Episode 8 recap: Gu Qingqiao admitted that he was the Reverse Heaven Star.
Duan Yu felt that the matter of a young lady gambling and donating grain was something that the Magistrate Du definitely would have known about, and he felt there was something suspicious. He instructed the Justice Department to keep a close eye on the entrance to the Du Mansion. The Justice Department said that perhaps Magistrate Du was doing this in order to force Duan Yu to marry Ruo Yun, but Duan Yu said Magistrate Du would not use such a method.
Shaoyi asked Duan Yu if he had really fallen for Gu Qingqiao. Duan Yu said that previously he had intentionally approached her in order to investigate an incident, but later, in their interactions, he found that he would feel very happy when he was with her. And he had always treated Ruo Yun like a sister, and had deliberately distanced himself from her for Ruo Yun's own good, just like how Justiciar had always liked Ruo Yun but never expressed his feelings to her. Duan Yu did all this for the sake of the people he considers family, so that Shaoyi could keep Ruo Yun company at the pavilion when he had free time.
Yang Chunfeng was very unhappy about Duan Yu selling grain at a low price. Manager Yang was puzzled about how Duan Yu suddenly had grain, because he had already bought up all the grain in the surrounding area, so he couldn't possibly have bought any grain. His subordinate reported that Duan Yu said he didn't buy the grain, but rather obtained it through relief efforts.
Duan Yu told Gu Qingqiao that in addition to Old Boss Miao, a few other wine shop owners had also agreed to close their businesses and donate grain. And he had also realized that the nearby granaries were out of grain and no one was selling grain, so it was definitely because someone was hoarding the grain.
When they went to Chunfeng Tower to gather information, they discovered that the people there were secretly selling grain. Shaoyi accompanied Ruo Yun out for a stroll and happened to come to Chunfeng Tower, where he saw Gu Qingqiao and Duan Yu together, and feeling heartbroken, wanted to leave. Gu Qingqiao caught up to him and asked if they were still friends, but Ruo Yun said she didn't have a friend like that. Ruo Yun said she knew where the grain was and where it was hidden, and she could tell Duan Yu, on the condition that he agree to something for her.
Duan Yu took Gu Qingqiao to the west suburbs to find food, and told Shao Yi to go back and find Wu Yi Wei and Xing Si. He would leave markers along the way, and the two of them followed the grain carriers and found 40,000 stones of grain in a mountain cave. They were locked in the cave and thought they would have to wait for Xing Si to come rescue them, but when they lit a fire, they discovered there was wind in the cave. They followed the wind and found the cave entrance, and were able to get out safely, meeting up with Xing Si and the others who had come to pick them up.
When Ruo Zhi heard that they had found 40,000 stones of grain, she was shocked, and also reminded Duan Yu not to forget the promise he made to her. Duan Yu and Gu Qingqiao went to discuss buying the grain that Yang Zhangui had hoarded at Spring Wind Pavilion. Yang Chunfeng wanted to sell it to Duan Yu for 3 million taels, but Duan Yu said he would only pay 200,000 taels, and told Yang Chunfeng that he already knew about the grain storage cave, so this price was very reasonable for him. Duan Yu also bet Yang Chunfeng that the magistrate, Du, would choose to work with him rather than collude with Yang.
Duan Yu went to talk to Magistrate Du and told him that he knew about the grain hoarding scheme with Yang Chunfeng. Magistrate Du had no choice but to agree to release the grain, and the grain shortage crisis in Changqing was finally resolved. Duan Yu bought Gu Qingqiao a new hairpin to replace the one she had lost, and Gu Qingqiao gave Duan Yu a pair of rings, saying that by wearing them they were declaring their love and connection.
Gu Qingqiao got drunk and told Duan Yu that she was actually from another world and was the Inverted Sky Star. She gave Duan Yu the Nine-Turn Clear Sound Bell as a witness, and explained that she used to be a discus thrower but got injured, so she came to this world and met Duan Yu, using up all her luck. She decided to give up searching for the Four Spirits and instead make Duan Yu's ideals and responsibilities her own, vowing to never let Duan Yu feel alone.
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