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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 35
I heard two gossiping immortal girls saying that Immortal Wen Yue
wants to ask Lord Meng Zhang to give her back their marriage agreement contract. Is that true?
I never heard of it.
Their marriage has already been set. How can you still ask it back?
Father, in our Heavenly Realm,
if this marriage agreement has been set,
can't you really take it back?
Are you planning to cancel your marriage agreement with Night Deity.
Little Fish Immortal's mother
has just died. Of course, I mustn't bring it up.
- But... - Later, let's...
go visit your mother together.
Okay.
Today, while in front of your mother, tell me the truth.
Did you refuse the duty of the Flower Deity
because of Fire Deity?
Yes, father.
Phoenix and I have already promised ourselves to each other.
I know that during your trials in the Mortal Realm,
you had an unforgettable love with Xu Feng.
In your life, that will be just one fleeting memory.
It's not like that, father.
Although my life in the Mortal Realm was just a few short months in the eyes of the Heavenly Realm,
it has already been etched in my heart.
When I was in the mortal world, I was willing to be buried with Phoenix without any regrets.
He also willingly killed himself just to accompany me in death.
I think that's love.
Just like how you were with my mother before. Isn't it the same feeling as this?
Just for her, weren't you also willing to lose everything?
It's easy to be in love, but things aren't as simple as you think.
Heavenly Empress...
...isn't a person that's easy to deal with.
While you were in the mortal world, I personally saw how she harmed Night Deity's birth mother.
With her being this overbearing, if you go with Xu Feng,
you'll suffer.
Father, I know,
but I'll eventually have to face those problems.
Since I've made my choice, I won't avoid it anymore.
I...just don't want you to walk the same path as your mother.
Father, the past is past.
Must we deemed everything in the past
as applicable universally?
If after getting promoted to an immortal,
I'm unable to protect the person that I want,
unable to strive for the person that I want to be together with for the rest of my life,
what else is the meaning of it?
Why not just go to the mortal world and be a mortal? Although mortal life is hard and short,
at least, you can be straightforward and act according to your feelings and true character.
Not everything can be resolved by ardor and sincerity.
But if I don't even have any ardor, how will I resolve the problem?
This matter still needs to be reconsidered. While we still hasn't come up with an appropriate solution,
don't be impulsive.
I got it, father.
Save me...
Your Highness Princess.
- Mu Ci. - Save me...
- Princess. - Hurry.
Have you all let him take in the medicines prescribed by the demon physician?
Your Highness, we've already fed him the medicine based on the prescription of the demon physician.
There's no improvement at all. How come it's like this?
Give it to me...
Okay. I'll give you medicines. I'll go get you some medicines.
Are there still any medicines?! Bring them all here!
Bring them all here.
Heavenly silkworms...
What is he saying?
Heavenly Empress...please punish me. I was wrong.
Looks like this time, Mi'er has really fallen in love
with Fire Deity.
A little child temperament. Wasn't she in love with Night Deity before?
Just going through a set of trials and she matured, but her heart also changed.
Who knew if she'll change her mind again in the future.
We can't let her do anything she wants.
Let's temporarily suppress it.
I think it's different this time.
Don't you also wish that she can marry the person she loves?
Are you worried about Heavenly Empress?
Although Fire Deity isn't the same as Heavenly Empress,
a mother and a son are still connected through their hearts. Even broken bones are still connected by a tendon.
How could Heavenly Empress tolerate Mi'er?
If Heavenly Empress will do anything bad to Jin Mi in the future,
how will Fire Deity choose?
What's worrying me is
Mi'er getting caught in between Fire Deity and Night Deity.
These two sons of Heavenly Emperor are stubborn.
When they get obstinate, they won't let go.
Don't you think they are very similar to Heavenly Emperor when he was young?
How much suffering has Zi Fen endured because of Heavenly Emperor?
I will never let Jin Mi follow the footsteps of her mother.
After their trials,
I can see that Fire Deity is deeply in love with Mi'er and is different from his father.
How is Heavenly Emperor not deeplyi in love with Zi Fen?
This is a kind of obsession.
Obsessions can kill people.
When Heavenly Emperor was unable to obtain Zi Feng,
he brought disaster and broke the hearts of so many people. If he was able to obtain her,
will the world be at peace?
A verbal decree from Her Highness Heavenly Empress,
while Eldest Highness is in mourning, you can just stay here in Xuanji Palace.
You also can skip setting up the stars and going on night duty.
I will abide.
Heavenly Empress cares about Your Highness.
She especially ordered us to deliver you two different mourning clothes for you to choose from.
Just put them both there.
Heavenly Empress said that you must decide on your own
if you're going to choose to follow the custom of the Heavenly Realm or the Arowana Tribe.
She ordered us to bring back the other one.
Based on the practice of the Arowana Tribe,
while mourning for one's mother, one should wear clothes made form rattle-top.
It must be because Her Highness Heavenly Empress cares about you.
The rattle-top fabric is very coarse. With your precious status, how will you be able to bear that?
It's still the fine linen hemp of the Heavenly Realm that's more appropriate for you.
From now on, in checking and balancing the power of Heavenly Empress and the Bird Tribe,
I have to rely on you.
I still have to go back and report for completion of our mission to Her Highness Heavenly Empress.
I'll take my leave.
Is it part of your Heavenly Realm rules to just throw mourning clothes all over?
Why is Big Brother angry?
Based on Heavenly Realm rules,
one should wear fine linen hemp clothes during mourning. But based on the rules of our Arowana Tribe,
one should wear mourning clothes made from rattle-top.
Then, did Big Brother make the wrong choice?
It's because I'm useless.
Eldest Highness, don't blame yourself.
Filial piety is in one's hearts. If Godmother knows what you've done,
seeing how you've endured all the pressures of Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Empress
and still persisted to mourn for her,
it's already not easy. I'm sure that she's happy now in the netherworld.
It's not yet enough.
I'm unable to vent my anger.
Where will I place it?
Why don't Eldest Highness put down everything?
Come with me and Li'er to go far away from here, is that okay?
Now, I fear that even being an idle cloud or a wild goose,
is already excessive hope.
What are you plans from now on?
I mustn't get impatient and must continue to endure.
Godmother once told me
that if there will be any changes to our plan,
I am to hand you this item.
What's inside?
I've never opened it.
You look at it by yourself.
[Yimiao Region]
Replying to Your Highness Heavenly Empress, Eldest Highness chose the Heavenly Realm's customary fine linen hemp mourning clothes.
- Leave now. - Yes.
Auntie, you're really wise. Just with a mourning clothing, you're able to see what choice has Night deity made.
Is it to follow the Heavenly Realm or continue to be obsessed with the Arowana Tribe?
Looks like Eldest Highness is a smart person. He dared not have any rebellious intent. He knows to adapt to the present circumstances.
Don't belittle him. At a small age,
he already bore to be ruthless and remove his own dragon scales.
He also dared to take in the Floating Dream Pellet that I gave him.
When Su Li died, look at his his reaction.
I don't believe that he'll easily let things off.
It's just that he is His Majesty's biological son after all.
I also won't be too overboard.
A small test is just to give him a warning.
Auntie has great foresight. I really must learn more from you.
Today, is Moon Immortal's birthday banquet. Deliver this gift in my behalf.
Yes.
[Fated Love Manor]
Immortal, we're here to greet you a happy birthday.
We wish Immortal more blessings like the forever flowing water of the East Seas.
A life similar to the non-aging pine tree in South Mountain.
Every year, just these two lines?
Are you blind? I look so young and handsome.
How can I be compared to that old wrinkled pine tree in South Mountain?
Yes...
What is this?
Your Highness is still grounded. Today, he still is inside the palace facing the wall and reflecting on his mistakes.
He especially ordered us two to deliver your gifts.
You're not answering what I asked. I asked you what this is and you answered me with so much nonsense.
Okay already. Leave.
Immortal, we'll...
...take our leave.
Never thought you can come up with an idea of gathering those treasures.
Your Highness, you've overpraised me. I'm just playing by his interest.
Those are the trendiest novels and comics in the mortal world now.
I'm sure that when Moon Immortal sees them, he surely will be very happy.
Am I praising you? It shows how you've been derelict in your duty while in the mortal world.
What nonsense are you and those buddies of yours been brooding over?
If not because you guys are dragging me down, I'm sure that I've
pacified the world sooner and created a flourishing era.
I admit my mistakes.
But say, after wandering a lifetime through the mortal world, you indeed have gotten smarter.
That one is indeed a praise.
Immortal!
Little Jin Mi, you're here!
Immortal, you recognized the wrong person again. I'm not Immortal Jin Mi.
Xiao Lu Zhu, why are you here?
How come your nose is bleeding?
I'm having excessive internal heat. Come... Baby Phoenix
has delivered me a box of outstanding novels.
While it's still fresh and warm, let's go study these together.
No, I'm here for other reasons.
His Highness is currently in mourning and it's inconvenient for him to leave the palace. He especially sent me here to greet you on your birthday.
I wish Immortal forever youth and a never aging face.
Little Lu Zhu, you're so quick-witted.
Oh, my...this thing is great.
So bright. With this item,
I can continue reading the novels that Baby Phoenix sent even at night.
So good.
That poor Run Yu,
thank him in my behalf and console him well.
I surely will relay it. Thank you, Immortal.
Oh, right. Since Run Yu is unable to come to my birthday banquet,
you come instead. Let's drink and have fun together.
My immortal level is low. I fear...
Water Deity will be bringing Little Jin Mi with him. You ask your father to bring you too.
Or else, this birthday of mine
will be very cold and boring. I won't be happy.
I won't refuse you then to show my respect. Thank you, Immortal.
Little Lu Zhu, you're so obedient.
I'll take my leave then.
Go do your work.
Water Deity, Wind Deity, and Immortal Jin Mi have arrived!
Really so wonderful.
Water Deity! Little Jin Mi!
Come... Today is my birthday. Just eat and drink all you want. No need to be courteous.
Don't just stand. Just eat and drink as much as you like.
Do you know what is my gift for you?
What is it?
A toy of the mortal world. Try it.
It's clearer now!
Everything in front of me is bright now.
Do you like it?
So great. With this treasure,
I'm able to read more than a hundred novels a day.
Little Jin Mi, you actually are more beautiful than I thought.
Princess Sui He is here! Immortal Yuan Ji is here!
Immortal, I'm here in behalf of Heavenly Empress to—
Okay. Good. Sit.
Yuan Ji! Yuan Ji!
Okay already. I can't anymore.
Yuan Ji, you're so generous.
Coming here empty-handed to eat a grand banquet.
These past 2 days, I've been thinking how I should continue the second life
of that white snake after Leifeng Tower collapsed.
I initially thought of sending her to the Flower Realm to be some fruit sprite.
I'll let you decide on her destiny and love fate afterwards.
But from the looks of it it, no need to give out this gfit anymore.
Yuan Ji, I just knew that you care about me. This gift...
...is so superb!
Let's go... Let's eat and drink. Let's go.
- You have this one. - Thank you, father.
Thank you, father.
- Still finds it unusual. - That's right...
Jin Mi.
We still have to re-discuss this matter at length.
- At this time— - Father.
Go then.
Other than me, do you also like Xu Feng?
I do.
- What about Moon Immortal? - I like him.
- How about Lord Yan You? - I like him.
What if Jin Mi is an infertile land, that whatever seed or fertilizer you put in,
that no matter how you meticulously water her, she won't be able to bear any flower to repay you?
Talking about love with her is like a stone sinking into the deep ocean, no news about it at all.
Does Night Deity fear such wasting of time and effort?
Jin Mi is innately kind. It's just that she was born to be cold and detached.
No one can enter her eyes,
the more let's not talk about the world of her heart.
She once was cold and acted heartless even if she cares about something a lot.
But now, she has become detached but devoted to one.
How come a person can change that much?
I've once taken in the Floating Dream Pellet.
I then forgot all the memories of mother and my childhood.
Could Mi'er being controlled by some item too?
Mi'er o Mi'er, which is the real you?
[Fallen Pellet]
Fallen Pellet?
His Majesty Heavenly Emperor is here!
Respectfully welcoming Heavenly Emperor!
Everyone, no need to be so formal. Today is the birthday banquet of Moon Immortal. Just be at ease.
Royal Brother, you've always been busy with state affairs. How come you have the leisure today to come to my house?
Third Little Brother, are you blaming me for coming uninvited or complaining that I haven't visited you for a long time?
No such thing... With Royal Brother coming here, it added glitter to my humble abode.
It seems that there are only close friends and family here. The number of people is a bit few.
Don't you feel that it's a bit cold?
It's because my luck is bad. My birthday banquet just have to coincide with Eldest Highness' mourning and Second Highness' getting grounded.
Are you asking me to release them?
Those two brothers are unreliable. It's better for us to fun here by our own.
Good thing, Immortal Tai Si is here. You always come up with novel manner of speech.
Why don't you demonstrate one for everyone to have some fun?
Okay... Your Majesty, I just happen to have learned a new mortal poem style lately.
I'll then try to liven things up
for Your Majesty and everyone here.
- Please go in. - Let's admire it.
Sir, can't you see? Lord Xu's two sons were born with exceptional skills.
They came successively after an auspicious dream, as if Confucius and Buddha personally delivered them.
They are also unicorns from the Heaven.The eldest son is 9-year-old and has clear-cut complexion.
The autumn waters are his soul and jade is his bones. (lofty and good physique) The younger son is five years old, with an imposing presence.
They can turn heads in a hall full of guests. I know that Lord Xu has nothing to worry now.
For his copious philanthropic deeds, his offspring are surely future dukes or marquises.
For a man to have such outstanding two sons,
how possibly could he ever take a dive in status?
Good!
Your Majesty, when I heard about this poem for the first time,
an image of Your Majesty and your two sons immediately came to mind.
I offer the recitation of that poem to Your Majesty.
Suck up.
Lower down your voice!
Didn't I already pass it to you in a telepathic manner?
Who among the people here don't know how to do that? What if it get intercepted?
Dan Zhu, what are you two passing?
Beat the drum then pass the flower. Anyone wants to play that?
In a blink of an eye, the years has already been long. My generation has gotten older.
Now, these younger generations have each grown up.
And we even get to be in-laws because of them. This is indeed a wonderful thing.
Too bad, Flower Deity doesn't have the fate to see all these after bliss.
Although she's dead, I still yearn for her a lot.
Your Majesty has deep affection and loyalty, strives after virtue and practice good deeds, and shields all the creatures from harm.
The two princes are noble and handsome, just like the sky and the sun.
It's really Heavenly Emperor's virtue, the great blessing of heaven and earth.
Your sucking up is way more obvious than Tai Si.
I indeed want to use up all the fawning
and see what else they can come up with.
My sons have both grown up.
All are giving me problems. It's still Water Deity and Immortal Tai Si
who were able to gather enough luck and cultivate enough virtue. A daughter is indeed more considerate.
Kuang Luo, get up. Come, get up.
Come...
Your Majesty. My virtue is shallow and was able to have just this one daughter.
Kuang Luo, quickly greet His Majesty.
Greetings, Your Majesty Heavenly Emperor.
Quickly get up.
You are indeed like a morning dew.
You've matured into a woman with pure, clear, and moist beauty and slender body.
Is she of the same age as Jin Mi and Sui He?
Your Majesty, I'm boldly going to ask a favor from you.
This daughter of mine is too behaved and docile.
Hope Your Majesty can decide
and find my daughter a good marriage in the future.
Really never thought he still has such a move. He aimed at His Majesty being soft-hearted for the weak and old.
Trying to be close by dragging his whole family with him, I admit defeat.
Eldest Highness has been taken by your Jin Mi.
Based on what he's doing, he is rushing to reserve Second Highness then.
So, his main intention is that.
Father.
I'm not drunk.
My father is drunk. May Your Majesty forgive him for his inappropriate actions.
Tai Si, you old man, you're indeed drunk.
- I... - In terms of matchmaking, why didn't you come to me and instead went to Heavenly Emperor?
You don't control the marriage fate of immortals, so why will he go to you?
There's nothing wrong with the intentions of a parent.
- Today, everyone, let's all raise our glasses and happily chat without any restrictions. - Father...
- You drank too much. - Jeez, I'm not drunk.
Each one having powerful fathers. Each one having deep father and daughter affection.
Father, eat one.
When father is young, you are the most outstanding person here in Huaiwu.
No matter when, in my heart,
you are the best father in this world.
You have an imposing and graceful bearing.
With you being this intelligent and adorable.
don't know which lucky lad will get to marry you in the future.
I fear that I will die in envy and jealousy.
But too bad, compared to Xu Feng,
you are just...
...an insignificant mortal.
I don't feel well. I'll leave first.
Sui'er, why must you be this obstinately persistent with your wrong ways
for a person who doesn't love you? If he really cares about you,
he would have married you long ago!
I personally killed my father.
I killed the only person who sincerely treated and doted me in the mortal world,
yet I still was unable to win Xu Feng's heart back.
Xu Feng, I hate you.
Jin Mi, I hate you.
You're back. Did Moon Immortal like that hazy jade screen?
You should go to his place more often. Understand?
You two leave first.
Yes.
Auntie, in heaven and in the mortal world, there is a Jin Mi.
Everyone likes her.
Will I never surpass her anymore?
Is His Highness never going to change his mind?
Shut up. Look at your how dispirited you are right now.
How can you be qualified to be the leader of our Bird Tribe?
What can I do?
Even if I die, His Highness won't mind.
Quickly get up. Listen well.
Our Bird Tribe is of noble blood.
How can we collapse at the first blow? The more you can endure,
the more you can win back. We are still
not at the last moment. We still don't know
who the real victor is. Isn't it?
Okay already. Stop crying.
I've heard of the bad news about your birth mother a few days ago.
It was really an outrage. Eldest Highness, please contain your grief.
Now, Jin Mi and I can be considered to have the same enemy.
Head Fragrance Chief, there's one thing that I don't understand. I hope you can enlighten me.
Eldest Highness, just say it.
Mi'er seems to have an unusual response to love.
Eldest Highness, why do you say so?
I remember that you once said
that Jin Mi is one of the rare detached person in this world,
but you can't tell me all of it. When I was reading the scrolls in Sacred Text Examining Pavilion,
I accidentally learned that this matter might be related to the Fallen Pellet.
It is indeed good for her to live in a sincere and cheerful manner.
But based on my initial intention, I'm more willing
to help her remove the fallen pellet.
No one should take away her right to love.
If that's really the case, is Eldest Highness confident that you can ensure her complete safety?
Former Mistress once calculated that Jin Mi will experience a love trial before she turns 10,000 years old.
If you take it out, how can you guarantee that she'll be fine?
Have you told Jin Mi the truth about the fallen pellet?
No. If she learns of it, I can't predict what the outcome would be.
Head Fragrance Chief, don't worry. I've said it before.
No matter what, I surely will ensure Jin Mi's safety.
The matter that night...I offended you.
We are co-perpetrators. I also am responsible for it.
You are now mine.
Don't worry. I'll take responsibility for you.
Where did you learn such bandit talking ways?
Don't you know? My past man was a bandit named Crow.
I'm a bandit wife.
Then in the future, it will become the wife of Fire Deity already.
I...already told father about this.
What did he say?
He didn't say no, but there are things that's worrying him.
He told me to thoroughly think about it again.
I can guess about Deity's apprehensions.
Don't worry. I will resolve it as soon as possible.
Here. I made a little token.
It's for you.
What is this?
You are indeed a stupid bird.
This is Glorious Spring, Solid Autumn.
Put it on your heart and then activate it with spiritual power.
You then can create a glorious flowers in spring and solid fruits in autumn scenery.
You're able to see both spring and autumn at the same time and it can last for a day.
Do you know from where this beautiful scenery came from?
From where?
I'll secretly tell it to you. I stole it from Flower Realm.
At this moment, Head Fragrance Chief must be feeling shocked.
It can't be eaten or used to fight. It's technically useless.
What you said is right too. Fine then. I'll take it back
and turn it into a weapon.
How come there is only glorious spring and solid autumn?
I still want to have your summer flame and winter snow.
That's like painting a snake with feet (too much). You are the Fire Deity.
You then are the summer and flaming sun,
while I'm the frost and snow of the winter.
That way, all four seasons are complete.
When did my stupid grape become this clever?
Okay.
I'll put it in my first soul.
I guarantee that I will guard it well.
I must go then.
[Xuanji Palace]
Little obedient thing, were you waiting for me here?
Where are we going?
Slow down...
Slow down!
Okay already. I got it.
I'll go inside, okay?
Little Fish Immortal.
Little Fish Immortal, what's wrong?
When I was young, at Taihu Lake,
I would frequently feel inferior because
of my grossly offensive body and and pale-looking color.
That time, just to become a fancy carp,
I cultivated nonstop from day to night.
Only when I arrived here in Heavenly Realm did I realize,
for thousands of years,
I've been just doing a tiresome but useless matter.
I am not a fancy carp at all,
but a white dragon that wanted to become a fancy carp.
Recalling it now,
that time, I was really like a frog at the bottom of a well. (limited outlook)
Look at me.
I have been a lousy grape sprite for 4,000 years.
I initially thought that I'm indeed a grape sprite.
Never thought that I'm actually a frost flower made of water.
Hence, we're the same.
Actually, continuously being a frog inside a well
might also be a fortunate thing.
Sometimes,
the more you know, the more you will be in pain.
Little Fish Immortal, are you missing your mother?
The midnight glory flowers have blossomed tonight.
Too bad, you're not around.
The flower bloomed without anyone admiring them. So lonely that its fragrance won't have any master.
This must be the saddest thing for a flower.
What do you mean by no one admiring it?
Since I've gifted it to you,
you are then its rightful owner.
Since you were around,
the flower then didn't bloom in vain.
Am I really its rightful owner?
♫ 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. ♫
♫ I wish to wash away my vanity and brush off the dust and ashes that cover my body ♫
♫ so that I can share a bottle of rice wine again and chat with you for an intoxicating lifetime. ♫
For several thousands of years, I only showed my true form twice.
You were able to see them both. I've embarrassed myself.
I don't have much to ask in this life.
I only ask that you love me a bit more every day.
Hours becoming months.
Months becoming years.
Years becoming a lifetime.
It's fine if your love for me is just faint,
but I ask that you love me forever.
Can you?
The night is deep. I'll go back now.
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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. ♫