Twelve Legends Episode 31 Recap
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As a deadly plague swept through Shanghai, hospitals became severely overcrowded, with patients even lining the corridors and many without beds. Ye Li Na urgently called Jin Xingjian and Ye Ming for help after her brother, Ye Qingchun, contracted the mysterious illness. Despite the government sending the nation's best medical team, the unknown virus resisted all treatments.
Ye Li Na shared that although her father had brought in top doctors to find a cure, Ye Qingchun's fever kept returning, and she feared he wouldn't survive long enough for a solution. Seeing the nurses overworked and falling ill, Ye Ming stepped in to assist with patient care, expertly administering injections. She urged Ye Li Na to return home to avoid infection, as she and Jin Xingjian were immune.
However, Ye Li Na steadfastly refused to abandon her brother, recalling his past sacrifices for her and insisting she must stay with him through this ordeal. Ye Ming also comforted a young patient named Xiao Yue, giving her food and reassuring her that her mother was safe, encouraging the child to recover. Meanwhile, Jin Xingjian left to investigate the plague’s origin, after Ye Li Na informed them that the outbreak began in Chengnan.
Coincidentally, Lian Xuan returned to Shanghai and witnessed many villagers fleeing Chengnan, seeking doctors for their sick children in the city. An old woman warned Lian Xuan that the village was cursed with the plague, mentioning a strange haze that drifted down from the mountaintop a few days prior, after which everyone fell ill. Jin Xingjian, already at Chengnan, realized this haze was the plague's source.
Lian Xuan spotted Jin Xingjian and, noticing his rejuvenated spirit, surmised that Ye Ming had awakened from her coma. Together, they ascended the mountain, recognizing the location as the very spot where Yu Shao Bai had perished. Jin Xingjian recalled Yu Shao Bai's chilling words just before his death: "It is only the beginning."
He realized that upon the destruction of the Blood Bat King's body, Yu Shao Bai had released a thousand-year-old virus as a final, vengeful act, intending to condemn the entire city to death and potentially spread the calamity beyond Shanghai.
Concerned that despite Lian Xuan's strong magical powers, he was still human and susceptible to infection, Jin Xingjian securely confined him within Hua Xue Gallery for his safety, explaining that he couldn't bear for Lian Xuan to suffer harm as Xiao Qing had. Returning to the hospital, Jin Xingjian conveyed his grim findings to Ye Ming.
She was deeply concerned that the entire city would be destroyed, as the number of patients had doubled in a single day, and the doctors had made no progress against the unprecedented virus. Ye Ming lamented the fragility of human life and their seeming helplessness in the face of such a devastating illness.
She expressed her despair, greater even than when she was bound to Yu Shao Bai by the Commensal Knot, and declared her willingness to sacrifice everything, even her millennium-long cultivation, to offer the humans a glimmer of hope. Despite Jin Xingjian's earlier efforts to use his spiritual power to stabilize Xiao Yue, the child's condition suddenly worsened, her blood pressure dropping as doctors predicted she wouldn't survive the night.
Ye Li Na also succumbed to the plague while caring for her brother. Ye Qingchun was heartbroken by his sister’s stubborn refusal to leave, fearing they would both die. Ye Li Na, however, remained resolute, expressing hope that if they didn't survive, they would still be siblings in their next life. Ye Ming learned that even the new medicine supplied by the medical team was ineffective, leaving the doctors without options.
She stood in the courtyard, overwhelmed by the despair and the apparent futility of their efforts, but Jin Xingjian urged her not to give up hope before the very last moment. With a heavy heart, Jin Xingjian made a momentous decision. He informed Ye Ming he was returning to Hua Xue Gallery and asked her to take care of herself.
There, he told Lian Xuan that the plague would pass by tomorrow, intending to use his true body – his seals – to combat the epidemic. Lian Xuan was aghast, warning that using the seals would trigger the thunder tribulation, leading to Jin Xingjian’s complete destruction. Jin Xingjian, however, was unwavering, stating he could not bear to watch the city perish and did not want Ye Ming to live in constant worry.
He made Lian Xuan promise not to reveal his sacrifice to Ye Ming. Ignoring Lian Xuan’s desperate pleas, Jin Xingjian went to the mountaintop, the site of Yu Shao Bai's demise. He performed a ritual, shattering his seven seals into powder, which then dispersed over Shanghai, neutralizing the thousand-year-old virus. Lian Xuan, standing by, had to support the severely weakened Jin Xingjian. As dawn broke, Jin Xingjian murmured that someone had to do it.
Miraculously, as the sun rose, all the patients in the hospital, including Xiao Yue and Ye Li Na, began to recover. Ye Ming, unaware of Jin Xingjian's sacrifice, joyfully attributed the mass recovery to the medical team's new medicine. She rushed back to Hua Xue Gallery to share the good news with Jin Xingjian, failing to notice his weakened state or the tears streaming down Lian Xuan's face as he feigned excitement about the plague's end.
Later, Ye Qingchun and Ye Li Na, fully recovered, visited Jin Xingjian and Ye Ming to express their gratitude and bid farewell. Ye Li Na announced her decision to study medicine abroad, wanting to contribute meaningfully during these turbulent times. Ye Qingchun, having realized his narrow-mindedness, would return to Guangdong to inherit his father’s expanded business, intending to be a person who "puts out the fire" by helping people.
With Ye Ming's permission, Ye Li Na shared a farewell hug with Jin Xingjian, jokingly warning him to treat Ye Ming well, or she would always side with her best friend. After seeing the siblings off, Jin Xingjian mused on how everyone had changed. Suddenly, Lian Xuan presented them with movie tickets, urging Ye Ming to cherish the present. Jin Xingjian gently explained that Lian Xuan missed Xiao Qing.
Lian Xuan confirmed, expressing deep regret for not treating Xiao Qing better, and encouraged Jin Xingjian and Ye Ming to do everything they wished, without concern for him, including enjoying a good meal and having fun. Jin Xingjian and Ye Ming decided to honor Lian Xuan's kind intentions and accept the movie tickets.
