Parallel World Episode 1 Recap
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Outside Qingrang Town, where the population was sparse, a car sped by and stopped next to a woman standing beneath the hanging dead poplar trees. The driver used a dagger to cut the ropes, and the body fell to the ground with a thud, only to immediately stand up again. It was a young woman with a beautiful face, who, despite losing her memory, swiftly subdued the driver and found the missing artifact guardian in his car.
That evening, with the help of the woman, the artifact guardian reported the incident to the police. She only knew her name was Ye Liuxi. At the same time, Shen Mukun told He Xiaoyu about the strange and extraordinary experiences he had encountered in his travels, some true and some false, but among these stories, there were always experiences that left a deep impression on him.
Licheng, a city with a long history of culture, had ancient city walls surrounding its central area. Behind the Bell and Drum Tower, a street stretched out, filled with numerous small vendors and food hawkers. Ye Liuxi stayed in Licheng for several days and watched a shadow puppet show every night, three days in a row.
After the performance, Ye Liuxi approached the owner of the shadow puppet theater and inquired about his nephew, Chang Dong, but the owner seemed unwilling to discuss it in detail. Chang Dong had once crossed the Dabao Desert alone on a bicycle, and he was very familiar with desert terrain, earning him the nickname "Sand Rogue," which became well-known on the internet.
Later, an outdoor group called "Shan Cha" planned to traverse the four major uninhabited areas in the country, starting with the desert. They made quite a stir and specifically hired Chang Dong as their guide. However, shortly after entering the desert, the team encountered a rare sandstorm that led to their demise. Chang Dong was the sole survivor, while his girlfriend lost her life in the process.
The media quickly reported on the incident, questioning Chang Dong's insistence on pushing the team forward, which they believed led to their deaths. Suspicions from outsiders and the families of the deceased engulfed Chang Dong, plunging him into a spiral of self-blame and agony. The torrent of accusations was more relentless than the sandstorm, and it pushed him to the brink of suicide.
The owner brought Ye Liuxi to Chang Dong's memorial, but she showed little reaction and left an envelope behind before walking away. Once she was gone, the owner opened the envelope and found a photo of Chang Dong's girlfriend lying in the snow, stunned for a moment. Then, he rushed out of the shadow puppet theater to find Ye Liuxi, but she was nowhere to be seen in the bustling crowd.
Back at the shadow puppet theater, Ye Liuxi called the owner and revealed that she knew he was Chang Dong himself and gave him three days to find her. Ye Liuxi needed Chang Dong to guide her to Yumenguan, and Chang Dong wanted to bring back the bodies of his girlfriend Kong Yang and the other eighteen people. They needed to cooperate for mutual benefit.
For two whole years, Chang Dong had not dared to reveal his true identity, living under the guise of his uncle. Now, he had made the decision to set out and find his friend Fei Tang, who would help him contact the rich second-generation Qi Liu Hai to check the surveillance cameras and finally locate Ye Liuxi's whereabouts.
Chang Dong sat in a restaurant, observing the opposite side where a yellow car was parked next to piles of Hami melons. Ye Liuxi was wrapped in a military coat, wearing a cowboy hat, and casually selling melons.
In the hotel, Chang Dong received a service card and remembered what the restaurant staff had said about Ye Liuxi. He called for a call girl named Sunni to inquire about Ye Liuxi. Sunni mentioned that Ye Liuxi worked as a part-time driver and that recently, several call girls had been followed by a pervert, so they hired Ye Liuxi to pick them up after work.
That night, Chang Dong surprisingly didn't have any nightmares. He woke up, put on his coat, and went to find Ye Liuxi. He immediately pointed out that the scene in the photo was located at Hailongdui, wondering why Kong Yang's body ended up there, as it was far from E Tou Shapozi. Ye Liuxi clearly didn't want to discuss it further and left her phone number for Chang Dong, reminding him to be ready to call her anytime.
Fei Tang, who usually dealt in antique business, had a deep interest in these invaluable antiques. He unexpectedly discovered a connection between Ye Liuxi and the beast-headed yellow sheep and recalled Chang Dong looking for Ye Liuxi a few days ago, declaring that Chang Dong was his destined benefactor.
On the other hand, when Chang Dong finished repairing his car and came to find Ye Liuxi, he saw her helping a fat, sleazy man up to his room. Hearing others discussing the man's despicable behavior of drugging women, he hesitated for a moment but ultimately decided to stay near the room to warn Ye Liuxi for safety reasons. However, to his surprise, Ye Liuxi wasn't in the room, almost making him think he had mistaken the person.
While Ye Liuxi was taking a shower in her hotel room, Chang Dong waited downstairs by the car. He looked up and noticed that the window on the second floor was wide open and had an uneasy feeling. He made a quick decision to climb through the window into the room and found a naked man tied up, unconscious. Chang Dong suddenly understood the situation, hesitated for a moment, and then picked up a bathrobe to cover the man.
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