"Ashes of Love"
"Episode 12"
Your crab roe dumplings, sir. Enjoy yourself.
I'm sorry, Fish Fairy. I didn't mean it.
It's okay.
You're amazing, Fish fairy.
Actually, I think you should attend Heavenly Empress's birthday banquet.
I know that...
both of you are cold to each other.
But if you won't go,
wouldn't it make it worse?
I feel that even if you go, even if Heavenly Empress gets angry,
But to your favour, you have given her your respects.
Don't be sorry to your heart.
Just like me.
Between me and Chief Zhang.
Though I'm scared of her,
if I don't go to her birthday banquet,
that is definitely a no-no.
What you say makes sense, Jin Mi.
Fine, I'll return to Heaven Realm after our breakfast.
Your Highness.
Why are you here?
Didn't Your Highness ask for a beautiful ceramic bottle...
to fill dewdrops collected by night?
Please see if this is right for you.
You don't have to bring it to me.
The treasures in your father, Immortal Taisi's mansion...
are definitely the best.
I still can't hide from you.
How long do you intend to keep it from me?
Oh yes.
Dewdrops shone upon by the celestial beams are extremely rare.
Your Highness must've worked hard watching...
by the stars and collecting the dewdrops...
over these past three years.
Is it a birthday present for the Heavenly Empress?
Let's go.
Everyone of them...
went to the Heavenly Empress's birthday banquet.
Leaving me all alone.
I'm so bored.
If I knew sooner,
I will not let the Fish Fairy go.
Can someone play with me?
Pu Chi? I knew it was you.
I was going to the Heavenly Empress's banquet.
I just reached the Fourth Heavens when a strong magical prowess...
dragged me here.
Tell me, how did your prowess improve so much?
Is it the effect of Phoenix's... thousand years of cultivation?
I've used my intelligence and techniques last night and
I asked Xu Feng for a big reward.
I see.
But we've just parted for half a day...
and you've summoned me in a haste.
- Did you miss me so much? - No.
Phoenix and the Fish Fairy went to the Heavenly Empress's banquet.
I'm all alone here and getting bored.
Since you're here, why don't you stay and play with me?
Today is a big day in the Heaven Realm.
All immortals went to celebrate Her Majesty's birthday.
Don't you want to join in the fun?
I do.
No, no.
I can't.
Everyone is there and a lot more are coming.
If Chief Zhang was alerted,
she will definitely drag me back.
But I've heard...
that the Heavenly Empress had prepared...
more than thousands of peaches for all immortals.
All those peaches were...
plucked from 10,000 years old trees, irrigated by the Jade Pool.
They only fruit once for 3,000 years.
Besides that it's juicy and delicious,
it's also great for enhancing magical prowess.
Then bring me, please.
Aren't you scared of exposure?
There will be so many people there.
And if I'm in luck,
I can even speak to Daluojin Immortal from Supreme Clarity Heaven.
Then Rou Rou can be saved.
If I can't, there are still some food to replenish magical prowess.
Pu Chi, Pu Chi.
Just bring me along.
Please, please.
We are friends, right?
If you bring me there,
I'll just watch from afar, okay?
If you don't,
I can go there myself.
Based on our friendship, I'll do as you say.
Do you have invitations?
I'm a friend of Moon Immortal.
Can you please make do?
I'm sorry.
It's different now It's Her Majesty's banquet.
Those without an invitation are not allowed...
to enter the Southern and Northern Heavenly Gate.
I am the Moon Immortal's...
Let's go!
Even the Moon Immortal is no use.
These 2 Divine Soldiers are so stern like the mahjong tiles.
They don't budge at all.
Wait.
Why is this thing on your head?
What's wrong?
We have our authority here, but we had to argue with them.
Let's go!
Excuse me, coming through.
What's going on?
Sorry for the impudence.
- Please. - Please.
- Let's go. - Please.
Using a chicken feather as a warrant.
You have to see it to believe it.
So it's really is not a tale.
So Phoenix is a bird full of warrants.
This is precious to the Fire Immortal.
Don't look down on it.
Keep it well. You'll have plenty chances to use it.
You're leaving in such a hurry.
You can leave after mother's banquet.
I've received father's letter in the morning,
saying that some lords in Demon Realm...
are fighting for lands.
I have to go immediately to stop the fight.
I have gone in and greeted the Heavenly Empress just now.
I'm in an emergency, so please accept my apology for what's lacking.
Fine then, have a safe trip.
If you need backup, let me know anytime.
I just have one thing which I don't understand.
- I hope you can tell me frankly. - Go ahead.
Didn't you take a liking in Jin Mi?
But why did I hear that...
Princess Sui He will be married into Qi Wu Palace?
I have no intention of marrying.
It must be mother who spread the news.
I'm deeply sorry.
I've even scolded you back then.
I've almost treated you...
as a heart breaker.
It's just that Jin Mi and I...
will end up as a fruitless affinity.
Do you feel unwell, my beauty?
I don't know why, but my chest hurts.
Your chest hurts?
- Let me see, where is it? - What are you doing?
Does it still hurt?
Not that much anymore.
I'm hurt.
Let's go if it doesn't hurt.
It's huge.
It's so crowded here.
You've lived in the Water Mirror for a long time.
I'll bring you around today, okay? Let's go!
Hurry and sit down.
So many nice food.
- You want some? - Eat it. I'll eat this.
I'll help myself then.
You get surprised easily. You haven't seen the world before.
This is Yao Ji, the Goddess of Mount Wu.
You're here too, Goddess Yao Ji.
She's the most alluring with her body.
But her waist is 19.5 inches.
It's too thick, that makes her look less appealing.
This is Nu Ying from Xiangshui.
Looks delicate which makes people care for her.
Are you alright, Fairy?
But this fairy shouldn't be as weak like this.
She should have some toughness in her.
Who is this?
Female gallant, expert in sea filling.
Her tiny rocks...
made the Eastern Seas Dragon King move for a few times.
But she's too headstrong.
Not a few men can endure her.
Pu Chi, you're so great. Why would you know everyone?
Have you heard of the "Valuation Manual of Beauties in the Six Realms"?
I wrote it. Good, right?
But the beauties nowadays are losing worth.
Back then,
Zi Fen, the late Flora Immortal,
she was the true beauty of all.
It's a pity that she didn't live long enough.
Supreme Lord is here.
Who are those 2 supreme immortals?
They are Water Immortal and Wind Immortal.
A pair of estranged couple indeed.
They are married for so many years but they are courteous to each other.
They have no offspring till now.
I think that Mister Water Immortal...
looks temperamental.
Great taste.
He has been on the top of the most...
handsome man in the Six Realms for more than 10,000 years.
But he's now past his prime.
Of course.
Mainly because I've appeared now,
so his ranking dropped a little.
I don't know for what reason,
I feel refreshed and relaxed when I'm looking at him.
And he seems friendly.
Friendly?
Are you joking?
Water Immortal lives in seclusion, he's the most indifferent.
If you say he calms you down, it may be so.
But he's far from friendly.
Except the Flora Realm,
Heavenly Empress has really invited every fairies and goddesses...
from heaven to earth.
Is she trying to settle Lord Fire Immortal's marriage today as well?
Fairy friend.
Are they selecting Lord Fire Immortal's wife today?
You're right. That's it.
I'll bet on Princess Jing Wei for a cup of nectar.
But His Highness seems to prefer male immortals.
I've heard recently that...
there's a nice looking reading assistant...
which His Highness took a liking.
But when she turned into a female fairy,
Lord Fire Immortal quickly abandoned her.
Though the Fire Immortal seems esteemed and high class,
his marriage is not to his say.
It's all a game of chess.
Arrival of Heavenly Emperor and Empress, Night and Fire Immortal.
Long live the Heavenly Empress! Bless you with longevity!
Don't be courteous, my friends.
Take your seats.
I am honoured by all of your attendance...
which glorifies the event.
I am really happy.
Alright, let's begin the feast.
You've just promised me...
to never let him get close to Jin Mi.
I can still remember it. What do you say about this?
What we don't want the most will come to us first.
I'll divert him.
It's fine. It's not good to cause chaos on mother's birthday.
Just keep watching.
Why did the bird act up again?
Did he realize that I've cheated him for 1,000 years of magical prowess?
Fish Fairy.
Strange.
Why does the Fish Fairy behave weirdly?
I guess it's been hard on him...
to attend the Heavenly Empress's birthday banquet.
Let's eat. Come, let's eat.
Liao Yuan.
Inform Star Guardian Po Jun...
to extend two troops to guard the main palace.
Yes.
This is...
He is the Rat Immortal.
Rat Immortal?
I'm scared of rats, I hate rats.
He's not any ordinary rat.
He is the eldest in our 12 Zodiacs.
He has amazing talents and good in chess.
When Water Immortal you like retired back then,
he never met anyone but only played chess with him.
Really?
Then he's quite great.
Run Yu wishes mother with blessed longevity.
You're getting really plain these days.
You have only accessorised yourself...
with a vine wood hair stick when you come to the birthday banquet.
I really admire your sense of simplicity.
But this looks like something from Flora Realm.
Mother,
this vine hair stick is just a normal hair stick.
Something this simple can catch the Night Immortal's eyes?
This vine hair stick is a meaningful gift from my friend.
White jade dragon stick, hawks bill jade stick and...
floral gold and silver stick...
may be expensive,
but to me,
nothing is more precious than this vine stick.
Today is mother's birthday.
I think this vine suits better to the event.
Genuine.
Fish Fairy is a very genuine friend.
This vine does look interesting.
I wonder if this friend of my son...
is present here today.
Father, this friend of mine is not an immortal nor a god,
hence not listed in today's guest list.
What a pity.
Must be someone esteemed from afar.
If there are banquets,
remember to send an invitation.
Thanks, father.
Fish Fairy is so smart.
But how wise is the Heavenly Emperor.
He never saw me before,
but he knew me just from my grape vine.
What an accurate review.
Rat! Rat!
Sit down, hurry and sit down.
- Rat! - Why are you so rude, fairy friend?
Rat! Rat!
What is with you?
How is there a rat in The Empyrean Heaven?
My mischievous rat had scared our friend...
and offended the Empress. We are at the wrong.
You.
Who is this?
How dare you conceal your true self and attend the banquet?
Mother.
Isn't this Zi Fen from the Flora Palace?
You've maintained well.
Getting more and more beautiful.
Wine Fairy, did you drink too much...
and hurt your brain?
Zi Fen had perished for more than thousand years.
Indeed.
Wine Fairy, you should get sober now.
This is not Zi Fen.
This is Xu Feng's reading assistant, Jin Mi.
My red threads in the House of Marriage...
are all tied up for not tidying up the place.
I am really confused by untying them.
I've forgotten about the time too.
May Royal Brother and Heavenly Empress forgive me.
Jin Mi pays respect to the Heavenly Emperor,
and to the Heavenly Empress.
Jin Mi. They look so much alike.
Where does Fairy Jin Mi cultivate?
You're certainly unenlightened, my brother.
Didn't Jin Mi stay in Xu Feng's Qi Wu Palace?
To say,
he is the one who brought her up.
I wonder where...
did my son acquire such a beautiful fairy.
Jin Mi was picked up by Xu Feng.
No, it's the other way round.
I picked him up.
It's awkward for me to say this,
but I've saved His Highness's life thrice.
Are you Fairy Jin Mi...
who gifted the night rattan...
and saved Xu Feng from various troubles?
I am.
Thanks for understanding, Your Majesty.
Then,
His Majesty and I should thank...
Fairy Jin Mi for saving our son.
Nothing to thank for, Your Majesty.
It's my pleasure.
May I know where Fairy Jin Mi...
met with the Fire Immortal?
In the Water Mirror.
I'm doomed. If I put it this way,
all of the chiefs will totally drag me back.
Are you a flower fairy?
No. I am a fruit fairy.
Fruit?
I am a grape.
How old are you, Jin Mi?
Over 4000.
I totally understand Your Majesty's thought...
in seeking a good marriage for Xu Feng.
But she is a shy girl.
Do put it lightly when you ask questions.
I've heard that Sui He...
had prepared Dance of Clouds and Feathers herself...
to celebrate your birthday.
Do you want to watch it together with me?
Sure.
Over there. Move.
Sit down.
Good.
I, Sui He and my fellow bird tribe members...
wish the Heavenly Empress longevity...
and tranquility.
Thanks for your thoughtfulness.
If Xu Feng is half considerate as you,
I will be pleased.
Thanks for adoring, Your Majesty. I am just a weak girl.
How can I compare myself to Lord Fire Immortal...
who fought valiantly in the six realms?
We are originally a family.
You have to come frequently so that we'll get closer.
Come and sit beside Xu Feng.
Sit with Xu Feng,
so that you can talk with me.
Yes.
Today's Aunt's birthday.
Let me have some drinks with Your Highness.
Mi Er.
Do you feel sour or painful?
You do.
No, I don't.
It just seems familiar watching them.
Your Majesty, look at them.
Sitting there,
does it look like the portrait...
in my parlor?
Double shadows under the spring rain.
I remember that there's a name...
which fits the portrait.
"Perfect Pair", right?
Yes! I remember! It's "Perfect Pair"
I remember that portrait...
is also in "Secret Book of Love".
So Peacock Fairy and Phoenix cultivated together before.
What did you say?
I'm not saying empty words.
I just wanted...
to learn from the Princess about spiritual cultivation.
So that we can advance and enhance our prowess together.
Where do you think this is?
You're spouting nonsense.
- Thunder Immortal, Lightning Goddess. - Here.
Drag this little demon out and end her.
- Wait! - Wait!
Today is your birthday.
It's bad if we kill anyone.
Please reconsider, mother.
This child is from the Flora Realm.
She may not know the rules in Heaven Realm.
Please spare her, Your Majesty.
She's full of dirty words and thoughts.
She had tarnished the Heavenly Family's reputation.
I can't condone her.
Please calm down, mother.
If you want to punish anyone, punish me.
Jin Mi is my dearest friend.
If I didn't tell her that today is your birthday banquet,
she will never come here.
I would gladly take full responsibility.
The hair stick you have is in a pair, right?
Is this little demon...
the one who gave you the vine hair stick?
If I remember correctly,
you've said that...
your friend is not present today.
I see now that you've lied.
Are you trying to protect her...
by taking in the blame?
Just punish me, mother. I will bear no grudge.
Huan Di Phoenix Feather?
Never thought that Phoenix's feather...
can be used as protection.
Xu Feng!
Please spare her, mother.
Please forgive her, mother.
You two...
Audacious Snake Immortal!
Thunder Immortal and Lightning Goddess, chase them!
Yes, Ma'am!
Sorry for disturbing father and mother.
I will come back and ask for your punishment later.
Xu Feng!
How can I let Xu Feng take on my fault?
I will go and make things right...
then return for punishment. I'm taking my leave.
Heavens.
I've now accelerated so much.
What can the Divine Army do to me now?
It's really lonely to be at the top.
Pu Chi.
Thank you again for saving my life today.
Then how do you intend to repay me?
How do you want me to repay you?
Why don't you give yourself to me?
Then we can discuss everyday on how to cultivate?
Cultivate?
Aren't you scared of being exonerated, Yan You?
Thunder God and Lightning Goddess will be here soon. Follow me.
I wonder in what terms will the Fire Immortal...
exonerate me this time?
I have no time to squabble with you today.
But if you insist,
I can crush you into pieces with my bare hands.
Perhaps only him can keep Jin Mi safe.
Beauty, we are fond of each other,
but we have to be separated again.
But rest assured.
I'll practise harder and take you back again.
I...
I just want to have a peach at the banquet...
for my magical prowess.
Are you bringing me back...
to let Her Majesty kill me?
Kill you?
I have only one Huan Di Phoenix Feather.
Don't you understand my intentions...
even if I've given it to you?
Even if we're destined to move apart from each other.
Thanks.
Wear this hair stick...
and let it protect you on my behalf.
I will send you back to the Flora Realm now.
From now on,
we shall never meet again.
Fairy Jin Mi.
Fish Fairy.
Are you alright?
Chief Zhang.
It's better if Your Highness can think that way.
Chief Zhang.
Rest assured, Chief Zhang.
I am a considerate person.
I will never bring Jin Mi down...
since I know our ties.
Thanks for being considerate.
Please keep it a secret to keep the Flora Realm from harm.
What? What? What secret?
Still blabbering.
If not for the messages from the flowers and trees,
how long do you plan to hide until we find you?
Jin Mi accidentally trespassed the my mother's banquet.
Her identity was exposed.
Father and mother are getting suspicious.
Now...
Now the Divine Army is searching for Jin Mi.
What? Jin Mi!
I didn't mean it, Chief Zhang.
I only ran because there was a rat.
Fine. If you can be obedient,
even Moon Immortal can solve cases.
Respects to Your Highness.
Orders from Her Majesty. Please grant us the way.
Jin Mi is a fairy from my Flora Realm.
She should be convicted by our own laws for whatever she had committed.
How can outsiders interfere with us?
The 36 Generals and millions of Divine Soldiers,
if I'm not mistaken,
no one is under Her Majesty's wing.
Thunder Immortal and Lightning Goddess, you mustn't forget...
whose wings you are now under.
Please calm down, Your Highness.
Both of us are under your command.
We will definitely listen to your orders.
If that's so, I order you two...
to bring the Divine Army back to the Heaven Realm.
I will reason myself out with Her Majesty.
Understood.
Chiefs, it's my decision...
to intrude the Water Mirror and bring Jin Mi out.
Now that what's done is done,
I sincerely ask for your forgiveness.
Two Supreme Immortals intruded in my Flora Realm several times,
I know the reason of Fire Immortal for doing so,
but what is your intention, Night Immortal?
Fairy Jin Mi is lively and brilliant.
She likes to discover new things.
But now, she's locked up in the Water Mirror by the chiefs,
that was upsetting.
I am a friend of Fairy Jin Mi.
I just intended to cheer her up.
I think you have other intentions.
Lord Fire Immortal was honest.
Why don't you tell us what's your real intention?
I am frank and forthright.
I know I have never broken any rules.
I have a clean conscience.
Please stop blaming Fish Fairy, chiefs.
Fish Fairy is a nice dragon. I like him.
What did you say?
I said Fish Fairy is a nice dragon, I...
Thanks for liking me, Jin Mi.
I like you too.
Why did you and the Night Immortal...
Do you know who is Jin Mi?
Do you know why Jin Mi can conjure flowers from her hands?
Do you know the Liu Zi Pond in my Qi Wu Palace?
Do you know the late Flora Immortal's real name?
Do you know Jin Mi's origin is water?
Do you know that Flora Immortal's true form is a petal of water-lily?
Do you know...
You, me and Jin Mi...
are siblings from different mothers?
Heavens.
How can a grape like me have so many beastly siblings?
If this is real,
wouldn't Her Majesty be my stepmother?
Scary.
It's fine.
Even if we are siblings,
it's okay.
Let me ask you, Fairy Jin Mi.
Besides me,
do you like Xu Feng?
Yes.
The Moon Immortal?
Yes.
Yan You?
Yes.
The servants in Qi Wu Palace, Liao Ting and Fei Xu?
Yes.
What about Chief Zhang?
If Chief Zhang...
treats me kinder after this,
I will like her more.
Fine, you heartless kid.
If you still want your petite life,
hurry and return to the Flora Realm with me.
No, I don't want to.
It's my fault.
I never knew how deep His Highness has been mesmerized by Jin Mi...
and ruined your banquet.
It's not your fault that little demon concealed herself to attend here.
But she's daring enough...
to show her true form in front of the Heavenly Emperor and Water Immortal.
What is her motive?
The Heaven Realm is a tranquil place.
Rat Immortal dares to bring a rat to the banquet...
and caused such chaos.
It's intolerable even though it's unintentional.
It's interesting.
Snake Immortal brought a little demon to the banquet.
Somehow she was surprised by the Rat Immortal.
I can't assume anything.
An investigation must be done.
Something not to be mentioned,
His Highness and the Night Immortal...
have a strange relationship with this woman.
If we allow it,
we may be setting them onto the same...
path like the Emperor and Water Immortal.
And Snake Immortal has a bad reputation.
You mustn't forget the reason why...
he was demoted thousand years ago.
Did a new Zi Fen emerge...
in the six realms again?
I won't allow...
anything that disrupts the heavenly reign.
Fine. Go back and rest.
Yes.
Respects to Your Majesty.
Go and check...
those lower class immortals who attended today's banquet...
especially the 12 Zodiacs.
You have to check thoroughly.
I want to see which lowly immortal...
dares to interrupt my banquet.
Yes.
How's Jin Mi?
She's still strong.
Her prowess has advanced too.
I've made her some tranquilising brew.
She drank it and now resting.
Now that Jin Mi exposed herself in the Heaven Realm,
her birth story will be hard to contain anymore.
It's funny how Fire Immortal assumed he and Jin Mi are siblings.
Him?
Is he worthy?
It's better to let him have that assumption and give up.
Don't forget...
how did the late Chief die.
This vengeance is inevitable.
Regardless of anything,
Jin Mi will never have any ties...
with the offsprings of the Heavenly Emperor and Empress.
Do you know who is Jin Mi?
Do you know why Jin Mi can conjure flowers from her hands?
Do you know the Liu Zi Pond in my Qi Wu Palace?
Do you know the late Flora Immortal's real name?
Do you know Jin Mi's origin is water?
Do you know that the Flora Immortal's true form is a petal of water-lily?
Do you know...
you, me and Jin Mi...
are siblings from different mothers?
What does Liu Zi Pond have to do with me conjuring flowers?
What does the Flora Immortal's true form have to do with my name?
Why all of a sudden...
the three of us are now siblings?
The Heavenly Empress becomes my stepmother.
Phoenix really has a very complicated mind.
The late Chief wanted Jin Mi to be a free fairy...
without influences in this chaotic world and love affairs.
We will have to hide this secret for as long as we can.
Besides,
Jin Mi's life crisis is still unknown.
She can't leave the Flora Realm.
From today onward,
we'll take turns to guard her while we stay in the garden.
Yes.
But now,
everyone saw Jin Mi's true look.
The Heavenly Emperor will definitely ask questions.
How dare he?
If he dares to ask,
let him go and confront with late Chief at Mount of Flora Immortal.
Narrow escape!
Even though I can't hear them,
I think they are protecting me.
Though it's boring to cultivate in the Water Mirror,
it's better than being captured and evaporated by...
Thunder Immortal and Lightning Goddess.
What do you say, Rou Rou?
I'm sleepy.