A Journey to Love Episode 40 (Ending) Recap

Yu Shisan ultimately sacrificed himself on the battlefield, causing immense grief for Chu Yue. The losses in this battle were devastating, and Ning Yuanzhou once again lost a good brother. Thinking of the scenes where they used to play together, he cried bitterly in sorrow. Ruyi came to comfort Ning Yuanzhou, telling him that Yu Shisan's lifelong wish had been fulfilled, and there were no regrets. Ruyi assured Ning Yuanzhou that she would not die and hoped he would stay safe.

Yang Ying came in the middle of the night to inform Ning Yuanzhou and Ruyi that Li Tongguang had left a letter and went alone to assassinate the Wolf Lord of Northern Pangu. Li Tongguang believed that his incompetence as the commander led to the heavy losses on the battlefield. He could only pin his hopes on assassinating the Wolf Lord, as success might offer a glimmer of hope for Hexian.

Ruyi wanted to go to the battlefield to bring Li Tongguang back, but Ning Yuanzhou, concerned about Ruyi's injuries, stopped her, promising to bring Li Tongguang back to the city. After a hasty farewell, Ning Yuanzhou entrusted the defense of the city gate to Chu Yue and Ruyi, rushing to the battlefield to rescue Li Tongguang. Ning Yuanzhou saved Li Tongguang on the battlefield and told him that news of Duke of Da'an being captured would spread throughout the world within an hour. At that time, chaos would ensue in Anwu.

Ning Yuanzhou expressed that it was not the time for self-blame and guilt. He advised Li Tongguang to take responsibility, endure failure, and bear the pain of losing companions. Ning Yuanzhou and Li Tongguang returned to the city together. Ning Yuanzhou asked Li Tongguang to climb to the top of the city wall using the siege tower while he stayed behind to cover their retreat. Ning Yuanzhou urged Li Tongguang to act calmly after returning to the city because only with Li Tongguang's composure would there be hope for the people of Anwu.

In the chaos of war, Ning Yuanzhou was accidentally injured. Li Tongguang wanted to stay and help, but at Ruyi's persuasion, Li Tongguang was pulled onto the city gate. Ning Yuanzhou, left alone, faced a massive bombardment by the Northern Pangu army at the city gate. Knowing that his injuries were too severe for survival, Ning Yuanzhou left his safety clasp, using his last strength to block a group of Northern Pangu soldiers from entering the city gate. In the end, he died pierced by countless arrows.

Li Tongguang blamed himself for causing Ning Yuanzhou's death, but Ruyi stated that Li Tongguang was not at fault. Ning Yuanzhou had long wanted to assassinate the Wolf Lord but had been waiting for the right moment. Li Tongguang's only mistake was wanting to do everything by himself. Ruyi knew they couldn't wait for reinforcements; as soon as day broke, the Northern Pangu people would attack again. Ruyi instructed Li Tongguang to hand over the seals of Anwu and Dawu to her, carrying both the national seal and the hairpin symbolizing the Dawu Queen.

The next day, Ruyi arranged for Zhuyi Guard to disguise themselves as envoys and inform the Left Wise King that the Queen Mother and the new Emperor of Da'an were brought here by Duke of Da'an. Now, the Queen Mother did not want to die, so she secretly wanted to surrender to the Left Wise King. The Left Wise King, seeing the envoy with the phoenix hairpin, learned that the Queen Mother was willing to marry him and offered the Da'an national seal, also promising to ensure the loyalty of her maternal tribe, Sha Xi. The Left Wise King was very satisfied with the Queen Mother's surrender.

Chu Yue and Yang Ying disguised Ruyi as the Queen Mother of Da'an. Ruyi borrowed the thunder-fire bomb that Yuanlu had given to Yang Ying. Knowing that she could bring a ray of hope to Hexian by successfully killing the Wolf Lord and the new Left Wise King, regardless of when the reinforcements from Wudou arrived, Ruyi carried the national seal and headed alone into the Northern Pangu army.

Ruyi, carrying the national seal, met the new Left Wise King. On the other side, people arranged by Li Tongguang disguised as Northern Pangu soldiers lured the Wolf Lord. Their plan was to frame the Left Wise King for planning rebellion. Ruyi claimed to be the Queen Mother of Da'an and presented the national seal, stating that whoever could save her would receive the seal. People in the Northern Pangu army fought for the national seal, giving Ruyi the opportunity to kill the Wolf Lord and the Left Wise King. Using the thunder-fire bomb, she blew up everyone in the general's camp. With Ning Yuanzhou already dead and no attachments to the mortal world, Ruyi chose to end her life in the tent.

In the first year of Tianyou, Anwu and Wudou jointly fought against Northern Pangu in Hexian. The Duke of Da'an and his wife personally led the battle. Assassin Ren Ruyi, along with Liu Dao Tang and Zhuyi Guard, completely annihilated the Wolf Lord of Northern Pangu and other Northern Pangu royal members in their camp. Emperor Wudou led reinforcements, achieving a final victory and expelling Northern Pangu beyond Tianmen Pass. Ren Ruyi was posthumously titled Marquis Xuanping. After this battle, Northern Pangu declined, moving far to the north.

Over a decade later, Hexian flourished with vitality. Chu Yue, taking a break in Hexian, coincidentally encountered a young man in white. This young man was named Ning Shisan, and he had a twin sister named Ren Lu. They lived as a family of four in a school several tens of miles away from Hexian. It was as if they could see Ning Yuanzhou, Ruyi, Yu Shisan, Qian Zhao, Yuanlu, Sun Lang, and others still in the mortal world, fulfilling a long-awaited hope.