All language subtitles for Veil of Shadows Episode 24

A triple-flower mark?

Li Jie's body

was also transformed
from the six-eyed butterfly.

Its strength reached
the triple-flower level long ago.

But since he had
no sacred power of his own,

the flower mark never appeared.

Now that my soul

has fused with his body,

the triple-flower mark
naturally reveals itself.

Well?

Do you still think I'm insignificant now?

Just as I thought.

Looks like in all those rewinds,

I never showed you the triple-flower mark.

That's why you couldn't
withstand my strike.

Well?

Do you still think you're a deity now?

What destroys a deity

is not a devil,

but the deity's own arrogance.

Your body has reached its limit.

This is the last rewind.

I fought so hard to get here.

I won't allow myself to lose to you.

This time,

I will succeed.

See?

I succeeded.

Do you know why
I couldn't dodge your blade?

Because I didn't want to.

Break!

Dragon hearts as one,
all to source return, all barriers break.

It's raining!

The drought is finally over.

Luo'an is finally saved!

I did it.

Wu.

Ji.

I did it.

Wu?

This is for you.

I'm sorry for staining

your manuscript.

Long, I…

I promise I'll come back.

Oh, right.

I've asked my weasel brothers
to look after you.

If anyone dares hurt you,
go ask them for help.

I… I want to use this brush

to write your story.

When you come back next time,
I'll… I'll let you read it.

Do you like it?

You… You didn't make this
with your own fur, did you?

Of course not.

I was the one

who forced the rain
to fall with demon magic.

Why didn't I die?

Some force even I do not know of

was protecting you.

But Ji Ling…

People rarely get to have it both ways.

He couldn't bear to let you die,

but he also had to destroy Jiu Ying.

Caught in that dilemma,
he suffered deeply.

You destroyed the Dragon Deity's Power

and ruined the mission
to which he'd devoted a century.

And then he watched
your body and spirit vanish.

That overwhelming despair and loneliness

snuffed out the last bit of hope
in his heart.

Thus,

Lonescale consumed him.

Lonescale lied to me.

He said Ji Ling was a kind person.

He said he chose to help me

because he wanted to save Ji Ling too.

I never thought it'd kill Ji Ling instead.

You underestimated
how much you meant to him.

You wanted him to live
and yourself to die.

He wanted the opposite.

Lonescale can rewind time
and peer into the past and future.

How could he not have known
how it would end?

He knew everything all along,

and that was exactly why
he chose to help you.

From beginning to end,
he had only one goal.

To consume Ji Ling completely.

I ruined your plan.

You spent over 100 years
playing the Dragon Deity,

alone and in pain,

all just so you could reach
that very ending.

But I couldn't stand by and watch you die.

You shouldn't have existed in this world

just to sacrifice yourself.

That would've been too cruel to you.

I never thought

it would turn out like this.

Ji Ling,

can you hear me?

Please wake up.

Back then, I didn't understand

why so many demons wanted

to wear

human skin

and become human.

A demon's tears are fake.

They cry just to look more human.

I don't understand

why so many demons

want to wear human skin

and become human.

But now I do.

I want to be with you

and live as the most ordinary of people,

beginning work at sunrise

and resting at sunset,

walking hand in hand

through the streets,

and falling asleep

in each other's arms at night.

Ji Ling has been consumed by Lonescale
and remains unconscious.

Bai Ze told us to go
to Chi Wen in the Dragon Abyss.

He may have a way to save him.

But without the last share
of the Dragon Deity's Power,

I can't become a dragon.

When I get there,

I don't know how I'll face my brother.

Whether you become a dragon or not,

you are still you,

Wu Shiguang.

You taught me in the Star Stone illusion

that who we are

has nothing to do
with background or bloodline.

What matters more is whom we love

and what we choose to protect.

Besides, fortune and misfortune
go hand in hand.

Without the last share
of the Dragon Deity's Power,

you will no longer
be able to kill Chi Wen,

and Jiu Ying

will stop trying to possess you.

But if I can't become a dragon,

I can't destroy the Oracle Stone.

When the next full moon comes,

you'll be forced back
to the Formless Moon.

-I'm afraid…
-It's all right.

There's still time.

Besides,

I can sever my tail.

That's the worst possible choice.

No, it isn't.

I'm not like Xiaowei.

I still have you.

What do you think of this color?

What do you think?

Mortal couples bind
strands of their hair together.

At first,

I didn't understand what it meant.

I only wanted a good omen.

But when I braided
your hair together with mine,

I realized that once
hair strands are entwined,

unless they break,

they are

almost impossible to part.

You and I are the same.

We were fated to be entangled long ago.

I will protect you no matter what

and never fail this vow
sealed by our bound hair.

You lied to me.

I didn't.

I truly hoped you'd be able to save him.

What nurtured
that dragon scale into a demon

was not only his loneliness

but also his kindness.

Then take me back again.

I want to save him.

It's useless.

He remains unconscious

because his consciousness

has returned to the past.

He's trapped in that part of his past
that came to haunt him.

Haunt him?

It's the old days before I was born.

Then take me there.

No matter how far back it is,

I'm not afraid.

I can take it.

I know you can.

And I can take you there

so you can see why he became so lonely.

But…

But what?

But that was more than 100 years ago.

Far too long ago.

No power can change it.

So you won't be able to rewind time

again and again like you did before
to alter the past.

Besides, you did not

exist there.

Back then, there was no Lu Wuyi
by Ji Ling's side.

You can only be a silent observer,

unable to interfere in any way.

Do you still want to go?

This story

is far too long.

Even a day and a night wouldn't be enough.

When we return from Luo'an,

I'll tell it to you slowly.

I do.

I want to know

his past.

Yuan Xizai!

A HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS AGO

Xizai.

Xizai? Xizai!

Xizai. Xizai!

Save him.

Quick, save him!

Save him!

Where's your magic?

Why don't you have any magic?

Hurry up and heal him.

Do it! Hurry! Save him!

Save him!

Wuhuo…

Save my brother, and I'll let you go.

It's almost New Year's Eve.

Everyone, sort through
your things and throw out

what you don't need.

Sweep away the dust and grime,

say goodbye to the old,
and welcome the new!

I don't want to see you
live your whole life timid and weak,

bullied by others.

Take the Dragon Marrow

and become

a demon hunter like me.

But I don't want to be a demon hunter.

I'm… I'm afraid of demons.

Commander Yuan.

YE DAOXUAN, ATTENDANT

These were all Xizai's belongings.

Throw them away.

All right. That might be for the best.

Master Daoxuan.

The New Year's coming.
I've brought you something delicious.

Maybe it'll help you

recover your powers.

Why do you have it?

Let go. This isn't yours.

It was all your fault.

You wouldn't save my brother,

so he died.

Why?

Why wouldn't you save him?

Since you wouldn't save him,

you can die too!

Wuhuo,

I'm afraid of demons.

What… What kind of demon trick is this?

I didn't do anything.

I don't know any demon tricks.

Did you think that if you took this form,
I wouldn't have the heart to kill you?

-Wuhuo!
-Take it.

-Swallow it!
-No!

Swallow it!

Give one to Xizai too. Here.

-I've already eaten, Wuhuo.
-I don't care.

Mother made them.

Here. Eat one.

I've eaten.

Look how thin you are. Eat more.

Go on. Eat.

Eat more.

Grow stronger, just like your brother.

Wuhuo, you're amazing.

Commander Yuan, I found it.

It turns out the first skin a demon wears
to take human form

uses blood as its medium.

If its blood stains an object

laden with intense emotion,

the demon will naturally
take on the appearance

of that object's owner.

Commander Yuan,

I thought you were looking up
remedies for the Wasting Sickness.

Turns out it was this.

How have you been feeling lately?

Who would've thought the Meteor Blast
would cause the Wasting Sickness?

I'm human now.
It's so inconvenient not having claws.

I can't even leave marks.

Thank you.

Why do you sound like you're crying?

Are… Are you sad?

I don't know whether I'm sad

or happy.

I… I think I understand.

Did I become someone

you knew?

Was that person

very important to you?

Father, Mother!

Father! Father?

-Mother…
-Wuhuo,

it was the wolf demons.

Take care of your little brother.

And…

don't tell him the truth.

Xizai is timid.

Wuhuo, why does it smell
so strongly of blood?

It was rare for me to come home,

so Father caught two wild chickens

and stewed them for me.

Father, Mother, and I talked it over.

You should take the Dragon Marrow

and become

a demon hunter like me.

No!

Father and Mother would never agree to it!

Even healthy, strong people

often die after swallowing Dragon Marrow.

Wuhuo,

I'll die!

Those were greedy fools

who swallowed it recklessly
just to gain sacred power.

The Shilin Sect tested my constitution.

You're like me.

You'll be fine.

But I don't want to be a demon hunter.

I'm afraid of demons.

If you're this cowardly,

how will you survive
in this chaotic world?

I never wanted to survive.

I've already dragged our family down.

Wuhuo,

just let me die.

All right?

No need to be scared.

They're firecrackers we set off
to celebrate New Year's Eve.

What is New Year's Eve?

New Year's Eve…

Xizai, do you hear that?

They're setting off firecrackers
and doing the dragon dance.

I hear it.

Look.

How lively it is.

Father, Mother!

-Your brother is here.
-Wuhuo.

-Father, Mother.
-You're here, Wuhuo.

You've grown sturdier.

-We missed you.
-I missed you too.

Xizai, you've gotten so tall.

Your mother made dumplings.

-Mother made dumplings?
-Here.

-Try it.
-Eat, Wuhuo.

They're still hot.

-Delicious.
-You like it?

Give one to Xizai too.

I've already eaten, Wuhuo.

I don't care.

-You're too thin.
-I've eaten.

Here. Eat one.

Go on. Eat.

There's plenty more.

New Year's Eve

is the most beautiful

and happiest day in the human world.

Is this for me?

It is.

Eat.

May you be free of misfortune

in the coming year.

Here. You eat some too.

I've gotten grease all over your hands.

It's all right. I'll wash them for you.

You're a little fox.

How can you not have fur?

A bald fox will get laughed at.

But my eyes can't see,

so I don't know
if I've dressed you up nicely.

As for your blade wound,

I can't mend that yet.

I am a nameless little fox.

But my little fox can't go without a name.

Foxes

usually go "awoo, awoo."

Why don't I call you

Wu?

Wu!

Awoo!

You don't have eyes either?

What's wrong?

What's going on?

Hey, stop.

It's all right.

Here.

Calm down. There, there.

There, there.

I'm in so much pain.

It hurts so much.

Father, Mother,

take me with you.

Take me with you.

It's all right.

You're awake. Are you all right now?

What are you doing?

Don't take it away!

It's the only company I have!

Can you give it back to me?

Please give Wu back!

Have you left?

Eyes?

You even stitched up the torn part.

It's my return gift for last night.

You know how to sew?

My family was poor.

My worn-out clothes would be passed down

to my younger brother.

The same piece of clothing

would get patched over and over again.

I did all the mending.

Then why did you

join the Shilin Sect?

Who took care of your brother?

My parents were poor,

and I couldn't read either.

My brother

was sickly,

and his treatment cost a lot of money.

They said if a Shilin Sect hunter

died fighting demons, the compensation

would be enough to feed
a poor family for ten years.

So I joined.

What a pity.

No amount of money means

anything to me now.

I don't have any family
left to care for now.

I…

I didn't mean to let your brother die.

I was just an ordinary fox.

I didn't know any magic at all.

By the time I found you and your brother,

the power Master Dragon Deity gave me
had already been used up.

I don't have any family either,

but I know losing family

must hurt terribly.

How could you not have any family?

Aren't foxes

born in litters?

Maybe it was because I was born blind.

My family abandoned me in a cave
and left me to fend for myself.

I couldn't save your brother.

How about I give you another brother?

From now on,

I'll be your younger brother.

The war between humans and demons
is growing worse.

All beings suffer.

To end this war
and restore peace to the world,

there is a mission
certain to end in death.

Are you willing to do it?

If you are,

swallow this dragon scale.

I'm already as good as dead.

Of course I'm willing.

What are you doing?

I owe you a life.

I'm paying it back.

It hurts!