Resumo do episódio 21 de A LOVER IN THE MORTAL WORLD
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Han Yunling laid Jin Xi to rest in a peaceful spot surrounded by mountains and water. Reflecting on Jin Xi’s final warnings, Yunling finally understood the danger she had been cautioned about. Meanwhile, Xiao Chi struggled with his grief, drinking heavily as he lamented how his brotherhood with Liu Chu and Fei Zheng had fractured so tragically. Han Yunling cared for him as he slept, moved by the realization that he had never forgotten her during their years apart.
The peace was shattered when the King of Changmo ordered his master plan to commence. The strategist Meng Ling initiated the attack by releasing a deadly toxin into the wind, which swept through the capital. As high-ranking officials were systematically assassinated, a mysterious plague began to ravage the common people. Faced with the crisis, Emperor Liu Chu sought a solution.
While the minister Li Shichang ruthlessly proposed executing the infected, Han Yunling advocated for a strict quarantine and began searching for a cure within the Han family medical manuals. The situation worsened with news that Tianlang Pass had fallen to General Gan Yi’s massive army. Xiao Chi explained that the pass succumbed because half of its soldiers and citizens had already been incapacitated by the plague.
In an attempt to secure Xiao Chi's unwavering loyalty amidst the chaos, Liu Chu offered to decree a marriage between him and Han Yunling. However, Yunling deferred the matter, choosing to prioritize the development of an antidote. When Jiang Wanyu learned of her father’s advance on the capital, she offered to mediate a retreat.
Her gesture only fueled Liu Chu’s paranoia; he accused her of plotting to defect to Changmo and ordered her to be confined to her quarters to protect the royal heir she was carrying. As the military prepared for a final stand, Xu Chengfeng led his veterans to the front lines, though he was haunted by an uncharacteristic sense of dread. Back at the medical hall, Han Yunling worked feverishly, eventually discovering the cure by testing formulas on herself.
She found that reducing the dosage of red arsenic by half made the medicine safe and effective, and the antidote was immediately distributed throughout the city. Though the epidemic was brought under control, the capital remained under siege. While Han Yunling treated the remaining weak and elderly, Xiao Chi led the defense outside the city walls.
During a fierce engagement, Xu Chengfeng managed to overpower Gan Yi, only to be struck down and killed by a hidden arrow fired by Meng Ling. With the city's defenses crumbling, Li Shichang once again urged Liu Chu to surrender. Realizing the minister was a traitor controlled by Changmo's Gu poison, the Emperor executed him on the spot, vowing never to be a ruler who abandoned his kingdom.
In the midst of the crisis, Uncle Fan arrived at the medical hall to urge Han Yunling to flee to Changmo. During their confrontation, he confessed to a dark secret: years ago, he had secretly added potent, dangerous drugs to the family's prescriptions in a reckless bid for fame. His actions had caused the deaths that led to the Han family's ruin and massacre. Yunling was horrified to learn that her own uncle was responsible for their family's tragedy.
Uncle Fan further admitted to orchestrating the current plague as a means of revenge, claiming it would bring glory to the Han name. Revolted by his cruelty and his betrayal of their family's medical ethics, Han Yunling cut all ties with him, refusing to leave the city with a man she now considered a sinner against the world.
