Love in the Desert Episode 1 Recap
> Love in the Desert Recap
According to legend, the vast desert is extremely lacking in water resources, and the various tribes fight for control over the oases. The three major city-states of Yunpei, Tiandu, and Masui dominate the desert, while other tribes must use marriage alliances to exchange for resources. With the emergence of the rare book the Desert Scroll, Yunpei City, led by Na Zhan, hosted a luxurious marriage alliance banquet to compete for the book.
Meanwhile, chaos in Masui City forced their families to flee, aiming to seek refuge in Tiandu City. Masui's ninth princess, Ge Xinwei, escaped with her mother to the outskirts of Tiandu City, hoping to request protection. As the rebels from Masui pursued them, Tiandu City remained indifferent and ordered its soldiers to shoot arrows.
Unfortunately, Masui's ninth lady was shot and died, using all her strength to send Ge Xinwei and her nurse away on horseback to Yunpei City before passing. Ge Xinwei was resolute in her desire for revenge and planned to sneak into Yunpei City with the marriage alliance envoy, E Na Qi. E Na Qi sought the protection of the Yunpei City lord through the marriage alliance, but Na Xiu, Huang Beishuang, did not wish to marry.
She secretly took valuable items, intending to escape, and happened to run into Ge Xinwei and her nurse. Na Xiu lied, claiming that sand bandits were chasing her, but Ge Xinwei saw through the deception. When Ge Xinwei learned that Na Xiu was the very envoy she was looking for, she confided her experiences to her.
Na Xiu felt sympathy for Ge Xinwei's plight and was unwilling to accept her identity as a bride; she believed that marriage alliances could not solve problems. Ge Xinwei thought that as a small tribe, there was no choice but to seek the protection of the city lord. Na Xiu was reluctant to go through with the marriage alliance and wanted to find another opportunity to escape.
Ge Xinwei felt that she was not responsible for E Na Qi, especially since E Na Qi had worked hard to secure this opportunity. She proactively offered to accompany Na Xiu, expressing her willingness to enter the marriage alliance, even though she had no qualifications for it. Na Xiu had a clever idea, suggesting that Ge Xinwei become the bride, allowing her to become the lady of Yunpei City.
Ge Xinwei reminded Na Xiu to think carefully; after their identity swap, Na Xiu would become the fugitive princess from Masui, which would make survival in the desert extremely difficult. Na Xiu had no regrets and confirmed with her blood that she was willing to face whatever hardships lay ahead. The two publicly swore to exchange identities, and from then on, Ge Xinwei became Na Xiu, Huang Beishuang, while Na Xiu became Masui's ninth princess, Ge Xinwei.
They agreed not to reveal their identities for the sake of E Na Qi. Ge Xinwei handed her princess seal to Huang Beishuang, and Na Xiu also gave her marriage alliance edict to Ge Xinwei. Holding the edict, Ge Xinwei had her servant acknowledge that she was Huang Beishuang, and everyone present had no objections and was willing to follow her.
The bandit chief, Ruo Wen, held a portrait of Ge Xinwei and ambushed her in a place she was bound to pass, capturing her and stealing their belongings. Ruo Wen brought Ge Xinwei back to his camp, only to realize he had captured the wrong person. He blamed Man Hu for providing incorrect information and demanded he inquire again about the desert's most beautiful woman.
Ge Xinwei falsely claimed to be Ruo Wen's woman and threatened him to let her go. Ruo Wen laughed maniacally, asserting that he was Huang Tian Kuang Ruo Wen, and before Ge Xinwei could react, he knocked her out. Huo Qingyun was wandering alone in the desert and was injured when he happened upon the marriage alliance envoy led by E Na Qi.
Huang Beishuang took out ten bags of water to save him and commented on his kindness towards horses, noticing that they seemed intelligent. Huo Qingyun suddenly fainted, and Huang Beishuang managed to get him onto a cart. When Huo Qingyun regained consciousness, he discovered that Huang Beishuang had the the Desert Scroll in her hands.
He falsely claimed to be a merchant and mentioned that he had discovered they were from the E Na Qi tribe, intentionally stating that he also needed to go to Yunpei and reminding them to be cautious on the road.
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