WEBVTT 01:27.440 --> 01:30.920 ADAPTED FROM BAI LU CHENG SHUANG'S LOVE IN THE CLOUDS 01:31.000 --> 01:32.240 TWO MONTHS AGO, FREEZING HOT WATERS 01:32.320 --> 01:35.479 Where did Twenty-Seven go to look for food again? 01:35.560 --> 01:37.080 Why is it taking so long? 01:41.440 --> 01:42.600 I finally ran into someone. 01:43.199 --> 01:45.039 Excuse me. Do you know… 02:10.799 --> 02:14.160 They look like they died a sudden death from poisoning. 02:14.239 --> 02:16.280 They didn't even have time to honor their daughter. 02:16.359 --> 02:19.400 BELOVED DAUGHTER, MING 02:23.000 --> 02:25.560 A convict from Sunken Abyss has now ascended. 02:25.640 --> 02:26.760 Quite a grand spectacle. 02:26.840 --> 02:29.280 To have separate seats, you must fight in the last tournament. 02:30.160 --> 02:31.200 Are you serious? 02:34.320 --> 02:35.160 My Lord. 02:35.680 --> 02:38.239 No one had any objections to me. 02:38.320 --> 02:40.880 If you intrude with me by your side, 02:40.959 --> 02:43.679 people will start to judge me. 02:44.320 --> 02:45.920 I should wait for you outside. 02:47.400 --> 02:48.239 Wait. 03:00.320 --> 03:01.160 This is my amulet. 03:02.560 --> 03:04.000 -What is the meaning of this? -Yeah! 03:04.079 --> 03:05.120 That is outrageous! 03:08.120 --> 03:10.239 Immortal Ji doesn't act like a warrior at all! 03:10.320 --> 03:11.679 Shameless! 03:11.760 --> 03:13.079 -Why would Her Highness favor him? -Impossible! 03:13.160 --> 03:14.280 -Unacceptable! -Seriously? 03:14.359 --> 03:15.560 The Princess is watching. 03:15.640 --> 03:16.480 How disgraceful. 03:16.560 --> 03:17.399 Take it off. 03:17.480 --> 03:18.720 Big deal! 03:19.840 --> 03:20.679 I said, 03:21.840 --> 03:22.959 take it off! 03:23.040 --> 03:24.519 -What's his problem? -Disgraceful. 03:25.120 --> 03:26.399 -Arrogant brat. -Outrageous. 03:26.480 --> 03:28.000 This is outrageous. 03:28.600 --> 03:30.160 -Exactly. -Utterly disgraceful! 03:30.239 --> 03:31.079 Yes. 03:32.000 --> 03:32.840 Take it off. 03:33.600 --> 03:34.959 I promised her I would watch with you. 03:38.880 --> 03:40.280 Since the Princess has spoken, 03:42.840 --> 03:44.079 I'm counting on her to keep it safe for me. 03:47.119 --> 03:48.160 He is too arrogant. 03:49.239 --> 03:50.399 How can he do this? 03:51.160 --> 03:52.119 -Shameless! -Get over yourself! 03:53.119 --> 03:54.640 He is completely out of line. 03:54.720 --> 03:55.760 Ridiculous! 03:55.840 --> 03:56.679 That is going too far. 03:56.760 --> 03:58.160 -Does he even have human feelings? -That's terrible. 03:58.239 --> 03:59.079 I feel ashamed for him. 03:59.160 --> 04:00.239 Utterly terrible! 04:00.320 --> 04:02.880 -Your Highness. Why don't we take a break? -That's terrible. 04:02.959 --> 04:05.760 -Exactly. -Way out of line. 04:05.839 --> 04:07.440 -In broad daylight? -How dare he? 04:07.519 --> 04:09.320 -Her Highness is so upset. -He is way out of line. 04:11.880 --> 04:12.920 -Let's go. -He knows no shame or honor! 04:13.000 --> 04:14.160 Such a disgrace! 04:14.239 --> 04:15.600 -How can he do such a thing? -Exactly. 04:15.679 --> 04:18.680 The Princess must be upset with him. 04:18.760 --> 04:20.680 -The worst ever! -Indeed! 04:22.760 --> 04:23.920 Tianji. 04:25.080 --> 04:26.080 Tianji. 04:26.159 --> 04:28.120 It's from the shop that sold your favorite candy when you were a kid. 04:28.719 --> 04:30.280 If Lord Hanfeng hadn't told me 04:30.360 --> 04:32.120 that they had returned to Huansha Market, 04:32.200 --> 04:33.200 I wouldn't have found it. 04:35.080 --> 04:36.280 Eat this. 04:36.360 --> 04:38.159 It might cheer you up a little. 04:40.039 --> 04:40.880 What? 04:41.400 --> 04:42.560 Not even candy is enough this time? 04:43.320 --> 04:45.599 I will drag Ji Bozai over here and beat him up. 04:45.680 --> 04:46.560 I got your back! 04:47.200 --> 04:48.039 Enough, Meng Yangqiu. 04:49.080 --> 04:50.120 She is not crying. 04:50.840 --> 04:52.840 If crying were enough to rule Shouhua Academy, 04:54.039 --> 04:56.200 then that would be far too easy. 04:58.880 --> 05:01.320 I was talking to Meng Yangqiu. 05:01.400 --> 05:02.840 Did I need you to cut in? 05:04.080 --> 05:05.919 I was teasing you. Don't be upset. 05:06.000 --> 05:07.120 Thank you. I really like it. 05:08.800 --> 05:11.080 Why would I be upset? When have you ever seen me angry? 05:11.880 --> 05:12.919 But still, 05:13.680 --> 05:15.080 I haven't seen you happy in a long time. 05:18.320 --> 05:20.320 -Xiuyun. Put it away for me. -Alright. 05:31.280 --> 05:32.919 Immortal Sun Liao is amazing. 05:33.000 --> 05:34.400 -Yes, indeed! -He is our future! 05:34.479 --> 05:36.840 Jixing Abyss really is short on talent. 05:36.919 --> 05:39.479 Even someone like Sun Liao counts as powerful now. 05:39.560 --> 05:41.800 Princess Tianji must be worried. 05:44.080 --> 05:45.960 If you want to make me happy, 05:46.039 --> 05:47.080 it's actually very simple. 05:47.760 --> 05:48.599 For example, 05:48.680 --> 05:49.760 you 05:50.440 --> 05:51.479 and he 05:53.680 --> 05:55.200 can take part in the warrior selection. 05:56.200 --> 05:58.200 -That would make me very happy. -Alright. 05:59.159 --> 06:00.200 Why? 06:01.039 --> 06:04.120 I'm just a physician without spiritual veins. 06:04.200 --> 06:05.719 How can I even fight? 06:06.719 --> 06:08.680 Besides, we both know who we serve. 06:08.760 --> 06:10.159 Surely, you know that. 06:11.479 --> 06:12.479 Are you sure 06:13.840 --> 06:14.680 you want to appoint me? 06:15.599 --> 06:17.840 Jixing Abyss is running out of talent. 06:17.919 --> 06:19.359 I have no other choice. 06:19.440 --> 06:21.479 So, are you willing 06:22.400 --> 06:24.200 to lend Jixing Abyss your strength? 06:24.799 --> 06:26.599 Me and this guy. 06:26.680 --> 06:27.760 We are both willing. 06:42.159 --> 06:43.240 Your Highness, please choose someone else. 06:44.719 --> 06:45.560 I shall 06:48.799 --> 06:49.960 take my leave. 07:02.560 --> 07:04.080 Tianji, what is wrong? 07:05.359 --> 07:07.000 -Tianji. -Tianji! 07:13.840 --> 07:14.680 Oh no! 07:15.960 --> 07:17.760 -The Princess has been poisoned! -We need to check on her! 07:19.320 --> 07:21.359 Hurry! Get help! 07:21.440 --> 07:22.280 Come with me! 07:30.400 --> 07:32.680 Yan Xiao, how is Tianji? 07:35.640 --> 07:36.960 She has been poisoned. 07:37.039 --> 07:38.440 Poisoned? 07:47.080 --> 07:49.640 The candy. Could it be the candy? 07:51.440 --> 07:52.919 If Lord Hanfeng hadn't told me 07:53.000 --> 07:54.640 that they went back to Huansha Market, 07:54.719 --> 07:55.560 I wouldn't have found it. 07:58.840 --> 08:00.080 Xiuyun, the candy. 08:01.120 --> 08:02.239 Here it is. 08:08.479 --> 08:09.320 The candy is fine. 08:10.840 --> 08:12.400 Thank goodness. 08:12.479 --> 08:14.760 No, Tianji is still sick. 08:15.400 --> 08:17.120 What did Tianji touch just now? 08:18.120 --> 08:19.359 That hairpin. 08:19.440 --> 08:21.880 After touching it, she started feeling ill. 08:23.280 --> 08:24.239 It was Ji Bozai. 08:25.159 --> 08:27.239 Could he be after the Venerable position? 08:27.880 --> 08:29.599 He has always been ruthless to Tianji. 08:35.679 --> 08:37.480 The Princess was poisoned. Won't you check on her? 08:38.480 --> 08:40.120 There is too much to see today. 08:40.760 --> 08:41.640 We can skip this one. 08:42.480 --> 08:43.319 What do you mean? 08:45.160 --> 08:46.319 Do you know the story 08:46.400 --> 08:48.199 about the fox being tricked by the rabbit? 08:50.280 --> 08:51.560 No matter how sly the fox is, 08:52.560 --> 08:53.520 if it gets soft, 08:54.160 --> 08:55.680 its claws will inevitably be blunted. 08:56.880 --> 08:58.720 In the end, it becomes the rabbit's dinner. 09:01.439 --> 09:03.439 If Ji Bozai really poisoned her… 09:04.160 --> 09:05.000 Then what? 09:06.640 --> 09:07.880 I don't have spiritual veins, 09:08.439 --> 09:10.240 but even if there is only a slim chance, 09:11.199 --> 09:13.400 I must do whatever it takes to kill him. 09:15.000 --> 09:16.079 Is that so? 09:19.360 --> 09:21.079 Tianji, you are awake. 09:35.199 --> 09:36.319 I knew it. 09:39.839 --> 09:41.160 There are seven different poisons. 09:43.240 --> 09:45.760 Ji Bozai couldn't have slowly poisoned you over time. 09:45.839 --> 09:47.959 No one else in this palace could do that. 09:50.400 --> 09:51.640 You poisoned yourself. 09:56.480 --> 09:57.920 Immortal Yan. 09:59.160 --> 10:01.680 Are you worried that I might die? 10:03.240 --> 10:04.240 Or are you 10:07.439 --> 10:10.079 afraid that Uncle will hide from you 10:10.160 --> 10:12.000 his plan to get rid of me? 10:13.600 --> 10:15.280 After all, 10:16.600 --> 10:19.120 that would mean losing his trust. 10:20.680 --> 10:22.280 That would be earth-shattering for you. 10:22.360 --> 10:23.360 Mu Tianji! 10:26.680 --> 10:28.120 You are putting your own life at risk. 10:28.199 --> 10:29.480 You are being foolish. 10:29.560 --> 10:31.439 -Yan Xiao, you… -Where is the antidote? 10:32.040 --> 10:33.600 Take it now! 10:35.079 --> 10:36.839 There is no antidote. 10:42.319 --> 10:43.600 -Your Highness… -No. 10:43.680 --> 10:44.959 I'll get someone to check again. 10:50.560 --> 10:51.640 There is nothing I can do. 10:56.120 --> 10:57.719 My medical skills are limited. 10:57.800 --> 10:59.240 There is nothing more that I can do. 11:03.120 --> 11:04.560 Yan Xiao, please save Tianji. 11:04.640 --> 11:05.640 Immortal Yan! 11:53.160 --> 11:54.000 The poison is cleared. 12:07.839 --> 12:08.680 No next time. 12:17.959 --> 12:19.400 The warrior selection has ended. 12:19.480 --> 12:20.719 We will announce the list of candidates. 12:24.360 --> 12:27.240 THRONED IN STARS 12:30.280 --> 12:31.400 CANDIDATE LIST 12:35.640 --> 12:38.079 Before announcing this round of selected candidates, 12:38.680 --> 12:40.360 I have an important announcement to make. 12:43.079 --> 12:44.439 Those who are chosen today 12:45.160 --> 12:47.000 will not be the final team for the tournament. 12:47.880 --> 12:48.959 -Why? -Not the final one? 12:49.040 --> 12:49.880 -Why is that? -Yeah! 12:49.959 --> 12:50.800 Yeah, that is strange. 12:50.880 --> 12:52.599 -Then, who the hell are we? -Why are we doing this? 12:52.680 --> 12:54.480 -Right. -What is the reason for that? 12:54.560 --> 12:55.640 -Yeah. -Why is that? 12:55.719 --> 12:56.800 -Shouhua Academy -Isn't it wasting our time? 12:57.599 --> 13:00.520 will continue to welcome talented individuals to apply. 13:00.599 --> 13:01.719 We will select the best among them 13:01.800 --> 13:04.319 until we form the perfect warrior lineup. 13:05.000 --> 13:06.959 We will fight in the next Qingyun Tournament. 13:07.599 --> 13:10.560 -More competitions? -Right, are we doing this again? 13:10.640 --> 13:12.839 Now, I will announce the preliminary list of chosen ones. 13:13.760 --> 13:15.120 Chief Warrior. 13:15.199 --> 13:17.680 Warrior Ji Bozai. 13:22.160 --> 13:24.040 Front Shield, Sun Liao. 13:24.120 --> 13:26.199 -Sun Liao. -Sun Liao is actually not bad. 13:26.280 --> 13:28.280 Forger, Chen Xi. 13:28.360 --> 13:29.280 -Chen Xi. -Chen Xi? 13:29.360 --> 13:31.040 -Why him? -Yeah, why? 13:31.120 --> 13:32.680 His talent in crafting weapons is decent, 13:32.760 --> 13:33.680 but he is just a kid. 13:33.760 --> 13:34.599 Exactly. 13:34.680 --> 13:35.880 He is too young for this. 13:35.959 --> 13:36.800 He is not fit for this! 13:36.880 --> 13:38.800 Vice Captain, Meng Yangqiu. 13:38.880 --> 13:39.719 Meng Yangqiu? 13:39.800 --> 13:41.480 -Meng Yangqiu? -His spiritual veins are strong, 13:41.560 --> 13:42.439 but he is a bit of a fool. 13:42.520 --> 13:44.520 -Me? -Healer… 13:44.599 --> 13:46.880 -He? -Why is he picked? 13:46.959 --> 13:47.800 …Yan Xiao. 13:47.880 --> 13:49.719 Immortal Yan may be skilled in medicine, 13:49.800 --> 13:50.680 but he has no spiritual veins. 13:50.760 --> 13:52.319 He is as good as dead. 13:52.400 --> 13:53.480 -Exactly. -That's true. 13:53.560 --> 13:55.319 -How is it possible? -Why? 13:55.400 --> 13:56.480 Your Highness, 13:57.079 --> 13:58.199 I have no spiritual veins. 13:58.280 --> 14:00.360 That doesn't meet the rules of the selection. 14:02.240 --> 14:04.120 Immortal Yan Xiao's medical skills 14:04.199 --> 14:05.719 are unmatched throughout Jixing Abyss. 14:06.400 --> 14:07.920 No one is more qualified than you 14:08.000 --> 14:10.199 to represent Shouhua Academy as a Healer 14:10.280 --> 14:12.079 and bring honor to Jixing Abyss. 14:12.160 --> 14:13.800 But we can't change the old rules. 14:13.880 --> 14:15.360 Every rule exists 14:15.439 --> 14:17.360 to serve the good of Jixing Abyss. 14:17.959 --> 14:20.439 If the old rules cannot help Jixing Abyss win the Qingyun Tournament, 14:21.040 --> 14:24.000 then, as the one who leads Shouhua Academy, 14:24.880 --> 14:25.920 I will change them. 14:26.680 --> 14:28.560 That is against the rules! 14:28.640 --> 14:29.479 How can she choose them? 14:31.680 --> 14:32.760 The Princess is being reckless. 14:32.839 --> 14:34.959 She has never done something like this before. 14:35.040 --> 14:37.000 How can she make such a decision? 14:37.880 --> 14:38.760 The last time, 14:40.319 --> 14:41.640 the Princess defied the old rules 14:42.319 --> 14:43.839 to appoint me as a warrior. 14:44.959 --> 14:46.719 So what? That is nothing special. 14:46.800 --> 14:48.199 She is too unreasonable. 14:48.280 --> 14:49.680 Such arrogance! 14:49.760 --> 14:51.319 Who does she think she is? 14:55.040 --> 14:57.599 There was even more criticism last time. 14:58.240 --> 15:00.280 But everyone saw the result. 15:01.120 --> 15:02.079 So, 15:02.160 --> 15:03.240 any doubts or objections 15:04.120 --> 15:05.040 will be mine to bear. 15:07.560 --> 15:10.280 Your Highness, among the contestants, 15:10.360 --> 15:12.280 there are countless with better medical skills than mine. 15:13.040 --> 15:14.560 I am not worthy to represent us. 15:14.640 --> 15:15.839 If he can do it, 15:15.920 --> 15:16.959 I bet we can all do. 15:18.640 --> 15:19.479 Is that so? 15:21.599 --> 15:24.560 During the selection, I was unfortunately poisoned. 15:25.280 --> 15:26.880 Seven different poisons were mixed together. 15:26.959 --> 15:28.000 Almost impossible to cure. 15:28.800 --> 15:31.479 Xiuyun asked every physician present at the time, 15:31.560 --> 15:32.800 but none could find a cure. 15:33.719 --> 15:35.160 Yet you, Immortal Yan Xiao, 15:35.760 --> 15:37.280 created an antidote 15:37.360 --> 15:39.360 that countered all seven poisons in such a short amount of time. 15:40.199 --> 15:43.120 Everyone here was deeply convinced by your skill. 15:43.719 --> 15:45.599 That's right. I saw it with my own eyes. 15:45.680 --> 15:48.120 -Right. -That's true. 15:48.199 --> 15:50.640 -They saw it too. -Yes, we can attest to that. 15:50.719 --> 15:51.680 -That's true. -Yes. 15:51.760 --> 15:52.760 You should not belittle yourself. 15:52.839 --> 15:54.400 -True. -He can do it. 15:55.439 --> 15:57.479 Immortal Yan Xiao, you may not have spiritual veins, 15:57.560 --> 15:59.560 but even with a 10% chance to win, 16:00.120 --> 16:01.640 you will still give it your all. 16:02.240 --> 16:03.160 Am I right? 16:04.280 --> 16:05.599 She is right. 16:05.680 --> 16:07.719 The Emperor of Jixing has arrived. 16:09.920 --> 16:12.000 -Greetings, Your Majesty. -Greetings, Your Majesty. 16:29.479 --> 16:30.520 Father. 16:35.800 --> 16:40.439 MU YUANFENG, EMPEROR OF JIXING ABYSS 16:42.319 --> 16:44.319 At the last Qingyun Tournament, 16:44.400 --> 16:47.240 Jixing Abyss rose into the Upper Realms. 16:47.319 --> 16:50.199 But I believe this is only the beginning. 16:50.800 --> 16:53.920 More victories await us in the future. 16:56.640 --> 16:58.000 All of you here today 16:58.599 --> 17:00.520 are willing to fight for Jixing Abyss. 17:01.560 --> 17:02.719 I am deeply grateful for that. 17:04.520 --> 17:07.960 I hope that from now on, everyone will give their best 17:08.040 --> 17:10.879 and protect the glory of Jixing Abyss. 17:12.280 --> 17:13.359 We will give our all. 17:13.440 --> 17:16.200 We will safeguard the glory of Jixing Abyss. 17:17.399 --> 17:19.720 Brother, don't overexert yourself. 17:19.800 --> 17:21.200 You should return and rest. 17:22.520 --> 17:23.480 I will head back now. 17:27.440 --> 17:28.480 Who is that person? 17:29.560 --> 17:30.520 Isn't that… 17:32.080 --> 17:33.800 -He's back? -It's him! 17:33.879 --> 17:34.919 -That's right. -Yes. 17:35.000 --> 17:37.080 -What? -Why is he here? 17:37.159 --> 17:38.639 -Why is he here? -Why does he show up now? 17:38.720 --> 17:41.760 I am the condemned Immortal Hou Zhao. I request to see His Majesty. 17:41.840 --> 17:43.399 What happened indeed? 17:43.480 --> 17:45.399 He is calling himself a condemned one. 17:45.480 --> 17:47.680 -What happened? -Why? 17:48.280 --> 17:50.600 -Hou Zhao? -Didn't he go missing long ago? 17:50.680 --> 17:52.399 -Why is he showing up now? -What happened? 17:52.480 --> 17:55.440 -What is he doing? -What is it now? 17:55.520 --> 17:57.120 -What did he do? -Did he do anything wrong? 17:57.200 --> 17:59.919 I am guilty of unforgivable sins. 18:03.000 --> 18:04.639 Please grant me death, Your Majesty. 18:11.080 --> 18:13.320 Hou Zhao, you have been missing for so long. 18:13.399 --> 18:14.919 You neglected your duty to the Judgment Hall. 18:15.000 --> 18:18.080 And now you dare show His Majesty such insolence? 18:18.159 --> 18:20.000 What are your true intentions? 18:20.080 --> 18:21.320 -Guards! -Yes! 18:21.399 --> 18:23.080 -Seize Hou Zhao. -Yes, Your Lordship. 18:30.080 --> 18:31.120 Wait. 18:39.040 --> 18:40.720 Immortal Hou Zhao, thank you 18:41.639 --> 18:42.800 for giving me all your memories. 18:43.919 --> 18:45.919 Otherwise, I will have to spend more effort 18:46.000 --> 18:47.480 to find the people I want to get rid of. 18:51.040 --> 18:52.480 Don't forget what I told you to do. 18:54.040 --> 18:56.159 The Emperor has been unconscious for years. 18:56.800 --> 18:59.320 But during important occasions, tradition requires his presence. 19:00.120 --> 19:01.240 Whenever that happens, 19:01.960 --> 19:03.360 he always wakes up as expected. 19:04.800 --> 19:06.200 This year's warrior selection 19:07.520 --> 19:08.879 will likely be no exception. 19:09.960 --> 19:10.840 When the time comes, 19:12.080 --> 19:13.720 you will meet the Emperor in person. 19:14.360 --> 19:15.720 Confess your crimes in public. 19:17.720 --> 19:18.800 I, the condemned Hou Zhao, 19:19.639 --> 19:21.159 took advantage of my position in the Judgment Hall 19:22.679 --> 19:25.159 to secretly craft Heavenly Grief and Golden Millet Dream. 19:25.240 --> 19:26.560 What? 19:26.639 --> 19:28.919 -Heavenly Grief and Golden Millet Dream? -He knows that? 19:29.520 --> 19:31.639 Now I realize the weight of my sins. 19:32.480 --> 19:33.840 I am willing to confess. 19:36.960 --> 19:38.879 Your Majesty, please pass judgment on me. 19:39.879 --> 19:41.120 Heavenly Grief and Golden Millet Dream? 19:41.200 --> 19:44.040 The Bo clan's elixirs that can create spiritual veins? 19:44.120 --> 19:47.000 That formula was lost for centuries in the Six Realms. 19:47.080 --> 19:49.000 How did he get it? 19:50.440 --> 19:52.879 Someone has been secretly crafting Heavenly Grief? 19:53.760 --> 19:55.080 Twenty-two years ago, 19:56.399 --> 19:59.200 I accidentally obtained the medical texts left by the Bo clan. 20:00.560 --> 20:02.320 I used the Sunken Abyss 20:02.399 --> 20:05.200 and the labor of prisoners to secretly brew medicine. 20:06.360 --> 20:07.879 But the manuscript was incomplete. 20:08.480 --> 20:09.320 Over the years, 20:10.280 --> 20:12.159 I only managed to create Heavenly Grief, 20:13.600 --> 20:15.040 never Golden Millet Dream. 20:20.679 --> 20:23.159 If Hou Zhao is telling the truth… 20:24.040 --> 20:24.879 Lord Hanfeng, 20:26.320 --> 20:28.159 you are in charge of the Sunken Abyss. 20:28.879 --> 20:29.800 Can you explain this? 20:31.800 --> 20:32.679 Brother, allow me to explain. 20:33.399 --> 20:34.840 When I oversaw the Sunken Abyss, 20:34.919 --> 20:36.639 I have never heard of such nonsense. 20:42.320 --> 20:43.159 Hou Zhao, 20:44.280 --> 20:47.200 you had better think carefully before you speak. 20:47.800 --> 20:50.720 False accusations could bring disaster upon your entire clan. 20:52.120 --> 20:53.120 That's right, Hou Zhao. 20:54.240 --> 20:55.679 Did Lord Hanfeng take part in it or not? 20:55.760 --> 20:58.159 You must make it clear. Tell the truth for his sake. 21:17.879 --> 21:18.720 It was me. 21:25.919 --> 21:28.159 Everything was my doing alone. 21:29.600 --> 21:30.879 When I was managing the Sunken Abyss, 21:31.840 --> 21:33.919 I forged Lord Hanfeng's handwriting 21:36.480 --> 21:37.960 to use public power for personal gain. 21:38.760 --> 21:40.480 I forced the prisoners in the Abyss 21:42.679 --> 21:44.800 to make Heavenly Grief for me. 21:51.040 --> 21:51.879 Immortal Hou Zhao. 21:53.000 --> 21:55.320 Where is the new worker who was supposed to grind the herbs? 21:56.080 --> 21:57.480 Right here. 22:09.600 --> 22:10.679 Hurry up. Don't dawdle! 22:10.760 --> 22:12.639 -Go that way. -Move faster! 22:14.760 --> 22:15.840 Hurry up! 22:37.919 --> 22:38.960 That way! 22:53.840 --> 22:56.000 How dare you slack off! 22:56.840 --> 22:57.840 You're asking for a beating! 22:59.560 --> 23:01.280 You filthy prisoners! 23:01.360 --> 23:02.840 Do your job! Grind those herbs! 23:02.919 --> 23:04.600 Don't ever dream of leaving this place alive! 23:07.560 --> 23:09.000 Immortal Situ. 23:10.200 --> 23:12.399 If what Hou Zhao said is true, 23:13.399 --> 23:14.879 how should we sentence him? 23:15.520 --> 23:17.000 This case is too complicated. 23:17.560 --> 23:19.760 I'll need to investigate carefully 23:19.840 --> 23:21.480 to confirm the facts before giving a verdict. 23:27.280 --> 23:28.399 Everything I told you 23:30.919 --> 23:32.200 is the truth! 23:34.200 --> 23:35.040 Very well. 23:36.159 --> 23:37.159 From this day forth, 23:37.760 --> 23:40.000 Hou Zhao will be imprisoned in the Judgment Hall's prison. 23:40.600 --> 23:42.439 Once the truth is confirmed, 23:42.520 --> 23:43.919 he will be tried. 23:44.560 --> 23:45.879 -Good. -Wise decision. 23:45.960 --> 23:47.040 Very wise, Your Majesty. 23:47.120 --> 23:49.080 I will make sure the Judgment Hall 23:49.159 --> 23:50.520 gets to the bottom of this. 23:54.480 --> 23:55.320 Wait. 23:56.879 --> 23:58.439 Regarding Hou Zhao's crimes, 23:58.520 --> 24:00.320 I have something to report to His Majesty. 24:11.600 --> 24:12.879 Don't worry, Immortal Ji. 24:13.480 --> 24:15.000 You once saved my life. 24:16.200 --> 24:17.360 I will surely repay you. 24:19.600 --> 24:21.840 -What is it now? -What is she up to? 24:21.919 --> 24:24.200 -Who is she? -What's going on now? 24:29.080 --> 24:31.800 I am Ruo Shui, a maid from Moonlit Blossoms. 24:32.600 --> 24:34.200 I can face the punishment for speaking against my superiors. 24:34.800 --> 24:36.879 Despite my humble status, I must accuse Hou Zhao. 24:37.480 --> 24:39.840 -What happened? -Hear her! 24:39.919 --> 24:41.040 What are you accusing now? 24:41.120 --> 24:42.120 Let's hear her! 24:42.200 --> 24:43.240 Your Majesty, please hear me. 24:43.919 --> 24:44.760 This matter 24:46.000 --> 24:48.399 is not as simple as Hou Zhao claimed. 24:49.280 --> 24:51.919 Those so-called prisoners who helped him brew medicine in the Sunken Abyss 24:52.760 --> 24:53.600 were actually 24:54.360 --> 24:56.560 innocent immortals he had abducted. 25:28.399 --> 25:31.080 -How could he? -Unbelievable! 25:31.159 --> 25:32.639 He used dark-spirit chains 25:33.360 --> 25:35.520 to enslave them as laborers. 25:36.080 --> 25:39.000 The toxic runoff of the refinery polluted nearby villages. 25:39.919 --> 25:41.560 Hou Zhao knew this perfectly well, 25:41.639 --> 25:42.600 but he refused to stop. 25:43.840 --> 25:46.800 Lady, how do you know all this? 25:47.520 --> 25:49.480 What is your relationship with Hou Zhao? 25:51.639 --> 25:52.720 I am 25:54.280 --> 25:56.560 his illegitimate daughter. 25:57.199 --> 25:58.199 -Illegitimate daughter? -Really? 25:58.879 --> 26:02.879 You just said Hou Zhao is your biological father. 26:04.600 --> 26:06.120 Then, why would you expose him? 26:06.199 --> 26:07.960 -Exactly. -Yeah, why? 26:08.040 --> 26:09.199 Fairy Ruo Shui, 26:09.280 --> 26:12.800 perhaps you could explain the whole story, 26:13.679 --> 26:15.560 so the Judgment Hall can pass its verdict. 26:25.040 --> 26:26.199 Ruo Shui, 26:27.360 --> 26:30.879 I was wrong to abandon you and your mother. 26:30.960 --> 26:33.919 I've been trying to make it up to you all these years. 26:35.159 --> 26:37.360 Please, stop hating me. 26:42.760 --> 26:44.040 You think you deserve pity? 26:46.360 --> 26:48.199 Now you want to act like a good father? 26:49.480 --> 26:52.080 When I was born with Withered-Branch Disease, 26:52.159 --> 26:53.639 the sign of Total Deterioration, 26:54.639 --> 26:57.760 you cast me and my mother aside without hesitation. 26:59.600 --> 27:03.320 Mother fell sick from grief and exhaustion. 27:04.199 --> 27:05.480 She eventually died because of it. 27:15.120 --> 27:17.320 Heaven's justice never fails. 27:17.399 --> 27:18.960 You abandoned us 27:20.240 --> 27:22.280 just to have a healthy child. 27:23.280 --> 27:24.879 But your entire Hou bloodline 27:25.879 --> 27:27.760 died from the same disease! 27:29.800 --> 27:30.760 Only I 27:32.480 --> 27:33.439 survived to this day. 27:34.960 --> 27:36.120 If not for this, 27:37.360 --> 27:39.439 you would've never remembered you had a daughter. 27:40.520 --> 27:42.399 Hou Zhao is cold and heartless. 27:42.480 --> 27:44.120 How could I not hate him? 27:44.199 --> 27:46.360 He's done nothing but evil all his life. 27:46.439 --> 27:49.159 -That's terrible. -How could he do such things? 27:50.280 --> 27:51.480 Even so, 27:51.560 --> 27:53.879 your word alone might not be enough. 27:54.480 --> 27:55.720 There must be proof. 27:55.800 --> 27:58.600 Your Majesty, besides myself, 27:58.679 --> 28:00.040 I also have a witness. 28:02.800 --> 28:03.679 Fairy Ming Yi. 28:08.800 --> 28:10.240 When I worked at Moonlit Blossoms, 28:10.320 --> 28:12.040 I never spoke to Fairy Ming Yi, 28:12.560 --> 28:13.840 but I knew 28:13.919 --> 28:17.560 her parents were herb gatherers and lived in the Freezing Hot Waters. 28:19.639 --> 28:23.360 Ming Yi, did you see how your parents died? 28:43.560 --> 28:44.399 My Lord, 28:44.480 --> 28:46.520 my family lived in the Freezing Hot Waters for generations. 28:46.600 --> 28:48.080 We survived by gathering herbs. 28:49.080 --> 28:50.360 This room will be yours from now on. 28:50.439 --> 28:51.280 Five days from now, 28:51.360 --> 28:54.959 Shouhua Academy will hold its selection for the next Qingyun Tournament. 28:55.040 --> 28:57.439 His Lordship wants you to attend with him. 28:58.720 --> 29:00.360 She's my amulet too. 29:14.080 --> 29:16.280 What a grand scheme you've played. 29:17.360 --> 29:19.480 Even I turned out to be just a pawn in your game. 29:22.240 --> 29:24.040 I borrowed the identity of the Ming family's daughter. 29:24.600 --> 29:27.199 Today, I must seek justice for them. 29:28.600 --> 29:30.240 When my parents died, 29:31.280 --> 29:32.480 their faces turned purple, 29:33.560 --> 29:37.679 and veins like spider webs spread across their bodies. 29:38.480 --> 29:39.439 They suffered terribly. 29:40.320 --> 29:42.080 -That's horrible. -Poor girl. 29:42.159 --> 29:43.840 That's intolerable. 29:43.919 --> 29:44.959 Ming Yi, 29:45.720 --> 29:48.320 why didn't you tell me about your parents? 29:54.480 --> 29:55.919 You've used me anyway. 29:56.000 --> 29:57.399 Why pretend now? 29:57.480 --> 29:58.600 Physicians, 29:59.399 --> 30:02.439 what kind of symptoms did Ming Yi's parents show? 30:02.520 --> 30:04.399 -Right. What symptoms? -It is unbearable to imagine. 30:07.000 --> 30:08.199 Physician Yan Xiao, 30:08.280 --> 30:10.480 can you tell us what caused it? 30:13.000 --> 30:14.320 From what you described, 30:14.399 --> 30:16.360 they must have been exposed to Blood Pearl Bloom 30:16.439 --> 30:18.120 -for a long time. -Blood Pearl Bloom? 30:18.199 --> 30:19.560 -That's deadly poison! -Right! 30:21.159 --> 30:22.000 As far as I know, 30:22.600 --> 30:24.080 the herb gatherers at the Freezing Hot Waters 30:24.159 --> 30:25.959 often died mysteriously near the Sunken Abyss 30:26.040 --> 30:28.320 after drinking from its spring. 30:28.399 --> 30:29.840 The source of the poison 30:29.919 --> 30:33.159 was the highly toxic Blood Pearl Bloom. 30:37.320 --> 30:39.280 I know that bringing such accusations will subject me 30:39.360 --> 30:40.560 to punishment. 30:42.159 --> 30:43.520 I, Ming Yi, 30:43.600 --> 30:46.520 am also accusing someone above me. 30:48.159 --> 30:49.320 I was powerless, 30:50.080 --> 30:53.720 and only today did I learn my parents were wrongfully killed. 30:55.280 --> 30:56.159 In the Freezing Hot Waters, 30:56.240 --> 30:58.320 there could be many others like my parents 30:59.520 --> 31:01.040 who were forced by hardship 31:01.120 --> 31:03.399 to work near the polluted waters of the Sunken Abyss 31:03.480 --> 31:05.480 and lost their lives unjustly. 31:06.480 --> 31:09.520 So, today, I stand before you 31:09.600 --> 31:12.120 to seek justice for all the fallen herb gatherers. 31:15.199 --> 31:16.280 Your Majesty, 31:17.560 --> 31:19.439 I came from the Sunken Abyss myself. 31:19.959 --> 31:21.320 Other than the daily beatings, 31:21.959 --> 31:23.120 I transported Blood Pearl Blooms. 31:24.040 --> 31:25.000 I can testify to this. 31:33.919 --> 31:35.959 Ming Yi, don't worry. 31:37.720 --> 31:39.000 I'll be your witness. 31:39.720 --> 31:41.520 Your parents' death won't be in vain. 31:42.560 --> 31:43.399 Trust me. 31:49.600 --> 31:50.439 Ji Bozai, 31:51.280 --> 31:52.439 this is a serious matter. 31:52.959 --> 31:54.600 Choose your words carefully. 31:55.399 --> 31:56.679 Answer truthfully. 31:57.320 --> 31:58.679 Are you saying you were blameless, 31:58.760 --> 32:00.240 that an innocent man like you 32:00.840 --> 32:02.600 was thrown into the Sunken Abyss as a prisoner? 32:09.120 --> 32:11.120 You all gossiped about my past for so long. 32:12.000 --> 32:13.320 Haven't you ever wondered one thing? 32:15.280 --> 32:16.560 For as long as I can remember, 32:17.399 --> 32:19.199 I've always been in the Sunken Abyss. 32:19.280 --> 32:22.520 YOUNG JI BOZAI 32:22.600 --> 32:23.679 Tell me. 32:24.719 --> 32:26.080 What crime did I commit? 32:30.320 --> 32:31.600 So, that means 32:31.679 --> 32:35.199 Immortal Ji has always known he was innocent. 32:35.919 --> 32:38.399 Did you ever think of taking revenge on Hou Zhao? 32:39.800 --> 32:41.120 This fairy, Ruo Shui, 32:41.719 --> 32:43.679 has lived in the Jixing Abyss for quite some time. 32:43.760 --> 32:45.679 She never thought of accusing someone above her rank. 32:46.280 --> 32:48.360 Could it be that someone put her up to it, 32:49.080 --> 32:51.080 giving her the courage to stand up today? 32:51.159 --> 32:53.719 Lord Han Feng, it seems you have missed the point. 32:54.639 --> 32:57.240 Why are you focusing on why Ruo Shui spoke up in court? 32:58.480 --> 32:59.600 We should get the priority right. 32:59.679 --> 33:01.919 Is it more important to know why she exposed Hou Zhao 33:02.480 --> 33:04.840 or to uncover the truth behind the Sunken Abyss? 33:05.800 --> 33:06.840 Uncle, 33:07.480 --> 33:10.120 I think Immortal Ji is right. 33:10.800 --> 33:11.840 By the way, 33:13.439 --> 33:16.199 there still seems to be something suspicious about this matter. 33:26.480 --> 33:27.840 If Hou Zhao operated alone, 33:29.000 --> 33:31.120 how could he have pulled off something this big? 33:31.840 --> 33:34.399 -Yeah, that's true. -That makes sense. 33:35.040 --> 33:36.280 Exactly. 33:36.360 --> 33:38.120 There's no way he did it alone. 33:38.199 --> 33:40.560 -Exactly. -He must have co-conspirators. 33:48.760 --> 33:49.800 Hou Zhao, 33:50.520 --> 33:51.840 raise your head. 33:51.919 --> 33:54.800 Was someone giving you orders? 33:54.879 --> 33:56.719 You can speak up today. 33:57.320 --> 33:59.120 I promise to spare your life. 33:59.199 --> 34:01.679 -Tell us! Come on. Speak! -Tell us! 34:01.760 --> 34:03.240 -Speak! -Speak! 34:03.320 --> 34:04.199 -Tell the truth! -Speak! 34:04.280 --> 34:06.320 -Speak up! -Tell us! 34:06.399 --> 34:07.360 We want the truth! 34:07.439 --> 34:08.480 -Tell us! -Who is it? 34:08.560 --> 34:09.400 -Tell us! -Come on! 34:09.480 --> 34:10.360 Tell us now! 34:10.440 --> 34:11.520 Tell us! 34:13.159 --> 34:15.000 -Spell it out! -Be quick! 34:15.080 --> 34:15.960 Let the truth be out in the light. 34:16.040 --> 34:16.880 What are you hiding? 34:16.960 --> 34:17.679 -Say it! -Come on! 34:17.759 --> 34:18.920 Just say it already! 34:19.000 --> 34:20.679 -Say something! -You're hiding something! 34:20.759 --> 34:22.319 -Tell us! -Hurry up! 34:22.400 --> 34:23.600 Why won't you talk? 34:23.679 --> 34:25.239 -Come on! -Tell us now! 34:25.319 --> 34:26.960 -Speak up! -What's the truth? 34:27.040 --> 34:29.279 -Tell us! -Come on! 34:29.360 --> 34:30.839 Tell us! 34:30.920 --> 34:32.000 -Speak! -Tell us! 34:32.080 --> 34:32.960 Speak up! 34:33.040 --> 34:34.040 Tell us! 34:34.120 --> 34:35.159 -Actually… -Go on. Tell us! 34:35.239 --> 34:36.560 If you don't talk, you'll die. 34:37.799 --> 34:38.839 -Come on! -Your Majesty! 34:38.920 --> 34:40.319 -Father! -Your Majesty! 34:40.400 --> 34:42.520 Yan Xiao, check what's wrong with my brother. 34:42.600 --> 34:44.639 His Majesty is… 34:51.560 --> 34:52.639 How is he? 34:53.319 --> 34:54.400 He has been overexerting. 34:55.560 --> 34:57.240 He just needs to rest in the palace. 34:57.319 --> 34:58.680 Escort my brother back. 34:59.640 --> 35:00.640 Father. 35:04.839 --> 35:07.560 That was all too sudden. 35:19.799 --> 35:21.799 Tianji, if you're worried, 35:21.880 --> 35:23.000 you can go with him. 35:25.040 --> 35:26.400 That won't be necessary, Uncle. 35:29.400 --> 35:31.680 Thank you for saving him in time. 35:36.319 --> 35:38.880 Now that everything's been made clear 35:39.520 --> 35:41.080 and my brother is unwell, 35:41.160 --> 35:43.720 I will take his place for now and deliver the verdict 35:43.799 --> 35:45.160 on Hou Zhao. 35:47.240 --> 35:50.000 I am Situ Ling, Chief of Judgment Hall. 35:50.839 --> 35:53.200 Strip Hou Zhao of his immortal title, 35:53.279 --> 35:54.120 brand him a sinner, 35:55.279 --> 35:56.640 and sentence him to heavenly lightning. 35:57.319 --> 35:58.799 Crush his primordial spirit, scatter his soul 35:58.880 --> 35:59.720 across the Six Realms. 35:59.799 --> 36:01.200 -Good! -Well said! 36:01.279 --> 36:02.839 -Justice served! -He deserves it! 36:02.920 --> 36:04.600 -He deserves it! -Justice! 36:04.680 --> 36:06.160 -That's the right call. -Justice is served. 36:06.240 --> 36:07.640 People like him should have no peace. 36:07.720 --> 36:08.600 -Exactly. -Right! 36:08.680 --> 36:09.640 -Indeed. -Agreed! 36:09.720 --> 36:12.000 -Serves him right! -A just verdict! 36:17.400 --> 36:18.839 Thank you, Lord Hanfeng, 36:18.920 --> 36:20.240 for standing up for me. 36:20.960 --> 36:22.600 No need. Don't worry. 36:22.680 --> 36:25.520 I will make sure Hou Zhao pays for his crimes 36:25.600 --> 36:26.920 and that you have justice. 36:29.920 --> 36:30.880 Fairy Ruo Shui. 36:32.480 --> 36:35.360 Tell me, who sent you here today? 36:39.400 --> 36:40.360 Don't be afraid. 36:41.200 --> 36:42.120 I am only asking 36:42.200 --> 36:44.640 so I can protect you better 36:44.720 --> 36:46.319 and whoever stands behind you. 36:47.400 --> 36:48.600 Thank you, Lord Hanfeng, 36:49.680 --> 36:50.640 but… 36:52.400 --> 36:53.839 no one sent me. 36:54.480 --> 36:55.960 I chose to reveal the truth myself. 36:58.880 --> 36:59.960 Is that so? 37:02.520 --> 37:04.880 Immortal Ji, you have spent a lot of time at Moonlit Blossoms. 37:05.480 --> 37:08.279 Have you ever seen Fairy Ruo Shui with anyone before? 37:08.880 --> 37:10.200 Moonlit Blossoms? 37:10.279 --> 37:12.680 It's too crowded for me to see the same one twice. 37:14.640 --> 37:16.680 Fairy Ruo Shui 37:17.279 --> 37:19.359 does look a little unfamiliar. 37:19.440 --> 37:21.200 Besides, I haven't gone there in a long time. 37:21.799 --> 37:24.200 Now that I have Ming Yi, 37:24.839 --> 37:26.400 why would I need to go there again? 37:28.279 --> 37:29.319 Right? 37:34.680 --> 37:35.839 Lord Hanfeng, 37:35.920 --> 37:37.319 if Lord Ji ever goes back 37:37.400 --> 37:39.480 and flirts with some fairy there, 37:39.560 --> 37:41.080 you must tell me. 37:41.160 --> 37:42.240 I'll make him pay for it. 37:44.960 --> 37:46.000 Fairy Ming Yi, you misunderstand. 37:47.120 --> 37:49.279 Immortal Ji and I 37:49.359 --> 37:51.640 were only discussing official matters. 37:53.200 --> 37:55.600 You two have shown great courage, 37:55.680 --> 37:57.160 but rules must still be followed. 37:58.440 --> 38:01.240 For defying authority, you must still face punishment. 38:02.120 --> 38:03.040 I understand. 38:20.440 --> 38:21.799 Immortal Ji, 38:23.400 --> 38:26.920 there is something important I must discuss with you. 38:27.000 --> 38:28.839 Will you spare me some time? 38:33.240 --> 38:34.080 Something important? 38:37.200 --> 38:38.240 Sure. 38:48.880 --> 38:50.520 You scoundrel, Ji Bozai! 38:51.279 --> 38:54.279 May you trip the moment you step out the door, 38:54.359 --> 38:56.839 lose the soles of your shoes on the road, 38:56.920 --> 38:59.720 and chip your teeth while eating! 39:02.319 --> 39:05.560 -One more thing… -Fairy Ming Yi. 39:06.279 --> 39:08.200 Immortal Ji is a good man. 39:09.000 --> 39:10.560 Stop cursing him already. 39:11.839 --> 39:13.160 You think he is a good man? 39:16.920 --> 39:18.240 Haven't you seen him 39:18.319 --> 39:20.839 surrounded by fairies at Moonlit Blossoms? 39:20.920 --> 39:21.960 Don't be so naive. 39:22.040 --> 39:22.880 But it's the truth. 39:23.799 --> 39:24.960 You have to believe me. 39:25.040 --> 39:26.920 At Moonlit Blossoms, 39:27.000 --> 39:29.240 he was always proper with them. 39:29.319 --> 39:30.759 Nothing ever happened. 39:31.279 --> 39:33.839 He really is a good, kind man. 39:33.920 --> 39:35.920 Nothing ever happened. 39:36.000 --> 39:38.759 He really is a good, kind man. 39:38.839 --> 39:40.359 Please don't misunderstand him. 39:40.440 --> 39:41.480 I didn't misunderstand. 39:41.560 --> 39:44.120 You're the one he fooled. 39:45.400 --> 39:46.839 You think he is being kind, 39:46.920 --> 39:48.520 but he is only using you. 39:48.600 --> 39:50.680 Don't think he actually cares about you. 39:58.080 --> 40:01.319 Qibai, you've refilled this teacup so many times, 40:01.880 --> 40:04.240 but what exactly is this important matter? 40:08.920 --> 40:10.120 Perhaps I caught a chill. 40:10.799 --> 40:12.720 Let me head back and rest a while. We'll talk another day. 40:12.799 --> 40:13.880 Wait. 40:15.000 --> 40:16.080 The physician is right here. 40:16.160 --> 40:18.319 I can have someone bring you medicine. 40:18.400 --> 40:19.600 It should cure that chill of yours. 40:24.000 --> 40:25.839 The matter with Hou Zhao 40:25.920 --> 40:28.120 was truly shocking and lurid. 40:29.400 --> 40:30.640 I blame myself 40:30.720 --> 40:32.799 for neglecting the Freezing Hot Waters. 40:34.040 --> 40:35.240 I failed His Majesty. 40:36.920 --> 40:38.640 Today is a good opportunity. 40:38.720 --> 40:42.040 I just wanted to have a deeper talk with you, Bozai. 40:42.600 --> 40:45.680 So that we can all prevent such tragedies. 40:46.880 --> 40:49.160 Well said, Lord Hanfeng. 40:50.040 --> 40:51.160 However… 40:53.400 --> 40:55.600 I've barely left my little fairy behind, 40:55.680 --> 40:57.000 and I'm already missing her. 40:59.080 --> 40:59.920 Wait. 41:00.560 --> 41:01.720 Bozai. 41:03.680 --> 41:05.240 Being Chief of Judgment Hall is tiring. 41:05.920 --> 41:08.319 I have to double-check the witnesses of every case. 41:13.080 --> 41:16.279 He was pure with all those fairies at Moonlit Blossoms? 41:16.359 --> 41:18.200 No way. It's not like he is insane. 41:21.880 --> 41:23.400 No, maybe he isn't. 41:25.040 --> 41:26.080 Is he, though? 41:28.279 --> 41:30.040 Forget it. You're still young. 41:31.720 --> 41:33.400 Just remember this. 41:33.480 --> 41:35.600 Ji Bozai treats everyone 41:35.680 --> 41:37.960 like pieces on his chessboard. 41:38.040 --> 41:40.960 He calculates every move around them. 41:41.040 --> 41:41.960 Watch out! 41:45.680 --> 41:47.480 A netherbeast! Impossible! 41:49.040 --> 41:50.560 Guards! A netherbeast! 42:20.680 --> 42:24.359 No. My spiritual power alone won't kill it. 42:24.440 --> 42:25.279 I'll have to borrow strength. 43:17.160 --> 43:18.440 What's going on there? 43:18.520 --> 43:19.359 Go and check! 43:20.480 --> 43:21.520 Yes, sir! ck!