The Wolf Episode Summary (2020 C Drama)

The Wolf (狼殿下) is a long-awaited Chinese drama as viewers are treated to the star power of Darren Wang, Li Qin, and Sean Xiao. I’m not too sure of the exact storyline as I start this but I understand that some people love it while others think otherwise. Hopefully, I will end up as someone who loves it as it is painful to sit through a lengthy 49-episode drama. But you can read my views later in The Wolf review as I will write one up once I have completed watching this.

Episode 1

Jin and Yang states were at war. Chu Kui defeated the Jin state. He gave an order to kill everyone in the enemy’s imperial household. Chu Kui’s Adjutant General Xia Hou Yi led the command. A horrified pregnant woman was seen as she was about to be attacked. The world was then divided into north and south as Jin state’s loyalists retreated to the north to rebuild their army.

10 Years Later

In Kuizhou City, Yang state, there is a Wolf Hunt Mountain which is known to be populated with wolves. Humans are hunting the animal due to its medicinal properties but rumors swirl that a half wolf and half human demon is haunting the place. The chief master of Kuizhou City is General Ma Ying who is out of town. His son, Ma Jun, is forced to inspect the mountain after being goaded to do so by his half sister, Ma Zhai Xing.

Zhai Xing scares her brother while he is at the mountain to make him seal off the area. Her intention is to protect the wolves from being hunted. She has befriended a boy who has been raised by a pack of wolves a year earlier when she was out looking for a flower. He must be the missing baby that the elders have talked about. His mother lived in the mountain and died during childbirth. Zhai Xing encourages Wolf Boy to integrate back into human society and brings him to the city for a visit.

General Ma Ying returns to the city with Adjutant General Xia Hou Yi who is an arrogant and petty man. Zhai Xing is sarcastic towards him when she overhears him insulting her father. The Adjutant General insists for a wolf to be caught to make medicine for his ailments in return for letting off Zhai Xing. When the Ma Manor’s Steward Wang brings a wolf back from the mountain, Wolf Boy could sense it and makes his way to the manor.

Episode 2

Wolf Boy is seen escaping from the Adjutant General’s room after saving the wolf cub. But the Adjutant General is found dead. Everyone assumes he is the killer. General Ma Ying orders for him to be hunted down. Zhao Xing insists that Wolf Boy is innocent but her father refuses to believe her. The murderer has to be caught because the Adjutant General is Emperor Chu Kui’s sworn brother.

Ma Feng Cheng captures Wolf Boy but Zhao Xing secretly helps him to escape from his cage. Zhai Xing forces Wolf Boy to leave the city by telling him that he is no longer her friend and tries to hurt his feelings. But Wolf Boy chooses to remain in the mountain. General Ma Ying wants Feng Cheng to quickly re-capture Wolf Boy. Ma Jun offers to help. He wants to capture Wolf Boy to get back at Zhai Xing.

The Emperor arrives. Zhai Xing discovers that the Adjutant General was poisoned instead and explains her findings to the Emperor. Steward Wang admits that he is the murderer as he wants revenge for the killing of the members of the previous dynasty. General Ma Ying asks his Zhai Xing to look for Wolf Boy to ensure his safety since he is now proven innocent.

Steward Wang is asked by General Ma Ying to drink poisoned wine for his crime. He tells General Ma Ying that he will willingly die at his hand because General Ma Ying had let Princess Ping Yan and her unborn child to survive in his single moment of compassion.

Episode 3

Steward Wang knows Zhai Xing is Princess Ping Yan’s daughter. General Ma Ying saved the princess because he was indebted to her family and subsequently brought up Zhai Xing like his own daughter. Zhai Xing is not told of her identity for safety reasons. Steward Wang is then executed.

Ma Jun steals Zhai Xing’s bell to lure Wolf Boy out. He captures Wolf Boy and lies to him that Zhai Xing has sold him out. The bell is the proof. The wolves appear to save Wolf Boy. In his moment of anger, Wolf Boy breaks out of his chains and chases Ma Jun. He falls down the cliff as he lunges at Ma Jun. Zhai Xing arrives to witness the fall and is devastated.

Emperor Chu Kui finds Wolf Boy and keeps it a secret. He adopted him as he wants to make use of his loyalty and extraordinary strength.

8 Years Later

Zhai Xing purposely breaks off an engagement to scare suitors away. Marquis Xiao Gui is accused of treason. General Ma Ying pleads with Emperor Chu Kui to spare the marquis’ family. Wolf Boy is now Prince Bo. He takes orders from Emperor Chu Kui and kills Marquis Xiao Gui. Prince Bo is now a cold-blooded man after Zhai Xing’s supposed betrayal. His assistants are Mo Xiao, Wen Yan, and Hai Die.

General Ma Ying is forced to give up his army to the Emperor who sends Prince Bo to Kuizhou City to monitor him. It is also a test for Prince Bo.

After Marquis Xiao Gui’s death, the Jin prince takes over the cities previously controlled by the marquis and makes them flourish. Zhai Xing is still turning down more suitors. She is still thinking of Wolf Boy. Prince Bo arrives at Kuizhou City with his 3 assistants.

Episode 4

Gu Qing Ping brings a letter from his father, chief of Tongzhou City, for General Ma Ying. He gets acquainted with Zhai Xing and leaves an impression on her with his maturity and insights. However, Zhao Xing is still unable to forget Wolf Boy. She then finds out that someone with a deep knowledge of wolves is in the city. But Prince Bo and Zhai Xing miss the chance to meet by mere moments.

General Ma Ying returns home and informs Zhai Xing that he is retiring. He will give up the Ma Army to ease Emperor Chu Kui’s doubts. Zhai Xing feels guilty for worrying her father over her obsession with Wolf Boy. Her maid, Xiao Feng, sets her up with Gu Qing Ping who advises her to let go of the past to avoid regret as he has the same experience of being unable to forget a woman who has died of illness.

General Ma Ying is vague to Zhai Xing about her mother’s identity but relates her to a Queen by using the analogy of a flower. Emperor Chu Kui has given orders to assassinate the Ma family and capture Zhai Xing without Prince Bo’s knowledge. Zhai Xing falls unconscious from the ordeal. General Ma Yi Han of Ma Army returns to the city. Clues have been planted to trick him that the assassination is done by the Jin state.

Prince Bo finds out from his assistants that they have assassinated General Ma Ying under the Emperor’s orders. An unconscious Zhai Xing is now with them. Prince Bo recalls the past and still thinks Zhai Xing betrayed him in the past.

Episode 5

Gu Qing Ping suspects Zhai Xing is still alive as her bronze bell is not found on any of the burnt corpses. He offers to help General Ma Yi Han to look for Zhai Xing who is now in a trance-like state due to the trauma. Prince Bo goes up the mountain and has to fight off tigers to retrieve a herb to treat Zhai Xing.

Emperor Chu Kui sacrificed General Ma Ying to push the Ma Army to fight the Jin state. But Feng Cheng is suspicious about the assassination and wants the Emperor to swear a blood oath on the Jin state’s guilt. He brings the army to the capital and holds Prime Minister Jing Xiang hostage to force Emperor Chu Kui to accede to his demand.

Gu Ping Qing finds Zhai Xing and secretly takes her away. He turns out to be a defector who wants to align with Jin state. He is about to sexually assault Zhai Xing when Prince Bo turns up. Prince Bo kills him but is injured in the process. Zhai Xing recognizes his howls and wakes up from her trance. But Prince Bo denies he is Wolf Boy. Zhai Xing also couldn’t find the scars on his body that will give him away which forces her to accept that Prince Bo is not Wolf Boy.

Prince Bo and his assistants trick Zhai Xing that Jin state is responsible for her father’s death together with Gu Qing Ping. They use a letter and Gu Qing Ping’s seal to convince her. Feng Cheng has given a deadline to Prince Chu You Gui for the blood oath to be taken. Zhai Xing is worried about the Ma Army. She wants to take a dangerous shortcut to rush to the capital.

Episode 6

Prince Bo asks Zhai Xing to take a pill before their journey. She is sedated. Prince Bo then carries her and jumps off a cliff to rush to the capital. They arrive just in time before Feng Cheng launches an attack. Zhai Xing shows him and his sister, Ma Jing, the evidence that implicates Gu Ping Qing and Jin state. She also believes Prince Bo has saved her. Emperor Chu Kui also swears that he has nothing to do with General Ma Ying’s death. Hence, Zhai Xing decides to pledge allegiance to Emperor Chu Kui. She needs to protect the Ma Army as things are still unpredictable in their relationship with the Emperor.

Zhai Xing visits Prince Bo to thank him for saving her life. She helps him to tend to his wounds but he thinks she is merely acting. Emperor Chu Kui pressures Zhai Xing to marry Prince Bo during a welcome banquet with the excuse that it will stop Jin state from driving a wedge between them. Zhai Xing agrees but asks for the ceremony to be held after she has gotten her revenge to topple Jin state. A marriage agreement is confirmed.

Zhai Xing is unhappy and gets drunk as she is still thinking of Wolf Boy. She now has to let go and feels bad for abandoning him. As she is drunk, she thinks Prince Bo is Wolf Boy. She scolds him to chase him away like what she had done years ago to protect him. Prince Bo is repulsed by her arrogance and past betrayal and walks away.

Military Officer Yang Hou is the 4th Prince’s cousin. He doesn’t see eye-to-eye with 2nd Prince Chu You Gui, whom he thinks is a prostitute’s son, and his father-in-law, Prime Minister Jing Xiang.

Episode 7

Yang Hou wants to investigate Prince Chu You Gui’s bloodline. The prince’s mother was rumored to have a relationship with a Bozhou Army cook before marrying Emperor Chu Kui and the prince was delivered pre-maturely. The Bozhou Army members are now slaves in the capital including Lin Guang who once blurted that his son is the 2nd Prince during a drunken bout. He escapes on the way to a labor camp. Prime Minister Jing Xiang orders everyone in the know to be killed and to quickly locate Lin Guang.

Prince Bo orders his assistants to treat Zhai Xing with respect when she moves into Bo Manor so as not to arouse her suspicion. Zhai Xing is uneasy that she may have treated Prince Bo rudely while she was drunk. Feng Cheng asks Ma Jing to remain with Zhai Xing to take care of her. He knows Zhai Xing agrees to the marriage to erase Emperor Chu Kui’s doubts on their loyalty.

While on the way to Bo Manor, Zhai Xing saves a weak Lin Guang on the streets. She brings him to Bo Manor although it is against the rules to admit strangers. Prince Bo is cold towards Zhai Xing although she apologizes for her behavior. She is unsure why he is prejudiced towards her. She pleads with him to try to get along although theirs is merely a marriage of convenience – he has to obey the decree while she wants to protect the Ma Army. But Prince Bo ignores her pleas.

Lin Guang tells Zhai Xing that he is looking for his benefactor. Prince Chu You Gui drops by Bo Manor with his pregnant wife, Jing Chu Chu. Lin Guang sees Jing Chu Chu and is overwhelmed. He tells them that the prince is his benefactor.

Episode 8

Lin Guang lies to them that 2nd Prince had saved his uncle during a famine in the past. Prime Minister Jing Xiang arrives at Bo Manor to take Lin Guang away. He accuses him of being an assassin. Lin Guang willingly signs a confession before he is killed. Yang Hou reports to Emperor Chu Kui. Prime Minister Jing Xiang and 2nd Prince insist that Lin Guang committed suicide and show the Emperor the confession that he wanted to kill the prince as revenge. The Emperor quietly orders Prince Bo to investigate.

The Emperor also penalizes Zhai Xing to kneel at the ancestral temple for her mistake. She cannot be killed as she is the chess piece needed to control the Ma Army. Ma Jing anxiously reveals to Prince Bo that Zhai Xing cannot kneel for long due to a past leg injury when she tried to save Wolf Boy. Prince Bo finally learns the whole truth. He defies the Emperor’s orders and brings Zhai Xing home.

Prince Bo’s assistants find that Prime Minister Jing Xiang is trying to cover up Lin Guang’s death and 2nd Prince was a pre-mature baby. Prince Bo explains to the Emperor about Zhai Xing’s old injury and it was urgent to save her to keep the Ma Army in check. He also reports about the suspicion on the 2nd Prince’s paternity.

The Emperor is angry at Prime Minister Jing Xiang and 2nd Prince for their action over a rumor because the prince’s mother had been honest with him about her friendship with Lin Guang in the past. He temporarily strips them of their duties and delegates the work to Yang Hou and Prince Bo.

Zhai Xing awakens. Wen Yan asks her opinion about Lin Guang.

Episode 9

Zhai Xing believes Lin Guang was not an assassin and he was sacrificing himself to protect someone. She also understands that there are certain things she should not get involved in as advised by Prince Bo. Wen Yan is impressed that she shares the same thinking as Prince Bo and informs her that the prince has invited her to his forbidden courtyard that night.

Prince Bo listens to Zhai Xing’s story of her relationship with Wolf Boy and how she tried to protect him. She begins to see him as Wolf Boy as she drinks and reveals her innermost feelings of regret and yearning which have caused her a lot of bitterness. Prince Bo still hides his identity from her but comforts and kisses her forehead. When she wakes up the next morning, she is sitting in his arms while he pretends to be asleep. She scoots away in embarrassment.

Prince Bo begins to show his concern towards Zhai Xing but gives the excuse that it is because she is his future consort. He also orders his assistants to keep an eye on her for safety reasons. He gives her a bow as a gift and teaches her archery. Prince Bo also gets the imperial doctor to treat Zhai Xing’s legs.

There is an uneasy relationship between 2nd Prince and Prince Bo now because of the Lin Guang incident. Emperor Chu Kui wants 2nd Prince to help Prince Bo to entertain Princess Bao Na of Khitan who is coming for a visit. They need to keep Khitan happy so that they could borrow their manpower when needed. 2nd Prince blurts out to Zhai Xing that Princess Bao Na has interest in Prince Bo when they met 3 years earlier.

Episode 10

2nd Prince tells Zhai Xing that they should keep her betrothal to Prince Bo a secret so as not to antagonize Princess Bao Na. Prince Bo disagrees but Princess Bao Na is crazy over him. She has requested for her paintings to be hung up at Bo Manor for her visit and to be given special treatment as if she is Prince Bo’s future consort. Zhai Xing uses her wile to convince him to hide their betrothal so that they could borrow Khitan’s troops.

Princess Bao Na arrives early in order to celebrate the double 7th festival with Prince Bo. Zhai Xing pretends to be Prince Bo’s guest and serves the princess to keep her happy. She also pushes Prince Bo to do his part to entertain Princess Bao Na which annoys him. Hence, he turns around and treats the princess well to make Zhai Xing jealous.

Zhai Xing tails them while they are out shopping. Prince Bo sees a fragrant sachet and buys one. Princess Bao Na assumes that it is meant as a surprise for her. Prince Bo knows Zhai Xing is quietly following them. He leaves Princess Bao Na to seek out Zhai Xing and teases her about her jealousy. Zhai Xing denies it and flees.

Episode 11

Zhai Xing begins to experience jealousy which is made worse when Prince Bo agrees to teach Princess Bao Na calligraphy. But Prince Bo basically ignores the princess while they are together in his study. Princess Bao Na also expects Prince Bo to give her the fragrant sachet but it isn’t forthcoming. When the princess falls asleep at the desk, Prince Bo goes to Zhai Xing’s room and hangs the sachet there. He also flirts with her to make her admit that she is jealous.

Princess Bao Na awakens to find Prince Bo has left the study. She walks around and notices the sachet in Zhai Xing’s room. She grabs it and complains to 2nd Prince and Jing Xiang. 2nd Prince advises her to test out Prince Bo’s affections towards her and Zhai Xing. He now knows Zhai Xing is Prince Bo’s weakness.

Ji Chong is a bounty hunter and mercenary. He uses the money he earns to support poor people in the villages but they seem to be hostile towards him. 2nd Prince and Jing Xiang want to hire Ji Chong to do their bidding with no questions asked about their identities and motives.

Princess Bao Na tricks Zhai Xing to go hunting and then causes her to fall from her horse. She also pretends to be injured as well to see who Prince Bo will treasure more. Prince Bo could see through her tricks and exposes her. He gets fed-up and upfront about his betrothal to Zhai Xing. Princess Bao Na is angry at Prince Bo for being insincere towards her and throws the sachet at him. She then burns the agreement for Khitan to lend them troops.

Episode 12

Princess Bao Na angrily leaves the city. Prince Bo places the perfumed sachet in Zhai Xing’s hand as she lays asleep. On her way back to Khitan, Princess Bao Na is kidnapped by Ji Chong and some bandits. Her guards are killed. Prince Bo rushes there. Jing Xiang arrives with the Khitan captain and tells Prince Bo that he will take over the search for the princess.

Emperor Chu Kui faces pressure from Khitan and imprisons Prince Bo. He orders 2nd Prince to search for the princess. Zhai Xing pleads with the Emperor who allows her to join the search. The Khitan captain allows Zhai Xing to visit Prince Bo in prison in exchange for her life if she fails to save Princess Bao Na. Prince Bo is touched by her sacrifice.

Zhai Xing takes Prince Bo’s blood and uses it to control his wolf to track Princess Bao Na’s scent. Ji Chong knows they are approaching through his eagle. He asks the other thugs to take Princess Bao Na away while he stays to handle their enemies. Ji Chong hides and listens to Zhai Xing’s conversations with her group. Zhai Xing suspects the 2nd Prince’s involvement as Princess Bao Na’s horse has been poisoned and he is the only one who knows the princess’ movements.

Ji Chong now knows why he has been hired. He reveals himself and claims he has quarreled with the other kidnappers and quit the group. He points them the princess’ location. During the rescue, Zhai Xing blocks Princess Bao Na from getting stabbed. Ji Chong shoots down the thug to save Zhai Xing.

Zhai Xing tells her group not to treat Ji Chong as a criminal since he has helped them. But Ji Chong insists he doesn’t know who has hired him.

Episode 13

Ji Chong tells Zhai Xing that he is supposed to deliver Princess Bao Na to the person who hired him the next day. He gives her the location to capture the person. Zhai Xing also agrees to repay him for saving her life. Ji Chong tells her that he will collect the debt when he needs it. He is also impressed by Zhai Xing.

Princess Bao Na is grateful to Zhai Xing for saving her life. She agrees to explain things to her father and lend Yang state their troops as well as release the 4th Prince. Zhai Xing also informs the Emperor of a mole. Prince Bo is released from prison.

Ji Chong tells 2nd Prince that he is already under suspicion. He asks for money in return for advising him on how to regain the Emperor’s trust. In the end, 2nd Prince sacrifices Jing Xiang as advised. Jing Xiang is captured when he turns up at the location to get Princess Bao Na. To further erase the Emperor’s doubts and placate his wife, 2nd Prince consumes the potion that Ji Chong gives him to fake a suicide. It convinces Emperor Chu Kui of his son’s innocence.

Princess Bao Na finds only Zhai Xing is honest with her apart from Prince Bo. She makes peace with Zhai Xing and decides to return home. Zhai Xing is happy that Khitan has agreed to lend them troops because she wants her revenge against the Jin state. But Prince Bo is feeling guilty as he is deceiving her over her father’s cause of death. He coldly walks away when a red string to tie them together breaks. The string is a festival tradition for couples.

Someone is dreaming about the past.

Episode 14

Prince Bo wakes up from a nightmare of him battling Zhai Xing and killing her at Emperor Chu Kui’s behest. He decides he needs to push Zhai Xing away in order to keep her safe from the Emperor. Prince Bo starts to be cold towards her and orders his assistants to keep their distance from her. Zhai Xing is disappointed and tries to placate him but unsuccessful.

Emperor Chu Kui wants Prince Bo to go to Khitan to bring 4th Prince home. As Kuizhou is on the way to Khitan, he wants Prince Bo to bring Zhai Xing along. 2nd Prince wants to take the opportunity to kill Prince Bo and hires Ji Chong to do it. Ji Chong will cooperate with Jin state to carry out the assassination. He will also make use of Zhai Xing to distract Prince Bo.

Ji Chong joins Prince Bo’s entourage as a horse expert. He chats up Zhai Xing and attracts Prince Bo’s attention. He also uses his eagle to check for dangers ahead. Ji Chong advises Zhai Xing on how to make Prince Bo happy. In Kuizhou, he encourages Zhai Xing to dance for Prince Bo during the night banquet. Zhai Xing agrees despite the risk to her legs. Ji Chong then arranges for Cheng Liang of Jin state to collect Princess Bao Na’s seal and letter to lure Prince Bo away later. Cheng Liang couldn’t see Ji Chong’s face but finds his voice familiar.

Prince Bo sees Zhai Xing dancing for him that night. He is quietly worried about her.

Episode 15

Prince Bo purposely humiliates Zhai Xing in public by criticizing her dancing skills. The suitors whom she had turned down previously joined Prince Bo in humiliating her. Zhai Xing leaves the scene to wait for Prince Bo in his room. Prince Bo then punishes the 3 men in his own way.

In the room, Prince Bo pretends to force himself on Zhai Xing and humiliates her again. He tells her that he has no feelings towards her and wouldn’t marry her if he has a choice to make her give up. Zhai Xing leaves in tears.

Prince Bo is informed that Ji Chong has gone to Ma Manor. He rushes there. Ji Chong shows Prince Bo the candies he bought to cheer Zhai Xing up. However, Zhai Xing did not return to Ma Manor the whole night.

Prince Bo pretends not to care when Ji Chong reports Zhai Xing’s disappearance to him. But he quietly goes up to Wolf Hunt Mountain to look for her. Prince Bo finds her falling unconscious and tends to her until he hears Ji Chong approaching. When Zhai Xing awakens, she sees Ji Chong. She tells him that she can’t abandon the marriage to protect the Ma Army. Prince Bo is listening to the conversation. Ji Chong cheers Zhai Xing up.

Prince Bo receives a letter from Princess Bao Na asking for a meeting in a forest. Prince Bo asks Zhai Xing’s opinion about the handwriting. She thinks it is a genuine letter from the princess. Zhai Xing also tells Prince Bo that she will obey his desire for a marriage-in-name only and will return to Kuizhou.

Ji Chong tells Prince Bo that he is quitting. He uses Zhai Xing’s leaving as an excuse and directly tells Prince Bo that he admires and respects her.

Episode 16

Ji Chong tells Prince Bo that he will protect Zhai Xing. He then catches up with her and advises her to forget Prince Bo.

The next day, Prince Bo departs to meet Princess Bao Na. Zhai Xing wakes up to find Ji Chong missing from the inn. She is afraid he might have gone back to exact revenge over Prince Bo. Zhai Xing bumps into Princess Bao Na on the way and realizes Prince Bo has been set-up.

Ji Chong returns to the inn to find Zhai Xing’s note. He is worried about her safety and rushes back to the forest. Prince Bo and Wen Yan are ambushed. Zhai Xing leads Princess Bao Na to save Prince Bo. Together, they run from the enemies and meet Ji Chong. Zhai Xing shields Ji Chong from an arrow and is seriously injured. Ji Chong tells Prince Bo to bring Zhai Xing to safety while he distracts the enemies which are actually Jin soldiers led by Cheng Liang.

Cheng Liang realizes Ji Chong is the former Jin Marshal who has left the state and kneels down in respect. Ji Chong asks Cheng Liang to investigate if the Jin state is involved in General Ma Ying’s death. He also tells him that he has no interest in returning to the state as he now has someone he cares about that he wants to protect.

Second Wolf Boy

Back at the camp, Prince Bo is worried over Zhai Xing’s injury. She is saved by Princess Bao Na’s life-saving pill when Wen Yan pulls out the arrow. However, Prince Bo lies to Ji Chong that he is only concerned on how to explain to the Emperor and the Ma Army if Zhai Xing dies. Ji Chong is angry with Prince Bo for being heartless and gets into a fight with him.

When Zhai Xing awakens, she only wants Ji Chong to accompany her. She tells him her story with Wolf Boy and her regrets. Ji Chong relates to her about his friend who was helpless when his soldiers were killed in front of his eyes. He seems to be referring to himself. Ji Chong also wants Zhai Xing to accept him as her second Wolf Boy and promises to always be there for her.

Prince Bo witnesses their exchange. He is sad but hides his feelings. He plans to stop Emperor Chu Kui’s evil deeds. The arrow that was embedded in Zhai Xing is a Jin weapon. Prince Bo suspects a spy in their midst and asks his assistants to investigate on the quiet.

2nd Prince is angry that the assassination attempt has failed. He is worried his deeds will be exposed and wants to kill Prince Bo and 4th Prince on their way back from Khitan. Chu Chu overhears his plans and pleads with him to stop. He hurts her in anger and she ends up suffering a miscarriage.

Princess Bao Na is glad that Zhai Xing is recovering. She hands the alliance agreement between the 2 states to Prince Bo. She also has a gift for him.

Episode 17

Princess Bao Na has brought 4th Prince to Prince Bo. But 4th Prince hates Prince Bo and befriends Ji Chong and Zhai Xing as he thinks they share the same antagonism towards his 3rd brother. Prince Bo also informs them about the Jin soldiers’ involvement in the recent attack.

Chu Chu writes to Emperor Chu Kui about 2nd Prince’s plan. He orders Prince Bo and his group to quickly return home. 4th Prince is angry that his 2nd brother has been arrested. 2nd Prince’s excuse is that he wants to kill Prince Bo for causing the death of his eldest brother. 4th Prince quarrels with the Emperor for siding with the adopted Prince Bo.

Emperor Chu Kui is hurt. Zhai Xing offers him comforting words about 4th Prince’s concern for him. The Emperor asks Zhai Xing to try to mend the relationship between the 2 brothers. 4th Prince hates Prince Bo because he thinks Prince Bo abandoned his eldest brother to die during a battle.

Zhai Xing informs 4th Prince that the Emperor has asked them to organize a commemorative event for the eldest prince to soothe his anger. She returns to Bo Manor but offers to stay at the 4th Prince’s mansion when Prince Bo seems reluctant to see her. But Prince Bo orders her to stay while he moves to the War Ministry. He takes out his frustrations during fight practices. His assistants secretly lures Prince Bo to the market when they know Zhai Xing will be there.

Ji Chong brings Zhai Xing to the market to cheer her up. He suggests that she may just be transferring her feelings for Wolf Boy to Prince Bo simply because they look alike. Prince Bo’s assistants distract Ji Chong away from Zhai Xing. She then bumps into Prince Bo.

Episode 18

Prince Bo wants to take up an archery challenge at a stall to win a butterfly brooch for Zhai Xing. Ji Chong appears to challenge him. The difficulty is raised after each round until Prince Bo declines to continue and admits defeat. As Ji Chong is held by the crowd, Prince Bo carries Zhai Xing away to an alley. They argue. Zhai Xing drops her perfumed sachet. Prince Bo catches it and lets it fly away with the wind. He tells her to let go as it was a gift from him previously.

Ji Chong arrives and she leaves with him. While waiting for Ji Chong to buy her favorite candy, she notices Prince Bo listening to the wind and catches back the sachet that he has let go earlier. His mannerism makes her realize he is Wolf Boy. Zhai Xing then drags Ji Chong to the cliff that Prince Bo had once carried her and jumped down from. If anyone could survive the jump, it is Wolf Boy and she is convinced Prince Bo is Wolf Boy.

Testing Prince Bo

Zhai Xing then sets Prince Bo up as a final test. Ji Chong pretends to have kidnapped 4th Prince. Prince Bo is made to choose between 4th Prince’s and his own life. He chooses to save 4th Prince who is surprised. Emperor Chu Kui arrives to witness the scene. Zhai Xing explains she is certain Prince Bo will sacrifice himself to save his brother because she noticed he cares more about his sword than winning the challenge with Ji Chong the day before. Prince Bo will break his sword if he follows Ji Chong’s method of hitting the bullseye. He would rather admit defeat because the sword was forged with part of his late elder brother’s sword.

4th Prince is told that because he went to the war ground then, they had to save him from the enemies. His eldest brother tricked Prince Bo and destroyed the bridge separating them. He sacrificed himself to hold back the enemies so that Prince Bo can go on to save 4th Prince.

When 4th Prince learns the truth, he is devastated that he had caused his eldest brother’s death and regrets his attitude towards Prince Bo. He also gives Prince Bo Zhai Xing’s message.

Episode 19

Prince Bo rushes to meet Zhai Xing at the cliff. She states her case of why she thinks he is Wolf Boy but he continues to deny it. So, she drops herself off the cliff knowing he will jump after her. Prince Bo saves her and has to admit that he is Wolf Boy. He explains he has to hide his identity on the Emperor’s orders as the latter doesn’t want others to shun him.

Ji Chong witnesses their reunion and is disappointed. He drags Zhai Xing away when she returns to Bo Manor. Ji Chong is unhappy that she has chosen Prince Bo over him. He also knows that Prince Bo is Wolf Boy and he can’t match his skills. But he reminds her that she still owes him. Ji Chong takes one of the clapper stones in her bronze bell as part of the repayment. He also makes her lure Prince Bo out to Kuizhou.

Prince Bo arrives and is incensed when Ji Chong purposely gives Zhai Xing a peck on the lips. Zhai Xing pretends to be unwell to get them to stop fighting. Ji Chong leaves but reminds Zhai Xing that he wants her to be forever indebted to him. When they are alone, Zhai Xing and Prince Bo share kisses. They spend the night in the mountain as Prince Bo relates about his life after being saved by Emperor Chu Kui.

The Emperor is looking for Prince Bo and Zhai Xing. He turns up at Bo Manor and discovers that Prince Bo and Zhai Xing have known each other since his Wolf Boy days. He is suspicious and angry that Prince Bo has hidden the information from him.

The next morning, Zhai Xing suggests that they visit the city market.

Episode 20

Zhai Xing and Prince Bo are stopped by Chief Li who has been demoted to be a guard at the city entrance. Chief Li thinks Zhai Xing is having an affair. He is shocked it is Prince Bo when he pulls down his cloak. Zhai Xing finally realizes Prince Bo had punished the men who humiliated her previously.

Later, they also run into Hong’er who is Mr. Fang’s little daughter. Prince Bo and his assistants had rented Mr. Fang’s inn just before the Ma Manor massacre. Hong’er recognizes Prince Bo and tells her father. Mr. Fang is worried about Zhai Xing’s safety. He reports it to Feng Cheng who says he will get Prince Bo’s portrait drawn up to let Hong’er to confirm his identity later.

Prince Bo meets up with the Emperor and is upfront about his relationship with Zhai Xing. He assures the Emperor that he will kill Zhai Xing if he is ordered to do so one day. Emperor Chu Kui’s spy has reported to him about Mr. Fang and Hong’er. He now orders Prince Bo to kill them to test his loyalty.

Prince Bo assures Zhai Xing that the Emperor did not punish him but keeps mum about the order to kill. Zhai Xing is fearful of his cold looks. She reminds him that he has always possessed a kind heart before he leaves on his mission.

Emperor Chu Kui releases Yao Ji from prison. Yao Ji was competing with Prince Bo to earn their place then. Prince Bo was selected. Yao Ji tried to kill him over the loss and was imprisoned. Now, the Emperor wants her to confirm if Prince Bo has changed because of a woman. Zhai Xing is summoned to the palace on the pretext of treating her legs.

Episode 21

Yao Ji is tasked to treat Zhai Xing. She is a poison expert. Zhai Xing is not allowed to leave during the duration of her treatment. Yao Ji tries to plant doubts in Zhai Xing’s mind that Prince Bo is no longer the warm-hearted Wolf Boy that she used to know. Zhai Xing is fearful but is still unconvinced. Yao Ji also tells Zhai Xing that she and Prince Bo don’t get along due to past disputes.

Prince Bo goes to Kuizhou to carry out his orders. Mr. Fang’s inn is burnt down before his meeting with Feng Cheng and presumed dead. When Prince Bo returns to the capital, he finds out that Yao Ji is treating Zhai Xing and he is not allowed to see her. Emperor Chu Kui assures him that Zhai Xing is safe and instructs him to transport provisions to 4th Prince at the border. Prince Bo requests to meet Yao Ji before he leaves.

Testing Prince Bo’s Loyalty

Prince Bo is afraid Yao Ji cannot be trusted. During the meeting, he wants to kill her when she provokes him but she reminds him that if she is killed, Emperor Chu Kui will not let Zhai Xing go either. Yao Ji also tells Prince Bo that Zhai Xing has been poisoned because the Emperor still doubts his loyalty and wants to keep him controlled. She wants to make a deal with him in exchange for his position as the leader of the Night Fury guards.

Prince Bo knows it is a trap. He didn’t rescue Zhai Xing as thought. Emperor Chu Kui admits it was his plan to test him out. Yao Ji is also happy that Prince Bo has not changed because of a woman. Prince Bo is relieved but Zhai Xing could sense that he is uneasy over the incident. However, she doesn’t know what is going on and still thinks the Emperor is being kind to her.

Yao Ji is now appointed as a royal diviner. Prince Bo tells his assistants that he knew it was a set-up because there is no reason for Yao Ji to agree to treat Zhai Xing and betray the Emperor to make a deal with him.

Episode 22

Prince Bo tells his assistants that should Zhai Xing really has been poisoned by the Emperor, he will give up his position as the leader of the Night Fury guards to get her treated. He knows the Emperor doubts him now and he has to think of a way to send Zhai Xing away for her safety.

Prince Bo assures Zhai Xing that he will always be Wolf Boy to her although he has changed. Zhai Xing hopes Prince Bo can slowly regain a part of Wolf Boy’s characteristics. Prince Bo shows her that he is willing to learn with flowers now in the courtyard and playing pitch pot with his assistants. Yao Ji turns up at Bo Manor unannounced and notices the change in Prince Bo.

Yao Ji gets Zhai Xing to distribute sacrificial meat to the prisoners and tells her about Lord Duan’s execution at Prince Bo’s hands. Zhai Xing is uncomfortable with Prince Bo’s cold-bloodedness which causes a barrier between them.

Yao Ji’s Scheme

Yao Ji learns about Mr. Fang and Hong’er from her spy. Prince Bo has arranged to let them go. She kills them instead as she doesn’t want Prince Bo to make a mistake. Yao Ji then lures Zhai Xing to the Duan residence. She claims that she is on the Emperor’s orders to heal the rift between Zhai Xing and Prince Bo. Hence, she wants to show Zhai Xing that Prince Bo is not totally heartless but has been taking care of Lord Duan’s old mother after the execution. During the visit, a servant gives Zhai Xing a letter which she claims was written by Lord Duan for General Ma Ying.

Prince Bo learns Zhai Xing has followed Yao Ji out. He goes to see Yao Ji and finds a body tied up with her head covered. He assumes it is Zhai Xing and approaches her. Yao Ji uses a scent from the Wolfbone flower to cause him pain. This allergic reaction is a side effect of the treatment to save his life years ago. The pain will cause him to lose control. Prince Bo cuts himself to keep consciousness. He finds out the covered woman is Hong’er and Yao Ji has killed both father and daughter. Yao Ji tells Prince Bo that she wants back the old him and for that, Zhai Xing has to die.

Zhai Xing approaches Emperor Chu Kui with Lord Duan’s letter. She pleads for re-investigation into her father’s death because the letter states that 2nd Prince was also involved.

Episode 23

Emperor Chu Kui is furious and imprisons Zhai Xing. Prince Bo couldn’t report Yao Ji to the Emperor as she threatens to reveal his failure to kill Mr. Fang and Hong’er if he does so. The Emperor summons them and is angry at Prince Bo for failing to keep an eye on Zhai Xing. She is now suspicious about her father’s death although the letter’s content is fake. He plans to kill her after he has made use of the Ma Army to attack the Jin battalion. He also orders Prince Bo to ensure Zhai Xing would not investigate further. Prince Bo is furious with Yao Ji for setting Zhai Xing up.

Ji Chong is at Kuizhou and learns about Mr. Fang’s death. He is interested in the reward to investigate his murder. His body has been found and Ji Chong notices a poison mark on Mr. Fang’s body which is associated with the palace.

Wen Yan Takes The Blame

Prince Bo loses control due to the Wolfbone flower’s delayed effect. His assistants have to chain him up. Wen Yan sends a spy to Yao Ji’s Diviner Palace. He wants to stop Yao Ji from using the Mr. Fang’s case to keep threatening Prince Bo. So, he lies to the Emperor that he was the one who deceived Prince Bo and let Hong’er go. Then, Yao Ji found out about it and threatened him to work with her to trick Zhai Xing with the forged letter. Yao Ji wants Prince Bo to feel the pain of losing Zhai Xing as revenge The Emperor threatens to cut off Wen Yan’s meridians as punishment for failing his mission to kill Hong’er.

Emperor Chu Kui orders a search on Yao Ji’s Diviner Palace and uncovers the evidence of her scheme to trap Zhai Xing. She is imprisoned and ordered to tell Zhai Xing that the letter is fake. But Yao Ji also warns her to leave Prince Bo as they will have a cursed ending. Zhai Xing is released from prison but she still have her doubts which the Emperor brushes off.

The Emperor intends to use the Ma Army in a tough battle with the Jin troops. He wants to weaken the Ma Army. Prince Bo is unconscious from the effects of the Wolfbone flower. Zhai Xing stays by his side until he awakens.

Episode 24

Prince Bo finds out from Mo Xiao that Wen Yan has taken the blame to save him. Wen Yan’s meridians have been severed and is bedridden for now. Prince Bo apologizes to his assistants for getting them into trouble but they are willing to sacrifice themselves for him. He also knows the Emperor could kill Zhai Xing anytime once the Ma Army is weakened.

Yao Ji’s assistant, Zi Shen, visits her in her cell. She wants Zi Shen to monitor Prince Bo and Zhai Xing. She denies that she is protecting Prince Bo and insists that she only wants to get back the heartless Prince Bo as he is the only worthy opponent she has.

Prince Bo and Zhai Xing spend some carefree time together. Zhai Xing then tells him that Yao Ji has predicted that they will have a cursed ending as she would not be able to endure the truth about him. But she is convinced that they can overcome all the obstacles to be together. Prince Bo is melancholic about it.

Ma Army In Danger

Feng Cheng and some of his soldiers are dying due to poisonous fog while out inspecting the terrain. He orders General Ma Yi Han to ask Emperor Chu Kui for reinforcements for the battle with Jin’s Taibao Battalion and to take over the Ma Army. The Jin Emperor asks his son, Prince Li Ju Qi, to help Zhai Xing and the Ma Army as General Ma Ying was a righteous man.

Ji Chong is investigating Mr. Fang’s death. He finds out about the mysterious man who looks like Prince Bo who had stayed at Mr. Fang’s inn. Ji Chong contacts Cheng Liang for information. Cheng Liang gives him away and Ji Chong is surrounded by Prince Li Qu Ji and his men. The prince wants Ji Chong to return to the Taibao Battalion if he wants to know the truth about General Ma Ying’s death. Ji Chong was one of Jin’s most able military man before he deserted them and goes around earning money to support the dead soldiers’ families.

Prince Bo and Zhai Xing are informed about the Ma Army’s predicament. Zhai Xing offers to go to the frontlines to lift the morale of the Ma Army. Emperor Chu Kui agrees as he wants to defeat the Jin’s Taibao Battalion. Prince Bo is reluctant to let Zhai Xing go. But the Emperor privately tells Prince Bo that General Ma Ying had failed to offer support when the Emperor requested for it which contributed to his eldest brother’s death. Hence, he wants Prince Bo to kill off the weakened Ma Army and Zhai Xing after the battle with Jin’s Taibao Battalion as revenge.

Episode 25

Prince Bo accepts the order with a heavy heart but seeks the Emperor’s permission to let the Ma Army know why they are being killed before they die. He tries to be cold towards Zhai Xing before she leaves for the frontlines. This is because he wants to make her strong so that she can protect the Ma Army. However, his heart melts when he sees her crying.

Prince Bo teaches Zhai Xing military tactics before her departure. He also makes her think of him as her enemy. He tells her to trust no one as well as to stay alive no matter how tough the situation is. Prince Bo also prepares a body armor for her. For their last night together, Zhai Xing dons a wedding dress and asks Prince Bo to go through the wedding rehearsal with her. She wants to marry him after the battle with the Jin state.

Prince Li Qu Ji explains to Ji Chong that they had tried to lure General Ma Ying over to their side. But they gave up after the general replied that he was retiring. Hence, it made no sense for them to kill the general and antagonize the Ma Army. Emperor Chu Kui got his hands on one of the Jin state’s Tiger Seal and used it to frame them. The Jin state has tried to explain to the Ma Army but the latter has refused to meet them. Ji Chong then understands why Mr. Fang was killed. He rushes to Bo Manor but meets Ma Jing on the way.

Ji Chong follows Ma Jing to the Ma Army camp and explains everything to Feng Cheng. He advises them to be calm and wait for Zhai Xing to arrive first. But she needs to know the truth.

Episode 26

A weak Feng Cheng dies of distress over his own incompetence. Prince Bo bids goodbye to Zhai Xing in his heart after she falls asleep. He intends to repay her with his life when they meet on the battleground. The next morning, Zhai Xing departs from Bo Manor.

Ji Chong and General Ma Yi Han caught a spy in their camp. They are afraid Emperor Chu Kui has been informed about the Ma Army’s intention to revolt. Ji Chong and Ma Jing split up to try to meet Zhai Xing halfway.

Zi Shen has arranged for Zhai Xing to be poisoned during her journey as instructed by Yao Ji. Prince Bo catches him and reports the matter to Emperor Chu Kui. The Emperor orders Prince Bo to get Zhai Xing as she is now the hostage needed to keep the Ma Army from rebelling.

Zhai Xing stops by an eatery and is covertly poisoned. She then meets Ma Jing who informs her that the murderer of the Ma family is Emperor Chu Kui. Prince Bo captures them before they could escape. Zhai Xing is devastated when Prince Bo coldly admits that he killed her family.

Zhai Xing and Ma Jing are imprisoned. Emperor Chu Kui gives Prince Bo Zhai Xing’s antidote as they need her alive as a hostage. Zhai Xing insists on seeing Prince Bo who is reluctant to meet her. Prince Bo plans to plead with the Emperor to release Zhai Xing in exchange for his life. He captures Zhai Xing only because he wanted the antidote for her poison. But Zhai Xing is unwilling to eat the food served which contains the antidote.

Ji Chong plans to force Emperor Chu Kui to release Zhai Xing. 4th Prince is urgently recalled back to the capital from the frontlines.

Episode 27

Ji Chong kidnaps 4th Prince while the latter is on the way back to the capital.

Zhai Xing is brought to meet Prince Bo. She tells him that she knows he is conflicted between his 2 identities as Prince Bo and Wolf Boy. So, she asks him to choose. Prince Bo tells her that it was the Emperor and his eldest brother who saved him. It was his eldest brother who taught him loyalty. He burns all the keepsakes that represent them as Xing’er and Wolf Boy. Zhai Xing is distressed and overwhelmed with disappointment. As she faints, Prince Bo rushes forward to catch her.

Prince Bo gets Wen Yan to ensure the poison in her body is totally neutralized. He has put the antidote in the burning incense in their meeting room. He also uses the mouth-to-mouth method to transfer water containing the antidote to an unconscious Zhai Xing to ensure she is totally cured before she is sent back to her cell. When Zhai Xing awakens, she is devastated that she has lost her Wolf Boy.

Emperor Chu Kui is furious that 4th Prince has been held hostage. He agrees to a hostage exchange but orders Prince Bo to kill Zhai Xing once 4th Prince is released. On the way to the exchange, Prince Bo provokes Zhai Xing to get her to eat as she has been starving herself. He purposely lights her desire for revenge.

The hostage exchange is done. Prince Li Ju Qi also arrives with his troops to surround Prince Bo’s team. Ji Chong reveals that he is also a Jin prince. But Prince Bo’s archers are hiding nearby and Ma Jing is still in his hands. His archers will retreat if he is allowed to go safely as well.

Episode 28

Prince Bo and his group retreat and release Ma Jing when they are safe. He gives Ma Jing the wolf bow to pass to Zhai Xing with the message that she will need it to kill the people responsible for her family’s death.

Ji Chong decides to go back to Taiyuan for Zhai Xing’s sake. He has left home for 7 years due to a dispute with his father. Zhai Xing pledges her loyalty to the Jin state and treats Ji Chong differently now that she knows he is a prince. Ji Chong prefers her to treat him as before but her experience has caused her to become bitter.

They arrive at Taiyuan. Ji Chong’s father misses him but pretends otherwise. When Zhai Xing mistakenly sees a wolf, she goes after it and creates a mess in the market. During the meeting with the Jin Emperor, she is reprimanded for being reckless and impatient in seeking revenge. She is advised to learn military tactics and skills first. The Jin Emperor is curious to see her capability since Ji Chong thinks highly of her.

4th Prince quarrels with Emperor Chu Kui for what he did to Zhai Xing and her family. The Emperor grounds him. Prince Bo reports that he has failed to kill Zhai Xing as she has the support of the Jin troops. He also asks Mo Xiao to spy on her and the Jin state.

Royal Butler Shi advises Ji Chong to patch things up with his father. When he refuses, Butler Shi tells him he can only save Zhai Xing and the Ma Army if he re-assumes his princely identity. Zhai Xing also realizes she needs Ji Chong’s help to teach her archery and military matters. Ji Chong agrees on the condition that she listens to him.

Episode 29

4th Prince is drunk and creates a ruckus at Bo Manor. He wants Prince Bo to get back together with Zhai Xing. Prince Bo erases all traces of Zhai Xing from Bo Manor. When 4th Prince awakens the next morning, he is embarrassed. He thinks Prince Bo must be lonely having sacrificed his beloved to save him and prays for his brother and Zhai Xing to reunite.

Zhai Xing is studying non-stop. Ji Chong gets her to eat and mentions 3 choices. She can choose to lead the Ma Army and get her revenge, travel the world with him, or marry him and leave the revenge-taking to him. He knows she will choose the first but reminds her not to be consumed by hatred.

Ji Chong tells Zhai Xing about Elder Princess Ping Yuan who is a royalty from the previous era and lives in seclusion. Zhai Xing decides to sneak into Princess Ping Yuan’s residence to ask for her support to attack the Yang state. The princess shares the same birth date as Zhai Xing’s late mother and likes the same flowers. Princess Ping Yuan declines to help Zhai Xing but agrees to tour the Ma Army camp when she finds her familiar.

The soldiers at the camp are relaxing that Princess Ping Yuan is unimpressed. Zhai Xing gets angry and demands the soldiers to train although they are still weak. When the Jin Emperor finds out what Zhai Xing has done, he turns up at the camp. Zhai Xing has a tiff with him until Ji Chong appears and carries her off. He throws her into the water to wake her up from her obsession with revenge. Zhai Xing realizes she is in the wrong. Ji Chong gives her encouragement that she can lead the Ma Army.

Episode 30

Zhai Xing is happier after Ji Chong’s encouragement and Ma Jing’s and General Ma Yi Han’s support.

Khitan has a new king and he is Princess Bao Na’s brother. Emperor Chu Kui sends Prince Bo and 4th Prince to attend the coronation. He wants them to find out the new king’s plans. Zhai Xing apologizes to the Jin Emperor who gives her a chance to redeem herself. He wants her to go through Princess Bao Na to try to break the alliance between Khitan and Yang state.

Zhai Xing makes an arrangement to meet Princess Bao Na in the forest. Ji Chong relates what has happened between Zhai Xing and Prince Bo. The princess agrees to their request to arrange for them to meet with the new king. They change into Khitan servant costumes to enter the state. At the same time, Prince Bo is hunting with his wolves nearby. Ji Chong shoots one and leaves Zhai Xing to finish the job to train her up to face Prince Bo. But she ends up saving the wolf instead. Prince Bo is suspicious after discovering a Khitan servant has saved his wolf.

Zhai Xing is mistaken as a servant and is sent to Prince Bo’s tent. Prince Bo’s suspicion is heightened when a veiled servant is sent to serve him. But Princess Bao Na quickly escorts her away before Prince Bo could take off Zhai Xing’s veil. Zhai Xing insists on meeting the new king while he is entertaining Prince Bo and 4th Prince. Princess Bao Na manages to get them in. Zhai Xing reveals to the new king that the Ma Army has defected to the Jin state and that the Yang state has murdered her father.

Episode 31

Prince Bo provokes Zhai Xing to admit that her intention is to exact revenge against him when she asked the Khitan King to break off the alliance with Yang state. Zhai Xing tries to get the King to believe that it is a bad omen to cooperate with Yang state when an eclipse that she has foreseen begins to emerge. However, Prince Bo picks the correct timing to show the King that he could shoot down the darkness with the wolves howling. The King is impressed and asks Zhai Xing to apologize to Prince Bo.

Prince Bo tells her there is no need to apologize as she had served him earlier in his tent. He knew she was the veiled servant. Zhai Xing is unhappy while Princess Bao Na and Ji Chong start arguing over the failed plan. Princess Bao Na starts being petty with Prince Bo. Ji Chong couldn’t stand Prince Bo’s smugness and gets into a fight with him. He is losing when Zhai Xing appears and asks them to stop. Princess Bao Na orders the guards to surround Prince Bo. She gives Zhai Xing a chance to shoot Prince Bo but Zhai Xing couldn’t do it.

Zhai Xing is disappointed with herself but pulls herself together. Prince Bo knows he has caused a deep wound in Zhai Xing but he wants her to stand up on her own rather than rely on others. At the moment, she is still too weak to take him on, let alone Emperor Chu Kui.

The Jin Emperor has arranged for Princess Ping Yuan to go to Khitan. The Khitan King is indebted to Princess Ping Yuan because the latter had taken care of him when he was a boy. Prince Bo confronts the princess.

Episode 32

Prince Bo points to a drum in the tent. Princess Ping Yuan seems ignorant of its significance. Prince Bo suspects that she must be an imposter. He then orders Mo Xiao to bring Chu Zhen to Khitan. Chu Zhen is a painter and he has painted Princess Ping Yuan’s portrait before. Hence, he will be able to prove that Zhai Xing has used an imposter to deceive the Khitan King. He believes the King will let Zhai Xing live since she is Princess Bao Na’s friend while the Khitan and Yang state alliance will remain intact with the expose.

Ji Chong is aware of the fact too and unveils the imposter back in their tent. The imposter is Liu Xin. Ji Chong is shocked that Zhai Xing has agreed with the Jin Emperor to carry out the plan despite the risk as it is the only chance for them to break the alliance between Khitan and Yang state. Ji Chong will need to sneak out of the camp to follow Mo Xiao to sabotage Prince Bo’s plan to unmask the imposter. Zhai Xing distracts Prince Bo to allow Ji Chong to leave.

Princess Ping Yuan’s Portrait

Zhai Xing stalls Prince Bo with the help of a Khitan servant. They end up tying a pair of couple’s belt around each other’s waist. But Zhai Xing’s effort is fruitless when Hai Die captures Liu Xin. Prince Bo wants Zhai Xing to kill Liu Xin as she will be executed by the Khitan King anyway. But Zhai Xing begs him to let Liu Xin go instead. Prince Bo mocks her for being too weak and she won’t be able to get her revenge that way. Zhai Xing finally picks up a bow and arrow and shoots Prince Bo when he walks away. However, 4th Prince shields him and gets shot instead. Zhai Xing tells Prince Bo that she has proven that she is capable of killing him although she silently hopes that 4th Prince will survive.

Ji Chong tails Mo Xiao and takes away the portrait of Princess Ping Yuan from the painter. He is surprised when he unrolls the painting. The Khitan King orders Liu Xin to be taken away while he leaves it to Prince Bo to decide Zhai Xing’s fate. Ji Chong then appears with Chu Zhen’s painting. He informs the Khitan King that he must protect Zhai Xing because she is Princess Ping Yuan’s daughter.

Episode 33

Ji Chong shows them Princess Ping Yuan’s portrait which bears a strong resemblance to Zhai Xing. Chu Zhen also relates that General Ma Ying could have saved Princess Ping Yuan back then because the general was indebted to the princess’ family although they were on opposing camps. Ji Chong proves Zhai Xing’s identity through the clapper stones in her bronze bell which was a gift from her late mother.

The Khitan King couldn’t allow Zhai Xing to be punished. He also decides he would support neither side if they go to war. Zhai Xing feels bad over Liu Xin’s execution. Liu Xin was Princess Ping Yuan’s servant. After the massacre, they couldn’t find the princess’ body. The Jin Emperor has looked for her over the years but there is no news. He was a reluctant Emperor and asking Liu Xin to be an imposter was to reduce the pressure to get him to assume the throne then.

Emperor Chu Kui is angry at Prince Bo that 4th Prince is injured and the alliance with Khitan has been severed. 4th Prince is now in a coma. Prince Bo seeks Yao Ji’s help to treat his brother. He offers to be punished with the Wolfbone flower whip to appease the Emperor’s anger. He tells Yao Ji that the pain is to remind him that he has fallen for the wrong woman. Emperor Chu Kui is planning an attack against the Jin state.

The Jin Emperor wants to pass the throne to Zhai Xing as she is the rightful heir despite objections from his son and generals. But Zhai Xing declines. Instead she gives command of the Ma Army to the Jin Emperor as she knows she is not the right person to lead it. Ji Chong is not happy with her decision.

Episode 34

The Ma Army is revolting as they refuse to be led by Prince Li Ju Qi. It is an act arranged by Ji Chong to get back command of the Ma Army. The Jin Emperor agrees to let Ji Chong to be the leader to trap him to expose his plans.

Prince Bo couldn’t be controlled after being stimulated with the Wolfbone flower whip. Emperor Chu Kui needs Prince Bo to regain his sanity to lead the troops and lift their morale. The marquises are on the way to the capital to discuss about the impending war. However, it is reported that Marquis Wang Rong has defected to the Jin state and the emergence of a descendant of the previous dynasty is causing instability.

Emperor Chu Kui wants Yao Ji to get Prince Bo to recover before the marquises’ arrival. Yao Ji has to travel to meet her master to seek his advice on Prince Bo’s treatment. Yao Ji and her master are the only surviving members of her tribe and she is saddened when she thinks of her tribe. She returns with some medication for Prince Bo. Another marquis is demanding to see Prince Bo and is becoming suspicious.

Emperor Chu Kui brings a coma-liked 4th Prince to the ancestral temple. He starts scolding his late eldest son for trying to go against him and threatens to kill 4th Prince who is his eldest son’s most beloved brother. He grabs the sword on the altar and will meet the generals personally after news spread that some ministers and marquises are conspiring among themselves.

A Test For Zhai Xing

Marquis Wang Rong gets the Jin Emperor’s assurance that he won’t treat Zhai Xing as a pawn. Ji Chong is still distrustful of his father and forges military orders to move troops to his side. He relates to Zhai Xing that his father executed his assistant generals when they broke military rules to send him home without permission when his mother fell sick. Ji Chong wants to show Zhai Xing that the Jin Emperor is a heartless man and cannot be trusted. Just then, Prince Li Ju Qi arrives to arrest Ji Chong for forging military orders.

General Wang Rong tries to encourage her to revolt against the Jin Emperor to save Ji Chong. But Zhai Xing disagrees and maintains a cool head. It turns out it is a test arranged by the Jin Emperor. He wants to make sure that Zhai Xing is ready to lead in this troubled era rather than being emotional.

The Jin Emperor explains that she has to face up to her duty unlike Ji Chong who can escape. He has always been secretly protective of Ji Chong as he is too soft-hearted which is not a good thing in a battlefield. He executed Ji Chong’s subordinates so that his son could learn to be just and stern but instead, Ji Chong chooses to escape. The Jin Emperor wants Zhai Xing to keep their talk a secret so that he can keep protecting Ji Chong. But Ji Chong has already escaped earlier and is listening in to their conversation.

Episode 35

Prince Bo has yet to regain consciousness and Yao Ji seems worried.

Zhai Xing is officially recognized as a Queen of the previous dynasty. Ji Chong turns up at the ceremony and begs forgiveness from his father for deserting the state. His father forgives him and they reconcile.

Emperor Chu Kui is seeing Minister Cui and Marquis Han at the troops training ground to instill their confidence in the Bo Army. But they seem hesitant to go to war and even suggest a truce. Prince Bo arrives to declare that he is ready for war.

The Jin Emperor is drinking with Ji Chong. He also supports his son’s determination to pursue Zhai Xing. Ma Jing also tells Zhai Xing that Ji Chong’s feelings for her are obvious. She gets Zhai Xing to write a promissory note to Ji Chong to repay her debt but to leave the repayment terms for him to fill. Then, Ji Chong turns up and confesses to Zhai Xing. He kisses her. She pushes him away and he falls into a drunken sleep.

When Ji Chong awakens in Zhai Xing’s bedroom, he notices the promissory note and fills it. He wants Zhai Xing to travel the world with him. Zhai Xing accepts his request and plans to do so after the war.

Prince Bo visits 4th Prince before leaving for the war. 4th Prince seems to have some reaction. Emperor Chu Kui turns up with Yao Ji and could see Prince Bo’s thirst for revenge. He also notices a change in 4th Prince’s condition. Prince Bo has planted his soldiers among the people in Boxiang. He will head there and Emperor Chu Kui will back him up before marching to Weizhou. Ji Chong plans to strike first and win a battle to enrage Emperor Chu Kui.

Episode 36

Zhai Xing and Ji Chong discuss their war plan with their team. Prince Bo arrives at the Boxiang city gate and wants to meet Zhai Xing before the battle starts. Zhai Xing agrees to meet him with Ji Chong accompanying her. She overhears Ji Chong talking to his eagle about his love for her.

Zhai Xing thinks Prince Bo wants to weaken her resolve during the meeting. Emperor Chu Kui is informed that Prince Bo is confident of defeating Zhai Xing. Yao Ji notices 4th Prince’s eye movements and is suspicious.

During the meeting, Prince Bo threatens to kill every Ma Army soldier if Zhai Xing doesn’t admit defeat. She asks for 2 days to consider as they need the time to prepare the Wolfbone flower to defeat Prince Bo.

Emperor Chu Kui heads to Boxiang as he is given the impression they will be victorious. He grants Yang Hou’s request to bring 4th Prince along. Yao Ji tails Yang Hou and finds out that 4th Prince is merely pretending to be a vegetable. 4th Prince wants to avenge his eldest brother’s death at the hands of their father. His men are ready to act.

Emperor Chu Kui arrives at Boxiang. Zhai Xing wants Ji Chong to lead a group to attack the Emperor as well. Yao Ji reports to Emperor Chu Kui about 4th Prince’s plan.

Prince Bo is at the city gate with his troops. At camp, 4th Prince tries to spring a surprise on his father. However, the Emperor is prepared and the tables are turned. He forces Yang Hou to reveal the co-conspirator who turns out to be Prince Bo. He has been lured to the frontlines to be killed as Prince Bo has command of the soldiers.

Episode 37

Prince Bo walks forward alone towards the enemies and bars his soldiers from following him. He is allowing himself to be shot to death to repay Zhai Xing. The arrows are laced with Wolfbone flower. Zhai Xing is surprised that Prince Bo did not put up a fight. They think he might have lost his mind because of the effects of the Wolfbone flower. As more arrows rained down on him, Mo Xiao tries to save him. Prince Bo kills him to warn the others to stay put. But his subordinates still shield him from the arrows.

4th Prince tells Emperor Chu Kui that Prince Bo is finally free with the knowledge that he didn’t cause their eldest brother’s death. Prince Bo has felt responsible and that he owed the Emperor. Now that burden is lifted and he is free to repay Zhai Xing with his life as he owes her too much. Prince Bo believes that Zhai Xing can only be free of torment once she gets her revenge.

Prince Bo Saves Zhai Xing

With Prince Bo down, the Jin troops exit the city to clash with the Yang soldiers. But the Wolfbone flower is taking its effect. When Prince Bo hears Zhai Xing is in danger, he uses his uncontrollable strength to save her. But she is in a semi-conscious state then due to injuries and has no idea of what he has done for her. Zhai Xing even picks up an arrow to stab him before falling unconscious. Prince Bo takes her and gallops away from the battleground. He meets a monk who helps him to save her.

Prince Bo only allows himself to be treated once Zhai Xing is confirmed to be stable. He has injuries from the arrows and has cut himself to suppress the Wolfbone flower effect. The monk could see through Prince Bo’s intention to protect Zhai Xing.

Ji Chong could have captured Emperor Chu Kui at his camp but leaves halfway through the attack when he finds out that Prince Bo has kidnapped Zhai Xing. The Jin Emperor also decides that the priority is to look for Zhai Xing than pursue Emperor Chu Kui.

Zhai Xing is awake and sees Prince Bo. She still thinks he is her enemy and Prince Bo prefers it that way. He doesn’t want her to have any regrets and to be swayed. Prince Bo plans to send her to safety and then return to the capital to exchange his life for 4th Prince’s life. Emperor Chu Kui wakes up from a nightmare.

Episode 38

Emperor Chu Kui appoints Yao Ji as the leader of the Night Fury guards after Prince Bo’s betrayal. Yao Ji recommends 2nd Prince to help with the state affairs. 2nd Prince is released from confinement.

Zhai Xing tries to escape from Prince Bo but unsuccessful. They have to go through a dangerous mountain to send Zhai Xing to safety. There are various instances that the monk has warned Prince Bo about that could make Zhai Xing’s wounds fester during the journey. Prince Bo quietly protects her but in a harsh way to purposely make her misunderstand. Then, they come across some Bo troops. Zhai Xing questions Prince Bo why he is avoiding them. He admits that they are trying to capture him but there is nothing to be gained for him to give themselves up.

Prince Bo begins to feel that the effects of the Wolfbone flower will erupt soon. He ties Zhai Xing up and disappears. When he returns, the effects begin to re-surface. Prince Bo unties her and asks her to run. But she holds back until he begins to strangle her. She cups his face like she used to do when he was Wolf Boy. He pushes her away before both of them falls unconscious. When they awaken, Zhai Xing gradually realizes that he is protecting her and see shades of Wolf Boy in him. But he denies it and tells her that she shouldn’t try to understand him as he has changed into a monster that she can’t recognize.

Ji Chong Knows The Truth

After Zhai Xing falls asleep for the night, Prince Bo shows his tender side towards her. Ji Chong is quietly observing him and then confronts him for a private chat. Prince Bo has to admit that he is protecting Zhai Xing and tells him everything including Emperor Chu Kui’s involvement in the killing of his eldest brother. This made him decide to thwart the Emperor’s plan. He also admits that he didn’t kill the Ma family but his Night Fury guards did on the orders of Emperor Chu Kui.

Ji Chong thinks Prince Bo should be honest with Zhai Xing. But Prince Bo thinks otherwise as his death would bring Zhai Xing peace and he owes her too much. He intentionally lost the Boxiang battle for her. He wants Ji Chong to keep his story a secret and he believes Ji Chong would as both of them only want her to be happy. Prince Bo also feels it is not necessary for Zhai Xing to know the truth as he is going to die soon anyway as he needs to save 4th Prince. He asks Ji Chong to protect her and not let her name be tarnished after being kidnapped by him.

Episode 39

When Zhai Xing awakens, she sees Ji Chong instead of Prince Bo. Ji Chong tells her that he has chased Prince Bo away because the latter is weak after the battle. When Zhai Xing is confused about Prince Bo’s actions during the war, Ji Chong blames it on the Wolfbone flower. On the way home, Zhai Xing is still thinking of Prince Bo and what he has done for her.

2nd Prince regains his position. He vows to get rid of Prince Bo. The Jin soldiers are confused about Zhai Xing’s kidnapping. Rumors are circulating about her relationship with Prince Bo which is affecting morale. The Jin Emperor and the generals are worried.

Prince Bo asks Yao Ji to meet him. He tells her his plan to exchange his life to keep 4th Prince safe. He last wish is for Yao Ji to take care of 4th Prince and his assistants. Yao Ji has always wanted Prince Bo to beg her but now that he has done it, she isn’t happy at all. She doesn’t want him to die and even tells him to look for Zhai Xing but he is resolute in his plan. Prince Bo surrenders himself and is imprisoned.

Zhai Xing returns to Taiyuan. Malicious gossips about her abound. She is still confused about Prince Bo’s real intentions but Ma Jing reminds her that he is still her family’s murderer. Ji Chong tells his father that he wants to marry Zhai Xing to stop the doubts and gossips. Zhai Xing accepts his proposal as she is thinking of the people who need to believe in her. She thanks Ji Chong for his sacrifice.

Zhai Xing has flashbacks of her wedding rehearsal with Prince Bo. Ma Jing looks for Ji Chong to cheer her up.

Episode 40

Ma Jing finds a book of girls’ portraits from Ji Chong’s aide. She flees to inform Zhai Xing who is unperturbed. There is not even a hint of jealousy compared to her experience with Prince Bo as Ji Chong listens in to their conversation. Ji Chong knows that Zhai Xing has not fully let go of Prince Bo. Butler Shi advises Ji Chong that Zhai Xing is not someone who can be free to do as she likes. News also arrive for Ji Chong that Prince Bo will be executed at the same time as his wedding. Zhai Xing tells Ma Jing that her marriage is not for her to choose when the latter feels Zhai Xing is pitiful.

Yao Ji tries to stop Prince Bo’s execution by telling Emperor Chu Kui that the sky points to a bad omen. However, the Emperor is adamant that the execution should go ahead. Zi Shen informs Yao Ji that Zhai Xing is getting married to Ji Chong the next day. Yao Ji questions if Prince Bo’s sacrifice for Zhai Xing is worth it. Both Zhai Xing and Prince Bo are thinking of each other on their eve of their wedding and execution respectively.

The next day, 2nd Prince informs Prince Bo that Zhai Xing is getting married before lighting the fire to burn him alive. Prince Bo replies that it is good news for him. During the wedding ceremony, Ji Chong couldn’t help it but to tell Zhai Xing about Prince Bo’s execution. Zhai Xing says that Prince Bo deserves what he gets. She wants to move forward and not look back as Ji Chong promises to protect her forever. Ji Chong recalls that Prince Bo had wanted him to keep Zhai Xing happy and not shatter her with the truth.

Yao Ji Saves Prince Bo’s Life

During the execution, a sudden thunderstorm puts out the fire. Yao Ji brings Emperor Chu Kui’s sword from the ancestral temple and claims that a lighting has broken it into 2. The Emperor begins to fear that the heaven is against him with news about flooding coming in. He accepts Yao Ji’s suggestion to spare Prince Bo’s life but sentenced him to be a slave in Qiannu Battalion where everyone treats him as an enemy.

Using the weather to scare the Emperor to save Prince Bo is part of Yao Ji’s plan. She has correctly predicted the weather and planted the doubts in the Emperor’s mind. She has also broken the Emperor’s sword by using the dagger Prince Bo gave her when they met. Now, she will have to think how to deal with 2nd Prince. Yao Ji does everything for Prince Bo willingly although she knows that he only loves Zhai Xing.

Ji Chong has been drinking on his wedding night. He is thinking of Prince Bo’s death when news arrive about the latter’s sentence. He then tells Zhai Xing about Prince Bo’s fate and asks her to drink as Prince Bo can be considered as having died once and her hatred should lessen.

Episode 41

Ji Chong didn’t consummate the marriage but tells Zhai Xing that he will wait until her heart is ready for him. He tells her that they should just sleep.

Yao Ji is secretly treating and helping Prince Bo who wants to know why she is putting herself in danger for him. He would rather die. Yao Ji tells him that dying is too easy for him. If he wants to repent, he should stay alive and see how happy Zhai Xing is with another man. But Prince Bo replies that provocation won’t work on him but she is right that executing him will be too light a punishment for him. Yao Ji doesn’t want to tell him why she is helping him. She recalls that Prince Bo had protected her when Emperor Chu Kui was whipping her in the past. She assures Prince Bo that no one would know what she is doing.

Prince Bo wants to meet 4th Prince but Yao Ji informs him that he is confined to his palace. But on the day of his departure, 2nd Prince wheels 4th Prince to see him. 4th Prince is in a vegetable state. Prince Bo tells 4th Prince to be fearless and stay alive. Then he is taken to Qiannu Batallion accompanied by 2nd Prince and Yao Ji.

The Plan To Rescue Prince Bo

Zhai Xing overhears a discussion about attacking Emperor Chu Kui’s camp at Mingzhou to defeat him. Ji Chong suggests saving Prince Bo to get him on their side as the latter is the only one who has inside information and knows the topography of the area. Zhai Xing objects as they cannot be sure of Prince Bo’s intention. But she changes her mind after the Jin Emperor agrees with Ji Chong’s suggestion. The Jin Emperor believes if they could rope in Prince Bo, they could minimize casualties. It will also shock Emperor Chu Kui.

Ji Chong and Zhai Xing will go together to rescue Prince Bo from Qiannu Battalion. Zhai Xing is curious why Ji Chong seems to have a different opinion of Prince Bo now. Ji Chong says that it is because he wants tyranny to end so that Zhai Xing will get her revenge. Then only she could totally let go and be with him freely.

2nd Prince purposely gives Prince Bo special treatment when they arrive at the slave camp. He wants to instigate the other slaves to hate Prince Bo even more. Liu Er is a young boy who runs errands around the camp and is one of the slave’s son. Warden Gu purposely avoids sending Prince Bo to carry out a dangerous task. Another new slave is sent instead and is killed.

Episode 42

The slaves beat Prince Bo up. Warden Gu gives Prince Bo special privileges again to make them hate him more. Yao Ji suspects 2nd Prince and Warden Gu are scheming to kill Prince Bo. The rumors about Prince Bo controlling the wolves to kill people are also being started by 2nd Prince to sway Emperor Chu Kui to execute Prince Bo.

Zhai Xing and Ji Chong can see that the people are suffering because of tyranny while on the way to Qiannu. Liu’er has been paid to spread rumors about Prince Bo’s wolves. 2nd Prince orders Warden Gu to make Prince Bo suffer.

Zhai Xing and Ji Chong hire Liu’er to bring them into the slave camp. They threaten to expose his son-father relationship with one of the slaves to get him to cooperate. Ji Chong lies to him that Prince Bo is their enemy. Liu’er brings them to a spying spot. They see Prince Bo being punished when he steps forward to protect another slave. Zhai Xing becomes teary when she sees him being humiliated.

The slaves’ hard stance against Prince Bo begins to waiver. Liu’er’s father thinks things may not be as simple as it seems. Liu’er brings Zhai Xing and Ji Chong into the slave camp. Zhai Xing tries to convince Prince Bo to join her side to protect the people he cares the most but he refuses. He is relieved when Zhai Xing only knows that he rebelled to exact revenge over his eldest brother’s death. She leaves him a signal and gives him 3 days to consider.

Liu’er is angry with Zhai Xing and Ji Chong for lying to him. Zhai Xing tells Ji Chong that Prince Bo was never a monster. The real monster is Emperor Chu Kui who turns Prince Bo into one.

Episode 43

Zhai Xing tells Ji Chong that they should return to Jin state if they can’t see Prince Bo’s signal within 3 days.

A slave is killed and the other slaves start blaming Prince Bo. Warden Gu orders the guards the instigate the slaves to beat up Prince Bo until he dies. Liu’er wants to inform Warden Gu about Zhai Xing and Ji Chong’s attempt to rescue Prince Bo. He overhears Warden Gu and 2nd Prince’s conversation that the slave’s death is a set-up to frame Prince Bo.

As Prince Bo is being beaten up, Zi Shen urgently reports to 2nd Prince that Chu Chu is on her way to check on Prince Bo’s welfare. Chu Chu is worried that 2nd Prince is behind the rumors and doesn’t want her husband to continue his wrongdoings. 2nd Prince has to stop the slaves’ beating. Liu’er steps forward to reveal what he has overheard. 2nd Prince wants to kill Liu’er. Prince Bo protects the kid and takes the blame for the slave’s death. 2nd Prince imprisons Liu’er. He will be freed once the other slaves kill Prince Bo.

Chu Chu is relieved that 2nd Prince is not involved in the rumors. Yao Ji also earns 2nd Prince’s trust by reporting Chu Chu’s arrival. But she is the one who has quietly lured Chu Chu to the camp to save Prince Bo.

The Escape

Liu’er’s father, Zhao Jiu, can see that 2nd Prince and Warden Gu have been acting all along to instigate them to kill Prince Bo. Then, they will be killed once they have been made used of. He wants to save his son and agrees to Prince Bo’s plan to get everyone to escape from the camp and seeks refuge with Jin state. Prince Bo sends the signal to Zhai Xing and Ji Chong. Zhang Yuan pretends to be the spy for Warden Gu and steals all the explosives needed for the escape plan.

Ji Chong charges into the camp to help the slaves escape as explosives are thrown everywhere. Prince Bo helps Zhao Jiu to save Liu’er from the prison. But during the escape, Zhao Jiu is killed by their pursuers. Before he dies, he asks Prince Bo to raise Liu’er for him. Zhai Xing blows up part of a cliff to block off the enemies to save Prince Bo and Liu’er.

Prince Bo tries to comfort Liu’er by relating to him Zhai Xing’s story of having lost her mother at a young age and the time when they met. Zhai Xing is listening outside the door and is moved. Ji Chong turns up and they enter the room. Prince Bo congratulates them on their marriage. Zhai Xing brings Liu’er away. Prince Bo thanks Ji Chong for not telling Zhai Xing the truth. He also has no plans to reveal the truth to Zhai Xing and is contented to see her happy with Ji Chong.

Zhai Xing tells Liu’er more about the girl in Prince Bo’s story.

Episode 44

Zhai Xing encourages Liu’er but claims that she doesn’t know the girl that Prince Bo has mentioned.

Prince Bo meets up with the Jin Emperor who believes he has made the right decision to recruit him. The Emperor wants to have peace in the world which Prince Bo agrees with. He appoints Prince Bo to be a general to work alongside Ji Chong. Prince Bo vows to bring the slaves home after defeating Emperor Chu Kui.

Liu’er notices the animal traps in Prince Bo’s room and asks him about it. Prince Bo tells him about his experience of being raised by wolves but also insists that the girl he has talked about is no more. Zhai Xing is busy with work. Ji Chong feels neglected.

Yao Ji proposes to an ailing Emperor Chu Kui to hold a ritual ceremony in an auspicious place. Prince Bo’s former assistants will be the human sacrifices. But it is a plan to get them out of prison. Emperor Chu Kui also wants his most trusted eunuch to be buried with him when he dies. 2nd Prince is furious when his father took Chu Chu away supposedly to take care of him in the palace. He knows Chu Chu is being made hostage.

Past Grudge Remains

Liu’er is injured by an animal trap. Zhai Xing and Prince Bo automatically have an understanding between them on how to manage the situation given their past experience. She emphasizes that it is merely to save Liu’er and there is nothing more between them. She has only temporarily put her grudge aside for a mutual aim. Ji Chong wants to tell her the truth but Prince Bo immediately stops him and re-affirms that they are enemies. What is important is Zhai Xing’s contentment.

2nd Prince threatens the eunuch to cooperate with him when the latter is caught trying to buy a replacement to be buried with Emperor Chu Kui. Yao Ji meets Prince Bo to let him know her plans to save his assistants. She tells him that she is helping him because she sees him as family rather than she loves him. He hugs her and thanks her.

Emperor Chu Kui tells 2nd Prince that he is arranging treatment for Chu Chu to improve her health after her miscarriage. 2nd Prince panics before calming himself. Then the eunuch brings in medicine for the Emperor.

Episode 45

The eunuch tastes the medicine for poison before Emperor Chu Kui is served. Yao Ji appears and the Emperor agrees with 2nd Prince’s plan to use Prince Bo’s assistants to lure him out. He orders Yao Ji and 2nd Prince to do the sacrifice together.

Princess Bao Na is angry that her brother has agreed to entertain Emperor Chu Kui’s request to use their forest for the sacrificial ritual. Then she receives news about 2nd Prince’s plan and rushes off to inform Zhai Xing and Ji Chong. Prince Bo admits that he has the intention to go and save his assistants. Zhai Xing and Ji Chong decide to follow him and give him a helping hand if needed.

Emperor Chu Kui and his entourage arrive at Khitan. But his health is failing and he is losing his eyesight. Yao Ji catches the eunuch with some poison pills. She reports him to the Emperor and the eunuch is forced to reveal that 2nd Prince is behind the scheme. Yao Ji advises Emperor Chu Kui to keep the eunuch’s life for now so as not to alert 2nd Prince.

Zhai Xing and Ji Chong rush to meet the Khitan King to stop 2nd Prince’s plan. The King tells both parties to leave and helps no one. Prince Bo appears before Emperor Chu Kui in his tent. He admits that he is working together with Yao Ji. Prince Bo proposes that the Emperor allows him to save his assistants and remove 2nd Prince. He also wants the Emperor to pass the throne to 4th Prince if he wants to live. Emperor Chu Kui has no choice but to agree.

Ji Chong Tells Zhai Xing The Truth

2nd Prince and Yao Ji attend the human sacrifice ritual. Yao Ji pretends to kill them. After they have left, Prince Bo saves them. But Wen Yan did not survive. The poison antidote would not work on him as his meridian vessels have been severed in the past. 2nd Prince insists on turning back after leaving as he knows Prince Bo will appear.

Zhai Xing and Ji Chong split up to look for Prince Bo. Zhai Xing sees 2nd Prince and distracts him to stop him from looking for Prince Bo. 2nd Prince orders his soldiers to launch arrows at her. Prince Bo appears to shield her and is shot in the arm. Ji Chong also turns up to help them. But they are outnumbered. Princess Bao Na then shows herself and threatens to commit suicide if 2nd Prince doesn’t leave. Her death will trigger a war and 2nd Prince is forced to retreat.

Back at their camp, Prince Bo mourns Wen Yan’s death. He cuts his hand to offer his blood as a mark of respect. His blood is black and he knows he has been poisoned by the arrow with not much time left to live. Princess Bao Na is angry with Zhai Xing when the latter refuses to go and comfort Prince Bo. Zhai Xing tells her that it is not proper for her to do so.

Ji Chong overhears their conversation. He finally decides to tell Zhai Xing the truth about Prince Bo as he doesn’t want her to be cold towards him because of her mistaken grudge. Zhai Xing is devastated. She tells Ji Chong she had rather he keeps it a secret as she is now at a loss. Ji Chong tells her to leave him as their marriage has caged her.

Episode 46

Ji Chong tells Zhai Xing he will divorce her as he wants her to be free. He will always stay by her side and protect her but as a friend. He asks her to go to Prince Bo as only the latter can give her happiness.

Zhai Xing visits Prince Bo as he mourns Wen Yan. She speaks to the dead in a way that refers to Prince Bo as someone that they want to take care of. Prince Bo is unwilling to give her a chance even after she admits that she has learned the truth from Ji Chong and they are divorcing. He pushes her hand away when she holds him and walks away. But the blood on his hand smears hers and she notices that it is black.

Princess Bao Na drinks with Ji Chong to comfort him. He is hurt but he will eventually get over it. Ji Chong doesn’t want to keep Zhai Xing confined in hatred and he believes that she and Prince Bo are the same type of people. They constrained themselves for others and he wants to break that shackle that is giving unhappiness to all the 3 of them. Princess Bao Na begins to think he is cool.

6 Months Left To Live

Yao Ji visits Prince Bo and notices that he has been poisoned. But Prince Bo is still thinking of getting rid of 2nd Prince and gets the throne for 4th Prince which makes Yao Ji angry. He is weak and faints. Yao Ji hugs him which is noticed by Zhai Xing. She tells Zhai Xing that Prince Bo’s situation is caused by her and he only has 6 months left to live. Yao Ji begs Zhai Xing to make him happy for his remaining days. Zhai Xing agrees and hugs her.

Prince Bo awakens to find Zhai Xing in his home. She tells him that all she wants is to spend the rest of the days living a happy and carefree life with him as she is scared she will lose the chance anytime. He agrees not to push her away again. They spend a loving time together until Liu’er turns up.

Episode 47

Prince Bo is training Liu’er in martial arts. Liu’er tells Zhai Xing that Prince Bo wants him to be able to protect himself and her when he (Prince Bo) is no longer around. The couple is loving towards each other. Prince Bo tries to tell Zhai Xing that she shouldn’t be so stubborn about her feelings for him once he is gone. But Zhai Xing doesn’t want him to talk about it.

Prince Bo is leaving to save 4th Prince in 2 days’ time. He dreams of his eldest brother and thinks it must be his way of warning him that 4th Prince is in danger. But his health is getting worse as he suffers relapses from the effects of the poisons in his body.

2nd Prince rebels before they have a chance to take him out. Emperor Chu Kui’s eunuch has been captured and an imposter used to test out Yao Ji’s loyalty. Yao Ji is away from the palace but Zi Shen is arrested. 2nd Prince then kills Emperor Chu Kui. Yao Ji is attacked by 2nd Prince’s soldiers. She kills them all but faints from her injuries.

4th Prince’s loyalists are killed by 2nd Prince. But 4th Prince’s life is spared to lure Prince Bo out. Prince Bo informs the Jin Emperor that Emperor Chu Kui has agreed to pass the throne to 4th Prince and has left a will that they can attack Mingzhou within 3 days if anything happens to him. Guards have been withdrawn as willed and Jin state prepares to attack. Prince Bo’s relapses are getting more frequent and worrying.

Princess Bao Na is now interested in Ji Chong. She joins his army as a new recruit.

Episode 48

Ji Chong discovers Princess Bao Na in his army camp. She tells him that she just wants to make sure he is alright after the breakup with Zhai Xing. However, she discovers Ji Chong has lost weight and tries to make him eat. While he appreciates her concern, he wants to send her back home as she doesn’t belong at the camp. Ji Chong then complains to Prince Bo and Zhai Xing about Princess Bao Na’s willfulness. Zhai Xing thinks Ji Chong and the princess would make a happy couple if they get together.

Yao Ji struggles to reach Prince Bo and Zhai Xing’s home. Zhai Xing tends to her wound. Yao Ji tells her that Prince Bo seems to have lost his vitality as he couldn’t even hear her arriving. She doesn’t have the medicine to save him but there is a record in an ancient book that there is a medicine that could temporarily strengthen and make him more agile. But the body could also deteriorate faster.

2nd Prince sends Zi Shen to pass a message to Prince Bo that he expects Prince Bo to turn up alone for talks failing which 4th Prince’s life will be at stake. Prince Bo wants to go but Zhai Xing asks the Jin Emperor to put him in jail to stop him from going due to his poor health. If he dies, the troops morale will be affected. Ji Chong also tells him to consider Zhai Xing’s feelings for him. The Jin Emperor agrees with Zhai Xing and Prince Bo is locked up.

Zhai Xing’s Sacrifice

Ji Chong finds Princess Bao Na is back at his army camp. He purposely scold her harshly to get her to leave for her own safety. Princess Bao Na feels hurt by Ji Chong’s words. 4th Prince is whipped when Prince Bo didn’t turn up. The Jin Emperor decides to attack 2nd Prince the next day but Zhai Xing asks him to hold on as she has obtained the antidote for Prince Bo. She also makes the Jin Emperor promise that he will take good care of the people once they have won. Ji Chong thinks she is behaving oddly.

Zhai Xing has a few days’ left to live. She has sacrificed herself for Prince Bo with Yao Ji’s help. But she tells Yao Ji to keep it a secret from Prince Bo. Ji Chong sneaks into the palace to rescue 4th Prince on his own but he is shot.

Zhai Xing asks Prince Bo to be brought to her. When he arrives, she is wearing a wedding dress and wants to get married to him. Prince Bo suspects something is amiss but she brushes it off. She applies rouge on her lips and shares a kiss with him. But the rouge contains tranquilizer. Zhai Xing tells him that by the time he awakens, 4th Prince would have been saved. Prince Bo faints.

Episode 49

Zhai Xing tells Prince Bo to live well and cherish every moment he has if she doesn’t come back alive. She wants to fulfill his wish for him and that is the last thing that she can do for him.

Zhai Xing and Yao Ji arrive at the palace. They tell the guards that they are there to see 2nd Prince. Prince Bo can’t make it as he is dying. However, 2nd Prince only allows Zhai Xing to enter as she has anticipated. She tells Yao Ji to take care of Prince Bo for her. It is Zhai Xing’s plan to meet 2nd Prince. She will agree to withdraw her troops in exchange for 4th Prince’s life. Zhai Xing thinks she is going to die anyway. So, she might as well use her position as a princess to negotiate with 2nd Prince.

Ji Chong was shot but is saved by the amber stone that he is wearing. The stone belongs to Princess Bao Na who had left it in his tent before she left. Prince Bo awakens and sees a letter from Zhai Xing who asks him not to chase after her. But Prince Bo still rushes to the palace.

Confrontation With 2nd Prince

Zhai Xing asks 2nd Prince to surrender. He refuses and orders his solders to attack her. But Zhai Xing has consumed the medicine to make her stronger. She defeats all the soldiers that surround her. Prince Bo braves the arrows launched at him to enter the palace. His former subordinates let him pass after a brief fight. 2nd Prince grabs 4th Prince as hostage to save himself. But Zhai Xing continues to approach him. He pushes 4th Prince towards her and then lunges with his sword. Zhai Xing pushes 4th Prince away and takes the hit.

Prince Bo arrives to catch a falling Zhai Xing and kicks 2nd Prince off. She lays dying in his arms. She tells Prince Bo that she misses Wolf Hunt Mountain. 2nd Prince still wants to kill Prince Bo even as he seeks an apology. 4th Prince shouts to warn Prince Bo who throws a sword at 2nd Prince to kill him. Ji Chong appears to see Zhai Xing dead in Prince Bo’s arms. He cries. Prince Bo carries Zhai Xing’s body to return to Wolf Hunt Mountain.

6 Months Later

4th Prince gives up the throne to the Jin Emperor to ensure peace for the people. He says it is something he learned from Zhai Xing. Ji Chong meets up with Princess Bao Na and returns her the amber stone. She is happy that it helped to keep him safe. Ji Chong invites her to travel the world with him. Hai Die and Mo Xiao have gone to Wen Yan’s hometown and adopted many orphans. They still think of him.

Yao Ji is now making medicine to treat people rather than working in the palace. Prince Bo has not been seen after taking Zhai Xing’s body to Wolf Hunt Mountain. He has presumably gone to follow Zhai Xing. 4th Prince narrates that he wishes them to be full of love in another world as Prince Bo is seen looking at a butterfly and smiling.

Other Historical Dramas About Sacrifice

The Wolf is certainly one drama that is heavy on the sacrifice theme whereby the 2 lovers are prepared to die for one another. This reminds me of Love And Redemption. Although this one is a xianxia drama, the male lead has been sacrificing himself for the female lead over 9 lifetimes. The couple also has a lot of misunderstandings between them which is similar to The Wolf.

The other drama that could be worth your time is Legend Of Fei. This one is a wuxia drama whereby the male and female leads will quietly risk their lives to protect the other. The sacrifice flavor is not that heavy and those who prefer little misunderstanding in their romance dramas will probably like the Legend Of Fei better than The Wolf.

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