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[Blood River]

[Based on the novel of the same name from Zhou Munan's Youth in Jianghu series]

[Episode 10]

I disagree with much

of what Changhe said,

but one thing

was no empty talk:

together, the two of us

have never lost.

Eighteen-Sword Array,

Activate!

Great.

Excellent!

Eighteen-Sword Array?

The greatest regret of my life

is

not being born a hundred years earlier

to face the Su family's finest,

Su Shiba, in battle.

Who would've thought that after I was sealed

inside a coffin,

the Su family

would produce another who could revive the Eighteen-Sword Array?

You're so talkative.

I've been trapped in that coffin

for so many years,

of course, I have much to say

and many fights yet to fight.

These swords of yours aren't enough to take me down.

Show me

your true strike.

Then I'll grant your wish.

Drizzle Sword.

What's that?

He's absorbing my sword energy.

So

this is what makes Hell Palm so terrifying.

What a fool.

You've got some nerve to use your palm against me.

Open your eyes wide

to see who the real fool is.

Changhe.

I didn't know

that besides me,

there was someone in the Blood River

bold enough

to defy the rules.

You've been secretly practicing the Hell Palm.

Secretly?

Judging from how things turned out,

I'd say I was just early to start.

What a shame.

If your cultivation in the Hell Palm

were one level higher,

you could've beaten me.

But alas.

The Ten Courts of Hell

each rule over life and death.

You're

one step short.

Darn it.

How can a man who just crawled out of a coffin

have such profound inner force?

I looked pathetic.

Changhe,

do you really mean to lead them

to the other shore?

Of course,

even though this is only the beginning.

I've always been the only one

who prefers to stay away from strife.

Since this is fate's will,

I'll sever it with my sword.

Hold the Dormant Dragon Sword

and become the first

Patriarch

as a Nameless.

You finally came around.

We were born

to fight our fate.

If you wish to wield the sword, then let's do it.

Only death

can stop us.

I'll find you an opening to wield that sword.

Such arrogance.

Yue'an,

if you only have one chance to strike,

close your eyes,

and trust the judgment

you're most certain of in that moment.

Su Muyu,

I can't hold on anymore!

I'm running out of strength.

That slash

damaged your heart meridian.

If you keep insisting,

you'll die.

You two...

What were your names again?

Su Muyu.

I'm Su Changhe.

Very good.

Your names

will be known across the land.

We'll meet again.

Very good.

You two

are indeed impressive.

I'll look forward

to our next encounter.

Su Muyu,

if you really want to quit,

the promise we made before

doesn't stand anymore.

As for the powers behind all this that you mentioned,

I'll root them out

in no time.

Alright.

That being said, the Hell Palm is too dangerous.

One slip,

and it could backfire on you.

You ought to be extra careful.

It's not easy

for us to have come this far.

But

I'll keep moving forward.

Changhe...

I know what you're going to say.

I'll announce to the world,

from today on,

there'll be no more Umbrella Ghost in the Blood River.

I'll destroy the Soul Reapers' Hall,

so no one

can ever issue another writ to kill you again.

As well as the family

you wish to take with you.

You once said you liked Nan'an.

I bought a mansion there

with the savings I stashed away over the years.

Go to Nan'an and find

the owner of Shouyue Banking House.

He'll give you the deed.

There are ten thousand taels of silver

buried under the courtyard.

If you run out of money,

dig it up.

Every autumn...

Every autumn,

when osmanthus fills Nan'an City,

I'll come find you for a drink.

Of course,

if you'd rather no one,

including me, know where you are,

you can sell the mansion back

to the Shouyue Banking House.

Still,

every autumn,

when osmanthus fills Nan'an City,

I'll hope to see you again.

Changhe.

You never belonged here.

Leaving this place is what you were meant to do.

As for me,

I crawled out from piles of dead bodies when I was a child.

To me, life

was never worth much.

If I leave,

I wouldn't even know where to go.

But you're a fool, really.

You hate killing,

yet it's the only thing you're good at.

You know nothing else.

You've been the Kui for years,

and you're still broke.

If you lived in the mortal world,

you'd definitely be cheated.

Farewell.

Su Muyu.

You call me a fool.

You're just as much of a fool.

Remember we went to Luohe City

on our first mission

to kill Li Huan, the one who embezzled relief funds?

We could've finished him with one strike,

but you insisted on tracing the clues

and took

all his money and valuables.

And what happened?

We were surrounded

by 32 constables from the Six Gates Bureau

and nearly died in his mansion.

That's because...

Shut up.

And that time

at Xuehe Manor,

when we went after the Sword Ghost, Wang Ba.

You just had to sneak into his library,

saying you wanted to collect some martial arts manuals,

and we ended up trapped by his mechanisms.

Luckily, I had

some food on me,

and we managed to last three days and three nights

before reinforcements arrived.

Otherwise, we would've starved to death.

We didn't die, did we?

And what happened at Lingnan,

the East Sea,

and the Lei Fortress.

Every time, you turned

a simple task

into a mess of trouble.

If you ever became the Patriarch,

your greed and ambition

would surge like the tide

and drown everyone

who followed you.

You'd only become a madman

without restraint.

So

I'll calm the storm with you.

The old promise still counts,

but we'll switch our roles.

Su Changhe,

once we get out of here,

you'll be the Patriarch,

and I'll lead the Su family.

I'll be with you.

We'll bring forth

a new Blood River.

All right.

Just like back at the Wailing Abyss.

Only that time,

it was you holding me up.

♪Just one line...♪

Some debts

always have to be repaid.

♪Mountains and rivers meet and apart, it's you that I rely on...♪

To be honest,

till the very end,

I still didn't think you'd stay.

♪This weary journey finds its end, only because♪

♪I'm lucky to meet you♪

Back then,

Sikong Changfeng, third city lord of Xueyue City,

shattered the Lone Void Array spanning a hundred li

with a single thrust of his spear.

I suppose

his power must've been immeasurable.

But when I swung my sword,

I could only clear the space three chi before me.

This really is

a tough fight.

Mu Zizhe got away.

The remaining disciples of the Mu

and Xie families

have all surrendered.

What exactly is going on?

The Three Families are history now.

The new Blood River

is about to reach the other shore.

Regroup with Su Changhe.

Well, I'm old.

When it comes to scheming against the human heart,

Su Changhe really

leaves nothing to chance.

You made a horrible decision,

Sir.

I'm not the Patriarch anymore.

I once bore the surname Mu

and Su,

yet I can never really leave this river.

Perhaps this upheaval

could bring forth a new Blood River

and become

a different shadow

in this world.

Naive.

A shadow

is still a shadow.

It can never go somewhere bright.

Then I shall see for myself.

But, Sir,

whatever the outcome,

you won't get to see it.

I, Su Changhe, from the Su family,

have gained the current Patriarch's approval

and been granted the Dormant Dragon Sword.

From this day forward,

I'll assume the position of Patriarch of the Blood River.

Greetings to the new Patriarch,

Su Changhe.

Greetings, Sir.

The leader of Spider Shadow, Su Muyu,

will step down from the title of Kui.

He is now

the head of the Su family.

Everyone,

the new Blood River

has arrived.

Greetings, Sir.

Greetings, Master Su.

Tang Lianyue.

Tang Lianyue.

[Yi's Residence]

[Yi Bu, Shadow Sect]

Seems like

[Xiao Yong, First Prince]

this game

is already lost.

That's too early to say.

Fair enough.

Who knows,

there might be a divine move

that rose from despair.

Sir.

[The Blood River's internal strife has ended. Mu Mingce and Xie Ba were killed.]

[Su Jinhui and Mu Zizhe went missing.]

[Su Changhe became the new Patriarch.]

[Su Muyu, Mu Qingyang, and Xie Qidao became the new family heads.]

It seems the one

who's truly playing against you

has made his own

divine move.

These two young men

actually...

Perhaps this is the best ending after all.

Why

is that so?

Because they are strong.

Only a powerful rival

can be

the ally we now need.

[Nan'an City]

[It's Grain Rain today.]

[It marks the end of spring. The rain falls as affection grows deeper.]

Hold it steady.

Excuse me, miss.

I'd like one jin of osmanthus cake.

One jin...

One jin of osmanthus cake?

Yes, one jin of osmanthus cake.

All right.

Here's your osmanthus cake.

Thank you.

I'm back, Miss Bai.

I'm so tired.

Later,

when the medicine cools a little,

drink it all.

Not a drop left.

All right?

All right, Miss Bai.

It's still hot.

More patients have come today.

It's the Grain Rain season.

The spring wind stirs the heart.

It's easy to fall ill.

What kind of illness?

When the heart is stirred,

it's lovesickness.

The person you wanted to see is here.

And the osmanthus cake I wanted to eat,

I got it.

Let's begin

the consultations.

It starts now.

Coming.

What seems to be the problem?

Your hand.

What's your ailment?

Isn't that why I came

to find out what ailment it is?

Ten taels of silver.

I'll have him

prepare your concoction.

What concoction?

[One tael of woad root]

Ten taels of silver.

Ten taels of silver

for one tael of woad root?

If you don't want it,

I'll give it to someone else.

I'll take it. I will.

Next, please.

Why are there still so many in line?

Tell me about it.

Which number is she?

I'll pay a hundred taels.

I want him to feed me the medicine.

[One hundred taels] One hundred taels?

One hundred taels isn't enough.

Two hundred taels.

Deal.

[A hundred taels]

Next, please.

Stop staring.

Your condition is serious.

Look at me

and listen carefully.

Otherwise,

you won't make it through this spring.

[Yi's Residence]

After Su Muyu succeeded

as head of the Su family,

he opened an apothecary in Nan'an City?

Yes.

We sent people to keep watch,

but they were discovered.

Someone intervened

and crippled their martial skills.

It seems to be a warning.

We've only posted

a few watchers

outside Nan'an City now.

We have no idea

what they're up to.

What about Su Changhe?

He returned to Blood River.

Judging by his moves,

he's after the Soul Reapers' Hall.

But the Three Officials have left.

He took in the disciples from the Three Families who remained in Blood River,

and then left.

Send a message to the Three Officials.

Now is the time

they meet.

Sir,

is this to form an alliance with them?

Even though an unruly sword

is hard to control,

if we hold it in our hands,

only then can we achieve true domination.

Your Eighteen-Sword Array

is amazing.

I could sense your sword aura

from a distance.

But how will you retrieve

the swords you release?

Changhe had the Ban family

specially make this umbrella

for me.

Back then, when I launched the Eighteen-Sword Array,

I used ordinary paper umbrellas.

They broke easily,

and after each launch,

I had to gather the swords myself.

Honestly,

if you ever have to use

this sword array to attack in the future,

wouldn't you have to

pull the swords

out of each body?

There's no assassin in the world who would do that.

As long as the mission is completed.

They're dead,

they won't see me gathering the swords.

I'll take more jobs

and save up

to buy you a decent umbrella.

Otherwise, partnering with you

on a killing mission

would be too embarrassing.

Here.

All right.

Thank you.

You're so kind.

Changhe said

an assassin shouldn't look like that

after a kill.

This is just a sword.

Why must one possess it

to rule Blood River?

♪Like fate, winding with the tide♪

♪Who can ford this river of night?♪

♪Where's the far shore we chase all our lives?♪

♪Surrendering all hues for a glimmer of light♪

♪Through joy and sorrow♪

♪Still I can't let go♪

♪Longing keeps me awake at night♪

♪My heart no longer my own♪

♪No one can escape from love♪

♪How many hidden feelings♪

♪Sink in silence deep?♪

♪Searching through the endless nights♪

♪Struggling on the edge of love and pain♪

♪Shadows crossing shadows♪

♪Whose name hides in your eyes?♪

♪When the wind blows, ask not when I shall return♪

♪Ask not when I shall return♪

♪Like fate, winding with the tide♪

♪Who can ford this river of night?♪

♪Where's the far shore we chase all our lives?♪

♪Surrendering all hues for a glimmer of light♪

♪Through joy and sorrow♪

♪Still I can't let go♪

♪Longing keeps me awake at night♪

♪My heart no longer my own♪

♪No one can escape from love♪

♪My heart no longer my own♪

♪No one can escape from love♪