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♪The rift in time and space is deftly manipulated♪

♪Dark clouds roil, malice lurking and waiting♪

♪I roar, stirring a wild tempest on the ground♪

♪No need for praise, courage is my nature♪

♪Unable to endure the deafening cries for help♪

♪Then don't look back. I'll bring this battle to an end♪

♪I will not be a caged animal♪

♪Passive waiting is not my way♪

♪Awakened from slumber, the sealed power ignites♪

♪With the Divine Warrior's Physique, I preserve justice's fate♪

♪Don't be too alarmed. I have made my entrance♪

♪Step aside willingly. Watch as I address the chaos of battle♪

♪In youth, we're wild and free, even venturing where dragons be♪

♪This battle's not in vain, for the light that I maintain♪

[Hero Is Back]

[Adapted from Xu Chen's comic: Rakshasa Street]

[Episode 14]

Today, all those

who participate in our clan's trial

is automatically agreeing to a death waiver.

Your life and death are on you,

not us in Lingfeng Street.

The scroll before you

depicts

the ancient forest, the Voidwood,

which you must traverse

to reach the Ancient Tower.

Simply touch the scroll

to enter

and accept the trial.

Your Primordial Spirit Power will be temporarily sealed,

and you may not use Guardian Primordial Spirits.

If you fail,

you will be eternally trapped within

and unable to escape.

Have you truly made up your mind?

If you have doubts,

it's not too late to withdraw.

If we were going to give up,

we wouldn't have come so early

to listen to you

talk so much.

Thank you for your advice.

We will prove we can pass.

Let's go.

[Voidwood, Illusion]

This should be

Voidwood.

Who cares about any illusions?

Let's just get a taste

of what Voidwood is like.

What's that noise?

The trial is starting now?

What is that thing?

Again?

What's going on?

Why is it coming again?

[Let's split up.]

[Slowly.]

[Should I throw it away?]

[It's valuable. You can't throw it away.]

[Hold it. We'll move together.]

What a cute rabbit.

Run!

What should we do?

We can't keep running like this.

How can we pass the trial like this?

Let's split up and run.

We'll talk in turns.

What do you mean? I don't get it.

Forget it.

Let's split up and run.

Beiluo,

you haven't washed your hair in three days.

Watch out, or you'll turn into a greasy middle-aged man.

If this keeps up,

you won't have any friends left.

Cao Yanbing,

you grind your teeth and snore when you sleep.

I've told you, but you don't listen.

Even if you listen, you don't change.

How could you ever find a girlfriend

acting like this?

Cao Yanbing said

it was you who snored.

I didn't say that.

You did.

I heard him say that.

I never said that.

I know you did. I heard it.

Good for you, huh?

You were activated by sounds, huh?

I thought you were quite impressive.

Let's go.

Who just called me a greasy middle-aged man?

He did.

I didn't.

You're very good-looking,

with a mix of charm and innocence.

I just heard

that you grind your teeth

and snore while you sleep.

Me?

I don't think so.

He...

He said that.

Ridiculous.

Here comes another group to keep me company.

Welcome to the second stage of the trial.

Come over.

You're quite handsome.

Do you know how to play flower cards?

I don't.

No worries,

I'll teach you.

This deck has sixteen cards in total:

Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum,

four of each.

Plum represents four,

Orchid represents three,

Bamboo represents two,

and Chrysanthemum represents one.

Use

these

to play a game with me.

What are the rules?

You draw two cards.

I'll also draw two cards.

[Six is greater than four] And then we just compare the sums.

Simple as that.

What happens after the comparison?

The winner gets to leave.

What if someone loses?

The person who loses

will be stuck here

with me forever.

How much longer do you need to think?

This barrier

has a time limit.

Let's get on with it.

I'll go first.

Please.

Please hurry up.

I've drawn all my cards already.

Let's reveal them.

[Xia Ling: six points]

[Test Creator: five points]

[Xia Ling: victory]

You're in luck.

You may leave.

Sir, stop hesitating

and come over.

Then, just get it done quickly.

Very forthright.

Just reveal them now.

[Test Creator: six points]

[Beiluo Shimen: seven points]

[Beiluo Shimen: victory]

You won.

You may also leave.

It's my turn.

Please.

All the cards we've used have disappeared,

so now there are only eight cards on the table.

Consequently,

Cao Yanbing has a very low chance of winning.

Unless he draws the Plum card.

The gate of the barrier is closing.

Hurry and go hold it open,

or after I finish,

the three of us won't be able to get out.

What about you?

Don't worry,

I got the Plum card.

It's a sure win.

Let's go.

The gate of the barrier is closing.

It shouldn't take long

to draw a card.

Why is he still not here?

Yeah.

Beiluo,

what cards did you draw just now?

I drew a Plum card

and an Orchid card earlier.

She drew a Plum card and a Bamboo card.

Did you guys draw two Plum cards in one round?

Yes, is there a problem?

In my round, two Plum cards were drawn as well.

There are only four Plum cards in total.

How could he possibly draw a Plum card?

He lied to us

to make us leave first.

I don't think we need to compare anymore.

I've drawn two Orchid cards,

so how could yours be better than mine?

Be patient.

I haven't finished drawing yet,

so it's not over.

Actually,

you were lying just now.

There are no Plum cards

left on the table,

so it's impossible for you

to have one.

Right now, the Orchid card is the highest,

so I've won.

The truth is,

the lie you told

could have been easily uncovered

if those two had checked their cards.

But since they

haven't returned yet,

I suspect they're pretending to be clueless,

leaving you

here alone.

People

are naturally selfish,

so don't take it personally.

I'll be here to accompany you in the future.

Since I let them go,

I never intended for them to come back.

I still have one card left to draw.

If you're lying

and the cards in your hand

aren't actually two Orchids,

then I might still have a chance to win.

Cao Yanbing, you idiot.

Do you really think you're a hero?

Why are you two back?

You're asking us,

but we need to ask you the same.

How dare you lie to us?

We're not going anywhere.

We'll watch you draw the card.

Exactly.

If we can't leave, we'll just fight her.

All right.

I'll draw this card.

[Cao Yanbing: three points]

[Test Creator: six points]

You guys won.

You may leave now.

This trial

is meant to test

whether you will abandon your companions

in the face of life-and-death decisions.

Once you exit the barrier,

you will find an ancient book.

you'll get the mark on reaching out,

which signifies

approval

from the ancestors of the Wind-Treading Clan.

Thank you.

Thanks.

So, how about it?

I told you I was sure to win, didn't I?

You little brat,

how was that sure?

Let me tell you,

if you act on your own again,

Beiluo and I will not forgive you.

Got it.

You two hit really hard.

Do you think these people

can make it out of the trial?

I'm not sure.

Ruofu,

do you understand

why our ancestors created

this trial?

Isn't it meant to determine

who is worthy to be led

to the Ancient Tower?

The purpose is to seal this scroll with the blood

of our Wind-Treading Clan members,

ensuring that those who take the trial

will be trapped inside forever.

Are you going to kill them?

Mother.

This is...

Ruofu,

if you want to protect Lingfeng Street,

sealing them is the only way.

I...

Ruofu,

do you actually want to become the Spiritual Guardian or not?

Of course,

anyone in Spiritual Crossroads

would want to be the Spiritual Guardian.

Very well,

since you aspire to be the Spiritual Guardian,

you can't afford to be indecisive.

Everything should be centered

around safeguarding Lingfeng Street.

I...

I'll do it myself.

All right,

the matter is settled.

Quickly bandage your hand

and go rest.

What's happening?

Is the trial over?

I thought there was supposed

to be a mark for those who passed.

Why don't I have one?

I don't have one either.

This courtyard seems strange.

This should be...

Qiao, wait for me.

Wait for me.

Qiao, wait for me.

Hurry up.

Qiao, wait for me.

What's wrong?

Ruofu.

Show me

those sword techniques again.

Okay.

Go and sit there.

Are you saying that she's the young Yan Ruofu?

Yes.

You are so impressive.

What's going on?

Did we travel through time?

Bravo, Qiao.

Young General.

Young General?

They probably can't hear

or see us.

Okay.

Looks like

we've entered

another illusion.

Another illusion?

Isn't the trial already over?

I don't know.

We'll see.

That was so impressive of you, Qiao.

That was nothing.

If we were faced with some Malevolent Beings,

none of those techniques would be useful.

Even your useless techniques

are better than my best effort.

I can't even summon

my Guardian Primordial Spirit.

You will be able to when you get older.

So what's the rush?

Oh, Qiao,

I heard it the other day

that our clan members were attacked.

Have you figured out who did it?

Is that why you went out

with Uncle this time?

I suppose.

Were the bad guys caught?

Tell me about it quickly.

Ruofu.

I'm going out for the whole day today.

Could you go to the room

and get me some nice food

to take with us

on the road?

Sure.

Wait for me.

I'll go right now.

You lied.

Both of them are gone.

What do we do now?

What else can we do?

We'll follow them.

What is this place?

Who is this Qiao

that Ruofu

is following?

I don't think we've met her

in Lingfeng Street.

I remember

Tianyue bringing up his daughter Qiao

when he was drunk.

He has a daughter named Qiao.

He also said that we

were in the same unfortunate situation.

What does it mean?

Was his daughter...

I'm not sure.

I asked him later,

but he was reluctant to talk about it.

Ruofu,

I told you not to come.

Why didn't you listen?

Go back.

Qiao.

Go back!

I just want to play with you.

I've been looking forward

to your visit.

Ruofu,

head back for now.

I'll come by to see you later, okay?

Who is it?

Who's outside?

Qiao.

There's someone inside the house.

Who could it be?

Ruofu,

I can tell you

who is in the house,

but you have to promise me

that you won't tell anyone

about what you saw today.

Is that okay?

Of course.

Qiao,

it really is you.

Qiao.

Who is she?

It's not safe for her to be here.

Fengzha, don't be afraid.

This is Ruofu,

who I've mentioned before.

She's our auntie's daughter.

Fengzha.

This is Fengzha,

my brother.

So he is Fengzha.

Wasn't he supposed to be sickly

and isolated since childhood?

How did he end up being locked up here?

Fengzha isn't sick.

He simply has a powerful beast

within him.

It's too strong to be controlled

before it even awakens.

Father locked him up here

to protect the clan.

Protect the clan?

Could the recent attacks on the clan

have been carried out by him?

That was an accident.

Fengzha would never

intentionally harm others.

He just

couldn't control himself before.

Actually, that fierce beast

is Fengzha's Guardian Primordial Spirit.

As long as Fengzha can control it,

everything will be fine.

It's okay.

I can't even summon

my Guardian Primordial Spirit,

so we're pretty much the same.

Oh, yes.

Shall we share this, Fengzha?

Sit down and eat.

Come.

Have a seat.

Yan Qiaoqiao is Yan Tianyue's daughter.

So this Fengzha

must be Yan Tianyue's son.

Has your old friend ever mentioned

that he had such a son?

No.

I guess Yan Tianyue

isn't as simple as you think he is.

This Lingfeng Street

is indeed full of secrets.

Be careful.

Qiao,

when will we come back again?

How about tomorrow?

I like Fengzha.

Ruofu,

do you still remember that Spirit-hosted Human,

Tang Xiaoxiao?

How could I forget?

She saved both my mother and me.

Yes,

she not only saved you and your mother

but was also an old friend of my father.

They came

to Lingfeng Street this time

for the Luhua Ancient Tower.

My father asked me

to guide them tomorrow.

Luhua Ancient Tower?

I've heard the elders in the clan

talk about legends of the tower.

They say

there's a terrifying deity there.

It sounds very dangerous.

You must stay far away from him.

Ruofu,

if I don't make it back,

will you promise

to visit Fengzha regularly?

Why wouldn't you make it back?

No,

I misspoke.

I meant you should visit him regularly

when I'm not around.

No problem.

I'll bring food

to Fengzha every day.

We'll both be expecting your return.

As things stand,

it seems that it was Yan Qiaoqiao

who led my mother and the others

into Luhua Ancient Tower back then.

From what

Tianyue said,

it's very likely

that Yan Qiaoqiao didn't make it back.

Given the current situation,

Yan Qiaoqiao must know

that she probably won't be coming back.

Why is that?

We know

that Cao Yanbing's mother

was trapped in the Ancient Tower.

But what about Yan Qiaoqiao?

Where did she go?

Before we figure this out,

we need to first confirm

if what we're seeing is real.

Don't you

find it strange

that we're seeing these things

in this trial?

Where did they go?

What's happening now?

It seems the story has moved on

to a new day.

How about we check it out?

Let's head back to the stone house.

Are you ready?

You can reveal them first.

It's your turn.

What cards do you have?

I've lost.

This little yellow duck is yours now.

You don't like it?

What do you want then?

I want you to bring my sister to visit me.

When will she be back?

Be good.

Qiao took some people

to the Voidwood,

and she'll be back soon.

You said it would be soon,

but it's been more than ten days now.

Come on and tell me.

What do you want for tomorrow?

I'll buy it for you.

I just hope to control the power

within my body quickly,

so I can go outside

and buy

whatever

I want.

How about this?

I'll come to see you every day from now on.

We can train together.

So you'll master your power sooner,

and I'll summon my Guardian Primordial Spirit earlier.

How does that sound?

Okay,

it's a deal.

When my sister comes back,

we'll surprise her.

It's settled then.

Pinky promise.

Pinky promise,

binding for a hundred years.

Ruofu, try this.

How disappointed and sad

would they be

if they knew Yan Qiaoqiao

would never return?

Fengzha,

you haven't been training all night, have you?

I'm fine!

Have a rest.

We'll do more training tomorrow.

You may not be worried,

but I am.

My sister has been missing for a year.

If I don't go find her soon,

who will care about what happens to her?

But can we really succeed

if we rush to save her?

Not only do we lack the power,

but what if you lose control on the way...

You want to say

that if I lose control

of my power on the way

and injure someone, what will we do?

Right?

I... I didn't mean it that way.

You're right.

It's all my fault for being useless.

I shouldn't have been born in the first place.

Otherwise, my mother

wouldn't have died,

and Lingfeng Street

would have one less troublemaker.

What are you talking about?

I've already said that's not what I meant.

Let's wait a bit longer.

Fengzha.

Fengzha, what's wrong?

Fengzha.

Fengzha.

Leave.

Leave.

Just leave!

Fine, I'll leave!

I won't come back again!

Let's go take a look.

Fengzha.

Fengzha.

It seems the beast within Fengzha

has completely awakened.

The Spirit-Locking Chain

can no longer restrain it.

Fengzha.

Tianyue, you are...

Fengzha is your son.

Not only am I his father,

but I am also the Spiritual Guardian of Lingfeng Street.

No.

Tianyue.

Fengzha

is now the only guide

within our clan.

The guide

is ordained by the gods,

so we can't kill him.

We absolutely can't, Tianyue.

Uncle, please don't.

Ruofu.

Please spare Fengzha.

Lingyu,

take Ruofu back now.

Go.

No.

Uncle.

Don't!

Let's go.

Uncle.

This is great.

You are finally out.

Have you seen

anything about the past

of Lingfeng Street?

As expected,

what we finally saw

wasn't an ancient scroll,

right?

Go get some rest now.

Zhuoying,

from now on, I need you

to recreate the ancient scroll

based on the scenes I envision.

Yes.

Those are all my memories

and

what I want to share with you.

That makes sense.

No wonder you're featured in every part.

Ruofu,

what is it you want to tell us?

And why are you using this method?

Indeed.

If you have something to say,

just say it directly.

What else could it be?

With all the effort

and roundabout ways,

are you just trying to tell us

that Yan Fengzha

is the real guide?

That's right.

Fengzha is the real guide.

Wait a second.

Aren't you also a guide?

I'm a fake one.

Shameless.

We've been following you

every day,

humbly begging for your help,

and it turns out you were lying to us.

It's no wonder you wouldn't guide us.

You're nothing

but a fake!

Cao Yanbing,

we don't have the full picture yet.

Don't rush to judge.

Ruofu,

let me ask you this.

Since you've been deceiving us

this whole time,

why are you

telling us the truth now?

What else could it be?

You're just worried

that if we pass the trial,

we'll be even more relentless.

Initially, I only pretended

to be the guide

to trick the Fire-Eater King.

And what about after that?

Was it not intentional?

Cao Yanbing,

if Ruofu was afraid of us pestering her,

she could have just avoided us.

There was no need to reveal the truth.

If she's willing to be honest,

it means she really cares.

All right,

regardless of the reason,

since you're willing

to be honest with us now,

I'll still consider you a friend.

So, what's the situation

with Yan Fengzha?

Back then, before I was dragged away,

I was still pleading

with my uncle not to kill him.

So did he end up taking his life?

Is Yan Fengzha dead or alive?

Later, I was taken back to the General's Mansion.

My mother told me

that Fengzha had lost control,

broken free from the chains,

and my uncle had no choice but to kill him himself.

A father killed his own son

with his own hands?

I showed you my memories

to let you know

that Lingfeng Street

no longer has a guide.

I was wrong

to keep it from you before,

and I apologize.

But what you want,

we truly cannot provide.

So please,

leave Lingfeng Street.

Cao Yanbing, where are you going?

If Yan Ruofu hid things from us,

I can reluctantly accept that she had no choice.

But Yan Lingyu

clearly had ill intentions.

It was her who proposed

the trial

and promised

that her daughter would guide us.

Yan Ruofu,

I can overlook what you've done.

But I must confront Yan Lingyu

and hold her accountable.

Don't.

Cao Yanbing.

Cao Yanbing.

Ruofu,

does General Yan know

that you're telling us this?

Thank you.

♪Listen to the heartworm of desire♪

♪Gnawing away at thoughts♪

♪Behold the giant's world♪

♪Quaking and slowly tilting♪

♪We stride through thick smoke♪

♪Fearless in the face of stormy seas♪

♪Pressing on barefoot♪

♪I will never surrender♪

♪The fire blazes fiercely♪

♪Let nightmares and dark nights be erased♪

♪I will never surrender♪

♪Crimson blooms with fervent grace♪

♪For a fresh and radiant tomorrow♪

♪I'll never fail♪

♪I'll never be alone♪

♪Life is like falling leaves♪

♪Having no last words to recover♪

♪With my veiled eyes♪

♪To glimpse the hidden perils♪

♪On the edge of fate's blade♪

♪Facing the darkest abyss♪

♪Daring to leap forward♪

♪I will never surrender♪

♪The fire blazes fiercely♪

♪Let nightmares and dark nights be erased♪

♪I will never surrender♪

♪Crimson blooms with fervent grace♪

♪For a fresh and radiant tomorrow♪

♪I will never♪

♪My fire must blaze fiercely♪

♪Let nightmares and dark nights be erased♪

♪I will never♪

♪Crimson blooms with fervent grace♪

♪For a fresh and radiant tomorrow♪

♪I'll never fail♪