But if he had accepted that
the playing of the Song of Clarity for Red Blade Master
was to calm him down...
After playing it for three months,
would the song be able to act like a catalyst
for Red Blade Master's outburst?
If so, then our speculation is reasonable.
The melody that doesn't belong to the Song of Clarity
is from the missing page of the Collection of Turmoil.
What is written in the Collection of Turmoil
is the evil music of the Dongying.
Jin Guangyao didn't have time to copy it
in the forbidden chamber,
he could only tear out its pages.
No.
Jin Guangyao can memorize anything he sees.
He tore the page out
not because he couldn't remember,
but because he wanted to wipe out evidence.
He had to make sure that, if someone discovered this,
they wouldn't be able to find the suspect.
He did everything with extreme caution.
But, in your presence,
he played the complete Song of Clarity."
Red Blade Master was not a lover of the arts.
Having heard Clan Leader Lan's play of the Song of Clarity,
he had a basic impression of it.
So Jin Guangyao didn't dare to play the evil music directly.
But, with a lot of effort,
he managed to combine
two pieces of music of opposing purposes.
The combination is not only appropriate but also smooth as a whole.
So he really has a gift for music.
I guess
he channeled a bit of spiritual power
in playing the Song of Clarity
but gave all his power when playing from the Collection of Turmoil.
Red Blade Master wasn't a lover of music, anyway.
He wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
A verse from the Song of Clarity
had already been replaced with one from the evil music.
Although he often visited Cloud Recesses,
I never mentioned to him
the forbidden chamber of Library Pavilion.
Clan Leader Lan,
with all due respect,
Lianfang Zun went undercover in the Wen Clan in Nightless City.
And a very successful one.
He even found Wen Ruohan's hidden chamber
and sneaked in without anyone noticing him.
He memorized all the maps and documents
and made copies to be sent to Carp Tower.
As far as he's concerned,
the forbidden chamber of Library Pavilion
can be entered easily.
I see.
I will find a way to test the remaining scores.
Xichen.
When my older brother died,
the mobilization meeting passed.
Young Master Wei was no longer alive then.
By testing it...
If it really can disturb one's mind...
Though it's only a rumor.
I...
Zewu Jun.
Isn't testing evil music on living people
against the principles of the Lan Clan?
I'll test it on myself.
-Xichen. -Wangji.
Jin Guangyao, in my eyes,
is a totally different person
from how you and other people see him.
In all these years,
in my heart,
he's a man of forbearance,
benevolence, and kindness.
I've always believed that people
denounced him due to misunderstandings,
and that, in my eyes, I can see the real him.
You want me to believe
that everything he showed me is fake,
that he planned to murder his sworn brother,
that I'm a part of his plan,
and that I even...
helped him.
Could you allow me to be more cautious before making my judgment?
LIBRARY PAVILION
I'll visit Grand Master.
I'll take Young Master Wei back.
You can come back later.
SHADOW BAMBOO PAVILION
Zewu Jun.
How may I help you, Young Master Wei?
While Lan Zhan is not around,
I'd like to consult you about something
Young Master Wei, tell me.
Well...
What are the whipping scars on Lan Zhan?
You don't know?
I asked him,
but he's not willing to tell me.
So I have to ask you.
SILENCE ROOM
Fine.
Since I know him best.
If Wangji doesn't think it's necessary,
I'm afraid he won't ever talk about it.
So I'll tell you.
Young Master Wei, do you remember,
on Qiongqi Way,
when Ghost General Wen Ning
killed Jin Zixuan by mistake?
Wen Qing then took the Wen Clan to Carp Tower
and asked to be punished.
Hanguang Jun.
What do you mean by this?
You protected Wei Ying at Nightless City,
Now you stop us from searching his den?
What's your real purpose?
You are not qualified
to talk to me.
You!
Clan Leader Su.
Please don't mind him.
Hanguang Jun is a noble man, just as we expected.
Since he won't allow us to search this place,
let's leave Demon-Subdue Palace be.
We've surrounded the Burial Mounds,
even if the Yiling patriarch was alive,
it would be impossible for him to appear in Demon-Subdue Palace
without anyone noticing.
Sir.
By the way,
Hanguang Jun.
Your uncle arrived.
It seems he wants to take you back to Cloud Recesses.
At the Burial Mounds,
Wangji made a mess and fought against everyone.
The Grand Master burst into anger
and took him back to Cloud Recesses.
The punishment was 300 lashes,
repenting in the Cold Pond Cave,
and not leaving the back hill for three years.
Beat him!
SONGFENG SHUIYUE PAVILION
What's the 52nd doctrine of the Lan Clan?
Do not befriend the evil.
The fundamental laws of the Lan Clan
have been forgotten by you.
How do you have the nerve
to face the forefathers of the Lan Clan?
I dare ask you, Grand Master.
Who is right? Who is wrong?
What is black? What is white?
Perfect!
That's my good student!
Wangji.
You've disappointed me so much.
ERADICATE EVIL, ESTABLISH LAWS, THEN GOODNESS WILL BE EVERLASTING
When Wangji was imprisoned,
I went to him
and tried to persuade him.
But he told me
he considered you his confidant
and believed in your integrity.
Why would he bother...
Young Master Wei.
Do you know what this place is?
SILENCE ROOM
I don't.
It's where my mother lived in
at Cloud Recesses.
You might find it strange that
as the wife of the clan leader,
she didn't live with her husband in the Frigid Chamber.
Young Master Wei, you might know that
my father used to isolate himself for years,
not caring about anything.
So my uncle headed the Lan Clan.
I do.
It is because of my mother
that my father isolated himself.
This place is more like a prison
than a home.
When my father was younger,
when he was returning from a hunt,
he met my mother outside Gusu.
It's said that it was love at first sight.
A typical romance.
Unfortunately, this woman
didn't fall in love with my father.
She even killed one of my father's teachers.
Why?
I don't know.
But I guess it's all about right and wrong, love and hate.
My father was in great agony when he found out.
But after much deliberation,
he still took my mother to Cloud Recesses.
Regardless of the disapproval of the clan,
he still married her.
He also told the clan that
she was the woman he would love for a lifetime.
Whoever wants to drive her out
must go through him first.
After their wedding,
my father built a house
and locked my mother up.
Then he built himself another house
and locked himself up.
All for the sake of seclusion,
but it's actually for repentance.
Young Master Wei.
Can you understand
why my father did it?
Do you think
he did the right thing?
I don't know.
My father felt it was necessary.
When Wangji and I were born,
he immediately sent us to others to have us looked after.
When we grew older,
he sent us to my uncle for education.
My uncle has an upright disposition.
In addition to my mother's problems,
which destroyed my father's life,
he vehemently hates those
who misbehave and practice indecent cultivation.
He scrupulously instructed me and Wangji
in an extremely strict way.
Every time Wangji and I visited her,
she would never complain about being grounded
or how painful it is to be unable to leave.
She never asked us about our studies.
Although Wangji never spoke about it,
I knew
that he looked forward to the day we visit Mother each month.
He did.
And so did I.
CRAFTSMANSHIP
But one day, Grand Master suddenly said we didn't need to go there anymore.
SILENCE ROOM
Mother had gone.
We were too young
to understand what that meant.
No matter how others consoled us
and how our uncle scolded us,
Wangji still came here every month.
He would sit on the porch
and wait for someone to open the door.
When we got old enough,
we realized that Mother would never come back.
That no one would open the door for him.
But he still came.
Wangji has always been stubborn since he was very young.
So Young Master Wei,
back then,
Wangji watched you learn crafty tricks.
He didn't say anything, but I knew...
that the pain and confusion in his heart,
was the same as what he felt for our mother.
SHADOW BAMBOO PAVILION
I tried to persuade Wangji once.
But now that the responsibility falls on me,
I finally realize
that it's so hard to make a resolution.
All these years,
I thought I knew who he was,
but...
It's so difficult to determine.
other people's personalities
depending on our perspectives.
EMPEROR'S SMILE
Lan Zhan.
What?
Thank you.
It's awkward to say it out loud.
I mean...
The burden on your brother's shoulders is tremendous.
After all,
it's Jin Guangyao.
His sworn brother.
If I were him...
If there's evidence, he won't tolerate it.
That's true.
Even if he has a good relationship with Jin Guangyao,
he's still your biological brother. and a member of the Lan Clan of Gusu.
He has his own principles.
What?
You didn't tell him?
Tell him what?
On Qiongqi Way...
The sound of the flute?
You know?
I asked Wen Ning.
On Qiongqi Way,
he heard two different flutes.
When that happened
I thought I was just hearing things.
It wasn't until I reached Nightless City that I heard it again.
Just one sound.
Only one.
I was too panicked
to think it through.
What on earth went wrong?
SHADOW BAMBOO PAVILION
After I returned to the world,
I sometimes dream about it.
And then I started to believe
that the sound of another flute was real.
Now,
I've grown more confident about this idea.
On Qiongqi Way and at Nightless City,
someone used the Collection of Turmoil
to alter Chenqing's instructions.
It's Jin Guangyao.
Maybe.
Maybe not.
You don't want to know the answer?
When I just resurrected,
I really wanted to.
But now...
I just want to say,
"Whatever.
Screw it."
Lan Zhan,
actually, I think that,
whether I know the answer or not
won't be of much importance for me.
After all, in people's minds,
the Yiling patriarch had done bad things.
Even if I expressed my grievances,
no one would still trust me.
Actually,
sometimes the world only needs an excuse,
or a target,
a target everyone can hate.
With me being their target,
they all banded together
and thought so highly of themselves.
Then I figured it out on my own,
even without Jin Guangyao,
without that sound of the flute,
there might be someone else,
or something else.
But we can't tell.
We can hardly tell.
SILENCE ROOM
I was lonely back then.
The few who believed me are dead.
Wen Ning.
Yanli.
Luckily,
in this world,
somebody still trusts you.
Lan Zhan, I toast to you.
I'm glad to have one true friend.
For nothing else
but a clean conscience.
No matter how they slander me,
I know I have a clean conscience.
Lan Zhan.
I'm sorry
and thank you.
SHADOW BAMBOO PAVILION
What is this?
Give it back to your brother.
I've given it to you.
This token of passing has been effective for many years.
Now that it has lost its efficacy, it's time to return it to the owner.
Why are you here?
We still don't have information on Hanguang Jun and the Yiling patriarch.
I stopped them from searching Cloud Recesses,
but many clans are skeptical
and have many doubts.
If it's not inconvenient for you,
please open your gate for about two hours,
so I can have some people come and deal with those clans.
Xichen.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
If you're worrying about Wangji, please stop.
Everyone knows about Hanguang Jun's integrity.
He must be deceived to do such a thing.
Besides, it's not that serious anyway.
Everything will be fine if he tells the truth.
I won't give others an opportunity to gossip.
"Then." When is "then"?
After the purge of the Burial Mounds.
The Burial Mounds?
Since the fight at Carp Tower that day,
there have been abnormalities on the way to the Burial Mounds.
The puppets have appeared again
and they are all heading towards the Burial Mounds.
What are they doing exactly?
We don't know yet.
We assume that Wei Wuxian used some magic circle
or the Stygian Tiger Amulet to summon the puppets.
He was stabbed by Jin Ling at Carp Tower.
How can he still do those things?
Xichen, back then,
Wei Wuxian defected from the Jiang Clan of Yunmeng.
He was badly wounded in the fight with Clan Leader Jiang.
But he could still manipulate puppets when he came back.
To the Yiling patriarch,
nothing is difficult.
They think too highly of me.
Therefore, there will soon be a second siege of the Burial Mounds.
I've summoned other clans to Carp Tower to discuss it.
Xichen, will you come?
Yes.
Wait outside for a moment.
I will go with you later.
Xichen,
do you want to have a look?
I'm going to bury him,
Would you like to see him off?
I will head to Carp Tower.
You go to the Burial Mounds.
Split up.
Right.
If he really has an ulterior motive,
I will make him pay.
I know.
Apple.
Go, come on!
Let's go.
No reaction.
See? They like only you.
They are loyal to their owner.
Don't try to run.
You can never run away from me.
Stay here, bunny.
Oh, Lan Zhan.
It's so strange.
I know it will be a dangerous trip,
but I'm not scared at all.
Do you think it's strange too?
What do you think?
It's getting late, let's go.
Okay.
Little bunny,
we are leaving.
Let's go, Apple.
Come on, Apple.
They hate to see you go.
I never thought that Hanguang Jun would be so popular among little animals
because I'm not.
Why not?
You see,
all the animals, regardless of their habitat,
they run once they see me.
Am I right, Apple?
Talk to me. You don't want to talk again?
Apple.
Wait for me, Hanguang Jun.
Let's go, Apple.
Wait for me.
Come on, Apple.
Now, what should I play?
Lan Zhan, I want to know.
Back then, at the Cave of the Tortoise of Slaughter,
what's the name of the song you sang to me?
Why do you ask?
Just tell me the name.
I think I've figured out how you recognized me.
Tell me what song it is.
Who's the composer?
Me.
So you composed it.
What's the name, then?
What do you think?
You're asking for my opinion?
I think we can call it...
I'm thirsty, let's look for water.
The owner is out. Let's help ourselves, Hanguang Jun.
Remember, do not let...
Someone's here.
It's too dangerous.
Mianmian,
how many times did I tell you not to run about when we're not here?
You still run so fast.
What if you ran into the Yiling patriarch who got resurrected,
and his Ghost General, who might swallow you?
Tell me. What should your mother and I do?
I'm not afraid.
Mother once said that those stories are nonsense.
The Yiling patriarch won't bully good people.
Qingyang, you see?
She talks back.
Okay, Mianmian. Stand straight and listen to Dad.
Mianmian.
Who's there? Come out!
Nobody.
Come out!
Hanguang Jun?
It's definitely someone, not something.
You are Wei...
Why does this lady know me?
Does she have a problem with me or did I provoke her?
No,
I don't know a girl named Qingyang.
Mianmian!
You are Mianmian!