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♫ Never wished to get into dispute, ♫

♫ But things never go my way ♫

♫ The flower in my heart has wilted ♫

♫ And I can never turn back time ♫

♫ Memories come and go, ♫

♫ But nothing hurts my heart of steel ♫

♫ I only hope that I have no regrets ♫

♫ And to drift away with the flowers ♫

♫ A bottle of wine, a body covered in dirt ♫

♫ Memories come back and forth, still I have no regrets ♫

♫ A story of life and death, ♫

♫ Vanity and conflicts ♫

♫ Let's get drunk again when the flowers bloom ♫

♫ I hope these memories never fade ♫

♫ Let's get drunk again when the flowers bloom ♫

♫ I hope these memories never fade ♫

♫ As I taste the remains of the wine again ♫

♫ The memory of life and death is carved deep in my heart ♫

♫ As I taste the remains of the wine again ♫

"Ashes of Love"

EPISODE 43

Dad.

Here you are.

You know Jinmi loves me,

but you hinder us.

Don't blame me for being ruthless.

Linxiu.

The real dream.

PIXIANG HALL

Fish Fairy said,

the Dream Register records the whereabouts of the Beast of Dreams.

If it's a real dream,

the Beast of Dreams should have been to the Qiwu Palace.

DREAM REGISTER

QIWU PALACE, WHITE WATER LILY, THE WATER IMMORTAL

It's really Phoenix's dream.

Look, the Heart Mansion is like a scorpion,

while the Three Stars Mansion is like a hunter drawing a bow.

Prey and hunter are destined to be enemies.

Even if they have connections occasionally,

they will be separated finally and won't meet each other again.

That's all for today.

XUANJI PALACE

Brother Yanyou,

where are you going to take me?

Does Brother Runyu know?

I have told him.

I'll take you back to the mire.

Are you happy?

Wonderful.

Where are you going?

We're going back to the place he should go.

The place he should go?

Here is his home.

With the strict rules, the suspicion and deception here,

his natural and innocent heart

will vanish.

Li, come here.

Your Highness.

Yanyou.

Li should decide where to go himself.

Okay.

Make your choice.

Brother Yanyou,

I want to stay with Brother Runyu.

Come here.

Good boy.

What a young snob.

Fine.

Let me know if you want to go back.

I'll come to pick you up. Okay?

Yanyou,

I have always regarded you as my brother.

If you really want to go, I won't stop you,

but you can come here at any time.

The door to this palace is always open to you.

I'm not as capable as the God of Fire.

I'm too humble to be your brother.

Sorry, I can't do that.

Li, thank you for staying with me.

The day mother left, she hid me in the mire of Yunmeng Pond.

She told me that if she couldn't come back,

I had to listen to you.

I remember what she said.

Mother also asked me to take good care of you all my life.

I won't forget that, either.

In the future,

we will keep each other company.

Can I see Brother Yanyou and play in the mire afterwards?

Sure.

Well, go back to have a rest.

Yanyou has left.

Did I really change a lot?

I have never done anything wrong in my life.

The Heavenly Empress and Xufeng

can act outrageously,

but I'm denounced and alienated by those close to me

because I want to seek revenge.

White clothes with a little mud look dirtier than black clothes.

Gossip is a fearful thing.

Just ignore it.

You're right.

Destruction pursues the great.

I have embarked on this road.

No matter what others think,

I can't go back.

The God of Night has made tremendous contributions

in pacifying the Bird Family and allotting rice for food relief.

Surprisingly, you always keep a low profile,

but you can undertake the task alone.

You're not inferior to the God of Fire.

In fact you are more meticulous and thoughtful.

I feel gratified.

I'm flattered.

Grand Supreme Lord Lao has three treasures.

The first is love. The second is not being wasteful.

The third is never putting himself above anyone.

These have always been my mottos.

In the past, I didn't hold an office,

so I didn't need to do anything.

Now it's my bound duty, I will spare no effort to carry it out.

I will try my best and won't let you down.

Your Majesty,

Elder Yinque from the Bird Family has submitted a report.

He wants to present the 9,600 kilometer Taihu Lake to the the Heavenly Realm

to show his loyalty.

Lake Taihu used to belong to the Arowana Family.

God of Night, I want to give it to you

as your fief, to reward you.

What do you think?

Thank you, Father.

The Arowana Family was annihilated thousands of years ago.

Past events have faded like a puff of smoke.

As your eldest son, I'm obligated to protect our territory.

All I want is to share your cares and burdens.

Lake Taihu is a fairyland.

It shouldn't be occupied by a single family

or be one's private property.

Not long ago, the dethroned Empress incited a war in Dongting Lake,

plunging the people into misery and suffering.

After that, Water Immortal died.

Immortal Jinmi observes mourning in the Floral Realm.

Dongting Lake hasn't recovered.

Father,

why not relocate the homeless Water Family of Dongting Lake

to Taihu Lake out of mercy?

Okay.

It's wise of you.

You should learn from him.

God of Night, I give you full power to take over Taihu Lake,

reconstruct Dongting Lake, and help the Water Family settle down.

I won't let you down.

The second Prince was just deprived of military power,

and the first Prince is in power now.

The second Prince was always strict.

The first Prince seems to be nice,

but he works...

scrupulously and carefully.

Moreover, he is scheming.

I'm out of luck.

Why do I always meet those who are hard to get along with?

But the first Prince is generous.

He didn't care about Taihu Lake at the Empyrean Cloud Palace.

It seems that he was far-sighted.

You have good taste.

It was wise of you to follow the first Prince when he had no power.

Kuanglu, stop reading. Stop it, okay?

Look at me, okay?

After the birthday banquet of the Match-Maker,

you never returned to visit me.

Are you still angry with me?

Dad,

if you mention my marriage in public again,

I won't talk to you anymore.

What do you mean I followed the first Prince when he had no power?

That's harsh.

Fine.

I will keep my mouth shut, okay?

Why can't they govern

without doing anything as the Heavenly Emperor does?

It's like marriage.

Girls of different backgrounds

will be the same after getting married.

Whether one is at court or out of court,

it's the same as long as he takes office.

Dad, you keep marrying different women.

Well... You...

It's like human beings.

The toilets that human beings build smell good three days after completion.

I don't know what they think.

The first Prince plays against the rules,

while the second Prince doesn't even know what the rules are.

Both you and Water Immortal are immortals,

but you're dramatically different.

Water Immortal?

Why should I learn from him?

I don't want to die a violent death.

Fairy Yuanji should put you in the Human Realm.

Official circles and accountant's offices in the Human Realm

are the best places for you.

Li,

this 9,600 kilometer Taihu Lake is my mother's homeland.

Defend it for me, okay?

But my magic power is too weak to defend it.

There is a large area of mire at the bottom of the lake.

Don't worry. I promise I'll defend it.

Turn to me if you need help.

Yanyou will also help you.

I'm taking my leave.

Are you satisfied?

Time reveals a man's heart.

Don't pretend in front of me.

Li is your brother.

I think you should know his whereabouts and decisions.

Your life is beyond reproach.

Aren't you tired?

It's better than death.

You're now only second to the Heavenly Emperor.

You rule heavenly generals and have great power.

The 9,600 kilometer Taihu Lake is just recovered.

You are to be congratulated.

Your mother would sink happily into the nether world.

You'll leave?

I like to live alone and freely.

Fine.

People of different moral convictions cannot get along.

I hope we meet again someday.

See you again.

I bring you some gadgets today.

No need.

I'm so old. I don't need anything.

Wow.

Thank you so much.

I'll take it.

You always fear the Jade Hare at the Guanghan Palace

every time you go to the Heavenly Realm.

If you don't like it...

No, I like it very much.

Do you know what it is?

A Thunder Drum.

These drums are like thunder,

enough to expel tigers, leopards, jackals and wolves,

let alone a hare.

It's a good thing.

It's very nice of you.

Lianqiao,

Jinmi said what you like the most are wonders in the world.

You must be bored always staying here.

You can divert yourself with this kaleidoscope.

Thank you, Your Highness.

My mother won't worry about my sneaking out.

Your Highness, will you take a concubine some day?

How about me?

Lianqiao, you should practice magic power at this age.

What are you thinking of?

I have no intention of doing so.

I have a younger sworn brother.

He disdains worldly affairs.

If you don't mind, I'll introduce him to you.

I don't mind if he is half as good as you.

I have to go to meet Jinmi.

Xuan Ling Lord Doumu

once wrote a set of flower scriptures tens of thousands of years ago.

Unfortunately, they disappeared, which made Great Floral Fairy heart-broken.

Unexpectedly, The God of Night has great magic power.

He found the scriptures and gave them to us.

Great Floral Fairy never praised anyone in these tens of thousands of years.

The God of Night doesn't do anything deliberately,

but inadvertently, he solves everything satisfactorily.

He can just lift a finger to solve anything difficult.

Those who he helps won't think they owe him.

In a quiet way, he makes everything smooth.

Being natural is the most difficult thing to do.

Mi.

Fish Fairy.

Don't worry.

I'm dealing with the work of Water Immortal for you.

Mourn for your father here without worry.

After you finish observing mourning, I'll guide you.

Thank you, Fish Fairy.

I really don't know

how I could do it without you.

Don't stand on ceremony.

I'll stay with you afterwards.

How is my father's case going?

I want to ask...

if... I mean...

if the murderer is an immortal here,

will the Heavenly Emperor handle it impartially?

Why do you ask such a question?

It has been a long time,

but there is no clue.

The murderer must be of high status

or the Heavenly Emperor would have investigated it.

Perhaps the Heavenly Emperor

doesn't want to accuse him.

The Law Enforcement Hall reported the clues several times.

Because of insufficient evidence, my father mentions nothing about it

and strictly blocks the passing of messages. I don't have any evidence,

so I can't make presumptions.

Who do you suspect?

I just don't understand.

My father didn't seek fame and wealth

and held himself aloof from the world all his life.

Why was he killed?

Why?

Maybe it's because of me.

Originally, we were engaged

because we loved each other,

but I, the poorest and weakest idle immortal in the Heavenly Realm,

gained the support of Water Immortal, Wind Immortal

and even the Floral Realm overnight.

Others think I want to rebel and fight for the throne.

Dad.

Mi, don't worry.

I won't let Water Immortal die without finding the murderer.

Muci, your life is mine now.

Go back to recuperate this time.

-Don't sneak out. -Okay.

-Don't cheat me. -When did I cheat you?

You always cheat me.

-Let's stay here today. -Okay.

Get out of the way. Get out of the way.

Get out of the way.

What are you looking at? Get out of the way.

Leave us alone.

What are you looking at? Leave.

Get out of the way. Leave us alone.

-Xiao Hu. -Coming.

Lead them to their room.

You go upstairs first. I'll go and check what's happening.

Dear customers, please follow me.

This way.

Get out of the way. Get out of the way.

The Demon Lord is coming. Get out of the way. Leave.

You!

Are you blind?

How dare you block the way of the King of Yan City?

Your Highness.

I was wondering who was swaggering before others.

It turns out to be you.

When did the guard of Bian City become the pawn of Demon Lord?

I'm on my way to the city gate

to invite the King of Gu City and the Demon Lord,

by order of the King of Bian City.

the King of Bian City is holding a banquet tonight to make things right

with the King of Gu City in front of the Demon Lord.

I'll punish you severely if I see you borrow power to do evil again.

Please spare me. I won't do it again.

By the way, how about going back with me?

Your father will be pleased to see you.

No. I have my own plan.

Your Highness.

Is everything in the mansion properly arranged?

Yes.

Why don't you bring Princess Liuying back?

It would be a great achievement.

The banquet is the first priority now.

If we push her too far, we'll alert her.

I won't fear her after the success of the banquet.

-Keep watch on her. -Okay.

My father is entertaining the Demon Lord and the King of Gu City tonight.

We will stay here for one night to stay away from trouble.

In that case, you should go back to help.

No. What if you escape again?

Also, the Demon Lord and the King of Gu City don't like me.

I don't want to go back to upset them.

I feel free here,

and it's convenient to ask for information.

Over the years,

I know very well that I have done a lot of wrong things,

but now, every time I think of you...

What do you think of me?

Every time I think of you,

I tell myself that I can't let you down again.

A fault confessed is half redressed.

Don't mention the past.

After the banquet,

let's go to visit my father

and ask him to preside over our wedding ceremony.

Okay.

MANSION OF BIANCHENG

-Cheers. -Please.

Please.

Why don't I see Princess Liuying today?

She is a wild girl. She has been away for a long time.

She enjoys herself in the Heavenly Realm

and forgets to come back home.

You're kidding.

Liuying is stubborn and disobedient, but she discerns the cardinal principles.

She has political integrity.

I heard that Princess Liuying is close to the God of Fire.

There are a lot of unfounded rumors.

A few days ago,

Liuying was chased by her family.

She hid outside and didn't even dare to go back.

What do you mean?

You're well-informed.

You should know what I mean.

Stop that.

You're my capable assistants.

Here's to our Demon Realm.

From now on, we should write off all our old scores.

-Demon Lord, please. -Please.

King of Gu City, please.

Please.

Good dance.

I propose to drink a toast to the host, the King of Bian City.

To the King of Bian City.

Today, the Demon Lord, the King of Gu City

and other kings come from afar.

My humble house is honored by your presence.

Go home after thoroughly enjoying yourselves.

I empty my glass first to show my respect to you.

Come. Cheers.

Your Highness, bad news.

The Demon Lord is dead.

What?

The Demon Lord...

The Demon Lord...

Guards, take him!

The doctor diagnosed that the Demon Lord was poisoned.

The King of Gu City has imprisoned all our people.

He said they will be beheaded

as there were testimonies and material evidence.

What do others think of such a big thing?

Have you informed Elder Wang of Qing City?

The Demon Lord thinks highly of the King of Gu City.

He has half of the military and political power.

With the evidence, what can they do?

I have no time to explain, Your Highness.

Let's rush to the demon prison.

I'll fight desperately to help you save your father.

Okay.

Your Highness, what's wrong?

It's late.

You said that my family was imprisoned.

You're my father's trusted follower,

and you greeted the King of Yan City's sedan chair for my father yesterday.

Why didn't the King of Gu City capture you?

I... I fought my way out desperately.

Really?

As you said,

you should be wanted by the King of Gu City everywhere.

How can you come here so easily?

You must have deployed your men outside the prison.

As long as I break into the prison and rescue my father,

he will be declared guilty.

It's not the time to show your cleverness.

If you really go to the demon prison with me,

you can reunite with your father

and won't suffer much.

You're completely without conscience.

You collude with the King of Gu City to frame my father.

Now you want to capture me to receive a reward?

The King of Bian City colluded with his daughter

to plot against Demon Lord.

She refuses to be captured. Take her!

Go!

You want to go? It's not that easy.

Fight.

Muci, now that the King of Yan City is dead,

and the King of Bian City has been imprisoned,

the King of Gu City rules Demon Realm.

You can't save your former master even if you pose as a hero here.

You'd better run for your life.

Get help to save your father.

No. I can't leave you behind.

Don't worry. I can defeat them.

Be careful.

Why are you fretful today?

I met my mother.

Did the Heavenly Empress really kill Water Immortal and Wind Immortal?

She didn't deny it,

so she must be involved.

Sorry, I can't share your cares and burdens.

I haven't found anything so far.

I didn't kill them,

but they died because of me.

My mother killed them because of me.

If my mother really killed Water Immortal,

she will die.

But then,

how can I save mother

and explain to Jinmi?

It must weigh upon my conscience.

It's really difficult.

Your Highness, something bad happened in the Demon Realm.

I wasn't at home, so I just heard these things.

The King of Gu City treacherously tried to lure me to the prison to save my father

and declare my father guilty.

My father pacified the Demon Realm when the six realms were in chaos.

If he is put to death rashly, the murderer will remain at large.

Your Majesty, please help him.

Princess of Bian City, as you said,

the King of Yan City was poisoned and died at the banquet in your home.

And the doctor has made a diagnosis.

Do you have evidence to prove the King of Gu City framed your father?

I saw my father's general turned traitor.

He must have had a guilty conscience, or he wouldn't do that.

I'm injured. Your Majesty, please investigate.

If the King of Bian City really poisoned the King of Yan City,

it's understandable that his subordinate turned traitor.

My father has a good reputation in the Demon Realm.

He always tried to fix things between the Heavenly and Demon Realms.

Don't you trust my father?

-Princess Liuying, calm down. -How can I calm myself down?

We are on friendly terms with the Heavenly Realm.

My father has been framed by the King of Gu City

and will be put to death soon.

I came from afar to ask you for help,

but you sit by idly and remain indifferent.

You're cold-blooded.

I've listened to your story because you are hurt

and you claim your father has been wronged.

All immortals are here.

There's no evidence that the King of Bian City has been wronged.

How can I have a hand

in the Demon Realm's affairs thousands of kilometers away?

The King of Yan City died.

The Demon Realm is in chaos without a leader.

We can have a hand in it.

After this occurrence, Princess Liuying came here, injured.

You must be exhausted.

Immortal Taisi, take her to the side hall for treatment.

Yes.

Princess. Princess, wait for me.

Her family is on friendly terms with us,

or I would punish her for being rude.

Princess. Princess, wait for me.

Princess, wait for me.

Princess, wait for me.

No one in this vast realm speaks for my family.

Immortals are disappointing.

Be patient.

The first Prince is trying to persuade His Majesty.

Take it easy.

I'd better rely on myself.

Father, you're broad-minded.

Princess Liuying wants to save her father.

Although it's something that we shouldn't do,

we can still intervene in it.

If we leave them alone,

the three kings in the Demon Realm won't be able to restrain each other.

We have to guard against it.

Among the kings in the Demon Realm,

the Great Elder, King of Qing City lives in seclusion for cultivation

and ignores all things.

The King of Gu City was overweeningly ambitious.

He hides behind the King of Yan City

and has been stirring up trouble over the years.

Obviously, he wants to rebel.

Luckily, the King of Bian City restrained them,

so the Demon Realm was at peace.

Without the King of Bian City,

other elders may get ambitious or trim their sails to the wind.

The six realms may witness havoc again.

Moreover, this case has many doubtful points.

It can't be closed hastily.

We should send some people to investigate it.

Your Majesty,

The God of Night and Match-Maker are right.

It's difficult to maintain peace in the Demon Realm,

so the King of Gu City

can't be the only strong one.

Who can take on this task?

I'm willing to go to the Demon Realm to share your cares and burdens.

The God of Fire knows the affairs of Demon Realm best.

How long has he been grounded to reflect on his misdeeds?

It has been a full month.

Why don't you kneel down?

I'm innocent. Why should I kneel?

King of Gu City, why do you want to kill me hastily?

Do you have a guilty conscience?

King of Bian City,

given our old friendship,

I address you as King of Bian City.

The Demon Lord was kind to you,

but you returned kindness with ingratitude,

poisoned the Demon Lord and usurped the throne.

The evidence is certain.

Your crime deserves more than death.

You're slinging mud at me!

Since I entertained the Demon Lord, I wouldn't poison him at my place.

You've framed me deliberately. You...

I'll kill you

for the sake of the Demon Realm

and offer your blood as a sacrifice to the Demon Lord.

It's a good time now.

I'll kill you in person.

Well, I know you love Liuying dearly.

I promise I'll send her to Wangchuan River

to be reunited with you after I capture her.

You bastard. Bastard!

It is time.

Take the Demon Dagger.

The end of natural law,

the convening of sun and moon.

To come and to go are obscure and subtle.

All the beasts and demons...

Who dares to hurt my father?

Liuying, here you are.

Take her.

I was wondering who you were.

It turns out you are the survivor

of the Spirit-Vanishing Family. I'll annihilate you all today.

Muci.

I'm fine. Leave with your father immediately.

♫ My left hand holds the ground, my right hand holds the sky ♫

♫ Lightning bolts erupt out of my palm print and go in ten directions ♫

♫ I quickly turn time into years ♫

♫ In three thousand lifetimes, I've seen it all ♫

♫ My left hand picks flowers, my right hand wields a sword ♫

♫ Between my brows, an entire 10,000 years' of snow has fallen ♫

♫ One teardrop ♫

♫ That is who I am ♫

♫ My left-hand's finger touches the moon, my right hand is selecting Red Threads ♫

♫ To bestow upon you and I, our desired and predestined love ♫

♫ In the moonlight ♫

♫ You and I ♫

♫ My left hand transforms into feathers, my right hand becomes scales ♫

♫ Some of my lives are spent in the clouds, some are in the forests ♫

♫ I'm willing to follow you and become a speck of dust ♫

♫ In order to emerge in this mortal life ♫

♫ My left hands picks you up, my right hand lets go of you ♫

♫ When I clasp my palms together, you are completely drawn back into my heart ♫

♫ So fragrant ♫

♫ You and I, we become inseparable ♫