Episode 8 recap: The Qin Ji dissipates.
Yun Tian He wants to brew medicine for Han Ling Sha, but he doesn't know how to do it. Liu Meng Li teaches him how. Liu Meng Li thinks Yun Tian He is very good to Han Ling Sha, and Yun Tian He says that's how it is when you like someone. If Liu Meng Li were in that position, Yun Tian He would also brew medicine for her. Liu Meng Li says that matters of the heart are different, and Yun Tian He will understand later. Han Ling Sha comes to see Xuan Ying and brings him a gift. Xuan Ying urges them to hurry to the Qiong Hua Sect. Han Ling Sha sees that Xuan Ying doesn't have any feelings for him, so she buys him a wave drum.
The next day, Yun Tian He goes to buy candied fruit, and Han Ling Sha worries that Xuan Ying has done something to him, so she goes out to look for him. Yun Tian He is here listening to the qin (a traditional Chinese musical instrument). Both Yun Tian He and Han Ling Sha are captivated by it. Liu Meng Li finds it strange and takes out the konghou (a traditional Chinese string instrument) to test it.
Liu Meng Li also finds it strange. He has already checked and found that the people in Chenzhou have been in a continuous state of sleep, which should be due to the sound of the qin played by the Qin Ji. However, there is no evil energy inside it. The Qin Ji says she doesn't know anything about the sleep technique, and the people's sleep has nothing to do with her. Liu Meng Li asks why she plays the qin here, and the Qin Ji says her husband has passed away, and the coffin is placed in the temple. But her husband's family has never agreed to their relationship. They thought she would bring misfortune to her husband. She left for a long time, and when she returned, he had already died.
Han Ling Sha and the others didn't expect such a story and are very saddened. Mu Rong Zi Ying arrives and wants to take the Qin Ji away. Han Ling Sha stops her, but today they cannot let him take the Qin Ji away. Liu Meng Li says he has already checked, and indeed, there is no evil energy.
Now they think this matter is likely related to the obsession of the Qin Ji, so they have to let her resolve this obsession.
The Qin Ji arrived at the temple, but Jiang Shi didn't agree to let her see her husband. Jiang Shi said that when he left, she had already become his concubine. The Qin Ji said that she took care of him in front of her husband and stayed by his side until he died, but she was still just a concubine.
The Qin Ji explained that she left to find life-saving elixirs for her husband. Jiang Shi said that she didn't need her to find any elixirs, and if she hadn't left, her husband wouldn't have died so quickly. Mu Rong Zi Ying and the others talked about the situation of the people in Chenzhou. The Qin Ji wanted to end her own life but was stopped by Liu Meng Li.
Liu Meng Li realized that the Qin Ji truly didn't know. In fact, the Qin Ji was already dead. When the Qin Ji heard Liu Meng Li's words, she remembered receiving a letter stating that her husband had already died, and she died in a fit of anger. Jiang Shi realized that it was because of her letter and didn't know what to say.
Now the obsession of the Qin Ji has transformed into a spiritual presence within the qin. The more emotions one has, the easier they are influenced by the qin's music. Jiang Shi believed that since removing the obsession could save people, the living were more important. The Qin Ji met her husband, played a piece of music, but the people still didn't wake up, and the Qin Ji gradually dissipated.
Han Ling Sha and Yun Tian He talked about their own situations. Han Ling Sha's parents passed away, and she relied on her cousin for support. However, her cousin fell ill, and she came out to search for the elixir of immortality. Yun Tian He hoped that the three of them could be together forever so they wouldn't be lonely.
Bei Ke also knew that the Qin Ji had dissipated and threatened Wen Yao to continue helping him. Mu Rong Zi Ying investigated and found a bead inside the qin. Jiang Shi had also fallen into a state of sleep. Mu Rong Zi Ying asked Liu Meng Li to investigate, and Liu Meng Li found inscriptions inside the bead but couldn't understand them.
Han Ling Sha said she would make porridge for Yun Tian He but didn't return for a long time. Yun Tian He went to the kitchen and found Han Ling Sha unconscious, so he quickly carried her back.
There are so many amazing original soundtracks in this drama. "Xianjian Wenqing" is one of them. I wonder if they will use the original version of "Huimeng Youxian" for the ending. I really want to know if there will be a subplot about the magic sword, and what will happen to the two tombstones in the end.
I'm just afraid that the screenwriter will alter the original storyline of the game and not let Han Ling Sha die. And I don't care if I get criticized, I'm watching this drama because it's "Xianjian IV". I don't care who acts in it or how well they perform, as long as it stays true to the original.