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[The snowflakes on the seventh night bloom and wither. Like a short reunion and a permanent separation.]

[Snowy Night Timeless Love]

[Episode 12]

Master.

Zhan Bai.

Senior.

You're awake.

Junior.

How's your injury?

Did it hurt your organs?

Master, don’t worry.

Chief Xue has excellent medical skills.

I'll be fine after some rest.

Okay.

Mr. Huo,

happy chatting.

We'll take our leave.

Mo.

Come.

Give me a hug.

Here.

You got heavier, didn't you?

Do you remember me?

Yes.

You do?

You said you would teach me swordsmanship.

Sure.

After I recover,

I'll teach you swordsmanship, okay?

Okay.

Mo, let me carry you.

Here.

Your uncle hasn’t recovered yet.

Chief Xue.

Chief Qiushui, what are you doing?

I'm here to thank you

for saving Zhanbai.

Mo too,

survived

thanks to your

amazing skills.

Chief Xue,

please accept my bow.

You don't have to be so polite.

Mrs. Qiushui and Mo

came here with 100,000 medical fees

and the Fate-Reversal Token.

It was only natural

that I tended to him.

As for me and Huo Zhanbai,

that's

between us.

Chief Qiushui, you seem to cough a lot.

Did you catch a cold?

It's an old illness.

Chief Qiushui,

please.

Chief Qiushui, your cough

has been a chronic disease for many years.

I may not be able to cure it.

Even you

say it’s incurable.

There must be no cure.

Your cough is caused by

chronic depression hurting the liver.

The flow of energy is obstructed

and the crucial organs are not functioning well,

resulting in poor circulation.

When you're channeling energy,

they cannot reach the ends of your limbs.

No wonder.

Sometimes, halfway into my practice,

my lower body would suddenly feel light

and weak.

Even when I was clear-headed,

I couldn't move my body at all.

The imbalance in the wood, fire, and metal elements

often results in coughing

and signs of agitation.

But in fact,

there's something in your heart

bothering you for a long time.

Humans have seven emotions.

When emotions shift, the meridians change.

Chief Qiushui, you have great martial arts skills.

But your pulse at the left pass is deep, wiry, and thin.

It's due to long-term worries and overthinking

clogging your heart.

After years,

it became an illness.

Perhaps you're right.

As the head of Celestial Alp Sect,

I worry about the external peace

and Yuan Yi Palace's threat.

Internally,

I have to think about

choosing the next chief.

As Yin's father,

I still have to worry about who she can depend on

for the rest of her life.

The most urgent matter now

is Mo’s illness.

In the past years,

every time I saw him,

he looked more haggard.

Later,

I'll prepare some medicine

for you.

Although the medicine can relieve your mood, ease the liver,

and strengthens your energy circulation,

it can't cure the problem.

Chief Qiushui,

you should resolve the knot in your heart as soon as possible.

Otherwise, the stagnation and blood stasis

will get worse

and affect your power.

Okay.

Chief Xue.

Thank you for your guidance.

Goodbye.

No wonder Seven is like this.

The disciple really takes after

his master.

Mo is four years old.

But he looks

weaker and thinner than

the average two-year-old.

We need to gather

all the herbs as soon as possible.

This way,

Mo can recover soon.

Master.

Don't worry.

I will find all five herbs

as soon as possible.

I'll gather the remaining

two herbs with you.

Master.

Please don't.

I know

you're worried about my health.

If I can only stay in the sect and wait,

what right do I have

to be his grandpa?

Actually,

I've long wanted to

seek the herbs with you.

It’s just that I've been

busy with matters in the sect.

No matter what,

as long as I'm here,

I won't let you

take the risk.

Everyone has to go through life and death.

I'm over 60 years old.

One of my legs

is already in the coffin.

What does it matter

if I give it a go?

Besides,

I

want to retire.

Master, you want to retire from the martial world?

Yes.

The Dragon's Tongue is found in the wild

and does not involve the interests of the sects.

But in the future, our search

will inevitably conflict with other sects.

If I continue to take action

as the head of Celestial Alp Sect,

I'm afraid

I would one day

ruin Celestial Alp Sect's reputation.

I can’t

let all my efforts

be in vain.

But...

Zhanbai.

You don't have to persuade me.

I've made up my mind.

After I retire,

I will go with you to look for the herbs

and cure Mo as soon as possible.

Now the martial world

is not peaceful.

During Yuan Yi Palace's ambush this time,

If you hadn't traveled with me,

I'm afraid I wouldn't have

gotten away so easily.

Yuan Yi Palace has been in silence for many years.

Why is it suddenly

taking action?

Previously, when White Cloud Palace's

Mr. Qin was murdered,

I already suspected

it was done by Yuan Yi Palace.

Now that Yuan Yi Palace has sent assassins

to try and assassinate you,

I think

they are trying to weaken

the martial arts world in the Central Plains

to seize the chance for their return.

It seems that Chang Wujue

hasn't given up on his evil intentions.

I'll write to Chief Nangong immediately

and report this.

He will surely

inform all sects in the Central Plains

to take precautions.

Okay.

[To Xue Ziye]

I found the guard on duty on the night

the poison was stolen.

The thief struck her once.

Fortunately, she received timely healing

and survived.

But she remains wounded.

I think

if you read her pulse,

you can probably determine

what her internal injury

was caused by.

Lots of things happened

to the sect while I was gone.

Therefore, I cannot leave for the time being.

I've sent my trusted subordinates

to follow the official path

and send her to the Apothecary Valley.

If you're worried,

you can send someone to fetch them.

Regards, Jing.

The witness is on the way.

Shuang Hong.

Take Xiao Cheng

to the official path and fetch them.

Make sure to

bring them back here safely.

Yes.

That person was seriously injured

and is weak.

Take good care of her on the way.

Make sure nothing goes wrong.

I won’t let you down.

Thank you.

Anything else?

Mr. Huo.

Did you make an appointment

to come back?

That's strange.

On the day you came back,

Chief stayed at the valley's opening for a while,

as if she knew you were coming back.

Really?

Yes.

♫Longing etched in my heart, but all it brings is parting♫

♫Plum blossoms are about to fall; I'll see you here♫

♫Why are you late and why is it about to snow again?♫

♫Warm stovetops and green film in wine, like an eternal farewell♫

♫Don't stop drinking; keep lingering and enjoy the long night♫

♫After all these years, my yearning for you is still as clear as the bright moon♫

Sorry

for waking you up.

♫Looking into the distance, speechless and sleepless♫

What’s on your mind?

Why do you ask?

You have always been calm.

But you were sleeping with

your brows furrowed just now.

Something must

have happened.

Do you remember

what I said to you

when we first met?

Humans have their own destiny,

but it still depends on what people do.

Back then, I broke the Snow Hail Formation

and made you take Mo in.

Every time I came back,

I was at the brink of death.

You saved me

over and over again.

I don't know

what happened to you,

but I believe in you.

Chief Xue,

as long as you want it,

you can do it.

You're right.

I was blinded by worries

and became afraid.

My mood became a mess.

Calm and collected,

logical and analytical.

That's the Chief Xue I know.

You sound like your master

when you lecture others.

I think

you're starting to act like a chief.

You were so down just now.

But your words are still so witty.

Naturally.

Xu Mo.

Today, I'll

teach you swordsmanship.

You must focus.

Look carefully.

Study hard.

Okay.

Come on.

Start.

Left.

Right.

Stab it out.

Now sweep.

Okay.

Again.

Mo.

Here.

This move...

Good.

Lower your shoulders.

Keep your elbow flat.

Don't move.

Yes.

Hold it.

That's right.

Master.

When a disciple

is lacking,

it's due to the teacher's

poor teaching.

I'll remember that, Master.

I still remember when I was young,

you were more stern than you are now

when you taught me back then.

What?

You've grown up

and dare to blame me now?

I dare not.

Zhanbai,

you've achieved your results today

because

you have great talent.

I was just

guiding you from the side.

But

you have to remember

what I said to you.

Whatever you do and become,

do not disappoint

the sword in your hand.

I will always remember it.

Xu Mo.

Let's do it again.

Mr. Huo and Chief Qiushui

are like father and son.

Previously, he risked his life to find the herbs

and almost died.

Now they can finally

reunite with each other.

You're so considerate of them.

Chief.

What is it?

Shuang Hong and Xiao Cheng

came back with the guard.

She's at the pharmacy.

Let's take a look.

Let's go.

Remember,

don't let other guests

know her identity,

especially Huo Zhanbai.

Xiao Cheng, Lan Lan.

You two stay at the door.

Don't let anyone near.

Yes.

I heard from Chief Jing that

she was treated by a doctor before.

But somehow,

not only did she not get better,

but her condition worsened.

Three years ago, she entered a coma.

On our way here,

Xiao Cheng and I

have observed her condition.

Although her body is burning, her expression is calm.

Although her speech is delirious, her voice is faint.

The wrinkles are falsely mottled and shallow.

The tongue coating is red,

but the clothes are not restrained.

Her urination is not abundant,

and her bowel movements are not constipated.

Her pulse is faint and weak,

floating and rootless.

It's a condition of false heat and true cold.

False heat and true cold?

The Yin symptoms appear like the Yang symptoms.

Extreme water appears like fire.

Yin cold flourishes internally,

while false Yang symptoms appear externally.

The doctor who once treated her

must have been fooled by

the false heat illness display

and used the wrong treatment.

Not only did it fail to treat the symptoms,

but it also caused the internal coldness to worsen.

No wonder her condition

is getting worse.

Now,

the coldness remains deep in her

while the weak heat is on the surface.

It's a true Yin cold condition.

That's why she's in a coma.

Make the Yang Restoration Soup.

Feed her every six hours.

Take good care of her.

Adjust the medication as you see fit.

Yes.

I wonder if she

can wake up.

If something goes wrong

and the lead ends here,

where should I start again?

Chief.

Is the person playing the flute

your chess friend?

Why don't you let him show up?

When will you

go to the Apothecary Valley again for chess again?

If you don't like it,

I won't go there again.

Silly child.

It's not that I don't want you to go.

I just don't want you

to hide things from me.

I understand.

I heard there is a white plum in the Apothecary Valley.

It's cold and aloof.

A fine specimen.

Unfortunately,

it's not in my palace.

Fortunately, I love and treasure flowers.

Otherwise, if I wanted to destroy it,

I would need just a moment

to turn it into

withered leaves

and never bloom again.

She's awake.

Chief.

She's awake.

How do you feel?

Do you hurt anywhere?

Can you see, hear, and speak?

Where am I?

This is the Apothecary Valley.

Chief Jing is my sister.

Don't worry.

Be careful.

This is a letter Chief Jing

delivered along with you.

She told you to read it

when you wake up.

Since the Chief has given the order,

I’ll tell you everything

I know.

Do you remember

the appearance of the person

who stole the arsenopyrite that year?

Chief Xue.

You must be used to drinking Laughing at the World.

Why don't you try mine tonight?

What wine is this?

Try it first.

How is it?

Where did you get this?

While traveling the past few years,

I often passed by

the Ping'an Inn at Chi Mountain.

I used the antiseptic you prepared for me

to treat an

inn member's wound.

Later, the shopkeeper

kept it in mind.

So she gave her daughter's wedding wine

to you and me

to express her gratitude.

You gave them the medicine,

not me.

I won't accept any reward without contributions.

What else do they need?

The owner's daughter

seems to be pregnant.

Maybe we can prepare some supplements.

Bring it with you when you leave the valley.

It's just a little boring

to drink.

How about

a drinking game?

You know drinking games?

If you win,

I'll answer a question

each time.

If you lose,

you have to answer my question instead.

What do you think?

What?

Are you afraid you can't defeat me?

Me? Afraid of you?

Here.

Pour the wine.

Come on.

-Good brothers. -Good brothers.

-Three stars. -Four fortune.

-Top five. -Six passage.

Go ahead.

The day my master sent me back,

I heard you were at the valley entrance in the afternoon

for a good while.

What were you

waiting for?

Feng Lyu talked too much again.

Chief Xue,

I’m asking you a question.

What is your question?

So, were you

waiting for something?

What does that mean?

So what were you waiting for?

This is the second question.

You...

Again.

-Good brothers. -Good brothers.

-Top five. -Six, six, six...

So, Chief Xue,

what were you waiting for?

I...

Was waiting for a dumb deer.

A dumb deer?

There's a dumb deer in the forest,

running around every year.

Every time he got hurt,

he would lie in front of the Apothecary Valley.

I was waiting for him.

That dumb deer

must have know that

someone would save him,

so he lay there.

That's not that dumb.

In that case,

he's quite smart.

Exactly.

Again.

-Good brothers. -Good brothers.

-Eight horses. -Full hall.

You lost.

Hurry, drink.

You're quite enthusiastic after winning.

Go ahead.

Tell me the truth.

Do you really have no money to pay your debt?

That's all you wanted to ask?

Of course.

You're drinking and playing games with me

in the middle of the night.

I thought

you had something important

to tell me.

Isn't this important?

It's not only hard to cure you,

but it also takes a lot of materials.

Now you're even in debt.

Money is the most important to me.

If you have money,

hurry up and pay me.

I have no money.

Really?

Really.

You really don't have money?

I really don't.

Your jade pendant is nice.

Use it to pay your debt instead.

Didn't I tell you?

No.

Why not?

My master gave it to me.

Chief Qiushui?

When I was young,

I lost a spar

and was laughed at.

I was very upset.

So I sneaked up on them

and attacked them from behind.

After Master found out,

he was very angry.

So...

To martial arts practitioners,

winning or losing doesn't matter.

[Young Huo Zhanbai]

The most important thing

is virtue.

[Chief of Celestial Alp Sect Qiushui He]

Rather than win with dirty tricks,

it's better to lose fair and square.

Sneak attacks are dirty tricks.

Understood?

Yes.

I will be punished

with you.

Master.

You are my master

and my father figure.

Master,

please accept my respect.

Correcting one's mistake

is a great virtue.

You're a good child.

These are two jade pendants

made from the same piece of jade.

You and I

will each have one.

How can I be sure that

you didn't make that up because

you didn't want to give it to me?

If Chief Qiushui had one,

why didn't I see him wear it?

My master lost his long ago.

When was that?

Why do you

care about my jade pendant?

I'm afraid he might have lost it in the valley.

What if he blames me for it in the future?

It was lost several years ago.

He can't blame you.

Wait a minute.

I only lost to you once

and answered so many questions.

Are you cheating?

I can beat you a few more times.

Wait.

We've played a few rounds

and drank the wine.

We should at least have a toast.

Here.

Chief, how did it go?

Did you get any answer?

That jade pendant

was given to him by Chief Qiushui.

Chief Qiushui

has an identical pendant.

The person who stole the arsenopyrite

was Mr. Seven's master?

Chief Qiushui's jade pendant

was lost years ago.

Did he really lose it

or was he hiding something?

That jade pendant

might have really been lost

and picked up by the murderer.

It's hard to say.

But if Qiushui He was really the one

who stole the arsenopyrite...

There's still something fishy about this.

We can't make any conclusion.

I need to find another way

to get some answers from Chief Qiushui.

But Mr. Seven is also in the valley.

I'm afraid this won't end well.

Mr. Seven

is a man of great righteousness.

Of course, he will prioritize

justice and the truth.

He treats Qiushui He as his father.

The strength and weight

of their bond

is just like the bond

between me and the Mo Family Villagers.

It's stronger than blood ties.

I can't let go of my bond,

neither can I force him

to let go of his bond.

Seventh Brother.

I saw the Apothecary Valley's

Back Mountain Cenotaph that day.

I know you advised me

not to pry into Chief Xue’s secret.

But I thought about it.

The whole village died on the same day.

It must have been a heinous crime.

The Sword Sect

has always been responsible for eliminating evildoers.

I can't sit by and do nothing.

After that,

I started investigating

into Chief Xue’s background.

I found that Chief Xue

was the daughter of the Xue family National Master.

Later, the Xue family committed a serious crime.

All men of the family were executed,

and the women were exiled.

During exile, Chief Xue somehow

ended up staying in Mo Family Village.

That village

was indeed massacred on New Year's Eve

in the fourth year of the Huijia era.

The real murderer is still unknown.

Thinking back on the Back Mountain Cenotaph,

I guess

this must be Chief Xue's

long-standing trouble.

You came at the right time.

I was about to find you.

Your wound

has almost recovered.

You can leave the valley now.

Also.

You left this bottle

at the valley last time.

Don't forget it again.

You're sending me off just like that?

You've recovered.

Shouldn't you be going?

Are you

really planning to

stay in my valley?

You're right.

It's time to go.

It's just that normally,

you would check my pulse again.

It's a bit sudden this time.

I don't need to check your pulse this time.

By the way,

why did you

come to see me?

I wanted to ask you...

What?

Nothing.

Thank you

for your care these days.

After I leave,

please take good care of

my master and junior.

Of course.

Rest early.

Zhanbai,

you must prioritize your personal safety.

After I settle the sect's affairs,

I'll meet up with you

as discussed

and look for the herbs together.

Master, don't worry.

I will find the herbs

before you join me.

Oh, you.

Senior.

You must take good care of yourself.

Got it.

By the way,

where’s Mo?

I asked Xiao Huan to play with him elsewhere.

Otherwise, if he were here,

he would surely cry and stop you from leaving.

I wanted to tell him that

I'd go to Guazhou as soon as possible

and teach him swordsmanship.

Mr. Seven.

This is your box of medicine this time.

Feng Lyu, you're quick.

Of course.

It’s the Chief's order.

Master, Junior.

I'll leave now.

Okay.

Take care, Senior.

So much medicine.

You woman.

You're trying to kick me out,

but you're actually more worried about me than anyone else.

You prepared more medicine than last time.

Are you afraid that I'll die out there?

Speaking of which,

this was the first time

she actively asked me to look for the herbs.

Are you here

to ask Sister Ye to treat you?

You’re the boy from Longmen Village?

Yes.

How did you know me?

Did Sister Ye tell you about me?

Someone told me

you're afraid of needles,

right?

It's cold today.

Why are you entering the valley alone?

Today is the first day of the month.

Sister Ye usually visits

Longmen Village to offer free treatment.

But Sister Shuang Hong said

there was something important in the valley today

and she won't be visiting.

Grandpa Li wants me

to exercise a little.

So he sent me to deliver things.

Something important?

Something is fishy.

Chief Qiushui.

Recently, while reviewing medical texts,

I read in an ancient prescription that

liver stagnation and melancholy

can be treated with moxibustion.

So I came to check on you.

Thank you.

I happen not to feel well these days.

Maybe my old illness is acting up.

This is...

This is soothing incense.

It can calm your nerves

and cure your discomfort.

Feng Lyu, how is it going over there?

Xiao Cheng has brought

Mrs. Qiushui and Mo

to the Summer Garden for the hot spring.

We will try our best to stall them

to buy some time for the Chief.

What about things on your end?

She is already in the Autumn Garden.

Although Mr. Seven has left,

Mrs. Qiushui is still here.

We must be careful.

Don't let her find out.

Don't worry.

If anything happens,

remember to remind the Chief.

Okay, let's go.

Who are you?

Qiushui He

of Celestial Alp Sect.

Do you know about the Mo Family Village?

Master.

Master.

Is this why you rushed me out

of the valley to find the herbs?

So what if it is?

Is it because of

the massacre at the Mo Family Village?

I just asked him

if he knew about the Mo Family Village.

I didn't mention about the massacre.

When Fourth Brother was in the valley,

he accidentally entered the back mountain.

He thought there must be more to it,

so he investigated your background

and told me about it.

I saw that monument too.

I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have kept it from you.

Since you know the truth,

I'll be honest with you.

I saw a jade pendant

on that man.

It's a rare jade pendant.

If we can find it,

we might be able to find some clues.

Please draw it

out for me.

This jade pendant

looks familiar.

It looks exactly the same as

the one on Huo Zhanbai.

I've been investigating the Mo Family Village massacre

for many years.

It's closely related to the jade pendant

on your waist.

And the one with the same jade pendant

is your master.

So you drank and played games with me that night

to get answers out of me

regarding the jade pendant's origin.

To find out the truth,

I can only do this.

In your position,

it's not wrong for you to do this.

But I believe in my master.

He would never kill innocent people

or do something as vile

as killing an entire village.

His jade pendant has long been lost.

Maybe someone picked it up

and framed him on purpose.

There's no evidence

that he really lost it.

What if he lied

to you about it?

Impossible.

There must be some misunderstanding.

That's why I must use the mind-reading technique

to find out the truth.

Chief Xue.

How dare you stop me?

If you dare to interfere,

don’t blame me for turning hostile.

Even if you want to ask,

you should ask him face to face.

Can you give me one day?

The Mo Family Village to you

is like the Celestial Alp Sect to me.

If I were you,

I would have sought the truth too.

Why would I stop you?

But he is my master after all.

How can I watch you

use the mind-reading technique on him?

Besides,

if he's not the murderer,

when he wakes up,

there will only be conflicts.

The situation will only get worse.

Give me one day.

I will give you an explanation.

You and him are master and disciple.

You shouldn't interfere in this.

It's exactly because we're master and disciple that

I should be the one to ask.

Let me prove Master's innocence.

Okay?

Okay.

I'll give you one day.

But before we find out the truth,

I will order someone

to keep an eye on Qiushui He.

I won't let him leave the valley.