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(Huotu Tribe)

(Zhu Yan, Princess of the Crimson Clan)

God of Fire above, a feast of good fortune.

(Lord Ke'erke, Huotu Tribe)

(Great Consort, Huotu Tribe) Best wishes for a long harmonious relationship.

Best wishes for a long harmonious relationship.

I heard the Princess of Crimson Clan

is not willing to be married here.

That princess' heart

belongs to someone else.

But this wedding was granted

by the Sovereign Lord.

If she refuses to marry,

it'll anger the heaven,

and the whole Crimson Clan

will be implicated.

Young Lady,

it's not too late to stop this.

Young Lady,

you can never return

once you step out

of this tent.

His Lordship and Her Ladyship are not young anymore.

You're their only daughter.

Do you really have the heart to abandon them?

Even if I stayed here,

I can never see them

in this lifetime either.

It's no different than being dead.

Deliver the wedding gifts!

Enter the tent!

I will never marry

someone I don't love.

Young Lady, but

the person you like

will never marry you in this life.

Young Lady.

Silence.

Please receive the wedding gifts, Your Highness.

First bow.

Second bow.

Third bow.

Best wishes for a long harmonious relationship.

Exchange nuptial wine!

Sand Demon! Run!

Run for your lives!

Run!

(Finally,)

(no one will force me)

(to marry again in this life.)

Who's there?

(Shi Ying, Priest of Grand Preceptor of Jiuyi Mountain)

Master.

How...

How could you do this

to the gift I gave you?

Master,

what brought you here out of a sudden?

I...

I thought

I would never see you again

in this life.

Didn't you invite me

to your wedding feast?

♪Your silhouette in the twilight's glow♪

♪Awakens like snow, delicate and cold♪

♪Within your gaze, countless destinies intertwine♪

♪A lifetime, a world of illusion of just one person♪

♪As moonlight shimmers♪

♪Falling petals rest in my palm, it's your sacred promise♪

♪Cultivating amidst the fleeting time of this mortal world♪

♪To be as one, inseparable, like a shadow in rhyme♪

♪Grant me a lifetime of enchanting sights♪

♪I defy fate, turning it around♪

♪Fearless of heavenly decree♪

♪It is the courage that blooms for you, profound♪

♪Unafraid of the destined trials♪

♪I only wish to make a vow with you♪

♪Like our initial encounter etched deep within my heart♪

=The Longest Promise= (Adapted from "Zhu Yan" by Cang Yue)

=The Longest Promise= =Episode 1=

(Within the heaven and earth)

(and the four seas,)

(White Tower,) (there's a sacred land called, Yunhuang.)

(Jialan Imperial City of the Kongsang) (there's a sacred land called, Yunhuang.)

(The Kongsang Clan,)

(Merfolk,)

(and the Ice Clan)

(have lived here for generations.)

(Seven thousand years ago,)

(Lang Gan of Kongsang intended to unify Yunhuang.)

(Yet, the God of Destruction)

(incited evil thoughts)

(for selfish gain.)

(Bewitched by the God of Destruction,)

(internal strife arises among the six vassals of Kongsang,)

(external pressure comes from the Merfolk marine force,)

(and the Ten Sorcerers of the Ice Clan, repeatedly start an uprising.)

(Yunhuang)

(is about to fall into war again.)

(But if god takes pleasure)

(in seeing the world destroyed,)

(how does he deserve to be worshipped by the world?)

(It's unprecedented for a mortal)

(to kill a god since ancient times.)

(Then let me,)

(Shi Ying, be the first.)

(Shi Ying, Crown Prince of Kongsang)

(Zhu Yan, Princess of the Crimson Clan) (The wind sounds like a bell.)

(The flowers fall like snow.)

(The Snowy Rosa in Jialan Imperial Palace)

(is so beautiful.)

This flower looks the prettiest.

It's perfect for Crown Prince.

Mister,

was it you who helped me?

You said you wanted to give this flower to Crown Prince.

Do you know him?

I'll eventually know him

after I give him this flower.

You want to see him?

Why?

As the Princess of the Crimson Clan,

I should learn some powerful magic techniques

to protect Western Huang.

But Father always forbids it.

He said a lady like me

should enjoy tea and do some needlework

like other princesses.

He said it's enough to learn

some defense magic techniques.

That's why

I want to see Crown Prince

so he permits me to learn magic techniques.

That way, Father wouldn't dare

to forbid me from learning.

Why didn't you ask Emperor for permission instead?

Emperor and Father are no different.

I'm afraid all Emperor will say is

what a lady should and shouldn't do.

But Crown Prince is different.

They said he's favored by heaven.

A young promising man who keeps improving.

I'm sure he'll understand my feelings.

Her Highness, the Empress has arrived.

Mister,

I have to take my leave now.

We shall meet again if time allows.

"A young promising man who keeps improving."

(Bai Yan, the Empress of Kongsang)

(Lady Qiushui, a merfolk, the Imperial Consort)

(Helu Garden, Jialan Imperial City) Lady Qiushui is pregnant.

May Your Highness make way for her.

Forgive me, Your Highness.

It's all because I'm pregnant.

The Imperial Academy of Medicine repeatedly advised me not

to go up and down excessively

because the prince in my womb isn't stable.

I hope Your Highness can forgive me

for the inconvenience.

Make way.

We'll stand aside.

She's nothing but a Merfolk,

a slave of the Kongsang people.

Has she forgotten her place

now that she's being doted on?

Quiet.

The Merfolk are also like us,

the people of Yunhuang.

Next time,

don't say anything discriminatory.

Or else it'll cause trouble.

Assassins!

No,

I'm not an assassin.

I accidentally bumped into Lady Qiushui.

I'm truly...

Her Highness is pregnant.

If anything happens,

can you be responsible?

You're wearing scarlet attire.

You're from the Crimson Clan.

Did your father send you to crash into me on purpose

because he can't bear the sight

of me carrying a royal bloodline?

No.

Your Highness,

my father doesn't know anything.

I'll be responsible for my action.

Please

punish me alone.

How dare you talk back at me?

My flower!

Give it back to me.

This flower is evidence

of the Crimson Clan trying to harm me.

Let me go.

My flower.

Give it back.

My flower!

You...

You...

Why do you want to frame my father?

You're so beautiful.

Yet, you're so malicious.

You...

Dare you say that again?

Stop!

Greetings, Crown Prince.

Why are you fighting here?

I have my reasons.

Are you trying to meddle

in the affairs of the Imperial Harem?

(Crown Prince?)

(So that's Crown Prince.)

(I can't believe I've said)

(so many offensive things.)

I'd never interfere.

But according to Kongsang ancestral law,

it's the Imperial Prince's duty to guide other princes.

(The rumor is true.)

(Is His Highness here to help me?)

Since you're carrying Father's bloodline,

I have to carry out my duty

as an older brother to teach my younger brother

in your womb.

The Emperor who possesses good virtue

will grant amnesty

to the world's most heinous people

on auspicious days.

Let alone a child.

Did I make myself clear,

my brother?

All right.

Since Crown Prince has stepped in,

we'll let her go.

Let's go.

Yes.

Wait a moment.

Is there anything else, Crown Prince?

According to Kongsang ancestral law,

all princes must copy

the Holy Words of Emperor Xingzun ten times

as a gift for the Emperor's birthday.

Since my brother is not born yet,

I can only ask you to return

to your chamber and copy it on his behalf.

Why you...

You're being mean to me

and causing me trouble

because I'm a Merfolk.

The Kongsang people and the Merfolk

are the people of Yunhuang.

There's no difference between us.

But as for you,

you wanted to slap

a Saintess of Kongsang over a trivial matter

and implicate a Kongsang Lord.

I only

slapped her.

Do you need to make a big deal out of this?

All right.

Forget it.

I shall see

how long you can remain so arrogant.

The Prince favored by heaven

is standing here now.

It was my fault for being reckless with my words.

I hope Your Highness can forgive me.

Is your face all right?

I'm all right.

It was just a slap.

Thank you for your concern, Your Highness.

But...

It's a pity for this Snowy Rosa.

I wanted to present it to Your Highness.

What kind of magic spell is this?

It's amazing.

Restoring Spell.

If you practice magic spells diligently,

you can do it one day too.

This Snowy Rosa

is my proof to you.

You can take it

to your father.

Can a lady

do it too?

There is no difference between men and women

in guarding the country and protecting the family.

I'll not

let you down, Your Highness.

(Longevity Hall, Jialan Imperial City)

Yu,

remember to behave later,

okay?

On this holy feast,

allow me to present you with a dance performance.

Good.

Very good.

(Emperor Beimian, the Emperor of Kongsang)

(In the past, the Emperor Xingzun)

(managed to comprehend seven magic techniques)

(from the seven luminaries and the bright full moon)

(and was acknowledged by the Heavenly Divine Ring.)

(The marvelous scene)

(of the past would reappear)

(in the night.)

(Shi Yu, the Second Prince of Kongsang Qing Yun, the Imperial Consort)

Many skilled mages haven't been able

(Lan Tianyu, the King of the Blue Clan) to master a single technique.

(Qing Dongfang, the King of the Azure Clan) Crown Prince was born with a divine spirit

(Bai Jing'an, the King of the White Clan) and wisdom.

(Zhu Gaozhao, the King of the Crimson Clan) It's Kongsang's blessing

to have such a prince.

Marvelous!

Impressive!

Remarkable!

Lady Qiushui has arrived.

Qiushui.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Get up quickly.

Why did you come so late?

You just missed

the prince's sword dance.

Perhaps the prince punished me

to copy the scriptures ten times

because he didn't want me to watch the sword dance.

What?

How dare the prince punish you to copy scriptures?

I'm weak.

I feel weary after copying the scriptures.

So I can only come to wish

Your Majesty a long

and healthy life.

I shall take my leave, then.

Are you all right?

I'll accompany you.

Your Majesty,

the auspicious hour has arrived.

The birthday banquet is about to begin.

Let's go.

The birthday banquet matters more.

I can return by myself.

If you come with me,

many people

will make mean accusations

about me.

I'll wait for you at Qiushui Pavilion.

All right.

You had to pick this day to make things difficult for Qiushui.

Do you admit your mistake?

I apologize for my mistake.

Since you're good at swordsmanship,

you can keep watch at night

in the court.

Yes, Father.

Mother,

brother hasn't eaten yet.

Hush.

Please help us, Your Highness.

What's the matter?

I'm from Qiushui Pavilion.

Today, Lady Qiushui was ordered by Your Highness

to copy the scriptures.

So she vented her anger at the palace servants.

My sister

is about to be flogged to death.

I snuck out to ask Your Highness

for help.

Please help us, Your Highness.

Where's the punished palace servant?

She is inside.

I dare not enter.

Lady Qiushui.

Lady Qiushui.

Lady Qiushui, are you all right?

Lady Qiushui.

Anyone, help!

Anyone!

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Lady Qiushui.

Lady Qiushui, please get some rest.

I'll send for the Imperial Physician.

We must protect the baby.

Lady Qiushui,

what are you doing?

Your Highness,

you're finally here.

No.

His Majesty has arrived!

Lady Qiushui.

You.

I know you hate me, Your Highness.

Your Highness, no!

Qiushui!

Qiushui!

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

I had no idea

the prince

could be so vicious.

No, it wasn't me.

I can no longer serve you.

Also...

Our son...

Your Majesty, please take care.

My...

My soul will return to Biluo Sea.

I hope I can be with you

in the next life.

Qiushui.

Qiushui.

Qiushui.

Qiushui.

Qiushui!

Qiushui!

It wasn't me.

Father,

it wasn't me.

It's you.

No.

It was you!

You killed Qiushui out of anger

because I punished you, right?

Father, I ask that you investigate this fairly.

I don't know

why she would use her death

to frame me.

Are you still trying to deny it?

I'm going to seek justice

for Qiushui.

Ying!

Ying.

Mother.

Ying, are you all right?

- Mother. - Get up quickly.

Your Majesty,

Ying is not a bloodthirsty killer.

I ask Your Majesty to think about what's odd about this incident.

Why?

Are you here to vilify Qiushui too?

Who do you think you are?

I can't believe

you'd actually doubt

your birth son

over one unrelated Merfolk.

After all these years,

the Merfolk marine force

has planted so many spies here.

Quiet or I'll kill you!

Mother, watch out!

This matter has nothing to do with Mother.

I'm willing to take the responsibility.

Ying,

why should you be responsible

for things you didn't do?

Tell me

you didn't do it.

Did you hear that?

He admits it.

He killed my Qiushui.

Your Majesty.

How could you use

such a despicable means

to force your birth son

to admit a false accusation?

Because you're scared.

If it weren't Ying who killed her,

it would mean Lady Qiushui

was the one who cast the bone.

It would also mean

you gave your heart to the wrong person.

That's why you insist

on making Ying the killer!

You wretched woman!

Mother!

Are you mad?

Mother.

You're a mad person.

Mother.

Mad!

Yes, I've gone mad.

I'm mad.

Mother.

There's no need for anyone

to bring down the State of Kongsang.

It is already ruined

at the hands of a fatuous emperor like you!

Mother!

Protect the Emperor!

Protect the Emperor!

Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

What are you doing?

Mother, let go.

No!

Let go, Mother.

Mother!

Mother.

Mother.

Mother, what's wrong?

Mother, open your eyes.

Mother.

Fire! Fire!

Fire! Fire!

Fire!

Hurry!

Hurry!

Yan'er.

Hurry! A fire broke out!

Young Lady.

Yan'er.

Father.

Yan'er, run!

What happened?

They said

Crown Prince killed Lady Qiushui

over an argument.

The Empress set herself on fire together

with His Highness in Kunyuan Palace.

(Kunyuan Palace, Jialan Imperial City)

Ying,

don't be afraid. I'm here.

Mother.

Yan'er,

where are you going?

Father,

you don't know about what happened.

I offended Lady Qiushui today.

It was His Highness

who stopped her from punishing me.

So that's what happened.

Yan'er. Yan'er.

Lady Qiushui

must have framed His Highness

because of me.

Do you want to die?

- Come back with me! - Father.

Yan'er!

I must save His Highness!

Yan'er!

Yan'er, listen to me.

I have to save His Highness.

Yan'er.

Yan'er.

Listen to me, Yan'er.

Your Highness!

Yan'er!

Listen to me. Don't go.

Let me go!

Your Majesty,

it was the Empress

who started the fire.

The Empress may be alive.

But she's disfigured

and lost her voice because of the smoke.

As for the Prince,

we only found his charred body.

Shi Ying was a curse.

Just drag his body out and bury it outside the city.

Don't announce his death.

Don't mourn for him.

Don't build a tombstone

or a memorial tablet for him.

From now on, the whole country

shall not mention this person. It's an offense equal to treason,

punishable by the familial execution of nine generations.

Bai Yan of the White Clan

shall be deposed of her title as the Empress

and banished to the Cold Palace.

Yes, Your Majesty.

(Crimson Residence, Ye City)

I lost the only thing

Crown Prince

had given to me.

Your Highness,

are you looking for this Snowy Rosa?

(Chi Yuan, a merfolk, the butler of Crimson Residence)

You've been calling Snowy Rosa

when you were having a nightmare.

I think

this should be

your favorite thing.

So I asked the cleaner of the carriage

to keep it.

Thank you, Keeper Yuan.

You're both Merfolk.

Yet, you're so different in character.

If Lady Qiushui

was as kind as you,

Crown Prince wouldn't have died from being framed.

Now, Crown Prince is dead.

Yet, no one dares to make offerings for him.

His Majesty has issued a decree

that holding a private ritual for Crown Prince is taboo.

No.

Even if it's defying the decree,

I'm going to make offerings to him.

I'd never believe

that he was a villain.

All right.

Since you want to make an offering to Crown Prince,

I shall accompany you.

Keeper Yuan,

are you willing to go with me?

Do you also believe Crown Prince was framed?

I'm a Merfolk.

I don't know

who was the Prince of Kongsang.

But as the keeper of the Crimson Residence,

it's my duty

to protect your safety.

Making an offering to Crown Prince

is what Your Highness wanted to do.

Since I can't stop you,

I can only help reduce the risk.

We can never know what a person is really like.

Before this, the whole world said

he was noble and righteous.

Who would have thought

that he was capable of killing people?

As they say, indulging one's child is the same as ruining them.

It was the Empress' fault for spoiling him.

It is my unlucky day

to be doing such a task.

Do you think

there are evil spirits nearby?

Stop talking.

We should finish burying him and get out of here.

When I was in power,

they praised me.

They would revere me

and cry for me,

even though I've never done anything

for them to be grateful to me.

When I fell from power,

they vilified me and spat on me.

They wished they could add more injuries to me,

even though I've never done them wrong.

Mother, let's leave this place.

Come and leave this palace with me.

We can live

with different identities forever.

Ying,

I'll send you out of the palace.

This is Jade Bone.

It's an ancient artifact passed down

by Empress Bai Wei.

Who are you?

Ying,

don't be afraid.

(High Priest of Grand Preceptor, Jiuyi Mountain)

Remember this.

Tonight, the mad Empress set herself on fire,

and a puppet was burned in the fire in your place

in Kunyuan Palace.

He'll lead you out of the palace.

This is the High Priest of Grand Preceptor

of Jiuyi Mountain.

He'll be your master from now on.

Yan,

must you do this?

Yu,

I'll leave Ying to you.

I owe you

in this life.

Yan.

Mother,

I don't want to leave.

Ying,

don't worry.

I'll always

pray for you

in the palace.

I will not take my life

and let those who harm us

get what they want.

Ying,

feigning your death is a crime of deceiving the Emperor.

Once you leave,

don't ever return.

Mother, let's leave together.

Our ties as mother and son are now severed.

Remember.

No need for revenge

and no need to hate anyone.

All that matters is being safe.

Mother, I don't want to go alone.

Let's leave together.

Ying.

Mother.

Mother.

This is humanity.

There's an abnormal sign in the sky.

Crown Prince has returned.

- Run. - Go now.

Let's go.

I cast a spell to hide your fate.

It shines like the sun and the moon.

The vision of the Yin and Yang

is the magic I use

to alter the stars.

Follow me to Jiuyi Mountain

to hide your strength and bid your time.

One day, you'll return to your real body.

You'll get back

what you lost today.

I, Shi Ying, swear

that I will return to Jialan

to clear my mother's name

and take her with me

after I've completed my cultivation.

Your Highness,

I don't know

if I have the right to perform sacrificial rites for you.

They said

you were a bad person.

But I believe that you were framed.

So

I came to send you off.

How could this be?

Your fate

is encountering a calamity.

Unexpectedly, there's someone

who's performing sacrificial rites for you.

When the whole nation condemns me

and forsakes me,

she's doing this for me?

Who is she?

It doesn't matter who she is.

When you see her,

Yin and Yang will meet, and Starflower will bloom,

you must kill her then.

Or else

she'll be the one

who'll take your life in the future.

Keeper Yuan,

did you see

that flash of light?

Yes.

What's different about the Snowy Rosa

given by late Crown Prince?

What kind of magic spell is this?

Restoring Spell.

It's Restoring Spell.

Since this flower can come to life,

does that mean humans can be revived too?

Does a magic spell like this exist?

There are countless magic spells in Kongsang.

There are numerous Taoists for the past thousands of years,

I'm sure something like Restoring Spells exists.

I, Zhu Yan, swear

to master such a skill

to help Crown Prince turn the dangerous situation around.

(Five years later)

You again.

I told you that

our master is in seclusion.

He won't be seeing anyone.

Just go back.

How long do I need to wait?

He'll come out from seclusion, right?

If I don't see him today,

I'm not going down the mountain.

You lass,

why are you being so unreasonable?

Even if my master came out from seclusion,

he won't meet you.

Just leave the mountain.

I've waited earnestly for seven days

at the foot of the mountain.

How is that unreasonable?

Since you said I'm an unreasonable person,

I'll show you

what an unreasonable person

is like.

You lass,

you have gone too far.

Chase her down the mountain.

Tell me.

Where's the Master?

Your Highness,

do you want to see me?

(Master Xuanzhen)

Greetings, Master.

Greetings, Master.

Master, do you know me?

Your Highness, you're famous

for visiting mountains all these years.

How can I not know?

Then I'm sure you know

my purpose here.

When I was young,

a young man saved me.

But too bad he died a wrongful death.

So I'd like to ask Master

to bring him back to the mortal world.

You only met him by chance.

Why do you still think about it?

Our encounter

may be a brief moment.

Yet he stood up for me,

taught me to be kind,

and protected me.

Besides,

it was because of me that he was implicated.

So you're returning his favor.

But do you know

the Transcendence Spell

is an art

that defies the laws of nature?

It comes with a hefty price.

I'm willing to do everything I can.

I ask that you'll fulfill my wish.

I'm not capable of it.

So I'm afraid I can't help you.

But Your Highness is sincere.

Perhaps you can try going to Jiuyi Mountain.

Jiuyi Mountain?

Jiuyi Mountain uses Kongsang's magic spell,

(which is at a higher level.)

(That's the only place)

(you can find)

(the Resurrection Spell.)

(Starry Lake, Jiuyi Mountain)

♪How fateful was our encounter♪

♪How tragic, destined by fate's decree♪

♪How fragile, like glass and snow's embrace♪

♪Love and hate entwined, indistinguishable♪

♪How prophetic, a single word spoken♪

♪How transient, the rise and fall of destiny♪

♪How balanced, each sip and bite, no debts owed♪

♪Tears well in eyes with jade-like brows♪

♪The drop of blood in your heart♪

♪Has dried into a lock that binds me♪

♪Securing my path, thousands of miles long♪

♪Never apart from you♪

♪The drop of blood in your heart♪

♪Has dried into a lock that binds me♪

♪Even if our hearts and guts are torn apart♪

♪Our gazes forever intertwined♪

♪The drop of blood in your heart♪

♪Has dried into a lock that binds me♪

♪Securing my path, thousands of miles long♪

♪Never apart from your side♪

♪The drop of blood in your heart♪

♪Has dried into a lock that binds me♪

♪Even if our hearts and guts are torn apart♪

♪Our gazes forever intertwined♪

♪How fateful was our encounter♪

♪How tragic, destined by fate's decree♪