♫ 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 6
Uncle, report to father right away.
Qiongqi is wrecking the Southern Heavenly Gates.
Request immediate assistance.
Little One, are you all right?
-Let me have a look. -I'm fine.
Fish Fairy, you must be careful.
Don't you worry.
Take care of Jinmi.
Phoenix!
Watch out!
Quick, get up.
Qiongqi is deadly. Don't go after him.
Are you two all right? Are you hurt?
I've failed you, father.
I couldn't detain the beast.
I allowed Qiongqi to destroy the Southern Heavenly Gates.
-I deserve to be punished, father. -You're being too harsh on yourself.
He is an ancient beast. Ferocious by nature.
You, alone, are no match for him.
Follow me back to the Empyrean Cloud Palace now.
We need to figure out a counter-measure, before he comes back stronger.
Little One, are you all right?
Yes.
It's said that nine hundred years ago, Qiongqi caused havoc in the six realms.
He didn't just cause chaos in the Demon Realm,
he even caused disturbance in Floral Realm.
The Heaven Realm sent out masses of powerful Supreme Immortals,
it took a long time to finally take him down.
Then, even Xuanling Lord Doumu came forth to cast a seal.
It befogs me why Qiongqi would appear again.
Qiongqi's reappearance is indeed precarious.
In my humble opinion, it is now a critical time.
He must be quickly detained, and be sealed away once more.
If left unhandled, he will cause danger to the six realms.
There'll then be endless consequences.
Dear lord, I could not agree more.
In my humble opinion, in the battles between heaven and demon,
though the Demon and Heaven Realm have called for truce,
feelings of unease still lurk within them.
Waiting to be unleashed.
King of Yancheng may have withdrawn at Wangchuan River,
but that was but a feigned retreat.
Now that Qiongqi has reappeared,
I believe the Demon Realm is definitely involved.
I humbly ask to enter the Demon Realm to capture Qiongqi.
At the same time, to investigate the Demon Realm.
The Fire Immortal is right,
to undo the spell, we need to find the spell caster.
This catastrophe sprouted from the Demon Realm.
Please father, make a decision as soon as you can.
The peace among the six realms lasting until today,
had not been easy to maintain.
We must not allow the Demon Realm to provoke us,
overturning the peace.
-Orders for the Fire Immortal, Xufeng. -Yes, father!
Take this, Red Clouds Sword.
Protect Heaven and intercept the Demon Realm.
Take down all devils and demons.
Capture Qiongqi.
Uncover the truth behind Qiongqi's return.
I oblige.
It's already so late.
Why isn't Phoenix back yet?
I wonder if he was badly hurt by Qiongqi.
Veggie!
My poor Veggie!
How you've suffered.
Just 2 days, and you've been cooked into a dish.
These soulless short-lived Heaven Immortals!
What a sin!
This Veggie, who are you talking about?
Have you forgotten?
The field by the Water Mirror,
the lover of the chives sister, little Chinese flowering cabbage.
When you were young, he used to praise you for your wits.
Have you forgotten?
Well, at a glance, it does look a little familiar.
But how could you tell?
Of course I could.
It's Veggie!
Veggie has always had green leaves.
White stalks.
Rounded head.
Tender in texture.
Of course it's him.
Don't all Chinese flowering cabbages look like that?
Your Highness.
Your Highness,
I heard you had a vicious battle at Southern Heavenly Gates with Qiongqi.
Were you hurt?
It was nothing major. Go on down.
Yes.
Stop crying.
Hello, Uncle.
Xufeng.
This is...
A rotten tree cannot bear good fruit.
None of you Heaven-kind have a kind soul.
Like father, like mother, like son.
Xufeng, do you still remember
when you secretly set free the Jade Rabbit,
there was a Carrot Fairy
that was thrust around through the Heavenly Palace?
Well, he's the one.
I was young and oblivious.
For the wrong that I've done unto you, I hereby apologize.
But, Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Empress are rulers of the six realms.
They are not ones who can be criticized by a petty fairy like you.
Mr. Hu.
Let's all get along peacefully. Speak nicely.
Your dishes here are the least bit tasty.
Little One, follow me back to the Water Mirror.
And debrief to the fellow Floral Fairies.
I recently heard that the Floral Realm had a falling out with the bird tribe
over a mere fairy.
Is this uproar due to Jinmi?
So what if is?
What if it's not?
The Floral and Heaven Realm
haven't communicated for thousands of years.
Yet today, the Floral Fairies have to attend to this personally
for just a fairy.
Seems like there'll be lots to weather in the coming days.
The Floral Realm is none of your business.
Are you going back for this?
Very well. Qiongqi is causing havoc.
Father has sent me to patrol the Demon Realm.
I'll leave tomorrow. I'll be gone for a good few years.
If you stayed in Heaven, with no one to train you,
it'd be a waste of time anyway. Better to go back.
Phoenix, you fool!
How can you let Jinmi go?
That's great! Now that we've bid farewell.
Let's go then.
Wait a minute.
Now... now's not the time to leave yet.
Why... why's that?
I'm not done packing my bags.
Jinmi, how are you more clutter-brained than me?
You're no ordinary human.
What bags do you need?
Whatever pretty clothes you desire,
you need only snap your fingers,
and you have everything you need.
I... It's not clothes that I want.
It's... it's books that I want to take along.
-Books? -Yes.
Since... since I came here,
I've been studying this mental cultivation.
There's a few chapters of scripture that I've not understood.
So I'd like to take them back,
so that I can ask Great Floral Fairy, isn't that good?
Your Highness, Can I... Can I take a few books from your study?
I am truly glad that you have a curious heart to learn.
The books in the study are yours to take.
Thank you, Your Highness.
That's more like it.
You've finally matured.
Little One, besides just playing a fool, you now yearn self-improvement.
Very well. We shall leave tomorrow then.
We shall leave tomorrow.
-All right. We'll leave tomorrow. -Take more books.
Take more books. Don't worry about the weight.
-If it's heavy, I'll help you. -All right.
Wait a while.
That should do it.
You've finally learn not to feed me scalding water.
Qiongqi was so scary today, thanks for saving me.
Thank goodness, you are grateful.
I very much appreciate being alive.
So I must give thanks, for you being my savior.
I wonder how she plans to thank me.
How are you going to thank me?
Didn't I just thank you?
Forget it.
It's like I'm serenading a cow.
We were doing fine, yet he suddenly gets mad at me?
What ridiculous mood swings.
Rest assured, I will definitely defeat Qiongqi and avenge you.
If you really do defeat him,
even if you make me gardener then, I'd be more than willing.
I'd even plant a whole garden with Phoenix Flower.
What's the matter?
Are you all right?
Help me over there.
Yes, of course.
Slowly.
Phoenix.
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
I'll be okay, with just a change of luck after 12 days.
-Phoenix. -No big deal.
What's with that face?
Your brows and eyes are all scrunched up.
I was just thinking,
you're not using your powers to stay strong, right?
Why would I need stay strong?
Then, get up and walk two rounds for me.
I'm up.
Not enough.
This can't determine if you're really okay.
I must see for myself.
What are you doing?
I want to see if your back is recovered.
How would I know if I don't check?
-Let go. -No.
Let me see. Qiongqi is so strong.
No way you'd recover so easily.
If I don't see it myself, I won't believe it.
If I say I'm fine, I'm fine.
Tugging and pulling, what a mess.
Let me see. I'll stop once I see.
Let me see.
Even immortals have scars too.
Why do you have so many?
What happened here?
They were from former battles.
How long do you plan to keep looking?
Fine.
Do all wild fairies know no bounds between men and women,
and always tug at people's clothes?
It's fine that it's me,
but you can never tug on other people's clothes.
Understood?
Understood.
You're amazing.
You can recover from all your injuries from Qiongqi.
But why do you have so many scars?
Wars wait for no one.
When have I the time to heal?
So as time passes, scars naturally stay.
But they are just external injuries. It's nothing.
-Don't you feel pain? -They've long recovered.
I guess being Supreme Immortal is not easy too.
Obviously. The Way of Heaven...
is paved with endless pain but sparse healing.
Do everything in adequacy.
The higher the magical prowess, the stronger one becomes.
The more responsibility and bigger the mission one bears,
the more there is that one needs to protect.
I heard Great Floral Fairy mention once, in the Floral Realm,
if Ganoderma essence is applied, those badly injured can heal,
normal people can get stronger from ingesting it.
Seeing that Your Highness has saved my life,
I'll give you one.
Ganoderma essence is rare and sacred in the Floral Realm.
You need not bother Great Floral Fairy for my sake.
Mr. Hu said before, people who look good,
spend all their effort in caring for their face.
Therefore, their brains are usually empty.
You are the perfect example.
You're the one who kidnapped me here.
Why would Great Floral Fairy save you?
If that's the case, how would you give it to me?
It's just some grass.
I'll just cast it out for you.
You, cast it out?
Don't look down on me.
It's actually really easy.
You better think about how you should thank me,
after I cast it out.
All right, I'll be waiting then.
Just you wait.
Wait and see.
If you can plant the Ganoderma,
I'll give you 200 years worth of magical prowess.
What say you?
I know you're just teasing me.
But us fruit planters,
do not share the same thoughts with the birds.
Three hundred years.
All right, 300 years then.
I... I... I... I've planted it!
I've grown the Ganoderma!
Look!
Three hundred years of magical prowess. Losers pay the rake!
What are you?
What's wrong?
Ganoderma essence is sacred to the Floral Realm.
How can a nobody like you grow something like that?
Let me ask you, how are you related to the late Floral Immortal?
The late Floral Immortal had great magical prowess.
High above all immortals.
If only I could be related to that.
I'm not joking around, who are you?
I'm just a grape, what's wrong with you?
Have you changed your mind about the magical prowess?
You can just say so.
Why are you being like this?
Fox fairy, why are you here?
♫ As the wind breezes by, ♫
♫ Separating Heaven and Earth to a million miles ♫
♫ So, what? ♫
Moon Immortal was right,
to hold down a man, is to first hold his kiss.
But why do I feel weird?
The rest is still usable. Keep it.
Don't waste my Ganoderma!
♫ Never to meet again in all eternity, ♫
♫ Despite how frantic the world becomes ♫
♫ In a love letter, I found the place where we meet in every life ♫
♫ There I'll wait for us to watch the setting sun ♫
♫ In a love letter, I found the place where we love in every life ♫
♫ There I'll sing in the moonlight ♫
♫ In a love letter, I found the place where I make a wish in every life ♫
♫ There I'll plant a red lotus to fill the memories with its lovely scent ♫
♫ In a love letter, I found a place ♫
Rourou.
Phoenix got hurt because he tried to save me.
Yet, this cunning bird said he's fully recovered.
Who knows if he's really recovered?
He even sacrificed his life for me.
If I left just like that, it'd be too unfair
right?
Even if not for him,
but for you,
I too must go to the Demon Realm to find Qiongqi, to avenge you!
♫ In a love letter, I found the place where we meet in every life ♫
♫ There I'll wait for us to watch the setting sun ♫
♫ In a love letter, I found the place where we love in every life ♫
♫ There I'll sing in the moonlight ♫
♫ In a love letter, I found the place where I make a wish in every life ♫
♫ There I'll plant a red lotus to fill the memories with its lovely scent ♫
♫ In a love letter, I found the place where we love in every life ♫
Congratulations, Your Highness.
What for?
I heard that Your Highness caused great pain
to Qiongqi with your powers.
The Heavenly Emperor personally gifted the Red Clouds Sword
which can kill immortals and subdue demons.
That sword is the Heaven Realm's greatest treasure.
The Heavenly Emperor's action of doing so speaks volumes.
Your aunt too, is greatly thrilled.
Therefore, I have come forth especially to congratulate you.
It was only a duty, there's nothing to be congratulated.
What is it that brings you here so early in the day?
Your Highness, you are journeying far.
I came to send you off.
Also, I heard some rumors yesterday,
saying that Jinmi is the person Great Floral Fairy is after.
Is this true?
You sure are well-informed.
Seems like Qiwu Palace should do an in-house clean up.
No wonder I couldn't find a single soul as I searched the entire bird tribe.
Jinmi is really headstrong.
Just by her alone, she caused so much trouble to the bird tribe.
You can't blame Jinmi,
it was I who brought her here to the Heaven Realm.
I'll apologize to Great Floral Fairy.
To clear up the misunderstanding.
Surely.
So long as the Floral Realm and the bird tribe are on good terms,
I'll have peace of mind.
Just that, I used to think I knew Jinmi.
Yet she even hid her identity from me.
I'm just so disappointed.
You've always been benevolent.
Don't compare yourself to Jinmi, that clutter-brain.
Phoenix has great powers.
Hopefully he doesn't figure it out.
Ouch.
Your Highness, this shirt has got some dirt on it.
Your Highness, it might be because this scroll is aged.
It's not properly dusted, thus dusting the shirt.
Your Highness, shall I get a change of clothes for you?
Your Highness, how about this purple one?
It's a little too bright.
Then, Your Highness, what about the black one?
That's too gloomy.
No worries.
A little dust is fine.
I'll just wear this.
That's right.
Ouch!
It hurts!
"River Bank of River of Unmindfulness"
Young man, are you looking for a ride?
Exactly.
Sorry to trouble you, sir.
Please.
Please stand firm, young man.
The fairy in the sleeve pocket too, hold on tight.
I'm going to cast off.
Fairy in sleeve pocket, hold on tight.
That...
I don't know how but I slept in the wrong place, last night.
How unfortunate. How unfortunate indeed.
This is Wangchuan River.
If you don't wish to be the food of the souls in the river, sit still.
Where's your grape vines?
I worried that wearing it would wound your pride,
so I kept it.
Why would my pride be wounded?
Obviously, because I worry I'd snatch away
your reputation as the most handsome man in the six realms.
My whole 10,000 years of watching
the River of Unmindfulness,
this is my second time seeing such a stunning lady.
Isn't your business doing badly then,
only two ladies in 10,000 years?
I still remember, about 10,000 years ago there once was a lady
who came to me for a handful of water from this river.
That lady had the skin of a goddess.
She walked like she was on a field of flowers.
Her feature's stunning. But she looked miserable.
Unlike this lady here, who's bright and naive.
Sounds like an interesting story.
I'll tell this to the Moon Immortal when I get back.
He'd definitely be delighted.
Then what happened? What happened next?
Then, from the shore, came a man with brocade clothing.
Hurriedly, he spilled the water from the hands of the lady.
After a struggle between the two,
the girl leaped up, seemingly to dive into the river.
Then, the man panicked,
as if he'd gone mad, and tried to pull her back.
In the end, the two of them disappeared, never to be seen again.
River of Unmindfulness.
Looking back, it's all become a distant memory.
So it's a story with a bad ending.
Stand firm.
I told you to be careful, you clumsy mess.
What a moody birdy.
Don't leave me here alone.
I'll be scared all alone here.
You're an elf. What could possibly scare you?
Oh yeah. You've got a point.
What? I'm no elf.
I'm a fairy.
From today on,
you will be my personal maid in the Demon Realm.
Assist me closely,
and I'll make sure you don't get captured by demons. How's that?
All right.
Why did you make my hair into two pigtails?
This is so old-fashioned!
Why did you make my hair into two pigtails?
I hate pigtails.
I think it looks great.
Two pigtails don't look good at all!
I think it looks great.
Mr. Demon, buy this tail.
I have only the freshest.
Once you put it on, I assure you will be in disguise.
How real! It's still warm.
Do you have bunny ears?
I do!
Wow, really?
Now I can go back and give Mr. Hu a scare.
Do I look cute? Cute, aren't I?
You have such great taste.
These rabbit ears are made according to the Jade Rabbit of Guanghan Palace.
Really?
Don't get tricked.
All right!
Ms. Demon,
you have not given me any magical prowess.
What magical prowess?
I'll pay on behalf of her.
-Fish Fairy? -Fairy Jinmi.
-Why are you here? -You seem well.
-Thanks Fish Fairy. -Cute, right? You like it?
This.
It's my maid who is buying, of course I should be paying.
How could I trouble The Night Immortal.
It's no trouble between brothers.
Brothers?
You are brothers?
The Heaven Realm is truly weird.
First there was the Fox uncle.
Now there's a handsome fish brother.
Everyone is connected in this world.
Looks like you know each other.
That day Fish Fairy was feeding the deer in Heaven,
and I ran into him.
Fish?
The Night Immortal,
when did you decide to forgo being a dragon,
but become a fish instead?
The Night Immortal?
I heard a while back,
that the Fire Immortal became a crow in the Floral Realm.
Me becoming a fish is nothing compared to that.
You... You're the Night Dragon, the Night Immortal?
I guess having a tail with scales, doesn't mean you're a fish.
You could be a low-profile dragon too.
It never occurred to me, that Jinmi, you are the Fire Immortal's maidservant.
How very interesting.
What brings the Night Immortal to the Demon Realm?
You coming here personally to capture Qiongqi has made me worry.
So I came to lend a helping hand.
Qiongqi is truly ferocious.
I may not be able to protect you.
Rest assured. I won't drag you down.
-Let's go then. -Let's.
What a big room!
Where... where should I sleep?
You're my personal maid. Of course, you have to serve me.
That doesn't seem very good.
I'm not used to sharing a bed.
This is a suite.
Of course you'll have your own bed.
Tonight, I'll be discussing the battle plan with his highness.
You go prepare some fine wine and food and send it to my room.
He knows just how to make me busy.
Why are you here in the Demon Realm too?
HOUSE OF MARRIAGE
Mr. Hu...
The past year has been a great memory.
Immortal, you have a letter.
Immortal. This was written by Jinmi to you.
Jinmi?
Little One!
Little deer, morning.
Here.
Have a bit of grass.
This grass is hard to find in this Demon Realm.
Don't just feed on dreams, have some greens too.
Then, you'll be healthier.
Have some grass.
Come on, come get it.
Here you go.
Jinmi, don't force it.
Fish Fairy.
Jinmi, you may not know
but the Beast of Dreams only feeds on dreams.
So, it can't eat grass.
Let it out at night, and it'll go hunting for dreams.
Then it'll eat.
Only eats dreams?
I wonder if the dreams taste any good.
Is it sweet? Salty?
This Little One, hit a jackpot and had pretty girls in his dreams.
But this dream, why did it change at the end?
There are two types of dreams.
One is a blue dream from memory.
The other is a yellow dream of desire.
When people dream of the things that have once happened,
then, the dream beads will glow with a blue light.
Which is the blue colored dream of memory.
If it's a dream that has never really happened,
but just imagination,
then the dream bead will let out a yellow glow,
which is the yellow colored dream of desire.
People often dream of reality at the very beginning of their dream,
but then it gradually fills with all sorts of imagination.
This dream will change from a blue dream of memory
to a yellow dream of desire.
It sounds super complex.
To put it simply, can I say, that a yellow dream is fake
and a blue dream is real?
If it's both blue and yellow, then it's half fake and half real.
That's right. Jinmi, you are correct.
Oh yes, breakfast is served. Let's go eat.
Don't worry about me, you go ahead. I'll be there in a bit.
All right, I'll be going first.
Little Beast of Dreams.
The dream you just spit out was really meaningful.
Give me another, won't you?
Isn't that Phoenix?
This must be the erotic dream that Moon Immortal mentioned.
Fancy that!
The rascal, Phoenix.
He always looks so serious, yet he has such erotic dreams.
This girl... Why does she look exactly like me?
Tell me, who's that woman hugging the Fire Immortal?
Isn't this woman the Demon Realm general?
I have no idea. I was just looking too.
With that whip of yours, I couldn't see anything.
And who are you?
How dare you spy on the dreams of the Supreme Immortal?
Me?
I am his highness the Fire Immortal's maidservant.
The Fire Immortal, where is he?
Come, come, I'll tell you.
He's eating right now.
Just go straight, turn left, left and left again.
When you get there, turn right and you'll see him.
Go on!
I got to find a good spot to watch it unfold.
The food in the Heaven Realm is bland.
After a long time, it feels dull.
Eating spicy and sweet food once in a while is quite a pleasure.
Coming from the Second Prince who eats only bamboo shoots,
and only drinks from the purest springs,
that's rather interesting.
Cheers.
Fairy Jinmi.
No one came to see you yet?
♫ 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 ♫