Pledge of Allegiance Episode 24 (Ending) Recap, Plot

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Zhao Gou brought Yuan Zhongdao to meet Zhang Junqing at the Jiaofang Division. Yuan Zhongdao expressed that Shu Tang was sent to assassinate the Emperor as a way of repaying Li Dongfang's favor, but he was worried that Li Dongfang wouldn't spare her life. Seeing that Zhang Junqing was eager to leave, Yuan Zhongdao quickly stopped her and instructed her to use the secret passage to enter the palace at midnight, while he would take Shu Tang to Wenhua Hall, where she could be saved.

Bainianshan, the leader of the Jin Yi Wei, came to the boat and was surprised to find that Li Wu was still alive. Li Wu asked Bainianshan to release Ye Bu Shou from the prison and deliver a message to Lord Yan, proposing to exchange Li Dongfang for the firearms. As the Emperor fell ill, Zhao Gou had time to visit Shu Tang and invited her to go home with him. Shu Tang asked him to go home quickly and not to worry about her anymore. Zhao Gou asked Shu Tang why she sang a folk song from his hometown and revealed to her that the song was actually a secret code disguised as a fireworks formula.

Li Wu arrived at the Wenhua Hall and saw Yuan Zhongdao coughing incessantly, so he urged him to rest as soon as possible. Li Wu told Yuan Zhongdao that he had stolen several ships' worth of firearms and had already sent messengers to negotiate with Lord Yan. He wanted to be the master of the people of the world. Yuan Zhongdao asked if he was really planning to rebel and told him about Lu Zheng's offer to assassinate Lord Yan. After hearing this, Li Wu quickly grabbed the Yu Ming Suo and left.

Outside the city, Lu Zheng followed the refugees on a small path. Suddenly, a group of generals on horseback arrived, and Lu Zheng asked them to let him stay and serve in the front lines. At the city gate, Boss Shen said that Lord Yan had agreed to the exchange, but only if Li Wu went alone. He believed that it was too dangerous for Li Wu to go alone into enemy territory. Li Wu told him that Lu Zheng was also there and that he had to go.

Outside the Yan army camp, Li Wu was taken to the camp. Just as Li Wu was about to fall asleep, the sound of drums came from outside. Li Wu saw soldiers leaving one after another and realized that Lord Yan was about to attack the city. Just as Lord Yan’s soldiers surrounded Li Wu, Jin Yiwei arrived to save him. After learning that there had been a change in the palace, Li Wu still chose to take Bai Nianshan to save Lu Zheng first. Li Wu and Bai Nianshan hid in the stable and secretly investigated the situation in the house. Suddenly, a meat seller passed by. Li Wu wanted him to give drugs to the people in the room. Unexpectedly, that person suddenly drugged Li Wu and knocked out Bai Nianshan with a pig leg.

It turned out that the man was a general under Lord Yan, and the general asked Lu Zheng to interrogate Li Wu and Bai Nianshan. In the room, Lu Zheng felt that Li Wu should not have come to interfere with him. Li Wu said he wanted to hand over the Jiangshan of Daming to Lord Yan. Lu Zheng was angry and drew his sword. Bai Nianshan couldn’t listen anymore and told Lu Zheng that Lu Yulin had received twenty-four strokes of the Pa punishment before going to court. The two were clearly brothers, why couldn’t they reconcile? Lu Zheng said that once war broke out, there would be a lot of casualties in Tianfu, so he had to go and assassinate Lord Yan. Suddenly, Li Wu ran out of the room shouting that Lu Zheng was going to assassinate Lord Yan. The general stood outside the door confronting the three of them. Li Wu said he wanted to discuss the matter in the letter with Lord Yan. The general said he did not know about the letter, and Li Dongfang went into the palace to negotiate with the emperor.

The general believed that Li Dongfang had evil intentions and said that there was no relationship between Lord Yan and Li Dongfang. He even handed over a letter written by Lord Yan to Li Wu. Li Wu asked them to prepare horses for him, but the general was not willing to let them go. Li Wu warned that if he was not released, the firearms would be handed over to the emperor tonight. The general said that Lord Yan had rebelled and there was no turning back when the troops were at the city gates. They were willing to take this gamble and drew his sword towards the three people.

At this moment, Lu Zheng suddenly laughed and said he was willing to help Lord Yan open the Jinchuan Gate and assist him in taking over the world. The general agreed to let them go, but when they were leaving, he injured Bai Nianshan and forcibly kept him behind. Li Wu and Lu Zheng returned to the city, and Boss Shen told Li Wu that Li Dongfang had ordered Shu Tang to assassinate the emperor tonight. In the palace, Shu Tang entered the Wenhua Hall, saying that she had come to take the emperor's life. Unexpectedly, Li Dongfang entered the hall and claimed to have come to rescue the emperor, then drew his sword and killed Shu Tang. Yu Ming Suo locked the palace gate from the inside, making it impossible to break through. Li Wu then climbed over the wall into the palace with the help of Lu Zheng.

Sitting in the hall pretending to be the emperor, Yuan Zhongdao urged Li Dongfang to kill Shu Tang quickly. Shu Tang expressed her willingness to return her life to Li Dongfang, but he told her not to move or speak anymore. Just then, Li Wu walked into the Wenhua Hall and saw the scene in front of him. He immediately picked up his gun and aimed it at Li Dongfang. Yuan Zhongdao said that whoever kills Shu Tang tonight would be Li Dongfang. While the two hesitated, Yuan Zhongdao threw the candle on the ground, which caught the spilled alcohol on fire, and the Wenhua Hall was filled with flames.

Shu Tang talked about her experience of being a part of the "Nighttime Collection" and expressed her true feelings to Lu Wu. Unfortunately, they cannot become a real couple. In fact, she felt that her true self was when she followed Li Dongfang and drank and killed people like a knight in the desert. Li Dongfang looked at Shu Tang and said that she was his only relative. He then went ahead and pulled down the curtain, only to find that Yuan Zhongdao was sitting inside. After Li Dongfang stabbed Yuan Zhongdao with a dagger, he left the Wenhua Hall. Yuan Zhongdao reflected on the fact that he finally repaid his debt to the emperor before dying. Shu Tang expressed that the sword in her chest could not be removed and asked Li Wu to leave quickly. However, Li Wu refused to leave and shouted that he must save Shu Tang. He finally managed to pull out the sword with all his strength, but they were stopped by a fallen pillar at the door when they tried to leave.

Outside the Wenhua Hall, Lu Zheng presented a handwritten letter from Lord Yan, stating that Li Dongfang was impersonating a royal offspring and planning to assassinate the emperor. Lu Zheng claimed to have come to take Li Dongfang's life in the name of Lord Yan. Li Dongfang, holding the letter, shouted in confusion, "He didn't say that!" Ye Bu Shou, who was guarding outside the hall, saw this and quickly fled. Li Dongfang, in anger, drew his fiery sword and knocked Lu Zheng down. Just as the situation was critical, Zhang Junqing arrived to help Lu Zheng. Li Dongfang was stabbed twice and finally died.

Lu Zheng and Zhang Junqing rushed into the palace hall. Lu Zheng lifted a pillar on fire to let Li Wu and Shu Tang leave. But Zhang Junqing suddenly turned around and threw a hairpin to Shu Tang, indicating that she was not Shu Tang's sister, and that Mu Gu Niang wanted Shu Tang to live for herself. Lu Zheng watched Zhang Junqing rush towards the figure in the hall, unable to help but call out her name, and was eventually pulled away by Li Wu.

After seven days, Boss Shen said that Li Wu had been waiting by the shore for seven days and nights, hoping that Shu Tang wouldn't hurt him like this. Shu Tang felt that it was better to forget the past than to wait for him, so she let Boss Shen set sail. When Li Wu saw that they were going to sail, he quickly grabbed the rope to stop them. Li Wu pretended not to care about Shu Tang, but he tightly held onto the rope. Shu Tang said that besides liking Li Wu, she also had something to do and would come back to find him after finishing it. Li Wu remembered their previous conversation and ultimately let go of the rope when he couldn't hold it anymore.

Li Wu watched Shu Tang's boat leave, feeling very sad. When Lu Zheng arrived, Li Wu pretended that he hadn't cried and showed him a new code he had created. He also gave Lu Zheng the Yu Ming Suo. However, Lu Zheng returned it to Li Wu and asked him to keep the secret. The two men tightly held the Yu Ming Suo, hoping that this secret would never be revealed to the world.

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