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Timing and Subtitles by the The Dragonhearted Warriors @ viki

[Mayfly - Zhou Shen]

♫ At dawn, I open my eyes ♫

♫ The night eventually disperses, arriving at the story's end ♫

♫ If anyone asks, I've never had regrets ♫

♫ I have marked you with my touch, leaving traces of our entanglement ♫

♫ Saying goodbye is not a parting ♫

♫ Why so rushed to add the period? ♫

♫ In an instant, my longing for you, spilled to the horizon ♫

♫ The barren land is singing; the ground is remaining silent ♫

♫ Light penetrates the sea; flowers bloom among the dust ♫

♫ The mayfly gazes upon the sky, vowing to pursue the light ♫

♫ My soul is searching for the time rift ♫

♫ And the path to you ♫

[Adapted from the novel Back From The Brink on jjwxc.net by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang]

[Back From The Brink]

[Episode 1]

Hurry!

We're almost late to the wedding of the Dragon King.

Hurry!

We're late to the wedding of the Dragon King. [Snow Peak, Luochuan Dragon Valley]

[Tianyao, Spirit Dragon]

Heaven and Earth, be my witness.

I, Tianyao, Spirit Dragon of Luochuan will espouse Suying of Guanghan Sect.

We shall live in bliss day after day.

For life and eternity, we shall never part.

[Suying, Leader of Guanghan Sect]

The demon dragon, Tianyao, has done nothing but evil deeds. You deserve to die.

I will use your dragon scales to forge an armor to protect the one I truly love.

"The one you truly love"?

So

this wedding is...

Your

funeral.

You've been using me.

Flaming Dragon Fang.

You should be happy to die at my hands.

Give me the Heart Protecting Scale.

I won't let you have it.

Scale and soul in one? Give it to me now!

Your scheme will be in vain!

Without your Heart Protecting Scale, you will be on your last legs.

I will scatter your body parts in all corners of the world and seal you for an eternity. [Dark River]

[Yanhui] (T/N: returning goose)

Forgive your mother.

I cannot cure your congenital heart defect. [Baby Yanhui]

They say this river can bestow someone a new life.

May Heaven show mercy on you so you can be like a goose flying south and return

one day.

For as long as I can remember, I am a vagabond.

I have never had a full stomach or warm clothes.

I always have this dream.

In the dream, I have a roof over my head, a warm meal on the table...

- Thanks, Father. - and parents who hug me.

Fresh meat bun! Freshly made! [Young Yanhui]

I long to live in a house like everyone else.

I thought it was an unattainable dream until an immortal from Chenxing Mountain adopted me.

He carried me on his back and told me that Chenxing Mountain would now be my home.

Master. Look. That little girl is so pitiful.

You are alone and helpless.

From now on, Chenxing Mountain will be your home.

My home?

To see clearly, stay true to yourself.

Get rid of your distracting thoughts.

Put no name on sentiments.

To see clearly, stay true to yourself. [Starfall Terrace, Chenxing Mountain]

Get rid of your distracting thoughts.

Put no name on sentiments.

[Yanhui, Disciple of Chenxing Mountain]

Twenty years ago, the leader of Guanghan Sect, Taoist Master Suying, killed the demon dragon.

The Demon Clan thus fell.

As Taoists, we should cherish the current peace and train even harder.

Understood?

The annual trial is about to begin. [Ziyue, Disciple of Chenxing Mountain]

Everyone is fasting, only you are desiring food and being exuberant.

Senior Sister Ziyue, I have skipped two meals. I'm starving.

Aren't you here to fast?

Yes.

You've been here for a decade.

Other than martial arts, what have you learned?

You haven't unlocked your mind's eye, and you have no spiritual power whatsoever.

Disciples from other peaks in your batch have attained four stars,

but you are still stuck with one.

You can't ride a sword either.

- Don't chastise her, Senior Sister. - Exactly.

She hasn't even unlocked her mind's eye.

- There's no way she can ride a sword. - That's right.

Exactly. She can't ride a sword at all.

Who says I can't ride a sword?

She can?

By the way, I haven't unlocked my mind's eye, but I can ride the sword by using the ambient spiritual power.

That's my sword. Give it back, Yanhui!

Do good or do evil, it's a conscious decision. [Demon Confining Tower, Chenxing Mountain]

- Your heart decides if you want to be a human or a demon. - So noisy.

- Follow your destiny. - There is no end to the chanting.

Be adaptable.

As long as you stay positive...

Time to eat!

Come on, it's time to eat.

- Put it here. - It's time to eat.

- Hurry. - It's time to eat.

Line up now.

Come on. One for everyone.

Sorry.

Thanks.

Yanhui, why are you here?

Yes, yes. That's the spot.

Well.

The disciples of Chenxing Mountain fast every year,

and you come here every year

to eat the meat buns we get in this prison, isn't that right?

I know why your parents abandoned you now.

You simply eat too much.

Don't make things up.

My master said I have a heart defect.

I think my parents abandoned me because of that.

"Heart defect"?

How come you're still alive then?

- Her master cured her, obviously. - Does it feel good?

- Yes. - No.

What's bothering you?

My ears.

Perhaps I can clean your ears?

No, thanks.

- Taoist Yanhui, this divine chant just drones on and on. - As long as you stay positive...

I can't take it anymore.

Can you switch it off?

- Yes, please. - Switch it off. It's so annoying.

No. The divine chant was made from a mind and heart calming chant.

It can purify your soul and rid your violence.

- It's good for your training. - Nonsense.

It's not nonsense. Look at him.

When he first came here, he looked so unfriendly, and he scared many other demons.

But look at him now. He now has delicate features. Don't you think so?

See?

And you're now prettier.

I am?

I have had the bun, and I have given you a massage.

I should return to my training.

Wait.

What's the hurry?

You only know martial arts.

It doesn't matter if you train or not because you can't go far anyway.

Oh, Taoist Yanhui, you said you would help exonerate us of the injustice,

but it's been years and we're still here.

I want to go back to Qingqiu. Now!

The Discipline Hall captured all of you, and at the moment, Martial Aunt Lingfei is in charge of it.

I heard she's been tracking a nine-tailed fox for twenty years, but she still hasn't found it.

It's an obsession at this point.

You are here because of that.

- If you leave now, you might lose your life. - Right.

Don't worry. Once my master is out of his training, he will help you.

No need to bring your master up.

He hasn't come out of his secluded training for years.

Besides, ever since Suying killed the demon dragon, all Taoist clans listen to her.

- No one even respects Chenxing Mountain anymore. - Exactly.

What did you say?

The Elder of Discipline Hall has arrived!

Oh, no.

[Lingfei, Elder of Discipline Hall]

Imbeciles.

Just where exactly in our Taoist's land did that nine-tailed fox from Qingqiu hide?

- I don't know. - I don't know.

I have no idea.

Whip them.

I'll ask again.

Where is the nine-tailed fox?

I truly don't know.

These foxes just took on their human forms.

They can't possibly know where the nine-tailed fox is.

Continue whipping.

Taoist, please stop.

The nine-tailed fox is a noble in Qingqiu.

You can kill all of us here, and we still won't know where she is.

Stay quiet!

Bring her out.

Come.

Whip her as well.

Stop!

Are you all right?

Martial Aunt Lingfei, I don't think what you are doing is appropriate.

Are you that one-star disciple of Lingxiao?

Yes.

You're mingling with them, and you're defending a demon now.

Martial Aunt, what did these demons do to deserve this punishment?

They are fox demons.

I can kill them, and no one in the Chenxing Mountain can criticize me for doing so, let alone for whipping them.

Don't mind if I say this then.

What you are doing is inhumane, Martial Aunt.

You don't get to stop the Discipline Hall from killing a demon.

Move aside.

Stop!

You just killed an innocent!

No demon is innocent.

I can kill them whenever I want.

I'm telling you.

I will kill all of these fox demons in front of you today.

- It's the Demon Killing Staff. - Demon Killing Staff!

The flame burned the talisman.

The barrier has been broken.

- We can go out now. - The barrier is broken.

Yanhui. Where did you pick up that demonic evil spell?

Exactly. When did I learn to do this?

- Yanhui! - Martial Aunt, you're on fire.

Put out the fire!

- Help me, quick. - Run.

Put out the fire!

Hurry.

Run!

- Miss. You are a good friend. - Run.

- I hope I can see you again. - Run now!

Martial Aunt, Yanhui helped those prisoners escape. What should we do?

- What do we do, Martial Aunt? - What do we do?

Back off!

You b*stard. You'll die for that!

This is...

- It frosted. - What's going on?

Master. You're finally out. [Lingxiao, Leader of Chenxing Mountain]

Sect Leader.

Senior Brother, Yanhui freed those demon and practiced demonic arts.

She is insubordinate, and everyone bears witness to it.

She cannot be forgiven.

Sect Leader. Master is telling the truth.

Yanhui crossed the line this time.

- And what do you have to say about it? - I...

Aggressing your own martial aunt shows that you're growing insolent and irreverent.

I did release the demon, but I didn't learn any demonic arts.

Besides, those demons are innocent.

Are you talking back now?

The entire Chenxing Mountain knows that my mind's eye is sealed, and I command no innate spiritual power.

I can only rely on the ambient spiritual power.

- I don't know how I... - Yanhui.

You're to be grounded in Starfall Terrace.

We will decide on your punishment another day.

What was the spell that came out last time?

Why can't I use it again?

Yanhui.

Master.

Do you plead guilty?

It's my fault for destroying the Demon Confining Tower and attacking my fellow clan mates,

but I do not regret releasing those demons.

Master, when you were training in seclusion, Lingfei captured demons indiscriminately.

I wanted to tell you after you came back from your training.

But today, Lingfei killed indiscriminately too.

I couldn't just let it happen.

I was homeless when I was younger, and from what I've seen, humans and demons are no different.

Your heart decides if you are good or evil.

I thought demons...

Master.

Do you also think I'm at fault?

From now on, you're no longer a disciple of Chenxing Mountain.

Master.

Is this what the Elder of Discipline Hall wanted?

Expelling you is my decision.

Master...

Thank you for the decade-long care.

From now on, Chenxing Mountain will be your home.

You won't have to worry about starving or freezing.

I will teach you how to read.

And we will start with your name. [Yanhui]

[Entrance of Chenxing Mountain]

[Our swords subdue all evil demons, and our chivalry will rid the world of demons.]

[Subdue all evil demons]

[Rid the world of demons.]

Yanhui!

Senior Sister Ziyue, I didn't expect you to come to see me off.

Who... Who would see a one-star disciple off anyway?

I'm just done with your metal scraps.

Take them with you.

You even acknowledged that they are metal scraps.

I don't need them then.

[Evil]

I don't need a sect that doesn't have the same principles as me.

[Bazaar by the foot of Chenxing Mountain]

I was in the mountain for a long while.

Not only did I fail to unlock my mind's eye, but I can't use my power properly either.

And one fiery spell is all it took to get an expulsion.

After a decade of peaceful life, now is my time to write my own adventure.

Sir. Six meat buns, please.

Sure.

One, two, three, four, five, six.

30 wen, please.

Isn't it three wen for one? [Three wen each]

Three wen for one steamed bun.

One with no filling.

The one with filling is five wen each. [Five wen each]

It was three wen for one back then.

- How long ago was it? - You were just... that little...

That long ago.

The past few years prices have increased.

The meat is expensive. The ingredients are expensive, but the wage remains the same.

This is daylight robbery!

Daylight robbery? You have the money.

It's only a robbery if I don't give you my bun.

You're a disciple of Chenxing Mountain, aren't you?

I bet you haven't left there for many years.

Do you want it or not?

How many filled buns can I buy with 10 wen?

Including the one you're eating now,

two in total.

What should I do? I'm penniless.

Should I head to Yongzhou to ask Xiange for help?

But I need to fund my trip to Yongzhou.

I'm not going to starve myself.

[Qijue Agency Branch, Under Chenxing Mountain]

Qijue Agency?

[Qijue Agency] (T/N: lit. Seven refusals)

Your guide to everything, everywhere. Qijue Agency, Advisor No. 0177.

Greetings, Miss. How may I help?

I heard Qijue Agency has a huge network.

Do you know where I can earn money?

Of course, Miss, but for our services, you need to pay...

- One tael? - One gold tael, Dear.

"Gold tael"?

It seems like we're in the same business.

Miss, may I know what your business entails?

Daylight robbery.

You're funny, Miss.

Just a reminder. This table is worth 30 wen, so please be gentle.

Will this be enough?

Of course, Dear.

How do I know you won't lie to me?

Qijue Agency. A renowned franchise. [We don't accept credit.]

We are honest people. [We won't mark up prices.]

"We won't let you be the last person to get any news."

One, two, three, four. [We won't spread misinformation.]

I only find six slogans here.

The last one is only privy to our owner. [We won't make you obsolete.]

Just a reminder.

Your payment only allows you to ask one last question, Dear. [We won't let you be the first to suffer loss.]

I want to be rich.

Demon catching bounty.

This is the most expensive one.

[Bounty List]

[A century-old snake demon stole the Flame Orb. It is gravely wounded.]

[Capture the snake demon and retrieve the Flame Orb to receive 88 gold taels!]

Darn it. I should have kept those metal scraps.

Now, I don't even have the tools to catch demons.

My 88 gold taels. [Bounty List, 88 gold taels]

I have been traveling on this mountain for days now.

Where's the huge, scary, formidable snake spirit?

Come out now. Show yourself!

Making money sure is hard.

This place hardly has any spiritual power.

Unless the snake spirit is stupid, it wouldn't train here.

Is the address on the bounty list the wrong one?

[A century-old snake demon stole the Flame Orb. It is gravely wounded.]

Bite me again. Bite me again.

I have been waiting for you to show up!

You dare to run?

Run away then.

Are you going to run or not?

I asked you a question.

Look. We aren't enemies.

I just want some money.

I accepted this bounty list from the Zhou family.

I need one thing. Return the Flame Orb you stole, and I'll spare you. [A'Cha, Snake Demon]

How much are they paying you? I'll triple it.

Triple?

You're smart enough to bribe me.

88 times 3 is...

88 plus 88 plus 88.

8 plus 88 minus 8.

264 gold taels!

264 gold taels?

How many filled buns can I buy with that money?

Don't move!

One filled bun is worth five wen.

If you have 200 gold taels, you might as well open a bun shop.

That's right.

Don't you run!

Where is it?

This snake demon is such a dishonest...

The Taoist master placed such a powerful seal on my Heart Protecting Scale.

I have no spiritual power right now, so I can't break the seal.

I can only earn her trust for the moment and decide what to do next.

Master...

Master...

[Tongluo Village]

They gave birth to Foolish Fu. [Tongluo Village]

He doesn't speak. He doesn't smile.

He is odd and has no friends.

He has no friends.

[Madam Zhou]

Foolish A'Fu is back.

Foolish A'Fu!

Foolish A'Fu!

Foolish A'Fu is carrying his wife!

A'Fu.

Why is there a woman on your back?

She's quite pretty.

Foolish A'Fu.

Don't go inside. [Xiao Family Farming Courtyard ]

Stop. What are you doing?

She's the bride Foolish A'Fu kidnapped.

Hit her. Hit her.

Run! Run!

Foolish A'Fu kidnapped a bride!

What is wrong with you?

Where am I?

Fool? Kidnap?

But he helped me dress my wound.

Did he kidnap me or help me?

He should have put me in a more comfortable spot.

Those youthful eyes.

My heartbeat.

What is this?

Is this a hallucination?

Oh, no. My heartbeat is too loud.

Stay right there.

Are you the fool who kidnapped me?

How can the eyes of an idiot hide so many emotions?

Wait.

I'm all tied up.

How am I supposed to eat the food you placed on the ground?

Do you think you're feeding a pig?

Is it poisoned?

Another one.

I like my steamed bun with brined vegetables.

Hurry. Come on! Hurry!

Hey. Abduction is against the law, you know?

You look kind, so I can forgive you.

Just release me, and let me go. We'll forget everything.

Wait.

I'll be frank with you.

I'm Yanhui. From a Taoist clan.

I tracked a century-old snake spirit to this place.

Don't worry now. I have wounded it.

And I bet it disguised as a human and mingles with the villagers to absorb your vitality.

Release me now, or no one can catch it.

If something bad happens to your village, don't say I didn't warn you.

Are you dumb, or are you mute?

Wait!

I still want the other half of the steamed bun.

Let me go.

Do you hear me?

I finally found this opportunity, so I am not going to free you.

Without your Heart Protecting Scale, you will be on your last legs.

You will not be able to wreak havoc in the Mortal Realm anymore.

Your Heart Protecting Scale will be mine sooner or later.

The world has no place for your immortal body.

On behalf of the world,

I will sever your body, peel your scales,

and scatter them all over the world.

- Your Majesty! - You will be sealed by the five elements.

Stop! Dragon Lord!

Dragon Lord! Dragon Lord!

- Stop! - Stop!

Don't hurt our lord!

- Leave now. - Don't hurt our lord!

It's dangerous! Run!

Dragon Lord!

Dragon Lord!

Tomorrow, I'll play along and use the snake spirit as the bait to lure her in.

Timing and Subtitles by the The Dragonhearted Warriors @ viki

[The Passing Wind - Liu Yuning]

♫ You are in the opposite direction, I can't see you clearly ♫

♫ My grey hair represents my longing for you ♫

♫ Each frame slipping through my fingers marks our history ♫

♫ The breeze blows, the pear blossom falls, the returning goose honks at dawn ♫

♫ I trace your silhouette. One portrait after another ♫

♫ I kiss your cheek. One scene after another ♫

♫ I drown my nights with this forlornness The wind blows as I sigh ♫

♫ Everything I've been through in my life is so that I can meet you ♫

♫ How many have tasted the tears of a true departure? ♫

♫ Just like the full moon, a reunion is rare ♫

♫ Among the green hills and the clear rivers, my love for you will never change ♫

♫ How easy it is to meet and part, retelling our encounters to the endless rain ♫

♫ May the drifting petals scatter throughout the world and the spring breeze remains the same ♫

♫ I carry the memory of you with me as I continue along this journey ♫

♫ I look back a few times, trying to look for the you I knew ♫

♫ We hold hands, reminiscing on our good memories The mortal world is as bustling as always ♫

♫ Sometimes, it's just hard to convey my feelings ♫