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Once upon a Time in LingJian Mountain

Episode 26

And let me tell you.

He has a secret chamber.

That’s the only place I can’t go.

Secret chamber?

You know

I’m more sensitive than others.

Once I found out the chamber unintentionally.

But Boren told me

the secret prescription

for balms are stored in the chamber.

Then I couldn’t ask to go in anymore.

My goodness.

So there’s a chamber in this mansion

which you don’t have access.

And you still believe he hides nothing from you?

Ling, are you dumb?

Where’s the smart girl

selling turnips?

This is exactly another horrible story

like the carnivals.

I know it, too.

But I think

I hide even more things

from him.

You mean the seal...

I thought you’ve forgotten it.

It went worse.

Ling! Careful!

You’re too clumsy. Boren.

Ling! Careful! Slow down.

You can’t catch up.

Ling!

It’s slippery. Ling!

We just want to live a normal life.

What’s wrong with it?

Are you all right?

Ling, where did you get hurt?

Let me see.

Ling!

Ling, tell me where you’re hurt.

It’s OK.

I’m just tired.

Let me get you to your room.

So we demons

have no choice but to live under cover?

Who is it?

Who is there?

Who is there?

Ling!

There’s no one.

What do you hear?

Ling!

It’s OK. I’m here.

I’ve been too far and too long away

from Lingjian Mountain.

You just miss home.

So you mean

the restriction in your body looses up?

After that, I had another experience.

I saw things I’d never seen before.

I could feel there’s a strong power

inside me that wants to consume me.

Especially at night,

the headache goes terrible.

It’s a serious matter,

Why didn’t you tell me earlier?

Hey,

you’re Miss Suzu.

If you released the Nine-tail fox,

the whole world,

not just the city, would fall in turmoil.

You know?

I know.

I thought about

maybe I’ve been away from Lingjian Mountain for too long.

Or maybe

the environment didn’t suit me.

I was going to leave here.

But once I thought I had to leave Boren,

my heart hurt.

It was more painful than the loose of restriction.

I didn’t know

if I was performed some kind of magic.

You were not.

It is the power of love.

Ling.

I don’t want to get involved in your love.

But the restriction is critical.

Seriously, if the Nine-tail fox was freed,

the Five Sects could take care of it.

They sealed it once.

So they can seal it one more time.

It’s you whom I’m worried about.

She’s been locked up in your body for years.

Once freed, do you think she’d let you go?

She could smash you easily.

Then how are you going to love your Boren?

I’ve thought about

what you’ve said.

But on one hand,

I really don’t want to leave Boren.

On the other,

though I have these illusions

at night,

when it’s dawn,

I feel better.

If there’s something wrong,

my father will come to me immediately.

And the symptom doesn’t deteriorate for days.

So I drop the worries.

You mean

the symptoms are all the same.

It deteriorates at night

and recovers at dawn?

It’s weird.

Though it recovers,

the symptom never disappears.

All the symptoms

show after you met Xue Boren,

right?

Wang Lu.

You don't trust Boren?

I’m telling you.

Boren loves me.

I’m sure about it.

Really?

Then tell me. Is the secret chamber

for balms prescriptions in his bedroom?

What are you going to do?

Wang Lu, I warn you. Don’t make rash moves.

Boren and I agree

to respect our secrets.

Besides,

Boren will never hurt me.

I’m just wondering,

could the prescriptions be the reason

for your headache?

Look,

you’re different

from normal mortals, right?

How is it going?

Ling remembers every details

about the mansion.

But

I think I know why

Xue Boren sets the formation.

Why?

Look what I found.

Mr. Xue is amazing.

He makes stew in the kitchen.

I found a big wolf’s claw mark.

Um...

Wang Lu.

Why did you throw the meat away?

You wouldn’t want to know why.

I’m going to find out Xue Boren’s secret tonight.

Mr. Wang,

it’s late.

Where are you going?

Lihua, you’re still up?

It’s my duty to serve you.

You’re still up. How can I go to sleep?

Here is the thing. Miss Lihua.

The moon is beautiful tonight.

The three of us want to take a walk

and enjoy the views.

Right.

Do you have an idea

where you want to go?

Actually...

we want to ask Mr. Xue out

to share the joy with us.

Yes.

I’m sorry.

But Mr. Xue’s asleep.

It’s OK.

We’ll just

go back.

Right?

Yes.

Mr. Wang.

You’re still there?

I need some air.

Lihua watches too close.

We can’t get rid of her.

Let me strike her out.

I’ll strike you out.

It’s a spying mission, not a robbery.

Hai,

did you perform Invisible Charm

during Qingyun test?

Oh, god, pardon me.

I never do anything bad.

God, forgive me.

Forgive me.

What just happened?

The restriction in my body fluctuated.

It must be related to the room.

The restriction in your body is so...

I mean,

how do you know it’s related to the house?

There’s a strong smell

of stench around the room.

We can hardly come close.

Don’t you smell it?

No.

Is it your imagination?

Anyway, there’s something wrong for sure.

Let’s get in.

It has to be a powerful man

to have set the advanced formation,

like the Time Frozen.

Besides, he has Ling.

We can’t burst in.

In this situation,

it’s high time we ask my handy assistant,

the spirit scout,

Miss Liang Qiu for help.

I won’t help you

do such an indecent thing.

What are you thinking?

All I want is to save

the innocent girls from Jiyang City.

Look, you’re a girl, too.

But you live

inside Kunshan Sword

and have a wonderful time there.

But what about the other girls?

What did they do wrong

to be kept in the dark chamber

and even to be taken as sacrifices?

You mean

the missing girls are held up in there.

Just get in and find out.

Are you lying to make me do you a favor?

Am I such an untrustworthy man

in your heart?

Forget it if you feel hurt.

I’m going back.

You...

Mr. Wang.

The nimbus interference is strong.

I can’t hold the formation for long.

Miss Liang, I beg you.

I promise it’s of good purpose.

OK, I’ll help you this once.

You’re right.

The air around is abnormal.

Stop.

Miao is in there.

Xue Boren is going to hurt her.

What are we waiting for? Help her.

What are you doing?

You...This is Mr. Xue’s room.

- You can’t get in. - I’ll have to get you out.

You can’t get in.

I’ll do it.

Get out now.

This is Mr. Xue’s room.

Get out now.

Don't move.

You can’t get in.

Stop.

Yes.

What are you doing

in my bedroom?

You...

You’re supposed to be...

In there?

That’s where I put prescriptions from our balms.

Is it the prescription

you two are interested in?

What am I doing here?

Wen Bao, what are you doing here?

Mr. Xue,

we’re so sorry.

The Fengshui in your mansion is not good.

We two sleepwalked to your room.

Sleepwalk?

How strange!

What was it in your dream

that made you sleepwalk into my room?

I’m curious about it.

Please tell me.

I dreamed that you committed series killing.

You kidnapped young girls from Jiyang

and set formations in the chamber

to suck up their spirit.

I can’t continue. It’s horrible.

It is.

It’s indeed a nightmare you had.

I can’t even hear about it anymore.

Mr. Xue, you may not know.

I’m a timid man.

I won’t fall asleep

with this nightmare.

Can you please show me

what the chamber is like?

In case I dream

such terrible dreams again.

I see.

You mean,

if I didn’t let you get in the chamber,

I’d be convicted

of the murder, right?

OK.

Please.

Take a look.

Lu,

it seems there are only balms.

Mr. Wang.

This one is called Four Seasons.

The smell is light and sweet. It calms you down.

I think it may cure your wild imaginations.

I give it to you.

Do you have this kind of balm

that may clear up the scene

and hide your crimes?

I think it’s more practical. I want to buy some.

Mr. Wang.

Making balms

is my family business.

There are lots of fearless thieves

setting their eyes on the prescriptions.

That’s why I have to put them

somewhere safe.

Hope you understand.

I can hardly do that.

After all, the most fearless

thief in Jiyang City is you.

Mr. Wang, I know

we had a careless misunderstanding

when we first met.

And I understand

your worry about Ling’s happiness.

I think what happened today is another mistake.

I won’t tell Ling.

I hope we can forgive each other

and reach reconciliation for the sake of Ling.

OK.

Actually,

I really want to give you the best wishes.

But there are too many suspicious things

in your home that I can’t ignore.

Tell me what I should do.

Mr. Wang.

I promise you

my love to Ling is true.

Please stop making actions testing my loyalty.

OK.

If someone

tries to hurt my friend

in the name of love,

I will find it out

and kill him.

I’m aware of that.

When...

When did you get out?

Never mind.

You won’t remember it tomorrow.

Where is Hai?

The air is dry.

Watch out for fire.

Watch out for burglary and...

Miao!

Miao is back!

Miao! Miao comes back!

We have to save Hai even it’s critical danger.

You deal with Lihua.

I’ll burst into Xue Boren’s chamber.

Hai!

I saw it.

Xue Boren kidnapped Miao.

When you rushed into the chamber,

I could feel the formation is close by.

So I kept the Invisible Charm.

And I saw

that Xue Boren entered into another chamber.

What did you see?

There was a strange fragrance

in the formation.

It was the fragrance I found

on Miao’s handkerchief at the teahouse.

So the kidnapper of young girls in Jiyang City

is Mr. Xue?

We know that Xue Boren disappears

on the 15th day each month.

When did you first come to Xue Mansion?

On May 18.

Xue Boren hadn’t been to the academy for 3 days.

I was worried about him. So I came to find him.

The Xue brothers have a keen sense of smell.

Making balms

is my family business.

The Xue brothers have a keen sense of smell.

They can even tell

the most subtle smells.

There are the fragrance of Miao’s handkerchief

and animal’s hair.

Xue Boren sets a Time Frozen formation.

I read about the formation

in an ancient book.

It’s an evil magic

first practiced by demons.

So Xue Boren’s real identity is...

Tastes good.

Did you hear wolf howling last night?

I found

a big wolf’s claw mark.

Then let’s catch him.

We can’t.

We don’t know

where he keeps the girls.

And we burst in just now.

It has alerted him.

Moreover,

Ling is in his hands now.

So you mean

he may devour Ling?

The way he treats Ling

is different from the others.

I don’t know if it’s because of

Ling’s superb Kungfu,

or some evil plot against Lingjian Sect.

Lu, what’s your opinion?

Ling has a demon restricted in her body.

And Xue Boren is a demon.

It can’t be such a coincidence.

It’s a critical issue.

Let’s pay a visit to Miao tomorrow

and see if there’s any clue.

Morning.

We’ve found Miao.

I know. Thanks.

What’s going on?

She was so anxious yesterday

about her daughter.

Do you know

the night patrol, Zhang,

saw Miao coming back last night?

Impossible.

So many girls went missing.

How come she’s the only person coming back?

I don't know.

Is it because, last night,

we broke into his formation,

which saved Miao?

If that’s the case,

it’ll be great!

We can find out

what happened last night from her.

But we’re not even invited to her home.

Your turn.

I...

Morning.

I’m Hai Yunfan,

Lingjian Sect’s disciple.

Lingjian Sect has been combating demons

to serve the society.

In this missing girls case,

your daughter, Miao,

is a key witness.

We would be delighted

to get her help.

Meanwhile,

you also make significant contributions

to the peaceful development of the world.

The world citizens will remember you.

Thank you.

Come in with me.

She’s been like this since she came home.

Never said a word.

What did we do?

Miao!

Can you hear me?

Miao!

She must have been shocked by the yellow dog.

I’ll kill the dog now.

I can’t allow you to do it.

Miao, you wake up.

I’m so worried about you.

Are you all right?

You must be hungry.

Let me get you something to eat.

You...

You come all the way to my home?

You were on the street just now.

We...

I won’t talk to you.

You just murdered Dazhuang and its family.

Miao,

your last memory is the dispute

with us on the street?

I remember what just happened.

But, where are Mr. Xue and his brothers?

Miao,

we had a dispute on July 15.

It’s July 18 today.

You were missing for a day and a night.

July 18?

I know you have doubt

and you’re probably afraid.

But, Miao,

the information you know

may help us save the rest missing girls

from Jiyang City.

Can you please think harder

what happened during that day?

Today...

No.

In the morning of July 15,

I went to Beastmastery Sect’s temple as usual.

The priest

gave me a cup of charm ashes water.

Then I went back from the temple

to the city

and saw you kill Dazhuang and its family.

You just can’t forget it, right?

Please go on.

And then,

Mr. Xue and his brothers came.

When you left...

I couldn’t remember anything after that.

How could it be possible?

Think harder, please.

Hai.

I remember there’s a formation called Flashback.

Create an illusion in time

and let what happened unfold in it.

I only read about it in book.

And the person must

have a strong will to go back in time.

Miao!

Actually...

there’s a thing I think you should know.

It’s about the dog.

What happened to him?

The dog has...

The day you disappeared,

your mom found your handkerchief in his kennel.

The officers believed that he took you

and kidnapped you.

So they hung him up.

It couldn’t be him.

But what’s the point?

You don’t remember.

Nobody can prove his innocence.

They must have made a stew of him.

Well...

Let me think harder.

We have to save him.

I agree.

Hai, I know you can help her.

This is all I can find in her memory.

Let’s have a look.

Are we real in this world?

So this is the world of flashback.

You’re right.

This is Jiyang City two days ago.

How do you know?

You look feckless today.

I’ll get another cabbage

for you.

Vegan dog? Sure he’s feckless.

What’s going on?

I don't remember there’s an earthquake or rain.

Something wrong with the formation?

You murderer!

You killed Dazhuang and its family.

It’s unforgivable!

Miss,

do you have the wrong person?

Stop it.

You’re sitting on them.

We can see what’s in her mind?

It’s Miao’s memory we’re in.

It’s full of her subjective consciousness.

I never thought that in her consciousness

we could be so ugly.

Trust me.

When she falls into my arms later,

she’ll love me.

Are you guys from Jiyang City

insane due to Beastmastery Sect’s rules?

Meat is not allowed.

Why? Are they your families?

I got it.

You’re the so-called rotten bastard.

I have no more to say to you.

Get out of the way.

I’m going to bury Dazhuang and its family.

Moment of truth.

Mr. Wang.

Your presumption is so close to the truth,

despite of the tiny mistake.

She just couldn’t admit it.

Young idols?

Are you kidding me?

We two are more handsome, OK?

I’m not bad.

Lu, Hai.

Did we come back?

It’s weirdly quiet.

Look, Lu.

She’s sleepwalking?

She is...

A cat demon.

This is Xue Boren’s secret chamber.

The formation was set here.

Xue Boren is so devilish.

Don’t get closer to Beastmastery Sect anymore.

Stop.

Miao forgets the most important part.

What are we going to do now?

Why did you keep it from us?

Hai, what’s going on?

What’s it with Lu?

You knew Xue Boren is a wolf demon, right?

What are you talking about? Let go.

What’s up?

The hair we saw on the claw

in Miao’s memory

just now is the same with

that in Miao’s handkerchief

and that in the formation.

What we heard in the teahouse is true.

Miao was kidnapped by wolf demon.

And that wolf demon is Xue Boren.

Xue Boren’s a wolf demon?

Keen sense of smell?

Balm business?

They’re just a wolf’s nature.

And the Time Frozen formation.

He’s a demon.

That’s why he can perform such formation.

No wonder...

No wonder everyone in Jiyang City is vegan,

while Xue can have meat.

Hold on.

Are you implying that the meat I ate is...

So you knew it at that time.

That’s why you didn’t let Wen Bao eat it.

I just wanted to wait until I got enough proof.

But I never thought it could turn into such chaos.

In Miao’s memory,

there’s only one person, Xue Boren.

Don’t you think that’s enough?

But there’s a lapse in Miao’s memory.

It’s quite suspicious.

But you saw it.

In Xue Boren’s formation,

he prevented her from transformation.

We saw he was performing magic on Miao.

Miao transforms between human

and cat.

We can’t be sure now

whether he was saving her or hurting her.

Why do you speak for the demon?

I’m speaking for the truth.

As to what we saw,

I can say that

Xue Boren helped Miao

and restored her human figure.

Answer me then.

Do you deny

that Xue Boren is a wolf demon?

No.

That’s it.

Then we should kill him.

Hai!

I never expected that

you may make those devilish remarks.

Do remember what Xue Boren

said to Miao?

He said

don’t get closer to Beastmastery Sect anymore.

Yes.

Why did he say that?

If he was the kidnapper,

why would he say that to Miao

to warn her to stay away?

But Beastmastery Sect is a decent sect.

Decent?

The word “decent” at present

is no longer a symbol of righteousness.

We thought Almighty Sect

was a decent sect, didn’t we?

So you mean

you’d rather believe the wolf demons

than the decent sect.

I believe only in evidence.

But you shouldn’t have trusted a demon.

Not even kind demons that save people’s life?

No demons are kind.

Hai,

you think

all demons should go to hell?

Yes.

What if the demon is your friend?

What if the demon is me?

Will you kill me without hesitation?

Are you?