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[Moonlit Reunion]

[Episode 2]

Father.

My sister!

Where are you?

Little girl.

Who are you?

I am Wu Zhen.

What are you doing here?

The street caught fire,

and it's burning everywhere.

I got lost.

You are here at this time.

Maybe it's an opportunity for both of us.

Who are you?

Your life is coming to an end,

and I can rewrite your destiny.

But there's a cost

for defying heaven's will.

You'll have to pay.

What is the cost?

It is...

He is

quite thoughtful.

You are here.

Did I wake you up?

No, I just woke up.

Have you found any clues?

The other day, you fought with the mother bat.

And then, the woman possessed by it

was sent to the Xuanjian Division.

After investigation,

her name is Bitao,

and she's a dancer in Xiangsi Pavilion.

Xiangsi Pavilion?

And her friend who lives with her

is also a dancer in Xiangsi Pavilion.

She often dances in Ruyi Pavilion recently.

Her name is Zheliu.

As expected,

she came.

We can't let her run away again.

Let's go to Xiangsi Pavilion.

Xiangsi pavilion?

Ms. Wu, who are you talking to?

You, of course.

Me?

It occurred to me

that there were many dancers from Xiangsi Pavilion last night.

Maybe someone has seen something.

Now that I have spare time,

I'd like to inquire there.

If anyone knows where my stuff is,

you can save the trouble.

In this case,

just let me go there.

My Lady, since you are going to Xiangsi Pavilion,

how about bringing more guards with you?

No need.

Mr. Mei will go with me, won't he?

Investigating the case is official business.

It is really inconvenient for you to go with me.

That won't do.

It is indeed a place for amusement.

What if you go there for your own favor?

After all, he's the Young Lord I like.

I have to watch him better.

You will go with the princess.

Where are you going?

To the carriage, naturally.

Carriage?

Do you call it a carriage?

[Wenhua, a servant of the Mei family]

Compared to mine, it's more like a cart.

Young Lord, I can give you a ride.

Thanks. I'm okay with my carriage.

Slowly, My Lord.

My Lord.

Wait, Fugui!

Fugui!

Fugui!

Fugui!

Now it's gone.

Ms. Wu, this is inappropriate.

[Xiangsi Pavilion]

[Zheliu, a dancer from Xiangsi Pavilion]

Where exactly did you go?

Don't leave me behind.

No.

No.

No.

No!

Zheliu.

Come in.

Why didn't you practice dancing today?

We've been looking for you for quite a while.

I'm not feeling well.

The distinguished guests today are waiting for you.

Come with me.

Take a look.

Look, isn't it the carriage of the princess?

As the ancients said, legendary beauty

brings fatal popularity and favor.

Now your prominence makes you a target.

It's okay

for you to feel it well.

This is Ms. Wu's carriage.

Who is this man?

Could he be Ms. Wu's new lover?

New lover?

I'll see what he looks like.

He really looks...

Look at his head shape.

He seems so handsome.

He's not as handsome as you, though.

The Coquettish Princess and Her Pretty Scholar.

So you like this.

There are also the General and Her Guard,

the Imperial Official and Her Young Man,

and the Boss and Her Handyman.

Got it. Don't worry.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Mister, play with us.

[Xiangsi Pavilion] Ms. Wu.

You haven't been here for a long time.

That's right.

This is Mr. Mei, the superintendent from Xuanjian Division.

He came today

to inquire about something with you.

Young Lord.

You look fair.

What do you want to ask?

- Yes. - Yes.

Do you want to ask me or her?

My Lord.

Wait.

What are you doing?

Such audacity!

Get out of the way now!

So it's you.

Ms. Wu?

What are you doing here?

I'm looking for...

Trouble?

Are you looking for trouble here?

I'm telling you, don't come here.

Listen.

I have no feelings for you now.

We go our separate ways.

Well...

See?

I already have a new lover now.

It's too late for you to regret it.

I may not agree.

Wu Zhen! Just you wait!

Shu.

My Lord.

Keep the voice down,

in case Ms. Wu comes back.

I'm not afraid!

My Lord.

Fu Xi.

You came along with Wu Zhen, right?

She kicked me and left. What does that mean?

You...

What's that sound?

You...

So you are here.

Watch out!

It's me.

Don't you remember me?

She really turned demonic.

Oh, no.

No.

These are not real bats.

It is the illusion of the demon.

Let's go.

We met again, bat demon.

No need to waste your strength.

[Fu Xi]

Cat Lord.

She did make many mistakes,

but please spare her life.

I didn't mean to kill her.

Cat Lord.

What's wrong with her?

It should be that after you leave,

she got infected with something demonic,

which corrupted her with evil thoughts,

and thus she hurt people.

Someone cast a spell on her.

A demon-exorcising technique.

My Lord, are you alright?

Are you hurt?

Did anyone bully you?

If so, just tell me.

I will avenge you.

I'm okay.

Who's that?

My Lord, don't worry.

I'll chase it away.

Don't hit it.

Don't worry, I'm alright here.

So you don't like cats.

Please take it away quickly.

My Lord hates cats the most.

It seems

the cat is going to be sad.

Mr. Shu, you are also here.

I heard that a large swarm of bats flew out of nowhere.

Is everyone alright?

Ms. Wu.

Ms. Wu got startled

and went back early.

It's getting late.

I'll go back and rest.

Who is this person?

He's Mr. Shu, a friend of Ms. Wu's

who runs a bookstore in Chang'an.

But

I didn't expect her to be startled.

Zhen.

Have some candies.

Shu.

When will she recover?

You are still so anxious.

I'm not the one who's anxious.

But he is.

Fu Xi.

Fu Xi, don't be angry.

I never really wanted to leave you behind.

It's just that over the hundred years we've been together,

I felt a little bored.

So I wanted to go out for a while.

Fu Xi.

He left on his own for only two days,

but your mind was disturbed.

Why are you so anxious?

Earrings come in pairs.

Both of us are indispensable.

Since we are a pair of earrings,

we should be together all the time.

They are there for each other and can't separate.

It's really touching.

In this world,

not everything is born this way.

It's already rare for both of you

to have souls and consciousness.

How could it be meaningless

just because you lose your pal?

Little bat demon.

Living in this world,

we shouldn't depend on others

or on fate.

Even if you're just a small earring,

you should have your own meaning.

Either to be alone in the world

or be a pair

has its own merits.

Now Fu Xi is still conscious.

When she recovers from her injuries

and get punished by the Demon Market for hurting people,

both of you can stay at the Demon Market

and live the life you want.

- Thank you, Cat Lord. - Thank you, Cat Lord.

Wait.

Cat Lord,

I turned demonic before

not just because I lost my other half.

Perhaps there is another thing.

What's that?

When I arrived in Chang'an,

I looked for him in the bat form.

Unexpectedly, one day

I transformed into my original form and fall to the ground.

A dancer from Xiangsi Pavilion picked me up.

She saw that I was a little broken,

so she sent me to a jewelry workshop in the city.

A jewelry workshop?

Yes.

When I was in the jewelry workshop,

I seemed to have felt an evil aura.

I didn't feel like myself with it.

But how could there be evil auras in Chang'an?

As I remember, the source of it

is a red stone.

A stone?

Could it be the Wight?

The Wight?

What's that?

It's from the untransformed bones of the deceased who harbor resentment.

Wherever it is, it often causes demonic changes.

Whether it is a human or a demon,

they are vulnerable to their tricks.

In this case,

we have to find the Weight.

[Mei Mansion]

[In memory of my late mother Mei Yuheng and late father Yu Xuanqing]

Father.

Mother.

It's been 18 years.

Why hasn't my father come back yet?

Your father...

[Mei Zhuyu's mother]

Maybe he has something to deal with.

I'll wait for him to tell me a bedtime story.

Be good and sleep now.

When you wake up, you can see your father.

Zhuyu.

I talked with your father.

On this New Year's eve, he won't go anywhere.

We will

play in the snow in the mountains outside the city,

alright?

Good.

Then I'll sleep now.

It's been 18 years.

Now I’ve entered the Records Repository of the Xuanjian Division.

I wonder if I can find clues here,

so as to find out

the truth of the Heavenly Fire disaster back then.

Mother.

As I recall it,

If I didn't go to Qu,

I would not have been accepted by Master as a disciple of Changxi Palace.

I should have been far from the mortal trifles.

But before Master died, he actually told me

your death

may not be caused by a natural disaster,

but by the demons.

So I returned to Chang'an now

to seek the truth for you.

No matter how hazardous it will be,

I will definitely avenge you.

What?

[The empress] Zhen chose him?

[Consort Mei]

Your Majesty.

This is the greatest joy in the world!

It comes easily.

How do I feel there's something wrong?

In the birthday banquet the day before,

Ms. Wu chose him in front of everyone.

I heard

she went along with him

for quite a while in private.

In private?

How capable he is!

What's his background?

He had just been Chang'an.

His name is Mei Zhuyu.

- His surname is Mei? - His surname is Mei?

It is precisely the branch of the Mei family.

By the bloodline,

he's a distant cousin of Consort Mei's.

Zhen has been indulging in her own pleasures for so long.

How?

She actually

fell for a man who has just entered Chang'an?

This is...

I don't believe it.

What strength does he have?

Right. What's his strength?

Strength?

Come on.

There's such a good-looking man in your clan actually.

Is there such a good-looking man in my clan?

As expected.

I do know my sister well.

No wonder she stopped her indulgence quickly.

It turns out

she's just playful and has an eye for beauty.

It's something she would do.

Although Her Ladyship may just enjoy herself for a few days,

there's something I must report.

What's that? Go ahead.

He's an official in Xuanjian Division.

Xuanjian Division?

He's just mediocre in his career.

And he even wants to rely on women

with his good looks.

Consort Mei.

He's from your clan. Let him behave.

Ms. Wu.

Don't worry, Ms. Wu.

Zheliu is out of danger.

She'll be alright after taking a few doses of calming medicine.

Did Xuanjian Division have any suspicions?

No.

It's said the earrings were stolen by the bats

and were hidden on the roof of Xiangsi Pavilion.

Xu Luan of Xuanjian Division

was freaked out by the rumors of bats.

He said there were no casualties,

and won't bother to check further.

By the way, Ms. Wu.

I just heard the news.

I'm afraid it might upset you.

What's it?

Mr. Feng left the palace,

heading to the Xuanjian Division.

Her Majesty summons Mr. Mei there.

What?

My Lord.

My Lord?

My Lord.

The pancake stall next door

has such popularity.

I got up early

but only got this much of them.

It's enough.

My Lord.

Since these are for the Xuanjian Division,

then Xu...

Mr. Xu will definitely reimburse it, right?

Don't worry.

It's good then.

Otherwise, our family would be even poorer.

I always give you two-thirds

of my monthly salary.

What do you mean by poor?

My Lord, what does that mean?

I work from dawn to dusk

without complaint,

and spare no effort to serve you.

Don't you feel touched by me?

I didn't mean...

Then do you want to deduct my monthly salary?

No.

Mei, something bad.

Hurry and go to Xuanjian Division.

What's wrong?

Something big happened.

Our Xuanjian Division was smashed!

[Xuanjian Division]

Move aside.

Ms. Wu, what are you doing?

Mr. Mei, can't you understand?

I'm angry.

What for?

Of course, I am angry with you, Mei Zhuyu.

For you,

I came to this shabby Xuanjian Division

and was almost hurt by the bats.

But you were ungrateful

and ignored my kindness.

If you don't want to be with me, fine.

I won't force you.

From now on,

we have nothing to do with each other.

Don't let me see you again.

That's enough.

Stop looking.

Go back.

Stop looking.

Go back, all of you.

It's all your fault!

You are short-sighted!

You are a black sheep!

You...

My preciouses.

The feelings can't be forced, after all.

No wonder everyone says that Princess of Qinghe County

is domineering.

She caused so many troubles just to get close to you.

It doesn't matter.

Maybe Ms. Wu

just likes to play tricks on people.

In the future, it would be alright if we go our separate ways.

If you ask me,

there's no need to fake it in a rush.

You might as well let Her Majesty summon him.

I didn't plan

to get deeply involved with that mortal man.

And my sister is usually impatient.

A single day's delay

might cause great trouble.

It's better to break it as soon as possible.

Mr. Mei is weak,

but he does look great.

Are you really willing to let him go?

Beautiful flowers won't last long.

Now matter how beautiful they are, just appreciate them.

Don't bother to pick them home.

What's going on?

Ms. Wu, the road is blocked.

Who's so audacious to block Ms. Wu's way?

She is back.

[Liu Taizhen of the Liu family, Snake Lord in the Demon Market]

It's been a while, Ms. Liu.

It's been a long time indeed.

I missed the good show of you, Ms. Wu.

So what?

Should I play it for you again?

All right.

My Lord, Mei Si is here.

Si, what brings you here?

Your affair is going crazy throughout Chang'an.

What's that?

It's said

that Zhen fell in love with you at first sight at the birthday banquet.

To get involved with you, she pretended to report a case,

so as to ask for your hand in Xuanjian Division.

Unexpectedly, you didn't cherish it

and would rather die than accept her.

Regardless of the entanglement of the Princess of Qinghe County,

you ambushed in the Xiangsi Pavilion

and identified the chaos caused by the bats.

Ms. Wu failed to pursue you,

so she got exasperated

and made a scene in the Xuanjian Division,

claiming to cut off ties with you.

Innocence matters for women.

How can they spread such nonsense?

It doesn't matter.

Innocence?

Zhen doesn't care about it at all.

That's right.

I just heard

that Princess of Qinghe County and her sworn enemy,

Ms. Liu

fought on the street for some trifle.

People will gossip even more.

Ms. Liu?

She came back to Chang'an?

Right.

- Who is Ms. Liu? - Who is Ms. Liu?

She's the daughter of the minister, Liu Gongshen,

and my

fiancee.

[Ruyi Pavilion]

Don't you try to scare me.

It's only been a few days.

Cat Lord, is this how you greet me?

How?

Snake Lord, do you feel suffocated in the temple

when you offer incense with the Liu family?

You become so lively now that you come back.

Is there really nothing between you and Mr. Mei?

What would I have to do with him?

If you really don't like him,

Why did you save his reputation

with yours instead?

So I have a good reputation?

After all, I used him.

As a demon,

I should have some conscience.

Besides, I don't care about it.

I heard that yesterday,

someone cast a talisman,

broke up the bat swarm and injured the mother bat.

You've heard about it, too?

It caused such chaos.

Even those demon-exorcists that hadn't shown up for years

were drawn out.

It's rare to see.

We should pay more attention to this.

The world is vast.

It is normal if there are some cultivators left.

As long as it's not the villains from Changxi Palace.

Changxi Palace has disappeared for a hundred years.

But you always think about them.

"With a Changxi Mace in hand,

purge all demons from the land."

This wound

keeps me on constant alert.

If they are still there,

the Changxi Palace and the Demon Market

must have a life-and-death battle.

Who's that?

Who?

Who is it?

Don't hide.

Stop!

Ghost!

The Princess of Qinghe County is really generous.

Just for smashing a corner of my front hall,

she offered to repair the entire Xuanjian Division.

What a good smash!

Welcome to smash it again!

What a good smash!

Welcome to smash it again!

Mr. Xu.

Weren't it for I got luck,

I would have been killed by the demon last night!

Mr. Xu,

all of you in the Xuanjian Division, please save me!

What do you mean?

You seem quite lively

and well.

Who wants to harm you?

I see.

You must have heard

that we recently solved a mysterious case,

so

you came up with your tale of the demons

to make it seem serious.

Then you can make a scene in Xuanjian Division,

in order to attract guests for your small workshop.

Am I right?

That's completely not it!

Enough.

Ever since I solved the case of the bats...

Right?

I've seen so various weird complainants like you

every day.

Wait...

Such cheap tricks

cannot escape my notice.

I...

People like you

are extremely hateful!

I can't bear it.

But I...

But what?

If you keep nagging here,

I'll arrest you!

I...

[Yuzhen Pavilion]

Cat.

Smell this.

The incense made of Agarwood Bones of a hundred years.

[Ling Xiao, owner of Yuzhen Pavilion] It's used for refreshing.

[Snake Lord's assistant] It's used for refreshing.

I also made it into a balm.

Apply it between your forehead, your fatigue will be gone.

You'll feel more energetic than ever.

Ms. Wu.

It's indeed refreshing.

But it has such a strong smell.

We do have obstacles when selling it.

Since it is so refreshing,

just say

this is perfect for scholars to prepare for the coming exams.

For scholars to prepare for exams?

This will work.

Since it's Ms. Wu's idea,

why don't you give our Ruyi Pavilion

two-tenths of the sales?

You wish.

You wish.

Ling Xiao.

Your Snake Lord is so stingy.

You won't have a good future with her.

Why not join my business?

Cat Lord, you showed me such kindness.

It really makes me feel touched...

Not!

Because I only have My Lady in my heart.

Mei Si is here.

If it's said that Ruyi Pavilion is a place of amusement,

then Yuzhen Pavilion is a place of elegance.

Many refined scholars are here to appreciate incense and meet friends.

I bought all my incense here for home use.

Mei Si.

The usual spot.

I'm sorry, Mr. Si.

The chamber on the second floor is occupied.

But it's especially for me.

How could it be ordered in advance?

Please wait a moment at the table aside.

Zhuyu.

Zhen?

Ms. Liu?

Is that my Ms. Liu?

Zhen, I think I saw Ms. Liu just now.

How can Ms. Liu be here?

Ms. Liu.

Ms. Liu?

Did I hallucinate again?

Stop looking for her.

She's not here at all.

Zhen.

By the way, Zhen.

What brings you to Yuzhen Pavilion?

You usually don't like makeups, do you?

Besides, this is Ms. Liu's shop.

Since you know it's the shop of my rival,

why do you always purchase things here?

It seems that in your heart,

Ms. Liu is more important than I am.

Zhen, I was wrong.

After all, Ms. Liu is my...

Zhen, I swear

that I'm absolutely loyal to you.

Alright.

Wrap it up for me.

You come from the Mei family

and work in Xuanjian Division, don't you?

Your name is...

Mei Zhuyu.

Your name is a bit hard to remember.

It's because you are not smart enough.

Just don't remember it.

Mr. Mei.

I heard you were used and abandoned by Princess of Qinghe County.

I feel so bad for you.

But thinking about it,

she had seen so many men,

and you had no experience.

It's natural for her to dump you.

So?

Do you come to Yuzhen Pavilion today

to buy some incense

and regain the favor of Ms. Wu?

I have an idea for you.

I heard there are also aphrodisiac incenses

in the Yuzhen Pavilion.

Why don't you buy some?

You...

♪Blossoms drift, and the world grows pale♪

♪Memory brews a bitter tale♪

♪Vows of forever fade in the breeze♪

♪Without you, all fades into nothing♪

♪Past joys and sorrows tangle in dreams♪

♪The deepest pain is parting's gleam♪

♪A lifetime vowed to share with you♪

♪Yet still beyond my reach, it flew♪

♪Petals drift, then fade from sight♪

♪How is falling for love not right?♪

♪Moonlight chills the breath I keep♪

♪I hold you close, but silence runs deep♪

♪Petals drift, then fade from sight♪

♪How is falling for love not right?♪

♪Your glance flickers, memories bloom♪

♪How can I find you through the gloom?♪

♪What hope survives beyond the doom?♪