All language subtitles for Love.in.the.Clouds.2025.S01E27-en

ADAPTED FROM BAI LU CHENG SHUANG'S
LOVE IN THE CLOUDS

- Show me your hand.
- What for?

I didn't do anything wrong today.

If I wanted to hit you,
would I go for your hand?

- What is it?
- Strange.

After your trip to Zhangwei Mountain,

the Heavenly Grief in you
stopped spreading.

Sometimes I can't even detect it at all.

- Now this hand.
- Really?

Could the feng shui
at the Bo clan's ancestral home

have somehow helped me?

You might be right.

The Bo clan

created both the Heavenly Grief
and the Golden Millet Dream.

And Fairy Bo herself was your…

My what?

Your benefactor,

of course.

She gave you
the Golden Millet Dream recipe.

Even if we still need to find
the Diwu tree's core,

the fact that she gave you the recipe
already makes her your benefactor.

It's a pity Ji Bozai destroyed
the Golden Millet Dream.

Otherwise…

It's not over yet.

Though the Diwu tree's core
hasn't been seen for ages,

the Bo clan still managed to make

the Golden Millet Dream
and the Heavenly Grief a century ago.

Since the Golden Millet Dream
Ji Bozai had was made by Fairy Bo Yulan,

she must have found a core.

That's my disciple. Smart as ever.

If they could find it, why can't we?

What matters most is the Diwu tree's core.

The rest of the ingredients,
like Ostrich Rat, mesona,

and turtle shells,

are easy to get.

Ming Yi, don't worry.

- With me here, there's nothing to fear.
- I know.

When you're here, Master,

I feel safer
than when my father was around.

What's wrong?

You're getting more sentimental

with age, aren't you?

If you want to cry, go ahead.
Here, my shoulder's free.

What are you doing? I'm your master.

Show some respect.

If we really manage to make
the Golden Millet Dream,

I'll not only reenter
the Qingyun Tournament,

but I'll also win it
for another seven years.

Is this the time
to be thinking about that?

But you're right.

No matter how hard it is,

we'll find those ingredients.

I can't stand
watching you suffer any longer.

Show some respect.

You cheeky brat.

The last ingredient for the Golden
Millet Dream is the Diwu tree's core?

How could we possibly find that?

The Diwu tree's core
has vanished from the world,

but I can't just watch her die.

Fuyue,

the Yousu Fox Tribe can seal a primordial
spirit within an Illusory Realm,

which is considered a form of immortality.

So, I wonder.

Could this technique

be used to keep Ming Yi alive for now?

Have you lost your mind, Your Lordship?

You know full well

that using the technique like that

inflicts burning pain to the bone.
One mistake,

and you'll lose your mind completely!

You're only talking
about the consequences.

That means

the method itself can work.

Am I right?

- Please--
- Your Lordship!

Please.

I'm begging you.

Your Lordship.

This fox spell can lure souls
into an Illusory Realm.

It can strip a being
of their three souls and seven senses

and weave an Illusory Realm.

Within that Illusory Realm,
the spell can be reversed

to extend her life
with someone else's lifespan.

I can capture some wandering spirits
without families.

They have no ties in this world.

Killing them won't cause any trouble.

We can't do that.

If I stain my hands
with the blood of the innocent,

Ming Yi will never forgive me,

and I'll lose any chance
of a future with her.

Even now,

Your Lordship still can't bring yourself

to lie to her?

This is my only wish.

I have deceived her before

and done many things I can never undo.

But in the end,

I must become someone like her

to be worthy of standing by her side.

Three souls and seven senses,
enter the endless Illusory Realm.

Burn the heart and refine the blood.
Cross the heavens and the netherworld.

With my bare body and organs,

I offer all my life's fortune

to lengthen her years

and extend her life.

- Ming Yi!
- Immortal Situ.

I found a way to save you.

Take this medicine.

What is it?

Ming Yi, just take it.

Tell me what it is.

I learned a technique
that refines the blood of my heart.

This way,

I can trade my lifespan for your time.

Ming Yi, I told you,

I won't let you die.

Ming Yi.

You…

Immortal Situ!

You…

You're awake.

How do you feel?

Have some water.

Here.

Ming Yi, you know

I did this willingly.

Immortal Situ,

when I took you
to the Qingyun Tournament years ago,

it was just a small favor.

Why are you so fixated on it

that you went this far for me?

Ming Yi,

this is the first time

you've acknowledged
who you truly are to me.

I always knew,

but hearing you admit it yourself

means so much more.

I'm sorry.

You see me as your sister,
yet I kept secrets from you.

You've held no grudge

and helped me again and again.

I truly don't know how to repay you.

In fact, I was already

in deep despair back then.

If you hadn't taken me
to that Qingyun Tournament,

stood on the Totem Platform with my badge,

and said those words to me,

I don't think I could've kept going.

So,

no matter how much lifespan it costs,

I'm willing to give it.

Ming Yi,

without you,

I would've given up on my life long ago.

So,

think of this as me fulfilling my wish.

This time,

let me be the one to keep you alive.

You can't make someone else
your purpose in life.

You should live for yourself.

Immortal Situ,

in truth, I'm the one who owes you.

In that case,

promise me one thing.

I haven't decided what it will be yet,

but you'll do

whatever I ask for me,

won't you?

Your Lordship!

Your Lordship.

Come.

Your Lordship,

you're suffering the aftereffects
of reversing the spell.

If you give in,
you'll lose your mind completely.

Hang in there.

Fox blood can ease the pain for now.

Your Lordship.

Your Lordship.

It doesn't hurt.

A CLOUD OF PEAR BLOSSOMS
AND A FORLORN DREAM

Old Man She! Old Man She!

Look! They're back!

Just now, they suddenly recovered!

- What did you say?
- My spiritual veins! Look!

- See?
- All right.

- Stop using your spiritual power.
- No, look. They're really back. Look.

And the Grief Blossom
isn't showing itself.

You're better.

You've really recovered.

I knew you wouldn't die!

I was so worried!

All right.

This is good news. Why are you crying?

Did it just ring?

Your spiritual veins have recovered.

Of course, Twenty-Seven would sense it.

Your companion beast will return soon.

A companion beast
comes into being when a cultivator

reaches the Transcendent Stage.

With your spiritual veins restored,

Twenty-Seven's
lingering divine consciousness

will also grow stronger gradually.

Soon, you'll be able to bring him back.

Twenty-Seven.

You said Immortal Situ
refined his heart's blood

and traded his lifespan for yours?

He said it was
a secret technique of his clan.

I never knew

that Zhushui Spiritual State
had such a powerful clan

with mastery of such a rare art.

He sacrificed so much to save me.

Even if he's keeping secrets from me,
I have no right to question him.

To be honest, Immortal Situ
has really treated you well.

I owe him so much, I don't even know
how I could ever repay him.

Stop thinking about it.
I'll make us something to eat.

Let's celebrate properly tonight.

I'm off.

- Don't make too much.
- Don't worry.

Ming Yi.

From the sound of it,

he only managed to keep you alive for now.

What about the Heavenly Grief inside you?

How do we get rid of it completely?

Still,

we should thank Situ Ling properly.

Yes. I owe him too much.

What do you plan to do next?

Master, let's return
to Yaoguang Mountain at once.

No way.

What are you thinking?
What's in that head…?

Ming Yi,

right now, Madam Meng and Ming Xin
control Yaoguang Mountain.

If you rush back there,
you'll fall straight into their trap.

We must first find proof
that Ming Xin used poison

and reveal what truly happened.

Only then can you reclaim
the title of Crown Prince with honor.

Though Father has named
Ming Xin Crown Prince,

the investiture ceremony
hasn't taken place.

He still doubts
whether Ming Xin is truly worthy

of the position.

If Ming Xin fails

to represent Yaoguang Mountain as
Crown Prince in the two-realm tournament,

he'll lose all face.

The tea gathering.

Before the two-realm tournament,

Father plans to test Ming Xin
through the tea gathering.

Here, Your Lordship.

"My spiritual veins have recovered,
and I am well again.

I offer you my deepest thanks.

I will never forget
the promise I made to you.

If you are ever in need,

I will come to your aid
without hesitation,

no matter what it takes.

Ming Yi."

Your Lordship
has sacrificed so much for her,

yet she treats it
merely as a debt of gratitude.

Will she treat Ji Bozai the same way?

Enough.

As long as she's safe,
that's all I care about.

Really?

Search your heart, Your Lordship.

Do you really only want her to be safe?

Can someone from Zhushui Spiritual State
really be such a fool for love

- who expects nothing in return?
- Fuyue,

I will never become
like my father or my brothers.

Never.

Are you saying that to me

or to yourself?

Your Lordship.

Your Lordship.

You won't become like them, Your Lordship.

I know you won't.

How did Ming Yi's
spiritual veins get restored?

Didn't you say

this technique
could only prolong her life?

Her spiritual veins were destroyed
by the Heavenly Grief.

Only the Golden Millet Dream
can heal them.

I…

You may go back.

After some rest,
I'll return to the Judgment Hall.

- Your Lordship…
- Don't worry.

I'm fine.

Chao Yuan, was it really worth it?

Open your eyes and see.

You gave her everything.

You almost died.

But has she ever cared for you?

Has she ever truly seen you?

Have you forgotten how you came this far?

Did anyone ever show you
the slightest respect in the past?

Have you forgotten it all?

- Get in there!
- Get in there!

Let me out!

Here they come.

- Come on out! Come out!
- How do you like that?

- These are all prepared for you!
- Let me out!

- Come out!
- Let me out!

Come out if you can!

- Get in yourself.
- Yes.

Save us the trouble of beating you up.

- Good boy.
- What a good boy.

- Why is he so quiet this time?
- I can't…

- Now he's crying.
- That's more like it.

As expected, one
without spiritual veins is worthless.

You'll never crawl out of there yourself!

After all these years,
he's still the same.

This is no fun.

That's enough for today.

What are you still struggling for?

You've never truly forgotten that pain.

The Situ Ling everyone else sees is a lie.

All that talk about willingness

and selflessness is a lie!

You are Chao Yuan.

You're just like your father and brothers.

I'm not.

I'm not!

The tea gathering is near,

yet His Majesty passed so suddenly.

The future of Jixing Abyss is uncertain.

Yes.

Are we really going to let
the Princess inherit the throne?

What a disgrace.

Never in history

has a princess become the ruler.

How are we supposed to hold on

to our position among
the Upper Realms this year?

- Right.
- Exactly.

Meng Yangqiu,
what is the punishment for speaking ill

of Her Majesty in private?

According to the laws
of Jixing Abyss, 30 lashes

as a warning.

Thirty lashes? That's fair.

It's enough to break some bones,

but not enough to cripple someone.

Some people,

born so lowly,

only managed to crawl their way up
by clinging to others.

You…

Under a female monarch, I'm afraid
our realm will lose all decorum.

Do we really need to wait

for the law to punish those
who speak ill of our ruler?

I spent most of my life imprisoned.

I barely know anything about the law.

If anyone keeps speaking filth before me,

I'll kill them on the spot.

Her Majesty is here!

Whether you accept it or not,

I am now the new ruler of Jixing Abyss.

- Well…
- She…

You all have ears and eyes.

You can hear and you can see.

Judge for yourselves

how I rule from this day on

and whether I am worthy of this seat.

Today, I give you my word.

I will lead Jixing Abyss

to win the Blessed Rain
at the Qingyun Tournament.

If I fail,

I will step down of my own accord.

If she says so.

Indeed. We shall see.

We'll see if she keeps her word.

- Can she do it?
- Fair enough.

I think you were right.

About what?

When the water is too clear,
no fish can survive.

If one seeks an uncorrupted rule,

perhaps the first step

is to cast away purity itself.

Life and death are forever intertwined.

Only by emerging from filth and decay

can one reach
true benevolence and the Way.

In all honesty,

if possible,

I'd still rather see you
stand in the light.

That's my selfish wish.

Tianji,

you can leave

all the dirty work to me.

I'm willing to be your blade.

I don't need someone
to soil their hands for me.

I will never be that kind of ruler.

I will bear both the good and the bad

of Jixing Abyss

myself.

But I do have one question.

Immortal Yan,

would you walk this path with me?

With unwavering devotion.

Good.

May stars and blessings
forever grace the Abyss.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

It seems

that among everyone today,
only you and Xiuyun

saluted me with sincerity.

Ming Yi,

do you believe I can be a good ruler?

Whether others believe in you
or not means nothing.

Follow your words with actions
and see them through.

Sooner or later, all will

bow before you.

You're right.

If they refuse to submit,

they can try to take
this seat for themselves.

Let's see

if they're capable of that.

With such resolve,

Your Majesty
will surely achieve greatness.

I look forward to witnessing it.

Come, sit with me.

Ming Yi, have you heard?

I made a promise

to lead Jixing Abyss to victory
in the Qingyun Tournament.

If I fail, I'll abdicate the throne.

So,

I want your help.

Ji Bozai can't forge artifacts,

yet in the battle against
the netherbeast army on the Prayer Night,

he wielded a demon-repelling parasol.

That must have been your work, right?

So, Ming Yi,

join Shouhua Academy.

If I refuse,

what will you do, Your Majesty?

At first, I thought about
threatening you with your life.

Later, I considered other ways.

But in the end, I came to a realization.

You made the demon-repelling parasol
to protect the innocent.

I shouldn't pressure someone like you.

So, please, Ming Yi, I'm begging you.

I know you've been staying
at Zhang Tai's place lately.

Something must've happened
between you and Ji Bozai.

I get it. Married couples
shouldn't be apart for too long.

But there are only
four people at the Academy.

I really need you.

Chen Xi is still young.

However talented he is,
he needs proper guidance, doesn't he?

We lost seven years in a row.
Our best talents all left.

We are falling far behind
the other realms in forging.

Yet people still call Jixing Abyss
a land of master Forgers.

It's embarrassing just to hear it.

Ming Yi, if you don't help me,
we're doomed!

Please.

You're the Empress now.

- Can you act like one?
- No.

My dignity doesn't matter.

As Empress, my top priority is to find
a great Forger for Shouhua Academy.

Politics, pride…

None of that works on you anyway.

- Let go.
- No.

- Let go!
- Not until you say yes!

What brings you here, Yan?

This year's tea gathering
will be held at Yaoguang Mountain,

which puts Jixing Abyss
at a great disadvantage.

So, I came to ask if you'd be willing
to move into Shouhua Academy for now.

It'll give us more time to train together,

and it'll boost morale.

Of course.

As a warrior of Jixing Abyss,
that's my duty.

I appreciate it, Ji. Farewell.

Your Lordship,

you asked me to look into the message
that lured you to Zhangwei Mountain.

I couldn't find the sender.

MING YI HAS GONE TO THE ZHANGWEI MOUNTAIN

TO OBTAIN THE SECOND HALF
OF BO'S MEDICAL CLASSICS

Your Lordship,

the sender didn't leave their name,

and the handwriting has been altered.

The sender deliberately
lured me there to rescue Ming Yi

but set no traps.

Only Situ Ling
would do something like that.

Did you find anything about him,
as I asked?

I located the head of the Situ clan.

After Mu Qibai's death,
he feared he might be implicated,

so he went into hiding.

I found him

and told him he'd be spared
if he told the truth,

so he confessed everything.

In fact, he forged Situ Ling's identity.

The Situ clan
never had a long-lost younger son.

Situ Ling's true identity

is Chao Yuan, the son
of the Emperor of Zhushui.

He's the son of the Emperor of Zhushui?

Then why did he infiltrate Jixing Abyss

in the first place?

Judging by his actions,

it doesn't seem like
he was on Mu Qibai's side.

I went to Zhushui Spiritual State
and learned

that Chao Yuan had no spiritual veins
and was never favored by his father.

He'd long been bullied
by his elder brothers.

He most likely escaped on his own.

- When did he come to Jixing Abyss?
- It's been some time.

The head of the Situ clan

said that at first,
he stayed with their clan,

claiming he was there on a mission.

He also inquired about the Sunken Abyss.

After last year's Qingyun Tournament,
he assumed the identity of Situ Ling,

took Jixing Abyss's Immortal Examination,
and joined the Judgment Hall.

He must have learned in Zhushui Palace

that Mu Qibai was using the Sunken Abyss
to refine medicine.

I went to the divine capital

after last year's Qingyun Tournament.

He must've come

for the Golden Millet Dream.

You did it again!

Calm down. Look, you even
made dust fall into my bowl.

I'm not taking an official post
at Shouhua Academy.

I'm just teaching forging.

That way, I can go
to the tea gathering with them

without raising suspicion.

I will only agree
to your request verbally.

You grant me the Blessed Rain,
and I'll teach Chen Xi how to forge.

But I have two more conditions.

Sure.

Shouldn't you hear them first
before deciding whether to agree?

I've seen the demon-repelling parasol.

No one in Jixing Abyss
can match your forging skills.

If you agree to teach at the Academy,

I'll meet any condition you name.

First,

I want to accompany the warriors
to the tea gathering.

No problem.

Second, I want Your Majesty to promise

to give it your all while preparing
for the Qingyun Tournament.

When the Six Realms gather,

you must expose the crimes

of the Emperor of Zhushui
and his followers before everyone.

Agreed.

That's what I've always intended to do.

Now,

welcome to Shouhua Academy, Fairy Ming Yi.

So, that's your plan.

If you can't outsmart Ming Xin,
at least you'll have helped form a force

to stand against Zhushui Spiritual State.

Since I've already
stepped down as the Venerable,

I'll use this time

to search for the ingredients needed
to make the Golden Millet Dream.

Honestly,
I still can't tell if the poison in you

is truly gone.

While I'm out looking
for the herbs, remember to…

I can take care of myself.

Be good, or else…

What are you? A three-year-old?

Oh, right.

Every year, there's a spiritual power
contest at the tea gathering,

followed by a travelers' competition.

Anyone besides the warriors can join.

It's meant to let
ordinary people of the Six Realms

test their skills against each other.

I've heard this year's prize

is a black lingzhi mushroom.

It can help companion beasts
regain their form.

So, it can bring Twenty-Seven back?

- Smart girl.
- Really?

With that mushroom,
you can speed up Twenty-Seven's revival.

Twenty-Seven, did you hear that?

There's a way to bring you back.

Just wait for me, all right?

The Tiger-Subduing Shield.
Strong in both offense and defense,

especially the latter.

It suits you, Meng Yangqiu.

Thank you, Fairy Ming Yi.

This is the Lvqi Zither.

It has a quick attack speed
and can amplify healing effects.

Yan Xiao, this one's for you.

Thank you, Fairy Ming Yi.

This is the Haotian Staff.

Once you channel spiritual power into it,
you can strike enemies

from 100 chi away
and knock down everyone in its path.

- Thank you, Master!
- Did I say you could have it?

Just kidding. It's yours.

Here, take it.

Ji, come and try these artifacts.

With your strength
and Ming Yi's craftsmanship,

no one in the Six Realms
would be able to rival you.

What are you doing here?

By order of Her Majesty,
I've joined Shouhua Academy

to teach Chen Xi forging.

You didn't know Fairy Ming Yi

had joined Shouhua Academy?

- Actually, Immortal Ji and I…
- Come with me.

Wait, I wasn't finished.

Did Immortal Ji and Fairy Ming Yi

have a fight?

Come back… Children
shouldn't meddle in adult matters.

Just stop here. There's no one around.

Why are you really here?

I want to go to the tea gathering

to find proof that Ming Xin poisoned me.

If I wait until my father
holds the investiture ceremony

to name him Crown Prince,

- it'll be too late.
- Staying at Shouhua Academy

could easily expose your true identity.

I don't even know much about forging,

yet I saw the similarities
between the Nirvana and the Embers.

Do you think I'm an idiot?

That I'd forge weapons for everyone
that look just like the Embers?

You've only seen a fraction
of my forging skill.

The artifacts I create
are far beyond your imagination.

So, don't worry.
No one will find out who I really am.

Fine.

Since you dared to come
to Shouhua Academy,

does it mean
your spiritual veins have healed?

Thank you for your concern, Immortal Ji.

Yes, they have,
perhaps through divine mercy.

I also owe it to the elixir
Immortal Situ refined for me.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have survived.

Immortal Situ?

Situ Ling?

Yes. And my master

also transferred half his power to me.

But I'm not sure
whether the poison's been purged

or if it's just a temporary recovery.

Either way, I'm not in pain now,

and I'm safe for now.

How did he save you?

With his heart's blood.

He gave me some of his lifespan.

I owe him a great debt.

What's wrong?

Congratulations.

Wait! I owe you too, Immortal Ji.

Even though
the Golden Millet Dream's recipe

never came into use,

without your help,

I would've died searching for it.

Thank you, Immortal Ji.

I'll take my leave now.

Did you really give
the Golden Millet Dream to Ming Yi?

Are you slamming the table at me?

Does that even matter?
You should be worrying about yourself now!

Do you not value your own life at all?

Have you forgotten
that the Heavenly Grief in you

was never truly purged?

Back then, because
there was no catalyst herb,

Fairy Bo had to use
her clan's secret technique

and combine other ingredients
of the Golden Millet Dream

to suppress
the Heavenly Grief in your body.

But it could relapse at any time.

Later, Fairy Bo made
the complete Golden Millet Dream

and left it to you.

But now you've given it to Ming Yi.

If you suffer a relapse someday,
what will you do then?

Buxiu, I know what I'm doing.

Do you?

Then why did I sense

the Spirit Well you formed
with your spiritual power has closed?

Did you drain your own power to refine
the Golden Millet Dream directly?

Planting the Golden Millet Dream
within someone

takes an enormous
amount of spiritual power,

and the process
feels like being flayed alive.

You did all this so Ming Yi
could take it directly,

didn't you?

Did you really go that far?