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[Moonlit Reunion]

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[Episode 5]

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Who's there?

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My Lord, what's wrong?

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My Lord, do you need anything?

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Nothing. Must have been my imagination.

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Alright. I'll wait outside then.

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Eerie phenomena flicker
through Chang'an like shadows.

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Yet whenever we get close,

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all traces vanish,

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always just beyond our grasp.

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What is

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the mystery behind all this?

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Why hasn't Ms. Wu returned yet?

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Did she find it?

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Ms. Wu, how did it go?

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Hey furball,

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must you make a fuss?

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Sit down first.

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How can I possibly sit still?

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That old rat just
sent the young one again,

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inquiring about our progress.

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These demons really can't
wait a single moment longer.

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They're just waiting for you to slip up.

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If we don't find the Wight soon,

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we'll lose all credibility.

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Who's there?

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My Lord, what's wrong?

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Shu.

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What's wrong?

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By the laws of the Demon Market,

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the Wight must be destroyed on sight.

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We must destroy it at once.

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This will also satisfy the Four Sects.

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Lords, you must stop this!

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If this continues,
the Demon Market will be destroyed!

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Elders, won't you lend a hand?

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This is...?

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Not resentment energy.

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This is malice.

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Exactly.

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This isn't an ordinary wight.

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It's the bone of that thing.

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Whose?

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It's that thing.

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Eighteen years ago.

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The Malevolent Phantom.

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Sir, it's wonderful to see you.

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The mountain fog's too thick.

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I've lost my way.

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Do you know which path leads downhill?

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Don't you recognize me?

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Recognize?

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Have we met?

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Mother?

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Mother.

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Why... Why are you here?

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It's been three years.

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I've missed you every day.

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My boy, I've missed you too.

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Mother,

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every day I dream

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of seeing you again.

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I've missed you so much, Mother.

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I've missed you so much.

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[Shanposuo]

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Mother.

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Mortals are so easily fooled.

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It's a pity

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there are so few here.

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If only I could enter Chang'an

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to cultivate, have fun,

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and act without restraint...

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Wouldn't that be great?

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Is this really Records Repository?

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It's so clean and organized.

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Even the old scrolls

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are properly categorized.

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Why did you arrange everything
so neatly?

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Duty demands diligence.

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Fair enough.

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I brought the latest case files.

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These need archiving too.

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What kind of case?

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A villager from the western outskirts
went to gather firewood in the mountains

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and got lost.

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His family eventually found him,

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but he wasn't quite himself anymore.

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Not quite himself?

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Anyway,

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his eyes were open

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but he had no consciousness.

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Yet despite that,

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he was smiling

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and kept muttering "Mother"
over and over again.

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But his mother
had died of illness long ago.

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Where exactly did he get lost?

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The western outskirts. Why?

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The western outskirts.

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In just one month,

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Xuanjian Division
has received six reports

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of villagers lost in those mountains.

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All in the western outskirts.

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I need to investigate soon.

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No need.

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Mr. Xu already sent deputies
to look into it.

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We'll have answers soon.

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This mountain path is brutal.

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It's only been a while.

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But my feet are killing me already.

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More exhausting than my usual duties.

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Maybe we should turn back.

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Yeah.

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Mr. Xu didn't even take this seriously.

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He sent us just for show.

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No point in overdoing it.

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Come on, we're already here.

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Might as well see it through.

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If there's nothing unusual,
we'll go back and report.

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Honestly,

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those villagers probably just got lost.

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At worst,

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they might have eaten
some poisonous mushrooms

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and hallucinated.

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That's what I think too.

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And if they can get lost so easily,

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we'd be even more prone
to wandering off?

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Here come more fools.

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Weren't these days
supposed to be sunny?

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Why is there such thick fog
in these mountains?

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We can't go on.

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Can't even see the path.

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Which way were we heading again?

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Shao Heng.

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Excuse us.

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We are from Xuanjian Division.

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We're here to investigate a case.

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We got lost.

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May I ask...?

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Don't approach. Something's wrong.

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What is this...?

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Could these be the missing villagers
from a few days ago?

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They seem a bit strange.

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Are they really human?

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What nonsense are you talking about?

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If not human, then what? Ghosts?

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Who knows?

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It's broad daylight.

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There are no ghosts around.

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Well...

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Should we go check?

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Fine. Let's take a look.

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Did you all get lost here too?

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Can you hear me?

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Run! Get out of here!

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Don't come over.

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Stay back!

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Who dares interfere?

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I did you a huge favor.

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You haven't even said thank you.

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A rat demon.

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You did me a favor?

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I've been feeding on human essence

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in these mountains for my cultivation.

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My prey lay within my grasp.

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You let them slip away.

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And you call that a favor?

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Are you trying to draw the attention

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of Chang'an's Demon Market
with such a big commotion?

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Once they hunt you down,

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your freedom's over.

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You're from the Demon Market?

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Your actions in the western outskirts
have reached Chang'an.

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The Demon Market
will probably find out soon.

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When the two lords
of the Demon Market make a move,

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you won't be able to escape.

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I came to warn you

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to help you.

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Help me?

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Why would you help me?

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Because you can help me in return.

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[Xuanjian Division]

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Why is the volume
on the Heavenly Fire disaster

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from eighteen years ago
the only one missing?

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Sir.

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What is it?

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I've reorganized all the case files

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chronologically.

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Please review them.

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No need for review.

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I trust your work.

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But there's one thing
I don't understand.

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Go ahead.

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There seems to be a missing volume.

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It's the record from eighteen years ago.

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Oh?

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What of it?

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There are still many unsolved old cases.

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Perhaps we can find clues

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from the previous files.

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No need to go back
eighteen years for that.

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How old were you back then?

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Some cases are just too old.

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Leave them be.

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As officials,

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our duty is to resolve
the people's worries

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and solve cases for them.

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There is an Archives Pavilion
in the palace.

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They often send people
to take some files away.

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Perhaps the volume you mentioned

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was borrowed by them.

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Then how do we...?

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There's no way.

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You want to go to the palace
and demand it back?

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With your status, it's impossible.

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Even I, Chief of Xuanjian Division,

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can only report to the palace once

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at the beginning of each month.

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What are you thinking?

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Chief...

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Mr. Xu!

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What now?

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Mr. Xu.

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Disaster!

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What happened?

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It's about the western outskirts case.

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Didn't Mr. Xu send someone
to investigate?

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Yes.

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But after hearing the details,
he refused to handle it.

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But today

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villagers from the western outskirts
came to Chang'an,

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kneeling and pleading for help.

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Before the case's jurisdiction

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could even be determined,

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it had already reached Mr. Liu's ears.

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Just assign it to Zhu Ying,

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as Shu suggested.

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Cat Lord, you're quite comfortable
using my deputy.

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Open the gates!

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We demand to see Mr. Liu!

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Open up!

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[Liu Mansion]

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What are you doing? Back off!

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Step back! Stay back!

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What are you doing?

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- Silence!
- Quiet down!

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Mr. Liu.

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Well, this...

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- Step back!
- Back off! Don't push!

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Mr. Liu, I pay my respects.

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Mr. Xu,

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I assume you know

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why I summoned you here today.

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Forgive my ignorance.

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What else could it be

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but the western outskirts case?

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Shouldn't that be handled by the Yamen?

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Within half a month,

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six villagers got lost in the mountains.

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They were later found,

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but their minds were gone,
their eyes open yet vacant.

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This matter is eerie and illogical.

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Who else but Xuanjian Division
should handle it?

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How are those six people now?

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Are their lives in danger?

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All of them have regained consciousness.

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Mr. Liu,

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Xuanjian Division
handles cases with no leads.

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Now that these six people have woken up,

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you have six witnesses.

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You should arrest the culprit now.

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What do you mean, the culprit?

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Are you suggesting

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I arrest the fog?

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It's normal to have some fog
in the rainy mountains.

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Instead, as officials,

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you should put up some road signs

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to guide the people.

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Those people have lived in
the western outskirts for generations.

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The mountains are like their backyards.

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Mr. Xu,

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do you get lost in your own mansion?

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It's not impossible!

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00:21:25,070 --> 00:21:26,680
- You're talking nonsense!
- County Magistrate!

285
00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:28,640
Are you saying

286
00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:31,880
the Yamen can't handle this case?

287
00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:34,830
First you say you can't handle it,

288
00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:37,480
then you refuse to take on it.

289
00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:40,000
Are you all so evasive

290
00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:41,000
and picky?

291
00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:44,640
Must I personally investigate the case?

292
00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:46,110
- Sir, please calm down.
- Sir, please calm down.

293
00:21:46,110 --> 00:21:48,640
So, what do you plan to do now?

294
00:21:54,550 --> 00:21:55,350
You...

295
00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:56,960
Mr. Liu.

296
00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:04,750
Your Young Lord.

297
00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:10,790
Mr. Mei?

298
00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:14,510
Mr. Liu.

299
00:22:15,270 --> 00:22:16,030
Rise.

300
00:22:16,550 --> 00:22:17,550
Mr. Mei,

301
00:22:17,790 --> 00:22:19,790
speak your mind.

302
00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:21,160
Mr. Liu,

303
00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:22,440
the western outskirts cover a vast area.

304
00:22:22,790 --> 00:22:24,270
Xuanjian Division lacks manpower

305
00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:26,830
to investigate this matter.

306
00:22:27,310 --> 00:22:28,590
If another case arises at this time,

307
00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:29,920
we'd be stretched too thin.

308
00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:34,750
Yet this matter defies logic.

309
00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:36,350
Even the Yamen

310
00:22:36,350 --> 00:22:38,110
would struggle to proceed.

311
00:22:40,510 --> 00:22:41,200
Well then...

312
00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:41,960
So,

313
00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:44,000
I have a plan

314
00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:45,510
that might solve this dilemma.

315
00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:47,640
What plan?

316
00:22:47,830 --> 00:22:50,830
I'm the Superintendent of
Xuanjian Division's Records Repository.

317
00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:52,880
With the files now properly organized,

318
00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:53,830
I'm currently free.

319
00:22:54,110 --> 00:22:57,640
Let me go to the western outskirts
to investigate this matter, please.

320
00:22:57,640 --> 00:22:58,200
Silence!

321
00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:01,160
Mr. Liu, I...

322
00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:03,720
This is too dangerous.

323
00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:05,030
Don't be reckless.

324
00:23:05,030 --> 00:23:06,400
Listen to me and leave.

325
00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:07,790
Mr. Xu, I appreciate your concern.

326
00:23:07,790 --> 00:23:09,160
But my mind is made up.

327
00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:10,720
You don't need to persuade me further.

328
00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:12,440
Mr. Liu, what do you think?

329
00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:14,830
Mr. Liu.

330
00:23:15,550 --> 00:23:16,440
Mr. Mei,

331
00:23:16,750 --> 00:23:20,480
Xuanjian Division
is already overwhelmed.

332
00:23:20,550 --> 00:23:22,240
We can't spare anyone to assist you.

333
00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:23,440
Let's just drop this matter.

334
00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:25,310
I'll go alone.

335
00:23:29,350 --> 00:23:30,200
Mr. Mei,

336
00:23:31,750 --> 00:23:33,030
have you thought this through?

337
00:23:33,310 --> 00:23:34,480
No regrets?

338
00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:36,160
Absolutely no regrets.

339
00:23:36,750 --> 00:23:38,590
He's quite fearless.

340
00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:41,000
Different from others.

341
00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:42,960
He's a bit bolder.

342
00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:01,000
Zhen, stop worrying.

343
00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:03,790
How can I not?

344
00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:06,480
Who would have known

345
00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:08,640
that a piece of bone from
the Malevolent Phantom still remained?

346
00:24:09,110 --> 00:24:11,510
Though I don't remember
what happened eighteen years ago,

347
00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:13,000
I've heard

348
00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:15,030
how formidable
the Malevolent Phantom was.

349
00:24:15,830 --> 00:24:17,200
She came to Chang'an alone,

350
00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:18,550
plunged the mortal world into chaos,

351
00:24:18,750 --> 00:24:20,680
and nearly toppled the Demon Market.

352
00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:24,160
If not for the previous Cat Lord
sacrificing his life,

353
00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:25,720
the Demon Market would have...

354
00:24:31,790 --> 00:24:32,720
She's back.

355
00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:40,030
[Zhu Ying, Snake Lord's Deputy]

356
00:24:40,030 --> 00:24:40,880
Cat Lord.

357
00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:42,440
Snake Lord.

358
00:24:43,070 --> 00:24:44,590
Zhu Ying, long time no see.

359
00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:46,590
Do you have news of the Thunderwood?

360
00:24:49,270 --> 00:24:50,240
He guessed right.

361
00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:51,030
Where is it?

362
00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:52,000
The western outskirts.

363
00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:53,000
Be more specific.

364
00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:54,790
In a cave.

365
00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:58,270
Shu, tell us more about the Thunderwood.

366
00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:02,640
The Thunderwood is a natural treasure

367
00:25:02,790 --> 00:25:04,680
forged by heavenly thunder.

368
00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:06,350
It can dispel the malice of the Wight.

369
00:25:07,550 --> 00:25:08,350
But

370
00:25:08,510 --> 00:25:11,510
ordinary demons can't get near it.

371
00:25:11,750 --> 00:25:12,790
In that case,

372
00:25:13,270 --> 00:25:16,830
this task seems tailor-made for me.

373
00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:19,200
If I approach it in human form
during the day,

374
00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:21,400
I can retrieve it.

375
00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:22,920
But you have no magical powers
during the day.

376
00:25:23,270 --> 00:25:25,030
Going to the western outskirts alone
is too risky.

377
00:25:25,790 --> 00:25:26,590
Maybe we should...

378
00:25:27,590 --> 00:25:28,640
It's just going into the mountains.

379
00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:29,920
No big deal.

380
00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:30,550
Zhen...

381
00:25:30,550 --> 00:25:32,920
I'll go get the Thunderwood.

382
00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:39,880
My Lord, are you really going there?

383
00:25:40,350 --> 00:25:42,400
Everyone says those mountains
in the western outskirts are haunted.

384
00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:43,830
Don't worry. It'll be fine.

385
00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:47,070
Those from Xuanjian Division
are so unhelpful.

386
00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:48,680
Everyone is so scared

387
00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:50,440
that no one is willing to join you.

388
00:25:50,590 --> 00:25:51,680
This was my decision.

389
00:25:51,750 --> 00:25:52,720
No one else is to blame.

390
00:25:57,590 --> 00:25:58,960
How much money do we have left?

391
00:26:01,750 --> 00:26:03,550
About thirty guan in total.

392
00:26:05,830 --> 00:26:06,440
Alright.

393
00:26:09,750 --> 00:26:11,920
Planning to propose
to Princess of Qinghe County

394
00:26:12,270 --> 00:26:13,750
with a betrothal gift?

395
00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:17,160
You seem thrilled.

396
00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:19,590
Didn't you dislike Ms. Wu before?

397
00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:23,000
But lately I've noticed.

398
00:26:23,070 --> 00:26:25,070
Though she has a reputation
for being unrestrained,

399
00:26:25,270 --> 00:26:26,680
she rarely loses her temper.

400
00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:28,590
She even appreciates my cooking.

401
00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:29,480
She's easy to please.

402
00:26:30,110 --> 00:26:32,110
Best of all, you're poor,

403
00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:33,200
she's rich.

404
00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:36,030
You two are a perfect match.

405
00:26:38,350 --> 00:26:40,030
On my way here, I heard

406
00:26:41,110 --> 00:26:42,920
that the road to your place is broken,

407
00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:45,070
long, narrow, and muddy.

408
00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:46,590
Even a carriage can't get through.

409
00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:49,110
And this carriage granted by His Majesty

410
00:26:49,270 --> 00:26:51,000
requires two horses to pull.

411
00:26:51,750 --> 00:26:53,160
I knew you were off duty today,

412
00:26:53,350 --> 00:26:54,440
so I came to find you for some fun.

413
00:26:54,790 --> 00:26:55,790
Never expected

414
00:26:56,830 --> 00:26:58,920
the road to your place
to be so terrible.

415
00:26:59,510 --> 00:27:00,640
I twisted my ankle

416
00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:02,440
and got my shoes dirty on the way here.

417
00:27:03,070 --> 00:27:04,270
What are you going to do about it?

418
00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:08,270
This muddy and uneven road
is truly inconvenient.

419
00:27:12,550 --> 00:27:15,160
I advanced some of my salary
from Xuanjian Division.

420
00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:18,110
Have someone fix it
in the next couple of days.

421
00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:21,550
So you've been saving money recently

422
00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:22,880
to fix the road?

423
00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:23,590
Also,

424
00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:25,400
take down this shed.

425
00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:26,480
The shed?

426
00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:29,160
What's wrong with the donkey shed?

427
00:27:29,550 --> 00:27:31,110
If... If we take this down,

428
00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:33,030
where will Fugui live?

429
00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:34,240
Find another place for it.

430
00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:37,350
The road's too narrow for carriages.

431
00:27:37,750 --> 00:27:40,510
But... We don't have to
take down the donkey shed, do we?

432
00:27:41,550 --> 00:27:42,440
Our donkey cart is small.

433
00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:44,110
It can squeeze through.

434
00:27:44,350 --> 00:27:45,350
Just take it down.

435
00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:47,350
After all, not all carriages

436
00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:50,790
are as petite as ours.

437
00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:54,510
Well...

438
00:28:05,350 --> 00:28:06,960
Stop eating. Let's go.

439
00:28:12,830 --> 00:28:14,790
Move, move.

440
00:28:19,790 --> 00:28:21,590
- Let's go.
- Let's get out of here.

441
00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:30,750
My sister sent you, didn't she?

442
00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:45,720
Huai'an, Linyuan.

443
00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:46,590
- Yes!
- Yes!

444
00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:48,200
- My Lady.
- My Lady.

445
00:28:51,350 --> 00:28:53,550
Mingzhuang reported
to the palace again, right?

446
00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:58,310
It's not my first time going to play
outside the city for a day or two.

447
00:28:58,510 --> 00:29:00,160
Why did my sister send you here?

448
00:29:00,830 --> 00:29:01,640
My Lady,

449
00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:02,880
it's not peaceful
outside the city recently.

450
00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:05,240
Her Majesty knows you're stubborn

451
00:29:05,310 --> 00:29:06,680
and probably won't change your plans.

452
00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:08,920
So she specially sent us to protect you.

453
00:29:09,070 --> 00:29:10,160
We beg your understanding.

454
00:29:10,550 --> 00:29:11,720
Don't make this difficult.

455
00:29:11,830 --> 00:29:13,750
You two are
making things difficult for me.

456
00:29:13,750 --> 00:29:14,920
My Lady, what did you say?

457
00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:16,000
I said

458
00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:18,160
you're blocking my mount.

459
00:29:22,110 --> 00:29:24,790
Dear, dear, wake up.

460
00:29:24,790 --> 00:29:29,400
Wake up, please.

461
00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:32,680
Sir, please help us.

462
00:29:33,310 --> 00:29:35,110
He San hasn't recovered.

463
00:29:35,310 --> 00:29:36,550
Two more people collapsed this morning.

464
00:29:36,550 --> 00:29:38,240
And they're the strongest
in our village.

465
00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:39,790
Exactly.

466
00:29:41,030 --> 00:29:42,030
Sir,

467
00:29:42,310 --> 00:29:44,110
what does the higher-up mean?

468
00:29:44,310 --> 00:29:45,680
All of us in this village

469
00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:47,960
make a living by logging and hunting.

470
00:29:48,070 --> 00:29:50,480
Now no one dares enter the mountains.

471
00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:52,880
How are we supposed to survive?

472
00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:55,400
- Yes.
- We can't live like this.

473
00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:57,440
I'll go into the mountains
to check it out.

474
00:29:57,830 --> 00:29:59,110
You'll have answers.

475
00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:00,720
Don't joke around.

476
00:30:01,550 --> 00:30:02,680
With that frail frame?

477
00:30:03,070 --> 00:30:04,000
Go into the mountains alone?

478
00:30:04,350 --> 00:30:05,640
I bet he was forced to come here.

479
00:30:05,830 --> 00:30:07,070
No idea how dangerous it is.

480
00:30:07,070 --> 00:30:08,400
He's kept in the dark.

481
00:30:09,310 --> 00:30:10,880
Might not even make it out alive.

482
00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:15,270
Exactly.

483
00:30:15,270 --> 00:30:17,440
Has the government given up on us?

484
00:30:24,830 --> 00:30:27,110
Who said the government only sent him?

485
00:30:30,510 --> 00:30:31,480
Who are you?

486
00:30:31,960 --> 00:30:33,960
Princess of Qinghe County
from Duke of Wu's Mansion,

487
00:30:33,960 --> 00:30:34,750
Wu Zhen.

488
00:30:35,110 --> 00:30:38,480
I'm here to help Mr. Mei solve
the western outskirts case.

489
00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:41,680
Princess of Qinghe County?
She seems to be the Empress's sister.

490
00:30:42,550 --> 00:30:44,110
That's royalty.

491
00:30:44,270 --> 00:30:45,030
Yes.

492
00:30:45,070 --> 00:30:48,310
But what's the use
of sending a county princess?

493
00:30:48,510 --> 00:30:49,720
Aside from her fancy title,

494
00:30:49,790 --> 00:30:52,110
she's still just a woman. Look.

495
00:30:53,590 --> 00:30:55,160
What's wrong with being a woman?

496
00:30:55,270 --> 00:30:58,160
In terms of rank, a county princess
holds the second-highest rank.

497
00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:00,400
I outrank many men
in terms of power and status.

498
00:31:00,830 --> 00:31:01,960
In terms of skill,

499
00:31:02,030 --> 00:31:04,000
Xu Sanlang from
Chang'an Central Protectorate Army,

500
00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:06,110
Commander Zhang of the Militia,

501
00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:08,160
Commander Gu of the Imperial Guard,

502
00:31:08,590 --> 00:31:10,030
and Commander Huang of the Jinwu Guard

503
00:31:10,030 --> 00:31:11,400
Who are these people
she's talking about?

504
00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:13,750
all lost to me.

505
00:31:15,510 --> 00:31:16,550
Yeah. Who are they?

506
00:31:16,550 --> 00:31:17,750
We've never heard of them.

507
00:31:18,030 --> 00:31:19,790
Well, they sound like

508
00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:21,510
big names.

509
00:31:22,030 --> 00:31:24,400
Then she must be really powerful.

510
00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:25,200
It's fake, right?

511
00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:26,070
She's probably quite powerful.

512
00:31:26,070 --> 00:31:29,350
By the way, there are also
two Jinwu Guards here.

513
00:31:30,270 --> 00:31:32,680
They were personally sent
by Their Majesties.

514
00:31:32,680 --> 00:31:35,550
They'll arrange physicians
for you shortly.

515
00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:38,750
If you don't believe me,
check their waist badges.

516
00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:40,000
- Should we go check?
- Let's take a look.

517
00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:41,070
- Let's go check it out.
- Let's go.

518
00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:42,790
Let me take a look.

519
00:31:43,030 --> 00:31:43,830
[Jinwu Guard]
Is it real?

520
00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:46,750
- It's real.
- It's real.

521
00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:48,480
They really are Jinwu Guards.

522
00:31:48,830 --> 00:31:49,350
Really.

523
00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:50,790
Yes, they are Jinwu Guards.

524
00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:54,480
- Our thanks to Their Majesties!
- Our thanks to Their Majesties!

525
00:31:55,750 --> 00:31:58,160
The three of us are just here to assist.

526
00:31:58,480 --> 00:32:00,030
We're nowhere near

527
00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:01,920
as capable as Mr. Mei here.

528
00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:02,960
Well...

529
00:32:03,550 --> 00:32:06,270
But this gentleman
looks so delicate and fragile.

530
00:32:06,590 --> 00:32:07,720
What of it?

531
00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:11,310
We may have martial arts skills,

532
00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:13,070
but we can't solve cases.

533
00:32:13,400 --> 00:32:15,030
Mr. Mei Is different.

534
00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:17,000
He's a scholar by background.

535
00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:18,920
He's well-read, knowledgeable,

536
00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:21,070
extremely talented,
and profoundly learned.

537
00:32:21,920 --> 00:32:23,350
His personal investigation
in the western outskirts

538
00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:25,550
will surely solve this cold case.

539
00:32:25,590 --> 00:32:26,830
If that's really the case,

540
00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:28,960
then it's wonderful.

541
00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:30,240
Mr. Mei, we heard

542
00:32:30,550 --> 00:32:32,440
you rushed here

543
00:32:33,070 --> 00:32:35,000
despite your frail health

544
00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:36,590
upon learning of the new case here,

545
00:32:36,790 --> 00:32:38,680
just to see the injured sooner.

546
00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:41,880
We deeply admire you.

547
00:32:47,790 --> 00:32:51,200
Sir, you must be careful
heading into the mountains.

548
00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:53,000
Yes. You must be careful.

549
00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:53,920
We appreciate your efforts.

550
00:32:58,720 --> 00:33:00,480
If my sister asks,

551
00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:01,720
just tell her

552
00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:04,680
Mr. Mei is delicate and frail.

553
00:33:04,830 --> 00:33:07,350
I'm not at ease with him
entering the mountains alone.

554
00:33:12,030 --> 00:33:15,880
Mr. Mei, don't burn your bridges.

555
00:33:35,550 --> 00:33:37,880
Mr. Mei, thank you for being my guide.

556
00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:39,790
I should be the one thanking you

557
00:33:39,790 --> 00:33:41,640
for helping me out just now.

558
00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:43,960
Then remember you owe me one.

559
00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:47,790
So why are you heading to
the western outskirts?

560
00:33:49,830 --> 00:33:53,030
I told you, for your safety.

561
00:33:53,590 --> 00:33:55,240
You're delicate.

562
00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:57,920
You wouldn't last an hour
in the mountains

563
00:33:57,920 --> 00:33:58,920
before collapsing.

564
00:33:59,510 --> 00:34:01,960
And by then, since I'd still
be full of energy,

565
00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:03,880
I'd definitely have to save you.

566
00:34:05,750 --> 00:34:07,480
I thought you'd drive me away.

567
00:34:10,030 --> 00:34:11,310
I did consider it.

568
00:34:11,790 --> 00:34:13,000
But since I owe you,

569
00:34:13,230 --> 00:34:15,440
I couldn't come up with a good excuse.

570
00:34:16,440 --> 00:34:18,480
Good thing I stepped in just in time

571
00:34:18,670 --> 00:34:19,800
to shut you up.

572
00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:22,280
Earlier, you said those men

573
00:34:22,510 --> 00:34:23,960
all lost to you.

574
00:34:24,190 --> 00:34:24,960
Is that true?

575
00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:26,110
Of course.

576
00:34:26,590 --> 00:34:28,070
I've fought with all of them.

577
00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:29,630
None of them could beat me.

578
00:34:30,440 --> 00:34:31,360
Why did you fight them?

579
00:34:31,590 --> 00:34:32,670
Did they offend you?

580
00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:35,280
No. They were my setup dates.

581
00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:38,280
But none of them had the skills
that impressed me.

582
00:34:39,480 --> 00:34:40,510
I see.

583
00:34:40,630 --> 00:34:41,960
But why didn't you

584
00:34:42,070 --> 00:34:43,630
care about my skills back then?

585
00:34:43,840 --> 00:34:46,630
You won with your face.

586
00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:48,880
You don't need to compare
with them in that regard.

587
00:34:49,960 --> 00:34:50,710
Thank you.

588
00:34:53,590 --> 00:34:54,840
You can rest assured.

589
00:34:55,510 --> 00:34:58,880
With me around,
this trip will go smoothly.

590
00:35:03,670 --> 00:35:04,550
Mr. Shu,

591
00:35:04,590 --> 00:35:07,280
I haven't seen Qishi for days.

592
00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:10,190
I've sent demons to search
the entire Demon Market,

593
00:35:10,190 --> 00:35:11,670
but I haven't found any trace
of the rat demon

594
00:35:11,670 --> 00:35:13,030
you mentioned.

595
00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:15,400
Why don't you go ask
the workshop masters

596
00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:16,560
under your command?

597
00:35:17,110 --> 00:35:19,150
Or search within the Hui Sect

598
00:35:19,590 --> 00:35:21,150
for other leads?

599
00:35:21,550 --> 00:35:25,960
Mr. Shu, are you sure
you've searched everywhere?

600
00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:27,190
Elder Hui,

601
00:35:28,590 --> 00:35:30,710
the Demon Market is divided
into Four Sects and Eight Workshops.

602
00:35:30,760 --> 00:35:32,840
Workshop affairs
fall under the workshop master.

603
00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:36,110
Difficult cases go to
the four sect elders.

604
00:35:36,150 --> 00:35:38,630
Only the most intractable matters
reach the two lords.

605
00:35:39,360 --> 00:35:40,550
I'm helping you this time

606
00:35:40,550 --> 00:35:42,280
out of our friendship.

607
00:35:42,670 --> 00:35:44,590
I haven't held you accountable
for your negligence,

608
00:35:45,030 --> 00:35:47,000
yet you're the one pressing me.

609
00:35:47,710 --> 00:35:49,320
That's probably against the rules.

610
00:35:49,710 --> 00:35:53,070
No, I wouldn't dare
to offend you, Mr. Shu.

611
00:35:53,550 --> 00:35:56,230
It's just that a demon has gone missing
from the Demon Market for no reason.

612
00:35:56,230 --> 00:35:58,630
I can't bear this responsibility.

613
00:35:59,070 --> 00:36:01,400
It seems we'll have to go to Cat Lord

614
00:36:01,630 --> 00:36:03,000
and let her make the decision.

615
00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:03,920
Elder Hui,

616
00:36:04,510 --> 00:36:06,360
are you saying I'm not qualified?

617
00:36:06,800 --> 00:36:09,440
Mr. Shu, why would you say that?

618
00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:12,800
We're at a loss about this matter.

619
00:36:13,110 --> 00:36:14,110
According to the rules,

620
00:36:14,110 --> 00:36:16,320
shouldn't we report it to the two lords?

621
00:36:18,510 --> 00:36:20,030
Cat Lord has been busy recently.

622
00:36:20,880 --> 00:36:22,840
No need to trouble her
with such a trivial matter.

623
00:36:24,710 --> 00:36:27,320
I'll personally
comb through the Demon Market

624
00:36:27,550 --> 00:36:29,590
and help you look for Qishi.

625
00:36:30,510 --> 00:36:32,400
Thank you, Mr. Shu.

626
00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:37,960
Mr. Shu, you and Cat Lord go way back.

627
00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:39,550
You grew up together,

628
00:36:39,550 --> 00:36:41,230
and you taught her demonic arts,

629
00:36:41,230 --> 00:36:43,030
and helped her govern the Demon Market.

630
00:36:43,030 --> 00:36:45,000
That bond is special.

631
00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:46,280
But

632
00:36:46,710 --> 00:36:49,280
here's a piece of advice.

633
00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:52,920
The Demon Market belongs to demons.

634
00:36:53,150 --> 00:36:55,760
And Cat Lord is a half-demon.

635
00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:57,480
Mr. Shu, you've always been wise.

636
00:36:58,230 --> 00:37:00,670
Don't let your loyalty ruin your future.

637
00:37:03,710 --> 00:37:05,320
Elder Hui, thanks for the reminder.

638
00:37:06,030 --> 00:37:07,000
I'll be leaving.

639
00:37:40,510 --> 00:37:41,630
I'd planned to

640
00:37:42,230 --> 00:37:44,630
end you once you were older,

641
00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:47,360
so you could enjoy more time
in the cauldron.

642
00:37:47,480 --> 00:37:50,920
But Elder Hui wouldn't leave me alone.

643
00:37:52,150 --> 00:37:53,800
Then you can't blame me for this.

644
00:37:55,280 --> 00:37:56,000
You

645
00:37:56,760 --> 00:37:58,000
never should've

646
00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:00,110
have tried to fish for information
from that fool Ling Xiao,

647
00:38:00,590 --> 00:38:02,400
causing trouble for Zhen.

648
00:38:02,550 --> 00:38:03,360
But

649
00:38:03,360 --> 00:38:05,000
I'll give you a worthy end.

650
00:38:05,480 --> 00:38:06,280
I'll turn you into a demon core

651
00:38:06,280 --> 00:38:08,320
to make Cat Lord a real demon.

652
00:38:09,030 --> 00:38:11,840
A meaningful death.

653
00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:15,190
Don't kill me. Don't kill me, please.

654
00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:18,030
Don't kill me!

655
00:38:22,110 --> 00:38:23,320
I don't want to die!

656
00:38:50,590 --> 00:38:53,150
Who would've thought
such wilderness trails

657
00:38:53,150 --> 00:38:54,550
would be in full bloom?

658
00:38:54,960 --> 00:38:57,670
We came at just the right time.

659
00:39:00,190 --> 00:39:01,000
Young Lord.

660
00:39:28,150 --> 00:39:28,960
Pretty, isn't it?

661
00:39:30,360 --> 00:39:30,960
It is.

662
00:39:34,400 --> 00:39:34,960
Let's go.

663
00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:48,880
Do you know what that is?

664
00:39:52,710 --> 00:39:55,760
I've seen similar miasma back in Quzhou.

665
00:39:56,880 --> 00:39:58,590
You ignorant mortal indeed.

666
00:39:59,230 --> 00:40:01,630
This miasma,
appearing in the form of fog,

667
00:40:01,670 --> 00:40:02,760
has already become a spirit.

668
00:40:03,320 --> 00:40:04,510
It must be Shanposuo.

669
00:40:05,030 --> 00:40:06,320
Most people

670
00:40:06,630 --> 00:40:08,190
don't pay much attention
to this kind of miasma.

671
00:40:08,360 --> 00:40:09,510
But once infected,

672
00:40:09,590 --> 00:40:10,840
one will fall ill.

673
00:40:11,880 --> 00:40:12,510
It seems...

674
00:40:12,550 --> 00:40:14,760
It seems this is
what Xuanjian Division is looking for.

675
00:40:16,630 --> 00:40:18,550
In Quzhou, I heard

676
00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:20,670
that to dispel this kind of miasma,

677
00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:22,070
you need to find its source

678
00:40:22,190 --> 00:40:23,480
and clean it up thoroughly.

679
00:40:24,920 --> 00:40:26,960
You've learned quite a lot
in Quzhou, Young Lord.

680
00:40:27,800 --> 00:40:28,440
Ms. Wu,

681
00:40:28,480 --> 00:40:29,710
there might be dangers ahead.

682
00:40:29,960 --> 00:40:30,190
You...

683
00:40:30,190 --> 00:40:31,550
Aren't you here with me?

684
00:40:37,590 --> 00:40:38,710
If the miasma's harmful,

685
00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:40,510
just cover your nose and mouth.

686
00:41:05,590 --> 00:41:06,510
Let's go that way.

687
00:41:33,190 --> 00:41:34,840
The mountain fog is thick here,

688
00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:36,440
but fortunately
the miasma has dispersed.

689
00:41:36,440 --> 00:41:39,070
But why didn't you ask me

690
00:41:39,070 --> 00:41:40,400
why I took this path?

691
00:41:40,840 --> 00:41:43,190
You walked too fast.
I didn't have time to ask.

692
00:41:43,230 --> 00:41:45,110
Then why not ask now?

693
00:41:45,590 --> 00:41:47,440
We're already on it. No point asking.

694
00:41:48,150 --> 00:41:49,670
I can't leave you alone anyway.

695
00:41:49,920 --> 00:41:51,550
Besides, this path

696
00:41:51,710 --> 00:41:53,760
might lead to the source of the miasma.

697
00:41:54,760 --> 00:41:57,550
I just think the scenery
by this mountain stream is nice.

698
00:41:58,030 --> 00:42:00,030
Didn't expect you to be so obedient.

699
00:42:00,030 --> 00:42:01,550
This path is rough. Be careful.

700
00:42:04,320 --> 00:42:05,230
Is your foot alright?

701
00:42:08,280 --> 00:42:09,590
You're such a jinx.

702
00:42:12,800 --> 00:42:13,510
Get on my back.

703
00:43:50,200 --> 00:43:53,040
♪A sigh for mortal dust♪

704
00:43:53,840 --> 00:43:57,240
♪As blossoms burn to dusk♪

705
00:43:57,820 --> 00:44:00,820
♪Memories tint the heart♪

706
00:44:01,340 --> 00:44:04,300
♪Carved in silence, fading unseen♪

707
00:44:04,980 --> 00:44:07,780
♪Candle shadows carve through grief♪

708
00:44:08,260 --> 00:44:11,980
♪Seasons turn in silent thief♪

709
00:44:12,420 --> 00:44:14,820
♪Night rain murmurs, faint and slow♪

710
00:44:15,260 --> 00:44:17,660
♪Tears fall quiet, lost below♪

711
00:44:19,180 --> 00:44:21,980
♪I drift away with scattered stars♪

712
00:44:22,620 --> 00:44:26,180
♪Glancing back at time's worn scars♪

713
00:44:26,940 --> 00:44:32,860
♪You're the longing
that defies the end of days♪

714
00:44:33,700 --> 00:44:36,580
♪If the tale could turn anew,
and reshape the skies♪

715
00:44:37,340 --> 00:44:41,060
♪I would spend my life on you,
in patient sacrifice♪

716
00:44:41,380 --> 00:44:44,340
♪Let fate rise through the storm,
as love begins again♪

717
00:44:44,820 --> 00:44:48,180
♪Never could I forget♪

718
00:44:48,500 --> 00:44:51,340
♪When oaths dissolve into oceans,
drifting through the years♪

719
00:44:52,060 --> 00:44:55,500
♪Memory walks beside me,
ever close, forever clear♪

720
00:44:55,900 --> 00:44:57,660
♪A will that never falters♪

721
00:44:58,100 --> 00:45:03,100
♪Fading beneath time's quiet hush♪

722
00:45:17,740 --> 00:45:20,660
♪If the tale could turn anew,
and reshape the skies♪

723
00:45:21,500 --> 00:45:25,140
♪I would spend my life on you,
in patient sacrifice♪

724
00:45:25,500 --> 00:45:28,460
♪Let fate rise through the storm,
as love begins again♪

725
00:45:29,020 --> 00:45:32,260
♪Never could I forget♪

726
00:45:32,500 --> 00:45:35,460
♪When oaths dissolve into oceans,
drifting through the years♪

727
00:45:36,300 --> 00:45:39,580
♪Memory walks beside me,
ever close, forever clear♪

728
00:45:39,980 --> 00:45:41,780
♪A will that never falters♪

729
00:45:42,940 --> 00:45:50,100
♪Fading beneath time's quiet hush♪