Resumo do episódio 21 de Love Beyond the Grave
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In the illusion of the Nine-Square Maze Prison, He Simu and Duan Xu experienced a peaceful life in the mortal realm. With the seventeen prefectures finally restored, He Simu stepped down as the Sovereign of the Void to live as an ordinary couple with Duan Xu. She spent her days making snacks, playfully forcing Duan Xu to eat her creations, including crisps made with celery leaves and cilantro—his favorite flavors, which she jokingly found strange.
They made a pact to live without spirit power, but while He Simu remained eternally young, Duan Xu aged naturally. As an old man riddled with the scars of his past battles, Duan Xu eventually passed away in her arms. Devastated by the realization of her eternal loneliness, He Simu wept, retracting her permission for him to leave and begging him not to go.
When they finally emerged from the prison's illusion back into the reality of the Void, Duan Xu collapsed from exhaustion. Despite his physical state, he felt a profound sense of comfort, noting that for the first time in his life, someone had actually come to take him home.
He Simu carried him back to her palace, while Jiang Ai watched with relief, having feared she would be unable to answer to the other Hall Lords if something happened to the Sovereign. Meanwhile, the Right Chancellor Yan Ke watched He Simu’s devotion to the mortal with a growing, silent fury. Duan Xu remained in a deep coma, suffering from a severe heat toxin contracted within the prison.
Preoccupied with his condition, He Simu made the unprecedented move of holding the morning court assembly at the very entrance of her bedchamber. This sparked scandalous gossip among the Hall Lords, who whispered that their Sovereign was "infatuated" and neglectful of her duties. During the assembly, however, He Simu maintained a terrifying authority, threatening to annihilate anyone who showed dissent or falsified records before dismissing them to attend to Duan Xu.
After the court was dismissed, Yan Ke demanded an audience and questioned He Simu's decision to keep the mortal in her private quarters. He argued that Duan Xu was a distraction, but He Simu remained unmoved, coldly stating that if the Lords were dissatisfied, she would simply kill them. When Yan Ke continued to protest, she turned her sharp tongue on him, asking if it was the Lords who were unhappy or Yan Ke himself.
She reminded him that as the Right Chancellor, he was merely an official who should stick to his duties and never overstep his bounds again. Feeling insulted and discarded, Yan Ke returned to his own palace. There, he was met by Yan Zhang, a spirit who harbored a deep affection for him. When she tried to get close to him, he harshly pushed her away, telling her she wasn't worthy.
Years ago, when Yan Zhang first became a spirit, Yan Ke had helped her bypass the laws of the Void to execute a man who had betrayed her in the mortal world. He had retrieved a jade pendant she once gave the man and taught her that rules only mattered to the weak; with enough power, one could obtain anything.
In the quiet of the bedchamber, the Left Chancellor Jiang Ai confessed her guilt to He Simu for allowing Duan Xu into the prison. He Simu warned her that there would be no next time but chose not to punish her. Jiang Ai pointed out that even as his soul candle was being extinguished in the prison, Duan Xu’s only wish was to survive so he could learn more about He Simu’s past and share her burdens.
She told He Simu plainly that the boy had truly fallen for her and that He Simu clearly reciprocated those feelings through her unusual indulgence and concern. Left alone with the unconscious Duan Xu, He Simu watched over him as he absorbed the spiritual energy of Ice Jade to combat his fever. She held his hand, remembering how he once told her that ten fingers are tied to the heart.
In that quiet moment, as she gripped his hand, she whispered to him that this time, he truly had a hold on her heart. She waited by his side, hoping for the man who had risked everything to understand her to finally wake up.
