Wulin Heroes Episode 5 Recap
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In Tang's Mansion, Ye Xi confronted Tang Yang, intending to kill him immediately. Tang Yang desperately pleaded for his life, reminding her that she had once admired his ambition to dominate the martial world, a goal he claimed he pursued for her. He argued that since she was still alive, she should let go of the past and not kill him for the sake of their former affection.
Unmoved by his sophistry, Ye Xi dismissed his pleas and swiftly struck him down with her sword. With his dying breath, Tang Yang accused Tang Huan of being equally malicious and warned Ye Xi that she would regret her actions. Ye Xi, however, merely scoffed, interpreting his last words as a futile attempt to sow discord.
Moments after Tang Yang's death, Tang Huan, who had awakened after consuming Rebirth Pills given by Bai Yue, expressed relief upon seeing Tang Yang dead. He immediately and urgently questioned Ye Xi about the whereabouts of the Rainstorm Needle, emphasizing the severe consequences if it were to fall into the imperial court's hands. Ye Xi reassured him that she would retrieve it, which seemed to ease his worries.
As Ye Xi prepared to take the injured Tang Huan away, Cang Qi appeared, blocking their path. He stated that he would allow Tang Huan to leave only if Ye Xi remained behind, suggesting that Tang Huan was on the verge of death anyway. Ye Xi fiercely refused, asserting her intention to protect Tang Huan with her life, particularly as he had just shielded her from a Rainstorm Needle attack.
She made it clear that her relationships were her own affair and warned Cang Qi against venting his anger on others. She insisted on taking the Rainstorm Needle and saving Tang Huan. Despite Cang Qi's anger at her defiance, Ye Xi escalated the confrontation by threatening to take her own life if he forced her to stay, declaring she would rather be a corpse than yield.
Faced with this drastic ultimatum, Cang Qi relented, allowing them to depart, though he vowed never to give up on her. By their carriage, Bai Yue bandaged a wound on Ye Xi's neck. Ye Xi then anxiously asked if Tang Huan could be saved. Bai Yue explained that the poison on the Rainstorm Needle was extraordinarily insidious and beyond his current ability to detoxify. Determined, Ye Xi decided to seek the valley lord's assistance in Fenghua Valley.
When Ye Xi inquired if more Rebirth Pills could be given to Tang Huan, Bai Yue warned that an overdose would lead to his permanent "rebirth." Bai Yue also made a sarcastic comment about Ye Xi's poor sense of direction, but she felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity with Fenghua Valley's map, like a path home, and declared her unwavering resolve to reach it. Bai Yue reiterated that Tang Huan was not worth her sacrificing herself.
Before he rode away, Ye Xi, sensing his unspoken concern, directly questioned their own relationship. She observed his consistent presence by her side during battles and his repeated acts of saving her and others. Despite his evasive answers and insistence that they had nothing to do with each other, Ye Xi refused to believe him, certain that something significant had transpired between them that she couldn't recall. Bai Yue's departure was abruptly halted when Cang Qi intercepted him.
Cang Qi, still recovering from an illness, acknowledged Bai Yue's past act of saving him three years prior and vowed to live a long life for Ye Xi. He revealed he knew Ye Xi was heading to Fenghua Valley and demanded Bai Yue stay by his side, forbidding him from treating Tang Huan. Cang Qi then threatened to kill Tang Huan in an "accident" along the way, fueled by jealousy.
Bai Yue warned Cang Qi that such actions would only cause unforeseen consequences, reminding him of Ye Xi's self-sacrificing nature and the potential for mutual destruction. Bai Yue then offered a solution for Ye Xi's amnesia: finding the Five-color Keel. Cang Qi, determined, vowed to use all national resources to find it. Cang Qi's thoughts drifted back three years, recalling how Ye Xi had saved him from certain death.
In a flashback, Cang Qi, on the verge of hanging himself, was rescued by Ye Xi, who was foraging for mushrooms. Despite his hostility, Ye Xi playfully dismissed his suspicions, stating she simply found him too handsome to let die. When he tried to mar his own face, she stopped him, chiding him for disrespecting his life. Later that night, Cang Qi threw himself into a river. Ye Xi rescued him again, urging him to live.
He expressed his profound weariness with life, but she shared her own struggles as a hunted individual, emphasizing her resolve to survive. Cang Qi remained hardened, stating that simply being alive made him sick. Ye Xi persistently followed Cang Qi, determined to dissuade him from his suicidal thoughts. When he jumped from a city wall, she courageously risked her own life to save him, sustaining injuries.
Their struggle was interrupted by the arrival of soldiers, who revealed Cang Qi's identity as a runaway hostage. They delivered a chilling message: his escape had already led to the execution of several people, and if he did not return, Lord Huainan's entire family would be put to death. Realizing the gravity of the situation, Cang Qi agreed to return, attempting to shield Ye Xi by claiming she was an innocent bystander.
As the soldiers took him away, Cang Qi silently vowed to live and grow stronger for her, and to wait for her until death. Later, under the cover of night, Cang Qi informed Bai Yue that his imperial physicians had discovered a record indicating the probable location of the Five-color Keel beneath Nanke Temple, a royal monastery. Disregarding any obstacles, Cang Qi declared his intent to unearth it and insisted on departing immediately.
Meanwhile, a group of self-proclaimed "righteous" individuals confronted Ye Xi. They demanded she surrender the Rainstorm Needle, accusing her of bewitching the Regent, stealing the needle, and destroying the Tang Clan. Ye Xi, seeing their greed, challenged them to take it, asserting the Regent as her powerful backer. At that moment, Lin Xiaoxiao intervened, declaring that she had gifted Ye Xi the Yang-growing Sword they also accused her of stealing.
Lin Xiaoxiao retorted that many so-called righteous figures were worse than true villains and warned them that her father, the Chief of the Martial World, would investigate the Tang Clan matter himself. Faced with Lin Xiaoxiao's authority, the group grudgingly retreated. Amidst a prematurely falling snow, Cang Qi was drawn back to a painful memory from three years prior. He recalled kneeling beneath a city wall in a heavy snowstorm, pleading with Heaven to return Ye Xi to him.
At that time, Bai Yue had appeared, delivering an imperial edict that declared Ye Xi had been condemned to death after consuming Erysipelas, a lethal poison. Overwhelmed by grief and denial, Cang Qi frantically refused to accept her death without having seen it himself. Bai Yue revealed he too had been searching for any trace of her. Cang Qi, consumed by regret that Ye Xi had selflessly taken the burden to save him, wished he had never left her side. He then made a solemn vow to find her, no matter where she might be, and to avenge her, before collapsing from emotional and physical exhaustion.
