The Legend of the Condor Heroes Episode 39 Recap
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Guo Jing and Huang Rong arrived at the solemn stone door on Middle Finger Peak, which they believed held the Wumu Manual. To their surprise, Guo Jing easily pushed it open, and a man identifying himself as Qiu Qianren rushed out. He immediately questioned why they had come, mentioning a seven-day agreement, which instantly aroused Guo Jing and Huang Rong's suspicion. He then proclaimed, "How daring of you to come here! You have guts!
But this is the forbidden zone of Iron Palm Sect. Nobody gets out alive." Huang Rong, suspicious, asked why he was in a forbidden zone himself. The man stumbled and tried to leave, but Guo Jing stopped him. Guo Jing grabbed his hand and saw that there were no marks from the Soft Hedgehog Vest on it. The man denied any injury.
Meanwhile, down the mountain, the real Qiu Qianren was instructing his subordinates to remain vigilant and ensure no one left the mountain alive, reinforcing his warning that "no one shall trespass on our forbidden zone again!" Huang Rong, connecting the pieces, realized there were two Qiu Qianrens: "One is a skilled martial artist, and the other one is a bluffer." She confirmed that the skilled one had injured her.
Under pressure, the man inside the house confessed that he and Qiu Qianren were twin brothers. He was Qiu Qianzhang, the elder, and the one down the mountain was his younger brother, Qiu Qianren. Qiu Qianzhang recounted how his name, "Qianzhang" (meaning "thousand zhang"), was numerically greater than his brother's, "Qianren" (meaning "thousand ren"), by three thousand feet, yet fate had played a cruel trick on them.
He explained that when they were thirteen, their parents saved Shangguan Jiannan, the thirteenth chief of the Iron Palm Sect, who promised to teach one of them martial arts. Qiu Qianzhang, as the elder brother, was initially given this opportunity. However, due to his poor health, he let Qiu Qianren take his place. Qiu Qianren then gained great martial arts prowess, became the Chief of Iron Palm Sect, and was known for his "Iron Palm Floating Above Water."
Qiu Qianzhang admitted to impersonating his brother to deceive others, feeling it was his right to take back what was originally his. As he spoke, he tripped over a pile of stolen jewels, revealing a hidden book. Guo Jing and Huang Rong were overjoyed to discover it was the Wumu Manual. At that moment, Yang Kang appeared, feigning cordiality, "Brother Jing. Miss Huang. It’s been a while." Huang Rong, recognizing his duplicity, quickly advised Guo Jing to hide the Manual.
She confronted Yang Kang, reminding him, "Who in the world doesn’t know you’re an ungrateful backstabber?" Yang Kang quickly dropped his pretense and demanded the Wumu Manual, threatening them. Below the mountain, Wanyan Honglie's forces were clashing with Qiu Qianren and the Iron Palm Sect. Wanyan Honglie's chief, Peng, suggested a fire attack to force Guo Jing and Huang Rong down the mountain, despite Yang Kang being up there.
Qiu Qianren's subordinate informed him that the Jin troops had surrounded the mountain. Wanyan Honglie then offered Qiu Qianren a deal: if he handed over Guo Jing and Huang Rong, the Jin forces would immediately retreat. When this failed, Wanyan Honglie gave the order to burn the mountain. Qiu Qianren protested but was powerless to stop him.
Wanyan Honglie then used Mu Nianci as a hostage, calling out to Guo Jing to surrender the Wumu Manual if he wanted to leave alive. He tried to appeal to Guo Jing's compassion, asking if he would let Miss Mu "sacrifice her life for merely a Manual?" Mu Nianci, who had already been poisoned (by herself), defiantly told Guo Jing not to listen to Wanyan Honglie and that he would never get the Manual.
Declaring that she would not let Wanyan Honglie succeed, she reminded Guo Jing of his loyal lineage and urged him not to give the precious Manual to the Jin. With a final cry of "Don’t!" , she leaped off the cliff. Yang Kang, distraught, jumped down from the mountain, screaming her name. He was intercepted and held back by Sha Tongtian and others. After her death, Yang Kang found a letter from Mu Nianci.
In it, she spoke of their meeting as both the most beautiful thing and the worst nightmare of her life. She expressed no regrets for dying, hoping that her sacrifice would make him "come to your senses, help you break away from Wanyan Honglie and start a new life." She concluded by stating her love for him and hoping they would meet again, while also urging him, "Don’t repeat your mistakes."
As the flames engulfed the mountain, Wanyan Honglie commanded his forces to continue the fire attack to burn Guo Jing and Huang Rong. Huang Rong, severely injured and realizing that descent was impossible due to Wanyan Honglie's men, told Guo Jing to carry her to the peak. At the summit, they heard the chirping of white condors. Guo Jing called out, and the condors arrived, carrying them both away from Iron Palm Mountain and the spreading fires.
Qiu Qianren, seeing them escape, swore to settle the score with Guo Jing later. The condors eventually dropped Guo Jing and Huang Rong in a peculiar forest. Huang Rong insisted they enter, despite its strangeness, to avoid Qiu Qianren, who was still pursuing them. As they ventured deeper, the forest became filled with miasma. Qiu Qianren and his men followed their tracks to the edge of the forest.
He coldly stated that even if they evaded the miasma, they wouldn't escape the Black Marsh Hermit, and ordered his men to simply guard the forest exit. Amidst the dense miasma, Guo Jing carried Huang Rong until they discovered a small thatched cottage. A black marsh surrounded the house, impassable due to a complex array. Huang Rong spotted a line of words by the marsh.
Recognizing it as a "Nine Palace Array," she quickly solved the riddle, explaining that such formations were foundational to Peach Blossom Island's teachings and thus easy for her. Following her precise instructions, Guo Jing navigated the treacherous marsh, and they safely reached the cottage door. They cautiously entered the cottage, where they found a white-haired woman in a green robe, engrossed in calculations. This was the Divine Mathematician, Ying Gu.
Huang Rong, without hesitation, revealed the correct answer to Ying Gu's complex square root problem. Ying Gu was astonished, thinking Huang Rong was joking when she claimed to have solved it in just a few days as a child. Huang Rong then corrected another of Ying Gu's calculations, emphasizing that "one tiny mistake can lead to a disaster" and had almost ruined her armillary sphere.
Suddenly, Qiu Qianren's voice resonated through the forest, disrupting Ying Gu's work and damaging her armillary sphere. Enraged, Ying Gu accused Guo Jing and Huang Rong, but Guo Jing quickly explained that they were disciples of Hong Qigong, the Nine-Fingered Divine Beggar, and were being pursued by Qiu Qianren for trespassing. He subtly pointed out that the one who truly damaged her device was outside.
Ying Gu then stepped out and coolly rebuffed Qiu Qianren, asserting that no one had ever survived her Black Marsh and daring him to test her. Qiu Qianren, though skeptical, ordered his men to guard the forest, believing Guo Jing and Huang Rong would eventually succumb. Back inside, Ying Gu examined Huang Rong's serious injury. She offered Huang Rong a pain reliever, but Huang Rong, cautious of strangers, hesitated. Ying Gu scoffed, warning that the pain would soon be unbearable.
Angered by Ying Gu's harsh tone, Guo Jing decided to leave with Huang Rong. Ying Gu, a recluse for ten years with an eccentric temperament, lashed out, declaring that her house was not a place to come and go as they pleased. She struck her table, sending wooden sticks flying, but Guo Jing's advanced martial arts easily defeated her.
Ying Gu, defeated and crestfallen, mused aloud about her decade of solitary cultivation, which had finally brought her enlightenment and the imminent chance for revenge. Yet, she had been defeated by a mere "kid." She noted Huang Rong's blackened face, a sign of her critical condition, and predicted she wouldn't live much longer. Seeing Guo Jing's deep affection and unwavering loyalty towards Huang Rong, Ying Gu grew wistful.
Tears welled up as she recited an old love poem, "Out from the weaver, the mandarin ducks poise to fly and quiver. . . Pity the hair, prematurely white of the head." Both Guo Jing and Huang Rong found the verses strangely familiar. Taking pity on them, Ying Gu informed them that only one person in the world could cure Huang Rong.
She gave them three embroidered pouches, instructing them to open them in the specific order of red, yellow, and blue, but only upon reaching Taoyuan County. When Huang Rong began to feel unwell and asked for a Nine Flowers Dew Pill, Ying Gu became intensely agitated, recognizing it as a divine medicine from Peach Blossom Island. Upon learning that Huang Rong was Huang Yaoshi's daughter, Ying Gu immediately demanded the pouches back.
Guo Jing earnestly pleaded with her not to punish Huang Rong for her father's past actions. However, Huang Rong, unwilling to let Guo Jing beg, resolutely returned the pouches. Ying Gu, after a moment of cold contemplation, observed Huang Rong's apparent strength despite her injury and mused that if Huang Yaoshi's daughter was so formidable, her own plans for revenge on Peach Blossom Island were likely futile. Accepting her fate, she returned the pouches to them, but warned that the Nine Flowers Dew Pill would worsen Huang Rong's condition and must not be taken again.
