The Destiny of White Snake Episode 25 Recap
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Taotie cornered Xu Xuan in a bamboo grove, proclaiming, "Xu Xuan, we meet again," and vowing to make him pay. He declared the grove sealed, leaving no escape. Although Xu Xuan fought with his needles, they passed harmlessly through Taotie, who lacked a physical body. Taotie struck Xu Xuan down. Just then, Xiao Qing and Bai Yaoyao arrived.
Seeing Xu Xuan wounded and knowing Bai Yaoyao had no magical prowess, Xiao Qing urged Bai Yaoyao to take Xu Xuan and leave, while she confronted the demon. Taotie mocked Bai Yaoyao's attempt to resist with a mortal body, injuring her. Xiao Qing again urged Bai Yaoyao to leave first. Soon after, Taotie knocked Xiao Qing unconscious. The Demon Emperor then appeared and rescued Xiao Qing, sensing a familiar aura on her.
He became convinced that Xiao Qing was the maiden who had nourished his primordial spirit with her heart's blood a century ago. Taotie caught up with Bai Yaoyao and Xu Xuan. Bai Yaoyao fought with a spiritual sword, but without her magic, she was quickly overwhelmed. Suddenly, Zi Xuan's primordial spirit manifested, repelling Taotie. The presence of Xu Xuan's blood in the bamboo grove also caused the barrier of the bamboo grove to break.
The Demon Emperor had set up barriers around the grove earlier when Taotie lured Xu Xuan there. Unaware that Bai Yaoyao had acquired the Fate of Dubhe while nurturing his primordial spirit, which allowed her and Xiao Qing to bypass the barrier, the Demon Emperor mistakenly believed Xiao Qing had saved him. Taotie questioned the Demon Emperor about Bai Yaoyao's entry and why he had intervened against Zi Xuan's spirit.
The Demon Emperor clarified he hadn't intended to kill Zi Xuan and asserted his right to act as he pleased, warning Taotie against plotting against him. Awakening later, Xu Xuan had no memory of Zi Xuan's actions. He noted Bai Yaoyao's injuries, but she dismissed them as scratches, reassuring him she was fine. Xu Xuan questioned how he escaped and why Taotie would give up so easily.
Bai Yaoyao attributed their escape to Xiao Qing's power and subtly steered the conversation away from anything that might reveal Zi Xuan's re-emergence. Alone, Bai Yaoyao worried about Zi Xuan's spirit appearing at the location of the third barrier, wondering what she should do. Meanwhile, Master's disciple reported that Qi Xiao had been secluded for days, drawing sand paintings in search of enlightenment, believing it was a mission from Master.
Master confessed he had only given Qi Xiao the task as an excuse to keep him busy and prevent him from bothering others. Despite this, Qi Xiao struggled to complete a sand painting for the wedding day. Frustrated, he inadvertently drew Xiao Qing's image, shocking him. He quickly destroyed it, calling it the "she-demon." However, looking at the scattered sand, he realized that everything, whether a Buddha or a demon, ultimately returns to sand.
He concluded that all things in the world are fundamentally the same; there is no inherent nobility or lowliness. What does it matter if one is human or demon? If two hearts truly love each other, societal opinions are irrelevant. With this newfound understanding, Qi Xiao decided he should congratulate Xu Xuan and Bai Yaoyao on their wedding. The wedding day, also the Dragon Boat Festival, was chosen by Xu Xuan.
Leng Ning and her attendant Qing Feng, heading to the wedding, noted the festive atmosphere and the tradition of drinking realgar wine to ward off pests. Xu Xuan's sister, Xu Jiaorong, and her husband Li Gongfu discussed the wedding. Xu Jiaorong had wanted a grand ceremony, but Xu Xuan insisted on a low-key wedding held at night, much to her frustration.
As Qi Xiao made his way to offer congratulations, he was ensnared in a powerful spider web array, controlled by a formidable and malicious demon. In the bridal chamber, Xiao Qing admired Bai Yaoyao in her wedding gown, praising her beauty. Bai Yaoyao mentioned that Xu Jiaorong had said an expert needlewoman made the dress and noticed the unusual texture of the thread, though she didn't suspect anything amiss.
During the ceremony, Leng Ning arrived, congratulating the couple and presenting realgar wine as a gift. She claimed to have personally sewn the wedding gown over half a month and expressed a desire to reconcile with Bai Yaoyao, hoping the wine would resolve their past grievances. Xiao Qing immediately suspected Leng Ning's ill intentions. Xu Xuan, seeing Bai Yaoyao's hesitation, offered to drink the wine for her.
Leng Ning pressed the issue, feigning remorse for her past actions and suggesting Bai Yaoyao was unwilling to forgive her. Xu Jiaorong intervened, admonishing Bai Yaoyao for being rude by refusing a gift made with such effort. To prevent further suspicion and argument, Bai Yaoyao declared that if the wine could truly erase the past and accept Leng Ning's blessings, she would drink it herself. She then drank the realgar wine.
After drinking the realgar wine and having no magical prowess, Bai Yaoyao felt her demonic form threatening to emerge. She hid in the bridal chamber, instructing Xiao Qing to guard the door and prevent anyone, especially Xu Xuan, from entering for the next hour until the wine's effects wore off. However, as Xiao Qing helped Bai Yaoyao, Bai Yaoyao warned her that the wedding gown itself was laced with poison, which stained Xiao Qing's hand black upon contact.
Bai Yaoyao realized Leng Ning's malice extended beyond the realgar wine, but she bravely resolved to endure the pain. Xiao Qing's subordinate, Xiao Hui, was dispatched to find Qi Xiao, as Bai Yaoyao's life was in peril. Xiao Qing confronted Leng Ning in the courtyard, accusing her of deliberately using the realgar wine and poisonous gown to harm Bai Yaoyao and ruin her marriage.
Leng Ning retorted that it was revenge for Xu Xuan's past humiliation, asserting she wanted him to see his perfect wife's true form. They fought, and despite Xiao Qing's thousand years of cultivation, she was no match for Leng Ning, who trapped her with poisonous spider silk from the wedding gown.
The Demon Emperor, controlling the spider demons that had trapped Qi Xiao earlier, planned to prevent Qi Xiao from intervening and ensure Xu Xuan witnessed Bai Yaoyao's true form, thus ruining their marriage. Xiao Hui, trying to find Qi Xiao, also became caught in the spider webs. Qi Xiao, still struggling against the spider array, heard Xiao Hui's cries for help.
Realizing the spider silk was vulnerable to fire, he instructed Xiao Hui to use his flint stones to burn through it. Meanwhile, Xu Xuan, unaffected by the celebratory wine thanks to an antidote he had taken, decided to check on Bai Yaoyao. Xiao Qing's minions tried to block his path, demanding he pass three tests and drink three cups of wine. Xu Xuan easily saw through their delaying tactics, noting their surprise that he wasn't drunk.
He knew they were stalling, and Bai Yaoyao, sensing his approach and her deteriorating condition, cried out from inside, pleading for him not to enter. Determined to see his wife, Xu Xuan quickly subdued the minions with his golden needles and entered the bridal chamber. Inside, he found no sign of Bai Yaoyao, only a white snake on the bed. Leng Ning, outside, celebrated her success, believing Xu Xuan had witnessed Bai Yaoyao's true form, ensuring the ruin of their wedding vows and happiness.
