1 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:17,399 Bai Yu, 2 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:19,559 have you thought it through? 3 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:22,640 Your cultivation may surpass mine, 4 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:25,600 but if you intend to fight Feng Mochen to the death, 5 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:26,640 even with my help, 6 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:29,320 there's no guarantee we'd prevail. 7 00:00:29,399 --> 00:00:30,600 Then why did you come? 8 00:00:31,199 --> 00:00:33,460 Tomorrow is Feng Mochen's tribulation. 9 00:00:33,719 --> 00:00:36,119 During a tribulation, he's at his weakest. 10 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:38,369 Eliminating him at that moment 11 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:39,840 would be effortless. 12 00:00:43,119 --> 00:00:44,679 Why should I believe you? 13 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:46,380 Can a tribulation be fake? 14 00:00:48,439 --> 00:00:49,240 Then how about 15 00:00:52,759 --> 00:00:54,560 offering a token of allegiance? 16 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:56,359 I won't slaughter the innocent. 17 00:00:57,679 --> 00:00:58,600 Of course. 18 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:00,479 Like you, 19 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:02,359 I have a kind heart— 20 00:01:02,759 --> 00:01:05,359 how could we possibly slaughter the innocent? 21 00:01:06,519 --> 00:01:07,840 The token I want 22 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:12,719 is Feng Mochen's barrier incantation. 23 00:03:02,659 --> 00:03:03,990 For Xiangjiu's safety, 24 00:03:04,699 --> 00:03:06,159 you must take her far away. 25 00:03:07,340 --> 00:03:08,870 Xiangjiu is your ferryman. 26 00:03:09,340 --> 00:03:11,379 If you don't let her ferry you through your ascension, 27 00:03:11,379 --> 00:03:13,699 you'll have to endure endless torment in the future. 28 00:03:13,699 --> 00:03:15,629 No matter how much you cherish her, 29 00:03:15,900 --> 00:03:19,430 she must ferry you through your ascension and become immortal. 30 00:03:20,219 --> 00:03:22,219 This isn't the time to discuss that. 31 00:03:22,500 --> 00:03:24,900 For now, stay here and protect Xiangjiu. 32 00:03:25,460 --> 00:03:27,099 Once I have dealt with Gongsun Hao, 33 00:03:27,099 --> 00:03:28,560 you may then take her away. 34 00:03:32,099 --> 00:03:33,960 I've faced Gongsun Hao in combat. 35 00:03:34,579 --> 00:03:35,860 He truly is gifted— 36 00:03:36,539 --> 00:03:38,669 his power even surpasses my father's. 37 00:03:38,939 --> 00:03:40,469 In a true fight to the death, 38 00:03:40,780 --> 00:03:42,139 you may not be his match. 39 00:03:43,539 --> 00:03:44,469 If you don't try, 40 00:03:45,460 --> 00:03:46,939 you'll never know the outcome. 41 00:03:46,939 --> 00:03:47,900 And if you fail? 42 00:03:48,860 --> 00:03:50,740 A warrant has already been issued. 43 00:03:50,740 --> 00:03:52,800 Xiangjiu has been branded a criminal 44 00:03:52,819 --> 00:03:55,280 and forced to live her entire life on the run. 45 00:03:58,699 --> 00:04:00,300 I will persuade His Majesty. 46 00:04:01,180 --> 00:04:02,180 We'll join forces 47 00:04:02,219 --> 00:04:03,750 and eliminate Feng Mochen. 48 00:04:04,300 --> 00:04:05,830 I will see that Huo Xiangjiu 49 00:04:05,860 --> 00:04:07,740 is returned to you safely. 50 00:04:22,579 --> 00:04:23,379 Xiangjiu, 51 00:04:23,740 --> 00:04:25,670 do you remember when we were young? 52 00:04:25,740 --> 00:04:27,379 There were people coming and going at your home every day, 53 00:04:27,379 --> 00:04:28,980 asking your father for help— 54 00:04:29,699 --> 00:04:31,360 anything from wrongful cases 55 00:04:31,660 --> 00:04:33,379 to neighbors' marital disputes. 56 00:04:33,379 --> 00:04:35,240 Your father took care of them all. 57 00:04:38,019 --> 00:04:38,779 Back then, 58 00:04:39,500 --> 00:04:41,060 you often helped him, 59 00:04:42,860 --> 00:04:44,319 and he always praised you, 60 00:04:45,139 --> 00:04:46,740 saying that when you grew up, 61 00:04:47,019 --> 00:04:48,680 you would surely surpass him. 62 00:04:50,939 --> 00:04:51,740 By contrast, 63 00:04:54,300 --> 00:04:57,158 my father was always scolding me for being useless, 64 00:04:57,339 --> 00:04:58,939 for disgracing the Bai Clan. 65 00:05:02,139 --> 00:05:04,220 I, too, wanted to make him proud. 66 00:05:06,500 --> 00:05:07,300 Bai Yu, 67 00:05:09,540 --> 00:05:11,800 in the absence of our parents' guidance, 68 00:05:12,740 --> 00:05:14,800 we must forge our own path to decency. 69 00:05:22,779 --> 00:05:24,839 Y-You're not going to eat me, are you? 70 00:05:25,819 --> 00:05:27,180 We're cultivators. 71 00:05:27,459 --> 00:05:28,939 We're meant to ascend and become immortals— 72 00:05:28,939 --> 00:05:30,300 we don't do bad things. 73 00:05:31,220 --> 00:05:32,980 You'll become an immortal someday too? 74 00:05:32,980 --> 00:05:33,939 Of course. 75 00:05:33,939 --> 00:05:34,980 In the future, 76 00:05:35,779 --> 00:05:37,220 I'll stand guard at the South Heavenly Gate 77 00:05:37,220 --> 00:05:39,339 alongside Lord Howling Celestial Dog. 78 00:05:39,339 --> 00:05:40,699 That's wonderful. 79 00:05:44,939 --> 00:05:46,540 Then once you ascend, 80 00:05:46,540 --> 00:05:48,470 grant me a good marriage, will you? 81 00:05:50,658 --> 00:05:52,579 Well… 82 00:05:53,259 --> 00:05:54,920 it's not that easy, actually. 83 00:05:55,899 --> 00:05:57,959 One has to endure many tribulations— 84 00:05:59,300 --> 00:06:00,300 and also 85 00:06:00,980 --> 00:06:02,699 has to meet one's ferryman. 86 00:06:03,860 --> 00:06:04,939 Some people 87 00:06:04,939 --> 00:06:06,079 wait thousands of years 88 00:06:06,079 --> 00:06:07,209 before they ever do. 89 00:06:08,220 --> 00:06:10,180 The tribulation must be terribly painful, right? 90 00:06:10,180 --> 00:06:11,839 Probably extremely painful. 91 00:06:11,899 --> 00:06:13,629 I haven't been through one yet. 92 00:06:13,980 --> 00:06:15,019 My first tribulation 93 00:06:15,019 --> 00:06:16,279 is coming in a few days— 94 00:06:16,980 --> 00:06:18,509 I hope I can make it through. 95 00:06:20,300 --> 00:06:21,699 If only I could meet 96 00:06:21,699 --> 00:06:23,259 my ferryman before then… 97 00:06:24,620 --> 00:06:26,550 but that's just wishful thinking. 98 00:06:27,540 --> 00:06:29,019 What does your ferryman look like? 99 00:06:29,019 --> 00:06:30,339 Any distinguishing features? 100 00:06:30,339 --> 00:06:31,540 I could help you look. 101 00:06:32,180 --> 00:06:33,740 You won't find them. 102 00:06:33,740 --> 00:06:35,699 A ferryman bears a mark on the back of the neck— 103 00:06:35,699 --> 00:06:37,500 only the one ferried can see it. 104 00:06:38,459 --> 00:06:39,100 The back of the neck? 105 00:06:39,100 --> 00:06:39,740 Hmm… 106 00:06:40,779 --> 00:06:42,139 do you mean right here? 107 00:06:43,220 --> 00:06:43,620 Yes. 108 00:06:43,620 --> 00:06:44,350 Right there. 109 00:06:55,139 --> 00:06:57,060 Oh my heavens! 110 00:06:57,060 --> 00:06:58,860 Master, 111 00:06:59,819 --> 00:07:00,779 look! 112 00:07:10,500 --> 00:07:11,100 Oh—right, 113 00:07:11,220 --> 00:07:12,060 I forgot. 114 00:07:12,060 --> 00:07:12,660 You can't see it— 115 00:07:12,660 --> 00:07:13,660 only I can. 116 00:07:14,259 --> 00:07:15,420 She bears the ferryman's mark— 117 00:07:15,420 --> 00:07:16,480 she's my ferryman! 118 00:07:17,139 --> 00:07:18,220 I can ascend! 119 00:07:18,540 --> 00:07:19,500 I can ascend! 120 00:07:19,500 --> 00:07:20,379 I can! 121 00:07:21,259 --> 00:07:22,620 I can stand guard at the South Heavenly Gate 122 00:07:22,620 --> 00:07:24,480 with Lord Howling Celestial Dog! 123 00:07:24,699 --> 00:07:26,019 I was worried about what I'd do 124 00:07:26,019 --> 00:07:27,139 when the tribulation came in a few days, 125 00:07:27,139 --> 00:07:28,139 but now I don't have to worry anymore. 126 00:07:28,139 --> 00:07:28,660 I don't have to undergo a tribulation. 127 00:07:28,660 --> 00:07:29,939 I don't need to undergo a tribulation anymore. 128 00:07:29,939 --> 00:07:31,220 Tribulation? 129 00:07:32,939 --> 00:07:34,819 I never imagined that Le Ning would turn out to be my ferryman. 130 00:07:34,819 --> 00:07:35,740 Mao Jin, 131 00:07:37,819 --> 00:07:38,980 a tribulation? 132 00:07:38,980 --> 00:07:40,019 What does that mean? 133 00:07:40,019 --> 00:07:41,259 You've seen it before, 134 00:07:41,259 --> 00:07:42,189 Master earlier— 135 00:07:47,060 --> 00:07:49,500 What you suffered before… 136 00:07:50,139 --> 00:07:51,540 was that a tribulation? 137 00:07:53,740 --> 00:07:54,779 It's nothing. 138 00:07:54,779 --> 00:07:55,819 I'm used to it. 139 00:07:58,339 --> 00:08:00,220 I-I really can't hold it in any longer. 140 00:08:00,220 --> 00:08:02,259 Tomorrow is Master's tribulation again. 141 00:08:02,259 --> 00:08:03,860 The only one who can help him now is you. 142 00:08:03,860 --> 00:08:05,819 As long as you're willing to ferry Master through his ascension, 143 00:08:05,819 --> 00:08:06,860 then Master won't have to endure— 144 00:08:06,860 --> 00:08:07,319 Enough! 145 00:08:16,339 --> 00:08:17,019 All right. 146 00:08:21,180 --> 00:08:23,379 I'll ferry you through your ascension. 147 00:08:27,660 --> 00:08:28,459 All right. 148 00:08:30,019 --> 00:08:32,019 I'll help you deal with Gongsun Hao. 149 00:08:32,620 --> 00:08:33,658 This won't do. 150 00:08:33,658 --> 00:08:35,460 Cultivators are not allowed to— 151 00:08:52,940 --> 00:08:55,070 What I want as your token of allegiance 152 00:08:55,539 --> 00:08:57,940 is Feng Mochen's barrier incantation. 153 00:09:01,899 --> 00:09:02,700 I know 154 00:09:03,899 --> 00:09:05,620 you've been to his barrier. 155 00:09:06,940 --> 00:09:09,139 As long as you tell me the incantation, 156 00:09:09,700 --> 00:09:11,899 we can truly become one family. 157 00:09:14,580 --> 00:09:15,580 Give me your hand. 158 00:10:04,159 --> 00:10:04,399 G– 159 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:10,320 Gongsun Hao! 160 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:11,580 How did you get in here? 161 00:10:12,039 --> 00:10:12,700 Your Grace, 162 00:10:13,639 --> 00:10:14,970 Absence makes the heart 163 00:10:15,279 --> 00:10:16,799 grow fonder. 164 00:10:16,799 --> 00:10:17,639 Let her go. 165 00:10:17,639 --> 00:10:19,679 If you want anything, take it up with me! 166 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:21,080 It was no small feat catching her. 167 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:22,799 How could I just let her go like that? 168 00:10:22,799 --> 00:10:23,759 What do you want? 169 00:10:24,159 --> 00:10:25,279 What do I want— 170 00:10:25,799 --> 00:10:27,240 don't you already know? 171 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:29,919 You understand me so little. 172 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:32,379 It truly breaks my heart. 173 00:10:32,379 --> 00:10:33,039 Old Fox, 174 00:10:33,039 --> 00:10:34,000 kill him! 175 00:10:34,879 --> 00:10:36,200 Kill me? 176 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:37,519 Cultivators who take a life 177 00:10:37,519 --> 00:10:39,559 suffer total annihilation of body and soul. 178 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:40,960 You know that, don't you? 179 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:44,480 Feng Mochen. 180 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:50,000 Feng Mochen, 181 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:53,200 when you've thought it through and figured out what I really want, 182 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:54,840 come find me. 183 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:56,080 But 184 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:57,279 make it quick— 185 00:10:57,279 --> 00:10:59,039 I can't promise 186 00:10:59,039 --> 00:11:00,200 I'll be patient. 187 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:02,799 Xiangjiu! 188 00:11:04,799 --> 00:11:05,399 Mao Jin, 189 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:09,159 you don't need to worry about anything. 190 00:11:10,399 --> 00:11:11,730 You're about to ascend. 191 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:13,759 Heaven let you 192 00:11:13,759 --> 00:11:15,480 meet your ferryman before your tribulation— 193 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:16,919 that is Heaven's favor. 194 00:11:19,980 --> 00:11:21,580 Go. Fulfill your ascension. 195 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:27,120 Master, 196 00:11:27,980 --> 00:11:28,820 what are you saying? 197 00:11:28,820 --> 00:11:31,820 How could I leave you at a time like this? 198 00:11:31,820 --> 00:11:33,350 The more people I care about 199 00:11:33,419 --> 00:11:34,460 who stay behind, 200 00:11:34,460 --> 00:11:36,220 the greater my misgivings. 201 00:11:36,220 --> 00:11:37,460 If you ascend now, 202 00:11:37,460 --> 00:11:38,659 you'll be helping me. 203 00:11:40,299 --> 00:11:40,980 Master, 204 00:11:42,820 --> 00:11:43,259 no! 205 00:11:44,019 --> 00:11:44,539 Mao Jin, 206 00:11:46,259 --> 00:11:47,320 didn't you once say 207 00:11:47,899 --> 00:11:49,259 you were a loyal dog? 208 00:11:50,580 --> 00:11:52,779 This is my final command as your master. 209 00:11:55,419 --> 00:11:56,679 For hundreds of years, 210 00:11:57,580 --> 00:11:59,379 thank you for staying by my side, 211 00:12:00,100 --> 00:12:01,539 so I was never so lonely. 212 00:12:04,179 --> 00:12:05,379 Every parting 213 00:12:06,220 --> 00:12:07,480 begins with a meeting. 214 00:12:08,940 --> 00:12:10,740 From the day we met, 215 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:15,320 it was destined that there would come a day of separation. 216 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:19,799 Mao Jin, 217 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:22,399 go ascend. 218 00:12:24,159 --> 00:12:25,639 Go fulfill your wish. 219 00:12:26,799 --> 00:12:28,799 Go meet Lord Howling Celestial Dog, 220 00:12:29,799 --> 00:12:31,399 and stand guard with him 221 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:35,179 at the South Heavenly Gate you are meant to protect. 222 00:12:57,419 --> 00:12:58,740 Since things have come to this pass, 223 00:12:58,740 --> 00:12:59,299 Your Highness, why not 224 00:12:59,299 --> 00:13:00,460 proceed to the inevitable? 225 00:13:00,460 --> 00:13:02,059 Have an abdication decree prepared at once, 226 00:13:02,059 --> 00:13:03,019 secure His Majesty's relinquishment of the throne, 227 00:13:03,019 --> 00:13:06,879 and at tomorrow's court assembly, you may claim your rightful place. 228 00:13:07,419 --> 00:13:09,879 My concern is that the conservative faction 229 00:13:10,139 --> 00:13:12,740 will condemn my ascent as a usurpation. 230 00:13:16,460 --> 00:13:17,620 At tomorrow's morning court, 231 00:13:17,620 --> 00:13:19,940 I will prepare a grand gift for Your Highness— 232 00:13:19,940 --> 00:13:21,299 a gift 233 00:13:21,299 --> 00:13:22,539 that serves as irrefutable proof that His Majesty 234 00:13:22,539 --> 00:13:24,500 has been bewitched by a demon. 235 00:13:24,500 --> 00:13:25,379 When the time comes, 236 00:13:25,379 --> 00:13:27,440 the court will surely stand with you. 237 00:13:35,139 --> 00:13:37,019 What kind of gift 238 00:13:37,019 --> 00:13:38,350 could be so formidable? 239 00:13:38,980 --> 00:13:39,779 The 240 00:13:39,779 --> 00:13:40,539 Nine-Tailed 241 00:13:40,539 --> 00:13:41,340 Fox. 242 00:13:56,179 --> 00:13:56,980 Gongsun Hao, 243 00:13:56,980 --> 00:13:58,620 how dare you capture Xiangjiu! 244 00:13:58,620 --> 00:13:59,419 Bai Yu, 245 00:14:00,340 --> 00:14:02,059 why such anger? 246 00:14:02,059 --> 00:14:03,899 Now that we have Huo Xiangjiu in our hands, 247 00:14:03,899 --> 00:14:04,860 Feng Mochen 248 00:14:04,860 --> 00:14:06,220 will surely walk into the trap. 249 00:14:06,220 --> 00:14:07,820 Why not take advantage of it? 250 00:14:14,059 --> 00:14:15,139 You promised me 251 00:14:15,620 --> 00:14:17,480 that Xiangjiu would be kept safe. 252 00:14:18,340 --> 00:14:19,139 Yes, 253 00:14:20,019 --> 00:14:21,740 of course I did. 254 00:14:22,299 --> 00:14:22,700 She 255 00:14:23,179 --> 00:14:24,500 is my future sister-in-law— 256 00:14:24,500 --> 00:14:26,159 how could I possibly harm her? 257 00:14:27,899 --> 00:14:29,299 I won't hurt her. 258 00:14:29,299 --> 00:14:30,100 Rest assured. 259 00:14:33,139 --> 00:14:33,940 Tomorrow, 260 00:14:34,539 --> 00:14:35,659 dress splendidly 261 00:14:37,220 --> 00:14:38,679 and accompany me to court. 262 00:15:08,179 --> 00:15:10,779 The state's lively, isn't it? 263 00:15:11,940 --> 00:15:14,139 Much more so than before. 264 00:15:16,899 --> 00:15:18,059 Prince Fuying forced me 265 00:15:18,059 --> 00:15:20,340 to write an abdication edict. 266 00:15:21,580 --> 00:15:22,509 Did you write it? 267 00:15:23,620 --> 00:15:24,700 I did. 268 00:15:24,700 --> 00:15:26,940 A wise man knows when to yield. 269 00:15:28,500 --> 00:15:30,379 When it's announced, 270 00:15:30,379 --> 00:15:32,019 I'll simply deny it 271 00:15:32,860 --> 00:15:34,340 and see what he does then. 272 00:15:39,019 --> 00:15:40,100 I came this time 273 00:15:41,299 --> 00:15:42,580 to bid you farewell. 274 00:15:47,860 --> 00:15:49,100 So you've finally 275 00:15:49,100 --> 00:15:51,100 met the one you've been waiting for? 276 00:15:53,860 --> 00:15:54,820 That's good. 277 00:15:56,379 --> 00:15:59,740 You've kept an old man like me company all these years— 278 00:16:00,460 --> 00:16:02,139 it hasn't been easy on you. 279 00:16:02,779 --> 00:16:04,139 Take care of yourself. 280 00:16:04,139 --> 00:16:04,740 You too. 281 00:16:12,460 --> 00:16:13,220 I won again. 282 00:16:25,059 --> 00:16:26,340 Not quite. 283 00:17:21,299 --> 00:17:24,180 Our thousand-year Nine-Tailed Fox has finally appeared. 284 00:17:24,180 --> 00:17:25,500 Can you let her go now? 285 00:17:36,140 --> 00:17:37,180 Old Fox, 286 00:17:37,940 --> 00:17:39,299 I'm fine. 287 00:17:39,299 --> 00:17:40,220 Get out of here! 288 00:17:41,740 --> 00:17:42,740 So noisy. 289 00:17:58,220 --> 00:17:59,740 You little beast— 290 00:17:59,740 --> 00:18:01,599 acting on impulse again, are you? 291 00:18:09,980 --> 00:18:11,579 What exactly do you want? 292 00:18:11,579 --> 00:18:13,019 Of course 293 00:18:13,019 --> 00:18:14,740 I'm here to give you a gift. 294 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:29,160 Feng Mochen, 295 00:18:34,059 --> 00:18:36,660 this is your new home, forged from black iron just for you. 296 00:18:36,660 --> 00:18:37,519 Help yourself. 297 00:18:38,380 --> 00:18:39,380 Open the gate! 298 00:18:50,940 --> 00:18:52,099 Need some help? 299 00:19:06,819 --> 00:19:08,019 Old Fox, 300 00:19:26,539 --> 00:19:28,859 don't go in. 301 00:19:44,180 --> 00:19:45,700 Old Fox! 302 00:20:03,339 --> 00:20:04,740 Crawl! 303 00:20:13,299 --> 00:20:14,500 Go on—keep crawling. 304 00:20:15,859 --> 00:20:18,180 You're almost inside your new home. 305 00:20:27,420 --> 00:20:28,420 That's what a beast 306 00:20:28,420 --> 00:20:30,099 should look like. 307 00:20:44,859 --> 00:20:46,220 Old Fox. 308 00:21:01,980 --> 00:21:03,339 Damn it— 309 00:21:04,579 --> 00:21:06,180 who locked you in there? 310 00:21:25,420 --> 00:21:27,019 Old Fox! 311 00:21:34,900 --> 00:21:37,420 Long live Your Majesty! 312 00:21:37,420 --> 00:21:39,980 May the State of Muxi prosper eternally, 313 00:21:39,980 --> 00:21:42,539 the realm remain at peace, 314 00:21:42,539 --> 00:21:45,339 and all generations dwell in safety and wellness. 315 00:21:49,180 --> 00:21:51,180 All ministers, rise. 316 00:21:53,859 --> 00:21:55,539 We thank Your Majesty. 317 00:22:01,660 --> 00:22:04,519 Do the ministers have any matters to present today? 318 00:22:05,180 --> 00:22:05,900 Recently, 319 00:22:05,900 --> 00:22:08,940 forces from Xuanyue State have been making repeated incursions to our state. 320 00:22:08,940 --> 00:22:10,019 Father, 321 00:22:16,380 --> 00:22:17,910 I have a memorial to submit. 322 00:22:57,180 --> 00:22:58,259 Prince Fuying, 323 00:22:59,140 --> 00:23:00,980 what is it you wish to present? 324 00:23:03,859 --> 00:23:06,589 The abdication edict Father drafted yesterday— 325 00:23:06,940 --> 00:23:08,599 shall it be proclaimed today? 326 00:23:09,779 --> 00:23:11,579 Is this not an act of usurpation? 327 00:23:15,980 --> 00:23:17,579 An abdication edict? 328 00:23:18,980 --> 00:23:22,460 When did I ever issue an abdication edict? 329 00:23:27,180 --> 00:23:28,900 Father is truly growing old— 330 00:23:30,460 --> 00:23:32,259 your memory has failed you. 331 00:23:35,539 --> 00:23:36,460 Father, 332 00:23:37,140 --> 00:23:38,980 bewitched by a fox demon, 333 00:23:38,980 --> 00:23:40,819 you have thrown the court into disorder. 334 00:23:40,819 --> 00:23:42,660 You are no longer fit 335 00:23:42,660 --> 00:23:44,539 to occupy the thorn. 336 00:23:45,619 --> 00:23:47,539 Is this not rebellion? 337 00:23:47,539 --> 00:23:48,859 This is rebellion! 338 00:23:48,859 --> 00:23:50,059 Exactly. 339 00:23:53,420 --> 00:23:55,660 Bewitched by a fox demon? 340 00:24:00,140 --> 00:24:02,140 A convenient charge. 341 00:24:03,180 --> 00:24:05,819 Framing someone this way— 342 00:24:05,819 --> 00:24:06,940 how very clever. 343 00:24:07,779 --> 00:24:10,039 Father, do you refuse to acknowledge it? 344 00:24:10,460 --> 00:24:11,779 I can't. 345 00:24:12,859 --> 00:24:14,220 I 346 00:24:14,220 --> 00:24:17,660 no longer even recognize you as my son— 347 00:24:17,660 --> 00:24:20,700 how would I recognize any fox demon? 348 00:24:45,180 --> 00:24:46,660 Will you 349 00:24:46,660 --> 00:24:48,019 ever come back? 350 00:24:52,859 --> 00:24:54,519 The heavenly laws are strict— 351 00:24:56,099 --> 00:24:58,700 I'm afraid it will be very difficult to return. 352 00:25:01,660 --> 00:25:02,539 I understand. 353 00:25:05,420 --> 00:25:07,940 This will be your last meal in the mortal world. 354 00:25:07,940 --> 00:25:09,220 Eat, then set out. 355 00:25:27,099 --> 00:25:27,900 Le Ning, 356 00:25:30,180 --> 00:25:31,500 when I was very young, 357 00:25:33,059 --> 00:25:36,579 I'd already heard the legendary tales of Lord Howling Celestial Dog. 358 00:25:36,579 --> 00:25:37,980 As one of the canine clan, 359 00:25:38,500 --> 00:25:40,059 fate is not easily defied— 360 00:25:40,900 --> 00:25:42,660 yet he broke free of it 361 00:25:43,180 --> 00:25:44,839 and rose among the immortals. 362 00:25:45,619 --> 00:25:47,420 From that day on, I made up my mind 363 00:25:47,740 --> 00:25:49,480 to become someone like him— 364 00:25:50,180 --> 00:25:51,380 to become a divine dog 365 00:25:51,980 --> 00:25:54,839 and stand guard with him at the South Heavenly Gate. 366 00:25:56,660 --> 00:25:58,119 No matter what I encounter 367 00:25:58,779 --> 00:25:59,940 along the way, 368 00:26:02,660 --> 00:26:03,980 I must not waver. 369 00:26:06,500 --> 00:26:07,660 All right. 370 00:26:07,940 --> 00:26:09,740 I never said I wouldn't help you. 371 00:26:10,019 --> 00:26:12,349 Since Heaven chose me to be your ferryman, 372 00:26:12,619 --> 00:26:14,339 then this is our destiny. 373 00:26:15,700 --> 00:26:17,700 Go fulfill your wish. 374 00:26:48,539 --> 00:26:50,339 Isn't that His Grace? 375 00:26:50,339 --> 00:26:51,579 How did he end up in a cage? 376 00:26:51,579 --> 00:26:52,420 Yes— 377 00:26:52,420 --> 00:26:53,740 he's clearly Lord Feng. 378 00:26:53,740 --> 00:26:55,670 Where is this so-called fox demon? 379 00:26:56,059 --> 00:26:57,299 Your Highness, 380 00:26:57,299 --> 00:26:59,299 surely you must be joking. 381 00:26:59,299 --> 00:27:00,700 Esteemed ministers, 382 00:27:00,700 --> 00:27:01,900 please remain calm. 383 00:27:02,940 --> 00:27:03,940 Today 384 00:27:03,940 --> 00:27:06,259 is the day this demon is to suffer a tribulation. 385 00:27:06,259 --> 00:27:07,980 When the tribulation descends, 386 00:27:07,980 --> 00:27:09,619 I will make this demon 387 00:27:09,619 --> 00:27:10,900 reveal its true form. 388 00:27:19,140 --> 00:27:20,339 Gongsun Hao, 389 00:27:20,339 --> 00:27:22,269 what exactly are you trying to say? 390 00:27:22,500 --> 00:27:23,140 Yes— 391 00:27:23,140 --> 00:27:23,819 what is this tribulation? 392 00:27:23,819 --> 00:27:25,099 None of us understand! 393 00:27:25,099 --> 00:27:25,740 Exactly. 394 00:27:25,740 --> 00:27:27,220 What is a tribulation? 395 00:27:27,220 --> 00:27:28,019 A tribulation 396 00:27:28,420 --> 00:27:31,019 is a punishment imposed by Heaven 397 00:27:31,019 --> 00:27:33,950 upon demons who refuse to stay in their proper place. 398 00:27:35,059 --> 00:27:36,779 Once they develop feelings 399 00:27:36,779 --> 00:27:39,059 and dare to defy the Six Realms, 400 00:27:39,059 --> 00:27:41,099 they must face a tribulation — 401 00:27:41,099 --> 00:27:42,500 to be struck by thunder 402 00:27:42,500 --> 00:27:44,230 and scorched by raging flames. 403 00:27:54,099 --> 00:27:55,380 To take human form, 404 00:27:56,299 --> 00:27:58,900 she has already expended all her cultivation. 405 00:27:58,980 --> 00:28:01,900 Had she remained a little flower, 406 00:28:01,900 --> 00:28:04,640 she would never have had to endure any of this. 407 00:28:07,099 --> 00:28:08,220 She fell in love. 408 00:28:09,420 --> 00:28:12,220 For demons, the interval between tribulations is halved each time. 409 00:28:12,220 --> 00:28:13,539 The first tribulation 410 00:28:13,539 --> 00:28:16,539 comes after 1,000 years of cultivation; 411 00:28:16,539 --> 00:28:19,099 thereafter, the interval keeps halving, 412 00:28:19,099 --> 00:28:22,259 until they encounter a destined one who can ferry them through the ascension— 413 00:28:22,259 --> 00:28:25,420 only then can they fully ascend and become immortal. 414 00:28:25,420 --> 00:28:27,019 As for the Nine-Tailed Fox before you, 415 00:28:27,019 --> 00:28:28,460 his tribulation cycle 416 00:28:28,460 --> 00:28:30,980 is approaching— 417 00:28:30,980 --> 00:28:32,380 soon to be a daily ordeal. 418 00:28:38,299 --> 00:28:40,430 Have you ever seen anything like this? 419 00:28:46,579 --> 00:28:48,980 Does this happen often? 420 00:28:50,019 --> 00:28:51,059 Once 421 00:28:51,059 --> 00:28:52,190 in a thousand years. 422 00:29:07,900 --> 00:29:08,819 Everyone, 423 00:29:09,900 --> 00:29:10,630 please look. 424 00:29:14,220 --> 00:29:15,059 Yes— 425 00:29:15,500 --> 00:29:16,660 it's true! 426 00:29:17,740 --> 00:29:18,670 The tribulation 427 00:29:19,460 --> 00:29:20,299 is here! 428 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:48,980 Feng Mochen! 429 00:30:07,019 --> 00:30:08,380 Feng Mochen. 430 00:30:14,180 --> 00:30:16,059 Appear, demon! 431 00:31:06,339 --> 00:31:08,420 It really is a nine-tailed fox demon! 432 00:31:08,420 --> 00:31:09,819 A demon—an actual demon! 433 00:31:09,819 --> 00:31:11,140 Unbelievable. 434 00:31:11,140 --> 00:31:12,900 Truly unbelievable! 435 00:31:24,740 --> 00:31:26,599 Now you all believe it, don't you? 436 00:31:29,220 --> 00:31:32,460 I've never seen anything like this in my life. 437 00:31:32,460 --> 00:31:34,180 I'd only read about it in books— 438 00:31:34,180 --> 00:31:36,099 who would've thought I'd see a real demon, 439 00:31:36,099 --> 00:31:36,940 and 440 00:31:36,940 --> 00:31:38,819 a demon undergoing a tribulation at that! 441 00:31:38,819 --> 00:31:41,660 Well, this really is an eye-opener— 442 00:31:41,660 --> 00:31:43,259 never seen anything like it. 443 00:31:44,299 --> 00:31:45,420 If this were a human, 444 00:31:45,420 --> 00:31:47,279 they'd probably already be dead. 445 00:31:47,380 --> 00:31:48,779 Exactly— 446 00:31:48,779 --> 00:31:49,579 just look. 447 00:31:55,180 --> 00:31:56,579 Distinguished ministers, 448 00:31:56,579 --> 00:31:58,059 if any of you take pleasure in it, 449 00:31:58,059 --> 00:31:59,859 we can hang him outside the gates. 450 00:31:59,859 --> 00:32:00,819 From now on, 451 00:32:00,819 --> 00:32:03,019 you may enjoy this spectacle every day. 452 00:32:04,940 --> 00:32:07,940 Isn't that a bit too cruel? 453 00:32:08,740 --> 00:32:10,019 It's a demon, 454 00:32:10,019 --> 00:32:11,500 not a person. 455 00:32:11,500 --> 00:32:14,519 Why pity it? 456 00:32:14,779 --> 00:32:16,259 Yes, yes. 457 00:32:16,259 --> 00:32:17,220 That's true. 458 00:32:33,740 --> 00:32:34,579 Bai Yu! 459 00:32:37,460 --> 00:32:38,859 What are you doing? 460 00:32:39,380 --> 00:32:39,859 Heavenly Thunder, 461 00:32:39,859 --> 00:32:40,400 Earthly Fire, 462 00:32:40,400 --> 00:32:41,000 Five Elements, 463 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:41,619 Six Harmonies, 464 00:32:41,619 --> 00:32:42,680 Commence the soul exchange! 465 00:32:42,680 --> 00:32:43,740 Follow my command! 466 00:33:03,740 --> 00:33:04,539 Bai Yu, 467 00:33:05,579 --> 00:33:08,460 you actually joined forces with this demon? 468 00:33:08,460 --> 00:33:10,380 Master was right about you— 469 00:33:10,380 --> 00:33:12,700 you really are useless! 470 00:33:12,700 --> 00:33:14,500 Xiangjiu once told me 471 00:33:14,500 --> 00:33:16,859 I could live like my father— 472 00:33:16,859 --> 00:33:18,740 but I won't. 473 00:33:34,779 --> 00:33:35,420 All right. 474 00:33:36,500 --> 00:33:38,700 I'll ferry you through your ascension. 475 00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:40,279 Good. 476 00:33:41,900 --> 00:33:43,940 I'll help you deal with Gongsun Hao. 477 00:33:51,900 --> 00:33:52,700 Bai Yu. 478 00:33:55,339 --> 00:33:56,140 Bai Yu! 479 00:33:57,859 --> 00:34:00,500 Are you hiding something from us? 480 00:34:04,900 --> 00:34:06,500 It won't be that easy 481 00:34:07,660 --> 00:34:09,119 dealing with Gongsun Hao. 482 00:34:10,059 --> 00:34:12,219 Aside from fighting Gongsun Hao, 483 00:34:12,219 --> 00:34:13,940 what else did you say? 484 00:34:13,940 --> 00:34:15,699 You fought Gongsun Hao? 485 00:34:16,940 --> 00:34:17,739 Yes. 486 00:34:17,739 --> 00:34:18,619 He's my senior. 487 00:34:21,420 --> 00:34:22,539 What else is there? 488 00:34:26,619 --> 00:34:28,340 He wants me 489 00:34:28,340 --> 00:34:29,599 to join forces with him 490 00:34:30,820 --> 00:34:32,280 to eliminate Feng Mochen. 491 00:34:39,059 --> 00:34:40,500 Then join him. 492 00:34:44,300 --> 00:34:45,900 This may be our chance— 493 00:34:47,420 --> 00:34:50,619 not only to get rid of Gongsun Hao, 494 00:34:50,619 --> 00:34:51,420 but also 495 00:34:55,340 --> 00:34:56,940 to set things right. 496 00:35:05,820 --> 00:35:06,860 Gongsun Hao, 497 00:35:08,219 --> 00:35:09,340 what happened? 498 00:35:11,820 --> 00:35:13,260 Your Highness, 499 00:35:13,260 --> 00:35:15,989 you may now read His Majesty's abdication edict. 500 00:35:18,340 --> 00:35:19,659 Gao Wei! 501 00:35:19,659 --> 00:35:20,789 Yes, Your Highness! 502 00:35:39,460 --> 00:35:41,860 By Heaven's mandate, 503 00:35:41,860 --> 00:35:44,119 in accordance with the will of the times— 504 00:35:54,860 --> 00:35:56,820 What's wrong? 505 00:35:56,820 --> 00:35:58,699 What's happening? 506 00:36:03,539 --> 00:36:04,780 Go on. Read it. 507 00:36:07,500 --> 00:36:08,900 Let me do it. 508 00:36:09,940 --> 00:36:11,500 You wretched woman— 509 00:36:11,500 --> 00:36:12,940 who do you think you are? 510 00:36:12,940 --> 00:36:15,139 What right do you have to read the edict? 511 00:36:15,500 --> 00:36:16,820 This edict— 512 00:36:16,820 --> 00:36:18,460 apart from me, 513 00:36:18,460 --> 00:36:20,460 I'm afraid no one would dare read it. 514 00:36:23,059 --> 00:36:23,860 Gao Wei. 515 00:36:49,619 --> 00:36:53,619 T-This—how could this be? 516 00:36:58,579 --> 00:36:59,139 How could it— 517 00:36:59,139 --> 00:37:00,059 Such a bother. 518 00:37:03,619 --> 00:37:05,500 By Heaven's mandate, 519 00:37:05,500 --> 00:37:07,760 in accordance with the will of the times— 520 00:37:09,260 --> 00:37:11,219 Edict to Depose the Crown Prince. 521 00:37:15,940 --> 00:37:17,219 Prince Fuying, 522 00:37:17,219 --> 00:37:19,340 as my beloved son, 523 00:37:19,340 --> 00:37:21,539 ought to have restrained himself, observed propriety, 524 00:37:21,539 --> 00:37:23,260 upheld virtue, 525 00:37:23,260 --> 00:37:25,500 and placed the people 526 00:37:25,500 --> 00:37:28,099 and the realm above all else. 527 00:37:28,099 --> 00:37:29,099 Yet 528 00:37:29,099 --> 00:37:31,420 beneath a facade of benevolence, 529 00:37:31,420 --> 00:37:33,139 he is cruel by nature, 530 00:37:33,139 --> 00:37:35,139 devoid of kindness or filial piety. 531 00:37:36,619 --> 00:37:38,659 As a husband, 532 00:37:38,659 --> 00:37:41,300 he habitually abused his wife to vent his rage. 533 00:37:41,300 --> 00:37:43,179 Even branches know to entwine 534 00:37:43,179 --> 00:37:45,940 and rely on one another— 535 00:37:45,940 --> 00:37:48,019 yet he showed no tenderness to his spouse, 536 00:37:48,019 --> 00:37:49,619 worse than grass and trees. 537 00:37:49,619 --> 00:37:51,300 How could he be a husband? 538 00:37:52,739 --> 00:37:54,460 As a son, 539 00:37:54,460 --> 00:37:55,739 with his father gravely ill, 540 00:37:55,739 --> 00:37:57,099 he failed in filial duty, 541 00:37:57,099 --> 00:37:58,739 day after day wishing for his father's death, 542 00:37:58,739 --> 00:38:00,539 night after night longing for his passing 543 00:38:00,539 --> 00:38:02,019 so he might inherit the throne— 544 00:38:02,019 --> 00:38:03,619 heedless of human bonds. 545 00:38:03,619 --> 00:38:04,980 How could he be a son? 546 00:38:07,219 --> 00:38:08,539 As a subject, 547 00:38:09,340 --> 00:38:11,139 he forced his way into the palace and plotted rebellion, 548 00:38:11,139 --> 00:38:13,539 seeking to murder his sovereign and usurp the throne— 549 00:38:13,539 --> 00:38:15,219 betraying loyalty and abandoning virtue. 550 00:38:15,219 --> 00:38:16,659 How could he be a subject? 551 00:38:18,460 --> 00:38:19,739 Such a man— 552 00:38:19,739 --> 00:38:20,900 disloyal, 553 00:38:20,900 --> 00:38:21,860 unjust, 554 00:38:21,860 --> 00:38:24,099 inhumane, and unfilial— 555 00:38:24,099 --> 00:38:26,559 how can he be allowed to remain in this world? 556 00:38:28,219 --> 00:38:30,780 In consideration of the bond between father and son, 557 00:38:30,780 --> 00:38:33,380 I cannot bear to send him to the execution grounds. 558 00:38:33,380 --> 00:38:34,699 By imperial grace, 559 00:38:35,420 --> 00:38:36,150 he is granted 560 00:38:37,699 --> 00:38:39,099 leave to end his own life. 561 00:38:39,699 --> 00:38:40,619 So decreed. 562 00:38:43,300 --> 00:38:44,159 Your Highness, 563 00:38:45,099 --> 00:38:46,960 accept the edict and give thanks. 564 00:38:48,659 --> 00:38:49,860 Gongsun Hao, 565 00:38:49,860 --> 00:38:51,260 what are you standing there for? 566 00:38:51,260 --> 00:38:52,590 Seize that demon woman! 567 00:38:53,099 --> 00:38:53,900 Guards— 568 00:38:54,219 --> 00:38:56,079 seize the traitor Prince Fuying! 569 00:38:59,980 --> 00:39:01,219 Gongsun Hao, 570 00:39:01,219 --> 00:39:02,940 are you out of your mind? 571 00:39:02,940 --> 00:39:03,940 You're insane! 572 00:39:06,860 --> 00:39:08,059 Gongsun Hao, 573 00:39:08,059 --> 00:39:09,139 what are you doing? 574 00:39:12,139 --> 00:39:13,739 We're setting things right! 575 00:39:17,059 --> 00:39:17,860 Father, 576 00:39:19,300 --> 00:39:21,539 it was all Gongsun Hao— he led me astray. 577 00:39:21,539 --> 00:39:22,940 Do you remember 578 00:39:23,780 --> 00:39:26,420 what I once told you? 579 00:39:29,019 --> 00:39:30,340 In this world, 580 00:39:30,900 --> 00:39:33,780 there are two hardest things: 581 00:39:33,780 --> 00:39:34,900 first, 582 00:39:34,900 --> 00:39:36,460 to keep to one's place, 583 00:39:36,460 --> 00:39:37,460 and second, 584 00:39:37,460 --> 00:39:38,900 to govern oneself. 585 00:39:40,179 --> 00:39:41,260 As your father, 586 00:39:42,019 --> 00:39:43,980 I gave you chances— 587 00:39:45,579 --> 00:39:46,699 but you 588 00:39:48,019 --> 00:39:49,739 squandered every one of them. 589 00:39:55,659 --> 00:39:56,539 Father! 590 00:39:58,099 --> 00:39:58,980 Father! 591 00:40:00,420 --> 00:40:01,300 Let go! 592 00:40:07,139 --> 00:40:08,420 Gongsun Hao, 593 00:40:08,420 --> 00:40:09,780 you framed me! 594 00:40:12,340 --> 00:40:13,219 Let go! 595 00:40:14,980 --> 00:40:15,699 Let go! 596 00:40:20,019 --> 00:40:21,219 There is still one person 597 00:40:21,219 --> 00:40:22,349 left to be punished— 598 00:40:26,139 --> 00:40:27,380 and that is me, 599 00:40:27,380 --> 00:40:28,659 Gongsun Hao. 600 00:40:30,340 --> 00:40:31,940 I killed my father, 601 00:40:31,940 --> 00:40:33,300 Gongsun Wugui. 602 00:40:33,300 --> 00:40:34,420 I also killed 603 00:40:34,420 --> 00:40:35,699 the Princess Consort. 604 00:40:37,739 --> 00:40:39,179 What does this mean? 605 00:40:39,179 --> 00:40:40,909 How could it turn out like this? 606 00:40:41,380 --> 00:40:42,579 Is this really true? 607 00:40:48,900 --> 00:40:49,860 I am 608 00:40:49,860 --> 00:40:51,619 willing to give my life, 609 00:40:51,619 --> 00:40:53,480 to atone before all under Heaven. 610 00:40:56,940 --> 00:40:57,739 Don't! 611 00:41:23,420 --> 00:41:24,059 How is it? 612 00:41:31,860 --> 00:41:33,920 Just recite the incantation exactly 613 00:41:34,820 --> 00:41:36,059 as I wrote it for you. 614 00:41:37,099 --> 00:41:37,579 And that 615 00:41:38,260 --> 00:41:40,619 will let you ascend and become immortal? 616 00:41:40,619 --> 00:41:41,420 Yes. 617 00:41:43,500 --> 00:41:44,340 Understood. 618 00:41:48,699 --> 00:41:50,699 Nine stars move in order. 619 00:41:55,460 --> 00:41:57,179 Primordial forces stir. 620 00:41:59,820 --> 00:42:01,619 Radiant essence shines bright. 621 00:42:05,940 --> 00:42:07,739 The primal spirit disperses. 622 00:42:09,260 --> 00:42:10,900 The gaze flows without end. 623 00:42:12,460 --> 00:42:14,190 Descend upon me your radiance. 624 00:42:15,420 --> 00:42:17,480 I ascend toward the Vermilion Realm. 625 00:42:18,019 --> 00:42:20,820 Obstructions are released; the heart is unbound. 626 00:42:21,179 --> 00:42:22,840 I abide among soaring clouds. 627 00:42:25,260 --> 00:42:26,989 I rise to the Purple Firmament. 628 00:42:32,579 --> 00:42:34,380 All matters of the mortal world— 629 00:42:35,340 --> 00:42:37,139 let them be revealed to me first. 630 00:43:00,820 --> 00:43:02,079 I'll let you out first. 631 00:43:04,099 --> 00:43:05,900 The fox demon is being released! 632 00:43:08,739 --> 00:43:10,269 My stomach hurts terribly! 633 00:43:11,420 --> 00:43:12,460 Your Majesty, 634 00:43:12,460 --> 00:43:13,539 I must take my leave and return home! 635 00:43:13,539 --> 00:43:14,869 I must take my leave now. 636 00:43:15,500 --> 00:43:17,360 My mother is waiting for me to eat! 637 00:43:44,019 --> 00:43:44,860 Feng Mochen, 638 00:43:48,219 --> 00:43:50,260 do you really think you've won? 639 00:43:53,539 --> 00:43:54,820 Then we'll 640 00:43:54,820 --> 00:43:55,940 die together. 641 00:43:57,280 --> 00:43:59,039 Gongsun Hao, don't do anything rash!