Original subtitles

(Back From The Brink)

(Episode 22)

This dragon is so useless.

It wouldn't be like this

if I reached the third test

together with her.

Seems like the Ghostly Eulogy

will be buried

inside the secret realm forever.

Your Majesty,

Her Majesty,

I've

let you two down.

Yanhui?

Yanhui!

The Ghostly Eulogy!

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

What about you?

Why did you disappear

after the second test was over?

I...

What are you doing?

They're the true couple

acknowledged by the Ghostly Eulogy.

Why are you obstructing them?

You're the one who's obstructing us.

We met Madam Xuelin

inside.

She said

the first test

wasn't meant for a couple at all.

You two were too narrow-minded.

It wasn't?

How is that possible?

If so, what was the first test for?

It was to locate

people who care about others.

It was to locate an open-minded and benevolent individual.

You're not qualified

to be an examiner at all.

You!

Forget it.

You're but a child.

I won't argue with you.

Tell me.

How did you two manage

to retrieve the Ghostly Eulogy?

And how did you two

meet Her Majesty?

(I've already parted ways with him.)

(If I told him)

(about the things I did)

(for the last test, )

(it would be embarrassing.)

(She already drew the line.)

(If I told her)

(that I kissed her at the very last second, )

(she would definitely be offended.)

It was nothing special.

I killed him

for the last test.

After that, I acquired it.

It

Was the same for me.

This is...

So, I lost on the second test.

If I followed her

to the third test,

you wouldn't even be here today.

Enough already.

We're already outside.

And we have already retrieved the Ghostly Eulogy.

It's meaningless to discuss

what happened inside.

Since that's the case,

the world will remain the same.

See you when I see you.

Why are you holding your fists together?

Don't tell me

you two are going to part ways?

They

made a pact.

They'll part ways after retrieving the Ghostly Eulogy.

Who will take the book then?

She will.

This won't do!

-Why not? -Why not?

The Ghostly Eulogy

is Qingqiu's sacred treasure.

It cannot be owned

by a female Taoist alone.

Since you two

acquired it together,

you two should share it.

We acquired

the Ghostly Eulogy ourselves.

He's willing

to give it to me.

What has this got to do with you?

Precisely.

I don't even want to criticize you.

Look at you.

You didn't even understand

the meaning behind your test.

You...

I wasted

so many years because of you,

senile old man!

You shameless brat!

Even the current leader of Qingqiu

needs to address me as Mister!

How dare you

question me?

And you!

You're selfish

for taking the Ghostly Eulogy!

Dragon King,

you're the ruler of the Spirit Clan.

You should think about the interest

of your clan too.

You mustn't let a Taoist like her

control what you do.

Old man,

you're a goody-two-shoes yourself.

But no matter

how unsatisfied you are,

it's none of your business.

Farewell.

Can you even understand it?

It's just a book.

Who are you belittling here?

Do you think I can't read?

This...

What is this language?

Only I can translate

what's written in the book.

Seems like

this is my business indeed.

Mister,

please teach us.

If I must say,

since you guys acquired the Ghostly Eulogy together,

you two should share it.

Fine, we'll share it.

Words alone are no proof.

What do you want then?

I want you two

to get married.

(Is this old man taking me for a fool?)

Both of you

must practice the Ghostly Eulogy together.

I won't translate it

unless you two get married.

You...

That's the first condition

after acquiring the Ghostly Eulogy.

The first condition?

Is there a second condition?

Let's talk outside.

You guys don't want to head outside?

Do you guys

wish to engage me in a battle of attrition?

I've spent

several decades inside the secret realm.

I don't mind

wasting a few more years here.

I'm finally outside.

(Ghostly Eulogy has resurfaced. The new owners are Yanhui and Tianyao.)

What is that?

Ghostly...

Look!

It's the Ghostly Eulogy!

What is that?

I thought the Ghostly Eulogy

vanished a long time ago?

Dragon King and the Taoist

have acquired

Her Majesty's secret treasure!

Mister.

What's the matter?

Miss Yan and Dragon King

have found the Ghostly Eulogy.

If so, hurry

and congratulate them for me.

Go now.

Okay.

What are you doing?

Yanhui!

Such audacity!

What are you trying to do?

I spent so much effort

to acquire this book

in secret.

But you announced it to the public right after coming out!

You!

Yanhui!

Announcing the names of the inheritors

of the Ghostly Eulogy,

that's the second condition.

But why?

The people of Qingqiu

have to protect

the inheritors of the Ghostly Eulogy.

Well, that was unheard of.

There's also a third condition.

The first two conditions

were determined

by Her Majesty.

We have to obey her order.

This stubborn old man

just had to be the only person

who could understand this book, huh?

(The Lord of Dark Aura will find out)

(that the Ghostly Eulogy has been retrieved.)

(I have no time to waste here.)

I have no time

to waste here,

stupid old man.

I will kill you today!

Bai Xiaosheng!

Calm down!

You don't need to go this far!

If so,

you can snap my neck

and translate the Ghostly Eulogy yourself!

If you guys don't follow the rules,

I'll rather die than submit to you!

You're not translating it

even when you're alive anyway.

What's the point of keeping you alive?

I can just kill you!

Mind your manners!

Mind your manners!

Don't do it.

Listen to me.

Although I'm angry at him too,

you shouldn't get carried away.

There's no benefit

in killing him.

All right.

You agreed to get married to him?

Since you want to talk about the rules,

I'll talk about them with you.

The Ghostly Eulogy doesn't belong to you

or me.

It belongs to Qingqiu.

Since it belongs to Qingqiu,

we should find an influential figure

in Qingqiu

to be our judge

and see if we should follow your rules

or my rules.

All right.

If so, we can find someone

who knows the rules here

so that I won't need to waste my breath

on you.

This is good.

This is good!

If...

There are no ifs.

Don't think

that you can write off

everything that happened

just because you acquired the Ghostly Eulogy with her.

Everything is written off, though.

You...

You forgave him just like that?

More or less.

Tianyao,

I heard

that you had found

the Ghostly Eulogy, right?

It was just a coincidence.

The secret treasure of Qingqiu has resurfaced.

And you are the one who found it in the end.

To Qingqiu,

both of them are worth celebrating.

Seems like

we have to hold a celebration.

Forget about the celebration.

We can't even read the book.

Why isn't the old man here yet?

That old man

said that he needed

to get changed

since he was going to see the Leader.

He's so pedantic.

The old man you guys mentioned,

is he...

I, Yan Buhuo,

am here to greet Your Majesty.

What are you doing here?

Such audacity!

Where's His Majesty?

Where's His Majesty?

His Majesty is currently in a retreat.

Right now, Young Master Changlan is in charge.

Young Master?

Since when did the younger twin son

get to be in charge

of Qingqiu?

This is ridiculous!

What's going on?

Changlan and Qingqiu's current leader, Chenyi,

are twins.

However, there's a rule in Qingqiu.

If the royalty of Qingqiu

gives birth to twin sons,

they have to gorge the eyes of the second son

and imprison him for the rest of his life.

What kind of boorish rule is that?

Boorish?

Since ancient times, Qingqiu has followed such regulations.

Twin sons are an ill omen,

and they will plunge the state into chaos!

We're already benevolent enough to keep him alive.

The current leader, Chenyi,

made an exception and released you

on account of your ties with him.

He granted you freedom.

However, you actually took advantage of that

and stole his throne from him!

This is utterly ridiculous!

Get out of the main hall immediately!

Scram!

What nonsense are you saying?

How dare you bully my second uncle?

The nine-tailed fox?

You must be the little son

of His Majesty Chenyi.

Where did this old man come from?

I taught your father how to read and write

when he was young.

Even your name

was named by me

under Her Majesty's request.

How dare you

be so rude to me?

You have no right to speak here!

Go away.

Since it has come to this,

please request His Majesty to come out of his retreat.

No.

It's inappropriate

to interrupt His Majesty on his retreat.

But we have no choice.

This old man

is stubborn

and has to be respected.

Please request His Majesty to come out of his retreat.

You blind

symbol of misfortune,

you'd better get out of the main hall!

Scram!

Second Uncle.

Even His Majesty cannot

say anything about your marriage.

Her Majesty requested me

to look after the Ghostly Eulogy.

According to Her Majesty,

both of you have to practice it together.

That means both of you have to do it

unless Her Majesty makes an exception.

If so, you can do whatever you want.

My mother has been dead for several decades.

You're just putting them on the spot here.

We can practice it together.

But why must we get married?

You're a Taoist.

Of course you need to get married.

Her Majesty didn't say we must get married.

That's right.

I can't rest at ease unless you two get married.

You!

Fine.

We'll get married.

What do you mean by that?

Get married?

I thought you were afraid of getting married?

It depends on the person.

Will you marry him?

Fine.

That's more like it.

Excellent!

(I thought Miss Yan)

(was an item with Mr. Bai?)

(Why does it seem like)

(she's getting married to the Dragon King?)

As the saying goes, as long as you take the right approach,

you can even steal other people's partners.

Who do you take the Dragon King for?

He's the wisest of all beings.

Once he sets his mind upon something,

he'll definitely get it.

Dragon King,

congratulations on your marriage to Miss Yanhui.

Mr. Bai, don't be too disheartened.

You're a guard.

Tend to your duties.

Where are you going? Come back!

Bai Xiaosheng, what are you doing?

Nothing.

Don't invite me to your wedding.

I won't turn up.

Get out of the way!

Huan Xiaoyan, you can come out now.

Why did you hide inside the ring

when you needed to see us urgently?

What's the matter?

Lately, I've sensed

something terrifying

within the palace.

I think it's better for me to be cautious.

Have you located

the visual spell master?

Yesterday,

I think the geomantic compass

sensed something.

It led Zhuli and me

to the place where His Majesty was on his retreat.

We met Zhao Yu there.

Screw his customs.

That stupid old man

always talks about those stupid rules.

My goodness.

What are you guys doing here?

How did you find us?

The entire land here belongs to my family.

What's wrong with taking a walk in my courtyard?

What's with

the spiteful remarks?

Don't bring it up.

Yesterday, after you guys left,

that stupid old man

wouldn't stop nagging me and Second Uncle.

I would've plucked his beard

if Second Uncle hadn't stopped me.

Look at you guys.

Why did you bring someone

as pedantic as him here?

He's so troublesome.

That's right.

He's such a drag.

By the way,

my mother's screen had been missing for many years.

Where did you guys find it?

Over here.

Over there?

Why have I not seen it before?

A magic spell was cast on the tree hole.

It's not what it seems.

So, you knew long ago?

Sorry about that.

So, you guys came to Qingqiu

just to acquire the Ghostly Eulogy?

Yes.

Did you save me at the Obsidian River

just so you could use me?

No.

If so,

you're still my buddy.

Is my mother's screen

still inside?

It vanished.

Vanished?

Yesterday,

the screen started flickering all of a sudden.

(It was as if it were disappearing.)

(We took a risk and entered the screen.)

Luckily, we managed to retrieve

the Ghostly Eulogy before it vanished.

Yesterday?

When?

When we entered the tree hole,

I think the sun was about to set.

The sun was setting?

When Zhao Yu destroyed your geomantic compass,

the sun was setting too.

Could these two artifacts

be connected somehow?

The screen belonged to my mother.

The geomantic compass belonged to my mother too.

The screen started to vanish

after Zhao Yu destroyed the geomantic compass.

Under the screen lies the Ghostly Eulogy.

Now that I think about it,

Zhao Yu is trying to destroy the Ghostly Eulogy!

That's right.

The Ghostly Eulogy can counter the dark aura.

I'm sure he's scared.

Indeed.

He's the visual spell master I was looking for.

I'll go and seek revenge now.

Wait.

There's something more to it.

Right now, it's just speculation.

We don't have substantial evidence.

If we act recklessly,

we'll alert them to our presence.

If so, do you want me

to just stand idly by?

Zhao Yu is quite powerful.

Even if he's your sworn enemy,

with your powers, I'm afraid you can't even get close to him

when you see him.

What should I do then?

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

If you keep training hard enough,

one day,

you'll be able to strike him down with one blow.

He's a veteran when it comes to revenge.

You should listen to him.

Venerable One is still waiting

for the Ghostly Eulogy.

And you still have time to see me?

What have you done to that old fox?

What has that got to do with you?

The secret realm

only exists

because of the old fox's power.

By attacking him at this moment,

it's obvious that you're ruining my plan.

You've already gotten your hands on the Ghostly Eulogy.

Take the book and leave Qingqiu.

What a joke.

You don't get to tell me

when I should leave.

(His visual power is so strong)

(that he can control my shadow.)

Bai Xiaosheng,

are you sure you want to fight me?

I will let you off

for ruining my plan this time.

If you do it again,

I will never let you off,

no matter how powerful your visual spells are.

We've already agreed to get married.

You should hold your end of the bargain

and start your translation.

Be patient.

You need to go through the wedding ceremony

before you're considered married.

Let's go.

Bow to Heaven and Earth.

Bow to one's parents...

We have no parents.

Skip to the couple's bow.

Bow!

Come on!

All right. We're done.

Start your translation.

There are procedures

we need to follow for a wedding.

There are procedures for it?

What stupid procedures?

Mister, please tell us

what procedures we need to go through.

We will follow your command.

There are six rites to a wedding ceremony in Qingqiu.

Matching, asking, preparing dowries,

cleaning, setting dates, and getting married.

Come on, have a seat.

Sit down.

The first rite

is matching.

We did that

when we were in the screen.

Why should we do this again?

Skip to the dowry part.

Give me a copper coin.

All right. Next part.

What's cleaning?

According to the rules of Qingqiu,

both parties

need to immerse themselves in the cold spring for seven days

before they can get married.

What?

The cold spring

gathers the essence of Qingqiu's earth energy.

It can wash away the impurities in your body.

Look at that flower on your head.

It's quite dirty.

Taking a bath is beneficial to you.

No.

Seven days are too long.

Seven days is the basic requirement.

This won't do!

I need the Ghostly Eulogy

to save my life.

I still need to practice it after you finish translating it.

And I might not master it.

The longer you delay it,

the more danger I'll be in.

Rules are rules.

We have to follow them!

You stubborn old man!

You shouldn't go overboard!

If we follow your stupid procedures,

I'll die

before I get married!

Since I'm going to die anyway,

I'll bring you down with me!

You!

Yanhui!

Mister,

Her Majesty wrote the Ghostly Eulogy

to find a successor.

Now that

you've finally found two successors,

you could've let the successors take up their roles as the next leaders.

But you're stubborn

about the useless rules and procedures.

If Her Majesty's will

was delayed because of this,

Mister,

how would you face

Her Majesty in the afterlife?

We've already made a concession with you.

You proclaimed yourself as the one who followed all rules,

yet you don't know when you should compromise at all.

On account of the Dragon King,

three days will do, then.

Fine. Three days it is then.

We'll go to the cold spring tomorrow.

You may start

translating the Ghostly Eulogy now.

After three days,

we'll get married, and you'll give us the transcript.

You guys mustn't slack off during the cleaning process.

I will keep an eye on you guys.

Got it.

Dragon King,

do not be happy yet.

Since ancient times,

all weddings require lavish dowries.

Please do not brush me off

by just giving her an ingot of gold.

Although I can't see,

I can smell the scent

of gold and jewelry

in the palace.

Tianyao.

How much gold did you bring?

Before this, I was penniless

when I was in the Taoist clan.

Now that we've crossed the Obsidian River,

it's easy

to find these things.

You're the Millennium Spirit Dragon.

Even if you don't love money,

many people still worship you

every day.

Over time,

much wealth has been accumulated.

I didn't move everything here

as I was afraid that your Qiankun Pouch couldn't fit everything.

Here's the Qiankun Pouch you asked for.

Thank you.

Judging from that sound,

could it be that you plan to give Miss Yanhui the entire Dragon Valley

as your dowry?

Sorry for interrupting your peace.

I'm fine with it.

I was just thinking

that wouldn't it be disrespectful

for you to prepare

these worldly objects

for Miss Yan as her dowries?

She will like them.

You sound happy.

Although Mr. Yan forced you two

to get married,

I assume

you're very satisfied with it.

I...

Initially, I promised her

that I would leave after acquiring the Ghostly Eulogy.

However,

I'm staying.

Although I broke my promise,

I

Still can't help but be happy.

You

just can't bear to part with her.

I can't bear to part with her?

So,

that's what it feels like.

Tianyao,

just treat this

as a chance

for you to start anew with Miss Yan.

Cherish your chance.

Don't matchmake her

and other men again.

I thought

we would meet each other in the cold spring.

According to the rules, I need to receive you.

You do play your part well, huh?

All right. Let's go.

Wait.

Mr. Yan said the dowries must be grand.

That's why I...

It's fine. It's just an act.

You don't need to follow all of his instructions.

You

can keep this pouch.

Be careful.

Is this the place?

There's only one pool.

You can sit there while I'll sit here.

Keep your distance from me.

It's so cold!

It's freezing!

Why is the spring water so cold?

It's freezing!

Maybe you'll feel better after some time.

I do feel better

after moving around.

Why does this place feel so warm?

It's so warm.

It's all thanks to this rock.

This cold spring

is more comfortable than I think.

It calmed my heart.

Let's go.

Why aren't you leaving?

My legs...

They grew numb from the cold.

They grew numb from the cold?

Dragons are truly strange.

You guys actually grow numb from the cold?

You should hurry up then.

I'll make a move first.

Zhao Yu destroyed Mother's geomantic compass.

It's obvious that he's guilty!

Zhuli,

has it been some time

since you last

practiced martial arts?

Second Uncle, I'm speaking the truth here!

Qingqiu will be in danger

if we don't get rid of Zhao Yu!

You're the Crown Prince of Qingqiu.

In the future, you will shoulder

the entire Qingqiu.

If you still don't want to

practice your martial arts,

Qingqiu will be in danger.

Second Uncle,

you should send someone

to investigate Zhao Yu.

Something's definitely wrong with him.

The geomantic compass only points

toward areas surrounded by the dark aura.

I think it's likely

that Zhao Yu

might be the evil visual spell master that harnesses the dark aura.

Enough!

Although Mr. Zhao is strict,

he has done everything he can

to serve Qingqiu.

Everyone could tell.

But now, you're maligning Mr. Zhao

by saying that he's the visual spell master.

You've let me down.

Zhuli,

as the future leader of Qingqiu,

you mustn't act based on the rumors you hear

and be controlled by your emotions.

But, Second Uncle...

Enough.

Stop overthinking it.

If you have time,

you should practice your martial arts.

Go now.

It's late.

What are you doing here?

Where did you guys go in the middle of the night?

It's a long story.

We went into the cold spring.

The cold spring?

In the same pool.

Why does that sound strange

when you put it like that?

In the same pool?

Are you guys going to ditch the act and make it true?

Wait, don't spout nonsense.

It was all because of the Brush Sprite.

We have to go there tomorrow too.

Rest early.

You should explain it to him.

I'll join you guys

tomorrow.

What's the matter?

There's no rule in Qingqiu

that forbids the three of us

from going into the cold spring together.

Why are you being a busybody here?

The wedding is between Yanhui and me.

What gives you the right to come?

You!

Because I fancy her.

I'm jealous of him.

If so, you can suck it up.

I can't.

I can't stand it

when you spend time alone with her.

If so, you can close your eyes.

Why are you joining him?

Don't forget!

You signed a pact with her.

Leave since you have retrieved the Ghostly Eulogy.

The pact has been destroyed.

I was wondering

why you guys

were getting married

when you said

"we shall never meet again

"in life and death" to her a few days ago.

I think you and the Brush Sprite

came up with this idea.

Stop arguing!

I burned the pact.

Do you wish

to make him stay that much?

That's not it.

I didn't know this would happen.

Speaking of which,

you said you fancy me.

When did it start?

It's so sudden.

Weren't my actions obvious enough?

Or were you blaming me

because I didn't complete the journey

in the secret realm together with you?

That's not it.

If so, was it because

I was abandoned by my parents?

I have no way

to change my past.

Stop finding excuses.

You!

Keep quiet, will you?

But your dismemberment

was also an entertaining act, wasn't it?

What a shame.

I didn't manage

to witness it myself back then.

Bai Xiaosheng!

You!

What's wrong? You got a problem?

Do you feel like punching me?

Bring it on then.

You got your weapon out, huh?

Come on.

Come at me.

If not, stab my heart.

That's what you're best at, right?

Bai Xiaosheng!

Hey, you overdid it!

I...

He has the Heart Protecting Scale now.

I'm no match for him.

Enough.

He went overboard

with his words tonight.

I'll apologize to you on his behalf.

Why are you apologizing to him?

What did I say wrong?

Just shut up.

He has the Flaming Dragon Fang now.

It counters the dark aura.

Both of us can only survive with the help of the dark aura.

I can't stop him

if he wants to kill you.

I knew you care about me.

Enough.

That's all for tonight.

I'll help you to your room.

That hurts.

Be careful.

Here.

You're seriously wounded.

You shouldn't go to the cold spring tomorrow.

No way.

That dragon is up to no good.

I have to go with you

even if it means I have to suffer.

It's not what you think.

What's the situation then?

It's a huge pool.

We sat on different sides.

After that, I stayed in position.

Listen.

The cold spring

is pretty effective.

After I went inside,

I felt a kind of peace

that I had never had before.

Look at me.

My black flower has closed up again.

Bai Xiaosheng,

were you listening to me?

I was.

All right. I'll head back first.

Be careful.

Don't touch your wound by accident.

Sit down for now.

Yanhui,

did you know how my mother

abandoned me?

Why are you bringing that up again?

The night is still young.

I wish to share

this story with you.

Are you willing to listen?

Sure.

I still remember

that it was a sunny day.

And she bought my favorite apples for me,

which was rare for her to do so.

She said she was going to bring me on a trip.

Back then,

I was delighted.

It had been a long time

since I went outside

after my clan declared me

the evil child.

She held my hands

and brought me to a remote forest.

She said she wanted to play hide-and-seek with me.

She said this.

Stand there

and count to 100.

I'll seek you out by then.

Thus, I started counting.

I counted from 1 to 99.

(And I counted from 99 to 1.)

I had no idea how many times I repeated it.

But in the end,

she never showed up.

So,

you didn't finish the second test

in the screen

because you were afraid

that no one was waiting for you at the end.

But I was wrong.

I should've believed in you.

That's not true.

There's no right or wrong when it comes to this.

I was wrong.

Do you remember

the shadow maze

inside the Misty Forest?

The Phantom King created it

with my inner trauma.

Back then, I thought

it was going to be like the past,

where no one would show up for me.

But just when I was about

to count to 100,

you showed up.

Let's go!

Yanhui,

you found me.

(Since then, )

I have fallen for you.

Yanhui,

thank you for saving me.

Since I like you,

I should've believed in you.

I'm sorry.

I saved you

to survive back then.

Now, I'm doing this to survive too.

You shouldn't

waste your time on me.

It's impossible between us.

Didn't I tell you already?

I'm only willing to do this because it's you.

You're pretty smart usually.

Why are you so stubborn when it comes to this?

You should calm down and think about it.

You're the only ray of light

in my world of darkness.