Love in the Desert Episode 20 Recap
> Love in the Desert Recap
Huo Qingyun went to Yun Thorn Spring for the meeting, where his brother Huo Yanqi was already waiting. Huo Yanqi pretended to invite Huo Qingyun to bathe, knowing that Huo Qingyun’s back injury hadn’t healed yet. Huo Qingyun blamed himself, expressing guilt for not sharing his brother’s burdens.
Huo Yanqi took out the jade pendant he had snatched from Huo Qingyun when they were children, intending to return it, and said he hoped they could be brothers again in the next life. After speaking, he hinted for the soldiers to draw their swords against Huo Qingyun. Huo Qingyun urged Huo Yanqi not to be blinded by outsiders. Just then, Sha Qu and the others rushed in to protect Huo Qingyun.
Huo Qingyun revealed the letters proving Liu Qi's collusion with Yun Pei. Only then did Huo Yanqi realize he had been deceived by Liu Qi for years. In a panic, Huo Yanqi offered the position of city lord to Huo Qingyun, fearing that Liu Qi might reveal a secret that could cost him his life.
Huo Qingyun knelt with his men, declaring that he had never sought the position of city lord and that he would remain loyal to Huo Yanqi, refusing to trust outsiders’ words. Huo Qingyun subjected Liu Qi to severe torture. Unable to endure the pain, Liu Qi begged for his life, admitting his collaboration with Yun Pei. He explained that he had been promised help by Na Zhan and that his mother was in Na Zhan’s hands.
Sha Qu searched through the letters revealing Liu Qi’s collusion with Na Zhan and discovered that Na Zhan intended to kill Ma Sui and her daughter. Liu Qi confessed that he had falsely conveyed orders and deliberately hid the truth afterward. Upon learning the truth, Huo Qingyun was furious and wanted to kill Liu Qi, but Sha Qu stopped him, arguing that if Liu Qi died, there would be no one to confirm the truth.
Huo Qingyun ordered Liu Qi to write a confession. Huo Qingyun didn’t intend to go see Huang Beishuang, so he asked Sha Qu to deliver the confession to her. Sha Qu hoped that Huo Qingyun would try to win her back, but Huo Qingyun believed that with the heavy responsibilities he bore, he shouldn’t involve Huang Beishuang. Huang Beishuang was kidnapped by Ruo Wen and taken back to Fentian. What she wanted was the architecture chapter.
Before Ruo Wen’s attack on Ma Sui, Huang Beishuang had struck a deal with him, offering information about Ma Sui's defenses so that General Hua Yu could coordinate an attack, helping Ruo Wen defeat Ma Sui. Ruo Wen hadn’t yet found the architecture chapter, but as a grand gift, he presented Ge Er Ke Qin to Huang Beishuang.
Ge Er Ke Qin arrogantly claimed that Ma Sui belonged to him and denied any guilt in killing his brother, inadvertently revealing that Na Zhan had helped him. Upon learning the truth, Huang Beishuang unhesitatingly stabbed Ge Er Ke Qin with a dagger, his blood splattering across her face, while Ruo Wen watched in approval. Huang Beishuang paid her respects to her parents, staying beside their spirit tablets and vowing to avenge the blood debts owed by Na Zhan.
She prayed for her parents’ forgiveness and confessed that she had feelings for Huo Qingyun, which was why she couldn’t take his life. Ruo Wen barged in, indifferent to being used by her, instead becoming captivated by the secrets hidden in her eyes. He forced her onto the bed. Ge Xinwei rushed in and pulled Ruo Wen away, accusing him of harboring ill intentions.
Ruo Wen reluctantly left, and Huang Beishuang declared that she would leave Fentian once she found the Desert Scroll. Na Zhan was furious when he heard that Huang Beishuang had been kidnapped by Ruo Wen. He ordered General Wu to block the news, intending to use the lives of the Enaci people to threaten Huang Beishuang to return. Ruo Wen sketched Huang Beishuang’s eyes, which made Ge Xinwei jealous.
Huo Qingyun arrived in Fentian to congratulate Ruo Wen, trying to trick him into revealing his true identity. However, Ruo Wen didn’t remember Old Rong, claiming that he had been injured as a child and had forgotten many things. Huo Qingyun offered intelligence on Mangliu in exchange for seeing Huang Beishuang. Knowing that Huo Qingyun couldn’t take her away, Ruo Wen agreed to let them meet. When Huang Beishuang saw Huo Qingyun, she turned away.
Huo Qingyun told her that someone else was responsible for killing the Ninth Madam and swore before her parents’ spirit tablets. He handed Huang Beishuang Liu Qi’s confession. Huang Beishuang recognized Na Zhan’s handwriting on the letter and realized that Liu Qi had conveyed false orders. Unable to suppress her inner anguish any longer, she knelt before her parents’ spirit tablets and wept in sorrow.
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