Episode
A Dream Within a Dream: Offense and Defense
Overview
To keep her sister from being deceived by Nan Heng, Song Yimeng resolves to take action against him.
Details
- Series
- A Dream Within a Dream
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 2025-07-03
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Offense and Defense is Episode 20 in Season 1 of A Dream Within a Dream. It aired on 2025-07-03. The runtime is 44 min.
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Episode 19: Concubine
Noble Consort Gao invites a group of noble ladies and their daughters to Fanghua Hall. She says that she's going to help Nan Heng choose a concubine. In reality, she's trying to stir Song Yimeng's feelings for Nan Heng.
Episode 21: Last Farewell
Shangguan He tells Li Shiliu everything about the blade and Song Yiting. Li Shiliu wants Shangguan He to disguise himself as Li Shiliu for one last time tomorrow and retrieve the blade.
More episodes from this season
Episode 18: Changing Fate
Song Yimeng wants to kill Nan Heng again. She has made up her mind to protect the Song family from getting wiped out by Nan Heng.
Episode 22: A Do-Or-Die Plan
Zhou Xueyi continues to force Song Yiting to get married. She has had enough and decides to have a union with Li Shiliu when he comes for the sword. Nan Heng dresses up as Li Shiliu to meet her. He then realizes that Song Yiting has lit a drugged incense that causes him to be paralyzed.
Episode 17: Granted Marriage
To protect Chu Guihong, the emperor makes a deal with Nan Heng to cancel the marriage between the Song and the Chu families. Nan Heng and Song Yimeng feel happy about the decision but the emperor also grants a marriage between Nan Heng and Song Yimeng.
Episode 23: Identity Revealed
The capital is trying to arrest the Night Wandering Gods. Li Shiliu goes to their hiding spot and announces their disbandment. But they think that he's trying to protect them by saving Shangguan He himself. Due to that, they aren't willing to leave.
Episode 16: Immortal under the Moonlight
Li Shiliu pays a secret visit to the Song Residence at late night. As he departs, his striking figure beneath the moonlight catches Song Yiting's eye and sparks her curiosity.
Episode 24: Atone with His Life
Learning Shangguan He is going to be executed, Song Yiting asks Song Yimeng for help.
Episode 15: Expressing One's Feelings
The emperor interrogates Song Yimeng for instigating the two princes into starting a conflict. To protect Song Yimeng, Nan Heng barges into the imperial study room and bears the blame.
Episode 25: Let Go of Yourself
Song Yimeng is stopped by Nan Heng as she leaves the execution ground. She refuses to listen to his explanation and instead demands that he give an answer to the Night Wandering Gods, who were still desperately defending him even on the eve of the execution.
Episode 14: A Public Proposal
Song Yi Meng is in love with Li Shiliu. She refuses to marry Chu Gui Hong.
Episode 26: Assassination
Nan Heng rushes over when he finds out that Song Yimeng is in danger. He fights the men in black despite his injuries.