Original subtitles

Sore wa tashika ni koko ni atta mono

What was certainly here

Koko wa tashika ni kimi to deatta basho

This is undeniably the place where I met you

Ai to iu ni wa kantansugite

To call it love is too simple

Kotoba ushinau

I lose my words

Mou nidoto

Never again

Tsukamenai mizukagami ni

In the elusive water's mirror

Kieteiku kimi o

You fade away

Akiramenaiyo

I won't give up

Tada issho ni itaikara

Because I just want to be with you

Dore dake sabishikute

No matter how lonely

Dore dake kimi o omoi

No matter how much I think of you

Kodokude toki o tsunagi

In solitude, connecting moments

Ima mata kasaneta

Now, once again, we pile them up

Unmei o hanashi wa shinai

I won't let go of fate

Unmei o hanashi wa shinai

I won't let go of fate

Episode 08 (31) Fated

Jin Ling.

Wei Ying!

Wei Ying!

Get him! Don't let the Yiling Patriarch get away!

Go away.

Go away.

Go away!

Lan Zhan!

You're awake.

Ah! Lan...

Your wounds just scabbed. They will tear easily.

Don't move.

Your sword.

It really

sealed itself?

Well,

that's solid proof.

This place is...

Jing Room?

Lan Zhan,

you brought me back to the Cloud Recesses.

If your brother finds out about this...

I have already found out.

Brother.

Mr. Wei is injured. No need for formalities.

Thank you, Clan Leader Lan.

Brother.

What happened to Chifeng-zun's body?

Huaisang will take care of it.

I have sent trusted disciples to look after it as well.

Wangji,

Mr. Wei has woken up.

I believe you owe me an explanation.

It is as Wei Ying says.

Chifeng-zun's head

was inside Fangfei Palace.

You trust him.

Yes.

You believe in Mr. Wei,

but I

believe in Jin Guangyao.

Clan Leader Lan,

I am the only one

who saw Chifeng-zun's head.

But there is one other thing

that Hanguang-jun saw as well.

What is it?

Chifeng-zun's death.

Everyone knows that Mingjue

died due to qi deviation caused by the spirit of his saber.

But Chifeng-zun has consistently listened to the Song of Clarity.

Why was the spirit of the saber not calmed

but worsened?

What are you suspecting?

The Song of Clarity.

Impossible.

I taught him the song myself.

Brother.

Please listen to this.

That's right.

That is the Song of Clarity I taught Yao,

"Cleansing".

This... Did Yao really play this?

I heard it myself.

This tune is definitely not "Cleansing".

And it seems

to be a Dongying tune.

Come with me.

This is...

The Room of Forbidden Books.

Over there are all foreign music sheets and notes.

These few rows

contain books from Dongying.

There are a lot of ancient books here.

Let's split up and look for it.

- All right. - All right.

Found it.

(Collection of Turmoil)

The tune broke off.

There was a page

that was torn off.

(Collection of Turmoil)

The "Collection of Turmoil".

What sort of songs are in this book?

Dark music from Dongying.

If you channel spiritual energy into the tune as you play it,

it can do harm to others.

It can cause one to lose all of their senses

and even qi deviation.

Clan Leader Lan.

If one were to include a part of this tune into "Cleansing"

and played it for months, maybe even years,

would it act as a slow poison

and trigger Chifeng-zun's saber spirit?

It is possible.

But

(Collection of Turmoil)

Yao has a very good memory.

It is unnecessary for him to take the page with him.

Tearing the page off

is just a way to ensure

that no one can find the source of this tune.

But I have never told him

about the secret of the Room of Forbidden Books.

Clan Leader Lan,

given Lianfang-zun's capabilities,

do you really think

he wouldn't be able to find it on his own?

Hanguang-jun,

Mr. Lan requests your presence.

I'll go and see Uncle.

You go back to Jing Room with Brother.

All right.

Cloud Recesses is a sophisticated and quiet place.

To think

there would be such bright and beautiful gentian flowers here.

There are only two places where you can find these flowers

in the entire Cloud Recesses.

This place is one of them.

The other place

is my mother's residence.

Or should I say,

the place where she was imprisoned.

Imprisoned?

Due to past grievances,

Mother

killed Father's teacher.

Then... What happened after that?

Father fell in love with Mother at first sight.

Despite everything,

he went against the clan,

and married her.

After the ceremony,

he locked her up

and secluded himself as well.

Mr. Wei,

can you understand

why he did that?

He can't disregard the fact that she killed his teacher,

and he can't disobey the clan rules.

So he married her to protect her life.

He went into seclusion

to atone for his sins.

Do you think he was right to do that?

I don't know.

Then what do you think

he should have done?

I don't know.

Father ruined the rest of his life.

Uncle grew harsher on Wangji and me.

We were only allowed to visit Mother once a month.

Mother never complained.

Her greatest wish was to hold Wangji

in her arms every month.

But Wangji

is the kind to ignore you

the more you try to tease him.

Wangji never said so,

but I know

that he looked forward to our monthly visits.

He did.

And so did I.

But one day,

Uncle told us not to bother

going there anymore.

Mother had passed away.

But Wangji would still come here every month.

He would wait from dawn till dusk.

Wangji

has always been a stubborn child.

He met you when he was young.

He believes that you are kind.

No matter what happened,

and no matter what they say about you,

he has always stood by your side.

Clan Leader Lan, you met Lianfang-zun

when you were young too, didn't you?

Cloud Recesses had suffered an attack back then.

I carried the books of the Library Pavilion with me

and ran away,

hiding from the Wens.

Ah!

Come with me.

We didn't know each other.

Yao didn't even know who I was.

He risked his life to save me

only because

he couldn't stand the Wens' tyrannical ways.

But Wen Xu had always been suspicious of others.

If he found even a single trace,

he would capture them and interrogate them.

But even though he was bruised and battered,

Yao never revealed my whereabouts.

Mr. Wei,

how do you expect me

to believe that such a person would be two-faced,

much less kill his brother and own son?

I've talked a lot today.

Please don't mind, Mr. Wei.

The Lan Clan of Gusu

is a peculiar clan indeed.

Their ancestors were monks.

And they are conservative and old-fashioned.

But their men

have lasting affections

and are loyal.

Don't you think so?

Why hasn't Lan Zhan come back yet?

(Collection of Etiquette)

He even has a rule book in his bedroom.

Wait. This looks like

my handwriting.

Why would Lan Zhan have my handwriting?

I got it.

He must admire my excellent calligraphy.

You have good taste, Lan Zhan.

A peony?

It's beautiful.

(Must not be removed by anyone other than your fated person.)

"One's headband must not be removed by anyone other than one's fated person."

(Must not be removed by anyone other than your fated person.)

Fated person.

You can't do that.

Our headband is...

It can't be what I think it means, right?

How many times did you copy the "Rituals and Etiquette"

when you had lessons at Gusu?

What have I done?

What did you do?

This vessel is way too fragile.

If I were in my old body,

I would be able to stuff my intestines back inside my body,

and fight another 300 battles.

You are speaking nonsense again.

What did that old man...

I mean, why did your uncle want to see you?

Uncle just came out of seclusion.

He heard I was back

and asked about how I was.

I haven't told him

about you yet.

That's good.

That's good.

Brother has returned to his room?

Mm.

Your brother had quite a shock.

I thought about keeping him company.

Maybe drink some wine and cheer him up.

Your injuries...

Hanguang-jun,

you're so thoughtful.

You mustn't drink too much.

Of course.

Speaking of which,

should I apologize to him for the thing with the headband?

I've toyed with it so many times.

What is it?

Aren't you going to drink?

You can have all of it.

Lan Zhan never

mentioned Madam Lan.

It was meant to be

secret.

However,

given Wangji's personality,

how would he tell you

if you never asked?

Even if you asked,

there are some things

he would never tell.

Pfft!

What is it this time?

Nothing.

Nothing.

Of all the jars of wines,

he had to choose the one I mixed with water.

Huh?

What does that mean?

An intruder.

- Clan Leader. - Clan Leader.

Yao?

Xichen.

Back down.

Yao,

why didn't you tell me you were coming?

Here, Xichen.

I have already gifted it to you.

This token of passage

has never failed before.

Now that it has failed,

it is time to return it to its rightful owner.

Come inside first.

That's not necessary, Xichen.

I came to inform you

that we still don't have

any news of Hanguang-jun and the Yiling Patriarch.

Many of the other clans are already raising questions

about my decision to not

let anyone search Cloud Recesses.

Please let me know when it is convenient for you

to open the doors for two hours so that I may have my men

come over and deal with the situation.

Anytime will do.

Let's do it tomorrow.

All right.

Since you won't take it back,

I shall leave the jade token here.

Regarding Mingjue's matter,

I will do everything I can to find the culprit.

I want to try to play the remains of that tune again.

Brother.

Clan Leader Lan.

It would be against

the Lan Clan's rules to try dark music

on a live person.

I will try it on myself.

Brother.

In my heart,

for all these years,

he has always been a respectful, kind,

and benevolent person.

Someone who can endure humiliation to achieve greater goals.

I have always believed that those who criticized him

had simply misunderstood him.

Yet you want me to believe

that the person before me had been a fake all along.

That all of his actions were calculated and disguised.

You must allow me to be certain

before I make a judgment.

If he does hold other intentions,

I will definitely not tolerate it.

Huh? This is...

(If you wish to know the truth, head to Tan City immediately)

"If you wish to know the truth,

head to Tan City immediately."

Tan City?

On the border between Gusu and Lanling

What could this be about?

Clan Leader!

Clan Leader, an alert from the observation towers.

A strange phenomenon has occurred in many places at once.

A large group of corpses is headed in the same direction.

Where?

The Burial Mounds.

The spiritual swords are useless against them.

What the heck are these things?

They just won't die!

Jingyi, form the array!

All right!

Digging up corpses and harming others.

That Yiling Patriarch is too cunning!

Mo...

Senior Wei

doesn't seem like someone evil.

Everyone is saying the Yiling Patriarch is summoning evil at the Burial Mounds.

Do you believe it?

I...

For such a massive wave of corpses to attack,

the Stygian Tiger Amulet must be involved.

I wonder what Jin Guangyao

is up to this time.

We'll know once we get to the Burial Mounds.

Any news from Clan Leader Lan at Tan City?

No.

Help... Help me!

D... Don't!

Ai wa shitteiru

I have known love

Kodoku mo shitteiru

The loneliness I have known

Monogatari wa ima owari tsugeru

Now this story is coming to an end

Ugokidasu yume no saki e

The dream began to move forward

Taenu arasoi no hate ni

What awaits us

Nani ga bokura wo matteiru deshou?

at the end of this unbearable battle?

Sore ga totemo utsukushii no nara

If it was a beautiful

Kokoro wa mitasareteku kara

it would fulfill my heart immensely

Ima, tsukiyo ni hibiita uta

Now, the scent of the tree

Kaze hakobu mokuren no nioi

that sings the poem resonates in the moonlit night

Mahou no you ni kokoro wo tsukande

has seized my heart like magic

Itsu made mo hanasou to wa shinai

that will never be spoken of again

Parapara hora chiru negai ga

I wonder when that desire will fall apart

Itsu kara ka na futari dakara

As long as there are two of us,

Kanaerareru to shinjite

I believe we can make it come true

Sora ni kaeru no sa

Return to the Sky

Ai wo shitteiru

I have known love

Kodoku mo shitteiru

The loneliness I have known

Monogatari wa ima owari wo tsugeru

Now this story is coming to an end

Urayamu senaka mae ni

The real behind your envious exterior

Bokura niteiru

We are the same

Hontou wa shitteiru no

Do you really know?

Wasure yuku inori ga kienu you ni

Forget about it so that a wish will not fade away

Arigatou tte itta toki,

When you say "thank you",

Boku no kimochi shitta desho...?

Do you really know my feelings?