Twelve Legends Episode 8 Recap
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Lord Jia presented Bai Yi with the talisman paper she desired. While handling it, she seemed to get a minor injury, to which Lord Jia showed concern. Seeing her intent to "repay his kindness" as described in storybooks, Lord Jia quickly intervened. He assured her his feelings were pure and respectful, not driven by improper desires. Curious about her purpose, he asked why she needed the talisman.
Bai Yi explained she sought to rescue her "sister," Ye Ming, who had saved her centuries ago. She recounted a time when she was a mere 100-year-old white mouse demon, nearly devoured by a 500-year-old snake demon. Ye Ming, a more powerful demon with thousands of years of cultivation, intervened, defeating the snake but suffering a bite from a venomous viper.
Despite Bai Yi's offer to suck out the venom, Ye Ming refused, explaining that Bai Yi's limited cultivation couldn't withstand the viper's potent poison. Ye Ming then urged Bai Yi to flee the snake-infested area. From that day on, Bai Yi vowed to repay Ye Ming’s kindness. However, with her own shallow cultivation, she couldn’t track Ye Ming’s whereabouts until she found her ten years prior, wounded and imprisoned in Jin Xingjian's basement.
Bai Yi was convinced that Jin Xingjian was a malicious demon, not only holding Ye Ming captive but also consuming other demons' essences to further his own cultivation. She recounted how many demons had fallen victim to him over the years, losing their cultivation without any mercy from Jin Xingjian. Lord Jia, who had always considered Jin Xingjian a good man, began to doubt his friend's true nature.
Bai Yi, determined to save Ye Ming, emphasized the danger due to Jin Xingjian's stringent security measures and enchanted key, admitting she had been waiting for an opportunity. Lord Jia first offered to go in her stead, but Bai Yi refused. Lord Jia then insisted on accompanying her, willing to face death if it meant helping her.
Meanwhile, Jin Xingjian brought Ye Ming food and attempted to describe the changes in the outside world, from emperors being replaced by presidents to new weapons like guns. Ye Ming, however, found his words a distraction, expressing her longing for freedom and demanding to know why he erased her memories. She pressed him, reminding him of their familial bond as brother and sister and assuring him she would not resent him, regardless of what he had done.
Jin Xingjian, however, remained resolute, refusing to reveal any information about Yu Shao Bai. Elsewhere, Lotus Xuan, still determined to eliminate Ye Ming, pondered his strategy. Recognizing that a frontal assault was futile, he opted for a cunning approach. Xiao Qing suggested he use a sleeping drug mixed with wine to incapacitate Jin Xingjian, creating a diversion. Lotus Xuan initially found the plan "despicable" but accepted it. Lacking funds, he borrowed money from Xiao Qing.
When Xiao Qing offered to accompany him to Hua Xue Gallery, Lotus Xuan questioned why a demon would follow a demon hunter into danger. Xiao Qing playfully challenged him to capture her, pointing out his constant threats to do so were never fulfilled. Lord Jia arrived at Hua Xue Gallery, inviting Jin Xingjian for a drink.
As they settled down, Jin Xingjian noticed Lord Jia sweating and subtly indicated his awareness of Lord Jia's underlying intentions, though he didn't confront him directly. Lord Jia eagerly poured his treasured wine, insisting Jin Xingjian drink. While Jin Xingjian remained sober, Lord Jia quickly became heavily intoxicated. In his drunken state, Lord Jia passionately confessed his love for Bai Yi, declaring he would do anything for her.
He then angrily accused Jin Xingjian of being a demon, consuming other demons' powers, and cruelly imprisoning Ye Ming. Jin Xingjian asserted that he was confining Ye Ming for her own good and dismissed the idea that he absorbed Yang energy. Lord Jia countered that women were not meant to be confined, arguing that locking up a person's body would not capture their heart, which would simply wander elsewhere.
As Lord Jia kept Jin Xingjian occupied, Bai Yi, in her original mouse form, silently slipped into the basement. Inside, Ye Ming was experiencing a vivid dream, seeing herself marrying Yu Shao Bai, only for his face to transform into Jin Xingjian’s. Bai Yi woke her, reminding her of their past, though Ye Ming, with her erased memories, could not recall Bai Yi. Still, sensing the urgency and threat from Jin Xingjian, Ye Ming agreed to escape.
Jin Xingjian, detecting the intrusion, moved to investigate, but Lord Jia blocked his path. Lord Jia then confessed his betrayal, apologizing profusely for his deception. He explained that his love for Bai Yi compelled him, and he would be a "villain" if he didn't help her. Jin Xingjian, understanding the complex nature of emotion, acknowledged that Bai Yi had done nothing wrong and chose not to hold Lord Jia accountable.
He then walked to the basement entrance and watched as Ye Ming and Bai Yi departed. However, as Ye Ming and Bai Yi entered the courtyard, they were confronted by Lotus Xuan, who had scaled the wall, two jars of wine in hand. Lotus Xuan, sensing the demon aura, mistakenly believed Bai Yi was an agent sent by Yu Shao Bai to "lure away" Ye Ming. He declared Ye Ming a dangerous influence and attacked Bai Yi.
Ye Ming intervened, attempting to shield Bai Yi, but Bai Yi was severely injured. Lord Jia rushed to Bai Yi's side. Jin Xingjian, having noted Ye Ming's untouched meal in the basement, soon arrived. Enraged by the situation, Lotus Xuan drew a blood-smeared money sword and aimed it at Ye Ming. Jin Xingjian intercepted the blow, but the sword, propelled by its momentum, veered towards Lord Jia.
Without hesitation, Bai Yi leaped in front of Lord Jia, taking the fatal strike. Bai Yi was gravely wounded, and even Jin Xingjian's powers could not save her. Disillusioned and believing Jin Xingjian's attempt to help was merely a pretense, Ye Ming led a distraught Lord Jia and the dying Bai Yi away, with Jin Xingjian offering no resistance. Despite Ye Ming's efforts to heal Bai Yi with her spiritual energy, it was in vain.
Recognizing her end, Bai Yi told Ye Ming that the life Ye Ming saved was now being returned. Bai Yi then used her last vestiges of power to erase Lord Jia's memories of her, hoping to spare him the agony of her loss, believing that forgetting could sometimes be a blessing. As Lord Jia carried her, he grew disoriented and weak, eventually collapsing. Bai Yi passed away in his arms, telling him that meeting him made her life complete.
The following morning, Lord Jia was awakened by a police officer, with no recollection of the night's events, only unexplained body aches. He returned to his mansion, where a servant presented him with a developed photograph of Bai Yi. Lord Jia found her beautiful but remembered nothing, a fleeting smile touching his lips as if recalling a distant dream. He mused on how his life, once set on perpetual bachelorhood, now stirred with a hint of emotion.
Meanwhile, Lotus Xuan, reflecting on Jin Xingjian's earlier warnings, began to question his own actions and expressed regret for severely injuring Bai Yi. Jin Xingjian reminded him that Bai Yi was a kind and loyal demon he had sheltered for ten years as she repaid Ye Ming's kindness, emphasizing that punishing evildoers should not come at the cost of innocent lives. Xiao Qing, finding Lotus Xuan still despondent, tried to console him.
She argued that demons, like humans, could choose their path, highlighting good deeds of other demons and questioning why they should be condemned solely for their nature or for loving humans. Lotus Xuan, however, remained firm in his belief that "humans and demons have different paths," asserting that any union with humans was inherently "against nature."
Jin Xingjian then explained to Lotus Xuan that he had allowed Ye Ming to leave Hua Xue Gallery to draw out Yu Shao Bai, whom he had been searching for over a decade. He instructed Lotus Xuan to keep a close watch on Ye Ming. Xiao Qing, who had been eavesdropping, materialized and sarcastically told Jin Xingjian that she would ensure Ye Ming's safety, advising him to cease lecturing Lotus Xuan. Upon learning of Ye Ming's departure from Hua Xue Gallery, Yu Shao Bai eagerly anticipated their reunion.
