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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 23] [If We Still Believe in Us, Then Amnesia Just Spices Things Up]

Grandmaster.

Grandmaster, are you all right?

Is the Spirit Fire inside you restless again?

Have you found Shi Qianlv?

He...

he escaped.

Then why are you back here?

Grandmaster, look.

Ye Ruling?

She was Hongluo,

the girl killed by those two

from the Zhihun clan.

So she ended up in the Demon Realm as well.

Grandmaster,

have you heard?

The people at Rouge Terrace said

they found her by Yin-Yang Lake.

And they told me

she was carrying the tube whistle I gave her.

Grandmaster,

I finally got word of her,

but then I instantly lost her again.

Does this mean

I will never see her again?

Her soul has been transferred.

You guarded the rite.

Really?

When I stood guard over the Soul Transfer,

all I found was a handful of ashes.

I never knew

that was her.

But

don't be too quick to rejoice.

When I performed the Soul Transfer Spell for her,

I found that her soul was badly damaged.

The memories of when she was Ye Ruling

may never return.

Grandmaster, are you saying

that she

may not remember me?

She may even treat your devotion

as nothing,

leaving you in pain.

Even though none of this

has happened yet,

your words

already make my heart ache.

As long as she remains alive,

no matter how much it hurts you,

you must endure it.

You are right, Grandmaster.

What matters most

is that she remains alive.

Move it.

Keep up.

Hurry.

Move it!

Move!

- Keep up. - Qianlv,

people from the Demon Realm and Sima Jiao's men

are all looking for us.

Hurry up!

If Liao Tingyan doesn't act soon,

are we just going to wait for death?

Avoid that squad of ghost envoys.

Hurry!

Greetings, Preceptor.

Routine inspection.

Who is in the carriage?

Qianlv...

Go on.

Yes.

That man once held power in the Celestial Palace.

He has some cunning.

But look at him now.

How laughable.

Preceptor,

why did you let him go?

I've heard Liao Tingyan has called him Father these past 18 years,

believing he was her savior.

He's also the one who knows her history

in the Celestial Palace best.

I'm letting him live.

Perhaps one day he'll be of use to me.

But what if he doesn't repay the favor?

I don't need him to.

Once he is driven to a dead end,

he will swallow his pride.

Keep a close watch on him.

Understood.

We're lucky they didn't realize

we were from the Celestial Palace.

That was Mingli, the Preceptor of the Demon Realm.

With his cultivation, he surely saw

our true identity.

Then why did he let us go?

Perhaps he has an ulterior motive.

Hey, you.

Stop.

Why are you still here?

Your Grandmaster said

I could stay.

Listen up.

You're only still alive

because our Grandmaster cares

about Tingyan's feelings.

You should be keeping your head down.

How dare you strut around like this?

Listen.

From now on, you are not to appear before Tingyan again.

Fine.

But Yan loves the food I make.

If she can't have it, she'll grow restless

and have trouble sleeping.

If she falls ill because of this, who will take responsibility?

Are you saying

she can't do without you?

It seems that way.

You are too dangerous

for her.

I'm staying by her side

to shield her from you.

She and I are cultivation partners.

You

are nothing but a clown.

Still,

these do smell nice.

Don't flatter yourself.

This is nothing.

Our Grandmaster can get Tingyan

whatever she wants to eat.

Grandmaster,

even if you don't kill him,

you can't let him act so arrogantly.

Someone like him

is not worth my anger.

I won't take him seriously.

But Grandmaster,

you don't really seem

like you're not angry.

Let's go.

Your spells are getting stronger.

Have you been practicing in secret?

Of course not.

Come on.

I know you love training.

Again.

Love it? I'm forced into it.

What?

Nothing. Let's keep going.

It's already dark.

Go back and rest.

I'll scout outside to see

if there are any gaps in the defenses

and prepare for our departure.

All right.

Why doesn't Feng Qi listen?

I told him to leave, but he just won't.

Every day, he drags me to train like he's on stimulants.

I only train for self-defense,

not because I like it.

When did you come in?

Let me take you somewhere.

Why can't I ever say no to him?

[Central Tower, Winter City Lord Residence]

Why does it feel like I've been here before?

You remember?

No.

I just feel

like I saw it in a dream.

That was no dream.

This is where we first met.

I'm exhausted.

Can't walk anymore?

Grandmaster,

forgive me for asking,

but why are we

climbing so high?

No reason.

Back then, when you climbed these stairs,

you nearly collapsed.

I had never met anyone

weaker than you.

Even the snake I kept

was 100 times stronger.

♪No fate's tangle, no parting swans♪

♪Memories fade...♪

But now you can climb them

without tiring so much.

At the Soulbud stage,

some flights of stairs are nothing to me.

But I know

that even if you can climb them, you don't like doing it.

♪Even if heaven and earth turned to ash♪

♪I would never regret the day I met you♪

♪Mad love blooms a lotus in the heart♪

♪Snow not gone, flame not out♪

♪Prism of three lifetimes...♪

You've always liked delicate things.

I put up

these lanterns after moving the tower here.

Do you like them?

In the Demon Realm, everything is practical.

It's rare to see something so beautiful.

If you like them,

I'll light them for you every day.

♪We wander the mortal world in search♪

♪Yet forget the reason why♪

♪Cycle back to raging flames♪

♪Even if my very soul were to vanish♪

♪Be it destiny or doom, I light up the endless night♪

♪To chase the darkness away from your dreams♪

♪Even if heaven and earth turned to ash...♪

This is so beautiful,

like a sky full of stars.

You like watching the stars?

This is breathtaking.

It's been so long since I last saw a meteor shower.

This tower is perfect for stargazing.

It once stood on Three Saints Mountain.

I moved it here.

You must really like it.

I hate it.

It imprisoned me for 500 years.

Five hundred years?

Then why did you bring it here?

Because we once lived here.

It carries your aura.

I nearly forgot. I'm only a substitute.

None of this is really for me.

Is something missing here?

I'll kill you!

So what if your cultivation partner died?

Yes, my power caused her death,

but I didn't kill her!

You were the fool who schemed

against others

and ended up burning her to death by accident!

You keep blaming me.

Even if you feel nothing, I suffer!

You huge jerk! You scum!

Why does this flame curse

just like me?

Shut up.

You brought her back?

I once had you water it

so it would produce Bloodseal Blooms,

and you taught it to talk this way.

You vile, wicked woman!

How could you still water me after learning the truth?

You're just

a petty little evil flame.

Of course I'd choose

to obey the far more terrifying Grandmaster.

So this is the famed Bloodseal Bloom.

I taught it?

These loungers are exactly my style.

You really know how to enjoy yourself.

You taught me this.

So the body's original owner used facial masks too?

I haven't had time

to put on a mask and relax like this in years.

What's the point of it?

It keeps the skin moisturized.

When you were gone,

I once came here alone.

And somehow,

the past ten-odd years felt

even longer than the 500 years

in the Three Saints Mountain.

Remember:

he isn't doing any of this for you.

We once shared

countless memories here.

They are real,

unchanging,

and will never fade.

The truth is, I am not the Liao Tingyan you speak of.

We went through life and death together.

How could I mistake you?

But none of that matters.

You can treat today

as our first encounter.

From now on,

I will create new memories for us,

memories that belong

only to the present.

Will you allow it?

Then this

first meeting of ours, filled with lanterns and stars,

is quite romantic.

Other wounds, no matter how grave,

always heal under my treatment.

Why is it so hard with yours?

The more you gain,

the greater the price you must pay.

♪Heavens strike with thunderous wrath...♪

All right.

I had meant it as a gift for our first meeting.

♪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...♪

Grandmaster,

I tied it in a bow.

Isn't it cute?

♪Upending a lifetime♪

♪Even if this life leads to ruin♪

♪I still choose to be entangled with you♪

♪Through all lifetimes♪

Any sign of Shi Qianlv?

My lord,

one of our men sent word that he saw him,

but by the time we got here,

all we found was this empty carriage.

He really was here.

He's over there.

After him!

Yes.

Let's go!

Qianlv...

- Well? - They're coming.

What do we do?

Already?

Run.

Qianlv!

Your legs...

Run, now!

Shi Qianlv,

you cannot escape.

They say you were crippled.

But now it seems you lied to Tingyan.

Enough talk!

Qianlv, go!

Keep chasing him.

I'll bring this one back to the Grandmaster.

Understood.

I actually slept all the way till morning again.

If you like them,

I'll light them for you every day.

Why is my face so hot?

Have I really fallen for Sima Jiao?

Yan, may I come in?

Come in.

Thank you.

I saw everything.

Sima Jiao really was laughable,

thinking he could win you over with tricks like that.

He's really underestimated you.

In fact,

he is very kind to me.

He treats you well

because of the woman he once loved.

It has nothing to do with you.

You said so yourself. Remember?

Those lanterns

and that tower

have nothing to do with you.

Don't get confused.

Enough. I know.

I feel like I'm the other woman right now.

His feelings aren't really for me.

Yan,

in fact, we...

I want to take you to see someone.

Aunt!

Don't call me that!

Our clan has no traitor like you!

How dare you speak such nonsense in front of me?

Please, calm down.

Free her first, will you?

I will let you see for yourself

how the Shi clan deceived you.

You wicked girl.

You killed your own brother.

And now, are you going to watch me

die for you too?

You should kill him now!

I'll cooperate.

But promise me this:

no matter what happens, don't harm her.

Very well.

I promise.

Sima Jiao,

you vile man!

Let me go! Let my father go!

Sima Jiao!

How could this be?

Yan.

Zhenxu.

Come on.

Let's go. Come with me.

But Father...

Don't worry about him.

I'll take care of it. Go now.

Leave this to me. Go!

I...

Zhenxu!

Just leave me.

Go!

Remember: kill Sima Jiao

to avenge our clan.

Zhenxu!

Tingyan...

She's using

Father's energy to heal my wounds?

He would even shorten his own life for me...

Someone tampered with her memories.

But weren't you the one

who showed me all that?

Aunt!

You promised not to hurt her.

When I performed Soul Search,

I shielded her soul.

I didn't hurt her.

My mind is a mess.

Give me time to think.

Tingyan...

I am not your Liao Tingyan!

And I don't want to be her!

You only need to be yourself.

You don't even know who I really am.

I do.

You like vacations.

You like touching fish.

And you hate killing most of all.

You're courting death!

Tingyan!

Tingyan!

Qiandu.

Please forgive me.

I never thought it would come to this,

using your life to buy myself

one last chance.

Qianlv,

we are already at the end of the road.

I am willing to give my life to win a chance for the Shi clan's revenge.

Absolutely not.

If you appear before Sima Jiao,

you will surely die.

Besides,

we still have

Liao Tingyan as a piece on the board.

If Liao Tingyan ever meant to strike,

would she have waited until now?

If I am captured and brought before Sima Jiao,

he will certainly use Soul Search on me

to prove himself to her.

You can implant the memories we want her to see

into my Soul Manor.

Once she has seen them,

I will end my own life,

and her hatred for Sima Jiao will be completely awakened.

But...

Qianlv, we have no time left.

They are closing in.

Let me bid you farewell here.

When the Shi clan's vengeance is fulfilled,

please let the winds carry word of it to me.

Sima Jiao,

you will die at the hands of the one you love most.

Grandmaster,

Senior Sister Tingyan is fine.

But she seems to have been forcibly subjected to repeated marrow cleansing.

Her Soul Manor has been badly damaged,

which is why she fainted when her emotions

became unstable.

As her cultivation partner,

you may try to enter her Soul Manor

and repair it yourself.

She has not accepted me yet.

Forcing my way into her Soul Manor would only hurt her.

Use my blood to heal her.

Grandmaster,

your wounds are already

harder to heal than before.

If you draw your blood directly...

With her spirit veins blocked,

using raw blood

might cause backlash.

It must be refined into a pill.

I've heard there are skilled alchemists in Winter City.

Perhaps I can seek their aid.

I will summon every alchemist in the city.

The pill must be made,

but see to it that it is not bitter.

Understood.

Nianjiu,

have you arranged the search for Shi Qianlv?

All preparations are complete.

We can depart at any time.

Then go now.

Yes.

By the way, Grandmaster,

while searching for him,

we could also seize the southwest of the Demon Realm.

The three cities there

have no intention of surrendering.

Don't waste lives needlessly.

Grandmaster,

you care about other people's lives now.

Grandmaster,

before I go, I have one more request.

When Hongluo is reborn,

I will send word to you.

Thank you, Grandmaster.

Where am I?

Could this be the legendary Soul Manor?

But my body's original owner is dead.

There shouldn't be a Soul Manor at all.

No...

This seems to be my Soul Manor.

Why does this flower

look so much like Sima Jiao's Bloodseal Bloom?

Liao Tingyan!

Zhenxu?

I'm out.

Tingyan!

Tingyan!

I'm back!

Hongluo!

Why are you a child?

I've grown quickly.

Truth is, I've only been alive three or four days.

If not for all the spirit medicines

poured on me since the Soul Transfer,

I'd still be a newborn now.

Why did you just now call me Tingyan,

like Sima Jiao does?

Did I?

It must have been instinct.

Since my rebirth,

strange visions keep surfacing in my mind.

I see you, me,

even Sima Jiao, and that City Lord, the Black Serpent.

But I have no memory

of living through any of them.

Anyway, I heard

it was you who asked Sima Jiao to perform the Soul Transfer for me.

Why would you do that?

Aren't you two supposed to be enemies?

That's a long story.

So,

you and your enemy, Sima Jiao,

once fell in love, and now you've reunited.

He says your father deceived you,

but your father says Sima Jiao deceived you.

Then, in a conflict,

Sima Jiao killed your aunt.

But when I accidentally entered my Soul Manor,

I felt something was off.

You actually entered your Soul Manor?

They say fragments of past memories appear there.

What did you see?

I saw that the one who killed my brother wasn't Sima Jiao.

It was me.

What?

Why would

such a memory appear in your Soul Manor?

Could it really be, as Sima Jiao said,

that you are Liao Tingyan

but have only lost that part of your memory?

That is exactly what baffles me.

If what I saw in my Soul Manor was true,

then my aunt's memories were false.

Besides, if Sima Jiao had something to hide,

he wouldn't have insisted on taking me to search for my aunt's soul.

So you suspect your father has been lying to you all along?

♪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♪