Resumo do episódio 5 de Who Rules The World
> Resumos de Who Rules The World
Feng Lanxi, also known as Hei Fengxi, hurried back to the Hot Spring Palace, barely making it before Yong King's arrival. He quickly feigned illness and lay in bed, looking weak and frail. Ren Rusong and the Third Prince, Feng Ju, were already waiting at the palace entrance to welcome Yong King. Feng Ju, confident that Feng Lanxi would not be in his room, was shocked to find him there, appearing severely ill.
Yong King, concerned, brought his personal Physician Wu to examine Feng Lanxi. Physician Wu diagnosed a weak pulse, significant internal coldness, and a recurrence of an old illness, all due to prolonged overexertion. Yong King angrily demanded an explanation. Feng Lanxi confessed that he had not stayed at the Hot Spring Palace continuously. He admitted he had lied about his reason for coming, and instead, he had frequently visited Mt.
Anyu, located behind the palace, to mourn his late mother, Princess Yige. He explained that he kept this secret to avoid rekindling his father's grief and to prevent any rumors from spreading in court or among the populace. Yong King, feeling remorse for his late queen and moved by his son's filial piety, decided not to pursue the matter further.
He then instructed Feng Lanxi to pack his belongings and return to the capital of Yongzhou for the upcoming autumn hunt. Back at the capital, Feng Lanxi's attendants remarked that he always manages to escape danger, as if aided by divine power. Meanwhile, Zhong Li reported to Ren Rusong that Feng Lanxi had been traveling with Bai Fengxi and that they had journeyed together until an incident in Yucheng.
As Feng Lanxi's master, Ren Rusong instructed Zhong Li to pay close attention to the people around His Highness, emphasizing that it concerned his safety. Later, Feng Lanxi questioned Ren Rusong about Yong King's true feelings, believing his father was disappointed to find him at the palace. He felt that if he had been absent, the position of Heir Apparent would have fallen to Feng Ju, and his father would have been relieved.
Ren Rusong advised Feng Lanxi to focus on the upcoming autumn hunt, hinting at the participation of Feng Qiwu from the influential Feng family. Ren Rusong described Feng Qiwu as the powerful head of the Feng family and Minister of Civil Service Affairs, whose elders were pressing her to marry. He suggested that a marriage alliance with Feng Qiwu would secure the Feng family's crucial support.
Feng Lanxi acknowledged his master's intentions but worried that an open marriage alliance would provoke hostility from Feng Ju and Queen Baili. He assured Ren Rusong that he would devise a suitable strategy for cooperation. Upon returning to his residence, Feng Lanxi also showed his appreciation for his head maid, Huan Niang, whose quick thinking had been crucial. He expressed concern for her injuries and gifted her an exquisite hairpin from the famed Tiangong Workshop.
The other maids noted that Feng Lanxi rarely paid attention to such feminine trinkets, and this personal gift was a significant display of his favor, leaving Huan Niang deeply touched. Soon after, Feng Lanxi received the official rules for the autumn hunt from Yong King. He quickly realized it was not merely a hunt but a grand examination, specifically a test to select a suitable husband.
The rules had been significantly altered: the hunting ground was divided into three entrances, with each prince allowed to bring ten personal guards. The scoring system was tiered, assigning points based on the type of prey, aiming to test the princes' strategic thinking. Additionally, participants were required to present their gifts with a dedication speech, turning it into a literary assessment.
Feng Lanxi recognized Feng Qiwu's profound influence, noting that she herself was perhaps even more valuable than the Feng family's political power, and the true objective was to win her favor. In the martial arts world, the Soultaker Sect continued its brutal rampage. Bai Fengxi learned from her master, Bai Jiande, that the Luoyan Sect had been attacked, with only three survivors out of fifty-seven.
Bai Jiande called for the Tianshuang Sect to seek justice and dispatched Bai Fengxi and other disciples to investigate, with orders to meet at Xuanyi Inn by nightfall. Meanwhile, Feng Lanxi received news that Bai Fengxi had returned to the Tianshuang Sect and that over ten other martial arts sects, including Lieyang Sect and Xuanyuan Sect, had also been annihilated by the Soultaker Sect.
Considering Tianshuang Sect's involvement, Feng Lanxi instructed Zhong Li to send Cangyi to monitor their movements, anticipating they might uncover more clues. Bai Fengxi and Bai Jiande inspected the bodies of the Tie family, another victim of the Soultaker Sect, confirming their involvement. Bai Fengxi vowed to eradicate these "devils" and the resurgence of the force behind them, expressing her determination to leave "not a single one of them alive."
That night, after her fellow disciples reported no significant findings, Bai Fengxi analyzed the Soultaker Sect's targets. She theorized that they were systematically targeting sects with specific expertise—medicine (Han family), military formations (Xuanyuan Sect), and smithing (Tie family)—to forge a powerful army, not merely to dominate the martial arts world. She deduced that their next target would likely be the Ma family of Jizhou. Simultaneously, Feng Lanxi independently reached the same critical conclusion.
He immediately ordered Zhong Li to send Cangyi to relay this urgent information to Bai Fengxi and instructed the Jizhou division to prepare for immediate assistance. On the day of the autumn hunt, Feng Chang and Feng Ju participated with great enthusiasm. In stark contrast, Feng Lanxi appeared sickly, calmly sipping tea and reading. Feng Qiwu observed the three princes. She noted Feng Chang's ruthless tactic of using fawns as bait to hunt a deer king, concluding he was cruel.
She found Feng Ju ambitious but mediocre, seemingly relying on his status as Queen Baili's son, as he eagerly pursued jackals. She dismissed Feng Lanxi as a weakling, "fussier than a woman." During the hunt, Feng Qiwu found herself encircled by a pack of wolves. To her surprise, Feng Lanxi, the "weakling," intervened and rescued her. Impressed by his true strength, she agreed to keep his secret.
As the hunt neared its conclusion, Yong King announced that the winner would receive the Cloud Cutter Sword, an ancestral treasure. Feng Chang presented his spoils: two deer and ten small creatures, earning him 20 points, accompanied by a dedication speech wishing Yongzhou prosperity. Feng Lanxi, with no visible prey, was initially overlooked by Yong King due to his supposed illness.
Feng Ju then presented two deer and two jackals, scoring 30 points, and confidently anticipated his victory, dedicating his gifts to a strong Yongzhou military. However, Feng Qiwu then stepped forward, requesting to join the competition. She presented four jackals, achieving a score of 40 points, surpassing Feng Ju and demonstrating her formidable skill. She delivered a dedication speech about a wise leader guiding the nation.
Yong King was about to award the sword to Feng Qiwu when Feng Lanxi's "gifts" finally arrived: a cart laden with twenty live deer. Feng Ju immediately accused Feng Lanxi of cheating, arguing that these were not hunted prey. Feng Lanxi explained that due to his lifelong poor health, he refrained from taking lives.
He recounted his discovery that the sap of Lanwei flowers could temporarily tame wild animals, which he then used to "lure" the deer, rather than kill them. His dedication speech, he noted, was similar to Feng Qiwu's, expressing his willingness to "hunt for you, Father."
