Love of the Divine Tree Episode 18 Recap
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Xue Ranran happened to walk into the courtyard, and Su Yishui mistook her for Mu Qingge. Xue Ranran presented him with a flute made from a newly sprouted branch infused with spiritual power and explained her feelings. Unable to control himself any longer, Su Yishui gently kissed Xue Ranran. After a brief kiss, Su Yishui mentioned Mu Qingge’s name. Xue Ranran then realized that Su Yishui, drunk, had mistaken her for someone else.
A sharp pain surged through Su Yishui’s body, and he fell silent, visibly uncomfortable. Xue Ranran, heartbroken, realized that her feelings had been one-sided. Wei Jiu was in the great hall seeking pleasure, and after hearing a sound, Tu Jiuyuan left her sickbed and walked over to stop him. Wei Jiu had just collected a spell bottle to conceal his eyes when he mistakenly took Tu Jiuyuan for a dancing courtesan.
After forcefully kissing her, he took her to bed for the night. When he woke up the next morning, he was very surprised and quickly tried to explain that he had acted out of drunkenness and that nothing had happened. Back in the great hall, Wei Jiu felt a slight sense of delight. He and Tu Jiuyuan had grown up together in the Scarlet Sect and shared a deep bond. So, he intended to give Tu Jiuyuan a title.
Tu Jiuyuan, approaching him, informed him that she only saw it as a one-night indulgence and wanted no title. Mu Ranwu arrived at the Scarlet Sect to meet with Wei Jiu and encouraged him to severely punish Tu Jiuyuan. Wei Jiu responded that Mu Ranwu should not interfere with his sect’s affairs. Mu Ranwu then mentioned that Xue Ranran was another fruit of the Rebirth Tree and expressed the hope that they could control her soon.
Wei Jiu, sensing a hint of doubt, questioned why Mu Qingge, who had been so magnanimous in her past life, was now so aggressive, almost as if she had become a different person. Zeng Yi and a few of his disciples bid farewell to Cuiwei Mountain. Liang Wumeng gave Xue Ranran some magical tools, and Jiu Lao Xian also handed her a special demon-controlling talisman he had made for Mu Qingge in the past.
Su Yu arrived at Puxin Village to inspect the collapse of the riverbank. Halfway there, he passed a muddy road where several luggage carts had gotten stuck in the mire and couldn’t be pulled out. Su Yu ordered them to take a different, smaller path. Su Yishui also passed through Puxin Village, and Xue Ranran noticed the carts on the road bore the mark of the Eastern Palace.
However, there was no mire on the road, so she suspected Su Yu had encountered something unusual. As they got closer to Puxin Village, they found that the streets were quite wide but desolate, with very few people around. After some effort, they met an elderly man who explained that in recent years, the village had been plagued by frequent earth cracks, and many people had mysteriously disappeared. The population had been steadily dwindling.
When Xue Ranran asked if he had seen Su Yu, the old man said he hadn’t. As they were about to rest, Su Yishui suddenly felt a sense of unease, as if the spiritual spring was faintly present. Xue Ranran, worried that Su Yu might have fallen into a fissure, recalled that Liang Wumeng had given her an Earth-Shrinking Pearl. She handed it to Qiu Xier and Gao Cang.
Moments later, Old Liu rushed into the room in a panic, claiming that he had seen another earth fissure while fetching water by the river. Su Yishui and the others hurried to the scene, and Xue Ranran found Su Yu’s token. Ignoring the warnings, she used the Earth-Shrinking Pearl to burrow underground to rescue Su Yu. Su Yishui had no choice but to follow. They soon found Su Yu unconscious underground.
Su Yu only remembered that when he first entered the village, the earth had cracked open, and several soldiers had desperately tried to protect him. Xue Ranran used her Eye of the Sunflower to sense the soldiers' souls, only to find that there were none. Su Yishui suspected that everyone’s souls had been taken by the spiritual spring. As he was pondering, a massive serpent appeared. The group scattered to avoid it.
While Qiu Xier was searching for Su Yishui and Xue Ranran, she accidentally locked eyes with the serpent, causing her soul to be drained. Xue Ranran heard Su Yishui’s voice calling out to her in concern. However, she quickly realized it wasn’t his real voice and cautiously avoided the serpent. Soon after, Su Yishui found Xue Ranran and warned her not to look directly at evil creatures. Just as they were talking, Gao Cang’s voice shouted out Qiu Xier’s name.
Su Yishui told Xue Ranran to stay where she was and went to rescue Gao Cang and Qiu Xier. Xue Ranran saw a faint, murky light flickering in another area and immediately ran over. There, she saw Su Yu being drained of his soul and quickly thrust her sword into the serpent’s eye, waking Su Yu.
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