♫ 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 ♫
♫ push you and me to two most distant sides with ♫
♫ 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 18 ~
Hurry up!
Hurry!
Follow closely!
Let go of me!
Oh, Elder Jiong Ye. I'm giving you my respect.
No need. No need.
Elder?
Elder Jiong Ye?
There really is always a way out.
Where are you going?
Down the mountain to eat some buns.
If you want to eat some buns, you could have just told us to get them for you.
No need for you to personally go down the mountain.
What do you know? When you eat buns, you have to eat it while it's hot. So delicious.
Elder! It's me! I am A Ji Ya!
A Ji Ya?
It's me.
Oh...
Don't remember.
Elder.
How can that be? Elder Jiong Ye, it's me.
How can you not remember A Ji Ya?
When I was little, I was with you.
You were the one who taught me martial arts.
You are my Teacher.
Did you bring me buns?
Men! Pull that crazy woman over here.
Don't let her scare Elder Jiong Ye!
I am A Ji Ya!
- Let me go! - It's late already. I'm going to go eat buns now.
- Elder! Elder! - Come!
- Escort Elder Jiong Ye to eat some buns! - Yes.
So fun.
- Elder! - Let's go. Take her to Lord Gong Zi Xu for her punishment!
- Yes! Move! - Let go of me!
What is this thing?
Where did you get this?
Didn't I already tell you to burn these things?
Why did you still keep some at home?
Hey, you tell us what really it's going on.
Around.. around six months ago,
every month or so, there'll be someone inserting these things under our door.
We don't know who they are exactly, either.
I also saw that it's written there that if you want to contact them,
then just hang one red and one white lanterns in your yard and they will see it.
To tell you the truth, the less trouble the better it is.
We just hope that our own child can be safe.
As for whether what they are saying about the Illuminati is true or not has nothing to do with us.
The problem is we don't really have any choice not to get involved in this anymore.
The Illuminati has already set their eyes on Little Hai Xing.
Since they are against the Illuminati,
contacting them wouldn't really be bad, right?
Bai Ze, what do you think?
I am thinking...could they have been the people who saved us last night?
Actually, that's very possible.
How about we just do as they said?
If they come, let's just ask them clearly about it.
- This... - What 'this'?
I am the man of the house. I have the last say.
Just do as they said.
If everyone doesn't have any more opinions, let's start right away.
- Okay. - Okay.
- Let's go. - Yes.
This...
Kid's mother, if not because of them yesterday,
Hai Xing would have been taken by the Illuminati up the mountain already.
For so many years, we were always saying yes to everything they said
but weren't we still unable to avoid this disaster?
How about to just fight them with everything we have,
maybe we can still have a thread of hope.
Hurry and take a look.
That... waiter! - Yes, coming.
Give us three more orders of buns.
You have so many buns already. Do you still want more?
Zi Su, pay him.
We have a rich lady here today so we want this many buns.
Okay. What filling do you want?
Any filling is fine since all your fillings taste the same.
Please wait.
Just one taste and you still ordered so many.
You don't understand. These are all props for my magic trick later.
What weird ideas have you thought of again?
You'll know later.
Do you want to eat one?
No.
Oh, it's the Guard.
Are you here to pay respect to Lord Gong Zi Xu?
Today, quite a coincidence.
When I passed by the back mountain, I discovered a woman.
She was acting suspiciously there.
I remembered what happened to Lord Gong Zi Xu yesterday.
I then thought that I must heightened my guard.
Hence, I didn't mind my own safety and just went towards her to catch her!
Lord Guard, what really are you trying to say?
Of course, I am not praising myself.
Those are not worthy to be mentioned.
The most important thing is I've caught a trespasser.
She then lied that she was some disciple under Lord Gong Zi Xu.
I immediately saw through it.
She even dared to taint the name of Lord Gong Zi Xu.
How can I allow that? Hence, I employed a little trick
and risked danger to arrest her!
I personally brought her here
to give to Lord Gong Zi Xu for him to personally interrogate her.
Alright, I know now.
Give her to me.
Guard, please go back to your post now.
Of course.
But that...
I understand what Guard is thinking.
I will of course inform Lord Gong Zi Xu about it.
Those are not important.
Really not important. I just can't endure
that there is someone who will actually use Lord Gong Zi Xu's name to swindle others.
Give that woman to me!
I'll then go back now.
I'll just visit Lord Gong Zi Xu some other time.
Let's go.
Take her away.
Lord Gong Zi Xu will be back soon.
Just wait here first.
I trust you.
Hope you won't disappoint me.
If you get caught again,
I won't be this courteous anymore.
You all better lock the door well!
Yes.
Lord Gong Zi Xu, you're back.
- All of you can leave now. - Yes.
My men told me
that someone disguised herself as to be under me
and secretly entered the Illuminati.
I really want to see...
I want to see
who is... that brave.
It's me.
What? Weren't you able to guess that it will be me?
A Ji Ya!
A Ji Ya, is it really you?
I am not dreaming, right?
It's really great that you can return.
You have suffered.
A Ji Ya, three years ago, you secretly went down the mountain.
Where did you really go?
I don't want to talk about it.
Don't ask anymore, either.
Why?
I will tell you in the future.
Okay. I won't ask.
You've changed.
All people change.
Have you also changed, haven't you?
No matter how much I changed, I am still your Older Brother.
This thing will never change.
Hurry and tell me. How was your life these past years?
You won't be leaving again after coming back this time, right?
Don't forget. I am a person who has betrayed the sect.
You indeed are the Red Clothing Leader now.
Don't say that.
I have a question I want to ask you.
Say it.
When I returned this time up the mountain, the Illuminati is so different from how it was previously.
How come everyone that I know isn't here anymore?
Why is there a curfew in the town?
Why is there a selection for the young child?
More importantly, what happened to our teacher, Elder Jiong Ye?
A Ji Ya, a lot of things happened these past three years.
I can't explain them to you that easily.
How about this? Once I get a free time,
I will slowly tell them to you.
I want to know about it right now!
Let's just leave.
We've waited for a whole day already. He surely won't be coming.
The props were already prepared. Just be patient and wait for a while more.
Hey, Elder, Elder.
Today, I especially saved you a seat.
Okay. Old rules. Three orders of buns.
Elder is here! Elder is here!
Elder!
- Elder. - Okay. Okay.
How could he be the Elder?
Hey, wait! Wait!
Go and leave us. We know each other.
Hey, Elder, sit here.
Sit. Sit.
Sit there.
- You are... - We are good-hearted people who want to treat you to eat buns.
Right. Right.
- Waiter! - I have some here.
Hey, wait.
That...Elder,
if you want to eat our buns, you must follow our rules.
You must play a game with us.
- Play a game? - No need to worry.
The rule of this game is very simple.
That is to guess if there are buns inside the container or not.
That's right.
These containers are all full of buns.
What's there to guess about?
Are you sure?
Don't despair, Elder.
When one plays for the first time, it can't be helped to be wrong.
Come. I'll give you one more chance.
Are there buns or none?
All have none.
Really none?
How did they come out? How did that happen?
They all came out.
Thank you. Thank you.
But I am guessing that all of these are not enough for Elder to eat.
That's why, I 'll change them up again.
Come.
Thank you! Thank you! That...
Elder, are you very impressed with us?
Are you so excited to take us up the mountain already?
Just making some buns appear, isn't that too simple?
If you want to, I can make a few more baskets of buns appear.
I am happy today. How about I treat everyone to some fishes.
- Waiter, give me some fishes. - Elder,
There is currently a food restriction here in the town, We are not allowed to eat animal meat.
- This...eating fishes can't be considered as eating meat. Isn't it? - Right. Right.
Eating fishes isn't considered as eating meat. Hurry.
Elder, we don't have any fishes in our store.
There are fishes.
Let's go.
What is this?
What is he doing?
Look closely.
There really are fishes!
How was it?
So great! So great!
It really turned into fishes!
Isn't this the paper turning into fish trick that my father was very good at?
But these fishes are alive. How are we going to eat them?
Is he performing more magic?
- It even turned into a fish. - What will he create now? - That's right.
Look closely.
- What is it? - So looking forward to it.
Woah! Elder, you are really so good! Look!
How about it?
It's now cooked. Thank you. Thank you.
Zhan Xiong Fei, he is way better than you. What do we do?
Thank you.
It's fine. It's fine. I'll go home and prepare for it well.
Next time, I'll make something greater. I'll make a cow appear.
- Oh... - Let's leave for now.
You are overpraising me.
Little kid, don't go!
Little brother, little brother...
Don't go.
Enough already, Elderly Jiong Ye. We all know now.
You're the greatest, okay?
Let me tell you. For next time, I'll go home and prepare something huge.
It surely will be better than yours.
We are fated to meet today.
Accompany me to drink some wine.
- Drink some wine? - Wine?
Where are there some wine?
Guangming Mountain. There are so many wine there.
What you mean is...you are asking us to accompany you to Guangming Mountain to drink some wine?
Yes.
Drink! Drink! Of course, we'll agree!
Let's go. Let's go. Let's drink wine.
So great!
I already told you what I can say.
As for the rest, you really shouldn't ask anymore.
Gong Zi Xu, you've changed.
You've changed into someone that I don't recognize anymore.
Don't say it like that.
Didn't you say too earlier that people will change.
That's right. I heard from that guard of the Three Sacred Palaces
that you are a future star.
Very soon, you will become the Illuminati's elder.
I don't care how you think.
Everything that I'm doing will not let the three Gods of Light down, will not let Teacher down.
Three years ago, you left the Illuminati.
Do you still remember that jade flute?
I have always placed it by my side.
Always thinking of you.
Looking forward that you can come back soon.
We used to say that we will live and die together, go through danger together.
I remember all these words.
I never thought of betraying anyone.
That's why...
Leader, the preparations for the operations for tonight has been completed.
When are we leaving?
I know already.
Just stand by and wait for my orders.
Yes.
A Ji Ya, I have to go down the mountain now.
Stay here. You must not wander around.
- Okay? - You...
are going to find those Real Children again?
You know already?
I not only know it. I am also urging you not to go.
Why?
Those people that are guarding the Real Child have special skills each.
Yesterday, it was only a warning.
If you go today,
I am afraid that you'll be in great danger.
You saw them?
On my way her to Illuminati,
I fought with them. I am inferior to them.
And you are even inferior to me when it comes to martial arts skills.
Those Red Clothing Soldiers of yours will just look like some paper tigers.
Describing them so greatly like that...
Is she worried about my safety or is she planning something else?
A Ji Ya, thank you for telling me these.
But...I must go down the mountain.
Don't worry. I will take note of my safety.
Wait for me here. Don't wander around.
Heaven please bless and protect Zhan Xiong Fei, Bai Ze, Zi Su, and Yuan Shuai.
You guys must remain safe.
Have a look. Very fresh. Very fresh and good.
Say, we traveled so far to come here. If these information are wrong, they are all blind.
Can you stop having a devil's tongue?
How about you just wait here? I'll go in by myself to take a look.
Where are they?
Did they really stayed here?
Yes. I personally went in the streets to invite them to stay here.
Three men and two women.
Their appearances are so similar with the ones you described.
I'm sure that it was them.
Then where are they now?
This...I can't really say anymore.
I think that they most likely will be coming back.
How about you stay here for a few days
and wait for them?
Oh, right. Are you a friend of them?
Don't ask things that you shouldn't ask.
Yes. Yes.
I understand. I understand.
Qian Yi Shou, stop right there!
Hey, Miss. Are you here to stay in our inn or looking for someone?
I'm looking for him.
Oh...
Two couples fighting. Fighting at the head of the bed and the reconciling at the end of the bed.
There isn't really any obstacles that are impassable.
This brother, you also shouldn't keep having a long face.
You have quite a pretty wife.
Get out!
Oh, okay...
Why are you here?
You should go back to your Yanjiao Town. Go back to your inn.
Qian Yi Shou...
You bastard!
You like someone yet you got shy and reserved. You are more woman than a woman. But I don't care about all of these!
I can take the initiative! I can forego everything else! I can travel far just to find you!
Who told me to fall in love with you?!
Huang Qian Xun, go back.
What?
You are actually making me leave?
Okay. I'll be honest with you.
The two of us can never be together.
You have your life.
I have a mission to complete.
The two of us are lines that will never intersect.
Just treat it as if we have never known each other.
Goodbye.
You can't go. You can't go.
- Ma Da Dao! - You can't go. You can't go.
How come you are here?
I already heard the things that you two were saying while outside.
I came here to tell you, Qian Yi Shou,
that you should be like a man. Look how Qian Xun traveled so far to come here and look for you
yet you are giving her this attitude?!
Did your conscience got eaten by the dog?
I really look down on people like you. Do you know that?
Where are you going?
Don't block me.
Don't force me to use force.
Come. Come.
Let him leave.
His heart isn't here.
What's the use of leaving the person?
Qian Yi Shou, go now.
But you must promise me one condition.
No matter what you will be doing, don't harm those kids.
All of them are descendants of Heavenly Strategy Envoys.
Maybe...the person who previously saved you...
is the father of one of them.
What did you say?
[Badge of the Department of Heaven Strategy]
Many years ago, maybe...
we also previously brushed past each other.
Lord, please calm down!
What are you all doing here?! Leave!
Yes!
Reporting back to Lord, I've searched everywhere.
Still wasn't able to find him.
What kind of person saved the fake emperor?
I heard from the bed chamber eunuch of the emperor
that a few days ago, a woman went to see the emperor.
Afterwards, both of them disappeared.
Is the real Emperor still in prison?
He is. He is.
Look for that fake one. You must kill him!
Yes.
Lord...then about the abdication of the throne...
Do you have a pig's brain?
The fake one is already not around. Do you plan to push the real one back to his throne?
Delay the abdication of the throne matter for now!
I understand.
The Master from the temple already said
that your poison has already been almost cured.
You will be alright from now on.
Then are we leaving already?
We can't really stay here forever, right?
Then you...
What is your plan?
I surely have to go back to save His Majesty.
Are you willing to help me?
You look exactly the same as His Majesty. You surely can be of help.
You are no willing?
Qian Meng, let me ask you a question.
If you never knew that I'm a fake emperor, will you be with me?
Don't say such kind of words anymore.
There is no 'if'.
Recently...these past days...
I seemed to have made a very, very long dream.
I actually was just a servant.
For some weird reason, I got chosen by Ding Song and then underwent cosmetic surgery to look like His Majesty.
I initially thought that I would then have unending wealth and glory.
Who would have thought that I am just somebody else's chess piece.
Don't say these things anymore.
Since the wood has already been turned into a boat, we then have to bravely face the consequences.
Every person must pay for their mistakes.
Qian Meng!
Don't go!
Actually, what I want to say is I didn't regret all of it.
Because I met you.
Qian Meng, why don't we just don't interfere with their fights?
Anyway, we've already escaped.
Let's just look for a place to hide and live there for the rest of our lives.
I really like you a lot!
Don't say these nonsense words anymore.
Even if you look like the Emperor,
you are still not him.
I just know. I just know that it would be this result.
This is my last hope.
Elder Zhao Ran, Lord An Ning,
I caught a woman who disguised herself as a disciple of the Illuminati and attempted to infiltrate Guangming Mountain.
Disguised as a disciple of Illuminati?
She seems to have come prepared.
She says that she is called A Ji Ya.
She even know our sect's old eight words incantation.
I already arrested her and sent her to Lord Gong Zi Xu for her punishment.
You said that she is called what?
She...said she is called A Ji Ya.
Okay. I know already.
Just go do your job.
Yes!
All of you, leave first.
Could it be that the A Ji Ya who went mysteriously missing for three years
has suddenly returned?
Yesterday, when Gong Zi Xu went down the mountain to get the Real Child, he encountered some problems.
Today, the A Ji Ya whose whereabouts has always been unclear, has suddenly returned.
What a coincidence.
What Elder means is...Gong Zi Xu and A Ji Ya...
The two of them were trained personally by Jiong Ye.
Their relationship is special.
But since Elder Jiong Ye went insane,
Gong Zi Xu has been very loyal to you.
An Ning, you are not sincere in saying these words.
I know that you have grievances.
You have followed me for so many years
but your position here in the mountain has always been inferior to Gong Zi Xu.
You must understand that I give much importance to Gong Zi Xu just to win the hearts of the people.
And the person that I really trust
is still you.
I understand Elder's intentions.
Then based on the current situation...
Looks like they will not invite us.
We can only go there uninvited.
Let's go and come with me to meet that old acquaintance that we haven't seen for a long time.
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I am trapped in here
and the star chart isn't working too.
Don't care anymore. Better get that magic star that's with Teacher back first.
A Ji Ya, how come you're leaving again when you've just returned?
Yuan Shuai, we just need now to wait if someone will come.
Let's go in.
I went to make rounds earlier and noticed the secret signal by Hai Xing's house.
Last night, Gong Zi Xu returned home in low spirits because of defeat. He surely will come again tonight.
Looks like they can't hold on much longer.
This is them asking help from us.
No matter what, let's just go and take a look first.
- Okay. Let's go. - Go.
Come. Come. Hurry.
Hurry and come. Come.
Informing Elder Jiong Ye, our Illuminati has a rule of not allowing outsiders to enter.
Jeez, how are they outsiders?
They are all my friends. They are here to drink with me.
- They even know to do magic tricks. - Right. Right.
Elder, if you do that, it will be a burden to us.
Are you the elder or I am the elder?!
Move aside! Move aside!
Hurry and let's go.
Thank you. Thank you.
- A friend... A friend... - Seriously...
Hurry and move. Hurry and go.
I am inferior to them.
And you, your martial arts skills are even inferior to mine.
Those Red Clothing Soldiers of yours will just be like paper tigers.
You all scatter.
When you enter the house, you must not make any noise.
Without my order, no one must attack.
Lord Gong Zi Xu, last night, we fell into their trap and got ambushed.
Today, there are a lot of us. What are we still afraid of?
Stop your nonsense. Just follow my order!
Never thought that today, I would also be forced to act like a thief.
Hurry and come in. Hurry and come in. Let us
drink alcohol here.
- Can we drink? - Of course, we can.
Where are the wine?
Look.
There's wine here. Come.
Today, let's drink enough!
He seems like he can really drink.
How about this? Later, I'll drink with him.
- You must not drink any of it. - Come. Come.
Say, does gathering the five magic stars really can produce a very strong power?
I also don't know clearly the details of this matter
but I heard that the last time the magic stars emitted great power was already 500 years ago.
Moreover, if the magic stars really don't have any special power,
why would a lot of people be fighting to get them?
What are magic stars?
There are people outside.
If you think we have a good relationship, then drink it all. Cheers!
I...
I told you you won't beat me in drinking.
I am a wine--
Are you accompanying him to drink or it was him making you drunk?
Hurry and wake up. Hurry and wake up.
If our relationship is good...
You don't understand. What I'm doing is called treating a dead horse like a live...
Oh, wrong. It's called 'if you can't bear to lose your child, you won't be able to catch the wolf'.
Catch what wolf? Hurry and let's find the magic star.
Okay.
Magic star...I have one.
Liar. I even have five of them.
Really.
It was given to me by a young lady.
One golden magic star.
Golden?
It wouldn't be A Ji Ya, right?
No way.
Hey, old man, explain it to us clearly.
- What golden? Where is it? - Elder! Elder!
Where is the magic star?
Magic star?
Magic star...
- The magic star is in the wine. - Hey!
- Stop drinking already. - Hey...
- Elder! - Elder!
Let's check if it's in his body.
Is there anything?
None.
Zi Su, right now, there is a change of plan.
We...will just wait for further information.
Just you alone?
I even find you guys to be so few.
What?!
It is indeed as we guessed. They have started fighting.
- Then what should we do? - Attack.
It's this trick again.
Retreat!
Let's go!
No need to thank me.
I haven't even made my move yet.
You are the people who sent the letter before, right?
Sorry. We came late.
How did you come out?
Wake up.
How long have you been sleeping?!
Xiong Fei, wake up.
I'm not drinking anymore.
Elder.
You two have been sleeping for so long already. How come you're still not waking up?
Is there anyone inside?
Oh!
Elder Jiong Ye!
You two are...?
We are Elder Jiong Ye's friends.
Friends?
This is the medicine personally made by Elder Zhao Ran.
Please make sure Elder Jiong Ye take this tonight.
Okay. Thank you.
Elder Zhao Ran is really good to Elder Jiong Ye.
Elder, it's time to take your medicine.
Elder!
If our relationship is very good...
Come. Come. Drink it all!
Three years ago, Elder Zhao Ran was training with evil techniques and was found out by Elder Chang Ming.
He wanted to urge him to stop but he instead was badly injured by Elder Zhao Ran.
After being gravely injured, Elder Chang Ming sent us three, Chong Yun, Yi Feng, and Yu Tian,
to expose the evil schemes of Elder Zhao Ran.
We learned that to ensure the stability of Illuminati, Zhao Ran
fooled the other disciples that Elder Chang Ming is currently training in seclusion
and no one is allowed to disturb him.
Actually...Elder Chang Ming...has already...
Zhao Ran even used poison to injure Elder Jiong Ye.
This way, no one in Illuminati will be able to go against him now.
That's why, those selection for the Real Child is just some hoax?
Although we still don't know why Zhao Ran is collecting these Real Children,
it surely isn't like what they are saying.
Right now, the town looks like it is peaceful and stable.
But actually, it is already secretly becoming turbulent.
But we have to wait for a suitable time to act.
Or else, everything will be for naught.
Zhao Ran, after all, still have fooled a lot of people.
I still want to ask you three to help me with one thing.
It isn't Gong Zi Xu's first time to come here already.
I fear that he will come again. We won't be able to hold them back.
That's why I hope that you can find a safe place
to hide little Hai Xing.
It just so happen we have a suitable place.
Then so thank you.
Hai Xing, hurry and go over there.
I won't go! I won't go!
Hai Xing, these uncles will protect you.
Your parents and I still have some things to do.
After we finished with them, we will go fetch you. Okay?
Okay.
Little Hai Xing, there are a lot of delicious food in that place.
- Really? - Really.
Thank you.
Zi Xu, what are you doing?
Hurry and rise.
Although we found A Ji Ya in your place,
But I believe that you have no involvement with her.
No. I am involved.
I do know that A Ji Ya has returned.
I initially planned to take her to see you. But because of the task of getting the Real Child, it got delayed.
This is a misunderstanding!
Misunderstanding?
Which also means that when A Ji Ya left the sect without permission,
that is also a misunderstanding?
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♫ How long can my friends around me to accompany me? ♫
♫ 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 ♫
i>♫ 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 ♫