Do you need my blood?
My blood can save you, right?
But we can try.
Daji,
your blood can cure me.
But when you saved me
with your blood last time,
I swore to myself that
I would let no one hurt you ever again.
Not even me.
Do you know
how much blood is needed
to cure me this time?
Greetings, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Here comes an urgent report.
Excuse me for handing it.
Go ahead.
Your Majesty.
This is your family issue.
I don’t feel like getting involved. See you.
Aren’t you curious
at all?
My curiosity
wore out
many years ago.
Now, I want nothing to worry.
Leave.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Does anyone else want to leave?
Whoever doesn’t want to butt in
shall get out right away,
in case you may get killed
for saying anything wrong.
Your Majesty.
I’ve got something to attend to.
See you.
Consort Huang. Consort Yang.
Why don’t you
go back to your palaces, too?
May you excuse me, Your Majesty.
Stop!
You’re the palace maid Ruili?
Yes.
Good. Take her away.
Why are you doing? Why are you arresting me?
Explain to me!
I work for
Consort Su.
Go.
Let go of me. Let go of me.
Master.
Master, is this a real formation?
The Thunder Spell
is broken.
If we really bring up the demon,
none of us will beat him.
Master. Master.
Come on. Here. Dig it.
What is this?
In the jade bottle
lies the blood and fur
of the demon.
It’s the core
of my demon-hunting formation.
Your Majesty.
I’ve taken the palace maid Ruili
here to you.
Please kindly give an order.
Cruel king! Torn to pieces!
What did the bird say?
Tear me into pieces?
Your Majesty. You do me wrong.
I didn’t teach such words to it!
Your Majesty.
Consort Su raised the parrot.
She must have taught it.
Nonsense!
When did I teach it
such rebellious remarks?
I just reported
what I heard.
Did I?
Tell His Majesty
what you told me.
Hurry!
Hurry up! What are you waiting for?
Your Majesty.
I only taught the parrot to say
long live Your Majesty.
It was also my first time
to hear that.
It’s your parrot.
Even if you didn’t teach it,
you should take responsibility.
I trained this parrot
for His Majesty.
How could I ever teach it to curse His Majesty?
Your Majesty, please kindly understand me.
Go.
Come on.
Ask it to talk.
Say
long live Your Majesty.
Hurry!
Didn’t I teach you?
Long live His Majesty.
Say it.
Hurry!
Say it!
Hurry!
Say long live Your Majesty.
Come on.
Cruel king! Torn to pieces!
You heard it?
Did you all hear it?
Consort Su taught it, too.
Shut up, you bitch!
Consort Su.
How dare you take such liberties
in front of His Majesty!
Your Majesty.
I don’t think
We should let go of her.
Such are
rebellious remarks.
Your Grace.
I didn’t teach it.
Stop finding excuses.
Enough.
I believe you taught it.
But I don’t believe you’ve been lying to me.
If you hadn’t taught it,
could it have been born to talk?
Could it learn
when I talked to myself?
I was very careful
and never taught it
to say something like that.
Odd!
Maybe it was
Ruili?
She did it.
Brother.
Consort Su isn’t in.
What are you looking at?
I’m looking for the demon.
If he’s in there,
I will not let go of him.
Don’t move.
Come here.
If you ruin my formation,
you’ll never save Daji.
I just pushed the window.
What does it concern
your formation?
Do what you’re asked to.
Why are you carping?
All formations
need local conditions
without taking extra trouble.
Everything ranging from mountains, stars to
grass, trees,
windows
can’t be easily changed
during the formation.
The power of nature can only be used
to turn bad into good
based on natural conditions
Master.
You sound incredible.
Is this formation really that brilliant?
This formation is called
Demon-hunting Formation.
Demon-hunting?
It’s the top secret of Jade Void Palace.
However strong the demon is,
he will show his true shape
as long as he steps in.
Come over.
Stamp the earth
below you.
Right here. Stamp hard.
Seriously?
Stamp.
Stop! Stop.
Xiao’e. Take this.
You two, stand right here
and do not move.
Master, what’s wrong?
Do you feel
the smell of demon?
The Shouxian Palace
really is heavy with demon spirit.
Remember.
If the demon comes out,
I’ll fight him.
You two
should stay here
and stabilize the formation.
You mustn’t fight him.
Do you hear me?
This is about my sister.
How can I not fight him?
I’m going, too.
Be obedient.
You’ll make only trouble.
Xiao’e.
If the demon comes out,
put the jade
on your chest.
It still has
the smell of my master.
It’s strong enough to shock the demon.
Take this.
If the demon approaches,
chop him with this.
Remember? Remember?
Maybe…
Consort Su didn’t teach it.
The one hidden in her palace
may have done that.
Your Majesty.
Lady Han made some sense.
Consort Su denied that
she taught the parrot.
If she didn’t,
someone else must have done that.
You first accused me to be a demon.
Then accused me of treason.
Now you slander me.
How many crimes
would you like to put on me?
Your Majesty.
I’m a mere weak girl.
I’m not strong enough to fight so many attacks.
I’d rather die when I can’t defend myself.
False!
False?
What is false?
Lady Han
is lying.
I knew
who taught the parrot.
Tell me.
I did.
Lord Fei. Lord Fei.
Lord Fei.
The palace maid was caught.
Let’s keep searching the imperial harem.
One team, to Shouxian Palace with me.
The rest of you, keep guard at all junctions.
Let no one out.
Yes.
Go.
Stop.
I’m Jiang Ziya,
a member from the Jade Void Palace.
Under the queen’s order,
I’m here setting up the formation to hunt demon.
I wonder why you stop me.
You must be the immortal
the queen has invited.
I’m Minister Fei Zhong.
Under the order of His Majesty,
I come to arrest the quarry.
Immortal.
Could you please do that
after my searching?
I really detected
the demon spirit inside there.
You’re a mortal man.
Don’t you fear that…
You mean
there really is a demon
in Shouxian Palace?
Well…
Get in with me.
You can go searching the resting hall first.
As for the mourning hall,
you mustn’t act
without authorization.
You call the shots
on the demon hunting.
You guys go search the resting hall.
Why is he here?
You mean Yang Jian?
He’s my apprentice.
He’s here to help with my formation.
Uh…
He’s here in the palace.
Has he met the queen
and the king?
What?
Lord Fei, may I get in first?
After you.
You! Keep a close eye
on them.
Yes. Yes.
What?
What’s the problem?
Do you know him?
Who is he?
He’s the man who tried to kill me.
What? Why?
Not a reason.
I feel like a fish out of water whenever I see him
and can’t help trying to kill him.
It was me
who taught the parrot.
Your Majesty.
She said that
because I was wronged.
No.
She couldn’t have
taught the parrot.
Ruili.
Don’t tell lies
just because you want to
clear your master.
You have no enmity against His Majesty.
Why did you teach
the parrot to say that?
No enmity?
Who gave the order to attack Jizhou,
burn houses and kill its people?
I had a family of thirty.
but I was the only one survived.
Then I was caught and slaved,
suffering all humiliation.
I hate you with my life!
Shut up!
Take the bitch away.
Ask her to continue.
Ever since
I came to the palace,
I saw you enjoying yourself
in Shouxian Palace.
I’ve been expecting to skin you,
and bite you.
But I’m too feeble.
Even if I want to kill you,
I’m not powerful enough.
I could do nothing but curse you.
I hope God will bless me
and you’ll die a miserable death.
Shut the fuck up!
Your Majesty.
Please forgive her for talking madness.
She was just too sad
because she lost her families.
Your Majesty,
please leave her to me.
I promise
she will not think like this ever again.
Consort Su, get out of the way.
I’ve got
something else to ask.
Did you really see
someone hiding in Shouxian Palace?
No.
I didn’t say that.
Lady Han tried to
frame Consort Su up.
No one is hiding
in Shouxian Palace.
You! You bitch!
How dare you talk madness!
You told me that
there was an unknown man in Shouxian Palace.
She said she didn’t tell you.
Then Lady Han,
how did you hear that?
Maybe you’re too senile
or almost dying?
Your Majesty.
That bitch
must have told Lady Han
about that.
She must have
deceived Lady Han
so that Lady Han dared to tell you.
Your Majesty.
Lady Han
has been working in the palace for decades.
How dared she lie to you?
Just because she’s been here for decades,
she dared to take advantage of her seniority
and talk audaciously
about the rumor.
Your Majesty. Ask Fei Zhong
to come back immediately after the research.
Yes.
By then,
I’ll decide which one of you dies first.
How would I come to this?
A mere Thunder Spell
got me to lose my blood
and have to use the forbidden arts.
Holy Lord.
I’ll have it back on you some day.
What a surprise!
As the demon king,
you’re forced to
protect yourself with the forbidden arts of your race.
How pathetical you are!
I come to save you.
You’re a demon, too?
And you
have the smell of Jade Void Palace.
I know who you are.
You’re the
the eldest apprentice of the Primeval Lord of Heaven.
Did he send you?
Don’t worry.
Like I said,
I come to save you.
Besides, I have something to beg you.
Beg me?
I want you
to cooperate with me
to fight the Primeval Lord of Heaven
together.
Stop!
Lord Bigan.
Where are you going?
His Majesty asked me
to get Lord Fei back
as soon as possible.
What happened inside?
I… I have no idea.
His Majesty seems to be very impatient.
Go ahead.
Yes.
Search everywhere
carefully!
Yes.
When I stand here,
I can feel the demon.
What do you want to find, Lord Fei？
Go ahead.
Weird. Where is the demon?
Where has he gone?
It’s gone. The smell of demon is gone.
I didn’t disturb you
for the demon hunting, did I?
See you.
Weird.
I smelled
the demon just now.
Why can’t I have anything now?
Lord Fei.
We found nothing.
Do not
miss any place
even if you have to turn the room upside down.
Keep searching.
Yes.
Lord Fei, some words on this.
You don’t read?
It’s useless.
Keep searching.
Yes.
- Lord Fei. - Lord Fei.
Why are you out alone?
What did you do to my master?
So you’re his apprentice,
living in the Bureau of Astronomy?
I didn’t know that
and only guarded at the noodle shop.
No wonder I failed to find you.
You mean the noodle shop?
Why did you know it?
How did you know
I had been there?
I know more than that.
I know who you are,
and what you’re
going to do.
I know everything about you.
Who the hell are you?
What do you want?
You don’t need to go against me now.
I’m not going to
hurt you.
Cut the crap
and open your eyes
to see the jade plate clearly.
This is from His Majesty.
See? Do you recognize?
I don’t know
why you cast covetous eyes
on my brother.
But be careful!
Otherwise,
I’ll deal with you with this.
Lord Fei.
His Majesty urged you
to go back to Qianming Palace.
Yang Jian see you some day.
Let’s go.
Come out.
Zixu.
I know you’re here.
You must have been badly hurt
after attacked by the Thunder Spell.
I’m not powerful enough
to take you down.
Why are you avoiding me?
Don’t you feel ashamed
as the demon king?
As long as you promise
to leave the palace
and keep practicing in your own cave,
I won’t embarrass you.
Since when
Did you have the gift of the gab?
Senior Brother.
Why are you here?
I come here
for you, of course.
For me?
What is it?
What else can it be?
You took action authorization and disturbed people’s fate.
Master flew into a rage
and sent me here
to rebuke you.
Jiang Ziya, do you admit your guilt?
Senior Brother, you said I was guilty?
I don’t understand.
Kneel.
Your Majesty.
Why don’t you allow me
to deal with them two?
Her Grace rules the imperial harem.
I believe
she will handle them fairly,
instead of practicing favoritism.
Do you think
you can deceive me?
Your Majesty.
I committed a deadly crime.
But the queen didn’t.
Oh? The queen didn’t?
I… I did everything.
The queen is completely innocent.
Ruili told me that
she heard someone laugh
in Shouxian Palace
and also
said something nauseating
to Consort Su.
I believed her!
I’m guilty.
You made that up.
You asked me
to spy on Consort Su
and report to you every day.
But Consort Su did nothing,
but take care of His Majesty.
Without anything to hurt her,
you made a lie
to frame her up.
You’re talking nonsense.
Talking nonsense?
Didn’t you ask me
to spy on everything
that Consort Su did?
Didn’t you ask me to record
when His Majesty
arrived in Shouxian Palace
and when he left?
Didn’t you ask me to
eavesdrop everything
that His Majesty talked with Consort Su?
Didn’t you
threaten me that
you would torture me to death
if I didn’t obey?
You bitch!
You're slinging mud at me
and framing the queen and me up.
I’ll choke you! I’ll choke you!
You bitch!
How dare you take such liberties in front of me!
Take the bitch away.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I’ll choke you.
You bitch!
I saved you
from the slaves.
You return kindness with ingratitude,
instead of gratitude.
What are you?
If I’m nothing,
what are you then?
Consort Su is favored by His Majesty.
But you frame her up.
If you force me to do so,
I have to tell His Majesty
what I heard from you.
What?
What did I say?
You once told me that
the queen said
His Majesty used to be wise and brave.
But now, seduced by Consort Su,
His Majesty ignores the state affairs every day.
He’s addicted to sensual pursuits instead of making progress.
If Consort Su isn’t killed,
His Majesty will destroy his own country
sooner or later.
Shut up!
You bitch!
You teased His Majesty.
And still dare to frame me up.
I’ll cut your tongue
which you use to
make mischief.
Well, you should have
chopped your maid’s hands first.
She spied on me.
And also dared to slap others
in front of His Majesty.
She’s just the same
as her own master.
How eloquent you are!
You reverse the truth!
Lady Han did that
only because
she was so angry
to see your maid
slandering me.
But what about you, Consort Su?
You reversed the truth with an evil intention!
I?
Not to mention chop my hands.
I won’t fear
even if I may die.
But Consort Su,
you should know the truth
better than me.
God is watching you.
Whoever reverses the truth
will come to no good end.
Your Majesty.
I’m back.
What?
What did you get
in Shouxian Palace?
Your Majesty.
I’ve had Shouxian Palace
thoroughly searched.
What have you got? Tell us.
Your Grace.
On my way to Shouxian Palace,
I met someone suspicious.
But he turned out to be
Immortal Jiang Ziya
with the Bureau of Astronomy.
No one else was found
in Shouxian Palace,
except the Immortal who were hunting the demon.
Where’s the demon?
Immortal Jiang said
he would catch him.
Where is the demon? Tell me.
I entered Shouxian Palace
with Immortal Jiang Ziya,
but haven’t found any trace of the demon.
Your Grace.
What should you do now?
It seems
I wronged Consort Su
because you deceived me?
What the hell is Fei Zhong up to?
Consort Su.
For you,
it seems
I must chop Lady Han’s hands.
Execute her! Hurry!
Yes.
Stop!
Your Majesty.
I’m sorry.
I was careless
in controlling my subordinate
so that I let you down.
I know I’m wrong.
Your Grace.
Even if you didn’t admit it,
I knew you were wrong.
Why do you bother
to admit it so pleasantly?
Your Majesty.
Get back.
But Your Majesty…
If you keep disobeying me,
fine…
I’ll pull out her nails
and chop her fingers.
In the end,
I’ll chop her whole hands.
Your Majesty, I’m guilty.
I…
I committed a great crime.
Everything happened
because I was trying to
fight Consort Su.
It’s all my bad.
It’s me…
I…
I wronged innocent Consort Su.
Your Grace.
Your Majesty,
please let go of Lady Han.
As long as you agree,
I will…
I will kneel,
to apologize to Consort Su.
Your Grace.
You’re the queen of the country.
Why will you kneel for me?
What wrong have you done?
Why will you apologize to Daji?
It was all my fault.
My queen.
You should
apologize to her.
Why do you take mincing steps?
Then what do you think
I should do?
Nothing.
Whatever you do,
I won’t believe you anyway.
Take them out
and behead them.
Yes.
Your Majesty.
Why would you
kill Ruili, too?
What she said
has been proved true, isn’t it?
To protect me,
she’d rather sacrifice herself
to tell the truth.
I’m begging you, Your Majesty.
Spare her!
She admitted she was disloyal.
She even cursed me!
How could I spare her?
I promise I’ll punish her severely.
Please leave her to me.
She’ll no longer be disloyal.
Daji.
The bitch spied on you,
and despised you.
Aren’t you angry?
Can you really be
so soft-hearted?
Your Majesty.
I’ve been getting on with Ruili
for a long time.
She’s like a family to me.
Your Majesty.
You love me, don’t you?
You think I’m poor, don’t you?
For my sake…
please let go of her!
Remember!
As for me,
even if I only suspect them,
I will give
the reign of terror.
Take them out
and execute them immediately!
Yes.
Your Majesty.
Your Grace.
Leave me alone.
Your Majesty.
Queen.
Stay.
Your Majesty.
Get yourself out!
Lady Han.