Untouchable Lovers Episode 53 Recap
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Liu Chuyu led Qing Yue on their journey and arrived at Pengcheng. Watching Qing Yue leisurely eat, Liu Chuyu was curious which one Qing Yue liked more, Shen Yu or Wang Ze. Qing Yue said she wanted to consider more options, and Liu Chuyu smiled happily. Seeing that the city gates were about to close, Liu Chuyu and Qing Yue were eager to leave the city when Rong Zhi suddenly appeared before them.
The Great Song army had already reached the city walls. Rong Zhi pulled Liu Chuyu up to the city tower, making her see the situation clearly. When Great Song and Great Wei were allied through marriage, Great Wei indeed had suspicions of using Liu Chuyu, but wasn't Great Song doing the same? On one hand, they pretended to form a marriage alliance, while on the other, they secretly expanded their army, conspiring to annex Great Wei.
The Great Song army was led by Xiao Daocheng. At first, he righteously claimed that their deployment was for Liu Chuyu. However, when Liu Chuyu asked about the conspiracy behind the marriage alliance, Xiao Daocheng immediately dropped his pretense.
Seeing Xiao Daocheng's actions, Liu Chuyu suddenly remembered that at the beginning of the marriage alliance, her imperial uncle Liu Yu had deceived her, saying the alliance was for peace and to protect the Great Song people from the ravages of war, and she had actually believed him. She had no time for further thought now; the Huo Family Army had arrived. Huo Chao led the Huo Family Army to rendezvous with Xiao Daocheng.
Huo Chao did this merely to avenge Huo Xuan. The Huo Family Army was Huo Xuan's life's work, and Rong Zhi would not touch it. Xiao Daocheng suddenly launched an attack. Rong Zhi protected Liu Chuyu as they dodged. Huo Xuan arrived at this moment. She first calmed the Huo Family Army, then turned to question who Gu Huan really was. The secret letter Huo Xuan had received earlier was written by Rong Zhi to her.
It stated that Gu Huan was the Master of Tianji Pavilion, and urged her to come to Pengcheng quickly. Gu Huan's true identity was exposed. Huo Chao wanted to kill him, but he raised his sword and pointed it at Huo Xuan. Gu Huan had originally orchestrated Liu Chuyu's marriage alliance, allowing Xiao Daocheng to gradually rise. He said he did it to choose a worthy ruler for the world.
But Huo Xuan told him to open his eyes and see clearly: if war broke out, it would inevitably lead to widespread suffering and death. Was this what he wanted? Huo Xuan wanted to know if Gu Huan was using her. Gu Huan looked at her in anguish; he had calculated everything, but had only miscalculated his feelings for Huo Xuan. Huo Xuan suddenly struck, severing the sword in Gu Huan's hand and plunging the broken blade into his chest.
Huo Xuan had dedicated her life to Great Wei; she would not allow anyone to harm Great Wei. Gu Huan did not blame Huo Xuan; he simply couldn't bear to leave her. Huo Xuan moved closer to him and plunged the other half of the sword into her own body. She also loved Gu Huan and was willing to die with him.
On the city tower, Liu Chuyu was originally blaming Rong Zhi for not genuinely coming for her, but only pursuing her because of the war. Seeing Huo Xuan's situation, Liu Chuyu gave a bitter smile. She thought she was the most miserable, but she never expected Huo Xuan was the same. She painfully ran down the city tower, and Rong Zhi chased after her.
Rong Zhi chased after Liu Chuyu, wanting to explain, but Xiao Daocheng's army was about to attack. Rong Zhi entrusted Liu Chuyu to Shen Yu, and he himself led the reinforcements out of the city to fight the enemy. Inside the city, Tian Rujing suddenly appeared. He wanted to take Liu Chuyu away. Qing Yue knew Liu Chuyu wanted to leave, so she joined Tian Rujing to obstruct Shen Yu.
After a struggle, Tian Rujing was injured and desperately fled with Liu Chuyu. Shen Yu arrested Qing Yue, specifically reminding his subordinates not to harm her. Tian Rujing hurried along with Liu Chuyu, finally unable to bear it and collapsing on the ground. He told Liu Chuyu to leave Rong Zhi and return to Great Song. Tian Rujing had now come to understand that regardless of any destiny like Tanlang Qisha, it was all ultimately due to human intentions.
He wanted Liu Chuyu to stay away from these conspiracies. Rong Zhi repelled Xiao Daocheng. Looking at Huo Xuan's body lying on the ground, he felt extremely sad. Huo Chao blamed everything on Gu Huan. Rong Zhi's face was ashen. Huo Xuan did not die for Gu Huan; she had already let go of that relationship the moment Gu Huan betrayed her. She did this to use Rong Zhi's guilt towards her to plead for the Huo Family Army.
The Huo Family Army's rebellion was only because they were misled, and Huo Xuan wanted to protect them with her own death. Rong Zhi knew her intentions, so how could he not fulfill her wish? Rong Zhi led his army like a hot knife through butter, capturing ten cities from Great Song in a row. Liu Yu was furious.
Xiao Daocheng told Liu Yu that it was not yet the end of their rope; to turn the tide, Liu Chuyu was a key figure. Xiao Daocheng brought Liu Chuyu back from Pengcheng. Liu Yu again tried to deceive Liu Chuyu with his righteous talk about protecting the country and its people, but Liu Chuyu did not fall for it. Liu Yu was not negotiating with her; he was merely being polite before resorting to force.
Regardless of whether Liu Chuyu agreed or not, he would use her. Xiao Daocheng's idea was to use Liu Chuyu to lure Rong Zhi into peace talks, and then capture Rong Zhi in one fell swoop during the talks. As long as Rong Zhi died, Great Wei would no longer be a threat. On the other side, Xiao Daocheng also arranged for people to spread rumors, saying that Rong Zhi was ambitious and would eventually replace Tuoba Hong.
Rong Zhi knew the peace talks were a trap. Xiao Daocheng coerced Liu Chuyu to make him go alone. Rong Zhi went without hesitation. He went alone, and as soon as he appeared, he was surrounded by Xiao Daocheng's men. Rong Zhi engaged in a standoff with Xiao Daocheng, drawing all of Xiao Daocheng's attention. In reality, this Rong Zhi was just a decoy; the real Rong Zhi used this opportunity to rescue Liu Chuyu.
Xiao Daocheng heard the sound behind him, knew he had been tricked, and ordered his men to shoot arrows. Rong Zhi galloped away with Liu Chuyu, accidentally getting hit by a stray arrow. Liu Chuyu was still blaming Rong Zhi and didn't want to leave with him. She struggled on horseback and both she and Rong Zhi fell down a small slope.
Rong Zhi acted decisively, pulled out the arrowhead from his back, and threw it in another direction, making Xiao Daocheng think he had fled in that direction. He then hid himself and Liu Chuyu in the nearby tall grass, waiting for Xiao Daocheng to leave. On the other side, at the Kangwangfu, sudden changes occurred. A group of soldiers suddenly appeared and eliminated all of Tuoba Yun's men.
It turned out that Rong Zhi had anticipated today's situation long ago and had planted people within Tuoba Hong's Dragon Forest Army, saving his life at a critical moment. The situation instantly reversed. Hong Xiu, unwilling to accept defeat, tried to assassinate Tuoba Hong amidst the chaos, but Tuoba Yun stopped her abruptly, losing the opportune moment. Tuoba Yun would never let Tuoba Hong die at a woman's hands. Tuoba Hong dueled with him alone.
Tuoba Yun was ultimately not ruthless enough and was killed by Tuoba Hong's sword. Before his death, he had no regrets, for the path of an emperor was filled with blood, and his death was a form of liberation. Recently, rumors spread throughout Pingcheng, saying that Rong Zhi was brave and skilled in battle, very formidable, and his prominence even overshadowed Emperor Tuoba Hong. This was something Tuoba Hong absolutely could not tolerate.
He went to find the Empress Dowager and happened to hear her praying for him. Tuoba Hong was moved. He wanted the Empress Dowager to persuade Rong Zhi to withdraw his troops, and he no longer intended to let Rong Zhi live.
