Blood River Episode 5

Loyalties, secret agendas and EPIC 18-sword technique!

It looks like the members of the 12 Zodiacs are from all three families—Mu, Su and Xie. I didn’t catch that before! Now I wonder if they are considered betrayers of their families. At the moment, as the fight for the Patriarch's title and sword intensifies, all those families are going against the 12 Zodiacs, who are the only force standing between them and the current Patriarch. 🤨

And the healer really does have her own agenda with the Patriarch! I think she did exactly what he accused her of—trying to spy on his mind and memories. However, I was a little confused: was it Su Zhe who was freed from being Kui? The marked guy the healer knew? It seemed that way, didn't it? 🤔

In this episode, it felt even more like there's a potential romance arc between Su Muyu and the healer (sorry, I keep forgetting her name!). But I must say, I felt he could have a strong bond with the poison girl, too. I'm not sure if it's brotherly, just friendship, or something more. That guy is still a complete mystery to me! 🤔😏

Also, that landing with the umbrella reminded me so much of Mary Poppins—I couldn't help it! 😂
And his 18-sword technique was just EPIC! 👏🤩😮

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Breaching the spider nest

So the Spider sect is made up from the three families to guard the Patriarch. This position is either revered or seen as betrayal depending on the family member. This explains for me why Changhe could throw a dagger at his sister even tho he knew Lianyue would intercept it. The Xie’s and Mu’s are battling things out while Uncle Zhe and Changhe wait for cleanup detail. This is the amusing aspect of the fights. The miracle physician has tried the soul exchange and has both found her father and witnessed the hell of Patriarch’spast. There is a river of blood with countless bodies and she is horrified at what she sees. Not sure if it’s a revelation or memory for her that her mother poisoned her father to mark him. She was surprised to find out they have already met. Is there more to her since she is familiar with battle moves? Even the patriarch wants to know. Muyu has used his 18 sword technique for the Xie sword fanatic. That was a very interesting battle, especially when the multipliers came out. Muyu and miracle physician find themselves in a deep descent that takes them to an escape route. Mu Wei followed with poison and the healer had a very interesting way to dispose of it. Muyu fortunately was given the antidote. The healer has deduced why she is actual poison and has agreed to heal her if the price is right and they are no longer enemies. The patriarch has escaped from the sleep mist with three guards. His whereabouts are currently unknown while the three families vie for position. For now, the healer is in their sights along with patriarch for top killing orders. Uncle Zhe and Changhe have entered the fight. The Xie elder and Changhe had an interesting battle while younger Xie observed. He has said he found a weakness in Changhe’s battle techniques. The episode ends as a weapon is coming at Changhe’s head. The cast and production team are doing an excellent job of introducing the characters and choreographing the battles. It is an enjoyable watch.

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