The Vendetta of An Episode 13 Recap
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After escaping from the Hidden Soldier Alley, Gu Yu seeks out the four regional military commanders of Long’an, Beiting, Fanyang, and Zhenxi. Confronting them unarmed from his wheelchair, Gu Yu argues that Yan Fengshan is at his wit's end, as his Huben Army could not even detain a disabled man. Gu Yu reveals that he has already surrendered the authority of his Baiwenhu Army to the New Emperor, Xiao Wuyang, and demands the commanders surrender their military seals.
He warns that any refusal will be treated as rebellion, leading to the execution of their men and the exile of their families. Shaken by Gu Yu’s ruthlessness and his claim that he left a "mountain of corpses" for Yan Fengshan back in the alley, the four commanders surrender their seals. Meanwhile, a travel pass created by Xie Huaian appears at a city checkpoint. Reports indicate that a figure in white, wearing a veiled bamboo hat, is approaching the gates.
Believing the target to be Yan Fengshan, Xiao Wuyang, Gu Yu, and Xie Huaian prepare an ambush. As the figure enters the gate, signalmen on the city walls raise white flags, and hidden soldiers swarm the target, killing them with a flurry of blades. However, the victory turns to tragedy when a soldier brings an umbrella found at the scene to the leaders. Xie Huaian recognizes the umbrella as the one he gave his sister, Bai Guan.
He rushes to the body and discovers that his sister was the one killed in the trap. The failed assassination reveals that the plan was compromised. Yan Fengshan had already infiltrated the city's defenses; the signalmen on the walls were actually members of the Huben Army who intentionally ordered the attack on the wrong person. In the ensuing chaos, Xiao Wuyang is surrounded by enemies but manages to use his martial arts to fight his way to safety and vanish.
Gu Yu leads his Baiwenhu units in a rescue attempt, but they are intercepted and wiped out by a massive Huben force, and Gu Yu goes missing. While mourning over Bai Guan, Xie Huaian finds a naming slip in her hand with the name "Liu Li," realizing she had finally discovered her true identity and returned to the capital to reunite with him. This tragedy was the result of a cruel manipulation by Yan Fengshan.
While traveling, Bai Guan had encountered a family who "casually" told her a story about a ferryman who spent seven years protecting his sister from afar. Realizing the story was about Xie Huaian, Bai Guan visited a temple to obtain a naming slip to reclaim her name, Liu Li. She did not realize that the encounter was a setup designed by Yan Fengshan to lure her into the capital as a decoy.
As the capital falls into total disorder, Xie Huaian decides to bury his sister at their former family home. He urges Ye Zheng and the former emperor, Xiao Wenjing, to flee for their lives, handing over a letter from the late Han Ziling as a final testament of the scholars’ hopes. After laying his sister to rest and obtaining a memorial tablet for her, Xie Huaian encounters Yan Fengshan on the street. The general asks if he admits defeat. Xie Huaian, looking at the man who murdered his family years ago, remains cold and resolute, promising that he will return one day to take his revenge.
