The Legend of the Condor Heroes Episode 47 Recap
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After a day of relentless pursuit, Yang Kang and his group, weary from the chase by Song soldiers, decided to rest for the night at the Iron Spear Temple. Unbeknownst to them, Huang Rong and Ke Zhene were already hiding there. Huang Rong, observing from behind a yellow curtain, realized that Shagu, who had been with her father on Peach Blossom Island, might know what happened there.
Taking Ke Zhene's hand, Huang Rong secretly wrote a message on his palm: "Please, tell my father who killed me." Having conveyed her intention, Huang Rong boldly emerged from hiding and greeted Ouyang Feng as "Uncle Ouyang." She cleverly spun a tale to stall him, claiming her father, Huang Yaoshi, was being harassed by Quanzhen Taoists in Xinsheng Town, who insisted he had killed five of the Freaks of the South.
She also mentioned that Zhou Botong, referred to as Old Urchin, was planning to duel her father after forgetting the martial arts from the Nine Yin Manual, suggesting her father was in great peril. To further entice Ouyang Feng, Huang Rong claimed her father had deciphered the obscure text of the Nine Yin Manual. She then offered to provide the translation in exchange for Ouyang Feng's help in rescuing Huang Yaoshi.
Eager for the manual's secrets, Ouyang Feng agreed to rescue her father the following morning. Soon after, Shagu joyfully greeted Huang Rong as "Sister Watermelon." Huang Rong, seizing the opportunity, gently questioned Shagu about the events on Peach Blossom Island. Shagu revealed that Huang Yaoshi had become furious after reading a message about Guo Jing leaving with the Mongolian princess Hua Zheng and Huang Rong being heartbroken in Jiaxing.
Concerned for Huang Rong, Huang Yaoshi hastily left the island after dining with the Six Freaks of Jiangnan, and never returned. Shagu further confirmed that Yang Kang and Ouyang Feng then arrived on the island and took her away. Huang Rong directly accused Ouyang Feng and Yang Kang of killing the five freaks, which Ouyang Feng did not deny.
Hidden behind the curtain, Ke Zhene realized Huang Rong's dangerous ploy was to expose the truth and clear her father's name, deeply regretting his previous assumptions. Ouyang Feng explained he kept Shagu as a bargaining chip, believing she was kin to Heretic Huang. Huang Rong meticulously reconstructed the sequence of events at her mother's tomb. She explained that Ouyang Feng first donned Huang Yaoshi's green gown and mask at Jicui Pavilion, then he and Yang Kang hid inside the tomb.
They waited for Shagu to lead the Six Freaks of Jiangnan inside. In the dark passage, Ouyang Feng unexpectedly broke Quan Jinfa's scale pole and killed him, taking the freaks by surprise. Then, Ouyang Feng poisoned Zhu Cong with his viper venom, and when Han Xiaoying and Nan Xiren tried to help, they were injured by Zhu Cong's poisoned state. Han Baoju was then assaulted by Yang Kang.
Knowing they were in grave danger, Nan Xiren pushed Ke Zhene out, urging him to flee. Ouyang Feng confirmed they deliberately spared Ke Zhene because his blindness would prevent him from identifying the true killers, ensuring Huang Yaoshi would be blamed. Huang Rong revealed her deduction of Ouyang Feng's involvement from Han Baoju's dying incomplete word, which she interpreted as "Western Venom."
She then explained that Nan Xiren's dying attempt to write "Huang" was actually the initial strokes of "Yang Kang." Huang Rong then produced a small, exquisite jade shoe, which Yang Kang instantly recognized as his betrothal gift to Mu Nianci. He was shocked to see it in Huang Rong’s possession. Huang Rong explained that Zhu Cong, the Marvelous-handed Scholar, had stolen it from Yang Kang while Yang Kang was trying to frame him with other valuables.
She pointed out the words "Bi" (比) and "Zhao" (招) engraved on the shoe, recalling that Yang Kang and Mu Nianci had met during her martial arts betrothal contest . This made it clear to her that Yang Kang was the mastermind. Huang Rong then questioned Yang Kang about the letter Guo Jing received on August 6th, supposedly from Tolui, stating Hua Zheng was returning to Mongolia.
Yang Kang confessed to forging the letter after overhearing Hua Zheng and Tolui in Lin'an, realizing it could prevent Guo Jing from taking the Wumu Manual back to Mongolia, making it harder to acquire. Ke Zhene, hearing all of this from his hiding spot, was filled with profound remorse, realizing his own foolishness had led to such suffering and injustice, and now Huang Rong was in danger.
Huang Rong skillfully redirected the conversation to Ouyang Ke's death, exposing another of Yang Kang's wicked schemes. She revealed to Ouyang Feng that Ouyang Ke was indeed his son and that Guo Jing was not his killer. Instead, the real killer was a Quanzhen Sect disciple. As Huang Rong spoke, Yang Kang began to sweat profusely, betraying his guilt.
Huang Rong then prodded Shagu, who, when asked if "her buddy" killed someone, excitedly recounted how Yang Kang stabbed the "crippled guy" (Ouyang Ke) multiple times after he had inappropriately touched "her buddy's wife" (Mu Nianci). Huang Rong clarified that Yang Kang's true motive was not to defend Mu Nianci's honor, but to become Ouyang Feng's disciple. She reminded Ouyang Feng that he had previously rejected Yang Kang because White Camel Mountain's rules only allowed one disciple at a time.
Thus, eliminating Ouyang Ke was the only way for Yang Kang to achieve his goal. She also explained that the dagger with "Guo Jing's name" found at the crime scene was one of the tokens Guo Jing and Yang Kang had exchanged when they swore brotherhood, which Yang Kang had cynically used to frame Guo Jing. Enraged and exposed, Yang Kang lashed out at Huang Rong, striking her on the shoulder.
However, Huang Rong was protected by her Soft Hedgehog Armor. Yang Kang's hand instantly became paralyzed and he began to suffer from intense pain and hallucinations. Ouyang Feng was puzzled, realizing the venom was his but he hadn't poisoned Yang Kang. Huang Rong explained that on Peach Blossom Island, Nan Xiren, already poisoned by Ouyang Feng's viper venom, had struck her on the shoulder, leaving traces of the venom on her armor.
Yang Kang, striking the exact same spot, had thus inadvertently poisoned himself with Ouyang Feng's venom. Wanyan Honglie desperately pleaded with Ouyang Feng to save Yang Kang, but Ouyang Feng vehemently refused, stating that Yang Kang deserved to die for killing his son, Ouyang Ke. As Yang Kang convulsed and suffered, he hallucinated Mu Nianci approaching him in a red dress, just as she had appeared when they first met. Yang Kang eventually succumbed to the poison.
With Yang Kang dead, Wanyan Honglie and his remaining men departed at daybreak, leaving only Ouyang Feng, Huang Rong, and the hidden Ke Zhene in the Iron Spear Temple. Ouyang Feng demanded the translation of the Nine Yin Manual. Huang Rong, feigning forgetfulness, asked to see the copy Guo Jing had given him. When Ouyang Feng presented it, she deliberately mispronounced a line, then seized the manual, threatening to burn it.
She demanded that Ouyang Feng allow Ke Zhene to leave safely. Ke Zhene, unwilling to abandon Huang Rong, initially refused to go. To ensure his safety, Huang Rong insisted that Ouyang Feng take her with him and leave Ke Zhene behind. As she was led away by Ouyang Feng, she urgently reminded Ke Zhene, "Don’t forget what I wrote on your palm." Ke Zhene, deeply repentant and with a newly injured leg, limped through the forest using a makeshift staff.
Soon, he heard the familiar cries of Guo Jing's white condors. Shortly after, Guo Jing appeared with the Quanzhen Sect's Qiu Chuji and Wang Chuoyi. Ke Zhene, his voice filled with sorrow and remorse, recounted the true story of how Guo Jing's five masters were brutally murdered by Yang Kang and Ouyang Feng.
Guo Jing, realizing the profound injustice and how gravely he had wronged Huang Rong, was overcome with regret and grief, questioning how he could ever face her again after the pain he had caused.
