Episode 21 recap: Yan Si Fang's Hallucinogenic Poison
Years ago, Meng San Xi brought Bei Xiao Hai back to the sect for the Lunar New Year and unexpectedly found that the sect was empty. Meng San Xi couldn't believe it, but there was a letter on the table written by Wang Da Li, clearly telling him that it was true. In the letter, Wang Da Li claimed to be an immortal, but Meng San Xi didn't believe it. On the back of the letter, there was a special statement from Wang Da Li, stating that he and the disciples were indeed immortals and had returned to the Heavenly Court, contrary to what Meng San Xi thought, they just moved without informing him.
Bei Xiao Hai firmly believed that the sect had simply moved away and stubbornly left a message for Wang Da Li, asking him to tell him the new address. The following year, when Meng San Xi was even worse off, he returned again. This time, his good friend Bei Xiao Hai had been killed, and he desperately hoped to have a reunion dinner. But the sect was still empty, and there was no response to the letter left last year. Meng San Xi felt very sad and left another message, with a much more humble tone, begging Wang Da Li to tell him the new address. Meng San Xi hoped that Wang Da Li was truly an immortal in the sky so that he could know that he had been looking for them and would come to see him. At the end of the letter, Meng San Xi wrote a sentence, threatening to get angry if he wasn't told the new address, spending a lonely Chinese New Year by himself.
In the past two years, Meng San Xi had been doing well. Not only did his martial arts improve greatly, but he also swept through both the underworld and the white path. When he returned to the sect once again and found no one there, he felt very sad. But there was still hope in his heart, so when he lost all his martial arts, he returned once more. However, he was greeted by an empty courtyard. Meng San Xi had become the target of the sweep. He learned about Bei Xiao Hai's hometown and wanted to clear his name for Bei Xiao Hai. This should be his last time returning here. Seeing the unanswered letters, Meng San Xi kept brainwashing himself, making himself believe that Wang Da Li and the others were immortals, which was why they never came back. Meng San Xi cried out to the sky, proclaiming that Wang Da Li was an immortal and had blessed him to be alive and well until now. With the thought that they were all immortals, Meng San Xi seemed to have gained much more courage.
Today is the day of Ji Ming Zhao's party. In order to ensure a smooth event, she specifically called a meeting with the staff. Meng San Xi, Ye Wu Zhi, and Yan Si Fang were whispering to each other below, which greatly displeased Ji Ming Zhao. After the meeting, she demanded that the three of them stay behind to warn them not to mess up.
Meng San Xi, Ji Ming Zhao, and Yan Si Fang complied with Ji Ming Zhao's request and went to accompany Ying Bai Chi for practice. When they arrived, Qiu Yue Bai wanted Yan Si Fang to taste her new dish, while Ying Bai Chi wanted Ye Wu Zhi to listen to his new poem. However, both requests were declined.
Liu Yun Gui and Dai Meng Hui noticed Ji Ming Zhao's absence from the rehearsal, so they also refused to stay. One had to see a patient, and the other had to go to work, and they left without looking back.
Meng San Xi found Liang Jia Zong Shi, who wanted to kill Duan Shou. He took out a packet of powdered medicine and asked Liang Jia Zong Shi to use it. However, the master of the Liu family could detect any kind of medicine. Over the years, Liang Jia Zong Shi had tried to poison him many times but never succeeded, so he didn't believe it would work this time either.
Meng San Xi told Liang Jia Zong Shi that the medicine was concocted by him, which made the master slightly more convinced of its effectiveness. As Liang Jia Zong Shi left to prepare, he heard Meng San Xi, Yan Si Fang, and Ye Wu Zhi laughing arrogantly and suspected that they were plotting something behind his back. He secretly sneaked back to observe the three of them.
The four of them spent the whole afternoon staring at each other like this. By the time the party started, their legs were already numb.
Liang Jia Zong Shi was worried that Meng San Xi and the others were scheming against him, so he had come up with a countermeasure. After administering the medicine, he planned to observe its effects. If it didn't work, he would throw Meng San Xi, Yan Si Fang, and Ye Wu Zhi into the room to deal with the Liu family's master while he made his escape.
Seizing the opportunity when the master went to administer the medicine, Meng San Xi, Yan Si Fang, and Ye Wu Zhi secretly took out some food and started eating. When the master discovered it, he immediately grabbed the food from their hands and ate it himself. Unknown to him, Yan Si Fang had already spiked the food with hallucinogenic mushrooms. As expected, Liang Jia Zong Shi fell under its influence.
Meng San Xi took charge and, after everyone was affected, brought Duan Shou to the party venue to reunite with his wife and daughter. Meanwhile, Ye Wu Zhi and Yan Si Fang went to the informants to uncover the truth of the matter.
Meng San Xi, in order to lure Liang Jia Zong Shi into the trap, also consumed some hallucinogenic mushrooms himself, entering a hallucinatory realm where he encountered his old friend Bei Xiao Hai. Yan Si Fang also entered the hallucinatory realm, where he saw his parents, whom he had not seen for many years. However, this time, he also saw the old village chief, who advised him to take it easy and not burden society by consuming hallucinogenic mushrooms.
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