Wulin Heroes Episode 8 Recap
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Cang Nan, tearfully, revealed to Ye Xi that their connection was ending, claiming his father, the Emperor, had forced his hand. He explained that the Emperor, swayed by an imperial physician, intended to use Ye Xi's flesh and blood as the "medicinal usher" to refine a powerful elixir, believing it required someone with strong vitality who had consumed rare herbs. Disheartened, Ye Xi lamented her fate of being consumed after finally becoming human.
For a more dignified end, she requested that Cang Nan dismiss everyone and provide her with poisoned wine. He agreed, dismissing his guards and promising to explain his actions to his father. Ye Xi's final wish was to be laid to rest without her body being desecrated. Contrary to his expectation of her hatred, Ye Xi calmly declared he was not worthy of her scorn and expressed pity for him.
After Ye Xi succumbed to the lethal poison, Cang Nan ordered the physician who had suggested the idea to be thrown into the furnace instead. He then instructed that Ye Xi's body be taken to the Unmarked Graveyard, ensuring officials would see her death but her remains would be left undisturbed. Cang Nan kept Ye Xi's hairpin as a keepsake, remembering the first time she wore it.
In a secret passage, Bai Yue gazed at ancient murals, expressing regret for his inability to save Ye Xi. He confessed that for three years, he had visited the Unmarked Graveyard countless times, abandoning his usual self-reliance to pray for her resurrection.
Cang Qi questioned Bai Yue's feelings for Ye Xi, prompting Bai Yue to clutch his chest in pain and reveal that he is afflicted by the Love-away Spell, a curse passed down to the lords of Fenghua Valley that causes fatal heart failure if he falls in love. Skeptical, Cang Qi accused Bai Yue of lying, but their argument escalated as Cang Qi expressed disdain for Bai Yue's tone and his gaze towards Ye Xi.
Cang Qi demanded Bai Yue swear by his title as Medical Sage to never harbor romantic feelings for Ye Xi and to maintain a proper distance. Cang Qi declared himself Ye Xi's destined partner, vowing to kill anyone who stood between them, convinced that once she regained her memories, she would only have eyes for him.
Bai Yue maintained that love cannot be forced, but Cang Qi, haunted by dreams of Ye Xi, bitterly regretted not forcing her to leave with him. Bai Yue countered that it was Ye Xi's own choice and urged Cang Qi to let go of his obsession. The argument intensified, with Cang Qi accusing Bai Yue of being in love despite the curse.
Bai Yue warned him to stop, pointing out that while Ye Xi was risking her life to save Tang Huan, Cang Qi was wasting time on baseless suspicions. Cang Qi retorted that Ye Xi had only saved Bai Yue out of pity and was now extending that pity to others, goading Bai Yue to deal with Tang Huan first. Bai Yue admitted he also wanted Tang Huan dead.
Cang Qi then revealed his ultimate goal: to eliminate all other men from Ye Xi's life until she belonged completely to him. Realizing their confrontation had reached a breaking point, they agreed to settle their long-standing animosity, which began because of Ye Xi, with a duel. Meanwhile, Ye Xi and a wounded Tang Huan arrived at the entrance of Fenghua Valley. She felt an uncanny familiarity with the surroundings before collapsing from exhaustion.
In the secret passage, the wooden hairpin on the wall glowed intensely, triggering a collapse that sent Bai Yue and Cang Qi tumbling into a chamber filled with skeletons. Seeing Cang Qi struggle to breathe, Bai Yue draped his outer robe over him and helped him escape. At the valley entrance, an unconscious Ye Xi was found under a large tree by Uncle Hui, who noted her strange pulse and sent an urgent message to Bai Yue.
Bai Yue and Cang Qi emerged from the passage to find Chu Yao anxiously waiting. Having seen a signal flare, Bai Yue told Chu Yao he needed to get away from Cang Qi, who was preventing him from treating Tang Huan. Chu Yao, complaining of back pain from his journey, led Bai Yue into Nanke Temple, which he knew had another exit.
Inside, Chu Yao revealed his investigation into Tang Huan, disclosing that Tang Huan had been in a power struggle with his brother, Tang Yang, before fleeing to the capital. He joined the imperial guards to gain influence but disappeared after Cang Qi took power. Chu Yao speculated that Tang Huan, having been in both the Shu Region and the capital, might have known Ye Xi for a long time and had ulterior motives.
Bai Yue confirmed his own suspicions, recalling how he had used a hidden weapon to force Tang Huan to shield Ye Xi during an attack, and realized that a previous ambush involving "Uncle Qi" was also part of Tang Huan's scheme. In Fenghua Valley, Ye Xi regained consciousness and found Tang Huan, who gratefully vowed to repay her with his life. She gently rebuffed him, assuring him she would meet any condition to secure his healing.
She explained that the valley was filled with traps and that one must pass many trials to meet the valley lord. Leaving Tang Huan to rest, Ye Xi ventured into the valley alone. Back at the temple, Cang Qi announced his return to the capital to deal with rebel forces.
Before leaving, he made a deal with Bai Yue: separate Ye Xi from Tang Huan without violating medical ethics or valley rules, offering a reward for success and threatening to raze the valley upon failure. After he left, Bai Yue lamented not finding the dragon keel to cure Ye Xi's amnesia. Suddenly, he spotted another signal flare, realized Ye Xi was in trouble, and raced back to Fenghua Valley.
Within the valley, Ye Xi wielded the Yang-growing Sword and effortlessly cleared the first two trials as traps and assassins vanished before her. Upon his return, Bai Yue learned from Uncle Hui that Ye Xi possessed deep internal power and was stable, though her pulse remained alarmingly strange. Feigning indifference, Bai Yue instructed that Ye Xi continue the trials while he secretly went to prepare a medicinal concoction for her. Seeing through the facade, Uncle Hui decided to help by instructing Yang Ke, the guard at the third trial's Buddha Tower, to discreetly ensure Ye Xi passed without difficulty.
