Dashing Youth Episode 1 Recap, Plot

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Fifteen years ago, Beique and Xichu were successively conquered by Beili, and their territories were brought under Beili’s rule. Some of Beique’s people moved north and rebuilt their power outside the ice fields, intending to restore their nation. Meanwhile, the people of Xichu completely integrated into Beili. The once-powerful Yan family from Xichu became one of the two most powerful factions in Beili’s Southwest Dao after years of development, rivaling the Gu family from Beili.

This rivalry intensified in the fifteenth year of Taihe when Gu family patriarch, Gu Luoli, suddenly died in Babei City, sparking a fierce competition for dominance in the Southwest Dao. Yan family patriarch, Yan Bietian, took advantage of the Gu family’s leaderless state and sought to forcibly marry Gu Jianmen, the second son of the Gu family, to a member of his own family. As the storm approached, various forces began to stir. At this moment, heavy rain poured down.

Gu Jianmen, at home, received a report from his subordinate that the Yan family patriarch demanded all white cloth in the house be replaced with red silk. This was seen as an outrageous demand, as if they were to be slaughtered at will. Gu Jianmen lamented that his life’s ambitions were to die in vain.

He threw the wine jug in his hand to the ground and grasped the sword his brother had given him, symbolizing his brother’s expectations for him. Naturally, Gu Jianmen refused to be bullied. He declared that he feared nothing more than drawing his sword and would not let the Yan family annex the Gu family without a fight. Meanwhile, in Chaisang City, everyone on the street was staring at Baili Dongjun.

He had initially thought that opening a tavern there would bring good business, but unexpectedly, he had no customers. Baili Dongjun approached the owner of the shop next door, inviting him to drink at his tavern, but was rudely refused. Returning to his tavern, he found Sikong Changfeng still sleeping. Baili Dongjun thought everyone he encountered was odd, and the street was deserted. Suddenly, he heard the sound of a carriage.

Hoping to meet a customer, Baili Dongjun hurried outside, only to find it was Yan Bietian. Baili Dongjun kindly invited Yan Bietian inside for a drink, confident in the quality of his wine. Yan Bietian, seeing the approaching rain, decided to accept the invitation. Upon entering, Yan Bietian noticed the sleeping Sikong Changfeng and mistook him for a customer. Baili Dongjun quickly explained that Sikong Changfeng was his waiter.

Baili Dongjun brought out all the wine in the tavern, though it was expensive. Yan Bietian paid with a silver note and invited Baili Dongjun to drink with him. Yan Bietian claimed to have tasted better wine and threw a cup towards Sikong Changfeng, who caught it instantly despite being asleep on the table. Baili Dongjun was astonished. Sikong Changfeng drank the wine, recognizing that Yan Bietian had come to cause trouble.

Both displayed their skills, with Sikong Changfeng realizing his opponent’s formidable strength. As Yan Bietian prepared to leave, Sikong Changfeng caught a whiff of a woman’s fragrance, deducing there was a woman in Yan Bietian’s carriage. The woman was Yan Bietian’s sister, Yan Liuli. Yan Bietian planned to eliminate them, having controlled the entire street for a month, except for this mysterious tavern.

He poured wine for his sister, who acknowledged its quality but lamented it would never gain widespread fame. Baili Dongjun continued pondering how to make his tavern famous. Sikong Changfeng sensed the street’s peculiar atmosphere, worried they might get entangled in the Gu-Yan family feud. Gu Jianmen was the one set to marry in the forced alliance. Baili Dongjun thought of having Gu Jianmen use his tavern’s wine to spread its fame.

As Baili Dongjun and Sikong Changfeng ventured out into the rain, the sky suddenly turned dark. On a high rooftop stood two women, one in black and one in white. A man with an umbrella arrived at Gu Jianmen’s house. Seeing him, Gu Jianmen’s subordinate tried to threaten him with a sword, but Gu Jianmen guessed the man was Su Moyu from the Dark River. Gu Jianmen invited him for a drink, knowing where the Dark River appeared, death followed.

Su Moyu claimed he came to help Gu Jianmen against the Yan family. Gu Jianmen declined, stating he did not need the Dark River for revenge. They engaged in a duel in the rain, both using their ultimate moves. They stood their ground on the rooftop, with Gu Jianmen not intending to kill Su Moyu, just wanting to fight. After the duel, Su Moyu left, and the air cooled.

Sikong Changfeng felt an ominous premonition, wanting to take Baili Dongjun away, but they were blocked by Su Moyu and his black-and-white-clad subordinates. Su Moyu told them to leave quickly, and they complied. Returning to their tavern, they found trouble waiting. Sikong Changfeng fought off the attackers, who were no match for him. Then, a butcher entered, and Sikong Changfeng engaged him in a fierce fight, the tavern becoming a wreck.

Sikong Changfeng told Baili Dongjun to leave, but he was stopped by another shopkeeper, who demanded one of them stay and die. Sikong Changfeng vowed to protect Baili Dongjun if he survived, and at that moment, Lei Mengsha arrived to help.

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