The soul that lies dust-laden among the stars, the sun and the moon
Awakens the helplessness of a delirious nightmare.
Uncovering this destiny's thread of events,
cannot escape this lifetime of loneliness.
Behind lies gloomy haze,
before lies a mountain pass.
Even if I want to escape, there is no running away.
But regardless of how fate governs my life,
my persistent heart won't change.
No matter how much time passes and how much the world changes.
Listening to the forlorn sound of the guqin, can't forget what should be forgotten.
Mortal relations entrap my youth.
Forgive the clear arrogance I've hidden in my heart.
go forth into battle and face the vastness, mightiness of the earth and heaven.
Life is also desolate
deeply attracted, like a roaring blaze burning.
The past, watch as I walk once through the ups and downs.
Using the cold blade edge and the guqin's solitude, write the events of the past and of today.
the lonely sword against my fingertip, speak and laugh easily.
Episode 21
You are a Ling Nv.
Don't forget your place and responsibilities.
Grandma, I haven't forgotten.
You already know that the Sword of Burning Solitude is dangerous.
If we want to bring back the Burning,
we have to bring back Susu.
I don't want to be reckless.
That's why I have to slowly convince Susu
Slowly convince...
How much longer do you need?
Qing Xue,
have you been taken hostage by Tusu?
No grandma, I am fine.
The Burning is too powerful.
Once you lose control, the consequences are beyond imagination.
I am also thinking for Youdu.
Can not, every day the Burning of Solitude stays in the human world,
I will be restless.
If you don't bring back the Burning.
-I will send someone there. -No need. No need.
Grandma, you don't have to send anyone.
I will get this done quickly.
The Burning of Solitude is related to You Du's existence,
and the life of Nu Wa Goddess' bloodline.
Once the seal is broken,
Everything is too late.
Right now, you're hurt by essential energy,
I'm worried that you don't have the power to bring Tusu home.
Grandma, my injuries are minor.
In a few days,
I can bring the Burning back for sure.
Then, how will you bring it home?
Although I can't bring it back quickly,
Grandma, I will quickly convince Tusu,
and then bring back the Burning.
I will believe you one more time.
If within half a month,
you still can't bring back the Burning.
You will return home immediately.
Yes, I understand.
Susu
I didn't know
you are also here for the Burning.
It is not like what you have heard.
I am not here to steal the Burning.
I just want to protect the Burning.
It is our Youdu's responsibility.
In order to protect the Burning,
you can hurt other people.
Is that your Youdu's method?
Susu, it is not like what you think.
No wonder Teacher doesn't want me to meet You Du people,
all of you are scarier than the Masked people.
I never thought of hurting you.
Right, you just want the Burning.
Listen to me. If the seal to the Burning is broken,
your life will also be in danger.
I am just worried about you.
Can you trust me for once?
Come with me to Youdu with the Burning.
There's no need.
Return alone to Youdu.
Susu, Susu
Susu, Susu, listen to me.
This really is good wine.
Unfortunately,
I don't have the mood to drink.
There's still no news of the Jade?
Lady Jin's trigram can't calculate it either?
Even if we don't mention Lady Jin, it's fine.
I should just find the Jade myself.
Do you have a plan?
Where will you go next?
Anywhere.
There are no news here.
Leaving
This time,
I want you to leave Jiang Du with me to find the Jade.
That's not a problem.
But I have one requirement.
Don't worry.
You will have your wine.
Only Shao Gong understands me.
Ok, tonight, I will say goodbye to Hua Shang.
This time that we go
you will be separated with Hua Shang.
She will blame me.
What's there to blame.
Friends are like limbs, wife...
Moreover, she is not my wife.
What reason does she have to interfere?
Feelings between man and woman is just that.
Today, you can hold hands and spend the rest of your lives together.
Or then one day, some misfortune occurs,
the two of you go separate ways.
some misfortune occurs,
the two of you go separate ways.
Only she
can wait on you forever.
Yet you don't appreciate her.
When one day you return,
she's already not at Hua Man House.
You will not see her again.
By that time, you will regret it.
Hua Shang won't easily leave Hua Man House.
Before, I had left for around three years,
when I returned,
I would charm her, and it'll be the same once again.
This is the reason that I love Hua Shang.
Living happily without a care.
Hua Shang
Come out and drink with me.
Hua Shang
Hua Shang, come out and drink wine with me.
-Hua Shang is not here. -Where is she?
She's taking medicine to Jin Niang.
Jin Niang? Jin Niang?
Jin Niang?
Jin Niang, are you okay?
Jin Niang?
Come in.
Jin Niang, have you seen Hua Shang?
If you looking for Hua Shang, why are you at my place?
Last night, didn't she bring you medicine?
After she gave me the medicine,
she went home.
Hua Shang didn't come home all night.
Didn't come home?
This is strange.
I should ask you.
Did you make Hua Shang angry again?
I made Hua Shang angry?
Why do you say so?
Aren't you leaving soon?
How could Hua Shang not be angry?
I haven't even told her that I was leaving.
How would she know?
Maybe she overheard you two talking,
so she doesn't want to see you.
Men like you,
come and go as you please.
Fine then.
She doesn't want to see me.
Then I don't want to see her either.
Now I don't have to explain anything.
When I come back, we'll talk.
I looked at all the places that I can think of.
But I still can't find her.
Where do you think she went?
Maybe she went out to do something.
Then she'll return later. Wait a bit.
What is it that she didn't come home all night?
Also, Hua Shang
She doesn't have any enemies.
Always lived in Hua Man House.
There's no reason for her to leave without saying anything.
Big brother Qian Shang, there's a big problem.
In the pond, we found a body.
It is Hua Shang.
You need to go and check.
Yesterday, you were fine.
You said you will drink wine with me.
How could this be?
Elder Ouyang,
Clan Leader requests that you take a visit to Qing Yu Clan.
Also bring along the jade piece as well.
What the jade piece is,
blame me for I never heard of it.
Also, I will not return.
The piece is what,
Clan Leader Lei didn't specifically say.
As a disciple, of course there's no way I can find out.
But in Qin Chuan,
Elder's actions,
Clan Leader knows everything.
Elder is also a smart person.
You shouldn't think that we're ignorant, right?
I don't care how Clan Leader got news about me.
You should go find the person who told him.
I still have important things to do.
I can't return.
Clan Leader also has important things.
Don't make it difficult for me.
Please return to Qing Yun Tan with me.
Report to Clan Leader, find another person.
Goodbye.
Elder really isn't going to consider
your loved ones.
And also Lady Xun Fang.
They're guests at Qing Yun Tan.
Elder Ouyang, please calm down.
Clan Leader Lei is just being nice.
He wants to take care of them nicely in place of you.
That is why, you should return soon.
Clan Leader towards this elderly,
can be considered as hospitable.
But it's the brotherhood,
I can't guarantee how the others may treat Lady Xun Fang.
It will be a pity if something happens.
You..
You try.
Repeat what you have said before.
To Lei Yan,
you are just a dog.
If I kill you,
Lei Yan won't do much to me.
Disc..disciple was wrong.
But I request that Elder should return quickly.
If something were to happen to the two of them,
then even I can not handle the blame.
Hua Shang was a good person.
I didn't even get a chance to thank her.
But suddenly to...
why did this happen?
That's right. What is there that she can't think of in another way?
how did it lead to suicide by jumping in the lake?
It is so pitiful.
Qian Shang must be heartbroken.
I just saw him drinking wine alone.
His eyes were red.
Usually, he's laughing and happy.
Who knew that Hua Shang meant that much to him.
Little fox demon, you see.
Life is unpredictable.
Death comes without warning.
That's why you have to appreciate your loved ones.
I have been telling you to stop loving me.
Our life spans are different.
When we die,
you will be the one that is heartbroken.
Isn't he the same?
Tusu is different from you.
-Where is he different? -He is different.
We must separate.
Sooner or later.
We must not be too invested.
But,
it is also because life is unpredictable.
That's why we should treasure it.
Susu
What's wrong with them?
How would I know?
Last night, when she went to give you the medicine,
did she say anything to you?
She is sad that Qian Shang is leaving.
Why didn't she find me to try and keep me here?
You should know how she is.
She wouldn't tell you everything inside her heart.
Yesterday, she cried alot,
and talked about foolish things.
I keep comforting her.
I thought she was momentarily heartbroken and wouldn't do anything foolish.
I can't believe it.
This is my fault.
If I knew that this would happen,
I wouldn't let her leave.
I would have tried to keep her here.
This morning you came to me.
I didn't want to talk to you.
Men like you
come and go and never return.
What happened today,
you didn't think that it would be possible.
If you weren't so heartless,
it wouldn't come to this.
In your heart, what place did she have?
When you leave,
she cried until there's no tears left.
When you return,
she would be happy again.
All of us are far from home.
Sacrificing our body in this Hua Man House.
We're just finding someone to truly love us.
Unfortunately,
"The flower that has fallen has feelings but the running waters are emotionless."
In the end, nothing can stay.
Wholeheartedly focused on one person,
exchanged for this kind of ending.
Whatever, leave, all leave.
It's only clean when all left.
Don't take her words to heart.
No, I'm thinking that Hua Shang is not a person like that.
You think that Hua Shang's death is suspicious.
Yesterday, we had promised to meet.
Let's say that it's on impulse.
But there needs to be a reason.
How can it happen before we met? To leave so quickly.
She dropped off the medicine, and afterwards committed suicide.
After delivering the medicine,
something must have happened.
Yesterday, I meant to say goodbye.
However, today, she is the one that left me.
I have known Hua Shang for many years.
Her personality
is definitely one who would look down upon life.
Her death is suspicious.
I must find out the truth.
But Hua Shang's body has been buried.
How will you investigate?
I have learned to call forth spirits.
Although it'll use up some of my cultivation skills,
For Hua Shang, I will have to try.
Is this You Dou's spirit calling?
Hua Shang
Qian Shang, what is this place?
I thought that I already died.
Am I dreaming?
Hua Shang, Hua Shang
I am willing to burn the wick that is covered by my life.
Even the burning would light up for you
I guess I'm not dreaming after all.
I'm sorry. This is my fault.
If that night I didn't leave,
then this wouldn't have happened.
This is fate.
This isn't your fault.
-No. -I have thought it through.
Regretfully, I didn't get a chance to tell you sooner.
I can't believe that I have a chance to tell you now.
Qian Shang, you are a good person.
I don't know what you have been through.
To have made you into the person that you are now.
On the outside, you seem irrational and careless.
But I know you're not that type of person.
You're kindhearted.
More than most people in this world.
But you try to hide it.
Not just anyone will understand you.
I have misjudged you. Hua Shang.
No, I'm just not blessed.
Unable to resolve the conflict within your heart.
I wish that you meet someone,
who will understand you,
and live happily together.
No, no, no, no, you are good.
I'm not good.
I'm sorry, Hua Shang.
I'm sorry.
If there's a next life,
do you agree...?
Hua Shang,
what happened last night?
Yesterday...
Last night, I was bringing medicine to Jin Niang.
I saw her face...
Her face...
What's wrong with her face?
Her face became very scary.
Then who killed you?
I...
Hua Shang
I'm sorry.
It is Jin Niang.
It must be Lady Jin who killed her.
Jin Niang!
Are you sure that Jin Niang is the murderer?
Even though I don't have any evidence.
But Jin Niang is currently missing.
She's probably trying to escape.
Qian Shang is already investigating Lady Jin's location.
I don't think that we should stay here any longer.
We should quickly leave.
Shao Gong, Shao Gong
There's alot of people outside
saying that they want to capture the two of you.
It might be people from Qing Yun Tan.
Yes, and including the Second Senior Brother of Tian Yong City.
At this point,
we can't avoid them any longer.
I'll take care of them.
Wait.
We don't have to do anything yet.
If it's a group of people,
then it won't be easy to deal with.
Now, there are two groups.
That's good then. They can attack each other.
Then we can watch from above,
the two groups fighting.
Lan Sheng
Why are you making me go?
This will be hard work for you.
Alright then.
Second Senior Brother, what sect are they?
Why are they here?
Looking at the leader,
he's seems very arrogant.
No need to care what sect they're from.
If they dare strike,
then I will teach them a lesson.
Senior, I heard that Ouyang Shao Gong
was once a disciple of Tian Yong City.
Could these people be reinforcements?
They were sent here to get in our way.
Let's wait and see first.
Report back to Clan Leader immediately.
Second Senior Brother
Second Senior Brother, you finally came.
I've been going everywhere to find you.
How come you left without saying anything?
Tusu is inside.
But disciples of Qing Yun Tan
want to capture Tusu and Shao Gong.
If Tusu and Shao Gong are captured,
then Second Senior Brother coming here would be pointless.
What?
Why do they want to capture Tusu?
I am not sure...
I think they want to know from Tusu
Tian Yong City's magical skills.
It is probably in order to fight against Tian Yong City.
Fight against Tian Yong City?
Ate the guts of bears and leopards? (Having the guts)
Senior, it seems that they're from Tian Yong City.
Look at them.
It's obvious. They're here to capture Baili Tusu.
There's so many of them.
If you're scared,
then it's best to leave,
in case you lose.
Are you joking with me?
Why would I be scared of them?
Hey, this is Tian Yong City's
Second Senior Brother, Ling Duan.
You "no name" people
should go hide somewhere.
Don't blame me if Second Senior Brother
beat you up badly.
Tian Yong City dare to get in our way.
Clan Leader has orders,
we have to capture them.
In a while, once action is taken, don't be hospitable.
Opening the mouth but no claws,
who are you scaring?
Only you guys?
Dare to snatch people with Qing Yu Clan?
What is Qing Yun Tan?
How come I never heard of it?
I urge you
to go back home and learn about Tian Yong City.
I don't want to fight people, who aren't worth it.
What a big breath!
You guys really don't know anything until you have gotten some punishment!
Attack if you dare.
Tusu, are you hot?
I am back!
You don't have to worry.
People from Tian Yong City were tricked by me.
For now, they won't be after us.
Once the people of Tian Yong City and Qing Yu Clan realize the plan,
They won't forget this.
We have to stay here a few days.
This place...
This place has trees and flowers, but no house to live in.
How do we live here?
In the wild?
I'll go get some grass.
I'll help you.
No need.
I can sleep in the tree.
But...I'm hungry.
Xiang Ling, what do you want to eat?
-I'll go buy it for you. -A meat bun.
Ok, I'll go buy it.
No, no.
Ling Duan and Qing Yun Tan's disciples are searching for Susu.
What if you see them?
Qing Xue is right.
Be careful the next few days.
No one should go out.
We can't go anywhere. How will we survive for days?
Do we eat trees and grass?
No worries.
For Tusu, I will not eat meat buns anymore. I can starve for a few days.
This place may have wild fruits.
-I will go look. -Let me go with you.
-Xiang Ling, wait for me. -Why are coming? -Come on, let's go.
Xiang Ling, talking about picking fruits, I have experience
Shao Gong, when we left Hua Man House,
Qian Shang doesn't know yet.
If he meets Qing Yun Tan's disciples, will he be in danger?
Qian Shang is a very careful person.
He will be fine.
But I am worried
If he can't find Lady Jin's location, he'll be sad and blame himself.
I need to check on him.
Be careful.
Hey,
To live is not easy.
To die is rather easy.
- Isn't it just something that can be done in a blink of an eye? - No, I...
You're a big man, tall and strong,
how come you're so useless?
Your dress-up is a Jiang Hu person.
What is there that you can't look the other way and let it pass?
- No, I'm really— - If you're really sad, then focus on other things.
Grind your teeth, sleep,
after a day, everything has passed.
I thank you!
I just drank a little of this bad wine.
It rushed to my head, I want to vomit.
- Really? - Definitely!
After all, you don't know sadness after drinking a thousand drinks.
I as a person, good wine,
even if I drink more,
I won't jump into the river.
So I thought wrong.
That's right.
Alright, meeting by chance, it counts as fate
In the future, if you want to drink wine,
you can find me at Hua Man House.
I, can treat you to good wine.
I am going.
I knew that you will be here.
Did you find where is Jin Niang?
I looked all over Jiang Du, in and out.
But there are no clues.
It's me who's sorry to Hua Shang.
That year, when I met Hua Shang,
she thought I was giving up on life
saved me, yelled at me
scared that I won't live on.
She even gave me wine that she personally brewed and some spare coins.
All these years, I traveled the world.
I come and go.
I never took care of her or worried about her.
I never promised her anything.
And I hurt her without knowing it.
But she has always been faithful to me.
In the end,
she wanted me to find a good girl.
I didn't treasure her love.
Now that she is gone,
I can't even avenge her.
Destined to meet, but can't be together.
Destiny cannot be forced.
You shouldn't blame yourself.
Everyone has their own destiny.
Hua Shang's love for you is her destiny.
Destiny.
Hua Shang once told me.
Destiny isn't always a good thing.
Now, her words have come true.
She shouldn't have met me.
Shao Gong,
I need to go to Qing Yun Tan.
Isn't Lady Jin originally a servant in Qing Yu Clan?
Qing Yu Clan definitely has someone who knows her.
Or know her background and location.
I was about to tell you.
Qing Yun Tan and Tian Yong City's disciples are here.
Tu Su and I have already left Hua Man House.
We're currently residing in Peach Blossom Valley.
-Let's go to Qing Yun Tan. -We can't.
They want you to make medicine for them.
If you go, aren't you the goat stepping into the lion's den?
I already done wrong to Hua Shang,
I can't involve you.
It's not just your problem.
Right now, Aunt Tong and Xun Fang
are in Lei Yan's hands.
I must go to Qing Yun Tan.
Xun Fang...
She is...
You're right. Xun Fang is still alive.
Aunt Tong and Xun Fan are held as hostages in Qing Yu Clan.
I'm going to Qing Yun Tan to save them.
You all should stay here.
But before, wasn't Aunt Tong in Qin Chuan?
When did this happen?
Why didn't you say anything?
I found out unexpectedly. I couldn't believe it.
Shao Gong, I will go with you.
No need. Qian Shang will go with me.
We'll come back quickly.
Before I heard Cha Xiao Guai mention Qing Yu Clan.
They have many disciples.
It's too dangerous for only two of you.
Rescuing Aunt Tong is such an important task.
We will certainly help.
How can you help?
If you go, we would have to save you.
Last time, if it wasn't for me, we would have been caught.
Enough, stop fighting.
Let me explain.
Not letting you guys go is because in a few days, it'll be the full moon.
At this time, Tu Su's evil aura is heavier.
It's not suitable for being on the road.
Everyone should stay and take care of him.
I don't need others to take care of me.
But you still need to stay.
We can't go with too many people.
When Shao Gong enters Qing Yun Tan,
I will support him outside.
If all of you go, you will only argue loudly.
Don't worry.
With Qian Shang, I'll be safe and save Aunt Tong and Xun Fang.
Qian Shang, let's go
I'll go with them.
Where are you going?
Even Tusu can't go.
What are you trying to take part of? Are your skills better than his?
I'm comparable to Tusu.
Do I have evil spirits on me?
Qing Xue.
It's getting late.
Let's rest soon.
Because of you.
All this time, and still not finished. Such an idiot.
Susu, Susu
Susu, the last time we went here
Didn't we plant peach blossoms? It's starting to grow.
Let's go take a look.
I don't like peach blossoms.
Tusu, do you want to eat fruits? Are you hungry?
Ok.
Tusu
Eat some fruits. Here.
Where's my fruits?
There's none.
Tusu, does the pond over there
look like the one you save me from?
It's just that the our Red Leaf River's water is clearer and more beautiful.
Brother Tu Su, after you find the Jade,
Together, we'll go back to Wu Meng Valley.
Alright.
Really? Tusu is very nice.
Let's go back together.
Xiang Ling, Tusu
You both can't leave me.
You guys bring me along to this something Wu,
something Valley.
We have to ask Tusu.
If he let's you go, you can go.
I don't care.
You can't leave me.
-Or else I will... -Or else you do what?
Didn't Shao Gong say it? The full moon is coming.
I have to be with you and safely endure the evil aura.
Depend on you?
If not me,
there's still Qing Xue.
Qing Xue, am I right?
Stars in the sky are like peoples' fate.
There are some stars that can never get close.
Then there are some stars
will slowly drift further away from each other.
Just like us.
From strangers to friends,
who knows when we will be separated one day?
So now that we're together,
we should care more towards each other.
Because we may never see each other again.
Who is it?
Tusu, what are you doing?
Xiang Ling and Qing Xue are asleep.
No one is paying attention to me and I was thinking that it's not appropriate for men and women to be together,
So I came to find you.
Tusu, my dad used to say.
A person is born and then die is like a dream.
We are living,
but we're actually in a dream.
After all, "Yesterday's dream spoke of Buddhism,
now Buddhism dictates the dream." (World issues are a fantasy, we shouldn't be too materialistic. In dreams, we're free.)
What are you trying to say?
I...
I want to say that some things are a dream.
If there's anything unhappy,
if we think about it, it's not real anyways.
Even though I think some of these ideas are iffy,
But sometimes, I will think of them too,
use it to comfort myself sometimes.
What do you think?
I think that you didn't fully wake up yet and you're sleep talking.
Sleep talking? What sleep talk? (Can also be translated as dream talk)
I... Did I say it wrong?
I've been restless for most of the day, it wasn't easy for me to think of these words to comfort you.
How come you don't appreciate it?
I'm fine.
I'm an unlucky person. Being scared of me is normal.
What do you mean unlucky?
You're speaking nonsense.
The truth proves that when Lady Jin was fighting life with life with you,
she was talking nonsense.
You can't believe her.
What Lady Jin said, some are true.
Because of my evil spirits,
I harmed Teacher, Senior Brother and Junior.
These things were caused by the evil aura.
It's not like you want to.
I may not understand your past.
But since you came to Qin Chuan,
you helped my sister catch the rapist.
And saved alot of people from poison.
Also, me too.
But I, Fan Lan Sheng, feel that my life suddenly became open and clear.
I learned a lot of skills. You are my lucky star.
I haven't taught you anything.
You haven't taught me at all.
But you can teach me other things.
Like, fair ladies,
gentlemen are willing to court.
You know, right? Us two have been together for so long,
no matter what, we can say we have a brotherly bond.
So you shouldn't keep things to yourself.
What?
I talked so much. Are you pretending to not understand?
What I meant was... What do I do to make girls like me?
How should I know?
Hey, how can you not know?
If you don't know, then why do Xiang Ling and Qing Xue are so focused on you,
following you everywhere?
I'm telling you.
You can't leave me while you know I'm in trouble.
Even though Xiang Ling is a demon, and I'm human, I still like her.
Why don't you tell her what you're thinking?
-What do I say? -Whatever you want to say.
Say whatever I want to say?
That is your secret?
But... I already told Xiang Lin,
and she still won't accept me.
What do you think?
Do I have to be like you? Putting on a face every day.
Is this called cool?
Ignoring me again.
Qing Xue, where did Tusu go?
Did you two fight?
Tusu doesn't seem happy.
Qing Xue, he won't go with you.
I didn't want to force him
to do things that he didn't want to do.
I just want to take him to You Dou
and help him cure the Burning.
But he doesn't believe me.
I don't know how to help him.
Qing Xue,
don't take Tusu away, ok?
Fell in love with the quietly flowing river of stars that fill the sky
as if a dream has covered itself in soft flowing robes
moist eyes cannot hold back the sorrow that stirs in my heart
In this moment, I should be leaning on your shoulder.
I still remember your simple and innocent appearance in the beginning
But now you've experienced the vicissitudes of life
Even if I'll get hurt, I'm still willing to forever
Wait at your side like this.
Look into the distance, in the direction in which you pointed
We went there to climb, to wander
In the distance, those clear bright times
Even now they are unforgettable.
Look into the distance, we were once impetuous in our youth
Nursing our dreams, we traversed the vast land
We searched for the heaven of love in distant places
I went flying with you.
Bravely fly into the distance.