♫ 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 51
Xufeng.
Lord Lao, was the Jiuzhuan Golden Elixir made?
Thank you, Lord Lao.
Your Majesty, the Water Immortal just left.
She took the golden elixir?
Yes.
Thank you, Lord Lao.
Your Majesty,
how long can we conceal it from the Water Immortal?
You want to go to the end of Wangchuan River?
The end of Wangchuan River?
It's you. I took you for someone else.
I thought you were that girl.
Who did you take me for?
I didn't know her either,
but the peacock feather fan in her hands
was distinctive,
so I remembered.
Peacock feather fan?
Was it Suihe?
Old man, can you bring me to the place
where that girl always goes ashore?
Okay. Come aboard.
This is Suihe's weapon.
Why does she come here?
Is it related to Xufeng?
Thank you, King of Bian City,
for offering such a shelter to Xufeng.
The God of Fire helped me a lot.
You don't need to thank me.
Well, although Lord Lao has the golden elixir,
but you know
the Heavenly Emperor is shrewd and cautious.
Now, I can't enter the Heavenly Realm,
nor can I ask Lord Lao for an elixir.
If so, you can only maintain the God of Fire's soul
with your magic power.
Your love for the God of Fire is so deep.
Well, Your Highness,
you've been coming here recently.
Do you find something unusual?
I'm often cautious,
but I'm also anxious and fearful today.
Your Highness, don't worry.
Nearby is the Yu Abyss,
where ghosts shout, being gloomy and horrible.
Even us demons avoid this place.
Now, we set up a ward here,
so others won't come here accidentally.
It's really you.
Phoenix.
It turns out that...
It turns out that you're just a soul.
Ying.
This war the King of Gu City is launching
won't make the Demon Realm strong,
but will benefit neither of us.
It's extremely bad for our Demon Realm.
Even so, you still insist to go fight?
Yes.
What if I told you,
Xufeng who you're fighting for, has a slim chance of survival?
Dad, what do you mean?
That day, when a rebellion happened in the Heavenly Realm,
Princess Suihe of the Bird Tribe
retained a soul of the God of Fire with the Phoenix Hairpin,
and begged me to find a secret place
to hide the God of Fire's soul in the Demon Realm.
Now, he is placed in the Yu Abyss.
Xufeng is still alive?
Dad, why didn't you tell me sooner?
He is not alive, but one of his souls is left.
You know,
the Heavenly Emperor thinks Xufeng committed a rebellious crime,
and the King of Gu City regards him as a thorn in his side.
If they found out,
something bad would definitely happen.
I kept it from you
for the sake of your safety.
Dad, I'm sorry.
I misunderstood you.
You're right.
I always pause and ponder.
Maybe I'm timid.
No, you're not timid.
A timid demon king wouldn't dare harbor the God of Fire.
You're so smooth-tongued.
After thinking for a long time,
I decided to tell you,
and hope you give up fighting.
Why am I so anxious and fearful today?
You mean,
Liuying changed her mind
and gave up acting as the leader of this war?
Yes, my Lord.
Phoenix.
Xufeng is brought back to life?
Jinmi.
Xufeng, you're awake.
Xufeng, you're finally awake.
Suihe.
-Yes. -Why are you here?
These years, I've consumed much magic power
to bring you back to life in the Yu Abyss.
It's lucky that my efforts weren't in vain.
Bring me back to life?
Yes.
Did you forget
that Jinmi killed and nearly destroyed you that day?
You killed my dad
and Auntie Linxiu!
♫ Never wished to get into dispute ♫
Did you
ever love me?
Never.
♫ And I can never turn back time ♫
♫ How I wish I could wash away the vanity, wipe away all the dirt ♫
How is my father?
His Majesty...
His Majesty died.
He consumed all his cultivation
to hide your soul in the Phoenix Hairpin and gave it to me.
How about the Heavenly Realm?
Now Runyu has become the Heavenly Emperor.
He also hounded Auntie to death.
Your Highness.
What's wrong with you?
I consumed a lot of magic power
to maintain your soul,
and went to the Heavenly Realm to steal a golden elixir
to bring you back to life.
Now you're awake.
All my efforts were worthwhile.
I was dead.
You didn't need to spend so much to save me.
Your Highness.
Xufeng,
I'm sorry.
I can't face you again.
My Lord. My Lord.
Just now I saw the King of Gu City lead a group of demon soldiers to the Yu Abyss.
Oh, no.
The God of Fire is in danger.
Liuying, Muci, go to the Yu Abyss right now.
There is a hidden path. Lead Xufeng out of there quickly.
-A hidden path? -I know where it is.
Okay, go to the Yu Abyss,
and I'll go stop the King of Gu City.
Dad, be careful.
Let's go.
Where should we go?
Right ahead.
What's wrong with you?
That year, I was thrown into the Yu Abyss by the King of Gu City,
and nearly died there
after being attacked by hated ghosts.
Later, my Black Eyes were activated,
and I defeated the hated ghosts.
I found this hidden path,
and left from it.
So you know the entrance to this hidden path?
Yes.
Sorry.
I didn't know it could remind you of that miserable experience.
It doesn't matter. I hardly remember.
Don't worry.
I won't allow others to hurt you again.
Okay.
Let's go.
Xufeng.
I'm fine.
Someone is coming. Wait for me here.
Why are you here?
It's time to get even with her for Muci. I--
It's not time for that.
-Your Highness. -Xufeng.
It's really you.
The King of Gu City knows you're back to life,
and is leading soldiers to encircle and kill you.
My dad asked me to lead you out of here immediately.
Demon Lord.
Just now, a fire phoenix flew above Wangchuan River.
I'm leading soldiers to investigate it.
Did you also come to investigate it?
I had heard
a soul of the God of Fire is left in the world,
but I didn't expect
that it was hidden in the Demon Realm.
Just now, a phoenix flew in the sky.
Maybe he has been brought back to life.
If we offend the Heavenly Emperor because of this thing,
it's really an undeserved disaster for our Demon Realm.
If so,
I'm willing to chase the God of Fire with the Demon Lord.
Someone must have helped the God of Fire
hide in the Demon Realm.
After finding out his helper,
I'll punish him severely.
-Search here. -Yes.
Search carefully.
-Hurry up. Search there. -Yes.
Your Majesty.
-Is her injury serious? -Your Majesty,
the Water Immortal was hurt by Nether Fire.
Nether Fire hurts her primordial spirit.
When can you stop hurting yourself?
I'll try my best to cure the Water Immortal.
When will she recover?
It varies with each individual.
At minimum, she needs to rest and nurse her health for half a year.
You can leave.
Yes.
I know
you finally brought him back to life.
You won.
Are you satisfied?
Sorry,
Phoenix.
Sorry,
Phoenix.
Now, the Demon Lord is searching for you,
so you can only hide here.
I'm no longer a prince.
I'm so sorry for encumbering you,
and making you offend Runyu and the King of Gu City.
Your Highness, don't think that.
I may not be capable,
but I'm still one of the demon kings of the Demon Realm.
I'm not a subject of the Heavenly Realm.
The King of Gu City is always unkind and suspicious.
It's not related to you.
What do you plan to do in the future?
I never thought that, one day,
I wouldn't be able to go anywhere
in the six vast realms.
I have a proposal.
I don't know whether I should tell you.
Go ahead.
In these eons,
our Demon Realm has consumed so much.
Many civil wars broke out in our Demon Realm,
and our Demon Realm is always under the Heavenly Realm's control.
With evil intentions, the King of Gu City is unkind and inhumane.
I worry he'll bring a great disaster to our Demon Realm,
but you're upright and of extraordinary abilities.
If you can replace the King of Gu City
to unify the Demon Realm,
the Realm would definitely become peaceful and strong.
And in the six realms,
only the Demon Lord
can compete with the Heavenly Emperor.
-If you want to avenge yourself... -I know
your kindness,
but demons are immortals' sworn enemies.
I can't do it.
Don't be modest.
Do you look down upon our Demon Realm?
Don't misunderstand me.
I never look down upon the Demon Realm,
but I'm not a member of your Realm,
so I'm unqualified to act as Demon Lord.
Heroes shouldn't be judged by their identities.
In our Demon Realm,
ability determines everything, so as long as you're strong and capable,
-you can act as Demon Lord. -Yes.
It's not difficult for outsiders to join us.
You just need to be approved and given the blood
by the King of Qing City, the Great Elder.
After all, I was born and grew up in the Heavenly Realm.
I can't turn my coat
and become the enemy of my past relatives and friends.
My ambition is different from yours.
I don't want to be involved in such conflicts.
Forgive me.
Xufeng, you misunderstand us.
We don't mean to defeat the King of Gu City by making use of you.
I--
It seems that
our Demon Realm is doomed to decay.
Xufeng is so stubborn.
Don't forget, Xufeng was the God of War in the Heavenly Realm,
who always killed demons to protect the Heavenly Realm.
But now,
you ask him to betray his home.
He won't be able to accept it.
His parents are both dead.
His elder brother wants to kill him
and even the woman he loves most betrayed him.
He should leave the Heavenly Realm without any hesitation.
You can't say so.
In his heart,
he is always a member of the Heavenly Realm.
The Heavenly Realm still exists,
but all his past relatives and lover
have become his enemies,
so he takes it to heart,
and can't face himself now.
Such a proud man suffers such a great disaster.
I hope that he can cheer up.
Yes.
Where are you going?
-What's this? -This is red sandstone.
I can make medicine with it for Xufeng.
You always care for him,
but you don't treat others like this.
You're ungrateful. I'm also kind to you.
But you care for Xufeng more.
Stop.
Muci, are you jealous?
Stop.
-Get off of me. -No.
I'm tired. Carry me.
Now you're a senior general in Bian City.
Don't you worry that
your subordinates will see you being so intimate with me?
I just want to go on living with you like this
all my life.
You can do it, but don't choke me, okay?
Why do you cry?
Am I very heavy?
How long have you had a nosebleed?
Not, not long.
It's dry and hot recently.
I'll get better soon.
Liuying,
as a princess of the Demon Realm,
you can't always cry. It's improper.
Promise me.
No matter how long I can live,
both of us must be happy
in my remaining days,
Okay?
Xufeng, go on living.
Xu,
go on living.
Father,
Mother,
don't leave.
Don't leave me here.
Father. Mother.
Xu,
go on living.
Father,
Mother,
both of you died...
and left me in the world alone.
It's so heavy that...
I don't know how to face.
I really can't bear it.
♫ Never wished to get into dispute, but things never go my way ♫
Your Highness!
♫ How I wish I could wash away the vanity, wipe away all the dirt ♫
♫ I'd have another drink with you, and talk until I'm drunk with you ♫
♫ Never wished to get into dispute, but things never go my way ♫
♫ The flower in my heart wilts away, and I can never turn back time ♫
It's said that phoenix flowers in the mortal world bloom in two seasons.
One brings fate and the other takes away fate.
I used magic power
to make it bloom forever.
Do you like it?
People will part from each other eventually.
Blooms and dead flowers will fall without exception,
so my favor isn't important.
You mean, you don't like these beautiful flowers, either?
-What do you like? -It's obvious that you--
I know.
You like to punish others most.
♫ A story of life and death, vanity and conflicts ♫
♫ Let's get drunk again when the flowers bloom ♫
♫ 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 ♫
Mother.
♫ A bottle of wine, a body covered in dirt ♫
XIANXIAN HALL
♫ 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 ♫
♫ A bottle of wine, a body covered in dirt ♫
SHRINE OF PRIMUS THE FIRST HEAVENLY EMPEROR
♫ Memories come back and forth, still I have no regrets ♫
Father.
♫ Let's get drunk again when the flowers bloom ♫
Mother.
♫ A bottle of wine, a body covered in dirt ♫
♫ Memories come back and forth, still I have no regrets ♫
Your Majesty, someone broke the ward of Xianxian Hall.
In principle, except Your Majesty, nobody can break it.
It's him.
He's back.
Xufeng,
no need to keep looking.
♫ 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 ♫