Establishing trust

Kui Mulang informs Liu Jun that qi pa thinks of him as a shadow guard of Daxia because of the badge they had appropriated earlier. Kui Mulang decides to spend time with qi pa using the shadow guard's identity during the day and kui Mulang, the king at night.

From all the running around the city, Qi pa has obtained a rough idea about it's layout and has cleverly drawn a map. Hong xiu brings qi pa breakfast but to qi pa's dissatisfaction all dishes are vegetarian in accordance to the dietary habits of the beast clan. Qi pa needs meat in her diet.

A morose qi pa says, "Beast clan is really against me everywhere."

Kui Mulang gets a lot of complains from people whose property qi pa damaged while trying to escape Hu Die. Kui Mulang orders Liu jun to compensate everyone from his private treasury... He will take full responsibility of qi pa's actions.

According to their plan, Liu jun takes kui Mulang to qi pa's palace and introduces him as Li xiong who will be qi pa's guard. Qi pa who believes him to be her guard from Daxia welcomes his presence. Li xiong trying to form a camaraderie with qi pa shows her the "exit token" that would allow qi pa accompanied by Li xiong to leave the palace and roam the city. To Li xiong exasperation, qi pa has drawn quite an accurate map of city's defense in order to enable her escape.
(Hapless qi pa always derails her escape plans by discussing them with Li xiong, who takes counter measures to stop them)


While discussing escape strategy, qi pa's stomach growls in hunger. Li xiong goes to arrange some meat for her.

At night, qi pa is tossing and turning, she nostalgically thinks of her home looking at the Durian doll keychain that her niece, xing ping gave her. (this keychain metaphorically would lock in qi pa's sweetheart according to xing ping. Qi pa later gave this to Li xiong. Kui Mulang in episode 26 holds the same keychain in his hand when he overhears xing ping and daxia palace maid's conversation and understands the significance of the gift given by qi pa)

Li xiong arrives bearing gift of roast chicken. Qi pa generously offers to share the meat with him. Accidentally qi pa smears the chicken on Li xiong's mouth while trying to offer him some... Li xiong declines to eat it, apologetic qi pa wipes Li xiong's mouth with her stole... Li xiong's ears flush red in response to the action.

Qi pa longs for some wine to accompany good meat. Upon knowing that Beast Clan have low tolerance for wine, a plan suddenly forms in her head to get kui Mulang inebriated to get his cooperation in qi pa's 'mission home'. Qi pa whispers in Li xiong's ear whose heart beat increases at such close proximity, frustrated he gets up from beside her and goes to purchase the wines. (Li xiong is getting allured by qi pa)

Qi pa behaving like a professional bartender mixes the wines and prepares cocktail effortlessly... Quoting that it was their ancestral skill which she learned from her mother (probably another reference to her mother's past). Qi pa prepares Li xiong and Hong xiu a glass of mixed drink each, both of them become intoxicated after drinking two glasses. Tipsy, Li xiong hangs onto qi pa who tries to soothe him all the while wondering how a Daxian can get drunk so easily. .. With Liu jun's help qi pa manages to send Li xiong to kui mulang's chamber,
Qi pa is charmed by a man who gets drunk after one glass...

Kui Mulang knows what qi pa plans to do that night so he is preparing to thwart her plans and she is preparing her armour... (Cat and mouse game on) ?


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