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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 17]

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[Mei Mansion]

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Little Loach.

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I told you, I'm not a loach.

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Well, I got you fried loach anyway.

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White Snake said

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for an injured demon,

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what's torn must be healed
within and without.

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It's almost your size.

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How are you going to eat it?

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I'm not dealing with this.

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Figure it out yourself.

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How many times do I have to say it?

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I am an Obsidian Serpent,

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and don't you forget it!

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Fine. You don't want it?

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I'll take it.

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This is top-grade ink.

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Thankfully, you didn't ruin it.

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It is perfect for painting.

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I'm going to paint a book of demons

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for Ms. Liu

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as a gift.

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The demons you know

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are all
from the Chronicles of the Uncanny

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on the table.

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It's been recorded
by previous generations.

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Why paint it again?

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Just echoing others
and adding what's not needed.

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You wouldn't understand this, would you?

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This is the most comprehensive record

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of all kinds of spirits and demons.

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You mistook me for a loach sprite.

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Guess this book
isn't as great as you think.

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You...

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Demons arise

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from the harmony of heaven and earth,

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ever-shifting, ever-elusive.

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Those unseen and unheard

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by mortals are countless.

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I stand above them all.

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So, you are a mighty one?

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I suppose that means

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you know everything.

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To spare me from your endless questions,

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which are quite annoying,

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I'll tell you some stories.

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Consider it my repayment for your care.

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Okay, take your time.

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I'll draw as you talk.

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The tiger reigns supreme
in the mountains.

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Today, let me tell you

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about a tiger demon that gained form
after centuries of cultivation.

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Its fangs are jagged,
its eyes sharp with spirit.

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Having mastered fire magic,

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it has a flame-shaped mark
between its brows.

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Standing three chi tall,

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it transforms into an eight-chi demon
when its power surges.

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When does that happen?

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When its vital point,

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that is, its brow, is attacked.

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I see.

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How's the drawing coming along?

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It shakes the heavens
and strides the earth,

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ruler of the mountain wilds,

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yet this is your depiction? Pathetic.

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Overall, it's impressive.

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It has its unique charm.

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What do you think?

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It's really well done.

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So lifelike.

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No wonder that ink seemed odd to me.

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It actually contained evil arts.

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It could cause some trouble
for the Demon Market.

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Something's off.

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It has no demon core?

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[Duke of Wu's Mansion]

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Mr. Mei!

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I haven't seen you
at the Xuanjian Division in days.

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I've heard so many rumors on the streets

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that I can't tell what's true

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and what's not anymore.

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What have you heard?

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Word has spread across the city.

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First, they say

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the Princess cast you out of Chang'an.

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Then, that she's found herself
a new flame.

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And now, they say

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two young men have offered
to move into the Duke's Mansion.

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The gossip never ceases.

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One before the last

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has even had time to die down.

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I'm still trying to process
the last round of stories,

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and already

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there's talk of the Incense Contest.

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The rumors say a highly skilled Mr. Mei

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saved the Princess,

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and I thought,

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could someone that outstanding

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really be Mr. Mei Si?

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Alright, that's enough chatter.

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What brings you here so early?

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Something important

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came up.

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Mr. Mei,

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the case is indeed a bit tricky.

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What?

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What happened?

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Little Loach.

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What's all the fuss about?

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The whole room
was covered in bloodstains.

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How did it turn into ink?

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What bloodstains?

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It was probably just a trick of the eye
from lack of sleep.

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Little Loach, look at this.

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Why has this tiger demon faded?

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Maybe the ink wasn't properly ground.

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Ridiculous! I've done it all my life.

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There's nothing wrong with it.

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Are you questioning me?

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I...

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I'm not.

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Still want stories
of spirits and demons?

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Of course I do.

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Today, let's begin with the tale

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of the pomegranate demon, Pining.

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Its head was a pomegranate,

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but it posed as a beautiful woman,

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using long hair to mask the truth.

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In battle, it'd thrash its head around,

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flinging its hair aside.

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Endless seeds lay within,

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sharp as darts,

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perfect for stealth.

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It shakes its head when fighting?

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Little Loach,
are you really not tricking me?

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Why would I?

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It's like that thing you humans have,

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what was it called?

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A rattle drum.

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I once fought a deer demon

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with eyes sprouting from its back,

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ever swiveling, ever watching.

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It saw in every direction.

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Four razor-sharp antlers
crowned its head.

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They say it often sharpened its antlers

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on venomous tree bark.

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Over time,

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they became laced with deadly poison,

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nearly impossible to cure.

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In this world,

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not only can plants and beasts
turn into demons,

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but even objects,
once stained with blood,

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become vessels of malevolence.

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A demon was born

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from a jade dice in a gambling house.

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Legend says

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a gambler, driven mad by loss,

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began slashing wildly.

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His blood splattered on the dice,

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making it malevolent.

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Though small,

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it was vicious.

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Its six sides bore

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twenty-one crimson eyes.

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The more bloodshed it saw,
the more frenzied it became.

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I remember a temple,

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forsaken and forgotten.

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In its front courtyard
lay a shattered water jar.

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Though it could no longer hold water,

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its fractured form could ride the wind

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and channel its whispers into a weapon.

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The moon is veiled by a sea of stars,

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while strange omens below arise.

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Just last night,

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a wicked demon appeared in Chang'an

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with a form woven from smoke and shadow,

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restless and ever-changing.

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It looks like fear will grip Chang'an.

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Have you heard

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there's a demon in Chang'an?

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The liquor seller says it's a pig demon.

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Nonsense! It's clearly a fox demon.

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Excuse me, gentlemen, where did you hear

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about this demon?

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Everyone in the city is talking.

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Let's go.

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Who are you calling a pig?

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Oh please, as if you're any better.

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Your ridiculous family is even worse!

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Mr. Mei, what were you talking about?

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I heard that many people in Chang'an

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have started discussing
supernatural events.

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Impossible.

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We told the locals clearly

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not to mention this to anyone outside,

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as we didn't want to stir up panic.

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If it's spread this far in under a day,

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we're dealing with
more than just rumors.

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You mean

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someone is fanning the flames
behind the scenes?

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I wouldn't rule it out.

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Mr. Mei,

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you want me to look into

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the registration records
of the ink house?

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I think the ink
is the key to those traces.

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But the power inside it is not demonic.

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It feels more like
some kind of dark art.

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- Dark art?
- Dark art?

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- What is it?
- What is it?

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Have you ever heard of
Conscious Imbuement?

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No.

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Simply put, it's a forbidden technique

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learned not through years of training,

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but by sacrificing one's body.

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Then, Mr. Mei,

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how did you figure out this case

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involved Conscious Imbuement?

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Yeah, exactly.

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Any true demon leaves behind a body.

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There's no way it could just vanish.

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If nothing remains, it wasn't a demon.

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Conscious Imbuement means

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embedding part of one's mind

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into an object

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to control it.

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The traces left after the tiger's death

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are its external manifestation.

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- I see.
- I see.

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Can you give it to me now?

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Here you are.

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So, how should we investigate
this practitioner?

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Starting from the ink house?

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It's our only way out now.

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[Literati Inkwell]

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The Xuanjian Division
is handling a case.

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We need to see your ledger.

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That's a secret of my shop.

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I can't show it to you,
no matter who you are.

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Alright, then, please come with me.

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To the Xuanjian Division?
I don't want to go there!

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I'll get it, just a moment.

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Please take a look.

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[Purchase: Mei Si of Chang'an]

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Have a pleasant day.

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Sir,

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may I see the ledger

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he was just looking at?

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Which division are you from?

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My ledger isn't some common item

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for everyone who walks by to look at.

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Go!

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Please

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take your time.

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Well...

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[Mei Mansion]

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Si.

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Si.

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Si.

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Si!

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Si.

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Si.

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So, the ink demons
came from these paintings.

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Si!

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Get up.

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Alright, get up.

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Si!

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Come.

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Get away!

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Stop!

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If you want to save him,
don't come any closer.

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- Mr. Si!
- Mr. Si!

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Are you alright?

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Zhuyu?

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You're back now, aren't you?

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How did I get here?

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What happened to me?

280
00:22:02,590 --> 00:22:04,440
Why did you kick the table
for no reason?

281
00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:05,680
No,

282
00:22:06,030 --> 00:22:07,000
I didn't.

283
00:22:07,790 --> 00:22:10,240
Didn't you see something pass by?

284
00:22:11,030 --> 00:22:11,830
What is it?

285
00:22:12,750 --> 00:22:14,000
You must be seeing things.

286
00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:23,240
Hey, I'm right here.

287
00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:24,440
What's got your attention up there?

288
00:22:25,110 --> 00:22:26,680
I'm not in the clouds, you know.

289
00:22:27,110 --> 00:22:28,510
Why are you looking at the sky
like that?

290
00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:29,920
What did you say?

291
00:22:31,510 --> 00:22:32,720
I wanted to ask you,

292
00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:36,400
between Mr. Pei and Mr. Mei,

293
00:22:36,790 --> 00:22:38,070
which one do you actually prefer?

294
00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:40,880
You went so far as
to issue an imperial decree,

295
00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:42,270
and this is what you wanted to discuss?

296
00:22:42,350 --> 00:22:43,790
Mr. Mei

297
00:22:44,270 --> 00:22:46,310
risked everything to save you.

298
00:22:46,310 --> 00:22:47,680
He's a good man, no doubt about that.

299
00:22:48,070 --> 00:22:49,790
But his background just doesn't fit.

300
00:22:50,750 --> 00:22:53,070
Pei Jiya comes from the right family

301
00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:55,350
and is also your childhood companion.

302
00:22:55,880 --> 00:22:57,750
But if you marry him,

303
00:22:58,510 --> 00:23:00,400
I'm afraid you'll have to go to Kun.

304
00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:05,510
Let's not rush into anything.

305
00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:08,160
Choosing a husband
is a significant life decision.

306
00:23:09,110 --> 00:23:10,960
It deserves thoughtful consideration.

307
00:23:11,030 --> 00:23:13,030
There's no time to keep delaying.

308
00:23:14,110 --> 00:23:14,880
Zhen,

309
00:23:15,510 --> 00:23:18,070
you're not getting any younger.
Time to settle down.

310
00:23:18,310 --> 00:23:19,310
If you keep waiting,

311
00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:21,550
no one will want you.

312
00:23:21,830 --> 00:23:23,070
But if I don't meet someone

313
00:23:23,070 --> 00:23:25,070
I truly want to spend my life with,

314
00:23:25,550 --> 00:23:27,960
I can be happy and live freely
on my own.

315
00:23:30,270 --> 00:23:31,030
Where are you going?

316
00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:33,160
We're not finished here.

317
00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:36,640
You keep repeating yourself.

318
00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:38,550
My ears are going to fall off.

319
00:23:39,350 --> 00:23:40,400
I won't marry

320
00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:42,240
unless I find

321
00:23:42,350 --> 00:23:43,720
the right man.

322
00:23:44,790 --> 00:23:45,590
You!

323
00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:53,590
Don't be upset.

324
00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:55,270
I need to take care of something,

325
00:23:55,310 --> 00:23:56,680
so I'll be heading back now.

326
00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:01,750
See?

327
00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:02,880
Just look at her!

328
00:24:03,310 --> 00:24:05,030
Not a single formal bone in her body.

329
00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:08,070
Please calm down.

330
00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:29,110
Take a look at these trinkets, everyone!

331
00:24:47,070 --> 00:24:47,400
May I try it?

332
00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:48,270
Be my guest.

333
00:24:56,270 --> 00:24:57,200
Maybe next time.

334
00:25:22,110 --> 00:25:22,920
Aunt.

335
00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:25,030
Take it easy.

336
00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:30,920
I was just telling him

337
00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:32,510
that you'd also visited the palace today.

338
00:25:33,590 --> 00:25:34,720
And what did he say?

339
00:25:35,030 --> 00:25:36,350
He said he was grateful to you

340
00:25:36,350 --> 00:25:37,830
for helping him with his illness.

341
00:25:38,270 --> 00:25:39,350
Really?

342
00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:42,920
Isn't it just the wind
blowing the trees?

343
00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:46,590
How come I can't hear it at all?

344
00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:23,790
Aunt!

345
00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:05,240
Little Loach, I'll protect you.

346
00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:06,350
Stay in my arms.

347
00:27:07,070 --> 00:27:08,400
It's just an ink demon.

348
00:27:08,590 --> 00:27:10,480
As if I need your protection.

349
00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:20,960
My power hasn't recovered.

350
00:27:21,590 --> 00:27:22,590
What a nuisance.

351
00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:43,680
Aunt!

352
00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:28,640
Is that you, Hua?

353
00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:31,480
Don't be afraid.

354
00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:33,000
I'm here.

355
00:28:34,030 --> 00:28:34,750
No.

356
00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:56,310
Hua!

357
00:30:18,110 --> 00:30:18,880
Hua!

358
00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:20,000
Hua!

359
00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:22,960
Hua!

360
00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:24,000
Hua!

361
00:30:24,550 --> 00:30:25,350
Hua!

362
00:30:25,790 --> 00:30:26,640
Hua!

363
00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:28,550
Hua!

364
00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:31,590
Hua!

365
00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:33,790
Hua!

366
00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:39,000
Your Highness.

367
00:30:43,070 --> 00:30:43,880
Hua!

368
00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:47,640
Are you alright?

369
00:30:51,270 --> 00:30:52,510
Thank you, Your Highness,

370
00:30:54,750 --> 00:30:56,310
for giving me a name.

371
00:30:58,510 --> 00:31:00,480
My name is Yuanzhen. What's yours?

372
00:31:03,350 --> 00:31:04,440
I don't have a name.

373
00:31:05,110 --> 00:31:06,000
How can that be?

374
00:31:06,350 --> 00:31:07,590
Everyone in this world

375
00:31:07,590 --> 00:31:09,200
should have their own name.

376
00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:12,000
♪Memory brews a bitter tale♪

377
00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:13,110
But I am not human.

378
00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:16,640
You're a camellia flower.

379
00:31:18,270 --> 00:31:18,880
Hua.
[*Meaning "flower"]

380
00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:21,160
Your name will be Hua.

381
00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:21,920
Is that okay?

382
00:31:23,400 --> 00:31:24,240
Hua.

383
00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:26,040
♪Without you, all fades into nothing♪

384
00:31:27,810 --> 00:31:31,950
♪Past joys and sorrows tangle in dreams♪

385
00:31:33,150 --> 00:31:37,240
♪The deepest pain is parting's gleam♪

386
00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:41,790
♪A lifetime vowed to share with you♪

387
00:31:41,790 --> 00:31:43,550
I was nothing but dead wood.

388
00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:47,030
But after meeting you,

389
00:31:47,830 --> 00:31:49,270
I bloomed for the first time.

390
00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:51,960
♪Petals drift, then fade from sight♪

391
00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:52,750
Hua!

392
00:31:55,590 --> 00:31:56,550
Hua!

393
00:31:56,550 --> 00:31:58,590
♪How is falling for love not right?♪

394
00:31:58,590 --> 00:31:59,550
Hua!

395
00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:02,110
Hua!

396
00:32:02,110 --> 00:32:04,440
♪Moonlight chills the breath I keep♪

397
00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:05,400
Hua!

398
00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:08,590
Hua!

399
00:32:08,590 --> 00:32:10,720
♪I hold you close,
but silence runs deep♪

400
00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:11,590
Hua!

401
00:32:13,250 --> 00:32:17,610
♪Petals drift, then fade from sight♪

402
00:32:18,870 --> 00:32:22,970
♪How is falling for love not right?♪

403
00:32:24,430 --> 00:32:28,490
♪Your glance flickers, memories bloom♪

404
00:32:30,110 --> 00:32:39,400
♪How can I find you through the gloom?♪

405
00:32:45,750 --> 00:32:47,550
The ink demons have overrun the city.

406
00:32:48,110 --> 00:32:50,070
I need to draw them out.

407
00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:14,270
So quick.

408
00:35:23,150 --> 00:35:23,880
Mr. Pei.

409
00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:27,000
The ink demons have been destroyed.

410
00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:28,190
- How is that possible?
- How is that possible?

411
00:35:29,320 --> 00:35:30,590
If my benefactor were to learn

412
00:35:30,760 --> 00:35:33,480
that I failed him...

413
00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:37,590
- Mr. Pei.
- Mr. Pei.

414
00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:41,760
What exactly went wrong?

415
00:36:06,840 --> 00:36:09,630
Ink demons appeared again, Ms. Wu.

416
00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:11,320
Did you encounter any during the day?

417
00:36:11,710 --> 00:36:12,840
I did.

418
00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:14,110
But don't worry.

419
00:36:14,880 --> 00:36:16,480
I sent you to investigate
the Western Market.

420
00:36:16,510 --> 00:36:17,630
Did you find any clues?

421
00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:19,400
I roughly

422
00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:22,670
know where the ink demons came from.

423
00:36:24,600 --> 00:36:26,840
[Mei Mansion]

424
00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:34,230
Si.

425
00:36:42,840 --> 00:36:43,630
Si.

426
00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:52,190
- Why are you here?
- Why are you here?

427
00:37:54,030 --> 00:37:55,030
I came to see Si.

428
00:37:58,360 --> 00:37:59,590
Me too.

429
00:38:03,760 --> 00:38:05,920
I heard you beat him up.

430
00:38:06,800 --> 00:38:08,400
His mind was disturbed earlier.

431
00:38:08,670 --> 00:38:09,960
I was just helping him clear his head.

432
00:38:11,110 --> 00:38:12,190
Mind disturbed?

433
00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:14,360
Why?

434
00:38:19,230 --> 00:38:20,110
Conscious Imbuement.

435
00:38:21,510 --> 00:38:22,760
Conscious Imbuement, you say?

436
00:38:23,230 --> 00:38:24,320
What are you two doing?

437
00:38:26,590 --> 00:38:27,670
Why are you here?

438
00:38:28,550 --> 00:38:29,550
Where did you go?

439
00:38:30,590 --> 00:38:31,920
To get scolded by my father.

440
00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:33,480
He said I wasted my time

441
00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:35,960
on demon stories,
and that's why I got possessed.

442
00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:39,440
Then how did you know

443
00:38:39,710 --> 00:38:40,960
he was possessed?

444
00:38:42,960 --> 00:38:44,510
I happened to visit him

445
00:38:44,550 --> 00:38:45,960
and found that he was not right.

446
00:38:47,230 --> 00:38:48,030
By the way, Si,

447
00:38:48,400 --> 00:38:50,590
do you still have the ink
you used for painting?

448
00:38:51,710 --> 00:38:52,630
I'll go check.

449
00:38:57,760 --> 00:38:58,840
It should be all used up.

450
00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:00,000
Since you are fine,

451
00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:00,960
I'll be leaving.

452
00:39:02,030 --> 00:39:02,710
Take care.

453
00:39:08,150 --> 00:39:08,920
What's wrong?

454
00:39:09,550 --> 00:39:11,670
Ms. Wu, would you like to come with me?

455
00:39:21,190 --> 00:39:22,800
Si, I'm leaving too.

456
00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:23,960
Okay, Zhen.

457
00:39:57,850 --> 00:40:00,690
♪A sigh for mortal dust♪

458
00:40:01,490 --> 00:40:04,890
♪As blossoms burn to dusk♪

459
00:40:05,470 --> 00:40:08,470
♪Memories tint the heart♪

460
00:40:08,990 --> 00:40:11,950
♪Carved in silence, fading unseen♪

461
00:40:12,630 --> 00:40:15,430
♪Candle shadows carve through grief♪

462
00:40:15,910 --> 00:40:19,630
♪Seasons turn in silent thief♪

463
00:40:20,070 --> 00:40:22,470
♪Night rain murmurs, faint and slow♪

464
00:40:22,910 --> 00:40:25,310
♪Tears fall quiet, lost below♪

465
00:40:26,830 --> 00:40:29,630
♪I drift away with scattered stars♪

466
00:40:30,270 --> 00:40:33,830
♪Glancing back at time's worn scars♪

467
00:40:34,590 --> 00:40:40,510
♪You're the longing
that defies the end of days♪

468
00:40:41,350 --> 00:40:44,230
♪If the tale could turn anew,
and reshape the skies♪

469
00:40:44,990 --> 00:40:48,710
♪I would spend my life on you,
in patient sacrifice♪

470
00:40:49,030 --> 00:40:51,990
♪Let fate rise through the storm,
as love begins again♪

471
00:40:52,470 --> 00:40:55,830
♪Never could I forget♪

472
00:40:56,150 --> 00:40:58,990
♪When oaths dissolve into oceans,
drifting through the years♪

473
00:40:59,710 --> 00:41:03,150
♪Memory walks beside me,
ever close, forever clear♪

474
00:41:03,550 --> 00:41:05,310
♪A will that never falters♪

475
00:41:05,750 --> 00:41:10,750
♪Fading beneath time's quiet hush♪

476
00:41:25,390 --> 00:41:28,310
♪If the tale could turn anew,
and reshape the skies♪

477
00:41:29,150 --> 00:41:32,790
♪I would spend my life on you,
in patient sacrifice♪

478
00:41:33,150 --> 00:41:36,110
♪Let fate rise through the storm,
as love begins again♪

479
00:41:36,670 --> 00:41:39,910
♪Never could I forget♪

480
00:41:40,150 --> 00:41:43,110
♪When oaths dissolve into oceans,
drifting through the years♪

481
00:41:43,950 --> 00:41:47,230
♪Memory walks beside me,
ever close, forever clear♪

482
00:41:47,630 --> 00:41:49,430
♪A will that never falters♪

483
00:41:50,590 --> 00:41:57,750
♪Fading beneath time's quiet hush♪