Wulin Heroes Episode 1 Recap
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Fenghua Valley is situated atop Changliu Mount, where its lord, Bai Yue, is renowned as a young medical immortal. He possesses exceptional swordsmanship and unparalleled medical skills, though few have ever seen his true face. Due to years of testing various drugs, Bai Yue suffers from an enduring illness, sustained only by a constant intake of ginseng. Meanwhile, after a millennium of cultivation on Changliu Mount, Ye Xi finally transformed into the Ginseng Fairy.
Eager to explore the world, she discovered Fenghua Valley was the only nearby point of interest. Using her ability to become invisible, she entered the valley, where she observed Bai Yue as he practiced swordsmanship and read. Later, she found manuals for "Frost Swordsmanship" and "Fallen-leaf Palm," recognizing the former as the style Bai Yue had practiced. Curious, she borrowed his sword to practice, confident he wouldn't detect her.
As Bai Yue slept, Ye Xi practiced the "Frost Swordsmanship" outside his room. Amidst her movements, she heard a sound from within, prompting her to drop the sword and quickly depart, believing he had detected her. As she fled, she silently recited a verse about unrequited feelings. Bai Yue opened his door to find no one, silently retrieved his sword from the ground, and returned inside.
Believing Bai Yue had discovered her, Ye Xi decided to hide and inadvertently stumbled into the forbidden underground palace. She used her magic to open an ancient tomb and was studying its inscriptions when the structure began to collapse. Bai Yue appeared, pulling Ye Xi to safety before collapsing himself, spitting blood from a sudden onset of his illness. As debris fell, Ye Xi shielded him with her body.
Once the tremors subsided, she found Bai Yue unconscious and gravely poisoned. Without hesitation, she used half of her root tassels to save him, a sacrifice that also caused half of her hair to shorten. Just then, a servant's shouts for help echoed from outside, prompting Ye Xi to flee. Bai Yue regained consciousness, catching only a glimpse of a girl in red before Uncle Hui arrived to help him.
Bai Yue asked about the girl, but Uncle Hui saw no one. Back in his room, Bai Yue was recuperating when Ye Xi secretly entered, still invisible. She observed that he was recovering quickly but noticed he was about to consume more ginseng. Knowing this would be harmful since he already possessed her life-saving root, she invisibly took the ginseng away. Shortly after, Uncle Hui entered with a decoction, urging Bai Yue to drink the last of their ginseng.
Bai Yue again mentioned seeing a girl in red, insisting it was the same one from the underground palace, but Uncle Hui dismissed it as an illusion, reminding him the valley was heavily guarded. Once Uncle Hui left, Bai Yue sensed a presence and called out. Ye Xi revealed herself, and Bai Yue recognized her. She introduced herself as the Ginseng Fairy, promised to help him, and told him to rest.
As she left, Ye Xi felt exhausted from her sacrifice and decided to go into seclusion to recover before returning to see Bai Yue. Meanwhile, other valley members discussed reinforcing security, dismissing Bai Yue's accounts of a stranger as hallucinations. Six months later, Bai Yue's body had completely healed. A subordinate reported that Ye Xi had been manipulated by Tang Yang, the Young Master of the Tang Clan.
He had convinced her that the powerful Rainstorm Needle was a Tang Clan heirloom stolen by the Mo Clan. Believing him, Ye Xi helped retrieve the needle, but Tang Yang used the opportunity to massacre the entire Mo Clan. He then coerced Mo Rou, the sole survivor, to falsely accuse Ye Xi, inciting the martial world to hunt her down. Caught in a rainstorm, Ye Xi was relentlessly pursued by martial artists.
She tried to explain her innocence, but they accused her of stealing the Rainstorm Needle, slaughtering the Mo Clan, and seducing Tang Yang, citing Mo Rou's testimony. Left with no choice, Ye Xi fought them off but was severely injured in the process. As she struggled onward, Tang Yang appeared with an umbrella. He claimed to like her but admitted he married Mo Rou for the Rainstorm Needle and had to eradicate the Mo Clan when they didn't trust him.
When Ye Xi accused him of orchestrating her downfall, he calmly stated their paths couldn't continue in this life and delivered a fatal blow with a needle coated in the newly developed Lovesick Poison. As Ye Xi pleaded to be buried, Tang Yang coldly replied that Mo Rou was more useful and that he needed Ye Xi's life to get what he wanted before walking away. As the rain subsided, Bai Yue arrived, too late to save Ye Xi.
He revealed that he knew she was the girl who had saved him in the underground palace and grieved that he couldn't repay her kindness. Lamenting how a kind soul like her was vilified by so-called heroes, Bai Yue remembered her nature as a Ginseng Fairy. Consulting ancient texts, he buried her deep in the earth, hoping she might one day reawaken, even without her memories. He vowed to find her again if she ever revived.
Five years later, Ye Xi emerged from the ground with no memory of her past. Finding herself in what she called an "unmarked graveyard" from storybooks, she frightened some local villagers who mistook her for a ghost. After finding a place to bathe, she fantasized that she was a legendary beauty whose allure caused worldwide conflict, leading to her noble sacrifice. As she was lost in her tale, Bai Yue appeared with his horse.
He noted her narcissistic ramblings, confirming his suspicion that she had lost her memory. Seeing that he seemed to know her but was about to leave, Ye Xi chased after him, begging for help. To cure her, Bai Yue knew he had to provoke her into expelling stagnant blood accumulated from her time underground. He sarcastically mocked her "storybook" narrative, pointing out how the supposed heroes and nobles who loved her had left her to rot in a graveyard.
His harsh words angered Ye Xi, causing her to spit out a mouthful of clotted blood. Seeing her weakened, Bai Yue suggested she accompany him to the city to recover. Ye Xi was initially wary, fearing he was a trafficker, but when he drew his sword, she quickly agreed, insisting only that she get proper clothes first.
