The Legend of Taotie Episode 26 Recap
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Zhu Chengbi and Chang Qing walked together in the void, but after just a few steps, a barrier suddenly appeared, separating them. Chang Qing pounded on the barrier, but Zhu Chengbi couldn’t hear him. Both realized the peril of their situation but could do nothing about it. Chang Qing was pulled out of the illusion by Zhao Heng. A crab spirit appeared and told Chang Qing that the mirror in front of him was the entrance to the illusion.
Through it, he might find Zhu Chengbi. However, the illusion was fraught with dangers, and no one could predict what might happen. Worried for Zhu Chengbi’s safety, Chang Qing charged into the entrance without hesitation. Inside the illusion, Zhu Chengbi was deeply trapped, haunted by painful memories. She recalled the past five hundred years of struggle, all in the hope of reuniting with Lian Deng one day, but he was still nowhere to be found.
Overcome with despair, Zhu Chengbi drew the dagger hidden on her and prepared to end her life. Zhao Heng, watching through the mirror, immediately knocked the dagger from her hand. Realizing it was a trap and someone wanted her dead, Zhu Chengbi refocused her efforts on finding an exit. At that moment, she saw Xuan Yi, the healer.
Zhu Chengbi remembered how Chang Qing had once brought a list of rare medicinal herbs to Xuan Yi, hoping he could create an antidote. When Xuan Yi said he needed someone’s lifespan to complete it, Chang Qing had unhesitatingly offered his own. Zhu Chengbi cried out in protest, realizing how much Chang Qing had silently sacrificed for her while she had previously treated him so imperiously, oblivious to her actions.
Meanwhile, in the illusion, Chang Qing saw Zhu Chengbi weeping bitterly while holding a man dressed in white. He had never seen her so heartbroken. Although he couldn’t clearly see the man’s face, the sight of Zhu Chengbi crying was unbearable for Chang Qing. He tried to rush to her side, but the scene vanished as quickly as it had appeared.
Chang Qing vividly remembered another vision in the illusion: Lord Wuchang’s wife coldly plunging a dagger into Zhu Chengbi’s body. Her blood splattered onto the translucent barrier. Looking closely, Chang Qing realized it was real blood. In the illusion, Lord Wuchang’s people discovered that Chang Qing was a banished celestial being. However, within the barrier, the illusion could cloud anyone’s mind.
Chang Qing tirelessly searched for Zhu Chengbi, but whenever he found her, it was only a beast’s illusion of her. At times, Zhu Chengbi berated him, calling him useless and incapable of helping her escape, even threatening to draw her sword and kill him. Her coldness deeply wounded Chang Qing. At other times, Zhu Chengbi appeared affectionate, softly calling his name and tenderly embracing him. Chang Qing, having never experienced such warmth from Zhu Chengbi, nearly fell for the deception.
At the last moment, he seized the dagger and stabbed the imposter, realizing it was one of Lord Wuchang’s people disguised as Zhu Chengbi. Chang Qing remembered the mantra Zhu Chengbi had written for him before they parted, which contained spatial and temporal coordinates. Deciphering its secrets, he finally arrived at an underwater realm. Through the surface of the water, Chang Qing saw Zhu Chengbi sitting on an island, playing chess with an old man.
Lord Wuchang’s people boasted that the two jars of wine beside Zhu Chengbi were poisoned. Even a small sip would leave her breathless and dead. Chang Qing watched as Zhu Chengbi, unaware of the danger, raised a cup of wine to drink. He immediately pulled out his large brush and drew a tool to knock the cup from her hand. Hearing Chang Qing’s voice, Zhu Chengbi now fully realized how much he had done to protect her. Without hesitation, she revealed her true form and shattered the illusion that had entrapped them.
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