01x32 - Episode 32

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[Episode 32]

[Three days later]

You're not what you used to be.

Fine.

I'll give you some more days to recover.

He Si Mu.

You'll never get the truth
you've been seeking.

Why didn't you tell me
before you returned this time?

I would have welcomed you.

You are well-informed.

You came when I just arrived.

Si Mu, now that you're back this time,
you look different.

Very good.

It's been centuries.

Congratulations on getting your beloved.

Si Mu, the mist in your eyes is gone.

Since when did I have that?

Every spirit has a specific obsession.

He knows why he lives and why he disappears.

Even though those are
not very decent obsessions.

But Si Mu, you're born a spirit.

There was always a mist in your eyes.

Now, your heart is finally settled.

I'm really happy for you.

Yan Ke must not know this.

He has feelings for you.

What if his love grows into hate?

He might hurt your man. Be careful.

But it's all right.

Recently, he's been terribly busy.

He travels between the two worlds.

So he has no time for jealousy.

Why does he go to the Mortal World?

We don't know why, but for a few months,

no spirits came from Shuozhou.

We thought some spirits
wanted to linger there.

So we sent Spirit Officials.

But they didn't find anything unusual.

After that, Yan Ke went many times
to Shuozhou to investigate.

Shuozhou.

[Sovereign's Hall]

When did Her Grace come back?

Who knows?

Her Grace loved excitement.

But now she has returned so quietly.

Anything abnormal often means trouble.

We must be careful.

Greetings, Your Grace.

You may rise.

In the Mortal World,

I ex*cuted a sinner
who was on the run for years.

It's the Lord of Jiling Temple, Song Xing Yu.

Song Xing Yu?

He manipulated mortals,
interfered with mortal affairs,

and violated our decrees.

I ex*cuted him on the spot
and annihilated him.

I hope all of you
will take this as a warning.

How wise you are, Your Grace.

How wise you are, Your Grace.

Yan Ke, you're in charge of the North Abyss.

How is everything?

Sorry for my poor supervision.

Three days ago,
it was hit by an undersea earthquake.

There was a partial collapse.

Some spirits have been trapped.

- Now...
- It collapsed?

We are still searching for them.

Why didn't you report this until I asked you?

Don't be angry, Your Grace.

Not many spirits are missing.

And I'm sparing no effort
in searching for them.

Punish me as you wish.

Yan Ke.

I gave you the right to supervise the Void,

but you did a poor job,
causing some spirits to suffer.

This is your first sin.

Second,

you showed no respect
and decided without my permission.

Acting on your own is the sin of usurpation.

You'll be flogged 50 times
and grounded ten days.

Effective immediately.

Your Grace, thank you for the punishment.

It's just a little problem.

Isn't the punishment too harsh?

Her Grace decides
who to punish or whether to punish him.

Si Mu,

I've prepared new entertainment for you.

You'll love it.

I'd like to see how much
you care about that mortal.

[Shuozhou]

[Chongxing Store]

So that's it.

[Liang]

Xu, I sneaked into Youzhou and scouted.

The Chong's deployments vary
in the morning, noon, and evening.

I sketched three versions
of their deployments.

The one in the evening
is the same as what you saw last time.

But it varies greatly
in the other two periods.

Very good.
All we need is Xia Qing Sheng's backup.

When will he be back?

News came this morning.

Commandant Xia recruited troops smoothly
in Shenzhou.

Now, he's on his way back.

I guess soon, he will join us.

Where's Han Ling Qiu?

General Tang of the uprising army
needs backup in Jingzhou.

Captain Han has gone there to meet with him.

He left a few days ago.

You two just missed each other.

I was just wondering why
you were so happy these days.

So you're free from his supervision.

You can slack off instead of practicing.

I'm not slacking off.

I've brought you something urgent.

Let me handle it.

What's this heavy thing?

Luo Xian had it delivered urgently.

It's said to be a present for Xu.

Xu, she said the remaining 13 prefectures
were all on this map.

With Luozhou as a foothold,

spy centers were set up and named Ziwei.

This map is created based on the intelligence

from all the centers in 17 Prefectures.

- Great.
- Nice.

It's...

Impressive.

[Enjoy the Beauty]

General Duan, you're a hero to Shuozhou.

Mr. Lin is away on business,

but he ordered us to clean out his residence
where you can live.

To welcome you,
our prefect prepared some excellent wine

and had it delivered to your troops.

Please accept it.

According to our prefect,

if you aren't satisfied with today's wine,

he'll have new wine delivered tomorrow.

He'll continue until you're satisfied.

Bring my thanks to him.

I'll have a good taste of the wine he's sent.

I'll take my leave.

I was ordered to serve you, General.

Then why are you lowering your head?

I can't even see what you look like.

I...

Let me serve you, General.

Do you know who I am?

General Duan.

My name, I mean.

My name is Duan Xu.

Duan Shun Xi.

Stop it.

Si Mu.

How come you can always recognize me?

I see that look
when you wish to be recognized.

I was passing by, so I came to see you.

I made you an amulet.

Take it with you.

- All right.
- Let me put it on you.

The w*r may be dangerous,

but you needn't have come in person.

General Duan,
hidden dangers are harder to avoid.

There are problems you mortals can't solve.

If you're in serious trouble,
remember to summon me.

- Guards!
- No need.

They can no longer hear you.

Mu Er Tu,

do you hate to see me this much?

You're merely an ousted Young Priest.

What do you want?

I came here to tell you one thing.

Seventeen, whom you've been yearning for...
He's back.

Now he's the general of the Liang Army,
Duan Xu.

He's from Great Liang?

Duan Xu ruined my father and me.

Just like you, I want him dead.

Let's work together.

The All-Knowing...

They were here.

Who was here?

Any word of Han Ling Qiu?

A message came yesterday.

He joined General Tang in Jingzhou.

What a wonderful trap to catch him.

I think General Tang...

has been corrupted by the Chong Army.

He pretended to need backup.

When we reached Jingzhou,

he'd work with our enemy to annihilate us.

But Captain Han is in Jingzhou.

With only a few soldiers.

Han Ling Qiu may have been detained.

Meng Wan, ride to the Tabai Army

and tell them not to trust
Han Ling Qiu's orders.

Without my command,
no troops can enter Jingzhou.

Yes, sir.

Commandant Wu.

Lead 50,000 soldiers. You leave right now.

Within three days, take down four cities
southwest of Jingzhou.

Don't worry, General. Count on me.

Nothing will go wrong.

I'll teach them a good lesson.

Qing Sheng, lead 10,000 elite soldiers.

Within three days,
take down two eastern cities.

These cities are all
occupied by the Chong Army.

Once you take them,

you'll cut the connection
between Jingzhou and Chong.

I won't let you down.

What about Han?

Trapped in the enemy camp,

he will definitely be used as a hostage.

We'll save him, right?

Of course we will.

But we won't use our troops.

You focus on the w*r.

I'll rescue him.

But...

- Yes, sir.
- Yes, sir.

Han Ling Qiu.

Wake up. Leave with me.

It's you.

Why didn't you k*ll me back then?

Why did you save me instead?

Why did you erase my memories?

Why?

And why did I get back my memories?

Your memories are back?

Han Ling Qiu, think clearly.

Open your eyes and look at me.

I'm Duan Xu.

You're Han Ling Qiu.

We're comrades who fight together

instead of the All-Knowing assassins.

I have no time to argue now.

Just go with me.

Duan Xu.

Han Ling Qiu.

Mentor,

how have you been?

Congratulations.

You've finally caught me.

You saved him once.

Why did you come to save him again?

Why?

Maybe for the same reason
that I didn't k*ll you back then.

That's the compassion you've always despised.

I taught you everything, the martial arts,
and the techniques.

And I k*lled all the people
you asked me to k*ll!

Some are noble while some are humble.

How could you betray me for humble ones?

Mentor, there isn't an answer
to everything in this world.

But I can tell you this.

Seventeen, your once favorite disciple...

His obedience, attachment,

fervor, and devotion were all fake!

Always fake.

I hate everything about the All-Knowing.

And I never think it's an honor
to be Seventeen.

The truth is,
I've never believed in a single god.

I was the one who pulled myself
out of all that misery.

The god's power only exists
when I believe in him.

So the god's power...

Is actually my power.

Cangshen won't forgive
such sacrilegious words!

Didn't you hear?

Leave with me now.

Or will you stay and be a sl*ve?

You should have been Seventeen!

He's a traitor with sinister motives.

He wasn't even qualified for the Trial.

He ruined your life,
led you down the wrong path,

and made you serve your enemy!

You should hate him most!

Then why didn't you k*ll me back then?

Why did you save me?

Why?

Catch him!

k*ll!

Oh no.

k*ll him.

Si Mu.

Si Mu.

Si Mu.

Si Mu.

I'm taking you away.

Si Mu.

Han Ling Qiu.

Take him away.

You were just in time, Your Grace.

If I hadn't sensed the amulet's abnormality,

you would have been k*lled.

Are you so worried about me?

Don't act pitiful to fool me.

Let me ask you.

What's wrong with your body?

What does that mean?

Your senses have been fading?

Don't overthink it, Si Mu.

Mortals grow old.

All the senses fade as well.

That's normal.

If you're tired of me now,

what happens when I'm old?

Will you really argue with a sick man?

Your health...

Is it really all right?

Don't worry.

By the way...

Si Mu,

did you k*ll some mortals?

I kind of saw you do it.

Foxy,

you saw it wrong.

Sleep now.

When you wake up, see a doctor.

Take your medicine.

Promise me.

Even when you're on the b*ttlefield,

you can't charge forward,
regardless of safety.

You must treasure your life.

Understand?

Si Mu.

What's wrong?

I should go.

Foxy,

wait until I return.

Jiang Ai.

Si Mu, what happened?

It has Bai San Xing's aura.

Yes.

I refined his soul candle into this.

When you hold it, he'll take your orders.

Si Mu, what do you want me
to do with this thing?

It's not what I want you to do,

but what you truly want to do.

Lady Jiang Ai,

you must be cautious from now on.

Greetings, Your Grace.

For what reason
have you summoned us so urgently?

According to our decrees,

how should a spirit be punished

for interfering with mortals
and k*lling mortals?

According to Article 1,
Section 1 of 32 Golden-wall Decrees,

he deserves the harshest punishment,

regardless of the extent of his power.

I k*lled mortals in the Mortal World.

- What...
- By law...

Punish me according to our decrees.

Don't do that, Your Grace.

If you're punished for violation,
our world will fall into chaos!

I uphold the decrees for my father.

If I weren't punished,
our world would be in chaos.

But...

Yan Ke, what do you think I should do?

Considering your power,
it's easy for you to k*ll spirits.

But it's hard to make them obey you.

If you defend the Golden-wall Decrees
and uphold your father's justice,

I beg you to set an example
and take your punishment

by our decrees.

His Lordship...

Didn't he...

Why did he say that?

I interfered with mortal affairs
and k*lled mortals.

By the Golden-wall Decrees,

I shall relinquish the Book of Spirits,
stop using the Lantern,

and take the harshest punishment.

Unexpectedly, Her Grace was harsh on others,
and harsher on herself.

Spirits are born free.

Her Grace is the Sovereign.

She sacrifices herself
just for these decrees.

Is it worth it?

During your recuperation,

I am willing to help you manage

all the affairs of the Void.

Don't bother.

During my recuperation,

all the affairs here...

will be handled by Jiang Ai.

We shall obey, Your Grace.