"It's a tower of joy and sorrow, gatherings and farewells."
"As the rose and shadow scatter, loneliness resurfaces."
"Flowers bloom on the other side, while they wilt where we stand."
"Snow Tower, Episode 36"
He has knowledge of swords.
Looking at the shine of the sword,
he knew it was divine indeed.
Yet it was doomed to be surrounded by a world of love and hate.
Hence its name, Affection Sword.
This sword was passed around the world for a century...
till it ended up in the Ren family,
and became the possession of General Ren Huan Yu.
No wonder you had such a huge reaction...
when you saw my sword.
And the second sword is...
the Tear-stained.
It's said that when Tear-stained was made,
wind and thunderclouds gathered at its threatening aura.
Master Shao knew that the sword was murderous.
Many innocent lives will end by it.
Hence, he cried due to empathy.
A tear dropped on the sword's ridge...
and left a stain.
Thus...
the name Tear-stained was given.
The final man who owned the sword...
was my father, Gao Fei.
He endured many turmoils in life,
but he was heroic...
and never killed the innocent.
Due to the teardrop left on the sword,
the murderous aura on the sword weakened.
I never knew that such a story existed.
But I can see that you're a hero too.
You must've...
done plenty of heroic acts with this sword.
Now that it's in my hands,
I will not harm the innocent too.
Besides,
how can one's life...
be controlled by a sword?
I'm not superstitious.
By the way,
is there another sword named Farewell?
Farewell...
is also named as the Farewell Hook.
Farewell Hook?
Back then, Master Shao made a mistake on the sword.
There was an almost invisible...
slight curve at the sharp edge of the sword.
Then, where is the sword now?
The sword has been passed around for so long.
Just like it really bid farewell to the world.
In the pugilistic world,
Shadow Sun Dagger and Blood Rose Sword are the strongest remaining.
Blood Rose Sword?
Let me tell you another story.
Alright.
Legend has it that for over a century,
Tear-stained Sword had claimed numerous lives.
But if the wielder of Tear-stained Sword massacred too many,
death shall loom.
The one who kills the Tear-stained Sword's wielder...
will be the Affection Sword's wielder.
It has been inevitable over these 100 years.
One is love,
one is hatred.
These two swords are destined to fight each other forever.
Do you believe it?
How am I to believe?
These 2 swords,
one is with you...
and one is with me.
Are we going to fight each other?
I don't believe it.
At first, I didn't trust it either.
But now,
it's not for me to choose anymore.
Who are you?
Why do you say that?
You have to keep your guard up in this sinister world.
What do you mean by that?
Grudges from the past generation.
Your grandfather...
hung my father to death in public.
My grandfather, Ren Huan Yu?
Why did he kill your father?
My father was...
under your grandfather's wings in the army.
During a suppression of the rogues,
he had a change in mind...
and spared the women and the young in the valley,
disobeying military orders.
He was then hanged on the city gate...
whereby we were not allowed to collect and bury him.
My father...
was exposed under the sun for more than 3 months.
Since then,
my family lost its glory...
and my mother died of insanity.
She made me swear by her deathbed...
to spare no one from the Ren Family.
That includes you.
Seems that...
you won't be letting me off today.
Fine.
I had intended to have a duel with you.
Come at me with all you got.
What nonsense about the Tear-stained losing to Affection.
I don't buy any of this crap.
Lie down.
What?
Why?
We were brought together in our fight for justice.
But you...
were only thinking of revenge.
I can't control what happened in the past,
but if you couldn't let go,
you should've fought me valiantly.
Why use such despicable acts?
When we exchanged swords,
I asked if you'll regret it.
You said you won't immediately.
Seems like the legend is true.
Tear-stained Sword's wielder will die under the Affection Sword.
We will bid farewell now.
I'll leave this sword to keep you company.
It's been hard on you, Lady Xue.
May I ask...
if the medicine for Tower Master is ready?
I'm fine.
it's my duty to cook Tower Master Xiao's medicine.
This Feathered Snow Lotus...
was plucked by Lady Jing in great hardship.
I have to be careful.
That's true.
The affection from Lady Jing to Tower Master is just...
Both of them...
You're back, Mister Gao!
What happened?
When I arrived,
it was too late.
They're all dead?
The Storm League...
was stronger than we imagined.
I never wanted to go home.
Knowing that father sold me away to the brothel heartlessly,
I thought I couldn't care less about what happened to them.
But I never thought I would feel so torn!
My father,
mother,
younger brother and sister,
are all dead because of me!
Ming Yan,
I'm still here.
I'm also your kin.
I shouldn't have left back then.
I should've died in Yi Hong Brothel.
Then, they wouldn't be dead now.
Blame it on me for being late.
How can she blame you?
This is caused by the Storm League.
This sword belongs to Ren Fei Yang.
Where is he?
Dead.
But why is his sword with you?
Where's your Tear-stained Sword?
Before we went to the Shi Manor,
I had pledged brotherhood with him.
We used our swords as a token of exchange.
But I never thought...
Ren Fei Yang,
if we had no grudges from the past,
we could have been the best of brothers.
Don't run!
Still running?
Stay still!
If you ever disappear,
I'll search the entire pugilistic world.
All the way from heaven to hell,
just to get you back.
Mister Bi Luo,
how are your wounds?
Never thought that Tower Master Xiao...
would send Chi Xiao Tai for assistance.
What happened between you two is over.
Why do you still care?
Besides, talents like you...
are ones I'd like to recruit to the Snow Tower.
That's why I sent those whom I trust...
to assist you.
Then, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed yet again.
I appreciate the goodwill of you for...
saving me and my sister.
It's just that...
I'm too used to being free.
I don't want to be caught in either sides of pure and evil...
like a prison.
If that's so,
then I will not hesitate.
After you recover,
I will make my requests...
for the goodwill I've given you in return.
Alright.
Mister Bi Luo had countered the Flower Thorn Formation twice.
You must be familiar with it.
May you sketch it down...
so that I can simulate and solve it...
when I have some free time?
Mister Bi Luo!
This medicine...
may be useful for your wounds.
I have something to ask you.
May I know...
where you learned the Purple Bamboo Tune from?
Seems like this medicine...
is an exchange...
for this answer from me.
However, I am badly wounded.
I don't know if this is enough for me.
Doctor Mo and Lady Xue are experts of medicine.
It will definitely cure you.
I'm not trying to show off.
This medicine...
can be considered as a thank you gift...
for your outstanding play of harmony.
Do take this medicine along with you.
If ever you encounter poison again,
this will serve you well.
I've traveled the south before.
In an isolated market,
I've met with a madam.
She was working...
while humming the tune.
The song was melodious.
In her tune,
I can hear deep longings for her hometown.
I took a liking to it immediately...
and memorized it.
Where was that?
I remember...
that place was called...
Qing Feng Town.
Do you know who she was?
What's her name?
That, I don't know.
But I still remember that...
everyone on the streets called her...
Zhu Niang.
It's my fault.
I did you and your brother wrong.
The ancient laws of the Long Family states...
that twins are cursed, and one of them must die.
But,
how can I bear to let the Long Family...
murder my daughter in cold blood?
No wonder.
No wonder it sounds so familiar...
when I hear you play it.
I can see that you and her...
do look alike in some ways.
I wonder...
She's my mother.
Such a pity that...
I can't hear her...
singing the Purple Bamboo Tune anymore.
I'm so sorry.
Sorry for being such a joke.
No.
Lady Hong Chen,
why don't we do this?
For everyday that I'm here in the Snow Tower,
I will play this song for you.
What do you think?
Thank you.
You're awake.
How do you feel?
I can't take the honor...
for having you come personally.
Please return to your matters.
Jing Rong...
I'm only mildly wounded.
Don't worry.
How can I not worry...
when you act like your life doesn't matter?
I will choose my own death,
how does it concern you?
You've made yourself clear...
back on the Jun Mountain.
I, Shu Jing Rong,
am merely a pawn to the Snow Tower.
If that's so,
why worry yourself over me?
Time for medicine, you two.
Tower Master Xiao,
the Feathered Snow Lotus is done.
Jing,
take your medicine.
Jing?
♪ The drawn sword drew a red painting. ♪
♪ Blood is spilling, as the murderous one wields. ♪
♪ Once famous in the world, ♪ ♪ but clueless about love and hate. ♪
♪ She's too naive, ♪ ♪ but human heart is treacherous. ♪
♪ Hate myself for being a mute. ♪
♪ How do I tell her... ♪
♪ to let down her guard? ♪
♪ As happiness awaits her. ♪
I don't have to drink this Feathered Snow Lotus then.
♪ Slipping through my ♪ ♪ fingers like the sand. ♪
♪ Could I really be cursed? ♪
Xiao Yi Qing!
♪ Those stories about me. ♪
♪ That I'm cruel and lonely. ♪
♪ But I refuse to give up our love. ♪
♪ All the hearts that owned me. ♪
♪ They have all become demons. ♪
I will choose my own death.
How does it concern you?
♪ It's torture, ♪ ♪ she withers before she blooms. ♪
Xiao Yi Qing!
♪ It's torture, ♪ ♪ she withers before she blooms. ♪
You are...
I've asked someone to cure you.
You are safe for now.
To be a vengeful corpse...
or an ignorant waste...
is but a decision of the moment.
There is never an end to revenge.
We've only just cleared the past generation's enmity.
The hatred in the world...
never comes to an end.
You saved me,
so that I would enter Storm League?
We can help you kill Gao Huan...
and retrieve the Affection Sword.
But I'll never kill any women nor children.
One's faith...
is destructible.
I will let you see for yourself...
how one's mind can be wrecked.
It's all my fault.
I've caused all of your deaths.
Mother,
even though I hated Father,
I never wanted him to pay with his life.
Not to mention, you...
and my siblings.
Ren Fei Yang,
I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have asked you to avenge me.
Now, you're dead too.
I can't repay you...
in this life anymore.
I hope in the next life...
Who are you?
Don't be afraid.
I have no intentions against you.
I don't know you with the mask on.
How can I trust you?
Never mind if you trust me or not.
Your family was killed...
by the Storm League.
Don't you want to avenge them?
Why do you care?
To avenge me,
Mister Ren got killed in return.
That being said,
you and Storm League...
have old and new unresolved feuds.
Are you afraid of them?
I'm not.
If I get the chance,
I'll kill Qiu Hu Yu...
even if it takes my life to do it.
With your strength alone?
How can you do it?
I have a way.
That can assure your revenge is served.
What is it?
This is just the deposit.
When you're done,
you'll get triple.
Seems like this is a big deal.
If not, why would the...
Mistress of the Moon Sect come here personally?
On the Jun Mountain,
I helped you escape the wrath of the Shadow Sun Dagger.
Shouldn't you express your gratitude?
The silver needle was yours?
On the peak of Jun Mountain,
you could have killed Shu Jing Rong easily.
Why did you let her go...
and helped her down the mountain?
Back then,
she was the one who saved me...
from the Moon Sect.
The trip at Jun Mountain...
was just a return of favor.
Now that you've cleared scores,
things will be easier.
I want to see Shu Jing Rong's head...
in half a month's time.
From what I know,
the greatest enemy of your sect is Xiao Yi Qing.
Why don't you ask for his head instead?
Take the money, do the dirt...
with no questions asked.
Hasn't this always been...
Storm League's motto?
It's a pity that my memory is good.
Images of how your sect...
massacred my whole family...
are still vivid in my mind.
Our organization will never accept...
tasks from your sect.
You and your organization don't get to choose.
The Snow Tower...
will attack you with full force.
Only by joining forces with me...
your survival rate will increase.
After you've thought it through,
send me a message.
"Flower Thorn Formation Plan"
This Flower Thorn Formation is formed...
using the Ninth element of 8 Trigrams.
If someone got trapped,
it will be hard to escape without counter measures.
Seems like the Flower Palace had new moves...
after the Exotic Flower Formation was cracked.
You're planning to attack the Flower Palace again?
Now that they're under the Moon Sect,
we have to remove them beforehand...
before attacking the Moon Sect.
The Flower Palace is at the center of Yunnan.
"Flower Thorn Formation Plan"
It is a natural cover and barricade to the Moon Sect.
You're desperate to save your mother.
Why don't I...
Tower Master,
the Storm League is observing us.
We can't underestimate them.
The tower requires attention from you, and both lady and lord.
I would like to ask for permission...
to attack the Flower Palace.
Yi Qing,
Gao Meng Fei is right.
Attacking the Moon Sect must be prioritized.
Will you please discuss with Lady Jing...
for the most effective methods?
Though I'm not strong,
I want to request permission to attack them as well...
to share the burden.
Fine.
Mister Bi Luo.
Are you leaving?
Yes.
After you leave,
the Snow Tower...
will never hear of such...
well-played Purple Bamboo Tune.
Lady Ye.
Young Hero Gao.
This is for you.
Young Hero Gao practices martial arts.
You travel around the world too.
So I've sewn heavenly clouds on the pouch...
and made a blessed knot below.
I wish that you can be safe...
from every trip you go.
Thanks.
What did Shu Jing Rong arrange for Ye Feng Sha?
She must've left her in the tower.
Ye Feng Sha is Bi Luo's junior.
If she settled her down simply,
wouldn't it be a waste?
If we can utilize Ye Feng Sha,
maybe we can keep Bi Luo in the Snow Tower too.
You want to try persuading Bi Luo on behalf of the Tower Master?
Yes.
Bi Luo is a skilled man.
If he can join the Snow Tower,
it will be beneficial for our attack on the...
Moon Sect in the future.
Mister Bi Luo,
I detest people who leave without bidding farewell.
Besides,
things between you and I...
are not settled yet.
What if I'm determined to leave?
If I'm determined to make you stay?
I hear that the Shadow Sun Dagger is invincible.
But it's still a cold and lifeless weapon.
I wonder how skilled you are in person.
Dare you take a few moves from me with your bare hands?
If you're asking for a spar,
I'm willing to oblige.
Tower Master Xiao,
I lost.
You're good, Mister Bi Luo.
It was a tie for this round.
I wonder...
if you're willing to join us now.
One is to live like an exile and run mindlessly,
another is to join the Snow Tower and gain a place in life.
If I have to choose,
of course I'll choose the latter.
But...
I'm too used to being alone.
Besides,
I have some matters unaccomplished.
So today,
I won't be able to accept your generous offer.
Bi Luo,
why did you leave in such a haste?
You didn't even tell me.
If I told you,
you would definitely ask me to stay.
Right?
I know your character well.
Even if I pleaded you,
you would never go against your will.
I'm used to being a nomad.
that's why I never settled down.
Are you really leaving?
Within the Snow Tower,
there's someone I never want to meet ever again.
I've heard about Lady Xiao Yin.
It's in the past.
Don't mention it.
Then, where are you going this time?
There's an unfinished matter about Xiao Yin...
that lies in my heart.
What is it?
When Xiao Yin passed away,
Flower Palace sent people to retrieve her body.
Her father wanted to see her one last time.
Their kinship is strong.
That's undeniable.
"Snow Tower"