The Legend of Taotie Episode 4 Recap
> The Legend of Taotie Recap
A Jiao left in tears, filled with hatred, as the mermaid clan erupted in fury. They began slaughtering everyone at the banquet. Zhu Chengbi quickly grabbed Chang Qing and jumped into the river to escape the dangerous situation. Amid the chaos, the Langya King was nowhere to be seen. He had revealed his true form—clearly a mythical beast.
His two astonished subordinates saw that their master had grown a qilin arm, but they didn’t have time to process this, as the Langya King swiftly took their lives. Zhu Chengbi and Chang Qing surfaced in the water, breathing heavily. They had narrowly escaped as many mermaids surrounded the boat in pursuit. Fortunately, they had fled quickly. Chang Qing felt reassured, believing he had judged Zhu Chengbi correctly. Despite her mischievous nature, she maintained her principles at critical moments.
Feeling that Zhu Chengbi should not hide anything from him, their misunderstandings were resolved. Zhu Chengbi even invited him to admire the moon together. The Tianxiang Pavilion returned to its usual quietness. Bored, Zhu Chengbi decided to prepare some exquisite snacks for her friends. This time, she set her sights on pufferfish and scorpions. Though aware of their toxicity, her curiosity got the better of her. After steaming, boiling, and cooking the ingredients, she eagerly tasted them herself.
Xu Shuying arrived uninvited, having long suspected that the owner of Tianxiang Pavilion might be the reincarnation of a gluttonous beast. This time, he was particularly aggressive, questioning Zhu Chengbi outright if she was indeed a taotie. Chang Qing, standing nearby, broke into a nervous sweat, fearing Zhu Chengbi would be unable to handle the interrogation. Fortunately, Zhu Chengbi, intoxicated by the pufferfish’s poison, had lost her senses. She babbled incoherently, unable to answer any questions.
Seeing this, Xu Shuying left in frustration. Zhu Chengbi had abstained from meat for several days. This time, she specifically went to the market to buy a small mythical beast, intending to enjoy a feast. On the way back, she encountered a foolish young scholar who claimed that mythical beasts were living creatures and pleaded with her not to kill indiscriminately. Seeing the naive look in his eyes, Zhu Chengbi pushed him aside.
She directly asked if he wanted to buy the creature to set it free, explaining that she had spent a considerable amount of silver to purchase it. If he didn’t want the beast to become food, he could pay to release it. However, the scholar had no money and secretly followed Zhu Chengbi. Seizing the moment when Zhu Chengbi and her maid weren’t paying attention, he freed the mythical beast.
Zhu Chengbi and her maid refused to let the young scholar get away with it. They chased him relentlessly, eventually arriving at Xu Shuying’s residence. It turned out the scholar was Xu Shuying’s son. Xu Shuying, smelling the scent of the mythical beast on his son, grew furious and punished him, warning him to stay away from mythical creatures. However, his son repeatedly ignored these warnings. To discipline him further, Xu Shuying dripped melted candle wax onto his son’s palms.
Seeing this, Zhu Chengbi’s maid, Ying Tao, was so frightened that she immediately reported it to Zhu Chengbi, remarking that Xu Shuying was truly ruthless. In the Langya region, a spy was discovered murdered. Upon investigation, the guards found that the wounds contained a unique venom. Zhao Heng showed the venom to Zhu Chengbi, who quickly identified it as bee venom, a type found only in the northern Di territory. This suggested a deep connection with the northern Di.
A few days later, the Southern King of the northern Di attended a banquet hosted by the Langya King. Zhao Heng invited Zhu Chengbi to prepare the feast, intending to test whether the Southern King knew anything about the bee venom. When the Southern King refused to disclose any information, Zhu Chengbi gave her maid a signal. The maid exclaimed in panic, claiming that the pufferfish meat had been mistaken for mandarin fish. The guests were horrified.
The Southern King, too, began to feel severe abdominal pain. Zhao Heng quickly remarked that only bee venom could act as an antidote, but the Southern King denied knowing anything about bee venom. Seeing this, Zhu Chengbi dismissed the panic, stating that the maid had been mistaken—the fish was indeed mandarin fish. After hearing from Zhu Chengbi that his son had stolen her mythical beast, Xu Shuying became furious.
He returned home and scolded his son harshly, even threatening to kill the beast himself. However, the young scholar immediately fled with the creature in his arms. From the assassins, Xu Shuying learned that the northern Di had been using venomous bees to kill, targeting individuals with three moles on their palms. It was said that these individuals were prophesied to destroy the northern Di in ten years.
Uneasy, Xu Shuying visited Zhu Chengbi to confirm the lethality of the venomous bees. Zhu Chengbi confirmed that once targeted, the bees would eliminate their victim within three days. After careful thought, Xu Shuying used a heated iron needle to burn three moles into his palm. Then, he went to the marketplace to search for his son.
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