The Legend of Shen Li Episode 14 Recap, Plot

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The Heavenly Lord received Xing Zhi’s letter via flying crane. At first, he could still calmly listen to reports of Fu Rong Jun bullying the maids of the Bicao Royal Residence and behaving outrageously in the Spirit Realm with arrogance and willfulness. But upon hearing that Fu Rong Jun had even publicly harassed women of the Spirit Realm, he was so furious that he shouted aloud.

Fu Rong Jun’s actions were utterly disgraceful and a complete embarrassment to the Immortal Realm. Enraged, the Heavenly Lord ordered that Fu Rong Jun must return to the Immortal Realm within three days. Knowing he was in trouble in the Spirit Realm, Fu Rong Jun decided to go all out in hopes that the Immortal Realm would cancel the marriage alliance. Late at night, drunk and staggering, he hurried back, only to see Mo Fang returning alone.

Planning to tease him, Fu Rong Jun ended up being kicked to the ground by Mo Fang. Despite being a dignified immortal, Fu Rong Jun couldn’t even win a scuffle with Mo Fang. Seeing that Mo Fang showed no signs of stopping, Fu Rong Jun immediately took to his heels. The next morning, the Spirit Lord summoned Shen Li and informed her that Fu Rong Jun had mysteriously fled the Spirit Realm and returned to the Immortal Realm the previous night.

Suspecting that the Spirit Realm had treated Fu Rong Jun poorly, the Spirit Lord ordered Shen Li to return to the Human Realm and bring him back. The Spirit Lord even specially instructed Shen Li not to rush back once she found Fu Rong Jun, so they could spend more time together and grow closer.

Naturally, the Spirit Lord hoped this would help cultivate love between Shen Li and Fu Rong Jun, unaware that the two felt nothing for each other. Shen Li arrived in the Human Realm and heard that Fu Rong Jun had landed near Jinxiu City. Coincidentally, a wedding was taking place nearby. The scene was lively and festive, with colorful decorations and crowds applauding and offering blessings.

Seeing the newlyweds beaming with happiness, Shen Li felt deeply envious, wishing she too could live like a mortal couple, growing old together in love. Unconsciously, she wandered to the small courtyard where she and Xing Yun had once lived. Now the courtyard was desolate and quiet, except for a single blooming pear blossom, dazzling and bright. Shen Li remembered when she was a phoenix, Xing Yun would often stand under the tree and call her to eat.

Those were such warm and cherished times. But now, separated by realms, there was no going back. Shen Li then went to Jin Yue Mansion. Outside, she overheard a storyteller recounting how the once heroic Gu Chengjin, with his wisdom and valor, had eventually become the city lord. His wife, Lady Ye, after returning from the dead, devoted herself to Buddhist practice, living out her days in silence and prayer.

Deeply in love with her, Gu Chengjin never sought the company of another woman. After her final passing, he too fell into despair and followed her a year later. Such a deeply touching story of love—Shen Li was moved. If even plants and trees could have feelings, how could humans not? She remembered the time she was drenched by rain in the Human Realm, and it was Xing Yun who found her and carried her home.

Shen Li returned to that same little creek and stared blankly at the water’s surface. A light rain was falling from the sky, mirroring the heaviness in her heart. Just then, Xing Zhi appeared. Shen Li shared her past experiences in the Human Realm with him, how she had been impressed by Xing Yun, even though they were not the same kind and could never be together.

Finally, Shen Li admitted she had already guessed that Xing Zhi was Xing Yun in the Human Realm. But she said she no longer cared—her memory of Xing Yun had faded and become distant. Shen Li asked why Xing Zhi had come to the Human Realm instead of staying in the heavens as a divine lord. Xing Zhi explained that he had come down out of boredom, wanting to experience the life of an ordinary human.

As for why he later hid the fact that he wasn’t Xing Yun in the Spirit Realm, it was, according to him, because he had no feelings for her. Xing Zhi deliberately twisted the truth, causing Shen Li pain. She thought he disliked her just as she disliked Fu Rong Jun and responded harshly, saying she would soon become Fu Rong Jun’s wife, and her past with Xing Yun was over.

Shen Li prepared to look for Fu Rong Jun, but on the way, she suddenly saw a group capturing an earth spirit. Xing Zhi used the Water-Stopping Spell. The captured earth spirit revealed that many earth spirits like him had been abducted by a small cultivation sect called Fusheng Sect. Realizing the seriousness of the matter, Shen Li decided to investigate the whereabouts of the missing earth spirits first.

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