Episode Summary
Tang Lici, grieving his friends, decides to use a time-reversal device to reset their world. Zhong Chunjie confesses her identity to the Empress, becomes a princess, and reforms the Sword Association. Xifang Tao sacrifices herself to kill Ghost Peony. Tang Lici discovers Xiao Shi is the traitor Ye Mo and defeats him. Finally, Tang Lici successfully resets time, giving every character a happy, peaceful new beginning.
Spoiler Alert
The Finale is Here
This is it. The end of the line for "Whispers of Fate." The show had a lot of loose ends to tie up. And boy, did it try. Some of it worked. Some of it was a choice. Let's break down exactly what happened in this packed final hour.
Tang Lici's Desperate Plan
A Grieving Man
We start with Tang Lici, and he is not doing well. He's in the Celestial Realm. He is carving a memorial tablet for Liu Yan by hand. He's surrounded by tablets for Sword Master Shao and Chi Yun, too. The guy has lost three of his closest friends in just a few days. He's completely broken. He throws a wine bottle at the gate and just screams into the void. He questions why he even exists. He thinks if he had never come to the Central Plains, none of this would have happened.
The Time Machine
Then, he gets an idea. There's a device in the Celestial Realm. It's called the "Reversed Dream." It can literally reverse time if it goes out of control. Tang Lici latches onto this. He thinks he can master this device. He can use it to send everything back to the very beginning. So, he starts training. He doesn't sleep. He doesn't stop. He just focuses on mastering this one last, desperate hope.
The Women Take Charge
Zhong Chunjie Finds Her Strength
While Tang Lici is training, Zhong Chunjie is having a moment of her own. She goes into her adoptive father's room. She finds his journal. The entire thing is about her. She always felt like an orphan. But the journal shows Sword Master Shao saw her as his little princess. He wrote down every funny story from her childhood. He was happy when she was happy. He was heartbroken when she was sad. Reading this gives her a new kind of strength.
A Princess and a Hero
She decides she's done with the lies. She's going to the palace. She will confess her fake identity to the Empress. Tang Lici saw this coming. He had already sent a letter ahead of her. He asked the Empress to show mercy when the time came. So when Zhong Chunjie tells the Empress everything, she isn't punished. Instead, the Empress makes her a real princess. She is now Princess Ningguo. She's also put in charge of the Central Plains Sword Association. Her job is to fix the mess and become the hero she was always meant to be. She goes back to the association and starts a massive overhaul. She tells the world about Xifang Tao's crimes. Good people from all over come to help her fight Ghost Peony's followers.
Xifang Tao's Sacrifice
Speaking of Ghost Peony, she finally makes her move. She drags Xifang Tao to the Bronze Tree. Xifang Tao is powerful now, but she remembers Tang Lici's warning. The master of the Rebirth Technique would eventually absorb her power. She knows this is the end. As Ghost Peony ties her to the tree, she thinks of Pu Zhu. She remembers him trying so hard to save her. She decides she won't let Ghost Peony win. She uses a final, self-destructive technique. She turns her own blood into a deadly poison. The poison flows into the Bronze Tree. Ghost Peony absorbs it and dies on the spot. A brutal end, but she took the main villain down with her.
The Final Betrayal
The Mole in the House
Tang Lici finally puts the pieces together. He thinks back on everything that happened. He starts getting suspicious of Xiao Shi. And yep, he was right to worry. He confronts him. It turns out Xiao Shi is actually Ye Mo in disguise. It all clicks into place. Ye Mo was the one who mortally wounded Liu Yan after the rescue. He was the one leaking secrets this whole time.
The Last Showdown
With his cover blown, Ye Mo drops the act. He wants to kill Tang Lici. He plans to use Tang Lici's body as his new vessel. They fight. But Ye Mo made a big mistake. He underestimated Tang Lici. Liu Yan had given Tang Lici the complete Rebirth Manual before she died. Tang Lici is on a whole other level now. He takes down Ye Mo without much trouble.
A Perfect Beginning
Everyone Gets a Happy Ending
So what does Tang Lici do with all this power? He activates the "Reversed Dream" device. He uses his own life force to power it. And just like that, time rewinds all the way to the beginning.
We get a glimpse of this new, perfect reality. Fang Zhou is just a guy napping under a tree. He wakes up and goes home with his sister, A'Shui. Chi Yun is in a busy market, giving gifts to his fiancée, Bai Suche. Shen Langhun is walking down the street with his wife, Hui Niang. Pu Zhu is still a crown prince. He walks past a woman in a pink hat. She stops and looks back at him. He looks at her. They both feel like they know each other, but they just move on. It's Xifang Tao, getting a fresh start.
And Zhong Chunjie? She comes home after a long day. Then she excitedly runs to the Sword Association to find her master. Everything is back to the way it should have been.
