Yuan Er,
I'll give you three years time.
In these three years,
you have to uproot Bloody Lotus Cult,
kill Yue Qing Ya...
and take back the throne.
Otherwise,
you will see my corpse for sure.
Mother,
I'm in Xuan Ji Lin.
Where are you?
This place...
is so beautiful.
More beautiful it is, more dangerous it will be.
You still don't know the mission yet, do you?
Masters,
put down the water.
You two go find some ropes...
and tie the ropes between bamboos.
All right.
Don't make noise.
His Highness is a light sleeper.
All right.
Turn around slowly.
Try the lower path.
That won't do.
Why don't you come out first?
Be careful.
Master, you may take some rest first.
Did Yue Ying tell you what the mission is this time?
What I know is that this mission...
must be something that Yue Ying can't accomplish by herself.
It will put us in a grave danger.
Don't worry.
In such a desolate place,
it can't be something about killing.
I'm afraid of nothing...
as long as it's not about killing people.
No matter what...
I won't let you die.
Chang An,
there seems to be a zither stand.
Let's go and check it.
It's made of boxwood.
Imperishable over a millennium.
Someone must have bounded it into this shape...
and restrained its growth.
Many years later,
a zither stand was born.
The strings were made of silk.
People without inner force can't play it.
The tweedle shouldn't be clear and melodious...
but it can travel a good way.
When we were at Bi An Palace,
prince said that...
his mother would always sat on the ground and...
played the zither barefooted during her growth in Nanjiang.
I bet it must belong to his mother.
Wan Mei.
I'm so sorry.
I didn't do my work with due diligence.
I'll teach them a lesson.
What's the point of it now?
What's done is done.
We'll have to bite the bullet now.
How long do we have?
One day.
After 24 hours,
the door of Xuan Ji will be closed.
We'll have to wait for a year...
for it to open again.
Get prepared.
Wan Mei,
stay here for a while, please.
I've something to tell you.
Look.
It's the Xuan Ji Palace.
The holy land of Bloody Lotus Cult.
There aren't Bodhisattva or immortals there...
but only a living dead...
protecting the cult's most valuable treasure.
Every century,
designated by God,
the Custodian of Bloody Lotus Cult...
would be tortured into a living dead...
and was sent here to guard.
Last Custodian of Bloody Lotus Cult was called Lan Qin.
She was my grandmother.
My mother was only 7 years old when she was designated.
Right there in the bamboo house we stayed,
my mother saw my grandmother...
didn't take even a drop of water for 72 hours.
In the end,
she turned into a monster in the flesh.
My mother told me that...
she was holding my grandmother's hands and couldn't stop crying.
She saw a red line...
in my grandmother's forehead.
That was a poisonous bug in her head.
Then,
with a loud cry...
my grandmother's black hair turned into grey...
and she couldn't move at all.
My mother knelt in front of Xuan Ji Door.
She could do nothing...
but saw her mother being shipped in.
We all have our obsession.
My mother does too.
From then on,
she spent every day here playing the zither...
day and night.
Her hands were full of blood.
Even the strings were dyed red.
Did your grandmother hear it?
Until she was 18 years old,
before she left Xuan Ji Lin,
she was sitting here and playing the zither for the last time.
Suddenly this ring went off...
and Xuan Ji Door...
opened.
Did she see her mother?
Yes.
She brought another person too.
That was the most stupid thing...
she ever did in her life.
She fell in love with someone...
and did so many stupid things for him.
She's so stupid...
and eventually got herself killed.
However,
you...
came here just for your mother, didn't you?
Of course I came here...
not only for her.
Open it.
This is how my grandmother looked at her younger age.
Now she's there,
in the inmost of Xuan Ji Dian where it's bestrewed with silk...
and guarding the treasure of Bloody Lotus Cult.
Remember her face...
and be careful of the small bell on each silk.
My grandmother would wake up...
if the bell rings.
What do you want me to take from her?
Xuan Ji Box in her hands.
I want the things that kept in it.
All of them.
I can't make it.
The two bugs that I gave you last time...
contained a kung fu master's 20 years' practice.
Jumping is simple for you.
Breathe into your belly.
Let it flow.
Save your energy.
Go.
Keep breathing.
Your Highness, I'd like to try.
No need.
The formation of the silks inside the palace is ever-changing.
Since it is so,
no need to practice anymore.
Go and try your luck.
The silks used in Xuan Ji Palace are transparent.
You can only see them under the moonlight.
Wan Mei,
you're the owner of this Silver Snake Sword now.
Chang An,
I heard that you're quick at playing sword.
Yes.
When the door opened,
you will be facing the attack of the living dead soldiers.
I need you to protect Wan Mei with sword...
and make sure her mission is accomplished.
It's midnight.
You two may go now.
I know we have the same enemy...
but at least you have to prove that...
you're qualified to help me when I'm in trouble.
The door's here.
Let me go first.
Don't worry, my master.
Just do as we practised.
Just leave the rest to me.
All right.
Stay calm.
The moon will come out soon.
Chang An!
Don't care about me.
Go ahead!
Hurry!
Are you all right?
Don't worry.
I can do it.
Your Highness,
just let me go and help them.
Everything...
has its own destiny.
The result can't be changed...
even if you go to help them.
Anyway, Wan Mei...
What's wrong?
Nothing.
I'm just don't believe in them.
Do you know why I sent her in?
Your decision must be right.
She's talented.
She's quick-witted in danger.
She has a a strong stomach...
and would stay calm in the hour of peril.
She even has luck in changing danger into safety.
She knows how to retreat in order to advance.
While you...
are way too stubborn...
and care too much about my thought.
You almost lost your true self.
The two bugs that I gave you last time...
contained a kung fu master's 20 years' practice.
Breathe into your belly.
Let it flow.
Save your energy.
Go.
Did you get it?
Yes.
Chang An, wait a minute!
What happened?
I want to save her.
Did you get it?
I wanted to save her.
That's her destiny.
No one would like to live like that.
If we don't save her,
my conscience would stir.
So, you took the liberty to have her killed.
Don't you think that she'll still be alive...
if you saved her?
I'm sorry.
The poison inside her is Tian Zhou.
It's an ephemeral creature.
The dead corpses would become blue bones...
parasitizing on her spine.
We will have to destroy it.
Don't you recognize him?
He's the son of Lan He.
Lan He went to play the zither by the Death Pond everyday.
You must have heard it.
Look at him.
Is he and Lan He look alike?
I...
heard your tweedle.
I heard it...
everyday,
including the last one.
I wasn't willing to...
live like this...
through the wringer.
Anyhow,
I...
can't die.
If I die,
my little girl
will lose her mother.
Your daughter doesn't want you to be so painful...
even if you can't keep her company.
My little girl...
has grown up.
I can finally...
rest in peace now.
Time to go back to Gui Hua City.
Wait for me in the carriage.
Wan Mei, stay with me.
Prince, you're injured.
Do as I said.
Yes.
I've never seen her before.
So, I've no feeling for her at all.
Anyway,
she's your grandmother.
What about you?
You didn't know her.
Why did you save her?
I'm sorry.
You don't have to be sorry.
I just want to know...
- the reason you wanted to save her. - I feel pity for her.
There are so many poor people on the earth,
don't you want to save them all?
I know I have limited ability.
I can't save all living creatures...
but I would try as long as I met them.
You look like a smart person...
but why are you being so stupid?
Even though you saved all poor people that you met...
will the government become better?
Or...
will you live better?
If you get yourself killed,
what's next?
What can you do?
Then, that should be my destiny.
I didn't know you believe in that.
Then, what do you think...
is the right way?
Your personal safety is top priority.
Then,
don't put people around you in danger.
If you can do that,
let's talk about saving the common people at that time.
I wish...
to have it both ways.
I can protect myself and people around me...
and also save other people from danger.
You're not only stupid...
but also stubborn.
You think you're kind and great?
If you must say that,
then I think I do.
All right.
I hope you won't regret...
for saying this one day.
No matter what...
thank you.
Let Wan Mei and Yue Ying drive.
Why?
I have something to ask you.
Hurry.
We're out for too long.
My master must be tired. I'd better replace her.
Wait.
You must think a lot last night.
I bet you know what my question is.
I don't know what your question is.
Why did you assassinate Cha Luo?
Do you mind if I touch your sword?
It's not a famous sword.
I got it accidentally in a mission.
There's a breach here.
Is it from some fight?
Yes, excuse my poor skill.
Gou Yu Sword.
It's the Sword of the Millennium.
When fighting with Gou Yu Sword,
you only got a breach...
but Gou Yu Sword was torn into pieces.
I'm not that ignorant, am I?