Love in the Desert Episode 3 Recap
> Love in the Desert Recap
Huo Qingyun jumped into the water to rescue Huang Beishuang. When she woke up, she learned that she had a fever the night before, but fortunately, Huo Qingyun had taken care of her. There was an unspoken intimacy between the two. Huang Beishuang expressed her gratitude, and Huo Qingyun replied that it was simply repayment for the water she had given him.
He returned the Desert Scroll to Huang Beishuang and suggested they make a deal to help her save people. Huang Beishuang planned to return to the Dead Wind Zone. After a passionate night with Ruo Wen, Ge Xinwei woke up to find that Ruo Wen didn’t care for her at all. He thought that if Huang Beishuang hadn't escaped, Ge Xinwei would never have had the chance to receive such favor.
Ge Xinwei wasn’t angry; instead, she bit an imprint into his back to remind him that she belonged to him. Ruo Wen took out Huang Beishuang’s hairpin, and Ge Xinwei deliberately provoked him, saying he wasn’t used to being rejected by a beauty. Ge Xinwei knew that the one who had escaped was Huang Beishuang. She wanted to help delay Ruo Wen so that Huang Beishuang could return to save the other servants.
Ge Xinwei revealed her identity as the Princess of Masui and told Ruo Wen that if he escorted her back to the city, she would give him the treasures of the underground palace. Ruo Wen stared at her, thinking she was inviting a wolf into her house, but Ge Xinwei didn’t care at all. Huo Qingyun took Huang Beishuang to see Dong Lao, claiming to be his friend bringing gifts.
Dong Lao scrutinized Huang Beishuang and ordered his men to kill Huo Qingyun and keep Huang Beishuang, but they were no match for Huo Qingyun. Ruo Wen actually took Ge Xinwei to Masui and left his men to guard the camp, knowing that Huang Beishuang would surely return to rescue her people. Ge Xinwei asked why he didn’t bring his men, and Ruo Wen confidently said he was enough on his own. Huo Qingyun instructed Dong Lao’s men to bury explosives.
They knew Ruo Wen wasn’t around and reassured Huang Beishuang, giving her the trigger to set off the explosives. Huo Qingyun disguised himself as Dong Lao’s second-in-command, expressing a desire to join Huang Tiankuang. Man Hu had already tied up Duo Zai to show Huo Qingyun's sincerity. Huo Qingyun offered Huang Beishuang as a gift, but Man Hu said he couldn’t make that decision and had to wait for Ruo Wen.
He asked Huo Qingyun to kill Duo Zai as a show of loyalty. Without hesitation, Huo Qingyun drew his blade, but Huang Beishuang rushed over to shield Duo Zai, cursing him. Huo Qingyun pushed her aside and thrust his dagger toward Duo Zai. When Huang Beishuang continued to protest, Huo Qingyun pretended to strike her, but Man Hu intervened, inviting him to drink. Seizing the opportunity, Huo Qingyun stole the prison keys and handed them to Huang Beishuang.
Huang Beishuang was thrown into a cell, learning that most of her people had been killed. She told the remaining servants to follow her closely, and Duo Zai realized she wasn’t dead. Just as Huo Qingyun was drinking with Man Hu and the others, Guo Er, while serving wine, exposed their scheme. Man Hu and his men grew more alert, and Dong Lao’s people detonated the explosives.
Huo Qingyun led Huang Beishuang and the others to escape, but Duo Zai was struck by an arrow in the back. Ge Xinwei deliberately led Ruo Wen in circles, wondering if Huang Beishuang and the others had escaped. Ruo Wen grew suspicious, thinking that Ge Xinwei couldn’t possibly not know the way home. As Duo Zai lay dying, she urged Huang Beishuang to use her wisdom to reclaim everything and not be consumed by desire.
Huang Beishuang wept bitterly, singing a lament as she mourned Duo Zai. Huang Beishuang saw that only two people from E Na Qi had escaped and decided to go to Yunpei alone to complete her mission. Lian Huan and Duo Er were willing to follow Huang Beishuang and protect E Na Qi. Huang Beishuang gave the Desert Scroll to Huo Qingyun, hoping he would escort her safely to Yunpei, promising to meet his conditions.
However, since she had been injured by an arrow and was in poor health, Huo Qingyun suggested that Lian Huan and Duo Er go to Yunpei first with the pass while they caught up later. Huo Qingyun helped Huang Beishuang onto a horse and asked why she insisted on going to Yunpei. Huang Beishuang confessed that neither Masui nor Tiandu could tolerate her. Huo Qingyun deliberately tested her, having heard Duo Zai call her "Ninth Princess" earlier.
As Man Hu and his men closed in on them, Huo Qingyun took her to hide in a cellar, and Huang Beishuang praised him for his knowledge of the desert. As Man Hu's men approached the cellar, Huo Qingyun pulled her into his arms to protect her.
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