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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 24]

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Elder Hui, regarding the cooperation
you mentioned before,

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now we can give it a try.

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No wonder the Wight
was after you back then.

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You've regained your memories

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and returned to your true form.

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What exactly is your connection
to Lord Phantom?

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You don't need to know.

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Mr. Shu, what do you want from me?

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You're a millennia-old demon.

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You know much of the past.

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I'm sure you can be of help.

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Don't you worry
that I might deceive you?

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If you have the nerve,

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I will let you go back to being a rat.

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Haven't you

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had enough swill?

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I wouldn't dare.

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I'll follow your instructions, Mr. Shu.

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Phantom Core.

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Help me get it.

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Phantom Core.

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This exemplifies the virtue of consorts.

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It's the foundation of moral influence.

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Thus, it inspires all
and guides spouses to harmony.

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I've transformed into a butterfly.

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Reading fried his brain?

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I've transformed into a butterfly!

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Isn't he cold?

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What's going on?

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Madam!

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What's happening?

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Don't move.

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Stay still.

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Madam, don't move!

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What have I caught?

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Good heavens.

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Oh my god.

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A goldfish. A huge goldfish!

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It's a goldfish.

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[Xuanjian Division]

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How strange.

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What's gotten

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into everyone lately?

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They're all losing their minds
out of nowhere.

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Perhaps daydreams fuel night fantasies.

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When people go through life
feeling unfulfilled,

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it often comes out in their dreams.

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But sometimes
things got a little out of hand.

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Be serious.

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Even so,

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this is eerie.

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Dreaming is one thing,

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but how can one sleepwalk
and cause trouble?

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It's like some contagious madness.

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Sleepwalk?

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Chief, don't dwell on it.

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Your wedding tomorrow is what matters.

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- Exactly.
- Right.

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Finally, another demon emerges.

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Cat Lord, you are
getting married tomorrow.

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Why come here tonight?

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Another demon
is causing trouble in the city.

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I'm here to investigate its background.

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Then it's a wasted trip.

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Why?

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The demon you're looking for

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isn't recorded
in the Demon Market archives.

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Judging by its actions,

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it must have just become a demon.

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Zhen,

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if you need books,

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why didn't you just come to me?

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Mr. Shu, I thought you've been busy
with the Hui Sect affairs recently.

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I didn't want to disturb you.

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Didn't you say these books
were rare and precious,

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not to be wasted?

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Why did you...?

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What does it matter?

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If they're useless to you,

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they're just scraps of paper.

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Shu,

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I'm about to be married.

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You need to have your own life too.

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I only have you.

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You don't have to like me,

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but please don't act like
you don't need me.

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The Demon Market needs you, Mr. Shu.

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That's not the same.

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Mr. Shu of the Demon Market

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must keep personal
and official matters separate.

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I will continue to fulfill my duties.

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You needn't worry, My Lord.

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As for the rest,

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I'll sort it out myself.

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Good.

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After all, for eighteen years,

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we've had the best rapport.

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She's the woman you can never have.

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You'll never get her!

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She's not yours!

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Look at yourself.

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Don't you dare mock me.

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Oh no.

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I'll be late.

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[Duke of Wu's Mansion]

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Yes, it's so lively.

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She's still asleep.

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Go wake her up.

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Ms. Wu. Ms. Wu.

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Ms. Wu.

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Zhen,

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stop sleeping.

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Today is your wedding day!

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It's my wedding, not yours.

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Why the rush?

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This is ridiculous.

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You're always talking nonsense.

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No sense of propriety at all.

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The wedding!

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Ms. Wu,

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what kind of bride acts like you,

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dawdling so much on her wedding day?

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Exactly.

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Hurry and get her up to get ready.

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I...

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I'll go take care of things outside.

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Yes, sir.

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- Ms. Wu.
- Over there!

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No, no, no.

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Come on.

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Once the groom comes in,

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we make our move.

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We must give Zhuyu a real shock!

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- A real shock!
- A real shock!

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But

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isn't Mei your cousin?

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Oh, right.

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So what?

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Zhuyu is my cousin.

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But I grew up with Zhen.

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I have a deeper bond with her.

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So Zhen comes first!

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But

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aren't we

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supposed to be on Mr. Mei's side?

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We're leaving.

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Wait!

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Even though you're Mr. Mei's fellows,

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Mr. Mei belongs to Zhen.

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So, in the end,

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you're all Zhen's people.

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In any case,

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we must work together
and give it our all.

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We can't let Zhuyu bully Zhen.

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Here comes the groom!

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Zhuyu, why aren't you dodging?

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Si, what are you doing?

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It's tradition.

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You have to take the hits willingly.

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Do me a favor. At least pretend.

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I see.

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Go ahead.

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Why does it feel like he's insulting us?

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Hit him!

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Stop this.

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♪A glimpse of your silhouette♪

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♪Let the incense drift
as I sip the silence♪

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♪The rustling of leaves by the doorstep♪

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♪And longing begins
to hum its quiet tune♪

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♪May I borrow this time of peace?♪

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♪To express my tenderness I hold within♪

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♪That confession of
"my heart delights in you"♪

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Look.

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♪Yet I'm too shy
to speak the truth aloud♪

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♪At the moment I met you♪

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♪I felt as if I had wings of light♪

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♪Every sight my eyes behold
shines bright as stars♪

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♪My years are etched with your name,
this life devoted♪

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♪You are the vow I never questioned♪

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♪Though time may flow cold and unkind♪

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♪I'll follow you wherever you roam♪

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♪Through life's journey,
love is our guiding decree♪

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♪Fear no mountain, nor dread the mile♪

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Look.

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So beautiful.

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♪You are the purpose
of my lifelong quest♪

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What's this about now?

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She's waiting for the flower-adornment.

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You don't know that?

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Well, I've never been married.

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On the wedding day,

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the bride's female close friends

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help with the final touch
of the wedding attire

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by adorning the bride with flowers

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to convey their blessings.

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Wait a minute.

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Does Ms. Wu have
any other friends besides us?

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Female ones?

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Well-born young ladies

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refuse to associate
with Princess of Qinghe County.

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Why risk your own reputation

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to help her out?

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But

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she once saved me.

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Ms. Liu.

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We forged our grudges in childhood.

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Through years of rivalry,

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perhaps it's time to turn the page.

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Now, someone dares to marry you.

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Of course I have to
offer my congratulations.

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I told you.

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Hearing of the joy,

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we from Ruyi Pavilion

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came to share in your happiness.

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My Lady, let's continue.

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Unfold the mat.

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Pass the mat and receive the bag.

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May it be passed down
through generations.

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May your bond be eternal.

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May your household prosper.

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Scatter grains and beans
to ward off the Three Evils.

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First scatter,

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may you two share a loving
and harmonious marriage.

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Second scatter,

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may you remain deeply entwined in love.

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Cross the saddle!

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May peace be with you at all times,
year after year.

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Now's the auspicious moment.
The newlyweds enter!

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First bow!

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Second bow!

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Third bow!

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Tying the hair!

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With tied hair,
they become husband and wife.

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Their love knows no doubt.

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Rise.

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First bow!

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Second bow!

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When did you start liking him?

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Perhaps when he said
a woman's fulfillment

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doesn't lie in marriage.

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Or perhaps it was when,

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no matter how unconventional I was,

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he understood me, accepted me,

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and joined in my recklessness.

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♪Could grow more tender with each beat?♪

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♪Like plum rains guarding every bough♪

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Why are you laughing?

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Nothing.

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♪That fleeting bloom still lingers near♪

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I just

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suddenly feel it's wonderful.

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♪Its glow reflected crystal clear♪

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In the Demon Market,

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I'm a half-demon freak.

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In the human realm,

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I'm an unconventional troublemaker.

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Only with him

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♪Two souls aligned for what's to grow♪

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am I just Wu Zhen.

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I don't need to explain

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or change.

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Cat,

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I only hope you won't end up

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with false hopes like I did.

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I like him now.

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I don't want to always worry
about the future.

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Even if the day comes
when we grow tired of each other,

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I can accept that.

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Third bow!

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Such a noble and upright man

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is naturally appealing.

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But his life is so lonely.

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I asked you all to take care of him

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so he'd feel some warmth.

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♪Moments once wrapped in gentle haze♪

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When I met you in Chang'an this time,

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I found you different from before.

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00:24:19,830 --> 00:24:20,960
Perhaps it's because

282
00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:22,160
♪A dream too sweet to believe♪

283
00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:24,440
the nights are too cold,

284
00:24:26,350 --> 00:24:27,880
so I yearn for a ray of light.

285
00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:30,600
♪I'll travel the world with you♪

286
00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:33,240
♪Let me vow beneath midnight's grace♪

287
00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:34,830
Seniors, I beg you to grant my wish

288
00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:37,440
and allow me to marry her

289
00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:39,070
and spend a lifetime together.

290
00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:40,830
The rules of Changxi Palace state

291
00:24:41,110 --> 00:24:43,200
that any disciple wishing to leave

292
00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:45,030
must enter the White Night Formation

293
00:24:45,550 --> 00:24:47,830
and be pierced
by the Divine Birds of White Night.

294
00:24:49,030 --> 00:24:50,590
What's so good about that temptress?

295
00:24:51,070 --> 00:24:52,830
Is she really worth such sacrifice?

296
00:24:53,030 --> 00:24:54,000
Yes, she is.

297
00:24:54,310 --> 00:24:56,510
♪Through every year, in love we stay♪

298
00:24:56,510 --> 00:24:57,350
I once thought

299
00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:00,590
my purpose in life
was to uncover the past

300
00:25:01,310 --> 00:25:02,400
and slay demons.

301
00:25:03,590 --> 00:25:04,830
Then I met her.

302
00:25:06,830 --> 00:25:07,680
For the first time,

303
00:25:08,350 --> 00:25:09,880
I desired a future

304
00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:11,200
and I grew greedy.

305
00:25:11,590 --> 00:25:12,790
Desire

306
00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:15,350
is what makes life vibrant.

307
00:25:15,750 --> 00:25:16,750
Young Lord,

308
00:25:17,790 --> 00:25:18,920
just do whatever

309
00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:20,590
you wish to do.

310
00:25:21,590 --> 00:25:22,510
So I believe

311
00:25:22,510 --> 00:25:23,550
♪Destiny weaves its silent thread♪

312
00:25:23,550 --> 00:25:24,790
she is worth it.

313
00:25:25,610 --> 00:25:27,200
♪We meet where longing's gaze is led♪

314
00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,070
Shared nuptial cup!

315
00:25:29,070 --> 00:25:30,040
♪Past peaks and streams,
our spirits roam♪

316
00:25:30,780 --> 00:25:33,910
♪Two souls aligned for what's to grow♪

317
00:25:34,610 --> 00:25:36,610
♪Veiled in mist, we wander slow♪

318
00:25:37,110 --> 00:25:39,640
♪Two hearts adrift where stars run high♪

319
00:25:40,270 --> 00:25:45,670
♪In passion's glow,
longing blooms in light♪

320
00:25:55,030 --> 00:25:57,070
The shared cup meets the spring moon.

321
00:25:57,350 --> 00:25:59,750
Henceforth, their family
thrives in eternal harmony.

322
00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:06,400
Pay respects to the guests!

323
00:26:11,700 --> 00:26:13,790
♪In a heartbeat, glances stray♪

324
00:26:13,790 --> 00:26:14,920
Rest assured, everyone.

325
00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:18,200
It's a rule that matters
of the Demon Market

326
00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:19,350
must not be mentioned to mortals.

327
00:26:19,350 --> 00:26:20,350
As always.

328
00:26:20,750 --> 00:26:22,160
I am willing to experience

329
00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:23,680
what it means to be human

330
00:26:23,750 --> 00:26:24,750
and live through it once.

331
00:26:25,750 --> 00:26:26,830
Slaying demons,

332
00:26:27,310 --> 00:26:29,550
and upholding righteousness
remain my aspirations.

333
00:26:30,750 --> 00:26:31,270
It's just that

334
00:26:32,790 --> 00:26:34,790
I now have someone
I care deeply about to protect.

335
00:26:35,070 --> 00:26:38,030
The ceremony is complete!

336
00:26:38,030 --> 00:26:39,580
♪Let me vow beneath midnight's grace♪

337
00:26:40,250 --> 00:26:42,810
♪May you return with a smiling face♪

338
00:26:43,110 --> 00:26:44,160
May you have children soon!

339
00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:44,920
May you grow old together!

340
00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:46,270
May you have a perfect marriage!

341
00:26:46,270 --> 00:26:48,550
♪Becomes the stars and endless blue♪

342
00:26:48,910 --> 00:26:51,610
♪True hearts meet as fate aligns♪

343
00:26:52,170 --> 00:26:54,650
♪Love walks in step,
like mirrored light♪

344
00:26:55,150 --> 00:26:59,080
♪Together bound for all our days♪

345
00:26:59,450 --> 00:27:04,600
♪Through every year, in love we stay♪

346
00:27:29,750 --> 00:27:30,510
What do you want?

347
00:27:31,350 --> 00:27:32,240
Ms. Liu,

348
00:27:32,790 --> 00:27:33,480
what do you think

349
00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:36,000
the future holds for Zhen and Zhuyu,

350
00:27:36,750 --> 00:27:39,310
a human and a demon?

351
00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:41,270
Actually,

352
00:27:43,510 --> 00:27:45,440
I once almost got married too.

353
00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:46,830
Once?

354
00:27:50,070 --> 00:27:51,000
Get married?

355
00:27:51,350 --> 00:27:52,640
You really think you're human?

356
00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:54,000
Drop dead!

357
00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:56,960
Later,

358
00:27:57,640 --> 00:27:59,400
the former Snake Lord found me

359
00:28:01,030 --> 00:28:02,590
and brought me back
to the Demon Market to heal.

360
00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:04,680
I swore to myself

361
00:28:06,270 --> 00:28:07,920
that once I recovered,

362
00:28:08,750 --> 00:28:10,550
I would go back and kill him

363
00:28:11,270 --> 00:28:12,550
to avenge myself.

364
00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:19,200
But I overlooked one thing.

365
00:28:25,270 --> 00:28:28,240
I thought he would be scared,

366
00:28:29,310 --> 00:28:30,310
terrified,

367
00:28:32,550 --> 00:28:33,510
and regretful.

368
00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:35,920
But I forgot

369
00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:39,270
that the time I spent healing

370
00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:40,750
was a lifetime

371
00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:43,200
to him.

372
00:28:45,830 --> 00:28:48,110
Demons can live for hundreds
or even thousands of years.

373
00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:52,400
We've seen the fickleness of the world
and the complexities of human nature.

374
00:28:53,510 --> 00:28:55,400
They say snakes are cold-blooded,

375
00:28:57,640 --> 00:28:59,720
but we are nothing
compared to you human.

376
00:29:02,110 --> 00:29:02,880
You

377
00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:05,920
claim to love,

378
00:29:06,830 --> 00:29:08,350
yet when you turn cold,

379
00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:11,480
you can be the most ruthless of all.

380
00:29:14,270 --> 00:29:15,640
I am nothing like Duan.

381
00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:18,400
Ms. Liu, you have nothing
to worry about.

382
00:29:19,310 --> 00:29:20,830
Humans and demons
have vastly different lifespans.

383
00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:23,960
We're destined to walk separate paths.

384
00:29:33,720 --> 00:29:34,240
Come on.

385
00:29:35,310 --> 00:29:36,070
Drink up.

386
00:29:37,510 --> 00:29:38,640
If they were to fall in love,

387
00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:41,640
it would surely end in tragedy.

388
00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:44,750
I don't know

389
00:29:44,750 --> 00:29:47,000
what the future holds
for Wu Zhen and Mei Zhuyu.

390
00:29:48,550 --> 00:29:49,590
All I know is that

391
00:29:50,790 --> 00:29:53,030
she's a fearless young thing,
unafraid of any challenges.

392
00:29:54,110 --> 00:29:56,480
She's determined
to go through this hardship.

393
00:29:58,790 --> 00:29:59,750
But Mei Si,

394
00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:03,510
you only have
a few decades of good times.

395
00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:07,160
Why waste them on me?

396
00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:17,030
Ms. Liu, don't overthink it.

397
00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:20,640
As long as I live,

398
00:30:21,550 --> 00:30:22,790
I will like you.

399
00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:25,270
As long as I like you,

400
00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:27,880
I will wish you well.

401
00:30:30,030 --> 00:30:32,790
And when I'm dead and gone,

402
00:30:33,550 --> 00:30:36,200
there will be others
who'll wish you well.

403
00:30:39,270 --> 00:30:40,640
You don't need to worry.

404
00:30:49,030 --> 00:30:49,920
Is it worth it?

405
00:30:54,750 --> 00:30:57,750
That's for me to decide.

406
00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:06,880
Why are you staring at me like that?

407
00:31:08,550 --> 00:31:10,440
Of course it's because you're beautiful.

408
00:31:15,110 --> 00:31:16,510
Wu Zhen is the bride today.

409
00:31:17,720 --> 00:31:19,680
She should be the most beautiful.

410
00:31:21,750 --> 00:31:24,030
But if you ever wear a wedding attire,

411
00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:26,400
you'll outshine her without a doubt.

412
00:31:38,070 --> 00:31:38,830
Ms. Liu,

413
00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:41,070
I need to go help Zhuyu out.

414
00:31:41,510 --> 00:31:42,270
Otherwise,

415
00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:45,400
I'm afraid there won't be much
of a wedding night.

416
00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:50,680
I'm here! Here I come.

417
00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:52,440
Come, drink up!

418
00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:55,440
Mr. Mei, a toast to you.

419
00:31:56,030 --> 00:31:56,920
Come on.

420
00:31:57,830 --> 00:31:59,680
He has important matters
to attend to later.

421
00:31:59,680 --> 00:32:00,160
Alright.

422
00:32:00,310 --> 00:32:01,550
- Let me.
- I'll pour you some wine.

423
00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:05,590
Come on.

424
00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:07,400
Come on, drink up.

425
00:32:24,880 --> 00:32:26,880
You don't have to keep staring at me.

426
00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:27,790
Ms. Wu,

427
00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:30,310
you should behave properly
on your wedding day.

428
00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:31,480
If you act improperly,

429
00:32:31,510 --> 00:32:32,790
others will judge,

430
00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:35,110
and even the groom
might think less of you.

431
00:32:35,310 --> 00:32:37,240
He won't. Don't worry.

432
00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:43,310
I might be the first bride in Chang'an

433
00:32:43,550 --> 00:32:45,640
to be trapped.

434
00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:47,070
Of course.

435
00:32:47,270 --> 00:32:48,750
Other young ladies in Chang'an

436
00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:51,070
are all sound asleep at home at night.

437
00:32:57,440 --> 00:32:58,070
Bottoms up.

438
00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:00,440
It's a joyous day.
Drink up, everyone!

439
00:33:02,070 --> 00:33:03,440
Where's Mei Si?

440
00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:05,200
He just threw up all over the place.

441
00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:06,480
He's resting in the side room.

442
00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:07,400
Exactly.

443
00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:09,920
He's been drinking all the groom's wine.

444
00:34:39,590 --> 00:34:40,590
Ms. Liu.

445
00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:41,440
Cheers.

446
00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:43,590
Ms. Liu. Ms. Liu!

447
00:34:43,590 --> 00:34:44,070
You...

448
00:34:44,550 --> 00:34:44,960
Dear.

449
00:34:44,960 --> 00:34:47,070
Mei Si, get up!

450
00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:49,360
Ms. Liu,

451
00:34:49,760 --> 00:34:51,400
since I was young,
I've had a crush on you.

452
00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:52,920
It's been over ten years now.

453
00:34:53,480 --> 00:34:55,190
You must have known it all along.

454
00:34:55,360 --> 00:34:57,070
But why did you keep avoiding me?

455
00:34:58,070 --> 00:34:59,070
But thank goodness

456
00:34:59,190 --> 00:35:02,230
we've finally come to a happy ending!

457
00:35:02,590 --> 00:35:05,190
Mei Si, how much have you drunk?

458
00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:06,280
You're completely wasted.

459
00:35:08,440 --> 00:35:10,320
Dear, after all we've been through,

460
00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:11,630
we've finally
found our way to each other.

461
00:35:12,190 --> 00:35:12,710
Come on.

462
00:35:13,590 --> 00:35:14,280
Let's have fun.

463
00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:15,630
- Mei Si!
- Mei Si!

464
00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:16,710
Where are you going?

465
00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:23,320
Everyone, enjoy your food and drinks.

466
00:35:24,030 --> 00:35:26,710
We've received all your blessings.

467
00:35:27,440 --> 00:35:28,360
No.

468
00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:29,190
It's a demon.

469
00:35:29,550 --> 00:35:31,190
I've got something important to do.

470
00:35:31,590 --> 00:35:32,480
Ms. Liu.

471
00:35:34,190 --> 00:35:35,000
- Ms. Liu.
- You...

472
00:35:36,190 --> 00:35:37,480
He's been possessed by a demon.

473
00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:42,590
We must drive it out of him.

474
00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:52,110
Dear.

475
00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:18,230
Ms. Liu really didn't hold back.

476
00:36:18,230 --> 00:36:19,920
Have someone check on Mei Si.

477
00:36:19,960 --> 00:36:21,190
Don't let anything serious
happen to him.

478
00:36:22,710 --> 00:36:23,510
Ms. Wu!

479
00:36:25,630 --> 00:36:26,400
Zhen?

480
00:36:27,670 --> 00:36:29,710
Why is the bride standing so high up?

481
00:36:32,030 --> 00:36:33,110
Isn't that the bride?

482
00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:35,630
What's going on?

483
00:36:50,360 --> 00:36:52,880
Great. Now I have magical powers
during the day too.

484
00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:54,920
I've finally become a real demon.

485
00:37:27,070 --> 00:37:28,150
Is Ms. Wu Alright?

486
00:37:28,230 --> 00:37:29,440
I won't let anything happen to her.

487
00:37:41,360 --> 00:37:43,230
She's awake. Zhen is awake!

488
00:37:45,960 --> 00:37:46,590
Here.

489
00:37:52,670 --> 00:37:53,510
Are you feeling unwell?

490
00:37:56,110 --> 00:37:57,400
Zhuyu, you're incredible.

491
00:37:57,400 --> 00:37:58,960
You said she would wake in half an hour.

492
00:37:58,960 --> 00:38:00,000
And she really did.

493
00:38:03,920 --> 00:38:05,880
Why do you look so fierce?

494
00:38:06,710 --> 00:38:07,760
You almost died just now.

495
00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:09,230
Of course he looks fierce. He...

496
00:38:09,880 --> 00:38:12,360
What is wrong with all of you?

497
00:38:14,070 --> 00:38:14,670
Sir,

498
00:38:14,840 --> 00:38:15,880
I had too much to drink.

499
00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:17,110
When I woke up,

500
00:38:17,280 --> 00:38:18,920
I was already outside.

501
00:38:20,760 --> 00:38:22,230
I just had a dream.

502
00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:26,440
Rest for a while.

503
00:38:27,190 --> 00:38:29,150
The guests were startled earlier.

504
00:38:29,550 --> 00:38:30,440
I'll go take care of things.

505
00:38:40,760 --> 00:38:42,510
His wife just woke up.

506
00:38:42,550 --> 00:38:44,110
How could he just leave like that?

507
00:38:44,110 --> 00:38:45,480
Father.

508
00:38:46,550 --> 00:38:47,320
Zhen,

509
00:38:48,190 --> 00:38:49,840
are you still feeling unwell?

510
00:38:51,320 --> 00:38:54,920
Earlier, I found a secret remedy
at the Earth God Temple

511
00:38:55,190 --> 00:38:56,960
that can cure
all kinds of intractable diseases.

512
00:38:57,360 --> 00:38:58,590
Would you like to try it?

513
00:38:59,880 --> 00:39:02,840
Then please prepare
a dose for Si as well, Father.

514
00:39:05,670 --> 00:39:06,320
No problem.

515
00:39:07,550 --> 00:39:08,630
You two just wait for me.

516
00:39:08,630 --> 00:39:09,320
No problem.

517
00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:14,480
Zhen,

518
00:39:15,070 --> 00:39:16,840
you didn't have to make up

519
00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:18,550
such a lame excuse
to get Mr. Wu to leave.

520
00:39:19,110 --> 00:39:20,190
I just don't understand.

521
00:39:20,880 --> 00:39:23,190
I'm a mortal.
It makes sense I'd be affected.

522
00:39:23,190 --> 00:39:25,110
But how did you,
the leader of the demons, fall for it?

523
00:39:25,710 --> 00:39:26,960
This demon

524
00:39:27,480 --> 00:39:29,840
strike on my wedding day.

525
00:39:31,070 --> 00:39:32,000
I have to

526
00:39:32,590 --> 00:39:34,030
turn the tables on this one.

527
00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:44,710
The dream demon,
which usually emerge only at night,

528
00:39:45,550 --> 00:39:47,230
entered dreams in broad daylight.

529
00:39:48,480 --> 00:39:50,630
And in a crowded place.

530
00:39:55,710 --> 00:39:57,440
This can't be a coincidence.

531
00:40:01,880 --> 00:40:02,630
What are you doing here?

532
00:40:02,760 --> 00:40:03,400
Zhuyu!

533
00:40:06,230 --> 00:40:07,320
When did you arrive in Chang'an?

534
00:40:07,320 --> 00:40:08,070
Just now.

535
00:40:08,440 --> 00:40:09,670
Did the sect leader let you
come down the mountain?

536
00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:10,710
Of course not.

537
00:40:10,920 --> 00:40:12,710
I'm clever. I slipped away.

538
00:40:13,320 --> 00:40:14,400
You know

539
00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:15,510
I can't stand being in the mountains.

540
00:40:15,880 --> 00:40:18,230
Never thought I'd run
into your wedding as soon as I got here.

541
00:40:18,670 --> 00:40:19,510
I was going to

542
00:40:19,710 --> 00:40:21,510
buy you a basket
of steamed buns to congratulate you.

543
00:40:22,110 --> 00:40:22,920
But then

544
00:40:23,190 --> 00:40:25,630
I saw you rushing out of Mei Mansion.

545
00:40:26,400 --> 00:40:27,150
Zhuyu,

546
00:40:27,510 --> 00:40:28,150
did you

547
00:40:28,840 --> 00:40:29,440
run away from your wedding?

548
00:40:31,110 --> 00:40:32,590
Today, a demon in Chang'an

549
00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:33,920
disrupted the wedding banquet

550
00:40:34,480 --> 00:40:36,000
and almost hurt my wife.

551
00:40:37,670 --> 00:40:39,230
Do you have any clues?

552
00:40:40,800 --> 00:40:42,070
This demon is very mischievous

553
00:40:42,630 --> 00:40:43,510
and elusive.

554
00:40:43,880 --> 00:40:45,440
It enjoys entering people's dreams,

555
00:40:45,800 --> 00:40:47,440
driving them
to turn their dreams into reality

556
00:40:48,110 --> 00:40:50,320
and fulfilling their deepest desires.

557
00:40:53,280 --> 00:40:55,230
Sounds tricky.

558
00:40:55,920 --> 00:40:56,710
Not exactly.

559
00:40:57,400 --> 00:40:58,630
Zhuyu, what are you going to do?

560
00:40:59,630 --> 00:41:00,630
To find that demon.

561
00:41:00,630 --> 00:41:01,630
I'll go with you.

562
00:41:02,480 --> 00:41:03,510
Then you mustn't talk too much.

563
00:41:03,960 --> 00:41:04,630
Alright.

564
00:41:05,360 --> 00:41:06,000
But

565
00:41:06,510 --> 00:41:09,110
what kind of demon
are we actually looking for?

566
00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:14,920
The dream demon?

567
00:41:15,670 --> 00:41:18,550
Originally, it only enjoyed
peeking into people's dreams.

568
00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:19,710
Then it realized

569
00:41:19,710 --> 00:41:22,800
that true desires
often lie within dreams.

570
00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:25,670
So it often sneaks into dreams first

571
00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:27,550
and then takes control.

572
00:41:29,710 --> 00:41:31,800
This demon feeds
on the essence from dreams,

573
00:41:32,030 --> 00:41:33,030
and grows stronger over time.

574
00:41:33,320 --> 00:41:35,070
Though it hasn't harmed any lives yet,

575
00:41:35,800 --> 00:41:37,280
it's just a matter of time.

576
00:41:37,510 --> 00:41:39,480
So... So what are you planning to do?

577
00:41:40,670 --> 00:41:42,030
Lure it out?

578
00:41:42,670 --> 00:41:43,840
Follow the clues.

579
00:41:44,360 --> 00:41:45,800
This demon has succeeded repeatedly

580
00:41:45,800 --> 00:41:47,440
and is now at the peak of its greed.

581
00:41:47,840 --> 00:41:48,510
Tonight,

582
00:41:48,670 --> 00:41:49,760
it'll surely show up.

583
00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:53,230
Since the dream demon loves dreams,

584
00:41:53,760 --> 00:41:55,510
we'll create one for it.

585
00:41:55,840 --> 00:41:56,840
But where should we

586
00:41:57,800 --> 00:41:58,960
set this dream?

587
00:41:59,360 --> 00:42:00,510
All those affected

588
00:42:00,710 --> 00:42:02,510
are scattered
across seven locations in Chang'an.

589
00:42:02,880 --> 00:42:05,710
So far, only the southeast
has no reported cases.

590
00:42:06,440 --> 00:42:07,550
There is

591
00:42:08,710 --> 00:42:10,670
a perfect place in the southeast.

592
00:42:11,480 --> 00:42:12,360
Tonight,

593
00:42:13,550 --> 00:42:16,070
I'll bring it back to the Demon Market.

594
00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:22,000
One day,

595
00:42:22,960 --> 00:42:24,920
I'll make sure these demons

596
00:42:25,800 --> 00:42:27,230
disappear from Chang'an forever.

597
00:42:58,800 --> 00:43:02,690
♪Blossoms drift,
and the world grows pale♪

598
00:43:03,270 --> 00:43:06,820
♪Memory brews a bitter tale♪

599
00:43:10,400 --> 00:43:14,260
♪Vows of forever fade in the breeze♪

600
00:43:14,640 --> 00:43:19,160
♪Without you, all fades into nothing♪

601
00:43:21,670 --> 00:43:25,890
♪Past joys and sorrows tangle in dreams♪

602
00:43:26,270 --> 00:43:31,160
♪The deepest pain is parting's gleam♪

603
00:43:33,000 --> 00:43:37,060
♪A lifetime vowed to share with you♪

604
00:43:37,570 --> 00:43:43,160
♪Yet still beyond my reach, it flew♪

605
00:43:43,470 --> 00:43:48,290
♪Petals drift, then fade from sight♪

606
00:43:49,200 --> 00:43:53,860
♪How is falling for love not right?♪

607
00:43:54,970 --> 00:43:59,860
♪Moonlight chills the breath I keep♪

608
00:44:00,700 --> 00:44:05,420
♪I hold you close,
but silence runs deep♪

609
00:44:06,370 --> 00:44:10,960
♪Petals drift, then fade from sight♪

610
00:44:12,140 --> 00:44:16,520
♪How is falling for love not right?♪

611
00:44:17,700 --> 00:44:22,520
♪Your glance flickers, memories bloom♪

612
00:44:23,570 --> 00:44:33,120
♪How can I find you through the gloom?♪

613
00:44:34,440 --> 00:44:39,020
♪What hope survives beyond the doom?♪