Twelve Legends Episode 2 Recap
> Twelve Legends Recap
The White Freight wharf was bustling as usual until a massive whirlpool suddenly formed, trapping a cargo ship laden with high-grade foreign wine destined for the governor's house. The workers were at a loss, noting the sudden choppy waters. Seeing no other option, Bai Yushu, the young master, took a rope, tied one end around his waist, and handed the other to the shore crew.
Despite warnings from the workers that it was too dangerous and the waves would "eat him up," Bai Yushu insisted he had to try, planning to swim to the boat so they could pull both him and the vessel back. As he struggled against the powerful current, Xiao Yu, who was nearby, leaped into the water without hesitation to save him.
Observing the scene from the pier, Lian Xuan, a demon hunter, sensed a demonic presence and prepared to capture Xiao Yu using a little magic, remarking on the whirlpool as a "petty trick." Xiao Yu managed to drag Bai Yushu to the surface, but before they could reach shore, a giant Kun, her companion and brother, swallowed her. The Kun had done this to prevent Xiao Yu from becoming too attached to the human world, refusing to release her.
However, Xiao Yu's antics eventually made him sneeze, allowing her to escape. Meanwhile, Bai Yushu awoke on shore, only to be told by his butler, Uncle Liu, that while the cargo had been salvaged, Xiao Yu was missing. Devastated, Bai Yushu refused to believe it, declaring, "She was right there with me. It can't be." Uncle Liu, however, blamed Bai Yushu's recklessness for her presumed death. Heartbroken and filled with guilt, Bai Yushu retreated to his room.
His despair was interrupted by a commotion outside as Bai Jin Gang’s thugs arrived, looking for trouble. They mocked Bai Yushu, asking where "that girl" was, the one who said she would "hit me whenever she sees me," before assaulting him. Just as he was cornered and beaten, Xiao Yu suddenly reappeared, swiftly taking down the thugs and declaring, "I dare you to come again. If you show up again, I'll beat you up again."
Overjoyed and relieved, Bai Yushu offered Xiao Yu snacks. He confessed that he knew Uncle Liu had lied and that she wouldn't leave him. Xiao Yu playfully retorted, "I came back to save you. What to do with your foolishness?" to which Bai Yushu replied, "I have you to help me." He asked if she was truly staying, and when she revealed she had no family, he offered her a home, promising, "I can afford simple food."
Xiao Yu then asked if he liked her. Though initially evasive, she stated she wouldn't stay otherwise. Bai Yushu then professed his feelings, asking if she would stay if he liked her, and she responded, "It's not certain." She then expressed her reluctance to be in a relationship while feeling "a mess" but also mentioned her ability to fight and small appetite. Taking this as an affirmation, Bai Yushu proposed to her.
He swore an oath, "regardless of poverty or wealth, health or illness, I'll be devoted to you and only you," and asked her to marry him. Xiao Yu accepted with a pinky promise, and Bai Yushu joyfully exclaimed, "I'm getting married!" To prepare for their wedding, Bai Yushu took Xiao Yu to his old classmate Ye Qingchun’s clothing store, promising her "the best gown in Shanghai."
Ye Qingchun, surprised to see Bai Yushu with a woman, offered to tailor their wedding attire for free. However, their joyous visit was interrupted when Jin Xingjian, from the adjacent Hua Xue Gallery, entered the store to collect a necktie. Xiao Yu immediately sensed his cold aura and felt a chill when Ye Qingchun introduced him, recalling her brother's warning that Jin Xingjian was a "great demon" who "collects our essence for his own cultivation."
Jin Xingjian offered Bai Yushu his help if he ever faced trouble, then delivered a cryptic warning: "I'm raising a fish recently. It keeps trying to leap out of the fish bowl. As you know, a fish can't live without water." Xiao Yu remained uneasy after his departure. Meanwhile, Bai Jin Gang, under pressure from his cousin, acquired a gun, vowing to take over White Freight. Unbeknownst to them, Lian Xuan had been trailing Xiao Yu since the wharf incident.
He spotted her on the beach as she shed her clothes and jumped into the sea, only to re-emerge later. Overhearing local thugs discussing whether she was a ghost or a demon, Lian Xuan confirmed their suspicions by loudly declaring, "A demon!" scaring them away. He then confronted Xiao Yu, introducing himself as a demon hunter and announcing his intention to capture her, citing the principle that "humans and demons are on different paths."
Xiao Yu pleaded her innocence, asserting she had "never done anything bad," but Lian Xuan insisted on following the "right path" for "humans and demons to stay in their own place." As Lian Xuan gained the upper hand, a mischievous green-clad woman, Xiao Qing, intervened, distracting him with taunts and giving Xiao Yu an opportunity to flee. Back at White Freight, Bai Jin Gang’s men attacked, now armed with a gun.
Xiao Yu, unfamiliar with such weapons, bravely confronted them, telling Bai Yushu to "run." Though she managed to repel the thugs, she was shot in the abdomen. As she collapsed, Kun appeared in his human form, scaring away Bai Jin Gang’s men. He then revealed Xiao Yu's true identity to Bai Yushu, stating, "We're demons. I'm her brother. I'm taking her back." Xiao Yu confessed her secret, "I am a demon.
I lied to you," reminding him of the colorful fish he used to feed, "That was me." Despite the revelation, Bai Yushu held her close, declaring, "I don't care. All I know is you're my fiancée," reiterating his previous promises and insisting on taking her to a hospital. Kun argued that as "fish, demons, evil creatures," they "should die in the sea, where we belong," but Bai Yushu vehemently shut him down, stating, "She is my fiancée.
It isn't up to you to give an order." In her critical state, Xiao Yu asked to be taken to Jin Xingjian. Kun warned her about the cost—her essence—but Xiao Yu, wanting only to be with Bai Yushu, accepted the risk, saying, "I don't care. I just want to be with Yu Shu." Kun, seeing her determination, agreed to accompany them. They rushed to Jin Xingjian’s residence, where he seemed to be expecting them.
Bai Yushu desperately pleaded for Xiao Yu's life. Jin Xingjian, however, demanded "half her essence" as the treatment fee, an amount he stated was "no bargaining." Kun begged for leniency, offering money or even his own essence, explaining that without half her essence, Xiao Yu, with her "few years of cultivation," would "become a fish." Xiao Yu, however, accepted the condition, stating that as a fish, "I need only a fish bowl."
Bai Yushu, reaffirming his love, declared, "I want her even if she's turned into a fish," promising to protect her for "my life" and the "next life" if needed, just so she could live. He vowed to marry her once she could regain human form, and she fondly acknowledged he would be an old man by then.
Jin Xingjian then proceeded, and Xiao Yu’s human form dissolved into a shower of light, leaving behind a small golden fish in Bai Yushu’s hands. Jin Xingjian instructed them to let the fish "rest," assuring them she would "recover soon." Bai Yushu, holding the fish tank, thanked Jin Xingjian, feeling that they could now "be together forever." After they left, Jin Xingjian took the acquired essence to a hidden room.
He used it to awaken Ye Ming, a woman who lay slumbering on a warm jade bed. Ye Ming stirred but did not recognize Jin Xingjian, asking, "Who are you?" He responded, "I'm Little Stone." Ye Ming recalled a time when she named a small stone entity "Little Stone" and designated him as her "brother," expressing disbelief that this tall, strangely dressed man could be him, as "Little Stone is a little boy."
Jin Xingjian showed her a green seal, which she remembered. He patiently explained that he was a "sky-patching stone" and "can grow if I want to." Ye Ming questioned his "strange clothes" and "hair," and Jin Xingjian explained that "everyone in this era dresses up like this." Confused about where they were and how he had grown, she learned that she had "slept for a long time"—for "10 years" due to an illness.
Overwhelmed, she couldn't remember anything, and Jin Xingjian urged her to rest, promising to get her food. The next day, the White Freight wharf was quiet. Bai Yushu, holding a fish tank containing Xiao Yu and carrying his luggage, left his home, feeling a rare sense of peace. From a distance, Lian Xuan watched him depart, sighing at Bai Yushu's persistent refusal to acknowledge that "humans and demons are on different paths."
Xiao Qing, who appeared beside him, called him "so conservative," playfully reminding him that "they love each other. It doesn't concern you." Lian Xuan, irritated, questioned Xiao Qing's right to lecture him as a demon, prompting her to challenge him to a chase.
