Episode 21 recap: Hai Ren fulfills Bao Rou Rou and Gu Xing He.
Wang Bu Liu Xing took the opportunity to rescue Hai Ren and bring him out. Bao Rou Rou was thrilled to see Hai Ren again. Hai Ren expressed that once he recovers a bit, they will return to the South Sea. Bao Rou Rou wanted to bring Gu Xing He along, as Gu Xing He had been very kind to her and was different from the others.
Hai Ren asked Bao Rou Rou to call Gu Xing He over because he had something to say to him. Bao Rou Rou felt a bit nervous, but Hai Ren assured her that he wanted to make sure Gu Xing He wouldn't mistreat his precious daughter. Bao Rou Rou went to fetch Gu Xing He, and Hai Ren took out his inner core, saying it was the Water-Avoiding Pearl. He told Gu Xing He to consume it, and they could go to the South Sea together.
Gu Xing He hesitated, feeling that he would be betraying Bao Rou Rou. Hai Ren explained that if the merfolk were abandoned, they would be immersed in the pain of unrequited love day after day. Since humans have a short lifespan, they should cherish it even more and at least give Bao Rou Rou a beautiful memory.
Gu Xing He reluctantly consumed the inner core. Hai Ren explained that it was his own inner core, capable of granting immortality. Feng Xuan Zi had been constantly draining his blood without knowing what true immortality looked like. In fact, Feng Xuan Zi had been secretly listening outside and only now discovered the secret of eternal youth. This was how it worked.
Feng Xuan Zi claimed that the merfolk's inner core belonged to him and that no one could take it away.
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