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[Love Never Fails] [EP38]

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Any word on Jinxiu?

Where is General Manwu?

Your Majesty,

demons have gathered at Mt. Baizhou.

They might stir up trouble.

General Manwu is handling it.

I sent him

to find Jinxiu.

Yet

Jinxiu

is still missing,

while he's wasting

time on petty matters.

Gathering at Mt. Baizhou?

Just burn

the place down.

Leave them no way out.

Why make a big fuss?

Shall we throw these demons

into the Kylin Lair

or...

Execute them on the spot.

No need to waste the effort.

Your Majesty.

By law, demons

must face divine judgment

before being sent to the Lair.

Direct execution would break protocol.

My decision is final.

This discussion is over.

Yes, Sir!

Kunlun,

what do you think?

Father,

I think

finding Jinxiu

is the priority.

No need

to fuss over some

nameless demons.

Besides,

General Manwu

has put great effort into

hunting down Hongning.

Let me join him

to bring Jinxiu back soon

and fulfill your wish.

Rare of you to

think this way.

Then lead the troops

and go to the mortal realm

with General Manwu.

Remember,

don't act rashly when you find Jinxiu.

Just bring him

back first.

Yes, Father.

[Kill! Kill! Kill!]

[Kill! Kill! Kill!]

[Kill! Kill! Kill!]

[Kill! Kill! Kill!]

[Kill! Kill!]

Fellows,

for too long, the immortals

have ruled us without mercy.

We can't take it anymore.

Hongning has wounded the Monarch,

and Sir Jinxiu is exiled.

Now

is our chance to

rise up and attack the Celestial Realm.

[Kill! Kill! Kill!]

[Kill! Kill! Kill!]

It's my duty to lead you

and other demons of this world

against the Celestial Realm.

Everything

I do is for the demon clans.

But even now,

some are spreading lies

to divide us.

Kneel!

We just refuse to follow you.

We came to here

for Hongning.

We're safe here now.

No heavenly troops hunting us.

You're just egging us on

to die for your own gain!

[Report!]

Report!

We just got word

that the Celestial Realm

is about to attack us!

You heard it?

[Kill! Kill! Kill!]

[Kill! Kill! Kill!]

[Kill! Kill!]

From now on,

anyone who dares betray us

will end up dead!

You've seen for yourselves

how those immortals treats our kind.

If we don't fight back,

we'll only face extinction.

We'll give them

a taste of

their own medicine.

Kill!

[Kill! Kill! Kill!]

[Kill! Kill! Kill!]

[Kill! Kill!]

Who did this?

They tracked that camellia pixie

to Mt. Baizhou.

Lujiu, NCR's outcast,

killed them with Spiritual Flame.

Well,

now the NCR

is siding with Kunlun.

They're getting out of line.

Fine,

that three-tailed fox

won't get away with this.

General!

What's with the yelling?

His Majesty

orders you to join Sir Kunlun

in attacking Baizhou.

What a joke!

As the War God,

I was asked to work

with a brat?

This must be

Kunlun's doing.

Fine.

Let's see

what game

he's playing.

Kunlun,

I heard everything.

Luyao,

are you mad at me?

I'm teaming up with

someone like Manwu.

I've become the kind of person I despise.

You're going yourself

'cause you're worried

he'll go too far

and hurt them, right?

How'd you know?

I've known you

long enough to

see through that.

You're taking the heat

from the other immortals,

so you can protect Jinxiu

and Hongning

as much as you can.

I get it.

You don't need to explain.

No one gets me like you do.

Thank you.

Without you,

I don't know

how I'd survive days like this.

Sage,

I'm blessed with the duty

to protect the Celestial Realm.

But now I'm filled with dread.

[Why?]

The resentment energy is surging.

The Three Realms are in chaos.

The immortal-demon war is gonna

break out again.

[That energy started 10,000 years ago,]

[in the Kylin Lair,]

[all because of you.]

[It is meant to be.]

Father!

Father!

Is that you?

Please tell me

how would you

respond?

Father,

I'll never measure up to you.

10,000 years ago,

to end the chaos,

I vowed to restore

order to the Three Realms.

I made a deal with the Sage

and gave him my emotions.

Was that the right choice?

The resentment energy

springs from that very war.

Cixin fell in love with the Demon King

and refused to leave him.

She jumped down the Kylin Lair and died.

My heart softened,

and I spared

Jinxiu, who was protected by Kylin.

I thought

after he took the throne,

his Kylin blood would keep the Realms safe.

Was it all

a mistake?

Father!

Tell me,

how do I

keep the Three Realms

safe forever?

What can I do

to make up for

the mistakes I've made?

[Set the throne aside]

[and follow your heart.]

Father...

Father!

Father!

What does that mean?

Father,

where are you?

Father!

Father!

Are you alright?

We've known each other for so long.

You don't have to

put on a brave face.

You can rely on me.

I know what you're thinking,

but I won't agree to it.

We can talk about anything else,

but not

this.

He killed my parents,

but he also raised me.

I must see him

and get answers.

I don't want you to get any closer to danger.

You know better than I do

what kind of man he is.

He leaves nothing to chance.

He might've figured out

you know the truth.

I won't let you take this risk.

I can no longer bear to lose you.

Don't

leave me alone.

Okay.

Hongning,

I used to push you to cultivate,

thinking

only immortality mattered.

But now I think

being a pixie

or a mortal

isn't so bad after all.

Cry or laugh

whenever I want.

Getting lost in

desires and passions,

love and hate,

makes life worth living.

Right.

The Celestial Commander,

Punisher,

or Floral Deity...

Those titles

have always chained you down.

They seem to give you power,

but none of that

matters to me.

To me,

I'm just a camellia pixie,

and you're just Jinxiu.

Yeah,

I'm just Jinxiu.

You're my Jinxiu.

I never believed in fate,

but now it feels like

with heaven's blessings,

you can finally stay away

from all this mess and trouble.

All I want

is for you to be happy,

to be who you really are.

Jinxiu?

[I have some matters to attend to.]

[Don't worry.]

[My promise to you]

[hasn't changed.]

If you're going into danger,

I'm coming with you.

Wipe out all the

demons on Baizhou!

- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!

Hold on!

General Manwu,

you're issuing commands without me?

Defying the order

and overstepping your place,

two crimes at once!

By the rules,

what's the punishment?

You're here late.

I thought maybe

you'd chickened out.

Manwu,

how do you greet your commanding officer?

Greetings, Sir Kunlun!

- Greetings, Sir Kunlun! - Greetings, Sir Kunlun!

All troops assembled

and awaiting your word!

By the imperial decree,

it's my duty to guard

the safety of Three Realms.

I'll do my job no matter the cost.

Since

I'm leading this army,

I won't be so petty as

to punish you right now.

But if you dare

defy my orders,

we'll settle the score,

one by one, when we're back.

Got it?

Yes, Sir.

Hear my orders!

- Yes, Sir! - Yes, Sir!

In this mission,

you must follow my orders.

Anyone who disobeys

will be sent to the Demotion Pool!

- Yes, Sir! - Yes, Sir!

[Sinner Jinxiu broke into without permission!]

[Arrest him!]

[Sir Jinxiu, don't!]

Here you are.

You've been to the Kylin Lair

and undone the Soul-binding Litany.

Now you know

who you are.

There's more I want to know.

What else?

Why did you kill them?

Kill?

Back then,

I warned Cixin many times

not to mingle with filthy demons.

But she didn't listen.

As

the immortal-demon tensions flared,

she got pregnant

by the Demon King

and gave birth to you.

It's a disgrace to the Celestial Realm.

She

let a lowly demon

stain her honor.

Against the heavenly order!

You keep seeking answers from Sage

and reading the stars

to understand the heavenly order.

You killed your sister and demons

while twisting the truth

to suit yourself.

It's unforgivable.

Don't forget who you are.

I won't!

I'm the son of

the Demon King and Cixin,

the one you've

always wanted dead.

And don't forget,

I spared your life,

and I made you

who you are.

Immortals and demons are of the same root.

You spread lies

about their divide

and peddled your so-called

heavenly order to fool the world.

It's nothing but

the darkness in your own heart!

You're as stubborn

as your mother.

Why can't you

admit you parents' sins?

Everything I've done

is to clean up their mess!

I saved the Three Realms.

I stopped the

immortal-demon war back then!

[Jinxiu.]

Mother?

[Do you remember the camellia]

[I planted in the courtyard?]

[Did you take good care of her?]

You left Hongning to me?

Bunny! Bunny!

Bunny!

Bunny!

Where is it?

Where's the bunny?

What's wrong?

Ningmeng!

Are you alright?

What happened?

Here, lay down.

Ningmeng!

Hear me?

Ningmeng!

Wake up!

It's you?

What have you done?

Don't you

know that?

What a coincidence.

We've never clashed head-on,

but we've got a lot in common.

Shut up!

I'm nothing

like you, you despicable coward!

Baizhou is a sanctuary for demons,

but you're killing the innocent here!

Innocent?

If it hadn't been for your

Spiritual Flame,

those innocent souls in Cangwu

would've lived free and happy.

Stop pretending to be the righteous one.

What do you mean?

Oh, you didn't know?

Your Spiritual Flame did me

a great favor.

And in Wuzhang,

you're controlled by the resentment energy.

Are we

drawn to each other

because we've been

through the same hell?

So it was you who set me up

back then!

Watch out!

I pity you. We both

scraped our way up

from the bottom.

How about this?

Leave Jinxiu

and join me.

Maybe I'm

the one who gets you best

in this world.

You?

You can't hold a candle to Sir Jinxiu.

You shameless scum,

what are you up to?

Fine.

I was gonna spare you

and make you serve me.

But if you insist,

then die.

You use Hongning's name

to rally troops

and prey on the demons' resentment

to topple the Celestial Realm.

You drain your own kind's spirit energy,

don't you fear of retribution?

I'm feeding on

the resentment that's been

festering for 10,000 years.

I kill whoever

stands in my way.

Killing breeds more resentment

and fuels my power!

Once I've killed enough,

I'll become unstoppable.

Why waste centuries cultivating

when I can devour power and rise in no time?

I'm the real king

of Three Realms!

You're twisted!

- Lujiu! - Lujiu!

Lujiu!

Lujiu?

Don't come any closer!

I'm warning you, I'm tough.

I could take you down

with one punch!

Ningmeng,

run!

I know you.

You and that

half-breed freak

always cling to Hongning

and act high and mighty.

Your smug faces

make me sick.

Today,

I'm gonna teach you a lesson.

Jiaobo!

Jiaobo!

You okay?

Jiaobo,

good?

Jiaobo,

why did you take that hit for me?

Because we're friends.

I'm sorry

I lied to you.

In fact,

I was already killed by

Baicha back in Cangwu.

But I couldn't let go.

[I couldn't leave you and Hongning.]

[I kept searching for you.]

My wandering soul kept me going

until I found you.

Jiaobo,

we knew each other before?

More than that.

We've always

been good friends.

Alright.

Enough chit-chat.

I'll kill you both,

so you can be good friends in your next life.

Jiaobo!

Jiaobo!

Tell me,

if

I'd

gone to

Cangwu with you back then,

would things

have been different?

Of course

they would.

Jiaobo!

Jiaobo!

Jiaobo!

Jiaobo!

Ningmeng,

go!

Jiaobo died protecting me.

I can't be a coward!

I'm gonna kill you, you monster!

You?

Kill me?

That sour stink

is the smell of a loser.

You'll never be favored by the heavens.

You'll

always be a nobody.

You're just a plain

white camellia on Baizhou.

You're nothing.

You've got no real power

and no character others would respect.

Without that sword in your hand,

you'd be nothing at all.

What did you say?

You're nothing.

Say it again if you dare!

Ningmeng!

Ningmeng...

No wonder your father disliked you.

A "nine-tailed fox" with only three tails?

How pathetic.

I'm quite interested in your tails.

One for 1,000-year cultivation.

Nine tails at most.

Though you only have three tails,

that's enough for me.

You can't break these chains.

They were

forged from your divine bones.

Stop struggling.

The only thing that's

ever chained you down is yourself.

Jinxiu,

you were born

to ensure the immortal clan's

eternal prosperity

and endless peace.

Even if you've unlocked

the sealed Demon King's power,

you can never run

away from your duty.

Remember,

everything I do

and everything you sacrifice

are for Three Realms.

It's worth it.

Hongning?

What are you doing here?

I'm here for you.

This has nothing to do with you.

Just leave.

After we've been through,

you think we can be apart again?

What a pair of

foolish lovebirds.

Who's the real fool here?

Hongning!

I should've destroyed her.

I shouldn't have given you the chance

to save her with that phalange.

Then thanks for your arrogance.

[We've spotted]

[Prince Lujiu on Baizhou.]

[That place]

[is a warzone now.]

[The Celestial Realm's sent troops.]

[I fear]

[His Highness will be in danger.]

[Keep this from the Matriarch.]

[She'd risk anything]

[to protect her brother.]

[The NCR is]

[already on the brink of collapse.]

Lujiu?

[Don't get involved in this fight.]

[General!]

General,

there's strong demonic energy ahead.

Just a bunch of small-fry.

They wouldn't stand a chance.

Isn't Hongning

seeking justice for her kind?

Today,

I'll crush Baizhou.

She'll definitely show herself.

- Yes, Sir! - Yes, Sir!

Wait.

Our mission

is to capture Hongning

and find Sir Jinxiu.

No harming the innocent.

Sir Kunlun,

have you been pampered by your brother

for too long?

You're so soft-hearted

and indecisive.

Don't forget,

demons are just

the lowest trash among Three Realms.

This world

thrives under the rule of men and gods.

Why care about

those that shouldn't even exist?

Sir Kunlun,

you keep defending these demons.

How can you

be qualified to

rule Three Realms?

Manwu,

I've let your insolence slide

because of your years of service.

But if you keep

pushing your luck,

I won't show mercy.

[So you're arguing]

[about who's in charge?]

You two bicker

and turn on each other.

I've been watching you for ages.

You didn't send anyone to negotiate,

and you're not ready to attack.

You

brought all these troops

just to put on a show?

Are you scared?

Or just spineless?

Since when

did you fall into such disarray?

How dare you spout nonsense?

By the divine decree,

I lead General Manwu and

the heavenly troops to capture Hongning.

She tried to assassinate His Majesty.

Her crime is unforgivable.

We know she's hiding

on Baizhou.

Hand her over,

and I'll spare your lives.

Defy the heavens' will,

and you'll face punishment.

[No way! No way! No way!]

[No way! No way!]

You hear that?

We're not like you self-righteous

immortals.

Come try us

and see if we

are as spineless

as you.

Lujiu?

Enough with

the blabbering.

[Stop!]

Baicha,

give Lujiu to me.

You mean

this three-tailed, useless fox?

Don't worry about me.

He has absorbed enormous resentment.

He's grown too powerful.

If you don't kill him now,

he'll unleash more resentment energy.

That'll be too late.

Kill him!

Since you've fallen into our hands,

we won't go easy on you.

Hear my order!

- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!

Demons on Baizhou

have harmed our men.

This is a blatant defiance!

Wipe these demons out.

Rewards await!

- Understood! - Understood!

Wait!

Manwu,

Lujiu is the NCR Prince.

You cannot hurt him.

That's an order!

I've never heard

of that.

I only know

the NCR Matriarch.

Sir Kunlun,

you keep defending these demons.

We're

losing faith in you!

Please

forgive me

for not following your orders!

I'll purge these

vile demons for the Celestial Realm!

Since you're all here,

I'll take you down.

None of you is leaving today.

The resentment energy?

So, you're the root of Wuzhang's chaos?

Right.

It's me.

I'm just a lowly demon.

Unlike you, Sir Kunlun,

you're unaffected by those trials.

Life and death are just a game to you.

How could you

understand our struggle

and our pain?

It's my suffering that

creates the world's

strongest power!

Don't twist the truth

to justify your cruelty!

Is it not true?

You were all born so high

and mighty.

Have you ever truly seen

the injustice of this world?

You've never been

trampled or despised!

You've got no right to judge me!

Lujiu!

Even the NCR Prince

harbors hatred, desire,

and filthy resentment

I can use.

I bet

even Sir Kunlun

has darkness deep down his heart.

[Just kill me.]

[Otherwise, we'll never reincarnate.]

[All I want is Jinxiu!]

Dream on!

Luyao,

just go.

This black energy feeds on grudges.

Don't fight it with hatred!

Even Sir Kunlun

is groveling at my feet.

Good then,

I'll make full use of you.