01x20 - Episode 20

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[Episode 20]

[Zhaomu Pavilion]

Your Grace.

I've figured it out.

Indeed, some lords falsified the roster
to fulfill the Ascension Decree.

I've punished them by the law.

But there's still no clue to the formation
in the Void Valley.

He and I had all temples investigated.

No other spirits have been missing.

Everything is as usual.

The warrior in the tournament,

the puppet spirit that lured me,

and the formation that trapped Yan and me...

The power of the three
all comes from Chiling Secret Technique.

I guess someone set a trap
to drain my power at first.

Then when I was weak, he could k*ll me.

Not too stupid.

No wonder those spirits can cast spells
with mediocre spirit power.

So someone manipulated them.

To control this,
one must have abundant power.

This technique is mysterious too.

In the Void, very few spirits are
powerful enough to learn this technique.

The one who had immense power

and assassinated the Sovereign so blatantly.

It could only be Bai San Xing.

But Her Grace confirmed
that Bai San Xing was dead.

White Terror was formidable and vengeful.

If he isn't dead and has power again,

he'll make a comeback.

Unfortunately...

the three of us jointly sent him
into the Nine-Square Maze Prison.

It was also me who destroyed
his soul candle in person.

A spirit without his soul candle

will definitely be lost in
the Nine-Square Maze Prison.

He'll be annihilated within a century.

Bai San Xing must be dead.

In that case, another powerful spirit here
is eyeing Her Grace covetously.

I need to recuperate for some time.

During this period,
I'll count on the two of you

to manage all the affairs.

Yes, ma'am.

Young man, don't be stubborn.

Si Mu has had heavy affairs lately,

and can't have both in many cases.

Go back and get some rest.

Are you here with leads on the assassination?

You're already shut out,
why do you still worry about this?

I'm just standing out here.

I'm not expelled from the Void.

Do you remember the last two spirits
in the Void Tournament?

They fell under a secret spell.

This spell is probably related

to guilty spirits
in the Nine-Square Maze Prison.

Nine-Square Maze Prison?

That's the place spirits fear most.

A prison for those guilty of grave offenses.

It originated from inner darkness.

Any spirit who is jailed there
will be deprived of his soul candle

and get lost in the sins
fabricated by the Prison.

He'll be tortured by obsessions
of doing everything he hates most

until he's annihilated.

This is the last place
where spirits want to go.

Only Si Mu dares to go there at times.

I just don't know why she goes there.

Maybe she cares about something inside it.

Don't overthink it.

Go back and get some sleep.

Don't waste the efforts Si Mu made
to cure your cold poison.

I shouldn't have acted alone
to spoil your plan.

I'm sorry. I was wrong.

I won't do it again.

I was wrong.

I'll never do it again.

I was wrong.

Si Mu.

Si Mu.

You finally let me in.

After the Tournament,
I found two weird spirits.

With a strange smell, they were like the two
that drained your power.

I followed them to Xuling Temple.

They disappeared.

I think Xuling Temple is behind this.

Are you done?

Then take the decoction.

After this treatment,
your cold poison will be cured.

Your power is diminished
and hasn't come back.

You could cure my cold poison,
but there's no rush.

Don't you have anything to say?

If you don't, I'll say something.

Si Mu.

Can you let me help you too?

Like how you helped me in my world.

Let me do something for you.

How can you help me?

Mortals who have five senses like you
are everywhere.

What makes you special?

Because of our spell...

you think you're unique?

Maybe you're invincible in battles
of the Mortal World.

But right here,

you're a small and insignificant mortal.

After you cure me,

what will you do?

Drink it.

So your power has come back.

From the Mortal World to the Void,

no one can actually harm me.

You don't know enough about me.

I still have time to get to know you.

No, you don't.

You don't belong here.

In that case,
why did you allow me to come here?

Why did you indulge my every move?

- You just...
- Since you're so curious,

I'm telling you now.

I just had a fleeting fancy.

Now I'm no longer interested.

Since that kiss gets you to think so much,

this kiss will put an end.

Tomorrow, Jiang Ai will send you back.

Everything between us...

Keep it if you want.

Otherwise, I will take it away.

Drop such unrealistic ideas like helping me.

Foxy.

Take the experiences over this period
as a twist of fate.

Say my name.

Jiang... Jiang Ai.

What a good mood you're in.

You're in a great mood too.

You visit me even during the curfew.

To what do I owe this honor?

You're truly devoted to Bai San Xing.

It's been over 300 years,
and you can't forget him.

It must have been hard to bear all this time

before you assassinated Her Grace
to avenge him.

You assist Her Grace
in implementing the decrees.

How could you speak without evidence?

Why would I assassinate Her Grace
to avenge Bai San Xing?

Bai San Xing and you had your differences,

but I believe you quite enjoyed it.

You and Bai San Xing also shared
an unbreakable bond from the past.

After all,
you were his most capable vice lord.

In that case, you and I are not so different.

Every 30 years, you wander around the Prison.

No one but Bai San Xing
is so hard for you to let go of.

In that case, don't you want to avenge him?

You used to be utterly loyal to Bai San Xing.

In the end, you still betrayed him
for the sake of power.

I guess you've never been loyal
to Bai San Xing or He Si Mu.

You're loyal only to yourself.

Maybe you've betrayed your new master
just to get more power.

You schemed to get close to that mortal

just to use him as bait to enter the Prison
for the man you want to see.

This is what we call real betrayal.

You've been amazing.

You were, and you still are.

Are you not used to it when I'm not around?

Farewell.

Foxy.

Your Ladyship.

Did you come to ask me to send you away?

Wait a minute.

I'll arrange it now.

You once promised you would take me anywhere.

Does it still count?

Last time when Si Mu and I came here,
we didn't go this deep.

Young man, it's not too late to regret now.

Xu Sheng, wake up.

[Xu Sheng, the Void]

The mountain spirit is named Xu Sheng.
[*Means the void]

That's why this is the Void Mountain.

The entire mountain was
transformed from his body.

His eyes are the gate.

The Nine-Square Maze Prison
is inside his skull.

Are you saying we're going into his skull?

Identify yourselves.

I'm Lord Jiang Ai of Xuling Temple.

Jiang Ai?

What a rare visitor.

What crime did you commit?

Why haven't I received Her Grace's decree?

Xu Sheng, don't be ridiculous.

I'm a good spirit, sensible and law-abiding.

How could I go to prison?

I just want to take a look in there
with my friend.

He has Her Grace's aura.

Very strong.

And he's a mortal.

I can't let him in.

You're right.

However, Her Grace might acknowledge him.

That's right.

Si Mu and I have a lifelong commitment.

The last mortal who had the Sovereign's aura

was the wife of the former sovereign.

Fine. In you come.

Take good care of this.

This is your soul candle.

Only by holding this will you not get lost
in the Nine-Square Maze Prison.

Young man,
are you sure you want to get in there?

Did Si Mu ever say
I'm not supposed to get in?

There's complete darkness inside this prison.

When you hold the soul candle,
all you can see is boundless darkness.

Only when your candle dies out
can you see the real prison.

In the Nine-Square Maze Prison,
evil spirits' desires are amplified.

The most painful and repeated illusions

have been created for them,
luring them to chase.

But they can't obtain anything.

Hope is given and then crushed.

It's like a donkey with an apple
dangling above.

It can see the apple but can never eat it.

That's a fitting way to put it.

Young man, I admire you.

For Si Mu's sake,
you even dare to come in here.

But mortals are different from spirits.

Before, you asked me about Si Mu's past.

She's been living for 400 years.



It includes more than


Like a book with 146,000 pages.

Can you understand her?

She said I needn't.

Possibly because...

she thinks I can't do it.

This prison is terrifying,

but when we follow the Eight Trigrams,

we'll find the Life Gate and leave.

Your Ladyship, I heard something.

Bai San Xing, you aren't annihilated yet?

Young man, move aside. You're not his match.

Watch out, young man!

Your Ladyship, shall we bet again?

If I can get out of this prison alive,

tell me everything about Si Mu's past.

Deal?

Don't be ridiculous.

Without the soul candle,
how can you get out of the illusion?

Duan Xu, I accept the bet!

Make sure you come out alive!

As you expected, Your Grace,
something's wrong.

All the spirits match the records.

But some of them only
remember going to the Ascension Pool,

but nothing after that.

I suspect these spirits were manipulated.

This is one of them.

I interrogated him.

Sadly, I got nothing out of him.

Si Mu.

Your Grace,
Bai San Xing isn't annihilated yet.

He's still in the Prison.

You went there?

And you saw him?

That young man of yours...

Bai San Xing broke his soul candle,
and he's lost there.

What happened?

I don't think he can make it back.

Your Grace, it's all my fault.
I failed to protect him.

- You're going in to find him?
- Si Mu, he's lost his candle.

Even if you go in, you won't find him.

Even if you find him, you can't get him out.

Besides, Bai San Xing is in there.

If he does anything, you'll be in danger.

You think I'll be scared?

I don't want you to risk it.

Even a powerful spirit
will be annihilated if he's lost.

A mortal will die in there.

And this prison is filled
with delusional evil spirits.

A living man in there will be torn apart.

He's lost in the illusion.

Without a soul candle,
he can't get out of this prison.

He doesn't die easily.

His fate is linked to mine.

If I can find him
and relight his candle with mine,

he may regain consciousness.

Si Mu!

You're letting him use your soul candle?

What happens if he doesn't wake up,
but extinguishes your candle instead?

You'll be lost in there and suffer forever.

Do you want to end up like Bai San Xing?

I'm not letting you go!

He's a mortal.

He'll die.

The longer he stays in there,
the more dangerous it will be.

How can you take such a risk
for a mere mortal?

He isn't a mere mortal.

He's my spell bearer. He belongs to me.

If I want him to live, then he shall not die.

Xu Sheng, give me a soul candle.

Spell bearer?

The one who can lend her his five senses?

Si Mu. Si Mu!

You know very well.

You can't stop her.

This is what this prison looks like

after my soul candle dies out.

k*ll.

He Si Mu.

I'll k*ll you!

He Si Mu, I'll k*ll you.

He Si Mu.

k*ll...

- You know Si Mu?
- k*ll her.

I deserve to be the Sovereign!

k*ll...

- k*ll...
- Who did you teach the technique to,

for k*lling Si Mu in the tournament?

Mortal?

You're a mortal.

Answer me.

Get out.

I want to get out.

Si Mu.

Father.

Father, help me!

Help me!

- Father.
- I won't help you.

Climb out on your own.

Help me! Give me your hand!

My son is in Daizhou,
staying with his grandmother.

You got the wrong person.

Father, give me your hand!

Si Mu, there you are.

Mortal,

you just don't give up on me, do you?

Yeah.

So I came to the Void,
and even entered this prison.

Have you enjoyed yourself?

If you have, then leave.

Leave the Void.

Si Mu, don't you want
the five senses anymore?

I'll always lend you my five senses.

Having your five senses is just a game.

I'm tired of playing now.

You should go.

Duan Xu.

Go find Duan Xu.

Duan Xu.

You're inside an illusion,
and everything is fake.

I'm taking you out.

Duan Xu,

I'm He Si Mu.

Duan Xu, I'm He Si Mu.

I'm He Si Mu.

Foxy,

wake up.

Foxy, wake up now.

Foxy,

you're too lost in illusion.

The sense of touch.

I have this sense again.

Even the sense of smell.

I can smell again.

Si Mu.

You're awake.

Come have breakfast.

What's wrong?

Don't space out.

Come have breakfast.