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[Fire of the Heart 心之火 (Xin Zhi Huo)] sung by Julia Peng Jia Hui 彭佳慧 and F.I.R. 飞儿乐团 (Fei Er Yue Tuan)
♪ When yearning flew across the night sky, ♪
♪ it twisted around the fingers, and left behind a beautiful image like a dream. ♪
♪ When infinite cherry blossoms fall, ♪
♪ a thread of sadness and regret sweep across me as I remembered that feeling. ♪
♪ So much hurt. So much resentment. So, so much pain! ♪
♪ So much love. So much hate. So, so much mess! OH~ ♪
♪ One whose love is too insane, that is a willful squander. ♪
♪ Every reconciliation after a fight, we hug, kiss wildly and surrender. ♪
♪ One whose love is not mad, is not fit to say they have loved before. ♪
♪ I'm not asking for tomorrow, eternity or a future. ♪
♪ It's enough. ♪
The Journey of Flower - (Hua Qian Gu)
Episode 8
Everyone, I, Hua Qian Gu do not know to make grand speeches,
I just know that today we will protect Mount Zu.
Or lay down our lives doing so.
That is... The mountain stands as I stand. If the mountain dies then I die.
The mountain stands as I stand. If the mountain dies then I die.
Mount Zu's morale isn't bad. But I don't know how long it'll last.
Custodian of Law, you're overthinking. What use is morale?
Plus, under Custodian of the Law's commands,
Zu Mountain is merely a pile of sand just waiting to collapse.
Alright. Then today, let's give everyone a chance to practice.
Understood. Kill them!
Look at me.
~Music~
Listen up. Carry on fighting.
The bad guys have been knocked back! We won!
We won! We won!
Father is so awesome!
Don't get happy too quickly, this is only Seven Murder Faction's first attacking group,
The next group that advances will be much stronger.
Kuang Ye Tian!
Dongfang! What happened?
My formation was broken by them.
Quickly stand up. Every Mount Zu's disciples retreat to the Main Hall!
- Reporting. -Speak. Lord Strange Decay sends a message saying
They've retrieved Qing Xu's body, and for us to quickly retreat.
Retreat? I've lost so many underlings,
And he expects me retreat just because he says so?
Custodian of Law, this is what Lord Strange Decay...
I don't care that he's Lord Strange Decay!
Whoever dares to hinder me today, I'll kill them!
Until Mount Zu is destroyed, I, Shan Chun Qiu will not rest!
Start the formation!
I haven't met such an expert in a long time.
Don't speak nonsense. Can you break the formation?
Custodian of the Law, give me some powers.
I can definitely break the formation.
Quickly go.
Go again.
Bones, my Golden Dipper Absorb Method cannot hold much longer.
Yun Yin, listen to my command.
I am here.
From today onward, Mount Zu would be in your control.
What? Sect Leader, you...
Mount Zu's disciples, listen to my commands.
Yes!
You all quickly leave Zu Mountain, stop resisting to prevent innocent sacrifices.
Bones, what do you want to do?
I am going out to fight, to delay some time. You all quickly leave.
Mother, don't!
Bones!
-Mr Dongfang -Sect Leader.
Yun Yin, help me take care the both of them.
Brat, you finally appeared.
If you kneel down and beg for mercy, I will be kind
and not kill you.
Shan Chun Qiu, the Mount Zu's Temple Feather is here.
Didn't you want it? Come and get it yourself, if you can.
Hua Qian Gu! For the likes of you, does Shan Custodian of Law need to personally go get it?
What? Are you scared now?
How about this, I'll take three blows from you.
If you can defeat me within three blows,
The Mount Zu Temple Feather and Zu Mountain itself I will hand over. I will also guarantee that all Mount Zu disciples will,
never step into Zu Mountain again after today. But if I can still stand up after three blows,
you guys get out of Zu Mountain and never step in Zu Mountain again!
Shan Chun Qiu, do you dare?
This first blow, I only used 30% of my power.
Is that so? I only used 10%.
Alright. Now, the second blow.
Can you still stand up?
You can still stand up.
There's still one blow.
Sect Leader! Sect Leader! I will take this blow in your place.
Get back.
-Sect Leader-Get back!
Have you gotten your affairs in order?
Get ready to die!
Honorable Superior... Honorable...
Little Bone! (x2)
Holy Ruler!
Greetings to the Holy Ruler!
Sha Qian Mo, if you insist on inciting a conflict with the sect,
then today, I must kill you.
Holy Ruler,
who let you to harass Mount Zu?
Holy Ruler, I...
How many times have I told you to not harass Mount Zu?
You treat my words as wind besides the ears?
Holy Ruler, I want to help you to expand your territory and rule the world
If I, Sha Qian Mo, want to rule the world, I only need move one finger.
Do I need your help?
Qing Xu, in the past, saved my life.
Not only did you kill him, you even want to massacre whole Mount Zu. What do you treat me?
I..I didn't know.
Today is due to my lack of discipline.
Who do you want to kill, just tell me.
Or, do you need my help?
Stop.
Bring your people back to Palace of Seven Murders.
Not good! Taoist Qing Xu's body has gone missing.
What?
Mother, you really wake up! That's great!
How are you feeling?
Honorable Superior..Honorable Superior.. Why are you here?
Once I know Mount Zu is facing difficulty, I rushed here. Now that Seven Murders has retreated,
but Taoist Qing Xu's body has gone missing.
What? Taoist Qing Xu's body has gone missing.
It is because I'm useless. I can't even protect Taoist Qing Xu's body.
How do I face Mount Zu's disciples?
You already did very well.
Thankfully, Honorable Superior can reach here in time.
If not, your life would be hard to save too. Mother.
Yun Yin told me everything. You used your body
to protect Mount Zu. You did well already.
No. I must find Taoist Qing Xu's body back.
Your injury is not light. Have a good rest.
I will deal with the rest of the matters.
You take care of her.
I know already.
Honorable Superior, is Bones fine?
-She is fine already.-That's great.
With one's strength, you can defeat Seven Murders.
I can tell your technique with the pavilion wood sword is at top of this world.
Honorable Superior praises me too much. Since childhood I was passionate about these things.
By chance that Superior Immortal Luo Hedong's disciple was to be assigned as successor.
Luo Hedong? Then by luck he has shown up.
I sound weird, but I haven't met my teacher for a long time.
This you also know, that my teacher is like a dragon deity, can catch sight of its head but not its tail.
You and him have been prancing about everywhere.
My aspirations are with the ancestral temple, concentrating on the imperial exams.
My teacher love wander here and there, he only come to meet me when he want.
Sometime, we only met once a year.
Little Bone.
Honorable Superior.
Have you freshened up? Once you have washed and dressed up, follow me down to the audience hall.
-Right now?-Yes.
Jing Feng, Jing Yang, and all disciples pay our homage to our Sect Leader!
Sect Leader!
Mount Zu has confronted this great calamity with the efforts of Sect Leader to save us from the desperate situation.
The entire Mount Zu are eternally grateful
Sect Leader please receive our homage!
We disciples thank Sect Leader for her selflessness and bravery. Protecting Mount Zu.
Everybody please stand up!
Actually, this is not my own merits!
If we didn't have Dongfang Yu Qing tactics
If it weren't for your solidarity, I myself cannot protect Mountain Shu!
If it weren't for sect leader's bravery
Mount Zu would have fallen long ago in this battle against Seven Murder Faction.
Sect leader, Qing Feng and I continue to make it difficult for you
I hope you won't won't make note of our faults.
Forgive our foolishness!
Elders, please stand up!
I know, you are just thinking for Mountain Shu,
But, I think,
I cannot be the Sect Leader, I know nothing!
If you don't accept, we will not stand up!
Until sect leader is willing to look after Mountain Shu
Sect Leader, Please lead us forward!
Honorable Superior,
I only want to stay at Chang Liu to learn,
Now, you are Sect Leader of Mountain Shu,
You can no longer stay at Chang Liu to learn.
- Then I will... -Honorable Superior's words are wrong.
Honorable Superior, Chang Liu and Mountain Shu have a very close-knit relationship.
Also, Honorable Superior and senior brother are close
Now Mountain Shu is in danger, If Sect Leader can take on both roles
then we have hope to revive.
Didn't Honorable Superior say that each sect should branch out and help each other?
We should just throw away our discrimination, is that not right?
Alright. Seeing as the two Elders do not mind,
You can continue staying at Chang Liu to find a teacher and learn.
Thank you, Honorable Superior.
Congratulations, Sect Leader.
Everyone, get up.
Senior Uncle, I'll immediately go to organise the formal sect leader temple feather receiving ceremony.
-Go quickly-Yun Yin!
That isn't an emergency, what is important now is to find Taoist Qing Xu's body.
We'll discuss everything else later.
Understood.
Tell me the location of the Ten Deity Devices.
Speak!
Pavilion Master, are you alright?
Qing Xu, that old thing. He's still a tough set bones even in death.
But what I want to know, no matter whether or not your bones are tough,
You will obediently tell me the truth.
What you want.
The location of the Ten Deity Devices is in here?
The locations have been confirmed, but they are scattered among the various sects.
Whether or not you can get them depends on your ability.
Lord Strange Decay, you used me to attack Mount Zu,
You used diversion,
Taking the chance to take Taoist Qing Xu's body before escaping.
Did you know, I was almost killed because of you!
Didn't I send a message telling you to retreat?
You are the one to blame.
You!
Why hasn't Bone hasn't returned yet?
Bone! You're finally back.
Honorable Superior, this is...
We've already met. You've had a busy day, are you tired?
Qian Gu, let's go back inside the house.
Honorable Superior! (x2)
Someone who hides his identity and origins is not worthy of trust.
Honorable Superior!
Dongfang, don't take it to heart. Honorable Superior just meant-
Don't worry! I don't care about what he thinks. I only care about what you think.
You're my friend. We'll always be good friends.
Then... I'll go first to see Honorable Superior.
Honorable Superior, please have some tea.
Honorable Superior, Dongfang... he's really a good person.
Then, are you clear about his origins?
Can you tell apart the truths from the lies in the words he says?
He's my friend... he won't deceive me.
Little Bone, people are unpredictable. If you trust people so much,
you might run into trouble. Also,
You don't even know know where he comes from, how can you tell if he's a good person or bad?
He's helped me since the time I met him,
Including this time with the battle at Mount Zu, we troubled him for help.
Little Bone, listen to me. Those who have once helped you,
make it easier to hurt you. Understand?
Come in.
Sect Leader, Honorable Superior, Chang Liu sent a message. Mount Song Li was burglarized,
Sect Leader Qi is injured really bad.
Alright, I understand. You can leave first.
I need to go back to Chang Liu,
gather each sect to discuss a solution.
Since Taoist Qing Xu's body has been stolen, and the other side's No Return Ink-stone has also been stolen,
Could it be..? Honorable Superior!
It must be that someone wants to use Taoist Qing Xu's body
To find out the location of the Ten Deity Devices.
It's the Pavilion of Strange Decay!
Very well. I will go to the Pavilion of Strange Decay right away.
Honorable Superior! I'm going too!
I wonder what Honorable Superior needs to grace us with your presence.
What are you doing? Honorable Superior has no match in this world. Killing me is as simple as flipping his hand over.
Are you able to protect me? Leave.
Yes.
What does Honorable Superior need me for?
Hand over Taoist Qing Xu's body.
Taoist Qing Xu's body has been stolen? That is truly a great mystery of this world.
There is also the No Return Ink-stone.
I'm sure that Honorable Superior would not, without reason,
push the guilt of stealing Taoist Qing Xu's body and the No Return Ink-stone
onto my Pavilion of Strange Decay?
In this world, besides the Pavilion of Strange Decay,
who else is there that would hold onto a dead person's body and refuse to let go?
Honorable Superior, it is no wonder that all of your sects can never defeat the Seven Murder Faction.
So you all put your efforts into muddled suspicions?
Don't force me to make a move.
Honorable Superior, as the sect leader of Chang Liu and the leader of all the sects,
If you wanted to flatten my Pavilion of Strange Decay and take my life, it is but a simple task.
Won't do, Honourable superior would utter words are very irritating
That's not a problem. But if you kill someone without a reason,
Isn't this what you call as asking people to handle it?
That isn't the way you work.
Pavilion Master, I want to make a trade with you.
Little Bone.
Honorable Superior, this is a Mount Zu Sect matter. Please let Little Bone resolve it by herself.
I, Hua Qian Gu, ask that the Pavilion Master can give us some aid and use your power
To let Mount Zu be able to find Taoist Qing Xu's body, whatever the price,
I, Hua Qian Gu, will be willing to pay it.
Miss Qian Gu, I'm sorry. I cannot help you with this.
Why not? Wasn't it here at the Pavilion of Strange Decay, as long as you can pay the price,
You can fulfil every wish? Do you want my secrets? I can tell you anything-
Miss Qian Gu, I can only give you these words: I want to help, but I cannot.
What I should say, I have already said. The two of you, please leave.
Pavilion Master!
Honorable Superior, are we really going to leave just like that?
Unless you really want to kill Lord Strange Decay?
But... Taoist Qing Xu's body...
We have to set our priorities. Taoist Qing Xu's body is indeed important,
But it's even more important that we get the Ten Deity Devices.
Honorable Superior, do you think that these events
really have to do with the Pavilion of Strange Decay?
Little Bone, I have to go back to Chang Liu to discuss what to do with everyone.
Not a problem! Don't worry Honorable Superior, my Fly With the Sword technique has improved a lot already!
I'm going, Honorable Superior!
According to Sect Leader Bai,
if the stealing of the No Return Ink-stone is just the beginning,
then the other deity devices that the other sects are in charge of protecting
are in a lot of danger!
-
Everyone,
The most important thing now is to not let the Seven Murder Faction get the deity devices.
Or else, if the Great Desolate Energy Force appears,
the world will be in chaos!
Then... what good idea do you have?
Everyone was asked to come here today so that everyone could
hand over their deity devices and let Chang Liu distribute them again.
Chang Liu takes full responsibility of redistributing the devices?
Isn't that making it easier for the Seven Murder Faction?
As long as someone ambushes Chang Liu, who can stop the demon deity from appearing?
That is right! Sect Leader Wen is right.
If the deity devices were all given to Chang Liu to be redistributed,
I don't think that would work. We have protected these deity devices for thousands of years,
Right? I think we should think about another
way to deal with this.
Right now the Seven Murder Faction has already mobilized all their forces.
If we don't hurry and join forces, I'm afraid that even if they don't attack,
we will have already lost.
No matter if handing the deity devices over to Chang Liu are a losing method,
Is your Chang Liu the only one fighting the Seven Murder Faction?
The deity device is in my hands!
If you are not afraid of death, then come and take it! Everyone,
I will leave now!
-I'm leaving!-I'm leaving!
Just who are you?
What "who"?
What did you need me for?
What? Can I not come find you without a reason?
That's right. What are you thinking about?
I met a mysterious martial arts master in the Pavilion of Strange Decay.
His skills reminded me of an old friend.
The Pavilion of Strange Decay? Would a person close to you willingly stay in that place?
It is because it is impossible that I cannot think it through.
You can't think it through?
There is something even Senior Brother cannot think through? What a thing that is hard to find!
This Lord Strange Decay has always done things in high secrecy.
Right now there is another martial arts master whose origin is unknown.
Looks like we have to be more careful.
Yes, don't worry. I will add more people to watch the Pavilion of Strange Decay.
That's right. How is Mount Zu doing? Is that little girl doing okay?
From now on, Mount Zu will be in peace.
That little girl really became the sect leader of Mount Zu?
This is getting something positive out of something negative!
It is still hard to decide if it's a good thing or a bad thing.
Hey..
I say, Senior Brother.
Why do I feel like I have to read between the lines when you're talking today?
Look, you're pulling this trick on me again right?
Fine, I'll go. I won't bother you.
That mysterious person dressed in black..could it be him?
Sect leader, you're back!
You're finally back! We didn't know where to find you!
I went to look at the Pavilion of Strange Decay but I didn't find anything.
You don't need to look anymore. Senior Brother's body has already been returned.
What? Where did you find it?
When I woke up this morning, I already found that Teacher's body has been returned to its original spot.
Let's go look.
Taoist, I was bad.
I didn't protect your body well. Please don't be mad.
Don't worry. From now on,
I will definitely take up this role and make Mount Zu known to the world!
Mount Zu disciples greet Sect Leader!
Hey! There's news! There's news!
What's up? Has Qian Gu become sect leader of Mount Zu?
She has! She has!
Qian Gu has already successfully become the sect leader!
The heavens have failed us!
Finally someone will have to wash my feet for a month!
Qian Gu is too amazing! At such a young age, she has already become a sect leader!
What's so amazing about being Mount Zu Sect Leader? In her hands, Mount Zu will soon destroy!
Reporting to Teacher, Senior Brother.
All the new disciples' Test of Life Stones have been finished.
But... but I found out-!
What did you find?
I can't find Hua Qian Gu's Test of Life stone.
What?
I wasn't able to do my duty well! Please punish me!
Get up.
Hua Qian Gu's Test of Life Stone is with me.
-Shi Yi, you can go first.-Yes.
Yes.
Zi Hua, what do you want to do by taking Hua Qian Gu's Test of Life Stone?
I wanted to investigate something. Leave it with me for now.
Senior Brother, what did you have Shi Yi take the new disciples' Test of Life Stones here for?
Zi Hua, have you forgotten? After the Immortal Sword Assembly,
The elder disciples have to take their own disciples.
After they have chosen they must put a drop of blood on the Test of Life Stone to mark the teacher disciple relationship.
That would let the disciple follow the teacher's commands and have a heart that matches the teacher's.
That's right. There is still one month
until the Immortal Sword Assembly.
In this year's Immortal Sword Assembly, the ones with the highest potential must be
Ni Man Tian and Shuo Feng. Ni Man Tian is from Peng Lai,
She learned much from home. As for Shuo Feng,
He was naturally born with atypical bones, has no distraction in his heart, a perfect rare talent to practice immortality.
So I believe that the ones with the most potential to win at the Immortal Sword Assembly
must be the two of them. The sect leader's disciples have always been the assembly's top ranking disciples.
So I believe that your disciples this year must be among the two of them.
As for Hua Qian Gu, she is already Mount Zu sect leader, everyone knows that.
She probably won't return to Chang Liu.
So we might as well just break her Test of Life Stone.
It's not important anymore.
I have already promised to let her return to Chang Liu to continue to learn.
What? Mount Zu's sect leader is also Chang Liu's disciple?
How would that look?
Senior Brother, the entire Mount Zu doesn't mind
that their sect leader is a disciple of Chang Liu. Why should we be prejudiced based on sect?
How am I being prejudiced based on sect? Hey, Zi Hua!
Senior brother! Senior brother!
That's right, Senior Brother. If Mount Zu doesn't mind, and if we kick Hua Qian Gu out,
then aren't we really not give face to Mount Zu?
Besides, Mount Zu has just been restored to its former glory. Our two sects have to cooperate.
I think this is something we have to do.
But that still looks bad!
But it's still good. The Immortal Sword Assembly will be starting soon.
The person who ranks last has to leave Chang Liu.
I heard that Hua Qian Gu has always ranked last. At that time, she can leave fair and square.
What do you think that Zi Hua, by taking Hua Qian Gu's Test of Life Stone,
wants to do?
Daddy!
Dongfang, you're leaving now?
Yeah. You seem to be fine now, so I'l hurry to the capital to take the scholarly exam now.
After you leave today, I don't know when I'll see you again.
Daddy, I don't want you to go!
I don't want to leave you either.
*Clears throat*
I just don't know if your mother is thinking the same as you.
But don't worry. When I pass the test, it will be the day when I marry your mother!
Dongfang! Don't joke with me anymore, I already said I treat you like a big brother!
Okay, I won't joke with you anymore. I have to get going soon.
Daddy, I don't want you to go!
I don't want you to go! I won't let you go!
Tang Bao, don't cry! I promise you,
I'll hurry and go to Chang Liu to see you and your mother.
Tang Bao, don't cry anymore okay?
I don't care! I don't! (x4) -Don't be naughty!
You're so naughty, Tang Bao. You're crying but still so naughty.
Don't cry. (x3)
Tang Bao be good. Listen to me.
Senior Brother Yun Yin, during the time I'm not here, matters of the sect will be left to you to oversee.
If there's anything you can't resolve, ask Qing Feng and Qing Yang the two elders to help.
Sect leader, don't worry and go learn. Just leave matters of the sect to us.
Okay.
There are many things to deal with in the sect. You don't have to see me to the door.
Sending off the Sect Leader. May you have a safe journey back.
I'll take my leave.
Hall of Emotionless
Zi Hua,
You must remember the last wishes of our Teacher,
When you find your calamity of life and death, you must kill without mercy.
Kill without mercy.
Teacher, your disciple is not filial and has not followed your last wishes.
But your disciple guarantees that he will be able to undo the calamity of life and death.
[Cannot Say 不可說 (Bu Ke Shuo)] sung by Wallace Huo Jian Hua 霍建华 and Zanilia Zhao Li Ying 赵丽颖
♪ With your hands, you untie my lock. We fell into a whirlpool of tenderness. ♪
♪ Through numerous turmoil and wasted time on all the wrong steps, our affections have not changed. ♪
♪ Bound for life, one idea leads to a disaster. But still we insisted on making the same mistake again and again. ♪
♪ In one instant, the vow to stay together for life is shattered to dust. ♪
♪ Falling in love with you, is falling in love with a mistake. ♪
♪ Losing you is like losing my soul. ♪
♪ It's funny how fate teases us. Whether is it this life or the next, there is nowhere to escape. ♪
♪ It is not that it cannot be spoken of. ♪
♪ It is that I don't dare to say it. ♪
♪ One step, one smile. One step, one grieve. One step, one calamity. Changed into a moth that flies into the flame. ♪
♪ Because I fell in love with you, ♪
♪ did I become me. ♪
♪ Sink down together with you. ♪
♪ Falling in love with you, is falling in love with a mistake. ♪
♪ Losing you is like losing my soul. ♪
♪ It's funny how fate teases us. Whether is it this life or the next, there is nowhere to escape. ♪
♪ It is not that it cannot be spoken of. ♪
♪ It is that I cannot say it. ♪
♪ Holding onto the promise. Don't blame me for my weakness. The situation does not allow you and me. Give me up so that you can live. ♪
♪ Because I fell in love with you, ♪
♪ did I become me. ♪
♪ Sink down together with you. ♪