The Four Episode 16 Recap
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Nu Nu arrives in the capital, determined to avenge the wolf tribe massacre, believing Leng Xue's adoptive father, Prince Zhu, is the culprit. Disregarding Leng Xue's words, she secretly leaves Shenhou Mansion and infiltrates Prince Zhu's Mansion to assassinate him. However, Leng Xue intervenes to protect his adoptive father. Nu Nu is defeated and, confronting Leng Xue, accuses him of not wanting revenge for the wolf tribe. Losing trust in him, she resolves to seek revenge alone.
Later, Yu Chuntong, upon seeing Nu Nu's unusual attire in the capital, which sets her apart from other city residents and includes wolf tribe clothing, suspects her of involvement in a local murder case and attempts to apprehend her for interrogation at Six Doors. Leng Xue appears, asserting that Nu Nu is his adopted sister. When Yu Chuntong refuses to release her, Leng Xue engages him in a fight, creating an opportunity for Nu Nu to escape.
However, Nu Nu falls into An Shigeng's hands. An Shigeng leverages Nu Nu's distrust of Leng Xue, inciting her to believe Leng Xue won't seek revenge because Prince Zhu is his adoptive father. An Shigeng promises to help Nu Nu eliminate Prince Zhu, and Nu Nu agrees to cooperate with him. Leng Xue finds Nu Nu again, but she no longer trusts his words and continues to obey An Shigeng, awaiting her chance for revenge.
An Shigeng provides Nu Nu with money, which she uses to repay several common folk. Later, An Shigeng assigns Nu Nu a group of subordinates to escort Ruyan out of the capital. During their journey, Nu Nu and her team take shelter in a civilian house. While her subordinates are feeding horses and preparing food, several of them suddenly collapse from poison.
Nu Nu realizes a master poisoner is at work, and even the four remaining subordinates by her side soon faint. Before Nu Nu can react, the laughter of an unknown man is heard from outside. Meanwhile, Yu Chuntong, who has taken over the affairs of Six Doors due to Han Long suffering from headaches caused by Yu Chuntong's medicine, leads his men to Shenhou Mansion to arrest Leng Xue.
Yu Chuntong intends to interrogate Leng Xue at Six Doors for obstructing his previous attempt to capture Nu Nu. However, Zhuge angrily demands Yu Chuntong provide proof of Leng Xue's extraordinary relationship with Nu Nu. Unable to produce evidence, Yu Chuntong is forced to depart. Wen Ruyu expresses her desire to leave An Shigeng and return to the Five Poisons Plume Sect.
An Shigeng, suspecting her of harboring a grand conspiracy and ulterior motives, offers her tea as a farewell gesture. Wen Ruyu feigns poor eyesight, causing the teacup to drop and break, making it impossible to drink from. She pretends to be regretful as she bids farewell. Despite An Shigeng having already forced her to ingest a poison, he also sprinkles colorless and odorless tracking water on her, subsequently dispatching Yu Chuntong to follow and investigate her movements.
Wen Ruyu eventually escapes Prince An's Mansion and flees to Longxi. Tieshou, one of the famous trappers, pursues Yi Yi but fails to locate Wen Ruyu, only finding her prescription at a pharmacy. He expresses self-reproach for this and hands the prescription over to Zhuge for further investigation. Zhuge convenes the famous trappers and instructs them to track Wen Ruyu, believing her capture is key to uncovering the truth behind the stolen Imperial Seal.
He further decides to send Chu Limo to accompany the famous trappers. Leng Xue advises Chu Limo to remain at Shenhou Mansion, but Chu Limo, steadfast in her resolve, insists on joining the investigation. Zhuge reveals to Chu Limo the reason for her mother Bian Hongyao's disappearance years ago, tasking her to investigate her mother's whereabouts in Longxi. He also warns her about Leng Xue's wolf poison, which further strengthens Chu Limo's determination to go.
