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Episode 7

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This Shan Posuo perished
under such a powerful spell.

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Who could it be?

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<i>It seems I have neglected</i>
<i>my cultivation of late.</i>

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<i>I cannot believe I had such a dream.</i>

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<i>My goodness.</i>

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<i>How utterly shameless.</i>

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<i>I have failed Master's teachings.</i>

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<i>I am even more ashamed to face Lady Wu.</i>

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<i>Six desires, arise not,</i>
<i>the spirit shall be undisturbed.</i>

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<i>The spirit undisturbed,</i>
<i>the heart shall be still.</i>

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<i>Heaven and Earth return as one,</i>
<i>form into formless.</i>

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<i>All things unmoved,</i>
<i>my spirit stands firm in purity.</i>

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The mind is undivided

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Elder Hui, you are so calm and composed.

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Cat Lord,
why have you summoned me?

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Did you have fun in the western mountains?

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I do not understand what you are saying.

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You boring old rat,

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bold enough to do it but not own it.

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Who do you think you are?

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You are nothing but a half-human,
half-demon little monster.

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What right do you have to rebuke me?

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If I had been the one
to gain that power 18 years ago,

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this seat would now be mine.

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How insolent of you.

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How dare you disrespect Cat Lord?

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What are you talking about, Lord Shu?

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Do not speak nonsense

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and slander me without proof.

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Slander?

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Everyone,

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am I slandering him?

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Cat Lord.

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You two tricked me.

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You arranged for the demons to be here.

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Why did you not tell me?

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Elder Hui.

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You did not ask.

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Elder Hui,

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you have truly lived your life in vain.

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How senseless of you.

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After all,

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I am a thousand-year-old demon,
so what if I throw my weight around?

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So what if I disrespect Cat Lord?

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I am an elder, after all.

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What can you lot do to me?

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Elder Hui, you are really senile.

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The matter at hand today
is not your crime of disrespect,

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but your use of the forbidden
Wandering Spirit Technique

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to escape from the Demon Underworld.

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- Do you have any proof?
- Ling Xiao.

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My lord.

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Speak.

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At the barrier yesterday,

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I did see Elder Hui use
the Wandering Spirit Technique.

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This spell

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brings great harm to its caster.

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Elder Hui is no longer in his youth.

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Would he really risk
using this forbidden spell?

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Yes, Cat Lord.

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Could he be mistaken?

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Yes, why not let it go?

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- Forget about it.
- Let it slide.

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Forget about it.

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Actually, it is easy

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to find out
if Elder Hui used the forbidden spell.

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We will know once we try.

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What? We can try that?

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Does Cat Lord have another way?

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No matter what,
Elder Hui will not be able

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to get out of this easily.

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Cat Lord, this…

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Why did Cat Lord take out
the Flowing Light Whip?

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Is she going to use it
to test Elder Hui's divine sense?

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- This is not right.
- Elder Hui.

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Let us make a bet.

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If I discover that your divine sense
has left your body,

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you will be punished.

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If I find
your divine sense unmoved,

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for the one lash I give you,

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I shall take 10 in return.

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Cat Lord.

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Are you really going to whip me
over the words

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of a flower demon?

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This is your scheme.

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His divine sense is abnormal.
It is the Wandering Spirit Technique.

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The first lash

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is for using a forbidden spell.

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The second lash

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is for leaving the Demon Underworld
without permission.

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The third lash

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is for framing a senior official
and hurting the innocent.

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From today onwards,

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Elder Hui shall be imprisoned
in the Demon Prison

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to reflect on his wrongs.

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Well…

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Elder Hui, you certainly seem
calm and unruffled.

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As if you have not troubled her enough,

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even now you would hurt her?

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How dare you?

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I am still the leader of the Hui Faction.

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You would dare to kill me?

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Of course, I will not kill you.

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That would be too easy for you.

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I will torment you every day

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so that you remember your mistakes

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and regret your actions.

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But Elder Hui, you are old now.

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Who knows
when your demonic power will weaken,

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your wounds fail to heal,

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and you finally…

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succumb to illness?

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Do not think I do not know
what you did to Qishi.

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You killed a demon of my faction

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and destroyed my divine sense
in the western suburbs.

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Lord Shu, you are truly
the master of schemes.

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In terms of schemes,
I am far inferior to you.

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I have to say this.

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Back then, in the western mountains,

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killing Cat Lord was not the key.

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My goal

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was to prevent her
from getting the thunderstruck wood.

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What do you mean?

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As long as she cannot obtain
the thunderstruck wood,

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I will be able to protect
the Bone Relic.

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Why protect such a sinister thing?

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Wu Zi Shu.

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Even if you came into this world

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as a blank piece of paper,

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do you truly harbor no selfish desire

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or ambition?

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Maybe one day,

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you and I

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will be on the same path.

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There is only one
who will share my path.

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Liu Manor

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Do you usually fish here?

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Sort of.

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What do you mean, sort of?

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Fishing is for meditation.

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When I am distracted,

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I will occasionally sit here and fish.

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I fish for a state of mind.

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What state of mind are you in for bullying
a young man in his twenties?

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Wu Zhen, you cannot blame Lady Liu.

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So what if I bully him?

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He disturbed the peace of my residence.

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Lady Liu, even when beating a dog,
consider its master.

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Xiaosi cannot think straight
when he sees you.

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Going all the way west for Immortal Grass?

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Do you even believe it yourself?

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- I can believe it.
- Believe your foot.

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It is fine if you do not like Xiaosi.

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No need to bully him like this.

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Moving your legs is good for your health.

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- It is not bullying.
- Lady Liu.

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The Master and Immortal Grass

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- you spoke of, were they all lies?
- Yes.

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Lady Liu.

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If it were something else,
I could let it go.

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But how could you toy with me like this?

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- All the way west--
- I did not know you would go.

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If I really go far away,

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no one will banish the demon for you.

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What then?

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You did not bewitch him, did you?

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Young Master Mei Si,
there really is no demon in my manor.

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I saw it, but you did not, Lady Liu.

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Maybe the snake demon is--

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it is on the tree or in the pond.

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Maybe it is on you. On you.

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Really?

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Since you are so concerned,

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why not search the pond for me?

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See if the snake demon is there.

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For Lady Liu's sake,
I will go take a look.

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Liu Taizhen, do not go overboard.

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He volunteered
to help me exorcise the demon.

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- I did not force him.
- He will do whatever you say.

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That is his problem.

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- Stop arguing.
- None of your business!

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This, this, this…

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I saw nothing.

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I saw nothing.

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Calm down, calm down.

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Should you not protect me first?

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You are already this old.

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Do not take it to heart.

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Do not hold it against him.

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I saw nothing.
I really saw nothing.

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I saw nothing, I saw nothing.

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Get lost.

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All right, I will get lost this instant.

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What are you doing?

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Nothing.

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What are you doing?

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Boss.

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We have a problem.

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What happened?

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As you instructed two days ago,

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we invited the best physician
from the city's west.

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But I am afraid
the situation is a bit tricky.

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How many days has it been?

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- Why is he still not awake?
- Why is my husband still not awake?

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- Why?
- When will he wake up?

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Guangju Tavern

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- Why are you here?
- Why are you here?

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I meant to report
to the Bureau of Mystic Investigations

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early this morning.

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But I heard the victims
are not doing well.

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I just found out about it.

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His Majesty ordered me to check on them.

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Her Highness is here.

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Make way, everyone. Her Highness is here.

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- Your Highness.
- Mr. Mei.

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- Your Highness.
- No need for formalities.

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How are they?

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I examined the pulses
of these three just now.

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There is no danger to their lives,
but they are quite weak.

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I fear my medical skills are lacking.

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After using both herbs and acupuncture,

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I still cannot wake them up.

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Physician, what should we do?

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You have to save my husband.

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Boss, there is still miasma
in their bodies.

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If we do not remove it,

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I am afraid they will be seriously ill
when they wake up.

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Physician.

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<i>I did not expect</i>

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<i>that the physicians of Chang'an</i>
<i>would have no way to deal with the miasma.</i>

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- Help! There is a pervert!
- What? Pervert?

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Pervert!

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- Where?
- Where is the pervert?

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- Where?
- Come on.

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What happened?

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There is a pervert.

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He was half-dressed

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and suddenly came in through the window

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with ill intent towards us.

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He saw my body.

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How can I get married in the future?

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In broad daylight?

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That scoundrel is too bold!

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This is outrageous!

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How dare you, pervert! Such audacity!

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Shuang Jiang,
Changxi Palace Celestial Master

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- Beat him!
- Beat him to death!

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Beat him to death!

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Wait!

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You've misunderstood.

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I am not a pervert.

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I am Shuang Jiang,
a Celestial Master from Changxi Palace.

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- What did you say?
- Changxi Palace?

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Changxi Palace?

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Changxi Palace?

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I have never heard of it.

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Rumor has it that the Changxi Palace

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disappeared from Chang'an
over 100 years ago.

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Ever since then, people claim
to be from the Changxi Palace,

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but they are all swindlers.

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We have all seen
this trick of yours before.

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Do you think claiming to be
from Changxi Palace

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can erase your indecent act
of breaking in with ill intent?

265
00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:58,360
Well… it was an accident.

266
00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:20,080
- Pervert!
- Pervert!

267
00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:25,920
So you are saying

268
00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:29,080
you were going to Chang'an
to look for someone, but you got lost.

269
00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:31,880
Your belongings fell down the mountain,
so you trespassed into a home.

270
00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:34,000
You wanted to eat something

271
00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:35,360
but you choked.

272
00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:38,040
So you could not explain.

273
00:17:38,120 --> 00:17:40,400
That was roughly how it went.

274
00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:44,000
- Well said, miss.
- Your story

275
00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:45,320
has too many coincidences.

276
00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:46,840
- I…
- She is right.

277
00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:48,040
- That is right.
- Yes.

278
00:17:48,120 --> 00:17:49,120
Swindler!

279
00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:50,520
- Swindler!
- Fraud!

280
00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:52,520
This big fellow is so silly.

281
00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:54,280
If he is really from Changxi Palace,

282
00:17:54,360 --> 00:17:56,000
then, how shabby is it?

283
00:17:57,040 --> 00:17:59,760
We will know the depth
of his cultivation after a test.

284
00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:06,840
Sir.

285
00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:09,320
If you are really
a Changxi Palace disciple,

286
00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:10,880
why not prove it to us?

287
00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:12,400
How?

288
00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:14,960
Legend has it
that the Taoist arts are omnipotent.

289
00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:17,720
The Changxi Palace disciples
are well-versed in curing ailments

290
00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:19,560
and dispelling evil.

291
00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:22,480
We have some difficulties at the moment.

292
00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:25,000
Yes, indeed.

293
00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:26,760
Earlier, the physician said

294
00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:29,160
that He San and the others
seem to be possessed.

295
00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:30,560
If you can wake them up,

296
00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:33,160
we will believe
that you are not a swindler.

297
00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:35,840
Otherwise, you are a lecherous thief!

298
00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:37,680
- Yes!
- Well…

299
00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:39,360
I shall gladly do it.

300
00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:40,920
- All right.
- Great!

301
00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:42,280
Let him try.

302
00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:54,800
What is this?

303
00:18:55,800 --> 00:18:57,560
- A remedy?
- What is he doing?

304
00:18:57,640 --> 00:18:59,920
<i>You are using</i>
<i>the Seven Ways Exorcism Array?</i>

305
00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:01,000
<i>What a waste.</i>

306
00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:02,960
This is the Seven Ways Exorcism Array.

307
00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:07,600
I am going to suck all the evil energy
out of the three victims.

308
00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:09,760
Everyone, please stand back.

309
00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:11,040
I do not want to hurt you.

310
00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:28,800
It is just a bit of miasma.

311
00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:30,720
What is with all the fuss?

312
00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:33,400
Mortals act in complicated ways.

313
00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:34,960
That, I can understand.

314
00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:38,720
<i>You messed up the location</i>
<i>of the five beans and the incense burner.</i>

315
00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:41,200
<i>It will be even harder to cast the spell.</i>

316
00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:47,320
Heaven gathers righteous energy.
Earth holds the pure truth.

317
00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:49,560
Arts transform in myriad ways.
Banish evil, protect the body.

318
00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:50,720
Rise!

319
00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:57,680
It is going up.

320
00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:00,440
It is going up!

321
00:20:02,360 --> 00:20:05,640
Is my cultivation lacking?

322
00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:07,520
No. It is not like that.

323
00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:08,600
Let me try again.

324
00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:11,240
So you are a fraud.

325
00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:15,480
- Heaven gathers righteous energy.
- <i>Heaven gathers righteous energy.</i>

326
00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:16,840
- Earth holds the pure truth.
<i>- Earth holds the pure truth.</i>

327
00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:17,920
- Arts transform in myriad ways.
<i>- Arts transform in myriad ways.</i>

328
00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:19,000
- Banish evil, protect the body.
<i>- Banish evil, protect the body.</i>

329
00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:20,080
- Rise!
<i>- Rise!</i>

330
00:20:59,360 --> 00:21:01,000
They are awake.
They are awake!

331
00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:02,640
- Thank you, Immortal.
- Thank you, Immortal.

332
00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:04,760
- Thank you, Immortal.
- I did it.

333
00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:06,160
I am amazing!

334
00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:07,880
I cannot believe I am this amazing.

335
00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:10,040
Celestial Master, do not blame us.

336
00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:13,120
- Amazing.
- Thank you, Celestial Master.

337
00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:14,720
Thank you, Celestial Master.

338
00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:17,640
It is nothing. It is what I do.

339
00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:18,800
Remember.

340
00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:21,160
Spread my name,
Shuang Jiang, far and wide.

341
00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:23,560
He really knows the spell
of a Celestial Master.

342
00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:24,720
Boss.

343
00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:26,640
If he is truly linked to Changxi Palace,

344
00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:28,000
I fear there will be trouble.

345
00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:30,160
- Thank you.
- It is not a big deal.

346
00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:31,360
Thank you, Celestial Master.

347
00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:32,480
Where is Young Master Mei?

348
00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:36,800
I have no idea.

349
00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:38,560
I have not seen him for a while.

350
00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:41,920
<i>Shuang Jiang is already here.</i>

351
00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:44,760
<i>If I show myself,</i>
<i>my identity will surely be exposed.</i>

352
00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:46,600
<i>I have to find a place to hide from him.</i>

353
00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:52,520
Thank you, Master Shuang Jiang.

354
00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:55,520
You have shown us
a fine display of Taoist arts.

355
00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:56,960
It was eye-opening.

356
00:21:57,040 --> 00:21:58,840
You are eye-opening to me, too.

357
00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:00,840
In the past,
only one person could defeat me.

358
00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:02,840
I did not expect our clash
to end in a draw.

359
00:22:04,360 --> 00:22:06,680
If this gets out,
it would be so embarrassing.

360
00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:07,760
This will not do.

361
00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:09,400
We must fight again
and settle this once and for all.

362
00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:11,080
You are tall and strong,

363
00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:12,400
and yet you challenge a woman.

364
00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:13,560
Are you not ashamed?

365
00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:15,080
So what if she is a woman?

366
00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:17,160
In martial arts, there is no man or woman.

367
00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:18,720
He is right.

368
00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:21,240
It is fate that we can spar
with Master Shuang Jiang.

369
00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:25,400
I heard you are going back
to Chang'an too.

370
00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:27,000
Shall we travel together?

371
00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:29,080
We can get to know each other on the way.

372
00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:31,160
Sure, let us go together.

373
00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:39,480
Get in, Celestial Master.

374
00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:46,520
This is new.

375
00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:49,080
I was wondering
why I had not seen you for half the day.

376
00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:50,880
How should I put it?

377
00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:54,000
So you just sat in the carriage,
waiting for me to sort it out?

378
00:22:55,360 --> 00:22:57,120
No. He is waiting for me.

379
00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:00,240
I finally found you.

380
00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:02,160
- Se--
- Eleventh Brother.

381
00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:19,000
Lady Wu,

382
00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:21,120
there was no need to bring us.

383
00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:25,000
This is not your first time
in my carriage.

384
00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:27,280
When we spent the night on the mountain,

385
00:23:27,360 --> 00:23:29,280
you did not treat me so politely.

386
00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:34,520
Tenth Brother,
what is your relationship with her?

387
00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:35,800
A misunderstanding.

388
00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:44,520
Please eat, Master.

389
00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:46,040
Mr. Mei.

390
00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:56,440
Thank you, Lady Wu. No need.

391
00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:03,520
Since we left the mountain,
Mr. Mei has been more courteous.

392
00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:15,760
It seems that the friend

393
00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:17,520
Master Shuang Jiang
is looking for in Chang'an

394
00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:19,320
is you, Young Master Mei.

395
00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:23,080
May I know when you two first met?

396
00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:26,200
We are from the same hometown in Quzhou.

397
00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:28,280
Since childhood, he has liked Taoist arts.

398
00:24:28,360 --> 00:24:29,920
That is why he started cultivating.

399
00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:32,880
When I arrived in Chang'an,
I wrote to Shuang Jiang.

400
00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:35,040
I suppose he came to meet me.

401
00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:38,880
Our meeting here today
is a fateful coincidence.

402
00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:43,920
I never knew

403
00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:46,360
you had such a formidable hometown friend.

404
00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:48,760
You never know what talent lies hidden.

405
00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:50,600
Indeed.

406
00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:51,840
If I had not been to the record library,

407
00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:53,560
I would not have known

408
00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:56,520
that Lady Wu's father
and Shuang Jiang are kindred spirits.

409
00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:02,760
How do you address each other again?

410
00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:05,120
"Tenth Brother."

411
00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:06,520
"Eleventh Brother."

412
00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:09,320
So you have many brothers?

413
00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:11,400
Yes. It was very lively in Quzhou.

414
00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:13,800
But as the younger brother,

415
00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:16,800
why do you look older
than your older brother?

416
00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:19,280
I am the same age as Tenth Brother,

417
00:25:19,360 --> 00:25:21,760
just a little older.

418
00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:23,120
Besides,

419
00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:25,480
the others are ranked by age,
but ours is by seniority.

420
00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:26,640
What do you mean?

421
00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:27,920
Distant brothers.

422
00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:30,360
We are 11 brothers in total.

423
00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,080
The first 10 are ranked by age.

424
00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:34,840
Shuang Jiang and I

425
00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:37,040
were the last ones to meet.

426
00:25:37,120 --> 00:25:38,920
I wanted to fight for it,

427
00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,200
but ended up in a bout
with the Tenth Brother.

428
00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:42,800
I lost, so I was ranked last.

429
00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:46,960
It seems that Young Master
is really skilled in martial arts.

430
00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:53,160
I am not that bad either.

431
00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:54,280
What is this?

432
00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:57,040
This?

433
00:25:57,120 --> 00:25:58,400
A prize from my hunt.

434
00:25:58,480 --> 00:25:59,480
I made it for my sword.

435
00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:00,840
Seven-colored fox tail.

436
00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:02,000
A good match, right?

437
00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:05,280
What is with her?

438
00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:08,400
Hearing of your glorious hunt

439
00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:10,160
must have spooked her.

440
00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:12,680
So you cannot stand these things.

441
00:26:15,120 --> 00:26:16,160
Hmm?

442
00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:29,680
Chang'an

443
00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:40,240
Thank you for the ride, Lady Wu.

444
00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:41,320
We shall take our leave.

445
00:26:58,360 --> 00:27:00,880
Boss, you spoke strangely today.

446
00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:03,640
The Young Master is the strange one.

447
00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:05,160
Is that so?

448
00:27:07,440 --> 00:27:10,680
He usually carries himself
with calm and poise.

449
00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:12,160
But today…

450
00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:15,640
he seems a little guilty.

451
00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:17,880
Now that you mention it,

452
00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:19,720
he does seem so.

453
00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:22,480
They were old acquaintances.

454
00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:25,880
If Shuang Jiang is connected
to the Changxi Palace,

455
00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:29,080
this Young Master
must be involved as well.

456
00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:31,360
So you are suspecting Young Master Mei.

457
00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:34,160
Better to be overly suspicious
than to trust wrongly.

458
00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:35,680
Keep an eye on the Mei Residence

459
00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:38,040
and Master Shuang Jiang.

460
00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:39,640
Got it.

461
00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:42,520
Let me ask you one more thing.

462
00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:43,800
If Young Master Mei

463
00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:46,560
truly has ties to the Changxi Palace,

464
00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:47,640
what will you do?

465
00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:53,440
Now that Elder Hui is in prison,

466
00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:56,360
the other factions and sects
are all on edge.

467
00:27:57,000 --> 00:27:59,440
I heard many demons have been saying

468
00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:02,840
you are too impulsive in handling matters.

469
00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:05,440
I know what to do.

470
00:28:13,120 --> 00:28:15,280
Little…

471
00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:17,680
Senior.

472
00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:19,160
So this is your home.

473
00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:32,120
Why did you suddenly come
to Chang'an to find me?

474
00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:35,040
There is nothing new on the mountain.

475
00:28:35,120 --> 00:28:36,480
Ever since you left Changxi Palace,

476
00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:38,400
I have been even more bored every day.

477
00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:39,920
You know how the Head Disciple is.

478
00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:41,000
So strict and serious,

479
00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:43,400
especially now
that he has taken over as leader.

480
00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:44,960
He evaluates us each day.

481
00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:47,200
In three days,
I have been punished nine times.

482
00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:50,400
Don't tell me you sneaked
down the mountain

483
00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:51,640
just to avoid punishment.

484
00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:53,440
No.

485
00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:55,880
Head Disciple said
I am not good with books anyway.

486
00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:59,440
Instead of memorizing it
in front of my nine seniors every day,

487
00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:00,720
I might as well come down to see you.

488
00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:02,080
By practicing in person,

489
00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:04,360
perhaps I can better grasp
the profound meaning of mystic arts.

490
00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:06,280
Besides…

491
00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:09,720
Besides what?

492
00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:13,160
Besides, they said I practiced
with my sword so much

493
00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:14,880
that the flowers and grass
were almost gone.

494
00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:20,440
If you want to stay here,

495
00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:21,800
it is not impossible.

496
00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:25,600
But you must agree to my three rules.

497
00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:28,680
Three rules?

498
00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:30,920
Sure, go ahead.

499
00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:33,840
First, we address each other
as cousins in Chang'an.

500
00:29:35,080 --> 00:29:38,200
Two, do not mention my ties
to the Changxi Palace.

501
00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:41,760
- Three--
- Wait.

502
00:29:41,840 --> 00:29:43,040
Why?

503
00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:47,240
Do you know why I left?

504
00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:50,600
No.

505
00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:55,200
I came back to Chang'an to investigate

506
00:29:56,040 --> 00:29:57,840
the truth behind my parents' deaths.

507
00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:00,480
I think there is more to it
than meets the eye.

508
00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:02,880
It might be related to demons.

509
00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:04,280
Demons?

510
00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:06,600
You mean demons caused the Heavenly Fire?

511
00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:08,480
I am not sure yet.

512
00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:12,760
So before finding out the truth,

513
00:30:12,840 --> 00:30:14,080
I have to hide my identity

514
00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:15,360
to avoid attention.

515
00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:17,400
I see.

516
00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:23,560
- Third--
- Do the other disciples know about this?

517
00:30:25,600 --> 00:30:27,000
I suppose not.

518
00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:29,120
- Third--
- Does the Master know?

519
00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:31,160
- Yes. Third--
- Then…

520
00:30:34,760 --> 00:30:35,760
Little Senior, carry on.

521
00:30:37,040 --> 00:30:38,760
You need to keep a low profile.

522
00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:41,320
Speak less, ask less.

523
00:30:42,600 --> 00:30:45,640
Well, Little Senior,
can I still ask you something?

524
00:30:48,280 --> 00:30:49,440
Just one question.

525
00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:52,640
Is there any food?

526
00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:54,920
Did you not eat all the way here?

527
00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:01,480
In the kitchen.

528
00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:50,640
I got back late last night,
so I forgot to introduce you.

529
00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:52,360
This is Shuang Jiang.

530
00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:54,160
This is Wenhua.

531
00:31:57,360 --> 00:31:59,440
Nice to meet you. I am from Quzhou,

532
00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:00,560
a relative of his.

533
00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:02,480
I came to Chang'an to broaden my horizons.

534
00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:03,760
Who are you?

535
00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:07,960
I am Young Master's personal servant,

536
00:32:08,040 --> 00:32:09,440
guard, and steward.

537
00:32:09,520 --> 00:32:11,720
The rightful second-in-command
of the Mei Residence.

538
00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:17,200
But there are only two of you here.

539
00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:19,160
We also have Fugui.

540
00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:41,240
Although the Changxi Palace
is a place of cultivation,

541
00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:42,880
there are no restrictions,
and nothing is lacking.

542
00:32:43,520 --> 00:32:45,480
What is troubling you that you would

543
00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:47,680
come all the way to Chang'an
to live in hardship?

544
00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:49,600
Here comes your favorite, Young Master.

545
00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:52,200
Boiled vegetables.

546
00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:57,040
What is wrong?

547
00:32:57,120 --> 00:32:59,200
Do you not like the food I made?

548
00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:00,960
It is not that,

549
00:33:01,040 --> 00:33:04,680
just that the food is too bland.

550
00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:05,760
It is truly…

551
00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:07,840
inedible.

552
00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:10,880
A lazy freeloader, so full of complaints.

553
00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:11,960
Say that again.

554
00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:13,160
- I--
- Stop arguing.

555
00:33:14,600 --> 00:33:16,320
No, I am just teasing him.

556
00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:17,960
Yes, Young Master.

557
00:33:18,040 --> 00:33:19,280
We are just joking.

558
00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:22,960
No meat in the dishes.

559
00:33:23,040 --> 00:33:24,080
No money at home.

560
00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:29,320
- Tenth Brother, where are you going?
- Young Master, where are you going?

561
00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:31,440
To earn money and buy meat.

562
00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:38,840
Bureau of Mystic Investigations

563
00:34:03,880 --> 00:34:04,880
All of you…

564
00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:11,880
Greet… Greet…

565
00:34:13,640 --> 00:34:14,640
Greetings, Minister.

566
00:34:14,720 --> 00:34:16,840
Regarding the West Suburb Case,

567
00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:18,360
it seems
the Bureau of Mystic Investigations

568
00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:19,600
still has no leads.

569
00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:22,440
This West Suburb Case is overly tricky.

570
00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:25,880
Why did you not send more people, then?

571
00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:27,480
Send more people?

572
00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:29,600
Instead, you are

573
00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:33,600
in the mood to soak your feet here
and bask in the sun.

574
00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:38,400
He has been gone
for two or three days,

575
00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:40,120
and you did not even
send anyone to search?

576
00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:41,400
Commander Xu.

577
00:34:42,880 --> 00:34:44,480
You take things so lightly.

578
00:34:45,480 --> 00:34:47,760
Are you not worried
that your subordinate might be in trouble?

579
00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:49,000
In… trouble…

580
00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:52,600
Do you mean…

581
00:34:58,360 --> 00:35:01,080
Is Mr. Mei really in trouble?

582
00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:04,760
Mei Zhuyu.

583
00:35:04,840 --> 00:35:07,360
You did not listen to me.

584
00:35:07,440 --> 00:35:08,640
Commander Xu.

585
00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:31,480
Mr. Mei, you are back.

586
00:35:31,560 --> 00:35:32,560
Are you all right?

587
00:35:32,640 --> 00:35:34,320
- Minister Liu.
- Mm.

588
00:35:35,280 --> 00:35:37,760
The West Suburb Case is indeed tricky.

589
00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:40,320
We finally solved it
after working on it for three days.

590
00:35:41,120 --> 00:35:42,440
Please forgive us.

591
00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:44,800
Mm, Mr. Mei.

592
00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:48,600
His Majesty and Her Majesty
have heard about the West Suburb Case.

593
00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:51,360
You saved the County Princess Qinghe.

594
00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:52,760
Her Majesty is most grateful.

595
00:35:54,200 --> 00:35:55,480
What is going on?

596
00:35:56,320 --> 00:35:57,440
Did you really solve it?

597
00:35:58,000 --> 00:35:59,520
I dare not speak recklessly.

598
00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:01,200
The West Suburb Case

599
00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:02,440
has indeed been solved.

600
00:36:06,240 --> 00:36:07,280
The incident in the western suburbs

601
00:36:07,360 --> 00:36:09,320
was caused by the miasma in the mountain.

602
00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:11,560
I have temporarily eliminated the miasma.

603
00:36:11,640 --> 00:36:14,200
The unconscious villagers
were revived by the physician.

604
00:36:14,920 --> 00:36:16,800
You may send someone to verify it.

605
00:36:18,880 --> 00:36:21,360
The mountainous forest
is dense, where miasma easily forms.

606
00:36:21,440 --> 00:36:24,360
I believe we need more mountain guards

607
00:36:24,440 --> 00:36:27,040
to cleanse the filth
on the mountain regularly.

608
00:36:27,120 --> 00:36:30,400
Only by taming the plants and beasts
can we prevent this from happening again.

609
00:36:31,400 --> 00:36:32,400
All right.

610
00:36:33,120 --> 00:36:35,520
Such a young man of promise,

611
00:36:35,600 --> 00:36:37,240
you have surpassed your master.

612
00:36:39,360 --> 00:36:41,000
Commander Xu.

613
00:36:43,760 --> 00:36:44,760
Commander Xu.

614
00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:47,640
If you had truly cared,

615
00:36:47,720 --> 00:36:50,400
the Bureau of Mystic Investigations
would not have been scorned

616
00:36:50,480 --> 00:36:52,760
by the people as dead weight for years.

617
00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:58,440
Mr. Mei, since you have earned this merit,

618
00:36:58,520 --> 00:37:00,360
I must reward you.

619
00:37:01,960 --> 00:37:02,960
No need to refuse.

620
00:37:03,400 --> 00:37:05,560
You deserve to be rewarded.

621
00:37:06,520 --> 00:37:09,000
Let everyone in the Bureau see.

622
00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:12,600
This is not a place
for idlers to soak their feet.

623
00:37:17,520 --> 00:37:19,640
As long as you sincerely
work for the people,

624
00:37:19,720 --> 00:37:21,720
the Imperial Court will treat you well.

625
00:37:22,920 --> 00:37:24,160
Minister Liu.

626
00:37:24,240 --> 00:37:26,600
I do not intend to refuse.

627
00:37:29,360 --> 00:37:30,640
Then tell me.

628
00:37:30,720 --> 00:37:32,760
What reward do you want?

629
00:37:32,840 --> 00:37:34,960
I wish to be promoted.

630
00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:36,640
That is only right.

631
00:37:37,160 --> 00:37:39,400
Then I shall promote you to…

632
00:37:39,800 --> 00:37:41,440
I wish to remain in the Bureau.

633
00:37:41,840 --> 00:37:43,080
Bureau of Mystic Investigations?

634
00:37:44,320 --> 00:37:46,120
Well then, the Bureau

635
00:37:46,200 --> 00:37:48,880
only has one supervisor position left.

636
00:37:50,360 --> 00:37:51,920
It is a waste of your talent.

637
00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:53,000
Yes.

638
00:37:55,920 --> 00:37:57,080
Minister Liu,

639
00:37:57,160 --> 00:37:58,600
I, Mei Zhuyu,

640
00:37:58,680 --> 00:38:00,680
wish to seek appointment

641
00:38:00,760 --> 00:38:02,160
as Commander
of the Bureau of Mystic Investigations.

642
00:38:02,240 --> 00:38:03,320
Huh?

643
00:38:15,160 --> 00:38:17,840
At first, I did not foresee

644
00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:20,760
that Mr. Mei would be so bold.

645
00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:22,840
Mm.

646
00:38:22,920 --> 00:38:25,360
What I see is not boldness,

647
00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:26,480
but ambition.

648
00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:28,400
- Yes.
- Exactly.

649
00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:30,480
In front of Commander Xu,

650
00:38:30,560 --> 00:38:32,000
he requested to replace him.

651
00:38:32,080 --> 00:38:33,600
How outrageous.

652
00:38:40,160 --> 00:38:41,640
Minister Liu has left.

653
00:38:42,480 --> 00:38:44,720
Commander Xu did not scold me.

654
00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:47,360
Unbelievable.

655
00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:49,040
You walked all over him,

656
00:38:49,120 --> 00:38:50,560
yet he did not scold you.

657
00:38:52,320 --> 00:38:55,240
What did you talk about after that?

658
00:38:55,320 --> 00:38:56,560
Shoo, move aside.

659
00:38:58,880 --> 00:39:00,240
Well, Mr. Mei,

660
00:39:00,320 --> 00:39:02,960
I am just a messenger.

661
00:39:03,560 --> 00:39:08,040
County Princess Qinghe invites you

662
00:39:08,120 --> 00:39:09,280
to Ruyi Pavilion at noon.

663
00:39:10,920 --> 00:39:13,600
She has prepared some simple wine

664
00:39:13,680 --> 00:39:14,680
and awaits you.

665
00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:22,920
Ruyi Pavilion

666
00:39:36,120 --> 00:39:38,120
Did you not say you are having
lunch with Young Master Mei?

667
00:39:38,200 --> 00:39:40,360
He said he was swamped with work

668
00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:42,240
and could not handle wine, so he declined.

669
00:39:43,200 --> 00:39:45,760
In all of Chang'an,
he is probably the first person

670
00:39:45,840 --> 00:39:47,760
to dare reject Lady Wu.

671
00:39:47,840 --> 00:39:48,880
This shall go down in history!

672
00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:53,000
Tell me.

673
00:39:53,080 --> 00:39:55,520
Is this fox not getting
more and more annoying?

674
00:39:58,880 --> 00:40:02,520
As long as she cannot obtain
the thunderstruck wood,

675
00:40:02,600 --> 00:40:07,160
I will be able to protect
the Bone Relic.

676
00:40:07,240 --> 00:40:09,960
Why protect such a sinister thing?

677
00:40:10,600 --> 00:40:12,200
Wu Zi Shu.

678
00:40:12,280 --> 00:40:16,040
Even if you came into this world
as a blank piece of paper,

679
00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:19,160
do you truly harbor no selfish desire

680
00:40:19,240 --> 00:40:20,320
<i>or ambition?</i>

681
00:40:23,440 --> 00:40:25,000
Shu.

682
00:40:25,880 --> 00:40:28,280
- What is the matter?
- What is wrong with you?

683
00:40:28,360 --> 00:40:29,520
You have been spacing out
for the past two days.

684
00:40:31,200 --> 00:40:32,200
It is nothing.

685
00:40:36,080 --> 00:40:38,320
The Demon Underworld
has been busy lately.

686
00:40:38,400 --> 00:40:39,400
I am a bit tired.

687
00:40:42,680 --> 00:40:45,280
By the way, speaking of Young Master Mei,

688
00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:47,400
his cousin has opened a stall
on the street,

689
00:40:47,480 --> 00:40:48,800
claiming to offer demon-catching services.

690
00:40:48,880 --> 00:40:52,200
That big fellow is indeed strange.

691
00:40:52,280 --> 00:40:53,440
He is very suspicious.

692
00:40:54,280 --> 00:40:55,760
But tell me,

693
00:40:55,840 --> 00:40:58,120
are Changxi Palace disciples that stupid?

694
00:40:59,200 --> 00:41:00,200
For 100 years,

695
00:41:00,280 --> 00:41:02,440
the Demon Underworld and Changxi Palace
had been like water and fire.

696
00:41:02,520 --> 00:41:04,600
Our enmity is deeply rooted.

697
00:41:04,680 --> 00:41:07,160
If Changxi Palace truly returns,

698
00:41:07,240 --> 00:41:09,160
the Demon Underworld
will be in big trouble.

699
00:41:10,080 --> 00:41:12,160
What is he capable of?

700
00:41:12,240 --> 00:41:14,720
Perhaps we can test him again
and find out.

701
00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:15,880
Test him?

702
00:41:16,840 --> 00:41:19,120
Boss, how do you plan to test him?

703
00:41:21,280 --> 00:41:23,600
Then let us see if Chang'an

704
00:41:24,280 --> 00:41:26,080
offers any chances in the coming days.

705
00:44:01,320 --> 00:44:03,320
Translated by Michelle Chai