The Love by Hypnotic Episode 30 Recap
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King Li Xun of Beixuan led his troops to the outskirts of the Xiyue camp. After a reconnaissance by his soldiers, it was reported that Pugu Yunsi was preparing to marry Li Mingyue, slaughtering animals and setting up for a grand feast to entertain the entire camp that evening. Qiao Huixin, accompanying Li Xun, immediately recognized this as a prime opportunity to capture them all.
She presented a potent medicine to a soldier, instructing him to mix it into the soup served to the Xiyue soldiers, assuring them it would incapacitate their enemies without costing a single soldier on their side. Li Xun confirmed that he had already severed all communication between the camp and the rest of Xiyue, ensuring Yunsi was effectively trapped. Once the soldiers were incapacitated, Li Xun planned to lead his forces in, effortlessly eliminating all their formidable adversaries.
Qiao Huixin pledged to await his triumphant return. Meanwhile, inside the lavish bridal chamber, Li Mingyue impatiently dismissed the attending maids and cast aside her elaborate bridal crown. As she despaired over her predicament, Li Qian suddenly appeared behind her, announcing he already knew of her plight. Overwhelmed with emotion, Li Mingyue cried tears of relief, confessing she thought she would never see him again.
Li Qian held her close, assuring her he would always come to her rescue, and they shared a deep kiss. Li Mingyue noticed his injuries, but he dismissed them, stating the pain of missing her was far more severe than any physical wound. He explained that he had navigated the forest paths to the border, having narrowly escaped Yunsi's pursuit after being saved by Zhen and Kangle.
He revealed that Zhen had courageously stayed behind to face Li Xun's pursuing soldiers, his fate now uncertain. Li Qian was confident in Zhen's intelligence and ability to survive, believing he would live to be repaid. However, Li Qian then confronted Li Mingyue about her impending marriage, revealing he had witnessed her being wed to another. Li Mingyue hastily clarified that it was not her choice, explaining that Yunsi had taken Kaierbi hostage and coerced Kaierbi into hypnotizing her.
She desperately wanted him to understand that she was not eager to remarry, especially not because she thought he was dead. Li Qian passionately declared that as long as he lived, he would never give her the chance to marry another; he was her only husband and the last man she could ever love.
Li Mingyue agreed, acknowledging her wild nature and asking him to keep her close so she would never leave him again, a promise Li Qian readily made. Recognizing the danger of their current location, Li Qian urged them to leave immediately, mentioning he had already rescued his second brother from captivity and sent him to report back to Xiyue. As they prepared to depart, Xiyue soldiers burst into the room. Yunsi entered, ordering Li Qian's execution.
In a desperate act, Li Mingyue, also known as Aimaila, swiftly drew a knife and held it to her own throat, proclaiming that if Li Qian died, she would die too. She gave Yunsi a stark choice: either kill them both or release them. Yunsi, distraught, questioned if she would truly rather die than be with him.
Aimaila clarified that it was not a preference for death, but a promise she had made to Li Qian—that he was her only husband, and she would follow him to death, no matter where they went. Yunsi lamented his inability to capture her heart. Suddenly, the sounds of battle erupted as Beixuan soldiers launched a surprise attack on the camp. A Xiyue soldier reported that their forces were poisoned and cut off from other camps, suffering significant losses.
Yunsi realized that Li Qian had not merely brought reinforcements but had orchestrated a plan involving poisoning and an inside collaborator. He then understood that the leader of the attacking force was Li Xun, King Ling of Beixuan. As the chaos intensified, Yunsi quickly led Li Qian and Li Mingyue to a secret passage beneath the main hall, a place only he knew of, believing Li Xun would not find them there.
Hidden within the passage, Yunsi, consumed by anger and realization, acknowledged that Li Xun's sudden assault meant he had been tricked. He recognized Qiao Huixin's sinister plot, using him as a pawn to eliminate her own targets, and bitterly noted how close her scheme came to harming Aimaila. In the confines of the secret passage, Li Qian assured Li Mingyue that he would protect her with his life if the hidden room was discovered.
Yunsi then turned to Li Mingyue, reminding her of his promise that as long as he was alive, she would never have to resort to using her small scimitar to take her own life. He apologized for his past wrongs and for hurting her, asking for her forgiveness. Li Mingyue refused, stating that if he truly recognized his mistakes, he should seek atonement by escaping.
Yunsi, with a profound sense of resolve, accepted her refusal, saying, "If I can't repay it, then let me owe you. If our debt is cleared, I fear that in the afterlife, you will stop asking me to repay." He then returned the Zhuxin Bell to Li Mingyue and asked to borrow a hairpin from her.
Despite Li Mingyue's desperate pleas for him not to leave, Yunsi, knowing his purpose and acknowledging that Li Qian was Aimaila's only husband, declared his sacrifice was not for Mingyue directly, but for the one who cherished her as his sole Aimaila. He then instructed Li Qian to protect Li Mingyue no matter what happened outside, and then, taking a knife, he exited the secret passage.
Yunsi then meticulously set the scene, leaving Li Mingyue's hairpin and Li Qian's ornate sword in a prominent position within the building, staging the appearance of their deaths. He then confronted Li Xun. When Li Xun demanded he hand over Prince Zi and Princess, Yunsi, filled with bitterness, revealed he had killed Li Qian and Li Mingyue, claiming he had fulfilled their wish to die together. Li Xun scoffed, doubting Yunsi's ability to kill Li Mingyue.
Yunsi defiantly explained that while he had protected and loved her with all his heart, her heart only belonged to Li Qian, and such a woman, though Li Xun might tolerate, he could not. Li Xun, accepting Yunsi's confession, immediately ordered his troops to kill Yunsi for the crime of murdering the Prince Zi and Princess of Beixuan.
In his final moments, Yunsi uttered a heartfelt farewell to Aimaila, stating that he was now giving her his life, hoping she would cherish it as a gift of enduring love, peace, and happiness. He fought valiantly until he fell, tightly clutching the scimitar. A soldier soon reported to King Ling of Beixuan that two charred bodies had been discovered inside the building.
Li Xun entered, his gaze falling upon the hairpin and the distinct sword, causing a pang of sorrow as he mistakenly believed them to be Li Mingyue's and Li Qian's. He spoke to the silent bodies, reflecting on their lifelong rivalry for the position of the crowned prince. He admitted that if Qiao Huixin's affection had been for him, he would have willingly relinquished the throne to Li Qian.
He expressed no desire for Li Qian's death but lamented the many regrettable actions he had undertaken for Huixin's sake, which he now dared not regret. He wished they had simply been ordinary brothers, not born into the imperial family. Suddenly, a jarring realization struck him; the burnt corpse was considerably shorter than Li Qian. He quickly understood that Li Qian was still alive, yet knew that any future encounter would inevitably be a fight to the death.
With a heavy heart, Li Xun wished they would never meet again and ordered his troops to withdraw. From within the secret passage, Li Qian overheard Li Xun's emotional declaration. He gently embraced the weeping Li Mingyue, comforting her. Once the danger had passed, they emerged from the passage and searched for Yunsi. They soon discovered his lifeless body, riddled with arrows and lying in a pool of blood.
Li Mingyue collapsed onto him, sobbing uncontrollably as she noticed the small scimitar still clutched tightly in his hand. Li Qian held her close, sharing her grief. As cold winds swept and heavy snow fell, Li Qian and Li Mingyue stood before a newly erected tomb for Yunsi. Li Mingyue, still in tears, carved the inscription onto the stone. She then buried and re-excavated the small scimitar, clinging to it as she wept at the graveside. Li Qian held her tightly, offering solace in the desolate landscape.
