Episode 11 recap: Injury to Ruyi.
Faced with the pressure of the crowd, Ruyi could only coerce Yang Ying to force everyone to step back and took the opportunity to escape with her. Qian Zhao, watching Ruyi escape, was not discouraged and ordered a pursuit, attempting to capture Ruyi and showed no mercy towards her. Ruyi, severely injured, fled with Yang Ying to the wilderness. Seeing Ruyi silent and motionless, Yang Ying was afraid that Ruyi would sleep forever like her mother, as Ruyi held a different significance to her. Ruyi responded to Yang Ying, which relieved her worries. Yang Ying quickly applied medicine to Ruyi, while Ruyi couldn't understand why Yang Ying didn't run away. Yang Ying told Ruyi that she trusted her and believed that Ruyi wouldn't harm her since Ruyi was her master. Upon hearing these words, Ruyi dismounted and let Yang Ying leave, although Yang Ying was very concerned about Ruyi's safety. Yang Ying might be the only warmth in Ruyi's heart now.
Chu Yue didn't like the gifts they picked for her. While choosing another gift, she suddenly encountered some drunken guards, and a plan came to her mind. Yu Shi San waited for Ning Yuan Zhou on the road he must pass through in Ning Yuan Zhou and told him that Qian Zhao and others had discovered Ruyi's identity and a fight broke out. He felt something was not right and came to inform Ning Yuan Zhou.
Ning Yuan Zhou didn't blame Yu Shi San for the situation and believed the priority was to find Ruyi and the others. Yuan Lu also sensed that something was wrong and it seemed that someone was approaching. At that moment, they saw Yang Ying being carried by a horse. Yang Ying informed Ning Yuan Zhou that Ruyi was severely injured and her life was in danger. Ning Yuan Zhou became anxious, and Qian Zhao realized Ning Yuan Zhou's intentions and tried to stop him.
Ruyi's injuries were too severe, and she fell unconscious on the ground, dreaming of Empress Zhao Jie. Qian Zhao believed that killing Ruyi would be his greatest blessing, while Ning Yuan Zhou thought Qian Zhao's eyes were blinded by hatred. Ruyi was actually helping them, and there was no such foolish spy like Ruyi in the world.
Ning Yuan Zhou searched for Ruyi, unaware that she was fighting desperately with a wolf. When he discovered Ruyi's trail, she was already severely injured from the battle with the lone wolf. Ruyi thought Ning Yuan Zhou was deceiving her, believing that everything was fake. Ning Yuan Zhou was very nervous, and Ruyi swung her blade at him. Ning Yuan Zhou felt no regret, even if he died at Ruyi's hands. Ruyi was truly reluctant, hesitating in her actions.
Ning Yuan Zhou transferred half of his internal energy to Ruyi, and he felt genuine heartache watching her. Ruyi felt a sense of attachment in Ning Yuan Zhou, as she saw the shadow of Empress Zhao Jie in him. Ning Yuan Zhou was well aware that he was not crazy, but Ruyi thought he was a fool.
When Li Tong Guang went out and noticed that something was wrong with the people around him, Liuli also sensed that something was amiss. Li Tong Guang knew that he had offended Chu Yue, and it was apparent that the other party wanted to deal with him.
Li Tong Guang and Chu Yue are always at odds when they meet and can't get along with each other.
When Chu Yue heard that she was going to marry Li Tong Guang, she felt that her luck was terrible. Chu Gui Fei was even more disheartened upon seeing Li Tong Guang. Ning Yuan Zhou felt deeply distressed when he saw Ruyi severely injured. When Ruyi woke up and realized that her internal energy had recovered, she couldn't help but feel uncomfortable thinking about what Ning Yuan Zhou had said.
Qian Zhao felt that Ning Yuan Zhou should give him an explanation. Ning Yuan Zhou explained Ruyi's identity one by one, but Qian Zhao felt that it was impossible to clear up this matter through explanations. Ning Yuan Zhou firmly stood by Ruyi's side, which saddened Qian Zhao. Ning Yuan Zhou earnestly stated that if Ruyi wanted to harm them, she would have done it long ago. He reminded everyone that Ruyi had saved them and was their benefactor.
Yang Ying felt uneasy as she listened from outside. Qian Zhao began to have some doubts, and Ning Yuan Zhou believed that there must be a spy among the people sent by Anguo. He wanted to capture this person. Ning Yuan Zhou told Yu Shi San that he had exhausted half of his internal energy to save Ruyi.
Yuan Lu felt that Ruyi was currently feeling very uncomfortable. Yang Ying was afraid of revealing herself when she meets Shen Tu Chi, but Sir Du encouraged Yang Ying, saying she had done well so far. Yang Ying noticed that Sir Du appreciated Ruyi and was touched when Ruyi bought her a sugar figure. She was very worried about Ruyi.
Yang Ying believed that she could handle the difficulties and challenges. Ning Yuan Zhou started coughing up blood, and Yuan Lu discovered it, becoming very concerned.
Ren Ruyi is a hedgehog-like assassin. I expected her to be swift and ruthless, cutting down people like a cold-hearted female killer. But in reality, she eagerly clings to the little bit of sweetness given by others.
She was sold to the assassin organization when she was young and fought her way out of the sea of blood. The Empress was kind to her, but she seeks revenge on her own.
Ling Long takes care of her, and even when Ruyi is in danger, she still wants to fulfill the death note. During her short time with Liudao Hall, she gets injured while capturing a snake for Yuan Lu and refuses to harm her brothers by knowing their weaknesses.
She may appear tough and prickly on the outside, but deep down, she's soft and yearns to blend in with the crowd. Treat me well, Ruyi, and anyone who treats Ruyi poorly, let Li Tong Guang take care of them all.
Knowing that there's a possibility of a bittersweet ending, I couldn't help but keep watching. Reason tells me that the ending will be bittersweet, where Ruyi returns to being alone and Ning Yuan Zhou bears the responsibility on his shoulders with his life.
And Ruyi becomes a lone wolf again, spending the rest of her life reminiscing about the person she once fought alongside, the person they nurtured together, who finally becomes an empress capable of shouldering the world.
It's better to never have met someone if it means having them and then losing them again.
But selfishly, I don't want Ruyi to be lonely again. Her life has been too bitter and exhausting. Ning Yuan Zhou is a good person who understands and respects her, and he's also her most understanding comrade-in-arms.
Ning Yuan Zhou wiping away the blood from Ruyi's lips truly moved me! He thought he would never see her again, but he couldn't bear to wake her up and say a proper goodbye. Last night, he already confirmed that the female lead also has feelings for him, but he respects her choice and won't forcefully hold onto her.
He believes they have no future together, but in that moment of parting, he made the most unexpected move by gently wiping away the blood from her lips!
In the eyes of others, the female lead is an assassin, a warrior, a lone wolf.
But in the eyes of the male lead, she is a bird covered in scars, a flower blooming in the mud.
Ning Yuan Zhou's love is restrained, but the more restrained it is, the more freely these feelings flow.