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[The Unclouded Soul]

[Episode 40]

Demon King,

our two duels

were both interrupted halfway.

This time,

no one will be able to stop us.

Those three strikes just now

were for Ao Hen,

Qiong Qi,

and Teng She.

Back in the Realm of Mist and Void,

if it weren't for you

and Xiao Yao,

Pianpian, Tan'er, and I

wouldn't have made it out alive.

Consider those three strikes

as repayment for that debt of gratitude.

Now that the debt is settled

and the mirror fragments are complete,

it's time for me to take everything back.

Dream on.

I'm alive again?

I've regained my physical form.

Bingzhu!

I'm Tan'er!

I'm Tan'er!

Bingzhu!

I'm Tan'er!

Bingzhu!

Bingzhu!

Stop fighting!

Stop it, now!

Pianpian?

Pianpian!

Xiao Yao!

Xiao Yao.

I'm Tan'er.

I'm in Pianpian's body!

I really am Tan'er!

The demon-slaying blade!

The demon-slaying blade!

Xiao Yao,

we've got to make them stop fighting.

Let's stop them together.

Watch out behind you!

Who would've thought that after the Immortal Lord and Tan'er

merged into one, you'd actually be less formidable than before?

Trading you for the Kunlun Mirror

isn't too much to ask, is it?

Xiao Yao!

Xiao Yao.

Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu!

Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu!

You two, stop it now!

Stop fighting!

Bingzhu!

Please stop!

Stop fighting!

Xiao Yao?

Pianpian?

Pianpian.

Xiao Yao.

Hong Ye.

Xiao Mu!

Don't move.

-Stay still! -My Lord...

My Lord.

Please don't be sad, My Lord.

Even if I, Xiao Mu, am gone,

Xiao Ming will still be by your side.

Xiao Ming,

we've only got one life left.

Use it wisely, will you?

Xiao Mu!

Don't move.

My Lord.

Xiao Ming

is in your care now.

You'll be alright.

Xiao Mu!

Xiao Mu?

Xiao Mu.

My Lord,

Xiao Mu is gone.

My Lord,

from now on,

it'll be just me, Xiao Ming, staying by your side.

My Lord...

My Lord!

Pianpian.

What exactly...

I am Tan'er.

You...

Bingzhu, I really am Tan'er.

What are you talking about?

General.

I don't want fine clothes,

I don't want a house,

and I don't want a husband.

All I want is for you to become

that happy, carefree Bingzhu again.

Bingzhu,

with your martial skills,

after you join the army,

you'll surely become a great general.

Consider this money

a loan from me.

When you become a general,

you'd better pay me back double.

Once I become a general,

I'll buy you the finest clothes, Tan'er.

Mm!

We'll live in the finest house.

And when the time comes,

I'll also find you

the most virtuous husband.

Bingzhu.

I don't want a husband.

Having you is enough.

You...

So you're really Tan'er?

In truth, many times when I do not leave my sheath,

it isn't entirely out of my will.

It's because you yourself also know

that the demon before us

is not truly wicked—

you just don't want to admit it.

Tan'er.

So what about Pianpian?

Where is she?

When I woke up,

I was already in Pianpian's body,

and my soul had been fully restored.

But I couldn't sense her presence at all.

My last wish

is for you and Tan'er

to be

reunited

as brother and sister.

I want

to see Tan'er one more time.

As long as I find the Yuli Spring,

everything will be alright.

Just wait for me.

I cannot...

Wait any longer...

Bingzhu.

It was Pianpian who saved me.

Bingzhu.

Let's go home.

Let's go home.

Tan'er...

Let's go home.

Let's go home.

Aging,

sickness,

and death

—the three mirror fragments,

as well as

the fate of both demons

and humans alike—

I'll leave it all to you.

In this life,

I will atone for my sins

in my own way.

Neither the wealth and splendor of the human realm

nor the blissful immortality of the Yuli Spring

has anything to do with us anymore.

I hope you'll keep your word.

Xiao Yao.

Take care.

♪ 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 ♪

♪ 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 ♪

A hundred years ago,

the Kunlun Mirror fell into my hands the same way.

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

Yet every time it appeared,

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

all it ever awakened

was pain.

I'll go with you.

♪ 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 ♪

♪ 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 ♪

♪ 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 ♪

The Kunlun Mirror gathers desire—

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

never dispersing, never perishing.

Only by dissolving the millennia of suffering amassed within it

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

and allowing every soul to let go of its obsessions

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

will the Kunlun Mirror truly disappear.

Join me.

It's been 10,000 years,

yet nothing has changed here.

I remember everything now.

Ten thousand years ago,

I lived one lifetime as a human prince.

Drifting on a boat at sea,

the noodles in that fishing village,

the bone flute you gave me,

and our wedding in the desert...

Xiao Yao,

I took advantage of you.

I'm sorry.

After 10,000 years,

the debt between us

has already been repaid.

You're too naive.

The Kunlun Mirror can never be destroyed.

Whether human or demon,

there's always desire—

coveting what's not meant to be theirs.

Desire stirs conflict in the world,

keeping it in perpetual turmoil.

A world ruled by desire

is easier to control.

The Yuli Spring is an ocean where the deities gather desire,

and the Kunlun Mirror is the conduit through which that desire flows.

Since it cannot be destroyed,

we can co-exist with it.

If I seal the Kunlun Mirror within my body

and then seal myself away—

neither living nor dead,

never dispersing, never perishing—

the Yuli Spring will cease to exist in this world.

You cannot.

All of this began because of me.

Now, it can only be repaid by me as well.

Hong Ye!

Come back!

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

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

Hong Ye...

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

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

Sorry.

I cannot fulfill

♪ Perhaps it's all for nothing ♪

the promise I made to you.

♪ Love and hate are nothing more ♪

♪ Than a scene we rush through ♪

♪ Afraid of giving my true heart ♪

♪ The obsession that rises like magpies ♪

♪ Boiling hot ♪

Xiao Yao.

♪ The armor I dare not cast away ♪

♪ The red cheeks ♪

♪ Cold ♪

♪ I'm afraid it's a dream ♪

♪ A thousand years is just ♪

♪ A fleeting moment's grand display ♪

♪ 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 ♪

Today,

we're testing transformation techniques.

Those who fail

will have to stay after class.

Little Dragon Girl.

You go first.

Did you collect hair

from teachers and friends you're familiar with

as I asked?

My bed collapsed again.

Betroth your second cousin to me as my new bed.

Such impudence.

No respect for elders at all!

But your imitation of that fool

was remarkably accurate.

Remember—

practice diligently,

and never grow arrogant or complacent.

Mm.

You may go.

Little Dragon Girl:

top grade.

Teacher,

you've eaten so much again.

Please tell us more stories.

Sure.

Where did I leave off last time?

-Last time... -Last time,

you were telling us about destroying the Qionghua Sect.

That's right.

Where?

-Destroying the Qionghua Sect. -Yes.

Teacher, what's wrong?

Teacher?

Teacher?

What's wrong?

This...

Teacher

must have been reminded of

that tragic love story.

Let's not talk about it. Let's skip this part.

The Realm of Mist and Void. The Realm of Mist and Void instead.

Let's not talk about that.

You want to know about the Realm of Mist and Void?

Yes.

That Realm of Mist and Void

is a small island in the sea

guarded by spirits.

Normally, neither humans nor demons

can find the entrance to that realm.

It was only because of my good luck that I,

along with Dali, the most beautiful goddess of Demons' Valley,

obtained a painting together

and finally found the entrance.

Teacher, so who is Dali?

Teacher?

Teacher?

Teacher?

Let's focus on the Realm of Mist and Void.

Only the Realm of Mist and Void.

-Teacher. -Teacher.

Let's not talk about that.

Let's focus on the Realm of Mist and Void.

Please stop crying, Teacher.

Teacher.

Just tell us about the Realm of Mist and Void.

Teacher.

Where were we just now?

Xiao Ming.

Look.

While I was gone,

you let the Demons' Valley turn into this mess.

The minor demons aren't focusing on their cultivation

and only know how to play around.

The way Bamboo and Luoluo teach

is also terrible.

It's really unbearable to watch.

Enough!

Stop nagging.

What can I do about it?

Each generation of demons has their own ideas.

Just let them be.

We can't just let things drift.

You need to supervise them properly.

The minor demons who just achieved human form

only admire the prosperity of the human realm.

Well, you're wrong about that.

The human realm today

is very different from the past.

It's not as dangerous as before.

Going there to gain some experience

wouldn't be a bad idea.

Going there to gain some experience

wouldn't be a bad idea...

Xiao Mu.

It's been so long,

yet I still haven't learned to speak the way you do.

Where on earth

are you?

[Hong Ye]

Hong Ye.

Since you left,

I've been taking good care of myself every day.

I believe that you can feel

my happiness as well.

I will share

everything that happens

in the human realm

and Demons' Valley with you.

♪ A thousand years have flowed by ♪

♪ Turning into tears that brim over my eyes ♪

Let me start with the human realm.

A few days after you left,

♪ And the moonlight to heal sorrow ♪

the old Emperor of the human clan passed away.

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

I heard

it was because he took fake Yuli Spring water.

♪ The joys and sorrows in my dreams ♪

The new Emperor is young

[Cyan Ink]

♪ Transformed into a farewell song, stirring the soul ♪

and doesn't obsess over immortality all day.

♪ And into wind and rain, drifting and swirling ♪

By the way,

the Feiyu Guards have been disbanded.

♪ The ship of fate always faces the waves ♪

The relationship between humans and demons

[The Feiyu Guards have been...]

has eased considerably.

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

Many humans who previously committed crimes

under the banner of demons

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

have also been exterminated.

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

I believe behind all this

must be Master Bingzhu

and Tan'er's influence.

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

Before, to keep my father

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

away from the chaos between humans and demons,

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

you placed him somewhere safe.

Now,

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

he spends his days drinking and feasting

with my uncles and elders across mountains and lakes,

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

living freely and happily.

Many new minor demons have arrived at Demons' Valley,

and there aren't enough teachers.

Luoluo,

Bamboo,

and Xiaohu—

they've all become teachers now.

Lower.

Higher.

I just told you that.

I said lower.

D-Didn't I tell you to go higher?

Hey, didn't I tell you to go lower?

Didn't I tell you to go higher?

♪ The joys and sorrows in my dreams ♪

Lower.

Higher.

Lower.

Lower.

Higher.

♪ Transformed into a farewell song, stirring the soul ♪

Lower.

Higher.

Lower.

Higher.

My noodles

♪ And into wind and rain, drifting and swirling ♪

are also getting better and better,

but of course, they're still not as good as yours.

♪ The ship of fate always faces the waves ♪

After all,

the best noodles in the world

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

were the ones you made.

And the second

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

and third best noodles

were also made by you.

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

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

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

Xiao Yao!

♪ Giving up three lives of marriage just for ♪

Why are you eating noodles again?

Because they're delicious.

No matter how good they are, you can't eat them every day.

♪ Our wishes ♪

You can't just stay inside like this anymore.

You haven't been to

the human realm in a long time, have you?

[Xu's Noodles]

[Xu's Noodles]

[Xu's Noodles]

Miss, I can't read or write.

Can you help me write my wish on the lantern?

♪ My heart braves countless tribulations ♪

♪ Seeking the prophecy of fate ♪

Sure.

What's your wish?

♪ Memories are flickering ♪

I want to see my mother.

♪ Our fingertips touched, and then passed ♪

♪ Binding silent wishes, witnessed by the heaven and earth ♪

It's this one.

This is a sky lantern.

♪ I'm only waiting for you ♪

♪ In a breath, travel over millions of years ♪

♪ To rewrite it ♪

♪ The obsession of my life ♪

♪ Has never perished in the reincarnation ♪

♪ At the very beginning of all worlds, I'd give up everything ♪

♪To reverse time and space just to find my most beloved ♪

Run!

♪ Even if I have to lose my love again ♪

♪ I only wish to return to our first meeting ♪

♪ Let the restricted longing ♪

♪ Break the boundary of heaven and earth ♪

♪ One thought turned love into a fated calamity ♪

♪ If we pray in tears ♪

♪ In the vast mortal world ♪

♪ Just to see you ♪

[Favorable Weather]

♪ Once again ♪

Xiao Yao.

I truly didn't see anything.

I only saw you in the wooden tub.

No.

I-I didn't see the wooden tub.

♪ Binding silent wishes, witnessed by the heaven and earth ♪

I did see the wooden tub.

I just...

I just didn't see you.

Then I totally freaked out

♪ I'm only waiting for you ♪

and hid inside the wooden tub...

No, I mean I hid behind the screen.

♪ In a breath, travel over millions of years ♪

Are you worried that they'd hurt the demons

or...

♪ Back to the beginning ♪

Right.

I was jealous.

♪ The obsession of my life ♪

♪ The contract that fate won't let us break ♪

With this lock of hair as my pledge,

I formally ask for your hand in marriage, Xiao Yao.

♪ Away from the crowd, break free from the chains ♪

You are my destined husband.

♪ To make it whole ♪

♪ Even if I have to lose my love again ♪

♪ I only wish to return to our first meeting ♪

♪ Let the restricted longing ♪

I'm now

♪ Break the boundary of heaven and earth ♪

practicing

a very powerful technique.

♪ One thought turned love into a fated calamity ♪

No demon has ever mastered it before.

♪ Hand in hand, we pray together ♪

♪ One glance, a timeless span ♪

♪ Burn up all the fleeting time ♪

♪ Across the sky ♪

♪ Just to be in love with you ♪

What are you trying to do?

Help me activate the Time-Reversal Technique again.

I can't do that.

It's too dangerous.

Xiao Ming.

I found a special technique

in an ancient scroll

which, when combined with the Time-Reversal Technique,

can take me back to any moment in my memory.

I've practiced this technique for three years,

and I've finally mastered it today.

So,

please help me one more time.

But...

Which moment do you want to go back to?

Xiao Yao.

I've prepared something for you.

Sorry.

I must've got the wrong room.

This seems to be my room.

I've prepared something for you.

Last night, you said

the bed was a bit hard.

Maybe it'll be better if you lay these on it.

These are all negotiable.

Then I have another request.

Go ahead.

[Everything has started anew] [Everything is only just beginning]