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(Moonlit Reunion)

(Episode 33)

Watch out!

Luckily, my fair face wasn't damaged.

Sorry about this.

Just now, you two placed me too close to the fire.

The sparks were jumping onto my body.

I couldn't hold it in.

I was wondering why something was off about it.

- It turns out to be... - A broom spirit.

That's rather inauspicious.

Celestial Master, please spare me!

I didn't mean to alarm you two!

I'm just a lowly broom spirit!

Please don't subdue me!

I won't, since you haven't committed any evil deeds.

You should get up.

Yeah.

Do you reside here permanently?

Indeed.

I wish to inquire about something from you.

Please tell me.

Have you ever heard of the Zhuyu Divine Herb?

Zhu!

Zhu...

Zhu...

Enough. I understand.

I'll leave right now. I'll give you guys some space.

I'll leave right now.

What was that herb you mentioned? What's its function?

It's a type of herb. It's used for treating illness.

Treating illness, huh?

Are you ill?

Come.

Come.

Come.

Slowly.

Old madam, are you okay?

I'm fine. I slipped just now.

I just feel a little giddy.

Miss, thank you for your concern.

Old madam, do you intend to gather herbs in the mountain?

That's right. My family has lived in this mountain for generations.

We gather herbs for a living.

If so, have you ever heard about the Zhuyu Divine Herb?

Zhuyu Divine Herb?

I think I've heard of it somewhere.

Do you know where it's located?

Indeed.

There's a famous physician named Gu on this mountain.

Her herb garden contains all kinds of divine herbs.

You guys might find what you seek there.

Dear, let's go and take a look.

- All right. - Thank you, old madam.

Thank you.

Let's go.

Wait. Why don't we take the old madam with us?

You two must be here to seek the herb. Please follow me.

Looks like plenty of folk have come here due to her reputation.

Physician Gu is an amazing physician.

I heard that she's even a demi-deity now.

I assume our mortal troubles pose no trouble for her.

I don't know if she's a demi-deity or not.

But I heard that she's in possession of a divine item.

It's called the Zhuyu Divine Herb.

Are you all here for the Zhuyu Divine Herb as well?

Everyone only came here to seek the same herb.

Everyone, it must've been a long trip.

My mistress is inside the room.

My wife and I came without an invitation.

Please pardon us for the intrusion.

It doesn't matter.

Those who are sincere will get their wish granted.

She sounds just like the old madam.

We must practice caution.

Since you all are here to seek the herb,

I'm sure you know that there's a price for everything.

Every illness comes with its own degree of severity and urgency.

I shall converse with you all in turn.

Please rest outside before your turn.

Mister, you have a magnificent air.

I assume you don't lack anything.

May I know why you're seeking the herb?

Me?

My family runs a fabric store.

I've led a luxurious life since young.

I lack nothing indeed.

But now, I'm a middle-aged man.

Although I have several spouses,

I only have daughters. I don't have a son.

There's no one to inherit the family business.

So,

are you seeking the herb so that you can have a son?

I will obtain the herb no matter how much I have to pay for it.

Mister, my mistress is calling for you.

Why can he meet her first?

Precisely.

We've been waiting for some time as well, you know?

Dear guests, please calm down.

My mistress practices fair treatment.

As for your situation and your treatment plan,

it has nothing to do with the order of meeting.

Mister, please.

This world is unfair!

Some people are born with a silver spoon.

And, they're even doing all they can

to share the prosperity with their descendants.

But some? They have to go through poverty and suffering.

Poverty and suffering, huh?

Old mister, you have a rosy complexion. You look healthy as well.

It doesn't look like you're ill.

All of my predecessors were officials.

But me? I failed the imperial exam time and time again.

I only managed to become a jinshi scholar in middle age.

I had barely enjoyed my privilege,

yet I've already become an old man.

How could I be satisfied?

I must live longer

and enjoy my fame and fortune, which was hard to come by.

But there's a limit to our lifespan.

Even if you're greedy about it, your life will still end eventually.

Unless you wish to seek immortality.

Of course. I have all the right to seek immortality.

That's my only wish.

I have to fulfill my wish

no matter the price I have to pay.

That's right. This world is indeed unfair.

I was born beautiful.

My reputation as a beauty traveled far and wide after I became an adult.

But this year, a new bride of unknown origin showed up in the next village.

They actually said that she was more beautiful than me.

She overtook my position as the village's top beauty just like that.

How could I be satisfied?

I'm willing to sacrifice my life if it means I can reclaim my position.

I'm going to have a son.

I'm going to have a son!

Thank you, Divine Healer Gu!

I... I'm going to have a son!

Old mister, you're up next.

I suppose giving birth to a son isn't that far-fetched.

But regarding that old mister's wish,

how could someone attain immortality?

We'll know once he leaves the room.

Thank you.

Though it may not last for all eternity,

my position

can at least endure for a century or two.

That's more than enough.

A century or two!

That's more than enough.

That's more than enough.

Dear, what do you think about their conversation?

Why does it feel like something's off?

What about me? The sun will set soon. Am I next?

Miss, don't be impatient. You're up next.

Let's go.

It seems you two aren't in a hurry.

All things follow their own law. There's a sequence to all things.

There's no point rushing.

Watch your steps.

- I'm the most beautiful girl now. - Be careful.

That's right. I'm the most beautiful girl now.

Be careful.

- Are you okay? - I'm fine.

I'm the most beautiful of them all.

- I'm the most beautiful of them all now. - Watch your steps.

Take care.

Although you two came here together,

my mistress will only receive the patient.

Which of you is seeking her treatment?

It's her.

Me?

Go now. I'll wait for your return.

Please follow me.

Mister, are you not afraid?

Afraid of what?

I heard that Physician Gu always demands a price for her treatment.

Aren't you afraid that your spouse might make a deal behind your back?

Not at all.

Why is that?

It's because you're the threat in this clinic.

Physician Gu.

Young lady, what do you seek?

I have no idea either.

I only found out that I was ill not long ago.

That's why I came here to seek you out.

You don't even know the kind of illness you have.

And, you desire nothing. Why would you come to a place like this?

Forget it.

Let me give you a diagnosis.

Young lady, there's something peculiar about your illness.

Peculiar?

Don't tell me you cannot identify it.

Perhaps it's because we don't have an affinity with each other.

If that was truly the case,

you didn't need to transform yourself into an old lady

and lure us all the way here.

Young lady, probing into other people's affairs is a bad habit.

I suppose I have a detestable personality.

Today, I must get to the bottom of this.

What's going on?

What do you mean by that?

The figure inside is just a puppet. It doesn't pose any threat.

You're the mastermind behind everything.

Since when did you find out?

Right after I arrived.

Old mister, my mistress is calling for you.

You deceive the masses using the notion of a divine herb.

What's in it for you?

You're wrong. I never intended to deceive you all on purpose.

You guys were the ones with selfish requests.

You guys wouldn't be led here that easily

had you not intended to seek out the Zhuyu Divine Herb.

Are you saying that the Zhuyu Divine Herb does exist?

Indeed.

The Zhuyu Divine Herb isn't a hoax.

However, just like what I've said, everything has a price.

If people want their greedy desires to be fulfilled,

they have to pay with something even more precious to them.

Something even more precious to them?

Do you remember the middle-aged man who desired a son?

I'm going to have a son.

I'm going to have a son!

Indeed. He'll have a son soon.

However, his family will fall on the day the child is born.

And that old man.

So what if he has a long life now?

That's more than enough.

He'll be riddled with illness. It'd be better for him to die.

As for the young lady who wanted to change her appearance,

I took her eyes from her.

Even if she's the most beautiful girl in the world,

she cannot see it for herself.

You lunatic.

Lunatic?

I'm a lunatic, huh? What about the rest of the world?

They go to extreme lengths unknowingly just to achieve their goal.

Everyone here will fulfill their wishes at all costs.

What about you two?

What kind of price are you two willing to pay

if I agree to provide treatment to your wife?

Touch her if you dare.

Don't worry. I'm uninterested in wounding or killing people.

But it's rare to encounter an intelligent individual like you.

Why don't we play a game?

Sure.

What kind of game?

I look after all the plants in the courtyard.

You have but a tea's time.

I'll provide you two with a free treatment

if you can find the most valuable plant out there. What do you think?

Deal.

Mister, you must be a fool.

This is nothing more than the most common pine moss.

No.

This is the most valuable plant here.

What do you mean by that?

Because everything is fake except for it.

Are you a Celestial Master?

That's right, demon.

How many people have you deceived all these years?

(Divine Herb Demon)

Subdue me if you can.

But there's nothing in it for you.

It's because...

It's because he's no ordinary demon.

Are you okay?

I found this.

What is that?

These are the medical case reports he wrote.

Am I right, Zhuyu Divine Herb?

They were no longer of use to me.

Why did you take them with you?

Judging from them,

you too once practiced medicine for the good of all

and treated patients wholeheartedly.

But why have you ended up like this?

Practice medicine for the good of all?

That's just plain wishful thinking.

As for treating patients wholeheartedly,

these people don't care about my wholeheartedness at all.

Many years ago, when I was still a plant,

someone nurtured and looked after me.

My master looked after me every day.

He hoped that I could gain sentience and treat patients one day.

He said that all living beings are bound to suffering.

As I am blessed with the chance to seek the root of all things

and heal every illness,

I shouldn't let it go to waste.

It's a shame that my level of cultivation wasn't enough.

I couldn't obtain a human form.

He said it was fine. He said he would wait for me.

I trusted him.

But when I obtained my human form,

I realized

that I was abandoned.

The residence was empty.

My master never came back for me.

In my sorrow, I left Chang'an

and traveled to Quzhou.

Initially, I wanted to practice medicine and treat patients here.

But gradually, I realized that they weren't worth saving.

All living beings are bound to suffering?

They merely deserve it!

Indeed.

Just like what you've seen,

at first, I treated all of my patients wholeheartedly.

But in the end?

(Free Consultation)

Free consultation?

Is this even real?

He's not a scammer, isn't he?

As for his medical skills,

I thought you received his treatment before.

I was just here because everyone was here.

Since the consultation is free, we should go for it.

He was the one who cured the sores on your tongue.

Not necessarily.

They'd heal by themselves even if I didn't take his medicine.

Come, let's go and drink.

Let's drink.

Let's go.

I sought to save, not to make a profit.

But they didn't trust me at all.

I traveled far and wide, diagnosing one case after another.

I thought I would gain their trust after their recovery.

By then, people will spread word of me from mouth to mouth.

This way, I could become a famous physician.

But even if I had treated them wholeheartedly,

they weren't content at all.

My child was vomiting and had diarrhea last night

after taking your medicine!

Did you give us bogus medicine?

- Did you? - That's impossible.

Did your child take something cold after that?

And my father!

You said he would recover at the start of the year!

But yesterday...

He passed away yesterday!

You're just a quack doctor!

- Compensate us! - Compensate us!

That's not true. The old mister was already in his nineties.

There's a limit to one's lifespan.

Return my father to me!

- How dare you trick us? - You quack doctor!

- Quack doctor! - Quack doctor!

Let's go!

All lives will come to an end one day.

Even healers cannot do anything about it.

I did my best in treating patients without asking for anything in return.

But in the end? They let me down.

After that, I understood why.

What they crave was nothing but the freedom to do as they please.

Thus, I set up a trap and made them pay a high price for their desires.

They knew about the consequences. However, they still went for it

for the sake of their desires.

They felt indebted to me instead.

It was their fault for treating you like that.

But you shouldn't let them blind your vision.

Do you dare to say that no one else

sought your treatment earnestly after that?

And, why must these innocent people suffer because of their predecessors?

Innocent people?

They just haven't shown their true colors.

How is it wrong for me to launch a preemptive strike?

Everyone possesses obsessions.

Some people can spend an entire lifetime going after their obsessions.

But that's not an excuse for you to harm humans.

Young lady, you have a sharp tongue indeed.

It's a shame that you've exposed me.

If not, I'll surely take your tongue as the price.

Time to die!

Wu Zhen.

Wu Zhen?

That was the Cat Lord's power.

Who is she?

How did you know about Cat Lord?

Cat Lord was the person who nurtured me.

You were referring to the previous Cat Lord.

Previous Cat Lord?

Where is he right now?

He passed away 18 years ago.

He passed away?

Is he dead?

18 years ago, countless people were injured and killed

during the Divine Fire Chaos in Chang'an.

The previous Cat Lord sacrificed himself to save the city.

No wonder the residence was empty.

No wonder he didn't come and find me again.

So, it wasn't that he abandoned me.

He had already passed away back then.

It's all my fault.

Why is that your fault?

It's because I wasn't powerful enough.

It's because I couldn't do anything about it.

I might've been able to save him had I acquired my human form sooner.

It's all my fault.

The affairs of the world cannot be changed.

Everything is decided by the heavens.

Even if you were around, his destiny would be the same.

You have a long life after this.

Some things can never be changed.

However, it isn't too late to change certain things.

Where's the demon?

He has already realized his mistakes. He reverted to his true form.

Dear, you don't need to worry about me that much

once I recover from this illness.

Celestial Master, there's one thing I need to tell you.

What is it?

I cannot save your spouse.

What she's experiencing isn't an illness.

It's her ordeal.

I'll grant you my true form.

Perhaps it might be of use to you when it's necessary.

I heard that it took you quite some effort to resolve the affair

between the massage hall and the hot spring last time.

And you've started learning arithmetic.

Lady Liu, you do know me the best.

I'm just making some preparations

so that I won't cause trouble if this happens again.

It won't happen again.

Were you waiting for me?

Would you like to come with me?

No.

Come on.

Come on.

Lady Liu, this is the place.

Why exactly did you bring me here?

Of course it's to show you something nice.

Have a seat.

Lady Liu, I've learned a new spell these past few days.

Take a look.

I...

I did pick up a new spell.

Let me try it again.

Isn't it beautiful?

Show yourself.

Huh? What does that mean?

Xuan Hui.

Xuan Hui?

Who said he was here?

Where's Xuan Hui?

It's almost winter.

There shouldn't be any fireflies around here.

These should be Undying Fireflies.

These are spirit bugs with a sliver of demonic power.

You wouldn't be able to command them without Xuan Hui's help.

I told you already. There's no deceiving her.

Moreover, the Serpent Lord

has always been aloof and nonchalant for the past century.

Why would she like something like this?

It seems to me that she liked it.

It's dark and windy tonight. It's easy for one to see things, you know?

I do like it a lot.

Are you two actually...

Xuan Hui.

Come here.

What's the matter?

Master Snake.

Master Snake.

It's inappropriate for you to sit here.

You should stand.

How could you let me stand?

You...

Xuan Hui.

It's been several months since you arrived at Chang'an.

You can't just muddle through life like this.

You just loaf around between Mei Residence and Liu Residence alternately.

You should find something proper to do.

Who said I was muddling through life?

I've never slacked off a single day as a cultivator.

After all, I've cultivated my powers for 100 years.

I would've transformed into a Rain Dragon

and rose through the clouds like the carefree dragon I am

had you not sent me to the Demon Prison.

So, are you blaming me

that you couldn't transform into a Rain Dragon?

That is the case.

Although Serpent Lord has let me down,

and she isn't willing to apologize to me,

I'm going to be a Rain Dragon eventually.

By then, I'll soar through the clouds and leave Chang'an.

Why would I hold it against a tiny serpent like her? Don't you agree?

Fine.

I'll wait and see as you bide your time to soar through the clouds, then.

Master Snake, I believe

that you can definitely transform into a Rain Dragon.

Xuan Hui.

You called me a tiny serpent just now.

That's right.

This is gorgeous.

Take a nap if you're sleepy.

A mortal like you had stayed up the entire night.

It's normal for you to be sleepy.

I'm fine.

I can withstand this.

Lady Liu, you must be thirsty.

Have some water.

Here.