Episode 33 recap: Ju Shi Fang was killed by Su Xuan during the battle between the Dominion Pivot and Zhengwu Alliance against Zhu Yu.
Su Xuan let Ju Shi Fang go, questioning why they would bother capturing a waste. She asked Ju Shi Fang why he had come here, and Ju Shi Fang replied that he came to challenge Su Xuan. If he won, Su Xuan would have to listen to him and give up on opening the Rehai. Su Xuan mocked him, asking why he had the audacity to challenge him. Lin Yuan advised Su Xuan that she could kill him but not mock his determination.
So Su Xuan agreed to fight Ju Shi Fang. Ju Shi Fang controlled Dou Bao and fought Su Xuan. As a result, Dou Bao was shattered by Su Xuan's attacks. Ju Shi Fang felt heartbroken, but he bravely stood up. He willingly allowed Su Xuan to pulverize him, and Su Xuan raised his arrow, aiming at Ju Shi Fang.
Ju Shi Fang showed no fear. He had always been following in Su Xuan's footsteps, wanting to become a great hero worthy of her respect. Su Xuan hit Ju Shi Fang with the arrow, but Ju Shi Fang did not stop. He knew that he and Su Xuan held different ideals, but he would not waver. Su Xuan shot arrow after arrow at him, and even Lin Yuan had to admire Ju Shi Fang's belief and determination. Su Xuan finally told him to stop, as it was not a battle but rather sending oneself to death.
Ju Shi Fang finally approached Su Xuan and embraced her, saying, "I love you, but I'm sorry." Then he thrust a knife into Su Xuan's body. Su Xuan forcefully freed herself and threw Ju Shi Fang onto the open space of the Mechanism Hall. Qi couldn't find Ju Shi Fang and found a letter he had left for everyone in the room.
In the letter, Ju Shi Fang expressed his attachment to everyone and his willingness to sacrifice himself for such a responsible act. Qi hurriedly went out, only to witness Ju Shi Fang's body falling from the sky. His friends surrounded him in immense pain, knowing that he had done something significant.
Yue Jin Zhao carried Ju Shi Fang and, accompanied by friends, laid him to rest. Lin Yuan visited the injured Su Xuan. Su Xuan always regarded Ju Shi Fang as a coward, but her perception of him changed now. After Lin Yuan left, Su Xuan opened the Lu Ban lock that Ju Shi Fang had given her and discovered that his portrait was engraved inside.
Su Xuan's heart was filled with mixed emotions, and she wept as she repeated the name engraved on the Lu Ban lock that Ju Shi Fang had made for her: "Respect for the departed." Ju Shi Fang's mother was also a member of the Hengdao congregation and had great talent in mechanical arts. Ge Qing Fei once told Ju Shi Fang that his entire left arm was designed by his mother.
Later, Ju Shi Fang's mother fell in love with his father and grew tired of drifting, which is why she left the Dominion Pivot.
Lin Yuan came over to report on Su Xuan's injuries, and Zhu Yu stated that she would find a way to heal her before opening the Rehai. Lin Yuan tried to persuade Zhu Yu to give up on opening the Rehai because they still had enough Qi Yuan Pearls. However, Zhu Yu insisted on not giving up, as the Qi Yuan Pearls were no longer enough for her. Ming Xiu handed a letter to Xian Qing, who recognized Luo Mai Ming's handwriting. Seeing that Ming Xiu felt guilty about Ju Shi Fang's death, Xian Qing advised her not to dwell on it, as what had happened couldn't be changed. If Luo Mai Ming had intentions of plotting, why didn't he leave a letter for himself? Because he would have wanted himself dead the most.
However, Xian Qing instantly understood that the person Luo Mai Ming least wanted to die was probably himself because Luo Zhao Yan had been entrusted to him. Ming Xiu told him not to worry about her, as they would return to the Dominion Pivot tomorrow. Ju Shi Fang's sudden departure caught his friends off guard, but his ending brought everyone a sense of relief because Ju Shi Fang was no longer the cowardly and timid person he used to be.
After returning to the Dominion Pivot, Yue Jin Zhao and Qi found Lin Yuan and Su Xuan in danger. They saw the central control station of the Dominion Pivot and, although they knew that Ju Shi Fang had found a fitting end, Yue Jin Zhao and Qi still blamed Su Xuan and Luo Mai Ming for designing Ju Shi Fang's fate.
Su Xuan explained that someone had to deliver Qi's blood to Zhu Yu, and Su Xuan was the best candidate. Now that the Rehai had been moved to the Zangfeng Plains, Zhu Yu would definitely bring the Yu Clan there, and the Zhengwu Alliance was also rushing day and night. A battle was inevitable tomorrow, and Su Xuan would personally operate the cannons in this central control room to deliver a fatal blow to Zhu Yu.
With the imminent battle, Yue Jin Zhao remembered Su He's words and went to find Ming Xiu, entrusting Qi to her. Little did he know that Ming Xiu had already prepared herself for certain death. On the Zangfeng Plains, the Left Alliance Leader and Lin Yuan arrived separately with the forces of the Zhengwu Alliance and the Yu Clan. The two sides engaged in a fierce battle, and darkness enveloped the Zangfeng Plains.
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