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♪Your silhouette in the twilight's glow♪

♪Awakens like snow, delicate and cold♪

♪Within your gaze, countless destinies intertwine♪

♪A lifetime, a world of illusion of just one person♪

♪As moonlight shimmers♪

♪Falling petals rest in my palm, it's your sacred promise♪

♪Cultivating amidst the fleeting time of this mortal world♪

♪To be as one, inseparable, like a shadow in rhyme♪

♪Grant me a lifetime of enchanting sights♪

♪I defy fate, turning it around♪

♪Fearless of heavenly decree♪

♪It is the courage that blooms for you, profound♪

♪Unafraid of the destined trials♪

♪I only wish to make a vow with you♪

♪Like our initial encounter etched deep within my heart♪

=The Longest Promise= (Adapted from "Zhu Yan" by Cang Yue)

=The Longest Promise= (Adapted from "Zhu Yan" by Cang Yue)

=The Longest Promise= =Episode 8=

Qing Gang?

Princess,

are you all right?

General Qing, why did you save me?

I'm someone

who values winning and losing too much.

I don't need your concern.

Are you still upset

over the things I've said earlier?

I'm blunt and outspoken.

I'm not good with words.

But I meant you and the Crimson King no harm.

I can't stand by and watch

when you were ambushed today.

You sure have a one-track mind.

So what if I was ambushed?

In any case,

I don't plan to stay here anymore!

I can't stand people

who play tricks behind others' backs.

How about we team up

and go up the mountain?

You...

You...

Watch out!

Help!

Ying advanced as the Priest of Grand Preceptor

and started to select first disciple.

This is one step closer to the goal

I've arranged for him.

Congratulations, Your Supreme Majesty.

The outcome of the disciple selection

must be within my control.

The last name written on the winning pouch

shall be the Priest of Grand Preceptor's

first choice of disciples.

For last name written on the losing pouch,

make sure they encounter accidents

and try to eliminate them as soon as possible.

Kill them if necessary.

Yes.

(Bai)

As for her,

Ying must marry a woman from the White Clan

when he ascends to the throne.

Bai Xuelu

is the Bai Family's eldest daughter.

She's clever and intelligent.

I'm sure she'll be able to assist Ying

as the Emperor in the future.

Let the two of them

form a bond.

Yes.

(Qing)

Your Supreme Majesty,

what is this?

Qing Gang isn't here for the disciple selection.

He's investigating the identity of the Priest of Grand Preceptor.

How dare he play

such a trick

right under my nose.

I'll make sure he won't leave alive.

Send the beast, Qiong Qi

to his side.

If anything unexpected happens,

it'll be his fate.

But

how do we deal

with the Crimson Clan's princess?

She's traveling with Qing Gang.

If she runs into Qiong Qi,

she's likely to get hurt.

Since she's in the same group

as Qing Gang,

it shall be her fate

if she loses her life.

Yes.

General Qing,

many people want to team up with you.

Why did you pick me?

Please rest assured.

On the battlefield,

I never abandon

any of my comrades.

It's the same here.

I won't abandon you too.

You've misunderstood me.

I don't hold any grudges against you.

I just don't want to ascend the mountain.

Nor do I want to be part of the disciple selection.

Since we're in the same group,

we'll face glory and shame together.

In that case, I can only

apologize to you.

If you're not for the selection,

what are you doing here then?

This is bad.

It's Qiong Qi.

What kind of luck is this?

Run!

Run!

Qing Gang!

Qing Gang!

Run!

Qing Gang!

I thought the Azure Clan

is proficient in using poison.

Use it quickly.

Even if it doesn't make it dizzy,

it can still weaken it.

Hurry!

Why are you hesitating?

Our lives are at stake here!

What kind of poison did you use?

Why didn't it have any effect?

But at least

it gives us

some time to escape.

Using poison is a deceitful method.

I don't like using it.

Even though I belong to the Azure Clan,

I haven't studied it much.

So, you don't have

any potent poison.

It seems like we're doomed this time.

I'm so thirsty.

How did the Qiong Qi find out

their hiding place?

Just now, I saw

Grand Marshal Feng and Yu blow the whistle.

I didn't expect it was to lure the Qiong Qi.

How did you see them?

Where were you just now?

I...

I went to Qianyue Peak

to teach that annoying girl a lesson.

I didn't expect Qing Gang to rescue her.

But if you look at it,

even heaven is on your side.

They even encountered the Qiong Qi.

I can't believe you interfered with the selection of the disciple.

According to the rules of Jiuyi Mountain,

those who interfere with the selection shall be punished.

Then I'll punish myself

by not sleeping in the trees

but sleeping in a bed

for a month.

I'm doing it for your own good.

But

the Qiong Qi was already in the mountains.

They would have encountered it anyway.

You must not intervene and save them.

Why is the Qiong Qi so difficult to deal with?

I told you that your pepper powder

wouldn't work.

I'll think of something.

I'll hold it off.

You can run for your life.

In the Yunhuang Compendium, it's recorded

that the Qiong Qi enjoys evil words

and loves to watch conflicts.

Those with good conduct are punished, and those with bad ones are rewarded.

Punishing the good and promoting the bad.

Punishing the good and promoting the bad.

Punishing the good and promoting the bad.

Stop!

If you kill him today,

you're helping the people eliminate harm.

Qing Gang,

even you have your moment today.

Lord Qiong Qi,

it turns out ancient books are fake.

You're not a ferocious beast at all.

I can tell

that you're a majestic creature.

Lord Qiong Qi,

you had no idea.

He's the notorious demon

in the army.

He kills without blinking an eye,

countless lives

died by his hands.

If you kill him today,

you'll be eliminating harm for the people.

Scold me.

Scold me.

I...

I've taken countless

lives before too.

I thought

I would die under the hands of righteous men.

But I didn't expect

to end up in your belly today.

Are you helping people eliminate harm?

Lord Qiong Qi,

until we meet again.

What kind of tricks did you use just now?

According to ancient books,

Qiong Qi likes wicked people

and dislikes righteous ones.

I was just trying my luck.

I was speaking nonsense

full of loopholes.

But luckily the Qiong Qi has a simple mind

and couldn't see through my trick at the time.

It seems

we're not meant to die today.

We finally escaped from a disaster.

Such a strong smell of blood.

Could it be that it has come back again?

Chong Ming,

tell me what is this.

Isn't...

This is...

Could this be

the legendary Power of Chaos?

It hasn't appeared in hundreds of years.

Why does it suddenly appear here?

The Qiong Qi is undergoing a tribulation.

Could the Power of Chaos

follow the Qiong Qi

because it's the Qiong Qi's tribulation?

The Power of Chaos existed before the creation of heaven and earth.

It was born from accumulated resentment throughout history.

It doesn't belong to any magical system.

Emperor Xingzun of the past

was helpless against it.

Forget about those two guys.

I'm afraid that even you and the High Priest of Grand Preceptor

are not its match.

The Power of Chaos annihilates everything in its path.

It has no form and is immortal.

These two

finally escaped the Qiong Qi.

If they were swallowed by the Power of Chaos,

not even bone fragments

would be left.

Perhaps it is the will of heaven.

Shi Ying. Shi...

He must have gone to save

that cursed lady.

This...

Hurry, Zhu Yan!

Qing Gang.

Zhu Yan!

Qing Gang, watch out!

What is this place?

How did I get here?

It's merely a disciple selection.

How did you encounter the Qiong Qi

and even unexpectedly end up here?

Who are you?

It doesn't matter who I am.

What matters is the Priest of the Grand Preceptor

is tired of you

and worried that you would pester him to death.

That's why he deliberately made things difficult for you.

No, he wouldn't do that.

He's the Priest of the Grand Preceptor after all.

No matter how heartless he is,

he wouldn't go to such extremes.

Why wouldn't he?

He has deceived you before.

Didn't he send Chong Ming here

to deal with you earlier?

Everything you said is all lies.

You're lying to me.

He wouldn't do such a thing.

You're lying!

They are all lies!

He deceived you,

looked down on you,

and used every means to drive you out of Jiuyi Mountain.

Yet, you had to stay here

and endure it.

I'm going to kill the Priest of the Grand Preceptor.

I'm going to kill the person

who looks down on me.

Let me go! Let me go!

Let me go!

Stay still.

The person you want to kill

is in front of you.

It's you.

Let me go!

I want to kill you.

I want to kill you!

Why didn't you dodge?

I don't want you to die.

You don't want me to die...

This is the Abyss of Resentment.

The resentful spirit

is manipulating your resentment.

Don't look,

and don't listen.

Who are you?

What just happened?

Did you save me?

What happened to my eyes?

Why is my vision blurry?

My voice...

Why does it sound strange?

We're within the Power of Chaos at the moment.

You're affected by the resentful spirits.

So you're unable to see or hear clearly temporarily.

But you'll recover soon.

The Power of Chaos?

Before the creation of the universe,

heaven and earth were in chaos to begin with.

After the gods created the world,

only this place remains to absorb resentment.

Gong Gong struck Buzhou Mountain, which caused great destruction.

When Nuwa Goddess repaired the sky,

she cut off the four limbs of a giant turtle.

All the resentment of them

was absorbed here.

And the Power of Chaos

has now become the world's favorite place

for absorbing the resentment

and malevolent energy of all things.

Then who are you?

Why did you come here,

and why did you save me?

You don't need to know the details.

If you trust me,

then come with me.

Thank you.

Thank you, sir.

I lost my rationality earlier.

Did I do

anything disrespectful?

No.

It was just an illusion.

Princess Zhu Yan!

Stay away from us!

- This is bad. - Watch out!

Someone, help!

Help!

Sister!

Sister!

Sister!

Run quickly.

The Bai Family cannot lose

two of their daughters.

Run now!

(The Qiong Qi loves listening to mean words.)

(Punishing the good and promoting the bad.)

(Punishing the good and promoting the bad.)

Wait!

You cannot eat this wicked person!

Forgive me.

Forgive me.

Sister!

She is disrespectful and unfilial,

plotting a rebellion.

She is a ruthless killer,

a notorious thief who preys on the poor.

She's also a seductress,

specializing in forcefully marrying common men.

In any case, you can't have her!

Sister.

(Someone highly skilled)

(is clearly helping us in secret.)

(I wonder who it is.)

Are you all okay?

General Qing,

we only met twice.

Yet, you know me so well.

I'm disrespectful and unfilial,

a ruthless killer,

and a seductress too, right?

I'll be borrowing your robe for now.

I supposed you won't mind, right?

You can have it, Princess Xuelu.

The Qiong Qi likes wicked people.

That's why I came up with the plan.

I had no intention to slander you.

General Qing, there's no need to be nervous.

I know

you always look out for me.

But just now,

Qiong Qi didn't believe it at first.

Why did it

suddenly change its mind and leave?

It's because we're blessed by heaven.

That's why we escaped danger.

However, this place is filled with strange phenomena

and is not safe.

We should leave now.

Where's your teammate?

Princess Zhu Yan

was engulfed by a cloud of black smoke.

I'm searching for her now.

Yan is with you?

Then where is she now?

Then we should hurry and look...

Then we won't be in your way

to search for her.

Zhu Yan is clever.

I'm sure she'll be all right.

Then

I look forward to seeing you at the peak.

General Qing, I'll wait for you.

General Qing,

I'll leave Yan to you then.

(Even heaven is on my side.)

(The first disciple will be no other than me.)

What did I

just come into contact with?

It was soft and chilly.

Like a ghost.

Did I run into a ghost?

Am I going to die?

Take it.

What's this?

There are ghosts in this place.

If you get into contact with them, you'll die.

Oh, I know.

This is a bead to ward off evil spirits.

Thank you, sir.

Let's go.

(Indeed, effective medicine is sure bitter.)

(But at least)

(it's a token of his kindness.)

(I should endure it.)

(That's strange.)

(Why do I taste)

(Chinese goldthread?)

Sir,

what is this?

It's you.

Why did you come and save me?

If it were anyone,

I would have come.

People from Six Ministries

came up the mountain

because they wanted to become my disciples.

I cannot let any

of you have any mishaps.

Your words sound nice.

But I think

you secretly want to get rid of me.

You're afraid it'll get out of control

and end badly.

That's why you came to save me.

Think whatever you want.

So what's the deal with this Chinese goldthread?

I just wanted you

to keep quiet.

So you thought I was annoying earlier.

There was no danger just now.

Yet you made me eat

something so bitter.

It wasn't a ghost or spirit just now.

Then what was that?

Forget it.

Let's just let bygones be bygones.

Think whatever you want.

Stop!

Since we're no longer in danger,

let's go our separate ways

and find our own paths.

You find me annoying anyway.

So I don't want to travel with you.

Hey, you.

Don't follow me.

Then I'll go ahead.

Farewell.

I...

Do we really have to walk past it?

You can fly, right?

The Power of Chaos

doesn't fall within the scope of any magic techniques.

Over here,

I can't use magic.

Greedy Spirit.

Zhu Yan, run!

That was close.

Within the Power of Chaos,

only this artifact

can function on its own.

You only need to open the Jade Umbrella,

and it'll form a protective barrier

to withstand external attacks.

But if you close it,

it's just a toothpick

that can only be swung with brute force.

Didn't you see

how I used it

along the way?

I...

I broke it.

What should I do now?

What else?

I'll compensate you.

Can I?

What?

I'll compensate for the artifact.

I'm sorry.

Don't apologize to me.

Apologize to yourself.

You don't want to become my disciple.

So I won't accept you as one.

You may have ascended the mountain

with the intention of becoming my disciple.

But you can't even imitate

how I use the artifact.

So

you were angry

because I didn't study.

Not because I broke your artifact.

The artifact is an external object.

Why would I care about it?

So

I'm more important than this artifact.

Nonsense.

Human lives

are more important than artifacts.

What's this?

Come up.

I didn't do it on purpose.

What's going on here?

It seems like my guess was correct.

The hopes, trust,

and joy in people's hearts

will rebuild the Bridge of Heart

and help us cross to the other side.

But doubts,

suspicions,

and lies in people's hearts

will damage the Bridge of Heart.

Lies?

What I said just now wasn't a lie.

Is that so?

You look quite guilt-stricken to me.

Come on.

To cross this bridge,

let us think

of happy things.

When I was young,

in the palace,

the Crown Prince helped me out of trouble

and gave me a gift, Snowy Rosa.

Although I had only a brief moment

with the Crown Prince,

his noble bearing

is unforgettable to me.

Now, it's your turn.

When I was young, my mother

often made pastries for me to eat.

They were delicious

and they melted in the mouth.

But

ever since she passed away...

When I was young,

my father didn't allow me to cultivate.

He always said it wasn't good for a girl

to wield weapons.

But

after returning from Jialan City,

he changed his mind

after listening to the Crown Prince's words.

Sometimes, he even personally guided me.

I can't think of any happy moments now.

Why don't you continue yours?

(I didn't expect)

(he doesn't have that many happy memories.)

(It's no wonder he's so cold)

(and distant from others.)

Every spring,

Keeper Yuan would personally

make a kite for me

and take Yufei and me

to the grasslands to fly the kite.

The kites made by Keeper Yuan

were large and light,

and they were never the same each year.

And Yufei

has the most beautiful voice

in the grasslands.

You know what?

Every festival,

we would gather around the bonfire.

We would hold hands,

watch her sing, dance,

and eat roasted lamb.

Oh,

I also have a friend,

named Xueying.

She was born in

Jialan Imperial City.

She has a gentle and lovely personality.

(Father, Mother,)

(Crown Prince, Yuan,)

(Yufei, and Xueying.)

(I've already talked about them.)

(What other happy memories could I share?)

Oh,

there's one more thing.

Later, I met you in Jiuyi Mountain.

Is that

also considered a happy moment too?

Oh, I said something wrong.

I'm sure the bridge will collapse.

We must run!

What's going on?

At that time,

you treated me harshly.

I swore I would never see you again.

But why does it grow

this Bridge of Benevolence?

Let's go.

Could it be that the path we just took

was also a thought in your mind?

Could it be that this memory

also brings you happiness?

Fine.

You must be really happy

when you finally made me angry and leave that day.

Let's go quickly.

♪How fateful was our encounter♪

♪How tragic, destined by fate's decree♪

♪How fragile, like glass and snow's embrace♪

♪Love and hate entwined, indistinguishable♪

♪How prophetic, a single word spoken♪

♪How transient, the rise and fall of destiny♪

♪How balanced, each sip and bite, no debts owed♪

♪Tears well in eyes with jade-like brows♪

♪The drop of blood in your heart♪

♪Has dried into a lock that binds me♪

♪Securing my path, thousands of miles long♪

♪Never apart from you♪

♪The drop of blood in your heart♪

♪Has dried into a lock that binds me♪

♪Even if our hearts and guts are torn apart♪

♪Our gazes forever intertwined♪

♪The drop of blood in your heart♪

♪Has dried into a lock that binds me♪

♪Securing my path, thousands of miles long♪

♪Never apart from your side♪

♪The drop of blood in your heart♪

♪Has dried into a lock that binds me♪

♪Even if our hearts and guts are torn apart♪

♪Our gazes forever intertwined♪

♪How fateful was our encounter♪

♪How tragic, destined by fate's decree♪