Fangs of Fortune Episode 5 Recap, Plot

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Zhuo Yichen guarded the sleeping Wen Xiao and Pei Sijing within their dreams. Suddenly, Zhao Yuanzhou appeared. Zhuo Yichen drew his sword, but Zhao Yuanzhou explained that if they didn't wake from the dream soon, they would die. The only way to save them was for each of them to "die" within the dream.

Zhuo Yichen wielded the Yunguang Sword, radiating its power, and Pei Sijing followed her brother in her dream, jumping into a lake together in a suicide pact. However, Wen Xiao couldn't hear the sword's ringing, so Zhao Yuanzhou entered her dream to rescue her. He handed her a sword to help Wen Xiao end her life in the dream, allowing her to escape from it.

After awakening, Pei Sijing coughed up blood; Zhao Yuanzhou explained that the deeper the entrapment in the dream, the more damage it inflicted. Yet, despite her usual frailty, Wen Xiao was unscathed, something even Zhao Yuanzhou found hard to understand. Seeing them both safe, Zhuo Yichen questioned Zhao Yuanzhou's connection to Ran Yi again. Zhao Yuanzhou offered to take them to meet Ran Yi in person.

However, Pei Sijing was too weak to move, so Zhao Yuanzhou suggested she stay and rest. Worried for her, Wen Xiao used the brush hairpin on her head to inscribe a protective character in Pei Sijing's hand. Zhuo Yichen offered some of Bai Jiu's medicine he carried, while Zhao Yuanzhou set up a protective barrier around Pei Sijing, providing even greater security.

When Ran Yi saw the Yunguang Sword, he couldn't help but marvel, recounting how he had met a man carrying the Yunguang Sword over a decade ago—Zhuo Yichen's brother, Zhuo Yixuan. Yixuan had shared that his younger brother was plagued by nightmares, so Ran Yi had given him a scale to brew as a potion for Zhuo Yichen, which indeed put an end to the nightmares.

Suddenly, Zhuo Yichen turned his sword on Zhao Yuanzhou, accusing him of killing his father and brother, which had plunged him back into nightmares. Zhao Yuanzhou replied that, one day, he would let Zhuo Yichen kill him to avenge his family. When asked about Miss Qi's whereabouts, Ran Yi initially denied knowledge, but Wen Xiao and Zhuo Yichen mentioned that during their last visit to the Qi Manor, they had found Miss Qi attempting to hang herself.

They had cut the rope and saved her, learning that she was infatuated with Ran Yi but felt her father had no regard for her. Wen Xiao had even offered to help find Ran Yi. Assuming Zhuo Yichen had bound Miss Qi, Ran Yi tossed a sack, only to reveal Master Qi inside, trapped in an agonizing dream. Ran Yi revealed that Master Qi would die within the dream.

Wen Xiao condemned Ran Yi's ruthlessness, but Ran Yi retorted that Master Qi had cruelly used the Corpse-Suppressing Demon Technique on him. Ran Yi then reminisced about meeting Miss Qi. She had discovered his identity as a fish demon but had embraced it, and their love deepened. Ran Yi planned to take her to see the vast wilderness where he lived. However, they were caught by her father, who hired a demon-hunting priest.

It turned out Master Qi had arranged another marriage for her. Seeing Ran Yi in pain, Miss Qi reluctantly agreed to her father's marriage arrangement. Severely weakened, Ran Yi sought to restore his energy by absorbing vengeful energy from brides, hoping to change Master Qi's mind, yet Qi cared only about gaining a large dowry for his son. Enraged, Zhao Yuanzhou entered the dream and killed Master Qi, bringing him out of the nightmare. Once revived, Master Qi became mentally unhinged.

Zhuo Yichen had previously found five corpses in a dry well at the Qi Manor, all servants who had helped Miss Qi and Ran Yi. The well, however, was devoid of vengeful energy, clearly absorbed by a demon. Zhuo Yichen suspected Zhao Yuanzhou had visited the Qi Manor before joining the Demon Investigation Team and had delivered Ran Yi's marriage proposal to the Qi family.

Wen Xiao, curious, asked why Zhao Yuanzhou hadn't simply taken Miss Qi to Ran Yi with his power instead of creating a complex plan. Ran Yi admitted he was ashamed to face Miss Qi, having caused much harm, while she remained kind-hearted. He only wanted to prevent her from marrying someone she didn't love; as for their relationship, he viewed it as a beautiful dream. Ran Yi acknowledged Zhao Yuanzhou wouldn't help him without a purpose.

His goal was for Ran Yi to help Wen Xiao recall the whereabouts of the Baize Token through dreams. Wen Xiao mentioned she remembered receiving the token but didn’t understand why it lacked Baize's divine power in her body. As Ran Yi prepared to face the law, Miss Qi arrived by boat, declaring she wanted to live and die with him.

Ran Yi now longed to take her back to his homeland, but Zhuo Yichen insisted that Ran Yi had to answer for his crimes. Ran Yi pleaded with Zhuo Yichen to spare him in honor of protecting him from nightmares for years. Zhuo Yichen agreed to advocate for him but stipulated at least a thousand-year imprisonment. Ran Yi refused, leading to an intense fight between them.

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