It's said that the Lan Clan of Gusu takes etiquette highly.
Judging from this case,
it seems it's just being said, not done.
Forcing one's way to the bedroom of a clan leader,
does it fit with etiquette?
Su She.
Hanguang Jun.
Su She.
You defected from the Lan Clan
but still imitate Hanguang Jun.
He wields Qin, and so do you.
How can you scold the Lan Clan of Gusu?
You...
-Who do you think you are? -Enough.
Clan Leader Su.
It's not as though
there are some disreputable things in there.
Since Clan Leader Lan is so intent on it,
then I must open it for everyone to see, right?
FRAGRANCE HALL
Why is Madam Jin here?
All of our possessions are shared.
Su often comes in here to admire things as well.
Clan Leader Lan.
Everyone.
This is my small treasure vault.
What do you want to see?
Please help yourself.
Jin Guangyao didn't transfer her somewhere else or kill her?
Isn't he afraid that Qin Su might say something?
Madam Jin.
So the reason Master Mo took us into the hidden chamber
is to see Madam Jin.
Yao.
What is that?
This is something rare.
This dagger
has killed countless people
and it's extremely sharp.
Look at the blade of the dagger.
If you look closely,
you'll see that the reflection inside isn't of yourself.
Sometimes it's a man,
sometimes it's a woman,
sometimes it's an elder.
Every one of those reflections
is a spirit that had died in the hands of the assassin.
Its resentful energy is too strong,
which is why I hung a curtain there
to seal it.
This must be...
That's right.
It belonged to Wen Ruohan.
Then it was given to Wen Qing.
Madam Jin!
Su!
Su?
Su.
Wake up, Su.
Su.
Yao,
I am sorry.
Clan Leader Lan,
what is going on?
Why would Su suddenly take her own life?
And...
why would you gather in front of the Fragrance Hall
and demand me to open my treasure vault?
Is there anything that you haven't told me?
What's going on?
Some time ago,
some of the Lan Clan's disciples
were on a night hunt.
When they passed Mo's Manor, they were met with
the attack of a blade spirit.
Both its resentful energy and its killing intent were heavy.
The disciples dared not neglect it
and rushed back to Gusu to tell us.
So Wangji
had been investigating it.
Finally, in a place called Coffin Town,
the body of the blade spirit's owner was found.
The body has no head, so we cannot recognize its identity.
But the blade spirit became visible.
The shape is like
Baxia.
Baxia?
Was the corpse Nie Mingjue?
How could that be possible?
Nie Mingjue has been missing for so many years.
How could that be possible?
Lan Xichen?
The one you're referring to
is my elder brother
and also your sworn ally, right?
-Clan Leader! -Clan Leader!
Clan Leader!
Where's the doctor?
Dismembering the body,
and taking the head away from the corpse.
Who in this world could have done such an insane act?
I do not know.
When we started to search for the head,
the clues disappeared.
The clues disappeared...
So...
Did you come to search my place?
You wanted me to open the treasure vault
because you were suspecting
that Nie Mingjue's head was at my place?
Well...
Let's drop the matter.
But Clan Leader Lan, Hanguang Jun, how did you know
that such a treasure vault is inside my bedchamber?
And how did you make sure that
Nie Mingjue's head was at my place?
What should I do?
How can I explain that I sneaked into the hidden chamber
and saw Nie Mingjue's head?
How could I tell them about
the odd letter since Qin Su has died?
Xuanyu,
was it you who told Clan Leader Lan and these people about that?
What's the use of making up these sort of flimsy lies?
Mo Xuanyu.
Back then, because of your indecent harassment to Mrs. Jin,
you were kicked out of the Jin Clan.
Yet speaking from the hearsay nowadays,
you somehow got favored by Hanguang Jun,
followed him wherever he went,
and became close friends.
Why would Hanguang Jun, who has always been known for
his grace and righteousness, keep such a notorious person by his side?
It truly is difficult to understand.
I won't bring up anything from the past,
but please explain in all honesty.
Regarding the unknown reason for Su's suicide,
are you involved in this incident?
Hands off.
You're the one who should keep your hands off, Hanguang Jun.
Lan Zhan.
Step aside.
It's the Yiling Patriarch!
You are the Yiling Patriarch!
You...
You are him!
I didn't know that the Yiling Patriarch had returned
and paid us your precious visit.
Apologies for the lack of reception.
Jin Guangyao,
what did you call him?
Isn't he Mo Xuanyu?
Ling, come over.
Everyone, please be careful.
Since he pulled his sword out,
he's most definitely the Yiling Patriarch,
Wei Wuxian!
Isn't it that whoever pulls out the sword
must be the Yiling Patriarch?
Jin Guangyao, Hanguang Jun,
is there any misunderstanding between you guys?
No misunderstanding at all.
He's Wei Wuxian for sure.
The simplest way to prove it is
to ask him to take off his mask.
Wait, Jin Guangyao.
Jiang Cheng,
didn't you hit him with Zidian
back at Dafan Mountain?
But nothing happened to him.
Isn't it that those possessing others' bodies
would show themselves once whipped by Zidian?
So he may not be Wei Wuxian, right?
Dafan Mountain?
That's right.
Ling, now that you've reminded me,
I've also remembered just what had appeared in Dafan Mountain.
Wasn't he the one who summoned
Ghost General, Wen Ning as well?
You people might not know that,
when Xuanyu was still at Carp Tower,
he had seen a copy of the Yiling Patriarch's manuscript at my place.
The manuscript recorded an evil trick
named "Sacrifice Summon."
With the price of one's own spiritual cognition, it can save
those who are seriously injured.
Clan Leader Jiang
wouldn't be able to find out such an evil trick,
even if you hit him with a hundred more strikes.
Yiling Patriarch,
ever since you jumped off the cliff of Nightless City,
your sword was collected by the Jin Clan of Lanling.
But not long afterward,
the sword sealed itself.
I believe that I don't need
to explain how a sword seals itself.
This sword is spiritual.
It refuses to let anyone except Wei Wuxian use it,
which was why it sealed itself.
Aside from the Yiling Patriarch himself,
nobody can pull it out.
Sealed itself?
But Mo Xuanyu here, in front of everyone,
pulled out the sword that
had been sealed for 16 years!
FRAGRANCE HALL
Your Excellency, shall we chase them?
Yes.
Ling.
We could never have expected that he was the Yiling Patriarch, Wei Wuxian.
He has tricked us all. So I don't blame you
for treating the murderer of your father as a friend
and protecting him all the way.
Go after them!
Get Wei Ying!
Take the Yiling Patriarch alive!
Get him!
-They're ahead! -Don't let him go!
Lan Zhan, stay away.
Yiling Patriarch,
at this moment,
why do you still wear the mask?
Yiling Patriarch, you are worthy of the title.
Returning to the world after 16 years,
you can still make all of us look like idiots.
Not only Jin Ling,
but Hanguang Jun was also fooled by you.
-You're right. -He's not right.
I have already known he was Wei Ying.
Lan Zhan.
Lan Zhan, you don't have to do that.
I've been used to this for a long time.
Let's go first.
You just say you were deceived by me.
Others dare not say anything about you.
Wei Ying,
do you remember
what you asked me in the Cloud Recesses?
Lan Zhan,
but did you really
believe in me back then?
The feeling of sticking to the single-log bridge
until it's dark is indeed not bad.
Who cares about the crowded, broad avenue?
I'll stick to my single-log bridge until it's dark.
Lan Zhan. You fuddy-duddy.
Lan Zhan.
I'll give you one more chance.
Think carefully.
After you walk out this door,
your reputation will be ruined.
Are we going to fight or not?
Too much talking.
Let's fight!
Go!
Are you Wei Ying?
Are you really Wei Ying, Wei Wuxian?
Jin Ling.
I'll tell you
about this in the future.
Are you okay?
Why did this kid
stab me in the same place as his uncle?
I'm hanging in.
Let's go.
The Stygian Tiger Amulet is not orthodox after all.
Once you get restless,
you will lose control.
Lan Zhan.
Are you afraid that I'll be like Wen Ruohan,
who was controlled by the Yin Iron?
But the Stygian Tiger Amulet is not the Yin Iron,
nor am I Wen Ruohan.
Wei Ying!
Why were you laughing?
Nothing.
Just...
Something funny.
When everyone admired my power and wanted to flatter me,
you're the only one who scolded me.
But right now,
when everyone wants me to die
and hates me,
you're the only one
standing by me.
CULTIVATION CHAMBER
The wound in your stomach?
The wound?
It's fine.
It's caused by Sacrifice Summon.
How to undo it?
Now I know
who Mo's last enemy was.
As soon as he's dead,
the curse will lift naturally.
It's Jin Guangyao.
Now, in any case,
I would not believe that Mo Xuanyu
was expelled from Carp Tower
because he harassed Madam Jin.
I'm afraid he knew
what Jin Guangyao's secret was
and wanted to tell Qin Su,
but Jin Guangyao took the initiative to kick him off.
Why did he do that?
But I am sure that
the person who let Mo Xuanyu know the secret
must be the same person who wrote the letter.
It's very likely that
this man has been leading us
to trace the cause of Red Blade Master's death.
This person seems to know a lot about Jin Guangyao
and hates him deeply.
Do you think
this person will be Jin Guangyao's lover?
The hate originated from love.
Your sword.
SUIBIAN
Thank you.
It really did seal itself?
Are we in the Cultivation Chamber?
Yes.
Did you take me back to Cloud Recesses?
What if your brother finds out?
I have found out already.
Sorry to bother you,
Zewu Jun.
It was me who let Wangji take you back.
Before we get to the bottom of this,
Master Wei could live here.
As long as I am there,
they dare not come to Cloud Recesses searching for you.
Zewu Jun,
may I ask
where Red Blade Master's body is?
The many sects have already seen
Nie Mingjue's body with their own eyes.
It is being kept by Huaisang for the moment.
I have sent those I trust to watch over it as well.
What was Jin Guangyao's reaction?
Flawless.
He said that he would definitely get to the bottom of the matter
and give everyone an account.
Now that
Master Wei is awake,
then, Wangji, isn't it time
for you to give me an account as well?
Zewu Jun.
You're more than I can handle.
Zewu Jun,
Jin Guangyao indeed has Red Blade Master's head.
Did you see with your own eyes?
He saw it with his own eyes.
You believe in Master Wei?
I do.
What about Jin Guangyao?
He's not credible.
Wangji,
then how do you judge
whether someone is credible or not?
You trust Master Wei
while I trust Jin Guangyao.
Whether Nie Mingjue's head is in his hands.
Neither of you nor I saw it with our own eyes.
We could only judge one based on how much we know him
and his words that we trust.
You think that you know Master Wei,
so you trust him.
Also,
I think that I know Jin Guangyao,
so I trust him as well.
You believe in your judgment,
then am I not allowed to believe in my judgment?
Clan Leader Lan.
Master Wei, there's no need to worry.
Before the truth is entirely revealed, I will not be partial to either side
or reveal your whereabouts.
Or else, I would not have allowed Wangji to take you back
or help with your injuries.
Clan Leader Lan, I'm grateful
that you gave me this opportunity.
The fact that Red Blade Master's head is inside Jin's hidden room
is nothing but true.
Not only have I seen it,
but I've also seen some other things.
Maybe this could offer some proof?
Master Wei,
perhaps you have seen some things indeed.
However, you cannot prove that
you saw those things within the hidden chamber of Carp Tower.
That's true.
Then how about something else?
The direct cause of Red Blade Master's death
was indeed because he was possessed by the devil,
but, Clan Leader Lan,
don't you think that
the timing was a bit too much of a coincidence?
The doings of the blade spirit
is one of the reasons,
but have you ever thought that
there might be another cause to it?
What do you think the other cause is?
The Song of Clarity.
Master Wei,
did you know that his Song of Clarity
had been taught by me personally?
Then, Clan Leader Lan, could you please listen
if there's anything strange with the music?
Is this piece of music
the one you taught to Jin Guangyao?
Yes.
The music is obscure.
It is difficult as well.
Did Jin Guangyao choose this piece himself?
That is correct.
Since it is really difficult,
then why did Jin Guangyao choose this piece
instead of something easier?
Because I have told him that
although it is difficult to master,
its effects are excellent.
The Song of Clarity is indeed difficult, Master Wei,
you played one passage wrong as well, did you not?
Did I play it wrong?
One passage of it is wrong.
Wrong?
Is it...
Wei Ying.
Right.
It's wrong!
It's not that I was wrong.
Jin Guangyao is the wrong one.
When I was conducting the Empathy,
this really was how he played it.
I can promise that
I repeated that without any mistake at all.
Then he learned it wrong?
That would be impossible.
That would indeed be impossible.
Lianfang Zun is that clever.
His memory is uncommonly good,
how could he remember the melody wrong?
It was likely on purpose.
I'll play it again.
This time, you two
please listen carefully to the passage that I "played wrong."
Stop.
This is it.
As I expected.
But I don't find this passage
inappropriate at all.
It does sound appropriate.
But it definitely is not part of the Song of Clarity.
You two can follow me.
LIBRARY PAVILION
Clan Leader Lan,
would we be able to find the source of the melody here?
Not here.
But here.
This is...
Forbidden Chamber.
This section contains all the books of strange music.
THE COLLECTION OF TURMOIL
What is "The Collection of Turmoil"?
A music collection of Dongying.
Legendarily, it is a collection of evil music gathered by
one of the Lan Clan of Gusu's cultivators
during his years of wandering when he was traveling in Dongying.
Music in this book,
if played with spiritual power channeled in,
can harm others,
weaken the body,
irritate the mind,
agitate the spirit,
or shut the senses...
Those with great spiritual power
could take others' lives
in just three notes.
This is the one!
Clan Leader Lan,
within the collection,
is there any that can disturb
a person's temperament,
making them irritated,
agitated, violent,
easily-angered?
There should be.
It's so obvious to take someone's life
with just three notes.
He definitely wouldn't have chosen a song so fatal.
But if he had adopted
the reason for playing the Song of Clarity for Red Blade Master,
in the name of calming him down,
to play it for three months,
would the song
be able to act as a slow poison and catalyze
Red Blade Master's outburst?