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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 20=

Song Ziyuan,

did you see that?

She...

She's...

Li,

I saw it.

It's the Grand Shaman.

She's my mother.

And that's my father.

I've never seen my father before.

Tell me,

is this real?

Li,

calm down first.

We need to figure out

what this place is

and how we got here.

Right.

We were clearly in Jinan City.

We watched my mother lose her mind.

Why didn't we die?

Instead, we've gone back twenty years?

Li,

are you sure this is the real world?

Does it hurt?

Yes, it hurts.

If it hurts, it's real.

Something's off.

How come my shamanic powers are gone?

Li,

think carefully.

Where would something

like this happen?

It feels like the real world,

yet I've lost my shamanic powers.

Unless...

We're inside my mother's memories.

Even Chu Li can't save you?

Grand Shaman,

what am I supposed to do?

Food's ready.

Come eat!

Time to eat!

Come on, take a seat.

- Take a seat. - Careful, dear.

Have some food to get your strength back.

Oh, right.

I still don't know your names.

Just call me Li.

Li?

What a lovely name.

Song Ziyuan.

Ziyuan?

By the way,

where are you two headed?

How did you end up unconscious at the entrance to our village?

We...

My wife and I were traveling

and lost our way.

Thank goodness we met you, Chu.

I see.

By the way,

if you're not in a hurry,

you're welcome to stay in Lingshan Village a few more days.

Rest up before you go.

That sounds good.

Thanks for letting us stay, Chu.

You're welcome.

Eat up.

Don't be shy.

Chu,

aren't you afraid

that we might be bad people?

There aren't that many bad people in the world.

Besides,

as you can see,

we don't have much money.

So

there's nothing here worth stealing.

Li,

you keep staring at my face.

Is there something on my face?

Let me see.

No.

It's just that...

You look a bit like my mother.

Me?

No wonder.

That's why she called me Mother

the first time she saw me.

In that case,

the two of us are truly fated to meet.

If my baby turns out to be

as pretty and sweet as you,

I'd be so happy.

(Your very existence is a mistake.)

Do you love your child very much?

Of course.

What mother doesn't love her own child?

Take your time.

Why are you crying?

Li,

what's wrong?

I just miss my mother.

Li, you miss your mother so much.

She must have been very good to you.

I'm a bit tired.

I'll go rest first.

Won't you have some more?

You barely ate anything.

Eat up.

Did I say something wrong just now?

No.

Isn't that how we always chat?

It's fine. Don't overthink it.

Here, eat up.

Ever since I was little,

I can hardly remember her ever smiling at me.

Then what was all that about?

Do you know anything about her past?

As far back as I can remember,

I was already in the Shaman Clan.

Mother put me with the other children

and never gave me any special care.

The former Grand Shaman Jining let it slip,

and that's how I learned

she was actually my mother.

Later, after I kept pressing her,

she told me

my father

had passed away before I was born.

It seems

everything that happened

may be linked to your father.

So what do we do now?

I don't know

why this memory

became the Grand Shaman's inner demon,

but

at least we have a chance

to learn the truth of what happened back then.

No.

We need to leave here quickly.

The fall of Jinan City is approaching.

But how do we get out?

We need to find a way

to wake her up.

Once she wakes,

perhaps

we can get out.

Li,

you were lying to me before, weren't you?

Lying about what?

You said you'd leave Jinan City,

but you drugged me,

swapped our souls,

and sent me away.

From beginning to end,

you never intended to leave Jinan City.

Isn't that right?

Then do you think

I'd have let you stay

while I left alone?

You wouldn't leave.

Neither would I.

Well,

looks like we're dying together.

By the way,

after you sent me away,

why did you have Steward Sun chase after us?

After I sent you off,

I went to the palace to find Lanruo.

So I suspect

Lanruo and Fusheng

might be connected somehow.

All along the way,

Fusheng seemed off to me,

but I couldn't put my finger on it.

Fortunately,

I already killed Lanruo.

Fusheng is just an ordinary person

with no shamanic powers.

He shouldn't be able to do anything.

But Lanruo...

She said you failed again and again.

What did she mean by that?

She's a lunatic.

Don't listen to a word

she says.

Actually, I've had a lot of questions all along.

But you always brush them aside.

None of that matters.

Just remember this:

I love you,

and you have to stay alive.

That's enough.

Song Ziyuan,

you say I lied to you,

but you lied to me too.

Lanruo said

you and my mother went to see her together.

What are you two hiding from me?

Do you know

what Grand Shaman Yaohua's power is?

I only know

my mother is the most powerful shaman in the Shaman Clan.

Your mother's ability

is foresight.

She can see things before they happen.

That's how she knew Jinan City would be in danger.

That's why she wanted to join forces with me to deal with Lanruo

and trick you into leaving Jinan City.

So my mother...

It wasn't because she hated me.

She wanted to protect me.

I misjudged her.

Yaohua?

Li, you're awake.

What's wrong?

Yan went to deliver medicine today.

I...

Yaohua,

what do you want to say?

You can tell me.

Perhaps

I can help you.

Every time I close my eyes,

I see Yan...

He's dead.

What?

Just forget it. I'm talking nonsense.

I believe you.

You believe me?

Actually,

I've been able to see visions since I was little.

Mostly things that haven't happened yet.

But no one believed me.

They all called me a jinx,

a monster.

So I stopped talking about it.

But this time it's about Yan.

I'm so scared.

Yaohua!

I'm back!

Seems I was overthinking it.

How was it?

You must be exhausted.

- Let me handle it. - It's fine.

Come on.

I'll handle it.

Look at you.

It's fine.

Let's go make them some food.

Come on. Let's go.

We'll go prepare a meal for you.

Careful.

If only

we could change all of this.

How wonderful that would be.

It's already happened.

We can't change it.

But now you have a chance

to spend more time with them.

Li,

if only you could stay with me like this forever.

After I give birth,

I'll bring the child to see you.

Would you like that?

Sure.

Alright now.

Go get some sleep.

Tomorrow,

come with me to town.

I want to buy some cloth

to make shoes for the baby.

Okay.

What's wrong?

It's nothing.

I just...

I really miss my mother.

Children always miss their mothers.

If you want to see her,

then go see her.

Alright.

Look at you,

such a crybaby.

If a girl cries too much,

she'll grow ugly.

Go to sleep.

If you can't get up on time tomorrow, I'll be upset.

Alright.

I'll go rest.

This girl

has so much on her mind.

♪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♪