Episode 31 recap: Chang Dong seeks Lao Li's help.
Jiang Zhan meets with someone, and Long Zhi accompanies Jiang Zhan. This person mentions that it won't work if Jiang Zhan likes Qingzhi because Qingzhi is someone who simply doesn't like others. Jiang Zhan brings Long Zhi to meet Ye Liu Xi, hoping to leave Long Zhi here. Ye Liu Xi is unwilling.
Ye Liu Xi tells Jiang Zhan to take Long Zhi out directly. She says that her first impression of Long Zhi is very bad and she doesn't think he is a good person. If Jiang Zhan insists on keeping Long Zhi here, then Jiang Zhan must keep a close eye on Long Zhi. If anything happens because of Long Zhi, Jiang Zhan will be held responsible as well. Jiang Zhan agrees.
Long Zhi brings food for Jiang Zhan, indicating that he knows Jiang Zhan is awake. Long Zhi brings Ye Liu Xi's belongings for Jiang Zhan to see, asking if Jiang Zhan knows what these things are. Jiang Zhan doesn't speak. Long Zhi asks if Jiang Zhan doesn't know or doesn't want to say. He thinks it's normal for Jiang Zhan not to know because Ye Liu Xi, a selfish and self-centered person, wouldn't tell Jiang Zhan about these things.
Ding Liu, who was eating just now, doesn't know what the current situation is between Ye Liu Xi and Chang Dong. Ding Liu feels that Ye Liu Xi shouldn't be blamed for this matter. Ye Liu Xi comes to find Chang Dong, and Chang Dong says that he has thought about it. Long Zhi mentioned that Ye Liu Xi has the blood of the Flowing West Bone, so she can enter and exit the Yumen Pass. In that case, their previous speculation that Ye Liu Xi could use blood to enter and exit the pass must be wrong. Ye Liu Xi agrees, saying that otherwise, the blood would have dried up long ago.
Chang Dong said that when Ye Liu Xi enters or exits the barrier, it would cause the separation of the city's spirit in Yumen Pass, resulting in sandstorms that would conceal Ye Liu Xi's tracks. Chang Dong mentioned that their previous plan had one crucial point, which was to create chaos on this side. He also thought about asking Lao Li for help. Fei Tang bid farewell to A He and felt reluctant to leave.
A He thought Fei Tang was reluctant to leave because of money, but Fei Tang felt that everyone assumed he came in for money, and he didn't expect A He to think the same about him. A He asked Fei Tang why he was so reluctant, and Fei Tang said it was because he couldn't bear to leave A He.
Chang Dong went to find Lao Li and asked if he could borrow a little bit of Xiaoyao. Lao Li explained that Xiaoyao was a bit of skin residue left behind by their ancestors when carving shadow puppets. These Xiaoyao had to be kept in a sealed environment. If they were placed outside, they would fly away and never return. Lao Li mentioned that he used to be in charge of these Xiaoyao but made a mistake and accidentally released a bag of Xiaoyao, which resulted in his current state.
Chang Dong learned that these Xiaoyao flew south, and he realized that the Xiaoyao they saw when entering the barrier were the ones released by Lao Li. He felt it was a remarkable coincidence. Chang Dong shared this with Ye Liu Xi, who also found it quite serendipitous that they encountered Lao Li's Xiaoyao right after entering the barrier. Ye Liu Xi noticed that Chang Dong had been acting strangely recently, as if the incident with Kong Yang had never happened. Ding Liu thought it was a good thing and that it was nice of Chang Dong not to dwell on it.
Ye Liu Xi said that Chang Dong was a person of strong emotions and principles. He sold his house to compensate the victims' families. He entered the barrier based on a single photograph, and he even brought 18 body bags, indicating that he didn't come solely for Kong Yang. Ye Liu Xi believed that a person's character doesn't easily change, and when things deviate from the norm, there must be something amiss. Chang Dong definitely had some problems.
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