A Journey to Love Episode 25 Recap
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Jialing saw Ning Yuanzhou coming to help Ruyi and decided to send a signal, summoning all nearby Feather Forest Guards for support. Ning Yuanzhou and Ruyi informed the besieging Zhuyi Guard that Jialing was the mastermind behind betraying the Wudou branch. They assured that their goal was to eliminate Jialing and promised not to trouble anyone else. Some Zhuyi Guards, persuaded by them, abandoned the siege. Ruyi and Ning Yuanzhou joined forces to kill Jialing, who got injured and fell into the river. When Duke Changqing Li Tongguang arrived at the riverside with the Feather Forest Guards, Ning Yuanzhou and Ruyi had already left.
At the riverside, Li Tongguang discovered a silver needle belonging to his master. He immediately concluded that the discovery of Zhuyi Guard's corpse tonight was likely due to internal conflicts. Ruyi deduced that Jialing was not dead and found her critically injured along the river. Ruyi wanted Jialing to confirm her crimes personally. Jialing stated that there was no future for Zhuyi Guard's women and admitted to selling out the Wudou branch for wealth. She tried to sow discord between Ning Yuanzhou and Ruyi, claiming that, like herself, Ruyi had crawled out of the Baique Heap and wouldn't sincerely care for Ning Yuanzhou. However, Ning Yuanzhou insisted that, regardless of Ruyi's past actions, she was different from Jialing.
Unwilling to accept that Ruyi could find a man who understood her, Jialing felt resentful for her own struggles despite her efforts. Jialing didn't want to become a mere symbol like other Guard members after death. She wished Ruyi to disguise her body as if she died fighting the Northern Rock man and wanted her brother to know that she was more than someone who sold her looks. Before dying, she told Ruyi that Empress Zhaojie wasn't killed due to Deng Hui's false accusations, and only one person willingly went to her death.
Ruyi couldn't accept that Empress Zhaojie died because of the person she cared about the most. Distraught, Ning Yuanzhou brought the drenched Ruyi back to Siyi Pavilion to take care of her. Yang Ying informed Ning Yuanzhou that although he had bandaged Ruyi's external injuries, she was still running a high fever due to the emotional shock. To reduce Ruyi's fever, Ning Yuanzhou used ice to lower his body temperature before using it to cool Ruyi down.
Under Ning Yuanzhou's cooling, Ruyi successfully recovered from the fever. Ning Yuanzhou mentioned that he had arranged Jialing's body according to her wishes, but getting posthumous honors from the court might be difficult. He speculated that Deng Hui would accuse Jialing of colluding with the Northern Rock man to assassinate Li Tongguang. Left Envoy Chen Kui also died at her hands. Deng Hui claimed to have surrounded and killed her upon discovering this, eliminating dissent within Zhuyi Guard and justifying the matter to Emperor An.
Ning Yuanzhou informed Ruyi of the secret message from Liu Dao Tang, suspecting that Emperor An collaborated with the Northern Rock man to buy horses for war. Empress Zhaojie, driven by righteousness, opposed the alliance and was later accused by Deng Hui. Ruyi pledged to investigate the death of Empress Zhaojie and promised not to spare anyone responsible.
Three days later, Ruyi asked Qian Zhao for a hallucinogenic substance and decided to personally investigate the cause of Empress Zhaojie's death. Yang Ying inquired about Ning Yuanzhou's plan to rescue people by attacking the tower. Knowing the plan had a low success rate and might result in half of them being injured or killed, Yang Ying also acknowledged his own danger. Ning Yuanzhou suggested that if they couldn't rescue him, Ruyi should leave with Yang Ying. Yang Ying ultimately prioritized the safety of Liu Dao Tang and others over attacking Yong'an Tower, leaving the details to Ning Yuanzhou. Yang Ying also realized that his elder brother, Emperor Wu, was selfish and incapable.
Yuanluo and Yang Ying chatted together, and Yuanluo noticed Yang Ying's low spirits, offering comforting words. Yang Ying observed that Yuanluo, despite taking bitter heart-preserving pills every day, remained optimistic. Yuanluo admitted to being afraid of death but didn't want to worry Ning Yuanzhou, so he pretended to be carefree. Yang Ying also confessed his fear of the rescue mission failing and everyone abandoning him.
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