Is there really a secret in the back hill of Cloud Recesses?
Wangji, it's you.
Wangji, I didn't do it on purpose.
It's your fault too.
You came here silently.
I wasn't even prepared.
Wangji, let me tell you a secret.
I just heard noise from the back hill.
I guess someone sneaked into the back hill.
Is it related to the spirit snatching?
Wait!
How can you drag me this way?
It hurts!
It does hurt!
LIBRARY
What beautiful calligraphy.
It's beyond the best.
Wangji.
Lan Wangji.
Lan Zhan!
Can you stop looking at me that way?
It was you who ignored me first.
That's why I called you by your formal name.
If you're upset, you can call me the same way.
Put down your leg.
As you wish.
By the way, Wangji.
I want to ask you a question.
Why do you hate me so much?
Second Young Master Lan,
how can you ignore me again after a few words?
I apologize and admit my fault.
Yes, that night,
I should not have climbed the wall, drank alcohol, and fought with you.
But I swear, I really knew nothing of your clan rules.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have drank the Emperor's Smile
in front of you.
I would take it back and drink it secretly in my room.
And I have to clear things up
It was you who fought me first.
If you didn't hit me,
we could have just talked.
As for me,
if someone hits me first,
I will absolutely hit him back.
So I'm not the only one to blame.
Are you listening, Young Master?
May I have the honor of getting a glimpse from you?
Transcribe the text one more time.
Come on.
I have apologized.
Not in a sincere way.
I'm absolutely sincere.
I'm sorry.
I'll apologize continuously to your heart's content.
I can even kneel down before you.
Wen Qing.
Where are you going?
Wen Qing, since you came to Gusu,
I haven't see you often.
You...
Are you really looking for something?
Remember,
the shard of Yin Iron looks exactly the same as the one in Dafan Mountain.
You must remember.
Find it and bring it here.
Wen Qing.
I won't ask.
Don't get too tired.
Ning, since you came to Cloud Recesses,
have you felt something strange?
No.
Wen Qing, I have all the medicine you gave me.
Our family has been doctors for centuries,
but I can't cure my own brother.
If it were not for--
Wen Qing.
Stop it.
Ning,
I will take you away from Nightless City
sooner or later.
Have you transcribed all the books?
Yes. It's done.
By the way, I won't come starting tomorrow.
This...
is your gift.
Right.
I forgot to add something.
Done.
Boring?
I know you will say "boring."
Can you use a different word or add some new ones?
Extremely boring.
You did add something.
Thank you so much.
Wei Ying.
Yes?
Lan Zhan!
Behave yourself.
I brought my sword, too.
Don't you like your library?
How shameless.
Why are you ashamed of this?
Don't tell me you've never read a book like this.
I don't believe it.
Go outside.
Let's have a duel.
No.
Fighting is prohibited, don't you know?
Lan Zhan! No!
Lan Zhan!
Lan Zhan.
What a waste! You...
Piss off.
Lan Zhan, people say you're a noble gentleman,
like you're the rarest pearl, and no one can be more courteous than you.
But you are just so-so.
Cloud Recesses prohibits making noise,
but you dare tell me to piss off.
Okay, I'll just piss off. I'm good at this anyway.
You don't need to walk me out.
He asked you to piss off?
Wei Wuxian, you are unbelievable.
It's the first time I've heard Lan Wangji say piss off.
How can you make it happen, Wei Wuxian?
It was my pleasure to help him break the rules.
I'll tell everyone that I am the first one.
Why are you so proud? What are you proud of?
Is it great to be asked to piss off?
Our clan is disgraced because of you.
I did apologize to him.
He not only refused it, but he also punished me with the Silencing Spell.
Why can't I play a trick on him?
It's a pity that I lost the Rare Beauty Collection
I got from Nie Huaisang.
I didn't get time to have a look.
I gave it to him, but he received it with malice.
Good for him. It's a waste of his face.
Never mind.
I've got plenty of those.
Right.
Did you say my name?
Am I the type to be a traitor?
You offended both Lan Wangji and Lan Qiren.
You are dead.
Nobody will save you.
Jiang Cheng.
Why do you think so much?
Play tricks first.
Besides,
you've helped me so many times.
Just do it for me one more time.
If it happens again, don't tell me and don't let me see it.
Piss off!
Isn't that the owl of the Wen Clan of Qishan?
Why is it here?
The Wen Clan of Qishan?
How do you know it is their owl?
Qinghe is at the foot of Qishan.
We see this kind of owl very often.
It is said that
the owls are the spies of the Wen Clan.
Then why is the owl flying to Cloud Recesses?
I don't know.
Can the Wen Clan control everything, even auditors like us?
Zewu Jun.
Recently, something strange happened inside the wards of the back hill.
Though the wards have not been broken yet, they have been disrupted.
Did you find out who had gotten into the back hill?
Wei Ying.
Zewu Jun, do we need to reinforce the ward?
The ward was set by the ancestors.
As long as she doesn't go inside, the ward will not break.
She?
Forget about this.
Wangji.
Clan Leader.
Clan Leader. Second Young Master.
Forgo the formalities.
What's the matter?
SU SHE MIN SHAN
The villagers came to report
that Caiyi Town is being haunted by the Water Ghosts these days.
There are lots of victims.
The villagers are petitioning for the help of the Lan Clan.
Water Ghosts?
The people in Caiyi Town are good at swimming,
drowning rarely happens.
Where did the Water Ghosts come from?
Well...
I don't know.
Clan Leader, do you need me to do the exorcism?
Reply to the villagers for me.
I will go there tomorrow morning to do the exorcism.
Clan Leader, you have been busy these days.
I can get rid of these Water Ghosts, which are from beings in the water.
I don't think it may be that easy.
Just prepare for it.
Yes.
Wangji, go with me tomorrow.
Yes.
Yanli.
Lady Wen.
Young Master Jiang Cheng.
Lady Wen.
Why are you here?
Lady Wen.
Why do you ignore me?
Wuxian, here you are.
I'm here.
Yanli, why are you here?
It's been rainy these days.
I felt dizzy when I went to the riverbank this morning.
I was lucky that I met Lady Wen.
Not only did she come back with me,
but she also gave me some medicine.
I've gotten better now.
Yanli, why didn't you tell us you were sick?
That conservative Lan Zhan is to blame.
He put me in confinement for three days.
Yanli must have been sick because she missed me.
Lady Wen.
Thank you so much.
You're welcome, Young Master Jiang.
I'm a doctor.
It's my duty to cure people.
Yanli, I've heard that Grand Master Lan
is going to Qinghe for the Cultivation Conference.
So we don't have audit courses these days.
And I've heard that Zewu Jun is going to the town to hunt
and exorcise some Water Ghosts.
If we set off now, we can catch up with them.
Water Ghosts?
Yes. It is said that Caiyi Town is being haunted by Water Ghosts these days.
It's really strange.
Zewu Jun.
-Zewu Jun. -Zewu Jun.
Young Master Wei, Young Master Jiang.
You...
Zewu Jun.
It's said that there are Water Ghosts near Biling Lake
and we don't have lectures these days,
so we want to go practice with you.
Yes, let us go with you.
It's against the rules.
Why?
Yunmeng has a lot of brooks.
Jiang Cheng and I played near water during our childhood.
Taking on Water Ghosts is easy for us.
Besides, we don't have courses these days.
Right, Zewu Jun.
Yunmeng has so many rivers.
We can help you for sure.
There's no need.
Then the two young masters please follow me.
Clan Leader Lan.
I want to hone my skills, too.
Zewu Jun, Lady Wen is well versed in medicine.
Although the Water Ghosts are easy to deal with,
some ordinary villager may be hurt during the exorcism,
and she can do the job of curing them.
Then, Lady Wen, please go with us.
Wen Qing!
Wait for me!
Wen Ning.
Why did you come?
I've told you, I...
Wen Qing, I heard that you are going to do the exorcism of Water Ghosts.
I want to go with you to see the ghosts.
Ning, it might be very dangerous.
I asked you to stay there, why don't you listen?
I...
Lady Wen, your brother is very talented and is a vastly superior archer.
I don't think anything will go wrong.
And I'll protect him.
It will be all right.
A simple exorcism of Water Ghosts
won't be that dangerous.
Clan Leader Lan,
my brother is so young and impolite,
he came here because of his curiosity for Water Ghosts
as Qishan is dry and mountainous.
But Clan Leader Lan, don't worry,
Ning and I won't interrupt the exorcism.
Forgive us and allow my brother to go with us, please.
Never mind, Lady Wen.
Since he came, let him go with us.
Zewu Jun, why did you let them come?
It's not an easy case.
We should take it more seriously.
I looked at you
and you seemed to want the two boys to go together,
so I said yes.
Don't you want them to?
CAIYI TOWN DOCK
Dear guests, welcome.
Your place looks a little dirty.
Sir, forgive me.
To be honest, since the lake started to eat human beings,
our inn hasn't had any guests.
You two are the first guests since then.
So please help yourselves.
Eat humans?
Water Ghosts are spirits of water critters.
Why do they eat humans?
I don't know what's under the lake.
Biling Lake had been calm and safe for many years.
But something happened.
There were some foreign businessmen two months ago.
Their ships sank.
At first, no one took it seriously.
But more ships sank,
even the local ones.
It rarely happened before.
How about the people inside those ships?
All of them were eaten.
Did you see what ate them?
Well, I didn't.
Then how can you be so sure
that it was done by the things in the lake?
The people were certainly eaten.
Many people have drowned and no one has ever returned.
Not even a dead body was found.
Wangji,
do you think the things in the lake are Water Ghosts?
We can't conclude before we see the whole picture.
But I don't think they are.
If those things aren't Water Ghosts, what are they?
How about this?
Let's make a bet.
I bet we think the same.
How boring.
Lan Zhan.
Lan Zhan!
So dull.
I heard a fisherman died yesterday.
I'd like to see how much power these little ghosts have.
Usually, Water Ghosts just play tricks on people,
now they even dare to eat humans.
Zewu Jun, besides the villagers,
is there anyone else who has seen these things?
The ghosts are so crafty.
Once people are dragged into the water, they can barely swim back.
No one has ever seen their true appearance.
Then, Zewu Jun,
how are the cases of spirit snatching going?
Why do you ask?
Spiritual energy has been surging
in Cloud Recesses since ancient times.
But now,
there are cultivators' souls being snatched,
and there are even Water Ghosts.
Do you think they are related?
We are looking into the spirit snatching.
But the Water Ghosts in the water,
I don't think they are related.
-But... -Young Master Wei,
the most important thing now is the exorcism.
Zewu Jun is right.
We can't waste time.
Lan Zhan, do you want to drink?
Lan Zhan, tell me,
is there any progress on the investigation?
Not yet.
But I feel that your brother is hiding something from us.
You think so too, don't you?
You also feel that your brother is hiding something.
And I bet it's not a trivial matter.
How can it be...
No liquor is allowed during the night hunt.
Lan Zhan, why don't I know that?
I haven't even tasted a drop.
Give it back!
BILING LAKE
Everyone, be careful.
We're near the haunted area.
Zewu Jun, the ghosts are so cunning.
If they keep hiding in the water, are we just going to search forever?
What if we can't find them?
It's our duty.
We'll keep searching until we find them.
Lan Zhan, look at me!
How boring.
What was that?
I've never seen a Water Ghost like that.
Don't tell me they are tainted by something.
Young Master Wei, how did you know they were under the boat?
Easy.
The movement is strange.
What's strange?
Just now, his boat had only one person on it,
but it sun deeper than the boat carrying two people.
So there must be Water Ghosts under it.
You're knowledgeable.
Lan Zhan, I didn't splash water on purpose.
It's because the Water Ghosts are so cunning.
If I said the truth, they would run away.
Second Young Master Lan,
you just poured out my liquor and I didn't say a word.
Now are we clear?
Stay away from me.
It's here!
Catch it!
Watch the right!
What's the name of this sword?
Suibian.
This sword has a spirit.
It's offensive to call it whatever you want.
I didn't ask you to call it "whatever I want."
Its name is Suibian.
Look.
SUIBIAN
I know what you want to say.
You want to ask why I picked this name,
if there was any special meaning to it.
Actually, there's nothing special.
When Clan Leader Jiang gave it to me, he asked me how I would name it.
I had thought of more than 20 names, but none of them were good enough.
So I said, "Suibian.
I think Suibian is not so bad."
How ridiculous.
Well, I don't think so.
The fog is getting thicker.
Be careful.
Jiang Cheng, are you okay?
Jiang Cheng, where are you?
I'm fine.
Young Master Jiang.
Lady Wen.
You got hurt.
Lady Wen, I'm fine.
Jiang Cheng, are you okay?
I'm fine.
You're lucky that it just wounded your skin.
It will recover in a few days.
The color of the water...
Get back now.
The thing in the water deliberately led us to the center of the lake.
Go now!
What happened?
Look, they're coming together.
The Aqua Demon!
It's the Aqua Demon!
The Water Ghosts came together and became the Aqua Demon.
They want to eat all of us!
Young Master Wei, what should we do?
Ride the sword.
Ning!
Lan Zhan.
Lan Zhan, thanks for your help.
But why did you grab me by the collar?
Can you just hold me?
It makes me uncomfortable.
Well, I'll give you my hand.
You can just hold my hand.
I don't touch other people.
We are very close.
I'm not a stranger.
We're not close at all.
You are so ridiculous.
When being held by someone in the midair, can you shut your mouth?
-Shut up. -You...
JINZHENHE TAVERN
Wei Wuxian.
What are you doing here?
I came to visit Wen Ning.
The door was open.
But what's going on with him?
Why is he still unconscious?
Wei Wuxian,
Ning needs rest.
Please leave if you have nothing else to say.
This is for you.
What is this?
That is a talisman to protect him.
Protect him?
Though I am not a doctor like you,
as for the magic arts,
I have my experience.
Wen Ning is a cultivator,
he's not so weak that he fainted just from the water.
Lady Wen, don't you feel strange?
Wei Wuxian.
What exactly do you want to say?
Did Wen Ning have an unusual experience before?
Therefore, he is easily affected by the ghosts.
Lady Wen, no matter what it is you want in Cloud Recesses,
I want you to keep this talisman.
And I wish for this talisman to protect him.
Of course, you can choose not to believe me.
If you think this talisman fails to act,
just throw it away.
Comb.
Sir, buy a comb for your girl.
I don't need it.
Sir, don't go.
A comb is an emblem of lovesickness.
It's the best gift for a girl.
Lotus capsule.
The best lotus capsule.
The delicious lotus capsule.
Have a look.
Wangji, what are you thinking about?
The Aqua Demon.
What Wei Wuxian said was not unreasonable.
The cultivators' spirits were snatched and the Aqua Demon appeared.
The connection between them, do you have an idea about it?
Wangji.
I'm not so sure about these.
My only wish is that
my assumption is wrong.
But if it is not,
I'm afraid that we can't change it either.
Lan Zhan,
have some loquats.
No.
You're so boring.
Jiang Cheng, catch it.
If you want loquats, I can buy you a basket of them.
No.
The Emperor's Smile!
The Emperor's Smile from Gusu!
The Emperor's Smile of the first grade!
The Emperor's Smile!
The Emperor's Smile of the first grade!
The Emperor's Smile!
The Emperor's Smile of the first grade!