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♫ Waking up before midnight, I’m as confused as the ocean ♫
♫ The stars forget to shine ♫
♫ We were children ♫
♫ We’ve been children born on this boat ♫
♫ The ark that people talk about is like a small boat ♫
♫ You could hear whispering through deck ♫
♫ Its flag sways in rainstorms ♫
♫ But humans’ endless disputes ♫
♫ Memory has been overturned into a kind of sin ♫
♫ heresies, extremes and abandoned regrets ♫
♫ When have that thousands of thousands layers of color ♫
♫ quietly blossomed through the end of dark night? ♫
♫ On the top of clouds, ♫
♫ that ray is like a crown. ♫
[Magic Star]
~ Episode 7 ~
Mother! Mother! Mother!
Mother!
Go find a place to hide.
Never come out.
Mother!
- Village Chief. - Were you looking for me?
Gather everyone for a meeting immediately.
What happened?
There's a big problem.
The demon exterminator is here.
What?
Yes!
So what was the reason for that man in black to steal the magic star?
I think it's because it's very expensive!
Very expensive?
- Why does Bai Ze have to have it back in a haste?- Hey. Hey.
What are they doing?
I don't know.
It looks like they're gathering for a big meeting.
Why didn't they notify us?
Clouds Village people are having a meeting. Why should they invite you?
You're not even part of the Clouds Village.
I'm afraid no one will bring us lunch.
Hey, what are you thinking about?
Go and pack up your things.
Village Chief, everyone is here.
Tell us what you have to say.
That's right. Village Chief, say it already.
- That's right. That's right. - Say it, Village Chief.
Do you all remember our enemy, the demon exterminator?
- The demon exterminator?- The demon exterminator? This...
Everyone in the Clouds Village remembers the demon exterminator.
Ever since we were young, our ancestors have told us that although we live peacefully now,
we should never forget how scary the outside world is.
The demon exterminators say that we're demons.
They kill us to stop us from bringing disaster to the world.
But what is the reality?
They raised up their butcher's knives
and the people falling down into the pool of blood are our loved ones and brothers.
In comparison, this kind of act of theirs are more demon-like!
We were born and raised in the Clouds Village.
We have all heard about the demon exterminator from our ancestors.
We've never experienced something like this, am I right?
- That's right. We've never seen it.- Everyone is like that.
No one has gone through it.
I have experienced it.
I was still young that year.
The demon exterminator was after my whole family.
My parents were killed by the demon exterminator and died in front of me.
But I was lucky enough to survive.
Afterwards, due to coincidence, I came to this village.
I came across people like me here.
Because the Clouds Village is separated from the outside world,
it stops our communications with the scary outside world.
Slowly, we were able to live peacefully.
But the injuries left on my face and heart,
I'll never forget. I'll never forget that fear.
Right now, that fear has already entered deep within every person here in Clouds Village.
It has become our innate ability.
We were all born in the Clouds Village.
We've never had a horrifying experience like yours.
We don't want to ask.
But this horrifying experience,
we've already blocked it off.
Why won't you let us forget about it?
- That's right! Right! - Never experienced it.
But right now, the peaceful silence has been shattered.
The Clouds Village is no longer safe.
The horrifying thing has come to find us.
Are you talking about Zhan Xiong Fei, Zi Su, and the other?
Village Chief, but they've saved Shi Tou .
- Right?- Right!
You most likely had it wrong.
I know all of this.
That Zi Su girl is definitely a demon exterminator for real.
What? Demon exterminator? Impossible.
No way... Demon exterminator?
How can I be the future Leader Wind Calmer?
Is this prophecy of yours wrong?
Moreover, won't your Leader bring you guys water?
So I have a reason for bringing you here.
Bringing me here?
I hope that you can help us solve the problem with the water supply.
Several years ago, the river that we rely on for living dried up.
We followed the river track and found the river source
hoping that we could find a survival chance from there.
This river source is the lake that you saw on your way here.
But the water in this lake is undrinkable now.
We thought of numerous methods but we were still unable to save it.
And the matter got worse and worse. It has now became a pool of dead water.
The people from the Central Plains love money.
Just for gold,
they batter one another terribly and even to death willingly.
As for us,
we have to use gold in exchange for a mouthful of water.
You say, aren't we left without any choice?
You use gold in exchange of water.
Then why don't you just move your tribe to a place with water?
Our tribe rules don't allow us to leave this place.
And also, I believe that person mentioned in the prophecy will definitely appear.
Then right now, where do you get your water?
Every full moon of every month, we'll send men to the tribe at the border of the desert
to exchange gold for water so as to maintain the basic needs of our tribe.
I empathize with everything that you said.
But to make dead water become alive...
I urge you not to rush in giving me an answer.
A lot of things has another side to them.
If you really want me to investigate the source of the water, I then have one request.
What request? Just say it.
I want you to let my two friends go.
I want them to be my assistants.
I can agree with this.
I will talk with Leader Wind Calmer now.
He will surely agree to it.
Okay.
Open the door.
Yes.
- Let them go.- Yes.
Here.
You all are free.
Qiang En, thank you.
In just a few days, you rose from being a sacrifice
to a favored person by Leader Wind Calmer.
Let me tell you.
Managing the problem about the water source isn't as easy as shooting down condors or curing an illness.
Thank you for your reminder.
I'll surely think of a way.
I'm not reminding you but telling you.
You still have time to withdraw.
If you don't try, how will you know?
Hey, Buddy, do you still need this?
If you don't, I'm taking it away.
With this situation, we can't come up with any conclusion.
I think we should just disperse.
I still have a lot of things to do at home.
Disperse! Disperse! Everyone, let's just disperse.
Everyone, sit down. All of you sit down.
This meeting has already gone on for 3 days intermittently.
This is not a small thing. This concerns our survival.
If we aren't able to come up with a decision today,
no one is allowed to leave.
Village Chief, did you get it wrong?
Is that Zi Su girl really a demon exterminator?
- Huh? Isn't that so? Did you got it wrong?- That's right. Right.
I'm saying it again. It's absolutely true.
It's because she's a demon exterminator.
That's why when we saw her,
we naturally felt the fear.
Fear that she'll kill us.
This feeling is like when a mouse sees a cat.
This fear deep down to our bones
was passed down to us from the previous generations.
Continuing until now, it has become our innate ability.
Village Chief, if she's really a demon exterminator, then why didn't she catch us?
Oppositely, she even saved Shi Tou, am I right?
- Right. She even saved Shi Tou.- Right. That's right.
I can't understand this matter until now, either.
But base on the generations of experience by our ancestors
and everything I saw and heard when I was growing up,
there's no demon exterminator in this world that won't catch us.
Our ancestors left their lives outside to come to a remote place like Clouds Village
because they want to avoid the demon exterminators.
I don't want to be caught by them again.
Right now, we already have nowhere to go.
This is our last home.
Then, Village Chief, what you want us to do is...?
Arrest Zi Su.
Arrest Zi Su?
Village Chief, even if she's a demon exterminator,
she really hasn't done anything now.
- Do we need to arrest her?- That's right, Village Chief.
Do we need to escalate this matter?
Maybe Zi Su isn't the same as other demon exterminators,
but I can't risk this danger.
I can't risk the safety of the whole village.
For the past days here in the village, we get afraid when we see her.
She definitely will sense our identity.
Even if she won't do anything bad to us,
but when news leak out,
there will also be some other demon exterminators who will come here to look for us.
If one day Shi Tou encounters danger,
will you still be willing to risk this danger today?
That was also reasonable.
It was indeed reasonable. He said it right.
You all hurry up.
Put the water on the cart.
Hurry. Hurry.
You few, hurry.
- Put them all up there.- Yes. Okay.
Based on the Stars Chart, there's one magic star that's here in Golden Sand Fortress.
But how come there's no sign of it at all?
This is the reason why I didn't escape.
We can solve the water source problem
- and at the same time investigate the location of the magic star.- Yes.
Finish all preparations.
Once Lord Ke Tu comes out of the memorial hall, immediately prepare to move out!
- Yes!- Memorial hall?
Let's think of a way to go there and have a look.
Lord Qiang En, when do we set out?
Everything is already prepared.
Once Lord Ke Tu comes out form the memorial hall,
we'll immediately set out.
Oh, right, Bai Ze. Come with me.
Leader Wind Calmer wants to see you.
Ma Da Dao, wait here.
Bai Ze and I will go take a look.
Leader, they are here.
You're here. Just the right time.
Ke Tu is just about to set out for a long journey.
If you have any questions,
you two can communicate now.
This is my older brother.
Every time when I set out for a long journey, I'll save a day's worth of water to drink with him.
Before, it had always been Ke Tu's older brother Ka Ba who did the water exchange matters.
At that time, the water we got from the exchange were stored to be used for a whole year.
We still had water source from the rain and the lake to sustain us.
But afterwards, Ka Ba never came back,
including his whole team.
They all said that the convoy mistakenly entered the Bloody Fog Forest
and angered the Sand God.
No one is as devout to the Sand God as my older bro.
And it's also for that reason that the tribe entrusted him with such a huge responsibility like trading, isn't that so?
But neither can you deny
that a huge area of the lake started to rot
and became stinky after that. We barely have any rain.
Yes.
Everyone believes in Aunt Yan a lot.
But even Auntie Yan has reservations
regarding this matter.
She has no conclusion about her prediction for my older bro, either.
To be honest,
I often feel he's just around me.
I really hope... that he's still alive.
Just let bygones be bygones.
Stop mentioning about it anymore.
It's almost time to set out.
If you set out early, you can set up camp and rest early.
Leader Wind Calmer, your illness is also getting worse.
Just leave the rest to Ke Tu and me.
Ke Tu, there's one thing that has always puzzled me.
Let's talk about it while walking.
Let us not be here to disturb Leader's rest.
Okay.
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The amount of gold in your golden rocks is so high.
I heard that the ratio of gold rocks to water is 20:1.
That is 20 golden rocks can only exchange for 1 jin* of water.(* a unit of force and weight in China)
Why don't you refine gold
so that you can exchange for more water?
Aunt Yan and others' expectation to you guys is very high.
But I feel that you actually can't come up with a solution.
You must know that for the methods that you can think of, we've already thought of it a thousand times.
Trading is the stupidest and the best method.
Qiang En, explain it to him.
The traditional gold refining method requires water.
Our ancestors previously enjoyed a deep pool of clear water.
Later on, because of greed, people refined gold in large amounts and polluted this clear water.
The Sand God was angered and cursed this clear water.
Right now, it has become a poisonous dead lake.
Our ancestors learned from their mistakes and ordered to prohibit refining gold.
Hence, we can only pray that this pool of dead water can turn back to its original state.
Before that, we can only wait.
Before we almost died from thirst, Lord Ke Tu then used the gold rocks to exchange for water.
Thus, we all owe Lord Ke Tu our lives.
Then let me ask you one more question.
Why not do some rough processing?
With this, you can also get some more water in exchange.
Once, we did have some rock shattering machines for us to be able to get coarse gold.
But who knows why,
they just suddenly disappeared into thin air.
That's why I feel that my older brother's disappearance is very suspicious.
Oh, right. Telling you so many things, you won't be able to solve the water source problem, either.
Let me give you some advice. Just forget about it.
The higher they have hope on you, the greater disappointment they'll have in the end.
Will they even return?
What I mean is that they've already gone out of the desert.
There should be someone who'll escape, right?
Do you still need to ask me that?
Will people like you still plan to join our Sand Tribe?
Set out!
Are you confident that you can do it?
Grandaddy Shi San, just be at ease.
This drug can sedate even an elephant. Don't even mention those kids.
- How come there's no one here?- Where are they?
Where did they go?
Why must we be that rushed?
Because we must quickly find Bai Ze and A Ji Ya.
But I still haven't said goodbye to Little Shi Tou.
I promised to give him a gift.
Enough already. Stop worrying about that now.
Didn't you notice? The villagers recently were acting strange.
It's as if they're hiding something from us.
Secretly leaving is the best choice.
- Let's go. Let's go already.- Go. Go.
Is there a need to be this rushed?
This water is so stinky.
Say,
I think we should just escape quickly.
You two are being too nosy.
And you are even a part of Jianghu*.(* the World of Martial Art)
Since we promised them that we'll solve the water problem, of course, we must fulfill our words.
No matter what, we must give them a result.
I'm a square peg in a round hole.
You all are right. You guys decided what to do.
Look. There are still algae inside here.
This proves that the majority of the water is drinkable.
What you said is indeed reasonable.
But we don't know why this water became poisonous.
I got it.
Reporting! Not good!
Lord!
Lord, we have a big problem!
What matter? Speak slowly.
Sandstorm!
Huge sandstorm!
Run!
- Sandstorm! - Hurry and run! Hurry!
Hurry and run! Run! Hurry and run!
- Hurry and run! Hurry and run!- Hurry and run! Run!
Reporting to Leader.
Bai Ze and his assistants are going from house to house to borrow water containers.
We don't know what their intention is.
- What really are they doing?- That's right.
- Coming. Coming. The water is here. - The water is here.
What are they doing with the water?
Ma Da Dao, put the water in.
Silence! Silence!
Won't you know about it in a minute?
Bai Ze, what are you doing?
That's right. What are you doing?
Steam. Water steam.
Using a big pot to boil the water from the lake.
Using this four-sided container as a support
to cause the bowl and the lake water to have a specific distance
and not get contaminated.
Everyone knows that when you boil water,
the steam will go up.
And the ones remaining below are the poisonous components.
Thus, the liquid flowing out now is clean distilled water.
The water is flowing out now.
Is it drinkable?
Bai Ze, do you think just messing with the water around inside will be fine?
This clearly is a poisonous water, understand?
If you have the capability, then drink it for us to see.
That's right. Drink it. Or else, we will not believe you.
Drink! Drink! Do you dare to drink? Will it really be okay?
Okay! I'll drink it to show you all.
Then hurry and drink! That's right, drink!
Drink it. Drink it for me to see.
Hurry! Drink it and we'll believe you!
How about it?
That's so mystical, Bai Ze!
I'll tell Leader about this.
It's already solved.
I never thought that you two really had some abilities.
But this method is a temporary solution not the final solution.
It wastes too much water.
When one day, they've dried up the lake water from boiling it,
they'll be in their old predicament again.
That's right, too.
Then what should we do?
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Come.
Zhan Xiong Fei, we've already been circling this place numerous times.
How come we still can't get out?
If we still can't find anything after another turn...
how about we go up that mountain and take a look first.
Look at the geography of the Clouds Village.
And look if we can find the way out of the mountain.
Okay.
- Let's go. Be careful.- Go.
No...
Clouds Village... is really inside the clouds, right?
So high!
Hey! It's not the time to have fun.
So... So high...
Being this high, how are we going to go down the mountain?
It's all your fault. You were the one who brought us up here.
My fault? It was clearly that man in black who brought us up here.
- What to do?- Who are you asking?
Look.
The ice hole is still present.
He who would search for pearls must dive below.
If we really want to cure the water source problem,
we must dive into it and take a look.
Dive?
I am not going. I don't know how.
We never really placed our hopes on you.
A Ji Ya, this is the diving suit I designed.
- It can keep you warm.- Yes.
Then what will I do?
You... You do this.
Where do you want me to throw this to?
When we need to come up, we'll pull hard on it three times.
Then you pull us up hastily.
Okay.
They have gone down.
Say, what place is this?
I don't know, either. It's my first time here.
Hey, say, how come the water below is quite good but the one on top is dead water?
- Let's just go and take a look.- Let's go.
Look at these.
Go. Let's look up front.
Unexpectedly, it's this quiet here.
Let's still be careful to be sure.
Hurry and hide.
You guys continue working hard down here.
That guy isn't of any use.
He only discovered a stupid method of distilling water.
Don't kill him for now.
- Or else, it will arouse suspicion in the tribe.- Yes.
Just continue with your work then.
I must return above.
Who knows if they've caused something again this time.
They're gone.
Hey!
Are you Ka Ba?
What are you doing?!
- Hurry and catch them!- Hurry, let's go!
Stop! Stop!
Stay right there!
Stop!
Stop! Don't run!
Jump!
Stop!
They jumped!
What should we do now?
- Chase!- What to do?
Then let's jump, too. Charge!
♫ I'm sorry that I'm not good in imitating ♫
♫ that kind of graciousness you want ♫
♫ If I want to cry, I cry ♫
♫ Who cares about the public eye ♫
♫ I'm a little tired so I didn’t retort ♫
♫ The conceit you think I have ♫
♫ It isn’t a matter of indifference ♫
♫ Don’t make love to become an evil interest ♫
♫ Do we really love? ♫
♫ Do I want to ask myself? ♫
♫ If it’s just like role play that ♫
♫ you want to have a home then you’ll have a home, ♫
♫ then that’d be great ♫
♫ Will all wishes come true? ♫
♫ Open a model of full view ♫
♫ Love isn’t like role play ♫
♫ that you could let go any time because you’re bored ♫
♫ as nothing has happened ♫
Village Chief, they didn't come back.
They must have left.
Right. That's right.
These people are strange.
They came here in haste and also left in haste.
It's good they left.
So we don't have to make our move against her.
Besides, with regards to Miss Zi Su... I really can't make a move.
If it's like that, then dismiss everyone.
As long as they don't pose any danger to us,
then we won't bother them, either.
Let's end this here.
Let's pretend they never came here in the first place.
Everyone go home to have your nice life.
- Good. - Village Chief.
Why are you guys here?
You... Why did you guys come back?
Drink water.
We went out for a picnic...
and came back now since it's late.
What are you guys doing here?
When we came, we found that you guys weren't here.
It's getting dark soon.
We were afraid you got poisoned in the forest.
So...
Since you've came back, we're not worried any more.
Then... if there's nothing then we'll be leaving.
Let's go. Go.
I signaled earlier but why didn't you guys attack?
When we see Zi Su, our legs turn soft.
Don't even dare to attack.
That's right. Right.
Why does Clouds Village have a bunch of cowards?
You only say that about us.
Then what about you?
Aren't you the same as us, not daring to attack?
- Don't dare fight. - That's right, that's right.
What to do? What to do?
Why aren't you worried?
What's the use of worrying?
We can't even find our way down the mountain.
Can we just jump because of worry?
What to do then?
We can't stay here forever.
Don't worry.
Aren't we trying to find a way right now?
Okay, okay. You have a lot of ideas.
I'll listen to you. Hurry and come up with an idea.
AH!
What are you ah-ing for?
For nothing.
You can even joke at this time.
Sorry. I didn't know I hit so hard.
Older Bro Fei, isn't your wound getting worse?
You even said your injury was going to heal by itself.
It really will heal by itself.
Just.. it might be really special this time.
I'll still get you some herbs to dress it.
Don't. I'm really fine.
It's just a bug bite.
Right. It might just be a really strong bug.
Let's wait until we're down the mountain to worry about it.
Aren't we back to square one then?
We can't find a way outside.
AH!
Got it. We can ask Shi Tou's mother.
Let her take us out! She'll definitely help us.
- Right! - It won't help.
Why not?
Think about it. If there's a road connecting Clouds Village and the outside,
then it means there should always be people going in and out.
Then, they wouldn't have been so surprised when they saw us.
They've also said it themselves.
No one has ever come in here.
They won't lie to us about it.
I know now. Actually, Clouds Village is up in the clouds.
For people who want to come here, they have to drop down from the sky, like us.
So one can only enter but not leave this village!
Isn't that right?
What do you think?
Then what to do?
If only Older Brother Bai Ze were here, that'd be great.
He would have invented a lot of different machines to get us out of here.
Older Brother Bai Ze.
Where is Older Brother Bai Ze?
Why isn't he here to help us yet?
Perhaps... he isn't in any danger, is he?
He won't...
Jinx.
Also, that man in black stole our crimson colored magic star.
Causing us to fall into this situation.
It was all for nothing.
That's right, Zhan Xiong Fei.
Didn't the Star Chart get taken?
You hurry to use the Star Chart to find the location of the Magic Star.
That's right. I forgot.
Hurry.
How is it?
Is there any reaction? What does it say?
What?
Where are we right now?
Where is the Magic Star?
- What does it say? - Say something!
Why aren't you saying anything?
What is it? What is it?
This Star Chart...
must has broken from the fall.
I know!
If you look in this village, no one is abnormal.
That's why this Star Chart is also abnormal!
Right. What you said makes sense.
Oh my god!
Leader, Bai Ze and A Ji Ya are still unconscious in that room.
What happened exactly?
Bai Ze keeps saying that the water in the lake is not dead water and there is a source.
He took A Ji Ya with him to dive in. He wanted to find out what exactly...
Report. Leader, Lord Ke Tu is back.
Ke Tu, why did you come back so soon?
We encountered a sandstorm on the way and only a few made it back.
We lost a good amount of gold.
Don't blame yourself too much.
No one would want to encounter this.
Since it's already happened,
we'll face it boldly.
The gold that we lost, we can make it again!
I was incompetent!
Hurry and stand.
Ke Tu, you can't say that again.
You are the future of our Sandmen Tribe!
Report.
Leader, Bai Ze and A Ji Ya are awake.
You are excused.
Last night, you two were something.
Almost scared me to death.
Where's the necklace?
Ma Da Dao, is the necklace with you?
- Me? - Necklace.
Are you looking for this?
That's right. This is it.
I was scared to death. Good thing you had it.
What you mean is that someone secretly refine gold under water
and discharged polluted water which then contaminate the lake?
That's right. There is a huge cave at the bottom of the lake.
There is a full equipped gold refinery inside.
The loud thumping sound we heard before was coming from there, too.
What a bunch of rubbish.
I think you couldn't find a way to solve the water problem.
That's why you made up such lies.
Think about it, if there really was such a big gold refinery,
who could have the power to do such a big thing?
I use my life as guarantee that everything I said was seen by myself.
Does your life worth any money?
Worth nothing.
I advice you to stop wasting everyone time.
Otherwise...
I know you were trying to help.
After all, everyone is all for finding the water source.
But words alone are no proof.
Maybe you hallucinated due to almost being drowned yesterday.
Maybe the person who is secretly refining gold is you!
You've never liked us
because you were afraid of being found out!
That's right.
This belongs to your older brother, right?
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♫ Waking up before midnight, I’m as confused as the ocean ♫
♫ I’m tired of hearing those comforting words ♫
♫ I’m pulled between courage and collapse repeatedly ♫
♫ I cry out to myself to hang in there ♫
♫ I’m still awake at 3 in the early morning ♫
♫ I can only expect for a good night sleep but not having it ♫
♫ If I’m not careful, I’ll be disturbed once I think about you ♫
♫ Memory has been overturned into a kind of sin ♫
♫ Having loved one very much is wrong but so what ♫
♫ Loneliness is also just a process ♫
♫ We still have next person waiting for us ♫
♫ I’ll remember those wonderful things ♫
♫ Shedding tears isn’t need ♫
♫ Thank you for your choosing ♫
♫ Don’t force myself to give blessing ♫
♫ Be a mature person ♫
♫ Having loved one very much is worth the pain and so happy ♫
♫ I need to learn to let go those I can’t part with ♫
♫ Having loved one very much is wrong but so what ♫
♫ Loneliness is also just a process ♫
♫ We still have next person waiting for us ♫
♫ With a little regret, I’m more complete ♫