Episode Summary
Quan Rumu is exiled but has a near-reunion with Long Weiyun. A prophecy stone activates, showing Fugui is destined to wield a world-breaking power. This causes the clans to turn on him, but his father, Hongye, fiercely defends him for the first time. Meanwhile, the demon Lady Yin blackmails Qingtong, threatening her brother's life unless she poisons Fugui by the end of the winter solstice.
Spoiler Alert
The Aftermath of the Arena
A Father's Cold Shoulder
The episode opens with Qingtong. She's standing in the snow, staring at the name Wangquan Fugui wrote for her. She just breaks down crying.
Back with the clan leaders, things are tense. Quan Rumu hurt a lot of people, and every family wants a piece of him. He accepts full responsibility. But he also says Quan Jingting was definitely involved.
Wangquan Fugui tries to speak up for Rumu. He offers to explain the situation to the other families. He hopes they'll go easy on his friend. His father, Wangquan Hongye, is not having it. He tells Fugui that a "Weapon Human" has no right to interfere in the villa's business. Then he orders him back to the Cold Pond immediately. Fugui just doesn't get his father's coldness. He felt his mother's power, the divine fire, for the first time in that fight. Hongye sees that connection as a weakness. Fugui argues that it's hisweakness, not a flaw, and walks away.
Cleaning House
Fugui goes to confront Quan Jingting directly. Jingting tries to play the victim. He claims Wangquan Shouyi tricked him. Fugui doesn't buy it. He personally strips Jingting of all his cultivation powers. This is the only way to make sure he properly guards the Sword Tomb.
Then he has a final word with Quan Rumu. He tells Rumu to leave. He wants his friend to find the freedom that he himself has never known.
A Glimmer of Hope and a Haunting Past
Rumu's Lonely Wait
Quan Rumu finds a remote, freezing spot to meet a friend. He even brings good wine. The cold is too much, though, and he quickly falls asleep.
Long Weiyun finds him there. She gives him some medicine and covers him with her own cloak. She misses him terribly but feels she can't face him yet, so she leaves. Rumu wakes up later. He finds the cloak and runs outside, shouting for her. He yells that he never blamed her for anything. He knows she can hear him.
A Prophecy Awakens
Back at the Blue Sky Convention, Wangquan Hongye vouches for Rumu. This gets him off the hook, so he won't face any more punishment.
Then something strange happens. A Secret Stone left behind by the great Aolai Sanshao starts to vibrate. It projects a vision. The vision shows someone using the legendary "Heaven and Earth Sword" technique. This person slices open the Heaven and Earth Pass itself. Everyone is shocked. They wonder if this is the prophecy Aolai Sanshao spoke of.
A Father's Fierce Defense
The crowd immediately turns on Wangquan Fugui. They believe he is the one from the prophecy. Some even argue that Weapon Humans like him shouldn't be allowed to exist. They say the protective circle left by Aolai Sanshao must not be broken.
The other families accuse Wangquan Hongye of protecting his son. And for once, he does. Hongye becomes incredibly defensive. He declares that he is taking his son and leaving. He dares anyone to say a single word against it.
Fugui is just stunned. This is the first time he has ever felt his father's love. It's the first time he's ever seen his father protect him like a real son.
Poison and Ultimatums
Lady Yin's Cruel Game
Fugui is back home, but he's quiet and unhappy. Qingtong makes him vegetable porridge to cheer him up.
Things take a dark turn. Lady Yin learns that Qingtong has taken a human form. She orders her men to capture Qingtong's little spider demon brother. They rip off two of his legs and send them to Qingtong as a message. Lady Yin then contacts her psychically. She threatens to kill the brother unless Qingtong poisons Wangquan Fugui.
The Winter Solstice Deadline
Fugui asks his father if he can go out into the world sometimes. He argues he can't master the Heaven and Earth Sword if he's always locked up. Hongye refuses flatly. He says the Wangquan Mountain Villa and the sedan chair are Fugui's entire world. He believes this is the only way to stop the prophecy from coming true.
Lady Yin's deadline is the winter solstice. Qingtong is completely torn.
Fugui goes to pay respects to his mother. He wonders aloud if he'll ever be more than just a killing sword in his father's eyes. Qingtong brings him tea. She suggests he offer the tea to his mother instead of wine. Trusting her completely, he drinks it.
It's now the winter solstice. Fireworks for the ancestors are going off, and the noise scares Qingtong. Fugui, on the other hand, has his own firecrackers. He wants to set them off to let his mother know he is doing well. Qingtong gets another urgent message from Lady Yin. She didn't put the poison, called Seven Regrets, in the tea. She has one hour left.
Just as this is happening, Feng Tingyun catches another spider demon. She demands to know why he's here and what he plans to do to Wangquan Fugui.
