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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.

00:20:23.159 --> 00:20:24.879 align:center
Is there any reward you wish for?

00:20:24.960 --> 00:20:25.600 align:center
CHAO YU, ELDEST PRINCE OF ZHUSHUI

00:20:25.679 --> 00:20:28.080 align:center
It was only my duty. I wish for nothing.

00:20:28.159 --> 00:20:29.360 align:center
You deserve a reward.

00:20:29.440 --> 00:20:34.520 align:center
How about I grant you
the title of Lord Jingxi?

00:20:36.120 --> 00:20:38.480 align:center
That would be a great honor, Father.

00:20:39.159 --> 00:20:40.280 align:center
But truly,

00:20:40.800 --> 00:20:42.679 align:center
-all I wish is to help you.
-By the way,

00:20:43.480 --> 00:20:46.280 align:center
rumors have been spreading
through the Judgment Hall

00:20:46.360 --> 00:20:47.720 align:center
and the Medical Hall…

00:20:47.800 --> 00:20:48.440 align:center
CHAO HENG, EMPEROR OF ZHUSHUI

00:20:48.520 --> 00:20:50.399 align:center
…that I intend to name you Crown Prince.

00:20:51.440 --> 00:20:55.040 align:center
Have you heard such talk?

00:20:58.440 --> 00:20:59.800 align:center
Let me show you something.

00:21:11.399 --> 00:21:14.800 align:center
The tongues of those
who spread the rumors are all inside.

00:21:15.800 --> 00:21:18.200 align:center
They… They brought this upon themselves.

00:21:18.879 --> 00:21:21.440 align:center
I'll ask you again.

00:21:21.520 --> 00:21:23.440 align:center
You deserve a reward.

00:21:23.520 --> 00:21:27.200 align:center
How about I grant you
the title of Lord Jingxi?

00:21:28.800 --> 00:21:30.000 align:center
Father, please believe me.

00:21:30.679 --> 00:21:33.399 align:center
I live only to serve and support you.

00:21:33.480 --> 00:21:34.440 align:center
I have no ulterior ambitions.

00:21:35.040 --> 00:21:36.000 align:center
Please believe me, Father!

00:21:39.159 --> 00:21:42.800 align:center
THE TAMED TIDES, THE CLARIFIED FLOW

00:21:46.919 --> 00:21:50.320 align:center
THE VERMILION ELYSIUM

00:21:53.320 --> 00:21:55.080 align:center
Congratulations, My Lord,

00:21:55.159 --> 00:21:56.480 align:center
on receiving the title of Lord Jingxi.

00:21:56.560 --> 00:21:57.600 align:center
Get lost!

00:21:57.679 --> 00:21:58.600 align:center
Forgive me, My Lord.

00:22:04.840 --> 00:22:07.560 align:center
I thought you had the Crown Prince's seat
in the bag this time.

00:22:07.639 --> 00:22:09.000 align:center
But I just heard

00:22:09.560 --> 00:22:11.240 align:center
that Father only gave you
the title of Lord Jingxi

00:22:12.080 --> 00:22:13.800 align:center
and even killed a few of your men.

00:22:14.639 --> 00:22:16.240 align:center
Did you come here to mock me?

00:22:17.200 --> 00:22:18.120 align:center
I wouldn't dare.

00:22:18.720 --> 00:22:19.919 align:center
Father hasn't named a Crown Prince yet

00:22:20.000 --> 00:22:21.280 align:center
because he has many sons

00:22:21.360 --> 00:22:23.520 align:center
and wants to see who proves himself best.

00:22:23.600 --> 00:22:24.760 align:center
But I truly hope

00:22:24.840 --> 00:22:27.520 align:center
you'll be the one named Crown Prince.

00:22:28.720 --> 00:22:30.320 align:center
What are you getting at?

00:22:33.120 --> 00:22:34.600 align:center
Do you know

00:22:35.159 --> 00:22:38.240 align:center
where Chao Yuan has been
these past few months?

00:22:39.919 --> 00:22:42.120 align:center
That good-for-nothing?
Where else could he go?

00:22:43.080 --> 00:22:43.919 align:center
He heard

00:22:44.760 --> 00:22:46.840 align:center
Jixing Abyss was refining medicine
in the Sunken Abyss

00:22:46.919 --> 00:22:47.840 align:center
and went to seek the Golden Millet Dream.

00:22:48.600 --> 00:22:49.439 align:center
What?

00:22:51.840 --> 00:22:54.439 align:center
Yu, you were always kind
to Chao Yuan growing up.

00:22:54.520 --> 00:22:56.600 align:center
But if he finds
the Golden Millet Dream first

00:22:56.679 --> 00:22:57.879 align:center
and brings it to Father,

00:22:57.960 --> 00:22:59.159 align:center
do you think

00:22:59.240 --> 00:23:01.040 align:center
Father will allow him
to cultivate spiritual veins?

00:23:03.159 --> 00:23:05.000 align:center
That will be a great accomplishment.

00:23:05.560 --> 00:23:06.639 align:center
Do you think it will earn him

00:23:08.000 --> 00:23:10.080 align:center
a chance at the Crown Prince's seat?

00:23:16.280 --> 00:23:17.320 align:center
What?

00:23:17.399 --> 00:23:18.760 align:center
That great man is coming
to Jixing Abyss in person?

00:23:19.360 --> 00:23:20.280 align:center
Yes.

00:23:20.360 --> 00:23:21.960 align:center
But since he's a warrior,
he cannot enter the realm.

00:23:22.560 --> 00:23:24.520 align:center
He specifically asked
that Your Lordship go out to greet him

00:23:24.600 --> 00:23:25.439 align:center
and escort him.

00:23:40.080 --> 00:23:40.919 align:center
Your Lordship.

00:23:43.120 --> 00:23:44.120 align:center
After all these days,

00:23:44.679 --> 00:23:46.080 align:center
Mu Qibai has finally
left Dragon Carp Terrace.

00:23:46.159 --> 00:23:47.399 align:center
Yes.

00:23:47.480 --> 00:23:48.439 align:center
He prepared a ship and a carriage.

00:23:48.520 --> 00:23:49.840 align:center
It seems he's going on a long journey.

00:23:49.919 --> 00:23:52.639 align:center
I placed the Tracking Seal Ming Yi made
on his vehicles.

00:23:52.720 --> 00:23:53.879 align:center
For the next 12 hours,

00:23:53.960 --> 00:23:55.360 align:center
we'll be able to track his movements.

00:23:56.639 --> 00:23:58.560 align:center
Those little trinkets she's made

00:23:58.639 --> 00:24:00.120 align:center
really do come in handy.

00:24:00.200 --> 00:24:01.320 align:center
Indeed.

00:24:01.399 --> 00:24:02.720 align:center
Earlier, as per your order,

00:24:02.800 --> 00:24:05.200 align:center
I observed Twenty-Seven
near Dragon Carp Terrace.

00:24:05.280 --> 00:24:07.120 align:center
He was thorough in his search,

00:24:07.200 --> 00:24:08.280 align:center
and I found nothing suspicious.

00:24:10.040 --> 00:24:12.320 align:center
As Ming Xian's companion beast,

00:24:13.639 --> 00:24:15.840 align:center
he's obedient to Ming Yi

00:24:15.919 --> 00:24:17.800 align:center
probably because she shares a strong bond

00:24:20.159 --> 00:24:21.600 align:center
with Ming Xian.

00:24:26.560 --> 00:24:27.600 align:center
Let's set off.

00:24:34.720 --> 00:24:35.760 align:center
Immortal Ji.

00:24:45.520 --> 00:24:47.480 align:center
You've already formed
a heart imprint with Ji Bozai.

00:24:47.560 --> 00:24:48.879 align:center
Now hurry and see him off,

00:24:48.960 --> 00:24:50.480 align:center
so we can head to his Spirit Well.

00:24:54.280 --> 00:24:55.240 align:center
What is it?

00:24:55.320 --> 00:24:58.080 align:center
You're worried I might covet
the netherbeast army?

00:24:59.080 --> 00:25:00.480 align:center
If you are, come with me.

00:25:01.040 --> 00:25:02.240 align:center
Of course not.

00:25:02.760 --> 00:25:04.879 align:center
I believe you are just like me.

00:25:04.960 --> 00:25:06.840 align:center
You won't be tempted
by this dangerous power.

00:25:11.439 --> 00:25:12.760 align:center
It will be cold tonight,

00:25:15.159 --> 00:25:17.159 align:center
and your journey will be perilous.

00:25:17.840 --> 00:25:19.280 align:center
Please take care of yourself.

00:25:45.439 --> 00:25:47.280 align:center
Would you let him go alone
in search of the netherbeasts too?

00:25:55.919 --> 00:25:57.040 align:center
I mean,

00:25:57.600 --> 00:25:59.360 align:center
the power of a netherbeast army

00:25:59.439 --> 00:26:01.000 align:center
is tempting to everyone, isn't it?

00:26:05.000 --> 00:26:06.600 align:center
Right now, aside from myself,

00:26:07.199 --> 00:26:08.760 align:center
the only person
I trust is you, Immortal Ji.

00:26:38.120 --> 00:26:40.800 align:center
Though he's gone,
there's still someone watching me.

00:26:53.679 --> 00:26:55.080 align:center
Granny Xun,

00:26:55.760 --> 00:26:57.679 align:center
did Lord Ji tell you to keep an eye on me?

00:26:59.840 --> 00:27:01.080 align:center
Here, have some Blessing Cakes.

00:27:01.159 --> 00:27:03.919 align:center
I'll just sit right here.
I'm not going anywhere.

00:27:04.000 --> 00:27:05.240 align:center
Watch me all you want.

00:27:05.320 --> 00:27:06.679 align:center
Go on. Try one.

00:27:07.960 --> 00:27:09.679 align:center
I'm not eating those.

00:27:15.480 --> 00:27:17.240 align:center
What exactly is your relationship
with Ming Xian?

00:27:20.360 --> 00:27:21.800 align:center
Since His Lordship spared you,

00:27:21.879 --> 00:27:23.000 align:center
you probably aren't a real threat.

00:27:23.080 --> 00:27:25.919 align:center
-But I still have to ask--
-I was engaged to Ming Xian.

00:27:27.199 --> 00:27:28.879 align:center
Engaged? To Ming Xian?

00:27:30.600 --> 00:27:31.840 align:center
So, you're a spy from Yaoguang Mountain.

00:27:33.199 --> 00:27:35.280 align:center
No, that can't be,
or Lord Ji would never have spared you.

00:27:35.360 --> 00:27:37.520 align:center
Since he kept you around,
you must mean him no harm.

00:27:37.600 --> 00:27:39.080 align:center
But how did you end up in Jixing Abyss,

00:27:40.120 --> 00:27:40.919 align:center
in Moonlit Blossoms?

00:27:41.960 --> 00:27:43.000 align:center
-I…
-Was that Ming Xian

00:27:43.080 --> 00:27:45.480 align:center
as shameless as my old man,
who beat me every day?

00:27:45.560 --> 00:27:47.280 align:center
Did he send you to Moonlit Blossoms
to make ends meet?

00:27:49.639 --> 00:27:52.199 align:center
In a way, yes.

00:27:55.159 --> 00:27:56.320 align:center
To think that a Warrior God

00:27:56.399 --> 00:27:57.760 align:center
could stoop that low!

00:28:03.000 --> 00:28:05.199 align:center
Listen, His Lordship
won't really hold that against you.

00:28:05.919 --> 00:28:07.080 align:center
He once helped me,

00:28:07.679 --> 00:28:09.199 align:center
and I'm sure he's willing to help you too.

00:28:10.040 --> 00:28:11.639 align:center
But you really shouldn't
have kept secrets from him.

00:28:16.960 --> 00:28:18.600 align:center
You really went too far.

00:28:22.960 --> 00:28:24.280 align:center
Let me tell you…

00:28:31.520 --> 00:28:33.040 align:center
Granny Xun?

00:28:35.159 --> 00:28:36.000 align:center
Granny Xun?

00:29:03.600 --> 00:29:04.439 align:center
Ming Yi!

00:29:14.040 --> 00:29:16.280 align:center
I've read about the Sunken Abyss.

00:29:16.360 --> 00:29:17.520 align:center
It looks exactly like this.

00:29:18.360 --> 00:29:20.280 align:center
Ji Bozai's Spirit Well resembles

00:29:20.360 --> 00:29:21.959 align:center
the Sunken Abyss so much.

00:29:23.159 --> 00:29:25.120 align:center
He's no longer a prisoner,

00:29:25.639 --> 00:29:27.439 align:center
yet he's still trapped here.

00:29:48.959 --> 00:29:50.120 align:center
The Golden Millet Dream is here.

00:30:26.399 --> 00:30:27.240 align:center
The Golden Millet Dream?

00:31:39.560 --> 00:31:40.639 align:center
A blood seal.

00:31:42.480 --> 00:31:44.600 align:center
Ji Bozai formed a heart imprint with me,

00:31:45.120 --> 00:31:46.720 align:center
so he added this seal

00:31:46.800 --> 00:31:48.520 align:center
to keep me from taking it.

00:31:52.120 --> 00:31:54.120 align:center
Let us go, please!

00:31:54.199 --> 00:31:55.840 align:center
Please spare us!

00:31:55.919 --> 00:31:57.879 align:center
Have mercy on us!

00:31:57.959 --> 00:32:00.080 align:center
Let us go, please!

00:32:00.159 --> 00:32:02.080 align:center
Please spare us!

00:32:06.639 --> 00:32:08.399 align:center
-These…
-Please let us go!

00:32:08.480 --> 00:32:09.840 align:center
are the spirits
of the Sunken Abyss prisoners!

00:32:09.919 --> 00:32:11.959 align:center
Please spare us, sir!

00:32:12.040 --> 00:32:13.280 align:center
Please let us go!

00:32:16.040 --> 00:32:19.480 align:center
Weren't those innocents already released?

00:32:23.399 --> 00:32:25.000 align:center
I don't want to die yet.

00:32:25.080 --> 00:32:27.399 align:center
They didn't get out
of the Sunken Abyss safely.

00:32:28.000 --> 00:32:30.240 align:center
Sir, spare us. Please, I'm begging you!

00:32:30.320 --> 00:32:32.399 align:center
Mu Qibai had them captured again.

00:32:36.679 --> 00:32:38.480 align:center
-Please let us go!
-Have mercy on us!

00:32:38.560 --> 00:32:39.800 align:center
Please let me go.

00:32:40.360 --> 00:32:41.320 align:center
Now,

00:32:42.240 --> 00:32:44.080 align:center
their primordial spirits
have been stripped away.

00:32:45.360 --> 00:32:46.520 align:center
They died here,

00:32:48.159 --> 00:32:49.159 align:center
never to be reborn.

00:32:49.240 --> 00:32:51.080 align:center
We're all innocent.

00:32:51.159 --> 00:32:53.040 align:center
I really am innocent.

00:32:53.120 --> 00:32:55.360 align:center
I did nothing wrong!

00:32:55.439 --> 00:32:56.520 align:center
Please let me go!

00:32:56.600 --> 00:32:57.560 align:center
Afraid of you?

00:32:58.159 --> 00:33:00.439 align:center
I even recovered
from my Withered-Branch Disease.

00:33:01.120 --> 00:33:02.719 align:center
I'll live on

00:33:04.000 --> 00:33:05.120 align:center
and grow

00:33:06.600 --> 00:33:08.080 align:center
into a towering tree.

00:33:08.800 --> 00:33:11.320 align:center
Sir, my child is still young.

00:33:11.399 --> 00:33:13.919 align:center
Please, spare us.

00:33:27.679 --> 00:33:28.639 align:center
Impossible.

00:33:28.719 --> 00:33:31.520 align:center
Why is Fairy Ruo Shui here?
Didn't we already…?

00:34:47.040 --> 00:34:48.440 align:center
Enjoy your meal.

00:34:50.080 --> 00:34:53.759 align:center
Originally, you only needed
to do hard labor in the Sunken Abyss.

00:34:53.839 --> 00:34:55.839 align:center
It was Ji Bozai who exposed everything.

00:34:56.520 --> 00:34:58.240 align:center
Now, the Sunken Abyss has been sealed,

00:34:58.319 --> 00:34:59.920 align:center
and the Judgment Hall has released you.

00:35:00.440 --> 00:35:02.040 align:center
Even if you know little,

00:35:02.120 --> 00:35:04.920 align:center
you might accidentally reveal a secret.

00:35:05.000 --> 00:35:06.160 align:center
So, we have no choice

00:35:07.080 --> 00:35:08.920 align:center
but to turn you into feed.

00:35:14.279 --> 00:35:15.440 align:center
Lord Hanfeng.

00:35:16.839 --> 00:35:19.040 align:center
Don't blame me.

00:35:19.120 --> 00:35:22.120 align:center
If you want to blame someone,
blame Ji Bozai.

00:36:46.680 --> 00:36:48.000 align:center
So weak.

00:36:49.279 --> 00:36:50.799 align:center
Pathetically weak.

00:36:50.880 --> 00:36:52.720 align:center
One twist and you'd snap.

00:36:53.240 --> 00:36:54.839 align:center
How will you

00:36:55.520 --> 00:36:58.000 align:center
survive like this?

00:36:59.839 --> 00:37:01.440 align:center
I'm not weak.

00:37:03.080 --> 00:37:05.880 align:center
I… I even recovered
from my Withered-Branch Disease.

00:37:06.560 --> 00:37:09.960 align:center
I'm tougher than I look.

00:37:10.560 --> 00:37:11.880 align:center
I'll live

00:37:13.920 --> 00:37:20.600 align:center
and grow into a towering tree.

00:37:22.520 --> 00:37:23.520 align:center
So,

00:37:25.600 --> 00:37:26.839 align:center
you want to be strong too.

00:37:29.120 --> 00:37:31.680 align:center
I… I was finally saved

00:37:32.200 --> 00:37:33.960 align:center
after so much suffering.

00:37:34.759 --> 00:37:36.960 align:center
I can't let Mother down.

00:37:39.040 --> 00:37:43.799 align:center
I can't waste the effort
of those who saved me.

00:37:45.759 --> 00:37:50.839 align:center
I must live on.

00:37:52.200 --> 00:37:53.040 align:center
Sure.

00:37:53.839 --> 00:37:55.680 align:center
Let me help you.

00:37:59.080 --> 00:38:01.200 align:center
Someone as weak as you

00:38:01.839 --> 00:38:03.839 align:center
can never become strong on your own.

00:38:05.359 --> 00:38:07.359 align:center
Better to take another path.

00:38:08.279 --> 00:38:10.200 align:center
Become part of someone stronger.

00:38:11.240 --> 00:38:12.240 align:center
Perhaps

00:38:14.920 --> 00:38:16.200 align:center
that's a blessing in disguise.

00:39:22.880 --> 00:39:23.720 align:center
What are you doing?

00:39:24.319 --> 00:39:25.359 align:center
I took the Moonshade Grass.

00:39:25.440 --> 00:39:26.600 align:center
It cured my Withered-Branch Disease.

00:39:26.680 --> 00:39:29.560 align:center
So, I want to give this to you as a gift,

00:39:29.640 --> 00:39:30.720 align:center
Immortal Ji.

00:39:43.480 --> 00:39:45.440 align:center
My mother gave me this life.

00:39:46.120 --> 00:39:48.160 align:center
I must live it well.

00:39:49.560 --> 00:39:51.440 align:center
Thank you, Immortal Ji.

00:39:56.359 --> 00:39:57.720 align:center
Your Lordship!

00:40:55.600 --> 00:40:58.520 align:center
So, that's what it means

00:40:59.080 --> 00:41:01.680 align:center
to form a heart imprint as a couple.

00:41:02.600 --> 00:41:03.680 align:center
To share joy

00:41:04.319 --> 00:41:05.480 align:center
and suffering

00:41:06.799 --> 00:41:08.880 align:center
and to see what the other sees

00:41:10.080 --> 00:41:11.520 align:center
and feel what the other feels

00:41:12.160 --> 00:41:13.480 align:center
in their deepest pain.

00:42:44.880 --> 00:42:46.040 align:center
Ji Bozai.
eepest pain.