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What are you doing?

Wash your hands.

I won't.

They'll just get dirty again anyway.

Ji Ling…

You're Ji Ling, aren't you?

I've already answered that.

I saw you eat him with my own eyes.

You demons eat people.

Don't pin what you did on me.

You ate his memories.

You have Ji Ling's memories, don't you?

Ji Ling

is just a puppet I made with sacred power.

He wears my face

to roam the human world and carry out tasks.

What memories could he have?

Then why didn't you throw me in the dungeon here?

Why treat me so well and put up with my nonsense?

Only Ji Ling would pamper me like this.

He'd do everything to please me.

I can treat you badly too.

Want a taste?

The other day, you said

Ji Ling was your youth, your past.

You're the piece of my youth, my past

I most wanted to keep.

What did that

really mean?

Ji Ling's innocence is rare in this world.

Everyone wants to keep it.

You do too, don't you?

You sure love to beat around the bush.

Then let me ask another way.

You haven't learned?

Want to get hit by backlash again?

Who said I'd use Word Magic?

Ji Ling taught me this.

One last time.

Are you

Ji Ling or not?

Miss Lu, I'll ask again.

Have we met before?

No.

Hear that?

They're already here.

We should head out too.

For the next piece of Dragon Deity's Power?

But…

I haven't retrieved Wu Shiguang's prayer beads yet.

The Twelve Thoughts must be given willingly.

They were never easy to take.

Don't blame yourself.

I've sent someone else to handle it.

Let's go. To the Ruined Sand.

Okay. I'll go get a new puppet.

No need.

This time, I'll go with you myself.

Master, why risk it?

Just make another Ji Ling.

I'll go with him again.

And upon our return,

we'll share all the memories with you.

Isn't that the same?

I can't hide in the sect anymore.

The Oracle Stone's given the prophecy.

I don't have much time left.

I have to face this myself.

You shouldn't be here.

What are you doing here?

I heard you've lived in seclusion

all these years,

acting strange.

That you've stayed in the underground Scale Cave,

sucking the life force from mortals to heal yourself.

So I came to see

if innocent people

are really locked up here,

used as medicine.

The world's gossip,

truth or lies,

can you really keep track?

The gravely ill often bathe in incense

and wear flowers

to hide the smell of decay and death.

Master, you're heavy with fragrance.

What are you trying to hide?

The Dragon Deity has a pure celestial aura.

What fragrance? How dare you!

You don't want to be trapped here forever,

do you?

You'll let me return?

I will.

But first, come with me somewhere.

Where I lived as a child is nearby.

These blocks look like rocks,

but they're actually from a tree.

A tree?

My father told me

this place once grew

a giant ancient tree.

Then, lightning struck and shattered it.

Its branches split apart,

and the trunk grew wild,

ending up like this.

I know this tree.

It has a name, The Crying Elm.

The Crying Elm?

Goddess Nuwa once said

the Crying Elm was a sacred ancient tree,

lush and sheltering all life.

I never knew

this is all that's left, broken, decaying roots.

When I was little,

I used to sneak here to play.

My master also told me about the murals here.

An ancient tribe called Aodeng

settled near these roots.

But soon after,

they all fell gravely ill.

Many died.

So, they prayed to the heavens.

To their surprise,

a star actually fell from the sky.

It crashed in flames, sparking a heavenly fire.

When the fire died down,

they found in the pit a celestial stone.

They called it the Star Stone.

Even more miraculous,

the plague that had haunted them

vanished without medicine.

So the Aodeng people revered the Star Stone as sacred.

See the carvings on this rock?

They show people celebrating, dancing around a bonfire.

That dancing girl carving

kind of reminds me of my sister.

Lu Wuyi has always loved

to dance too.

That was the chieftain's daughter.

Her name was Di Zhu.

That means "Pearl of the Earth".

The chieftain must have adored her

to give her such a grand name.

Yes.

He adored her so much, he even decided to give her

the Star Stone as a dowry.

He who carries a treasure invites hungry eyes.

The chieftain did love his daughter,

but in a foolish way.

Now that the Star Stone had mysterious power,

it would draw envy

and bring disaster.

What?

You've heard this story too?

Did it really bring disaster?

Yes.

Every man who loved Di Zhu and asked for her hand

died mysteriously.

Only a young man named Man Man,

who won her love,

remained unharmed, seemed blessed.

If this were any normal legend,

I'd guess

this Man Man was no ordinary man.

He pretended to love her,

but really came for the Star Stone.

All those other suitors were killed by him too.

Sure enough.

Only a liar knows a liar best.

Thanks.

Actually, that Man Man was a high-rank Green Ape demon.

He tricked Di Zhu into loving him

to steal the Star Stone.

When his plan fell apart,

he rallied the Green Apes

to take the stone by force

and unleashed a hurricane on the tribe.

Di Zhu died.

The Aodeng tribe was wiped out.

The young man, Man Man,

and the Star Stone vanished without a trace.

Poor Di Zhu.

What she thought was true love

was nothing but a lie, a carefully planned one.

Those who trick others' hearts deserve to die.

Maybe Man Man had his reasons.

What's this?

Sympathizing with a liar?

Master Wu, aren't you a liar yourself?

Wuyi.

Wangyan.

Wangyan!

Lu Wuyi!

Wu Zhiqi.

I've seen him.

Greetings, Master Dragon Deity.

Master,

have you come to judge me?

If you know it's wrong,

why do you persist?

The Six-Eyed Butterfly told me how to save my people.

He gave me hope.

I'm just one step away.

Over a hundred years,

Wu Zhiqi,

you still haven't let go?

I only ask you

to give me a little more time.

If I can save my people,

then live or die,

I'll accept it.

I can't give you time.

I'm taking my power back right now.

The Twelve Thoughts!

Yuan Wuhuo didn't lie to me.

Sinners' blood can awaken the Star Stone!

Master!

Let go, Master!

No!

-Let's celebrate. -Come quickly!

Come!

Come!

ONE THOUSAND YEARS AGO, AODENG TRIBE

Look! The chieftain's daughter is here!

The chieftain's daughter is here!

-Bravo! -Bravo!

-Bravo! -So beautiful!

-Bravo! -Bravo!

Beautiful!

-Bravo! -Bravo!

-Bravo! -Bravo!

Bravo!

-Bravo! -Bravo!

ONE HUNDRED FIFTY YEARS AGO GREEN APE TRIBE

Yuan Xizai?

Yuan Xizai?

YUAN WUHUO

Yuan Xizai!

Who are you?

Who am I?

I'm your brother, Yuan Wuhuo.

Yuan Wuhuo?

The butterfly demon!

Where's my knife?

Did you hit your head?

Wu Zhiqi!

What demon magic did you use?

Release Wu Shiguang and the rest!

You're overconfident.

Bai Ze?

Wu Zhiqi, you can't take back the Star Stone now.

You're siding against me too?

You betrayed the Dragon Deity.

Of course I'm against you.

But right now,

they're trapped inside the Star Stone.

If you take it back, they'll all die.

You think I care?

You do.

Because if they die,

your wish will never come true.

What do you mean?

I know you want to use the Star Stone's power

to save your people.

But… you've had this stone for so long.

Are they alive?

The Star Stone needs sinners' blood to be activated.

So I've been waiting for Wu Shiguang to come.

Yuan Wuhuo lied to you.

If you truly want to save your people,

wait until they get out safely.

What are you saying?

This Star Stone you have has already lost all its power.

It's just an ordinary rock now.

The real Star Stone is hidden inside that Star Stone illusion.

Only when they retrieve the real one from within

will the one in your hand regain its power

and become the true Star Stone.

Why should I trust you?

Then why did you trust Yuan Wuhuo?

Trust me.

Your people will be saved.

Master Know-It-All,

what's going on now?

Why is there Jiu Ying's demonic energy?

It's Yuan Wuhuo's trick.

So,

he wanted to use the Star Stone to trap the Dragon Deity inside

and steal his power.

But now, not just the Dragon Deity,

Wu Shiguang, the pretty lady, the feisty girl,

and that big guy, they're all in there!

It will cost a bunch, Master Bai Ze!

Yuan Wuhuo…

really tricked me.

They must get the Star Stone

from their own time before it shatters,

-or else… -But this stone's about to break!

I can use the Eastern Purple Lightning to buy them some time.

Man Man!

-Did I dance well? -Man Man?

I practiced for so long.

Come on, praise me!

Praise me!

I don't know how to praise.

Just do it!

Say I'm like a butterfly, a peacock.

-Lu… -As a deer?

A deer in the forest?

You mean I'm light on my feet?

-Hey, what's wrong with you? -Shut up.

If you don't want to get caught, dance now.

-Dance! -I can't dance!

Spin around!

Wave your hands!

Just dance!

Man Man,

you got an itch or what?

What are you looking at?

I just prayed to the Fire Deity

that you'll only look at me tonight, forever.

Don't push it.

What do you want?

I want a couple's dance with Di Zhu.

A couple's dance

is for lovers seeking blessings.

We're not lovers.

Why would I dance with you?

Da Ji,

the chieftain's away, but don't start trouble.

Look at that delicate little guy.

A breeze would knock him down.

How is he any better than me?

He's better in any way.

He's proud, yet gentle.

His eyes are fierce like a wolf king's, yet pure as the moon.

Man Man protects me,

praises me, and holds me in his hands.

Right?

Am I right?

Right.

What's the point of all this?

He's just a poor kid from somewhere else.

Di Zhu, you should be with me.

Kneel!

Kneel?

Too much wine, huh?

What are you doing?

You hit him too hard!

Who's stronger?

Freeze?

-You… -Enough. Let's go now!

Get out!

Di Zhu, I won't give up on you!

You and the Star Stone are both mine!

Man Man.

Man Man,

I roasted a leg of lamb for you. Try it.

It's really good.

No, thanks. I'm a vegetarian.

Master Chi Wen, are you sulking because he beat you?

What, a Dragon Deity who's lived millions of years

could be so childish?

I already got back at him for you.

Still not happy?

If you don't want to be pushed around,

why not use your power?

Because…

I'm Man Man now.

Man Man and Wu Zhiqi are both Green Ape demons.

They can control the wind and sand.

Can you?

I can't.

My power is sealed.

Why?

Maybe…

Man Man doesn't want to reveal himself.

So now you're a mere mortal with none of your old might,

a totally helpless dragon at my mercy, huh?

Di Zhu is a mortal too.

How come you can still use Formless Moon magic?

I don't know.

Maybe the Formless Moon is stronger than your Shilin Sect.

The nine spots on your head are pretty.

Let me call you

Little Nine.

Aren't you scared of it at all?

Without Wangyan here, I am a little scared.

But

I feel like she's nearby.

You know why that is?

I do.

Because this is the past illusion inside the Star Stone.

Your sister

is probably in another illusion.

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO, FLOOD DRAGON TRIBE