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♪I drift across the boundless skies♪

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♪Through deserts where no one goes♪

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♪Seeking myself♪

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♪The self I long to find♪

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♪Lost in a maze of lies♪

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♪I break into your sea of clouds♪

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♪It traps me♪

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♪It redeems me♪

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♪Which hue of the sky is your love?♪

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♪Or is it the burning flame♪

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♪Found only in storms?♪

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♪You are the mark engraved upon my heart♪

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♪From then on all my memories tremble for you♪

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♪What I cannot forget is that fleeting gaze♪

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♪What I cannot escape is passion born in chaos♪

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♪How I long to hold you again♪

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♪How I long to hold you again♪

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♪Our love, high among the clouds♪

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♪Is sealed with that kiss♪

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[Love in The Clouds]

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[Adapted from Bai Lu Cheng Shuang's "Love in The Clouds"]

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[Episode 21]

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Princess Tianji sent a missive

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saying that Mu Qibai had been incarcerated.

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It is a great thing,

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but I don't feel reassured.

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If there's a mastermind behind Mu Qibai,

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he won't live to see another day.

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Yet he still lives now.

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Perhaps he has a backup plan?

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Your Lordship,

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all the guards have been taken down.

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Please come with me.

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Ji Bozai has eliminated the netherbeasts.

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Lord Jingxi also died in Jixing Abyss.

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My Lord,

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what should we do now?

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Let it be.

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I never intend to work for Zhushui Spiritual State anyway.

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I just wanted to convince them

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to entrust the task of raising netherbeasts to me

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so that

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I can enact my own plan.

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Shao Qun.

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You're my only confidant now.

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In this desperate time,

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we must raise another netherbeast as soon as possible.

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Rest assured, My Lord.

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The most dangerous place is the safest place.

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I shall raise it with my soul and flesh.

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No one will find out.

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My Lord, your ambition will come to fruition.

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One last step now.

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Shao Qun.

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I didn't expect

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today to come.

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My Lord, if you hadn't saved me,

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I would have been eaten alive by the hounds.

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It is my honor to die

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for your legacy, My Lord.

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Shao Qun.

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When you're gone,

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no one will protect me like you do.

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Worry not, My Lord.

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I will always

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protect you.

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Take care, My Lord.

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Something happened in the Sunken Abyss.

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It must be the netherbeast army.

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How come?

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Didn't we eliminate all of them?

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It's Mu Qibai.

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Mu Qibai somehow raised

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new netherbeasts.

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It's too late to stop him now.

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So he does have a contingency plan.

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[Tianji: Mu Qibai fled with the help of the netherbeast army.]

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Mu Qibai escaped with the netherbeast army,

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and he will be hiding.

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The Prayer Night is around the corner.

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The power of the stars will be at its strongest,

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but so will

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the power of the netherbeasts.

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That is the best moment

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for Mu Qibai to invade Jixing Palace.

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I have a solution.

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Ming Xian once invented

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a demon-repelling parasol.

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Yaoguang Mountain dislikes artifacts,

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so the Emperor of Yaoguang Mountain

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destroyed it before he even inspected it.

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But I saw how he made it,

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so I can replicate it.

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Are you serious about making the demon-repelling parasol?

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Has it ever crossed your mind

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that if someone from Jixing Palace

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recognized your work,

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your identity would be exposed?

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The netherbeast army threatens all Six Realms.

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If we do not seal it,

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many more innocent people will die.

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Master also told us about the calamity

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a century ago by the Spiritual Veins Fairy who raised netherbeasts.

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Have you forgotten?

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But...

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But what if they find out you're Ming Xian?

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They will kill you

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even if you save them.

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You know it.

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But that hasn't happened.

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The netherbeast army is the current threat.

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If I can help,

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I mustn't stand by and do nothing.

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How very characteristic of you,

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Ming Xian.

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Princess Tianji, Immortal Ji, and Fairy Ming Yi.

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I planted

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the Netherbeast-Luring Caltrop inside Immortal Ji.

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My act is inexcusable.

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[Letter of Repentance]

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I was misled.

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Why would I fall for it, though?

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It is inexcusable nonetheless.

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I wonder if Tianji will forgive me

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once I give her this letter of repentance.

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Why have you summoned me today,

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Your Highness?

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Immortal Yan.

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After my uncle raised the netherbeast army,

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where did he go?

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His Majesty has made a full recovery.

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You have many ways to locate him.

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Why consult a physician like me?

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Because you will indulge me,

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won't you?

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Actually, I can also give you what Lord Hanfeng

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promised you.

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You can't.

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Lord Hanfeng may not inherit Jixing Abyss,

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but it still needs a leader.

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Your Highness, do you still wish to marry Ji Bozai

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so that he can run Jixing Abyss

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as the prince consort?

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Or,

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do you wish to run Jixing Abyss

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as an empress?

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Surprised?

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You did not hide your ambition well.

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You even doubt if you can make it.

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That's why you play it safe and look for a suitor

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so that you can be the de facto leader

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of Jixing Abyss behind your husband.

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But Tianji,

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you're not the only one

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who is ambitious in this world.

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I am too.

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Since you're so unsure of yourself,

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why not marry me

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and let me run Jixing Abyss instead?

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What?

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You can't do it?

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If you can't let go of your self-interest,

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how can you convince me to betray Lord Hanfeng?

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♪What a far-fetched excuse♪

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♪Thus I missed the look in your eyes...♪

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Xiao, tell me.

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What is my uncle going to do next?

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I can give you anything you want.

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♪Your simple words of care♪

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♪Keep appearing in my dream...♪

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Why would you

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put something like this on the line?

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♪It hurts when I wake up...♪

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Isn't this what you want, Yan Xiao?

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To become more powerful,

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you serve someone who raised a netherbeast army.

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So, let's go with your plan then.

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I'll marry you

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and we'll work together.

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What do you think?

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Mu Tianji.

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First, it was Ji Bozai.

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Now, it's me.

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Anyone can be your husband, is that so?

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Yan Xiao!

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Of course, not.

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After all, you weren't even in my consideration in the past.

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Your Highness, think it through.

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Meng Yangqiu

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is the best candidate to be the prince consort.

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After all,

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he worships

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every word you say

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and every line you speak.

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Besides,

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he is incapable of betraying you.

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Yan Xiao, you jerk!

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Do you think everyone is like you?

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I...

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Tianji.

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I'm fine.

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I'm fine.

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Like this. Yes.

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- Thank you. - No worries.

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Take a parasol.

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Take a parasol.

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Thank you.

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Use it.

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- Take a parasol. - Thank you.

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You're welcome.

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- Come take your demon-repelling parasol. - Sure.

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Thank you.

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Take it.

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- Thank you. - You're welcome.

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Here.

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Sure.

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Take a parasol.

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Thank you.

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You're welcome.

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Here. Take a parasol.

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Come.

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Thank you.

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- Thank you. - Take a parasol.

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I have some good tea inside.

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- Try it. - No, thanks.

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- We need to hand out the parasols. - Thank you.

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Come inside.

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All right.

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- Okay. - Here.

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Thank you.

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Great timing.

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Will you try the demon-repelling parasol for me?

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The artisans crafted them using the blueprint

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given by Ming Yi.

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Tianji.

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Is the parasol broken?

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This parasol is amazing!

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Spin it and its power will be activated

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to create a defensive barrier.

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Meng Yangqiu.

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You'll have to train harder.

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Perhaps

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you can learn from Chen Xi.

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Chen Xi.

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Teach me how to do it.

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Call me Master then.

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I'll buy you candies.

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Deal!

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[Demon-repelling parasol blueprint]

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Is this for Zhang Tai?

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She just learned to use her spiritual veins.

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I want to make her an artifact that she can use.

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Did you design

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that fan as well?

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The demon-repelling parasols

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can protect the vulnerable ones.

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But to seal more netherbeasts,

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we'll have to reinforce the power contained in the artifact.

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Once you're done,

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I'll inject my power into it.

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Your master is already head over heels.

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Your master fell in love first.

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As if she doesn't know

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she already has a fiancé.

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You...

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Yes?

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Your master did it first.

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Look at him.

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He developed feelings first.

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No, your master couldn't control herself.

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That's why they're stuck in this situation.

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She couldn't control herself?

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Your master is way too shameless.

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That's why they are stuck.

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Stop it, you two.

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Actually,

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I do have a request, Immortal Ji.

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The fan used by Ming Xian is called Embers.

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It is very powerful,

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and can be used to subdue netherbeasts.

281
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Embers?

282
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So its name is Embers.

283
00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:48,290
What a great name.

284
00:21:50,270 --> 00:21:51,380
You want it back?

285
00:21:54,830 --> 00:21:55,620
Can I?

286
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Sure.

287
00:21:59,310 --> 00:22:01,010
But I destroyed it already.

288
00:22:05,790 --> 00:22:06,530
What?

289
00:22:07,860 --> 00:22:08,910
Embers is my...

290
00:22:09,830 --> 00:22:12,220
Ming Xian's most treasured artifact.

291
00:22:12,220 --> 00:22:13,530
Do you have any idea how many netherbeasts

292
00:22:13,550 --> 00:22:14,490
it can defeat?

293
00:22:14,510 --> 00:22:15,900
What does it have to do with me?

294
00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:17,330
Ming Yi.

295
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We are spouses who share a heart imprint

296
00:22:20,350 --> 00:22:21,810
and who had our names carved on the Marriage Stone.

297
00:22:26,830 --> 00:22:27,770
You're impossible.

298
00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:34,890
What did I say?

299
00:22:35,110 --> 00:22:36,980
Look at your master.

300
00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:38,060
Look.

301
00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:39,300
Open your eyes.

302
00:22:42,190 --> 00:22:43,170
Are you upset now?

303
00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:44,170
Granny Xun.

304
00:22:44,190 --> 00:22:44,980
Quick.

305
00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:45,810
Help him.

306
00:22:45,870 --> 00:22:47,170
Let me massage your dragon horns

307
00:22:47,190 --> 00:22:48,460
- and save you. - Go away.

308
00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:49,940
Brush your cat whiskers instead.

309
00:22:51,630 --> 00:22:52,570
You sure you don't want

310
00:22:52,590 --> 00:22:53,740
to see how smitten your master is?

311
00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:54,700
Are you sure?

312
00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:57,020
My master couldn't control herself, you said.

313
00:23:12,760 --> 00:23:13,850
We don't know what will happen

314
00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:16,410
when we fight Mu Qibai,

315
00:23:18,190 --> 00:23:19,540
but I will protect you.

316
00:23:21,350 --> 00:23:22,130
However,

317
00:23:23,110 --> 00:23:24,170
you must be prepared.

318
00:23:25,390 --> 00:23:26,810
If I survive,

319
00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:30,410
you will not be able to escape from me.

320
00:23:45,830 --> 00:23:46,980
What if I say,

321
00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:50,850
instead of you protecting me,

322
00:23:51,830 --> 00:23:52,610
why don't

323
00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:55,370
we protect each other?

324
00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:03,810
Xun Ming mentioned Heartbond Array in the Illusory Realm.

325
00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:05,540
Ancient tomes also said

326
00:24:05,910 --> 00:24:07,780
that it could seal netherbeasts.

327
00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:10,700
During the netherbeast calamity a century ago,

328
00:24:10,870 --> 00:24:12,780
it was the Heartbond Array that sealed them.

329
00:24:14,110 --> 00:24:16,610
To use the array, the spellcasters must be of one mind and one heart.

330
00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:19,330
If not,

331
00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:22,300
they will be caught in self-immolation.

332
00:24:26,910 --> 00:24:29,170
And it's precisely due to this high risk

333
00:24:29,830 --> 00:24:31,020
that no one

334
00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:32,330
has practiced it since then.

335
00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:38,650
If that's what we have to do,

336
00:24:39,630 --> 00:24:41,330
then it's not that complicated.

337
00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:45,460
After all,

338
00:24:46,870 --> 00:24:47,940
we are of the same mind.

339
00:25:06,430 --> 00:25:07,220
Aren't you in love

340
00:25:07,590 --> 00:25:09,810
with my niece?

341
00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:12,130
What's love

342
00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:13,740
compared to power?

343
00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:16,330
Princess Tianji is incapable of leading Jixing Abyss.

344
00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:17,980
Even if I side with her,

345
00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:20,090
we will only become fodder

346
00:25:20,110 --> 00:25:21,460
to the netherbeast army.

347
00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:29,260
After I ascend the throne,

348
00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:31,780
the position of Lord Hanfeng will be vacant.

349
00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:33,890
In my opinion,

350
00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:36,780
you are good enough to carry that title.

351
00:25:37,390 --> 00:25:38,410
I promise you

352
00:25:38,910 --> 00:25:40,850
that you will be a non-relative vassal,

353
00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:42,650
the next Lord Hanfeng.

354
00:25:47,430 --> 00:25:48,460
Thank you, Lord Hanfeng.

355
00:25:49,670 --> 00:25:50,300
No.

356
00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:53,740
Thank you, Your Majesty.

357
00:25:57,150 --> 00:25:57,810
At ease.

358
00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:06,130
Don't worry, Your Majesty.

359
00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:09,410
Even though Tianji can wake her father up,

360
00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:13,130
the divine enfeebling powder will still take effect.

361
00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:14,330
Your Majesty

362
00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:16,980
can nonetheless accede legitimately.

363
00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:21,260
Now that my brother has taken enough enfeebling powder,

364
00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:24,570
fighting him during the Prayer Night

365
00:26:24,590 --> 00:26:25,740
is the best option.

366
00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:28,170
Then, we'll declare that Jixing Abyss has a new emperor.

367
00:26:28,430 --> 00:26:29,570
What do you think?

368
00:26:31,630 --> 00:26:32,610
Wise choice, Your Majesty.

369
00:26:49,910 --> 00:26:53,170
Lord Chengyun, you were gravely injured in Jixing Abyss.

370
00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:55,170
Now that you have recovered slightly,

371
00:26:55,190 --> 00:26:57,570
you came to my state in private.

372
00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:01,370
Your emperor might just hold you accountable for your actions here.

373
00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:03,740
I came

374
00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:07,810
to negotiate with you, Your Majesty.

375
00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:10,090
Negotiate?

376
00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:12,700
How arrogant.

377
00:27:12,910 --> 00:27:14,370
Your Majesty, surely you are aware

378
00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:18,300
that Jixing Abyss is in turmoil lately.

379
00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:21,740
First, Your Majesty was misled

380
00:27:22,590 --> 00:27:23,610
into underestimating

381
00:27:23,630 --> 00:27:25,650
Ji Bozai's power in the Qingyun Tournament.

382
00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:27,700
That already ruined your plan.

383
00:27:28,630 --> 00:27:31,060
Then, came Mu Qibai,

384
00:27:32,350 --> 00:27:35,610
who sabotaged your years of effort in raising netherbeasts,

385
00:27:36,910 --> 00:27:39,810
and even caused the death of Lord Jingxi.

386
00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:41,610
Jixing Abyss

387
00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:44,540
is digging its own grave.

388
00:27:49,350 --> 00:27:51,060
I am offering my help

389
00:27:51,670 --> 00:27:52,940
to get rid of Jixing Abyss.

390
00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:57,570
In exchange, I pray Your Majesty can aid me

391
00:27:58,670 --> 00:28:00,850
in becoming the Crown Prince of Yaoguang Mountain.

392
00:28:10,760 --> 00:28:13,780
My son, Chao Yu, died in Jixing Abyss.

393
00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:16,980
Not only did Mu Qibai fail to disclose this to me,

394
00:28:17,350 --> 00:28:19,410
but he even harbored the netherbeast core

395
00:28:19,670 --> 00:28:21,170
in an attempt to go against me.

396
00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:25,130
I confer this important item to you.

397
00:28:25,350 --> 00:28:26,740
We'll see

398
00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:29,940
if you can make good use of it.

399
00:28:31,590 --> 00:28:33,740
It is my honor

400
00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:35,610
to serve you, Your Majesty.

401
00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:38,540
You will not be disappointed

402
00:28:39,630 --> 00:28:41,020
for Jixing Abyss will be no more.

403
00:29:25,080 --> 00:29:27,850
The Prayer Night is upon Jixing Abyss.

404
00:29:28,390 --> 00:29:31,570
In these three long nights, all plants will wilt.

405
00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:33,330
After the Prayer Night,

406
00:29:33,350 --> 00:29:36,540
the cycle begins anew. Everything shall be reborn.

407
00:30:21,430 --> 00:30:23,060
The emperor uses his spiritual power as the foundation

408
00:30:23,630 --> 00:30:26,060
to borrow the power of the stars before praying for all beings.

409
00:30:38,150 --> 00:30:41,060
May the benevolent stars strengthen our power.

410
00:30:41,760 --> 00:30:43,330
May the ones present

411
00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:46,540
live a long life.

412
00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:50,410
May the light in Jixing Abyss shine for an eternity.

413
00:30:51,040 --> 00:30:53,060
I pray to you, the benevolent stars.

414
00:30:53,190 --> 00:30:55,330
I pray to you, the auspicious emperor.

415
00:31:37,670 --> 00:31:38,370
Excuse me.

416
00:31:38,630 --> 00:31:39,300
This one is good.

417
00:31:39,320 --> 00:31:40,640
- These ones are so pretty. - What about this one?

418
00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:41,780
Let me see the one on your wrist.

419
00:31:44,670 --> 00:31:45,570
Check this out.

420
00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:47,020
It's so pretty.

421
00:31:47,040 --> 00:31:47,700
Let me see.

422
00:31:48,670 --> 00:31:49,940
I love the color.

423
00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:50,540
Look.

424
00:31:52,190 --> 00:31:53,170
What is happening?

425
00:31:54,670 --> 00:31:56,020
What is this?

426
00:31:59,240 --> 00:32:01,780
Blessings to all beings!

427
00:32:23,520 --> 00:32:24,170
Ming Yi.

428
00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:28,130
Father,

429
00:32:29,320 --> 00:32:30,020
are you all right?

430
00:33:09,150 --> 00:33:10,130
Surprised?

431
00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:13,740
Yuanfeng, you held the Prayer Night

432
00:33:14,150 --> 00:33:15,330
so that you can fool everyone

433
00:33:15,350 --> 00:33:17,940
into thinking that Jixing Abyss is as prosperous as always.

434
00:33:18,670 --> 00:33:20,330
But you should know

435
00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:22,890
that the superficial prosperity is meaningless.

436
00:33:23,670 --> 00:33:27,300
What Jixing Abyss needs is real power.

437
00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:49,940
Father!

438
00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:53,410
Yuanfeng, you are poisoned.

439
00:33:53,830 --> 00:33:56,260
When you invoked your poisoned power to pray,

440
00:33:57,390 --> 00:33:58,940
you incurred a great curse.

441
00:34:01,870 --> 00:34:04,410
Even the strongest warrior you have is powerless.

442
00:34:49,670 --> 00:34:50,820
Lord Hanfeng is revolting.

443
00:34:55,440 --> 00:34:56,290
Split into two teams.

444
00:34:56,310 --> 00:34:58,060
One team to protect the subjects of Jixing Abyss.

445
00:34:58,520 --> 00:34:59,940
One team to head to Jixing Palace with me.

446
00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:00,980
Noted.

447
00:35:10,040 --> 00:35:10,730
Yuanfeng,

448
00:35:11,750 --> 00:35:14,130
sign on this Abdication Decree

449
00:35:14,670 --> 00:35:15,770
with your blood

450
00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:17,900
so that I can run Jixing Abyss.

451
00:35:18,670 --> 00:35:20,130
Then, I'll end everything.

452
00:35:20,670 --> 00:35:21,340
What do you say?

453
00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:24,690
You will be relieved of your heavy burden.

454
00:35:25,110 --> 00:35:27,340
And I, as the only person in the Six Realms

455
00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:29,130
who can command the netherbeasts,

456
00:35:30,190 --> 00:35:32,020
will lead the netherbeast army

457
00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:33,820
to conquer Zhushui Spiritual State.

458
00:35:35,230 --> 00:35:39,060
Jixing Abyss will be one of the Upper Realms forever in the future.

459
00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:49,570
Resist no more, Yuanfeng.

460
00:35:50,230 --> 00:35:51,900
The divine enfeebling powder Yan Xiao gave you

461
00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:53,170
is not an ordinary poison.

462
00:35:54,520 --> 00:35:56,170
I did not wish to do this.

463
00:35:56,270 --> 00:35:57,650
But your cowardice

464
00:35:57,670 --> 00:35:58,650
and risk aversion

465
00:35:59,190 --> 00:36:01,060
turned what was strong into weak.

466
00:36:01,520 --> 00:36:02,900
And the fitting ending for the weak

467
00:36:04,440 --> 00:36:05,820
is death.

468
00:36:18,380 --> 00:36:19,540
[Abdication Decree]

469
00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:33,060
You said you're doing this for Jixing Abyss,

470
00:36:33,230 --> 00:36:36,340
but the first thing you do is to sacrifice our people.

471
00:36:36,440 --> 00:36:39,420
They are our subjects!

472
00:36:41,310 --> 00:36:43,610
You will be feared momentarily,

473
00:36:44,560 --> 00:36:46,980
and hated for life.

474
00:36:47,110 --> 00:36:47,860
Yuanfeng,

475
00:36:48,750 --> 00:36:50,060
it doesn't seem like

476
00:36:50,520 --> 00:36:52,540
we'll ever reach a consensus.

477
00:37:16,230 --> 00:37:17,060
Mu Qibai.

478
00:37:18,790 --> 00:37:19,770
Sorry for the long wait.

479
00:37:28,560 --> 00:37:29,650
Aren't you supposed to be...

480
00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:38,540
Father, are you all right?

481
00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:43,480
All of you are supposed to be poisoned.

482
00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:44,940
One must deliberately fall for the trap

483
00:37:46,590 --> 00:37:48,290
before one can catch the ringleader.

484
00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:01,420
Mu Qibai asked me to add

485
00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:03,770
the divine enfeebling powder to the emperor's medicine.

486
00:38:04,670 --> 00:38:06,650
His Majesty will have a damaged constitution within two weeks.

487
00:38:07,400 --> 00:38:08,610
And as His Majesty

488
00:38:09,080 --> 00:38:11,250
uses his poisoned power to pray for everyone during the Prayer Night,

489
00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:13,540
all beings

490
00:38:14,080 --> 00:38:15,130
will be poisoned.

491
00:38:16,520 --> 00:38:18,770
Your decision to side with me seems final.

492
00:38:19,630 --> 00:38:20,540
I thought

493
00:38:20,880 --> 00:38:22,460
it was just another part of your plan.

494
00:38:23,630 --> 00:38:24,900
Mu Qibai commands the netherbeast army.

495
00:38:25,360 --> 00:38:26,210
He is more likely to win.

496
00:38:26,440 --> 00:38:27,690
I did waver.

497
00:38:28,560 --> 00:38:29,690
But rest assured, Ji.

498
00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:31,650
I crave power,

499
00:38:32,230 --> 00:38:33,730
but I do have a principle.

500
00:38:34,590 --> 00:38:35,540
I know

501
00:38:39,110 --> 00:38:40,420
right from wrong.

502
00:38:43,560 --> 00:38:44,860
I'm curious.

503
00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:48,020
Why me, Yan?

504
00:38:48,840 --> 00:38:49,500
Why not

505
00:38:49,520 --> 00:38:51,460
work with your childhood friend, Princess Tianji?

506
00:38:56,270 --> 00:38:57,060
Mu Qibai

507
00:38:58,270 --> 00:39:00,290
might be more terrifying than we imagined.

508
00:39:02,080 --> 00:39:03,690
I must deceive Tianji too.

509
00:39:04,190 --> 00:39:06,540
Otherwise, I won't be able to earn Mu Qibai's trust.

510
00:39:07,230 --> 00:39:07,940
Ji,

511
00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:09,380
if things

512
00:39:09,400 --> 00:39:10,650
do not turn out the way we anticipated,

513
00:39:10,920 --> 00:39:11,900
please

514
00:39:13,110 --> 00:39:14,860
do your best to protect Her Highness.

515
00:39:20,230 --> 00:39:21,060
I suppose

516
00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:23,690
there's no running away from the poison

517
00:39:24,360 --> 00:39:25,730
Mu Qibai instructed you to put in us.

518
00:39:32,040 --> 00:39:32,770
Uncle,

519
00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:35,290
give up already.

520
00:39:35,840 --> 00:39:37,170
Even if your plan works today,

521
00:39:37,590 --> 00:39:38,940
your illegitimate coup d'état

522
00:39:39,630 --> 00:39:41,610
will not convince everyone to follow you.

523
00:39:42,750 --> 00:39:44,570
Yuanfeng has been ill for a long time.

524
00:39:44,590 --> 00:39:46,090
His days are numbered

525
00:39:46,590 --> 00:39:47,820
but there is no clear heir in sight.

526
00:39:47,840 --> 00:39:49,730
Jixing Abyss will have a leader.

527
00:39:50,710 --> 00:39:52,130
I will carry this burden

528
00:39:52,840 --> 00:39:54,250
as long as I still live.

529
00:39:56,040 --> 00:39:57,570
I run the Shouhua Academy.

530
00:39:58,590 --> 00:40:00,290
I can make sure Jixing Abyss rises to the Upper Realms

531
00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:03,540
without killing anyone.

532
00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:05,730
I won't let Jixing Abyss return

533
00:40:05,750 --> 00:40:07,860
to the days when it had to kowtow to others.

534
00:40:08,190 --> 00:40:09,090
Preposterous.

535
00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:11,650
How naive of you to think

536
00:40:11,880 --> 00:40:12,940
that faith alone can make

537
00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:16,130
the other Five Realms submit to you.

538
00:40:18,400 --> 00:40:20,090
Her Highness has her way.

539
00:40:20,110 --> 00:40:21,060
She merely used faith

540
00:40:21,080 --> 00:40:22,250
to tell you

541
00:40:22,270 --> 00:40:24,090
that one must lead a realm with principles.

542
00:40:24,110 --> 00:40:25,340
Do not twist her words.

543
00:40:26,150 --> 00:40:27,540
Why? Do you think she should learn from you,

544
00:40:27,560 --> 00:40:28,940
who first colluded with Outer Realm,

545
00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:30,860
and now relies on a wild and volatile power?

546
00:40:30,880 --> 00:40:32,340
You will only meet your own demise.

547
00:40:32,400 --> 00:40:33,540
You know nothing.

548
00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:00,690
Don't lose it.

549
00:41:01,880 --> 00:41:02,540
Get in formation!

550
00:43:01,380 --> 00:43:04,580
♪When the drifting clouds♪

551
00:43:04,660 --> 00:43:06,980
♪Flow toward me♪

552
00:43:08,420 --> 00:43:11,220
♪They drench my very soul♪

553
00:43:11,260 --> 00:43:13,580
♪Until it turns weak♪

554
00:43:15,500 --> 00:43:18,260
♪I deceive myself into thinking that to love once♪

555
00:43:18,300 --> 00:43:20,620
♪Is enough♪

556
00:43:21,940 --> 00:43:27,180
♪Even if no true vow has ever been given♪

557
00:43:29,020 --> 00:43:35,900
♪From the stars, how long must my tears travel to reach your heart?♪

558
00:43:36,180 --> 00:43:42,500
♪The tenderness you give me is but love's poisonous wine♪

559
00:43:43,460 --> 00:43:46,060
♪I drink down all of my sorrow♪

560
00:43:46,780 --> 00:43:50,060
♪To trade for your freedom♪

561
00:43:50,300 --> 00:43:56,020
♪Once I've tasted love, I long to be lost in its wine♪

562
00:43:57,140 --> 00:44:03,820
♪After long struggles in the abyss, I ask the heavens♪

563
00:44:04,220 --> 00:44:10,900
♪Even if my armor shatters for you, what does it matter?♪

564
00:44:11,380 --> 00:44:14,660
♪Fate is never wrong♪

565
00:44:14,740 --> 00:44:18,140
♪Even the sun must one day fall♪

566
00:44:18,620 --> 00:44:25,460
♪Against the world's absurdity, I fight with all my might♪

567
00:44:29,220 --> 00:44:36,060
♪From the stars, how long must my tears travel to reach your heart?♪

568
00:44:36,060 --> 00:44:42,300
♪The tenderness you give me is but love's poisonous wine♪

569
00:44:43,180 --> 00:44:45,780
♪I drink down all of my sorrow♪

570
00:44:46,540 --> 00:44:49,780
♪To trade for your freedom♪

571
00:44:50,020 --> 00:44:56,820
♪Once I've tasted love, I long to be lost in its wine♪