Resumo do episódio 7 de Eternal Love of the Fox
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Following the resolution of Qiaoru’s lingering spirit, Huo Xiangjiu remained troubled by the flower spirit’s final revelation: years ago, Qiaoru had witnessed Xiangjiu’s father, Huo Zhongren, entering a place of absolute terror. Determined to find him, Xiangjiu sought help from Feng Mochen, whose high-ranking position gave him intimate knowledge of the palace’s secrets.
To ensure his cooperation, she played on his trauma; having previously swapped souls with him, she knew that the sight of a cage caused him to black out in fear. When she playfully threatened to find one, a panicked Feng Mochen lunged to stop her, leading to an accidental kiss. The physical contact triggered a surge of dormant memories in Xiangjiu’s mind.
She saw vivid flashes of past lives where Feng Mochen had saved her repeatedly, suggesting their fates had been intertwined for three lifetimes. Disturbed yet curious, Xiangjiu slipped into Mochen’s bedchamber that night while he slept, hoping to trigger more memories. When he woke to find her leaning over him, she forced another close encounter to replicate the earlier "spark."
The proximity caused Mochen’s heart to race so violently that even his cold-ice bed seemed to sizzle with heat, forcing him to pull her away to regain his composure. To investigate her father’s disappearance, Xiangjiu set her sights on Ningshuang Palace, a place rumored to be haunted. She orchestrated a chance encounter by observing Princess Ningshuang and her beloved nanny, Madam Chen. When the hemp rope on Madam Chen’s exercise equipment snapped, Xiangjiu rushed forward to catch her.
Leveraging her practical knowledge, Xiangjiu advised them that soaking ropes in palm oil would prevent rot and increase durability. Her quick wit impressed Madam Chen, who convinced the temperamental Princess Ningshuang to hire Xiangjiu, despite the Princess’s usual policy of never taking on new staff. Once inside, Xiangjiu noted the palace's eerie atmosphere, where the weather would turn gloomy without warning.
The senior maid, Ms. Xiang, warned her of the Princess’s ruthless nature—mentioning a maid who was nearly beaten to death just for passing gas—and the terrifying ghosts said to haunt the grounds. Xiangjiu also learned of the deep-seated resentment between Ningshuang and her birth mother, the Old Madam of Kunning Palace, who had nearly died giving birth to the Princess and had refused to see her ever since.
During her first night, Xiangjiu crossed paths with Attendant Bai, who had sneaked into the palace looking for her. When caught by the Princess, Bai was forced to feign a sleepwalking disorder—claiming he was wandering toward a temple to pray for a child—to escape punishment. Meanwhile, Feng Mochen was enduring his heavenly tribulations. As a fox spirit seeking to break the cycle of samsara and become an immortal, he had to survive successive strikes of divine lightning.
A mysterious memory reminded him that these tribulations occurred at halved intervals—from a thousand years down to mere months—and would only cease when he found his "ferryman," the destined person to guide his ascension. Mao Jin, his loyal attendant, watched in worry as Mochen grew increasingly frail, suggesting that Xiangjiu was the very ferryman he needed. When Xiangjiu later visited Mochen, she found him weakened and wrapped in blankets. Noticing his flushed face, she worried he was ill.
To hide his lightning injuries, Mochen claimed his attendant Mao Jin was the one who was sick, lying that the man had contracted rabies and was prone to barking at people. Despite the humor of the lie, the mood turned somber when Mochen later walked Xiangjiu back to Ningshuang Palace in the rain.
He explained that once a cultivator becomes a celestial being, they are bound by the laws of the higher realm and can never return to the mortal world. This revelation left Xiangjiu heavy-hearted, wondering if finding his "ferryman" would mean losing him to the heavens forever.
