Love of Nirvana Episode 22 Recap
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The people of Yue Luo City voted to elect their city lord. Elder Li received the most votes, but Wei Zhao appeared at the election assembly, holding the white jade hairpin, the token of the old city lord. He publicly declared that without the white jade hairpin, one was not qualified to be the city lord. Elder Li was furious, and Elder Hong hurried to chase after Wei Zhao, whom he recognized at a glance.
Years ago, after Wei Zhao’s father, Xiao Haitian, died, the clan members blamed him and hunted down Wei Zhao and his sister. They hid in the grass, and Elder Hong found them but ultimately let them escape. The four elders suspected that the person who disrupted the election with the white jade hairpin was Xiao Haitian’s son, Xiao Wuxia. They gathered to discuss a countermeasure.
Elder Li came up with an idea: they should let the person with the white jade hairpin become the city lord. The four elders split up to search for Xiao Wuxia’s whereabouts in Yue Luo. When the people of Yue Luo heard that Xiao Wuxia had returned, they rushed into the old Xiao family house and started smashing things. Wei Zhao witnessed this scene, his anger surging. He wanted to intervene, but Jiang Ci quickly stopped him.
Elder Hong’s son arrived just in time and, after much persuasion, managed to calm the crowd and disperse them. Looking at the ruined house, Wei Zhao was overwhelmed with emotion, recalling the happy memories of his family of four laughing and talking in this home. Jiang Ci cleaned up the old Xiao family house inside and out.
By chance, she saw the marks on the door frame where Wei Zhao and his sister had carved their height each year on their birthdays. Jiang Ci offered to help Wei Zhao mark his current height on the frame. As he looked at the markings, Wei Zhao was reminded of his parents and sister’s smiles, but the present reality was so different. Overcome with emotion, Wei Zhao couldn’t hold back his tears.
The reason Wei Zhao brought the white jade hairpin to disrupt the election was to flush out any hidden spies. Lu Yu heard that the Da Liang Emperor had sent Pei Yan to Liangzhou to reform the Zhenyuan Army, but he didn't take Pei Yan seriously. A spy in Yue Luo City reported to Lu Yu that the selection of the city lord had been postponed.
Lu Yu ordered that the matter be settled quickly, dismissing Xiao Wuxia as no real threat. Pei Yan, riding with his men at full speed, rushed toward Liangzhou. He knew Lu Yu wouldn’t easily relinquish his military power and was fully prepared. Pei Yan had already sent someone ahead to investigate Wei Zhao’s whereabouts, hoping to retrieve Rong Yudie’s account books, but they found nothing.
Guessing that Wei Zhao had returned to Yue Luo, Pei Yan came up with a clever plan to provoke a conflict between Wei Zhao and Lu Yu, intending to benefit from the chaos. Wei Zhao was gloomy and depressed all day. Jiang Ci did everything she could to cheer him up, even repairing his favorite childhood swing. The swing had the character "Xia" from Xiao Wuxia’s name carved into it.
Wei Zhao was moved to tears, and Jiang Ci, knowing that Wei Zhao was burdened by deep-seated family and national grievances, encouraged him to follow his own path. Jiang Ci and Yu Lian searched everywhere for their master but found no trace of him. Jiang Ci wrote a letter to her master and entrusted someone to deliver it to Jiangjia Village. Wei Zhao saw everything and intercepted the messenger, who handed the letter to him.
Sensing Jiang Ci’s unhappiness, Wei Zhao took her to look for the special porridge she liked, "non-bitter porridge. " However, there was none for sale anywhere in Yue Luo City, so Wei Zhao took her to Ming Yue Valley to gather the Lingjiu flower to make the porridge. When Jiang Ci arrived at Ming Yue Valley, she saw that it was nothing but a desolate mass grave filled with bones. Terrified, she hurried away with Wei Zhao.
Meanwhile, Pei Yan arrived early at the Zhenyuan Army camp. Lu Yu had his soldiers shout slogans in an attempt to intimidate Pei Yan, but Pei Yan remained calm. He deliberately let slip that Wei Zhao was in Liangzhou investigating Lu Yu’s involvement in smuggling military equipment. Enraged, Lu Yu sent people to search inside and outside the city for Wei Zhao.
Satisfied that his plan had worked, Pei Yan dispatched men to Yue Luo to find Wei Zhao and Jiang Ci, determined to bring Jiang Ci back safely. Wei Zhao wanted to take Jiang Ci to Ming Yue Valley to gather the Lingjiu flower, but Jiang Ci made various excuses to avoid going. She didn’t want Wei Zhao to see the miserable state of the valley.
That night, Wei Zhao went to Ming Yue Valley alone and was struck by the sight of the countless bones. He felt a complex mix of emotions. Jiang Ci learned from Yu Lian that the people of Yue Luo had died in the fires of war, and Lu Yu had slaughtered many innocent people, which is why the mass grave existed. Jiang Ci realized that the Lingjiu flower would no longer grow there.
That night was a full moon, and suddenly, the tunes of Yue Luo City filled the air. The townspeople stopped what they were doing to silently mourn those who had died. Jiang Ci saw Wei Zhao return from Ming Yue Valley, looking distraught, and knew he had seen the devastation. Wei Zhao wanted to help Jiang Ci find the Lingjiu flower to make non-bitter porridge, but the mass grave could no longer produce the flower.
Jiang Ci thought about finding seeds to grow it herself. Wei Zhao, meanwhile, planned to use himself as bait to lure out the spies. He couldn’t stay with Jiang Ci, but worried about her and Yu Lian’s safety, so he gave her a dagger for protection. Before leaving, Wei Zhao placed the white jade hairpin in Jiang Ci’s luggage.
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