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♪Heavens strike with thunderous wrath♪

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♪Mountains and rivers shatter before my eyes♪

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♪Endless splendor cultivated through lifetimes♪

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♪Turns to dust between my fingers in an instant♪

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♪When the line between good and evil is clear♪

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♪Countless souls drift into the boundless wilds♪

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♪Carrying the spirit fire forward♪

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♪I defy fate♪

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♪Just to remain by your side♪

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♪Falling into love's abyss♪

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♪Like heavy rain pouring down♪

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♪Drunk on romance♪

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

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♪Falling into endless love♪

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♪Stirring waves upending a lifetime♪

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♪Even if this life leads to ruin♪

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♪I still choose to be entangled with you♪

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♪Through all lifetimes♪

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[When Destiny Brings The Demon]

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

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[Episode 24]
[That Brave Girl Who Dated the Big Boss Was Actually Me?!]

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Why would

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such a memory appear in your Soul Manor?

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Could it really be, as Sima Jiao said,

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that you are Liao Tingyan

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but have only lost that part of your memory?

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That is exactly what baffles me.

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If what I saw in my Soul Manor was true,

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then my aunt's memories were false.

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Besides, if Sima Jiao had something to hide,

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

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

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I don't want to think that way.

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But all the signs point to it.

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Father once saved my life.

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That actually happened.

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And we've lived together for 18 years.

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I really don't want to believe he'd lie to me.

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Can you try to enter your Soul Manor again

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to find out what really happened back then?

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I've tried,

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but my cultivation is too low. I can't get in.

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So

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what do you plan to do next?

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I want to find out the truth.

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If so...

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It's me.

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Hongluo.

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Thank you, Si...

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Thank you, sir, for transferring my soul and giving me rebirth.

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Seeing you up close,

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you truly are a handsome man with a delicate and pretty face.

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Hongluo,

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why are you being so glib?

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That's typical Miss Hongluo, isn't it?

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You're here, too?

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Of course, to celebrate

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Miss Hongluo's return.

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Save your flattery.

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Didn't expect we'd reunite in a new place.

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Talk about perfect timing. The three of us will gather tonight as usual.

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We'll sing and play games as we used to do.

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We must drink till we drop.

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Hongluo is still a kid. She can't drink.

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True. Let's have tea, then.

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I can drink liquor.

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Here you go.

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Ah, there's a lovers' rivalry going on here.

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What are you talking about?

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She's out of her mind.

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One is the celestial Grandmaster

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you swore a lifelong vow to,

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the other is your childhood friend

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you've shared 18 years of ups and downs with.

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What a hard choice to make.

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Are those lifelong vows

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already gone,

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or did they never exist?

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Is there even a trace of this memory

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in Yan's heart?

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That makes sense.

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Well, enough of that.

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Let's have tea instead of liquor

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to celebrate Hongluo's return.

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Cheers.

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By your order,

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I've prepared some pills

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that could help Senior Tingyan restore her cultivation.

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It's too bitter.

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Grandmaster, good medicine is always bitter.

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She'll understand.

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Redo them.

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But Grandmaster,

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that means taking your blood again.

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Your blood is so precious.

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Isn't that wasteful?

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I'll do my best.

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My lord,

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our men searched the entire city,

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but there's no sign of Shi Qianlv.

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Then search the other cities.

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Leave no stone unturned.

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Drag that scoundrel out at all costs.

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Yes, my lord.

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Hongluo has returned safely.

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Ruling,

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wait for me.

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Come, let's move.

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Eat more. It's good for your health.

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I've never had this in the Celestial Crane City before.

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If paired with Rouge Terrace's homemade brew,

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it'd be perfect.

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You're a kid. You can't drink.

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But honestly, everything Sima Jiao prepared here

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suits my taste.

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I almost mistook you for Sima Jiao

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when you dressed like this.

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I mean,

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you're just as dashing as him.

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Am I making it worse?

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It's fine.

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I know you're trying to compliment me.

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Always running your mouth.

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Yan.

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What do you want to eat, Yan?

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I'll make it for you.

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We have a full table here.

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Those coarse flatbreads you made in the Celestial Crane City,

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honestly, Yan doesn't like them.

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She only ate them to fill her hunger.

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When it comes to food,

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Sima Jiao knows Yan's taste better than you.

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That's nonsense.

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Hongluo, you know

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Feng Qi dislikes Sima Jiao,

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but keep provoking him.

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It's fun, though.

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Yan,

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I can cook a lot of things

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like sliced knuckle in brown sauce, ice cream, and pastries.

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Name anything.

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Really?

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If you have such skills,

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it's a shame to serve as a guard in Rouge Terrace.

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My mother said

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even the best cooking

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loses its charm

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if used for business.

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Your mother mustn't have been an ordinary person, right?

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The food you mentioned

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isn't even seen in the Demon Realm,

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let alone tasted.

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Right.

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Are you actually from a noble family?

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I wish I were.

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Then I wouldn't need to struggle to scrape by.

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True.

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If I were noble,

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with ample wealth and leisure,

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I'd have lived in seclusion long ago,

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far from these troubles.

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Where would you hide?

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That's a secret between Yan and me.

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Yan,

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do you still want to go to Grain Rain Vale?

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I must uncover the truth first.

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You scared me.

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Why are you two here?

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I came out to find my father.

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Once I know the truth, I'll come back.

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Why should we stay here

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when you've already left?

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What matters now is how we leave.

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I say we fly out using spells.

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No.

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Sima Jiao is strong.

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If he senses our energy, we're doomed.

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Then how do you think

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we can avoid those guards?

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Try a doghole.

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I'm not crawling through that.

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They sure have the guts to slack off

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under the Grandmaster's rule.

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Heaven is on our side.

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Let's go.

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Move.

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Quick.

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Feng Qi has taken the Frost Fish away

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from Sima Jiao?

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Yes.

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Our men have been watching

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his every move.

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They saw Feng Qi take Shi Yan

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and a child

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into Zhenshi Inn.

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Make the arrangements now.

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This is the perfect time to act.

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Yes, Preceptor.

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Did Sima Jiao know we've escaped?

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Is he upset or furious?

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Forget it.

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I can't even figure out my own affairs.

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Why worry about him?

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Grandmaster,

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I've refined the cleansing pills for Ms. Yan.

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They're all sweet.

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But now that she's gone,

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how will we give them to her?

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You're dismissed.

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Yes, Grandmaster.

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Who sent you?

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Preceptor.

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Why take her?

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I don't know.

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Does Feng Qi know of this?

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No.

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Why did the Preceptor of the Demon Realm need Tingyan?

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Why did I sleep so deeply yesterday?

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Because someone cast a fainting spell on you.

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Bi'an?

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Why am I back here?

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What do you mean?

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The innkeeper of Zhenshi Inn

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tampered with the incense in your room,

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attempting to abduct you all in your sleep.

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Fortunately, Grandmaster arrived in time.

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Where are Hongluo and Feng Qi?

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Don't worry, Ms. Yan.

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Grandmaster knows you care about them.

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He rescued them as well.

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Ms. Yan, you worry about everyone else,

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but not about Grandmaster.

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I feel bad for him.

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I'm confused about what's real

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and what's false,

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and I don't know how to face him either.

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Forget about those.

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True feelings can't be faked, can they?

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Ms. Yan, look at this.

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These are the cleansing pills

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Grandmaster made for you

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with his own blood.

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They help raise your cultivation

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and enhance your health.

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Sima Jiao must know

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that if my cultivation grows stronger,

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I can enter the Soul Manor to find out the truth of the past.

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Is he not afraid I'll find it out?

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If what he said is real,

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doesn't that mean my father was lying?

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Has my entire life

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been nothing but a lie?

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Liao Tingyan is wearing

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such a powerful defensive artifact?

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Indeed.

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It contains Sima Jiao's spiritual power.

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I believe

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Sima Jiao fused his heart-protecting bone

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into it.

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Preceptor,

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if she keeps that,

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then even if

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Feng Qi brings her to us,

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we can't do anything.

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Such an artifact can't simply be taken by force.

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We must think of a way

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to make her remove the anklet herself.

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Have you found anything

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about Shi Qianlv?

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Yes, Preceptor.

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We discovered that Shi Qianlv once used

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the Soul Cleanse on his own sister

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and sent her to Sima Jiao

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trying to create a misunderstanding,

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but to no avail.

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Soul Cleanse?

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I didn't expect him to be skilled in this secret art.

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Where is he now?

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He's hiding in a remote house,

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barely surviving.

281
00:18:36,170 --> 00:18:39,910
It's time to put Shi Qianlv to use.

282
00:18:41,890 --> 00:18:44,080
Since Qiandu's soul has been searched,

283
00:18:44,740 --> 00:18:46,630
why has Sima Jiao made no move?

284
00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:50,840
Seems like Liao Tingyan hasn't acted yet.

285
00:18:55,130 --> 00:18:56,390
Useless fool.

286
00:19:00,540 --> 00:19:02,000
Is the Shi family

287
00:19:04,450 --> 00:19:06,560
going to ruin?

288
00:19:16,370 --> 00:19:17,280
Sect Master Shi,

289
00:19:18,210 --> 00:19:19,430
please come with us.

290
00:19:22,930 --> 00:19:24,110
I knew you'd come.

291
00:19:59,820 --> 00:20:03,350
Sect Master Shi, you remain so composed even in hardship.

292
00:20:04,740 --> 00:20:07,280
You truly take after your master, the Lord of Slack,

293
00:20:07,300 --> 00:20:08,430
calm and clear-minded.

294
00:20:11,860 --> 00:20:13,150
Calm and clear-minded?

295
00:20:13,930 --> 00:20:15,670
What use is that?

296
00:20:16,020 --> 00:20:17,670
I'm still ruined at the hands

297
00:20:17,690 --> 00:20:20,130
of the former Demon Lord.

298
00:20:24,740 --> 00:20:26,110
Forgive me, Sect Master Shi.

299
00:20:26,450 --> 00:20:28,520
I only managed to invite you

300
00:20:28,540 --> 00:20:30,240
to my residence now.

301
00:20:30,340 --> 00:20:33,350
You must've suffered in the mountains.

302
00:20:34,820 --> 00:20:36,630
No need to apologize.

303
00:20:37,610 --> 00:20:39,430
Just speak plainly.

304
00:20:42,340 --> 00:20:46,520
I heard you practice a secret spell,

305
00:20:46,890 --> 00:20:48,080
the Soul Cleanse.

306
00:20:48,690 --> 00:20:49,760
I need you

307
00:20:49,780 --> 00:20:52,280
to lure your daughter, Shi Yan, out.

308
00:20:52,690 --> 00:20:54,000
With the help of this secret spell,

309
00:20:54,930 --> 00:20:58,720
we could cut Sima Jiao down in one strike.

310
00:21:01,450 --> 00:21:04,670
You wish to use her against Sima Jiao as well?

311
00:21:11,340 --> 00:21:13,520
Perhaps you've heard

312
00:21:14,370 --> 00:21:15,670
I once tried this art on my sister

313
00:21:16,820 --> 00:21:19,520
to drive the two apart,

314
00:21:19,930 --> 00:21:20,480
but

315
00:21:22,340 --> 00:21:23,630
I failed.

316
00:21:25,780 --> 00:21:27,110
The situation is different now.

317
00:21:27,860 --> 00:21:29,320
This time, with the aid of the Demon Realm,

318
00:21:29,370 --> 00:21:30,800
things will surely turn out differently.

319
00:21:31,890 --> 00:21:35,480
By then, you can avenge your grievances,

320
00:21:35,970 --> 00:21:39,080
and the Demon Realm will help you rebuild your sect.

321
00:21:47,130 --> 00:21:48,040
Preceptor,

322
00:21:49,540 --> 00:21:50,630
it's not hard

323
00:21:51,610 --> 00:21:52,630
to lure her out.

324
00:21:56,860 --> 00:21:59,110
But there must be a bait.

325
00:22:02,780 --> 00:22:03,520
Good.

326
00:22:06,450 --> 00:22:08,280
I already have someone

327
00:22:08,890 --> 00:22:10,110
in mind.

328
00:22:18,210 --> 00:22:18,950
Grandmaster,

329
00:22:19,060 --> 00:22:20,760
Ms. Yan has accepted those pills.

330
00:22:22,210 --> 00:22:23,110
Did you say anything to her?

331
00:22:24,650 --> 00:22:25,430
No.

332
00:22:30,500 --> 00:22:31,240
Sima Jiao.

333
00:22:32,500 --> 00:22:34,000
Do you mean to confine Yan for life?

334
00:22:45,650 --> 00:22:47,240
Do you think that's how you could win her heart?

335
00:22:47,610 --> 00:22:48,670
All you can think about

336
00:22:49,690 --> 00:22:51,390
is how to win her heart.

337
00:22:52,300 --> 00:22:54,080
No wonder you're being used without even knowing it.

338
00:22:55,260 --> 00:22:55,950
What do you mean?

339
00:22:56,780 --> 00:22:58,390
That Zhenshi Inn you stayed at

340
00:22:58,500 --> 00:22:59,520
was a trap.

341
00:22:59,820 --> 00:23:01,590
Someone wanted to abduct Ms. Yan

342
00:23:01,610 --> 00:23:02,390
in her sleep.

343
00:23:03,260 --> 00:23:05,040
Fortunately, Grandmaster rescued Ms. Yan,

344
00:23:05,060 --> 00:23:06,080
so she's safe.

345
00:23:06,450 --> 00:23:08,280
Yet you still haven't realized where the problem is.

346
00:23:20,610 --> 00:23:21,950
Whoever harms her,

347
00:23:23,690 --> 00:23:24,670
I'll kill them.

348
00:23:47,610 --> 00:23:48,950
Entering the Soul Manor

349
00:23:49,580 --> 00:23:51,670
is the only way to find out what happened back then.

350
00:23:54,100 --> 00:23:56,150
That also prevents Sima Jiao from losing too much blood.

351
00:24:12,370 --> 00:24:13,080
I made it.

352
00:24:17,260 --> 00:24:18,520
Where should I begin?

353
00:24:30,580 --> 00:24:32,590
I'll take time to learn about the rest.

354
00:24:34,540 --> 00:24:36,480
Show me the past with my brother.

355
00:24:57,970 --> 00:24:59,080
Sima Jiao,

356
00:24:59,100 --> 00:25:00,390
you're despicable.

357
00:25:01,610 --> 00:25:04,000
You actually let this demon wench kill me!

358
00:25:04,650 --> 00:25:05,870
You think you two can stay together forever?

359
00:25:05,890 --> 00:25:06,350
You're courting death.

360
00:25:06,650 --> 00:25:09,630
Your love bond will be severed by the way of heaven!

361
00:25:10,540 --> 00:25:12,190
No!

362
00:25:12,210 --> 00:25:13,280
No, I don't want.

363
00:25:14,170 --> 00:25:14,720
No.

364
00:25:18,100 --> 00:25:18,950
No, I...

365
00:25:28,410 --> 00:25:30,280
Aunt's memory doesn't match mine at all.

366
00:25:32,890 --> 00:25:34,910
Was I the one who killed Zhenxu?

367
00:25:37,260 --> 00:25:39,000
And the way he insults me

368
00:25:40,130 --> 00:25:41,840
doesn't sound like family,

369
00:25:43,450 --> 00:25:44,910
more like an enemy.

370
00:25:46,450 --> 00:25:47,720
So the truth I've believed all along

371
00:25:47,740 --> 00:25:49,000
was twisted.

372
00:25:50,300 --> 00:25:51,840
I was never part of the Shi family.

373
00:25:54,170 --> 00:25:55,480
That so-called father conspired

374
00:25:55,500 --> 00:25:56,910
with Aunt to deceive me,

375
00:25:57,740 --> 00:25:59,670
so they could use me against Sima Jiao.

376
00:26:00,740 --> 00:26:01,950
Even Shi Qiandu's death

377
00:26:04,020 --> 00:26:06,430
might have been part of their scheme.

378
00:26:55,930 --> 00:26:57,910
Is this also a part of my Soul Manor?

379
00:26:59,100 --> 00:27:01,320
Feels like it hides some great secret.

380
00:27:13,540 --> 00:27:15,760
Fried chicken!

381
00:27:17,300 --> 00:27:19,080
Then this must be my Soul Manor.

382
00:27:53,340 --> 00:27:57,240
[Liao Tingyan]
Sima Jiao. Huge jerk. Scum.

383
00:27:59,890 --> 00:28:00,590
No way!

384
00:28:00,740 --> 00:28:02,190
The one who dated Sima Jiao

385
00:28:02,210 --> 00:28:04,110
was actually me.

386
00:28:15,860 --> 00:28:16,950
It can't be.

387
00:28:19,650 --> 00:28:21,950
It's come to this crazy point?

388
00:28:24,300 --> 00:28:27,840
Was I seriously thinking about proposing to him?

389
00:28:30,210 --> 00:28:31,000
Did I really

390
00:28:31,610 --> 00:28:33,520
love him more than he loved me?

391
00:28:35,410 --> 00:28:36,350
What are you looking at?

392
00:29:00,210 --> 00:29:01,320
Why are you so nervous?

393
00:29:03,340 --> 00:29:04,720
Anything wrong with these two rings?

394
00:29:05,860 --> 00:29:06,720
Nothing.

395
00:29:09,060 --> 00:29:09,670
Wait.

396
00:29:11,170 --> 00:29:12,080
Why are you here?

397
00:29:14,260 --> 00:29:15,110
I came to find you.

398
00:29:16,130 --> 00:29:17,590
I noticed you look absent-minded.

399
00:29:18,260 --> 00:29:19,670
I fear the pills may leave ill effects on you,

400
00:29:20,170 --> 00:29:21,110
causing you to lose your way,

401
00:29:22,370 --> 00:29:23,430
so I came.

402
00:29:24,370 --> 00:29:26,110
How can you say that as if it were only natural?

403
00:29:26,890 --> 00:29:27,590
Go out.

404
00:29:46,740 --> 00:29:50,000
Looks like this is a gift for me,

405
00:29:51,780 --> 00:29:52,430
right?

406
00:29:54,260 --> 00:29:55,670
How did you know?

407
00:30:07,780 --> 00:30:09,040
Because it fits me perfectly.

408
00:30:15,100 --> 00:30:16,560
You're quick to assume.

409
00:30:20,970 --> 00:30:21,840
See this?

410
00:30:27,340 --> 00:30:28,150
Yes.

411
00:30:37,580 --> 00:30:38,350
I know

412
00:30:42,170 --> 00:30:43,520
you once liked me,

413
00:30:48,930 --> 00:30:49,800
and you still do.

414
00:30:56,170 --> 00:30:57,320
You rely on me,

415
00:31:00,260 --> 00:31:01,190
believe me,

416
00:31:05,890 --> 00:31:07,390
and are willing to stay with me.

417
00:31:19,890 --> 00:31:20,950
Because that's who you are,

418
00:31:23,890 --> 00:31:24,840
so I am.

419
00:31:34,300 --> 00:31:35,670
Just to be clear.

420
00:31:36,930 --> 00:31:38,080
They aren't wedding rings.

421
00:31:39,170 --> 00:31:40,390
They're couple rings.

422
00:31:48,780 --> 00:31:49,560
Couple?

423
00:31:54,130 --> 00:31:54,800
Then,

424
00:31:56,650 --> 00:31:58,000
am I

425
00:31:59,650 --> 00:32:00,430
your boy...

426
00:32:02,020 --> 00:32:03,520
boyfriend now?

427
00:32:13,740 --> 00:32:14,870
Don't rush it.

428
00:32:16,970 --> 00:32:18,520
Let me get used to it first.

429
00:32:22,970 --> 00:32:24,630
Don't you believe me yet?

430
00:32:26,060 --> 00:32:27,840
I do. I do.

431
00:32:28,740 --> 00:32:30,760
Everything in my Soul Manor is solid proof

432
00:32:31,020 --> 00:32:33,080
telling me I'm Liao Tingyan.

433
00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:39,800
♪Turns to dust between my fingers in an instant♪

434
00:32:40,560 --> 00:32:44,000
♪When the line between good and evil is clear♪

435
00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:47,840
♪Countless souls drift into the boundless wilds♪

436
00:32:48,280 --> 00:32:51,960
♪Carrying the spirit fire forward...♪

437
00:32:52,130 --> 00:32:53,350
Of course, you're Liao Tingyan.

438
00:32:59,100 --> 00:33:00,520
But now I start to doubt...

439
00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:04,680
♪Like heavy rain pouring down...♪

440
00:33:04,690 --> 00:33:05,870
that maybe Liao Tingyan isn't really you.

441
00:33:09,300 --> 00:33:10,590
From the moment I saw you,

442
00:33:14,210 --> 00:33:15,670
you've been the same.

443
00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:19,720
♪Upending a lifetime...♪

444
00:33:19,740 --> 00:33:21,040
No matter what name you go by,

445
00:33:23,060 --> 00:33:24,110
I won't mistake you for anyone else.

446
00:33:27,360 --> 00:33:30,560
♪Through all lifetimes♪

447
00:33:38,820 --> 00:33:39,870
I won't make this mistake

448
00:33:42,610 --> 00:33:43,800
because I'm smart.

449
00:33:46,020 --> 00:33:47,190
But if you do,

450
00:33:48,450 --> 00:33:49,800
I won't be surprised.

451
00:33:54,410 --> 00:33:55,480
If you keep teasing me,

452
00:33:56,300 --> 00:33:57,480
I won't be Liao Tingyan anymore.

453
00:34:16,220 --> 00:34:18,280
You arrive on time, Mr. Feng.

454
00:34:19,300 --> 00:34:20,390
Mr. Ghost,

455
00:34:21,050 --> 00:34:21,840
why did you ask for me?

456
00:34:23,260 --> 00:34:27,640
I have a plan to discuss with you.

457
00:34:28,530 --> 00:34:29,200
A plan?

458
00:34:31,220 --> 00:34:32,350
Pardon my bold guess.

459
00:34:33,490 --> 00:34:34,720
What happened in Zhenshi Inn

460
00:34:35,530 --> 00:34:36,640
was your doing, right?

461
00:34:38,700 --> 00:34:40,240
You urged me to bring Yan out

462
00:34:41,180 --> 00:34:42,430
and planted a spy in Zhenshi Inn

463
00:34:42,450 --> 00:34:43,680
beforehand.

464
00:34:44,090 --> 00:34:45,840
The moment we stepped into Zhenshi Inn,

465
00:34:46,370 --> 00:34:48,070
everything was part of your plan.

466
00:34:48,260 --> 00:34:49,800
What exactly do you want with Yan?

467
00:34:49,820 --> 00:34:51,800
You're clever, Mr. Feng.

468
00:34:52,010 --> 00:34:53,510
I'll be honest with you.

469
00:34:54,050 --> 00:34:57,840
We only want that Frost Fish to return to her duty.

470
00:34:58,260 --> 00:35:01,120
I wonder if you're willing to work with us.

471
00:35:02,140 --> 00:35:05,120
We help you regain her memory,

472
00:35:05,370 --> 00:35:08,320
and you help us use her to kill Sima Jiao.

473
00:35:08,620 --> 00:35:09,950
It's simple.

474
00:35:10,570 --> 00:35:12,160
Just convince Shi Yan

475
00:35:12,220 --> 00:35:15,200
to remove her defensive anklet.

476
00:35:16,050 --> 00:35:16,950
Pardon me, I refuse.

477
00:35:18,260 --> 00:35:18,910
I take my leave.

478
00:35:20,410 --> 00:35:21,800
Refuse all you like.

479
00:35:23,620 --> 00:35:25,680
When that Frost Fish

480
00:35:25,700 --> 00:35:27,840
has fully turned to Sima Jiao,

481
00:35:28,140 --> 00:35:29,720
I hope you won't regret it.

482
00:35:32,260 --> 00:35:32,800
You!

483
00:35:37,740 --> 00:35:38,550
Preceptor.

484
00:35:39,890 --> 00:35:41,350
Feng Qi refuses

485
00:35:41,370 --> 00:35:42,840
to cooperate with us.

486
00:35:43,740 --> 00:35:44,990
What do we do?

487
00:35:45,620 --> 00:35:46,910
He hesitated just now.

488
00:35:47,620 --> 00:35:48,800
There's still a chance.

489
00:36:04,410 --> 00:36:05,070
Grandmaster.

490
00:36:05,410 --> 00:36:06,030
You're back.

491
00:36:06,660 --> 00:36:07,680
Have you found Shi Qianlv?

492
00:36:07,860 --> 00:36:08,640
Forgive me, Grandmaster.

493
00:36:09,010 --> 00:36:10,030
I couldn't locate him.

494
00:36:10,860 --> 00:36:12,390
We searched the entire Demon Realm,

495
00:36:13,090 --> 00:36:14,430
but there was no sign of him.

496
00:36:14,860 --> 00:36:16,910
However, we found traces of where he once hid

497
00:36:17,300 --> 00:36:19,390
in a remote house,

498
00:36:20,620 --> 00:36:22,840
but that's the last trail we found.

499
00:36:23,620 --> 00:36:24,640
In that case,

500
00:36:26,620 --> 00:36:28,800
someone must be helping him hide.

501
00:36:29,260 --> 00:36:31,070
But the Shi family has lost the people's trust.

502
00:36:31,570 --> 00:36:32,600
Who would still help him?

503
00:36:34,490 --> 00:36:36,160
Those who wish me ill.

504
00:36:36,820 --> 00:36:38,240
Who is so blind?

505
00:36:40,010 --> 00:36:42,350
You're now revered by all the people.

506
00:36:43,410 --> 00:36:44,640
By your order,

507
00:36:44,780 --> 00:36:45,510
I rescued many from the Celestial Palace

508
00:36:45,860 --> 00:36:47,680
along the way.

509
00:36:48,700 --> 00:36:50,550
I've heard countless praises

510
00:36:50,930 --> 00:36:53,510
for your rule over the Demon Realm.

511
00:36:59,090 --> 00:37:00,800
What use are those vanities for?

512
00:37:02,050 --> 00:37:05,350
Do you mean to seek the heart of the very one,

513
00:37:06,140 --> 00:37:07,200
rather than the hearts of all?

514
00:37:13,300 --> 00:37:14,600
Hongluo has revived.

515
00:37:15,410 --> 00:37:16,680
Why are you still standing here?

516
00:37:17,530 --> 00:37:18,320
Thank you, Grandmaster.

517
00:37:18,450 --> 00:37:19,720
I shall take my leave.

518
00:37:29,620 --> 00:37:30,600
In just one night,

519
00:37:31,410 --> 00:37:33,160
I've turned into my old self.

520
00:37:34,620 --> 00:37:37,430
In just one night, enemies became lovers.

521
00:37:37,860 --> 00:37:38,550
Hongluo.

522
00:37:40,620 --> 00:37:42,870
How should I face Sima Jiao?

523
00:37:43,050 --> 00:37:44,320
Treat him as a lover,

524
00:37:45,890 --> 00:37:47,200
or a cultivation partner?

525
00:37:47,890 --> 00:37:49,640
That's too fast.

526
00:37:50,660 --> 00:37:52,680
Haven't you found your identity?

527
00:37:53,090 --> 00:37:53,910
Just go to him.

528
00:37:54,010 --> 00:37:54,950
I don't have memories

529
00:37:54,970 --> 00:37:56,240
of being with him before.

530
00:37:56,780 --> 00:37:58,280
How am I supposed to do that?

531
00:37:59,530 --> 00:38:01,200
Start with dating?

532
00:38:09,740 --> 00:38:10,950
Instead of fretting here,

533
00:38:11,050 --> 00:38:12,600
go see him right now.

534
00:38:20,050 --> 00:38:22,200
But before meeting him,

535
00:38:22,820 --> 00:38:24,240
I suggest you bathe

536
00:38:25,260 --> 00:38:26,240
and change your clothes.

537
00:38:26,930 --> 00:38:28,200
Freshen yourself up

538
00:38:28,660 --> 00:38:29,390
before going.

539
00:38:32,010 --> 00:38:32,760
Ruling.

540
00:38:34,340 --> 00:38:34,910
Ruling.

541
00:38:43,570 --> 00:38:44,460
You're

542
00:38:46,180 --> 00:38:47,520
the black serpent lord?

543
00:38:48,780 --> 00:38:50,030
Ruling, I'm back.

544
00:38:55,820 --> 00:38:56,870
Ruling, I...

545
00:38:57,530 --> 00:38:58,760
Are you trying to say

546
00:38:59,010 --> 00:39:00,550
that I'm the Ruling you once knew?

547
00:39:00,820 --> 00:39:01,120
Yes.

548
00:39:01,140 --> 00:39:02,280
And that I was your lover?

549
00:39:02,300 --> 00:39:02,600
Yes.

550
00:39:02,890 --> 00:39:03,870
If you don't believe me...

551
00:39:03,890 --> 00:39:04,430
I do.

552
00:39:05,340 --> 00:39:05,800
Really?

553
00:39:05,820 --> 00:39:06,470
But...

554
00:39:06,890 --> 00:39:07,470
But?

555
00:39:10,220 --> 00:39:11,990
You're a stranger to me now.

556
00:39:13,140 --> 00:39:14,390
Do you expect me

557
00:39:14,890 --> 00:39:15,990
to resume what we once had?

558
00:39:18,050 --> 00:39:20,160
Then tell me,

559
00:39:21,490 --> 00:39:22,720
that night at Rouge Terrace,

560
00:39:23,930 --> 00:39:25,800
why did you purposely dance in front of me

561
00:39:26,410 --> 00:39:27,800
and later

562
00:39:28,370 --> 00:39:29,200
wait for me in the room?

563
00:39:30,740 --> 00:39:33,030
Because I wanted to absorb your cultivation.

564
00:39:33,530 --> 00:39:34,280
What else could it be?

565
00:39:39,620 --> 00:39:40,240
Forget it.

566
00:39:42,570 --> 00:39:44,320
Let's not bring this up again.

567
00:39:44,780 --> 00:39:46,990
That day is my death anniversary.

568
00:39:47,930 --> 00:39:49,510
Not a good memory.

569
00:39:54,050 --> 00:39:54,840
Ruling,

570
00:39:55,260 --> 00:39:55,990
I'm sorry.

571
00:39:57,260 --> 00:39:59,160
I failed to protect you.

572
00:39:59,860 --> 00:40:00,720
It's not your fault.

573
00:40:01,930 --> 00:40:03,550
We never really knew each other.

574
00:40:09,780 --> 00:40:10,600
Well,

575
00:40:10,780 --> 00:40:12,240
I have nothing more to do

576
00:40:12,260 --> 00:40:13,200
with the Ruling of the past.

577
00:40:13,620 --> 00:40:14,550
So, Lord Hei,

578
00:40:14,860 --> 00:40:16,350
please leave me alone.

579
00:40:17,180 --> 00:40:18,640
There's no way to force someone to love you.

580
00:40:21,620 --> 00:40:22,200
Say,

581
00:40:23,370 --> 00:40:24,990
my name is Hongluo.

582
00:40:25,450 --> 00:40:26,600
Don't get it wrong again.

583
00:41:35,620 --> 00:41:37,240
Isn't this the cold pond?

584
00:41:37,700 --> 00:41:39,200
The water temperature is just right.

585
00:42:31,320 --> 00:42:33,120
♪Autumn winds sigh♪

586
00:42:33,200 --> 00:42:34,920
♪Moon and stars dapple the sky♪

587
00:42:35,120 --> 00:42:38,520
♪Brushing the loneliness of bygone days♪

588
00:42:39,160 --> 00:42:40,880
♪Candlelight flickers low♪

589
00:42:41,120 --> 00:42:43,080
♪Shadows sway♪

590
00:42:43,360 --> 00:42:46,520
♪Shimmering in the night♪

591
00:42:47,120 --> 00:42:48,800
♪With a brush I draw♪

592
00:42:49,200 --> 00:42:51,000
♪The color of light♪

593
00:42:51,160 --> 00:42:54,680
♪To warm your frozen soul♪

594
00:42:55,160 --> 00:42:56,880
♪Memories anchor here♪

595
00:42:57,000 --> 00:42:59,000
♪Longing is engraved♪

596
00:42:59,360 --> 00:43:02,080
♪Yet cannot be touched♪

597
00:43:02,560 --> 00:43:04,720
♪Following♪

598
00:43:05,080 --> 00:43:07,120
♪The veins of gravel♪

599
00:43:07,480 --> 00:43:10,160
♪I turn into spirit fire♪

600
00:43:11,200 --> 00:43:12,640
♪Burning away♪

601
00:43:13,080 --> 00:43:18,440
♪All these karmic ties♪

602
00:43:19,160 --> 00:43:20,880
♪To save you♪

603
00:43:21,360 --> 00:43:22,920
♪To save me♪

604
00:43:23,400 --> 00:43:26,320
♪To cross over all suffering, I'll break through♪

605
00:43:27,280 --> 00:43:29,040
♪The laws of heaven♪

606
00:43:29,520 --> 00:43:31,000
♪The vortex of reincarnation♪

607
00:43:31,320 --> 00:43:34,880
♪What of life and death?♪

608
00:43:35,480 --> 00:43:37,040
♪To save you♪

609
00:43:37,280 --> 00:43:39,080
♪To save me♪

610
00:43:39,240 --> 00:43:42,520
♪To redeem all beings, I'll let pass♪

611
00:43:43,120 --> 00:43:45,000
♪Right and wrong♪

612
00:43:45,160 --> 00:43:46,920
♪Rumors and tales♪

613
00:43:47,240 --> 00:43:50,560
♪To seize fate♪

614
00:43:51,160 --> 00:43:53,760
♪With my own hands♪

615
00:43:55,320 --> 00:43:57,000
♪For you♪

616
00:43:57,360 --> 00:43:59,000
♪For me♪

617
00:43:59,520 --> 00:44:02,400
♪For the healing of wounds♪

618
00:44:03,080 --> 00:44:04,920
♪I'll stir the murky seas♪

619
00:44:05,200 --> 00:44:06,920
♪And strive against the heavens♪

620
00:44:07,520 --> 00:44:10,520
♪To protect the vastness♪

621
00:44:11,080 --> 00:44:12,480
♪For you♪

622
00:44:13,160 --> 00:44:14,680
♪For me♪

623
00:44:15,040 --> 00:44:18,080
♪For the light of dawn♪

624
00:44:18,880 --> 00:44:20,520
♪I'll face promises♪

625
00:44:20,960 --> 00:44:22,560
♪Like a moth to a flame♪

626
00:44:23,240 --> 00:44:26,160
♪And use my body to shine♪

627
00:44:30,400 --> 00:44:34,240
♪On even more♪