The Four Episode 44 Recap
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An Shigeng ordered Leng Xue to go alone to Mingyou Mountain Villa. Simultaneously, Wu Qing and his companions split up to find the location of Mingyou Mountain Villa, aiming to assist Leng Xue and collectively eliminate An Shigeng. Upon Leng Xue's arrival at Mingyou Mountain Villa, where Chu Limo was being held captive by An Shigeng, An Shigeng instructed Ji Yaohua to host Leng Xue and keep him at the villa for half a month.
Ji Yaohua led Leng Xue, whose eyes were blindfolded, towards Chu Limo's cell. Despite being unable to see, Leng Xue secretly paid close attention to the sounds around him, committing them to memory. In the dim cell, Chu Limo and Leng Xue spoke through wooden bars. Ji Yaohua, consumed by jealousy and hatred for Leng Xue, threatened his life. She revealed a mechanism outside the cell that could instantly kill Chu Limo with a mere touch of her finger.
Leng Xue, warning Ji Yaohua against becoming An Shigeng's pawn and suffering the same fate as Nunu, hoped she would reconsider her path. However, Ji Yaohua's resentment only deepened, as she felt Leng Xue had no regard for her feelings and would not change. For Chu Limo's safety, Leng Xue willingly agreed to remain at Mingyou Mountain Villa, a sacrifice that intensified Ji Yaohua's jealousy.
Chu Limo repeatedly pleaded with Ji Yaohua to release Leng Xue, offering to stay imprisoned forever herself, which only further angered Ji Yaohua. Later, Ji Yaohua forced a pill upon Chu Limo in her cell. Fearing for Leng Xue's safety, Chu Limo consumed the pill and fell into a deep sleep. Leng Xue, distraught by Chu Limo's unconscious state, was desperate. Ji Yaohua observed his anguish but intentionally withheld aid.
To save Chu Limo, Leng Xue reluctantly agreed to Ji Yaohua's demands. Ji Yaohua then bitterly recounted an incident from days prior, when An Shigeng had abducted both Chu Limo and herself; Leng Xue had unhesitatingly chosen to rescue Chu Limo, abandoning Ji Yaohua. She emphasized that now, Leng Xue was willing to comply with her every command for Chu Limo's sake. Meanwhile, Leng Xue made attempts to rescue Chu Limo.
He tried to use his memorized sounds to locate her cell during a lull in the villa's defenses, but Ji Yaohua appeared and blocked his path, telling him his efforts were futile. Leng Xue remained resolute, convinced that he would eventually lead Chu Limo out of Mingyou Mountain Villa. During their search for Leng Xue, Wu Qing and his companions were targeted by An Shigeng.
Wu Qing engaged An Shigeng in a duel in a forest, but his martial arts proved inferior, and he was wounded. Muxue, worried about Wu Qing, appeared in time to save him, but she too was severely wounded by An Shigeng's hidden weapons. Wu Qing watched, heartbroken and distressed, as Muxue fell from her horse. He promised her they would leave the past behind and start a new life, but it was too late.
Muxue died in his arms, and Wu Qing, devastated that he had only just accepted her love before her life was taken, buried her. Separately, Zhui Ming was attacked by a white-clad woman who scattered white powder, confusing his mind, or was poisoned by An Shigeng. He did not return overnight. With Wu Qing dejected by Muxue's death and no news from Leng Xue or Chu Limo, Tie Shou became very anxious.
Tie Shou and Ling Yiyi set out to find Zhui Ming. They discovered him wandering erratically in the streets, having lost his memory and forgotten his friends and family. He acted like a three-year-old child, only wanting to return to the palace to find Zilu. Witnessing Zhui Ming's condition, Wu Qing, once again, impulsively resolved to seek revenge on An Shigeng.
He desired to personally kill An Shigeng, who had taken Muxue's life and driven Zhui Ming mad, to quell his hatred. However, Tie Shou, disappointed by Wu Qing's rashness, intervened, stopping him from pursuing An Shigeng and urging him to calm down and focus on curing Zhui Ming first.
