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Episode 35
You hit me. Uncle never hits me.
What? But your uncle keeps saying he'll break your leg.
It’s just talk.
What do you want?
I tell you—
Light-bearer! I’m wrong.
Light-bearer, hear me out. Light-bearer.
This isn't over. You wait.
Little brat.
I thought Jiang Cheng would always stand on my side
and Lan Wangji would be on the opposite side.
Never thought things today
would be a reversal of that.
Lan Zhan. I’m okay.
What happened?
It's just an average Curse Mark.
When it comes to find me, we can disperse it.
At that time, help me.
I can't handle it alone.
Oh right, did you find him?
Where is he? Is he who we seek?
This was transferred from Jin Ling?
You met Jiang Wanyin.
While he and I live, we’d end up meeting.
Let’s go. I’ll piggyback you.
One Zidian strike numbed my leg, not broke it.
Besides, being carried as an adult looks bad.
Looks bad?
Would it look good?
You once wanted to carry me.
How would I?
You're wrong. Why'd I want to carry you?
You never remember these things.
Lan Zhan, is your leg alright?
It is fine.
Don't pretend it's fine.
How about...I piggyback you?
Everyone says my memory is bad.
Well, let it be bad. No carrying.
What are you doing?
- Lan Zhan. - Mm. - You recognized me at Mt Dafan?
- Mm. - How'd you know?
- Want to know? - Mm.
Told me yourself.
I told you?
Because of Jin Ling?
Or Wen Ning? Neither, right?
Think for yourself.
Just tell me.
[ Qiting Inn ]
Mask.
Seems it really is our old friend.
I don’t know. I don’t know.
I don’t know anything.
I really don’t know anything.
Light-bearer, it really wasn’t me.
Light-bearer, I was passing.
I really don’t know anything.
You don’t know.
Then I'll talk.
Maybe as I talk,
you’ll figure it out.
This Childe is...?
Light-bearer, is there wine?
Xinglu Ridge is rumoured to be man-eating, with a Man-eating Castle.
It had no real victims, so it's myth.
And myth keeps people away
so its purpose is defence.
And it’s just the first defence line.
Childe, I feel we've met—
If there’s a first line, there'll be a second.
The second defence is evil beings on Xinglu Ridge.
If people don't fear rumours,
intrude into Xinglu Ridge or accidentally enter,
they'd flee on seeing evil beings on the way.
The third defence is the Maze Array by the stone tomb.
If the first two defences fend off normal people,
this third line fends off Cultivators—
but only average ones.
If they have spiritual weapons or spiritual dogs,
or specialise in Maze Arrays,
or are powerful like Light-bearer,
this last defence will be breached.
Three defences stop people from finding Man-eating Castle.
As to who set up the Castle, the answer is clear.
It's Nie Sect's area.
Nobody but Nie Sect could easily set up these defences in Qinghe.
Besides, you showed up near the stone tomb
and left evidence.
What's Nie Sect's aim in building the stone tomb in Xinglu Ridge?
Why so many corpses in its walls?
Did it eat people?
Leader Nie. If you don't explain, be aware when it is exposed,
all sects will come to confront you.
At that time if you want to talk, no-one will listen
or believe you.
It- It isn't a man-eating tomb.
It's my ancestral tomb.
Ancestral tomb?
Your ancestral tomb has sabres, not bodies?
Light-bearer, before I explain,
can you promise—
for our clans' friendship
and for our big brothers' sworn ties—
Whatever I say,
you...and he...
can't let this get out.
If it gets out,
be my witnesses and speak up for me.
Light-bearer, your word is solid.
I'll trust your vow.
As you wish.
Let me ask. You said it's not a man-eating tomb.
Did it eat anyone?
It did.
No, no, no. It's not as you think.
That wasn't our clan's fault.
It was decades ago.
The rumour of a man-eating tomb started at that time.
I fanned the flames
by spreading rumours.
Details, please.
Light-bearer, you know
Nie Sect differs from other sects.
Decent sects Cultivate swordmanship.
But...oh, certainly not Wei...
That guy Cultivated talismans.
Nie Clan founder was a butcher
so we use sabres.
Previous Leaders' sabres had dark hostility and killing intent.
Most Leaders became demonic and dropped dead.
Their irritability relates to this.
While Leaders lived, blades' fury was controlled.
But on their masters' deaths,
they became ominous.
This is akin to Demonism.
No, no.
Demonism is demonic
by sacrificing humans.
Our sabres don't take humans,
but take imps, demons, ghosts and monsters.
They killed too many things in life.
Without such things to kill,
they get restless
and disrupt our peace.
Each sabre has only one master.
Can't be passed on.
Descendants can't melt sabres—
First, it disrespects forebears.
Second, melting may not solve the problem.
- So bumptious. - Exactly!
Those sabres fighting and Cultivating with forebears are bumptious.
They got stronger as Leaders got more powerful.
This problem got more serious
until 6th Clan Leader
thought of a method.
To create a Man-eating Castle?
Kind of. It wasn't his first plan.
For his dad's and grandpa's sabres,
he made two coffins and a tomb.
Oddly, without spiritual treasures,
the tomb suppressed countless fierce corpses.
Light-bearer, listen. It wasn't in spite.
6th Leader said
sabre spirits want to battle evil things,
so give them evil things to fight.
So we buried sabres with evil beings
as funerary items
to calm sabres' fury.
Only this way gave peace to generations.
So why say it's man-eating?
Not man-eating.
It ate people
but not like you think.
My clan built Sabre Hall
to look like a common tomb.
But later, grave robbers broke in.
- Like waking a lion. - Exactly so!
Those robbers heard of Xinglu Ridge's ancient tomb
so they had come prepared.
Rummaging for gold and jewels,
they disturbed a spirit in a sabre.
Here. Let's go!
- A sabre spirit awoke. - Exactly.
[ Hall of Sabres ]
That means, evil broke out. Burial sacrifices lacked.
Robbers became sacrifices.
That's true. Those robbers never exited from Xinglu Ridge.
No remains were left. Rumours began
of a Man-eating Ridge.
Our clan regarded rumours as good
to deter people.
Hence, we made up myths about a Man-eating Castle.
You two can look at this.
Young Master Jin somehow blew a hole in the wall
and blew up a robber's corpse at the same time.
Hence, soon after, the tomb spell activated.
A trance spell made him bury himself in the wall.
I check regularly.
That's what I saw today.
As I picked up this stone, a dog ran up to bite me.
I'm really...
Sabre Hall is ancestral.
Ordinary Cultivators know not to night-hunt in Qinghe.
Who knew....
Who knew you'd meet unruly Jin Ling.
Exactly.
Light-bearer, and this Childe.
I said all I should and shouldn't.
Please don't make it public.
I will keep my word.
Thank you, Light-bearer Lord.
Then...I can go now?
Wait!
Bro Nie.
Interesting?
Careful. It's my favourite.
See, exquisitely painted, uniquely composed.
Well? A masterpiece, yeah?
I think...it's so-so.
What "so-so"?
This fan is exquisitely painted, uniquely composed.
This is a masterpiece.
Childe has a good eye.
I will leave.
[ Qi Ting Inn ]
Lan Zhan. What are you doing?
Cleansing the Curse Mark.
It's fine. I'll do it myself.
It's up to my thigh.
Time to play 'Rest in Peace'.
Play properly.
You had it tough
enduring my bad playing.
Hey, what's up? It's used to my bad playing?
It dislikes my good playing.
These few days, it hasn't been as restless as this.
Something provoked it.
It is the thing on you.
Curse Mark?
Jin Ling got this Curse Mark in the stone tomb.
The sword spirit reacted strongly.
Does it mean—
Is Nie Sect Sabre Hall
where the sword spirit is leading us.
Mend that part of the wall.
Be careful.
Light-bearer, and this Childe—
Leader Nie. Mending walls?
Yes, yes.
Sorry...to trouble you again.
Okay, okay.
Wait!
Leader Nie, relax.
We'll just check the buried things
and return them soon.
Help out.
You–
Open Evil-Sealing Pouch?
Later.
Wonder what it led us to?
Too risky to unseal it.
What are you two looking for?
Did I assume wrongly?
The sword spirit is not leading us to its killer.
Sword spirit...
It led us to its owner!
No way!
You're wrong.
Nie Sect has no swords. We use sabres.
L-Light-bearer.
I'm really not lying. You...
Leader Nie, you didn't lie. We made a mistake.
A big mistake.
This spirit latched on to a sword, so was once a spiritual weapon.
But who says it's a "sword" spirit?
Leader Nie, there's another thing we will bother you with.
Another thing?
It's nothing tricky.
Just troubling you
to bring out all sabres in Sabre Hall.
What?
Light-bearer, aren't you guys too much...?
Please, Leader Nie.
Open them up.
Aye.
This is the last one.
It's so strange.
All these sabres
have no Tiger Seal trace.
No sabre spirits left them.
Could it be...
Bro Nie, are all your Nie Clan sabres here?
All here.
What? Not done digging up our tomb?
I am afraid so.
You...what do you mean?
Baxia.
You mean Red Blade Lord's sabre, Baxia, isn't here.
( Golden Koi Tower )
Big Brother!
- Big Bro! - I'll kill you!
Huaisang!
- Big brother! - Don't go there.
He can't recognize us!
Big brother!
Big brother! Big brother! Big brother!
Big brother! It's me, big brother!
Big Bro.
Big brother! Big brother!
It's me.
Big brother!
So you say Red Blade Lord broke his meridians
yet fled.
No-one has seen his corpse.
That's right.
Is it similar to me?
Lan Zhan, if this sabre spirit is Red Blade Lord's Baxia,
it led us here to tell us
who its owner is.
Tell me, where will it lead us next?
West.
Seems this sabre spirit won't let us off.
Do you think it will take us to Red Blade Lord?
Reasonable.
Seems whoever left this sabre spirit at Mo Manor
wants us to find Red Blade Lord.
So his qi-deviation was no accident.
Mm. Seeing the sabre spirit's impatience,
I fear its Lord...
Was murdered.
But even if Red Blade Lord was murdered,
how's my Tiger Seal involved?
Is someone framing me?
Time will tell.
Leader Nie, for bothering you,
I apologize.
Childe Mo, no bother.
If it really is...
If it's really my big brother's Baxia doing evil deeds,
Nie Sect won't stand by.
Once I mend Sabre Hall,
I'll find you, Light-bearer and Childe Mo.
If...
If you find big brother's body,
then I...then I will...
Leader, if it is his body,
Light-bearer will send a message spell.
- Okay? - Mm.
Let's go.
[ Yueyang ]
How's the Curse Mark?
Almost faded. A bit left. It's nothing.
That isn't the Mark troubling me.
How much is 'a bit'?
A bit...is a bit.
How to say it?
Shall I strip to show you?
Lan Zhan, I ask you—
Is whoever set the sabre spirit at Mo Manor,
and whoever killed Red Blade Lord, the same?
- Two lots. - Agree.
Red Blade Lord's killer
won't want the body found.
He won't let the sabre spirit hurt Lan Sect people—
That'd get attention and be investigated.
One hid the body; one wants it found.
So they're not the same.
Mm.
Red Blade Lord's killer seems to know Nie Sect secrets.
The one who loosed the sabre spirit knows a lot of our movements.
Both are tricky.
Secrets abound.
- Step by step. - How'd you recognize me?
Think for yourself.
- Lan Zhan! - It is late. Find an inn.
[ Qiting Wine House ]
Good liquor. Lan Zhan, good liquor.
Sirs, Chang Clan Manor has been long haunted.
Don't go there. It's dangerous.
I heard all Chang Clan
was killed in one night.
Their trapped ghosts made a fuss at night.
Over 10 years ago, that was stopped
by Immortal Cultivators who stayed at our inn.
They sat where you sit.
Cultivators?
Lan Zhan. I never thought
we'd go around in a circle and come back here.
Lan Zhan, you did this on purpose.
You're unaware, that night
the sky was red, blood red.
The night resounded with door-knocking sounds.
So scary.
So what happened?
Swordsmen took a guy away.
Took who?
I don't know.
Enjoy.
You don't know? Xiao Xingchen and Song Lan caught Xue Yang.
That Wen Sect guest?
Now he'd be a Jin Sect guest.
- Drink, drink. - Come.
That hooligan isn't dead?
He became Jin Sect's guest?
Not a guest.
16 years ago, Xue Yang appeared at Golden Koi Tower.
All Sect leaders agreed to punish Xue Yang.
Only Jin Guangshan disagreed.
You say he killed 50 Chang clansmen.
Who saw it in person?
Am I unable to protect one person?
Afterward?
Afterward, Chang Clan's only survivor,
Chang Ping, recanted.
What?
Chang Ping declared Chang Clan massacre
was unrelated to Xue Yang.
That 'put the tiger back on the mountain'.
After Jin Guangshan died and Jin Guangyao became Leader,
Xue Yang was punished.
Didn't Xue Yang die.
I heard his foes killed him.
Who cares. He disappeared.
Even if he didn't die, he's not chasing us.
Come, drink.
He's linked to Yiling Patriarch.
Really?
Drink, drink.
Me again?
I didn't think, after 16 years,
people still hate Yiling Patriarch.
Bad things get linked to me.
Not right. Xue Yang got free.
So, my Martial Uncle and Song Lan— Did they show up?
Xiao Xingchen is missing. Song Lan is wandering.
No-one has seen them since.
This many years, no news even?
Lan Zhan?
16 years ago, Chang Ping had his eyes dug out
and died by lingchi (slow slicing).
And the murder weapon was...
Shuanghua (Splendid Frost).
What? How can that be?
So people think
the missing Xiao Xingchen killed him for revenge.
After Yueyang, I met Song Lan once.
I thought we'd meet again
but the world flipped over.
After parting, I didn't see him.
Honestly, I admired Xiao Xingchen and Song Lan.
At that time, we sought Stygian Iron.
Those two weren't in big sects or linked to Chang Clan.
Those two, due to things unrelated to them,
came to that end.
Really, things—
Things change.
Right. Things change.
'Quaff a cup of wine'.
Cloud Recesses bans liquor, but said nothing about this.
Tastes as good as Emperor's Smile.
Here, for you.
~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~
~Hot blood whistles 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~