Love in the Desert Episode 16 Recap
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Huo Qingyun tore off his disguise and rescued Old Rong right under Na Zhan’s guards' noses. Huang Beishuang, using what she learned from the Herbal Chapter to create a face mask, also forged General Wu’s command token. She informed Huo Qingyun about Na Zhan’s habit of playing chess at night, giving him a time window of half a stick of incense to rescue Old Rong. The two agreed to use fireworks as a signal once the task was complete.
Seeing that Huo Qingyun was alive, Old Rong was heartbroken by all the hardships he had endured over the years. He reminded Huo Qingyun that he wasn’t yet strong enough to face Na Zhan. Huo Qingyun then presented letters from the weak tribes near Yun Pei, which were addressed to Tiandu, exposing Na Zhan’s tyrannical rule.
He hoped that Old Rong would help him locate the true imperial decree written by Na Qida so they could give an explanation to the people of the desert. Old Rong replied that only his brother Ruo Bo knew the whereabouts of the decree, but Ruo Bo had been missing for fifteen years. General Wu captured a soldier for questioning. The soldier begged Na Zhan for mercy, claiming he didn’t know someone had impersonated General Wu.
Na Zhan, furious, beat the soldier to death and ordered General Wu to seal the city gates and search for the culprits. He also commanded that everyone who knew the secret be silenced. Just then, Lord Zhu rushed in, reporting that Ma Sui had sent a plea for help. Na Zhan burned the letter, saying that they had helped Ma Sui before and that this time, they should fend for themselves. He had no intention of sending aid.
Ruo Wen led the Huangtian Berserker Battalion in an attack outside Ma Sui city, seizing control of the area. He rallied his troops, declaring his intention to build his own city-state and urging his brothers to follow him south to conquer Ma Sui. Ge Er Ke Qin learned that Ruo Wen had reached the outskirts of the city and that there was no sign of reinforcements from Yun Pei. Unsure of what to do, he sought advice from his ministers.
Someone suggested immediately sending an envoy to Yun Pei to ally with Na Zhan’s Red Cavalry, but the danger outside the city made it uncertain who should go. Zhan Bie volunteered to go to Yun Pei alone and seek help. Another minister suggested feigning a marriage alliance with Ruo Wen by offering General Hua Yu’s two daughters, using this opportunity to eliminate Ruo Wen.
After ensuring Old Rong’s safety, Huo Qingyun returned to Yunfang Pavilion and teasingly asked Huang Beishuang if she cared about him and whether she was willing to leave with him. Huang Beishuang shook her head. She knew there were still tasks she hadn’t completed and decided to stay by Na Zhan’s side. Huo Qingyun, worried that Na Zhan would grow suspicious of her, urged her to leave with him, promising to find her an oasis.
Huang Beishuang, however, believed that saving Enaqi was her mission and did not want to put Huo Qingyun in opposition to Yun Pei. Na Zhan identified Ruo Wen as the fake chef from Zhenqu, and he believed the person who had taken Old Rong was still within the mansion. He ordered General Wu to continue the investigation.
Zhan Bie requested that Na Zhan send troops to assist Ma Sui and scare off the Huangtian rebels, but Na Zhan politely refused, saying that while he wouldn’t abandon them to die, a proper strategy was needed. Zhan Bie, feeling disheartened, walked through the pavilion and encountered Huang Beishuang. Recognizing her as the Ninth Princess of Ma Sui, he confronted her. Huang Beishuang remained calm and claimed she was Enaqi Naxiu.
However, Zhan Bie was sure he hadn’t mistaken her and informed her of the dire situation in Ma Sui. Their conversation was overheard by Xiao Lian, who reported it to Zhenqu Youjia. Zhenqu Youjia deliberately approached Zhan Bie, offering to have Zhenqu send troops to aid Ma Sui on the condition that he publicly reveal Huang Beishuang’s identity as the Ninth Princess during the Festival of You.
Zhan Bie was torn between fearing punishment for Huang Beishuang and the safety of the people of Ma Sui. Meanwhile, the envoy from Ma Sui presented Hua Jiao and Hua Ting to Ruo Wen. Ge Xinwei, displeased, ordered the envoy to take them back, but Ruo Wen decided to keep them. Later, when the two attempted to assassinate Ruo Wen in his sleep, they found that he had already anticipated their plan and captured them.
Ge Xinwei, in a casual conversation, revealed her own identity as the Ninth Princess and learned that General Hua Yu’s entire family was waiting for her return. Hua Ting explained that she and her sister had intentionally quarreled with their father, feigning allegiance to Ge Er Ke Qin. Ge Xinwei saw this as an opportunity and planned to use them to help Ruo Wen capture Ma Sui.
During the Festival of You, Xiao Lian bribed Guo'er to expose Huang Beishuang’s identity in the main hall. Huang Beishuang, calm and composed, instructed Ye Pei and Lian Huan to confront her accusers. Guo’er then called out Zhan Bie, claiming that he knew the Ninth Princess of Ma Sui.
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