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♫ Unwilling to take part in something improper, how could I predict things would turn out against my wishes? ♫
♫ The flower in center of my heart has withered, time cannot turn itself back. ♫
♫ My memories are whirling and twirling, the pain is only in the depths of my heart. ♫
♫ My only wish is to live without regrets, and fly far away with the flowers’ fragrance. ♫
♫ A bottle of rice wine, a body covered in dust and ashes. ♫
♫ Memories go back and forth, a life without regrets. ♫
♫ From spring to autumn, life comes and goes. Is it right to be vain? ♫
♫ I’m waiting for the flowers to return and bloom again, intoxicating me. ♫
♫ Sincerely hoping that my lifespan is no longer withering away ♫
♫ I’m waiting for the flowers to return and bloom again, intoxicating me. ♫
♫ Sincerely hoping that my lifespan is no longer withering away ♫
♫ I want to go back to savor the aftertaste of the wine again. ♫
♫ In my memories, life comes and goes. I realize clearly in my heart. ♫
♫ I want to go back to savor the aftertaste of the wine again. ♫
Ashes of Love
Episode 21
My medicine!
I told you to watch it, but how come you slept?
Good thing the husk is completely-burned and the ashes cold.
After slowly burning it overnight, this monkshood root's insides are now empty.
This means that the poison is already seventy to eighty percent gone.
There is still twenty percent of the poison. We must still cook it for fourteen more hours
before all poisons are removed.
Today, I realized that being a doctor isn't easy.
They say that we doctors
cure illnesses and save people. But in reality, we are snatching people.
Snatching them from heaven and earth. Snatching them from nature. Snatching them from the God of Death.
Snatching them from time.
All living things in nature contain medical essence,
but it's not that easily obtained.
For example, poisonous things like monkshood and centipedes.
Man does the planning. It's enough that you give it your best.
Why am I saying this to you? You can't hear it.
Crow, you can hear?
Crow! You can hear that?
If you can't hear it, why do you keep beating them together.
If you like beating things, why don't you become a musician?
It's such a pity for you to be a bandit.
You really are worrying too much for me.
Once we fully-remove the poisons in this monkshood, I can concoct you a new medicine.
The horse's hoof-beats are three heavy and one light, the speed isn't that fast.
A mixed breed horse.
It's Marquis Nanping's Red Ribbon Army.
Search!
There are soldiers! Let's go!
Don't mind these already!
I'll take you to take the shortcuts! Let's go!
Hurry! Search carefully!
Yes!
You, go there!
What are you doing?
- Have you searched there? - We did.
It's rare to see people here. No one lives in this area.
Only hunters and people from the Sacred Healer Tribe will occasionally come here to pick herbs and hunt.
Go to the nearby village.
If you meet anyone posing as His Majesty, kill him.
- Withdraw! - Yes!
Posing as me?
It's probably just an excuse to kill me.
Looks like the person who was putting poison on my food and had connived with Liangguo to set up an ambush are mostly the doings of Marquis Nanping.
Wolf-like ambitions. I must return soon to handle this.
How come my heart is beating this fast?
My chest feels sore and full.
I never had this feeling before.
I had to adapt based on the urgency of the circumstances. Sorry to have offended you.
Since there was a mask in between, it's not considered offensive.
It's fine. It's alright.
[ Dongting Lake ]
Young Master.
Yong'er, Lian'er, long time no see.
Young Master, please act appropriately.
Patron has been waiting for you for a long time.
So uninteresting. No change at all.
[ Yunmeng Ze ] (Cloud Dream Pond)
Greetings, Patron. Have you been well?
Since Rat Immortal died, you never returned.
If not because I called for you today,
did you plan to never step into here again?
I dare not.
You don't dare?
It means that though you don't have the courage, you have the intention.
I am loyal to Patron. The sun in the sky can bear witness to it.
I know that Rat Immortal's death has greatly-traumatized you, but the dead person has already left us.
Dwelling too much in the past will not help.
You must always look forward. You should walk out of it.
Patron, do you have any instructions?
Get up first.
I've received news that the Soul-Destroying Arrow has reappeared.
Go and steal it for me. Kill Xu Feng.
My god, Godmother can really come up with random ideas.
It's as if the the Soul Destroying Arrow is just a knife in her kitchen, and Xu Feng is some little chicken being raised in her home.
Godmother, forgive me for being incompetent. Last time, I connived with Rat Immortal
yet was still unable to kill Xu Feng, and even caused the Rat Immortal to die in vain.
I really don't have the confidence to face Xu Feng alone.
He's now just a mortal. He's weaker than when he had his rebirth.
While the grand plan hasn't been fulfilled, there will always be people that will be sacrificed.
Would you stop eating just because you choked?
Could it be that you only treated Rat Immortal as a pawn?
I know that you're against my methods.
But it's already hard to get off once you've ridden a tiger.
Rat Immortal was loyal. He painstakingly entrenched himself in the Heavenly Realm for so many years.
Collecting so many precious pieces of information for us. If we stop midway,
that's really making all his hardships in vain.
Before Rat Immortal died, he asked me to repeatedly tell you
to not rush things and endure more, slowly resolving a matter can produce a more rounded solution.
Uncle Water risked everything to save you from the evil hands of Heavenly Empress
and even gave you this place to live in. You also said earlier
to stop dwelling too much in the past, for it will not help.
Why then must you let yourself fall into this revenge abyss
and involve more innocent people?
Enough!
Don't you...use that "if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it" childish reason to lecture me!
In this vast world, although I'm alive, I'm as though I am dead.
I have nowhere to peacefully settle down. I had to rely on other people's charity and pity to live my days. Have you tried it?
Patron has given me another life. Ten thousand deaths will not prevent me from helping you out.
It's just that after Rat Immortal left, only I am left to loyally serve you.
If I leave, don't know who else will loyally serve you.
Yan You, you are the only left that I can rely on.
You must take good care of yourself in implementing your task to kill Xu Feng.
I can't lose you too.
- Li'er. - Mother.
Li'er greets his mother.
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I saw you. Come out.
Little thing, what kind of living thing are you?
I am a fancy carp sprite.
I don't believe you.
She will never raise a real fancy carp.
White weatherfish. Who are you? (T/N a type of pond loach)
I'm the other Li'er.
But I'm like you, we're all just fake. (T/N she has serial "Li'ers" to replace the original one)
Little weatherfish, are you happy here?
Here, you get to have food, drinks, and wonderful new clothes.
Of course, I'm happy!
But...I'd like more to return to the mire and roll around.
I can't let her continue to be crazy like this.
I will take you back to your mire.
Where is he? I can't find him anywhere.
Could he have been captured by King Gucheng already?
No one must casually enter the chambers of His Majesty. Even if it's Lady Sui He coming here to borrow anything,
you must first inform me. Got it?
Yes.
Never thought that Crow not only is highly-skilled in fighting, his culinary skills are also outstanding.
Great!
Treatment payment. Giving one peach should be repaid with one pear. There's no way to repay someone who saved your life.
Just some crude tea and scanty meals to express my respect to you.
Take it. I don't want it.
Although you are my patient,
I've already treated you as my friend.
I grew up in the Sacred Healer Tribe and have been cut off from the world.
I really am happy meeting you.
If you're able to cure me, I'll fulfill one wish of yours in the future.
What wish of mine can a bandit fulfill?
I appreciate your kindness. It's just that you might not be able to fulfill my wish.
If you have any wish in the future,
who knows, I might be able to fulfill it for you.
It's a deal.
Not even feinting courtesy.
Just like that, he even earned a promise from me.
But the mountains are high and the rivers long, we probably won't have the future fate to see each other again.
You bandits live such dangerous lives.
Although I am not involved in killing or fighting, I actually am very similar with you
in terms of living in constant fear every day.
Each day is just another day of being alive for me.
Although I've trained in medicine for fifteen years, very well-versed in medical skills and drug effects,
you are actually my first patient.
Funny, right? As the saintess of the Sacred Healer Tribe,
the reason of my existence is just one thing, that is
to develop an immortality pill for King Yi.
If I'm unable to do it, when King Yi's legs lose energy,
his eyes close, and he flies to the heaven, it's also my time of death.
When King Yi is alive, I'm his medicine pot.
When he dies, I'm an object that will be buried with him.
Follow his coffin and get buried under the ground together.
Use a lifetime of holiness and pure soul to help him reincarnate.
But I heard that the present King Yi
is doing war expeditions left and right. He has killed a lot.
I reckon that he'll only live for a short while.
Hence, I won't be able to live for that long either.
Come.
Crow, I'm using tea in place of wine to give you a toast. Thank you
for letting me know about the meaning of life for the fist time
in this ant-like, lowly, and insignificant existence.
Although I don't know if you can fully recover,
it was you who made me realize that
helping others while one is still alive
is such a wonderful thing.
Look at my memory.
I forgot that you can't hear me.
Anyway...Crow!
Thank you.
What kind of person are you?
Jin Mi.
Marquis Nanping must have planned this for a long time.
It might be dangerous to return to my palace right now.
It's better to go to Beiyuan (Northern Park) Mountain Villa first.
That is where my trusted army is stationed.
It's the safest place. I'll just take my time to decide on the other matters afterwards.
Crow! Crow!
How come he's like a night dew,
just disappearing into thin air overnight?
Respected lady, I have lingered on the sickbed for more than a month.
I completely relied on your meticulously care. Last night, I have fully recovered.
Because there is an emergency at home, forgive me for leaving without telling you.
We were strangers meeting by chance and are of different paths to begin with.
I don't casually make promises in my life,
but once I do, thousands of mountains won't be able to hinder me.
Be kind in preserving your health. Take care.
Upon recovery, you just disappeared into the night.
Don't you even have the time to personally say goodbye?
I'm not even asking any treatment fee from you.
Peony.
Peony?
Dan Dan! (Peony = Mu "Dan")
I planted some carrots. Do you want to eat some?
Lao Hu, what's wrong with you today?
Are you... Tired of living?
Do you want to die?
Dan Dan, you don't understand romance at all.
If I die in the hands of Peony, I'll be happy even as a ghost.
This Moon Immortal... Does he want to become fertilizer?
Guards! Lock him in the rabbit den.
Yes.
No! Don't!
You people... I don't want to go inside!
Let me out!
Save me! Head Fragrance Chief, I was wrong!
Let me out! Let me out!
Head Fragrance Chief, I was wrong!
Let me out! Let me out!
Hong Hong.
Don't cry, don't cry.
It's all your fault!
You old fox... Instead of messing with young immortals in heaven,
w-why did you come to the Flower Realm to mess with me?
This is because Little Jin Mi and Baby Phoenix are both gone.
I'm really bored!
You're bored, so you come to mess with me?
You dare to mess with the Head Fragrance Chief? Head Fra--!
Head Fragrance...
You dare to mess with Head Fragrance Chief.
You're too bold! You...
That's because of the entire Flower Realm, you're the only male.
If I don't use this Red Thread on you, who else would I use it on?
You didn't see it earlier, but those rabbits were charging at me with bared teeth and claws.
You don't even know. The rabbit almost peeled off my...
Excuse me.
That rabbit almost peeled off my old carrot skin.
Fortunately, I was armed with a weapon.
Lao Hu, if you don't dare to play with Head Fragrance Chief,
how about...
Lian Qiao?
You... What a joke!
I'm Lian Qiao's great-great-great-great-great...great grandfather's great-great-great grandfather.
T-T-T-This won't work. Don't joke like that.
People call it "exotic love." It must first be exotic,
to have an unforgettable romance, don't you think?
I think you...
You have knots in your brain from all the Red Threads you use!
Let's go.
Little Jin Mi! Baby Phoenix!
When will you two come back from your trial?
I am bored to death!
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Elder Sister, are you worried about Jin Mi?
I wonder how she's doing in the mortal realm.
Now, she is a weak and helpless mortal.
Sister, do not worry.
If something bad happens to her in the mortal realm,
her trial will just end sooner, and she'll come back sooner.
Things of the mortal realm aren't scary.
To her, it is only a method of cultivation.
I'm just afraid that the ones who want to harm her aren't mortals.
Jin Mi has no grudges against anyone.
Only the Heavenly Empress sees her as an eye-sore.
Heavenly Emperor especially gave the order that no immortal is to intervene in Jin Mi's trial.
He was hinting at Heavenly Empress.
Yes. Don't worry, Elder Sister.
Moreover, Night Deity has been watching over Jin Mi every day.
I'm sure that soon
Jin Mi will return safely.
In my heart, she has always been a child.
In the past, I was afraid she'd hurt herself, and I was scared to let go.
Looks like it's time I should let go
and let her toughen herself through experiences in the world outside.
Taking the snow ginseng is a grave crime.
Don't know how Auntie and the others will punish me.
Anyway my skin and flesh is crude and thick.
I'll just act accordingly.
Auntie. Qiang Huo.
Saintess, you're back.
Jin... Saintess, have you eaten?
Is there any left?
I'll make you an egg noodle.
Slow down.
Why are you in a hurry? Always being this clumsy.
Has she forgotten it?
Come. Give that to me.
Thank you, Auntie.
Saintess was gone for more than a month in this trip to Mt. Luoye.
How did it go? Did you learn anything?
I learned a lot.
In the next few days, I'll come up with an article
that I will lecture to the younger tribe members.
Has everything been well here in the tribe in this one month that I was gone?
Well. Very well.
That's good then...
Jin Mi,
I didn't tell them. If I did,
don't know how the elders will punish you.
Afterwards, I gave it some thought. What you said is reasonable too.
Anyway, King Yi will never become immortal.
Why not just give the medicine to someone who needs it?
Between you and the snow ginseng, of course, I'll choose you.
Good Qiang Huo. I just knew that you're my utterly-devoted good sister.
But you're so bold.
You mustn't do this again.
Got it. Got it.
Anyway, there won't be any snow ginseng next time for me to take.
Oh right, has that person you used the snow ginseng to treat recovered from his illness?
He's okay now.
But in this first case of mine, I encountered a difficult and puzzling illness.
In the books, it said that he should recover in three days.
But with me, it got dragged to a month.
My greatest learning this time is
you mustn't completely believe those things written in the books.
You still have to rely on hands-on practice to find the truth.
Let's go.
A nation can't be without a ruler for a day.
This time, Xu Feng left and hasn't returned. The chances of a good outcome is slim. (T/N King Yi's personal name)
We should immediately announce his death.
Huaiwu now is being bothered by both internal and external troubles.
I also am left with no other choice.
Cousin must still be alive! I'll personally lead people to Mt. Luoye to look for him.
There are so many good men in this world. You are my daughter.
Why worry that you won't find a good husband?
Why must you obstinately persist
in the wrong course for just a Xu Feng?
Father, you should understand that the only wish I have in this life is to marry Cousin.
I'll be his person while I'm alive, be his ghost when I die.
I don't believe that the heavens will be this heartless
to take away my only wish.
- I surely will find Cousin. You mustn't announce that his death! - You!
Marquis!
Greetings to Your Excellency and Your Highness.
Why are you in such a panic?
- Informing Marquis, King Yi has safely returned. - What?
- King Yi has really safely returned? - Yes.
Where is he now?
At this time, he should be in his manor already.
Who is it?
Why are you being sneaky and refusing to show yourself!
Show yourself!
Stay away from her.
Lad, I suggest that you mind your own business. Get rid of him first!
Be careful!
Are you okay?
Informing the Lady, His Majesty is currently resting. [ Beiyuan Mountain Villa ]
Then I'll go inside to check on him.
His Majesty said that without his permission, nobody can disturb him.
You dare to stop me?
I cannot disobey an order. Lady, please forgive me.
If I can't see him today, I won't leave!
Qin Tong.
Here.
You go take care of it.
Yes.
Move aside!
Lady, let's speak privately.
- You are indeed the most effective. - Thank you, Your Majesty.
How did you persuade her?
"His Majesty is in good health, but because he traveled back overnight,
he is tired and needs rest. It's not a good time to disrupt him.
Please come back tomorrow, Lady. He will surely see you."
When did you learn how to make decisions for me?
I am at fault.
I am sure somebody leaked the news that I went hunting to Liangguo.
Does Your Majesty suspect there is a spy?
Alright. Since I need rest today, I won't worry about these things.
Let's talk about it tomorrow. You may go.
I will take my leave.
My injuries are mostly healed.
I'm guessing that the poison is starting to work.
Your Majesty, if somebody of the court
really leaked news that you went hunting to Liangguo,
it would be a big problem.
Please allow me to investigate this case.
I will find the spy as soon as possible.
Thank you, Marquis Nanping.
Yes.
Your Majesty, looks like your body is still frail.
The skills of the physicians in the city are limited.
How about we ask a sacred healer of the Sacred Healer Tribe to come
and diagnose Your Majesty?
Scared healer? Jin Mi.
I can't drag her into this.
I am much better. Don't make so much fuss about it.
Your Majesty, you are the foundation of Huaiwu. We mustn't take things lightly.
Moreover, the mission of the Sacred Healer Tribe
is to ensure Your Majesty's health.
Now is the perfect time to summon a sacred healer into the city.
Your Majesty, I think Marquis Nanping is right.
Please hurry and summon a sacred healer
to help nurse Your Majesty's health.
I also think this is appropriate.
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♫ My left hand holds the ground, my right hand holds the sky. ♫
♫ Lightning bolts erupt out of my palm print and go in ten directions. ♫
♫ I quickly turn time into years. ♫
♫ In three thousand lifetimes, I’ve seen it all. ♫
♫ My left hand picks flowers, my right hand wields a sword. ♫
♫ Between my brows, an entire ten thousand years’ of snow has fallen. ♫
♫ One teardrop. ♫
♫ That is who I am. ♫
♫ My left-hand’s finger touches the moon, my right hand is selecting Red Threads ♫
♫ to bestow upon you and I our desired and predestined love. ♫
♫ In the moonlight. ♫
♫ You and I. ♫
♫ My left hand transforms into feathers, my right hand becomes scales. ♫
♫ Some of my lives are spent in the clouds, some are in the forests. ♫
♫ I’m willing to follow you and become a speck of dust ♫
♫ in order to emerge in this mortal life. ♫
♫ My left hands picks you up, my right hand lets go of you. ♫
♫ When I clasp my palms together, you are completely drawn back into my heart. ♫
♫ In the time it takes for one incense stick to burn. ♫
♫ You and I, we become inseparable. ♫