Episode 8 recap: On the night of the Qixi Festival, a secret meeting took place in the West Chamber.
Leng Mo Yan arrived at the West Chamber pavilion, and Mei Shi Qi, dressed as a woman in a skirt, came running. Leng Mo Yan was particularly fond of her appearance. Mei Shi Qi stated that tonight they would only enjoy the romantic atmosphere and not engage in any swordplay. However, Shi Jian Chuan disagreed, fearing that assassins might come.
Leng Mo Yan instructed Shi Jian Chuan to guard outside and prevent any assassins from approaching, while also ensuring that their meeting was not disturbed. Leng Mo Yan played the piano for Mei Shi Qi, who unknowingly became enchanted and felt that Leng Mo Yan matched the qualities of an ideal husband.
Leng Mo Yan noticed someone approaching, so he pretended to engage in romantic activities with Mei Shi Qi and gave her a box of fireflies as a gift. After presenting the gift, Leng Mo Yan directly embraced Mei Shi Qi and informed her about the presence of assassins.
Once Leng Mo Yan finished speaking, a group of people burst in. These individuals were arranged by Leng Mo Yan and pretended to capture him. Leng Mo Yan accused Mei Shi Qi of luring him into a trap, but Mei Shi Qi clarified that she had not sent those people.
Leng Mo Yan explained that the people around him were his own, and then he asked Mei Shi Qi to go and see the assassin hidden outside the West Chamber pavilion.
Leng Mo Yan informed Mei Shi Qi about the assassins and questioned her if she had discovered any evidence of collusion between the Surveillance Bureau and the assassins.
Following Leng Mo Yan's lead, Mei Shi Qi questioned the truth behind his words. Leng Mo Yan claimed that all the evidence was fake. Mei Shi Qi didn't believe him, but Leng Mo Yan revealed that he had also found evidence implicating the Hidden Guards Bureau because an insider had disclosed that the owner of Furong Tower was Jing Wang.
Mei Shi Qi and Leng Mo Yan shared the clues they had each gathered and realized that this was a scheme orchestrated by the mastermind behind the scenes. They decided to counter it by pretending to turn against each other. Leng Mo Yan pretended to be captured by the Hidden Guards Bureau, while Shi Jian Chuan led the personnel from the Surveillance Bureau to demand the arrest of the Hidden Guards Bureau's personnel. Both sides suffered losses in the ensuing confrontation.
When both the Hidden Guards Bureau and the Surveillance Bureau were severely injured, the mastermind behind the scenes couldn't resist revealing themselves. Mei Shi Qi and Leng Mo Yan then appeared and exposed their plan, hoping to unmask the mastermind. Realizing that their plot had been exposed and that they had fallen into a trap, the mastermind pretended to remove their mask, sprinkled some poisonous powder, and fled.
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