01x08 - Episode 8

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ADAPTED FROM DEMON KING
OF JINJIANG LITERATURE CITY

ORIGINAL WORK BY JIULU FEIXIANG

ARBITER HALL

Daqiang.

Daqiang.

Daqiang.

Why are you so flustered?

Do you know why I'm so happy?

Lord Changheng praised me.

Didn't you go there to cancel the result?

Things have changed.

Everyone said I deserved it

and Lord Changheng praised me.

He said I'm a role model
for all fairies of Shuiyuntian.

He even gave me the Firefly Stone.

What a coincidence.

Why did the fireflies fly

to my garden at Arbiter Hall

and nibble my flowers?

Does this mean

I'm destined to be with Lord Changheng?

You're unpredictable and unsteady.

My lord,

is there anything wrong?

It's odd.

The One Heart Curse should have let us
share our joy and sorrow.

She was so excited

about the praise from Changheng

and the chance to serve him.

But I

felt uncomfortable.

I didn't expect the spell of Xilan

to be this odd.

We can't be unguarded.

But my lord,

since Little Flower Spirit
has been in a good mood,

she will soon regain her energy

and fix the Destiny Book.

There's no need to rush.

Although she's getting better,

she has only recovered 70%.

Don't be anxious to fix the Destiny Book.

Yes.

Sweep all the fallen leaves.

Put that flower pot there.

Yes.

What are you doing, Fairy Yulin?

The recruiting list of Fountain Palace
hasn't been announced.

Why are you sweeping the floor
and moving the flower pots here?

-Don't you--
-What's the difference?

I got second place in the exam.

The recruitment is a sure thing.

Yulin.

Did you fry your brain during the exam?

You're just here to work.
Do you really think you're the hostess?

As an outsider,

it's none of your business.

Give it back to me.

Why are you sneaking around here?

Qingchuan.

This…

How dare you steal the stone
from Lord Changheng?

What are you talking about?

Lord Changheng gave it to me personally.

Have you gone out of your mind?

It's fine
that Lord Changheng gave it to me.

He doesn't even know you.
Why does he give you things for no reason?

You knew nothing.

Lord Changheng told me himself that
Firefly Stone is destined to be mine.

-Give it to me!
-You're caught red-handed.

How dare you deny it?

-Qingchuan, bring the lord here.
-Stop arguing, two fairies.

Confront me if you dare.

-Give it back to me!
-Stop arguing.

Just now,

Yulin and I had a quarrel.

It's not a big deal.

Sorry to offend you.

Please forgive me, Lord Yunzhong.

It's about Changheng.

Of course it's a big deal.

Danyin.

You said Yulin
stole the Firefly Stone of Changheng?

Is it true?

Yulin said

this Firefly Stone
was given by Lord Changheng.

Maybe I misunderstood her.

I see.

Is that true, Yulin?

Yes, it was a gift from Lord Changheng.

I didn't steal it.

Please investigate it, Lord Yunzhong.

That's not true.

Lord Yunzhong,

Magical Firefly Stone
is beneficial to cultivation.

I always wear it with me

and never gave it to anyone.

Yulin,

deceiving Lord Yunzhong
is as serious as stealing.

Two crimes shall be punished together.

You'll be dismissed
and demoted to a lower immortal.

Understand?

I…

I didn't lie to you.

I was just afraid that
people would gossip about Lord Changheng.

-That's why--
-Stop talking nonsense.

Lord Yunzhong,

I don't even know Fairy Yulin.

She lied to get away
with the crime of theft.

According to our fair law,

she needs to be removed from her post
and sent to reflect on her mistakes.

Yulin.

Considering your mother
has been doing her job well,

and has always abided by her duties,

I'll give you one last chance.

Did you steal

the Firefly Stone

or Changheng gave it to you?

He gave it to me.

In that case,

take her down.

Remove her immortal bones

and get her out of Shenshui Hall.

-Go.
-I'm innocent.

Lord Yunzhong.

Yulin has done bad deeds
and violated heaven's rules,

but she doesn't deserve this.

Please withdraw your order.

Lord Yunzhong, please spare her this time.

At worst,
forbid her to work at Fountain Palace.

-Father, please help her to beg for mercy.
-Enough.

Since when fairies in Yujing

have no manners at all?

They don't understand.

Neither do you?

As the youngest son of Lord Dong

and the God of w*r at Shuiyuntian,

you must not make any mistakes.

Have you heard of it?

Yulin seems to have
committed a serious crime.

Her immortal bones will be removed
and she won't be reincarnated forever.

What did she do?

-I don't know.
-I don't know.

I heard several high immortals
pleaded for her but all in vain.

Why did she commit such a big crime?

That's right.

What did she do?

Who knows?

I don't know.

I've never heard of it before.

Yes.

I don't know why.

It's her.

She took the Firefly Stone. It's not me.

-Shut up.
-It's her.

-How dare you frame others as criminals?
-It's her.

-It's not me.
-Go.

-Go.
-It's not me.

How could it be Orchid?

Is she trying to frame her?

It's just a stone.

Your brother is too cruel.

It's not just about the stone.

Yulin saw that things got out of hand

and she didn't want
to be punished for stealing,

so she lied and said
it was a gift from me.

But she didn't know

that if she stole it,

it would be a matter of poor morality.

She could still be forgiven.

But if it was given by me,

it meant she had an affair with me.

She wouldn't be forgiven.

I'm engaged.

I can't fall in love with others.

My brother will never allow me

to harm the dignity of the immortals.

So the punishment to Yulin

is a warning.

There are only a few names on the list.

You've been reading them for two hours.

Is it the owner of the handkerchief

who made you worried?

ORCHID OF ARBITER HALL

FIVE HUNDRED YEARS AGO

Here you go.

You're leaving?

Where am I going to find you?

After I leave,

there's no need to find me.

You'll forget me soon.

No, I won't.

You are my first friend at Shuiyuntian.

I'll never forget you.

Well,

if I want to…

Wait.

You wanted to give it to me?

You'd better remember
my name and background.

Because I'll defeat all of you
in the immortal examination.

She finally passed the exam

and won the first place,

but you eliminated her name.

ORCHID OF ARBITER HALL

She will be sad.

This is the only way I can protect her.

ORCHID OF ARBITER HALL

-Go.
-Are we on the list?

-Let's go and check it.
-Do you see yours?

Is my name on it?

-I'm so excited.
-Great. I'm on the list.

SHUIYUNTIAN LIST OF DUTIES FOR FAIRIES

Is it your name?

Great.

Please help me find mine too.

-Great.
-Let me see if my name is on the list.

I see mine!

-Great!
-Great!

Great!

Great.

Great.

Excuse me.

I saw it. I'm on the list.

It's you.

Great.

-Yes.
-Great!

I guess I failed, didn't I?

I saw it.

Congrats to both of us.

-We must go back and tell her.
-We can work there together.

My cultivation
for all these years is in vain.

SHUIYUNTIAN LIST OF DUTIES FOR FAIRIES

-I'm not on the list again.
-I see my name.

Great.

-Whose?
-Really?

Am I not in the first place?

-That's great.
-Why isn't my name on the list?

Impossible.

It must be a mistake.

I'll ask Aunt Sansheng about it.

Excuse me.

Is your name on it?

I need to work harder.

-Aunt Sansheng--
-No need to ask.

Lord Changheng
eliminated your name himself.

Eliminated my name?

Lord Changheng didn't want to accept you.

We should respect his decision.

Don't worry.

After the ceremony,

I'll find a good job for you.

-Did you see that?
-Yes.

I'm so happy.

Changheng…

Lord Changheng

didn't want to accept me?

I saw it.

We can go together.

It's me.

Great.

Look.

-Great.
-Yes, I'm on the list.

Great.

How could this happen?

How could this happen?

Lord Changheng eliminated me.

But he praised me before.

The Firefly Stone is gone too.

Why?

Daqiang, why?

Follow me.

Orchid of Arbiter Hall
who lured the beast with herself

and saved all the fairies

during the exam.

-Do you remember her?
-Yes.

Of course I do
since she's the first place.

She's the champion.

Why is she refused by Fountain Palace?

You worried too much.

Then why did you only eliminate her?

It's because

she doesn't deserve it.

But I heard you praised her before.

You said she was brave,
intelligent, pure, and kind.

Even so,

she's just an ordinary orchid

in Yunmeng lake.

If it weren't for the fate of Arbiter,

she wouldn't have had
the chance to come to Yujing

and enlighten herself here.

Moreover,

her immortal root has been damaged.

She's not qualified
to practice cultivation.

It's fine if she joins the army to train.

Why would I receive a lowly elf

who is even weaker

than the fairy servant?

Now you know why
Changheng wouldn't take you in, right?

Lord Yunzhong,

don't worry about such trivial matters.

The most important thing now

is to find the evil spirit

and the mastermind.

Go ahead.

There's an immortal criminal
sneaked into Shuiyuntian recently.

The God of w*r, Changheng,

you're ordered
to investigate it thoroughly now.

If you find anyone suspicious,

k*ll him immediately.

Yes.

Daqiang, I'm fine.

You don't have to accompany me.

Don't try to lie to me.

I know you want to cry.

Why should I cry?

Fairy Danyin was right.

I, a nameless and weak orchid,

finally passed the exam.

I should have celebrated with fireworks.

What should I cry for?

Right, I'll go to Peach

and let her perform
the scattering flowers.

Don't force yourself to be strong.

I can feel your thoughts and feelings.

You don't have to
bear them in front of me.

In everyone's mind,

I'm just an unknown wild plant.

Those fairies look down on me.

They don't even know I'm an orchid.

I thought only Lord Changheng
considered me the same as them.

You don't know how happy I was

when he praised me.

I knew.

But I didn't expect that

in Lord Changheng's mind,

I'm different from them.

He looks down upon me too.

Changheng is blind.

He doesn't know who's nice to him.

Don't criticize Lord Changheng.

Do you still want to protect him?

Forget it.

You are different from them.

Daqiang.

Do you look down on me?

I said so because

you are much more precious

than them.

Precious?

To me,

you are as precious as my life.

You've said that many times.

I'm going to take it seriously
if you keep saying that.

No.

I don't believe it.

Do you dare to question me?

Forget it.

It's okay if you don't believe me,

but don't cry.

If you cry,

I'll feel sad too.

ARBITER HALL

Is anyone in the palace?

We are ordered to search here.

Is anyone in the palace?

We are ordered to search here.

Let's enter the palace.

Daqiang, no!

Don't disturb plants.

And don't destroy anything.

Yes.

ARBITER HALL

ARBITER HALL

I was just afraid that
you would suffocate to death, so…

I understand.

I didn't push you away just now.

because I was afraid that…

I was afraid that…

I'll go get changed first.

DONGFANG QINGCANG'S SEA OF EMOTIONS

My chest is so stuffy.

What's wrong with her again?

Shangque.

Yes.

Have you found the Heart-Hiding Hairpin

that I asked you to find?

Please forgive me.

The Heart-Hiding Hairpin has disappeared
since the civil unrest of the Moon Tribe.

Until now,

it has never appeared.

Without the Heart-Hiding Hairpin,

how long do I have to bear
with her changeable thoughts?

I have a lot on my plate.

How can I be disturbed
by her all the time?

My lord, please forgive me.

Forget it.

When I return to Cangyan Sea

and retrieve the holy token
of the Moon Supreme,

I can also block these distractions.

But I've tried so hard,

why does Little Flower Spirit
only recover 90%?

Why can't she be fully healed?

My lord,

I think

Little Flower Spirit always wanted
to serve Changheng by his side

but failed to make it.

I think

that 10% of unrecoverable magical power

has caused her mental illness.

I think this mental illness
must be related to Changheng.

What's so good about Changheng?

Why is she so fond of him?

Orchid.

Fairy Danyin.

It's dangerous now, you know?

Your power is so weak.

How dare you wander around alone?

Don't you know the soldiers
are searching everywhere?

Are they still looking
for the immortal criminal?

Not an immortal criminal.

It's the Moon Tribe.

The Moon Tribe?

Yes.

Someone from the Moon Tribe
has sneaked into Yujing.

No one knows where he hides.

Logically, Shuiyuntian
is strictly guarded.

How could the Moon Tribe get in?

Could it be that
someone of the Moon Tribe escaped

from Haotian Tower?

Isn't an immortal criminal
in Haotian Tower?

My father told me that

except for immortal criminals,

there are also the ones of the Moon Tribe.

The Moon Tribe?

Daqiang, you're here.

Please have a seat.

It's not easy for me to pass the exam,

so we should celebrate it.

Let me offer you a drink.

Come here.

This is the immortal liquor my master hid.

Have a taste.

Let me ask you.

What is the tree hole
on the tree of Destiny Books?

Didn't you hear my answer
on the day when Danyin came?

That's not a tree hole.

It's Tianji Mirror.

It can predict the future.

Predicting the future?

Is it accurate?

Why do you all ask about this?

Just answer my question.

It's accurate.

Nothing went wrong before.

Why did I ask about this?

What does it have to do with me
whether she can marry Changheng or not?

No.

What I truly cared about
was not the wedding but the spell.

If this spell can't be broken,

I can't allow her to marry Changheng.

Otherwise,

Shuiyuntian will control my weakness.

Daqiang, a toast to you.

The first cup.

Thank you for saving my life
so many times.

Cheers.

It's really fine liquor.

Drink it then.

I mean,

since it's fine liquor,

you should drink more.

Look, I've finished mine.

The second cup.

Thank you for the morning dew
and flower soup you got for me.

OBLIVION RIVER

Little Flower Spirit.

You're awake.

These are your favorite flower cakes.

You can take them with you
on your way back.

And this blanket.

I'm afraid you'll feel cold at night

when you pass this mountain.

By the way,

you said you liked my master's liquor,

I also took it for you.

What do you want indeed?

To see you off.

Actually, I'm not that stupid.

I knew

you are not an immortal criminal,

but the Moon Tribe.

But these days,

I feel very happy
when you are by my side at Arbiter Hall.

I'm not lonely at all.

It has been a long time
since someone accompanied me like this.

People in the Fairy Realm say

that the Moon Tribe is full of bad people.

But after I met you,

I think you're not bad at all.

Not everyone
in the Moon Tribe is bad, right?

I know

you don't want to leave,

but it's different now.

Now, Shuiyuntian
is in the midst of danger.

Once your identity
as a Moon Tribe is discovered,

you'll die for sure.

So you drugged me and made me unconscious?

If you were obedient,

I wouldn't have done that.

Have you ever considered

what would happen

if what you did was found by others?

If you're found to collude
with the Moon Tribe,

you'll be imprisoned at least

or be k*lled directly.

I told you before
that emotion is just a burden.

Your kindness makes you stupid.

If you want to be safe,

you should hand me over.

You have a point.

But if it weren't you,

I would have died in Haishi.

Speaking of which,
I've already lived much longer.

After the effects of the drug
have worn off, just run away.

Get out of Shuiyuntian.

Don't ever come back again.

You and I will never meet again.

I…

I'll miss you too.

Daqiang.

Bye.

So emotions aren't a burden.

It's the reason we survived this time.

Love

and hate.

These will be your obstacles
when you make decisions.

If you are not merciful,

you'll become the strongest one
in the three realms.

FOUNTAIN PALACE

Eliminated my name?

Lord Changheng didn't want to accept you.

-I'm so excited.
-Great.

Yes.

-You're on the list too.
-So is Baicui.

Great! I'm on the list.

I'm in.

My lord, we've made some progress
investigating the evil spirit.