Qingchuan's Veil of Vengean Episode 9 Recap
> Qingchuan's Veil of Vengean Recap
Back when Chu and Xia were at war, Mo Junyu, who served as the commanding general, failed in his strategy and led the Xia forces to defeat. His own son was even captured as a prisoner of war. Mo Huaizhou and Mo Huaizhang, his brothers, were dissatisfied with Mo Junyu's failure and mocked him. Everyone wanted to hear Mo Qingchuan’s opinion.
Mo Qingchuan proposed that she lead the cavalry to flank the Chu forces from behind, while her uncles launched a frontal assault to create a diversion. Mo Huaizhang feared that even a slight misstep would result in Mo Qingchuan never returning. But Mo Qingchuan was prepared to die. Her decision deeply unsettled Mo Junyu. Though he agreed on the surface, in truth, he didn’t want Mo Qingchuan to return.
Mo Qingchuan came to Mo Junyu’s residence as agreed, even bringing her mother along. She intended to take her blind mother and leave, but Mo Junyu stopped her. He sarcastically accused her of betrayal, saying that it was only by sacrificing his own son’s reputation that the Mo family’s honor had been preserved. Mo Junyu told Mo Qingchuan to leave and never return, pretending that nothing had ever happened.
Mo Qingchuan countered by asking if Mo Junyu could really sleep peacefully at night. She knew that he wanted to use her mother as leverage to force her to leave, but Mo Junyu didn’t dare to truly harm her mother. Mo Qingchuan warned him that if he dared to stop her, she would kill him. Yet none of Mo Junyu’s subordinates dared draw their swords against her—because she was Mo Qingchuan. Mo Junyu could only watch as she left.
Mo Qingchuan recalled what Chen Siqi had said before his death—that Mo Junyu had poisoned Mo Junshan. In that moment, she wished nothing more than to kill Mo Junyu. Mo Junyu saw the murderous intent in her eyes and was so terrified he froze, only begging to let bygones be bygones. Mo Qingchuan ignored him and left with her mother. News spread that the Empress Dowager’s birthday tribute had been intercepted by Cloudmist Stronghold.
Enraged, the Empress Dowager ordered its annihilation. When the news reached Mo Junyu, he instantly knew it was Mo Qingchuan’s doing. At that moment, Mo Qingchuan escorted her mother to the outskirts of the city and handed her over to trusted subordinates to ensure her safety. In her heart, she swore to strip Mo Junyu of his skin before the eyes of the world. The Empress Dowager sent Xia Qiguang to eliminate the bandits, something Mo Junyu hadn’t anticipated.
But Cao Huaitai deliberately made things difficult for Xia Qiguang, assigning him only ten men to take down Cloudmist Stronghold—hoping Xia would die there, and he could claim all the credit. Xia Qiguang brought along veterans of the Mo Army, including Shi Tou. In the forest, Mo Qingchuan arrived on horseback, and all the men knelt to greet her. Mo Qingchuan instructed them that whether she was present or not, they must protect Xia Qiguang.
It was then that Shi Tou and the others learned the mission to Cloudmist Stronghold wasn’t to recover the Empress Dowager’s tribute but to rescue someone. The map given to Xia Qiguang was deliberately wrong—the goal was to wipe them out. There were 2,000 elite soldiers on the mountain. Mo Qingchuan had known this all along and had prepared a detailed plan. Mo Junyu had already begun to suspect that Mo Qingchuan might know Mo Qinglian was being hidden there.
Rather than rushing into battle, Mo Qingchuan set up camp. Mo Junyu, aware of Mo Qingchuan’s tactical prowess, began to grow fearful but still believed he had strength in numbers. Mo Qingchuan did not attack but instead gave the order to retreat. This made Mo Junyu uneasy—he worried she would seize the opportunity of the heavy fog to mobilize reinforcements. He thus ordered his men to escort Mo Qinglian away through the back mountain.
Mo Qingchuan stared at a leaf in her hand, waiting for the right moment. Once the time was right, she ordered her troops to begin the assault. At the same time, Mo Junyu commanded his men to find out exactly how many forces Mo Qingchuan had brought. Xia Qiguang led his men while running and blowing a whistle to draw attention. Because of the thick fog, no one could distinguish friend from foe. Arrows rained down from the mountain.
The torchlight lit up the slopes. From her position halfway up the mountain, Mo Qingchuan had a clear view. She drew her bow, fired multiple arrows at once, and precisely targeted the source of the torches on the mountaintop.
