♫ Never wished to get into dispute, ♫
♫ But things never go my way ♫
♫ The flower in my heart has wilted ♫
♫ And I can never turn back time ♫
♫ Memories come and go, ♫
♫ But nothing hurts my heart of steel ♫
♫ I only hope that I have no regrets ♫
♫ And to drift away with the flowers ♫
♫ A bottle of wine, a body covered in dirt ♫
♫ Memories come back and forth, still I have no regrets ♫
♫ A story of life and death, ♫
♫ Vanity and conflicts ♫
♫ Let's get drunk again when the flowers bloom ♫
♫ I hope these memories never fade ♫
♫ Let's get drunk again when the flowers bloom ♫
♫ I hope these memories never fade ♫
♫ As I taste the remains of the wine again ♫
♫ The memory of life and death is carved deep in my heart ♫
♫ As I taste the remains of the wine again ♫
"Ashes of Love"
EPISODE 3
Such a powerful water spell.
Who else could cast it other than you here in the heaven?
And a servant saw you around Qiwu Palace on that day.
You were supposed to guard the Northern Heavenly Gate that night.
Something went wrong with Xufeng's nirvana.
Tell me, is this true?
Father.
I did drop by at Qiwu Palace that night.
Your Majesty.
I know that Xufeng is having a hard time with his nirvana.
I tailed the man in black to Qiwu Palace.
I wanted to protect him. But...
-What happened? -You saw that person?
Who was it?
Why didn't you inform us?
I fought with the man in black.
I could tell that he's powerful but he wasn't interested in fighting.
He ran away after a few rounds.
I saw Lord Liaoyuan was guarding Qiwu Palace
and it was the crucial moment in Xufeng's nirvana.
I didn't want to disturb.
So I left after a few words with Liaoyuan.
It's not that we don't believe you.
But it's only your side of the story.
It's not convincing enough.
I know that Father and Mother are wise.
I have never intended to hurt Xufeng.
I practice water spell.
I can never get near to the flame of nirvana.
That's the first point.
Secondly,
I was injured by that person due to carelessness.
Even though he used the sleet,
he seemed to be fearless to fire.
You're burnt.
Why didn't you inform us about your injury?
Black feathers doesn't necessarily belong to crow or magpie.
They might belong to a burnt phoenix.
I'd never imagined this crow to be a magical bird.
We'll have endless supply of elixir pills then.
We can't blame Liaoyuan for this.
Nirvana of the phoenix family has always been risky.
I've fallen into the wilderness, but...
I'm back unharmed with the help of the little devil.
It's my destiny after all.
Your Highness, since you're back safely,
I have nothing to worry about.
Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Empress are worried about your safety.
They'd called in the God of the Night just now...
-to punish him. -Runyu?
Bring me to my father now.
Your Majesty. Investigation wasn't done yet.
By listening to Runyu's mere words...
The God of Fire has arrived!
Greetings to Father and Mother.
Xu! Xu!
Get up now. Are you hurt?
I'm so worried.
I apologize for making you worried.
What happened?
Where were you all this time?
Father.
I was attacked during my nirvana by sleet weapon.
And I fell into the wilderness.
I wanted to find the culprit.
So it took me some extra time.
I'd never expected to bring chaos to you.
I was being reckless.
Please forgive me.
Have you found the culprit?
Not yet.
But I'm sure that it has nothing to do with brother.
I've found out some traces.
The truth will surface soon.
Stand up.
Both of you do care a lot about each other.
I'm happy to see it.
Good that you're back.
During the days when you were gone, your mother worried day and night.
You have to make it up to her.
Yes. I know.
It's really good news that the God of Fire is now back.
Congratulations, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Since Xu is now back safe.
I hope that you'll fulfill your promise. Summon the six realms.
And decide on the titles.
Father. Mother. What is it all about?
Your father and I have made a vow.
The day when you're back safely,
will be the day the Heaven Realm to crown its crown prince.
Now that we're under attack of the army from Demon Realm,
I think we'll talk about this when Xufeng brings victory home.
News!
Your Majesty!
The army of Demon Realm has retreated from Wangchuan River.
Any reason for that?
According to witness,
the God of Fire broke into King of Yan City's headquarter last night
and scared off the army.
Scaring the army off by a mere appearance, what an ability!
Your Majesty. You have always been fair with praise and punishment.
God of Fire, what do you think?
I plead father and mother to retrieve your order.
It's my job to lead the army
and protect my homeland.
Their retreat is just a delaying tactic.
From what I observed last night,
the King of Yan City will definitely be back.
Banishing the enemy is far more important than anything else.
Please excuse me.
I shall prepare the army for war.
I can only help you to get rid of the flame poison in your body.
You might experience pain for these few days.
Our physiques contradict each other.
If I forcefully heal you, you'll bear worse injury.
Fire and water have never gotten along.
Please save your magical prowess for something else.
I'm afraid that I can't handle more.
You knew that fire and water don't get along,
why did you still come to my rescue?
You'd do the same too, right?
Liaoyuan has just cleared the ice poison in your body.
And now you're here to help me.
Mother will blame me if she gets to know about this.
This is to thank you for saving my life.
Xufeng.
Everyone suspected me.
Don't you have doubts?
Of course I do.
You can't run away if anything happened to me.
I rushed to your rescue without even changing into my clean clothes.
I thank you for that.
You're powerful.
But still you're severely injured.
Apparently the one who wanted to kill me must be very powerful.
I'm afraid that I can't handle him alone.
What happened that day?
During my nirvana that day,
I felt a decrease in the fire intensity. The surrounding was icy cold.
And I couldn't move.
I could only use my inner force to passage through the meridians.
And jumped into the sea of cloud without enemy noticing.
As for the rest, I knew nothing about it.
He is good at water spells, and fearless of the flame of nirvana.
That's really weird.
I've told Father and Mother that I will investigate this matter.
This is to put the enemy at ease,
and let you investigate for me in dark.
And get the culprit caught as soon as possible.
Don't worry. I'll dig for the truth, to make up to you.
And prove my innocence.
But still you have to brush up your magical prowess.
So that you won't cause me trouble.
Just like today. You're in such a mess.
"Zi Fang Yun Palace"
Your Majesty.
The God of Fire didn't suspect him and helped with his injury,
and they even had tea together.
They don't seem to turn their backs on each other.
Stupid child.
He didn't know that he's making friends with the wrong company.
If it wasn't me who helped him in planning,
he wouldn't even know if he has handed the throne to someone else.
Keep an eye on Runyu.
If anything happens, come to me at once.
Yes.
So this is Heavenly Palace?
There's nothing special about it after all.
The mist is covering the floor.
I can't see the path properly.
Why did it disappear again?
What happened?
Those flowers look green and cheerful.
Why do they disappear after I touch them?
Am I not powerful enough?
Even flowers look down on me?
Stingy. I'm not plucking anymore.
Weird.
Why isn't there even a flower in Phoenix's front yard?
I should have gone to other places.
Is this fox?
It feels soft by touch.
And it looks cute too.
I've been living for so many years.
Finally someone harassed me.
I feel thankful for that.
Harass? What does it mean?
Why do you say so?
Where do you come from, Fairchild?
What's your name?
I'm not a Fairchild.
Just call me Jinmi.
I'm just... I'm just a half-fairy.
Half-fairy?
Seems like I've taken a long nap.
There's a new ranking for fairy in the Heavenly Realm.
I'm half way through my practice, that makes me a half-fairy.
Isn't this Xufeng's garden?
So you're Xufeng's Fairchild?
I'm not a Fairchild of that burnt phoenix.
I'm his Saviour.
Saviour!
Come, little Jinmi. I love story time. Let's go.
Who is he?
How can one be proficient in both water and fire magic?
That phoenix was burnt and fell into Floral Realm.
A gentleman in distress.
And I bumped into him.
Pretty Fairchild.
I passed him some air.
Body contact!
Then I waited for him to regain consciousness.
Then what? Say it!
I was waiting for your...
After he woke up,
he brought me to the Heavenly Realm to thank me for helping.
That's how a romance started.
It's classic.
I like the story very much.
Why doesn't he smell bad?
Fate loves to make fun of people.
Too bad you're a boy.
I think...
Xufeng would have fallen for you.
The burnt phoenix said that I'm a girl.
Am I a boy or a girl?
Little Jinmi. Let you tell you something.
I was the one who started saying "Repay one's kindness".
But one of the words were passed down wrongly time after time.
It's such a waste of my effort.
REPAY
This is the right word.
Repay kindness.
One must hug to repay the kindness.
Since you're the first one
who ever harassed me,
I'll give you a red string.
Tie it round Xufeng's ankle.
So that your romance will blossom.
Bad luck will turn into good one.
Match-Maker has been generous.
Five, six, seven, eight,
nine, ten,
eleven, twelve...
It seems that... Match-Maker has endless supply of red string.
If you stop giving them to the servant fairies in my house,
I'll thank you for that.
Little kiddo is all grown up now.
You'll never listen to your uncle anymore.
I remember the time when you were still a little chick,
you love to play among the red strings in my house.
But now...
you even sounded strange to me.
I feel so sad.
Kiddo?
You're exaggerating, uncle.
My nephew is a good boy.
That's how family members address each other.
I'd never expected that you two are uncle and nephew.
Never judge god by his looks.
Jinmi is good.
Take her as your mistress.
Who is Jinmi?
Does the "Mi" in your name Jinmi
mean "Honey"?
No, it doesn't.
It must be... the meaning of "Search"?
No.
My Mi means "Looking for food".
Aren't both of them the same word?
Great! That's great!
How old are you?
When is your birthday? Where are you from?
How many are there in your family?
It's boring here, Jinmi.
Why don't you come and tour around my House of Marriage?
Please excuse me.
It's really boring here. Fine!
Let's go!
"House of Marriage"
He is handsome.
He is really good looking.
His skin is flawless.
This boy is so attractive.
If he lives for a few thousand years more,
countless fairies will swoon over him.
If he grows on like this,
even the princes will be defeated.
That's right.
That's right!
Xufeng has great taste.
-Enough. Go. -Yes.
Let's go.
Little Jinmi.
Why don't you stay at my House of Marriage?
It's more interesting than Qiwu Palace.
My house is a good place with good fairies.
What do you think?
"My name is Liuyan.
The eldest daughter of the Lius in Hangzhou.
I'm 16 years old.
I beg to you Match-Maker,
to grant me a husband
who is as handsome as Panan.
And may our love lasts forever."
What does it mean?
It's normal that you know nothing about love since you're still young.
But if you were to be with my second nephew,
I think you better learn about it earlier.
I'm here at the Heavenly Palace to save my friend Rourou.
I'm looking for the Great Immortal.
Do you know where he is?
There are many Great Immortals here at the Heavenly Realm.
Who are you looking for?
The one who can revive my friend Rourou.
I can see that it's still green and crispy. It's fine.
My friend Rourou...
was a fairy that took human form.
But an incident that happened 900 years ago...
had her beaten down.
And she turned into this since then.
Do you know any Great Immortal who can help her, Match-Maker?
We are all in a cycle of birth and death.
Even the Heavenly Emperor can't take charge of it.
Mr. Puchi lied to me.
I got it.
Then I shall say goodbye.
Wait up!
We have many powerful immortals and resources here at Heavenly Realm.
If you would stay and practice,
you can definitely help your friend.
Moreover,
there's Supreme Clarity Heaven above the Empyrean Heaven.
If you dedicate yourself to practice the magical prowess,
you'll have a chance to go to Supreme Clarity Heaven
and listen to the Hunyuan Testimony by the masters.
So Mr. Puchi wasn't lying. Magical prowess? I'm on!
You're right! So I'll stay for a little longer here.
That's right.
If you stay with me, then I'll have some good stuffs for you.
-Elixir pills? -Better than that.
QIWU PALACE
How's Jinmi in the Palace?
Your Highness.
We had everything arranged for Jinmi as ordered.
But recently she's been dropping by at Match-Maker's place a lot.
Your Highness has been missing the chance to see her.
Half-fairy Jinmi is now very popular at the House of Marriage.
She has many leftover red strings in hands.
Many people wanted them.
Half-fairy.
Only this little demon dares to claim herself a fairy.
Fine. Never mind.
Let her be.
Yes.
Little Jinmi! You're slacking off.
If you didn't,
you think the Beast of Dreams can trace you by your smell?
It is a magical creature that feeds on dreams.
What's this?
Look for yourself.
See? How dare you deny that you've not been slacking off?
There are no flowers here at the House of Marriage.
What flowery dreams you have.
Can you do me a favour, Immortal Fox?
Can you please run some errand for me?
I'm staying in the heaven now,
but still my job is to pick flowers and make honey.
The flowers here are snobbish.
They bully low ranked fairy like us.
Whenever I touch it, it will vanish like smoke.
So can you help me to pick some flowers?
Spring will never stay.
So do the flowers after they withered.
The reason for this is better kept unknown.
It's all due to an uncommon relationship.
It's all about love.
What's love?
You've never heard of it since you're from the Floral Realm?
A few thousand years ago,
our current Heavenly Emperor offended the former Flora Goddess.
The former Floral Goddess
destroyed all flowers in Heavenly Realm.
The Heavenly Realm has been barren since then.
However, the Heavenly Realm can't be barren forever.
So...
Heavenly Emperor decided to make flowers out of the clouds
to fill the entire Heavenly Realm.
This returned the colors back to the Heavenly Realm.
So all the plants are fake.
Once you pluck it,
it will turn into smoke.
So I can't make honey anymore?
Silly you.
Is honey that important?
Didn't you get something out of it?
Like what?
Heavenly Emperor. The Floral Goddess.
He is handsome,
while her beauty is unparalleled.
Isn't that a classic love story?
Can love help with magical prowess?
If it can't and causes trouble, why do we need it?
You! You're such a thick head.
This is my collection of love manual, Tianxiang Secret Book.
Take a look.
It all starts from theory.
Hideous postures. Totally uninteresting.
The... love between boys and girls...
is the most beautiful
and truthful thing in the world.
Does it help with magical prowess?
-Of course. -Really?
That's great!
Bring this back and have a look at it.
Study it.
With your intelligence, you'll get the idea soon.
They look similar to me.
It's more beautiful here at night than in the day.
Why does the star fall into the lake?
Even the fish is forced to leave the water.
The climate is bad at the Heavenly Realm.
It's you again!
Be polite, Beast of Dreams.
I apologize, fairy.
It's okay.
Actually this deer...
is quite adorable.
Just that it's a little grumpy.
Actually I'm not a fairy after all.
But I'm a fairy who's becoming an immortal.
Right. I saw your tail just now.
Your tail is majestic.
Mister Immortal,
you've taken really good care of your deer.
He's fat and strong.
Beast of Dreams.
Which kitchen are you sending him to?
Kitchen?
I mean your job has quite a good prospect.
I remember Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven...
started off as a hummer and excelled at it.
He then joined the journey to the West and had a glorious life.
Buddha even gave him the title of the Battling Buddha.
And Zhang Guolao of the Eight Immortals.
He looked after donkeys before becoming an immortal.
He led a glorious life after that too.
Therefore, I think your future will be bright.
Your words have made my day, and I was enlightened.
Thank you so much.
You're welcome.
My name is Runyu.
What's your name?
I'm Jinmi. Jinmi.
I nearly forgot.
I have to deliver something to the fairies.
I'm occupied, Mister Immortal. I'll say goodbye now.
By the way,
you have this cute deer with you,
but you still look rather lonely.
I'll give this red string to you.
I hope you'll find someone to be with you.
Thank you Fairy Jinmi.
You're welcome. I got to go.
Wait.
Fairy Jinmi.
This is your hair pin.
Thanks. Bye.
HOUSE OF MARRIAGE
He is really good at weaving.
-That's right. -He's great.
That's brilliant!
Look.
It's beautiful.
It's fragrant too.
-Next. -It smells good.
-Make one for me. -Me too. Me too.
Wait. Wait. Can I have a word with you?
Wait.
-Don't go. -You haven't make one for me yet.
It's me.
Who are you?
I'm Liaoting, assistant of the God of Fire.
I brought you meals and clothes before.
-Is His Highness looking for me? -No.
It's me. Half-fairy Jinmi.
Can you make me a bouquet of flowers?
Congratulations for the new born baby.
Liaoting is still young. I'm not married yet.
What are the red eggs for then?
Red eggs?
No.
This is Qiwu Palace's magical bird, Zhuque's eggs.
One has to wait 800 years for an egg.
If you eat it, you can gain 100 years of magical prowess out of an egg.
And 300 years worth of magical prowess for two eggs.
300 years of magical prowess?
What did you say just now?
What flower do you want? I can make as many as you want.
-Wait for me. -Okay.
CALENDAR
Prosperous day.
Good for cooking eggs.
The taste of Zhuque's eggs is really incredible.
I like it.
I like it so much.
Help!
What's wrong, Little Jinmi?
Help me.
-Look for Xufeng. Quick! -Yes.
Did you eat something weird?
I... I don't know what happened.
It's painful.
Am I being poisoned?
Don't panic!
Jinmi!
-I just sent somebody to get you. -Take her away.
You're a bad guy!
Where are you taking Mi?
Mi!
It's daddy's fault.
I can't do anything
seeing you kidnapped by the thief.
If you carry on, she'll vanish within half an hour.
Aren't you my nephew?
I didn't get to act too much, you know?
What did you eat?
I ate two Zhuque's eggs.
I didn't expect to feel hot and painful after eating the eggs.
Why do I feel my magical prowess has decreased?
You little demon.
Your body is cold in nature. You can only be nourished by water.
How dare you eat Zhuque's eggs?
Zhuque is extremely heaty in nature.
If it wasn't me,
I'm afraid that you might already turn into a thread of smoke.
I'm a grape.
I grow on the ground. Not in the water.
I thought Zhuque was a relative of pig.
Who could relate it to fire?
And now I've lost half of the magical prowess I owned.
What shall I do?
Stop babbling. You're making me dizzy.
Rest and recover. You're ignorant.
You nearly sacrificed your life for mere 300 years worth of prowess.
Stupid.
Look after her. Don't let her eat anything weird.
Yes, Your Highness.
Half-fairy Jinmi.
Why does His Highness call you little demon?
You shut up!
You were to be blamed for all these.
Now that I've lost most of my prowess,
perhaps I need to eat something to compensate it.
Do you need any herb, Half-Fairy Jinmi?
I can look for them.
A demon like me...
loves to eat...
young boy and girl.
Of course!
Little fairchild like you...
would be my favourite.
Help!
Jinmi?
QIWU PALACE
Who is it?
Yanyou?
How are you, Your Highness?
You're tired of being an immortal.
That's why you went to the lower realm to be a demon.
I've never thought that you're even tired of being a demon now,
and came to Qiwu Palace to be a thief.
Thief?
That's what I want.
I'm delving into this in the lower realm recently.
I aim on pretty ladies.
But I'm tired of beauties of lower realm.
Heavenly Realm is still the best, right?
Changing appetite back to the Heavenly Realm,
I still have Jinmi, a pretty and delicate grape waiting for me.
You know Jinmi?
Of course, we've been friends for 1000 years.
We're buddies.
What are your relationship?
Why can I smell her on you?
That's because we love each other dearly.
Quit smooth talking with me.
I know Jinmi takes magical prowess as her own life.
I'm glad that she didn't steal from others.
How can she afford to give it to others?
If you're not honest with me, then you have to forgive my rudeness.
Don't be all worked up, Your Highness. Let me explain.
My relationship with Jinmi is simple.
We are creditor and debtor.
She owes me 1000 years worth of magical prowess.
Therefore we've made a 100-year vow.
She'll pay me 100 years worth of prowess every 100 years.
Therefore we're sharing magical prowess.
That's why we're more connected than others.
Then I've nothing to hide now.
I shall comfort her.
She's sleeping soundly. She doesn't need your comfort.
She doesn't? Can you do that yourself?
Turning her into raisin with your Nine Luminaries Fire?
Rourou.
Don't worry, Rourou.
My magical prowess has now grown. I can protect you.
Rourou.
Let go of Rourou!
Rourou!
Let go of Rourou!
Let go!
Rourou.
Phoenix.
Destroying 100 years worth of prowess due to gluttony.
Only she can do that.
QIWU PALACE
How much prowess does she still owe you?
What? You are paying back on her behalf?
Let me remind you of something.
It's easy to pay back by prowess.
Not when there's affection involved.
You are a high spirit.
I know that you don't need these prowesses.
You're just taking debt as a cover, to advance on Jinmi.
Let me tell you something.
Jinmi is now at my place.
She is protected by Qiwu Palace.
I don't care about what you did out there.
But if you ever try to advance to Qiwu Palace,
I shall never look on and do nothing.
♫ My left hand holds the ground, my right hand holds the sky ♫
♫ Lightning bolts erupt out of my palm print and go in ten directions ♫
♫ I quickly turn time into years ♫
♫ In three thousand lifetimes, I've seen it all ♫
♫ My left hand picks flowers, my right hand wields a sword ♫
♫ Between my brows, an entire 10,000 years' of snow has fallen ♫
♫ One teardrop ♫
♫ That is who I am ♫
♫ My left-hand's finger touches the moon, my right hand is selecting Red Threads ♫
♫ To bestow upon you and I, our desired and predestined love ♫
♫ In the moonlight ♫
♫ You and I ♫
♫ My left hand transforms into feathers, my right hand becomes scales ♫
♫ Some of my lives are spent in the clouds, some are in the forests ♫
♫ I'm willing to follow you and become a speck of dust ♫
♫ In order to emerge in this mortal life ♫
♫ My left hands picks you up, my right hand lets go of you ♫
♫ When I clasp my palms together, you are completely drawn back into my heart ♫
♫ So fragrant ♫
♫ You and I, we become inseparable ♫