# 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,
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it likes you.
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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?
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It wants you to touch it,
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but I said no.
**[21:58] ---**
What's wrong with that?
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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,
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sit over here.
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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...
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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.
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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] ---**
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