Original subtitles

[The Unclouded Soul]

[Episode 31]

Hong Ye,

you thought sealing us away for 10,000 years

would allow you to seize power alone?

Today, I'll show you what it feels like

to die 1,000 deaths.

I'd like to peel off his skin,

stuff it with his hair,

and make it a ball to play with. Sounds good?

That's too merciful.

I want to strip the flesh from his body

piece by piece,

each slice as thin as a cicada's wing.

Both of you, stand down.

Just watch.

Ao Hen!

We all suffered the seal for 10,000 years.

What right do you have to act alone?

Shut up.

Redirect the formation

to focus the attack 15 miles southwest.

Change the formation!

Die in battle,

and at least your family will receive compensation to live off.

But desertion is defying His Majesty's orders.

You will be killed with no mercy.

Ao Hen,

here's the thing.

You hit way too hard.

A move of yours

will reduce him to ashes, right?

Let go of me!

We'd better...

I'll be gentler.

Let me go first!

You are even more brutal.

Let me do this.

♪ A thousand years have flowed by ♪

♪ Turning into tears that brim over my eyes ♪

I've seen everything.

♪ And the moonlight to heal sorrow ♪

And I've experienced everything.

♪ The sweetness of the world always tastes like the first time ♪

Now I understand your suffering.

♪ The joys and sorrows in my dreams ♪

The agony from the past is hidden deep down inside.

♪ Transformed into a farewell song, stirring the soul ♪

All I want now is you.

♪ And into wind and rain, drifting and swirling ♪

Xiao Yao.

♪ The ship of fate always faces the waves ♪

I have been waiting for you all this time.

♪ From now on, someone will share all my love and hatred ♪

I am Xiao Yao.

♪ Together, we explore mountains and rivers with one heart ♪

And I am also Ning'an.

♪ From now on, someone will share all my dreams and my drinks ♪

It's always been me.

♪ With an extra pair of eyes, we admire the sun, moon, and stars together ♪

Hong Ye,

♪ From now on, the moon fears waning, the waves long for the returning tide ♪

I'm sorry.

♪ I carry an extra touch of care in my heart and on my brow ♪

Back then, I was constrained by circumstances

♪ From now on, with reckless courage and mutual longing ♪

and could not tell you

that my love for you was true.

♪ We forsake three lifetimes of marriage, only to fulfill our wishes ♪

In this life, I am no longer the human princess.

Your return alone is the greatest blessing.

♪ From now on, the moon fears waning, the waves long for the returning tide ♪

♪ I carry an extra touch of care in my heart and on my brow ♪

See that?

This woman is human,

♪ From now on, with reckless courage and mutual longing ♪

in league with Hong Ye,

full of tricks.

♪ We forsake three lifetimes of marriage, only to fulfill our wishes ♪

I've brought back your primordial spirit.

I'll return it to you.

♪ The joys and sorrows in my dreams ♪

♪ Transformed into a farewell song, stirring the soul ♪

♪ And into wind and rain, drifting and swirling ♪

♪ The ship of fate always faces the waves ♪

♪ From now on, someone will share all my love and hatred ♪

♪ Together, we explore mountains and rivers with one heart ♪

♪ From now on, someone will share all my dreams and my drinks ♪

♪ With an extra pair of eyes, we admire the sun, moon, and stars together ♪

♪ From now on, the moon fears waning, the waves long for the returning tide ♪

♪ I carry an extra touch of care in my heart and on my brow ♪

♪ From now on, with reckless courage and mutual longing ♪

♪ Giving up three lives of marriage just for ♪

♪ Our wishes ♪

Let go of my sister!

Xiao Yao!

It's you?

What are you doing?

Don't you remember me?

Stay back!

Why is your power weaker than before?

Are you sick?

Let me check on you.

Say whatever you want,

but don't touch me!

Hands off her!

You don't remember anything?

It's been 10,000 years,

and you still don't know

who truly cares for you.

What are you talking about?

Sister!

Xiao Yao,

run!

Hong Ye,

if you dare lay a finger on her,

I swear I will tear you to pieces!

If you try to bewitch her again,

I'll make you die an even more miserable death!

You despicable rascal!

Stay away from her!

How do they know us?

You know us?

-Mm. -Mm.

What's my name?

-Xiao Yao. -Xiao Yao.

Hong Ye just called it out.

Who are you?

I'm Qiong Qi.

I'm your big brother!

Qiong Qi?

My big brother?

Do you remember me then?

Do you remember Ao Hen?

You're Ao Hen?

Sister!

Me...

You couldn't be Teng She, could you?

Sister remembers me! She remembers me!

After 10,000 years,

she only remembers me.

Hold on, hold on.

I

have a poor memory.

I really don't remember

how we met.

Xiao Yao,

it's been 10,000 years.

Who knows how many times of reincarnation you've had?

It's just normal that you don't remember clearly.

But she still remembers Hong Ye.

Three great demons,

our demon kind is teetering on the brink of destruction.

Whatever grievances or grudges you have,

please cast them aside for now.

For nearly 10,000 years,

our demon kind has been through countless catastrophes,

with few of us remaining.

How dare you say that?

You 3,

you possess such immense power

just to harm your own kind?

Yes.

Of course.

The Demons' Valley beneath your feet is

the only place in this world

for demons to inhabit.

It's in danger now.

It's fine if you don't help us.

But please, at least let us out to defend it.

Whatever issues you have, we can discuss them when we return.

Is that okay?

Can't believe demons have become so weak,

being cornered by humans to this extent.

Just some minor humans.

Xiao Yao,

I'll help you solve this.

As long as you ask, Sister,

I'll do anything for you.

Don't worry,

I'm here, too.

Deer!

Bamboo!

Please don't let me be a broom in my next life!

Don't be afraid.

What are you doing?

Attack!

Such a soft little kitty like you

should be playing with yarn balls

instead of fighting here.

Leave this to me.

Can believe you've been beaten so badly by humans.

How useless.

Now that's more like it.

Human tactics

have indeed improved quite a bit.

My Lord!

We can't win!

Let's retreat!

If we don't, they'll kill us all!

Fall back.

Go!

Run!

Tan'er,

protect your brother and leave!

Come on!

Don't pursue a cornered enemy.

The humans have grown stronger,

but they're not unbeatable yet.

He was scared off?

But Hong Ye is

really something now

after 10,000 years.

Shut your mouth!

How dare you speak so carelessly about His Lordship?

Little cat demon, you're quite protective of your master.

The humans have retreated now.

Take everyone

to a safe place.

Let's go.

Follow me to the Moon-Gazing Terrace.

Mm.

Fortunately, I reacted quickly.

Otherwise, I would've been done for.

Had I not been injured,

this would have been a piece of cake for me.

Are you okay?

I'm okay. Just some minor wounds.

You doing alright?

Yeah.

How's your injury here?

Come on.

It doesn't hurt anymore.

Thank you.

-Don't worry. I'm fine. -His Lordship is back.

-My Lord. -And Xiao Yao is back, too.

Xiao Yao.

My Lord.

My Lord.

My Lord.

-My Lord. -Xiao Ming.

You've got your power back, My Lord?

His Lordship has restored his power!

Really?

That's great!

Sorry,

everyone, I've come too late.

Thank you for your tremendous help, seniors.

As expected of great senior demons.

You can tell the difference

when senior demons strike.

You've truly opened our eyes.

Xiao Yao,

I told you before

that even without Hong Ye,

we could still repel the humans.

Hong Ye,

the humans have retreated.

Now,

it's time to settle our score.

Regardless of our past grudges,

I, Hong Ye, really appreciate

your tremendous help.

Xiao Ming.

Yes.

Take everyone back to Youning Cave.

I need to discuss important matters

with these 3 seniors.

But...

Follow my order.

Yes.

Everyone, follow me back to Youning Cave!

Let's go.

Come on, let me help you.

I'm not leaving.

Xiao Yao.

Step aside.

This is between Hong Ye

and the 3 of us.

Xiao Yao,

he's right.

Though I don't know what happened in the past,

today,

I must settle things with these 3.

Let me do it.

You!

What are you looking at?

I'm talking to you.

What did I do?

I won't talk about past grievances for now.

You just held me hostage,

nearly ruining my reputation.

How do we settle this immediate offense?

When did I ever hold you hostage?

You took advantage of the chaos,

and your methods weren't any better than humans'.

You weren't really trying to ruin my sister's reputation, were you?

Nonsense!

I was afraid you two would hurt her.

That's right.

You almost hurt her.

When did I ever hurt her?

He's mad,

getting defensive!

Why so mad?

Who's mad?

And you two...

Sister,

I always listen to you.

Me, too...

Shut up.

What did you just call me?

Sister, of course.

I've missed you so much.

Shameless.

Since you call me sister,

why are you irritating me here

just like these two?

There's indeed something wrong

with you two.

Hong Ye!

How dare you hide behind Xiao Yao?

Today, I challenge you to a fight to the death.

Do you dare accept it?

I'll say yes.

I challenge you to a fight.

Do you dare accept it?

Come on.

Fight me first.

Then you can go fight Hong Ye.

Well...

"Well"?

Are you dumb?

What?

Are you scared?

Why...

Why wouldn't I be scared?

So, will you fight or not?

I was just released from a 10,000-year seal.

My body is

weak.

Let me recover first before we fight.

What do you say?

Fine!

What about you then?

Need some time to recover?

Our Demons' Valley has been destroyed.

We need to rebuild our home.

There are a whole lot of things to attend to.

So we'll have to take our leave.

Let's go.

Xiao...

To...

To kill Hong Ye,

we must first fight Xiao Yao.

Isn't it unsolvable?

The Qiong Qi Clan has robust limbs

but simple minds.

The reputation is well-deserved.

Enough!

You still don't get it?

Even without her memory,

Sister is still protecting Hong Ye.

That means

even if we kill Hong Ye,

Sister will only resent us.

We need to figure out another way.

What's most frustrating now is

that even Hong Ye doesn't remember anything.

Even if I kill him,

it still won't ease the hatred in my heart!

How did those 3 show up out of nowhere again?

These 3 great demons are powerful

and harbor intense resentment

toward both humans and demons.

They were sealed in Yunmeng Lake years ago

for fear that they would bring disaster to the world.

But this matter is

a secret of the demon race,

known only to successive Demon Kings.

Yet somehow Heiwu

learned about this secret

and broke their seal.

They actually are quite adorable, though.

Who knows if they're just pretending?

Why are they so hostile toward you?

I wonder what grudges

existed 10,000 years ago.

So we knew each other 10,000 years ago.

I'm so curious

about how we first met 10,000 years ago.

Exalted Immortal.

We've heard that you consume wind and dew

and gather the essence of flowers.

So we have prepared these humble offerings,

hoping they might

please you, Exalted Immortal.

You dare speak of sincerity?

I guess it was your unsatisfied greed

that caused you this retribution!

Exalted Immortal,

why do you say so?

The Emperor trusted shameless sorcerers,

misused pills,

and consumed way too many demons,

leading to the emergence of the ancient great demons

who had been sealed for 10,000 years.

How could humans stand a chance to win?

Well...

How could this happen?

Please calm down, Exalted Immortal.

I'm going to petition His Majesty

to send reinforcements immediately.

All hell broke loose.

No matter how many troops you send,

they won't satisfy the demons' bloodthirst.

Please save us, Exalted Immortal!

Is there

a Mountain and Sea Map

drawn by ancient demons in the imperial palace?

Go check the imperial treasury immediately.

If it's there,

bring it to the Exalted Immortal immediately!

Hurry!

-Yes. -Yes.

Hurry up!

Get up.

Leave now.

Dreamshard Immortal,

I ended up becoming you.

No!

I am not you.

I will never become you!

You may all leave.

-Yes. -Yes.

[Misty Forest] [Mount Qingyuan] [Mount Qingyun] [Pingjiang Prefecture]

[Hong Ye] [Qiong Qi] [Ao Hen] [Teng She]

[Hong Ye] [Qiong Qi] [Ao Hen] [Teng She]

There are actually 3 of them.

No wonder we lost.

We were originally prepared to deal with Hong Ye alone,

but now there are 3 more.

Each of them is even more powerful than Hong Ye.

How can we continue fighting?

The Bulwark Duke is working on a plan.

We just

need to follow orders.

Mm.

Sir,

we've lost everything we had.

What plan could we possibly work out?

Let's count our casualties first.

Yes.

You bold demon!

How dare you sneak into our camp at night?

Why so nervous, Mr. Ji?

You and I are now of the same kind.

Why should I hold past grudges against you?

What happened before wasn't

solely your responsibility.

I was foolish,

choosing someone whose word meant nothing

to join me for the great cause!

If you go back now,

humans will surely despise you.

If I'm not mistaken,

you won't even be allowed to survive, right?

And since Demons' Valley cannot be conquered at the moment,

you're truly caught between a rock and a hard place.

But we're in the same situation.

Neither humans nor demons accept us.

Only by joining forces

can we gain freedom of movement.

You need me.

Because I know demons the best.

Come into the tent to talk.

My Lord,

Heiwu was previously

my informant

planted among the demons.

Informant?

Is he an informant

or just a loser?

I've offended you a lot before, Bulwark Duke.

I'd like to apologize for it.

Hope you

can let it go, Bulwark Duke.

This defeat

has caused humans heavy losses.

Aren't you curious, Bulwark Duke,

about the 3 great demons that suddenly appeared in Demons' Valley

and their origins?

There used to be

a Sea Turtle guarding this place,

so the seal never weakened.

To release those 3 ancient fierce beasts,

Hong Ye used any means necessary

and cruelly murdered the only Demon Lord Sea Turtle

of our demons.

Sea Turtle above in heaven,

I, Heiwu,

will surely avenge your death!

Those 3 great demons

in yesterday's battle all have power

greater than Hong Ye's.

Even if Hong Ye removed the seal

to bring disaster to the world,

how could he possibly

control 3 ancient fierce beasts at the same time

to work for him?

Xiao Yao.

Xiao Yao?

I saw it with my own eyes yesterday

that those 3 great demons were all devoted to Xiao Yao.

Xiao Yao said a few words,

yet they took them as gospel

and obeyed completely.

I guess

Hong Ye exploited this

to trick them

into fighting for him.

When Tan'er fought those 3 great demons,

I could sense their power, too.

They truly boast tremendous strength.

With these 3 ancient great demons joining the demon side,

humans are now greatly outmatched.

You cannot hope to win by strength alone.

You must find their weakness

and defeat them one by one.

Heiwu's selfish intentions are obvious.

He simply wants to use human power for his own ends.

Be it humans or demons,

everyone has selfish motives.

Since you know his true intentions,

you should realize

that what he says is true.

The 3 ancient great demons

plus Hong Ye.

They've got

only one weakness.

What on earth happened?

Exalted Immortal,

are you alright?

Blood essence...

Spiritual essence...

Exalted Immortal,

drink this.

Get lost now.

Yes.

Immortal Lord...

I will never become you.

Never!

Bulwark Duke.

What happened, Bulwark Duke?

There's an emergency happening in the capital.

I must hurry back immediately.

Bulwark Duke,

you can't do it.

The war between the 2 clans is ever-changing.

Any delay could lead to disaster.

I said I must return to the capital!

What on earth happened?

Are you hurt?

I'm fine.

The war is important.

Do not be distracted.

You're alone in the capital.

Everyone is keeping an eye on you.

How can I not worry?

I am the Exalted Immortal in the Emperor's eyes.

Who would dare harm me?

Even if I die,

I will never consume other people's essence

or do things that would make you look down on me.

Everything will be fine

once I find the Yuli Spring.

It's just that lately,

I often feel...

I feel that Dreamshard Immortal is still alive.

She's in my body,

trying to consume me,

to enslave me,

until she completely devours me.

Bingzhu,

do you remember

when you first met me?

As if it were yesterday.

Great.

I thought

it had been hundreds or thousands of years.

Because even I can barely remember it myself.

This is all my fault.

Everything I've done wasn't to make you feel guilty.

I know.

You once said...

You would take care of me for my brother.

Does that still stand?

Yes, of course.

If you help me fulfill 3 more wishes,

that will be enough.

Okay.

Go ahead.

You said that you raised Tan'er.

When she was little, you couldn't afford toys,

so you used your knife

to carve wooden and bamboo dolls

to make her happy

and help her sleep.

Could you...

carve one for me, too?

Of course.

What kind of wooden doll would you like?

Just make one

that looks like me

when we first met.

Do you still remember?

Of course I do.

And what about your second wish?

What's it?

I...

I can't think of it right now.

When I think of something,

I'll let you know.

Orioles,

Parrot,

I can't bring you back to life,

but together, we can

save these dying flowers.

You're quite good at deceiving yourself.

Why are you still here?

I just won a battle for you guys,

and now you want to cut me loose?

If these birds were still alive,

would they agree to what you did?

You turned their original bodies

into rotten fertilizers

to nourish a useless flower.

All things in the world are one.

As one wanes, another waxes.

They nourish each other

to achieve longevity.

This is the law of nature.

How can you call it rotten and useless?

What a fine talk of wane and wax.

Then, if Hong Ye's death

could bring prosperity to demons,

would you do it?

Only with Hong Ye here

will demons prosper.

Were it not for Hong Ye,

humans would have already been wiped out.

And demons

wouldn't be in such a miserable state.

I'm afraid Hong Ye has never told you

how he became the Demon King, right?

Does that matter?

You don't need to sow discord here.

He's entirely devoted to protecting demons,

exhausting himself for their sake.

That's enough.

You don't remember,

so it doesn't matter anymore?

Never mind.

I've waited for 10,000 years.

A few more days won't make a difference.

But you'd better remember

that I, Ao Hen, always get my revenge.

You can protect him for now,

but not forever.

Sister!

Sister,

look!

See what I brought you.

Why did you bring the Zhuyu herbs' home here?

I thought these little things were quite cute,

and you might like...

Put it back!

That's what you get for flattering her recklessly!

You irritated her, huh?

Alright, alright.

I'm not really mad.

You're actually quite adorable.

Much better than

that sarcastic Ao Hen.

Xiao Yao,

has Ao Hen provoked you again?

No, no, no.

Well,

it's because of my weak power.

It has nothing to do with the senior.

It doesn't matter.

As long as we're here,

you're still the strongest in this world.

Mm.

I appreciate your kindness,

but I think it's better to cultivate on my own.

Well, then,

let me teach you, Sister.

Um,

could you please stop calling me Sister?

You said it for real?

So,

if I don't call you Sister,

does that mean...

Does that mean I can like you now?

What nonsense are you talking about?