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[Burning Flames]

[Episode 27]

Shi Xing's death

already disgraced

the Immortal Clan.

High Priest,

let me go to the mortal realm to check it out.

There's no rush.

We can wait a little longer.

The most interesting thing

has already happened.

You mentioned your mother just now.

But my Gou

has never had a mother.

Do you understand now?

It seems your Gou

is hiding many things from you.

So you are the mysterious person.

You're a member of the Immortal Clan.

You're Gou's enemy.

But I'm not your enemy.

You can trust me.

You saved me

and helped me.

I trust you.

The divine spirit feels so familiar.

I can't believe this hairpin

still contains

my sister's divine spirit.

I didn't expect

he'd give his mother's thing

to you.

Of course.

Gou trusts me the most.

I believe that.

But

sincerity

is like the moon in the sky.

The moon is still the same moon.

But it's hard to say

whether it's a new moon

or a full moon.

It's even harder to say

how sincere he is to you.

You didn't know

he had a mother until today,

right?

Then do you know

who his mother was?

You must have realized it.

Such a valuable thing

couldn't belong to an ordinary woman.

Let me tell you.

This hairpin

belonged to Xinyue Hu,

Queen of Xin State.

As for your Gou,

he's actually

the prince of Xin State,

Wu Geng.

Bai Cai, thank you.

Without your cooperation,

I couldn't have saved Zhou Fa,

nor could I have foiled

Gui Mu's scheme

and saved our people.

Really?

I've always been cooperative.

Our people?

They should be your people,

Prince Wu Geng's people, right?

Why was I so stupid?

Why did I always believe

that you were Gou?

From now on,

should I call you Gou

or Prince Wu Geng?

I'm Wu Geng, and I'm also Gou.

Really?

Then tell me

where my Gou is!

So, Gou

will never come back,

right?

Bai Cai.

I'm sorry.

I should have

told you everything earlier.

Don't

say sorry to me.

I...

I should apologize

to Gou.

Actually,

I've been noticing something.

But I dared not think about it

or face it.

I even lied to myself

that you were my Gou.

The Northern Mountain Mine, the Shenyin Clan,

King's City, and the Demon Realm.

All this time,

I didn't

ask you.

Tell me.

Tell me how sad my Gou

must be.

He must have been blaming me

for mistaking someone else

for him.

Bai Cai.

It's me.

I am your Gou.

No! No!

You two are different.

You're Prince Wu Geng.

You're above

everyone else.

You saved the slaves in the mine

and the people of Bai State.

You even saved

the immortals of the Shenyin Clan.

You're burdened with the hatred of losing your country and family.

You're responsible for the life of everyone in the world.

You will rebel against the Immortal Clan one day!

But what about my Gou?

My Gou was silly.

He couldn't do martial arts.

He wasn't resourceful.

He just

relied on me wholeheartedly.

He couldn't do anything without me.

But...

But I lost him.

Bai Cai.

Don't touch me!

Listen to me.

I can tell you

everything.

I won't hide anything from you anymore.

I also hope

you can accept every part of me.

I can't accept you!

I can't.

Sorry. Let's...

Let's both calm down.

Is there any other way

to keep my father alive?

Unfortunately,

he has completely lost the will to live.

Qiao.

Let me die.

Father.

Qiao.

Father.

Qiao.

What do you want to say?

Father, don't worry.

I will do my best

to maintain Bai State's dignity.

I won't let any outsider see your body.

Father,

Gui Mu's scheme has been foiled.

The people of Bai State are fine.

Father, are you trying to tell me

not to fight against immortals

like a mouse chasing a lion?

Father.

Qiao,

walk...

your own...

path...

Father.

Father.

Father!

Father.

I was surprised

that you could manage to cry

just now.

Right.

Now that my father is dead,

the world belongs to me.

I should be happy.

I was also surprised

that I could cry.

You didn't beg Uncle Ziyu

to extend Bai King's life

as much as possible

out of filial piety, right?

Wu Geng,

you can really see through people.

If I had wanted to fulfill my filial duties,

I should have ended my father's suffering

earlier.

I knew it.

You wanted

to delay your succession

as much as possible.

You took a move against Gui Mu in the Bai capital.

The Immortal Clan will seek revenge soon.

Whoever ascends to the throne

will die.

When I was young,

my father always said,

"Look at Wu Geng, Prince of Xin State."

Since then,

I've always hated you.

I've always wanted to defeat you

and have you under my feet.

I've wanted to let my father

and the whole world know

that one day,

I will be high up,

and you, Wu Geng,

will bow to me.

Didn't you already achieve it

when Xin State was destroyed?

You stepped on me

and even burned and humiliated

the body of Xin King,

who was loved and respected by his people.

If I hadn't done that,

would the Immortal Clan have spared Bai State?

Why don't you understand?

You're foolish.

So were your father.

Even my father

was old and foolish.

He was so foolish

that he did the same thing as Xin King

and fought against the Immortal Clan.

Zhou Qiao, you are wrong.

That's exactly why

Bai King won people's respect

and why people will hold memorials for him.

I will respect him, too.

Throughout his life, he wanted me

to maintain the dignity of Bai State.

He asked me to put my state

and my people first.

He did it.

But I didn't expect

he'd ask me to walk my own path

again

before he died.

To be a rebel

or the Immortal Clan's henchman,

everyone chooses their own path.

No one is born a slave.

Zhou Qiao,

Bai King hoped

you could find

a path you wanted.

He hoped you could find the right path.

Come on, Wu Geng.

There's no other path

for the human race.

I will keep my 2 promises

to you.

But today,

I'm not in the mood

to discuss them with you.

What are you worried about?

I'm thinking...

It's impossible to keep the strange thing that happened in the Bai capital a secret.

Those in the Immortal Realm must have known it.

But why haven't Xinyue Kui

and the others

taken any action?

Uncle Ziyu.

Swordsmanship is my only obsession.

I'm not a master

of strategy and trickery.

Fine. In that case,

instead of waiting passively,

we should take action first.

I'm meeting a ship builder.

We're going to build a ship.

It's time to tell this

to the Shenyin Clan and the Demon Clan.

Before the storm comes,

it must be extremely peaceful.

Same goes for swordsmanship.

You mean

they're getting ready

for a sudden attack?

Geng, rest well.

It's useless to think too much.

My father once told me

that before a battle, valiant royal soldiers

would build a dragon gate and defensive walls

and raise our flags

to strike fear into the enemy's camp.

Since you are determined,

you should stay composed.

Every time I think of

my father and mother,

I feel sad.

Zhou Fa

at least has a grave.

But what about my parents?

When I think about the blood feud,

I really can't stay calm.

After I avenge

my parents,

I also want the life they had.

I want a warm home

and descendants.

You shouldn't be telling me this.

Swordsmanship is my only obsession.

I'm not a master of love.

Uncle Ziyu,

is this

the only thing you can say?

Fate is hard to predict.

Once you part from someone,

you may never be able to be with them again.

At the end of the day,

whether 2 people can be together

depends on

their own choice.

I want to find a chance

to explain to Bai Cai.

But at present,

the rebellion against immortals is an urgent task.

There are many things in the Bai capital

keeping me occupied.

Although you

saved lots of people,

the Eternal Fruit

still turned many people into trees.

There's no way to turn them back.

So,

our priority

is to get the people

out of this predicament.

Your Highness.

This is

the old official I mentioned.

He's a master of shipbuilding.

Back then,

Xin State's military ships

were all built under his supervision.

Director Zhang,

do you remember me?

We met when I was young.

We met before?

You are...

When I was young,

I wanted to go sailing

and asked you to build a small ship for me.

In the end,

my father beat me up.

He said,

"You asked an official of Xin State

to build you a small ship

just for sailing!"

I remember now.

"Xin State will never have peace

until the Immortal Clan is eliminated.

If you really are a man of Xin State,

you shouldn't spend all your time playing.

You should study hard and practice martial arts

so you can fight for the people of Xin State

in the future."

Are you really the prince?

Director Zhang, it's me.

I'm back.

Please accept my bow, Your Highness.

Director Zhang, please rise.

Director Zhang, please rise.

I still remember

Xin King's words.

Now, you continued

his unfinished work.

It's a comfort

to his soul.

Great!

Director Zhang,

I came to you this time

because I want to go out to sea...

Your Highness,

the design of the Hongmeng Giant Ship

has been completed.

This way, please.

Please take a look, Your Highness.

[Deckhouse] [Top of deckhouse]

It's said

the Sea of Chaos that leads to the Immortal Realm

is guarded by the mysterious Sea Spirit Clan.

They'll surely set up many defenses.

So, our giant ship

must be not only strong and durable

[Bulkhead] [Boardwalk in the air]

but also able to fight.

Later,

I will ask our men

to practice for battles on the sea.

But

we know nothing

about the Sea Spirit Clan.

If we run into

immortals who are proficient in using the divine power of the Wanxiang Realm

like Liu Yue and Zhui Ri,

they will definitely

create a storm and a tsunami on the sea

to stop us.

So our ship

must be able to resist

these natural disasters.

I'll do my best.

At the end of the Ruins on the Sea

is the World's End.

It's where

the Immortal Clan holds immortals convicted of crimes.

My grandfather

is probably there.

I heard the Ruins on the Sea

is a piece of land.

When our ship gets there,

it can't

keep going forward, right?

Let's play it by ear.

Okay.

Director Zhang,

when can you start building the ship?

Anytime.

Just waiting for Your Highness' command.

Okay.

Is that you, Lan?

Have you been spying on me?

Wu Geng is the key to defeat the immortals.

Regarding Wu Geng's matter,

I have no choice but to be cautious.

I am the one who wanted to track you.

It has nothing to do with Wu Geng.

To you,

are Wu Geng and Gou

really important?

I'm aware that, as compared to Wu Geng,

Gou's existence is not relevant.

No one

ever cared about Gou too.

But to me,

Gou is very important.

But to Wu Geng,

you are also important.

I have very little impression

of Prince Wu Geng.

I only remember the time where

he misunderstood Gou and I

for buying food.

In my memory,

Prince Wu Geng

is merely a person who bullies the weak

and can't tell right from wrong.

Although so many years have passed

and he has been changing,

to me,

Gou is the one who changed,

not Wu Geng.

How do you expect me to accept the fact that

my Gou

is actually Wu Geng.

True.

For you,

it is definitely hard to accept it in a short time.

How about you?

Disregard his identity,

as well as

your mission to protect him,

do you have any other feelings towards him?

Are you

also hiding something from him?

Don't come and save me.

Protect Wu Geng at all cost.

Kill Bai Cai if necessary.

So,

regardless of the type of relationship,

lies will always exist, won't they?

In this world,

many lies and concealments

are well-intended

and are not meant to hurt people.

No.

There were no lies

between Gou and I.

We grew up together since young.

We had never

lied to each other.

He eventually changed

and turned into who he is now.

Still, I chose to trust him.

I trusted that our relationship

would be inseparable

and our feelings would remain the same.

But the outcome tells me that

all of this

was built upon

lies and deception.

Maybe I am too foolish.

I always feel

the most important thing in a relationship

is honesty.

I'm leaving.

Where are you going?

I think

the eateries in town should be open by now.

I'll go buy some bitter gourd meatballs

for Biggie and the rest.

By the way,

can you help me buy some flour?

I'll make buns tonight.

Gou loves them.

High Priest,

although there's a grudge

between Bai Cai and Wu Geng,

she doesn't have any intention

to kill Wu Geng.

Zhou Qiao!

What a despicable and shameless rogue.

You slaves!

When I'm out,

I'll make sure to devour

all of you slaves!

Good darling.

Come up.

That's right, keep moving forward.

Darling, you're so well-behaved.

Move forward.

Come up. It's okay.

Come on, move forward.

Yes! Yes!

I left the Poison Locust here.

Godfather,

I need your help with something.

You being chained up

is inconvenient.

Gui Mu,

where have you been these days?

Reporting to High Priest,

I was plotted against by Wu Geng

and my divine spirit was sealed.

I implore High Priest to quickly come and rescue me.

How dare you say that?

High Priest,

Xin State's remnant, Wu Geng,

burned the Eternal Fruit

and even plotted against my godfather.

I plead with High Priest and the other Immortals

to descend to the mortal realm

and punish Wu Geng.

Is that so?

Gui Mu.

Everything Qiao said

is true.

High Priest,

I was ambushed by Wu Geng.

Luckily, Qiao saved me.

However, Bai State is now

under Wu Geng's control.

If High Priest does not intervene soon,

the dignity of us Immortal Clan

will be utterly lost.

Zhou Qiao,

now that half of my plan

has succeeded,

I would need you

to complete the other half.

I wonder

what the other half

that the High Priest needs me for is?

I need an opportunity—

an opportunity for Wu Geng

to die without a burial place.

If this task is done well,

I promise,

you, Zhou Qiao,

will rule the mortal world forever.

High Priest,

I happen

to have such a chance.

Don't let me down.

Congratulations.

With the starburst,

you can contact the High Priest

any time.

Qiao.

You saw it just now.

I hid the fact that

you've offended me

from the High Priest

and even helped you gain merit

in front of the High Priest.

I did a good job, right?

Thank you, Godfather.

You're welcome.

You're welcome, Qiao.

Godfather is very weak now.

I need nourishment.

Hurry.

Find Godfather

some maids.

When I regain my divine spirit,

cooperating with the High Priest

to destroy Wu Geng

will be easy as pie.

Qiao.

What are you doing?

Godfather is smart and wise.

Shouldn't you be able to tell?

Well.

You truly are

my excellent student.

You know to be cautious about everything.

How dare you kill me?

Now,

of course not.

Yes.

When my Immortal Clan arrives,

Wu Geng will definitely be turned into ashes.

By then,

you can take advantage of the chaos

and say

"Immortal Gui Mu,

with limited skills and strength,

exhausted all of his divine spirit in the battle."

Qiao.

Qiao.

Spare Godfather.

Qiao.

Zhou Qiao!

Young man,

thank you.

Thank you.

Prince Zhou Qiao ordered

that we move the Eternal Tree

of our family ourselves.

But,

we are old and strengthless.

Without your help,

we really

can't do this task.

It's fine.

You're welcome.

Isn't this Prince Wu Geng?

Prince Wu Geng!

Prince Wu Geng. Prince Wu Geng.

Prince Wu Geng.

Our family has been in the army for three generations.

My father, me

and my son.

We all

fought wars for the Xin State.

Now, only the old, weak and young

are left in town.

They can't carry hoes

nor guns.

Tell us,

how should we live?

Sir.

Get up, sir.

Sir, please get up.

Sir.

With me, Wu Geng, here,

you can rest assured.

Thank you.

Thank you, Prince Wu Geng.

Thank you.

Thank you, Prince Wu Geng.

Thank you.

We can't find anything to eat

in this accursed place.

So what if it barks out of hunger?

Can't it complain when it's hungry?

Is there still justice?

Is there still righteousness?

Thank you, everyone.

Thank you, everyone.

Gou,

do you still remember me?

Zhazha?

Do you think

once you leave Northern Mountain Mine

everything will be over?

You're too naive.

I've had a hard time looking for you.

Do you want to

find another remote place

to reflect on your mistakes

or let me teach you something now?

No.

You misunderstood me.

I'm not here to settle scores with you.

Master Gou,

please take me as your disciple.

Zhazha, get up.

Kid.

Get up.

Stop messing around.

What are you doing?

Since young,

Father has been protecting me well

Everyone in the mine was afraid of me

and dared not to mess with me.

You were the first one

who dare to hit me,

scold me,

and even taught me

many principles of living.

Ever since you left,

I treat people and deal with things

the way you taught me to.

I treat the slaves well.

and see them as friends.

It feels good to have friends.

It makes me happier

than those false compliments I've received in the past.

So,

I'm telling you, Gou.

If you don't become my master,

I'll go back to the mine,

no,

I'll go around the whole country

and bully people everywhere.

I want to become

a super bad guy

and tell them

you were the one

who taught me to do this.

I don't care.

I want you to be my Master.

-Kid. -Zhazha.

I don't care.

- Get up first. - Hey, Kid.

Get up first. Get up.

Kid, listen to me.

If others

apprentice themselves to a master like you,

they'll get beaten till their backsides are worn out.

Got it?

Zhazha.

I might have to

leave Bai capital soon.

There's nothing much I can teach you.

That's easy.

Wherever you go,

I'll follow.

Please?

I beg you.

I beg you. Please?

You agreed implicitly, don't you?

Thank you, Master Gou.

Master Gou.

Take care.

See you next time.

Hurry up.

Pack up and go home.

Oh, this rain.

Boss.

Two bags of flour, please.

Okay.

Ah Lan!

The kids have recovered.

With you taking care of Wu Geng,

I can rest assured.

I'm returning to the Demon Realm.

That is my true home.

Please convey to Wu Geng,

there's no need to miss me

nor come looking to me.

Oh no.

Here.

Even when you're so hungry,

you didn't eat

any Eternal Fruit on the way here.

You're considered lucky.

I recognise that thing.

My father said it is very bad.

Back then, Gui Mu wanted my father

to plant them in the mine.

My father tried many ways

only could he reject it.

Hurry and go back

when you're done eating.

No.

Didn't you say I could follow you?

Master.

You're just a kid.

You can't be wandering around.

Your father must be

looking for you everywhere.

But,

even if he's worried about me,

he can't leave the mine.

Zhazha,

I've always been curious.

Why did the Immortal Clan choose your father

to manage Northern Mountain Mine?

Father was once a big shot.

He’s the leader of the Wanqu Tribe.

There were many trees in the tribe.

The Immortal Clan wanted to renovate their place

and invaded the Wanqu Tribe.

Father led his people to fight back

but failed.

Later, the Immortal Clan

saw that my father was highly skilled in lian qi technique

and wanted to subdue him.

Father refused to,

so they threatened him with me

to let Father

be cursed willingly

and stay in Northern Mountain Mine forever.

I also heard this from others.

So this is what happened.

I didn't know your father well.

I didn't expect that.

Therefore,

Master,

since I'm so pitiful,

just let me follow you, okay?

I want to learn your skills

to defeat the Immortal Clan,

so that Father can leave

the bloody Northern Mountain Mine as soon as possible.

Okay?

Zhazha, take a seat first.

Take a seat.

Yes, sit down.

How about this, Zhazha?

You go back to the Northern Mountain Mine first.

After I'm done with

the important mission I currently have,

I do need your help

with something.

Keep your promise.

Of course I will.

Master,

you said it.

I said it.

♫Wild geese pass by in the autumn wind♫

♫Leaves know the sky is cold♫

♫In a drunken stupor; I'm desolate♫

♫Dreams of good times are in vain♫

♫The moon in the sky is not me♫

♫Fair or unfair, it's all wrong♫

♫Life is unpredictable♫

♫Forget the evenings; forget the mornings♫

♫Laughing at lovers for torturing themselves♫

♫I can see the wind and rain outside the curtain♫

♫If it's unforgettable, why do I ponder about it?♫

What's the matter?

Are you leaving just like that?