The Untamed
Episode 09
Dire Owl.
That damn bird again.
Did we fall into a trap?
Help! Bro Wei! Bro Lan!
Why am I always unlucky?!
Careful!
Do not. Not dead.
You forgot. You said it. Look at their pupils.
Lan Zhan, got any good ideas?
Dash out.
W-w-wait...Bro Lan, Bro Wei.
Isn't dashing out too rash?
Can't we discuss it?
Won't we die?
Bro Wei, I can't die! My canary—
Listen to me, Bro Nie.
When we go out,
follow me closely.
Don't let go.
Hang on. Got it?
Let's go.
Stop!
Why's sh-she back again?
You ignorantly entered. What's your punishment?
Spare me, please.
Wei Wuxian, you left unpermitted. What's your penalty?
Jiang Cheng, come out now or
Lan Zhan will get angry.
Jiang Cheng, why'd you come?
You came; I can't?
Is it fun to travel around?
Without your nagging, I'm more at ease.
You have the nerve to talk? You just left a note behind.
Do you know how much I—
How much my sister worried?
Bro Jiang, it's fine to scare Bro Wei
but why Bro Wanji and me?
We—
My silence spell lifted?
Just who instigated whom?
Alright, Jiang Cheng.
It's me who followed Lan Zhan.
You can't blame him.
I didn't blame you yet, but you're excusing him.
What were you doing? You saw the danger.
If not for Lady Wen—
Lady Wen? Wen Qing came too?
Oh no. When did the whistle stop?
She may be at risk.
Where is she? Why'd you come together?
Lady Wen!
The Dire Owl again.
Is Wen Chao nearby?
Why's he want to harm us?
Lady Wen, are you okay?
Childe Jiang, I said to rescue and run—
Lady Wen, why are you here?
Th-they're coming again.
- You all run. - We'll go together.
I can't leave.
Childe Jiang, you said you'd heed me. So run.
Lady Wen, you can't save them. Go before it's too late.
You know how to save them?
Didn't the Goddess eat their souls? How to save them?
Wen Qing, I don't care why you're here.
But we're all trapped here.
To leave, we must co-operate.
If you know how to restore them,
I hope you will tell me.
Alright. I'll tell you.
They're partially controlled.
Wen Chao used Iron power Wen Ruohan sealed on the Owl
to control them.
If you want to help them, kill the Owl.
Say so earlier.
Wei Ying, use Gold Thread Array to protect them.
Wei Wuxian, what's this?!
Bro Wei, this won't last.
You want us harmed.
Jiang Cheng, you're skilled. Protect them.
You—
If it weakens, add power. You're good at this.
Protect them well.
I've wanted to kill that Owl.
Wait for us. Wait!
Wei Wuxian!
You scoundrel!
Lan Zhan!
Lan Zhan, where are you?
Lan Zhan!
Lan Zhan, where are you?
Lan Zhan.
W-what's going on?
Listen.
What is this bird?
More cunning than me.
Lan Zhan! Lan Zhan, where are you?
Oh no, oh no.
Was he caught by the Owl?
I am beside you.
Why didn't you say anything?
The fog is illusion cast by the Owl.
It's fine. My Spark Talisman can break it.
These sounds disorient us
and disturb the mind. We cannot focus power now.
Not right. Why are you fine?
The Owl's sounds have more effect on a restless mind.
Obviously it's targeting my wits.
Lan Zhan. Are you okay?
I am fine.
Did you see who it was?
No.
Wei Ying, close the Five Senses.
Use Crimson Talisman.
Wei Wuxian, that jerk. Why's he not back?
Luckily my fan is Dark Steel
or else... Get away!
Bro Jiang, fix this falling part.
Mend it yourself!
How?
Lady Wen, help me mend this!
Lady Wen.
Lady Wen, not too close! They may scratch you.
Granny.
Lan Zhan, your tactic worked.
Be silent.
How could you outsmart me?
Too close. Luckily you came on time.
Did you see who it was?
Only spiritual cognition showed up, not the person.
It's too easy on him.
The villagers' souls returned. Let's go.
Wait for me!
Worthless thing.
Sir, where are the three people just here?
What?
Where am I?
I let Clan Leader down!
I almost hurt Qing!
I'm so worthless!
Granny, please get up.
Granny, please get up. Here.
Lady Qing, I'm sorry.
I'm worthless.
Granny.
Everyone, get up!
Granny, don't say that. I let you all down.
Leave now. Go anywhere
except Qishan. Never return.
Bro Jiang, how do they know Lady Wen?
And why bring us to a tomb?
How do I know?
Jiang Cheng! Lady Wen!
Bro Wei, we're here!
Bro Wei, I knew you'd kill the Owl. You're sharp.
But why are you here?
Lady Wen, what is this place?
This is my Clan's burial site.
So that ancestral temple...
That's right. It was Wen Ancestral Hall.
We're a Qishan Wen side branch specialising in medicine.
Our ancestors left Qishan to live here.
But no-one expected a disaster.
Father!
A-Qing, run!
We're the last few of our branch.
Did Goddess eat their souls?
Yes.
From then, Wen Ning and I were raised by Immortal Chief in Qishan.
Why did Dancing Goddess suddenly harm people?
I don't know.
Father, I could've caught Wei Wuxian's group,
but that Wen Qing wench stopped me.
Fool! Mt Dafan villagers are her clansmen.
If you hadn't used the Owl's Stygian Iron power to turn them into puppets,
Wen Qing wouldn't have opposed you.
I sent you to aid Xue Yang. Who let you act on your own?!
Father, you're right. I'm at fault.
Go find Stygian Iron.
No more mistakes.
Yes, Father.
Hope nothing else goes wrong.
With me, you'll be unscathed.
Don't boast. But for Lady Wen at Mt Dafan, you won't be alive.
Accompanying you is bad luck.
Jiang Cheng, if my company is unlucky,
- why'd you follow me? - I...!
Who said I followed you? Only one road traverses Mt Dafan.
I could say you followed me.
Rock chicken.
Look, look.
There!
How'd it know I'm hungry?
Bro Wei, you take one side, I'll take the other.
Go.
Jiang Cheng, block that way.
I don't want to.
Hurry! Bro Nie is ahead. Bro Nie!
Lady Wen. Do you really not know why, 20 years ago, Dancing Goddess went rogue?
Where's Wei Wuxian?
He said he had to go. Maybe he found a bush.
Second Childe Lan, I just told you I was too young to figure it out.
Then, Lady Wen, you know what part is missing from Goddess' heart?
Since we left Cloud Recesses, Wen Chao followed us closely.
Do you not know why?
Lady Wen, if you truly know nothing,
why suddenly warn us of danger?
Wei Wuxian, you saved A-Ning's life. I saved yours.
We're even.
Wen Clan motto is "Return every kindness".
I know nothing else. Stop asking.
Isn't Dancing Goddess' missing part Stygian Iron?
Lady Wen, we were led here.
Once we entered the village, Granny led us to Goddess Temple.
When the Goddess woke, she went after Lan Zhan, no-one else.
If her goal wasn't Stygian Iron, there's only one other reason.
She was attracted to Lan Zhan.
Shut up.
Lady Wen, Mt Dafan is shaped like a Buddha, with great geomancy.
So this place should have ample spiritual power.
But along our way, we noticed a strange lack of spiritual energy.
Goddess evolved from nature.
If it wants to form a body, it needs surrounding energy.
Nothing happened for 100 years. Why, 20 years ago,
did it suddenly change and eat souls?
The only plausible cause is Stygian Iron in her heart.
Stygian Iron let her turn human-like, just like water ghouls.
20 years ago, someone took the Stygian Iron from her heart.
Unable to absorb natural energy, she ate human souls. Am I right?
And the one who took that Stygian Shard is Wen Ruohan.
Lady Wen. 20 years ago, Wen Ruohan unsealed and stole the Shard.
This caused your Clan's loss of lives. Now Wen Ruohan wants other Shards.
This will cause more deaths.
Wei Wuxian.
Second Childe Lan.
I can't help you two. No use telling me all this.
Lady Wen. Stygian Iron was split in four. Three Shards appeared.
Where's the last one?
Wen Ruohan took in my brother and me. He's our saviour.
I don't want to know the rest.
I can't help you two.
Farewell.
Lady Wen! Wait!
Lady Wen.
Lady Wen, it's dangerous alone.
They saw you at Mt Dafan.
How will you explain to Wen Sect?
Thanks for your concern.
I'll be careful.
Why not stay with us and plan.
I must go back.
- Brother is at Nevernight. - But...
Don't persuade me.
At Mt Dafan, I saved my Clan.
I wasn't there to save others.
Wen Ruohan needs my medical knowledge. He won't be hard on me.
- Lady Wen! - Let her go.
She has her own plans.
What's more...
I think we'll meet again.
[ Yueyang City ]
Yueyang Changshan wine! Try it for free!
Childe, try Yueyang wine.
Childe, it's free to try.
Changshan wine! Try it for free!
Where are you going?
I will find Cultivators living here.
Why look for them?
I said you can't handle things
without me, seriously.
You can't hear what you want from them.
So how do I inquire?
Of course, we must go... there.
[ Wine House ]
You just want to drink.
Wrong. I separate personal and public life.
Many guests pass news.
If odd things happen nearby,
they'd hear it.
You have the gift of the gab.
Brothers.
Bro Nie, what's up?
Meng Yao isn't here yet. Let's rest somewhere.
- That's great. - Go, go, go.
Go, go, go...
- Three jars of wine! - Are you crazy?
Childe, you're game! Changshan wine
is potent! Only people like you can handle it.
Please wait.
To get more information, spend more.
Don't ask me for more money when yours is gone.
The wine is here!
Childe, here's your wine.
Hurry and ask.
Waiter. It's our first time in Yueyang.
Any fun things in Yueyang?
What kind of fun do you seek?
The stranger, the better. So, anything bizarre?
Bizarre?
Bizarre, like haunted manors, cemeteries, headless bodies
or abnormalities,
or anyone possessed— things like that.
Childe, you have strong tastes.
What's in southeast Yueyang?
Southeast is...Chang Sect manor.
Something weird did happen recently.
Tell us.
Two miles along the city road
is a large manor.
That's Chang Clan household.
Yueyang Chang Clan.
Are they Cultivators?
Yes. They are.
Chang Clan had few people.
A handful lived within Yueyang.
We don't know why but
recently they all disappeared.
- Disappeared? - I believe so.
But, maybe not.
How so?!
We say 'disappeared' as none have been seen.
But at night,
there's banging in Chang Clan Manor— dum, dum, dum sounds.
[ Chang Manor ]
Banging?
Yes. Banging was heard the past 10 days.
Loud door slamming happened everyday.
Cries and shrieks were heard too.
It's like they're trapped and can't get out.
No-one went in to see?
They did, but no-one was seen in the day.
Knocking is at night.
Isn't that horrible?
Look.
It's almost evening.
Lan Zhan.
Lan Zhan, calm your mind.
Lan Zhan! Be calm.
This is Stygian Iron?
What's coming?
Lan Zhan!
Let's go...to Chang Sect.
I won't go. I'll wait for Meng Yao.
[ Chang Manor ]
There's no knocking.
Did the waiter talk nonsense?
Someone used Stygian Iron here.
Let's go.
Knocking sounds.
Open!
There's a river of blood. The Clan was annihilated?
Corpses have pallor.
Eyes changed colour.
Necks have red scars.
Before dying,
all were turned into puppets.
~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~