Episode 2 recap: Xiang Liu guessed Xiao Yao's identity.
Qiang Xuan personally cooked Xiyuan cuisine for the ministers and sincerely explained his reasons for deciding to relocate the capital. The ministers were moved by Qiang Xuan's sincerity and changed their minds, beginning to support him. After hearing the news, the Five Kings decided to fight a decisive battle, hoping to unite the different Xiyuan tribes that opposed the relocation to return to Xiyuan and establish themselves as kings.
Xiang Liu agreed to help Xiao Yao lift the curse, but he hoped they could have a meal together. Xiao Yao agreed, and as soon as they sat down, they encountered Tu Shan Jing and Li Rong Chang. After Li Rong Chang sat down, he began to earnestly persuade Hao Ling Jiu Yao, hoping she could let go of her obsession with Fang Feng Ai and instead consider his brother Tu Shan Jing.
However, Hao Ling Jiu Yao was very dissatisfied with Li Rong Chang's disparaging remarks about Xiang Liu, and resolutely interrupted him, frankly admitting that she had already made a marriage contract with Chi Shui Feng Long. Hearing this news, Li Rong Chang suddenly realized that she was actually the noble Hao Ling Wang Ji, and was left somewhat flustered and silent.
At this moment, an old uncle suddenly started singing a melodious folk song, full of nostalgia and reverence for Chi Chen. Seeing this, Li Rong Chang hurriedly tried to stop him, fearing the song would evoke unpleasant memories. However, Hao Ling Jiu Yao said that as soon as she left this place, she would forget all of this. She no longer wanted to dwell on past grievances and only wished to cherish the people in front of her.
Subsequently, she left with Xiang Liu. Xiang Liu told her that the old uncle was actually Li Rong Chang's grand-uncle, who had once been a brave general under Chi Chen, and had lost his arm in the fierce battle of Jizhou. Hearing this, Hao Ling Jiu Yao couldn't help but be overwhelmed with complex emotions. She deeply understood the heaviness of history and the cruelty of war, and also sympathized with the pain in the old uncle's heart.
She warned Xiang Liu to be careful and not get himself into dangerous situations. Xiang Liu gently responded, telling her to also take care of herself and not always worry about others. The two of them smiled at each other and walked out the door, facing the challenges and unknowns of the future. Hao Ling Jiu Yao looked at Xiang Liu, with a hint of uncertainty in her tone, asking if he felt she should not marry Chi Shui Feng Long.
Xiang Liu gently shook his head, indicating he had no such opinion. Hao Ling Jiu Yao's gaze flickered as she tentatively asked, if she did not marry Chi Shui Feng Long, then who should she marry? Xiang Liu was silent for a moment, not directly answering. Hao Ling Jiu Yao said to herself that whoever it was, this person must not have a family, nor could he be an enemy of her brother.
At this point, in the distance, Hao Ling Yi's call could be heard. Xiang Liu gave a bitter smile and turned to leave, his steps heavy with melancholy.
In the court, the ministers were all persuaded by Xi Yan Qiang Xuan, and not a single one went to the feast of the Five Kings. The relocation of the capital proceeded smoothly, and the Five Kings reluctantly complied, ultimately deciding to retire and return to the West Flame City.
Xin Yue came to visit Xi Yan Qiang Xuan, and Qiang Xuan, considering that he might still need the power of her family in the future, did not cold-shoulder her. Old Xi Yan Wang hoped that Qiang Xuan could recruit Xiang Liu, so Qiang Xuan sent Xiang Liu's friend to persuade him, but Xiang Liu firmly refused.
Xiang Liu later went to see the one-armed old man, and the old man inquired whether the curse on him was planted by Xiao Yao. Xiang Liu openly admitted it. The old man advised them to go to the Bai Li tribe and seek the Shaman King to break the curse, but Xiang Liu was skeptical that the Bai Li people, with their peculiar temperament, would help an outsider break the curse.
The old man revealed that as long as the Shaman King saw Xiao Yao, he would agree to help. Xiang Liu sensed something odd and pressed the old man about the relationship between Xiao Yao and Chichen. The old man remained silent for a moment, only saying that their stances were different, and there was no hope, and that Xiang Liu should never be like the great general, truly loving but eventually fighting to the death on the battlefield.
Xiang Liu was shocked and saddened, shaking his head bitterly, and told the old man not to worry, for he knew that Xiao Yao's heart belonged to someone else. He picked up a bottle of wine to drown his sorrows. Xiao Yao had been staying at home lately, losing interest in everything.Qiang Xuan noticed her change and came to comfort her.
Xiao Yao candidly expressed that she was always thinking about the days in Qingshui Town and Chaoyun Palace, missing those wonderful times. She did not want to be trapped in the past, but could not help longing for Seventeen. She hated her current weakness and helplessness. Qiang Xuan sympathetically comforted her, hoping someone could soothe the pain inflicted by Tu Shan Jing and make her feel valued, cherished, and loved. This was something that could never be abandoned. Xiao Yao bitterly smiled, saying that she had been unlucky from childhood and did not dare to hope for such a thing. Qiang Xuan gently soothed her, but inwardly regretted that he had known all along that she would cry because of Tu Shan Jing, and he should never have given him the chance to get close to Xiao Yao.
Now, seeing the sorrowful Xiao Yao, he hated Tu Shan Jing, and at the same time, he also hated himself.
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