Rakshasa Street Episode 23 Recap
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Zhao Xin awoke to the sight of a demonized Li Xuanyuan. He urged Xia Ling and the children (Shuier and Dog) to flee, warning Xia Ling that this was no longer her guardian spirit. However, Xia Ling adamantly refused to believe that Li Xuanyuan would harm her, declaring she wasn't afraid. The demonized Li Xuanyuan attacked Zhao Xin, then acknowledged he was not her guardian spirit but, out of respect for her physical form, would temporarily spare her life.
He vowed to kill everyone else present. As Xia Ling panicked, Xiang Kunlun arrived. Meanwhile, in the Nanshan Palace, Royal father used his power to transform yellow beans into soldiers, keeping Xu Chu and Dian Wei occupied. Cao Yanbing adopted a strategy of defeating and consuming the bean soldiers, eventually feeling full.
With waves of bean soldiers attacking, Cao Yanbing called for a halt, questioning Royal father's identity and noting that such a technique was beyond what a Spirit User could wield. Royal father dismissed the comment with a sneer, then scattered another type of bean, which transformed into a different kind of soldier. Cao Yanbing instantly recognized these new soldiers as those who had killed Yu Jin, despite them supposedly being dead.
Royal father chillingly remarked that though people die, their hatred endures, and the animosity between them had been sown long ago, even when Cao Yanbing was a child. He then revealed that the beans Cao Yanbing had consumed were poisonous. Xiang Kunlun defeated the demonized Li Xuanyuan and prepared to eliminate him permanently, considering him a dangerous anomaly. Xia Ling intervened, asserting that Li Xuanyuan was her guardian spirit and pleaded with Xiang Kunlun not to kill him.
She explained that Li Xuanyuan shared his body with a dangerous personality, but the good personality was her guardian spirit. She then stepped forward, imploring the demonized Li Xuanyuan to remember her, recalling the stories he had told her and the promises he had made. Li Xuanyuan, confronted by Xia Ling's words, began to recall his past life, including the tragic mistake of killing his beloved.
Moved by Xia Ling's emotional plea, he was purified, reverting to Qingfeng Li Xuanyuan, and returned to the spirit space. Witnessing this touching reunion, Xiang Kunlun, visibly moved, advised Xia Ling to be cautious about Li Xuanyuan's dangerous alternate personality before departing the prison. Soon after Xiang Kunlun's departure, Huangfu Longdou appeared, disguised as Gui Fu San Tong.
Xia Ling, relieved to see "Mr. Ghost" alive, was told by Gui Fu San Tong that he had faked his death due to Xiang Kunlun's overwhelming power. Gui Fu San Tong offered to heal Shuier and Dog, but insisted it couldn't be done there. He instructed Zhao Xin to take the two girls away. Gui Fu San Tong then asked Xia Ling if she would accompany them or go to Cao Yanbing, who was currently battling Royal father.
Shuier encouraged Xia Ling to go to Cao Yanbing, mentioning her own father was also with him. She asked Xia Ling to tell her father that she would recover and wait for him. Xia Ling, trusting Gui Fu San Tong, entrusted the children to him for their treatment. Meanwhile, Northern Division engaged Tian Shi in a fierce battle. Though Tian Shi was ultimately defeated, Northern Division spared his life, only to encounter Xiang Kunlun shortly after.
Back in the main hall, Cao Yanbing, despite having eaten the poisonous beans, used his Wushen Body's breath technique to narrowly defeat Royal father, demanding the No Fruit and the linghuai branch. Royal father, with a smirk, consumed the linghuai branch himself, transforming into a cloud of black mist and vanishing. Immediately, a coffin materialized in the main hall, and from it emerged Cao Yanbing's father, Cao Yanming.
Cao Yanbing was stunned, but Royal father's voice, now seemingly emanating from Cao Yanming, revealed that this was a carefully prepared "great gift." Royal father had possessed Cao Yanming's body, rendering Cao Yanbing unable to strike his own father, and leaving him severely wounded. Cao Yanbing, refusing to give up, demanded to know how Royal father achieved such a reanimation technique.
Royal father, amused by Cao Yanbing's curiosity, proclaimed he was not human but an old immortal, viewing all humans as mere insects. With that, Royal father delivered another crushing blow to Cao Yanbing. He then declared that he would face Cao Yanbing again once all seven of his guardian spirits were summoned.
