Original subtitles

(Back From The Brink)

(Episode 25)

Look, what does it say?

What does it say?

Read it to me.

"The notorious Yanhui of the Taoist clan

assassinated the Leader of Qingqiu.

Seeking brave warriors to capture this woman."

We must take a good look at what she looks like.

A reward of one thousand gold

(Wanted) for capturing her.

A reward of ten thousand gold

for retrieving the Ghostly Eulogy.

Kill Yanhui

and retrieve the Ghostly Eulogy

will be rewarded twenty thousand gold.

Twenty thousand gold!

It's twenty thousand gold!

I've never seen so much money.

I can't believe

my bounty is the cheapest one.

Tianyao,

there's someone beside us

who wears a roughly made head mask.

He's probably trying to hide his identity.

Could it be that he recognized me

and is after my bounty?

Stay close to me.

Don't wander off.

Changlan has made the people of Qingqiu think

you killed the Leader of Qingqiu.

But based on

Bai Xiaosheng's words earlier,

the real leader Chenyi

is not dead.

If we can find Chenyi,

Changlan's lies will be exposed.

Then you'll be proven innocent.

But where's Chenyi now?

What about Bai Xiaosheng?

Is he awake now?

Probably he knows something about this.

Why is he sleeping for so long?

We can't ask him anything.

There is a kind of medicinal herb in the market

that can cure unconsciousness.

It might wake him up.

We can only give it a try now.

Didn't the Dragon King

suffer serious injuries 20 years ago

because he trusted a female Taoist too easily?

And now, he has fallen in love

with another female Taoist

who's wicked and evil.

Such a Dragon King who can't distinguish right from wrong

is truly unfortunate for our Spirit Clans.

Indeed.

Mister,

I need Wake-up Herb.

Please wait for a moment.

I'll go and get it for you.

(Wanted)

Here you go.

Here.

You're...

I'm not selling it to you!

How could I sell

my healing herbs

to the Taoist murderer?

Taoist murderer?

That's the Taoist killer

who murdered our leader.

That's her.

That's right. It's her.

Taoist killer!

That's right.

She's not a murderer!

She didn't do it.

She even deluded the Dragon King.

It's her!

She's the one!

She did it!

I may not have the ability to capture you.

But I have the right

not to sell you anything!

Of course,

you're not worthy as our Dragon King.

Strike her!

I'd rather burn it

than sell it to you!

Don't burn it!

Leave the money. Let's go.

All right.

Hit him!

Beat him!

I'm the one you're after!

Why are you attacking him?

Beat him!

Come at me if you dare!

Beat him!

Strike him!

Attack her! Go!

Beat her to death!

Wait!

Don't

hit

the face!

Run, Tianyao!

-After them! -Don't run!

The female Taoist villain is over here!

Everyone! After her!

Stop!

Hurry! Capture her!

Capture her!

Kill her for the money!

Don't let her get away!

Beat her to death!

After her!

Don't run!

Stop right there!

Stop running!

Hold it right there!

Stop!

Stop where you are!

Stop running!

We can stop running now.

They're just

some ordinary spirits

who were deceived.

Don't fight them.

I guess we've shaken them off our trails.

There's one more.

It's him again.

He's after my bounty as expected.

Why is he so persistent?

I guess I have to resort to violence.

No, don't hit me.

It's me.

Qianshuo.

It's me.

Feng Qianshuo?

What...

What happened to you?

To avoid attention.

Follow me.

Xiange told me to come and get you.

My best friend

is indeed light at the end of the tunnel.

Only the disciples of the Guanghan Sect

are here?

Yes.

The elders of other sects wanted

to wait for Master Lingxiao's decision.

Ever since my sister's downfall,

there is not a single person with courage in the Taoist clans.

Ma'am,

a letter from Qingqiu.

The Spirit Clan is now afraid

and has sent us a truce.

Are there any brave warriors

willing to accompany me to meet them

in Qingqiu?

We're willing to follow.

Go

And announce this truce

to the Taoist clans.

Show this to those cowards.

Yes, ma'am.

Are we staying here?

You're the mighty leader

of the Qijue Agency.

How could someone shrewd like you

let my friend stay

in such a place in Qingqiu?

You don't know anything.

Just go inside.

(Qingqiu Wangyu Tower)

This way, please.

(Wangyu Tower)

Isn't...

Isn't this Wangyu Tower?

I was the mighty leader

of Qijue Agency.

Would I really let Xiange live

in a cave?

That entrance

was just a facade.

In just a short month,

while we were struggling to survive,

you actually

built another Wangyu Tower.

Wealthy people

will indeed be rich wherever they go.

Can you share

your secrets

on how to become rich?

And

do you need another business partner?

Stop.

To be honest,

I was very reluctant

to go and get you two

when Xiange asked me some time ago.

You've destroyed

the previous Wangyu Tower of mine before.

I hope you can spare

the businesses I have now.

Please don't get yourself involved in it.

Yanhui!

Xiange!

I've missed you so much!

Me too!

Can you just talk instead of hugging?

You're all filthy.

You're the filthy one.

What are you saying?

I was jealous.

Oh, he's jealous.

Then do you know we once shared

the same bed and pillow under the moonlight?

Stop teasing him.

Xiange,

I have so much

to tell you.

Me too.

Come on.

Let's go.

Move aside.

Can't you keep her under control?

No.

Mr. Feng,

I have something to discuss with you too.

You're Chenyi's adopted daughter?

You were in Yongzhou under his order?

It was too bad I couldn't save Princess Yunxi

when I was in Yongzhou.

After I returned to Qingqiu,

I wanted to report this to His Majesty.

But they always turned me down,

saying he was in seclusion and not to be disturbed.

But this matter concerns the Princess's death

and the safety of the Spirit Clan.

So I used

the token His Majesty gave me,

the Nine Jade Strings,

to try to contact him.

Unexpectedly,

Second Young Master, Changlan answered instead.

Then what happened?

I suspected that Changlan was up to something.

So I cut the string

and hid in this cave

with Qianshuo.

Qianshuo used the Flower Medallion

to establish the Flower Bulletin

and help me gather information

about Leader Chenyi's whereabouts.

I knew

I recognized the secret mark

on the Flower Bulletin.

But before I could find His Majesty,

news came from the Royal Palace of Qingqiu

that you had killed the Leader.

I knew something must be wrong,

and I was worried about you.

So I had Feng Qianshuo secretly go and get you.

Xiange, you're a loyal friend.

Changlan was the one who set me up.

Why would he do that?

I don't know either.

But now,

he's working for the Lord of Dark Aura.

Lord of Dark Aura?

Do you mean the leader of dark practitioners,

the source of all evil?

I'm now also living

with the help of his power.

See this?

You...

How did...

How did this happen?

It's a long story.

Sit down first.

At that time, Tianyao dug out the Heart Protecting Scale

from my chest to save lives

and pinned Suying

on the leader's seat of the Guanghan Sect.

To prolong my life,

I...

What?

Then...

Then what about you and him?

Let bygones

be bygones.

I need to find Leader Chenyi,

whether it's for my own survival

or to clear my name.

I'll help you.

No,

you and Feng Qianshuo have just settled down here

for several days of peace.

I can't let you risk your life

for me again.

Don't be so polite to me.

Besides, finding the Leader was something

I originally wanted to do.

I'm just afraid I might not be capable enough to do it.

The only person

who might know Leader Chenyi's whereabouts

is Bai Xiaosheng.

Bai Xiaosheng? Is he here too?

Yes, but he's currently unconscious

in Tianyao's Qiankun Pouch.

What?

Am I hearing this right?

Yes, you are.

I want to join Flower Bulletin as a partner

in Yanhui's name.

You?

What makes you think you can?

Do you know

your behavior

is holding a candle to the devil?

If she suffers any losses,

I'll cover them.

When you were in Yongzhou City,

you had to rely on Yuli to introduce clients

and earn a little money by helping monsters treat illnesses.

How are you going to make up for the losses?

With your innocence?

Check

and see if this is enough.

What's...

What's this?

Is this

even worth anything?

It is not.

Look deeper again.

Is it enough?

Yes, it's enough.

It's more than enough.

Thank you, then.

Find a suitable spot

to put him.

It's annoying

to have him lying around here.

As you wish.

All right, then. See your way out. Take care.

It's chaos out there,

and people are after our lives.

When is he going to wake up?

Will this medicine work?

Let me try.

Don't touch me.

Remember this.

Bai Xiaosheng,

you're awake.

This medicine really works.

Where's the translated version of the Ghostly Eulogy?

Don't tell me you didn't get through the wedding ceremony.

Wait a minute.

You were in your wedding attire

when you came looking for me.

Well,

we did marry.

But...

That Brush Sprite

didn't translate it for you, right?

I knew

that old man is unreliable.

Where is he?

Let's go and settle scores with him.

It's not that.

He has been affected by Changlan's visual spell

and mistakenly believes that I killed Leader Chenyi

and is now pursuing me.

There is also a blind man

who's getting in my way.

Tell me.

How did you know

Changlan's secret?

On the day of your mishap,

why did you rush off

and end up

being imprisoned by Changlan?

It doesn't concern you.

Just answer his questions.

You better tell the truth.

That day,

the Lord of Dark Aura

wanted me to hand over the Ghostly Eulogy to him.

(He used my true effigy)

(to summon me in my dream.)

Venerable One.

What is taking you so long

to give me the Ghostly Eulogy?

Venerable One,

the Spirit Dragon has the Ghostly Eulogy

in his possession now.

He also has the Flaming Dragon Fang,

which can counter the dark aura.

I'm helpless against him.

My abilities are limited,

which has delayed

your great cause,

Venerable One.

Bai Xiaosheng,

do you think

I'm one of your puppets

to be played with?

Do you think

I'm unaware of your feelings

for that female Taoist?

You have three days.

If you don't hand it to me,

it's useless to keep you alive.

Yes, Venerable One.

(After I woke up, )

(I ran into the visual spell master.)

(When I saw him, )

(I realized it was Changlan.)

(We had a dispute.)

(But I managed)

(to release a strand of my shadow)

(back to my quarters, )

(hoping you'll find it)

(and lead you)

(to where I was imprisoned.)

Make haste.

Let's go.

You know

what happened after that.

I'm sorry.

It's all my fault.

No, it's not.

But this time,

I might really have to

take the Ghostly Eulogy with me.

If I don't hand it over

in three days,

I might not be able

to save myself.

We won't give you the Ghostly Eulogy.

Well, that's strange.

The Ghostly Eulogy

isn't yours.

It has nothing to do with you at all.

It has nothing to you with you even more.

Never mind.

Just give it to him.

We can't just watch him die.

Why not?

If he takes the Ghostly Eulogy,

what about you?

Forget about it.

I'll think of another way.

Wait.

Let's not rush into our own deaths.

Since they want

the Ghostly Eulogy so badly,

we'll give it to them.

I want to make a deal with you,

which is a sure profit.

At your service.

You agreed so easily.

Ghostly Eulogy! Ghostly Eulogy!

Freshly printed Ghostly Eulogy!

Is this for real?

Money first.

I want a copy.

Give me one copy.

-I want one. -Pay for it.

Here's the money.

We're the trusted Flower Bulletin.

-Give me a copy! -Pay up!

-I'll have one copy. -Give me one.

The owner of Flower Bulletin sure is capable.

Indeed, he is.

Here's your copy.

-I want one. -Here you go.

-I want one. -Give me one copy.

Let me have one copy.

-Here you go. -Give me one copy.

I'm here for my reward!

I want my reward!

We brought the Ghostly Eulogy with us.

Give us our rewards!

Mr. Yan, it's them.

Mr. Yan!

What's going on here?

Mr. Yan,

I have the Ghostly Eulogy.

I want to claim my reward.

I want my reward.

Mr. Yan, where do we collect our reward?

That's right.

Where should we collect the money, Mr. Yan?

You're being ridiculous.

There's only one copy of Ghostly Eulogy.

Mr. Yan, look.

This is Ghostly Eulogy.

Look.

Go and get it.

It's real.

Look at it.

Here.

-I have one too. -Look at it.

That's right.

It's definitely real.

How can it be fake?

-That's right. -How could it be fake?

It can't be fake.

Do you not want to give us our reward?

We have the same copies.

It's indeed the Ghostly Eulogy.

Mr. Yan,

the Royal Palace of Qingqiu issued a bounty

for the recovery of the Ghostly Eulogy

and promised a reward to anyone who can retrieve it.

How can you go back on your word?

He's right!

-You can't take it back! -He's right!

You...

We want our reward!

We want our reward!

Give us our reward!

Mr. Yan, what now?

Lead them to collect their reward.

Yes, sir.

Stop making a scene!

Come with me!

All right!

Let's go and get our reward!

We're going to get our reward.

-We have a reward! -Let's go and get the reward!

-We have money now! -We finally have money!

That wicked female Taoist

sure is cunning.

She stole the secret treasure and killed the Leader.

Now, she uses Qingqiu's secret treasure

to empty our national treasury.

Quick!

Go and take down the wanted posters!

Yes, sir.

If she was working

for the Taoist clan,

why did she share

the Ghostly Eulogy with the world?

All right. The coast is clear.

Not a single person here.

I'm not surprised

that you could come up with this method.

Birds die in pursuit of food, humans die in pursuit of wealth.

I know human nature.

Hui,

you really give it all

to save my life.

No.

I did it to save myself.

Without

these Qingqiu assassins around,

we can go and search

for the real leader of Qingqiu.

Do you know the whereabouts of Chenyi?

I did

something

to Changlan's shadow previously.

I may not know

Chenyi's exact location.

But I know

the people sent to find Chenyi

have all gone to Obsidian Riverhead.

It's located northwest of here

and is quite far away.

We know the way.

You should take this

and give it to him.

Lest he'll punish you again.

You're...

You're giving me the real thing?

If I give you a fake one,

the Dark Phantom will definitely notice it right away.

After handing over the Ghostly Eulogy to him,

I will regain

my freedom.

When the time comes...

You can leave now.

I'll definitely come and find you.

That Lord of Dark Aura is very powerful.

You must be careful.

I'll get going, then.

Make haste, then.

Farewell.

Let's go.

Where are you going?

Take me with you.

Xiange?

Are you coming with us?

What?

You're going with them?

Obsidian Riverhead is a place

where all things are pure.

Any power

will be weakened or dispelled there.

If the Leader

has been at Obsidian Riverhead for so long

without being caught by Changlan's people,

it means he has found

a hidden place.

Even if you both go,

you may not meet him.

I have the token given to me by the Leader.

With it,

only then the Leader will show up to meet you.

Then...

Then I'm coming with you too.

No, you can't go.

You must stay here.

Xiange.

Stay here.

You have nothing to do with this.

I don't want you to be in danger because of me.

Didn't we promise

that I'll go anywhere

with you?

If you stay here,

firstly, you can pay closer attention

to news about the Royal Palace of Qingqiu.

When we come back,

you can receive us and help us.

Secondly,

if we're in danger,

we can coordinate

with each other

and you can help us get into safety.

All right.

Take care during the journey.

If I have any news,

I'll inform you through the Flower Bulletin.

All right.

Obsidian Riverhead is far away.

So we should depart now.

So soon?

Don't worry.

I'll take care of Xiange.

Don't worry.

What do you mean by that?

It's not safe to stay here for too long after we leave.

Too many killers have passed through here.

This location is no longer safe.

You should find another place.

All right.

I'll leave her to you.

Let's go, Xiange.

Come on.

I'll get going, then.

Be careful, Xiange.

This is

my Eternal Fame Ink.

Why is my handwriting on the nuptial agreement

scattered all over this place?

(My bride, Yan)

Between the hour of Chen

and the hour of Si,

it was the time

when Yanhui killed His Majesty.

If Yanhui

was here at that time,

then who killed His Majesty?

What...

What do you want to do?

Mr. Yan,

you know too much.

I didn't expect

a blind man like you

to be the visual spell master.

I fell for your tricks.

Mr. Yan,

do you know

what this place is?

This is just

where you want to imprison me.

I've wrongfully accused the Dragon King.

Now I've fallen into your hands,

it's my fault that this happens.

Be it to kill or to torture me,

do whatever you want.

This place

is where I was imprisoned

and grew up since I was young.

For hundreds of years,

Qingqiu has been trying to erase my existence.

But I think

I'm sure you know

about my existence.

But

you made the same choice as the former leader.

You always think

the law of Qingqiu

is far more important than life.

Am I right?

There can only be one leader in Qingqiu.

Twins

have the same appearance,

so it'll inevitably cause chaos.

The only way to avoid disaster

is to depose the second son.

This is Qingqiu's rule.

What an excellent rule!

Since you're very particular about rules,

do you know

the law of the jungle

is the world's

biggest rule?

From now on,

you're not to speak ever again.

This is the rule I just set.

I...

Lingfei?

Yanhui?

The evil dragon is here too.

You're the Taoist clan's traitor.

You colluded with the evil dragon

and sided with Changlan of Qingqiu.

What are you saying?

Are you still feigning it?

Changlan of Qingqiu

deceived me into coming to the Qingqiu border

and tried to assassinate me!

What does that have to do with me?

You just don't like me anyway.

You won't believe whatever I say.

What exactly do you want?

I want to return to the Taoist clan.

No one is stopping you.

Don't try to trick me!

I know I can't beat you now.

I won't stop you.

How can she not tell

between good and evil?

She even blames me

for Changlan's evil deeds

even when I'm far away.

She misunderstood you.

But it's true that Changlan

tricked her into coming for peace talks.

Changlan tricked her into coming for peace talks

and tried to assassinate her.

What is he after?

Perhaps he wants

to provoke a war.

She mustn't die in Qingqiu.

The Taoist clans sent someone for a peace talk.

But if she died from being assassinated in Qingqiu,

the Taoist clan will definitely be unable to suppress their anger

if this gets out.

The tension between the Taoists and spirits

is very serious now.

We can't let this continue.

Why don't we capture her

and send her back?

It won't root out the problem.

We could save Lingfei.

But we might not save the next one.

It seems Changlan

wants to provoke a war between the two realms.

The only way to solve this crisis

is to drive Changlan out of the palace

and let Chenyi come back

to preside over the matters.

We have no time to rest now.

We must make it to Obsidian Riverhead soon.

(Obsidian Riverhead)

Why...

Why is this place

so eerie?

My spiritual power

seems to be weakening.

You're affected by the Obsidian River barrier

because it's close to the Obsidian River.

The power of the Taoists and spirits will be weakened here.

Even a master

would be no different

from an ordinary person.

But my dark aura still works.

It seems that dark energy is not affected

by the river.

Xiange.

Hold your breath.

Xian...

Yanhui.

Yanhui!

Dragon King?

Dragon Queen?

They're nothing special.

This lady looks ordinary.

Yet, she made the Spirit Dragon willing

to give her all the Nine Stars

in his mind's eye.

(Yinghuo)

Yanhui.

Yanhui!

It would be so nice to have someone

who cared for me.

Who are you?

I'll be honest with you.

Lord Changlan ordered me

to capture you.

But now,

I carelessly fell for you.

If you're willing to divorce your wife

and stay with me,

I'll release you.

What do you think?

Never!

Xiange.

Xiange.

Xiange.

Xiange, open your eyes.

Xiange.

Get up.

Yanhui?

Where...

Where are we?

Who took us?

I don't know.

I'm guessing it's a dark practitioner

who can use the dark aura.

Take the Nine Jade String with you

and find Leader Chenyi.

You must find him before Changlan does.

I can't

leave you here.

I'll be fine.

I don't know where Tianyao is.

I still need to look for him.

You should go now.

But...

I'll be fine.

If I run into danger,

I can still use my dark aura

to fight them off.

Go now.

Hurry.

-Go. -Be careful.

-I'll get going, then. -All right.

Go now.

Be careful.

Where's my beautiful face?

Where is it?

Where's my beautiful face?

Isn't your face

on your face?

I kept her here

because of her beautiful face.

But you let her go.

Why?

Don't tell me you're going to compensate me

with your ugly face.

Who's ugly?

You're the ugly one!

You don't have beauty.

You tried to dress up but it doesn't look like you did.

What kind of flower you're wearing on your head?

You're trying to look cute,

but it looks vulgar.

It's a complete eyesore

to my beautiful eyes.

Oh heaven,

my unparalleled beauty.

And these lips,

if they were any thinner, I would seem indifferent.

If they were thicker, I would seem too seductive.

And this nose bridge,

if it's a little higher, I would seem mean.

If it's a little lower,

it would make me look down-to-earth.

How I love the way I look.

Only my exquisite beauty

can match

the unique and unparalleled Spirit Dragon in this world.

What do you want from me?

I have one reason

for keeping you here.

But if you want to live,

persuade the dragon

to divorce you.

I

Want to be his wife.

Sure.

Then he has to meet me

to divorce me, right?

You're willing to let him divorce you?

Well, I'm not surprised.

As they say, husband and wife are like birds in the same forest.

When a disaster strikes, they each fly their separate ways.

Yanhui.

Tianyao.

So you'd better persuade him to divorce you

and give me

the Nine Stars in your mind's eye.

Nine Stars?

In my mind's eye?

You gave them to me?

Don't even think about getting them.

Why not?

Am I not more beautiful than her?

I didn't give them to her

because she's beautiful.

Did you give them to her because she's ugly?

Do you pity her?

(Me? Ugly?)

My Spirit Dragon

sure has a kind heart.

But when it comes to pity,

I'm the most pitiful person here.

My name

is Yinghuo.

Back then,

I used to be an ordinary little spirit.

My lover was unfaithful to me

and abandoned me

for another woman.

How hateful!

Later,

Lord Changlan bestowed upon me an elixir.

But every time I took it,

I felt something piercing through my heart.

The pain was unbearable.

But I endured it

for the sake

of preserving this peerless beauty

until I waited

for my most precious true love

to appear in this world.

Spirit Dragon,

you're my true love.

Take pity on me.

Have pity on me.

Miss,

have you been stabbed

by your lover in the heart?

Heart?

Have you had your body dismembered

by your lover?

Dismemberment?

Among the three of us here,

there are two people more pitiful than you.

In terms of misery,

you're no match for us.

I know

I'm unworthy

of those nine stars.

But even so,

I must return the stars to him.

It shouldn't be yours, right?

I don't care!

I want to be the Dragon King's wife.

Give me your stars quickly.

Otherwise, both of you will die!

Wait, wait.

Please wait.

Please sit down.

Don't be angry.

Be patient.

You see.

The Spirit Dragon is so stubborn.

I need to persuade him.

Why don't you

give us a moment?

I'll talk some sense into him.

You better don't try anything funny.

I can't undo

these threads.

Tell me about the nine stars

in my mind's eye.

I...

When we were in Yongzhou,

the spirits and I

once channeled our spiritual energy

into your mind's eye.

Those nine stars

were the remnants from that time.

But why haven't I seen them

in my mind's eye?

Previously, a grandmaster placed a seal

on your heart.

Now,

the dark aura is controlling you.

So naturally,

you can't see the whole of your mind's eye.

I see.

I didn't know

where those nine stars come from.

So I dared not give Yinghuo my word easily.

From what you said,

these are just nothing but the remnants of spiritual energy.

Why don't we

give her the stars first,

and then come up with a plan to retrieve them?

No, we can't do that.

Why not?

Yinghuo is more powerful

than both of us.

I'll never give them to her.

Don't speak of this again.

What about your Flaming Dragon Fang?

Flaming Dragon Fang?

Stop right there!

We're here to capture you

under the order

of Lord Changlan.

Get her!