Your Highness Episode 13 Recap
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Following a period of peace between the righteous and evil factions, Yu Chen continued her role as the Ally Leader, while Qin Zhan assumed leadership of Lingjiu Palace, presiding over the entire Evil Sect. Qin Zhan, whose primary motivation was to be close to Yu Chen and achieve "dual cultivation" with her, openly occupied the Xixia envoy's station, transforming it into his King's Mansion.
He boldly replaced its plaque, which was inscribed with either "Ally Leader's Male Residence" or "Ally Leader's Husband's Residence," sparking public discussion and drawing criticism from Yu Chen's personal assistant, Xiao Bing. Qin Zhan claimed the Xixia Empress had gifted him the station, a claim which Zhao Xu viewed with suspicion and later used to accuse Qin Zhan of forceful occupation through Officer Liu, an official from the Xixia envoy's station.
However, Officer Liu, visibly frightened of Qin Zhan, dared not speak in his presence. Despite his efforts, Yu Chen remained too busy to meet Qin Zhan daily. Li Qingxue, unhappy with Qin Zhan's choice of residence, initially wished to return to Lingjiu Palace to roam the jianghu with him. She visited an injured Miao San, who was being tended to by Ding Laoguai.
After dismissing Ding Laoguai, Li Qingxue questioned Miao San, who revealed that Qin Zhan had bought the house directly opposite the Ally Leader's Residence for the convenience of meeting Yu Chen. This revelation angered Li Qingxue, causing her to accidentally hurt Miao San, who cried out in pain.
Later, while strolling through the market, Li Qingxue learned from Miao San that the Empress Dowager had, in the past, intended to betroth Yu Chen to Qin Zhan, a detail Li Qingxue had been unaware of. Li Qingxue's heart swelled with joy upon this news, as she mistakenly believed that "she herself" was the one originally intended to marry Qin Zhan, confirming her deep feelings for him as more than just a master-disciple relationship.
She subsequently began to behave as if she were Qin Zhan's wife. Qin Zhan, however, quickly perceived her intentions and immediately discouraged this notion, stating he did not wish for a master-disciple romance. He even scolded her to go practice martial arts under the guise of him needing to focus on his own "lifelong matters" and finding her a suitable husband, despite Li Qingxue being of marriageable age.
On a day when Yu Chen was scheduled to return to the Ally Leader's Residence, Qin Zhan, having just finished renovating his new house—including a back garden with a fountain which Ming Yue showed him and which he found satisfactory—prepared to go out but encountered Zhao Xu at his doorstep. Zhao Xu was also there to welcome Yu Chen.
A power struggle ensued between the two men; four masters set up a welcoming display for Zhao Xu, but Qin Zhan, with a subtle three claps, used his internal energy to knock Zhao Xu and his masters to the ground. The two men sat opposite each other, unyielding, until Yu Chen arrived, exhausted, and paid little attention to their competitive displays. Inside the Ally Leader's main hall, Zhao Xu brought Officer Liu to accuse Qin Zhan of forceful occupation.
Desperate to separate Qin Zhan from Yu Chen, Zhao Xu devised a plan to offer Qin Zhan a piece of land, intending to send him as far away as possible. However, upon hearing that Qin Zhan had occupied the Xixia station, Yu Chen surprisingly invited him to reside in the Ally Leader's Residence, which distressed Zhao Xu as his plan had inadvertently brought Qin Zhan closer to her.
Zhao Xu quickly countered by offering Qin Zhan a piece of land in Wangchuan. On his way out, Zhao Xu encountered Li Qingxue and Miao San, reiterating the need for Qin Zhan to move from the Xixia station, and curiously asked Miao San why the Xixia Empress would have gifted the station to Qin Zhan. Zhao Xu acted swiftly, sending an official to show Qin Zhan the designated land.
After a long journey, they arrived at a desolate wilderness, identified as Wangchuan. Here, Qin Zhan encountered three individuals—described as one man and two women—who were practicing evil cultivation with the explicit goal of defeating him. However, upon Qin Zhan's sudden appearance, they were terrified, their evil cultivation techniques broke, causing them to spit blood and flee.
Qin Zhan, seemingly satisfied with the wilderness, rewarded Zhao Xu's subordinate and began planning how to develop the area, all while racking his brains to pursue his own happiness and devise an indirect approach for a confession to Yu Chen, instead of directly proclaiming his feelings when making troublesome gangs confess to Yu Chen and offer her treasures to help resolve her problems.
Meanwhile, in the Liao Nation, Xiao Naihe fed a special pill—variously referred to as a Resurrection Pill from Lingjiu Palace or a Soul-Returning Pill—which Xiao Naihe had taken from Qian Dai's body, to the Divine Corpse. Xiao Naihe had expected the Divine Corpse to fulfill its promise to help expand the Liao Nation.
However, after consuming the pill, the Divine Corpse transformed from a decaying state to having smooth skin and then stood up, only to swiftly decapitate Xiao Naihe with a mere flick of its robe or a wave of its hand, rendering Qian Dai's sacrifice in vain.
