Wulin Heroes Episode 22 (Ending) Recap
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By the beautiful Moon River, Ye Xi was approached by locals who invited her to drink and inquired if she had crafted the beautiful melon lanterns. She learned a gentleman had purchased a cart full of melons and was likely the creator. Soon, Bai Yue appeared, surprising Ye Xi. She remarked that he looked more pleasing in white, though she insisted she wasn't someone who only cared about appearances.
Bai Yue expressed his deep affection, reciting poetry and claiming to know her deepest wish: to find a good man, marry, have a family, and no longer be alone. He insisted he was her destined partner, remembering every detail of their past together, even though she had forgotten.
He confessed to having fallen into a lovesickness during her absence, constantly painting her image to cope, and showed her a portrait of her in a wedding dress as proof of his sincerity. Skeptical, Ye Xi dismissed his words, finding it naive to believe in such profound love after only their second meeting and comparing his sweet talk to that of deceptive men in storybooks.
Bai Yue pleaded for a chance to prove his feelings, reminding her that she had once been willing to do anything to marry him, emphasizing her importance over his own life. Still unconvinced, Ye Xi called him shameless and advised him to see a doctor for his confused state before leaving with her melon lantern. Later, at an inn, Ye Xi encountered the scholar from earlier, who revealed he had been accosted by hooligans.
They had not wanted his money but were trying to abduct him before officers intervened. Confident in her martial arts, Ye Xi offered to protect the scholar and travel with him. As they were about to enter a room, Bai Yue appeared and confronted them. After Ye Xi and the scholar went inside, Xiao Shan arrived with the Black Armor Army.
Bai Yue informed him that Cang Qi had sufficiently recovered in Fenghua Valley and could return to the capital, entrusting Xiao Shan with a Chinese knot as a gift for him. Xiao Shan accepted it and departed with his troops. Inside the room, Ye Xi examined the scholar’s shoulder and saw a birthmark, which confirmed he was not the person she was looking for. Hearing a commotion, Ye Xi realized the same hooligans had returned.
Feeling she owed the scholar compensation for his torn clothes, she went out to confront them, with Bai Yue following. The hooligans, finding Bai Yue more attractive, turned their attention to him. Ye Xi swiftly defeated them and warned them to leave. As they fled, Bai Yue suddenly struck himself, clutched his chest, and spat blood, claiming an "evil wind" had entered his body. Despite her skepticism, Ye Xi saw no choice but to help him back to the room.
In the room, as Ye Xi tried to leave, Bai Yue stopped her and showed her a tooth mark on his shoulder. Still hesitant, Ye Xi was reminded by Bai Yue that she herself had bitten her own arm three times in the past to save him. Looking at the bite marks on her arm, Ye Xi's memories flooded back. She tearfully embraced him, realizing their destinies were intertwined and they would never be separated again.
She expressed her fear of forgetting him again but believed that even if she did, the mark would allow her to find him. The next day, Bai Yue mentioned that her good friend, Lin Xiaoxiao, was waiting for her to celebrate her wedding. Ye Xi admitted her frustration at only remembering Bai Yue but was hopeful she would recall others in time. They affirmed their love, with Bai Yue promising they would grow old together.
Ye Xi playfully questioned this, asking if it meant she could no longer admire other men. In response, she declared that he was the only one in her world and the most perfect person she knew. Their lighthearted exchange continued as they teased about Ye Xi's weight after enjoying the Western Regions' delicacies, with Bai Yue reassuring her that she was still beautiful.
She expressed her gratitude, stating that being with him was the luckiest thing in her life, a sentiment he echoed, promising to change for her and ensure her happiness. Meanwhile, Xiao Shan presented Cang Qi with the Chinese knot from Bai Yue, relaying the message to release his inner struggles and cherish himself for the good of the world. Cang Qi lamented that his own desires were unfulfilled, yet he was expected to love all beings.
Xiao Shan comforted him, reminding him that Ye Xi was among those beings. Xiao Shan highlighted the meticulous care Cang Qi had received at Fenghua Valley, noting that despite his past threats, Bai Yue had repeatedly aided him with genuine sincerity. Cang Qi acknowledged this, promising to cherish himself, but sorrowfully concluded that there was no true love left in his world.
Later, Bai Yue found Ye Xi admiring a travelogue from the scholar, remarking that she treasured another's gift over his paintings. Ye Xi retorted that his art was "ungentlemanly" for making himself look overly handsome. She praised the scholar’s talent, teasing Bai Yue by asking how he knew that she hadn't agreed to accompany the scholar to Jiangnan.
Sensing his jealousy, Bai Yue pulled a red string from her hair, called it ugly, and replaced it with an exquisite hairband, clarifying it was her own belonging, not a new token of love. He promised to craft her a hairpin from camphor wood, a famous timber from Jiangnan. Annoyed at the mention of Jiangnan, Bai Yue snapped, but Ye Xi sweetly appeased him by saying he was always the best in her eyes.
She then suggested they hold their own wedding celebration before attending Lin Xiaoxiao's. When she teasingly asked about the "other man" buried with him, he dismissed the question. Observing them from a distance, Cang Qi clutched the Chinese knot, vowing to protect the peaceful world Ye Xi desired.
Later, Cang Qi ordered all the palace’s luminous pearls to be sent to Fenghua Valley as thanks for Bai Yue's care and had the ancient tree Bai Yue helped revive transplanted outside his chambers. In Fenghua Valley, Bai Yue paced anxiously until he confided in Uncle Hui that he and Ye Xi had quarreled.
He explained she was upset after he casually remarked that salty soy milk had its own unique flavor, an argument exacerbated by the bitter medicine he had prescribed for her. Uncle Hui suggested he apologize by carrying thorny twigs. Overhearing, Ye Xi opened her door and demanded the thorniest twigs for true sincerity. Bai Yue pulled her inside, promising to always listen to her.
Inspired by her friends, Ye Xi proposed a "three-point law": he must comb her hair and draw her eyebrows daily, tend to her comfort, and inform her before leaving her sight for more than half an hour. When he tried to give her medicine, however, she felt nauseous. Bai Yue took her pulse and joyfully announced she was pregnant.
He then playfully imposed his own "three-point law" on her: daily pulse checks, no temper tantrums or indiscriminate eating, and informing him if she left his sight for more than fifteen minutes. Later, Ye Xi found Bai Yue engrossed in a book on postpartum care, realizing his underlying anxiety. He shared the joyful news that the ginseng seeds she had planted had been successfully transplanted on Changliu Mount and were thriving.
Overjoyed, Ye Xi envisioned a future where ginseng covered the mountain. Bai Yue lovingly placed a newly made wooden hairpin in her hair. After a playful exchange, they went inside, and he asked what she would like to eat to celebrate. When she expressed weariness of common soups, he teasingly called her picky. Ye Xi then remarked that cooking was the one thing he was unsuited for, to which he affectionately replied that for her, he was willing to do anything.
