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[The Unclouded Soul]

[Episode 7]

I'll take them all.

Please deliver them to the magistrate's office.

No problem.

You are...

What are you doing here?

Why are you and the Feiyu Guard going to Misty Forest again?

It's none of your business.

Protecting the demons is my responsibility.

You are

no exception.

Who do you think you are?

Coming and going

as you please.

I, Xiao Yao, have been wandering the martial world for a long time.

I don't need anyone's protection.

Let me go!

Xiao Yao.

Stop making a fuss.

Me? Making a fuss?

Fine.

I'm the one making a fuss. It's all my fault.

Can you release me now?

It's really dangerous for you to go in alone.

It's none of your business!

Let go!

Xiao Yao.

The Misty Forest is the mountain elves' lair.

That masked man is the rare thousand-year mountain elf.

He is neither human nor demon,

existing outside the Three Realms.

You can't handle him alone.

A mountain elf?

Come back with me.

I'll explain everything.

My Lord.

Do you still want the rope?

Where's that girl from just now?

She left with that gentleman.

Gentleman?

What kind of gentleman?

How was he dressed?

He was tall

with fair skin.

Tan'er, the great demon is right before us.

Can't you sense it?

Twenty years ago,

the Hefeng Tribe rose to power in the Northern Prairie.

The tribe leader, imitating the Emperor of Tiansheng,

sent a fleet to search for the Penglang Celestial Mountain.

But the fleet encountered a storm at sea.

Only one small boat remained,

drifting aimlessly.

By chance, it reached Penglang

and found the Yuli Spring.

The crew on the boat

were all loyal warriors of the Hefeng Tribe,

extremely faithful,

who dared not drink it themselves

but wanted to bring it back to their leader.

Little did they know that on their way back,

they encountered another storm,

which blew their boat into Tiansheng territory.

The Emperor of Tiansheng

wouldn't miss such an opportunity.

He immediately mobilized the Feiyu Guard and various sects

to seize

the Yuli Spring at all costs.

You have all been deceived!

The spring water

is the tears of a demon,

drawing out the raw essence of human nature and desire.

What you call immortality

is

an eternity of suffering!

The Hefeng Tribe was slaughtered.

But one young warrior survived.

For revenge,

he swallowed mud mixed with water from the Yuli Spring,

prayed to demons for power,

and transformed into a mountain elf.

Why do you know so much about this

as if you've seen it with your own eyes?

It's all recorded in the Baize Drawings.

You didn't do your research properly

and you have the nerve to ask?

[Taotie]

[Mountain Elf]

He killed many people

for revenge.

Many sect leaders died by his hand.

He has a blood feud with humans

but nothing with demons.

Later, all major sects were forced to unite.

And rumors about the elf gradually disappeared.

We thought he was dead.

Unexpectedly, he's been hiding in the Misty Forest

living eternally.

All his loved ones are dead.

What's the use of immortality?

Each day must feel like a year to him,

unbearably painful.

It's not surprising that he kidnapped

the Qionghua sect leader's daughter.

This is the consequence of humans' own actions.

No.

The grievances of the previous generation

shouldn't fall on the next.

No matter how deep the elf's hatred is,

that girl shouldn't be involved.

This matter doesn't concern demons.

Demons never enter the Misty Forest either.

Even if someone needs to be rescued,

humans should save their own.

Xiao Mu, be quiet!

My Lord, I...

My Lord.

My Lord, you really cannot go.

If it's about Luoluo and Dali,

all the more reason you don't need to get involved.

I can resolve this with one trip to Pingjiang.

A mere mountain elf

is no match for me.

Why are you trying so hard to stop me?

All the demon subjects

hope you can become powerful again,

leading us to find the Yuli Spring.

If you go to save humans

at this critical moment,

do you really want Hei Wu to get the Demon Heart?

Luoluo and Dali are trapped among humans

in danger because of this.

If we abandon them,

how can we restore the Demon Heart?

No.

My Lord, you cannot go.

No, no!

My Lord!

You cannot go!

Xiao Yao.

Step aside.

If you won't save them,

I'll go myself.

You don't need to worry about me.

I have my own plan.

Move aside.

I won't worry about you.

I'll listen to your plan.

I'll do whatever you say.

What's in this bag?

The smell is so strong.

It's so stinky.

Of course dried fish stinks.

But it can lure cats out.

We can bring the leftovers back for Xiao Ming.

He'll like them too.

Are you sure?

What about this hemp rope?

What's it for?

We can't go in together

so we don't frighten the girl.

I'll go in first.

If I encounter any danger,

I'll tug the rope twice.

If I don't pull the rope,

it means it's safe,

and you can let the rope down.

Xiao Yao.

Why don't

you wait for me here?

I'll go bring that girl back.

How will you bring her?

Kidnap her like the elf did?

Fine.

I won't say anything more.

Let's follow your plan.

That's our only option anyway.

Since the jade pendant was taken back,

we can't use the summoning spell anymore.

Let me do it.

Don't tie it too loose,

or it might fall off.

Don't tie it too tight either.

I'm afraid of being strangled.

I haven't even started tying it yet.

Then hurry up.

Done.

Xiao Yao!

Be careful.

Kitty.

Little Kitty.

Xiao Yao!

It loves these dried fish the most.

You can feed it these.

Nobody ever comes here,

it's so lonely.

It's so nice that you're here.

Xiao Yao.

Why did you come in?

Weren't you supposed to wait outside?

I noticed something strange with the rope,

so I came to check.

You were worried I might be in danger.

No,

you were worried my face might be in danger.

Earlier, Flower Lady ran away,

and I came out with Li to look for it.

He said he was in the forest

and encountered a couple,

whom he frightened.

He was talking

about you two, wasn't he?

Since we've found the person,

let's go back.

Why such a hurry?

Why?

I came to this place by my own choice.

Li knows medicine

and can heal my eyes.

In just a few more days,

my eyes will be able to see again.

Please tell my parents

that there's a very nice person taking care of me

and they shouldn't worry.

You don't believe me?

Let me take you to Li

so he can tell you himself.

Which way?

This way.

Let's go.

Wait.

Ignore him.

Let's go.

Every plant and tree here

is Li's friend.

We're here. It's right here.

Let's go.

I know you're annoyed.

Li.

Li, we have visitors.

Li.

Li.

He was just here

but now he's gone again.

Don't touch that!

Li.

I brought two friends to see you.

My parents noticed I was missing

and got worried, so they sent them to find me.

Why are you wearing a mask again?

Didn't we agree you wouldn't wear it?

Flower Lady.

Don't be scared.

Don't be scared.

Thank you.

Can't you see?

I've been blind since childhood.

I can't see anything.

What happened

to your hand?

My hand...

is gone.

You're so pitiful.

Let me touch your face.

I should at least know

what the person who saved Flower Lady looks like.

Why...

Why do you wear a mask?

I'm ugly.

I can't see.

You don't need to wear a mask in front of me.

What's your name?

Li.

Li.

My name is Yunyi.

My parents always say it's dangerous outside.

They never let me go out to play.

This time they brought me to Pingjiang,

but I'm still trapped indoors all day.

Li.

Take me out to play.

Otherwise, when my parents wake up,

I won't be able to go out again.

Li, please,

take me out to play.

This place feels so different

from where I live.

It smells so nice.

Old Pagoda.

You tripped my friend.

Is there someone else here?

Old Pagoda is this big tree beside you,

an old friend of mine.

Then,

take me to greet your old friend.

Let's go.

Your good friend must be very tall,

very big,

with many birds making homes in its branches.

From now on,

Old Pagoda,

you're my good friend too.

It seems like it's talking.

It says your eyes

can actually see.

Really?

You can understand what it's saying?

It also says

you just need the first dewdrop

from the forest at sunrise to wash your eyes

for half a month continuously, and you'll be cured.

That means

I can hang out here for half a month.

Great!

Your family will be worried.

It's fine.

My parents are usually very busy.

They don't have time for me.

Besides,

if my eyes are really cured,

they'll be overjoyed.

Good.

From now on, come with me daily to collect morning dew.

Wonderful!

If my eyes really heal,

I'll see my parents with my own eyes,

then look at you,

and see all the beautiful sights in this vast world.

Your face must be good looking,

but you always wear a mask.

Since the first time I met you,

you've been wearing it.

Xiao Yao, Hong Ye,

please tell me,

is Li's face good looking?

Yes, it is.

I knew it.

Yunyi, go sit in the sunshine for a while.

It will be good for your eyes.

Mm-hmm.

Xiao Yao, come on.

I'll take you to have some fun.

Let's go.

Demon King.

You are the mountain elf.

Did you kill the human ladies

by the lake?

No.

Who did then?

Find out yourself.

You're a Demon King.

Why did you come to my forest

these many times?

I'm here to look for that little girl just now.

A demon like you

is meddling in human affairs?

Why do you

keep her here?

To heal her eyes.

Do you know she's the only daughter of Qionghua's sect leader?

Years ago, all major sects and the Feiyu Guard

nearly wiped out your kind.

Do you truly want to heal her?

I did this

to atone for my sins.

The mountain elf is born of revenge.

What is this atonement for?

My father once said,

the Yuli Spring is the tears of demons.

What you call immortality

is just endless suffering.

For revenge,

I swallowed the mud containing Yuli Spring water

and became a mountain elf,

killing countless people.

But I suffered the backlash of my inner demon.

I'm neither dead nor alive;

neither alive nor destroyed...

suffering unbearably.

[Temple of Eternal Life]

We should pay respects at this temple too.

Go get the offerings.

Yes, madam.

Madam, this temple has been abandoned for over a decade.

The deity's true form has probably long departed.

Why don't

we go to the Yanhua Temple ahead instead?

I made a vow

to worship at every temple I encounter.

You don't need to come in with me.

Clean up the rest.

Yes.

♪ Cliffside streams flow, pine scents fill my sleeves as I sleep ♪

♪ What year will cranes return? The moss covers another tower ♪

♪ Brew iced moon springs, the stone pot brims with sunset glows ♪

[Temple of Eternal Life]

♪ Wind sweeps the empty court; writing the seasons ♪

♪ When wind breaks the best tree, the swan grows thin with grief ♪

♪ On the mountains, there's a monologue in the mountains ♪

♪ Drunk in the pavilion, vines climb up my sleeves ♪

♪ Smiling with an empty cup; this heart is the harbor ♪

[Lv Zelin] [Ding Kaizheng]

♪ Cool dew freezes the day, mist and rain veil the drifting boat ♪

♪ Eternal night won't stay, but thankfully there are memories to keep ♪

♪ Moon shifts stars, wind stirs curtains at the window ♪

♪ Waiting only for a glance from you in this lifetime ♪

[Lv Zelin] [Ding Kaizheng]

Thank you, Buddha, for your great kindness.

♪ Cliffside streams flow, pine scents fill my sleeves as I sleep ♪

I will be leaving this place today,

but I will continue to pray often.

♪ What year will cranes return? The moss covers another tower ♪

♪ Brew iced moon springs, the stone pot brims with sunset glows ♪

♪ Wind sweeps the empty court; writing the seasons ♪

♪ When wind breaks the best tree, the swan grows thin with grief ♪

♪ On the mountains, there's a monologue in the mountains ♪

♪ Drunk in the pavilion, vines climb up my sleeves ♪

♪ Smiling with an empty cup; this heart is the harbor ♪

♪ Cool dew freezes the day, mist and rain veil the drifting boat ♪

♪ Eternal night won't stay, but thankfully there are memories to keep ♪

♪ Moon shifts stars, wind stirs curtains at the window ♪

Why did you save me?

♪ Waiting only for a glance from you in this lifetime ♪

I have never saved anyone.

Your life was saved by Buddha.

♪ Holding your hand, we watch the shifting stars together ♪

You ate the offerings

♪ I brew years of romance and longing into wine ♪

and planted good karma.

But I've been living in a daze these 10 years,

♪ Holding your hand, we roam free and happy together ♪

despised wherever I go.

♪ Eternal sorrows end, the broken cocoon becomes an ark ♪

Even the street dogs look down on me.

♪ Holding your hand, we watch the shifting stars together ♪

Only you

have never feared me,

never despised me,

♪ I boil away my worries with dew and strands of hair ♪

and even pitied me...

♪ Holding your hand, we roam free and happy together ♪

and cared for me.

Live well.

♪ Three lives of joy, growing old with one heart ♪

What's the point of living?

If life is endless,

then suffering is endless too.

My heart is dead.

What's good in living?

You live

so that you can

resolve the evil karma you've planted.

May I see your face?

Since then,

I haven't killed anyone.

I've been saving people

and helping them find salvation.

By the time Yunyi can see again,

the people I've saved

will number 1,000.

You killed a thousand,

but saved a thousand.

Have you let go?

Don't worry.

Li just speaks harshly sometimes,

but he's a good person.

He never fights with others.

Don't worry about your beloved.

He's not my beloved.

Though I'm blind,

my heart sees more clearly than yours.

He's very similar to Li:

cold on the surface,

but his heart cares about you.

He just thinks

I look like someone from his past.

If he truly cared,

how could he say hurtful things so casually?

When he hurts you,

perhaps he feels even worse than you do.

Like when I was little

and almost hurt myself,

mother beat me severely when she found out.

But then she cried even harder than I did.

Are you really not coming back with us?

My eyes will heal soon.

I can't give up now.

This is the longevity lock

my parents made for me personally.

There's no other like it in the world.

Give it to my parents,

and they'll believe what you say.

That's not enough?

Then how about this:

take Flower Lady back with you

and let my mother feed her.

Now they should believe you, right?

Still angry?

You haven't even apologized.

Why should I speak kindly to you?

I'm sorry.

What did you do wrong?

My mistake was

not having the chance

to tell you what I want to say.

Go ahead.

I know you and Ning'an are not the same person.

That day in the Misty Forest,

I dispelled Ning'an's illusion with my own hands.

At that moment, I knew

the past had become like drifting clouds.

And now before me

is you,

Xiao Yao.

Whether you say it or not,

I am not that princess.

I know.

I just want to tell you

I protect you

not because of anyone else.

From now on, don't

compare me to that princess again.

I don't like hearing it.

All right.

Say it again.

All right.

You said

Yunyi doesn't want to come back?

Yes.

Her eyes will heal in a few days.

She wants to wait until her eyes are better

to come back and see her parents with her own eyes.

Nonsense!

My daughter was born blind.

I've searched for the best doctors

but none could cure her.

You think you can fool us with just a cat?

Oh, right.

She also gave me this.

She said you would believe me if I showed you this.

Is my daughter dead?

Where have you hidden her body?

Tell me!

You keep saying your daughter is dead.

Don't you want her to be alive?

You...

Stop!

Stop!

Miss Xiao Yao.

From your description of her behavior,

it is indeed my daughter Yunyi, without a doubt.

I believe you.

When her eyes are healed,

we can go bring her back, can't we?

He has never liked cats.

It doesn't matter.

Let's go.

Now do you believe

Hong Ye is not the murderer?

Whether you believe it or not is not my problem.

Catching the killer is the Feiyu Guard's job anyway.

But I hope you won't implicate the innocent

and can help prevent more young women in Pingjiang

from dying needlessly.

The city gates have been closed for days.

Citizens keep their doors and windows shut.

The Feiyu Guard patrols day and night.

No one else will die unjustly.

If the city gates remain closed,

won't people starve to death?

True. People fear starvation,

and so does the killer.

You mean...

As long as he still craves blood,

he'll eventually slip up and reveal himself.

So what we need to do now is to...

Wait.

Lower your voice.

Don't let everyone in Pingjiang know

you killed those people.

I'm here.

Thank you for escorting me back.

Xiao Yao.

The city is still not safe.

Stay safe.

Of course.

I hope you can find the killer soon

and restore Pingjiang's peace.

Of course.

Tan'er.

Hong Ye is clearly in there.

Why won't you come out of your sheath?

Don't tell me you've taken a liking to that—

Just kidding.

Just kidding.

That Feiyu Guard has left?

Mm-hmm.

He didn't want to chat with you any longer?

He did.

But there was nothing to talk about.

The wine from the human realm

is quite interesting.

I am the Demon Lord,

above all demons.

Similar to your human emperor.

I may seem noble,

but I'm actually lonely.

I have no friends to drink with.

Isn't it just that you don't trust others?

You make it sound

so fancy.

I've been sincere before,

and have trusted people too.

But in the end,

it became a weapon for others to hurt me.

Since then,

I've been unwilling to trust again.

I thought I had

become cold-hearted.

Until...

Until every moment after you appeared.

Your protection of me in front of humans,

your understanding,

your sincerity to the demons,

your kindness...

They all made me unconsciously

feel your warmth.

♪ From now on, someone will share all my love and hatred ♪

You always told me

♪ Together, we explore mountains and rivers with one heart ♪

♪ From now on, someone will share all my dreams and my drinks ♪

you wanted me to trust others.

But I

♪ With an extra pair of eyes, we admire the sun, moon, and stars together ♪

can only

trust you.

♪ A thousand years have flowed by ♪

♪ Turning into tears that brim over my eyes ♪

So

♪ And the moonlight to heal sorrow ♪

I am your trusted

♪ The sweetness of the world always tastes like the first time ♪

friend?

♪ The joys and sorrows in my dreams ♪

My only friend.

♪ Transformed into a farewell song, stirring the soul ♪

♪ And into wind and rain, drifting and swirling ♪

♪ The ship of fate always faces the waves ♪

♪ From now on, someone will share all my love and hatred ♪

Alright.

Then get drunk with me,

♪ Together, we explore mountains and rivers with one heart ♪

your only friend.

♪ From now on, someone will share all my dreams and my drinks ♪

I've never been drunk before,

♪ With an extra pair of eyes, we admire the sun, moon, and stars together ♪

You still don't believe I can hold my liquor?

♪ From now on, the moon fears waning, the waves long for the returning tide ♪

Let me tell you,

even my father can't outdrink me.

♪ I carry an extra touch of care in my heart and on my brow ♪

Yeah.

I see now.

♪ From now on, with reckless courage and mutual longing ♪

You really can drink.

♪ We forsake three lifetimes of marriage, only to fulfill our wishes ♪

Let me tell you,

when I was young,

the walls in our home were so drafty.

We used just a thin piece of cloth

as a blanket.

When cold, I'd wrap it tight,

but it still felt cold.

When there was no other way,

my father would take me out drinking.

♪ The joys and sorrows in my dreams ♪

One sip,

and my whole body would warm up.

♪ Transformed into a farewell song, stirring the soul ♪

A pot of wine can keep me warm

♪ And into wind and rain, drifting and swirling ♪

for two days.

♪ The ship of fate always faces the waves ♪

If I hadn't sneaked some sips,

♪ From now on, someone will share all my love and hatred ♪

it could have lasted another day.

♪ Together, we explore mountains and rivers with one heart ♪

♪ From now on, someone will share all my dreams and my drinks ♪

Now it's better.

Now I don't worry about not having money anymore.

♪ With an extra pair of eyes, we admire the sun, moon, and stars together ♪

♪ From now on, the moon fears waning, the waves long for the returning tide ♪

I have so much money.

Look, all of this is money!

♪ I carry an extra touch of care in my heart and on my brow ♪

Look!

♪ From now on, with reckless courage and mutual longing ♪

All of these are money!

All my money!

I have so much money now!

♪ Giving up three lives of marriage just for ♪

Before,

I thought the most miserable thing in life

♪ Our wishes ♪

was having no money.

Now,

I have money.

But

I've become a demon.

How did I become a demon?

And you are forcing me to learn demonic arts.

I get beaten when I fall asleep.

I'm tainted with demonic energy now too.

I probably can't return to the human realm anymore.

Xiao Yao.

But!

I can create money now.

I'll create lots and lots

of them!

I want to give it to my father.

This is the best demonic art I've learned.

You!

The one drinking!

Smile.

If you smile nicely,

you can

have this.

Why aren't you smiling?

This face

is one of a kind.

So beautiful.

Don't move.

This angle.

♪ Fear that the red thread that bound us, the vows we engraved ♪

Don't move!

This profile.

-Xiao Yao. -Don't move

♪ The "forever" we swore are meant to miss their mark ♪

I've seen it countless times,

♪ Afraid of the exchanged life and death, the arrows blocking the way ♪

♪ The chains that are hard to break, hard to distinguish ♪

but never looked at it like this before.

♪ Perhaps it's all for nothing ♪

♪ Love and hate are nothing more ♪

♪ Than a scene we rush through ♪

Don't move...

♪ Afraid of giving my true heart ♪

♪ The obsession that rises like magpies ♪

♪ Boiling hot ♪

Can I move now?

♪ You and I are like grass and trees meeting in the depths of the clouds ♪

♪ Like the red thread strung together, hanging on a sharp sword ♪

♪ Waiting for the heartbeat to shatter time ♪

♪ The chains of fate ♪

♪ Belong to us, in the blink of an eye, it's 1,000 years ♪

♪ You and I meet across mountains and rivers, under the bright moon ♪

♪ The obsession that rises like magpies ♪

♪ Both flushing ♪

♪ Waiting to walk hand in hand through the chessboard of fate ♪

♪ The carefree moments that belong to us ♪

♪ Moments ♪