Eternal Love of Dream
Episode 1
In ancient and primitive times,
during the War of Gods and Demons,
Emperor Dong Hua
led 72 Generals under his command, Meng Hao included,
and fought with the demons
to stop killing with killing
and end war with war,
thus bringing peace to the whole world.
Later, Dong Hua ascended the throne and became the Emperor of the Three Realms,
taking charge of life and death among the six worlds.
Hundreds of thousands of years later,
Demon King Miao Luo came along
and challenged Dong Hua's sole rule
by fighting Dong Hua in a decisive battle
regardless of destroying the world.
No matter how sharp the Canghe Sword is,
no matter how high a position you hold,
I am the Demon King.
You can't kill me.
You're actually using the soul-locking jade to chain me down?
Dong Hua,
you're using your cultivation to seal me?
Wait and see.
The day I break the seal
will be the doom of you
and the four seas and eight deserts.
I'll make you watch
everything you care about
become a living hell.
(Thirty thousand years later)
What a painter I am!
Your Highness Fengjiu,
you!
Master!
Master is criticizing her again.
Right.
Except the course of Ancient Gods,
you're far behind.
Do you really plan to idle around
and turn into an ignorant person.
Master, that's because
you taught the Ancient Gods so well
in the previous class.
I was too absorbed and focused
to notice what this course is about...
The Buddhist Theories!
I'm probably
meditating.
I'm really serious about my study!
Stop it.
Fine.
Your Highness Fengjiu,
since you're so serious about your study,
you should copy this Buddhist scripture
for ten times
in today's Buddhist Theories class.
Speaking of Emperor Dong Hua,
he's best at Buddhist Theories.
If you really worship him sincerely,
how can you not learn harder?
OK, Master. Just wait.
I'll bring you the homework tomorrow.
Well,
that's all for today.
Class is dismissed.
Master, see you.
Your Majesty,
have you heard the saying that
- when the water... - When the water is too clear, there are no fish.
Your Majesty, we do think alike.
Sitting on the Fishless Platform by the Zhiqing Lake
with no bait or fishhook,
are you fishing
or sitting in meditation?
With your cultivation,
you can only see things as they are.
You can't see things beyond their appearances.
Your Majesty, having lived a reclusive life for hundreds of thousands of years,
your cultivation has reached a whole new level.
It's really hard to imagine!
Weird old man.
See things as they are.
No wonder Chengyu ignores you.
Your Highness! Your Highness! Your Highness!
Will you take us to the demons' land for an adventure today?
Right! Can we go?
Let's go and look for the ambergris instead.
What's the fun of that?
Your Highness Fengjiu, let's go to the black bear's home and steal the pomegranates.
Right! Right! Steal the pomegranates at the black bear's.
The pomegranates must be ripe now.
Sister Fengjiu.
Jingwei, why are you here?
My master is visiting God Zhe Yan
and the peaches happen to blossom.
They've asked me to invite you over to appreciate the peach blossom.
They appreciate the peach blossom and drink wine every day.
Why do they suddenly want to invite me over?
I won't be tricked.
My aunt and uncle-in-law
must be busy in love,
so they ask my uncle
and that old phoenix to discipline me.
I won't go there myself to be disciplined.
Just tell them I'm busy studying.
I don't have time to visit them.
Let's go! Let's look for treasure in Mount Qinyao.
OK! OK! OK!
You can't leave!
What do you want to do?
My master ordered me to take you back.
Then I must take you back.
Birdie,
don't forget that you're just my uncle's ride,
while I am the Princess of Qingqiu.
Wait till you catch me.
Pin him down for me!
Sister Fengjiu!
Sister Fengjiu, you can't go!
My master ordered me to take you back.
Let go of me!
Don't move!
Sister Fengjiu!
It's really hard to invite Jiu over!
It's so well-made. For whom?
Speaking of Jiu,
as the only red nine-tailed fox
in the four seas and eight deserts,
and the only granddaughter of our family,
she can catch fish and shoot birds,
and often causes trouble.
It's fine to cause trouble,
but she only causes it,
and never thinks about solving it.
When she's audacious in the extreme,
she even dares to make fun of Si Ming.
To keep her in line,
the immortal restraint strap must be used.
She's the most joyous and big-hearted,
but the man she likes
is the most disciplined and restrained.
She actually likes that old and ice-cold Emperor Dong Hua.
When young and ignorant,
who hasn't fallen for some big heroes?
Things will change when she grows up.
After knowing the pain of seeking love with no reply,
she'll give up naturally.
Ouch!
Jingwei is to blame for this.
Why should he chase after me at full split?
I have a poor sense of direction.
Where am I now?
Why is the wind here so strange?
Is this Mount Qinyao?
Someone has broken into the Forbidden Valley.
Let's split up and search the place.
OK.
Our clan has lived here for generations.
Nonsense!
How can we let you have it?
We make the call here.
Right!
We make the call.
No need to argue.
Let's fight it out right now.
What do you say?
Stop! Don't fight!
Xuan Demon Lord,
you're late again.
Do you know how long
we have waited for you today?
I'm sorry. Xiaoyan Demon Lord.
I've been searching furs and feathers
everywhere today, so I got late.
Chi Demon Lord,
who are these two?
The Chishui clan and the Qingshui clan.
They fought an intense battle
for a valley between the two rivers.
Both sides have suffered great losses.
After all,
since Miao Luo was defeated,
we have been bullied and oppressed for generations,
and our lands are far worse than before.
With the dangerous and barren lands,
how can we make a living?
Xiaoyan Demon Lord,
now that we're badly hurt
and Demon King Miao Luo is sealed
while the gods are in their prime,
we can't help it.
Rather than kill each other,
we'd better fight the gods to death.
Right! Let's break into the Sealed Land and save the Demon King.
The Demon King is bloodthirsty and kills people with no distinction.
If we let her out rashly, I'm afraid...
Screw it!
I'm not afraid!
Rather than live cowardly,
I prefer to fight the gods
and re-divide the land.
What's so scary about Dong Hua?
I'd like to challenge him.
Xiaoyan Demon Lord, you're extremely powerful.
Among all the demons,
now you're the only one who can fight Dong Hua.
However,
Chi Demon Lord is the leader of us demons now.
We'd better listen to him.
Nothing strange, right?
I'd like to see what treasure is inside.
Little one, it's you.
You ran inside by accident, right?
Your Majesty?
What a strange place!
They can go inside.
Why can't I?
It's been thirty thousand years.
Dong Hua,
your ending will eventually come.
Everything will become real
as I expected.
Your Highness, someone has broken into the Forbidden Land.
With white hair and in purple,
it's Emperor Dong Hua.
Damn it!
Emperor Dong Hua,
why did you break into our Forbidden Land?
Something weird happened,
so I specially came to check the place.
Check?
Emperor Dong Hua, have you forgotten that
this place belongs to the demons.
I surely will keep an eye on it.
It rushed into me.
What?
I came to check the place,
but it happened to be under my feet
before I landed.
If you feel unhappy about the loss,
you can ask Tai Chen Palace for compensation.
The demons are really calling white black.
That monster beast tried to hurt me just now.
I will make it suffer.
Jingwei,
put me down.
Sister Fengjiu,
if the demons discover us,
they will use us to threaten Qingqiu.
But...
But His Majesty conflicted
with the demons for saving me.
I can't just walk away.
Sister Fengjiu,
you can only add trouble by showing up.
His Majesty is the Emperor of the Three Realms.
Who can hurt him?
-But... -Let's go.
Emperor Dong Hua,
gods and demons have called a truce long ago.
We divided the land and promised to stop attacking each other.
Now you've entered our Forbidden Land without asking.
What are you up to?
Aren't you going to explain?
Explain?
Dare you hear it?
Your Highness, the one who broke into the Forbidden Land is a woman.
A woman?
Emperor Dong Hua,
hand over that woman to us,
and we'll let it pass.
Otherwise,
we will kill our way to the Sky Kingdom
for an answer if we have to.
I saw no one.
Emperor Dong Hua,
do you really think we are afraid of you?
Fight! Fight!
Wait! Wait!
Xu Yang Demon Lord,
are you declaring a war against the gods?
If you didn't cross the line randomly,
we would never
break our promise back then.
But today,
if Emperor Dong Hua doesn't hand over the woman,
don't blame us for wanting an answer.
It's all for a woman?
I didn't expect you to be so mischievous.
I saw no woman.
Emperor Dong Hua,
how dare you despise us so much?
Xu Yang Demon Lord,
what you just said is wrong.
Emperor Dong Hua
put down Miao Luo in person
and used his own cultivation
to seal the Demon King
whom anyone in the Four Seas and Eight Deserts has the right to punish.
Haven't the demons benefited from that?
Your Highness Liansong, you're right.
Powerful as Emperor Dong Hua is,
he killed hundreds of thousands of demons back then,
and many of them were young and old.
It's just the Forbidden Land of the demons.
he can leave as he likes.
Your Highness, no need to talk with them.
They've gone too far.
Let's fight!
Fight! Fight!
What about this?
Emperor Dong Hua will make
a promise to help you do one thing.
What do you think?
Just promise to do one thing for them.
We've got plenty of ways to fool them.
Today, I grant a wish to the demons.
As long as it doesn't involve killing or go against morality and justice,
I'll do
whatever you wish.
Jingwei,
can you be gentle?
Do you hate me? Are you retaliating against me?
What's wrong?
I made a mistake
and put Her Highness Fengjiu in danger.
Luckily, Emperor Dong Hua saved her.
Emperor Dong Hua?
Emperor Dong Hua.
Emperor Dong Hua is so handsome!
All these are tongue-twisting theories.
All the ancient books are written in the same way. So boring!
In terms of the Nine Stages of Meditation, he has reached the stage of becoming one-pointed.
What does that mean?
Uncle!
Jiu, come in.
Uncle,
when studying at school today,
I was really confused about one thing.
I'd like to consult you.
In terms of the Nine Stages of Meditation, he has reached the stage of becoming one-pointed,
so becoming a god or a demon
depends on a blinding flash.
The Nine Stages of Meditation
refers to the nine stages of practicing meditation, that is,
Interior Stabilization,
Continuous Stabilization,
Habitual Stabilization,
Close Stabilization,
Habituation,
Pacification,
Thorough Pacification,
Becoming One-pointed and Entering into Samadhi.
If someone has reached
the stage of Becoming One-pointed,
then his heart is stabilized
and free from all sorts of disturbances.
There's no difference
to be a demon or a god.
It's entirely up to his personal preference.
He can become whatever he likes.
If he reaches the stage of Entering into Samadhi,
then he'll discover a brand-new world.
In the world, only Buddha of Sukhavati
has reached this stage,
realizing that all living creatures represent the Buddha,
and the Buddha represents all living creatures.
Anything related to Buddhism
is really mysterious and abstruse.
I'll ponder over it when I'm back.
Jiu,
I made this.
Take it back to your father.
OK.
Thank you, Uncle.
Emperor Dong Hua was neither a god nor a demon,
so he just chose gods over demons.
Then why did he make such a choice?
Gods and demons don't seem so different
except for their races.
Moreover, there're so many beauties among the demons.
God Zhe Yan!
The Master from my school
left us a task about Ancient Gods,
which I have to submit when I'm back.
But I'm confused about one thing.
God Zhe Yan, you have great learning,
so I specially come to consult you.
I've got a jade hairpin made by my uncle.
It's a gift for you to express my gratitude.
What's the task?
Well, God Zhe Yan,
why did Emperor Dong Hua choose gods?
Why did he choose gods?
According to historical records,
at the start of the primitive times, natural disasters happened repeatedly.
Only in the place where the gods lived
can you expect wind and rain on time and see residents live and work in peace and contentment.
After investigation, Emperor Dong Hua
found that the gods adhered to the five precepts,
namely, no killing, no stealing,
no loose speech, no sexual misconduct
and no drinking!
The Heaven was moved by our good virtues,
so instead of punishing us,
it granted us with virtues and goodness.
After knowing this, Emperor Dong Hua was so moved
that he chose gods over demons,
willing to appear in the world in the form of god this life
and lifting all living creatures around the world from torment
with a benevolent heart.
What a pure and restraint Dong Hua!
What a selfless Emperor!
Proud, upright and indifferent
as recorded in the historical books and legends,
he's really the most godlike Emperor Dong Hua!
Well,
just write as I just told you.
I guarantee you a high mark.
Your Excellency, by saying so,
do you mean there's another story?
After forming shape at Bihai Cangling,
Dong Hua underwent a lot of hardships.
Now he is
pretty good at fighting,
but actually, he's never interested
in unifying the world.
Back then, different clans outside the Bihai were fighting against each other.
Some small monsters not qualified to join the fights
refused to stay quiet and provoked Dong Hua instead,
so he beat them up.
Though those small monsters were of low ranks,
they got demons above to protect them.
The demons protecting them
felt humiliated,
so they tried to get back at Dong Hua.
There were big demons above the small demons,
and even bigger demons above the big demons,
so Dong Hua beat them up all along.
Looking back, he suddenly found that
the biggest demon among the Four Seas and Eight Deserts
had become his subordinate.
Though he puts on a poker face all the time,
he's quite popular among women.
A lady from a famous demon family,
I can't remember which,
was known for being dissolute.
Whichever man she took a fancy on,
she would have a one-night stand with him that very night.
After seeing Dong Hua,
that lady was lovesick.
Your Majesty, how come you're back so late?
I've waited so long for you!
I didn't expect you to be so anxious!
He threw her out.
Good!
That demon lady just refused to give up,
so she was indeed thrown out several times.
Word spread gradually.
Many demon ladies began to think that
though whoever appeared on Dong Hua's bed would be thrown out,
rumor had it that Dong Hua would always
hold them up from the bed elegantly,
carry them to the door gently,
and then throw them out softly.
In that case,
it was really a sweet pleasure
to lie in his arms for a little while.
What might it be
to have his arms around me?
From then on,
even more demon ladies tried to break into his bedroom.
They always had ways to solve
the ward set by Emperor Dong Hua.
Dong Hua didn't bother to set ward anymore.
Every night before sleeping,
he threw beauties out of his bedroom,
which he treated as a way of cultivating himself.
It went on for several years.
One day...
Your Majesty,
please accept me as your disciple
and keep me by your side.
Your Majesty!
So,
when Father came to Bihai Cangling
to invite Dong Hua,
Dong Hua went with him right away.
That's the real truth for Emperor Dong Hua
to choose gods over demons.
Unfortunately,
though goddesses were much disciplined
than demon ladies,
Dong Hua still had to hide into Tai Chen Palace
to stay quiet.
So Emperor Dong Hua doesn't like
women or men.
What on earth does he like?
Good question.
I guess
he likes something
fluffy
and shiny.
He likes monkeys?
That won't necessarily be monkeys.
Judged from the fact that three of his rides are mammals,
I guess he prefers mammals more.
I'm also a mammal.
Do you think he'll like me?
I'm just asking.
I'm just, just asking.
He probably prefers something fiercer.
His three rides
are ether lion or tiger.
Aren't I fierce?
Your Excellency.
Recently the demons have been restless and waiting to make trouble.
They even conflicted with Emperor Dong Hua.
Have you heard about it?
Luckily, His Highness Liansong arrived in time
to prevent a fight.
Your Excellency,
do you know that Emperor Dong Hua
went to the Forbidden Land for a woman.
- Really? - Yes!
I also heard that
Emperor Dong Hua liked her at first sight
and loved her at second sight,
so he defended her at the risk of fighting the demons.
It sounds so real.
Who told you?
His Highness Liansong!
You trust Liansong?
- Yes. - Yes.
- Why not? - Of course.
Dignified and lofty as Emperor Dong Hua is,
how could he do that?
It was for a woman!
I can't believe it!
Gods!
God Zhe Yan, please help me.
If my parents know that
I'd rather degrade myself
to work as a fairy maid in the Sky Kingdom,
they're sure to beat me to death.
If my grandfather finds out,
he'll surely think I'm humiliating Qingqiu.
God Zhe Yan,
please help Qingqiu, and help me!
You know everyone will be angry,
but you still want to go?
I must go!
My grandfather told me that
we should pay back even the smallest favor,
let alone such a big favor as saving my life.
As Princess of Qingqiu,
I can never disgrace Qingqiu.
This is how I deal with things.
Fine, I'll help you this time.
Adorable and clever as you are,
plus excellent cooking skills,
though Dong Hua is old and ice-old,
he won't be able to resist you
and your cooking skills.
Feel relieved to go.
Your uncle and I
will be your backups.
Every goddess in the Sky Kingdom
has admired Emperor Dong Hua.
He's cold and indifferent.
Will Jiu's trip end well or not?
Whatever the result might be, we can't prevent it.
No need to worry about it.
Isn't this the hairpin I asked Jiu
to bring to my second brother?
Why is it here?
You've collected almost all the hairpins I've made.
You collect so many yet you don't wear any.
What's the use of collecting them?
You old phoenix!
You want to pay back Emperor Dong Hua's favor?
The rumor spread in the Sky Kingdom
about Emperor Dong Hua saving a beauty is actually true!
He saved my life this time!
We Qingqiu foxes must pay back favors.
So, what about me working as a fairy maid
to serve Emperor Dong Hua?
No way!
It's ridiculous!
But I can't think of another way.
Well, Si Ming,
tell me how I can help Emperor Dong Hua,
or what I can do for him.
Powerful and influential as he is,
he indeed needs no one to do anything for him.
That's it.
But as the future Empress of Qingqiu,
it's beneath your dignity to do so.
What's so difficult about it?
I only have to keep others from figuring out who I am.
Just dress me up as a fairy maid
and send me into Tai Chen Palace.
Moreover, God Zhe Yan has promised to help me.
Look,
he has concealed the phoenix feather flower on my forehead.
How do I feel
you've arranged everything in advance,
waiting to trick me into helping you.
Then will you help me or not?
Even God Zhe Yan has helped me.
Aren't you a good friend to me?
If we're good friends, then just stop pushing me.
Dear Si Ming, please help me!
You just have to dress me up as a fairy maid
and send me into Tai Chen Palace.
You're Si Ming
in charge of fate in the world.
If you don't help me,
who else will help a pitiful, weak
and helpless little fox as I am.
It's a big deal.
Let me think it over.
Si Ming,
you also know that
I'll become Empress of Qingqiu in future.
If my parents know
I haven't paid back the favor,
do you know what will happen to me?
What will happen to you?
I'll be too ashamed to face the younger generations,
let alone leading them
to live a happy life in Qingqiu.
I can only...
You can only?
I can only be expelled from Qingqiu
to wander around everywhere.
Si Ming,
are you hardhearted enough to see me end up like that?
To actually see Qingqiu's youngest and loveliest princess
become a miserable little fox?
Si Ming!
I'll look up Qingqiu's regulations carefully
to see if...
Fine,
I'll help you, but you must promise me
you'll only pay back the favor
and you won't mess with other things.
Thank you for helping me!
I made it!
I'm just worried that
all your passions and efforts will be wasted.
Your Highness, do remember that
you should only pay back the favor.
Don't ever expose your identity
as the Princess of Qingqiu.
Feel relieved!
As a fairy maid, I should be tolerant.
Everything is for paying back the favor.
I don't ask you to be tolerant.
Just don't cause any big trouble.
I see.
Jiu.
Coming!
Go! Go! Go!
Where's Jiu?
Your Highness!
Jiu?
Back! Back! Back!
My tails get out whenever I feel excited.
You're too excited to hide your identity.
Come back and leave with me.
No! Now that I'm here, I won't go back.
It's too late to regret.
Be careful!
Immortal Official Chong Lin.
What's up?
Your Highness,
the new maids
are waiting outside the palace,
waiting for you to choose in person.
Let them in.
Yes.
Your Highness!
Looking seductively charming,
you obviously have evil intentions.
Send her away.
Yes.
What a delicate and fragile girl!
Who are you trying to fool?
Send her away, too.
Yes.
How do the stewards choose maids?
None of them are reassuring.
They're sure to bring a lot of trouble in future.
I may as well keep no one!
Yes, Your Highness.
Everyone in this row may leave.
Yes.
You! Raise your head.
Fox ancestors, please bless me!
Do make me stay!
I want to meet Emperor Dong Hua! I want to pay back his favor!
If I get kicked out before meeting him,
Si Ming will surely laugh at me.
Report!
Your Highness,
His Majesty is back.
He's back? Where is he now?
Dozens of meters away from the Palace Gate.
Thank you for today. I'm Jiu.
I'm Zhaolu.
Zhaolu.
Zhaolu,
how do you know what Her Highness is like?
My elder sister once served in Tai Chen Palace for one year.
She told me.
Princess Zhihe is unruly and capricious,
but she's the only younger sister of His Majesty,
so His Majesty just lets her be.
But His Majesty was born in Bihai Cangling
with no parents.
How could he have a younger sister?
Princess Zhihe's father
brought His Majesty up,
so they became sworn siblings.
Princess Zhihe has admired His Majesty since childhood.
You look so beautiful.
If you want to stay
in Tai Chen Palace safely,
you must be careful to avoid Her Highness.
Stay away from trouble, OK?