Episode 22 recap: Xie Wei wants to kill Zhang Zhe to silence him.
In order to avoid arousing suspicion from Feng Mingyu, Zhang Zhe reluctantly agreed to his proposal. Huang Qian, San Niang, and Jiang Xue Ning traveled together, constantly trying to find out the relationship between Jiang Xue Ning and Xie Wei. To dispel their suspicions, Jiang Xue Ning told them that she and Zhang Zhe are cousins who fell in love, but their families disagreed, so they had to elope. Jiang Xue Ning's words confirmed San Niang's speculation, and they firmly believed Jiang Xue Ning's explanation.
After arriving in Tongzhou, the two groups converged, and Jiang Xue Ning met Zhang Zhe and confessed her lie to him. Shocked by Jiang Xue Ning's words, Zhang Zhe immediately exclaimed that she was talking nonsense. Jiang Xue Ning, sensing Zhang Zhe's anxiety, hurriedly explained that it was just a temporary measure and she would clarify everything in the future, assuring him that she would never tarnish his reputation. However, Zhang Zhe expressed his concern that it might tarnish Jiang Xue Ning's reputation instead, stating that he, as a man, wasn't afraid of damaging his own reputation. While they were talking, Jiang Xue Ning suddenly felt a stomachache, and San Niang examined her and discovered that she had been poisoned.
Zhang Zhe suspected that Feng Mingyu was responsible for the poison on Jiang Xue Ning. Just when he was about to confront him, Xiao Bao suggested taking Jiang Xue Ning to see a doctor. On their way to the medical clinic, Xiao Bao killed the traitor accompanying them and then cured Jiang Xue Ning of the poison. Jiang Xue Ning learned that Xiao Bao had saved her on Xie Wei's orders. Xiao Bao brought Jiang Xue Ning to an inn and instructed her not to wander around. He informed her that Xie Wei would send someone to pick her up later.
After Xiao Bao left, Jiang Xue Ning became increasingly suspicious and worried that Zhang Zhe might also be deceived by Xie Wei. In order to save Zhang Zhe, she decided to find the Yan family army. When Xiao Bao returned, he lied to San Niang and the others, saying that Jiang Xue Ning needed a few days of treatment at the clinic. Hearing this, Zhang Zhe sensed that Jiang Xue Ning would be fine and followed Feng Mingyu to a temple. Inside the temple, Feng Mingyu showed Zhang Zhe the soldiers being trained by the Prince of Pingnan. After the tour, Feng Mingyu suddenly turned hostile and demanded that Zhang Zhe explain how they could be tracked down despite being far away from the capital. He accused Zhang Zhe of being the spy among them, while Zhang Zhe, with the help of the fake Xue Dingfei, turned the tables and accused Feng Mingyu of being the spy. As San Niang, Huang Qian, and Feng Mingyu began to fight, the fake Xue Dingfei hastily pulled Zhang Zhe away to escape.
Xie Wei suspected that Feng Mingyu had hidden gunpowder near the temple, so he had Jian Shu pretend to be a traitor and lure Xue Yuan's men who were coming after them. Zhang Zhe saw Xue Ye being led by the traitors towards the temple and warned him not to fall for the enemy's trap, but Xue Ye, eager for achievements, paid no attention to him and fell into Feng Mingyu's ambush.
Zhang Zhe saw Xue Ye about to send a signal to Xue Yuan and tried to remind him not to fall for the traitors' conspiracy, but Xue Ye, in order to save his own life, still sent out the signal. Xue Yuan saw the signal and came with his Xingwu guards, but Feng Mingyu sneered and blew a whistle, and explosions were heard from the mountains, blocking their retreat.
As Xue Yuan and Zhang Zhe, along with the others, were about to meet their deaths, Jiang Xue Ning and Yan Ning arrived suddenly with the Yan family army. Feng Mingyu noticed that the Yan family army had also arrived and burst into laughter. San Niang and Huang Qian heard Feng Mingyu say that he wanted them all to die together and be buried there, so they snatched Feng Mingyu's whistle in order to save themselves.
Seeing Feng Mingyu fighting with San Niang and Huang Qian, Zhang Zhe told Xue Yuan and his son to fight against Feng Mingyu, but the father and son only cared about escaping and ignored Zhang Zhe's reminder. Jiang Xue Ning saw that Zhang Zhe was injured and hurried over to check on his condition, while Yan Ning led his men up the mountain to deal with Feng Mingyu.
When Xie Wei and his men arrived, Huang Qian had already been killed by Feng Mingyu, and San Niang, seeking revenge for Huang Qian, dragged Feng Mingyu off the cliff. Seeing Feng Mingyu lying motionless on the ground, Zhang Zhe and Jiang Xue Ning were about to breathe a sigh of relief when Xie Wei suddenly drew his bow and aimed at Zhang Zhe. Jiang Xue Ning loudly shouted for him not to harm Zhang Zhe, but Xie Wei still released the arrow. She quickly stood in front of Zhang Zhe, but fortunately, it was a false alarm. The arrow passed by their ears, killing Feng Mingyu who was preparing to blow the whistle not far behind Zhang Zhe. After shooting Feng Mingyu, Xie Wei loudly ordered his subordinates to kill all the traitors.
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