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Guardians of the Ancient Oath
[This story is purely fictional.]
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According to Mulberry Princess,
this is Mount Spirit where Square Matrix is.
The Pontifex said trees here
possess the power to purge.
To purge?
To purge the filth of the world,
such as evilness.
Ruo, evilness in your body
will be purged.
You must be tired.
Let’s sit down for a while.
Sit.
What’s in your mind?
When the Princess
first came to the Marquis’s Mansion,
I didn’t quite like her.
We didn’t spend much time together.
But after all, she was
a member of the family,
Baili Hongxuan’s legal wife.
You’re upset because of her?
I don’t know
if I feel sorry for the Princess
or for him.
But after dozens of years
we lived together,
he’s so strange to me all of a sudden.
For the so-called righteous cause,
could someone give up everything?
It seems a rival knows a rival.
I’ve been his rival for a decade.
I’m afraid
I know him better than you do.
To reach his goals, sometimes,
he could be
very cold-blooded.
I thought
he was a high-minded man.
When you have no conflict with him,
perhaps he is.
You don’t know anything
about the real him.
Do you agree with him?
To some extent, yes.
Do you agree
that he killed the Princess?
It’s easy
to understand his behavior.
He knows clearly what he wants,
and what can be sacrificed.
What happened today
is such a shame,
but we can’t do anything.
Gladly,
his brother is a totally different man.
Baili Hongshuo
is inclusive and reasonable.
He’s honest with you.
I don’t like Yo people,
but he’s a young hero.
I…
Don’t worry about anything else.
Just follow your heart.
You’re my sister.
Your happiness matters the most.
The black stone
is a gift from him, right?
The stone
is called obsidian,
fallen from the sky.
That year, my brother sent me
to Liaodong.
I ran into heaven flame
and picked up
the stone on the coast.
At that moment, I thought
the favorite thing
you like to do is to watch stars
at summer night.
I thought you would like it.
It shines like the sun.
Go get some water.
Take care.
General,
what should we do from now on?
I was obsessed with revenge.
But now,
I don’t know
what I want.
You want to quit this path?
Who knows if the path
is right or wrong?
Now,
Princess Jinyang has passed away.
What’s next?
No one knows what’s going
to happen ahead of us.
Hou Zhengze,
I’m sorry.
For me,
you’re in danger
again and again.
But actually, you don’t have to go through it.
General, don’t say that.
I’m honored to have stood side by side
with you.
Whatever happens,
I’m willing to stand with you.
Moreover, you and I
are miraculously bonded.
General, without you,
I might still be in Ye City,
doing small business with my sister
and her husband,
and wouldn’t have met Xiaotong.
Neither would I have found out
I’m capable of so many things
and can become
a responsible man.
I’d like to
go back to Ye City.
Small though,
at least it’s simple and pure.
I grew up with my father
in the garrison
where everything was either right or wrong.
Unlike now,
everything around us
is obscure, like gray among white and black.
In this world,
there’s no absolute right or wrong.
I hated Lang people since little
and believed
they were our eternal enemies.
Ironically,
the person I like
is a Lang.
I revived my power
and swore to kill demons.
Unexpectedly,
my brother’s wife was Purple Bird.
The line
between right and wrong is getting blurry.
Are you listening?
General.
What’s up?
General, I have something to tell you.
General, I’m a demon.
I don’t want to be killed.
Especially by you.
You think
I didn’t know about it all the time?
Tell me.
Which mortal man
can transform into others’ appearance
like you can?
I knew
you were a demon a long time ago.
What difference does it make?
You’re still my brother.
General.
Is that what you think?
Yes, that’s what I believe.
All right, man up!
Yes, men…
men couldn’t do that.
We’re brothers.
Brothers.
I’ve made up my mind.
Let’s go back.
Go back?
If there’s only killing and blood ahead,
why don’t we go back together?
To be alive matters the most.
Have some rest.
When we find Hongyi,
we’ll go home.
OK, I’ll find Xiaotong.
Xiaotong!
General has…
Hou Zhengze, what’s up?
Hou Zhengze!
Hou Zhengze, are you alright?
What’s happening to you?
Hou Zhengze!
There are tears in your eyes.
You’re wrong.
Demons don’t have tears.
You’re worried about your friend?
So what?
Since she pledged allegiance to Zhu Rong,
I’ve foreseen the end.
However,
I’m just thinking
what makes humans and demons different.
On this journey,
we’ve been through life and death, parting,
and all kinds of love.
Affection is weakness to some people.
So is it to demons.
No one can survive in solitude,
without any affection.
Not everyone
deserves to have friends.
What’s up?
I’m not welcome here.
The barriers in Mount Spirit hinder you.
So let’s split up
for the rest of the task.
Have some rest.
Witches and wizards of Mount Spirit.
In the realm,
there’s a mountain, Overwhelming Jade Gate,
where the sun and the moon set.
The witches and wizards are
Xian, Ji,
Pan, Peng,
Gu, Zhen,
Li, Di, Xie and Luo,
who come to the mountain for herbs.
Those who broke the barriers
are heading to us.
They broke in
the barriers of Mount Spirit?
Who are they?
God Fire, Zhu Rong, God Water, Xuanming,
God Wood, Goumang, God Metal, Rushou
and God Earth, Houtu.
The barriers of Mount Spirit
are forged by enormous power.
Even King Shun dared not
to break in recklessly.
They don’t know what they’re messing with.
Ji, don’t you feel it?
When the intruders
trespassed the barriers,
they were supported
by enormous power.
The power
isn’t from the five Gods,
but from Mulberry Princess.
Mulberry Princess?
Mulberry Princess should have
vanished thousands of years ago.
She’s been maintaining her power on willpower.
Till now,
given her cultivation,
it costs all her power
to send these people
through the barriers.
We never offended Mulberry Princess.
Why did she start the feud?
Years ago, Red Pine and her sister
fell in love and ascended to heaven.
Now, she gave up all her power.
I guess she wants to make an end to it.
The five Gods
must have come for the Square Matrix.
We made an oath
to guard it with our lives.
Fellows,
we have to stop them
at all costs.
Ruo, you’re awake.
How long have I been sleeping?
You’re too tired.
Why is there no night here?
This isn’t mortal land.
I heard from the Pontifex
that it never turns dark here.
Clearly, it’s true.
Are you refreshed now?
Let’s go find Square Matrix.
OK.
Ming Yefeng!
Ruo!
After the battle of Demon Hunt,
Nine-head’s power fell apart.
And Square Matrix gained the most of it.
For thousands of years,
we’ve been guarding it
to prevent
Nine-head from resurging
and troubling the world.
To guard it
is our promise
to heaven and earth.
Now, the five Gods want to take it away.
Do you swear to die guarding it?
A promise is a promise.
We’ll guard it with our lives.
Yes, Xian.
I’ll follow your lead all my life.
Whatever you ask,
I’ll do as told.
Xian, we’re not afraid of death.
The ten of us stand together forever.
If we win, Mount Spirit will be safe.
If we lose, we’ll perish.
Xian, tell us
what we should do.
What’s that?
There’s a charm.
Xian, what’s going on?
When we agreed
to guard Square Matrix,
God Thunder, Puhua,
gave me a Five-thunder Charm.
Five-thunder Charm?
That’s God Thunder Puhua’s
supreme tally to command
all troops of Thunder Tribe.
This is it?
Why did he
give the supreme tally to you?
Perhaps,
he foresaw at that time
that we would have a fierce battle.
The power of all tribes,
since the beginning of the world,
has been designated.
Thunder Tribe practices thunder magic
and controls the lightning of the world.
Water Tribe practices water and ice magic
and controls all waters.
Each tribe has its own specialty.
Only witchcraft isn’t heaven-granted,
which also lift the limit on our practice.
You told us about this before.
You always urge us
to uphold righteousness
and focus on our own practice,
in case we’re tempted by the power of others.
Now the enemies are at our doorstep.
We’re a lone pack.
So we need to unite power of all tribes
and defeat them for good.
I’ve checked around.
This is Mount Spirit.
When we find the matrix,
our goal will be close in reach.
Let’s go.
Brother,
do you have conscience?
Doesn’t it hurt you?
Do I have to put it on my face?
My wife was a demon.
To save the people,
someone has to die.
I had to do that.
She was the woman you married.
You held her in your arms
and took her in Baili family.
I didn’t kill her.
That was her choice.
Her choice?
She was cornered.
If you didn’t force her…
Then tell me
what I should do.
Protect her?
Forget what happened
in front of me?
Take her
to someplace
and live anonymously?
What do you want me to say
to the innocent people died
and to our father?
If we can’t defeat Nine-head
and let it ruin the world,
what should we say to the people?
Father taught us to be generous and modest
since we were little.
He wouldn’t want to see
you kill your wife.
Generous and modest?
Father taught us to be tolerant
and lenient.
But now you and I
are not just Baili’s descendants.
Let me tell you now.
I will get that power.
That’s what I have to do
for the people in the world.
I won’t go soft
on people trying to stop me.
You changed.
No, I didn’t.
You’re being indecisive.
At present,
ask yourself
if you know the responsibility
on your shoulders.
I know my responsibility.
But that doesn’t make me
as cruel as you.
The reason you can argue with me
about modesty and generosity
is that I take all the responsibility
for you.
That’s why
you don’t need to be as cruel as me.
Because I did all the cruel things
on your behalf.
No one can be carefree
in this world.
It’s just someone else
has taken care of all your worries.
So you don’t have the right
to condemn me.
Even so, it doesn’t mean
you have to be so cruel
to kill your family.
Open your eyes
and see the reality.
Right now, right here,
if you and I show a slight of
softness and hesitation,
not only all our efforts go down south,
we could also lose our lives.
Jinyang and Uncle He,
like everyone else,
are all sacrifices on the journey.
But to live up to their expectations,
we should try harder
and find that power
so that we could get rid
of the evilness of the world.
If we lost,
they’d have died for nothing.
There’s always gonna be a price.
If I try to stop you,
what will you do?
Five-thunder Charm
is the best spell to fend
God Metal.
But,
they have help who control fire and water.
Do you remember Seven-star Formation?
Seven-star Formation is invented by you.
We practiced day and night.
How could we forget?
The formation
combines the power of the sun and the moon,
and the magic of Metal, Wood, Water and Fire.
With the help of Five-thunder Charm,
we will guard the matrix safe.
Xian, the formation
only requires seven of us.
It’s a war. We all guard in the formation.
Peng, you guard Taiwei Section.
Yes.
Pan, Tianshi Section is your duty.
Yes.
I’ll stay at Ziwei Section
and cast Five-thunder Charm.
The rest of you, guard your positions.
Yes.
It’s God Fire.
I’ll see to it.
[Yiwang Hall]
You finally show yourself.
You weren’t confused for a second.
Should I praise your clear mind
or condemn your cruelty?
You know my identity.
I think I should ask your name.
I’m Wizard Ji.
Zhu Rong, don’t you
feel the slightest hesitation
seeing your old friends?
The deceased should rest in peace.
If the living people
can’t get over
the deceased ones
and move on,
what’s the meaning of being alive?
Well, as an official,
you do know big theories.
To move on, as you mentioned
means to sacrifice all for your goal.
Do I get it right?
Whatever you say.
I don’t need to explain to you.
No one knows Baili Hongxuan’s heart better
than Baili Hongxuan himself.
My heart isn’t changed.
That’s the most important thing.
What a pity!
You’re so ambitious.
But today, you’re going to die here.
Honestly,
if your brothers were with you,
I probably wouldn’t win.
But,
you’re deserted.
It’s a choice you made by yourself.
Lame!
Zhu Rong,
you won’t succeed.
I don’t believe it.
The witches and wizards
won’t let you reach
Witchcraft Altar.
But I think
you’re not capable of it.
You think you’re the only one who knows conjuring?
Pan, what did you see?
Ji is gone.
Di, Zhen,
God Wood and God Fire have come.
You two go.
- Yes. - Yes.
Xie!
Xie must have gone to…
God Metal is here, too.
I’ll go and check out.
Twin lotus flowers, or two-head lotuses,
refer to two lotuses
growing on one stem.
They also represent...
What?
A happy marriage.
Ruo!
Ming Yefeng.
Where is Hongyi?
So you didn’t see Ruo?
Isn’t she with you?
It must be the witches and wizards.
They must have taken Hongyi away.
You met the witches and wizards?
Hou Zhengze and Qiu Xiaotong
vanished, too.
Who makes the day and night rotate?
Who is that?
Where does the world come from?
God Wood, Goumang, God Water, Xuanming.
Who are you?
My name is Di.
The hell you are.
Why do you always do that?
My name is Li, Li!
Excuse me, gentlemen.
Where are you heading?
Nonsense.
They’ve come here,
sure they want to go up the mountain.
Calm down.
What do you mean calm down?
Don’t we come here
to deal with
these two?
Forgive us.
That was my brother, Li.
He has no manners.
But do you really want to go up the mountain?
My sister, Li Ruo, is lost
in the mountain.
Have you met her?
Merciful lord.
How would I meet a girl?
In my eyes,
there has never been a girl.
But she was taken away
by your fellows.
You’re so rude.
It’s a high crime to kidnap a girl.
Don’t make groundless accusation.
Are you stupid?
Would a girl made it in
an ordinary girl?
She must be God Earth, Houtu.
You did kidnap her?
No, no!
I dare not to.
Where is she now?
Let me think about it.
If it’s true our fellows
invited her in,
she must be on the mountain.
Hold on.
It’s Mount Spirit ahead.
I’m sorry
but you can’t go forward.
You took my friend.
What if we must go?
If you’re sure you have to,
well, I’ll
have to fight with you.
If any of you dies,
do forgive me.
Get started.
What’s with the nonsense?
I’m sorry. Sorry.
Not that move.
It’s too cheeky.
Just now, I…
What a pity!
Trees in the mountain
grow 3 cm taller per year.
It’s such a pity!
Knock it off!
Kill them!
I’m so sorry.
I have no way
to control my brother.
If you die today,
I’ll buy you
the best coffins.
You’re such a bummer
that made me slip.
Just fight your battle.
You think I don’t feel the pain?
All right. I’ll do it alone.
What are you waiting for?
It’s not fun without you.
What’s this place?
I’m so sorry.
It’s my fault.
Enough with your nonsense!
Take me to Ruo!
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