Love of the Divine Tree Episode 21 Recap
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Xue Ranran flipped through Mu Qingge's notes and discovered that the similar talismans were identical to those used by Mu Ranwu. Just as she was beginning to suspect, she heard someone break into Lingxi Palace. Xue Ranran moved to the window and saw that Mu Ranwu was using the same talisman drawing technique. She hurried to inform Su Yishui of her discovery. When she arrived at Su Yishui’s room, Mu Ranwu was sitting at the table drinking tea.
Xue Ranran decided to test her. Mu Ranwu, seemingly not trying to hide anything, casually remarked that her true identity was not much of a secret. The key point, she said, was that it depended on who Su Yishui truly valued. As Su Yishui entered the room, Xue Ranran quickly voiced her deductions.
Su Yishui didn’t believe her, and when Xue Ranran saw that Mu Ranwu was using the hairpin she had given Su Yishui, she took it back in disappointment and left. Su Yishui understood that Mu Ranwu wanted to force Xue Ranran to leave the protection of Mount Wester, so he warned Mu Ranwu that even if Xue Ranran left, she must not be harmed in any way.
If Mu Ranwu dared to do anything malicious, she would suffer a fate worse than death. As Mu Ranwu descended the mountain, Xue Ranran deliberately blocked her way, forcing her to use the talisman drawing technique. Just then, Su Yishui arrived. Xue Ranran took out Mu Qingge’s notes and tried to explain her suspicions, but Su Yishui set them on fire, telling her not to make wild guesses.
Seeing that Su Yishui wouldn’t listen to reason, Xue Ranran stated that she would go to the capital to participate in the Washing Marrow Pool trial. Once she ascended to the Golden Core, she would repay her master's kindness and leave Mount Wester. She turned and left, leaving Su Yishui in great pain. Su Yu’s internal toxins were becoming difficult to suppress.
The third prince, whom he had once asked Mu Qingge to save, had poisoned him in his bid to seize the throne. Wu Mi informed him that the last blockage in the Four Rivers Waterway lay in Tianmai Mountain, and once it was cleared, Su Yu’s toxins would be resolved. After Mu Ranwu returned to the Eastern Palace, Su Yu instructed his subordinates not to reveal her true identity.
He needed Mu Ranwu to enter Tianmai Mountain for the Washing Marrow Pool trial to clear the Four Rivers Waterway, and the third prince would surely try to interfere with his protective talisman, so it would be useful to have Mu Ranwu as a shield. Su Yu went to Mu Ranwu’s room. Mu Ranwu knew he had sent someone to follow her, but Su Yu didn’t hide it, instead acting concerned for her, creating an affectionate persona.
He mentioned the Washing Marrow Pool trial that would take place in a few days, and Mu Ranwu expressed that it wasn’t easy for her to join. Su Yu offered her the chance to choose any magic weapon from the Eastern Palace's Foreigners’ Pavilion. Once she won the trial and stabilized her spiritual power, he would immediately marry her. Mu Ranwu, of course, fell for it. Su Yu sent Xue Ranran some herbs to help her increase her spiritual power.
When Su Yishui saw them, jealousy flared up inside him, and he smashed the entire box of herbs with a slap. Xue Ranran scolded him for being unreasonable, and Su Yishui returned to his room feeling even more upset. Wen Hongshan escorted some disciples to Tianmai Mountain and passed by Mount Wester. She specifically visited Su Yishui, mentioning that she had known the true identity of the Crown Princess long ago.
She asked if Su Yishui had found the key to the Ghost Realm. Wen Hongshan confessed that she had once followed Mu Qingge out of her secret crush on Su Yishui and had discovered that Mu Qingge was looking for a way to open the Ghost Realm. Now, she had long since let go of her feelings for Su Yishui and told him that the books Mu Qingge had read were from the Xuantian Sect.
Su Yishui had Yu Tong search the Sutra Pavilion. Yu Tong reported that Su Yu had taken many of Mu Qingge’s belongings, including the Xuantian Sect's records. Su Yishui decided to meet with Su Yu. Xue Ranran and her group arrived near Tianmai Mountain and encountered blood-sucking vines. They knew that the Washing Marrow Pool opened only once every nineteen years, and countless people wished to participate, so it would undoubtedly be dangerous.
As they pressed forward, they encountered a deep cliff. Qiu Xier and Gao Cang were already too exhausted to leap over. Xue Ranran used "You Shu" to create a bridge and was the first to try crossing. Halfway across, she nearly fell into the abyss. Seeing this, Qiu Xier gave up, stating that even if she made it past this obstacle, the dangers ahead would still be too much to handle.
Gao Cang and Bai Baishan decided to stay behind with Qiu Xier. Xue Ranran reached the main peak’s cave and saw a Zhuque (Vermilion Bird) trapped in a tree, its feet bruised. She prepared to set the bird free when Mu Ranwu arrived. She mocked Xue Ranran for pretending to be kind. The Zhuque was the most precious treasure of Tianmai Mountain and could purify evil thoughts. As Mu Ranwu spoke, she tried to seize it.
Xue Ranran cut the iron chain with a sword, releasing the Zhuque. Mu Ranwu was furious and prepared to kill her. At that moment, Jin Geng Baihu (Golden Geng White Tiger) suddenly appeared beside Xue Ranran, and she was immediately transported to another location.
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