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Episode 19

Young Master Mei, I thought you didn't drink.

You seem to be a good drinker.

But it's a waste to drink like this.

You must enjoy this apricot wine slowly.

That's how you get to the real taste.

Besides, it has a strong aftertaste.

If you drink like this, it'll be too much for you.

Didn't you help your cousin to his room?

Why are you worrying about me?

You're really drunk.

What's wrong?

Don't you recognize me?

You…

are a fruit.

What fruit?

You are a fruit.

You fell from my tree.

This is my tree.

Let's go. The fruit will take you to your room.

You have to stay away from Young Master Pei.

He…

isn't good.

Okay.

- Young Master Mei is the best. Let's go. - Hmm.

You always try to charm me.

Look at you. You're even framing me when you're drunk.

I really can't handle you anymore.

Let me lean on you for a while.

I wonder what you're thinking.

Is anyone there?

Is anyone there?

Is anyone there?

Why did he choose this moment to come?

Lady Liu.

Lady Liu.

Lady Liu,

I've finally found you.

Lady Liu, if you're in big trouble,

just tell me.

Hurry up and leave.

Demon, leave Lady Liu alone!

She seduced me. She wants to harm. She is a horrible demon.

She's a demon!

Lady Liu.

Lady Liu.

Lady Liu, are you all right?

Why did you come back?

According to Demon Tales, when the snake demons shed their skin,

they need to drink water, but they don't need to eat.

But I remember he said when the snake demons are weak,

they need to eat aloe vera, poplar and mulberry.

So I picked some fresh mulberry leaves.

I don't know which mulberry leaves are the most effective,

so I prepared some.

How did I come back?

Jiya, I'll take you to eat

the baked sesame cake on the west side of the city later.

In the past few days,

County Princess Qinghe has been together with Young Master Pei.

Everyone has been watching.

They've been walking around the streets and having fun.

Everyone in Chang'an is saying that they are going to get engaged.

Is that true?

I…

don't know.

Huh?

Zhuyu…

is it really over between you and County Princess Qinghe?

Where's the thing I asked for?

Oh!

I've brought it with me. This is what you asked for.

Minister Liu said it contains all the records

on dark magic in Case Chamber.

Please thank Minister Liu for me.

Mm.

But Zhuyu, you can't keep guarding the county princess forever.

If you really care about her, why don't you take the initiative?

I'm not afraid that her heart belongs to someone else.

I'm just afraid…

that she'll fall for someone bad.

What's wrong with you, Wu Zhen?

When we go out to have fun,

there are always people gossiping about us.

What a killjoy.

You're famous in Chang'an.

It's inevitable.

Don't be mad.

I think I'm just notorious.

Buying rouge? I'm not going.

Fine, don't go then.

How about going to the countryside for a trip in a few days?

It will definitely not be as noisy as the city.

Jiya, how about we go to Lin'an River?

Lin'an River?

Mm.

It's the biggest river outside of Chang'an.

There's an island on the other side.

I heard it's beautiful in early autumn.

We'll be on the same boat then

and go down the river.

We'll wander freely.

- Is that good? - Sure.

Whatever you say.

- Again. - Good.

One more time.

Excuse me.

Do you think Boss will come to the Demon Underworld tonight?

- Why not? - Boss has been very busy lately.

She and Young Master Pei have been going out together every day.

Everyone in Chang'an says she and Young Master Pei grew up together

and they're a match made in heaven.

Young Master Pei was very happy when he heard that rumor.

Grew up together?

The one who has been with Xiaozhen for 18 years

isn't Pei Jiya.

Hmm?

Shu

Come back.

Come back to me.

Let's work together to achieve great things.

- Get lost! - Shu.

Xiaozhen?

Were you talking to me?

No. Why would I be mad at you?

I just had a bad dream.

Shu, if you have any problems, you have to tell us.

We'll figure it out together.

Don't worry. I am second only to the boss of this Demon Underworld.

Nothing can happen to me. Besides, I'll tell you if there's anything.

Other people are of no importance.

Here you go.

Everything about Xuan Hui's past is in here.

Just say it.

There's something I need your help with.

Well, Lady Liu,

what else do you need me to get for you

to help you shed your skin earlier? So that you suffer less.

All right. I'll go and find some more. Wait for me.

What a fool.

Did you see that?

No, that's a snake demon.

Look carefully. Raise your head.

A snake demon?

- Do you see it? - What did you catch?

It's rare for a snake demon to appear.

We caught this snake demon from the mountain.

She's highly skilled. She's already in human form.

Look, she has scales on her face.

As soon as she saw us,

she used all sorts of seductive techniques.

- She must be a demon. - She tried to seduce us with her beauty.

You're such a wench!

Fortunately, we were unmoved and caught her together.

Behave yourself.

This snake demon is very powerful and cunning.

She tried to escape many times.

I had no choice but to pull out her snake tendons

and chain her up

to prevent her from escaping and harming others.

Do you still dare to run away? Do you still dare to harm others?

- Behave yourself! - Stop it!

What are you doing?

Does every monster harm humans?

Even if she's a demon, you shouldn't treat her this way.

Demons do harm humans.

There's no demon in this world that doesn't harm humans.

Listen to me, everyone. Listen to me.

Listen to me, everyone!

Like humans, there is good and evil among demons.

You have not yet discerned right from wrong,

yet you have treated her so cruelly.

Isn't this against humanity?

Why are you being so kind?

How do you know that this demon doesn't harm humans?

Let me tell you. When I caught this demon, she was eating a child's heart.

What are you messing around for? Get lost!

Hey!

If she ate you, you wouldn't be here making all that noise.

He has lost his mind.

- That's right. - Where did he come from?

Seriously.

- Do you know how hard it was to catch her? - Yes.

That fool has been out for so long.

Did something happen to him?

The appearance of a snake demon is a rare occurrence

Are you all right?

Don't be afraid.

I'm the one just now…

I remember you.

You can talk?

Mm-hmm.

You…

Did you really eat a child's heart?

No, that's nonsense.

I knew it. Demons aren't born evil.

Besides, those two are just ordinary hunters.

If you had eaten a child's heart,

you wouldn't have been trapped here so easily.

You're a newly-formed demon, right?

You don't mind that I'm a demon?

So what if you're a demon?

If you're not wrong, you shouldn't be trapped here and let them torture you.

Even if you're wrong,

it's your victims who should seek justice from you.

Why are you locked up here, performing to make money for them?

I'll think of a way to get you out of here.

You want to take me away?

Don't be afraid.

I'll get you out of here and you'll be free.

I'm not using you.

You…

Don't eat this.

- Eat this. This is good. - This…

What…

- …is this? - Mulberry leaves.

It's the season for snakes to shed their skins.

And you're so weak. This is good for you.

Huh?

You're not a snake.

I…

This rich kid is quite smart.

He figured it out himself.

So what if he figured it out?

Weren't those rich fools who had no brains

all fooled by this young lady's beauty?

No matter what, the important thing is that we can make a big deal again.

Fortunately, this time we chose this snake girl

who is so beautiful

that she can help us catch so many big fish.

As long as we succeed this time,

we'll be able to enjoy ourselves for a while.

Actually, there has never been any snake demon.

I was accidentally kidnapped by them.

They always beat me up

and even forced me

to disguise myself like this.

It's all just a gimmick to do a show.

How can there be such abominable men in this world?

How despicable. I'll save you.

Wait, Young Master.

He untied it. Hurry up.

Hurry up. Come on.

You're really back. What?

You want to take advantage of our absence to release this demon?

Miss, run now! I'll hold him back.

Don't move!

- Let go! - Don't move!

Let go of me!

Did you tell her to run? Where to?

We're all in this together.

Ever since she joined us, she has duped many fools

like you who are attracted to beauty.

She pretends to be a snake demon to lure young men,

then reveals its true form and pretends to be pitiful.

That's just an old trick.

But you're different from them in one way or another.

Other people would have chickened out by now.

But you tried to hold us back and stall for time so she could escape.

You're the most foolish person we've ever met.

- What a big fool. - Don't waste your breath on him.

Tie him up. We'll take him to his manor and ask for money.

Don't move.

- Stay still. - Let go of me.

Let's go.

All right.

I don't think they'll come after us.

Young Master,

I…

I did lie to you today.

But I didn't mean to.

I was under their control. If I hadn't helped them commit fraud…

they would have beaten and scolded me all the time.

I was just trying to survive.

I see.

Now that you are safe, don't ever lie again.

I'll take my leave.

Young Master.

What is it?

I'm lucky to be saved by you today.

I don't have anything with me

and I can't repay you.

If you don't mind,

I'm willing to serve you for the rest of my life.

Miss, I saved you without expecting anything in return.

I did it willingly.

Miss, I don't deserve that.

Is it because of what happened earlier that you don't want to believe me?

Get up.

I know you're a pitiable person.

In the courtyard just now,

thanks to you for switching sides and helping me.

But as they said,

there was more than one person who got in trouble for saving you.

Only you know whether you feel guilty

about all this.

I only know

that when people do evil, it is more terrifying than demons.

Miss, my betrothed is still waiting for me at home.

Goodbye.

Lady Liu.

Are you well? So you're feeling better?

You're quite bold.

I thought you would flee in panic when you saw my demon form.

Flee?

Of course not. It's just a bit of a surprise.

You should have told me earlier.

Why would I tell you earlier?

We're engaged.

A husband and wife should be honest with each other.

I'm a demon.

Yes, I saw it.

And you still say we're engaged?

You're a demon, and our marriage was decided by our families.

What do these two things have to do with each other?

You want to marry a demon?

No. I didn't think about it before.

I want to marry you.

But you are a demon.

Come to think of it, no other man's wife can compare to you.

They don't have such beautiful snake forms.

Beautiful?

More beautiful than those in Demon Tales.

You're the most beautiful I have ever seen.

You're talking as if you've seen other snake demons.

I wanted to give you a surprise.

But Little Loach is so ugly.

I'm sure you don't like it.

What?

I mean, in Demon Tales,

there's no mention of a demon being so beautiful.

Do you still think I'm beautiful?

My identity as a snake demon must remain a secret.

If you dare to tell anyone,

I'll swallow you whole like I did just now.

So watch your mouth.

Lady Liu, where are you going?

Return to Chang'an.

All right, I'll go with you.

Duke Wu manor

Lady Mingzhuang.

What are you doing?

We are delivering my young master's betrothal gift.

Betrothal gift? Did Lady Wu agree?

It goes without saying that this is the case.

Today, my young master has arranged to go on a trip with the county princess.

When they're alone together, it's proposal time.

Alone together?

- Where did they go? - Outside Chang'an City.

Lin'an River.

- Xiao Fu, Xiao Zhen. - Hmm?

Why did you deliberately tell Young Master Mei about this?

Lady Mingzhuang, what do you mean?

It was Young Master Mei who asked, and we answered.

Lady Wu.

Lady Wu.

That's not right. The scent is off.

Commander Mei. My young master is currently sightseeing in Lin'an

with County Princess Qinghe. Nobody else shall disturb them.

I'm sorry, but I have to disturb them.

Commander Mei!

What are you reading?

There's a rumor going around in Chang'an.

They say Chang'an is infested with evil.

Jiya, have you heard?

It's just nonsense from ignorant people.

There is no such thing as evil spirits in this world.

Wu Zhen, don't think too much.

But they made it sound so convincing.

I can't help but believe it.

This ancient book contains

many stories of evil spirits and strange phenomena.

There is a story

about someone who made a deal with a demon using his body and blood

in order to obtain the power he desired.

Jiya, don't you think it's interesting?

It's quite a novel. I've never heard of it before.

What happened next?

After that, this person became a demon himself.

If I had known that you like this kind of book,

I would have found it for you.

What is this incense carving pattern?

Auspicious clouds.

Do you still have any doubts?

The pattern on this incense looks like auspicious clouds.

But from my angle…

it looks like there's an eye hidden in it.

Who are you?

The scent suppresses my techniques.

There is a rumor about eyes in this book.

- Jiya, take a look. - All right.

Wu Zhen, are you teasing me again?

There are no words in this book.

How is that possible? Look carefully.

The origin of this book is unknown, and it is extremely unlucky.

It's better if you don't read it.

Wu Zhen, no!

This won't do.

I have to think of a way to stop the formation.

Wu Zhen, you must not die.

What person are you?

You're wrong. I'm not a person.

You're fine?

But you're not fine at all.

Run.

Let's go.

It is indeed Oppression Spell.

Yes.

Mei is up to no good.

He has been harassing Wu Zhen day and night.

I just want to teach him a lesson. What's wrong?

Don't come near me.

My benefactor is a master beyond the world.

If you lay a finger on me, he won't let you go!

Open the formation.

I'll give you another chance.

Open the formation now.

This formation cannot be opened.

Translated by Teo SY