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♪Black hair twines around bone♪

♪Night dew cold♪

♪Bronze mirror cracks through three lifetimes♪

♪Shines on the sleepless♪

♪Yunmeng Marsh ebbs and flows♪

♪Vows sink deep♪

♪White-hair curse turns to snow♪

♪Covering the realm♪

=Reunion Across Time=

=Episode 8=

Something's wrong.

What is it?

This...

This lamp has no wick?

It's a useless lamp.

What's going on?

Is it really the Myriad Souls Lamp?

Could it be a fake?

If it doesn't work,

maybe we should just give up.

Give up?

How can we give up?

She'll wake up tomorrow morning.

In just one night,

what could you possibly come up with?

Why not?

Thanks, Shiqi.

You can go back.

Chu Li?

Is that you?

Well, you've got good ears.

Take it off.

Chu Li, Diviner Song,

why did you have me blindfolded?

I was terrified.

There's something...

There's something we'd rather keep quiet.

By the way,

I remember you said

you've studied carving since you were young.

Right?

Yes, I have.

Good.

I need you to make a lamp

identical to this one.

If I make it,

will you take me as your apprentice?

Make it first.

I'll think about it.

Then give me a few days.

I'll make sure it's done.

A few days?

It must be done

before dawn tomorrow.

It's done.

Chu Li,

this replica lamp

still needs to be fired.

Then it'll be nearly identical to the real one.

That's easy. Leave it to me.

Well done.

So...

does that mean you agree

to take me as your apprentice?

Let me think about it.

Rest a while.

We'll talk when I'm back.

Thank you.

Chu Li!

(Grand Shaman's Residence)

Chu Li, what are you up to?

What did I do?

But what about you?

Why have you been sleeping on the floor?

Last night you had Diviner Song lure me away,

then stole the Myriad Souls Lamp,

and had that demon bite me.

I won't let you off lightly today.

Yun Hua,

has your cultivation driven you mad?

Can't tell dreams from reality anymore?

What nonsense are you spouting?

Last night, you clearly...

Look, the Myriad Souls Lamp

is right there.

You put it back, didn't you?

What did you do with the Myriad Souls Lamp?

I only got back this morning.

You must be muddled from sleep.

Impossible.

The wound is still here.

Don't try to fool me.

Snakes and vermin are common here.

Isn't it normal to get bitten?

You've been sleeping on the floor,

so of course you got bitten.

You...

How dare you still deny it!

Deny what?

Do you have proof?

So it's true.

I never thought you'd be so shameless.

Don't you slander me.

If you dare,

go complain to the Grand Shaman.

Oh, right.

I forgot.

The Grand Shaman is in seclusion.

You can't just go see her.

How unfortunate for you.

You little brat!

I will never let you off.

You fooled Yun Hua

with such a crude trick?

Acting shameless

is my specialty.

Do you think

this lamp

can still be used?

Maybe

it can't.

No way.

I'll go ask those geezers.

Wait.

It's

almost time.

♪Moonlight spills over gray tiles and walls♪

♪Wind chimes sway, evoking old times♪

You...

I...

♪Twin butterfly shadows in my palm♪

Sorry.

I didn't mean to.

You can't do anything either?

Am I to keep swapping

with Song Ziyuan forever?

If there's no other way,

I'll use Song Ziyuan's identity

to persuade the King to move the capital.

Or just kill him.

That won't work either.

I can't read a single character.

Besides,

he doesn't deserve to die.

Diviner Song.

You're awake.

Isn't this Chu Li's lamp?

Why do you have it?

I was just looking it over.

Actually,

I understand how you feel.

We're both men, after all.

What?

You like Chu Li,

don't you?

What are you talking about?

I'm telling you, I could tell ages ago.

Whenever you stand next to Chu Li,

your eyes

never leave her.

I... He...

Don't play dumb.

You were kind enough to take me in.

I'll be sure

to put in a good word for you with Chu Li.

What nonsense is that?

What are you laughing at?

I'm laughing

because I'm happy for Chu Li.

With your looks and status,

it's a blessing for her

that you like her.

You like this blessing?

Why don't you take it instead?

Diviner Song, what are you saying?

I'm not a woman.

I understand.

I won't breathe a word

to her.

I get it.

This hazy feeling...

It's rather charming.

What the heck?

Do you still want this lamp?

Had enough fun?

I'm returning it to Chu Li.

I...

You...

What are you laughing at?

Laugh again and I'll cut you down.

Chu Li.

Chu Li,

I got the lamp back for you.

Why is the lamp with you?

I saw Diviner Song holding it,

so I took it back for you.

Chu Li,

let me tell you something.

Be careful of Diviner Song.

He doesn't seem like a good man.

He always

leers at you.

When did I...

No.

When has he ever leered at me?

You don't get it.

I'm a man. I understand.

What do you understand?

Look,

Diviner Song has got

a high position and great power.

He must be very calculating.

You're beautiful and know shamanic arts.

Don't let him deceive you.

But don't worry,

Chu Li.

No matter how others treat you,

I will

stay by your side with all my heart

and never betray you.

Chu Li, he's here.

Be careful.

Diviner Song,

I won't interrupt your chat.

I'll go catch up on sleep.

Um...

Fusheng didn't know you were me,

so he brought the lamp back to you.

Fusheng?

Fusheng? You sound awfully close.

Fusheng's just a young boy.

A bit noisy,

but he's straightforward.

Straightforward?

What did he say to you?

Nothing much.

Did he say something to you?

Nothing much either.

Fine.

Let's study this lamp again.

Answer me this.

How did you know beforehand

that my blood

could kill those demons?

I...

I guessed.

Do you think I'd believe that?

Miss Chu Li,

everyone

needs their secrets.

It's a guy thing.

I get it.

I have an idea now.

What idea?

What are you doing?

Bear with it.

Will this

work?

Let's try it. Come on, let's try it.

Don't waste my blood.

You'll have to

bear this pain for me.

That's about enough.

Hurry and wrap it up.

Don't let all my blood drain out.

Why isn't it working?

Wasted so much of my blood.

Forget it.

Chu Li!

It works!

It works!

(Why can my blood)

(awaken the wickless Myriad Souls Lamp?)

(How did Song Ziyuan know)

(my blood is different from others'?)

(Who exactly)

(is my mother?)

♪Night rain falls in the courtyard, shining on mortal partings♪

♪Strangers meet again, past lives gleam in endless hues♪

♪A sharp arrow pierces memory♪

♪Longing spreads like dye♪

♪Beaded curtains keep love and hate apart♪

♪Through boundless grief, love remains hard to sever♪

♪A past bond, a parting dream; when cold ends, purest joy remains♪

♪That year, pear blossoms, verse, and laughter♪

♪One night, snow fell in wild flurries♪

♪All perfection in this world hides regret♪

♪A drop of heart's blood seals love♪

♪No more longing enters dreams♪

♪When all turns to mist, may you and I be safe forever♪

♪Through boundless grief, love remains hard to sever♪

♪A past bond, a parting dream; when cold ends, purest joy remains♪