# Heaven Official's Blessing
Xie Lian, crown prince of Xian Le Kingdom, ascends to Heaven despite successive demotions. However, he accidentally breaks the Gold Palace of heavenly officials. With no human worshiping him, Xie Lian must descend to the secular world to exorcise ghosts.
# Season 1
# E1 - The Bride Prince
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G4VUQ2EJD/the-bride-prince)
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**[03:33] ---**
Wh-What is happening?
**[03:35] ---**
--What a commotion!
--Who is ascending to heaven?
**[03:37] ---**
Who is the lucky man?
**[03:39] ---**
What a spectacle!
**[03:40] ---**
--My... My temple!
--Normally it's just a tremor or two.
But look at this!
**[03:44] ---**
The sky has almost fallen upon us!
**[03:47] ---**
He must be a man of extraordinary talent.
Certainly well-cultivated!
**[03:50] ---**
Heaven helps the virtuous!
Fortune has smiled upon him!
**[03:52] ---**
Extraordinary! Amazing!
**[03:55] ---**
It's just like when the prince of Xian Le
ascended hundreds of years ago!
**[03:57] ---**
--Don't even mention his name,
it's bad luck!
--Let's go and see who it is!
**[04:02] ---**
Let's go!
**[04:20] ---**
Huh?! Not him again!
**[04:39] ---**
Congratulations, Your Royal Highness!
**[04:42] ---**
On winning first place and becoming
"Most likely to be cast out of Heaven"!
**[04:49] ---**
Although it's first place...
It's not much to be proud of!
**[04:52] ---**
The winner is awarded 100 merit points.
**[04:54] ---**
Great! Count me in
next time there's a contest.
**[04:58] ---**
Do you know who came in second?
**[04:59] ---**
It's hard to say--I'm so popular
that I should win the top three spots!
**[05:03] ---**
That's right, no one came in second.
**[05:06] ---**
You are head and shoulders above the rest.
**[05:09] ---**
So, who won last time?
**[05:12] ---**
No one: the ranking only
started this year. Today, actually.
**[05:18] ---**
Oh, all right. I suppose I'm lucky.
I made it just in time.
**[05:24] ---**
Do you realize why you won?
**[05:26] ---**
Thanks to public support?
**[05:27] ---**
Your Royal Highness,
take a look at the bell over there.
**[05:32] ---**
Where?
**[05:33] ---**
You're right, the bell is gone.
**[05:37] ---**
While you were ascending, it collapsed
onto a heavenly official passing by.
**[05:42] ---**
And what now?
**[05:44] ---**
It's still being repaired.
**[05:45] ---**
I mean, the heavenly official.
**[05:47] ---**
Being a martial god,
**[05:48] ---**
he sliced right through the bell
with a flick of the wrist.
**[05:51] ---**
Uh...
**[05:52] ---**
Take a look at that golden palace.
**[05:55] ---**
--Ah, this time I see it!
--You're not supposed to see it.
**[05:59] ---**
There's actually nothing there.
**[06:00] ---**
Several palaces collapsed
in the earthquake when you ascended.
**[06:04] ---**
There was no time for repairs--
we've set up some temporary palaces.
**[06:07] ---**
This means it's my fault?
**[06:09] ---**
Yes, it does.
**[06:12] ---**
Have I offended many officials
right after ascending?
**[06:15] ---**
Nothing that can't be fixed.
**[06:16] ---**
How can I fix it?
**[06:17] ---**
That's easy--it will just take
8.88 million merit points.
**[06:22] ---**
I know, you don't
even have a tenth of that.
**[06:25] ---**
Or even a thousandth, to be honest.
**[06:29] ---**
Don't worry.
If there is a will, there is a way.
**[06:32] ---**
The way for me
never seems to lead anywhere.
**[06:35] ---**
I have an idea. Do you still remember
the password for the Telepathic Matrix?
**[06:39] ---**
Hmmm...
**[06:50] ---**
Hello. Has everyone arrived?
**[06:53] ---**
The emperor had to tend to a
matter in the north. He needs men.
**[06:56] ---**
Could any of you
dispatch two military officials?
**[07:03] ---**
Rumor has it the emperor
is not in the north.
**[07:05] ---**
Perhaps you are recruiting
on someone else's behalf?
**[07:08] ---**
Your Highness, there is a way
to earn merit points quickly.
**[07:15] ---**
There have recently been countless
worshippers in the north
**[07:18] ---**
pleading for heavenly officials to come
and vanquish the evil ghosts.
**[07:22] ---**
The emperor has no time for the north.
General Ming Guang is also busy.
**[07:28] ---**
If Your Highness goes in his stead,
**[07:31] ---**
you'll be offered countless merit points.
**[07:36] ---**
Huh? Isn't this His Highness
the Crown Prince?
**[07:39] ---**
--Why did he ascend again...?
--Come on, it's the third time already.
**[07:41] ---**
Is Your Highness back?
**[07:43] ---**
--I bet he won’t last a year!
--A year, no way!
**[07:47] ---**
I bet three days.
**[07:54] ---**
Was Ling Wen just trying to recruit
on behalf of the Crown Prince?
**[07:58] ---**
Of course! Xie Lian
needs people more than anyone!
**[08:02] ---**
--No incense, no palace, no believers...
--Hah, he's empty-handed,
the laughingstock of the Three Realms!
**[08:07] ---**
I told you no one
would be willing to help.
**[08:12] ---**
Hello everyone, here I am again.
**[08:14] ---**
What a scene Your Highness
caused when you ascended!
**[08:19] ---**
It wasn't so bad.
**[08:20] ---**
Maybe not for you, but it was for me.
**[08:23] ---**
Your Highness, the bell.
**[08:27] ---**
I've heard about the bell.
I am terribly sorry that it struck you.
**[08:30] ---**
Hm!
**[08:31] ---**
Sir... what shall I call you?
**[08:36] ---**
--Wow, he's forgotten!
--Must be memory loss!
**[08:39] ---**
Your Highness, this is Xuan Zhen.
**[08:41] ---**
Xuan Zhen? I thought it was Mu Qing!
**[08:46] ---**
Who has torn down my palace?
**[08:50] ---**
Show your face!
**[08:52] ---**
It was you? Fine. I'll show you.
**[08:55] ---**
The guilty party is right here.
Ask him yourself.
**[09:02] ---**
It was me, I'm very sorry.
**[09:06] ---**
Your Highness, that's Nan Yang.
**[09:07] ---**
I know, but I think
he didn't recognize me.
**[09:11] ---**
No, he just spends most of
his time in the mortal realms
**[09:13] ---**
and didn't know you had ascended.
**[09:15] ---**
I wanted to apologize to all of you.
**[09:17] ---**
I will compensate you for your losses.
Just give me some time.
**[09:22] ---**
Hm! I hope Your Highness
will keep your word.
**[09:26] ---**
I still have business to attend to.
Please excuse me.
**[09:31] ---**
--I still have things to do.
--Goodbye.
--Goodbye.
**[09:40] ---**
I'm so sorry.
**[09:41] ---**
If Xuan Zhen hadn't spoken up,
we would have recruited someone.
**[09:45] ---**
Don't worry, I'm used to being on my own.
**[09:47] ---**
Do you need a magic weapon?
**[09:49] ---**
Thanks, I'm fine. I didn't have much
magic after being banished twice,
**[09:52] ---**
and I couldn't use magical weapons
in the mortal realms anyway.
**[09:55] ---**
Very well.
This task is of the utmost importance.
**[09:57] ---**
Your Highness, please be careful.
Let me know if you run into any trouble.
**[10:04] ---**
I will try to help if I can.
**[10:08] ---**
This has the details of your task.
Do you have any questions?
**[10:14] ---**
Ling Wen, I really have to thank you.
**[10:19] ---**
I'm just doing my job. You can
thank the Emperor when he's back.
**[10:25] ---**
All right.
**[10:32] ---**
Your Highness, I wish you luck.
May the blessings of heaven be with you.
**[10:42] ---**
I will do my best.
**[10:58] ---**
Have you heard?
Something is up on Mt. Yujun again.
**[11:00] ---**
Really? Someone went missing again?
**[11:02] ---**
That's right...
**[11:03] ---**
When will this end?
Another girl has gone missing.
**[11:17] ---**
Come in, take a seat.
**[11:27] ---**
--Could I please have a pot of tea?
--Got it.
**[11:30] ---**
Just wondering, has there recently
been anything out of the ordinary?
**[11:33] ---**
Well, I just mind my own business...
**[11:54] ---**
Your Highness! Your Highness!
**[11:58] ---**
--Ling Wen?
--Good news!
**[12:01] ---**
Two junior officials from
Middle Heaven are coming to help.
**[12:06] ---**
They should be there by now.
**[12:08] ---**
Junior officials?
**[12:14] ---**
Ling Wen, they don't look
like they're here to help.
**[12:17] ---**
They look more like executioners.
Did you trick them into coming?
**[12:21] ---**
Ling Wen? Ling Wen?
**[12:36] ---**
Just wondering--you are...?
**[12:38] ---**
Nan Feng.
**[12:39] ---**
--Fu Yao.
--I didn't mean your names.
**[12:41] ---**
I appreciate you coming to help me.
**[12:43] ---**
Could you tell me who you're working for?
**[12:46] ---**
General Nan Yang.
**[12:47] ---**
General Xuan Zhen.
**[12:50] ---**
Y-You mean... the two Generals sent you?
**[12:54] ---**
My General doesn't know about this.
**[12:56] ---**
Mine doesn't, either.
**[13:00] ---**
Do you know who I am then?
**[13:03] ---**
You are the Crown Prince!
**[13:06] ---**
You are the true path,
the center of Heaven and Earth!
**[13:09] ---**
Did he just roll his eyes?
**[13:11] ---**
Yeah, just kick him out.
**[13:13] ---**
Hey, you're the one
who should be kicked out!
**[13:20] ---**
Wait, wait! Did you really
come here of your own accord?
**[13:23] ---**
There's no need to force things!
**[13:25] ---**
I - WANTED - TO - COME - HERE!
**[13:30] ---**
Let's cut to the chase.
There is a legend about Mt. Yujun.
**[13:34] ---**
Legend has it, there is a ghost
bridegroom living in the mountains.
**[13:37] ---**
He is hideous and stealthy
and preys on brides.
**[13:40] ---**
--♬ Bride, bride,
in her sedan chair... ♬
**[13:41] ---**
--Seventeen brides have gone
missing over the past century.
--♬ Bride, bride,
in her sedan chair... ♬
**[13:45] ---**
--And over 100 people in bridal
processions have been killed.
--♬ Bride, bride,
in her sedan chair... ♬
**[13:48] ---**
--News of this hadn't reached Heaven.
--♬ Bride, bride,
in her sedan chair... ♬
**[13:50] ---**
--Then, the 17th bride's father
turned out to be a senior official.
--♬ Bride, bride,
in her sedan chair... ♬
**[13:54] ---**
--When he heard of the legend,
he picked 40 valiant attendants,
--♬ Bride, bride,
in her sedan chair... ♬
**[13:55] ---**
--When he heard of the legend,
he picked 40 valiant attendants,
--♬ Weeping as she
goes over the mountain ♬
**[13:56] ---**
--who were to guard the bridal procession,
yet his daughter still disappeared.
--♬ Weeping as she
goes over the mountain ♬
**[14:02] ---**
--The official loved his daughter dearly,
and, enraged, he and his powerful friends
--♬ Weeping as she
goes over the mountain ♬
**[14:03] ---**
--The official loved his daughter dearly,
and, enraged, he and his powerful friends
--♬ She veils her head,
never to smile again.... ♬
**[14:07] ---**
--Prayed and made offerings
with all their energy.
--♬ She veils her head,
never to smile again.... ♬
**[14:09] ---**
They put a big bounty on the Ghost Groom,
people in the entire North were worried.
**[14:13] ---**
This is when the heavenly officials
learned about the matter.
**[14:16] ---**
Our goal is to capture the Ghost Groom.
**[14:20] ---**
Do the missing brides
share anything in common?
**[14:23] ---**
There are poor ones, rich ones,
pretty ones and plain ones.
**[14:25] ---**
Some were to be wives, others concubines.
In short, they're all different.
**[14:30] ---**
Has anyone seen this Ghost Groom?
**[14:32] ---**
No.
**[14:35] ---**
Since no one has seen him,
how do we know it's the Ghost Groom?
**[14:39] ---**
That's just what we call him.
But you have a point.
**[14:43] ---**
The sun is about to set.
Let's get settled in, and then we'll talk.
**[14:53] ---**
What's going on?
**[14:58] ---**
These people have no fear!
Perfect time to send off a bride!
**[15:14] ---**
Something is off about these people.
**[15:16] ---**
--Let's check it out.
--Stop! Stop!
**[15:19] ---**
Who's this?
**[15:22] ---**
Get out of our way!
**[15:24] ---**
Miss, they just want to use you
as bait for the Ghost Groom.
**[15:27] ---**
Don't fall for it!
**[15:28] ---**
Out of our way!
**[15:34] ---**
It looks fake!
**[15:36] ---**
Humph, it's you again!
**[15:39] ---**
You witch, always getting in my way!
**[15:43] ---**
If you had agreed to dress up as a bride,
I could have spared this piece of wood!
**[15:48] ---**
What a hideous girl.
**[15:50] ---**
Fu Yao, it's not nice
to say things like that.
**[15:52] ---**
Isn't that Pengtou and Miss Ying?
**[15:54] ---**
It's them!
**[15:55] ---**
Oh this Pengtou, always leading his gang
into all kinds of shady business.
**[16:00] ---**
He's set his sights on the bounty and
decided to hunt down the Ghost Groom.
**[16:04] ---**
Don't listen to them.
Mt. Yujun is too dangerous; don't go!
**[16:08] ---**
All he cares about is the bounty.
**[16:10] ---**
What's wrong with making some cash?
**[16:11] ---**
We'd also rid everyone of this scoundrel.
**[16:15] ---**
That's right!
And it's not even that much money!
**[16:17] ---**
But this is suicide!
**[16:19] ---**
I had asked you to dress up
as a bride, and you refused.
**[16:21] ---**
And now you're blocking our way
once we've set out to get him!
**[16:24] ---**
What do you want?
**[16:25] ---**
Yeah, tell us, what do you want?
**[16:26] ---**
You are so set on not letting us go--
could you have fallen for the Ghost Groom?
**[16:30] ---**
Nonsense!
**[16:31] ---**
Every few days, you run off to
Mt. Yujun. Everyone has seen it!
**[16:35] ---**
That's right!
**[16:37] ---**
Now tell me, where's your boyfriend?
**[16:38] ---**
I don't know... Stay away from me!
**[16:50] ---**
What a bully!
**[16:54] ---**
I've heard the Ghost Groom's face
is completely covered in bandages.
**[16:56] ---**
You two would make a perfect couple!
**[17:06] ---**
Who... Who the hell are you?
**[17:12] ---**
He has evil powers! Get him!
**[17:31] ---**
So, are we done here?
**[17:34] ---**
Fine, I'll let you win today.
But watch your back, I'll show you!
**[17:45] ---**
Don't forget to compensate
them for the post!
**[17:47] ---**
Got it.
**[17:50] ---**
Are you hurt?
**[17:55] ---**
What... What are you doing?
**[18:00] ---**
--Miss, your...
--Ah! You pervert!
**[18:06] ---**
Your dress is torn...
**[18:11] ---**
This is why we should
mind our own business!
**[18:14] ---**
You helped her,
and in return you got a beating.
**[18:16] ---**
This is so typical of you.
**[18:17] ---**
All right, the bill is taken care of,
you're free to go!
**[18:21] ---**
Thank you.
**[18:23] ---**
Right, do you know how to get
to the nearest General Ming Temple?
**[18:26] ---**
General Ming Temple?
I don't think there are any here.
**[18:30] ---**
You don't have any?
How is it possible...
**[18:33] ---**
Well, we do have a Nan Yang Temple.
It's just five miles from here.
**[18:38] ---**
Make a right turn out of the
city gate, and it'll be right there.
**[18:52] ---**
Strange, the North is clearly
under General Guang Ming's control,
**[18:55] ---**
but there's only a temple
of General Nan Yang.
**[19:01] ---**
Though Nan Yang controls the Southeast,
**[19:02] ---**
there is quite a bit of incense
lit in his honor in the North.
**[19:06] ---**
You're right, he seems quite popular.
**[19:09] ---**
But I have a question,
I just don't know...
**[19:11] ---**
If you should ask it or not?
Then just don't ask.
**[19:15] ---**
Actually, I was about to say,
I don't know who can answer it.
**[19:18] ---**
Is it about the story
behind Nan Yang temple?
**[19:21] ---**
--The story?
--You, be quiet!
**[19:24] ---**
Long ago, Nan Yang was
known as Ju Yang, or "Big Yang."
**[19:29] ---**
And then a careless king made a mistake
and turned the second part into "Wang."
**[19:34] ---**
All of the Duke Yang temples change
their names to "Big Wang Temples."
**[19:38] ---**
Word traveled fast...
**[19:42] ---**
The mistake has been corrected.
**[19:43] ---**
And what good did that do?
**[19:44] ---**
To this day, most of the
visitors to his temple are women,
**[19:49] ---**
blushing as they make their wishes.
**[19:51] ---**
That's enough!
Go sweep the floor if you're bored!
**[19:56] ---**
What did you say?
**[19:57] ---**
Hah, don't you remember
**[20:00] ---**
how your General served His Highness tea,
swept the floor, and made his bed?
**[20:03] ---**
If I didn't know you better,
**[20:04] ---**
I would think you're
standing up for His Highness.
**[20:08] ---**
It's true that your General is ungrateful.
**[20:10] ---**
His Highness brought him to heaven
when he ascended that time,
**[20:13] ---**
but your General turned his back
on him and banned all talk of it.
**[20:17] ---**
Your General is no better.
**[20:19] ---**
As His Highness' bodyguard,
he was supposed to be loyal.
**[20:21] ---**
Instead, he betrayed his master.
**[20:24] ---**
You two...
**[20:39] ---**
Don't eat it!
**[20:42] ---**
It's dirty!
**[20:44] ---**
Stop!
**[20:48] ---**
First, I am the Crown Prince
you were talking about.
**[20:52] ---**
I won't say a word,
so don't use me against each other.
**[20:56] ---**
Also, you're here to help me.
Shouldn't I be calling the shots?
**[21:01] ---**
--Yes...
--Yes...
**[21:03] ---**
All right, let's get down to business.
**[21:06] ---**
Can one of you let me use your magic
so I can contact Ling Wen?
**[21:10] ---**
What happened to your own magic?
**[21:12] ---**
I don't have enough.
**[21:23] ---**
Your Highness, is everything
going smoothly in the North?
**[21:27] ---**
Are the two junior officials helping you?
**[21:30] ---**
They are. They each have their strengths.
And definitely potential.
**[21:33] ---**
Great. The North is
under General Pei's control.
**[21:36] ---**
There's always incense burning for him.
**[21:38] ---**
If you need to, you can
stay at a Ming Guang Temple.
**[21:41] ---**
We couldn't find a Ming Guang Temple,
so we set up camp at a Nan Yang temple.
**[21:45] ---**
You couldn't find one? How strange...
**[21:48] ---**
Do you have any more information
about the Ghost Groom?
**[21:51] ---**
Yes, we have his rating.
He belongs to the Wrath class of demons.
**[21:55] ---**
Second on the Devastation,
Wrath, Terror, and Wickedness scale,
**[22:00] ---**
only the Devastation class
is more ferocious.
**[22:02] ---**
If we don't act, there will be
terrible devastation and loss of life.
**[22:08] ---**
Your Highness, please take
care of it as soon as you can.
**[22:14] ---**
Why did the rating take so long?
Ling Wen could be a bit more efficient!
**[22:18] ---**
The Ghost Groom is a Wrath-class demon.
Don't underestimate him.
**[22:21] ---**
We need to do something ASAP.
You two have any ideas?
**[22:26] ---**
Since the Ghost Groom is after brides,
that's what we should use to bait him.
**[22:30] ---**
But mannequins and deceit
won't work on a Wrath demon.
**[22:32] ---**
We need to use a real person.
**[22:34] ---**
Not every bride ends up being abducted.
There must be something else, too.
**[22:38] ---**
Anyway, we should use a girl as bait
and see what happens.
**[22:42] ---**
No, no, if we fail,
we will be sending her to her grave.
**[22:46] ---**
Very well... so do you suggest
using a man instead?
**[22:49] ---**
What kind of man would be
willing to dress up as...?
**[22:56] ---**
Huh?
**[23:16] ---**
If I were the Ghost Groom and
someone sent me a bride like her...
**[23:20] ---**
You would wipe her village
off the face of the earth?
**[23:21] ---**
I think I'd kill her.
**[23:23] ---**
Good thing I'm not her!
**[23:26] ---**
Your Lordship!
**[23:29] ---**
You're... the girl from yesterday...
**[23:34] ---**
Don't get me wrong,
This isn't my hobby or anything.
**[23:37] ---**
We just want to lure out the Ghost Groom!
**[23:42] ---**
Your Lordship, I'm sorry about yesterday,
about our misunderstanding!
**[23:45] ---**
I heard the teashop owner say
that you were staying here,
**[23:47] ---**
and I brought you some food
to thank you for helping me...
**[23:50] ---**
It's fine, no need to worry about it!
**[23:53] ---**
Your Lordship, I know how to
alter clothes and do make-up.
**[23:57] ---**
Why don't I help dress you up as a bride?
**[24:00] ---**
Oh....
**[24:13] ---**
How are things going?
**[24:14] ---**
We've hired some sedan bearers.
**[24:15] ---**
They're locals, quite good at kung fu,
and know their way around.
**[24:19] ---**
They should be able to defend themselves.
**[24:21] ---**
Your Highness, you should be careful.
**[24:25] ---**
They did end up coming for the bounty!
**[24:27] ---**
Ying, that little brat,
**[24:28] ---**
wouldn't help her own people,
but she'll gladly help strangers.
**[24:31] ---**
Isn't that right, Pengtou?
**[24:32] ---**
Humph! When a mantis devours a cicada,
the sparrow is never far behind.
**[24:35] ---**
Let's see who will win this time.
**[24:38] ---**
--Let's go! Hurry.
--Let's go!
**[24:47] ---**
How does it feel to finally
get married at your ripe old age?
**[24:51] ---**
It's too bad--I think something important
is missing from the wedding procession.
**[24:55] ---**
I think everything's ready; what is it?
**[24:59] ---**
Two maids for the bride.
**[25:02] ---**
Your family is poor;
they can't afford maids!
**[25:06] ---**
Fine.
**[25:07] ---**
Where are we?
**[25:09] ---**
We've been moving along
on Mt. Yujun for a while.
**[25:17] ---**
--♬ Bride, bride, in her sedan chair... ♬
**[25:17] ---**
--What's wrong?
--♬ Bride, bride, in her sedan chair... ♬
**[25:19] ---**
--Shhhh!
--♬ Bride, bride, in her sedan chair... ♬
**[25:21] ---**
--Did you hear the giggling?!
--♬ Bride, bride, in her sedan chair... ♬
**[25:24] ---**
--I didn't hear anything.
--♬ Bride, bride, in her sedan chair... ♬
**[25:26] ---**
--Me neither.
--♬ Bride, bride, in her sedan chair... ♬
**[25:30] ---**
--Am I supposed to be
the only one who can hear it?
--♬ Bride, bride, in her sedan chair... ♬
**[25:31] ---**
--♬ Weeping as she
goes over the mountain, ♬
**[25:34] ---**
--Something's off...
--♬ Weeping as she
goes over the mountain, ♬
**[25:36] ---**
--Don't stop. Just ignore it.
--♬ Weeping as she
goes over the mountain, ♬
**[25:39] ---**
--♬ she veils her head,
never to smile again... ♬
**[25:42] ---**
--Someone's singing.
--♬ she veils her head,
never to smile again... ♬
**[25:44] ---**
--What are they singing about?
--♬ she veils her head,
never to smile again... ♬
**[25:45] ---**
Weeping as she goes over the mountain,
**[25:48] ---**
she veils her head,
never to smile again...
**[25:50] ---**
What does that mean?
Are they warning you not to smile?
**[25:53] ---**
It could be a setup.
Maybe you're not supposed to cry, either.
**[25:57] ---**
Whether I laugh or cry,
what's the worst thing that could happen?
**[26:02] ---**
You getting abducted.
**[26:03] ---**
Right. I have something
I need to tell you.
**[26:07] ---**
What?
**[26:09] ---**
Ever since I've gotten into
the sedan, I've been smiling.
**[26:24] ---**
A wolf? There are wolves!
**[26:25] ---**
How could there be wolves on Mt Yujun?
**[26:41] ---**
Looks like a magical formation.
We need to find its core.
**[26:44] ---**
Nan Feng, Fu Yao,
will you be able to hang in there?
**[26:46] ---**
Just a pack of animals--a piece of cake!
**[26:58] ---**
G-Ghost!
**[26:59] ---**
What happened?
**[27:01] ---**
Don't come out!
**[27:08] ---**
They're slave-goblins!
**[27:09] ---**
I - HATE - THESE THINGS!
They just keep coming!
**[27:12] ---**
If they wear us out, we're done for!
**[27:19] ---**
Did Ling Wen say anything about them?
**[27:24] ---**
Nope, nothing.
**[27:27] ---**
How many total?
**[27:32] ---**
More than 100! A lot!
**[27:34] ---**
Ten is already a handful.
**[27:36] ---**
If there are over 100,
**[27:38] ---**
then we really have a problem!
**[27:44] ---**
Go! Kill them!
**[28:00] ---**
How are you able to use your magical
weapon If you're out of magic?
**[28:04] ---**
I guess there are exceptions.
**[28:06] ---**
You two should go ahead.
**[28:07] ---**
What?
**[28:08] ---**
When you stand around the sedan,
The beasts just keep coming.
**[28:11] ---**
There's no way you can kill them all.
Just retreat now.
**[28:13] ---**
What about you?
**[28:14] ---**
I'll stay behind and see
who this Ghost Groom really is!
**[28:17] ---**
Just throw them off
and come back later to help!
**[28:23] ---**
Over here. Let's go!
**[29:29] ---**
Who's there?
**[29:46] ---**
In the central plains, there once
was a kingdom called Xian Le.
**[29:49] ---**
Xie Lian was its Crown Prince.
**[29:52] ---**
He cared deeply about his people,
**[29:56] ---**
and was known far and wide for his virtue.
**[30:01] ---**
One day on Shenwu Street...
**[30:16] ---**
...he rescued a boy falling to his
death before a crowd of onlookers.
**[30:31] ---**
His quick thinking on Yinian Bridge
rid his people of a ferocious demon.
**[31:20] ---**
The Emperor thought
the Crown Prince had unlimited potential.
**[31:24] ---**
He ascended into Heaven at a young age.
**[31:58] ---**
Soon after, disaster struck in Xian Le.
**[32:01] ---**
The Crown Prince decided on his own
to descend to the Mortal Realm
**[32:04] ---**
to rescue his kingdom,
but his efforts were fruitless.
**[32:06] ---**
What's the point, even if
they have a good relationship?
**[32:08] ---**
--It has no future!
--Later, Xie Lian ascended
and was thrown back out.
**[32:10] ---**
He's the first one to be thrown out
just as he's becoming more active.
**[32:12] ---**
Shame of the heavenly officials,
laughingstock of the Three Realms.
**[33:00] ---**
If you see no reason to live,
**[33:02] ---**
then at least live for me.
# E2 - Mountain-Locked Ming Guang
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G14U4MW0Z/mountain-locked-ming-guang)
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**[01:03] ---**
This man walks with
a light step, like a youth,
**[01:06] ---**
but resolutely,
like someone who's seen it all.
**[01:13] ---**
Could he be the Ghost Groom?
**[03:52] ---**
Did you notice that the road here
was littered with dead wolves?
**[03:55] ---**
This mountain is haunted.
**[03:57] ---**
The more haunted, the better!
You'll be feasting with the rest of us
**[04:01] ---**
when we get our hands on the bounty!
**[04:03] ---**
What was that?
**[04:05] ---**
It's the Ghost Groom! After him!
**[04:10] ---**
Was that really the Ghost Groom?
**[04:14] ---**
If so, then the wolves of this mountain
should be under his command.
**[04:18] ---**
Why were they so frightened
when they saw him?
**[04:21] ---**
That magical formation should have been
a device of the Ghost Groom.
**[04:24] ---**
But the stranger crushed it underfoot...
**[04:26] ---**
But if he wasn't the Ghost Groom,
then why did he try to abduct the bride?
**[04:36] ---**
What's that over there?
**[04:51] ---**
Ming Guang Temple?
**[04:53] ---**
Thank you.
**[04:55] ---**
By the way, can you tell me how
to get to the nearest Ming Guang Temple?
**[04:58] ---**
Ming Guang Temple?
We don't have a Ming Guang Temple here.
**[05:02] ---**
You don't? How could that be?
**[05:51] ---**
One, two, three...
**[05:59] ---**
Fifteen, 16, 17...
**[06:04] ---**
It seems the missing
brides are all here...
**[06:13] ---**
♬ Bride, bride, in her sedan chair... ♬
**[06:27] ---**
♬ Weeping as she goes over the mountain ♬
**[06:34] ---**
♬ She veils her head,
never to smile again.... ♬
**[06:45] ---**
♬ Bride, bride, in her sedan chair... ♬
**[07:00] ---**
♬ Weeping as she goes over the mountain ♬
**[07:31] ---**
Chaaaarge! Catch that Ghost Groom!
We'll rid the village of this evil!
**[07:37] ---**
Huh?
**[07:40] ---**
Miss, did the Ghost Groom bring you here?
Hang in there, we're coming to save you!
**[07:46] ---**
It's them!
**[07:48] ---**
Eh? There's a Ming Guang Temple here?
**[07:50] ---**
That's odd, I've never seen it before.
**[07:52] ---**
--Me neither. When was it built?
--Never heard of it.
**[07:54] ---**
Don't move!
**[07:56] ---**
Y-You're a man?
**[08:04] ---**
You...! Where's the bride?
**[08:07] ---**
Did you see anything strange
on your way here?
**[08:10] ---**
Why should I tell you if I did?
You and I still have a score to settle!
**[08:26] ---**
Did you come across anything
strange on your way here?
**[08:36] ---**
You followed the Ghost Groom all
the way here and saw no one but me?
**[08:39] ---**
Why? You don't believe us?
**[08:43] ---**
After we left,
**[08:45] ---**
we took the sedan bearers to a
safe place and followed this road here.
**[08:48] ---**
We saw nothing suspicious.
**[08:50] ---**
All clear. No trace of the Ghost Groom.
**[08:52] ---**
Then it must be somewhere in this group...
**[08:55] ---**
I'm sorry if I offended you just now.
**[08:57] ---**
But I encountered the Ghost Groom a few
moments ago, he can't have gotten far.
**[09:01] ---**
Since my associates didn't come
upon him on their way here,
**[09:03] ---**
I'm afraid he must be hiding among you.
**[09:05] ---**
--That can't be.
--That's impossible!
**[09:06] ---**
All of us here are flesh and blood!
**[09:08] ---**
If you don't believe it,
check us one by one!
**[09:11] ---**
Nan Feng.
**[09:21] ---**
See anything?
**[09:25] ---**
No strangers here, we all know each other.
**[09:35] ---**
You see? The Ghost Groom isn't here!
**[09:38] ---**
Could he have possessed one of us?
**[09:40] ---**
I think not. He has a material body.
**[09:44] ---**
But he's a Wrath-level demon, after all.
He might be able to shapeshift.
**[09:49] ---**
You mean that he might have changed his
appearance and hidden himself among them?
**[09:54] ---**
If that's the case, we're in trouble.
**[09:55] ---**
Who's there?
**[10:12] ---**
It's you! Ugly little brat!
**[10:14] ---**
I-I was worried,
so I came looking for you.
**[10:19] ---**
Did she come with you lads?
**[10:21] ---**
Don't remember.
**[10:22] ---**
I dunno.
**[10:23] ---**
Wait a minute... She wasn't with
us on the way here, was she?
**[10:25] ---**
I didn't see her, anyhow.
**[10:27] ---**
Me neither.
**[10:29] ---**
That's because I was
following silently behind you.
**[10:31] ---**
Why would you do that?
**[10:33] ---**
Maybe you're the Ghost Groom in disguise!
**[10:35] ---**
No, no! Your Lordship,
it's really me, Ying!
**[10:38] ---**
The one who powdered
your face and plaited your hair!
**[10:45] ---**
What a strange thing to do!
**[10:47] ---**
That's rather unusual.
**[10:48] ---**
Did he really...?
**[10:51] ---**
It was for the mission! For the mission!
**[10:53] ---**
Nan Feng, Fu Yao, tell them!
**[10:55] ---**
Help me out here!
**[11:00] ---**
You want to say something?
**[11:01] ---**
Not really.
**[11:03] ---**
Thanks a lot, you two.
**[11:05] ---**
Hey! Come look! Another bunch of brides!
**[11:08] ---**
Ha, I knew it!
**[11:12] ---**
You lot tried to pull a fast one on us,
**[11:13] ---**
so that you could steal
the credit and the bounty!
**[11:16] ---**
Did you really think I'd fall for it?
**[11:17] ---**
Come on! Into the temple!
**[11:19] ---**
You can't go in!
**[11:21] ---**
Don't listen to him. Come on, quickly now!
**[11:24] ---**
Those scoundrels!
**[11:27] ---**
Don't be too hasty.
**[11:28] ---**
If a heavenly inspector catches you
striking a mortal, you'll be in for it.
**[11:35] ---**
So all the brides were here after all.
**[11:36] ---**
Look at all these brides! We're rich!
**[11:38] ---**
They're all... dead! Cold as ice!
**[11:40] ---**
I think that one just moved.
**[11:42] ---**
That's impossible!
**[11:44] ---**
I saw it!
**[11:46] ---**
We should go. This temple
hasn't seen fresh air in years.
**[11:49] ---**
The qi of death is everywhere.
It's dangerous to stay here.
**[11:53] ---**
Everyone, listen to His Lordship!
We need to get out of here!
**[11:58] ---**
Something's not right.
**[11:59] ---**
If these girls died decades ago,
how come their bodies are still fresh?
**[12:02] ---**
Forget about them. Let's bring
these bodies back down with us.
**[12:05] ---**
Their families should
still pay a pretty sum!
**[12:08] ---**
Take the fresh ones.
**[12:10] ---**
Don't bother with the older ones,
their families are long gone.
**[12:17] ---**
Don't lift the veils!
They block the yang and the qi of death.
**[12:22] ---**
Damn, this one's a beauty!
**[12:24] ---**
Pity she's dead. She's not bad-looking!
**[12:30] ---**
Still, staring at her too long
gives me the heebie-jeebies.
**[12:34] ---**
You wimp. Out of my way!
**[12:46] ---**
D-Don't...
**[12:49] ---**
You again! Mind your own damn business!
**[12:52] ---**
You're all inviting Heaven's wrath.
**[12:55] ---**
Ugly girls should keep their mouths shut!
**[13:01] ---**
You--
**[13:04] ---**
Who threw that?
**[13:20] ---**
It was... It was me! I didn't mean to!
**[13:25] ---**
Over there! It's him!
That bandaged-up freak!
**[13:29] ---**
It's the Ghost Groom! Stop him!
**[13:39] ---**
No! He's not the Ghost Groom!
Don't hurt him!
**[13:44] ---**
Let's nab that freak and get our bounty!
**[13:46] ---**
That smell...!
**[13:54] ---**
Don't go in, it's dangerous!
**[13:56] ---**
Pengtou...
**[13:57] ---**
Nothing ventured, nothing gained!
If you won't chase him, I will!
**[14:00] ---**
--Let's go.
--Yeah!
**[14:20] ---**
There's blood... everywhere...
**[14:28] ---**
Don't be afraid, that blood isn't theirs.
**[14:41] ---**
Let me borrow your torch.
**[14:54] ---**
There are corpses hanging from the tree.
**[14:55] ---**
That's where the blood
is dripping from...
**[14:58] ---**
Where did all these bodies come from?
**[15:05] ---**
I wouldn't have guessed
that the Ghost Groom, a Wrath,
**[15:07] ---**
was in league with the Green Demon.
That complicates things.
**[15:10] ---**
The Green Demon?
**[15:12] ---**
A powerful, "Devastation" -level spirit.
**[15:14] ---**
He likes to hang his victims
upside-down from trees.
**[15:17] ---**
After the attack of the slave-goblins,
we split into two groups.
**[15:20] ---**
Your Highness must have passed
this place when you came.
**[15:25] ---**
Did you notice anything unusual?
**[15:28] ---**
Ah!
**[15:30] ---**
What is it?
**[15:31] ---**
When I was riding in the chair,
I did come across someone. He...
**[15:44] ---**
That deadly magical formation,
you say he crushed it with a single step?
**[15:49] ---**
Could he be the "near-Devastation"
Green Demon you mentioned?
**[15:53] ---**
Perhaps. Did he have any
distinguishing features?
**[15:56] ---**
The silver butterflies.
**[15:58] ---**
What did they look like?
**[16:00] ---**
Like silver, or crystal.
**[16:05] ---**
They didn't seem to be alive.
**[16:08] ---**
We need to leave. Now.
**[16:09] ---**
We can't go. We haven't
found the Ghost Groom yet.
**[16:13] ---**
The Ghost Groom is merely a Wrath.
The Green Demon is only near-Devastation.
**[16:16] ---**
Do you know the master
of those silver butterflies?
**[16:19] ---**
No. Tell me.
**[16:23] ---**
There's no time to explain.
Let's just say you're in over your head.
**[16:26] ---**
We need to go back
to Heaven and report this.
**[16:27] ---**
Then *you* go.
**[16:32] ---**
Firstly, he seemed to mean us no harm.
Second, if he's as terrible as you say,
**[16:38] ---**
that's all the more reason not
to abandon the others to his whims.
**[16:42] ---**
I will stay here with Nan Feng.
You head back for reinforcements.
**[16:47] ---**
Over here! I've got the Ghost Groom!
**[16:54] ---**
Now that's more like it!
**[16:55] ---**
That'll bring in cash to spare!
**[16:57] ---**
We're rich!
**[16:59] ---**
Well done! I'll keep you in mind!
**[17:01] ---**
Boys, let's go split that bounty!
**[17:04] ---**
You've all got the wrong man.
He's not the Ghost Groom.
**[17:08] ---**
He's done nothing wrong,
he's just an ordinary--
**[17:10] ---**
Ordinary what? An ordinary freak?
I want to see what the freak looks like,
**[17:15] ---**
if he's so ugly he had
to kidnap all his women.
**[17:19] ---**
Let's see him!
**[17:24] ---**
That's enough.
**[17:28] ---**
Your Lordship! Please help us!
**[17:38] ---**
He is not the Ghost Groom.
**[17:39] ---**
The real Ghost Groom must
still be somewhere hereabouts.
**[17:42] ---**
Hmm? Heh! I was wondering
why you were all acting so strange.
**[17:47] ---**
It turns out you're all in cahoots
with the Ghost Groom! I saw it all.
**[17:53] ---**
Those bodies in the temple
were all your handiwork!
**[17:57] ---**
You call yourselves Heaven's envoys,
**[17:58] ---**
but you're really nothing but a
bunch of thieves and murderers!
**[18:01] ---**
Now I'll put an end to this menace to--
**[18:24] ---**
This place isn't safe.
Let's get out of here!
**[18:32] ---**
I-I'm sorry for all the trouble,
Your Lordship.
**[18:36] ---**
Are you hurt?
**[18:38] ---**
Nothing serious, thanks to Your Lordship.
**[18:44] ---**
Then can you tell me...
about those corpses in the forest?
**[18:49] ---**
I don't know anything, except that
the boy had nothing to do with them.
**[18:56] ---**
Miss Ying, who is this boy exactly?
**[19:03] ---**
He used to live on Mt. Yujun.
**[19:05] ---**
When he was hungry, he would
go down to the village and steal food.
**[19:08] ---**
One day, I caught him
stealing from my house.
**[19:10] ---**
He looked so pitiful,
with open wounds on his face.
**[19:12] ---**
I took some cloth
and bandaged him up.
**[19:15] ---**
He was born ugly,
and he can barely speak.
**[19:18] ---**
The villagers were afraid of him,
**[19:19] ---**
they would beat him
when they saw him.
**[19:21] ---**
So I took him back up the mountain
and brought him food every few days.
**[19:27] ---**
I was worried about him.
That's why I followed you up here.
**[19:31] ---**
Now everyone thinks he's the
Ghost Groom. But really, he isn't!
**[19:36] ---**
You have to believe me, Your Lordship!
**[19:38] ---**
That's right--Miss Ying,
I wanted to ask you something.
**[19:41] ---**
Besides the one on this mountain,
**[19:42] ---**
are there any other
Ming Guang Temples in this area?
**[19:46] ---**
Well...
**[19:49] ---**
There used to be.
But somehow, they all caught fire.
**[19:53] ---**
Some say that General Ming Guang
was too weak to guard this place.
**[19:56] ---**
That's why they turned
to General Nan Yang.
**[19:59] ---**
Miss Ying, the two of you
stay here and don't move.
**[20:02] ---**
Nan Feng, lend me some magic.
**[20:05] ---**
For what?
**[20:06] ---**
I'll explain later.
Let's go back to Ming Guang Temple.
**[20:14] ---**
Hey, wait! You can't leave!
**[20:15] ---**
It's dangerous here.
What'll we do if something happens?
**[20:18] ---**
Yeah! What about us?
**[20:35] ---**
So why are we going back
to Ming Guang Temple?
**[20:37] ---**
To deal with those 18 dead brides.
**[20:40] ---**
Huh? Don't you mean 17?
**[20:44] ---**
There were 17 before. Now there are 18.
**[20:47] ---**
--What?!
--One of them is the Ghost Groom!
**[21:02] ---**
That's no good.
**[21:10] ---**
Your Highness, I still don't understand.
Where did the extra one come from?
**[21:14] ---**
We had the villagers check one another.
**[21:17] ---**
We know there were
no strangers among them.
**[21:19] ---**
You and Fu Yao also searched the vicinity
and found no trace of the Ghost Groom.
**[21:23] ---**
If the bandaged boy
is not the Ghost Groom,
**[21:25] ---**
then where could it have gone?
**[21:28] ---**
Could it be...?
**[21:28] ---**
Yes. It probably never left,
it's been hiding here all along.
**[21:31] ---**
What I was chasing after
was just a swirl of black fog.
**[21:38] ---**
So that's what happened...
**[21:39] ---**
When it first entered,
**[21:40] ---**
I slipped in among the brides,
so it didn't notice me at first.
**[21:44] ---**
Likewise, it could easily hide alongside
the brides to escape detection.
**[21:49] ---**
Ying says that the
Ming Guang Temples built here before
**[21:51] ---**
always ended up burning down.
**[21:53] ---**
That could hardly be coincidence;
it must have been arson.
**[21:56] ---**
Why would someone set the temples
on fire? Out of hatred, one would think.
**[22:01] ---**
Then why is there still one Ming Guang
Temple here on the mountain,
**[22:04] ---**
protected by the magical formation
and in perfect condition?
**[22:07] ---**
The temple's statue of General
Ming Guang is perfectly carved.
**[22:10] ---**
And the brides passing by on the road
were forbidden from smiling.
**[22:15] ---**
Doesn't that sound like jealousy
of the brides' happiness?
**[22:20] ---**
When we put all the pieces together,
the answer is clear as day.
**[22:29] ---**
Jealousy, possessiveness, hatred...
**[22:36] ---**
You mean, the Ghost Groom
is not a Groom...
**[22:40] ---**
...but a bitter, vindictive...
**[22:45] ---**
...bride?
# E3 - Confidant's Past Grudge
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Recently, some followers in the North
have been begging the heavenly officials
**[00:22] ---**
to descend to Earth and
subdue the demonic spirits.
**[00:25] ---**
Two junior officials from
Middle Heaven came to assist you.
**[00:29] ---**
--Nan Feng.
--Fu Yao.
**[00:30] ---**
Legend has it, there is a ghost
bridegroom living in the mountains.
**[00:35] ---**
Our goal is to capture the Ghost Groom.
**[00:38] ---**
Do you know how to get
to the nearest General Ming Temple?
**[00:41] ---**
General Ming Temple?
I don't think there are any here.
**[02:43] ---**
Ying says that the
Ming Guang Temples built here before
**[02:47] ---**
always ended up burning down.
That could hardly be coincidence.
**[02:48] ---**
It must have been arson.
**[02:51] ---**
Why would someone
set the temples on fire?
**[02:53] ---**
Out of hatred, one would think.
**[02:55] ---**
Then why is there still one Ming Guang
Temple here on the mountain,
**[02:59] ---**
protected by the magical formation
and in perfect condition?
**[03:01] ---**
The temple's statue of General
Ming Guang is perfectly carved.
**[03:05] ---**
And the brides passing by on the road
were forbidden from smiling.
**[03:10] ---**
Doesn't that sound like jealousy
of the brides' happiness?
**[03:14] ---**
When we put all the pieces together,
the answer is clear as day.
**[03:21] ---**
You mean,
the Ghost Groom is not a Groom...
**[03:24] ---**
...but a bitter, vindictive... bride?
**[03:28] ---**
Yes. And also...
**[03:30] ---**
They were driven to their
graves by the Ghost Groom
**[03:33] ---**
and perished, full of resentment.
**[03:38] ---**
When we lift their veils
and expose them to the yang...
**[03:48] ---**
Help!
**[03:51] ---**
It's outside!
**[04:07] ---**
Wait for me!
**[04:09] ---**
What are you waiting for?!
Shut the gate!
**[04:11] ---**
But... some of our men
are still out there!
**[04:13] ---**
What... W-W-What will they do?
**[04:15] ---**
Shut the gate, now!
**[04:21] ---**
Why do they always come after us?
**[04:32] ---**
--Oh no...
--Such fools! The bigger the commotion,
the more ghosts are lured in!
**[04:35] ---**
Let's save them first,
then we'll handle the Ghost Groom.
**[04:42] ---**
Stay away from me!
**[04:48] ---**
Ah...
**[05:15] ---**
Ah... Your Lordship!
**[05:21] ---**
Huh?
**[05:31] ---**
Nan Feng?
**[05:32] ---**
Got it!
**[05:55] ---**
My apologies.
**[06:13] ---**
Help!
**[06:17] ---**
Don't move!
**[06:22] ---**
Hurry, this way! Let's go!
**[06:38] ---**
Get in there!
**[06:41] ---**
Let's go, move it!
**[07:30] ---**
Ling Wen is all-knowing!
**[07:32] ---**
Ling Wen? Ling Wen?
**[07:50] ---**
--Wow!
--Bravo!
**[07:51] ---**
--A real kung fu master!
--Your Lordship, your skills are amazing!
**[07:54] ---**
Thank you, thank you! And now
if you have any change to spare...
**[07:59] ---**
Oops, sorry, a line from my
busking days must have slipped out.
**[08:05] ---**
Ling Wen? Ling Wen?
**[08:06] ---**
Your Highness?
**[08:08] ---**
Finally, there you are!
**[08:09] ---**
I was in a meeting just now,
that's why you couldn't reach me.
**[08:11] ---**
Do you have a question?
**[08:12] ---**
I do.
**[08:13] ---**
Has General Ming Guang
ever had any romantic ties?
**[08:16] ---**
Why do you ask?
**[08:17] ---**
I'm in dire straits here.
There are a dozen corpses chasing me.
**[08:22] ---**
Has he ever been with a woman
**[08:24] ---**
who was jealous and possessive,
with some physical injury?
**[08:27] ---**
Let me think...
**[08:29] ---**
Actually, yes, yes, he has.
**[08:31] ---**
Pei was a general before he ascended.
**[08:34] ---**
On the battlefield, he met
a beautiful yet fierce female general
**[08:36] ---**
of the enemy forces, named Xuan Ji.
**[08:39] ---**
Xuan Ji?
**[08:40] ---**
That's right.
**[08:43] ---**
At the time, her army was defeated,
and Xuan Ji was taken prisoner.
**[08:47] ---**
She tried to take her own life,
but Pei stopped her.
**[08:48] ---**
Amazing! Wow!
**[08:53] ---**
Since the war was over,
Pei set her free.
**[08:58] ---**
Xuan Ji was not one to be easily defeated.
**[09:01] ---**
Eventually, she and Pei fell in love.
**[09:08] ---**
Sounds like a fairy tale.
**[09:10] ---**
It was, at first.
**[09:12] ---**
But things took a turn for the worse
when Xuan Ji wanted to marry Pei
**[09:15] ---**
and spend the rest of her life with him.
**[09:18] ---**
And what's wrong with that?
**[09:21] ---**
You see, Pei was quite the ladies' man.
**[09:24] ---**
Plus, they were from enemy states
that were always fighting.
**[09:28] ---**
Hold on, hold on...
**[09:41] ---**
Tell me, Xuan Ji had an
injury, right? What was it?
**[09:46] ---**
It was her...
**[09:48] ---**
Huh? Ling Wen?
**[09:49] ---**
This always happens
at the worst possible time...
**[09:57] ---**
I've been wondering...
Could this be the sound of footsteps?
**[10:01] ---**
But this isn't what footsteps
usually sound like.
**[10:04] ---**
Who would make this kind of sound?
**[10:08] ---**
I'm afraid it could only be someone
who is limping along with injured legs.
**[10:23] ---**
Is that right, Xuan Ji?
**[10:31] ---**
Was it he who sent you to find me?
**[10:40] ---**
Why didn't he come himself?
**[10:47] ---**
Why didn't he come to see me?
**[10:49] ---**
My darling Pei,
I betrayed my country for you,
**[10:55] ---**
I left everything behind for you,
and this is what you do to me...
**[10:57] ---**
Is your heart made of stone?!
**[11:07] ---**
You betrayed your country?
**[11:09] ---**
Could it be... that General Pei
took advantage of her love
**[11:12] ---**
to obtain valuable intelligence?
**[11:14] ---**
Only to abandon and maim her...
**[11:17] ---**
Listen to me.
**[11:18] ---**
My darling Pei didn't come...
**[11:22] ---**
...that means everyone
here today shall die!
**[11:27] ---**
Xuan Ji, don't take your grievances
against Pei out on innocent souls.
**[11:30] ---**
Don't cause yet another injustice,
**[11:32] ---**
--stop while you still can,
return to Heaven with me!
--Where is Pei? Make him come here!
**[11:40] ---**
Go away, you fool!
What if you lure the ghosts here?
**[11:44] ---**
Well then so be it!
You're worse than the ghosts.
**[11:48] ---**
Hurry, let's grab this fellow; go down
the mountain and claim our bounty!
**[11:53] ---**
No!
**[11:54] ---**
You can't take him away!
**[12:00] ---**
Don't go out! Go back!
**[12:22] ---**
General, you must stop this killing.
**[12:24] ---**
He doesn't want to face me, huh?
**[12:26] ---**
You used to be a hero
who defended your country.
**[12:28] ---**
Please stop hurting yourself and others.
**[12:30] ---**
Hurting myself and others?
**[12:32] ---**
I will burn your temples to the ground;
I will sow chaos in your land!
**[12:36] ---**
Why don't you come
and take a look at me, huh?
**[12:39] ---**
I've waited for you for so many years,
and yet you still don't come!
**[12:43] ---**
Is it because you've realized
how you've wronged me?!
**[12:46] ---**
General Xuan Ji!
**[12:48] ---**
Just look at my legs, look at me!
It was all for you!
**[12:53] ---**
All for you!
**[12:55] ---**
So why won't you ever
come and see me?
**[12:59] ---**
Your Lordship, be careful!
**[13:01] ---**
Don't wor--
**[13:02] ---**
--Since you only fancy girls who smile,
I should show you my smile!
--You must be mistaken.
I'm not General Pei.
**[13:07] ---**
Just you watch! Watch! Watch me!
**[13:12] ---**
Let His Lordship go!
**[13:13] ---**
Don't go there!
**[13:18] ---**
Don't...!
**[13:23] ---**
You think you deserve his attention?
**[13:28] ---**
Darling, I've gotten rid of her.
She was in our way.
**[13:31] ---**
Tie her up!
**[13:38] ---**
Your Lordship... did I get in your way?
**[13:44] ---**
Of course not, you were a great help.
**[13:45] ---**
I was only able to catch the ghost
once you had distracted her.
**[13:49] ---**
And I thank you for that.
**[13:50] ---**
Ah... In the future, please don't go looking
for food at the foot of the mountain.
**[13:54] ---**
If he's hungry, he can come to me.
**[13:57] ---**
R-R-Really?
**[13:59] ---**
Thank you... Your Lordship!
**[14:03] ---**
If I weren't so... Could it be...
**[14:17] ---**
My darling Pei...
**[14:19] ---**
Oh no, she has completely lost her mind.
**[14:26] ---**
Look at me...
**[14:28] ---**
Look at me!
**[14:32] ---**
Once a Wrath unleashes its power,
no mortal can withstand it.
**[14:37] ---**
If I only still had some magic left...
**[15:03] ---**
What's going on?
**[15:04] ---**
Don't worry, these are reinforcements.
**[15:16] ---**
This is General Pei.
**[15:17] ---**
General Pei?
**[15:18] ---**
Thank you, Your Highness.
**[15:20] ---**
Ling Wen said that the events on Mt.
Yujun had to do with Ming Guang Palace,
**[15:25] ---**
and that is why I rushed over.
**[15:27] ---**
Thank you, General Pei,
and many thanks to Ling Wen.
**[15:29] ---**
My darling Pei, is that you?
**[15:34] ---**
Are you finally here?
**[15:35] ---**
Wait, who are you? And where is Pei?
**[15:38] ---**
General Pei has some
important matters to tend to.
**[15:40] ---**
Hey, isn't he General Pei?
**[15:43] ---**
Yes, but actually there are two of them.
**[15:45] ---**
This one is Pei Xiu, a descendant of
General Pei attached to Ming Guang Palace.
**[15:48] ---**
He is known as General Pei the Younger.
**[15:50] ---**
General Xuan Ji, please follow me.
**[16:02] ---**
In the past, he would cross the entire
country to spend just one night with me.
**[16:06] ---**
What kind of matter could prevent him
from coming here for just one second?
**[16:10] ---**
You're lying to me again, aren't you?!
**[16:12] ---**
Take her away.
**[16:13] ---**
General Pei, may I ask,
what punishment awaits General Xuan Ji?
**[16:17] ---**
Imprisonment in the mountain.
**[16:19] ---**
I'm just afraid this won't last long.
**[16:21] ---**
She will never forget how General Pei
caused her to betray her country
**[16:23] ---**
and broke her legs.
Her resentment is too strong.
**[16:26] ---**
She blames General Pei
for both of these?
**[16:29] ---**
Is... Is that not true?
**[16:32] ---**
Indeed, she betrayed her country for Pei.
But she broke her own legs.
**[16:38] ---**
Back then, when Xuan Ji was defeated
and taken prisoner by General Pei...
**[16:43] ---**
Every nook and cranny in
this camp must be inspected.
**[16:44] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[16:46] ---**
Send a few more people over!
**[16:48] ---**
--Yes, sir!
--Yes, sir!
**[16:48] ---**
The war has finally drawn to a close,
**[16:51] ---**
and your side's losing
fate has been sealed.
**[16:53] ---**
Don't make any senseless moves.
**[17:09] ---**
There's no need
to sacrifice any more lives.
**[17:12] ---**
Just go back.
**[17:13] ---**
As the General in command,
I don't owe anybody anything!
**[17:26] ---**
You don't owe me anything anymore.
**[17:27] ---**
Hey!
**[17:29] ---**
I like your face when you're angry.
**[17:31] ---**
Has anybody ever told you
how beautiful you are?
**[17:35] ---**
If only you smiled a bit more often...
**[17:38] ---**
How could a general
grinning from ear to ear
**[17:40] ---**
assert her authority and lead her troops?
**[17:42] ---**
Warriors on the battlefield
might not live to see another day.
**[17:44] ---**
Why not live in the moment
and bring a little joy into your life?
**[18:10] ---**
They agreed to start seeing each other,
taking things one day at a time,
**[18:13] ---**
Not thinking about the future.
**[18:17] ---**
But Xuan Ji started
to take things too seriously.
**[18:19] ---**
She ached for commitment as time
went on and became obsessed.
**[18:32] ---**
General Pei didn't care
for assertive women,
**[18:35] ---**
and Xuan Ji was certainly headstrong.
**[18:37] ---**
This is why they had no future together.
**[18:41] ---**
What did you just say?
**[18:42] ---**
There have been
some military developments.
**[18:44] ---**
We are on opposing sides
and serve different countries.
**[18:46] ---**
Your country, your soldiers
need you, you should go back.
**[18:50] ---**
And if I do, what will come of us?
**[18:55] ---**
If we have to end things,
then so be it.
**[19:00] ---**
Did I do something wrong?
I can change; I can improve!
**[19:07] ---**
It's not you.
Don't be so hard on yourself.
**[19:09] ---**
Fate brings people together
and pulls them apart.
**[19:12] ---**
It is just the natural course of things.
**[19:16] ---**
What's this?
**[19:19] ---**
It is my army's intelligence.
I also have a map.
**[19:22] ---**
If you get hold of them,
you will be sure to clinch victory.
**[19:25] ---**
I'll go back now. Once you've won the war,
**[19:30] ---**
will you come for me?
**[19:53] ---**
My darling Pei, you've won the war,
as I knew you would.
**[19:55] ---**
We can now spend the rest
of our lives together!
**[19:59] ---**
You have really disappointed me.
**[20:13] ---**
Darling! But why?
I betrayed my homeland for you.
**[20:16] ---**
I left everything behind!
Why do you treat me like this?
**[20:19] ---**
Pei, tell me!
Turn around and look at me!
**[20:23] ---**
Look at me!
**[20:26] ---**
Very well,
if you're not willing to look...
**[20:31] ---**
Oh no, the General's legs!
**[20:34] ---**
She broke her own legs to tie
this burden around General Pei's neck.
**[20:38] ---**
General Pei never abandoned her--
in fact, he did his best to care for her.
**[20:44] ---**
But he did not wish to marry her.
**[20:47] ---**
When she realized that her life's dream
was to remain just that--a dream,
**[20:51] ---**
Xuan Ji, embittered, took her own life.
**[20:55] ---**
She wanted to upset the
General by hurting herself,
**[20:58] ---**
but to be honest,
that was never going to happen.
**[21:02] ---**
What's right and what's wrong
is not for me to judge.
**[21:05] ---**
But I do know that if General
Xuan Ji had just let him go,
**[21:07] ---**
things would have turned out differently.
**[21:09] ---**
Pei Ming, I curse you!
**[21:12] ---**
May you never love again!
**[21:14] ---**
--Or you'll end up like me--
burning up in the flames of love,
--Take her away!
**[21:19] ---**
every second of every wretched day!
Every wretched day!
**[21:24] ---**
May the fire of love
reduce your heart to ashes!
**[21:30] ---**
General Pei asked me to tell you
that this is never going to happen.
**[21:34] ---**
I curse you!
**[21:35] ---**
I curse you! I curse you!
**[21:40] ---**
Goodbye, Your Highness.
**[21:49] ---**
What is wrong with them?!
**[21:50] ---**
Outsiders have no right to judge.
**[21:55] ---**
I do pity those innocent people
whose suffering they caused.
**[22:21] ---**
Huh? General Ming Guang
has quite the romantic past.
**[22:26] ---**
Didn't you run away?
What are you doing here?
**[22:30] ---**
If I hadn't brought back more men,
you'd have had to move these yourself!
**[22:33] ---**
Hmph, you're only around
when it's time for the cleanup.
**[22:35] ---**
What did you say?!
**[22:36] ---**
Come now, come now...
**[22:37] ---**
And you!
**[22:38] ---**
How long are you going to be
wearing that wedding dress?
**[22:41] ---**
Hold on... was I wearing this when
we spoke to General Pei the Younger?
**[22:46] ---**
Even if your outfit were
ten times more bizarre,
**[22:47] ---**
he wouldn't care one way or another.
**[22:50] ---**
Really?
**[22:50] ---**
Pei the Younger ascended
only a few hundred years ago.
**[22:53] ---**
He had just turned 20
when he was promoted by General Pei.
**[22:57] ---**
He is quite a nuisance,
just like his forefather.
**[22:59] ---**
Do you know what he was
doing before he ascended?
**[23:03] ---**
What?
**[23:05] ---**
Massacring entire cities.
**[23:06] ---**
Not every official in Upper Heaven
is easy to get along with.
**[23:08] ---**
No one can be trusted.
**[23:10] ---**
Well, a few of them can be trusted.
**[23:12] ---**
Do you mean your General?
**[23:15] ---**
Well, we know that it certainly
couldn't be *your* General.
**[23:20] ---**
Let's not get too excited.
We're not done here yet.
**[23:22] ---**
Let's first try to figure out some
arrangements for the villagers.
**[23:25] ---**
They must be honest
and right their wrongs.
**[23:27] ---**
They must promise not to sell the corpses
or engage in any other shady business,
**[23:32] ---**
and they must pray and burn incense
in memory of each murdered bride.
**[23:52] ---**
This child can't stay on Mt. Yujun.
**[23:55] ---**
Where else can he go?
**[23:56] ---**
Up to Heaven with His Highness?
**[23:59] ---**
I can barely take care of myself--I'm
sure we can find a different solution...
**[24:03] ---**
The dead have gone to a better place.
We shall take care of the living.
**[24:06] ---**
If she were alive,
she would hate to see you so sad.
**[24:12] ---**
Your head seems to be injured.
Take off the bandage, let me have a look.
**[24:16] ---**
Don't be afraid.
**[24:38] ---**
The face sickness...
How is this possible?
**[24:41] ---**
It was supposed to have disappeared
together with the Kingdom of Xian Le!
# E4 - Ghost King of Hua Cheng
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**[00:43] ---**
Wait! Come back!
**[00:54] ---**
Why did he run off?
**[00:56] ---**
Your Highness still has some makeup on.
That's probably what scared him off.
**[01:02] ---**
What's wrong?
**[01:04] ---**
He... has the face sickness.
**[01:06] ---**
How could that be?!
Are you sure that's what you saw?
**[01:09] ---**
Face-sickness victims often try to
burn off the affected part of the skin.
**[01:15] ---**
His face was disfigured by burn marks.
**[01:18] ---**
But the sickness should have died out
hundreds of years ago when Xian Le fell!
**[01:22] ---**
Besides, the face sickness
is highly contagious.
**[01:25] ---**
But there've been no reports
of it anywhere near Mt. Yujun...
**[01:30] ---**
I know what I saw.
**[01:32] ---**
He must have recovered already.
His scars are long healed.
**[01:39] ---**
You're saying he's hundreds of years old?
**[01:44] ---**
Quite possibly.
**[01:47] ---**
This whole affair is suspicious.
We'd better go back and inform Ling Wen,
**[01:50] ---**
then expand our search and find
the boy as quickly as possible.
**[03:55] ---**
I see. The face sickness...
That's no trifling matter.
**[04:00] ---**
Don't worry, Your Highness. We'll do
all we can to help you find that boy.
**[04:08] ---**
Is something else worrying you?
**[04:12] ---**
This face sickness, could it be...
**[04:15] ---**
No use worrying yet, Your Highness.
**[04:17] ---**
Let's wait for the outcome
of the investigation.
**[04:20] ---**
All right.
**[04:21] ---**
There's something else I need
to tell you about Mt. Yujun...
**[04:24] ---**
Let's talk about it in
the Telepathic Matrix.
**[04:27] ---**
Everyone is already
there discussing this affair.
**[04:33] ---**
Now he's gone and done it!
**[04:35] ---**
You're far too forgiving.
**[04:36] ---**
I've had enough! Xuan Ji refuses
to tell us where the Green Demon is.
**[04:39] ---**
She insists on seeing Pei Ming.
Get her out of here!
**[04:42] ---**
General Nan Yang, the other
heavenly officials' palaces are all full.
**[04:45] ---**
Yours has just been renovated.
**[04:47] ---**
Won't you let her stay just a few days,
**[04:48] ---**
until we can find a
mountain to imprison her in?
**[04:50] ---**
Can we hurry this up? Does my Nan Yang
Palace look like a loony bin to you?
**[04:54] ---**
General Pei the Younger,
do you have a spare room somewhere?
**[05:00] ---**
Xuan Ji has always
been fierce and stubborn.
**[05:03] ---**
Only General Nan Yang
can handle her, I'm afraid.
**[05:06] ---**
Ming Guang Palace is
really in for it this time.
**[05:09] ---**
It's hard enough to deal
with Xuan Ji alone
**[05:11] ---**
without adding the Sad-faced
Green Demon to the mix...
**[05:13] ---**
The Sad-faced Green Demon
is certainly one of a kind.
**[05:15] ---**
Sad-faced... Green Demon?
**[05:17] ---**
Could this have anything to do with the
Forest of Hanging Corpses on Mt. Yujun?
**[05:20] ---**
Was that his doing?
**[05:24] ---**
Late as usual, Your Highness.
**[05:28] ---**
Sorry, I had some business to attend to.
**[05:31] ---**
Hm. The Green Demon
never came to Mt. Yujun.
**[05:34] ---**
Xuan Ji made the Forest of
Hanging Corpses as an offering to him.
**[05:37] ---**
That forest again! Sad-face's style
is as distasteful as ever.
**[05:43] ---**
Even his fellow demons find him tacky.
**[05:46] ---**
Who gives a shit if he's tacky or not?
Is old Pei back yet?
**[05:49] ---**
We need to find out where the Green Demon
is and send that crazy woman away!
**[05:51] ---**
What a mess. General Pei's little fling
is causing him a lot of trouble.
**[05:57] ---**
That Xuan Ji was head over heels for him.
Maybe he should come out and meet her.
**[06:00] ---**
That's right! And spare us all this fuss!
**[06:04] ---**
It's no use meeting with her.
It would only drive her madder.
**[06:07] ---**
Is Xuan Ji under the
Green Demon's command?
**[06:09] ---**
Yes. For centuries after her death,
she nursed a bitter grudge
**[06:13] ---**
but couldn't stir up too much trouble.
**[06:18] ---**
It wasn't until the Green Demon
took her under his wing
**[06:21] ---**
that she became a real problem.
**[06:22] ---**
That's true.
**[06:23] ---**
Xuan Ji had an obsessive grudge,
but not much power to go with it.
**[06:25] ---**
If it hadn't been for Sad-face, she would
never have been able to hurt anyone.
**[06:29] ---**
It's too bad Old Pei isn't here,
but at least we've got young Pei with us!
**[06:32] ---**
Hold on, we'll track down Sad-face,
**[06:34] ---**
but Ming Guang Palace
still ought to pull its weight!
**[06:37] ---**
Silence!
**[06:38] ---**
We couldn't have handled the
Mt. Yujun affair without Xie Lian,
**[06:42] ---**
and without help from Generals
Xuan Zhen, Nan Yang, and Ming Guang.
**[06:47] ---**
Thank you, everyone!
**[06:49] ---**
Your Highness, as the official
in charge of this matter,
**[06:52] ---**
is there anything you want to add?
**[06:53] ---**
There must be a child spirit on Mt. Yujun.
**[06:55] ---**
I heard it singing when
I was on the sedan chair,
**[06:58] ---**
but the two junior officials
with me didn't hear a thing.
**[07:01] ---**
It must be very powerful.
Has anyone heard of such a spirit?
**[07:04] ---**
A child spirit?
We came across nothing of the sort.
**[07:07] ---**
So Your Highness was
the only one who heard it...?
**[07:10] ---**
Could it be that you imagined it?
**[07:12] ---**
This matter is highly suspicious.
**[07:14] ---**
Ming Guang Palace should
really be taking the lead on this one.
**[07:16] ---**
To hell with the child spirit!
Can't we get rid of that she-demon first?
**[07:20] ---**
We have to find a
suitable mountain first--
**[07:25] ---**
I'll look into this child spirit.
Was there anything else?
**[07:30] ---**
One more thing.
**[07:32] ---**
On the mountain, I came upon a youth
who could control silver butterflies.
**[07:34] ---**
Who was he?
**[07:35] ---**
What did you say, Your Highness?
**[07:38] ---**
He said he came across
Hua Cheng (Flower City).
**[07:42] ---**
Hua Cheng? His name is "flower city"?
It suits him well.
**[07:49] ---**
Has Your Highness never heard
of the Four Calamities?
**[07:54] ---**
You can't blame His Highness for that.
**[07:56] ---**
He's spent the last few centuries
honing his art in the mortal realm.
**[07:59] ---**
He was preoccupied with making a living,
so it's no surprise he's ill-informed.
**[08:04] ---**
So... what are the Four Calamities?
**[08:09] ---**
Four demon kings.
The Green Demon, or Green Light
**[08:14] ---**
Night-stalker, is one of them.
**[08:16] ---**
But he's the weakest of the four,
not even Devastation-level.
**[08:20] ---**
And he really has awful taste.
**[08:21] ---**
He only cares for shock value,
and stirs up trouble everywhere.
**[08:23] ---**
Then there's the Black Demon,
or Black Water Boat-sinker.
**[08:26] ---**
He rarely appears, and few of us in the
heavenly realms have crossed his path.
**[08:30] ---**
We know only that he is
a great water-demon.
**[08:33] ---**
And then there's the White-clad Calamity.
**[08:36] ---**
He has another name as well:
Bai Wuxiang (White No-form).
**[08:50] ---**
He destroys kingdoms and
leaves chaos in his wake.
**[08:53] ---**
The very first kingdom
he annihilated was--
**[08:56] ---**
Something wrong with your
throat today, Lord Ling Wen?
**[08:58] ---**
Your Highness, Bai Wuxiang
has been dead for centuries.
**[09:04] ---**
I know. Don't worry about me.
**[09:09] ---**
Even if he were still alive,
we wouldn't have time to deal with him.
**[09:14] ---**
The silver butterflies Your Highness saw
are known as Dead Soul Butterflies.
**[09:18] ---**
Their master is one whom we
would do well not to anger:
**[09:22] ---**
Hua Cheng, also known as the
Blood Rain Flower-seeker.
**[09:27] ---**
Hua Cheng is likely not his real name, and
what you saw was not his true appearance.
**[09:31] ---**
That's not the point. He once challenged
33 heavenly officials in a row.
**[09:36] ---**
After that, no one would forget his face.
**[09:38] ---**
Thirty-three in a row?
**[09:41] ---**
That was the year that
Hua Cheng rose to infamy.
**[09:43] ---**
He threw down the gauntlet
before 35 heavenly officials.
**[09:47] ---**
If Hua Cheng lost, he was
to offer his ashes up to heaven.
**[09:50] ---**
But if a heavenly official lost, they'd
have to return to earth as a lowly mortal.
**[09:54] ---**
And 33 fools accepted his challenge!
**[09:57] ---**
In the end, the martial
officials couldn't outfight him,
**[10:00] ---**
and the scholarly officials couldn't
outwit him. It was a total defeat.
**[10:02] ---**
Hua Cheng called on them
to fulfill their half of the bargain.
**[10:05] ---**
But they thought he was only bluffing and
would never dare go against all of heaven.
**[10:10] ---**
So they all twiddled their thumbs.
**[10:11] ---**
Then Hua Cheng burned down
all their temples in the mortal realm.
**[10:15] ---**
And since temples and worshippers
are the source of heavenly power,
**[10:19] ---**
those 33 officials were never seen again.
**[10:26] ---**
On top of that, thinking they'd
show off their heavenly might,
**[10:28] ---**
those fools put a vision of the battle
in their worshippers' dreams.
**[10:31] ---**
When they lost, their followers
began to worship Hua Cheng instead!
**[10:35] ---**
The heavenly realm lost
every bit of face it had.
**[10:38] ---**
What a maniac!
**[10:39] ---**
He's a cunning one.
**[10:41] ---**
The martial gods were all slashed
to bits by Hua Cheng's scimitar.
**[10:44] ---**
Everyone's still traumatized.
**[10:47] ---**
The scholarly gods were hardly any better.
**[10:49] ---**
He insulted them up and down,
inside and out.
**[10:53] ---**
They were so furious,
they were all but spitting blood!
**[10:57] ---**
And then there were those
crazy silver butterflies!
**[10:59] ---**
That's right!
**[11:00] ---**
Some of the officials still
have nightmares about them.
**[11:04] ---**
I thought the silver butterflies
were kind of cute.
**[11:19] ---**
So, Hua Cheng challenged 35 heavenly
officials, but only 33 accepted?
**[11:23] ---**
What happened to the other two?
**[11:27] ---**
By the way, Xuan Zhen, Nan Yang,
how do you know all these inside details?
**[11:32] ---**
How do they know?
It's pretty obvious!
**[11:35] ---**
Your Highness, are you sure the person
you encountered was Hua Cheng?
**[11:39] ---**
Do you remember anything else about him?
**[11:41] ---**
He was wearing a red robe and
black boots, and he had an umbrella.
**[11:45] ---**
And what did he do when he saw you?
**[11:47] ---**
He crushed Xuan Ji's magical formation
and even guided me along the path.
**[11:51] ---**
That's it?
**[11:53] ---**
That's it.
**[11:54] ---**
Well...
**[11:55] ---**
That's not like him. Could it be a ploy?
**[11:57] ---**
What is he really up to?
**[11:58] ---**
I don't know.
**[12:00] ---**
Listen, if two of the
Four Calamities have appeared,
**[12:02] ---**
that means they're probably
plotting something.
**[12:04] ---**
If we are easily fooled by appearances,
we'd be playing right into their hands.
**[12:09] ---**
Yes, Hua Cheng is far too devious.
We need more than just wild guesses.
**[12:15] ---**
I think our first priority
should be to find out
**[12:17] ---**
what's really going on
instead of pointing fingers.
**[12:19] ---**
Ming Guang Palace
will do its best to help.
**[12:22] ---**
Lord Ling Wen, what do you think?
**[12:24] ---**
I agree.
**[12:25] ---**
This has gone beyond our meeting agenda.
I have to inform His Imperial Majesty.
**[12:30] ---**
Everyone, let's call it a day.
**[12:33] ---**
Thank you, Your Lordship.
Your Highness. I'll take my leave.
**[12:38] ---**
See you all later.
**[12:39] ---**
I'll head out as well, then.
**[12:42] ---**
I'm leaving as well.
**[12:45] ---**
I still have to deal with Xuan Ji.
**[12:47] ---**
Nan Yang.
**[12:50] ---**
Xuan Zhen.
**[12:58] ---**
Those two junior officials you sent
were a great help. Thank you.
**[13:08] ---**
Your Highness should really
worry about yourself first.
**[13:10] ---**
Do you really think you can pay back
the 8.88 million merit points you owe
**[13:14] ---**
with nothing but the
offerings from Mt. Yujun?
**[13:17] ---**
What do you think, General Nan Yang?
**[13:36] ---**
I need a few people
to help me over here.
**[13:38] ---**
Yes, sir.
**[13:42] ---**
These must be carefully inspected.
**[13:57] ---**
Ling Wen, can I talk to you for a second?
**[14:01] ---**
It's about those 8.88 million merits.
**[14:06] ---**
Perfect timing, Your Highness.
I have something to tell you, too.
**[14:11] ---**
Congratulations, Your Highness!
**[14:13] ---**
The worshippers on Mt. Yujun
have fulfilled their vows with offerings!
**[14:19] ---**
With all the merits you received,
your debt has more or less been repaid.
**[14:23] ---**
Really? All of it?
**[14:25] ---**
But the merits from Mt. Yujun
couldn't have been enough...
**[14:29] ---**
I said you're in the clear.
**[14:30] ---**
There's no need for Your Highness
to ask too many questions.
**[14:34] ---**
Thank you.
**[14:37] ---**
Anyway, what exactly did you find out?
**[14:50] ---**
After our meeting the other day,
**[14:52] ---**
I reported the Hua Cheng
affair to His Imperial Majesty.
**[14:54] ---**
Now we're conducting a full investigation.
**[14:58] ---**
Your Highness has no idea how
much trouble Hua Cheng caused
**[15:00] ---**
while you were living in the mortal realm.
**[15:04] ---**
It must have been hard for you.
**[15:06] ---**
Anyway, does Your Highness
have any plans for the future?
**[15:09] ---**
Actually, that's why I'm here.
**[15:13] ---**
I've ascended to heaven three times,
**[15:14] ---**
yet I still don't have a
single temple or follower.
**[15:17] ---**
That must be a headache
for you and His Imperial Majesty.
**[15:21] ---**
So I did some thinking, and I've decided
to pull myself up by the bootstraps.
**[15:25] ---**
Since I've got nothing but time now,
**[15:27] ---**
I thought I'd go down to the mortal
realm and build a temple to myself!
**[15:33] ---**
Huh?
**[15:35] ---**
See you around!
**[15:37] ---**
Wait!
**[15:48] ---**
What?
**[15:49] ---**
Someone moved into that abandoned
house by the village entrance?
**[15:51] ---**
It's a temple now!
**[15:52] ---**
Who could've pulled that off?
Let's go take a look!
**[16:00] ---**
Welcome, everyone.
**[16:05] ---**
Master, whom is your
temple dedicated to?
**[16:09] ---**
To the Crown Prince of the
Kingdom of Xian Le.
**[16:12] ---**
Who's that?
**[16:13] ---**
He was a crown prince.
**[16:15] ---**
What can he do?
**[16:17] ---**
He protects his worshippers.
**[16:18] ---**
Can this crown prince bring us wealth?
**[16:22] ---**
I'm afraid not, sorry.
**[16:24] ---**
What about political
careers and promotions?
**[16:25] ---**
He can't do that either.
**[16:31] ---**
Then this god is useless.
No wonder he's so poor.
**[16:34] ---**
Men are afraid of getting the wrong job,
**[16:35] ---**
women are afraid of
marrying the wrong man,
**[16:36] ---**
and priests should be afraid
of worshipping the wrong god.
**[16:39] ---**
How about dedicating your temple
to the Water God instead?
**[16:41] ---**
He brings wealth!
You'd get a lot of incense offerings!
**[16:43] ---**
Uh...
**[16:45] ---**
Or to Lord Ling Wen! He might bless
our village with a Number One Scholar!
**[16:49] ---**
Well...
**[16:51] ---**
Or you could worship...
**[16:54] ---**
Yes?
**[16:56] ---**
General Big Wang.
**[17:03] ---**
Think about it!
Oh, if only it were Lord Ling Wen.
**[17:06] ---**
General Big Wang isn't bad either.
**[17:07] ---**
Yes, yes, yes!
**[17:12] ---**
It's all right, I've got plenty of time.
**[17:14] ---**
There'll be worshippers
and incense someday.
**[17:23] ---**
I do need to pay for renovations.
**[17:26] ---**
So...
**[18:32] ---**
Gossip about gods and immortals,
tales of the demon world.
**[18:35] ---**
Not bad at all.
That should be enough for renovations.
**[18:39] ---**
Building the temple cost me money,
but collecting junk got me paid.
**[18:43] ---**
Turns out collecting junk is a
better deal than ascension!
**[18:51] ---**
Hm?
**[18:52] ---**
This one's about me.
**[18:55] ---**
The Crown Prince of Xian Le
ascended to heaven three times.
**[18:57] ---**
He is the god of martial arts,
pestilence, and junk-collecting.
**[19:02] ---**
Well, at least I'm a god.
**[19:04] ---**
Whether of martial arts or junk-collecting,
there's really not much difference.
**[19:07] ---**
All gods are equal,
as are all living creatures.
**[19:10] ---**
Is that so?
**[19:12] ---**
People like to talk about equality.
But if they really got their equality,
**[19:16] ---**
would there still be a place
for all the gods in heaven?
**[19:35] ---**
That's true.
**[19:36] ---**
Wu Du, the Water God,
is in charge of water and wealth.
**[19:40] ---**
If he's already a Water God, why does
he need to control wealth and fortune too?
**[19:43] ---**
Merchants often ship goods by water,
**[19:46] ---**
so they usually go to the Water God's temple
to pray for safe passage before traveling.
**[19:49] ---**
As this became custom, the Water God
gradually began to handle wealth as well.
**[19:54] ---**
This Water God must
be quite powerful, then.
**[19:57] ---**
Yes, a real Water Tyrant.
**[19:59] ---**
Water Tyrant?
**[20:00] ---**
If you don't give him an offering,
he'll capsize your boat.
**[20:04] ---**
Hence, a Water Tyrant.
**[20:06] ---**
I see. You look quite young,
but you seem to know a lot.
**[20:12] ---**
I've got plenty of spare time,
so I observe things around me.
**[20:22] ---**
You know a lot about gods,
but what about demons?
**[20:27] ---**
Which ones?
**[20:39] ---**
The Blood Rain Flower-seeker, Hua Cheng.
**[20:46] ---**
Wait a moment, Your Highness.
**[20:49] ---**
It might be bad luck to say this, but...
**[20:52] ---**
When you journey through the mortal realm,
you may well encounter Hua Cheng again.
**[20:56] ---**
So please remember this:
**[20:59] ---**
He comes from Mt. Furnace,
**[21:02] ---**
where thousands of demons fight
to the death to become kings.
**[21:05] ---**
Any demon king who survives that ordeal
must be cunning, ruthless, unpredictable.
**[21:12] ---**
He might have been kind to you,
but you should never let your guard down.
**[21:17] ---**
Avoid him if you can.
# E5 - Daily Life at Chestnut Temple
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**[00:29] ---**
You know a lot about gods,
but what about demons?
**[00:32] ---**
Which ones?
**[00:37] ---**
The Blood Rain Flower-seeker, Hua Cheng.
**[03:00] ---**
What would you like to know?
Just say the word.
**[03:02] ---**
Where did he get that impressive moniker,
"Blood Rain Flower-seeker"?
**[03:07] ---**
Oh, it's nothing special.
**[03:10] ---**
He once destroyed a demon's hideout.
**[03:14] ---**
As he was leaving, a wilted flower soaked
in a rain of blood caught his eye.
**[03:18] ---**
He shielded it with his umbrella.
**[03:26] ---**
Does this Hua Cheng
get into frequent fights?
**[03:30] ---**
Not really, let's just say
it depends on his mood.
**[03:32] ---**
What was he like before he became a ghost?
**[03:35] ---**
Not a nice person, that's for sure!
**[03:37] ---**
What does he look like?
**[03:42] ---**
What do you think he looks like?
**[03:48] ---**
Since he is a demon king,
he must be able to shape-shift
**[03:51] ---**
and take on a multitude of forms.
**[03:55] ---**
I think that he does show
his real self from time to time.
**[03:57] ---**
I suspect that his true form must
be that of a young man, like you.
**[04:02] ---**
And why is that?
**[04:04] ---**
Hey, we're just chatting, and I'm
just sharing my thoughts, that's all.
**[04:08] ---**
Ha, maybe you are right!
**[04:10] ---**
I do know he is blind in one eye.
**[04:13] ---**
This one.
**[04:18] ---**
What happened?
**[04:20] ---**
Good question.
**[04:21] ---**
Many people want to know
how Hua Cheng lost his right eye.
**[04:25] ---**
Perhaps this is where his weakness lies.
**[04:27] ---**
Actually...
**[04:28] ---**
One time, in a fit of madness,
he gouged it out himself.
**[04:32] ---**
Does Hua Cheng have a weakness?
**[04:34] ---**
His ashes.
**[04:36] ---**
Whoever obtains his ashes shall
become the master of this ghost.
**[04:39] ---**
Whoever destroys the ashes
will also deal him a death blow.
**[04:44] ---**
I'm afraid no one will be able to
get a hold of Hua Cheng's ashes.
**[04:47] ---**
Not necessarily.
**[04:49] ---**
There is one circumstance under
which he would offer up his own ashes.
**[04:52] ---**
Like when he bet his own ashes, when
he challenged the 33 heavenly officials?
**[04:55] ---**
Why would he do that?
**[04:58] ---**
There is a custom in the realm of ghosts:
when a ghost truly trusts someone,
**[05:04] ---**
it entrusts that person
with its own ashes.
**[05:07] ---**
Wow, what a moving custom
of the ghost realm!
**[05:10] ---**
Yes, but few ghosts
are willing to do this.
**[05:13] ---**
If they gave away their ashes foolishly
only to have them scattered in the wind,
**[05:17] ---**
it would be tragic indeed.
**[05:19] ---**
Why should I care?
**[05:21] ---**
If I entrust others with my ashes,
**[05:23] ---**
they can scatter or
destroy them for all I care.
**[05:36] ---**
We've been chatting for a bit, but
I just realized I don't know your name.
**[05:40] ---**
My last name is Xie.
First name is Lian.
**[05:42] ---**
As for me,
**[05:43] ---**
since I'm the third child in my family,
you can call me Third Lang, or San Lang.
**[05:47] ---**
Since you're walking in this direction,
are you headed to Chestnut Village?
**[05:50] ---**
No, I'm just wandering.
**[05:52] ---**
I had a fight with my family,
and they kicked me out.
**[05:55] ---**
I was terribly hungry,
and I decided to look for a place to stay.
**[06:00] ---**
Would you like something to eat?
**[06:02] ---**
What about you?
**[06:03] ---**
I'm all right, not too hungry.
**[06:05] ---**
I'm all right, too.
**[06:11] ---**
How about we split it?
**[06:21] ---**
What about you? What do you do?
**[06:22] ---**
I've built a temple called
Chestnut Temple, and it's just opened.
**[06:24] ---**
Chestnut Temple?
**[06:25] ---**
I like that.
There must be so many chestnuts.
**[06:29] ---**
You should come pray there,
and I'll treat you to some chestnuts.
**[06:30] ---**
Oh, wonderful!
**[06:32] ---**
--And who is the temple dedicated to?
--Um, the Crown Prince of Xian Le.
**[06:35] ---**
But you've probably never heard of him.
**[06:36] ---**
I've...
**[06:52] ---**
What's going on?
**[06:52] ---**
No idea!
**[06:55] ---**
Come on, go, go!
**[06:57] ---**
Get a move on!
**[07:21] ---**
There... Th-Th-Th-There are ghosts!
**[07:23] ---**
Protection!
**[07:29] ---**
What day is it today?
**[07:31] ---**
It's the Ghost Festival...
**[07:34] ---**
In a moment, when they come close,
stay quiet as a mouse.
**[07:36] ---**
I can't, I won't be able to hold it,
what are we going to do, O Daoist master?
**[07:40] ---**
I think there's a way.
**[07:41] ---**
Sorry.
**[07:51] ---**
Huh? What's going on?
**[07:52] ---**
Strange, I can't get through!
**[07:58] ---**
I can't either!
This is almost... paranormal!
**[08:01] ---**
Well, we are paranormal!
**[08:04] ---**
Huh?!
**[08:06] ---**
Over here!
**[08:29] ---**
Wow, you are truly a man of many talents!
**[08:32] ---**
I wouldn't go that far.
I just know a few things.
**[08:34] ---**
Are you all right?
**[08:35] ---**
No, I'm spooked!
**[08:37] ---**
Hm!
**[08:38] ---**
Fear not, if you walk behind me,
nothing can hurt you.
**[09:02] ---**
And this is...
**[09:04] ---**
There's a ghost down!
Ghost down!
**[09:06] ---**
Many of the will-o'-the-wisps
have been extinguished!
**[09:07] ---**
--Their bodies chopped
into ten thousand pieces!
--Could this be the doing
of a monk or a Daoist?
**[09:11] ---**
Just now, something was
blocking our path... Could it be...
**[09:13] ---**
Over there!
**[09:14] ---**
Hold on tight!
**[09:16] ---**
Don't run!
**[09:21] ---**
It's a person!
**[09:22] ---**
It's a Daoist!
**[09:23] ---**
Get them!
**[09:30] ---**
Daoist master, what is this for?
**[09:32] ---**
During the Ghost Festival,
the paths of ghosts and humans converge.
**[09:36] ---**
After you cross into the ghost realm,
it is very difficult to leave.
**[09:40] ---**
With the heaven official's blessing,
we fear nothing.
**[09:42] ---**
May we set out on the path to heaven!
**[09:44] ---**
The first stick stands for going left,
the second one--for going right,
**[09:46] ---**
they will help us pick the best path!
**[09:48] ---**
"good fortune"
**[09:49] ---**
"good fortune"
**[09:52] ---**
"good fortune"
"good fortune"
**[09:54] ---**
"good fortune"
"good fortune"
**[09:56] ---**
Over there!
**[09:57] ---**
Wait!
**[09:59] ---**
--Can I try?
--Don't overdo it.
**[10:05] ---**
"very auspicious"
Wow, you sure are lucky!
**[10:07] ---**
"very auspicious"
I always am.
**[10:09] ---**
"very auspicious"
Which way shall we go?
**[10:10] ---**
There's no time.
**[10:11] ---**
Since both sticks landed right
side up, let's just pick a direction.
**[10:19] ---**
Found them!
**[10:24] ---**
Wrong way... again!
**[10:31] ---**
Gentlemen, we certainly meant no harm,
and we would be infinitely grateful
**[10:34] ---**
if you would kindly release us.
**[10:36] ---**
Release you?
**[10:37] ---**
Didn't you just destroy
the will-o'-the-wisps?
**[10:40] ---**
No, no, most certainly not.
I am but a lowly scrap collector.
**[10:46] ---**
You are clearly a Daoist master!
**[10:47] ---**
Who else would kill a ghost?
**[10:50] ---**
Not all ghosts are killed
by Daoist masters.
**[10:53] ---**
Then who else would kill them?
**[10:54] ---**
Other ghosts?
**[10:55] ---**
Could be.
**[11:00] ---**
Liar, liar, pants on fire!
**[11:03] ---**
We're going to make you--
**[11:09] ---**
You, you, you...!
**[11:13] ---**
Yes?
**[11:16] ---**
Anybody there?
**[11:18] ---**
What happened?
**[11:20] ---**
You're so powerful that
you scared the ghosts off.
**[11:25] ---**
I had no idea I was this powerful.
**[11:45] ---**
All is well, maybe this was
the right path after all!
**[11:56] ---**
San Lang?
**[11:57] ---**
Hm?
**[11:58] ---**
Have you ever had your fortune told?
**[12:00] ---**
Nope.
**[12:01] ---**
Would you like me to tell your fortune?
**[12:04] ---**
Sure.
**[12:05] ---**
How?
**[12:06] ---**
How about a palm reading?
**[12:15] ---**
Regular ghosts can take on
a human appearance,
**[12:17] ---**
but their palm lines
always give them away.
**[12:22] ---**
Well?
**[12:25] ---**
I see smooth sailing ahead for you.
**[12:27] ---**
How so?
**[12:28] ---**
You are hard-working and persistent.
Even when you encounter difficulties,
**[12:32] ---**
you remain true to yourself.
**[12:35] ---**
This young man shows no signs of magic,
and his palm lines are strong and clear...
**[12:40] ---**
You turn bad luck into a blessing
and make the best of your misfortunes.
**[12:43] ---**
Good fortune will smile upon you,
and your future is bright.
**[12:51] ---**
If he really is a demon,
**[12:53] ---**
then his disguise is so perfect
that he must be a Wrath.
**[12:56] ---**
But why else would the Demon
King come to such a place?
**[12:59] ---**
So... is that it?
**[13:00] ---**
What else would you like to know?
**[13:02] ---**
What about love?
**[13:04] ---**
You shouldn't worry about it.
I'm sure you are popular with the ladies.
**[13:09] ---**
Why do you say that?
**[13:10] ---**
Because you are handsome,
you come from a nice family,
**[13:12] ---**
you are generous, knowledgeable, wise.
**[13:15] ---**
San Lang, were you just trying
to get me to compliment you?
**[13:30] ---**
Daoist master, thank you for the fortune.
And the kind words. See you around!
**[13:38] ---**
San Lang, where are you
planning on staying the night?
**[13:42] ---**
I don't know, out in the street.
**[13:46] ---**
If you like, you are welcome
to come to my temple!
**[13:49] ---**
--Really?
--Of course!
**[13:51] ---**
It's just very bare-bones,
I hope you won't mind.
**[14:07] ---**
Huh?
**[14:08] ---**
San Lang?
**[14:12] ---**
Well, let's go!
**[14:15] ---**
Wait...
**[14:21] ---**
A ghost?!
**[14:25] ---**
Oh, Daoist master, you saved my life!
**[14:28] ---**
Please don't tell anyone
about what happened last night.
**[14:40] ---**
The temple is on the verge of collapse!
Kindly benefactors,
**[14:44] ---**
Make a donation,
repair the temple, do a good deed!
**[14:47] ---**
See, this is why I thought
you might not like it here.
**[14:52] ---**
It's not bad.
**[14:53] ---**
Right, do you have a bed?
**[14:55] ---**
If you don't mind, perhaps
we could share a bed tonight.
**[14:59] ---**
Sure!
**[15:09] ---**
--Lian?
--Yes?
**[15:11] ---**
I feel like there's something
missing from your temple.
**[15:13] ---**
I can't see what's missing,
aside from followers.
**[15:16] ---**
What about paintings of gods?
**[15:18] ---**
I'll paint one tomorrow
that we can hang up.
**[15:20] ---**
I can paint, too! I'll help you.
**[15:22] ---**
Well, I really appreciate your offer.
**[15:24] ---**
But I don't think you know
what the Crown Prince looks like.
**[15:28] ---**
Of course I do, we were just talking
about him on the cart, weren't we?
**[15:34] ---**
But do you really know him?
**[15:47] ---**
Yes.
**[15:49] ---**
So, what do you think of
the Crown Prince of Xian Le?
**[15:57] ---**
I think...
**[15:59] ---**
Junwu must hate him.
**[16:03] ---**
And why do you say that?
**[16:04] ---**
Otherwise, why would
Junwu banish him twice?
**[16:07] ---**
What a childish way of thinking.
**[16:10] ---**
The world is full of matters
that are not black and white
**[16:12] ---**
and can't be explained
in terms of likes or dislikes.
**[16:16] ---**
Besides, those who make
mistakes deserve punishment,
**[16:21] ---**
and Emperor Junwu was
simply performing his duty...
**[16:29] ---**
Uh...
**[16:32] ---**
This is...
**[16:40] ---**
Let's go to sleep.
**[17:17] ---**
San Lang?
**[17:46] ---**
San Lang, how did you sleep?
**[17:49] ---**
Pretty well!
**[17:50] ---**
Did you paint the picture in the temple?
**[17:52] ---**
Yep.
**[17:53] ---**
It's beautiful.
**[17:56] ---**
I'm glad I could be of help.
**[18:03] ---**
Your hair is askew,
let me help you brush it out.
**[18:16] ---**
However lifelike a ghost's disguise
may be, its hair will give it away...
**[18:22] ---**
How strange,
nothing out of the ordinary...
**[18:29] ---**
Oh, Lian.
**[18:31] ---**
Are you fixing my hair,
or do you have something else in mind?
**[18:34] ---**
All right, I'm all done!
**[18:36] ---**
There was something
else I just remembered...
**[18:40] ---**
Somehow my hair feels
even more off-center...
**[18:49] ---**
--Phew!
--Lian?
**[18:51] ---**
--Uh?
--What are you doing?
**[18:56] ---**
I've just changed the door curtain,
and I'm planning on hanging something.
**[19:02] ---**
What's that?
**[19:03] ---**
It's a good luck charm
for warding off evil spirits or ghosts.
**[19:08] ---**
But...
**[19:10] ---**
Since there is no door, we can
at least use this to keep them out.
**[19:12] ---**
I'll be right back.
**[19:19] ---**
Could he have been pushed out
by the good luck charm?
**[19:54] ---**
San Lang?
**[20:04] ---**
I'm making something.
**[20:17] ---**
Since you'd like a good luck charm,
**[20:18] ---**
wouldn't it be better if
we painted in on a door?
**[20:21] ---**
Lian, aren't you going to
redo the entire place?
**[20:24] ---**
I'll help you.
**[20:25] ---**
Are you sure you wouldn't mind?
**[20:27] ---**
You took me in; I want to repay
you for the food and the hospitality!
**[20:52] ---**
I didn't know that you
were a jack of all trades.
**[20:55] ---**
I learned this when I was small.
**[20:57] ---**
Your parents must have been very strict.
**[21:00] ---**
And this is...?
**[21:01] ---**
That's when I got my tattoos, too.
**[21:03] ---**
San Lang, you are quite the artist.
Your family taught you how to paint, too?
**[21:07] ---**
Nope. I just did it for fun.
**[21:10] ---**
You even know how to paint the
Crown Prince worshipping the gods?
**[21:14] ---**
Didn't you just call me
a jack of all trades?
**[21:16] ---**
Of course I do!
**[21:19] ---**
--We're here! The god is here!
- This is the place!
**[21:21] ---**
--Good point.
--We're here! The god is here!
This is the place!
**[21:22] ---**
--Makes sense!
--We're here! The god is here!
This is the place!
**[21:23] ---**
This is a powerful god! Where is he?
Have we been lied to?
**[21:26] ---**
--Powerful god!
--Yes, I saw it myself!
**[21:27] ---**
Just here, yesterday,
the god turned evil into good,
**[21:30] ---**
and used his great power
to drive away the evil ghosts...
**[21:33] ---**
What a great and powerful god!
**[21:35] ---**
The god is coming!
**[21:36] ---**
God of wealth!
**[21:38] ---**
Bless me with unfailing luck
in my gambling!
**[21:40] ---**
God of love!
**[21:41] ---**
Bless me with a wife!
**[21:44] ---**
God of fertility!
**[21:45] ---**
Bless me with a child!
**[21:47] ---**
--Yes, yes!
--God...
--God...
**[21:48] ---**
Dear villagers, I ask that you not
use this time to pray for wealth.
**[21:51] ---**
The consequences of such
a request may be unpredictable.
**[21:53] ---**
The temple has no say in affairs
of the heart, not to mention fertility...
**[22:00] ---**
What a handsome god.
He must surely be all-powerful!
**[22:04] ---**
I had asked him not to say a word...
**[22:13] ---**
The temple is doing pretty well
in the incense department.
**[22:15] ---**
Lian, look at all how many
followers you have now.
**[22:17] ---**
Normally, there's not a soul
in here for months on end.
**[22:20] ---**
But isn't it wonderful
to have so many followers?
**[22:22] ---**
It is, but...
**[22:24] ---**
It used to be so quiet. Now with the
crowds rushing in, I feel overwhelmed.
**[22:28] ---**
Perhaps some of your good luck
has rubbed off on me.
**[22:31] ---**
San Lang, thank you for this good luck.
**[22:35] ---**
If my luck is helpful to you,
then take all of it.
**[22:40] ---**
Hm? What do you mean?
**[22:42] ---**
Never mind.
**[22:43] ---**
Oh, powerful god!
**[22:47] ---**
This man appeared out of nowhere,
he seems to be dying!
**[22:51] ---**
Please help him, god!
**[22:53] ---**
Daoist Master, help us!
# E6 - Lost Crescentian
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**[02:37] ---**
Are you awake?
**[02:44] ---**
I... I just got out of there...
**[02:45] ---**
I'm not going back! Master, help me!
**[03:01] ---**
It's all right, you're safe.
I'm the master of this temple.
**[03:03] ---**
If you need something,
I'll do what I can to help.
**[03:06] ---**
You were saying you didn't want
to go back? Back to where?
**[03:10] ---**
H-Half-Moon Pass. I only just escaped.
**[03:13] ---**
What happened there?
**[03:19] ---**
You don't know?
**[03:21] ---**
All I know is that it's an oasis.
It owes its name
**[03:23] ---**
to the beauty of the nocturnal
landscape lit by the crescent moon.
**[03:27] ---**
Oasis? Beautiful landscape??
**[03:30] ---**
Two hundred years ago, maybe.
Now they should call it "Half-Dead Pass."
**[03:35] ---**
At least half of the people
who go there disappear!
**[03:40] ---**
Who told you that?
**[03:42] ---**
I saw it with my own eyes!
**[03:44] ---**
A caravan wanted to take the pass.
**[03:48] ---**
Knowing it was haunted, they hired all
the disciples at my temple to escort them.
**[03:59] ---**
Then something terrible happened.
More than 60 people entered the pass...
**[04:06] ---**
And I'm the only one remaining!
**[04:12] ---**
Sixty people?
**[04:13] ---**
Even Xuan Ji only killed 200 or so over
the hundred years that she was active.
**[04:18] ---**
When did Half-Moon Pass
become the Half-Dead Pass?
**[04:21] ---**
I'm not sure.
**[04:23] ---**
But people say it started 150 years ago,
**[04:26] ---**
--when the pass was occupied
by a demon Daoist.
--Hold on.
**[04:29] ---**
You say you ran all the way
here from Half-Moon Pass?
**[04:32] ---**
Yes, I escaped by the skin of my teeth.
**[04:35] ---**
Ah.
**[04:41] ---**
You must be thirsty
after all that running.
**[04:43] ---**
Here, have some water.
**[04:45] ---**
Ah...
**[04:49] ---**
Don't be shy, have a drink!
**[05:12] ---**
Enough.
**[05:15] ---**
You can't really drink, can you?
**[05:55] ---**
It's soiled. I'll get you a new one later.
**[06:05] ---**
He's just a puppet.
No wonder he had no internal organs.
**[06:07] ---**
Interesting fellow.
**[06:09] ---**
It's hard enough to make an empty shell
like this look so convincingly human.
**[06:13] ---**
But this "Daoist"
also gave off no ghost-aura,
**[06:15] ---**
and was unaffected by the good luck charm.
His creator must be powerful indeed.
**[06:19] ---**
I didn't know you dabbled in these arts.
**[06:22] ---**
Just a little.
**[06:24] ---**
It's an odd affair, isn't it?
**[06:29] ---**
Indeed...
**[06:51] ---**
Your Highness has returned.
**[06:55] ---**
How was your time in the Mortal Realm?
**[06:59] ---**
Not too bad.
**[07:00] ---**
What's going on here?
**[07:03] ---**
The Wind Master is back.
He's giving out merit points.
**[07:06] ---**
--Those are my points! Give them back!
--Too slow!
**[07:07] ---**
That's right!
**[07:09] ---**
One hundred merits! One hundred!
**[07:11] ---**
How come I only got one?
**[07:13] ---**
The Wind Master truly is generous.
**[07:16] ---**
You're not going to join them?
**[07:19] ---**
I'll leave them to it.
**[07:21] ---**
Has anyone here heard of Half-Moon Pass?
**[07:30] ---**
Is anyone familiar with Half-Moon--
**[07:32] ---**
There's more, there's more!
**[07:33] ---**
The Wind Master is giving
out another 100,000 merits!
**[07:35] ---**
...Pass?
**[07:38] ---**
Wait a moment, Your Highness.
Why are you asking about Half-Moon Pass?
**[07:42] ---**
A puppet came to my door,
claiming he'd escaped from the pass.
**[07:46] ---**
He said that over the past 150 years,
**[07:47] ---**
half of those who ventured
there went missing.
**[07:50] ---**
I found his story suspicious,
**[07:52] ---**
so I came up here to
find out what really happened.
**[07:55] ---**
I advise Your Highness
not to get involved.
**[07:59] ---**
Then was the puppet telling the truth?
**[08:04] ---**
We're really not at liberty to discuss it.
**[08:08] ---**
Some heavenly affairs
are better left untouched.
**[08:17] ---**
San Lang, I'm going away for a while.
**[08:20] ---**
To Half-Moon Pass?
**[08:22] ---**
All right. Mind if I come along?
**[08:25] ---**
The road is long.
There'll be wind and sandstorms.
**[08:27] ---**
Why do you want to come?
**[08:29] ---**
Why do you want to meddle
in the Half-Moon Pass affair?
**[08:33] ---**
I... I used to collect rubbish
in Half-Moon Kingdom.
**[08:36] ---**
Hearing the name now reminds me
that I wouldn't mind seeing it again.
**[08:38] ---**
I see.
**[08:40] ---**
Do you want to hear the story
of the evil Half-Moon Daoist?
**[08:43] ---**
Oh? You know the story?
**[08:46] ---**
Two hundred years ago, Half-Moon Pass
was still Half-Moon Kingdom.
**[08:53] ---**
The Half-Moon people
were strong and warlike.
**[08:56] ---**
They often raided the
people of the Central Plains.
**[09:00] ---**
And that demon Daoist
was their Grand Preceptor.
**[09:19] ---**
You're going to Half-Moon Pass?
**[09:20] ---**
How did you know?
**[09:21] ---**
We heard you were asking
about it in the Telepathic Matrix.
**[09:24] ---**
What are you going there for?
**[09:26] ---**
I have some business to take care of...
**[09:28] ---**
Anyway, what are you two doing here?
**[09:36] ---**
Let me guess, you "volunteered"?
**[09:40] ---**
That's right.
**[09:41] ---**
When do we set out?
**[09:43] ---**
Right now.
**[09:45] ---**
What's the rush?
**[09:46] ---**
Then I'll draw a teleportation formation.
**[09:47] ---**
Let's be clear on one thing first.
**[09:48] ---**
If we come across something we can't
handle, there's no shame in fleeing.
**[09:52] ---**
Who are these people?
**[09:56] ---**
Who are you?
**[10:00] ---**
Don't worry, San Lang. They're my friends.
**[10:02] ---**
Don't talk to him!
**[10:03] ---**
Why? Do you all know each other?
**[10:05] ---**
No.
**[10:06] ---**
Then why are you so tense?
**[10:08] ---**
Are these your servants?
**[10:11] ---**
Not servants.
They're more like my assistants.
**[10:15] ---**
Really?
**[10:17] ---**
Can you do me a favor, then?
**[10:22] ---**
Wait, that's the only broom I have.
**[10:29] ---**
Stop! Calm down!
**[10:31] ---**
Heh... Very impressive!
**[10:34] ---**
Who is this person, really?
**[10:35] ---**
What's his name? Why is he here with you?
**[10:38] ---**
I met him along the road.
His name is San Lang.
**[10:40] ---**
He had nowhere to go, so he came with me.
**[10:42] ---**
And you let him in, just like that?
**[10:44] ---**
What if he's plotting something?
**[10:46] ---**
Let's all calm down.
**[10:48] ---**
How are we supposed to calm down?!
**[10:50] ---**
I have nothing worth plotting for.
**[10:52] ---**
I'm still waiting for donations just
to repair this shabby old temple.
**[10:57] ---**
Enough. Let's go to Half-Moon Pass.
**[11:01] ---**
If you fight here,
I'll have to rebuild the whole temple.
**[11:04] ---**
Move over. I need space
to draw the formation.
**[11:06] ---**
Hm!
**[11:07] ---**
Why don't you draw it on the door?
**[11:10] ---**
That was just a misunderstanding.
Don't take it to heart.
**[11:12] ---**
If you say so, then I'm already over it.
**[11:15] ---**
Maybe I look familiar to them.
**[11:18] ---**
That's right.
We mistook you for someone else.
**[11:22] ---**
What a coincidence.
You two look rather familiar, too.
**[11:29] ---**
So you live in this dump?
**[11:31] ---**
I've always lived in places like this.
**[11:34] ---**
Where's the bed?
**[11:36] ---**
Over there.
**[11:40] ---**
So... you two slept in the same bed?
**[11:42] ---**
What's wrong with that?
**[11:46] ---**
It's ready.
**[11:52] ---**
You're terrible at drawing.
**[11:54] ---**
If I drew as well as the Earth Master,
then he'd be out of a job!
**[11:58] ---**
All right, all right.
**[12:01] ---**
Let's go.
**[12:06] ---**
With the heaven official's
blessing, we fear nothing.
**[12:20] ---**
It's written in an ancient book
that when the moon begins to set,
**[12:23] ---**
the North Star will lead you
to Half-Moon Kingdom.
**[12:27] ---**
Look. The North Star.
**[12:29] ---**
It's so bright.
**[12:29] ---**
Yes.
**[12:31] ---**
The night sky in the Northwest
is vaster than the Central Plains.
**[12:36] ---**
He's still with us?
**[12:37] ---**
Daoist divination is truly marvelous.
I wanted to see it for myself.
**[12:41] ---**
See it for yourself...?
Did you think we came to sightsee?
**[12:44] ---**
Forget it. We can't do much about him now.
**[12:45] ---**
Besides, there's enough
food for all of us.
**[12:47] ---**
San Lang, stay close to us.
Don't wander off.
**[12:50] ---**
Got it.
**[12:50] ---**
Do you really think
food is the issue here?
**[12:52] ---**
Come on, Nan Feng.
You worry too much. Let's go.
**[13:24] ---**
You know, we've been walking all night.
**[13:27] ---**
Can't we draw another
teleportation formation?
**[13:30] ---**
Teleportation allows us to travel
quickly, but the longer the distance,
**[13:33] ---**
the more magic it requires, and
the longer we must wait to use it again.
**[13:38] ---**
Then why can't he draw one?
**[13:41] ---**
Fu Yao has to save his magic,
in case we need it later.
**[13:51] ---**
Here, put this on.
**[14:06] ---**
I don't need it.
**[14:10] ---**
All right, let me know if you do.
**[14:13] ---**
By the way, San Lang, what's the
story behind this demon Daoist?
**[14:16] ---**
You never finished telling me.
**[14:18] ---**
If you're interested,
I'll continue the tale.
**[14:20] ---**
The Half-Moon Daoist
is one of two demon Daoists.
**[14:24] ---**
Two? Who's the other?
**[14:27] ---**
Fang Xin, the Grand Preceptor
of the Central Plains.
**[14:30] ---**
Half-Moon Kingdom
was strategically placed.
**[14:32] ---**
It straddled the road from
the Central Plains to the West.
**[14:33] ---**
There were constant border skirmishes.
**[14:35] ---**
Two hundred years ago, the Central Plains
finally attacked Half-Moon Kingdom.
**[14:41] ---**
The Half-Moon Daoist
was from that Kingdom.
**[14:44] ---**
An orphan, abandoned as a child
and left to roam the streets.
**[14:47] ---**
Later, the Daoist managed to learn
black sorcery, goodness knows where.
**[14:52] ---**
Fearful of that dark power,
**[14:53] ---**
the people of Half-Moon made
the Daoist their Grand Preceptor.
**[14:56] ---**
At that point, the two states
were at a stalemate.
**[14:58] ---**
The Grand Preceptor set up an altar,
supposedly to protect the soldiers.
**[15:03] ---**
This greatly lifted the soldiers' spirits.
**[15:04] ---**
They staunchly defended the city gates.
**[15:06] ---**
It was chaos. Arrows, catapults, flaming
oil, soldiers fighting hand-to-hand.
**[15:12] ---**
But then...
**[15:13] ---**
At the very height of the battle,
**[15:16] ---**
the Grand Preceptor suddenly
threw open the city gates.
**[15:18] ---**
Tens of thousands of enemy
soldiers flooded into the city.
**[15:21] ---**
The massacre turned
the city into a blood altar.
**[15:23] ---**
With this heinous blood offering,
the Grand Preceptor was at last able
**[15:28] ---**
to gain greater powers
and transform into a Wrath.
**[15:33] ---**
As for Half-Moon Kingdom, nothing
is left of it now but Half-Moon Pass.
**[15:36] ---**
Where are the kingdom's ruins?
**[15:38] ---**
After its destruction,
the city was eroded by evil spirits,
**[15:42] ---**
and the oasis and dwellings
gradually sank into the desert.
**[15:45] ---**
And the rumor that half of those
who attempt the pass disappear,
**[15:48] ---**
where did that come from?
**[15:51] ---**
Well, I've heard that the demon Daoist
would feed the souls of passersby to
**[15:54] ---**
the ghosts of Half-Moon's soldiers,
**[15:56] ---**
so that they don't consume
themselves out of hunger.
**[16:00] ---**
Hm. You sure know a lot.
**[16:04] ---**
Not at all, it's just that
you all know so little.
**[16:07] ---**
What did you say?
**[16:11] ---**
Who are you, really? Reveal yourself!
**[16:16] ---**
It's just a story from some ancient book.
What are you so angry about?
**[16:20] ---**
You--
**[16:21] ---**
Your story may be just a legend,
but Half-Moon Kingdom did exist.
**[16:25] ---**
Look! Over there!
**[16:31] ---**
It's already noon, and it'll only
get hotter. Let's rest for a bit.
**[16:35] ---**
I'll go on ahead and scout the way!
**[16:39] ---**
Your Highness, don't you
think that fellow's a bit odd?
**[16:43] ---**
Certainly.
**[16:45] ---**
Then why do you keep him around?
What if he's dangerous?
**[16:48] ---**
Nan Feng, you shouldn't say that.
**[16:51] ---**
He may be strange, but that
doesn't mean he's dangerous.
**[16:53] ---**
Others may think I'm strange.
Would you two say I'm dangerous?
**[16:57] ---**
Besides, I've tested him.
**[17:01] ---**
And?
**[17:03] ---**
There's nothing suspicious about him.
**[17:05] ---**
If he's not human,
then there's only one other possibility.
**[17:10] ---**
He's a Devastation-level demon king?
**[17:11] ---**
Do you really think a
Devastation-level demon king would
**[17:13] ---**
have nothing better to do than to
collect junk with me in some village?
**[17:16] ---**
San Lang and I get along well,
and he has nothing to gain from me.
**[17:19] ---**
So there's no need to worry.
**[17:21] ---**
That's not enough.
We need to test him some more.
**[17:24] ---**
All right then. But remember,
the two of you are heavenly officials.
**[17:27] ---**
He's probably just a young man
who's run away from home.
**[17:30] ---**
So be nice. Don't bully him.
**[17:31] ---**
--But--
--Hm.
**[17:32] ---**
Lian! Hey, Lian! Come quick!
**[17:35] ---**
It's nice and cool here.
**[17:59] ---**
Any water left?
**[18:03] ---**
Wait! I have some water here.
**[18:06] ---**
Is this... Truth Water?
**[18:09] ---**
Go ahead, help yourself.
**[18:10] ---**
It's all right,
I can drink from Lian's flask.
**[18:12] ---**
He's almost out of water.
**[18:14] ---**
Oh really? Then you two drink first.
**[18:18] ---**
You're our guest. You drink first.
**[18:20] ---**
You're a servant;
you've been working hard. I insist.
**[18:23] ---**
No, you go ahead.
**[18:24] ---**
No, no, you two drink first.
**[18:26] ---**
Why won't you drink this water?
Are you hiding something?
**[18:30] ---**
Why are you two so hostile?
Are *you* hiding something?
**[18:35] ---**
Perhaps... there's poison in the water?
**[18:38] ---**
Ask him if there is.
**[18:41] ---**
Brother, is the water poisoned?
**[18:43] ---**
No. But...
**[18:45] ---**
All right then.
**[18:51] ---**
Tastes awful.
**[18:55] ---**
It's just plain water. It's all the same.
**[18:57] ---**
No, this one tastes much better.
**[19:00] ---**
Young friend,
this journey will be dangerous.
**[19:04] ---**
Here's a sword you can
use to protect yourself.
**[19:06] ---**
Red Mirror, the demon-revealing sword?
**[19:08] ---**
I thought it had been pawned off long ago.
**[19:11] ---**
Where did you get this?
**[19:13] ---**
It belongs to General Nan Yang.
**[19:15] ---**
He went back down to earth after his
ascension and brought the sword back.
**[19:18] ---**
I borrowed it from him.
**[19:21] ---**
Oh? Let's have a look!
**[19:41] ---**
Lian, are they joking with me?
**[19:43] ---**
Who's joking?
**[19:46] ---**
This sword is broken.
How could it protect me?
**[19:56] ---**
You...!
**[19:58] ---**
Then again, you wouldn't have
given me a broken sword on purpose.
**[20:01] ---**
Maybe it broke along the way.
**[20:03] ---**
It's all right.
I can make do without a sword.
**[20:09] ---**
Look at that sky.
There's a sandstorm coming.
**[20:12] ---**
If we don't leave now,
we might not find shelter on the road.
**[20:25] ---**
Your Highness, aren't you
going to resolve this matter?
**[20:28] ---**
Yes, but...
I think there's someone out there.
**[20:41] ---**
Who's that?
**[20:42] ---**
I don't know.
But it's definitely not a caravan.
**[20:45] ---**
Ordinary people wouldn't be here,
especially at this hour.
**[20:50] ---**
San Lang, is that Demon Half-moon
Daoist of yours a man or a woman?
**[20:54] ---**
They say it's a woman.
**[21:08] ---**
Could that woman...
be the Half-Moon Daoist?
**[21:11] ---**
Let's follow her.
**[21:25] ---**
Ah, looks like we've lost her.
**[21:28] ---**
The wind is rising. Strange!
**[21:31] ---**
Fu Yao! Let's see
if we can shelter somewhere.
**[21:36] ---**
Fu Yao? Nan Feng?
**[21:50] ---**
San Lang?
**[21:51] ---**
San Lang!
**[22:03] ---**
Careful.
**[22:37] ---**
Thanks.
**[22:42] ---**
Everyone, be careful!
**[22:43] ---**
Something isn't right about this storm.
It could be sorcery.
**[22:46] ---**
It's just sand being blown about.
What else could it be?
**[22:49] ---**
It's not the sand I'm worried about.
There's something hiding behind it.
**[22:53] ---**
Maybe it's the doing of those two we saw?
**[22:57] ---**
In any case,
we have to find shelter first.
**[23:00] ---**
If there was a demon in that sandstorm,
**[23:02] ---**
it was probably trying prevent us
from continuing onward.
**[23:04] ---**
In which case, we should keep going.
**[23:07] ---**
What's so funny?
**[23:09] ---**
Does it make you feel special
to always be so contrarian?
**[23:13] ---**
What did you say?
**[23:15] ---**
You two can hash this out later.
**[23:17] ---**
We won't want to be out here
when the wind really rises.
**[23:20] ---**
It's not like it could blow us away.
**[23:25] ---**
--Your Highness!
--Your Highness!
**[23:37] ---**
Entangle! Catch on something sturdy!
**[23:53] ---**
I didn't mean San Lang!
**[23:59] ---**
No!
# E7 - Scorpion-Tailed Snake Shadow
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GVWU09Q5Z/scorpion-tailed-snake-shadow)
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**[00:29] ---**
Entangle!
**[00:30] ---**
Catch on something sturdy!
**[00:37] ---**
I didn't mean San Lang!
**[00:41] ---**
No!
**[00:47] ---**
Lian, take this.
Just don't fly away again.
**[00:50] ---**
Thank you, San Lang.
That is kind of you. Retract!
**[00:52] ---**
Wow, you know magic
on this level, amazing!
**[00:54] ---**
Um... San Lang! Don't panic!
**[01:03] ---**
Sorry, it's safer this way.
Just hang in there.
**[01:09] ---**
One more time!
Don't catch on people!
**[01:14] ---**
Ugh, get away from me!
**[01:16] ---**
Get off!
**[01:17] ---**
What are you doing here?
**[01:19] ---**
You should ask your stupid silk sash!
**[01:22] ---**
I told you not to catch on people!
Heavenly officials are people, too!
**[01:34] ---**
You two hang in there, too!
**[01:35] ---**
Entangle! Don't make the same mistake.
**[01:38] ---**
Go!
**[01:40] ---**
This doesn't look like a good idea.
Let's think of something else!
**[01:49] ---**
I've caught something!
Let's give it another chance!
**[01:52] ---**
Just take it easy on me!
**[01:53] ---**
It feels taut! Must have caught
on something heavy! Retract!
**[02:26] ---**
This is all thanks to the
heaven officials' blessing.
**[02:28] ---**
Hurry! Hide in there!
**[04:39] ---**
Those wretches. If I got
my hands on them, I would...
**[04:43] ---**
You'd what?
**[04:44] ---**
Swallow a few more pounds of sand?
**[04:47] ---**
Shut it!
**[04:56] ---**
Lian, what's on your mind?
**[04:59] ---**
Those two women had a strange gait.
**[05:01] ---**
They're no ordinary people.
**[05:03] ---**
The one in white must be
the Half-Moon Grand Preceptor.
**[05:06] ---**
Then who is the woman in black?
**[05:08] ---**
Could she be the other
evil Daoist Fang Xin?
**[05:13] ---**
That's not possible.
**[05:14] ---**
Fang Xin is the Grand Preceptor
of Yong An Kingdom.
**[05:17] ---**
The two of them were born
almost 100 years apart.
**[05:20] ---**
How do you know so much
about Yong An Kingdom?
**[05:22] ---**
Huh?
**[05:24] ---**
To be honest, I used
to collect rubbish there.
**[05:28] ---**
Anyway, if the Half-Moon Daoist's
goal was to get us stuck here,
**[05:33] ---**
she's accomplished her mission.
**[05:34] ---**
Are we going to wait here
until the end of the sandstorm?
**[05:37] ---**
That's our only option.
**[05:54] ---**
By the way, Nan Feng, why didn't you
summon the Thousand-Pound-Drop
**[05:57] ---**
in the sandstorm just now?
**[05:59] ---**
I did! It didn't work!
**[06:01] ---**
This vast expanse of land
is in the far Northwest.
**[06:02] ---**
There's no way we'll find
any Xuan Zhen temples.
**[06:07] ---**
My General controls the Southeast.
His is in the Southwest.
**[06:10] ---**
Once we leave their jurisdiction,
our magic is less effective.
**[06:15] ---**
That's odd. This rock is solid--
how could someone dig a cave here?
**[06:23] ---**
Like master, like servant.
Always making something out of nothing.
**[06:33] ---**
The Half-Moon people are herders,
and at night, to escape the sandstorms,
**[06:37] ---**
they dig caves in the rock, sometimes
blowing them open with dynamite.
**[06:48] ---**
What's wrong? Who's there?
**[06:56] ---**
Who are you?
**[07:01] ---**
I... We're just ordinary
merchants passing through,
**[07:03] ---**
taking shelter from
the sandstorm raging outside.
**[07:08] ---**
If you're just ordinary merchants,
why are you slinking around like phantoms?
**[07:12] ---**
We were sitting here just fine
until all of you stormed in.
**[07:15] ---**
You lit a flame in your bare palms--
are you humans or ghosts?
**[07:18] ---**
We were too scared to make a sound!
**[07:22] ---**
You little rascal!
**[07:24] ---**
Tian Sheng, don't talk nonsense.
**[07:26] ---**
Uncle Zheng, I'm not!
They're the ones who look suspicious!
**[07:36] ---**
I think there's been a misunderstanding.
**[07:37] ---**
I am the head priest of
a Daoist temple, and these...
**[07:39] ---**
These are my men from the temple.
**[07:41] ---**
What they used was Daoist magic.
**[07:45] ---**
Wow, that's amazing! It's so bright!
**[07:47] ---**
So, you are but ordinary merchants.
We are just ordinary people, too,
**[07:51] ---**
and we have come to the same
shelter to weather a sandstorm.
**[07:55] ---**
I see... Since we're
all just regular people...
**[07:58] ---**
"Half of those who ventured
there went missing"...
**[08:00] ---**
And yet you still dare come here--
how could you be ordinary people?
**[08:05] ---**
That rumor is exaggerated.
**[08:07] ---**
As long as you find a reliable guide
and avoid entering Half Moon Kingdom,
**[08:10] ---**
you can come and go safely.
**[08:13] ---**
That's right!
**[08:14] ---**
A local guide took us.
He helped go around the quicksand.
**[08:17] ---**
As soon as the wind picked up,
he took us and told us to hide here.
**[08:21] ---**
Isn't that right, Zhao?
**[08:24] ---**
I was just doing my job.
**[08:26] ---**
I hope the camels and their cargo
will be fine until the storm passes.
**[08:29] ---**
I'm sure they will!
**[08:31] ---**
So, Daoist master, you see...
**[08:33] ---**
Now that we've cleared the air, I'd like
to apologize for all the fuss just now.
**[09:07] ---**
--Lian?
--Yes?
**[09:09] ---**
There seem to be some characters
carved in the rock you're sitting on.
**[09:12] ---**
Huh?
**[09:25] ---**
These are...
**[09:26] ---**
Is this Half-Moon script?
**[09:28] ---**
You can read Half-Moon script?
**[09:31] ---**
To be honest, I was collecting
rubbish in Half-Moon Kingdom
**[09:34] ---**
before the evil
Half-Moon Daoist was even born.
**[09:36] ---**
Is there anywhere you
haven't collected rubbish?
**[09:41] ---**
Ignore him.
**[09:42] ---**
What does the tablet say?
**[09:49] ---**
General.
**[09:51] ---**
What?
**[09:52] ---**
This stone tablet marks
the grave of a general.
**[09:55] ---**
San Lang, you... can also read
Half-Moon characters?
**[09:59] ---**
I learned a character
or two just out of curiosity.
**[10:01] ---**
Excellent.
**[10:01] ---**
Come over here, we can read it together.
**[10:16] ---**
General... This tells
the life story of the general.
**[10:20] ---**
A general from Half-Moon Kingdom?
**[10:25] ---**
He is from the Central Plains.
**[10:27] ---**
Half-Moon Kingdom was constantly
at war with the Central Plains,
**[10:29] ---**
so why would the Half-Moon
people honor an enemy general?
**[10:32] ---**
Because there's something
special about this general.
**[10:35] ---**
Although it says "general" on the tablet,
he was actually just a captain.
**[10:43] ---**
As the war between Half-Moon Kingdom
and the Central Plains raged on,
**[10:46] ---**
he led his troops to the front line.
**[10:48] ---**
Was he promoted to general
because he won the battle?
**[10:52] ---**
No.
**[10:53] ---**
At first, he commanded 100 soldiers.
**[10:56] ---**
Then 70. And then only 50.
**[11:01] ---**
He kept getting demoted.
**[11:03] ---**
How could a military officer's career
move backwards like that?
**[11:06] ---**
Normally, if you don't make mistakes,
you can at least maintain your rank!
**[11:08] ---**
How could he have
failed so miserably?
**[11:12] ---**
Young man, this world is full
of all kinds of extraordinary things.
**[11:16] ---**
Let's continue...
**[11:18] ---**
This captain was being demoted because
he kept intervening on the battlefield.
**[11:22] ---**
What do you mean?
**[11:23] ---**
He didn't allow Half-Moon soldiers
to slaughter enemy civilians,
**[11:26] ---**
and stopped the enemy from doing the same.
**[11:28] ---**
Each time he did this,
he would get demoted,
**[11:30] ---**
until he couldn't move
any lower in the ranks.
**[11:34] ---**
He was saving lives by preventing
soldiers from killing innocent people.
**[11:37] ---**
What's wrong with that?
**[11:38] ---**
That's true, he didn't hurt anyone.
**[11:40] ---**
I agree. What's wrong with that...
**[11:41] ---**
Hmph! Everything!
**[11:43] ---**
Every job comes with responsibilities.
Soldiers must perform their duties, too.
**[11:47] ---**
Of course there are casualties in a war.
If you try to do things for both sides,
**[11:51] ---**
your people will despise you,
and the enemy will laugh at you.
**[11:56] ---**
You would end up with nothing.
**[11:59] ---**
But he saved people's lives!
**[12:00] ---**
They even put up a monument to him!
**[12:02] ---**
What does the monument
tell us other than that he died?
**[12:06] ---**
And isn't Half-Moon Kingdom no more,
according to historical records?
**[12:09] ---**
What's the point of what he did?
**[12:12] ---**
But, but...
**[12:13] ---**
Boy, you are too naïve.
**[12:18] ---**
Daoist master, am I right?
**[12:21] ---**
But this captain was
saving people's lives...
**[12:24] ---**
You're right. He did die.
**[12:27] ---**
Killed by his own men, surely?
**[12:29] ---**
Not quite.
**[12:31] ---**
It says here that one time,
in the midst of a battle,
**[12:35] ---**
his shoelaces came loose,
and he tripped over them.
**[12:39] ---**
He was trampled to death and stabbed
by crazed soldiers from both sides.
**[12:56] ---**
What's so funny?
**[12:57] ---**
No, no, it's just... dying like that...
**[13:03] ---**
Though the captain's reputation
in the military had been tarnished,
**[13:06] ---**
some people felt grateful to him.
**[13:08] ---**
They addressed him as "General"
and erected this stone.
**[13:12] ---**
Later, it turned out
the tablet had magical powers.
**[13:16] ---**
If you kneel thrice before it,
you will gain the ability
**[13:18] ---**
to transform misfortunes into
good luck here in the Gobi.
**[13:20] ---**
Is that true?
**[13:22] ---**
It is.
**[13:35] ---**
Does it say so on the monument?
**[13:38] ---**
I just made it up.
**[13:39] ---**
They've had their fun--
now it's our turn!
**[13:42] ---**
--You're a jokester.
--What's this?!
**[13:45] ---**
There's a snake!
**[13:46] ---**
How?!
**[13:54] ---**
The desert is full of snakes,
what's so strange about it?
**[13:57] ---**
Its tail--watch out!
**[13:58] ---**
San Lang!
**[14:00] ---**
Its tail is fascinating!
**[14:03] ---**
Lian, check it out.
**[14:05] ---**
So, it's the scorpion-tailed snake.
**[14:08] ---**
Scorpion-tailed snake?
**[14:09] ---**
A creature from Half-Moon Kingdom,
with the body of a snake,
**[14:12] ---**
and the venomous tail of a scorpion.
**[14:15] ---**
One reason the evil Half-Moon
Daoist was made Grand Preceptor
**[14:18] ---**
was that she could control
these kinds of snakes.
**[14:22] ---**
Control them?
**[14:25] ---**
There's more--everyone, out!
**[14:31] ---**
Snakes!
**[14:32] ---**
So many snakes!
**[14:34] ---**
Here, too!
**[14:59] ---**
Get out!
**[15:00] ---**
Hurry, hurry! Quick!
**[15:18] ---**
We paid our respects to the tablet,
but it only brought us bad luck!
**[15:20] ---**
Yeah, the more we worshipped,
the worse our luck,
**[15:22] ---**
just like when we prayed
to that scrap-collector god!
**[15:25] ---**
What happened?
**[15:27] ---**
Uncle Zheng!
**[15:30] ---**
--Uncle Zheng!
--What's wrong?
**[15:38] ---**
This venom is strong.
**[15:44] ---**
Well done.
**[15:47] ---**
Zhao, is Uncle going to die?
**[15:51] ---**
The venom of the scorpion-tailed snake
kills its victims within four hours.
**[15:54] ---**
What can we do?
**[15:59] ---**
Is this the antidote?
**[16:01] ---**
It will only delay his
death by a day or so.
**[16:09] ---**
So we're just waiting for him to die?
**[16:10] ---**
Is there really no cure?
**[16:12] ---**
There's a cure.
**[16:13] ---**
There is a plant called the Good-Moon
herb, an antidote for this snake's venom.
**[16:17] ---**
Zhao, why didn't you
say something earlier?
**[16:20] ---**
Of course he didn't tell you--
someone has to die to save the victim.
**[16:25] ---**
What?!
**[16:26] ---**
The Good-Moon herb can only
be found in Half-Moon Kingdom.
**[16:29] ---**
No wonder so many people
are risking their lives to go there.
**[16:32] ---**
True.
**[16:33] ---**
What are we going to do? How...
**[16:38] ---**
The venom of the scorpion-tailed snake...
**[16:41] ---**
Was this what the Half-Moon
Preceptor was after?
**[16:43] ---**
Ling Wen, I wanted to ask
you something. Ling Wen?
**[16:49] ---**
Are you able to enter
the Telepathic Matrix? I can't.
**[16:53] ---**
Me neither.
**[16:54] ---**
Nor I.
**[17:00] ---**
Could even the Telepathic Matrix
be blocked? What on earth...
**[17:07] ---**
Watch out...!
**[17:20] ---**
Everyone, be careful!
**[17:22] ---**
There might be more snakes.
**[17:26] ---**
San Lang?
**[17:30] ---**
Don't worry... it's not that bad...
**[17:46] ---**
Hang in there, brother.
**[17:53] ---**
Don't! The venom is extremely potent,
you might get infected, too...
**[18:05] ---**
He wasn't about to get bitten--
why did you have to grab the snake?
**[18:08] ---**
Jeez.
**[18:09] ---**
But what if he'd gotten hurt?
**[18:15] ---**
All right, San Lang, I promise,
it doesn't hurt anymore.
**[18:24] ---**
I swear.
**[18:26] ---**
Thank you.
**[18:29] ---**
Everyone, inspect yourselves.
**[18:30] ---**
If you have any open wounds,
make sure to bandage them.
**[18:42] ---**
Dao master, your hand...
**[18:45] ---**
--I'm fine.
--Yeah, right!
**[18:46] ---**
The snake just bit you!
**[18:48] ---**
We'd better get back
to heav--uh, just go back!
**[18:51] ---**
What? You're leaving?
**[18:53] ---**
What about us?
**[18:54] ---**
Dao master, don't leave us!
**[18:58] ---**
The Telepathic Matrix is blocked,
so we must go back to report it...
**[19:03] ---**
Saving lives is our
top priority. Don't worry.
**[19:06] ---**
Stay calm. We will find the Good-Moon
herb and bring it to you within 24 hours.
**[19:11] ---**
But...
**[19:13] ---**
...we need him to guide us.
**[19:16] ---**
But if he leaves...
**[19:19] ---**
Fu Yao will stay and protect you.
Would that be all right?
**[19:22] ---**
Huh?!
**[19:24] ---**
Fine by me if Zhao is fine with it.
**[19:25] ---**
Sure.
**[19:27] ---**
It's easy to get to the Half-Moon Kingdom,
we just need to walk in this direction.
**[19:36] ---**
Zhao, we're counting on you.
Go ahead.
**[19:38] ---**
All right, let's go.
**[20:08] ---**
Do you feel there's something
off about this Zhao guy?
**[20:10] ---**
Maybe I was just being paranoid.
He's here now; let's keep an eye on him.
**[20:23] ---**
How long has it been since they left?
**[20:24] ---**
Zhao said Half-Moon Kingdom was
not far, so they should arrive there soon.
**[20:28] ---**
I'm worried Uncle Zheng
won't make it to their return.
**[20:30] ---**
I'm worried, too.
**[20:32] ---**
I need to pee.
**[20:33] ---**
--Me too.
--Me three.
**[20:50] ---**
And here we are!
**[21:17] ---**
This is Half-Moon Kingdom?
**[21:19] ---**
The walls are high, but it looks
more like a city than a kingdom.
**[21:23] ---**
It should've just taken a few days
to conquer, don't you think?
**[21:26] ---**
Don't underestimate this desert kingdom.
They say only 10,000 people lived here,
**[21:29] ---**
but every single citizen
was a soldier armed to the teeth,
**[21:32] ---**
so conquering it was no easy task.
**[21:35] ---**
Dao master, you're full of knowledge.
**[21:37] ---**
It's because--
**[21:38] ---**
Wait. There's someone here.
**[21:49] ---**
Why did they suddenly
disappear in the blink of an eye?
**[21:52] ---**
Do you want me to hunt
you down one by one?
**[21:56] ---**
It's the Half-Moon Grand Preceptor.
**[21:58] ---**
You should ask your friends for help.
**[22:01] ---**
No, no, I prefer to ask you.
Aren't you happy about that?
**[22:06] ---**
Why would I be?
**[22:07] ---**
Hurry!
**[22:09] ---**
Lian, should we deal the first blow?
**[22:12] ---**
Let's wait until they leave.
**[22:13] ---**
We can't waste time.
Finding the herb is our top priority.
**[22:16] ---**
If we engage now, what if they
bring in the Half-Moon soldiers?
**[22:20] ---**
Then we'll have a problem...
**[22:27] ---**
Huh? What's wrong?
# E8 - Foreboding Wind in the Ancient Country
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G31UX90DQ/foreboding-wind-in-the-ancient-country)
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**[00:58] ---**
You! Out of the way.
**[03:55] ---**
Zhao, is everything all right?
Are you hurt?
**[03:58] ---**
I'm fine.
**[04:08] ---**
Those two women... Were they...?
**[04:11] ---**
In any case,
Nan Feng has lured them away.
**[04:14] ---**
They won't be back for a while.
**[04:17] ---**
It's getting late. We need to hurry.
**[04:21] ---**
Zhao, where in the city does
the Good-Moon herb grow?
**[04:27] ---**
I don't know, I'm sorry.
All I know is how to get to the city.
**[04:32] ---**
They say the Good-Moon has a thin
stem and broad, peach-shaped leaves.
**[04:36] ---**
It's small and thrives in shade,
so it's usually found near tall buildings.
**[04:39] ---**
Tall buildings?
**[04:50] ---**
As the legend goes, it was the Queen
who plucked the herb, and--
**[04:54] ---**
Wait a minute, what legend?
**[04:57] ---**
There's a legend saying that the
King of Half-Moon Kingdom once
**[04:59] ---**
killed two venomous creatures that
had done no wrong. A snake and a scorpion.
**[05:02] ---**
They bore a bitter grudge,
**[05:03] ---**
and the Scorpion-Tailed
Snake is said to be their progeny.
**[05:05] ---**
But... what does that have to
do with the Good-Moon plant?
**[05:08] ---**
After the King killed the two
creatures, the Queen, out of pity,
**[05:11] ---**
plucked a leaf from a Good-Moon herb
and laid it over their bodies.
**[05:14] ---**
Since then, the plant has been an
antidote for scorpion-tailed snake venom.
**[05:19] ---**
That means--
**[05:20] ---**
The Good-Moon plant
must grow in the royal palace.
**[05:24] ---**
That's where we have to go. Come on!
**[05:39] ---**
We don't have much time.
Let's split up and search for it.
**[05:41] ---**
--Got it.
--All right.
**[06:13] ---**
Master! Don't hurt me!
It's me, it's me!
**[06:16] ---**
What are you doing here?
**[06:17] ---**
Are you really Tian Sheng?
**[06:19] ---**
Yes, it's me! I came with a few others.
**[06:23] ---**
They're inside.
Take a look, if you don't believe me!
**[06:27] ---**
Everyone!
**[06:31] ---**
Tian Sheng?
**[06:32] ---**
--I'm over here!
--Tian Sheng!
**[06:35] ---**
What are all of you doing here?
**[06:37] ---**
We didn't know when you'd be back,
so we decided to follow you here.
**[06:42] ---**
That was rash.
You know how dangerous it is!
**[06:43] ---**
Thank goodness you're all safe.
**[06:46] ---**
But how did you know that the Good-Moon
plant could be found in the royal palace?
**[06:52] ---**
We figured anything of value would
be locked up in the palace, so...
**[06:56] ---**
Found it.
**[06:59] ---**
This must be it.
**[07:07] ---**
Does it really work?
**[07:22] ---**
I feel much better.
**[07:24] ---**
--He's healed?
--That's incredible!
**[07:27] ---**
--Quick! Let's look for more.
--Thank you, San Lang.
**[07:29] ---**
Yes!
**[07:31] ---**
I'll look over here!
**[07:32] ---**
I'll search over there!
**[07:45] ---**
I found some here, too!
**[07:47] ---**
It's huge!
**[07:48] ---**
Where did you find that, Zhao?
**[07:51] ---**
Come on!
Let's search the spot where he found it!
**[07:53] ---**
Pick as much as you can, we can sell this!
**[08:00] ---**
The Good-Moon over there is no good.
**[08:02] ---**
Why not?
**[08:06] ---**
Was that you?
**[08:07] ---**
I-It wasn't me!
**[08:09] ---**
It wasn't me either!
**[08:10] ---**
Then who--
**[08:15] ---**
Get off! You're stepping on me!
**[08:32] ---**
It's a monster!
**[08:34] ---**
Don't panic. It's just a face.
We've all got one.
**[08:41] ---**
Did I scare you?
**[08:44] ---**
To be fair, I scare myself all the time.
**[08:46] ---**
Who are you?
**[08:48] ---**
Who are *you*?
**[08:49] ---**
We're from a caravan, just passing by.
**[08:53] ---**
Ah, I was once in a caravan.
Fifty-some years ago.
**[08:57] ---**
Th-Then how did you end up here, sir?
**[09:01] ---**
I was caught by Half-Moon soldiers
**[09:05] ---**
and buried here to feed
the Good- Moon plant.
**[09:12] ---**
The one I gave you didn't come from him.
**[09:14] ---**
Thanks. That was thoughtful.
**[09:16] ---**
I haven't seen a living soul for ages.
**[09:19] ---**
Come closer, all of you.
Let me get a good look at you.
**[09:24] ---**
What, you don't want to get too close?
Ah, that's a pity.
**[09:29] ---**
There's something I can't quite figure out.
I wanted to see if it was true.
**[09:33] ---**
What's that?
**[09:38] ---**
I've seen one of you before...
50 or so years ago.
**[09:44] ---**
Which of us do you mean?
**[09:47] ---**
Come closer and I'll tell you.
**[09:50] ---**
Back away, everyone. Don't listen to him.
**[09:52] ---**
Don't you want to know who it is?
He'll kill every last one of you.
**[09:58] ---**
No need to be afraid.
I'm human, too. I won't hurt you.
**[10:07] ---**
Don't touch it! Come back!
**[10:19] ---**
Tasty! Tasty!
**[10:23] ---**
So tasty!
**[10:24] ---**
I was starving. Starving!
**[10:55] ---**
General! They're over here!
**[11:01] ---**
Th-Those are Half-Moon soldiers!
**[11:12] ---**
Take them away.
**[11:16] ---**
Don't panic. They're just moving us.
They won't kill us just yet.
**[11:21] ---**
Everyone, sit tight and don't pull any
hasty moves. We'll have to improvise.
**[11:24] ---**
General! General!
**[11:26] ---**
I've helped you capture your foes.
Please, let me go home now!
**[11:50] ---**
What...? What is this?
**[11:54] ---**
It's your body.
**[11:55] ---**
Your flesh and blood are long gone,
consumed by the Good-Moon plant.
**[11:58] ---**
That... That's impossible!
You're a liar!
**[12:01] ---**
That's not my body!
**[12:03] ---**
Well, well.
**[12:04] ---**
Not so keen on having your
body back now, are you?
**[12:07] ---**
What were you sticking out
of your mouth just now?
**[12:09] ---**
What's the problem?
**[12:10] ---**
M-My tongue is just a bit
longer than most, that's all!
**[12:15] ---**
Just a bit.
**[12:17] ---**
You still think you're human?
**[12:20] ---**
Of course I am!
**[12:24] ---**
Some people have long tongues.
Yes, just a tad long, that's all.
**[12:28] ---**
I had to catch bugs with
my tongue to survive,
**[12:30] ---**
so it grew longer and longer,
till it ended up like this.
**[12:37] ---**
Those Central Plainers!
**[12:39] ---**
Serves them right!
**[12:42] ---**
I want to go home!
**[12:43] ---**
I can go home now!
**[12:56] ---**
They called their leader "General."
I wonder which general he is?
**[13:00] ---**
There was only one general at the
time of the Half-Moon Kingdom's fall.
**[13:04] ---**
His name means "Millstone."
**[13:07] ---**
Millstone?
**[13:08] ---**
They say he was often bullied as
a child, as he was small and weak.
**[13:11] ---**
So he trained with millstones to become
stronger. That's where he got his name.
**[13:16] ---**
"Strongman" would've
had more of a ring to it.
**[13:21] ---**
He is indeed incredibly strong,
**[13:23] ---**
as well as the most fearless general
in the Kingdom's history.
**[13:25] ---**
He's also a faithful supporter
of the Grand Preceptor.
**[13:28] ---**
Even in death?
**[13:32] ---**
Is he taking us to the
Grand Preceptor now?
**[13:35] ---**
Perhaps.
**[13:43] ---**
Is this...?
**[13:47] ---**
The Sinners' Pit.
**[14:48] ---**
Brothers!
**[14:55] ---**
Throw two of them in and lock the rest up!
**[15:00] ---**
Stay calm. If anything happens,
I'll handle it.
**[15:12] ---**
Zhao!
**[15:25] ---**
Zhao!
**[15:38] ---**
Help! Help!
**[15:39] ---**
Stay away from me!
**[15:44] ---**
Wait a moment, General.
**[15:46] ---**
Let go of me!
**[15:47] ---**
You speak our language?
**[15:49] ---**
Where are you from?
**[15:51] ---**
I'm from the Central Plain.
**[15:53] ---**
The Central Plain?
**[15:54] ---**
You're a descendant of Yong An?
**[15:56] ---**
No.
**[15:57] ---**
Yong An Kingdom is long gone,
together with its people.
**[16:00] ---**
Ha!
**[16:02] ---**
All people from the Central Plain
are descendants of Yong An!
**[16:04] ---**
They are our enemies!
**[16:06] ---**
--You scum!
--Liars!
**[16:08] ---**
Throw them in the pit!
**[16:10] ---**
Half-Moon Kingdom was
destroyed 200 years ago.
**[16:13] ---**
You're not one of us,
yet you speak our language.
**[16:17] ---**
Just who the hell are you?
**[16:23] ---**
Let go! Help!
**[16:26] ---**
General, let me go first.
**[16:28] ---**
Go first? Why?
**[16:31] ---**
General, these people are innocent.
**[16:33] ---**
They're just merchants going about their
business. They have children with them.
**[16:35] ---**
Ha!
**[16:36] ---**
When the Yong An army
slaughtered my people,
**[16:39] ---**
they didn't give a damn about
our merchants and children!
**[16:44] ---**
You stay here. I don't trust you.
**[16:46] ---**
Besides, I have a few questions for you.
**[16:48] ---**
Throw someone else in!
**[16:49] ---**
There's nothing for it but to jump, then.
**[16:56] ---**
San... San Lang?
**[17:07] ---**
I'll be fine.
**[17:08] ---**
Wait! Stay right there!
**[17:10] ---**
Don't be afraid.
**[17:15] ---**
Stop!
**[17:18] ---**
Don't worry.
I'll only be gone a little while.
**[17:49] ---**
San Lang!
# E9 - Evil Taoist Scourge
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G2XU0Q8WW/evil-taoist-scourge)
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**[00:25] ---**
S-San Lang!
**[00:29] ---**
I'll be fine.
**[00:31] ---**
Wait! Stay right there!
**[00:33] ---**
Don't be afraid.
**[00:38] ---**
Stop!
**[00:41] ---**
Don't worry.
I'll only be gone a little while.
**[01:00] ---**
San Lang!
**[03:23] ---**
I need to ask you something. Don't move!
**[03:26] ---**
How about you come with me?
**[04:36] ---**
It's that hag again!
**[05:00] ---**
Entangle!
**[05:11] ---**
Oh no...
**[05:36] ---**
San Lang?
**[05:44] ---**
Is it you?
**[05:45] ---**
Are you all right?
**[05:46] ---**
Are you hurt?
**[05:54] ---**
I'm fine.
**[05:56] ---**
Good.
**[05:57] ---**
Thank you. You can put me down now.
**[06:00] ---**
That's a bad idea.
**[06:02] ---**
Why?
**[06:04] ---**
It's dirty here.
**[06:14] ---**
Brothers, what happened?!
**[06:18] ---**
Who did this to you?
**[06:20] ---**
Who was it?!
**[06:29] ---**
He's not breathing and has no pulse?
**[06:34] ---**
I want my men back!
**[06:36] ---**
You must die!
**[06:41] ---**
San Lang, watch out!
**[06:42] ---**
Just ignore him.
**[06:48] ---**
San Lang, why don't you put me down?
**[06:50] ---**
Don't worry, I got it.
**[07:09] ---**
You can't just keep carrying me like this!
**[07:11] ---**
Why not? Hold on tight!
**[07:14] ---**
You killed my men! That's unforgivable!
**[07:55] ---**
San Lang, all these men...
You killed them?
**[07:59] ---**
I did.
**[08:02] ---**
Next time you see this kind of pit,
think twice before jumping in.
**[08:07] ---**
I couldn't stop you.
I didn't know what to do.
**[08:14] ---**
Is there anything else
you'd like to ask?
**[08:16] ---**
Is there anything I should
ask you about?
**[08:18] ---**
For example, whether I'm human.
**[08:21] ---**
Whether you're human or not--
it doesn't matter to me.
**[08:25] ---**
Huh? And why is that?
**[08:28] ---**
When we interact with others, what
matters most is how we get along.
**[08:31] ---**
Do we feel a connection?
Who we are is not important.
**[08:34] ---**
If I like you, I couldn't care less
if you were a beggar.
**[08:38] ---**
And if I hated you, it wouldn't matter
if you were the emperor himself.
**[08:42] ---**
It's as simple as can be.
So I don't need to ask you anything.
**[08:48] ---**
That makes sense.
**[08:50] ---**
San Lang, watch out!
**[08:55] ---**
Entangle!
**[09:01] ---**
You... two against one! Not fair!
**[09:06] ---**
Even if it were one on one,
you wouldn't stand a chance.
**[09:08] ---**
You are all minions of that witch.
And you will die like dogs!
**[09:13] ---**
San Lang, don't kill him.
**[09:15] ---**
If we want to make it out of here,
we'll need to ask him how to do it.
**[09:19] ---**
San Lang, why don't you set me down?
**[09:22] ---**
Hold on.
**[09:46] ---**
Thank you.
**[10:00] ---**
I wonder how the others are doing.
**[10:02] ---**
Will they also be dragged
down by that corpse in black?
**[10:08] ---**
Watch out!
**[10:09] ---**
I warned you the floor is dirty.
**[10:12] ---**
Since you work for that hag,
**[10:14] ---**
there's no way Half-Moon Kingdom
will ever let you go!
**[10:19] ---**
General Millstone,
who are you talking about?
**[10:25] ---**
The demon Daoist, who else!
**[10:29] ---**
The Half-Moon Grand Preceptor?
**[10:31] ---**
Aren't you the one loyal to her?
**[10:33] ---**
Hah! I, Millstone!
**[10:36] ---**
I will never pledge
my allegiance to her again!
**[10:38] ---**
She will pay for what she's done!
**[10:40] ---**
But, General...
**[10:42] ---**
You've killed my men,
so I won't answer your questions!
**[10:45] ---**
Come on! Let's fight!
**[10:48] ---**
I killed them.
He had nothing to do with it.
**[10:51] ---**
You can answer his questions,
and then you and I will fight.
**[10:53] ---**
You're both the witch's puppets;
what difference does it make?
**[10:57] ---**
General Millstone, I think
there has been a misunderstanding.
**[11:00] ---**
We're here to kill the Grand Preceptor.
How could we be her underlings?
**[11:04] ---**
If she is not your boss,
then why did you kill my men?
**[11:09] ---**
You threw us down there,
we had to defend ourselves!
**[11:13] ---**
Nonsense! You jumped into
the pit yourselves!
**[11:18] ---**
All right, fine.
**[11:20] ---**
But since we're stuck here together,
why don't we just call a truce.
**[11:25] ---**
Why do you have an axe to grind
with the Grand Preceptor?
**[11:32] ---**
General Millstone?
**[11:34] ---**
For the sake of your men,
you had better answer truthfully.
**[11:38] ---**
You've already murdered them;
don't you dare threaten me!
**[11:43] ---**
Hm! But their bodies are still here.
**[11:46] ---**
What are you scheming?
**[11:48] ---**
That depends on you.
**[11:50] ---**
You, the Half-Moon people, believe
that how one spends the afterlife
**[11:52] ---**
depends on the condition of the body.
**[11:55] ---**
Do you want them to live
their afterlife in good health or...?
**[11:59] ---**
You, you!
**[12:05] ---**
Don't worry.
**[12:10] ---**
Don't you touch them.
**[12:12] ---**
These brave soldiers had already
spent years stuck in this pit.
**[12:17] ---**
Now that they are finally free,
**[12:20] ---**
I will not allow them
to be desecrated.
**[12:31] ---**
Did you really come to kill
the Grand Preceptor?
**[12:33] ---**
Yes, you have my word.
**[12:36] ---**
Outsiders know so little
about the Grand Preceptor.
**[12:39] ---**
You have dealt with her in the past,
so we wanted to ask for your help.
**[12:44] ---**
She despised Half-Moon Kingdom!
**[12:48] ---**
But wasn't she from Half-Moon Kingdom?
**[12:50] ---**
Yes, but not entirely.
**[12:54] ---**
This demon Daoist was of mixed blood.
**[13:00] ---**
Her mother was Half-Moon,
but her father was a Yong An scoundrel.
**[13:05] ---**
That good-for-nothing,
tired of his harsh life on the border,
**[13:08] ---**
abandoned his wife and
daughter and returned to Yong An.
**[13:17] ---**
The poor Half-Moon woman died of grief,
**[13:21] ---**
leaving her six-year-old
daughter to fend for herself.
**[13:27] ---**
She became the demon Daoist.
**[13:31] ---**
In Half-Moon culture, we pride
ourselves on our physical strength,
**[13:35] ---**
but because of her mixed heritage
the girl was scrawny and bullied.
**[13:38] ---**
She became more
and more strange as a result.
**[13:44] ---**
Later, during a deadly uprising
at the border, the girl disappeared.
**[13:48] ---**
No one knew where she had gone.
**[13:52] ---**
When she returned, she possessed
the evil magic of Yong An.
**[13:58] ---**
She even managed to land a position
at the Half-Moon imperial palace.
**[14:01] ---**
Your Majesty, this sorceress is evil!
We can't appoint her!
**[14:06] ---**
Evil? Why do you say so?
**[14:09] ---**
The scorpion-tailed snakes
she controls are terrible.
**[14:12] ---**
If, one day, she decides
to use them against us,
**[14:14] ---**
we won't have time to get
our hands on the antidote!
**[14:15] ---**
You're right, she is evil.
**[14:19] ---**
Exactly!
**[14:20] ---**
Not to mention that she is half Yong-An!
Their filthy blood runs in her veins!
**[14:25] ---**
She is a demon sent by the scorpion-tailed
snake to wreak havoc in Half-Moon Kingdom!
**[14:30] ---**
Sorceress, what do you
have to say for yourself?
**[14:34] ---**
Your Majesty, her silence
says it all! Let's hang her!
**[14:37] ---**
Yes, hang her!
**[14:40] ---**
Silence!
**[14:42] ---**
Millstone, what do you think?
**[14:46] ---**
I felt sorry for her and
begged the king for mercy.
**[14:52] ---**
Come with me.
**[15:11] ---**
Good job, boys!
**[15:13] ---**
We've finally rid ourselves
of these desert bandits!
**[15:15] ---**
When I go back to report on your
performance, you'll get your fair share!
**[15:19] ---**
Great!
**[15:21] ---**
What's happening?
**[15:22] ---**
What's going on?
**[15:23] ---**
General!
**[15:24] ---**
Bad news!
**[15:26] ---**
What's gotten into you?
**[15:28] ---**
General!
**[15:29] ---**
A storm's upon us! Our sandy hideout has
no support beams--it's going to collapse!
**[15:34] ---**
What?
**[15:41] ---**
How could this happen?
What is this?
**[15:43] ---**
--Out! Follow me! Let's go, hurry!
--Go, go! Get a move on!
**[16:00] ---**
In that situation, men who got buried
had little chance of survival.
**[16:05] ---**
I had no choice but to lead out
those who were still alive.
**[16:16] ---**
Let's go.
**[16:17] ---**
Let's take our brothers' bodies home.
Every single one of them!
**[16:21] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[16:23] ---**
General, look! Over there!
**[16:49] ---**
--General?
--The General is here!
**[16:51] ---**
Everyone, wake up!
**[16:52] ---**
We are saved!
**[16:53] ---**
The General is here to rescue us!
**[16:55] ---**
She dug out a cave for the
wounded soldiers to hide in.
**[17:00] ---**
Then she dug out the
bodies of the dead,
**[17:03] ---**
all with her own bare hands.
**[17:08] ---**
At this point, I felt she had proven her
loyalty to Half-Moon Kingdom.
**[17:12] ---**
I vouched for her, ignoring
all those who disagreed.
**[17:16] ---**
She was so reliable, capable, discreet--
so I kept recommending her
**[17:22] ---**
until she was promoted all the way
to the position of Grand Preceptor.
**[17:41] ---**
The Grand Preceptor! Where is she?!
**[17:44] ---**
General, as soon as the battle began,
she just vanished into thin air!
**[17:48] ---**
Wh-What's she playing at?
**[17:51] ---**
General!
**[17:52] ---**
General, the Grand Preceptor
has flung open the city gates!
**[17:55] ---**
What?!
**[18:25] ---**
Why on earth...?
**[18:26] ---**
How could she do that to me after
I placed so much trust in her?
**[18:31] ---**
The demon Daoist is a traitor.
**[18:33] ---**
She deserves to be
hanged over the Sinners' Pit!
**[18:38] ---**
General Millstone, try to stay calm!
**[18:40] ---**
Shhh!
# E10 - Bygone Banyue Days
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GD9UVXPJX/bygone-banyue-days)
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**[00:19] ---**
General Millstone, try to stay calm!
**[00:21] ---**
Is that the Grand Preceptor
hanging over the Sinners' Pit?
**[00:24] ---**
That's right!
**[00:25] ---**
I made sure to drag that
traitor to the grave with me!
**[00:28] ---**
Whenever I get
my hands on her, I hang her!
**[00:32] ---**
So for all these years, every time
you caught the Grand Preceptor,
**[00:36] ---**
you would hang her over the Sinners' Pit?
**[00:39] ---**
Yes, and hanging was too good for her!
**[00:42] ---**
After she died, that witch hunted
down my Wrath soldiers
**[00:45] ---**
and threw them into the pit!
**[00:47] ---**
She set up a magical formation around it
**[00:49] ---**
to ensure that none who fell
in could ever climb out again.
**[00:51] ---**
I had to listen to their
howling night after night.
**[00:57] ---**
All I could do was toss down a few Central
Plains merchants from time to time,
**[01:03] ---**
so they could feed.
**[01:05] ---**
I had no other choice.
**[01:10] ---**
What about that half-buried face
in the royal palace?
**[01:11] ---**
Was that your handiwork?
**[01:13] ---**
We had to fertilize the
Good-Moon herb somehow.
**[01:15] ---**
Otherwise, we'd have no way
to deal with those vile snakes.
**[01:19] ---**
It seems that even though Millstone
and his soldiers were no longer human,
**[01:22] ---**
they still feared the
scorpion-tailed snakes.
**[01:25] ---**
So why didn't the Grand Preceptor
wield her snakes against them
**[01:28] ---**
instead of letting herself
be hanged so easily?
**[01:32] ---**
Besides, it's rather strange that she let
her snakes out of the city to attack humans.
**[01:35] ---**
It's almost as if she wanted
to lure people back into the city,
**[01:37] ---**
so that Millstone could
feed them to his soldiers.
**[01:39] ---**
But if they're enemies,
why would she help him?
**[01:42] ---**
And there's another thing
that's troubling me...
**[01:48] ---**
General Millstone,
when we entered the city just now,
**[01:50] ---**
we saw two figures,
one in black and one in white--
**[04:28] ---**
What happened, Millstone?
**[04:31] ---**
"What happened"?!
**[04:33] ---**
You pushed them all off!
**[04:35] ---**
You demon Daoist!
You killed them!
**[04:39] ---**
I should hang you a thousand times over!
Ten thousand times!
**[04:43] ---**
Demon Daoist?
**[04:46] ---**
So she's the Half-Moon Grand Preceptor?
**[04:49] ---**
Wait. Who are these people?
**[05:32] ---**
All right.
**[05:34] ---**
"All right"?! Are you happy now?
**[05:38] ---**
They're all dead, finally!
**[05:41] ---**
Millstone, it's all over at last.
We're finally free.
**[05:49] ---**
Was it you who killed those soldiers?
**[05:52] ---**
That was an accident.
**[05:55] ---**
Nonsense!
**[06:00] ---**
Who are you?
**[06:01] ---**
I'm a heavenly official. And this is...
**[06:05] ---**
This is a friend of mine.
**[06:13] ---**
No heavenly officials
have ever come here before.
**[06:16] ---**
I thought you'd given up on us.
**[06:21] ---**
Do you want to leave?
**[06:23] ---**
Of course we do.
**[06:25] ---**
But there's a magical formation here.
We can't get out.
**[06:38] ---**
It's gone now. You're free to go.
**[06:41] ---**
So she was the one who put it there.
**[06:43] ---**
Then who were those
black- and white-robed figures?
**[06:49] ---**
Hello?
**[06:57] ---**
If no one's down there, I'm leaving!
**[06:58] ---**
Fu Yao! Down here!
**[07:01] ---**
What else is down there?
**[07:03] ---**
Come see for yourself!
**[07:07] ---**
He really is down there?
**[07:24] ---**
They're all dead!
**[07:28] ---**
These piled-up bodies... Are they all...?
**[07:40] ---**
San Lang...
**[07:53] ---**
Weren't you supposed
to look after the caravan?
**[07:55] ---**
You've been gone for six hours.
**[07:57] ---**
So I drew a protection circle
around them and came to find you.
**[08:02] ---**
They must have thought
you'd abandoned them.
**[08:05] ---**
If they want to risk their lives,
there's not much I can do about it.
**[08:17] ---**
Who are these people?
**[08:18] ---**
This is the Half-Moon Grand Preceptor,
and that is General Millstone.
**[08:23] ---**
--Now they--
--Yah!
**[08:25] ---**
You demon! I'll kill you!
**[08:27] ---**
You'll pay for this in blood!
**[08:36] ---**
You despicable traitor!
**[08:39] ---**
Where's your scorpion-tailed snake now?
**[08:42] ---**
Go on, bite me!
**[08:45] ---**
Millstone, I can't control
the snakes anymore--
**[08:48] ---**
Nonsense! Then why don't they bite you?
**[08:50] ---**
I'm sorry.
**[08:54] ---**
I'm... I'm sorry.
**[08:57] ---**
You're sorry?
**[09:04] ---**
Will your apologies bring
my men back to life?
**[09:09] ---**
But I--
**[09:10] ---**
Traitor!
**[09:19] ---**
I'll hang you every time I catch you!
**[09:27] ---**
General, take it easy!
Let's talk this out.
**[09:44] ---**
It's you!
**[09:45] ---**
G-General Hua?
**[09:51] ---**
Let him cool off for a bit.
**[09:59] ---**
Do you two know each other?
**[10:04] ---**
Half-Moon?
**[10:07] ---**
You still remember me, General?
**[10:10] ---**
Of course I do. But...
**[10:13] ---**
...what happened to you?
**[10:17] ---**
I'm terribly sorry, Captain.
I... I made a mess of things.
**[10:26] ---**
General? Captain?
What's he on about?
**[10:32] ---**
Hold on. Are you that
general from the tombstone?
**[10:37] ---**
Yes, that was my tomb.
**[10:40] ---**
What exactly is going on here?
**[10:43] ---**
Well... It's a long story.
**[10:48] ---**
Two hundred years ago, I had to lie low
for a while, for one reason or another.
**[10:54] ---**
So I took my compass and headed south.
**[10:56] ---**
But my compass broke, and I ended up
wandering until I reached a desert.
**[11:00] ---**
There, I ran into an army
that was conscripting troops.
**[11:04] ---**
So you were drafted into the army?
**[11:07] ---**
Later, I took part in a few
missions to drive off bandits.
**[11:10] ---**
Somehow or other,
I was promoted to captain.
**[11:14] ---**
Some of my men called me
General, out of deference.
**[11:18] ---**
But why "General Hua"?
That's not your surname.
**[11:23] ---**
Back then, I went by an alias-- "Hua Xie."
**[11:29] ---**
The frequent border skirmishes
made orphans of many children.
**[11:33] ---**
Half-Moon here was one of them.
**[11:36] ---**
One day, when I was cooking a meal...
**[11:46] ---**
Ugh! What the hell is that?
**[11:50] ---**
I was just cooking up something to eat.
Don't be angry at the food.
**[11:53] ---**
Look at that garbage!
Who in their right mind would eat that?
**[12:01] ---**
Wait a minute, kid! Don't--
**[12:08] ---**
Little girl, you really shouldn't
eat things you find on the ground.
**[12:13] ---**
Where are your parents?
**[12:18] ---**
Hey! What are you doing?
**[12:32] ---**
You can have this.
**[12:38] ---**
After that, the child would
follow me around quietly.
**[13:12] ---**
I got to know her after a while.
**[13:16] ---**
I had no idea where she came from.
**[13:18] ---**
She knew how to speak the language,
but she rarely talked.
**[13:22] ---**
She had no friends,
other than one Yong An boy.
**[13:28] ---**
In my spare time,
I taught her to sing and wrestle.
**[13:30] ---**
We got along pretty well.
**[13:33] ---**
But all good things must come to an end.
**[13:38] ---**
One day, a riot broke out,
and I got caught up in the crowd.
**[13:44] ---**
I was trampled in the
stampede and couldn't get up.
**[13:47] ---**
I had to play dead.
**[13:52] ---**
The rest is a bit of a blur.
**[13:54] ---**
When I awoke, I found myself
back in Yong An Kingdom.
**[13:56] ---**
Afterwards, I lost track of Half-Moon.
**[14:00] ---**
I thought the "Half-Moon"
in "Half-Moon Grand Preceptor"
**[14:01] ---**
referred to the name of the kingdom.
**[14:03] ---**
I didn't realize it was you.
**[14:06] ---**
I'm sorry.
**[14:08] ---**
General Hua, you were only trampled
because you were trying to protect me.
**[14:13] ---**
It wasn't that bad, really!
**[14:15] ---**
How could you have been trampled?
**[14:18] ---**
Even on your worst day,
you should have been able to get away.
**[14:21] ---**
Well, I seem to recall that the two sides
wouldn't listen to me and began fighting.
**[14:25] ---**
I saw that Half-Moon had
been swept up by the crowd,
**[14:28] ---**
so I tried to carry her to safety.
But before I could--
**[14:31] ---**
You seem to recall?
**[14:33] ---**
How could you forget something like that?
**[14:35] ---**
Everyone's memory has limits.
**[14:36] ---**
I'd rather remember the delicious
pork buns I had yesterday
**[14:39] ---**
than how I got trampled 200 years ago.
**[14:46] ---**
I'm sorry.
**[14:47] ---**
Half-Moon, it was my choice to save you.
**[14:50] ---**
It's not me you should be apologizing to.
**[14:57] ---**
Let's get back to the point.
**[14:58] ---**
So, why did you open the gates
and let the enemy massacre your city?
**[15:05] ---**
Who were you working with?
**[15:07] ---**
What else were you scheming?
**[15:13] ---**
You--
**[15:15] ---**
Has she lost her voice?
**[15:19] ---**
The Half-Moon I remember would never have
sought revenge on or betrayed anyone.
**[15:24] ---**
So what happened?
Why did you open the gates?
**[15:27] ---**
Can you tell us?
**[15:30] ---**
Hmph!
**[15:32] ---**
If you don't want to talk about that,
**[15:34] ---**
can you at least explain why you
sent your snakes to attack people?
**[15:39] ---**
She's a Wrath. What is there to explain?
**[15:42] ---**
I didn't send the snakes.
**[15:43] ---**
They disobeyed me and escaped.
**[15:46] ---**
What?
**[15:47] ---**
It's the truth, General Hua.
**[15:49] ---**
That's what they all say!
**[15:51] ---**
All those people who took the pass
were bitten by your snakes.
**[15:55] ---**
Enough talk. Stick out your hands.
**[16:07] ---**
We've accomplished our task. Let's go.
**[16:10] ---**
Wait a moment, Fu Yao.
**[16:12] ---**
Are you really going to
listen to her nonsense?
**[16:15] ---**
She has no reason to lie.
**[16:24] ---**
You can't summon
the snakes at all anymore?
**[16:27] ---**
I can summon them,
but they don't always obey me.
**[16:33] ---**
Then summon them.
**[16:49] ---**
No!
**[17:03] ---**
You see? She was lying.
**[17:05] ---**
Did you really think the snake
could touch him? How foolish.
**[17:08] ---**
It wasn't me! That snake
wasn't acting on my orders!
**[17:11] ---**
There's no way for us to know whether
it was obeying or disobeying you!
**[17:15] ---**
I didn't even summon that one!
**[17:28] ---**
You still say it isn't you?
**[17:29] ---**
It's not me!
**[17:30] ---**
Who else could it be?
Tell them to back off!
**[17:46] ---**
Wait a minute!
**[17:47] ---**
Don't tell me you believe her!
**[17:49] ---**
Those snakes...
**[18:03] ---**
Come on now! Can there be any doubt?
**[18:06] ---**
Let's get out of here first!
We'll talk about this later.
**[18:09] ---**
Why are you coming back down?
**[18:10] ---**
The formation's gone now.
Get back up there!
**[18:15] ---**
The hell is this?
**[18:23] ---**
It was you all along!
# E11 - Right and Wrong, Buried in the Sand
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G50UZ579X/right-and-wrong-buried-in-the-sand)
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**[00:31] ---**
What's this?!
**[00:35] ---**
Fu Yao! Use fire to block it!
**[00:48] ---**
Thank you.
**[00:54] ---**
You still claim these snakes
don't obey you anymore, huh?
**[00:57] ---**
If you're not the one controlling them,
then why didn't they attack you?
**[01:01] ---**
Maybe you were just unlucky?
They didn't attack us, either.
**[01:06] ---**
Is that so?
**[01:09] ---**
Fu Yao, don't get angry.
**[01:11] ---**
First, we need to figure out
what's happening with these snakes.
**[01:15] ---**
"What's happening with the snakes"?
**[01:17] ---**
Either the Grand Preceptor lied to us,
or this friend of yours set us up!
**[01:21] ---**
I think they have nothing to do with it.
**[01:24] ---**
Your Highness, don't pretend
you don't understand!
**[01:28] ---**
Do you remember who you actually are?
**[01:30] ---**
This thing by your side--
I think you know full well what it is!
**[01:38] ---**
I know who I am better than anyone.
**[01:42] ---**
Then how dare you stand by him?
**[01:45] ---**
Because there aren't
any snakes next to him.
**[01:51] ---**
You!
**[02:03] ---**
Don't move.
They don't dare come this way.
**[02:09] ---**
San Lang...
**[02:10] ---**
Don't worry, he'll survive.
**[02:17] ---**
Fu Yao, can you light more fires?
Why don't you light some more?
**[02:23] ---**
I can't!
**[02:24] ---**
That thing by your side
is blocking my magic!
**[02:28] ---**
It's not me.
**[02:29] ---**
I know, and that makes
things even stranger.
**[02:32] ---**
Half-Moon and Millstone are bound
and can't cast any spells,
**[02:35] ---**
and I'm out of magic, too...
**[02:39] ---**
What if... there's someone else
here in the pit with us?
**[02:42] ---**
Impossible!
**[02:44] ---**
No one else has jumped in.
Who else could be here?
**[02:46] ---**
Who's there?!
**[02:47] ---**
What's wrong, Half-Moon?
**[02:50] ---**
Is someone over there with you?
**[02:51] ---**
There was someone...
**[02:53] ---**
Half-Moon?!
**[02:54] ---**
Watch out for her tricks!
**[02:56] ---**
Let's try to save her first!
**[03:00] ---**
All right!
**[03:15] ---**
Huh?
**[03:16] ---**
There does seem to be
a sixth person. Interesting.
**[03:19] ---**
Wait, Lian. I'll deal with him.
**[03:36] ---**
Don't worry, stay calm.
**[03:39] ---**
Half-Moon, are you awake?
Can you answer me?
**[03:45] ---**
Maybe she's the one you're fighting!
**[03:47] ---**
It can't be Half-Moon.
**[03:49] ---**
She is a small woman.
**[03:51] ---**
Brute force and weapons are not her style.
**[03:56] ---**
But that was quite a blow just now.
Who on earth are we dealing with?
**[04:01] ---**
When did they come here?
**[04:02] ---**
Traitors like her and
Xuan Ji are all the same.
**[04:04] ---**
Why do you believe her?
**[04:08] ---**
Fu Yao, what did you just say?
**[04:10] ---**
I said, why do you believe her?
**[04:13] ---**
No, before that!
**[04:14] ---**
You mentioned Xuan Ji, right?
**[04:17] ---**
So what? It's unrelated!
**[04:21] ---**
I know what happened!
**[04:23] ---**
What?
**[04:24] ---**
Drop the act! I know who you are.
**[04:34] ---**
General Pei the Younger,
do you think I'm joking?
**[04:38] ---**
Are you mad? What does
General Pei have to do with this?
**[04:44] ---**
I should have seen it earlier.
**[04:46] ---**
For the past two centuries,
**[04:49] ---**
heaven has studiously ignored
the unrest in Half-Moon Kingdom.
**[04:51] ---**
I'm sure someone has been
trying to sweep it under the rug.
**[04:55] ---**
Fu Yao, you brought up Xuan Ji.
This isn't related to Half-Moon Kingdom--
**[04:59] ---**
but she reminded me of the Generals.
**[05:03] ---**
As for General Pei the Younger...
**[05:04] ---**
Pei the Younger ascended
only a few hundred years ago.
**[05:06] ---**
He had just turned 20
when he was promoted by General Pei.
**[05:10] ---**
He is quite a nuisance,
just like his forefather.
**[05:13] ---**
Do you know what he was
doing before he ascended?
**[05:16] ---**
Massacring entire cities.
**[05:18] ---**
Which cities did he wipe out?
**[05:22] ---**
Do you mean...?
**[05:24] ---**
Rumor has it that the Grand Preceptor
would sic her snakes on people
**[05:26] ---**
and feed them, live,
to the ghost soldiers.
**[05:29] ---**
But Half-Moon said...
**[05:30] ---**
I didn't send the snakes.
They disobeyed me and escaped.
**[05:35] ---**
General Hua, that's the truth!
**[05:37] ---**
Millstone is terrified of snakes,
so it couldn't have been him.
**[05:41] ---**
Who could have sent them? And why?
**[05:46] ---**
Ever since Half-Moon Kingdom fell,
plunging the population into misery,
**[05:49] ---**
the spirits of the deceased have
been harboring resentment.
**[05:51] ---**
And so, to cover up the truth...
General Pei fed people to the ghosts?!
**[05:55] ---**
Impossible!
**[05:56] ---**
Everyone would have seen
a god like him coming down here!
**[06:02] ---**
What if it wasn't really him?
**[06:04] ---**
Huh?
**[06:05] ---**
For years, I had never seen a single
scorpion-tailed snake in the Kingdom.
**[06:08] ---**
Yet these merchants were
attacked by a swarm of snakes
**[06:13] ---**
in the first cave they found.
What are the odds?
**[06:18] ---**
We only found Half-Moon
Kingdom thanks to a guide.
**[06:21] ---**
How did the merchants get here so fast?
**[06:25] ---**
When the Half-Buried Face said he
had met one of us fifty or so years ago,
**[06:30] ---**
I thought he was lying just to
lure us into coming close to him.
**[06:32] ---**
On second thought,
what if he was telling the truth?
**[06:39] ---**
A local guide took us.
He helped us go around the quicksand.
**[06:43] ---**
As soon as the wind picked up,
he took us and told us to hide here.
**[06:46] ---**
Isn't that right, Zhao?
**[06:49] ---**
It's easy to get to the Half-Moon Kingdom,
we just need to walk in this direction.
**[06:56] ---**
I've seen one of you before...
Fifty or so years ago.
**[07:02] ---**
Just now, at the top of the Sinners' Pit,
**[07:04] ---**
I told you I would act if
something came to pass.
**[07:06] ---**
But you insisted on leaping in recklessly.
**[07:10] ---**
General Pei the Younger,
**[07:12] ---**
would you like to say anything in
defense of this suspicious behavior?
**[07:16] ---**
Or should I call you Zhao?
**[07:23] ---**
My magic's back!
**[07:32] ---**
Your Highness, did it ever occur to you
that the Half-Buried Face may have been
**[07:37] ---**
referring to this young man
in red next to you?
**[09:55] ---**
Who are you?
**[09:56] ---**
Hadn't you plunged to your death?
**[09:58] ---**
You haven't changed one bit
after all these years.
**[10:01] ---**
So it was you! Pei Xiu!
**[10:09] ---**
Get this off me!
He will pay for this!
**[10:11] ---**
General Pei, how did you learn to
control the scorpion-tailed snakes?
**[10:16] ---**
I... I have my ways.
**[10:19] ---**
Then how did you meet Half-Moon?
**[10:23] ---**
General Hua,
you still haven't recognized me.
**[10:40] ---**
It was you?!
**[10:41] ---**
It was me.
**[10:46] ---**
Half-Moon, were you refusing
to talk because of him?
**[10:51] ---**
Did he force you to open the gate?
**[10:54] ---**
She answers to me, so I don't
need to force her to do anything.
**[10:58] ---**
What is this about?
**[11:01] ---**
What else could this be about?!
**[11:03] ---**
You have no shame!
**[11:04] ---**
He was using Half-Moon,
collaborating with an insider!
**[11:07] ---**
They massacred my people
and laid waste to my country!
**[11:11] ---**
Is that true, General Pei?
**[11:16] ---**
What an unusual way for
the heavenly officials to act.
**[11:20] ---**
You live and learn.
**[11:22] ---**
No!
**[11:29] ---**
You don't understand!
It was my own choice.
**[11:33] ---**
Everything is my fault.
**[11:40] ---**
What happened? Be straight with us!
**[11:48] ---**
Actually, I-I...
**[11:53] ---**
You mixed-blood! Get out of here!
**[11:56] ---**
Out!
**[12:17] ---**
Are you all right? Were the
Half-Moon kids bullying you again?
**[12:29] ---**
Unbelievable!
**[12:31] ---**
One day, I will run them
out of the kingdom!
**[12:35] ---**
But I am Half-Moon myself.
**[12:39] ---**
If they bully you again, fight back.
**[12:43] ---**
But General Hua said...
**[12:45] ---**
General Hua?
**[12:49] ---**
General Hua!
**[12:59] ---**
General Hua!
**[13:05] ---**
General Hua!
**[13:30] ---**
General Millstone not only let
the mixed blood into the palace--
**[13:34] ---**
he also recommended her for
the position of Grand Preceptor!
**[13:36] ---**
How could he do such a thing?
**[13:38] ---**
Shhh! The war is about to start.
**[13:41] ---**
We should talk less
and rally our morale instead!
**[13:43] ---**
My Half-Moon brothers,
victory will be ours!
**[13:47] ---**
Let us destroy the Central Plains
and raze Yong An to the ground!
**[13:50] ---**
Yeah! Destroy the Central Plains;
raze Yong An to the ground!
**[13:54] ---**
General Millstone.
**[13:57] ---**
Do we have to fight?
**[13:58] ---**
Don't worry, Half-Moon Kingdom
has the most valiant soldiers.
**[14:02] ---**
You will see them return triumphant!
**[14:07] ---**
--Return triumphant! Victory is ours!
--Return triumphant! Victory is ours!
**[14:20] ---**
The war will be over soon,
**[14:22] ---**
putting an end to the
suffering on both sides.
**[14:27] ---**
I think this is what General Hua
would have wanted.
**[14:40] ---**
Those scoundrels from the Central Plains!
**[14:49] ---**
If our city falls tomorrow, we will
scatter and converge on Yong An!
**[14:53] ---**
We shall perish together!
**[15:00] ---**
What are we going to do?
**[15:02] ---**
There's a way... but whether
we use it or not is up to you.
**[15:11] ---**
The city gates are open!
Go in, kill them! Slaughter them all!
**[15:15] ---**
Kill them!
**[15:23] ---**
I'm sorry, I'm sorry...
**[15:28] ---**
I'm sorry!
**[15:30] ---**
Half-Moon!
**[15:33] ---**
It's all right, she's just worn out.
**[15:39] ---**
Let me go!
I'll fight and kill this villain!
**[15:43] ---**
First, you already died after
our battle 200 years ago.
**[15:47] ---**
Second, why do you call me a villain?
**[15:51] ---**
If you hadn't ganged up with Half-Moon,
we would never have lost!
**[15:57] ---**
Though I only had 2,000 men, I was going
to break through the gate sooner or later.
**[16:03] ---**
I didn't plan to massacre
the city residents,
**[16:05] ---**
but you brought it upon yourselves.
**[16:07] ---**
If you people from the Central Plains
hadn't surrounded us from all sides,
**[16:09] ---**
why would we have resorted
to taking you down with us?
**[16:14] ---**
Fine, then let's start from the beginning.
**[16:16] ---**
How often had the Half-Moon people
caused trouble at the border,
**[16:19] ---**
robbing caravans, massacring
civilians, and sheltering bandits?
**[16:22] ---**
It serves you right!
**[16:23] ---**
You occupied our territory,
so we had to fight back!
**[16:26] ---**
Our countries have always
been mired in border disputes,
**[16:28] ---**
so how can you just claim
the land as your own?
**[16:30] ---**
We had already agreed on the boundaries,
it was you who broke your promise!
**[16:32] ---**
You decided on them unilaterally.
**[16:34] ---**
Deserts for us, oases for you.
That's how you split things, huh?
**[16:38] ---**
Generations of Half-Moon people
had lived peacefully on the oases.
**[16:41] ---**
Of course they belonged to us!
**[16:45] ---**
See, arguing about this is pointless.
**[16:47] ---**
We just have to fight it out.
**[16:51] ---**
I agree with the first part.
**[16:53] ---**
And I agree with the second.
**[16:55] ---**
Pei Xiu, stop this farce.
**[16:57] ---**
You didn't massacre us
for the sake of your people!
**[17:03] ---**
Your forefathers had been exiled,
so you needed to win this battle in order
**[17:07] ---**
to get a foothold in Yong An
and climb your way up to the top.
**[17:10] ---**
Exiled?
**[17:12] ---**
I thought he was descended
from General Pei.
**[17:13] ---**
He's not a direct descendant--
he comes from one of the side branches.
**[17:18] ---**
If he hadn't ascended to heaven,
**[17:20] ---**
he wouldn't have enjoyed
the same privileges as his ancestor.
**[17:23] ---**
Who would have thought that someone
like you could take advantage of Half-Moon
**[17:26] ---**
and lead her to betray us!
**[17:28] ---**
She worked for me. Half-Moon
had infiltrated Half-Moon Kingdom.
**[17:32] ---**
There is some Yong An blood in her,
**[17:34] ---**
so of course she would
be loyal to Yong An.
**[17:36] ---**
You malicious Half-Moon people,
I have no regrets about killing you all!
**[17:41] ---**
No regrets, huh!
**[17:43] ---**
What about all these innocent
people languishing in this pit,
**[17:48] ---**
you don't regret killing them, either?
**[17:52] ---**
Who's there?
**[17:56] ---**
Watch out!
**[18:26] ---**
Nan Feng?
**[18:30] ---**
What happened?
**[18:31] ---**
Where are Tian Sheng and the others?
**[18:36] ---**
What happened to you?
**[18:38] ---**
Looks like he wasn't skilled enough
and took a beating from those two women.
**[18:42] ---**
Your Highness.
**[18:51] ---**
Hello, Master.
**[18:55] ---**
Wind Master.
**[18:57] ---**
She's the Wind Master?
**[18:59] ---**
Nan Feng, why didn't you say anything?
**[19:00] ---**
How was I supposed to know
she was the Wind Master?
**[19:02] ---**
Before, she was
obviously... Never mind.
**[19:08] ---**
Pei, are you the one who's
**[19:11] ---**
been luring people into Half-Moon
Pass for the last two centuries?
**[19:14] ---**
I am.
**[19:15] ---**
The restless souls are
evidence of your bloody deeds.
**[19:19] ---**
You didn't want them to get
in the way of your promotion,
**[19:22] ---**
so you fed them people to appease them.
**[19:26] ---**
This is no trivial matter...
**[19:32] ---**
Why didn't he just get rid of the spirits?
**[19:36] ---**
He couldn't.
**[19:37] ---**
Many eyes in heaven are watching.
**[19:39] ---**
That is why this can't
be done in the open.
**[19:42] ---**
He had to send Zhao,
his clone, instead of himself.
**[19:45] ---**
You lured people into the city,
let the snakes bite them,
**[19:48] ---**
and fed them to the angry spirits.
**[19:50] ---**
Killing people--
that's really crossing a line.
**[19:55] ---**
I know.
**[19:56] ---**
Good. Think about it some more,
and we can talk about it after we go back.
**[20:02] ---**
Your Highness, I'm terribly sorry.
**[20:05] ---**
The sandstorm in which you found
yourselves--I was the one who started it.
**[20:07] ---**
What?
**[20:15] ---**
So it was you?
**[20:17] ---**
I wanted you to stay away
from Half-Moon Kingdom.
**[20:19] ---**
But you found it anyway.
**[20:22] ---**
Your Highness, please don't ask
about this affair again.
**[20:28] ---**
The heavenly officials
have quite a social circle.
**[20:30] ---**
If Wind Master takes
Half-Moon up with her,
**[20:32] ---**
it would take just one word for someone
to blame her for Pei Xiu's crime.
**[20:41] ---**
I have been handling this situation.
How could I let it go now?
**[20:45] ---**
Your Highness, don't worry.
We know all about the case up there.
**[20:51] ---**
Though the Grand Preceptor is
a Wrath, she hasn't hurt anyone.
**[20:53] ---**
She locked in the Half-Moon soldiers
with her magic formation
**[20:58] ---**
and set the merchants free.
**[21:01] ---**
Half-Moon set Tian Sheng
and the others free?
**[21:04] ---**
We will only take Millstone and
General Pei the Younger with us.
**[21:08] ---**
Sorry for being so suspicious.
**[21:12] ---**
I don't blame you.
Heaven's way of doing things isn't ideal.
**[21:15] ---**
Are you done? Can we go now?
**[21:19] ---**
What's the rush?
I'm going to take my time.
**[21:23] ---**
Your Highness, if that is all, I will go.
We will see each other up in heaven.
**[21:30] ---**
See you there.
**[21:34] ---**
Let's go.
**[21:56] ---**
We have been exiled.
We've lost everything.
**[21:58] ---**
I have a young child, please let us go!
**[22:07] ---**
Why don't you fight back?
The Half-Moon people have gone too far!
**[22:18] ---**
The Half-Moon people have attacked
our border, harassed our people!
**[22:22] ---**
Kill the Half-Moon wretches;
restore peace on the border!
**[22:27] ---**
That's right!
**[22:29] ---**
Now I will assign you to a position.
You, squadron on the left!
**[22:33] ---**
You, squadron on the right!
As for you...
**[22:36] ---**
Officer, why wasn't I assigned a position?
**[22:39] ---**
The military also considers
your family background.
**[22:42] ---**
You'll need to work twice as hard
if you want to catch up to your peers.
**[22:53] ---**
What a beautiful victory!
**[22:55] ---**
Pei killed the most enemy soldiers.
A promotion surely awaits him!
**[22:58] ---**
Pei, we will follow you
and slaughter them all!
**[23:01] ---**
Your career is about to take off.
**[23:02] ---**
But I heard it wasn't Pei...
**[23:04] ---**
What?!
**[23:10] ---**
Starting today,
I will serve as your Deputy Lieutenant.
**[23:15] ---**
That's no surprise.
**[23:17] ---**
His father is an imperial official.
Surely, he will work his way up.
**[23:20] ---**
You, however, are doomed
by your family background,
**[23:25] ---**
unless you are lucky and
score a major military victory.
**[23:45] ---**
Things turned out exactly
as Pei had planned.
**[23:46] ---**
The Half-Moon soldiers
walked right into our trap!
**[23:47] ---**
We won again!
**[23:49] ---**
If we continue to win,
**[23:50] ---**
Pei will certainly edge out the guy
who got in through connections.
**[23:52] ---**
True! It was all thanks to Pei!
**[23:53] ---**
Yes, yes!
**[23:57] ---**
Pei Xiu, did I really do the right thing?
**[24:01] ---**
If we continue on like this,
the war will be over soon,
**[24:04] ---**
putting an end to the suffering
of people on both sides.
**[24:09] ---**
I think this is General Hua's
wish as well.
**[24:13] ---**
Deputy Lieutenant, everything is ready.
**[24:14] ---**
The day after tomorrow,
we fight the last battle.
**[24:16] ---**
We'll conquer Half-Moon Kingdom
and finally set things right.
**[24:19] ---**
Excellent. If you secure victory,
you will be generously rewarded.
**[24:24] ---**
You are too generous, Deputy Lieutenant.
**[24:25] ---**
We must win, and we can't make mistakes.
**[24:29] ---**
Since you are the one
leading your troops into battle,
**[24:32] ---**
you will be punished under
military law if you lose.
**[24:37] ---**
Also, since you're so talented,
I think 2,000 men should suffice.
**[24:46] ---**
What are we going to do?
If their city is taken,
**[24:49] ---**
the Half-Moon people will use explosives
to destroy Yong An out of revenge.
**[24:52] ---**
Countless people will die.
**[24:59] ---**
The city gates are open!
Go in, kill them! Slaughter them all!
**[25:02] ---**
Kill them!
**[25:09] ---**
Found her!
**[25:10] ---**
The Grand Preceptor is here!
Let's kill her first!
**[25:13] ---**
Traitor! Kill the traitor!
**[26:13] ---**
What's this?
**[26:17] ---**
You've done enough. Now we just
need to report this to the emperor.
**[26:22] ---**
You don't need to worry about this part.
**[26:25] ---**
Is this because of General Pei?
**[26:27] ---**
Yes, you have made an enemy of him.
**[26:31] ---**
I knew this would happen with the Peis.
I was bound to offend one of them.
**[26:39] ---**
General Pei values Pei Xiu
**[26:41] ---**
and wants him to replace the
martial god of the West, Yi Zhen.
**[26:44] ---**
I wonder if Pei Xiu
will be demoted upon his return.
**[26:48] ---**
If he's demoted, you'll be in trouble.
**[26:51] ---**
Don't worry, Pei Ming is a proud man.
He wouldn't do such a thing.
**[26:57] ---**
Right--where is Fu Yao?
It's been a while since I've seen him.
**[27:00] ---**
Don't worry, Lian. He must be embarrassed
about being wrong, so he went back.
**[27:04] ---**
Huh? What happened while I was gone?
**[27:08] ---**
It's a long story. I'll tell you later.
**[27:12] ---**
Let's take Half-Moon up with us
and then return to save the others.
**[27:21] ---**
Half-Moon? Half-Moon?
**[27:24] ---**
Brother, I seem to recall that you could
use your magic to collect things.
**[27:32] ---**
Thanks, San Lang!
**[27:35] ---**
Collect!
**[28:12] ---**
He's awake, finally!
**[28:13] ---**
Yes.
**[28:19] ---**
--We can set off now.
--Yes.
**[28:21] ---**
--That's great.
--Are you ready?
**[28:23] ---**
Yes, here you go.
**[28:27] ---**
Master, I have a question.
**[28:32] ---**
You're a god, right?
**[28:34] ---**
I saw you using magic!
**[28:38] ---**
Don't worry. I won't tell anyone.
**[28:41] ---**
If it hadn't been for you,
I would have ended up in the pit.
**[28:45] ---**
When I go back, I'll erect a big
temple and dedicate it to you!
**[28:51] ---**
Thank you.
**[28:54] ---**
Of course! See you later!
**[29:04] ---**
Goodbye!
**[29:05] ---**
Right, Wind Master
asked me to stay out of things.
**[29:08] ---**
Does this mean she's
in charge of reporting it?
**[29:11] ---**
What if she's next to
make an enemy of General Pei?
**[29:14] ---**
Don't worry about her. General Pei
dares mess with you but not with her.
**[29:19] ---**
She's younger than you,
but she's a lot more savvy.
**[29:23] ---**
Of course she is. She has connections.
**[29:27] ---**
You mean the woman
in black by her side?
**[29:30] ---**
No, but she is famous, too.
**[29:34] ---**
She must be one of the five masters
of wind, water, rain, earth, and thunder.
**[29:38] ---**
Try not to offend her.
**[29:40] ---**
I agree. Thank you, everyone.
**[29:44] ---**
Nan Feng, will you stay for dinner?
**[29:46] ---**
I'll cook something up
as a token of my gratitude.
**[29:49] ---**
Huh? What? Did you say it's urgent?
**[29:52] ---**
Your Highness, something has
come up in my palace, and I must go.
**[30:00] ---**
All right, since he's not coming,
let's go. What would you like eat,
**[30:05] ---**
Hua Cheng?
**[30:18] ---**
I still prefer the name "San Lang."
# E12 - Special Episode
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**[02:29] ---**
Blood Rain Flower-Seeker?
**[02:31] ---**
Your Highness.
**[02:34] ---**
That's the first time
you've called me that.
**[02:38] ---**
How does it feel?
**[02:41] ---**
It feels... different than
when other people say it.
**[02:49] ---**
Different how?
**[02:51] ---**
It feels... special.
**[02:56] ---**
But enough about me.
**[02:57] ---**
So you were the bridegroom
who guided me on Mt. Yujun.
**[03:04] ---**
Er... that is to say, you were
disguised as a bridegroom.
**[03:14] ---**
I wasn't in disguise.
**[03:17] ---**
Then what were you doing on Mt. Yujun?
**[03:23] ---**
There are two possibilities:
**[03:25] ---**
Either I went there for you...
**[03:28] ---**
...or I had a lot of time on my hands.
**[03:32] ---**
Which do you think it was?
**[03:34] ---**
Hard to say.
**[03:36] ---**
But you do seem to
have a lot of free time.
**[03:43] ---**
By the way, you're not
at all like the rumors say.
**[03:48] ---**
Then how did Your Highness know
that I was the Blood Rain Flower-Seeker?
**[03:55] ---**
I tried all sorts of tests on you,
but you were impenetrable.
**[03:57] ---**
So I realized you
must be Devastation-level.
**[04:00] ---**
Besides, you were all-knowing,
all-capable, and all dressed in red.
**[04:07] ---**
Who could you have been but the
terrifying Blood Rain Flower-Seeker?
**[04:14] ---**
Is that supposed to be a compliment?
**[04:19] ---**
Isn't it?
**[04:52] ---**
Half-Moon, you're awake?
**[04:55] ---**
Did you want to gaze at the stars?
**[05:03] ---**
General Hua, what will happen
to General Pei the Younger?
**[05:09] ---**
I don't know.
**[05:10] ---**
But he has made mistakes, so he will
have to be punished one way or another.
**[05:14] ---**
Actually, he really isn't a bad person!
**[05:18] ---**
He helped me in the past.
Millstone always thought I'd gone mad.
**[05:25] ---**
But even if he was using me,
it was I who chose to open the gate.
**[05:32] ---**
It's all right. It's all in the past now.
**[05:43] ---**
General Hua, I'm sorry.
**[05:47] ---**
Half-Moon, why do you
insist on apologizing to me?
**[05:51] ---**
"I want to save the world."
**[05:54] ---**
What?
**[05:56] ---**
That's what you once told me.
**[05:59] ---**
Huh?
**[06:00] ---**
Wait a minute!
**[06:07] ---**
Did I really say something that silly?
**[06:12] ---**
Yes.
**[06:13] ---**
One time, you asked me what
I wanted to be when I grew up.
**[06:17] ---**
I said I didn't know. Then you said...
**[06:29] ---**
When I was younger,
my dream was to save the world.
**[06:33] ---**
I was just speaking off the cuff.
You didn't need to memorize it!
**[06:37] ---**
But you seemed so sincere at the time.
**[06:41] ---**
Ha! Really?
I don't even remember anymore.
**[06:45] ---**
I do!
**[06:47] ---**
You also used to say,
"Do what you believe is right!"
**[06:50] ---**
"Nothing can ever stop you!"
**[06:53] ---**
What a load of drivel.
**[06:58] ---**
I'm not that kind of person.
**[06:59] ---**
Or am I?
**[07:02] ---**
I used to think I was
doing the right thing.
**[07:04] ---**
But now I don't know what's right
and what's wrong anymore.
**[07:10] ---**
I opened the city gates
and let the enemy in.
**[07:12] ---**
Because of that, my people were
slaughtered and the kingdom is no more.
**[07:15] ---**
But if I hadn't done so,
the Half-Moon soldiers would have gone
**[07:18] ---**
to the Central Plains and fought
until both peoples were destroyed.
**[07:23] ---**
General Hua, you were very good to me.
**[07:24] ---**
So was Millstone.
And the soldiers followed me loyally.
**[07:29] ---**
And yet not only
did I cause them to be killed,
**[07:32] ---**
I also failed to relieve
their suffering after death.
**[07:36] ---**
To be honest, General Hua,
**[07:39] ---**
I have no idea what I've been
doing for the past 200 years.
**[07:47] ---**
And I've idled away the past 800 years.
**[07:51] ---**
General Hua, could you please
tell me where exactly I went wrong?
**[07:56] ---**
What should I have done instead?
**[08:04] ---**
I'm sorry, Half-Moon.
**[08:06] ---**
I didn't know the answer
to that before, and I still don't.
**[08:18] ---**
Half-Moon wasn't trapped at Half-Moon Pass
because she became a Wrath.
**[08:23] ---**
She stayed there of her own accord.
**[08:29] ---**
In fact, if he wanted to hush things up,
**[08:32] ---**
Pei the Younger could've just sent
a clone to deal with the ghosts.
**[08:36] ---**
Why did he have to feed them living souls?
**[08:41] ---**
A clone would've been too weak
to subdue so many ghosts at once.
**[08:45] ---**
Feeding them live people
appeased their grudge more quickly.
**[08:49] ---**
To a heavenly official,
humans are as expendable as ants.
**[08:55] ---**
So clones are weaker than the original?
**[08:58] ---**
But this clone of yours
is quite impressive.
**[09:02] ---**
Oh, I'm the real deal!
**[09:06] ---**
Really?
**[09:07] ---**
You're the original?
**[09:19] ---**
Ha! Not bad.
**[09:22] ---**
So you like this look on me?
**[09:26] ---**
Yes, it's very nice.
**[09:29] ---**
But... could you show me
what you really look like?
**[09:36] ---**
Never mind. I just thought I'd ask.
**[09:39] ---**
Anyway, let's eat!
**[09:44] ---**
Oh no, it's burnt.
**[09:48] ---**
Sorry, I'll make it again.
**[09:51] ---**
I'll show you what
I look like some other time.
**[09:53] ---**
And I'm really not that hungry.
Let's just relax tonight.
**[10:23] ---**
You've been spending
a lot of time in this realm.
**[10:24] ---**
Is it really so uneventful in the ghost
realm that you don't need to report back?
**[10:33] ---**
What's there to report?
**[10:34] ---**
We each go about our own business there.
No one reports to anyone else.
**[10:37] ---**
Besides, I'm the boss over there.
No one would dare meddle in my affairs.
**[10:43] ---**
I see. I thought you were governed
as strictly as the heavenly realm.
**[10:49] ---**
We're much more flexible.
**[10:52] ---**
So, have you met the other Demon Kings?
**[10:55] ---**
I have.
**[10:56] ---**
What about the Sad-Face Green Demon?
**[10:58] ---**
That vulgar good-for-nothing?
**[11:01] ---**
I went to see him once,
but he ended up running off.
**[11:05] ---**
I'm sure you didn't go
there just to say hello.
**[11:07] ---**
I did say hello first.
**[11:09] ---**
It was then that I earned the moniker
"Blood Rain Flower-Seeker."
**[11:14] ---**
So you two didn't get along?
**[11:18] ---**
No, he's too much of an eyesore.
**[11:19] ---**
And it's not just me.
Black-Water doesn't care for him either.
**[11:25] ---**
Black Water Boat-Sinker?
Do you know him well?
**[11:28] ---**
Not really.
**[11:30] ---**
I'm not too familiar with
most in the ghost realm.
**[11:31] ---**
Only Devastation-level demons
have the right to address me.
**[11:38] ---**
Your ghost realm sounds pretty nice.
There are only a few bigwigs.
**[11:41] ---**
I can hardly remember all the
names in the heavenly realm.
**[11:45] ---**
Then don't bother remembering,
it's a waste of time.
**[11:49] ---**
I have to try,
otherwise they'll get offended.
**[11:55] ---**
If that's all it takes to offend them,
**[11:57] ---**
then they're a bunch
of petty-minded chumps.
**[12:08] ---**
I wonder when Half-Moon will be back.
**[12:12] ---**
She's got a lot on
her mind. Let her be.
**[12:17] ---**
You're right.
**[12:22] ---**
By the way, that was a good line.
**[12:25] ---**
What line?
**[12:28] ---**
"I want to save the world."
**[12:34] ---**
San Lang...
**[12:37] ---**
Hm? What's wrong with that?
**[12:41] ---**
It sounds stupid.
**[12:47] ---**
Throughout history, few have had
the courage to look the world in the face,
**[12:51] ---**
much less try to save it.
I have nothing but respect for that.
**[13:00] ---**
It's much easier said than done.
**[13:03] ---**
You know how difficult it is,
but you try nevertheless.
**[13:05] ---**
That's all the more commendable.
**[13:10] ---**
Actually, when I was a child,
I used to say something even sillier.
**[13:14] ---**
Oh? And what was that?
**[13:17] ---**
A long time ago, someone once
told me that he couldn't go on living.
**[13:22] ---**
He asked me what the point of it was,
what the meaning of life was.
**[13:30] ---**
You know what I said to him then?
**[13:32] ---**
What?
**[13:39] ---**
I said...
**[13:44] ---**
"If you see no reason to live,
then at least live for me."
**[13:49] ---**
"If you don't see the point in living,
then use me as a reason to go on."
**[13:57] ---**
What in the world was I thinking?
**[14:00] ---**
I wouldn't even be able
to say those words now.
**[14:04] ---**
Being the meaning of one
person's life is heavy enough
**[14:09] ---**
without trying to save
the world on top of it!
**[14:14] ---**
I wonder how he's doing these days.
**[14:21] ---**
Wanting to save the world when you were
young was courageous, but very silly.
**[14:28] ---**
I know.
**[14:31] ---**
That is, it was silly,
but very courageous.
**[14:36] ---**
Thank you, truly.
**[14:38] ---**
Don't mention it.
**[14:40] ---**
But Your Highness, you've
told me quite a lot about yourself.
**[14:44] ---**
Don't you want to know
why I approached you?
**[14:47] ---**
People cross paths as destiny ordains.
**[14:50] ---**
If you don't want to tell me,
then you won't.
**[14:51] ---**
Besides, even if I sent you packing,
**[14:54] ---**
you could just come back
with a different appearance.
**[14:58] ---**
You certainly have that power.
Let's just go with the flow.
**[15:01] ---**
And what if my real
appearance is hideous?
**[15:05] ---**
Would you still want to see it?
**[15:08] ---**
If that were the case...
**[15:10] ---**
What if I'm a ferocious-looking beast?
**[15:15] ---**
I'd still want to see.
**[15:21] ---**
Because we're friends now, and friends
should be honest with each other.
**[15:24] ---**
Don't worry. As long
as it's the real you, I'll...
**[15:32] ---**
What's wrong?
**[15:40] ---**
What's so funny?
Did I say something wrong?
**[15:44] ---**
Not at all. You're absolutely right.
**[15:46] ---**
You don't sound very sincere.
**[15:48] ---**
Never mind. I'm going to sleep.
**[15:54] ---**
Next time, if you don't mind,
**[15:57] ---**
I'll show up as the real me.
**[16:01] ---**
Don't talk, I'm trying to sleep.
**[16:19] ---**
I swear to you...
**[16:21] ---**
On earth or in heaven, you'll never
meet anyone as sincere as I am!
**[18:29] ---**
Lian! Lian!
**[18:34] ---**
Lian!
**[18:36] ---**
Lian! I feel like there's something
missing from your temple.
**[19:18] ---**
What about paintings of gods?
**[19:21] ---**
I can paint, too! I'll help you.
# Season 2
# E1 - The Ghost King Appears
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GX9UQW2KJ/the-ghost-king-appears)
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**[00:38] ---**
Lian.
**[00:45] ---**
Your Highness.
**[00:48] ---**
Ling Wen?
**[00:55] ---**
Long time no see,
**[00:56] ---**
I've missed you.
**[00:58] ---**
Your Highness.
**[00:59] ---**
Let's catch up later.
**[01:01] ---**
Right now,
**[01:02] ---**
there's an urgent matter and I'm afraid I'll
have to ask you to return to the Heavenly Capital.
**[01:05] ---**
Is it related to the Ban Yue Pass?
**[01:06] ---**
Yes,
**[01:07] ---**
once you return, please come
directly to the Hall of Shen Wu.
**[01:12] ---**
The Hall of Shen Wu...
**[01:28] ---**
His Majesty the Emperor has
returned to the heavenly capital!
**[01:29] ---**
Hurry up! Go to the Hall of Shen Wu.
**[01:30] ---**
What's going on with everyone...?
**[01:31] ---**
Could it be... his Majesty the Emperor
has returned to the heavenly capital?!
**[01:37] ---**
Let's go,
**[01:37] ---**
we're gathering at the Hall of Shen Wu.
**[01:38] ---**
Let's go.
**[01:39] ---**
His Majesty the Emperor has finally returned!
**[04:01] ---**
Why is this troublemaker here too?
**[04:07] ---**
Oh! Let's go, let's go, let's go!
**[04:27] ---**
Hello, everyone, long time no see...
**[04:34] ---**
Your Highness!
**[04:37] ---**
Wait a moment...
**[04:39] ---**
Wait a moment...
**[04:41] ---**
Wait...
**[04:42] ---**
Your Highness!
**[04:43] ---**
You're going to the Hall
of Shen Wu for a meeting,
**[04:45] ---**
how could you forget your waist badge?
**[04:46] ---**
How are you supposed to go here without it!
**[04:48] ---**
He's already several hundred years
old and still so reckless...
**[04:49] ---**
That's right,
**[04:50] ---**
who dares to call my name at this time
**[04:51] ---**
Quick, let me tie you up first.
**[04:52] ---**
must be someone with real courage.
**[04:57] ---**
Hello there!
**[04:58] ---**
Hello there,
**[04:59] ---**
Your Highness.
**[05:01] ---**
Hurry up and go, Your Highness!
**[05:02] ---**
Why did you push me?
**[05:03] ---**
You still have to go to the Hall of Shen Wu.
**[05:03] ---**
How can he be the one who can
be compared to Prince Taihua?
**[05:04] ---**
His Majesty has probably
been waiting for you,
**[05:06] ---**
Your Highness, hurry up and go!
**[05:06] ---**
That's right!
**[05:07] ---**
This is really embarrassing,
**[05:09] ---**
you never know where you'll
meet people in life.
**[05:11] ---**
Yeah,
**[05:12] ---**
all of them are princes.
**[05:14] ---**
Prince Taihua is the true
embodiment of noble elegance!
**[05:17] ---**
Unlike this one,
**[05:18] ---**
who's down on his luck
and picking up garbage...
**[05:20] ---**
Of course!
**[05:21] ---**
Yong An Kingdom is stronger
than Xianle Kingdom,
**[05:24] ---**
it's just a matter of the
environment shaping its people.
**[05:25] ---**
How dare he come back?
**[05:26] ---**
It's not uncommon to meet
people throughout life,
**[05:26] ---**
So bad.
**[05:27] ---**
Look at him!
**[05:28] ---**
but it's the comparison between
people that really kills.
**[05:32] ---**
Your Highness.
**[05:34] ---**
Can it be?
**[05:36] ---**
Not again?
**[05:37] ---**
Let's go together.
**[05:38] ---**
I think everyone has already arrived.
**[05:40] ---**
Please be careful at the hall later.
**[05:42] ---**
How will General Pei.Jr
be punished this time?
**[05:45] ---**
He'll probably be exiled.
**[05:46] ---**
Oh, that's not
**[05:47] ---**
too severe then.
**[05:49] ---**
Although there's a chance
he could return to his post,
**[05:51] ---**
most likely
**[05:52] ---**
it won't happen by then.
**[05:54] ---**
The believers have scattered...
**[05:55] ---**
So the god will no longer exist...
**[05:58] ---**
By the way, Ling Wen...
**[05:59] ---**
Have you found any news about the boy
**[06:01] ---**
with the face plague from
Mount Yujun last time?
**[06:03] ---**
I'm sorry,
**[06:04] ---**
not yet.
**[06:06] ---**
We'll intensify our search.
**[06:08] ---**
Thank you for your trouble.
**[06:26] ---**
Xianle, here you are.
**[06:32] ---**
Your Majesty,
**[06:33] ---**
there are still a few heavenly officials
patrolling outside who have not been able to return.
**[06:36] ---**
No problem,
**[06:37] ---**
just inform me beforehand.
**[06:40] ---**
Xianle,
**[06:41] ---**
I summoned you here today,
**[06:42] ---**
I suppose you already know the reason why.
**[06:44] ---**
I can probably guess,
**[06:46] ---**
but I thought the matter of the Ban
Yue Pass had already been settled.
**[06:49] ---**
I wonder how this matter
will ultimately be resolved.
**[06:52] ---**
I'm afraid it's hard to say for sure.
**[07:03] ---**
Your Highness, it's an
honor to finally meet you.
**[07:06] ---**
Our family is very grateful for your
kindness and protection towards our Pei.Jr.
**[07:09] ---**
Oh no, it's no big deal.
**[07:10] ---**
General Pei, you are the
one I've been admiring.
**[07:20] ---**
Isn't this General Pei.Jr's clone?
**[07:22] ---**
How could he be injured so badly?
**[07:26] ---**
General Pei,
**[07:27] ---**
what do you mean?
**[07:28] ---**
While interrogating General Pei.Jr,
I discovered something strange.
**[07:33] ---**
Although Pei.Jr's clone
**[07:34] ---**
is not as powerful as his true self,
**[07:36] ---**
with his abilities,
**[07:40] ---**
he should have been able to hold
his own against the ‘Wrath’.
**[07:45] ---**
However,
**[07:45] ---**
there was someone who could easily defeat
him without giving him a chance to fight back...
**[07:49] ---**
so I continued to inquire.
**[07:51] ---**
It turned out that at that time...
**[07:52] ---**
Next to Prince Xianle, there
was also a young man in red...
**[07:57] ---**
And he actually slaughtered hundreds
of Ban Yue soldiers in an instant!
**[08:01] ---**
So I dared to ask, Your Highness.
**[08:03] ---**
Who exactly is this young man
**[08:05] ---**
in red?
**[08:10] ---**
Hmm...
**[08:11] ---**
I really can't remember clearly.
**[08:14] ---**
There were also some merchants who were
trapped in the Ban Yue Pass at that time.
**[08:16] ---**
Maybe he was one of them.
**[08:18] ---**
That couldn’t be right.
**[08:19] ---**
I heard from Pei.Jr. that
**[08:21] ---**
you were very close with that young man.
**[08:24] ---**
How could you forget so quickly?
**[08:27] ---**
General Pei...
**[08:31] ---**
Everything you're saying is just
General Pei.Jr's side of the story,
**[08:34] ---**
and he himself is guilty.
**[08:37] ---**
What you're saying has some credibility,
**[08:39] ---**
but we still need to weigh it carefully.
**[08:41] ---**
In that case,
**[08:42] ---**
could General Nan Yang and General Xuan Zhen
please come forward to help us out a bit?
**[09:05] ---**
How about it,
**[09:06] ---**
Generals?
**[09:10] ---**
It's him...
**[09:11] ---**
The Deadly Scimitar...
**[09:16] ---**
It's the strange scimitar
that was used by Hua Cheng
**[09:17] ---**
in the duel in the whorshipers’dreams.
**[09:19] ---**
That's the demonic blade
that shattered the souls
**[09:21] ---**
and livers of several martial gods.
**[09:22] ---**
Thank you for both of you generals.
**[09:23] ---**
So, my guess was right.
**[09:25] ---**
If the young man in red who was with the His
Highness Prince Xianle is really the one...
**[09:31] ---**
It's not that simple.
**[09:35] ---**
General Pei,
**[09:37] ---**
are you suggesting that His Highness Prince
Xianle colluded with the Ghost King of Desperation
**[09:40] ---**
and falsely accused General Pei.Jr?
**[09:44] ---**
Who is this...
**[09:45] ---**
Not necessarily.
**[09:47] ---**
It's just might be case that the person
**[09:50] ---**
covered up his tracks
**[09:52] ---**
and deceived Your Highness.
**[09:54] ---**
General Pei,
**[09:56] ---**
if you don't trust me,
**[09:57] ---**
you should at least trust Wind Master.
**[09:59] ---**
General Pei.Jr admitted to
his guilt the whole time,
**[10:01] ---**
and Wind Master heard it all.
**[10:03] ---**
And whether or not I was deceived,
**[10:07] ---**
you can ask His Majesty the Emperor now.
**[10:14] ---**
And besides,
**[10:17] ---**
let's say for argument's sake
that it was indeed Hua Cheng.
**[10:18] ---**
What does that have to do
with what General Pei.Jr did?
**[10:21] ---**
Are you saying that just because he
is the Ghost King of Desperation,
**[10:24] ---**
he can be falsely accused
of something he didn't do?
**[10:26] ---**
Anyway, I think we need
to reconsider this matter.
**[10:30] ---**
The Imperial Preceptor Ban Yue should also
be handed over for further interrogation.
**[10:33] ---**
Interrogating what?
**[10:34] ---**
General! Forget it...
**[10:36] ---**
There was no illusion...
**[10:38] ---**
it was me.
**[10:40] ---**
I let you down...
**[10:42] ---**
Did Imperial Preceptor Ban Yue give
you some kind of drug to confuse you?
**[10:44] ---**
Shut up.
**[10:46] ---**
General!
**[10:47] ---**
I wouldn't dare to do something and
not take responsibility for it.
**[10:49] ---**
Since I was caught,
**[10:50] ---**
I’m not afraid of any consequences!
**[10:52] ---**
Oh, how could General Pei.Jr...
**[10:59] ---**
Alright.
**[11:02] ---**
The incident at the Ban Yue Pass is over.
**[11:04] ---**
Take Pei.Jr down
**[11:05] ---**
and exile him in a few days.
**[11:08] ---**
Yes.
**[11:10] ---**
But the wounds on this empty
shell's body were left
**[11:12] ---**
by the Deadly Scimitar.
**[11:15] ---**
That's another matter.
**[11:17] ---**
Your Majesty, please examine it thoroughly.
**[11:20] ---**
I'll investigate this thoroughly,
**[11:21] ---**
so you can all rest easy.
**[11:23] ---**
Let's call it a day for now.
**[11:26] ---**
Xianle.
**[11:27] ---**
You stay.
**[11:28] ---**
Yes.
**[11:47] ---**
Qingxuan,
**[11:49] ---**
for the sake of your brother,
**[11:50] ---**
please don't cause any more trouble.
**[11:52] ---**
General Pei,
**[11:53] ---**
stop using my brother to pressure me.
**[11:55] ---**
I'm not afraid of him.
**[11:56] ---**
You
**[11:57] ---**
You...you,
**[11:59] ---**
it's because of you that
Pei.Jr. ended up like this.
**[12:00] ---**
It was Pei.Jr.'s own fault,
**[12:02] ---**
what does that have to do with me?
**[12:25] ---**
Your Highness,
**[12:27] ---**
Your Highness?
**[12:32] ---**
What's up...
**[12:35] ---**
The meeting's over.
**[12:37] ---**
It's over?
**[12:38] ---**
What was discussed just now?
**[12:40] ---**
I didn't hear anything.
**[12:41] ---**
Nothing important.
**[12:42] ---**
Let's go back.
**[12:44] ---**
why did everyone leave all of a sudden...
**[12:48] ---**
By the way...
**[12:49] ---**
thanks for waking me up!
**[12:56] ---**
Crimson Rain Sought Flower,
The Deadly Scimitar.
**[13:01] ---**
So,
**[13:02] ---**
what's the deal?
**[13:07] ---**
Xianle.
**[13:08] ---**
I'm sorry.
**[13:10] ---**
So you admit you were wrong?
**[13:13] ---**
Yes, admitting that I was wrong.
**[13:14] ---**
Then tell me, what did you know was wrong?
**[13:15] ---**
What was your mistake?
**[13:22] ---**
I don't think you understand.
**[13:30] ---**
Xianle has grown up now.
**[13:32] ---**
After I sent you down 800 years ago,
**[13:34] ---**
you should have kept in
touch with me regularly.
**[13:37] ---**
But instead,
**[13:38] ---**
you disappeared without a word,
**[13:41] ---**
torturing yourself down there alone...
**[13:45] ---**
And even after you ascended, you didn't
report back to the Hall of Shen Wu.
**[13:48] ---**
If it were anyone else
showing such disrespect,
**[13:51] ---**
the Hall of Ling Wen would
have held them accountable.
**[13:54] ---**
Hey, your 'I'm sorry' there
better not be just a cover-up
**[13:56] ---**
for those sneaky jabs you took at me.
**[13:59] ---**
I am not buying it.
**[14:00] ---**
Like you said yourself,
**[14:02] ---**
what's forgotten can stay forgotten.
**[14:03] ---**
How could I forget?
**[14:05] ---**
Then let's look forward.
**[14:07] ---**
There are still many things that need you.
**[14:08] ---**
Xianle is just a raggedy immortal now.
**[14:11] ---**
I'm not needed,
**[14:12] ---**
I just hope not to cause trouble.
**[14:14] ---**
Why do you belittle yourself?
**[14:16] ---**
You've done a good job with the two things
**[14:17] ---**
you've done since coming back.
**[14:20] ---**
I might have offended General
Pei right after I returned.
**[14:24] ---**
You don't have to worry
about Ming Guang's side.
**[14:26] ---**
It's you,
**[14:28] ---**
tell me honestly.
**[14:29] ---**
What did you do to attract trouble this time?
**[14:31] ---**
Your Majesty, I swear!
**[14:32] ---**
I just happened to meet a
very interesting little kid.
**[14:37] ---**
A chance encounter with
**[14:38] ---**
a little kid who happened to be
**[14:39] ---**
the Ghost King of Desperation.
**[14:42] ---**
Do you know what the consequences would be
**[14:45] ---**
if you said that in front
of other heavenly officials?
**[14:47] ---**
I understand.
**[14:48] ---**
Your Majesty,
**[14:49] ---**
you're not really going to
interrogate me, are you?
**[14:53] ---**
Of course, I know you wouldn't
conspire with the ghost realm.
**[14:56] ---**
Thank you for trusting me, your Majesty.
**[14:58] ---**
But there's one thing that
**[14:59] ---**
I'm afraid I can't entrust to you to handle.
**[15:02] ---**
What is it?
**[15:04] ---**
Seven days ago,
**[15:06] ---**
a huge dragon made of fire suddenly
**[15:07] ---**
soared into the sky from
deep within the mountains.
**[15:11] ---**
There were countless witnesses, but
no one reported any casualties...
**[15:16] ---**
The method of the Heavenly Dragon's roar.
**[15:18] ---**
The flames may be strong,
but they don't harm people,
**[15:20] ---**
they just show its enormous size.
**[15:21] ---**
It's a cry for help.
**[15:22] ---**
Exactly.
**[15:24] ---**
I imagine it must be a heavenly official from the
Heavenly Court who's been forced to their last resort.
**[15:26] ---**
a cry for help when pushed to the brink.
**[15:29] ---**
Is there any heavenly official from the
Heavenly Court who has been missing recently?
**[15:34] ---**
Actually, the reason for summoning
everyone back to the capital this time
**[15:36] ---**
isn't just about the incident
at the Ban Yue Pass .
**[15:38] ---**
The main reason is to take
advantage of this opportunity
**[15:40] ---**
to investigate the whereabouts
of our heavenly officials.
**[15:42] ---**
Besides the Rain Master and the Earth Master
who are known for their elusive nature,
**[15:44] ---**
all the heavenly officials who
couldn't make it back have responded.
**[15:47] ---**
And what about the retired heavenly
officials from previous years?
**[15:49] ---**
The scope is even wider.
**[15:52] ---**
The Hall of Ling Wen has been
busy with this recently.
**[15:54] ---**
Could it be that there is a big
nest of ghosts and monsters nearby
**[15:57] ---**
that would make a heavenly official
sacrifice himselve to ask for help?
**[16:01] ---**
Yes.
**[16:02] ---**
Do you know about the City of Ghost, Xianle?
**[16:05] ---**
I've heard of it.
**[16:07] ---**
The City of Ghost is located at
the border between Yin and Yang,
**[16:09] ---**
and it's the most prosperous
place in the ghost realm.
**[16:11] ---**
Exactly.
**[16:12] ---**
That area is full of shady characters,
**[16:13] ---**
and it's the perfect place to hide
heavenly officials’ tracks.
**[16:16] ---**
However, Heaven and the ghost realm
have always been clearly demarcated,
**[16:19] ---**
and it's not easy to
intrude without evidence.
**[16:22] ---**
So this time I need someone to go down
to the realm in secret to investigate.
**[16:25] ---**
But if you mention it in front of the palace,
**[16:27] ---**
what if the news leaks
**[16:28] ---**
and we alert the enemy?
**[16:30] ---**
Exactly.
**[16:32] ---**
Then,
**[16:33] ---**
I volunteer to take on the task!
**[16:35] ---**
I was actually thinking of you...
**[16:37] ---**
but.
**[16:39] ---**
Your Majesty, what's the concern?
**[16:42] ---**
Firstly,
**[16:43] ---**
the east is under the
jurisdiction of Lang Qianqiu.
**[16:46] ---**
That's not a problem for me.
**[16:48] ---**
Secondly...
**[16:49] ---**
Do you know
**[16:50] ---**
who runs the City of Ghost now?
**[16:52] ---**
Could it be Hua Cheng?
**[16:56] ---**
It seems like you have a
good relationship with him,
**[16:58] ---**
so that's not a problem.
**[16:59] ---**
But I'm afraid he might be
involved in this matter.
**[17:03] ---**
If you're having difficulties...
**[17:05] ---**
I'll think of someone else.
**[17:09] ---**
I'll go.
**[17:10] ---**
Actually, the Crimson Rain Sought Flower
doesn't seem like someone with malicious intentions.
**[17:14] ---**
Xianle,
**[17:16] ---**
I know you have good judgment.
**[17:18] ---**
But I also know that
**[17:19] ---**
you always give people
the benefit of the doubt.
**[17:22] ---**
Don't make it sound like I'm an
inexperienced little princess.
**[17:26] ---**
That phrase doesn't apply
to me at all right now.
**[17:31] ---**
It's your friends.
**[17:32] ---**
I shouldn't have said too much,
**[17:34] ---**
but...
**[17:35] ---**
Be careful with Hua Cheng.
**[17:37] ---**
Especially be careful of
his eerie demonic scimitar.
**[17:43] ---**
The Deadly Scimitar.
**[17:45] ---**
Such demonic weapons
**[17:46] ---**
require cruel determination and
bloody sacrifices to forge,
**[17:50] ---**
and are cursed from birth.
**[17:53] ---**
Don't touch it,
**[17:54] ---**
and don't let it hurt you,
**[17:56] ---**
otherwise the consequences are unpredictable.
**[17:59] ---**
I understand.
**[18:01] ---**
Anyway,
**[18:02] ---**
I'm most at ease leaving
this matter to you and me.
**[18:05] ---**
But it may be difficult for one person alone.
**[18:07] ---**
Do you have any heavenly official you want
to accompany you to the City of Ghost?
**[18:10] ---**
Anyone is fine,
**[18:11] ---**
as long as they are easy to get along with
**[18:12] ---**
and have a bit more magical power,
**[18:14] ---**
so that I can borrow some
from them at any time.
**[18:15] ---**
As for the first criterion,
**[18:16] ---**
you can just veto Nan Yang and Xuan Zhen.
**[18:19] ---**
How are you doing with them?
**[18:21] ---**
Haven't spoken much?
**[18:22] ---**
We've only exchanged a few words.
**[18:24] ---**
It's been so many years,
**[18:25] ---**
and it's only a few words?
**[18:28] ---**
I heard that when you ascended this time,
**[18:29] ---**
you destroyed many of the heavenly
halls of the heavenly officials,
**[18:31] ---**
including Nan Yang's.
**[18:34] ---**
I already paid that back!
**[18:35] ---**
But...
**[18:36] ---**
it's also thanks to His
Majesty the Emperor...
**[18:39] ---**
You should still thank Nan Yang,
**[18:41] ---**
according to what Ling Wen told me.
**[18:43] ---**
He privately went to The Hall of Ling Wen
**[18:44] ---**
and said that you didn't
need to repay the rest.
**[18:47] ---**
No wonder so many merits were
cleared without me knowing,
**[18:50] ---**
I see...
**[18:51] ---**
Since Nan Yang doesn't
want Ling Wen to tell you,
**[18:53] ---**
you might as well pretend you don't know.
**[18:57] ---**
'Keeping things to oneself' really is
just an empty phrase in this world...
**[19:01] ---**
And what about Wind Master?
**[19:03] ---**
Wind Master is very nice,
**[19:05] ---**
but I don't know if she's willing.
**[19:07] ---**
Wind Master is highly skilled
in magic, lively in temperament,
**[19:10] ---**
and loves making friends,
**[19:11] ---**
which fits your criterion
of easy to get along with.
**[19:14] ---**
When she came to see me last time,
**[19:15] ---**
she also spoke well of you.
**[19:17] ---**
If it's not inconvenient for you,
**[19:18] ---**
go with Wind Master this time.
**[19:23] ---**
In any case.
**[19:24] ---**
Do your best...
**[19:26] ---**
don't force anything when
faced with problems.
**[19:29] ---**
And don’t let yourself get into
any more dangerous situations ...
**[19:32] ---**
You're too kind,
**[19:34] ---**
I'll be fine.
**[19:36] ---**
Alright then,
**[19:37] ---**
you go back to Xianle Palace and rest,
**[19:39] ---**
I'll send someone to inform the Wind Master.
**[19:41] ---**
Okay.
**[19:42] ---**
Xianle Palace?
**[19:43] ---**
Yes, I've approved the construction
of a new one for you.
**[19:46] ---**
You can't really squeeze into such
a tiny run-down temple, can you?
**[19:52] ---**
Well...it's more fitting for a raggedy
immortal to live in a raggedy temple.
**[19:56] ---**
Your Highness, how are you!
**[20:02] ---**
Fellow Daoist...how are you too!
**[20:07] ---**
Let's go, let's go!
**[20:08] ---**
Let's go down and have some fun.
**[20:10] ---**
Fellow Daoist, I'm waiting for someone.
**[20:12] ---**
Who are you waiting for?
**[20:13] ---**
I'm waiting for the Wind Master.
**[20:15] ---**
But I'm right here, aren't
I?'m right here, aren't I?
**[20:18] ---**
Oh, you're Wind Master...
**[20:19] ---**
You're the Wind Master?
**[20:25] ---**
I am Wind Master.
**[20:26] ---**
Do you doubt that?
**[20:28] ---**
Don't you know who I am?
**[20:30] ---**
Have you never heard of my
name,Wind Master Qingxuan?
**[20:33] ---**
But Wind Master has always been...
**[20:35] ---**
Always been what?
**[20:36] ---**
It's nothing!
**[20:37] ---**
Just that earlier, why...
**[20:38] ---**
What's wrong?
**[20:39] ---**
Is my female disguise not pretty?
**[20:41] ---**
It's pretty, but...
**[20:42] ---**
If it's pretty, then there's no "but".
**[20:44] ---**
Of course, I would disguise myself
**[20:45] ---**
because it's pretty.
**[20:48] ---**
Speaking of which...
**[20:49] ---**
This time when we go to the City of Ghost,
**[20:50] ---**
we also have to hide our identities,
**[20:52] ---**
right?
**[20:57] ---**
Are you sure you don't want to give it a try?
**[20:59] ---**
No no!
**[20:59] ---**
Really, there is no need...
**[21:02] ---**
Speaking of which,
**[21:03] ---**
the fact that both the General Pei and
General Pei Junior were able to ascend to the heavens
**[21:05] ---**
is already a remarkable story.
**[21:07] ---**
But for you two, Wind master and
Water master to achieve the same feat
**[21:10] ---**
is even more extraordinary.
**[21:11] ---**
It's not a big deal.
**[21:13] ---**
My brother and I are from the same place,
**[21:14] ---**
learned from the same master,
**[21:15] ---**
and followed the same path.
**[21:17] ---**
So naturally, we ascended in the same era.
**[21:20] ---**
Wind Master,
**[21:21] ---**
I heard General Pei mentioning your
brother at the Hall of Shen Wu.
**[21:24] ---**
He seemed to have a good
relationship with him.
**[21:27] ---**
If you report General Pei.Jr this time,
**[21:29] ---**
will it cause any rift between
your brother and him?
**[21:32] ---**
No, it won't.
**[21:33] ---**
My brother has long known
that I don't like Pei Ming.
**[21:36] ---**
Won't this cause any animosity between
Water Master and General Pei?
**[21:40] ---**
It's better if there is animosity.
**[21:42] ---**
I just hope my brother doesn't hang out
**[21:44] ---**
with that three-toxic-tumor for too long.
**[21:48] ---**
What's a three-toxic-tumor?
**[21:49] ---**
It's a nickname for the three heavenly
officials in the heavenly court
**[21:51] ---**
who have a bad reputation
but a close relationship.
**[21:54] ---**
That is Ming Guang, Ling Wen, and my brother.
**[21:58] ---**
It's not Xie Lian, Xie Lian, Xie Lian?
**[22:01] ---**
This time,
**[22:02] ---**
it was Pei Jr.'s fault in the first place.
**[22:04] ---**
Pei Ming wanted to frame
Imperial Preceptor Ban Yue
**[22:06] ---**
and save Pei.Jr.
**[22:08] ---**
This can't be allowed to happen!
**[22:10] ---**
Whether it's human, god, or ghost,
**[22:12] ---**
you have to take responsibility
for your actions.
**[22:15] ---**
Bullying a little girl...
**[22:16] ---**
What's so impressive about that?
**[22:19] ---**
Wind Master is truly a
hero with a kind heart.
**[22:21] ---**
You're not bad yourself.
**[22:23] ---**
I've vaguely heard some rumors
about the Ban Yue Pass,
**[22:25] ---**
but I never had the time to look into it.
**[22:27] ---**
And my brother scolded me a few times,
**[22:29] ---**
so with all the other things
on my mind, I forgot about it.
**[22:32] ---**
When I heard you asking in the
Telepathic Matrix that day,
**[22:34] ---**
it reminded me of that rumor,
so I went to check it out.
**[22:37] ---**
And who would have thought that
not only did you ask about it,
**[22:38] ---**
but you also went there yourself!
**[22:40] ---**
I thought to myself,
**[22:40] ---**
This person is really something!
**[22:55] ---**
Wind Master,
**[22:56] ---**
why did you suddenly change
to a female appearance?
**[22:59] ---**
Your Highness,
**[23:00] ---**
to be honest,
**[23:02] ---**
in this form,
**[23:03] ---**
my magical power is stronger.
**[23:06] ---**
No wonder she's worshipped
as the Wind Mistress...
**[23:11] ---**
However, Your Highness,
**[23:13] ---**
a woman with strong Yin energy can more
easily conceal her tracks in the City of Ghost.
**[23:17] ---**
My, my magical power isn't strong enough
**[23:19] ---**
to transform.
**[23:20] ---**
I can lend you some.
**[23:21] ---**
Wasn't it for this reason that His
Majesty the Emperor sent me here?
**[23:24] ---**
Madam,
**[23:25] ---**
I'd rather you lend me your power
when we get into a fight...
**[23:37] ---**
Good wine!
**[23:41] ---**
Want a taste?
**[23:52] ---**
Thank you.
**[23:54] ---**
Can't handle your liquor?
**[23:55] ---**
I can,
**[23:56] ---**
but if I drink too much, I might go crazy.
**[23:59] ---**
I'll just take a sip...
**[24:01] ---**
Okay.
**[24:10] ---**
What time is it?
**[24:12] ---**
It's the hour of the Rat.
**[24:14] ---**
Hmm,
**[24:15] ---**
it's about time.
**[24:34] ---**
Let's get rid of the power.
**[24:35] ---**
Follow me.
**[24:42] ---**
I'm so happy!
**[24:44] ---**
The City of Ghost is open again,
**[24:46] ---**
I'm going to go touch up my face.
**[24:49] ---**
Didn't you just do it not long ago?
**[24:51] ---**
It's gone bad again.
**[24:54] ---**
The person who did it for me last time said
it could last for a year without going bad,
**[24:57] ---**
but it's been less than
half a year. Oh my god!
**[25:11] ---**
Hey, who are you guys?
**[25:16] ---**
When did they catch up with us?
**[25:19] ---**
We didn't see them
**[25:20] ---**
when we left the grave.
**[25:23] ---**
Which part of the cemetery are you from?
**[25:25] ---**
I feel like I've never seen you before.
**[25:30] ---**
We...
**[25:31] ---**
came from a faraway grave,
**[25:33] ---**
so naturally we've never met.
**[25:35] ---**
Yeah.
**[25:36] ---**
We came all the way here
**[25:38] ---**
to catch the City of Ghost.
**[25:41] ---**
Hey sis,
**[25:45] ---**
you.
**[25:50] ---**
Your face
**[25:51] ---**
looks very well maintained.
**[25:53] ---**
Yeah,
**[25:54] ---**
it's not rotten at all.
**[25:56] ---**
Sister,
**[25:56] ---**
where did you get your face done?
**[25:58] ---**
Do you have any secret tips?
**[25:59] ---**
Can you recommend any good shops?
**[26:01] ---**
Your face looks pretty good too!
**[26:04] ---**
It's not bad, not bad.
**[26:05] ---**
Yeah, it's very good, very good.
**[26:06] ---**
I also think my face is really good.
**[27:07] ---**
What are you looking at?
**[27:07] ---**
If you're not buying, don't bother looking!
**[27:24] ---**
Who?
**[27:30] ---**
Oh my, young man,
**[27:32] ---**
you're quite handsome.
**[27:34] ---**
Oh no,
**[27:35] ---**
I've lost track of Wind Master.
**[27:37] ---**
Excuse me, miss,
**[27:38] ---**
do you have something to say?
**[27:42] ---**
Oh my god,
**[27:43] ---**
did you just call me "miss"?
**[27:44] ---**
Who still calls someone that nowadays?
**[27:50] ---**
Don't leave yet,
**[27:51] ---**
young man.
**[27:52] ---**
I like you.
**[27:54] ---**
Come have some fun with me for a night,
**[27:56] ---**
and I won't take your money.
**[27:57] ---**
I'll even pay you to come with me.
**[28:03] ---**
Miss.
**[28:04] ---**
Why are you calling me "miss"?
**[28:05] ---**
Who wants to be called that?
**[28:07] ---**
Enough talking,
**[28:08] ---**
so
**[28:09] ---**
are you coming with me or not?
**[28:11] ---**
I've made a mistake.
**[28:19] ---**
Do you like it?
**[28:21] ---**
The Tao that can be told
is not the eternal Tao...
**[28:28] ---**
You won't even take a free ride?
**[28:29] ---**
Are you even a man!
**[28:30] ---**
Yes...
**[28:32] ---**
Then prove it to me!
**[28:35] ---**
He thinks you're old and
ugly so he refuses you.
**[28:37] ---**
Why bother offering yourself?
**[28:38] ---**
No!
**[28:40] ---**
Actually,
**[28:42] ---**
I have a medical condition...
**[28:53] ---**
I'm sorry.
**[28:54] ---**
No wonder you're like this.
**[28:56] ---**
You're a pig! If you're sick,
**[28:57] ---**
why didn't you say so earlier?
**[29:01] ---**
What did you say?
**[29:02] ---**
What's wrong with the pig?
**[29:03] ---**
You fxxking animal!
**[29:04] ---**
The female ghost Lan Chang
is causing trouble again!
**[29:05] ---**
I knew something was off with you!
**[29:07] ---**
Now you've really crossed the line with me!
**[29:09] ---**
I'll fight you!
**[29:39] ---**
This character...
**[29:40] ---**
Get lost! Get lost!
**[29:41] ---**
Let go of me! Let go!
**[29:43] ---**
I can still gamble!
**[29:46] ---**
I can still gamble!!
**[29:55] ---**
Young master.
**[29:57] ---**
Are you here to play?
**[30:00] ---**
I didn't bring any money with me.
**[30:02] ---**
Can I just take a look?
**[30:05] ---**
It's okay if you didn't bring any money.
**[30:07] ---**
Most people who gamble here
don't use money anyway.
**[30:10] ---**
Sir, please follow me.
**[30:23] ---**
I am pissed off!
**[30:26] ---**
It's all mine! All mine!
**[30:41] ---**
This way, sir.
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I...bet...my hand!
**[31:28] ---**
No need.
**[31:32] ---**
Bet his hand? Who wants his broken hand?
**[31:34] ---**
Yeah.
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Don't even talk about one hand.
**[31:50] ---**
Even it’s your pity life.
**[31:52] ---**
It's not worth a penny here.
**[31:55] ---**
San Lang.
**[31:56] ---**
**[31:58] ---**
# E2 - Accidentally Entered a Gambling Den
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G4VUQVDMV/the-resplendent-dice)
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I
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bet my own hand!
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This wager
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is for a living person's hand?
**[00:17] ---**
There is no need.
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San Lang.
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Forget about betting a hand,
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even your own life is worthless here,
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you mangy cur.
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Wow,
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you master must be really luck
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to encounter this!
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Our lord of the city doesn't
often come to play here!
**[02:46] ---**
But...but
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that person just now!
**[02:50] ---**
Didn't he also gamble his own legs?
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The legendary thief, who's light
on his feet with the two legs,
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naturally deserves to be
used as a bargaining chip.
**[02:58] ---**
But you,
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who are neither a craftsman
nor a famous doctor,
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what can your one hand be worth?
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Then...then I'll bet my
daughter's ten years of life!
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Betting his daughter's life?
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What kind of father is he?!
**[03:14] ---**
Agreed.
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San Lang has always had good luck.
**[03:19] ---**
If we really gamble,
**[03:21] ---**
wouldn't it be...
**[03:21] ---**
Even numbers lose, odd numbers win.
**[03:24] ---**
Once the bet is placed,
there's no turning back.
**[03:26] ---**
Ready!
**[03:42] ---**
Odd!
**[03:44] ---**
Odd!
**[03:45] ---**
Odd!
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I won!
**[03:48] ---**
I won!
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Come on, that's not exciting at all!
**[03:52] ---**
Exactly, what kind of win is that for him!
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We didn't come here for this!
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Thank goodness...
**[03:56] ---**
Exactly
**[03:57] ---**
Congratulations.
**[03:58] ---**
Your business
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will soon turn around.
**[04:00] ---**
Wait a minute!
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I still want to bet.
**[04:03] ---**
I want to bet that all my fellow
gamblers will die horribly!
**[04:08] ---**
This guy is really greedy!
**[04:10] ---**
Most people just wish for
prperity in their business,
**[04:11] ---**
but this guy is causing harm to others.
**[04:14] ---**
He is so despicable.
**[04:15] ---**
It's even unbearable to
watch for a Ghost like me!
**[04:16] ---**
Well, and it's not just one,
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it's several lives at stake here!
**[04:18] ---**
Who are you guys to tell me what to do?
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I'm going to bet on this!
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I'm going to bet on this!
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And if that's not enough,
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add my daughter's twenty-year lifespan
**[04:24] ---**
and her future marriage!
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This guy is too insane to be a father!
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He's selling his daughter!
**[04:29] ---**
Impressive! He's really onto something!
**[04:31] ---**
With this bet,
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Even number loses, odd number wins.
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innocent people will be affected
no matter if he wins or loses...
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Once the bet is placed,
there's no turning back.
**[04:36] ---**
None of your business!
**[04:37] ---**
Come on!
**[04:43] ---**
San Lang probably won't let
something like this happen...
**[04:44] ---**
You keep quiet!
**[04:47] ---**
But...
**[04:48] ---**
Don't be impulsive.
**[04:51] ---**
Wind Master?
**[04:51] ---**
Shh...
**[04:54] ---**
How did you turn back into a man again?
**[04:57] ---**
It's a long story...
**[04:59] ---**
After ling track of Your Highness,
**[05:01] ---**
a group of older ladies and young
girls dragged me into a shop...
**[05:05] ---**
They smeared things on my face,
**[05:06] ---**
pulled and patted me...
**[05:09] ---**
Can you take a look at my face?
**[05:11] ---**
Does anything look weird?
**[05:16] ---**
It looks smoother and fairer?
**[05:19] ---**
Really?
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That's great!
**[05:22] ---**
Where's the mirror?
**[05:23] ---**
Let me take a look.
**[05:23] ---**
Hurry up, hurry up!
**[05:24] ---**
Let's check later.
**[05:25] ---**
It's hard to use telepathy
in the City of Ghost here,
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What's with the hurry?
**[05:26] ---**
Stop pushing!
**[05:27] ---**
so don't get lost.
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Just back off,
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you're jinxing all my good luck.
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Yeah.
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If I hadn't arranged to meet
Qianqiu at the gambling house,
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and saw you as soon as I came in,
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I wouldn't know where to find you
**[05:38] ---**
in such a big City of Ghost.
**[05:41] ---**
You arranged to meet...
**[05:42] ---**
Qianqiu?
**[05:43] ---**
Yes,
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Qianqiu, Lang Qianqiu,
**[05:46] ---**
Prince Taihua,
**[05:48] ---**
the god of war guarding the east.
**[05:53] ---**
Hello there!
**[05:55] ---**
It's him.
**[05:56] ---**
This gambling house is one of the most
lively and chaotic places in the City of Ghost.
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Can you speed it up?
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It's been ages,
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It's easy to arrange to meet here,
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Get lost.
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hurry up!
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and it's not easy to reveal your identity.
**[06:03] ---**
Get lost.
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Seriously, it’s way to slow.
**[06:04] ---**
If you can't bear the loss,
maybe gambling isn't for you.
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Odd..
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This guy...
**[06:13] ---**
I know what you're going to say.
**[06:15] ---**
But...
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This is the territory of Hua Cheng,
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and gambling is a matter of mutual consent.
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The Heaven Realm can't interfere easily.
**[06:25] ---**
Let's wait and see.
**[06:25] ---**
Quit dilly-dallying, will you?
**[06:26] ---**
If things don't work out,
we'll think of something else!
**[06:28] ---**
Come on!
**[06:29] ---**
Okay.
**[06:31] ---**
Come on! Come on! Come on!
**[06:38] ---**
Odd..
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You
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have a heart as poisonous as a snake!
**[07:01] ---**
It's one thing to seek wealth and status,
**[07:03] ---**
but to seek to harm others' lives!
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And he even bet his own
daughter's life and marriage?!
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Wind Master, didn't you tell
him to keep a low profile?
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He doesn't deserve to be called a father!
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He doesn't deserve to
be called a human being!
**[07:10] ---**
I did,
**[07:12] ---**
but he just won't listen...
**[07:16] ---**
I understand,
**[07:17] ---**
I understand...
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You dare to come to my
place and cause trouble?
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You've got some nerve.
**[07:28] ---**
So, I guess you're the owner
of this gambling house?
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Do you even know who you're talking to,
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you ignorant kid?
**[07:34] ---**
This is the lord of the city!
**[07:35] ---**
Not just this gambling house,
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he owns the entire City of Ghost!
**[07:39] ---**
Oh my god,
**[07:40] ---**
is that Crimson Rain Sought Flower?
**[07:41] ---**
They really have no idea what
they're getting into, huh?
**[07:43] ---**
Yes, it is.
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Oh no, damn it.
**[07:45] ---**
What about Qianqiu then?
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I just hope he doesn't reveal his identity.
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This place is full of filth and demons!
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Opening a shitty place like this,
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you have no decency at all!
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Oh come on,
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we're not even human,
**[08:03] ---**
who cares about decency?
**[08:05] ---**
Exactly,
**[08:05] ---**
who are you to come here
**[08:07] ---**
and boss us around?
**[08:10] ---**
This place of mine
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is meant for revelry.
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If you don't want to take the path to heaven
**[08:16] ---**
and break into hell,
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what else can you do?
**[08:19] ---**
You're done for!
**[08:20] ---**
Hua Cheng has already seen through us...
**[08:27] ---**
The lunatic is here to wreck the place!
**[09:10] ---**
Damn it,
**[09:11] ---**
if he transforms into his true form,
we won't be able to hide it anymore!
**[09:31] ---**
He's completely immobilized.
**[09:34] ---**
That is what happens when you meddle.
**[09:35] ---**
His powers are sealed,
**[09:36] ---**
he won't be able to transform now.
**[09:40] ---**
The City of Ghost is Hua Cheng's territory,
**[09:42] ---**
maybe it's for the best
if he can't transform.
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Asking for trouble,
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Heaven realm and Ghost realm never mix,
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Serves you right,
**[09:46] ---**
That's what you get for poking
your nose where it doesn't belong.
**[09:47] ---**
if the Ghosts find out it's the Eastern
Martial God Taihua himself is here causing trouble...
**[09:47] ---**
Grab his belt!
**[09:50] ---**
Yank it off, yank it off!
**[09:53] ---**
It's not going to be that easy.
**[09:56] ---**
We caught this guy today,
**[09:59] ---**
whoever is lucky enough
to win big can take him
**[10:01] ---**
and play around with him.
**[10:03] ---**
Let's bet on big and small!
**[10:10] ---**
Oh my,
**[10:11] ---**
this guy looks quite delicious.
**[10:15] ---**
You idiot.
**[10:16] ---**
You don't know you're causing
trouble on whose turf!
**[10:20] ---**
What should we do?
**[10:21] ---**
Should we go up there and gamble him back
**[10:22] ---**
or just start a fight?
**[10:25] ---**
This is...
**[10:28] ---**
Wind Master,
**[10:28] ---**
how's your luck?
**[10:30] ---**
Luck is something that
**[10:32] ---**
comes and goes.
**[10:34] ---**
Not necessarily...
**[10:35] ---**
like me,
**[10:36] ---**
the highest I can roll with a dice is...
**[10:39] ---**
Two dots.
**[10:41] ---**
That's real bad luck...
**[10:43] ---**
Since that's the case,
**[10:44] ---**
let's play the game of who's the smallest!
**[10:46] ---**
You roll two dots,
**[10:47] ---**
surely no one can roll smaller than you!
**[10:50] ---**
That makes sense,
**[10:51] ---**
I'll give it a try.
**[10:53] ---**
It'll definitely work!
**[10:54] ---**
Let's go!
**[10:59] ---**
Hey, this game of who's the
biggest is getting boring.
**[11:01] ---**
Let's switch to a different rule
**[11:03] ---**
who's the smallest wins,
**[11:04] ---**
how about that?
**[11:05] ---**
Okay, okay?
**[11:06] ---**
What's okay!
**[11:07] ---**
Who bets on the smallest?
**[11:08] ---**
Exactly!
**[11:09] ---**
Why not, who said we can't we bet
on the smallest in this game?
**[11:17] ---**
Small,
**[11:18] ---**
small,
**[11:19] ---**
small.
**[11:24] ---**
Isn’t is easier if we just start fighting?
**[11:26] ---**
Uh.
**[11:33] ---**
Please everyone, quiet down.
**[11:34] ---**
The lord of the city has something to say.
**[11:37] ---**
The lord of the city is in a good mood today
**[11:40] ---**
and wants to play a few
rounds with all of you.
**[11:41] ---**
Whoever wins against him gets
**[11:43] ---**
to take away this thing on the table.
**[11:45] ---**
Whether it's steamed or braised,
**[11:47] ---**
it's up to you to decide.
**[11:51] ---**
Wow,
**[11:52] ---**
What do you mean by "this thing"?
**[11:52] ---**
it's rare to see the lord of the
city personally playing with us.
**[11:53] ---**
I'm not a thing.
**[11:54] ---**
How dare you use me as a bet.
**[11:54] ---**
But who dares to gamble
against the lord of the city?
**[11:56] ---**
We'll definitely le.
**[11:58] ---**
Not necessarily.
**[11:59] ---**
Maybe I'll give it a try...
**[12:01] ---**
In that case,
**[12:02] ---**
may I have a chance to try my luck?
**[12:16] ---**
Alright, please come forward, young mater.
**[12:27] ---**
Here you are,
**[12:28] ---**
you can start the game.
**[12:30] ---**
Even though I'm forcing myself to do this,
**[12:32] ---**
but...
**[12:34] ---**
this is...
**[12:36] ---**
Forget it!
**[12:41] ---**
Wait a minute.
**[12:42] ---**
The lord of the city says
**[12:44] ---**
your dice-shaking posture is off.
**[12:49] ---**
So you're telling me that
all my bad luck before was
**[12:51] ---**
because of my posture?
**[12:53] ---**
Then what is the correct posture?
**[12:59] ---**
The lord says
**[13:01] ---**
for you to come up,
**[13:02] ---**
he's willing to teach you.
**[13:06] ---**
Your Highness...
**[13:08] ---**
This guy...
**[13:09] ---**
Isn't this guy going to die?
**[13:12] ---**
Who is this guy?
**[13:13] ---**
The lord of the city actually
said he's going to teach him?
**[13:16] ---**
Isn't dice-shaking just shaking it like that?
**[13:18] ---**
What correct posture?
**[13:20] ---**
Do you know how to play?
**[13:49] ---**
Do you want to bet big
**[13:50] ---**
or small?
**[13:52] ---**
Um...
**[13:53] ---**
big then.
**[13:55] ---**
Alright,
**[13:56] ---**
I'll go first.
**[14:07] ---**
What's going on?
**[14:13] ---**
No, that's not right.
**[14:14] ---**
It's like this...
**[14:15] ---**
like I do.
**[14:23] ---**
Is this how you do it?
**[14:26] ---**
Yeah,
**[14:27] ---**
that's right.
**[14:30] ---**
Wanna open it up and see?
**[14:34] ---**
Three dots,
**[14:36] ---**
did I really grasp the trick?
**[14:39] ---**
Sorry,
**[14:40] ---**
I lost.
**[14:41] ---**
This round doesn't count.
**[14:43] ---**
I'm teaching you right now.
**[14:45] ---**
You call this a game? Is it that a joke?
**[14:47] ---**
What's the lord of the city doing?
**[14:49] ---**
Is he really teaching him?
**[14:50] ---**
How can this not count?
**[14:52] ---**
When will it count then?
**[14:55] ---**
Please be quiet, everyone.
**[14:57] ---**
Another round?
**[14:58] ---**
Okay.
**[15:03] ---**
See,
**[15:04] ---**
it's a little bigger, right?
**[15:06] ---**
You're doing great,
**[15:07] ---**
keep going.
**[15:10] ---**
Is San Lang just trying to fool me...?
**[15:12] ---**
You,
**[15:13] ---**
stop shaking!
**[15:15] ---**
He's obviously trying to cheat you...
**[15:17] ---**
Ignorant kid,
**[15:18] ---**
shut up!
**[15:19] ---**
Yeah,
**[15:19] ---**
what do you know!
**[15:20] ---**
Stay where you are!
**[15:21] ---**
Two fours are bigger than two threes, right!
**[15:23] ---**
Exactly,
**[15:24] ---**
that's what our lord of the city taught him,
**[15:26] ---**
and he taught him well!
**[15:27] ---**
Look, look!
**[15:28] ---**
Two fives!
**[15:30] ---**
You.
**[15:30] ---**
Isn't it very useful!
**[15:31] ---**
San Lang...
**[15:32] ---**
Let him alone,
**[15:33] ---**
let's continue.
**[15:35] ---**
San Lang is just teasing me.
**[15:39] ---**
Hold on a minute.
**[15:43] ---**
This dear brother hasn't said anything yet.
**[15:45] ---**
What happens if he loses?
**[15:47] ---**
Dear brother?
**[15:50] ---**
Indeed,
**[15:51] ---**
If I lose...
**[15:53] ---**
I don’t have any gold, silver, jewels,
**[15:55] ---**
or divine power....
**[15:57] ---**
My lifespan of one decade or
two as a heavenly official
**[15:59] ---**
is worth nothing, either...
**[16:01] ---**
Do you think I have anything on me
**[16:03] ---**
that's worth betting?
**[16:05] ---**
I don't care,
**[16:07] ---**
what do you have on you?
**[16:10] ---**
I
**[16:12] ---**
only have a half-eaten steamed bun...
**[16:17] ---**
Okay.
**[16:18] ---**
We'll bet on that steamed bun.
**[16:22] ---**
What does this mean?
**[16:23] ---**
I ...I'm only worth a half-eaten steamed bun?
**[16:25] ---**
Who is that? Why are you hitting me?
**[16:29] ---**
What's wrong with betting on a steamed bun?
**[16:30] ---**
You're getting off easy.
**[16:31] ---**
Shut up!
**[16:33] ---**
Alright,
**[16:34] ---**
this is the last round,
**[16:36] ---**
don't get too nervous.
**[16:38] ---**
I'm not nervous.
**[17:04] ---**
I lost.
**[17:09] ---**
Congratulations, this young
master won this round.
**[17:15] ---**
The lord of the city lost his gamble
in such a spectacular fashion!
**[17:16] ---**
Impressive!
**[17:17] ---**
The person who won was still taught
by the lord of the city himself!
**[17:20] ---**
He's such a good teacher!
**[17:21] ---**
Today was truly eye-opening.
**[17:22] ---**
I learned the correct way to shake the dice,
**[17:24] ---**
and I've benefitted greatly!
**[17:26] ---**
That’s ten years of benefit for you!
**[17:33] ---**
You lost,
**[17:34] ---**
so it's time to let me down, right?
**[17:44] ---**
Are you alright?
**[17:46] ---**
I'm fine,
**[17:46] ---**
thank you.
**[17:49] ---**
He let you come up here
**[17:50] ---**
to make you lose by cheating,
**[17:53] ---**
but luckily you won!
**[17:57] ---**
This is completely oppite.
**[17:59] ---**
If he didn't let me win...
**[18:15] ---**
Lian,
**[18:16] ---**
you beat me.
**[18:17] ---**
Why did the lord of the city change
his appearance again today?
**[18:20] ---**
I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die.
**[18:22] ---**
This new appearance of the lord of the
city is so fresh and full of vigor!
**[18:25] ---**
Why are you saying you'll die?
**[18:26] ---**
You died a long time ago, didn't you?
**[18:28] ---**
Next time then.
**[18:30] ---**
If you don't mind,
**[18:32] ---**
I'll show you my true self.
**[18:34] ---**
San Lang...
**[18:45] ---**
Don't make fun of me.
**[18:47] ---**
No.
**[18:48] ---**
How could that be?
**[18:51] ---**
Thank you.
**[18:52] ---**
Why thank him?
**[18:53] ---**
He's been up to no good from the start...
**[18:55] ---**
Your Highness,
**[18:56] ---**
please stop.
**[18:57] ---**
Let's go.
**[19:02] ---**
Your lord of the City, we can't
just let them go like this.
**[19:04] ---**
This person is suspicious,
**[19:05] ---**
incredibly strong,
**[19:06] ---**
and his background is likely not simple.
**[19:08] ---**
Indeed,
**[19:09] ---**
who knows if they're a spy
sent by another faction
**[19:11] ---**
to stir up trouble in our territory!
**[19:15] ---**
Wait.
**[19:19] ---**
Won't you
**[19:21] ---**
leave your bet behind?
**[19:24] ---**
Are you trying to back out again?
**[19:26] ---**
Bet?
**[19:28] ---**
San Lang is not someone
who goes back on his word.
**[19:30] ---**
Could there be another meaning?
**[19:32] ---**
We just made a bet earlier,
**[19:34] ---**
didn't I win?
**[19:35] ---**
That's true.
**[19:37] ---**
But
**[19:38] ---**
you lost a round before that.
**[19:40] ---**
But you said that round didn't count.
**[19:43] ---**
It doesn't count towards
**[19:45] ---**
the bet we made.
**[19:47] ---**
I was talking about the first
round you played down here.
**[19:52] ---**
I knew he wasn't planning
on letting us go so easily!
**[19:55] ---**
I'm willing to
**[19:56] ---**
admit defeat,
**[19:57] ---**
he didn't say anything wrong...
**[19:59] ---**
So what do you say,
**[20:00] ---**
Lian? Do you agree?
**[20:02] ---**
I agree.
**[20:03] ---**
Then
**[20:05] ---**
give me the bet we agreed on.
**[20:09] ---**
Is...
**[20:11] ---**
is this it?
**[20:17] ---**
I've got the bet, thanks.
**[20:20] ---**
That...
**[20:21] ---**
that's cold. And it's gotten a bit hard.
**[20:23] ---**
It's okay,
**[20:24] ---**
I don't mind.
**[20:26] ---**
Okay, then...
**[20:30] ---**
Your lord of the City,
**[20:31] ---**
where will you be going next?
**[20:34] ---**
Today's a great day,
**[20:36] ---**
let's go to the Paradise Manor!
**[20:55] ---**
It's all fresh off the stove.
**[20:56] ---**
Pour me a bowl, will you?
**[20:58] ---**
I'm sorry!
**[20:58] ---**
Holy hell! Why are you running
**[21:07] ---**
That was a close call,
**[21:09] ---**
my face was white as a sheet just now.
**[21:12] ---**
Wind Master,
**[21:13] ---**
your face is still pretty pale.
**[21:15] ---**
That's not from fear,
**[21:16] ---**
that's just my natural beauty...
**[21:19] ---**
Hey, Qianqiu!
**[21:20] ---**
You're supped to be a martial
god holding down the fort here.
**[21:22] ---**
If you get caught,
**[21:23] ---**
a heavenly official sneaking into
the City of Ghost in disguise,
**[21:25] ---**
acting weired
**[21:27] ---**
and causing trouble for the three realms,
**[21:29] ---**
how are we supposed to explain
it to His Majesty the Emperor!
**[21:30] ---**
I'm sorry...
**[21:32] ---**
But the old gambling addicts
were driving me crazy!
**[21:35] ---**
I got angry for a moment
**[21:36] ---**
and just...
**[21:38] ---**
You shouldn't have charged out like that.
**[21:41] ---**
If I didn't charge out,
**[21:43] ---**
nobody else would have.
**[21:45] ---**
Hmm...
**[21:47] ---**
Forget it.
**[21:48] ---**
But Your Highness...
**[21:49] ---**
We do have important tasks to attend to...
**[21:51] ---**
so...
**[21:53] ---**
Let's be more careful in the future
**[21:55] ---**
and not let any clues slip.
**[21:58] ---**
Okay,
**[21:59] ---**
I understand.
**[22:03] ---**
Alright, alright,
**[22:04] ---**
I won't say anymore.
**[22:07] ---**
By the way,
**[22:09] ---**
Your Highness...
**[22:10] ---**
Let me introduce you two to each other.
**[22:12] ---**
This is the Crown Prince of
Yong An Kingdom, Lang Qianqiu,
**[22:15] ---**
the martial god of the East.
**[22:17] ---**
And this is the Crown Prince
of Xianle Kingdom, Xie Lian,
**[22:20] ---**
a...
**[22:22] ---**
A Heavenly official who is greatly
trusted by His Majesty the Emperor.
**[22:25] ---**
Are you the Crown Prince who
has ascended three times?
**[22:29] ---**
Yes, that's me.
**[22:30] ---**
Thank you so much for your help earlier.
**[22:33] ---**
But Your Highness,
**[22:34] ---**
doesn't the Crimson Rain
Sought Flower know you?
**[22:36] ---**
Why is he pretending not to know you?
**[22:38] ---**
Is that really the Crimson
Rain Sought Flower?
**[22:39] ---**
How could it be?
**[22:43] ---**
I saw him at the Ban Yue Pass last time,
**[22:44] ---**
and he looked pretty much the same.
**[22:46] ---**
The appearance of Hua Cheng changes a lot,
**[22:47] ---**
so this must be a fake skin,
**[22:49] ---**
a fake one.
**[22:52] ---**
It's real,
**[22:53] ---**
but San Lang's appearance hasn't
changed much from before.
**[22:58] ---**
In that case,
**[22:59] ---**
the first time he saw me,
**[23:00] ---**
he probably used his real face too.
**[23:04] ---**
The Crimson Rain Sought Flower
is obviously going easy on you...
**[23:06] ---**
Could it be to make us relax our guard?
**[23:11] ---**
Prince Taihua’s palm
strike might have caused
**[23:13] ---**
the security in the City of
Ghost to be strengthened,
**[23:16] ---**
and we won't be able to change our
appearance and come back in...
**[23:20] ---**
Why don't we just go ahead
and be upfront about it.
**[23:23] ---**
You go find Hua Cheng
**[23:24] ---**
and tell him you came all
this way just to see him.
**[23:27] ---**
No way!
**[23:29] ---**
Why not?
**[23:31] ---**
Prince Xianle,
**[23:32] ---**
you and him are friends, right?
**[23:35] ---**
Even though I don't think this
Ghost King is a good person,
**[23:38] ---**
he considers you a friend.
**[23:40] ---**
So,
**[23:41] ---**
we must not lie or deceive our friends.
**[23:43] ---**
Qianqiu,
**[23:44] ---**
you're such a stickler!
**[23:47] ---**
Prince Taihua is right,
**[23:49] ---**
that's a good point.
**[23:50] ---**
What good point?
**[23:51] ---**
If we come back empty-handed,
**[23:53] ---**
they'll say we're even less efficient
than the Hall of Ling Wen,
**[23:56] ---**
which would be embarrassing.
**[23:59] ---**
What should we do...
**[24:00] ---**
what should we do...
**[24:01] ---**
Where's that little masked kid?
**[24:04] ---**
He ran this way!
**[24:05] ---**
Go after him!
**[24:08] ---**
What's going on?
**[24:10] ---**
It's nothing,
**[24:10] ---**
it's not about us...
**[24:14] ---**
This sound...
**[24:24] ---**
Something is happening outside...
**[24:26] ---**
wait, Your Highness!
**[24:28] ---**
**[24:30] ---**
# E3 - Ghost Binding Cursed Shackle
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G14U415X7/an-invitation-to-paradise)
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**[00:03] ---**
Gotcha! Gotcha!
**[00:05] ---**
Where do you think you're
running off to, huh?
**[00:06] ---**
How dare this guy steal from me!
**[00:08] ---**
I am gonna peel his skin off!
**[00:11] ---**
I say we give him
**[00:11] ---**
a good thrashing one more
time and be done with it!
**[00:14] ---**
What the heck?
**[00:15] ---**
Where did you come from?
**[00:18] ---**
Just as I suspected, it's the
bandaged youth from Mount Yujun.
**[00:21] ---**
No wonder the Hall of Ling Wen couldn't find
him in the mortal realm for several days.
**[00:22] ---**
You're just getting in the
way, cramping my style!
**[00:24] ---**
Hey! I'm talking to you!
**[00:24] ---**
He must have escaped into the Ghost Realm...
**[00:26] ---**
Get out of my way, will you!
**[00:28] ---**
What the hell are you all doing?!
**[00:29] ---**
Qianqiu?!
**[00:35] ---**
Qianqiu!
**[00:36] ---**
I thought we agreed you
wouldn't be impulsive anymore!
**[00:37] ---**
What's wrong with these people?
**[00:38] ---**
Wind Master,
**[00:38] ---**
They all seem to love getting beaten up!
**[00:39] ---**
my apologies.
**[00:41] ---**
This is...
**[00:42] ---**
the last time!!
**[00:45] ---**
I never want to go on patrols
with you ever again!
**[00:50] ---**
This little brat is afraid
someone will mess with his face!
**[00:55] ---**
Are you alright?
**[01:03] ---**
lt's all right.
**[01:05] ---**
Here,
**[01:06] ---**
let me help you up.
**[01:12] ---**
Wait a moment!
**[01:16] ---**
What the hell is this guy?
**[01:17] ---**
Come back!
**[01:18] ---**
Who asked you to meddle in our business?
**[01:19] ---**
He must know that little brat!
**[01:21] ---**
Let's get him!
**[01:21] ---**
Grab him!
**[01:22] ---**
Oh no,
**[01:23] ---**
we can't let them catch up to us now...
**[01:27] ---**
I'm sorry!
**[01:28] ---**
Your Excellencies.
**[01:29] ---**
I'll leave it to you here!
**[01:30] ---**
Let's split up for now
**[01:32] ---**
and meet back in this place in three - days!
**[01:51] ---**
Damn it!
**[01:52] ---**
Who's the idiot!
**[01:54] ---**
I'm truly sorry!
**[01:55] ---**
I didn't mean to...
**[01:57] ---**
Can you please let me go
first to find someone?
**[01:58] ---**
I promise I'll compensate you later...
**[02:00] ---**
You wish!
**[02:01] ---**
Compensate later?
**[02:02] ---**
If you want to compensate, do it now!
**[02:03] ---**
That's right!
**[02:04] ---**
Teach him a lesson.
**[02:06] ---**
How dare him to cause trouble here!
**[02:06] ---**
This person bumped into me earlier too!
**[02:08] ---**
Grab him tight!
**[02:09] ---**
Don't let him escape!
**[02:09] ---**
Let's stew this pretty boy
up for a late-night snack!
**[02:11] ---**
Stop messing around, everyone,
**[02:13] ---**
move!
**[02:14] ---**
It's Waning Moon Officer!
**[02:16] ---**
Why is he here?
**[02:22] ---**
Esteemed DaoZhang,
**[02:24] ---**
the Lord of the City requests your presence.
**[02:28] ---**
Me?
**[02:29] ---**
The Lord of the City requested him?
**[02:31] ---**
Am I hearing things right?
**[02:32] ---**
Who is this person?
**[02:33] ---**
Our Lord has never invited an outsider
**[02:35] ---**
to his cozy nest before.
**[02:37] ---**
Exactly.
**[02:38] ---**
The Lord of the City has been waiting at
the Paradise Manor for quite some time.
**[02:41] ---**
Please come with me.
**[03:02] ---**
Curse shackle?
**[03:03] ---**
We're almost there,
**[03:04] ---**
it's just up ahead.
**[05:14] ---**
Please, this way.
**[05:15] ---**
Thank you for your help.
**[05:39] ---**
San Lang...
**[05:47] ---**
A hall made of gold foil?
**[05:49] ---**
This used to be a game I often played
**[05:51] ---**
in the Xianle Palace when I was young...
**[05:52] ---**
Your Highness...
**[05:53] ---**
you should go back soon,
**[05:55] ---**
or you'll catch a cold.
**[06:00] ---**
Silly child...
**[06:02] ---**
Mother...
**[06:04] ---**
Even if the Golden Foil Hall
collapses, we can build it again.
**[06:07] ---**
But if my child you can't
eat well, sleep well,
**[06:11] ---**
or fals ill,
**[06:12] ---**
what will we do then?
**[06:15] ---**
I just...
**[06:17] ---**
I can't bear to see them scattered!
**[06:22] ---**
Come,
**[06:23] ---**
let's go ask your father for some paper pulp.
**[06:26] ---**
That way, they will never
separate for their entire lives,
**[06:29] ---**
okay?
**[06:30] ---**
Yes!
**[06:32] ---**
Let's go.
**[06:37] ---**
In those young days,
**[06:38] ---**
I loved gatherings and hated partings.
**[06:40] ---**
Thanks to my father and mother's
patience, they would indulge me...
**[06:44] ---**
San Lang, this intricate and
delicate golden foil hall
**[06:47] ---**
must have required a lot of effort to create,
**[06:49] ---**
stacking piece by piece...
**[06:57] ---**
Lian, since you're here,
**[06:59] ---**
why haven't you come forward all this time?
**[07:01] ---**
Could it be...
**[07:03] ---**
I have already become a stranger to you
after just a few days of being apart?
**[07:06] ---**
Earlier at the gambling house,
**[07:08] ---**
it was you who pretended not
to recognize me first...
**[07:11] ---**
At that time, Lang Qianqiu was present,
**[07:12] ---**
so I didn't want to casually acknowledge you
**[07:14] ---**
and potentially cause trouble for you, Lian.
**[07:17] ---**
San Lang, you're as knowledgeable as ever.
**[07:21] ---**
Lian,
**[07:22] ---**
did you come here specifically to see me?
**[07:30] ---**
Regardless of whether you
came to see me or not...
**[07:32] ---**
as long as you're here,
**[07:34] ---**
I'm happy...
**[07:40] ---**
Lian,
**[07:42] ---**
come over here and sit.
**[07:43] ---**
Mm.
**[07:48] ---**
By the way,
**[07:49] ---**
San Lang, is this your true face?
**[07:52] ---**
I've mentioned it before.
**[07:54] ---**
The next time I see you,
**[07:56] ---**
I will reveal my true face...
**[07:58] ---**
That's good.
**[08:02] ---**
By the way...
**[08:06] ---**
Is
**[08:07] ---**
this something you left behind?
**[08:10] ---**
It's not anything valuable,
**[08:12] ---**
just take it as something
fun to have with you.
**[08:14] ---**
Fine.
**[08:17] ---**
Earlier at the gambling house,
**[08:18] ---**
I heard you say you were coming here.
**[08:20] ---**
I thought this...
**[08:22] ---**
was some kind of brothel.
**[08:24] ---**
But now,
**[08:25] ---**
it looks more like a music and dance hall.
**[08:26] ---**
What are you suggesting, Lian?
**[08:29] ---**
I never go to a brothel.
**[08:32] ---**
Really?
**[08:34] ---**
Of course, it's true.
**[08:35] ---**
This place is just one of the
residences I created for fun.
**[08:41] ---**
So this is your home.
**[08:43] ---**
Residence.
**[08:44] ---**
Not a home.
**[08:45] ---**
Is there a difference?
**[08:47] ---**
A home has family.
**[08:48] ---**
A place where one lives alone
**[08:50] ---**
is not called a home.
**[08:52] ---**
In this case,
**[08:54] ---**
these 800 years...
**[08:55] ---**
I guess I am also...
**[08:57] ---**
If it's a home,
**[08:58] ---**
even a tiny place like the Chestnut Temple
**[09:00] ---**
is a thousand times better
than my Paradise Manor.
**[09:04] ---**
I didn't expect
**[09:05] ---**
San Lang you to be such
a sentimental person...
**[09:08] ---**
To be honest,
**[09:09] ---**
I felt more at home when
I was at your place, Lian.
**[09:12] ---**
Really?
**[09:14] ---**
If San Lang you don't mind,
**[09:16] ---**
Chestnut Temple welcomes you
to come and stay anytime.
**[09:19] ---**
Lian,
**[09:20] ---**
since you said so,
**[09:21] ---**
I'll respectfully follow your command.
**[09:24] ---**
But from now on, don't complain
that I'm being a nuisance.
**[09:25] ---**
No, never!
**[09:29] ---**
By the way, San Lang,
**[09:30] ---**
there's something I wanted to ask...
**[09:32] ---**
In my place,
**[09:34] ---**
you can speak your mind freely,
**[09:35] ---**
no need to hold back.
**[09:36] ---**
Well...
**[09:38] ---**
could you help me find a young boy?
**[09:41] ---**
Earlier, I had an encounter with
a young boy in Mount Yujun.
**[09:42] ---**
His face was covered in bandages.
**[09:45] ---**
There may be some connection
to my former kingdom...
**[09:49] ---**
It's also my fault...
**[09:50] ---**
I wasn't able to keep him at that time.
**[09:52] ---**
But unexpectedly,
**[09:53] ---**
I bumped into him again in this
The City of Ghost of yours!
**[10:06] ---**
Don't worry, Lian,
**[10:08] ---**
just wait.
**[10:09] ---**
I'm really grateful to you.
**[10:11] ---**
No big deal.
**[10:13] ---**
But...
**[10:15] ---**
did you just leave Lang Qianqiu like that?
**[10:17] ---**
Sorry.
**[10:18] ---**
Earlier at the gambling house,
**[10:19] ---**
Prince Taihua caused trouble for you.
**[10:22] ---**
That's not true.
**[10:23] ---**
He doesn't qualify as trouble.
**[10:26] ---**
San Lang,
**[10:27] ---**
don't you care about having
a heavenly official wandering
**[10:29] ---**
around your territory?
**[10:32] ---**
Lian,
**[10:34] ---**
you're not aware of this.
**[10:37] ---**
In this place of mine,
**[10:38] ---**
although everyone
**[10:39] ---**
in the Three Realms says it's a
chaotic, hellish place with demons
**[10:41] ---**
and turbid currents...
**[10:43] ---**
But in reality?
**[10:46] ---**
Even you heavenly officials
disguise themselves
**[10:48] ---**
and come here to engage in shady activities.
**[10:52] ---**
I've seen enough...
**[10:54] ---**
As long as they don't cause
trouble, I can't be bothered...
**[10:57] ---**
But if things escalate,
**[10:58] ---**
that's even better...
**[11:00] ---**
I'll take care of it all.
**[11:02] ---**
Prince Taihua
**[11:03] ---**
didn't do it on purpose.
**[11:05] ---**
He just wanted to stop that gambling game.
**[11:07] ---**
It was an impulse.
**[11:09] ---**
That's because he lacks experience.
**[11:12] ---**
When faced with a choice between
prolonging his own life by ten years
**[11:14] ---**
or shortening the enemy's
life by ten years...
**[11:16] ---**
People instinctively
**[11:19] ---**
choose the latter.
**[11:22] ---**
If fools like Lang Qianqiu can ascend,
**[11:24] ---**
then the heavenly realm is
truly lacking in talent...
**[11:27] ---**
That’s not true.
**[11:29] ---**
After all, even someone like
me has ascended three times...
**[11:33] ---**
San Lang,
**[11:34] ---**
what I'm about to say
**[11:36] ---**
may be a bit presumptuous,
**[11:37] ---**
but I still want to say it.
**[11:39] ---**
I'm worried ....
**[11:41] ---**
about your gambling house...
**[11:43] ---**
Your Highness,
**[11:44] ---**
have you asked Lang Qianqiu
**[11:45] ---**
why he rushed out?
**[11:48] ---**
If I don't do it,
**[11:49] ---**
no one else will do.
**[11:51] ---**
I guess
**[11:52] ---**
he told you that.
**[11:55] ---**
Yes, he did say that.
**[11:57] ---**
Well,
**[11:58] ---**
I'm completely the opposite.
**[12:01] ---**
The City of Ghost's gambling house is a
place where everyone wants a piece of the action,
**[12:05] ---**
a gathering place for endless
disputes and profits...
**[12:08] ---**
Since that's the case,
**[12:09] ---**
instead of letting it fall
into someone else's hands,
**[12:12] ---**
it's better to have it under my control.
**[12:15] ---**
San Lang seems particularly
concerned about the power
**[12:18] ---**
he can wield...
**[12:19] ---**
But
**[12:20] ---**
thank you for your concern, Lian.
**[12:24] ---**
Lord,
**[12:25] ---**
I found him.
**[12:27] ---**
Bring him here.
**[12:45] ---**
Don't be afraid.
**[12:47] ---**
Last time was my fault,
**[12:48] ---**
it won't happen again.
**[12:59] ---**
Suit yourself,
**[13:00] ---**
no need to ask me.
**[13:01] ---**
Thanks a lot.
**[13:07] ---**
You...
**[13:08] ---**
must be starving, huh?
**[13:12] ---**
Take your time eating,
**[13:14] ---**
there is no rush.
**[13:15] ---**
By the way,
**[13:16] ---**
what's your name?
**[13:19] ---**
He probably hasn't spoken to people in years,
**[13:21] ---**
so he's not very talkative.
**[13:23] ---**
That makes sense.
**[13:25] ---**
Take it slow.
**[13:38] ---**
Don't be afraid,
**[13:39] ---**
I'll take care of your wound.
**[13:45] ---**
If it wasn't for the multi-face
epidemic back then,
**[13:48] ---**
this face...
**[13:50] ---**
shouldn't have turned out like this...
**[13:52] ---**
Let me do it.
**[13:54] ---**
No,
**[13:55] ---**
I'll handle it myself.
**[14:02] ---**
Are you...
**[14:03] ---**
from Xianle Kingdom?
**[14:07] ---**
Yong An!
**[14:19] ---**
You're from Yong An...
**[14:20] ---**
Have you ever seen the White Cloak Calamity?
**[14:22] ---**
Lian...
**[14:24] ---**
I'm sorry,
**[14:25] ---**
I'm sorry...
**[14:26] ---**
You're exhausted,
**[14:28] ---**
rest first.
**[14:29] ---**
Someone, come here!
**[14:33] ---**
Lian,
**[14:34] ---**
let me help you up.
**[14:37] ---**
It's okay,
**[14:38] ---**
I'll come find you later.
**[14:42] ---**
Sit down and rest for now.
**[14:43] ---**
If you have any questions,
**[14:45] ---**
I'll make him spill everything.
**[14:46] ---**
No, there is no need!
**[14:48] ---**
If he can't say anything,
**[14:49] ---**
then let it be.
**[14:50] ---**
Take it slow...
**[14:56] ---**
Lian,
**[14:57] ---**
I'll be back
**[14:58] ---**
in a moment.
**[15:00] ---**
Warning sign?
**[15:02] ---**
Could it be that Wind Master and Qianqiu
**[15:03] ---**
got into some trouble?
**[15:05] ---**
I should go and have a look too.
**[15:06] ---**
Don't worry,
**[15:07] ---**
it's not Lang Qianqiu and the others.
**[15:09] ---**
I'll be right back.
**[15:24] ---**
San Lang came through for me once again.
**[15:26] ---**
I can't keep bothering him
**[15:28] ---**
with what's to come...
**[15:31] ---**
Oh,
**[15:32] ---**
I almost forgot about the main business.
**[15:40] ---**
Who?
**[15:43] ---**
Is it the Waning Moon Officer?!
**[15:48] ---**
This person has a curse shackle on his wrist.
**[15:50] ---**
I wonder what his identity is.
**[15:59] ---**
Where is he heading to?
**[16:41] ---**
What you fear the most
tends to come your way.
**[16:49] ---**
What is he doing here?
**[16:53] ---**
Dice?
**[16:59] ---**
This door...
**[17:00] ---**
seems to be unlocked?
**[17:06] ---**
This small building doesn't look big at all.
**[17:08] ---**
How could there be no sound
**[17:10] ---**
when someone goes inside?
**[17:16] ---**
Exactly!
**[17:18] ---**
There's a spell lock on this door.
**[17:21] ---**
The secret lies in those two dices.
**[17:25] ---**
It seems I need to roll two sixes to
**[17:27] ---**
open the door and reveal
the true destination.
**[17:32] ---**
Is this spell lock specifically
meant to stop me?
**[17:37] ---**
I could roll forever and still not get it...
**[17:48] ---**
Lian,
**[17:49] ---**
it takes me forever to find you.
**[17:52] ---**
I was just...
**[17:53] ---**
thinking of going to see that
child and ended up running out.
**[17:56] ---**
If you want to see him,
**[17:58] ---**
I can send someone to bring him over.
**[18:00] ---**
There is no need for you
to go find him personally.
**[18:02] ---**
I didn't expect your place to be so big.
**[18:04] ---**
I got lost while trying to find my way.
**[18:07] ---**
That's alright.
**[18:09] ---**
I have a place I want to show you, Lian.
**[18:12] ---**
Would you be willing to
grace me with your presence?
**[18:15] ---**
Of course.
**[18:22] ---**
By the way, did you resolve
everything so quickly?
**[18:26] ---**
It's taken care of,
**[18:27] ---**
but it's just a bunch of useless
people making fools of themselves.
**[18:29] ---**
Useless people?
**[18:30] ---**
Are you referring to Green Immor Qi Rong?
**[18:32] ---**
Indeed.
**[18:33] ---**
That useless fool has
been eyeing my territory
**[18:35] ---**
and often sends lackeys to cause trouble.
**[18:38] ---**
Overestimating his abilities!
**[18:40] ---**
Lian, don't worry about it.
**[18:43] ---**
Here we are.
**[19:06] ---**
Lian.
**[19:19] ---**
Can I touch
**[19:21] ---**
the weapons here?
**[19:22] ---**
Feel free, Lian.
**[19:27] ---**
These...
**[19:28] ---**
are all treasures!
**[19:30] ---**
This sword,
**[19:31] ---**
in a battle against many,
can display divine skills.
**[19:34] ---**
And this sword too!
**[19:35] ---**
Wait,
**[19:36] ---**
this one also...
**[19:36] ---**
How do you feel about them, Lian?
**[19:38] ---**
How about what?
**[19:39] ---**
Do you like
**[19:40] ---**
these swords?
**[19:41] ---**
I do.
**[19:42] ---**
Do you really like them?
**[19:43] ---**
I really do!
**[19:45] ---**
Since you like them so much,
**[19:47] ---**
I'll give them all to you.
**[19:50] ---**
No, no, no.
**[19:51] ---**
I haven't used a sword in years...
**[19:53] ---**
liking something doesn't mean
I have to take it in my hands.
**[19:56] ---**
Just looking at them brings me joy.
**[19:58] ---**
Then I'll also give you this room.
**[20:01] ---**
You don't have to take it with you,
**[20:02] ---**
but visit them whenever you have time.
**[20:07] ---**
That's enough,
**[20:08] ---**
the armory still needs someone to
clean and take care of it daily.
**[20:11] ---**
I'm afraid I won't do justice to them.
**[20:14] ---**
I used to have
**[20:15] ---**
an armory like this,
**[20:17] ---**
but it was destroyed...
**[20:20] ---**
These weapons are
**[20:21] ---**
all rare treasures.
**[20:23] ---**
San Lang, you must cherish them.
**[20:24] ---**
That's simple,
**[20:26] ---**
I'll help you clean the armory.
**[20:29] ---**
How could I let His Majesty the
Ghost King do chores for me?
**[20:45] ---**
But, San Lang,
**[20:46] ---**
these weapons
**[20:48] ---**
can't compare to your infamous
Deadly Scimitar, right?
**[20:51] ---**
Have you also heard of my scimitar?
**[20:54] ---**
I've heard a little.
**[20:55] ---**
I guess
**[20:56] ---**
it's not good news, then.
**[20:58] ---**
Like this scimitar of mine...
**[21:00] ---**
was it forged using the blood
of the living as sacrifice?
**[21:03] ---**
Hmm.
**[21:05] ---**
But gossip is just gossip,
**[21:07] ---**
and the wise don't pay it much heed.
**[21:08] ---**
Rumors
**[21:09] ---**
are not to be believed by everyone.
**[21:13] ---**
I wonder if
**[21:14] ---**
I'm fortunate enough to lay my eyes
upon that legendary Deadly Scimitar?
**[21:17] ---**
Lian,
**[21:18] ---**
actually,
**[21:19] ---**
you've already seen it.
**[21:21] ---**
Look,
**[21:23] ---**
this is it.
**[21:27] ---**
So...
**[21:29] ---**
Hello there.
**[21:32] ---**
Lian,
**[21:33] ---**
it likes you.
**[21:35] ---**
Really?
**[21:36] ---**
Yes,
**[21:37] ---**
really.
**[21:38] ---**
It doesn't pay attention to those
**[21:39] ---**
it doesn't like.
**[21:41] ---**
The Deadly Scimitar doesn't
easily take a liking to anyone.
**[21:44] ---**
Well, thank you.
**[21:45] ---**
I quite like you too.
**[21:50] ---**
No.
**[21:53] ---**
Are you saying "no" to it?
**[21:55] ---**
It wants you to touch it,
**[21:56] ---**
but I said no.
**[21:58] ---**
What's wrong with that?
**[22:03] ---**
Normally, I attract the affection of animals,
**[22:05] ---**
but I never expected to also
attract the affection of a weapon.
**[22:12] ---**
This is not some bloodthirsty
demon scimitar or
**[22:14] ---**
ominous weapon at all...
**[22:25] ---**
Lian,
**[22:26] ---**
you seem to be quite happy?
**[22:28] ---**
For sure.
**[22:29] ---**
It's been ages since I had a good chat about
famous swords and precious blades with someone!
**[22:32] ---**
Lord of the City.
**[22:39] ---**
Come,
**[22:40] ---**
sit over here.
**[22:43] ---**
This City of Ghost it's San Lang's territory,
**[22:46] ---**
so I suppose he wouldn't mind
one more mouth to feed...
**[22:49] ---**
But...
**[22:51] ---**
if I can have him by my side
**[22:53] ---**
perhaps I can slowly guide him...
**[22:55] ---**
To regain his normal self.
**[23:03] ---**
Xiao Ying entrusted you to
me before she passed away,
**[23:05] ---**
and I accepted that responsibility.
**[23:07] ---**
But I don't know
**[23:09] ---**
if you're willing to accompany
me on my journey of cultivation?
**[23:16] ---**
Good,
**[23:18] ---**
and if you can't remember your own name,
**[23:21] ---**
why not choose a new one?
**[23:23] ---**
Ying.
**[23:25] ---**
Ying, just like Xiao Ying.
**[23:27] ---**
That's fine...
**[23:30] ---**
You're from Yong An,
**[23:31] ---**
and the family name in Yong An is Lang.
**[23:33] ---**
So from now on,
**[23:34] ---**
let's call you Lang Ying, alright?
**[23:47] ---**
This is to welcome you, Lian.
**[23:49] ---**
There is no need to be polite.
**[23:58] ---**
I'm sorry for the trouble, San Lang.
**[24:05] ---**
Come,
**[24:05] ---**
let's eat.
**[24:18] ---**
Who was that
**[24:20] ---**
just now?
**[24:25] ---**
Lian,
**[24:26] ---**
how about a drink?
**[24:58] ---**
Lian?
**[25:04] ---**
Wind...
**[25:05] ---**
Wind Master?
**[25:06] ---**
**[25:08] ---**
# E4 - The Secret Chamber
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GJWU20KXN/secret-underground-corridor)
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**[01:54] ---**
Lian,
**[01:55] ---**
how about a drink?
**[02:21] ---**
It's okay,
**[02:23] ---**
Is this drink not to your taste, Lian?
**[02:26] ---**
Oh no, not at all!
**[02:28] ---**
It's just that I suddenly remembered that
**[02:30] ---**
I need to abstain from
alcohol for my cultivation.
**[02:34] ---**
Sorry,
**[02:35] ---**
I didn't consider that.
**[02:38] ---**
It's not your fault,
**[02:39] ---**
I just forgot myself.
**[02:42] ---**
Cultivation, huh?
**[02:44] ---**
I thought it was about enjoying life freely.
**[02:46] ---**
If it's all about giving up this and that,
**[02:48] ---**
maybe it's better not to cultivate at all...
**[02:49] ---**
It must be the Wind Master for sure...
**[02:51] ---**
What do you think,Lian?
**[02:54] ---**
Some sects indeed don't care much,
**[02:57] ---**
but in my sect,
**[02:58] ---**
it's customary to abstain from
alcohol, sexual indulgence,
**[03:00] ---**
and also anger.
**[03:01] ---**
Abstain from anger?
**[03:02] ---**
Yes,
**[03:04] ---**
for example, in a gambling house...
**[03:05] ---**
People experience great joy
and sorrow in an instant...
**[03:07] ---**
and it's very easy to get angry.
**[03:09] ---**
But if one can maintain a calm mind
**[03:12] ---**
and not be perturbed by winning or losing,
**[03:13] ---**
then there's no need to consciously
abstain from gambling.
**[03:15] ---**
No wonder you still have an interest in
**[03:17] ---**
going to a gambling house.
**[03:19] ---**
Speaking of which...
**[03:20] ---**
San Lang your gambling skills
**[03:22] ---**
are truly incredible.
**[03:25] ---**
It's no big deal,
**[03:26] ---**
just sheer good luck.
**[03:28] ---**
San Lang,
**[03:29] ---**
please don't tease me...
**[03:32] ---**
How could I dare to tease you, Lian?
**[03:34] ---**
If you want to learn...
**[03:35] ---**
I actually have a shortcut method
**[03:37] ---**
that will make you unbeatable in any battle.
**[03:40] ---**
Is there really some secret technique
**[03:42] ---**
for dice throwing?
**[03:44] ---**
Give me your hand.
**[03:49] ---**
Alright,
**[03:50] ---**
now try again.
**[03:58] ---**
What kind of method is this?
**[04:00] ---**
It's nothing special,
**[04:01] ---**
just lending some luck to you, Lian.
**[04:06] ---**
Next time...
**[04:07] ---**
if you want to gamble with someone...
**[04:09] ---**
Why don't you come to me first?
**[04:10] ---**
I'll give you as much as you want.
**[04:13] ---**
Once I defeat an opponent, they won't be
able to turn the tables for a hundred years.
**[04:17] ---**
These two dice...
**[04:19] ---**
If you don't mind, consider them
a little gift for you, Lian.
**[04:24] ---**
Why would I mind.
**[04:25] ---**
Then thank you, San Lang.
**[04:28] ---**
Want to play a few more rounds?
**[04:29] ---**
Sure.
**[04:33] ---**
It's getting late, Lian,
**[04:34] ---**
get some good rest.
**[04:42] ---**
San Lang, you've been flawless
in your treatment towards me.
**[04:45] ---**
I hope this matter has
nothing to do with San Lang,
**[04:47] ---**
and once we uncover the truth,
**[04:48] ---**
I'll immediately apologize to him...
**[04:51] ---**
Wind Master?
**[04:53] ---**
Your Highness?
**[04:56] ---**
Suffocating!
**[04:58] ---**
Suffocating!
**[05:00] ---**
Oh my god,
**[05:01] ---**
these things are strangling me to death!
**[05:06] ---**
Wind Master!
**[05:07] ---**
Can't you change back to your
original white Dao robe?
**[05:10] ---**
Am I stupid?
**[05:11] ---**
Wearing a bright white Dao robe
in the middle of the night,
**[05:14] ---**
making myself a target?
**[05:17] ---**
Dressed like this,
**[05:18] ---**
in a certain sense, it's
even more eye-catching.
**[05:21] ---**
Wind Master, didn't we agree
to meet again after three days?
**[05:26] ---**
I heard you were sent to the Paradise Manor!
**[05:29] ---**
I've put in tremendous effort worrying
**[05:30] ---**
about your safety...
**[05:33] ---**
Face-lifting!
**[05:34] ---**
Waist-cinching!
**[05:35] ---**
Just got in!
**[05:38] ---**
I've never made such a huge sacrifice before!
**[05:43] ---**
What about Prince Taihua?
**[05:44] ---**
He shouldn't get into trouble
while he's alone outside.
**[05:47] ---**
Don't worry!
**[05:48] ---**
I've made all the arrangements,
**[05:49] ---**
foolproof!
**[05:54] ---**
But
**[05:55] ---**
Your Highness,
**[05:56] ---**
you're really lucky!
**[05:58] ---**
I'm lucky?
**[05:59] ---**
Yes,
**[06:00] ---**
both Qianqiu and I had a tough
time in the City of Ghost...
**[06:05] ---**
You, on the other hand,
**[06:06] ---**
are eating well, drinking
well, and living comfortably.
**[06:10] ---**
There's even the Crimson Rain Sought
Flower accompanying you as a guest.
**[06:14] ---**
It's indeed a bit...
**[06:16] ---**
So, Your Highness,
**[06:17] ---**
do you remember our mission in
the City of Ghost this time?
**[06:20] ---**
Of course I do.
**[06:22] ---**
Just now in the palace,
**[06:23] ---**
I was preparing for the mission.
**[06:24] ---**
Really?
**[06:26] ---**
All I remember is the
two of you playing dice,
**[06:29] ---**
not taking it seriously.
**[06:30] ---**
Wind Master, please don't talk nonsense.
**[06:32] ---**
We were just sparring.
**[06:34] ---**
Sparring?
**[06:35] ---**
About gambling skills?
**[06:36] ---**
What does that have to do with the mission?
**[06:38] ---**
Actually...
**[06:39] ---**
I've discovered some clues.
**[06:41] ---**
But to investigate further,
**[06:42] ---**
I need a bit of luck.
**[06:45] ---**
Luck?
**[06:47] ---**
Looks like the two of us...
**[06:49] ---**
That's why
**[06:50] ---**
I borrowed some.
**[06:56] ---**
Wow...
**[06:57] ---**
You really have some
incredible luck in gambling!
**[07:00] ---**
Yeah...
**[07:03] ---**
Well, at this point, let's
try to stay positive.
**[07:05] ---**
But if I were you,
**[07:06] ---**
I wouldn't have agreed to
help His Majesty the Emperor.
**[07:08] ---**
It's just asking for trouble.
**[07:11] ---**
Wind Master,
**[07:12] ---**
you still don't fully understand Jun Wu.
**[07:15] ---**
If it weren't for the circumstances...
**[07:18] ---**
In any case,
**[07:19] ---**
the distress signal was sent seven days ago,
**[07:21] ---**
and Hua Cheng left seven days ago as well...
**[07:23] ---**
It's too much of a coincidence.
**[07:25] ---**
We have to investigate...
**[07:38] ---**
By the way...
**[07:39] ---**
Have there been any heavenly officials from the
Heavenly Court who were demoted in recent years?
**[07:42] ---**
Well, there's you,
**[07:42] ---**
isn't it?
**[07:43] ---**
Besides me...
**[07:45] ---**
Why do you ask about that?
**[07:47] ---**
This underground passage
**[07:48] ---**
was discovered by following a ghost
messenger named Waning Moon Officer...
**[07:52] ---**
And he had this set of
curse shackle on his hands.
**[07:54] ---**
What?
**[07:55] ---**
Curse shackle?
**[07:56] ---**
Yes,
**[07:57] ---**
it's likely that he was a demoted heavenly
official from the Heavenly Court.
**[08:00] ---**
So arrogant?
**[08:01] ---**
Hiring a former heavenly
official as a subordinate?
**[08:04] ---**
It's not necessarily arrogant.
**[08:05] ---**
Since he was demoted,
**[08:07] ---**
where he goes afterward is a personal choice.
**[08:09] ---**
But...
**[08:10] ---**
It's just that the actions of this
ghost messenger are suspicious.
**[08:13] ---**
That's why I thought of asking
you Wind Master about it.
**[08:17] ---**
There was indeed a Western Martial
God who was demoted in recent years,
**[08:20] ---**
and it caused quite a stir.
**[08:22] ---**
The Western Martial God?
**[08:24] ---**
Isn't that Quan Yizhen?
**[08:26] ---**
But I don't think it would be him.
**[08:28] ---**
Why is that?
**[08:29] ---**
Well, he comes from a
very orthodox background,
**[08:31] ---**
and his personality isn't the
type to be unpredictable.
**[08:34] ---**
Why did it end so abruptly?
**[08:37] ---**
This is a dead-end?
**[08:38] ---**
That can't be possible.
**[08:40] ---**
It shouldn't be.
**[08:42] ---**
Going through all this trouble to
build this underground passage,
**[08:44] ---**
it definitely wasn't meant for meditation.
**[08:48] ---**
This wall.
**[08:49] ---**
It must be at least as thick as 33 meters.
**[08:51] ---**
We can't break through it.
**[08:52] ---**
Wind Master,
**[08:53] ---**
look on the ground.
**[08:55] ---**
It seems like there's something.
**[08:58] ---**
Could it be that we need to throw
the dice with the correct number
**[09:00] ---**
to open this stone wall?
**[09:02] ---**
It seems like it.
**[09:04] ---**
We just don't know
**[09:05] ---**
what the right combination is...
**[09:07] ---**
Since we've come this far,
**[09:08] ---**
it's not practical to
go back and investigate.
**[09:09] ---**
Let's just randomly throw something
out and see what happens.
**[09:12] ---**
Well…
**[09:13] ---**
why don't you give it a try, Wind Master?
**[09:16] ---**
Alright.
**[09:26] ---**
Does it really not work...
**[09:27] ---**
Your Highness!
**[09:28] ---**
Look at your feet!
**[09:31] ---**
The pattern has changed.
**[09:34] ---**
What is this?
**[09:35] ---**
An Earthworm?
**[09:36] ---**
A leech?
**[09:38] ---**
I've seen quite a few in the fields before.
**[09:39] ---**
Where exactly do you usually... um?
**[09:54] ---**
What's going on here?
**[09:56] ---**
It seems like the stone
wall was just a decoy,
**[09:58] ---**
and the floor tiles on the
ground are the real entrance.
**[10:04] ---**
This soil...
**[10:07] ---**
Thank goodness the soil is soft,
**[10:08] ---**
or else I would have hurt
myself from the fall...
**[10:15] ---**
What kind of place is this?
**[10:17] ---**
They don't even give us enough
space to stand upright!
**[10:21] ---**
Could it be that I threw the wrong number
**[10:24] ---**
and ended up being thrown here?
**[10:25] ---**
Highly possible.
**[10:27] ---**
The stone door above is gone,
**[10:29] ---**
so we can't go back the same way.
**[10:30] ---**
Let's go.
**[10:31] ---**
We need to find a way out first.
**[10:33] ---**
Alright!
**[10:56] ---**
This place is so bizarre.
**[10:57] ---**
It's so damp and gloomy.
**[10:58] ---**
And it's full of dead animals and plants.
**[11:08] ---**
Wind Master,
**[11:09] ---**
we should hurry up and keep moving.
**[11:17] ---**
Your Highness,
**[11:18] ---**
what is that?
**[11:19] ---**
I don't know,
**[11:20] ---**
but it's definitely not something good.
**[11:48] ---**
Your Highness...
**[11:49] ---**
How do we deal with this?
**[11:51] ---**
If I blow wind in this spot,
**[11:52] ---**
we might not make it out alive.
**[11:54] ---**
Earthworm fear light and heat...
**[11:56] ---**
Wind Master,
**[11:57] ---**
could you lend me some power
**[11:58] ---**
and make the flames in your palm bigger?
**[12:00] ---**
Alright!
**[12:31] ---**
Wind Master.
**[12:32] ---**
The underground airflow is restricted.
**[12:34] ---**
I'm afraid the flames in your
palm won't last much longer.
**[12:37] ---**
If I keep the flames in my palm any longer,
**[12:38] ---**
I'll pass out from the heat!
**[12:40] ---**
Let's use teleportation!
**[12:42] ---**
Okay,
**[12:43] ---**
let me find a flat ground first.
**[12:48] ---**
The stone door?
**[12:51] ---**
Quick, quick, quick!
**[12:52] ---**
Throw the dice and open it!
**[12:56] ---**
My luck...
**[12:57] ---**
Can it get any more absurd?
**[13:00] ---**
It's better if you do it!
**[13:37] ---**
Wind Master,
**[13:38] ---**
are you alright?
**[13:39] ---**
I don't know if I'm alright,
**[13:41] ---**
but Your Highness...
**[13:43] ---**
It's really thrilling
**[13:45] ---**
to work with you.
**[13:47] ---**
I've never fallen so miserably before.
**[13:53] ---**
You've really worked hard.
**[13:55] ---**
Well, you're welcome.
**[14:02] ---**
There's an exit here,
**[14:03] ---**
let's go.
**[14:13] ---**
Where
**[14:15] ---**
are we this time?
**[14:19] ---**
It seems that
**[14:20] ---**
this stone door is like a magical tool
that can teleport over a long distance...
**[14:24] ---**
And throwing different
numbers will teleport us
**[14:25] ---**
to different places.
**[14:28] ---**
It takes a lot of magic power
**[14:30] ---**
to use the long-distance teleportation spell,
**[14:31] ---**
and that Crimson Rain Sought Flower
made a continuous teleportation tool
**[14:34] ---**
to prevent leakage of information.
**[14:37] ---**
The strength of his magic
**[14:39] ---**
and his cunning are evident!
**[14:41] ---**
Rather than saying he is cunning,
**[14:42] ---**
it's more like...
**[14:43] ---**
he’s just mischievous.
**[14:53] ---**
What's happening again?
**[14:56] ---**
Don't panic,
**[14:57] ---**
just stay calm.
**[14:58] ---**
Let's see what's going on first.
**[15:06] ---**
My brother used to tell me
that there are many savages
**[15:08] ---**
in the deep mountains of the south
who eat human flesh for a living!
**[15:12] ---**
Could it be them?!
**[15:13] ---**
Very possible! Anyway,
**[15:15] ---**
let's see if there's another stone door here!
**[15:16] ---**
Let's leave this place first!
**[15:19] ---**
It would be embarrassing for two
heavenly officials to be chased
**[15:22] ---**
and beaten by a group of
mortals if word gets out.
**[15:23] ---**
There are rules for gods to
descend to the mortal realm,
**[15:25] ---**
they must not use their magic power
**[15:28] ---**
to suppress mortal affairs
without authorization.
**[15:30] ---**
and causing trouble.
**[15:31] ---**
I understand!
**[15:43] ---**
Hey...
**[15:45] ---**
You ignorant savages who
have never seen the world,
**[15:49] ---**
it's understandable
**[15:50] ---**
if you don't submit to me, the Wind Master...
**[15:52] ---**
Wind Master.
**[15:52] ---**
but...
**[15:53] ---**
but...
**[15:55] ---**
How dare you mess with my appearance!
**[15:56] ---**
This is absolutely outrageous!!
**[16:07] ---**
Your Highness,
**[16:08] ---**
you saw it too,
**[16:09] ---**
they brought this upon themselves!
**[16:10] ---**
I didn't abuse my magic power!
**[16:12] ---**
Well done,
**[16:13] ---**
I see it too.
**[16:15] ---**
Even my brother wouldn't dare...
**[16:17] ---**
How could you...
**[16:20] ---**
In the past, my luck wasn't always good,
**[16:23] ---**
but it wasn't always bad either.
**[16:25] ---**
Why today...
**[16:26] ---**
Wind Master...
**[16:28] ---**
Sorry,
**[16:29] ---**
I guess I'm jinxing your luck.
**[16:32] ---**
Your Highness,
**[16:33] ---**
what are you talking about!
**[16:35] ---**
How can I have my luck
affected by someone else!
**[16:40] ---**
Let's go, let's go!
**[16:41] ---**
Let's find the stone door?
**[16:50] ---**
See,
**[16:51] ---**
I knew it!
**[16:55] ---**
This time, it's your turn.
**[16:57] ---**
Maybe your San Lang's luck that rubbed
off on you still has a bit left.
**[17:01] ---**
Alright.
**[17:02] ---**
I'll give it a try.
**[17:08] ---**
Why didn't the pattern change this time?
**[17:21] ---**
After all that,
**[17:23] ---**
we haven't made any progress?
**[17:25] ---**
Even if that's the case,
**[17:27] ---**
we can only continue moving forward.
**[17:29] ---**
Alright, alright,
**[17:30] ---**
let's play a little longer
**[17:32] ---**
with that annoying Crimson
Rain Sought Flower!
**[17:46] ---**
Good news,
**[17:47] ---**
Wind Master.
**[17:48] ---**
This isn't the first underground
passage we've walked through.
**[17:50] ---**
That's right,
**[17:52] ---**
when we walked two hundred steps last
time, we encountered a stone wall,
**[17:54] ---**
but now we haven't encountered one.
**[17:56] ---**
Looks like this time
**[17:57] ---**
we got it right.
**[18:03] ---**
There's a smell of blood.
**[18:05] ---**
There are people ahead.
**[18:07] ---**
No comment.
**[18:13] ---**
Wait!
**[18:18] ---**
Is this...
**[18:19] ---**
a dungeon?
**[18:25] ---**
Exactly...
**[18:26] ---**
it's you!
**[18:37] ---**
So, you two know each other?
**[18:39] ---**
I don't know him.
**[18:40] ---**
Is knowing me such a disgraceful thing?
**[18:43] ---**
Oh, come on,
**[18:44] ---**
Ming!
**[18:45] ---**
I'm your best friend!
**[18:46] ---**
I don't have friends who run
around dressed like this.
**[18:51] ---**
Ming?
**[18:52] ---**
Could this person be the Earth Master?
**[18:55] ---**
That's him,
**[18:56] ---**
you've met him before.
**[18:57] ---**
Have I met him?
**[18:59] ---**
You have.
**[19:00] ---**
I haven't.
**[19:02] ---**
You definitely have!
**[19:03] ---**
Last time at the Ban Yue Pass,
**[19:05] ---**
you can't have forgotten so soon, right?
**[19:08] ---**
The Ban Yue Pass...
**[19:09] ---**
have we met?
**[19:19] ---**
That was close,
**[19:21] ---**
so lucky that I managed to hold back,
**[19:22] ---**
no "joint celebration"...
**[19:23] ---**
Earth Master,
**[19:25] ---**
was it you who sent the Heavenly
Dragon's roar for help?
**[19:27] ---**
It was me.
**[19:29] ---**
Now that we've found you,
**[19:31] ---**
let's evacuate quickly.
**[19:32] ---**
Earth Master, your injuries are severe,
**[19:34] ---**
we can talk later.
**[19:35] ---**
Alright.
**[19:54] ---**
Ming,
**[19:56] ---**
didn't you say you were good at fighting?
**[19:59] ---**
When we parted at the Ban
Yue Pass, you were fine,
**[20:01] ---**
but in just a few days,
you ended up like this?
**[20:05] ---**
Ming,
**[20:06] ---**
how did you manage to provoke
the Crimson Rain Sought Flower?
**[20:09] ---**
Tell me about it.
**[20:10] ---**
This kind of banter in your speech...
**[20:12] ---**
you two really are good friends.
**[20:14] ---**
Earth Master,
**[20:15] ---**
I'm actually quite...
**[20:17] ---**
curious...rious...
**[20:32] ---**
We might not make it back
**[20:33] ---**
in time to save Lang Ying.
**[20:38] ---**
Don't come out!
**[20:52] ---**
San Lang?
**[20:53] ---**
Is this the Armory?
**[21:00] ---**
Why is Lang Ying here too.
**[21:07] ---**
Move aside quickly!
**[21:12] ---**
My apologies!
# E5 - The Second Coming of Fang Xin
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GN7UD107K/the-second-coming-of-fang-xin)
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**[00:16] ---**
San Lang?
**[00:20] ---**
Why is Lang Ying also here?
**[00:23] ---**
This place is...
**[00:24] ---**
the armory?
**[00:27] ---**
Get out of the way!
**[00:30] ---**
My apologies!
**[02:54] ---**
Sorry!
**[02:55] ---**
San Lang,
**[02:56] ---**
let me explain.
**[02:58] ---**
OK.
**[02:59] ---**
I'm listening.
**[03:00] ---**
I...
**[03:01] ---**
Wait,
**[03:02] ---**
isn't it the other way around?
**[03:03] ---**
He should be the one explaining, right?
**[03:05] ---**
Your Highness!
**[03:06] ---**
Be careful!
**[03:07] ---**
This incident of the
missing heavenly official.
**[03:08] ---**
He's definitely involved in it!
**[03:13] ---**
San Lang,
**[03:15] ---**
although I don't know what misunderstanding
you have with Earth Master,
**[03:18] ---**
let's stay calm and talk it out first.
**[03:19] ---**
Earth Master?
**[03:21] ---**
Who's the Earth Master?
**[03:23] ---**
You mean the one that Wind
Master carries on his back?
**[03:28] ---**
Just one of my incompetent subordinates.
**[03:31] ---**
What?
**[03:33] ---**
He's clearly a heavenly official
from the Heavenly Court.
**[03:35] ---**
Why are you deliberately
misinterpreting things.
**[03:37] ---**
Oh?
**[03:38] ---**
Then I wonder, why did the esteemed heavenly
officials of the Heavenly Court...
**[03:41] ---**
hide his identity and condescend
**[03:44] ---**
to become a ghost messenger in my realm?
**[03:47] ---**
If that person is truly Earth Master,
**[03:49] ---**
he's been quite patient.
**[03:52] ---**
A decade-long act.
**[03:55] ---**
In these ten years, although I
occasionally felt something was amiss,
**[03:58] ---**
I didn't have solid evidence.
**[04:01] ---**
If I hadn't bumped into him
**[04:02] ---**
and Wind Master together at the Ban Yue Pass.
**[04:05] ---**
I wouldn't have been completely sure.
**[04:10] ---**
So that's how it is...
**[04:12] ---**
During the journey at the Ban Yue Pass,
**[04:14] ---**
even though Earth Master was influenced by Wind
Master's instigation and turned into a female form,
**[04:16] ---**
San Lang saw through it
with just one glance.
**[04:19] ---**
And he confirmed that Earth Master is one of
the Five heavenly officials of the Heavenly Court.
**[04:21] ---**
But she is a famous figure too,
**[04:24] ---**
as one of the five masters of Wind,
Water, Rain, Earth and Thunder.
**[04:27] ---**
Don't make an enemy of her.
**[04:30] ---**
It seems that San Lang
left without a word back
**[04:32] ---**
then
**[04:33] ---**
because he was anxious to go back
and settle the score with him.
**[04:37] ---**
The heavenly official in the Heavenly
Court don't do his job properly.
**[04:40] ---**
Instead, he comes to the ghost
realm undercover for decades.
**[04:42] ---**
It's truly a scandal.
**[04:45] ---**
However,
**[04:46] ---**
we can't let Earth Master
continue to stay here
**[04:48] ---**
and let the situation worsen.
**[04:51] ---**
I understand the situation now.
**[04:53] ---**
The blame
**[04:54] ---**
is on us.
**[04:56] ---**
But, San Lang,
**[04:57] ---**
I hope you can show some leniency today.
**[05:05] ---**
Your Highness,
**[05:06] ---**
there are some things
**[05:08] ---**
you'd better not get too involved in.
**[05:14] ---**
Hey!
**[05:15] ---**
Blow,
**[05:16] ---**
wind!
**[05:23] ---**
Wind Master,
**[05:24] ---**
we haven't even started yet!
**[05:26] ---**
It seems like
**[05:27] ---**
none of you will take the initiative,
**[05:30] ---**
so let me be the villain!
**[05:41] ---**
Well,
**[05:42] ---**
what a coincidence.
**[05:43] ---**
I have a fan
**[05:45] ---**
too!
**[06:09] ---**
Wind Master,
**[06:10] ---**
please hold on!
**[06:12] ---**
I want to as well!
**[06:13] ---**
But...
**[06:14] ---**
If we stop now, all our previous
efforts will be wasted!
**[06:50] ---**
My apologies, Wind Master.
**[06:52] ---**
I couldn't resist following along!
**[06:54] ---**
Qianqiu, your timing is perfect this time!
**[06:58] ---**
This sword...
**[06:59] ---**
Could it be the heavy sword forged
from the mysterious stone
**[07:02] ---**
obtained from the heart
of the Magnetic Mountain?
**[07:10] ---**
With a single thought,
**[07:12] ---**
it can absorb all the
metallic weapons of others
**[07:14] ---**
in its vicinity!
**[07:16] ---**
Until they melt and get absorbed!
**[07:20] ---**
The esteemed heavenly officials of the
Heavenly Realm are really desperate,
**[07:23] ---**
unwilling to let go of even a piece of gold?
**[07:36] ---**
Oh no,
**[07:37] ---**
if Prince Taihua strikes with this sword...
**[07:39] ---**
Qianqiu,
**[07:40] ---**
don't take it head-on!
**[07:49] ---**
What's going on?
**[08:02] ---**
Wind Master,
**[08:03] ---**
let the wind rise and carry us up!
**[08:20] ---**
Oh no!
**[08:20] ---**
He is catching up!
**[08:25] ---**
Wind Master, please stop using the fan!
**[08:26] ---**
It's going to burn out!
**[08:28] ---**
Okay, okay,
**[08:29] ---**
I won't use it anymore!
**[08:30] ---**
Your Highness, please let go of me!
**[08:32] ---**
Your grip is too strong!
**[08:34] ---**
Oh my god!
**[08:35] ---**
It's on fire!
**[08:37] ---**
Help!
**[08:37] ---**
It's burning!
**[08:50] ---**
I...
**[08:52] ---**
just wanted to start a small fire
**[08:54] ---**
and buy some time...
**[08:56] ---**
How did it turn out like this.
**[08:59] ---**
I'm sorry, Your Highness!
**[09:01] ---**
It was supposed to be just a small fire.
**[09:04] ---**
It's my fault.
**[09:06] ---**
If Crimson Rain Sought Flower
goes after you for compensation,
**[09:07] ---**
you can blame it all on me!
**[09:10] ---**
It's not about the money.
**[09:13] ---**
Don't worry!
**[09:14] ---**
I'll compensate no matter how much!
**[09:15] ---**
I'm not afraid of anything,
even if I'm broke.
**[09:23] ---**
Your Highness!
**[09:25] ---**
What happened to your hand?
**[09:28] ---**
Could it be that white light just now?
**[09:31] ---**
Was it you?
**[09:44] ---**
It's nothing,
**[09:45] ---**
just a small injury.
**[09:46] ---**
I'll be fine once we get up there.
**[09:49] ---**
It was too intense.
**[09:51] ---**
If it weren't for Your Highness's
one-handed defense...
**[09:54] ---**
Qianqiu might have been chopped into
pieces by Crimson Rain Sought Flower.
**[09:58] ---**
Qianqiu?
**[09:59] ---**
Qianqiu?
**[10:01] ---**
What's wrong?
**[10:03] ---**
Your eyes are still blinded, even now？
**[10:17] ---**
Lang Ying,
**[10:19] ---**
there's no one in the side hall.
**[10:21] ---**
You go there and wait for me first.
**[10:37] ---**
Excuse me, which heavenly official is here?
**[10:38] ---**
Hurry and come to the Hall of Shen Wu!
**[10:40] ---**
A heavenly official has been injured!
**[10:42] ---**
Oh no,
**[10:42] ---**
it's two heavenly officials!
**[10:44] ---**
Ten thousand merits!
**[10:44] ---**
This is urgent,
**[10:45] ---**
we need people to come quickly!
**[10:46] ---**
Wind Master,
**[10:47] ---**
there's no need to distribute merits.
**[10:48] ---**
Speak nicely,
**[10:49] ---**
and everyone will naturally come.
**[10:52] ---**
Your Highness,
**[10:53] ---**
this is where you are misinformed.
**[10:55] ---**
Distributing merits is a hundred
times faster than speaking nicely!
**[10:58] ---**
Who
**[10:59] ---**
got injured?
**[11:05] ---**
What happened to your right hand?
**[11:08] ---**
Well...
**[11:09] ---**
So what if you're injured?
**[11:11] ---**
With so many heavenly officials
in the Heavenly Court,
**[11:13] ---**
who hasn't gotten injured
during their patrols?
**[11:19] ---**
Wind Master,
**[11:20] ---**
what happened?
**[11:24] ---**
So, this injured person...
**[11:26] ---**
is the Earth Master, right?
**[11:40] ---**
I was wondering what it meant for the
Wind Master to distribute merits.
**[11:43] ---**
It turns out it's for the Earth Master.
**[11:44] ---**
The Earth Master is like a phantom,
never seen but always heard of.
**[11:46] ---**
This is my first time seeing him.
**[11:48] ---**
But what exactly happened for them
**[11:50] ---**
to be so heavily injured.
**[11:52] ---**
It's no big deal.
**[11:53] ---**
It'll get better on its own.
**[11:56] ---**
Be more careful from now on.
**[11:57] ---**
Thank you.
**[12:00] ---**
Your Highness Taihua,
**[12:01] ---**
what happened to you?
**[12:03] ---**
Did Prince Taihua get injured somewhere too?
**[12:05] ---**
I don't think so.
**[12:08] ---**
Let me check.
**[12:14] ---**
Prince Taihua,
**[12:15] ---**
what are you doing?
**[12:18] ---**
Prince Tai...
**[12:19] ---**
Imperial Preceptor.
**[12:24] ---**
I clearly killed you with my own hands,
**[12:26] ---**
sealed you in the triple coffin,
**[12:28] ---**
and suppressed you in the earth.
**[12:30] ---**
Imperial Preceptor,
**[12:32] ---**
you truly have great powers!
**[12:34] ---**
Imperial Preceptor?
**[12:34] ---**
Who's the Imperial Preceptor?
**[12:35] ---**
Prince Taihua is the Crown
Prince of Yong An Kingdom,
**[12:38] ---**
then the Imperial Preceptor
of Yong An Kingdom is...
**[12:40] ---**
So, isn't he one of the twin teachers of the
taoists, the Imperial Preceptor Fangxin?
**[12:43] ---**
Huh?
**[12:44] ---**
But what happened?
**[12:45] ---**
How could the Prince of Xianle become the
the Imperial Preceptor of Yong An Kingdom?
**[12:48] ---**
Exactly,
**[12:49] ---**
Xianle was destroyed by Yong An!
**[12:51] ---**
Wait, wait,
**[12:51] ---**
I'm getting more and more confused!
**[12:53] ---**
Ling Wen!
**[12:56] ---**
Just in time!
**[12:57] ---**
Explain it to us quickly!
**[13:01] ---**
The Imperial Preceptor Fangxin,
**[13:03] ---**
because of the bloodbath at the Golden
Feast in Yong An Imperial Family,
**[13:05] ---**
was included as one of the two evil taoists,
**[13:07] ---**
which was extremely brutal.
**[13:10] ---**
But,
**[13:12] ---**
in fact, he was the savior and mentor of
Yong An Kingdom's Crown Prince, Lang Qianqiu.
**[13:17] ---**
Golden Feast?
**[13:18] ---**
Exactly.
**[13:20] ---**
Wind Master,
**[13:21] ---**
this Golden Feast originally started as
a banquet among the nobles of Xianle.
**[13:26] ---**
The utensils used at the feast are all
exquisitely crafted golden wares,
**[13:30] ---**
extremely luxurious,
**[13:31] ---**
hence the name.
**[13:33] ---**
After the founding of Yong An Kingdom,
**[13:36] ---**
the extravagant atmosphere of the
previous dynasty resurfaced,
**[13:38] ---**
and the Golden Feast became a
royal regulation once again.
**[13:42] ---**
At that time, in celebration of the 17th
birthday of the Yong An Crown Prince,
**[13:46] ---**
a grand Golden Feast was held
in the imperial palace.
**[13:51] ---**
And the Imperial Preceptor
of Yong An Kingdom...
**[13:52] ---**
It was during this Golden Feast
that he brandished a sword
**[13:56] ---**
and killed all the members of the
Yong An royal family present.
**[14:00] ---**
Only the belated Yong An
Crown Prince, Lang Qianqiu,
**[14:04] ---**
managed to escape.
**[14:07] ---**
You once said that
**[14:09] ---**
you couldn't stand seeing
us in that position,
**[14:11] ---**
but I never once doubted you.
**[14:16] ---**
It's only now that
**[14:17] ---**
I finally understand why
you did what you did.
**[14:20] ---**
This...
**[14:21] ---**
Qianqiu,
**[14:22] ---**
if the Imperial Preceptor of Yong
An Kingdom is his royal highness,
**[14:25] ---**
how could you only recognize it now?
**[14:27] ---**
Qingxuan.
**[14:28] ---**
Legend has it that the Imperial Preceptor
Fangxin has always been aloof and mysterious,
**[14:31] ---**
wearing a silver mask
**[14:33] ---**
and never revealing his true face.
**[14:35] ---**
I suppose Prince Taihua has
never seen his true face before.
**[14:39] ---**
Since no one has seen what the Imperial
Preceptor Fangxin looks like...
**[14:43] ---**
General Pei,
**[14:44] ---**
how can you be so sure about it?
**[14:50] ---**
Xianle Kingdom was destroyed,
**[14:51] ---**
so he also destroyed Yong An Kingdom.
**[14:53] ---**
That's revenge!
**[14:54] ---**
Isn't it revenge?
**[14:55] ---**
The people of Yong An killed his parents,
**[14:58] ---**
so he wants to kill the parents of
the Yong An Crown Prince in return,
**[15:01] ---**
an eye for an eye,
**[15:02] ---**
a tooth for a tooth.
**[15:04] ---**
But it wasn't Lang Qianqiu's
generation that destroyed Xianle,
**[15:07] ---**
so his anger seems unjustified.
**[15:10] ---**
I thought he was born foolish and a
laughingstock of the Three Realms,
**[15:14] ---**
but I never expected him to
be such a cunning character.
**[15:17] ---**
Impressive!
**[15:21] ---**
Your Majesty.
**[15:31] ---**
It's nothing serious.
**[15:32] ---**
Take the Earth Master down first
**[15:34] ---**
and take care of him.
**[15:35] ---**
Yes,
**[15:36] ---**
Your Majesty.
**[16:01] ---**
Speak up then,
**[16:02] ---**
what's going on again.
**[16:03] ---**
Why is Taihua holding onto Xianle,
**[16:06] ---**
and why is Xianle bowing its head?
**[16:09] ---**
Your Majesty,
**[16:11] ---**
this person was once known as the Imperial
Preceptor Fangxin hundreds of years ago.
**[16:13] ---**
He killed my relatives
**[16:14] ---**
and brought disaster to my country!
**[16:16] ---**
I want to duel with him.
**[16:18] ---**
Your Majesty, please bear witness today!
**[16:23] ---**
Taihua,
**[16:24] ---**
what evidence do you have to firmly believe
**[16:27] ---**
that Xianle is Fangxin?
**[16:30] ---**
When I was twelve years old,
**[16:32] ---**
I was once captured by a group of bandits.
**[16:35] ---**
Step off!
**[16:37] ---**
Your Highness!
**[16:39] ---**
Let go of the Prince!
**[16:47] ---**
Oh no!
**[17:03] ---**
Run!
**[17:12] ---**
Qianqiu!
**[17:23] ---**
At that time,
**[17:24] ---**
he did the same,
**[17:25] ---**
deflecting the attacks of both sides
**[17:27] ---**
and saving me.
**[17:29] ---**
After that, the Imperial Preceptor Fangxin
taught me swordsmanship for several years.
**[17:31] ---**
Although
**[17:33] ---**
during my encounter with the Crimson
Rain Sought Flower in this fight,
**[17:35] ---**
I only caught a glimpse of faint afterimages.
**[17:37] ---**
But once he made a move,
**[17:39] ---**
I wouldn't mistake it for anyone else!
**[17:41] ---**
Prince Taihua,
**[17:43] ---**
besides you, no one else
saw these afterimages.
**[17:45] ---**
So, isn't it just your word against his?
**[17:48] ---**
Fine!
**[17:50] ---**
Fetch a sword, if you would!
**[17:54] ---**
Here you go!
**[17:55] ---**
Let's go all out and have a
full-on sword fight right now.
**[17:57] ---**
Let's see if our swordsmanship aligns,
**[18:00] ---**
and if I'm the one you taught!
**[18:03] ---**
Uh...
**[18:03] ---**
isn't it inappropriate to have a
sword fight in the Hall of Shen Wu?
**[18:05] ---**
However, his Royal Highness,
the Crown Prince,
**[18:07] ---**
and his entire family were
tragically murdered.
**[18:09] ---**
Yeah,
**[18:10] ---**
if he doesn't avenge this,
**[18:11] ---**
how can he swallow his pride?
**[18:14] ---**
Qianqiu,
**[18:15] ---**
His highness just defended you
against an attack from Hua Cheng.
**[18:17] ---**
His right hand is severely injured!
**[18:18] ---**
How can he compete with you in a sword fight?
**[18:28] ---**
What are you doing?
**[18:30] ---**
Wind master is right.
**[18:32] ---**
You injured your arm while saving me.
**[18:34] ---**
I'll give you back your arm now.
**[18:36] ---**
But...
**[18:37] ---**
saving me is one thing,
**[18:39] ---**
killing my family is another!
**[18:41] ---**
Come on!
**[18:42] ---**
I know you can wield a sword with both hands,
**[18:44] ---**
and both are equally skillful.
**[18:46] ---**
Let's compare using our left hands.
**[18:48] ---**
Pick up the sword if you are a real man!
**[18:53] ---**
I made a vow many years ago
**[18:56] ---**
never to kill with a sword again.
**[19:23] ---**
I think there may be some
misunderstanding here.
**[19:25] ---**
Since the Imperial Preceptor
Fangxin has always worn a mask,
**[19:28] ---**
who's to say someone didn't
impersonate him to cause harm?
**[19:30] ---**
What do you think,
**[19:31] ---**
Your Majesty?
**[19:34] ---**
Xianle.
**[19:35] ---**
Yes.
**[19:37] ---**
Do you acknowledge
**[19:39] ---**
what Taihua said?
**[19:42] ---**
I do.
**[19:47] ---**
The Imperial Preceptor Fangxin
who bloodied the Golden Feast,
**[19:50] ---**
is it really you?
**[19:57] ---**
That's right.
**[19:59] ---**
It's me!
# E6 - Heavenly Palace Raid
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GK9U3KW4N/heavenly-palace-raid)
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***SIGN*** HEAVEN OFFICIAL'S BLESSING
***SIGN*** Episode 6
***SIGN*** Ten Thousand Butterflies Come to Save You
**[02:13] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
Master, I want to learn...
**[02:17] (Flashback) Xianle**
My Prince.
**[02:21] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
Imperial Preceptor?
**[02:24] (Flashback) Xianle**
Napping again?
**[02:27] (Flashback) Xianle**
Write out the Moral Scriptures ten times.
**[02:28] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
Ten times?
**[02:30] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
I'd rather run ten laps around the capital!
**[02:32] (Flashback) Xianle**
Twenty, then.
**[02:33] (Flashback) Xianle**
Do it now, and make the characters beautiful.
**[02:38] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
Yes, Master.
**[02:49] (Flashback) Xianle**
What are you doing?
**[02:52] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
Teach me a new sword technique!
**[02:54] (Flashback) Xianle**
So you mastered the last one?
**[02:55] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
Yeah.
**[02:57] (Flashback) Xianle**
All right. What do you want to learn?
**[03:04] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
The one you used to save me!
**[03:07] (Flashback) Xianle**
It's not usable in actual combat.
**[03:08] (Flashback) Xianle**
I don't recommend it for you.
**[03:11] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
It worked, didn't it?
**[03:13] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
You deflected the strength of
both their blows and saved me!
**[03:19] (Flashback) Xianle**
I have a question, My Prince.
**[03:22] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
Yes, what is it?
**[03:25] (Flashback) Xianle**
Let's say that two starving people were
trying to steal each other's food,
**[03:33] (Flashback) Xianle**
and then a third person appears
and tells them to stop fighting...
**[03:38] (Flashback) Xianle**
What do you think would happen?
**[03:42] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
They're hungry. So it wouldn't work.
**[03:46] (Flashback) Xianle**
Indeed.
**[03:48] (Flashback) Xianle**
Mere words can't create more food.
**[03:53] (Flashback) Xianle**
Which means that if that third
person wishes to stop the fight,
**[04:00] (Flashback) Xianle**
he'll have to offer his own food.
**[04:02] (Flashback) Xianle**
My technique is the same.
**[04:05] (Flashback) Xianle**
I didn't deflect the strength of their blows.
**[04:09] (Flashback) Xianle**
Listen.
**[04:10] (Flashback) Xianle**
When a sword is unsheathed,
there's no stopping its blow.
**[04:13] (Flashback) Xianle**
Something, or someone,
needs to block its path.
**[04:18] (Flashback) Xianle**
If a third person tried to stop
the fight by taking the blow,
**[04:24] (Flashback) Xianle**
he'd get hurt in the process.
**[04:27] (Flashback) Xianle**
There's no need for you
to learn such a skill.
**[04:32] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
I understand.
**[04:38] (Flashback) Xianle**
Is there more you want to ask?
**[04:41] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
Master, what if the third
person's food isn't enough?
**[04:48] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
Say he gave them food but
they're still not satisfied,
**[04:52] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
and they started fighting even more
because they wanted more food.
**[04:54] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
What if they tried to steal food
from the third person, too?
**[05:01] (Flashback) Xianle**
Tell me what you think, My Prince.
**[05:06] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
I don't know.
**[05:08] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
Maybe he shouldn't have gotten
involved in the first place.
**[05:28] (Flashback) King**
Imperial Preceptor!
**[05:30] (Flashback) Man**
Hurry, prince!
**[05:33] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
I'm coming!
**[05:33] (Flashback) King**
Qianqiu!
**[05:35] (Flashback) King**
Qianqiu!
**[05:40] (Flashback) King**
Imperial Preceptor!
**[05:45] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
W-What...
**[05:48] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
What happened here?
**[05:58] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
Father! Mother!
**[06:04] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
How... how could this happen?
**[06:09] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
This can't be real!
**[06:11] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
Father! Mother!
**[06:16] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
Master!
**[06:17] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
What's going on here?
**[06:19] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
What did you do?
**[06:24] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
Imperial Preceptor!
**[06:39] Qianqiu**
So you admit it.
**[06:41] Qianqiu**
Excellent.
**[06:43] Man**
How will he be punished?
**[06:45] Woman**
I don't know.
**[06:46] Woman**
The Emperor seemed quite fond of him.
**[06:49] Man**
Only at first.
**[06:51] Man**
During his second ascension,
the two had a huge fight.
**[06:53] Woman**
That's right. Prince Xianle
even stabbed him several times!
**[06:56] Woman**
He must still be angry about that!
**[06:58] Woman**
But the emperor built Xianle's palace
in the finest spot in the capital!
**[07:01] Woman**
What's going on?
**[07:04] All**
Does he have...
**[07:06] All**
someone powerful backing him?
**[07:10] Xianle**
I have a request.
**[07:12] Emperor**
Speak.
**[07:14] Xianle**
Strip me of my divine status and banish me.
**[07:17] All**
What?
**[07:20] Woman**
I've never heard of such a request...
**[07:21] Qianqiu**
You don't need to do that! You
ascended due to your own power!
**[07:24] Qianqiu**
Just duel me!
**[07:25] Xianle**
I do not wish to.
**[07:26] Qianqiu**
Why?
**[07:28] Qianqiu**
You fought me before!
**[07:30] Xianle**
The reason is simple.
If we fight, you'll lose.
**[07:35] Woman**
What?
**[07:36] Qianqiu**
I don't care. I'll put an end to
this even if I die in the process!
**[07:39] Qianqiu**
I don't need your mercy!
**[07:42] Xianle**
Banish me, please.
**[07:43] Qianqiu**
What?
**[07:44] Shi Qingxuan**
May I speak, Your Majesty?
**[07:50] Shi Qingxuan**
Everyone, if Prince Xianle
really changed his name
**[07:54] Shi Qingxuan**
and killed the royal family of Yong An,
**[07:56] Shi Qingxuan**
why would he let Prince
Taihua, their son, escape?
**[08:00] Shi Qingxuan**
Wouldn't the prince be the
one he'd most want to kill?
**[08:06] Shi Qingxuan**
I haven't known him for long,
**[08:09] Shi Qingxuan**
but I saw him get badly injured from a strike
**[08:11] Shi Qingxuan**
by the Deadly Scimitar in
order to save Prince Taihua.
**[08:15] Shi Qingxuan**
Qianqiu, if he truly hated your family,
**[08:19] Shi Qingxuan**
why would he let himself
get hurt protecting you?
**[08:21] Crowd**
We don't know that.
**[08:22] Crowd**
He might have had reasons!
**[08:23] Crowd**
That's right!
**[08:24] Qianqiu**
That weapon is a terrible, cursed blade.
**[08:27] Qianqiu**
I'll ask you all.
**[08:28] Qianqiu**
Is there anyone here besides the Emperor
confident they could escape a blow from it?
**[08:38] Qianqiu**
And thus, there's something
unusual going on here.
**[08:40] Qianqiu**
I'll ask you to consider that.
**[08:44] P**
I'm jealous of our prince here,
**[08:46] P**
having the Wind Master
vouch for him so strongly.
**[08:50] P**
My Pei Junior wasn't so fortunate.
**[08:54] Shi Qingxuan**
I'll ask you not to compare the two matters.
**[08:56] Shi Qingxuan**
This has nothing to do with Pei Junior.
**[08:58] Shi Qingxuan**
I saw his evil deeds with my own
eyes, and I heard him confess.
**[09:01] P**
Okay, but Prince Taihua saw Xianle's
evil deeds with his own eyes,
**[09:06] P**
and also heard him confess.
**[09:10] Crowd**
That's true, actually.
**[09:13] Crowd**
How is this different from what
happened to General Pei Junior?
**[09:15] Crowd**
He's admitted it!
**[09:17] Xianle**
Wind Master, what you've
said makes me very happy.
**[09:21] Xianle**
That's enough.
**[09:22] Emperor**
Enough, everyone.
**[09:25] Emperor**
Taihua has always been impulsive.
**[09:28] Emperor**
No matter what you're doing,
you need to react calmly,
**[09:31] Emperor**
and see what's really going on
before you reach your conclusion.
**[09:35] Qianqiu**
I understand, Your Majesty.
**[09:37] Emperor**
And Xianle, if you're not
going to tell us anymore,
**[09:41] Emperor**
you will be confined to your palace,
**[09:43] Emperor**
and I will come to visit
you myself at a later date.
**[09:46] Emperor**
The two of you are forbidden
from meeting until then.
**[09:50] Xianle**
Yes, Your Majesty.
**[09:53] Shi Qingxuan**
You are very wise, Your Majesty!
**[09:56] Qianqiu**
Ask whatever you like
when you interrogate him.
**[09:59] Qianqiu**
No matter what the results are, I swear
I'll fight you in a duel to the death!
**[10:03] Qianqiu**
Farewell.
**[10:09] Xianle**
I have two requests, Wind Master.
**[10:13] Shi Qingxuan**
Go ahead.
**[10:15] Xianle**
The boy I brought from the Ghost City...
**[10:20] Xianle**
Can you take care of him?
**[10:22] Shi Qingxuan**
Of course.
**[10:23] Shi Qingxuan**
And the second?
**[10:25] Xianle**
If General Pei tries to put the
blame on Ban Yue, help her.
**[10:30] Shi Qingxuan**
Got it.
**[10:31] Shi Qingxuan**
I won't let him succeed.
**[10:33] Shi Qingxuan**
Where is she?
**[10:34] Xianle**
In a pickled vegetable jar.
**[10:35] Shi Qingxuan**
Oh, in a pickled vegetable jar.
**[10:37] Shi Qingxuan**
In a pickled vegetable jar?
**[10:39] Xianle**
Yes.
**[10:41] Xianle**
She's in the chestnut temple.
**[10:42] Xianle**
Ensure she leaves her jar
and gets some fresh air.
**[10:47] Soldiers**
This way, prince.
**[10:49] Xianle**
Of course.
**[11:09] Xianle**
* My first time visiting here and*
* I'm under house arrest...*
**[11:11] Xianle**
*Not a good start.*
**[11:21] Xianle**
*I knew it.*
**[11:23] Xianle**
* Even the interior is exactly the*
* same as the old Xianle Palace.*
**[11:43] Xianle**
Sanlang... I wonder how you're doing.
**[11:56] Xianle**
After I'm banished,
**[11:57] Xianle**
I'll have to make it up to him, no
matter what awful jobs I have to do.
**[12:00] Xianle**
Will it take decades? Or centuries?
**[12:04] Xianle**
I can spend the rest of my life atoning.
**[12:08] Xianle**
Sanlang's dice?
**[12:19] Xianle**
*I guess I've used up all their luck, huh?*
**[12:30] Mu**
What, did you think it was Feng Xin?
**[12:33] Mu**
He's probably not coming.
**[12:36] Xianle**
Then you're...
**[12:39] Mu**
The Emperor confined you here and
forbade Prince Taihua from coming.
**[12:42] Mu**
But I wasn't forbidden.
**[12:56] Mu**
You look disgusting, blood dripping
from your right arm like that.
**[13:01] Mu**
Nobody's going to come to
give you medicine, right?
**[13:05] Xianle**
*He's right.*
**[13:07] Xianle**
* The Emperor healed me*
* enough for my arm to move.*
**[13:10] Xianle**
*But medicine will help me heal faster.*
**[13:23] Xianle**
This is good medicine.
**[13:24] Xianle**
Thank you.
**[13:25] Mu**
Did you really kill the Yong An royals?
**[13:28] Mu**
How...
**[13:29] Feng**
What are you doing here?
**[13:33] Mu**
What? This isn't your palace.
**[13:36] Mu**
You're allowed in, and I'm not?
**[13:40] Feng**
Prince, what was just discussed
at the Hall of Shen Wu...
**[13:42] Xianle**
It's true.
**[13:48] Xianle**
Every word I spoke at the Hall
of Shen Wu today is true.
**[13:53] Mu**
Spare us.
**[13:54] Mu**
Who do you think you're fooling,
with that gloomy look on your face?
**[13:58] Feng**
This doesn't concern you. Begone!
**[14:01] Mu**
Do you have the right to tell me to leave?
**[14:03] Mu**
You might be talking like you're loyal,
**[14:06] Mu**
but you couldn't bear to obey
him and ran away, right?
**[14:09] Xianle**
Wait, stop it.
**[14:10] Mu**
You want me to believe you can't bear
to see your former lord like this, huh?
**[14:14] Mu**
That's all nonsense.
**[14:16] Mu**
Let's be honest. You just don't want to
spend any more time with someone useless...
**[14:22] Feng**
What the hell do you know?
**[14:25] Xianle**
F-Feng Xin!
**[14:28] Xianle**
Mu Qing!
**[14:31] Xianle**
Both of you...
**[14:35] Feng**
I'm not a piece of shit like you!
**[14:37] Feng**
Does it make you happy thinking
he's done something evil?
**[14:41] Mu**
You might look down on
me, but what about you?
**[14:45] Mu**
You're not much different!
**[14:48] Xianle**
Um... that's enough.
**[14:55] Mu**
Don't touch me!
**[14:58] Xianle**
*Why are they actually fighting?*
**[15:01] Xianle**
*They didn't used to be like this...*
**[15:03] Xianle**
*Mu Qing was quiet. He never raised his voice.*
**[15:08] Xianle**
*Feng Xin was no different.*
**[15:10] Xianle**
* He always did what I told him to.*
* If I told him to stop, he would.*
**[15:15] Xianle**
* Once they grow up, you can't*
* control them anymore...*
**[15:18] Xianle**
*I'll call for help from outside.*
**[15:37] Both**
Shield!
**[15:41] Feng**
Prince! Don't just stand
there! Get behind me!
**[15:49] Feng**
Don't touch that thing!
It's dangerous, prince!
**[15:53] Xianle**
I don't think so.
**[15:55] Xianle**
It's cute.
**[16:02] Both**
Prince!
**[16:19] Both**
Sanlang...
**[16:20] Feng**
Monster!
**[16:21] Feng**
How dare you try to kidnap someone
from the heavenly capital!
**[16:25] Feng**
You're really arrogant, huh?
**[16:26] Mu**
Let him go!
**[16:27] Hua**
You've got no cause to complain,
**[16:29] Hua**
after your behavior in my territory.
**[16:32] Mu**
I said let him go!
**[16:37] Sanlang**
If you can make me.
**[16:41] Both**
Crimson Rain Sought Flower!
**[16:43] Both**
Prince!
**[16:52] Xianle**
*How did Sanlang...*
**[16:53] Feng**
Where are you, Prince?
**[16:56] Xianle**
*Feng Xin.*
**[16:57] Crowd**
What's going on? What's wrong?
**[16:59] Crowd**
Is there a reason to scream this loud?
**[17:01] Crowd**
I thought my eardrums would burst!
**[17:02] Crowd**
Prince? Which prince?
**[17:05] Crowd**
What's wrong, General Nan Yang?
**[17:07] Mu**
Tell the Emperor!
**[17:09] Mu**
Xie Lian fled!
**[17:11] Woman**
Impossible... I'll go see.
**[17:13] Crowd**
He was under confinement...
**[17:16] Shi Qingxuan**
There were many guards outside his palace.
**[17:19] Shi Qingxuan**
How could he run?
**[17:20] Feng**
He didn't run! Don't confuse everyone!
**[17:23] Mu**
He did run. Along with a certain someone.
**[17:25] Feng**
No, he was kidnapped!
**[17:27] Crowd**
Kidnapped? This is the heavenly capital!
**[17:30] Crowd**
Impossible!
**[17:31] Crowd**
Indeed! Right beneath
the Emperor's very feet!
**[17:34] Crowd**
They say he's not there, though!
**[17:36] Crowd**
Servants at the Hall of Ling
Wen say his palace is empty!
**[17:38] Crowd**
That's impossible!
**[17:40] Crowd**
No, it's true!
**[17:41] Feng**
Can you hear me, Prince?
**[17:44] Feng**
Where are you?
**[17:45] Crowd**
How bold!
**[17:45] Feng**
Prince! Prince!
**[17:47] Crowd**
He must think us fools.
**[17:48] Crowd**
Which way did he run? We'll follow him!
**[17:49] Xianle**
Calm down, everyone.
**[17:58] Hua**
It's been a while, everyone.
**[18:01] Hua**
How've you been?
**[18:06] Hua**
Have you missed me?
**[18:09] Hua**
I haven't missed you lot at all.
**[18:14] Hua**
But I have been kind of bored lately.
**[18:18] Hua**
I haven't been in any good fights lately.
**[18:21] Hua**
If anyone else is feeling bored and
wants to challenge me, I'd welcome it.
**[18:28] Crowd**
Scum!
**[18:30] Hua**
Let's go, Dear Brother.
**[18:35] Hua**
Ignore them.
**[18:36] Xianle**
Sanlang.
**[18:38] Hua**
Let's go.
**[18:44] Xianle**
*He came all the way here just to save me?*
**[19:00] Xianle**
*That's right.*
**[19:05] Xianle**
*Why did I think he came here to save me?*
**[19:17] Xianle**
* He must've come to punish me for setting*
* the armory and Paradise Manor alight.*
**[19:23] Xianle**
Sanlang... I'm sorry.
**[19:27] Hua**
Why are you saying sorry?
**[19:30] Xianle**
You were so kind to me, but I hid the
truth about my mission, and lied to you.
**[19:36] Xianle**
You welcomed me, but I set
fire to Paradise Manor,
**[19:41] Xianle**
and your armory, filled with
all those wonderful weapons.
**[19:44] Xianle**
I'm sorry.
**[19:48] Xianle**
But I'll be banished soon, and then
I'll find some way to atone...
**[19:53] Hua**
What's happened to you?
**[20:01] Hua**
Why do you need to atone to me?
**[20:03] Hua**
I'm the one who hurt you!
**[20:06] Hua**
You got hurt when I attacked you!
**[20:08] Xianle**
Oh, you mean my right arm?
**[20:11] Xianle**
Don't worry. It doesn't hurt.
**[20:12] Xianle**
See, it moves fine.
**[20:15] Hua**
You were hurt because of me. Why are
you smiling and apologizing to me?
**[20:19] Hua**
And now you want to atone? Why?
**[20:22] Xianle**
Well, I did jump in front of your sword.
**[20:26] Xianle**
It wouldn't be right to be mad at you.
**[20:36] Xianle**
Sanlang?
# E7 - A Thousand Miles Away
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**[00:10] Hua**
You were hurt because of me. Why are
you smiling and apologizing to me?
**[00:14] Hua**
And now you want to atone? Why?
**[00:17] Xie Lian**
Well, I did jump in front of your sword.
**[00:21] Xie Lian**
It wouldn't be right to be mad at you.
**[00:32] Xie Lian**
Sanlang?
**[00:44] Xie Lian**
What's gotten into him?
**[00:47] Hua**
Nothing. Don't worry about it.
**[00:54] Xie Lian**
Sanlang, why are you hitting it?
**[00:58] Hua**
'Cause it won't stop
crying, the useless thing.
**[01:01] Xie Lian**
*Sanlang...*
**[01:03] Feng**
* Damn it! Someone tell me*
* how to open this door!*
**[01:05] Shi Qingxuan**
*General Nan Yang, I know how to do it!*
**[01:11] Xie Lian**
*Wait...*
**[01:12] Xie Lian**
*Could it perhaps be that...*
**[01:31] (Flashback) Xie Lian**
Sanlang!
**[01:32] (Flashback) Mu**
I said let him go!
**[01:37] (Flashback) Sanlang**
If you can make me.
**[01:42] Xie Lian**
* So that's how he was able to use his*
* teleportation in the Heavenly Capital?*
**[01:49] Xie Lian**
*Oh no!*
**[01:50] Xie Lian**
*He mustn't use it recklessly!*
**[01:52] Xie Lian**
*Wait, you need to...*
***SIGN*** HEAVEN OFFICIAL'S BLESSING
***SIGN*** Episode 7
***SIGN*** For One Person Alone
**[03:47] Feng**
Damn it! Someone tell me
how to open this door!
**[03:51] Shi Qingxuan**
General Nan Yang, I know how to do it!
**[03:54] Shi Qingxuan**
I had a terrible time with that spell
during my mission with the Prince.
**[03:58] Shi Qingxuan**
General Nan Yang, find two dice and
**[04:00] Shi Qingxuan**
roll them at the entrance to
the gate, and it may open!
**[04:03] Feng**
Dice? This is the Heavenly Capital!
**[04:06] Feng**
You guys go look for them!
**[04:17] Feng**
Found 'em.
**[04:39] Shi Qingxuan**
W-What happened?
**[04:40] Feng**
Damn it!
**[04:41] Shi Qingxuan**
General Nan Yang, what happened?
**[04:43] Feng**
Damn it all!
**[04:46] Shi Qingxuan**
Be careful!
**[04:47] Shi Qingxuan**
Different numbers on the dice will
send you to different places.
**[04:50] Shi Qingxuan**
What's on the dice?
**[04:51] Mu**
They total up to 4.
**[04:53] Xie Lian**
Feng Xin, Mu Qing.
**[04:55] Xie Lian**
Can you hear me?
**[04:58] Xie Lian**
* Maybe they used all their magic.*
* They can't even hear me.*
**[05:01] Xie Lian**
Sanlang, where does 4 take you?
**[05:05] Hua**
Depends on the person.
**[05:06] Hua**
They go to the place the person
who rolled the dice fears most.
**[05:11] Xie Lian**
The place the person who
rolled the dice fears most?
**[05:15] Girls**
Amazing.
**[05:15] Feng**
What is this place?
**[05:17] Girls**
What are you doing for your skin?
**[05:24] Feng**
Get out! Pervert!
**[05:28] Mu**
You stole the dice from me to
take us to a woman's bathhouse?
**[05:31] Feng**
Don't ask me!
**[05:35] Xie Lian**
That's the worst place on earth for Feng Xin.
**[05:41] Shi Qingxuan**
It's a powerful spell.
Both of you, be careful!
**[05:44] Mu**
Move. This time, I'll do it.
**[05:50] Shi Qingxuan**
*Now what did they run into?*
**[06:00] Feng**
What is this place?
**[06:03] Feng**
A swamp?
**[06:11] Feng**
Crocodile men?
**[06:24] Feng**
What did you roll?
**[06:26] Feng**
Give me the dice! I'll roll them!
**[06:32] Mu**
Better than the woman's bathhouse!
**[06:34] Mu**
How could you take me someplace so indecent?
**[06:36] Mu**
Now you give me those dice!
**[06:37] Feng**
You're the one holding the dice!
**[06:43] Mu**
Bastard!
**[06:44] Feng**
Now you've done it!
**[06:46] Mu**
You always, always do this!
**[06:52] Crowd**
There those two go again.
**[06:54] Crowd**
How many times has this happened now?
**[06:55] Crowd**
Whether they're in Heaven or
below, they never get tired.
**[06:58] Crowd**
Then shall we bet? I bet on
General Xuan Zhen's victory.
**[07:01] Crowd**
General Xuan Zhen doesn't
like places that are dirty.
**[07:03] Crowd**
So I think General Nan Yang has
a better chance in a swamp fight.
**[07:08] Crowd**
True! I bet on General Nan Yang, too!
**[07:11] Shi Qingxuan**
Silence!
**[07:19] Xie Lian**
* I don't think there's any monster*
* that could hurt Feng Xin and Mu Qing.*
**[07:23] Xie Lian**
*I hope they give up their search, though.*
**[07:26] Xie Lian**
* Fortunately for me, one roll was*
* enough to get Sanlang to show up.*
**[07:30] Xie Lian**
*Is there some trick?*
**[07:32] Xie Lian**
Sanlang, do I get to see
you if the dice come up 2?
**[07:45] Hua**
No.
**[07:49] Xie Lian**
That's not how it works, huh?
**[07:52] Xie Lian**
I was wrong.
**[07:54] Hua**
If you want to see me,
**[07:57] Hua**
you'll reach me no matter what the dice say.
**[08:14] Xie Lian**
Sanlang, is that...
**[08:16] Qianqiu**
I'm right here!
**[08:40] Qianqiu**
This is your sword, Imperial Preceptor.
**[08:48] Xie Lian**
I'll handle this.
**[08:59] Qianqiu**
I challenge you to a duel...
**[09:01] Qianqiu**
To the death!
**[09:07] Xie Lian**
Very well.
**[09:14] Xie Lian**
This was your idea.
**[09:31] Xie Lian**
No matter how this battle ends...
**[09:37] Xie Lian**
There's no going back.
**[09:40] Qianqiu**
That's what I want!
**[10:11] Qianqiu**
Imperial Preceptor!
**[10:12] Qianqiu**
What are you doing?
**[10:16] Xie Lian**
That was close!
**[10:18] Qianqiu**
Let me go!
**[10:21] Qianqiu**
Fight me fair and square!
**[10:24] Xie Lian**
I did fight you fair and square.
**[10:28] Xie Lian**
That's one of my treasures
that's wrapped you up.
**[10:31] Xie Lian**
You lose.
**[10:34] Qianqiu**
This is a duel?
**[10:36] Qianqiu**
You coward! Catching me
off guard with your cloth!
**[10:38] Qianqiu**
If you're a man, use your sword!
**[10:42] Xie Lian**
I never promised to use my sword.
**[10:45] Qianqiu**
I...
**[10:46] Xie Lian**
You thoughtlessly rushed into battle, were
caught off guard, and lost your duel.
**[10:49] Xie Lian**
And now you're complaining?
**[10:51] Qianqiu**
What?
**[10:53] Xie Lian**
Catching someone off guard is a valid tactic.
**[10:57] Xie Lian**
If you weren't fighting me,
you'd be dead by now.
**[11:04] Qianqiu**
Imperial Preceptor, you've changed.
**[11:07] Qianqiu**
You didn't used to be like this.
**[11:10] Xie Lian**
I was always like this. You just didn't know.
**[11:15] Xie Lian**
I told you a long time ago, right?
**[11:18] Xie Lian**
Don't make me out to be
some kind of holy being.
**[11:24] Xie Lian**
I'm not who you imagine me to be.
**[11:27] Xie Lian**
In the end, you'll be the
one who's disappointed.
**[11:31] Xie Lian**
Think about that.
**[11:35] Xie Lian**
Next time, don't be deceived.
**[11:37] Qianqiu**
Wait!
**[11:40] Qianqiu**
At least... explain!
**[11:44] Xie Lian**
Explain what?
**[11:47] Qianqiu**
Imperial Preceptor...
**[11:49] Qianqiu**
Have I, my father, and my mother been
unkind to the remnants of Xianle Kingdom?
**[11:57] Qianqiu**
After what you did, many people blamed
the survivors of Xianle Kingdom.
**[12:05] (Flashback) Men**
Your Highness!
**[12:09] (Flashback) Men**
The monster has been executed, but
the life of one person cannot make up
**[12:13] (Flashback) Men**
for the crime of slaying the royal family!
**[12:17] (Flashback) Men**
Give me the order, and I'll kill every
last Xianle citizen in our kingdom,
**[12:22] (Flashback) Men**
ending the threat forever!
**[12:25] (Flashback) All**
We shall join you!
**[12:28] (Flashback) Guard**
But Fangxin the Demon never
said he was from Xianle!
**[12:33] (Flashback) Men**
But he never said he wasn't!
**[12:36] (Flashback) Men**
Ever since the founding of Yong An,
**[12:38] (Flashback) Men**
the survivors of Xianle have constantly
been making trouble in the capital!
**[12:42] (Flashback) Men**
They've made many attempts on the
lives of our kings and nobles!
**[12:45] (Flashback) Guard**
But that was years ago!
**[12:48] (Flashback) Guard**
Under the current state policy,
**[12:50] (Flashback) Guard**
Yong An and Xianle have reconciled
and are on good terms!
**[12:54] (Flashback) Men**
We can't trust any but our own kind!
**[12:57] (Flashback) Men**
The Demon only involved himself in
politics to make us lower our guards...
**[13:00] (Flashback) Guard**
He didn't involve himself in our politics!
**[13:03] (Flashback) Guard**
The last emperor wanted good relations
between Xianle and Yong An!
**[13:07] (Flashback) Men**
The last emperor was a compassionate man...
but what was the result of his policies?
**[13:12] (Flashback) Guard**
And so you're going to kill
all the people of Xianle?
**[13:14] (Flashback) Guard**
What have they done to deserve that?
**[13:15] (Flashback) Men**
Then what did the Yong An royal
family do to deserve their deaths
**[13:18] (Flashback) Men**
at the Golden Feast?
**[13:20] (Flashback) Xie Lian**
Qianqiu, what's the most important
part of being a ruler?
**[13:30] (Flashback) Xie Lian**
Whether rich or poor,
from Yong An or Xianle...
**[13:36] (Flashback) Xie Lian**
Every person is different, and
has their own hidden agendas.
**[13:41] (Flashback) Xie Lian**
But they're all your people.
**[13:44] (Flashback) Xie Lian**
Love your people, and protect them.
**[13:54] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
The Imperial Preceptor isn't from Xianle,
**[13:59] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
so I forbid you from slaying them.
**[14:01] (Flashback) Men**
Your Highness!
**[14:02] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
The matter is settled!
**[14:06] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
The last emperor longed to end the conflict
between our peoples during his life,
**[14:11] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
but did not live to see that day.
**[14:15] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
Would you have us forget his dream?
**[14:19] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
I issue a new edict!
**[14:20] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
From now on, there shall be no distinction
**[14:22] (Flashback) Qianqiu**
between Yong An and Xianle
within our borders!
**[14:25] (Flashback) All**
Please reconsider!
**[14:31] Qianqiu**
A man from Xianle hid his
identity... for five whole years!
**[14:37] Qianqiu**
My father honored him as
the Imperial Preceptor,
**[14:40] Qianqiu**
and I respected him as my teacher.
**[14:43] Qianqiu**
Even when my ministers opposed me,
**[14:46] Qianqiu**
I ignored them and saved the lives
of all the people of Xianle...
**[14:50] Qianqiu**
Tell me, Imperial Preceptor!
**[14:52] Qianqiu**
Were you just toying with us?
**[14:54] Qianqiu**
That day was my birthday.
**[14:58] Qianqiu**
Did you try to make my 17th year into a
great trial, as your 17th year was for you?
**[15:07] Qianqiu**
If that was what you intended,
I won't give you what you want!
**[15:12] Qianqiu**
You can try and fill my heart with
hatred like yours, but you'll fail!
**[15:19] Qianqiu**
I won't become self-destructive like you!
**[15:23] Qianqiu**
No matter what you do to me,
I'll never become like you!
**[15:48] Xie Lian**
I see...
**[15:49] Xie Lian**
Well said.
**[15:51] Xie Lian**
Remember those words.
**[15:54] Xie Lian**
Never become like me.
**[15:55] Qianqiu**
What?
**[16:06] Xie Lian**
Qianqiu?
**[16:27] Hua**
No matter what form he takes,
he still looks like an idiot.
**[16:31] Xie Lian**
So this is Qianqiu, then?
**[16:34] Xie Lian**
What did you do to him?
**[16:36] Xie Lian**
Sanlang, stop playing with
him and turn him back.
**[16:41] Hua**
No, we're taking him.
**[16:44] Xie Lian**
Where?
**[16:51] Hua**
Here.
**[17:03] Hua**
Dear Brother, follow me.
**[17:39] Xie Lian**
Sanlang, what is this place?
**[17:49] Grunts**
Hurry up!
**[17:50] Grunts**
Of course!
**[17:55] Grunts**
The King will come back
triumphant, I know it!
**[17:58] Grunts**
I know it!
**[18:02] Grunts**
Hurry! Get moving!
**[18:07] Grunts**
Will the king be back soon?
**[18:09] Grunts**
Bring them here!
**[18:12] Grunts**
Just see what happens if you keep the
king waiting! You'll be a dead man!
**[18:15] Grunts**
Very true!
**[18:17] Grunts**
Hurry up!
**[18:27] Grunts**
You two...
**[18:29] Grunts**
What do you have in your hands?
**[18:32] Grunts**
That's right! What do you have in your hands!
**[18:34] Grunts**
Show us!
**[18:37] Grunts**
Get to work! No wasting time here!
**[18:41] Grunts**
Let's go, yeah.
**[18:42] Grunts**
Let's get going!
**[18:50] Xie Lian**
Why did they...
**[19:05] Xie Lian**
You didn't need to go this far.
**[19:07] Hua**
Ghost Qi Rong lacks any
sort of elegance at all.
**[19:11] Hua**
He likes to make people think he walks
with elegant green lanterns at night.
**[19:15] Hua**
But in fact, the "green lanterns" are
simple candles placed on the head.
**[19:20] Hua**
Thus, his ghosts all have
heads filled with wax,
**[19:23] Hua**
which makes them dumb.
**[19:24] Xie Lian**
I thought you destroyed his caverns, though.
**[19:28] Hua**
I did. He fled, though.
**[19:32] Hua**
He spent 50 years building another den here.
**[19:35] Xie Lian**
Sanlang, before we search for Qi Rong,
**[19:38] Xie Lian**
break the spell on Qianqiu
and free him, please.
**[19:42] Xie Lian**
I'll go with you.
**[19:43] Hua**
No.
**[19:46] Hua**
Let's take him.
**[19:49] Hua**
There's someone I want him to meet.
# E8 - The Green-Clothed Ghost Qi Rong
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**[00:05] ---**
Move faster!
**[00:11] ---**
Go, go, go.
**[00:12] ---**
Hurry up!
**[00:13] ---**
Heard they caught a fresh batch.
**[00:16] ---**
Really?
**[00:18] ---**
Hurry up! Hurry up!
**[00:19] ---**
I can't believe I didn't sense anything at all.
**[00:22] ---**
I thought you would have faced it head-on,
**[00:23] ---**
not infiltrated from within.
**[00:26] ---**
Oh?
**[00:28] ---**
So, Lian you wanted me to
**[00:30] ---**
charge in?
**[00:31] ---**
No, no, no!
**[00:32] ---**
Infiltration is just fine!
**[00:34] ---**
I happen to be not very good at fighting.
**[00:37] ---**
Or,
**[00:38] ---**
should I say, I'm not good at handling the aftermath.
**[00:41] ---**
This time, I want to find him personally,
**[00:43] ---**
so I can't let him suspect anything.
**[00:45] ---**
He won't get away again.
**[00:48] ---**
Could it be that San Lang wants Qianqiu to meet the Green Immor?
**[00:52] ---**
But
**[00:53] ---**
what's the connection between these two?
**[00:55] ---**
This useless person is good for nothing,
**[00:57] ---**
except for being highly vigilant.
**[01:00] ---**
The little ghosts can't get close to him,
**[01:01] ---**
and the trusted ones can't disguise themselves properly.
**[01:04] ---**
If we want to get close to him,
**[01:06] ---**
there's only one last option left.
**[03:06] ---**
This time,
**[03:07] ---**
Lord Ghost King will surely be satisfied.
**[03:10] ---**
With so many people,
**[03:11] ---**
can't we get a share too?
**[03:14] ---**
we may can.
**[03:21] ---**
Daddy...
**[03:36] ---**
Lian.
**[03:37] ---**
Yes.
**[03:47] ---**
What are you crying for?
**[03:48] ---**
Why are you crying?
**[03:51] ---**
A bunch of scared cats.
**[03:53] ---**
No crying!
**[03:54] ---**
And you!
**[03:55] ---**
You're not allowed to cry either!
**[03:57] ---**
With your face covered in snot and tears,
**[03:59] ---**
you've ruined Lord Ghost King's appetite.
**[04:01] ---**
We'll show you what it means to be better off dead than alive!
**[04:05] ---**
Hurry up,
**[04:06] ---**
stop dawdling.
**[04:08] ---**
Move faster!
**[04:09] ---**
Hurry up!
**[04:11] ---**
Eating people.
**[04:14] ---**
I've never heard of the other three Devastation in the ghost
**[04:15] ---**
realm eating people.
**[04:22] ---**
No wonder the heavenly realm
**[04:24] ---**
and the ghost realm both look down on the Green Immor.
**[04:34] ---**
Hurry, hurry!
**[04:36] ---**
If you're late, Lord Ghost King will stew you!
**[04:58] ---**
Help,
**[04:59] ---**
them.
**[05:04] ---**
OK.
**[05:27] ---**
Don't dawdle!
**[05:29] ---**
Hurry up!
**[05:36] ---**
They...
**[05:37] ---**
Where are they taking them?
**[05:49] ---**
Watch
**[05:51] ---**
out
**[05:53] ---**
for your head above?
**[05:58] ---**
Could it be...
**[06:17] ---**
It really is the Hanging Corpses Woods.
**[06:18] ---**
Don't yell!
**[06:19] ---**
Go!
**[06:20] ---**
Stop yelling!
**[06:27] ---**
A bunch of sheltered ones.
**[06:30] ---**
This is our Ghost King's masterpiece!
**[06:34] ---**
If
**[06:35] ---**
Mu Qing sees it...
**[07:06] ---**
Get your asses up here!
**[07:08] ---**
Over here, over here!
**[07:09] ---**
Line up, one by one!
**[07:24] ---**
Come oner here!
**[07:26] ---**
Hurry up!
**[07:31] ---**
Get in line!
**[07:36] ---**
Don't even try to run!
**[07:40] ---**
San Lang?
**[08:06] ---**
Screw your Prince Xianle!
**[08:09] ---**
Your ancestors and generations have been Prince Xianle!
**[08:11] ---**
Plague God!
**[08:12] ---**
He's just a Plague God!
**[08:13] ---**
Give back the lives of my wife and children!
**[08:15] ---**
Give back their lives!
**[08:22] ---**
A mangy mutt trying to act high and mighty!
**[08:24] ---**
He's just a lackey clinging to Stallion Pei.
**[08:27] ---**
Does he really think he's something special?
**[08:29] ---**
Exactly!
**[08:30] ---**
Pei Xiu is just an exiled stray dog now!
**[08:33] ---**
Daring to ruin my good fortune...
**[08:35] ---**
I'll make sure he withers away,
**[08:36] ---**
and no one will dare to collect his remains!
**[08:38] ---**
The Ghost King is right!
**[08:39] ---**
Exactly!
**[08:40] ---**
That's right!
**[08:41] ---**
That voice
**[08:43] ---**
it's really him.
**[08:44] ---**
Don't move!
**[08:45] ---**
Stay still!
**[08:47] ---**
If you dare to run, we'll cook you!
**[08:50] ---**
Lord Ghost King?
**[08:53] ---**
Lord Ghost King!
**[08:54] ---**
Lord Ghost King!
**[08:55] ---**
You're back.
**[08:58] ---**
We miss you so much!
**[08:59] ---**
Lord Ghost King!
**[09:01] ---**
And those dogs in the City of Ghost,
**[09:03] ---**
they really think I would stoop to their level?
**[09:05] ---**
Yuck!
**[09:06] ---**
Those ungrateful wretches have no shame!
**[09:08] ---**
Our king graciously decided to take in the City of Ghost,
**[09:11] ---**
and what did they do?
**[09:12] ---**
They sided with that so-called "Sought Flower" and attacked us!
**[09:15] ---**
Yeah,
**[09:16] ---**
it's a pity that Big Ghost, Second Ghost, Third Ghost, and Fourth Ghost
**[09:19] ---**
all got beaten up by Crimson Rain Sought Flower!
**[09:22] ---**
Their ashes were scattered everywhere!
**[09:33] ---**
Lord!
**[09:38] ---**
That's because our king didn't bother to personally take action,
**[09:41] ---**
otherwise, that ghostly thing would have been wiped out long ago!
**[09:44] ---**
That's right, that's right!
**[09:45] ---**
Absolutely!
**[09:46] ---**
Exactly!
**[09:49] ---**
Our king is the strongest in the Three Realms!
**[09:51] ---**
Our king is unrivaled and the first in the world!
**[09:53] ---**
Beat him into a fleeing Sought Flower,
**[09:55] ---**
utterly destroyed!
**[09:56] ---**
utterly destroyed!
**[09:57] ---**
But hey,
**[09:58] ---**
the Fifth Ghost and the Sixth Ghost were already close to the City of Ghost!
**[10:01] ---**
Who knew they would encounter that Pei lackey.
**[10:20] ---**
Exile should've been proper exile! Instead,
**[10:22] ---**
they're messing around and playing ghost for no reason!
**[10:24] ---**
Fifth Ghost, Sixth Ghost...
**[10:26] ---**
Exile is indeed quite idle, no doubt about it.
**[10:31] ---**
Like father, like son,
**[10:33] ---**
they're all scoundrels!
**[10:35] ---**
We should've chopped off that Pei Ming first,
**[10:38] ---**
and then Pei Xiu.
**[10:41] ---**
Chop!
**[10:41] ---**
Chop!
**[10:43] ---**
Hang them in front of their temple,
**[10:45] ---**
whoever worships them will follow in their footsteps!
**[10:47] ---**
Footsteps!
**[10:48] ---**
Flowing pus!
**[10:49] ---**
Flowing pus!
**[10:57] ---**
It's still swearing,
**[10:58] ---**
but Feng Xin sounds...
**[11:02] ---**
San Lang?
**[11:07] ---**
Lord Ghost King.
**[11:11] ---**
such a spirited and virtuous woman like Xuan Ji,
**[11:14] ---**
caught by that shameless pair of dogs from the Pei family!
**[11:17] ---**
Suffering great injustice,
**[11:19] ---**
and still unable to rescue her until now!
**[11:20] ---**
It's a shame.
**[11:22] ---**
Xuan Ji may have a spirited nature,
**[11:24] ---**
but she's not entirely virtuous.
**[11:26] ---**
Love,
**[11:27] ---**
unrequited,
**[11:29] ---**
indeed has its pitiful aspects.
**[11:30] ---**
My darling Pei,
**[11:32] ---**
I betrayed
**[11:32] ---**
my country
**[11:33] ---**
and left everything behind for you.
**[11:35] ---**
But you got me into this.
**[11:37] ---**
Is your heart made out of stone?
**[11:43] ---**
Everyone present
**[11:45] ---**
shall die!
**[11:56] ---**
But then she became ruthless and cruel,
**[11:58] ---**
jealous because of love.
**[12:00] ---**
Yet, not all the blame can be placed solely on General Pei.
**[12:03] ---**
What a load of crap, divine officials!
**[12:05] ---**
There's not a single good thing in the heavenly realm!
**[12:06] ---**
Right!
**[12:08] ---**
Jun Wu is a hypocrite,
**[12:09] ---**
Ling Wen is a wretched person!
**[12:10] ---**
The two Pei scumbags,
**[12:11] ---**
Lang Qianqiu is an idiot.
**[12:12] ---**
Quan Yizhen is a piece of shit!
**[12:14] ---**
The Water Master is a treacherous bastard,
**[12:15] ---**
the Wind Master is a despicable woman!
**[12:16] ---**
Every single one of them is pretending in front of me!
**[12:18] ---**
Do they think I don't know?
**[12:19] ---**
If
**[12:20] ---**
he finds out that Wind Master is a man...
**[12:24] ---**
And that,
**[12:26] ---**
that so-called the Ghost King of Devastation!
**[12:28] ---**
Just a measly Devastation,
**[12:30] ---**
daring to look down on me, the Ghost King?
**[12:32] ---**
One day,
**[12:34] ---**
they will bow down and kneel before me!
**[12:36] ---**
Right!
**[12:37] ---**
Bow down and kneel!
**[12:38] ---**
Right!
**[12:41] ---**
By the way,
**[12:42] ---**
how did that task I assigned to you go?
**[12:45] ---**
Did Quan Yizhen and Stallion Pei have a fight?
**[12:48] ---**
Ghost King,
**[12:49] ---**
I know!
**[12:50] ---**
Let me tell you.
**[12:51] ---**
Ghost King,
**[12:52] ---**
I know!
**[12:54] ---**
I say I say!
**[12:55] ---**
I know!
**[12:57] ---**
Thank...
**[12:58] ---**
thank...
**[12:59] ---**
you for...
**[13:01] ---**
reporting...
**[13:03] ---**
to the...Heavenly Court.
**[13:06] ---**
Let me say this!
**[13:07] ---**
Following our king's instructions,
**[13:08] ---**
we spread the news that Pei Ming wanted to support Pei Su as Martial God of the West.
**[13:14] ---**
This matter is causing quite a stir in the western region now!
**[13:17] ---**
Well done!
**[13:18] ---**
Find a few leaders and infiltrate both sides,
**[13:19] ---**
let them go at each other!
**[13:21] ---**
Lord Ghost King,
**[13:21] ---**
Lord Ghost King!
**[13:22] ---**
We pretended to be followers of Qi Ying Hall in the north
**[13:25] ---**
and smashed over a hundred Ming Guang temples!
**[13:27] ---**
You wouldn't believe it,
**[13:28] ---**
many of the believers saw us smashing,
**[13:30] ---**
and they joined in with enthusiasm!
**[13:32] ---**
They were really dumb,
**[13:33] ---**
not a single person suspected us.
**[13:37] ---**
The Green Immor may not be very skilled,
**[13:39] ---**
but he sure is annoying.
**[13:41] ---**
I'll make sure to inform His Majesty when I have the chance,
**[13:43] ---**
to remind the two heavenly officials not to be manipulated by others.
**[13:48] ---**
Keep fueling the fire!
**[13:50] ---**
Quan Yizhen can endure,
**[13:52] ---**
but I don't believe Stallion Pei can!
**[13:57] ---**
Quick!
**[13:58] ---**
Go!
**[13:59] ---**
Find a good one for the king.
**[14:07] ---**
What's going on?
**[14:08] ---**
The quality of this batch is so poor.
**[14:15] ---**
No!
**[14:16] ---**
Don’t!
**[14:17] ---**
Spare my child.
**[14:19] ---**
Eat me instead!
**[14:23] ---**
Stop!
**[14:24] ---**
What are you doing here?
**[14:34] ---**
What's this kid up to?
**[14:35] ---**
Take him down.
**[14:36] ---**
The Xianle Clan is here.
**[14:41] ---**
Aren't you going to...
**[14:43] ---**
Show some respect?
**[14:49] ---**
That's some audacity.
**[14:51] ---**
Dare to make such jokes in front of me?
**[14:55] ---**
Well then,
**[14:57] ---**
tell me who you really are the Xianle Clan?
**[15:17] ---**
Lord Anle.
**[15:24] ---**
Lord Anle?
**[15:26] ---**
Didn't you bother to update the history books?
**[15:30] ---**
Lord Anle is the only remaining bloodline of the Xianle royal family,
**[15:34] ---**
and they died a long time ago!
**[15:36] ---**
Oh?
**[15:37] ---**
They're dead?
**[15:39] ---**
How did they die?
**[15:40] ---**
This kid is strange!
**[15:41] ---**
Quickly!
**[15:42] ---**
Take this guy down!
**[15:43] ---**
Yes!
**[16:14] ---**
What the hell are you?
**[16:16] ---**
Dare to seek death in front of me!
**[16:30] ---**
Stop!
**[16:32] ---**
Don't run!
**[16:34] ---**
Don't run away!
**[16:37] ---**
Gu Zi,
**[16:38] ---**
run!
**[16:40] ---**
Stop!
**[16:41] ---**
Don't move!
**[17:02] ---**
Stop!
**[17:03] ---**
Don't run!
**[17:04] ---**
All of you stay put!
**[17:05] ---**
Don't move!
**[17:06] ---**
Daddy!
**[17:07] ---**
Don't be afraid,
**[17:08] ---**
stay here for now.
**[17:11] ---**
San Lang?
**[17:14] ---**
San Lang!
**[17:27] ---**
Someone,
**[17:28] ---**
stop him!
**[17:30] ---**
Everyone, come and stop him!
**[17:32] ---**
Don't you know?
**[17:34] ---**
There are some things in this world that can't be stopped.
**[17:37] ---**
Like
**[17:39] ---**
the sun setting in the west.
**[17:41] ---**
Like
**[17:43] ---**
an elephant crushing an ant.
**[17:45] ---**
And also...
**[17:47] ---**
I,
**[17:48] ---**
Take your life!
# E9 - Yong An and Xian Le
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**[00:07] ---**
Father,
**[00:10] ---**
Father!
**[00:34] ---**
It's you?
**[00:35] ---**
How did you...
**[00:37] ---**
Sneaked in?
**[00:38] ---**
Someone!
**[00:40] ---**
You still haven't answered my question.
**[00:40] ---**
Help!
**[00:42] ---**
How did Lord Anle
**[00:44] ---**
die?
**[00:47] ---**
San Lang!
**[00:51] ---**
San Lang.
**[00:54] ---**
Take a moment to calm down.
**[00:57] ---**
It's alright,
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let him go.
**[01:08] ---**
I've never seen San Lang this enraged before.
**[01:10] ---**
What could have happened?
**[01:14] ---**
San Lang?
**[01:15] ---**
Is this?
**[03:26] ---**
San Lang would never harm me.
**[03:28] ---**
But what if he loses control like earlier?
**[03:33] ---**
Why is my voice also muted?
**[03:42] ---**
You, one-eyed mad dog!
**[03:45] ---**
Did I ever provoke you when I was eating at home?
**[03:49] ---**
How did Lord Anle die?
**[03:51] ---**
None of your business!
**[03:58] ---**
How did Lord Anle
**[03:59] ---**
die?
**[04:02] ---**
Well, don't you have the ability to read history books?
**[04:07] ---**
If everything written in history books were true,
**[04:10] ---**
why would I bother asking a useless waste like you?
**[04:14] ---**
Tell me,
**[04:15] ---**
how did Lord Anle
**[04:17] ---**
die?
**[04:20] ---**
It was Lang Qianqiu!
**[04:21] ---**
Lang Qianqiu killed Lord Anle!
**[04:45] ---**
Who the hell are you?
**[04:47] ---**
Why do you spout nonsense
**[04:48] ---**
and accuse people?
**[04:49] ---**
Anle and I were clearly friends!
**[04:51] ---**
Who says I killed him?
**[04:54] ---**
You're Lang Qianqiu?
**[04:56] ---**
What the hell,
**[04:57] ---**
why are you here too?
**[04:59] ---**
And Anle,
**[05:00] ---**
he clearly died of illness!
**[05:02] ---**
Bullshit, died of illness!
**[05:04] ---**
No symptoms before the Golden Feast,
**[05:06] ---**
but suddenly dead afterwards?
**[05:08] ---**
Who would believe such nonsense?
**[05:13] ---**
Whether it was you or those old dogs from Yong An,
**[05:15] ---**
it doesn't matter! They killed him too!
**[05:18] ---**
You!
**[05:22] ---**
Just as the rumors say,
**[05:24] ---**
the Green Immor is
**[05:25] ---**
despicably low!
**[05:28] ---**
Me, despicable?
**[05:31] ---**
I'm despicable,
**[05:32] ---**
It's still better than your stupidity!
**[05:34] ---**
Can Xianle and Yong An put aside their past grievances
**[05:36] ---**
and live in peace?
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Always going on about friendship!
**[05:41] ---**
You're just as nauseatingly hypocritical
**[05:43] ---**
as your parents!
**[05:45] ---**
Shut up!
**[05:46] ---**
My father and mother were completely sincere,
**[05:48] ---**
without a trace of insincerity!
**[05:51] ---**
Giving back stolen goods as charity,
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is that your idea of sincerity?
**[05:56] ---**
You rebel traitor, you have some nerve!
**[06:00] ---**
You...
**[06:01] ---**
You...
**[06:02] ---**
But Anle's death was quite profitable.
**[06:05] ---**
Oh no!
**[06:06] ---**
With his death alone in Xianle,
**[06:08] ---**
and you, Yong An
**[06:10] ---**
lost the entire Golden Feast!
**[06:12] ---**
What a bargain!
**[06:14] ---**
Such a good deal!
**[06:17] ---**
What are you saying?
**[06:20] ---**
It's just a pity.
**[06:22] ---**
I couldn't kill you along with him.
**[06:24] ---**
Otherwise,
**[06:26] ---**
the taste of being the last of your line…
**[06:33] ---**
What do you mean by not killing me too?
**[06:36] ---**
Truly, like father like son,
**[06:39] ---**
your foolishness spanning a hundred years
**[06:40] ---**
has truly amazed me!
**[06:44] ---**
Don't tell me you actually believed that the descendants of the Xianle royal family
**[06:46] ---**
would befriend the Yong An imperial clan?
**[06:50] ---**
It was all to gather information from the palace,
**[06:53] ---**
making it easier to massacre the Golden Feast, that marks your birthday!
**[06:57] ---**
All of us from Xianle are utterly disgusted by Yong An.
**[07:00] ---**
If there's anyone who doesn't hate you.
**[07:02] ---**
They deserve to be cut into a thousand pieces
**[07:04] ---**
and thrown into boiling oil!
**[07:09] ---**
Lord Anle
**[07:10] ---**
and the Imperial Preceptor
**[07:12] ---**
were,
**[07:13] ---**
were they together?
**[07:15] ---**
The Imperial Preceptor?
**[07:16] ---**
That Fangxin the Demon?
**[07:17] ---**
Who would be with him?
**[07:20] ---**
You said Anle planned to massacre the Golden Feast,
**[07:22] ---**
but what I saw was clearly the Imperial Preceptor,
**[07:24] ---**
I…
**[07:26] ---**
Who knows what that demon was up to!
**[07:29] ---**
Lang Qianqiu,
**[07:30] ---**
listen carefully.
**[07:32] ---**
Your Yong An's Golden Feast…
**[07:34] ---**
was blood-bathed by us Xianle people!
**[07:45] ---**
You're lying.
**[07:47] ---**
So, if I deceive you with this lie,
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will you promote me to the Devastation?
**[07:49] ---**
Then why didn't you admit it back then?
**[07:52] ---**
If someone else takes the blame for me,
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why would I?
**[07:56] ---**
I get it now.
**[07:58] ---**
Heard
**[08:00] ---**
you nailed your master in a coffin,
**[08:02] ---**
is that right?
**[08:05] ---**
How can there be someone as clueless as you!
**[08:07] ---**
You killed the wrong person!
**[08:10] ---**
It's not true!
**[08:12] ---**
Even if it were true,
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even if he didn't say it,
**[08:15] ---**
what about you?
**[08:16] ---**
Why didn't you say anything either?
**[08:21] ---**
Who the hell is this again?
**[08:22] ---**
They're all
**[08:23] ---**
coming to my lair for a party or something?
**[08:26] ---**
If you clearly didn't commit the murder,
**[08:28] ---**
then why confess?
**[08:41] ---**
Nonsense!
**[08:51] ---**
Who are you calling nonsense?
**[08:55] ---**
You.
**[08:58] ---**
Words alone are not enough.
**[08:59] ---**
What evidence do you have to prove that
**[09:01] ---**
the Xian Le royal descendants are responsible for the Golden Feast massacre?
**[09:06] ---**
Killing is killing.
**[09:08] ---**
Hundreds of years have passed,
**[09:09] ---**
what evidence could there be?
**[09:11] ---**
That's why I said it's nonsense.
**[09:14] ---**
Xianle and Yong An are both remnants of the old dynasty,
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long gone.
**[09:19] ---**
Yet,
**[09:20] ---**
you're still clinging to those ancient events and constantly stirring up trouble.
**[09:23] ---**
What's the point?
**[09:25] ---**
I killed your father,
**[09:27] ---**
you saw it with your own eyes,
**[09:28] ---**
it couldn't possibly be fake.
**[09:32] ---**
It wasn't long
**[09:33] ---**
after my second demotion.
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My heart was uncertain,
**[09:38] ---**
filled with discontent,
**[09:39] ---**
and that led to a great mistake.
**[09:42] ---**
It's
**[09:43] ---**
all on me.
**[09:45] ---**
And this person!
**[09:46] ---**
Spouting nonsense!
**[09:47] ---**
Just seeking revenge because you called him despicable.
**[09:50] ---**
Don't trust him!
**[09:53] ---**
Yes,
**[09:55] ---**
it's you.
**[09:56] ---**
It's not someone else,
**[09:58] ---**
It can only be you.
**[10:00] ---**
Prince cousin?
**[10:01] ---**
Is it you?
**[10:03] ---**
Cousin?
**[10:07] ---**
Qi Rong.
**[10:09] ---**
You've been living
**[10:10] ---**
quite a remarkable life these years.
**[10:13] ---**
So that's it.
**[10:15] ---**
So that's it!
**[10:17] ---**
You're Fangxin,
**[10:19] ---**
and Fangxin is you!
**[10:23] ---**
How did I not think of this sooner!
**[10:25] ---**
I should've realized it a long time ago!
**[10:32] ---**
What's so funny?
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I'm laughing at my good cousin.
**[10:38] ---**
Mind your own damn business!
**[10:42] ---**
But,
**[10:43] ---**
I apologize for saying your stupidity transcends
**[10:46] ---**
a hundred years.
**[10:47] ---**
My bad.
**[10:49] ---**
Like master, like disciple, huh?
**[10:51] ---**
With your master's character,
**[10:53] ---**
how much smarter could you possibly be?
**[10:57] ---**
And as for my good cousin.
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He ran off to become Yong An's Imperial Preceptor,
**[11:02] ---**
only to end up.
**[11:04] ---**
Stabbed to death by his own good disciple.
**[11:08] ---**
Isn't that funny?
**[11:09] ---**
Isn't it exciting?
**[11:11] ---**
I should've known you deserved it or maybe I overestimated you.
**[11:13] ---**
You're truly despic…
**[11:19] ---**
If you won't let me curse, I'll do it anyway...
**[11:22] ---**
Despicable!
**[11:27] ---**
San Lang,
**[11:29] ---**
let it go.
**[11:30] ---**
Why should we let it go?
**[11:32] ---**
It's not worth it.
**[11:34] ---**
This person is difficult to deal with verbally,
**[11:37] ---**
I'll handle it.
**[11:39] ---**
Just ignore him.
**[11:42] ---**
San Lang.
**[11:44] ---**
Fine.
**[11:55] ---**
Why are you pretending to be kind?
**[11:57] ---**
If you really didn't want him to hit me.
**[11:58] ---**
From the beginning, you should've stopped him!
**[12:00] ---**
Are you mistaken about something?
**[12:02] ---**
I stopped him.
**[12:03] ---**
Only because I didn't want him to dirty his hands.
**[12:17] ---**
Oh my dear cousin,
**[12:19] ---**
you seem to have a good relationship with Hua Cheng, don't you?
**[12:23] ---**
Calling him San Lang,
**[12:24] ---**
quite intimate.
**[12:27] ---**
Crown Prince Cousin,
**[12:28] ---**
as a heavenly official,
**[12:30] ---**
how can you associate with demons and monsters?
**[12:33] ---**
After all, you are so perfect,
**[12:35] ---**
so pure and flawless.
**[12:36] ---**
Your holy light illuminates the world.
**[12:42] ---**
For all these years,
**[12:43] ---**
as a younger cousin, I've been thinking about you constantly.
**[12:46] ---**
Look at this carefully crafted statue I made for you!
**[12:49] ---**
How is it?
**[12:50] ---**
Isn't it well-made?
**[12:51] ---**
Do you like it?
**[12:54] ---**
You don't like it?
**[12:55] ---**
Even better!
**[12:57] ---**
I'll make a few more for you.
**[13:00] ---**
It's decently made.
**[13:02] ---**
Just the taste is not very good,
**[13:04] ---**
you've worked hard.
**[13:07] ---**
Be content with it.
**[13:09] ---**
Nowadays, who would be willing to worship you
**[13:11] ---**
and make statues for you?
**[13:12] ---**
I bet you begged your way
**[13:14] ---**
into ascension this time, didn't you?
**[13:16] ---**
Ugh!
**[13:17] ---**
A person who's over eight hundred years old and still ended up like this,
**[13:20] ---**
what a failure!
**[13:22] ---**
I am is quite a failure,
**[13:24] ---**
not like you.
**[13:25] ---**
Only eight hundred years and already Wrath.
**[13:30] ---**
Fine,
**[13:30] ---**
fine.
**[13:31] ---**
You.
**[13:32] ---**
You two!
**[13:33] ---**
Look at this situation.
**[13:34] ---**
Could it be that you begged Hua Cheng for it?
**[13:36] ---**
He purposely came to mess with me!
**[13:37] ---**
He wants to vent his anger on me, right?
**[13:39] ---**
Well,
**[13:41] ---**
that does seem.
**[13:44] ---**
Look,
**[13:45] ---**
as soon as I started criticizing you,
**[13:47] ---**
he got all fired up like that!
**[13:50] ---**
Could it be that the holy light shining above your head
**[13:52] ---**
blinded him?
**[13:58] ---**
Look at my perceptiveness!
**[13:59] ---**
It seems like he was originally
**[14:00] ---**
Blind
**[14:19] ---**
My Cousin.
**[14:21] ---**
You hit me.
**[14:22] ---**
You actually hit me!
**[14:24] ---**
Oh my,
**[14:26] ---**
our noble
**[14:27] ---**
and virtuous Prince,
**[14:28] ---**
who pities heaven and people and won't even step on an ant,
**[14:31] ---**
He actually dared to give me a hard time
**[14:34] ---**
and scold me!
**[14:36] ---**
Is...
**[14:37] ---**
Is this person crazy?
**[14:38] ---**
This is serious,
**[14:39] ---**
this is serious!
**[14:41] ---**
Not only is he insane,
**[14:42] ---**
He actually hit me.
**[14:42] ---**
but his mind is also abnormal.
**[14:43] ---**
You shouldn't believe what he says.
**[14:50] ---**
Don't be quick to call me crazy,
**[14:52] ---**
I should be asking you.
**[14:54] ---**
How did Lord Anle die?
**[15:01] ---**
After Anle's death,
**[15:03] ---**
I dissected his body and saw that
**[15:05] ---**
his organs were shattered by extremely sharp sword energy.
**[15:09] ---**
But externally, there was no trace of injury.
**[15:12] ---**
He just kept vomiting blood
**[15:13] ---**
and eventually died.
**[15:15] ---**
Ordinary swordsmen couldn't have done it.
**[15:19] ---**
I initially thought Yong An's thieves were playing some tricks.
**[15:23] ---**
Now that I think about it,
**[15:25] ---**
there's someone else who would do such a thing.
**[15:28] ---**
That person, of course,
**[15:30] ---**
it's my fair and just good cousin.
**[15:34] ---**
After all, he's our Crowned Martial God,
**[15:36] ---**
the Prince.
**[15:37] ---**
He's also an immaculate and extraordinary Tianshan Snow Lotus!
**[15:43] ---**
What are you trying to say?
**[15:45] ---**
Who's the culprit?
**[15:46] ---**
What happened at the Golden Feast?
**[15:48] ---**
What about Lord Anle?
**[15:49] ---**
You still don't understand?
**[15:51] ---**
It seems like you really don't know what kind of person your master is!
**[15:55] ---**
Come, come, come!
**[15:56] ---**
Let me explain it to you properly!
**[15:59] ---**
My good cousin!
**[16:01] ---**
Your good master!
**[16:03] ---**
Just what did
**[16:05] ---**
the former Prince Xianle do!
**[16:07] ---**
Let him speak!
**[16:09] ---**
Why bother listening to a madman's nonsense.
**[16:11] ---**
You're saying I'm crazy?
**[16:12] ---**
Who's the one who's gone mad?
**[16:24] ---**
San Lang?
**[16:31] ---**
It's such a pity for our AnLe,
**[16:33] ---**
clearly a fine young man from Xianle!
**[16:36] ---**
He always obeyed my words!
**[16:37] ---**
He pretended to be good to you,
**[16:39] ---**
acted like your older brother, your friend.
**[16:42] ---**
Pleasing your dumbass parents.
**[16:45] ---**
San Lang!
**[16:46] ---**
Ugh!
**[16:47] ---**
Shameless.
**[16:48] ---**
It's amazing you still have the face to believe that
**[16:50] ---**
and even assigned him to handle the Golden Feast.
**[16:56] ---**
Master,
**[16:57] ---**
are you really not coming to the Golden Feast tomorrow?
**[16:59] ---**
Hmm,
**[17:00] ---**
I'm not going.
**[17:03] ---**
Anle guessed right again!
**[17:05] ---**
What?
**[17:05] ---**
Guessed right about what?
**[17:07] ---**
Anle was sure that Master wouldn't like to join the festivities
**[17:10] ---**
and said he would definitely decline the Emperor's invitation.
**[17:13] ---**
Ah,
**[17:14] ---**
The Golden Feast is for the Emperor and Empress's enjoyment,
**[17:16] ---**
but I'm just happy as long as I can come out and have fun!
**[17:18] ---**
Yummy candied haws!
**[17:19] ---**
I want one,
**[17:20] ---**
give me one.
**[17:20] ---**
Ever since the accident when I was twelve,
**[17:22] ---**
they never let me out again without a guard.
**[17:23] ---**
Dad, check out the lion dance!
**[17:26] ---**
This time, if it weren't for Master agreeing to accompany me.
**[17:29] ---**
The Imperial Preceptor also had conditions!
**[17:31] ---**
Your Highness, do you still remember?
**[17:33] ---**
Hey! Wait a minute!
**[17:34] ---**
Your,
**[17:36] ---**
Young Master!
**[17:39] ---**
Wasn't there an agreement?
**[17:40] ---**
First,
**[17:41] ---**
don't reveal your identity.
**[17:43] ---**
Second,
**[17:44] ---**
don't act recklessly.
**[17:46] ---**
Third, absolutely,
**[17:47] ---**
absolutely must not…
**[17:48] ---**
Don't worry,
**[17:49] ---**
I remember them all!
**[17:49] ---**
Thief!
**[17:51] ---**
My purse!
**[17:54] ---**
Let go!
**[17:56] ---**
Hand it over!
**[17:59] ---**
Please,
**[18:00] ---**
give it back.
**[18:06] ---**
This is...
**[18:08] ---**
My grandfather has poor health,
**[18:11] ---**
this is the money for his medicine.
**[18:13] ---**
Unbelievable!
**[18:16] ---**
Stop right there!
**[18:19] ---**
Don't worry,
**[18:20] ---**
please wait here.
**[18:22] ---**
Take care of her.
**[18:24] ---**
Don't run!
**[18:28] ---**
Ladies and gentlemen, folks and neighbors!
**[18:29] ---**
That was just a little show of skill!
**[18:31] ---**
Now,
**[18:32] ---**
I'm going to dazzle you all with a high-level performance!
**[18:34] ---**
Keep your eyes wide open!
**[18:37] ---**
Sorry!
**[18:39] ---**
Who is this guy?
**[18:55] ---**
Great!
**[19:02] ---**
What's going on?
**[19:12] ---**
These are all top-notch goods, folks.
**[19:14] ---**
Feel free to take a look!
**[19:38] ---**
Qianqiu!
**[19:57] ---**
Give me
**[19:58] ---**
the purse!
**[20:03] ---**
What's happening?
**[20:04] ---**
Why is someone lying on the ground?
**[20:06] ---**
Looks like he was knocked down.
**[20:09] ---**
People of Yong An!
**[20:10] ---**
Bullying the people of Xian Le!
**[20:12] ---**
What does this have to do with Yong An and Xian Le?
**[20:14] ---**
It was clearly...
**[20:14] ---**
It was clearly you Yong An people
**[20:16] ---**
who thought I was an easy target from Xian Le!
**[20:17] ---**
They attacked me without any reason!
**[20:19] ---**
And they stole my purse!
**[20:20] ---**
You,
**[20:21] ---**
how dare you!
**[20:22] ---**
They say someone stole money
**[20:24] ---**
What's going on?
**[20:25] ---**
In broad daylight,
**[20:26] ---**
they have so much audacity!
**[20:27] ---**
It seems, it's someone from Yong An.
**[20:29] ---**
Everyone saw it!
**[20:31] ---**
The people from Yong An are coming to our territory to bully us!
**[20:34] ---**
I was just earning an honest living, and then I got robbed!
**[20:37] ---**
Old man, please judge.
**[20:38] ---**
It's not like he said.
**[20:40] ---**
You,
**[20:41] ---**
You,
**[20:42] ---**
how can you spew such nonsense!
**[20:43] ---**
My purse is in your hands!
**[20:44] ---**
You dare to rob me and not admit it?
**[20:46] ---**
It's not true!
**[20:49] ---**
Have we all gone blind?
**[20:53] ---**
You,
**[20:54] ---**
why did you hit me, you old fart!
**[20:55] ---**
If I don't hit you, then who?
**[20:57] ---**
You hit the wrong person!
**[20:58] ---**
I hit exactly who I wanted to!
**[21:00] ---**
Is this purse yours?
**[21:02] ---**
You're young and strong,
**[21:04] ---**
what made you think stealing was a good idea?
**[21:05] ---**
Stealing from someone else?
**[21:06] ---**
The old man is right,
**[21:07] ---**
something doesn't seem right
**[21:07] ---**
Exactly,
**[21:08] ---**
this purse looks so delicate.
**[21:09] ---**
I think he's just trying to divert attention!
**[21:11] ---**
He got caught and now he's turning the tables!
**[21:13] ---**
With so many new gold workshops opening,
**[21:15] ---**
couldn't he find a way to make a living without stealing?
**[21:16] ---**
Always trying to benefit from others' hard work!
**[21:18] ---**
And stirring up trouble between Yong An and Xian Le,
**[21:20] ---**
maybe that would have worked a few years ago,
**[21:21] ---**
but now?
**[21:22] ---**
Do they really think we're blind, deaf, or foolish?
**[21:24] ---**
Can't they see the good things others have done for us?
**[21:26] ---**
Enough talking,
**[21:27] ---**
this kind of person probably wouldn't understand.
**[21:29] ---**
Let's take him directly to the authorities!
**[21:36] ---**
Let me go,
**[21:37] ---**
I promise I won't do it again,
**[21:38] ---**
Young man,
**[21:39] ---**
please release me.
**[21:39] ---**
Are you a young master from Yong An?
**[21:42] ---**
You ran through several streets,
**[21:43] ---**
quite bold!
**[21:45] ---**
If I hadn't recognized my granddaughter's purse,
**[21:48] ---**
you wouldn't have been
**[21:49] ---**
able to argue against him.
**[21:51] ---**
Grandfather?
**[21:52] ---**
Grandfather?
**[21:53] ---**
What are you doing here?
**[21:54] ---**
If your legs are not good, you should be resting!
**[21:56] ---**
The old ailment doesn't bother me.
**[22:01] ---**
Here you go.
**[22:03] ---**
Thank you.
**[22:05] ---**
These days, there's a celebration for the Heavenly Family's birthday.
**[22:07] ---**
We have some activities here too.
**[22:09] ---**
Young master, stay and play for a while before you leave!
**[22:11] ---**
Yes,
**[22:12] ---**
it's quite lively!
**[22:13] ---**
There are songs and a market!
**[22:14] ---**
Even people from Yong An have come over here to enjoy themselves.
**[22:16] ---**
Come, come,
**[22:17] ---**
let me show you around!
**[22:31] ---**
Come to collect it tomorrow afternoon.
**[22:33] ---**
Alright!
**[22:34] ---**
Thanks in advance then.
**[22:38] ---**
Master!
**[22:40] ---**
Guess what I discovered?
**[22:43] ---**
It turns out all those exquisite and magnificent gold ornaments in the palace
**[22:46] ---**
are crafted by the skilled hands of the exiled Xian Le Subjects!
**[22:48] ---**
And
**[22:49] ---**
the Xian Le clan has always had a passion for painting and calligraphy,
**[22:51] ---**
and they excel in music too.
**[22:53] ---**
It's really interesting!
**[22:55] ---**
It's completely different from the martial arts culture that Yong An promotes!
**[22:59] ---**
I should have come here
**[22:59] ---**
more often to explore.
**[23:03] ---**
Actually,
**[23:04] ---**
a long time ago,
**[23:06] ---**
Xian Le and Yong An were originally one family.
**[23:11] ---**
Although the royal succession is inevitable,
**[23:13] ---**
the bloodline
**[23:15] ---**
is passed down
**[23:16] ---**
among the common people.
**[23:19] ---**
Qianqiu,
**[23:21] ---**
do you know what the most important aspect
**[23:23] ---**
is for a monarch of a country?
**[23:27] ---**
These people,
**[23:29] ---**
whether they are rich or humble,
**[23:31] ---**
whether they come from Yong An or Xian Le.
**[23:34] ---**
They have different personalities
**[23:36] ---**
and their own little quirks,
**[23:38] ---**
but they will all be your subjects.
**[23:41] ---**
Your Highness,
**[23:43] ---**
take care of your subjects.
**[23:47] ---**
Yes,
**[23:48] ---**
Master!
**[23:50] ---**
Qianqiu will always remember!
**[23:52] ---**
I,
**[23:52] ---**
I will also remind Your Highness at all times!
**[23:59] ---**
It's getting late,
**[24:00] ---**
let's go back.
**[24:01] ---**
**[24:03] ---**
# E10 - Bloodstained Banquet
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G0DUNKZ0E/bloodstained-banquet)
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**[00:04] ---**
Hurry up,
**[00:05] ---**
the guests will be arriving soon.
**[00:07] ---**
Yes, sir.
**[00:20] ---**
Long time no see.
**[00:22] ---**
How could I miss
**[00:24] ---**
the Prince's seventeenth birthday banquet?
**[00:26] ---**
Absolutely,
**[00:27] ---**
we're all here!
**[00:30] ---**
Wait, isn't he...?
**[00:32] ---**
Why is that troublemaker from the Xianle clan still lingering?
**[00:34] ---**
He always shows up uninvited to our family feasts.
**[00:37] ---**
Well, what can we do?
**[00:41] ---**
If it weren't for the grace of the emperor and empress,
**[00:43] ---**
this outsider would have been wiped out long ago.
**[00:45] ---**
What are you whispering about?
**[00:49] ---**
Why don't you
**[00:50] ---**
share it with me too?
**[00:52] ---**
Auntie!
**[00:54] ---**
I didn't say anything.
**[00:55] ---**
I'll go inside first, alright?
**[00:58] ---**
Can't even say it when prompted,
**[01:00] ---**
always badmouthing others.
**[01:02] ---**
He knows he's talking nonsense
**[01:05] ---**
and making a fool of himself.
**[01:07] ---**
Your Majesty?
**[01:10] ---**
Anle,
**[01:11] ---**
you've worked hard for this the Luxurious Golden Hall.
**[01:15] ---**
Not hard,
**[01:16] ---**
just doing my duty.
**[01:18] ---**
Let's go,
**[01:19] ---**
Anle.
**[01:20] ---**
Let's head inside.
**[01:23] ---**
Uh,
**[01:24] ---**
shouldn't His Highness join us?
**[01:29] ---**
Qianqiu has been acting mysterious since this morning.
**[01:31] ---**
Couldn't find him for half the day.
**[01:33] ---**
I bet
**[01:35] ---**
he's planning another surprise for you.
**[01:38] ---**
This child,
**[01:39] ---**
who gives gifts on their own birthday?
**[01:43] ---**
Well, hasn't it always been like this in previous years?
**[01:45] ---**
Qianqiu is so filial,
**[01:46] ---**
thanks to the guidance of the Imperial Preceptor.
**[01:49] ---**
Anyway,
**[01:50] ---**
just let him be.
**[01:52] ---**
But it's still His Highness's birthday banquet.
**[01:54] ---**
We can't leave you waiting outside
**[01:56] ---**
waiting for Qianqiu alone.
**[01:58] ---**
That's just not right!
**[02:01] ---**
Alright.
**[02:03] ---**
Let's go inside now.
**[02:12] ---**
We're missing one more,
**[02:13] ---**
hold on for a moment!
**[02:15] ---**
Anle?
**[02:16] ---**
Coming.
**[02:18] ---**
It's getting chilly,
**[02:19] ---**
look,
**[02:20] ---**
your face is turning blue.
**[02:22] ---**
Have a drink later to warm up, okay?
**[02:25] ---**
Okay.
**[04:33] ---**
Your Highness,
**[04:35] ---**
Crown Prince.
**[04:38] ---**
Imperial Preceptor.
**[04:42] ---**
Is his Highness the Prince here?
**[04:46] ---**
I'll look for him somewhere else.
**[04:54] ---**
Imperial Preceptor.
**[04:55] ---**
You're back?
**[04:57] ---**
Yes.
**[04:59] ---**
About Qianqiu,
**[05:00] ---**
sorry to trouble you again.
**[05:03] ---**
There's never a day
**[05:05] ---**
without official documents to go through.
**[05:08] ---**
By the way,
**[05:09] ---**
I heard about the Luxurious Golden Hall.
**[05:10] ---**
Why didn't the Imperial Preceptor
**[05:12] ---**
attend?
**[05:26] ---**
Imperial Preceptor?
**[05:29] ---**
I promised you to govern diligently and thriftily,
**[05:32] ---**
and I meant every word!
**[05:34] ---**
But this Luxurious Golden Hall.
**[05:35] ---**
I understand.
**[05:37] ---**
Your Majesty intends to use the royal family feast
**[05:39] ---**
to boost the prosperity of the gold workshops.
**[05:41] ---**
How did you know?
**[05:43] ---**
Today, while accompanying the Crown Prince on an outing,
**[05:46] ---**
I accidentally wandered into the Xianle Manor
**[05:47] ---**
and learned about it.
**[05:49] ---**
His Highness encountered so many Xianle descendants for the first time
**[05:52] ---**
and quite liked it.
**[05:55] ---**
I...
**[05:55] ---**
I see.
**[05:57] ---**
That's good.
**[06:00] ---**
Nowadays, the people in the imperial city are living happily,
**[06:03] ---**
and the situation of the Xianle descendants has greatly improved.
**[06:06] ---**
The animosity between Yong An and XianLe clans is no longer as strong as before.
**[06:12] ---**
It's all because Your Majesty set an example of sincerity and mutual respect,
**[06:15] ---**
and the people followed suit and changed.
**[06:19] ---**
The Imperial Preceptor praises me too much.
**[06:24] ---**
Even though I've withstood the pressure from courtiers
**[06:28] ---**
and royal relatives these five years.
**[06:30] ---**
But here,
**[06:31] ---**
even if it's the words of my ancestors,
**[06:33] ---**
I've never agreed with them.
**[06:35] ---**
Still, whenever I hear the words "Xianle,"
**[06:38] ---**
my heart is uneasy
**[06:39] ---**
and restless.
**[06:43] ---**
The prejudice and hostility passed down through generations of the royal family,
**[06:47] ---**
how can they
**[06:49] ---**
ever be eradicated completely?
**[06:52] ---**
If I honestly ask myself,
**[06:54] ---**
if Qianqiu were to be harmed by the Xianle descendants today.
**[06:57] ---**
I!
**[07:00] ---**
Imperial Preceptor,
**[07:02] ---**
I'm just an ordinary person after all.
**[07:06] ---**
Your Majesty.
**[07:06] ---**
But.
**[07:09] ---**
Qianqiu can be different.
**[07:11] ---**
Mother,
**[07:12] ---**
do you know what I discovered today?
**[07:14] ---**
The Xianle musicians sing and dance gracefully,
**[07:14] ---**
He and Anle grew up together.
**[07:15] ---**
and their craftsmanship is exquisite.
**[07:16] ---**
It's truly fascinating,
**[07:17] ---**
I quite like it.
**[07:18] ---**
In Qianqiu's heart,
**[07:19] ---**
Anle,
**[07:20] ---**
the people of Xianle are no longer the cruel tyrants and villains
**[07:20] ---**
next time we should go together.
**[07:22] ---**
Alright, Qianqiu,
**[07:23] ---**
that previous generations portrayed them to be...
**[07:24] ---**
Mother?
**[07:25] ---**
They are dear companions,
**[07:26] ---**
stop holding on to Anle.
**[07:27] ---**
like brothers,
**[07:28] ---**
Anle,
**[07:29] ---**
he has a lot of things to attend to.
**[07:30] ---**
and close friends.
**[07:31] ---**
Understand?
**[07:31] ---**
It's alright, I'm not in a rush.
**[07:31] ---**
Only this way,
**[07:33] ---**
I made arrangements for someone to come to the mansion later.
**[07:33] ---**
Can the grudges of past dynasties
**[07:35] ---**
be truly broken in our generation.
**[07:36] ---**
don't keep people waiting!
**[07:37] ---**
Then go quickly,
**[07:40] ---**
I am getting old, getting old,
**[07:41] ---**
I can't change much anymore, can I?
**[07:47] ---**
Your Majesty, just having such thoughts
**[07:49] ---**
is already the most difficult step.
**[07:55] ---**
Imperial Preceptor.
**[07:57] ---**
For Qianqiu's birthday banquet.
**[08:00] ---**
I hope you can come.
**[09:07] ---**
Where did the Crown Prince run off to?
**[09:10] ---**
Your Highness,
**[09:11] ---**
Crown Prince.
**[09:14] ---**
Your Highness,
**[09:15] ---**
you hid too well!
**[09:16] ---**
I've been looking for you forever!
**[09:17] ---**
Did you
**[09:18] ---**
get it?
**[09:26] ---**
Let me take the hairpin for the Queen Mother.
**[09:27] ---**
Come to pick it up tomorrow afternoon.
**[09:29] ---**
Thank you in advance!
**[09:32] ---**
It's been a while since my mother received new jewelry;
**[09:35] ---**
I hope she'll like this one.
**[09:36] ---**
She'll definitely like it!
**[09:38] ---**
Everyone is probably waiting for Your Highness in the Luxurious Golden Hall,
**[09:41] ---**
let's go!
**[10:06] ---**
Quick!
**[10:07] ---**
Stay close!
**[10:21] ---**
Anle,
**[10:22] ---**
you need to keep up...
**[10:55] ---**
Why is it
**[10:56] ---**
so quiet?
**[11:37] ---**
Your Majesty!
**[11:42] ---**
Your Majesty.
**[11:42] ---**
Hold on,
**[11:43] ---**
I'll go call the imperial physician.
**[11:47] ---**
Imperial Preceptor.
**[11:51] ---**
I can't survive this.
**[11:59] ---**
It's Lord Anle!
**[12:01] ---**
I want him to be buried with me!
**[12:03] ---**
I want all the Xianle people to be buried with me!
**[12:06] ---**
Your Highness,
**[12:07] ---**
hurry!
**[12:07] ---**
Coming!
**[12:08] ---**
Qianqiu,
**[12:09] ---**
Qianqiu?
**[12:11] ---**
I'll kill all the Xianle people!
**[12:13] ---**
I'll exterminate every last one of them!
**[12:17] ---**
Imperial Preceptor!
**[12:18] ---**
Summon everyone!
**[12:20] ---**
I want to slaughter all the Xianle people in the country!
**[12:22] ---**
Right now!
**[12:23] ---**
Immediately!
**[12:24] ---**
I want them to be buried with me!
**[12:28] ---**
Anle wiped out a whole group in front of him.
**[12:32] ---**
That old guy did want to spare any of the Xianle people, didn’t he?
**[12:38] ---**
When your beloved Master thought about it,
**[12:39] ---**
how could he let him live?
**[12:42] ---**
Naturally, he'd deliver a killing blow,
**[12:43] ---**
give him a chill to the core.
**[12:46] ---**
Our saintly cousin loves indulging in such harmful and selfish deeds.
**[12:51] ---**
And the result?
**[12:52] ---**
Pissing off both sides,
**[12:53] ---**
ending up with nothing.
**[12:59] ---**
Qi Rong,
**[13:00] ---**
shut up!
**[13:00] ---**
Why should he shut up?
**[13:02] ---**
So what he's saying is the truth?
**[13:05] ---**
One killed all my relatives,
**[13:07] ---**
the other finished off my father,
**[13:09] ---**
and all of you have been lying to me!
**[13:11] ---**
Don't listen to him.
**[13:13] ---**
If not for my intervention,
**[13:15] ---**
you would have been dead at the hands of the Xianle people
**[13:16] ---**
when you were twelve,
**[13:20] ---**
how could you have lived to ascend?
**[13:22] ---**
Are you saying,
**[13:23] ---**
the ones who abducted me that year were also...
**[13:25] ---**
Obviously!
**[13:27] ---**
Fine,
**[13:29] ---**
very well.
**[13:31] ---**
I understand.
**[13:33] ---**
Friends are fake,
**[13:35] ---**
brothers are fake too.
**[13:38] ---**
The Xianle people never cared about our overtures;
**[13:41] ---**
they only wanted our lives.
**[13:42] ---**
That's right!
**[13:44] ---**
The supposed reconciliation between Yong An and XianLe,
**[13:48] ---**
the idea that if our generation resolves the enmity,
**[13:50] ---**
the two clans could...
**[13:58] ---**
Now it seems,
**[13:59] ---**
it was all a lie,
**[14:01] ---**
they've been deceiving me!
**[14:06] ---**
No, it's not true.
**[14:08] ---**
Think about it carefully!
**[14:09] ---**
In your hands...
**[14:11] ---**
Haven't things really changed?
**[14:14] ---**
The XianLe descendants are willing to let go of their hatred and settle in Yong An.
**[14:18] ---**
The conflicts between the two clans have also decreased over time,
**[14:21] ---**
and you've really accomplished that!
**[14:24] ---**
But what about my father and mother?
**[14:27] ---**
The fusion of Yong An and XianLe
**[14:29] ---**
was their greatest wish.
**[14:33] ---**
And now their wish has come true,
**[14:38] ---**
but what fate awaits them?
**[14:43] ---**
Why is everyone here so fond of crying!
**[14:47] ---**
You want your parents?
**[14:49] ---**
I haven't gone asking for mine yet!
**[14:51] ---**
And what's with crowning Anle as the King of Happiness?
**[14:53] ---**
“An” in the front, “Le” in the back!
**[14:55] ---**
You Yong An folks want to step on the heads of Xianle people forever, huh?
**[14:58] ---**
Qi Rong,
**[14:59] ---**
you better shut up!
**[15:00] ---**
The Luxurious Golden Hall killed my relatives,
**[15:02] ---**
and you were the one pulling the strings behind it?
**[15:04] ---**
That's right!
**[15:06] ---**
Me,
**[15:07] ---**
Anle,
**[15:08] ---**
your Master,
**[15:09] ---**
the three of us Xianle people,
**[15:11] ---**
all had a hand in it!
**[15:30] ---**
It doesn't hurt,
**[15:31] ---**
It doesn't hurt,
**[15:32] ---**
doesn't hurt at all!
**[15:34] ---**
Compared to a slap from the Crown Prince cousin,
**[15:36] ---**
you're far inferior!
**[15:39] ---**
Your stupid parents aren't capable at all.
**[15:42] ---**
They were just having big dreams.
**[15:44] ---**
Damn it!
**[15:45] ---**
Qianqiu, what are you trying to do?
**[15:45] ---**
Yong An dogs deserve to be fatherless and motherless!
**[15:52] ---**
Is this how you usually devour people with your ruthless tactics?
**[15:55] ---**
That's right.
**[15:56] ---**
What are you going to do about it?
**[16:05] ---**
Qianqiu!
**[16:06] ---**
What?
**[16:07] ---**
Green Immor Qi Rong has eaten so many people.
**[16:10] ---**
Can't I let him taste what it's like to be cooked alive?
**[16:15] ---**
He's the enemy of my clan.
**[16:17] ---**
Can't I make him suffer a bit too?
**[16:18] ---**
Cousin,
**[16:19] ---**
congratulations!
**[16:20] ---**
Your good disciple has grown wings!
**[16:22] ---**
He knows how to
**[16:25] ---**
torture people now!
**[16:29] ---**
Qi Rong.
**[16:31] ---**
Crown Prince,
**[16:32] ---**
my cousin!!
**[16:34] ---**
No one in this world can compare to you, my Crown Prince cousin!
**[16:41] ---**
Pah!
**[16:42] ---**
To hell with the Prince of Xianle!
**[16:44] ---**
Burn him to ashes!
**[16:47] ---**
He's not dead.
**[16:50] ---**
Do you think this is enough to avenge your clan?
**[16:52] ---**
At most, you've destroyed one of his avatars.
**[16:55] ---**
If you truly want to eliminate Qi Rong,
**[16:58] ---**
you'll have to find his ashes.
**[17:00] ---**
Thanks for the reminder.
**[17:02] ---**
I'll make sure to use them to pay my respects to my father and mother.
**[17:05] ---**
After that,
**[17:07] ---**
I'll come find you to settle things.
**[17:09] ---**
Imperial Preceptor!
**[17:26] ---**
Qian
**[17:27] ---**
Qianqiu.
**[17:34] ---**
He just found out the truth;
**[17:36] ---**
it's better to let him calm down first.
**[17:39] ---**
Is the truth
**[17:42] ---**
so important?
**[17:43] ---**
It is.
**[17:45] ---**
He needs to understand
**[17:46] ---**
what you did
**[17:48] ---**
and what you didn't do.
**[17:49] ---**
And why you did it.
**[17:50] ---**
What's the use of him knowing all that?
**[17:52] ---**
Does it change anything?
**[17:53] ---**
If I killed a few less people,
**[17:54] ---**
would that make my reasons more justified?
**[17:57] ---**
But what reasons could I possibly have?
**[18:00] ---**
Lang Qianqiu’s father wanted to unite the two clans,
**[18:02] ---**
did I kill him?
**[18:04] ---**
Lord Anle is the last remaining member of the Xianle royal family,
**[18:07] ---**
did I kill him?
**[18:10] ---**
I deserve whatever punishment I get,
**[18:12] ---**
and I can't die anyway.
**[18:14] ---**
So why not put all the blame on me?
**[18:17] ---**
It was originally my own wrongdoing,
**[18:20] ---**
and I alone should bear the consequences.
**[18:22] ---**
Now Anle is included,
**[18:24] ---**
and so is Qi Rong,
**[18:25] ---**
and all the Xianle people are involved.
**[18:29] ---**
Isn't it easier to hate just one person
**[18:30] ---**
than a whole group?
**[18:33] ---**
Do I have to make him realize
**[18:35] ---**
that everything I taught him before
**[18:37] ---**
is really all fake,
**[18:38] ---**
empty
**[18:39] ---**
worthless
**[18:40] ---**
nonsense?
**[18:49] ---**
I'm sorry.
**[18:51] ---**
San Lang,
**[18:52] ---**
I'm sorry.
**[18:53] ---**
I think I've gone mad.
**[18:58] ---**
I'm sorry.
**[19:01] ---**
# E11 - A Sad Parting Under Moonlight
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GEVUZD0G1/a-sad-parting-under-moonlight)
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**[00:00] (Flashback) Kids**
Hurry up!
**[00:02] (Flashback) Kids**
Wait!
**[00:05] (Flashback) Kids**
Wait, I said!
**[00:35] (Flashback) Carriage**
Come on, go.
**[01:17] (Flashback) Man**
Sire, will you remove the mask?
**[01:23] (Flashback) Q**
I never saw his face in life.
**[01:26] (Flashback) Q**
I don't need to see it in death.
**[01:30] (Flashback) Q**
Seal it.
**[01:52] (Flashback) Xie Lian**
Who's there?
**[01:55] (Flashback) Xie Lian**
Who's...
***SIGN*** HEAVEN OFFICIAL'S BLESSING
***SIGN*** Episode 11
***SIGN*** A Sad Parting Under Moonlight
**[04:21] Xie Lian**
I'm sorry, Sanlang.
**[04:24] Xie Lian**
I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me...
**[04:27] Xie Lian**
I'm sorry...
**[04:32] Hua Cheng**
No, it's my fault.
**[04:34] Xie Lian**
No, this is my problem!
**[04:37] Xie Lian**
I've humiliated myself!
**[04:39] Hua Cheng**
You did nothing wrong.
**[04:41] Hua Cheng**
You killed the king of Yong An
and protected the Xianle people.
**[04:44] Hua Cheng**
You killed Anle and prevented
a war between both peoples.
**[04:49] Hua Cheng**
And in the end...
**[04:50] Hua Cheng**
the killer was executed
at Lang Qianqiu's hands.
**[04:54] Hua Cheng**
Peace was gained at the cost of three lives.
**[04:57] Hua Cheng**
I would do the same.
**[05:00] Hua Cheng**
You've done nothing wrong.
**[05:03] Hua Cheng**
Nobody could do a better job than you did.
**[05:07] Xie Lian**
I just can't accept it...
**[05:11] Xie Lian**
Someone who extended a hand in
good faith should be rewarded...
**[05:17] Xie Lian**
Even if it's a lie... I wanted
Qianqiu to believe that.
**[05:22] Xie Lian**
To believe that, if you did the right thing without
hesitation, everything would work out fine...
**[05:28] Xie Lian**
But now look at me.
**[05:30] Xie Lian**
It's all turned to lies,
**[05:32] Xie Lian**
turned to hypocrisy,
**[05:34] Xie Lian**
turned to ridiculous nonsense...
**[05:37] Xie Lian**
I'm sorry.
**[05:44] Xie Lian**
Even I'm sick of it.
**[05:47] Xie Lian**
I didn't want anyone to suffer like this.
**[05:52] Xie Lian**
But look at how the world works.
**[05:57] Xie Lian**
The previous Yong An royals were never
punished for the awful things they did.
**[06:03] Xie Lian**
But Lang Qianqiu's parents tried to
**[06:06] Xie Lian**
make the world a better place out
of the goodness of their hearts,
**[06:09] Xie Lian**
and met such an awful end.
**[06:14] Xie Lian**
I can't forget it...
**[06:15] Xie Lian**
that moment when I killed him.
**[06:26] Hua Cheng**
It's Anle and Qi Rong's fault.
**[06:34] Xie Lian**
Everything was going fine.
**[06:36] Xie Lian**
When Lang Qianqiu's father took the throne,
**[06:38] Xie Lian**
he changed the way the Xianle
people were treated.
**[06:41] Xie Lian**
The people of both kingdoms were
gradually coming to accept each other.
**[06:47] Xie Lian**
Things were finally about to change!
**[06:50] Xie Lian**
So why?!
**[07:00] (Flashback) Xie Lian**
Anle!
**[07:01] (Flashback) Xie Lian**
Do you understand the mistake you've made?
**[07:02] (Flashback) Anle**
So you were the Imperial Preceptor!
**[07:05] (Flashback) Anle**
You had them all fooled!
**[07:07] (Flashback) Anle**
I'm so glad... Now we can work
together to achieve something great!
**[07:12] (Flashback) Anle**
Now that the Golden Feast is over,
it's time to kill Lang Qianqiu!
**[07:16] (Flashback) Anle**
Yong An will fall into chaos, and
then the real nightmare begins!
**[07:22] Xie Lian**
But still... I killed him.
**[07:26] Xie Lian**
No matter the circumstances
or what reasons I had,
**[07:30] Xie Lian**
that fact won't change.
**[07:32] Xie Lian**
Qi Rong was right about one thing:
**[07:36] Xie Lian**
I'm a failure.
**[07:38] Hua Cheng**
Don't believe a word that loser says.
**[07:41] Hua Cheng**
He's just hard to kill and quick to run away.
**[07:43] Hua Cheng**
Even after 800 years he
failed to become Supreme.
**[07:46] Hua Cheng**
Punching him would just dirty your hand.
**[07:51] Xie Lian**
I'm no different...
**[07:55] Xie Lian**
When I reunited with Lang Qianqiu, he had
the same honesty and kindness as before.
**[08:00] Xie Lian**
I felt so much better.
**[08:04] Xie Lian**
But how will this change him?
**[08:09] Xie Lian**
How will he settle things with
me after he finds Qi Rong?
**[08:36] Xie Lian**
There may still be surviving
people in the caves.
**[08:39] Xie Lian**
Let's save them.
**[08:45] Hua Cheng**
All right.
**[08:53] Ghosts**
Right this way!
**[08:58] Ghosts**
Please, come this way!
**[09:00] Ghosts**
The last group is here.
**[09:02] Hua Cheng**
Let them go!
**[09:04] Ghosts**
Right away!
**[09:08] Men**
Don't hurt me!
**[09:09] Men**
Let me out! Let me out!
**[09:14] Men**
They came to set us free!
**[09:17] Men**
We're free to go?
**[09:18] Ghosts**
Go.
**[09:19] Men**
Really?
**[09:20] Ghosts**
Get going.
**[09:27] Xie Lian**
By the way, Sanlang.
**[09:29] Xie Lian**
I was so sure the Golden Feast
massacre was Anle's doing alone.
**[09:33] Xie Lian**
I had no idea Qi Rong was behind it.
**[09:37] Xie Lian**
How did you know?
**[09:39] Xie Lian**
And how did you find out so quickly?
**[09:42] Hua Cheng**
No, it wasn't quick.
**[09:45] Hua Cheng**
I've fought him a few times.
**[09:47] Hua Cheng**
I know how he thinks.
**[09:50] Hua Cheng**
There've been other times in the past
where the Yong An royals were attacked,
**[09:53] Hua Cheng**
and he was behind them, too.
**[09:55] Hua Cheng**
He just never let himself get caught.
**[09:59] Xie Lian**
So he's done it before?
**[10:01] Xie Lian**
If the Heavenly Court found out he was
causing trouble in the human world,
**[10:05] Xie Lian**
they wouldn't be happy.
**[10:07] Hua Cheng**
And the Golden Feast massacre
matched his methods perfectly.
**[10:12] Hua Cheng**
That's why I was sure Imperial
Preceptor Fangxin was his pawn.
**[10:19] Hua Cheng**
But...
**[10:21] Hua Cheng**
When Lang Qianqiu said that you
were the Imperial Preceptor,
**[10:25] Hua Cheng**
I realized that the Imperial Preceptor
couldn't be working with Qi Rong.
**[10:29] Xie Lian**
* Sanlang seems to know all about the*
* history between me and Qi Rong,*
**[10:34] Xie Lian**
*and the struggles we've had.*
**[10:35] Hua Cheng**
That only made me more certain
Qi Rong was behind it.
**[10:39] Hua Cheng**
At least, he was the instigator, I'm sure.
**[10:43] Hua Cheng**
Xianle and Yong An share the same origin.
**[10:46] Hua Cheng**
Once their position became better,
**[10:47] Hua Cheng**
the people of Xianle would stop caring about
revenge or rebuilding their lost nation.
**[10:52] Hua Cheng**
So there was only one man
for Qi Rong to manipulate...
**[10:56] Hua Cheng**
the sole heir to the Xianle
Royal Family, King Anle.
**[11:02] Hua Cheng**
Shortly after the Golden Feast,
though, he died of an illness.
**[11:06] Hua Cheng**
There had to be a reason for that.
**[11:10] Hua Cheng**
My first suspicion was the people of Xianle.
**[11:13] Hua Cheng**
But then it didn't make sense
that the people of Xianle
**[11:18] Hua Cheng**
didn't become a target for revenge.
**[11:20] Hua Cheng**
I started eliminating possibilities,
until this was the only one left.
**[11:25] Xie Lian**
You got so much right with so few clues.
**[11:30] Hua Cheng**
I just understood well...
**[11:34] Xie Lian**
*Yes, he understood well.*
**[11:40] Xie Lian**
But there's one thing you just had to assume.
**[11:43] Xie Lian**
Why were you so sure that
Qi Rong was the instigator?
**[11:49] Hua Cheng**
I didn't believe he did it.
**[11:52] Hua Cheng**
I was simply sure that you didn't.
**[11:58] Xie Lian**
Why?
**[12:00] Hua Cheng**
You said the Golden Feast
massacre was your doing, right?
**[12:03] Hua Cheng**
The King of Yong An was
trusted by his people,
**[12:07] Hua Cheng**
but you claimed you couldn't bear
to see him sitting on the throne:
**[12:12] Hua Cheng**
exactly what you would
expect an assassin to say.
**[12:16] Hua Cheng**
But in your case, you just
bore the burden of that sin.
**[12:20] Xie Lian**
Burden?
**[12:23] Xie Lian**
And what if I really did think I couldn't
bear to see him on the throne?
**[12:27] Hua Cheng**
Even if you did, you wouldn't do anything.
**[12:31] Xie Lian**
Sanlang, I'm not who you think I am.
**[12:36] Xie Lian**
So...
**[12:37] Hua Cheng**
Don't worry. Go ahead.
**[12:41] Xie Lian**
Don't try to understand me too much.
**[12:45] Xie Lian**
It's okay to watch someone from afar...
**[12:49] Men**
Curse you, Prince of Xianle!
**[12:49] Xie Lian**
But once you get close and
know who someone really is...
**[12:53] Xie Lian**
Your fantasy that that person
is perfect will fall apart.
**[12:59] Xie Lian**
And in the end, you'll be disappointed.
**[13:01] Hua Cheng**
I don't know about that.
**[13:03] Hua Cheng**
It doesn't matter who they disappointed,
**[13:07] Hua Cheng**
because to someone in the world,
that person's very existence was hope.
**[13:15] Xie Lian**
Sanlang, who are you here?
**[13:19] Xie Lian**
You seem to know exactly who
Qi Rong is, and who I am.
**[13:26] Hua Cheng**
Haven't I always known a lot?
**[13:29] Xie Lian**
No, that's not what I'm asking.
**[13:33] Xie Lian**
I've always had this feeling
I've met you in the past.
**[13:37] Xie Lian**
Did I meet you during my first ascension?
**[13:41] Xie Lian**
No... even before that.
**[13:44] Xie Lian**
Sanlang, who are you?
**[13:49] Xie Lian**
Have I met you before?
**[14:01] Xie Lian**
*No...*
**[14:03] Xie Lian**
*A ghost always keeps their true name secret.*
**[14:04] Xie Lian**
*He wouldn't tell me.*
**[14:07] Xie Lian**
Sorry, don't worry about it.
**[14:09] Xie Lian**
I was just curious.
**[14:10] Xie Lian**
It doesn't matter who you are.
**[14:14] Shi Qingxuan**
I told you. You're more powerful and luckier
in female form, but you refuse to do it.
**[14:21] Shi Qingxuan**
Well? You saw, right?
**[14:22] Shi Qingxuan**
This time, the right number came up.
**[14:25] Xie Lian**
Wind Master!
**[14:28] Shi Qingxuan**
Is that you, Prince?
**[14:31] Shi Qingxuan**
Oh my, and Crimson Rain Sought Flower, too.
**[14:44] Feng Xin**
Did you find them? Well?
**[14:47] Xie Lian**
Feng Xin?!
**[14:56] Xie Lian**
Come here, Prince!
**[15:01] Xie Lian**
Calm down.
**[15:02] Xie Lian**
Put down your weapons...
**[15:13] Shi Qingxuan**
Hua Cheng! Crimson Rain Sought Flower!
**[15:15] Shi Qingxuan**
Don't get so mad, okay?
**[15:17] Shi Qingxuan**
The burning of Paradise
Manor was an accident!
**[15:20] Shi Qingxuan**
If you're upset, we'll pay for it.
**[15:23] Shi Qingxuan**
His Majesty has the money.
**[15:25] Shi Qingxuan**
So let the prince go, and we can all go home.
**[15:27] Xie Lian**
Wind Master, you seem to misunderstand.
**[15:30] Xie Lian**
I'm not...
**[15:36] Xie Lian**
What are you doing?
**[15:38] Shi Qingxuan**
We still haven't dealt with the
matter of the spies you sent.
**[15:42] Shi Qingxuan**
Do you think you have the
right to negotiate with me?
**[15:48] Xie Lian**
You can knock the act off, guys.
**[15:50] Xie Lian**
Sanlang came to help me out
of the goodness of his heart.
**[15:53] Xie Lian**
There's no need to hide that.
**[15:56] Shi Qingxuan**
All right. We'll call off the act.
**[15:58] Shi Qingxuan**
I already sent that conversation
to the spirit communication array.
**[16:01] Shi Qingxuan**
My prince, if your good intentions were
going to be interpreted as evil intentions,
**[16:06] Shi Qingxuan**
you should've just started
with evil intentions!
**[16:08] Shi Qingxuan**
They wouldn't have suspected you then!
**[16:10] Hua Cheng**
What you say makes sense.
**[16:12] Shi Qingxuan**
Of course it does.
**[16:14] Shi Qingxuan**
Do you think I could survive in
the Heavenly Court otherwise?
**[16:18] Shi Qingxuan**
General Nan Yang, put down your bow.
**[16:22] Shi Qingxuan**
Put down the bow.
**[16:23] Shi Qingxuan**
They're both good friends.
**[16:25] Shi Qingxuan**
There's no evil intentions there.
**[16:26] Feng**
Prince, come here!
**[16:28] Feng**
He's a Supreme!
**[16:29] Shi Qingxuan**
Stop it!
**[16:29] Shi Qingxuan**
Nobody's listening to a word I say...
**[16:31] Shi Qingxuan**
Put down your bow.
**[16:33] Feng**
Damn it! Get your hands off me!
**[16:36] Shi Qingxuan**
And what are you trying to do?
**[16:37] Feng**
Get your breasts away from me!
**[16:39] Shi Qingxuan**
Crimson Rain Sought Flower
went to save the prince.
**[16:42] Shi Qingxuan**
And you pointed a bow at him?
**[16:43] Shi Qingxuan**
Do you want a fight that badly?
**[16:43] Feng**
Stop! What are you doing?
**[16:45] Shi Qingxuan**
I'm not getting involved.
**[16:48] Feng**
Never do that again!
**[16:50] Feng**
Never again!
**[16:51] Feng**
Got it?
**[16:52] Shi Qingxuan**
Hey, don't you think you're overreacting?
**[16:55] Feng**
Stay away! Stay back!
**[16:58] Feng**
Get away from me!
**[16:59] Shi Qingxuan**
Fine.
**[17:00] Feng**
Go back to normal!
**[17:02] Shi Qingxuan**
How rude.
**[17:02] Feng**
Can't you hear me?
**[17:04] Shi Qingxuan**
It's not hurting you, is it?
**[17:13] Shi Qingxuan**
Huh? Where's Qianqiu?
**[17:16] Xie Lian**
He's not in the spirit communication array?
**[17:18] Shi Qingxuan**
He's not.
**[17:18] Shi Qingxuan**
I kept reaching out to him,
but he never responded.
**[17:23] Shi Qingxuan**
Normally he responds immediately,
even to a minor priest.
**[17:27] Shi Qingxuan**
He's acting really odd.
**[17:31] Xie Lian**
He went to chase after Qi Rong.
**[17:34] Xie Lian**
This is Qi Rong's lair.
**[17:36] Feng**
Wait. Why?
**[17:38] Hua Cheng**
What do you mean?
**[17:40] Hua Cheng**
He's simply gone after the true mastermind
behind the Golden Feast massacre.
**[17:43] Feng**
The true mastermind? Really?
**[17:46] Xie Lian**
It's a little complicated.
I'll tell you later.
**[17:50] Shi Qingxuan**
So it was a misunderstanding!
**[17:52] Shi Qingxuan**
I was absolutely right!
**[17:54] Shi Qingxuan**
You won't be punished even if you go back.
**[17:57] Feng**
I see.
**[17:58] Xie Lian**
Feng Xin.
**[17:59] Xie Lian**
By Qi Rong, I mean *that* Qi Rong.
**[18:03] Feng**
Which Qi Rong?
**[18:05] Feng**
Don't tell me... the Qi Rong we know?
**[18:10] Feng**
Why would a ghost share their
true name with everyone?
**[18:15] Feng**
It's insane!
**[18:22] Shi Qingxuan**
You know the Green Immortal?
**[18:25] Xie Lian**
He's my younger cousin.
**[18:27] Shi Qingxuan**
Wow!
**[18:30] Xie Lian**
Yes, he is amazing, but...
**[18:32] Shi Qingxuan**
No, I mean you're amazing!
**[18:36] Shi Qingxuan**
Right?
**[18:37] Shi Qingxuan**
The Martial Gods of the Southeast and
Southwest are your old acquaintances.
**[18:41] Shi Qingxuan**
The Martial God of the East is your student.
**[18:43] Shi Qingxuan**
The Green Immortal Qi Rong is your cousin.
**[18:46] Shi Qingxuan**
And Crimson Rain Sought Flower, the ruler
of the Ghost City, is your sworn brother.
**[18:50] Shi Qingxuan**
And I, the Wind Master, am your friend!
**[18:52] Shi Qingxuan**
That's plenty amazing!
**[18:56] Xie Lian**
*He truly is the master of the wind.*
**[18:58] Xie Lian**
* A strong wind that passes*
* through, blowing away the gloom.*
**[19:08] Feng**
If there's nothing else to do here,
**[19:09] Feng**
I'd like to get back to the
Heavenly Capital and explain
**[19:12] Feng**
what's going on to the Emperor.
**[19:15] Hua Cheng**
I thought you were the straightforward type,
**[19:17] Hua Cheng**
but I guess you like to
beat around the bush, too.
**[19:21] Hua Cheng**
You don't want your prince hanging
out with a monster like me, right?
**[19:25] Hua Cheng**
What's wrong? Why don't you
just come out and say so?
**[19:28] Hua Cheng**
'cause you're in no position to do so?
**[19:30] Feng**
He shouldn't be here with you.
**[19:33] Xie Lian**
Sanlang...
**[19:36] Xie Lian**
Of course I'll explain,
**[19:38] Xie Lian**
but there's something I need to do here.
**[19:41] Xie Lian**
Thanks to Sanlang, I was able
to save the people trapped here.
**[19:46] Xie Lian**
I'll deal with the remaining
ghosts here before heading back.
**[19:51] Feng**
You don't need to stay here.
**[19:52] Feng**
Go back, and leave this to me.
**[19:56] Hua Cheng**
At the rate the Heavenly Court works,
it'll be a month until you finish it all.
**[20:01] Feng**
And of course, you could do it in an instant?
**[20:04] Shi Qingxuan**
What's going on?
**[20:06] Shi Qingxuan**
Do you two hate each other?
**[20:16] Xie Lian**
Sanlang, why are you holding your umbrella?
**[20:19] Hua Cheng**
Just wait.
**[20:21] Hua Cheng**
Even as we speak... a storm is approaching.
**[20:36] Shi Qingxuan**
Where's this rain coming from?
**[20:40] Shi Qingxuan**
It stopped...
**[20:42] Xie Lian**
What's this?
**[20:51] Shi Qingxuan**
General Nan Yang, are you okay?
**[20:53] Shi Qingxuan**
You just stood there while the rain fell...
**[20:59] Xie Lian**
Feng Xin, you okay?
**[21:01] Shi Qingxuan**
Let's wipe you clean a little more.
**[21:02] Xie Lian**
It got all over your face.
**[21:05] Hua Cheng**
See? It only took an instant.
**[21:08] Hua Cheng**
Well?
**[21:10] Feng**
Enough. Your feather duster is
smearing it all over my face.
**[21:18] Xie Lian**
Sanlang!
**[21:20] Xie Lian**
Are you going back to the City of Ghosts?
**[21:23] Hua Cheng**
Are you going to the Heavenly Capital?
**[21:27] Hua Cheng**
But if you want to come to the City
of Ghosts with me, I'll welcome you.
**[21:32] Xie Lian**
I'll go another time!
**[21:34] Xie Lian**
When you rebuild Paradise
Manor, I'll help carry bricks!
**[21:41] Hua Cheng**
There's no need for that.
**[21:43] Hua Cheng**
You can just sit and watch.
**[21:46] Xie Lian**
Either way, I'm grateful
for your help with Qianqiu.
**[21:53] Xie Lian**
I don't know what's right here,
**[21:56] Xie Lian**
but this isn't so bad.
**[21:59] Hua Cheng**
You're thinking too much.
**[22:02] Hua Cheng**
Do as you like.
# E12 - May All Taboos be Shattered
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G7PU418VK/may-all-taboos-be-shattered)
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**[00:00] ---**
What happened to the
**[00:02] ---**
"instant"?
**[00:04] ---**
Alright, alright,
**[00:05] ---**
your feather duster is practically smearing my face!
**[00:12] ---**
San Lang,
**[00:14] ---**
are you going back to the City of Ghost?
**[00:17] ---**
Weren't you planning to return to the Heavenly Capital?
**[00:21] ---**
However,
**[00:23] ---**
if you want to come with me to the City of Ghost,
**[00:25] ---**
I'd welcome that too.
**[00:27] ---**
Maybe next time.
**[00:28] ---**
If there's a chance,
**[00:30] ---**
I'll help you rebuild the the Paradise Manor.
**[00:35] ---**
No need for that.
**[00:37] ---**
It's just as good if you sit and watch.
**[00:41] ---**
About Qianqiu!
**[00:43] ---**
Regardless,
**[00:45] ---**
thank you.
**[00:47] ---**
I don't know what's right.
**[00:50] ---**
Perhaps.
**[00:52] ---**
This isn't too bad either.
**[00:53] ---**
Overthinking.
**[00:56] ---**
Just focus on doing what you need to do.
**[03:13] ---**
This guy,
**[03:15] ---**
he's pretty decent, huh?
**[03:17] ---**
How did you make friends with him?
**[03:19] ---**
Your Highness,
**[03:20] ---**
you're really lucky!
**[03:24] ---**
Is that so?
**[03:26] ---**
Probably,
**[03:27] ---**
I think so too.
**[03:36] ---**
Feng Xin,
**[03:37] ---**
sorry about that.
**[03:40] ---**
Can't argue with a superior skill.
**[03:41] ---**
Nothing else to say.
**[03:45] ---**
Alright, alright.
**[03:46] ---**
You two!
**[03:48] ---**
Go in and check if there are any stragglers left,
**[03:50] ---**
then we'll head back to the Heavenly Capital!
**[04:02] ---**
How’s it going?
**[04:03] ---**
Not here.
**[04:09] ---**
Can you believe Hua Cheng turned the tables
**[04:10] ---**
and claimed that Heavenly Court planted spies in the City of Ghost ?
**[04:12] ---**
Utterly ridiculous!
**[04:13] ---**
Do we, of the Heavenly Realm, need to plant spies under his command?
**[04:20] ---**
Sir,
**[04:21] ---**
maybe don't say it out loud so early.
**[04:23] ---**
Wind Master, you are back?
**[04:27] ---**
This trip to the City of Ghost,
**[04:28] ---**
Wind Master, you've been through a lot!
**[04:30] ---**
No trouble at all!
**[04:31] ---**
It's only natural.
**[04:49] ---**
In the past,
**[04:50] ---**
we didn't even have meetings once or twice a month.
**[04:53] ---**
Nowadays, accidents are happening frequently,
**[04:55] ---**
almost like we need to convene twice a day.
**[04:57] ---**
No wonder the His Majesty the Emperor is exhausted.
**[05:00] ---**
This Crimson Rain Sought Flower just comes
**[05:02] ---**
and goes as he pleases!
**[05:04] ---**
Today, he could effortlessly snatch
**[05:05] ---**
the Prince away who offended him,
**[05:07] ---**
wouldn't he be able to capture other Heavenly Officials tomorrow!
**[05:09] ---**
This matter cannot be tolerated;
**[05:10] ---**
we must halt it in its tracks!
**[05:13] ---**
With Hua Cheng having the City of Ghost under his control
**[05:15] ---**
and so many followers,
**[05:16] ---**
would he really care about a mere Paradise Manor?
**[05:19] ---**
I'd say,
**[05:20] ---**
it might not be solely because Prince offended him
**[05:23] ---**
that he's stormed the Heavenly Capital.
**[05:26] ---**
General Xuan Zhen,
**[05:27] ---**
you're not quite right about that!
**[05:29] ---**
Everyone present heard it with their own ears;
**[05:31] ---**
Hua Cheng admitted it himself.
**[05:34] ---**
Speaking of which,
**[05:35] ---**
whose turn is it to guard the court this month?
**[05:38] ---**
The entrance to Xianle Palace was ensorcelled,
**[05:40] ---**
connected to elsewhere,
**[05:42] ---**
yet no one noticed a thing.
**[05:44] ---**
Does
**[05:45] ---**
this not constitute neglect of duty?
**[05:48] ---**
It's me.
**[05:50] ---**
I'm the one on duty this month,
**[05:52] ---**
and I indeed neglected my duties.
**[05:58] ---**
Well.
**[06:00] ---**
I think
**[06:01] ---**
we should take things one step at a time.
**[06:03] ---**
First, let's clarify the incident at the Blood-Soaked Golden Feast.
**[06:06] ---**
Your Majesty,
**[06:08] ---**
Prince Taihua has a message.
**[06:11] ---**
What did he say?
**[06:13] ---**
He said
**[06:15] ---**
there's more to the incident involving the Blood-Soaked Golden Feast than meets the eye.
**[06:18] ---**
He will handle it himself
**[06:19] ---**
and hopes others won't interfere.
**[06:21] ---**
What more is there to it?
**[06:23] ---**
He didn't specify,
**[06:24] ---**
but he did
**[06:26] ---**
say not to let the Prince succeed in self-degradation.
**[06:28] ---**
What is that for?
**[06:28] ---**
What is the intention of Prince Taihua?
**[06:30] ---**
Even the aggrieved party isn't chasing the culprit for vengeance;
**[06:32] ---**
why are we getting worked up here?
**[06:34] ---**
Yeah,
**[06:35] ---**
and it seems Prince Taihua isn't willing to reveal the full story either.
**[06:38] ---**
It's like we've lost all leverage.
**[06:42] ---**
Xuan Zhen,
**[06:43] ---**
Nan Yang,
**[06:44] ---**
assist Ming Guang
**[06:46] ---**
and reinforce the vigilance in the Heavenly Capital.
**[06:48] ---**
Yes!
**[06:49] ---**
The rest of you,
**[06:51] ---**
continue the investigation.
**[06:53] ---**
Yes!
**[06:54] ---**
Who would have thought this Prince Xianle,
**[06:56] ---**
every time he causes a commotion,
**[06:57] ---**
the Emperor says he'll investigate,
**[06:59] ---**
but then nothing happens.
**[07:00] ---**
So he's a big deal, huh?
**[07:02] ---**
Indeed,
**[07:03] ---**
it's like can't see the forest for the trees;
**[07:04] ---**
in the future, we should watch what we say.
**[07:13] ---**
Your Majesty.
**[07:15] ---**
I've caused you trouble again.
**[07:17] ---**
This doesn't really count as trouble.
**[07:20] ---**
If you stubbornly insisted that you were responsible for the Blood-Soaked Golden Feast
**[07:24] ---**
that would be real trouble.
**[07:28] ---**
Actually...
**[07:41] ---**
The truth of the matter
**[07:43] ---**
is like this.
**[07:45] ---**
Xian Le,
**[07:46] ---**
the effort you put into this matter is hardly rewarded,
**[07:48] ---**
both inside and out.
**[07:52] ---**
I know.
**[07:53] ---**
Never mind,
**[07:55] ---**
you've always been like this.
**[07:57] ---**
Taihua is currently chasing after the Green Immor,
**[07:59] ---**
but have you thought about
**[08:01] ---**
how to handle things afterwards?
**[08:03] ---**
Not yet.
**[08:04] ---**
But for now,
**[08:05] ---**
I'm pondering something else.
**[08:07] ---**
Oh?
**[08:08] ---**
Something interesting,
**[08:10] ---**
let me share the joy.
**[08:12] ---**
Earth master.
**[08:14] ---**
Did you send Earth master to the City of Ghost?
**[08:17] ---**
It was me.
**[08:19] ---**
Why?
**[08:21] ---**
Because the person who first acted against the Heavenly Realm...
**[08:24] ---**
was Hua Cheng.
**[08:27] ---**
Over the years,
**[08:29] ---**
Hua Cheng's information has been incredibly fast
**[08:31] ---**
and precise.
**[08:33] ---**
What actions can be taken,
**[08:34] ---**
what can't,
**[08:37] ---**
where the boundaries lie,
**[08:38] ---**
how to brush against them.
**[08:40] ---**
He knows everything
**[08:42] ---**
he shouldn't.
**[08:45] ---**
This time, he even opened a direct pathway to your Xianle Palace.
**[08:49] ---**
How can we explain all of this if there were no undercover agents
**[08:52] ---**
planted by him within the Heavenly Realm?
**[08:55] ---**
Do you have evidence?
**[09:01] ---**
It's precisely because I lacked concrete evidence that
**[09:03] ---**
I sent Ming Yi to infiltrate the Ghost Realm.
**[09:07] ---**
I just didn't anticipate that
**[09:08] ---**
the internal traitor of the Heavenly Realm hadn't been identified yet
**[09:11] ---**
and Ming Yi ended up in his hands instead.
**[09:14] ---**
Fortunately, you managed to save him this time,
**[09:16] ---**
but finding Hua Cheng's spies again
**[09:19] ---**
will likely prove even more difficult.
**[09:22] ---**
Did the problem originate from
**[09:23] ---**
the Heavenly Realm or the Middle Realm?
**[09:25] ---**
Hard to say.
**[09:27] ---**
Except for you,
**[09:29] ---**
anyone else is a possibility.
**[09:31] ---**
Perhaps
**[09:32] ---**
just one,
**[09:34] ---**
perhaps
**[09:35] ---**
more.
**[09:37] ---**
So
**[09:39] ---**
even Feng Xin and Mu Qing,
**[09:41] ---**
anyone could be.
**[09:44] ---**
Xianle,
**[09:45] ---**
I know you must have some favorable feelings toward Hua Cheng now.
**[09:49] ---**
But still, be cautious
**[09:51] ---**
and don't reveal everything to him.
**[09:55] ---**
Those who become exceptional in this world,
**[09:57] ---**
not a single one hasn't endured suffering beyond what ordinary people can tolerate.
**[10:01] ---**
They either soar to the heavens
**[10:03] ---**
or are doomed to eternal damnation.
**[10:05] ---**
The Guileful Ghost King who emerged from Copper Stove Mountain,
**[10:08] ---**
any of them are far more terrifying than you can imagine.
**[10:11] ---**
I don't know Hua Cheng's intentions and actions,
**[10:14] ---**
but he's thoroughly aware of the Heavenly Realm's workings.
**[10:17] ---**
And
**[10:18] ---**
that's quite disadvantageous.
**[10:20] ---**
San Lang...
**[10:21] ---**
Hua Cheng,
**[10:23] ---**
he shouldn't do anything excessively reckless.
**[10:25] ---**
After all,
**[10:26] ---**
you see...
**[10:27] ---**
With his power,
**[10:28] ---**
if he intended to cause chaos,
**[10:30] ---**
he could have overturned everything long ago, right?
**[10:33] ---**
If he didn't before,
**[10:34] ---**
then
**[10:36] ---**
it's not likely
**[10:37] ---**
he will now.
**[10:39] ---**
I hope so,
**[10:42] ---**
but you know.
**[10:44] ---**
For the sake of three realms,
**[10:47] ---**
I can't take any risks.
**[11:09] ---**
My child,
**[11:10] ---**
let's go!
**[11:12] ---**
Mmm!
**[11:25] ---**
Me,
**[11:25] ---**
Anle,
**[11:26] ---**
your Master,
**[11:28] ---**
the three of us Xianle people,
**[11:29] ---**
all had a hand in it!
**[11:31] ---**
But what about my father and mother?
**[11:33] ---**
The fusion of Yong An and Xianle
**[11:36] ---**
was their greatest wish.
**[11:39] ---**
And now
**[11:41] ---**
their wish has come true,
**[11:44] ---**
but what fate awaits them?
**[11:46] ---**
Isn't it easier to hate just one person
**[11:48] ---**
than a whole group?
**[11:50] ---**
I deserve whatever punishment I get,
**[11:52] ---**
and I can't die anyway.
**[11:54] ---**
So why not put all the blame on me?
**[12:20] ---**
That fruit is delicious!
**[12:21] ---**
Really?
**[12:21] ---**
I won't lie,
**[12:22] ---**
it's sweet and watery.
**[12:24] ---**
I'll take you with me next time.
**[12:26] ---**
OK!
**[12:29] ---**
Clench your fists!
**[12:31] ---**
Begin!
**[12:35] ---**
Hands up!
**[12:37] ---**
Keep your legs steady!
**[12:39] ---**
Punch!
**[12:41] ---**
Exertion!
**[12:44] ---**
One more time!
**[12:49] ---**
Push the palm!
**[12:50] ---**
Change steps quickly!
**[12:55] ---**
Continue!
**[15:29] ---**
Father,
**[15:30] ---**
Mother,
**[15:33] ---**
I'm sorry.
**[15:34] ---**
I forgot to bring something to see you.
**[15:39] ---**
Mother,
**[15:40] ---**
I've encountered Qi Rong.
**[15:43] ---**
Over these centuries,
**[15:44] ---**
I don't know what he's been through.
**[15:46] ---**
He turned into a ghost
**[15:47] ---**
and caused the deaths of so many people.
**[15:49] ---**
Now someone wants to kill him,
**[15:51] ---**
and the Heavenly Realm probably won't spare him either.
**[15:55] ---**
I truly don't know how to handle this person.
**[16:07] ---**
What's that sound?
**[16:09] ---**
Mother,
**[16:10] ---**
is that you?
**[16:13] ---**
No, wait!
**[16:14] ---**
The Queen Mother departed from the sea of suffering eight hundred years ago
**[16:17] ---**
and never became a resentful spirit.
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Who could it be?
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Why is it a child?
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Then where's my mother?
**[16:39] ---**
Where's my mother?
**[16:41] ---**
Who are you?
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Where have you taken my mother's body?
**[17:40] ---**
Who are you?
**[17:41] ---**
A tomb raider?
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How did you get in?
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Daddy?
**[17:49] ---**
Daddy.
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Qi Rong!
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Get out here!
**[17:58] ---**
I'll kill you!
**[17:59] ---**
Don’t!
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My Prince Cousin.
**[18:03] ---**
We meet again!
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Daddy...
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wake up!
**[18:21] ---**
Don't leave Guzi behind...
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Why are you so mad, Cousin?
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I'll just poke you, you won't die!
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How did my mother treat you?
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Is this how you treat her?
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Her remains like this?
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Daddy!
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My aunt is long gone,
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what's the difference
**[18:47] ---**
between her remains
**[18:49] ---**
and dust?
**[18:52] ---**
It's just the remains changing form,
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isn't it still there?
**[18:57] ---**
Crying and sobbing,
**[18:58] ---**
yet she ruthlessly took down Anle!
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And my good cousin,you actually have two faces, huh?
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Bleh!
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Why did I treat her like this?
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It's all your fault!
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You, this plague,
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you still have the nerve to come to Xianle Imperial Tomb to mourn!
**[19:17] ---**
Yes, yes!
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Just like that,
**[19:20] ---**
that's you!
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Hit hard!
**[19:23] ---**
Kill mercilessly!
**[19:24] ---**
Stop pretending to be a dignified,
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Daddy,
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burdened saint,
**[19:27] ---**
what's happening to you!
**[19:28] ---**
it's disgusting to see, ugh!
**[19:29] ---**
Daddy!
**[19:31] ---**
Qi Rong,
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you,
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get out here on your own!
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If you don't come out,
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believe me,
**[19:37] ---**
I'll drag your soul out by your tongue!
**[19:38] ---**
I'm not coming out!
**[19:40] ---**
You come and pull me!
**[19:41] ---**
Anyway, this possession is just some trash.
**[19:44] ---**
It definitely won't tarnish His Highness's purity
**[19:47] ---**
and radiance!
**[19:51] ---**
Look!
**[19:52] ---**
I've already turned your mother into ashes,
**[19:55] ---**
aren't you going to kill me?
**[19:57] ---**
You're not going to kill me, huh?
**[19:59] ---**
Too late,
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you'll never find my ashes in your lifetime!
**[20:01] ---**
Don't kill my daddy!
**[20:03] ---**
Don't kill my daddy!
**[20:08] ---**
Please!
**[20:13] ---**
My Prince Cousin,
**[20:14] ---**
you are a failure,
**[20:16] ---**
such a colossal failure!
**[20:18] ---**
You're always claiming to love your parents,
**[20:20] ---**
Shut up!
**[20:20] ---**
now their ashes are scattered!
**[20:22] ---**
And you!
**[20:23] ---**
You still can't make the move!
**[20:25] ---**
Shut up!
**[20:26] ---**
Look!
**[20:27] ---**
Your real face is showing!
**[20:29] ---**
My Prince Cousin,
**[20:30] ---**
in this world, who understands you better than me?
**[20:33] ---**
No one!
**[20:37] ---**
I know you too well,
**[20:39] ---**
even though you're pretending to be a mourning dog now.
**[20:42] ---**
But actually?
**[20:43] ---**
You're still so proud inside,
**[20:45] ---**
not allowing any criticism!
**[20:47] ---**
I say you failed,
**[20:49] ---**
you must hate me deeply, right?
**[20:52] ---**
Is your heart bleeding from the sting?
**[20:55] ---**
Come on!
**[20:57] ---**
Kill me,
**[20:59] ---**
or is it because of this person,
**[21:01] ---**
you can't?
**[21:04] ---**
Let me see what you'll do!
**[21:25] ---**
General Hua,
**[21:26] ---**
I used to think I did the right thing.
**[21:29] ---**
But now,
**[21:31] ---**
I can’t tell right from wrong any more.
**[21:33] ---**
General Hua,
**[21:34] ---**
could you tell me
**[21:36] ---**
where I went wrong?
**[21:38] ---**
Why on earth?
**[21:40] ---**
Master,
**[21:42] ---**
what if the third person also doesn't have enough food?
**[21:46] ---**
If those two people have food but,
**[21:49] ---**
Anle.
**[21:49] ---**
out of greed,
**[21:50] ---**
Do you realize the grave mistake you've made?
**[21:50] ---**
want more
**[21:51] ---**
and become even more aggressive...
**[21:51] ---**
So, you're the Imperial Preceptor!
**[21:52] ---**
continuously demanding food from the third person,
**[21:54] ---**
You hid it so well!
**[21:55] ---**
what should be done?
**[21:56] ---**
Now,
**[21:57] ---**
we can work together to achieve great things!
**[22:01] ---**
After this Golden Feast,
**[22:03] ---**
we'll go eliminate Lang Qianqiu!
**[22:06] ---**
Stirring up chaos in Yong An,
**[22:08] ---**
never-ending turmoil!
**[22:11] ---**
Trust me,
**[22:12] ---**
You're not at fault.
**[22:14] ---**
Kill Emperor Yong An,
**[22:15] ---**
protect the remnants of Xianle.
**[22:17] ---**
Kill Lord Anle,
**[22:18] ---**
end the feuds between the two clans.
**[22:20] ---**
And finally,
**[22:22] ---**
die by Lang Qianqiu's hand,
**[22:23] ---**
avenging the murderer.
**[22:26] ---**
Three lives sacrificed
**[22:27] ---**
for lasting peace.
**[22:29] ---**
I would do the same.
**[22:32] ---**
Nobody could do better than you.
**[22:35] ---**
San Lang.
**[22:37] ---**
Don't idealize someone too much.
**[22:41] ---**
It's fine if you only view them from afar for a lifetime.
**[22:45] ---**
But once you get close,
**[22:47] ---**
get to know them.
**[22:49] ---**
Perfect illusions will eventually shatter.
**[22:55] ---**
When that time comes,
**[22:56] ---**
you'll be greatly disappointed.
**[22:59] ---**
Screw your Prince Xianle!
**[23:02] ---**
Your ancestors and generations have been Prince Xianle!
**[23:04] ---**
Plague God!
**[23:05] ---**
He's just a Plague God!
**[23:06] ---**
Give back the lives of my wife and children!
**[23:08] ---**
Give back their lives!
**[23:12] ---**
So,
**[23:14] ---**
forget about it.
**[23:17] ---**
No one will remember it soon anyway.
**[23:21] ---**
Your Highness!
**[23:24] ---**
It won't happen!
**[23:27] ---**
I won't forget!
**[23:32] ---**
I'll never forget you!
**[23:53] ---**
Lian,
**[23:56] ---**
this time
**[23:57] ---**
I want to accompany you until the end.
**[23:59] ---**
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