Bygone Banyue Days

**Bygone Banyue Days** (半月往事, *Bànyuè Wǎngshì*) is the tenth episode of the donghua based on the *Heaven Official's Blessing* novel written by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu. It first aired on the 26th of December 2020.

## Summary

Xie Lian tries to calm down Kemo and asks if the it was the Imperial Preceptor who was hanged over the Sinners' Pit. Kemo confirms it is indeed true. He then continues whenever he caught her, Kemo made sure to hang her again. Kemo justifies his actions by saying when the Imperial Preceptor became a ghost, she hunted down his soldiers and threw them in the Sinners' Pit. His comrades couldn't get out due to her magical formation. In order to feed his soldiers, Kemo had to grab merchants and toss them down in the pit. Xie Lian then asks how the half-buried face ended up in the palace, Kemo answers it was to fertilize the Shanyue Ferns to chase away the snakes.

Suddenly, the Imperal Preceptor jumps into the Sinners' Pit. She then notices the soldiers are no longer of this world, she admits they're finally free from this endless cycle. She asks who did this, Xie Lian says this is an accident. He further explains that he's an Heavenly Official and San Lang is his friend.

The Imperial Preceptor gives them a chance to get out of the Sinners' Pit after removing the magical formation. Fu Yao calls them above the pit, Xie Lian tells him to come down to see the full situation. Fu Yao lights the whole pit and reveals many lifeless soldiers on the ground. He then jumps down and assures Xie Lian he drew a protection circle for the merchants before leaving them behind.

Kemo finally loses his cool and starts to brutally beat the Imperial Preceptor. Xie Lian comes to the rescue and stops him. The Imperial Preceptor recognizes Xie Lian as General Hua, after looking at her closely he figures out it's Ban Yue. Fu Yao shortly after knocks Kemo out to unconscious and figures out that Xie Lian is the General of the tombstone.

Xie Lian explains 200 years ago he accidently ended up in the desert and consequently gets forcibly recruited by soldiers. Some soldiers called him as a General out of admiration and the alias Hua Xie is fake. One day when Xie Lian was cooking, he met Ban Yue who was scarfing down his wasted food. Xie Lian helped her to puke it out and gives Ban Yue his last snack to ease her hunger. Ever since that day, she followed Xie Lian everywhere. He taught her singing an wrestling along with her only friend, a Yong'an boy. Xie Lian was ended up in a riot and he had to play dead, he forgot the rest and somehow ended up back in Yong'an kingdom. It was because he saved Ban Yue from being stomped on.

Fu Yao asks Ban Yue why did she open the gates and if she has any accomplice. Xie Lian asks her why did she sent out the snakes to bite people. Ban Yue says they disobeyed her and it wasn't her intention to cause harm. Fu Yao accuses her of lying and cuffs the two ghosts. Xie Lians asks Ban Yue to summon a snake, when it appears, the snake tries to attack Xie Lian but explodes in mid-way. More snakes come, Ban Yue tries to get them away but fails. Xie Lian tries to egt out of the pit with Ruoye, but it returns back.

More snakes fall down from above the Sinners' Pit, much to everyone's shock.

## Characters

**In order of appearance:**

* Kemo
* Xie Lian
* San Lang
* Nan Feng
* Fu Yao
* Tian Sheng
* A-Zhao
* Ban Yue
* Woman in teal
* Woman in black