♫ 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 34
What to do?
It has been all day long.
Jinmi,
you know what?
I ordered a tailor
to make this phoenix robe for you when you first arrived.
Every once in a while,
I would have it altered
according to the measurement of your figure with my eyes.
It has been altered ten times now...
Because...
Because I was afraid that it wouldn't fit you.
I didn't expect it
to fit you so well.
My measurements were accurate, right?
I have never helped a girl do her make up.
If I make you look ugly,
don't blame me.
Originally,
in my mind, you without makeup,
were the most beautiful.
But today...
it's our wedding day.
Bear with it,
okay?
After we get married...
Your Majesty, this...
There is a letter on the desk.
Give it to Minister Fu.
Your Majesty.
THE WORLD IS AT PEACE
HIS MAJESTY'S TOMB
TOMB OF HIS MAJESTY
Originally,
the wine was for you.
Now,
we have changed our positions.
You didn't keep your promise...
but I can't break mine.
I'll do what I promised you...
one by one.
♫ 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 ♫
You can't drink it.
Let me drink it for you, okay?
Anyway, you have tortured me for such a long time.
This life is of no exception.
This life...
You look like a crow.
I'll call you Crow afterwards, okay?
Crow, what are you doing here?
Your Majesty, the one who loves morality just like loving a beauty.
Your Majesty, please control yourself.
-And I look-- -You look ugly
and are disliked by everyone?
I don't care.
After I come back,
be my queen, okay?
Thank you
for letting me know for the first time,
the meaning of being alive,
in my humble and insignificant life.
I know you must think
I gave up Huaiwu willfully as its king.
Don't worry.
I have arranged everything properly.
Yuanxi, my cousin's son, is smart and brave.
Minister Fu will assist him in succession.
Huaiwu will be strong in the future.
I didn't expect that
I would be buried with you at last.
I feel satisfied.
♫ Let's get drunk again when the flowers bloom ♫
♫ I hope these memories never fade ♫
♫ As I taste the remains of the wine again ♫
Now,
you finally become my ugly wife.
But...
I have never seen such a beautiful wife.
♫ 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 ♫
♫ The memory of life and death is carved deep in my heart ♫
♫ As I taste the remains of the wine again ♫
You can lean on my shoulder.
How could you do that?
Take good care of me afterwards.
Your Highness.
Fairy Jinmi is indeed outstanding.
What you experienced in the Human Realm was beyond my ability.
Don't bother to explain.
I'm sure you couldn't make such an amazing plan.
Your Highness, you're broad-minded and smart.
It impresses me.
His Majesty has been waiting for you in the palace. Please.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
I didn't expect that Qianghuo was Rourou.
What on earth perished her primordial spirit?
Don't worry.
I'll find out the truth.
Xufeng, Jinmi,
-you're finally back. -Fox Fairy.
I saw what happened to you in the Human Realm
through the Mortal Observation Mirror.
It was really tragic
with ups and downs.
Xufeng's infatuation
was impressive.
Even I was touched.
Xufeng,
you didn't let me down.
I feel gratified.
Well, if I write an opera based on your story,
it would be popular
Yuanji, what do you think?
We'd better go in.
Don't keep His Majesty waiting.
Well, Xufeng,
His Majesty is angry, as you left privately.
I have to warn you that you must conduct yourself well
in the palace later.
I see.
Your Majesty, don't underestimate what happened at Dongting Lake.
Suli intended to rebel
and let her son, the Night Immortal, be the emperor.
The Water Immortal sheltered her for thousands of years.
He must have vicious intentions.
The Night Immortal must be involved.
The Water Immortal shouldn't have sheltered Suli,
but Suli was lonely and helpless,
so he just kept her at the bottom of Dongting Lake.
It's known to all in the Heavenly Realm that
he lives in the seclusion of his own home over the years,
so he wouldn't conspire with Suli.
Moreover, the Night Immortal didn't know that his mother
was kept at the bottom of Dongting Lake until recently.
Don't jump to conclusions.
The Rat Fairy is the conclusive evidence of their collusion.
Enough. Now that Suli is dead,
I don't want to dredge it up.
The Water Immortal is the cornerstone of the Heavenly Realm.
The Night Immortal is my son.
I trust him.
Don't guess wildly, or others will laugh at us.
Well,
The Water Immortal has high prestige in the Heavenly Realm.
Don't ruin the whole situation because of some trifle.
Do you think I'm not worried about their disloyalty?
I want to find out the truth,
so I made this plan.
You didn't see, Runyu wanted to kill me
when I killed Suli.
He actually forgot that I brought him up.
How ungrateful he is.
Look what you have done.
So many troubles are left.
Enough. Don't remind me.
The Fire Immortal arrives.
Your Majesty.
Father. Mother.
You're back.
You suffered in the Human Realm.
As the saying goes,
April showers bring May flowers.
Though you suffered bitterly, you've succeeded at last.
Yes.
Jinmi is back.
Where is the Water Immortal?
The Water Immortal and the Wind Immortal arrive.
Daddy.
-Mi. -Daddy.
-Auntie Linxiu. -Mi.
Your Majesty.
Jinmi suffered in the Human Realm.
It's time to promote her to the post of Floral Immortal.
Your Majesty, although Jinmi is back,
the fate changed this time.
She didn't experience the aging sorrow among the seven sorrows in the Human Realm
so she didn't succeed.
She isn't qualified to come back to the Heavenly Realm
and advance to the post of Floral Immortal.
According to the law,
she should be a human again.
After experiencing the seven sorrows,
she can enter the immortal class.
The fate of experiencing hardships was changed by an immortal
who went to the Human Realm without authorization
to change Jinmi's fate.
Water Immortal, what do you mean?
To be fair,
you should ask the Fire Immortal.
I jumped through the Cause and Effect Plate without permission,
changing Fairy Jinmi's fate.
It's my fault.
It has nothing to do with Fairy Jinmi.
Father, I hope you can promote Jinmi
as you promised.
Please punish me for my mistake.
Xufeng, you're the Fire Immortal,
but you ignore the general interest.
You have to reflect on your misdeeds in private
according to the heavenly rules.
You can't step out of the Qiwu Palace for half a month.
Yes.
And Jinmi...
It's true that Jinmi has failed in experiencing hardships.
If you still promote her,
it's against the law in the Heavenly Realm.
Fairy Yuanji.
Yes.
Although Jinmi experienced just six sorrows in the Human Realm,
she suffered bitterly.
If she is promoted,
will there be abnormal celestial phenomena?
According to the law in the Heavenly Realm,
Fairy Jinmi
did fail this time.
Yuanji, out of the mouth comes evil.
But I calculated carefully just now.
Although Fairy Jinmi
didn't succeed completely this time,
every sorrow she experienced was the bitterest hardship.
Her soul has become pure.
If she is promoted,
I don't think it'll do harm to the immortality doctrine
or cause abnormal astrological phenomena.
Good.
Your Majesty,
it's related to the immortality doctrine of the six realms.
Jinmi,
now I announce that you have entered the immortal class,
and have been promoted to be an immortal.
Then,
you shall advance to the post of Floral Immortal.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
But over the years,
the Great Floral Fairy manages the Floral Realm methodically.
Moreover, I'm fond of play and inexperienced.
If I become the Floral Immortal,
I'm afraid that I will have to stay in the Floral Realm every day.
I want to accompany my father
and enjoy the happiness of family union.
Your Majesty, please let me do what I want.
Jinmi, you don't want to be the Floral Immortal?
Fine.
Anyway, you're still young.
After you get married and want to settle down,
you can advance to the post of Floral Immortal.
Well, we should set a wedding day
for Runyu and Jinmi.
-Your Majesty. -Father.
Your Majesty,
the hardships in the Human Realm have taken a lot of Jinmi's energy.
Moreover, she was just promoted to be an immoral.
She should have a good rest.
Moreover, when I experienced hardships this time,
my good friend from the Floral Realm died for my sake.
So I don't want to get married now.
I just want to find the murderer as soon as possible to avenge her.
Really?
Don't worry.
I'll make a thorough investigation.
But it doesn't conflict with the wedding day.
Your wedding is the first priority.
Well,
choose a good day for Jinmi and Runyu in three months.
What to do?
How about Xufeng?
Well, you can leave.
Your Majesty, I'm also leaving.
Water Immortal,
stay.
I want to talk to you.
Your Majesty, what's the matter?
Nothing serious.
I just want to tell you that I trust you.
We have been friends for a long time, and are as intimate as brothers.
Moreover, our children will get married.
We have to help each other afterwards.
Sure.
ZIFANGYUN PALACE
You actually failed from such a good chance.
What a good-for-nothing.
Sorry to let you down. Please punish me.
Punish you? It's useless.
Forget it.
Bring Suihe here.
Yes.
Your Highness.
Your Highness, you're back.
QIWU PALACE
Your Highness, you're finally back.
Your Highness, Fairy Jinmi,
No, no,
Immortal Jinmi buried some osmanthus wine beside Liuzi Pond
before experiencing hardships in the Human Realm.
Should I go take it out?
No need.
Prepare something to eat and tea.
Okay, Your Highness.
-Match-Maker. -Both of you.
They're so bold.
Xufeng, you can't indulge them.
At least, you should teach them to be as steady as Mr. Liaoyuan.
Uncle.
Now that you mention Mr. Liaoyuan,
I wonder why he went to the Human Realm.
-Xufeng. -Your Highness.
Mr. Liaoyuan.
Maybe Mr. Liaoyuan was worried about you, so he went to the Human Realm with you.
I really admire Mr. Liaoyuan for his loyalty.
Now I'm not allowed to leave Qiwu Palace,
so I want you to go to the Human Realm
to pick up Mr. Liaoyuan for me.
Okay, I'll do it.
I almost forgot.
Xufeng, Jinmi's wedding day has been set.
What's your plan?
I'll make a perfect plan to let Jinmi get rid of her unwanted marriage.
Uncle, don't worry.
Good.
I'm relieved.
I'm going to pick up Mr. Liaoyuan.
Thank you, Uncle.
Mi, look around.
Mi,
you just returned from the Human Realm.
Just stay here tonight.
I'll tell you as soon as I get any news about Rourou.
You should have your own room in the Heavenly Realm
after becoming an immortal.
So your father prepared this room for you.
I didn't know in advance you would come back,
so I decorated it in a hurry.
Auntie Linxiu, I like it very much. Thank you.
Thank you, Daddy.
Now Jinmi has become an immortal
and her wedding day with the first Prince has been set.
With these two happy things,
why are you worried and unhappy?
You're worried about
what happened between the second Prince and her in the Human Realm?
Yes.
The second Prince indeed behaved impulsively.
Others must have gossiped,
but I believe Jinmi is sensible.
What's more,
the first Prince and her loved each other.
After some time, she'll know that
what happened between the second Prince and her in the Human Realm
was just a dream.
After deep consideration,
she'll make the right decision.
I hope so.
Jinmi doesn't know the Heavenly Empress killed her mother.
If she's with the second Prince, given her character,
she definitely won't face this truth.
We'd better not tell her about it.
Just see her decision.
No,
it's inhuman.
Your Majesty, do you still love her?
Impossible.
Your Majesty, don't mention the past.
But she wanted to overturn our governance.
She asked the Rat Fairy to kill Xufeng during his nirvana.
In this battle of Dongting Lake,
I verified she privately maintained tens of thousands of picked soldiers,
attempting to overturn our Heavenly Realm.
It's horrible.
Although Suli committed heinous crimes,
exterminating her whole family is a heavy punishment.
In this way, our Heavenly Realm will be discredited.
Your Majesty, you should know
the whole Arowana Family was eliminated
except for Suli thousands of years ago.
But then she has created so many disturbances again.
If you're still so tolerant
and let the remnants of Dongting Lake go,
they'll become powerful enemies...
and...
now Suli's son lives with us.
If they collaborate--
Runyu has been living with us since his childhood.
You know his character well.
Current innocence can't ensure eternal innocence.
You should know how wild ambition can be developed,
as long as the time comes.
If you want to protect both sons,
you must make up your mind to eliminate her whole family.
I should accept your advice,
but the Heavenly Realm always advocates peace.
Such a heavy punishment is objectionable.
You don't need to do it personally.
Leave it to me.
I worry it will discredit you.
For the sake of both sons and our Heavenly Realm,
I'm willing to be a demon.
I see.
Xufeng,
I'll eliminate all your enemies.
MEMORIAL TABLET OF IMMORTAL SULI
IN MEMORY OF IMMORTAL SULI
Your Highness.
You came just in time.
Invite Li and Yanyou here to kowtow to mother.
They've been caught by soldiers.
What?
Heavenly Empress wants to kill the 30,000 living beings of Dongting.
When will she do it?
Maybe Thunder God and Lightning Goddess are on their way.
Father.
The 30,000 living beings in Dongting Lake are innocent. Now that my mother...
Suli is dead,
the Heavenly Empress doesn't need to do such a merciless thing.
Please save them.
I guarantee they won't create a disturbance again.
The Heavenly Empress is right.
Suli rebelled and committed heinous crimes.
She should be punished according to the law,
though I'm also loath to kill so many living beings.
Now that the Heavenly Empress actively issued an order to kill them,
I cannot refuse her.
As my eldest son,
you can't take the lead to break the law.
-But, Father... -Stop.
Just leave.
Thunder God and Lightning Goddess aren't in the execution ground
but the Empyrean Cloud Palace.
I seem to be the real criminal
Mother wants to punish.
Those 30,000 remnants of Dongting should be killed,
but they did that for you,
so you should also be punished.
They're all weak and innocent living beings.
Please let them go, Mother.
Mother?
That day,
when you wanted to kill me to avenge your mother,
how imposing and insolent you were.
What's wrong with you today? You're not insolent.
I'm wrong.
Just punish me,
but the 30,000 living beings of Dongting are innocent.
Those 30,000 remnants and your mom
hatched a sinister plot
and wanted to overturn the Heavenly Realm. They deserve more than death.
The punishment should fit the crime.
Even if my mom hated you,
she never really rebelled,
-but you first... -Shut up.
You plotted to kill Xufeng and privately maintained picked soldiers
to rebel.
You deserve death.
I should kill you directly!
Yes.
I'm wrong.
Please let us go.
Night Immortal,
you're not wrong.
Brother.
Li. Yanyou.
Mother.
Thunder God, Lightning Goddess,
how to deal with these remnants?
According to the law,
they should be killed by Heavenly Thunder and Lightning Fire.
Okay.
-Execute. -Wait a minute.
I'm wrong.
I'm ungrateful. I shouldn't offend you.
But... But my mom is dead.
They can no longer pose a threat to you.
Please let them off.
I wonder whether you're virtuous and kindhearted
or hypocritical.
Suli plotted to kill Xufeng. She committed a heinous crime,
so she should be punished, right?
Right?
Yes.
Runyu, damn you!
Foster mother always cared for you in the past thousands of years.
You're not qualified to be her son.
So, you beg me as the Night Immortal,
a remnant of Dongting
or the last orphan of the Arowana Family?
I...
Foster mother never accepted you.
Leave right now.
Yanyou.
I'm responsible for my mom's crimes.
I'm willing to be punished for my mom.
Please don't transfer your anger on others.
Forget it. I'm reasonable.
There are two choices.
Make a clean break from these remnants of Dongting
and execute the punishment personally,
or take the blame for the remnants
and atone for your mom.
♫ 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 ♫