Sword Snow Stride Episode 21 Recap
> Sword Snow Stride Recap
Following his ultimatum that no member of the Xu family may enter Xiangfan, Wang Mingyin, the world's eleventh-ranked fighter, prepared to attack Xu Fengnian. In response, Li Chungang, armed with only a wooden sword, flew from the carriage to meet the challenger. At the same time, Wu Liuding of the Sword Tomb emerged from the nearby reed marsh, seeking to challenge Li Chungang with the legendary Suwang Sword. Meanwhile, a fierce battle raged within the marsh.
Wei Shuyang, Shu Xiu, and Lv Qiantang fought against the Fujiang Armor constructs. An expert in formations, Wei Shuyang devised a plan to briefly paralyze the armors, creating an opening. Shu Xiu warned Lv Qiantang that overusing his Chixia Swordplay would be fatal. Aware that he was on a suicide mission, Lv Qiantang engaged a Fire-armor to buy time. Shu Xiu battled a Wood-armor whose vine attacks could inflict wood poison, while they remained wary of an Earth-armor hiding underground.
Outside the marsh, Ning Emei led the Fengzi Battalion in repeated, yet futile, cavalry charges against Wang Mingyin, whose powerful qi effortlessly repelled the soldiers. As the situation grew dire, Qing Niao requested the Chana Spear from Xu Fengnian to join the fight. In his duel, Li Chungang easily demonstrated his superiority, shattering Wu Liuding's bamboo staff with his "Two-Sleeved Green Snake" technique.
Before Wu Liuding could draw the real Suwang Sword at the urging of his companion Cuihua, Li struck again, defeating him and forcing them to flee. In the marsh, Lv Qiantang, now severely burned, made his final stand. He pinned the Fire-armor to the ground and unleashed his Chixia Swordplay, allowing the flames to consume him as he struck the armor repeatedly, destroying it in a massive explosion that also took his own life. The explosion drew everyone's attention.
Wei Shuyang, realizing the Earth-armor would now target Xu Fengnian, rushed to warn him. As predicted, the armor burst from the ground, but Xu Fengnian, using the "One Sword, Immortals Kneel" technique taught to him by Li, obliterated it. Just as Xu Fengnian recovered, Wang Mingyin disarmed him and moved in for the kill. Suddenly, a mysterious woman appeared from behind and fatally stabbed Wang Mingyin. Xu Fengnian recognized her as Miss Hehe, the seller of sauced beef.
However, Miss Hehe then turned on Xu Fengnian, revealing she had saved him only to kill him herself for a larger bounty from the Lord of Jing'an. She landed several powerful blows before Li Chungang intervened to save the gravely injured Xu Fengnian. Xu Fengnian pleaded with Li Chungang to save the critically wounded Qing Niao and the Fengzi Battalion soldiers. Li managed to stabilize Qing Niao's condition by transferring his own energy. Xu then went to Lv Qiantang's side.
Wei Shuyang confirmed that Lv had ruptured his meridians and was beyond saving. With his last breaths, Lv Qiantang asked that his ashes be scattered in the river rather than be buried in his ancestral tomb, as he felt he had disgraced his family. His final request was for Xu Fengnian to spare the remaining members of the Lin family, a promise Xu Fengnian made. Lamenting the hardship of his life, Lv Qiantang passed away.
As Xu Fengnian ordered Wei Shuyang to cremate Lv's body, the most powerful Golden-armor finally appeared. Before it could strike, Miss Hehe reappeared, knocking the armor aside and launching another attack on Xu Fengnian. Li Chungang once again intercepted her, saving Xu. He then explained the severity of Xu's injuries: Miss Hehe's attacks had sent the Dahuangting energy he inherited from Wang Chonglou into a chaotic, reverse flow through his meridians, a nearly fatal condition.
Li offered a grim solution: he could save Xu's life by destroying his dantian, which would also strip him of all his martial arts. Suddenly, the thundering sound of cavalry filled the air. Li Chungang identified them as the forces of the Lord of Jing'an, arriving late to claim the spoils. The Qingzhou soldiers quickly surrounded the carriage, and from their ranks, Pei Nanwei was seen walking toward the Lord of Jing'an.
