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[Respect Copyright, Everyone's Responsibility]

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[The Eternal Fragrance]

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

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[Episode 22]

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You have to shoulder the responsibility.

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You don't have the right to give up.

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And you can't throw your life away.

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You have to live on

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for Yue for thousands of years.

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Tongzhou,

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I'll leave Yue and Jingwu to you.

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You're right.

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I am Prince Ying of the Yue State.

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I will rescue Jingwu

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and

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all my people.

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I'll never let Tonghe and uncle

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down again.

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Heaven's justice prevails.

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We'll avenge all those

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who died unjustly.

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That old fool

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even infused Burning Flame into his spirit energy

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at death's door to ambush me.

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They are mostly tied to the Divine Tree.

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Whoever gains the Divine Tree

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will reign supreme under heaven.

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Who's there?

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Father.

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Father.

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What brings you here?

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I'm worried about your injuries,

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so I decocted medicinal herbs

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to purge your poison and restore your strength.

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My injuries are trivial.

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A few days' meditation will heal me.

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Understood.

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Have you found Ji Tongzhou?

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Not yet.

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But I know him well.

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He will never leave Duantu.

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Rest assured.

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I'll capture him by any means.

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Can you bring yourself to do it?

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I cannot. I love him so deeply,

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yet he never sees me.

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I will not accept this.

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I must subdue him

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and make him mine alone.

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You promised me once

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you would spare his life.

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I'll keep my word.

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Also,

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seize Jiang Lifei and Lei Xiuyuan

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and bring them to me.

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You want to seek the Divine Tree from...

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Yes. I see.

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

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Lanya set up a mourning hall at the palace gate

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and held Crown Prince Ji Jingwu hostage

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to force the Yue people to surrender.

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I'll scout for news.

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Look after Tongzhou.

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Wait.

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I'm coming with you.

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But...

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Lifei.

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We'll set off together later tonight.

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[Mingkun Gate]

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Zhijie, wake up.

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It's Mingli.

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Halt!

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Guard your heart meridians!

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Zhijie, let's go now.

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Mingli, go on ahead.

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I'll catch up to you.

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

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Zhijie,

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you know

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I had no choice.

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I never wanted this.

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We grew up side by side.

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You won't harm me, will you?

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Your Ladyship,

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stop while you still can.

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Your Ladyship.

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Your...

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After them!

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Search over there.

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Check thoroughly.

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Head that way.

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All right.

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Nothing here.

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Nothing here.

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Search every corner!

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We're surrounded by pursuers.

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What do we do?

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They're after me.

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I'll lead them away.

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No way.

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Your Highness, don't risk yourself.

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Leave with the Yue Emperor.

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Tongzhou and I will draw them off.

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Count me in.

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Tongzhou.

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Tongzhou. Tongzhou.

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Tongzhou.

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Keep up!

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Miss, please.

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Spare some food for me.

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Hurry.

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Follow me.

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Let's go.

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Rest easy, you're safe here.

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You might show your true face,

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so we may repay you later.

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Uncle!

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Jingwu.

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Jingwu.

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Jingwu!

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[Ji Jingwu]

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He's the real Crown Prince.

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Then who are you?

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I'm Miaoqing, a palace maid

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serving His Highness.

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You're no maid.

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You're a dancer from Yange Hall.

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You used Jingwu to get close to us.

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What do you want?

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Speak!

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Uncle, let her go!

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She's telling the truth.

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She saved us twice.

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She means no harm.

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Let's hear her out first.

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Your Highness still remembers me.

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I'm indeed a dancer from Yange Hall.

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

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Later, Match...

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Guided by a master,

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I came to Yue State

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and sneaked into the palace,

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thinking I could repay your kindness.

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Where did you get this spirit talisman?

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Perhaps from that master.

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Shortly after he sent me here,

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I found it in my robes.

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I believe he foresaw my peril

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and left it for my protection.

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Could it be the Matchmaker at Lugong Town?

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I do not know,

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but I did meet him under the Matchmaker Tree.

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Uncle,

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if not for Miaoqing,

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I would've been captured by Lanya.

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Your Highness, when Dauntu fell under siege,

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His Majesty bade me safeguard

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the Crown Prince at all costs.

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The palace is in utter chaos.

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You must protect Jingwu.

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Understood.

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What are you doing?

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My stomach hurts terribly.

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

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Bring him back soon.

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Understood.

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Now that Lanya has lost her hostage,

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no wonder she schemed with a fake prince.

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You're sharp-witted.

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Knowing Duantu was dangerous,

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why did you not flee?

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First, the city gates were heavily guarded.

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I dared not risk it.

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Second,

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I trusted Your Highness would come to our rescue.

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Thus, I hid here with Jingwu,

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waiting for Your Highness's return.

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Uncle, you're back.

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Can we rescue my father?

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It's my fault for failing you.

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I'll spare no effort

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to defend the Yue State

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and never let your father down again.

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Still no breakthrough.

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Why can't I break through the third level?

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Weighed down by mortal attachments,

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you cannot cut off all affection and desire.

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The third level is incredibly hard to break through.

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Only with heavenly and earthly treasures

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and purest spirit energy

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might you stand a slim chance.

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Purest spirit energy?

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Why would you take your own life?

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I had no thought of dying.

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

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and avenge His Majesty.

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The palace is swarming with Longming Sanctuary's disciples.

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What can a frail girl like you accomplish?

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I grew up by the water

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and excel at swimming.

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Before I left Lugong Town,

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Mr. Yan gave me immortal cultivation manuals.

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I know a few spirit arts

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to protect myself.

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I'm just nobody.

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

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I can still be of some use.

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I only saved you on a whim once.

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No need to sacrifice yourself.

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I've endured hardship since childhood.

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Though I entered Yange Hall,

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I was merely an ant, unnoticed by all.

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Only that day,

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Your Highness saved me

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and treated me like a human being.

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From then on,

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my life belongs to Your Highness.

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My only wish is to repay your kindness.

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I would die without regret.

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Too many have perished already.

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I want you to live.

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From this moment,

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your life is mine.

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Without my order,

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never act recklessly again.

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Tongzhou,

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Lu and I will rush to join you

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to defeat Zong Quan together.

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Tonghe,

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Uncle,

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now I know my duty.

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I'll never fail you again.

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I shall master the Xuanhua Sacred Fire soon,

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support Jingwu,

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and guard the Yue State

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for thousands of generations.

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Tongzhou,

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is your injury flaring up again?

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Stay still.

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I'm breaking through the third level.

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This spirit energy truly works wonders.

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Lifei,

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are you okay?

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I'm fine.

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How's your injury?

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My bad.

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I made you waste too much spirit energy on me.

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No big deal.

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I have the spirit power of Achillea Bead,

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a supreme treasure.

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It's endless.

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Instead,

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you just healed up. Stay cautious.

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

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Master locked Ye and me in.

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We can't leave the sect.

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We're trying to escape.

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Can't believe the Longming Sanctuary acts cruelly

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yet other sects just stand there scared.

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This is always how the immortal sects act.

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To the immortal sects,

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the rise and fall of mortal states

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are trivial matters.

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They never lift a finger to interfere.

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No one helped

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when Gaolu was destroyed.

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

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Zong Quan practices evil arts and turns evil.

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

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Every sect only cares for its own troubles.

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None will step forward.

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We can only rely on ourselves.

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Slaying Zong Quan is my fight.

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All of you, leave.

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

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Zong Quan and the Longming Sanctuary are our shared foes.

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We will not stand idly by.

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His cultivation is formidable now.

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

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I don't want to drag you down.

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Stop talking nonsense.

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At this critical moment,

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we have to join hands to devise a plan.

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Besides,

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Zong Quan is not who he once was,

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00:21:10,270 --> 00:21:11,490
nor are we.

287
00:21:11,750 --> 00:21:13,530
If we fight again, we may not lose.

288
00:21:45,270 --> 00:21:46,580
When you went to worship with Tongzhou,

289
00:21:47,120 --> 00:21:48,180
did you drain your spirit power

290
00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:49,690
to heal his injuries again?

291
00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:53,380
His deep grief injured his heart meridians.

292
00:21:57,550 --> 00:21:59,660
I'm fine, just a little tired.

293
00:22:37,100 --> 00:22:37,690
Xiuyuan.

294
00:22:45,510 --> 00:22:46,770
If this happens again,

295
00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:48,940
let me do it.

296
00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:52,250
I'm truly alright.

297
00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:55,530
Strangely enough,

298
00:22:56,510 --> 00:22:57,900
ever since we left the White Cliff,

299
00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:01,340
my spirit power seems to be endless.

300
00:23:03,550 --> 00:23:04,210
Xiuyuan,

301
00:23:04,990 --> 00:23:06,140
is something wrong with me?

302
00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:13,660
Just cultivation progress.

303
00:23:14,470 --> 00:23:15,140
Don't overthink it.

304
00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:21,900
I redrew the Demon-Subduing Formation.

305
00:23:22,270 --> 00:23:23,690
You know formations well.

306
00:23:24,070 --> 00:23:24,970
Help me fix its flaws.

307
00:23:26,470 --> 00:23:27,970
Even if formations are complex,

308
00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:30,620
if the two parties' strengths fall far behind,

309
00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:31,660
it won't work.

310
00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:33,620
Our top priority

311
00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:35,620
is to ambush Zong Quan

312
00:23:36,470 --> 00:23:37,140
while he's injured.

313
00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:38,450
Is he injured?

314
00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:40,860
He didn't appear when Lanya

315
00:23:41,550 --> 00:23:42,490
tried to trap us.

316
00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:46,290
It must be his cultivation deviation.

317
00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:49,420
Fell into demonic possession?

318
00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:51,860
That's not right.

319
00:23:52,750 --> 00:23:54,420
He always practices demonic arts.

320
00:23:55,230 --> 00:23:56,340
Every art has weaknesses,

321
00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:57,530
and everyone's

322
00:23:57,880 --> 00:23:59,290
spirit power differs.

323
00:23:59,790 --> 00:24:01,690
Zong Quan steals others' power

324
00:24:02,470 --> 00:24:03,250
and needs to refine it.

325
00:24:03,990 --> 00:24:04,530
I think

326
00:24:05,070 --> 00:24:07,100
Elder Xuanshan released Burning Flame power

327
00:24:07,340 --> 00:24:08,340
before he died,

328
00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:09,620
which backfired on Zong Quan.

329
00:24:10,990 --> 00:24:11,690
Xiuyuan,

330
00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:14,420
how do you know so much?

331
00:24:15,270 --> 00:24:17,820
I read more books than you.

332
00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:44,010
The Spirit-Devouring Canon is from the Primordial Era.

333
00:24:44,310 --> 00:24:46,860
You can't master it in a short time.

334
00:24:47,710 --> 00:24:49,250
You just destroyed Xingzheng Hall

335
00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:51,340
and absorbed many cultivators' power.

336
00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:52,770
Don't push too hard.

337
00:24:53,230 --> 00:24:55,210
My chest has ached recently.

338
00:24:56,470 --> 00:25:01,340
Is Rakshasa's life talisman acting up?

339
00:25:01,790 --> 00:25:02,490
Let me check.

340
00:25:08,550 --> 00:25:11,210
Zong Quan, you're asking for death!

341
00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:23,420
You refined the Burning Flame!

342
00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:28,900
With Xuanshanzi's Burning Flame

343
00:25:29,030 --> 00:25:30,530
and the Spirit-Devouring Demonic Arts,

344
00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:33,210
I'll become immortal soon.

345
00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:35,970
I won't be the demon clan's

346
00:25:35,990 --> 00:25:37,050
puppet anymore.

347
00:25:46,510 --> 00:25:47,660
The Guardian used Zong Quan

348
00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:48,860
to divide the immortal sects,

349
00:25:49,340 --> 00:25:51,010
but he broke free from the life talisman

350
00:25:51,270 --> 00:25:52,180
and became a huge threat.

351
00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:55,770
Does he have any weak points?

352
00:25:56,470 --> 00:25:57,010
Uh...

353
00:25:57,960 --> 00:25:58,380
Answer me!

354
00:25:58,640 --> 00:25:59,530
I don't know.

355
00:25:59,880 --> 00:26:01,530
But Demon Lord Yecha's supreme power

356
00:26:01,750 --> 00:26:03,970
can cut his spirit root and kill immortals.

357
00:26:06,550 --> 00:26:07,530
Go warn Rakshasa

358
00:26:07,990 --> 00:26:08,820
to watch her step.

359
00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:21,250
Hurry.

360
00:26:23,750 --> 00:26:24,140
Capture him!

361
00:26:29,470 --> 00:26:30,580
Zhao Mingli?

362
00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:32,970
It's you.

363
00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:35,660
Lanya, you killed Zhijie

364
00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:37,010
and His Highness.

365
00:26:37,340 --> 00:26:38,530
I'm going to avenge them.

366
00:26:38,790 --> 00:26:40,940
What's wrong with Tongzhou?

367
00:26:41,340 --> 00:26:42,770
His Highness's injuries were fatal.

368
00:26:43,750 --> 00:26:44,420
He's...

369
00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:46,380
He's dead.

370
00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:48,340
That's a lie!

371
00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:49,860
He would never die.

372
00:26:50,070 --> 00:26:51,530
I wish it weren't true.

373
00:26:52,070 --> 00:26:54,690
Zhijie and His Highness are both gone.

374
00:26:54,990 --> 00:26:56,820
Is this what you wanted, Lanya?

375
00:26:57,640 --> 00:26:58,210
Where's

376
00:26:59,100 --> 00:27:00,250
Tongzhou's body?

377
00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:03,180
At the Orchid Pavilion, north of the city.

378
00:27:05,990 --> 00:27:06,660
Orchid Pavilion.

379
00:27:08,150 --> 00:27:13,800
[Orchid Pavilion]

380
00:27:18,230 --> 00:27:19,730
Tongzhou. Tongzhou.

381
00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:21,620
I knew you weren't dead.

382
00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:22,730
Tongzhou,

383
00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:24,660
don't hate me.

384
00:27:25,270 --> 00:27:26,770
I never wanted to hurt you. Really.

385
00:27:28,270 --> 00:27:29,970
Zong Quan made me do it.

386
00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:34,860
Tongzhou.

387
00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:40,380
What did they make you do?

388
00:27:49,070 --> 00:27:50,450
Zong Quan took me captive

389
00:27:51,510 --> 00:27:53,250
when my parents died for the country.

390
00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:55,660
He put a Gu seal on me

391
00:27:58,550 --> 00:28:00,490
before we reached Duantu to control me,

392
00:28:01,470 --> 00:28:03,100
so I have to follow his orders.

393
00:28:09,710 --> 00:28:10,580
Is this Longming Seal?

394
00:28:14,070 --> 00:28:15,770
It tortures me with worm pain

395
00:28:16,550 --> 00:28:18,290
whenever I disobey him.

396
00:28:19,470 --> 00:28:20,530
It's unbearable.

397
00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:24,380
Tongzhou,

398
00:28:26,070 --> 00:28:27,940
I never wanted to hurt Tonghe

399
00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:29,940
or Mr. Xuanshan.

400
00:28:30,470 --> 00:28:33,180
But if I refused Zong Quan,

401
00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:34,860
he'd kill you.

402
00:28:35,710 --> 00:28:36,210
Tongzhou,

403
00:28:36,710 --> 00:28:38,660
I only acted to protect you.

404
00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:40,770
My feelings for you never changed.

405
00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:42,450
I swear. I never lied.

406
00:28:42,470 --> 00:28:43,660
Trust me.

407
00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:49,690
Tongzhou.

408
00:28:52,990 --> 00:28:55,770
If you really want to help me,

409
00:28:58,120 --> 00:28:59,290
kill Zong Quan.

410
00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:08,340
Tongzhou,

411
00:29:12,750 --> 00:29:13,770
do you hate me?

412
00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:21,530
I'd be lying if I said no.

413
00:29:22,310 --> 00:29:23,690
You killed my uncle

414
00:29:24,230 --> 00:29:25,050
and betrayed me.

415
00:29:29,790 --> 00:29:30,380
But

416
00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:33,690
I've always regarded you as my family.

417
00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:36,490
Right now, I can rely only on you.

418
00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:37,660
Lanya,

419
00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:40,290
kill Zong Quan,

420
00:29:41,750 --> 00:29:43,660
and we'll forget everything that happened before.

421
00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:49,210
What about Jiang Lifei?

422
00:29:52,070 --> 00:29:53,180
Won't she help you?

423
00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:01,250
She only cares about Lei Xiuyuan.

424
00:30:02,790 --> 00:30:04,530
Gelin and the others

425
00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:08,010
are too weak to help much anyway.

426
00:30:17,270 --> 00:30:17,770
Help me,

427
00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:19,620
Lanya.

428
00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:22,420
After I kill Zong Quan

429
00:30:23,470 --> 00:30:24,490
and become emperor,

430
00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:27,250
you'll be my empress.

431
00:30:32,470 --> 00:30:33,420
Then nobody

432
00:30:34,230 --> 00:30:35,580
can threaten you anymore.

433
00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:39,490
We'll work together to rebuild the Yue State.

434
00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:54,580
How can I prove I'm sincere?

435
00:31:09,440 --> 00:31:11,010
This is a Heartbound Gu.

436
00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:12,730
Take it,

437
00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:15,820
and we'll live or die together.

438
00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:29,380
Tongzhou.

439
00:31:50,990 --> 00:31:51,820
Keep Jingwu safe.

440
00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:53,940
If you hear nothing by Chen hour,

441
00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:55,180
leave Duantu right away.

442
00:31:55,790 --> 00:31:58,010
Go to Fengchu Academy for Mr. Zuo Qiu.

443
00:32:00,750 --> 00:32:01,450
Don't worry, Your Highness.

444
00:32:02,030 --> 00:32:03,730
I'll finish what you asked,

445
00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:04,820
no matter the cost.

446
00:32:06,310 --> 00:32:08,340
Uncle, focus on your mission.

447
00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:10,290
I've grown up,

448
00:32:10,310 --> 00:32:11,690
and I can take care of myself.

449
00:32:16,510 --> 00:32:17,420
Be a good boy.

450
00:32:21,270 --> 00:32:21,820
Go now.

451
00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:24,050
Your Royal Highness, let's go.

452
00:32:50,230 --> 00:32:50,770
Understood.

453
00:32:54,120 --> 00:32:55,140
What's wrong, Your Ladyship?

454
00:32:55,510 --> 00:32:56,860
Drinking to forget your pain?

455
00:32:59,310 --> 00:33:00,660
Tongzhou must hate me.

456
00:33:01,750 --> 00:33:05,490
I have no one left in this world.

457
00:33:06,710 --> 00:33:08,250
My life is meaningless.

458
00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:12,970
Tongzhou is gone,

459
00:33:13,750 --> 00:33:15,250
but I'm still here for you.

460
00:33:19,030 --> 00:33:19,860
Senior Brother.

461
00:33:44,550 --> 00:33:45,620
I knew you were plotting something.

462
00:33:46,550 --> 00:33:47,770
You're useless now.

463
00:33:48,510 --> 00:33:49,530
Meet your end.

464
00:33:54,710 --> 00:33:55,340
Lu Li?

465
00:33:56,960 --> 00:33:57,860
Gelin sent me to help you.

466
00:33:58,440 --> 00:33:59,860
Another fool begging to die.

467
00:34:00,510 --> 00:34:02,900
Fine, I'll send you both off.

468
00:34:21,840 --> 00:34:22,860
What's this?

469
00:34:23,220 --> 00:34:24,610
Instant-kill poison.

470
00:34:25,110 --> 00:34:25,900
You're getting off easy.

471
00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:37,900
Father, he is ahead.

472
00:34:38,280 --> 00:34:39,450
Must be the doing of Jiang Lifei's group.

473
00:35:27,470 --> 00:35:29,220
Fighting back desperately?

474
00:35:29,510 --> 00:35:31,420
I'll finish you off!

475
00:35:39,220 --> 00:35:40,610
The Sea Sect's Evasive Talisman Technique.

476
00:35:58,590 --> 00:36:00,340
You're way better now.

477
00:36:26,590 --> 00:36:27,860
Yecha's supreme power

478
00:36:28,220 --> 00:36:30,420
can cut his spirit root and kill immortals.

479
00:36:36,760 --> 00:36:37,420
Demon.

480
00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:05,420
The Divine Tree's spirit aura.

481
00:37:06,670 --> 00:37:08,220
You're the Divine Tree!

482
00:37:44,550 --> 00:37:45,970
You're the Divine Tree!

483
00:37:53,150 --> 00:37:53,820
Master,

484
00:37:54,190 --> 00:37:56,820
why do those spirits keep pestering me?

485
00:37:57,110 --> 00:37:57,900
Because

486
00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:00,490
they love your sweet scent.

487
00:38:00,990 --> 00:38:01,820
Sweet scent?

488
00:38:18,590 --> 00:38:19,450
Five centuries ago,

489
00:38:19,700 --> 00:38:22,450
Demon Lord Yecha was obsessed with the Divine Tree.

490
00:38:22,990 --> 00:38:25,130
Couldn't have it, so he tried to destroy it.

491
00:38:39,070 --> 00:38:40,260
According to the surviving guards,

492
00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:42,530
Zong Quan threw captured Xingzheng Hall disciples here

493
00:38:42,990 --> 00:38:44,010
to absorb their power.

494
00:38:45,150 --> 00:38:46,820
All were thrown in alive.

495
00:38:47,510 --> 00:38:49,700
Their broken souls fill this place with rage.

496
00:38:50,670 --> 00:38:52,300
Plus Zong Quan's demonic spirit,

497
00:38:52,920 --> 00:38:55,570
this altar became a soul-slaughtering purgatory.

498
00:38:56,670 --> 00:38:57,970
Ordinary people can't get close.

499
00:38:58,990 --> 00:39:00,170
I don't know what to do.

500
00:39:00,990 --> 00:39:02,940
Lei Xiuyuan, you're stronger.

501
00:39:03,670 --> 00:39:04,820
Can you purify this place?

502
00:39:12,190 --> 00:39:12,820
Don't come closer.

503
00:39:14,920 --> 00:39:15,940
The demonic energy may corrupt you.

504
00:39:17,880 --> 00:39:18,700
I'll take care of it.

505
00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:20,050
Go handle other things.

506
00:39:21,800 --> 00:39:22,650
I'll count on you.

507
00:39:46,400 --> 00:39:47,170
Lifei,

508
00:39:48,150 --> 00:39:49,420
you should rest in your room.

509
00:39:50,460 --> 00:39:51,170
Feeling better?

510
00:39:53,070 --> 00:39:53,780
Yes, I'm okay.

511
00:39:58,760 --> 00:40:01,530
Can they never reincarnate?

512
00:40:02,590 --> 00:40:03,380
Hatred lingers after death.

513
00:40:04,470 --> 00:40:05,530
Their souls

514
00:40:07,110 --> 00:40:07,970
won't let go.

515
00:40:08,670 --> 00:40:10,490
I have to block it with a formation

516
00:40:11,190 --> 00:40:12,530
to keep ordinary people safe.

517
00:40:13,900 --> 00:40:14,860
They'll be trapped here forever

518
00:40:15,860 --> 00:40:16,780
with no way out.

519
00:40:18,300 --> 00:40:19,530
How tragic for them.

520
00:40:23,670 --> 00:40:24,780
Let's go to Tongzhou.

521
00:40:25,510 --> 00:40:27,860
The Xuanhua Sacred Fire might clear their hatred.

522
00:40:36,380 --> 00:40:37,340
If they can be cleared

523
00:40:38,820 --> 00:40:39,700
and start over,

524
00:40:40,900 --> 00:40:42,010
that'll be the best result.

525
00:41:32,990 --> 00:41:33,530
Jingwu,

526
00:41:34,190 --> 00:41:35,900
after your coronation three days later,

527
00:41:36,340 --> 00:41:37,530
you'll be the emperor

528
00:41:38,340 --> 00:41:40,530
and carry the Yue State on your shoulders.

529
00:41:41,470 --> 00:41:44,010
I'm too young and unlearned.

530
00:41:44,030 --> 00:41:46,050
You should be the emperor.

531
00:41:50,980 --> 00:41:52,050
I've joined the immortal sect

532
00:41:52,720 --> 00:41:55,610
and will be Xingzheng Hall's Immortal Lord soon.

533
00:41:56,470 --> 00:41:57,170
Don't worry.

534
00:41:57,670 --> 00:41:59,300
I'll always back you up,

535
00:41:59,990 --> 00:42:00,740
just like

536
00:42:03,300 --> 00:42:05,970
my uncle supported your father.

537
00:42:06,920 --> 00:42:08,610
How dare you stop me!

538
00:42:09,280 --> 00:42:10,130
How dare you!

539
00:42:11,070 --> 00:42:12,010
Sorry, Your Ladyship.

540
00:42:12,400 --> 00:42:13,300
His Majesty forbids

541
00:42:13,590 --> 00:42:14,780
anyone from entering.

542
00:42:15,380 --> 00:42:16,130
You?

543
00:42:18,510 --> 00:42:22,450
You're the maid who took Jingwu away!

544
00:42:25,190 --> 00:42:27,260
I'm Miaoqing. Greetings, Your Ladyship.

545
00:42:29,980 --> 00:42:32,900
Insulting nobility is punishable by death.

546
00:42:33,940 --> 00:42:34,900
Drag her off and flog her to death.

547
00:42:34,940 --> 00:42:35,340
- Yes. - Yes.

548
00:42:35,360 --> 00:42:35,900
Wait!

549
00:42:38,050 --> 00:42:38,360
[The Eternal Fragrance]

550
00:42:38,360 --> 00:42:40,560
[Adapted from Shisilang's novel, The Eternal Fragrance]

551
00:42:51,800 --> 00:42:55,480
♪I trade all the mortal world's splendor♪

552
00:42:55,800 --> 00:42:58,480
♪For a fleeting moment with you♪

553
00:42:58,560 --> 00:43:01,800
♪Our fates intertwined, embracing yet fighting♪

554
00:43:01,800 --> 00:43:05,080
♪The hardest bond to balance♪

555
00:43:05,200 --> 00:43:09,080
♪Obsessed and struggling, a thousand thoughts arise♪

556
00:43:09,360 --> 00:43:12,560
♪Love sprouts again in this lifetime♪

557
00:43:12,720 --> 00:43:18,800
♪No calamity can rival the lingering thread of a fragrance♪

558
00:43:19,080 --> 00:43:23,200
♪With you, through mountains falling and seas turning to sand♪

559
00:43:23,480 --> 00:43:26,160
♪Withered branches burst into bloom♪

560
00:43:26,360 --> 00:43:28,280
♪Hand in hand on the Naihe Bridge♪

561
00:43:28,400 --> 00:43:32,720
♪Past the pagoda, in fine robes on galloping horses♪

562
00:43:32,880 --> 00:43:36,720
♪Always, at the very end of obsession♪

563
00:43:37,080 --> 00:43:40,080
♪Comes that one moment of softness♪

564
00:43:40,160 --> 00:43:46,280
♪Betrayed by all, I still reign supreme♪

565
00:43:46,480 --> 00:43:50,200
♪With you, we melt into mist and haze♪

566
00:44:03,440 --> 00:44:07,200
♪I trade the highest heaven and endless clouds♪

567
00:44:07,400 --> 00:44:10,200
♪For a fleeting moment with you♪

568
00:44:10,280 --> 00:44:13,680
♪Pierced by countless arrows, pain and illness pile on♪

569
00:44:13,680 --> 00:44:17,000
♪Yet I remain silent♪

570
00:44:17,160 --> 00:44:21,000
♪Deep love and long yearning, a kiss falls into a dream♪

571
00:44:21,160 --> 00:44:24,360
♪In the distant night, bitterness blooms♪

572
00:44:24,600 --> 00:44:30,440
♪The grand chapter is rewritten, startling the whole world♪

573
00:44:31,000 --> 00:44:34,920
♪With you, through mountains falling and seas turning to sand♪

574
00:44:35,200 --> 00:44:37,960
♪Withered branches burst into bloom♪

575
00:44:38,160 --> 00:44:40,000
♪Hand in hand on the Naihe Bridge♪

576
00:44:40,160 --> 00:44:44,360
♪Past the pagoda, in fine robes on galloping horses♪

577
00:44:44,600 --> 00:44:48,480
♪Always, at the very end of obsession♪

578
00:44:48,720 --> 00:44:51,760
♪Comes that one moment of softness♪

579
00:44:51,960 --> 00:44:58,680
♪Betrayed by all, I still reign supreme♪

580
00:44:58,720 --> 00:45:02,680
♪If the seal can't be broken, then let it go♪

581
00:45:02,920 --> 00:45:05,680
♪Where the heart finds peace, there is home♪

582
00:45:05,800 --> 00:45:07,720
♪Side by side, we fly through seas of clouds♪

583
00:45:07,880 --> 00:45:12,160
♪Break through the waves; the heart's ocean knows no shore♪

584
00:45:12,360 --> 00:45:16,200
♪Always, at the very end of fate♪

585
00:45:16,440 --> 00:45:19,560
♪Comes that one moment of defiance♪

586
00:45:19,600 --> 00:45:25,600
♪In the human world or above, like flowing water and falling petals♪

587
00:45:26,000 --> 00:45:30,360
♪Let this fleeting life be whatever it may♪