*Episode premise spoilers. CW: suicide.*
Another good episode. The relationship drama is off the charts, and even as Zhang Wuji tries to address other pressing issues, the love polygon keeps creeping to the fore.
Zhou Zhiruo has become convinced that Zhang Wuji’s heart belongs to Zhao Min. To be fair, when he heard a lady had come to see him, he did hurry into the room calling Miss Zhao’s name, not realizing that it was actually Miss Zhou. Now he has his work cut out for him trying to convince her that she’s still the one he wants to marry. And he thought convincing people that he didn’t kill his uncle was hard!
For a few episodes now, the story has been getting on the Zhao Min train, so it doesn’t surprise that this issue is rearing its head between Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo. And Miss Zhou’s distress is very understandable—apart from feeling jilted by Wuji, she’s gone against the oath she swore to her late Priestess for the sake of this relationship, and now she feels like she’s thrown everything away for nothing. (On the other head, she never told Wuji about the severity of this oath.) Once she decides that Wuji loves Miss Zhao, she attempts suicide, which is horrific for everyone involved. It’s tragic that she feels this is her only option, and of course Wuji is frantic when he discovers her, especially since both of his parents died by suicide when he was a child.
Speaking of Zhang Wuji’s parents, he would do well to remember that they were sworn enemies from opposing sects before they were stranded on a deserted island and fell in love. Despite his protests, it’s clear that he has feelings for both of these women, and his insistence on staying with Zhou Zhiruo is in no small part because she’s who he’s “supposed” to want. He obviously cares about her and doesn’t want to hurt her, but in this instance, his nobility and desire to do the right thing is hurting both of them. If he does find himself continually drawn to Zhao Min, it would be better to break off his engagement to Miss Zhou and accept that she should find love elsewhere. By denying what seems to be his heart and sticking with Miss Zhou because he wants to honor his vows, he’s prolonging the problem.
That said, Zhang Wuji is definitely really confused about all this. For someone who’s a preternaturally good martial artist and a noble sect leader, he seems to struggle to fully know his own heart. Zhou Zhiruo tells him, “I know you sincerely want to love me. But you’re bewildered by that demoness.” And honestly, he’s not sure what’s true. He cares for both of them, even though he doesn’t necessarily want to have feelings for Zhao Min. He doesn’t know if he still loves Miss Zhou as much as he once thought, and he doesn’t know if he can really trust Miss Zhao. He knows he doesn’t want to hurt anyone, but no matter what he does, he seems to be making everything worse.
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