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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 25
May I ask why Lady asked me to come here?
No need to pretend to be muddled with me.
I've learned today that you also are a spy placed by my father at His Majesty's side.
It's really surging waters flooding the Dragon King temple.
We're all from the same side...
You and my father are jackals of the same tribe who are plotting to kill the dragon.
Don't include me in that too.
I'm not of the same path as you two.
You think that it will be that easy for your plan to succeed?
Your Sacred Healer Tribe has very strict rules.
Once His Majesty dies,
as the saintess, you also can't escape death.
Even if you luckily survive, I also won't forgive you.
Was she deliberately sent by Marquis Nanping to test me?
I must handle this carefully.
Lady, you said it right. It's just that my life is like a firefly.
Of course, it's not comparable to the continuous immortal splendor of King Yi.
It's just that if it was you
who is bearing the survival of your tribe, how will you choose?
I just know that
if His Majesty stays alive, my father can still have a comfortable old age.
If my father's scheme succeeds, His Majesty won't have any chance of surviving.
Looks like she and her father are still different.
She indeed has sincere feelings towards King Yi.
During unusual times...
Forget it. It's inconvenient for me to reveal the details to her.
Aren't you afraid that Marquis might hear the enlightened remarks you made?
So what? At most, it will just be like these past days,
locking me up to become a blind, deaf, and mute person.
Not letting me get hold of any information about His Majesty.
A tiger, though cruel, will never eat its own children. Towards his own daughter,
what else can he do?
Towards him, I'm the same too.
If my father indeed succeeds, I indeed can't do anything to him.
But for rebels and traitors like you people, I have methods to torture you
and seek revenge for His Majesty.
Lady, looking at you is like looking at a mountain. I really admire you.
But, you personally said earlier that you're going to seek revenge for King Yi,
yet you can't dare to seek it from Marquis Nanping.
You can only vent your anger to rebels and traitors like us.
That really realized that old saying.
How does it go?
It's really...'He who steals a hook gets hanged as a crook,
but he who steals the kingdom makes himself a duke.‘
Lady, I'll take my leave then.
Lady?
Snake...hurry...
Men!
Snake! Snake!
Men! Men!
Lady, don't move...
You mustn't move. That has a lethal poison.
But it's fine. That one is called a green bamboo snake. It won't easily bite people.
As long as you don't move your leg, then it will be fine.
Hurry...get it off me.
Hurry!
- What did you scatter? - Realgar powder. It can drive away snakes and bugs. (T/N true, but it's arsenic, also used to make "realgar wine")
Lady! Lady!
What are you doing to Lady?
Lady.
It's a snake!
Darn it! Hurry and leave!
Lady...
Lady, are you alright? Do you feel unwell anywhere?
Quickly burn this bamboo forest.
Don't let me see that disgusting thing again.
I will order someone to do it right away.
I almost forgot about Immortal Run Yu's wine.
Wait a minute, Lady.
I saw how that snake earlier is perfectly in good shape.
Can you grant it to me?
That one is a high-quality ingredient used to make wines.
Moreover, just for one snake,
isn't it such a waste to burn a garden full of bamboo?
Just some measly invaluable bamboo.
Compared to Lady's precious health, they are not worth mentioning.
Forget it... Immediately capture it and take it away.
Don't let me see that thing again.
Thank you, Lady.
It's realgar.
It went that way.
Fortune teller? Why are you sleeping here?
I'm here reminiscing on past sages and feeling sentimental with the wind of this bamboo forest.
Beautiful lady, why are you here too?
I came to capture a snake.
Snake? Where is the snake?
Maybe it's not here.
You scared me to death.
Fortune teller, your gait looked unsteady
and your steps are too superficial.
It's like you've been poisoned.
Did you get bitten by the snake?
Also, how come you have huge stench of realgar on you?
Could it be that green bamboo snake crawled across you?
Did I get bitten by a snake? Hurry! Hurry! Check my pulse.
I feel dizzy? Did I get poisoned?
You have a pulse... It's beating so smoothly, like a rolling disc. Your qi and blood are of adequate energy.
Your pulse can catch up with the celebratory pulse of a four-month pregnant woman.
You'll be fine...
Beautiful woman, the heavens take pleasure in the welfare of living things.
How come you kept fiercely pursuing that small snake?
Catch it to make wine.
Don't you know that it can dispel cold and dampness, also revive the blood and relieves pain.
Too bad I let it escape.
Or else...
But going back to it, that green bamboo snake was the most beautiful snake I've seen since I was little.
Really?
Beautiful woman, you not only have great medical skills,
your taste is also top grade.
How can you be like this? You should leave those ordinary girls in this world some path to survive.
With pleasure...
Actually, my medical skills...
Could her immortal memory really have been removed?
When she saw my real form earlier, she got so scared.
And seeing me now, she looks like an idiot.
Let me give it a try.
Princess Sui He, I trust that you had been well.
You don't recognize me anymore?
How dare you, scoundrel! Lady's real name is not something that you can casually call!
How dare you trespass into the garden of the Marquis?
If there's anything to say, let's say it in a nice manner.
He actually is a fortune teller.
He knows the past life, able to predict the future. He is considered a half-immortal.
My name is "Puchi Jun", a new guest here. (T/N "Lord Puchi...")
Earlier, I offended you all. Please forgive me.
There is even such a weird name?
She really has become a mortal?
Sorry then. The mortal realm is my territory.
This sister has the appearance of a dragon and the bearing of a phoenix.
In this life, you surely will get famous all over the world, have ups and downs.
Smooth talker.
How come Father takes in any kind of people from the Three Religions and Nine Schools?
[ Hongchang Restaurant ]
Puchi Jun?
A name that's not given any serious thought about, I'm sure that it wasn't given to you by your parents.
Smart. To tell you the truth, that name was given to me by my wife.
How about it? Doesn't it sound pleasant?
Although a bit indecent, but it's quite appropriate.
Looks like your relationship with your wife must be very good.
Very good.
How come you suddenly thought of serving under Marquis Nanping?
Just trying to survive. Under Marquis Nanping,
there are three thousand retainers. I'm sure that not all of them were personally hired by him.
After separating from you last time, I suffered a lot. Those servants of his
kept pestering me everyday, asking me for oracles and solutions for their problems.
Seriously...
Since you can predict a person's fate, why don't you calculate mine?
Predictions are inaccurate in nine out of ten times.
What do you want to ask about?
I...want...
Beautiful woman, the gloominess on your forehead
will puncture through your veil soon.
What? What's troubling you?
If a person is threatening you with a knife,
jabbing on your weakness to make you do things that are against your heart,
what will you do?
My life is mine and not his. Why bother with him?
Having other people jab on your weakness...
If you follow him, it's wrong.
If you don't, it's pain.
Looks like the two of us are similarly distressed people comforting each other.
Similarly distressed? Puchi Jun, you are well versed in predicting fate,
have great foresight. How can you still have problems?
Come... Let's forget about those.
While there are wines today, let's get drunk today. Let's just worry about those problems tomorrow.
- Come, cheers! - Bottoms up!
[ The river is clear and the sea is calm ]
With Your Majesty being this gravely sick, as the prime minister,
I have disappointed your graces,
disappointed the world, for I'm unable to share your burden.
I...should die a thousand times.
Favored subject, you've said it too seriously. Rise.
I lacked the right morals. This grave illness was bestowed by the heavens. It has nothing to do with you.
Today, what important matter is there that you must come personally?
Your Majesty, I have one memorial to submit.
[ Memorial requesting His Majesty's Marriage be conducted soon... ]
It's about marriage again. There are so many problems out there right now.
Prime Minister Fu, why do you keep worrying about my harem matters?
Forgive me for being bold. Your Majesty now is in a bad health condition
and you don't have any descendants. The state will then be in danger.
You should move the marriage matters to an earlier date.
One is to drive away bad luck.
Second is to produce descendants
for the kingdom that will continue the throne.
What you said is indeed right.
But I'm currently sick.
I fear that I might delay the youthful years of these beautiful ladies.
Why not just wait for me to fully recover before discussing it?
For them to enter the palace to serve you and bear you royal children,
that's worth unrivaled honor and immeasurable merit.
May I ask which woman in this world would dare to refuse your decree?
What Prime Minister Fu means is that you don't believe that I'll ever be cured?
I dare not. If His Majesty insists on refusing to get married,
we all have another memorial to submit.
[ Request to name a Crown Prince ]
Prime Minister Fu is really taking the matter at all sides, not sparing any chances.
Your Majesty, sorry to embarrass myself. All the ministers are requesting in unison
that you choose a very talented person among the royal clan
to be the Crown Prince and stabilize the nation's foundation.
So...the drinker's heart is not in the cup.
After going around in such a big circle, your main intention is in here.
It's not my individual intention. The whole court is asking for it.
They jointly pushed me to come here and make the request.
Let's put it aside first. Let me think about it.
Hope Your Majesty can recover as soon as possible.
I will take my leave.
[ Beiyuan Mountain Villa ]
This grave illness that you set up for me
has really stirred up a hornet's nest.
But it's good too.
The more they get agitated, the more Marquis Nanping will lower his guard.
As stated in the art of war,
"Capable, but pretend to be not capable.
Use, but pretend to not use.
Near, but pretend to be far.
Far, but pretend to be near."
It exactly suits this principle.
I don't understand.
When Marquis Nanping sent you to my side,
he thought that he gave me an unprocessed aconite root
and wanted to poison me. But no matter how much they calculated,
no one expected that you are processed aconite root that I've already cooked.
The poison has become the antidote.
The top item that has saved me in a desperate situation.
- Am I right? - Yes...
Prime Minister Fu and the others are afraid that I'll die sometime soon
and destabilize the nation's foundation. They insist that I get married to drive the bad luck away.
At that time, I surely will showcase my lifetime of learning
and concoct a prescription that will nourish the uterus and your 'kidneys',
so you can have more children, more blessings.
You have such an elm-like brain. (T/N too stubborn)
Actually, I don't like those girls.
What I mean is I don't like those girls outside.
Since little, you've been restrained in the Sacred Healer Tribe.
Have you ever thought of changing to another kind of life?
For example...be a normal lady.
Or...
Or be Queen Yi.
Your Majesty, I don't deserve such good fortune.
I grew up in the remote mountainous region. I'm a very boring person and ignorant about a lot of things.
I only know to diagnose diseases and create medicines. I don't know how to attend to a king.
In your heart, am I that superficial and not worthy to be entrusted with your life?
I...don't need to entrust myself to anyone. Eating off from one's own strength is enough.
- Your Majesty. - Get my outer robe!
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Jin Mi.
His Majesty has...fallen in love with you.
No such thing.
Then...have you fallen in love with him?
I haven't. How could I fall in love with him?
Jin Mi, you mustn't break the tribe's rule.
You won't be able to get past Auntie and the elders.
I know. I know what to do.
Don't worry.
[ Beiyuan Mountain Villa ]
Miss Jin Mi.
Immortal Run Yu, why did you suddenly come out to scare me?
Weren't you the one who called me?
Right...
Immortal Run Yu, look.
This is...
That is my gift for you.
Last time, you told me to make some wine for you. I already did.
Miss Jin Mi, thank you.
Has your Queen of the Night blossomed already?
Just in time.
So beautiful. The garden right now is like paradise.
So fragrant.
Immortal Run Yu, what does the immortal palace above look like?
Very cold and lonely. There's just several Queen of the Night flowers, one confused deer,
and one immortal attendant to keep me company.
Looking at his sad and dispirited expression,
did I say the wrong words again?
An immortal's heart is like a needle under the ocean. It's so hard to understand.
Better change the topic.
Immortal Run Yu, do you then have unique landscapes up in the sky?
Can you tell them to me so my knowledge can increase?
Sure.
Outside my lodging, there is a rainbow bridge.
Above it is a brightly starlit Cosmic River that stretches as far as your eyes can see.
That place is very beautiful.
Every time I miss someone, I will go there.
No wonder...whenever I see you in my dreams,
you will always appear with a rainbow bridge.
Looks like Immortal Run Yu has deep yearning for that immortal.
Oh, right, Immortal Run Yu,
you told me last time that immortal agreed to admire Queen of the Night flowers with you.
What happened next?
Too bad, we weren't able to do it.
That's such a pity.
It's not a pity.
Being able to enjoy the flowers tonight with you, Miss Jin Mi,
is like fulfilling my wish.
Your Majesty.
Who is this?
He..He is my friend. I might not believe it,
but he's actually an immortal from the heavens!
- An immortal? - Yes.
Xu Feng, as a mortal king, you have no prestige.
How dare you call His Majesty's name directly?
Wait. I can promise that he's really my friend!
He's really an immortal. I'm not lying.
He's almost here.
Hurry! Kill the Fire Deity and get our reward from His Majesty.
Tell me. Are you Mu Ci?
Who are you using the Soul-Destroying Arrow against?
Don't worry. All I did is press his acupoint. He will automatically wake up in one hour.
Miss Jin Mi, tonight's atmosphere is a little awkward.
Let me take you out for a walk.
You're taking her away? Ask me for permission first.
No! He's a deity. You can't defeat him in a fight.
Immortal Run Yu, please bear a grudge against mortals like us.
Are you busy? If you do, you should leave.
In this world, it's hard to find a competent opponent.
How could I let you leave without a fight?
Fine, then. I need to exercise my muscles, anyway.
Here's a suggestion. I won't use any spells. We'll compete with our bare hands and feet.
We'll stop once a winner is clear. What do you think?
Okay.
No!
What a crowd. There's a gathering of heroes both inside and outside these walls.
Lord Puchi! Why are you here in the middle of the night?
I ate too much, so I'm here for a walk to help digest my food.
After walking around, I got thirsty. Please give me some water.
Yan You, why are you here?
Yan You?
I remember! You told me that Lord Puchi is the name your wife gave you.
Your wife gave you the name?
Immortal Run Yu, you also know him?
He's an immortal, and I'm a half-immortal. We're relatively related.
No wonder! That's why you can predict futures.
What's your relationship to Jin Mi?
He... He's my... He's also my friend.
When you were in the Heavenly Realm, you would at least pretend to be reserved.
Why have you become so jealous in the mortal realm?
What? What heavenly and mortal realms?
Yan You, if you don't talk, nobody would mistake you for a mute.
Fire Deity! I defeated the Fire Deity!
Your Highness, I got revenge for you. Doesn't it feel good?
Miss Jin Mi,
I thought that you and I could enjoy the flowers tonight
quietly and without any worries.
Turns out I couldn't even fulfill such a simple wish.
Immortal Run Yu, sincerity can even touch the hearts of metals and stones.
The immortal you are waiting for will return eventually.
Good. I will wait for her in the heavens.
However... He...
Don't worry, he's fine.
Tonight got a little messy.
I'm sorry, Miss Jin Mi.
I must clear all your memories from tonight.
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Lord Yan You,
you have enemies everywhere.
How did you provoke the Demon Realm?
We just all have our eyes on the same treasure.
Is it because of this arrow? Where did you steal this from?
It's good for you to know. Maybe only you can change stepmom's mind.
Why? You don't recognize this Soul-Destroying Arrow?
Having one useful skill is better than having thousands of gold.
Enjoying the flowers under the moonlight again? Is that your only trick?
One method might not work for everyone.
I know a few things about this field. Does Your First Highness want to learn from me?
I haven't even made you pay back for destroying my flowers last night.
Are you blaming me? Fire Deity's men were the ones who destroyed your flowers.
The name Lord Puchi...
Did your wife really come up with that?
Are you sure that you want to steal a person from my Xuanji Palace?
I am only frivolous with my words.
The true culprit who stole your person is in the Beiyuan Villa.
Not only did he steal her, he did it so openly that the entire Six Realms knows.
Do you want me to teach him a lesson?
It's my fault.
In the past, I was too tolerant. I allowed you all to think you have a chance.
Is Your First Highness going to start acting like a man?
I'll start with you, then.
J-Jin Mi. Jin Mi, wake up.
Jin Mi!
- Qiang Huo? - You three...
His Majesty?
Your Majesty. Your Majesty, wake up.
Your Majesty.
What happened?
Has the snake poison in this wine not been cleared completely?
Did everyone drink this jug of alcohol?
Your Highness is back.
Let's go.
Your First Highness.
[ Shengjing Pavilion ]
Help me search for information on the Soul-Destroying Arrow.
Yes, Your Highness.
"Red naga pearls suddenly stream down.
After the chance encounter, let us not separate again this morning."
Lord Beichen?
Isn't this the nickname Father stopped using a long time ago?
Did Father personally paint this?
Isn't this one of the Spiritual Fire Bead Bracelets? (there are only two)
Why does she have a Spiritual Fire Bead Bracelet?
Who is she?
Your Highness, I found it.
Your Highness.
Your Highness!
Are we going back to Xuanji Palace?
I want to have a stroll by myself. You go back first.
Mu Ci!
Mu Ci! Mu Ci...
I told you already that Mu Ci is dead.
Xu Feng is my sworn brother. Jin Mi is my good friend.
I'm not allowing you to touch even a strand of hair from them.
If you point the Soul-Destroying Arrow again at either one of them,
don't blame me for turning hostile against you.
I've lost the Soul-Destroying Arrow.
I also can't do anything anymore. Hence, may Princess stop following me!
That's for the best. No one can find it. No one can hurt anyone.
Also, give me back my brass plate.
I don't know what you're saying.
You...
Princess, stop pretending.
Princess...Princess!
Princess, how's your injury?
Mu Ci...
Stop right there!
Even if we're unable to get the Soul-Destroying Arrow, killing Princess Biancheng
can be enough justification for His Majesty.
Mu Ci, is it only through this that you will stay by my side?
I really tried to find you,
but no one knew where you went.
In these hundreds of years that you disappeared,
I had been waiting for your return by the banks of the River of Forgetfulness.
You're not leaving again, right?
I'm not leaving.
You haven't fully recovered yet from your major wound.
Stop moving around. Lie down and rest for a while.
[ Beiyuan Mountain Villa ]
[ The river is clear and the sea is calm ]
Your Majesty, it's already the third night watch hour (11 pm to 1 am).
It's time to sleep.
The memorials for today must be corrected today. I'll sleep afterwards.
Go now.
Yes. I will take my leave.
[ The river is clear and the sea is calm ]
Steal the Soul-Destroying Arrow. Kill Xu Feng.
Godmother, is the thing you're asking me to do really right?
Whether this arrow will fall or not, now depends on my hair strand.
[ All four oceans are peaceful ]
Is there any good news lately?
I'm incompetent. I lost the Soul-Destroying Arrow.
After lingering in the Mortal Realm for so many days,
you're giving me this kind of surprise?
Heavenly Empress, don't get mad.
His Highness going down the Mortal Realm to experience trials has alarmed the six realms.
I fear that a lot of people are trying to harm him.
Which people?
Other than the Demon Realm, there's the Snake Immortal Yan You.
I suspect that he was the one who stole the Soul-Destroying Arrow.
Last time, when my birthday banquet was disturbed, I already suspected him.
Yan You surely was involved with it.
Now, he is back again.
I fear that the master behind Snake Immortal and Rat Immortal is the same person.
Go investigate who this really is.
Especially take note of Water Deity and Night Deity.
Regarding Night Deity, he also has went down the Mortal Realm to meet up with Jin Mi several times.
He has repeatedly foiled Your Highness the Heavenly Empress' plan.
Has he done anything against Xu Feng?
No.
That hateful Run Yu, always disobeying me.
He deserves to die a thousand times!
You mustn't lower your guard against him.
Have you opened Sui He's memory?
Today I was focused on finding the Soul-Destroying Arrow,
so I still haven't opened Princess Sui He's memory.
It's indeed important to eliminate Jin Mi,
but Sui He's matter shouldn't be delayed either.
If her memory is activated,
she'll be able to assist you while in the Mortal Realm.
You two can decide together when the occasion arises.
Yes.
Don't make me suspect your value anymore.
If you still are unable to reclaim the Soul-Destroying Arrow,
I will then use the blood in your heart to make another one.
By then...
I understand.
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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. ♫