The Longest Promise Episode 22 Recap, Plot

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The envoy of the Qing clan accused Zhu Yan of colluding with the merfolk slaves and canceled the marriage between the two clans. Zhu Yan defended Zhi Yuan's identity in front of everyone, stating that the merfolk were much nobler than these arrogant and disrespectful people of the Qing clan. Zhi Yuan, witnessing Zhu Yan's defense, recalled the scene when Yao Yi defended him in the past, and he finally saw Yao Yi's appearance. Zhu Yan explained to Zhi Yuan that she had intended to use the pearl to help him, but unexpectedly, the pearl disappeared from her forehead. Zhi Yuan recognized that Zhu Yan was the reincarnation of Yao Yi.

Lord of Chi became furious and wanted to kill Zhi Yuan. Zhu Yan intervened, explaining that she had transformed into the image of the person in Zhi Yuan's heart to comfort him because she saw him in distress. Zhi Yuan's abnormal behavior was a result of mistaken identity. At Zhu Yan's plea, Lord of Chi's wife also interceded for Zhi Yuan. Considering Zhi Yuan's service to the Chi clan for generations, Lord of Chi allowed Zhi Yuan to leave the palace.

Zhi Yuan knew that he had to address the situation. To protect Zhu Yan's reputation, he took the initiative to bid farewell to Lord of Chi and his wife and left the palace. Zhu Yan was reluctant to part with Zhi Yuan and tearfully begged her father and mother for mercy. However, in the end, she could only watch Zhi Yuan leave the palace. Zhu Yan was confined to the palace, worried about Zhi Yuan, who had left injured.

Zhi Yuan couldn't believe that the person who had been by his side for two hundred years was actually Yao Yi, who had finally returned. In the past, Yao Yi had found the injured Zhi Yuan on the battlefield and brought him back for treatment. At that time, Zhi Yuan had forgotten his past on the battlefield because he didn't know the true nature of his identity. Yao Yi made him follow her, forbidding him from committing any evil deeds in the future, and named him Chi Yuan. Zhi Yuan became Yao Yi's disciple and learned the Kongsang Swordsmanship. As they spent more time together, he developed feelings for Yao Yi and eventually transformed into a male form.

Yao Yi recognized that Zhi Yuan was not an ordinary merfolk and took him as her disciple, changing his surname to guide him towards goodness and to keep him by her side. Yao Yi gave Zhi Yuan a choice. If he returned to the palace of the Chi clan, she would accompany him even if they faced countless obstacles. If Zhi Yuan couldn't let go of the past and wanted to return to his people, she wouldn't stop him. At that time, Zhi Yuan had already fallen for Yao Yi and naturally chose to stay by her side. Later, when Yao Yi was critically injured on the battlefield, she entrusted Zhi Yuan to protect her people and wait for her reincarnation.

Zhi Yuan firmly believed that Zhu Yan was the reincarnation of Yao Yi, but he didn't know that Yao Yi's curse from the Ice Clan prevented her from reincarnating. She could only leave a fragment of her consciousness on the Red Pearl and stay by Zhi Yuan's side. For two hundred years, Zhu Yan was the only person who could make Zhi Yuan let go of his obsession with the past. Now that the Red Pearl had shattered, it was time for Yao Yi's fragment of consciousness to depart. She only hoped that Zhu Yan would accompany Zhi Yuan and grow old together.

Shi Ying and Chong Ming traveled to Riyue Lake and unexpectedly learned that the Qing clan had canceled the marriage proposal for their princess. Although Shi Ying was worried, he chose to ignore it. The merfolk princess, Yu Ji, and her son from the Huotu tribe had been suppressed by the Grand Concubine for many years. The old king knew about it but could offer limited help. He promised to let Sumo and the noble grandchildren of the tribe study together. As long as Sumo succeeded in his studies, even when the old king was no longer in this world, Yu Ji would have someone to rely on. However, before he could finish speaking, the old king was attacked by shadows and died. The Grand Concubine believed that Yu Ji had caused the old king's death and wanted to execute her. Sumo stepped forward to protect his mother. Koko heard the commotion and came to stop the Grand Concubine, believing that the most important thing at the moment was to inform Jialan and Tianji Wind City about the king's death to prevent turmoil in the Huotu tribe.

Emperor Jun of Jialan Imperial City issued an imperial decree for Zhu Yan to marry Prince Koko of the Huotu tribe. Lord of Chi and his wife were unwilling to let their daughter marry into the desert, but Zhu Yan personally approved the marriage. She believed that marrying Prince Koko of the Huotu tribe suited her better than joining the Qing clan. The Chi clan was currently under pressure, and her father and mother had worked hard. As a princess of the Chi clan, she should share their burdens and help them overcome difficulties.

Shi Ying found the Ice Clan witch Zhen at Riyue Lake and learned from her that the Cangliu Empire would soon return to the Cloud Wilderness. The sages wanted to use the blood of Kongsang children to create a blood ritual, and Zhen stated that the world she had created would also be destroyed by her. Shi Ying returned to Jiuyi Mountain and asked Da Si Ming if there were any records of the immortal passing of the Emperor Star Lord. He suspected that the Emperor Star Lord had not truly ascended as an immortal. Currently, Gui Xie had not appeared, but he found in the records that if the Sea Emperor merged with the sacred object, the Dragon Blood Ancient Jade, there would be a reaction. He planned to find the whereabouts of the Dragon Blood Ancient Jade.

Qing Gang and Xueying came to bid farewell to Zhu Yan for her marriage. Zhu Yan took them to taste the delicacies in Tianji Wind City. She thanked them for coming to see her off and expressed her willingness to marry Prince Koko of the Huotu tribe, asking her friends not to worry about her. Zhu Yan instructed Qing Gang not to let Bai Xuelu take advantage of him and expressed her concern for the soft-hearted Xueying. She urged Xueying that if Concubine Qing troubled her, she mustn't endure it and should seek help from Prince Shi Yu. The three of them drank together and ended up getting drunk at the tavern. In her drunken state, Zhu Yan mistakenly thought she saw her master but then realized that Zhi Yuan was standing before her.

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