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(The Legend of ShenLi)

(Episode 5)

Gu Cheng Jin, look at my dress...

She is the woman Gu Cheng Jin really loves.

She is the woman Gu Cheng Jin really loves.

What are you?

She's the one who's going to end your life.

Come.

Let me show you the truth.

Tea really does go well with something sweet.

Xing Yun...

How did this happen?

Master.

You shouldn't have come here.

Neither of you should have come.

Didn't I already tell you not to come out at night?

Yet you still came out.

Stop blowing.

I'm going blind.

I'm just blowing away your nightmares.

Come on. Let's leave this malevolent formation first.

This formation is so powerful.

Then why are you unharmed?

Is it because you set up the formation,

so you're immune to its effects?

It's just a formation.

Why? Do formations recognize people?

It's just that I fear nothing,

leaving no opening for it to exploit.

(Fear nothing?)

(But doesn't fearlessness also mean a lack of attachment?)

Xing Yun is too indifferent.

Yet, he somehow makes me feel safe.

What should we do about them?

After dawn,

toss them outside the courtyard.

The power of the malevolent formation has weakened.

Every object in this courtyard is a part of the formation.

Any damage to one object will affect the power of the entire formation.

They even burned their own people.

Human life is really insignificant

in their eyes.

Because I didn't think of this,

my neighbors have been implicated now.

You're feeling bad?

I'll help you one last time.

(Spiritual Realm, The Palace)

(Spiritual Lord, Shen Mu Yue)

Somebody.

Shen Li has used her power in the Mortal Realm.

The location is in the Eastern Changyuan area.

Send our men to find her.

I do not wish to shed blood today.

Just leave.

Lord Fu Sheng, be careful.

This demon, she's really powerful!

You demon,

how insolent!

I am the Demon King of Chaos.

You're a girl. Don't look.

It's dirty.

Run!

Come on. I'll take you to Jinyue Residence.

Let's go.

Your power does come in handy.

But what are we doing here in this garden?

You think I wanted to come here?

I don't know where Gu Cheng Jin's bedroom is.

We have to find it ourselves?

Don't you think this place is a little strange?

Strange?

How so?

I didn't notice that they were

actually raising so many unformed spirits here during the day.

This place looks

quite normal to me.

Shen Li, you're being paranoid.

I'm not being paranoid.

It's because you can't see,

so you don't know.

What should I know?

Look around.

Nothing here is going to hurt me.

(He...)

Let's go.

If you're scared,

I'll just hold your hand.

You're a girl. Don't look.

(He really sees me as a woman.)

Take a good look at who's standing in front of you.

Lord Shen?

Listen carefully.

I'd like to inform you of something.

I think

I'm having a crush on you.

Got it.

"Got it?"

Got it.

(What kind of response is this? It's not even a half-hearted answer.)

(And that smile, )

(what kind of smile is that?)

(Even a sneer seems more complimentary than it.)

What are you looking at?

There's a strange aura.

(It's coming from the southeast.)

(It doesn't feel like the aura of the soldiers from Spiritual Realm.)

(Oh, no.)

Help!

The spirit is rebelling against its master.

The attempt to nurture it here has failed.

We have to find Gu Cheng Jin now.

Shen Li, wait up!

Help!

Help!

Help!

Maybe you should stay...

Don't stray further than three steps from me later.

You're holding onto me so tightly.

I can't shake you off even if I try.

Gu Cheng Jin,

why did you lie to me?

Gu Cheng Jin,

you will die,

she will die too.

Xiao He...

I'll kill anyone who tries to stop me!

Xiao He!

I like you more when you blush and get shy.

Don't make me attack you.

Xiao He!

Don't hurt her!

Don't hurt me?

Gu Cheng Jin.

Are you being compassionate or cruel?

If this is how you're going to be,

you will all die together then!

Xiao He.

Help!

Help!

The house outside seems to have collapsed.

This underground area

remains unaffected.

But there's only one passage.

This place is airtight.

She doesn't need to kill you herself,

as you will all suffocate to death.

Do you have a way out?

You can keep watching over her forever.

And I'm going

to destroy your entire Jinyue Residence.

- Xiao He! - Stop right there!

What are you doing?

Didn't you ask me to hold your hand?

Now you're blaming me?

I'll take both of you who can move out first,

and then I'll come back to carry this woman out.

- No. - You can't.

This is the Spirit-Binding Formation.

If she leaves this formation, she will die.

Gu Cheng Jin, what's going on?

She is my wife.

Three years ago,

we were ambushed during an outing.

Shi took several arrows

to protect me

and was dying.

I brought her back

and settled her here,

waiting for her to wake up.

All you did was wait?

How do you explain all those spirits out there?

And why is Xiao He rebelling against her own master?

When I brought her back,

everyone said she was dead

and expressed their condolences.

But I knew

a woman like Ye Shi

wouldn't die so easily.

I searched through all sorts of magical methods

and finally found a way to awaken her.

It just required two things,

the Soul-Binding Formation

and nurturing a spirit,

trading one life for another.

You failed to protect your wife,

causing her to die three years ago for you.

You couldn't accept reality

and deluded yourself into thinking you could bring her back.

So, you sought this method that defies the natural order,

nurtured a spirit

to trade its life for hers.

You are a presumptuous man.

So what?

As long as Shi can wake up,

I will do anything.

Please help us.

If it weren't because I need you to...

Forget it.

What about Xiao He?

How did she become like this?

I visit my wife here every night.

Today, I don't know how,

Xiao He suddenly barged in.

After learning about this,

she became resentful.

Of course she would resent you.

Spirits are stubborn by nature.

She saw you as her only love for the rest of her life,

yet you wanted to trade her life for another.

She'd be a fool

if she didn't hate you.

Not to mention...

(So what if Xiao He likes Gu Cheng Jin?)

(This whole time, )

(the only person)

(this man cares about is his wife.)

I don't care how you arranged things before,

but given the current situation,

you're powerless.

So,

I'll handle it my way.

After I find Xiao He,

if she can't dispel her resentment,

I'll kill her.

Just remember,

the one who kills her is me, Shen Li,

and it has nothing to do with anyone else.

This place is sealed.

Let's get out first.

You and I will go to the courtyard

and set up the formation, all right?

All right.

Hurry!

Help!

Run!

While the morning sun rises, you can set up a formation

to restrain these spirits.

Those who are still alive can take this opportunity

to get out of Jinyue Residence.

Setting up a formation isn't as easy as you think.

Besides, I'm not familiar

with the layout of Jinyue Residence. I can't do it.

If that's the case, why didn't you say so earlier?

I could've come out alone to find Xiao He.

I didn't have to bring you out.

I didn't hear what you were saying when we were down there.

You didn't hear me? Then why did you nod along?

You're just adding to my troubles.

If we were in the military,

someone like you would have been dragged out and given a good whipping.

What does that response mean?

I got it.

(My plan was to leave after I dropped Xing Yun off in Jinyue Residence.)

(But so much time has passed.)

(The longer I stay here, the more danger he's in.)

(If the soldiers from the Spiritual Realm find us here, )

(and I have to fight, )

(it won't be just a matter of collapsing a few houses.)

- Your Highness. - Mo Fang?

This spear emits a ferocious aura.

These resentful spirits dare not come near you.

Hold onto it for now.

I'll go talk to him.

Don't wander off.

Get up now. I owe you thanks for helping me escape.

I injured you,

and I deserve to die, Your Highness.

I should be thanking you for injuring me.

Otherwise, I would have been brought back long ago.

Once this engagement is broken off

and I return to the Spiritual Realm,

I will make it up to you.

Helping you is my duty. Don't worry about it, Your Highness.

Come on, get up. I'm tired of your formalities.

By the way, Your Highness,

did you use spiritual power earlier?

They detected me, as I expected.

Spiritual Lord has sent soldiers to come after you.

If you don't leave now, it will be difficult later.

I can't leave yet.

There are things here I haven't taken care of.

I'm not urging you,

but this matter is urgent.

I'm afraid Her Highness won't give you much time.

By then...

I know that,

but I can't leave here yet.

Why?

During my time in the Mortal Realm,

I've fallen in love with someone.

Are you talking about that loser?

Before I met him, I didn't expect this would happen to me either.

He's different from us.

Given his health, he could die easily.

I need to ensure his safety before I can leave.

But he's just a mortal.

I know.

Their lifespans are extremely short,

and they can't retain memories from one life to the next.

I know there's no possibility for us in this life,

so I only wish for him

to live well.

Your Highness,

are you serious?

Yes.

I didn't want to drag you into this,

but I have no one else to ask.

Your Highness, what are your orders?

Stall the soldiers from the Spiritual Realm for half a day.

I'll take care of things here as soon as possible.

Yes, Your Highness.

Thank you.

Lord Shen, where did he go?

Your spear is quite powerful.

The fact that you can hold onto it for so long

shows that you're not bad either.

My spear carries heavy ferocious energy.

Even the resentful spirits fear it.

Your indifferent demeanor

has even dulled your sense of fear and sorrow.

In a sense,

you're pretty strong too.

Are you really all right?

I'm fine.

You were catching up with an old friend just now,

and you finished so quickly.

Aren't you going to miss him?

What is there to miss?

I will have more time with him than I had with you.

The bubbles are still here.

Xiao He must not have run far.

Where could she have hidden?

When a child gets hurt outside,

where else will they go but home?

The lotus flowers in the lake...

If I hadn't asked you, were you not going to tell me?

Of course not.

I just thought that with your intelligence,

you would have already figured out the answer

without needing me to remind you.

(He seems to have been intentionally or unintentionally obstructing me)

(since coming to Jinyue Residence.)

(It's as if)

(he doesn't want me to finish things quickly.)

(What good does stalling me do him?)

What are you doing?

Just now,

I broke your hairpin,

so I'm giving you a new one.

This is a sleeve arrow.

And it's poisoned too.

Why are you giving me a poisoned sleeve arrow?

What are you trying to imply?

Take it as you will.

Hard,

sharp,

deadly,

yet dazzling and radiant.

You're giving me a poisoned sleeve arrow so casually.

I may be hard and sharp,

but the deadliness is more fitting for you, isn't it?

I guess you could say that.

Come out!

Fine then,

don't blame me.

- Lord Shen! - What are you doing?

Lord Shen, I'm not judging you or anything,

but I just noticed that you only called her once,

and when she didn't come out,

you wanted to kill her.

Besides, she's sort of innocent in all of this.

Once you swing this,

she will die right away.

I'm just worried you might regret it later.

So, you're being compassionate all of a sudden.

- No... - Right now, I just want to resolve this.

If she won't work with me,

I'll take the most direct approach.

I'm not soft-hearted.

I can be ruthless when it serves a purpose.

Move.

Suit yourself.

Come out.

If you don't come out now, I'll...

Why are you forcing me?

Why are you helping him?

- Let me go! - Say you're sorry.

I haven't done anything wrong.

- Will you say sorry or not? - What have I done wrong?

It's Gu Cheng Jin who has done wrong.

You hurt the innocent. And you said you're not wrong?

Gu Cheng Jin wronged me.

He deserves to die.

Anyone associated with him should die too.

- Still defiant. - Heaven is unfair.

- Say you're sorry. - No.

- Say it! - Let me go.

- Say it! - I'm sorry. Stop spanking me.

I'm sorry.

What did you do wrong? Say it yourself.

I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have harmed innocent people.

I shouldn't have hurt anyone else.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

So, even spirits are afraid of being spanked, huh?

This method, though simple,

is very effective.

You reminded me earlier.

She's just like a kid.

When she feels wronged, she wants revenge,

but she didn't really harm that person.

When she got hurt, she just wanted to hide at home.

If it weren't for all these spirits in the courtyard,

she probably wouldn't have even knocked over a brick

and would have hidden herself first.

A little brat like her naturally needs a beating.

If she hadn't come out, I would have killed her

once and for all.