The Untamed
Episode 06
What took you so long?
I grabbed some peanuts.
Bro Wei,
the liquor is really good.
Of course.
Here in Gusu, we shall drink the Emperor's Smile,
fragrant and mellow,
refreshing but not aggressive, smooth and powerful.
Just drink the liquor.
You make it sounds like you are describing a person.
Bro Jiang, I disagree.
I think Bro Wei is making an excellent point.
As a wise man said,
fine beauty is just like a great wine.
Cheers.
If that is true,
You shall find your partners by following the fragrance of liquor.
I will be fine,
as long as I have wine.
I don't know how the Lans from Gusu can put up with you.
Hey, I am adorable.
It is you.
No one can match your standards.
Bro Wei, what standards?
Wei Wuxian, I dare you!
Beauty, natural beauty.
Hey!
Wei Wuxian!
Virtuous and caring.
And... Wei Wuxian!
comes from a good family.
Stop it.
She should not be too chatty,
- and should have a gentle voice. -Stop running, Wei Wuxian.
- Be careful. - Stop running, Wei Wuxian.
But not too capable. There is more.
Should not burn through money.
- You talk too much. - Hey Hey Hey, it is okay.
Wei Wuxian!
Bro Jiang, get up.
What are you guys doing?
What a happy coincidence.
Since you are here,
Why not join us for a drink?
Let's have a chat.
Here at Cloud Recesses, alcohol is forbidden.
Lan Zhan,
don't be so rigid.
We succesfully expelled the Aqua Demon today.
It is an accomplishment.
Let's celebrate.
You three, go to the punishment chamber to be disciplined.
Where?
- What chamber? - What?
Lan Zhan, you see...
They are too drunk
too walk.
What if,
you sit down with me.
Let's have a drink.
And talk.
Lan Zhan!
If you refuse to come with me,
I will ask help, and force it.
Lan Zhan?
Lan Zhan, come here.
Sit, and drink the wine.
See, I am not fooling you. Doesn't it taste great?
Lan Zhan?
Wow, Lan Zhan, you have thick skins.
You won't even blush.
Lan Zhan?
Can you please go back to your room?
Please do not sleep here.
Bet no one could imgine,
high and fine like you would one day follow to my leads.
Second Childe Lan, call me Brother Wei.
Brother Wei.
What's wrong?
Finally some reactions.
Your headband is tilted.
Tilted?
Let me help.
Go away.
It is still not right.
What?
I am just trying to help you to adjust.
Why are you so nervous?
Headband is sacred.
No one can touch it except for parents and significant others.
Significant others?
What are you laughing at?
I am laughing at you, Gusu Lans.
So many rules, so rigid and pretentious.
No women would marry you.
You are gonna be alone by yourself forever.
That's fine.
Hey, is every member of your clan
that vapid?
Your father is as vapid as you.
Your mother must be so bored.
I don't have a mother.
That's impossible.
You can't be born out of the thin air.
My parents died when I was four.
You may think I should remember things then,
but I don't.
The only thing I remembered is being chased by wild dogs.
I don't remember
the look of my parents.
But I recall a scene,
I was riding on a donkey with my mom aside;
my father was right in front of us.
It might be that my mom cracked a joke,
and my father laughed.
Lan Zhan,
here is to you.
Not exactly. Here is to us,
May we never forget what is worth remembering,
or remember what is best forgotten.
Bottoms up.
Uncle, with all traveling, you must be exhausted.
How did the Cultivation Conference go?
We met with Clan Leader Nie.
As expected,
same demonic event has been happening in Qinghe.
Same red crackings
showed on those people's neck.
Do they have any clues?
Clan Leader Nie is looking into it.
Is everything okay in Cloud Recesses?
Lately, the Wens have been quiet.
However, demonic event
was witnessed on Biling Lake.
Tell me more about it.
I was just about to tell you that.
A couple days ago, a few students and I went to perform exorcism
on Biling Lake for water ghosts.
Yet we found that the spirits in the lake
have been demonzied and become the Aqua Demon.
It has never happened before.
Childe Wei suspected that
It might have something to do with the snatched spirits.
Childe Wei?
Wei Wuxian.
He is the elder disciple of Clan Leader Jiang.
Is he
the son of...?
Right. He is the son of Wei Changze and Zangse Wanderer.
No wonder he is such a genie.
Just like his mother.
Excuse me.
Master Lan,
Zewu Jun.
What is the problem?
Wei Wuxian sneaked in some liquors,
got drunk with a couple of students and got caught.
And Second Childe Lan was with them.
Wangji was with him?
How dare they.
Wangji is at fault.
Uncle and Brother, I shall be punished.
Grand Master and Zewu Jun.
It is true that we disobeyed the rules and got drunk,
But Lan Zhan, he is not... Nonsense!
Wei Wuxian.
Your confinement as a punishment was not even over yet,
here you are, causing troubles and disturbance again.
How far do you wanna take this?
Are you trying to ruin Cloud Recesses?
Do not think that just because your mother is Zangse...
Grand Master.
Do you know my mother?
Grand Master.
Shut up.
Wangji.
Childe Wei is not a member of the Lan clan.
But you are. And you are fully aware of the rules.
Wangji recognizes the mistake that has been made.
Zewu Jun, Zewu Jun...
It was all on me. I made him drink the liquor.
It was against his will.
Wangji recognizes the mistake and shall be punished.
What is wrong with you? Why are you asking for punishment?
Wei Ying, as the head of the group,
shall be hit by bastinado three hundred times.
Same punishment to Lan Zhan.
The rest
shall be hit fifty times.
Let that be a warning.
Three... three hundred times.
These bastinados are monstrous!
Am I gonna survive this?
Do it.
It hurts.
Cheng,
you are close to Xian and have always disciplined him.
Why did you fool around with him last night?
Sis, can we not talk about it anymore.
The fact that I got fifty hits
please keep it as a secret to our parents.
Three hundred hits for me
should also be kept as a secret.
You caused everything.
But no one forced you to drink the Emperor's Smile.
That's enough. Do you two wanna continue to fight?
Senior Sister.
It hurts everywhere.
Let it be a lesson to you.
Just endure it.
Wait till the class ends,
I will make you Danggui soup.
Senior Sister.
I should have more proteins
to promote rapid healing.
Danggui soup with lamp should do the trick.
You two.
Zewu Jun.
Zewu Jun, did I break rules again?
You guys indeed went overboard last night.
But Uncle may be a bit harsh.
And so is the punishment.
The bastinado is quite heavy.
It probably will take weeks for
the wounds on your back to heal.
Weeks?! That's a long time...
Let me point to you a place to go
to heal a bit faster so you do not far behind in your studies.
Thank you for the support, Zewu Jun.
Zewu Jun.
My mother...
Childe Wei.
Back in the day, Zangse Wanderer was classmate with my uncle.
My uncle's behaviour was strictly mannered,
And you mother...
How should I say this...
She is just like you.
I hope you do not hold a grudge against my uncle.
It is true that he is being extra harsh on you.
It was just that...
Well, let's just say it was difficult for him
to keep his beard looking good back then.
It all makes sense now.
Yin Iron is in the water.
Lan Zhan.
How come you never told about a place like this?
Why didn't you share it with me?
That is not an act of a good friend.
How did you get in?
Zewu Jun let me in.
This is cold.
Really cold.
Bone-chilling. Bone-chilling.
Freezing.
Stop fumbling.
I know.
But the spring is freezing cold,
if I do not move around,
my blood will freeze,
so do the extremities.
Lan Zhan.
Lan Zhan
Hey you...
Alright, alright.
Though you are somewhat rigid, pedantic, and depressing
A little bit boring.
And I did not think too highly of you at the beginning.
But I changed my mind,
after our fights ended in a draw.
You are one of the people I approve.
And I wanna be friend with you.
That won't be necessary.
You are no fun.
Let me share something with you.
A lot of benefits come with being my friend.
What are you doing?
Getting undressed and start properly healing.
Please do not leave me here.
I will stop undressing.
Lan Zhan, have you ever been to Yunmeng?
There are a lot of fun things to do there.
Great food.
How about this?
If you ever visit the Lotus Cove,
I will pick lotus for you, the seedpod, along with the water chestnut.
Never.
All right.
Let me tell you a big secret.
There are a lot of cuties in Yunmeng, pretty ladies.
Lan Zhan
Do you feel something strange happening?
Lan Zhan.
Lan Zhan, what is this place?
Why is there a swirling tunnel beneath the Cold Spring?
What is this place? So weird.
The water is extremely cold but won't freeze.
Lan Zhan, wait up.
What is this thing?
Killer-String.
Killer-String?
Isn't that a peculiar trick of your clan?
What's happening?
Why are they all coming for me?
The graving on this Guqin is Lans' seal.
It will not attack me,
probably because it senses me as a member of the Lan clan.
How come this rabbit is wearing Lans' headband?
I heard that every member of Lan
wears a headband ever since they are child.
The headband recognizes the owner and has special power.
How come the rabbit wears the headband as well?
Power...
Headband.
Lan Zhan, the headband, hand over your headband.
Hurry.
I wanna take a closer look and see what it is.
It won't allow strangers to get near it.
Do not touch it.
This Guqin is a rare masterpiece
and it is enhanced by power.
It shall attack anyone who is not a member of the Lans.
It must belong to a member of the Lan clan, an ancestor.
I just want to take a look. I swear not to touch it.
Drop it.
Be respectful,
to the heirloom.
How can I get a good look without picking it up?
I have my way.
Ask the spirit.
I have heard of the sorcerous act.
A unique skill only the Lan can execute.
Talk with the deceased through string art.
It is her.
Who is it?
Wen clan of Qishan
Lan clan of Gusu
Jiang clan of Yunmeng
Jin clan of Lanling
Nie clan of Qinghe
Kill the gentry, and destroy the Yin Iron.
Lan Zhan, what is that voice?
I do not know. Be careful.
Xue Chonghai, hand the Yin Iron over.
Sounds like the Five families
they were trying to decimate certain school.
Yin Iron? What is it?
I have never heard of it.
Yin Iron is cursed, not worth mentioning.
Uncle.
It is possible that Wangji and Childe Wei are just fine
and nothing happens.
I have sent people out to look for them.
Wangji has always been diligent, ever since he was a boy.
He would never fool around like Wei Ying.
Yet now, both of them disappeared in the Cold Spring...
I am worried... that...
Uncle, are you worried that...?
A storm is coming.
Second Childe Lan, Childe Wei
Second Childe Lan, Second Childe Lan...
Childe Wei, Childe Wei...
Second Childe Lan... Childe Wei...
Childe Wei... Second Childe Lan...
Second Childe Lan... Childe Wei...
Childe Wei... Second Childe Lan... Second Childe Lan...
Sis.
You stay here and take a break.
I will bring some help and look over there.
Childe Wei... Second Childe Lan...
Second Childe Lan... Childe Wei...
Childe Wei... Second Childe Lan...
Second Childe Lan... Childe Wei...
Cheng,
Please find them.
Be assured, sis.
I will find him
and break his legs.
Watch out, Lady Jiang.
Your highness.
Lan Zhan, descendant from the Lan clan.
So, she is the one?
The only female clan leader of Gusu Lan,
whom created the Killer-String sorcerous act.
Lan Yi.
Wei Ying, disciple from the Jiang clan.
Your highness.
Predecessor
so these rabbits with headbands
are raised by you.
They were here to keep my company.
But my energy is fading away throughout the years.
They are too fond of play and thus often come out.
Ma'am,
The rumor was that you had passed away years ago.
How come...?
It must have something to do with the Yin Iron.
It was my biggest mistake,
in my lifetime.
And I paid the price.
With all my power,
I kept the Yin Iron in containment.
Predecessor,
what's Yin Iron
and
where are the shouting and pounding noises coming from?
The seal is cracking as the power gets weaker.
My energy is dying.
And here you are.
It may be destined.
Predecessor?
Hundreds years ago,
when the Yin Iron was not fragments, but a whole.
Yiling Burial Mounds back then was a celestial land.
And Xue Chonghai
was the most powerful grand master back then.
A hundred years has passed,
Nobody knows,
why someone like Xu Chonghai, who had everything
would use the Iron to absorb grievance and resentment,
and use living people as sacrifice.
He controlled an ancient monster, Xuanwu, the slaughter
Blood was shed.
Lives were taken.
It was a great tragedy.
So the Five families united.
They killed Xue Chonghai.
You are as smart as I have expected, Childe Wei.
Xue Chonghai was executed, and Xuanwu was put down.
Dead bodies were everywhere.
And Yilin, this once celestial land
became a massive burial ground.
Predecessor,
What happened to Yin Iron after that?
Yin Iron has snatched and absorbed too many living spirits,
the grievances were too heavy to be dissipated.
Snatching spirits?
That is right.
Yin Iron was a rare treasure naturally grown.
It was able to absorb energy from the universe.
Yet Xue Chonghai fed it
with the living spirits,
even gentries with power.
The Yin Iron was filled with grievance and rencor.
The change was irreversible.
Hand the Yin Iron over.
Wen Mao,
You will end up like me.
just like me!
Later on, the five families
decided to suppress it.
And thus broke the Yin Iron into pieces
placed them into different locations that are full of good energy.
To avoid anyone to follow the same rut,
the Five clans made an agreement,
never spoke of the Yin Iron again
With all due respect,
if the Yin Iron can
truly absorb natural energy,
we may be able to turn it
into a good use.
Wei Ying.
I am surprised.
What you just said was the same as
what I had thought.
Being a woman
ever since I succeeded to be the Leader of Lans,
people never stopped criticizing.
We were experiencing reconstruction of the clan.
For years I tried to break the old rule,
and find ways to innovate.
All my life I was fighting to revitalize the Lans clan.
Yet I faced so many impediments and obstacles.
And one day,
when I was having a chat with my friend, Bao Shan,
she mentioned Yin Iron by accident.
Bao... Bao Shan?
Ma'am you are acquaintance to Bao Shan?
She was my best friend, dearest to my heart.
But I...
Failed her.
Why do you say so?
Ever since I learned about Yin Iron,
I could not sleep.
I dived into Lans' book collections.
And I was able to put the clues together.
I found the hiding place
where that Lans' ancestors
stored the fragment of the Yin Iron.
Cold Spring Cave is full of natural energy.
The cold streams of air from all directions merge here,
and condensed into a pond of cold water that will never freeze.
It was not only the source of the Cold Spring
but also the best place to seal the Yin Iron.
So this is the place
where you found a fragment of the Yin Iron.
If Yin Iron cannot be mutualized,
How come you wanna find it?
I thought the way you did, Childe Wei
I was young and naive.
I ignored the warnings.
The fear was it couldn't be controlled, but you may be controlled instead.
Bao Shang told me the same thing.
But I had always done thing my own way,
and ask for a clear conscience.
I thought I was doing the right thing.
I wanted to promote Lans sorcery and heirloom.
I ignored her warning
and broke into the forbidden ground.
Unfortunately,
At the end of the day, I was wrong.
What happened?
Did Master Baoshan know about this?
Lan Yi,
Do you know what may happen
because of your decision.
I am not doing this for myself.
I am doing it for the Clan.
Why are you trying to stop me?
Yin Iron is extremely malicious.
No one has successfully purify it before.
Have you ever thought about it,
if you break the seal but cannot control the thing,
What then...
As the Leader of the Lans clan,
I created the Killer-String.
Just because no one had done it before,
it doesn't mean I cannot make it happen.
You...
You can probably tell what happened next.
I could not mutualize Yin Iron.
Not only that
I made a terrible mistake.
Once the seal on the Yin Iron is broken,
It can never be redone.
I tried countless times,
All failed.
As a result,
I was injured badly.
Yin Iron was sealed here temporarily with all my energy.
And I could never leave this place.