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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 13
No matter how much I tried to run, you even caught me in my dreams.
Why is the Heavenly Emperor as petty as his wife?
Forgive me, for inviting you randomly into the Tai Xu Dreamland.
I hope you don't mind.
Not here to punish me?
Your Majesty is indeed too polite.
I never thought, I never thought, that I'd meet Your Majesty in my dreams.
This place is the Tai Xu Dreamland.
It's a place where immortals cultivate when their souls float about.
Sometimes this dreamland is exposed to the Mortal Realm.
So it's called a Mirage in the Mortal Realm.
They thought that it was formed by the air emitted by the Sky Toad living in the ocean.
When I first heard this, I couldn't help but chuckle,
because mortals are unintelligent. Until 90000 years ago, I came her in my dreams.
Seeing her walking on the water, blooming lotuses with every step.
Before she left, in the midst of the fog, she looked back.
Then I knew what was a dreamland,
what is
a Mirage.
My name is Tai Wei, a god. May I ask what your name is?
From the moment she died,
the Heavenly Realm lost its spring colours.
And I haven't been here,
for a long time.
Really alike.
Just then, in that midst of thick fog,
I almost mistaken you for her, but looking closely at your face,
there isn't a part that looks alike.
She doesn't like smiling.
I've known her for 90000 years.
Seeing her show her beauty, only ten times.
When she rarely smiles, it fades in a moment.
She's not like you, bright and beautiful, sweet as maple syrup.
If it wasn't for me, her 90000 years,
wouldn't have just had that little bit of smiling expression.
Adnd wouldn't have just,
died in loneliness.
The dead have already passed away, I hope my condolences go out to you.
The Heavenly Realm and this Tai Xu Dreamland,
hasn't grown an inch of grass in 4000 years.
I heard that Jin Mi immortal can grow flowers with your bare hands.
Why don't you plant some lotuses here?
Why did her suddenly bring the topic of planting flower?
Indeed is Phoenix's father.
His thoughts going around the place.
Hearing from Phoenix, he seems to be my father too.
I should be a bit filial.
Alright.
Indeed.
Your Majesty don't be too unhappy, Jin Mi can only use this to show my condolences.
Do you know who I was just talking about?
Jin Mi is still young and lived in the Water Mirror for a long time. The people I know,
are only some vegetables and fruits.
Like the person you mentioned,
a deep person, who only smiles every 10000 years. I truly don't know.
But shallow people who smiles ten times a day, I know a lot.
Forgive Jin Mi for having shallow eyesights, not knowing who Your Majesty is talking about.
The person I just mentioned,
is the Flower Deity, Zi Fen.
Jin Mi immortal is 4000 immortal years old.
Could it be, you never saw Zi Fen?
I never saw.
I really never thought.
She hated me that much.
Not even seeing her own bloodline.
H-Heavenly Emperor.
Y-You c-can't just say these words randomly.
This dream is too strange.
Why did the Heavenly Emperor randomly come into my dream?
The past Flower Deity is clearly a Petal Lotus.
And I'm a grape. How can she be my mother?
These two father and son, are weirder than each other.
This is not right. This is clearly my dream.
Seems like I'm weird, all Phoenix's fault.
Talking about these random things at daytime.
I'm dreaming too deeply, I should wake up now.
This doesn't seem like an ordinary dream.
Never mind, if the dream comes, let it be. Since I rarely dream about the Heavenly Emperor,
I should ask him for some spiritual energy, and have an increased spiritual energy dream.
Then this wouldn't be a wasteful dream.
Your Majesty, if you like seeing me plant flowers, I can plant them often for you.
You can also send me to the Heavenly Realm to be a gardener, that's fine with me too.
Only...
This...
What's up? What problems are encountering? Just tell me straightforwardly.
Jin Mi, has low spiritual energy.
Even though I normally try hard to cultivate.
But, I'm just a small sprite.
I do know a bit of planting flowers and growing grass, but I still need to rely on external forces,
in order to transform.
So, it''s just a joke to Your Majesty.
It must be because Zi Fen sealed your Yuan Energy.
How about this? I'll give you some spiritual energy.
Just go back and cultivate for 49 days,
and you'll cultivate into a true self.
How can I dare to accept the spiritual energy that Your Majesty is bestowing me?
Good child, there is no need to be so formal between the two of us.
It's just right and proper that I give you some spiritual energy.
Thank you, Heavenly Emperor!
But your cultivation isn't that profound yet.
I can only give you 5,000 years of spiritual energy.
5,000 years?
Thank you, Heavenly Emperor!
If not because of a split second wrong decision that I made before,
the Fragrance Chief wouldn't have turned hostile with the Heavenly Realm.
The two of us wouldn't need
to meet like this with our yuan spirits at night.
Sorry to let you suffer.
I'm not suffering at all.
Just coming here for a night and I get to have 5,000 years of spiritual energy. You didn't even feel that you were wronged, so why must I?
Hope that this dream isn't just a dream.
I will slowly make up to you what I owed Zi Fen.
It's just that you must remember this one thing.
Your Majesty Heavenly Emperor, just say it.
I surely will go through water and tread on fire to fulfill it, not refusing in taking this duty.
You must remember
to not develop any
romantic feelings with Xu Feng and Run Yu.
Do you understand?
Heavenly Emperor, don't worry. I can easily fulfill it.
Are you thinking about the grape sprite
that appeared in Heavenly Empress' birthday banquet?
That sprite indeed looked a bit like her.
Because of seeing that little sprite,
I also remembered Zi Fen.
These past years, although you never mentioned Zi Fen to me,
I know that in your heart...
...she has never left.
Lin Xiu,
marrying me...
...was really unfair to you.
I don't hold any grudge against you.
These past years, we have mutually respected each other like an honored guest.
We have lived our days peacefully and I'm already contented with it.
It's just that seeing that your heart's knot hasn't been untied,
I can't help feeling sad for you.
Lin Xiu...
If you're missing her,
go visit her.
Okay.
Okay already. It's rather late.
Rest early.
You too.
[Zifang Cloud Palace]
You executed before reporting and let that little sprite go to return to Flower Realm,
- then come here now to ask for punishment. - Mother Empress, please calm down.
As the distinguished Fire Deity, a respected son of the Heavenly Emperor, there are so many eyes
looking at you
every day. You instead befriended
a scandalous little sprite that hasn't ascended to the immortal level.
Even didn't mind publicly contradicting me just because of her.
How can I be at ease?
Jin Mi has saved my live numerous times.
It is also exactly because her spiritual power is low that I have no choice but to help her.
Jin Mi is young and ignorant, isn't familiar with proper etiquette, but she harbors no evil intentions.
Tell me,
are you really just repaying her kindness or has developed romantic affection towards her?
No, I didn't.
Okay.
Promise me then.
From now on, you're not going to see that little sprite again.
I will then forgive her.
Yesterday, I already made a promise in front of Head Fragrance Chief
that I will never see Jin Mi again. Mother, you can be at ease.
Be at ease?
Only once you've really become the Heavenly Emperor,
command over the whole Heavenly Realm,
get married with Sui He and have children,
will I really be at ease.
Motherly Empress, you're over worrying again. I still have to rush to the military drill ground to train the soldiers. I'll take my leave.
If not because my over worrying, will you be in your present position?
Your Highness, please rest for a while first after your night duty.
Why must you rush to Heavenly Realm and exhaust yourself?
I've heard that Head Fragrance Chief has always been strict to her subjects.
This time, I secretly took Jin Mi out to travel the mortal world and almost caused huge trouble here in the Heavenly Realm.
I fear that Head Fragrance Chief will not easily forgive Jin Mi.
I'm going to the Flower Realm. You two need not follow anymore.
Yes.
Oh, no. She surely will not easily spare Jin Mi.
Heavenly Empress has ill-feelings towards Your Highness.
If you recklessly go there now,
I fear that it will only add oil to fire and make this matter harder to resolve.
Yesterday, Xu Feng was absolutely sure that Jin Mi is Father Emperor's daughter.
The way Father Emperor looked at her yesterday was also quite strange.
I'll go ask for Father Emperor.
Okay. I'll go to Flower Realm to investigate.
Be careful.
I, the fruit sprite Jin Mi, has disguised as your descendant this time
and was able to obtain 5,000 years of spiritual energy from the Heavenly Emperor.
You're a magnanimous person and will not mind the mistakes of lowly people, so you won't be mad at me, right?
I don't know what you like to eat.
If you lack anything, you can tell it to me via my dreams.
I will go up the mountain of blades or down the sea of fire just to serve you in the best way possible.
I'm thanking you here in advance then.
With a great thing like this just dropping from the sky,
I should be celebrating it with everyone.
But I'm not in the Heavenly Realm,
so I can only look for Lord Puchi to celebrate it with me.
Heavenly Empress?
When I casually cast my magic before, I was able to call Lord Puchi over.
Never thought that after my spiritual energy has increased by a lot,
I was able to call for Heavenly Empress.
Heavenly Empress, what are you doing?
Before you die, let me teach you some discipline.
Heavenly Empress, what are you doing?! What kind of discipline is this?!
I don't care who you are
nor what is your relationship with Xu Feng and Run Yu.
But just based on your face,
I can kill you a thousand times.
You and Zi Fen are really quite fated.
Dying here...is quite a worthy death for you too.
I don't know what you mean.
- When did this happen? - An hour ago.
Motherly Empress is rash and easily angered. If Father Emperor delays it any longer, I fear that Jin Mi...
Jin Mi is my daughter.
If I rashly defend her,
the more Tu Yao will stop at nothing.
Do this instead. Immediately spread my decree.
Use the excuse of rewarding all the immortals and giving out a public pardon for her birthday
to call your Mother Empress back here.
Since she's Father Emperor's daugher, then she's my little sister.
May Father Emperor not worry. I surely will do my best to protect her.
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Wate Deity.
Don't you know the moral law of precedence?
Why are you not controlling the wind and rain,
and instead came here to interfere with my matter?
Of course, I know about the moral law of precedence.
It's just that the Former Flower Deity and I are old friends.
Today, I especially came to pay respect to her tomb.
But unexpectedly, I bump into this child almost getting killed by someone.
I came here to handle a measly flower sprite. It's none of your business.
Jin Mi is a sprite of the Flower Realm.
Since it's in Flower Realm, only the Head Fragrance Chief of Flower Realm has the right to punish her.
Zi Fen has already died.
Doing such ruthless act to a low-level sprite right in front of Zi Fen's tomb,
- how could Heavenly Empress bear to do such atrocity? - You personally talked about some
moral law of precedence.
But in reality,
isn't this all about a ZI Fen?
Are you doing all these just because of this little sprite?
Just because she looks a bit like Zi Fen, am I right?
Whether for official or private reasons,
I'm unable to sit by and just watch.
You think you are able to meddle?
Mother Empress, you're so hard to find.
Little Fish Immortal!
Greetings, Water Deity.
Little Fish Immortal, save me.
Greetings Mother Empress.
I didn't allow you to get up.
Replying to Mother Empress, I was tasked by Father Emperor to relay a verbal decree
asking you to immediately return to the Ninth Level of Heaven
to discuss the matter of rewarding the different immortals and giving out public pardon.
The heavenly empress should be a mother to the Heavenly Realm. She should be personally attending to the affairs of the Heavenly Court, speak and act with caution.
If you alarm the different Fragrance Chiefs and this reaches Heavenly Emperor,
I fear that it might taint your...
...virtuous and kind reputation.
Really good.
Night Deity's wings now has grown stronger.
You've become more and more outstanding.
You actually dared to collude with others in going against me now.
I dare not.
Mother Empress, please go back with me then.
Water Deity and Immortal Jin Mi, I'll take my leave.
Thank you, Water Deity.
Immortal Jin Mi, were you guarding Zi Fen's tomb?
Just some little show of goodwill.
Jin Mi...
I only hope that you may remain like the bright and flourishing flowers and be free from worry.
Live the rest of one's life in an ordinary manner like a dull cloud and flowing water.
That is the two-lined poem hanging before her study table when she was still alive.
I personally wrote and framed it for her.
Never thought...that Zi Fen left...
...a descendant.
Water Deity, basing on what you just said,
am I really the daughter of the Former Flower Deity...
...and the Heavenly Emperor?
Lord Puchi!
Jin Mi, can you improve on your precision next time?
My bones will get broken by you sooner or later.
I was rude. Greetings, Water Deity.
Did you come here to Flower Realm to have fun?
No... I never rove among flowers and willows (visit promiscuos places).
It was because Immortal Jin Mi called me earlier, hence, I trespassed into Flower Realm.
You're spiritual energy has increased by a lot. Did you call for Water Deity too?
You are able to call Lord Yan You? What chant are you using?
My spiritual level is low. I only use some common calling technique.
Lord Yan You's real form is a water snake.
Are you able to call for water?
Fire Deity said before that my body composition is of cold yin,
hence, he made me study some water element magic.
- I was able to create an ice 1 or 2 times, but I never tried calling for water. - Try it then.
Me? Now?
Fine. I'll try it right in front of Water Deity then.
Appear!
With your spiritual power, it's still impossible to call for water.
I'll try it again.
Appear!
Jin Mi, you're just an ordinary sprite. Why force yourself too hard?
How are you?
Such huge and dark clouds.
- Jin Mi. - Head Fragrance Chief.
Water Deity, what happened to Jin Mi?
Look!
It's snowing. I was able to call for water.
I was able to call it!
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Your Highness.
How come Water Deity also went to Flower Realm today?
It seem like he went there to pay respect to the Former Flower Deity.
Heavenly Empress initially wanted to kill Jin Mi
and destroy the tomb of Flower Deity. Never thought that Water Deity would appear at the right time and saved her.
He even didn't mind offending Heavenly Empress.
Water Deity has always been indifferent of worldly matters and doesn't stagnate on anything.
His reaction in seeing Jin Mi for the past 2 times is too abnormal.
I'll go to Flower Realm to check again. If Heavenly Empress make any movement again, immediately inform me.
How is she? Was it because she used up too many spiritual energy?
That snow earlier was called forth by Jin Mi.
If not because Jin Mi is of water element, how could she have called forth that snow or call for Yan You?
What is Jin Mi's true identity?
If Jin Mi is just an ordinary sprite, how come you and Fragrance Chief Begonia
are this worried?
I'm just an attendant flower immortal here in Flower Realm.
Can't Water Deity figure out your own matter yet
and need others to say it?
Jin Mi and Zi Fen are very much alike,
but she is a grape sprite?
I really can't figure out the reason behind this.
Jin Mi was taken care by you since she was born.
Only you Fragrance Chiefs will be able to explain to me this puzzle.
I initially thought that Jin Mi's dazed personality is god-given,
but it seems that there is a reason for it.
Could it be...
Could it be JIn Mi is really...
There's no use for Water Deity to ask me.
There are things that I can and can't say.
Me and the other Fragrance Chiefs of Flower Realm have made an oath to Flower Deity
that if we leak any of the truth, we will destroy our internal energy as punishment.
Hope you can understand.
The vital qi inside Jin MI's body is in a disarray. Water Deity, did you pass on any spiritual energy to her?
This is my first time seeing Jin Mi in private.
Inside Jin Mi, there is a spiritual energy that is profound, with concrete details, and very overbearing.
With my power, I'm unable to dispel it.
For Jin Mi's life, we don't have any other way.
How is she?
There is a very strong fire yang energy inside Jin Mi.
Don't know who transferred such huge amount of yang energy to her that is contradicting with her innate cold yin energy.
If not because I'm here today,
I fear that her life would have been in danger.
Thank you, Water Deity.
If anything bad happens to Jin Mi,
how could we explain this to Former Flower Deity?
So, Jin Mi is my daughter.
Deity, you must have made a mistake. How could that be?
That...since Jin Mi's life is not in danger anymore,
I won't disturb you three from reminiscing anymore. I'll just visit some other time.
Who isn't hiding some truths? What immortal doesn't have a backstory?
There are no more outsiders here. You two should stop hiding it from me too.
I know that you have made an oath before Zi Fen, so I won't make it difficult for you two.
I've checked Jin Mi's spiritual yuan earlier.
You won't be able to hide it from me anymore.
I'm only going to ask one question.
Was Jin Mi born during the Frost Descends? (18th of the 24 solar terms)
I knew it.
Mi'er...
These past 4,000 years,
I wasn't able to fulfill any of my father duties.
Zi Fen's soul has left beyond the skies.
How can I face her?
Mi'er...
Father will assist you up.
Father?
Deity,
you must have recognized the wrong person.
I wasn't able to take good care of you.
If you're unwilling to acknowledge me,
I will not bear any grudge.
No...it's not like that.
It's not that I don't want to acknowledge you. It's...
You probably had it wrong.
I'm just an ordinary fruit sprite.
I was born by nature and raised by it. Even if I want to swindle anyone,
I won't dare swindle you, right?
Silly child. How could you be a fruit sprite?
I've already checked your spiritual yuan.
You are indeed the daughter of mine and Zi Fen's.
Zi...Zi Fen?
Which Zi Fen?
In this huge six realms, who would dare use the same name?
Former Flower Deity?
I'm the daughter of the Former Flower Deity?
My god!
One must really not make dreams so casually.
In the Great Void Dreamland, I pretended to be the descendant of the Former Flower Deity.
I swindled 5,000 years of spiritual energy from Heavenly Emperor.
I am now suffering retribution.
Former Flower Deity, you are a magnanimous person and won't mind the mistakes of a lowly sprite like me. Please spare me.
Quickly wake up. 1, 2, 3!
I...am not dreaming?!
All these are true?
I...
I...have been a fruit sprite for 4,000 years.
I'm now a drop of water or a flower?
Zi Fen must have sealed your primordial spirit using a Jialan Spell.
The appearance you're showing isn't really your true form.
It's also because of that why you're spiritual cultivation is impeded
and why your body is a bit soft and immature.
Once I bring you to Grand Teacher Deity Dou Mu
and ask for a method to remove it, I can then give you back your true form.
Head Fragrance Chief, were everything that he said true?
Past Mistress hid this matter from you because she wanted to ensure your safety.
Since you've already exposed yourself in Heavenly Realm, we then won't be able to hide this anymore.
It's also good for Water Deity to protect a troublemaker like you.
Are fathers being planted everywhere now?
I just picked one yesterday and I get to pick another one today?
But even Head Fragrance Chief is saying the same thing, so this is more or less true.
Never thought that I also have a father and mother now.
Fa...
Father.
Are you really my father?
I'll take you home.
From now on, I will never leave you again
and let you be alone and lonely.
You're too kind...
Everything can be easily handled.
You all are saying that I'm the daughter of the Former Flower Deity,
but she has died for more than 4,000 years.
I never even saw her once.
I don't know what she looks like.
Although your mother is gone, you still have me.
As long as I'm around, I will forever stay with you.
Oh, right.
Mi'er, currently, there is a very strong fire yang energy inside you.
Where did you get it?
In untying a knot, you still need the person who tied it. The urgent matter now is to find this person
and ask him to take back the contradicting spiritual energy within you.
I...didn't ask for this.
He gave it to me. Since he willingly gave it, must I return it still?
What time is it already? You're still thinking about spiritual energy.
If you don't return it, just wait to die from vomiting blood.
No, last night, Heavenly Emperor took my soul
and brought it to the Great Void Dreamland. It was him who gave me those 5,000 years spiritual energy. It wasn't my fault.
Heavenly Emperor?
What did he tell you?
He said...that he is...
...that he is also my father.
What a joke!
That was really the biggest joke in the world.
That shameless man, how come he became the ruler of the Heavenly Realm?
If not because of him, why would Past Mistress's soul fly away and scatter? Why would she die with severe hatred and grudge?
Saying that he's an enemy that killed Jin Mi's mother isn't exaggerating.
Father? Bullshit! He has the nerve.
Begonia!
What did you say earlier?
What really is the reason for Zi Fen's death?
It's been more than 4,000 years.
Up to when do you all plan to hide this from me?
What is the reason for Past Mistress's death?
With regard to that, you also contributed.
Today, even if I will disobey the oath I made to Past Mistress and destroy my spiritual yuan afterwards,
I will clarify the truth.
Men in this world are all unfaithful.
Now that Jin Mi has grown up, each wants to claim to be her ready-made father.
Where were you then?
Do you know that just to preserve this child, Past Mistress had to use up her lifetime of cultivation?
4,000 years ago, Jin Mi cried as she was born. The day when Past Mistress died
is the day of your marriage.
Deity was flushed with success that you don't even have enough time to admire a plum flower,
how can you then have the idle time to remember an old lover?
Enough, Begonia! Jin Mi is still inside.
If Jin Mi gets to hear all these, we won't be able to absolve ourselves.
She also will get dragged into this grudge between the past generation. Why do that?
Could it be...
...that Zi Fen died...
...during the Frost Descends at the Year of Heaven 28,612
and not at the end of summer of the year 28,613?
Flower Realm hid the news of Zi Fen's death for a year? Why?
- That time— - Begonia!
Are you not going to listen to my words too?
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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. ♫