Resumo do episódio 7 de The Unclouded Soul
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Following the guidance of Xiao Ming, Hong Ye sought out Xiao Yao to warn her about the dangers she was facing. Xiao Yao remained prickly, questioning why he would bother with her if he was truly angry, and insisted her affairs were none of his concern. However, Hong Ye maintained that protecting the demon kind was his solemn responsibility, and she was no exception to that rule.
His insistence only frustrated her further; she felt she had wandered the martial world long enough to not need the protection of someone she deemed irrelevant. Hong Ye ignored her protest, telling her to stop making a fuss. He revealed that the masked man in the forest was a "Chi"—a mountain elf, a rare thousand-year-old entity that existed outside the Three Realms.
Because this being was neither human nor demon, it was far more dangerous than she realized, and she could not face him alone. Reluctantly, Xiao Yao agreed to follow him. Meanwhile, Bing Zhu was busy selecting hemp ropes at a shop, only to realize too late that Xiao Yao had already departed with a tall, fair-skinned man.
Looking at his sword, Tan'er, Bing Zhu was troubled by why the blade had failed to sense the presence of such a powerful demon nearby. As they moved toward the forest, the history of the mountain elf was brought to light through the Baize Drawings. Two decades ago, the Hefeng Tribe had discovered the legendary Yuli Spring. While attempting to bring the water back to their leader, a storm blew their vessel into the Tiansheng Kingdom.
The Emperor, desperate for immortality, mobilized the Feiyu Guard and various sects to seize the spring by force, resulting in a bloody massacre. A young warrior of the Hefeng Tribe, seeking power for revenge, swallowed mud tainted by the Yuli Spring and transformed into the mountain elf. Xiao Ming noted that this being harbored a deep blood feud against humans but had no quarrel with demons.
While Xiao Mu tried to prevent Hong Ye from intervening in human affairs—fearing for the Monarch's safety and the possibility of Hei Wu seizing the Demon Heart—Hong Ye insisted that he could not restore his heart if he abandoned his own people, like Luoluo and Dali, who were currently trapped by the human authorities. Upon reaching the edge of the forest, Xiao Yao insisted on taking the lead for the rescue mission.
She tied a hemp rope around her waist, instructing Hong Ye to watch for a signal; two tugs would mean she was in danger. Carrying stinky dried fish to lure out a missing cat, Xiao Yao ventured into the woods. Inside, she encountered the blind girl, Yunyi, who was happily tending to her cat, Flower Lady. Yunyi explained that she had come to the forest by choice because a kind man named Ali was treating her eyes with morning dew.
When Hong Ye rushed in, sensing something amiss with the rope, Xiao Yao mocked him, asking if he was worried about her safety or merely the safety of her face, which reminded him of Ning'an. Yunyi led them to meet Ali, who was revealed to be the mountain elf. Ali immediately recognized Hong Ye as the Monarch of All Demons and denied any involvement in the murders of the young women found at the lake.
He explained that while he had once lived for revenge and killed many, he eventually suffered the backlash of his own inner demon, leaving him in a state of being neither truly alive nor dead. His path changed ten years ago in a ruined temple, where Yunyi’s mother had shown him kindness by leaving offerings of food. That single act of mercy saved him from despair.
Since then, Ali had vowed to atone for his sins by saving lives; once Yunyi’s sight was restored, she would be the thousandth person he had rescued. Yunyi, sensing the tension, told Xiao Yao that although Hong Ye seemed cold, his heart clearly cared for her. Xiao Yao eventually prepared to leave to clear the names of her friends.
Yunyi gave her a unique longevity lock and her cat as proof to show her parents that she was safe and recovering. Before they reached the city, Hong Ye finally offered a sincere apology to Xiao Yao. He admitted that he now realized she and Ning'an were entirely different people, and his desire to protect her was for her sake alone, not because of a memory. This explanation finally eased the tension between them.
However, the meeting with Yunyi’s parents did not go as planned. Her father, the Qionghua sect leader, reacted with unexplained rage upon seeing the longevity lock, immediately accusing Xiao Yao of hiding his daughter's corpse. Despite his wife's willingness to believe the news, the father's hostility peaked when he was scratched by the cat, prompting the couple to leave abruptly.
Later, as Bing Zhu escorted Xiao Yao home, he warned her to remain cautious, as the city remained dangerous with the killer still at large. It was later revealed that the Qionghua sect leader himself was the true culprit behind the murders of the local girls. That evening, Xiao Yao and Hong Ye shared wine at her home.
Hong Ye opened up about his past, confessing that his previous sincerity had once been used as a weapon against him, causing him to lock his heart away. It was only after meeting Xiao Yao and witnessing her genuine kindness toward the demon kind that he felt warmth again, calling her his only true friend.
As the wine took hold, a tipsy Xiao Yao began showing off her demon arts, playfully manifesting "silver coins" and declaring it the best magic she had learned. In her drunken state, she teased Hong Ye about his incomparable beauty, staring intently at his profile and demanding he smile for her, leaving the normally composed Demon Lord flustered and captivated.
