son, only to return to find her aged. He recalled another life where she was an uneducated but clever girl who, despite inheriting a city lord's position, fell in love with an enemy city lord and found happiness together with his secret help.
He recounted a life where she was a noble princess, sacrificing her own happiness by agreeing to a political marriage for the sake of her people, with Feng Mochen serving as the escorting envoy. As he spoke, Huoxiangjiu was moved to tears. Thunder rumbled, signaling the impending tribulation. Huoxiangjiu, seeing Feng Mochen's renewed suffering, urged him to focus so she could help him ascend.
Feng Mochen, however, distracted, confessed that he had tried to avoid their seventh meeting, fearing he wouldn't be able to leave her again, but when he saw her, he couldn't let go. Huoxiangjiu, ignoring his words, began to chant a powerful incantation for his ascension. Huoxiangjiu's previous six lives also gathered to assist Feng Mochen in his ascension.
As Feng Mochen's past lives flashed before him, including memories of Huoxiangjiu (as a young girl) freeing him from a cage and wishing he were human, then naming him "Feng Mochen," and a divine being later exchanging his 500 years of cultivation for her life while erasing her memories of him. Other lives showed her exhausting her cultivation to become human, and a dream of living a simple mortal life with her.
Huoxiangjiu cried out his name as the tribulation intensified, passionately chanting for his ascension. He, in turn, remembered her words about "love that lasts every lifetime" being the greatest blessing. With the combined power of their deep love and the assistance of her previous lives, she helped him ascend. Feng Mochen, having protected Huoxiangjiu through seven lifetimes, now ascended, freeing him from further suffering and fulfilling their destiny. He ascended with a smile on his face.
Upon reaching the celestial realm, Feng Mochen defied the divine beings. He stated that his cultivation was never for immortality, and in his eyes, immortals were utterly worthless. The immortals, enraged by his insolence, accused him of taking the immortal realm as "child's play" and showing "no respect for the higher immortals."
Feng Mochen retorted that since they cared nothing for mortal suffering—when the weak were bullied, the sick suffered, parents lost children, and the evil oppressed the good—they were indeed "utterly worthless." The immortals deemed him unworthy of joining their ranks. Feng Mochen agreed, stating he desired only to be an "ordinary person," spending a short human life of a few decades with his beloved, which would bring him contentment.
The immortals challenged him, telling him that if he truly wished to be human, he must descend into Avici Hell, where he would endure continuous tribulation for hundreds or thousands of years until he could become human again. Without hesitation, Feng Mochen accepted, walking into Avici Hell, willing to suffer for the chance to truly meet and love Huoxiangjiu as a human.
Many years later, in the modern world, Feng Mochen's journey culminated in a joyful reunion with Huoxiangjiu, Bai Yu, Le Ning, and Mao Jin, as they completed their cycles of reincarnation. They met as children, growing up together through elementary and middle school. One day, Feng Mochen, dressed as a nine-tailed fox for a school play, teased Huoxiangjiu about fairy tales being lies.
She questioned why he would play a nine-tailed fox if he didn't believe in them, to which he playfully replied, "To make them believe I'm still a child." Later, Le Ning and Huoxiangjiu went to deliver food to a dog named Mao, to the annoyance of a boy named Mao Jin, who complained they kept naming the dog after him. Their happy, intertwined lives, continuing through generations, finally found their fulfillment in the modern age.
