Love in Pavilion Recap, Plot, Synopsis
Love in Pavilion Synopsis
In ancient times, humans and demons coexisted. To resist the black fox’s attempts to corrupt hearts and to protect the safety of both races, the "Three Young Masters of Aolai" established boundaries between the inner and outer regions. They formed the Yi Qi Alliance, composed of prestigious families such as the Wangquan and Dongfang clans, and created the Inspection Division to oversee all affairs within the alliance. Together with forces from the demon tribes of Nan Chui, Tushan, Xixiyu, and the Demon-Taming Kingdom, they stood against the black fox and the dangers beyond the borders.
Meanwhile, the cold-faced yet warm-hearted dual-blade swordsman Wangquan Hongye, the clairvoyant Yang Yitan of the Yang family, Zhang Zheng, the head of the Zhang family, and other second-generation heirs of eight great clans formed the Masked Group. Driven by a desire to uncover the world's hidden truths, protect the harmony between humans and demons, and uphold fairness and justice, they embarked on a daring adventure.
Love in Pavilion Recap
Episode 1 Recap
To please Lady Poison, the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord mobilized great manpower to build the Star Picking Tower. Although there were still ten days left until the tower's scheduled completion, the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord ordered his subordinate, the Ghost-Faced Spider, to finish it within five days. Following the order, the Ghost-Faced Spider captured more people to work on the Star Picking Tower, causing widespread panic in Nanchui, with more and more people disappearing.
Dongfang Huaizhu, the eldest daughter of Divine Fire Villa, and Dongfang Qinlan, the second daughter, went to Lilu Mountain in Nanchui to gather medicinal herbs. As in previous years, they stayed at a small town in Nanchui, only to find it completely different from before—deserted, with crumbling walls and ruins, and spider webs covering everything, clearly abandoned for a long time. However, the inn where they used to rest while gathering herbs still stood, brightly lit, though it seemed eerie.
Despite the strangeness, the sisters entered the inn. The innkeeper explained that a great demon had appeared in Nanchui, abducting many people, and those who remained had fled in fear. The innkeeper said there were many magical treasures left behind by demon-hunting heroes, so there was no need to worry about demonic attacks. However, the server who brought the food moved stiffly, and Dongfang Huaizhu noticed that he was a demon who had only recently taken human form.
She immediately attacked. The Ghost-Faced Spider had been prepared and blocked Dongfang Huaizhu’s assault. Dongfang Qinlan was skilled both in martial arts and magical artifacts, and easily subdued another small Ghost-Faced Spider, but when faced with the larger one, she was at a disadvantage. Soon, Dongfang Qinlan was seized by the larger Ghost-Faced Spider, her life hanging by a thread.
The Ghost-Faced Spider used Dongfang Qinlan to force Dongfang Huaizhu to put down her bamboo flute artifact, then launched a sneak attack from behind while she was off guard. Dongfang Huaizhu fainted to the ground. Just as the Ghost-Faced Spider was about to strike her down, a surge of powerful sword energy arrived, forcing the Ghost-Faced Spider to realize the vast gap in strength and retreat decisively.
Dongfang Huaizhu awoke in a spacious area and found that her rescuer was a masked man with a tall, straight figure, wearing a smiling mask. Although he was the legendary "Sword Gentleman," he looked somewhat comical. Dongfang Huaizhu tactfully asked him to turn away. Seeing Dongfang Huaizhu using Divine Fire to fend off enemies, the Sword Gentleman guessed she was from the Dongfang Spirit Clan.
He had a request he found difficult to voice, so instead, he simply took a lock of Dongfang Huaizhu’s hair without asking. The Sword Gentleman then flew away on his sword. Dongfang Huaizhu caught up with him and proposed a partnership. Since the Sword Gentleman only knew the general location of the demon while Dongfang Huaizhu knew the exact location of her sister Dongfang Qinlan, he agreed, on the condition that they establish three ground rules. Dongfang Huaizhu accepted.
They quickly located the Star Picking Tower, but it was already shrouded in a poisonous miasma barrier. The Sword Gentleman unleashed a sword strike that split the dense, purple miasma, his sword energy unstoppable like a blade through bamboo. Dongfang Huaizhu was astonished and grew suspicious of his identity, but the Sword Gentleman claimed he was merely a swordsman who liked cute masks. In a dungeon cave, the Sword Gentleman and Dongfang Huaizhu found and rescued Dongfang Qinlan.
They encountered three members of the Yiqi Alliance, who disparaged the Masked Group. Then, Li Zizai and Li Quzhuo of the Masked Group appeared and severely beat the three, locking them back in the dungeon as per the Sword Gentleman's instructions, and rescued all the imprisoned townsfolk. The Sword Gentleman and Dongfang Huaizhu confronted Lady Poison and the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord. Lady Poison was no match for Dongfang Huaizhu and collapsed, coughing blood.
The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord unleashed his Hundred-Eyed Golden Eyes, each carrying a hundred years of cultivation. However, the Sword Gentleman broke the formation using only a few strands of Dongfang Huaizhu’s hair. Previously, Lady Poison’s clan had stolen nanmu wood from the Nangong family, which they used for coffins. The Nangong family retaliated by sending people to massacre Lady Poison’s clan at the Star Picking Tower.
The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord sought revenge for Lady Poison, capturing many Nangong family members, killing them, and hanging their bones as bone chimes at the center of the Star Picking Tower. The Sword Gentleman's goal was to take the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord's demon core to save Nanchui. However, unexpectedly, a greater threat appeared: Huan Du Qingtian, the Poison King of Nanchui. Huan Du Qingtian’s demonic power was far greater than that of the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord.
The Sword Gentleman's sword shattered into dust after blocking just one attack. Huan Du Qingtian unleashed wave after wave of attacks, sealing off the Sword Gentleman’s qi flow and releasing poisonous gas. Li Quzhuo, the fourth brother, formed a sword formation. The Sword Gentleman forged a spiritual sword to break Huan Du Qingtian’s Black Tortoise position, allowing Li Zizai and Li Quzhuo to escort Dongfang Huaizhu away first.
Episode 2 Recap
The three of them charged out from the Xuanwu position, but the poison formation closed again. Dongfang Huaizhu couldn't help but worry about the Sword Master’s safety. However, the Sword Master was far more powerful than she imagined; within moments, he broke the Poison King of Nan Chui’s poison formation. The Sword Master’s strength genuinely surprised the Poison King of Nan Chui and even made him feel some admiration, deciding not to wipe them out completely.
Nevertheless, the Sword Master had come for the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord’s demon core and would not leave empty-handed, while the Poison King, fiercely protective of his own, would never let him succeed, even if it meant inviting a bloody reprisal from the Nangong family against Nan Chui. The prophecy "Eradicating emotions, pursuing hatred, eternal night descends" was a warning for both humans and demons to stop their conflicts, but upon hearing it, the Poison King only snorted coldly.
At that moment, the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord appeared with Lady Poison. He was already wavering, and with the Sword Master’s added promise—that if he obtained the demon core, he would do everything in his power to save Nan Chui and make Nangong ye pay the price—the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord willingly offered up his demon core, choosing to atone for his sins by turning back into a powerless little spider.
Dongfang Huaizhu entrusted the little spider to Lady Poison, letting her take the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord to start anew at the Star Picking Tower—a new beginning of sorts. Dongfang Huaizhu’s spiritual fire restrained poison, allowing her to remain unharmed within the poison formation, but the Sword Master, having stayed too long, showed signs of poisoning. Dongfang Huaizhu handed him a small medicinal pill, instructing him to take it and circulate his energy for a while to detoxify.
She carved two lines of words onto the Sword Master’s scabbard, inviting him to meet her at the Bamboo Pavilion By River Huai on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. After all, the Poison King was still the Poison King, with exceptionally sharp eyes. Although the Sword Master used a different sword technique to conceal his identity, the Poison King still recognized that he was from the Wangquan family.
"The sword comes from Wangquan, the fire from Dongfang"—the Poison King saw clearly that they were there to help Nan Chui, and that Nangong Ye, who was slaughtering both great and small demons of Nan Chui, was about to face his retribution. While Nangong Ye was hunting down minor demons, he was stopped by Wangquan Zui and Yang Yitan. Nangong Ye’s subordinates were no match for them, and they even managed to seize the map of Nangong Ye’s Sword Furnace.
The Sword Master’s true identity was Wangquan Hongye, the young master of Wangquan Manor, who had long been plagued by a certain dream. To conceal his identity, Wangquan Hongye, along with Li Zizai and Li Quzhuo, wore masks. After obtaining the map, Wangquan Zui and Yang Yitan hurried back to Po Tian Temple to regroup with the three masked individuals. At Divine Fire Villa, countless suitors sent betrothal gifts and marriage proposals for Dongfang Huaizhu.
Dongfang Qinlan and their father Dongfang Churi even used the stacks of proposals to play cards, only to be exposed by Dongfang Huaizhu, leaving them both embarrassed. Meanwhile, the whereabouts of Wangquan Shouzhuo, the head of the Wangquan family, remained unknown. The Wangquan family claimed he had gone traveling and had not yet returned, and thus the young master Wangquan Hongye was acting on his behalf.
Several family heads gathered in the council hall, and Housekeeper Fei reminded Wangquan Hongye to be wary of Nangong Ye’s ambitions to seize power. Nangong Ye was the first to ask when they would launch an attack on Nan Chui, but just then, the Poison King's letter of surrender and the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord’s demon core were delivered. Wangquan Hongye used this as a pretext to halt the planned assault on Nan Chui.
Yang Yan of the Tianyan Yang family was a close friend of Dongfang Huaizhu. Her beloved, Mu Xiaowu, worked at a mine and once, out of kindness, released a minor demon. This incident was reported to the Yiqi Alliance, and subsequently, Mu Xiaowu was taken away by the Inspectors. The Nangong family controlled the Inspectors, using them to threaten the major families and Wangquan Manor. As the Yang family was of low influence, they couldn't intervene to help Mu Xiaowu.
Yang Yan was very worried about him, and Dongfang Huaizhu comforted her, assuring her that a solution would be found. Nangong Ye sought to win over Divine Fire Villa, hidden from the world for years, to weaken the Wangquan family and thus seize power. The moment the long-honed Demon Sword appeared would be the moment Nangong Ye’s ambitions were revealed.
As Dongfang Huaizhu fretted over not being able to help Yang Yan, Nangong Ye arrived with an offer: if Divine Fire Villa helped him capture and kill Wangquan Hongye, he would grant any request. The moment the invitation for Nangong Ye’s Sword Unveiling Ceremony arrived, Wangquan Hongye knew it was a trap. The ceremony was set for ten days later, and he instructed Housekeeper Fei to have Wangquan Zui and Yang Yitan accompany him to attend.
Episode 3 Recap
Ten days later, the Nangong family's Sword Unveiling Ceremony was held as scheduled. This time, Dongfang Huaizhu made a move, hoping to strike with a single blow and help Yang Yan rescue Mu Xiaowu. Nangong Ye arranged for her to stand on his left side as a sword attendant. When Wangquan Hongye saw Dongfang Huaizhu, he couldn’t help but be surprised, and he also realized that Nangong Ye’s plan was anything but simple.
Nangong Ye ordered four demon cores to be retrieved and forged into four treasured swords, which he presented to the heads of four noble families. The other clan heads accepted them with smiles, but Wangquan Hongye refused. A dancer used her pipa to trigger a reflected bell sound formation behind Wangquan Hongye, causing him to lose all senses except touch.
Yet he remained calm, and Nangong Ye wasn’t sure if the trap had worked, so he sent Dongfang Huaizhu to investigate. After a brief inspection, Dongfang Huaizhu found that Wangquan Hongye was indeed forcing himself to hold on. After only a few moves, Wangquan Hongye was defeated. Even so, he never let go of his sword, which Dongfang Huaizhu admired.
As she expected, Wangquan Hongye was extremely cautious in his movements, fearing Nangong Ye might realize he had been affected, and he avoided making any abrupt sounds. Dongfang Huaizhu struck him directly into the bath pool, and Wangquan Hongye lost consciousness. Afterward, Dongfang Huaizhu cast a spell on Wangquan Hongye so that the two could temporarily share vision and hearing within five steps. When Wangquan Hongye awoke and drank tea, he found that his sense of taste had returned.
However, once he stepped more than five steps away from Dongfang Huaizhu, he lost all his senses again. Dongfang Huaizhu had executed the spell with precision, leaving Wangquan Hongye with no choice but to cooperate with her. Wangquan Zui used a magical artifact to perform mental control on a servant of the Nangong family but failed to uncover Nangong Ye’s plan for the next day’s Sword Unveiling Ceremony. All she learned were a bunch of the young master's shortcomings.
Yang Yitan interrupted her casting, joking that such mental manipulation was useless on these lowly servants and wouldn’t work against someone powerful. Dongfang Huaizhu and Wangquan Hongye sat down for a proper conversation. Just as Dongfang Huaizhu said, a phoenix never rests without treasure—if Nangong Ye could make her a promise, then Wangquan Hongye certainly could as well. Wangquan Hongye used an invisibility talisman and went with Dongfang Huaizhu to the area near the sword furnace.
Outside the furnace was a Mystic Sound Formation that grew stronger the deeper they went. Dongfang Huaizhu helped Wangquan Hongye break the formation, and the two entered the sword furnace located in the Nangong waterside pavilion. As expected, not a single guard was in sight. The furnace flames inside burned fiercely, and who knows how many demon cores had already been smelted within. Around the furnace were many cages sealed with talismans.
A Bifang bird demon sat beside them, under the control of a talisman. Her name was Ah Nan. Dongfang Huaizhu removed the talisman and learned that Nangong Ye had deceived her, saying that once the demon swords were forged, her mother would return. To incite the demons’ hatred, the young Nangong master used the demon fire within the divine bird clan to control the furnace. Once a demon core is removed, the demon cannot possibly survive.
Nangong Ye had tricked young Ah Nan and used her demon fire to refine her own mother's demon core—an act of unspeakable cruelty. A man like Nangong Ye deserves to die a hundred times over. Dongfang Huaizhu intended to destroy the sword furnace but was stopped by Wangquan Hongye. He insisted that the demon sword must be forged; otherwise, it would disrupt his plans.
In his urgency, Wangquan Hongye accidentally called out Dongfang Huaizhu’s name, and only then did she realize he had known her identity all along. The young Nangong master was already calling out from outside, demanding that they leave the sword furnace at once. Dongfang Huaizhu didn’t know whether to trust Wangquan Hongye, and he told her to trust her instincts.
Episode 4 Recap
Regarding the incident of sneaking into the Nangong family’s sword furnace late at night, Wangquan Hongye gave a flawless explanation, even dragging Dongfang Huaizhu into it by claiming that she rang the Soul-Calming Bone Bell to give a warning. Nangong Ye didn’t grow suspicious, but knowing Wangquan Hongye was a man of deep calculation, he didn’t let his guard down.
He ordered his son to lead men to guard the sword furnace, ensuring there would be no delays for the Sword Unveiling Ceremony the next day. Though Dongfang Huaizhu helped Wangquan Hongye cover up the truth, she remained angry about what happened to Ah Nan. She stepped more than five paces away from him, causing him to lose all five senses again. Yet in the end, she stopped because of Wangquan Hongye’s words. Dongfang Huaizhu had some knowledge of formations.
This Silk-Entwining Kasyapa Bell was originally an illusion-inducing bell used by spider demons of the Southern Realm. The Nangong family had incorporated it into a formation called the Mystic Sound Formation, which was similar to the one outside the sword furnace. Only during tomorrow’s Sword Unveiling Ceremony would it be possible to reverse the sound formation. At that time, Wangquan Hongye could stand at the center of the formation, where the sound waves naturally converged.
Dongfang Huaizhu could then reactivate the Bell Sound Formation to help him regain his five senses. Her condition for helping him was to rescue someone being held at the Inspection Division, and Wangquan Hongye readily agreed. Although they had reached a cooperation, Dongfang Huaizhu didn’t sleep a wink that night. She feared that once Wangquan Hongye’s injuries were healed, he would turn his back on her.
When Wangquan Hongye casually said he could take a poison pill as a guarantee, Dongfang Huaizhu immediately produced a Quedan Poison Pill. Wangquan Hongye swallowed it without hesitation. Compared to mutual suspicion, trust would take them further. Yang Yitan opened his Heavenly Eye and saw that there were only Nangong Chui and a few weak guards around the sword furnace. Wangquan Zui and Yang Yitan easily knocked them unconscious.
The Nangong family used the Li family’s Spirit-Purifying Mirror to cleanse the ferocious aura of the demons sinking within the sword furnace. However, Yang Yitan used the Eight Trigrams Mirror mentioned by his fourth brother to block the purification. As a result, the sword Nangong Ye would hold during the Sword Unveiling Ceremony would be a wicked blade filled with malice. Wangquan Zui altered the memories of Nangong Chui and the four guards, secretly rescuing Ah Nan.
The demon swords were forged on schedule and unveiled. They were distributed among three family heads, while Nangong Ye held a Heavenly Demon Sword. He raised a banner and challenged Wangquan Hongye, the acting leader of the Yiqi Alliance, in public. Following Dongfang Huaizhu’s instructions from the previous night, Wangquan Hongye walked to the spot where sound waves naturally gathered. Dongfang Huaizhu cast a spell with her bamboo flute, helping him restore his senses.
Wangquan Hongye’s Wangquan Sword clashed fiercely with Nangong Ye’s Heavenly Demon Sword. The momentum was overwhelming, and Nangong Ye’s blade could not withstand it. He vomited blood and was gravely injured. Realizing that it was Dongfang Huaizhu who helped Wangquan Hongye, he pointed his sword at her, only to be blocked by Wangquan Hongye. Ten years ago, Nangong Ye lost to Wangquan Shouzhuo; now he had lost to Wangquan Hongye.
Enraged, he suffered a backlash from the Heavenly Demon Sword, went on a bloodthirsty rampage, and killed many. Chaos erupted, and people fled in panic. Wangquan Hongye struck with one final blow, and Nangong Ye drew his last breath. Dongfang Huaizhu used Divine Fire on the Heavenly Demon Sword, setting countless demon spirits free. Wangquan Hongye took Dongfang Huaizhu to the Inspection Division to retrieve the person. The guard captain there didn’t recognize Wangquan Hongye and behaved arrogantly.
But when Dongfang Huaizhu presented the Wangquan Sword, the guard captain was immediately terrified, knelt in fear, and released the person. However, Dongfang Huaizhu was not yet ready to detoxify Wangquan Hongye. She hoped he would act as a matchmaker for Mu Xiaowu, arranging for him to marry Yang Yan within a month. Only then would the matter be settled. Wangquan Hongye did not refuse.
Meanwhile, the conflict between humans and demons within the circle grew more intense, just as the Black Fox Queen desired. She used hatred as soil and despair as fuel, growing stronger by the day. One day, she would return to the inner circle.
Episode 5 Recap
Since Wangquan Shouzhuo’s disappearance, he took the Wangquan Sword with him. Therefore, the sword in Wangquan Hongye’s possession was not the real Wangquan Sword. During the battle with Nangong Ye, the fake Wangquan Sword developed a crack. Steward Fei had no choice but to forge a new one to avoid arousing suspicion from the other clan heads. Except for the Nangong family’s head, all the other noble family heads gathered in the council hall.
On Wangquan Hongye’s behalf, Steward Fei announced that from now on, forging swords with demon cores would be strictly forbidden. Mu Xiaowu knelt outside the Yang family gate all night. Yang Yitan couldn’t bear to see it and pleaded with the Yang family head—his grandfather, Yang Huan Zhou—but Yang Huan Zhou looked down on Mu Xiaowu’s humble origins. He ordered his son Yang Ying to find a midwife to abort the child in Yang Yan’s womb.
Yang Yitan wouldn’t let anyone harm even a single hair on his aunt Yang Yan. To help her, he went out and knelt beside Mu Xiaowu. Yang Ying advised Yang Huan Zhou not to push Yang Yitan too far. After all, there were few in the Yang family who could open the Heavenly Eye, and Yang Yitan’s marriage was the most respectable cover for the family’s shame.
Just then, Wangquan Hongye arrived at the Yang residence to propose marriage on Mu Xiaowu’s behalf. He brought a chest full of betrothal gifts and had someone pick an auspicious date for the wedding—exactly one month later. Following Wangquan Hongye’s instructions, Mu Xiaowu served tea to Yang Huan Zhou. Yang Huan Zhou requested that Mu Xiaowu marry into the Yang family and become a live-in son-in-law. Mu Xiaowu hesitated for a moment but ultimately agreed.
Dongfang Qinlan teased Dongfang Huaizhu, saying that the seventh day of the seventh lunar month was fast approaching, and she would soon meet the masked Sword Master. Jin Renfeng, the senior disciple of Divine Fire Villa, had returned. He had always liked Dongfang Huaizhu, but she made her attitude clear—she didn’t return his feelings. Wangquan Zui helped Wangquan Hongye pick out an outfit.
She was also pleased with Dongfang Huaizhu and looked forward to the moment her brother would take off his mask and face Dongfang Huaizhu. At the Bamboo Pavillion By River Huai, Dongfang Huaizhu met with the Sword Master. They soared into the sky, one casting Divine Fire, the other wielding fire with his sword—they were absolutely thrilled. The two got along exceptionally well. Dongfang Huaizhu wasn’t curious about the face behind the mask.
The timing and situation weren’t right for revealing his face, so Wangquan Hongye wore the mask from beginning to end. Wangquan Zui fretted over her brother’s lifelong happiness. Yang Yitan reminded her that one month later would be Yang Yan and Mu Xiaowu’s wedding day, and Dongfang Huaizhu would likely be there. On the wedding day, Dongfang Qinlan noticed that Wangquan Hongye looked at Dongfang Huaizhu strangely.
She deliberately kept him from interacting with Dongfang Huaizhu and quietly reminded Wangquan Hongye that Dongfang Huaizhu already had someone. She even mentioned the leader of the Masked Troupe, the Sword Master, and her words were full of admiration for him. Wangquan Zui was undeterred. She planned to stage a chance encounter between Dongfang Huaizhu and Wangquan Hongye the next day while Dongfang Huaizhu was out shopping for jewelry.
To prevent Dongfang Qinlan from interfering, she drugged a sugar-coated hawthorn skewer and gave it to her. Everything went according to plan, except Dongfang Qinlan didn’t remain unconscious all morning. She showed up and interrupted the arranged encounter between Dongfang Huaizhu and Wangquan Hongye. When a Taoist handed Wangquan Hongye an umbrella, Wangquan Zui, hiding in a corner, activated a Wind and Rain Talisman.
However, it summoned a fierce storm, blowing the umbrella away and drenching Wangquan Hongye like a drowned rat. Dongfang Qinlan made sure to come over and mock him with sarcastic remarks. Dongfang Huaizhu and Dongfang Qinlan arrived at Ruyi Pavilion. Wangquan Hongye, who came to see their fifth sister Qingmu Yuan, was also there. Despite being soaked, his appearance still stirred admiration and envy among the women around.
Episode 6 Recap
Qingmu Yuan was in charge of intelligence gathering within the Masked Troupe, and she handed the collected information to Wangquan Hongye. As Wangquan Hongye had expected, though Nangong Ye was dead, the Nangong family's power remained strong. Nangong Chui had already sent people to the Inspection Bureau to retrieve Mu Xiaowu’s complete records. Wangquan Hongye was unconcerned—he intended to use the Nangong family to remove the spies within the Inspection Bureau.
Wangquan Zui saw how kind Dongfang Huaizhu was to Dongfang Qinlan—buying her a fine bracelet without hesitation—and she became even more certain of her feelings for Dongfang Huaizhu. She was determined to make her her sister-in-law. Qingmu Yuan revealed what people and events Dongfang Huaizhu and Wangquan Hongye would encounter after leaving Ruyi Pavilion, and suggested that rather than harboring misgivings, they should meet openly and talk.
At the Star Gazing Tower, Wangquan Hongye and Dongfang Huaizhu drank wine under the stars. Dongfang Huaizhu offered Wangquan Hongye two toasts. Just as Wangquan Hongye was about to reveal that he was the Sword Master, Dongfang Huaizhu interrupted him. After finishing the third glass, Dongfang Huaizhu took her leave without looking back, leaving Wangquan Hongye visibly disappointed. After their conversation at the Star Gazing Tower, their moods differed.
Wangquan Zui confessed that the idea had been hers, and she had also mistaken the talisman. Wangquan Hongye didn’t blame her—instead, he thanked her. On the day of Yang Yan and Mu Xiaowu’s wedding, it was likely that several noble families would make trouble. Wangquan Hongye still had things to do; as for everything else, he would let nature take its course. On the wedding day, Yang Yan wore a phoenix crown and red wedding dress.
Dongfang Huaizhu personally placed the red hairpin in her hair and told her to enjoy her day as a bride and not to worry about anything else. Nangong Chui barged into the Yang residence with his men, claiming that a lingli demon once released by Mu Xiaowu (also known as Mu Renzhi) had killed someone. Mu Xiaowu couldn’t believe it—the demon, named Chujing, had always been gentle and couldn’t possibly kill.
Since Nangong Chui couldn’t produce the real killer, Wangquan Hongye had no choice but to go and capture the culprit himself. Until his return, he forbade Nangong Chui from taking any action against the Yang family or Mu Xiaowu. Wangquan Zui stayed at the Yang residence to prevent Nangong Chui from going back on his word. Since the matter involved Yang Yan, Dongfang Huaizhu went with Wangquan Hongye to find the killer.
Nangong Chui tried to coerce and bribe Yang Huan Zhou into handing over Mu Xiaowu. Just as Yang Huan Zhou was about to give in, Yang Yitan stopped him. Wangquan Zui and Yang Yitan joined forces to drive Nangong Chui out of the Yang residence. Bearing a grudge afterward, Nangong Chui ordered his men to find an excuse to shut down the Yang family's sand mine.
As for the killer, Nangong Chui was determined not to let Wangquan Hongye find him. His men were to locate the killer first and kill him to ensure there would be no witnesses. Wangquan Hongye took Dongfang Huaizhu to Ruyi Pavilion. Though Dongfang Huaizhu had heard of its fame, this was her first time seeing it in person.
The Qingmu family's silver buildings were spread across the land, forming an intelligence network, with each silver building serving as an intelligence node. Yet this was Dongfang Huaizhu’s first time seeing the true Ruyi Pavilion. Inside, everyone wore black veils, and though the place was busy, it was highly orderly. Within Ruyi Pavilion was a water platform, and the other eight branch locations should each have a similar one.
Dongfang Huaizhu used her smoke technique to form words and sent the message out. All eight branches received it simultaneously, and soon intelligence came back: Chujing had committed murder on Qian Street in Suzhou Prefecture and was listed as a major criminal by the Inspection Bureau. It was said that Chujing was inherently kind, so there must be another side to the story. However, Ruyi Pavilion only collected intelligence and did not judge good from evil.
The hidden truth would have to be uncovered by Dongfang Huaizhu and Wangquan Hongye. The Suzhou branch of Ruyi Pavilion acted quickly and soon sent back information. The water platform displayed six large characters: "Suzhou Li Family Dyehouse.
Related Posts
