Wan Mei.
Chang An.
I've found the antidote to the plague.
It's my blood.
She's right.
She cut her wrist and saved me with her blood.
The reincarnation of Bloody Lotus's Saintess.
Welcome the saintess.
Wan Mei dropped her blood into the water.
After those severely ill drank it, they recovered instantly.
The news of the reincarnation of the saintess...
was spread all over the city.
The saintess is all worn out.
For today, we'll save those who are seriously ill as a desperate measure.
Thanks for your grace, saintess.
I'll get more of saintess's blood to create pills for everyone.
Thank gods for the blessings.
Ling City has finally escaped from the epidemic.
Thanks for the mercy and reincarnation of Bloody Lotus.
The epidemic has been averted but not the sins.
We shall wait for the saintess to take over as Bloody Lotus Cult's leader,
and lead in the sacrifice at Bloody Cult Pond,
to ensure gods' blessings over Ling City.
Saintess, please take over as Bloody Lotus Cult's leader.
Saintess, please take over as Bloody Lotus Cult's leader!
"Ding Sha Sect"
"Take revenge"
The evil ways of Ding Sha Men,
confused the people and is guilty of heinous crimes.
What the Bloody Lotus Cult does today,
is to rid the people of evil and perform the righteous acts.
The chief is wise!
As witnessed by heaven and earth!
Bloody Lotus is the holy religion and it lives forever!
Yue Qing Ya.
I'll ensure that Bloody Lotus Cult repay in blood.
I was just looking for you.
Did you hear that sound?
It's the sound of Ling City's people breaking the city gate.
The epidemic is over?
It is said.
A saintess has descended in Ling City.
She saved everyone with the holy blood.
The city gate is being opened!
The people got Wan Mei,
to dress up as the saintess and rushed into Bloody Lotus Cult.
They want her to become Bloody Lotus Cult's new leader.
Bloody Lotus Cult has done a good deed by giving a lending hand.
Why does the prince have to uproot its foundation?
Lan Ruo is the one who saved the people.
Not the Bloody Lotus Cult.
If we don't act according to the prince's instructions,
Bloody Lotus Cult will take side with the evil.
I just want to save the people.
I need not help you with your mission.
I should be the one to disguise as the saintess.
You forced yourself into it and refused to back down.
Things turned out this way now.
Besides, Yue Qing Ya has no regard for the people's lives.
He committed such a heinous crime. Shouldn't he be held accountable?
Saintess, please lead the people to Bloody Lotus Pond.
Chief Lan will be there soon.
This is the legendary Blood Lotus that weaves through the millennium?
That's right.
Since saintess is reborn and receives the Mandate of Heaven,
I hope that Chief Lan will give up the position as leader.
Everyone knows this.
I'm just an acting chief.
The real chief, Chief Yue, isn't around.
I can't act on my own accord.
Calamity cast from the above is a sign to the people.
We should give an offering to Bloody Lotus Pond to wash our sins.
There's no reason to wait.
Young lady.
It's a big deal to replace the chief.
We have to wait for Chief Yue to discuss it.
Everyone, please return.
The Bloody Lotus sunken. It must be the wrath of the gods.
The saintess can't be the chief.
This must be the warning of the gods to us.
The Bloody Lotus sunken. Calm the wrath of gods.
- The Bloody Lotus sunken. - Get up!
The Bloody Lotus sunken. The colour of the blood has darken.
Heinous crimes can hardly be repaid. No one repays it.
Why are you fooling around with them too?
To calm the wrath of gods...
we must offer the sacrificial rites.
Let the Bloody Lotus blooms again.
Only then we can appease gods' wrath against our followers and the world.
As the protector of law,
I've always been raised in here.
Isn't it all for this moment?
How am I fooling around?
Chief, please grant the wish and offer You Chan's supreme blood of yin,
to appease gods' wrath and let the Bloody Lotus blooms again.
Chief, please grant the wish.
Chief, please personally preside over the ritual.
Everyone, pray for the blessings.
Is this how you treat me and be with me?
Someone will surely help me to settle the scores.
I won't leave even if you unchain me.
What are you trying to do?
I hate this about you.
You clearly know everything.
But you held it back.
It's as though you're the greatest one in the world.
We owe it to you.
Bloody Lotus Cult...
is indeed indebted to Ding Shan Sect.
You knew all along that I'm from Ding Shan Sect but you didn't reveal it.
You kept me by your side.
Chief Lan.
May I know why?
Don't move.
It's hard to stop the bleeding after you get pricked.
I'm asking you a question.
Why?
Do you really not know?
It's because you like me, right?
You have to make a choice then.
Either you tell everyone about the plague that happened 20 years ago,
and the lies about the blood in this pond.
Or you can watch how this farce goes on,
and watch me die.
No need for that.
I have other options.
The chief is compassionate.
Everyone knows it.
I, You Chan,
is willing to be Bloody Lotus Cult's sacrificial offering. No regrets.
Saintess, please continue the ritual to appease the bloody pond's wrath.
I think...
although the Bloody Lotus is ruined,
we can put off the sacrificial rites.
Saintess, no!
If Bloody Lotus falls, it'll bring disasters.
The millennial rules...
can't be broken.
It can't be broken.
The grudge between Bloody Lotus Cult and Ding Shan Sect was 20 years ago.
Why can't you let it go?
This is Yue Qing Ya's Bloody Lotus Cult.
It's not yours.
Why can't you let it go then?
I've sealed your acupuncture points.
It'll unseal after an hour's time.
You've been poisoned by me.
You'll die if you use your essential qi.
Living a life in this world.
You'll surely have a loved one.
I wonder what you think about that.
I have no loved one.
Whether he lives or dies...
it has nothing to do with me.
Young lady.
I don't know what happened between you in the past.
But I can tell.
You don't want to lose him.
It's just like how I don't want to You Chan.
I can't lose the Bloody Lotus Cult entrusted by my adoptive father too.
Speak up.
What do you want me to say?
You're a smart girl.
You know what should be done to put an end to this.
Bloody Lotus is reborn again.
It's the revelation of gods.
Bloody Lotus is reborn again.
Thank god.
The saintess has something to say.
I'm not a saintess.
But gods took pity on your plights.
He sent me here to help.
The Bloody Lotus didn't fall. It blooms anew.
The plague in the city is the punishment for your avariciousness.
I hope that you can discard your greediness...
and concentrate on serving the gods.
We swear upon our blood.
We'll surely concentrate on serving the gods.
Please withdraw the wrath.
We swear upon our blood.
We'll surely concentrate on serving the gods.
Please withdraw the wrath.
This ends here.
You're dismissed.
It's over.
Come.
I will bring you back.
Who says it's over?
Ding Shan Sect's people will not die in vain!
Leave!
Why aren't you fighting back?
Go on.
I've exhausted all my inner force.
Why?
Why won't you tell the truth to everyone or watch me die?
Just pick one between righteousness and love.
Why must you be so silly to hold on to both?
Why?
I should be asking you that.
Your pLan has failed.
Why do you keep pushing me?
I've lived my life without any guilty conscience.
You're never the guilty one.
It's the Bloody Lotus Cult.
It's Chief Yue, who hasn't shown up for the past 10 years.
You're just the obstacle that's hindering my path for revenge.
I, on the other hand...
is the victim of that plague.
I'm the only victim who knows the truth.
So long as you're still here,
I can never meet the chief.
I can't expose the Bloody Lotus Cult. I've no choice!
Go on.
Can you promise me to spare Bloody Lotus Cult and its followers?
They are innocent.
It's impossible.
Not unless you kill me.
I'll never forgive you.
You're destined to stand condemned by the gods.
I hate you.
I know.
In the end, I'm still the one who ends your life.
You don't know this.
The revenge for Ding Shan Sect...
has been weighing me down for the past 20 years.
For me, death...
is a relief.
I hate you...
for keeping me by your side...
despite knowing my ulterior motive.
You stayed by my side all the time.
Because of you, I couldn't take revenge...
and I couldn't love you.
I've been greedy.
I think you have your own unspeakable reasons.
I hope that you would somehow treat me sincerely.
Now, I finally understand.
I've made a mistake.
You didn't.
It's the Bloody Lotus Cult.
The Bloody Lotus Cult has ruined me.
It ruined you too.
So long as the heinous crimes of Bloody Lotus Cult are there...
you would never love me sincerely.
It's just like the bloody pond.
How can a lotus blooms in it?
It's an extravagant hope.
But, don't you worry.
No matter what...
I'll never let you be alone.
Even if I have to die...
I am willing to accompany you.
I don't need your companion!
This is the last thing...
that I can do for you.
Why those who deserve to die still live?
Why must you be the one to die?
If there's a next life...
will we meet again?
Would we exchange roles...
and I would at all times...
give in to you?
In our next lives...
I'll still give in to you.
Same goes for the next two lives...
and the coming lives.
It's been 15 days since Wan Mei entered Ling City.
Bloody Lotus Cult's sacrificial altar has been sealed off.
Lan Ruo and You Chan's death forever became a secret.
Ling City became clamorous again.
It's as though nothing has ever happened.
Master Mei.
You saved me for the sake of our relation as master and servant.
I want to thank you.
I didn't save you.
There's nothing left between us.
When we return to Gui Hua City...
you can serve under other master.
The City Master has assigned me to Liu Guang.
That's great.
There's nothing left to say between us then.
Master Mei.
I have something to ask you.
Do you really want to return to Gui Hua City?
Do I have other options?
If you would like to...
I can help you at anytime.
You don't have to.
Let's resign ourselves to our own fate.
If you can't let go of her, you can bring her back.
There are girls who are trained since young in Gui Hua City.
I don't want her to be like me.
I can't be the master of my own affairs.
Do you think by getting a small courtyard for her in such a chaotic time,
she can then be the master of her own affairs?
Why are you still so naive?
But at the very least...
she didn't have to do anything against her conscience.
- You've your tongue in your cheek. - Just like you.
You poisoned and muted me.
You even injected Poison Gu into my body,
and sent me to Ling City.
So many people died because of that.
Miss Yue Ying.
Do you feel even a little upset?
You...
The reason I obeyed the prince's order,
is because I know that he cares about the world.
You have yet to be at the top.
There are many things that you don't understand.
Miss Yue Ying, you overthink it.
I'm just trying to say that if Xiao Xia has to go through these,
to be the master of her own affairs...
I'd rather not let her be.
The guards agreed to open the gates.
But they requested...
to meet the saintess.
Saintess.
Come. Open the gate and let them through.
Yes.
Masters.
We ran out of food and water.
Are we entering the city or should I buy them?
Mischief comes when there's a crowd. You should go and buy.
- We'll wait for you here. - Yes.
Here comes the food.
Welcome.
- Give me five pieces of cakes. - All right.
It's five silver coins.
Keep the change.
Get us some wine with the baLance.
All right.
Fate brings people together no matter the distance.
Since we bumped into each other here, let me pay your bill.
If this store is opened in the Capital,
it will close down within ten days.
- Enjoy yourselves. - Thank you.
The shopkeeper is so sensible.
Perhaps, it can last for a few more days.
My lady, I can't stay for long. Someone is waiting for me.
I know.
It's your Master Mei, isn't it?
Drink with me. It won't take long.
It feels like ages in Zhaixing Mansion.
It wasn't easy to know your whereabouts in Ling City.
I finally meet you here after rushing for days.
Can't you just sit down and listen to me for a bit?
What is this?
The evidence.
It can prove your identity as the descendant of Princess of Peace.
Grand tutor!
Reporting to grand tutor.
- Why are you looking so panic? - Lan Ruo... Chief Lan...
He's gone.
Brother Ting Yun, read the letter as though we are talking.
I'm currently at an impasse.
I'm gathering all the power I can to protect Wu Er,
and keep princess's descendant alive.
I'm now entrusting Wu Er to you.
If he has high aspirations, I hope you'll assist him.
If he's tired of all of these, I hope you'll let him be too.
These are the final words from your brother, Xie Ying.
I'm sure you can still recognize your father's handwriting.
I thought my father...
was just a tradesman who was selling fireworks.
Do you still remember how Xie family was massacred?
Of course I do.
Look into my eyes and tell me.
Were those assassins highly skilled?
Those people in Xie Jia Village protected you with all their might.
Be careful!
Huan Er.
Don't go out no matter what happens outside.
Be sure to keep yourself safe and sound.
I've sent a letter to your uncle.
From now on...
he'll help to raise you on my behalf.
The government has always been in pursuit to end Li CLan's bloodline.
They've been purged over and over again.
Your father...
wasn't your biological father too.
He was Princess of Peace's subordinate.
He was entrusted by the princess to protect you with his life.
When my father received the letter, he started looking for you everywhere.
He finally found you.
In order to protect you, he kept your identity hidden.
He declared that you're Xie family's adopted son.
But who would have thought...
it was still leaked out.
It led to fatal disaster.
Everyone has his own specific vocation in life.
You have saved Master Mei.
From now on...
your life doesn't belong to yourself anymore.
So...
Actually, I have no choice.
Your Highness.
I swear by the spilled blood of my ancestors...
that I'll pledge my life to serve you.
I pledge Your Highness,
to commit yourself to shoulder the responsibilities.
Tell me.
Did you send someone...
to kill Lan Ruo?
I'm but a blind man.
I couldn't even fend for myself.
I have not a moment's leisure.
It's you.
It must be you.
There's no one else but you!
If you really think so,
there's no point for me to explain myself.
But upon your return to the Capital...
you've to personally explain yourself to His Majesty,
about this red mark on my neck.
Are you so sure that I will not kill you?
I dare not.
I can only be certain that,
you should be very upset now.
I always thought that...
you have a heart of stone.
You would never feel sad.
What has Lan Ruo done wrong?
He is extremely smart.
But he never...
never been a conceited person.
He was always hard on himself.
He was worthy of anyone in this world.
Grand tutor.
Are you asking me to answer this question?
Well, perhaps, his only mistake...
was taking you as his adoptive father.
I don't know him.
I was just saying.
Please don't vent your anger on me.
What was his name again? Lan... Ruo?
Why was his surname, Lan?
Ruo... Who was he trying to be like?
Why would you name your adoptive son as such?
All the things that I've done...
I've never regretted them.
That's rude of you.
I assume you're just saying it to yourself.
But I wonder.
You didn't regret having treated your loved one like that?
Or you didn't regret giving such a name to your adoptive son?
I'll just add on to that.
Grand tutor.
Your adoptive son...
was nothing like you.
Instead, he was a good man.
- You... - But it's a shame.
In this world...
good people...
don't live long.
You're well aware of the things that you've done.
You've to pay for all of these.
I am a man of actions.
It seems like...
we're officially the enemies.
It's good then.
I'm a blind prince who always idle my time away.
His Majesty is a suspicious man.
From now on, we can fight openly.
His Majesty can be at ease now.
You're too much.
Speaking of which...
I'm different from your kind-hearted adoptive son.
But I'm very much like you.
Are they rebelling?
Calm down, Your Majesty.
With Lan Ruo dead, there's no one to lead Bloody Lotus Cult.
The elders are colluding and stirring up trouble.
They aren't rebelling but merely eyeing for the position as leader.
With the pressing matter now...
we need Great Tutor Yue here for a discussion to put down the rebellion.
He's the official chief of Bloody Lotus Cult after all.
Grand Tutor Yue should be back already.
- Summon him to see me. - Yes.
Your sinful servant, Yue Qing Ya...
greets Your Majesty.
Grand Tutor Yue, how have you sinned?
Reporting to Your Majesty.
I've resided in the Capital for a long time,
and had an oversight of the situation in Nanjiang.
But the acting chief, Lan Ruo, was tricked by the villain.
Calamity fell upon the holy religion.
From what you said...
I insisted to keep you here in the Capital.
So, you're blaming me then?
I dare not.
I came to Your Majesty today to plead for your approval.
Allow me to go to Nanjiang as to repay your good grace.
There are 30,000 followers in Bloody Lotus Cult.
If there's a rise in rebellion,
other sects in the martial world would jump in to rise in revolt.
By then, the losses incurred...
would not just be limited to your Bloody Lotus Cult.
So is my kingdom!
Bloody Lotus Cult is government's secret division.
It isn't privately owned by me.
I've assembled a group of elites.
They're waiting outside of the city.
So long as Your Majesty convey the order...
I'll head to Nanjiang to put down the rebellion!
You're a very sensible person.
I shall wait for your return...
and hold a celebration for your victory.
Your Majesty.
This is an urgent matter. I shall depart at once.
I'll take my leave.
Reporting to City Master.
I, Wan Mei, return to report on completion of the mission.