A Journey to Love Episode 1 Recap
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Since the fall of the previous dynasty, there has been chaos for nearly a hundred years, with constant friction between Beipan and the Central Plains. The nine states in the Central Plains, each holding its own territory, have been in constant conflict. Among them, the kingdoms of An and Wu stand out, with Emperor An being martial and greedy. This year, he has been gradually annexing numerous cities of neighboring countries. The wealthy and powerful Wu Kingdom has become a formidable enemy coveted by Emperor An. In the sixth year of Yongyou, Emperor An, Li Zun, led his army to seize the gold mines in the west of Wu, and Wu Emperor Yang Xingyan welcomed the battle south of Tianmen Pass. The wheel of fate turned from this point.
Wu Kingdom's Six Dao Tang is known for its expertise in investigating and gathering intelligence, while An Kingdom's Zhuyi Guard is famous for its beautiful female spies. On this day, at the birthday banquet of Sun Shiyi, Han Shizi, intrigued by the dance of Ren Ruyi, hinted at a meeting in the garden after her performance. Ling Long urged Ren Ruyi to go to the appointment, but unexpectedly, Ren Ruyi was insulted by another official during the banquet. Fortunately, Ling Long arrived in time to rescue her. Since Han Shizi was interested in Ren Ruyi, bringing her back to his mansion and stealing the grain and map from Han Shizi's father's study could ensure An Kingdom's victory in the war.
After meeting Han Shizi, Ren Ruyi expressed her desire not to stay in the entertainment quarter and pleaded with him to take her back to his mansion. Han Shizi, driven by his desire for Ren Ruyi, agreed to take her back and made her his concubine. During the banquet, Zhao Ji, the head of Six Dao Tang, and Tiqi Lou Qingqiang arrived with people. Zhao Ji deliberately criticized the banquet's music and dance, prompting Sun Shiyi to voluntarily offer birthday gifts to Six Dao Tang for inspection. To clear himself of suspicion as a spy, Sun Shiyi deliberately pointed out that the dancers were the spies, and Zhao Ji ordered them to be taken away and killed.
The Tiqi riders of Six Dao Tang took the dancers away to be killed. Seeing that Ren Ruyi and Ling Long were about to be harmed, Ling Long had to reveal her martial arts skills to resist. However, she was quickly overwhelmed by the Tiqi riders and got injured. Lou Qingqiang recognized Ling Long as a member of An Kingdom's Zhuyi Guard. To protect her identity, Ren Ruyi ruthlessly killed all the Tiqi riders on the spot. To keep her identity a secret, Ren Ruyi used medicine to make two surviving dancers unconscious.
Ling Long couldn't understand why someone as skilled as Ren Ruyi would be a member of Zhuyi Guard like herself, but Ren Ruyi did not reveal her true identity. Ling Long didn't want to leave, as she joined Zhuyi Guard to repay a debt, and the man she liked, Yulang, was still in the Zhuyi Guard branch. Ling Long decided to go back. She left her valuable bracelet to Ren Ruyi, who, in order not to owe any favors, decided to steal the grain and map from the Han family and give it to Ling Long to redeem herself. Ren Ruyi also hoped that Ling Long could ensure the safety of her family.
Lou Qingqiang brought news that the Wu army was defeated by the An army at Tianmen Pass, and the emperor was in trouble. Five days ago, on the battlefield of Yumen Pass, General Xiao searched the battlefield and saw Ning Yuanzhou, the leader of the Longxiang cavalry. They had a conversation that attracted the enemy, forcing Ning Yuanzhou to kill the imperial soldiers searching the battlefield. Ning Yuanzhou wanted to leave, but General Xiao stopped him. Pointing to an arrow in his back, Ning Yuanzhou accused the emperor of listening to slander, being arrogant, and causing harm to everyone before the war. He refused to serve such an emperor.
Prime Minister Zhang Song believed that the country couldn't be without a ruler for a day and suggested that Danyang Lord Yang Xingjian succeed to the throne. Princess Xiao Yan of Wu received a letter from her cousin Xiao Ming confirming that the emperor was safe for now but residing temporarily in the An army. She was now pregnant, and the imperial physician determined that it was mostly a male fetus. Although Danyang Lord questioned whether the empress's pregnancy must be a male, Zhang Song proposed that Danyang Lord continue to serve as regent, and the succession would be determined by the gender of the child after birth.
Zhang Song questioned why the news of the emperor's capture came from Xiao Ming, and there was no news from Zhao Ji, who led Six Dao Tang. He personally went to Six Dao Tang to investigate and found that all the intelligence reports from the time when Ning Yuanzhou was there had disappeared. He criticized Zhao Ji for neglecting intelligence after taking power. Zhang Song wanted to use Ning Yuanzhou to secretly find the emperor in An Kingdom and bring back the decree regarding the empress's unborn child. However, he was unaware that Zhao Ji had sent Ning Yuanzhou to the battlefield to have him killed. Zhang Song threatened Zhao Ji that if they didn't find Ning Yuanzhou within seven days, both Zhang Song and his niece would undoubtedly die.
Zhao Ji arranged for Lou Qingqiang to quickly find Ning Yuanzhou within seven days, believing that Ning Yuanzhou would return if he hadn't died on the battlefield. Ren Ruyi did not wait for Ling Long to go to the appointment. She went to the Zhuyi Guard branch and found that Ling Long had been killed. It turned out that Zhao Ji bought information from Mr. Yue, and they attacked and killed all the members of the Zhuyi Guard branch in Wudou. Ren Ruyi, hiding in the dark, heard that Lou Qingqiang had broken all the bones of Ling Long while questioning her. Ling Long's lover, Yulang, was released because he was Mr. Yue's trusted subordinate. Ren Ruyi almost got discovered by the Tiqi rider of Six Dao Tang but decisively killed him and then left with Ling Long's body.
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