The Longest Promise Episode 5 Recap, Plot

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Da Si Ming has always wanted Shi Ying to seek revenge for his mother, but Shi Ying expressed that he had already made a grave mistake and must not disobey his mother's dying wish. He had firmly resolved to dedicate himself to cultivating his skills according to his mother's will and never enter the Jia Lan realm. However, Da Si Ming believed that since Bai Yan had died for Shi Ying's sake, Shi Ying should seek revenge for her in the future. Seeing that Shi Ying had made up his mind, Da Si Ming had no choice but to temporarily give up persuading him and instructed Shi Ying to attend the ritual ceremony at the Water Mirror in the Book Pavilion the next day and observe and record the grand event.

Upon learning that Da Si Ming had arranged for Shi Ying to participate in the ritual ceremony, Chong Ming couldn't understand the purpose behind this decision. Shi Ying thought that perhaps Da Si Ming believed he had a deep affection for Shi Yu and wanted him to take the opportunity to see his younger brother. While Bai Xueying had no intention of competing with Bai Xuelu, she felt that continuously yielding would be a letdown to those who supported her. She went to the riverside to relax and unexpectedly saw a young man silently cheering for her performance. Bai Xueying believed that both of them were shy individuals and hoped they could encourage each other to become braver.

Bai Xuelu's dance was highly praised, and the nanny initially intended to appoint her as the stargazer. However, Bai Xueying hurriedly arrived with her servant and explained that she used the feathers left by Concubine Qing as decorations for her dance skirt. She wondered if this would allow her to retain the position of the stargazer. The nanny believed that both of them had excellent dancing skills and planned to let Lord Shi Yu decide who would be the stargazer.

Zhong Ming sought Red Abyss' help in finding a gift for his apprenticeship ceremony, as requested by Zhu Yan. Red Abyss went alone to the Mermaid Market to find a truly satisfactory gift for Zhu Yan. Red Abyss had set his sights on a piece of mermaid silk, but unexpectedly, the Sea Nation Army arrived and confiscated the item directly. The old man selling the mermaid silk had no choice but to let the Sea Nation Army take it. Red Abyss gave money to the old man, considering it as if he had purchased the mermaid silk himself. In gratitude, the old man gave him a gift.

The next day, Shi Yu appeared before everyone, and only then did Bai Xueying recognize that the young man from yesterday was the prince of Kongsang. The nanny stated that both of the Bai family's princesses were candidates for the stargazer position and asked Lord Shi Yu to personally decide who would be the final stargazer. Shi Yu stated that the stargazer position was reserved for the legitimate daughters of the Bai family according to ancestral customs. Therefore, Bai Xueying successfully became the stargazer.

Shi Yu presided over the ritual ceremony himself, and Da Si Ming asked Shi Ying to record the ceremony in the Book Pavilion. He wanted Shi Ying to witness firsthand everything that belonged to him being taken by Shi Yu. Shi Yu became overly nervous and forgot his lines during the ceremony, but with Bai Xueying silently encouraging him, he managed to complete the ritual speech successfully. During the noble ladies' dance segment, Zhong Ming discovered that his feathers had been used by Zhu Yan to make Bai Xueying's dance skirt. Da Si Ming also mistakenly believed that Bai Xueying was the person who had met Shi Ying and helped him overcome his inner demons.

Shi Ying worried that Da Si Ming would suspect him because of Zhong Ming's feathers, so he transformed into flower petals to approach Zhu Yan and asked her to break one of the feathers on Bai Xueying's dance skirt during the performance. With Shi Ying's secret assistance, Zhu Yan successfully broke one of Zhong Ming's feathers.

Shi Yu publicly praised Bai Xuelu's dance, which made Bai Xueying feel somewhat disheartened. Da Si Ming approached Bai Xueying privately and asked about the origin of her dance skirt. Xue Ying claimed that it was left by her deceased mother and didn't disclose its source. Da Si Ming noticed the broken trace of Zhong Ming's feathers on the dance skirt and thought about the incident where Zhong Ming's feathers were indeed lost among the common people, dispelling his suspicions about Bai Xueying.

Zhu Yan's father worried that the two kings of Jiu Yi Mountain were in conflict and unable to protect themselves. He wanted to leave this place with Zhu Yan as soon as possible. However, Zhu Yan used her injured foot as an excuse to delay descending the mountain, eventually convincing her father to let her rest for another day. Zhu Yan secretly went to the Emperor's Valley, where Zhong Ming prevented her from meeting Shi Ying and even planned to kill her. Unexpectedly, Shi Ying suddenly appeared and interrupted his plan.

Shi Ying asked Zhu Yan about her wish, and she expressed her desire to become Shi Ying's disciple. Shi Ying realized that Zhu Yan wanted to learn the technique of reuniting the primordial spirit and initially intended to dissuade her. However, Zhu Yan revealed that she wanted to learn this technique to revive a person who had been unjustly killed. She wanted to save that person. Shi Ying stated that such a technique didn't exist in the world and advised Zhu Yan not to waste her life pursuing such a foolish idea. Unable to grant her current wish, Shi Ying suggested that Zhu Yan change her wish, returned her embroidered handkerchief, and told her not to come looking for him again in the future.

Bai Xueying felt down because Shi Yu pretended not to recognize her, but while she was by the riverside, she coincidentally encountered Shi Yu, who had been waiting for her. Shi Yu explained that he had never pretended not to know her and gave her a wooden carving of a sparrow that he had made with his own hands. Shi Yu stated that he pretended to ignore Xueying during the grand assembly to protect her. King Bai urged the two to get married, but Shi Yu's mother and uncle didn't want him to marry, so he pretended not to recognize Bai Xueying.

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