Who Rules The World Episode 16 Recap, Plot

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Hei Fengxi was invited to play a game of chess with Elder Taiyin. At the beginning, he experienced hallucinations, seeing multiple versions of himself. He knew clearly that his greatest enemy was himself, but no matter how much those illusions resembled him, they were still just pawns. Hei Fengxi also saw a childhood memory — when he snuck out of the palace to play and returned to find his mother dead. This had always been the demon in his heart.

He blamed himself, thinking that if he hadn’t gone out to play, his mother wouldn’t have died. Over the years, Hei Fengxi had constantly battled his inner demons, urging himself to cast off shackles to move forward. Self-blame was useless; one must face things bravely. Elder Taiyin praised Hei Fengxi’s temperament and said that the final trial remained. People often say life is like chess — the board being a weave of three thousand vexations.

Hei Fengxi would break the formation if he could sever those vexations. Hei Fengxi, however, didn’t want to cut off emotional ties. Seeing his pain, Bai Fengxi destroyed the chessboard without hesitation. Hei Fengxi knew that Bai Fengxi’s heart was unburdened, so she would naturally not be ensnared by the illusion of the chess game. Bai Fengxi gently wiped Hei Fengxi’s sweat, displeased by his earlier claim that she only knew how to indulge in pleasure.

The formation was broken, and Hei Fengxi and Bai Fengxi finally saw Elder Taiyin’s true appearance. Elder Taiyin sighed that everyone in the martial world longed for the "Lan Yin Bi Yue" technique, but only the two of them kept declining it. Hei Fengxi entered Misty Mountain because of Bai Fengxi. Obtaining the manual would be great, but even if he gained nothing, it would still be fine.

Bai Fengxi came to Misty Mountain to save her master and junior sister and had no desire for the manual. If Hei Fengxi were to obtain it and master an unparalleled martial art, at most she would force him to teach her — surely he wouldn’t want to live in a world without a worthy rival.

Elder Taiyin lamented that his "Lan Yin Bi Yue" technique had never reached the intended realm and decided to pass it on to them, to see how much they could learn. Watching the two practice, Elder Taiyin was surprised at how high their comprehension was. Hei Fengxi’s internal energy became chaotic while cultivating the "Lan Yin" technique, risking deviation into madness. Bai Fengxi could only use the "Bi Yue" method to save him.

She was about to circulate a full cycle of internal energy, but in order to save Hei Fengxi, she reversed her meridians on the spot. Hei Fengxi realized that in life, some things must be let go of in order to gain others. But some things can never be cast aside. He had thought he had nothing to hold onto, but the one thing he could never give up was Bai Fengxi.

If there are three thousand vexations, what harm is there in keeping one? Let this one thread bind him for life. Bai Fengxi restored Hei Fengxi’s internal energy, but since he had just suffered a deviation, to restore his clarity of mind, she had to strike four acupoints including Baihui and Shenting. These were all fatal points, so she had to be extremely careful — Hei Fengxi’s life was in her hands.

The two successfully mastered "Lan Yin Bi Yue", and Elder Taiyin finally understood that it required perfect mutual understanding, sacrifice, and life-or-death dependency to succeed. Yu Wuyuan was at the Yan Gui Formation, unexpectedly finding it a deadly natural trap. Now the mountain’s formation had failed, and he guessed someone had successfully broken through. Yu Wuyuan ordered Soulbreaker Sect members to gather outside Misty Mountain. It turned out that Yu Wuyuan was the young master of Soulbreaker Sect.

Martial artists heading down the mountain had to pass through here. Yu Wuyuan arranged an ambush, determined to see who obtained the "Lan Yin Bi Yue" technique. After passing the trials, Hei Fengxi and Bai Fengxi met Elder Taiyin, who knew his time was near. He gave the "Sheji Kanyu Diagram" to Hei Fengxi, hoping it would be used for a righteous cause.

He also gave Bai Fengxi a "Lan Yin Bi Yue" flower he had cultivated by hand — a flower that blooms once every several decades and can be kept alive forever through internal energy. It might bring a chance of survival in a future life-or-death crisis. Elder Taiyin arranged for someone close to him to escort Hei Fengxi and Bai Fengxi out of Misty Mountain.

Once they had gone far, the mountain collapsed in an earthquake — in fact, Elder Taiyin had chosen this as his grave. He would stay behind to guard it. Yu Wuyuan interrogated the person escorting them, demanding to know who had obtained "Lan Yin Bi Yue". When the man refused to speak, Yu Wuyuan used the Heart-Piercing Palm. It turned out Yu Wuyuan was a descendant of Qiongqiong.

After killing Elder Taiyin’s man, Yu Wuyuan encountered Hei Fengxi and Bai Fengxi. To test who among them had obtained "Lan Yin Bi Yue", he mentioned a fight occurring at the foot of the mountain. Bai Fengxi became extremely worried and rushed down at once. Soulbreaker Sect ambushed Bai Jiande’s group, but Bai Fengxi and Hei Fengxi joined forces to drive them back. Yu Wuyuan observed in secret and realized the truth.

The court assembly was imminent, but Feng Lanxi had yet to return. Zhongli and the others were extremely anxious. At court, the Lord of Yongzhou was furious at Feng Lanxi’s absence, believing he was using his warhorse victory as leverage. Feng Ju spoke in Feng Lanxi’s defense. At that moment, Feng Lanxi arrived and presented the "Sheji Kanyu Diagram" to his father, explaining that the delay was due to acquiring the diagram en route. Feng Ju questioned its authenticity.

Minister Qin had seen the original and was asked to verify it. Upon close inspection, he confirmed it was drawn by Elder Taiyin himself. The courtiers were curious how Feng Lanxi knew Elder Taiyin. Feng Lanxi claimed it was Elder Taiyin who had saved him when he fell into the water. The Lord of Yongzhou was overjoyed. Feng Lanxi had rendered an unprecedented service to Dayong and must be heavily rewarded. Just then, an envoy from the imperial capital arrived.

The Lord of Yongzhou quickly ordered Yuan Lu to put away the "Sheji Kanyu Diagram". This envoy had been arranged by Feng Lanxi, who, knowing the Feng family had a distant relative in the Ministry of Rites in the capital, asked Feng Qiwu for help. This time, he wanted to strike first. The envoy brought imperial gifts on behalf of the Emperor, as it was the upcoming 40th death anniversary of Princess Yige — he came to support Feng Lanxi.

The envoy requested to pay respects at the Princess's mausoleum. The Lord of Yongzhou panicked, for he had never properly buried Feng Lanxi’s mother. Feng Lanxi stepped in to smooth things over, advising his father to set up an altar before his mother’s memorial day. The next day, the late queen's memorial ceremony would last two hours. Madam Baili, not wanting to attend, pretended to be ill in front of the Lord of Yongzhou.

Perhaps seeing through her excuse, the Lord of Yongzhou declared that as queen of Dayong, even if Madam Baili were bedridden, she couldn’t miss the grand ritual. Feng Lanxi paid tribute to his mother, using her memorial to give Madam Baili a warning. He knew his mother wouldn’t have liked him doing this. When he was young, she had told him never to harbor ill intentions toward others.

Yet, in the end, he had done many things — some right, some wrong. He didn’t know whether she would be proud or disappointed, but he was not willing to go with the flow. He wanted to fight.

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