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♫ 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, ♫

♫ 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 ♫

♫ A love no mortal can comprehend, a mystery known only to heaven ♫

♫ 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 57 ]

I know a frisking technique that can verify your claim,

but you must suffer a little.

If we're not careful, your spirit might be damaged.

Are you willing to give it a try?

I am willing!

State Preceptor Jingxiu, what about you?

You do not trust me?

Was it you?

Since you already believe him, why still ask me?

Was it you who killed the State Master, the one who killed my mother?

Since you hope that I did it, then it was I.

Your birth mother Lingyue and I had a grudge from the past generation.

So it is true.

Fifty thousand years ago,

your ancestor Yuandu was extremely tyrannical, and exterminated my clan. For the Shanling Tribe,

I helped Lingyue ascend to the throne and served her until the present day.

Afterward, because of the great war between the gods and demons, I was not able to save you in Dark Capital Mountain.

She then doubted me, suspecting me of rebelling, took my power and imprisoned me!

Hence, you pushed the boat with the current, indulged Zhonghao to become powerful,

planned to use his hand to kill State Master Lingyue,

and then killed Yuandu as vengeance for your father.

I never thought of killing Lingyue!

I did tell the witch doctor to tinker with her medicine.

I wanted her to sleep for a long time first.

Once the time was right,

I would then tell you everything.

But the appearance of Qingyao foiled everything,

and led to the present events.

Huayan was also killed by you?

Huayan...

I was the one who caused her to die.

You're crazy!

I am not crazy! I just want to tell you...

that if it weren't for him,

you wouldn't have been separated from your birth mother and wouldn't have demonic aura inside you!

Le Bo would not have died, you would not have needed to endure the hardships of those three trials!

All the sufferings you had in this life...

were all inflicted by him!

You still love him so dearly.

How did you become like this?

I have always been like this.

I never changed.

State Preceptor Jingxiu, since you have admitted to this,

then just fold your hands and willingly be arrested.

Fold my hands and let you arrest me?

Jiuchen,

try it!

State Preceptor, quickly escape!

Quickly escape!

Did you capture him?

We chased him to the border, but he escaped.

I have ordered Kaiyang to report this to Heavenly Emperor,

then lead an army to arrest him.

He is completely different from how he was in the mortal realm.

How come things became like this?

Maybe... it is not he who changed?

It's just that you never knew who he really was.

At the very least, we now know how your mother truly died.

How many times have I said it?

We cannot intervene with the fate of mortals.

If you forcefully do it, you will get struck by lightning. But Senior Deity, really great!

He insisted that I change Huayan's fate.

She cannot just be the daughter of some rich noble or a royal princess,

she must become the Empress!

It's fine if she becomes the Empress.

She must become an Empress

who monopolizes the favor of the Emperor and stays like that until the end of their lives!

How is that changing her fate?

This is clearly asking for my life!

Have you found it yet? Hurry up!

Rush. Rush. Rush. Just continue rushing me.

You must be wishing that I get struck by lightning soon!

Who told you to be here?

Did I not tell you to stay outside and watch for lightning clouds? Why did you come in?

I did. I watched very closely.

The sky is full of stars. No clouds at all!

[ Huayan ]

You found it?

The scenery here is really beautiful.

For the past days, I was a bit busy.

I was not able to visit you on time. You do not blame me, right?

But now, things are better.

I can stay here and accompany you more.

You are indeed State Preceptor Jingxiu. God of War personally tried to kill you

but you escaped. You are indeed outstanding.

Why push people away?

We are of similar circumstances. I came to help you.

Help me?

Just you?

But with just you,

if you want to go back,

if you want to defeat Jiuchen and take back Ling Xi,

that would be harder than going up into the sky.

This is none of your business.

How could it be none of my business?

We are both people who were abandoned and exiled.

Our goal is the same. We are people in the same boat.

As long as you agree,

I have a way to help you.

What do you want to do?

Help you become a demon.

Help me become a demon?

Go away.

Stay far from me.

Do not bother me again.

Looks like even now, you still have not woken up to reality.

Your hesitation will only incite their desire to exterminate you.

Are you really that willing

to watch them fly away together

while you are like a dog who has lost his master,

wandering the world alone?

Can you resign yourself to that fate?

Oh my, I don't know if we will be able to see the State Master today!

- Changting. - She is not as diligent as before.

This State Master has not attended court meetings for several days.

Is she planning to not see us again today?

Elder Rongying, Immortal Lord Changting [ Changting ]

is now the new State Preceptor of our Shanling Tribe!

Can you be more courteous when speaking to him?

You were never this disrespectful when speaking to Jingxiu before!

What do you mean? I was never respectful

to that treacherous old man Jingxiu!

Weren't you? I remember

how close you two were before.

You two were really friendly toward each other!

Stop spouting nonsense. If you do not, I will—

Esteemed Ministers, stop arguing.

Why get mad about a person who has left?

Recently, water monsters are wreaking havoc in the mortal world.

There has been a lot of flooding in Great Yue State.

State Master asked for the leisi to control the flooding a few days ago. (T/N a plow-like farm tool)

She just returned.

That is why court proceedings were delayed.

So that is what happened.

Do not blame me for having misgivings.

What is the status of State Master?

In dealing with monsters or controlling the flood, she should have sent us instead!

How could she go there personally?

What if something bad...h-happened to her?

Leisi is a magical tool personally created by the Farmer God. (T/N Shennong)

It would be hard for someone other than a high god to control it.

The State Master was just being benevolent

and pitied the citizens affected by the disaster.

Assembled Immortal Lords!

State Preceptor. State Master is not feeling well today, so the court meeting is canceled.

You all can leave now.

What illness does the State Master have?

How come she refused to see us for so many days?

- Just a minor illness. She will be fine after resting. - That's right. What illness?

Elder, no need to worry.

Let us go back then. Go home!

- Okay. Okay. - I will take my leave.

State Preceptor, please stay.

The State Master wants to see you.

State Master, these are the memorials of some elders

asking that we expand our territory further.

I have read them. I think they can be done.

State Master, you have worked hard.

You are the one working hard. I just move my mouth.

You are the one handling the specifics.

You have said it too seriously, State Master. As a subject,

it is just right that I share your burden.

State Master, it is late. Should I serve the food?

Changting, stay behind to eat with me.

Not possible. State Master, I still have official matters to attend to.

If there are no other orders,

I will take my leave now.

State Master, you are healthy.

Why do you not attend court meetings?

This is making others speak ill of you,

saying how you are lazy, neglectful, not attending to state affairs.

I am lazy to begin with. They are right.

Moreover, whenever I attend court meetings,

they tell me things about rules and proper decorum.

I am so annoyed to see them.

Even if you do not want to see them, you have to.

You are the State Master.

Is this not good too?

Changting is very thorough when he does things.

I am at ease to let him handle the affairs.

You are at ease, but my Senior Brother is miserable!

At such a young age, you promoted him to State Preceptor.

Those people out there, especially Elder Rongying,

make things hard for him whenever they see him.

Looking daggers at him, so unfriendly!

A person who is not envied by others is mediocre.

Changting is just sixty thousand years old,

yet he already has cultivation that is close to being a high god.

Even in Heavenly Palace, how many can surpass him?

Plus he is intelligent, kind-hearted, and knows to be flexible.

A very rare talent.

If he is unable to bear such little things,

how could I dare hand him an extremely heavy burden in the future?

What heavy burden?

Xiao Fu, serve my meal.

Yes.

Senior Deity, drink some tea.

Senior Deity, I will go make you a new batch.

Senior Deity, after Heichi died, an internal strife ensued in the Hanshan Tribe.

After half a year, there is still a deadlock among the different factions within the tribe.

A few days ago, State Preceptor Changting serving under Ling Xi personally led an army into the remote wilderness.

He actually was able to pacify the rebellion without exerting any effort!

They must have been stunned by his show of force.

The Hanshan Tribe members are valiant and warmongers to begin with.

They are easily instigated. In past years, there have been so many wars incited by them.

Later, I will ask a decree from Heavenly Emperor.

You all come with me.

I am going to meet the new leader of the Hanshan Tribe.

Don't do it! Don't!

Senior Deity, just let us handle this matter.

You...had better not go.

Senior Deity. The State Master of Shanling Tribe cannot marry an outsider.

So many complaints have been submitted to Heavenly Emperor that are against our Fuyun Hall!

If you go again...

I am afraid that by then the Hanshan Tribe might behave,

but Shanling Tribe will start a war against our Heavenly Race already!

Senior Deity, Kaiyang is right.

You really cannot go anymore.

Heavenly Emperor has already given strict orders that you cannot enter the Shanling Realm by even a step.

If you miss Ling Xi, just directly summon her.

Who said that I am going to see her?

I am meeting the new leader of the Hanshan Tribe.

Last time, you also said that you would be bringing a gift

to Daoist Spiritual Master Wuyue on behalf of Heavenly Emperor.

But what happened? After we passed the boundary monument, you and Shisan disappeared!

Kaiyang, you are becoming more eloquent.

Making you stay in the War Division is really a waste of your talent.

Last time, I indeed went to Spirit-Binding Abyss.

Spirit-Binding Abyss is the intersection of the Heavenly Race and Demon Realms.

I was worried about the safety over there, so I went to investigate. What is wrong with that?

So it means, you did not visit Ling Xi?

Of course.

Of course. Of course.

Senior Deity, we brought these back from Tianxi Palace last time.

Ling Xi personally made these. You want to have a taste?

I will let you all have a taste too!

No, no.

Still not giving up? You have been pestering me numerous times.

When will the days of hiding

and burrowing end?

Do you plan to live an ignoble life in this remote and barren place forever?

What do you really want?

Are you not curious, State Preceptor,

why I still have the energy to defend myself despite my immortal skeleton being removed?

How I was able to live until today in this place full of murderous aura?

Because the one that bestowed my power

is not a god,

but a demon.

This is the demonic seed, the energy source of the remnant energy

left by Wuzhiqi by burning his spirit before he died.

The gathering of all the evil thoughts in this world.

For several years of wandering here,

I gathered all the greed,

murderous desires, and lust. Now,

it has grown bigger.

The time has come.

State Preceptor Jingxiu, with the help of this item,

you can become the new Demon Lord.

Since you hate the Heavenly Race so much and you have such an item with you,

why not use it yourself?

I do want to do that!

What a pity that my immortal skeleton has been removed and all my cultivation is gone.

Even if I have this demonic seed with me, I will not be able to use it.

But you are different.

You are greatly endowed with natural skills and you are of high god status.

Only by your body would the demonic seed be used maximally.

Even if I obtain its power,

how could I go against the gods of the Heavenly Race by my strength alone?

Since I found you,

I would of course make plans for you.

The gates to the netherworld under the Spirit-Binding Abyss

have the whole Demon Realm sealed behind them.

As long as you open those gates,

innumerable demons would be under your command.

By then, you only need to raise your arm and shout the command, your army will gather and directly charge into the Heavenly Palace.

How hard could it be?

Stop hesitating.

State Preceptor Jingxiu, if you miss this,

you will never have another chance to make a comeback.

Those hypocrites...

They disappointed you like that. Do you not hate them?

Do you not want to kill them and take back everything that belongs to you?

Only I can help you.

I will jump into the Spirit-Binding Abyss

and open the gates of the netherworld.

Gather an army for you, and help you achieve your grand undertaking!

Immortality is a path. Demonization is also a path.

The seven affections and six desires are the most useless things in this world.

They will only become your burden.

Only a strong power is eternal and unchanging.

State Preceptor Jingxiu, stop hesitating.

Break through the sky and earth with me.

Abandon heaven and become a demon. Defeat all in this

pretentious and heartless world and its living creatures.

Establish a demon world where

our words are the law.

Are you willing?

Are you the one begging me,

or the demonic seed in your heart?

No matter how strong the power of the demon is,

it still had to rely on a woman.

Demon...

is only the evil thought of all living creatures within the Six Realms.

The Demon Lord...

is a demon wholeheartedly, his path has become that of the demon.

Wholeheartedly taking the path. Being a demon is already the path.

Give it to me.

I will let you borrow my path then.

Who are you?

State Master of Shanling.

Who really are you?

You...have been affected by the demonic aura in Spirit-Binding Abyss.

With your cultivation, you will have to meditate for a hundred days

before you can eliminate that demonic aura.

Do you need me to help you?

Thank you, Immortal Lord.

No need for thanks.

I have received kindness from you, yet I still do not know your name.

Do you not recognize me, State Master?

I did live in Heavenly Palace for a while,

but I seem to have never seen you.

You have very strong magical power, so you must be a high master.

If I have seen you, I surely would not have forgotten it.

State Master, you do not know me,

but I have known about you for a long time.

Why did you come to my Shanling Tribe today?

Why then did you come to Spirit-Binding Abyss?

I suddenly saw dark clouds gathering in the direction of Spirit-Binding Abyss today.

Dark crows were flying above and would not disperse. I sensed something was wrong, so I went to check it.

Did you find out anything?

I sensed that earth below the Abyss was being disturbed by something.

The aura of death is dissipating.

Spirit-Binding Abyss is the intersection of the heavenly and demonic realms.

The prisoners locked up in there are being attacked by demonic aura.

They have long lost their minds and have become grudging ghosts.

Occasional restless movements, deadly aura dissipating,

these are very common. Not worthy of being worried about.

Did you sense anything that you deliberately rushed to Spirit-Binding Abyss?

Not really.

I went there to look for you.

Look for me?

Ling Xi? Why are you here?

- Jiuchen. - Yes. - I invited her here.

Jiuchen greats the Respected Teacher.

Heavenly Supreme Lord?

Yes.

Say, Sister, I brought those for you.

High God Yunfeng is petrified, not dead!

Why are you displaying those foods like you are offering them to the dead?

Hush up.

Yunfeng, I have not seen Ling Xi for a long time.

I am going to visit her.

I also will be returning to Peach Forest to handle some affairs.

But I will be back soon.

You will not blame me, right?

Of course he won't.

His five senses have been sealed. He does not even know that you are here!

You'll endure hardships for a thousand years, while for him, it is just waking up from a long sleep.

Hence, Heavenly Emperor is clearly biased. How is this a punishment?

He clearly was just forced to cultivate in seclusion for several years.

He even has lightning to open up his channels every day!

If this continues, maybe his power will be stronger than the God of War's after a thousand years!

No one will treat you as a mute if you do not talk!

I...

Get married?

Yes.

You want to marry her?

Right.

Before I inform the Heavenly Emperor about this, I wanted to inform you first.

She is the State Master of Shanling Tribe.

The State Master of Shanling is not allowed to marry an outsider.

We...have talked about this matter.

Soon, Ling Xi will step down from her State Master position.

At that time, I will personally go to Peach Forest to propose marriage.

Ling Xi was born in Peach Forest and has a careless personality.

She is also not that clever nor very beautiful.

As a State Master, she did slipshod work, just barely acceptable.

But she is simple and optimistic, destined to be with me.

I like her. I want to be with her.

May Respected Teacher allow it.

Since you like her,

why would I hinder it?

State Master of Shanling.

I am here.

My disciple seems to like you quite intensely.

Respected Teacher, sorry to have embarrassed ourselves.

Since Respected Teacher has no objections, I will hasten the preparations then.

Your marriage concerns two tribes.

It is not a small matter.

You must tread cautiously.

Yes.

Why did you come to the Heavenly Palace today?

Respected Teacher invited you here?

Ling Xi.

I am asking if Respected Teacher personally went to Shanling Realm to invite you here?

Let me ask you, who agreed to marry you?

If it's not me, who are you marrying?

Can I not marry?

You cannot.

Why do you keep making decisions by yourself?

I am not making decisions by myself!

You promised me this back then.

Once you investigated the truth and found a suitable replacement for the State Master position, you would marry me.

Now, the truth is out. Changting is also a very suitable choice.

The time has come. What else are you waiting for?

I...

Our marriage concerns two tribes. It is not a small matter.

Naturally I must tell my elder about this first

before informing Heavenly Emperor, then proposing marriage to you.

Who knew you would suddenly come here? How can you blame me?

So it means, it is my fault then?

It is fine. I will not blame you.

Oh right, you said that I am not clever, lazy, and careless.

I can let you off for that.

But you said that I'm not beautiful. What do you mean?

Are your eyes blind? How am I not beautiful?

There are so many beautiful women here in Heavenly Palace.

Your looks are acceptable.

Enough. Let us go back home!

Go back home?

What home?

Jiuchen.

I still have not agreed.

I am very unhappy that you made this decision by yourself.

You are blaming me for not asking for your opinion?

Of course.

Let me ask you,

I want to marry you as my wife. Are you willing?

Are you then willing to be with me forever, not separating or abandoning me?

Of course.

Then are you willing to take care of me and accompany me all your life,

never leaving me?

I am willing. What else?

You can only like me.

You cannot have thoughts of infidelity. You cannot have a change of heart.

And you cannot give others a second glance.

You can only like me.

You cannot have thoughts of infidelity. You cannot have a change of heart.

And you cannot give others a second glance.

After saying so much,

do you agree or not?

I still have to think about it.

You still have to think?

For how long?

One month?

Too long!

Then, ten days?

Still too long!

Then,

three days.

I still have to handle some matters.

I...will be leaving now.

I...will give you an answer after three days.

Too long.

Think right here. Think about it now.

Now?

Right. Think about it well.

I will give you one breath's time.

One breath's...

Senior Deity, sorry to have disturbed you.

Senior Deity.

What is it?

Heavenly Emperor asks for you.

Understood.

Think about it well.

If you cannot figure it out, I will decide for you.

You...and Senior Deity are getting married?

You and Senior Deity are getting married?

How did you know?

Heavenly Emperor said so.

Heavenly Emperor has announced it in the main palace hall.

He even has gathered the different deities

to prepare the wedding between you and Senior Deity!

Wedding? What is the big deal?

Within the Four Seas and Eight Wilderness, who does not know that God of War is blind and fell for you?

That you two will get married sooner or later?

Ling Xi, do you not like Senior Deity?

I like him.

Then, you do not want to be with him forever?

I do!

Then why are you unhappy that he announced to the world that he is marrying you?

She...is just so happy that she became an idiot.

I get it.

The journey to this point was too difficult so that when bliss happened,

you got caught off guard.

Ling Xi!

Ling Xi! You are getting married? Let me treat you to some wine.

Those are my wines! Who allowed you to use my wines as favors?

Give me that!

These are my wines? My hair was used to brew these, so these are mine!

You are even getting tough with me? Do you know what marriage is?

Of course, I know.

Marriage is pollinating.

When a flower is pollinated, it can bear fruit.

But one of you is a dragon, the other a phoenix?

You two cannot bear fruit, but can only lay an egg!

Ling Xi, drink some wine.

Come, I will drink with you.

I will drink with you too!

Here.

Quickly.

Okay. Okay. I am drinking. Here.

Cheers!

Good wine!

Ling Xi!

I told you to slow down.

Be careful.

I want to see Jiuchen.

- Lean on me. - I do not want you. I want Jiuchen!

God of War?

- Senior Deity. - Jiuchen.

God of War, that Ling Xi is drunk. I'll take her back to Peach Forest.

It is okay. I will take her home.

But...

Jiuchen, hold me.

Hold me.

Go where? Back to Tianxi Palace?

Let us go to Polar Abyss, okay?

Sure.

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

♫ 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. ♫