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[The Eternal Fragrance]

[Adapted from Shisilang's novel, The Eternal Fragrance]

[Episode 29]

It's the curse.

Have I not much time left?

- My Lord! - My Lord.

My Lord.

My Lord!

My Lord!

My Lord, what's wrong?

My Lord!

Here.

My Lord.

What happened to him?

Thousands of years ago,

the Lord was cursed by an ancient god.

If he doesn't absorb the Divine Tree's power,

he'll suffer unspeakable torment

and eventually go mad and die.

Then let's attack Duanming City

and bring the Divine Tree here!

Stop!

Wanxian Sect is guarding the mountain-sea barrier.

With our current power,

we can only enter alone.

How can we

take Duanming City and capture the Divine Tree

single-handedly?

What's that?

Smells amazing.

Give it a try?

Let me help you up.

No,

I can get up on my own.

Watch out!

Look.

Let me.

Here.

It's your fault.

If you hadn't held me,

I could've run over there.

Okay. You're the strongest.

I didn't say I was hungry. Why did you cook?

Still have to eat.

Fine.

Since you made it,

I'll have a little.

Alright.

Master, I'm sorry.

I didn't cook for you more often.

Then make it right.

Master.

I'm going to Duanming City with Tongzhou tomorrow.

Why?

Strange things keep happening in the East Sea.

There've been heavy casualties near Duanming City.

The Sea Calamity might come early.

Master, you know I can't avoid it.

Why can't you?

There are so many people in this world.

What difference does one more make?

And what difference does one less make?

Master.

Back then, Qingcheng

was brilliant beyond compare.

And what happened to him?

He died.

Dead!

He's gone,

and we're all

still here, living our lives.

Just be safe,

healthy,

and ordinary.

Can you?

Can you?

Tell me!

I want to be ordinary too.

But there are so many people behind me.

So many who've helped me.

Without Master Qingcheng,

there'd be no Xiaobangchui,

and no Lifei today.

Mr. Zuo Qiu,

Jiaping,

Elder Zhu,

Tongzhou, Gelin,

Ye Ye, Changyue, and so many others.

Everything I've been through seems dangerous,

but it's all gone smoothly.

Master.

People always have my back.

So how could I possibly abandon all of you?

Lifei,

- I... - Master.

Look,

I've got so many people by my side.

I'll be fine, right?

Just

stay at Wuyue Court and heal.

I'll be back

to cook you more good food. Alright?

Qingcheng

said the exact same thing back then.

But in the end...

he never came back.

Master,

you have to have faith in your disciple.

Right?

Let's eat.

Forget it.

It's delicious. Try some.

Try it.

Here.

I found this

at Hushe Peak last time.

If I'm not wrong,

Qingcheng left it for you.

It's a Si beast horn.

Forged from the horn of a Si beast.

It can protect your body and spirit.

With it guarding you,

those who covet your spirit energy

won't have an easy time.

Too bad

Qingcheng never got to hand it to you himself.

Master,

I won't let you all down.

Once this is over,

I'll come back.

I'll be right here waiting for you.

The demons hit the barrier during the day.

Watch out for spies sneaking into the city.

Yes!

Did you do this?

You know how they died?

Besides the ones you killed,

they all died from poison.

There's a rare poison from across the sea

with a faint orchid scent.

Those who take it can't breathe

and suffocate.

As expected of the leader of Jiufeng Clan.

Sharp eyes.

They were just low-level monsters!

Why kill them?

The Sea Calamity is coming. War is almost here.

You monster clan thinks you can stay out of it?

Not a chance.

Mr. Lu,

what if every monster

on Yingcui Island

were poisoned with this?

What exactly do you want?

Simple.

One life for thousands of monsters.

Who do you want to kill?

Mr. Shen.

Lu?

Lu!

I just got back

and heard there was trouble at the barrier again.

The demons are attacking hard this time.

Are you hurt?

I'm fine.

Go back.

You're not fine.

I waited for you all night.

The others said you went out to patrol.

Why did it take so long?

And you went alone. That's so dangerous.

Why do you smell like orchids?

Stay out of my business from now on!

How can I stay out of it?

Gelin.

What are we, really?

We...

What do you think we are?

What,

did you already forget what I said at Wuyue Court?

You said all that for Ye Ye, didn't you?

I...

I'm just something you use to comfort yourself

when you're down.

Don't pretend to care about me.

I don't need it.

What's wrong with you?

What happened?

Baili Gelin!

Don't think every man in the world falls for you.

Go back to Ye Ye.

I...

Get out of the East Sea. You're an eyesore.

You're the eyesore!

Lu Li, you scumbag!

Father.

How did it go?

The list of disciples and their families for evacuation

is ready.

Alright. Have them prepare.

Head inland tomorrow.

Jiao, you go with them.

Father, Duanming City is about to become a battlefield.

I'm staying with you.

If I stay alone, I might survive.

If you stay, we'll both die.

Jiao,

in five hundred years,

you'll be the one fighting on the front lines

and protecting the younger disciples.

Can you take on that burden?

I can.

That's my girl.

That's my girl.

Sir, Lifei and Tongzhou are here.

I couldn't ask earlier.

Is the Fragrance Bond on your palm

gone?

Spare us from mutual slaughter.

Grant me just a little more time,

please.

He and I should've ended this long ago.

I heard about Xiuyuan.

Never thought he'd be the Demon Lord Yecha.

You two still haven't let go?

Maybe your connection runs deeper than this.

Mr. Mo,

he's my enemy now.

Lately, the demons have been hitting the mountain-sea barrier.

But Xiuyuan has never shown himself.

With his power,

the barrier wouldn't stop him.

Maybe he doesn't want to be our enemy.

Even if he doesn't,

who can escape fate?

There's a reason

heaven brought you two together.

When you left the academy,

Mr. Zuo Qiu tested him.

He sensed kindness in him,

so he gave him a chance to enter Wuyue Court.

Maybe Xiuyuan will be our next turning point.

What's that?

Father.

Father!

Phoenix feather?

They say Lu Li is a half-demon,

from the Jiufeng Clan.

Did he kill Mr. Shen?

It's too soon to say that

based on one feather.

Mr. Shen is dead.

Everything's going according to plan.

Too bad.

If they'd just open the mountain-sea barrier,

we could charge into the Central Plains and capture the Divine Tree.

Guardian, Jiang Lifei has come to Duanming City too.

Let's hope she helps the Demon Lord

as she did in the past.

Since Jiang Lifei is here,

I'll sneak back into Duanming City.

I'll kill her

so the Lord can absorb her.

There are many immortals in Duanming City right now.

Ji Tongzhou never leaves Jiang Lifei's side.

It's hard to make a move.

Don't worry.

I have help inside the city.

With your power,

you couldn't have killed Mr. Shen.

Who's the real killer?

Why would a killer leave evidence behind?

Is this a setup to drive us apart?

You don't think Lu Li did it?

We once rescued beasts together.

He helped out

when Duantu was in trouble.

And when I was put on public trial,

he stepped up to help me.

Lu

couldn't be the killer.

But he's from the monster clan.

In a war between immortals and demons,

monsters are caught in the middle.

He might not be bad,

but he could be controlled or used by demons.

Lifei,

the Sea Calamity is coming.

Don't trust others too easily.

But Lu...

What's wrong?

Old injury acting up?

I'm fine.

Just got a little worked up.

You just recovered. Take it easy.

Where's Miaoqing?

With her around, someone can take care of you.

The East Sea is dangerous,

so I didn't bring her.

How's it going?

They've decided Lu Li is the killer.

The immortals and the monster are at odds now.

They'll never work together again.

How many people in the city have you lured

into practicing evil arts?

The Spirit-Devouring Canon is a treasure of the world.

Yet you call it evil arts?

Young man,

without my guidance back then,

you wouldn't be standing here alive.

There's no right or wrong in techniques. Power is the only truth.

Think it over.

You can hand it in or not.

I practice evil arts

to catch demons.

It's for the greater good of the immortal sects.

The greater good?

Then why did you grab that woman?

And you got the wrong one.

Who knew Ji Tongzhou

would disguise a maid as Jiang Lifei?

Since I caught her,

she might be useful.

Don't move!

Lu Li is a half-demon.

Looks like the monsters and demons

are in cahoots.

Truly, those not of our kind can never be trusted.

To kill his own master? How monstrous!

Lu,

did you kill my father?

Jiao, I didn't hurt Master.

I went to him for the antidote!

What antidote?

Qiongqi threatened to kill my people

if I didn't harm Master.

I told Master this.

He gave me the antidote

and told me to leave Duanming City immediately.

I refused,

and we argued.

Later, on my way back from Yingcui Island,

Qiongqi ambushed me, wounded me badly,

and forced me to reveal my true form.

I only learned

of Master's death after I returned.

Mr. Shen is dead.

You can say whatever you want.

You're from the monster clan

and the chief disciple of Wanxian Sect.

You know how to open the mountain-sea barrier.

Keeping him in Duanming City

is a huge risk

to the immortal sects

and the Central Plains.

I say

we execute this monster now

to honor Mr. Shen's spirit

and remove the threat forever.

Mr. Luo, the truth isn't clear yet.

You're in such a hurry to move.

Are you trying to silence him?

Jiang Lifei,

you're the real source of all this trouble.

You arrived in Duanming City not long ago,

and Mr. Shen was killed.

Have you outcasts been secretly scheming together

all along?

This has nothing to do with Lifei.

Mr. Luo, why are you making false accusations?

Am I making false accusations,

or is this wretch hiding evil intent?

Duanming City is in this mess

because you've been shielding her.

When the monsters last caused trouble,

it was Immortal Cuixuan

and Mr. Shen who held the line

and saved Duanming City.

Now, not even a year later,

Mr. Shen is dead.

And Immortal Cuixuan has been framed!

Cuixuan slaughtered innocents.

He got what he deserved.

That's just your one-sided story!

Jiang Lifei,

you're just an outcast from across the sea.

Immortal Cuixuan led the sect for centuries.

He protected the people and stood for the righteous path.

Even if he made mistakes,

it was for the greater good!

What greater good?

We're talking about Mr. Shen's death.

Why are you defending that villain Cuixuan?

You!

I'm speaking the truth.

There's solid evidence that Lu Li killed Mr. Shen.

Yet you defend him.

What are you really after?

Hasn't Duanming City suffered enough?

Luo Chengji!

If you keep targeting Lifei, don't blame me...

Enough!

Stop.

My father once said that all beings are equal.

We should not judge

monsters or beasts by prejudice.

He knew Lu Li's identity

when he took him in.

He taught Lu for over a decade

and saw him as a son.

I trust my father,

and I trust Lu.

Jiao.

Jiao,

your father's kindness is what got him killed.

This monster must be eliminated!

Mr. Luo,

this is Wanxian Sect's territory.

I'm the sect leader now.

I'll decide

how to handle this.

Someone! Take Lu Li into custody for now.

- Yes! - Yes!

Get lost!

My Lord.

You acted on your own

while I was unconscious.

Do you have any respect for me?

Qiongqi killed Mr. Shen for you.

The curse is acting up more and more often.

If you don't absorb the Divine Tree,

you'll die, My Lord!

Is this about the Divine Tree,

or forcing my hand?

With Mr. Shen dead,

the two clans will be at each other's throats.

You're just asking for war!

Yes!

The Sea Calamity is almost here.

We've waited for five hundred years.

Everything comes down to this!

I don't want war.

Not because I fear it,

but because I don't want our people to die in vain!

My Lord.

My Lord!

- Your body... - Don't follow me!

My Lord!

My Lord!

Lu.

Why are you here?

Jiao asked me to give this to you.

I didn't kill Master.

I know.

Jiao sent this hairpin

to help you escape.

Escape?

The killer set you up. This doesn't look good for you.

Jiao said you should leave the city immediately.

If I leave,

I'm admitting I killed Master.

I can't leave.

Staying here won't clear your name.

I have to stay!

Whoever did this

isn't just trying to split Wanxian Sect.

They're trying to stir up hatred

between humans and monsters.

If I leave,

Jiao will be blamed by the immortal sects.

And the monsters in the East Sea will be leaderless.

Everyone knows you're a monster.

If you stay,

they won't let you go!

Just because I'm a monster,

I can't stay in Duanming City?

I don't care if you're human or a monster.

But those immortals out there

don't think that way.

Prejudice is a weapon.

Have you forgotten what happened to Lifei?

Lu, just go.

Gelin.

I'm sorry.

Lu, what are you doing?

Gelin, the blood bond is broken.

You're free now.

Lu,

are you abandoning me?

You're right.

Prejudice hurts.

You shouldn't be tied to a monster like me.

Go inland with Mr. Mo

and return to Chufeng Academy.

You said we should be together.

Now you say we're breaking up.

You get to decide everything?

What do I even mean to you?

You always have your reasons.

You change your mind so easily.

You abandon me so easily.

None of you keep your word.

You all say it's for my own good

and send me away.

But where am I supposed to go?

What do you want me to do?

Didn't you always want to take this necklace off?

You don't understand anything!

Gelin.

Let Lu stay.

They killed Mr. Shen and framed Lu.

There must be more to this.

Lifei, Yanfan,

let's go check the mountain-sea barrier.

Stop!

Verbal command spell?

Zhenyunzi?

So it's you.

Xiaobangchui.

Jiang Lifei.

Long time no see.

Trouble never dies.

You're still alive.

You're still alive.

How could I die?

If I'd known you were the Divine Tree,

I wouldn't have hunted the Nine-Tailed Fox.

You're all I need!

The Spirit-Devouring Art?

You've sided with demons too?

Thanks to you and Lei Xiuyuan!

I'm just returning the favor!

Miaoqing?

You've actually improved

over these few years.

But still too green!

Lifei.

Are you okay?

Mr. Zhenyun?

After all these years,

you're now colluding with demons

against the immortal sects?

Ji Tongzhou,

you useless kid.

Xingzheng Hall was wiped out.

The Yue State was destroyed.

You can't tell what matters.

You're not using the Divine Tree!

You think owning the Divine Tree

makes you the ruler of the immortal sects?

The Divine Tree's heart belongs to Lei Xiuyuan.

It was never yours!

Shut up!

You've mastered Xuanhua Sacred Fire?

Take care of her.

Lifei!

Lifei!

He has backup?

Miaoqing.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

It's my fault.

I've caused you trouble, Your Highness.

Miaoqing. Miaoqing!

Miaoqing.

Qiongqi.

Why didn't you strike sooner?

The Divine Tree got away again!

Lei Xiuyuan?

Demon Lord.

I've pledged myself to the demons.

We had some misunderstandings.

Please be magnanimous.

Misunderstandings?

To help Mr. Qiongqi,

I killed Mr. Shen.

And I've planted pawns throughout Duanming City,

training them in demonic arts

for you.

You can ask Mr. Qiongqi

about my loyalty.

Your spirit root was destroyed.

Even with the Spirit-Devouring Canon,

you couldn't have killed Mr. Shen.

Who's really

behind you?

What do you mean?

I've known Mr. Shen for years.

He never suspected me.

One strike was all it took.

You're a born rebel.

You'd never truly serve Qiongqi.

Not a demon.

Yet powerful enough to match Mr. Shen.

That means he is...

I killed Mr. Shen!

If I weren't so soft-hearted,

I'd have devoured that old fool's spirit energy!

Lei Xiuyuan!

I should've killed you back then.

What would Lu Shanhua think

if he knew the one he died protecting

is a demon?

You don't deserve to say his name.

Lu Shanhua was worthless!

For all the pain Lu suffered,

I'll make you pay a thousand times over!

Use your technique

to kill this demon!

I am the Demon Lord Yecha.

All demonic energy answers to me.

You're using it against me?

Lu,

you can

rest in peace now.

Miaoqing.

Are you feeling better?

Miss Jiang, you're healing me again.

I don't deserve this.

You're still weak.

Lie down.

Lie down.

Good thing Zhenyunzi didn't torture you.

You're not badly hurt.

They wanted to use me to pressure His Highness.

They were after you, Miss Jiang,

so they didn't hurt me much.

I never expected that snake Zhenyunzi

to practice demonic arts too.

We don't know

how many more in the city are doing the same.

With all the sects in panic,

it'll be hard

to find out anytime soon.

Miaoqing,

did Zhenyunzi

have any accomplices?

I...

I didn't see anyone.

But I did hear a voice.

Very rude.

Something like

"The Lord urgently needs the Divine Tree."

"Tell Zhenyunzi to hurry."

The Lord?

Only demons call the Demon Lord like that.

So

Zhenyunzi was taking orders from Lei...

I mean, from that demon scum.

It's getting more dangerous here.

Miaoqing,

you should go inland

with Mr. Mo and the others.

No.

I'm not going anywhere.

I won't leave.

Miss Jiang,

please don't send me away.

Don't misunderstand.

I'm not sending you away.

It really is getting dangerous here.

I don't want you caught up in this.

I'll be fine.

I won't be a burden to His Highness or you.

I'll be really careful

and won't let them catch me.

Your Highness,

please don't send me away.

You can stay.

She's injured.

The road back to Duantu is long

and dangerous.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Two lovers on opposite shores.

An inch apart yet worlds away.

Is this fate or a curse?

Why didn't you dodge?

Once I've fulfilled my purpose,

my life is yours.

Did you order

Mr. Shen's death?

No.

Then why are you here?

To stir more trouble in Duanming City?

I'm here to take my subordinates back.

Subordinates?

Qiongqi or Rakshasa?

They're working with Zhenyunzi.

Did you know?

I've already killed Zhenyunzi

to avenge Lu.

He was practicing Spirit-Devouring Canon.

How many more in the city are doing the same?

I don't know.

But I can help you find out.

Lifei!

Tongzhou.

Lifei,

what are you doing out here?

I heard from Wanxian Sect disciples

that this path leads outside the city.

So I came to check.

Let the disciples handle these things.

It's getting dark.

What if someone ambushed you?

You called me paranoid before.

Now you're worse than me.

I'm not being paranoid.

But Miaoqing

was taken without a sound.

I'm terrified you might be taken too.

I just needed some air.

Look.

I was practicing the Si beast horn blade my master gave me.

All done now.

Let's go.

It's been a long day.

I'm exhausted.

Okay.

Let's go rest.

Let's go.

Now, tell me.

How many more are practicing the secret canon?

How did Mr. Shen really die?

My Lord, don't trouble yourself.

I've already set everything in place in the city.

This time, I'll strike them hard.

Stop.

Go back.

I've been preparing for this battle for five hundred years!

I can't let it all fall apart now!

You dare defy me?

[The Eternal Fragrance]

[Adapted from Shisilang's novel, The Eternal Fragrance]

♪I trade all the mortal world's splendor♪

♪For a fleeting moment with you♪

♪Our fates intertwined, embracing yet fighting♪

♪The hardest bond to balance♪

♪Obsessed and struggling, a thousand thoughts arise♪

♪Love sprouts again in this lifetime♪

♪No calamity can rival the lingering thread of a fragrance♪

♪With you, through mountains falling and seas turning to sand♪

♪Withered branches burst into bloom♪

♪Hand in hand on the Naihe Bridge♪

♪Past the pagoda, in fine robes on galloping horses♪

♪Always, at the very end of obsession♪

♪Comes that one moment of softness♪

♪Betrayed by all, I still reign supreme♪

♪With you, we melt into mist and haze♪

♪I trade the highest heaven and endless clouds♪

♪For a fleeting moment with you♪

♪Pierced by countless arrows, pain and illness pile on♪

♪Yet I remain silent♪

♪Deep love and long yearning, a kiss falls into a dream♪

♪In the distant night, bitterness blooms♪

♪The grand chapter is rewritten, startling the whole world♪

♪With you, through mountains falling and seas turning to sand♪

♪Withered branches burst into bloom♪

♪Hand in hand on the Naihe Bridge♪

♪Past the pagoda, in fine robes on galloping horses♪

♪Always, at the very end of obsession♪

♪Comes that one moment of softness♪

♪Betrayed by all, I still reign supreme♪

♪If the seal can't be broken, then let it go♪

♪Where the heart finds peace, there is home♪

♪Side by side, we fly through seas of clouds♪

♪Break through the waves; the heart's ocean knows no shore♪

♪Always, at the very end of fate♪

♪Comes that one moment of defiance♪

♪In the human world or above, like flowing water and falling petals♪

♪Let this fleeting life be whatever it may♪