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♫ Your face is bright under the remaining moon behind the screen ♫

♫ Clouds gather and fog swirls, I crave that one glance ♫

♫ Some fulfill, some regret for a thousand years ♫

♫ The returning swallows' bell toll chisels my heartstrings ♫

♫ Fingers linger over that page with ease ♫

♫ Words are familiar, tone hard to distinguish, leaving it to fate ♫

♫ Regret spreads as I silently recite in my heart ♫

♫ Flowers fall and bloom again, scattered in the wind ♫

♫ It's hard to distinguish the moon in water and the moon far ♫

♫ Even if there is no return date, I wander aimlessly ♫

♫ Fallen flowers rise, the flowing water is indifferent ♫

♫ The flowers gathered is like a dream, also like you ♫

♫ Even if wordless for a moment, I have mixed feelings ♫

♫ Wiping away tears, I never leave you ♫

♫ Drenched by a lifetime of rain, I still wait for you ♫

♫ I still wait for you ♫

[Episode 17]

Why are you here?

Why do you want to help me?

The book says, a gentleman should stand up for righteousness and speak openly.

Seeing injustice,

one should draw the sword to help.

I didn't expect to meet someone like you

in Suyu Mountain.

I wasn't originally from Suyu Mountain.

Today I saved you again.

You owe me twice.

How will you thank me?

The highest virtue is like water.

Water benefits all things without competing.

How come you forgot the sage books you read so quickly?

I was just joking.

I just think you are different from them.

So I want to make friends with you.

I'm afraid not.

You have saved me twice.

You are my benefactor.

A benefactor is much more important than a friend.

Then it's settled.

But you have to stay here for seven days.

Won't you feel bored?

No. There's this.

Okay, I will go talk to Master.

This has nothing to do with you.

He should release you earlier.

No.

Don't go.

Master, you wanted to see me?

Don't you have

some explaining to do?

I am at fault for trespassing into the secret chamber.

It has nothing to do with Xu Yuan Yunchao.

Please, Master, let him go.

You still dare to plead for him.

Fine.

Then tell me.

Why did he take the blame for you?

Did you two have any previous

connections?

I have no connection with him.

It's just that Ji Xingluo intentionally set a trap that day,

and Xu Yuan Yunchao saw injustice,

so he came to the rescue.

Do you think I will believe that?

But it's true.

Then let me ask you again.

You clearly knew it was

Ji Xingluo's trap,

so why did you still enter the Forbidden Area of the Ancestor Hall?

I was curious.

- about what? - About the Insatiable Sacred Stone.

I didn't even know

that it was in my father's Tianxing Treasure.

So I wanted to take a look.

Your father's Tianxing Treasure

gathers all the rare treasures of the world,

including divine weapons and magical items.

It's no wonder that the Insatiable Sacred Stone

is among your father's collection.

So you already knew

the Insatiable Sacred Stone was in the Tianxing Treasure.

Of course, I did.

Why else would I have sent you to open the Tianxing Treasure

and spread the word?

Weren't you helping me seek revenge?

I have told the masked woman from the beginning

that I'd help her seek revenge.

But I also mentioned

that my plan

must also be completed.

Have you forgotten?

Then, what is your plan?

The time is not yet right.

Knowing it now

may not be a good thing for you.

Are you afraid

that I would betray you?

No.

You and I are one.

You have to believe in yourself.

You could never betray me.

Look at these eyes.

Ten years ago,

you looked at me just like you do now.

These eyes

can melt millennia of ice and snow

and see through the three realms of the world.

It is these eyes

that make us choose each other.

My lord.

Speak.

Mo Xiao entered the Changhuan Palace.

So, we finally meet.

I didn't expect the famous

Demon Lord of the Tianmo Sect

to have such a graceful demeanor.

Young hero, you are also quite handsome,

becoming the Young Leader of Shushan Sect at such a young age.

You are admirable and commendable.

It's just a pity

that you and I follow different paths, one immortal and one demonic.

If you

can join Tianmo Sect

and we work together,

we can create

such a grand spectacle.

I think that if you are willing

to dedicate yourself to goodness

this mortal and immortal world

will be blessed with another transcendent immortal.

Serve the wine.

I want to drink heartily with the young hero.

Why don't you drink?

Are you afraid that my wine is poisoned?

If this wine truly has poison in it,

before drinking it, I want

to make a deal with you, Demon Lord.

You want the antidote

for the poison of Love and Desire, right?

That's right.

Since this is a trade,

what do you offer in return?

I…

Mo Xiao insisted that you and I didn't go.

Will something happen to him?

Should we go and check?

He told us to wait for him right here in this courtyard

not to take even a single step away.

In my experience,

his warnings must be followed exactly.

Otherwise…

Otherwise, what?

Otherwise,

the consequences will be severe.

Another day has passed.

Jing and the others' condition

worsens day by day.

What solution

will Mo Xiao come up with?

He wouldn't exchange himself for it, right?

What do you mean by that?

You already knew long ago

that the demonic stone was in the Tianxing Treasure,

yet you waited for years without taking any action.

And now you have carefully schemed

to use Lixue to lead me to Tongming Island.

But in fact,

you don't have to alarm the Shushan Sect

to easily retrieve the demonic stone.

Yet, you insisted on leading me onto the island.

I don't understand the reason behind this.

But at least, it proves one thing.

Go on.

That I am very important to you.

That's right.

You kidnapped these Immortal Sect disciples to Desire Valley

just to demonize them

and use their spiritual power to nourish your demonic stone.

The more powerful their spiritual energy,

the greater the magic power of your demonic stone will be.

That's also true.

So, Demon Lord, why don't you think from another perspective?

Between these mediocre Immortal Sect disciples

and the successor of Fengyue Sword Lord,

who contributes more?

Are you really sure you want to use your own spiritual power

and sacrifice to my sacred stone?

That depends on whether the Demon Lord

has the ability to demonize me.

You think your heart is firm,

and that I can't demonize you.

Let's see what you can do.

Fine.

Drink this cup of wine,

and our deal will begin.

After I drink this wine,

I will be at your disposal.

But before drinking,

I would like to see your sincerity.

You want me to release your fellow disciples first.

But what if you regret it?

Do you think Mo Xiao is someone who goes back on his word?

How about this, Demon Lord, release the three disciples of the Shushan Sect

from the Changhuan Palace first,

and I will drink this wine.

When I offer my soul for you,

you can then release all the people

who are under the spell in this Desire Valley.

What do you say?

Alright.

You have a deal.

Chang Ming,

deliver the antidote to his fellow disciples.

What?

Didn't you hear me?

Yes.

The Demon Lord keeps his promises.

I won't go back on my word either.

What are you doing?

I want to kill him when he is fully conscious.

Lixue.

We can finally be together.

Master,

what exactly are you going to do to him?

Just like the others in the city,

he was poisoned with Love and Desire.

But he didn't drink the wine.

The love poison is not in the wine,

but in the aroma of the wine.

When he lifted the cup to his lips,

the love poison was triggered.

So what exactly are you going to do to him?

Master, you know clearly

that I'm the one who wants him dead.

The perfect revenge is not killing him with a single stab,

but making him fall from the clouds to the abyss,

making him abandon his faith,

abandon his dignity,

abandon his stance,

until in the end,

he can't help but wish to kill himself.

Why do you want to destroy him?

A young hero from the Immortal Sect emerged out of nowhere,

and perfected the Fengyue Swordsmanship.

Today,

if he can lose his power and become

a demon in my Desire Valley,

tell me,

do we still need

to take those people from the Shushan Sect seriously?

You want to break his grand achievement.

For someone like him, a genius of the Immortal Sect,

demonizing him

is far more interesting

than killing him.

When the poison of love enters the heart,

one will abandon all ethical principles

and follow only one's desire.

That's what it means to turn into a demon in an instant.

The so-called righteous way of the Immortal Sect

is nothing but clever disguise

and self-deception.

They understand that there is a demon in their hearts.

That's why they react with fear when talking about demons.

Mo Xiao,

under the catalysis of the poison of Love and Desire,

no matter how high his cultivation is,

won't be an exception.

If ordinary people succumb to the poison of Love and Desire for seven days,

their consciousness will be completely extinguished,

and they become sacrificial puppets.

Mo Xiao's cultivation is profound.

It's hard to estimate how many days he needs.

However,

he is Mo Xiao.

I have the patience to wait.

Mo Xiao,

I've thought of countless ways to take revenge on you,

but I never thought it would be like this.

Lixue, you are here.

[Changhuan Palace]

Why don't we break in and take a look?

We don't know

what they are capable of.

If we rush in

and can't come out safely, what about Jing and the others?

What do you suggest we do?

Mo Xiao's been in there for so long, and there's no news.

What if something happens to him?

We can't just wait here idle, can we?

Why don't we just inform my father and the others about this

and discuss it with them?

Murong Ce, how old are you?

Why are you acting like a child?

You always think about tattling when something happens.

Last time, you tattled.

As a result, my father and your father came over.

They put so much pressure on Mo Xiao,

forcing him to go to Changhuan Palace.

With such a big issue,

even if I don't send a message back to Shushan Sect,

Fengyu Division will soon receive the news.

The sect leader will know sooner or later.

Strength in numbers

will bring more solutions.

With this effort, we may have already

resolved the matter.

We won't be so passive.

Your father suddenly came to deliver the sect leader's orders,

making everyone anxious

and putting all hope on Mo Xiao.

We can't let him

face all dangers alone.

As the Young Leader of the Shushan Sect,

is it not his duty?

Do you think he enjoys being the Young Leader?

What do you mean by that?

Destiny landed upon him.

He's just a poor man.

- Chang Ming Guardian. - The lord orders me to grab the prisoners.

Bring the three

disciples of the Immortal Sect

from the Shushan Sect.

Guardian.

Among those three, the leader has deep greediness

and completed demonization in just a few days.

Letting them go

seems quite a waste.

I don't need you

to tell me that.

Apologies. I'll go get them now.

Guardian, they are here.

Stop.

- Feed them. - Yes.

Who are you? Where are we?

This is the dungeon of the Desire Valley.

Why are we here?

You were poisoned by the Lust Sacred Stone

and just now took the antidote.

It will take a while for you to fully wake up.

If you don't want to die,

get your men and come with me.

- Senior. - Senior.

- Where are we? - What?

Are you unwilling to leave?

Then stay

and become a soul puppet for the sacred stone.

You…

- Senior. - Senior.

Let's go.

Rushing in recklessly is too dangerous.

I disagree.

Then you can leave, and I'll go in alone.

I also disagree with you going.

What do you mean?

It's fine if you don't go yourself,

but what right do you have to stop me?

Although I don't like you very much,

we are fellow disciples.

I can't watch you go take risks.

I don't need you to like me.

I can bear any consequences alone.

- Young Master Murong. - Young Master Xie.

What are you doing here?

I didn't expect

that the three of us could escape alive

after going through so much.

I was just about to ask you.

Who was the person

I saw you with?

I really don't know who it was.

He gave us three antidotes,

claiming to lead us out of the city.

He gave you the antidotes

and was even going to send you out of the city?

- Where is the antidote? - We took the antidotes.

- There's none left? - I truly don't have any here.

They administered it to us,

and after we woke up, we were brought out.

You didn't hide the antidote, did you?

Young Master Xie, what are you saying?

What kind of person do you take me for?

Did they say

why they let you out?

No, why?

Is there something wrong?

Senior Brother Lu, since your poison has been cured, hurry and leave the city.

My father and Uncle Xie

are waiting for you just outside the city.

Tell them what you saw

inside Changhuan Palace.

Maybe they

can come up with some plan.

Don't forget to tell them

that Mo Xiao risked his life and went into the Changhuan Palace.

It must be because Mo Xiao sacrificed himself

that the three of you were saved.

We will wait until tomorrow.

If Mo Xiao hasn't come out by then,

we will also find a way to sneak in.

If something happens to us by then,

Murong Ce will send you a signal.

Then you will rush over to rescue.

I understand. Then I will report to the elderlies tonight.

We will discuss it in detail later.

Lord, those two people with Mo Xiao

are the young masters of the Shushan Sect.

When I escorted those three people out of Changhuan Palace,

I heard one of them

calling the other two young masters.

Neither of the two were poisoned.

After they left,

I secretly followed them all the way.

They seemed to be leaving the city to meet with the disciples of the Shushan Sect.

It sounded like the heads of the Shushan Sect have also arrived.

Very good.

It seems the distinguished guests are all coming.

Lord, do we still need to send the antidote later?

As long as Mo Xiao is demonized,

it will arouse his demonic heart.

The life and death of other minions

is not my concern.

What's most important now

is to find the whereabouts of the third sacred stone.

As long as Mo Xiao is demonized,

he can become your bait, Lord.

I'm sorry.

Please enlighten us, my Lord.

Now that the heads of the Shushan Sect are here,

how should we respond?

When the esteemed guests arrive,

of course, we should treat them well.

It is said that a long, long time ago,

an immortal master who traveled far and wide

saw the two spirit trees of yin and yang along the way.

The yang tree had lush leaves,

whose branches swayed and played music by themselves.

The yin tree had mournful flowers,

whose falling petals produced five different tones.

But later, because the yang tree grew too vigorously

and overshadowed the yin tree,

causing the yin tree's growth to be stunted.

So the yang tree asked the immortal master,

to turn it into a qin.

The qin body would be made of the yang tree's wood as the exterior,

and the yin tree's wood as the interior.

From then on, the two trees of yin and yang were united again

and remained together forever and ever.

So the immortal master

named it Journey.

It symbolizes

life within the boundless universe

is like being a distant traveler.

It's truly a touching story.

If in this life,

I can fulfill the aspiration of Journey,

I would entrust my body, life after life,

all to you.

Mo Xiao.

Why are you always

so willing to make promises to me?

I clearly know

that none of these will come true,

but I am still willing to believe in you.

Sometimes I wonder

are you wrong,

or am I wrong?

Tell me.

Why is it so easy for me to believe in you?

You've been following Master for so long,

yet you still don't understand manners.

The Lord has instructed me to remind you,

that the people of Shushan Sect are already outside the city.

You need to accelerate the catalysis of the love poison in Mo Xiao.

At that time,

when the Young Leader of the Shushan Sect is demonized by the Lord,

the disciples of the Shushan Sect

will naturally be thrown into disorder.

I don't need you

to remind me of what to do.

Don't think that just because you've become the Star Lord Shaohao,

you can be so arrogant.

Didn't he get poisoned?

Don't get close to her.

I don't like it.

He is poisoned,

but his martial arts are not crippled.

Go back and tell Master

that he said,

he had the patience to wait.

Don't worry.

With me here,

I won't let anyone hurt you.

With me here,

no one can kill you.

What did you say? The Young Leader went to Changhuan Palace alone?

Yes.

Today, a demon servant

brought the three of us out of the dungeon

and gave us three antidote pills,

claiming to take us out of the city.

Just outside the Changhuan Palace,

we encountered Young Master Murong and Young Master Xie.

It's just…

What?

That witch Feng Lixue is still in Changhuan Palace.

Will the Young Leader…

Feng Lixue

is being used by the Demon Lord Chong Guang.

She is indeed a major threat to the Young Leader.

Here's what I think.

Mo Xiao must have gone to Changhuan Palace

to save you.

Since he knows Feng Lixue is a witch,

he naturally won't have any more compassion.

Yes.

I hope the Young Leader will soon see the witch's true colors

and stop being soft-hearted.

In that case,

let's wait for Ce's news.

If there's any movement,

we'll storm into the city.

Yes.

Look.

Wait for me. I'll be right back.

♫ I've been thinking of you while talking ♫

This is your favorite.

♫ The flowers have fallen in my dream ♫

If you're hungry, you should eat this.

Are you hungry again?

Mo Xiao.

♫ All have come into my heart ♫

♫ Looking at the morning sun, I feel down ♫

♫ Thinking of the herons, I feel distressed ♫

♫ In the blink of an eye, the leaves have fallen ♫

♫ Carving the thoughts of love in the heart ♫

Xie Lingyun.

- Let's go. - What?

- Quickly, come with me. - What's happening?

You'll know soon. Let's go.

You never make things clear.

Mo Xiao.

Has he been poisoned by Love and Desire?

Judging by his state,

he must be poisoned.

Who are you? Why do you want to kill Mo Xiao?

He is a disgrace to the Immortal Sect.

And you, witch, I'll kill you too.

His life belongs to me. Aside from me,

no one else can touch him.

Lixue.

You should only look at me.

Ignore everyone else. Let's go.

Let's go drink.

Stop.

Junior sister Yue Yao, we told you to wait for news outside the city.

Why did you suddenly break into the city?

- Do you know this will get him killed? - What do you mean?

You need to wait patiently.

When the time comes, you will understand.

You are hurt.

I am not.

No, you are.

You actually let her hurt you.

She is just

one of my pawns.

How could she possibly hurt me?

She used to be.

But now,

you actually fell for her.

Impossible.

Once the Demon Lord of Love and Desire falls for someone,

he will surely suffer the backlash of the powers of love and desire.

Stop deceiving yourself.

I am an immortal fallen god.

It's impossible for me to fall for any foolish human.

Impossible.

They are getting worse.

There is no time left.

Mo Xiao is also poisoned.

We must break through the city tonight.

I'll inform my father and the others first

of tonight's plan to break through the city

so that they can be prepared.

We cannot use voice transmission.

The person who brought Lu Jianchuan out

already knows that the Shushan Sect disciples are in the city.

If the voice transmission is discovered,

we will be exposed.

How can we inform them then?

Junior Sister Yue Yao, I wonder if I could trouble you for a trip.

Go and inform my father and Uncle Murong that we will attack tonight.

Junior Sister Yue Yao, we will

look after Haotian for you.

He has profound skills.

Compared to Jing and the others,

his situation is much better.

So you don't need to worry.

Tonight, we will attack.

We will safely

rescue Senior Brother Haotian.

Alright then.

I'll go.

Star Lord Ji.

You now come and go freely

of my Spiritual Palace.

Star Lord Xu Yuan.

I came hastily

to discuss some important news

with you.

What news?

Shushan Sect

is going to attack Chong Guang.

What do you mean?

Chong Guang kidnapped many Shushan disciples

in Desire Valley.

Even the young masters of various Shushan sects have fallen.

The Young Leader Mo Xiao

was also poisoned by Chong Guang's Love and Desire.

I heard

two heads from the Shushan Sect

are stationed outside Desire Valley

with the Shushan disciples.

Is that so?

Don't you want to join the excitement?

Even the disciple of the Fengyue Sword Lord

has been poisoned by Love and Desire.

Then other Shushan Sect disciples

are even less of a match for him.

This excitement

is probably not worth seeing.

But Star Lord Ji,

are you…

I have waited for decades

for the day

that the Shushan Sect led by Yuan Beichen

becomes the demon slaves of Suyu Mountain.

Then, I will see

what kind of face he will have.

Star Lord Ji seems

to struggle over the past.

Twenty years ago,

he humiliated and abandoned me.

My hatred is not resolved.

How can I let it go?

Star Lord Xu Yuan.

Do you want to come with me?

Star Lord Ji.

Now, in my heart,

there is no love or hatred,

no resentment or regret.

I'm afraid you are looking for the wrong person.

Do you really want to endure for this long?

If you can't find your child,

will you remain silent in the Spiritual Palace?

♫ Tears drop on paper, and one stroke carries the love ♫

♫ A lifetime's soul linked like fire, let it drift ♫

♫ Gloomy moonlight, decayed lovesickness ♫

♫ Wind sweeps the river, echoing the sad song ♫

♫ Soaked under the umbrella, in a pouring rain ♫

♫ Life and death, let it squander ♫

♫ Sweet promises, filled with thorns ♫

♫ Tangled and unruly, stirring the mountains and rivers ♫

♫ Love is hard to get, crossing the sea of bitterness ♫

♫ No matter how many lifetimes, unwilling to wake up ♫

♫ Until the fog dissipates, eternal waiting remains ♫

♫ Year after year, the love is still ♫

♫ Love is hard to get, crossing the sea of bitterness ♫

♫ No matter how many lifetimes, unwilling to wake up ♫

♫ Until the fog dissipates, eternal waiting remains ♫

♫ Year after year, the love is still ♫

♫ Through countless catastrophes, still find you familiar ♫

♫ The faithful cool wind, and the merciless night rain ♫

♫ Love is destined ♫