Wulin Heroes Episode 2 Recap
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Bai Yue and Ye Xi traveled towards Bailu City. Along the way, Ye Xi inquired about the current state of the martial world. Bai Yue explained that with Chief Lin of Yishui Villa frequently in seclusion, some clans had grown restless, leading to potential unrest. Hearing this, Ye Xi expressed her deep fear of loneliness, wishing for a devoted companion and a welcoming light to return home to. Bai Yue, however, asserted that a genius is destined for solitude.
As they neared the city gate, Bai Yue placed a bamboo hat on Ye Xi's head, claiming it was to shield himself from the sun and for his own convenience, which she reluctantly accepted. At the city entrance, Ye Xi used her magic to conjure a travel permit under the name "Lin Qingqing," stating she was visiting relatives. When a soldier questioned her, she gave the name "Wang Tieshuan."
The soldier, finding the name unusual for a pretty girl, let them pass after seeing her face. Moments later, the soldier recognized Ye Xi's face from a wanted poster and dispatched a subordinate to alert the Imperial Guards. Inside Bailu City, Bai Yue and Ye Xi settled into a teahouse. Ye Xi was restricted to bland noodles due to her health, much to her dismay as she eyed Bai Yue's more elaborate meal.
He forbade her from touching his food, joking that his handsome appearance was enough of a feast for her. At that moment, Chu Yao entered, introducing himself as a friend of Bai Yue. He reminded Bai Yue of how he had saved his life years ago and insisted they celebrate their reunion at his mansion. Bai Yue agreed, noting Chu Yao's residence would be a suitable place for Ye Xi's recuperation.
Ye Xi attempted to leave, but Bai Yue's subtle pressure and Chu Yao's generous offer of a silver ingot compelled her to stay. Bai Yue then offered a medicinal tea, claiming it was a necessary detox for wealthy young men like Chu Yao to prevent a disease like diabetes. Immediately after drinking it, Chu Yao’s face turned red and itchy. As dusk approached, they departed for Chu Yao’s mansion.
That evening, Ye Xi secretly followed two of Chu Yao's servants to a teahouse to listen to a storyteller. The storyteller was recounting the tale of the infamous "Wulin Witch," Ye Xi. He described how she stole secret techniques and treasures, then journeyed to the Shu Region where, after failing to seduce Tang Yang, the young master of the Tang Clan, she murdered his fiancée's entire family.
He claimed she was ultimately killed by the formidable Rainstorm Needle in the Bamboo Forest. The patrons reacted with fury. Suddenly, someone recognized Ye Xi in the crowd as "Miss Wang." As confusion spread, a group of men burst in, announcing they were acting on a bounty from the Regent to capture Ye Xi. Bewildered, Ye Xi denied being the witch, asserting her name was "Wang Tieshuan."
She defended herself with a branch, but the attackers recognized her "Frost Swordsmanship," solidifying their belief. They then revealed a wanted poster that clearly depicted her face. Just as Ye Xi was cornered, Bai Yue arrived, insisting she was "Wang Tieshuan." Realizing they were together, the men attacked them both. They fled, pursued through the streets, and Bai Yue was struck by an arrow in his back. Chu Yao then appeared, deploying a smoke screen to aid their escape.
He pacified the bounty hunters by promising to compensate them and offered to host them at his mansion, claiming that Bai Yue had disfigured his face and that he also sought revenge. With the threat diffused, Lin Xiaoxiao, daughter of the Martial World Chief from Yishui Villa, arrived. She urgently questioned Chu Yao about Bai Yue's whereabouts, proclaiming that anyone who harmed him was her enemy.
At her servant's insistence, she reluctantly agreed to return to her villa after extracting a promise from Chu Yao to inform her immediately if he found Bai Yue. Seeking refuge in the dilapidated Guiyuan Temple, Bai Yue tended to his arrow wound. Ye Xi, returning from an unsuccessful search for medicinal herbs, saw Bai Yue holding a hairpin she recognized as a gift from Chu Yao that she had intended to sell.
As she tried to retrieve it, she accidentally pulled open his clothes, revealing peculiar, familiar marks on his back. Bai Yue sharply warned her away. Reflecting on the storyteller's account, particularly the details of the Rainstorm Needle and the Bamboo Forest, Ye Xi realized she was indeed the Ye Xi from the tale. She scoffed at being called a "witch," insisting she was a "Ginseng Fairy." Meanwhile, Bai Yue began to itch intensely.
He dismissed her suggestion that he was poisoned or bewitched. Unable to bear the itching, he grudgingly asked Ye Xi to scratch his back. The moment her hand touched him, the itching inexplicably ceased, and he abruptly sent her away. The following day, at Liubai Pavilion, Ye Xi pressed Bai Yue to reveal her past.
He recounted that five years prior, she was framed by Tang Yang as the martial world's most heinous witch and killed by the Rainstorm Needle in the Bamboo Forest. Three years ago, she mysteriously reappeared and was taken into the palace by the Crown Prince, who dismissed his concubines for her. However, the Crown Prince soon announced her ten grave crimes, and her body was left in the Unmarked Graveyard.
Bai Yue confessed he had visited the graveyard out of curiosity to see if she had truly died. Learning the Crown Prince was now dead, Ye Xi resolved to seek revenge on Tang Yang first. Soon after, Chu Yao arrived at Liubai Pavilion with wine. He commented on the quality of the ginseng in Bai Yue's tea, prompting Bai Yue to explain that genuine ginseng was rare and best reserved for treating illnesses.
Ye Xi, resolute, bid them farewell and departed for the Tang Clan in the Shu Region to confront Tang Yang. Chu Yao then questioned Bai Yue's composure in letting her go alone. He revealed he knew Bai Yue's actions in the teahouse, specifically ruining his face with the tea, were a deliberate ploy to protect him from being implicated in Bai Yue's affairs. Acknowledging Bai Yue's intentions, Chu Yao advised him to stop being so duplicitous.
To Chu Yao's surprise, Bai Yue quietly handed him an ointment for his face and offered a rare word of thanks. Meanwhile, Ye Xi, studying a map by the roadside, witnessed a frantic chase: Tang Huan and his companions were being hunted by Tang Clan members. She overheard them accuse Tang Yang of corrupting the clan and committing monstrous crimes, realizing they shared a common enemy. As the battle raged and only Tang Huan was left standing, urged by his "Uncle Qi" to flee, Ye Xi intervened.
