Episode 18 recap: Everyone planned to catch Yimei.
Qi Xiaoxuan believed that as long as she was there, Zhi Xie's conspiracy would not succeed. When Huzi saw that Zhi Xie wanted to take away the people in the pool, she quickly stopped him. Qi Xiaoxuan saw that Huzi was in danger and wanted to help her, but both of them were knocked down. Taking advantage of the situation, Zhi Xie obtained what he wanted and quietly escaped.
Cheng Jiniang saw Zhi Xie turn into a monster and fled in panic. She returned home and told her father about it. However, her father remained calm and said it was a minor matter, advising her not to panic. He also mentioned that it was the son of the national exorcist or Cheng Shu, so there was no need to be afraid and told her to mind her own business.
Huzi looked at Qi Xiaoxuan, wanting to talk to him. When he heard Qi Xiaoxuan apologize, he forgave him. Qi Xiaoxuan told Huzi that it wasn't him who hurt him, but Yan. After learning the truth, Huzi told Qi Xiaoxuan that he had actually figured it out that night but didn't speak up because he saw him under pressure and didn't want to add to his burden. He felt a bit angry about it.
Qi Xiaoxuan told Huzi that he knew Huzi was a demon. Wang Yuqian and Zhao Xintong were also happy that Huzi and Qi Xiaoxuan had reconciled. Mrs. Qi (Old lady) was getting anxious as she hadn't heard back from the people she sent out.
Qi Xiaoxuan told his companions that Yimei was the mastermind behind this incident, and it was Yimei who caused the chaos in the city. Huzi found it hard to believe that Yimei was capable of such things and had always regarded her as a mentor. She was completely taken aback. Elder told Mrs. Qi (Old lady) that Jingang Jue seemed suspicious.
Huzi also felt that Yimei seemed to want to use her to activate Jingang Jue. When Mrs. Qi (Old lady) learned about this, she also felt that something was not right and quickly found Huzi. Elder knew that Jingang Jue had already merged with Huzi's body and couldn't be taken out.
Mrs. Qi (Old lady) wanted Elder to help her extract Jingang Jue, so she stopped her attempts. However, Huzi insisted on removing Jingang Jue from her body and ended up fainting. Yimei was delighted that Huzi had already merged with Jingang Jue and used Huzi's mother as a threat to make her give up on extracting Jingang Jue.
Yimei fell into a formation, and Xing Zhi tried to save her but ended up severely injured and died. Yimei felt heartbroken, feeling that she was always left alone in the world. The others didn't notice that Qi Yan Ran was also nearby. Mrs. Qi (Old lady) sensed that things were getting serious but believed that Yimei couldn't break the formation. Qi Yan Ran arrived and released Yimei, which Mrs. Qi (Old lady) found concerning and quickly sent people to find them.
Wang Yuqian went back home due to exhaustion but found porridge on the table and drank it. It turns out that Wang Yuqian was a prince from the palace. Wang Yuqian felt that it was difficult for her to meet like-minded people and didn't want to go back. Yimei broke the formation and brought Qi Yan Ran inside. Mrs. Qi (Old lady) also noticed it but felt that she arrived too late.
Mrs. Qi (Old lady) urged Qi Xiaoxuan to quickly retrieve his soul mirror, or else it would be too late. Zhao Xintong felt that the situation was getting serious and wanted to go to the Yanluo Temple to find out the truth, believing that it's often the most dangerous places that are the safest. Qi Xiaoxuan searched in the ghost market while carefully observing the hanging puppets and Yimei. Yimei faced Qi Xiaoxuan calmly and spoke words that Qi Xiaoxuan couldn't understand. Yimei told Qi Xiaoxuan that she used to be one of those puppets, manipulated by strings, and had put a lot of effort into learning the craft. Qi Xiaoxuan was angry at Yimei's ruthlessness and felt that Yimei lacked humanity. Suddenly, Yimei used a spell on Qi Xiaoxuan, severely injuring and suppressing her.
Mrs. Qi (Old lady) suspected that Qi Yan Ran, who suddenly informed her about Yimei's actions, must be colluding with Yimei. Qi Yan Ran told her grandmother that Qi Xiaoxuan was in danger, which greatly worried Mrs. Qi (Old lady). Qi Yan Ran and Mrs. Qi (Old lady) prepared to rescue Qi Xiaoxuan, but Mrs. Qi (Old lady) still found Qi Yan Ran untrustworthy.
Hu Zi, as an orphan, understands the pursuit of personal gain and avoidance of harm better than ordinary people. Despite lacking education and being impulsive, he never holds grudges and only causes trouble for others.
He skillfully shifts blame onto others and sees through the hypocrisy of those self-righteous individuals in the Tian Gang Hall. He is far from being foolish.
I can understand Yan. He was misunderstood and imprisoned for eight years. Even Gan didn't believe him at first, and Grandma even asked him to give up his body for Gan. So Gan was loved from beginning to end, while Yan didn't do anything wrong.
Why should he be forced to give up his body and accept having his spiritual essence locked forever? I think Grandma's actions were also unfair. Both Yan and Gan are her grandsons, but she directly gave up on Yan, which is inherently unfair.
I still remember earlier when Yan wrote a letter to Gan, saying that he would look for signs from heaven during the Locking Ceremony. If heaven chose Gan, then Yan believed that even if he was locked up, he wouldn't complain because it would be a fair choice.
But now, he is directly abandoned by his family, saying that his body should be given to his younger brother. It's inherently unfair. So I understand Yan. Any normal person would feel resentment.
So who will empathize with Yan, who is innocently forced to give up his body?
Qiyao Yanran is truly a natural-born troublemaker. From a young age, she dared to kill off her own other soul, and even instigated Yan to kill Qian. As a result, these two good brothers misunderstood each other for so many years. As a demon master, all she ever thinks about is competing with her own brother for a little fame and fortune.
She has no concern for the people of the world. And she blames her own grandmother for favoring others. Since the moment you killed off your other soul, how can your grandmother still look at you? Why didn't Ren Xiaoxuan blame his own father for favoring you?
He continues to focus on his own responsibilities. Meanwhile, you are still scheming to kill your own brother. It's really enough. Will this character eventually be redeemed?