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(The Legend of ShenLi)

(Episode 1)

(Lunar New Year's Eve)

The fireworks are so beautiful.

So beautiful.

It's my turn!

It's a dud.

She fired a dud.

It's a dud.

She fired a dud.

It's a dud.

It's a dud.

It's a dud.

Come on.

I'll take you to see the lanterns.

The lanterns over there are so beautiful.

Under the orders of the Spiritual Sovereign,

Lord Bi Cang is to return to the palace with us immediately.

I won't go back.

No one's orders can make me.

Spiritual Sovereign decreed the marriage proposed by the Immortal Realm.

It involves both realms, Your Highness, you mustn't act on your own.

I am Lord Bi Cang of the Spiritual Realm.

How can I marry that kind of playboy?

General Zhu Fei, I've decided to run away from this marriage.

Your Highness, please forgive us for offending you.

You dare to stop me?

You've got some nerve.

Sure.

Come and fight me.

Mo Fang, don't be impulsive.

Your Highness, please come back with me.

Don't make things difficult for us.

Are you done? Get out of the way!

You're killing me.

This firework is so pretty.

So beautiful!

What are you doing? Are you trying to scare me?

Mo Fang, don't be impulsive.

You can't harm Her Highness.

Your Highness,

I can only help you this much.

Take care.

(Good lad.)

(You're loyal.)

(You're truly my soldier.)

Your Highness!

Mo Fang, why did you go so far and hurt Her Highness?

Circumstances have changed.

(Qingsheng City, Mortal Realm)

Here you go.

Goodbye.

Here you go.

I saw Her Highness falling in this direction.

All right, you search the east, I'll go west.

We'll meet back here in half an hour.

Let me help you.

- Here you go. - Try it.

Goodbye.

Sir, want to buy chicken? Which one do you want?

This one is so special.

This one looks a bit ugly.

I caught it in the mountains yesterday.

The feathers on its tail are burnt.

Would you like a different one?

No. I want this one.

All right, I'll give you a discount.

No need.

It's worth this price.

If you sell it cheap, it'll be unhappy.

Can a chicken be unhappy?

You butcher,

let me go.

Let go.

Don't pull it out...

Don't...

You're up.

I thought you were going to die.

Cluck.

- (Why do I sound like this?) - It's time to eat.

This is presumptuous!

I am the lord of the Spiritual Realm.

I've fought everywhere and conquered the four seas with my silver spear.

No one in the Spiritual Realm dares to defy me.

And you, a mere mortal, dare to treat me like a pet?

This is outrageous!

Take it easy.

There's plenty more here.

Where's my spiritual power?

I don't need your charity.

If you don't want to eat, fine.

Let's take a bath first.

I don't need a bath.

Don't touch me. What are you doing?

Impudent!

Why did you poke me? This is presumptuous!

If you dare to touch my feathers again, try it!

Time for a bath.

Help...

I can't drink it.

I really can't drink it.

She's not very good in water.

Could she have drowned?

You drank so much water.

Keep breathing.

Remember, as long as you're still breathing,

you won't die.

Easy for you to say.

This darn thing is messing with me on purpose.

Just wait until I recover,

I'm going to punish you dearly.

Be polite.

My name is Xing Yun,

not some darn thing.

You're really bad in water.

(Despite his appearance,)

(he seems to have a somewhat sacred and aloof demeanor.)

Time for medicine.

My feet are numb.

(I've made a mistake.)

(This person is quite ordinary.)

(Unexpectedly, after all this fuss,)

(I've regained some strength.)

(That's good.)

(But no, my body is still empty.)

(Indeed, spiritual power can't recover so quickly.)

(But this is fine.)

(Those in the Spiritual Realm can't detect my presence for now.)

(But given Spiritual Sovereign's swift actions,)

(it's only a matter of time before he finds me.)

(If I still haven't regained my spiritual power by then...)

Cluck.

Come down for dinner.

(Who asked for that?)

Come on.

(This is awkward.)

Put it here.

Hurry up.

(Why does this person smell faintly of medicine?)

(Lips are black, eyes with a hint of darkness underneath.)

(A sign of short life.)

(Turns out he's a sick man.)

(In this case,)

(although this mortal sees many ugly sides of me,)

(thankfully, he has a short life.)

(Once he's dead, he'll forget everything,)

(while I remain the glorious Lord Bi Cang,)

(without any dark history.)

(Very good.)

- This feather... - Presumptuous!

(It smells pretty good.)

(I'll try it then.)

(This...)

(This pastry is unusually delicious.)

(It's so good.)

(It's so delicious.)

(Not bad.)

How dare you look down on me!

(In the Spiritual Realm, I'm feared by scholars and respected by warriors.)

(Other men start to tremble when they are three steps away from me.)

(How dare he look down at me!)

(Forget it. Considering the food he's made is not bad,)

(I'll spare him.)

(No more food.)

Add a little more.

Hurry up.

Quick.

I've only prepared this much today.

I'll make more another day.

Presumptuous!

How dare you use so little food to satisfy me!

You should have prepared more.

It's time for me to go out.

Cluck.

Take care of the house.

I'll be back after selling the ginseng.

(Selling your body?)

(What a disgrace! He's tall and strong,)

(with no visible disabilities,)

(I didn't expect him to engage in this business.)

(People these days have no shame. This is a terrible place.)

(I have to get out of here quickly.)

(Disgusting.)

(Without spiritual power, I can't even climb over the walls.)

(Thief.)

(What a clumsy thief.)

(She would've killed herself before she could even steal anything.)

(Let me examine what you want to steal.)

(So she's not a thief,)

(but the River Snail Maiden.)

(He doesn't deserve her.)

(She's quite hardworking.)

(This girl is not bad.)

- (Why hasn't she left yet?) - What should I do?

I will never see Xing Yun again.

How can I live?

(It seems that this girl likes that sick man.)

(I won't disturb them then.)

What's with Xing Yun?

Why is he keeping such a fat chicken?

- (She's talking about me.) - How about I cook a meal for him?

(What nonsense is she talking about?)

Mind your own business!

Oh no, I have no spiritual power now.

If I'm really stewed in a pot, that'll be the end of it.

(She scared me.)

Don't come any closer!

Don't run away.

I won't catch you, all right?

I'm not stupid.

Everyone will run away in this situation. Don't come closer.

- Let's chat for a while. - That's enough.

Don't run.

Tell me,

how can I catch this chicken?

(Oh no.)

(Today, I finally understand)

(the sadness of being at the mercy of others.)

(I, Shen Li, hereby swear by an oath...)

- Behave. - (I swear by my blood oath!)

(If I end up in a pot of soup today,)

(I'll return as a vengeful ghost and haunt the heavens!)

(The Heavenly Lord who forced this marriage will never have peace!)

What are you doing?

Xing Yun, I came to visit you.

Then, I saw this fat chicken.

Chicken needs to be stewed right away, or it won't taste good.

You can't cook this chicken.

(What took you so long?)

(Luckily...)

(She almost cooked me.)

Sorry, I...

I just wanted to leave something for you before I leave.

Tomorrow, I'll be going south with my father for business.

Maybe...

Maybe I'll never see you again.

I haven't seen you much before anyway.

No, I see you every day.

It's just that I always did it secretly.

That's too bad.

I don't think I've ever seen you once.

(Why does he talk like this?)

Indeed,

not even once.

You're not coming over to bid me farewell, are you?

(This sick man speaks so harshly.)

I don't have much here.

If you don't mind,

this piece of cloth is quite nice.

No, thanks.

No, thanks.

This cloth is good.

Please help me close the door from the outside.

River Snail Maiden has wasted her time.

She's such a good girl, just a bit foolish,

but she has a kind heart.

How could she fall for a man

who does this kind of business and lacks sophistication?

What kind of business do you think I'm in?

You just came back from selling yourself. What else could you've done?

(You saw through it.)

Are you talking to me?

Can't you tell who I'm talking to?

You...

You sick man.

Could I have misheard?

Are you really talking to me?

Yes, I'm talking to you.

You actually understand what I say.

Are you messing with me?

I'm messing with you.

Also,

my name is Xing Yun.

Remember it well.

Besides, what's wrong with selling ginseng?

What's wrong with selling your body?

What's wrong with messing with me?

Have you lost your conscience?

How could you say such words so calmly?

What kind of monster are you?

I'm just...

Just selling ginseng and playing with you.

But it's become such a heinous crime.

All right, next time, I won't let you realize it.

(I'm furious.)

There are dishes on the stove.

(This person is too sinister.)

(I need to get out of here,)

(or I'll be played to death at this rate.)

(Without spiritual power, I can't even climb over this wall.)

Cluck.

Time to eat.

(It smells so good.)

(Let me eat first.)

(I'm done eating.)

(I've got to run now.)

Come back.

What?

Don't touch me.

Get away from me.

Isn't it nice to bask in the sun?

What's so good about basking in the sun?

Isn't the sun out every day?

(We're leaving.)

(We're leaving.)

It dried pretty quickly today.

She's quite a pretty girl.

(Who covered me with clothes?)

Tao, let's go.

Xing Yun, I came to bid you farewell.

I need to tell you something.

As you head south,

you'll meet plenty of men everywhere.

I'm not the right man.

(This man really has a cold nature.)

I'll never return again.

From now on, our paths will never cross again.

Take care.

(What a good opportunity.)

(I shall run away.)

Go.

(I have to hide.)

(This...)

(This is weird.)

(After sleeping for one night,)

(my strength has recovered so quickly.)

(Is there abundant spiritual energy in the courtyard?)

(Or is it because of the mysterious food that the sick man gave me?)

(Delicious pastries and fragrant rice.)

Where did this strange chicken come from?

My chicken!

Get out of the way!

I'll definitely catch you today.

Hold it well!

Get it!

- Don't let it escape! - Stop moving!

Don't let it escape!

Catch it quickly!

Get out of the way!

Got it!

Open it slowly and carefully.

Take it easy.

Be careful.

Slowly...I got it!

I finally caught you.

I'll be making soup tonight.

What do you think?

Perfect, let me cook it for my husband.

- No way. - Cook what?

I'm a phoenix.

You all want to cook me every day!

It's still a life. Why are you talking about it so lightly?

What's the noise?

It's flying away.

My chicken! Catch it quickly!

Over there.

Stupid chicken.

(I'm tired.)

(Although I don't know who this Xing Yun is,)

(for me right now,)

(the worst-case scenario is being stewed.)

(At least with Xing Yun, I can have some good food.)

Cluck.

I thought you wouldn't come back.

I didn't expect you to be waiting for me to come home here.

You're quite capable.

In such a short time, you managed to get yourself into such a sorry state.

Let's go home.