If you don't believe it,
you're welcome to ask Grand Master Lan
if there is such a book in the forbidden chamber of Cloud Recesses.
Granted that there is,
when I was apprenticing in Lan Clan of Gusu,
I was never allowed to enter there.
Who said you have to get in there yourself?
As long as the man behind you can get in without limitation, it will do.
I suppose he taught you
how to alter music too, right?
A man with enough authority to access Cloud Recesses freely.
I believe any more hints aren't needed
before everybody gets it.
According to his words,
can it be...
You guys really made a genius decision.
You gathered so many disciples of various clans
and brought a big bunch of people here in Burial Mounds.
The mantis is catching the cicada, not aware of the bird behind it.
Under the excuse of injury, he didn't come here to avoid suspicion
and collaborated with you from the outside.
In the end, hundreds of people all fell in my den.
Nobody would believe it's not my work at that time.
And you guys are not afraid of running into me.
As notorious as I am,
with old scores and new hatred welling up,
all of you would be too indignant to listen to my explanation.
Ridiculous!
Lianfang Zun, His Excellency, commands all the clans now.
He doesn't need to strive for the throne.
What benefit would he get
if he let a lot of people die here?
I can take it when you slander me.
How could you even slander His Excellency?
Since you're confident that I'm slandering you,
then can you play the battle music you just played
to drive those puppets once again?
Yes, play it again.
-Yes. Again. -Once again.
-Play it. -Play it now.
-Come on. -One more time.
You don't want to?
All right. It's okay.
How about you tell me
what these are?
You really think we left Carp Tower without finding anything?
In the hidden chamber behind the bronze mirror in the Fragrance Hall,
Jin Guangyao got two torn pieces of the Soul-chaos Script.
We found them.
We can just show them to Grand Master Lan and let him say,
whether this is the melody you just played.
The truth will be clear then.
Watch out!
Did my eyes go wrong?
You still have some spiritual power in you.
Congratulations.
But if there's no malicious intent,
why did you conceal the truth that you still have spiritual power?
Damn. He's going to ruin the magic circle!
He is the ghost-faced man!
He's got the Stygian Tiger Amulet.
It won't work.
Don't try.
Wei Wuxian.
You haven't told everybody why Su She has the Stygian Tiger Amulet.
This Stygian Tiger Amulet was forged by Xue Yang.
We met Xue Yang in Coffin Town.
A ghost-faced man showed up when we were fighting him
and tried to save him,
but he failed.
However, he took Xue Yang's Stygian Tiger Amulet away.
And the ghost-faced man is Su She.
Which means
all the puppets here are controlled by Clan Leader Su?
Master Wei, I can't hold them back!
What should we do now?
Ghost General, let me help!
Wait.
Clan Leader Jiang.
Don't lose the Zidian!
Remember!
Jin Ling!
You little fool!
Come back!
Do you hear me?
You should go back.
I won't!
We're done. What can we do?
What can be done?
Father, what shall we do?
What is he going to do?
When the second wave rushes in,
I'll draw them to the blood pool.
Hanguang Jun do the killing.
I'll be the bait.
Don't be bellicose then.
Just run outside.
They won't attack you.
Let me draw a Lure Flag on my body too.
Don't be a fool, okay?
One bait is enough.
And I only need Hanguang Jun to do the killing.
The rest of you don't make trouble for me.
Listen to him.
Wen Ning, get them out of here.
We finally made it.
-Yes. -Finally.
-My spiritual power has recovered to 20%. -I just got ten percent. So slow.
Everyone.
As far as I'm concerned,
while our power hasn't fully recovered,
we should find a safe place
and rest there until we get 80%.
Then we can go home in case of other incidents or danger.
-Agreed. -Good.
How about we go to Lotus Pier?
It's the nearest.
-Okay. -Agreed.
Clan Leader Yao.
We'll just leave like this?
Or what?
Should we stay here?
-What if those puppets come at us again? -They haven't gotten back!
-They won't be back! -I think so too.
Nonsense!
-Sizhui. What are you doing? -Are you out of your mind?
-Come back! -What is he doing?
Master Wei.
Sizhui.
Master Wei.
Are you okay?
Sizhui.
We are okay.
Don't be afraid.
I'm not.
I'm just...
I don't know why either.
I just...
Did this boy
become numb?
Master Wei!
Master Wei, wake up.
Master Wei!
Yuan.
Yuan?
I can't imagine Su She is that kind of person.
-Yes. -I could never imagine that.
However, it doesn't make sense.
Why did he do that?
Just to frame Wei Wuxian up?
Considering what Wei Wuxian said in Carp Tower at that time...
Can it be...
Lianfang Zun?
This Wei Wuxian,
as bad as he is,
he can't always tell lies.
I just heard that...
Is it real?
I also heard...
Yes. I heard the same thing.
No wonder.
Sizhui.
There's still a while before the departure.
If you're worried about seasickness, we can stay on the pier a while longer.
Okay.
Sizhui.
You're seasick too?
Aren't you from Gusu?
How can you get seasick when you're not a northerner?
I have no idea.
I've been like this since I was about four or five years old.
I might have been born like this.
Let's go.
Ghost General.
What does he want?
Why is Ghost General here?
Can it be that he's going to share the boat with us?
Who knows?
Shouldn't he be with Master Wei?
He's coming.
What's your name?
I'm a disciple of the Lan Clan of Gusu.
My name is Lan Yuan.
Lan Yuan...
Do you know who gave you your name?
I think it's from my parents.
What is he doing?
Are your parents still alive?
My parents
passed away when I was little.
Sizhui, don't say too much in case it's a trap.
What happened?
Sizhui.
Sizhui is your courtesy name?
Correct.
Who gave you that?
Hanguang Jun.
Ghost...
Master Wen.
Is there anything wrong with my name?
No.
None at all.
You just look
very similar to one
of my distant relatives.
I didn't know Ghost General could engage with others.
Yes.
Where have I seen
this face before?
Young Master Lan.
Young Master?
Can I call you Yuan?
Of course.
Yuan.
How have you been all these years?
I've been living well.
Hanguang Jun must have been very nice to you.
He's like a brother and father to me.
He taught me how to play Qin.
How old were you when Hanguang Jun started to take care of you?
I can't remember.
About four or five, maybe.
But when I was even younger,
he couldn't have taken care of me then,
because he seemed to be isolating himself for that few years.
What is he going to do?
I bought it when I was passing by the wharf. I thought you'd like it.
Please take it.
Yuan.
Young Master Jin Rulan.
What did you call me?
Young Master Jin Ling.
Young Master Jin.
Step aside.
This is none of your business.
Jin Ling.
Put your sword away first.
Get out of my way!
-Sizhui. -Sizhui.
Young Master Jin.
If you are angry,
come at me, and I won't protest.
But Yuan...
Young Master Lan is...
Jin Ling, how could you act like this?
Has Sizhui done anything to piss you off?
Yes.
He was caring for you.
How could you push him and ignore his kindness?
How undisciplined. Ill-bred.
Right!
I'm just that awful!
So what?
Why abruptly burst out?
Unreasonable.
What a temper for a young master.
Erupting without notice.
Ill-bred.
Who did you take us as?
Yes.
Jin Ling.
Wei Ying.
Jin Ling.
Lan Zhan.
What happened?
You passed out.
Not me.
I mean Jin Ling.
What happened to them?
It was you who started this.
Why are you acting like a furious victim?
Stop it.
I'm indeed ill-bred, but you're not the one who can discipline me!
What's going on?
What happened, Wen Ning?
Master, I'm sorry.
It's all my fault.
I couldn't control myself.
I just wanted to see him...
Don't put up a play like this!
Jin Ling.
Put your sword down.
I won't!
Jin Ling!
No!
Quit it!
It's all because I'm misbehaving!
Because I'm so childish! Satisfied?
This is my father's sword. I won't put it down.
Ling!
Ling! Why are you crying?
Come here now!
What's wrong? Who made you cry?
Wei Wuxian!
What's your intention, standing on the shore?
Clan Leader Yao,
why do you have to speak in that tone?
If Master Wei had any intention,
I'm afraid we couldn't have made it this far, right?
You!
Zizhen is right.
Clan Leader Ouyang.
If I remember it right,
that talking kid is your son, right?
He's so good at talking.
Zizhen.
Come to your father! Now!
Father,
you said I shouldn't disturb you.
Enough.
Haven't you pushed yourself far enough?
Come over!
I won't.
You...
You disobey me more as you grow up.
I'll go there if you don't come over now!
Father!
Just get some rest there!
Your spiritual power hasn't recovered yet! Just get inside!
Clan Leader,
we're leaving,
back to Lotus Pier.
You're barefaced enough to go back there?
Shove off!
Back to Lotus Pier!
Master,
I'll wait outside.
Sizhui.
Master Wen.
Let me keep you company.
Keep me company?
Right.
The masters are going to have
an important meeting there.
I'm not needed anyway.
Let's continue our chat.
Where did we stop the chat?
Did Master Wei really put a five-year-old child
in the soil like a turnip?
Just like this.
Let him be.
LOTUS PIER
That kid was poor.
But I actually remember when I was little,
Hanguang Jun had also raised me among a bunch of rabbits.
Really?
And I ate the same as those rabbits.
Therefore,
I've been fond of carrots since I was little.
Clan Leader.
Not now.
I can meet them on another day.
Don't you see what's going on here?
I've already told them.
But those two girls said
they came just for today's event.
And they also brought some rare medical herbs.
They seem to have known that several clan leaders were wounded.
Everyone, please suit yourself.
And excuse my temporary absence.
I'll be back soon.
-So humble of you. -So humble of you.
SWORD'S HALL
Lan Zhan.
Please sit.
No misbehavior.
Jiang Cheng has been gone for so long.
Why is he still not back?
Come on in.
You shall tell them here and now.
Once again.
Clan Leader Jiang.
What's going...
This is an appalling case.
I didn't dare to be reckless.
So it took me a while
to interrogate them.
Everyone, please stay quiet.
Listen to their words.
Which of you two want to talk first?
I...
SISI BICAO
I'll talk first.
I'm going to tell you about
an old incident about 11 years ago.
My name is Sisi.
I used to be a prostitute.
I was kind of popular for a while.
About a dozen years ago, I wanted to find a rich merchant to marry.
But I didn't expect that the merchant's wife
was such a vicious snake.
She hired a group of thugs
to cut my face with a knife.
Then my face
became like this.
With my face ruined,
no one would pay a visit to me.
So the old business couldn't last.
And the brothel kicked me out.
I didn't have any other skills.
So I grouped up with those girls
who got too old.
Their clients didn't ask for much.
They would take me in whenever there was a deal.
And I coped with that with my face veiled.
One day,
a girl from my place
suddenly got a deal.
She ordered many of us.
And we were shipped to a place by wagon.
They ordered so many of us.
He must be a rich client.
He just is!
Payment has been given.
Look at how happy you are.
I got my gold ingot,
but something felt wrong.
Why would they come to us when they're so rich?
More frankly,
how could it be so convenient to earn that fortune?
-Are we there yet? -Are we?
-I think so. -We're here.
Let's go. Come on.
Move.
Hurry up.
Really ugly enough.
Bring them in.
Let's entertain that old bastard.
Move.
Get in.
Where are we?
What should we do?
-I don't know. -You go first.
Why are you still standing there?
I think there's no need
to teach you what to do, right?
-No. -No.
BLOSSOM PAVILION
Father,
I've got you your favorite women.
Many of them.
Are you pleased?
It's Jin Guangyao.
Well... You mean...
The man on the bed was...
He was...
Continue.
Then what else could we do?
That middle-aged man was struggling and yelling.
But his body lacked strength.
We hadn't even finished the first course.
He just seemed dead.
He...
He just died like that?
Exactly.
We had never been in that kind of situation.
We were extremely terrified.
We sought to
call that deal off.
However,
the man behind the curtain said...
He said...
-He... -What?
He said...
Don't stop even if he's dead.
Tell me.
What...
What kind of thing is that?
After all, Jin Guangshan was his own father.
If this is true,
it's so...
So...
-Yes. -Excessive.
We knew we were done for
when that man died.
Not surprisingly,
when it was done,
the girls who were with me, about 20 of them, were all killed.
None survived.
Why did they leave only you alive?
I don't know.
I implored them that
I wouldn't take the money and I would never tell anyone.
Then they really didn't kill me.
They confined me in a residence
for 11 years.
I just got rescued by someone recently.
So I escaped.
Who rescued you?
I don't know.
I have never met the savior directly.
But after hearing my story,
he decided to stop this sanctimonious
degenerate from fooling everyone any longer.
Even if Jin Guangyao's power is beyond our imagination now,
what he had done must be exposed.
It's for the justice of those who got killed by him,
and it will also bring peace to my deceased colleagues.
Is there any proof
of what you've said?
No.
She filled his speech with many details.
It can't be a lie.
-Yes. -I agree.
Lady,
I seem to have seen you somewhere.
You should have...
You should have seen me.
I accompanied my madam
when our Qin Clan of Yueling held the Cultivation Conference.
"Qin Clan of Yueling."
Are you
Madam Jin's maid?
Yes.
Grand Master Lan is right.
I'm the close maid of Madam Jin.
My humble name is Bicao.
What I'm going to say
happened even earlier.
About 12 or 13 years ago,
I watched my young lady grow up.
Our madam always favored our young lady very much.
But when our lady was going to marry,
Madam was always depressed those days,
wearing a long face all day.
She'd even break down in tears suddenly
and have nightmares every night.
I thought it was because our lady was going to marry
and she was unwilling to let her go.
So I kept comforting her
that our lady was going to marry
that successful and young Lianfang Zun
who was a gentle
and loyal man.
Our lady would definitely be happy after marrying him.
But our madam got even more upset
having heard that.
A few days later,
the date of the wedding was decided.
Our madam fainted at the sight of the invitation.
After the wedding,
our madam's condition got even worse.
She fell sick from constant depression.
It got much worse.
Before her demise,
Madam finally couldn't hold it any longer.
She told me everything.
Jin Guangyao, Lianfang Zun, and Qin Su, our lady,
are not a couple.
They are siblings.
Our madam was
so unfortunate.
That bastard, Clan Leader Jin, was inhuman.
He craved our madam's pretty look
and raped her after he was drunk at a dinner outside.
There was no way our madam could resist him.
She didn't even dare to expose that afterward.
Jin Guangshan might not remember who his daughter was.
But how could our madam forget that?
She didn't dare to find Jin Guangshan,
and then our lady was attached to Jin Guangyao.
She struggled for a long time
and finally went to find Jin Guangyao
before the wedding
to avoid the tragedy.
She told him the secret
and besought him to call the marriage off.
The tragedy must be avoided.
Nonetheless,
Jin Guangyao knew our lady was his own younger sister,
but still married her.
-What a beast. -What a beast.
-Outrageous! -Outrageous!
-Yes! -I can't bear hearing it.
Old Clan Leader Qin
had been following Jin Guangshan for so many years.
How could that old bastard lay his hands
on the wife of his subordinate?
This Jin Guangshan was worse than a beast.
-Agreed. -Right.
Worse than a beast.