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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 37=

♪The endless rebirth of flowers, where do they bloom?♪

♪A single step can make a significant difference♪

♪In the face of the unpredictable nature of life♪

♪Where do I belong?♪

♪The gap between you and me is just one step off the cliff♪

♪Wasting away countless lifetime♪

♪The lonely fleeting youth of beauty disperses in an instant♪

♪Lost in the remaining years♪

Why am I sleeping here?

♪Even the radiance between the eyes has turned into a flower♪

Master.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

You're awake, Princess.

Where's my master?

Priest woke up before the first light

and he insisted on going to Jiuyi District.

Lord Chong Ming is with him.

Why did I oversleep?

Priest lit some calming incense for you last night.

He thought

you needed more rest.

(Jiuyi District?)

Back in the Jiuyi District, you were...

You're

from Jiuyi Mountain.

You're Priest...

Oh, god.

Master

must've found something out

and gone there to check my identity.

Don't worry.

Lord Chong Ming is with him.

It shouldn't be a problem.

Princess.

It's raining heavily outside.

Bring an umbrella.

I've searched all over Jiuyi District.

Where did Master and Chong Ming go?

Your Highness.

Chong Ming.

You...

Your Highness.

You're drenched.

It's my fault.

I didn't tell you earlier.

He wants to find herbs for allergy.

So, I took him here.

I really want to know

what happened between us.

And I become more eager

when I spend more time with you.

But

I only want to hear our story

directly from you

or

I try to recall them myself.

I don't want to hear it from anyone else.

So,

don't worry.

Thank you.

Let's have some brew tonight.

Because of this umbrella?

No,

because of this.

(Luckily, today is the last day.)

(You may drink as much as you want.)

(Zhu Yan.)

(On the last day,)

(you must take Shi Ying)

(to the Starry Lake,)

(the place where you performed Star Revival Blood Oath.)

(When his soul is secured,)

(seven stars will rise upon the Starry Lake,)

(and he will be granted a complete rebirth.)

Why sigh?

I've come across a poem

in the Elseword Legend.

"Sunset is magnificent,

sadly, it's transient."

It's a good poem

but somehow melancholy.

To me,

I think it should be,

"The magnificent sunset

is an eternal sight for us."

What I'm saying is

even though I've forgotten

what happened to us before,

however, a thought

has become clearer in my mind.

I want to tell you,

no matter what happened in the past

and how many times we need to reunite,

I just want to be with you

and...

(His soul fire)

(has completely tempered)

(and won't teeter again.)

(Please let me do as I wish, one last time.)

I want to dance for you.

You performed this dance for me before,

right?

That scene

seems to

have imprinted in my mind.

We were in love, right?

I was going to ask you

if we can lead a life like this forever,

can't we?

We

live forever?

Can we?

I'll tell you

when you wake up tomorrow.

Keep your promise.

I will.

♪Our affection is as deep as the abyss that can't be slashed off♪

♪Blaming the intertwined destiny♪

♪How am I going to live on with such anticipations?♪

♪Carving vows upon♪

♪The vast expanse of the boundless world♪

♪If destiny is hard to change♪

♪Vainly escaping beyond prophecies♪

♪Hiding deep feelings♪

♪Forbidden love in the eyes of the world♪

♪Keeping true hearts untouched♪

♪Waiting for the next life to unfold♪

♪For a transient and blissful kiss♪

♪I'm willing to perish in body and soul♪

♪Or avoiding the perpetual hardships♪

♪Leaving no regrets behind♪

♪For a bleak countenance♪

♪I'll rip my heart out for compensation♪

♪If the long-cherished wish can't be fulfilled♪

♪Heaven may test my sincerity for another millennium♪

(Finally, I've learned the magic technique)

(I wanted to learn the most)

(and saved the person I wanted to save the most.)

♪If destiny is hard to change, vainly escaping beyond prophecies♪

(You might end up)

(losing your hearing and sight.)

♪Forbidden love in the eyes of the world♪

♪Keeping true hearts untouched♪

♪Waiting for the next life to unfold♪

Zhu Yan.

Are you all right?

Go and rest.

I'll handle

the rest.

♪If destiny is hard to change♪

♪Vainly escaping beyond prophecies♪

♪Concealing deep feelings♪

♪The deep love that defies the norms♪

♪Keeping true hearts untouched♪

♪Waiting for the next life to unfold♪

Chong Ming.

♪I'll accompany you♪

From now on,

please take care of him.

Today

is our last farewell.

Zhu Yan.

You...

Are you...

It seems

that she wanted to take your life.

It's you who wants to take my life.

Yes, I do.

And there are many more out there.

Due to your inaction,

the entire Kongsang is plagued with chaos.

And the only Empress who was loyal to you

was killed by you.

The only Crown Princess who was loyal to you

was driven away by you, either.

Why did you

extend my life?

I know it.

You want me

to avenge Bai Yan.

Shut it.

I don't want to hear her name

from your mouth.

I extended your life

because I want you

to give both Bai Yan

and Ying

the belated justice.

I can't see anything.

(You might end up)

(losing your hearing and sight.)

No.

I can't let him find me and see me like this.

Your Majesty.

You wretched woman.

Wretched woman!

How dare you poison me!

I didn't do that.

Not me, Your Majesty.

High Priest

hasn't returned here for decades.

And now he shows up

right away you fall sick.

Because he wants to frame me.

He aims

to slander Yu

and pave the way for Shi Ying

to ascend to the throne.

I never want Ying

to return to the mortal world.

What?

It's all your fault.

You poisoned me.

I

must kill you now.

I

want to kill you!

Your Majesty.

You can kill me.

But I have one condition.

Please

let me take the fall all alone.

I wish

you won't blame the Crown Prince.

I've never expected

it was this woman

who has been meddling

behind my back all these years.

I'm

so blind.

She deceived you?

You're well aware of suspicions that existed.

But for the sake of your loved one,

you have let Bai Yan and Ying

suffered mistreatment they never deserved.

Now that the truth has come to light.

I deeply regretted

the harm done to Bai Yan.

What are you waiting for?

Issue a decree right now

to clear their names.

Yes, I will.

I promise you.

I will

restore the position of the Crown Prince to Shi Ying now.

But do you truly

want him

to continue to pursue cultivation?

Do you want him

to return to this dirty palace

and acknowledge you,

the ludicrous father,

who caused his mother's death?

I only wish Ying to stay away

from illness and calamity

and live a long life.

Please.

You're my brother.

I beg of you.

Can you...

Can I let Ying come back

and acknowledge you as his father?

Absolutely not.

Someone.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Convey my decree.

Azure King is stripped of his title

and demoted to a commoner.

Confer Bai Yan

the posthumous title of Empress Renjia

and relocate her casket to the Emperor Valley.

The former Crown Prince, Shi Ying,

suffered an undeserved punishment.

Restore his position

of the Prince with immediate effect.

Yes, Your Majesty.

She has been unconscious since three days ago.

What has happened to her?

Xuelu.

Have you figured anything out yet?

I've tried all healing methods,

but it didn't help.

I guess

her sickness wasn't caused by an external force.

There can only be one possibility.

What's it?

Zhu Yan's sickness

is beyond cure

because it's not a mortal sickness.

Do you still remember

the strange symptoms in her

when we came across her?

Zhu Yan!

Zhu Yan!

Zhu Yan.

What has happened to you?

Don't send me back to Jiuyi Mountain.

Zhu Yan.

Zhu Yan.

That night,

she couldn't hear or see,

nor could she recognize us.

You're right.

I've come across something

in an ancient record.

If a living person

breaks into the boundary of Yin and Yang

and violates certain taboos,

they will lose five senses,

and their symptoms are very similar to those of Zhu Yan.

If your guess is correct,

medical skills can't save her

but magic techniques.

But she doesn't want us

to send her to Jiuyi Mountain.

Probably something's wrong

between Priest and her.

However, she's too vulnerable

for a rough trip now.

Is there any solution

stated in the ancient record?

The five senses of a person correspond to the principle of the five elements.

Eyes relate to Wood,

which is the expertise of the Azure Clan.

While ears relate to Water,

the White Clan is near Mirror Lake

and is proficient in water magic techniques.

We might be able to save Zhu Yan

by securing her sight and hearing

if we join hands.

Let's act now.

If we borrow something from nature, we must return it.

To perform this magic technique,

we need to borrow forces

from the artifacts that contain spiritual power

of Wood and Water.

Fortunately, Bai Fenglin

handed the Moon Blade to me.

Qing Gang.

Take your sword out now.

This sword is given by the Priest,

it's not the artifact of the Azure Clan.

I came from the side branch of the clan,

with few members of a neglected family.

As long as I can remember,

I've never obtained any artifacts from the clan.

I'll go and borrow one.

Can she still wait?

I can't even take one piece

of the ancestral artifacts.

Ancestral artifacts?

You can.

But you've already given it to me.

Xuelu.

I have already had the most precious treasure

of the Azure Clan,

I don't need anything else.

The weapons of the Azure Clan

are provided by you.

Are you from the Ice Clan?

I'm the Chief Sorcerer of the Ice Clan,

Wu Xian.

I came here under the order of my master.

I'm the Provincial Military Commander,

General of Valiant Cavalry.

Aren't you afraid that I'll take you to the Emperor for punishment?

You can only corporate with my master

to end your trouble once and for all.

You keep mentioning your master.

Who's your master?

Where's he now?

If you collaborate with me,

you will know.

Back then,

your assassination of Shi Ying

caused the Ice Clan heavy casualties

and Shi Ying remained unscathed.

We didn't kill him

because it wasn't the right time.

Had we finished Shi Ying at Nvluo Creek,

the Azure Clan would take hold of the entire world.

They wouldn't have collaborated with us

and let my clan infiltrate Kongsang.

Now that my master

has already cleared all trouble in his way.

He will send the Ten Sorcerers to your aid.

Why did your master

choose me out of all?

What's he after?

Take my master to the White Tower of Jialan.

It should be

an easy feat for you, right?

Are you aiming

for Heavenly Divine Ring?

It's a sacred relic

that contains the primordial force.

Only one who possesses the Emperor's Blood

will be chosen.

Why do you Ice Clan need this?

My master sincerely admires the magic techniques of Kongsang

and he would like to witness the sacred relic

to satisfy his curiosity.

Where exactly is your master?

Congratulations on obtaining the two divine rings.

Who are you?

We won't go back on our promise.

The identity of my master

isn't something a commoner like you can know.

Shi...

You...

I was so worried about you.

How do you feel now?

Chong Ming.

Why are you here?

Isn't this...

Isn't this the netherworld realm?

I'm in Jiuyi Mountain now?

It shouldn't be.

I'm supposed...

I'm supposed to be dead, right?

You're resurrected

because of Star Revival Blood Oath.

It's been more than ten days

since the battle at Xinghaiyun Pleasure House.

Star Revival Blood Oath?

Star Revival Blood Oath.

It's Yan'er.

It's her, right?

How's she now?

Where's she now?

She only took three days

to divine Star Revival Blood Oath

and then she gave you half of her life.

Both of you have 27 years left.

Then, she left when she saw you safe.

She wanted me to tell you

to take care of yourself

and don't worry about her.

It was the High Priest behind this, right?

He forced her.

She shouldn't have committed to this.

I've failed her.

I killed her loved one.

But I didn't expect to trouble her

even when I'd died.

She could've lived a longer lifespan.

I know you're worried about Zhu Yan.

But you killed Zhi Yuan

for the sake of the nation.

Besides,

you died for her.

You know her character very well.

If she hadn't saved you,

she would've been living in guilty all her life.

Anyway,

you died because of her

and she saved your life.

Given this,

I think

both of you're not indebted to each other.

Not indebted to each other?

She doesn't hate me.

But she doesn't forgive me either.

Otherwise,

why wouldn't she meet me even once?

It's fine.

I don't know

how to face her too.

Shi Ying, where are you going?

Shi Ying.

Please leave me alone.

What are you doing?

A few days ago, Miss Zhu Yan

gave me a piece of snow cake she made.

It was tasty.

So, I asked for the recipe from her.

However,

I can't handle the cooking time well.

Come, help me...

Priest.

You're awake.

You said

that Zhu Yan was here for a few days

and she made the snow cake.

Why did she make the snow cake?

Um...

I'm not sure.

Are you going to confess

only when I take you

to the High Priest?

I'll tell you.

In fact, you've already woken up

a few days ago.

But you lost your memory for some reason.

Miss Zhu Yan

had been looking after you

for three days and three nights before she left.

And that's all I know of.

Why did you ask me here?

Because I remember everything

when I'm here.

At this place,

I spent three days with her

as the Crown Prince.

And she danced

the last dance for me here.

Right?

(Starry Lake is where Yan'er and I first met.)

(She would surely choose this place)

(if she wanted to make an end with me.)

You're remembering?

Why did you keep this from me?

I...

Why did you lie to me?

Zhu Yan

has already learned of the tale of doom.

She chose to leave you

because she didn't want to hurt you anymore.

So, she hid for feelings

for you

and made a clear break with you.

She...

Wait.

How do you recall everything?

High Priest said

you wouldn't remember anything in these three days.

Her feelings for me?

What feelings?

Didn't you remember everything?

Tell me.

What are her feelings for me?

You tricked me.

I've lost my memories,

but I didn't lose my heart.

I knew it.

She gave half of her life

to save me.

She had been looking after me

for three days.

She made the snow cake for me.

She danced for me.

Though she told me that she liked Zhi Yuan,

the man she sacrificed for

is me.

So,

Yan'er loves me, right?

She said that she liked Zhi Yuan

because she wanted to save him.

Chong Ming.

I've never pleaded with you before.

This is the only time I beg you.

Please tell me the truth.

I'm going to look for her.

But...

Don't stop me, Chong Ming.

Since Yan'er was willing

to sacrifice half of her life

for my revival,

why can't I muster the same courage as her

to fight for another chance for our relationship?

She didn't hesitate,

and so do I.

Ying.

Your Supreme Majesty.

Glad to see that you're good.

I'm sorry to make you worry.

Ying.

It's my fault.

I shouldn't have forced you into experiencing the mortal world.

I've thought it through.

From now on, you will stay in the mountain

for cultivation

like you used to do.

I'll groom you

to be the invincible cultivator in Jiuyi Mountain.

Zhu Yan is the cursed lady for you.

You can't look for her.

I won't allow you

to risk your life again.

I died for Yan'er

and was revived because of her.

We can make changes to the doom.

It's under our control.

No.

I won't allow you to go.

Your Supreme Majesty, you raise me

and guide me.

You've devoted your life for my sake.

And you never stop considering me even now.

I truly appreciate that.

However,

I, Ying,

have died once

and I know what matters to me.

I want to stay with her

and look after her.

I don't wish to waste

the second life she gave me,

even if it's just for a moment.

In my last life, I've failed my cultivation duty.

And in this life,

I don't want to fail my loved one.

Your Supreme Majesty, please allow me

to go through Tribulations of Hell

and ditch the priesthood

for reclaiming Yan'er.

Get up.

In your last life,

I'd always forced you.

But in this life,

you should decide your own fate.

Thank you, Your Supreme Majesty.

♪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♪