# 1 - Episode 1
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**[00:16] ---**
♪There is a miraculous person
in the circle of swordsmen♪
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♪Like fooling with demons and monsters♪
**[00:22] ---**
♪He clasps his hands while facing
the enemy blocking the way♪
**[00:26] ---**
♪Please show your weapon
but do not speak much♪
**[00:30] ---**
♪Instead of being nitpicking on words,
pay attention to resort to arms♪
**[00:34] ---**
♪Life is short, so let's seize the day♪
**[00:38] ---**
♪The eagle attacks violently,
and the dog leaps and bites♪
**[00:42] ---**
♪The sword and knife are sharp♪
**[00:47] ---**
♪The Monkey is struggling in despair♪
**[00:52] ---**
♪The fox spirit is wailing
in helplessness♪
**[00:56] ---**
♪It's said that the ancient sage
is ushering in a new era♪
**[00:57] ---**
♪In the troubled mortal world,
there are always wars♪
**[00:58] ---**
♪The swordsmen roam
wherever they please♪
**[01:00] ---**
♪Immortal clouds gather,
covering the sky♪
**[01:02] ---**
♪After searching and capturing,
the forests become empty♪
**[01:03] ---**
♪Capture the demons and monsters♪
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♪Capture the venomous dragon
using golden chains♪
**[01:06] ---**
♪Shaking the stick of the heavens
can overturn the Dragon King's Palace♪
**[01:08] ---**
♪Amidst the peaks♪
**[01:09] ---**
♪The formidable enemy
cannot evade capture♪
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♪How can it be said
that there are no Heroes in the world♪
**[01:13] ---**
♪Being gods or swordsmen♪
**[01:15] ---**
♪There are countless stories
in the circle of swordsmen♪
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♪They are about love and hate♪
**[01:18] ---**
♪Remain silent for a while♪
**[01:20] ---**
♪Drink hot soup to boost the spirit♪
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♪Wander at will and feel free♪
**[01:25] ---**
♪Gain a firm foothold
in the circle of swordsmen♪
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♪Heroic men, valiant warriors♪
**[01:29] ---**
♪Everyone strives
for strength and victory♪
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♪No matter how good they are♪
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♪I'll try to remain aloof♪
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♪I'm drunk, lying in the sunset♪
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♪Laughing freely sometimes♪
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=Another Journey to the West=
**[01:45] ---**
=Episode 1=
**[02:04] ---**
I can't believe it's you,
**[02:06] ---**
Mind Ape!
**[02:13] ---**
You are still alive?
**[02:17] ---**
Eight hundred years have passed,
**[02:19] ---**
and I'm finally free.
**[02:21] ---**
You can go to hell!
**[02:36] ---**
I am the Great Sage Equalling Heaven.
**[02:44] Sign**
Xu Family Haunted House
**[02:47] Sign**
Treasures fill the home
**[02:52] ---**
*Three months ago,*
**[02:54] ---**
* the youngest child*
* of the Xu family was missing.*
**[02:56] ---**
*Six family members died consecutively.*
**[02:58] ---**
*The whistle always sounds here.*
**[03:02] ---**
*From that moment on,*
**[03:04] ---**
* strange events kept happening*
* in Huai'an.*
**[03:08] ---**
*Several children were lost in a row.*
**[03:10] ---**
* It was coincident*
* with the celebration of Linggan King*
**[03:15] ---**
* The people at the Yamen*
* [*Yamen: The government office]*
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*are timid.*
**[03:17] ---**
*They feared ruining the celebration*
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*and upsetting the higher-ups.*
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* So it could only*
* be secretly investigated.*
**[03:22] ---**
* Repeated investigations*
* were inconclusive.*
**[03:24] ---**
* The common people of Huai'an*
* were also kept in the dark.*
**[03:28] ---**
*If this matter*
**[03:29] ---**
*wasn't done by humans,*
**[03:31] ---**
* then it must be the demon*
* that Xiaoyue mentioned.*
**[03:33] Sign**
Wu Daoying
**[03:33] ---**
*In this house,*
**[03:36] ---**
*the clues might be discovered.*
**[03:37] Sign**
Juxian Hall
**[03:49] ---**
What is this?
**[04:07] ---**
Ah, this is the whistle sound.
**[04:18] ---**
Has the demon
that kidnaps children been found?
**[04:20] Sign**
Zhao Jia
**[04:21] ---**
Is the whistle in the house
**[04:21] ---**
Is the whistle in the house
**[04:22] ---**
done by the demon?
**[04:27] Sign**
The whistle sound at the haunted house
was found to be caused by wall
**[04:28] ---**
The whistle sound at the haunted house
**[04:30] ---**
was found to be caused by wall cracks.
**[04:32] ---**
I told you it's impossible.
**[04:37] ---**
Wu Daoying,
**[04:39] ---**
I've helped you a lot, right?
**[04:40] ---**
The places in the city
rumored to have demons,
**[04:42] ---**
I've accompanied you to all of them.
**[04:44] ---**
I told you many times
**[04:45] ---**
there are no demons in the world.
**[04:47] ---**
Alas, you better take my advice.
**[04:50] ---**
Stop messing around.
**[04:51] ---**
Whenever something goes wrong,
**[04:52] ---**
I cover for you in front of Zongqi.
[*Zongqi: Ancient official title]
**[04:54] ---**
The cases were solved by me,
**[04:55] ---**
but all the credit went to you.
**[04:56] ---**
What?
**[04:58] ---**
I mean
**[04:59] ---**
thank you for taking care of me.
**[05:03] ---**
Again?
**[05:04] ---**
Mr. Zhao.
**[05:07] ---**
Mr. Zhao,
**[05:08] ---**
another child has gone missing.
**[05:09] ---**
Zongqi wants you to return
to the Yamen immediately.
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I heard it was done by a demon.
**[05:14] ---**
Hey!
**[05:15] ---**
Why didn't you say it earlier?
**[05:16] ---**
Xiaowu, slow down.
**[05:18] ---**
He really believes it.
**[05:20] ---**
Relying on resisting the invaders
**[05:21] ---**
and making achievements,
he dares to act arrogantly.
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He doesn't even wear the uniform.
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What nonsense are you talking about?
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Hurry up and follow up.
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Come take a look.
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Wait for me!
**[05:33] ---**
Mrs. Chen, you look good today.
**[05:35] ---**
Oh, thank you.
**[05:40] ---**
Go over there.
**[05:41] ---**
Okay, let's go.
**[05:42] Sign**
Huai'an Guard Command Office
**[05:42] ---**
Ordinary child traffickers?
**[05:45] ---**
You have the nerve to say it.
**[05:47] Sign**
Zhenhuai Hall
**[05:47] ---**
A bunch of good-for-nothings.
**[05:49] ---**
Do you know how others curse us
behind our backs?
**[05:51] ---**
Zongqi, we've done our best.
**[05:53] ---**
Patrol during the day
and search at night.
**[05:55] Sign**
Zongqi
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Cut the crap!
**[05:56] ---**
Just tell me,
**[05:57] ---**
in a place as small as Huai'an,
**[05:59] ---**
how many children
have already gone missing?
**[06:02] ---**
- Count the one before yesterday in.
- Let go!
**[06:04] ---**
- This is for Linggan King.
- Five in all.
**[06:06] ---**
I think the matter is not so simple.
**[06:08] ---**
- How about we...
- Reporting to the higher-ups is banned.
**[06:12] ---**
It coincided with the annual sacrifice
to Linggan King.
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Don't make things worse.
**[06:19] ---**
Sorry to bother you.
**[06:23] ---**
Hey, Xiaowu.
**[06:25] ---**
Why are you in such a hurry?
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Catch it!
**[06:30] ---**
I'll explain later.
**[06:32] ---**
I have to go to the Yamen now.
**[06:35] ---**
Xiaowu,
**[06:37] ---**
you promised to teach me
how to use the fire spear
**[06:38] ---**
and buy me a sugar figure.
**[06:40] ---**
I'll give it to you next time.
Don't wander around recently.
**[06:56] ---**
You two go to the east of the city.
**[06:58] ---**
You go to the west of the city.
**[06:59] ---**
And you...
**[07:00] Sign**
Order
**[07:02] ---**
Forget it.
**[07:04] ---**
Listen up, everyone.
**[07:05] ---**
The higher-ups have spoken
**[07:06] ---**
if you can't find the children,
**[07:07] ---**
none of you can escape the consequences.
**[07:10] ---**
Zongqi.
**[07:10] ---**
Wu Daoying should be brought along?
**[07:12] ---**
Bring him along?
**[07:13] ---**
He can only add to the trouble.
**[07:14] ---**
Maybe he will tell me
**[07:16] ---**
it's definitely the work of a demon.
**[07:19] ---**
Zongqi,
it's definitely the work of a demon.
**[07:21] ---**
I asked around,
and someone saw water on the ground.
**[07:24] ---**
It swallowed the child.
**[07:26] ---**
There you go again.
**[07:27] ---**
What a bad luck!
**[07:28] ---**
Maybe it's because he is a jinx.
**[07:30] ---**
He said it was the work of a demon.
**[07:33] ---**
Only a fool would believe that.
**[07:36] ---**
I found a clue.
**[07:37] ---**
As long as we investigate further,
we will be able to...
**[07:38] ---**
Wu Daoying,
**[07:40] ---**
keep your mind clear!
**[07:42] ---**
You've indeed made achievements,
but you cannot be so unruly.
**[07:45] ---**
You always shout about finding demons.
**[07:47] ---**
You made the Yamen
**[07:49] ---**
the laughingstock of Huai'an.
**[07:52] ---**
What are you all looking at?
**[07:54] ---**
All of you, get back to work.
**[08:01] ---**
Mr. Zhao is here.
**[08:02] Sign**
Protect the territory and the people
**[08:16] ---**
Mr. Zhao,
**[08:16] ---**
I need two people.
**[08:18] ---**
I'm not talking nonsense this time.
**[08:19] ---**
Xiaoyue saw it with her eyes.
**[08:21] ---**
If you don't believe me,
let's go ask together.
**[08:23] Sign**
Strange water swallows children
**[08:23] ---**
You believe what the child says?
**[08:25] ---**
Or maybe the storybook has confused you.
**[08:27] ---**
You've been looking for demons
for quite some time.
**[08:30] ---**
Didn't you also check
the Xu family haunted house?
**[08:31] ---**
There is nothing here.
**[08:33] ---**
I was going to propose to Zongqi
**[08:35] ---**
that you could investigate cases
with me.
**[08:36] ---**
But how about you?
**[08:37] ---**
Demons!
**[08:39] ---**
Still demons!
**[08:40] ---**
What a shame!
**[08:42] ---**
Just tell me
if you can give me two people.
**[08:44] ---**
Xiaowu, stop messing around.
**[08:47] ---**
Now it's time for the sacrifice
to Linggan King.
**[08:49] ---**
If we disrupt the celebration,
those above will blame us.
**[08:51] ---**
Not to mention you and me,
**[08:52] ---**
even the Yamen
can't bear the responsibility.
**[08:55] ---**
Take my advice.
**[08:56] ---**
You'd better not get involved
in this case for now.
**[09:00] ---**
Zhao Jia,
**[09:01] ---**
do you dare to make a bet?
**[09:02] ---**
You do the investigation yourself,
**[09:03] ---**
and I'll find demons myself.
**[09:05] ---**
By then, I'll solve the case first.
**[09:12] ---**
- Xiaoyue, be good.
- No!
**[09:13] ---**
- Don't cry.
- I don't want it.
**[09:15] ---**
Finish your meal, okay?
**[09:18] ---**
Xiaowu,
**[09:19] ---**
why are you here?
**[09:22] ---**
Is Xiaoyue feeling better?
**[09:23] ---**
Still the same.
**[09:24] ---**
Please, I'm begging you.
**[09:25] ---**
Several doctors came,
**[09:26] ---**
and they all said she was scared.
**[09:29] ---**
In the case of the missing children,
**[09:31] ---**
what progress has been made?
**[09:33] ---**
No.
**[09:35] ---**
Can I exchange private words
with Xiaoyue again?
**[09:46] ---**
Xiaoyue, it's me.
**[09:47] Sign**
Tang Xiaoyue
**[09:55] ---**
I also saw a demon when I was a child.
**[09:57] ---**
None of them believe me.
**[09:59] ---**
They call me a liar.
**[10:03] ---**
Look! I've even been hurt.
**[10:11] ---**
Now, I understand.
**[10:15] ---**
It doesn't matter
whether they believe it or not.
**[10:17] ---**
What matters is
**[10:18] ---**
we need to believe in ourselves.
**[10:24] ---**
Xiaowu,
**[10:27] ---**
it's real.
**[10:28] ---**
Originally, Maotou was looking for me.
**[10:31] ---**
I saw him chasing a yellow butterfly.
**[10:35] ---**
Unexpectedly,
he was swallowed by the water.
**[10:39] ---**
Xiaoyue, look at here.
**[10:42] ---**
The butterfly is so beautiful.
**[10:45] ---**
Stop.
**[10:51] ---**
It's really beautiful.
**[11:05] ---**
Xiaowu,
**[11:07] ---**
I really saw it
**[11:11] ---**
Yellow butterfly, right?
**[11:12] ---**
Xiaoyue.
**[11:15] ---**
- Xiaoyue, be good. It's okay.
- They don't believe me.
**[11:17] ---**
Mommy is here. Don't cry.
**[11:20] ---**
Sorry for that.
**[11:21] ---**
Mommy.
**[11:22] ---**
- The child is young.
- Mommy.
**[11:23] ---**
After being frightened,
she started talking nonsense.
**[11:27] ---**
Don't underestimate children.
**[11:31] ---**
Linggan King bless you.
**[11:33] ---**
Linggan King bless you.
**[11:35] ---**
Linggan King, please bless us.
**[11:37] ---**
Linggan King will bless us.
**[11:45] ---**
Around this time in previous years,
**[11:47] ---**
the Linggan King would have appeared.
**[11:48] ---**
Why is there no sign of him this year?
**[11:51] ---**
It's weird.
**[11:53] ---**
Could he disappear?
**[11:54] ---**
Nonsense!
**[11:55] ---**
You must be from out of town.
**[11:57] ---**
Without his protection,
**[11:58] ---**
how could Huai'an have favorable weather
for the harvest year after year?
**[12:02] Sign**
Winner takes the money
**[12:05] ---**
*The place attracted a mixed crowd,*
**[12:06] ---**
*so useful information can be found.*
**[12:09] ---**
Xiaowu,
**[12:10] ---**
I can see through you
**[12:12] ---**
You have no intention of playing chess.
**[12:15] ---**
What's up?
**[12:16] ---**
No leads in investigating a case.
**[12:18] ---**
What do you want to find out this time?
**[12:21] ---**
Xiaowu,
**[12:22] ---**
if you don't take it seriously,
**[12:23] ---**
you'll lose all your money.
**[12:25] ---**
He's got something on his mind.
**[12:27] ---**
What's up, Xiaowu?
**[12:28] ---**
Are you looking for demons again?
**[12:30] ---**
Why bring it up now?
**[12:32] ---**
It's ill-timed.
**[12:34] ---**
People are strange, aren't they?
**[12:36] ---**
No one believes there are demons.
**[12:38] ---**
But when it comes to worshiping gods,
everyone rushes forward.
**[12:40] ---**
Has anyone among you ever seen
the gods' true face?
**[12:42] ---**
Don't talk nonsense.
**[12:44] ---**
If Huai'an suffers disasters next year,
**[12:46] ---**
it will all be your fault.
**[12:48] ---**
Sorry, my bad.
**[12:50] ---**
However,
**[12:52] ---**
has anyone seen
anything strange recently?
**[12:54] ---**
Are there any unfamiliar people?
**[12:55] ---**
Especially those who don't look human.
**[12:58] ---**
Besides the missing children,
**[12:59] ---**
it seems like
there's nothing strange.
**[13:03] ---**
Now that you mention it,
**[13:04] ---**
I remember a strange person.
**[13:08] ---**
My throat is a bit dry.
**[13:09] ---**
Oh.
**[13:11] ---**
Here it is.
**[13:17] ---**
As my wife went to the temple
to offer incense,
**[13:19] ---**
she always met a strange person.
**[13:20] ---**
Dressed like an ascetic holy man.
**[13:22] ---**
He didn't offer incense or worship gods.
**[13:24] ---**
Instead, he walked all over the city.
**[13:26] ---**
It seemed like
he was looking for something.
**[13:28] ---**
Now we can be sure.
**[13:29] ---**
Maybe he is the one
who kidnapped the children.
**[13:32] ---**
Hey, watch this move!
**[13:35] ---**
Don't talk nonsense.
**[13:36] ---**
I know that young man.
**[13:38] ---**
If you ask me,
**[13:39] ---**
he is quite handsome.
**[13:42] ---**
Hehe.
**[13:43] ---**
Is he a bad guy who kidnaps children?
**[13:46] ---**
No, I don't believe it.
**[13:48] ---**
You are...
**[14:10] ---**
Here he is.
**[14:11] ---**
It's him.
**[14:13] ---**
He is indeed quite handsome.
**[14:15] ---**
It's my turn now.
**[14:17] ---**
Checkmate!
**[14:22] Sign**
Qing Xuan
**[14:24] ---**
Oh dear, what I have done?
**[14:26] ---**
It's over. Let's go home.
**[14:28] ---**
It's boring.
**[14:31] ---**
Something's wrong.
**[14:34] ---**
Suanni is missing.
**[14:36] ---**
I took him shopping.
**[14:37] ---**
As soon as I turned around, he was gone.
**[14:40] ---**
Take it easy.
You two probably just got separated.
**[14:47] ---**
Take a look.
**[14:59] ---**
*Where did he go?*
**[15:17] ---**
*The person acts strangely.*
**[15:19] ---**
*Maybe he is...*
**[15:34] ---**
Ah!
**[15:52] ---**
*It's*
**[15:53] ---**
*a child's footprints.*
**[15:58] Sign**
Protect shipping and irrigation
**[16:03] Sign**
Linggan King Temple
**[16:06] ---**
Who goes there?
**[16:09] ---**
How dare you disturb me
during my nap time?
**[16:14] ---**
*She's deliberately mystifying.*
**[16:15] ---**
*Let me expose her true colors.*
**[16:18] Sign**
Linggan King Statue
**[16:19] ---**
I'm Wu Daoying,
and it's a great honor to meet you.
**[16:22] ---**
May I ask who you are?
**[16:24] ---**
*He actually doesn't recognize me.*
**[16:27] ---**
Listen,
**[16:29] ---**
I'm Linggan King who protects Huai'an.
**[16:32] ---**
It turns out you're the esteemed king.
**[16:35] ---**
I was ordered to investigate a case.
**[16:36] ---**
Sorry to disturb you.
**[16:38] ---**
However,
**[16:39] ---**
today is the day to sacrifice to you.
**[16:42] ---**
Everyone is standing by the river,
waiting for you to reveal your magic.
**[16:46] ---**
Could it be
**[16:47] ---**
that their offerings
don't meet your expectations?
**[16:50] ---**
Nonsense!
**[16:54] ---**
I have my own arrangements.
**[16:56] ---**
No need for you to worry.
**[16:58] ---**
Wu Daoying,
**[17:00] ---**
I, the king, am asking you.
**[17:01] ---**
Are you investigating
the case of the missing children?
**[17:04] ---**
How did you know?
**[17:06] ---**
As the guardian of Huai'an,
**[17:09] ---**
I naturally know everything.
**[17:11] ---**
Since you came here,
**[17:13] ---**
it means we are destined.
**[17:15] ---**
I will
**[17:17] ---**
generously give you some guidance.
**[17:22] ---**
Why do I feel
**[17:23] ---**
it was you who did this.
**[17:26] ---**
Nonsense! It wasn't me.
**[17:31] Sign**
Ling Gan
**[17:37] ---**
Where is he?
**[17:42] ---**
So, it was you causing trouble.
**[17:43] ---**
How dare you!
**[17:44] ---**
How dare you!
**[17:45] ---**
You're rude.
**[17:47] ---**
Put me down!
**[17:52] ---**
The lost child
**[17:53] ---**
and that bad guy
**[17:55] ---**
are right down here.
**[18:04] ---**
Little girl,
**[18:06] ---**
if you delay the case,
**[18:07] ---**
you will end up in prison.
**[18:10] ---**
Open!
**[18:15] ---**
What!
**[18:18] ---**
You led me here on purpose.
**[18:20] ---**
If you want to save the children,
**[18:21] ---**
then follow me.
**[18:30] ---**
Unbelievable!
**[18:31] ---**
There's such a place beneath the temple.
**[18:34] ---**
Little girl,
**[18:36] ---**
how do you know about the place?
**[18:38] ---**
Who exactly are you?
**[18:40] ---**
God? Demon?
**[18:41] ---**
I've told you
**[18:42] ---**
I am Linggan King.
**[18:44] ---**
Naturally, I need to protect
the people of the city.
**[18:48] ---**
You're just a little girl
**[18:49] ---**
but insist on claiming to be the old man
worshipped in the temple.
**[18:52] ---**
No way!
**[18:53] ---**
Tsk.
**[18:54] ---**
Believe it or not.
**[18:56] ---**
Otherwise,
why would I try to save the children?
**[18:58] ---**
By the way,
**[19:00] ---**
did you see an ascetic holy man?
**[19:02] ---**
No.
**[19:03] ---**
Shh.
**[19:05] ---**
Follow me.
**[19:15] ---**
It's Suanni.
**[19:24] Sign**
Ancient Turtle
**[19:32] ---**
It's terrible.
Another child has been captured.
**[19:37] ---**
It can be proven
that everything I said is true, right?
**[19:42] ---**
There really are demons in this world.