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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 35]

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[Yuzhen Pavilion]

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Mei Si,

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why do you like me?

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Why?

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Does there need to be a reason?

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Yes.

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Why do you like me?

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When did you start liking me?

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Ms. Liu,

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we grew up together.

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I've known since I was a kid

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that you'd be my wife someday.

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Why would I need a reason?

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We grew up together.

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[Liu Taizhen, Daughter of Mr. Liu]

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This painting

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must be the girl you grew up with.

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No wonder

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I felt like something
was missing in my room.

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So my painting

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is with you.

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The Liu Taizhen you first knew,

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the one you liked the most,

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the one you were engaged to,

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wasn't me.

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The Liu Taizhen who grew up with you,

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the one who liked you,

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actually died

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ten years ago.

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Everyone knows

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that Ms. Liu fell off a cliff

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when she was young

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and miraculously survived.

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But have any of you ever wondered

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how a mortal could

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fall from a cliff

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and come back to life?

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As the Snake Lord of the Demon Market,

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I often need to walk among humans.

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My old identity
was no longer sustainable,

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so I took over her body.

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Liu Gongshen was overjoyed

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to have his daughter back,

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but he didn't realize
that while we look the same,

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everything had changed.

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But

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Zhen is also a demon.

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And she's still herself.

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She's an exception.

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She became a demon
while still in human form,

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so she's half-human, half-demon.

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But I

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am not like that.

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Oh, it's you.

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I thought it was
Senior Xiaomu or Chihua.

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What are you reading?

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I took a few martial arts manuals

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and I'm studying them.

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Soon enough,

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I'll master both demon
and celestial arts,

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become incredibly powerful,

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and roam between the human
and demon worlds

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as the greatest demon lord ever!

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What?

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I'm going to learn all the techniques

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of Changxi Palace,

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and you're not worried?

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Go ahead.

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If you don't understand, ask me.

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I'll teach you.

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You're looking down on me.

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Demon arts and celestial arts

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are fundamentally opposed.

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They can't be merged.

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If you can master both,

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you'd be the greatest prodigy ever.

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You said I'm the Cat Lord of Chang'an.

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Maybe I'm just that

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once-in-a-millennium genius!

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You

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are not her.

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You're not.

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I'm sorry.

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I shouldn't have hidden it for so long.

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But I thought

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human emotions

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are fleeting.

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I thought if I just ignored you,

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you'd move on to someone else.

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- You thought?
- I thought...

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How could a demon

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understand humans?

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How could you judge us?

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No wonder

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ten years ago, Ms. Liu's personality
changed drastically.

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She suddenly ignored me.

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I thought I'd done something wrong.

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I thought I made a mistake.

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But I never imagined

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you weren't her at all.

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Give Ms. Liu back to me.

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Take your time reading and learning.

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So? Did you get answers,

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or did you get yelled at?

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You should've gotten used to it by now.

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Whatever, forget it.

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I won't criticize you.

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I came today

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to tell you some good news.

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- I...
- I need some space.

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Chang'an Ying Long,

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are you here to
transcend your tribulation and ascend?

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Yes!

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To achieve that,

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you must pass through this trial.

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If you are ready,

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we'll begin now.

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I'm ready.

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I'm ready!

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What's going on?

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Why didn't I transform into a dragon?

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You have not transcended
the tribulation.

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You did grow dragon scales,

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but you're still burdened
with worldly attachments.

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You must let go

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of some things

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before you can ascend and transform.

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Take a bite.

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I can't believe it.

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Do I look like a vegetarian to you?

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Scared now?

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You mere mortal, in my presence,

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kneel and show your respect.

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♪Carved in silence, fading unseen♪

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It was bad enough when you were
obsessed with painting.

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But now

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you've picked up cockfighting,
dog racing,

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and playing with a loach!

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Father,

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it's not a loach.

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♪Tears fall quiet, lost below♪

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♪I drift away with scattered stars♪

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Little Loach, I'll protect you.

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Stay in my arms.

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♪Glancing back at time's worn scars♪

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Wasn't this marriage something
you asked for?

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You think this is

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all up to you?

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Yes. I've changed my mind.

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I won't

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marry Ms. Liu.

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♪I would spend my life on you,
in patient sacrifice♪

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Why you rejected the marriage.

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I'd rather take the blame

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for ruining her reputation

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than put her in a difficult position
because of me.

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Her everyday behavior

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may follow human customs,
but only because she has to.

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But her marriage

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shouldn't be bound by mortal rules.

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So in his heart,

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he believes we demons

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shouldn't be despised by everyone,

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but should be living

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a carefree life.

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♪If the tale could turn anew,
and reshape the skies♪

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♪I would spend my life on you,
in patient sacrifice♪

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It's all because of those two!

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They ruined my plans!

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♪Let fate rise through the storm,
as love begins again♪

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♪Never could I forget♪

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♪When oaths dissolve into oceans,
drifting through the years♪

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Don't go! Don't go!

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I haven't transformed yet!

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Don't go!

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I haven't transformed yet!

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♪Fading beneath time's quiet hush♪

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Don't go!

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Ms. Wu,

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what brings you here?

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Senior Luyang,

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there's something I need your help with.

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Just say it.

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Help!

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Help!

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Luyang.

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Senior Luyang, what's wrong?

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Senior Luyang!

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Don't come closer!

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Senior Luyang, is this really necessary?

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No! This won't do!

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It's just my arm!

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Everyone in Changxi Palace

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goes shirtless during morning training,

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and I've seen it all.

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This is not the same!

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Men and women should keep some distance.

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If I treat you,

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I will inevitably touch you.

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This is improper.

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Besides, you're already married.

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Your husband is right here.

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If I disrespect you,

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it would be inexcusable.

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Training shirtless can be explained,

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but how can a woman be so unrestrained?

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This is inappropriate.

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It's just inappropriate.

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As a martial artist,

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I absolutely cannot do this.

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You...

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Luyang,

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since when are you so articulate?

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Senior Luyang, is this really you?

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Senior Luyang,
are you sure you're yourself?

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Senior Luyang,

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are you possessed by a demon?

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Senior Luyang, what's wrong?
Are you okay?

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- Senior Luyang.
- Senior Luyang, are you okay?

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Are you okay?

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Are you feeling sick?

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What's wrong with you?

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Just tell us!

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Save me.

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What's wrong?

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What is it? Are you uncomfortable?

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I discovered

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something strange growing on my arm,

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so I came to get it treated.

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Let me see.

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[Yuzhen Pavilion]

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It's the first time
I've seen you like this.

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You've lived centuries for nothing.

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You only grow older
without gaining any wisdom.

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What would happen if you don't tell?
Absolutely nothing.

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I can't keep it secret forever.

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Some things, once you tell,

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everything falls apart.

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Might as well enjoy
whatever days you have left.

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What happened with Cat made me realize

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that some things

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are better confessed early.

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Otherwise,
you'll hurt others and yourself.

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If you ask me,

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Mei Si is a total fool.

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If he can accept that you're a demon,

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then why can't he accept

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that you're not the old Liu Taizhen?

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Because it's not me he likes.

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It's the memory of who I was.

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You don't need to play matchmaker
for us anymore.

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Just focus on your ascension.

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Do you think
I like meddling in your business?

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It's you two

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holding up my dragon transformation.

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Want me to drag him here

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so you can talk again?

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No.

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I was about to find you,

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and here you are.

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Now talk properly with Ms. Liu.

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Go on.

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Where is Ms. Liu?

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What?

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Where is

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my Liu Taizhen?

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I'll take you to her.

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I took over her identity,

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so she couldn't keep her name.

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No one came to tend her grave.

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I failed her.

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I haven't seen you in ten years.

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You always loved being around people.

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Out here in the wilderness,

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you must be so lonely.

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I can't

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save your wife.

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She wasn't sick.

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It was her tribulation.

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No way!

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Could you please not yell?

285
00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:29,030
It's terrifying.

286
00:24:30,070 --> 00:24:31,880
Letting you into the secret chamber
is an exception.

287
00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:33,510
We can't keep bending the rules for you.

288
00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:36,920
Besides, this is too dangerous.

289
00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:38,400
You can't do that.

290
00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:40,110
I understand your concern,

291
00:24:41,070 --> 00:24:42,720
but her demonic wound returned.

292
00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:44,480
She doesn't have much time left.

293
00:24:45,270 --> 00:24:46,790
Whatever that tribulation is,

294
00:24:47,070 --> 00:24:48,590
I have to find out the truth.

295
00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:51,720
So

296
00:24:52,270 --> 00:24:54,400
this artifact from the secret chamber

297
00:24:54,750 --> 00:24:56,550
can send people back 18 years

298
00:24:57,030 --> 00:24:58,510
to see what happened that night?

299
00:24:58,920 --> 00:24:59,720
Yes.

300
00:25:00,030 --> 00:25:01,440
That's incredible.

301
00:25:02,790 --> 00:25:04,110
Reversing time

302
00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:05,440
is forbidden magic

303
00:25:05,750 --> 00:25:07,790
for mortals.
It defies the natural order.

304
00:25:09,310 --> 00:25:10,440
One misstep,

305
00:25:10,590 --> 00:25:11,830
and you'll fail to save her.

306
00:25:11,830 --> 00:25:12,830
Also,

307
00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:15,160
you'll die in the temporal chaos.

308
00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:16,030
I know.

309
00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:18,350
But as a Celestial Master,

310
00:25:19,510 --> 00:25:20,350
I can't

311
00:25:21,070 --> 00:25:22,920
ignore the threat of Malevolent Phantom.

312
00:25:24,310 --> 00:25:25,350
As a son,

313
00:25:27,110 --> 00:25:27,960
I can't

314
00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:30,720
turn a blind eye to my parents' killer.

315
00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:34,000
And as...

316
00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:41,680
I can't just watch my enemy

317
00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:44,310
drain the life from the woman

318
00:25:45,270 --> 00:25:46,510
I love.

319
00:25:51,070 --> 00:25:52,030
I've made up my mind.

320
00:25:53,110 --> 00:25:54,110
I have to do this.

321
00:25:55,790 --> 00:25:57,070
I beg for your support.

322
00:26:05,830 --> 00:26:06,640
Tell everyone

323
00:26:07,350 --> 00:26:08,350
to get prepared.

324
00:26:12,550 --> 00:26:13,310
Yes.

325
00:26:25,270 --> 00:26:26,070
This is ugly.

326
00:26:27,110 --> 00:26:28,750
Are you sure this is
from Changxi Palace?

327
00:26:29,110 --> 00:26:31,720
That's how I know it's legit.

328
00:26:32,270 --> 00:26:33,480
What does it say?

329
00:26:34,550 --> 00:26:36,550
It asks me to go there immediately.

330
00:26:37,830 --> 00:26:39,270
Maybe there's progress
on the Cat Lord's situation?

331
00:26:41,070 --> 00:26:42,310
I hope so.

332
00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:51,480
I want to ask you something.

333
00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:52,510
Wuzishu has

334
00:26:52,510 --> 00:26:54,240
been wandering the streets nonstop.

335
00:26:55,030 --> 00:26:56,030
What is he doing?

336
00:26:58,480 --> 00:26:59,550
I don't know.

337
00:27:39,350 --> 00:27:40,400
I knew it.

338
00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:42,920
This is where you wanted to go

339
00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:45,000
18 years ago.

340
00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:50,240
Look.

341
00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:53,880
Thank you so much, Mr. Ling.

342
00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:56,270
You've really saved me here!

343
00:27:56,350 --> 00:27:57,160
It's nothing.

344
00:28:01,110 --> 00:28:02,270
Got it.

345
00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:04,110
Here, take it.

346
00:28:06,110 --> 00:28:08,790
Since the deal's done, I'll leave now.

347
00:28:09,510 --> 00:28:11,480
Where is my wine?

348
00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:17,720
You're having a customer

349
00:28:19,070 --> 00:28:19,920
at this hour?

350
00:28:20,550 --> 00:28:22,030
Oh, he is

351
00:28:22,030 --> 00:28:23,200
more like a lord.

352
00:28:23,350 --> 00:28:25,400
He's been drinking here
for three days straight.

353
00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:26,550
If he weren't loaded,

354
00:28:26,550 --> 00:28:27,920
I'd have kicked him out already.

355
00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:29,240
Oh?

356
00:28:30,750 --> 00:28:31,960
Who is he?

357
00:28:41,110 --> 00:28:42,480
I heard a rich man

358
00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:43,680
has been drinking here for three days.

359
00:28:44,160 --> 00:28:45,830
So it's you, Mei Si.

360
00:28:55,270 --> 00:28:56,480
Mr. Ling.

361
00:28:58,200 --> 00:28:59,510
You act like we're strangers.

362
00:29:01,030 --> 00:29:02,350
Not gonna offer me a drink?

363
00:29:09,030 --> 00:29:10,440
But I don't have a cup.

364
00:29:15,830 --> 00:29:16,640
Never mind.

365
00:29:17,510 --> 00:29:19,000
Guess I'm really not welcome.

366
00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:21,350
After all these years

367
00:29:21,640 --> 00:29:23,790
covering for you at Yuzhen Pavilion,

368
00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:26,680
this is just sad.

369
00:29:27,750 --> 00:29:29,000
So sad.

370
00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:32,640
What are you here for, Mr. Ling?

371
00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:36,750
I was

372
00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:38,510
just passing by.

373
00:29:39,270 --> 00:29:40,110
I heard you were here,

374
00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:42,400
so I came to laugh at you.

375
00:29:45,400 --> 00:29:47,030
Don't look at me like that.

376
00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:49,110
I'm just concerned.

377
00:29:52,590 --> 00:29:53,480
Why don't you go home?

378
00:29:56,030 --> 00:29:57,030
Xuan Hui is there.

379
00:29:59,510 --> 00:30:01,070
He's waiting for you at your house,

380
00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:04,310
so you are hiding here, drinking?

381
00:30:07,110 --> 00:30:08,510
I'm not hiding.

382
00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:11,270
I came because their osmanthus wine

383
00:30:11,270 --> 00:30:12,350
is good.

384
00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:14,400
I'm not hiding.

385
00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:16,240
Right.

386
00:30:17,030 --> 00:30:20,000
Their osmanthus wine is pretty great.

387
00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:22,000
It's been popular here for years,

388
00:30:22,590 --> 00:30:24,790
and people love it as always.

389
00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:27,680
Just like

390
00:30:29,510 --> 00:30:31,030
how you feel about My Lady.

391
00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:35,830
Mr. Ling, you should leave.

392
00:30:41,550 --> 00:30:42,240
Fine.

393
00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:44,880
I don't wanna overstay my welcome.

394
00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:48,920
I just want to ask you one thing.

395
00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:50,680
Everyone knows

396
00:30:51,070 --> 00:30:53,270
you've loved Ms. Liu for over ten years.

397
00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:58,550
But ten years ago, she was replaced.

398
00:30:59,790 --> 00:31:00,960
In all these years,

399
00:31:02,030 --> 00:31:04,440
have you really not learned
anything new about her?

400
00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:05,350
Have your heart

401
00:31:06,790 --> 00:31:07,590
and feelings

402
00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:10,240
stayed stuck in the past

403
00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:12,920
and frozen at the beginning?

404
00:31:20,830 --> 00:31:21,640
By the way,

405
00:31:22,110 --> 00:31:23,750
their wine is really good,

406
00:31:24,310 --> 00:31:26,400
because they use Chongyang osmanthus
from the southwest.

407
00:31:27,160 --> 00:31:29,880
Too bad, recently,

408
00:31:30,270 --> 00:31:31,920
their carriage had an accident

409
00:31:32,790 --> 00:31:34,960
and several loads
of osmanthus were lost on the road.

410
00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:37,920
So today,

411
00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:40,110
they have no osmanthus wine in stock.

412
00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:42,200
And you ordered in a hurry.

413
00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:43,590
So,

414
00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:47,590
what you're drinking

415
00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:50,550
isn't osmanthus wine at all.

416
00:31:58,480 --> 00:31:59,270
See you.

417
00:32:09,550 --> 00:32:10,400
When someone is stuck

418
00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:11,510
in their own head,

419
00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:13,440
there's nothing anyone else can do.

420
00:32:14,590 --> 00:32:15,550
Right, guys?

421
00:32:15,960 --> 00:32:16,750
Yes.

422
00:32:18,750 --> 00:32:19,550
Mr. Shu.

423
00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:21,510
What is it?

424
00:32:22,270 --> 00:32:23,400
I want you to know

425
00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:25,550
that I'm taking these two back.

426
00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:27,030
My Lady said,

427
00:32:27,030 --> 00:32:28,270
since Cat Lord is returning soon,

428
00:32:28,590 --> 00:32:29,880
we won't keep you restricted anymore.

429
00:32:30,110 --> 00:32:31,790
I had no choice before, you know?

430
00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:33,000
Don't hold it

431
00:32:33,920 --> 00:32:34,830
against me, okay?

432
00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:36,270
Is Snake Lord back?

433
00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:37,440
What?

434
00:32:37,680 --> 00:32:38,830
What do you need from her?

435
00:32:39,270 --> 00:32:40,200
Nothing.

436
00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:43,310
Let's go.

437
00:33:02,110 --> 00:33:03,680
Mr. Shu, you seem to be in high spirits

438
00:33:03,920 --> 00:33:05,680
since the restrictions were lifted.

439
00:33:06,270 --> 00:33:07,160
Come in and talk.

440
00:33:24,270 --> 00:33:26,790
Mr. Shu,
do you have some scheme in mind?

441
00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:31,350
Mr. Shu,

442
00:33:31,880 --> 00:33:34,790
you haven't gotten the key
to open the door yet.

443
00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:38,200
Don't act so smug.

444
00:33:41,030 --> 00:33:42,790
How did you know?

445
00:34:12,880 --> 00:34:14,190
You followed me.

446
00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:15,840
Mr. Shu,

447
00:34:16,670 --> 00:34:19,590
don't put it so harshly.

448
00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:23,920
I saw you searching all over this place
the past few days,

449
00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:25,590
quite intently, I might add.

450
00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:28,630
I wasn't the only one who noticed.

451
00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:31,760
Actually, you should thank me.

452
00:34:32,360 --> 00:34:35,670
If I hadn't lured them away one by one,

453
00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:38,440
you wouldn't have found that place

454
00:34:38,590 --> 00:34:39,920
so smoothly.

455
00:34:41,510 --> 00:34:42,280
It seems

456
00:34:43,630 --> 00:34:45,710
I owe you my thanks.

457
00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:51,670
What do you want?

458
00:34:55,110 --> 00:34:58,840
I just want to cooperate with you,

459
00:34:59,150 --> 00:35:00,880
go in, and take a look.

460
00:35:02,070 --> 00:35:04,230
Mr. Hui, after staying
in Chang'an for so long,

461
00:35:04,230 --> 00:35:05,670
you know when to bend

462
00:35:06,070 --> 00:35:09,150
and when to stand firm.

463
00:35:09,550 --> 00:35:11,150
What can I say?

464
00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:14,550
You're Lord Phantom's right hand,
after all.

465
00:35:15,110 --> 00:35:16,840
If I want to go in and see,

466
00:35:16,920 --> 00:35:21,190
I need to ask you for help,

467
00:35:21,190 --> 00:35:22,070
don't I?

468
00:35:24,440 --> 00:35:26,440
That's the old grounds
of the Demon Market.

469
00:35:26,440 --> 00:35:30,840
Only the Snake Lord and Cat Lord
can come and go freely.

470
00:35:31,150 --> 00:35:34,670
Right now,
only the Snake Lord is in Chang'an.

471
00:35:35,360 --> 00:35:37,550
If we want to get in,

472
00:35:37,550 --> 00:35:40,280
we have to start with her.

473
00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:42,590
It seems,

474
00:35:43,150 --> 00:35:44,030
Mr. Shu,

475
00:35:45,230 --> 00:35:47,190
you still need one helper.

476
00:35:49,510 --> 00:35:52,480
Mr. Hui, you're quite the smooth talker.

477
00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:55,000
I suppose you've already
thought of a way

478
00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:56,760
to get the key for me?

479
00:35:57,510 --> 00:35:58,440
Mr. Shu,

480
00:35:59,880 --> 00:36:03,110
you want to uncover
Lord Phantom's secrets

481
00:36:03,110 --> 00:36:05,840
to save your Cat Lord, don't you?

482
00:36:06,630 --> 00:36:08,840
We can work together.

483
00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:13,280
After we find his secrets,

484
00:36:15,630 --> 00:36:16,960
we go

485
00:36:18,510 --> 00:36:19,760
our separate ways.

486
00:36:25,440 --> 00:36:26,190
Deal.

487
00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:04,590
This core

488
00:37:05,630 --> 00:37:07,880
has been in her for 18 years.

489
00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:10,280
Now, with frequent strange signs,

490
00:37:10,510 --> 00:37:12,070
I'm afraid the seal can no longer hold.

491
00:37:12,300 --> 00:37:17,420
♪Holding the lamp, I pierce
the night's veil to see where it hides♪

492
00:37:18,260 --> 00:37:23,380
♪Amidst the flicker of a few gazes,
attempts have been made♪

493
00:37:24,260 --> 00:37:29,700
♪Hidden in the depths of a thick fog,
the deepest feeling♪

494
00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:31,670
♪The sound of footsteps never ceases♪

495
00:37:31,670 --> 00:37:32,230
I must see

496
00:37:32,230 --> 00:37:34,480
how the former Cat Lord sealed it.

497
00:37:35,400 --> 00:37:36,880
Only then can I find a way

498
00:37:37,630 --> 00:37:38,670
to keep her safe.

499
00:37:38,670 --> 00:37:41,260
♪Mortals walk divergent paths
as different kinds♪

500
00:37:42,260 --> 00:37:46,740
♪Yet I crave
for an overly meddlesome redemption♪

501
00:37:48,290 --> 00:37:50,930
♪Offering the mundane world an excuse♪

502
00:37:51,500 --> 00:37:53,980
♪To imprison yet also to enlighten♪

503
00:37:54,860 --> 00:38:00,420
♪In the end who will first yield?♪

504
00:38:01,260 --> 00:38:03,380
♪I gaze heavenward,
treading the starry river♪

505
00:38:04,040 --> 00:38:06,540
♪Rushing to the night scene
of Chang'an in haste♪

506
00:38:07,460 --> 00:38:11,460
♪With flesh and blood,
I'll slay all evil spirits♪

507
00:38:13,010 --> 00:38:15,690
♪At this restless moment♪

508
00:38:16,290 --> 00:38:19,770
♪Wandering through
three thousand glowing lights♪

509
00:38:20,770 --> 00:38:24,530
♪Watch me quell these upheavals♪

510
00:38:26,290 --> 00:38:33,250
♪Watch me quell these upheavals♪

511
00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:45,360
Thank you, everyone.

512
00:38:50,110 --> 00:38:51,840
Zhuyu, remember,

513
00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:53,550
this defies the natural order.

514
00:38:53,550 --> 00:38:54,760
When you return to the past,

515
00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:56,550
you must not alter cause and effect,

516
00:38:56,630 --> 00:38:57,760
or change life and death.

517
00:39:02,550 --> 00:39:03,360
I understand.

518
00:39:04,710 --> 00:39:05,710
Let's begin.

519
00:39:36,440 --> 00:39:38,710
Everything that has happened is fate.

520
00:39:39,070 --> 00:39:40,190
If you interfere,

521
00:39:40,360 --> 00:39:42,800
you'll be trapped
between past and present.

522
00:39:43,440 --> 00:39:44,550
No one knows what chaos

523
00:39:44,840 --> 00:39:46,510
it could bring to this world.

524
00:40:23,650 --> 00:40:26,880
[Mei Teahouse]

525
00:40:48,780 --> 00:40:51,620
♪A sigh for mortal dust♪

526
00:40:52,420 --> 00:40:55,820
♪As blossoms burn to dusk♪

527
00:40:56,400 --> 00:40:59,400
♪Memories tint the heart♪

528
00:40:59,920 --> 00:41:02,880
♪Carved in silence, fading unseen♪

529
00:41:03,560 --> 00:41:06,360
♪Candle shadows carve through grief♪

530
00:41:06,840 --> 00:41:10,560
♪Seasons turn in silent thief♪

531
00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:13,400
♪Night rain murmurs, faint and slow♪

532
00:41:13,840 --> 00:41:16,240
♪Tears fall quiet, lost below♪

533
00:41:17,760 --> 00:41:20,560
♪I drift away with scattered stars♪

534
00:41:21,200 --> 00:41:24,760
♪Glancing back at time's worn scars♪

535
00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:31,440
♪You're the longing
that defies the end of days♪

536
00:41:32,280 --> 00:41:35,160
♪If the tale could turn anew,
and reshape the skies♪

537
00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:39,640
♪I would spend my life on you,
in patient sacrifice♪

538
00:41:39,960 --> 00:41:42,920
♪Let fate rise through the storm,
as love begins again♪

539
00:41:43,400 --> 00:41:46,760
♪Never could I forget♪

540
00:41:47,080 --> 00:41:49,920
♪When oaths dissolve into oceans,
drifting through the years♪

541
00:41:50,640 --> 00:41:54,080
♪Memory walks beside me,
ever close, forever clear♪

542
00:41:54,480 --> 00:41:56,240
♪A will that never falters♪

543
00:41:56,680 --> 00:42:01,680
♪Fading beneath time's quiet hush♪

544
00:42:16,320 --> 00:42:19,240
♪If the tale could turn anew,
and reshape the skies♪

545
00:42:20,080 --> 00:42:23,720
♪I would spend my life on you,
in patient sacrifice♪

546
00:42:24,080 --> 00:42:27,040
♪Let fate rise through the storm,
as love begins again♪

547
00:42:27,600 --> 00:42:30,840
♪Never could I forget♪

548
00:42:31,080 --> 00:42:34,040
♪When oaths dissolve into oceans,
drifting through the years♪

549
00:42:34,880 --> 00:42:38,160
♪Memory walks beside me,
ever close, forever clear♪

550
00:42:38,560 --> 00:42:40,360
♪A will that never falters♪

551
00:42:41,520 --> 00:42:48,680
♪Fading beneath time's quiet hush♪