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[Investiture of the Gods]
[Episode 9]
Great wine! The flavors are outstanding.
Master had said that as long as I have this wine, I would be able to bring you back.
- Master? You've taken on a master now? - Yes.
By the way, Master also said,
last time you both met, you pinched his neck so painfully.
He said that he was hurt so badly that he always feels sorry to his neck.
That's impossible! I've never been to Zhaoge City, how could I have pinched his neck?
But from the sounds of it,
this person is highly skilled.
The thing that's most unique about this highly-skilled person is that he's lazy.
I've been with him for months. Until now,
all I've learned is "no." Nothing else! And, he sent me to come and find you.
I understand!
What do you understand?
Hold out your fist.
Do you understand?
I understand. One fist brings brute strength, but two fists can complement each other.
That's right!
One disciple is hard to teach.
Two people learning can help each other.
That's what he means by "no." ("No" and the second character of "cooperate/help each other" has the same pronunciation)
Actually, while on the road, I've thought through Master's intentions.
He looks dumb in terms of appearance,
but he's actually full of wisdom.
Can I ask you something, Brother Wu?
Why do you despise Zhaoge City so much?
It has the world's most evil people.
It also has the world's...
kindest people.
Hey, you didn't finish explaining. Why?
How come there's no wine left?
I don't know. There just isn't any left.
Hey, look! It's Master!
Come here.
Get on the hook!
Why haven't you gotten on the hook yet?
Get on the hook!
Without a bait nor a hook,
why would a fish bite?
Since ancient times, those who are willing, will get on the hook.
Those who are not willing, will not bite.
Hooking a fish relies on the will of the fish.
Didn't you two come here on your own, without a hook?
Master!
Who are you?
I'm Wu Ji!
Are you really Wu Ji?
I really am Wu Ji.
Forget it! If you say you're Wu Ji, then you're Wu Ji.
But remember, I'm the person who does the asking.
My second question...
Why are you, Wu Ji, calling me Master?
I don't recall taking you in as a disciple.
But- Didn't you tell Yang Jian to call me here?
I did order Yang Jian to find you.
But are you two
suitable to be apprentices to me?
I've never done it before.
People say teach for a day, father for a lifetime.
Taking on an apprenticeship is a very solemn affair, isn't it?
It is, Master!
How about we both drop to our knees right now and kowtow you three times? Shouldn't we?
This is not the right place.
However, I am just a scrappy old man.
I am too ashamed to care about the rites.
Do as you wish!
At home, listen to the wife. Outside, listen to the disciples.
I give up!
I'll just live to get by.
May Heaven and divine witnesses,
with Zhaoge City ahead and this clear river beside us,
- Yang Jian... - Wu Ji...
...take Jiang Ziya as our master.
Master, why are you performing magic on us?
When did I use magic?
I'm focused on fishing here. Do I have the time and effort to perform magic?
Then, why can't we bow?
Your heart is the obstruction.
H-How so?
Yang Jian,
why do you want to bow to me?
Your heart is taken by your sister, Daji.
Your sincerity is very little. You don't deserve to be my disciple.
Isn't that right? Saving my sister
is the most important thing to me.
Right! But then, why can't I bow?
You, Wu Ji,
you smile all day
as if you're the happiest person on earth.
Actually, you're the most agonized person on earth.
If you don't find out why you're in so much pain,
you also don't deserve to be my disciple.
What should we do then?
One should sit facing west, and the other should sit facing east,
with your legs crossed and self-reflect,
until you find the answer.
Go and do it quickly! I can't help you with this.
This way is east.
East, east, east.
East!
Feel the pain?
That is it!
Can't take it?
That is it!
Can't fight it?
That is it!
The pain that you've felt up until now
will continue to grow.
Only by fully suffering through all the pain
can you purify yourself.
Only then, will the pain be dispersed.
With the end of pain, sweetness will come.
Your Highness. Your Highness!
Consort Huang and Consort Yang have requested an audience with you.
Let them in!
Yes.
Consort Huang! Consort Yang! Please come in.
Your Highness. Your Highness!
Bad news!
There is evil in the palace.
Nonsense!
About the palace girls being killed in the palace,
I've known about them long ago.
But Your Highness, even so, it can't be that one is dying every three days.
Now nine palace maids have been killed.
Three times nine is twenty-seven.
And Su Daji has been in the palace for exactly 27 days.
Yes.
When those girls died,
there was not a single drop of blood. Also,
- they die with a weird smile on their faces-- - Lady Han!
Yes.
Your Highness, that's not all.
Every night, when there was a death, the sound of a zither could be heard playing.
But if you follow the sound, you can't find anyone playing the zither.
Every time the sound of the zither plays,
all the maids start to wonder who the next to die will be.
Just this wondering is even scarier than death.
Your Highness, if we ignore this matter, very soon,
we could be the next. It might be me,
it might be Sister Huang, or...
It might even be you, Your Highness.
What I'm more concerned about right now is the safety of the imperial palace.
What is that?
It's a magical weapon that Daoist Du gave me.
Your Highness, it looks like you already have a plan.
I've known long ago that there is a demon in the palace. I just don't know who it is, and what I'm even more unsure of...
is if the demon will harm the emperor.
Daji, the demon is Daji.
Where is the evidence? You saw her biting someone?
Or did you see her playing the zither in the middle of the night?
No.
Then, you are just guessing.
But we can't just stand there and do nothing and have the demon continue to do evil.
Early tomorrow morning,
I will see the emperor.
- Master, why are we here? - Right?
You both have meditated for 7 days and 7 nights.
This world has also changed in tandem with your hearts' wills.
7 days and 7 nights?
Master,
why don't we find a fitting place to perform the rites to become your disciples?
Men are ruled by this Earth.
Earth is ruled by Heaven. Heaven is ruled by nature.
Nature, nature!
Nothing reigns more supreme.
Why not perform the rites in the midst of nature?
Got it.
Oh.
Zhang Ziya reporting to my heavenly master,
I take in Yang Jian and Wu Ji as disciples in the mortal world.
Please grant me permission, Master.
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- I say a phrase, you repeat after me. - Yes.
Master above, please hear us.
- Master above, please hear us! - Master above, please hear us!
To purify the chaos in the world of the immortals,
men and beasts.
- To purify the chaos in the world of the immortals, men and beasts! - To purify the chaos in the world of the immortals men and beasts!
The three of us swear to uphold the heavenly rights.
- The three of us swear to uphold the heavenly rights! - The three of us swear to uphold the heavenly rights!
...to respect all that is honest and good.
- ...to respect all that is honest and good! - ...to respect all that is honest and good!
...and to observe and cultivate virtue.
- ...and to observe and cultivate virtue! - ...and to observe and cultivate virtue!
Should I do the contrary, I will take all the punishments.
- Should I do the contrary, I will take all the punishments! - Should I do the contrary, I will take all the punishments!
Kowtow!
- Your Majesty. - You've come.
Your Majesty, are you drunk again?
Yesterday, I was drunk. I haven't started drinking today yet.
What matters do you have, Empress?
Your Majesty, this palace has a demon.
Nonsense! With me here, the world is peaceful.
No demons or monsters dare to enter the palace.
I am just worried about your safety.
That's the reason why I am so bold as to report to you.
Then, let's hear it.
Recently, there have been maids in the palace dying.
Palace maids often die. Get the chamberlain!
Go and find more girls to come to the palace to work.
But...
every time a palace maid dies in the night, strange music from a zither could be heard playing.
Furthermore, all the dead palace girls' faces express a happy fulfilled smile.
What's even more freakish is that the palace maids seem to be dying according to a regular pattern.
Every three days, a girl dies at dusk.
Just as it happened the night before yesterday, nine girls have died in the past twenty-seven days.
Your Majesty,
coincidentally, it has also been 27 days since Consort Su has been at the palace.
Are you saying Daji is the demon?
I'm only talking about the palace girls, I didn't make the connection to Consort Su.
Your Majesty, I'm just a shortsighted and good-for-nothing person. I don't know who the demon is.
This matter is of utmost importance, so I can only abide by your decision.
Under the heavens, only the emperor can see clearly.
And it could only be you, Your Majesty, who would know who the demon is.
Don't you think I'm right in thinking that way?
Right. Correct!
Your Majesty,
today, Daoist Du has warned me beforehand that there might be a demon in the palace.
So, he gave me this peach wood knife.
He said that as long as this knife touches a demon's body, it will express its full power.
Such a little thing, how useful could it be?
Your Highness, do you believe it?
I don't know, but Daoist Du said
that oftentimes, powerful items in this world are small
such as a ring,
a wine cup, a piece of leaf, or a drop of tear.
That old man has gotten you in a trance.
Perhaps!
But Your Majesty,
the corpses of the palace maids are even more compelling than what Taoist Du has said.
Your Majesty, don't you think what I've said is correct?
Correct.
But all these are words without evidence.
Of course, it is so.
No matter what Your Majesty decides to do, I will comply.
Where are the dead palace maids' corpses?
At the Imperial Bureau of Astronomy.
I want to personally go and take a look.
You are welcome to, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, please take a look. All of the corpses of these palace maids have one commonality.
That is upon their times of death, they didn't bleed a drop of blood.
Even more, their faces all wear a happy fulfilled smile,
with ashy white faces and darkened lips.
Furthermore, please look, Your Majesty.
When these palace girls died,
their hands were all clutching treasures that don't belong to them,
such as pearls, bracelets, blush, and lipsticks and so on.
Despicable! They dared steal the palace's treasures.
Reporting to Your Majesty, I've already checked.
These treasures were not from the palace.
It's this sound of the zither. It sounds so familiar.
Is this the demon's sound?
The sound is. But it is not the right time.
This sound usually only comes in the middle of the night, but now...
Then what is going on?
I don't know.
I don't know either.
Why don't you make a guess?
Your Majesty, how could I make presumptuous claims for this type of matter?
Your Highness!
They dare to do demonic magic in the house of the Son of Heaven.
This is clearly an act trying to despise and taunt me!
This must be punished with added severity, no matter who they are.
I won't let them go!
Your Majesty, since things have come to this,
I can't just stand by and do nothing.
Please summon Consort Su Daji here before Daoist Du.
Why are you putting this on Daji again?
Your Majesty, it is because the deaths of the palace girls started after Consort Su entered the palace.
Many of the palace girls suspect Consort Su is the demon.
Regarding Consort Su's harsh rumors, they have already gotten out of control.
Consort Su has gotten Your Majesty's love and favor, and has become a noble consort.
In the inner court, she is a model example to all us, Sisters.
Your Majesty, the tall tree sees the storm first.
Like you, Your Majesty, I want to prove Consort Su's innocence.
So I prohibited rumors that would taint her reputation.
So, I can only ask Sister Su to come and prove her innocence.
That is the only way that I can punish all those who are trying to slander Little Sister Su.
Your Majesty,
please summon Consort Su.
Summon Consort Su to Kunming Palace to see me!
In addition, summon my uncle, Bi Gan, and Wu Chengwang as well!
Yes.
Your Higness is brilliant. I am in admiration of you.
Imperial Officer, are you sure about this?
Your Highness, please do not worry.
Then do you need me to do anything else?
Just bring that peach wood sword with you.
In a moment, we'll be home.
Remember, only practice your martial arts outside the city.
- What I say, counts. - We remember.
Daily living inside the city-- What my wife says, counts.
My master isn't afraid of anything but only his wife's broom.
A family must have a head of household.
Our household master is my wife.
Her name is Ma Shi. What she says is what goes.
The second-in-command of the household is my daughter. Her name is Lan Ying. What she says also goes.
Master, it's fine if you're not the head of the household.
How come even the second-in-command isn't even you but your daughter?
If you're looking down on her because she's a woman, you are definitely going to get the short end of the stick.
She's silly, smoking hot, and beautiful. You must not provoke her.
Why?
What happens if she comes to find you?
Master doesn't have it easy.
What's going on with you? What are you looking at?
Mom, Dad didn't say a word and just left?
Where has he been for the last 7 days and nights?
If he dares to come back home, just watch how I'm going to deal with him.
Mom, if Dad comes back, you must not hit him. Okay?
Fine, I won't hit him. I'll slaughter him!
Mom, it's Dad!
Isn't that Brother Yang Jian next to him?
Give it to me!
Dad!
Why do you look like this?
What have you been doing these past days? Where did you go?
And who is this?
I'm...
Lang Ying, this is also my disciple.
He is also?
Why are you just standing idle there? Quickly come give your graces.
This is our master of the household.
- Hello, Master's wife. - Hello, Master's wife.
And this is our family's second-in-command.
When you left, what did I ask you to do?
- Sell noodles. - Where's the noodles?
- Sold them. - Where's the money?!
It's hard to explain with few words.
Then, you don't have to explain!
- This old geezer who won't die is your master? - Yes.
- Master. - What has he taught you?!
- Nothing. - Nothing.
You're away for a number of days and you bring back these two boys? You old geezer!
Wife... Wife, listen to me.
You two... Wait for me outside the city!
- Master! - Get off me!
How dare you?
Come back!
They're fighting again.
I'm going to break your legs!
Your Highness!
What is it?
His Majesty has commanded for you to see him immediately.
It's already so late. What is the reason?
A night banquet.
Report to Your Majesty,
to wait until I have dressed up and have donned the proper attire, then I will go.
Is there anything else?
Daoist Du said that if Your Highness's reason is that you are already going to rest,
then you don't need to dress up, just need to immediately show up.
- Immediately show up? - Yes.
Why is the Daoist Du there?
I don't know.
Why is he in such a hurry?
I don't know.
Why isn't Consort Su here yet?!
Wait.
Didn't you say night time? Why don't I hear the gong that signals night time?
Your servant doesn't know.
The emperor is above all of the riches of the mortal world.
But all that the emperor owns cannot compare to my one nectar flask.
Your Majesty, I have arrived.
Consort Su, raise your head.
You Majesty,
is something the matter?
I...
do not know.
Daji.
Your Majesty!
I'm the Son of Heaven, right?
But why can't the Son of Heaven see clearly?
Your Higness, do you know why?
Good evening, Your Highness.
Consort Su,
I asked you to come here today
to gift you a little wooden knife.
Wooden knife?
Why does Your Highness want to gift me a wooden knife?
This is a peach wood knife that can get rid of demons and evils.
It looks beautiful.
- What's going on? - Yeah, whats going on?
What's wrong, Consort Su?
Are you not feeling well?
She's in pain.
Your Majesty,
right now, she feeling the pain of being burned by fire all over her body!
Is that really what's happening?
Daji,
come forth and receive your gift.
Come up!
Go quickly!
Since you refuse to come up,
then I can only give it to you personally.
Your Highness, just exactly what you want to do?
I'm just...
giving you a gift.
What are you doing?
Why aren't you receiving the gift?
She doesn't dare!
Your Majesty, you see everything, don't you?
Daji is the demon!
Wrong! I'm not a demon.
Then, receive this sword!
If you do not, we can only presume that you are a demon.
Take it!
This sword...
in my hands, it actually looks quite beautiful.
Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness.
As I said, Daji isn't a demon.
You all just like to falsely accuse her.
No, Your Majesty. She is!
Why?
Because I've smelled from her body a demonic smell.
Your Majesty,
I am willing to swear upon my life and my family's lives that
she is definitely a demon!
If I am wrong,
I am willing to be executed right on this spot!
Since Officer Du already has such a conviction,
then why don't you use this knife to stab me to death?
Why aren't you taking any action?
Didn't the empress just say
this knife is especially for killing demons.
Since you firmly believe that I'm a demon,
why not take action?
Look closely!
The peach wood sword from Heaven
with the magical power of spells,
conquers all obstacles and kills all demons!
Daoist Du please wait!
With this spell, all evil, monsters, and demons
will have their true forms revealed immediately!
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- What's happening? - What's going on?
This is way too amusing!
I'm just playing with you all to make you happy.
Daoist Du,
you really thought I died?
To be deemed a demon by you all,
I feel it's such a false accusation.
However,
Your Highness, this time, are you satisfied?
The Mother of the Nation
actually believes in Daoists who delude people with their lies?
It really makes one sad.
I've only heard previously
of how fighting for favor in the palace is like pitting water and fire against each other.
I didn't believe it.
But today, I experienced it
and I almost lost my life.
Maybe...
I did wrongly accuse you.
Your Majesty,
Daji just wants the best for you.
I want to be with you for 100 years, 1000 years.
I never thought
that the heart I wore on my sleeve would be pierced by a sword (as if one's heart were pierced).
- Your Majesty, - Daji,
I, Du Yuanxian, the imperial astronomer,
failed to tame the demon and I am ashamed.
I have already said that I would use my family's lives in collateral, and I definitely do not go back on my word.
But before I die, I still must tell Your Majesty, that
she-- she is really the demon!
The reason I haven't been able to tame her as of now
is not because the sword is ineffective,
but because the demon's powers have already reached great heights!
I do not have the power to defeat it!
Du Yuanxian,
even now, you are still slandering Daji.
This, I consider you being purposely trying to make fun and despising me!
Your Majesty, please wait!
I want to beg forgiveness for him.
What?
Daoist Du did say something that is correct.
This palace definitely has a demon.
Or else, why are there palace maids dying?
Even at this time, you're still speaking for him?
Daoist Du just wrongly blamed me.
But he didn't wrongly blame the demon.
Then you tell me, how should I take care of him?
Just now, Daoist Du used this sword to stab me once.
Now, why doesn't he use this sword
and stab himself once?
This matter will be fair and settled.
Daji, you are too kind.
Old man, stab yourself once.
No, no, Your Majesty.
Take it.
Take it!
Your Majesty.
- How did he become like this? - How did he become a demon?!
He's a demon!
Your Majesty!
I never could have thought that Daoist Du was a demon!
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♫ Like water flowing through the years ♫
♫ Bid farewell to life and death ♫
♫ A chaotic world shakes the mist ♫
♫ The divide is love or hate ♫
♫ To fall is foolish ♫
♫ Roaming about and meeting again ♫
♫ Sincerely exiled to a faraway place ♫
♫ What's done is done ♫
♫ You and me have different ways ♫
♫ How do you know Heaven and man are forever separated ♫
♫ But when I come back ♫
♫ Dedicated heart and soul. Exchange jades ♫
♫ A moment in this world. To never forget ♫
♫ Seeing through Heaven. Overgrown and flourishing ♫
♫ Who's following? Who's following ♫
♫ It's hard to let go. Happiness and suffering ♫
♫ Only understanding tears after laughter ♫
♫ Just want to be with you ♫
♫ Struggling with the order of impermanence ♫
♫ Promises don't change. Oaths don't change ♫
♫ Coming together and separating is also fearless ♫
♫ Using a lifetime to go in a circle ♫
♫ Is regretful... is remorseful ♫
♫ It's hard to let go. Happiness and suffering ♫
♫ Only understanding tears after laughter ♫
♫ Just want to be with you ♫
♫ Struggling with the order of impermanence ♫
♫ Promises don't change. Oaths don't change ♫
♫ Coming together and separating is also fearless ♫
♫ Using a lifetime to go in a circle ♫
♫ Is regretful... is remorseful ♫
♫ Never regret ♫