Rattan Episode 12 Recap
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Continuing her meticulous plan, Si Teng exuded extreme confidence, attributing 99% of her assured success to herself and the remaining 1% to fate. Qin Fang, still worried, remarked that her unnaturally smooth progress was like that of a novel's heroine with a "cheat code." Si Teng retorted that she had risked her own life to test Shen Yindeng's traps.
Qin Fang clarified that while she was undoubtedly clever, her success came from meticulous preparation, not foresight, allowing her to anticipate her opponent's every move. He then asked if her anger the previous day was because she saw him with Shen Yindeng and suspected betrayal. Si Teng curtly dismissed his concerns, stating he was lucky she was in a good mood, or he would already be dead. She warned him to stay close, and he readily agreed.
As the Xuan Sect members gathered to embark for Black Back Mountain, Bai Jin declined to join, claiming his lack of skills would only be a hindrance. After they left, he confided in a hidden Yan Furui that the situation had strayed too far from his original intentions. Yan Furui, however, was determined to go. Lamenting his past inability to protect his master and Wafang, he felt compelled to seek vengeance. Si Teng and Qin Fang then joined the group.
Inside the cave, Si Teng praised the secluded location as an ideal hiding place for Chisan. Shen Yindeng, fishing for information, questioned Si Teng about Chisan's power. Si Teng asserted that among their kind, beauty during mutation indicated higher talent, and she knew Chisan's was merely "average." When pressed, Si Teng mentioned rumors that Chisan had mutated as "neither man nor woman," subtly mocking Shen Yindeng's true identity.
Inside the cave, the Xuan Sect attempted to ambush Si Teng, confirming her suspicions that their true objective was to kill her. As she taunted their "impressive acting," the ground suddenly collapsed, sending the Xuan Sect members plummeting. They desperately clung to hanging vines while Si Teng and Qin Fang flew to safety. Si Teng refused their pleas for help, saying she would let them "suffer for a while." From the darkness, Shen Yindeng revealed herself.
Si Teng directly confronted her, taunting "Chisan" about her ambiguous form. Hearing this, the Xuan Sect members finally identified Shen Yindeng as Chisan, which she mockingly confirmed. Following a signaled instruction from Qin Fang to stall for time, an enraged Wang Qiankun confronted Shen Yindeng, accusing her of killing Shen Cuiqiao and faking her pregnancy. Incensed, Shen Yindeng attacked the vines, causing one of the Xuan Sect members to fall to his death.
Having revealed her true form, Shen Yindeng hunted for Si Teng, taunting her for hiding. From the shadows, Si Teng feigned being poisoned. Falling for the deception, Shen Yindeng boastfully described the debilitating progression of her poison. Si Teng then dramatically accused Qin Fang of betraying her by colluding with Shen Yindeng, threatening to kill him before she died. Expertly playing his part, Qin Fang desperately called for Shen Yindeng's help, claiming he knew Si Teng's secret.
Confident in Si Teng's weakened state, Shen Yindeng mocked Qin Fang's apparent change of allegiance and envisioned a future with him. At that moment, Si Teng shouted for Qin Fang to move aside. He swiftly dodged as a hidden mechanism, prepared by Si Teng, unleashed a projectile that pierced Shen Yindeng through the chest, instantly debilitating her. In her final moments of lucidity, Shen Yindeng realized she had been completely deceived.
As Shen Yindeng lay defeated, she lashed out at Qin Fang, questioning why a human would help Si Teng. She revealed Si Teng's dark secret: she became powerful not through cultivation, but by killing and absorbing the powers of her own kind. Qin Fang was stunned. As Si Teng advanced to deliver the killing blow, Qin Fang intervened, pleading with her to spare Shen Yindeng.
Si Teng acknowledged the truth in the accusation, telling Qin Fang he simply thought too highly of her. Just then, Yan Furui arrived, declaring his intent to avenge Wafang by killing Shen Yindeng himself. However, when the moment came, he found himself unable to do it. At that moment, Wang Qiankun discovered a large red egg containing Wafang's body. Si Teng explained that she had previously used her rattan threads to mend Wafang's broken necklace.
This thread had inadvertently kept him alive after he was poisoned by Chisan, who had used his blood for a ritual. Si Teng confronted the dying Shen Yindeng, stating that her suspicion and cruelty towards a child had led to her own downfall. Si Teng returned to the remaining Xuan Sect members, who now showed deference. She sharply criticized their opportunism before dismissing them.
After they left, Si Teng opened the red egg, and Wafang miraculously awakened, calling for Yan Furui, who embraced him in tears and thanked Si Teng profusely. Meanwhile, the severely weakened Shen Yindeng lay dying, her mind drifting to her beloved Yang Bo and the silver ring he had crafted for her, named "Eternal Love," as she passed away.
Later, at a hospital, Qin Fang reassured a nervous Yan Furui that Wafang was recovering well, and Si Teng suggested enrolling the boy in school. After Wafang was confirmed to be healthy, he was happily reunited with Yan Furui. Left alone, Qin Fang reflected on the day's events, concluding that Si Teng had indeed absorbed Chisan's power.
