Episode 22 recap: Jiang Bu Ting is the true Fork Hero.
Upon seeing Yao Guang and Jiang Bu Ying finally together, Jiang Bu Ting expressed his feelings to Huo Xing Chen. Angered, Huo Xing Chen struck him a few times. Mu Bing He watched the two playfully fight from a distance, feeling uneasy.Jiang Bu Ting and the others were on their way when Mu Bing He suddenly blocked their path. Huo Xing Chen pulled Jiang Bu Ting and the others away, allowing the siblings to talk privately. Mu Bing He asked Yao Guang if she resented him, but she shook her head, stating that it was their father's decision and had nothing to do with her brother.
At the Wuyue Gate, Jian Wa, while attending to his uncle, accidentally noticed a jade pendant clutched in his uncle's hand. He recognized it as Mu Sect Leader's, and he realized that Mu Bing He also had a piece. He became aware of the danger Huo Xing Chen was in. At that moment, Huo Xing Chen was tricked by Mu Bing He into a carriage, where he revealed that her father had been poisoned. Initially worried upon hearing about her father's poisoning, Huo Xing Chen later realized that Mu Bing He was deceiving her when he mentioned their father wanting to see them married before his death. However, when she tried to leave, she was poisoned by Mu Bing He.
Jiang Bu Ting went to find Huo Xing Chen but discovered she was not in her room. Inside her room, he found a note left for him. The note explained that her father had been poisoned and wanted to see her and Mu Bing He married before his death. To put her father's heart at ease, she decided to comply with his wishes. After reading the note, Jiang Bu Ting realized that the situation was dire. He changed into his heroic attire and donned the Fork Hero mask, heading towards the Wuyue Gate.
When Huo Xing Chen woke up, she found herself bound. She questioned Mu Bing He about her father's poisoning, asking if it was true or not. Mu Bing He nodded and instructed her to behave. In order to free herself, Huo Xing Chen tricked Mu Bing He into loosening her restraints. Taking advantage of his distraction, she escaped. However, she didn't get far before Mu Bing He intercepted her. Unsure of what to do, Huo Xing Chen was suddenly saved by the arrival of the Fork Hero.
Upon seeing the Fork Hero, Mu Bing He immediately called out Jiang Bu Ting's name. Jiang Bu Ting removed his mask and accused Mu Bing He of being despicable for impersonating the Fork Hero to deceive Huo Xing Chen. Mu Bing He laughed and claimed that he was the true Fork Hero. Both of them put on the Fork Hero masks and began fighting in front of Huo Xing Chen. Before they could determine a winner, Huo Xing Chen intervened. However, Jiang Bu Ting's remark exposed Mu Bing He because the true Fork Hero was accustomed to using a knife in his left hand, and during the fight, Mu Bing He had secretly switched the knife to his right hand.
After Jiang Bu Ting left with Huo Xing Chen, Mu Bing He watched his beloved's figure and couldn't help but recall the scene from years ago. He had gone to buy candied hawthorns for Huo Xing Chen, but when he returned, he saw her being bullied and was too scared to intervene. Because of this, his father scolded him multiple times and the mysterious person standing not far away couldn't help but call him useless.
When Huo Xing Chen returned, she unexpectedly encountered Jian Wa and learned that her father was indeed poisoned, and it was likely Mu Sect Leader who poisoned him. To cure her father's poison, they needed the Xuanbing Grass. Yao Guang pleaded for Huo Xing Chen's forgiveness and expressed her sympathy for her brother. She also revealed to Huo Xing Chen that ever since that night, her brother had felt immense guilt for not stepping in to save her and had diligently trained in martial arts, hoping that one day he could rescue Huo Xing Chen, whom he considered his obsession.
In order to obtain the Xuanbing Grass, Huo Xing Chen brought Jiang Bu Ting to her grandmother's house. On their way there, they encountered Chen Ji, who informed them that thanks to Jiang Bu Ting, the renowned physician Song had regained his conscience and started treating the mutated individuals again. Someone reported to Mu Sect Leader that Jiang Bu Ting and Huo Xing Chen had gone to Kunlun Mountain. Upon hearing this, Mu Sect Leader chuckled to himself and muttered that the fruit was ripening. After saying this, he slowly approached Physician Song, but Physician Song informed him that there was still one missing ingredient.
Mu took Xing away for his own sake, and everyone says he was wrong. Yao Guang harmed the interests of the family for her own sake, and everyone says that one should consider oneself more. One person harmed the interests of others, and the other harmed the interests of the family. So, is love greater than everything? In fact, the rarest people in this world are those who are willing to sacrifice their own interests for others. We constantly say that people should consider themselves, yet we hope for those selfless individuals who can help us. Huh.