( PREVIEW: After Koi Tower events, leaving Cloud Recesses )
What shall I play next?
Lan Zhan, let me ask.
Back in Xuanwu Cave, you hummed me a song.
What's its name?
Why ask me this?
Just tell me. What's it called?
I figured out how you recognized me.
Tell me what song.
Who composed it?
Me.
- You composed it? - Mm.
Then what's it called?
What do you think?
You want my suggestion?
Let me see. How about—
Thirsty. Find water.
The Untamed - Special Edition
Episode 18 SOUL TURMOIL
[ Jingshi / Silent Room ]
Your abdominal injury?
Injury? It's fine.
Sacrificial Curse left this?
How to undo it?
But now I know whom Mo Xuanyu's last foe is.
As soon as he dies, this curse will dispel.
It is Jin Guangyao.
Now, in any case, I disbelieve Mo Xuanyu
pestered Madam Jin and got kicked out of Koi Tower.
I fear he found out Jin Guangyao's secrets
and tried to tell Qin Su, but Jin Guangyao acted first.
Why did he do that?
But I'm sure whoever told Mo Xuanyu the secret
is that letter's author.
And this person most likely
led us to trace Red Blade Lord's death.
This person seems to know Jin Guangyao's dark secrets
and hates him.
Do you think...
this person is Jin Guangyao's lover?
Love turned to hate.
Your sword.
[ Suibian / Whatever ]
Thank you.
It truly sealed itself?
This is Jingshi!
Yes.
You brought me to Cloud Recesses.
What if your brother finds out?
I already found out.
Sorry for the bother, Lord Zewu.
I asked Wangji to bring you.
Until this matter is cleared up,
please stay, Childe Wei.
While I'm here, they won't seek you at Cloud Recesses.
Lord Zewu, where is Red Blade Lord's body?
Sects have seen Big Bro's body in Huaisang's keeping.
I sent trusted men to guard it.
Jin Guangyao's reaction?
Flawless.
He said he'd fathom it out
and clarify it to everyone.
Brother. Guangyao has the head.
You saw it?
He saw it himself.
- You trust Childe Wei? - Trust.
And Jin Guangyao?
Cannot trust.
Wangji.
How do you trust someone or not?
You trust Childe Wei. I trust Jin Guangyao.
In regard to Big Bro's head, we two didn't see it.
We judge based on how much we know and believe of someone.
Knowing Childe Wei, you trust him.
Likewise, I know Jin Guangyao so I trust him.
You think you're right. Can't I think I'm right?
Sect Leader Lan.
Red Blade Lord's head was in Jin Guangyao's secret room.
That's utter truth.
I also saw other things.
I wonder if it can offer proof.
Childe Wei, even if you saw things,
you can't prove you saw them in Koi Tower's secret room.
That's true.
Red Blade Lord's cause of death is definitely qi-deviation.
But, Leader Lan, don't you think the timing was too coincidental?
Did you consider another factor could be behind it?
What other factor?
Song of Lucidity.
Childe Wei, do you know Song of Lucidity
was taught by me to Jin Guangyao?
Then, Leader Lan, please listen
for anything strange in this song.
Is this melody the one you taught Jin Guangyao?
Yes.
This music is obscure and difficult.
It is complex.
Childe Wei, you played one section wrong.
I played it wrong?
A section was wrong.
Wrong?
Could it be...?
Wei Ying.
That's right, it's wrong.
I wasn't wrong. Jin Guangyao was wrong.
When I was in Empathy, he played it like that.
I swear I repeated his song with no error.
He learned it wrong?
Impossible.
Indeed impossible.
Fragrance Lord is clever with a good memory.
How can he misremember?
It'd be on purpose.
Follow me.
[ Library Pavilion ]
[ Library Forbidden Room ]
[ 'Collection of Turmoil' - Luan Po Chao ]
What's the origin of 'Collection of Turmoil'?
It's music from Dongying (Japan).
It's believed a Gusu Lan Sect Cultivator travelled the seas.
In years in Dongying, he gathered dark songs.
If played with spiritual energy, songs in this book
harm others.
This is it.
Leader Lan, is there a Turmoil song
to disturb one's temperament, making one irritated,
easily agitated, violent, angered?
There should be.
He did everything with great caution.
In front of you, he played Lucidity correctly.
Red Blade Lord had no taste for the arts.
After hearing your playing of Lucidity,
he had an idea of the melody.
So Jin Guangyao feared to play him the dark tune directly.
Instead, he used two tunes. Red Blade Lord didn't know this method.
So he couldn't tell that
a dark tune was inserted by Jin Guangyao to take life.
[ Bamboo Shadow Court ]
Lord Zewu.
You've an issue?
Since Lan Zhan’s not here, I want to ask one thing.
Childe Wei, ask.
Well...
Lan Zhan has Discipline Whip marks. How come?
You don’t know?
I asked but he won't say.
I have to ask you.
Fine. I know him best.
If unnecessary,
Wangji won't mention it in this life.
Yet I'll tell you.
On Burial Mound, Wangji heavily injured Lan Sect men.
Uncle furiously dragged him to Cloud Recesses
for 33 Discipline Whip strikes, then Cold Pool Cave penitence
for 3 years.
( Vanquish evil, establish rules, set a righteous path )
During Wangji's detention, I once visited
to advise him.
But he told me
he took you as his confidant
and should trust your integrity.
No need.
( Emperor's Smile )
Lan Zhan.
What is it?
Th-th(ank...)
Really mushy to say it.
I'm saying...
Your brother got a big blow.
After all, this involves Jin Guangyao, his sworn Brother.
If it were me...
If there is proof, he will not tolerate this.
Naturally! However close he is to Jin Guangyao,
he's your brother, one of Lan Sect,
with its principles.
What?
You did not tell him?
Tell him what?
At Qiongqi Path. Flute sound.
You knew?
I asked Wen Ning. At Qiongqi Path, he heard two flutes.
When that happened,
I thought I was hallucinating.
Until at Nevernight,
I heard it again.
That sound.
It was that sound.
I was too panicky to make sense of it.
How'd it go wrong?
After I was resurrected, I dreamed about it.
I began to believe the second flute sound was real.
And today, I'm more convinced.
At Qiongqi Path and Nevernight,
someone used 'Collection of Turmoil'
to alter Chenqing's orders.
It was Jin Guangyao.
Maybe yes, maybe not.
You do not want the answer?
When I first revived, I really wanted an answer.
But now—
Now I want to say, whatever, forget it!
Lan Zhan, actually I think
whether I know or not no longer matters to me.
Besides, in people's minds, Yiling Patriarch did bad things.
Even if I go and air my grievances 100 times,
no-one will believe me.
Actually, sometimes people just need an excuse or a target—
a target everyone hates.
Against me, they banded together pretentiously.
I figured it out.
Without Jin Guangyao, without that flute sound,
there'd be other people, other happenings.
We can't know. We can hardly know.
Back then, I was really lonely.
The few who believed in me died—
Wen Ning, Senior Sister.
Fortunately...
In this world, someone still believes in you.
Lan Zhan, a toast to you.
One true confidant is enough.
If nothing else, have a clear conscience.
However they defame me, I have a clear conscience.
Lan Zhan.
I'm sorry.
Thank you.
~Stir a cup of life's joy & sorrow to toast the lad~
~Moon is bright, why feel sad~
~Why not face all hardships carefree~
~Sharing a melody however far~
~Stir a cup of life's joy & sorrow to toast the lad~
~Moon is bright, why be sad~
~Why not face all storms unrestrained~
~Playing a melody together afar~
[ Hanshi / Cold Room ]
What's this for?
I return it to you.
I gave it to you.
This Jade Token of Passage worked for years.
Now it failed, it is returned.
Why come?
We've no news of Light Bearer and Yiling Patriarch.
I forbade a search here.
Many sects objected to this order.
Second Bro, when convenient, open up for two hours.
Then I'll bring people to look.
If you're worried about Wangji, no need.
Light Bearer's integrity was witnessed by all for years.
His actions stem from another's lies. He did nothing unforgivable.
He can explain after.
"After" what?
After purging Burial Mound.
Burial Mound?
Since the Koi Tower fight, Burial Mound has abnormalities.
Puppets reappeared,
heading to Burial Mound.
What's this about?
No idea. We speculate Wei Wuxian used an Array,
or Tiger Seal, to call puppets.
Flattering.
So, there'll be a second Burial Mound siege.
I called other sects
to Koi Tower to discuss this.
Second Bro, will you come?
Okay.
Second Bro, want to see Big Bro?
I'll hold Big Bro's funeral.
Second Bro, do you wish to send Big Bro off?
I'll go to Koi Tower. You two go to Burial Mound.
Yes.
If he's plotting something,
I won't spare him.
Wen Ning, after mute years,
your scream is scary.
Sorry. Childe, did I scare you two?
It was shocking.
What's this?
What's this mess?
What's up with your hand?
Nothing.
Blood.
Not blood.
Yes, blood. But not human blood.
Not human blood?
What did you fight?
The road had many puppets.
- The road had many puppets? - Mm.
You mean you ran ahead of us
and cleared them out?
Mm.
When did you follow us?
Golden Koi Tower.
Wen Ning, didn't I tell you?
Find a place to hide.
Worry about nothing.
But, Childe,
I...where can I hide?
Let's go.
Come with us.
Let's go.
Go.
( Burial Mound, Yiling )
The wall was pulled down. The mountain is breached.
Let's go up.
Self-defence.
Thank you.
After so long swordless, I'm unused to it.
Fine, I'll say it.
Actually, this body has low spiritual power.
So, with a first-class sword,
I can't show its full power.
So, Light Bearer Lord, protect this fragile man.
Wait!
If you ask me, why'd you just stab him?
Why not slit his throat?
They left us 2 days ago.
What's their aim?
What else?
Like at Nevernight, he'll turn us into puppets
and make us fight our sects.
They'll hesitate and be killed.
Dirty Wei-dog beast.
Shut up!
Wanna fight? Fine, let's.
I'm in the mood to fight a motherless brat.
Don't fight.
Calm down!
- Calm down. - Still fighting?
- Enough. - Still at it.
Don't.
Stop!
Jin Ling!
Hey!
Look here.
- Light Bearer! - Light Bearer!
Why so happy? They're allied.
Ghost General!
Turns out I'm not as terrifying as Wen Ning.
Run!
Don't! Puppets are outside.
Mo...Senior Wei.
You're saving us, right?
Master Jin.
What are you all doing? Hemming me in?
Lan Zhan.
Wanna stab him again?
-I... - Jingyi.
Enough.
Let's first get out?
Yes.
Let's go.
Lan Zhan, let's go.
- Wen Ning, what's wrong? - Nothing.
- Jin Ling, get here! - Uncle!
Wen Ning, don't go out now.
Jin Ling, why linger?
Want to die?
Mom.
Uncle.
- Bro. - Dad.
Wangji, come here.
Here you go again.
For sure!
Yiling Patriarch, reviving to no welcome,
made puppets and abducted disciples.
Else we won't visit your den so quickly.
I clearly saved these sect disciples.
Why don't you thank me,
not accuse me.
Everyone, beware!
More puppets are coming!
I lost my power!
Me too. It's a trap.
Everyone, rush inside!
The floor has an Array.
We can mend it.
Nobody go in!
It'd be a trap!
There'd be worse traps inside!
You'll die outside or inside.
Dying is delayed inside.
Leader Su, you're anxious for their deaths.
What's your aim?
Hey! Going in or not? If you won't, I will.
Hurry, go, go, go!
Quick, Dad, let's go!
Go. If they aimed to harm us, they'd have done so!
Get inside!
Lan Zhan, get inside!
How to fix this Array?
Uncle.
- What do you want? - Nothing.
But since we're here, let's chat.
Nothing to say.
Right! Nothing to say!
How's there nothing to say?
I doubt it. Don’t you all want to know how you got poisoned?
Poisoned?
I swear by Heaven, I'm incapable of poisoning you all undetected.
Right, he makes sense.
Well? I bet before coming, you didn't share a meal.
So, not food poison.
Not poison. No poison causes spiritual energy loss.
Such poison would be coveted by Cultivators
and cause chaos.
Bro Wei, what do we do now?
I said not to look at me.
One won't lose power
without a method or moment.
Can anyone recollect what you did so far?
Right. On the mountain, we drank water?
I forget. I don't know.
No-one drank water. Who'd dare on Burial Mound?
- Agree. - Who dares?
We all breathed in fog.
- Right. - That could be it.
Impossible.
Fog up here is denser.
We've been here two days
yet our power is intact.
Enough!
Everyone's talking to him. He baited you.
Is that fun? He—
Keep talking. Why stop?
Leader. What's wrong?
Wei Wuxian! What evil sorcery is it?
It isn't evil.
- This is— - Silence Spell.
Continue.
So weird.
Senior Wei, what's weird?
Leader Su acted weirdly from the start.
As puppets closed in,
he appealed to powerless people not to shelter, and just die.
Now he stops me investigating, and provokes me.
He fears you'll survive. That makes no sense.
How's an ally like that?
Seems Moling Su Sect
and Gusu Lan Sect are on poor terms.
Our relationship is bad.
Moling Su Sect branched off Gusu Lan Sect.
What branch?
He was expelled for betraying Lan Sect.
It gets more peculiar.
This Leader Su—
Fine. I should be quieter.
Leader Su copied everything
but hates anyone saying he imitates Light Bearer.
- He gets mad. - Jingyi! - How's his sort exist?
So much for refined Gusu Lan Sect.
Famed Cultivators teach disciples in this way!
Su Minshan, you left Lan Sect. Zip the lip!
Leader Su left Lan Sect. You dare say that?
Your leader rose up from Lan Sect teaching.
Lan Sect disciples can't set up a sect?
So arrogant!
Who's arrogant?
Which sect played exorcism tunes wrong
without realizing?
Not food or fog!
You forgot,
coming up the mountain, you all did one thing.
What?
Kill puppets.
Enough.
No difference after killing puppets.
It's truly about killing
but the issue isn't puppets—
It's the people killing them.
Elder Lan, I have a question.
Whatever it is,
you may ask him. Why ask me?
Then I will.
Lan Zhan.
Moling Su Sect branched off Gusu Lan Sect
but Moling Su Sect techniques derive from Lan Sect.
- Is that so? - Yes.
Lan Sect's 'Sound of Vanquish' exorcises evil.
7-string qin is powerful
so many Cultivate with it.
Moling Su Sect imitates
so they commonly Cultivate qin, right?
Correct.
Moling Su Sect leader took Lan Sect skills.
He had imperfect qin skills
so disciples he taught make mistakes, right?
Yes.
So, when killing puppets on Burial Mound,
if Moling Su tunes were wrong in parts,
Lan Sect won’t find it odd, but think it's bad playing
from misrecalling or confusing music scores
unintentionally.
Is this the case, Leader Su?
What are you doing?
Recall you lost spiritual power.
Will this threat work?
By aiming words at me, what are you implying?
Did I understate it
so you think I'm "implying"?
Fine, I’ll clarify. All who lost spiritual power
had been killing puppets. While you killed them,
Leader Su came along.
Feigning battle tunes,
he secretly replaced a section with a tune
to rob power.
He seemed to aid your bloody battle
but backstabbed you.
It's slander!
Lan Sect qin Cultivators are here.
Coming up the mountain,
did Moling Su battle tunes have errors?
There were!
Leader Su, you knew Gusu Lan Sect scorned you and your sect.
You used their scorn. If you play wrongly,
only Gusu Lan Sect notice.
But Lan Sect can't be bothered with you.
If they notice your error, they think it's poor skills.
There's a Dongying music book, 'Collection of Turmoil'.
It records a dark melody killing with no trace.
If you doubt me, ask Elder Lan
if it's in Forbidden Room?
Even if it exists,
I wasn't allowed in Lan Sect Forbidden Room.
Who said you had to go in?
Your master comes and goes.
I guess he taught you to tamper with music.
You mean? Could it be...!
Your lot had a good idea, capturing sects' disciples;
bringing a mob to Burial Mound
to be trapped.
His injury excuse was a ploy.
You collaborated.
Hundreds would've died here.
If I denied doing it, who'd believe it?
You didn't fear meeting me, despite my infamy.
New and old hatred stirred this mob.
No-one would've heard me out.
Ludicrous!
Fragrance Lord is Immortal Chief, already powerful.
How'd he benefit from leading so many to die?
Slander me, fine.
You dare slander Chief!
You said I slandered you.
Do you dare
to play us tunes you used on puppets?
Yes, play!
- Yes, play it. - Play it again!
Play it!
Not willing? Fine, no problem.
Won’t you see what this is?
You really think we got nothing at Koi Tower?
In the secret room,
Jin Guangyao hid two pages torn from 'Collection of Turmoil'.
We found them.
I can hand these to Elder Lan to check.
See if it has a tune you played.
Truth will come to light.
Beware, it’s a trap!
Did I see wrong? You actually have spiritual energy.
Congratulations.
But if you intend no malice,
why hide the fact you retain spiritual power?
Oh no, he'll ruin the Array!
He’s Ghost-face.
He has Tiger Seal.
No use. Don’t try.
Childe, I can't hold them back!
What to do? What to do? What can we do?
Ghost General, I'll help you.
Wait.
Uncle.
Don't dare lose Zidian!
Jin Ling!
You brat, come back! Hear me?
You should go back.
I won't go back.
Doom, doom, doom. What to do now?
What do we do?
Dad, what to do?
( Spirits Lure Flag )
What's he doing?
When this second wave breaks in,
I'll lead them to Blood Pond.
Light Bearer will do the killing.
Here is a target.
Don't fight at all. Just run outside.
They won't attack you.
I'll draw a Flag on myself.
Stop fooling, okay?
One bait is enough.
Only Light Bearer will kill.
Don't all give me trouble.
Heed him.
Wen Ning, rush them out.
- Out at last. - Yeah.
- I’ve 2/10 power. - I've 1/10.
Everyone!
Since our spiritual energy isn't fully restored,
why not find a safe place?
Rest till 8/10, then go,
to avoid mishaps.
Okay.
How about Lotus Pier? It’s closest.
Okay.
Leader Yao, just leave?
Not going? Stay here?
If puppets attack—
- They’re not back. - They won't be.
Right.
Nonsense!
Sizhui!
- What's he doing? - Wanna be killed! - Come back! - Why go?
Senior Wei.
Sizhui.
Senior Wei.
Are you okay?
Sizhui, we’re fine. Don’t be afraid.
I’m not afraid. I-I just…
I don’t know why. I just…
This kid turned silly.
Senior Wei.
Senior Wei, wake up.
Senior Wei.
A-Yuan.
A-Yuan?
~Listen to the doleful flute~
~in cloud deep night~
~Right or wrong is in the past~
~On waking, how to take it as a dream~
~How to gauge worldly praise and blame~
~Blood sizzles on cold blade~
~On peaks or rivers, hear the qin~
~The story isn't over, like buds under moonlit frost~
~Stir a cup of life's joy & sorrow to toast the lad~
~Why's the bright moon sad~
~Why not face hardships carefree~
~Sharing a melody however far~
~Stir a cup of life's joy & sorrow to toast the lad~
~Moon is bright, why be sad~
~Why not face storms unrestrained~
~Playing a melody together afar~