Eternal Love of Dream
Episode 33
Why do you think he chose me?
That's strangely uncommon!
Probably because you're young and naive without much experience.
Do you notice that two pairs of eyes have been watching over me
ever since I came out of the Zuilixian Restaurant?
Yes, I surely do!
It's smiling at you
on your shoulder now.
I'm joking.
Where have you been yesterday night?
Your Majesty gets up really early.
Have you had breakfast?
Do you need me to prepare something for you?
One of my friends was in a bad mood yesterday night.
I brought him to his senses.
Is that so?
Did I tell you
we're having confined training in these 10 days.
You can't get in touch of the outside
without my permission.
It's Meng.
I can't leave him alone, can I?
It seems you have a lot of friends.
I...
Did you turn a deaf ear to my words?
I don't dare to.
But you breached the ward privately!
You're half-hearted and capricious.
How can you win
like that?
If you don't want to win,
just tell me
so that I can remove the ward
and stop wasting efforts in teaching you.
My apologies!
Do you mean it?
I should not have sneaked out
without your approval.
I promise
I'll surely train whole-heartedly
and more diligently.
Then why are you still standing here?
Where are you going?
For breakfast!
Not stable enough!
Too slow!
Faster!
A sword propping up the sky!
Jump!
Turn back!
A dragon dipping into the water!
Who told you to stop?
I've trained for a whole day!
His Majesty didn't say a word.
It looks like I really offended him yesterday night.
Now he's avenging his personal grudge with his position.
However,
it's sort of productive
after a full day's training.
Your Majesty,
it's no longer a challenge to me
to walk on snowy stakes with eyes covered.
A real warrior can kill
on the snowy stakes with eyes open
and don't get trapped by it.
I think I need to train
on how to treat everything as nothing.
What are you doing?
You're yet to reach the state
of treating everything as nothing.
Whichever way works for a contest of martial art.
But what kind of contest it is for playing qin and flute.
I've tried to persuade Her Majesty,
but Her Majesty insisted on this.
You're the chief examiner.
Don't be too hard on me by then.
But I can't take sides with you too obviously.
Can't you play at all?
You said before
that you'll promise me something
as long as I learn the four arts.
So I studied them for some time,
but got only the surface of it rather than the gist.
Then it's fine!
I can teach you music.
You should be able to make it through
with a simple piece of music.
Great!
How do we contest this time?
This time is about the tutti of qin and flute.
I'll select a piece of qin music by then.
The contestant just needs to play flute along with me.
Do you mean we play together?
That's great!
By then, the acoustic resonance between us
will surely become a story on everybody's lips in Fanyin Valley.
Try it now
and show me what you got.
Sure!
What about
a simpler one?
Listen up!
You're playing too fast. I can't catch up.
Maybe you should teach me qin first
so that I can find some inspiration.
Fine!
All music is interlinked.
Perhaps it'll be helpful to you.
How did you place your fingers just now?
Let's do it one finger at a time.
Watch carefully!
Sorry!
Did I hurt you?
I'm awake now.
Right on time!
Unlay your clothes.
The neckline is so tightly attached.
I can't daub any other parts.
I will go on with the sleep.
Are you afraid that I will do something to you?
You're so severely injured.
What can I do to you?
If you really care about me,
why don't you let me up in day time?
Considering the time when it's said,
who knows if it's true or false
and not a prank on me?
I won't be taken in.
Cultivation requires you
to fall down
and crawl up
before it works.
Xiaobai,
I can't stay with you forever
to help you out whenever you need.
That sounds like I'm a pustule.
I survived well enough without you
after I fell into the Fanyin Valley.
You can't talk to me like that.
Moreover,
I barely had any physical suffering
before I met you.
It's all because you tossed me around
that I had so much bruises after I came in here.
You would have been smashed into pieces
when you fell into the Fanyin Valley
if it hasn't been the protection of my Tiangang Shield.
It doesn't need me to toss you around.
That's because Yan is good enough
to have cushioned me...
So you haven't been indifferent to me.
I've long heard
how important Tiangang Shield is to the gods.
You've put it on me to protect me.
Where is it now?
I mean
I'm very grateful
that it's protected me for so long,
but it's really improper
to put something as valuable as that on me.
It should be taken out and returned to you.
Why is that?
It's nothing but a ramification of my fairy power.
When my eclosion comes,
it'll naturally return to ashes.
Eclosion!
You also have eclosion?
Why do you have it?
If the eclosion
has to come,
when will it be?
Since the opening of the earth and sky,
no disaster could jeopardize the lives
in the Four Seas and Eight Deserts.
If there is,
the day will be the time of my eclosion.
But it takes another hundreds of thousands of years
for something like that to happen again.
You don't need to worry about that into tears.
I do not worry.
Now that the back of your hand
doesn't have any cuts,
why do you still carry
the cotton rose ointment with you all the time?
How do you know
I usually have cuts on my hands?
Crap!
His Majesty doesn't know I'm little fox.
Nobody else other than
the servants beside him
and the little fox should know about it.
The cotton rose ointment
cures only chaps, doesn't it?
Your cotton rose ointment is really well-made.
So even!
I raised a little fox in the past.
This is made by it.
That's a really nimble-clawed fox!
The cotton rose ointment is really fragrant.
Why do you dub it on my face?
It's said that this is good for keeping young.
Don't waste it!
Then let's share it.
You want to dub more on my face?
Let me see where I should dub it.
Don't move!
This is Emperor Dong Hua,
the most respected god in the world
whom I once admired the most.
Are we not sharing it?
Why do you stop dubbing?
I...
I need to go to bed.
Don't you get washed before that?
I'll wash the quilt directly tomorrow when I get up.
His Majesty is a bit different tonight.
He cleaned up for me before he left.
Why do you change all of a sudden?
The examiner plays qin according to his will of speed with a lot of changes
to test the examinee's ability to keep in tune.
Examinees should pre-judge the changes of the qin music.
How to pre-judge?
Knowing the player's heartfelt wishes
can help you better keep in tune with the qin music.
During the exam,
you must keep perceiving the examiner's emotion and behavior
so as to pre-judge more accurately.
Do you really teach Fengjiu as an apprentice?
Have you asked Fengjiu
why she wants the pimpon fruit so much?
Demon Lord Yan from the demons
is very intimate to Fengjiu.
It makes sense anyway.
They lived together after they fell into the Fanyin Valley.
Perhaps...
That person has joined the contest on behalf of Ji Heng.
He has nothing to do with Xiaobai.
You lose again!
I really admire your composure
which justifies you as the common ruler of the sky and earth in Eight Deserts and Six Directions.
I feel flattered!
Your Majesty!
I thought I'm on much better terms
with His Majesty.
Why does he look at me so apathetically?
Were those happened in the past all my dreams?
Why do you want
the pimpon fruit so much?
Because I haven't had it before.
I want to try it.
To make pimpon cake?
Maybe!
Pimpon fruit is originally used
to bring the dying back to life.
But I haven't studied
if making pimpon fruit into cake
will impact its efficacy.
How to answer His Majesty's question?
Yan Chiwu wants to have pimpon cake lately?
Yan?
Perhaps!
Yan just doesn't like
red beans, green beans or ginger powder.
Everything else should be fine!
He joins the contest for Ji Heng!
What do you think of it?
What does that have to do with me?
Do you mean last time
he helped me stealing pimpon fruit?
It's fine!
We have the deal
to split the pimpon fruit half by half
once we get it.
You'd do it as well
that way?
Of course!
Because whoever wins, I can get the pimpon fruit.
Dividing half by half
is the best way.
What does His Majesty mean?
Why does he keep asking about Yan?
Does he...
I almost forget that
His Majesty and Yan moved to Jifeng Courtyard
to stimulate Ji Heng.
It's far from
what His Majesty wants,
so he became worried
and concerned about Yan.
It's so ridiculous that I thought
it's because of me.
Now that I know the cause,
I might as well be the good guy
to do His Majesty a favor.
His Majesty is so proud
that I can't unravel his concern.
Your Majesty,
the final is approaching anyway.
How about removing
the ward?
It will be convenient for friends to come by.
We'll be more at ease.
So will the visitors.
It's the best for both worlds.
What are you doing?
Why do you put up two more extra layers?
Is it because I unraveled his concern
which infuriated him?
Jiuge!
You look so great after a few days.
Certainly!
I've thought it over.
I must cheer up
and keep forging ahead,
otherwise I won't deserve Princess Fengjiu.
That's right!
I'm not late, am I?
No, right on time!
Xiaojiu, first things first.
Contest goes ahead of friendship today.
Whoever wins the pimpon fruit,
don't be difficult and sulky to the other, alright?
That sounds like you're winning it for sure.
Let's check it out.
Tournament for the inseparable king birds
starts now!
This tournament has two rounds.
Only those who pass the first round are allowed to the second round.
First round is in the morning.
Second round is in the afternoon
and will be held at Green Plum Cove outside the castle.
In first round, musicians will play qin.
Contestants need to play flute in response. Music must be in tune.
Those whose music has no distinct mistake
will pass.
The tournament starts now!
Musician, please!
First contestant,
be ready!
Princess Jielu passed!
She is awesome!
She deserves it.
She has the competitiveness.
Jiuge, be ready!
This... this is...
They are both...
Yeah!
Right!
It's pretty difficult!
Your Majesty,
as far as I see,
the difficulty of this music increases suddenly.
This student is hard to pass.
Knowing the player's heartfelt wishes
can help you better keep in tune with the qin music.
During the exam,
you must keep perceiving the examiner's emotion and behavior
so as to pre-judge more accurately.
The qin music and flute music are harmonious but aggressive to one another.
It's really awesome!
No mistake for that sudden change.
It's really a surprise that
this student is so good.
Good!
Awesome!
That's awesome!
That's just great!
Jiuge passed!
Next contestant, be ready!
My turn so soon!
I think Yan
will be eliminated in the first round!
That's so careless!
Never mind!
What a contrast it is
that Yan is playing flute so attentively
while he is always care-free in usual.
He does look like
a gentleman now.
The musician trained him well.
He was trained by musician?
Yeah!
The musician has been training him for music.
But this piece of music is much simpler
compared with yours.
Alright!
Yan passed!
The sword contest on snowy stakes starts in the afternoon.
Contestants can choose your opponent randomly.
Winner will be determined in the end.
The award is pimpon fruit.
Isn't this the Green Plum Cove?
Why is it all barren?
This place used to be planted with green plums
when Fanyin Valley had distinct four seasons,
so it's called Green Plum Cove.
But most of the green plums have been destroyed
by the snow and frost in recent century.
Then Her Majesty ordered to clean up this place
and use it as a competition terrain.
Understood now!
What time is it?
Your Majesty, it's a quarter to 1 pm.
Why is Ji Heng so strange lately?
She wasn't like this in the past.
The contest is about to start but His Majesty hasn't come yet.
He is still coming, isn't he?
Your Majesty, Emperor Dong Hua has come!
And His Highness Lian Song has also arrived.
Welcome Your Highness!
It's such a surprise
that you're so interested
in the tournament of the inseparable king birds.
I'm here to yell for you in specific.
Don't you find it
a pleasant surprise?
Aren't you here for fun?
Welcome Emperor Dong Hua
and Third Prince's esteemed presence.
I'm a bit late.
When will the contest start?
The students are all ready.
It can start immediately.
Then let it start!
All contestants be ready!
Folks, please calm down!
For today's sword contest on snowy stakes,
all contestants can randomly
choose your opponent.
The last person left on the snowy stake is the winner.
The contest starts now.
I came because you said today's contest is fantastic,
but it's pretty boring so far as I see it.
How about
we playing a round,
what do you say?
Sure!
But the contest has just started.
Stay patient!
Please!
Excuse me!
The swordsmanship of the inseparable king birds
is not as good as that of Fengjiu which has dozens of thousands of years of practice.
As long as she stays careful
and doesn't fall from the snowy stake,
pimpon fruit will be hers to take.
Haven't you figured out why she needs the fruit?
Excuse me!
Your Highness,
I'll give way to three moves.
Please!
I don't need that.
Jiuge,
your swordsmanship is much better than I expect.
This contest is related to the reputation of the inseparable king birds.
Jiuge,
I'm not going to have mercy.
Please!
Do you want to move on?
I'm going to use the trump card now.
Alright!
I'd love to see that.
Excuse me!
Haven't you figured out why she needs the fruit?
Meng, excuse me!
My mind was drifting
which gives you the chance.
I candidly admit the defeat.
Excuse me, Your Highness!
The final match
will be
between Yan and Princess Jiuge.
It does become more interesting
to the end.
Xiaojiu,
just like I said,
if I win, you'll have half of the fruit.
It's not determined yet.
Jiuge!
Yan, are you crazy?
He is indeed the demons.
Only the demons will make such vicious moves.
Fengjiu might be difficult to beat him this time.
Musician!
Dong Hua!
You ruined my plan again.
Are you OK?
It doesn't go to the level
of making her pass out suddenly.
The winner of this tournament
is...
Jiuge!
The award is pimpon fruit!
Prior to the picking of pimpon fruit,
His Majesty's blood must be dropped into the belly of the python.
After the python sleeps for one day and one night,
the fruit can be picked.
So the award will be presented after two days.
Folks, congratulations to Jiuge!
Congratulations!
Jiuge,
congratulations to you!
You were awesome just now.
Congratulations! You're great!
What a comeback that was! Congratulations to you, Jiuge!
Good! Good! Good!