♫ Since the astronomical phenomena are too hard-to-read, we do not need to read them ♫
♫ Since our blood vessels are connected together, we do not need to augur ♫
♫ There are about 3000 ways and we do not talk about life, death and bad fates ♫
♫ Instead of waiting to make clear what is right and what is wrong, ♫
♫ You might as well show off a section of the scriptures ♫
♫ Unfortunately I can see through all the movements of the stars. ♫
♫ One more scripture to go ♫
♫ We should pursue the long rivers of lives ♫
♫ We should fear nothing as long as we still have our little humbleness ♫
♫ The more unpredictable the outcome, the more we must talk about the changes ♫
♫ The dark clouds return, bringing trials and tribulations ♫
♫ With righteousness, the sun will shine through the rain ♫
♫ Lives depend on being pleasant, that's how the heart attacks its demons ♫
♫ With justice and wisdom, the truth will be revealed ♫
♫ It's hard to admit fault in the rivers and lakes, for who knows what to say? ♫
♫ We've acted stubborn and tasted freedom too ♫
♫ Moving against the will of heaven and earth, one legend at a time ♫a
♫ In life and in death, the way of the world ♫
♫ is not a legend ♫
[Fighter of the Destiny]
[Episode 42]
Soldiers, arrest him!
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You can all stand up now!
Little did you expect, right? That you will end up being betrayed and abandoned by people who were close to you.
As long as I'm still the Empress,
don't even think about defeating me!
The dreamland...
This is my dream.
What's real? What's your dream?
But I can tell you, it's true that you're in a dream.
It's also true that you don't have any ally, and nobody can save you.
It's also very true that you will die here today.
Without my permission, no one can get out of here!
Stop!
Lord Mo.
Say it.
- Say what? - What you've done tonight.
I didn't do nothing.
I've been running the Imperial Secret Guards for so many years,
I can tell who's lying just by listening.
Are you trying to test my patience?
Or are you trying to have a taste of this?
I'll tell you everything. In fact, there are some people who are holding my parents as hostages,
and they forced me to burn a stick of incense at the midnight hour.
I haven't done anything else.
Soldiers! Keep an eye on her.
- Yes. - Yes.
My Lord.
- What happened? - I have no idea.
My Lord, don't approach. The incense looks very suspicious.
All of you, hurry and go now!
Hurry. Inform General Xu and General Xue now!
Yes.
Good. I'll kill you first then.
Very well. Try it then.
You don't have any shield here.
You also don't have the Youyi Hair Clasp, any weapon or power.
I'm curious to see how you can kill me!
Draw your swords now!
Changsheng.
You are connecting to the netherworld in your dream. Your illusion is emerging.
Meditate while the incense burns.
Teacher, have you succeeded?
I won't know unless I give it a try.
Only those who are related to the Empress can enter her dream.
That means I am the only one who can save her.
Everyone else, including all of you, will be bedazzled by the burning incense. So all of you need to leave.
I share the same Heavenly Phoenix bloodline with the Empress.
So I should be able to enter her dream. I'll stay.
That's good. You can stay.
Thirty-Six, use the Longevity Wings to return to the capital.
Please tell His Holiness that he has to save the Empress.
Got it. I'll go back now. All of you, be careful.
Luo Luo, Xuanyuan, you two stay in the alchemy room.
Make sure we are guarded. Don't let other people bother us.
Teacher, you haven't fully recovered;
you have to take good care of yourself.
Sister Xu, please take care of Teacher then.
Don't worry. I'll take care of him.
Mister, Saintess, be careful.
- Are you ready? - Yes.
I'm Tianhai Ya'er. I'm sending my greetings to General Xu.
Tianhai Ya'er, you are daring! Are you really trying to break into the Imperial Palace with your troops?
I just heard that the Empress is in danger, so I'm here to save her.
Nonsense.
The palace is peaceful and safe. What danger are you talking about ?
If that's the case, then I don't know any better.
General Xu, why don't you investigate?
I'll just wait here then.
General!
General, something happened.
General, Lord Mo asked me to tell you, the Empress is in danger.
See! I didn't deceive you, right?
General, if you don't go now, it'll be too late.
Let's go.
General Xu, don't get close to the Imperial Resting Palace.
Why are you here? Are you trying to break into the Imperial Resting Palace without permission?
Nonsense. I'm here to protect Her Majesty.
Lord Mo, is the Empress in danger?
Someone made use of bewitching incense to assassinate Her Majesty.
- Then we should save Her Majesty now. - No. This bewitching incense is very scary.
If we get within its area of affect, we will lose our minds and pass out immediately.
- I don't believe you. - You have to believe even if you question it.
It's unclear where the incense originated from. We don't know anything about Her Majesty's well-being now.
We can only stay outside here in case something happens.
Are you trying to stop me on purpose?
I...
I'll send some people to give it a try.
- You two, get in. - Got it.
Is it that demonic?
This incense can't even be blown away by the wind.
We don't have any way to deal with it.
Then we have to come up with something hastily.
Unless we can find out where the incense comes from. Otherwise, there's nothing we can do.
The criminal is vicious indeed. There must be follow-up plans.
I'll seal off the capital, in case the evil ones take advantage of the current situation.
Lord Mo, we are counting on you now.
Let's go.
In here, I'm the king!
The Five Saints? The Sacred Realm?
If you're from the Sacred Realm, then I am the Invisible Saint!
My beloved ministers, escort the Empress out respectfully.
Send her soul back to the sea of stars!
Your Majesty, I'm late in saving you. Please forgive me.
Is it really worth it for all of you to defend her with your lives?
She's been killing innocent people and behaving in a ruthless and rebellious manner.
She's no longer the Empress you used to know.
You are not qualified to judge Her Majesty.
Changsheng, though she's your so-called mother,
she never cared about you as a son.
She even put you in jail.
Do you really want to sacrifice yourself for a cold and cruel woman like her?
Lord Tianhai, you've said a lot. But you've forgotten to mention yourself.
You and the Empress are both from the Tianhai family.
But you've committed the major crime of insubordination and rebellion.
Besides, you and I have been enemies for a long time.
If I can make Lord Tianhai unhappy, that will bring me happiness.
Great. Then I have nothing else to say.
Do you think you two can save her?
Do you think you two coming here can sabotage the big plan that the Tianhai family has been working on for many years?
You're daydreaming and delusional!
I'm curious to see how many people you can kill!
- Take care of them for me for a while. - Okay.
Now, it seems like we have more people.
You left me with no choice.
Go now!
- Master... - Go!
Yes.
Xuanyuan, I'll go outside to take a look. You stay and guard here.
Your Highness, be careful.
You are all here at a perfect time. I'll collect some interest on Uncle Jin's behalf!
They used the Mirage Moon?
The head of the Snake Subduers is truly skillful. I didn't expect he could create such a magical incense.
We have to save Her Majesty now. Otherwise, it'll be too late.
The Mirage Moon can't be blown by the wind, and can't be affected by water or fire.
Anyone other than the ones who're already in the dream will be driven crazy when approaching it.
Even if I go there, I'm afraid I won't be able to enter the dream and save the Empress.
Then what do you think we should do? We can't just sit here and do nothing.
Besides, Changsheng is already in her dream. If they're in danger...
Of course, we have to save them.
But... we don't have to go to the Imperial Palace.
There are still so many of you? Great, the more the better.
The Sand of Illusion Body Cleanser?
The Sand of Illusion Body Cleanser? What's that?
The Sand of Illusion is the powder on the wings of the Icy Illusionary Butterflies.
It can make one be in reality and dream at the same time,
and greatly improving one's sense of spirituality.
It can also cause great harm to the person, to the extent that it can cripple that person.
That's right. Making me be willing to sacrifice my longevity by using the Sand of Illusion Body Cleanser
should make all of you very happy and proud.
Right now, I'm the undefeatable existence in this dream!
Where are we?
This is the grave of Zhou Dufu. I think it's a dreamland.
How did Tianhai Chengwu find out about this place?
Once you enter the dream, you become the guest.
Since you've entered the dreamland with Chen Changsheng, your memories will naturally appear in the dream.
Empress, aren't you obsessed with the Zhou Empire?
In that case, now that you're able to sleep here for eternity,
that should make you rest in peace, right?
The mist is too scary, even holding our breath won't do.
I've told you a while ago, there's nothing we can do.
Look, what's that?
This is Her Majesty's Youyi Hair Clasp.
When the mist is cleared, we can save Her Majesty.
Good.
Arrest them!
- Guard it. - Okay.
- You and I, let's go save the Empress. - Okay.
Let's go.
Your Majesty. Your Majesty!
What happened to Her Majesty?
Her Majesty was poisoned by the incense. Go find the imperial doctors now!
Okay.
I didn't expect Youyi Hair Clasp would enter Her Majesty's spiritual sense.
I finally woke up.
Woke up? What kind of nonsense are you talking about?
It's not I who woke up.
It woke up.
What will change even if you take the Youyi Hair Clasp away?
Do you really think you can defeat the Invincible Soldiers from the Tianhai family?
These are all disciples of the Tianhai family.
They've all used the Sand of Illusion Body Cleanser.
They willingly sacrifice themselves for the future of the Tianhai family!
Empress... no, Tianhai Youxue.
If you still count yourself as a member of the Tianhai family,
I suggest you kill yourself
to appease the wrath of the world.
Changsheng, what should we do?
I don't know if I can use the formation in a dream.
Even if it works, I don't know if it can stop them.
Yourong, do you know what's so noble about the Heavenly Phoenix bloodline?
Yes. The blood of the Heavenly Phoenix can destroy the unclean.
It's innately free of impurities.
Compared with ordinary people, one with the bloodline can get twice the result with half the effort when it comes to Taoism practice.
No. That's only part of the truth.
The blood of the Heavenly Phoenix can burn not only with the power of the bloodline,
but also the power of the sense of spirituality.
With one chant, the Heavenly Phoenix can make the red lilies bloom.
It can burn and destroy everything in the world.
Tianhai Chengwu! All these years, I've treated you very well, and with an abundance of kindness.
Even when Ya'Er broke the law, I concealed it completely;
remembering that we are a family, and we should be more tolerant.
Now, it seems to have caused you harm instead.
Tolerant?
I only mentioned the election of a prince once,
and you tried to kill me! Is that what you mean by being tolerant?
Only I, the Empress, can elect a prince!
It is not what ministers like you can suggest.
It it was someone else, I would have taken his life long ago.
It's because of this that I have to rebel against you!
Because I don't want to leave my life in the hands of others.
When you ascended the throne, our Tianhai family put in a lot of effort!
We killed so many Chen royal sons and grandsons.
But now,
you want to elect a Chen descendant as the crown prince!
Have you thought about it? If he ascends the throne,
what will happen to our Tianhai family?
All these efforts for you!
In the end, it was just a sacrifice for the Tianhai family.
Who will feel content?
All along, in your heart, I'm that kind of a person!
I can't help you any more,
Brother.
The sun and moon
shine the whole world.
It's destiny that
I shall become the emperor!
Your Majesty.
Thanks to the two of you for being here today.
Little did I expect, I would meet you as mother and son in my dream.
Yes. Little did I expect either.
It's a pity that
I'll wake up from the dream soon.
You two should leave.
It's just a big dream. I feel very, very lonely.
Your Majesty.
May god bless and protect Your Majesty.
What happened?
The lily is as red as fire.
The Empress woke up.
Let's go inside.
Why did he become dust?
It's a great mistake made in a moment of weakness. It's a pity that the glory of the Tianhai family has been destroyed within a day.
Don't worry. You've all done a good job in protecting the Empress this time.
You should be able to return to the Guojiao Academy soon.
I hope so.
- Luo Luo. - Teacher, you succeeded?
It's such a close call. Tianhai Chengwu is truly fierce and ambitious.
Luckily, the Empress had an upper hand.
People from the Snake Subduers? Did you notice what kind of skill they had?
They have skills from various schools.
Such as those from the Human Clan, the Beast Clan, and even the Demon Clan.
But luckily their master didn't come here.
Wow, such a close call.
If he were here, we would have been in big trouble.
It's weird indeed.
Why would he leave when it's the best time to carry out the assassination?
He either knew exactly what the next step was,
or had to do so.
Had to do so?
Yes. For example, maybe he's on duty.
You're saying... the head of the Snake Subduers is actually an official.
He left because he's afraid his true identity would be revealed.
That's one possibility.
Anyway, his true identity will be unexpected.
I thought things had already been wrapped up.
Now I feel like it's just the very beginning.
The Empress has sent a royal decree.
I hold the position as the ruler and I have been governing the whole country.
My policies have been generous and righteous, benefiting people around the country.
Little did I expect, the troubles would start inside the house. The evil minister was trying to rebel against me.
Being in a very high position, Tianhai Chengwu was plotting on treason.
The crime is unforgivable. Now I order the relative departments to arrest his remaining gangs. Do act without fail.
Teacher, why didn't you ask Thirty-Six and his gang to be here?
We don't know who's our friend and who's our enemy yet. We have to be very careful.
His Holiness shall be the acting Right Prime Minister for the time being.
Chen Changsheng, Xu Yourong, and their gang have rendered great service saving me.
It's widely known that they have a good heart.
Their crimes have been pardoned and they will be rewarded. The decree ends.
We will do as the decree ordered.
Everyone, be quiet.
Lately, a lot of things have happened in the palace.
And the Demon Clan's troops are approaching the border soon.
All of you are pillars of the nation. In an important time like this, do not fret and stumble.
Are all of you willing to pull through the hard times and appease the chaos together,
and repaying the country with your supreme loyalty?
We will follow Your Holiness, to pull through the hard times and appease the chaos, repaying the country with our supreme loyalty.
Changsheng!
- Teacher! - Changsheng!
Teacher.
Inform Her Majesty now.
Yes.
His inner energy is very strong.
How's my teacher?
The power of the star in his body is too powerful. There's nothing I can do.
Even Your Majesty has no idea what to do?
The essence and blood in his body has been combined as one.
There's no way for a human to remove it.
Is there any other way?
The power of the star in his body and the Star Formation echo each other in a distance.
Maybe the Star Formation can absorb it
without hurting his body.
But if it's the other way around, the power of the star
triggers the resonation of the Star Formation and causes it to be in complete chaos,
Changsheng will definitely die.
Then, we should give it a try no matter what. My teacher is a good man, he will be blessed.
The risk is too high.
All of you children, don't think of everything as being as simple as you think.
A grave matter such as this can't be given a try casually without having complete confidence.
Otherwise...
All right.
Take this.
The Jade of the Dragon Soul? Empress, you agreed to set Little Black Dragon free?
I'm just letting the Dragon Soul keep Changsheng company.
Remember, never get close to the Rosefinch Palace.
Don't think I will be grateful to you.
I didn't expect you to.
Yourong, go take a rest with Luo Luo.
Don't worry. I'll take care of Changsheng here.
Yes.
Luo Luo, let's go.
When you're not here, I was thinking about you everyday;
hoping you could return to me. But now that you're here by my side,
I'm thinking about you even more.
Is it the so-called...
mother's love?
Your Majesty.
You're awake? How do you feel?
I still have a bit of pain in my chest.
But I'm fine. I'm used to it.
The Imperial Doctor has given you medicine.
But you should be careful about your own health.
Because you may have a relapse in the future.
And...
And it will get worse, right?
It's fine. I'm used to it.
If it weren't for you and Yourong this time,
Tianhai Chengwu might have succeeded.
We've only done a little bit of work.
Your Majesty, you have the Youyi Hair Clasp as protection. Even if we were not here, Your Majesty would have been fine.
But it's still only a Youyi Hair Clasp. It's only a clasp, that's all.
Your Majesty.
Let's not talk about that.
Let me ask you, are you getting along fine with Yourong?
We are fine. We are quite compatible.
I've noticed that.
But since you have someone you love by your side, don't always think about fighting and killing.
Girls always want their loved ones to care about them.
You have to learn to gain her interests.
This... I'll try.
Your Majesty, it's about time.
I need to go to the Star Formation. You have a good rest here tonight.
Mother.
What did you just call me?
Mother.
I don't even want to go to the Star Formation. I only want to stay here and be by your side.
Don't rely on the Star Formation.
It'll swallow you instead. You will be gradually be controlled by it and lose yourself.
When you become the emperor one day, you will understand;
there's actually no other choice.
Your Majesty.
Take a rest.
Take care of Changsheng.
Are you okay?
Where's Luo Luo?
She's been through a lot yesterday. She's sleeping now.
I want to take a walk outside.
It's not easy for Luo Luo. She's suffered a lot following me as her teacher.
You always tend to put everything on your own shoulders.
It's not just your matter. Everyone should make their contribution.
Responsibility?
I told Her Majesty a moment ago, that I hope she will stop going to the Star Formation.
She won't be able to do that.
She said if one day I become the emperor, I will understand.
I think she was implying that
controlling the Star Formation is an inescapable responsibility for her.
Rong'er, if you inherit the Star Formation, what would you do?
I will destroy the Star Formation.
Destroy it? What about the safety of the Human Clan?
When Tai Zong started the war back then, he didn't rely on the power of the Star Formation.
He relied on the courage, unity and will power of the Human Clan.
Zhou Dufu said something like this as well.
The Star Formation that needs human lives as sacrifices.
Even if it can defeat the Demon Clan, it will silently make the courage of the Human Clan disappear and make other people sacrifice for it.
I completely agree. But...
Do you still want to fix the Star Formation?
You've seen the Star Formation. You know how scary and powerful it is. You can't defeat it just by yourself.
Maybe Zhou Dufu left the Star Map to solve the problem.
But he no longer exists.
Even the Empress will be affected by the backfire of the Star Formation and become more and more cruel.
It's all my fault. Till this day, I still don't have the power to fix the Star Formation.
You're trying to bear all the responsibilities alone, again.
If we don't destroy the Star Formation, one day it will destroy all the good in the world.
Changsheng, promise me, don't get close to the Star Formation. I don't want it to destroy you.
The more dangerous it is, the more necessary it is for us to help the Empress to get rid of its control.
We don't have the power to destroy it yet.
And we also don't know what the consequence by doing so is.
Teacher! Sister Xu!
Teacher, you've recovered?
I'm fine for now.
Enough. You are a big girl. Stop being so needy.
I'm your disciple. Of course, I will be needy of you.
Oh right, Teacher. Do you know what this is?
The Jade of the Dragon Soul?
Didn't expect it, right? The Empress returned it to us.
She also let the dragon soul out of the cold lake.
The only thing is, is that it can' t get close to the Redfinch Palace.
Chen Changsheng, I'm warning you! Don't cave in to the evil Tianhai old lady. You have to fight against her until the end.
Otherwise, all the suffering I had will be all in vain.
Your temperament hasn't changed.
Teacher, what should we do now?
I want to see the Star Formation again.
Changsheng.
Don't worry. It'll be fine. I'm confident.
I'll go outside for a bit.
What's wrong with Sister Xu?
She's fine.
- Tang Tang. - Mo Yu?
What are you doing here?
I'm here to see Changsheng. They won't let me in.
Your beloved Changsheng is under a close watch.
The Empress has sent people to protect him. Without her permission, no one can get near him.
So if you really want to see him, you should beg Her Majesty yourself.
Then, how's he now?
He nearly died from his illness.
How can that be fine?
Hey, doesn't it happen to him a lot?
His life is as tough as a cockroach's. You can't even kill him by stomping on him.
That's right. He's been half-ill ever since I met him.
He's still as sickly as he used to be. There's no difference.
You almost succeeded in changing the topic! Do you think Her Majesty will do something bad to him?
He's Her Majesty's biological son. Now the Tianhai family has collapsed,
Her Majesty has to rely on Chen Changsheng to guard her world.
Enough. I'm leaving now since there's nothing important.
Wait a minute. I need to ask you something.
- What do you want to know? - How is the Tang family?
And my father, is he fine?
You've done a good job by saving the Empress and you've indirectly saved your dad.
But treason is a big crime.
What happened to my dad? You've promised me!
I'm not the daughter-in-law in your Tang family. Why should I care about everything?
Mo Yu!
I just want to talk to you a little more.
The power of the Tianhai family has been wiped out, so we took a chance and planted many of our people.
The Left Guards and the Left and Right Golden Troops have been controlled by our people.
But the head of the Qianniu Guards is still someone the Empress trusts. We haven't been able to change that yet.
Very good. Our plan has been executed very well.
As for the Qianniu Guards, let's not alert them now.
We are getting very close to our big success. We don't need to take unnecessary risks at this point.
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♫ Your image is engraved in my heartbeats ♫
♫ The pen marks are rippled by deep affections ♫
♫ The orbit of yearning is clearer, ♫
♫ whether or not you're being pulled by it. ♫
♫ Each experience resembles the clear lines on the palm ♫
♫ You use the warmth of your hands to take care of me ♫
♫ The love is fated to meet, it's like the stars united ♫
♫ to accompany you soaring in the galaxy ♫
♫ My mission in life is using love to choose an ending ♫
♫ until both our hairs turn grey, ♫
♫ even if I can't clearly see this beautiful love ♫
♫ The heavens determine the future. Let the future decide ♫
♫ I've collected all the fortunes to store in your fate ♫
♫ When our hearts lean on each other, you're stronger ♫
♫ and fearless of being attacked by fate ♫
♫ If we reunite, and you're no longer yourself, ♫
♫ I will still fall in love with you. ♫
♫ The love is fated to meet ♫