♫ 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 9
If Great Floral Fairy wants to punish someone,
then punish me.
No one can interfere with Floral Realm's matters.
I hope God of Fire will not interfere.
I will not be bothered about other immortals.
As long as it concerns the fairies of Floral Realm,
even though you are very powerful,
don't you wish to meddle in our affairs.
I understand.
I have a clear conscience that I've never misconducted.
I hope Great Floral Fairy won't believe in the rumors.
I've really...
fallen for Fairy Jinmi.
-You! -Your Highness.
I will bring Jinmi back.
Nothing will happen between you and her.
Let's not meet again in the future.
Great Floral Fairy may have misunderstood Heavenly Realm and me.
I will... come to visit again next time.
I hope I can clear this misunderstanding by then.
I hope Great Floral Fairy will understand my sincerity.
When is that?
Will you thank me too?
Jinmi.
I must thank you sincerely.
I still owe you thousand years worth of magical prowess.
Don't worry. I haven't forget.
You don't need to trouble yourself.
Next time, I won't let you see Jinmi.
I still owe you thousand years worth of magical prowess.
Don't worry.
I haven't forgotten.
Kneel.
Floral Goddess passed away but she would still know.
Today, in front of Floral Goddess,
answer my questions honestly.
Towards Floral Goddess, I'll answer truthfully.
Where is your Prowess Suppress Hairpin?
I have kept it.
Other than the God of Fire, who else has seen your true form?
There are Match-Maker, Liaoting,
Feixu, Suihe and Liuying.
So many people.
So many mouths to shut. It's impossible to kill all.
It's still better to have prevention.
Is the God of Fire the one who took you away from the Water Mirror?
Yes.
Then did you stay in Qiwu Palace after you left the Water Mirror?
Yes.
Were you the one who plant Night Rattan?
Yes.
Another question.
Do you have feelings towards the God of Fire?
Yes.
Wrong! This is all wrong.
Floral Goddess, I'm not worthy of your trust.
I'll destroy half of my prowess as punishment.
Great Floral Fairy, what are you doing?
I said it wrong.
Then tell me, was that true?
We are friends.
I didn't fall in love with him.
You asked me in a hurry. I couldn't respond properly.
Then why do you violate the rules again and again
work so hard to save his life?
And the invitation before he left,
what do all these mean?
He saved me before, so I want to save him too.
It's to return the favour.
Furthermore, he promised to give me thousand years worth of prowess.
He hasn't given it to me yet.
Is it really because of the prowess?
Of course.
Don't hurt me!
The Yun Elixir is still there.
Fine, I expected too much from you.
You must remember
Heavenly Realm and Floral Realm have huge grudge.
Today, in front of the tomb of Floral Goddess,
swear that you won't have anything to do with Heavenly Realm anymore.
To Floral Goddess, I, Jinmi, swear that
I won't have anything to do with the people of Heavenly Realm.
If I break this promise, my prowess will be gone.
I won't be able to achieve immortality this lifetime.
I'll become a mortal next lifetime.
And for the next,
I'll become a carrot and be eaten by a rabbit.
That's enough for today.
Come back with me.
Thank you, Great Floral Fairy.
Floral Goddess,
I only said that I won't have anything to do with the people of Heavenly Realm.
But Phoenix, Fish Fairy and Match-Maker
are immortals and not normal people.
So they are not considered in the promise.
May Floral Goddess forgive me.
Are you still upset with Jinmi?
I'm upset with myself.
Why didn't I take good care of Jinmi?
So she was able to associate with those from Heavenly Realm.
That's a sin.
This is not your fault.
This is fate.
Fate?
Why must fate fool people?
Floral Goddess lost her life.
Why fate must interfere with Jinmi's life?
No, don't think like that.
It's not like that.
Little One has...
eaten Yun Elixir.
She won't fall in love.
So she won't be hurt by love, will she?
She won't end up like Floral Goddess.
And you have taken good care of her.
She will be happy her whole life.
I hope so.
I hope she understands what I'm doing for her.
She will.
Maybe
if you are not so strict
and change your way,
be more gentle when guiding her,
she will understand you're trying to help her.
Do you mean that I'm too strict?
No, I don't mean it.
Look,
in the whole Floral Realm,
who is comparable to you?
You're strict and alive.
Also respectable.
Friendly and cute.
Great Floral Fairy said that everyone from Heavenly Realm were bad.
She won't lie to us.
I think he uses prowess as a bait.
So you will help and save him.
No, we have promised each other.
He will come today.
He will give me thousand years worth of prowess.
I don't think he will come.
No, he will keep his promise.
He will come here like he said. Should we bet?
Fine, 10 years worth of prowess, do you dare to?
Greetings, Great Floral Fairies.
The Phoenix actually came here.
I told you he would.
Forget it then. Since I have thousand years worth of prowess,
you can keep your 10 years worth of prowess.
There was no witness.
Why do you come to Floral Realm's forbidden place?
I have promised Jinmi that I will come.
I will keep my promise.
After all, Jinmi is someone I love.
Even if it is dangerous, I will still come.
I hope you will allow me to meet her.
Ridiculous. It's a sin!
What does he mean?
He means...
-Do you like me? -I like you.
So he means,
he likes me as his friend.
He likes to be my friend.
Then why is Floral Fairy Magnolia upset?
You and him are just friends.
There are so many women out there.
Why won't Heavenly Realm let Floral Realm be?
Besides it's Jinmi.
I hope you stop your wistful thinking.
Besides it's Jinmi?
I only know that
Jinmi is a fruit fairy who has been training for a few thousand years.
According to what you said,
may I know why Jinmi is the exceptional case as stated earlier?
Not all things in the world can be known by God of Fire.
I sincerely advise you
not to be fooled by Jinmi's appearance.
At the end of the day, someone will get hurt.
And the heartbroken one will be you.
I'm not someone who judges people by the appearance.
I love Jinmi
because I like her naivety.
It really has nothing to do with her looks.
All of you from Heavenly Realm are really cold hearted.
Do you know that millions of years ago,
an immortal also said the same words here.
But in the end, it's meaningless. The sentimentality is useless.
Once you wake up from the dream, everything is a lie.
I don't know why both realms
are still holding grudges against each other.
But the past is in the past.
It's not right to affect the next generations.
I hope you will let me know what have happened.
It may be a misunderstanding.
If you have free time, don't waste it here in Floral Realm.
Why don't you ask your Heavenly Emperor?
That's all we can say.
A reminder.
You can have any of the women in the world.
But definitely not Jinmi.
Father, hug me! Father, hug me!
Hug me please.
Father, hug me!
Father. The former Floral Goddess.
There are things best left unspoken.
Please go back.
Are they playing the guessing game or using a secret language?
I don't understand at all.
Me too.
Phoenix!
Where are you going?
He said he wanted to give me thousand years worth of magical prowess.
If he leaves, who will give me that prowess?
You will be scolded by Great Floral Fairy if she knows.
It's alright. I'll come back immediately.
Jinmi. Jinmi!
Phoenix!
Phoenix, why are you ignoring me?
Phoenix!
You...
Why are you ignoring me?
Are you not going to give me thousand years worth of magical prowess?
You break your promise.
Jinmi, is that you?
If it's not me, who will it be?
You must be under a camouflage spell.
So I can't see you.
I see.
No wonder you can't see me.
You told me before.
Phoenix Flower only blooms in two seasons.
One season for when destiny begins, the other for when destiny ends.
Today,
I finally understand the saying. We are close yet so far apart.
You're standing in front of me.
But I can't see you.
Even if I see you,
I can only pretend to not seeing you.
It's better that we don't see each other anymore.
What do you mean?
Are you frightened by Great Floral Fairy?
All destinies will cease to an end.
All flowers will wilt in the end.
Maybe all these...
are just fate.
No one can rebel against it.
When I'm not around,
take good care of yourself.
Jinmi,
take care.
♫ Never wished to get into dispute, ♫
What are you saying?
Can you please explain clearly?
Phoenix.
Phoenix!
God of Fire,
may I know why you are still here at Floral Realm?
Great Floral Fairy.
Farewell, God of Fire.
Goodbye.
♫ Memories come back and forth, still I have no regrets ♫
♫ The memory of life and death is carved deep in my heart ♫
♫ As I taste the remains of the wine again ♫
♫ 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 ♫
♫ A bottle of wine, a body covered in dirt ♫
♫ Memories come back and forth, still I have no regrets ♫
Jinmi, Jinmi!
♫ The memory of life and death is carved deep in my heart ♫
♫ As I taste the remains of the wine again ♫
Who are you?
I'm Jinmi. What's your name?
I'm Frost Blossom.
Frost Blossom?
Jinmi, can you help me out?
Do you want to come out?
I love someone.
I want to tell him.
She is the lovestruck woman in Fox Fairy's story.
This is an interesting dream. I'll help her.
Alright. Wait for a while.
Jinmi, Jinmi!
Great Floral Fairy.
Here.
Are you alright, Jinmi?
Yes.
I don't know why but just now
it hurts here.
Maybe I have eaten bad food.
You only create trouble every day.
This time, you need to reflect on your wrongdoings.
Without my permission, you cannot leave this compound.
I am sorry. I will listen to you from now on.
Good.
All I'm doing is for your own good.
So strange.
Why does my heart hurt so bad?
And what does my dream mean?
-What are you doing? -You're a woman!
Don't you know that man and woman are different?
What do you mean?
Such behaviour is not allowed!
Rourou, Phoenix
is temperamental
and arrogant,
but,
his heart is kind.
He treats me well.
But he is chased away.
I'm all alone again.
Paying respect to Father.
Both of you must be tired. Runyu, Xufeng,
Please stand up.
Thank you, Father.
Father, Qiongqi commits evil actions.
To prevent him from attacking the six realms,
I hope you can personally sentence Qiongqi to death.
I agree.
Qiongqi commits many evil actions.
His spirit should be killed.
As he is born
from the ancient world's Yin and Yang, earthy and heavenly energy,
his death is not controlled by the five elements.
Both of you have achieved success.
Don't worry about this.
I have my own plan.
We obey your words.
Xufeng, I heard from Immortal Qihuang
that you were hurt by plague needle.
I wasn't being careful. So Qiongqi was able to hurt me.
Thanks to God of the Night and Princess of Bian City
who brought me to Floral Realm to obtain Night Rattan.
I'm fine now. Please don't worry.
Night Rattan is the sacred relic of Floral Realm.
They are willing to give it out
means the Great Floral Fairies are kind.
Father,
it took a lot of troubles to seek the Night Rattan.
It couldn't be done without a fairy from Floral Realm named Jinmi.
She saved his life.
Jinmi has saved me many times.
I owe my life to her.
We were able to trap Qiongqi was also because of her help.
Where is she now?
I want to reward her.
As she broke the Floral Realm's laws,
she's locked up in the Water Mirror by Great Floral Fairy.
This is the internal matter of Floral Realm.
I cannot interfere.
Let's wait for some time.
Once Great Floral Fairy is no longer upset,
invite Jinmi to Heavenly Realm.
We can then reward her.
I thank you on behalf of Jinmi.
Xufeng has trapped Qiongqi and done a great job.
Father,
the sealing of Qiongqi
was done by God of the Night, Jinmi and Princess of Bian City.
When I was poisoned,
God of the Night had been rushing about
even ruined his own cultivation and gave me his magical prowess.
I feel very bad about it.
God bless the God of Fire.
I only did what I could.
Alright. Stop pushing around.
I'm happy to see both of you caring for each other.
I will reward you two with ten thousand years old fire ginseng,
and thousand years old snow lotus
to recuperate. Retrieve your rewards at the Highest Palace in three days.
-Thank you, Father. -Thank you, Father.
No worry.
The tree with the same name as yours， can only grow at south side of the river;
Its blossoms so fervent, like the illuminating sun
QIWU PALACE
I receive the rewards although I was just doing my duty.
Your Highness!
Your Highness, you're finally back.
-I'm back. -Greetings, Princess Suihe.
Greetings, God of the Night.
This is...
She is Princess of Bian City from the Demon Realm.
Liuying, this is the leader of bird tribe, Princess Suihe.
I have heard your name before, Princess of Bian City.
Nice to meet you, Princess Suihe.
Princess of Bian City is really different.
From far away, I thought you are one of the fairies in Heavenly Realm.
I have mistaken.
I'm used to being a demon.
I have no desire to mix with those from Heavenly Realm.
I invite Liuying as my special guest.
Why do you come here today?
Your Highness, after you went to Demon Realm,
I miss you a lot.
I keep coming over to Qiwu Palace to get to your news.
When I heard you are coming back today,
I immediately come here.
But both of you went to Shengjing Court first.
And only come back now.
Arresting Qiongqi is a huge matter.
Naturally, we have to report to Father first.
Of course. Congratulations for your success.
God of Fire,
why do you look so pale?
Did something happen?
I'm fine.
I pass by and noticed that there's commotion here.
I was wondering what happened.
Xufeng has finally come back.
-Greetings, uncle. -Good.
Greetings, Match-Maker.
-Greetings, Match-Maker. -Uncle.
You are disobedient.
Always do things alone and go out at night.
You have never visited me either.
Please forgive me, uncle. I have tasks to do.
I have to be responsible.
I will visit you at House of Marriage more often.
Good.
You... Never mind.
Jinmi, why have you changed
after going to Heavenly Realm?
Uncle, this is not Jinmi.
She is the Princess of Bian City.
Who is King of Bian City?
Is he the long eggplant?
Among the kings in the Demon Realm,
his heart is the softest.
He is also very kind.
I helped him with his marriage back then.
Uncle.
Liuying, uncle loves to joke. Don't take it seriously.
It's alright. Since he is your uncle, I'll treat him like my own uncle.
Xufeng, Heavenly and Demon Realms are now a family.
This has never happened before.
You're right. He is the long eggplant.
I'm his daughter.
Thank you, Match-Maker,
for finding a good marriage for my father. Thus, I was born.
Whoever thought that the long eggplant
will have a daughter akin to hot chilli?
I like you.
Good. It's great.
Xufeng always brings back a woman each time when he comes back.
Each of them is beautiful and clever.
I won't need to worry about your marriage anymore.
Where is Jinmi?
Doesn't she come back with you all?
She returns to Floral Realm.
Why do you let her go?
Now that she left, who will talk to me, watch performance
and joke with me?
No, this won't do. Xufeng, hurry and invite her back.
I want you two to marry.
You work very hard normally.
It's better to take a break for a while.
I help people to get married.
What's the way to relax? Runyu.
I'm already engaged. You don't need to worry about me.
Silly child, I know you are engaged.
It's all because of Heavenly Emperor who simply matched you up with her.
We don't know where is the daughter of God of Water.
Next time,
I will invite Immortal Jiyuan over for a game of chess.
I will help you to ask. If the woman still doesn't show up,
I'll help you to find a few potential matches.
So that you won't be alone
in Xuanji Palace.
Match-Maker is kind.
My parents are still grateful to you.
Can you help me to find a partner?
As expected from you, little hot chilli.
I think Xufeng is perfect.
Why do you always involve me?
Little chilli, this is for you.
You can tie to any man you like.
Just tie it to the ankle of that man.
He will only...
love you. Even if he has wings,
he won't be able to escape from you.
I won't reject an elder's gift.
Thank you, Match-Maker.
But...
who should I tie this to?
Let me think carefully.
Xufeng, you are injured.
I'm not.
You were poisoned.
How are your injuries?
Although the poison is removed,
but you need to recover your health.
But with your ability, how can Qiongqi hurt you?
His Highness is known as God of Wars, has gone through countless battles.
How did Qiongqi hurt you?
Qiongqi definitely cannot defeat Xufeng.
But he's a mystical ancient creature. He is cunning.
It's difficult to defend effectively.
This happened in the Demon Realm. We couldn't protect Xufeng. I am sorry.
The God of Fire is a very important figure.
If he is injured and if Heavenly Emperor knows this,
it will hurt the relationship between Heavenly and Demon Realms.
I have reported to father.
He won't blame anyone.
Liuying helped a lot when we were subduing Qiongqi.
His Majesty is generous, Your Highness is kind.
Since none of you blame the Demon Realm,
I won't say anything else.
But there is a limit to everything.
That's enough. Let's put this to rest.
Don't mention it anymore.
This must be kept secret from Mother.
She always likes to make a big fuss.
Don't let her worry.
How long are you going to keep it a secret?
-Greetings. -That's enough.
-Mother. -Why did you get up? Have a sit.
What is going on?
It's just a small matter.
How did you know about it?
Is there anything I don't know in Heavenly Realm?
When I was at Shengjing Court,
Heavenly Emperor rewarded you with fire ginseng
and snow lotus.
I knew there must be something going on.
I was careless.
I was hurt by the plague needle during the fight with Qiongqi.
I'm fine now. Don't worry, Mother.
Why didn't you tell me earlier?
The situation is delicate.
If the news of me being poisoned spread,
those with bad intentions might manipulate this issue.
Fortunately, brother and Liuying were there.
They immediately cured me.
It's fortunate that Xufeng is back safely today.
If he is hurt,
each of you will not be able to get away with it.
But I don't understand one thing.
Runyu and Xufeng went to arrest Qiongqi together.
Why is my son the only one injured?
Could it be that someone waiting to reap the benefits when my son is in trouble?
Mother, it was my careless mistake.
It has nothing to do with anyone. I was set up by Qiongqi.
Don't worry, I'll recover these few days.
When you were undergoing Nirvana,
you were attacked by a man in black.
Have you gotten any clue yet?
Don't worry, Mother. I'm still investigating.
I'll be fair and won't accuse any innocent person.
It's alright. You must find out the truth.
After the truth is out,
I will make sure the person receives his punishment.
It's already late.
Shouldn't you go to work for the night shift?
I will leave then.
I have two more marriages to settle too. I will leave too.
Little chilli, do you want to follow me?
Let's go and play at House of Marriage.
Sure.
Excuse me, Your Majesty.
Let's go.
I am also leaving then.
What's wrong?
Are you blaming me for finding faults with Runyu?
Mother, I grew up with Runyu.
Our bond is strong.
You have raised him since young. Why must you find his faults?
He is like his mother.
His mother is disgraceful.
Runyu is also not a simple character.
I will not let him affect you negatively.
Mother, besides brother and I,
does father have other children?
Why? What have you heard?
I have seen a drawing in Shengjing Court before.
It depicts the former Floral Goddess.
Don't mention the past.
Mother, the former Floral Goddess has passed away 4000 years ago.
Why are you still troubled by it?
You know nothing.
Back then, Zifen used her beauty
to seduce your father.
Does this mean...
father was in a relationship with the former Floral Goddess?
If it was just a normal romance. It would be alright.
But your father wanted to abolish my crown as Heavenly Empress
because of her.
It's a good thing that I was able to stop him.
If not, I have no idea
where we would be today.
It's fated that she passed away.
Why did you ask this all of a sudden?
Jinmi, it seems that we cannot be together in this life.
Xufeng.
You are the successor of your father.
I will do my best to protect you.
I will destroy all those who try to stop you.
Mother, listen to me.
If you really want to help me,
stop saying such words in front of me.
And let go of your resentment towards Father.
Stop the dissent.
I have no desire to replace father.
I only hope Father and you will live forever.
I want to serve both of you forever.
What are you saying?
Never mind.
Take a good rest these few days.
Don't go anywhere else. Understand?
Yes.
Father?
Father.
Runyu, why are you here?
I want to take some books from Shengjing Court.
So I pass by here.
But Father seems to be relaxing today, viewing the flowers here.
They are just fake flowers.
I don't have the mood to view them.
I am still worried about Qiongqi's matter.
That's why I take a walk here.
Oh, right.
You have also been to Demon Realm to handle Qiongqi's case.
Tell me your opinions.
I don't dare to say anything.
Don't worry. This is not the Highest Palace.
I think that Qiongqi would not able to escape from the cauldron.
Someone in the Demon Realm wanted to create chaos.
He wants to destroy the peace and order of the six realms.
But it's good that Qiongqi is recaptured.
So, the culprit's plan has failed.
Then what do you think is his intention?
The six realms will be affected each time Qiongqi appears.
No matter what his intention is,
he is an enemy of the six realms.
Do you agree that the six realms need to be unified?
To unite the six realms, wars are inevitable.
I think that
there is no realm having such strength as for now.
Even Heavenly Realm may not be able to do it.
Runyu, you're right.
Oh right, aren't you going to Shengjing Court?
Just go.
I won't disturb you anymore.
I will leave first.
No chance of winning? If uniting the six realms
is an easy task,
then it won't be challenging anymore.
If I want to be succeed,
I still need to wait for a while.
Qiongqi, I let you go this time.
Don't let me down again.
The saying goes, parents know their children best.
But my son is not on the same boat with me.
I don't know what I'm doing all these for.
His Highness will understand you one day.
But now, the people around him are all sceptical.
Princes of Bian City, Liuying has only met with His Highness for a few days.
But she is already calling him Brother Feng.
She doesn't even care whether His Highness
will be talked by people.
This is not a big issue.
Xufeng was injured in Demon Realm.
What do you think about this?
I think something is strange.
♫ 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 ♫