♫ 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 14
How is Jinmi?
The yang qi in her body is very strong.
I don't know who gave her so much yang qi,
which contradicts her Yin nature.
If I weren't here today,
I am afraid that she would be in danger.
Thank you so much, Mister Water Immortal.
If something wrong happened to Jinmi,
how can we explain to the former Floral Goddess?
Jinmi turns out to be my child.
You must be mistaken. How could that be?
Well...
since Jinmi is no longer in danger,
I shall not disturb you any longer.
I'll visit again another time.
Everyone's done something right and wrong,
all the immortals have their own stories.
Right now, there are no outsiders.
You have no need to hide it from me.
I know that you all have sworn an oath to Zifen.
I won't make things difficult for you.
Just now, I've just checked Jinmi's spirit.
Even if you want to hide it from me, you won't be able to.
I'm only going to ask you one thing.
Was Jinmi born during the fall frost?
It's true.
Mi...
These 4000 years,
I haven't done anything a father should.
Zifen passed away,
I was too ashamed to go see her.
Mi...
Let Father help you up.
Here...
This...
Father?
Immortal,
you are mistaken.
It's my fault that I didn't look after you well.
If you are not willing to recognize me as your father,
I will not be mad at you.
No... It's not like that.
It's not that I don't want to recognize you,
it's that you have mistaken me as someone else.
I'm just a normal grape fairy,
raised by nature.
Even if I wanted to scam or pretend,
I wouldn't dare do it to you, right?
Silly girl,
how can you be a grape fairy?
Just now I've checked your spirit.
You are indeed the child of Zifen and I.
Zi... Zifen?
Which Zifen?
In all the six realms,
who would dare to have the same name as the late Floral Immortal?
Late Floral Immortal?
I'm the child of the Late Floral Immortal?
Oh my!
I cannot simply be dreaming.
It must be an illusion.
I've pretended to be the Late Floral Immortal's descendant,
scammed the Heavenly Emperor for 5000 years of prowess,
and now I'm facing retribution for it.
Late Floral Immortal,
please forgive me.
Quick, wake up.
One, two, three!
I'm... I'm not dreaming?
Is... Is this real?
I...
I've been a grape fairy for the past 4000 years.
Right now, am I...
a drop of water or a flower?
Your spirit must have been sealed off by Zifen using the Garan Seal.
Therefore, your true form is not this entity.
Also, because of this, training your prowess was an obstacle.
Your body also looks a bit younger.
I'll bring you to my Master, Xuan Ling Lord Doumu,
to seek the counterspell, then you'll be able to get back to your true form.
Great Floral Fairy, is this true?
The late Floral Immortal concealed the truth
to protect you.
Since you've exposed your true form in the Heavenly Realm,
it can no longer be concealed.
It's good that the Water Immortal is protecting a troublemaker like you.
Are fathers so easy to find nowadays?
Yesterday I had one,
today I have another one.
But since the Great Floral Fairy has already confirmed it,
it must be true.
I didn't think that I would have a father and mother.
F... Father.
Are you really my father?
Let me bring you home.
I will never leave you behind again,
causing you to be so lonely.
Okay...
It's okay.
But... you all told me that I'm the Former Floral Immortal's child,
but the Former Floral Immortal passed away 4000 years ago.
I've never even seen her once,
nor know what she looks like.
Although your mother is not around anymore,
you still have a father. As long as I'm here,
I will accompany you always.
Oh, right...
Mi.
Right now, your body is filled with yang energy that's burning furiously.
Where did you get it?
To solve it, we must find the one that cast it.
In this current state of urgency,
we have to find that person
to retrieve the prowess that's working against you.
I... I didn't ask for it.
He gave it to me.
Do I really need to give it back?
In this situation, why are you still thinking about the prowess?
If you don't give it back, you'll die from vomiting blood.
No. Last night, Heavenly Emperor brought my spirit
to the state of illusion.
He gave me 5000 years of prowess, it has nothing to do with me.
Heavenly Emperor?
What did he say to you?
He said... He...
He is also my father.
What a joke.
Indeed the biggest joke in the world.
That shameless man,
how can he be the master of the Heavenly Realm?
If it wasn't for the Heavenly Emperor,
the late Floral Immortal's soul wouldn't have been destroyed and died in hatred.
Calling him the murderer of Jinmi's mother would not be too far off.
Father? What a joke!
How could he?
Begonia!
What did you just say?
What was the cause of Zifen's passing?
It's been four thousand years,
how long will you hide it from me?
How did the late Floral Immortal pass away?
Speaking of that, you were also part of the cause.
Today, even if I have to go against the oath I swore to the late Floral Immortal
and destroy my own spirit,
I'll have to tell the truth.
All the men in the world are fickle when it comes to love.
Now that Jinmi has grown up,
everyone claims to be her father.
Where were you then?
Do you know that the late Floral Immortal used
all her prowess to protect this child?
Four thousand years ago,
Jinmi came into the world crying, when the late Floral Immortal closed her eyes,
it was the same night when the Water Immortal had his wedding.
You were all happy and merry,
and didn't even have the time to watch the peach blossoms.
Why would you even think of people from the past?
Enough, Begonia! Jinmi is still inside.
If Jinmi hears this,
we will all have to share the blame
and drag Jinmi into a generations-old affair. What for?
That means that...
Zifen died...
in the fall frost, of the year 28612...
and not Summer Solstice in the year 28613?
The Floral Realm hid the news about Zifen's death for almost a year?
-Why? -That year...
Begonia!
Aren't you ever going to listen to me?
All the Floral Fairies swore an oath to the late Floral Immortal,
please don't force us to tell you anymore.
Floral Fairies, today Little One has found her father.
Please don't make her more upset.
Why don't you all go inside to accompany her?
If you'd like to talk about the old days,
why don't you talk to me?
Mr. Hu,
you are considered someone who was close to Zifen.
You must know what happened back then.
Since the late Floral Immortal had always wanted to keep this secret,
I'm afraid she intended not to let you know about it.
However, since you are not willing to remain a confused fool,
then why not become a sad but understanding person?
Back then, when Heavenly Emperor was still the second prince,
he planned every move carefully
to win over the late Floral Immortal's heart.
I am sure you are more aware of it than I am.
In order to rise to the throne as Heavenly Emperor,
he formed an alliance with the bird tribe,
and married the princess of the bird tribe, Tuyao,
and betrayed the late Floral Immortal.
When the late Floral Immortal found out about it,
she was desperate and heartbroken.
Luckily...
Luckily your kindness
to the late Floral Immortal was the same every day.
Her love for you grew stronger in time.
This was supposed to stop her before it was too late.
Who knew?
The Heavenly Emperor acted the same even after he was crowned.
He continued to harass the late Floral Immortal,
but the late Floral Immortal refused to yield.
That made the Heavenly Emperor even more frustrated,
and he forcibly defiled the late Floral Immortal.
He used force on Zifen?
But the late Floral Immortal didn't know that
she was already pregnant with Jinmi.
In anger,
she went to the River of Unmindfulness.
Lady.
You already made your choice between power and me.
We have taken different paths,
but you've shamed me and made me betray Luolin.
Only by jumping into the River of Unmindfulness,
can I wash off the shame and heartbreak.
The late Floral Immortal wanted to drink from the River of Unmindfulness
to forget her sorrow, but Heavenly Emperor stopped her.
She then jumped into the river to destroy her own spirit,
but the Heavenly Emperor cast a spell to stop her.
I am the Heavenly Emperor. The entirety of the Heavenly Realm is mine.
I won't allow you to die, and I won't allow you to forget me.
Let me go! Let me go!
Let me go!
The Heavenly Emperor imprisoned the late Floral Immortal inside Qi Wu Palace.
Brother! Brother!
Brother!
To get the late Floral Immortal to give up on you,
the Heavenly Emperor plotted to get you and the Wind Immortal to marry.
He even purposely let the late Floral Immortal hear about it.
The Water Immortal and Wind Immortal have arrived.
Your Majesty, why did you summon Linxiu and me?
Brother.
My heart belongs to someone else.
Even if I'm not the one she wants,
I've already decided that I won't marry anyone else except for her.
Forming a marriage between Linxiu and you
is not just my own idea.
Due to the unrest in the six realms, a marriage between you two
would boost the morale of the soldiers in the Heavenly Realm.
Luolin, are you going to defy my order?
Thank you, your Majesty, for your kindness.
I wish that Princess Tuyao and I would be happy together forever,
but to go against my heart,
even if you have to take away my immortality and make me human,
I will not obey your order.
Your Majesty, please calm down.
Luolin, Zifen and I have been
cultivating in the same school for thousands of years.
We are as close as siblings.
I cannot just take away their love.
Tuyao was already married to the Heavenly Emperor as she wished,
what else was she not satisfied with?
Due to the situation then,
the Heavenly Emperor had no choice but to make Tuyao his wife.
But in his heart, he always missed the late Floral Immortal.
He even wanted to make the late Floral Immortal his concubine.
Tuyao found out about it, ("Lin Yuan Terrace")
and how could she not hate her?
-Chief! -Chief!
Why are you hurt so badly?
-Chief! -Chief!
After I rejected the marriage proposal,
I went to the Floral Realm to visit Zifen,
but she told me
she never loved me.
From the very start until the end, I only love the Heavenly Emperor.
Why don't you just go and marry Linxiu?
The spirit and internal organs
of the late Floral Immortal were already severely burnt.
She knew she wouldn't live much longer.
That's why she was so cold to you,
in hopes that you would be able to let her go easily.
She didn't want you
to cause a scene over something that couldn't be undone.
She hoped that the Wind Immortal and you could be a loving
and contented couple.
I wanted to spend the rest of my life with Zifen,
but this world is unpredictable.
Without Zifen,
how can I be content?
Jinmi lost her mother when she was so young.
She was lonely and helpless.
How can I forgive myself?
I must kill that poisonous woman with my own hands.
Even if my spirit perishes,
I will avenge Zifen!
The deceased are already gone.
The late Floral Immortal's spirit has been destroyed.
Even if you do finally avenge her,
she will not be resurrected.
Also, the late Floral Immortal's last wish
was for the Floral Realm to be peaceful
and to stop seeking revenge on each other.
The late Floral Immortal was worried that the little grape would be like her,
develop an infatuation and die in grief.
That's why she ordered all the chiefs to strictly protect this secret.
She even made Grape dress up like a man when she went out,
trapped her in the Water Mirror for 10,000 years
and asked me to watch over her closely.
I thought that the Little One
would be happy and carefree for the rest of her life.
Who would have thought that...
fate messes with people?
Jinmi,
it's you after all.
There's a limit to taking revenge.
How could you use Jinmi
and put the young chief of the Floral Realm in danger?
Do you know that the Heavenly Empress almost killed her that day?
Hurting her is the Heavenly Empress's doing,
not what I wished for.
I will no longer help you.
Floral Fairy Magnolia, do you really want to break the agreement?
You lost faith first.
I've already told you,
there's a limit to taking revenge.
It must not involve the people from the Floral Realm.
Since we have already decided to take revenge,
of course there will be risks.
If you dare to cause anymore harm to Jinmi,
I will not forgive you.
The Great Floral Fairy has always been just and stern.
If she finds out that we formed an alliance,
what would the consequences be for you?
No matter what,
we are in the same boat now.
Since we've started it,
how can we stop now?
Take care of yourself.
XUANJI PALACE
Your Highness, how's Jinmi?
Luckily, the Water Immortal was there to help.
Jinmi is fine now.
Jinmi is actually the Water Immortal's daughter.
According to an arrangement made 4000 years ago,
she is my fiancée.
Isn't she...
the child of the Heavenly Emperor?
The magical prowess that Father passed to her goes against her own prowess.
The Water Immortal has already personally checked it.
He confirms that Jinmi is his own child.
Soon...
he'll announce it publicly.
Your Highness, I can see that you're very happy.
I've never been this happy,
but I've also never been this nervous.
I overheard the conversation between the Water Immortal and Great Floral Fairy
about the relationship between Father and the Former Floral Immortal, Zifen.
The Water Immortal hates Father and Mother.
I'm afraid that he might not approve this marriage.
Even if there was any misunderstanding,
the engagement was made a long time ago.
Promises made by the Immortals must be obeyed.
No one can break them, right?
But, I know that
Xufeng likes Jinmi too.
He might be able to fool others,
but I won't be fooled by him.
I can't bear to hurt him.
Then, can you bear giving her up?
When Lord Fire Immortal was young,
he had so much love from the Heavenly Emperor and Empress.
He is also the firstborn.
He already has too much.
Unlike you,
you're always alone,
the Beast of Dreams and the night are your only companions.
You never fight for anything.
If...
If you give your wife away, that's...
This one time,
Xufeng,
I'll wrong you just this one time.
I'll repay you a hundred thousand times in the future.
Would you still blame me?
Great Floral Fairy,
while we're here today, tell me the honest truth.
Jinmi, is she or is she not my child?
In the spirit of the departed late Floral Immortal,
no matter how many times you ask,
I will only have one answer.
Jinmi is not your descendant.
Don't try to hide it from me.
Zifen passed away after giving birth on the summer solstice of the year 28613.
Based on the time calculation,
there's no doubt that Jinmi is my own flesh and blood.
Your Majesty, you're mistaken.
Jinmi was not born on the summer solstice,
but on the fall frost a year before that.
I understand that
I have wronged Zifen
and caused her to die in hatred.
I also know that you all feel injustice for her.
But, these past thousand years,
I've tried at every chance to make up for the regret.
I'm sure that you all would not want Jinmi to become an orphan.
Has Your Majesty forgotten how and why the late Floral Immortal died?
Only a few days ago,
Heavenly Empress came to the Floral Realm
and ruined the tomb of the late Floral Immortal
and almost killed Jinmi.
Your Majesty should know about it, right?
Your Majesty, for the sake of the relationship that you had,
then please don't endanger the late Floral Immortal's only child.
As for the Heavenly Empress,
please be at ease.
I will talk to her,
make her and everyone else in the Heavenly Realm accept Jinmi.
It is just Jinmi.
Who dares to trouble the Heavenly Emperor for it?
When the King and Queen are fighting, the Heavenly Realm becomes unstable.
Jinmi will not be able to bear the blame for it.
In the Heavenly Realm, mistakes can be made easily.
Even the late Floral Immortal,
who was also a Supreme Immortal, was plotted against,
let alone a weak child.
Jinmi has a place in the Floral Realm
and that will be enough.
Please, Heavenly Emperor, give her a way out.
Fine.
This needs further consideration.
But you should know,
although time has passed,
I have not changed my mind.
One day, I'll have to recognize Jinmi as my own.
I want to proudly bring her back to the Heavenly Realm.
It'll be considered as giving Zifen some justice.
In that case,
I'll patiently wait for it.
Late Floral Immortal, I'm here to visit you.
Can I...
call you Mother now?
SHRINE OF THE DECEASED FLORAL FAIRY
Mother,
I recognized Father, who is the Water Immortal.
He told me that you loved having these flower biscuits.
What a coincidence,
fresh flower biscuits are my favorite as well.
I've brought some for you.
They don't look good,
but I made them by myself, and they taste quite good.
I hope you don't mind.
Frankly speaking,
these past four thousand years, I've been thinking
how you and I would reunite.
But I never thought that
we would reunite in this way.
I even thought that, after meeting you,
I would have many heart-to-heart talks with you.
But I never thought that
I had already spoken enough with you.
You are really a surprising mother.
I've always been jealous of Lianqiao,
because every time during meals,
her mother would ask the butterflies to come home to share their meal.
I was thinking
how nice it would be if I had a mother.
My mother would also call me to come eat.
But now that I know I have a mother,
I'm even more jealous of her.
How in the world is there a mother like you?
You didn't care about me after giving birth to me.
You even trapped me in the Water Mirror for 4000 years,
had the Great Floral Fairy lie to me,
saying that I'm an orphan grape.
You even hid my true form and caused my prowess to be so low.
What did Father and I ever do to you?
Forget it...
Although you didn't treat me well,
at least you brought me into this world.
Okay, I have to go now.
I'll be fine with Father.
When I have time, I'll come visit you again.
I'm leaving now.
Water Immortal.
Now that Jinmi has gone to pay her respect to Zifen,
I'd like to ask you about something.
Water Immortal, you are too serious.
I'll tell you whatever I know.
When I was checking on Jinmi's true form,
I found that besides the Garan Seal in her body,
there's also another restriction.
I've asked Mr. Hu,
but he wouldn't tell me, no matter what.
Do you know anything about it?
That restriction was planted by the late Floral Immortal.
She predicted that Jinmi would face a trial in 10,000 years.
It's for Jinmi to block out that trial.
Regarding the details,
we are not sure of it.
Is that right?
However, please be at ease.
The late Floral Immortal planted this restriction out of a parent's love.
It does nothing bad to Jinmi,
please be at ease with it.
Since it's Zifen's idea,
I'll let it go.
Older Sister, the Water Immortal is Jinmi's father.
Why can't we tell him the truth about the Yun Elixir?
The Water Immortal has always been kind and soft-hearted,
adapting to nature.
Based on his temperament,
if he finds out that the Yun Elixir
was used to suppress Jinmi's true nature,
most likely, he will remove it.
In case the late Floral Immortal's prediction comes true,
Jinmi will face a ten thousand year love trial.
How will we explain ourselves to the late Floral Immortal then?
Next time, at the Highest Palace,
you can't just speak as you like.
Please be at ease, Father.
I'll just sit there quietly and listen to you all speak.
I will not speak as I want
and will definitely not speak to Heavenly Empress.
She won't have any excuse to go after me then.
If she tries to trouble you, you don't have to be afraid of her.
Water Immortal! Water Immortal!
Rat Immortal.
Where are you going, Water Immortal?
I'm bringing my daughter to the Empyrean Cloud Palace.
This is my daughter, Jinmi.
Mi, greet the Rat Immortal.
Greetings, Immortal.
You look like you are in a rush, are you going to the Mortal Realm now?
I was about to go look for you.
What's the matter? Why are you looking for me?
-Fairy Jinmi. -Fish Fairy.
-What a coincidence. -Are you going to patrol the night?
I am not in a rush as it's still early.
Oh right, you just went back to the Floral Realm.
Did the Floral Fairies punish you?
That's good.
You must be really careful coming to the Heavenly Realm.
The Heavenly Empress is still angry.
I'm worried it'll be a disadvantage for you.
Why don't you let me accompany you so that you'll be looked after?
You don't have to worry about me.
You must not let me hold up your duties.
By spending time speaking to me,
I'm guessing I've already held up your time forming the night.
No, you haven't.
Thanks for your kind words last time, saying that you liked me.
I've been grateful for it, from the bottom of my heart.
It's my pleasure to be able to serve you,
except that since I've been engaged since childhood,
I'm worried that I'll let you down.
What's the big deal? We are friends.
Fish Fairy, even if you were engaged,
I would still like you.
I like you too.
Greetings, Immortal.
I was careless and did not notice your presence,
please forgive me.
♫ 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 ♫