Episode 19 recap: Gu Jin helped A Yin win back Mount Ningyun.
The red silk calmed Gu Jin's anger. She did it for his well-being, but Gu Jin was annoyed and said that even if A Yin was her nemesis, the red silk shouldn't interfere. A Yin told Gu Jin that the thread of affection was a gift from her and asked if Gu Jin had received it. When Gu Jin nodded, A Yin approached and held his hand.
Gu Jin hurriedly went to find A Yin and told her about what had just happened. To prevent A Yin from suffering, he suggested that she hide first and then investigate the truth. Seeing Gu Jin's trust in her, A Yin followed him and slipped out through the back door.
To buy time for A Yin to escape, Ao Ge intentionally intercepted the celestial official who was sent to capture A Yin and asked him to lead the way to another place. The celestial official discovered A Yin's escape and reported back to Emperor Lan Feng, who ordered a pursuit of A Yin.
To stabilize the Demon King, Emperor Lan Feng promised territorial concessions and reparations. Qing Lin stood beside the Demon King and heard that Mount Ningyun was not included in the ceded territory. She incited further conflict, leading Emperor Lan Feng to believe that Qing Lin was fighting for the interests of the Fox Clan. He voluntarily returned the Silencing Heaven Wheel to the old Fox King.
Back in the Fox Clan, Qing Lin was extremely angry because the Silencing Heaven Wheel was useless to her. When asked by Zhuo Ying why she wanted to obtain Mount Ningyun, Qing Lin didn't hide anything. With the Demon Clan growing stronger, only the boundary stone of Mount Ningyun could conceal the demon's aura. To obtain the stone, one needed the command of the Mountain Lord of Mount Ningyun.
A Yin and Gu Jin were studying the problem of the Guardian Spirit Arrow. Yan Shuang entered with a piece of the arrow's fragment, which had blood sand on it. A Yin immediately realized that the Guardian Spirit Arrow had been tampered with because the materials used by the Sibing Hall to make the arrows didn't include this substance. Based on this, Gu Jin suspected that there was a mole in the Immortal Palace. Furthermore, he discovered that the residual aura on the fragment was somewhat similar to that of Flame Mountain, so he decided to go there to find clues.
A Yin and Gu Jin arrived at Flame Mountain and saw a masked figure in black destroying evidence. At that moment, Lord Yufeng also arrived with his men. The masked person, realizing the situation was unfavorable, detonated the blood sand in his hand and fled. The damaged Guardian Spirit Arrows from the Spirit Divination Meeting were temporarily kept with Lord Yufeng. Traces of blood sand were found on the broken arrow fragments. Lord Yufeng requested Emperor Lan Feng to withdraw the pursuit order for A Yin and praised Gu Jin for nearly accusing an innocent person.
A Yin also reminded Lord Yufeng that the fleeing person had detonated the blood sand and would likely have burn marks on their body. Lord Yufeng sent people to investigate and soon they found someone with burn marks on their arm. However, that person had already been killed. Seeing Lord Yufeng leaving with his men, Feng Ming, who had been hiding nearby, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Once the matter was clarified, the Demon King's anger subsided. However, during the territorial division, Hua Shu deliberately included Mount Ningyun based on her father's instructions. Emperor Lan Feng didn't pay much attention to it until it was time to reward A Yin. A Yin requested to have Mount Ningyun as her residence, which left Emperor Lan Feng regretfully explaining the situation. A Yin was feeling upset about it when Yan Shuang suddenly ran over with good news—the thread of affection belonging to Gu Jin had been found.
After obtaining the Forgetfulness Flute, the Three Lives Stone found Gu Jin's thread of affection in a tree hollow in Daze Mountain. A Yin returned the thread of affection to Gu Jin. Upon receiving it, Gu Jin immediately guessed that Hong Chou was behind it. Hong Chou calmed Gu Jin's anger and explained that she did it for his well-being. However, Gu Jin was furious, saying that even if A Yin was his nemesis, Hong Chou shouldn't have intervened. Hong Chou informed Gu Jin that Donghua had already tied Daze Mountain to his destiny.
For the sake of the people in Daze Mountain, Gu Jin weighed his options and decided to let go of his own feelings. Therefore, when A Yin came to find him, he coldly told her that their positions were too disparate. As a true god, he had to consider the well-being of the world. After saying this, he destroyed the thread of affection, leaving A Yin to cry alone as he heartlessly left.
Qing Lin and Lin Mo arrived at Mount Ningyun. Just as Lin Mo obtained the boundary stone, Gu Jin suddenly appeared and reclaimed Mount Ningyun by challenging the top experts of the Demon Clan.
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