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♫ In this elaborately written letter ♫

♫ the words of love are filled with you. ♫

♫ The flowers within ten miles blossom elegantly for you. ♫

♫ I perform the zither ♫

♫ if you are standing behind me. ♫

♫ The rain falls while I foolishly wait for you. ♫

♫ Use these deep, shallow, near, and far distances ♫

♫ to add a touch of poetry to our regrets and entanglements. ♫

♫ This bitter, sweet, dream-like, and fantasy-like origin of our intertwined fates ♫

♫ is so that we can pleasantly drink this alcohol under the threat of swords and knives. ♫

♫ Use this lifetime, these moments of encounters ♫

♫ to trade for just one short instant when you can be with me. ♫

♫ These words, sentences, sentiments, and intentions contain hopes ♫

♫ that you and I can listen to the rain as we stand under the eave. ♫

[Bloody Romance]

Does this gentleman know that in order to join this trade, you have to pass three tests (lit crash three barriers).

- I have heard about this. - The first barrier is to test your courage and insight.

The fact that you are able to enter into Xue Yan Lou proves that you have adequate courage and insight.You are considered to have passed the first barrier.

- What about the second barrier? - The second barrier is to test your ability and learning.Will this gentleman please raise your head and guess

which god is being worshiped in the painting hanging on the palace wall?

I'm guessing

it should be the god of salt Guan Zhong.

How can you be sure?

During the Spring and Autumn period, Guan Zhong implemented the law on the taxation and sale of salt. He was being honored as the god of salt.

The trading of illegal salt arose at that opportune time. But salt belonged to the offices of the government.

It cannot be sold privately. Otherwise it becomes a serious criminal offense.

So to the traders of illegal salt, Guan Zhong is both a god and a demon.

The god of salt is being worshiped here. Yet the painting is turned to its back facing the public.

The meaning of this is perhaps to show the profound need for protection from the god of salt,

yet at the same time to escape from his eye of the law.

Gong Zi, you have a good understanding of it.

The fourth passage is?

Luck. As long as you get past this stage,

it is the Heaven that bestow food to you. No one would dare question you.

Here, there are 12 cups of wine. One of them has poison.

No one knows which cup is the one with poison.

The person who drinks the poison wine first will concede defeat.

This is gambling with one's life.

Certain. In the illegal salt trade,

one can lose his life anytime.

The person who cares only about profit but lacks the ability to understand

can definitely not be complicit in the future.

I have benefited from your advice.

May I know if it is the host who starts (lit guest suits the convenience of the host) or the guest who starts first (lit host suits the convenience of the guest)?

I'll go first.

Thank you for letting me win.

If you want to concede defeat, it is not too late yet.

But I have no intention of that. But it's just that the way we're going about drinking,

it's rather slow going.

Oh?

Am I considered to have won?

I've not lost yet.

That's enough.

Gong Zi, you've won.

Thank you for letting me win.

I've been poisoned.

Yue Ying will help Gong Zi to get rid of the poison now.

You can't now. Leave this place quickly before they detect anything.

If I can't make it to the foot of the mountain later, everything will depend on you.

Okay.

[Feng Se Yan Xiang]

Gong Zi

Their intention was to establish their power.

They did not want my life.

Bear with it for a little while more.

Wan Mei

why are you here?

The bad guy makes the accusation first. This is really

a disloyal and unrighteous slave.

I'm innocent.

It is Master Wan Mei and Chang An who have personal feelings for each other.

But she has no courage to ask the City Master for him. So they plotted purposefully to get rid of me ( lit the small one),

in exchange for Chang An. I'm not afraid, but my death will be in vain.

But in doing so, isn't Master Wan Mei disregarding all the rules of Guihua City?

Isn't she disregarding you, the City Master, too?

Oh? The master and the shadow are romantically involved?

Isn't that a big deal?

Since that's the case, I'll spare you.

Chamber Master will arrange a new master for you.

But, before any new master agree to have you,

you will go to the Torture Chamber and be given 3 strokes of cane everyday,

as a punishment for you being disloyal and unrighteous.

City Master, I..

I don't wish to say it again. Get out.

You may all leave.

Why so happy?

Well, of course.

I had only wanted to punish them privately in the past.

But now I have the chance to deal with them openly for what they have done.

My heart is filled with joy.

What do you say? How should I mete out the punishment to that Chang An?

Should I subject him to corporal punishment? Or give him gu?

As long as you like it, that's fine.

Physical wounds will always heal.

There's little meaning in it. Gu is better.

It is more fun to torture him day and night.

I think

Let's implant in him

the same anti-sex gu that Cha Ru implanted in you.

Anti-sex gu? You want to implant the anti-sex gu into Chang An?

Yeah.

I will return Chang An to Wan Mei once you have in implanted the anti-sex gu into him.

Let the two of them torture each other too.

No.

Why not?

There should not be a second Xing Feng in the world.

Do as you wish. But let me tell you this,

I must punish this couple.

Chang An, someone revealed that you and Wan Mei have a love affair.

Do you admit it?

Answering the Torture Chamber Master, absolutely not.

Then maybe you know that this time Wan Mei went out on a mission

and actually intended to deceive.

The City Master sent Wan Xiang first to prevent her from making a serious mistake.

I don't know.

But if the Torture Chamber Master wants to treat it as a reason to punish Master Mei,

I'm willing to take her place.

Shall we make a bet?

We'll bet whether or not your are sincere toward your Master Mei.

If in the end you are still this loyal

I'll let you live.

I don't know what you're trying to say.

I will put in you heart-devouring gu.

You can accompany her, protect her,

but you will have to endure lifetime of the gu's gnawing and biting.

If you are willing to implant the gu insect

I guarantee I will fulfill my promise to let you return to her side.

Xing Feng, why did you want to cover my copper mirror?

Lately you've been using the multi-colored glass to hypnotize yourself.

I wanted to cut off that idea.

But every night I'm plagued with nightmares.

If I don't hypnotize myself it's extremely difficult.

You had another dream last night?

Yes

It was a terrible nightmare. In my dream, I saw

that I wiped out the Xie family.

I was searching everywhere for the wordless Imperial Decree.

I found both my hands were drenched in blood.

But I couldn't find anything.

My master actually flew into a rage

and wanted to put me to death.

Wasn't that Yue Qingya? You're on an equal footing with him now.

You still can't let it go?

Don't speak of this trouble anymore.

How is the devouring heart gu?

This gu insect survived.

Now I only need to plant it inside Wan Mei's body.

After it's properly planted, as long as two people

are within a one foot distance, Chang An's core will immediately

burn like the fires of hell. He'll be in so much pain that he'll wish for death.

The closer the distance, the deeper the pain.

It should be sufficient to satisfy your goal.

I think this devouring heart gu,

although it will make him suffer,

isn't like the anti-sex gu, making him lose his male dignity.

My Lord Xing, you're really kind.

Within twelve hours, I want you to personally plant

this gu guide in your Master Wan Mei.

Once you accomplish this mission, Wan Mei will be your master again.

If you fail,

I'll let both of you, master and servant, know the result of disobeying me.

Who?

Master Mei, it's me.

What are you doing here?

Respectfully conveying City Master's orders, there are two matters

I must consult with you.

Speak.

First, City Master asked me to personally

plant a gu insect in you.

What kind of gu insect?

It's a gu insect that's harmless to you.

After I plant it, the matter of you changing the mission without authority,

City Master won't investigate it anymore.

And the second thing?

Not until you agree to the first matter,

can I tell you about the second matter.

If I don't agree?

Then I will just have to kneel here until you agree.

Miss Yue Ying

Gong Zi has been poisoned. He wants to see you.

How's he doing right now?

He's all right. It's only a new poison that can be easily dissolved.

It's the old illness that's difficult to heal.

Gong Zi

I've been found out.

Wan Mei, you've finally come.

Gong Zi

I heard from Yue Ying that you've been poisoned.

It's not important.

The poison has already been dissolved.

Drink a cup with me.

Gong Zi,

you must be joking.

The poison has a cold qi.

Drinking alcohol can warm up a person.

But what's most important is

I want to drink.

Drink one cup for me.

This is accepting silently.

Gong Zi

There's no cup.

Tell me then.

For this Nu'erhong wine,

what kind of cup should be used?

Tian Mu cup.

You're extremely right.

As expected, my Guihua City

hasn't groomed you in vain.

Today is my birthday.

You...won't give me a toast?

I wish that your dreams will come true and your future will be good and peaceful.

My dreams come true

and a peaceful and good future?

Do you think

my murderous spirit is too much?

No

I only think that you're too tired.

My mother...has never celebrated my birthday.

She thinks that instead of eating a bowl of longevity noodles (birthday noodles)

or accepting some birthday wishes,

it's much better to read some books and study sword-play more.

I even thought the wealthy has a sweet life.

When they celebrate a birthday, they'll open presents from morning to night.

There were presents. There were presents.

Every year, my mother would give me a book,

Internally Achieving the Heart Method, or the gu poison technique.

She never asked me

to complete the training within a year. I was stupid

and risked my life to train.

I risked my life to train.

It's as if in the coming year,

there will still be new presents.

Afterwards, my training produced a heart disease.

That doctor told me, "If you

don't practice martial arts anymore, repair the body, and cultivate the mind,

you might even live until you're thirty or forty years old”.

Pour the wine.

Gong Zi, you shouldn't drink anymore.

My capacity for liquor is very weak.

If I planned to get thoroughly drunk, it would be very easy.

It doesn't matter if it's good or not.

Fill it up.

Let go of me! Let me go!

A person must be clear-headed

and have self-control for life. It's really very tiring.

Impertinent!

Get out.

Get out!

Gong Zi, you're drunk.

I am drunk.

but you aren't able to see things with a sober mind either.

Guihua City is a place without justice. (lit. all black, no daylight)

You

who do you want to remain chaste for?

I'm slow-witted. I'm defending only for myself.

I'm drunk today.

Leave.

Come again tomorrow.

Yes.

Why are you still here?

I haven't received your answer yet.

I haven't given it enough thought yet.

You don't need to rush. Just think about it slowly.

♫ In this elaborately written letter, all the words of love are filled with you. ♫

♫ The flowers within ten miles blossom elegantly for you. ♫

♫ I perform the zither, as if you are standing behind me. ♫

♫ The rain falls while I foolishly wait for you. ♫

A person must be clear-headed

and have self-control for life. It's really very tiring.

Guihua City is a place without justice. (lit. all black, no daylight)

You...who do you want to remain chaste for?

♫ that you and I can listen to the rain as we stand under the eave. ♫

♫ In this elaborately written letter, all the words of love are filled with you. ♫

♫ The flowers within ten miles blossom elegantly for you. ♫

♫ I perform the zither, as if you are standing behind me. ♫

♫ The rain falls while I foolishly wait for you. ♫

♫ Use these deep, shallow, near, and far distances ♫

♫ to add a touch of poetry to our regrets and entanglements. ♫

♫ This bitter, sweet, dream-like, and fantasy-like origin of our intertwined fates ♫

♫ is so that we can pleasantly drink this alcohol under the threat of swords and knives. ♫

♫ Use this lifetime, these moments of encounters ♫

♫ to trade for just one short instant when you can be with me. ♫

♫ These words, sentences, sentiments, and intentions contain hopes ♫

♫ that you and I can listen to the rain as we stand under the eave. ♫

♫ In this elaborately written letter, all the words of love are filled with you. ♫

♫ The flowers within ten miles blossom elegantly for you. ♫

♫ I perform the zither, as if you are standing behind me. ♫

♫ The rain falls while I foolishly wait for you. ♫

Plant the gu. I trust you.

♫ In this elaborately written letter, all the words of love are filled with you. ♫

♫ The flowers within ten miles blossom elegantly for you. ♫

♫ I perform the zither, as if you are standing behind me. ♫

♫ The rain falls while I foolishly wait for you. ♫

Is it done?

Yes.

The second matter is...

Master Mei

Your shadow, Chang An, has returned.

♫ is so that we can pleasantly drink this alcohol under the threat of swords and knives. ♫

♫ Use this lifetime, these moments of encounters ♫

♫ to trade for just one short instant when you can be with me. ♫

Open the coffin.

Yes.

Pass my command down!

Sect Leader Lan, Lan Ruo, died a martyr for my Blood Lotus Sect.

The entire sect will mourn for three months.

The lights will not be extinguished for seven days

in order to console the spirit of my Sect Leader Lan in Heaven.

Yes.

All of you may go.

My disciple, I'm here to see you.

Do you know...how much hope I've placed on you?

Lan Ruo, don't worry.

I won't let you die in vain!

I will send a letter to the capital at once to dispatch the Imperial Guards.

I will annihilate Guihua City.

Ruan Niang, Grand Tutor just sent a secret message.

Pu Qing, go to the secret case next to my bed.

The Grand Tutor's command badge to dispatch the Danei Imperial Guards is inside there.

Yes.

[Command]

Ruan Niang, what did Grand Tutor say?

Today is my big day. Grand Tutor ordered

me to lead the Imperial Guards tonight to annihilate Guihua City.

- Tonight? - Yes. Going to Guihua City isn't more than a hundred li.

Tonight, we'll rush all night over there to catch them unprepared and kill them.

Understood.

Do you recognize Cha Luo?

-I know. -Let everyone know that she will be mine.

No one can touch her.

I'll go and prepare this right away.

Father

Mother

Little brother

I've been waiting for this day.

All of you don't worry.

I'll definitely kill Cha Luo.

I'll let her taste the suffering a hundredfold

in order to comfort all the deceased souls.

What kind of medicine is this? It's so stink.

Yue Ying of Tingzhu Courtyard buried it behind the bamboo forest just a moment ago.

The medicinal herb of Tingzhu Courtyard is usually taken by the Prince's mansion.

But they've never concocted them in Guihua City.

That's right. I've asked Elder Gao.

This medicine was actually taken from Suiguzi Pavilion. Eleven herbs were taken in total.

From its appearance, it's a prescription to support the qi.

But from a certain point of view, the dregs of a concoction only use six herbs.

White arsenic was even added while it's cooking.

This. Does Yue Ying want to poison her Master to death?

Using a trace of white arsenic in the medicine

explains that the heart blood of the person taking the medicine isn't good. That person will die.

But...can this be a bait or not?

We almost lost Liu Guang last time.

I saw that Yue Ying was acting sneaky. It doesn't seem like a bait.

Since he wants to die, then I'll wait for his death.

Anyway, I'm not in a hurry either.

What are you laughing at?

If you can wait, you're not our City Master.

The assassins and the shadows of the Earthly Assassin Courtyard have the lowest martial arts skills.

In a moment, lead a squadron to get rid of them first.

Commander Li, you lead the people from here to go in and surround the Heavenly Assassin Courtyard and Chuixing Tower.

Wait for me to come and then we'll exterminate together.

Yes.

Miss.

Why are you here?

Is your Master Mei here?

She's at Tingzhu Courtyard.

Tingzhu Courtyard?

It's indeed timely. In a moment, change clothes.

Once I dispose of the Earthly Assassins, blend in with the Imperial Guards and go with me to raid Chuixing Tower.

- The Imperial Guards? - Yes.

Tonight, we'll get our revenge.

But that year when the Xie family was raided, it wasn't these people from the Earthly Assassin Courtyard!

I accepted the orders from Grand Tutor. If I only capture Cha Luo,

- I wouldn't know how to explain to Grand Tutor. - They are innocent!

My entire Xie family was innocent, too!

We've waited for so many years, and now the day has finally arrived.

I absolutely can't helplessly watch an opportunity slip away like this.

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♫ I've never acted with proud indulgence. ♫

♫ See how the fallen flowers look so ignorant. ♫

♫ Your words “I will wait” prompt the racing of my heart. ♫

♫ I will wait for the wind and rain to brew this fragrant wine into a gentle drift. ♫

♫ I've never inexplicably fallen into disgrace. ♫

♫ I sigh that time is an elegant swan goose in flight. ♫

♫ I will use my lifetime of pain and loneliness ♫

♫ to welcome the simultaneous ring from the zithers into the night. ♫

♫ Who worsens the ache in my heart? ♫

♫ My heart's warmth will make these autumn leaves concentrated. ♫

♫ When will you grow drunk in the autumn wind with me, ♫

♫ so that I will be able to walk out of my dreams? ♫

♫ The zither music evokes feelings of desolation and cheerlessness. ♫

♫ Of a lifetime, the moon is always high, the dew is always heavy. ♫

♫ Alone, I foolishly sit among the blue ocean waters, ♫

♫ while the conifer plants grow in exuberance. ♫

♫ Who worsens the ache in my heart? ♫

♫ My heart's warmth will make these autumn leaves concentrated. ♫

♫ When will you grow drunk in the autumn wind with me, ♫

♫ so that I will be able to walk out of my dreams? ♫

♫ Who worsens the ache in my heart? ♫

♫ My heart's warmth will make these autumn leaves concentrated. ♫

♫ When will you grow drunk in the autumn wind with me, ♫

♫ so that I will be able to walk out of my dreams? ♫

♫ So that I will be able to walk out of my dreams. ♫