Wulin Heroes Episode 9 Recap
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Ye Xi arrived at Buddha Tower and was met by Yang Ke. Recognizing her from a previous encounter, Yang Ke noted she had come once again to save a beloved man. He quickly halted their impending fight, theatrically admitting defeat and praising her vastly improved sword intent. Before letting her pass, he advised her to give up the "bastard" she was with and instead consider their valley lord, who he insisted was a much better man.
Upon entering Fenghua Valley, Ye Xi immediately identified the disguised Bai Yue as the valley lord, citing his distinctive voice and willful nature. Annoyed by her presence and her claims of a past connection, Bai Yue dismissed her as "self-sentimental." When Ye Xi insisted she had passed the valley's trials and demanded he save her companion, Bai Yue scoffed, questioning if she had truly passed on her own merit.
Despite her pleas, he refused to help, stating he was not in the mood. A frustrated Ye Xi challenged him to a duel, but the housekeeper, Uncle Hui, intervened. Uncle Hui reminded Ye Xi of the valley's rule that a price must be paid for any favor and pointed out her outstanding debt for a Rebirth Pill. Bai Yue dismissively told her to pay her debt and leave with the dying man.
However, Uncle Hui quietly reassured Ye Xi that Bai Yue was merely "hard-spoken but soft-hearted" and helped settle the injured Tang Huan into a room. Inside, Uncle Hui identified Tang Huan's affliction as the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle poison, a complex fusion of nine poisonous insects and nine poisonous herbs, admitting that only Bai Yue knew the precise antidote.
Relieved that a cure existed, Ye Xi listened as Uncle Hui boasted of the valley's medical prowess, recounting a past case that cost Bai Yue six months of his energy to solve. Uncle Hui then questioned Ye Xi's feelings for Tang Huan. Ye Xi acknowledged Bai Yue's handsome appearance but found him cold and fierce, whereas she saw Tang Huan as a polite young man with gentle eyes.
Suddenly, a potted plant was thrown into the room, revealing Bai Yue had been eavesdropping. Uncle Hui then gravely warned Ye Xi never to trust men, especially those who appear handsome or gentle, as they are often the most deceptive. Later, in Bai Yue's quarters, Uncle Hui reported Ye Xi's determination to save Tang Huan, noting the troubling connection to the Tang Clan.
He advised Bai Yue to set a "special" condition for his help this time, unlike the terrifying demands he made to scare her off when she previously sought aid for Prince Cang Nan. Uncle Hui suggested demanding that she stay in Fenghua Valley permanently. He also voiced his deep concern for Bai Yue's health, revealing he knew Bai Yue was researching the Nine-turn Soul-returning Pill and feared he was using himself as a test subject.
At the stables, Ye Xi confided in Bai Yue's horse, Xiaobai, that she believed Bai Yue was lying about their past and considered kidnapping the horse to force out the truth. Uncle Hui appeared and dissuaded her, instead encouraging a strategy of relentless pestering, emphasizing Bai Yue's "hard-spoken, soft-hearted" nature and reminding her she couldn't leave until her debt was settled.
Following this advice, as Bai Yue was giving orders, Ye Xi ran and clung to his leg, demanding to know why he refused to help. Shocked, his subordinates whispered about her past "shameless" encounters with him. Annoyed, Bai Yue stormed away. Uncle Hui encouraged Ye Xi not to give up, advising her to find the right "heavenly timing and geographical advantage" to corner Bai Yue until he yielded.
Taking the advice literally, Ye Xi waited with a set of clothes by the hot spring. As Bai Yue bathed, a sudden, intense heatwave caused others to flee. When he emerged, Ye Xi confronted him, but he simply snatched the clothes, called her a hooligan, and warned her to stay away lest he get a sty from looking at her.
Uncle Hui then appeared with a stack of novels, suggesting the stories within would inspire her to "take down" the valley lord. Later, Ye Xi fell asleep on a stone staircase, dreaming of caressing Bai Yue's face. Bai Yue found her, noticed mosquito bites on her skin, and quietly applied medicine. She awoke with a start to find her hand holding his, and in her surprise, she dropped a book.
Bai Yue picked it up, scoffing at its absurdly long title, and confiscated another, "The Secret History of the Swordswoman Breaking Through the Miraculous Doctor's Valley," declaring such novels were forbidden in the valley. Undeterred, Ye Xi escalated her efforts, at one point boldly suggesting marriage. That night, she entered Bai Yue's room without knocking, a habit he chided her for.
She tried to discuss their past, speculating that she must have "entangled" him before her amnesia, causing his current hostility. When he remained silent and tried to dismiss her, she vowed to return every night. Seeing her resolve, Bai Yue finally stopped her, offering to tell her a story and leading her into a hidden, opulent chamber. Inside the secret room, Bai Yue stated he despised "unrepentant people" like her.
He revealed that she had come to him countless times, bringing different men and begging him to save them, each time claiming they were essential to her life. He explained that these men were all scoundrels who ultimately used, hurt, and betrayed her, dragging her into an abyss. To make her understand, he began recounting a specific incident from three years prior when she came to him for Prince Cang Nan.
In the flashback, a desperate Ye Xi dragged the gravely injured and unconscious Prince Cang Nan to the Buddha Tower. Bai Yue, surprised she was still alive, met her. Suffering from amnesia, Ye Xi didn't recognize him but pleaded for his help, promising to meet any condition. Dismissing her memory loss as an excuse, Bai Yue examined the prince and found he was afflicted with dozens of poisons and covered in stab wounds.
He sternly questioned if Cang Nan was worth it, but Ye Xi insisted the prince's life was vital to the kingdom. Angry at her stubbornness, Bai Yue called her "blind" for choosing progressively crueler men and warned that she "never learned her lesson" despite having "died once." He set a condition: he would help if she could find the mythical seven-leaf ginseng, an herb said to revive the dead.
Believing the task was simple, she took medicine from a concerned Uncle Hui and rushed off. Concluding the story, Bai Yue asked Ye Xi if she knew her fate after that quest. He revealed that Prince Cang Nan had poisoned her to death with a cup of wine and had her body dumped in a mass grave. He then delivered the final, devastating blow, asking her, "Do you know what it was like for me when I personally buried you?"
