Episode 23 recap: The shadow of the cold casts the moon's absence.
Seeing Ren Shi Que in grave danger, Yun Chao Yan wanted to remind the heretic cultivators Huang and the others that Ren Shi Que was the one she cared for, so they shouldn't be used by evil people. When Yun Chao Yan called out Ren Shi Que's name, the speed of the heretic cultivators' attacks noticeably slowed down. Yun Chao Yan was secretly delighted, and the cold shadow also noticed the change, suddenly grabbing Yun Chao Yan by the neck.
Yun Chao Yan felt dizzy, and in her hazy state, she seemed to see her father and mother again. Her parents told her that as long as she kept goodness in her heart, she need not fear the evil ways of the world. This sentence gave Yun Chao Yan strength, and she bravely opened her eyes and used her kindness to awaken the heretic cultivators Huang and the others.
After being awakened, the heretic cultivators turned against the cold shadow. Seeing the situation had changed, the cold shadow warned Ren Shi Que not to be too complacent, for if the moon's absence caused tidal disorder, the disaster on the human world had only just begun. Ren Shi Que did not understand the meaning of the cold shadow's words. The cold shadow then picked up the Immortal Lord's spike weapon from the ground and committed suicide.
After the cold shadow's suicide, the moon hidden by the black clouds reappeared. Yun Chao Yan was about to thank the heretic cultivators, but found that they had all disappeared in golden light. Seeing the direction the heretic cultivators vanished, Ren Shi Que was puzzled. Suddenly, the city master came over holding the Soul-Binding Lantern and handed it to Ren Shi Que, grumbling that someone had just told him to give this lantern to Ren Shi Que, and he couldn't believe someone in Qingzhou City dared to order him around.
Hearing this, Ren Shi Que comforted the city master, saying the person who had him deliver the lantern must be the most esteemed person in the world. Everyone celebrated the victory. Ren Shi Que asked Yun Chao Yan if there was anything she wanted to do, and Yun Chao Yan unhesitatingly replied that she wanted to go drink with Gu Qing. Ren Shi Que thought Yun Chao Yan must have wanted to do something with him, but was surprised when she ran off. Seeing the drunk Yun Chao Yan, Ren Shi Que realized her true desire was just to go drinking, so he quietly followed behind her. Yun Chao Yan thought Ren Shi Que was a heretic cultivator and told him not to follow, as she was in a hurry to go to the Censor's Office to find the one she loved.
Yun Chao Yan told Ren Shi Que that he was the love of her life, and Ren Shi Que happily laughed and took the intoxicated Yun Chao Yan to his room. Xie Gui Chen came to the city lord's residence to propose, and the city lord intentionally told him that Gu Qing had been pampered, and asked Xie Gui Chen to be extremely attentive to her, to which Xie Gui Chen swore that he would protect Gu Qing for the rest of his life, and the city lord could rest assured.
The next day, Yun Chao Yan woke up and found herself in Ren Shi Que's bed, and Ren Shi Que said that Yun Chao Yan was testing his self-control. She then remembered that she had embraced and kissed Ren Shi Que the night before, and she shyly ran away.
Xu Xian saw Yun Chao Yan coming out of Ren Shi Que's room early in the morning and quickly told the news to Beiwu, who then learned that Xie Gui Chen had resigned and gone to the city lord's residence. Xiaogui saw Ren Shi Que sitting in a big tree, as if he had something on his mind, and went to ask him if he was worried about the lunar eclipse, to which Ren Shi Que nodded, as the end of the month was approaching, and he hoped that no disaster would occur.
The city lord was sitting at his desk, thinking about his sister's marriage, when someone came to report that there were severe floods in many places, with tens of thousands of disaster victims, and that Qingzhou City might not be spared either, and he needed to come up with a plan soon. Yun Chao Yan noticed that Ren Shi Que seemed troubled, so she quietly asked Xiaogui about it, and learned that the lunar eclipse was caused by Hanying's suicide, which would lead to tidal disorder and disaster for the human world, and the only solution was for Ren Shi Que to return to the Palace of the Moon.
As the moon god, Ren Shi Que held the Dazhuobodeng lamp that could fill the eclipse, but this would mean that he would have to part ways with Yun Chao Yan. Ren Shi Que was thinking about how to tell Yun Chao Yan, when she suddenly came and told him to go back without worrying about her.
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