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♪Heavens strike with thunderous wrath♪

♪Mountains and rivers shatter before my eyes♪

♪Endless splendor cultivated through lifetimes♪

♪Turns to dust between my fingers in an instant♪

♪When the line between good and evil is clear♪

♪Countless souls drift into the boundless wilds♪

♪Carrying the spirit fire forward♪

♪I defy fate♪

♪Just to remain by your side♪

♪Falling into love's abyss♪

♪Like heavy rain pouring down♪

♪Drunk on romance♪

♪In a blink, love and hate vanish into illusion♪

♪Falling into endless love♪

♪Stirring waves upending a lifetime♪

♪Even if this life leads to ruin♪

♪I still choose to be entangled with you♪

♪Through all lifetimes♪

[When Destiny Brings The Demon]

[Based on the JJWXC novel "When Destiny Brings The Demon" by Fu Hua]

[Episode 20]

[Given the average lifespan in the cultivation world, it's only a brief parting]

We're almost out of food again.

After finishing this job,

I'll need to find more work.

Winter City is far.

Leave early and return early.

Be careful on the road.

Don't get yourself hurt.

I won't, Father.

Remember.

Do not expose your identity.

Don't worry. I dressed like this

just to hide it.

You may think I nag,

but the Immortal-Demon Barrier has been repaired.

That means

Sima Jiao

has awakened.

[Shi Yan]

He's awake?

That's why I'm worried he'll come after you.

If he acts first,

your life will be in danger.

Yan, if you hear any news

about Sima Jiao...

I must seize the chance to kill him.

Father, you've said this many times.

Sima Jiao is the archenemy

of the Shi family.

But the war between the celestial and demon realms has just ended,

and he has only just awakened,

he won't come after us so soon.

You lost your memories on Taiwei Mountain.

You have no idea how despicable

Sima Jiao can be.

To secure his position in the Celestial Palace,

he used false charges

to destroy whoever defied him.

Back then,

the Shi family held power

no less than the Sima family.

He saw us as a thorn in his side.

The battle of Taiwei Mountain

was his perfect scheme to destroy us,

reducing us from a sect master

to this wretched state.

On top of that,

the Demon Realm is hunting the Celestial Palace disciples

to devour their inner cores.

I had no choice

but to stay here,

wasting away at home.

Father,

even though Sima Jiao is powerful,

didn't you manage to save me

right under his nose?

That was only at the cost of my son,

Zhenxu's life!

I'm sorry, Father. I didn't mean that.

Zhenxu gave his life for mine.

I will never forget that.

And Father,

you're in this state because of me.

I will not forget your care.

That's why I work so hard to earn money,

so I can take you out of this Demon Realm soon.

I don't need you to take me away.

I need you to kill Sima Jiao.

If I were still capable of that,

I would never trouble you with the revenge.

Do you understand?

Put this on.

This mask conceals your aura.

Sima Jiao can't track you down easily.

It's all for your own good.

The moon is full tonight. A perfect time to cleanse your marrow.

Can we not do it?

Yes.

Yes, we can.

But then we'll become sitting ducks when facing Sima Jiao.

What if this, Yan?

Hand me over to him,

and perhaps he would spare your life.

All right, Father.

I'll be back soon.

I'm starving every day.

I can hardly step outside the Celestial Crane City,

let alone take revenge.

Unless that big bad Sima Jiao

comes right up to me to be killed,

I wouldn't throw my life away.

Or else, I'll end up like you.

[Winter City, Demon Realm]

Talk about bad luck.

I was just trying to go to work, but then I died by accident.

Later, I came into this world.

Of all places,

I came to this brutal Demon Realm.

Each day is worse than the last.

But since I've taken over the original host's body,

I should take care of her father in his old age.

Besides, he's nice to me, to be honest.

He saved my life.

That's a debt I have to repay.

I've called him Father for eighteen years.

It's almost become real.

But really, I can't defeat

that big bad Sima Jiao.

Can you really do it?

I heard you have good skills in cleaning up corpses,

so I came all the way to Winter City.

Don't worry, Mr. Xiu. You'll be satisfied.

Go on. Chop-chop.

[Rouge Terrace, Celestial Crane City]

Oh, dear Hongluo,

you're usually so well-behaved.

But the one time you cause trouble,

you killed someone we can't afford to cross.

[Hongluo, top courtesan of Rouge Terrace]

I didn't do it on purpose.

Besides, he was far too bold

to make advances on me.

So low in cultivation, yet he dared to demand I join him.

Pathetic.

Killing someone isn't a problem,

but it's a serious problem

if you damage my reputation.

Madam.

I heard you're in trouble.

Look, I've brought you the solution.

This skinny brat?

Can she really handle it?

Tell me about it.

I think this deal is far too big

for your small appetite.

They're being ridiculous.

She may look skinny,

[Feng Qi, guard of Rouge Terrace] but she's skilled in cleaning up corpses.

I brought her here all the way from Winter City.

Really?

Well, then. Go ahead.

This won't be easy to handle.

I knew you couldn't do it.

Not easy doesn't mean impossible.

It just takes effort

to cleanly remove Miss Hongluo

from this mess.

Can you truly do that?

Let's be frank, then.

Name your price.

Eighteen demon stones.

Eighteen demon stones?

That's too expensive. Why not just rob me instead?

Well.

If

you can handle Second Young Master's death,

here's my offer,

Rouge Terrace will reward you in the future.

But can you lower the price this time?

The lowest is fifteen.

Fine. Fifteen demon stones.

This must never leave this room.

What is this?

I'll begin now.

It'll appear as if the two men fought Second Young Master to the death.

Nothing to do with Miss Hongluo.

The process may be unpleasant.

Please step outside.

Let's leave.

Madam,

let's go.

- Will this really work? - Go.

- Alright. - I'll leave it to you.

Grandmaster,

everywhere in the Demon Realm is harsh and hostile.

Please endure it for now.

Let's rest here in Winter City.

Yes!

I conjured this with the cultivation

you helped me improve.

Do you like it?

I helped raise your cultivation,

and this is what you use it for?

This will put a smile on your face,

isn't it worth it?

Grandmaster, I believe

Tingyan wouldn't want

to see you upset.

What were you drawing?

It's called an emoticon.

My secret code.

Cute, isn't it?

Tingyan...

She's not dead.

How is it, Grandmaster?

Why can't I sense her presence?

Could it be concealed?

Anyway, she's still alive.

We agreed on this. It's on you.

Yes, of course.

Fifteen demon stones are a lot.

I couldn't have made this much

without your help.

True.

If the stingy madam found out

we pretended not to know each other

and raised the price together,

she'd be livid.

Hongluo.

You never used to kill.

What happened with that Second Young Master?

He killed my friend from Rouge Terrace.

At first,

I only wanted to drain his yang energy

to make him suffer.

Who knew he'd have the strength to strike back?

In a fit of rage, I...

I've already held back myself.

Don't be afraid. It's cleaned up now.

This place is full of filthy business.

Celestial Crane City may sound elegant,

but it's not a place to live for long.

Once I've saved enough,

I'll take you and my father

to Grain Rain Vale.

We'll live free and comfortably there.

Grain Rain Vale?

That's a place that only appears in legend.

I've never heard of anyone going there.

I think

that's just a tale to fool children.

You don't know.

I heard reliable news in the black market

that Grain Rain Vale is real.

It's just that it costs a great price to get there.

Two thousand demon stones.

Right.

That's why you work so hard.

Didn't you say

you're not Shi Yan

and you came from some other world?

I can't understand

what you mean,

but

your father

isn't your real father.

Still, he raised me all these years.

Besides,

he did save my life.

You carry the aura of the Celestial Palace.

Why don't you hand over your inner core

and let us drink with it?

Father.

Yan.

Run now. I'll hold them off.

No, I won't leave you.

Go!

Run!

Father.

You're frail.

Don't risk yourself for me again.

I've already lost Zhenxu.

I can't lose you too.

Father.

His legs were crippled ever since.

I can't abandon him.

In that case,

do this job well,

and I'll recommend you to Rouge Terrace?

You can work as a guard like Feng Qi. What do you think?

You'll get demon stones every month.

Wouldn't that bring you closer

to your goal?

It's so nice to have you.

Come on, we're friends.

When the madam found me,

my spirit sense was damaged.

I didn't know where I came from

or who my parents were.

But with a true friend like you,

I'm happy.

If I don't support you, who will?

It's so good to have you.

Nianjiu,

how long have you been with me?

Nearly 400 years, I suppose.

It's time to be independent.

No time like the present.

This place may be small,

but it could be your beginning.

Grandmaster,

I never have such thoughts.

I wish to stay at your side forever.

This isn't up to you.

[Winter City Lord Residence]

Take Winter City.

I want to tell her I'm here

in my way.

That way,

we kill two birds with one stone.

We can find Tingyan

and give the refugee from the Celestial Palace

shelter.

You're wise, Grandmaster.

This year, the Demon Lord demands

even more tribute.

His power is beyond everyone.

We can only obey.

[Niu San, Winter City Lord]

What's happening outside?

This is bad, my lord!

Two strangers

barged into the mansion

and defeated all our men.

Dozens of you defeated by just two?

Who's got the guts?

Take me to them.

Surrender the city,

and we will deal with the Demon Lord for you.

Release my men first, then I'll consider it.

Well? What have you decided?

Grandmaster,

all the demon soldiers have surrendered. Winter City has no leader now.

Please take charge.

You take the lead.

I'm open-minded.

Those who wish to stay,

from now on, we are as close as brothers.

For those who don't,

you may leave now.

I won't leave.

I, Niu San,

will follow the new city lord,

even at the cost of my life.

We will follow the new city lord,

even at the cost of our lives.

Alright, that's enough.

You may leave.

Yes, my lord.

What's going on?

What's going on?

My lord,

did they serve you poorly?

I'll fetch others to serve you.

That's not what I meant.

Niu San,

you're kind of strange, though.

Tell me.

Why did you submit so easily?

My lord,

the Demon Race admires the strong.

No matter who you are, as long as you can fight,

you deserve to lead.

Young man,

there's something I've long meant to say.

We people here may be loose in manner,

but there are rules we must follow.

The city lord is here.

How can a sidekick act

so arrogantly?

Shut it.

Niu San, are you out of your mind?

My Lord,

how would you want me to behave?

Grandmaster,

don't tease me.

Greetings, Grandmaster.

Niu San,

have you done the task I gave you?

Hurry and get to it.

I... I take my leave.

You truly carry such a presence as the new city lord.

It's all thanks to you, Grandmaster.

Don't worry.

I've told

those demonic cultivators

to take care of the Celestial Palace disciples in the city.

Once word spreads

that you claimed Winter City,

more Celestial Palace disciples will come

to join us.

When Tingyan hears of it,

she'll come here at once.

Winter City is still a small place.

If we want to see her at once,

we must seize a few larger cities quickly.

It seems the cold energy in your body hasn't recovered yet.

Father,

the process of restoring the cold constitution is painful.

Is there no other way?

To kill Sima Jiao,

you must use that cold energy to form Extreme Cold Ice Spikes.

Since you can't master this technique,

I can only cleanse your marrow

to awaken your cold constitution.

Father!

Yan,

I do this for your own good.

Don't blame me for being harsh.

We must kill Sima Jiao for revenge!

But Father, I don't hate him.

I can't share your hatred.

That's because you've lost your memories.

Why don't you restore them?

Eighteen years ago, I lost my son,

and you lost your brother.

I didn't restore your memories

because I didn't wish you

to relive the pain.

But since I've already forgotten,

and we get to live on,

we should cherish the days ahead all the more.

What is there to cherish

in such a ruined life?

Your brother died in the fire for your sake.

Do you mean to idle here

in comfort?

Please calm down, Father.

I dare not forget his sacrifice.

I have word

that Sima Jiao entered the Demon Realm a few days ago.

He'll soon deliver himself to us.

Focus on tempering your cold constitution.

Sima Jiao is coming.

But I haven't saved enough to go to Grain Rain Vale.

Is it wrong to simply live well?

You should only seek revenge if you have the strength.

Sima Jiao must be a grotesque monster.

I'm just too weak to fight him.

[Tomb of Beloved Mother, Zhou Qing'er]

Mother, I've come to see you.

[Bi'an] I've taken a new name, Bi'an.

Those who seek

to exploit my Fengshan blood

won't be able to find me.

Mother, do you know?

They say Grandmaster has arrived in the Demon Realm.

Tomorrow,

I'll set out to find him and Ms. Yan.

Hopefully, the journey goes smoothly,

and they may be as kind as you said,

willing to accept me.

Mother, the Demon Realm is full of danger.

I can't linger here.

Once I find Ms. Yan and Grandmaster,

I'll return to see you.

[Rouge Terrace]

Come.

- Drink it. - Let me feed you, my lord.

Come, my lord.

Drink.

Come on, drink.

Come on, my lord.

- Nice one, my lord. - Drink.

- Come on. - One more cup.

Drink.

[You Chi, Demon Lord]

Why didn't you attend court again, my lord?

Attend for what?

To be nagged by those old men

for splurging on building another palace,

or scolded for not personally leading battles?

Besides,

Sima Jiao has already fused two Spirit Fires.

Why seek trouble for ourselves?

My lord,

I've found an ancient secret artifact, the Xingtian Chain.

If we catch that Frost Fish,

refine her into a froststone, and set her into the chain,

it'll be enough to kill Sima Jiao...

Just hearing about this Frost Fish makes me mad.

I've spent so much effort

and power

just to turn a Frost Fish with the extreme-cold nature

into human form?

And now?

Do you even know if she's dead or alive?

My lord...

Mingli.

You've served me for so long.

Don't you know me by now?

I have

neither the power of the former Demon Lord,

nor the ambition to restore the Demon Race.

I only wish

to live comfortably as a descendant of You,

and rot in the palace.

So please,

stop forcing me.

You Chi is such a fool!

Please calm down, Preceptor.

[Preceptor Residence, Demon Realm]

If the Demon Lord foils your plan,

[Mr. Ghost]

we might as well...

No.

When the former lord You Yan's soul returns,

we need You Chi's body as a vessel

to house his soul.

Nothing must happen to You Chi.

I was being inconsiderate.

Our top priority is finding Liao Tingyan.

Any news?

Our men

have been searching for those from the Celestial Palace.

Recently,

faint traces of the extreme-cold nature

were found in the southeast,

but it's too weak to confirm

if it belongs to the Frost Fish.

Isn't that near Celestial Crane City and Winter City?

Dispatch men immediately.

Better to follow a false lead than let her slip away.

Yes, Preceptor.

Grandmaster.

Grandmaster.

Grandmaster,

Winter City has ordered that no one from the Celestial Palace be mistreated.

This man tried

to abduct several of them.

I... I was only following orders.

Why are you taking people from the Celestial Palace?

We were ordered to seize them

and take them back to the Demon Palace.

That's all I know.

Where were you searching?

We split forces

between Winter City and Celestial Crane City.

Anyone from the Celestial Palace

could be Tingyan.

I can't allow her the slightest risk.

There was a fierce fight here.

Once I gather 2,000 demon stones,

I'll take that stubborn old man

to Grain Rain Vale to live out his days.

Who knows, he might give up forcing me.

Yes, gentlemen?

Charge!

Be careful.

Those from the Celestial Palace must be taken alive.

I'm afraid you won't get your wish today.

Watch out!

Go away!

You won't escape today.

Thank you, sir.

Follow me again, and I'll kill you.

Are you from the Celestial Palace?

May I ask about two people?

Do you know

where Lord of Mercy and his cultivation partner, Liao Tingyan,

are?

You're the Fengshan bloodline?

You're Grandmaster?

You really are!

I'm Zhou Yueqing,

Zhou Qing'er's daughter.

Ms. Yan and you saved me before.

Huan!

Why are you in the Demon Realm?

When the Celestial Palace fell into chaos,

my mother and I

fled here.

She passed away days ago.

I was left alone,

so I was looking for you and Ms. Yan.

I never dreamed I'd meet you here.

Please let me follow you.

I can do anything.

Mother said Ms. Yan loves to play.

I can keep her company

while you're busy.

She does indeed.

With this protection shield,

no one will recognize you

as a Fengshan descendant again.

Go to the Winter City Lord.

He will help you settle down.

Thank you, Grandmaster.

What about you?

Grandmaster,

we've claimed four cities.

Do we continue tomorrow?

Of course.

The Celestial Crane City is the hub of the southeast.

Understood.

Which means

many from the Celestial Palace

may be hiding there.

I'll give orders immediately.

We'll move out tomorrow.

In full force.

Absolutely.

But Grandmaster,

we've conquered

so many cities.

Why haven't we heard news about Tingyan?

Perhaps she got held up.

If she still doesn't appear,

I'll kick You Chi from his throne

and make the entire Demon Race search for her.

[Celestial Crane City]

Demon dragon?

The City Lord is a demon dragon!

That's incredible!

I knew I followed the right person.

I've long heard the fame of Winter City Lord and Lord of Mercy.

Since you rule the Demon Realm,

it has been peaceful and harmonious.

I, He Sou, City Lord of Celestial Crane City,

along with all demon soldiers, pledge loyalty to you both.

Open the gate.

- Welcome! - Welcome!

Can't believe the leader has such a pretty face.

♪Autumn winds sigh♪

♪Moon and stars dapple the sky♪

♪Brushing the loneliness of bygone days♪

♪Candlelight flickers low♪

♪Shadows sway♪

♪Shimmering in the night♪

♪With a brush I draw♪

♪The color of light♪

♪To warm your frozen soul♪

♪Memories anchor here♪

♪Longing is engraved♪

♪Yet cannot be touched♪

♪Following♪

♪The veins of gravel♪

♪I turn into spirit fire♪

♪Burning away♪

♪All these karmic ties♪

♪To save you♪

♪To save me♪

♪To cross over all suffering, I'll break through♪

♪The laws of heaven♪

♪The vortex of reincarnation♪

♪What of life and death?♪

♪To save you♪

♪To save me♪

♪To redeem all beings, I'll let pass♪

♪Right and wrong♪

♪Rumors and tales♪

♪To seize fate♪

♪With my own hands♪

♪For you♪

♪For me♪

♪For the healing of wounds♪

♪I'll stir the murky seas♪

♪And strive against the heavens♪

♪To protect the vastness♪

♪For you♪

♪For me♪

♪For the light of dawn♪

♪I'll face promises♪

♪Like a moth to a flame♪

♪And use my body to shine♪

♪On even more♪