Original subtitles

"The Killing of Three Thousand Crows"

"Episode 26"

To light it,

the wick must return to its place.

Fu Jiu Yun's true form is the wick of Spirit Lantern.

He was born in this volcano.

This is where he must return to.

If you light the Spirit Lantern,

he will return to his true form...

and burn to ashes.

You will both die.

Hasn't he told you that?

This Spirit Lantern is mine.

I can sense its presence.

It is no longer in Dace Town as we speak.

I did this on my own will.

I can't give you the Spirit Lantern.

♪ The city and the lantern convey my longing ♪

♪ Our fated dreams were built together ♪

♪ Drizzling rain ♪

♪ The hell flower blooms ♪

♪ The promise we made was forgotten ♪

The wick of Spirit Lantern?

-Yes. -The wick?

He wouldn't have told you.

He will do anything within his reach to stop you...

and deceive you...

so you won't get the Spirit Lantern.

He is afraid of dying.

Your feud between nations...

is nothing compared to his plan...

of extending his life and prevent his death.

To make it worse,

a so-called sage like him...

stoop so low as to become so selfish.

He has betrayed...

your love for him.

Fu Jiu Yun is still clinging onto his life.

If I use you as a hostage,

it could ignite his will to fight.

I am telling you the truth...

because I don't want you...

to try so hard...

while he feeds you with his lies.

No, no.

Jiu Yun will never lie to me.

Jiu Yun will never lie to me.

Please.

Please, I beg of you.

Who would have thought?

The daughter of Li's Emperor...

kneels down to beg for my help.

Fine. You should talk some sense into him.

Tell him he should die in the flame.

Perhaps that is a swift death with less pain.

Think about it.

♪ The promise we made was forgotten ♪

♪ I will follow you until the end of my life ♪

No! Jiu Yun!

No! Fu Jiu Yun!

♪ Right from the start, right where it began ♪

♪ The words that you have spoken ♪

♪ You were late every time ♪

♪ You were late every time ♪

Jiu Yun.

Xuan Zhu.

Xuan Zhu!

Zi Chen.

Qin Chuan?

You must be surprised, Prince Ting Yuan.

I knew I didn't kill all the vermin lurking around.

But that vermin turned out to be you!

Don't kill him.

This is unexpected.

The Princess of Li...

is defending the prince of Tian Yuan.

I'll take the deal.

Qin Chuan, what are you doing?

Take me to him.

Are you sure?

I am certain.

Fu Jiu Yun, open your eyes.

See who's here for you.

Chuan.

Chuan!

Stay away from me!

Jiu Yun, this must be very painful for you.

I'll get you out. I must get you out of there.

Zi Chen.

Zi Chen, you need to leave.

I will get you out!

It's futile.

I must get you out.

I will get you out!

Just leave me here and go. Zi Chen!

You need to go, now!

I am sorry for your pain.

Tell me.

Is your true form the wick of Spirit Lantern?

Yes.

I am.

But Chuan,

I never wanted to keep you in the dark.

I don't want you to sacrifice yourself for the Spirit Lantern.

But then I realized there was nothing I could do to stop you.

Chuan.

From the moment I gave you the Spirit Lantern,

I've secretly made up my mind.

If you insist on lighting the Spirit Lantern,

I will return to my true form and fulfil your wish...

so in the end you will never learn the truth.

But doing so...

will kill you.

Chuan.

I will be there for you.

-Jiu Yun. -The Princess of Li...

is a blatant liar.

Fu Jiu Yun.

You are now a cripple.

You are no match for me.

Jiu Yun.

As long as I live,

I will never let you harm Qin Chuan!

Jiu Yun!

Jiu Yun.

Princess of Li.

You had watched your family die before you.

But how about someone you love?

Let me show you...

how the dying wick of Spirit Lantern...

actually looks like.

-Bai! -Bai?

You won't let me come with you,

yet you still need me in the end.

White Moon Mirror!

You are nothing but a mirror sage!

Why are you wasting away your power?

My vengeance is with Fu Jiu Yun.

If you keep defending him,

you will be shattered into pieces!

-Bai! -Bai!

Chuan!

Chuan!

Bai!

Fu Jiu Yun.

You should do as I said and burn yourself into ashes.

Otherwise I will make them die a horrible death!

Student.

My student.

-My student. -Master?

Your Highness.

You don't like the Paper Magic Art?

All I can do with this spell is conjuring some animals.

What is so great about that?

The greatest power of Paper Magic Art...

lies not with the practice,

but the sacrifice you are willing to make.

You will understand it one day.

Chuan!

Chuan!

Chuan!

Chuan!

Fu Jiu Yun.

Since you won't obey me,

the you die!

No.

Jiu Yun?

Bai?

No!

Bai!

Xuan Zhu?

Let's go.

Jiu Yun!

Jiu Yun?

What happened?

What happened to Qin Chuan?

In order to save me,

she stabbed her own heart.

Let me help.

I managed to stop the bleeding.

But she lost too much blood. We must leave this place at once.

Summon Bai.

Where is Bai?

Let's go home for now.

Come.

Jiu Yun, let me out! It's me!

I only did those evils because Li Yuan tricked me!

-Jiu Yun? -Jiu Yun.

Jiu Yun?

Let me out, please.

What will you do with him?

This disaster happened because of his greed.

Bai was killed because of him.

Jiu Yun, spare me!

I've learned my mistake.

Spare my life.

Spare my life.

Jiu Yun?

Ask if Bai...

will spare your cursed life.

Mei Shan.

Enough lives...

have been lost here.

Spare my life.

Spare my life.

Please, I beg of you. Spare me.

They forced me into doing it.

Old fool, you got away easy this time.

Jiu Yun?

Why has the weather changed?

This is all too odd.

"Peach Town"

So?

If the blade had stabbed any deeper,

not even a sage's magic could save her.

This injury took a toll on her life force.

This could take some years off her life span.

If she lights the Spirit Lantern,

her life will be doomed anyway.

Taking a few years off her life...

sounds more like a joke now.

Now that she knows your true form is the wick of Spirit Lantern,

perhaps she would give up on her plan.

But I hope...

after she learned the truth,

she could be more resolute.

Why?

Living as one,

dying as one;

those were never our fears.

What I fear...

is that because my life is at stake,

she would give up the pursue of her life.

And in the end she would live in pain.

Jiu Yun.

Don't you think the volcano was acting strangely just now?

Something was off.

The volcano.

The Demon Lord.

I managed to stop...

any further disaster.

But in the future,

I won't be there to stop it.

No!

No, Master!

You must stay away from him in the future.

Protect the Spirit Lantern.

Your life is in your own hands now.

The disaster in the future.

What does it mean?

Does that remind you of anything?

The Namman Demon Lord won't be killed so easily.

I am afraid...

he could be planning something else.

What's wrong?

Does the wound hurt?

Chuan, were you out of your mind?

You used a blade...

to stab your own heart...

just to save me.

Did you want to get yourself killed?

What about lighting up the Spirit lantern?

Or...

perhaps because of my life...

you couldn't face the consequences of lighting the Spirit Lantern?

This kind of hard choices...

should be left to me in the future.

Come.

"Royal Manor of Ling Province"

It's safe here, you may have some rest.

I've sent my men to inform Mount Xiangqu.

Chancellor Zuo will be here soon.

You have my gratitude, Prince Ting Yuan.

We are all friends fighting side by side.

You are most welcome.

Someone,

bring more coals here for the fire.

Yes.

I ordered my servants to prepare herbal bath for you.

Rest well.

We appreciate the kindness, Prince Ting Yuan.

Zi Chen.

Just leave me here.

Just leave me here.

I will get you out.

Prince Ting Yuan just ordered us to prepare the best herbal bath for her.

Could she be the Princess of Li?

I heard some rumours too.

She was previously engaged to Prince Ting Yuan before.

It's her.

You got the wrong person.

She wasn't the princess.

She is just the daughter of a duke.

She doesn't deserve to be to be married to our prince.

I just heard a rumour.

The Crown Prince was preparing to make an announcement...

that he will marry her.

But did that even happen in the end?

And she has the ego...

to stay here in Dace Town.

Quick.

You are awake.

How do you feel? Stay still.

Your wound is tearing.

Let me dress it for you.

We are still alive?

Yes.

You saved everyone.

That demon fell into the lava.

We all survived.

We even retrieved the Spirit Lantern.

Where is Bai?

Why don't I see him here?

Look.

Bai is right here.

He used up too much of his power.

He went into sleep.

As you know,

his hobby is sleeping.

Let's not wake him up.

Let him...

take a good rest.

Okay.

Come.

Who do you think...

dressed that wound for you?

Bite my hand if it hurts.

This pain,

have you gone through this a lot in the past?

Many times.

But who do you bite on when it hurts?

Bai?

So...

if you are being burnt,

will it hurt too?

All right.

Jiu Yun, I...

I want some fried pancakes.

Sure.

We'll have some together tomorrow.

My consort.

You never change.

Such a bad temper.

What?

Why don't you turn around and take a look at me?

-You are already... -Dead?

Is that right?

The arrow...

caused excruciating pain...

when it pierced my heart.

So cold.

So cold.

So cold.

Zi Chen?

So cold.

Just leave me here, Zi Chen. Just leave me.

So cold.

So cold.

So cold.

I am here for you, don't be afraid.

Just leave me here.

Zi Chen, go now!

Just leave me.

You only show your weaker side when you are alone.

Thank you for looking after me in the past.

From now on,

let me take care of you.

Zi Chen?

Zi Chen?

"Peach Town"

This pancake has better healing property than a sage's pill.

Getting a bite on that snack and you healed instantly.

That is for sure.

I should open up a shop myself.

Then I will draw a bottle on the signboard...

with the inscription:

"Bottle of potion for sick and weak,

warm pancakes for all the livings".

Thank you.

You came at a right time, miss.

Peach Town is right next to the border of Li.

A year ago,

we didn't have any meat-loaf shop,

the whole neighbourhood...

wouldn't even dare to cook any meat.

We were all afraid the scent would attract the demons.

But no one understands what happened,

most of the demons are headed to the land of Namman.

According to the Taoist priest,

their lord is back to lead them.

Just relax and keep your business running.

Whether it's Li or Peach Town,

there won't be any demons again.

Of course there will be demons.

We'll need countless priests to kill them all!

What priests? We need to light...

Sir, your pancake is burnt.

I knew something smells funny!

Chuan.

If we open up a shop,

let me make the dough for you.

That takes skills.

You are better off as a cashier.

A sage never touches stinking money.

Maybe I can draw the logo on our signboard.

You should handle the writings.

There must be something I can do.

If nothing works out for me, I can at least write a couplet.

A couplet about what?

There is oil on your mouth.

Get lost.

Sir.

-Two more pancakes. -All right.

All hail the Demon Supreme.

I managed to survive...

all thanks to your wise guidance.