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=Sword and Fairy 1=

=Episode 31=

Since ancient times, humans and demons have walked on different paths.

Why must you both be so stubborn?

Get up.

I don't care if Ling'er is human or demon.

I only distinguish good from evil,

not human from the demon.

You...

What did you say?

In this world,

there are heartless humans,

yet there are also deeply devoted demons.

What truly defines a demon?

What defines a devil?

These are your words.

Is it really more important

to distinguish human from the demon than good from evil?

To only distinguish good from evil,

not human from the demon.

After decades,

I didn't expect

to hear the same words

in the same place.

Was there someone else before

who entered the Demon-Locking Tower?

Kid,

you both

should get up.

Sir,

who was that person who entered the Demon-Locking Tower?

And why did he go in?

For hundreds of years,

no one has ever come out alive.

Even my...

Even that person,

he also

never returned.

There was a disciple from Mount Shu

named Jiang Che,

a rare genius of Mount Shu in a hundred years.

(Jiang Che) He was the most talented disciple.

All disciples of that time took him as their role model.

Jiang, well done!

Good, good!

Jiang is amazing!

Jiang is amazing!

Jiang! Jiang!

Amazing, Jiang!

- Amazing, Jiang! - Jiang!

Master, I'm here to welcome you out of seclusion.

This sword seems very fated to you.

Master, what is the name of this precious sword?

This is the Seven-Star Sword.

That year, demons troubled the mortal realm,

so Mount Shu sent disciples to exterminate them.

Jiang was the disciple favored by the Head,

and that was his last trial

before inheriting the position of the Head.

Jiang, Jiang, wait for me.

Situ,

you're planning to go down the mountain behind Master's back again.

I just want to go down the mountain with you,

and together we can subdue demons

and uphold justice.

As for Master,

let him blame me if he wants.

You want to go, so I have to agree?

Jiang, I won't drink.

If you can finish this jug of wine,

I'll agree to let you come with me.

Your wine isn't tasty.

When you learn to appreciate wine,

then go down the mountain.

Everyone thought Jiang

would become the future Head of Mount Shu.

But no one could anticipate

that after he went down the mountain, he never returned.

What came back to Mount Shu

were only rumors that he had joined forces with demons.

Jiang.

Situ?

Jiang,

I heard people say you were bewitched by a demoness

and had fallen into the demonic path.

I couldn't believe it was true.

Jiang,

come back to Mount Shu with me.

I'll explain everything to Master.

Let's go.

Honey.

Situ.

Situ.

My wife

is indeed from the Demon Clan.

You've fallen into the demonic path?

Whether it's the human realm or the demonic path,

it doesn't concern me.

Situ, it's getting late.

I should be going back.

You should go back early too.

Back then,

I thought Jiang

was bewitched by the demon to act this way.

- To bring Jiang back to his senses. - Master,

- I immediately returned to Mount Shu. - I've found Jiang.

I reported Jiang's hideout

- to the Head of Mount Shu, - Disciples for the Formation. - Yes.

- not expecting it to lead to a tragedy. - Go and capture the demoness Yue Rouxia.

After that demoness was captured in the Demon-Locking Tower,

Jiang, as if possessed, stormed up Mount Shu.

After injuring many disciples,

he arrived at the Demon-Locking Tower.

Who are you,

daring to intrude upon Mount Shu

and harming my fellow disciples?

Jiang?

Mount Shu

is the worst place in the world

where people blindly seek fame and fortune.

Jiang.

Jiang,

you have already been expelled from the sect.

Please leave now.

I only want to rescue my wife.

Given the current situation,

do you still want to ally with demons?

I am a demon.

I am a devil.

Capture me in the Demon-Locking Tower too.

Jiang,

if you continue to be obstinate,

don't blame us for disregarding past friendships.

I'll kill everyone who tries to stop me,

no matter if it's people or Buddhas.

Jiang, don't rush in.

If you do, you'll truly become a demon.

I only distinguish good from evil,

not human from the demon.

Jiang!

Jiang, no!

That year, Jiang entered the Demon-Locking Tower

to save that demoness,

and to stop him,

the disciples of Mount Shu followed him in,

resulting in no survivors.

After that battle,

Mount Shu

fell into decline,

so Master made a decision

that no one from the sect

should enter the Demon-Locking Tower.

Since you haven't taken me as a disciple,

I am not a disciple of Mount Shu.

Sir, I hope

that you will let me in.

You're determined on this?

Sir,

my mind is made up.

You...

Alright, alright.

If you can withstand three of my moves,

I'll let you in.

Kid, in martial arts, speed is of the essence.

Would you like to experience

my Drunken Immortal Gazing at the Moon Step?

Watch the sword!

What kind of move is this? It's so fast!

Complicated things are usually unbelievably simple.

Have you ever heard

of the Immortal Cloud Technique?

The Immortal Cloud Technique.

The Drunken Immortal Gazing at the Moon Step.

Quick, quick, quick!

Kid, it seems you're quite talented.

Alright.

I'll teach you one last move.

If the heavens didn't love wine, there would be no wine star in the sky.

If the earth didn't love wine, there would be no wine springs on the ground.

Since heaven and earth both love wine, loving wine is not contrary to the heavens.

It's said that clear wines are like saints, while turbid ones are like wise men.

Since both saints and wise men are in a drink, why then pray to immortals and gods?

Three drinks comprehend Confucianism, and a jar of wine unites with Taoist nature.

I can only appreciate joy in wine and cannot share it with those who are sober.

The Spell of the God of Wine.

Kid, get this drink.

Thank you, Master...

Sir, thank you for your generous teaching.

Kid,

how does it feel?

The power is immense, right?

This is the Spell of the God of Wine.

The Spell of God of Wine?

This spell is immensely powerful,

but remember,

you can only use it nine times in your lifetime,

or you will exhaust your breath and die.

Each time you use it,

it will deplete all your vital qi,

so you can only use it

in dire situations.

Understood.

Thank you, sir.

You've already taken three of my moves.

As we agreed earlier,

you may proceed as you wish.

Thank you, sir.

We will definitely come out alive.

Kid, I hope

you can keep your word.

When I come out,

I want to formally take you as my master.

It's up to fate. It's up to fate.

It's fine that the Tower looks strange,

but it doesn't even have a door.

Just this Bagua pattern.

Could there be some secret to it?

Maybe.

The symbols on this Bagua pattern

might be the way into the Tower.

Be careful.

Just as the Book Immortal said,

these spells are set by the King of Prison himself,

absolutely impossible to unravel.

Someone has entered the Tower.

It must be Li Xiaoyao.

I want to bring him to you.

Wan'er,

did Xiaoyao enter the Tower?

Wan'er, make him leave now.

Li Xiaoyao is willing to go through fire and water for you.

He surely won't regret it, even if he has to die.

But

I don't want Xiaoyao to get hurt.

Wan'er, I beg you.

I beg you.

But once you enter the Tower, you can't get out.

This is the Demon-Locking Tower, right?

Book Immortal, tell me.

If you like someone

and think of him every day,

why don't you want to see him then?

Who do you like? That guy who just arrived?

Not me.

You mean the one locked at the very bottom?

I advise you to mind your own business.

Book Immortal, just tell me.

Why doesn't Linger want to see Li Xiaoyao?

How should I know?

If she doesn't want to see him,

then I'll bring him here to see her.

Once they meet,

everything can be clarified.

Don't meddle.

But

they aren't from the Demon-Locking Tower.

Does it matter if he's from the Tower or not?

Once he's in, he can't get out.

We've walked so long,

yet there's no end, no demons,

and no sign of Ling'er.

Look, there's a bridge ahead.

I suppose the Bagua pattern on the other side of the bridge

is the entrance to the next level of the Demon-Locking Tower.

Why is there a stone statue in the middle of the bridge?

Be careful. There might be traps.

What is that?

Looks like a demon.

We need to cross the bridge.

If you don't want to die, make way.

I don't mean to block your way,

(Pondering Ghost) I just have a puzzle.

What's your puzzle?

You can tell us.

Maybe we can help you.

Well,

tell me.

Should I step with my left foot first or my right foot

when I leave here?

Well.

The left foot.

The left?

Why not the right foot?

Stepping out with the right foot would get me there too.

Why start with the left?

Then it doesn't matter.

Use whichever foot you're used to.

How can it not matter?

If you don't move,

I'll chop off both your feet.

Even if you cut off my feet,

my puzzle remains unanswered.

Since

you don't know the order,

why don't you just go together?

Together?

Exactly.

Since you don't care about the order,

just use the feet together.

That's right.

It's been five hundred years,

and I finally have the answer to my question.

So, can you let us through now?

Well, no.

Which direction

should both my feet go to?

The left or the right?

You...

Bao Pu,

you really are inside the Demon-Locking Tower.

Li Xiaoyao,

I failed to lure you into the Tower before,

but I didn't expect you to come to me willingly.

The one who bewitched Tai Wu to hurt me was you!

Give me the Spiritual Bead,

and I will spare your life.

Why waste words?

How did he become so powerful?

He has been a demon.

If you don't move aside, he'll kill us.

But you haven't given me the answer yet.

Savage girl, give me the whip.

I have a question.

Good thing they didn't follow us.

We must find Ling'er quickly.

What a lousy man.

Always chasing the new.

You weren't hurt just now, were you?

How could I be hurt?

I'm the heroine and have such high martial arts skills.

Yes, yes, yes.

You're the best. Let's go, heroine.

Here...

Why are there so many jars?

Right.

Nobody is pickling vegetables here, right?

Right.

I once heard

that long ago, a great demon

was sucked into a Demon-Locking Jar to save a friend

and has been trapped inside ever since.

Do you think one of these jars could be that jar?

As you said,

he was trapped in the jar trying to save his friend.

He must have been loyal and righteous.

If he really is here, let's find him and ask.

He might tell us where Ling'er is.

Hey, girl,

are you crazy?

You scared me to death.

Ah, girls, do not take your pleasure with men!

A man can take pleasure and get away with it,

but a girl will never get away with it.

What?

How happy we were when we were young, and how fondly we talked and laughed.

How solemnly we swore to be true, not realizing the feud was forging.

I must think no more of the past, and just leave it be since it's all over.

What are you talking about?

The books record Wei Sheng's eternal love,

the romantic stories between phoenixes, heavenly couples,

and the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.

That's all nonsense.

Men's affections are never fixed.

- You too. - Me?

I'm not that shallow.

The books contain everything.

Girl, what did you see

that made you so angry?

Li Xiaoyao

brought another woman with him.

They were so intimate.

Poor Ling'er is still worried about his safety.

This is what the book says.

He sees only the new lover smiling,

never hearing the old one cry.

This is called loving the new and loathing the old.

Exactly, exactly.

Loving the new and loathing the old.

No matter if he loathes the old

or loves the new,

what does it have to do with you?

I don't care.

Book Immortal, you must help me with something.

Me?

- No, no, no. - Will you help or not?

Show mercy. What do you want me to do?

Test Li Xiaoyao for me.

Luojiao,

you're awake.

A'nu.

Master.

Master.

Hurry and see how Luojiao is.

The knife wound on Luojiao is not serious.

But

the knife was poisoned

with one of the seven ancient poisons, Peacock Gall.

There is no cure.

It can't be.

Luojiao,

you'll surely be fine.

Master,

please think of a way to save her.

That's impossible.

You had a cure for the Golden Silkworm Venom,

so you must have one for this poison.

Master,

if not, I will help you find the antidote.

The one who poisoned her must have it.

Luojiao,

who hurt you?

Gui Ying.

Gui Ying?

Master,

Bai Yue...

A'nu, I have prepared

the medicine Luojiao needs.

Go and make it now.

A'nu,

don't worry.

Master will think of something.

Master,

Bai Yue is trying to resurrect the Water Demon Beast.

Following Bai Yue's men,

I found a subterranean palace

built under the imperial palace.

In the palace,

there is a large pool.

From the water,

I could faintly hear

the roar of a beast.

Master,

can the Water Demon Beast

really be resurrected?

Legend says the Water Demon Beast is reborn upon encountering water.

Nanzhao has been in drought for years.

Surely it's related.

You said last time

that Bai Yue destroyed the Queen's statue,

yet did not kill you.

It seems

he must have found a way to resurrect the Water Demon Beast.

Then, Master,

we must stop him.

Ten years ago,

the Water Demon Beast wreaked havoc,

and the living suffered.

If Bai Yue

can truly resurrect the Water Demon Beast,

then the world

will never have peace again.

Master,

we must quickly destroy the subterranean palace

and eliminate the Water Demon Beast.

But Gui Ying is dead now.

Bai Yue will surely send heavy troops to guard it.

The Lady of the South was framed by him and lost her military power,

and A'nu should not risk herself.

Now, the situation is so critical.

Master, what should we do?

Right now,

we have only one person we can rely on.

Master,

A'nu just told me

you can cure Tang Yu of the Golden Silkworm Venom?

In this world,

only one person

can cure this.

Bai Yue.

Luojiao will surely be fine.

Master will surely cure her.

A'nu,

let's leave.

Leave?

Leave this place.

Leave Nanzhao.

Tang Yu,

we haven't found the Five Spiritual Beads yet,

the drought in Nanzhao hasn't eased,

Bai Yue hasn't been eradicated,

and now,

Luojiao has suffered such serious injuries.

How can we leave now?

Once everything settles,

we can be together forever.

I'm afraid you'll get hurt again.

I'm not afraid.

As long as you are always by my side,

I fear nothing.

A'nu.

Master.

Come with me to the Sacred Woods

to look for Dragon's Saliva Grass.

Hurry and deliver the medicine to Luojiao.

I will be back soon.

Let's go, Master.

General Gai,

it's your medicine.

Tang Yu.

Your Golden Silkworm Venom

has been cured?

As far as I know,

this Golden Silkworm Venom

can only be cured by one person in the world.

Do you know who that person is?

Bai Yue.

Mr. Shi was right to doubt you.

In Yunmeng Marsh,

it was you who passed the message to Bai Yue.

Yes.

From the beginning,

you have been monitoring

every move of A'nu and Princess Ling'er.

No wonder Bai Yue knows everything so well.

Do you know

how the Water Demon Beast wreaked havoc in Nanzhao ten years ago?

How many people died because of it?

Tang Yu,

why do you help the tyrant?

Ten years ago,

my parents were killed by the people of Nanzhao,

just because they thought we were from the Central Plains

and took business away from the people of Nanzhao.

Since then I've been on the streets,

suffering all hardships.

Have you ever eaten rice filled with insects?

Have you ever been pushed into a lake in winter?

I hate Nanzhao.

I hate all of you.

No one cared whether I lived or died.

Only him.

Only that Bai Yue

you speak of as utterly evil.

He was the only one who treated me like a human.

He gave me clean food to eat

and warm clothes to wear,

and taught me martial arts.

Tang Yu,

the world indeed is full of injustice and prejudice,

but you must believe

not everyone is like that.

I understand

Bai Yue has been good to you,

but have you ever thought

how many people

have been harmed by him like your parents?

Shut up!

I'm dying.

My life doesn't matter.

But I ask you one thing

that could save Nanzhao

and A'nu.

A'nu?

Please

stop Bai Yue from resurrecting the Water Demon Beast.

The Water Demon Beast?

Wasn't it

sealed by the Witch Queen?

Bai Yue has kept the Water Demon Beast

captive in the subterranean palace

beneath the Nanzhao Imperial Palace,

and

it seems he has already found a way

to resurrect the Water Demon Beast.

Destroying the Queen's statue

was the first step.

In Yunmeng Marsh,

intentionally letting us live

was the second step.

But I hope you will find

the exact reason.

If it is indeed so,

you must stop Bai Yue.

Once the Water Demon Beast is resurrected,

no one will survive,

including A'nu.

No.

It can't be.

Tang Yu,

the hope of Nanzhao is entrusted to you.

Please.

General Gai,

why would you trust your enemy?

It's just a gamble,

but this bet

is for the lives of all the people

and A'nu.

I know that A'nu likes you,

and you like her.

But A'nu

is the young master

and the hope of the Witch Moon Sect.

If you really care about her,

I hope

you can leave her.

Tang Yu,

you're back.

Chief,

is it the Water Demon Beast

under the water?

When it caused floods years ago,

the people of Nanzhao were displaced.

If it is reborn,

Nanzhao will once again be in turmoil.

Please think twice, Chief.

This water can save

and harm people.

Everyone knows

the Water Demon Beast once flooded Nanzhao,

but today's Nanzhao

just lacks water.

But

if the Water Demon Beast is reborn,

the people of Nanzhao...

That's right.

Tang Yu, think about it.

Water can exist without people,

but can people live without water?

Floods

or droughts.

Given the choice,

what would you do?

Chief,

I...

Child,

in other words,

between Luojiao and A'nu,

if you must choose,

who would you let die?

♪In the matters of this world♪

♪If there's a sequence♪

♪You come first♪

♪The whole world comes after♪

♪Despite the passing of rumors like a fleeting horse♪

♪My love for you remains deep♪

♪This person in my heart♪

♪If there's an order♪

♪You come second♪

♪Then there's no one else that comes first♪

♪Despite the radiant dimples, whether near or far♪

♪I am willing to wait for you♪

♪Waiting to see you♪

♪Like longing for green in March♪

♪Loving the rain in June♪

♪Watching in September♪

♪That autumn fills the ground♪

♪Flowers fade away♪

♪Leaves feel disheartened♪

♪Thinking of painting you♪

♪Afraid of overly deliberate details♪

♪Ink and wash are hard to gather♪

♪A frown between the eyebrows♪

♪The tune of the autumn wind♪

♪Wine doesn't speak♪

♪While the qin knows the best♪

♪Startled awake from a dream♪

♪Wiping away tears♪

♪Coolness fills the cup in my hand♪

♪Stars hiding away♪

♪Moon finding its rest♪

♪A fragrance lingering by my ear♪

♪Like you♪

♪Waiting to see you♪

♪Like longing for green in March♪

♪Loving the rain in June♪

♪Watching in September♪

♪That autumn fills the ground♪

♪Flowers fade away♪

♪Leaves feel disheartened♪

♪Thinking of painting you♪

♪Afraid of overly deliberate details♪

♪Ink and wash are hard to gather♪

♪A frown between the eyebrows♪

♪The tune of the autumn wind♪

♪Wine doesn't speak♪

♪While the qin knows the best♪