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♪Loneliness on the Immortal Island of Penglai is advising people from the mortal world♪

♪That true love is hard to find♪

♪What will happen if you give up on love?♪

♪You can only be enlightened by chance♪

♪Fate pulled tricks on me, and the tears couldn't help but fall♪

♪The sorrow of separation and the butterflies in my dreams♪

♪Never regret my decision, even if I have to suffer in the Six Paths♪

♪Helpless against earthly rules and divine laws♪

♪I made countless attempts to create my own fate♪

♪To let down the blooming flowers and waste away my years♪

♪An air of melancholy surrounds me as the Bodhi leaves fall♪

[Immortal Samsara]

[Episode 15]

(Yandan,)

(I know it was you)

(who kept me company in the Land Under the Horizon.)

(It was you who gouged your heart out to save me.)

(And I)

(do have feelings for you.)

(You can resent me.)

(You can blame me.)

(But I won't let you die from the punishment of love.)

(Forgive me,)

(Yandan.)

Who's there?

Yumo.

Yandan.

Why are you here?

Aren't you grounded?

Yandan.

Why did you get yourself this badly hurt?

It was Zhaolan.

She helped me to dismantle the barrier set up by Marshal Huode.

No one's here yet.

Let's run now.

Are you crazy?

You would break me out of the Heavenly Prison?

Do you want to die?

You told me once

that I should serve you until you are old.

Now that you're in distress

and badly injured,

I cannot just sit by and do nothing.

Yandan.

You were badly hurt.

You should know

how much the sight of it pained me.

So,

even if it's just a minute possibility,

I will still take it so that no harm will ever come to you again.

I can't run away.

If I flee now,

I'll be seen as guilty.

It's almost like I admit I poisoned the Curator.

Only by staying here

can I prove my innocence.

That's why I shouldn't flee.

But...

No more but.

Don't worry.

Sovereign Lord Yingyuan has promised me

that

he would send me to the Mortal Realm

and make sure I get there unscathed.

He would let me leave the Heavenly Court safe and sound.

He did?

Yes.

Didn't His Supreme Majesty also give me his words

that I could go through the hardships on behalf of my sister?

Yumo.

I have never been to the Mortal Realm.

You know what?

Why don't you go there first?

Find me a beautiful place.

Once I'm in the Mortal Realm,

I'll meet with you.

Okay?

No.

After three days,

wait for me at the Heavenly Gallows.

No matter what,

I will not let them hurt you again.

Once you've fully recovered,

we will visit the Mortal Realm together.

Just like you wrote in your scripts,

we will be two

traveling heroes

who bring peace to all beings.

What do you think?

Sure.

Oh, right.

Yandan.

Egg fried rice?

We had this

when we first met.

I see you learned how to cook it.

Whether it's the first supper, the 100th supper,

or every supper we'll be having in the future,

I will not forget the meal

we have together.

Yumo.

I'm very happy

to have fed a loyal black fish that is you.

I'm also very happy to have become your friend.

Me too.

Try it.

What do you think?

Is it delicious?

(Yumo.)

(Sorry.)

Your Majesty.

Even though Yandan is a lowly immortal attendant,

she has committed a serious crime.

We should keep a close eye on her.

If there was any mishap...

I'll be escorting her myself.

There will be no mishap.

The time is up.

Bring Yandan to the Heavenly Gallows.

Anyone else will be dismissed.

I did not poison her.

I don't care if others believe me or not.

But can you believe me?

(Yandan may yet still be alive after the punishment of fire.)

(It's better than serving the fatal punishment)

(that is the punishment of love.)

Since things have come to this,

knowing how strict the Heavenly Rules are,

you are to serve your punishment.

So you tossed all my belongings

out of Yanxu Heavenly Palace.

And today, you'll watch me serve my sentence.

Not only do you distrust me,

but you also despise me.

Only laws prevail in my heart.

There is no fondness or contempt.

I am merely

enforcing the rules today.

You will understand once you step onto the Heavenly Gallows.

Do not resist.

(I see.)

(What I did in the cottage and in the Heavenly Palace)

(was all for nothing.)

(You failed to recognize me)

(and I failed to discern your true character.)

[Bridge of Emptiness]

(If one day,)

you can see things again,

will you be able to recognize me?

Yes.

But that day will never arrive.

I don't care.

I'll take it as a promise then.

If one day you can't recognize me,

I'll throw you off the Bridge of Emptiness.

This is the Bridge of Emptiness.

The fire sanction is just a minor punishment.

It will not harm your life.

But if you jump from here,

your soul will shatter.

It's not worth it.

You think those who jumped from here

were trying to escape from the punishment of love.

But they jumped from here

because they believe they did nothing wrong.

Yandan.

Slandering the Heavenly Rules is a serious crime.

Have I not carried enough sins already?

I did not poison anyone,

but I was found guilty of it.

And now,

I am also guilty of falling in love,

guilty of unwilling to let go, and guilty of showing sympathy.

Tell me now.

Am I the worst offender ever,

or are Heavenly Rules the villain here?

She fell in love?

You're but a young immortal attendant.

What do you know of love?

Do not utter nonsense here.

Right.

I'm just a lotus plant.

But I know more about love

than a lofty sovereign lord like you.

You once said

that one day, if I fell in love with you,

you would kill me yourself.

I'm head over heels for you now.

Why haven't you ended my life?

Your Majesty.

This criminal has violated the Heavenly Rules

with her treacherous speech.

This shall not be tolerated.

Do not touch her.

Save whatever you want to say

until you have served your sentence.

Tell me.

As a sovereign lord,

you've seen the ups and downs of the Three Realms for eons,

and you see all walks of life.

Was there anything

or anyone

that has

moved your heart so much

so that you wish to free yourself from the shackles of the Heavenly Rules?

Yandan.

The answer you seek

is not as important as your life.

Do you not understand?

But I want that answer now!

Whether it was in Yanxu Heavenly Palace,

or in the cottage in the Land Under the Horizon,

no matter the time,

the location,

or the nature of your feelings,

have I ever

entered your heart?

My heart is devoted to all beings.

There is no room for anything else.

(Yingyuan,)

(this is my first and last time)

(standing on this Heavenly Gallows for you.)

(The agarwood ember flickered wearily,)

(the scattered dust sprawled boundlessly.)

The throes of my previous life were all for naught,

and further longing only provided no palliation.

(If I knew it would end like this,)

(the lotus should never have bloomed.)

Foolish.

[Bridge of Emptiness]

Where is Yandan?

Where is Yandan?

She jumped off the Bridge of Emptiness.

For those who jump from this bridge,

in the best-case scenario, their immortal spirit will be shattered,

their immortal connection will be severed,

and they can never be a deity again.

In the worst-case scenario,

their soul will disintegrate

and fade into emptiness.

Yandan!

What is this?

After His Supreme Majesty learned that Sovereign Lord Yingyuan

jumped off the bridge too,

he set this barrier up

in a bout of fury.

He then ordered

that no one is to set foot in this place.

It's all my fault.

If I had noticed something unusual about you earlier

and have left with you,

none of this would have happened.

(Yandan.)

(Don't worry.)

(Whether you're in the far corners of the world)

(or in the depth of hell,)

(I will find you.)

Sovereign Lord Yingyuan?

I preserve some of your immortal power for the time being.

Your immortal spirit has completely shattered.

I'm afraid it can never recover.

You have made your message clear

just now on the bridge.

Why did you follow me here to save me?

You need not go through

this hassle for me.

I know.

You didn't tell me you saved me

to protect Zhixi.

So,

you knew it was me all along.

You remember our promise.

You know everything.

Then, why did you say

those hurtful words on the bridge?

Now that your immortal spirit

and your immortal connection are gone,

you will not be able to return to the Heavenly Court.

We will have to bid farewell here.

Night Forgetting River.

So,

you're not here for me.

You're here to send me off.

No deity is allowed to fall in love.

This is the destiny of those in the Heavenly Realm.

No one is exonerated.

Even though I recognized you,

the sacred Heavenly Rules

should be upheld.

Fine.

In that case,

why did you jump off the bridge with me?

Why did you risk your life to save me?

Why did you

give me hopes again and again

just to destroy them in front of me?

I owe my eyes

and one half of my heart

to you.

I can't possibly repay you.

You owe me

more than that.

And this.

Butterfly of Lucid Dreaming is contraband in the Heavenly Realm.

It should never have existed.

In the Land Under the Horizon,

you used agarwood ember to persuade me to live.

Yandan.

Do you know it has another symbolism?

It is a fragrant entity with a form

and it emits a formless fragrance.

That is its nature.

In other words,

it both has a form

and doesn't have a form.

When it takes shape,

it's time to meet.

When it turns formless,

it's time to part.

I see it now.

It's time for us to go our separate ways.

It's time to withdraw.

The living and the dead,

each has its own territory.

The land of the deceased

is called the Forgetting River.

I am the guide here,

Yizang.

Miss, you trespassed into this place

and your soul is damaged.

Only by traversing the Night Forgetting River

and erasing your previous life

can you take the Afterlife Path

and leave this place.

You will become a mortal

and enter the Mortal Realm.

I shall guide you

to traverse this river.

And if I can't?

I have held this position for millennia.

Most can traverse this river within a day.

Some might want to latch onto

his or her previous life a little bit longer.

If you cannot traverse the river today,

you can rest in the inn

and try again tomorrow.

Each passenger

will carry a lantern.

This lantern contains your memories.

When you step into the Forgetting River,

the lantern will light up.

And when you let go of your memories,

your lantern will extinguish.

The moment I jumped off the Bridge of Emptiness,

I was ready to die.

But if I ever survive it,

I'll forget about you,

forget about us.

I'll start over.

What you're too afraid to admit

will be forever seared in your mind.

You owe me,

and as my compensation,

I want you to watch me as I enter the Night Forgetting River

and witness how I wipe you from my memory bits by bits.

(Yandan.)

(Sorry.)

(Forgive me for I have pulled a sleight of hand on the cocoon.)

(Only by doing this)

(will you give up.)

Your Majesty,

you are not a passenger.

The hellish aura here will harm your health.

Please return.

I will

once I see her off.

Passengers will have to

let go of their previous life

to enter the Afterlife Path.

If you keep standing here,

she might not be able to let go of you.

(This is the only thing)

(I can do for you.)

Your Supreme Majesty.

What an eventful day today.

First, the heavenly soldiers came with bad news.

Then, the Heavenly Prosecutor came to ask questions.

Other deities submitted memorials too.

You must be here for the same thing.

I violated the Heavenly Rules

and entered Night Forgetting River.

I'm here to turn myself in.

I'm glad you have the decency!

The war just ended

and many a thing requires restoration.

As the Sovereign Lord,

you should set an example for the Three Realms.

But instead,

you violated the Heavenly Rules.

Do you plead guilty?

Yes.

Sorry for letting you down, Your Supreme Majesty.

Enough.

Get up now.

Get up.

Enough already.

You came back

before this got out of hand.

I

will have someone handle it.

Go reflect upon yourself.

No need to show leniency, Your Supreme Majesty.

I wish to be punished.

Please agree to my request.

Greetings, Your Supreme Majesty,

Your Majesty.

Sovereign Lord Yingyuan.

You are powerful.

Who has wounded you so?

Do not worry, Marshal.

I am fine.

I'm glad to hear that.

So what is happening?

I waited next to the Heavenly Gallows for a long time,

but the criminal is yet to be seen.

Sorry for the long wait, Marshal.

The criminal is here.

[Love]

Yingyuan.

Are you aware of the implications of choosing the punishment of love?

The war just ended.

The number of immortals has dwindled.

You're the only sovereign lord left.

Worry not, Your Supreme Majesty.

I survived the war

and I shall cherish my life.

However, I did commit this crime,

so I shall be adequately punished.

I will preserve enough immortal power

to keep myself alive

so that I can serve the Heavenly Realm.

Please punish me.

Your Supreme Majesty,

I have served His Majesty

and I can attest

to his unyielding working ethics

and discipline.

I'm sure His Majesty did not intend to violate the Heavenly Rules.

Please pardon him.

Your Supreme Majesty.

Sovereign Lord Yingyuan

did not commit the most heinous of crimes.

Besides, I promised him yesterday to give him

the Letter of Immunity.

Your Supreme Majesty,

let's call it a day.

No need to help me, Marshal.

I made a mistake.

I failed His Supreme Majesty's education

and let my colleagues down.

I also did her wrong.

I wonder which one is more painful,

this punishment or the act of gouging one's heart out?

Your Supreme Majesty,

His Majesty was merely affected

by Yandan.

Please remove her

from His Majesty's memory.

If the root of the problem is eradicated,

he will not be able to fall in love,

and thus, there will be no need for further punishment.

Your Supreme Majesty,

His Majesty has served the Heavenly Realm for many years.

Please do not subject him to more torture.

I have taken out some of your memories.

Once they disappear,

you will forget Yandan.

And then, you will be free from this punishment.

♪The most bitter memories come from the frosty moon♪

♪As time passes, the grass withers and the flowers fall♪

♪To drown oneself in sorrow for one drop of tear♪

♪Obsessed with forgetting♪

♪To be oceans apart♪

♪Until you turn around♪

♪And think♪

♪Of me♪

♪The deepest affinity, hidden within the darkness♪

♪Love is all-embracing♪

♪Loneliness marks me on my chest with my longing for you♪

♪Your clear eyes are like the fragments of the moon♪

♪Even after ridding all desires♪

♪Your face is still imprinted in my mind♪

♪As the cycle continues♪

♪I lost my mind due to such longing♪

♪You're an autumn breeze in the bustling human world♪

♪Forming a bed of flower petals♪

♪Will you shed tears♪

♪Over the truth of the mortal world?♪

♪You're the unattainable autumn moon high up in the sky♪

♪Yet restrain your glow, dare not to show your light♪

♪Together with one's beloved in a dream♪

♪After bidding you farewell, years have gone by and much has changed♪

♪Through the mountains and sea, there's no place my heart can be♪

♪No number of lifetimes will be enough♪

♪For our parting♪

Yandan.

Don't go.

♪With the root of love still intact, maybe we can grow old together as mortals♪

♪We dare to visit the end of the world with our love♪

♪To the human world♪

♪At a splendid timing♪

You sealed your memory of her

within your immortal spirit.

Why have you remained adamant?

Your Supreme Majesty.

I don't want to forget her.

From now on,

I will not be distracted.

I will devote my time to the peace of the Three Realms.

Just indulge me this once.

♪Loneliness on the Immortal Island of Penglai is advising people from the mortal world♪

Fine.

If you insist so,

I shall fulfill your request.

But from now on,

do not forget your own duty.

The Three Realms are your priority.

♪Fate pulled tricks on me, and the tears couldn't help but fall♪

♪The sorrow of separation♪

♪And the butterflies in my dreams♪

♪Never regret my decision♪

♪Even if I have to suffer in the Six Paths♪

Farewell, Your Supreme Majesty.

I will be here to carry out the punishment.

Do not worry, Your Supreme Majesty.

♪Give me any of the Eight Hardships♪

♪I will face it, endure it like the other mortals♪

♪Three thousand murky waves come crashing down♪

♪But my heart remains pure♪

♪My flesh and blood do not matter♪

♪Helpless against earthly rules and divine laws♪

♪I made countless attempts to create my own fate♪

♪To let down the blooming flowers and waste away my years♪

♪The passion won't lead to Enlightenment♪

♪Getting drunk from a thousand rivers♪

♪Being crazy for love, accompanying you for gratitude♪

For a punishment with this severity,

another deity would have died.

Sovereign Lord Yingyuan is as stubborn

as Yandan.

Carry him back to his palace.

Let him rest.

♪Bury my sincerity in the world of mortals♪

Noted.

♪Despite a possible miserable death♪

♪The wind is the monument for lovers♪

♪The most bitter memories come from the frosty moon♪

♪As time passes, the grass withers and the flowers fall♪

♪To drown oneself in sorrow for one drop of tear♪

♪Obsessed with forgetting♪

♪To be oceans apart♪

♪Until you turn around♪

♪And think of me♪

♪The deepest affinity, hidden within the darkness♪

♪Love is all-embracing♪

♪Loneliness marks me on my chest with my longing for you♪

♪Your clear eyes are like the fragments of the moon♪

♪Even after ridding all desires♪

♪Your face is still imprinted in my mind♪

♪As the cycle continues, I lost my mind due to such longing♪

♪You're an autumn breeze in the bustling human world♪

♪Forming a bed of flower petals♪

♪Will you shed tears over the truth of the mortal world?♪

♪You're the unattainable autumn moon high up in the sky♪

♪Yet restrain your glow, dare not to show your light♪

♪Together with one's beloved in a dream♪

♪After bidding you farewell, years have gone by and much has changed♪

♪Through the mountains and sea, there's no place my heart can be♪

♪No number of lifetimes will be enough for our parting♪

♪With the root of love still intact, maybe we can grow old together as mortals♪

♪We dare to visit the end of the world with our love♪

♪To the human world at a splendid timing♪

♪You and I will be together again when the lotus blooms♪