Episode 26 recap: Gu Qingqiao suddenly found the temperature of the Blue Wood People Sword to be very strange, sometimes bone-chilling cold, and sometimes frighteningly hot
She was suspicious and wondered if Lu Zi Zheng had made a mistake, and if Ruan Shi Qiong had actually become a sword spirit Duan Yu reminded her that as an Inverted Heaven Star, she should carefully sense and feel the sword
When Gu Qingqiao tried, the sword indeed became scorching hot, confirming that Ruan Shi Qiong was truly a sword spirit residing within the sword. Duan Yu said this might be another way for Ruan Shi Qiong to protect her.
The Prefect Du had been secretly searching for the runaway Ruoyun, afraid that it would affect her reputation, so he dared not make a big scene about it.
Xing Si advised Ruoyun to return home, but she refused, not because she had no feelings for Xing Si, but because she felt his identity was too lowly. Xing Si looked upset, and when Duan Yu asked, he learned that Ruoyun had still not been found, so he also sent people to search for her in secret.
The Prefect Du met a mysterious person, who turned out to be Lu Zi Zheng. Lu Zi Zheng claimed to be from the Holy Blood Gate and promised that if the Prefect Du helped him, Ruoyun would become the Holy Maiden of the Holy Blood Gate.
Duan Yu wanted to find Master Kongkong of the Shangqing Temple, but couldn't find any leads. Gu Qingqiao drew a portrait that was incomprehensible, but in the end, it was Duan Yu who painted one based on her description, and it was a very accurate likeness. Gu Qingqiao praised Duan Yu's painting skills.
Shao Yi was worried about Ruoyun, and Xing Si told him that Ruoyun was actually safe, staying in her own room. Shao Yi found Ruoyun and advised her to return home, but Ruoyun wanted to enjoy a few more days of freedom, so Shao Yi had to agree.
At the meeting of the aristocratic families, Duan Yan warned the four great families that the Holy Blood Gate had risen again and they must be careful. However, Xu Xin suddenly assassinated Duan Yan, but failed and committed suicide by poisoning. It turned out that he had already defected to the Holy Blood Gate, and the Holy Blood Gate had obtained a treasure map.
Gu Qingqiao went to find Xing Si and found that Ruoyun was hiding in his room, thinking he was keeping her as a secret lover. Ruoyun accused Gu Qingqiao of making her lose face by breaking off her engagement with Duan Yu. Gu Qingqiao tried to persuade Ruoyun to go back home, but they ended up arguing, until Xing Si intervened to stop them. After Gu Qingqiao left, Ruoyun left a letter for Xing Si and apologized before leaving.
After returning home, Ruoyun told the Prefect Du that she did not want to marry Duan Yu because Duan Yu did not like her. The Prefect Du slapped her, and she angrily said that she would rather die than marry Duan Yu. In the end, the Prefect Du sent a letter of engagement dissolution to the Duan family, declaring the two families were severed.
On his way home, Duan Yan was ambushed by the Holy Blood Gate. He was worried about the safety of the Dean, so he diverted his route to Jizhou.
But he didn't know that this was Lu Zi Zheng's strategy - to catch him all at once. Lu Zi Zheng used a Soul-Extinguishing Nail to suppress the spiritual power of the Blue Wood People Sword, and then left. Shao Yi also went to the Jizhou Academy to continue his studies, while Lu Zi Zheng returned to the Xi Ling Sect.
Zhang Sifeng was puzzled by Lu Zi Zheng's return, but Lu Zi Zheng told him that he had seen the sword spirit of Ruan Shi Qiong.
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