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[Respect Copyright, Everyone's Responsibility]

[The Eternal Fragrance]

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

[Episode 22]

You have to shoulder the responsibility.

You don't have the right to give up.

And you can't throw your life away.

You have to live on

for Yue for thousands of years.

Tongzhou,

I'll leave Yue and Jingwu to you.

You're right.

I am Prince Ying of the Yue State.

I will rescue Jingwu

and

all my people.

I'll never let Tonghe and uncle

down again.

Heaven's justice prevails.

We'll avenge all those

who died unjustly.

That old fool

even infused Burning Flame into his spirit energy

at death's door to ambush me.

They are mostly tied to the Divine Tree.

Whoever gains the Divine Tree

will reign supreme under heaven.

Who's there?

Father.

Father.

What brings you here?

I'm worried about your injuries,

so I decocted medicinal herbs

to purge your poison and restore your strength.

My injuries are trivial.

A few days' meditation will heal me.

Understood.

Have you found Ji Tongzhou?

Not yet.

But I know him well.

He will never leave Duantu.

Rest assured.

I'll capture him by any means.

Can you bring yourself to do it?

I cannot. I love him so deeply,

yet he never sees me.

I will not accept this.

I must subdue him

and make him mine alone.

You promised me once

you would spare his life.

I'll keep my word.

Also,

seize Jiang Lifei and Lei Xiuyuan

and bring them to me.

You want to seek the Divine Tree from...

Yes. I see.

Now prepare yourself to be the Empress of the Yue State.

Lanya set up a mourning hall at the palace gate

and held Crown Prince Ji Jingwu hostage

to force the Yue people to surrender.

I'll scout for news.

Look after Tongzhou.

Wait.

I'm coming with you.

But...

Lifei.

We'll set off together later tonight.

[Mingkun Gate]

Zhijie, wake up.

It's Mingli.

Halt!

Guard your heart meridians!

Zhijie, let's go now.

Mingli, go on ahead.

I'll catch up to you.

The crown prince is an imposter! Escort the Yue Emperor away!

Zhijie,

you know

I had no choice.

I never wanted this.

We grew up side by side.

You won't harm me, will you?

Your Ladyship,

stop while you still can.

Your Ladyship.

Your...

After them!

Search over there.

Check thoroughly.

Head that way.

All right.

Nothing here.

Nothing here.

Search every corner!

We're surrounded by pursuers.

What do we do?

They're after me.

I'll lead them away.

No way.

Your Highness, don't risk yourself.

Leave with the Yue Emperor.

Tongzhou and I will draw them off.

Count me in.

Tongzhou.

Tongzhou. Tongzhou.

Tongzhou.

Keep up!

Miss, please.

Spare some food for me.

Hurry.

Follow me.

Let's go.

Rest easy, you're safe here.

You might show your true face,

so we may repay you later.

Uncle!

Jingwu.

Jingwu.

Jingwu!

[Ji Jingwu]

He's the real Crown Prince.

Then who are you?

I'm Miaoqing, a palace maid

serving His Highness.

You're no maid.

You're a dancer from Yange Hall.

You used Jingwu to get close to us.

What do you want?

Speak!

Uncle, let her go!

She's telling the truth.

She saved us twice.

She means no harm.

Let's hear her out first.

Your Highness still remembers me.

I'm indeed a dancer from Yange Hall.

I've long been grateful for you saving my life.

Later, Match...

Guided by a master,

I came to Yue State

and sneaked into the palace,

thinking I could repay your kindness.

Where did you get this spirit talisman?

Perhaps from that master.

Shortly after he sent me here,

I found it in my robes.

I believe he foresaw my peril

and left it for my protection.

Could it be the Matchmaker at Lugong Town?

I do not know,

but I did meet him under the Matchmaker Tree.

Uncle,

if not for Miaoqing,

I would've been captured by Lanya.

Your Highness, when Dauntu fell under siege,

His Majesty bade me safeguard

the Crown Prince at all costs.

The palace is in utter chaos.

You must protect Jingwu.

Understood.

What are you doing?

My stomach hurts terribly.

Your Ladyship, I shall take His Highness to relieve himself.

Bring him back soon.

Understood.

Now that Lanya has lost her hostage,

no wonder she schemed with a fake prince.

You're sharp-witted.

Knowing Duantu was dangerous,

why did you not flee?

First, the city gates were heavily guarded.

I dared not risk it.

Second,

I trusted Your Highness would come to our rescue.

Thus, I hid here with Jingwu,

waiting for Your Highness's return.

Uncle, you're back.

Can we rescue my father?

It's my fault for failing you.

I'll spare no effort

to defend the Yue State

and never let your father down again.

Still no breakthrough.

Why can't I break through the third level?

Weighed down by mortal attachments,

you cannot cut off all affection and desire.

The third level is incredibly hard to break through.

Only with heavenly and earthly treasures

and purest spirit energy

might you stand a slim chance.

Purest spirit energy?

Why would you take your own life?

I had no thought of dying.

I want to return to the palace, slay the villains,

and avenge His Majesty.

The palace is swarming with Longming Sanctuary's disciples.

What can a frail girl like you accomplish?

I grew up by the water

and excel at swimming.

Before I left Lugong Town,

Mr. Yan gave me immortal cultivation manuals.

I know a few spirit arts

to protect myself.

I'm just nobody.

At worst, I'll take them down with me.

I can still be of some use.

I only saved you on a whim once.

No need to sacrifice yourself.

I've endured hardship since childhood.

Though I entered Yange Hall,

I was merely an ant, unnoticed by all.

Only that day,

Your Highness saved me

and treated me like a human being.

From then on,

my life belongs to Your Highness.

My only wish is to repay your kindness.

I would die without regret.

Too many have perished already.

I want you to live.

From this moment,

your life is mine.

Without my order,

never act recklessly again.

Tongzhou,

Lu and I will rush to join you

to defeat Zong Quan together.

Tonghe,

Uncle,

now I know my duty.

I'll never fail you again.

I shall master the Xuanhua Sacred Fire soon,

support Jingwu,

and guard the Yue State

for thousands of generations.

Tongzhou,

is your injury flaring up again?

Stay still.

I'm breaking through the third level.

This spirit energy truly works wonders.

Lifei,

are you okay?

I'm fine.

How's your injury?

My bad.

I made you waste too much spirit energy on me.

No big deal.

I have the spirit power of Achillea Bead,

a supreme treasure.

It's endless.

Instead,

you just healed up. Stay cautious.

The Dizang Sect won't get involved in Yue's trouble.

Master locked Ye and me in.

We can't leave the sect.

We're trying to escape.

Can't believe the Longming Sanctuary acts cruelly

yet other sects just stand there scared.

This is always how the immortal sects act.

To the immortal sects,

the rise and fall of mortal states

are trivial matters.

They never lift a finger to interfere.

No one helped

when Gaolu was destroyed.

They're cold and selfish. It's not surprising.

Zong Quan practices evil arts and turns evil.

Why don't all the mountain sect masters stop him?

Every sect only cares for its own troubles.

None will step forward.

We can only rely on ourselves.

Slaying Zong Quan is my fight.

All of you, leave.

Don't risk offending the immortal sects for my sake.

Zong Quan and the Longming Sanctuary are our shared foes.

We will not stand idly by.

His cultivation is formidable now.

The odds are stacked against us. We stand no chance.

I don't want to drag you down.

Stop talking nonsense.

At this critical moment,

we have to join hands to devise a plan.

Besides,

Zong Quan is not who he once was,

nor are we.

If we fight again, we may not lose.

When you went to worship with Tongzhou,

did you drain your spirit power

to heal his injuries again?

His deep grief injured his heart meridians.

I'm fine, just a little tired.

Xiuyuan.

If this happens again,

let me do it.

I'm truly alright.

Strangely enough,

ever since we left the White Cliff,

my spirit power seems to be endless.

Xiuyuan,

is something wrong with me?

Just cultivation progress.

Don't overthink it.

I redrew the Demon-Subduing Formation.

You know formations well.

Help me fix its flaws.

Even if formations are complex,

if the two parties' strengths fall far behind,

it won't work.

Our top priority

is to ambush Zong Quan

while he's injured.

Is he injured?

He didn't appear when Lanya

tried to trap us.

It must be his cultivation deviation.

Fell into demonic possession?

That's not right.

He always practices demonic arts.

Every art has weaknesses,

and everyone's

spirit power differs.

Zong Quan steals others' power

and needs to refine it.

I think

Elder Xuanshan released Burning Flame power

before he died,

which backfired on Zong Quan.

Xiuyuan,

how do you know so much?

I read more books than you.

The Spirit-Devouring Canon is from the Primordial Era.

You can't master it in a short time.

You just destroyed Xingzheng Hall

and absorbed many cultivators' power.

Don't push too hard.

My chest has ached recently.

Is Rakshasa's life talisman acting up?

Let me check.

Zong Quan, you're asking for death!

You refined the Burning Flame!

With Xuanshanzi's Burning Flame

and the Spirit-Devouring Demonic Arts,

I'll become immortal soon.

I won't be the demon clan's

puppet anymore.

The Guardian used Zong Quan

to divide the immortal sects,

but he broke free from the life talisman

and became a huge threat.

Does he have any weak points?

Uh...

Answer me!

I don't know.

But Demon Lord Yecha's supreme power

can cut his spirit root and kill immortals.

Go warn Rakshasa

to watch her step.

Hurry.

Capture him!

Zhao Mingli?

It's you.

Lanya, you killed Zhijie

and His Highness.

I'm going to avenge them.

What's wrong with Tongzhou?

His Highness's injuries were fatal.

He's...

He's dead.

That's a lie!

He would never die.

I wish it weren't true.

Zhijie and His Highness are both gone.

Is this what you wanted, Lanya?

Where's

Tongzhou's body?

At the Orchid Pavilion, north of the city.

Orchid Pavilion.

[Orchid Pavilion]

Tongzhou. Tongzhou.

I knew you weren't dead.

Tongzhou,

don't hate me.

I never wanted to hurt you. Really.

Zong Quan made me do it.

Tongzhou.

What did they make you do?

Zong Quan took me captive

when my parents died for the country.

He put a Gu seal on me

before we reached Duantu to control me,

so I have to follow his orders.

Is this Longming Seal?

It tortures me with worm pain

whenever I disobey him.

It's unbearable.

Tongzhou,

I never wanted to hurt Tonghe

or Mr. Xuanshan.

But if I refused Zong Quan,

he'd kill you.

Tongzhou,

I only acted to protect you.

My feelings for you never changed.

I swear. I never lied.

Trust me.

Tongzhou.

If you really want to help me,

kill Zong Quan.

Tongzhou,

do you hate me?

I'd be lying if I said no.

You killed my uncle

and betrayed me.

But

I've always regarded you as my family.

Right now, I can rely only on you.

Lanya,

kill Zong Quan,

and we'll forget everything that happened before.

What about Jiang Lifei?

Won't she help you?

She only cares about Lei Xiuyuan.

Gelin and the others

are too weak to help much anyway.

Help me,

Lanya.

After I kill Zong Quan

and become emperor,

you'll be my empress.

Then nobody

can threaten you anymore.

We'll work together to rebuild the Yue State.

How can I prove I'm sincere?

This is a Heartbound Gu.

Take it,

and we'll live or die together.

Tongzhou.

Keep Jingwu safe.

If you hear nothing by Chen hour,

leave Duantu right away.

Go to Fengchu Academy for Mr. Zuo Qiu.

Don't worry, Your Highness.

I'll finish what you asked,

no matter the cost.

Uncle, focus on your mission.

I've grown up,

and I can take care of myself.

Be a good boy.

Go now.

Your Royal Highness, let's go.

Understood.

What's wrong, Your Ladyship?

Drinking to forget your pain?

Tongzhou must hate me.

I have no one left in this world.

My life is meaningless.

Tongzhou is gone,

but I'm still here for you.

Senior Brother.

I knew you were plotting something.

You're useless now.

Meet your end.

Lu Li?

Gelin sent me to help you.

Another fool begging to die.

Fine, I'll send you both off.

What's this?

Instant-kill poison.

You're getting off easy.

Father, he is ahead.

Must be the doing of Jiang Lifei's group.

Fighting back desperately?

I'll finish you off!

The Sea Sect's Evasive Talisman Technique.

You're way better now.

Yecha's supreme power

can cut his spirit root and kill immortals.

Demon.

The Divine Tree's spirit aura.

You're the Divine Tree!

You're the Divine Tree!

Master,

why do those spirits keep pestering me?

Because

they love your sweet scent.

Sweet scent?

Five centuries ago,

Demon Lord Yecha was obsessed with the Divine Tree.

Couldn't have it, so he tried to destroy it.

According to the surviving guards,

Zong Quan threw captured Xingzheng Hall disciples here

to absorb their power.

All were thrown in alive.

Their broken souls fill this place with rage.

Plus Zong Quan's demonic spirit,

this altar became a soul-slaughtering purgatory.

Ordinary people can't get close.

I don't know what to do.

Lei Xiuyuan, you're stronger.

Can you purify this place?

Don't come closer.

The demonic energy may corrupt you.

I'll take care of it.

Go handle other things.

I'll count on you.

Lifei,

you should rest in your room.

Feeling better?

Yes, I'm okay.

Can they never reincarnate?

Hatred lingers after death.

Their souls

won't let go.

I have to block it with a formation

to keep ordinary people safe.

They'll be trapped here forever

with no way out.

How tragic for them.

Let's go to Tongzhou.

The Xuanhua Sacred Fire might clear their hatred.

If they can be cleared

and start over,

that'll be the best result.

Jingwu,

after your coronation three days later,

you'll be the emperor

and carry the Yue State on your shoulders.

I'm too young and unlearned.

You should be the emperor.

I've joined the immortal sect

and will be Xingzheng Hall's Immortal Lord soon.

Don't worry.

I'll always back you up,

just like

my uncle supported your father.

How dare you stop me!

How dare you!

Sorry, Your Ladyship.

His Majesty forbids

anyone from entering.

You?

You're the maid who took Jingwu away!

I'm Miaoqing. Greetings, Your Ladyship.

Insulting nobility is punishable by death.

Drag her off and flog her to death.

- Yes. - Yes.

Wait!

[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♪