Episode 5 recap: Zheng Ze Dao saved Lin Wan, and Huo Xiao Xie stayed at the hacker inn.
After Zhang Si Ye went up the mountain, Shui Yao Er and Huo Xiao Xie set up an ambush in advance. When Gou Jian led the team into the room, they triggered a mechanism, and the room was blown open. The Wind Divine Catcher also perished along with it. Butler Zhou arrived at the scene shortly after and confirmed the presence of Shui Family's Qilin Pill ingredients at the explosion site.
After leaving the city, Lin Wan walked to an inn in the outskirts and stopped to rest and have tea. Suddenly, a nearby traveler collapsed and foamed at the mouth. Lin Wan hurriedly went forward to treat the patient and was administering acupuncture when Zhang Si Ye passed by with the remaining team. Seeing that Lin Wan was using the Mu Family's technique, Zhang Si Ye ordered the capture. Zheng Ze Dao happened to be resting nearby and learned that Lin Wan was a descendant of the Mu Family. He intervened to stop Zhang Si Ye, stating that his team was nearby and ready to apprehend him at any time under the pretext of collaborating with the Japanese. Zhang Si Ye didn't want to get entangled further and had to leave first.
Zheng Ze Dao was merely bluffing and didn't actually have a team. Lin Wan asked why he was willing to intervene on her behalf, and Zheng Ze Dao explained that his family had deep connections with the Five Elements Family. To prevent Zhang Si Ye from retaliating, Zheng Ze Dao asked Lin Wan to leave first while he lured away the Wind Divine Catcher.
Huo Xiao Xie followed Yan Jing Tian to learn the Fire Cotton Slash technique, progressing rapidly. To avoid arousing Yan Jing Tian's suspicions, Huo Xiao Xie pretended to be slow in grasping the technique and delayed Yan Jing Tian's request for the Jade Embryo Pearl. Huo Xiao Xie asked about the recruitment process of the Five Elements Family, and Shui Yao Er mentioned that this year, the Wood and Fire families jointly set the questions. She would find a way to help with the Black Stone Fire Order.
Zhang Si Ye was about to go to the inn managed by Qian Zhang Gui outside the Five Elements Family's territory. He sent a messenger pigeon in advance to inform Boss Qian to clear the place and keep an eye on the movements of Huo Xiao Xie and the others. Yan Jing Tian arrived at the inn before Huo Xiao Xie and requested accommodation.
Qian Zhang Gui had just killed several passersby who were having a meal and was busy cleaning the bloodstains from the floor. When Yan Jing Tian entered the door, he felt something strange. There were more than ten horses parked outside, but there were no customers in the inn. Only Qian Zhang Gui and the chef were running the place. Qian Zhang Gui explained that he dealt in wild game and often went hunting, so he kept several horses.
During dinner that evening, Shui Yao Er suddenly mentioned that she didn't want to go home. Huo Xiao Xie reminded her to cherish the time when her parents were still alive. He himself had been living on the streets since childhood and was fortunate to be taken in by his master. He envied those who had parents' love. Yan Jing Tian warned Huo Xiao Xie to learn martial arts quickly and once he learned it, he should promptly give him the Jade Embryo Pearl.
Hei San Bian also stayed at the same inn. Huo Xiao Xie remembered that his master and his fellow disciples died because of Hei San Bian and became filled with rage. He confronted Hei San Bian, although his skills were inferior to Hei San Bian's, he had made significant progress. Yan Jing Tian intervened to mediate, and both sides stopped fighting. Hei San Bian felt guilty about the deaths of Huo Xiao Xie's fellow disciples and admitted that he was trying to meet the leader of the Fire Family by contending for the Jade Embryo Pearl. Yan Jing Tian stated that once he taught Huo Xiao Xie martial arts, he would give the Jade Embryo Pearl to his master.
In the evening, Qian Zhang Gui planned to kill Huo Xiao Xie and the others. He instructed the chef to release some horses. Huo Xiao Xie and Shui Yao Er discovered this in time, stopped the chef, and learned about Qian Zhang Gui's scheme. They immediately apprehended Qian Zhang Gui. Lin Wan arrived at the same inn and encountered Yan Jing Tian. The two glared at each other, and Shui Yao Er explained that it was due to a long-standing feud between their families.
Due to the limited rooms in the inn, Huo Xiao Xie and Shui Yao Er had to share a room at night. Huo Xiao Xie could sense Shui Yao Er's feelings for him, and he also had feelings for her. However, she was the daughter of Shui Wang, while he was just a ruffian in the jianghu, lacking the qualifications to be close to Shui Yao Er. His feelings of inferiority haunted him, and despite Shui Yao Er's repeated questioning, Huo Xiao Xie couldn't bring himself to respond.
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