Episode 18 recap: Guo Jing was wounded during the disturbance in the Forbidden Palace.
Guo Jing was determined to protect the "Legacy of Wumu" at all costs, but he never expected that Yang Kang would choose to betray him. Yang Kang stabbed Guo Jing in the back, leaving Guo Jing deeply disappointed that the brother he had always trusted had chosen to side with the Jin people. Guo Jing and Huang Rong were trapped, and they used their internal energy to tend to Guo Jing's injury, unaware that Yang Kang had brought people to search for them.
Guo Jing and Huang Rong accidentally encountered Mu Nian Ci on the street, and they deduced that Yang Kang's group must have also arrived in Lin'an. Wan Yan Hong Lie pleaded with Ou Yang Feng to help him enter the palace and seize the "Legacy of Wumu", promising that once the situation was stabilized, he would grant any request Ou Yang Feng made.
Guo Jing and Huang Rong followed Mu Nian Ci to the inn, where they eavesdropped on the conversation in the room next to Wan Yan Hong Lie's, learning that they were about to enter the palace and seize the "Legacy of Wumu" from Cui Han Hall. That night, Guo Jing, Hong Qi Gong, Huang Rong, and Zhou Bo Tong's group also arrived at the palace. Huang Rong instructed Zhou Bo Tong to escort Hong Qi Gong to the imperial kitchen, while she and Guo Jing went to intercept Wan Yan Hong Lie.
Huang Rong overheard Wan Yan Hong Lie's group discussing that the "Legacy of Wumu" was hidden ten zhang north of Cui Han Bridge, but when they arrived, they only found a false mountain. Huang Rong then discovered a hidden world behind the false mountain, and to prevent Wan Yan Hong Lie from seizing the "Legacy of Wumu", she had Guo Jing guard the entrance while she went to summon the palace guards.
Wan Yan Hong Lie brought a group of skilled fighters from the royal household to Cui Han Bridge, but with Guo Jing blocking the way, they were unable to obtain the "Legacy of Wumu". Wan Yan Hong Lie pleaded with Ou Yang Feng for help, and Guo Jing, being no match for Ou Yang Feng, had to fight him alone, while on the other side, Yang Kang was infiltrating the hidden cave to search for the "Legacy of Wumu".
Huang Rong summoned the palace guards, and Wan Yan Hong Lie, realizing his presence had been exposed, quickly led his people to retreat.
Guo Jing was injured by Ouyang Feng, and he risked his life to block Ouyang Feng, but to his dismay, he was stabbed in the back by the ruthless Yang Kang. Guo Jing was disappointed that his sworn brother had betrayed him, and could only watch helplessly as Yang Kang left with the bookcase.
Hidden in the shadows, Mu Nianci witnessed Yang Kang handing the book to Wanyan Honglie, and was deeply disappointed. Huang Rong brought the seriously injured Guo Jing back to the Inn of the Ox Village, and Guo Jing told Huang Rong that there was a way to heal his injuries in the Nine Yin Manual. He asked Huang Rong to help him, and the two needed to cultivate their energy for seven days and nights to heal his wounds.
However, just as the two had begun the healing process in the secret room, Wanyan Honglie arrived at the inn with the Wang Family's elite warriors. Wanyan Honglie opened the bookcase but did not find the "Legacy of General Wen", and surmised that the true military treatise was still in the imperial palace. Ouyang Feng planned to lead the Wang Family's warriors to the palace again that night to search.
Ouyang Feng and the Wang Family's warriors went to the imperial palace, and several of them split up to search for the military treatise. Zhou Botong and Hong Qigong unexpectedly discovered the Wang Family's warriors, and Zhou Botong skillfully used masks to startle and knock them unconscious.
Seeing the Wang Family's warriors return empty-handed, Wanyan Honglie was concerned about potential complications, and personally went to the Iron Palm Manor to seek help from Qiu Qianren. Before leaving, he specifically instructed several of the Wang Family's elite warriors to stay and look after Yang Kang and Ouyang Ke.
The Quanzhen Sect's recluse disciple Cheng Yaochia and Lu Guanying came to the inn looking for Guo Jing, both anxious about the situation on Peach Blossom Island. They encountered the returning Wang Family's warriors and were overpowered, despite their martial arts skills. Sha Gu saw them bullying others and tried to intervene, but her Peach Blossom Island kung fu was noticed.
The warriors wanted to humiliate Huang Yaoxi, and attempted to attack Sha Gu in Huang Yaoxi's absence, but to their fear, Huang Yaoxi arrived, and the warriors hastily fled.
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