[Lotus Lantern]
Episode 28
Hurry and eat.
- Stealing? You dare to steal? - Run!
- You thief! I'll beat you to death. - Hurry to eat.
Release me.
- You thief! - Eat quickly, hurry!
Lao Da!
Er Lang Shen.
I'm all right.
Brother Kang, kill him.
Who are you?
I'm a local Mountain God.
Why did you treat Er Lang Shen this way?
Er Lang Shen is despicable in disregarding his family.
His mistreatment of his own sister and nephew has sparked public condemnation.
Who doesn't want to have a chance to teach this merciless lowlife a lesson
and vent anger for San Sheng Mu's family?
Can Nezha really find them?
What if they can't find them before the Peach Ceremony?
Ding Xiang, don't you think this mountain looks familiar?
I think you are right.
We came here four years ago with Master to look for Monkey King.
I remembered there was a straw hut.
- Let's go there and check inside. - Okay, let's go.
- Go. - Go.
Chen Xiang, I hope you can save San Sheng Mu soon.
- Thanks, Mountain God, please take care. - Farewell.
Let's go.
Where would Mei Shan's Lao Da take them to?
To them, it's more important to keep their stomach full.
I think they are eating somewhere.
We'll check local restaurants.
We should be able to find them.
Yes. Within 100 miles southwestward there's a Peng Ju restaurant, right?
Will they go over 100 miles to eat?
That's a place Dog Fairy had gone before.
They have Mei Shan's Lao Da with them.
A hundred miles would not be too far.
It's easier than looking around for a place.
You are right.
Let's hurry to Peng Ju restaurant.
Mo Li Shou, you delay them.
The rest will go to Peng Ju restaurant.
Dog Fairy.
- Master, now I realized. - Eat.
My biggest dream is not to worry about food.
It's no use to think too much.
Er Lang Shen, do you have other plans?
After so many failures...
it's made me understand many things
and made me believe one thing.
To be a man, I must be in the top ranks.
Er Lang Shen, don't be that obstinate.
Look at what you've done.
Master, eat.
Lao Da, you have to remember one thing.
No matter what position you take you'll bear responsibilities.
You fulfill them, you keep your position.
What's the use of saying these now?
Your magic power is lost.
Your position is gone too.
Those responsibilities aren't yours now.
I shall regain my power.
Master... and my power, too.
If this time, Heaven can pardon San Sheng Mu and Chen Xiang
will you interfere?
Her Highness won't pardon them so easily.
- Do you know why? - Why?
Because it's about emotions between the two sexes.
Those Laws were written by Her Highness herself.
That's the fruit of Her Highness's efforts.
It'll ruin her dignity to pardon San Sheng Mu.
She wrote those laws, so they must be correct?
She is a highest being.
As long as you work for her...
you must fulfill your responsibilities and duties within the framework set by her.
If you exceed the framework she will kick you out of your position.
Er Lang Shen, you still can't let go of that position?
Er Lang Shen, I've decided to leave you.
If you give up working for Her Highness I'm willing to work for you again.
What if I'm not working for Her?
For your self? Isn't that the same?
Lao Da, in the last few thousand years when did I ever disappoint you?
Right, you never disappointed me during those years.
But recently, I'm totally disappointed in you.
- Stop that. - If you're so stubborn, don't blame me.
Lao Da...
It's Jade Pipa of Mo Li Hong!
Er Lang Shen, hurry.
Mo Li Qing, what are you up to?
Old Kang, we are following Her Highness' order to execute Er Lang Shen and Dog Fairy.
Originally, you are not involved in it.
Now that you know, we have to execute you too.
Master.
Hold on tight...
I'll poke a hole on your old umbrella.
Er Lang Shen.
Run!
Where are you going?
Master!
Er Lang Shen!
Keep playing.
Not afraid now.
- Why did you take other people's stuff? - No use yelling!
You think only you can play it and others can't?
No. Don't.
- Is it like this? Okay? - Don't...
You are mine!
Using an umbrella on a fine day. Bluffing!
I'll crush your old umbrella.
Don't! Don't!
Sure. Here's your umbrella.
My umbrella! My umbrella!
- What's up with you? - My umbrella!
Mo Li Shou of the Four Kings is here!
Good. Let's see what you can do.
Retreat!
Go.
Er Lang Shen, sorry. It's all right.
He's your nephew. He should protect you.
Tai Bai Jin Xing guessed it right.
Her Highness wants to kill you to silence you.
Right. Er Lang Shen.
Quickly get rid of that thought from me.
I have no power to do it unless you give me back my power.
How can I give your power back?
I know.
I know you won't give back my power.
Let it stay inside your body for a while then.
We didn't kill Er Lang Shen and they've found out.
Her Highness reminded us many times definitely not to let anybody know.
I've felt there's something strange here.
If this is the Emperor's will why can't anyone know about it?
So, what can we do now?
We can't worry too much.
Er Lang Shen violated Heaven's Law.
It's not wrong to kill him.
Even somebody knows about it.
It's a secret order from Her Highness.
But... we are unable to kill them now.
If we follow them secretly surely we can find a chance.
Elder Brother! Elder Brother!
- Brother... - Who are you?
I'm Mo Li Hong.
Mo Li Hong? Rubbish!
Mo Li Hong isn't as fat as you.
My face got punched and is swollen.
I don't believe you saved me out of kindness.
Anyway, you aren't the Judicial God anymore.
Eighth Prince won't seek revenge from you.
I won't blame you for what you've done.
I believe my parents can forgive you too.
After the Peach Ceremony, Heaven will release my mom.
You can stay with us too. Isn't that good?
Stay with you?
If you don't want to.
You can live an ordinary life with Dog Fairy.
I already led an ordinary life for two days.
I know how it feels.
Er Lang Shen, don't be stubborn anymore.
Of course you can't be Judicial God again.
Even if they ask you to go back, it's meaningless.
Li Jing and Nezha must be overjoyed.
Finally I've been defeated by them.
Those Gods will be very happy too.
The mighty Judiciary God, Er Lang Shen was brought down by his own nephew.
And it was a total loss for me.
But let me tell you.
I, Er Lang Shen, will surely rise again!
Er Lang Shen.
If you're still that stubborn, I can only leave.
Haven't you left once before?
- Where are you going? - Back to Quan Jiang Kou.
From now on, any disputes in the three-world universe...
- no longer concern me! - Lao Da, don't.
Chen Xiang's is polite and regards you as an elder.
There's really no need to talk with you.
We only need to push you into Li Jing's jail.
Nothing else will concern you anymore.
Eat quickly. Leave when you finish.
I really don't understand how you think.
Aren't they afraid of falling to death?
He's still a God even without magic power.
He can't die that easily. Run after him!
Here comes the chance.
Mo Li Shou, kill Er Lang Shen and Dog Fairy.
All right.
We'll go to tangle up Chen Xiang.
Quickly find Thousand Foxes Cave.
They can't follow us when we're inside. Run!
Hurry!
Here. This way.
Chen Xiang is very familiar with this cave.
He can find us easily if he enters the cave.
If we keep moving it will be difficult to find us.
Go.
Oh no! What if they run into Xiao Yu?
- Will she kill them? - I don't think so.
Xiao Yu is so kind. She won't do that.
Besides, maybe Xiao Yu is not in the cave.
Didn't you say she had returned to Mount Wan Ku?
She still may not be inside the cave.
If she really is, she can give us some help.
Xiao Yu!
- Stop him now. - How can I?
Pretend to be mentally unstable!
Brother, who is Xiao Yu?
Xiao Yu. Who is... who is Xiao Yu?
Where are we? Brother, it's fun here.
Ding Xiang, sorry. I need to go.
I won't let you leave.
Ding Xiang, you're the only one in my heart.
I won't leave you for the rest of my life.
Please don't scare me, please?
- Don't go. Don't go. Brother... - Let's go.
- Brother, don't go! Brother... - Xiao Yu!
Brother! Brother!
Xiao Yu!
Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu!
Xiao Yu. She really isn't inside the cave.
Or Er Lang Shen and Dog Fairy...
Go outside to search again.
- You are all right now. - What happened to me?
Nothing. That's good then.
Ding Xiang, you must stay well, please.
Ding Xiang, let's go separately to search.
You go left, turn left when you see a junction.
I go right, turn right when I see a junction.
By the time we meet again we should have searched the whole cave.
Where are they?
I... I'm lost.
- I still haven't found them. - You're lying.
I really am not lying.
Since he is here, it means Er Lang Shen really is hiding in here.
If Er Lang Shen is hiding in here, it's won't be easy to find him then.
Why are you following me?
How can I get out?
You can just walk around in circles.
- Have you found anyone? - No.
I ran into one Heavenly King.
He said Er Lang Shen and Dog Fairy really had entered this cave.
You believe him?
If they hadn't come in, why did that Heavenly King come in then?
As long as they are inside that Heavenly King can't catch them.
We're finished. It's almost time. Peach Ceremony is going to start.
There's one more possibility, they came in and went out again.
We're running out of time! What should we do?
What do we do? The Peach Ceremony is starting soon.
I've thought of a way.
We leave two people here to search.
Send one to report to Her Highness. How's that?
What do we do?
I have a plan. Give me the sword.
Look.
Go.
Four Kings, go report to Her Highness.
She lost again.
Er Lang Shen and Dog Fairy have an important evidence wanted by Jade Emperor.
If you still plan to kill them beware Heaven will punish you.
- Go. - Go.
We are finished!
- Come. Leave it here. - So pretty.
All right. Give it to me. And over there.
- Yes, over there. - All right.
- Give me that. - All right.
Master.
Such a festive occasion but I was not invited.
That's ridiculous. Totally ridiculous!
Master. Master...
We are afraid for Chen Xiang.
We can't just sit here doing nothing.
How about I take you to the Peach Ceremony?
Master, you are not invited, are you?
Hello everyone. Long time no see.
Moon Fairy, you look even younger.
Jump slowly. Watch your waist.
The Eight Gods have come too.
Bodhisattva Guan Yin, have some wine.
Don't be modest in my house. Come. Drink.
It's getting late now. Why hasn't Li Jing brought in Chen Xiang?
Maybe he's tricking us again.
Look. King Li Jing has come.
Heavenly King Li Jing.
You and your son rescued Flower Fairy.
The two of you must be getting accolades.
- No need to praise me. - This way, please.
He's finally captured.
Oh dear...
Finally came out.
It's so late already.
Master.
Don't say a word.
I've found out there's a demon mirror here today where there normally isn't.
Right. Usually, there's none.
With that, it's not good to go inside.
What's the use of this demon mirror?
Did you see that light at the entrance?
No matter what form you've transformed into
you'll show your original form when you pass it.
What should we do then?
You two don't make any noise. Follow me.
Follow me.
Old Deng, Old Xing, long time no see.
You've been working hard.
Envoy Jing Tan, where are you going?
Why do you ask? Of course, I'm attending the ceremony.
Please show the invitation card.
About this... such bad timing.
Originally, I wasn't home when they sent me the invitation card.
That's why I don't have it with me now.
From what I know, Her Highness did not invite you, either.
Old Deng, you're really good at joking.
Who am I? I'm Envoy Jing Tan.
Without Old Pig, can the party begin?
- Yes. Can it begin? No. - No, that's right.
Oh yes, I recently accepted two new disciples.
Ding Xiang, Ao Chun, come and meet them.
Nice to meet you.
- Go. We're entering. - Right.
- Wait. - You're too generous.
No need to support me.
Envoy, you don't have an invitation.
- Please don't give us a hard time. - Please don't...
There's no hard time. She really invited us.
- Go ask Her. - Yes. She really invited us.
Don't give us a hard time.
Envoy Jing Tan.
You're just letting us get scolded.
How can you say I give you a hard time?
She did invite us. Go ask Her.
- She really invited us. - No. She didn't.
Her Highness, Er Lang Shen and Dog Fairy are now in Chen Xiang's hands.
Your Majesty, Your Highness.
Li Jing, Nezha has brought Chen Xiang here.
Your Majesty, Your Highness, sorry I'm tied up and cannot bow.
Please forgive my sins.
You have a very sweet tongue.
It's time for you to speak. What would you do?
I'll leave it to the Emperor.
Emotions between the two sexes are governed by you.
- You say it. - Your Majesty say it.
All right.
Chen Xiang.
I promised Nezha that if you make an accomplishment at Mount Jill Lei
I would consider pardoning San Sheng Mu and you.
But San Sheng Mu did violate Heaven's Law.
I've also thought
if I pardoned San Sheng Mu and you so easily
not all of the celestials would agree.
The dignity of Heaven's Law would be impaired too.
Maybe, you tell me your reasons.
If I and all celestials think you make sense
then the dignity of Heaven's Law is protected.
Then I can pardon you and your mom.
Your Majesty, Chen Xiang wants to ask something first.
All right. I'll do my best to answer you.
Where did Your Majesty's body come from?
Of course from my parents.
Your Majesty have been someone's child, too.
Then you'd know the emotions children feel toward their parents.
Your Majesty and Your Highness are husband and wife.
Then you know the emotions a wife has for her husband.
If you two are separated by force, how will you feel then?
But your parents, one is God, one is human.
They violated Heaven's Law to get married.
Then I'll ask Your Majesty.
Were you born a God or became a God through cultivation?
Everyone in the three-world universe knows.
I encountered 1,750 calamities.
Each calamity lasted for 129,600 years.
That's how my body became celestial.
That means, Your Majesty was born mortal and cultivated to become God later?
That's right.
That means, mortals and Gods are of the same origin.
Since they come from the same origin and same kind
why does the Law forbid them to marry?
The difference between mortals and Gods are
no different than the difference between mortal families.
You two are so ungrateful.
When I was still the Commander Tian Peng I often invited you for food and wine.
It has only been a few hundred years and you two don't show any respect to me?
Heavens! Is there any justice?
Master, forget it. Let's just leave.
No. Not going. I'm not leaving.
These two merciless guys dare to look down on Master.
They look down on me.
Their mouths aren't human. They're made of iron.
They'll eat you up and not say thanks.
- Heavens! Is there any justice? - Master, forget it.
Even if you continue like this they still won't let us in. Let's just go.
Heavens! What a nasty Peach Ceremony.
- Even if you invite me, I wouldn't come. - Let's go.
These are just rotten Peaches with worms.
You'll get roundworms after eating them.
Rotten peaches.
What high-and-mighty attitude!
I wouldn't come even if I was invited.
Master, we must go inside.
They won't let us go in.
If we keep pushing our way in I will be so embarrassed.
If Heaven really pardons Chen Xiang and San Sheng Mu
then it's fine that we don't get in.
But if they find out that we didn't really capture Er Lang Shen
would Her Highness still pardon Chen Xiang and San Sheng Mu that easily?
Master, we must get inside.
If they start fighting inside we can still lend a hand.
Well... you can help them if you want.
I am Envoy Jing Tan of the West.
It's not good to show my face.
You don't need to help us directly.
You can try to talk to them, just like last time when we fought Er Lang Shen.
But now we can't even get inside.
What should we do?
If we can trick the demon mirror then maybe we can get inside.
Your Majesty, Your Highness.
Please consider that our family of three have been separated for over 20 years
release my mom.
Your Highness, although San Sheng Mu violated Heaven's Law
she has been punished already.
Let the three of them reunite as a family.
What do you think, Your Highness?
Your Majesty, you decide.
What do all the celestials think?
Old Man, how do you think?
Your Majesty is gentle and understand the pain people feel.
That's the fortune of everyone in the three-world universe.
Go ahead and leave.
If that's the case, then...
Your Majesty, after San Sheng Mu is released
if some Gods fall in love with mortals again what should we do to them then?
I asked you to speak and you said nothing.
Now I've decided and you are interfering.
I just figured something out.
Just let me debate with him for a bit.
If she is so easily pardoned, who will still regard Heaven's Law seriously?
Falling in love with mortals, marrying them will only get imprisoned for about 20 days.
Heaven's Laws will become meaningless.
And you, Chen Xiang, your father was sent to hell by Er Lang Shen secretly.
You could have sued Er Lang Shen in Heaven.
Heaven would have punish him accordingly.
But, you made a mess in Hades.
You not only destroyed Liu's Village's Book of Life and Death
but also demolished the Eighteenth level of Hell
and released tens of thousands of demons.
Your act was reckless and brutal.
You didn't show any respect to Heaven.
Your Highness, I'm willing to bear full responsibilities for my mistakes.
But my mom...
Your mom's violation is too egregious to be pardoned.
No place can live without laws.
No matter it is for Gods or mortals.
Marriage between Gods and mortals is forbidden.
I would like to ask Your Highness.
Heaven's Laws exist for the dignity of Heaven
or for the happiness of the three-world universes?
Of course for all in the three-world universe.
Your Highness, Your Majesty.
Can all gods be rid of all emotions?
Of course not.
Even gods can't get rid of all emotions.
So, even gods can't get rid of all emotions.
It means emotions are common between mortal and gods.
Restricting emotions is against natural instincts.
How can it be for the good of all in the three-world universe?
What is falling in love with mortals?
It is desire.
It is carnal desire.
What are the duties of celestials?
To do good in the three-world universe.
What Heaven's Law restricts is gods' desires
It's not only desire of love
but also greed, desire for power, fame and all other desires.
For those who have desires
if you gave him a chance like this
he will become this kind of person.
That means, to become one of the gods one has to give up all desires.
Right.
So my mom can give up being a celestial.
All of us will just be mortals. Can't we?
- No. - Why?
If I release your mom that means opening a door of desire in Heaven.
More celestials will then be willing to give up their responsibilities
or even their identities as celestials to fulfill their carnal desires.
Chen Xiang.
In order to rescue your mom, in order to reunite your family
you've encountered many difficulties.
You haven't done anything wrong.
It's what you'd do as a human being.
But for Heaven not to release your mom it is not wrong, either.
It is for maintaining order in the three-world universe.
To disturb order in the universe just for your one family's sake, is it worth it?
Her Highness has a good point.
It appears we still can't pardon San Sheng Mu.
What do all celestials think?
Monkey King, what do you think?
Well...
Pardoning San Sheng Mu or not is Heaven's business.
I've got nothing to do with it.
But Your Majesty's words are oracular and firm.
You just said to pardon San Sheng Mu and let her family reunite.
But you reneged just for a few words from Her Highness.
The dignity of Heaven's Law is preserved.
But Your Majesty's dignity...
Monkey King, don't make trouble.
Chen Xiang, don't make irresponsible remarks!
I'm not making irresponsible remarks.
You gave Illusion to Er Lang Shen.
To silence Er Lang Shen, you sent the Four Kings to kill him.
How dare you!
I'm so anxious. I'm so anxious.
- Old Monkey will help you. - Go away!
Who raised you? All you do is open your mouth to scold people?
Don't bug me, Monkey, or I'll be unkind.
Chen Xiang!