The Dire Owl!
The damn bird again.
Did we fall into a trap?
Help! Wei! Lan!
Why am I always the unlucky one?
Stay back!
Don't.
They're not dead yet.
You forgot. You're the one who said it.
Look at their pupils.
Lan Zhan,
do you have any better ideas?
Run.
Wait, Lan. Wei.
Isn't it reckless for us to run through them?
Shouldn't talk about it?
If we go out like this, aren't we courting death?
Wei, I really don't want to die. My canary...
Listen, Nie.
Once we get out,
you must hold on to me.
Don't let go of my hand, okay?
Never let it go, understand?
Let's go.
Don't move!
She...
Why would she appear again?
You fools rushed into the Tiannu Temple.
What punishment do you think you deserve?
Don't punish us!
Wei Wuxian.
You departed without permission.
Do you plead guilty?
Jiang Cheng,
if you don't come out immediately,
Lan Zhan will lose his temper.
Why are you here, Jiang Cheng?
You can come. Why can't I?
It's fun to travel all the way, isn't it?
Without you harping on me,
I am much more at ease.
You have the nerve to say that?
You just left a note and disappeared.
Do you know how worried I...
How worried my sister was?
Hey, Jiang.
If you want to frighten Wei, that's okay.
Why did you have to involve me and Lan?
We were...
The Silence Spell has been lifted?
I'm upset about my journey here because of you.
All right, Jiang Cheng.
It was me who wanted to follow Lan Zhan.
You can't blame him.
I haven't blamed you yet. You're speaking for him.
I don't know what you're going to do.
But you have seen how dangerous it is.
But for Lady Wen, this time...
Lady Wen?
Wen Qing has come here too?
Damn it.
How long has the whistle stopped?
I hope that Lady Wen is not in danger.
Where is she now? Why did you come together?
Lady Wen.
It's the Dire Owl again.
Is Wen Chao nearby?
Why on earth does he want to kill us?
Lady Wen, are you okay?
Young Master Jiang.
Didn't I tell you to save them and leave?
Lady Wen, why are you here?
They are coming again!
You should leave now.
Let's go together.
I can't.
Young Master Jiang, you promised me you would listen to me and come here.
Take them away quickly.
You can't save them, Lady Wen. You should go before it's too late.
You know how to save them?
Doesn't the dancing fairy extract people's spiritual cognition?
Can they be saved?
Wen Qing.
I don't care why you're here.
But we're all stuck here right now.
If we want to get out, we have to work together.
If you know how to get them back to normal,
I hope you can tell me now.
Okay.
I'll tell you.
Right now, they are not manipulated very well.
Wen Chao only borrowed the power of the Yin Iron
sealed in the Dire Owl by Wen Ruohan to control them.
If you really want to help them, kill the Dire Owl first.
You should have told us earlier.
Wei Ying, set up a Golden Silk Barrier to protect them.
-What are you doing, Wei Wuxian? -Wei, this won't last long.
Do you want us dead?
Jiang Cheng, you can protect them well.
-Take care of them. -You...
If it doesn't last long, add a layer of protection.
You're good at this.
You must protect them well.
I wanted to kill that owl long ago.
Wait until we get back.
-Wait for us. -Wei Wuxian!
You bastard.
Lan Zhan!
Where are you, Lan Zhan?
Lan Zhan!
Where are you, Lan Zhan?
Lan Zhan!
What's going on?
Listen.
What kind of bird is that?
It's more astute than I am.
Lan Zhan!
Where are you, Lan Zhan?
Not good.
Was Lan Zhan caught by the Dire Owl?
I'm next to you.
You should have said something.
The mist brought hallucinations made by the Dire Owl.
Don't worry.
I can break it with a Glitter Talisman.
This hallucination can not only disorient people,
but it can also disturb the mind.
We can't concentrate at all now.
That's strange.
Why haven't you been disturbed?
The Dire Owl's hallucination is more disturbing
when you have a lot of thoughts in mind.
Obviously, it is making use of my wisdom.
Lan Zhan.
Are you all right?
I'm fine.
-Did you see who was controlling the bird? -No.
Wei Ying.
Focus your five senses.
Fire-split Talisman.
Wei Wuxian, you wretch.
Come back quickly!
Fortunately, my fan is made of Darksteel or else...
Get away from me! Jiang, please help me mend this.
-They're getting us. -Do it yourself!
But how?
Lady Wen, come here.
Help me here quickly.
Lady Wen.
Don't get too close. Be careful, they may scratch you.
Madam...
Lan Zhan, it worked.
Quiet.
Did you think you could outsmart me?
That was close.
Lan Zhan, luckily, you came just in time.
Did you see who it was?
He or she just sent a part of his or her cognition.
He or she didn't come in person.
Good for him.
The villagers' spiritual cognition has been returned. Let's go.
Wait for me.
How useless!
Hello, sir. Where are the three people here earlier?
What?
Where am I?
I let Clan Leader Wen down.
I almost hurt Qing.
I'm not good at anything.
Madam. Get up, please.
Get up, Madam.
Come on.
Qing.
I'm sorry.
I'm of no use.
Madam.
Get up, everybody.
Madam. Please don't say that.
I should say sorry to you.
All of you, get out of here now.
You can go anywhere,
except Qishan.
And don't come back here again.
Jiang.
Why do they know Lady Wen?
And why did she bring us to the graveyard?
How should I know?
Jiang Cheng.
Lady Wen.
Wei, we are here.
Wei.
I knew you could kill the Dire Owl.
You really are as sharp as a razor.
But why are you here?
Lady Wen.
What on earth is this place?
This is where my clan was buried.
So that ancestral temple...
You're right.
That was the Wen Clan's ancestral temple.
We are a collateral branch of the Wen Clan of Qishan
specializing in medicine.
After leaving Qishan, we lived here for generations.
But suddenly,
an unexpected disaster happened here.
Father!
Qing, go!
As for the members of our branch,
we are the last few.
Was it because the dancing fairy extracts spiritual cognition?
Yes.
Since then,
Wen Ning and I were brought up by His Excellency
back in Qishan.
But why did the dancing fairy suddenly start hurting people?
I don't know.
Father.
I could have snatched up Wei Wuxian and his fellows.
But because of Wen Qing's ignorance...
She should have stopped me in secret.
You fool!
Those who lived in Dafan Mountain are Wen Qing's people.
If you didn't use the power of the Yin Iron I sealed in the Dire Owl
and make them into puppets,
Wen Qing wouldn't have stopped you.
I also asked you to help Xue Yang.
Why did you act on your own and stop them?
You are right, Father.
I'm sorry.
Go and get the Yin Iron back.
This time, you should make no mistake.
Yes, Father.
I hope things won't go wrong anymore.
If you stay with me,
I'm sure you will remain unscathed.
Stop boasting.
If Lady Wen didn't come to Dafan Mountain, would you still be alive?
Staying with you is really rotten luck.
Jiang Cheng.
Now that you think I bring you misfortune,
why did you follow me?
I...
Who says I'm following you?
In order to cross Dafan Mountain, there's only one road.
I'd like to say you are following me.
The barred rock chicken.
Look at that!
There!
How does it know I am hungry?
Hey, Wei.
We can catch it from the front and the back.
Let's go!
Jiang Cheng.
Help me block it from there.
I won't.
Quickly! Nie is getting far.
Nie.
Lady Wen.
You don't know why the dancing fairy went out of control 20 years ago?
Where's Wei Wuxian?
He said he wanted to pee. Maybe he is looking for a place.
Second Young Master Lan.
I just said it.
I was little at that time, so I couldn't figure it out.
Then did Lady Wen know about
the missing part of the dancing fairy's heart?
After leaving Cloud Recesses,
Wen Chao followed us closely.
Do you know why?
Lady Wen.
If you didn't know anything,
why did you suddenly inform us of the danger?
Wei Wuxian.
You saved Ning and I saved you.
So we are even.
As the Wen Clan's motto says, "Every kindness should be returned."
I don't know anything else.
Don't bother asking me.
The missing part of the dancing fairy
is the Yin Iron, right?
Lady Wen.
We were deliberately led to this place.
The beggar led us to Tiannu Temple when we entered the village.
The dancing fairy woke up.
But she aimed only at Lan Zhan.
Not us both.
If her goal was not the Yin Iron,
then the only other logical reason is that...
she must like Lan Zhan.
Shut up.
Lady Wen.
The shape of Dafan Mountain is like a Buddha
with good geomantic omen.
The place should be full of spiritual power.
But along the way,
it's weird to see the exhaustion of spiritual power.
Even if the dancing fairy is a creation of nature
who wants to be humanoid,
she should absorb the power of others.
Centuries went by without incident.
So why, after 20 years,
did she suddenly start snatching human souls?
The only plausible reason
is the Yin Iron in her heart.
The power of the Yin Iron helped her acquire a human shape.
Just like the Water Ghosts.
But ten years ago,
someone took the Yin Iron away from her heart.
Since she couldn't absorb any power,
she started snatching human souls.
Am I right?
And the man who took away the Yin Iron
was Wen Ruohan.
Lady Wen.
Twenty years ago, Wen Ruohan removed the seal and took out the Yin Iron,
which led to the death of your family members.
Now Wen Ruohan wants to get the other Yin Iron shards.
More people will die because of it.
Wei Wuxian.
Second Young Master Lan.
I can't help you.
It's no use telling me this.
Lady Wen.
The four directions are guarded by the Yin Iron.
Now that three of them have appeared,
where's the last one?
Wen Ruohan sheltered me and my brother and is kind to us.
As for others, I don't know and don't want to know.
I can't help you.
Goodbye.
Wait, Lady Wen!
Lady Wen.
Leaving alone is too dangerous for you.
You showed up at Dafan Mountain.
How can you explain this to Wen Clan this time?
Thanks for asking.
I'll be careful.
Why not stay with us this time?
-Then you can make a plan. -I must go back.
-My brother is still in Nightless City. -But...
Young Master, please don't persuade me.
I was in Dafan Mountain to save my people, not to save others.
Wen Ruohan still needs my medical help.
He won't be hard on me.
Lady Wen.
Let her go.
She has her own plans.
Also...
I believe we will see her soon.
YUEYANG
Have a taste of Dichroa Red of Yueyang!
Young Master.
Please try our Dichroa Red of Yueyang.
Young Master, this is for free.
Have a taste of Dichroa Red of Yueyang!
Where are you going?
I'm going to look for gentry families residing here.
Why should you look for them?
I'd say you'd handle things poorly
if it weren't for me.
Even if you find them,
you won't get what you want.
Then how should I ask?
You should go to that place.
QITING WINE HOUSE
You just want to drink.
Wrong. I, Wei Wuxian, always separate business from pleasure.
Think about that.
There are a lot of people here, talking all at once.
If something weird happened,
then they must have seen or heard it.
You really have the gift of the gab.
Wei, Jiang.
What's up, Nie?
Meng Yao hasn't arrived yet.
Let's find a place to rest.
Great!
Go.
Let's go.
-Three bottles of liquor, please. -Are you crazy?
What a generous young man!
Our Dichroa Red of Yueyang is really strong.
Only a young man can harness its power.
Please wait for a moment.
Only by spending money can we pull something out of him.
Don't ask me when you run out of money.
The liquor is coming.
Young Master, this is the liquor you ordered.
Get to the point.
Waiter, this is our first time in Yueyang.
Is there anything interesting about Yueyang?
What kind of interesting things do you want to know?
What I mean by interesting is, "the eerier the better."
So is there anything bizarre?
Bizarre?
Bizarre things like
a ghost estate, grave, or a mutilation of the body,
or something unusual,
or any soul being snatched, and so on.
Young Master, you really have a strong taste.
What is located in the southeast of Yueyang?
In the southeast is
the house of the Chang Clan.
Young Master, as you've mentioned,
I remember a bizarre incident that happened recently.
What is it?
If you walk along the path outside of the city for a few miles
you will see a well-built house.
That is the Chang Clan's house.
The Chang Clan of Yueyang?
They are a cultivation clan that settled here.
Yes, they are cultivators.
Although there are only a few members in the Chang Clan's house,
there are a dozen of them living in Yueyang.
But for unknown reasons,
they all disappeared recently.
Disappeared?
It was assumed.
But it should not be like that.
What do you mean?
It is because the people of the Chang Clan don't appear in Yueyang anymore.
But each night,
people can hear sounds from the house of the Chang Clan,
like heavy raps on the door.
CHANG CLAN'S MANSION
-Like knocking? -Yes.
It continued for ten days
with deafening knocks on the door.
There were cries and shrieks inside,
as if everyone was locked in the house and couldn't get out.
Did anyone go inside to check?
Of course.
But there's no one in the daytime.
At night, there will be knocking.
Don't you think it's horrible?
Look.
It's almost evening.
Lan Zhan.
Lan Zhan, relax and concentrate.
Lan Zhan, concentrate!
It's the Yin Iron.
What's up? Is something going to happen?
Lan Zhan!
Go...
to the Chang Clan.
I won't go.
I'll wait here for Meng Yao.
Hey...
No knocking on the door.
Did the waiter fool us with nonsense?
Someone has used the Yin Iron here.
Let's go.
CHANG CLAN'S MANSION
The knocking.
Open!
Blood like a stream.
The entire clan was murdered.
The bodies are blue.
The color of their pupils has changed.
There are red cracks on their necks.
Before they died,
they were all made into puppets.