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[Sword and Beloved]

[Episode 1]

Young Master.

What should we do?

[Young Master Cheng, Yiqi Alliance]

That demon slaughtered our Eastern City.

How could our Cheng family's disciples

possibly back down?

Attack!

Young Master.

They're all dead.

Young Master, what was that?

It was too fast. I couldn't see it clearly.

Young Master, we need to go!

Let's go!

Hurry up!

[Wangquan Manor, Yiqi Alliance]

Report!

Report!

Report!

Report!

Report!

Report!

Report!

Report!

Report!

Report!

Report!

Report!

[To Wangquan family]

Eastern City is in crisis!

They say

that the entire city was wiped out by demons overnight.

[Do your best to kill demons.]

[Elder of the Wangquan family, Wangquan Shouyi]

[Elder of the Wangquan family, Wangquan Shouren]

[Eastern City is in crisis.]

Young Master Cheng went into the city to hunt demons,

and there has been no word from him since.

Chief,

this...

[Do your best to kill demons.]

[Chief of Yiqi Alliance, Wangquan Hongye]

No need to worry.

Our Soldier

has arrived in Eastern City.

[Soldier of Yiqi Alliance, Wangquan Fugui]

Soldier...

Please help me...

I...

I...

Don't...

Don't want...

To die...

So you're the legendary Soldier?

There's a boundary between humans and demons.

Those who cross it to commit crimes...

Will die.

You want to kill me?

Then let's see if you've got the skill.

Born of devouring fire,

the soul returns to Huodou.

Break!

[Demon King Huodou]

As expected, you mere Soldier

was killed by my karmic fire.

You talk

too much.

♪ Frost and snow on my sword, reflecting me ♪

♪ Follow me to seek the meaning of drawing the blade ♪

♪ Solitude hides beneath my gaze ♪

♪ Gently falling, transforming into guidance ♪

♪ Lost in a vast maze, never afraid ♪

♪ Destiny calls, the will to protect ♪

♪ Blood boils, already awakened ♪

Why?

Why do you not fear my karmic fire,

and it, instead, fears you?

♪ Burning bright, bringing life ♪

You don't need to know.

♪ I walk through heaven and earth ♪

♪ Steps never halt between them ♪

♪ Seeing all corners of the world ♪

♪ Life's journey, fearless of the end ♪

♪ Life and death pass quickly, good and evil in all forms ♪

♪ Right and wrong are but a matter of a single thought ♪

♪ Willing to be a weapon, born of flesh and blood ♪

♪ Sharpened by love ♪

♪ Though shattered, though lost, I will always seek ♪

♪ Holding tight to the true meaning of countless swords ♪

♪ Never changing, my heart remains the same ♪

Help me...

Help me...

[No.12580, spider demon of Silk Cave]

Young Master.

The victims have all been taken care of.

[Guard of Wangquan Manor, Sword Attendant Shuang]

There are survivors.

[Guard of Wangquan Manor, Sword Attendant Yue]

Let's go

and take a look.

Young Master.

Someone used spider silk to stop his bleeding.

Let's go back.

Yes.

Come on.

Take him with you.

A lowly little spider

actually managed to escape from the Soldier.

[Mistress of Silk Cave, Madam Yin]

Soldier of Yiqi Alliance,

so you do have a soft side after all.

[Silk Cave]

I sent you to watch the Wangquan Manor,

yet you chickened out?

Madam, please spare our lives.

The Barrier of Wangquan Manor

is too strong.

We wandered outside for a long time,

but we couldn't get in at all.

Madam, please have mercy

and spare...

Madam, please spare my life!

Madam, please spare my life!

And you.

[No.12581, spider demon of Silk Cave]

Mistress!

Don't kill my brother.

Please, Mistress,

spare my brother's life.

Brother?

You mean this No.12581?

Yes.

And you are?

I'm No.12580.

You were merely hatched on the same day,

and you were a bit earlier than him.

How come you take him as your brother?

We may not be from the same brood,

but we were born on the same day

and grew up together.

So he is my brother.

Mistress.

Although my brother failed the mission,

there's still a way to make up for it.

Go ahead.

On the third day of this month,

the cargo ship of Wangquan Manor will pass through Dingling Mountain.

The terrain there is dangerous,

and slides occur often.

As long as you can help me board the cargo ship, Mistress,

I can enter Wangquan Manor

and gather information for you.

I only beg you

to let my brother go.

Pitiful and adorable,

yet sensible and quick-witted...

no wonder you managed to

make it back alive from Eastern City.

I'll keep him alive for now.

As long as you can bring back

useful information on the Soldier,

I'll spare your brother's life.

Thank you, Mistress.

Another peaceful killing.

As the Soldier,

I draw my sword

and slay the demons.

No reason needed.

But death is cold.

It covers my heart like snow.

No matter how many times I draw my sword,

my heart

remains in the sheath,

unable to unleash the Heaven-and-Earth Strike.

I

Am nothing but a sword that kills demons.

Wangquan Manor and the Demon‑Slaying Palanquin

are my entire world.

[Wangquan]

In this mission to slay Huodou,

[Grand Ambition Soaring to the Heavens]

the Soldier entered the city alone

and accomplished it in the time it takes for a single incense stick to burn.

Yet

the Soldier still fell victim to a move.

[Steward of Wangquan Manor, Steward Fei]

The Demon King Huodou was no ordinary foe.

Young Master Fugui only brought the First-Snow Sword with him this time.

That was already very impressive of him.

[Grand Ambition Soaring to the Heavens]

Being unable to protect yourself

shows that your strength has yet to reach its peak.

You, as a Soldier,

have yet to unleash the Heaven-and-Earth Strike.

You ought to reflect upon yourself.

That maybe true,

but our young master

has never been defeated.

That's only because the enemies he's faced were never strong enough.

Now,

go back to the Cold Pool

and work on strengthening your inner power.

That won't do.

Young Master is still injured,

and the wounds

look poisoned.

He needs to be treated first.

[Soldiers' Residence in Wangquan Manor: Cold Pool]

Our clan is the greatest demon‑slaying family under heaven,

with the compound surname Wangquan.

And I

am the strongest of the family:

Wangquan Fugui.

Being unable to protect yourself

shows that your strength has yet to reach its peak.

I was born of a concubine.

They say my mother possessed immense spiritual power,

but she exhausted it all

giving birth to me.

I wasn't allowed to leave the house as a child,

and every day, I had to spend 16 hours cultivating my martial arts techniques.

When I was 12,

there was no one in the family

who could rival me except for Master.

From then on,

I started going to another place

outside the house,

which is the Palanquin.

And there was

another thing added to my life

aside from sleeping and cultivating,

which is slaying demons.

It's my destiny to draw my sword and kill demons.

A Soldier is said to be

the sharpest sword of the Yiqi Alliance.

The sword lies hidden in its sheath,

and I

lie hidden here.

I don't need emotions

nor warmth.

But even so,

I still can't unleash the Heaven-and-Earth Strike.

You, as a Soldier,

have yet to unleash the Heaven-and-Earth Strike.

You ought to reflect upon yourself.

The Heaven-and-Earth Strike

has been the strongest since ancient times.

Father.

No.

I mean, Master.

Is this

the only thing you've ever cared about?

Come on, put it here.

Remember,

these two boxes

must be handled with caution.

Got it.

Pay close attention, everyone.

Don't make any mistakes.

Okay.

Are you new here?

Yes.

[Disciple of Wangquan Manor: Feng Tingyun]

I'll let it slide this time.

From now on, make sure to practice more

and improve your personal strength.

What?

There's demonic aura,

yet you didn't notice it.

Please spare my life, Lady Hero.

You, a mere tiny demon,

think you can enter Wangquan Manor?

Lady Hero.

I fell asleep on the tree last night.

I don't know why,

but I'm already here when I woke up.

I may have

accidentally fallen from the tree.

All the goods of our Wangquan Manor

bear protective talismans.

Falling from the tree?

You must be seeking death!

Sorry, Lady Hero.

I have to go!

[Cloth]

Stop right there!

My dress!

You want to die?

Please, Lady Hero, don't kill me!

Lady Hero.

I noticed there're many patches on your dress.

It must be very important to you.

As long as you spare me,

I promise I'll mend it

and make it even more beautiful than before.

Please.

Spare my life.

What are you looking at?

Sorry.

Okay?

You said

you could mend it?

Yes.

Lady Hero.

I've mended your dress.

Please spare my life.

Seeing how happy you are, Lady Hero,

I can mend any other clothes or dresses

that get torn as well.

Please spare my life.

What kind of person do you think I, Feng Tingyun, am?

This dress is the only exception.

It was a gift from my master.

Seeing how simple your room is, Lady Hero,

I guess

you don't have many dresses.

As long as you let me go,

I'll weave a prettier dress for you.

What do you think?

You know how to weave as well?

Of course.

Weaving brocade from demon silk

is a required skill for us little spiders.

No matter how intricate

or beautiful the pattern,

I can weave it.

Then can you weave

this dress for me?

This...

Isn't this a costume?

And

it's the kind that an old widow would wear.

Can you weave it or not?

Yes, I can.

I can.

Lady Hero,

are you planning to meet someone important

in this dress?

My senior's birthday is in a few days.

I want to wear this on his birthday.

If you can weave it,

I'll let you go.

Great!

Thank you, Lady Hero.

Lady Hero,

is that

a letter for your senior?

Yes.

I write one for him every year, but he never reads them.

And he never allows anyone to celebrate his birthday.

But it's okay.

Loving him

is my own business.

I'll keep writing them anyway.

I see.

How about I deliver the letter

for you this year?

My senior

is

A Soldier.

A Soldier?

You said he's a Soldier?

Then...

Will a Soldier

kill a poor little spider demon?

A poor,

injured little spider demon.

How unlucky.

The Soldier didn't notice me, did he?

Safe. Good.

Come on, No.12580.

Just drop the letter and leave,

and you'll be safe.

Alright.

I can do it.

I'm the best little spider of Silk Cave,

No.12580.

Delivering letters is

[To Senior]

a task I can handle effortlessly.

I'm so unlucky today.

Soldier?

Why

is she here?

There's a barrier in this yard.

How did you get in?

I didn't mean to barge in.

It was Lady Feng.

She gave me a pass

and asked me to deliver you a letter.

Please, Soldier.

Just accept it,

or I'll have to suffer when I get back.

[To Senior]

Don't go.

At least accept

Lady Feng's letter.

Hey!

I'll definitely die if I go back like this.

No.12580.

The time for life or death has come.

I'll go all out.

[To Senior]

[To Senior]

[To Senior]

[To Senior]

Get out of here if you don't want to die!

Just give it a read! What's the big deal?

I'm sorry

for being a little loud,

but I've opened the letter for you.

Lady Feng asked to meet you

by the garden pond on the night of the 3rd.

The 3rd.

It's tomorrow, you know?

I can read.

Promise me you'll be there.

Get out.

Got it.

What a beautiful sunset.

At this time of year,

the rhododendrons on Mount Baiwu

should be in full bloom.

It's a truly gorgeous sight.

I wonder

if I'll ever have the chance

to go back there.

All right.

Soldier.

I'm leaving.

Remember to go.

For this date with you, Lady Feng

prepared a really beautiful dress.

You must go.

Promise me, okay?

Bye.

A truly...

A truly gorgeous sight, is it?

Lady Feng.

You've put a bit too much makeup

on your face, don't you think?

It's okay.

As long as I like it.

Although I like Senior very much,

I won't change myself

because of him.

I'm the chief female disciple

of Wangquan Manor after all.

I'm off.

Always being herself.

That's great.

Why is Lady Feng back so soon?

You're back.

Lady Feng.

What happened?

Didn't you go to see your senior?

He didn't come.

He sent someone else there

and asked me

to practice my sword properly.

Your senior

has really gone a bit too far.

But it's okay.

My senior

must like someone who's particularly good at swordsmanship.

I, Feng Tingyun,

will definitely become

the strongest swordsman

in the Yiqi Alliance—strongest of all!

I can do it!

I'm sure...

I'm sure...

I'm sure I can do it.

Lady Feng,

you're really incredible.

You're not discouraged at all.

Even after he treated you like that,

you're still so positive.

This won't do.

I can't just stand by and do nothing.

Logically speaking,

no one is allowed to touch

Master's Jinlan Mask.

But I

didn't see anything.

Mr. Fei.

This mask was a gift from my mother to my father.

Although my mother passed away,

my father

has never forgotten her, even for a moment.

How can you tell?

My father doesn't allow anyone to touch this mask,

yet it remains spotless at all times.

So, Young Master,

please understand.

Master

isn't truly heartless toward you.

Today is my birthday,

but my father doesn't want to see me.

Because my birthday

is also the anniversary of mother's death.

Mr. Fei.

Does my father

really hate me?

Young Master,

please don't think that way.

Master just wants you

to not waste any time

and focus on your cultivation, so you can unleash

the Heaven-and-Earth Strike as soon as possible.

Mr. Fei.

Yes?

I want to know the story behind this mask.

As for Master's past,

I dare not

presume or make assumptions, either.

I see.

[In Memory of Beloved Wife Dongfang Huaizhu]

With the talents of the Yiqi Alliance perishing

and chaos rising in the Demon Realm,

I have a way

to turn the current situation around.

As long as a woman of our Dongfang family is willing,

she can inherit her spiritual power to her child.

And with the unique secret method of the Wangquan family,

the child's innate sword spirit can be awakened,

and the child will possess

the talents of both families.

And that child

will be a Soldier

of the Yiqi Alliance.

What will our child be like?

If it's a boy,

he'll be as kind as you.

If it's a girl,

she'll be as smart as you.

What will it take from you then?

Nothing, for the best.

Why?

I think

he'll be like his father,

chasing the endless night,

save all living beings,

and becoming an unparalleled hero.

Our child

will definitely become

the strongest swordsman in the world.

Huaizhu.

20 years have passed.

Bamboo Pavilion by River Huai remains unchanged,

yet I

have grown old.

All these years,

in order to make Fugui the strongest Soldier,

I

Haven't been able to be a good father.

And yet, Fugui

has become more and more like who I was back then.

That is the last thing I want to see.

Since he wouldn't meet with Lady Feng,

there must be someone more important he needs to meet.

If you were against a formidable adversary,

that brief lapse just now

would have been fatal to you.

Today is Mother's death anniversary.

So what?

I want to pay my respects to her.

Pay your respects?

What your mother's spirit in heaven asks of you

is that you be able to unleash the Heaven-and-Earth Strike!

Do you know why you still haven't been able to

unleash the Heaven-and-Earth Strike?

Bring it on!

Soft-heartedness!

Attachments!

Unwillingness!

Those are all emotions

that a Soldier shouldn't have.

The weakness deep within your heart

is the reason why you can't unleash the Heaven-and-Earth Strike!

Father, if I

treat your life like grass or trees

and kill you with my sword without hesitation,

would you be satisfied?

I want to know why.

Wangquan Hongye.

All those tragedies

were caused by you.

You're the one who killed them.

You're the reason

why they all died tragic, unnatural deaths.

Sometimes, the truth can end up

harming both others and yourself!

Why did you do that?

That Hongye under the mask

is already dead!

He died outside the circle,

under that black Grief Tree!

Your closest friends and loved ones

dying one by one before your eyes...

do you know what that sight is like?

That Hongye underneath the Jinlan Mask

lost because of his emotions.

He'll never forgive himself!

I won't allow you to follow in his footsteps!

You should go.

Your mother

liked it quiet.

♪ How can the wind stop its course? How can the clouds stay still? ♪

♪ Joy and sorrow rise and fall, some sink, some float ♪

♪ Meeting like dew, like flowers, like mist ♪

♪ You appear vaguely, not far away ♪

♪ My heart undistracted, fully immersed ♪

♪ Loving so deeply, I forget the way back ♪

Huaizhu.

Over these years,

♪ Cast into desolation, a lone boat with no one to ferry ♪

Fugui has lost all the joys

a human being should have,

[In Memory of Beloved Wife Dongfang Huaizhu]

yet I can't go soft on him.

♪ I borrow the bright moon to express my longing pain ♪

I can't let down

everything you've done for me and for the Yiqi Alliance.

♪ With countless encounters ♪

The only purpose of a Soldier

is to slay demons.

Grant me

♪ I exchange for your smile in this life, even if past memories fade away ♪

one last request.

♪ The past cannot be held, like a dream, like smoke ♪

The Yiqi Alliance's Soldier project

was my plan.

♪ If there's a next life, we shall meet again ♪

[In Memory of Beloved Wife Dongfang Huaizhu]