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[The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils]

[Episode 17]

Mr. Duan. Did you use Minute Steps Upon Towering Waves?

Yes. If you want to see it, Miss Wang, I can show you again.

However, whether I can finish my demonstration

is entirely up to this mystical thing called luck.

Careful, Mr. Duan! Dodge first. No need to demonstrate anymore.

But if I don't demonstrate now, when I die, you won't be able to see it anymore.

Grab that girl first!

Miss Wang...

I killed them all.

Not all.

You cannot leave this place unless I'm dead.

I don't want to kill you.

Also, I'm not as strong as you.

We never fought before.

How do you know you're weaker than me?

Careful, Mr. Duan!

Go back to your Master.

I shall see what she will use to kill me.

Come up here, Mr. Duan.

Miss Wang.

Miss Wang, I can't defeat him. Let's find a way to run.

He's sitting right there. We can never escape.

Mr. Duan.

Can you help me to put on some clothes first?

Okay.

Please close your eyes.

Don't ever open them.

Let's start from the sleeves.

And then,

there are two strings below your hand.

Can you tie a knot for me?

You... Not that spot.

It's... below it.

Sorry!

Careful.

Are you done?

Yes.

Open your eyes then.

How indecent.

I told you to learn some techniques before facing me.

I'm not here to see you two get all chummy.

When you two fought just now, he used 17 techniques from different sects.

I can't figure out which sect he belongs to at the moment.

You can't defeat him.

You heard what she said,

I can never defeat you.

When will you let this go?

Of course, I can let you live. It's just that, from now onwards,

whenever you see me, you'll get on your knees and give me three kowtows.

Then, you'll say loud and clear:

"Show mercy! I'm but a swine!"

A gentleman would rather die than be humiliated.

I will not beg and kowtow to you.

If you want to kill me, do it now.

You're not afraid of dying?

Of course, I do.

But getting on my knees and begging for my life whenever I see you, that's worse than dying.

I don't see how

kowtowing to me is a bad thing.

When I become the emperor,

you

will have to get on your knees when you see me too.

(That's odd. Why did he say the same thing as well?)

Kowtowing to the emperor is different.

That's proper manner. It's not begging for my life.

I will never kowtow to you.

Just kill me with your blade.

Sure.

Come down here.

I'll give you one swift cut.

If you want to kill me, then I can only accept my fate.

However, I have a favor to ask.

Speak.

This lady here has been poisoned.

Her limbs are drained of power and cannot move.

Can you please send her back to the Mandarava Villa by the Lake Tai?

Why should I do you a favor?

The Xixia East General issued a decree that

whoever captures this knowledgeable girl

will be rewarded with a thousand gold

and the Commander of the Ten Thousand Households title.

In this case, I'll write you a missive.

Once you send her back, keep this missive and head to the Dali Kingdom.

5,000 gold will be yours.

You'll be given the same title too.

Who do you think you are?

One missive from you is enough to give me 5,000 gold

and the Commander of Ten Thousand Households title?

I can't do anything if you don't trust me.

My death is but a small matter.

But if a girl is stranded here because of my death, and is then captured by the thugs...

A million deaths won't be enough to atone for my sin.

If you lay your finger on me, my cousin shall avenge me.

The Xixia kingdom will be thrown into disarray.

Chaos will ensue.

Your cousin?

Who's your cousin?

My cousin is Mr. Murong.

Surely you have heard of the Murong clan?

Whatever you do to me, he will pay it back tenfold.

If Mr. Murong sees your inappropriate behavior with another young man,

he will not want to avenge you.

Such accusation!

Mr. Duan is just a stranger to me.

May I know your name, Mr. General?

Do you even dare to tell me your name?

Of course!

I do not have anything to hide.

I'm Li Yan Zong of the Xixia kingdom.

Your surname is Li.

That's the surname of Xixia's royal family.

Not just Xixia's. Soon, we will conquer both Liao and Song,

then eliminate the Tibetans by the west and devour the Dali Kingdom by the south.

(His manner of speech is so familiar...)

You are very ambitious.

However, General Li, you have mastered the techniques of every sect.

You can easily become the best fighter in the world.

However, world dominion cannot be achieved solely through martial prowess.

Also, in my opinion,

you're not the best fighter.

Elaborate.

From what I've seen so far, there are two individuals

stronger than you in this world.

And who are they?

The first one is the ex-chief of the Beggars' Sect, Qiao Feng.

And the second person?

My cousin,

Murong Fu, from the Murong clan.

You ranked Qiao Feng before Murong Fu.

Was it an objective conclusion or was it due to personal reasons?

What do you mean?

If it's an objective conclusion,

it means you truly think that Qiao Feng is stronger than Murong Fu.

If it's due to personal reasons,

it means you put an outsider above Murong Fu as a gesture of common courtesy.

It doesn't matter.

I certainly wish that my cousin is stronger than Chief Qiao

but at the moment, he isn't.

I see.

You're implying that Qiao Feng only knows the techniques from his own sect.

But your cousin is well-versed in every technique available.

As he slowly improves, he will become the strongest fighter one day.

No.

The best fighter, I fear,

will most probably be Mr. Duan here.

This kid?

Thanks to your instructions, he learned Minute Steps Upon Towering Waves.

I didn't know an escaping technique is all it takes to be the world's best.

If he studies under me, he might not still be able to defeat Chief Qiao after three years.

But defeating you will be a piece of cake.

All right.

I'll believe what you said.

Instead of letting him grow to be a future nuisance, I shall kill him today.

Mr. Duan.

The sword energy released from your hand only works intermittently.

Why is that?

I don't know.

Just do your best and pierce his right wrist with your sword energy.

Grab his sword then hug him tight

before using Six Solar Snow-Melt Skill to negate his power.

What skill is that?

Back then in Mandarava Villa when you rescued me,

you used the special technique of the Dali Duan family.

Why would you learn a dirty technique like Great Energy Dissolving Skill?

It's not the Great Energy Dissolving Skill.

It's called Six Solar Snow-Melt Skill.

Miss Wang.

Due to my incompetence,

I cannot send you back.

I'm deeply sorry.

If one day you return home and marry your cousin,

don't forget

to spill some wine on the camellia that I planted.

It'll mean I have come and given you my blessing.

Mr. Duan.

I will never ever forget

the kindness that you extended

to me.

General Li.

Since you've decided to kill me,

now's the time.

Mr. Duan.

Escape by the front door and run for your life.

As long as I'm still alive,

I will protect you, Miss Wang.

You might be a martial art idiot, but you're definitely a good lover.

This Miss Wang must be your soulmate to warrant your sacrifice.

Enough talking.

I'll count to ten.

If you still can't kill me by then, you'll have to let me go.

Fifth hit.

Sixth hit.

Seventh hit.

Ninth hit.

Tenth hit.

Eleventh hit.

It's the thirteenth now and I'm still alive.

It means you can't kill me.

You enjoy running, don't you?

I shall kill the girl upstairs first then.

No!

Move one inch

and you'll die by my blade.

If you kill him, kill me too.

Or else, I will kill you to avenge his death one day.

This claim of yours sure is bold.

It seems like

you do have feelings

towards him.

Feelings?

There isn't even love between us.

However, if he dies for me,

it's only normal that I avenge him.

No

Regret?

No regret.

Miss Wang.

He left.

He left?

He didn't take my life.

Mr. Duan.

Does that bottle

contain the antidote?

Damn it. It's rancid.

Mr. Duan. Let me smell it.

It might be able to counter the poison inside me.

Okay.

Miss Wang.

Are you okay?

I can move my hands now.

Mr. Duan.

I wish to change my clothes now.

- Can you wait for me down there? - Sure.

Mr. Duan.

- Go down, please. - Okay.

Down.

Pardon me.

Come. Chug it.

More, please. Love it.

Chief Qiao.

Hush.

How do you feel?

Chief Qiao.

We've been poisoned.

We can't move at all.

Can you check their body to see if they have the antidote?

Wait for me.

Is this the antidote?

Here.

It stinks!

So?

I'm feeling better now.

Thanks, Chief Qiao.

- Zhu. - Here,

Bi.

What are you staring at, Zhu?

Nothing.

I didn't expect

to kill this many people one day.

Don't be so fickle-minded.

My mom might be a woman

but she's decisive.

You're a man

and you can't stop second-guessing.

It's my first time killing someone.

Of course, it's shocking.

I guess so.

But in this pugilist world,

bloodshed is an everyday occurrence.

Unless you plan to quit

the pugilist world?

Back home,

my dad and my uncle forced me to learn martial arts every day.

I kept refusing.

Who knew that one day,

when push comes to shove,

I'd kill somebody.

You want to study

so that you can be a scholar or the prime minister, I suppose?

Not really.

Working as a government official is boring.

What do you want to be then?

Are you like my cousin who wants

to be the emperor?

Mr. Murong wants to be the emperor?

I accidentally spilled the bean.

Please don't tell anyone else,

especially my cousin.

Or else, he'll reprimand me.

All right.

I don't care about Mr. Murong.

Whether he wants to be the emperor or a panhandler,

it's none of my business.

I don't have a say anyway.

Mr. Duan. Are you mad at me?

No.

Miss Wang.

Miss Wang. Remember this.

I will never ever be mad at you.

I don't want anything else.

As long as I can spend the rest of my life

like what I'm doing now,

I'll be content. I don't desire other things.

Mr. Duan. You saved my life.

I will remember this kindness of yours forever.

But my heart belongs to someone else already.

I hope you can mind your words

so that we can still be friends in the future.

Sure.

Let's get going.

How are you feeling? Better?

Chief Qiao. Thank you for your help.

It's my duty.

- Miss...? - I'm Zhu.

Miss Zhu, do you know where the Beggars' Sect is?

No, sorry.

Chief Qiao, your so-called sect took you for granted

and expelled you.

It now came back to bite them. They deserve it.

The way I see it, you need not save them.

Let them suffer so they'll learn.

They are my brothers who have been through life and death with me.

He Lian Tie Shu wanted to duel with me

but he poisoned everyone secretly.

It must be premeditated.

If I do not intervene in time,

not just the Beggars' Sect,

the Shaolin Temple, the Wudang Sect,

or even your Young Master Murong will be in danger.

I

Apologize for my short-sightedness.

He Lian Tie Shu imprisoned us on this wagon.

We were also poisoned so we couldn't know

what happened or where they went.

I shall take my leave then.

Chief Qiao.

Thank you.

You two should find a safe spot to settle down.

If you found your Young Master,

please warn him.

Sister.

Zhu.

Let's go.

Chief Qiao already left.

If the Xixia comes here, we'll be in trouble.

Let's go.

Miss Wang. Let's take it slow.

Watch your step.

The path is rocky.

Miss Wang. Let's check that place out later.

- That place. - Okay.

Miss Wang!

- Mr. Duan. - Mr. Duan.

- Miss Zhu. - Zhu.

- Bi. - Miss Bi. You guys are safe.

Wonderful.Wonderful news.

Why are you guys turning back? Bi and I were about to look for you.

What a coincidence! We were about to look for you too.

Here.

How did you guys escape?

Did you sniff the stinky bottle?

Thank god Chief Qiao came to help us.

The stinky bottle sure was unpleasant.

- Chief Qiao rescued you two? - Yes.

After he freed us, he went to rescue the Beggars' Sect disciples.

God knows where they went.

Chief Qiao was so concerned about them.

And they only knew to curse him non-stop.

He Sure is a righteous person.

He'd rather be betrayed than to betray someone.

Oh, Miss Wang, how about you?

- Did Chief Qiao save you too? - No.

Mr. Duan here protected me.

I see.

On behalf of my Young Master, thank you, Mr. Duan.

Miss Wang, where should we go next?

Mr. Duan and I were supposed to save you two.

Seeing the four of us safe and sound here is definitely a better outcome than expected.

The Beggars' Sect is none of our business.

In my opinion, we should head to the Shaolin Temple

to save your Young Master.

- Okay. - Okay.

I have always looked up to your Young Master.

I'd love to meet him.

Since I'm free, let me tag along with you guys to the Shaolin Temple.

-Give me a hand. -Who's there?

- Careful. - Let me scout it out.

Careful.

Who are you?

Mister, who hurt you?

We're from the Tianning Encampment.

A group of foreign thugs attacked our encampment and killed our leader.

Then, they cast us out.

Where is the encampment?

Over there.

- And the thugs? - Those thugs captured more than a hundred panhandlers.

They slaughtered chickens and cows.

Our leader wanted to intervene and so they killed him and all the guards.

Have they left?

-They are still there. - Run then!

If they find you, they'll slice you into pieces.

Let's go.

Mister...

Zhu. They are at wits' end.

- Why did you have to frighten them so? - I didn't exaggerate.

It's the truth.

Wait.

If the people from the Beggars' Sect are in the encampment,

then Mr. Qiao

headed towards the wrong direction!

I have a solution.

Mr. Duan. Miss Wang.

I can bring the stinky bottle with me

and impersonate Chief Qiao.

I'll save the Beggars' Sect disciples

and when they are out of danger, they will be grateful to Chief Qiao.

That way, I can repay his kindness.

Chief Qiao is burly.

How can you pull off the disguise?

The more challenging it is, the more my talent shines.

Even if you can fool everyone with your disguise,

you can't imitate his martial power.

Tianning Encampment unites all good fighters from the Xixia Yi Pin Tang.

You can't come and go at ease.

Why not let...

Miss, do you have something to say to me?

Can you disguise as someone else

and head to the encampment with Zhu?

But, if something happens...

Who should I disguise as, Miss?

People of the Beggars' Sect accused my cousin

of working with Chief Qiao in the dark

to kill Deputy Chief Ma.

If My cousin and Chief Qiao come to their rescue,

they will believe in their innocence.

Miss Wang, you want me to pretend to be your cousin?

Forget it.

The enemies in the encampment are strong.

Sending you two there will be too dangerous.

Let's stay here.

It's not dangerous at all.

Whatever you want me to do, I'll do it.

Running away is my forté.

My cousin kills people for breakfast.

He never flees.

I see.

Your cousin is the greatest hero ever.

I don't even deserve to pretend to be like him.

If I make a foolish mistake while disguised as him,

his reputation will be tarnished.

Disguising as my Young Master is no easy feat.

is no easy feat.

However, none from the Beggars' Sect is close to my Young Master either.

You only need to imitate roughly

his voice and his appearance.

I beg to differ.

Mr. Murong stands out like a jewel.

It's inimitable.

The way I see it, the further off the mark, the better.

Or else, when I run with tail between my legs,

your Young Master's reputation will be ruined.

Are you mad at me, Mr. Duan?

No.

Never.

I will never be mad at you.

Zhu, what do you think?

Let's go.

Miss Wang. Look.

How fares the resemblance?

And with these tall boots...

Sit and put them on.

So?

Uncanny resemblance?

Miss Wang. Check me out.

Do I look like your cousin?

Yes.

But, you're still not him.

- Little Brother. - Brother Qiao.

It took me so long to find you.

Why are you here?

We were about to disguise as you to rescue the people.

And now, you're here. Miss Zhu doesn't need her disguise anymore.

The Beggars' Sect expelled me.

Now, I don't care if they live or die.

live or die.

Also, both of us should have a drink together.

should have a drink together.

Sure.

Miss Wang. Care to join us?

You...

No problem...

But the people from the Beggars' Sect are you brothers, no?

You should rescue them.

Zhu?

Your disguise is otherworldly.

Even the voice is perfect.

Of course. Bring that stinky bottle and leave now.

Miss Wang. Wait for the good news here.

Chief Qiao. Please.

Let's go.

Take good care of Miss Wang.

Okay.

The wine's here.

Come, let's have some wine.

Come, come.

Have some wine.

Chug it.

And you call yourself a man?

How dare you used poison!

What a dishonest trick.

- Shameless being. - Shameless.

Such dishonest trick.

You're not a man.

The Beggars' Sect is the best sect.

Our chief is unrivaled.

When he's here,

he'll kill all of you.

Quan Guan Qing.

You asked us to expel the chief

and now, we're in the hands of our enemy.

Are you happy now?

We just expelled our chief

and now, we want him to save us.

If I were him,

I would leave us high and dry.

The false accusation of Chief Qiao

is wrongdoing on our part.

But Chief Qiao is a generous soul.

If he knows we're imprisoned here,

he will come and save us.

When Chief Qiao bled for me,

I swear to only follow him.

Hey! Why are you two here?

Send the message that Qiao Feng of the Beggars' Sect

and Young Master Murong from Jiangnan

are here to meet General He Lian.

You're Chief Qiao of the Beggars' Sect.

I shall inform the general now.

Sir, Chief Qiao of the Beggars' Sect and Young Master Murong from Jiangnan are here.

- Send them in now. - Yes sir.

See?

Our chief is here to save us.

Indeed.

Chief Qiao is a righteous man.

He will never abandon us.

We still don't know if he's here to save us.

Also, he came with Murong Fu.

If this isn't treason, what is?

Shut up.

- General. - General.

Chief Qiao.

Mr. Murong.

The name of Murong has spread far and wide.

I heard that you could turn every technique against its user.

Meeting you two here confirms the veracity of those hearsays.

Well... Your name has traveled to our ears too, General He Lian.

I've longed to meet with the heroes of Xixia Yi Pin Tang.

Do pardon my sudden visit.

People always say:

Murong of the South, Qiao Feng of the North.

The great heroes of the world are none other than you two.

Today, both of you came to visit together.

I am beyond honored!

Come, have a seat.

Are you sure?

Guys, tell me.

I bet his bone hardly weighs one kilo.

Young boy.

I heard that you can always turn every technique against its user.

I, Second-in-command Yue, do not believe it.

Don't worry.

I Won't fight you.

Won't fight you.

Let me ask you.

What's my signature technique?

What technique can you use to turn my technique against me?

Nanhai Crocodile.

Third- in-command.

in-command.

Second-in-command!

You specialize in neck-breaking.

Lately, you have improved.

Your signature technique is the Crocodile Snip.

To defeat you,

I will just have to break your neck first.

Great technique, isn't it?

No. It's normal that you know of my technique.

My Master is not here today.

If he's here,

I bet you wouldn't know his technique.

May I know who your Master is?

What powerful technique does he know?

does he know?

My Master has passed away.

has passed away.

Let's not mention him.

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

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♫ 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 ♫

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♫ 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? ♫