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[Moonlit Reunion]

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[Adapted from Fuhua's novel,
Mrs. Mei's Way of Love]

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[Episode 20]

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What...

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What have you done?

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To kill Mei,

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I held nothing back.

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This formation

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is intricate and extraordinary.

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Unless they find its core.

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But even if they do,

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one of them must die.

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Why is that?

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This is a blood-and-flesh trap.

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It demands a sacrifice
of flesh and blood.

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It hurts.

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Sorry.

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When were you hit?

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The incense in your carriage.

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You weren't affected?

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The incense Jiya left in the carriage

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was likely a trap set for you.

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Mr. Mei, did you come to Lin'an River

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for me?

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I wonder what's happening outside.

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What's going on?

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The archives in Records Repository
at Xuanjian Division mention

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that dark arts formations
use flesh and blood as a medium.

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The key to breaking it.

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Where is the key?

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Do you still remember

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the tale of the man
who stole the celestial maiden's robe?

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I once said

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you and I are different from them.

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Not because of our genders.

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But because

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I can't put you in danger.

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That's why I didn't dare speak openly.

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I regret it.

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in the flower field
in the western outskirts,

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I was drawn to you,

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but I held back out of fear.

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You...

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Mei Zhuyu.

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Mei Zhuyu!

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This must be the core.

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Mei Zhuyu!

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Mei Zhuyu!

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Only by piercing the core

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can I ensure her safety.

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Mei Zhuyu!

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The formation

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is broken.

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Mei Zhuyu!

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Mei Zhuyu!

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Mei Zhuyu!

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Mei Zhuyu!

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Mei Zhuyu!

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♪Holding the lamp, I pierce
the night's veil to see where it hides♪

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Thank you.

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♪Amidst the flicker of a few gazes,
attempts have been made♪

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♪Hidden in the depths of a thick fog,
the deepest feeling♪

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♪The sound of footsteps never ceases♪

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♪Mortals walk divergent paths
as different kinds♪

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♪Yet I crave
for an overly meddlesome redemption♪

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♪Offering the mundane world an excuse♪

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♪To imprison yet also to enlighten♪

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♪In the end who will first yield?♪

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♪I gaze heavenward,
treading the starry river♪

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♪Rushing to the night scene
of Chang'an in haste♪

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♪With flesh and blood,
I'll slay all evil spirits♪

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♪Just as it should be,
tempered in the flames of karma♪

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♪Only then is it deemed worthy of me♪

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♪Will it be pure, or stained?♪

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♪You and I, amidst the melody♪

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♪Become midnight wanderers♪

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♪Our figures merging
into a blaze with those around♪

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♪At this restless moment♪

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♪Wandering through
three thousand glowing lights♪

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♪Watch me quell these upheavals♪

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What happened to Jiya?

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We broke the formation.

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He's suffering the backlash
of the dark arts.

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Zhen,

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I'm relieved

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to see you're safe.

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That book

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on the boat earlier...

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Jiya, you must be mistaken.

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We didn't bring any books on board.

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But I saw it...

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You shouldn't have practiced
the Conscious Imbuement.

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Look.

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Even in broad daylight,

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something sinister has occurred.

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So

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you were the one behind that formation?

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Zhen,

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may we speak alone?

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Say it.

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I learned

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the formation by chance.

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It was all for fun.

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Fun?

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We almost lost our lives in there.

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And you call that fun?

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Zhen,

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you've misunderstand.

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I never expected you to stumble into it.

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I would never harm you.

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You wouldn't harm me?

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But you'd harm someone else?

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How scheming.

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You knew he suspected you,

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so you lured him to Lin'an River.

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And you put intoxicating incense
in my carriage.

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Intoxicating incense.

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Anyway,

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I invited you here today

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to confess my feelings to you.

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I never intended to harm anyone.

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If he hadn't kept meddling

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and always trying to take you away,

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he wouldn't have been caught in it.

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True.

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You're remarkably talented.

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Your idea of "fun" nearly cost lives.

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Your return to Chang'an
isn't as simple as it seems, is it?

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I wonder how much credit you deserve

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for the recent ink demon incident.

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Zhen, I...

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The ink made from Qilin Horn Resin
is valuable.

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How did Si manage to buy it?

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Shouldn't he be thanking you?

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[Purchased by Mr. Pei from Chang'an]

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When did you start suspecting me?

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When we first met at Ruyi Pavilion

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after you returned to Chang'an.

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I rarely use incense.

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Everyone at Ruyi Pavilion

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knows my preferences
after all these years.

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But on the day you came,

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the staff lit incense.

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It was out of place.

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The moment that incense was lit,

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I mistook you for...

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For someone else.

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You're an expert with incense.

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Can you clear up my doubts?

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So all this time,

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your feelings for me were an act?

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I thought you understood

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my feelings for you.

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If it were just a trick with incense,
that would be one thing.

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But why did you practice dark arts?

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For you.

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To win your affection.

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What do you mean by that?

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I know

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you don't like me.

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You're strong and healthy,
skilled in martial arts.

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While I am

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worthless, frail and sickly.

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When I was young,

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I swore to myself

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that one day I would become powerful.

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Later,

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I learned by chance

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that the Conscious Imbuement existed.

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So

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I sacrificed my right eye.

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I thought that with this power,

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I'd be just like everyone else,

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or even stronger.

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Then I would be worthy of you.

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Now I've succeeded.

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I become

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someone you rely on,

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someone you admire.

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Zhen,

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we're a better match, aren't we?

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Admire?

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Rely on?

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Do you really like me?

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Of course I do.

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Zhen,

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you are my one and only treasure.

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Then when I was trapped
in the formation,

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did you have
the desperate urge to save me?

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You speak pretty words,

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but your actions

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betray you.

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Yes.

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I hesitated.

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But that's only human nature!

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If it were Mei Zhuyu,
he would do the same!

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If he were in my position,

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he would hesitate too!

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He would think of himself first as well.

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Zhen,

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do you think
he would love you, cherish you?

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That he would give his life to save you?

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He wouldn't!

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I don't need your help.

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Pei Jiya,

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if you don't want to suffer,

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play along.

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What are you doing?

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Helping him.

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The burning pain is gone,

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but your eye,
the one you used for dark arts,

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probably won't heal.

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Now you must rest properly.

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If you continue down this path,

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no one can save you.

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Good thing Kun is now beautiful
with pristine nature

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and remarkable talent.

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Perfect for recuperation.

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Kun?

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Jiya, you're returning to Kun.

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And you leave now.

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Zhen.

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You practiced dark arts
with your right eye.

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You're suffering the consequences now.

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Do you want His Majesty
to find out about this?

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Zhen,

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you're heartless.

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I've been heartless since I was a child.

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You should know that.

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Let's go.

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[Chang'an]

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Thank you for taking care of me
these past few days.

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I...

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I didn't really do much.

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I just stayed by your side.

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You're going to be my wife.

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It's only right

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that I take care of you.

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Mei Si.

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Do not to waste your efforts on me.

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I will never be your wife.

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And...

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Don't forget what you promised me.

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I swear I won't tell anyone.

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I'm leaving.

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Perhaps

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you rejected me

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because you're a demon.

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But I believe

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that one day,

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you will become my wife.

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My Lord, just let it go.

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Why cling so stubbornly to Ms. Wu?

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I remember

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when I was little,

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I tried to steal a kiss from her

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only to be beaten into tears.

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That's when I knew

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she was the one I wanted.

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Because she's the strongest,

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most remarkable woman I've ever met.

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You're right, My Lord.

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But she's a bit too capable, isn't she?

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She doesn't act like
a proper, virtuous lady at all.

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You don't understand.

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Every flower blooms in its own way.

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If they were all meek

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and followed the rules,

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how boring would that be?

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A woman like her, so capable,

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is far more captivating.

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It's just that...

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Just what?

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It's just that

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it's good for a woman to be capable,

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but she shouldn't be
more capable than a man.

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- Yes.
- Yes.

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I thought I could use
the Conscious Imbuement

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to control Zhen

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and gain more of what I wanted.

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But it turned out to be

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nothing special.

283
00:22:46,210 --> 00:22:47,080
You've spent

284
00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:49,490
so much money
on that person over the years.

285
00:22:49,730 --> 00:22:51,490
It all came to nothing.

286
00:22:52,210 --> 00:22:53,160
I say

287
00:22:53,450 --> 00:22:55,560
we should settle accounts with them.

288
00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:56,970
Yes.

289
00:22:58,050 --> 00:22:59,320
It's time to find him.

290
00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:21,760
[The incident of the ink demon
has reached Qu.]

291
00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:22,640
[Now that the matter is settled,
leave Chang'an at once.]

292
00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:23,760
[Mei Zhuyu has been confirmed
as a disciple of our sect.]

293
00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:24,400
[Do not provoke him further.]

294
00:23:29,450 --> 00:23:30,840
My Lord, why are you smiling?

295
00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:34,530
Our rescuer told me some news.

296
00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:37,730
Mei Zhuyu really is
a Celestial Master from Changxi Palace.

297
00:23:38,210 --> 00:23:39,320
So what?

298
00:23:41,010 --> 00:23:43,360
Mei Zhuyu must be hiding his identity

299
00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:45,080
for a reason.

300
00:23:45,770 --> 00:23:48,930
I doubt his relationship with Zhen
will go smoothly.

301
00:23:50,120 --> 00:23:51,730
In the end, those who don't last

302
00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:53,400
are still the losers.

303
00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:54,970
I

304
00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:56,840
am just waiting to see.

305
00:24:05,360 --> 00:24:06,450
Wait,

306
00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:08,490
the moment I get back,
you said you want to bathe.

307
00:24:08,560 --> 00:24:10,600
I've been squatting here
and my legs have gone numb.

308
00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:11,970
Why aren't you getting in the water yet?

309
00:24:14,770 --> 00:24:15,880
What do you know?

310
00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:18,400
Bathing is important.

311
00:24:19,730 --> 00:24:21,050
But before I get into the water,

312
00:24:21,490 --> 00:24:24,160
I must absorb
the power from the full moon

313
00:24:24,530 --> 00:24:27,080
better restore
my demonic power and vitality.

314
00:24:27,120 --> 00:24:28,600
You should've said so earlier.

315
00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:30,210
We could've found
a tub of water at the mansion,

316
00:24:30,770 --> 00:24:32,120
and I'd pull up a chair

317
00:24:32,290 --> 00:24:33,970
to keep you company all night
while you absorb it.

318
00:24:34,490 --> 00:24:35,840
The Qiu Pond in the east of the city

319
00:24:36,120 --> 00:24:37,970
is where our kind is born.

320
00:24:38,450 --> 00:24:39,360
How can it be the same?

321
00:24:40,010 --> 00:24:41,080
So...

322
00:24:42,010 --> 00:24:43,880
You're still
just a little loach, after all.

323
00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:45,010
What do you know?

324
00:24:46,010 --> 00:24:46,880
It's about time.

325
00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:49,640
Alright.

326
00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:06,690
Mr. Xuan Hui,

327
00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:09,160
do you even know how to swim?

328
00:25:09,450 --> 00:25:10,930
Did you get swept away by the water?

329
00:25:13,290 --> 00:25:13,930
Hey,

330
00:25:16,530 --> 00:25:17,320
Mr. Xuan Hui.

331
00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:22,560
Mr. Xuan Hui!

332
00:25:35,770 --> 00:25:36,490
You mortal,

333
00:25:37,450 --> 00:25:38,640
don't you recognize me anymore?

334
00:25:39,730 --> 00:25:40,490
Sir.

335
00:25:42,970 --> 00:25:43,530
You...

336
00:25:43,770 --> 00:25:45,080
You've grown so big.

337
00:25:45,530 --> 00:25:46,290
What do you think?

338
00:25:46,930 --> 00:25:48,640
Do I look pretty strong?

339
00:25:51,360 --> 00:25:53,600
Yes, you do.

340
00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:54,730
It's just that...

341
00:25:54,880 --> 00:25:57,120
You startled me.

342
00:26:05,250 --> 00:26:05,970
Little loa...

343
00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:07,880
Mr. Xuan Hui,

344
00:26:08,930 --> 00:26:10,250
so this is what you look like.

345
00:26:10,450 --> 00:26:11,160
Go away.

346
00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:12,880
You kid.

347
00:26:13,360 --> 00:26:14,490
Touch me again

348
00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:15,840
and I'll bite you to death.

349
00:26:18,450 --> 00:26:19,450
So adorable...

350
00:26:20,050 --> 00:26:20,880
It hurts!

351
00:26:20,970 --> 00:26:21,930
Let me go!

352
00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:23,250
Aren't we friends?

353
00:26:23,360 --> 00:26:24,050
Friends?

354
00:26:24,930 --> 00:26:25,600
Friends?

355
00:26:32,210 --> 00:26:33,080
Ms. Liu?

356
00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:37,800
Ms. Liu,

357
00:26:38,050 --> 00:26:39,560
this is the surprise I told you about.

358
00:26:39,930 --> 00:26:42,050
I said I'd bring him here
to keep you company.

359
00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:45,290
So this is the surprise you mentioned?

360
00:26:47,250 --> 00:26:49,530
So this is the Ms. Liu
you were talking about?

361
00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:51,730
Snake Lord, since when

362
00:26:51,730 --> 00:26:53,250
do you befriend mortals?

363
00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:55,360
Wait, wait.

364
00:26:56,010 --> 00:26:58,210
What did you call Ms. Liu? A lord?

365
00:26:58,490 --> 00:27:00,250
If you can get along with mortals,

366
00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:02,010
why can't I?

367
00:27:02,690 --> 00:27:03,530
Can what?

368
00:27:04,010 --> 00:27:05,450
Last time, you were no match for me.

369
00:27:06,010 --> 00:27:07,080
I never expected

370
00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:10,360
you'd been picked up
and taken home by this guy.

371
00:27:12,120 --> 00:27:14,360
Yes, yes. I found him.

372
00:27:14,970 --> 00:27:16,080
What do you mean "picked up"?

373
00:27:17,010 --> 00:27:18,770
It was a stalling tactic.

374
00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:20,970
A stalling tactic?

375
00:27:21,010 --> 00:27:22,490
What are you two even talking about?

376
00:27:22,490 --> 00:27:23,690
I can't understand a word.

377
00:27:23,690 --> 00:27:24,690
Can someone explain it to me?

378
00:27:24,690 --> 00:27:25,490
- Shut up!
- Shut up!

379
00:27:26,930 --> 00:27:28,160
Fine, you two carry on.

380
00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:31,880
Wicked demon Xuan Hui,

381
00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:33,690
you've slaughtered innocent spirits.

382
00:27:34,250 --> 00:27:35,450
You are deeply sinful.

383
00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:36,840
Do you admit your guilt?

384
00:30:11,450 --> 00:30:12,360
Why?

385
00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:24,490
Admit guilt?

386
00:30:25,530 --> 00:30:26,730
What guilt have I committed?

387
00:30:27,010 --> 00:30:28,160
They deserved to die!

388
00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:29,250
Why?

389
00:30:30,490 --> 00:30:33,010
What gives you the right
to decide who lives and who dies?

390
00:30:34,250 --> 00:30:35,160
Today,

391
00:30:35,450 --> 00:30:37,080
I must take you back
to the Demon Prison.

392
00:30:37,450 --> 00:30:38,490
Enough talk.

393
00:30:39,210 --> 00:30:40,840
I will never return to the Demon Market!

394
00:30:48,970 --> 00:30:50,050
Ms. Liu, be careful!

395
00:31:20,160 --> 00:31:21,840
- Snake Lord, you just shed your skin.
- Ms. Liu.

396
00:31:22,050 --> 00:31:23,530
You're at your weakest now.

397
00:31:23,730 --> 00:31:24,840
Want to catch me?

398
00:31:25,250 --> 00:31:26,360
Not that easy.

399
00:31:29,600 --> 00:31:31,120
Don't hurt Ms. Liu!

400
00:31:47,160 --> 00:31:48,450
Why did you rush out?

401
00:31:49,730 --> 00:31:51,120
You can hurt me,

402
00:31:51,730 --> 00:31:53,490
but don't hurt Ms. Liu.

403
00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:01,250
Ms. Liu?

404
00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:03,800
Protected by a mortal.

405
00:32:05,290 --> 00:32:06,930
Snake Lord, you haven't changed at all.

406
00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:10,560
Still as shameless as ever.

407
00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:14,050
Arresting you

408
00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:16,640
and bringing you to justice is my duty.

409
00:32:17,490 --> 00:32:19,320
You're really impartial and unyielding,

410
00:32:19,770 --> 00:32:21,010
cutting off all personal ties.

411
00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:43,010
Zhen?

412
00:32:44,800 --> 00:32:45,800
Cat?

413
00:32:53,530 --> 00:32:54,120
Well...

414
00:32:54,210 --> 00:32:57,010
Well...

415
00:33:00,530 --> 00:33:01,770
You idiot.

416
00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:04,160
She is the Cat Lord of the Demon Market.

417
00:33:04,690 --> 00:33:05,450
Cat Lord?

418
00:33:06,770 --> 00:33:07,800
There's a Cat Lord too?

419
00:33:14,530 --> 00:33:15,290
Cat,

420
00:33:15,770 --> 00:33:17,010
what are you trying to do?

421
00:33:17,160 --> 00:33:17,930
Si,

422
00:33:18,290 --> 00:33:19,290
as a rule,

423
00:33:19,290 --> 00:33:21,690
we shouldn't use
demonic magic in front of mortals.

424
00:33:21,880 --> 00:33:24,400
But you've been with Xuan Hui
for so long,

425
00:33:25,010 --> 00:33:26,690
and witnessed Snake shedding its skin.

426
00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:30,600
It's impossible to hide it from you now.

427
00:33:32,050 --> 00:33:32,930
Cat Lord?

428
00:33:34,010 --> 00:33:37,400
So you knew all along.

429
00:33:42,970 --> 00:33:44,530
Si, I'm leaving too.

430
00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:45,770
Alright, Zhen.

431
00:33:56,690 --> 00:33:57,450
This one

432
00:33:58,210 --> 00:34:00,360
is for you conspiring with the Hui Sect
to set fires and harm me

433
00:34:00,690 --> 00:34:02,250
during the Lantern Festival.

434
00:34:06,530 --> 00:34:07,320
And this one

435
00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:09,250
is for you meddling

436
00:34:09,770 --> 00:34:11,530
in the ink demon incident.

437
00:34:12,120 --> 00:34:13,810
If you insist on taking me back
to the Demon Market,

438
00:34:14,240 --> 00:34:15,600
you might as well kill me now.

439
00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:16,640
That's not up to you.

440
00:34:16,640 --> 00:34:17,280
Wait.

441
00:34:18,450 --> 00:34:19,330
Do you know

442
00:34:20,050 --> 00:34:21,200
the reason behind his actions?

443
00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:23,810
He's a just a wicked demon criminal.

444
00:34:24,160 --> 00:34:25,600
I don't care about his reasons.

445
00:34:27,680 --> 00:34:29,370
I've retrieved his Mirror of Clarity

446
00:34:29,930 --> 00:34:31,330
and uncovered his past.

447
00:34:31,640 --> 00:34:32,760
See for yourself.

448
00:34:33,760 --> 00:34:34,490
Give it back.

449
00:34:36,080 --> 00:34:36,890
Give it back to me!

450
00:34:37,240 --> 00:34:37,850
Stay still.

451
00:34:38,410 --> 00:34:39,680
Get up.

452
00:34:56,640 --> 00:34:57,330
Ying Long.

453
00:34:57,410 --> 00:34:58,810
- We meet again.
- We meet again.

454
00:35:09,680 --> 00:35:10,450
Don't move!

455
00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:33,010
How could this be?

456
00:35:34,200 --> 00:35:35,010
Ms. Liu,

457
00:35:35,530 --> 00:35:37,080
these little demons bullied him so much,

458
00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:38,410
causing him great humiliation.

459
00:35:39,010 --> 00:35:39,970
Did the Demon Market

460
00:35:40,490 --> 00:35:42,280
ever punish those little demons?

461
00:35:43,560 --> 00:35:45,370
The Ying Long clan started
from humble beginnings,

462
00:35:46,450 --> 00:35:47,720
especially Obsidian Serpent.

463
00:35:48,450 --> 00:35:50,240
It's common for them
to be looked down on when they're young.

464
00:35:51,330 --> 00:35:53,010
When I saw the scars on him,

465
00:35:54,080 --> 00:35:56,240
I thought they were just from
playful scuffles among little demons.

466
00:35:57,930 --> 00:35:59,080
I never expected...

467
00:35:59,810 --> 00:36:00,720
You call these wounds

468
00:36:00,720 --> 00:36:02,450
the result of playful scuffles
among little demons?

469
00:36:04,530 --> 00:36:06,200
"Fight for your own dignity."

470
00:36:07,010 --> 00:36:08,850
You're the one who told me that.

471
00:36:10,640 --> 00:36:12,450
I did exactly as you said.

472
00:36:12,490 --> 00:36:13,930
Why are you punishing me now?

473
00:36:16,200 --> 00:36:17,160
I've done nothing wrong.

474
00:36:18,450 --> 00:36:19,370
Nothing wrong.

475
00:36:19,720 --> 00:36:20,680
I've done nothing wrong!

476
00:36:23,720 --> 00:36:24,490
Snake Lord,

477
00:36:26,010 --> 00:36:27,010
you used to

478
00:36:27,680 --> 00:36:29,200
handle his affairs.

479
00:36:30,050 --> 00:36:32,160
Now you know the whole story better.

480
00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:34,280
How to punish him

481
00:36:35,410 --> 00:36:36,450
is up to you.

482
00:36:41,970 --> 00:36:42,810
Xuan Hui,

483
00:36:44,530 --> 00:36:45,930
you've slaughtered countless demons.

484
00:36:47,530 --> 00:36:48,890
You deserve your punishment.

485
00:36:52,760 --> 00:36:54,200
But you had your reasons.

486
00:36:55,850 --> 00:36:57,120
The previous punishment

487
00:36:58,240 --> 00:36:59,810
was indeed too harsh.

488
00:37:05,240 --> 00:37:07,120
I, the Snake Lord, will remit

489
00:37:08,410 --> 00:37:09,970
your remaining twenty-year sentence

490
00:37:11,450 --> 00:37:12,410
in the Demon Prison.

491
00:37:27,640 --> 00:37:28,810
But even so,

492
00:37:29,560 --> 00:37:30,890
I won't return to the Demon Market.

493
00:37:31,890 --> 00:37:33,200
I'm destined to become a Ying Long.

494
00:37:34,120 --> 00:37:35,240
Then don't return.

495
00:37:36,600 --> 00:37:37,680
Though he made a mistake,

496
00:37:38,200 --> 00:37:39,410
his reasons are understandable.

497
00:37:39,640 --> 00:37:40,530
I believe

498
00:37:41,720 --> 00:37:42,970
we can trust him this once.

499
00:37:49,640 --> 00:37:51,050
Since you're about to ascend,

500
00:37:52,200 --> 00:37:53,450
you may remain

501
00:37:54,450 --> 00:37:55,810
in the human realm for now.

502
00:37:59,330 --> 00:38:00,240
Si.

503
00:38:01,160 --> 00:38:02,970
Zhen, I swear

504
00:38:03,530 --> 00:38:05,680
I won't breathe a word of this.

505
00:38:06,530 --> 00:38:07,930
Then keep an eye on him

506
00:38:08,410 --> 00:38:09,410
once you return to Chang'an.

507
00:38:10,240 --> 00:38:10,970
Zhen,

508
00:38:11,010 --> 00:38:13,120
I'm just a mortal. You want me
to keep an eye on a demon?

509
00:38:13,280 --> 00:38:14,050
Are you sure?

510
00:38:14,760 --> 00:38:16,160
Aren't you friends?

511
00:38:17,680 --> 00:38:19,810
I'm just worried I can't
keep Grandpa in check.

512
00:38:23,010 --> 00:38:24,200
You call him Grandpa?

513
00:38:25,890 --> 00:38:27,240
He told me to.

514
00:38:29,120 --> 00:38:30,890
In the demon realm, by seniority,

515
00:38:31,640 --> 00:38:32,680
Xuan Hui

516
00:38:33,560 --> 00:38:35,330
addresses Ms. Liu as elder sister.

517
00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:38,160
Then what should you call Ms. Liu?

518
00:38:47,050 --> 00:38:48,160
Grandpa's sister?

519
00:38:49,240 --> 00:38:50,850
Then I should call her...

520
00:38:51,490 --> 00:38:52,490
Great-aunt.

521
00:38:56,080 --> 00:38:57,530
Let's go. Help me up.

522
00:39:00,050 --> 00:39:00,890
Mr. Xuan Hui,

523
00:39:01,970 --> 00:39:03,160
does Ms. Liu really have

524
00:39:03,160 --> 00:39:04,560
such high seniority in the demon realm?

525
00:39:04,970 --> 00:39:06,240
Must you ask so many questions?

526
00:39:12,530 --> 00:39:13,760
What are you doing here?

527
00:39:16,490 --> 00:39:17,120
Waiting for you.

528
00:39:17,490 --> 00:39:18,490
I have something to say to you.

529
00:39:25,640 --> 00:39:27,200
I've stayed at your place
for quite a while.

530
00:39:27,370 --> 00:39:28,850
It wouldn't be proper
if others found out.

531
00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:31,050
Now that the matter
with Mr. Pei is settled,

532
00:39:31,200 --> 00:39:32,490
I'll be returning today.

533
00:39:33,160 --> 00:39:34,810
I don't care what others think of me.

534
00:39:34,930 --> 00:39:36,720
But I care what others think of you.

535
00:39:38,120 --> 00:39:41,760
♪A sigh for mortal dust♪

536
00:39:41,760 --> 00:39:45,010
♪As blossoms burn to dusk♪

537
00:39:45,740 --> 00:39:49,060
♪Memories tint the heart♪

538
00:39:49,780 --> 00:39:52,740
♪Carved in silence, fading unseen♪

539
00:39:53,350 --> 00:39:56,400
♪Candle shadows carve through grief♪

540
00:39:56,960 --> 00:40:00,080
♪Seasons turn in silent thief♪

541
00:40:00,760 --> 00:40:03,240
♪Night rain murmurs, faint and slow♪

542
00:40:03,760 --> 00:40:06,360
♪Tears fall quiet, lost below♪

543
00:40:07,840 --> 00:40:10,600
♪I drift away with scattered stars♪

544
00:40:11,040 --> 00:40:14,360
♪Glancing back at time's worn scars♪

545
00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:18,720
♪You're the longing
that defies the end of days♪

546
00:40:18,720 --> 00:40:19,530
Does it hurt?

547
00:40:22,120 --> 00:40:25,330
♪If the tale could turn anew,
and reshape the skies♪

548
00:40:25,330 --> 00:40:26,120
I'm sorry.

549
00:40:26,720 --> 00:40:27,680
It's my fault.

550
00:40:27,680 --> 00:40:29,240
♪I would spend my life on you,
in patient sacrifice♪

551
00:40:29,720 --> 00:40:30,720
♪Let fate rise through the storm,
as love begins again♪

552
00:40:30,720 --> 00:40:31,720
From now on,

553
00:40:32,760 --> 00:40:34,120
I won't allow myself

554
00:40:34,850 --> 00:40:36,600
or anyone else to hurt you again.

555
00:40:36,760 --> 00:40:39,200
♪When oaths dissolve into oceans,
drifting through the years♪

556
00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:40,850
What if I hurt you?

557
00:40:40,850 --> 00:40:43,120
♪Memory walks beside me,
ever close, forever clear♪

558
00:40:43,120 --> 00:40:44,280
Why would you hurt me?

559
00:40:44,280 --> 00:40:46,050
♪A will that never falters♪

560
00:40:46,050 --> 00:40:47,200
You never know.

561
00:40:47,810 --> 00:40:49,160
I have a bad temper

562
00:40:49,200 --> 00:40:50,490
and character.

563
00:40:53,330 --> 00:40:54,200
If you wish to,

564
00:40:54,850 --> 00:40:56,010
you can do anything you want.

565
00:41:44,170 --> 00:41:48,060
♪Blossoms drift,
and the world grows pale♪

566
00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:52,190
♪Memory brews a bitter tale♪

567
00:41:55,770 --> 00:41:59,630
♪Vows of forever fade in the breeze♪

568
00:42:00,010 --> 00:42:04,530
♪Without you, all fades into nothing♪

569
00:42:07,040 --> 00:42:11,260
♪Past joys and sorrows tangle in dreams♪

570
00:42:11,640 --> 00:42:16,530
♪The deepest pain is parting's gleam♪

571
00:42:18,370 --> 00:42:22,430
♪A lifetime vowed to share with you♪

572
00:42:22,940 --> 00:42:28,530
♪Yet still beyond my reach, it flew♪

573
00:42:28,840 --> 00:42:33,660
♪Petals drift, then fade from sight♪

574
00:42:34,570 --> 00:42:39,230
♪How is falling for love not right?♪

575
00:42:40,340 --> 00:42:45,230
♪Moonlight chills the breath I keep♪

576
00:42:46,070 --> 00:42:50,790
♪I hold you close,
but silence runs deep♪

577
00:42:51,740 --> 00:42:56,330
♪Petals drift, then fade from sight♪

578
00:42:57,510 --> 00:43:01,890
♪How is falling for love not right?♪

579
00:43:03,070 --> 00:43:07,890
♪Your glance flickers, memories bloom♪

580
00:43:08,940 --> 00:43:18,490
♪How can I find you through the gloom?♪

581
00:43:19,810 --> 00:43:24,390
♪What hope survives beyond the doom?♪