Original subtitles

[The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils]

[Episode 9]

Do you agree to my conditions?

What if I don't?

At worst, we'll duel for days and nights.

By the end of the battle, you might already be a grandfather.

Yu!

- Yu! - Yu!

- Yu! - Yu!

Ling'er?

Ling'er, is that you?

Ling'er! Ling'er!

- Mother. - Ling'er!

You brat!

Are you all right?

Have you no shame? How did you end up with that bastard?

I'm going to slap you to death!

I'm disciplining my own daughter. You stay out of this!

Chief Zhong, I didn't expect you to be so generous

as to let your daughter take care of my son.

In that case, she's also part of my family.

Thus, I won't let this be.

How could this be?

- Mother! - Ling'er!

Third-in-Command Yue, your master commands you

to rescue Miss Zhong right away!

What did you say?

You take me as your mentor and Miss Zhong is my wife.

That makes her your responsibility too.

Yun Zhong He is tormenting your master's wife.

Wouldn't it be disgraceful and unheroic of you to let this be?

Wait!

How many wives do you have?

Don't ask too much! All things considered,

if you can't even win against Yun Zhong He,

you'll be demoted to Fifth Evil, or even the Sixth Evil!

Impossible! Cut the crap!

Mrs. Zhong.

Chief Zhong and the Nanhai Crocodile have gone after Miss Zhong.

I'm sure they'll get her back soon.

When Miss Zhong comes back,

we will officially propose a marriage between Duan Yu and Zhong Ling.

Rest assured. Whatever Yu does,

the Duans will be responsible for him.

Come with me, Yu.

Chun. This matter ends here.

Yu still needs to be healed.

We should depart right away.

Yes.

Let's go, Yu.

Don't worry, Bao Bao.

You heard what my brother said.

We will propose a marriage definitely.

You don't get it at all.

Not a single thing!

Bao Bao?

Thanks to Your Majesty's brilliant plan

of feigning one thing while doing something else.

You sent Marshal Hua to dig a tunnel

in order to defeat the Four Evils

while they were caught off guard.

I still don't get it.

Obviously, that was Miss Mu in the stone house.

How did it turn out to be Miss Zhong in the end?

At first, I dug the wrong way and ran into Miss Zhong.

Then, I dragged her into the tunnel.

I only intended to prevent her from discovering the secret of the tunnel.

However, later, I heard the conversation between Zhong Wan Chou and his wife.

That's when I learned that he plotted to bring down Duan Yu.

I quickly revised my plans and took her to the stone house.

Seeing how abominable Zhong Wan Chou was,

I thought of playing a big prank on him.

(I immediately took off Miss Zhong's outer robe and put it on Miss Mu.)

(Then I carried Miss Zhong to Young Master Duan.)

Come in.

Grand Martial Uncle.

Hui Zhen told me

that you've been sparring with the masters this afternoon.

Yes.

Martial Uncle said it was a golden opportunity, so he fielded me.

Did you win or lose?

I lost.

The masters of the temple are indeed skilled.

I accept my defeat with a sincere heart.

Grand Martial Uncle.

I'm worried that I'm too slow and dull

that I might disgrace Shaolin.

You are neither slow nor dull.

You are merely too serious.

I often wonder...what were my parents like?

I guess...

they must have been like you.

You fool.

You little fool.

There's an old saying that goes,

too much wisdom will hurt you

and deep passion will shorten your life.

That is meant for someone like you who is often too concerned for others.

Maybe you'll never know

as long as you're flesh and blood.

Flesh and blood?

I grew up in a monastery all my life.

I have never felt or encountered desires.

There is a wide road up ahead.

There are opportunities at every corner.

Yet neither of us can see through it.

Remember.

In life, there are circumstances. Both good and bad.

There are all sorts of talented people and states of mind,

yet none of them determine a person's status.

As long as you are kind-hearted,

even if your abilities are limited,

you, too, can make a difference.

I will remember that.

Why did you summon me in the middle of the night, Brother?

Chun... Guess.

Who sparred with me today?

I have no idea.

Could it be someone who left Tianlong Temple?

It was... Prince Yan Qing.

But Prince Yan Qing is no longer with us.

You probably ran into some impostor.

One can assume his name as one pleases,

but no one can imitate his One-finger Death Touch,

let alone attain his level of that skill.

This person is leagues above me.

So I brought myself to conclude that he is indeed Prince Yan Qing.

There's no doubt about it.

If he really is Prince Yan Qing,

he must be the most prominent figure in the Duan family.

Then why would he turn on us and bring down our reputation?

He is disabled as we speak.

I believe that something unthinkable must have happened.

That puts it beyond logical reasoning.

Besides, I now occupy the throne of Dali.

This will certainly infuriate Prince Yan Qing.

I supposehe wants to ruin all of us

to satisfy his sadistic desire.

Your Majesty, you have been on the throne for a long time.

You are beloved and respected by your subjects.

And you have done great deeds for the nation.

Even if Prince Yan Qing is reborn,

he can no longer assume the throne.

Even if Emperor Shang De is revived, he can no longer take your throne.

Let us not dwell on whether he is Prince Yan Qing or not.

We'll just treat him as the leader of the Four Evils.

Anyone can do away with him, Your Majesty.

No.

This throne belonged to him in the first place.

Had he not fallen into our enemy's traps and gone missing,

the late emperor would not have assumed the throne and later passed it to me.

Now that he has reemerged,

we should return the throne to him.

I believe that if the late emperor was still alive,

he would do the same.

You mustn't, Brother.

This green-robed stranger is the chief of the Four Evils.

If he is in Dali,

there's no telling how much suffering he will cause to our people.

If you give him the throne,

I would rather die a thousand deaths than accept it!

Dare I... second his motion.

We see that this man is indeed perverse and vicious.

It would be fitting to deem him a brazen criminal.

If this wicked man is not Prince Yan Qing,

then he shall not covet your throne.

But even if he is Prince Yan Qing,

how can you let such a treacherous man

rule over the people of Dali, Your Majesty?

That will cause the kingdom to collapse and fall into chaos!

Please reconsider, Brother.

Please reconsider, Your Majesty.

Both of you, rise.

What you said makes sense.

- Ba Si Kong. - Yes, Your Majesty.

Here is my edict.

Have the Hanlin Academy draft an imperial decree on my behalf.

To confer my brother, Zheng Chun, as the crown prince.

Brother, your kingdom is prospering and your people are doing well.

The heavens will bless us with plenty of descendants.

We should postpone the discussion of the naming of the heir to the throne.

I have made up my mind.

As for Prince Yan Qing, this is between the three of us.

By no means shall it be divulged

to prevent any exploitation by those with malicious intent.

Yes, Your Majesty.

- Ba Si Kong. - Yes, Your Majesty.

Go on. Pass on the decree.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Look. This is our Dali.

Our way of life is simple, yet the people thrive in harmony.

Though lacking the abundance of the Central Plains,

we, men and women, young and old,

are able to live peacefully

in a simple and happy life.

I only wish for the people of Dali

to continue living happily and peacefully

from generation to generation.

Indeed, Your Majesty.

Congratulations, Your Highness.

It is your merits and capabilities that earned you this conferment.

I am flattered.

Dan Chen, how is Wan Li doing?

Thanks to your blessings, he has fully recovered.

Good to hear.

I would also like to congratulate Young Master Duan.

We hope to have a cup of wine at Young Master Duan's wedding as well.

The Nanhai Crocodile and Zhong Wan Chou teamed up to rescue Miss Zhong.

They will surely return with her safely.

My brother has also sent someone to inquire about her.

Once she returns, we'll get on with the proposal right away.

- Gan Bao Bao presents this to you. - What is this?

It's Zhong Ling's horoscope.

She... She wanted him to pass it to you.

How clever of them.

Someone has presented us

their daughter's horoscope ahead of the proposal.

- It's off. - What's off?

You see, Zhong Wan Chou carries ill intentions.

We certainly cannot have him as an in-law.

This matter will certainly not do.

I see.

It turns out that this girl, Zhong Ling,

is also your illegitimate daughter.

Reporting!

Your Highness, two eminent monks sent from Shaolin to deliver a letter.

My dear, I'm going out to see them.

Father. Father!

We, the monks from Shaolin, Hui Zhen and Xu Zhu,

greet Your Highness.

You have come a long way.

Welcome to my palace. Please come inside and have some tea.

There is no need. Your Highness, our abbot instructed us to present this letter

to Emperor Bao Ding and Prince Zhennan.

If possible, we would like to see His Majesty

over some other pressing matters.

All right. I will take you both to see His Majesty.

Amitabha.

Your Majesty, Prince Zhennan and two Shaolin monks seek your audience.

Shaolin monks?

- Let them in. - Yes, Your Majesty.

Right this way.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Masters, you must be tired from coming a long way.

This is a letter from our abbot.

Please read it, Your Majesty.

The Abbot of Shaolin once decreed.

We are all disciples of Buddha and members of a pugilist world

who will heed all commands within the bounds of our teachings.

Reverend Xuan Bei is proficient in Buddhism and also in martial arts.

My brethren and I have always admired him.

I wonder when he will grace us with his presence?

So that we may prepare the place in advance for his arrival.

We are all members of the pugilist world.

There is no need for such formalities.

Both of you look dejected.

I wonder why.

Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty.

Our...Our reverend has passed away.

He passed away?

May I ask when did Reverend Xuan Bei pass away?

Three days prior,

Grand Martial Uncle brought us here. To Dali.

And stopped by the Shenjie Monastery.

We had planned to rest and recuperate ourselves

while waiting for Your Majesty and Prince Zhennan to summon us.

Little did we expect, yesterday morning,

(when...) (when I checked on him, )

(I found out that he had passed away.)

Was Reverend Xuan Bei afflicted by some hidden weapon?

Hidden weapon?

But...But there were no wounds on his body.

And there were no signs of fighting in his room.

Reverend Xuan Bei must have been killed by the Great Vajra in his chest.

It is exactly as you said.

May I ask how you knew about it?

I've heard of Reverend Xuan Bei for a long time.

The Great Vajra is one of the most revered kung-fu.

Once inflicted, it shatters the opponent's bones.

It is overbearing.

May I ask if that was the case for the Reverend?

Yes.

Do you have any idea who could have done it?

The Murong Clan has a saying that goes,

"Fight fire with fire."

Perhaps you have heard of it?

No. The heavens must be playing a joke on me!

I'm already engaged to Wan.

But for some reason, she turned out to be my sister.

Now, even Zhong Ling turned out to be my sister too.

This is terrible! What do I do now?

Oh, Duan Yu. Duan Yu.

If you had honed your martial arts skills,

you could have saved Wan and took her with you out of the stone house.

That way, Zhong Ling would not have fallen into Yun Zhong He's hands!

Never mind. Instead of dwelling on such troubling matters,

I should...

I should put more effort into practicing the techniques Miss Deity passed to me.

That's right.

What? How did it end up like this?

Oh, no. It...

I could not bear the heat inside the stone house and removed my clothes.

The pages must have been torn apart when I roughly took off my clothes.

Never mind. The scroll is ruined.

There's no way I can practice Miss Deity's techniques now.

But that means all the things Miss Deity said about wiping out the Carefree Sect and whatnot,

all of those don't matter anymore.

That's right.

Besides, I feel as if I am insulting her by potentially having lewd thoughts

whenever I see the nude images on this scroll.

I might as well burn it.

I have heard of someone in this world who goes by the name Murong Bo.

Under that name, he developed a profound knowledge of martial arts.

It seems that he knows and can perform every secret technique of every sect in the pugilist world.

Most interestingly, when he wants to kill someone,

he will choose to end their lives with the very technique that earned them their fame.

That leaves us much to ponder then.

How can he master all the martial arts in the world?

Indeed, Your Highness.

To study all of the knowledge in the world

is as if to swim through the entire sea. There is no end to it.

I heard

that if Murong Bo cannot learn his foe's ultimate skill

and thus cannot kill them with their own technique,

he will absolutely not attack them.

I, too, have heard of this strange man.

The Three Heroes of Luo Clan in Hebei were proficient in flying awls.

Yet all three of them were killed by flying awls themselves.

The Taoist Zhang Xu from Shandong is fond

of chopping off his foes' limbs when he kills.

He ended up with his limbs chopped off as well.

Just like the saying, "Fight fire with fire."

These very words were quoted from Taoist Zhang Xu's incident.

It happened in downtown ​​Jinan.

A lot of people watched

Taoist Zhang Xu got his limbs chopped off as he screamed and rolled on the ground.

If that's the case, then this man must be highly skilled.

I have an experience

I will share it with all of you.

13 years ago,

I escorted an official who had served his term back to his hometown.

On the way, we ran into four bandits.

They attacked us and tried to rob us.

Forced by the circumstances,

I used my Vajra Finger and killed all of them.

(At that very moment, along came a mother and a child.)

(The mother appeared to be in her late thirties, )

(while the boy on horseback)

(was probably around 11 or 12.)

(He was good-looking and seemed well-groomed.)

(and seemed well-groomed.)

(But then I heard the boy say...)

What's so great about that?

Jack of all trades.

A young boy ran his mouth at you like that?

You don't understand, Your Highness.

It made me very furious when he said that.

But how could I argue with a child?

However, that woman saw through my skills right away.

She said my Vajra Finger technique was authentic.

From the Dharma Academy in Putian, Fujian.

That I had only mastered a third of the skill.

I was taken aback and horrified by the revelation.

I wanted to ask her for guidance.

So What happened after that?

You didn't scare the child, did you?

Not at all.

Hold it right there!

What did you say?

(The boy was about to confront me, )

(but the woman restrained him.)

Apparently, she told him

not to cause trouble on the road.

However, I was young and restless.

I insisted on arguing.

So I stepped forward.

Hold it right there!

(He turned around and hit me with a single strike.)

That's when I realized that his skills far exceeded mine.

Unexpectedly, the woman said to him...

If you're going to strike,

you must make sure you end his life!

- (The boy came straight at me.) - Kill him!

(I hurriedly used my Cloud Blocking Hand.)

However, the boy did not dodge and charged head-on.

I only felt pain in my left chest.

How can such a young child possess such skills?

Fortunately, my body is different.

My heart is aligned to the right,

so I survived.

The boy was surprised to see that I didn't die.

But the woman stopped him.

She said, "The Murong Clan does not have a letdown of a boy like you."

You haven't mastered your skills, "so you are not to fight him anymore."

And she took him away.

Thus, my life was spared.

That boy should be about the same age as Young Master Duan now.

The boy I met was probably not Murong Bo,

but his son, Murong Fu.

By looking at the child,

you can tell what his father is like.

I am ashamed.

As I spend my time contemplating on life and death these days,

I have rarely thought of my past honor and shame nowadays.

But when I look back sometimes,

fear still lingers in me.

It seems that this person is the one who killed Grand Martial Uncle.

I'm going to find him.

I want to avenge Grand Martial Uncle.

I'm going to find him.

Xu Zhu. This is not a matter to take lightly of.

Don't speak rashly until we get to the bottom of this.

That's right.

Chun.

You will lead a mission to the Shenjie Monastery in Luliangzhou

to pay my respects to the late Reverend Xuan Bei.

- Tian Shi. - Yes, Your Majesty.

Write a letter to the Abbot of Shaolin

to say that the Duan family has not forgotten their roots in the pugilist world.

But our ancestors have wished for us

not to allow our descendants

to get involved in the vendettas of the pugilist world.

Regarding the death of Reverend Xuan Bei,

while the Duan family of Dali will not observe and do nothing,

but the Shaolin Temple will have to

deal with the vendetta behind the assassination of the Reverend on your own.

We will not intervene.

Understood. As you command.

As you command.

Take the monks to prepare.

Yes, Your Majesty.

This way, please.

Chun.

After you attend the wake,

you are to assist them and investigate the murder in secret.

Remember, by no means shall you involve the Duan family in it.

Understood, Your Majesty.

A secret sign?

Could there be more of those from the pugilist world here again?

Wan!

I have another matter to report.

What is it?

It is about Yu and Miss Zhong's marriage.

I'm afraid it'll be called off.

How so?

Miss Zhong is also my daughter.

Karma. It is karma.

Remember that you are the crown prince of Dali.

You ought to mind your behavior in the future.

You should return to check on your consort.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Wan? Wan?

Wan?

Wan?

Wan! Please don't leave! Please!

Wan'er.

It's no use.

Let's go.

Aunt Qin?

Aunt Qin? Why don't you come inside, please?

Why should we?

To be killed by your mother?

Wan. Don't leave. Please don't leave first.

We can work this out, all right? We can think of something.

There's no way to solve this.

Unless you and I kill ourselves

so that we may reincarnate.

And meet again in the next our next lives, where we may become husband and wife

when we are no longer siblings.

Are you willing to die with me?

Wan...

Mother, let's go.

Wan...

Wan!

Feng Huang'er? I am home.

Feng Huang'er? Open the door.

- Talk to me. - About what?

About how Zhong Ling turned out to be your daughter?

Feng Huang'er, let me explain.

let me explain.

I know it's all my fault.

You may punish me however you like.

But could you please open the door so we can talk?

Leave.

I don't want to talk to you.

If you don't leave,

I'll return to Yuxu Monastery.

(I was the one who wronged her in the first place.)

(I do not blame her for balming me.)

(Bao Bao was only 17)(when she got pregnant with my child.)

(What else could she do then?)

Prepare my horse.

Absurd. This is absurd!

Mrs. Zhong has a strong relationship with Chief Zhong,

yet she had an affair with my father.

She even gave birth to a daughter!

Wan is cheeky and strong-headed, yet gentle and soft as water.

Miss Zhong is naive and artless, yet she upholds love and justice.

I can't believe that both of them turned out to be my sisters.

Do you want to live or die?

If you become my master, you will be dead.

If you become my disciple, you will live!

All right.

So you changed your mind. You don't want to be my disciple now.

So you would rather be a bastard instead then?

No way! I've thought it over already.

Now, I want you to give me eight hard kowtows so you'll expel me.

Then, you will give me eight more kowtows to accept me as your master.

That way, I won't be a bastard!

I won't do it! You might as well kill me.

I can't fight back anyway.

You...

You can't fool me!

You want me to be a bastard?

In your dreams!

Fine.

Well, since you won't kill me,

I'm still your master as we speak.

You're still my disciple.

Let me ask you this. I told you to rescue Zhong Ling.

- How did it go? - You...

Don't bring that up!

I was fighting Yun Zhong He when Zhong Wan Chou came out of the blue.

He saved her when I wasn't paying attention.

But Fourth Brother said that we must go to Wanjie Valley and kill Zhong Wan Chou!

If not, we will never be able to hold our heads up in the martial world again!

Everyone is going to look down on me!

Wait. What sort of reasoning is that?

Don't you get it?

Look! That little girl is my master's wife.

So That makes Zhong Wan Chou two generations above me!

Who does he think he is?

To be two generations above me?

So we must kill him!

You know what else he said?

He said he would take Zhong Wan Chou's wife as his own!

Fourth Brother is so thoughtful!

He cares so much for me!

Enough talk. Take me there right now!

Bao Bao?

Bao Bao. I have always been thinking of you.

I have missed you.

Chun, is that really you?

Yes.

- Bao Bao. - Chun.

I missed you so much.

Do you really mean that?

Quick, go find your mother!

Oh no, Zhong Wan Chou is here.

Chun, go hide. Quick!

Go find your mother!

Mother!

Ling'er!

Ling'er, you're home!

- Mother! - Ling'er!

You little girl.

Even if you try to run to the edge of the earth,

I'll get you eventually.

Hide!

Wonderful.

First, I'll take that little girl for myself.

Then, I'll kill her father and take her mother too.

Doesn't that sound wonderful?

Ling'er. Let's go.

Get in. Quick! Get in!

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♫ In this life, no matter who is laughing at me ♫

♫ I will not go mad or be unreasonable ♫

♫ I have crossed seas and mountains of hardships ♫

♫ Everything has it's earnings ♫

♫ All the things that happened in the past are as clear as ink ♫

♫ I wait for it to run dry and then start to tint ♫

♫ All worldly desires are like mountains and valleys ♫

♫ Borrowing rain's tears as the water rushes out ♫

♫ If you come across me in this life, who cares if it's life or death in the end ♫

♫ I might as well become a river ♫

♫ As the sword laughs, many of your dreams are shattered ♫

♫ It's just a small story in the martial arts world ♫

♫ If you come across me in this life, so what if I abandon all my riches ♫

♫ Where do I go to ask the rights and the wrongs, the benefits and the losses, the empty and the colorful ♫

♫ If you make it past, come back to find the cause ♫

♫ How will fate deal with me? ♫

♫ If you come across me in this life, so what if I abandon all my riches ♫

♫ Where do I go to ask the rights and the wrongs, the benefits and the losses, the empty and the colorful ♫

♫ As the sword laughs, many of your dreams are shattered ♫

♫ It's just a small story in the martial arts world ♫

♫ If you come across me in this life, so what if I abandon all my riches ♫

♫ Where do I go to ask the rights and the wrongs, the benefits and the losses, the empty and the colorful ♫

♫ If you make it past, come back to find the cause ♫

♫ How will fate deal with me? ♫