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(You wished for my demise,)

(yet I disappoint you with my survival.)

(And, it all started from a thrush.)

(Fan Jili framed my elder brother on purpose,)

(causing him to die a wrongful death in prison,)

(shattering my family in the process.)

(It has been 13 years since then.)

(Every scar I had reminded me of the grudge I could not forget.)

(If this is destiny's will,)

(you may leave.)

(You're in a rush to leave the sect even though your cultivation is incomplete.)

(Is it even worth it?)

(This is the reason I live,)

(even if it means I'll suffer eternal damnation for it.)

=To Kill A Songbird=

(Adapted from Shen Xiaoguan's Bird Kills Seven People)

=Episode 1=

(Shen Guan'er, A Bird Lover, and A Violent Death)

(8th year of Zhenghe) (Gathering Auspiciousness With the Sun)

Who is this Divine Lady Thrush?

She hasn't arrived even though we've been waiting for some time.

Could it be

that she's a deity?

I wouldn't dare say that.

This divine lady arrived at this land a few months back.

It was said that she possessed supernatural powers.

Rumor has it

that she could tell one's fortune with a thrush.

(Xuezhao Residence) Miss.

(Xuezhao Residence) The guest we've been

(Xuezhao Residence) waiting for has arrived.

Those who arrived were all investigated by Shiyi.

This is the list containing their background.

The second-to-last person on the right

(Fan Jili, Yahu of Haining County) often seeks out rare flowers and birds

for prominent figures in Haining County,

but secretly does things for them that cannot be seen in the light.

(Fan Jili,)

(your fate today)

(has been written for you.)

(It's time for you)

(to receive your just deserts.)

The divine lady has arrived.

Light the incense.

She has a great figure.

My name is Thrush, and I hail from Mount Baiyun.

Since all of you are here,

I suppose you know the rules of Mount Baiyun.

The fortune and destiny of mankind

are guided by the will of Heaven.

The readings that will be received today,

no matter if they're auspicious or not,

must be borne by each of you yourselves.

Sure.

If so, Divine Lady.

Please check how my luck will be recently.

An omen!

Sir, you will die

in three days.

Mr. Fan!

Such lies should not be told.

Did he offend some otherworldly entities?

Please don't take her words seriously.

Don't spout such nonsense.

Demoness, how dare you spout such nonsense?

(Come to the locust grove west)

(of the town outskirts at the hour of Zi tonight)

(The Hour of Zi, Locust Grove West of the Town Outskirts)

Beauty!

I'm here.

Where are you?

Someone died here before.

Stop messing around. Show yourself.

Mr. Fan,

do you still remember

the person who died here?

Beauty?

You're here, huh?

Why do you look different from how you were during the day?

Sir, do you like how I look during the day?

Or do you like the current me?

No matter if you're a saintess or a demoness,

I like both versions of you.

If so, sir,

please follow me.

Beauty!

Stop playing hide-and-seek with me.

Beauty.

Beauty...

Fan Jili.

Pay with your life!

Li Ji?

Why did you harm me?

Li, don't do it!

Don't blame me! Don't hurt me!

They forced me to do it!

Who?

I don't know!

Who?

Who is it?

(Xuezhao Residence)

Baoyun Tea, grown on Mount Baoyun in Hangzhou Ge Ling,

is known for its calming effects.

Divine Lady, the tea you brew

must taste better than the dew they serve in the Nine Heavens.

Miss,

County Magistrate Jiang has arrived.

Coming.

What is he doing here?

Divine Lady, just ignore him.

Stay a little longer and have tea with me.

My head hurts.

Please rest here.

We haven't reported this case to the new county magistrate.

Should we...

Were you referring

to that good-for-nothing who clings to power?

What's the point of reporting it to him?

So what if he finds out?

Official Jiang.

Arrest this demoness.

Yes, sir!

Wait.

Sir, why are you trying to arrest me?

(Jiang Chun, Country Magistrate) Were you

(of Huachang County) the one who said

(Jiang Chun, Country Magistrate) that Mr. Fan

(of Huachang County) would die in three days?

I was just reading the description of his fate.

Did Mr. Fan actually die?

How did you kill Fan Jili?

You'd better confess.

When was Mr. Fan killed?

This afternoon.

A woodcutter found a burned corpse

on his way to chop some wood.

We found an item that belonged to the victim at the crime scene.

It was Mr. Fan's jade ring.

If so, I never had time to act.

Such nonsense. Do you have any alibi?

This place is so remote that no one ever comes here.

It'll be a huge joke

if you seek a child in the temple

or an old man in the village to be your alibi.

Which scum is daring enough to say that I'm a joke?

(Lu Yanchong, Huachong County Officer) I'm her alibi.

(County Magistrate) I'm her alibi.

Divine Lady remained at my bedside, not leaving my side for a single step

from the Hour of Si

up until 15 minutes ago.

Divine Lady, I haven't explained myself.

I'm Lu Yanchong, my courtesy name Jukang.

Everyone calls me Shi.

I'm a local official.

Shi?

Which Shi?

Naturally, it's Shi, as in beautiful jade and rugged rock.

(Pure And Righteous Mind, 25th day of the 5th month, 8th year of Zhenghe)

(Zhenghe 8, 5th month, day 25) (On the 25th day of the 5th month,)

(8th year of Zhenghe,)

(dark clouds obscured the sun.)

(The sky was dark.)

(The anniversary of my brother's death is...)

(13 days left until the 7th day of the 6th month)

(Now,)

(my name is Li Fuyuan.)

(This is the second day of my revenge.)

(It seems like)

(my nemesis is here.)

♪A thrush's song pierced the endless night♪

♪Blood splattered on the bamboo cage, reflecting the cool moonlight♪

♪Thirteen years of frost and snow sealed the old study window♪

♪I twisted the needle, prying open the past♪

♪A cold stone marrow presses against my palm♪

♪My older brother lay buried afar♪

♪Flames licked across that place♪

♪A list of righteous hearts♪

♪Who laughed in the dark at the panic?♪

♪I'm the shadow caged within as well as the flying light♪

♪Only when hatred burns out did we know how scorching our obsessions were♪

♪You said you'd die if you hit a stone♪

♪Yet you crashed into my fate's web♪

♪Pear blossoms fell all over the wound on your shoulder♪

♪The wind in the bamboo forest dispersed the hexagrams♪

♪The thrush carried the past away♪

♪I stood at the end of the fireworks and gaze♪

♪You lifted a lantern to illuminate♪

♪That page♪