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♫ Every frown and smile, every word and action are in a dream. ♫

♫ If there were eyes, but no scenery? ♫

♫ If fate had really and truly not arranged and planned for us to meet, ♫

♫ Then perhaps our palms' lines of divination would not permit our roads to meet. ♫

♫ A heartfelt gathering of just the two of us, in a vast sky full of stars ♫

♫ Always beneath the surface, clearly fated emotions are in orbit ♫

♫ The Big Dipper has turned and the stars have moved because of you. ♫ (T/N idiom - time flies)

♫ This fate is calculated then to the ultimate degree. ♫

♫ This love is destined to be. ♫

♫ Every strength and weakness, all cast aside, all pressed down firmly are yours. ♫

♫ Every frown and smile, every word and action are in a dream. ♫

♫ All of them sad and happy, intoxicated and sober, growing and multiplying without end. ♫

♫ Beautiful and incomparable. ♫

[ Love and Destiny ]

[ Episode 36 ]

I'm back.

You're back. Did you encounter troubles on the way?

If you still hadn't returned, I was planning to go look for you.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

It smells like herbs.

Are there mosquitoes and pests in your room?

No.

Teacher Shen gave it to me.

Teacher Shen?

Aunt Guan introduced us.

The weather is hot and dry so mosquitoes and pests will be a nuisance. I have some herbs here.

I am gifting them to you to drive away the insects.

No need.

If someone gives it you, just take it.

This is also a kind intention of Teacher Shen.

Thank you, Teacher Shen.

Miss A'Mo, no need to be courteous. I do not know needleworks.

These herbs will dry in a few days.

If you could sew the herbs into a satchet,

it will help you get through midsummer.

May I ask if you know female crafts?

Could you make a satchet for me?

I don't know how to.

Sorry, I have very poor female craft skills

and I do not like needleworks.

Teacher Shen, if you need it,

why don't you go take a look in town.

Yes, they sell them.

You went on a matchmaking meeting?

I guess it was.

Didn't you say last time that you didn't want to go?

I also didn't want to go.

It was Aunt Guan that deceived me into going.

What kind of person is that Teacher Shen?

What does he do and where does he live, do you know?

We just briefly met, how would I know?

He is a teacher.

Other than that, I don't know.

You must know about it. After all, this concerns your lifetime's happiness so you must carefully think it over.

Okay.

I'll go prepare our meal.

A'Mo, what's your impression of Teacher Shen?

Aunt, let's just forget about it.

Forget about it?

You two already met, why should we forget about it?

Your uncle and I never saw each other before we got married.

Besides, both of you don't have your parents.

Or else, you would not even have the right to decide for your own.

Now, you two have met. It is better to decide quickly if you want this to succeed or not.

I've heard,

that a lot of matchmakers frequenting his private residence lately.

Aunt, I really...

Brother Xiu.

- A'Mo. - Why are you here?

It's raining. I came to pick you up.

You cannot see yet you still roam around.

- What if... - I'm okay, aren't I?

Can you leave now?

Aunt, we're...

You two hurry and go back. Go.

Thank you, Aunt Guan.

You know me?

I hear A'Mo talk about you quite often. Thank you for your taking care of her in the shop.

I want to thank you on behalf of A'Mo.

You are welcome. A'Mo is a very likable girl.

You two hurry and go back. Go.

Aunt, we'll take our leave then.

Take care.

Lift... lift your leg.

Although this Brother Xiu's eyes aren't well,

he is quite good-looking.

What's wrong, A'Mo?

There's a box.

Box?

Questions about the Flower World Answered, from Shen Peishu.

Xiaobai, behave.

Don't be afraid.

A'Mo.

Xiu... Brother Xiu.

Did I wake you?

No.

What are you doing?

I was reading but the candle went out.

I came to look for some flint.

It's so late, stop reading.

It's not good for your eyes. Read tomorrow.

Okay. Then you should sleep soon as well.

A'Mo, go back to your room. Sleep soon.

Okay.

[ Temple of Heavenly Thunder ]

[ Temple of Heavenly Thunder ]

Yuantong requests to meet with God of Heavenly Thunder.

Senior Deity.

Zhenjun, I think Jiuchen has returned to Polar Abyss.

Is what Yuantong said true?

We'll know if it's true or not once we investigate.

But Zhenjun, you personally made the order to seal off Demon Tower.

We can't enter. How are we to investigate the legitimacy of Farmer God’s Cauldron.

You can't enter so think of a solution.

Farmer God’s Cauldron is a treasure of the Six Realms.

It is the item suppressing the Demon Tower.

If anything bad happens to the Demon Tower, the world will fall into chaos.

As a High God of the Heavenly Race,

I definitely, definitely cannot allow anything to happen.

I will personally go to investigate.

- If you don't cut the jade, - If you don't cut the jade,

- it won't be useful. - it won't be useful.

- If a person doesn't learn, - If a person doesn't learn,

- they won't understand. - they won't understand.

As a son,

while you were little...

Everyone did well today. Let's end here.

Thank you, teacher.

Let go home!

We're going home!

May I ask if you are Teacher Shen Peishu?

I am indeed.

You are...

My surname is Xiu, I am Lin Mo's older brother.

Oh?

- Sir, please have some tea. - Thank you.

I have some questions.

Miss A'Mo's surname is Lin, while yours is Xiu.

Are you two cousins?

No.

The matter is a bit complicated.

But, you only need to know

that we are not siblings but are better than siblings.

So that is the case.

When you were still having your class earlier, I was outside the door listening for a while.

I know that you are well-versed in scriptures, historical books, and poems. A very educated man.

- But... - What?

May I ask why you did not seek for a famous career and instead stayed here to teach?

My passion is with beautiful mountains and rivers.

I do not want to strive for fame and fortune.

Is it passion for mountains and rivers,

- or repeatedly failing the exam? - I—

For official career, if you fail once, you can take it again.

If you fail it again, you can give it a third try.

Just because of a short period of failure,

how could you disregard the efforts of your familiy,

covet for a beautiful wife,

be used to a leisure life?

- This is my business. - This is indeed your business.

Just that because you and A'Mo know each other,

as her older brother, I must know everything.

What you mean then is?

What I mean is

at present,

you are not suitable to be married.

I have heard from Aunt Guan

that Miss A'Mo has a very caring older brother.

Seeing you today, you are indeed very caring.

I understand your pupose for coming here today.

Observing your manner of speech, you surely are not a common folk.

I am just an ordinary scholar.

I dare not be involved in conflicts.

If you really like Miss A'Mo,

why not personally tell her?

If you really like Miss A'Mo,

why not personally tell her?

Xiaobai, are you hungry?

I am too.

Let us wait for Brother Xiu first so we can eat together.

Brother Xiu!

A'Mo.

Why are you back so late? Where did you go?

Just walked around nearby.

Then, let us eat.

The meal is ready.

I can smell alcohol.

Brother Xiu, your nose

works way better than Xiaobai's.

The peach wine would be ready by tomorrow.

I will go serve dinner.

Brother Xiu, peach wine. Have a taste.

You are not drinking?

I... cannot drink.

I get drunk with one drop.

I am fine with smelling the aroma.

So fragrant.

A'Mo.

I have a lot of things I have not told you yet.

My mood today is very good.

There is wine and food too.

Do you want to hear them?

Sure.

I am not from here.

My hometown is in a very, very far place.

I am from the Shanling Tribe.

A'Mo, my hometown is very beautiful.

There are flowers that never wither throughout the four seasons. There are very clear lakes whose bottom can be seen.

The trees there are so tall they reach the clouds.

Unlimited number of birds.

When you wake up in the morning, push open the window,

there would be birds all over rising up to the sky, just light smoke and minimal clouds.

People there have a comfortable life.

Although it is different from the outside world, they still gain happiness from it.

Really very beautiful.

Then, Brother Xiu, what do you do in your hometown?

Because you look like someone who is well-educated.

I am not that well-educated.

I am... an official.

At a very young age, you are quite awesome.

Then, how is the custom in your tribe?

Is there anything interesting?

There is.

Every 7th day of the second month of the year

is the day when men will confess their love and propose marriage to women.

Every second day of the seventh month

is the day that ladies confess their love and propose marriage to guys.

That bold?

In my hometown, both men and women have the right to pursue their love.

How do they pursue it?

On the seventh day of the second month, if a man likes a woman,

he will gift her a bamboo leaf.

On the second day of the seventh month, if a woman likes a man,

she will gift him a mulberry leaf symbolizing that she is entrusting him her love.

So that's how they do it.

A'Mo, in the place where I live, there is a bamboo forest.

On the second month of the coming year, are you willing to go there with me?

A'Mo, why are you not answering?

Brother Xiu. Brother Xiu.

What is wrong?

Brother Xiu!

- I am fine. - Are your eyes painful?

My eyes...

Brother Xiu.

Brother Xiu.

It is her.

How come it is her?

Was she not personally killed by God of War in the Purple Cloud Platform?

She has no magic. Just a mortal.

Maybe... they just look exactly alike.

No, she was able to pull out the White Bone Nails in my body.

She is a descendant of the Phoenix Tribe.

It is her, I cannot be wrong about it.

How come she appeared here?

How come she does not remember the past?

Greetings, God of Heavenly Thunder.

I came to see God of War.

Replying to God of Heavenly Thunder, my Senior Deity is not here.

Nonsense! I already received news

that God of War has returned to Polar Abyss.

God of Heavenly Thunder is cultivating in peace.

He cannot be disturbed by anyone.

Cultivating in peace?

You lowly immortal dares to hinder me from going in?

If you delay an important affair of the Heavenly Race, can you bear the consequences?

Jiuchen, you are so bold!

You dare privately hide the Farmer God's Cauldron?

Move aside. If you still do not move aside, I will not be courteous with you.

No wonder you repeatedly hindered me from entering the Demon Tower.

The Farmer God's Cauldron is a sacred item.

You dare to misappropriate it without permission.

Do you still know the laws of the Heavenly Race?

Do you still treat yourself as the God of War of the Heavenly Race?

Looks like you really have gone crazy.

Jiuchen,

now that things have come to this, you still will obstinately persist with your wrongdoing?

God of Heavenly Thunder, I have my reason for taking the Farmer God's Cauldron.

Please be lenient.

After this matter is over, I will personally go to the Heavenly Palace to receive my punishment.

Jiuchen,

you have already committed a grave mistake. You still want me to wait?

Now, return to the Heavenly Palace with me.

A'Mo!

A'Mo, what is wrong?

A'Mo, wake up!

A'Mo!

Jiuchen! All the deities were saying

that in the battle at Dark Capital Mountain fifty thousand years ago,

you killed so many creatures,

your mind got destroyed, and you were bewitched by demons.

When they said those, I did not believe it.

Seeing how you are today, it is indeed possible.

Jiuchen, let me ask you,

why did you covertly steal the Farmer God's Cauldron?

Since you will not tell, I will give you one more chance.

God of Heavenly Thunder, I have reported this matter to Heavenly Emperor.

You think I will believe you?

If you have any words, tell it personally to Heavenly Emperor.

Tai-ah! (his sword)

A'Mo!

Demon imprint.

Jiuchen!

God of Heavenly Thunder, none of the words I said is a lie.

I have already told Heavenly Emperor that I am borrowing the Farmer God's Cauldron.

Once this matter is over, I will immediately return.

I hope you can be magnanimous

and tolerate me this once.

For this great debt of gratitude,

I will surely repay it one day.

Jiuchen, we both have been officials for tens of thousands of years.

I greatly respect you for being outstanding in both intelligence and fighting.

But I also look down on you for being very irresolute.

If you could have been stricter in managing your men, or maybe, made a move earlier,

Yuanzheng would not have murdered a hundred thousand of our Heavenly Soldiers!

And, when you returned from Immortal Sea,

you even harbored his wrongdoing.

Our Heavenly Race ruled over the Six Realms by relying on the principle that everything has an order,

on very strict Heavenly Laws. Even if they are sometimes too unreasonable,

we all should still try our best to uphold them.

Jiuchen,

the words "Do not do things excessively

and one who has great love usually does not act as being one",

I hope you can forever remember them.

I...

do not need you to kneel to me!

You are on your own from now on!

You...?

What a coincidence.

It is me.

I know.

♫ If the world did not have you, if answers had no questions, ♫

♫ If there were eyes, but no scenery? ♫

♫ If fate had really and truly not arranged and planned for us to meet, ♫

How come it is you?

Your demon imprint has not been removed.

How could the Heavenly Palace let you off?

You said you have parents. Could it be...

you have returned to the Six Realms?

♫ Always beneath the surface, clearly fated emotions are in orbit ♫

♫ The Big Dipper has turned and the stars have moved because of you. ♫ (T/N idiom - time flies)

♫ One morning, in that instant, all of my lifetime's days fell like stars perishing ♫

♫ All of the grass and trees were in harmony, and one flower to protect every living being ♫

♫ Every front line's dart, every sword, every spear seem to join with my bones to leave a lasting mark ♫

♫ As I participate in, not pass through this mystery ♫

♫ The sun and moon wax and wane ♫

♫ Early morning's constellations spread across the sky ♫

♫ Cold comes, warmth goes, Harvest during autumn, storing food for winter ♫

♫ The extra "leap days" complete the year. Use musical tunes to harmonize yin and yang ♫

♫ The clouds jump to create rain ♫

♫ Dew solidifies to become frost ♫

♫ Gold produces clear water; jade comes from the top of Kunlun Mountain ♫

It is very late. Why are you still awake?

I accidentally

discovered this Thousand Character Classic.

I used it to teach A'Mo the Chinese characters.

I also used it to compose a song.

Although she could not hear it,

she loved it when I sing this song.

This half year since she left,

I was never able to sleep soundly and peacefully.

Husband.

As a lady all alone,

I wonder how she is living now.

Did she encounter any danger?

If I did not choose to give her up back then,

how good would things be right now?

Stop blaming yourself.

It is all my fault.

It is me who was not able to fulfill my duties as a mother.

Enough.

Sleep early.

- Quickly come! Quickly come! Scare her! - Hurry up!

- Throw it beneath her feet. - Hurry and throw it.

Throw it beneath her feet.

She was startled!

That was so on target!

Second Young Miss, a newly cooked white fungus soup.

Quickly have a cup.

Get lost.

Enough. Enough. Stop playing. Go home to eat.

Let us go. It is time to go home to eat.

Eat.

So, A'Mo grew up like that.

No wonder her personality was like that.

Just that in the Purple Cloud Platform that day, God of War personally stabbed her.

How was she able to escape?

And why did she appear here in the mortal world?

Her demonic imprint is still present.

Does the Heavenly Palace and Demon Lord know about this?

If others learn that she is here,

I fear that a great disaster will follow.

Brother Xiu.

Why are you here?

Last night, you were having a nightmare. You kept shouting.

I was worried so I came over.

Really? My body aches all over,

as if I had a fight with someone.

Look at all those sweat.

You can see?

I can see.

When did it happen?

This morning.

When I woke up this morning, I can already see.

You, come with me.

What is that?

Tree.

That one.

Table.

And, that—

A'Mo, that's the big ocean.

A'Mo, by doing this, you are making me feel like the thing wrong with me is my brain.

Is it not...

a brain defect?

Do you not feel anxious

that you are finally cured?

I am not. I should be happy that my eyes are fully cured.

Why must I feel anxious?

You can indeed put it that way, but if we do not know how you got cured,

there is a possibility that you will go blind again.

Think about it very well. Did you eat something?

Could it be the medicines given by Doctor Sun?

I told you, his medical skills are superb.

You... just wait here. I will go cook two more doses, to strengthen the effect.

A'Mo, think about it.

If the medicines of Doctor Sun were really effective,

how come it took so long before they worked?

Then, what is the reason?

Maybe it is the seafood dishes you cook.

Is that possible?

Since you are well,

then it is a blessing from heaven,

the kindness and benevolence

of Doctor Sun. We must

thank the gods and the doctor.

We will thank them all.

I...

I must wash up and go to work now.

You...

I will take you to work from now on.

Brother Xiu, why are you here?

Since my eyes are cured, I came out to walk around.

Then, wait for me for a while.

I will be off work very soon.

Aunt.

Your eyes are cured? You can see me now?

Thanks to your blessing, my eyes are cured.

That is great. We must thank the heaven for blessing you.

You must go to the temple to repay your wish coming true.

What? His eyes are cured?

Let me see.

Good! Good! This is great! I never expected

that my medical skill is this outstanding.

I am even able to cure a difficult case like yours.

Let me check your pulse.

Your pulse is very stable.

But let me remind you that your eyes have just recovered. You must not over use them.

Do not look straight into strong light so as to prevent your illness from recurring.

Thank you. I will remember it.

I will prescribe you two more medicines tomorrow to strengthen the effect.

Thank you.

Say, can you stop talking about gods with other people next time?

Gods are in our heart. Just bear kindness and that's good enough.

But when you get sick, don't you still need to see a doctor?

Yes. Yes. Yes. Miracle Doctor.

I will go prescribe you medicines now.

Aunt. For these past days that A'Mo has been working here,

it is all thank to you for taking care of her.

All those are measly things. A'Mo is really a likable person.

I have a gift here to express my gratitude. You must accept it.

No. No. This...

I have other things I want to ask help from you.

If you want to beg me to help you, just directly say it. Why still give gifts?

I hope that from now on,

you can stop matchmaking A'Mo.

I saw how A'Mo is just alone in life.

It is time for her to get married.

Yes. She should get married.

A'Mo.

Aunt Guan, I will be leaving now.

Let us go.

I told Aunt Guan to stop

setting up dates for you.

Did she not say that you are too nosy

for a man?

It is not being nosy. This matter concerns me.

You need someone to take care of you in the future.

Timing and Translation carefully crafted by the Divine Destiny Team at Viki

♫ Three flasks, two small cups, a neglected shadow with a meticulous hairstyle, ♫

♫ a tear-soaked message that tears at my throat ♫

♫ After a few words, requesting time to flow backwards ♫

♫ for a split second, to see beyond the facade ♫

♫ Entirely acting happy, though all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing, ♫

♫ pity cannot be looked for ♫

♫ One's whole heart would have to be uninhabited to comprehend ♫

♫ how love can be noncommittal ♫

♫ Overlooking finality, reluctant to leave, at this moment one must not turn one's head around ♫

♫ Rushing at thin air with both hands, unbearably brandished tucked inside one's sleeves, feebly telling them again to cease ♫

♫ If forbidden by the ways of the world, torn apart by chance, a person appears then in denial ♫

♫ Unwilling to let go of a single morning, throughout one's life so hard to come by, because you've forgotten me ♫

♫ Having believed when going forward while being congenial, ♫

♫ in an infatuation for a very long time ♫

♫ I used this entirely to change, opening up words and thoughts, ♫

♫ made them truly into flesh. ♫

♫ How many times after that did the couple in the mirror, one wrapped around the other, ♫

♫ glance once again drowsy-eyed ♫

♫ My will used as if it were a chess piece, ♫

♫ I'm already changed into an amber stone ♫

♫ Only yielding to memories, as the thin streams flow forever (T/N working steadily little by little), allows me to enter another year ♫

♫ Dreaming that we'd stay together outside the dream is illusory, and in desperate times I look back ♫

♫ You're behind me still. ♫