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♪Let this long river boil, forging new mountains and seas♪

♪Let the blade cut through the dust♪

♪At the end of the other shore, the long night finally pales♪

♪Only then is this oath not sworn in vain♪

♪Let the torrents drench me, frost and snow embrace me♪

♪My resolve has never wavered♪

♪Even after millennia, I'll cleave mountains asunder♪

♪I'll wait for the fog to clear, the dawn to break, and for you to come♪

♪Storms and turmoil rage♪

♪Turbulent waves surge♪

♪Trampling the dawn's light♪

♪Let us venture together♪

♪Let this long river boil, forging new mountains and seas♪

♪Let the blade cut through the dust♪

♪At the end of the other shore, the long night finally pales♪

♪Only then is this oath not sworn in vain♪

♪Let the torrents drench me, frost and snow embrace me♪

♪My resolve has never wavered♪

♪Even after millennia, I'll cleave mountains asunder♪

♪I'll wait for the fog to clear, the dawn to break, and for you to come♪

=The Journey of Legend=

=Episode 30=

(Power Gang)

Mr. Xiao, come on.

Please sit.

Mr. Xiao, were your parents' remains delivered safely?

They've been buried.

Good.

May I ask why you invited me here, Master Li?

Ah yes.

At Nantiandang, I recall you mentioning

the symbol left by

those who killed your family.

That's right.

How does it concern the Power Gang?

This person is also our enemy.

He colluded with North Wasteland, endangering Daxi.

As civilians of Daxi,

the Power Gang members bear the duty to protect our land.

Since you are so patriotic,

why not unite the martial world?

Why resort to intimidation to subjugate martial artists?

The rules of the martial world

are far more complex than you imagine, Mr. Xiao.

More people mean divided loyalties.

Without forceful measures to command obedience,

the martial world

will never unite as one.

If fear achieves unity, I'll gladly play the villain.

Fear shouldn't be the bond between sects.

What happened at Nantiandang proved

that the martial world values righteousness.

You think the martial world

would be better without the Power Gang?

No.

But your Power Gang is only making things worse at the moment.

You're seeking unity

through wrong methods.

You have your principles, while I have mine.

Our approaches differ,

but we share a common goal.

Master Li, why did you invite me over?

To form an alliance.

The culprit who wiped out your family and the traitor to my gang

both used this very item.

We found this on the Wastelanders at Nantiandang.

They used your brother Xiao Yiren as a pawn.

So those who killed your family and set up the Power Gang

were the same people.

Mr. Xiao, tell me.

Who's truly pulling the strings?

Unfortunately, I haven't uncovered

his true identity.

I suspect his true motives are more complex than we imagined.

In that case,

alliance becomes more crucial.

Our only lead remains the Marrow-Shattering Finger.

What do you think, Mr. Xiao?

With Power Gang's approach, this isn't an alliance,

but mutual exploitation.

I bet you just want me to find this person.

Actually, I'm leaving tomorrow

to confront Deng Qingfeng of Hailin Sect

and Fei Yuqiao of the Fei family.

Alright, Mr. Xiao, feel free to ask for anything

you want.

I do need your favor

on something.

Go ahead.

The Medicine King of your gang knows unique skills.

My friend's father suffers from a rare illness.

We need the Medicine King's expertise.

It's quite inappropriate to send him to the Tang Sect,

but I'll arrange it, Mr. Xiao.

Thank you, Master Li. Farewell.

Still awake so late?

The cicadas won't stop.

Worried about your father?

He's been ill for years.

I left Tang Sect six months ago.

I thought I'd find clues about Yan Kuangtu at Nantiandang.

But it was false hope.

Tang Fang.

There might be cures besides the Book of Oblivion

for your father.

Our friends are seeking other remedies.

I believe

we'll find a way.

I hope so.

(Grave of Xiao Xilou and Sun Huishan)

(Xiao Residence)

I can't go with you this time. Be extra careful.

Rest easy. The Medicine King will go to the Tang Sect.

Wait here. He might cure your father.

Thank you.

We'll be waiting for you.

Alright.

Guys, take care.

- Don't worry. We got this. - Don't worry. We got this.

Dear audience.

As the saying goes,

"In the martial world..."

Sir.

Two noodles, please.

Got it. Just a second. Coming right up.

Yuhan, isn't your home right after this market?

Yeah.

You haven't been home in ages. Find some gifts for your family.

You know how things are between me and my father. Forget it.

Your family has practiced sword arts for generations.

I can't imagine

why your father learned the Marrow-Shattering Finger.

He's into martial arts.

Sadly, the Qianxi branch of the Hailin Sect has declined.

My father tried to revitalize our sect by integrating various techniques.

He learned martial arts from multiple sects years ago.

Marrow-Shattering Finger

was likely one of them.

He's been in constant seclusion since I can remember.

Few in the sect ever see him.

I've been wandering the martial world. We've grown distant.

But Qiushui,

my father could never have murdered your parents.

But since he's a suspect,

it's only right

to confront him.

Yuhan.

The sooner we rule your father out,

the earlier we can find the culprit.

(Hailin Sect)

Yulan, I'm home.

(Deng Yulan, Hailin Sect, Eldest Sister)

Yulan, long time no see.

Long time no see.

You're finally home. See Father in the study first.

I'll host Qiushui.

See you in a bit, Qiushui.

Let's go, Qiushui.

Father.

Qiushui, you must be hungry after the long journey.

Come on.

I prepared some dishes.

My father will see you after you eat.

Yulan, thank you so much for the effort.

Enjoy your meal. I'll check on Father.

- Alright. - Enjoy.

Qiushui.

Tie him up. Wait for orders.

Understood.

Where is he?

Search immediately.

- Understood. - Understood.

- Qiushui, how could you... - Yulan.

Sorry.

Tell me. Where's Mr. Deng?

Mr. Deng.

I know you're home.

I don't want to fight you.

Come out.

How dare you!

Are you really going to make a move here in our Hailin Sect?

(The Lion's Roar left my body numb and my head splitting with pain.)

(His internal energy is unexpectedly profound.)

Xiao Qiushui.

I know nothing about what happened to your family.

Considering that you're my son's friend,

I won't give you a hard time. Just leave.

Mr. Deng.

I'm here to find out who killed my parents.

Please show yourself.

You just have to push your luck.

Then don't blame me for showing no mercy.

(Smells like saltpeter.)

(He's throwing hidden weapons with mechanical devices.)

Mr. Deng.

I know you lack internal energy.

Just come out already.

Nonsense.

Perish.

Mr. Deng.

Time to show yourself.

(Marrow-Shattering Finger?)

(His internal energy feels depleted.)

Father.

Father, are you alright?

Father.

Qiushui, why are you fighting?

Yuhan.

Your father is injured.

Help him sit down first.

Father.

Father.

My palm strike caused a reversed energy flow because his meridians

were damaged.

I didn't know about it.

Mr. Deng, I deeply apologize.

Qiushui, my father has profound internal energy.

Why would his meridians be damaged?

Yuhan, perhaps your father has his secrets.

This wall you have here is called the Echo Wall.

Whisper near its base, and your voice amplifies a hundredfold.

You can intimidate anyone

with that amplified voice, even if you lack internal energy.

And there are mechanisms controlling the saltpeter explosions.

Mr. Deng,

you've been maintaining

your family's reputation

like this all these years, right?

Father.

What's going on?

Mr. Deng, I know

I shouldn't pry into your secrets.

But my parents' death

involves deeper truths.

The real murderer mastered

the Marrow-Shattering Finger.

That's why I came to investigate.

Please tell me the truth.

Did you visit my family

on the day Sword Retreat fell?

Father, Qiushui didn't lie. Please tell us the truth.

So that Qiushui can find the real killer of his parents.

My injury traces back to the Herbal Valley bandit purge

years ago.

Thunderfire bombs hit me

in Herbal Valley.

My meridians broke, and I lost all martial prowess.

Though I survived,

all my cultivation

was gone.

For 15 years, I secluded myself for cultivation,

trying to regain my strength.

But even now,

I've only recovered 10 percent of it.

Mr. Deng,

so your injury

dates back 15 years?

Marrow-Shattering Finger requires immense internal energy.

I lost the capability to perform it long ago.

Over the years, I kept renovating my manor

to install mechanisms and hide the fact that I've lost my power.

I earned fame through

Marrow-Shattering Finger and Hailin Swordplay,

making a name in the martial world when I was young.

But this also

earned me deadly enemies.

Only Master Xiao knew that I had lost my internal energy.

I begged him to keep it secret.

Though rumors spread

about me in the martial world,

no one

knows the truth behind all this.

You allied with Heavenly King Zhu

to seek protection

against the Power Gang?

Father.

You allied with Heavenly King Zhu?

I

had no choice.

All our former allies met disaster.

Even the Huanhua Sect fell.

I knew Liu Suifeng orchestrated everything.

I lost all my martial power.

Without Heavenly King Zhu's protection,

how could our family survive?

That's why

you abandoned the Xiaos in their crisis.

That tragedy

haunts me with guilt.

But I swear I'm innocent of their massacre.

I had no part in it.

But today,

I've chosen to tell you the truth to help you

find the true killer.

Pardon me.

Master Dayin's Breath-Returning Technique.

Damaged meridians

can be restored with Master Dayin's golden needles.

But if the energy can't flow,

that means...

Forgive me, sir.

Father.

Father.

Father.

I'm truly sorry, sir.

Your injury has festered too long.

One-tenth recovery is the maximum.

It's alright.

I've made peace with this.

My only wish now

is for

my family to stay safe.

Father.

Liu Suifeng.

Liu Suifeng.

You came after all.

If you're seeking revenge, kill me and spare the others.

It's my greatest regret that I didn't kill you

when I killed your traitor mother.

To think I let you live to plague the martial world.

Stop calling her a traitor.

Today, I'll show you the truth before I kill you.

It's the handwritten testimony of the assassin Yuchi Qing.

Herbal Valley has always been reclusive

and had no dealings with the North Wasteland.

The pills my mother made were meant to feed the poor.

The Wastelanders wanted the pills

for military use, but we wouldn't sell to them,

so they spread rumors about us.

No way.

There were Wastelanders in Herbal Valley.

We got tips saying that you were making Marching Pills for the Wastelanders.

Master Xiao led us to Herbal Valley

for investigation.

Master Liu, I swear that we won't

harm anyone without cause.

If no evidence is found,

I will personally apologize to all the valley people.

No way. You think you can just walk in

and search our home with some false accusations?

Though small, our clan values integrity above all.

We won't endure your disrespect.

Exactly. What do you take us for?

What should we do?

What's going on?

Master Xiao, what...

Should we barge in?

No, let Master Liu think about it.

I believe she'll make the right choice.

Master Xiao gave your mother a chance to prove her innocence.

Yet she stubbornly refused.

If she weren't guilty,

why would she have done that?

You came as bandits

and expected welcoming smiles?

Besides, you only spoke nicely, but in the end, you forced your way in

and slaughtered my people without mercy.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother.

I watched my mother die before my eyes.

And my people

all turned to cold corpses.

It happened so fast.

No inquiries. No verification.

You massacred my people.

You people from the Herbal Valley killed the innocent

to cover your crimes.

What happened?

What happened?

Hurry. They're moving evidence.

Marching Pills.

Wastelanders.

They are making Marching Pills for the Wastelanders.

Many people

saw Wastelanders transporting pills in the Herbal Valley.

How can you deny this?

How do you know your people didn't conspire with the Wastelanders?

Perhaps, they stole the formula amidst chaos

and killed the people to bury the truth.

Nonsense!

We had seen the ledgers of your deals

with the Wastelanders before we went to the valley.

Every transaction was recorded.

Our men on the back hill caught you moving evidence.

You murdered

every single one of them.

Herbal Valley's treason is irrefutable.

Irrefutable?

Who brought you the ledger?

Who's the mastermind?

I...

I don't know.

Fine.

It looks like you need persuasion.

Now I'm curious.

Who are you trying to protect like this?

Had we known

you'd become such a demon,

Master Xiao shouldn't have saved you.

What did you say?

Master Xiao found you dying

and saved your life.

Then he sent you to the Tang Sect.

That's how you survived.

Mother.

- Check there. - A survivor here.

Be careful.

Careful.

Survivors here.

Wake up.

(Tang Sect?)

Which family are you from?

I'm

from the Liu family.

Liu family?

But you led the Power Gang to besiege the Xiao family.

Is there

justice in this world?

All you've done is spare one person.

Yet you boast of having compassion?

I'll ask you one last time.

Who brought you the ledger back then?

Fine.

Let's see if my methods

can make you talk.

Confess.

Master.

Master.

We'll continue this tomorrow.

Father.

Come in.

Father, Yulan is resting now. She's alright.

Alright.

How's your injury?

It's nothing.

Sit down.

Alright.

Father, are you hiding something

about the Herbal Valley?

Nonsense.

What would I need to hide?

Others may not see it, but I know you.

You always look down when you lie.

- You... - Father.

Liu Suifeng stops at nothing.

If he targets the Hailin Sect,

we will know no peace.

Here's your favorite tea.

You just came back. Where are you going again?

I'll find Qiushui.

Any sect allied with Heavenly King Zhu

is no better than the Power Gang.

At dawn tomorrow,

I'm leaving with Qiushui.

Father, I beg you to abandon this dark path.

Stop disappointing me.

(Any sect allied with Heavenly King Zhu)

(is no better than the Power Gang.)

(Father,)

(I beg you to abandon this dark path.)

(Stop disappointing me.)

What happened?

Hurry.

They're moving evidence.

(Iron-clad)

We're here.

Let's go.

Yuhan.

Yulan.

Something happened.

♪As waterside blossoms wither♪

♪How brief this mortal journey goes♪

Father.

♪The bleak wind starts to blow♪

♪Like a mournful farewell ode♪

♪When zither breaks, who'll sing along♪

♪How deep does sorrow flow♪

Father.

♪Let tears fall where maple leaves stay calm♪

Father.

Father.

Father.

Don't scare me.

Father.

♪Like a mournful farewell ode♪

♪When zither breaks, who'll sing along♪

Father.

Father.

How did this happen?

Qiushui.

Yulan.

How did this happen?

Father.

Father.

Father.

♪Let tears fall where maple leaves stay calm♪

The fatal wound

was the puncture from behind.

The Tang Sect's hidden weapon caused this.

Besides,

there are several external wounds.

I've checked the wounds.

Liu Suifeng did this.

Those wounds match

the pattern of Liu's fan.

This is my fault.

Father.

I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have argued with you.

I shouldn't have said those words. I shouldn't have left.

Father.

It's all my fault.

Father.

Father.

Father.

Father.

Father, this is all my fault.

I should've protected you, Father.

It's all my fault.

I'm sorry.

Look.

This paper sheet has been torn in half.

I suspect that

Mr. Deng tried to leave you a message.

♪Under the moon and stars♪

♪Life's unfolded♪

♪Memories linger in twilight♪

♪We met and parted♪

♪In heaven and earth♪

♪Mortal world stays constant♪

♪Clouds spread east-west♪

♪Chivalry resides in hearts♪

♪Mortal world is simple♪

♪We talk and laugh♪

♪Be a righteous swordsman♪

♪Going through the storms♪

♪Traveling far with freedom♪

♪Mortal world is intricate♪

♪Slowly♪

♪We got drunk♪

♪Drink a toast♪

♪Let the past just be the past♪

♪Mortal world is simple♪

♪We talk and laugh♪

♪Be a righteous swordsman♪

♪Going through the storms♪

♪Traveling far with freedom♪

♪Mortal world is intricate♪

♪Slowly♪

♪We got drunk♪

♪Drink a toast♪

♪Let the past just be the past♪

♪Mortal world is simple♪

♪The wind is loud♪

♪Soaring like a bird♪

♪The experiences of sadness and happiness♪

♪Make me brave♪

♪Mortal world is intricate♪

♪Full of countless trials♪

♪People live and die♪

♪Among a million lights out there♪

♪There is one for you♪