Episode 19 recap: Flash to the palace to block the city explosion.
Su Moyi thought that poisoning their way out was a good plan, but unexpectedly fell into Zhang Ren's trap. With insufficient manpower, Zhang Ren found Su Moyi in Hongzhou City and deliberately relaxed his vigilance, allowing Su Moyi and his group to escape the city. This way, Zhang Ren could prepare outside the city and catch Su Moyi off guard. After escaping throughout the night, Su Moyi and the others finally left Hongzhou City. It was only then that Ye Qing noticed something suspicious because the guards who had collapsed did not show any signs of abdominal pain, even though their drinks had been spiked with a stomachache-inducing substance.
Realizing that something was amiss, Su Moyi and his group knew they had no time to spare and needed to find fast horses as soon as possible to return to Shengdu and rescue the emperor. However, before they could find fast horses, Zhang Ren caught up with them. They had no choice but to fight to the death, allowing Lin Wanqing to escape alone and seek help from Wei Wen at Dalisi. Upon receiving the news, Liang Wang immediately led his men into the palace, preparing to surprise the emperor.
Liang Wang went to meet the emperor, finally having the opportunity to show off in front of him. However, he was surprised by the emperor's calm demeanor. Liang Wang openly rebelled, but he made it clear that he had no interest in the emperor's throne. He only wanted to give the emperor a grand gift. Liang Wang waited for a while, thinking that the bomb would detonate in time, but to his surprise, there was no movement at all. That's when he realized that the emperor had already been informed.
The emperor learned about Liang Wang's plan to bomb the city. At that moment, Wei Wen and Lin Wanqing appeared. Liang Wang realized that it was Su Moyi once again sabotaging his plans and ruining his city-explosion scheme. With the city-explosion plan foiled, Liang Wang had no choice but to fight desperately against the emperor. He tried to use the Jingu Wei he had bribed around the emperor to turn against him, but at that moment, Su Moyi returned.
Seeing Su Moyi's arrival, Liang Wang immediately captured Lin Wanqing and used her life to threaten Su Moyi. Liang Wang demanded that Su Moyi kill the emperor in exchange for Lin Wanqing's life, but Su Moyi refused. Su Moyi proposed sacrificing his own life in exchange for Lin Wanqing's, surprising Liang Wang. At the same time, Liang Wang wanted to see if Su Moyi could truly fulfill his words, so he began counting, forcing Su Moyi to publicly settle his own fate.
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