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=Love Beyond the Grave= (Adapted from the novel by Li Qingran)

=Episode 20=

(Zhaomu Pavilion)

Your Grace,

I've figured it out.

Indeed, some lords

falsified the roster

to fulfill the Ascension Decree.

I've punished them by the law.

But there's still no clue to the formation

in the Void Valley.

He and I had all temples investigated.

No other spirits have been missing.

Everything is as usual.

The warrior in the tournament,

the puppet spirit that lured me,

and the formation that trapped Yan and me...

The power of the three

all comes from Chiling Secret Technique.

I guess someone set a trap

to drain my power at first.

Then when I was weak,

he could kill me.

Not too stupid.

No wonder those spirits

can cast spells with mediocre spirit power.

So someone manipulated them.

To control this,

one must have abundant power.

This technique is mysterious too.

In the Void,

very few spirits are powerful enough

to learn this technique.

The one who had immense power

and assassinated the Sovereign

so blatantly.

It could

only be Bai Sanxing.

But Her Grace confirmed

that Bai Sanxing

was dead.

White Terror was formidable

and vengeful.

If he isn't dead

and has power again,

he'll make a comeback.

Unfortunately,

the three of us jointly sent him

into the Nine-Square Maze Prison.

It was also me

who destroyed his soul candle in person.

A spirit without his soul candle

will definitely be lost

in the Nine-Square Maze Prison.

He'll be annihilated within a century.

Bai Sanxing

must be dead.

In that case,

another powerful spirit here

is eyeing Her Grace covetously.

I need to recuperate for some time.

During this period,

I'll count on the two of you

to manage all the affairs.

Yes.

Young man, don't be stubborn.

Simu has had heavy affairs lately

and can't have both in many cases.

Go back and get some rest.

Are you here

with leads on the assassination?

When you're shut out,

why do you still worry about this?

I'm just standing out here.

I'm not expelled from the Void.

Do you remember the last two spirits

in the Void Tournament?

They fell under a secret spell.

This spell is probably related

to guilty spirits in the Nine-Square Maze Prison.

Nine-Square Maze Prison?

That's the place spirits fear most.

A prison

for those guilty of grave offenses.

It originated from inner darkness.

Any spirit who is jailed there

will be deprived of his soul candle

and get lost in the sins

fabricated by the Prison.

He'll be tortured by obsessions

of doing everything he hates most

until he's annihilated.

This is the last place

where spirits want to go.

Only Simu dares to go there at times.

I just don't know

why she goes there.

Maybe she cares

about something inside it.

Don't overthink it.

Go back and get some sleep.

Don't waste the efforts Simu made

to cure your cold poison.

I shouldn't have acted alone

to spoil your plan.

I'm sorry.

I was wrong.

I won't do it again.

I was wrong.

I'll never do it again.

I was wrong.

Simu.

Simu.

You finally let me in.

After the Tournament,

I found two weird spirits.

With a strange smell,

they were like the two

that drained your power.

I followed them to Xuling Temple.

They disappeared.

I think Xuling Temple

is behind this.

Are you done?

Then take the decoction.

After this treatment,

your cold poison will be cured.

Your power is diminished

and hasn't come back.

You could cure my cold poison,

but there's no rush.

Don't you

have anything to say?

If you don't,

I'll say something.

Simu.

Can you let me help you too?

Like how you helped me in my world.

Let me do something for you.

How can you help me?

Mortals who have five senses like you

are everywhere.

What makes you special?

Because of our spell,

you think you're unique?

Maybe you're invincible in battles

of the Mortal World.

But right here,

you're a small and insignificant mortal.

After you cure me,

what will you do?

Drink it.

So your power has come back.

From the Mortal World to the Void,

no one can

actually harm me.

You don't know enough about me.

I still have time to get to know you.

No, you don't.

You don't belong here.

In that case,

why did you allow me

to come here?

Why did you indulge my every move?

You just...

Since you're so curious,

I'm telling you now.

I just had a fleeting fancy.

Now I'm no longer interested.

Since that kiss

gets you to think so much,

this kiss

will put an end.

Tomorrow, Jiang Ai

will send you back.

Everything between us...

Keep it if you want.

Otherwise, I will take it away.

Drop such unrealistic ideas

like helping me.

Foxy,

take the experiences

over this period

as a twist of fate.

Say my name.

Jiang... Jiang Ai.

What a good mood you're in.

You're in a great mood too.

You visit me even during the curfew.

To what do I owe this honor?

You're truly devoted

to Bai Sanxing.

It's been over 300 years

and you can't forget him.

It must have been hard

to bear all this time

before you assassinated Her Grace

to avenge him.

You assist Her Grace

in implementing the decrees.

How could you speak without evidence?

Why would I assassinate Her Grace

to avenge Bai Sanxing?

Bai Sanxing and you

had your differences,

but I believe

you quite enjoyed it.

You and Bai Sanxing

also shared

an unbreakable bond from the past.

After all, you were

his most capable vice lord.

In that case,

you and I are not so different.

Every thirty years,

you wander

around the Prison.

No one but Bai Sanxing

is so hard for you to let go of.

In that case,

don't you want to avenge him?

You used to be utterly loyal

to Bai Sanxing.

In the end, you still betrayed him

for the sake of power.

I guess you've never been loyal

to Bai Sanxing

or He Simu.

You're loyal

only to yourself.

Maybe you've betrayed

your new master

just to get more power.

You schemed

to get close to that mortal

just to use him

as bait

to enter the Prison

for the man you want to see.

This is what we call real betrayal.

You've been amazing.

You were,

and you still are.

Are you not used to it

when I'm not around?

Farewell.

Foxy.

Your Ladyship.

Did you come to ask me

to send you away?

Wait a minute.

I'll arrange it now.

You once promised

you would take me anywhere.

Does it still count?

Last time when Simu and I came here,

we didn't go this deep.

Young man,

it's not too late to regret now.

Xusheng,

wake up.

(Xusheng, the Void)

The mountain spirit is named Xusheng. [*Means the void]

That's why this is the Void Mountain.

The entire mountain

was transformed from his body.

His eyes are the gate.

The Nine-Square Maze Prison

is inside his skull.

Are you saying

we're going into his skull?

Identify yourselves.

I'm Lord Jiang Ai of Xuling Temple.

Jiang Ai?

What a rare visitor.

What crime did you commit?

Why haven't I received

Her Grace's decree?

Xusheng,

don't be ridiculous.

I'm a good spirit,

sensible and law-abiding.

How could I go to prison?

I just want to take a look in there

with my friend.

He has Her Grace's aura.

Very strong.

And he's a mortal.

I can't let him in.

You're right.

However,

Her Grace might acknowledge him.

That's right.

Simu and I

have a lifelong commitment.

The last mortal

who had the Sovereign's aura

was the wife of the former sovereign.

Fine. In you come.

Take good care of this.

This is your soul candle.

Only by holding this

will you not get lost

in the Nine-Square Maze Prison.

Young man,

are you sure you'll get in there?

Did Simu ever say

I couldn't get in?

There's complete darkness

inside this prison.

When you hold the soul candle,

all you can see

is boundless darkness.

Only when your candle dies out

can you see the real prison.

In the Nine-Square Maze Prison,

evil spirits' desires are amplified.

The most painful and repeated illusions

have been created for them,

luring them to chase.

But they can't obtain anything.

Hope is given and then crushed.

It's like a donkey

with an apple dangling above.

It can see the apple

but can never eat it.

That's a fitting way to put it.

Young man, I admire you.

For Simu's sake,

you even dare to come in here.

But mortals are different from spirits.

Before, you asked me

about Simu's past.

She's been living for 400 years.

400 years.

It includes more than 146,000

days and nights.

Like a book with 146,000 pages.

Can you understand her?

She said I needn't.

Possibly because

she thinks I can't do it.

This prison is terrifying,

but when we follow

the Eight Trigrams,

we'll find the Life Gate and leave.

Your Ladyship,

I heard something.

Bai Sanxing,

you aren't annihilated yet?

Young man, move aside.

You can't take him.

Watch out, young man!

Your Ladyship,

shall we bet again?

If I can get out

of this prison alive,

tell me everything

about Simu's past.

Deal?

Don't be ridiculous.

Without the soul candle,

how can you get out of the illusion?

Duan Xu,

I accept the bet!

Make sure you come out alive!

As you expected, Your Grace,

something's wrong.

All the spirits

match the records.

But some of them only

remember going to the Ascension Pool,

but nothing after that.

I suspect these spirits

were manipulated.

This is one of them.

I interrogated him.

Sadly,

I got nothing out of him.

Simu.

Your Grace,

Bai Sanxing isn't annihilated yet.

He's still in the Prison.

You went there?

And you saw him.

That young man of yours...

Bai Sanxing broke his soul candle,

and he's lost there.

What happened?

I don't think

he can make it back.

Your Grace, it's all my fault.

I failed to protect him.

Going in to find him?

Simu,

he's lost his candle.

Even if you go in,

you won't find him.

Even if you find him,

you can't get him out.

Besides, Bai Sanxing is in there.

If he does anything,

you'll be in danger.

You think I'll be scared?

I don't want you to risk it.

Even a powerful spirit

will be annihilated if he's lost.

A mortal will die in there.

And this prison

is filled with delusional evil spirits.

A living man in there

will be torn apart.

He's lost in the illusion.

Without a soul candle,

he can't get out of this prison.

He doesn't die easily.

His fate is linked to mine.

If I can find him

and relight his candle

with mine,

he may regain consciousness.

Simu!

Using your soul candle?

If he doesn't wake up,

but extinguishes your candle,

what will happen?

You'll be lost in there

and suffer forever.

Do you want to end up like Bai Sanxing?

I'm not letting you go!

He's a mortal.

He'll die.

The longer he stays,

the more dangerous it will be.

How can you

take such a risk

for a mere mortal?

He isn't a mere mortal.

He's my spell bearer.

He belongs to me.

When I want him to live,

then he shall not die.

Xusheng,

give me a soul candle.

Spell bearer?

The one who can lend her

his five senses?

Simu. Simu!

You know very well.

You can't stop her.

(This is what this prison looks like)

(after my soul candle dies out.)

Kill.

He Simu.

I'll kill you!

He Simu,

I'll kill you.

He Simu.

Kill.

- You know Simu? - Kill her.

I deserve to be

the Sovereign!

Kill.

Kill.

Who did you teach

the technique for killing Simu

in the tournament?

Mortal?

You're a mortal.

Answer me.

Get out.

I want to get out.

Simu.

Father.

Father, help me!

Help me!

Father.

I won't help you.

Climb out on your own.

Help me!

Give me your hand!

My son is in Daizhou,

staying with his grandmother.

You got the wrong boy.

Father, give me your hand!

Simu,

there you are.

Mortal,

you just don't give up on me, do you?

Yeah.

So I came to the Void

and even entered this prison.

Have you enjoyed yourself?

If you have,

then leave.

Leave the Void.

Simu,

don't you want senses?

I'll always lend you my senses.

Having your senses

is just a game.

I'm fed up now.

You should go.

Duan Xu.

Go find Duan Xu.

Duan Xu.

You're inside an illusion

and everything is fake.

I'm taking you out.

Duan Xu,

I'm He Simu.

Duan Xu,

I'm He Simu.

I'm He Simu.

Foxy,

wake up.

Foxy,

wake up now.

Foxy,

you're too lost in illusion.

(The sense of touch.)

(I have this sense again.)

(Even the sense of smell.)

(I can smell again.)

Simu.

You're awake.

Come have breakfast.

What's wrong?

Don't space out.

Come have breakfast.

♪Between black and white, ripples crossed♪

♪Light encountered shadow♪

♪It pierced the darkness and the time♪

♪The unbreakable fate♪

♪Suddenly cracked♪

♪Between black and white, ripples crossed♪

♪Light encountered shadow♪

♪It pierced the darkness and the time♪

♪The unbreakable fate♪

♪Suddenly cracked♪

♪Listen, all sounds are roaring♪

♪As cold ice turns into tides♪

♪A century's loneliness melts dreams♪

♪Following fate's guidance♪

♪By fate, our moments were exchanged♪

♪The heart wakes up all of a sudden♪

♪Watch fireworks fall like stars♪

♪This bond is tangled into a thread♪

♪Worldly reflections fade into mist♪

♪Borrowing one fleeting heartbeat♪

♪You drew me into mortal dust, till I'm enamored with its charms♪

♪The heart wakes up all of a sudden♪