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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 22]

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[Changming, Changxi Palace's Leader]

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Mr. Changming.

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Zhuyu,

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Shuangjiang has shared with us

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everything you encountered
at the Xuanjian Division.

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On your journey to Chang'an,

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you not only solved the mystery
for the Division,

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captured the demons,

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but also located the Demon Market.

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You have lived up to our expectations.

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Well done.

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So the Demon Market
does exist in Chang'an?

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Yes.

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But I only entered briefly,

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and I haven't found

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a way to get back in since.

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It's already remarkable

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for you to achieve this alone.

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At the very least, we now have proof

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that everything we heard was true.

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Word is, Chang'an is abuzz with rumors,

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bat demons, the ink tiger, and the like.

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The Demon Market

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has truly committed countless evils.

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Looks like our descent from the mountain

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can no longer be delayed.

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Mr. Changming, you're absolutely right.

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We must descend the mountain
and eliminate this evil at once.

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I've already prepared
several demon-exorcising formations.

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Exactly.

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We simply cannot allow them
to continue their wicked deeds.

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Then let's head down
and purge the demons immediately.

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Agreed.

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Everyone.

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The ink tiger

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has nothing to do with the Demon Market.

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This was someone's doing.

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What?

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Zhuyu, what are you saying?

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How could a human summon demons?

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Someone was behind all this.

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Zhuyu, what do you mean by that?

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Someone has been practicing dark arts,

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using an ink demon to draw
countless lesser spirits

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for personal gain.

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I happened to witness it myself.

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Senior brothers,
whether you descend the mountain or not,

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is a crucial decision.

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It's not my place to interfere.

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But the ink tiger

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was indeed not the work
of the Demon Market.

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Dark arts?

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Since there's no demon unrest
in Chang'an,

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should we

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still descend the mountain?

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Seems there's no need to rush.

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I'll take the chance
to prepare more formations,

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just in case.

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Mr. Changming, what do you think?

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Yes.

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Eradicating the Demon Market
won't happen overnight.

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We'll need to plan carefully.

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OK.

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Let's set this matter aside for now.

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Since Zhuyu has returned to the palace,

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I have another matter
to discuss with you all.

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Zhuyu is Master's most favored disciple,

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gifted and deeply skilled in the arts.

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And now,

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he understands the Demon Market
better than any of us.

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I intend to appoint Zhuyu

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as Chief Steward

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to help me oversee Changxi Palace.

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Him?

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He's not worthy.

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Mind your tongue.

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Mr. Changming.

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I'm still inexperienced.

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Please reconsider your decision

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and appoint someone else.

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Zhuyu, I understand

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your concerns.

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I've already…

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Mr. Changming,

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I've come back for two reasons.

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First, to explain
the ink tiger incident,

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and second...

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to accept my punishment.

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What?

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Why?

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I've received Master's guidance
for many years.

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If Changxi Palace ever needs me,

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I will never turn away.

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Nor will I forget the mission
I've carried all this time.

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However...

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during my days in Chang'an,

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I gave my heart

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to someone.

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Please grant me permission

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to leave the mountain and marry her,

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to spend a lifetime together.

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Master,

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if you were still here

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and knew what I've done today,

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would you be disappointed in me?

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Young man,

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[Siqing, Changxi Palace's Leader]
is this what you want?

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Why?

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To eat it.

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Wait, did you just say
you want to eat it?

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I haven't had meat in ages.

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Since you caught it first,

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it's yours.

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Young man,

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for someone at your age,

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you carry yourself
with the poise of a true gentleman.

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Since you've met me, and it too,

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I'd say the three of us
were brought together by fate.

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Allow me to enlighten you.

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Radiance rises, and evil retreats.

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See?

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That's no ordinary pheasant.

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It's a wicked pheasant demon.

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Quite bold you are.

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Looks like you've got potential.

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Hungry?

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Why didn't you eat your fill?

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My parents are dead.

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I live alone in the village.

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Another child without parents.

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There's no one else around?

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There are.

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But...

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No one really sees you.

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Since that's the case,

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why not come with me?

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Think it over.

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Be my disciple,

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and this is yours.

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Your disciple?

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What do you even do?

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You're a cautious one.

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I'm Siqing, a Celestial Master
of Changxi Palace.

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And what does that place do?

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It's a fine place.

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We drive out evil and bring peace.

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We do good work.

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Master.

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I am but unworthy.

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Though I wish to banish evil

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and protect the innocent,

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I've broken our rules,

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unable to let go of worldly ties.

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Master.

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What are you sneaking a bite of?

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Zhuyu, I figured
you were training at Shuiqin

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and you'd be back right about now.

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Just dug up this beggar's chicken.

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Perfectly cooked.

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Come.

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Come on.

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Zhuyu.

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Have a bite.

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What's wrong?

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I was reading the other day.

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The book said

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cultivators must restrain
their appetites.

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How odd.

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You used to be so endearing.

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Now you're getting dull.

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I know you're free from worldly desires

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and gifted in cultivation,

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but you're too obsessed with books.

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Alright then.

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Let me

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give you a little lesson.

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Let me ask you,

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what does it mean to follow the Tao?

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Books speak of

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heaven's way, earth's way,
and the human way.

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They call it the natural path.

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No striving, no grasping,
just stillness.

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Only a heart free of burdens
can follow the Tao.

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Tell me, why do you seek it?

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You don't even know your reason.

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Then all your so-called cultivation

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is just empty ritual.

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Everyone walks their own path.

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Take me, for example,

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I'm obsessed with roast chicken.

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But does that stop me
from running Changxi Palace

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or slaying demons? Not at all.

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Then...

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Master, how should I pursue the Tao?

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That's something
you must discover for yourself.

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No need to rush.

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To walk the Tao,
you must first calm the heart.

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The Tao follows nature
and flows where the heart leads.

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As for your path,

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once you finish this chicken...

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you can take
the rest of your life to find it.

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Go on, eat.

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Smells good, doesn't it?

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Thank you, Master.

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Help yourself.

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I've still got plenty.

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Zhuyu.

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You've lived on the mountain
since childhood,

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never once leaving Changxi Palace.

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It's only natural to be dazzled

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by Chang'an's splendor.

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But if you're willing to reflect

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and let go of distractions,

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then I'll pretend
I heard nothing at all.

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A single thought of emotion

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arises from the heart.

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How can it be changed?

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Since I've already fallen for someone,

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today,

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if I falsely admit fault
against my will,

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when faced with life and death
in the future,

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Senior Changming, how could you believe

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that I wouldn't choose gain over loss,

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or abandon righteousness for survival?

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You've knelt here for days,
yet still show no remorse.

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If that's the case,

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even as the Leader,

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I can no longer shield you.

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According to the rules,

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any disciple wishing to leave the palace

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must enter the White Night Formation

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and endure the piercing ritual
of the Divine Birds of White Night.

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From that moment on,
you will have no ties to Changxi Palace.

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Thank you, Mr. Changming.

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Such a traitor.

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His cultivation should be abolished.

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Mr. Changming,
why are you still covering for him?

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He was Master's most cherished disciple.

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I had hoped to guide him as well.

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But who would've thought
he'd stray so far?

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Since I am the Leader,

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I must act with impartiality.

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You've already given him a chance.

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Now he's bewitched by some woman.

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So disgraceful.

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Showing partiality

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compromises order.

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Can Zhuyu truly…?

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Changxi Palace has always been fair.

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Zhuyu admitted he's fallen for someone,

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and now insists on leaving.

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Who could show favoritism now?

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But Senior Changming...

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Yes.

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If anyone else had such thoughts,

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they'd be thrown
into the White Night Formation at once.

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Yet Senior Changming
gave him a few extra days,

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hoping he'd reflect.

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But rules are still rules.

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Is Zhuyu really going to…?

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Don't worry.
The Formation won't take his life.

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He won't escape the pain.

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They say the White Night piercing
is pure agony.

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Like blades and ants
gnawing at the soul.

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A disciple tried to leave ages ago.

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After the formation was cast,

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his injuries never recovered.

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In the end, he took his own life.

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That is...

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Tomorrow, once he enters the formation,

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the Divine Birds will come.

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They're highly sentient.

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Anything else you want to ask?

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No.

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You've said it all.

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Then...

280
00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:32,760
Let's head back.

281
00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:35,200
Alright.

282
00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:25,280
Cat Lord's getting married!

283
00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:26,640
Did you hear?

284
00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:28,040
She's tying the knot!

285
00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:28,920
Really?

286
00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:29,920
Who's the man?

287
00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:31,920
Rumor has it she's marrying a mortal.

288
00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:32,800
A mortal? Seriously?

289
00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:35,440
Even Cat Lord's settling down.

290
00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:37,360
The Cat Lord is marrying someone,

291
00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:39,040
so when will you marry me?

292
00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:53,760
Rumor has it, you got betrothed
in the human realm.

293
00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,320
Is that true?

294
00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:58,360
It's strange.

295
00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:00,680
You spend all day in the Demon Market,

296
00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:03,840
how do you know so much
about the human realm?

297
00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:06,280
No secret stays hidden forever.

298
00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:08,880
We've heard the news. Just tell us.

299
00:17:09,120 --> 00:17:11,000
Is it real or not?

300
00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:14,160
What does it matter

301
00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:15,960
if it's true or false?

302
00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:18,200
What does my marriage

303
00:17:19,120 --> 00:17:20,560
have to do with you?

304
00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:22,240
You, the Cat Lord, getting married,

305
00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:24,280
of course, concerns the Demon Market.

306
00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:26,120
Since ancient times,

307
00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:29,120
when has a Cat Lord ever wed a mortal?

308
00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:30,880
Exactly.

309
00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:34,080
It's ridiculous
that you're getting married.

310
00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:35,400
Totally unacceptable.

311
00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:39,960
Then tell me.

312
00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:41,680
What's so wrong with it?

313
00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:53,360
Where in demon law does it say

314
00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:55,240
Cat Lords can't marry?

315
00:17:57,320 --> 00:18:01,960
It's just never happened
since the Market was founded.

316
00:18:03,360 --> 00:18:04,640
So if no one's done it before,

317
00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:06,040
does that mean I can't?

318
00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:10,480
My Lady,

319
00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:13,400
ever since you took over as Cat Lord,

320
00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:16,160
your actions have always been
at odds with others.

321
00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:18,880
You are always trying
to blaze new trails,

322
00:18:19,120 --> 00:18:22,520
but that doesn't always
lead to a good outcome.

323
00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:25,960
Elder Jin, you sound

324
00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:29,560
as if you've held a grudge against her
for some time.

325
00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:32,680
Well,

326
00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:35,720
that was a slip of the tongue.

327
00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:39,880
Since everyone has no objections,

328
00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:40,920
then...

329
00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:41,520
My Lady.

330
00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:44,120
I must object.

331
00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:47,480
Do you truly not care?

332
00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:53,640
Mr. Shu.

333
00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:57,520
I stand by my decision.

334
00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:00,360
If I'm wrong,
I'll bear the consequences.

335
00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:05,080
My fate is mine alone,
not for others to decide.

336
00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:16,200
Mr. Shu,

337
00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:18,680
perhaps it's time
you reconsider your stance.

338
00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:36,720
After your marriage,
about the Demon Market...

339
00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:39,320
Rest assured, everyone.

340
00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:41,160
Matters of the Demon Market

341
00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:43,960
must never be shared with mortals.
That's the rule.

342
00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:45,040
And it still stands.

343
00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:47,320
I want to truly experience

344
00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:49,040
what mortals go through,

345
00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:50,160
even if only once.

346
00:19:56,600 --> 00:20:02,400
[Duke of Wu's Mansion]

347
00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:09,640
Zhen.

348
00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:13,080
Zhen, is that you?

349
00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:21,360
Zhen.

350
00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:23,200
I heard you.

351
00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:27,000
Then who else could it be
so early in the morning?

352
00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,200
So you do know it's early.

353
00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:31,640
And instead of sleeping in,

354
00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:33,520
you're here reading?

355
00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:34,760
And not even a decent book,

356
00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:36,840
just some nonsense.

357
00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:39,240
I believe

358
00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:41,040
that in life,

359
00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:42,640
one ought to read more.

360
00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:52,320
Why the sigh?

361
00:20:54,120 --> 00:20:56,920
What exactly is Mei Zhuyu up to?

362
00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:58,600
He said he was returning to Qu,

363
00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:01,200
but why hasn't he come back yet?

364
00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:05,040
What if he's been deceiving you?

365
00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:07,040
Spouting empty promises

366
00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:08,520
with no intention of coming back

367
00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:10,560
and just vanishing into thin air.

368
00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:14,760
Empty promises?

369
00:21:15,120 --> 00:21:17,200
Your usual tactic.

370
00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:18,480
Me?

371
00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:20,160
Have you forgotten

372
00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:21,560
how you used to deal with

373
00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:23,200
those suitors
who came seeking your hand?

374
00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:27,240
Zhen,

375
00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:30,720
it's not that I doubt you.

376
00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:31,720
It's just...

377
00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:36,560
Even the masters say,

378
00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:39,320
too much wrongdoing

379
00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:41,160
invites retribution.

380
00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:49,280
Father, can't you wish me well for once?

381
00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:51,120
He will return.

382
00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:55,880
He said within ten days.

383
00:21:56,360 --> 00:21:58,480
It's already been twelve.

384
00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:08,280
Indeed.

385
00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:11,360
Twelve days have passed.

386
00:22:35,250 --> 00:22:39,520
[Portrait of the Exalted Siqing
at Changxi Palace]

387
00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:47,480
Senior Zhuyu.

388
00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:57,240
Senior Zhuyu.

389
00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:00,760
It's my fault. I've been confined

390
00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:02,080
and was only just released.

391
00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:03,280
And the moment I got out,

392
00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:05,240
I heard about you.

393
00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:06,560
I was worried sick.

394
00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:09,440
They say you've been kneeling
for days without eating.

395
00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:12,640
So I stole a few mantou.

396
00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:13,640
Have some.

397
00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:15,200
No need.

398
00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:19,920
Senior Zhuyu,

399
00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:22,560
are you truly leaving?

400
00:23:24,120 --> 00:23:25,160
Since I've broken the vow,

401
00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:27,600
I must make a choice.

402
00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:29,160
Besides,

403
00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:31,560
she's still waiting for me.

404
00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:35,120
What's so special about that woman?

405
00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:36,840
Is she really worth all this sacrifice?

406
00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:37,840
She's worth it.

407
00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:42,200
She truly is.

408
00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:44,360
I don't understand.

409
00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:48,440
I didn't either, once.

410
00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:50,800
I used to believe

411
00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:54,520
my purpose in this life
was simply to uncover the past,

412
00:23:55,080 --> 00:23:56,280
to hunt demons and banish evil.

413
00:23:57,480 --> 00:23:58,480
For eighteen years,

414
00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:01,720
that belief

415
00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:04,920
weighed on my heart every moment.

416
00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:09,160
Beyond that obsession,

417
00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:11,000
I saw no joy

418
00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:13,720
in this world,

419
00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:15,600
nor anything to look forward to.

420
00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:20,400
I thought my life

421
00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:23,040
would always be that way...

422
00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:28,040
until I met her.

423
00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:31,080
Do you know

424
00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:34,760
the moment I first saw her?

425
00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:37,320
That day...

426
00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:41,040
when I returned to Chang'an,

427
00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:43,600
she was riding, swift and fearless.

428
00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,000
And I haven't been able
to forget her since.

429
00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:46,760
Later,

430
00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:49,200
our paths became entangled.

431
00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:52,520
When I was alone,

432
00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:54,800
I often wondered

433
00:25:56,960 --> 00:25:57,720
if

434
00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:01,040
this was fate.

435
00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:03,640
Senior Zhuyu,

436
00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:06,400
all these years, I've always felt

437
00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:09,000
we seemed close,
yet never truly connected.

438
00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:12,040
You appeared detached.

439
00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:13,720
I...

440
00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:18,200
never imagined you carried
such a heavy burden.

441
00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:21,320
How can one claim detachment
without knowing the world?

442
00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:24,240
I saw her

443
00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:26,480
and suddenly felt

444
00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:28,920
this world was truly beautiful.

445
00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:32,040
Beyond dwelling on the past,

446
00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:33,840
I finally

447
00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:36,760
began to long for

448
00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:39,000
the days ahead.

449
00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:41,240
So I believe

450
00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:43,120
she's worth it.

451
00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:46,840
I cannot let the one I love

452
00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:50,160
face the dangers of Chang'an alone.

453
00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:52,240
I must return to protect her.

454
00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:54,840
I won't let what happened
eighteen years ago

455
00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:57,720
happen again.

456
00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:09,440
The rules are clear.

457
00:28:10,120 --> 00:28:12,600
Any disciple wishing to leave here

458
00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:14,200
must enter the White Night Formation.

459
00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:16,240
Only after enduring the birds' piercing
through the body

460
00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:18,640
may they depart.

461
00:28:24,360 --> 00:28:25,200
Zhuyu,

462
00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:26,720
to enter the White Night Formation,

463
00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:29,040
you must carry no weapons.

464
00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:11,680
What kind of formation is this?

465
00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:12,880
Zhuyu,

466
00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:15,720
are you sure you can endure it?

467
00:29:17,080 --> 00:29:18,320
It's only physical pain.

468
00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:20,240
Nothing I can't handle.

469
00:29:35,120 --> 00:29:37,280
Senior Changming,
there are too many of them.

470
00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:38,560
These birds

471
00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:40,720
are supposed to pierce through the body?
That's insane.

472
00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:42,160
Once the Formation begins,

473
00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:44,440
it cannot be reversed.

474
00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:33,720
Senior Zhuyu!

475
00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:10,200
Finally, it's over.

476
00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:44,840
Senior Zhuyu!

477
00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:51,360
Senior Zhuyu!

478
00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:52,520
Senior Zhuyu!

479
00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:54,240
What's happening?

480
00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:56,200
I've never heard of the Formation
delivering a second punishment.

481
00:31:56,280 --> 00:31:57,120
Was something done wrong?

482
00:31:57,120 --> 00:31:59,120
Mind your words. They are Divine Birds.

483
00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:00,560
They do not make mistakes.

484
00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:04,080
Such a strange occurrence

485
00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:06,240
must be a sign of Heaven's wrath.

486
00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:08,400
Why did he faint?

487
00:32:08,440 --> 00:32:10,960
Senior Zhuyu, wake up!

488
00:32:14,680 --> 00:32:16,120
They mustn't come a third time.

489
00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:17,480
He won't survive it.

490
00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:19,720
Yes, once or twice is bearable,

491
00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:21,040
but a third time? That's unheard of.

492
00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:49,680
I'll give you ten days.

493
00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:52,840
Righteous intent breaks all barriers.

494
00:33:12,520 --> 00:33:13,480
The Changxi Mace?

495
00:33:29,160 --> 00:33:29,960
Ms. Wu,

496
00:33:30,280 --> 00:33:32,400
what brings you to patrol with me today?

497
00:33:32,640 --> 00:33:34,080
Shu has been on leave.

498
00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:35,720
You're managing Ruyi Pavilion

499
00:33:36,160 --> 00:33:37,680
and helping him with the bookstore.

500
00:33:37,880 --> 00:33:38,920
It's a lot on your plate.

501
00:33:39,280 --> 00:33:41,360
It's my place to care for you.

502
00:33:46,280 --> 00:33:47,360
It's too noisy at home.

503
00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:48,240
I couldn't stay.

504
00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:51,680
Is Mr. Wu still troubled
by Mr. Mei's absence?

505
00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:54,240
Why hasn't he come back yet?

506
00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:56,600
Could something have happened to him?

507
00:33:57,200 --> 00:33:58,840
With Mr. Mei's skills,

508
00:33:59,040 --> 00:34:00,720
it's unlikely he'd run into trouble.

509
00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:04,640
But if he doesn't want to return yet…

510
00:34:04,760 --> 00:34:07,200
Ms. Wu, how can you stay so calm?

511
00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:10,200
What else can I do?

512
00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:11,480
Throw a tantrum and cry?

513
00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:14,320
Looks like our Cat Lord

514
00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:16,360
really does care.

515
00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:19,960
Come on, place your bets!

516
00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:21,640
[Chen Er Gambling House]
Final call, no more bets!

517
00:34:25,240 --> 00:34:26,400
It's been days,

518
00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:28,400
and Mr. Mei still hasn't returned.

519
00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:29,520
Honestly,

520
00:34:29,640 --> 00:34:31,160
it's plain as day.

521
00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:33,760
He's clearly run away from the wedding.

522
00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:36,240
We've all been there.

523
00:34:36,280 --> 00:34:38,360
We know how this goes.

524
00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:40,000
Exactly, right?

525
00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:41,680
Bet on the runaway groom!

526
00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:42,080
Bet!

527
00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:45,520
That gambling house
has opened a new round

528
00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:47,840
betting on whether Mr. Mei
will return for the wedding.

529
00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:49,320
Let's go place a bet too.

530
00:34:50,280 --> 00:34:52,120
No man, but we can make a profit.

531
00:34:52,280 --> 00:34:53,560
Not a bad deal, if you think about it.

532
00:34:55,240 --> 00:34:55,840
Ms. Wu.

533
00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:03,760
Bet on runaway groom!

534
00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:04,640
A young lady just joined in.

535
00:35:04,840 --> 00:35:05,800
What?

536
00:35:07,570 --> 00:35:08,960
[He Flees]

537
00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:10,200
[He Returns]

538
00:35:10,680 --> 00:35:12,520
Miss, don't hesitate.

539
00:35:12,680 --> 00:35:14,920
Mr. Mei hasn't come back
in over ten days.

540
00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:16,520
Clearly, he doesn't want to marry.

541
00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:18,800
Precisely.

542
00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:21,480
Bet on that.

543
00:35:23,080 --> 00:35:23,920
Go for it.

544
00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:24,880
It's a sure win.

545
00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:28,920
Why?

546
00:35:29,400 --> 00:35:32,080
You still think he'll return?

547
00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:33,960
I hope he comes back soon.

548
00:35:35,360 --> 00:35:36,320
Really soon.

549
00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:37,720
He won't.

550
00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:39,920
She's going to lose the bet.

551
00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:40,960
She doesn't stand a chance.

552
00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:42,240
Come on.

553
00:35:42,240 --> 00:35:43,160
I'm betting on that.

554
00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:44,040
Shi!

555
00:35:44,240 --> 00:35:44,920
Shi!

556
00:35:45,240 --> 00:35:45,880
Shi!

557
00:35:49,560 --> 00:35:51,480
Shi, wake up.

558
00:35:51,800 --> 00:35:54,960
This is just…

559
00:35:55,240 --> 00:35:56,600
Truly terrifying.

560
00:35:56,680 --> 00:35:57,880
I'd only heard of them.

561
00:35:58,040 --> 00:35:59,760
This is my first time
seeing these Divine Birds.

562
00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:02,920
Shi.

563
00:36:03,160 --> 00:36:04,280
Careful.

564
00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:06,960
He's still alive.

565
00:36:07,240 --> 00:36:09,040
How is that even possible?

566
00:36:27,080 --> 00:36:28,320
From this moment on,

567
00:36:29,440 --> 00:36:31,360
you are no longer of Changxi Palace.

568
00:36:34,920 --> 00:36:38,160
Thank you for your care over the years.

569
00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:42,280
May you have a life of peace,

570
00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:44,120
free of all sorrow.

571
00:36:48,880 --> 00:36:49,560
Zhuyu,

572
00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:51,440
after such punishment,

573
00:36:51,600 --> 00:36:53,800
why not rest here
for a couple of days before leaving?

574
00:36:54,680 --> 00:36:55,320
That won't do.

575
00:36:55,600 --> 00:36:57,240
He's no longer a disciple.

576
00:36:57,480 --> 00:36:58,760
He cannot stay to recover.

577
00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:02,520
No need.

578
00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:05,600
There's someone waiting for me
in Chang'an.

579
00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:06,880
I must hurry back.

580
00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:08,880
No need to rest.

581
00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:12,960
Fine.

582
00:37:14,400 --> 00:37:15,800
Before you leave...

583
00:37:17,320 --> 00:37:18,640
there's one more thing.

584
00:37:21,760 --> 00:37:24,360
The Changxi Mace must stay.

585
00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:28,560
Yes.

586
00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:30,720
It was Master's gift to you.

587
00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:33,640
But what he left behind

588
00:37:33,960 --> 00:37:35,680
was meant for a disciple of the Palace,

589
00:37:36,560 --> 00:37:38,200
not for you,

590
00:37:38,400 --> 00:37:40,200
who abandoned his sect
for worldly desires.

591
00:37:42,040 --> 00:37:45,040
Indeed, the Mace belongs to the Palace.

592
00:37:45,320 --> 00:37:46,360
It must remain here.

593
00:37:49,720 --> 00:37:51,520
Is my chicken ready?

594
00:37:51,840 --> 00:37:55,160
Master, I haven't finished my work
for today.

595
00:37:56,120 --> 00:37:57,800
Do you think I'd make you

596
00:37:58,280 --> 00:37:59,880
do this for nothing?

597
00:38:00,040 --> 00:38:00,720
Hurry.

598
00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:02,600
What's in it for me?

599
00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:05,720
I'll trade you a magical artifact
for your chicken.

600
00:38:07,760 --> 00:38:08,560
Master.

601
00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:11,160
This is your personal belonging.

602
00:38:11,360 --> 00:38:13,320
You should be the one to keep it.
How could I accept it?

603
00:38:13,680 --> 00:38:14,600
I'm getting old.

604
00:38:14,600 --> 00:38:16,560
It's time I decided what comes after.

605
00:38:17,600 --> 00:38:18,400
Master.

606
00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:21,360
Just teasing you.

607
00:38:22,480 --> 00:38:24,360
Since that battle three months ago,

608
00:38:24,760 --> 00:38:26,760
my internal injuries haven't healed.

609
00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:28,760
I suppose it's just my age catching up.

610
00:38:28,920 --> 00:38:32,240
The Changxi Mace is my trust in you.

611
00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:35,800
From now on, you'll bear the duty
of slaying demons.

612
00:38:36,240 --> 00:38:38,800
Master, even if you wish
to entrust the Changxi Mace,

613
00:38:39,160 --> 00:38:40,160
I am not the one worthy of it.

614
00:38:40,600 --> 00:38:42,320
Senior Changming
is the rightful successor of the Leader.

615
00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:45,360
That has nothing to do
with the Changxi Mace.

616
00:38:45,800 --> 00:38:47,480
It's merely a magical artifact

617
00:38:47,920 --> 00:38:49,360
used to slay demons and banish evil.

618
00:38:49,520 --> 00:38:52,000
Besides, Changming
is diligent in cultivation

619
00:38:52,040 --> 00:38:53,120
and upright in character.

620
00:38:53,240 --> 00:38:54,400
He wouldn't mind.

621
00:38:55,040 --> 00:38:56,240
The duty of a Celestial Master

622
00:38:56,480 --> 00:38:58,520
should never be bound
by a single weapon.

623
00:38:58,680 --> 00:39:01,640
I'd rather you take it to witness
the vastness of the world

624
00:39:01,680 --> 00:39:05,520
and experience the bonds
and trials of the human realm.

625
00:39:06,360 --> 00:39:07,800
♪Mortals walk divergent paths
as different kinds♪

626
00:39:07,800 --> 00:39:09,360
Here, take it.

627
00:39:11,560 --> 00:39:12,360
Go on, give it a try.

628
00:39:12,360 --> 00:39:16,160
♪Yet I crave
for an overly meddlesome redemption♪

629
00:39:17,710 --> 00:39:20,350
♪Offering the mundane world an excuse♪

630
00:39:20,920 --> 00:39:23,400
♪To imprison yet also to enlighten♪

631
00:39:24,880 --> 00:39:26,400
It hasn't accepted a new master yet.

632
00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:28,040
You must be sincere.

633
00:39:28,320 --> 00:39:30,040
Connect with it wholeheartedly.

634
00:39:30,680 --> 00:39:32,800
♪I gaze heavenward,
treading the starry river♪

635
00:39:33,460 --> 00:39:35,960
♪Rushing to the night scene
of Chang'an in haste♪

636
00:39:36,880 --> 00:39:40,880
♪With flesh and blood,
I'll slay all evil spirits♪

637
00:39:42,080 --> 00:39:44,680
♪Just as it should be,
tempered in the flames of karma♪

638
00:39:45,560 --> 00:39:48,600
♪Only then is it deemed worthy of me♪

639
00:39:49,560 --> 00:39:52,880
♪Will it be pure, or stained?♪

640
00:39:52,880 --> 00:39:53,440
Not bad.

641
00:39:54,120 --> 00:39:56,880
♪You and I, amidst the melody♪

642
00:39:57,520 --> 00:40:00,360
♪Become midnight wanderers♪

643
00:40:01,080 --> 00:40:03,400
♪Our figures merging
into a blaze with those around♪

644
00:40:03,400 --> 00:40:04,040
Impressive.

645
00:40:05,600 --> 00:40:07,640
From now on, it's yours to keep.

646
00:40:07,640 --> 00:40:09,160
♪At this restless moment♪

647
00:40:09,760 --> 00:40:13,240
♪Wandering through
three thousand glowing lights♪

648
00:40:14,240 --> 00:40:16,240
♪Watch me quell these upheavals♪

649
00:40:16,240 --> 00:40:17,120
I understand.

650
00:40:18,200 --> 00:40:20,520
The Changxi Mace holds Master's will.

651
00:40:20,560 --> 00:40:21,520
You can't bear to part with it.

652
00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:23,880
But it still belongs to Changxi Palace.

653
00:40:23,880 --> 00:40:26,000
♪Watch me quell these upheavals♪

654
00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:27,760
You must consider the greater good.

655
00:41:00,830 --> 00:41:04,720
♪Blossoms drift,
and the world grows pale♪

656
00:41:05,300 --> 00:41:08,850
♪Memory brews a bitter tale♪

657
00:41:12,430 --> 00:41:16,290
♪Vows of forever fade in the breeze♪

658
00:41:16,670 --> 00:41:21,190
♪Without you, all fades into nothing♪

659
00:41:23,700 --> 00:41:27,920
♪Past joys and sorrows tangle in dreams♪

660
00:41:28,300 --> 00:41:33,190
♪The deepest pain is parting's gleam♪

661
00:41:35,030 --> 00:41:39,090
♪A lifetime vowed to share with you♪

662
00:41:39,600 --> 00:41:45,190
♪Yet still beyond my reach, it flew♪

663
00:41:45,500 --> 00:41:50,320
♪Petals drift, then fade from sight♪

664
00:41:51,230 --> 00:41:55,890
♪How is falling for love not right?♪

665
00:41:57,000 --> 00:42:01,890
♪Moonlight chills the breath I keep♪

666
00:42:02,730 --> 00:42:07,450
♪I hold you close,
but silence runs deep♪

667
00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:12,990
♪Petals drift, then fade from sight♪

668
00:42:14,170 --> 00:42:18,550
♪How is falling for love not right?♪

669
00:42:19,730 --> 00:42:24,550
♪Your glance flickers, memories bloom♪

670
00:42:25,600 --> 00:42:35,150
♪How can I find you through the gloom?♪

671
00:42:36,470 --> 00:42:41,050
♪What hope survives beyond the doom?♪