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2 - The Respond - Part 2

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    Oh, I know.
[00:15] ---
    The porridge must be too bland, miss.
[00:20] ---
    Some more soy sauce will make it better.
[00:22] ---
    More soy sauce.
[00:23] ---
    More soy sauce.
[00:40] ---
    Auntie Yun, your palm features are nice.
[00:43] ---
    You're blessed.
[00:46] ---
    Miss, you know how to read palms?
[00:48] ---
    Come, sit.
[00:50] ---
    My father tells fortunes,
[00:52] ---
    so he influenced me.
[00:53] ---
    I know a little about reading palms.
[00:57] ---
    That's great.
[00:58] ---
    Then, I'll trouble you to take a look.
[01:02] ---
    What would you like to know?
[01:04] ---
    Wealth?
[01:05] ---
    Marriage?
[01:10] ---
    Then… marriage.
[01:14] ---
    Okay.
[01:18] ---
    Auntie Yun,
[01:19] ---
    looks like you've had a rough life.
[01:21] ---
    I'm afraid your death looks grim.
[01:23] ---
    As for marriage,
[01:24] ---
    it dissipated long ago.
[01:28] ---
    Miss, what nonsense is that?
[01:30] ---
    My husband and I
[01:31] ---
    are harmonious!
[01:32] ---
    You're trying to curse me
[01:33] ---
    by saying that!
[01:35] ---
    Nonsense!
[01:36] ---
    Nonsense!
[01:37] ---
    You're cursing her.
[01:38] ---
    Cursing her.
[01:43] ---
    You ask for what you don't have.
[01:46] ---
    Your husband is there,
[01:47] ---
    but you're not anymore.
[01:56] ---
    Miss, you're so strange.
[01:58] ---
    You keep saying…
[02:07] ---
    I-I won't argue with you today.
[02:10] ---
    Leave, quickly.
[02:11] ---
    Leave!
[02:22] ---
    You deserved it, Mother Bug,
[02:25] ---
    so you guys can only shut up.
[02:35] ---
    Why does it hurt and itch so much?!
[02:37] ---
    W-What did you to do me?
[02:46] ---
    I just used some pesticide.
[02:51] ---
    Your food stall
[02:52] ---
    needs to be cleaned thoroughly.
[03:19] ---
    Stupid girl,
[03:20] ---
    why were you the only one who didn’t eat?
[03:32] ---
    Ah.
[03:33] ---
    Is this how you do business?
[03:35] ---
    A graceful me
[03:36] ---
    never fights with others.
[03:41] ---
    Because before they can make a move on me,
[03:44] ---
    the opponent is already dead.
[04:24] ---
    Wishing under the moonlight? Pfft.
[04:26] ---
    More like an evil aura under the moonlight.
[04:38] ---
    I finally got it!
[04:42] ---
    What is that?
[04:43] ---
    Answer.
[04:45] ---
    It's the Answer Bug you mentioned before.
[04:51] ---
    Yes.
[04:52] ---
    Let's say an extremely humble person dies.
[04:54] ---
    If their bones are buried under a sacred tree
[04:57] ---
    while soaked in groundwater,
[04:58] ---
    Answer Bugs will breed.
[05:00] ---
    This bug will do anything to multiply.
[05:03] ---
    Its victims must follow the Mother Bug
[05:06] ---
    and echo its words.
[05:09] ---
    Wait!
[05:10] ---
    So you're saying
[05:11] ---
    we all ate its eggs?
[05:13] ---
    No.
[05:14] ---
    It's larvae.
[05:21] ---
    Auntie Yun was obviously a decayed corpse,
[05:24] ---
    But you treated her as an living woman.
[05:27] ---
    She served bad soup,
[05:29] ---
    yet you all ate it with relish.
[05:31] ---
    Even when she said Rolly was a dog,
[05:33] ---
    none of you corrected her.
[05:36] ---
    This bug's toxicity
[05:38] ---
    isn't normal.
[05:40] ---
    If you knew that,
[05:41] ---
    then why did you let us?
[05:42] ---
    If I didn't,
[05:43] ---
    I was afraid she'd be alerted.
[05:45] ---
    You…!
[05:46] ---
    Only her unawareness
[05:47] ---
    allowed me to sprinkle the pesticide.
[05:51] ---
    You…!
[05:52] ---
    You…!
[05:53] ---
    Anyways, didn't you enjoy it?
[06:00] ---
    Tao Yao, that's too much.
[06:03] ---
    What will we do in the future?
[06:05] ---
    Don't worry.
[06:06] ---
    The larvae are wasted once the Mother dies,
[06:09] ---
    and only some will suffer from its toxins.
[06:11] ---
    The toxins would only activate for those
[06:13] ---
    who were already humble.
[06:15] ---
    They'll turn into
[06:16] ---
    whatever others say they are.
[06:30] ---
    Since it's so disgusting,
[06:32] ---
    why are you taking it?
[06:33] ---
    Disgusting?
[06:35] ---
    This is an extremely rare ingredient.
[06:37] ---
    It's too hard to find a sacred tree.
[06:39] ---
    No wonder you decided to save humans.
[06:41] ---
    So it was just for that!
[06:42] ---
    Of course.
[06:43] ---
    When I use it on the Thunder God one day,
[06:46] ---
    we'll be harmonious for 100 years!
[06:53] ---
    She's crazy.
[06:55] ---
    Keep your distance!
[06:59] ---
    Wait, look!
[07:05] ---
    That's…
[07:06] ---
    a UFO?
[07:08] ---
    Amitabha.
[07:10] ---
    I humbly apologize.
[07:11] ---
    The spirit is the culprit,
[07:12] ---
    and Auntie Yun is unrelated.
[07:14] ---
    Tao Yao, let's save her.
[07:16] ---
    Did you just meet me?
[07:18] ---
    I've only saved spirits, not humans.
[07:21] ---
    But if her resentment remains,
[07:22] ---
    and becomes a UFO,
[07:23] ---
    reincarnation won't happen!
[07:28] ---
    Scram, scram.
[07:29] ---
    How am I tied to this?
[07:30] ---
    You…
[07:31] ---
    If you ask me,
[07:32] ---
    it's better to clean it up thoroughly.
[07:38] ---
    There's
[07:39] ---
    a sacred tree right here.
[07:42] ---
    If we leave the UFO alone,
[07:44] ---
    something harmful might still happen.
[07:46] ---
    Hmph.
[07:47] ---
    What's more,
[07:48] ---
    if the Thunder God was going to marry you,
[07:51] ---
    and the corpse you abandoned became a spirit,
[07:53] ---
    wouldn't he strike both you
    and the spirit with thunder?
[08:02] ---
    Rolly,
[08:03] ---
    look at the UFO.
[08:05] ---
    Do you want to eat it?
[08:29] ---
    Then… marriage.
[08:32] ---
    So that's why you're shackled.
[08:36] ---
    I'll save her.
[08:37] ---
    I'll start chanting sutras.
[08:40] ---
    Go, go.
[08:40] ---
    Don't interfere.
[08:46] ---
    With a lingering regret
    comes a thousand knots.
[09:00] ---
    Tell me your story.
[09:02] ---
    Why are you trapped?
[09:06] ---
    I'm waiting.
[09:10] ---
    A phoenix's body, without its wings,
[09:13] ---
    our hearts are linked as one.
[09:19] ---
    The family is wealthy,
[09:20] ---
    and his uncle manages stonewares.
[09:22] ---
    This beautiful marriage
[09:23] ---
    isn't something anyone can get!
[09:25] ---
    Yes, yes.
[09:26] ---
    Thank you, Madam Wang.
[09:28] ---
    Yun, what do you think?
[09:30] ---
    Yun?
[09:33] ---
    Say something.
[09:34] ---
    Father, I have someone in my heart already.
[09:37] ---
    I won't marry anyone else.
[09:40] ---
    How disgraceful!
[09:41] ---
    Hey, landlord Xu,
[09:42] ---
    this time, it's not that I didn't help.
[09:45] ---
    She's a girl,
[09:46] ---
    you need to control her!
[09:47] ---
    Hey, don't leave!
[09:49] ---
    Madam Wang…
[09:50] ---
    Madam Wang!
[09:52] ---
    That merchant family's young lord…
[09:53] ---
    I…!
[09:58] ---
    He's
[10:00] ---
    the only one I trust in this life.
[10:02] ---
    I willingly gave him everything.
[10:31] ---
    I'm glad it's you.
[10:33] ---
    If the men Father hired came first,
[10:35] ---
    then I couldn't leave with you.
[10:37] ---
    Feiyun,
[10:38] ---
    are you really willing to home for me?
[10:42] ---
    When I become successful,
[10:44] ---
    I'll definitely marry you lavishly.
[10:46] ---
    Okay.
[10:58] ---
    The spring flowers and
    autumn moon enter a poem.
[11:01] ---
    During daytime, night is a free immortal…
[11:04] ---
    Ow.
[11:10] ---
    What's wrong?
[11:11] ---
    How'd it get like this?
[11:12] ---
    It's fine, just a small injury.
[11:15] ---
    Back then, the servants at
    home would do this instead.
[11:17] ---
    I've troubled you.
[11:19] ---
    Why don't we go out and eat?
[11:21] ---
    We can't eat out for every meal.
[11:23] ---
    The silver we brought is almost used up.
[11:26] ---
    Alright.
[11:27] ---
    Focus on your studies.
[11:28] ---
    Leave everything at home to me.
[11:39] ---
    Where does the butterfly land?
[11:42] ---
    Upon pavilions or the blooming flowers?
[11:47] ---
    Butterflies usually fly alone,
[11:50] ---
    so it is rare to see them together.
[11:54] ---
    The butterflies must fear the sparrow,
[11:58] ---
    but the bees they pay no heed.
[12:01] ---
    For where there is the
    sweet smell of flowers,
[12:04] ---
    in that direction they will go.
[12:08] ---
    Though beautiful, their nature is cold,
[12:11] ---
    but their beauty is heightened
    by flower's scent.
[12:15] ---
    They fly clearly amidst the flora,
[12:18] ---
    but they never rest upon any flower for long.
[12:22] ---
    Though darkness falls, they continue to fly,
[12:25] ---
    and though spring is ending,
    they flutter still.
[12:29] ---
    The fall wind blows, but the hibiscus remain,
[12:33] ---
    and as winter draws nears,
    they fly with vigor yet.
[13:01] ---
    Feiyun, why are you sighing?
[13:05] ---
    It's nothing.
[13:06] ---
    No need to worry.
[13:08] ---
    Hmph.
[13:42] ---
    You visited Landlord Liu two days ago.
[13:44] ---
    Did it go well?
[13:45] ---
    Hmph.
[13:47] ---
    I wish you didn't mention it.
[13:48] ---
    The two sons of the Liu family
[13:50] ---
    don't even deserve to study with me!
[13:52] ---
    Yet they want me to be a book boy?
[13:54] ---
    But you finally found something to do.
[13:56] ---
    They say Landlord Liu pays generously.
[13:58] ---
    Shut up!
[13:58] ---
    What does a mere woman know?
[14:00] ---
    I have proper talent,
[14:02] ---
    so why would I bow for buckets of rice?
[14:04] ---
    The shop won't sell us
    rice on credit anymore.
[14:06] ---
    Tsk.
[14:07] ---
    Deal with these trivial matters yourself.
[14:09] ---
    You're always annoying me.
[14:11] ---
    How will I ever excel?
[14:13] ---
    Don't you still have a gold hairpin?
[14:15] ---
    Pawn it!
[14:19] ---
    N-No.
[14:20] ---
    My mother left this behind.
[14:22] ---
    Didn't you cut ties with your family already?
[14:25] ---
    Have they even cared
    about us all these years?
[14:27] ---
    That year, my father was just angry.
[14:29] ---
    Now, he says if you have status,
[14:31] ---
    then maybe he'll acknowledge us.
[14:40] ---
    Status?
[14:41] ---
    Status again?
[14:42] ---
    Are you trying to force me to death?
[14:44] ---
    It doesn't have to be a big deal.
[14:46] ---
    Even if it's just a written
    marriage contract…
[14:49] ---
    I still value my pride, even if you don't.
[14:51] ---
    How can marrying a wife
    be done so carelessly?
[14:54] ---
    At least wait until I get results.
[15:22] ---
    Okay.
[15:24] ---
    I'll wait.
[15:37] ---
    Hmph.
[15:43] ---
    Showing yourself in public? How disgraceful!
[15:48] ---
    Hmph.
[15:50] ---
    Prepare a decent gift
[15:51] ---
    on the third of next month.
[15:53] ---
    If I win that person's favor this time,
[15:55] ---
    maybe I can get an official title.
[15:59] ---
    Finally… I've waited for so long!
[16:29] ---
    Would the wait be worth it?
[16:31] ---
    Of course.
[16:34] ---
    I've even prepared the gift.
[16:36] ---
    Will you get what you want?
[16:39] ---
    I can.
[16:40] ---
    I…
[16:45] ---
    Will you
[16:46] ---
    get what you want?
[16:49] ---
    Aren't…
[16:50] ---
    Aren't I…
[16:52] ---
    still waiting?
[17:12] ---
    So destitute.
[17:14] ---
    Sir, you've been through a lot.
[17:17] ---
    There's no joy in a life of studying.
[17:19] ---
    Don't worry. Now, it'll be different.
[17:21] ---
    Father has visited the
    Minister of Appointments,
[17:23] ---
    so if anything is missing…
[17:28] ---
    W-Why are you here?
[17:39] ---
    She's my maid who cleans and cooks.
[17:41] ---
    Usually, she doesn't come at this time.
[17:43] ---
    Auntie Yun, are you not
    opening the stall today?
[17:46] ---
    "Yun"…
[17:47] ---
    Oh, right.
[17:48] ---
    This is my fiancee.
[17:53] ---
    No!
[18:05] ---
    Turns out
[18:07] ---
    he wasn't going to come.
[18:12] ---
    But you're still waiting.
[18:18] ---
    I thought
[18:20] ---
    he would turn around to look at me once more.
[20:05] ---
    The Book of Life and Death says
[20:07] ---
    her name is Xu Feiyun,
[20:09] ---
    from Luoyang.
[20:10] ---
    30 years ago, she eloped with a talented man.
[20:13] ---
    That scholar memorized a bunch of holy books,
[20:16] ---
    but he deceived her of
[20:17] ---
    both her money and body.
[20:19] ---
    Upon her suicide,
[20:20] ---
    he already left to take office.
[20:22] ---
    Even her corpse was buried
    hastily by passing villagers.
[20:26] ---
    What happened after?
[20:27] ---
    Amitabha.
[20:29] ---
    That man surely received retribution.
[20:31] ---
    Retribution?
[20:31] ---
    Hmph.
[20:32] ---
    You're too naive.
[20:33] ---
    He's doing well now.
[20:35] ---
    How's that possible?
[20:36] ---
    Did your Underworld friends
[20:37] ---
    get the wrong person?
[20:39] ---
    No way.
[20:40] ---
    The info was correct.
[20:42] ---
    There's even a portrait!
[20:45] ---
    After abandoning her,
[20:46] ---
    he married into a rich family
[20:47] ---
    and became a high-ranking official.
[20:49] ---
    Now, he's so well off
    that he looks like this!
[20:58] ---
    Give it!
[20:59] ---
    Ugh.
[21:01] ---
    Eloping with a beautiful man
[21:03] ---
    is something I get,
[21:04] ---
    but after wandering for so many years,
[21:06] ---
    you were waiting for a pig's glance back?
[21:09] ---
    Tao Yao, Auntie Yun has been
    through so much already.
[21:12] ---
    Stop scolding her!
[21:13] ---
    But no one else will!
[21:15] ---
    If being an Answer Bug
[21:17] ---
    means you can keep what you want,
[21:20] ---
    then it's too easy
[21:22] ---
    to continue living.
[21:34] ---
    Thank you for saving her, Doctor Tao.
[21:36] ---
    You're welcome.
[21:37] ---
    Has your sister recovered?
[21:39] ---
    Yes.
[21:40] ---
    That's not all,
[21:41] ---
    she even lost over ten pounds.
[21:42] ---
    She's feasting for three days to celebrate.
[21:48] ---
    Careful that she doesn't gain 20 pounds back.
[21:57] ---
    She also said that
[21:58] ---
    she wants to find an ideal husband
    like Mr. Liu in the future.
[22:01] ---
    Hmph.
[22:02] ---
    Someone like me,
[22:03] ---
    who's even more omnipotent than a god,
[22:05] ---
    doesn't exist among mortals.
[22:09] ---
    This…
[22:17] ---
    Ignore him.
[22:18] ---
    Oh, right.
[22:19] ---
    How's Lady Ma doing?
[22:21] ---
    She…
[22:23] ---
    is much better now.
[22:27] ---
    Although she's still depressed,
[22:29] ---
    she's not going to kill herself.
[22:31] ---
    We'll give this some time first
    before deciding what to do.
[22:35] ---
    I told the boatman already
[22:37] ---
    to take you to the road leading to Bianjing!
[22:39] ---
    This time, don't get lost!
[22:44] ---
    Tao Yao,
[22:45] ---
    what did Benefactor He Shan
    say to you in the end?
[22:49] ---
    Hmm…
[22:54] ---
    He was worried
[22:56] ---
    and asked me what to do if
    his sister gets sick again.
[22:59] ---
    So I gave him an everlasting prescription.
[23:06] ---
    What kind of prescription?
[23:09] ---
    Stop talking.
[23:10] ---
    This delay took too long.
[23:12] ---
    Let's start heading north.
[23:13] ---
    To Bianjing!
[23:14] ---
    That's south.
[23:17] ---
    I'm just seeing if you'd blindly follow me.
[23:20] ---
    Very good.
[23:21] ---
    The Answer Bugs in your stomachs are dead.
[23:23] ---
    Congratulations!
[23:25] ---
    Keep bragging.
[23:31] ---
    [Why are you so humble?]
[23:37] ---
    [Episode 14: Answer Bug (2)]
    [Why be so humble?]
[23:41] ---
    ♪ The wind slows ♪
[23:43] ---
    ♪ Music trickles through the windows ♪
[23:47] ---
    ♪ Who are these idle memories for? ♪
[23:54] ---
    ♪ The dust floats in the air ♪
[23:57] ---
    ♪ The water ripples like blossoms ♪
[24:00] ---
    ♪ Sighs of hindsight ♪
[24:03] ---
    ♪ No sign of stopping ♪
[24:07] ---
    ♪ Thoughts are always unfinished ♪
[24:14] ---
    ♪ Joy is often cut short ♪
[24:16] ---
    ♪ It's hard to wake up from
    a long night's dream ♪
[24:21] ---
    ♪ Evidence without reason ♪
[24:24] ---
    ♪ A farewell to love and hate ♪
[24:28] ---
    ♪ Searching in the haystack ♪
[24:30] ---
    ♪ Thousands of times ♪
[24:38] ---
    ♪ Starlight rains down the southern sky ♪
[24:41] ---
    ♪ My heart is layered with expired love ♪
[24:45] ---
    ♪ A journey across mountains
    for one promise ♪
[24:52] ---
    ♪ No shadows, no fate ♪
[24:55] ---
    ♪ Where there's love, there's promise ♪
[24:59] ---
    ♪ A dream comes to life ♪
[25:06] ---
    ♪ Stars disappear upon rainfall ♪