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=Moonlit Reunion=

(Adapted from Fu Hua's novel "Madam Mei's Husband Spoiling")

=Episode 36=

(Mei Family Tea House)

Zhuyu...

♪Apricot blossoms flutter, in an instant all else fades♪

Mother.

Zhuyu...

Mother.

♪Promises of forever written into drifting smoke and waves♪

Zhuyu...

♪Without you in this world, what worth remains?♪

♪Joys and sorrows of the past entangle in dreams♪

♪But nothing cuts deeper than that moment of farewell♪

♪The rest of my life I'd give just to grow old with you♪

♪Yet still what I seek I cannot reach♪

♪Watch as petals fall one by one♪

♪If I fall in love, how is that wrong?♪

♪Moonlight dries the air, breath turns cold♪

Mother.

♪I hold you close, but you stay silent♪

Mother.

What's the matter with my mother?

It's alright,

Zhuyu.

All things will pass.

(Former Cat Master)

Who are you?

Father!

(I never thought)

(Father was actually the former Cat Master.)

(And even more surprising,)

(this is the truth from 18 years ago.)

Master!

Young Lady Wu.

You're awake.

Where is he?

Looks like you're really recovered.

Have you all been

waiting for me here?

I...

Please let him check on you, Young Lady Wu.

You're finally alright.

It seems like Changxi Palace is more than meets the eye.

You even know how to treat a demonic wound.

I should be thankful to you.

The credit doesn't go to Changxi Palace.

You were just blessed enough.

We invited Young Lady Hu Zhu over at once.

Unexpectedly,

you fell into a three-day slumber.

Since he's done me such a big favor,

I need to thank him in person.

Well,

knowing you'd regain your memory

and fearing you'd be irritated by his sight when you came round,

he said he knew what to do.

So he excused himself and left.

Young Lady Wu.

Give me a moment, Young Lady Wu.

It's said that you visited this library

during your memory loss.

You joked about doing both Daoist and demon ways.

The Changxi Mace's mantra is meant to guard the mind with righteous thoughts.

It shouldn't conflict with demonic power.

You've only just recovered,

and you still need to regulate your inner breath.

Perhaps it may be of some help to you.

(Changxi Mantra)

Thank you so much.

Take your time to read and study it.

♪It carries dreamlike whispers too tender to hear♪

♪Flowers fall in silence though never by will♪

♪Still the wind moves on♪

♪The moon climbs the window and will not leave♪

♪It brushes my brow and brings up old memories♪

♪The moon is distant yet the moon is kind♪

♪It holds the clouds in its arms♪

♪Under its glow I search for you♪

♪In the end the wind is still and the moon is gone♪

♪And you are no longer here♪

♪Through the long night I lose myself in dreams♪

♪My heart stirs once more at dawn♪

♪The view that follows after♪

Is that ugly doll yours too?

I defeated Second Senior Brother in a duel,

so Master got me this clay doll

as a reward.

On second look, it's quite lovely.

I haven't shown you around

since your arrival here.

I'm glad

that Master is now awake.

I think Changxi Palace is no less than Demon Market.

Well, have you been doing well lately?

With Master's absence,

things have been busy at Demon Market.

It's inevitable that I've neglected Ruyi Pavilion.

It hasn't been as profitable in the last 15 days.

Considering how well Ruyi Pavilion has been doing,

I guess it doesn't affect much.

Of course it does.

I aspired to be the richest person in Chang'an.

Even a single coin lost would pain me.

Yes, yes.

You're right.

When it comes to making money,

naturally, you're second to none.

Since you're ambitious,

your wish will come true.

I wonder if you'll be a great hero

when I become the richest one in Chang'an.

Well...

I'll try my best.

Where is your confidence?

In fact, I'm aware

that I joined Changxi Palace last.

And my cultivation has been so-so.

My talk about becoming a great hero

is just wishful thinking to others.

But I can't help imagining

that day to come.

I shall be a carefree, fearless,

and dedicated hero.

One starts his cultivation with determination.

Since you intend to do so,

just stick to it.

Don't care about what others think.

There's nothing to worry about.

Thank you for pointing that out.

If so,

I have a present for you.

What's that?

Is this

gold?

Judging from its color, it's gold from the previous dynasty.

How sharp-eyed you are.

However, do take a closer look at it.

That's a gold spirit!

During the war,

to avoid calamities, the rich

often buried their gold and silver deep in the mountains.

Sometimes they forgot where they'd buried it.

As time went by,

it turned into a spirit.

The other day, while I was verifying the ledger,

I found this.

This little fellow here sure knew how to hide.

Get up.

Get up!

Stop bullying it.

My gold!

It's right here!

Get back here, my gold!

(Why am I...)

You found it, Young Lady Wu.

It's faking death again.

Master.

That's not a gold ingot. It's actually a gold spirit.

Shuang Jiang said we'd take it back to Demon Market.

Young Lady Hu Zhu, when you're back there,

don't forget to teach it a good lesson.

Got it.

Master,

have you packed your stuff up?

We should go now.

Thank you for your hospitality all this time.

Don't mention it, Young Lady Wu.

Let's go.

Master,

why don't you wait for Young Master Mei?

I think we have more important things to attend to.

A snake has been spotted in our city. Do guard your homes.

Check out these bamboo baskets, please.

A snake has been spotted in our city. Do guard your homes.

A snake has been spotted in our city. Do guard your homes.

A snake has been spotted in our city. Do guard your homes.

A snake has been spotted in our city. Please guard your homes.

It's winter.

How could there be snakes here in Chang'an?

You may not know, Young Master.

Well,

I've been tailing this big snake all the way here.

It's just that it was misty

last night,

so I lost it.

Are you telling the truth?

I am.

If it climbs into my mansion,

what do I do?

Indeed.

We need to protect our families.

Everyone, don't panic.

I've brought along a lot of sulfur powder today.

You may burn some around your house

to drive snakes away.

Do we need to pay for it?

You may have it for free,

so that you can get rid of snakes.

I'll have some!

- I'll have some! - Sure.

I'll have a pack of it!

Me too!

All right.

I have a big mansion.

Two packs for you, then.

Here. All of you are getting it.

All of you are getting it.

You must burn it around your house.

Waiter.

You're up, Young Master Mei Si. Do you want something to eat?

Sure.

Excuse me?

What's going on out there? It's so noisy.

Has there been some ghost?

It's a snake, not a ghost.

What?

That's a snake.

It's said that there's been a snake in Chang'an.

Now everyone is getting sulfur powder from the snake hunter.

From the east to the west of the city, it's been going on since this morning.

Logically speaking,

since it is winter,

snakes should be in hiding.

However, no harm in buying more sulfur to keep snakes away from your home.

After all, Chinese New Year is around the corner.

It's to ward off bad luck, right?

This way, please, Young Masters.

Here.

Snakes hibernate in winter, no?

Sulphur powder?

It's pungent out here. Are you alright, Young Lady?

Young Lady! Young Lady!

Young Lady!

Stop the carriage!

Don't stop! We'll return to the mansion at once.

Yes. Keep going.

Young Lady!

The carriage has broken down.

- It's a snake! - That's a snake!

Where is it?

That's a snake!

Where is it? Where is the snake?

What's happening? Where is the snake?

It's in the carriage! It's in there!

Don't just stand there! Go help her!

Has she been bitten by the snake?

Go check on her already!

Go up there and check on it!

But I'm scared of snakes!

Now isn't the time for that!

Young Lady!

Are you alright, Young Lady?

- Young Lady! - Young Lady!

Is everything alright, Young Lady?

Are you hurt?

Young Lady!

Young Lady!

Are you alright, Young Lady?

Mei Si?

Are Young Master Mei Si and Young Lady Liu...

What...

Young Master Mei Si is saving the damsel in distress!

- Young Master Si. - Young Master Si.

Stop that!

No burning of sulphur powder in the mansion after this.

- But there are snakes. - Well...

So what if there are snakes? I'm happy with that!

Let's keep all this away.

Make way, Sir!

What is this?

Sir.

Take good care of her.

I'll go fetch her a basin of water.

Go on.

Seriously, what's with

Si and Young Lady Liu?

After all, they've been engaged to one another for over ten years.

Perhaps their marriage will happen soon.

Do you feel better?

Thank you so much.

To my surprise,

the sulphur powder managed to do this

to our famous Serpent Master.

And you seem to be alright.

Fortunately, I wasn't out there.

However...

It's been

a blessing in disguise for you two.

You might as well make up to one another.

You're not recovered yet,

so you should get some rest.

I'm afraid there's something more urgent to attend to.

What's it?

I need to figure out who was trying to hurt me.

Something was trying to hurt you?

You mean,

someone purposely

filled the city with sulphur?

Even if someone was behind it,

why was he after your scales?

I have no idea.

But no one must ever lay their hands on the scales of a Serpent Master.

I think starting from the snake hunter

would lead us to the clue in no time.

It's only been two hours,

so it's not hard for us

to locate the snake hunter.

Speak.

I saw that snake hunter in East Market

about 15 minutes ago.

Here's your money.

I saw him leaving Quarters of Pleasure

about 10 minutes ago.

I... I know where he is too!

I saw him in the temple! He was in the temple!

Stop pushing...

Calm down.

One by one.

It's a snake!

That's a snake!

Great Spirit! Please spare my life!

Great Spirit...

I heard you'd followed a big snake all the way here.

What happened?

Where is the snake now?

The snake...

I'm too incompetent,

so I've failed to catch it.

Considering how timid you are

and the few tools you have here,

I bet you haven't come across some big snake.

You only manage to catch eels and loaches, don't you?

But yesterday, you claimed

to have seen a big snake

and followed it here.

You even brought along all this sulphur powder.

Could it be

that you were told to do so?

How... How perceptive of you.

Yes.

I... I made up

that story about the big snake.

And why did you make that up?

Here's the thing, Great Spirit.

As you can see,

I don't have what it takes to catch a big snake.

That's simply beyond my capability!

I'd be scared to death.

Thus, I could just

hoax the people

and cause terror.

After causing terror,

I... I'd give away or sell some sulphur powder

to make some money.

Come clean already!

Great Spirit.

I'm telling nothing but the truth.

I'm not lying to you at all.

(He is really a mere mortal.)

(What conspiracy is it behind all this?)

It... It's you, Sir.

You gave me a fright of my life.

Sir.

I did as you said and handed out the sulphur powder.

Is there anything I can do for you?

Nothing.

You may go now.

Sure, I'm taking my leave.

I'm not drunk!

Yes, you're not drunk.

- Stop pulling me! - Over here.

Slowly.

- I can hold my liquor... - Slowly.

Excuse me.

Where are my friends?

I think they're gone.

They're gone?

Where to?

I don't know when Young Master Mei Si left.

On the other hand, that young master left in a hurry,

as if something had came up.

By the way,

Young Lady Liu,

someone asked me to pass this to you.

(See you in the woods.)

It's demonic sorcery.

Where am I?

Who tied me here?

Who are you?

Did you tie me here?

Answer me!

Are you even a man?

Sir!

Sir!

Xuan Hui.

Why is it you?

Elder Hui.

I should be asking you that.

You're actually still alive.

Sir!

Xuan Hui, you evil demon.

Since when did you befriend this mortal?

You have no say in deciding

who I mingle with.

As for you,

what exactly are you up to,

pulling all these tricks?

Naturally, I'm trying to create chaos

in Demon Market.

Xuan Hui.

Have you forgotten

how you gave me your solemn promise back in Demon Prison,

and how I got you out of there?

Now,

facing this useless mortal here,

you're actually all friendly

and humbling yourself.

Old Hui.

I'll decide

if he's my enemy.

Whether or not I'm getting back at him, you're in no place to tell me what to do.

When we were in Demon Prison,

I ever promised you to hurt Cat Master.

And I did so.

But I never promised

that I'd succeed, right?

As for him,

he's not some inept mortal.

He's my friend.

Sir!

Sir!

Stop it!

Stop it!

Run!

Sir!

Sir...

You're finally here, Serpent Master.

Elder Hui?

I bet it'd taken you a lot

to come back to life.

You're not here simply to bully a mortal

and a trivial demon who's less than 100, right?

Well,

of course, I'm here for you.

Young Lady Liu!

Young Lady Liu!

What exactly do you want?

Well,

I'd like to have a deal with you.

Cut to the chase.

A scale of yours

in exchange for your lives.

What do you think?

♪Apricot blossoms flutter, in an instant, all else fades♪

♪Leaving only the bitterness brewed from memory♪

♪Promises of forever written into drifting smoke and waves♪

♪Without you in this world, what worth remains?♪

♪Joys and sorrows of the past entangle in dreams♪

♪But nothing cuts deeper than that moment of farewell♪

♪The rest of my life I'd give just to grow old with you♪

♪Yet still what I seek I cannot reach♪

♪Watch as petals fall one by one♪

♪If I fall in love, how is that wrong?♪

♪Moonlight dries the air, breath turns cold♪

♪I hold you close, but you stay silent♪

♪Watch as petals fall one by one♪

♪If I fall in love, how is that wrong?♪

♪Eyes flicker, memories overflow♪

♪How could I say goodbye when you turn back to look?♪

♪How dare I hope for anything after?♪