Wulin Heroes Episode 21 Recap
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Inside a forbidden place, Bai Yue revealed to Ye Xi that he had given her a memory-erasing medicine. He confessed that he had lied, as there was no medicine to restore memory, only one to forget the past. He wanted to spare her the profound pain of losing a loved one, a suffering he himself had experienced. Ye Xi protested, accusing him of prioritizing his own feelings over her wishes.
Bai Yue apologized, stating it would be the last time he defied her. He then played a lullaby to help her sleep, and as she drifted off in his arms, he died, lamenting that he couldn't give her a worldly wedding and worrying about leaving her alone. Upon waking, Ye Xi found Bai Yue lifeless.
She turned to an unconscious Cang Qi, wiped blood from his mouth, and urged him to live for himself and his people, reminding him that both she and Bai Yue had saved his life. Looking at the jade coffin's inscription, "My heart delights in you, but you don't know," she concluded that unspoken feelings could turn into curses and that love should be declared.
She used her spiritual power to alter the inscription to "My heart delights in you, and you know it." Placing Bai Yue's body inside, she declared him her husband. She then bit his shoulder, creating a mark so she could find him even if her memory was gone. Lying down beside him, she sealed them both within the coffin, intending for them to be together forever. Moments later, Cang Qi awoke just in time to see the coffin close.
He desperately called Ye Xi's name and tried to open it, but the coffin suddenly exploded, knocking him unconscious. Outside, a search party led by Uncle Hui, Lin Xiaoxiao, and Chu Yao found the stone door open but no trace of the three. Believing they were still on Changliu Mount, Xiao Shan led the Black Armor Army to search, while the others split up to help. The next morning, the three were found unconscious on a lawn.
Ye Xi awoke first with amnesia. Seeing the two handsome men, she assumed they were dead and, after lamenting the loss of such beauty, she left. That night, Bai Yue awoke, realizing his chronic heart pain was gone. He saw the bite mark on his shoulder and the nearby Cang Qi, deducing that the curse was broken because they were entombed together, with both willing to die for the other.
He revived Cang Qi, who immediately asked where Ye Xi was. Bai Yue explained that he had given her amnesia and she likely left, thinking them dead. Realizing his mistake, Bai Yue suggested Cang Qi's Black Armor Army would be more effective in the search. Cang Qi agreed to send his army but questioned Bai Yue’s trustworthiness. Bai Yue retorted that his medicine had saved Cang Qi's life, chiding him for neglecting his serious internal injuries.
Agitated, Cang Qi declared his life meaningless without Ye Xi and coughed up blood. Bai Yue advised him to recover for Ye Xi's sake, as she needed a stable world to roam freely. He then proposed a deal: if Cang Qi's forces found Ye Xi first, Bai Yue would step aside; if Bai Yue found her first, Cang Qi must return to his duties as regent and protect the realm. Cang Qi agreed.
Meanwhile, Ye Xi, wandering the mountains, met a couple who told her she resembled the "wicked woman Ye Xi," whose portraits were posted everywhere. They warned her that the authorities might capture her to be a palace concubine and advised her to flee. Ye Xi then asked for directions to the Western Regions and departed. At a tea shop, Bai Yue told his friends he was heading to the Western Regions, trusting in his special connection with Ye Xi.
Uncle Hui explained that Ye Xi was Bai Yue's "heart medicine" and his health depended on being with her. After his friends offered humorous advice on how to win her back, Bai Yue dismissed them, confident in his own plan involving a token of their love. He entrusted Cang Qi's care to Uncle Hui and left for the West. In the vibrant markets of the Western Regions, Ye Xi watched a dancer.
A scholar approached, explaining the dance was the "Sogdian Whirl" and reciting a poem. Impressed, Ye Xi praised his knowledge, but Bai Yue suddenly appeared between them. The intimidated scholar fled. Ye Xi, annoyed, called Bai Yue shameless and praised the scholar's refinement. Bai Yue claimed he was her husband and that she had amnesia, but Ye Xi, certain she'd never married, dismissed him, finding his red attire garish.
Left alone, Bai Yue muttered to himself that he shouldn't have listened to his friend's advice and resolved to be patient. Later that night, Ye Xi was by a river, admiring melon lanterns floating on the water. A man told her a gentleman from the Central Plains had made them after buying his entire cart of melons. Just then, Bai Yue appeared, holding one of the lanterns.
