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[Moon Love]

Qingzhou.

I'm back.

Every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival,

it is the time when the people of Qingzhou return to their hometown.

This is because, on this day,

the entire city's residents hold osmanthus branches

and gather at the Wang Garden

to pray to the Moon God for their wishes to come true.

This custom has been continued for over a thousand years.

However, the moon worship ceremony ten years ago

was unexpectedly interrupted,

and everyone's wishes went unfulfilled.

Only a blind girl

had her long-cherished wish granted

and regained her sight.

The one whom the Moon God

bestowed special favor upon

was me,

Yun Zhaoyan.

But regaining sight

is not as amazing as I imagined.

Why did it follow me here?

[Episode 1]

Don't come over!

Don't come over!

Don't come over!

What do you want?

I can't give you anything!

Enough!

What exactly do you want?

I'll give you everything!

Others can't see you,

but I can!

At least you are an immortal from heaven.

Although you were punished and had your divine bones taken away,

you shouldn't willingly degrade yourself

to the mortal world to intimidate people, should you?

Here.

When did you put this wedding dress in here?

What...

What do you mean by this?

You've been chasing after me for so long.

Could it be that you want to...

marry me?

No, no, no!

We're on different paths, humans and immortals.

Besides, I'm only seventeen.

I...

You're not giving it to me.

Well, do you want to give it

to someone specific?

Is there anyone from the Chai family?

An old acquaintance of the Chai family, who wishes to

remain anonymous, asked me to deliver something.

Today we have a joyous occasion in our family, and it's inconvenient to receive guests.

Miss, please leave.

Servants.

Father.

Wait.

What is it?

It was sent by an old acquaintance.

Is this wedding dress for me?

What a beautiful wedding dress.

The embroidery and material are of the highest quality.

Unfortunately, it's old.

Today is my daughter's engagement day.

Not only did you intrude without permission,

but you also brought this filthy thing,

breaking the convention.

Guards!

Throw this unidentified person out.

I knew it.

I have helped you fulfill your long-cherished wish.

Now I am going to Wang Garden to pay homage to my parents.

Stop following me.

[Qingzhou City]

My Lord!

My Lord!

My Lord, come back!

The Soul Collecting Lamp...

The Soul Collecting Lamp lit up!

Qingzhou,

a place with no peace even for a moment.

Moon God!

Today should be the night of the full moon.

It should have been an auspicious day

for the whole city to worship the moon and pray for blessings.

But in our Qingzhou City,

we haven't seen the moon for ten years!

May the Moon God

bring back the moon to us!

If Qingzhou continues to be without the moon for a long time,

there may be disasters ahead!

The Moon Worship Ceremony!

The Moon Worship Ceremony!

The Moon God will definitely bless us.

Mother,

I have never been able to see the moon since I was little.

Will the Moon God

not bless me?

Silly child.

Worshiping the moon doesn't necessarily require seeing it.

As long as you are devout,

the Moon God will hear your wishes.

Can I ask the Moon God

to let me see you?

Yan,

perhaps there will be such a day in the future

when you will not only see me

but also many wonderful things

in this world.

Yan,

in the future,

no matter what unknown things

you encounter,

don't forget to keep good intentions

and treat others with kindness.

Moon God,

I am Yun Zhaoyan.

Ten years ago, my family had a sudden accident,

and I had to leave my hometown.

I have no roots in Qingzhou now.

Today marks the tenth anniversary of the passing of the Yun family.

I came back to pay homage to my parents.

Moon God,

please bless the spirits of my father and mother in heaven

and prevent them from suffering in the mortal world.

Besides that,

I have one more small request.

Ten years ago, I regained my sight

because you gave me these eyes.

I'm very grateful.

But I beg you to take them back.

Because...

the renegade immortals are really terrifying.

Miss,

you have too many wishes.

Hurry up.

Okay.

Besides that,

Moon God, I have many words

that I want you to convey to my father and mother.

The moon in the sky is far away from you.

How can she hear

your prayers?

Lord Night Guard. It's Lord Night Guard.

Lord Night Guard?

He is the imperial censor of the city,

prohibiting any moon worship ceremonies in the city.

He rarely goes out during the day, and is quite fearsome.

Everyone calls him Night Guard.

My Lord.

You shouldn't speak recklessly.

His Lordship has expressly forbidden

any moon worship ceremonies in Qingzhou City.

Why are you knowingly defying this order today?

My Lord,

tonight's Moon Worship Ceremony

is an age-old tradition in our Qingzhou City,

passed down for centuries.

It is intended to pray for the blessings of the Moon God over our land,

to reunite families, and to offer solace for grief.

However, since you came to Qingzhou,

the Moon Worship Ceremony has been banned for ten years.

Well...

Recently, things in the city have not been going well,

and strange occurrences are frequent.

It is probably because of this.

So we took the liberty

to request blessings from the Moon God.

She doesn't deserve the fortune

in the mortal world.

My Lord,

don't say that.

By doing so,

you will incur divine wrath.

Then today

I will defy the divine rules.

My Lord!

If you insist,

then I'll have to

kill myself to prove my determination.

You should stab here.

Otherwise,

you won't die.

He's blind.

My Lord,

what happened today has been solved.

It's almost dawn.

Let's go home.

God doesn't bless Qingzhou!

I know where it is!

How come I forgot it too?

Why are you laughing for no reason?

I'm thinking about the girl just now.

She's really sharp.

No one in Qingzhou City has noticed

that there is something wrong

with your eyes.

I wonder how she found out.

You old man,

behaving so recklessly today.

Find a way to get back home by yourself.

My Lord, didn't we agree

not to mention my age?

My Lord,

you don't really want me to walk home, do you?

My Lord? My Lord!

The altar at Wang Garden has been destroyed.

I am going home to pay homage.

Stop following me.

Farewell.

You want to repay me?

Forget it.

Daohuang! you are ungrateful!

Night...

Lord Night Guard?

It's her?

Do you usually

call me that?

I heard that from others.

Why are you following me?

I'm not following you.

I was pushed down.

It was...

Where is he?

Aren’t you going to get up?

I fell too hard just now.

Can you give me a hand?

Me? Give you a hand?

I...

Thank you, My Lord.

You...

You...

Let go!

This...

My Lord, your hand...

is so cold.

My Lord.

My Lord,

are you okay?

My Lord,

isn't she the girl from just now?

How did you fall into our boat?

So, the repayment Daohuang mentioned

was to give me a ride on this boat.

This boat is heading towards

the south of the city, right?

I happen to be heading there too.

Could you give me a ride?

I haven't been back to Qingzhou City for ten years.

I'm not familiar with the route now.

My Lord, what do you think?

It's none of my business.

Can't we discuss this?

My Lord,

I'm taking it as a yes.

We're going the same way anyway.

Let's give this girl a ride.

You are so kind.

[Token]

Imperial Censor's Token.

So this is what it looks like.

Why can you, a mere commoner, recognize this token?

I've only touched it and never seen it.

To be honest,

ten years ago,

I was the Young Lady of Imperial Censor's Mansion.

My father...

We don't have a Young Lady like you in our household.

I meant ten years ago.

My Lord, you're so young.

How could I say you're my father?

If you don't want to be the Young Lady of the river,

you'd better shut up.

Oh.

By the way, My Lord,

my name is not "a mere commoner." My name is Yun Zhaoyan.

I'll disembark at the Southern Office later.

I won't bother you for the rest of the journey.

Help!

Help!

Where is he?

Why did he disappear?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Get to the shore!

Help!

When renegade immortals see His Lordship, they disappear?

Miss.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

His Lordship...

What happened to His Lordship?

Just now, he...

My Lord, don't abandon me!

He's really gone.

Let's go.

Wait for me!

Miss.

Why can't I move?

We're leaving.

-You're on your own for the rest of the journey. -Wait.

My bag!

Here!

Why do I feel like

I've seen His Lordship somewhere before?

Did I remember it incorrectly?

There's still a long way to go back.

I hope renegade immortals

don't come looking for me.

[Yun's Mansion]

[Yun's Mansion]

Father.

Mother.

Mother, I'm scared.

[Yun's Mansion]

I thought something was on fire.

Who are you?

I'm just here to pay homage to my parents.

Why is someone even interfering with this?

Young lady,

do you have some kind of serious brain illness?

The bodies here are all of those without any children.

Why are you here to pay homage to your parents?

Isn't this Yun's Mansion?

Look carefully, this is clearly a morgue.

[Morgue]

When did this place become a morgue?

[Yun's Mansion]

Who would set up a home in such an ominous place?

This place is not ominous at all.

Hurry up and leave. Don’t cause trouble here.

Ma'am,

could I stay here for the night?

No.

Ma'am, I can work for you.

The work here involves carrying coffins

and burying the dead.

No problem, I’m very good at it.

You can do that too?

Fine.

Just one night.

Thank you, Ma'am.

Ma'am.

Aren't you living here?

No.

It's ominous.

[Yun's Mansion]

Daohuang,

slow down.

Where are you taking me?

Where am I?

It's a dream.

Thank goodness it's a dream.

It was all because I was too tired yesterday.

In broad daylight,

I had such a scary dream.

My Lord,

here's your tea.

My Lord, be careful with your eyes.

It's better to put on your blindfold.

The person we really need to be careful of is here.

Mr. Governor is here!

-My Lord. -My Lord.

Ren Shique, you are too brutal!

My dear Imperial Censor,

when will you leave Qingzhou City?

You have an eye problem...

I didn't tell anyone about it.

But your hearing is very good.

Haven't you thought about

going outside of the city?

I know supervising officials

and patrolling Qingzhou at night

is tough.

But now, everyone in Qingzhou City

is afraid of you.

Do you know what they call you behind your back?

Lord Night Guard.

You know it?

Last night,

when the commoners were secretly performing their ritual,

you could have just turned a blind eye.

Of course,

I don't like that old priest either.

But you shouldn't have destroyed the altar

for no reason.

The people in the city

are filled with grievances.

They've all come to me.

How am I supposed to handle this?

The common people

are always full of complaints.

Don't pay it any mind.

The moon in the sky is always

more frequently seen in its crescent phase than in its full phase.

It can't protect you anyway.

My Lord!

Something happened!

I knew it.

Is someone beating the drum to report injustice again?

What happened?

Something happened to the Lu family.

See?

Lu Qingchi from the Lu family achieved the top scholar title,

and in a few days, he will return to Qingzhou City to pay respect to the officials and honor his ancestors.

In the northern hall of Lu's Mansion,

there are several clusters of long-dead day lilies.

Because they are unsightly,

the gardener wanted to dig them all up.

Strangely,

no matter whether he cut or chopped them,

not a single leaf fell from the flower clusters.

Instead, where the blade struck,

there was some fresh red sap flowing out.

This has stirred up fear among the people in the city,

and rumors are spreading.

So weird.

It seems there was a reason for the lamp

lighting up last night.

What lamp?

My Lord,

such weird phenomena

need to be resolved quickly.

What should we do?

Ma'am.

Why are you sticking these things

in my morgue?

I can see things that others cannot.

These talismans are used to suppress them.

Young lady,

you are quite interesting.

Why didn't I notice

anything special about you?

I knew you wouldn't believe it.

Today during the day,

I had an even more terrifying dream.

As the saying goes,

"What one thinks about during the day, one dreams about at night."

But you often come to the morgue too.

Haven't you ever had nightmares?

Having nightmares is a mental illness

for which there is no cure.

You have to solve it yourself.

You might as well think about the cause

of the dream.

Then, based on the cause, try to find a solution.

The one who started the trouble is usually the best person to resolve it.

The one who started the trouble is usually the best person to resolve it?

Lu Qingchi achieved the top scholar title.

He could have celebrated it at the Xing Garden in Shengjing.

Why did he insist on returning to Qingzhou City,

parading through the streets, paying respect to the officials, and honoring his ancestors?

It seems he's quite fond of showing off.

I heard he's well known of being a filial son.

But his mother is elderly and it's not suitable

for her to travel long distances to reunite with him.

So, he insisted on returning to Qingzhou

to perform a ritual of gratitude by kneeling and bowing.

The love between mother and son...

He was just lying to himself and others.

Harder.

Yes.

My Lord,

there is indeed something wrong here.

Don't blame me for talking too much.

When people are around, don't use any skills

that ordinary people don't understand,

in case of arousing suspicion.

Tell them to leave us.

Mr. Huang.

The Imperial Censor is here to inspect.

Tell all unrelated personnel to leave.

Yes.

Come with me.

Hurry.

My Lord.

Have them clear away all these rootless weeds.

Afterward, don't plant other plants here.

Yes.

[Imperial Censor's Mansion]

Stop!

Miss,

are you okay?

I'm sorry for disturbing you.

What are you talking about?

The carriage almost hit you.

Why are you apologizing instead?

My Lord?

My Lord.

My Lord,

we meet again.

You?

My Lord, this time,

I truly have a matter

as important as saving a life to ask you about.

It's that girl who fell from the sky.

I recognized her voice.

Why do I run into you

every time the sun rises?

Perhaps

it's related to my name.

Guards.

Get her out of here!

My Lord!

You cannot turn a blind eye when someone is dying!

My Lord! My Lord!

Ten years ago, on the night of the moon worship,

did we meet

at Yun's Mansion?

Ma'am.

Who are you?

Why are you sticking these things

in my morgue?

Ma'am,

I am the one staying here overnight.

Isn't that person named Yun Zhaoyan?

I...

am Yun Zhaoyan.

You are Yun Zhaoyan?

Why is she so forgetful?

This is a morgue.

Why would anyone be willing to stay in a morgue?

I am here to pay homage to my parents.

When did your parents come to the morgue?

It's not about when.

Well,

this place was originally Yun's Mansion,

my home.

Where did you go afterwards?

After I was seven, I went to many places.

But I always caused trouble for others

and was forced to leave.

Later,

everyone thought I was weird

and no one was willing to take me in.

Weird?

I can see things that others cannot.

This young master

has a striking appearance,

with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes.

What about his family background?

He came from a top-notch family.

And what about his character?

He...

Only I can see them.

But they always bully me.

These talismans are used to suppress them.

My Lord!

My Lord, come back!

The Soul Collecting Lamp lit up!

My Lord.

My Lord, your descent to the mortal world as a mortal is a trial.

You should be careful.

If you expose your immortal identity,

you will incur heavenly punishment.

Did you just say

the Soul Collecting Lamp lit up?

Could it be that renegade immortals are about to appear?

So what?

You've been here in Qingzhou for ten years.

You patrol every night,

but the Soul Collecting Lamp

has never lit up once.

Yet, on this Mid-Autumn Festival night, it suddenly did.

There is no moon in the sky.

How can it be the Mid-Autumn Festival?

Although there is no moon,

as long as you are in Qingzhou,

I think...

it will be fine.

The heaven can't accommodate the moon,

so the moon refuses to bless Qingzhou.

My Lord, you always refuse to admit your true thoughts.