Wulin Heroes Episode 6 Recap
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By a warm fire, Cang Qi expressed his deep regret, wishing he had never left Ye Xi alone. He declared that even if he were to die, he would die by her side, vowing to search the entire world to find her and avenge her. Bai Yue, standing nearby, questioned Cang Qi's words, noting his readiness to speak of death despite his disbelief in Ye Xi's demise.
Cang Qi recounted his past suffering, describing how old and new injuries, coupled with the biting cold, had brought him to the brink of death. He credited Bai Yue with saving his life, enabling him to survive until that very day. Bai Yue, as a medical practitioner, offered a new prescription, hoping it might aid Cang Qi, who admitted years of forced drug trials had left him incurable, even by a divine physician.
Cang Qi's primary concern, however, remained Ye Xi. He desired her well-being and for her to quickly regain her memories. Bai Yue countered that perhaps she would prefer not to recall the painful past, suggesting that forgetting everything and starting anew might be a blessing. He accused Cang Qi of selfishly clinging to old memories, which would be cruel to Ye Xi. Cang Qi vehemently asserted that no one loved her more than he did.
Bai Yue recalled the Crown Prince Cang Nan making similar grand promises, which only led to Ye Xi's heartbreak. Cang Qi retorted that he was not to be compared to Cang Nan and pointed out that if Bai Yue hadn't saved them, none of the subsequent events would have transpired. Bai Yue maintained that Fenghua Valley had its own ancient rules he could not break.
Cang Qi, in turn, scoffed at Bai Yue, claiming that as an outsider, he understood nothing of true emotion. He vividly remembered Ye Xi reaching out to him when he was at his lowest, even breaking her hands to save him. He swore then to cherish her for life, vowing to take his own life if he ever failed her. Now that he had found her, she was his utmost priority.
Reminding Cang Qi of his duties to his kingdom, Bai Yue noted that self-pity would not win her over. Cang Qi, citing their past friendship, warned Bai Yue against harboring any "improper thoughts," stating that Bai Yue's sole task was to find the "dragon keel" and help Ye Xi remember him. After Cang Qi departed, Bai Yue sighed, lamenting that he couldn't allow himself to fall for her even if he wanted to.
At the Liubai Pavilion, Chu Yao's subordinate reported that Bai Yue and Regent Cang Qi were seen together near the capital, and Bai Yue appeared distressed, as if coerced. They had learned the two were headed to Nanke Temple. The subordinate expressed apprehension about Cang Qi, recalling his pitiable state when under the Crown Prince's heel, but now, having risen to power, he had become truly frightening.
Concluding that Bai Yue must be under duress, Chu Yao immediately decided to depart and rescue him. Later, inside Nanke Temple, Xiao Shan informed Cang Qi that a secret passage had been discovered behind a Buddha statue, but no "dragon keel" was found. When Cang Qi declared his intention to search personally, Xiao Shan added that the former Crown Prince, Cang Nan, had once resided there, suffering from constant nightmares before mysteriously having the area sealed.
Cang Qi then insisted Bai Yue accompany him into the dark passage. As they ventured deeper, all the candles extinguished, plunging them into darkness. Cang Qi, showing signs of claustrophobic panic, nonetheless urged Bai Yue forward. Suddenly, Bai Yue spotted a statue in the passage and attempted to remove a wooden hairpin from the wall, only to be thrown aside by an unseen force.
The wall then revealed a series of murals depicting the past story of Cang Nan and Ye Xi. The murals recounted events from three years prior. In one scene, Cang Nan and Ye Xi accidentally collided on a path. Cang Nan's precious fighting cricket fell and was devoured by a chicken from Ye Xi's basket. Enraged, Cang Nan's guards moved to arrest Ye Xi.
Undeterred, Ye Xi calmly explained that a chicken eating an insect was natural, and it was Cang Nan who had caused the cricket to fall. She challenged them to legally accuse her, boldly stating she was "courageous," not "daring." Intrigued, Cang Nan asked her name, which she clearly stated as Ye Xi. She then compensated him with the chicken and a tanghulu before departing. Obsessed, Cang Nan ordered his men to find her.
They tracked Ye Xi to a coffin shop. The shopkeeper had found her outside the city with broken limbs, brought her back in a coffin, and let her stay. Upon finding her, Cang Nan affectionately teased her about buying a coffin, while Ye Xi wryly suggested he might eventually need one of their expensive Nanmu wood coffins, which could preserve a body for thousands of years.
His guards were outraged by her perceived insolence, but Cang Nan playfully claimed he would buy it for his father. Cang Nan earnestly professed his love, stating he had fallen for her at first sight and even dreamt of her. Ye Xi found the setting inappropriate for romance, but when Cang Nan offered to take her somewhere nice, she accurately guessed he meant the palace, deducing his royal identity from his guards' imperial passes and his slip of the tongue.
She firmly refused to enter the palace. Cang Nan then attempted to gift her a glittering sword. Ye Xi refused it, finding it too flashy and impractical. She explained she had pawned her own sword to buy medicine for the ailing shopkeeper. After Cang Nan left, Ye Xi, realizing her vulnerability without a weapon, transformed an ordinary wooden stick into a wooden hairpin, inscribed with the character "Xi."
On another morning, Cang Nan visited Ye Xi again, noting the hairpin she now wore. He invited her for a flower-viewing excursion. Ye Xi agreed but insisted on choosing the destination: the capital's finest brothel. At the establishment, a storyteller regaled the crowd with the tale of "Heroine Ye Xi" marrying into the royal family. Ye Xi, startled by the absurd narrative, interjected.
Cang Nan explained that he had paid the storyteller for three months to change the previous "Wicked Ye Xi" narrative. Ye Xi admitted she had lost her memory, waking up to find herself adopted by the coffin shop owner, and now earned a living selling coffins and helping the poor. She asked if he minded the rumors that labeled her a "Wicked Woman."
Cang Nan brushed aside the rumors, firmly stating that in his heart, she was his heroine, and her past didn't matter. Suddenly, assassins attacked. Ye Xi swiftly protected Cang Nan, leaping with him from the building to escape, despite Cang Nan's fear of heights. Saved from certain death, Cang Nan clasped Ye Xi's hand, calling her his "lucky star." Ye Xi eventually agreed to enter the Eastern Palace as a guard.
Once there, an eunuch constantly nagged her about maintaining proper decorum. As she contemplated leaving, she witnessed a severely beaten Cang Qi being led away. She questioned his identity, and the eunuch explained that Cang Qi was Lord Huainan's son, held in the palace as a hostage. That night, Cang Nan presented Ye Xi with a beautiful hairpin. Soon after, a woman entered, claiming to be there to serve tea and act as a "sister" to Ye Xi.
Ye Xi clarified that she was merely a guard, not Cang Nan's "sweetheart." Cang Nan quickly intervened, ordering his eunuch to send all other women in his palace to the cold palace. Ye Xi then overheard the eunuch telling Cang Nan that she had seen Cang Qi earlier that day. Annoyed, Cang Nan instructed the eunuch to keep Ye Xi from witnessing such sights.
He then commanded that Cang Qi be brought to him, stating his intention to personally beat him to "vent his anger," accusing Lord Huainan of sending the assassins. Later that night, Ye Xi, dressed in dark clothes, went to the medicine-decocting house. She used her hairpin to lure and incapacitate two guards before entering.
Inside, she found a weak Cang Qi, who resignedly stated his life as a hostage meant constant humiliation and that Ye Xi had ruined his one chance to die. Ye Xi insisted that living was always better and he would likely survive the red pill he had taken. Though she couldn't get him out of the palace, Ye Xi offered to get him out of the room. Imperial guards soon arrived, demanding Cang Qi's surrender.
Ye Xi stood her ground, shattered the door with a powerful strike, and knocked out all the guards outside. The stunned guards, defeated, denounced her as a "wicked creature" and threatened to report her to the Crown Prince. Ye Xi helped Cang Qi to a bed and prepared to fetch an antidote. Cang Qi stopped her, admitting he was cold and asking for a hug.
Ye Xi embraced him through the blanket, reassuring him that Cang Nan would not disturb them. She then offered profound advice: to be strong, to endure when possible, but to cry when the pain was unbearable, and after crying, to bravely face the challenges ahead. Cang Qi promised to remember her words.
