Wonderful Fate Episode 16 (Ending) Recap
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As Ruan Qing led the State Preceptor's henchmen to confront Yun Yi, Lan Er courageously drew her sword, declaring her intent to kill Ruan Qing to avenge Chef Xue and the heavenly lady. Ruan Qing's henchmen swiftly blocked Lan Er, and Ruan Qing instructed Ruan Ding, remarking that some people in the world are heedless of consequences. As Ruan Ding moved to kill Lan Er, Hong Yi, having previously received Yun Yi’s permission to protect whom he must, intervened.
He fought off Ruan Ding's men, but was fatally wounded in the process. With his last breaths, Hong Yi looked at the lifeless Lan Er, reflecting on their past, including a time when she offered him a handkerchief and playfully teased him about his feelings for her, which he had finally admitted. Ruan Qing then approached Yun Yi, her hands stained with the blood of many innocent people.
Yun Yi confronted her, questioning how much blood she had on her hands and angrily denouncing her cruelty. Ruan Qing tried to justify her actions, claiming they were not her desire and that her victims deserved their fate for trying to harm her. Yun Yi refuted her, listing her many cruel deeds, including causing her elder sister Ruan Jie's death, harming the heavenly lady, and betraying Chef Xue.
When Ruan Qing accused him of being swayed by the heavenly lady's seductive words, Yun Yi revealed that Li Fuzhu had never spoken of these matters, and Ruan Qing herself had inadvertently divulged her own guilt regarding her sister's death. He also exposed her elaborate scheme to use a maidservant carrying a dagger as a scapegoat to eliminate the heavenly lady and divert suspicion from herself, calling it a clumsy trick.
Yun Yi confessed he had merely indulged her love for pretense, always knowing who truly cared for him during his coma. Ruan Qing, realizing she had been mocked and played for a fool, grew enraged and overturned Yun Yi's dining table. She boasted that her father's army had surrounded the palace, rendering Yun Yi a mere puppet emperor.
Yun Yi calmly explained that he had seen a beautiful future and would not allow it to perish at the hands of the Ruan family. He asserted that he protected not only the heavenly lady but the future of all people, likening it to grasping the present with one hand and the future with the other. Just then, Li Fuzhu arrived outside, calling for the gate to be opened and announcing the heavenly lady's return.
Yun Yi then revealed his final act of defiance. He took the poisoned wine Ruan Qing had prepared, stating that by drinking it, he would leave her with the indelible infamy of regicide, ensuring that while she might win for a moment, he would triumph in history, cursed by later generations to leave a bad name forever. Yun Yi then drank the poison. Li Fuzhu and Yun Li rushed to Yun Yi's side, finding him on the verge of death.
Li Fuzhu cried out, begging him not to leave her. Yun Yi, with his last strength, expressed his heartfelt desire to travel to the future, live as a commoner with her, go to school, and see her smile. Overwhelmed by remorse, Li Fuzhu sobbed, admitting her past mistakes and her irresponsible words about canal building. Yun Yi gently told her that the future should not cry.
As Yun Yi took his last breath, the Tai Hou arrived, confronting Ruan Qing and declaring herself the one who loved Yun Yi the most and would not allow anyone to harm him. She then killed Ruan Qing, and they both plummeted from the city wall. In a flashback, Li Fuzhu remembered giving Yun Yi a lucky pendant, wishing all her good fortune upon him.
Li Fuzhu suddenly awoke in a bathroom stall, realizing the harrowing events were just a dream. She hurried back to her classroom to find Xia Xiaozhu, desperately asking for the true ending of the "Wonderful Fate" comic. Xia Xiaozhu explained that the first volume concluded with the emperor drinking poisoned wine, and the original artist, due to poor health, had not continued the series, leaving the second volume's true ending unknown.
Li Fuzhu was then struck speechless upon seeing her class monitor, who bore an uncanny resemblance to Yun Yi. The vivid dream became a profound lesson for Li Fuzhu, teaching her to always strive to be her best self to meet every future challenge, with learning as the path to that goal. She expressed gratitude for the dream, which had brought her "Yun Yi, the greatest friend in my life."
Embracing this new outlook, Li Fuzhu committed to her studies, eventually enrolling in university to major in hydraulic engineering, a field she found noble and impactful, drawing inspiration from ancient stories of canal builders like Li Bing and his son. Li Fuzhu then drew her own sequel to the "Wonderful Fate" comic. In her version, Yun Yi was saved, and Yun Li seized the State Preceptor's Tiger Seal to rally troops and suppress the State Preceptor.
The corrupt State Preceptor ultimately faced retribution, losing all the power and wealth he had relentlessly pursued, realizing too late that they were not life's most valuable treasures. Using her hydraulic engineering knowledge, the heavenly lady constructed vital canals, bringing prosperity to Yun Lai. Yun Yi reclaimed lost territories, ensuring the people of Yun Lai lived happily, free from worries about food and clothing.
In her imagined ending, Yun Yi and the heavenly lady grasped both the present and the future together. This sequel was so compelling that a publisher decided to release it as the second volume of the original comic. During a contract discussion at the publishing house, Li Fuzhu coincidentally encountered her class monitor. To her surprise, he had a phone pendant identical to hers.
He then revealed that he was the original author of "Wonderful Fate," having drawn the comics secretly while a student because his family disapproved of his artistic pursuits, hence why he never used his real name. Their collaboration was celebrated, marking a full circle for the "Wonderful Fate" narrative.
