I'll remove the spies and rotate the guards.
I'll create an escape route for you to leave the mountain.
But, before you leave...
you need to kill someone for me.
That person is locked at the highest point of Gui Hua City.
It's right in the cave of the cliff.
Who are you?
Miss Liu Guang sent me.
Why did she send you?
She sent you to save me...
or to give me a quick death?
Right now, death...
is indeed a relief to me now.
But, I don't want to die here.
It's been nine years!
I've stayed here every single day.
I can smell the odour given off by my rotting flesh.
Little brat, I'm begging you.
Please get me out of here.
Please get me out.
Show my some mercy.
Save me.
Can you walk?
Didn't I tell you to settle it in the secret room?
Liu Guang, are you so scared of me?
Won't you even dare to look at me?
I thought you've died a long time ago.
Although I have a bad temper...
I've treated you well.
Yes.
But, you shouldn't have done that to Cha Luo and Xing Feng.
Lan He incited me to do it.
She deliberately made me fight with Cha Luo.
She gave me the poisonous insect.
Even so...
you're being too vicious.
Did I allow you to get out?
You can't die.
I won't let you die.
I didn't die in the secret room after all.
But, it's a shame.
I couldn't get to witness you stand condemned by God.
How impetuous!
City Master!
Are you trying to rebel?
City Master.
I accidentally came across the secret room,
and saw Cha Ru in her current state.
You know that she's my master.
So, I wanted to give her a quick death.
Chang An was acting under my order.
He doesn't know who Cha Ru is.
This has nothing to with him.
How absurd!
Back then, she planted the sexual abstinence on Xing Feng...
and tortured and humiliated me.
You knew that too.
Did she think about giving me a quick death?
City Master, it's all in the past.
No.
Let me tell you.
All the things that she has done...
will never be in the past!
You've really let me down.
City Master, without Liu Guang,
we would have died in Cha Ru's hands back then.
She's pampered for a long time and will inevitably messed up.
I'll punish her for you.
But, Cha Ru is dead.
What about the counterchange trumps out by King of Gu?
I won't leave it at that.
I won't.
The beauty powder in this box was prepared by me sometime ago.
It's enough to suppress this month's counterchange by King of Gu.
Although Cha Ru is dead...
I can surely find another way.
I won't let you suffer.
Are you trying to plead for Liu Guang?
Actually, Liu Guang doesn't know that I kept Cha Ru,
to cure the counterchange for you.
Liu Guang is a simple-minded person.
She just didn't want to watch Cha Ru suffer.
Besides, she was her master after all.
Her master was merely keeping her...
to order her about.
She would teach her martial arts when she was in a good mood.
What kind of master is this?
Liu Guang cherishes old friendships.
So, you're saying that I don't?
- If it wasn't for Liu Guang... - It's enough.
I know what you are going to say.
If it wasn't for Liu Guang back then,
I would have died in Cha Ru's hand.
You've said this many times.
I do cherish old friendships too.
Give her a quick death then.
This apricot tastes good.
Try one.
City Master.
Why don't you understand?
Back then, in Ting Zhu Court,
Liu Guang has lost half her martial skills.
But, I didn't stop providing for her,
and never assign any missions to her anymore.
It's all because she was loyal to me.
She didn't shift her loyalty.
Even so...
with today's event...
there is a feeling of animosity between us now.
This little animosity will somehow grow over time...
and we'll eventually have a falling out.
I don't have to give you an example for that.
It's ominous to share a pear.
It doesn't matter.
I'll die anyway.
It'll depend on City Master's mood and her way of rewarding me with my death.
I'll be lucky if it's a quick death.
Don't be so discouraged.
City Master has always treated you well.
That's because...
I have never rebelled against her.
Cha Luo is one who seeks revenge for the smallest grievance.
If she feels that you've betrayed her...
she'll never spare you.
Haven't you ever thought about leaving here?
From the age of eleven...
I've been in Gui Hua City.
It's also right at here...
I've been through thick and thin...
with the person I like most for several years.
It doesn't matter if Gui Hua City is a good or bad place.
I take it as my own home.
Even if I have to die...
I'm willing to die here.
Gui Hua City has a rule.
Jue Sha can challenge the City Master.
Besides, I've seen the information in Spies Court.
There was a shadow who challenged City Master on his master's behalf.
You want to fight for me?
You're not my shadow now.
I can serve under you again.
I know there's something on my face.
But, you don't have to keep staring at me.
The glabella region is red in colour.
You seem to be more charming now.
Which charm is it?
Recently, you seem to be in good health.
Your mood is better too.
I've been tortured for many years with the heart disease.
I too know how good it feels to be in a good health.
So, why is your glabella region red in colour?
Did you plant poison Gu on yourself in order to go up against Yue Qing Ya?
Perhaps, I was restless last night.
I scratched it with my own nails.
Let's not talk about this.
Has Yue Ying came back?
No.
Perhaps, she hasn't found Yue Qing Ya's whereabouts.
Let's wait for a little longer.
You've mastered Tian Guang Jin.
But, you're not proficient at it yet.
Since it's peaceful early in the morning,
you can get some practice.
Where are you going?
I'm snatching a little leisure out of a normally busy day.
I'm going back to the inn and watch the bird by the window.
Miss Yue Ying.
Did you find Yue Qing Ya's whereabouts?
No.
But, I've ruined many Bloody Lotus Cult's sacred objects.
I've left some trails behind.
Yue Qing Ya has always valued Bloody Lotus Cult.
He should be coming to us tomorrow.
Tomorrow?
Are you sure?
Yes.
He'll surely be here tomorrow.
For sure.
You seem to care very much about tomorrow.
Yes.
Why?
Miss Yue Ying.
Why do I feel that each time you see me,
you have the murder intent on you?
Your instinct is right.
What is it?
Spill it out.
The prince has taken the Firefox poison.
There are red lines on his glabella region.
He'll surely not live past three days.
Why would it be like that?
Is that all you have for your reaction?
If Chang An is the one who's dying in three days' time,
would you only be asking that?
Let me ask you.
Previously, when you were at the unmarked graves,
did you eat an amber-coloured pill?
That pill is called Jiu Ming.
It's the only pill in this world that could treat prince's heart disease.
That day...
we went there to search for it.
Could there be...
Could there be no other ways then?
There is.
Dig your heart out while you are alive.
Consume it within three days.
So, do you understand...
there reason I have the murder intent whenever I see you?
You want to kill me...
to treat the prince's disease.
- Why... - Why you're still alive, right?
The prince has given you the answer.
He likes you.
But, you don't believe him.
Because he likes you...
he refused to dig your heart out.
In the end, he was forced to take the Firefox poison.
It's also because he likes you.
He sent you to Fang Ge's manor...
and made a perfect plan to keep you safe.
It's also because he likes you...
he made me poisoned Han Yue.
Han Yue would keep coming after you and you'll never have peace.
There's no cure for Firefox poison.
I've no ways to cure it.
So, do you still think the prince is a man of plan and scheme...
and that he never has true love?
"Cha Ru"
Lord of Torture Chamber.
Cha Ru's umbrella...
has been hung up there many years ago.
Everyone in Gui Hua City thought that she is dead.
But, she didn't die.
Do you know...
who leaked this secret to Liu Guang?
I presume...
it's the one from Ting Zhu Court.
Have you ever thought about this?
Liu Guang suffered a great loss in her martial skills.
Eleven, who's by her side...
would surely not risk his life for her.
Do you understand it now?
Ting Zhu Court...
doesn't merely want this Jue Sha position vacant.
He wants you dead too.
Do you still insist on doing this your way,
to challenge City Master on Liu Guang's behalf?
That's right.
Do you think you can beat me?
I have no confidence.
Would you be thinking that...
I'll intentionally lose during the fight...
and betray City Master?
Lord of Torture Chamber.
As we all know...
City Master's foundation in Gui Hua City is built by you.
Gui Hua City's intelligence network is in your hand too.
Master Liu Guang isn't that silly...
to think that if I win the fight...
she'll be able to become the new master of Gui Hua City.
What does she think then?
She'll give up the position as Jue Sha,
and never step outside of Ji Gu Pavilion.
You know the rules.
It's scheduled on tomorrow morning.
Liu Guang has to come and bring her umbrella along.
Yes.
Before I came, the City Master has discussed with me.
She told me...
to cause the outbreak of your Shi Xin Gu on the day of the fight.
But, don't worry. I wouldn't do that.
By the time,
you can fight against me with your real skills.
Thank you.
Let's find another shop.
But, my mother said that...
their sour spicy noodle is the best.
It's to her taste.
- Let's go. - Hold on.
I've never made sour spicy noodles.
You can teach me.
So, you can't eat spicy food?
You can eat mine.
But, I have already eaten it.
Just eat.
You seem to like it quite a bit.
I can't waste the food even if I don't like to eat them.
Back then, when I was at home,
there was a piece of vegetable left in my bowl.
My father wanted to hit me for that.
It seems like...
we really have nothing in common.
As compared to this morning, the redness on your glabella region...
has become darker.
Is that so?
Did Yue Ying say something to you?
She must have said that...
my days are numbered.
My heart disease isn't cured...
because I'm not willing to retrieve your heart.
Don't you think making a bowl of sour spicy noodle...
isn't enough?
Since you're aware that...
I'll die for you...
don't you think you should fall in love with me?
Or...
you can take the initiative to give yourself to me.
But, I can't see...
the glow in your eyes at all.
Just like the glow when you look at Chang An.
I...
You can just think that I'm doing all of these...
for myself.
You don't have to take pity on me.
Prince.
This is Wan Mei's hairpin.
Yue Qing Ya is finally here.
Isn't Wan Mei with you?
Yue Qing Ya has nothing left now.
If he's not entirely sure...
he'll surely not show up.
You're saying that...
That's right.
In the past few days...
I have been showing him my weakness.
Wan Mei?
You're saying that...
all of these are but a show put up for Yue Qing Ya?
I really can't tell now.
When are you being real...
and when are you not
It has come to this point.
Whether it's real or not...
it's not important anymore.
You just have to keep this in mind.
I have planned for so long.
Yue Qing Ya's life...
I'm bound to get it.
Young lady.
You must be looking for this sword.
You gave me Ruan Gu San?
As compared to Bloody Lotus Cult's poison Gu,
this is really nothing.
But, so far...
it's still considered effective.
What do you want?
You want to take me as a bait?
It won't necessarily work.
The prince that I know,
will definitely not going to compromise for a woman.
Love is unpredictable.
Let's just wait and see.
Let's see if you have a discerning eye,
or if I am more skilful.
Your woman is here.
What's the matter?
Won't you come and take a look?
As compared to her...
I am even more curious.
Why won't you ask me...
the reason I destroyed Bloody Lotus Cult?
Why?
This is one of the three things I promised my mother.
I'll destroy Bloody Lotus Cult on my own.
I've made it.
The second thing...
is for you to kill my in person?
You live a distinctive life.
Let me guess the third thing.
Kill the emperor and replace him.
Am I right?
It seems like...
taking this woman away to lure you here...
is indeed a wise move.
Well, this battle is between you and I.
Should other people...
Yue Ying, step back.
Step back!
I remember you said this earlier.
This is a private matter between you and I.
I'm not a martial hero.
I'll not abide by moral ethics.
Either she dies...
or you seal your own Yu Quan point.
Why don't get me to destroy my meridian channels?
It'll save you the trouble then.
You and I are the same kind of people.
For the sake of a woman...
this is the biggest sacrifice you can make.
The same kind of people?
Have you ever sacrificed for your woman?
I was a foreigner who joined the religion.
My position was unstable.
If I didn't listen to the elders to use Lan He for sacrificial offering,
I couldn't hold on to my position as the chief.
You are lying!
You can make a comeback for a critically ill Bloody Lotus Cult.
How could you not save a woman if you really wanted to?
Yes!
I could save her.
But, it comes with a great cost.
Under the circumstances,
sacrificing her is the easiest and the most effective way.
I'm a man with a great ambition!
If she couldn't obey me,
she didn't deserve to be my woman.
You're indeed ruthless.
You could be so brutally blunt and ruthless.
It's not easy.
Cut the crap.
I'll repeat once more. Seal your Yu Quan point.
I remember you told me just now.
You said we're the same kind of people.
In terms of being ruthless, you're obviously not as good as me.
How is that so?
Just like you said.
Under such a circumstance...
sacrificing her is the easiest and the most effective way.
I, Li Si Yuan, is a man of great ambition.
If she couldn't obey me...
she doesn't deserve to be my woman.
Using your vital force would stimulate the Firefox poison.
The poison has absorbed into your blood vessels.
You're hopeless now.
I could at least bring you down with me!
You're not Lan He.
How do you know Spirit Away swordplay?
Spirit Away's last move, Tian Guang Jin.
Lan He didn't succeed in mastering it.
Heart of despair, Tian Guang Jin.
This swordplay...
The secret of it is for its wielder to be in despair.
Then, it can bring despair to others.
What other requests do you have?
I can do it for you.
Seal off Xuan Ji Forest.
Don't let others bother it.
Especially you.
All right.
Yue Qing Ya, I'll never forgive you.
You wouldn't forgive yourself too.
There is divine justice after all.
You'll stand condemned by God for the rest of your life.
This Ci Fan sword of yours...
has been used for years.
Why are you still keeping it?
I've inlaid a pigeon-blood stone on the hilt of the sword.
You're an impetuous person.
This stone suits you.
Prince!
Didn't I tell you...
to step back?
He has taken Jiu Ming.
We can retrieve his heart to treat your heart disease.
Retrieve my heart to save his life?
Do you think I will agree to that?
You will.
It's because he is your...
Prince!
Now...
Yue Qing Ya and I are not related anymore.
If I could only live on the alms given by him...
I would rather die.
Prince!
Do you still don't understand?
He's Lan He's and your son.
Ding Shan Sect...
Find Ding Shan Sect's vine snake that hasn't turned into insects.
It should be able to save his life.
I'll surely win tomorrow.
But, you've to keep your promise.
Give up the position as City Master.
Seek only for self-preservation.
Of course.
If I could still stay in Ji Gu Pavilion...
and if there's a battle between Wan Mei and the City Master...
I'll lead the entire Ji Gu Pavilion...
and stand by Wan Mei's side.
I'll thank you on Master Mei's behalf.
No need.
I'm not doing this because you're helping me.
But...
perhaps in her hands,
Gui Hua City will become what I hope it would be.