1 00:01:30,730 --> 00:01:34,910 [The Unclouded Soul] 2 00:01:35,259 --> 00:01:37,830 [Episode 27] 3 00:01:38,229 --> 00:01:39,890 All these layers of yours here 4 00:01:40,229 --> 00:01:41,789 have names. 5 00:01:43,070 --> 00:01:44,710 One layer is called 6 00:01:45,229 --> 00:01:47,310 saying one thing but meaning another. 7 00:01:47,310 --> 00:01:48,640 Another layer is called 8 00:01:48,789 --> 00:01:50,670 insincerity. 9 00:01:50,789 --> 00:01:51,990 And another is called 10 00:01:52,150 --> 00:01:52,789 being 11 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:53,759 too 12 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:54,479 proud 13 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:55,770 to admit things. 14 00:01:58,150 --> 00:01:59,370 You've said so much, 15 00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:01,310 as if you know me well. 16 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:08,630 You old demon... 17 00:02:09,479 --> 00:02:10,729 You're just 18 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:12,520 cold on the outside but warm inside. 19 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:15,920 You should enjoy the genuine love of this world— 20 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:17,430 with laughter 21 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:18,940 and tears, 22 00:02:19,030 --> 00:02:21,030 so that your demon life be complete. 23 00:02:23,750 --> 00:02:24,710 Are you truly 24 00:02:26,660 --> 00:02:28,110 a human princess? 25 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:41,000 I... 26 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:44,000 am me. 27 00:02:47,050 --> 00:02:49,079 But now I'm also not me right now. 28 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:53,190 In the past, 29 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:54,120 when reading, 30 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:57,079 I'd just read whatever page the book opened to. 31 00:02:57,190 --> 00:02:58,320 When walking, 32 00:02:58,400 --> 00:02:59,680 I'd just follow 33 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:00,940 wherever the path led. 34 00:03:01,150 --> 00:03:02,480 But now it's different. 35 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,450 I have people I want to protect. 36 00:03:07,150 --> 00:03:09,690 I have things I really want to do. 37 00:03:18,430 --> 00:03:19,000 Ning'an. 38 00:03:21,640 --> 00:03:22,170 Ning'an. 39 00:03:48,590 --> 00:03:50,250 What exactly do you want to do? 40 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:56,360 Receive the verbal decree: 41 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:58,360 last month, Princess Ning'an 42 00:03:58,360 --> 00:03:59,910 trespassed into the palace several times 43 00:03:59,910 --> 00:04:01,310 and defied the royal will, 44 00:04:01,310 --> 00:04:04,760 setting a bad example for the ladies of the inner palace. 45 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:06,400 From today onward, 46 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:07,630 Princess Ning'an 47 00:04:07,630 --> 00:04:09,910 must diligently study 48 00:04:09,910 --> 00:04:11,360 and practice swordsmanship daily. 49 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:12,690 This serves as a warning 50 00:04:12,750 --> 00:04:14,150 to all ladies of the inner palace 51 00:04:14,150 --> 00:04:16,709 to observe proper decorum in all actions. 52 00:04:16,829 --> 00:04:18,920 By imperial order. 53 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:25,750 Thank you, Father. 54 00:04:26,190 --> 00:04:27,720 A teacher's guidance 55 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:29,180 must not be taken lightly. 56 00:04:30,070 --> 00:04:32,210 I humbly accept 57 00:04:32,750 --> 00:04:34,880 and will reflect upon it day and night. 58 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:36,720 If I have any shortcomings, 59 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:38,630 I will promptly correct them. 60 00:04:40,950 --> 00:04:43,050 A tear-essence... 61 00:04:43,270 --> 00:04:45,750 A tear-essence... 62 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:00,410 Will reading these books 63 00:05:00,410 --> 00:05:01,810 make you a good princess? 64 00:05:07,280 --> 00:05:08,680 Where did this come from? 65 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:10,840 I passed through a plum forest 66 00:05:10,840 --> 00:05:12,160 and saw that even in bitter cold, 67 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:13,510 its fragrance still spread everywhere. 68 00:05:13,510 --> 00:05:15,070 I thought it suited you well, 69 00:05:15,070 --> 00:05:16,270 so I picked it for you. 70 00:05:17,430 --> 00:05:18,230 Thank you. 71 00:05:20,190 --> 00:05:20,720 Wait, 72 00:05:21,110 --> 00:05:22,710 I have something for you too. 73 00:05:22,860 --> 00:05:23,860 Look at this book. 74 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:34,760 Isn't it touching? 75 00:05:36,550 --> 00:05:37,030 Yes. 76 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:38,340 It's touching. 77 00:05:41,870 --> 00:05:42,680 Look. 78 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:43,890 Let me read it to you. 79 00:05:46,380 --> 00:05:48,320 The two people meet at the tower, 80 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,200 gazing at each other with tearful eyes. 81 00:05:51,270 --> 00:05:52,400 Before parting, 82 00:05:52,630 --> 00:05:54,040 they made a vow: 83 00:05:54,270 --> 00:05:54,870 in life, 84 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:56,600 though they could not share a bed, 85 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:57,240 in death 86 00:05:58,000 --> 00:05:59,800 they would share the same grave. 87 00:06:01,270 --> 00:06:02,360 But Shanbo 88 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:03,890 fell ill with worry 89 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:06,170 and soon passed away. 90 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:08,550 Yingtai, 91 00:06:08,750 --> 00:06:10,670 shocked by the terrible news, 92 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:13,310 was overwhelmed with grief. 93 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:15,930 When she went to pay respects at his grave, 94 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:17,950 her deep sorrow 95 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:20,870 touched the heavens. 96 00:06:28,550 --> 00:06:30,310 Aren't you touched? 97 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:33,680 I am. 98 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:37,120 Yes. 99 00:06:40,390 --> 00:06:42,850 Wind, rain, thunder and lightning erupted. 100 00:06:43,310 --> 00:06:44,920 The grave split open. 101 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:49,500 Yingtai gracefully leapt into the grave. 102 00:06:58,240 --> 00:06:59,650 Seriously! 103 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:00,410 I'm touched. 104 00:07:10,430 --> 00:07:11,390 Don't be sad. 105 00:07:12,030 --> 00:07:13,380 The story's all made up. 106 00:07:22,070 --> 00:07:22,560 One. 107 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:24,750 Two. 108 00:07:27,510 --> 00:07:28,160 Three. 109 00:07:29,310 --> 00:07:29,920 Four. 110 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:34,040 Where's five? 111 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,620 You've been practicing this set for days, 112 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:39,400 yet you show no improvement. 113 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:42,120 Raise your hands higher. 114 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:44,380 Keep your lower body steady. Don't move. 115 00:07:45,310 --> 00:07:46,360 I hear Your Highness 116 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:49,250 wants to leave Yong'an Palace by your own abilities. 117 00:07:49,250 --> 00:07:51,010 With your current attitude... 118 00:07:51,830 --> 00:07:52,890 Watch your stance. 119 00:07:53,430 --> 00:07:55,070 With that attitude of yours, 120 00:07:55,270 --> 00:07:56,670 even after a few more years of practice, 121 00:07:56,670 --> 00:07:58,750 I doubt you'll ever leave Yong'an Palace. 122 00:07:58,750 --> 00:08:00,080 It won't take that long. 123 00:08:01,220 --> 00:08:03,930 [Yong'an Palace] 124 00:08:13,150 --> 00:08:15,920 [Yong'an Palace] 125 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:21,540 You... 126 00:08:24,390 --> 00:08:24,920 Sir! 127 00:08:25,030 --> 00:08:25,590 Sir! 128 00:08:25,660 --> 00:08:26,300 Are you... 129 00:08:26,580 --> 00:08:27,910 Careful, careful. 130 00:08:28,310 --> 00:08:28,870 Sir, are you... 131 00:08:28,870 --> 00:08:30,740 Sir, are you all right? 132 00:08:33,460 --> 00:08:34,750 I'm fine. 133 00:08:37,870 --> 00:08:39,130 Continue practicing. 134 00:08:40,270 --> 00:08:43,020 -Sir, that was careless of you. -Take me to the imperial physician. 135 00:08:43,020 --> 00:08:44,200 [Yong'an Palace] 136 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:45,120 Are you okay? 137 00:08:45,150 --> 00:08:47,660 Karma really caught up with you. 138 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:54,740 That wasn't intentional. 139 00:09:19,270 --> 00:09:20,000 Are you okay? 140 00:09:29,790 --> 00:09:31,480 Why did you catch the sword with your hand? 141 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:33,160 Your book says 142 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:34,960 human men and women should avoid physical contact. 143 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:36,630 That doesn't mean you catch a sword with your bare hand. 144 00:09:36,630 --> 00:09:37,790 You'll get hurt! 145 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:38,670 It's fine. 146 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:40,390 If you fell, you would feel pain, 147 00:09:40,390 --> 00:09:41,720 but I have power protecting me, 148 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:43,030 such a small injury isn't worth worrying about. 149 00:09:43,030 --> 00:09:44,430 So what if you have power? 150 00:09:44,510 --> 00:09:47,510 Not worrying about it doesn't mean you won't get hurt. 151 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:48,400 You're angry. 152 00:09:48,510 --> 00:09:49,510 What do you think? 153 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:51,270 A whole group of Feiyu Guards couldn't hurt you, 154 00:09:51,270 --> 00:09:52,840 yet you get injured with me. 155 00:09:54,030 --> 00:09:55,770 Should I call you stupid or... 156 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:57,020 just plain stupid? 157 00:09:58,480 --> 00:09:59,010 Let's go. 158 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:07,270 Compared to the Feiyu Guard, 159 00:10:07,270 --> 00:10:08,930 you're much more formidable. 160 00:10:12,900 --> 00:10:15,910 [Yong'an Palace] 161 00:10:15,910 --> 00:10:18,470 We haven't been allowed into the bedchamber for days. 162 00:10:18,470 --> 00:10:20,150 She's been talking to herself... 163 00:10:20,150 --> 00:10:20,670 Could it be— 164 00:10:20,670 --> 00:10:21,390 Don't talk nonsense. 165 00:10:21,390 --> 00:10:23,150 Her Highness has become much more cheerful lately. 166 00:10:23,150 --> 00:10:25,680 She's brought so much life to Yong'an Palace. 167 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:26,650 Let's pretend we didn't see that. 168 00:10:26,650 --> 00:10:27,250 Let's go, let's go. 169 00:10:27,250 --> 00:10:31,270 [Yong'an Palace] 170 00:10:42,630 --> 00:10:43,460 It's really fine. 171 00:10:43,460 --> 00:10:44,450 Don't talk. 172 00:10:55,380 --> 00:10:57,180 Don't do things like this again. 173 00:11:01,910 --> 00:11:02,430 Yes. 174 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:08,340 Cute, isn't it? 175 00:11:23,990 --> 00:11:26,720 This is the most beautiful sunset I've ever seen. 176 00:11:29,700 --> 00:11:30,900 Because it's high up? 177 00:11:41,790 --> 00:11:43,250 It's because you're here. 178 00:12:12,230 --> 00:12:12,850 Release. 179 00:12:16,550 --> 00:12:17,670 Are you trying to get yourself killed? 180 00:12:17,670 --> 00:12:18,440 It's just an arrow— 181 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:20,170 why would you need to shield me? 182 00:12:20,270 --> 00:12:20,750 I... 183 00:12:23,390 --> 00:12:23,910 Hong Ye! 184 00:12:24,230 --> 00:12:25,960 You've trespassed into the palace 185 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:27,760 and taken the princess hostage. 186 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:28,600 Today, 187 00:12:29,190 --> 00:12:30,650 you will be executed! 188 00:12:30,750 --> 00:12:32,540 I invited the Demon King here. 189 00:12:32,670 --> 00:12:34,170 He did not trespass. 190 00:12:34,550 --> 00:12:35,870 If you dare shoot your arrows 191 00:12:35,870 --> 00:12:37,510 and harm me in any way, 192 00:12:37,530 --> 00:12:40,130 my father will never forgive you Feiyu Guards. 193 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:43,880 Princess, 194 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:46,580 you were already punished with confinement 195 00:12:46,580 --> 00:12:48,780 for speaking in favor of demons before. 196 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:50,720 Now you're colluding with demons again— 197 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:52,010 are you planning treason? 198 00:12:52,010 --> 00:12:53,940 I will explain to my father myself. 199 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:55,400 Let the Demon King go 200 00:12:55,670 --> 00:12:57,240 and you won't be implicated. 201 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:57,970 You go first. 202 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:01,960 Indeed, I have taken Princess Ning'an hostage. 203 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:03,440 If any of you dares to move, 204 00:13:05,030 --> 00:13:06,400 I will kill her. 205 00:13:06,790 --> 00:13:08,390 You couldn't stop me anyway. 206 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:11,600 Now you want to needlessly risk the princess's life as well? 207 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:13,530 Can you bear that responsibility? 208 00:13:13,790 --> 00:13:14,270 Hong Ye! 209 00:13:14,630 --> 00:13:15,230 If you dare 210 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:16,740 harm the princess today, 211 00:13:17,030 --> 00:13:17,870 Tiansheng Kingdom 212 00:13:17,870 --> 00:13:19,440 will mobilize its entire force 213 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:20,840 to slaughter all demons! 214 00:13:24,510 --> 00:13:26,580 Instead of being this princess in name only, 215 00:13:26,580 --> 00:13:28,600 how about you come with me outside the palace 216 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:29,660 to see the scenery. 217 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:32,100 As you wish. 218 00:13:43,550 --> 00:13:44,610 Demon King Hong Ye, 219 00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:46,020 full of evil deeds, 220 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:47,240 broke into Yong'an Palace, 221 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:48,770 took the Princess hostage, 222 00:13:49,030 --> 00:13:50,370 and forced us 223 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:51,570 to submit to demons. 224 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:00,070 The Feiyu Guards 225 00:14:00,070 --> 00:14:01,290 are loyal and brave. 226 00:14:01,790 --> 00:14:03,600 None of us surrendered to the demons. 227 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:04,890 But as a result, the Princess 228 00:14:04,890 --> 00:14:05,280 was taken by the Demon King. 229 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:06,270 [Emperor Ning'an] 230 00:14:06,270 --> 00:14:06,890 We 231 00:14:07,130 --> 00:14:08,510 deserve death for our failure. 232 00:14:08,510 --> 00:14:09,650 We beg Your Majesty 233 00:14:09,750 --> 00:14:10,480 to punish us. 234 00:14:13,270 --> 00:14:14,440 What is your name? 235 00:14:19,550 --> 00:14:20,120 I am 236 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:21,910 Wang Hong. 237 00:14:25,750 --> 00:14:27,480 What good strategy do you have? 238 00:14:31,900 --> 00:14:32,830 I believe 239 00:14:33,900 --> 00:14:35,960 the more arrogant the demons become, 240 00:14:36,630 --> 00:14:37,290 the more 241 00:14:37,390 --> 00:14:39,050 decisive our actions must be. 242 00:14:40,630 --> 00:14:41,610 I boldly request 243 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:42,640 Your Majesty to allow 244 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:44,640 the Feiyu Guard to expand its forces 245 00:14:44,750 --> 00:14:46,150 to form a righteous army, 246 00:14:46,390 --> 00:14:47,550 and attack the demon's lair 247 00:14:47,550 --> 00:14:48,880 to rescue the princess. 248 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:58,000 You lost my princess 249 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:01,120 but now you want more men and money? 250 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:09,850 Granted. 251 00:15:20,490 --> 00:15:21,920 Wang Hong. 252 00:15:23,510 --> 00:15:24,680 From today on, 253 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:28,000 you are appointed the Deputy Demon Slayer of the Feiyu Guard. 254 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:29,880 Command all Feiyu Guards across regions, 255 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:31,100 locate the demon's lair, 256 00:15:31,100 --> 00:15:32,560 and eliminate the demons— 257 00:15:35,590 --> 00:15:36,990 to rescue the princess. 258 00:15:38,550 --> 00:15:38,960 I 259 00:15:40,030 --> 00:15:41,090 accept the decree. 260 00:15:41,090 --> 00:15:43,090 You have one month to complete this. 261 00:15:57,870 --> 00:15:58,740 Our 262 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:00,560 princess who's confined in the cold palace 263 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:02,420 has created quite an opportunity 264 00:16:02,750 --> 00:16:04,120 for the Feiyu Guard. 265 00:16:06,150 --> 00:16:07,380 Isn't that right, 266 00:16:07,510 --> 00:16:08,970 Deputy Demon Slayer Hong? 267 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:10,580 It's all thanks to you, 268 00:16:10,890 --> 00:16:12,840 My Lord, and your brilliant strategy. 269 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:13,870 I, Wang Hong, 270 00:16:13,870 --> 00:16:15,220 am completely devoted 271 00:16:15,790 --> 00:16:16,870 to you, My Lord. 272 00:16:22,270 --> 00:16:24,360 My position as Deputy Demon Slayer 273 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:28,550 exists only to serve you better. 274 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:30,670 For example, 275 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:33,810 collecting compensation for soldiers 276 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:36,020 who died fighting the demons. 277 00:16:44,930 --> 00:16:46,620 Where did you get the plum blossoms from? 278 00:16:46,620 --> 00:16:47,680 Take me to see them. 279 00:17:05,660 --> 00:17:07,960 ♪ Cliffside streams flow, pine scents fill my sleeves as I sleep ♪ 280 00:17:10,010 --> 00:17:12,130 ♪ What year will cranes return? The moss covers another tower ♪ 281 00:17:14,050 --> 00:17:16,410 ♪ Brew iced moon springs, the stone pot brims with sunset glows ♪ 282 00:17:18,010 --> 00:17:21,099 ♪ Wind sweeps the empty court; writing the seasons ♪ 283 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:22,349 So beautiful! 284 00:17:22,619 --> 00:17:25,390 ♪ When wind breaks the best tree, the swan grows thin with grief ♪ 285 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:26,980 Hong Ye, 286 00:17:26,980 --> 00:17:27,880 ♪ On the mountains, there's a monologue ♪ 287 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:29,740 can you pick a plum blossom for me? 288 00:17:31,300 --> 00:17:31,680 ♪ Drunk in the pavilion, vines climb up my sleeves ♪ 289 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:32,070 Sure. 290 00:17:35,380 --> 00:17:38,000 ♪ Smiling with an empty cup; this heart is the harbor ♪ 291 00:17:41,650 --> 00:17:44,990 ♪ Cool dew freezes the day, mist and rain veil the drifting boat ♪ 292 00:17:46,120 --> 00:17:49,300 ♪ Eternal night won't stay, but thankfully there are memories to keep ♪ 293 00:17:50,550 --> 00:17:53,690 ♪ Moon shifts stars, wind stirs curtains at the window ♪ 294 00:17:54,580 --> 00:17:57,200 ♪ Waiting only for a glance from you in this lifetime ♪ 295 00:18:20,550 --> 00:18:22,860 ♪ Cliffside streams flow, pine scents fill my sleeves as I sleep ♪ 296 00:18:24,860 --> 00:18:27,260 ♪ What year will cranes return? The moss covers another tower ♪ 297 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:31,570 ♪ Brew iced moon springs, the stone pot brims with sunset glows ♪ 298 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:33,160 Snowmen don't have horns. 299 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:35,350 ♪ Wind sweeps the empty court; writing the seasons ♪ 300 00:18:35,350 --> 00:18:36,350 It's a Snow Demon. 301 00:18:37,510 --> 00:18:37,960 ♪ When wind breaks the best tree, the swan grows thin with grief ♪ 302 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:39,920 But this doesn't look good. 303 00:18:41,870 --> 00:18:43,590 ♪ On the mountains, there's a monologue ♪ 304 00:18:43,590 --> 00:18:44,830 It's not about looking good. 305 00:18:44,830 --> 00:18:46,190 It should look intimidating. 306 00:18:46,190 --> 00:18:49,080 ♪ Drunk in the pavilion, vines climb up my sleeves ♪ 307 00:18:50,260 --> 00:18:50,710 ♪ Smiling with an empty cup; this heart is the harbor ♪ 308 00:18:50,710 --> 00:18:52,590 Stay away from my snowman. 309 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:53,640 All right. 310 00:18:56,540 --> 00:18:59,980 ♪ Cool dew freezes the day, mist and rain veil the drifting boat ♪ 311 00:19:01,010 --> 00:19:01,750 ♪ Eternal night won't stay, but thankfully there are memories to keep ♪ 312 00:19:01,750 --> 00:19:02,440 Hong Ye! 313 00:19:04,150 --> 00:19:05,660 Why did you make it 314 00:19:05,660 --> 00:19:06,000 ♪ Moon shifts stars, wind stirs curtains at the window ♪ 315 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:07,480 so ugly? 316 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:09,270 That's what a Snow Demon looks like. 317 00:19:09,270 --> 00:19:09,470 Turn it back quickly! 318 00:19:09,470 --> 00:19:11,260 ♪ Waiting only for a glance from you in this lifetime ♪ 319 00:19:11,260 --> 00:19:11,680 Don't! 320 00:19:13,350 --> 00:19:14,680 I don't want that! 321 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:16,310 Turn it back now! 322 00:19:21,900 --> 00:19:25,230 Among all these years Princess Ning'an has been in the palace, 323 00:19:25,230 --> 00:19:27,450 this must be her happiest day. 324 00:19:30,380 --> 00:19:32,510 Then you should tell Princess Ning'an 325 00:19:33,510 --> 00:19:35,170 not to forget this day. 326 00:19:35,580 --> 00:19:38,070 ♪ Cliffside streams flow, pine scents fill my sleeves as I sleep ♪ 327 00:19:39,900 --> 00:19:42,310 ♪ What year will cranes return? The moss covers another tower ♪ 328 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:46,680 ♪ Brew iced moon springs, the stone pot brims with sunset glows ♪ 329 00:19:48,190 --> 00:19:50,750 ♪ Wind sweeps the empty court; writing the seasons ♪ 330 00:19:52,540 --> 00:19:55,320 ♪ When wind breaks the best tree, the swan grows thin with grief ♪ 331 00:19:56,900 --> 00:19:59,460 ♪ On the mountains, there's a monologue ♪ 332 00:19:59,460 --> 00:20:00,780 May these plum blossoms 333 00:20:00,780 --> 00:20:01,220 never wither. 334 00:20:01,220 --> 00:20:04,000 ♪ Drunk in the pavilion, vines climb up my sleeves ♪ 335 00:20:04,060 --> 00:20:05,300 May we always be as happy as we are today. 336 00:20:05,300 --> 00:20:07,920 ♪ Smiling with an empty cup; this heart is the harbor ♪ 337 00:20:09,790 --> 00:20:12,970 ♪ Cool dew freezes the day, mist and rain veil the drifting boat ♪ 338 00:20:14,190 --> 00:20:17,440 ♪ Eternal night won't stay, but thankfully there are memories to keep ♪ 339 00:20:18,580 --> 00:20:19,920 ♪ Moon shifts stars, wind stirs curtains at the window ♪ 340 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:21,550 I shall grant your wish. 341 00:20:22,660 --> 00:20:26,130 ♪ Waiting only for a glance from you in this lifetime ♪ 342 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:29,260 ♪ Holding your hand, we watch the shifting stars together ♪ 343 00:20:30,500 --> 00:20:33,480 ♪ I brew years of romance and longing into wine ♪ 344 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:38,310 ♪ Holding your hand, we roam free and happy together ♪ 345 00:20:38,310 --> 00:20:39,620 The plum blossoms will never wither. 346 00:20:39,620 --> 00:20:42,540 ♪ Eternal sorrows end, the broken cocoon becomes an ark ♪ 347 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:46,410 ♪ Holding your hand, we watch the shifting stars together ♪ 348 00:20:47,510 --> 00:20:50,260 ♪ I boil away my worries with dew and strands of hair ♪ 349 00:20:51,660 --> 00:20:55,750 ♪ Holding your hand, we roam free and happy together ♪ 350 00:20:56,970 --> 00:21:00,650 ♪ Three lives of joy, growing old with one heart ♪ 351 00:21:15,590 --> 00:21:16,590 Candy figurines. 352 00:21:17,550 --> 00:21:18,550 Candy figurines! 353 00:21:19,510 --> 00:21:20,070 Fresh out of the pot. 354 00:21:20,070 --> 00:21:21,200 I want this one, Sir. 355 00:21:22,070 --> 00:21:22,640 Slowly. 356 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:28,720 It's sweet. Try some. 357 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:32,510 How is it? 358 00:21:33,670 --> 00:21:34,330 Delicious. 359 00:21:34,630 --> 00:21:35,890 I told you so, didn't I? 360 00:21:37,070 --> 00:21:39,000 Can you get these in the palace too? 361 00:21:40,190 --> 00:21:40,670 Well... 362 00:21:41,310 --> 00:21:42,710 Mocui told me about them. 363 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:45,110 There are even more delicious things over there. 364 00:21:45,110 --> 00:21:45,830 Let's go. 365 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:49,120 My favorite dried plums. 366 00:21:51,120 --> 00:21:51,840 Try one. 367 00:21:53,350 --> 00:21:54,500 They stimulate appetite, relieve depression, 368 00:21:54,500 --> 00:21:56,560 generate fluids, and quench thirst. 369 00:21:58,950 --> 00:21:59,950 You don't like it? 370 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:01,410 Spit it out if you don't. 371 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:08,300 It's sour at first, 372 00:22:08,650 --> 00:22:09,980 but then it turns sweet. 373 00:22:10,180 --> 00:22:12,440 No wonder you've liked them since you were little. 374 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:13,970 They really are delicious. 375 00:22:16,270 --> 00:22:17,480 Sir, I'll take a bag. 376 00:22:17,500 --> 00:22:18,070 Here. 377 00:22:29,910 --> 00:22:30,550 Hong Ye, 378 00:22:30,740 --> 00:22:33,600 what's the most delicious thing you've ever eaten? 379 00:22:37,510 --> 00:22:38,770 It's not humans, is it? 380 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:40,190 Tell me, 381 00:22:40,350 --> 00:22:41,200 over thousands of years, 382 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:42,640 how many people have you eaten? 383 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:44,210 Confess now! 384 00:22:44,830 --> 00:22:45,720 Okay. 385 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:46,650 I confess. 386 00:22:49,350 --> 00:22:51,350 You've really eaten humans before? 387 00:22:53,070 --> 00:22:53,880 Do you know, 388 00:22:54,270 --> 00:22:55,960 the demons who died at human hands 389 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:58,070 far outnumber the humans who died at the hands 390 00:22:58,070 --> 00:22:58,880 of demons? 391 00:23:01,370 --> 00:23:02,480 You're only talking about 392 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:05,990 the royal family obsessed with immortality and demon hunters. 393 00:23:05,990 --> 00:23:08,350 Look at these ordinary people on the street. 394 00:23:08,350 --> 00:23:11,160 Many of them may have never seen a demon in their entire lives. 395 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:13,630 They just want to live their own lives. 396 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:16,170 Many demons are the same, aren't they? 397 00:23:16,310 --> 00:23:18,570 If everyone could just live peacefully, 398 00:23:18,580 --> 00:23:21,040 why must there be such hostility between us? 399 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:21,840 Hong Ye, 400 00:23:22,350 --> 00:23:24,080 will you promise me something? 401 00:23:26,070 --> 00:23:26,600 Go ahead. 402 00:23:28,590 --> 00:23:29,650 Demons eat people— 403 00:23:30,420 --> 00:23:31,370 yet you do not. 404 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:41,140 In the eyes of many humans, 405 00:23:42,310 --> 00:23:43,460 all demons 406 00:23:44,270 --> 00:23:45,550 are born to eat people. 407 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:48,860 So whether I eat humans or not, 408 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:50,570 it makes no difference. 409 00:23:52,410 --> 00:23:54,740 Don't you want to break these prejudices? 410 00:23:54,930 --> 00:23:56,300 Of course I do. 411 00:23:57,550 --> 00:24:00,080 Resolving the conflict between our two races 412 00:24:00,100 --> 00:24:01,500 is easier said than done. 413 00:24:02,310 --> 00:24:04,560 We can start with small steps. 414 00:24:04,620 --> 00:24:06,000 -Maybe in a hundred years... -Demon! 415 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:06,660 There's a demon! 416 00:24:06,660 --> 00:24:07,830 A demon is eating people! 417 00:24:07,830 --> 00:24:08,510 Demon! 418 00:24:09,310 --> 00:24:10,240 There's a demon! 419 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:14,880 [Heal the World] 420 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:15,720 Madam. 421 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:18,040 Madam, wake up. 422 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:20,000 Please wake up, Madam. 423 00:24:20,570 --> 00:24:22,430 I've spent half my life saving people, 424 00:24:22,430 --> 00:24:24,190 yet I couldn't save you. 425 00:24:28,790 --> 00:24:30,400 Liu, Liu... 426 00:24:30,660 --> 00:24:33,510 -Hanxiang and I treated you so well. -I want to see. 427 00:24:34,150 --> 00:24:36,050 Why did you do this? 428 00:24:36,170 --> 00:24:37,960 If you had a problem, you should have come to me! 429 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:38,880 Liu! 430 00:24:39,680 --> 00:24:41,480 Let me go! 431 00:24:41,790 --> 00:24:42,720 Let me go! 432 00:24:46,590 --> 00:24:47,650 Where is the demon? 433 00:24:48,350 --> 00:24:49,250 That's him. 434 00:24:55,450 --> 00:24:56,740 He's clearly human. 435 00:24:57,830 --> 00:24:58,710 Liu 436 00:24:58,740 --> 00:25:00,200 is a servant at the clinic. 437 00:25:00,270 --> 00:25:01,800 He's been here for over a decade. 438 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:03,530 He's always been an honest man. 439 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:05,560 Just now, he suddenly went mad, 440 00:25:05,670 --> 00:25:07,480 grabbed a kitchen knife, and started slashing people. 441 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:09,540 He killed the mistress of the clinic. 442 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:11,430 If the officers hadn't arrived, 443 00:25:11,430 --> 00:25:13,630 who knows how many more would have died. 444 00:25:14,100 --> 00:25:15,140 Liu, 445 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:17,190 he usually avoids even seeing chickens being killed. 446 00:25:17,190 --> 00:25:18,520 This sudden madness... 447 00:25:18,910 --> 00:25:20,710 Could he be possessed by a demon? 448 00:25:22,690 --> 00:25:24,210 Demons are eating people! 449 00:25:24,350 --> 00:25:25,770 Demons are eating people! 450 00:25:25,770 --> 00:25:26,490 Move aside! 451 00:25:27,270 --> 00:25:28,130 Eating people? 452 00:25:28,360 --> 00:25:30,090 Being a demon is such busy work. 453 00:25:32,510 --> 00:25:33,970 Demons are eating people! 454 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:34,960 Demons are eating people! 455 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:35,530 Move! 456 00:25:35,590 --> 00:25:36,070 Help! 457 00:25:36,070 --> 00:25:36,510 Stop! 458 00:25:36,510 --> 00:25:37,000 Help me! 459 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:38,740 Where is the demon? 460 00:25:38,740 --> 00:25:39,640 The demon is behind! 461 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:40,300 Back there! 462 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:43,200 My Lord. 463 00:25:44,590 --> 00:25:46,610 It's my son's wedding night today. 464 00:25:46,630 --> 00:25:48,440 W-We were drinking until midnight 465 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:49,890 and had just sent him to the bridal chamber. 466 00:25:49,890 --> 00:25:49,960 [Jin Jr.'s Father] 467 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:52,040 Then we heard a scream from inside. 468 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:53,760 When we went to check, 469 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:54,260 only my son remained in the room. 470 00:25:54,260 --> 00:25:55,590 [Jin Jr.] [Jin Jr.'s Mother] 471 00:25:55,590 --> 00:25:57,030 The bride was gone. 472 00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:58,400 Did you see any demon? 473 00:25:59,790 --> 00:26:00,350 No. 474 00:26:02,310 --> 00:26:04,000 Who took the bride? 475 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:05,210 A demon! 476 00:26:07,510 --> 00:26:09,440 Think carefully before you speak. 477 00:26:09,510 --> 00:26:11,770 So the officers can help find your bride. 478 00:26:15,550 --> 00:26:17,210 Take us to the bridal chamber. 479 00:26:18,510 --> 00:26:19,110 Let's go. 480 00:26:19,270 --> 00:26:20,430 Come on, move. 481 00:26:20,610 --> 00:26:22,590 Let's go, hurry up. 482 00:26:26,830 --> 00:26:28,030 Want to go take a look? 483 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:29,590 It's probably another robbery and murder 484 00:26:29,590 --> 00:26:31,200 with demons taking the blame. 485 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:33,000 I'm afraid it's not that simple. 486 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:34,740 I'd like to take a look. 487 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:39,370 Mother is here. 488 00:26:41,140 --> 00:26:42,240 It hurts? 489 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:42,640 Look at this. 490 00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:43,390 [Happiness] 491 00:26:46,230 --> 00:26:47,890 Look at the blood on the floor. 492 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:49,740 And the window. 493 00:26:50,420 --> 00:26:50,880 If... 494 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:53,240 If it wasn't a demon, 495 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:56,190 who could have taken 496 00:26:56,530 --> 00:26:57,730 a living person away? 497 00:26:57,920 --> 00:26:59,020 Indeed. 498 00:26:59,110 --> 00:27:00,030 Tigers and leopards 499 00:27:00,030 --> 00:27:01,880 can't enter the city. 500 00:27:02,910 --> 00:27:04,310 Until we find a body, 501 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:06,830 we can only call it a missing person case. 502 00:27:06,830 --> 00:27:08,240 We need to investigate thoroughly 503 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:09,970 before reaching a conclusion. 504 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:10,890 But... 505 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:11,500 Well... 506 00:27:11,550 --> 00:27:13,190 With this much blood loss, 507 00:27:13,590 --> 00:27:15,550 the person couldn't have survived. 508 00:27:15,550 --> 00:27:17,210 Regardless of what happened, 509 00:27:17,650 --> 00:27:20,200 we must investigate before making any conclusions. 510 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:21,070 Yes, yes. 511 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:24,590 This Jin family's son has such bad luck. 512 00:27:24,590 --> 00:27:26,450 He married someone two years ago, 513 00:27:26,590 --> 00:27:27,550 and just days after the wedding, 514 00:27:27,550 --> 00:27:28,880 the bride disappeared. 515 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:29,640 Could it be 516 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:30,750 she was also eaten by a demon? 517 00:27:30,750 --> 00:27:31,530 Exactly! 518 00:27:31,590 --> 00:27:33,110 Could demons really have eaten her? 519 00:27:33,110 --> 00:27:34,180 No way. 520 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:35,660 Let's go. Case solved. 521 00:27:38,250 --> 00:27:40,090 Let's go take a look. 522 00:27:42,270 --> 00:27:44,070 The old couple didn't see how 523 00:27:44,070 --> 00:27:45,400 the bride disappeared. 524 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:46,440 They didn't search for her 525 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:48,500 but assumed she was dead. 526 00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:49,960 And the groom was 527 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:52,480 shouting all over town about demons eating people. 528 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:54,280 It's as if he wanted everyone to know. 529 00:27:54,280 --> 00:27:55,400 When the officials came to question them, 530 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:56,680 they hemmed and hawed, 531 00:27:56,680 --> 00:27:57,640 stuttered, 532 00:27:57,640 --> 00:27:58,640 and gave irrelevant answers. 533 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:01,500 They clearly had no intention of finding the bride. 534 00:28:02,740 --> 00:28:03,310 And another thing— 535 00:28:03,310 --> 00:28:03,410 [Happiness] 536 00:28:03,410 --> 00:28:05,640 the bridal chamber was a wreck, 537 00:28:06,270 --> 00:28:09,330 but the furnishings and utensils were quite valuable. 538 00:28:09,620 --> 00:28:11,790 If the bride was truly eaten by a demon, 539 00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:15,200 why were her jewelry and accessories still neatly placed on the table? 540 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:17,460 There's blood on the walls and floor, 541 00:28:17,550 --> 00:28:19,730 yet why is that brocade quilt 542 00:28:19,830 --> 00:28:20,970 completely clean? 543 00:28:23,310 --> 00:28:24,790 Those valuable items 544 00:28:24,790 --> 00:28:26,720 were all part of the bride's dowry. 545 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:28,750 Other than what's shown, 546 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:31,110 they must have been given other things too. 547 00:28:31,110 --> 00:28:32,920 Pawning this dowry into silver 548 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:34,640 would be enough for the family to change their identities 549 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:36,560 and start a new life elsewhere. 550 00:28:36,750 --> 00:28:37,880 You've heard it too. 551 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:40,200 The groom was married before years ago, 552 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:42,060 and that bride also disappeared. 553 00:28:42,230 --> 00:28:44,230 He's just an experienced criminal. 554 00:28:44,550 --> 00:28:46,680 You claim you've never left the palace, 555 00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:47,680 yet how do you know so much about 556 00:28:47,680 --> 00:28:49,750 these worldly, sordid schemes? 557 00:28:50,440 --> 00:28:51,640 You seem more like someone who has lived 558 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:53,640 among common people for a long time. 559 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:55,310 I... 560 00:28:56,270 --> 00:28:57,470 I've read many books. 561 00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:00,920 Books describe human nature and the ways of the world. 562 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:02,590 The most important thing for us now 563 00:29:02,590 --> 00:29:04,390 is to find out where the bride is. 564 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:05,240 Either we see her alive, 565 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:06,700 or we need to find her body. 566 00:29:06,750 --> 00:29:08,350 What you said might be right, 567 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:09,860 but you missed something. 568 00:29:10,550 --> 00:29:13,000 There really were demons in the bridal chamber. 569 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:14,460 And there's more than one. 570 00:29:16,230 --> 00:29:17,360 Why didn't I see it? 571 00:29:18,030 --> 00:29:18,960 Where were they? 572 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:19,790 Where? 573 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:23,250 Sometimes what your eyes see isn't the truth. 574 00:29:23,310 --> 00:29:25,110 Maybe there's more to the truth. 575 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:26,850 Let's make a bet. 576 00:29:27,510 --> 00:29:29,200 I'll go find the murderer of the hospital murder. 577 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:31,000 You go find the bride. 578 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:32,310 Let's see who's faster. 579 00:29:32,310 --> 00:29:33,170 What's the bet? 580 00:29:35,110 --> 00:29:37,070 Winner gets to request the loser to do something, 581 00:29:37,070 --> 00:29:38,510 and the loser can't refuse. 582 00:29:38,510 --> 00:29:39,110 Okay. 583 00:29:39,750 --> 00:29:40,480 Pinky swear. 584 00:29:49,550 --> 00:29:50,680 The Hong Ye from one hundred years ago 585 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:52,480 was so competitive? 586 00:29:54,590 --> 00:29:55,390 Interesting. 587 00:30:21,550 --> 00:30:22,270 Dr. Zhang. 588 00:30:22,550 --> 00:30:24,190 You have family matters to attend to. 589 00:30:24,190 --> 00:30:26,110 Why don't you close the clinic for today? 590 00:30:26,110 --> 00:30:27,590 These are just minor ailments. 591 00:30:27,590 --> 00:30:29,240 If my wife's spirit is watching, 592 00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:30,300 she would want 593 00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:32,500 me to take good care of my patients 594 00:30:32,590 --> 00:30:33,790 rather than dwelling 595 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:35,640 in sorrow. 596 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:41,970 Here's your prescription. 597 00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:42,900 Dr. Zhang. 598 00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:45,590 You and your wife were truly good people. 599 00:30:45,590 --> 00:30:46,850 May your wife's spirit 600 00:30:47,330 --> 00:30:48,410 watch over you. 601 00:30:48,590 --> 00:30:50,440 Thank you. Take care. 602 00:30:55,110 --> 00:30:55,920 Next patient. 603 00:31:00,310 --> 00:31:01,270 Young sir, 604 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:03,210 what seems to be troubling you? 605 00:31:06,070 --> 00:31:07,070 Chest tightness? 606 00:31:08,750 --> 00:31:09,740 You mean 607 00:31:10,030 --> 00:31:10,920 chest pain? 608 00:31:13,790 --> 00:31:14,400 Sir, 609 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:16,790 what exactly is bothering you? 610 00:31:20,030 --> 00:31:20,880 It's gone. 611 00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:24,060 What's gone? 612 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:25,960 Conscience. 613 00:31:28,270 --> 00:31:29,680 The conscience is gone. 614 00:31:34,450 --> 00:31:35,440 Young sir, 615 00:31:36,310 --> 00:31:38,050 stop pulling my leg. 616 00:31:38,270 --> 00:31:40,130 There are many patients waiting. 617 00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:44,130 How is your father-in-law lately? 618 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:52,180 Sir, 619 00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:54,450 are you acquainted with him? 620 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:56,000 Not at all. 621 00:31:59,110 --> 00:32:00,110 If you're not ill, 622 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:01,970 please stop joking with me. 623 00:32:03,070 --> 00:32:04,790 To send your benefactor's daughter 624 00:32:04,790 --> 00:32:05,990 to her death. 625 00:32:06,590 --> 00:32:08,670 Where has your conscience gone? 626 00:32:09,590 --> 00:32:10,770 He killed her? 627 00:32:10,830 --> 00:32:12,110 What? 628 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:13,440 Is that true? 629 00:32:13,440 --> 00:32:14,550 He said he killed her. 630 00:32:14,550 --> 00:32:16,080 What are you talking about? 631 00:32:16,790 --> 00:32:18,250 I don't understand at all. 632 00:32:19,350 --> 00:32:21,880 From a second-rate street doctor 633 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:24,140 to owning the largest clinic in town now— 634 00:32:24,380 --> 00:32:26,750 it's all thanks to your wealthy merchant father-in-law's support. 635 00:32:26,750 --> 00:32:27,580 Now 636 00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:29,480 you had an affair with another woman 637 00:32:29,480 --> 00:32:30,830 and your wife found out. 638 00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:33,330 You were afraid she would tell her father. 639 00:32:33,590 --> 00:32:35,530 So you used your servant, Liu. 640 00:32:35,750 --> 00:32:37,070 You brewed him a tonic 641 00:32:37,070 --> 00:32:38,920 claiming it was for strengthening his body, 642 00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:40,680 but it actually worsened his insomnia, 643 00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:41,680 caused him excitement 644 00:32:41,680 --> 00:32:43,140 and even hallucinations. 645 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:44,790 You knew very well 646 00:32:44,790 --> 00:32:46,440 that a person who doesn't sleep for days 647 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:48,440 is capable of doing anything. 648 00:32:48,510 --> 00:32:50,880 So after a big fight with your wife, 649 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:53,070 you locked her up 650 00:32:53,070 --> 00:32:54,870 with the mentally unstable Liu. 651 00:32:55,550 --> 00:32:56,350 This 652 00:32:57,680 --> 00:32:59,810 is the prescription you wrote for Liu. 653 00:33:05,160 --> 00:33:06,070 Nonsense! 654 00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:07,640 You're making things up. 655 00:33:08,550 --> 00:33:10,830 Still trying to deny it? 656 00:33:10,850 --> 00:33:13,650 Do I need to lay out all the evidence piece by piece? 657 00:33:16,350 --> 00:33:16,960 Go ahead. 658 00:33:17,750 --> 00:33:19,320 I have nothing to hide. 659 00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:21,160 You have a hunched back, 660 00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:23,270 chronic ailments, 661 00:33:23,270 --> 00:33:24,720 and you cough when agitated— 662 00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:27,030 all problems you developed when you were young. 663 00:33:27,030 --> 00:33:28,830 This shows you came from poverty, 664 00:33:28,830 --> 00:33:30,920 too poor to treat even minor illnesses. 665 00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:32,150 And that handkerchief of yours— 666 00:33:32,150 --> 00:33:33,480 it's clearly a woman's, 667 00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:35,680 with traces of rouge on it. 668 00:33:36,590 --> 00:33:37,550 But it's new. 669 00:33:38,160 --> 00:33:40,590 This indicates that the woman you're having an affair with 670 00:33:40,590 --> 00:33:42,110 has been with you 671 00:33:42,110 --> 00:33:43,440 for about three months. 672 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:44,830 Now you no longer have 673 00:33:44,830 --> 00:33:47,030 the initial nervousness and concerns. 674 00:33:48,440 --> 00:33:50,510 She can now start leaving 675 00:33:50,510 --> 00:33:51,910 personal items with you. 676 00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:54,750 When your father-in-law was mentioned, 677 00:33:54,750 --> 00:33:55,590 you clenched your fists, 678 00:33:55,590 --> 00:33:56,720 showing your anger. 679 00:33:57,350 --> 00:33:59,950 Your raised eyebrows show vigilance and fear. 680 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:02,070 But you don't feel the slightest pain 681 00:34:02,070 --> 00:34:03,680 for your wife's passing. 682 00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:08,239 That bedding is very soft, 683 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:10,610 clearly used daily, 684 00:34:10,710 --> 00:34:13,400 suggesting you've been separated from your wife for a long time. 685 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:14,280 The smash marks 686 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:15,710 on this table and chair 687 00:34:15,710 --> 00:34:16,639 are still fresh. 688 00:34:18,070 --> 00:34:18,710 Why? 689 00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:44,760 It's still there, 690 00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:47,489 but it has turned black. 691 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:50,210 You did the evil, 692 00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:52,050 yet you blame the demons for it. 693 00:34:52,110 --> 00:34:52,880 Today, 694 00:34:52,920 --> 00:34:54,320 I will bring justice for your wife, 695 00:34:54,320 --> 00:34:56,360 Liu, and the demons. 696 00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:04,630 Heartless! 697 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:07,050 Utterly immoral! 698 00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:09,890 If his wife had agreed to him taking a concubine, 699 00:35:09,890 --> 00:35:11,750 would she not have died unjustly? 700 00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:14,540 That wouldn't happen. 701 00:35:15,150 --> 00:35:16,630 The woman he was having an affair with 702 00:35:16,630 --> 00:35:18,690 was his father-in-law's concubine. 703 00:35:19,150 --> 00:35:20,810 You deserve worse than death! 704 00:35:22,840 --> 00:35:24,280 I have one last question. 705 00:35:24,670 --> 00:35:26,440 The prescription he wrote for Liu— 706 00:35:26,440 --> 00:35:27,550 how did you find it? 707 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:42,810 He was just being guilty. 708 00:35:42,830 --> 00:35:44,490 With one bluff, he confessed. 709 00:35:46,970 --> 00:35:49,100 Have you really never left the palace? 710 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:50,480 Yes. 711 00:35:51,940 --> 00:35:53,440 You're very experienced 712 00:35:53,460 --> 00:35:55,480 and well-versed in social dynamics. 713 00:35:55,480 --> 00:35:57,280 You're good at dealing with villains— 714 00:35:57,280 --> 00:35:58,840 you feel like a swindler. 715 00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:02,610 Talent— 716 00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:04,410 this is called talent. 717 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:05,670 You lost. 718 00:36:05,670 --> 00:36:07,200 You must do one thing for me. 719 00:36:07,230 --> 00:36:08,430 How do you know I lost? 720 00:36:09,230 --> 00:36:10,480 You found the bride? 721 00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:11,680 Of course I found her. 722 00:36:11,880 --> 00:36:13,410 Why else would I come to you? 723 00:36:13,480 --> 00:36:14,150 Where is she? 724 00:36:14,150 --> 00:36:15,150 Take me to her now. 725 00:36:34,190 --> 00:36:34,710 Miss. 726 00:36:45,070 --> 00:36:47,030 Is this the missing bride? 727 00:36:47,190 --> 00:36:48,590 Are you trying to fool me? 728 00:36:48,670 --> 00:36:49,480 Young master, 729 00:36:49,960 --> 00:36:51,360 my childhood name is Cui. 730 00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:54,030 Since childhood, I've wanted to leave home to pursue immortal cultivation. 731 00:36:54,030 --> 00:36:55,630 I didn't want to deal with worldly affairs, 732 00:36:55,630 --> 00:36:58,030 and especially didn't want to be bound by marriage. 733 00:36:58,030 --> 00:36:59,670 But my family wouldn't allow it. 734 00:36:59,670 --> 00:37:01,000 That's why I found Jin's family 735 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:02,460 and arranged this scheme. 736 00:37:02,920 --> 00:37:04,110 They kept the dowry, 737 00:37:04,110 --> 00:37:05,280 and I gained my freedom. 738 00:37:05,280 --> 00:37:06,680 We both got what we wanted 739 00:37:07,030 --> 00:37:08,430 without hurting anyone. 740 00:37:09,070 --> 00:37:11,150 Please keep my secret 741 00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:12,400 and spare my life. 742 00:37:18,840 --> 00:37:19,440 Miss, 743 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:21,960 your parents raised you your entire life. 744 00:37:21,960 --> 00:37:23,030 To them, 745 00:37:23,030 --> 00:37:24,400 they don't know if you're still alive. 746 00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:25,430 They will spend 747 00:37:25,510 --> 00:37:27,630 the rest of their lives in pain and regret. 748 00:37:27,630 --> 00:37:28,550 Isn't this 749 00:37:28,550 --> 00:37:31,810 more heartbreaking than leaving without saying goodbye? 750 00:37:32,110 --> 00:37:34,030 My parents only care about their sons, 751 00:37:34,030 --> 00:37:35,000 not me. 752 00:37:35,590 --> 00:37:38,450 If my parents treated me like how Jin treats his son, 753 00:37:39,030 --> 00:37:42,090 perhaps I wouldn't think about leaving home every day. 754 00:37:54,190 --> 00:37:55,000 I won't go! 755 00:37:55,000 --> 00:37:56,360 I don't want to go anywhere! 756 00:37:56,360 --> 00:37:57,160 Son. 757 00:37:57,360 --> 00:37:59,070 The officials finally left. 758 00:37:59,070 --> 00:38:00,440 We need to leave quickly. 759 00:38:00,440 --> 00:38:01,400 I won't go! 760 00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:02,030 There are demons everywhere outside! 761 00:38:02,030 --> 00:38:03,030 I'm not going anywhere! I refuse! 762 00:38:03,030 --> 00:38:04,150 If we don't leave now, it'll be too late. 763 00:38:04,150 --> 00:38:04,550 Hurry! 764 00:38:05,190 --> 00:38:06,550 You have no choice. Let's go! 765 00:38:06,550 --> 00:38:07,590 Help! Help! 766 00:38:08,440 --> 00:38:09,710 Don't attract attention. 767 00:38:09,710 --> 00:38:11,710 You've got the dowry and valuables. 768 00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:14,800 Why haven't you left yet? 769 00:38:17,110 --> 00:38:18,060 There are demons everywhere outside. 770 00:38:18,060 --> 00:38:19,390 I'm not going anywhere. 771 00:38:26,280 --> 00:38:28,080 You say you're afraid of demons, 772 00:38:28,880 --> 00:38:29,810 but what are you? 773 00:38:30,190 --> 00:38:31,320 What else could I be? 774 00:38:31,630 --> 00:38:32,830 I'm human, of course. 775 00:38:33,360 --> 00:38:33,960 Is that so? 776 00:38:46,630 --> 00:38:47,070 Demon! 777 00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:47,840 Demon! 778 00:38:49,480 --> 00:38:50,210 Demonic art! 779 00:38:50,610 --> 00:38:50,920 You... 780 00:38:50,920 --> 00:38:51,800 You're deceiving me! 781 00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:53,000 You're deceiving me! 782 00:38:53,230 --> 00:38:54,030 Demonic arts! 783 00:38:54,150 --> 00:38:54,920 Demonic arts! 784 00:38:54,920 --> 00:38:55,720 Demonic arts! 785 00:39:07,880 --> 00:39:09,340 Stop deceiving yourself. 786 00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:24,210 Don't be afraid, my son. 787 00:39:27,360 --> 00:39:29,330 All of you are chipmunks? 788 00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:33,760 Are you two 789 00:39:34,230 --> 00:39:36,030 demon-hunting immortals? 790 00:39:37,510 --> 00:39:40,110 Our family has lived among humans 791 00:39:40,280 --> 00:39:41,960 without harming anyone. 792 00:39:43,840 --> 00:39:46,360 Please be merciful 793 00:39:47,110 --> 00:39:48,650 and spare our lives. 794 00:39:49,150 --> 00:39:51,280 I am Hong Ye, the Monarch of All Demons. 795 00:39:51,550 --> 00:39:52,320 My duty 796 00:39:53,070 --> 00:39:54,840 is to protect all demons.