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[Sword and Beloved]

[Episode 23]

I've specifically prepared

a little black fox for him inside the circle.

It'll appear at the right moment

and possess his heart.

Madam, you're brilliant.

Who's there?

Why can I see these images?

They say Young Master Fugui is still alive.

Is that true or not?

It seems...

I need to go to Tushan right away.

[Li]

Eighty-five.

Eighty-six.

[No Entry]

Eighty-seven.

Eighty-eight.

Eighty-nine.

Ninety.

Ninety-one.

Ninety-two.

Ninety-five.

Ninety-six.

Ninety-seven!

Ninety-eight!

Ninety-nine!

Nine...

Ninety-nine times now.

Just one more to make it 100 times.

This time, it'll work out!

Do you think our boss has OCD or something?

Why does it have to be

such a specific round number?

I don't think

anyone could possibly persist in

proposing 100 times.

Right, right, exactly.

I, Li Xueyang,

hate quitters

more than anything.

No way!

That poor dog

seems quite persistent.

Yeah.

As long as he comes today,

our boss will definitely marry him,

right?

Right, right.

Right!

Marry him!

-Marry him! -Marry him!

-Marry him! -Marry him!

-Marry him! -Marry him!

-Marry him! -Marry him!

-Marry him! -Marry him!

-Marry him! -Marry him!

-Marry him! -Marry him!

-Marry him! -Marry him!

-Marry him! -Marry him!

Cut that out!

-Marry him! -Marry him!

Marry...

She'll definitely marry him.

What if he doesn't show up today?

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

He must come today!

Our boss must marry him today!

She must!

Our boss must marry him!

-Marry him! -Marry him!

-Marry him! -Marry him!

-Marry him! -Marry him!

-Marry him! -Marry him!

-Marry him! -Marry him!

-Marry him! -Marry him!

-Marry him! -Marry him!

-Marry him! -Marry him!

-Marry him! -Marry him!

-Marry him! -Marry him!

Is he really not coming?

It's been a whole day.

He'll definitely come.

Boss,

I've noticed that whatever you say ends up jinxing things.

Look, it's almost dark.

That poor dog really didn't come.

Who says he isn't coming?

It's not completely dark yet.

See?

Well...

I don't know.

Logically, he's already come to propose 99 times.

What's one more time?

That's right.

That poor dog

doesn't seem like the sort to quit halfway.

Exactly.

Then why do you think

he didn't come today?

-He hasn't gotten into trouble, has he? -He hasn't gotten into trouble, has he?

He couldn't have...

really gotten into some trouble, could he?

Boss?

Yunfei,

have you missed us lately?

Of course,

I've missed you terribly.

If you miss us, why don't you come visit us?

Exactly.

It's all because of that shrew.

Once I marry that shrew

and ascend to the throne,

I'll banish her to the cold palace

and marry many beauties!

Yunfei,

will we be among those beauties?

Of course!

Of course! I'll marry you all!

I'll marry you all!

Food.

Fan Yunfei!

Who's that woman?

She's that shrew.

Oh, it's her.

It's okay. It's okay.

Since you're already here...

come and join us.

Get lost.

All of you!

Gosh.

What a shrew.

Exactly.

You're not going to hit me, are you?

Don't ever show your face to me again.

She's gone.

She's out of sight now.

Why do you have to do this?

Every time you go out drinking with courtesans,

you disguise yourself as the Second Prince.

Why?

What do you know?

This is

meant to deceive people.

If people knew I, a king, frequented such places,

I'd be ridiculed.

I think you just have too much free time.

You...

Brilliant, absolutely brilliant.

Let's go.

I really don't understand you lot.

With your meager strength, you still dared to pester me?

And you had to pick today of all days.

Do you know what important matter you've ruined?

Today was supposed to be my hundredth proposal!

You ruined everything!

You still want to fight?

Why did I only slap him?

I should have run him through with my spear!

Wait, that's not right.

Why am I even angry?

What is he to me anyway?

General Li,

out for a stroll alone?

I heard you were injured.

How are you feeling? Any better?

Snake-Haired Fire Prince,

I'm not in the mood to deal with you today.

You think you can just dismiss me like that?

You hurt my sisters.

Today,

[Snake-Haired Fire Prince]

I came to settle the score!

Get lost.

Looks like someone got their heart broken, huh?

I'm already in a foul mood today,

and you just had to throw yourself in front of my spear.

You're asking for it!

I've lived in the Western Regions for 400 years, after all.

There's no magic tool I haven't come across.

Nine protective talismans?

I'll burn them one by one.

And finally,

I'll burn you too!

Are...

Are you alright?

Shouldn't you be enjoying nighttime pleasures in Corsac Fox City?

Why are you here?

What...

What are you talking about?

Hey!

Are we fighting or what?

-Shut up! -Shut up!

Seems the slap I gave you wasn't hard enough!

I...

I...

I...

I...

I don't understand what...

what you're saying.

Still pretending, aren't you?

So you don't want to explain yourself, huh?

I... I...

I never thought

Li Xueyang, wielder of the Frozen Grace Spear,

would turn out to be such a lovesick fool.

Looks like

this little corsac fox has been unfaithful to you.

Mind your own business!

Look at this corsac fox—

skin like cream,

with a face as pretty as a flower.

A man as fickle as him

simply can't be trusted.

Are you asking for it?

Xueyang!

Take a rest.

I'll deal with him!

Xueyang...

Li Xueyang,

I'd like to see

how long you two can hold out.

Don't worry.

Whatever tricks you have left,

feel free to use them.

Water-Control Orb?

The Water-Control Orb is the dragon clan's sacred relic!

It's naturally incompatible with your corsac fox nature.

You think it will obediently follow your commands?

Give up already.

You dare to hurt my fiancée?

You'll die for it!

So...

it was you.

Xueyang...

Xueyang?

Xueyang...

Xueyang...

Xueyang.

Xueyang...

Boss!

What happened to our boss?

Boss?

Move aside!

Wait...

Someone help!

Hurry up, hurry up!

Get out of my way!

Boss!

Hurry up! Hurry up!

What happened to our boss?

What happened to our boss?

Hurry up! Quickly!

I told you to get out of the way!

What happened?

Boss!

Boss?

Boss!

Boss!

Boss...

Boss!

Water...

Water...

Water...

Water!

Here, here it is!

♪ The gale blows, leaving the land in ruin ♪

♪ Holding the umbrella, I recall the unpredictable near-death moments ♪

♪ We've overcome many a precipice together ♪

Xueyang.

♪ These memories are vivid in my mind like daylight ♪

I'll come tomorrow.

♪ A heavy snow falls upon my fate ♪

♪ How can this hopeless battle ever end? ♪

♪ A spark of your warmth has opened my heart ♪

♪ Through withered bones and leaves we've walked apart ♪

♪ Together we watched a sunset like blood ♪

♪ Fortunate to brave the storm and snow by your side ♪

♪ The wind has carried countless farewells away ♪

♪ Whose eyes has it turned red? ♪

♪ Even if a sword of vengeance turns all to dust ♪

♪ You come for me still, keeping our destined trust ♪

[No Entry]

♪ The rain falls and tears the long night apart ♪

♪ The tangled web of fate held in my palm is unraveled ♪

♪ The unattainable flowers on the other side have blossomed ♪

♪ Let's get drunk again and forget about time ♪

[Tushan]

The divination said

a distinguished guest would arrive today.

[Third Master of Tushan, Tushan Rongrong]

The sun is almost setting.

Could the Elder's divination be wrong?

A spider demon.

Qingtong of Qianji City

greets the Third Master of Tushan.

I heard Qianji City has a new ruler.

So it's you.

Indeed.

Interesting.

How did you know

I'm the Third Master of Tushan?

Always with an abacus in hand,

calculating all under heaven—

who else could it be but the Third Master?

Why is there Power of Love

mixed in your demonic energy?

You're actually refining a Grief Tree seed.

I, Qingtong, have come here

to ask about something.

Sister,

come with me.

The Great Grief Tree of Tushan is

the source of all Power of Love in the world,

and all Grief Tree seeds

were born from it.

Many years ago,

I scattered Grief Tree seeds in various places,

hoping that one day

new Grief Trees would grow,

so the Power of Love

could be connected into a net.

So by chance,

Qianji City

also obtained a seed?

By chance, indeed.

But that Grief Tree seed

was stolen by

your repulsive former governor.

Now it's somehow ended up inside you.

It's time for you to repay

what you owe me!

I've already said

that I came here

to ask about something.

I have no wish to fight you.

Return my tree seed first;

then you can ask your questions.

I saw the Black Fox.

Where did you see the Black Fox?

While I was refining the tree seed,

I saw the Black Fox.

Third Master,

can the Grief Tree within the circle

connect with

the Black Grief Tree?

Grief Trees can connect with each other,

but they absolutely cannot connect

with the Black Grief Tree.

Then why

could I see the Black Fox?

Is the tree seed in my body

actually from the Black Grief Tree?

If you want the answer,

go to the place where you obtained this tree seed

and ask.

He really kissed me?

Um... yes.

He really did.

We both saw it with our own eyes.

You two just stood there watching?

-We... -We...

We were...

were trying to stop him at that time.

But...

but he was only trying to save you.

Boss, you wanted water

but couldn't drink it properly,

so he had to feed it to you mouth-to-mouth.

I think you talk too much.

Boss,

we'll go and drink some water.

No way.

Don't tell me you actually kissed her.

Well...

share your experience with us.

Fugui.

Poor Dog.

Do you have something on your mind,

or are you sick?

Master.

Yes?

What does "seeking nighttime pleasures" mean?

Well, this question...

I don't really understand it either.

The Celestial Master—

he's much more experienced in that regard.

Fugui, what are you talking about?

I've never even heard of that phrase before...

Come closer.

It means...

going to that kind of place

and doing certain things.

Got it?

So that's what "seeking nighttime pleasures" means?

How could I possibly seek pleasure with women?

Yesterday, I went to propose,

but I got tied up dealing with those demons all night!

I transformed into you last night.

And I never thought

she would run into me.

So,

did you make the best of it

and successfully make General Li jealous?

I'm going to tell the Plump Consort right now

that you went out at night carousing with courtesans!

No, no, no...

No, no, no...

Don't...

My advice is

to go

find General Li and explain everything

as soon as possible.

How am I supposed to explain this to her?

[No Entry]

Xueyang!

I'm here again!

I want to tell you—

I know there may be some misunderstandings,

and I don't know how to explain them!

But please believe me!

The person you met that day

was definitely not me!

Xueyang.

I'm not someone who gives up halfway!

Who says no one can propose 100 times?

I've done it one more time!

Today is my 101st formal proposal

to you!

I want you to marry me!

Xueyang...

Can't you believe me?

Poor Dog!

You don't need to explain!

I believe you!

What did you say?

I said,

you don't need to explain!

I believe you!

Don't come bother me again.

♪ The wind secretly makes a home on an unknown page of the story ♪

It's okay!

♪ As you flip a page, sunset glows begin rolling ♪

If once doesn't work,

I'll propose 100 times!

I'll come again tomorrow!

♪ You know why I laugh and cry ♪

Xueyang, I'm coming for you!

♪ My smiles and tears are like falling petals in your eyes ♪

♪ Resembling the rainbow rising up high after a heavy rain ♪

♪ Time will gently soothe everyone, so don't be surprised ♪

♪ My love, I want to tell you this ♪

♪ Don't rush or urge ♪

♪ Like the wind, you'll get to the fairy tale at last ♪

♪ If you were a blurry address on my journey ♪

I remember you now.

♪ Like a bird of passage ♪

♪ I'll fly into the monsoon and practice migratory skills ♪

That day...

the person who saved me in the desert...

♪ The moonlight clarifies what I can't express with words ♪

was you.

♪ I know our hearts are connected somehow ♪

That's when

♪ If you also yearn for the distant scenery ♪

♪ I'll share your dreams and accompany you in the pursuit ♪

I started to fall for you.

♪ Turn the days and nights, and the rain and wind ♪

What were you saying

♪ Into a poem of serenity ♪

down there?

♪ Mail it to the spring breeze, and name it Darling ♪

Then... then...

Then I'll say it again.

♪ It'll be read softly, as you hear it ♪

I, Fan Yunfei,

am not a man who gives up halfway.

♪ You're like a shadow close to me ♪

♪ Casting on my heart, my dreams and my eyes ♪

They say no one would propose 100 times.

I not only proposed a hundred times,

♪ How and why should I quell the turmoil within? ♪

but I also...

You also proposed one extra time.

♪ You entered my life with silent steps ♪

♪ Yet ripples were created ♪

So,

today is

your 101st

formal proposal to me?

Xueyang...

Will you marry me?

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

♪ Resembling the rainbow rising up high after a heavy rain ♪

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

♪ Time will gently soothe everyone, so don't be surprised ♪

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

♪ My love, I want to tell you this ♪

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

♪ Don't rush or urge ♪

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

♪ Like the wind, you'll get to the fairy tale at last ♪

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

♪ If you were a blurry address on my journey ♪

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

♪ Like a bird of passage ♪

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

♪ I'll fly into the monsoon and practice migratory skills ♪

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

♪ The moonlight clarifies what I can't express with words ♪

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

♪ I know our hearts are connected somehow ♪

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

♪ If you also yearn for the distant scenery ♪

♪ I'll share your dreams and accompany you in the pursuit ♪

♪ Turn the days and nights, and the rain and wind ♪

Fan Yunfei.

♪ Into a poem of serenity ♪

Li Xueyang.

♪ Mail it to the spring breeze, and name it Darling ♪

I promise you

that in this life

and all lives to come, I'll only love you.

♪ It'll be read softly, as you hear it ♪

♪ You're like a shadow close to me ♪

I believe in your feelings for me.

♪ Casting on my heart, my dreams and my eyes ♪

Your 101st proposal is

the most romantic thing I've ever experienced.

♪ How and why should I quell the turmoil within? ♪

Together, we can...

♪ You entered my life with silent steps ♪

create a world where humans and demons coexist.

♪ Yet ripples were created ♪

Everything you pursue...

I'll strive to make happen.

[Corsac Fox State]

To the right.

Just a little bit.

More to the right.

Almost there...

No!

A little more to the left would be perfect.

Come on, to the left.

Let me see.

Too much, too much. To the right.

Celestial Master, what are you doing?

Checking the feng shui.

The position of the throne affects the fate of our nation.

There can't be even the slightest error.

A bit to the left.

That's it.

Perfect.

You may go now.

Uh... well...

As the saying goes, perfect feng shui manifests naturally.

When the throne is properly positioned,

the nation will naturally prosper and the people will live in peace.

Mm.

Oh, right.

Where are His Majesty and the Second Prince?

Although the Second Prince has successfully proposed,

the formalities can't be skipped.

His Majesty has taken him

to the Li Army's military camp to formally propose marriage.

These are the betrothal gifts.

Outside the tent,

there are also 12 war horses

and 20 camels.

It's just a small token of respect.

Fine clothes and jewels

are but material possessions.

You can't take them with you at birth, nor keep them at death.

We only hope

our daughter can live happily her entire life.

That's not too much to ask, is it?

Not at all.

It's only right.

Yunfei,

hurry and serve tea to my father.

Yes, yes. Hurry.

Father-in-law,

please have some tea.

I know your family is rich and generous.

But all that gold, silver, and jewels

are nothing

compared to my daughter.

Remember this:

even after marrying you,

she will still command the Li Army.

In the future, she can live wherever she wants,

and you must never prevent her from doing so.

Father-in-law, rest assured.

I'll never let Xueyang down.

Xueyang can come and go from our Corsac Fox State freely.

Without any hindrance!

After marriage,

you must observe your duties as a husband.

No concubines for life,

and absolutely no disloyalty to my daughter.

Otherwise...

I'll skin you alive.

I...

ab-ab-ab...

I...

ab-ab-ab...

I absolutely won't!

H-He wouldn't dare.

I wouldn't spare him either.

Look how scared you've made him.

I...

Stop being so dramatic.

Take it quickly.

Yes, darling.

Mother-in-law.

Please have some tea.

Get up.

However,

as they say, husband and wife are of one mind.

What my husband said

is exactly what I meant.

Yes.

I'll say what needs to be said plainly now,

so it's easier to settle scores later.

Therefore,

I've established a few rules.

[Fourteen Family Rules]

"Fourteen Family Rules."

Rule 1:

Li Xueyang has been fastidious about cleanliness since childhood.

[Fourteen Family Rules]

In the Corsac Fox State, she shall never lack water for bathing.

She must not

lose even an ounce of weight

or become even slightly tanned.

Rule 2...

Yunfei.

Don't read them out.

Mother.

Come on.

Yunfei,

say something.

Mother-in-law,

I swear that

as long as Xueyang is happy,

I'll agree to anything she wants.

I promise:

if hit, I won't strike back;

if scolded, I won't talk back.

That's right. That's right.

In that regard,

you should learn from your father-in-law.

He's an expert at it!

How did this circle back to me?

Darling.

Alright.

I won't make things difficult for you anymore.

Xueyang.

I'll ask you once more.

Humans and demons walk different paths.

Have you really thought this through?

Mother.

Father.

I've thought it through.

I love Yunfei.

In this life,

I'll marry no one but him.

Wonderful!

It's settled then!

From now on, we're all family.

We're family now!

Master.

Master.

I asked you to keep an eye on

the other little black foxes in the circle.

How is it going?

Master.

Qianji City has a new governor

named...

named Qingcheng.

He is very suspicious by nature.

We...

really couldn't find anything.

In the end...

Madam Black Fox has cast me aside.

I can't blame her.

She spread Chakuwa

and helped me obtain dragon power.

It was already a risky strategy.

I can only blame myself for not seizing the opportunity...

and being defeated by Wangquan Fugui with one strike.

Now I'm stripped of all my power...

and have no value anymore.

Do you still remember the last queen

of the Qianxia Kingdom from 1000 yeras ago,

Gulizan?

Her Myriad Blight Formation

could absorb people's power,

especially the Power of Hatred.

The Black Fox would

surely like that formation.

Master.

But...

didn't the Qianxia Kingdom

perish long ago?

But according to my investigation,

a huge secret lies buried

beneath the sands of the Western Regions.

Gulizan—

she's still alive.

Go to Qianji City

and spread the news that Gulizan is still alive.

Consider it...

a grand gift from me to Madam Black Fox.

If you want the answer,

go to the place where you obtained this tree seed

and ask.

We meet again.

You've already obtained the Power of Love of the Grief Tree.

Why have you returned?

I want to ask you—

what exactly did this seed inside me

experience at the Joy and Sorrow Sect?

Why did I sense it was filled with evil

when I tried to refine it?

You already have the answer to this question in your heart,

don't you?

From the moment Qianji City obtained this tree seed,

this place turned into a purgatory.

People and demons were continuously sent here

to refine the tree seed with their bodies

and release its Power of Love.

But they all died, one after another.

And the Power of Hatred generated after their deaths

was all absorbed by this seed.

So their Power of Hatred

caused the Grief Tree seed, born from love,

to be filled with resentment

until it finally became the Black Grief Tree seed.

Yes.

However, you are the only demon

I've ever seen who still has a chance to purify it back

into a pure Grief Tree seed.

If you can completely refine it,

you will obtain its pure Power of Love,

not the Power of Hatred.

If I can refine the seed within me...

what about the one beyond the circle?

Can that one be refined as well?

Beyond the circle?

You mean Madam Black Fox's Great Grief Tree?

Exactly.

If you can successfully refine

the Black Grief Tree seed within you,

then naturally you can refine the one beyond the circle as well.

But the cost will be great.

I don't know if you can bear it.

If it can truly be done,

I'm willing to pay any price.

The fact that you think this way

makes your fated connection with the Grief Tree worthwhile.

I have one more question.

In the vision,

I saw that Black Fox.

Was all of that real?

The tree seed inside you

is the only one

that can connect with the Black Grief Tree beyond the circle.

So everything you saw,

of course, exists in reality.

So...

So none of that was an illusion.

Young Master Fugui...

is really alive.

I never expected

that you, Tushan Rongrong, who never lets anything slip through your fingers,

would actually let that little spider take the Grief Tree seed

and leave Tushan.

A black-hearted thief

stole one of my tree seeds,

yet such unexpected developments occurred.

That little spider demon

might actually be able to

change the game between us and the Black Fox.

This business deal...

wasn't a loss.

Sister,

I'm here.

I've been to Tushan.

Young Master Fugui isn't dead.

He is in the Western Regions.

Qingcheng.

You've lied to me twice.

I knew that would come to light sooner or later.

As long as you don't abandon me again,

I'll accept any punishment.

Tell me first—

why did you lie to me?

No reason.

He's not worthy of you.

I'm not afraid of anything

except losing you.

Sister, kill me!

Sister, are you going to the Western Regions to find him?

That's none of your concern.

Do you think

that just because you're my brother,

you can do whatever you want?

That you can

make all decisions for me?

Sister!

Sister, don't go,

Sister!

Sister...

Please don't go, Sister!

Don't abandon me again,

Sister...

Wangquan Fugui!