Episode 18 recap: Shen Li drove Xing Zhi away from the spiritual realm.
Upon hearing Shen Li's explanation, the Spirit Lord claimed to have no knowledge of the villain named Fu Sheng. Once Shen Li left, the Spirit Lord immediately ordered his subordinates to descend to the mortal realm and capture Fu Sheng. If found, Fu Sheng was to be executed on the spot, without any need to report to the immortal realm. The goddess You Lan sought out Mo Fang and asked him to recount the entire experience of Xing Zhi's arrival in the spiritual realm and the Abyss of Xu Tian. Shen Li, upon seeing You Lan for the first time, immediately had a negative impression of her. Witnessing her domineering and bossy behavior towards Mo Fang, Shen Li forcefully took Mo Fang away.
You Lan began to behave like a spoiled princess, her tone filled with provocation. Shen Li firmly held Mo Fang's wrist, intending to leave. Xing Zhi noticed all of this and couldn't bear to see Shen Li show interest in another man. He immediately stepped forward to protect You Lan. At this moment, Shen Li had mixed feelings towards Xing Zhi. She felt that he was sometimes cold and distant towards her, while other times intentionally seductive. The hot and cold behavior was truly annoying. In order to give him a wake-up call, she deliberately held onto Mo Fang's arm and left.
Being held by Shen Li's arm just now, with such close proximity, made Mo Fang's heart beat faster. He knew that a relationship between him and Shen Li was impossible, so he tried his best to maintain a gentleman's distance. Shen Li handed General Zi Xia's token to Mo Fang and asked him to deliver it to the general's widow. Protecting the country and its people often involved facing danger, and sacrifices were inevitable. Shen Li told Mo Fang not to blame himself too much.
Seeing the general's widow receiving the memento, tears flowed uncontrollably. Mo Fang felt uneasy in his heart and that night sought solace in a tavern, drowning his sorrows in alcohol. Shen Li was also saddened by the situation. She called the off-duty soldiers that night to drink together, commemorating the fallen warriors from before.
Late at night, Shen Li got drunk, and Mo Fang carried her home. It had been a long time since they had been so close. Mo Fang couldn't help but marvel at how he wished time could freeze in this moment forever. Shen Li, in her drunken state, responded that she also wished time could stop in this moment, preferably to go stargazing right now.
Mo Fang always listened to Shen Li's words and actually carried her to the rooftop to gaze at the stars. The wind on the rooftop gradually sobered Shen Li from her drunken state. She realized that she was lying on the rooftop of her subordinate's residence, looking at the stars. How embarrassing it would be if this got out! But just as she was contemplating leaving the rooftop, she suddenly heard Fu Rong's voice. Fu Rong deliberately teased Shen Li, saying that meeting her subordinate in private at night was detrimental to her reputation. Shen Li was not afraid of Fu Rong, but when she heard Xing Zhi's voice, she did feel a bit nervous.
Fu Rong kept babbling, and Shen Li disliked his noise. She gave him a stern warning. Fu Rong once again brought up the idea of breaking off the engagement, and Xing Zhi agreed on the spot. This time, it was Shen Li who became unhappy. She confronted Xing Zhi, criticizing him for acting recklessly. It was his irresponsibility that had caused all the chaos in the first place, and now he was casually breaking off the engagement. But now they were in the spiritual realm, and the decision to break off the engagement was hers alone, and she refused to agree.
Xing Zhi had never expressed his feelings to Shen Li, leaving her in constant suspense. Now he had said hurtful words, and Shen Li made veiled accusations, claiming that the miasma in Xu Tian Abyss had been cleared and there were no more issues in the spiritual realm. She urged Xing Zhi to return to his position sooner rather than later. Xing Zhi had no choice but to respond and agreed to return to the immortal realm with You Lan the next day.
After Xing Zhi left, Shen Li was often absent-minded. She often recalled the scenes of going to Xu Tian Abyss with Xing Zhi to clear the miasma. At that time, she felt that Xing Zhi cared about her, but she frequently saw him being cold to others. She didn't know which side of Xing Zhi was the real Divine Lord.
The Spirit Lord noticed Shen Li's absent-mindedness and thought that Fu Rong's departure from the spiritual realm had caused her lovesickness. He specially assigned her a task to go to the immortal realm.
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