Original subtitles

"The Killing of Three Thousand Crows"

"Episode 22"

It was nothing.

So the Spirit Lantern belonged to your master?

Yes.

My master passed it down to me.

And it's lost because of me.

We may have lost the Spirit Lantern,

but there is a silver lining.

Look.

This contain Li Yuan's spiritual energy.

We can stay here for the night.

Tomorrow morning, we'll go to a place full of people from Li.

Full of people from Li?

You'll know once you are there.

"Qiu Hua's Manor"

You have no right to chase us out.

It's the commander's order.

Gao Capital is in chaos, we must search for the spy.

All unrelated people of Li must leave the city.

Don't try to bring up names to scare me.

She is the rightful consort of the Crown Prince!

How dare you disrespect us!

I'll leave. We are people of Li.

Why should we stay in Tian Yuan?

First, it's Zi Chen. Now, it's Li Yuan.

I will no longer be your pawn.

I will leave if you won't.

I am tired you living here anyway.

I might as well go somewhere better.

Xuan Zhu.

Don't leave your mother behind.

This little snake is funny.

Father!

Father!

What is this?

Good, this is a nice pot.

It will come in handy to preserve the cabbages.

You son found some treasure?

There are more of them over there.

Really? Wipe away your sweat.

It's good to go to another place and clear the mind.

I never thought I would be here again.

Chancellor Zuo?

Chancellor Zuo is alive.

Princess.

I never thought...

I would have the chance to see you again.

Father, at ease.

Chancellor Zuo.

Actually,

while I was in the prison,

my heart had been with the nation of Li...

and all of its people.

And now,

with all of you before me,

it means Li is yet to perish from this earth.

Chancellor.

Back then,

we mistook you as a traitor.

But it turned out,

you were possessed by the demon.

With you here,

we'll have a leader!

Isn't that right?

Yes!

Very well. To rebuild the nation of Li,

I will devote all the time and energy I have left.

I hope anyone with the same ambition...

will aid me...

in rebuilding Li and help it rise to glory again!

Rebuild the nation of Li and rise to glory!

Rebuild the nation of Li and rise to glory!

Rebuild the nation of Li and rise to glory!

Rebuild the nation of Li and rise to glory!

Rebuild the nation of Li and rise to glory!

Rebuild the nation of Li and rise to glory!

Rebuild the nation of Li and rise to glory!

Rebuild the nation of Li and rise to glory!

Child, how are you?

Chancellor Zuo.

It seems like something is bothering you.

Will you tell me what's the matter?

How many of your family survived?

I am the only one left.

My child,

all the people of Li here...

will be your kin.

Let us know if you ever need help.

Right.

On the day Li was invaded,

were you in your homeland?

Will you tell me how it happened?

From what I gathered,

the river turned red from the blood.

The royal family was slaughtered.

Don't worry, child.

One day,

the remaining people of Li...

will retake our land.

We will make those demons pay for their sins.

Chancellor Zuo.

I am merely a peasant of Li.

I have no idea what you were explaining.

Fine.

You are still too young.

If you don't understand the nation's fate and vengeance,

that is perfectly normal.

But you will slowly understand it.

Yan Yan?

Yan Yan.

Why did you hide your identity from my father?

-Don't you want to rebuild our home? -I want to.

But can I?

Yan Yan.

My father is far more capable than me.

He will understand and help you.

Zi Chen.

-I am sorry. -Don't apologize.

The man you killed...

was never my father.

My apology is meant for...

all the people of Li.

It's time to return it to its owner.

It's time...

to let go of the past.

I am glad you did.

Toss it over here.

Not so fast!

Watch out.

Pass it to me.

Pass it to me.

Big sister.

Did something upset you?

You can play with us if you want.

I won't be joining.

Have fun on your own.

Then you can have this.

Don't be upset again.

Pass it to me!

Thank you.

Hua, come and play with us!

I am coming.

I have to go now.

Hua, come here now.

Be careful.

Pass it to me!

Kitty, go.

Kitty, again.

What are you doing?

Chuan?

Kitty.

Chuan.

You are still acting like a litter bug.

Why are you here?

Well, who are you expecting?

With your sorry state,

any who sees you will only get annoyed.

Other than me,

who else would be here for you?

Fried pancake?

How do you know I like this snack?

I saw a stall was selling just now when I passed by.

I bought some. Eat them while they are warm.

This is delicious.

Come on, eat.

Do you want me to feed you?

Our friendship...

isn't that intimate.

I can do it myself.

You cried again.

It's just a snack.

Don't be so useless.

Just eat your snack and don't bother me!

That hurts.

I didn't send you food so you could hit me so hard.

Have another.

It's your turn now, Jiu Yun.

Jiu Yun.

It's your turn.

You...

Did you use magic on that shot?

We agreed not to use magic in this game.

That doesn't count.

What? Are you quitting?

You saw her again?

You broke the rule again.

Didn't I tell you?

You should steer clear from her sight for time being.

What if you remind her of her painful past?

"I should have listened to Lord Jiu Yun."

"I am so useless."

Brother.

Give her some space.

I just peak on her for a while.

I didn't even open the door.

Look at you now.

You never change.

You are overjoyed when she is happy,

you go in pain when she is upset.

Fu Jiu Yun.

How could you still call yourself a sage?

I miss the day when you were an emotionless wick.

We live our days without worries.

For the normal humans,

they can vent their frustrations.

They forget everything after a night's sleep.

But what about the sages?

There is only the endless emptiness.

-It's just emptiness. -You are wrong.

You spent so much time with humans, you know they all have their pains.

At lease there should be an end for us sages.

Unlike me,

I went through all kinds of sufferings in the human world,

and I am immortal.

If you want to put it that way...

How about this?

I will help you retrieve the Spirit Lantern.

I will light it up for you so you can rest in peace for good.

As long as the Spirit Lantern is with the Demon Lord,

the whole world will be in danger.

Now he has gathered all the seven energies,

I am afraid the barrier here won't be enough to stop him.

The power of Tethering Spike...

will only hold him down for days.

He will make his move soon.

If...

he wants the Spirit Lantern destroyed,

he will surely come to me.

So,

if my master had found the Stone of Clarity,

and if he hadn't used the Spirit Lantern,

perhaps he wouldn't have died in the battle.

That demon...

wouldn't be here harming the whole world.

All of that are merely hypothesis.

Hold on.

This is the Draught of Mind I got...

from the Hu clan...

with much efforts.

In your condition,

you won't taste anything from it.

Come on.

Don't ruin a good wine.

If you want to drink,

drink this.

I was thinking of having some quiet time,

but I ran into you here.

I can't chase you away, can I?

There are plenty of places to choose from.

And yet you chose here.

It means you want to see me.

Scholars like yourself should drink something stronger.

Do you drink wine?

Is she...

feeling better now?

She is fine.

Speaking of cheering her up and knowing her well,

I am better at it than you are.

Don't be so full of yourself.

I basically grew up with her.

I've had my eyes on her for millennia.

It was a joke.

About the Spirit Lantern,

I've heard from the other.

Fu Jiu Yun, don't worry.

I've moved on from her long ago.

I don't want her...

to waste her life away...

in fake smiles after losing the Spirit Lantern.

After Li was destroyed by demons,

I wasted my life sulking in anger.

I know the pain of it all too well.

In the end,

you are worried she might not pull herself together...

and fail to rebuild the nation.

Put it whatever you like.

Some people in this world...

are obsessed with becoming god.

They think a small duty...

will mean the fate of the world.

They try to carry all the hopes and wishes...

on their own shoulders.

You and those people of Li...

want her to be your god,

to lead the nation into prosperity,

to cleanse the world of its demon plague.

That was her own choice.

Perhaps that is what she wanted all along.

What else can I do?

You are right.

But if she plays god for you,

will she ever get the chance...

to be a normal and happy girl she deserves to be?

She wouldn't even dare to.

She couldn't even face her own failure.

So,

you can worship her all you want.

But for me, she will always be a little girl.

Leave the duty of playing god to me.

Her happiness...

should never...

be taken from her.

Fu Jiu Yun.

You tried all you could to stop her from getting the Spirit Lantern.

I thought you didn't understand her.

I didn't understand what's at stake.

I thought keeping her safe means true love.

But now I realized...

that love means...

fulfilling her wish.

That slipped though my mind.

Come, let's drink.

A bunch of fools!

You used my precious jars to preserve your cabbages!

You'll pay for this.

Jiu Yun.

Jiu Yun?

Over here.

Jiu Yun.

You look anxious, what is wrong?

I have work to do.

Yes, I know you are busy.

It was nothing urgent.

I just think that...

since you are already here,

maybe it's time for you to fulfil your end of promise.

Help me regain my power.

Fair enough.

Here, read my pulse.

Check here.

It's not that I won't help you.

But I am in no shape to help anyone.

As you know,

the Namman Demon Lord is no ordinary foe.

After battling him,

I should be grateful that I even survived.

Jiu Yun, your body...

still needs time to recover from the injury.

How about this?

Lend the Spirit Lantern to me.

I can meditate and train on my own.

It will save you a lot of trouble.

-How does that sound? -You must not do that.

Why?

Look,

your body...

will be crushed by the power of Spirit Lantern.

You must first gather the essence of heaven and earth,

the energy from sun and the moon.

Channel the energy into you and recuperate.

Don't be hasty.

Besides, I lost the Spirit Lantern.

I can't give it to you anyway.

You lost it?

Jiu Yun!

How could you lost something so important?

You are trying to trick me, isn't it?

Jiu Yun, you are trying to fool me.

If you really lost something so important,

would you still be standing here so calmly?

Tell me the truth, is it because of her?

It's lost, that's it.

Believe whatever you want.

You...

Jiu Yun, don't go.

Fine, let's not talk about this.

Let's not talk about the Spirit Lantern, okay?

Jiu Yun.

You can at least help me...

chase away these refugees from Li for me.

This is all your fault.

You brought them here.

Am I right?

They have desecrated my sacred mountain.

Don't you know that?

They want to rebuild their homes here.

That is bothersome.

Come on.

Look at this.

These people from Li are so lovable.

They are not as bad as you said.

They merely planted some vegetables on your land.

You on the other hand...

like the company of people, right?

I am doing this for your own good.

Am I right?

All right, I have other matters to tend to.

See you.

You mean to say...

I should be thanking you?

Xuan Zhu.

Here you are.

I've been looking for you.

What do you need from me?

Well...

This must be the sunset-glory I've heard of.

I remember you used to love this flower.

You went to Jade Garden just to see them.

The life span is short.

It only got to bloom so often because of the sages.

I almost forgot its fate.

It grows in silent,

and its life is transient.

I will figure out a way to preserve it.

Don't bother.

Chancellor Zuo is back.

There is nothing to stop you from loving Yan Yan.

No one needs me here.

Stay here and live the rest of your life in peace.

Xuan Zhu, are you still mad at me for what happened?

You should know by now.

It's impossible for Yan Yan and I to be in love again.

Xuan Zhu, I know you did everything for my sake.

I want you to stay here with me,

but it's not because I need you for my plan.

So what is your reason?

It's because...

It's because...

I think our fate...

is tied closely to the fate of Li when it perished.

We need to face that reality together.

We...

Xuan Zhu, why won't you believe me?

It's been years,

Yan Yan and I can't be in love again.

Please, stay here.

Zi Chen.

Greetings, Princess Xuan Zhu.

-Chancellor, please stand up. -Father.

I am not a princess anymore.

Princess, do not say that.

You are the last of the royal bloodline of Li.

You must not abandon your identity.

You are right, Chancellor Zuo.

I will remember that.

I am sure you have matter to discuss with Zi Chen.

I shall leave now.

Goodbye, Princess Xuan Zhu.

Father, the wind here is strong.

Let's go inside.

Zi Chen.

I am not as strong...

as I used to be.

While I was being locked up,

I was barely conscious.

I could hear some of your words.

But I couldn't move this body of mine.

Now,

I must leave it in fate's hand...

and allow it to deteriorate in time.

Father,

that puppet's action, behaviour and personality...

were the same as yours.

I didn't even suspect anything.

That is what so fearsome about the power of the Royal Preceptor.

He holds unmeasurable power.

Son,

you must be cautious.

Nothing last forever, nothing is predictable.

When Princess Xuan Zhu...

was running around with you,

she was just a tiny girl.

Now,

she has become a real princess.

Good.

Xuan Zhu did undergo a lot of changes.

But she also suffered a lot more.

Hardship is insignificant.

Making it out alive is what matters.

Poor Princess Yan Yan.

Another soul lost to war.

Zi Chen, I understand.

You and Princess Yan Yan had been childhood friends.

You are very close to her.

But a life lost cannot be brought back.

You should cope with your loss.

Father.

My only wish right now...

to aid you in rebuilding the nation of Li.

Good, that is good.

Li is yet to be wiped out.

With some time to recover from the war,

we can rebuild it to its prime.

Father, take care of yourself.

The future of Li lies on your shoulder.

My good son.

But for years,

the people of Li had neither shelter, food or resources.

We are all scattered.

And now...

we have the duty to rebuild our home.

It will not be easy for anyone.

But when there is a will, there is a way.

We must unite our people.

Father.

I am too old.

Some tasks...

are not meant for old man like me.

So,

I am putting all my hopes...

on the younger generation.

Rebuild our home.

You have my word,

I shall never falter from the duty...

to rebuild the nation of Li.

Good.

Rebuild the nation of Li.

What was that for?

Are you trying to kill me?

You are recovering very well.

Why are you sneaking around?

It can't be helped.

I just regained my human form.

Then, those refugees from Li came.

They turned my sacred mountain into a crude village.

That is such a nuisance.

I had no choice.

I have no strength in me.

So I must survive on my primal form.

This is so humiliating.

Have a sniff.

I smell and stink like a toilet.

You'll see.

Once I get the Spirit Lantern back from Jiu Yun,

once I regain my power,

the first I must do...

is to chase these people out of my land.

Spirit Lantern?

Only the Spirit Lantern can destroy the demons of Tian Yuan.

I don't care how many of you are there.

I must get the Spirit Lantern.

Is it really so powerful?

Of course it is.

Otherwise you wouldn't have been sent to steal it from me.

It was made by the Ancient Divine Dragon.

It has limitless power.

I know.

I've seen you use it to adsorb spiritual energy.

You sure know a thing or two.

But there are much you didn't know.

Once the Spirit Lantern is lit,

all the demons' spiritual energy within the realm will be drained.

even demons from hell and mortal realm...

cannot withstand its might.

So why is the world plagued by this demon threat?

What is so hard about lighting a lantern?

Secret must not be disclosed.

Tell me!

I treated you well on Mount Xiangqu!

You treated me well?

By that you mean casting a Seal of Life on me...

or was it casting me into the prison...

and almost had me killed?

Have mercy!

Tell me!

I will tell you. It's the blood pact.