The Dauntless Youths Episode 22 Recap
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Chong Yibiao, Jiang Wenhuan, and others were all deeply trapped in an illusion, unable to extricate themselves. At this moment, Guxie arrived in a hurry with a group of people, shocked to see Jiang Wenhuan and the others strangling themselves, the situation critical. Guxie quickly splashed water to rescue them, and only then did everyone slowly regain consciousness.
From this, Guxie guessed that Granny Su must have released the illusion with drum sounds, thus concluding that she was a member of the Saintess Su clan. Everyone traveled to the foot of Qingluan Mountain, where Su Qingqing was trying her best to wake up the unconscious girls. Suddenly, she noticed a black-clad figure quietly approaching; her heart jolted in surprise, and she quickly feigned unconsciousness and lay down.
Afterwards, this person began to beat a drum, and the girls seemed to be controlled by an invisible force, one after another walking towards the sound of the drum. Only Qingqing woke up and tried her best to stop everyone from going. The black-clad figure walked up to Qingqing, making her recall her mother's dying words, which spoke of the Saintess: if she could not fulfill her responsibilities, her body would be burned as a sacrifice by fire.
The black-clad figure intended to harm Qingqing, but fortunately, Kunwu arrived with his people in time and saved her. Qingqing told Guxie that drum must be problematic. Guxie carefully examined the drum and discovered that it was made from human scalps, with a piece missing from its center. Guxie had Qingqing escort these girls to leave first, while they searched the cave.
They discovered that the black-clad figures were from Guifang, and Jiang Wenhuan guessed that this matter must be related to the Elixir of Immortality. Guxie found a bronze mechanism in the cave; after opening it, some murals depicting ancient myths appeared before her eyes. From the murals, Jiang Wenhuan discovered that it was the Elixir of Immortality that had transformed General Lin into this state. This elixir was originally a gift from the ancestors to the Saintess Su clan.
After Guifang discovered this secret, they used the scalps of the Su clan members to make drums, intending to activate the Elixir of Immortality, transform people into immortal living dead, and thereby possess a terrifying army. As Su Qingqing escorted the girls away from Qingluan Mountain, she unexpectedly encountered Granny Su on the way. Granny Su heard the soldiers call her Qingqing, and she was overjoyed, never expecting that Xiaoying's daughter was still alive.
Back then, the foreign tribesmen massacred everyone in the village, and she had even heard that Qingqing had been killed by Lord Zhongli as a sacrifice for the divine drum. Qingqing had never heard of the divine drum, so she specifically asked Granny Su for clarification. Before Granny Su could reveal the truth, a strange noise suddenly came from the bushes.
Granny Su had the soldiers escort Qingqing and the girls away, instructing them to cover their ears, while she stayed behind to confront whatever was coming. Jiang Wenhuan and others continued to explore the secrets in the cave but found that the exit had been sealed. Jiang Wenhuan firmly believed that the cave must have an exit. They lit a lamp and discovered another secret chamber from the reflection on the wall.
Everyone entered the secret chamber and found a box inside, which contained Sheng'an's imperial edict. The imperial edict recorded that the elixir was safeguarded by the Tushan clan, but during the Ningzhou incident ten years ago, Marquis Ning gained nothing, leading to the speculation that someone had obtained the elixir in advance. It also prophesied that when the elixir and the divine drum appeared, chaos would engulf the world. Afterwards, they found the exit and successfully came out.
Qingqing handed Granny Su's blood letter to Jiang Wenhuan for inspection, which detailed the crimes of the foreign tribesmen. Granny Su claimed that Guifang had made the divine drum and killed the Su clan. Jiang Wenhuan suddenly realized that they had overlooked something: Guifang must have had someone secretly assisting them; otherwise, how could they have smoothly entered Qingluan Mountain? There must be a mole within. Everyone looked at Guxie, clearly suspecting her.
Guifang captured Granny Su and successfully moved the divine drum to this location. Meanwhile, E Shun received news, learning that Guifang was also within the Zhongli Kingdom, and coupled with the capture of the Su woman, he guessed they were targeting the princes, and that there was likely a larger conspiracy behind it. He decided to personally go to Tushan, perhaps to discover what he had overlooked. Granny Su was skinned to death by the Guifang leader. Just as the Guifang leader was filling the missing piece, Zhongli Yuan walked up to him.
