Moonlight Mystique Episode 2 Recap, Plot

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Fan Yue had been waiting at the Unbridled Pavilion for a long time. When Bai Shuo arrived, the two exchanged words over drinks, testing each other. In response to Bai Shuo's doubts, Fan Yue claimed to be an immortal, a disciple of the former sect leader of the Lanling Sect. He had traveled the world and had stopped by Ning'an City on his journey. However, Bai Shuo did not easily believe him and hoped for Fan Yue to demonstrate his powers.

Without a word, Fan Yue summoned the wind and rain with a wave of his hand, which eased some of Bai Shuo’s suspicions. But it was precisely this use of magic that caught Zhong Zhao’s attention, and Fan Yue continued testing Bai Shuo's spiritual power. However, despite their combined spiritual energy, they couldn’t activate the Desireless Stone, and his strange behavior began to irritate Bai Shuo.

At this moment, Zhong Zhao, sensing the presence of demon energy, entered the Unbridled Pavilion and engaged in a struggle with Tian Huo and Cang Shan. It wasn’t until he saw Bai Shuo that he deliberately concealed his identity as an immortal. While both Fan Yue and Zhong Zhao had recognized each other's true identities, they did not reveal them.

Zhong Zhao, realizing that this was not a place to linger, grabbed Bai Shuo and pulled her outside, just as Fu Ling returned from outside. Meanwhile, Fan Yue, growing increasingly interested in Bai Shuo, pondered the fact that as a mere mortal, she could not only activate the Desireless Stone but also had an engagement with someone from the Lanling Sect.

He speculated that Bai Shuo might be a pawn sent by the Immortal Sect to get closer to him, and so he decided to test her further. To this end, Fan Yue sent a wolf demon to attack Bai Shuo, placing restrictions on it so that it would only injure and not kill her. If Bai Shuo were indeed an Immortal, she would surely be able to reveal her true nature.

Zhong Zhao, sensing the demon energy outside, chased after the small flower demon “Xi Xi” to a mansion and stopped Fu Ling from spreading demon poison. Fu Ling seized the opportunity to escape, and Zhong Zhao had to halt his pursuit to treat a wealthy merchant who had been poisoned. Meanwhile, Bai Shuo suspected that the wolf demon was arranged by Fan Yue and deliberately led it to the Unbridled Pavilion.

At first, Fan Yue used Bai Shuo’s blood to restrain the wolf demon, but to his surprise, her blood seemed to amplify the demon’s power. Just as Fan Yue was about to stand back and observe to uncover Bai Shuo’s true identity, the Desireless Stone suddenly flew out, protecting Bai Shuo and transporting her and Fan Yue to the Moon Hidden Sea in the Divine Realm.

There, Bai Shuo saw an elderly man fishing, with a red moon jade ring hanging from his waist. She confirmed that he was the “benefactor” she had been searching for. But the next moment, the benefactor vanished. Fan Yue demanded that Bai Shuo return the Desireless Stone, but to his fury, the stone had chosen Bai Shuo as its master.

Enraged, Fan Yue attempted to kill Bai Shuo and take the stone, but this backfired on him, triggering the Seven Star Soul Mark. The fourth star dimmed, and if the mark flared up three more times, he would die. The only way to save himself was to restart the divine power within the Desireless Stone. To save his life, Bai Shuo quickly proposed a cooperation.

She asked Fan Yue to help her return to the Moon Hidden Sea to find her benefactor. Fan Yue, considering the strange events surrounding Bai Shuo, suspected that there might still be gods among the mortal world. Bai Shuo also guessed that Fan Yue was likely a demon. When she heard that her father was coming to the Unbridled Pavilion, she rushed out to cover for Fan Yue.

Bai Xun, angry that his daughter kept visiting brothels, was about to take action when Zhong Zhao, seeing the situation, mentioned their past engagement and expressed his wish to marry Bai Shuo. Bai Xun, overjoyed, took the two back to the city lord’s mansion. That night, Bai Shuo searched ancient texts and concluded that Fan Yue was likely a demon. She then took the knife her elder sister had left for her.

Zhong Zhao came to see Bai Shuo the next day, repeatedly warning her not to be deceived by Fan Yue. He accidentally discovered that the Desireless Stone was inside Bai Shuo’s body and could not be removed. Realizing the gravity of the situation, Zhong Zhao chose to conceal this matter for the time being and did not report it to the sect.

At the same time, a flower demon sent by Fu Ling was observing the situation at the city lord’s mansion. The next morning, Fan Yue invited Bai Shuo to meet at the pavilion, claiming that he knew her benefactor. However, to restart the Desireless Stone and enter the Moon Hidden Sea again to rescue her benefactor, he needed to gather the five emotions of love, hate, killing, greed, and goodness.

Despite Bai Shuo’s many doubts, the thought of her benefactor suffering made her willing to give trust a chance. Fan Yue said that to gather the emotions, they would need to leave Ning’an City, but Bai Shuo hesitated and decided to first stay and celebrate her father’s birthday. She promised to give him an answer in three days.

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