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[Blood River]

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

[Episode 11]

[Healing Hands]

Miracle physician,

you must have been hungry.

I'll cook.

Well...

No need.

I...

I'm not hungry.

You worked all day. How could you not be?

Today,

I even asked Miss Wang next door.

Turns out the dish I made yesterday

was missing one spice.

Fix that will improve the taste.

Su Muyu,

you go out every day,

walk around,

pick up groceries,

help me choose herbs,

and decoct them.

That's already a lot.

You don't need to cook as well.

You work harder every day.

As for the chores,

just leave them to me.

Su Muyu.

How can you

master the sword...

Because...

...yet fail

at cooking noodles?

I'm not eating.

Fine.

It's your effort, after all.

When I go out tomorrow,

I'll buy flower cakes to make it up to you.

And ask Miss Wang again...

Su Muyu,

can you

promise me one thing?

All right. What is it?

Promise me

to spare Miss Wang and spare me.

Try a few more times,

I'll get it right.

Same with sword practice.

As for this bowl of noodles,

you'd better not eat it yet.

Wait till tomorrow.

Everyone in the martial world

trains with a sword,

yet only a few become Sword Deities.

There are so many physicians,

why am I the miracle physician?

Because of talent.

Everyone's born with different gifts.

Su Muyu,

some things

can't be forced.

When I first learned the sword,

I was clumsy too.

I can't talk you out of it, huh?

What's that?

They're chickens Mrs. Chen sent over.

She knows I'm learning to cook from Miss Wang,

so she sent them for practice.

Since fate points the way,

allow me to show a little skill.

I learned this from my master,

Herbal Chicken Stew.

How is it?

Smells amazing!

It tastes even better.

Go on, try.

Okay.

I didn't expect you to be such a good cook.

These days,

I've really made a fool of myself.

You flatter me.

I'm only good

at this one dish.

When I was little,

my master taught it to me.

But later, every time I made it,

I'd think of him.

And every time I did,

I felt so sad,

so I stopped making it.

Never thought

after all these years,

my cooking

would still be this good.

Sorry about that, miracle physician.

That was all when I was a kid.

I'm grown now.

I'm not hung up on something so small.

Besides, death

is just part of life.

Even a miracle physician

can't prevent it.

While I was cooking just now,

I realized

I wasn't sad anymore.

Thinking of him again,

my heart

felt warm.

So this is the famous Flower Cake.

It's delicious!

Su Muyu,

quick, have a piece!

[Healing Hands]

We've been waiting forever.

It's been ages.

Why isn't he out yet?

The young master hasn't come out today?

- He's out! - He's out!

- He's out! - I'm instantly cured!

You're pregnant.

Pregnant...

What?

I'm not even married yet.

Kidding.

Your liver fire

has been too high lately.

Go line up over there.

I'll have Mr. Su fetch you

some flower tea

to brew at home.

Okay!

See?

- My back aches from standing. - You came on an empty stomach.

The sign says:

Thirty patients per day.

Today's slots are full.

If you want to see Mr. Su...

to see the physician,

please come earlier tomorrow.

This white-robed gentleman

looks quite handsome too!

Yeah!

He's a catch!

Look at his brows and eyes...

It's been a long time.

Yeah.

Thick brows, big eyes...

Mr. Xie.

Today...

no more consults.

Keep the tokens you got today.

Come back tomorrow and queue in order.

Why stop so early today?

This fellow here

came for a consult.

He has a serious infection.

If you don't leave now,

you might catch it,

and that would be bad.

Oh...

why didn't you say it earlier!

Let's leave!

- Move! - Go!

She should've said so!

This is the current dean of Shanqian Academy,

Xie Xuan.

The Scholar-Sword Deity!

I came to this city to read

and sensed

there's a most unusual guest,

[Xie Xuan, Scholar-Sword Deity] so I paid a visit here.

You're the one

who never trained with a sword,

yet the first time you drew,

you looked every inch a Sword Deity,

Xie Xuan?

An honor at last!

I'm Bai Hehuai,

miracle physician of Medicine King Valley,

senior to Xin Baicao.

You're Mr. Xin's senior?

Right.

Fair and square!

I'm of the same generation as Sikong Changfeng.

He's half a disciple

of Mr. Xin.

So you're two ranks above me.

I should call you grand-master.

My apologies.

Greetings, Physician Bai.

So...

I'm that remarkable?

Didn't expect to meet you

in Nan'an City.

Did you visit here

just to meet me?

I wanted to know why you're in Nan'an City.

It's not to kill.

That's all I needed to know.

Since we've met,

why not stay for a meal?

Nice to see you smile at last.

Sir,

enjoy your meal.

Miss,

try these fresh-baked flower cakes.

You look new around here.

Are you here to sightsee?

No.

I'm looking for someone.

Oh, looking for someone?

Enjoy your meal.

They say, "I pick fresh every day;

good cooking has its secrets."

Cooking's like swordwork:

miss one move,

and nothing flows.

What you make

won't look good,

smell good,

or taste good.

Smells amazing!

Didn't expect you

to be a kitchen deity too!

I'm no kitchen deity.

I just read many recipes,

traveled many lands,

and tasted many dishes,

so I learned to cook plenty too.

The way of cooking

runs deep.

I'd like to hear more.

Su Muyu,

Xie Xuan...

You two changed careers?

City Lord Li.

City Lord?

City Lord...

This young lady

is Xueyue City's Second City Lord,

Li Hanyi,

You're Sword Deity Xueyue?

You must be

the miracle physician

who treated Blood River's Patriarch.

Didn't expect you to be so young.

And you're the one

who created the Floral Sword Art,

calling flowers with a single stroke,

Sword Deity Xueyue?

I am.

And the sword in your hand

is the one kept in Kunlun

that can freeze the sunset with a single slash,

the coldest sword under heaven,

Froststeel?

How good a sword is

depends on who holds it.

Why does this scene feel familiar?

The legendary Floral Sword Art

must be a stunning sight.

Care to let me see it?

Miracle physician,

Sword Deities don't draw lightly.

When they do,

the city's swept in snow.

True.

I don't draw lightly.

But meeting you...

I might draw at any time.

Aren't you two

friends?

We once fought side by side

against the Demonic Sect's leader, Ye Dingzhi.

But we're hardly friends.

In the jianghu,

no one wants

to be Blood River's enemy,

nor does anyone

want to be Blood River's friend.

City Lord Li and I

are quite close.

I'm senior to Xin Baicao of Medicine King Valley.

Your Third City Lord,

Sikong Changfeng,

was once trained at the Medicine King Valley.

He counts as half a disciple of Baicao.

So,

Sikong Changfeng

should call me grand-master.

You really put it to use.

Didn't expect someone so young

to be Medicine King's senior.

The real deal!

My apologies.

Not at all.

My rank's just too high,

so everyone thinks

I'm ancient.

Truth is,

my mother

is the blood sister of Wen Luoyu,

the Heir Consort of the Marquis of Zhenxi.

Your First City Lord,

Baili Dongjun,

is my cousin!

My senior is your cousin?

We're family.

Stay here

and eat with us.

Come!

Smells great.

You hold your liquor, miracle physician.

Naturally, bottomless.

And this wine

is really good,

with a hint of peach blossom,

and a touch of sweetness.

The peach note...

A friend from Wangchengshan Sect left it

after a consult.

It was brewed by his junior, the sect leader.

That junior's swordwork

is now legendary

across the jianghu nowadays.

True,

I haven't seen his swordplay.

But his wine

is indeed superb.

How's the wine?

Taste good?

It's great.

Miss Li,

you're stunning,

yet cold as frost.

Nothing seems

to move you.

I thought

you'd simply say "not bad,"

didn't expect outright praise.

Looks like this wine

really is good.

Dishes are all here.

Let's eat.

[Healing Hands]

I know why you're here, Miss Li.

Rest easy.

Blood River has no agenda in Nan'an.

But the miracle physician's place in Qiantang City

was exposed,

so she moved to Nan'an,

As for me,

I needed treatment,

so I came along.

That day in Jiuxiao City,

I thought

even if you couldn't disband Blood River,

you'd be

the new Patriarch.

But in the end,

Su Changhe became Patriarch,

and you

came to Nan'an,

far from Blood River.

That's not the ending

Su Changhe promised me,

and it's a very, very bad one.

Your bias against Changhe

still runs deep.

Bias?

Xie Xuan said

your dear brother

may not be the worst man alive,

but he's surely

the most annoying.

His thick skin

is rare in this world,

a "classic" for the ages.

A "classic" for the ages? Seriously?

You're a bit drunk.

Those were Xie Xuan's exact words.

I only repeated them.

Didn't expect Sword Deity Xueyue

to speak ill behind someone's back.

Worse,

the other one badmouthing me

seems to be here too.

A brief spar

is more than enough.

We meet again.

I should call you Patriarch now.

You flatter me.

Just call me Changhe,

much friendlier.

You deceived me.

I've decided to kill you here.

I never liked Changfeng's choice.

An outfit like Blood River

has no place in the jianghu.

With Su Muyu as Patriarch, it could stand.

If I took over, you'd tear it out by the roots?

Looks like my reputation

really is that bad.

Your codename is your reputation:

the Undertaker.

Does the word

sound lucky to you?

The old Blood River

might not have needed to exist,

but we want to build a new Blood River.

A new Blood River?

One that doesn't live by killing,

no longer in the shadows,

yet walks beneath the jianghu.

How do you plan to change?

That's our affair.

What,

Xueyue City, the foremost city of the jianghu,

has grown so overbearing

it won't allow

any other sects to exist?

I couldn't be bothered to meddle,

nor do I want to.

I only promised Changfeng.

Alright.

Take it as your promise to me.

If the Blood River to come

is the same as before...

Su Changhe,

keep your head safe,

and I'll come take it.

What about Su Muyu's head?

You won't take his?

Why only mine?

I'll take his too.

Since you bookworm are here,

no need for me to linger.

Some person is an eyesore.

I'll come fight you another time.

Oh, she came to fight me?

Then let's not meet again.

What a fierce woman!

I've heard Blood River's Umbrella Ghost

and the Undertaker are close friends.

I never quite understood it.

You and he

seem to walk different paths.

But seeing you today,

a passage came to mind,

and I understand a little now.

What passage?

"Hearing snow outside the window,

so near, yet so far."

You mean the two of us

are close in distance,

yet worlds apart?

No.

The nearness and distance between you

depend on a single thought.

I hope your nearness this time

lasts till the end.

The meal's over.

The wine's gone.

She's said what needed saying.

I should go too.

Do you know why?

Back then, several family heads

ignored Blood River's rules,

yet had to seize the Dormant Dragon Sword

before daring to claim the Patriarch's title.

There must be something odd about the sword.

Something hidden in the hilt.

Yellow Springs Pawnshop...

The world's most secret bank,

and the most secret assassin guild...

What binds them?

All I know is,

the pawnshop keeps good things,

very, very good things,

worth a look.

We'll lead Blood River to the other shore

and erase its bloody reputation.

Stop living by the kill,

and found a sect in the light.

And the most basic, most important thing...

do you know what it is?

What?

Money, Su Muyu!

All the years of Blood River's funds

aren't at our base.

Then where?

Naturally, at Yellow Springs Pawnshop.

Then let's move.

Your days in Nan'an City

end tonight.

It was but a dream.

Dreams end.

I'll take the miracle physician

back to her room.

Sleeping here, she will catch a chill.

Boo!

So you were faking sleep.

I... I was asleep,

but something

reeking

walked in,

and the stench woke me.

Miracle physician,

I have to go.

♪Blades have stained my youth...♪

Go on, go.

You've always had unfinished business.

This day

was bound to come.

But this place

is no dream.

It's your journey's end.

When you return in triumph,

this medicine shop

will still be here for you.

And all the pretty girls

in Nan'an City

will be here for you too.

Much obliged.

Come back soon...

and make me a proper bowl

of noodles.

All right.

♪I'm lucky to meet you♪

Reapers clear the way

as we reach Yellow Springs.

We've reached Yellow Springs,

so where are the Reapers?

Paper umbrellas ward off the yang energy.

The Yellow Springs reapers

do carry a chill,

creepier than Blood River.

Our Master sent us

to wait here a long time,

Patriarch of Blood River.

We've heard your Master

is most capable.

He even foresaw

we'd come here.

Then please, Sir,

and Master Su Muyu,

board the boat.

You must be the current Su family head,

Su Muyu?

Young master,

you're quite handsome.

Why so cold, young master?

Is it because

we're not acquainted?

Will you talk to me now?

All right, I'll stop teasing you.

You can change faces, Miss?

You sure I'm a "girl"?

Now I'm really confused.

What's your name?

They call me

Hongying.

[Hongying]

Unbelievable.

The Mu family can disguise too,

but compared to Hongying,

they're far behind.

We're the Umbrella Ghost

and the Undertaker.

Putting on spooks before us?

That's rich.

Let's go in.

You're the master

of Yellow Springs Pawnshop?

Wait!

[Shopkeeper Wang of Yellow Springs Pawnshop]

I can't balance the books.

Forget it!

Kill them all!

Master,

are you serious?

Kill them!

End it once and for all.

We won't even own up!

As you command.

♪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♪