For so many years,
my spiritual cognition has been guarding this place,
the forbidden area of the Lan Clan.
Since then, no one dared to step in.
How about my grand master then?
Your grand master?
Honestly speaking,
I'm Wei Wuxian.
Although I was adopted by the Jiang Clan as a child,
Cangse Sanren is my mother
and Baoshan Sanren is my grand master.
It's been so many years.
At that time,
Baoshan Sanren had no disciple.
But now,
her disciple already has a disciple,
and he stands in front of me.
What a pity.
After I made the big mistake,
she has lived in seclusion,
and I felt too shameful to seek her.
Master Lan Yi,
I also have a question to ask.
Are you the one who led us to this place?
No.
In the past 100 years, I have used my spiritual power to suppress the Yin Iron
in order to protect the wards in the back hill.
Yet in the recent decade,
the Yin Iron revealed traces of activation.
My spiritual power is getting weaker.
I'm afraid
the grievance of the Yin Iron has immersed into the water.
Master Lan Yi,
why would the Yin Iron be like this in the last two decades?
If my guess is right,
the other shards of the Yin Iron have appeared.
It can be assumed that the cultivator we saw last time,
whose spirit has been taken,
was another puppet that was created,
similar to Xue Chonghai.
They are experimenting.
Since I broke the seal,
the shards of the Yin Iron have been able to sense each other.
I'm so lucky to have lived for a hundred years.
The day comes, anyway.
Master Lan Yi.
Are there any other methods
to prevent the Yin Iron from bringing disaster to the people?
The Yin Iron is the spirit of heaven and earth
which can't be eradicated.
The grievance came after it was broken into pieces.
Evil things will go to the places where it lies.
The only way is to find these shards
and repress them in Cold Pond Cave.
Yet...
I'm unable to fix my mistake by myself.
-Master Lan Yi. -Master Lan Yi.
Don't panic.
My final day is coming soon.
I live to repay my debt.
Now that you've come here,
I don't need to force my efforts.
As a descendant of the Lan Clan, I'll try my best to accomplish your wish
of finding the Yin Iron and sealing it in Cold Pond Cave.
Me too.
It's a family matter of the Lan Clan. It's none of your business.
Lan Zhan. You can't stop me anyway.
Although I grew up in the Jiang Clan of Yunmeng,
I can tell what's fair and what isn't.
Besides, my grand master was isolated for a century for the Yin Iron.
It's part of my duty.
As a disciple of Baoshan, you are right.
Remember this.
To seal the Yin Iron, there must be many barriers.
Anyway,
I hope you can avoid making the mistake I did.
Please be assured.
I'll do my best.
Master Lan Yi!
You haven't told us where the other pieces are!
Does Cloud Recesses have an enchantment at the back hill
just to protect the mountain?
Lady Wen.
-Young Master Jiang. -Lady Wen.
Are you here to look for Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji too?
Lan Zhan!
Lan Zhan, I didn't mean to.
Wei Wuxian.
Jiang Cheng.
Get up.
Okay, sure.
Wen Qing, Jiang Cheng.
Why are you here?
I should be the one asking that question.
Wei Wuxian,
where were you the whole day and night?
Do you know my sister was too worried to eat or sleep?
If I can't find you,
I have to send a letter to Lotus Pier to inform my father.
One day and one night have passed.
Yes.
Zewu Jun has also been looking for you without rest.
Do you know that everyone is worried about you?
Where did you go?
I'll tell you when we get back.
It's a long story.
Wait.
There is a hint of coldness between your eyebrows.
What's inside that place?
We wanted to cure our injuries in the Cold Spring.
But we were carried away to an extremely cold place
by a whirlpool of rapid water.
What place?
How could this happen in Cloud Recesses?
We were trapped for a long time.
We swam for so long
that we exhausted our strength just to find this exit.
What's inside?
-There-- -Nothing.
It's all water and ice.
Let me tell you.
I was almost frozen inside there.
Fine.
Go back first to ease their worries.
Yes, exactly.
Let's go back.
Let's go.
Go.
That dangerous lot is unavoidable.
Grand Master, Xichen.
You have already known.
Since Master Lan Yi broke the rules,
the Lan Clan has forbidden people from entering the back hill.
They are afraid the grievance of the Yin Iron may affect the people.
Thus in the Five Families,
only the masters of the Lan Clan know the story
of what happened to the Yin Iron, and will impart it to the next generation.
That's why the spirit snatching happened and the Aqua Demon appeared.
Zewu Jun, you already knew that they may be connected to the Yin Iron.
Young Master Wei is so smart.
Your conjecture when we were at Biling Lake was essentially right. .
Wangji,
when you came to ask me about it,
I was unable to tell you the answer.
My confidant.
Now things have happened.
Grand Master thought they may be connected to the Yin Iron,
so he asked me to check the enchantment.
It was really awakened.
That time, Grand Master went to Qinghe
to discuss this with Clan Leader Nie.
But it didn't occur to me.
You entered the cave so soon,
and I didn't expect the Yin Iron would appear.
It's the Wen Clan of Qishan again.
Don't chase it.
It seems the Wen Clan of Qishan really came here for the Yin Iron.
Master Lan Yi said that
the shards of the Yin Iron started to reactivate in the recent decade
because of the appearance of the other pieces.
Our prediction is right.
Wen Ruohan owned a shard of the Yin Iron.
Another shard is in Cloud Recesses.
That's why he sent people to acquire it.
How did Wen Ruohan know that Gusu has one piece?
The Yin Iron represses the whole world,
yet one hundred years have passed and no one knows where it is.
But since Wen Ruohan was able to get one shard of the Yin Iron,
he must have received help from someone.
Master Lan Yi said that
the pieces of the Yin Iron can feel each other.
Since we have one,
why not use it to find the others?
Grand Master, Xichen, what shall we do now?
When the Yin Iron appears
and falls into the hands of evil people,
disasters will be brought.
Now we can only seal it, put it back in Cold Pond Cave,
and set up the enchantment again, then no one can get near it.
Grand Master, Wen Ruohan has a shard of the Yin Iron already.
Shards have associations.
Even if we put it back into Cold Pond Cave,
it won't change a thing.
Besides, Wen Ruohan desires the Yin Iron.
I'm afraid we can't hide it from him.
Let's discuss it later.
Grand Master.
Don't mention it again.
This is a secret of the gentry houses.
Grand Master, don't worry.
I won't tell anyone.
Wei Wuxian!
Wei Wuxian.
Second Young Master Lan.
Wei Wuxian.
I knew you'd come back alive.
Where did you go?
Why did Zewu Jun come see you?
Did he beat you again?
Rest assured, I won't be beaten again.
But Cloud Recesses is too big,
Second Young Master Lan almost got lost.
Get lost going to the Cold Spring?
You two had been missing the whole night.
Did you experience anything strange?
Anything strange?
There was one.
Do you want to know?
Yes.
Come here.
It was a dark night yesterday with big winds sweeping in.
A pair of hands suddenly stretched out of the Cold Spring
and pulled us into the pool.
Guess what that was?
What?
A devil snake!
Stay here.
Do you want to know what it looked like?
Don't tell me. I'm afraid of snakes.
That kind of experience,
just keep it to yourself.
I'll just leave.
Don't forget the lanterns tonight.
Just go.
Jiang Cheng.
Why you are in such a hurry?
Wei Wuxian.
You are familiar with Lan Wangji now.
Why don't you go to his clan and stay at Cloud Recesses?
Don't come back to Lotus Pier.
What's wrong with you?
Surely, Lotus Pier is much better.
These 3,000 family rules would finish me off.
Don't think too much. Let's go.
Father.
The Yin Iron in Cloud Recesses has appeared.
Congratulations.
"Congratulations"?
Have you acquired it?
Xue Yang.
Your excellency.
Go to Yueyang.
So the Chang Clan of Yueyang?
You can do whatever you want.
I only ask for the Yin Iron.
Thank you, Your Excellency.
Xue Yang, I don't think I have to repeat myself.
Rest assured, Your Excellency.
I'm not interested in the Yin Iron.
What's more, I'm only a petty cultivator.
How can I say no to you?
Father.
How can you ask the hooligan to go to Yueyang?
Should I ask you to go there?
But, Father,
what if he has a hidden agenda--
So you have the mission to assist him with some other fellows.
If he does something unusual, you know what to do.
What about the Yin Iron in Cloud Recesses?
Will you just let it stay there?
The Lan Clan of Gusu is unable to control it.
I'm the one who is behind all this.
But...
Without your permission,
I still have my own method.
Don't twist it that way. Do as I told you.
Look at me.
It's not stable.
Do it like this.
Wrap this first.
-You are such a slow learner. -Give me that.
You are so smart.
-How did you do that? -Look, mine is beautiful.
At least mine is better than yours.
-When we fly kites, it will be higher. -Yes.
Do it on your own.
This is nice.
Lan Zhan,
shall we set a lantern together to make a wish
since we have experienced a lot together?
I'm used to being alone.
You can change your habits anyway.
And my lantern is specially made for you.
Look.
You smiled.
Wei Wuxian.
Mine is the best of the best.
I put a lot of effort into it.
How can you just burn it?
Nie Huaisang, I'll make a new one for you.
This paper was produced in the Cheyun Works in Qinghe.
It is as light as the wings of a cicada, as fine as jade,
and worth thousands of gold.
You can't afford it.
Look.
I wish I can graduate successfully, so I won't come back here again.
I wish my little brother will be safe and sound for his whole life.
May he face no danger.
I, Wei Wuxian,
wish that I can always stand with justice and live with no regrets.
Young Master.
Yanli.
What wish did you make?
I wished you will grow up soon and behave well.
Sure, you did.
You must have wished to have a good marriage.
Lady Jiang's marriage has been set already.
She doesn't have to ask for it.
The bridegroom is right there.
How could Lady Jiang launch the lantern alone?
They just made it together.
I heard that Young Master Jin and Lady Jiang will get married soon.
Why don't you launch the lantern together and wish for your happiness?
Yes, Young Master Jin,
Altair meets Lyra once a year.
They will bless you with happiness.
Mianmian, it's time to go.
Where are you going? Wei Wuxian.
What happened, Young Master?
Why don't we launch lanterns with Lady Jiang?
Now stop asking.
Young Master, forgive me.
You have an arranged marriage with Lady Jiang.
You will be laughed at by others because you left.
Young Master.
Listen, Mianmian.
I didn't want this marriage.
Don't mention it again.
Wait.
What do you mean by "don't mention it again"?
Wei Wuxian.
Does it have something to do with you?
Young Master Wei.
What do you mean by "don't mention it again"?
Is that difficult to understand?
Don't mention it again.
You...
Lady Jiang!
Hurry up. Young Master Wei...
He picked a fight with our young master.
I'll beat you to death!
-Don't stop me! -Come here.
-I'll beat you to death! -Don't stop me!
-Come on! -Wei Wuxian.
Let me go.
-Stop, Wei Ying. -Don't stop me, Lan Zhan.
-Let me go! -You're dead!
-Let me go. -Excuse me. Wuxian.
-Come on! -Wuxian.
Come here!
Let me go.
Wuxian.
I heard that Young Master Jin looked down on Lady Jiang.
He wants to break the troth.
Wei Wuxian is defending his sister.
Wuxian.
Let's go home.
Wei Ying.
Since you know you were wrong, why did you still do it?
Lan Zhan.
Look, Lan Zhan.
So many black ants.
Look.
You were asked to kneel and reflect.
How can you play with ants?
So unteachable.
But these ants are...
so cute.
Clan Leader Jiang, why are you here?
Kneel.
You kneel down so quickly.
I have often been punished, you know that.
But as for Jin Zixuan, this peacock,
he must not be used to kneeling.
I would change my surname if he didn't cry because of the kneeling.
Aren't you ashamed of saying that?
Father traveled a long way here just for you.
Later, you must be scolded by Grand Master Lan.
Jin Zixuan, you are sure to die.
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Grand Master Lan.
Clan Leader Jiang.
You must be tired after a long journey.
Sit down, please.
This happened all of a sudden.
Although it was just a quarrel between the teenagers,
it relates to the troth between your clans.
I dare not to make a decision on my own.
The only thing I can do is to ask you two to make a discussion.
I have heard about the whole incident.
Wei Ying is a naughty boy who has caused you many troubles.
I'm responsible for that too.
My apologies.
Clan Leader Jiang.
There's no need to do that.
I also know some things about the incident.
I'll go back to scold my son.
Due to his mistake,
I ordered him to kneel according to the family rules already.
You don't have to be too harsh.
As for the marriage,
it should be dealt with seriousness.
Master Lan is right.
Marriage is serious.
Clan Leader Jin, I have one request of you.
It's my pleasure.
Please say it, Clan Leader Jiang.
We, the Jiang Clan of Yunmeng,
claim the following of one's nature.
We don't force our children into doing something they don't like.
Although these two children have a troth,
it was originally set by Yanli's mother.
Now since the both of them are not willing to honor it,
let us cancel it.
Father.
Clan Leader Jiang.
The children are too young to understand.
It is a misunderstanding.
We can just ignore this.
Clan Leader Jin.
We can set the troth for them,
but we can't marry for them.
After all, it's the two children who are going to
spend the rest of their lives together.
I had sent a letter to Yanli's mother.
Let's cancel the troth.
Clan Leader Jiang.
It's my son's fault.
He ruined such a beautiful union.
Since you have made up your mind,
I'll follow your decision.
But this should not affect the relationship between our two clans.
How could that happen?
Bad news! Yanli's going to break her troth with Jin Zixuan.
What?
He wants to be beaten one more time?
How dare he!
No, it was Father who brought it up.
-Clan Leader Jiang? -Yes.
Where is Yanli?
Inside the room.
Young Master Lan.
Clan Leader Jiang.
Clan Leader Jiang, to be honest,
I invited you this time
for another issue.
Please say it.
Forgive me.
It is crucial
for me to be careful.
Have you heard
of something strange recently?
I have heard a few.
The cultivators' spirits were snatched.
It happened in our place too.
What's the cause of this?
I'd like to know.
It happened
because a treasure made 100 years ago reappeared in the world.
What?
The Yin Iron.
Wuxian.
I know it's you.
Wuxian.
Yanli, I--
Are you okay after kneeling for so long?
How are your knees? Let me check them.
Yanli.
It's my fault.
You can scold me.
I might feel better.
Wuxian.
This has nothing to do with you.
Don't think too much.
As for my destiny,
it's not up to me.
Yanli.
You will marry someone much better than him.
You will have a beautiful lady to marry.
No, I don't want one.
I just want to stay with my sister in Lotus Pier.
Wuxian.
Our visit will end soon.
We'll go back in a day or two.
That soon?
Didn't you have enough fun?
Father said we will leave when Cheng gets back.
We'll say farewell to Grand Master Lan.
I don't see the whole picture.
To be honest, Clan Leader Jiang,
what worries us the most
is the piece that appeared at the beginning.
If it were used by someone who has some ill intentions,
disasters will happen again,
which will bring endless consequences.
The Wen Clan of Qishan
is shrouded by grey clouds.
And I heard something strange.
Recently in Yueyang,
several small clans were slaughtered.
No one survived.
I don't know who's behind this.
But the murderer is a young guest of the Wen Clan.
How could this happen?
The Wen Clan has revealed its ambition.
We have to hurry.
Come in.
We disciples are here to bid farewell to Grand Master Lan and Clan Leader Lan.
One will be awarded for merits, and one will be punished for faults.
Young Master Wei.
You have been punished for your fault in Cloud Recesses.
As for merits,
Clan Leader Jiang must have his awards.
What merits does he have?
Clan Leader Jiang,
You should discipline Wei Ying more strictly.
Before he came,
these youngsters didn't dare do anything.
But since he got here,
these cowards
have been encouraged
to flee at night and drink wine in secret.
He's always been like this.
Thank you for Grand Master Lan's discipline.
Come in.
Wangji, what happened?
Clan Leader Lan.
I'll leave now.
-Clan Leader Jiang. -Rest assured.
I understand the importance.
If you give us an order,
our clan will do its best.
Young Master Lan.
Grand Master Lan.
Second Young Master Lan.
I'll leave now.
Take care.
Okay.
Lan Zhan, as for the Yin Iron...
Lan Zhan.
Follow me.
Wangji.
Take care of yourself.
Wei Wuxian, are you crazy?
He dislikes you so much.
Why are you so close to him?
Why?
After spending half a year together, can't I say goodbye?
I want to hit you.
He must be happy to hear you're leaving.
Bullshit.
I'm telling you, these disciples all like me very much.
No one wants me to leave.
Yanli.
Am I right?
Yes.
Our Wuxian is everyone's favorite.
Let me ask you, why did you only say farewell to Lan Zhan
among so many disciples?
Can't I admire his talents?
You are all losers to me.
I desire for equality.
He is my match.
It is not easy.
Aren't you ashamed?
Who should be ashamed? The one who picks a fight first.
I was talking about you.
Come on, you two.
Fighting is forbidden here. Behave well.
Play at Lotus Pier.
Yes, Yanli. I know.
I won't hit him.
Wei Wuxian, you...
Stop!
How can you hit me?
You two, stop it.
Yanli, look at him.
Fine, stop now.
Stop.
Noise is forbidden here.
Jiang Cheng. What are you doing?
Yanli, look at him!
After he leaves, this place will be as quiet as before.
Wangji.
Are you going to tell Young Master Wei that you're leaving for the Yin Iron?
No.
Little rabbit.
Pets are not allowed in Cloud Recesses.
Thus I can only hide you here.
Are you happy living here?
"Happy."
Okay. I'm pleased to hear that.
Little rabbits,
should I take you back to Lotus Pier?
No.
If Lan Zhan feels lonely one day and comes here,
he won't be able to find you.
However...
Wangji. Take care of yourself.
Little rabbits,
where will he go by himself?
Will he go search for the Yin Iron alone?