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ADAPTED FROM BAI LU CHENG SHUANG'S
LOVE IN THE CLOUDS

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-Situ Ling let you out of here.
-Please spare us, sir.

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Then Lord Hanfeng had me

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go through all that trouble
to capture you one by one.

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It took so long and so much Blessed Rain

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to fatten you up nicely.

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How could I let you go now?

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We are surrounded by powerful enemies.

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We can't keep Ji Bozai under control,

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so we must offer you

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to the netherbeasts as soon as possible

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to help them grow into an army.

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Sir, please let us go!

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Sir, please!

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Please let us go!

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Please let us go!

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Please spare us!

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Please spare us!

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Have mercy on us, sir!

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Aren't you afraid?

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Of you?

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Do you really think
this act of yours will work?

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The more unpredictable our moves,

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the more likely we are to confuse others.

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So, you mean

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Ji Bozai's sudden visit

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must have alerted Mu Qibai,

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and for his own safety,

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he likely sent most of his men,

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if not all, to Moonlit Blossoms.

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It's uncertain if our plan will work,

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but it's worth a try.

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If their defenses have weakened,

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we have a chance

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at finding the method Xinliu
mentioned for breeding netherbeasts.

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Right.

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I'll be back soon.

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This time, I'll find out
what that old fox's been hiding!

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By the way,

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the ledger Mu Qibai keeps,

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the one recording
the dealings of Heavenly Grief,

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is probably at Dragon Carp Terrace too.

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I'll sneak in and look for it.

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Be careful this time.

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Don't worry.

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Where did Mu Qibai hide it?

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Why is this room so hot?

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You never learn, do you?

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We meet again, Kitten. Relax.

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This time, I won't pretend
to let you escape.

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I'll just kill you.

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I knew you were behind this.

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Kitten, you've got sharp claws.

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Messing with you is always such fun.

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It's quite fun to mess with you too.

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You brought backup this time?

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GRANNY'S EATERY

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Some steam buns, please.

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Coming right up.

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Yours will take a moment to make.

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Scallion, it's ready.

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Take it to that table.

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Wheat, bring this one over too.

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You weren't even surprised
to see me in human form.

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You and your lord must know quite a lot.

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Ji Bozai may not have reached
the Perfected Stage yet,

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but he's long attained
the Transcendent Stage,

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so it's not surprising that he has
a shapeshifting companion beast.

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Besides, Ji Bozai
still doesn't fully trust

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Ming Yi or me,

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so I knew he'd send you

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to keep an eye on me.

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Scallion pancakes with dried fish.

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My first time making them.

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I'm not sure how it tastes.

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-Please, enjoy.
-Thank you.

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You, a dragon,

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are openly walking around the market.
Are you sure that's fine?

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-His Lordship has--
-Please, enjoy.

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Thank you.

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His Lordship has already
gone head-to-head with them.

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I don't need to stay hidden anymore.

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That's true.

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Do you want some fish?

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You dragons all eat fish, right?

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I have a name.

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Eat. Then go back.

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You won't even tell me your name.

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-Please enjoy.
-Thank you.

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It's Buxiu.

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I'm Twenty-Seven.

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Buxiu.

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That's a good name.

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Honestly, I kind of envy you dragons.

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You are big and majestic.

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And when you take human form,

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you're pretty well built too.

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You're leaving already?

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Wait for me!

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BENEVOLENCE
KINDNESS, WISDOM, AND PROPRIETY

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Yuanfeng, isn't it funny?

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That Ji Bozai

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actually came to negotiate peace with me.

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We talked all night.

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Clearly, he was trying

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to distract me.

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Luckily, I sent men
to guard Dragon Carp Terrace.

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Lord Hanfeng, he…

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Get lost.

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Yes, My Lord.

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Yuanfeng, you're asleep

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and unaware of what's happening outside.

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I once admired Ji Bozai's talent

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and wanted him to serve Jixing Abyss.

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Who would have thought
he'd only want to stand against me?

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Yuanfeng,

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he understands nothing.

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Winning a single
Qingyun Tournament for Jixing Abyss

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means nothing.

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Only by raising

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the netherbeasts into an army

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and harnessing their power

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will Jixing Abyss truly fear no one.

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Yuanfeng,

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for Jixing Abyss to grow strong,

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some sacrifices

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must be made.

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I failed in my duty.

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The intruder escaped.

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What did you just say?

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I…

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I failed in my duty. The intruder…

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Ji Bozai was too cunning.

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He had a backup plan
and sent someone to help.

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That person carried the same aura as he.

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I suspect it was his companion beast.

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It's likely

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Ji Bozai has concealed
his true cultivation stage,

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and his companion beast
has already learned to take human form.

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They didn't find anything else, did they?

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No. I swear, Lord Hanfeng,

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I didn't give away the existence
of the Soul-Consuming Tree!

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I failed in my duty.

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After arguing

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with Ming Yi, Ji Bozai was thrown out

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and stayed the night at Moonlit Blossoms.

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So, we monitored
Shouhua Academy as ordered,

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watching Ming Yi all night.

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But unexpectedly, Ji Bozai

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somehow made
Ming Xian's white cat obey him,

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and together with his companion beast,

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-the cat--
-Yan Xiao!

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During your days of training
at Shouhua Academy,

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you really played
the dutiful physician well,

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working in perfect sync with Ji Bozai.

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I saw it every day,

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and I couldn't help but wonder

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-if you were--
-I only wanted

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to avoid worsening
my relationship with Ji Bozai.

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Otherwise, it would've been
even harder to get things done.

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I have no ulterior motives.

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I ask for your discernment, Lord Hanfeng.

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Me too.

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I've spent so much effort on it,

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but it seems this useless thing
will never grow tall.

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I should pull it out.

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I know of a folk remedy

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that might help this Hanqing Bamboo.

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You can heal plants too?

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-I will fetch the materials right away.
-Fetch the materials?

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If I remember correctly,

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the key ingredient

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in that remedy is teeth, isn't it?

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Yes.

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Teeth…

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ground into powder.

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I never said

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I wanted your teeth.

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I'll do it myself.

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You are truly skilled in medicine.

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You even cured Sun Liao's foul mouth.

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Now, about caring for my brother,

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nothing will go wrong, right?

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I will do my utmost, Your Lordship.

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That tree is definitely
more than it seems.

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Mu Qibai loves plants,

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but in his entire courtyard,

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only that tree is thriving.

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It's as if it's draining all the others

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to feed itself.

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The one I saw in Hou Zhao's memories

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must have been that tree.

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It likely extends from the courtyard

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into a hidden chamber underground.

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Its roots looked demonic.

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If it can drain other trees,

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it might also

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consume primordial spirits.

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I once read

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about an ancient technique
from the Mangfu Swamp.

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It allows one to extract
a person's primordial spirit

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and bind it to a towering tree,

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turning the tree
into a Soul-Consuming Tree.

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The air around it reeks of blood.

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Such trees can preserve primordial spirits

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until someone uses them.

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Could this be
the same method Xinliu mentioned

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for breeding netherbeasts?

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The best nourishment for a netherbeast

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is the primordial spirit
of a living being.

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A century ago,
netherbeasts ravaged the realms,

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devouring everyone in their path.

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Even the Spiritual Veins Fairies
who raised them

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were eaten alive.

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If Mu Qibai

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gathers these beasts into an army,

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there will be disastrous consequences.

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This is serious.

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We should report it
to the Emperor of Jixing.

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The Emperor has long
been under Mu Qibai's control,

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trapped in slumber for years.

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He's no different from a puppet.

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Then maybe we should alert
the other five realms.

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Those in power

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are all the same.

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If they learn

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of a netherbeast army,

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they'll only want
to claim it for themselves

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and use it to dominate the Six Realms.

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Not all who hold power are slaves to it.

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Some still care for the lives of others.

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We should try to unite as many as we can.

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Unite? That's impossible.

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But we're too few in number.

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Those netherbeasts are far too strong.

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If we fail to stop Mu Qibai,

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what will happen to the Six Realms?

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You grew up safely in Yaoguang Palace,

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receiving support
from the Lower Realms for seven years.

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Naturally, you believe there are still

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righteous people in the Six Realms.

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If you had spent even
a single day in the Sunken Abyss,

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you would understand

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how greedy and malicious people can be.

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If the netherbeast army is ever exposed,

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before Mu Qibai even stirs up trouble,

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the Six Realms will all fall
into chaos over that power,

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and Yaoguang Mountain
will be no exception.

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LORD HANFENG HAS COMMITTED
TWO SERIOUS CRIMES DURING HIS REIGN

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METHOD UNKNOWN, BUT HE HAS PLACED IT
AT THE DRAGON CARP TERRACE

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The fact

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that you take no pride in your background

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is already rare enough.

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So, just being born in an Upper Realm

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is already considered rare.

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Tianji has issued a decree.

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Starting today, the training is over.

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You no longer need to stay
at Shouhua Academy.

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Head back now.

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I don't want this companion beast

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to get into any more trouble
while in my care.

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ZHUSHUI SPIRITUAL STATE

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THE TAMED TIDES, THE CLARIFIED FLOW

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Greetings, Father.

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Chao Yu,

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you've done well quelling the rebellion

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in Cangwu Hill.

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Is there any reward you wish for?

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CHAO YU, ELDEST PRINCE OF ZHUSHUI

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It was only my duty. I wish for nothing.

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You deserve a reward.

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How about I grant you
the title of Lord Jingxi?

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That would be a great honor, Father.

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But truly,

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-all I wish is to help you.
-By the way,

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rumors have been spreading
through the Judgment Hall

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and the Medical Hall…

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CHAO HENG, EMPEROR OF ZHUSHUI

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…that I intend to name you Crown Prince.

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Have you heard such talk?

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Let me show you something.

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The tongues of those
who spread the rumors are all inside.

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They… They brought this upon themselves.

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I'll ask you again.

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You deserve a reward.

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How about I grant you
the title of Lord Jingxi?

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Father, please believe me.

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I live only to serve and support you.

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I have no ulterior ambitions.

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Please believe me, Father!

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THE TAMED TIDES, THE CLARIFIED FLOW

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THE VERMILION ELYSIUM

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Congratulations, My Lord,

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on receiving the title of Lord Jingxi.

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Get lost!

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Forgive me, My Lord.

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I thought you had the Crown Prince's seat
in the bag this time.

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But I just heard

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that Father only gave you
the title of Lord Jingxi

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and even killed a few of your men.

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Did you come here to mock me?

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I wouldn't dare.

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Father hasn't named a Crown Prince yet

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because he has many sons

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and wants to see who proves himself best.

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But I truly hope

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you'll be the one named Crown Prince.

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What are you getting at?

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Do you know

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where Chao Yuan has been
these past few months?

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That good-for-nothing?
Where else could he go?

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He heard

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Jixing Abyss was refining medicine
in the Sunken Abyss

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and went to seek the Golden Millet Dream.

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What?

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Yu, you were always kind
to Chao Yuan growing up.

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But if he finds
the Golden Millet Dream first

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and brings it to Father,

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do you think

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Father will allow him
to cultivate spiritual veins?

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That will be a great accomplishment.

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Do you think it will earn him

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a chance at the Crown Prince's seat?

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What?

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That great man is coming
to Jixing Abyss in person?

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Yes.

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But since he's a warrior,
he cannot enter the realm.

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He specifically asked
that Your Lordship go out to greet him

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and escort him.

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Your Lordship.

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After all these days,

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Mu Qibai has finally
left Dragon Carp Terrace.

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Yes.

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He prepared a ship and a carriage.

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It seems he's going on a long journey.

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I placed the Tracking Seal Ming Yi made
on his vehicles.

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For the next 12 hours,

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we'll be able to track his movements.

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Those little trinkets she's made

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really do come in handy.

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Indeed.

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Earlier, as per your order,

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I observed Twenty-Seven
near Dragon Carp Terrace.

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He was thorough in his search,

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and I found nothing suspicious.

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As Ming Xian's companion beast,

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he's obedient to Ming Yi

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probably because she shares a strong bond

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with Ming Xian.

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Let's set off.

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Immortal Ji.

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You've already formed
a heart imprint with Ji Bozai.

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Now hurry and see him off,

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so we can head to his Spirit Well.

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What is it?

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You're worried I might covet
the netherbeast army?

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If you are, come with me.

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Of course not.

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I believe you are just like me.

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You won't be tempted
by this dangerous power.

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It will be cold tonight,

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and your journey will be perilous.

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Please take care of yourself.

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Would you let him go alone
in search of the netherbeasts too?

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I mean,

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the power of a netherbeast army

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is tempting to everyone, isn't it?

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Right now, aside from myself,

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the only person
I trust is you, Immortal Ji.

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Though he's gone,
there's still someone watching me.

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Granny Xun,

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did Lord Ji tell you to keep an eye on me?

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Here, have some Blessing Cakes.

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I'll just sit right here.
I'm not going anywhere.

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Watch me all you want.

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Go on. Try one.

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I'm not eating those.

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What exactly is your relationship
with Ming Xian?

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Since His Lordship spared you,

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you probably aren't a real threat.

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-But I still have to ask--
-I was engaged to Ming Xian.

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Engaged? To Ming Xian?

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So, you're a spy from Yaoguang Mountain.

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No, that can't be,
or Lord Ji would never have spared you.

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Since he kept you around,
you must mean him no harm.

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But how did you end up in Jixing Abyss,

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in Moonlit Blossoms?

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-I…
-Was that Ming Xian

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as shameless as my old man,
who beat me every day?

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Did he send you to Moonlit Blossoms
to make ends meet?

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In a way, yes.

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To think that a Warrior God

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could stoop that low!

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Listen, His Lordship
won't really hold that against you.

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He once helped me,

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and I'm sure he's willing to help you too.

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But you really shouldn't
have kept secrets from him.

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You really went too far.

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Let me tell you…

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Granny Xun?

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Granny Xun?

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Ming Yi!

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I've read about the Sunken Abyss.

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It looks exactly like this.

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Ji Bozai's Spirit Well resembles

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the Sunken Abyss so much.

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He's no longer a prisoner,

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yet he's still trapped here.

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The Golden Millet Dream is here.

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The Golden Millet Dream?

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A blood seal.

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Ji Bozai formed a heart imprint with me,

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so he added this seal

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to keep me from taking it.

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Let us go, please!

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Please spare us!

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Have mercy on us!

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Let us go, please!

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Please spare us!

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-These…
-Please let us go!

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are the spirits
of the Sunken Abyss prisoners!

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Please spare us, sir!

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Please let us go!

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Weren't those innocents already released?

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I don't want to die yet.

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They didn't get out
of the Sunken Abyss safely.

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Sir, spare us. Please, I'm begging you!

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Mu Qibai had them captured again.

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-Please let us go!
-Have mercy on us!

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Please let me go.

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Now,

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their primordial spirits
have been stripped away.

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They died here,

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never to be reborn.

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We're all innocent.

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I really am innocent.

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I did nothing wrong!

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Please let me go!

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Afraid of you?

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I even recovered
from my Withered-Branch Disease.

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I'll live on

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and grow

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into a towering tree.

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Sir, my child is still young.

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Please, spare us.

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Impossible.

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Why is Fairy Ruo Shui here?
Didn't we already…?

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Enjoy your meal.

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Originally, you only needed
to do hard labor in the Sunken Abyss.

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It was Ji Bozai who exposed everything.

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Now, the Sunken Abyss has been sealed,

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and the Judgment Hall has released you.

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Even if you know little,

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you might accidentally reveal a secret.

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So, we have no choice

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but to turn you into feed.

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Lord Hanfeng.

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Don't blame me.

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If you want to blame someone,
blame Ji Bozai.

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So weak.

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Pathetically weak.

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One twist and you'd snap.

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How will you

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survive like this?

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I'm not weak.

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I… I even recovered
from my Withered-Branch Disease.

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I'm tougher than I look.

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I'll live

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and grow into a towering tree.

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So,

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you want to be strong too.

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I… I was finally saved

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after so much suffering.

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I can't let Mother down.

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I can't waste the effort
of those who saved me.

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I must live on.

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Sure.

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Let me help you.

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Someone as weak as you

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can never become strong on your own.

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Better to take another path.

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Become part of someone stronger.

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Perhaps

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that's a blessing in disguise.

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What are you doing?

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I took the Moonshade Grass.

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It cured my Withered-Branch Disease.

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So, I want to give this to you as a gift,

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Immortal Ji.

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My mother gave me this life.

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I must live it well.

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Thank you, Immortal Ji.

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Your Lordship!

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So, that's what it means

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to form a heart imprint as a couple.

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To share joy

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and suffering

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and to see what the other sees

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and feel what the other feels

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in their deepest pain.

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Ji Bozai.
eepest pain.