Go East Episode 35 Recap, Plot

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On the way to Yule, they passed through Huangsha Village. A Shu insisted on entering the village for a look. The village was desolate, just as Ashilan had described. A Shu stood at the entrance for a long time, while Yuan Mo prepared to enter a house in the center of the village. Inside, the scene was unbearable, and as he was about to leave, A Shu insisted on going in.

Inside, the floor was littered with skeletons, buried under thick layers of dust. A Shu imagined the massacre that had taken place years ago, a tragedy too terrible to mention. She suddenly remembered Ashilan saying that Mutu had massacred Huangsha Village under Long Tuqi's orders to eliminate dissent. A Shu swore to kill Mutu and avenge the villagers, and Yuan Mo promised to find a way to help her.

When they arrived at the gates of Yule City, Mutu, the commander of the dragon cavalry, rode out to greet them. Accompanied by soldiers holding shields, he asserted his dominance. Yuan Mo refused to back down and ordered the soldiers of Dayong to raise their spears. Tensions were high as both sides entered the city gates. At the Yong Embassy, Mutu demanded that the Sifang Hall envoy group settle in immediately, while A Shu went to the Princess's residence.

Wang Kunwu and Yuchi Hua were worried about A Shu's safety. Yuan Mo reassured them that nothing would happen just after her return to Yule, and A Shu herself said she would comply with Mutu's arrangements. Yuan Mo then privately asked Wang Kunwu and Yuchi Hua to do something for him, while he went to the palace to meet Long Tuqi.

Long Tuqi presented Yuan Mo with a robe that Yuan Hanjing had left behind, saying that he and Yuan Hanjing had been close friends. After Yuan Hanjing's death, Long Tuqi had deployed many soldiers to search for him, eventually finding his remains, which had been picked clean by vultures, behind a hill. He had carefully preserved them. Seeing through Long Tuqi's false pretense of kindness, Yuan Mo said he had a gift to give in return.

Soon, a large crowd of Yule citizens gathered outside the palace, shouting for the princess to take power. Furious, Long Tuqi retreated to his chambers and declared his intent to kill A Shu. The White-clad Guest advised against acting rashly, pointing out that they had just publicly welcomed the princess back to the country. If something were to happen to her, the people would grow even more resentful. He promised to find a way to get rid of her.

Wang Kunwu, acting on behalf of the Sifang Hall envoy, met with the envoy from Yueying stationed in Yule. The Yueying envoy revealed that all the neighboring states were troubled by Yule, and that Long Tuqi was a brutal and temperamental ruler with no real strategy. Instead, he relied heavily on the White-clad Guest, leader of the Faceless Men, for intelligence.

Over the years, the White-clad Guest had hoped to allow the Faceless Men to move freely in and out of Yule, but Mutu believed that doing so would isolate Yule from the other nations. The rift between Mutu and the White-clad Guest had only grown deeper. Wang Kunwu returned to the Yong Embassy and relayed everything he had learned to Yuan Mo. The next day, Yuan Mo formally introduced A Shu to Long Tuqi.

Though outwardly respectful, Long Tuqi clearly didn't take A Shu seriously. A Shu demanded that he open the granaries immediately and distribute food. Long Tuqi refused, stating that stockpiling grain was a critical national strategy, and recklessly distributing it would only encourage laziness among the people. He complained that he had worked tirelessly for Yule for many years, and yet the princess not only failed to appreciate his efforts but also made things difficult for him at every turn.

The officials, unwilling to defy Long Tuqi, all sided with him. A Shu declared that she was prepared to take over the governance of Yule, but Long Tuqi had no patience to listen any further. A Shu then demanded that Mutu become her servant, forcing Long Tuqi to reluctantly agree. Back at the Princess's residence, A Shu intentionally made things difficult for Mutu, who in turn requested that Long Tuqi relieve him of his duties.

The White-clad Guest mocked him, deepening the animosity between the two. Long Tuqi ordered the White-clad Guest to quickly devise a plan to deal with the Dayong envoy. Yuan Mo took charge of a case involving a citizen of Dayong who had been falsely accused of robbery. He arranged for Wang Kunwu to escort the person back to their homeland. Wang Kunwu, however, was concerned that the White-clad Guest might harm Yuan Mo in his absence. Yuchi Hua immediately volunteered, offering to take over the escort duties herself.

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