Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy Episode 4 Recap
> Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy Recap
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At the Kyushu Inn's cage fighting arena, Shuofeng Heye, a thin slave owned by Princess Muyun Yanshuang, was set to duel the burly fighter Tang Che. Shuofeng Heye was quickly overpowered, spitting blood and breaking ribs, yet he defiantly declared that warriors of his tribe would never surrender. Inside another cage, Mu Ruhanjiang, with cunning, convinced the manager to allow him to join the fray, turning it into a three-way contest.
Mu Ruhanjiang's unexpected appearance drew all eyes, and Mu Ruhan Shan, witnessing this, was visibly shocked, wondering why Mu Ruhanjiang was in the fighting slave camp. Muyun Han noticed Mu Ruhan Shan's unusual reaction and wished to inquire further, but Mu Ruhan Shan chose to remain silent. Shuofeng Heye, driven by a warrior's courage, and Mu Ruhanjiang, with his quick wit, collaborated to finally defeat the formidable Tang Che. Following this victory, Shuofeng Heye and Mu Ruhanjiang faced each other.
Mu Ruhanjiang, having previously promised the manager to double the stakes, feigned defeat, allowing Shuofeng Heye to win. Shuofeng Heye, though victorious, didn't understand Mu Ruhanjiang's intention to lose. Immediately after the fight, Mu Ruhanjiang was apprehended and led away by men of the Muru family. Muyun Yanshuang was confused by this development, but Mu Ruhan Shan again refused to elaborate.
Meanwhile, in the Empress Nanku Mingyi's bedchamber within the Heavenly Imperial City, Nanku Yueli visited her aunt, Empress Nanku Mingyi. Dissatisfied with her own fate, Nanku Yueli sought to learn how to alter Su Yuning's destiny as Empress. Even though a maid, Granny A Shan, praised Nanku Yueli's beauty, Empress Nanku Mingyi was displeased. Empress Nanku Mingyi advised Nanku Yueli against futile efforts, emphasizing that the Great Duan Dynasty held the Grand Astrologer's prophecies in high regard.
She recounted her own past attempts to surpass Yin Rong, Muyun Sheng's stunningly beautiful mother, and how she ultimately lost, realizing that everything was predetermined. The Empress Nanku Mingyi, seen drawing Yin Rong, advised Nanku Yueli that to truly gain, one must first learn to admit defeat. However, the youthful Nanku Yueli, full of vigor, declared that daughters of the Nanku family would not easily concede, focused solely on triumphing over Su Yuning.
As a result of the astrologer's prophecy, Su Yuning was ostracized by the other maidens and driven from her room. Nanku Yueli then feigned goodwill, inviting Su Yuning to share her own room, though her true intention was to harm Su Yuning. In the Muru Mansion, Mu Ruhanjiang was confronted by his father, Mu Rushuo, who, with a stern expression, revealed Mu Ruhanjiang's true identity as his biological son.
Just as Mu Ruhanjiang swelled with pride, Mu Rushuo prepared to end his son's life, presenting a knife. It was disclosed that on Mu Ruhanjiang's birth, the imperial astrologer had prophesied he would become the next emperor of the Great Duan Dynasty. For three centuries, while the Muyun clan held the throne, the Muru family commanded military power.
This delicate balance already made the Muru family tread carefully, and if Emperor Muyun Qin were to learn of Mu Ruhanjiang's destiny, the alliance between the two families would crumble, plunging the Great Duan Dynasty into ceaseless conflict and causing immense suffering for the populace. To avert this, Mu Rushuo felt compelled to sacrifice his own son.
Understanding that his very birth was deemed a mistake, Mu Ruhanjiang took the knife and plunged it into his own chest, declaring that he was returning his "blood and bone" to Mu Rushuo and that he was now entirely free of obligation to the Muru family. Mu Rushuo then carried the gravely wounded Mu Ruhanjiang to the Imperial City's Golden Palace, where civil and military officials had gathered.
Emperor Muyun Qin, puzzled by Mu Rushuo's actions, requested to see the young man and personally examined his wounds. Mu Rushuo, dressed in plain robes, knelt before the Emperor Muyun Qin, admitting that he knew the Emperor Muyun Qin was aware of Mu Ruhanjiang's identity, and expressing regret for his moment of weakness that had allowed Mu Ruhanjiang to live this long. The Emperor Muyun Qin was deeply impressed by Mu Ruhanjiang's willingness to self-sacrifice for the realm.
He ordered the imperial physicians to spare no effort in saving Mu Ruhanjiang's life. Mu Rushuo, shocked, feared that Mu Ruhanjiang would become a detriment to the court and the people. However, Emperor Muyun Qin asserted that he was not a heartless man who would abandon old ties for the sake of the empire. Since Mu Rushuo refused to accept his son, Emperor Muyun Qin decided to keep Mu Ruhanjiang in the palace as Muyun Sheng's companion.
Upon waking in the medical office, Mu Ruhanjiang saw Mu Ruhan Shan, who relayed the Emperor Muyun Qin's decree and advised him to act with extreme caution. Mu Ruhan Shan also revealed that Muyun Sheng was a half-human, half-demon monster skilled in secret arts. Hearing this, Mu Ruhanjiang felt a sense of anticipation and desire to recover quickly to meet Muyun Sheng.
Soon after, his mother, Mrs. Muru, visited him, expressing profound guilt and giving him a sachet, remarking on the difficulty of seeing him again now that he was entering the deep confines of the palace. In Muyun Sheng's palace, attendants arrived to proclaim Emperor Muyun Qin's decree that Muyun Sheng and Mu Ruhanjiang would henceforth study together.
Muyun Sheng, however, refused, questioning why the Emperor Muyun Qin would suddenly care for him now, when he had long been treated as superfluous. The attendants relayed this message back to Emperor Muyun Qin, who, looking at a portrait of Yin Rong hanging on his wall, appeared deeply saddened. He confessed to never having forgotten Yin Rong or Muyun Sheng, but his intense feelings for Yin Rong made it difficult for him to face his son.
Empress Nanku Mingyi then brought lotus seed paste to Emperor Muyun Qin, but he refused to see her, making it clear he held no affection for her. Empress Nanku Mingyi reminded him that lotus seed paste was Yin Rong's favorite. The Emperor Muyun Qin, however, urged her to stop imitating Yin Rong, stating firmly that she could never be Yin Rong. This statement wounded Empress Nanku Mingyi deeply.
She shattered the lotus seed paste, tearfully expressing her long-standing sorrow and her plight as an aging, unloved woman who, as Empress, felt that imitating Yin Rong was her only way to garner the Emperor Muyun Qin's attention and her only source of happiness in the isolated palace. Emperor Muyun Qin sighed, acknowledging her pain and sacrifices, yet admitted he too was trapped by love, his heart forever bound to Yin Rong, incapable of loving another woman.
Despite Empress Nanku Mingyi's tearful pleas, Emperor Muyun Qin departed without a backward glance. Dejected, Empress Nanku Mingyi returned to her palace and immediately ordered all palace servants who had been present in the room that day to be executed, ensuring their silence.
