Episode 14 recap: Shen Li descended to find Furong.
Shen Li descended to find Furong.Tian Jun received a messenger pigeon from Xing Zhi, and initially he could calmly listen to Furong insulting the servants of the Bicang Palace, such as their misdeeds in the spiritual realm and their arrogance. However, when he heard that Furong was openly harassing women in the spiritual realm, he became furious and shouted.
Furong's actions were so disgraceful that they brought shame to the immortal realm. Tian Jun angrily demanded that Furong return to the immortal realm within three days. Furong, realizing that he had caused trouble in the spiritual realm, decided to make a final desperate attempt to have his engagement to the immortal realm canceled. Late at night, Furong, drunk and stumbling, rushed back, only to see Mo Fang returning alone. Furong had originally planned to play a trick on him, but he ended up being kicked to the ground by Mo Fang. The esteemed Furong of the immortal realm was actually no match for Mo Fang. Seeing that Mo Fang showed no signs of stopping, Furong immediately fled using every trick in the book.
The next morning, the Spiritual Sovereign summoned Shen Li to the palace and informed her that Furong had inexplicably escaped from the spiritual realm and arrived in the immortal realm. It seemed that Furong had been mistreated in the spiritual realm, so the Spiritual Sovereign commanded Shen Li to return to the human realm and find Furong. The Spiritual Sovereign specifically instructed Shen Li not to rush back after finding Furong, so that they could spend more time together in the mortal world and deepen their understanding of each other.
The Spiritual Sovereign naturally hoped to facilitate a romantic relationship between Shen Li and Furong, but he was unaware that these two people were not attracted to each other at all. Shen Li arrived in the mortal realm and heard that Furong had landed in the city of Jinxiu. Coincidentally, there was a wedding nearby, and the scene was lively with decorated lanterns and cheering crowds. Seeing the newlyweds looking so happy, Shen Li felt envious and wished she could also live a life of companionship in the mortal world until old age.
Unknowingly, she arrived at the small courtyard where she and Xingyun had once lived. The courtyard was desolate and lonely, except for a dazzling pear blossom. Shen Li recalled the time when she transformed into a phoenix, and Xingyun would often stand under the tree and call her for meals. It was such a heartwarming scene, but now they were separated by heaven and earth, and she could never go back. Shen Li then went to Jinyue Mansion, where she heard that the storyteller claimed that Gu Chengjin, who had once been full of vitality, finally became the city lord through his wisdom and bravery. His wife, Lady Ye, after being revived from death, devoted herself to Buddhist practice, and their love story ended tragically.
Gu Chengjin had a deep affection for Lady Ye and did not have any relationships with other women. After Lady Ye's death, he became melancholic and sorrowful, and a year later, he passed away as well. It was a profound and sincere love story, and Shen Li was deeply moved upon hearing it. If even plants and trees have emotions, how much more so for humans. She still remembered when she was drenched and looked like a drowned rat in the mortal realm, it was Xingyun who found her and carried her home. Shen Li went to the stream where it happened and stared blankly at the water's surface, lost in thought. It was drizzling, just like the damp mood in Shen Li's heart. At that moment, Xing Zhi also arrived.
Shen Li told him about her experiences in the mortal realm, and she had a deep impression of Xingyun back then. After all, they were not of the same kind and couldn't be together. Finally, Shen Li confessed that she had already figured out that Xing Zhi was the mortal Xingyun, but she no longer cared. The Xingyun in her memory had already drifted away.
Shen Li asked Xing Zhi why he decided to descend to the mortal realm when he had the position of a celestial god in the heavens. Xing Zhi explained that he was bored and wanted to experience the life of an ordinary person. Later, in the spiritual realm, he disguised himself as someone else because he had no feelings for Shen Li. Xing Zhi deliberately distorted the truth, causing pain in Shen Li's heart. She thought that Xing Zhi had the same disgust towards her as she had towards Furong, so she retorted without reserve, saying that she would soon become Furong's wife and end her relationship with Xingyun.
Shen Li prepared to go find Furong, but on the way, she suddenly saw a group of people capturing earth immortals. Xing Zhi used his water-stopping technique, and the captured earth immortal mentioned that many earth immortals like him had been abducted by a small sect called the Fusheng Sect. Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Shen Li decided to investigate the whereabouts of the missing earth immortals.
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