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[Fate Chooses You]

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[Episode 14]

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Too much blood

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has been shed over these jade tablets.

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It really is...

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It really is...

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The outcome is hard to change.

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Hopefully, one day in the future,

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there will be a perfect solution.

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I never thought about outcomes

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or the future.

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I just kept thinking—

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I've never seen anyone
achieve immortality,

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but I have seen a lot of dead people.

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That definitely can't be anything good.

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True.

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But then again,

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Mr. Lu,

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can Divine Doctor Su really make

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the Immortality Pills?

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And can the pills

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truly make people immortal?

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Didn't you say you don't want them?

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Well, I'm still curious.

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I don't know.

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But isn't Divine Doctor Su

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your disciple?

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He didn't even tell you?

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Go ask him yourself
if you don't believe me.

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He wouldn't tell me.

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There are six jade tablets in total.

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One for me,

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one for Li Si,

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one for Cai En,

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and four for Lin Muhan...

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Did you take one fewer,

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Mr. Lu?

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Go back and check for yourself

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if you don't believe me.

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How am I supposed to go back and check
at this point?

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But then again,

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does immortality

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mean truly undying and indestructible,

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or just extending one's lifespan?

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Can it make humans like the War Demons,

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living for thousands of years?

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Then what would the world even look like

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after thousands of years?

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Divine Doctor Su,

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why are you all here?

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Master,

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it's time.

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[Jiujue Cave]

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Prepare to light the incense

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to start timing.

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-Yes.
-Yes.

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It'll take at least six hours

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for the Dragon Burning Sand
to dissolve his bones.

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To maintain the medicinal potency
the entire time,

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we must continuously
add fresh ingredients.

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Xu Changshou,

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oversee the sand pool yourself.

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If the potency weakens even slightly,

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add more medicine immediately.

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No delays.

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Yes.

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Fang Liang,

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is the Long Jade ready?

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It's long been prepared.

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The Long Jade

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is similar in hardness to his bones.

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You stay here.

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If the Long Jade in the sand pool

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stops melting,

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or if anything unusual happens,

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inform me immediately.

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Yes, Master.

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The stone marrow in War Demon bones

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is best at suppressing pain.

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Now that all the bones in his body
have been shattered,

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the stone marrow will dissolve,

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and he will start to feel the pain.

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The pain will keep building.

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Watch carefully for the right moment,

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then gag him

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so he doesn't bite off his tongue.

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Yes.

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Please don't worry, Master.

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I've already prepared ample supplies

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of Anesthesia Brew and clematis roots—

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ready to relieve the Grandmaster's pain
at any moment.

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Not nearly enough. Not even close!

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This is the pain
of having every bone crushed.

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Have you ever experienced it?

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Compared to this,

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poison that burns through the intestines,
flesh flayed from bone,

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teeth pulled, and tendons stripped

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is nothing more than a scratch—

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not even worth mentioning!

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He's lived his entire life

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never having known what pain feels like.

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Experiencing such agony
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he definitely won't be able to endure it.

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The Grandmaster's bones

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have completely dissolved.

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We've used a leather strap

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to gag him

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to prevent him from biting off his tongue.

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How can he still scream?

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Was his head

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not submerged in the sand pool?

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Is the skull not a bone?

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Or does it not need to be dissolved?

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Got it.

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Lu Qianqiao, endure it.

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Don't think being human is any easier.

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Add more medicine.

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-Yes.
-Yes.

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Miss Xin,

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why are you still here?

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Are you sick?

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Why do you look so pale?

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I'm fine.

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Why hasn't Mr. Lu come out yet?

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What exactly did you

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bring him here for?

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The Grandmaster is...

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is receiving treatment.

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Rest assured.

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The finest physicians in Chongling Valley

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are all inside,

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and my master is personally
watching over him.

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Nothing will go wrong.

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Go back, Miss Xin.

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In two days,

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the Pill-Tasting Conference will begin.

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You should go back and prepare.

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Go back.

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Miss Lyu,

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you were looking for me?

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You're leaving?

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Dr. Zhu Yu's prescription

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has been working very well.

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I've mostly recovered.

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As long as I keep taking it,
I should make a full recovery.

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That's wonderful.

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So when

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are you planning to leave?

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Tomorrow.

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So I came to say goodbye.

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You're leaving tomorrow?

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Take it.

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Take it.

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Your medicine has cost you
far too much already.

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And you can keep it for emergencies.

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Take it.

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I want to see Divine Doctor Su.

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He and the others cured my illness.

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I want to thank him.

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Okay.

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I'll ask for you.

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Thank you.

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You're welcome.

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[Chongling Valley]

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Don't be nervous.

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You didn't sleep well?

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I'm fine.

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Don't worry about me.

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Miss Xin,

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my master has agreed.

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Divine Doctor Su is
waiting for you inside.

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Go ahead.

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Please go in.

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No need for formalities.

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Go on in.

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Don't worry, Miss Xin.

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The Grandmaster's condition

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has already improved.

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In a few more days,

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he'll be able to come out of seclusion.

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I was just asking.

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The Grandmaster is

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currently being sustained entirely

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by herbal decoctions.

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He hasn't been able to take liquid food
these past few days,

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let alone the basket full of

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nourishing ingredients that you brought.

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And that cloak—

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he won't be needing it either.

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Chongling Valley

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is very warm.

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Besides, there are robes and bedding

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in the Jiujue Cave.

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Miss Xin,

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you really don't need to worry.

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You didn't sleep well last night, did you?

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In a bit,

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I'll prescribe something calming for you

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to drink before bed.

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No need.

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I'll just rest early.

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Why...

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Why are you apologizing to me?

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What?

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Doesn't this mean "sorry"?

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What does this mean?

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Thank you.

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"Hooves thunder with mournful neighs;

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banners fly, and drums shake the sky.

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Charge forward with a sharp blade in hand;

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urgent military dispatches
come rushing in.

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This life is not mine to cherish;

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I'd hasten to serve my nation
in its hour of peril.

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Charge deep into enemy ranks;

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even death is a worthy price."

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Did you write this?

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Mr. Li wrote it.

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Could someone who writes such poetry

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be a bad person?

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Would he truly seek immortality?

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I want to see Divine Doctor Su.

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He and the others cured my illness.

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I want to thank him.

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Why?

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You shouldn't have come back.

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Tell me,

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why?

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Step aside.

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I don't want to hurt you.

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Move!

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Don't take her life!

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[Peace and Harmony]

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I'm sorry.

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I lied to you.

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You're not Lyu Jing's daughter.

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Who are you, really?

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Xing.

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That's my name.

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Xing...

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I heard that the fourth-ranked swordsman

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on the List of Top Martial Artists

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is actually two people.

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One uses a short sword in his left hand—

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their technique light, nimble,

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and swift as a shooting star.

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The other wields
a heavy sword with his right hand—

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striking like thunder,
overwhelming in force.

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Together,

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they possess both speed and strength—

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nearly flawless in combat.

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If I'm not mistaken,

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you and Li Si are

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the Star-and-Thunder Twin Swords.

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So you came to Chongling Valley

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for the Immortality Pills too?

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Who would want

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something like that?

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If not for the Immortality Pills,

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then it's for Divine Doctor Su.

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Yes.

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Xing,

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can you tell me why?

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Mei,

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how old are you?

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I joined the immortal sect at 12

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and have been cultivating for decades.

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By

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human standards,

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I suppose

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I would be

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a white-haired old woman by now.

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Then you really are quite long-lived.

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My mother

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died when I was six.

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There was a locust plague that year,

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and the harvest was
less than 20 percent of normal,

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yet the authorities pressed hard
for taxes.

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Even the last bit of grain

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we'd kept for winter

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was taken away.

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My mother

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and brother

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both starved to death that year.

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When I was 10,

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my father died too.

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The three of them together

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might not even have lived as long as you.

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The tax they levied was called
the Immortality Tax.

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00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:53,510
They collected it
in spring during plowing,

290
00:17:53,510 --> 00:17:55,170
in autumn during the harvest,

291
00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:58,000
and even on holidays.

292
00:18:00,310 --> 00:18:02,510
The emperor's dynasty endures forever,

293
00:18:02,510 --> 00:18:04,550
and the immortal sects pursue
eternal life—

294
00:18:04,550 --> 00:18:05,720
yet only our lives

295
00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:07,330
become cheaper.

296
00:18:09,510 --> 00:18:11,710
I know Divine Doctor Su is a good person.

297
00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:13,070
He heals the sick

298
00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:14,930
and gives out medicine freely,

299
00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:16,130
saving many people.

300
00:18:16,750 --> 00:18:18,480
But as long as he's still alive,

301
00:18:19,310 --> 00:18:20,510
your immortal sects will keep dreaming

302
00:18:20,510 --> 00:18:21,680
of living forever.

303
00:18:22,510 --> 00:18:24,200
Then we common folks

304
00:18:25,030 --> 00:18:26,560
will have no way to survive.

305
00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:30,090
Actually, he's nearly succeeded.

306
00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:31,900
That's even more terrifying.

307
00:18:34,750 --> 00:18:35,480
Mei,

308
00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:37,880
you're a cultivator.

309
00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:40,650
You stand high up in the clouds.

310
00:18:41,030 --> 00:18:42,440
You probably can't understand

311
00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:44,640
how desperate life is for people like us

312
00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:46,010
at the bottom.

313
00:18:47,790 --> 00:18:48,790
Right now, you're

314
00:18:49,340 --> 00:18:51,480
different from everyone else
in the valley.

315
00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:53,270
There's kindness in your heart.

316
00:18:53,270 --> 00:18:54,470
You're still willing

317
00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:55,960
to reach out a hand

318
00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:57,720
to people like us,

319
00:18:57,750 --> 00:18:58,810
rotting in the mud.

320
00:19:02,590 --> 00:19:03,960
But I don't believe

321
00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:07,110
that everyone who can get their hands on
the Immortality Pills

322
00:19:07,110 --> 00:19:08,270
would be like you.

323
00:19:12,890 --> 00:19:14,350
Why are you giving me this?

324
00:19:17,750 --> 00:19:19,150
If the Immortality Pills

325
00:19:19,270 --> 00:19:21,350
must one day come into the world,

326
00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:23,510
I would rather

327
00:19:23,510 --> 00:19:24,830
they be in your hands.

328
00:19:52,270 --> 00:19:53,130
They're yours.

329
00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:54,440
I can't take them.

330
00:19:54,580 --> 00:19:56,240
They're useless to me anyway.

331
00:19:56,550 --> 00:19:57,550
Giving them to you

332
00:19:57,640 --> 00:19:59,700
might make you think more carefully.

333
00:20:00,270 --> 00:20:01,270
Think about what?

334
00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:02,570
About immortality.

335
00:20:02,790 --> 00:20:04,510
When something is beyond reach,

336
00:20:04,510 --> 00:20:06,750
people will pursue it
with everything they have.

337
00:20:06,750 --> 00:20:07,440
Only when it's firmly

338
00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:08,640
within your grasp

339
00:20:09,110 --> 00:20:10,550
will you begin to question

340
00:20:10,550 --> 00:20:12,810
whether it's truly a blessing or a curse.

341
00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:13,790
Master,

342
00:20:14,070 --> 00:20:15,160
a letter came from Chongling Valley.

343
00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:16,920
It says the Immortality Pills
are about to be completed.

344
00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:18,780
Master, there's hope for you now!

345
00:20:19,510 --> 00:20:20,440
We're not going.

346
00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:22,350
Why?

347
00:20:22,850 --> 00:20:24,440
Master, don't you want to live forever?

348
00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:26,100
We're just not going, anyway!

349
00:20:32,030 --> 00:20:32,920
Miss Xin,

350
00:20:33,310 --> 00:20:34,370
what are you doing?

351
00:20:34,590 --> 00:20:35,590
Divine Doctor Su.

352
00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:37,060
Please have a seat.

353
00:20:38,070 --> 00:20:39,160
My favorite.

354
00:20:39,510 --> 00:20:40,330
That's good.

355
00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:49,240
You're just leaving them out
on the table like this?

356
00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:51,570
Aren't you afraid someone will take them?

357
00:20:51,590 --> 00:20:53,480
Only one of these is mine.

358
00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:55,200
One was brought

359
00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:56,130
by Li Si and Xing.

360
00:20:56,550 --> 00:20:57,200
The rest

361
00:20:58,070 --> 00:20:59,470
were given to me by Mr. Lu.

362
00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:09,200
What's this for?

363
00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:14,170
I misjudged them this time.

364
00:21:14,470 --> 00:21:15,880
I brought Li Si and Xing into the valley

365
00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:17,340
and almost got you killed.

366
00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:20,030
Why bring that up all of a sudden?

367
00:21:20,790 --> 00:21:21,750
If it hadn't been them,

368
00:21:21,750 --> 00:21:23,480
it would've been someone else.

369
00:21:24,570 --> 00:21:26,000
As long as I live

370
00:21:26,110 --> 00:21:28,680
and the Immortality Pills
exist in the world,

371
00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:30,590
assassination attempts like this

372
00:21:30,590 --> 00:21:32,150
are inevitable.

373
00:21:33,270 --> 00:21:34,200
Come on.

374
00:21:38,830 --> 00:21:39,830
Divine Doctor Su,

375
00:21:40,070 --> 00:21:41,070
can you stop?

376
00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:50,510
Miss Xin,

377
00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:52,440
not everyone

378
00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:53,880
has a way

379
00:21:55,310 --> 00:21:56,240
back.

380
00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:01,530
You have no way back,

381
00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:02,680
but I do.

382
00:22:11,830 --> 00:22:12,830
Divine Doctor Su,

383
00:22:13,350 --> 00:22:14,550
I'd like to leave now.

384
00:22:16,030 --> 00:22:16,960
I originally came here

385
00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:18,270
hoping to obtain an Immortality Pill

386
00:22:18,270 --> 00:22:19,870
to prolong my master's life.

387
00:22:20,350 --> 00:22:21,240
But he

388
00:22:22,030 --> 00:22:23,030
didn't want that.

389
00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:25,480
I didn't understand before,

390
00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:26,440
but now,

391
00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:29,220
I think I do, somewhat.

392
00:22:31,630 --> 00:22:32,910
My master once said,

393
00:22:33,310 --> 00:22:34,960
"All things must come to an end—

394
00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:36,830
only when the sun sets
does the moon rise."

395
00:22:36,830 --> 00:22:38,190
Living forever

396
00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:39,550
in this world

397
00:22:40,790 --> 00:22:42,720
might not be a good thing after all.

398
00:22:44,830 --> 00:22:46,030
So, Divine Doctor Su,

399
00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:47,680
I'm leaving.

400
00:22:48,350 --> 00:22:50,080
I won't wait for Mr. Lu anymore.

401
00:22:50,790 --> 00:22:51,750
Thank you all

402
00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:54,330
for taking care of me during this time.

403
00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:56,310
When I have the chance in the future,

404
00:22:56,310 --> 00:22:57,110
I will thank

405
00:22:57,110 --> 00:22:58,440
Mr. Lu in person as well.

406
00:23:04,110 --> 00:23:04,910
Alright then.

407
00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:07,510
It's getting late.

408
00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:11,260
I still have matters to attend to,

409
00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:13,450
so I won't be seeing you off.

410
00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:16,920
Divine Doctor Su,

411
00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:18,220
these jade tablets...

412
00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:20,750
Miss Xin,

413
00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:23,900
does your master's saying

414
00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:26,310
have a second half?

415
00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:30,370
"All things must come to an end—

416
00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:33,030
only when the sun sets does the moon rise.

417
00:23:33,030 --> 00:23:34,760
As I descend the mountain path,

418
00:23:35,140 --> 00:23:37,140
others will still rise to climb it."

419
00:23:38,790 --> 00:23:40,590
"As I descend the mountain path,

420
00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:44,880
others will still rise to climb it."

421
00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:47,240
Good.

422
00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:49,480
Very good!

423
00:24:29,030 --> 00:24:29,590
Master.

424
00:24:31,750 --> 00:24:32,310
Master,

425
00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:34,080
everything is ready.

426
00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:39,640
Well prepared.

427
00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:42,090
We can start now.

428
00:25:44,250 --> 00:25:48,220
[Xieyun Cottage]

429
00:25:48,390 --> 00:25:53,070
[Suwen Hall]

430
00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:51,510
Where are you going?

431
00:25:52,030 --> 00:25:52,890
Back to my sect.

432
00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:54,750
Isn't today the day
that all immortal sects

433
00:25:54,750 --> 00:25:55,960
gather at Longevity Hall

434
00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:57,220
to carve up the spoils—

435
00:25:58,030 --> 00:25:59,830
I mean, the pills?

436
00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:05,070
You know how to
get out of the valley, right?

437
00:26:05,070 --> 00:26:05,880
When I came here,

438
00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:06,920
I took Zhang Dahu's boat.

439
00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:08,110
Good heavens!

440
00:26:08,220 --> 00:26:09,130
He's a scammer!

441
00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:10,510
Aren't you a disciple
from the immortal sect?

442
00:26:10,510 --> 00:26:12,170
How could you be fooled by him?

443
00:26:13,070 --> 00:26:13,920
Did he say

444
00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:15,030
he's one of us?

445
00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:15,830
Yeah.

446
00:26:16,070 --> 00:26:16,960
Yeah, my foot!

447
00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:18,440
He's not even a distant relative

448
00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:19,240
of an apprentice here.

449
00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:20,270
He just hangs around here,

450
00:26:20,270 --> 00:26:21,590
scalping queue numbers!

451
00:26:21,590 --> 00:26:22,960
He occasionally runs errands,

452
00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:23,750
delivers messages,

453
00:26:23,750 --> 00:26:25,150
or ferries people across

454
00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:26,960
to earn some extra cash.

455
00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:28,070
Although he doesn't charge much,

456
00:26:28,070 --> 00:26:29,470
he's still not reliable.

457
00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:31,640
No way...

458
00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:34,720
I'm free today.

459
00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:36,580
I'll escort you out of the valley.

460
00:26:36,830 --> 00:26:37,510
Okay then.

461
00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:38,310
Thank you.

462
00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:43,790
But speaking of which,

463
00:26:44,510 --> 00:26:45,710
you just reminded me.

464
00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:47,480
I don't think

465
00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:48,720
I've seen

466
00:26:48,750 --> 00:26:50,400
Zhang Dahu for several days now.

467
00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:51,270
Could he have

468
00:26:51,550 --> 00:26:53,080
made enough money and left?

469
00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:54,830
Is scalping queue numbers

470
00:26:54,830 --> 00:26:55,830
that profitable?

471
00:27:01,260 --> 00:27:02,180
How could this have happened?

472
00:27:02,180 --> 00:27:03,040
What happened?

473
00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:04,000
Let me see.

474
00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:05,000
Yeah.

475
00:27:05,680 --> 00:27:06,280
He's dead.

476
00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:07,160
What happened?

477
00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:07,640
Who is it?

478
00:27:07,640 --> 00:27:08,900
What's going on there?

479
00:27:09,350 --> 00:27:10,070
Well...

480
00:27:10,090 --> 00:27:11,720
Wasn't he a physician
from Chongling Valley?

481
00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:12,510
What physician?

482
00:27:12,510 --> 00:27:13,590
He was just a scammer.

483
00:27:13,590 --> 00:27:14,240
A scammer?

484
00:27:14,550 --> 00:27:16,230
He got killed just for cheating someone
out of a bit of money?

485
00:27:16,230 --> 00:27:16,920
Fair point.

486
00:27:17,330 --> 00:27:18,610
Maybe he accidentally

487
00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:19,960
fell into the river and drowned.

488
00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:20,550
Looks more like he was killed.

489
00:27:20,550 --> 00:27:21,350
He probably drowned.

490
00:27:21,350 --> 00:27:22,660
I didn't earn the title
"White Streak in the Waves"

491
00:27:22,660 --> 00:27:23,530
for nothing.

492
00:27:24,070 --> 00:27:25,570
No matter who falls into the water,

493
00:27:25,570 --> 00:27:26,660
I can fish them out.

494
00:27:27,830 --> 00:27:29,030
He drowned on his own.

495
00:27:31,110 --> 00:27:32,070
This is not a Gongshan Jade Tablet.

496
00:27:32,070 --> 00:27:33,160
How is it not?

497
00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:35,350
The material is the same, isn't it?

498
00:27:35,350 --> 00:27:36,400
Besides, everyone knows

499
00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:37,550
you have one.

500
00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:38,920
Even though you show up with the fake one,

501
00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:40,450
no one will suspect a thing.

502
00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:42,730
It's not as simple as you think.

503
00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:44,440
You've been wandering around
Chongling Valley all this time.

504
00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:45,600
You should know

505
00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:46,750
that people have died over this.

506
00:27:46,750 --> 00:27:47,610
You're a mortal

507
00:27:47,780 --> 00:27:48,590
without any cultivation,

508
00:27:48,590 --> 00:27:49,830
yet you carry something of great value.

509
00:27:49,830 --> 00:27:51,480
It's bound to attract covetous eyes
lurking in the shadows.

510
00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:52,510
Be careful, or you might

511
00:27:52,510 --> 00:27:54,970
lose your life
instead of gaining any money.

512
00:28:24,350 --> 00:28:26,010
You certainly took your time.

513
00:28:26,590 --> 00:28:28,270
Acting like you own the place.

514
00:28:34,510 --> 00:28:35,110
What?

515
00:28:35,830 --> 00:28:37,690
You killed someone so ruthlessly

516
00:28:38,700 --> 00:28:39,880
and couldn't even be bothered to

517
00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:41,010
dispose of the body?

518
00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:42,770
[Cang Fengzi, Tianyuan Sect]

519
00:28:41,450 --> 00:28:42,590
Now you come here non-stop,

520
00:28:42,590 --> 00:28:44,440
stealing right under my nose.

521
00:28:45,310 --> 00:28:47,030
Your sect truly is rotten

522
00:28:47,270 --> 00:28:48,470
through and through—

523
00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:50,310
none of you are clean.

524
00:28:55,350 --> 00:28:56,270
I don't have

525
00:28:56,750 --> 00:28:57,810
your jade tablets.

526
00:28:57,920 --> 00:28:59,050
You don't have them?

527
00:29:00,350 --> 00:29:01,110
Before,

528
00:29:01,690 --> 00:29:02,680
I thought you were just

529
00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:04,550
a despicable, shameless scoundrel.

530
00:29:04,550 --> 00:29:06,210
Turns out you're a coward too—

531
00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:07,960
bold enough to act,
but not to own up to it.

532
00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:08,690
That's fine.

533
00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:11,170
I'll find out once I search you.

534
00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:18,400
I

535
00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:20,120
won't repeat myself.

536
00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:21,680
So there's no rule

537
00:29:22,790 --> 00:29:24,160
against stealing here?

538
00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:26,080
Oh, right.

539
00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:29,920
Where is Su Taiyi?

540
00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:31,920
He didn't show up last time,

541
00:29:31,920 --> 00:29:33,580
and now he's not coming at all?

542
00:29:34,550 --> 00:29:35,160
I lost my jade tablets

543
00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:36,620
in your Chongling Valley,

544
00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:39,530
yet everyone present remains silent.

545
00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:43,270
You should at least offer me compensation,
don't you think?

546
00:29:43,270 --> 00:29:44,680
Thirty Immortality Pills

547
00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:46,440
for thirty Gongshan Jade Tablets—

548
00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:47,440
not one pill more.

549
00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:49,070
Besides,

550
00:29:49,790 --> 00:29:51,550
we're only responsible for
researching medicines and refining pills—

551
00:29:51,550 --> 00:29:52,680
nothing beyond that.

552
00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:53,680
That was the rule

553
00:29:54,550 --> 00:29:56,070
you all set back then.

554
00:29:58,110 --> 00:29:59,590
You certainly have

555
00:29:59,900 --> 00:30:01,440
a sharp memory for minor matters.

556
00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:03,570
Young Sect Master Lin, don't be angry.

557
00:30:03,590 --> 00:30:05,270
Even though you won't get anything
from this batch,

558
00:30:05,270 --> 00:30:07,330
there will be some for you in the next.

559
00:30:09,880 --> 00:30:10,940
Easy for you to say.

560
00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:13,790
How about I take this batch,

561
00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:15,840
and you wait for the next one?

562
00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:17,030
You...

563
00:30:18,790 --> 00:30:21,320
Is this conference even going
to start or not?

564
00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:25,350
There are still some who haven't arrived.

565
00:30:25,350 --> 00:30:26,680
But it's time.

566
00:30:28,480 --> 00:30:30,920
Let's count what we have here first.

567
00:30:49,030 --> 00:30:50,000
Lingxu Sect,

568
00:30:50,310 --> 00:30:51,070
two tablets!

569
00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:52,880
Mr. Bai Yun,

570
00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:57,030
only these two tablets are valid.

571
00:30:57,980 --> 00:30:59,110
For the other three,

572
00:30:59,220 --> 00:31:00,830
though made of the same material,

573
00:31:00,830 --> 00:31:02,310
the sizes

574
00:31:02,790 --> 00:31:03,720
don't match.

575
00:31:07,110 --> 00:31:09,790
Dr. Zhu, you really have a sharp eye.

576
00:31:10,070 --> 00:31:10,960
I bought

577
00:31:11,030 --> 00:31:12,750
these three from someone else.

578
00:31:12,750 --> 00:31:13,680
I felt sorry for the seller,

579
00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:14,830
so I bought them.

580
00:31:14,870 --> 00:31:16,590
But I didn't expect him to be a fraud,

581
00:31:16,590 --> 00:31:17,640
selling me fakes.

582
00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:24,180
Daoist Master Gong Yu.

583
00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:26,480
Look carefully.

584
00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:35,930
Sun Moon Cavern,

585
00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:37,160
five!

586
00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:49,920
The Imperial Family,

587
00:31:50,350 --> 00:31:51,110
six!

588
00:32:00,270 --> 00:32:01,530
Lingji Mountain Sect.

589
00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:04,510
None.

590
00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:06,040
My tablets...

591
00:32:07,310 --> 00:32:08,240
Ask him for them.

592
00:32:19,070 --> 00:32:20,160
Tianyuan Sect.

593
00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:24,790
Seven.

594
00:32:29,830 --> 00:32:30,920
Tianyuan Sect,

595
00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:32,150
seven.

596
00:32:33,110 --> 00:32:34,440
Didn't you have 20?

597
00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:36,820
Why are there only seven left?

598
00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:38,480
What happened to the other 13?

599
00:32:38,480 --> 00:32:40,680
Why not bring them out to show everyone?

600
00:32:44,960 --> 00:32:45,550
Senior,

601
00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:47,660
there are already 20 here.

602
00:32:51,790 --> 00:32:52,440
Everyone,

603
00:32:53,550 --> 00:32:56,310
there are now 20 jade tablets in total.

604
00:32:57,750 --> 00:32:59,150
Fellow Cultivator Wang,

605
00:32:59,310 --> 00:33:00,310
where is yours?

606
00:33:32,350 --> 00:33:33,200
Xin Mei?

607
00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:39,030
I'm Xin Mei, a disciple of

608
00:33:39,030 --> 00:33:39,830
Xin Xie Manor.

609
00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:41,400
It's been a long time.

610
00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:43,550
I didn't expect you to
still remember me, Senior.

611
00:33:43,550 --> 00:33:44,960
Are all the ones in your hand

612
00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:46,760
genuine Gongshan Jade Tablets?

613
00:33:47,830 --> 00:33:48,440
Yes.

614
00:33:48,830 --> 00:33:50,560
How did you come to have so many?

615
00:33:51,830 --> 00:33:53,230
If I remember correctly,

616
00:33:53,790 --> 00:33:56,160
your master, Xin Xiong,

617
00:33:57,070 --> 00:33:58,730
only got one tablet back then.

618
00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:00,240
You remember correctly, Senior.

619
00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:01,880
Our sect only had one.

620
00:34:03,310 --> 00:34:04,510
But do all the seniors here

621
00:34:04,510 --> 00:34:06,270
still have the same number
of Gongshan Jade Tablets

622
00:34:06,270 --> 00:34:07,470
they were originally

623
00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:08,920
given?

624
00:34:13,590 --> 00:34:14,840
I, for one, do not.

625
00:34:16,670 --> 00:34:19,000
And there are far fewer people here today.

626
00:34:19,030 --> 00:34:20,630
Senior, why don't you ask them one by one

627
00:34:20,630 --> 00:34:21,550
whether the number of

628
00:34:21,550 --> 00:34:23,110
Gongshan Jade Tablets they have

629
00:34:23,110 --> 00:34:24,760
matches what they were originally given,

630
00:34:24,760 --> 00:34:26,489
and where any extras came from?

631
00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:28,659
Your master is of mediocre skill,

632
00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:30,920
but you have quite the audacity.

633
00:34:31,550 --> 00:34:32,810
Gongshan Jade Tablets

634
00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:34,199
belong to the strong.

635
00:34:34,920 --> 00:34:35,590
Insolent.

636
00:34:42,100 --> 00:34:43,760
You weren't there at the time.

637
00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:45,280
Yet those are

638
00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:48,070
the exact words
your sect's people said to us.

639
00:34:48,070 --> 00:34:49,670
Yet now that it applies to me,

640
00:34:49,840 --> 00:34:51,540
why is it considered insolent

641
00:34:51,670 --> 00:34:52,870
and offensive to you?

642
00:34:52,889 --> 00:34:53,969
Even though you

643
00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:55,710
have those Gongshan Jade Tablets,

644
00:34:55,710 --> 00:34:58,510
you may not
get the Immortality Pills later.

645
00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:00,060
You're right, Senior.

646
00:35:04,260 --> 00:35:05,440
This disciple, Xin Mei,

647
00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:06,950
is a cultivator of Xin Xie Manor.

648
00:35:06,950 --> 00:35:07,960
My master, Xin Xiong,

649
00:35:07,960 --> 00:35:09,550
is a cultivator
of the Great Completion Stage,

650
00:35:09,550 --> 00:35:10,810
now over 200 years old.

651
00:35:11,480 --> 00:35:12,510
I originally came here

652
00:35:12,510 --> 00:35:13,590
with a Gongshan Jade Tablet

653
00:35:13,590 --> 00:35:14,590
to exchange it for

654
00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:16,630
an Immortality Pill for my master.

655
00:35:16,630 --> 00:35:18,360
But my master has no wish to live forever

656
00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:19,550
and has repeatedly advised me

657
00:35:19,550 --> 00:35:20,230
not to come.

658
00:35:21,630 --> 00:35:23,360
At first, I didn't understand.

659
00:35:23,720 --> 00:35:24,480
But after staying here

660
00:35:24,480 --> 00:35:25,630
for a while,

661
00:35:25,960 --> 00:35:27,290
I suddenly realized it.

662
00:35:28,150 --> 00:35:28,880
So I don't

663
00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:29,960
want a single one of

664
00:35:30,590 --> 00:35:32,720
these Gongshan Jade Tablets anymore!

665
00:35:35,550 --> 00:35:36,210
Junior Xin,

666
00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:38,050
my jade tablets have been stolen.

667
00:35:38,050 --> 00:35:38,920
If you don't want yours,

668
00:35:38,920 --> 00:35:40,030
you can sell them to me.

669
00:35:40,030 --> 00:35:41,710
I'll pay whatever price you ask.

670
00:35:41,710 --> 00:35:42,760
Senior Lin,

671
00:35:43,150 --> 00:35:45,280
you want these Gongshan Jade Tablets?

672
00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:46,150
Junior Xin,

673
00:35:46,480 --> 00:35:47,480
Junior Xin.

674
00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:49,680
Our sect also has seniors

675
00:35:49,710 --> 00:35:51,030
nearing the end of their lifespans.

676
00:35:51,030 --> 00:35:53,090
If you don't need these jade tablets,

677
00:35:53,150 --> 00:35:53,960
could you

678
00:35:54,190 --> 00:35:55,360
spare a few for me?

679
00:35:55,670 --> 00:35:56,670
You want some too?

680
00:35:57,880 --> 00:35:58,920
And me.

681
00:36:00,800 --> 00:36:02,060
I was robbed recently,

682
00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:04,740
and my only jade tablet was taken.

683
00:36:04,840 --> 00:36:05,960
Miss, if you are willing

684
00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:07,960
to part with one or two jade tablets,

685
00:36:08,760 --> 00:36:10,160
the Wang family of Jinqiu

686
00:36:10,230 --> 00:36:10,880
will definitely not forget

687
00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:12,680
the great kindness of your sect.

688
00:36:17,150 --> 00:36:18,610
All of you seniors present

689
00:36:19,150 --> 00:36:19,750
are either

690
00:36:20,070 --> 00:36:22,480
accomplished masters
in the cultivation world

691
00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:22,920
or

692
00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:25,360
promising imperial officials.

693
00:36:26,150 --> 00:36:27,630
You are people of great stature

694
00:36:27,630 --> 00:36:29,960
who have seen much and accomplished much.

695
00:36:30,110 --> 00:36:30,670
As for me,

696
00:36:31,280 --> 00:36:32,670
I'm not particularly talented.

697
00:36:32,670 --> 00:36:34,110
After years of cultivation,

698
00:36:34,110 --> 00:36:36,040
I still cannot steady my Dao heart.

699
00:36:36,320 --> 00:36:37,590
Three times I have advanced to
the Golden Core Stage,

700
00:36:37,590 --> 00:36:39,280
and three times I have fallen back.

701
00:36:39,280 --> 00:36:40,440
To this day, I remain nothing more than

702
00:36:40,440 --> 00:36:42,110
a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

703
00:36:42,110 --> 00:36:43,030
Junior Xin,

704
00:36:43,150 --> 00:36:44,550
you're being too modest.

705
00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:46,960
My master said my repeated setbacks

706
00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:48,220
and unstable Dao heart

707
00:36:48,230 --> 00:36:48,960
are due to

708
00:36:48,980 --> 00:36:50,800
a question
that has long lingered in my heart

709
00:36:50,800 --> 00:36:51,860
without an answer.

710
00:36:52,280 --> 00:36:53,510
So I came here this time

711
00:36:53,510 --> 00:36:54,590
to seek someone

712
00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:56,540
who could give me that answer.

713
00:36:56,550 --> 00:36:58,950
If anyone can resolve
the doubt in my heart,

714
00:36:59,150 --> 00:37:01,030
I will naturally offer these jade tablets

715
00:37:01,030 --> 00:37:02,150
with both hands!

716
00:37:18,360 --> 00:37:19,400
I may fall short,

717
00:37:19,670 --> 00:37:21,590
but I'm willing to devote everything
I've learned in my life

718
00:37:21,590 --> 00:37:24,230
to answering your question.

719
00:37:24,440 --> 00:37:25,190
Junior Xin,

720
00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:26,550
please ask.

721
00:37:29,400 --> 00:37:30,150
Mr. Bai Yun,

722
00:37:31,480 --> 00:37:33,920
I heard that your sect is
proficient in mathematics,

723
00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:35,320
especially in complex calculations.

724
00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:36,190
I happen to have a

725
00:37:36,190 --> 00:37:37,590
question about numbers.

726
00:37:38,110 --> 00:37:39,190
Go ahead and ask.

727
00:37:41,030 --> 00:37:42,030
When I was a child,

728
00:37:42,670 --> 00:37:44,280
there were neither Immortality Pills

729
00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:45,610
nor an Immortality Tax.

730
00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:46,670
Let me ask this:

731
00:37:47,360 --> 00:37:49,190
a typical family of five—

732
00:37:49,630 --> 00:37:51,440
the husband goes out to work every day,

733
00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:53,040
earning about 100 wen daily.

734
00:37:53,110 --> 00:37:54,070
How much does his wage

735
00:37:54,070 --> 00:37:55,670
amount to in silver per year?

736
00:37:55,960 --> 00:37:57,480
One hundred wen a day—

737
00:37:57,800 --> 00:37:58,920
that's 300 a month.

738
00:37:59,480 --> 00:38:00,810
Twelve months in a year,

739
00:38:01,360 --> 00:38:03,230
and that makes 36,000 wen.

740
00:38:03,590 --> 00:38:06,070
After accounting for rest days
during holidays and festivals,

741
00:38:06,070 --> 00:38:07,190
by year's end,

742
00:38:07,590 --> 00:38:09,720
that's about 30-some taels of silver.

743
00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:11,550
The wife stays at home,

744
00:38:11,550 --> 00:38:13,190
cooking for the whole family,

745
00:38:13,190 --> 00:38:14,510
mending clothes, and weaving—

746
00:38:14,510 --> 00:38:16,040
spending about 40 wen a day.

747
00:38:16,360 --> 00:38:17,670
The children need schooling,

748
00:38:17,670 --> 00:38:19,510
and the elderly person occasionally
needs medication and doctor visits—

749
00:38:19,510 --> 00:38:20,510
averaged out,

750
00:38:20,670 --> 00:38:22,330
that's another 15 wen per day.

751
00:38:22,550 --> 00:38:23,480
So altogether,

752
00:38:23,920 --> 00:38:25,650
how much do they spend in a year?

753
00:38:26,800 --> 00:38:29,190
Fifty-five wen a day,

754
00:38:29,630 --> 00:38:31,800
which makes 19,000 wen a year—

755
00:38:32,280 --> 00:38:34,480
about 20 taels of silver.

756
00:38:35,070 --> 00:38:36,480
That leaves roughly 10 taels remaining.

757
00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:37,150
Exactly.

758
00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:39,590
So, if they want to use those savings

759
00:38:39,590 --> 00:38:40,400
to buy a house

760
00:38:40,480 --> 00:38:41,800
to leave to their descendants,

761
00:38:41,800 --> 00:38:43,530
how many years would that take?

762
00:38:44,190 --> 00:38:46,480
How much is this house worth?

763
00:38:46,590 --> 00:38:47,510
One hundred taels.

764
00:38:47,510 --> 00:38:48,710
Then it's simple.

765
00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:50,840
It would take 10 years.

766
00:38:51,480 --> 00:38:52,760
If times are bad,

767
00:38:52,920 --> 00:38:54,520
with disasters or hardship,

768
00:38:54,590 --> 00:38:56,800
12 or 13 years would still suffice.

769
00:38:58,710 --> 00:39:01,150
And what about
after the Immortality Tax is added?

770
00:39:01,150 --> 00:39:02,400
The Immortality Tax

771
00:39:02,710 --> 00:39:04,150
varies among the people.

772
00:39:04,590 --> 00:39:06,190
Merchants pay the trade tax,

773
00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:08,030
weavers pay the textile tax,

774
00:39:08,030 --> 00:39:10,110
and farmers pay the land tax.

775
00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:11,800
May I ask, Junior Xin—

776
00:39:12,150 --> 00:39:14,010
which group are you referring to?

777
00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:16,800
Let's take ordinary farmers as an example.

778
00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:18,770
The husband still earns 100 wen a day.

779
00:39:18,770 --> 00:39:20,190
But the wife has to start farming

780
00:39:20,190 --> 00:39:21,480
to help support the household,

781
00:39:21,480 --> 00:39:22,810
making over 10 wen a day.

782
00:39:23,150 --> 00:39:25,030
And their children
no longer need schooling,

783
00:39:25,030 --> 00:39:26,670
and the elderly person no longer
sees a doctor.

784
00:39:26,670 --> 00:39:28,190
The family buys no new clothes all year

785
00:39:28,190 --> 00:39:29,510
and only cooks simple meals

786
00:39:29,510 --> 00:39:30,480
to survive.

787
00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:32,850
So, how many years would it take them

788
00:39:32,850 --> 00:39:33,450
to buy

789
00:39:33,480 --> 00:39:34,810
that house I mentioned?

790
00:39:35,110 --> 00:39:36,760
Food costs 30 wen a day,

791
00:39:37,110 --> 00:39:39,230
so that's 10,800 wen a year,

792
00:39:39,760 --> 00:39:41,590
which converts to 10 taels of silver.

793
00:39:41,590 --> 00:39:42,720
The Immortality Tax

794
00:39:42,760 --> 00:39:44,480
consists of a winter tax and a summer tax.

795
00:39:44,480 --> 00:39:46,360
The winter tax takes 30% of the yield,

796
00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:48,150
and the summer tax takes 40%.

797
00:39:48,480 --> 00:39:50,410
After deducting food expenses...

798
00:39:51,840 --> 00:39:52,970
I've calculated it.

799
00:39:53,320 --> 00:39:54,070
About

800
00:39:54,440 --> 00:39:56,190
1,380 years.

801
00:39:57,550 --> 00:40:00,210
One thousand
three hundred and eighty years...

802
00:40:00,590 --> 00:40:01,320
No!

803
00:40:01,920 --> 00:40:03,920
Mortals live no more than 100 years.

804
00:40:04,190 --> 00:40:06,860
What mortal could possibly
live for 1,380 years?

805
00:40:06,860 --> 00:40:07,520
They simply

806
00:40:07,530 --> 00:40:09,330
could never live to see that day!

807
00:40:11,070 --> 00:40:11,890
Junior Xin,

808
00:40:11,920 --> 00:40:12,400
you...

809
00:40:19,710 --> 00:40:22,440
You're just throwing away the tablets
like this?

810
00:40:23,070 --> 00:40:23,730
Senior Lin,

811
00:40:24,590 --> 00:40:27,190
do you still want
these Gongshan Jade Tablets?

812
00:40:29,510 --> 00:40:31,010
I'm not good at calculations,

813
00:40:31,010 --> 00:40:33,440
nor do I know much
about this Immortality Tax.

814
00:40:33,440 --> 00:40:34,710
When I entered the valley,

815
00:40:34,710 --> 00:40:36,170
I saw you outside.

816
00:40:36,590 --> 00:40:38,590
You arrived in a carriage,

817
00:40:38,800 --> 00:40:39,460
didn't you?

818
00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:41,760
The journey from Lingji Mountain is long,

819
00:40:41,760 --> 00:40:43,020
and many of us had come,

820
00:40:43,110 --> 00:40:44,640
so we had to take a carriage.

821
00:40:44,960 --> 00:40:46,000
Senior, you took

822
00:40:46,030 --> 00:40:47,630
the Xudu–Wucheng route to get here.

823
00:40:47,630 --> 00:40:49,490
Did you stop to rest along the way?

824
00:40:50,190 --> 00:40:51,480
It was desolate all the way,

825
00:40:51,480 --> 00:40:52,940
and inns were hard to find.

826
00:40:53,110 --> 00:40:55,040
So we only stopped briefly in Xudu.

827
00:40:56,110 --> 00:40:56,910
How many times

828
00:40:57,070 --> 00:40:59,130
have you traveled that road, Senior?

829
00:40:59,280 --> 00:41:00,360
Xudu is a necessary pass

830
00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:01,670
on the way to Lingji Mountain.

831
00:41:01,670 --> 00:41:03,070
From childhood until now,

832
00:41:03,070 --> 00:41:05,000
I've traveled it countless times.

833
00:41:05,030 --> 00:41:06,560
Then you must know, Senior,

834
00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:08,070
that what I'm about to say

835
00:41:08,070 --> 00:41:09,130
is no fabrication.

836
00:41:10,710 --> 00:41:12,550
I visited Xudu in my early years.

837
00:41:13,070 --> 00:41:15,110
Back then, Xudu was prosperous

838
00:41:15,230 --> 00:41:16,320
and bustling,

839
00:41:16,630 --> 00:41:19,000
with carriages and horses
streaming ceaselessly.

840
00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:21,070
There were hundreds of residential blocks
in the city,

841
00:41:21,070 --> 00:41:23,670
and the official roads outside
branched out in all directions,

842
00:41:23,670 --> 00:41:25,400
reaching as far as North Xiang.

843
00:41:25,640 --> 00:41:26,840
Carriages and cargo ships

844
00:41:26,840 --> 00:41:28,230
ran day and night without cease.

845
00:41:28,230 --> 00:41:30,360
Even miles beyond the official roads,

846
00:41:30,400 --> 00:41:32,360
one could still smell ripening grain

847
00:41:32,360 --> 00:41:34,320
and see the gentle curls of cooking smoke.

848
00:41:34,320 --> 00:41:36,000
Villages lined the outskirts of the city,

849
00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:37,200
stretching on and on.

850
00:41:38,760 --> 00:41:39,620
Does any of that

851
00:41:39,800 --> 00:41:41,710
match what you saw

852
00:41:42,030 --> 00:41:42,590
and heard

853
00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:43,890
on your journey?

854
00:41:45,550 --> 00:41:46,950
What caused this change?

855
00:41:48,800 --> 00:41:50,000
The Immortality Tax.

856
00:41:50,550 --> 00:41:51,750
It's counted by head.

857
00:41:52,450 --> 00:41:53,640
From newborns

858
00:41:53,670 --> 00:41:55,200
who know nothing but crying

859
00:41:55,290 --> 00:41:56,440
to the elderly too frail and bleary-eyed

860
00:41:56,440 --> 00:41:57,770
to care for themselves,

861
00:41:58,400 --> 00:41:59,400
no one was exempt.

862
00:42:00,260 --> 00:42:01,150
To evade the tax,

863
00:42:01,150 --> 00:42:02,110
many families

864
00:42:02,710 --> 00:42:04,800
stopped marrying and having children.

865
00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:05,880
The elderly, unwilling to burden

866
00:42:05,880 --> 00:42:06,810
their families,

867
00:42:07,110 --> 00:42:09,440
took poison to end their lives
one after another.

868
00:42:09,440 --> 00:42:11,640
Others abandoned
their homes and livelihoods,

869
00:42:11,640 --> 00:42:12,960
choosing to become refugees

870
00:42:12,960 --> 00:42:14,400
just to survive!

871
00:42:15,590 --> 00:42:16,550
As a result,

872
00:42:17,030 --> 00:42:18,710
not even one in ten villages along the way

873
00:42:18,710 --> 00:42:19,880
survived.

874
00:42:21,400 --> 00:42:22,000
Indeed.

875
00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:24,360
Back then, the War Demons,

876
00:42:24,360 --> 00:42:26,480
in order to repair the heavenly ladder,

877
00:42:26,480 --> 00:42:28,440
planted the sacred seed
of the divine tree,

878
00:42:28,440 --> 00:42:31,440
vainly attempting to sacrifice half of
all living beings in the mortal world

879
00:42:31,440 --> 00:42:32,840
to awaken it.

880
00:42:33,360 --> 00:42:34,880
When the humans learned of this,

881
00:42:34,880 --> 00:42:36,010
they rose in revolt,

882
00:42:36,280 --> 00:42:37,960
launching thousands of wars

883
00:42:38,230 --> 00:42:40,290
that left millions dead and wounded.

884
00:42:40,400 --> 00:42:41,150
Even so,

885
00:42:41,760 --> 00:42:43,560
many villages and ancient towns

886
00:42:43,760 --> 00:42:45,160
still managed to endure.

887
00:42:45,480 --> 00:42:46,740
But strangely enough,

888
00:42:46,920 --> 00:42:48,880
the world has been
at peace in recent years,

889
00:42:48,880 --> 00:42:50,940
yet things are far worse than before.

890
00:42:53,510 --> 00:42:55,030
Must a great war break out

891
00:42:55,510 --> 00:42:57,440
and the Human Race face extinction

892
00:42:57,840 --> 00:42:59,840
before our immortal sects remember

893
00:42:59,880 --> 00:43:00,810
that we were once

894
00:43:01,760 --> 00:43:02,840
ordinary people?