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Guardians of the Ancient Oath
[This story is purely fictional.]
Episode 38
The evil will vanish between heaven and earth.
The mysterious way has been around for centuries.
Cast light between heaven and earth.
Demon hunter.
Stop hiding.
Reveal yourself.
I live in the West Slope.
You’re welcome to come at any time.
Young Master.
Shentu,
this is my brother, Baili Hongshuo.
Pleasure to meet you.
I heard
Mr. Hongshuo has been here for a while.
But I’m too busy
to receive you properly.
Now I’m so glad
that you’re reunited.
Thank you for taking me in.
Don’t mention it.
It is an honor
to meet you two.
But,
the deadline
is approaching.
How’s the preparation going?
With my brother’s help,
I’m making fast progress.
Is there anything Fusong
can help?
Seek help from ordinary people?
I’d be glad if you don’t hinder us.
What brings you here?
I dare not to be slack
in your commission.
I’ve confirmed
that the demon lives in West Slope.
Shentu,
Mr. An is my friend.
West Slope?
What’s wrong?
Is there
something important in West Slope?
West Slope is
critical to Fusong.
It’s said that 800 years ago,
one of our ancestors,
called Shentu Xian,
found a firm rock
near Jizhou.
The giant stone was red,
with shining gray scales.
Our ancestors
found it different from common stones.
After crushing it,
they discovered
it was a giant iron ore.
Shentu Xian and our ancestors smelted the ore
and grasped the iron-making techniques
that Fusong has taken great pride in.
And the reddish ore
has been regarded as a holy rock.
Back then,
Shentu Xian used most part of the rock
to make iron
and left only a small piece
for people to worship.
Over the past 800 years,
wherever Fusong people
immigrated to,
we never abandoned the holy rock.
Later, we moved to this place.
Because Jizhou is on the west,
we put the rock
on the West Slope for worship.
Mr. An, is there a problem?
When was the last time
you worshiped it?
I only heard
about the rock from my father.
My father only saw it once
when he was little.
Later, we’re all busy making a living.
The worship has been abandoned for years.
And personally,
I have never
participated in the worship.
I’m afraid the holy rock
has been demonized.
Demonized?
How…
How is it possible?
Fusong people worship it as the holy rock.
It’s like
our holy guardian.
I’ll send men
to check it out.
Don’t.
If the holy rock is demonized,
I’m afraid they won’t come back
once they go.
Um…
Please take us there.
When?
At 9 a.m. on the day of fire.
OK.
Also,
I’ll bring strong Fusong men with us.
No need.
If we run into the demon,
they won’t be of any help.
Shentu,
Mr. An is right.
I don’t think it’s proper.
West Slope has been demonized.
There must be restrictions.
My brother and I
can’t fully control our power yet.
Mr. Hongshuo,
are you afraid?
I’m not afraid.
Instead of battling him head-on,
we should let him come to us.
He has come to Fusong once.
It’s feasible.
We’ll lure him out.
By then, we’ll set up magical formations
and get fully prepared.
Mr. Hongshuo is right.
Mr. An, we’ll entrust you
to lure the demon out.
No problem.
But I need you.
I need you in my formation
to lure him out.
As long as you can protect my people,
I’ll do anything in my power.
It seems Mr. An is so good
at lying.
When did I commission you to investigate it?
I shared my findings with you,
but it seems Marquis Baili
is upset about it.
What else did you find?
Mr. Hongshuo is right.
The Demon of Metal
is the spirit of the iron ore.
It’s been demonized for thousands of years, I guess.
And you two
just regained your power a few days ago.
And you have the gut to challenge the Demon of Metal?
I practice the Spirit of Fire.
At fire hour of fire day, I can control all metals.
It’s a thousand-year-old spirit.
Even at fire hour of fire day
when its power degrades,
it’s still hundreds of times stronger than you.
Baili Hongxuan,
without me,
you can’t possibly catch him.
You know what I hate about you the most?
It’s your arrogance.
You seem confident.
So,
you want to catch the demon
and get its power?
Brother,
Mr. An is a sophisticated demon hunter.
Now he’s clear
about the demon’s background.
He’ll be of great help
in catching the demon.
Since we share the same goal,
let’s put aside our disagreement
and join hands.
This is the last time
you acted on your own.
Later,
we’ll split up.
You protect Xiaotong and Jinyang.
Don’t let them get hurt.
Keep that in mind.
General, I will.
Jinyang,
whatever happens later,
protect yourself.
Don’t get hurt.
I got it.
Be careful.
Brother,
these are just pawns.
I’m afraid the Demon of Metal
has seen through the Puppet Magic.
You’re right.
An Tingfeng is in trouble.
You go.
I can handle them.
OK.
Take care, brother.
Marquis.
Go find An Tingfeng at West Slope.
We’ll deal with them.
Go now!
Marquis, go!
We can deal with them.
Take care of yourselves.
OK.
Xiaotong.
Princess.
It’s you.
You know us?
Unfortunately, I’m not that rock anymore.
I didn’t
loaf away the last 2,000 years.
You knew us 2,000 years ago?
Xuanming,
you’re weaker than before.
It seems the three of you have made good preparation
before you came to see me.
It’s you.
Rushou.
I’ve been practicing hard
for 2,000 years to gain so much power.
Now,
you want to take it away.
Don’t you think it’s unfair?
Now that you know who I am,
I suggest you surrender,
in case you die in misery.
I gain my power
through hard practice.
If
I give it to you like this,
all my effort will be in vain.
Baili Hongxuan.
What are you waiting for?
The Spirit of Fire.
You’re the holy rock of Fusong.
How did you become a demon?
I was
a red rock in Jizhou.
I was 3 meters tall, 2.7 meters wide.
Hadn’t it been for that accident,
perhaps I would never
have transformed into a human.
Since then, I’d been working on my cultivation
and never done anything evil,
hoping one day I could become an immortal.
However, that man came to me.
He was the ancestor of Fusong.
That man, Shentu Xian,
crushed my body
into gravels.
It hurt.
And I screamed.
But he…
He couldn’t hear it.
It was them.
They threw parts of my body
into the smelting furnace.
Have you ever
been through that kind of pain?
The rest
was worshiped as the holy rock.
Each time they worshiped me,
they reminded me of the unbearable pain.
Over the past centuries,
I was carried around by them.
In the end, we settled down here.
They worshiped me
and regarded me as the incarnation of immortals.
They prayed to me
and showed me respect.
There was a time
that I was almost touched.
I was confused that
whether I was
really a holy rock or not.
To be worshiped as the holy rock
is, actually,
not too bad.
I was stupid then.
I even felt happy due to
their worship.
But years later,
fewer and fewer people came to worship.
They almost forgot me.
The temple on the hill collapsed.
Where were they?
They crushed me,
they ground me up,
and they forgot me at last.
I was such an idiot
that I believed their lies
and was fooled for years.
But now I’ve come around.
For those
didn’t come to me anymore,
I killed them
and buries their bodies here
to keep me company.
Then I didn’t feel alone anymore.
They didn’t come to worship you,
so you killed them.
You
would never
understand my loneliness and pain.
I lost today.
And I admit it.
The rock has been demonized.
If we keep it alive,
it will cause bigger trouble.
He has to die.
I have one last favor to ask.
If you’re going to kill me,
make sure you do a clean job.
Destroy me completely.
I don’t want to leave anything
in this world.
Hou Zhengze.
Please don’t die, Hou Zhengze.
He’s not dead.
He’s just exhausted.
Princess Jinyang, are you alright?
I’m fine.
May Fusong people never go through the disaster again.
May the deceased rest in peace.
Thank you, both of you,
for killing the demon for Fusong.
You’re welcome.
Your father was loyal to Duke Pingyuan
for years.
This is
the least we should do.
Fusong and your family
live and die together.
The Fusong people will follow your lead
and never betray you.
You’re awake.
Why didn’t you wake me up?
You drooled.
Are you insane?
What did you say?
You’re so annoying.
I’m not recovered, yet.
Don’t beat me.
Xiaotong,
you’ve been here the whole time?
No.
If you died,
I’d be blamed.
I’m blessed.
I won’t die.
Princess.
You’re wounded.
Why did you get out of bed?
I want
to bring you some food.
Thank you, Princess.
But,
I have no appetite.
By the way, Zhengze,
when we were in the yard,
you defeated
all the demons
on your own.
Where did you learn your magic?
I…
He learned it in secret.
Princess, you know?
My master is awesome.
He was going
to teach Baili Hongshuo the magic.
However,
this bonehead
learned it.
Anyway,
he used it to save us.
He didn’t bring shame on my master.
Is your master
a great demon hunter, too?
That explains.
Have some rest.
I’m leaving.
Have some food.
What are you doing here?
You’re wounded.
Not a big deal.
Purple Bird is more than capable
to finish those ore spirits.
You’d rather be wounded
than
use your power?
I revealed my original shape once
for the sake of Marquis
to let him know
my identity.
But I had no choice.
Now with others here,
I’d rather die as Jinyang
and in this body,
than perform demon magic
in front of them
or show them who I really am.
You fear to be condemned,
so you’d rather bury your head in the sand?
It’s just a small
barrier of mine.
Barrier?
All right.
But you have to remember.
This time, Hou Zhengze saved you.
And the ore spirits
are nothing
but useless garbage.
Next time,
you won’t be so lucky.
Who is Hou Zhengze?
Why are you so interested
in him all at once?
His vibe is the same as mine.
Since you know it,
why bother asking?
My advice is
you’d better worry about yourself.
But he…
Great.
I’m not a demon.
So it was just a man’s spur of power.
Yes.
Man’s spur of power.
Let’s say goodbye here.
Young masters,
you’re always welcome to Fusong.
See you around.
Let’s go.
I’d like to bid farewell, too.
Aren’t you going
to Li City with us?
I prefer to travel alone.
Not used to
big, noisy crowd. It holds me up.
Goodbye.
See you in Li City.
Take a look!
[Li City]
Patterned cloth!
Pancakes!
Barely any sesames.
You ran around again?
Come on.
Excuse me.
What happened in Li City?
Are you heading to the city?
Yes.
Turn around.
Can’t live in Li City anymore.
You could be haunted by demons.
Demons?
What happened?
An outbreak of plague
killed lots of people in Li City.
Since then,
weird things happened
frequently.
Things in the house
were moved to different places
overnight.
Some people were possessed in the street
out of no reason.
These things
happened to every household.
There are rumors
that Li City is haunted by demons.
Whoever possessed by demons
will be infected with the plague
and die in a day.
Li City
is supposed
to be a prosperous trading center at the border.
Since General’s rebellion
and Yulin Guards’ takeover,
Li City
isn’t the prosperous
a trading center anymore.
Brother,
why do you want to come to Li City now?
A time of crisis
is the right time for me to come.
Thanks.
Marquis, Mr. Hongshuo.
It’s been a while.
Are you mad at me
for skipping the battle against the Demon of Metal?
He was there in the battle.
You don’t need me.
So there is someone you’re afraid of.
I don’t want to put you in an awkward position.
It’s not safe here.
Be very careful.
I was away
from Li City for only a couple of months.
What happened to Li City?
General.
General, bad news!
The horses ran away.
We caught none.
Brother,
the city is dangerous.
Let’s split up.
The evil will vanish between heaven and earth.
The mysterious way has been around for centuries.
Cast light between heaven and earth.
The evil will vanish between heaven and earth.
The mysterious way has been around for centuries.
Cast light between heaven and earth.
Jinyang,
what’s wrong?
General, I’m OK.
Take a rest.
Let me go ahead and check.
Hou Zhengze, everything alright?
I’m talking to you.
Hou Zhengze.
Hou Zhengze, Hou Zhengze!
Marquis.
Hou Zhengze!
The vibe of demon is everywhere.
It’s dangerous in the alley.
I’ll go.
Hou Zhengze!
What’s up?
Hou Zhengze…
What’s wrong with him?
He’s missing.
Come.
Mr. Hongshuo,
don’t bother looking for them.
However loud you shout,
you can’t find him.
What do you mean?
He’s probably dominated by demons.
Demon?
What happened
when you split up?
I…
I’m talking to you.
Hou Zhengze.
He…
He…seems…
What?
Tell me.
I didn’t really see it.
What are you afraid of?
What did you see?
He…
There’s only one solution.
What solution?
Bait.
I’m not scared.
I’m not afraid of anything.
Whatever it is,
it won’t scare me.
Don’t be afraid.
Stay strong.
Whatever happens,
you have to be brave.
Hou Zhengze.
Miss,
why are you alone in the middle of the night?
I don’t want to be alone.
You don’t?
We can have fun together.
If you want to have fun with me,
come with me.
OK.
Come with me.
Hou Zhengze is coming.
Hongshuo.
Hongshuo, he’s coming.
Heaven and earth have their guardians.
I answer to them to hunt malicious spirits.
Freeze!
What spell should I cast
to control him?
So, you’re a newbie.
Let me remind you.
You’re not just
torturing me.
This body
means nothing to me,
but to you…
Brother,
let me have a try.
I’ve never met
a demon hunter so weak.
First time for everything.
Demon hunters
ask a demon for help.
That’s groundbreaking.
Allow me.
I need you to get out.
If any of you step in my way,
I might not be able to bring him back.
Close the door when you get out.
An Tingfeng is a maniac.
He hunts demons by hook and crook.
Mr. Hongshuo,
your friend is in great danger.
As far as I can tell,
he isn’t a decent man.
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