The Untamed
Episode 06
- What took you so long? - I went to grab peanuts.
Bro Wei, this liquor is really good.
Of course.
In Gusu, drink Emperor's Smile.
It has a subtle aroma and mellow taste,
refreshing not pungent, smooth not fiery.
Just drink. It sounds like a person.
Bro Jiang, I think Brother Wei described it very well.
Through the ages, fine liquor is like a beautiful woman.
Cheers.
If that's so, why don't you two sniff liquor to find soulmates.
If there's liquor, I'd be fine with that.
How can Gusu Lan Sect stand you?
What's wrong with me? No-one can match your standards.
Bro Wei, what standards?
Wuxian, don't dare blab!
A beauty, a born beauty.
You! Wei Wuxian!
Caring and virtuous, diligent and thrifty.
- Also... - Wei Wuxian! - From a good family.
- Enough! - Not too chatty. - Don't run! - And gentle voice.
- Be careful! - Still running!
And not too refined. Not a spendthrift.
- I let you talk...Wei Wuxian. - No, no, don't, hey...
Brother Jiang, get up!
What are you doing?
You showed up at the right time.
Since you're here,
why don't we have a drink and chat?
Liquor is banned in Cloud Recesses.
Lan Zhan, don't be so stuffy.
Today we suppressed a Maelstrom.
We did well. Let's celebrate a bit.
All of you, go to Ancestral Hall for punishment.
What Hall?
- What Hall? - Hall, what...
Lan Zhan, look, they're so drunk, they can't walk.
Let's do this? Sit
and we two can drink and chat.
Lan Zhan!
You will not go. I will get help.
Lan Zhan.
Lan Zhan, come here.
Sit down and drink this.
I didn't lie, right? Tastes good?
Lan Zhan.
Lan Zhan, why so thick-skinned?
Your face won't even blush.
Lan Zhan.
Lan Zhan, go back to your room and sleep?
Don't sleep here.
I didn't expect haughty Childe Lan
to fall into my hands.
Lan'er, call me Brother Wei.
Brother Wei.
What is it?
Finally some reaction.
Your headband is slanted.
Slanted?
I'll help you.
Get away!
It's crooked! It's still crooked!
What are you doing?
I tried to straighten it.
Why are you so nervous?
This headband is sacred, only touched by parents, wife and child.
Wife?
Why are you laughing?
I'm laughing at Lan Sect.
So many rules, so rigid.
No woman would marry you.
You'll be single for life.
That is fine.
Is everyone in Lan Sect this boring?
If your dad is dull like you,
then your mother must be so bored.
I have no mother.
How can't you have a mother? You came from a rock?
When I was 4, my parents died.
I should have memories from then.
But all I remember is being chased by wild dogs.
What my mom looked like...
I can't remember.
I only recall one scene.
Mom held me as I rode a donkey.
My dad walked in front. Maybe my mom made a joke.
Then Dad joked around.
Lan Zhan, here. A toast to you.
No, no. I mean to us.
'Same misfortune, mutual pity'.
'If there's wine today, get drunk today'.
Here. Cheers!
Uncle, you're tired from traveling. How was the Discussion Congress?
We met Leader Nie this time. It's as we expected.
Qinghe had similar spirit-snatching.
The same red scars marked people's necks.
Then did they have any clues?
Leader Nie is also investigating.
Is all fine in Cloud Recesses?
Wen Sect people have been quiet.
But Lake Biling has demonised water spirits.
Tell me more.
I'll explain. Days ago, I took students to Lake Biling to suppress water ghosts.
We found demonised vegetation creatures gathering to form a Maelstrom.
It's unprecedented. Earlier, Childe Wei suspected
this may relate to spirit-snatching.
Childe Wei?
Wei Wuxian?
Yes, he's Leader Jiang's senior disciple.
This Wei Wuxian.
Is he Cangse Wanderer's...
He is Master Wei Changze and Cangse Wanderer's son.
No wonder this Wei Wuxian has so many antics,
just like his mother.
Report!
Teacher Lan. Lord Zewu.
What is it?
Wei Wuxian sneaked in liquor, got drunk with a few students, and got caught.
Second Childe was with them.
Wangji was with them?
Ridiculous!
( Discipline Ruler )
I did wrong. I ask Uncle and brother to punish me.
Teacher, Lord Zewu. We broke the liquor ban, but Lan Zhan—
Nonsense! Wei Wuxian, your confinement hasn't ended, yet you made trouble.
What will you do to Cloud Recesses before you stop?!
Don't think just because your mother is Cangse—
Teacher, you knew my mother?
- Teacher. - Shut up!
Wangji, Childe Wei isn't from Lan Sect, but you knew the rules and broke them.
I know I was wrong.
Lord Zewu! Lord Zewu! It was me!
It's me who dragged Lan Zhan along to drink. It was against his will.
I know I was wrong. I will be punished.
Why'd you ask to be punished?
Ringleader Wei Ying— 100 ruler strikes.
Lan Zhan— same as Wei Wuxian. The rest of you
get 50 strikes as a warning!
100?
That long ruler? Will I live to go to Yunmeng?
Strike!
It hurts! It hurts!
A-Cheng, you usually curb A-Xian. Why aid and abet him last night?
Sis, can we not discuss it.
Back in Yunmeng, you can't tell our parents I got 50 hits.
My 100 hits is a secret too.
You started it.
No one forced you to drink.
Alright. Want to keep fighting?
Senior Sister, it hurts everywhere.
Let it be a lesson to you.
Endure it. After class, I'll make angelica soup.
Senior Sister, for healing, more meat is better.
Lamb angelica soup is good.
You two...
Lord Zewu.
Lord Zewu, did I break more rules?
You guys went overboard yesterday.
But, Uncle was angry. The punishment was harsh.
That ruler is heavy. The bruises on your back will take 14 days to heal.
It'll take up to 14 days to heal?
I'll tell you of a place to heal faster so your studies won't lag.
Thanks for your help.
Lord Zewu. My mother...
Childe Wei, your mother was my uncle's classmate.
My uncle had strict behaviour but your mom...
I can only say your personality is like hers.
So, Childe Wei, please don't resent Uncle's strictness towards you. Truth is...
It's a miracle Uncle even got his beard to grow back.
Biling Lake Maelstrom Opening
So that's it.
Stygian Iron is in the water.
Lan Zhan!
Lan Zhan.
Lan Zhan, why didn't you tell me about this place. So unfriendly.
How did you get in?
Lord Zewu let me in.
It's so cold.
It's really cold.
So cold, so cold. Very cold.
Stop moving.
I know, but the spring is chilly. If I don't move,
my blood will freeze and I'll die.
Lan Zhan.
Hey, Lan Zhan.
You're really something.
Okay, fine. You can be stuffy, fastidious, dull,
and a bit boring. And you got on my nerves at the start.
But we duelled a couple of times and we tied.
Of people I know, I approve of you.
I want to be friends.
Unnecessary.
No point acting like this. I tell you, being my friend has benefits.
What are you doing?
Undressing to heal better.
Don't run off.
I won't undress, okay?
Lan Zhan, have you been to Yunmeng? It's a lot of fun. There's good food.
Well, if you come to Lotus Pier,
we'll pick lotus seedpods and chestnuts.
I am not going.
Okay, fine. Then I'll tell you a big secret.
Yunmeng has many pretty girls.
Lan Zhan, do you sense anything strange?
Lan Zhan.
Lan Zhan, what is this place?
Why's there a secret cave under Cold Spring?
What's this place? It's so strange.
The water is so chilly, but not frozen.
Lan Zhan, wait for me.
Just what is that?
Chord Assassination?
Chord Assassination? Isn't that Lan Sect's ultimate ancestral skill?
Why's this thing only aim at me?
The guqin has a Lan Sect seal. It will not attack me
as it senses I am a Lan Clan descendant.
Why do these rabbits have Lan Sect headbands?
It's said all Lan Sect disciples wear a headband from a young age.
Headbands' spiritual power recognize wearers.
Why do rabbits have headbands?
Spiritual power. Headbands.
Lan Zhan! Headband! Share your headband!
Hurry!
I want to see what treasure won't let strangers near.
Do not touch it.
This guqin is a rare masterpiece enhanced by power.
It uses Chord Assassination to attack non-members.
It must be an heirloom from a Lan Sect ancestor.
I just want to look. I won't touch it.
Do not touch.
Respect an heirloom.
How can I check it out if I don't touch it?
I have a way.
Spirit Inquiry? I'd heard Lan Sect has this secret ancestral skill
to talk to ancestors through the guqin.
It is her.
Who?
- Qishan Wen Sect. - Gusu Lan Sect.
- Yunmeng Jiang Sect. - Lanling Jin Sect.
Qinghe Nie Sect.
Wipe out Holy Mountain! Destroy Stygian Iron!
Lan Zhan, what's that sound?
I do not know. Be careful.
Xue Chonghai, give up the Stygian Iron!
Great Sects are attacking a clan.
What's Stygian Iron?
I have not heard of it.
Stygian Iron is cursed, unworthy of mention.
[ Lan Yi ]
Uncle. Wangji and Childe Wei are probably fine.
I sent people to look for them.
Wangji was diligent since young.
He wouldn't fool around like Wei Ying.
They disappeared at Cold Spring.
I'm afraid that—
You're worried that...
A storm is coming.
- Second Childe Lan! - Second Childe Lan!
Second Childe Lan!
Childe Wei!
Second Childe Lan!
Childe Wei! Second Childe Lan!
Childe Wei! Second Childe Lan! Second Childe Lan!
Sis. Sis.
Rest here. I'll take people to look over there.
Childe Wei! Second Childe Lan!
Second Childe Lan! Childe Wei!
Childe Wei! Second Childe Lan!
Second Childe Lan! Childe Wei!
A-Cheng, you must find them.
Don't worry, Sis. I will find him and I'll break his leg.
Lady Jiang, be careful.
Gusu Lan Sect disciple, Lan Zhan, greets Elder Lan Yi.
She's Gusu Lan Sect's first and only female leader?
Creator of Chord Assassination,
Lan Yi?
Yunmeng Jiang Sect disciple, Wei Ying, greets Elder.
Elder, so these rabbits with headbands are raised by you?
These rabbits are here to keep me company.
As my power is fading, they play outside.
Elder, it is said you had died. How...?
It must relate to Stygian Iron.
This item
was my life's biggest mistake.
I paid the price of all my power
to suppress Stygian Iron.
Elder, what's the issue with Stygian Iron?
And where did those voices come from?
The Seal is cracking as my spiritual power weakens.
My spirit is also fading.
And you two came.
This must be destined.
Elder?
A century ago,
Stygian Iron wasn't in pieces.
Yiling Burial Mound was once Holy Mountain.
Xue Chonghai was then the most powerful Grandmaster.
100 years have passed yet no-one knows why
the famed Xue Chonghai
would use Stygian Iron to absorb resentment
by sacrificing living people.
[ Demon Subduing Palace ]
He controlled an ancient monster, Xuanwu of Slaughter.
Blood was shed. Loss of lives was a great tragedy.
Finally, the situation was untenable.
So the Five Great Sects joined forces to kill Xue Chonghai.
Childe Wei, you're indeed clever.
Xue Chonghai was killed; Xuanwu was suppressed; bodies lay everywhere.
And Yiling Holy Mountain since
became the Burial Mound.
Elder, what happened to Stygian Iron?
Stygian Iron absorbed too many living souls. Its resentment couldn't be purged.
Soul-eating?
That right. Stygian Iron is a natural treasure
able to absorb natural energy.
Later, due to Xue Chonghai
feeding it living human souls and Cultivators' spiritual power,
Stygian Iron was filled with resentment and can never be enlightened.
Give up Stygian Iron.
Wen Mao, your demise
will be just like mine!
Then the Five Great Sects suppressed Stygian Iron
by breaking it into pieces,
dispersing it to places of ample spiritual energy.
To prevent the same mistake, the Five Great Sects agreed
to never mention Stygian Iron to any descendants.
Elder, with all due respect,
if Stygian Iron truly absorbs natural energy,
it could turn to good use. It needn't be—
Wei Ying.
I didn't expect Childe Wei to think as I did back then—
exactly the same.
As a woman,
after I became Lan Sect leader, they kept criticising me.
Lan Clan was restructuring.
For years, I tried to break old rules and find ways to innovate.
My life was dedicated to revitalizing Lan Sect,
but I ran into obstacles.
Later on, my good friend Baoshan Wanderer
and I chatted.
I heard her mention Stygian Iron.
B-baoshan?
Elder, you knew Baoshan?
Baoshan was my dearest
and only true friend. Yet I...
let her down.
How do you mean?
After learning of Stygian Iron, I was sleepless.
I delved into Lan Sect's ancient records.
Finally, piecing together clues from the past,
I deduced where Lan ancestors
hid the Shard after bringing it back.
Cold Pool Cave has ample energy.
Cold air streams from all directions merge,
creating Cold Pool that will never freeze.
It's Cold Spring's source
and an ideal spot to seal the Iron.
So this is where you found the Shard of Stygian Iron?
Stygian Iron cannot be neutralised.
Why'd you seek it?
I once thought as Childe Wei did.
At the time, I was young and brash.
I ignored others' fears.
Fears it cannot be controlled but controls you.
Baoshan told me the same.
But I always did things my own way,
hoping my conscience was clear.
All I thought about was holding my ground,
promoting Lan Sect practices.
I ignored her and entered this Forbidden Land.
I never imagined...
in the end, I was wrong about this.
After that? Did Senior Baoshan know about this?
[ Baoshan Wanderer ]
Lan Yi, do you know the outcome if you leave?
This is for Lan Clan, not me.
Why do you block me?
Stygian Iron is malicious. Predecessors couldn't purify it.
If you remove the Seal and can't control it, what then?
Then...
As Lan Sect head, I created Chord Assassination.
Can't I do what no-one else can?
You...!
You can probably guess what happened next.
In the end, I couldn't enlighten the Stygian Iron.
Not only that, I caused a huge disaster.
Once Stygian Iron seal is undone, it can't be resealed.
I tried countless times but failed.
I was also injured badly from backlash.
I used my soul energy to contain it
and have been unable to leave here since.
~Listen to the lonely, disconsolate flute~
~In endless night deep in cloud~
~Right or wrong is in the past~
~On waking, how can I take it as a dream~
~How to measure praise and blame, gains and losses, in this world~
~Blood whistles hot on cold blade~
~On peaks or rivers, hear the guqin~
~The story isn't over, like buds under moonlit frost~
~Stir a cup of life's joy and sorrow to toast the lad~
~Why's the bright moon still listless~
~Why not face all hardships carefree~
~Sharing a melody however far away~
~Stir a cup of life's joy and sorrow to toast the lad~
~Moon is bright, why be sad~
~Why not face all storms unrestrained~
~Playing a melody together afar~