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[Episode 11]

Everyone, hear my orders!

The target is Taoyuan Province. Prepare the Wind Falcons.

Yes!

Don't let me down.

General, please rest assured.

Prepare to head out!

All of you, go over there!

- The rest, come with me. - Yes!

You, come here.

Turn around.

Stop.

Where exactly did Na Sheng go?

You come here!

Have Yan Xi and the others been discovered?

Could those be

Cangliu's new weapons?

The rest of the Wind Falcons search in different directions.

Yes!

♫ Among the frosty clouds is the cold moon ♫

♫ A strange light in the night ♫

♫ In the dream, there is longing and fear ♫

You're already stable.

♫ The layers of waves build up ♫

Why are you still not awake?

♫ Repeating the promise ♫

♫ Yet they disappear in the end ♫

♫ We've met several times ♫

How can this be?

Why are your five rhythms and six senses completely closed off?

That time we met in Tianque and I saw that you were still alive.

Do you know how happy I was?

♫ Split open the cocoon in my heart ♫

Don't die.

I can't bear to see you die again.

♫ ...and have never been discovered by anyone ♫

♫ Use a lifetime to love only one person ♫

♫ How do you calculate the debt between each other? ♫

Bai Ying, if you hate me,

hate me for deceiving you at the Jing Pagoda.

Hate me for causing your seal to break.

♫ Our next lives are too far away ♫

♫ I would rather turn into ash and be lost in a reverie ♫

♫ When I want to return, it will be time for my dream to come true ♫

You must wake up.

Kill me with your own hands.

Wake up.

Su Mo! Su Mo!

Su Mo!

How is she?

Her five rhythms and six senses have been shut off.

It's Still Meditation.

She's not dead yet.

Only because her body started using Still Meditation.

Letting herself fall into deep sleep.

Your Highness can still probe into her spiritual consciousness.

What's Still Meditation?

It is a mental cultivation method,

practiced by the disciples of the Kongsang Holy Sword Sect.

It can be used to shut off the five rhythms and six senses.

To fall into a deep sleep to rest and recover.

But it needs her own willpower in order to wake up.

Under what condition would she use Still Meditation?

It could be that she's deeply hurt physically and mentally.

Where her only choice was to use Still Meditation to save her own life.

If she's only in deep sleep, we can just wake her up.

If she goes on like this,

her mental ability will be impaired.

I can't do it.

Then go find Xi Jing. He's also a disciple of the Holy Sword Sect.

He can't do it either.

Then, who can do it?!

Only she can.

The Still Meditation is only forcefully activated

when she's in danger, or when she's facing something she cannot face.

What in the world did you do to her?

Didn't you say you were going to save her?

Is this how you save her?

Initially, only her spiritual consciousness had been hurt.

But now, because of you,

her body's activated Still Meditation for self-preservation.

Whether it was a hundred years ago, or now,

what you bring her...

is only harm.

You two, go over there. You, come with me.

Yes.

- What about you? Over there? - Still haven't found anyone.

It's the same on my side too.

Where did she go?

- We've looked for ages. - We didn't find her either.

What don't you search that way and I'll go over this way.

That's all we can do. Let's go.

This is mine!

Yan Xi.

Over there, catch them!

Change the direction, head towards the smoke signal.

Let's go.

Look! What's that up there?

[Auspicious Peaceful Sounds of Release]

Using these types of weapons to catch people? Then, what happens to the ordinary people?

General, look.

Is there a merperson on that thing?

Ting!

General!

- Stop! - Don't run!

Quick! Quick!

That girl from the Central Plains. Catch up with them!

Na Sheng, go quickly.

Go quickly.

Heavenly Ring, Heavenly Ring, if you really have powers,

please rescue Yan Xi!

That is the power of the Heavenly Ring.

It's the Earth Ring.

Maybe the Earth Ring's power can help her.

Yan Xi! Yan Xi!

It's not working.

Her body now is like a tree without water.

No matter how much power you transmit into her, she won't wake up.

Can you afford that?

How are you doing?

I told you it wouldn't work.

Right now... she can only rely on herself to regain consciousness.

Su Mo, I have something for you.

What is it?

You should smile more.

Leave with me.

Bai Ying. Bai Ying.

This is not right. My body's activated Still Meditation.

It's shut down my five rhythms and six senses. How am I able to smell the aroma?

This is... the smell of snow cherry blossom.

You're awake.

A'Ying, you're awake.

Here.

How are you feeling?

I'm fine. Let's go.

I'm all right.

Su Mo, open the door!

Su Mo, what are you doing?

You need to rest. Your spiritual consciousness has been burned by the sunlight.

You used Still Meditation to shut down your five rhythms and six senses.

Your body is weak right now.

If you go out there now, it's no different than giving up your life.

I'm already fine.

The most important thing right now is to keep you alive.

Su Mo, I know you're doing this because you care.

But I don't need your concern.

You can choose to reject it, but I can do what I want.

Don't you see how forcefully pushing your good intentions onto others

only increases their burden?

You don't need to feel burdened.

Like what you said to me,

I'm making up for my mistakes.

- I owe you this. - You don't owe me anything.

If you're trying to make up for a mistake from a century ago,

that's my own business.

What happened a century ago, I'm responsible for too. If it wasn't for me...

I'm the one who let down the whole country over my own desires.

None of this has anything to do with you.

Su Mo, I belong to Kongsang now.

I belong to my people who are asleep.

Bai Ying, have you never thought of yourself?

I have no right to do that. I'm sorry.

♫ I once walked over waves to borrow a bit of starlight ♫

♫ Yet, no matter what I do, I cannot see you clearly ♫

This medicine is made from fairy grass.

Your spiritual consciousness will heal quickly after taking it.

This is too precious. I don't need it.

♫ All beginnings comes at the expense of having endings ♫

♫ However, love makes even breathing so difficult to do ♫

♫ So let love be silent ♫

Thank you.

Let's go.

After wearing Your Highness' sun blocking cloak, I don't feel uncomfortable anymore.

I'm asking, how much has your body recovered?

Su Mo transferred some magical energy to me, I'm almost recovered.

A'Ying, give me some time

to regain some of my powers back.

Your Highness, what are you saying?

I hopelessly watched as Su Mo took you away,

but I couldn't stop him. In the secret room just now, I—

Your Highness, I, Bai Ying, as your subordinate, should be protecting you.

But this time I made Your Highness worry about me. It's a dereliction of duty on my part.

No, it's me who's incapable.

But that'll change very quickly, believe me.

Let's go and find Na Sheng.

Master Peng has ordered me to help General Yu Huan catch the suspect! [Peng]

Tell me about the situation.

General Yu Huan was chasing the girl from the Central Plains,

but that girl's ring suddenly put out a flash of lightning that shot into the sky.

It's like she was possessed by divine powers and it destroyed a Wind Falcon, too.

When we looked back, they had already disappeared.

The Heavenly Ring.

Burn oil water to force out the remnants of the Kongsang!

Especially the girl from the Central Plains who's wearing that ring, she must be caught!

Everyone, follow me.

- Young Master. - What's the matter?

The people of Cangliu have started another search.

I've already given the water map to all the merpeople,

they've already started leaving.

How many of our people are in the Taoyuan Province?

Most of the merpeople have successfully left already.

There are still some of us left inside the gambling house.

Up north from here, there's Taoyuan village,

we can first move there and regroup.

It's just that Yan Xi hasn't come back.

Why hasn't he come back yet?

Ever since he went to send off Na Sheng and the others, he hasn't returned.

Did something happen to Na Sheng?

Do we still wait for him?

I'll go get him.

Young Master, you should leave with us.

Everyone is looking forward to seeing the Emperor of the Sea.

As the Emperor of the Sea,

my duty is to protect all Quanxian.

Not for them to protect me.

What is this?

This is oil-water from Lingqiu Mountain. It's more powerful than kerosene.

Looks like they're going to burn the streets and force us out of hiding.

Na Sheng.

In a moment, run towards the other side of the street.

Turn left and in about 50 feet it should be the main gate to Ruyi Gambling House.

If Aunt Ru and Young Master are still there, go find them.

Take my necklace with you, they'll definitely protect you.

Take off your coat, it's too conspicuous.

Oh, right, right.

Then, if I'm going in a moment, what about you?

Don't worry about me.

I'm going to lure them away. Hurry, run.

You can't go!

Yan Xi! Yan Xi!

Why? Why did it come to this?

This is Yunhuang.

Simply put, it's hell on earth.

Who? Who can come and save the innocent people of Taoyuan that are suffering?

That way. Let's go!

Yan Xi, I won't let your sacrifice go to waste.

I'll live and do my best for those who've helped me.

We're flying! We're flying!

Brother, are you a deity sent from heaven to come and save us?

I came to take you all home.

Lord Zhi Zhe.

Who was sent to get the Heavenly Ring?

Master Peng has already sent Yu Huan to retrieve it.

Yu Huan will definitely get the ring back,

even if Taoyuan Province is burned to the ground.

Yu Huan has already gone ahead and brought the Wind Falcons.

The Heavenly Ring...

must be brought back.

Yes.

♪ The fog shrouds the nine towering peaks ♪

♪ The azure dragon pulls a chariot made of white jade ♪

♪ The wings of the holy bird ♪

♪ glow with the colors of the sunrise and sunset ♪

♪ The ruler who holds the highest power of the land ♪

This is Kongsang's battle song.

Why is Lord Zhi Zhe chanting Kongsang's battle song?

Na Sheng, I've finally found you.

- Let's go quickly! - Hold on. Hold on.

Yan Xi went that way. It seems like he's been captured by the Cangliu people.

- Ting, help him! - The Commissioner of the Left.

The Commissioner of the Left can surely turn the situation around.

But he's injured.

Oh no! The giant birds are here. Hurry, let's go.

Aunt Ru, Young Master has arrived.

Young Master, you're finally here.

Who are these children?

I ran into them on the way here.

They were left behind.

Take them with you and return to the Quanxian's Great Camp of Jing Lake.

Yes, Young Master.

This is Madam Ruyi. You can call her Aunt Ru.

She'll take you to the Quanxian's Great Camp of Jing Lake.

You'll find many other children like you there.

Really? We can live amongst others?

Older Brother, will you go with us too?

Of course. But not right now.

Do you have names?

We don't have names. Our master didn't give us names.

Then from now on, you'll be called Che.

- And you'll be Han. - Han?

Once you have your own name, you are your own masters.

From now on, your future [Han - Quanxian Merperson & Che - Quanxian Merperson]

is in your own hands.

Young Master, aren't you coming with us?

I still need to find Yan Xi. Take them back first.

Young Master, please be careful.

Goodbye, Older Brother. Goodbye!

Burn it down!

Roger!

Ting? Ting? Ting!

Next to that girl from the Central Plains is one of your people. Can you do it?

I can. General, it's your mission to capture the girl with the Heavenly Ring.

It is my mission, too.

Ting!

Ting. Ting. Ting. Ting!

You can't die!

I'll find someone to save you. Please hold on.

Older Sister.

Ting.

Ting!

That's him. Capture him.

A disciple of the Holy Sword Sect?

Ting?

Ting!

General.

Take Na Sheng to Princess Bai Ying.

From now on, you should follow the princess.

I'm going to get you out of here.

I can't.

General...

the reason that I stuck to you never leaving

was because I was tasked with secretly learning the Holy Sword Sect's sword skills.

Hush, I already know.

- Forgive me. - I know all this. Stop talking, okay?

- General, don't get drunk anymore. - I promise.

I promise.

Come with me.

Sister, Xiao.

Sister...

My younger sister... what have I done?

General, this is my sister, Xiao.

Please don't kill her. Please don't.

Ting.

Ting!

Yu Huan, the third disciple of the Holy Sword Sect greets Senior Brother.

I've only ever heard Master mention you.

Today, I have finally met you in person.

You are very talented in the art of the sword.

However, the art itself is not everything. Your moral character matters more.

Today, I'll teach you what it means by "are the common people innocent?"

The Nine Questions for the Sword asks

"Are the common people innocent?"

Get lost.

The Wind Falcons are here.

None of you can escape.

How is this possible?

Xi Jing.

Senior Brother.

Emperor of the Sea?

Thank you.

You...

Sister Bai Ying.

Where's Yan Xi?

Yan Xi...

That's right! Where's Yan Xi?

Sister Bai Ying, have you seen Yan Xi?

Young Master.

Ting...

Ting.

Aunt Ru, why did you come back?

Governor Gao sent me a message.

He said Cangliu soldiers were guarding the city gates.

They're checking everyone passing through.

No one can leave here by water.

I was concerned that you wouldn't be able to get out of Taoyuan Province.

So I sent the others on their way and came back.

The Cangliu troops are only gone temporarily. They'll definitely be back.

We should leave the city as soon as possible.

But...

They're all injured. Take them with us.

We have a sentry post ten miles away in Taoyuan Village.

But they're all outsiders.

Right now, Cangliu is our main enemy.

We can deal with everything else later.

Get into the carriage.

Th-Then what about Yan Xi? What about him?

Over there. Yan Xi and I hid there earlier.

Can we go take a look? Maybe he's inside.

Are you sure?

I'm certain, absolutely. It was just inside there.

- It was here that you were separated? - Yes. I'm sure of that.

We were hiding right there earlier.

- I'll go find him. - Na Sheng.

What's wrong?

I'll go take a look. I'll be back shortly.

Yan Xi.

Yan Xi.

Yan Xi! Yan Xi!

Yan Xi. Get up, Yan Xi!

Get up!

Yan Xi.

There are a lot of things that I haven't told you yet.

I like you. I like you!

I want to be with you forever.

I haven't even told you yet.

I don't care if you're a merperson or whatever. I want to be with you.

Get up. Get up!

He's not dead.

Not dead?

But his hands are so cold.

We're born like that.

But... the arrow came through his heart.

What's going on?

We live in the water.

To keep balance, our hearts are in the middle.

We're different from you.

That's great. That's great.

That's a great place for a heart!

Now that you've found Yan Xi, can you come with us now?

You two, go over there. You!

This isn't good. The Cangliu troops are back.

Quickly, everyone, get into the carriage. We'll go distract them.

Be careful.

After him!

Why did the carriage stop? Are we there yet?

- Aunt Ru. - Princess, what's wrong?

I'll take care of them. You take the carriage and charge through the gate.

How confident are you?

Even if there's only a one percent chance, we have to try.

We can't just turn ourselves in.

I'll go with you.

That carriage! Stop now!

Stop!

Stop!

Governor Gao.

Don't come out. I'll go talk to Shunzhao.

After you leave, will you come back again?

I don't know.

Looking at Taoyuan Province now, it's fine if you don't come back.

Thank you.

You should go.

Let them through.

Lord Governor, there's a military order to shut the city gates.

If they found out that we let someone out again...

Haven't enough commoners died in Taoyuan Province?

The Cangliu troops have killed so many innocent people,

all for their own military merit.

Why can't we use our responsibility to protect the common people?

Let them through!

From now on, open the city gates.

Release anyone who goes through the city gates!

Yes, sir.

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Wanting to Return by Zhou Shen

♫ Among the frosty clouds is the cold moon ♫

♫ A strange light in the night ♫

♫ In the dream, there is longing and fear ♫

♫ The layers of waves build up ♫

♫ Repeating the promise ♫

♫ Yet they disappear in the end ♫

♫ We've met several times ♫

♫ Yet it is hard to mention our fated relationship from the past ♫

♫ Sighing over the past is as frivolous as smoke ♫

♫ Split open the cocoon in my heart ♫

♫ You live in there ♫

♫ and have never been discovered by anyone ♫

♫ Ask time to borrow a chapter ♫

♫ The unforgettable memories ♫

♫ have disappeared, disappeared ♫

♫ I once thought there was a deep bond ♫

♫ Using ten fingers to painstakingly ♫

♫ play the ancient chords ♫

♫ In exchange for only a moment of your smile ♫

♫ Use a lifetime to love only one person ♫

♫ How do you calculate the debt between each other? ♫

♫ Yet unwilling, unwilling ♫

♫ to make an exchange for a promise and apology ♫

♫ Our next lives are too far away ♫

♫ I would rather turn into ash and be lost in a reverie ♫

♫ When I want to return, it will be time for my dream to come true ♫