♫ 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 53
I think you must have heard about
this announcement from the Heavenly Realm.
ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE SIX REALMS, THE BLESSED FIRE IMMORTAL XUFENG
My nirvana and rebirth is the will of God,
so I won't let it down.
I'll atone for the crimes of my parents,
but I'll never forget how Runyu
killed my parents and me.
I'll take my revenge one by one.
What's your plan?
Now,
I'm not an immortal or a human.
I have no place to shelter myself in the world.
I'm determined to become a demon
and fight against Runyu.
I'm willing to lend you a hand.
We need to make a detailed plan to defeat the King of Gu City.
I have planted a special man to deal with this matter.
We did capture Lichuan,
but he died of the poison of crimson grass in jail just now.
-Your Highness. -Lichuan.
No. You're not Lichuan.
You're sharp-eyed.
He's Moqi, the twin brother of Lichuan.
Whether we can achieve our goal
completely depends on a key person.
Do you know this object?
Where did you get this seal?
When I experienced hardships with His Highness in the mortal world,
I helped a strange person by accident.
This seal was given by that person.
That man promised that I could fulfill a wish with this object,
but I just did him a small favor
and wanted nothing in return.
You can bring it back to the Demon Realm.
Maybe you can meet its owner and return it to him,
or ask him to do you a favor when you need it.
It's better for you to keep it.
Mr. Liaoyuan was loyal all his life.
The good deed you did before has helped Xufeng.
May you rest in peace.
Lichuan...
You're still alive.
I escaped.
Since you survived,
why did you come back?
To live is no better than to die.
I don't understand why you killed me,
as I was always obsessed with herbs,
and held myself aloof from the world.
Why?
You're so stupid.
Xufeng found out about your crimson grass.
If you didn't die,
he would follow your clues to find me.
Without the Plague Needles of Qiongqi,
how could I cultivate crimson grass?
How could you shirk responsibility and not care whether I died or lived?
So what?
It was you who killed the King of Yan City.
At the mention of this, I really want to thank you.
Without your crimson grass,
how could I kill the former Demon Lord?
How dare you kill the Demon Lord to get his post
and frame me!
Fine, you get it now.
Don't you know that the more you know, the faster you will die?
Now you can't survive.
Stop.
Xufeng.
You really came back to life.
Moqi, thank you for helping me.
My pleasure.
You...
You have admitted that you killed the King of Yan City just now.
What else can you say?
Yes,
I did kill the King of Yan City with poison.
So what?
Now I'm the Demon Lord.
What can you do to me?
I can do nothing to you,
but there is someone in the Demon Realm who can do something to you.
Great Elder.
In our Demon Realm,
he who plots to murder the Demon Lord and frame another king,
how should we punish him?
Dismember his body and throw him in Wangchuan River.
Then execute it this way.
Great Elder.
Now, as the Great Elder,
I remove you from the post of Demon Lord on behalf of the 12 cities on all sides.
You...
Xufeng, I was trapped by you.
King of Qing City, please take charge.
Thank you for helping the Demon Realm.
I'll take charge from here.
He ran away.
It's okay. He's injured and can't get far.
MARRIAGE HOUSE
Match-Maker.
He descended to the mortal world, I guess.
Mortal world?
YUJIANG PALACE
Great Elder.
A few days ago, some changes took place in the Demon Realm.
I think you must have heard about it.
Now, the rebellion has been put down,
and the rebel was defeated and escaped.
But the post of Demon Lord is vacant.
Today, I call you together
to recommend the new Demon Lord.
I want to recommend the King of Bian City
as the new Demon Lord.
What is your opinion?
-The King of Bian City is good. -Yes.
The King of Bian City is qualified for this job.
Great Elder.
The King of Yan City died and the King of Gu City was defeated and escaped.
Although I'm one of the three kings and qualified for the post of Demon Lord,
I'm too old. I'm afraid I'm not adequate for the position.
I want to recommend someone for this.
Who do you want to recommend?
Xufeng, the former the God of Fire of the Heavenly Realm.
The God of Fire isn't a member of our family.
How can he be qualified for the post of Demon Lord?
Great Elder can grant him the blood.
I think it works.
We attacked Wangchuan River in the past many times,
but were defeated by the God of Fire each time.
If he becomes the Demon Lord,
he will make our Demon Realm strong for sure.
We may displease the Heavenly Realm in this way.
Many changes have taken place in our Demon Realm.
If the Heavenly Realm launched an attack on us,
I'm afraid we can't withstand it.
We have the God of War here. We don't have to fear.
The Demon and Heavenly Realms always act in their own way.
How can we offend it?
The God of Fire helped us put down a rebellion in the Demon Realm many times.
The Demon Realm should feel indebted to him.
What's more, he saved my life.
I'm also indebted to him.
The God of Fire Xufeng can take up the post of Demon Lord.
God of Fire Xufeng.
King of Qing City.
God of Fire Xufeng,
are you willing to become a member of the Demon Family
and take up the post of Demon Lord?
Wait a moment!
Wait a moment! Don't say yes!
Or you have no chance to return, Xufeng!
I'm willing to join the Demon Family
and spare no effort to serve the members of the Demon Realm all my life.
Grant the Demon blood.
Xufeng,
you must think twice!
You're the son of the Heavenly Emperor!
Do you really want to give up the blood of the Heavenly Realm?
Have you thought it over?
Have you ever seen clearly
what the Heavenly Realm is like?
Have you thought about
the reason why the Water Immortal preferred marrying Jinmi to me over you?
Why can I, a traitor,
ascend to the throne successfully
after I started a rebellion?
Why did no one in all of the Heavenly Realm say anything
as your mother jumped off the Linyuan Tower?
It wasn't because I was calculating and dictatorial,
but because they are reactionary
and deserted their followers.
Xufeng!
From today on,
I'm a member of the Demon Realm
and have nothing to do with the Heavenly Realm anymore.
Grant the Demon Dagger.
Demon Lord, stand up.
Xufeng.
God bless the Demon Realm, my Lord.
-Xufeng! -Go.
Xufeng!
Your Majesty.
Is there news from the Demon Realm?
His Highness the God of Fire became the Demon Lord.
I get it.
Such a provocative act by the God of Fire
is equal to a declaration of war to the Heavenly Realm.
Now, Xufeng isn't what he used to be.
What do you mean?
You can leave.
Xufeng.
Demon Lord.
No.
How could it be possible?
He is forced to do so by you!
It's all your fault!
It's all your fault.
Xufeng was forced to go to the Demon Realm.
It's all your fault.
My poor Xufeng!
The Demon Realm is finally back on track.
Mr. Liaoyuan must be delighted
to see Xufeng granted
with the blood of the Great Elder.
It's said that one good turn deserves another.
Mr. Liaoyuan did good deeds all his life
and even the Great Elder of our Demon Realm received his help.
However, he was killed by his colleague in the Heavenly Realm.
How unfair!
The Demon Lord keeps old friendships in mind.
Although he says nothing,
he hasn't found a new one to replace Mr. Liaoyuan.
He never forgot Mr. Liaoyuan and does so to mourn him.
They started well and ended well.
That's rare.
XUANJI PALACE
Since the God of Fire became Demon Lord,
he's fought battles everywhere and united tribes of all sizes in the Demon Realm.
He even took over all the troops from the King of Gu City.
Now, the King of Gu City is miserable and has to hide and escape everywhere.
The God of Fire dominates the Demon Realm.
It's said that he is the most powerful Demon Lord in history.
And he is highly respected.
This album of paintings by a painter in the Demon Realm
is a bestseller.
I exchanged it for one year of magic power from a demon.
I heard that because of his extremely handsome face,
various female demons
try their best to work as his maids in Yujiang Palace.
He accepted all of them in his palace.
Beauty, in my opinion, you shouldn't be sad for such a playboy,
but should throw yourself into my arms immediately.
I didn't expect
that he would became the Demon Lord.
It's all my fault.
He joined the Demon Family because of me.
Don't blame yourself.
Although the Demon Realm isn't as gorgeous as the Floral Realm,
or as dreamlike as the Heavenly Realm,
it is a place where he can live after all.
Moreover, I've told you
he is the king and lives a lawless and powerful life
in the Demon Realm now.
Don't worry about him.
Whatever.
It's fine as long as he is safe.
♫ There I'll wait for us to watch the setting sun ♫
♫ In the love letter, I found the place where we love in every life ♫
♫ There I'll sing in the moonlight ♫
What is that?
Nothing.
THE LENGEND OF LORD OF THE DEMON REALM, KING OF THE SIX REALMS
The painting style of the Demon Realm is so strange.
Well, you like this?
When are you going to let me out?
You can go out when you recover.
I have recovered.
You can't even wait to see him?
Have you ever thought that
maybe he doesn't want to see you?
I know.
I just...
I just want to see him from a distance.
Xufeng.
Xufeng. Xufeng, what's wrong with you?
Alcohol is bad for health.
Xufeng.
-Xufeng. -I'm fine.
-Leave me alone. -Xufeng.
Xufeng.
Xufeng. Xufeng!
What's wrong with these scars?
I was betrayed by Queling
and what's more, I poured all my magic power into your soul,
so I was injured by Yinque and expelled from the Bird Tribe.
These scars were left accidentally.
Just the small Bird Tribe.
I'll get it back for you.
Really?
Don't ever think
that our Bird Tribe will yield to you.
If you kill me,
you'll run the risk of being the enemy of His Majesty.
You wouldn't dare.
Demon Lord.
From today on,
Suihe is the Leader of the Bird Tribe.
Yes.
Kneel down.
Your Highness, spare me, please.
I hate betrayal most.
I trusted you so much,
but you colluded with others to frame me.
How dare you beg for mercy.
I was wrong. I did a stupid thing.
Spare me, Your Highness.
Now what you say is useless.
Put her in prison.
You're so kind to this traitor.
Execute her in public in three days,
and show the entire Bird Tribe the result of being a traitor.
-Take her away. -Yes.
Your Highness!
My Lord, thank you for recapturing the entire Bird Tribe for me.
Now Suihe is having a housecleaning in Feiluan Palace.
Yinque was put to death by Xufeng in public,
and all of his men were put into prison.
The Bird Tribe now announces officially that it belongs to the Demon Realm.
Your Majesty.
Report, the King of Gu City of the Demon Realm wants to see you.
-King of Gu City. -Yes.
QIZHENG HALL
Your Majesty.
You come here alone.
How bold you are.
What brings you here?
I'm here to beg you to help me get back the post of Demon Lord.
You do encounter difficulty, but how come you have such poor memory?
You planned to attack the Heavenly Realm not long ago.
Now you want the Heavenly Realm
to help you to get back the post of Demon Lord?
That was then and this is now.
I heard that the Bird Tribe has announced that
it pays allegiance to the Demon Realm.
I think the new Demon Lord must be a headache for you?
It's none of your business.
The current Demon Lord is the powerful former God of War after all.
He's recruiting followers to enlarge the troops
of the Demon Realm these days.
His wild ambition is clearly revealed.
If he declares war on the Heavenly Realm,
are you sure to defeat him completely?
If you help me get back the post of Demon Lord,
I will be willing to acknowledge allegiance to you
and the Demon Realm will also listen to the orders of the Heavenly Realm.
As far as I know,
you're hunted by the Demon Realm like a dog now.
Even if I intend to get rid of the Demon Lord,
I can plant others.
How can you negotiate terms with me?
What if I find the Spirit-Vanishing Arrow
and kill Xufeng completely for you?
I couldn't find you anywhere.
It turns out you're hiding here.
Why do you hide here and drink alone instead of doing matchmaking?
I have become disillusioned with the world
and I'm so depressed.
What brings you here?
Now, your brother is so powerful.
Why don't you follow him?
Your second nephew is more powerful and has become the Demon Lord.
Why don't you ride on his coattails?
I had long given up on Runyu,
but I didn't expect that Xufeng would go so far
and become the Demon Lord.
He is so disappointing.
These two kids want to torment me to death.
I'm so depressed.
I just want to die.
There is someone else who is disappointing too.
Jinmi is chambered.
Only you can break the ward of Runyu.
Bad grape.
She helped Runyu deal with Xufeng.
She deserves to be chambered.
She should even be punished by Thunder and Fire.
When did she help Runyu?
If she didn't help Xufeng run away, Runyu wouldn't have her chambered.
I don't want to hear it.
I don't want to hear it!
Don't absolve her from her blame.
Fine. Fine. She deserves it.
Would you please teach her a lesson in person?
Go.
Don't pull me!
She harmed Xufeng. I won't help her.
Fine. Give me a Red String.
I'll tie it to her and let her harm me.
I'm sure that she won't bother your second nephew again.
No way!
Go. Let's go.
Stop drinking.
You're so heavy.
Now I have recovered.
Maybe I can break this ward.
Fox Fairy.
Mr. Puchi.
What are you doing here?
What are we doing here?
My beauty, you break my heart.
I'm here to save you.
We should thank Fox Fairy for breaking an opening for us today.
Fox Fairy, thank you.
I helped him instead of you.
Since you got out, I'll leave.
Wait a moment.
How come the older you get, the more bashful you become?
Don't be bashful. She and I share everything.
Well, since you got out and Fox Fairy is present,
tell us what you want to do.
For example, elope with me.
You...
I...
I want to go to the Demon Realm
to see him.
You're not so ungrateful.
I really appreciate that you saved me
from danger and disaster again and again.
Phoenix.
Who served grapes here?
Don't you know the Lord hates this fruit most?
Lord, spare me. Lord, spare me. Lord, spare me!
Phoenix, you really hate me.
Lord, spare me.
♫ Never wished to get into dispute ♫
He came back to life,
but he is no longer the same Phoenix.
Should I not see him again?
♫ I'd have another drink with you and talk until I'm drunk with you ♫
♫ Never wished to get into dispute ♫
Give me one more chance.
If you bloom,
I'll go to see him again.
If you don't,
I'll never...
see him for the rest of my life.
♫ 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 ♫
♫ 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 ♫