Episode 17 recap: The village is strange.
Xuan Ming sensed something was wrong. The village was enveloped in an aura of a mystical presence. He Yi Huan had recently learned the art of divination from the Book of Changes (Yi Jing) and upon analyzing it, he discovered something peculiar. He Yi Huan asked He Zi Yan what was going on, and He Zi Yan revealed that all the villagers in this village should have died three years ago. Ah Hao came out with Ni Ni and urged her to leave quickly.
Ni Ni asked Ah Hao to leave with her, but Ah Hao refused, stating that he couldn't abandon his family and asked Ni Ni to envision a better future for him. He Yi Huan and their group arrived, and Ah Hao confessed that he was responsible for all these events. Ni Ni used her magic to trap Ah Hao and made He Yi Huan promise not to mistreat him anymore, and she would leave with them. He Yi Huan agreed.
He Yi Huan and the others performed a spell, but it unexpectedly caused Ni Ni to ascend. He Yi Huan explained that they were helping her fulfill her destiny. Ni Ni mentioned that she had saved Ah Hao's father and questioned whether she should make him experience their suffering within the illusion, so he would no longer mistreat Ah Hao. He Yi Huan and the group arrived at the village, and Xuan Ming sensed something was wrong. The village was enveloped in an aura of a mystical presence. He Zi Yan, who had recently studied the Book of Changes, performed divination and discovered something strange.
He Yi Huan asked He Zi Yan what was happening, and he explained that all the villagers in this village should have died three years ago. He Yi Huan inquired about the people in the village, and they claimed that the Divine Physician was not dead; they had come to seek blessings from the Divine Physician. He Zi Yan deduced that the Divine Physician was originally a scholar who made a living by slaughtering pigs. His name was Ah Liang, and he later passed the imperial examination and began treating the people, earning their respect as the Divine Physician.
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