Moonlight Mystique Episode 8 Recap, Plot

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After Zhong Zhao returned to Lanling Sect, he once again asked Jin Yao about the cause of his parents’ deaths. However, Jin Yao became angry, accusing him of getting involved with a Demon Race woman. Jin Yao stated that once the soul lamp extinguishes, the soul's connection is severed, leaving no chance for survival. Moreover, if his parents were truly alive, they wouldn’t have stayed away for so many years.

Jin Yao advised Zhong Zhao to let go of the past. Fan Yue and Bai Shuo explored the desert in search of the location of the Hidden City. During their investigation, they triggered a dangerous sand formation. At the critical moment, Fan Yue used his whip to anchor himself to a wall, holding onto Bai Shuo tightly with his other hand. He reassured her that no matter what, he would never let anything happen to her.

His words stirred something in Bai Shuo’s heart, but she quickly shifted her focus and deduced the Hidden City’s location from a nursery rhyme. Following the clues, they entered the eye of the storm and successfully found the city's entrance. Fan Yue's selfless protection during the sandstorm began to earn Bai Shuo's trust in the great demon king before her. When they arrived at the Hidden City, they met Hua Lin, the King of the Hidden City.

Bai Shuo persuaded him, using both soft and hard tactics, to send invitations to the Eternal and Demon Races within three days and reopen the Wutong Martial Banquet, which had been discontinued for seven years. She promised Hua Lin that if he complied, the Hidden City could be integrated into the Polar Realm for protection. Hua Lin's deputy, Wu Zhao, advised against reopening the banquet.

Hua Lin, torn between choices, acknowledged that with the city's exposure, relocating the city within three days was impossible. If the Eternal and Demon Races discovered the city's location, the secrets within would be in jeopardy. At this moment, Zhen Yu entered, offering to help Hua Lin keep the city’s secrets and handle any trouble—on the condition that Hua Lin find the Desireless Stone for him.

In Lanling Sect, Sect Leader Jin Yao convened the high immortals to announce that Hua Lin had sent invitations for the Wutong Martial Banquet, inviting both the Eternal and Demon Races to the Hidden City. The winner of the banquet would receive a Wutong Spirit Pill. Initially, the high immortals showed little interest. However, upon learning that the Spirit Pill could be sold to other sects for money, they became eager to participate.

Jin Yao ordered Zhong Zhao to lead the team and gifted him the Cang Xuan Sword. With the Eternal and Demon Races closely monitoring the banquet, tensions rose in the Hidden City, where the Hidden People harbored hostility toward outsiders. Bai Shuo quickly realized that the Hidden People, despite their naturally strong physiques, had weak spiritual powers and were thus discriminated against by both the Eternal and Demon Races. This had fostered mutual animosity.

To maintain balance, spiritual powers were prohibited within the city. Zhong Zhao arrived with his sect brothers, attempting to persuade Bai Shuo to abandon her alliance with the Demon Race. However, prompted by Fan Yue, Bai Shuo declared that the Eternal Sect couldn’t provide what she desired and that her path was destined to diverge from theirs.

Meanwhile, Zhen Yu, confirming that all sects had fallen into his trap, instructed Fu Ling to monitor Bai Shuo and planted other spies in the city. Later, Bai Shuo and her companions witnessed a brawl between the Eternal and Demon Races at an inn. Bai Shuo was nearly caught in the chaos but was saved by Fan Yue, who shielded her.

Nan Wan, a disciple of Yunxiao Sect, led her sect members in a fight with the Demon Race over lodging, while Bei Chen, a disciple of Kunlun Sect, tried to mediate, though his words fell on deaf ears. Seeing the unrest, Bai Shuo questioned why the Eternal and Demon Races were staying in the same inn despite their animosity.

Fan Yue explained that the Hidden King had once hoped to foster reconciliation among the three races and had established rules for their coexistence. However, Bai Shuo dismissed the rules as superficial, asserting that peace was impossible as long as their stances remained opposed. Zhong Zhao tried to defuse the conflict but was mocked by Nan Wan. Bai Shuo defended Zhong Zhao, angering Nan Wan further. Instinctively, Bai Shuo turned to Fan Yue for help.

With a single lash of his whip, Fan Yue knocked Nan Wan to the ground, intimidating the onlookers. Bai Shuo relished the moment of standing up to the bullies. Just as the commotion settled, a group of Hidden People arrived at the inn, led by a woman holding a sickly child. They angrily accused the Eternal and Demon Races of causing the child’s illness.

Yunxiao Sect and the Demon Race were eager to escalate the conflict, but Bai Shuo used a pill to cure the child, earning her the first Heart Flame. This, however, drew resentment from both the Eternal and Demon Races. Deputy Wu Zhao then announced the rules of the Wutong Martial Banquet: only those who collected three Heart Flames would emerge as the ultimate victor.

It was also revealed that Fan Yue was the Master of Bright Moon Palace, deterring others from antagonizing Bai Shuo. The Demon Race chose to remain neutral, unwilling to offend Bright Moon Palace or Cold Spring Palace. Bai Shuo found the appearance of the first Heart Flame suspicious, suspecting a prearranged scheme. Fan Yue speculated that it was likely tied to the Desireless Stone, and the two decided to investigate further.

Fu Ling approached Zhong Zhao, warning him of dangers in the Hidden City and urging him to leave. Zhong Zhao rejected her warning outright. Bai Shuo unexpectedly appeared, prompting Fu Ling to depart. Bai Shuo then asked Zhong Zhao about Lao Gui’s condition and expressed that their relationship could never return to what it once was.

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