Love of the Divine Tree Episode 13 Recap
> Love of the Divine Tree Recap
Su Yishui couldn't stop thinking about Xue Ranran, so he went to the Ice Room to meditate and break his distractions. Zeng Yi, seeing that this wasn’t a sustainable path, pointed out that spending too much time together would inevitably lead to feelings, especially considering that Su Yishui and Mu Qingge had past ties from their previous lives. Zeng Yi advised Su Yishui to find a solution.
Su Yishui then entrusted Zeng Yi with overseeing Xue Ranran’s cultivation, deciding that he would no longer meet with her. Xue Ranran remembered the feeling of hugging Su Yishui earlier in the day. Though she knew it was inappropriate and disrespectful, she felt incredibly excited. After a moment of reflection, she reminded herself not to let her thoughts wander. To make up for the earlier incident, she prepared steamed bass and went to deliver it.
However, Zeng Yi stopped her at the door, saying that Su Yishui was in seclusion. He also reminded Xue Ranran that she had entered the Qi Refining stage and shouldn’t be doing things unrelated to her cultivation. Unable to stop herself from overthinking, Xue Ranran made some dried longan and tried to deliver it to Su Yishui again, but was once again blocked by Yu Chen at the door.
Meanwhile, Mu Ranwu was taking a walk when Su Yu arranged for Mu Qingge’s old friend, Princess Zhou Feihua, to meet with her. The two had been very close friends 18 years ago, and Mu Qingge had even taught Zhou Feihua some spells. They had promised to challenge each other when they met again. When Zhou Feihua arrived holding a sword, Mu Ranwu was so startled that she immediately grabbed Zhou Feihua’s neck.
The maids explained their past relationship, and Mu Ranwu released her, admitting that she had forgotten her old acquaintances since being reborn. Su Yu heard that many old acquaintances were trying to meet with Mu Qingge, but she refused all of them, only maintaining contact with Wang Suizhi, who was skilled in fortune-telling. She had also agreed to take Lin Yeting, the first son of the richest man in the capital, as an adopted son.
Lin Yeting was known for being a good-for-nothing, and Su Yu couldn’t understand why Mu Qingge, in this life, was so different from the person she had been in their past life. When Wang Suizhi met with the Crown Princess, Mu Ranwu asked if he was still practicing fortune-telling.
Wang Suizhi replied that he hadn’t forgotten his profession, but Mu Qingge had told him that every time he used his skills, it would shorten his lifespan, so he didn’t use it often. Wang Suizhi then asked if Mu Ranwu knew where Mu Qingge had gone. Mu Ranwu realized that Wang Suizhi had liked her since 18 years ago, but now only cared about wealth and power. She bluntly told him that Mu Qingge was already dead.
Su Yu asked Mu Ranwu to refine Kangping Pills to treat the emperor’s old ailments. Mu Ranwu thought that since she now had Mu Qingge’s spiritual power, pill refining should be easy, so she agreed generously. She also prepared a West Sea Night Pearl as a gift for Su Yu. Su Yu had originally prepared a bamboo bird as a gift but, in order to match Mu Ranwu’s gift, had to give her the emperor’s jade pendant.
The two drank and talked, but Su Yu realized that the person before him was not at all what he had imagined, and he quickly found an excuse to leave. Over the next year, Zeng Yi taught Xue Ranran spells, and because of her excellent performance, she was named the top disciple of Mount Wester. Zeng Yi then took her to the back mountain to learn methods for strengthening her Wuxiang spiritual root.
Wei Jiu had been in seclusion for a full year. After restoring his Nascent Soul power, he left seclusion to continue searching for the Spiritual Spring. Su Yishui sensed that Wei Jiu was using resentment to locate the Spiritual Spring. Meanwhile, as Xue Ranran was cultivating, she entered Lingxiao’s sea of consciousness and saw a red-dressed woman battling Wei Jiu. Wei Jiu claimed that the two of them were of the same kind.
Xue Ranran speculated that the woman in red was her past self, and she confirmed this with Lingxiao. Xue Ranran discovered that her spiritual platform had been completely restored and realized that her increasing power allowed her to provide more nourishment to Lingxiao, helping her uncover more secrets from her past life. So, she continued to meditate and once again entered Su Yishui’s sea of consciousness.
Knowing that the person before her was Lingxiao’s master, Xue Ranran treated him like a confidant and expressed her feelings. She admitted that she had fallen in love with Su Yishui and that the next day, a pair of auspicious clouds would appear, hoping Su Yishui would make a wish with her.
Xue Ranran had completed the three stages of Qi Refining, and when the auspicious clouds appeared, ready for her to make a wish, Su Yishui stood behind her and forcefully blew the clouds away. He then deliberately told Xue Ranran that he practiced the Unfeeling Path and that she had reached the stage where she must make a careful choice before laying her foundation. Su Yu stopped meeting with Mu Ranwu frequently, which made Mu Ranwu very angry.
Wen Hongshan, a member of the four major sects, had been assigned to monitor Mu Ranwu. However, when Mu Ranwu apologized for the scar on Wen Hongshan’s face, Wen Hongshan immediately confirmed her suspicions. The person before her was Mu Ranwu, because the scar story was a lie, and Mu Qingge must have known the truth. Since Mu Ranwu had blindly apologized based on rumors, it proved that she was not Mu Qingge.
Realizing she could no longer hide the truth, Mu Ranwu admitted her identity. Wen Hongshan then demanded that Mu Ranwu find the Spiritual Spring, or else she would expose her true identity to the world. Su Yu received an imperial edict and was sent to various states to manage flood control, missing the upcoming Heaven Worship Ceremony. Qin Xuanji, an officer and disciple of Mu Qingge, came to Mount Wester to find Su Yishui.
He explained that Mu Qingge’s compass had suddenly shattered, and she had told him that once it broke, he should come to find Su Yishui. Su Yishui found that the compass had been tainted with demonic energy. Qin Xuanji also mentioned that several soldiers in the army had mysteriously died recently. Su Yishui believed the broken compass had something to do with the sealing of the Spiritual Spring, and he decided to accompany Qin Xuanji to the military camp.
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