Episode 18 recap: Wu Ming Department Store Takes Down the Womanizer
Ji Ming Zhao discovers that Ye Wu Zhi is the wanted criminal Mo Ru Shi on the wanted list. Thinking about Wu Wuang Gong, she feels like she has found a rare treasure and becomes completely infatuated, completely forgetting her own abilities as just a mid-grade practitioner. Meng San Xi and Yan Si Fang are treated by Ji Ming Zhao as if they have no value, and they feel underestimated. While Ji Ming Zhao imagines relying on Ye Wu Zhi to eliminate all the criminals, they remind her that Ye Wu Zhi's abilities are far from capable of taking down others, but she could easily become someone else's prey. Ji Ming Zhao finally realizes the reality and decides to listen to Liu Yun Gui's advice and focus on capturing the womanizer.
Ji Ming Zhao felt the gaze of the womanizer in the crowd earlier and has already identified him. She couldn't help but boast about herself, and Meng San Xi and the others were left dumbfounded.
Meng San Xi suggests that they capture the womanizer at night when it's dark and windy, but Dai Meng Hui disagrees. It turns out that the 150 taels Dai Meng Hui spent to buy information were collected one by one by the yamen officials with copper coins. The reason he arrived late was that he didn't have money for transportation and had to run all night to get here. Now that it's widely known that Meng San Xi and the others are part of his group, he won't be able to explain if they all leave together. In order to continue undercover, Dai Meng Hui requests that everyone refrain from taking individual action and maintain unity.
Ying Bai Chi spent 150 taels to learn that there's something interesting happening here, so he brings Wei Dong Yang along. To join forces with Meng San Xi and the others, Wei Dong Yang claims to know them. To give Wei Dong Yang a reasonable identity, Meng San Xi introduces him as his younger brother, and Wei Dong Yang becomes part of their group.
Ji Ming Zhao led Ran Hao Ling to a secluded place and confirmed that he was indeed the flower thief. They appeared together and subdued Ran Hao Ling. Ye Wu Zhi couldn't believe that her portrait was given by her senior brother, Chen Bin. She learned from Ran Hao Ling that after the attack on Qing Jing Sect, their strength was greatly weakened. Both the righteous and the villainous factions wanted to obtain the power of the Innocence Skill. They caused trouble for Qing Jing Sect, and Chen Bin, who was captured by the thieves, endured seven days of torture without revealing any information. He was later drugged and that's when Ye Wu Zhi's appearance was described. In the end, Chen Bin was killed, and Zhao Tian Shuo, after dispersing his disciples, sacrificed himself on the mountain, causing immense grief.
Ye Wu Zhi knew that the mastermind behind all this was the leader of Ran Hao Ling. With vengeance burning in her eyes, she wanted to seek revenge. Dai Meng Hui and Wei Dong Yang both knew that it would be a one-way trip and would also endanger Meng San Xi, Yan Si Fang, and Ji Ming Zhao, so they stopped Ye Wu Zhi. Meng San Xi came up with a plan, suggesting that they work together to kill the leader. They followed the plan, with Liu Yun Gui pretending to treat the leader while secretly looking at the contract and altering the map. This created discord among the three leaders, and in the chaos, Ye Wu Zhi revealed her true identity, attracting the attention of the criminals who would then come after them, allowing them to capture all of them at once.
During Wei Dong Yang's battle with the criminals, he displayed the technique that killed Bei Xiao Hai. Meng San Xi's eyes turned red, but he forced himself to remain calm. When Ye Wu Zhi was about to kill the leader, Meng San Xi caught her sword with his bare hands, hoping that her hands wouldn't be stained with blood. Ye Wu Zhi stopped with her sword and collapsed into Meng San Xi's embrace. When Wei Dong Yang wanted to check Ye Wu Zhi's injuries, Meng San Xi forcefully refused. Ji Ming Zhao was puzzled and thought it was inappropriate for Meng San Xi to treat her savior this way. Yan Si Fang suspected that Meng San Xi wanted to keep Ye Wu Zhi and Ji Ming Zhao all to himself.
Liu Yun Gui speculated that the other two leaders were probably already dealt with and decided to return to show his face to avoid being seen as a coward. He left them behind and ran away since he was originally invited to the medical center. He didn't want anyone to have revengeful thoughts. Dai Meng Hui gained the appreciation of the two leaders, and one of them intended to reward him with a stack of silver notes. However, the other person found it vulgar and instead gave Dai Meng Hui a cloak made of curtains, encouraging him. Although Dai Meng Hui felt heartbroken for missing out on the silver, he dared not show it.
Ji Ming Zhao's capture of the flower thief through her nameless department store gained great praise from Auntie Kes Guazi, which encouraged the people to vote for the nameless department store. Ye Wu Zhi was injured, so Meng San Xi let her lean on him while they sat on a cart, with Yan Si Fang pulling the cart, and Ji Ming Zhao walking beside them. When Ye Wu Zhi woke up, Yan Si Fang expressed his exhaustion and suggested changing the person pulling the cart, but no one was willing to do it. He suggested Ji Ming Zhao buy a carriage, but both Ji Ming Zhao and Ye Wu Zhi felt that the four of them traveling together like this was just fine.
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