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[The Journey of Legend]

[Episode 19]

Fate seems to be laughing at me.

Everything was arranged in the original story,

and the ending was destined.

Now I realize that the more I struggle,

the more mistakes I make.

I even

make the ending worse.

They all died because of me—

it was my fault that dragged them down with me.

Father, Mother.

I've truly failed you.

I should never have come into this world.

I've let you down.

I've failed you.

I'm so sorry.

[In Memory of Late Father, Xiao Xilou]

[In Memory of Late Mother, Sun Huishan]

Qiushui.

Who says you're wrong?

Throughout this journey,

no matter who it might have been,

no one could have done better than you.

Tang Fang.

You don't need to say anything.

I know that no matter what I say right now,

it won't be able to ease your feelings.

All renowned doctors have some connection with the Tang Sect.

I will definitely find a way

to cure you.

I'll be okay.

Thank you.

You should leave too.

Don't waste your time

on a useless person like me.

You challenged the Power Gang,

faced death without fear

to expose the Sword King,

and risked being shattered to pieces to save your family.

Such a Xiao Qiushui

is the pride of us all.

What is real,

and what is fake?

In this world,

who could truly know?

I won't say much more.

Another day, I'll...

There is no other day.

Tang Fang.

Everything is over.

You should go.

There's nothing worth staying for.

Take care.

[Xiao's Villa in Jinzhong]

No problem.

Okay.

Alright.

You all can go now.

[Huanhua Sect]

[Xiao Xilou]

Yiren.

All the supplies needed to reestablish

our sect are ready now.

By the way,

when will the swords commissioned from

the Sword Forging Manor be completed?

Within three days.

Yiren,

our family is in trouble now.

You are the pillar of our Xiao family.

We all depend on you.

So, Yiren,

please don't dwell in sorrow anymore.

I know.

The reason I started recruiting new disciples

just seven days after our parents' passing

to reestablish our sect

is to revive our Xiao family at all costs.

Our Huanhua Sect is named after the sword.

Without swords,

we cannot recruit new disciples.

Therefore, regarding the swords from the Sword Forging Manor,

I'll need you to escort them personally.

Yes.

There's just one small matter.

What is it?

Common weapons are easy to obtain,

but did Father ever tell you

where the Changge Sword is?

Yiren,

though many in the martial world know

Father would eventually pass the position of Master to you,

without the Changge Sword that represents leadership

in your possession,

there will inevitably be some gossip.

As the eldest son of the Xiao family,

now that I am restoring our family,

how could I be afraid of a few rumors?

It's not just about that.

The reason we've summoned these sects

is to reclaim the lands

that Huanhua Sect lent them before, right?

Back then, they didn't lift a finger

when our Xiao family was in trouble.

What if today

they deny it as well?

Don't worry.

If they don't admit it,

I have my own way of dealing with it.

Reestablishing the Huanhua Sect

is the only way to honor our parents' spirits.

[Wave-Listening Pavilion]

Master!

Master!

Master.

I've obtained the Life-Restoring Pill from the Herbal King.

During your return this time,

did you hear any rumors?

Chief didn't mention anything about the Hero Command Token,

but...

Go on.

When Qu Hanshan reported to Chief,

he put all the blame on you

for failing to obtain the Hero Command Token.

Chief has ordered

the Fire King to investigate thoroughly.

It's my fault for failing Chief.

I can't blame others.

For all Huanhua Sect disciples who died in battle,

their memorial tablets must be carved with broken swords,

and the swords should be placed in their tombs.

Big Brother has been carving memorial tablets

for three days without sleep.

Big Brother.

Yiren is holding a banquet in the villa.

He's invited all the sects in Jindu,

saying he wants to reestablish the Huanhua Sect.

[Xiao Residence]

Thank you all for coming from afar.

I, Xiao Yiren, pay my respects to you.

The Huanhua Sect has extended such a warm invitation.

How could we possibly decline?

Mr. Xiao, you've arranged such a grand gathering for us,

so there must be important matters to discuss.

To be honest,

our Xiao family is in trouble right now.

My father, Xiao Xilou, was killed by the Power Gang.

I believe you all already know this.

It's truly unfortunate.

Your father, Mr. Xiao,

had always been a representative of righteous sects in Jindu,

protecting the martial world here for many years.

Now that the Huanhua Sect's foundation has been completely destroyed,

we, the martial artists of Jindu, all feel deeply threatened as well.

Indeed.

Over 100 people from the Huanhua Sect have died.

It's truly tragic.

Everyone.

The reason I've invited you all here today

is to discuss this matter together.

Someone.

[Huanhua Sect]

Huanhua Sect?

They're planning to rebuild the sect?

Reestablishing the Huanhua Sect?

This is great news.

Reestablishing the Huanhua Sect.

We must support it.

He's trying to reestablish the sect?

Indeed.

Right.

Good news.

Reestablishing the Huanhua Sect?

Everyone.

I am a man of limited virtue and talent. In terms of martial skills

and status in the martial world, I can't hold a candle to my father.

But now that my father has passed,

I, Xiao Yiren, wish to reestablish our Huanhua Sect

and lead the martial world of Jindu.

Today I reopen our sect here,

recruiting new disciples,

and I hope you all can lend me your support.

Of course we'll support the revitalization of the Xiao family.

That's right.

Huanhua regaining its glory

benefits us all with no downside.

Yes, indeed.

Congratulations, Mr. Xiao.

-Congratulations. -Congratulations.

Mr. Xiao, your ambition

impresses us all.

May I ask what plans you have for reestablishing Huanhua?

Years ago, our ancestors, to protect the martial world of Jindu,

leased the land between the Xiao family and Tang Sect

to various sects in Jindu for free under a 100-year agreement.

Now that Huanhua is being reestablished,

I hope

you all can return the land

and pay the rent for the past 100 years.

100 years of rent?

So much?

Mr. Xiao.

But your father promised

to lease the land to us for free.

It was because my father

valued the brotherhood among Jindu's martial arts sects.

But now that our Xiao family is in distress,

I hope you all can show some understanding.

But it was your father, Xiao Xilou,

who leased the land to us.

What right do you have to take it back?

I am now the young leader of the Xiao family.

Are you questioning me?

To be honest,

our sect has signed a contract with the Tang Sect yesterday.

You...

I've paid the annual rent of that land to the Tang Sect.

If you want money or grain,

you can ask the Tang Sect for it.

Tang Sect?

Our Guidao Sect's land

has also been promised to the Tang Sect.

Have you all forgotten

that what you owe the Xiao family now

is far more than just a land deed?

Xiao Yiren.

By acting this way,

aren't you afraid of ruining the Huanhua Sect's reputation?

My father Xiao Xilou was kind-hearted all his life,

which is why Huanhua has its reputation today.

But what has this reputation brought us?

It has only brought people like you

who have forgotten past kindness!

Huh? What even is this?

Enough.

Let's end these hurtful words here.

I believe you all understand what's at stake.

I'll give you all half a month's grace,

with the deadline being 11:45 a.m. on the first day of next month.

I expect everyone to hand over the deeds and money.

I knew Mr. Xiao

was setting a trap for us today.

I'm leaving.

We're leaving!

Third Young Master of the Xiao family?

It's him.

The Xiao family's downfall is all his fault!

-Let's go. -Let's go.

Today is the day of Huanhua Sect's reestablishment.

What are you doing here?

Yiren.

Father and Mother once told us,

a gentleman never uses kindness to demand repayment.

They are all despicable people.

How can we be like them?

Stop your shameless talk.

These martial artists

sought to protect their own interests when our Xiao family is in distress.

Their lack of loyalty and righteousness came first.

I'm merely repaying them in kind.

What's wrong is there in that?

If I don't use these methods to revitalize the Xiao family,

what else could I do?

I don't mean to accuse you.

But if you use such means to manipulate people's hearts,

isn't that the same as the Power Gang...

Shut up!

How dare you bring up the Power Gang again!

If it weren't for you letting the wolf into our house back then,

giving that villain Liu Suifeng an opportunity,

would our Xiao family have suffered such a catastrophic disaster?

Yiren.

Do you know why I didn't return to Sword Manor

after the seventh day following our parents' passing?

It was because I was afraid that if I saw you,

I wouldn't be able to hold back from punishing you!

You've really let me down!

Yiren, please calm down.

Qiushui has lost all his martial skills.

Why bother arguing with him?

Does his behavior

do justice to our Xiao family's name?

Qiushui.

Qiushui!

[Liang Residence]

Qiushui, you're awake.

Mr. Liang.

Don't move.

You haven't fully recovered yet.

Mr. Liang,

where am I?

The reconstruction of Huanhua Sect will take some time.

This is my private residence.

It's big enough for you and your friends to live in together.

I'm troubling you again.

Mr. Liang.

Thank you for your help all along.

I've heard about

everything you've been through.

You have extraordinary courage,

forming the Shenzhou Sworn Brotherhood to fight against the Power Gang.

Actually, you're already famous throughout the land.

Unfortunately, I couldn't protect anything.

Nothing has changed at all.

I originally thought

that I alone could shake the entire martial world.

You've been unconscious for two days.

You probably don't know

what's happened out there.

Come on, follow me.

-Mr. Xiao! -Mr. Xiao!

Greetings, Mr. Xiao!

The Du family of Fuhu Sect from Guangling

has come to pay respects to our savior, Mr. Xiao.

The Five Tigers of the Xu family from Guangling

have come to pay respects to our savior, Mr. Xiao.

Baibu Sect from Guangling

has come to pay respects to Mr. Xiao.

Greetings, Mr. Xiao!

Qiushui.

Mr. Xiao.

Thanks to your risking your life days ago to expose Qu Hanshan

as the Sword King of the Power Gang.

More than 10 of our sects joined forces

to drive back Qu Hanshan's minions.

Unfortunately, we arrived too late

to help the Xiao family.

Are you saying

I saved more than 10 of your sects?

Yes, indeed.

All the martial arts sects in Guangling

have risen up in resistance.

Qu Hanshan's influence in Guangling

has greatly diminished, too.

Right, indeed.

Mr. Xiao!

Mr. Xiao.

I'm a personal guard of the Wu family.

This is a handwritten letter from Old Madam Wu herself.

You work for General Wu at Immortal Pass?

A letter from Old Madam Wu?

A handwritten letter from Old Madam Wu herself?

What's happening?

What does it say?

Indeed.

"Thanks to the kindness of Huanhua Sect,

I, carrying the token of immunity bestowed by the late emperor,

have cleared my son's false charges.

Afterward, he led his troops straight to Immortal Pass, and on the 15th

of this month, launched a night attack on the Northern Wastelanders,

reclaiming over 100 miles of territory.

I hereby send this letter to announce our victory.

Written by Madam Wu."

Victory news from the Immortal Pass.

It's been two years,

and the front finally sent the first report of victory.

Wonderful! It's victory news!

Great! Victory news!

Great! That's wonderful!

Great!

According to the plot I remember from the book,

Old Madam Wu should have died

on her way to the Immortal Pass.

On the 15th, the Northern Wastelanders should have launched a night attack

on the Immortal Pass. But now, General Wu has led his troops

to the Immortal Pass

and defeated the Northern Wasteland Army outside the pass.

So this world has already been changed.

I can also rewrite

Xiao Qiushui's story now.

Mr. Xiao.

You saved so many of us.

Today, we didn't come to the Xiao Residence

just to talk.

Yes, disciples from all our sects

have brought large quantities of quality wood and stone materials,

and they're now at the foot of the mountain.

Starting today,

we'll help you rebuild the Huanhua Sect!

We hope you can rally and recover your strength, Mr. Xiao.

Yes, rally and recover!

Mr. Xiao.

If you don't mind,

please accept us all as disciples under the Shenzhou Sworn Brotherhood

and let us establish a branch for you in Guangling.

What do you say?

That's right!

Right, establish a branch!

Right.

Let's build a branch!

Count me in!

We'll all go together!

Right, let's join the Shenzhou Sworn Brotherhood.

Everyone,

thank you for your support and trust.

But right now,

I cannot take on this responsibility.

We only acknowledge Mr. Xiao!

Right.

We only acknowledge Mr. Xiao!

Please stop declining, Mr. Xiao.

That's right.

We only acknowledge you.

Qiushui,

I don't think you should decline any further.

Right, Mr. Xiao, please stop declining.

Say yes, please.

Say yes.

Stop declining. We'll all follow your lead.

Come on, get on board.

Everyone,

I, Xiao Qiushui, cannot take the position of leader.

But I welcome you all

to join the Shenzhou Sworn Brotherhood.

Great! Mr. Xiao has finally agreed!

Wonderful!

Everyone,

let's start rebuilding the Xiao Residence!

Let's get to work!

Great! Let's go.

By the way, Qiushui.

Your sister has been reading some ancient books

and found a way to reconnect the meridians.

You go ahead.

Leave the matters here to me.

Miss Tang.

According to what you've said,

the person you want to save

not only has completely severed meridians,

but also has

a powerful conflicting internal energy inside his body.

In my 50 years of medical practice,

I've never heard of such kind of injury.

The fact that he's still alive

is already heaven's blessing.

Mr. Liu,

even you can't save him?

This prescription can help clear his energy channels

and extend his life for a few years.

But if you want him to fully recover,

I truly have no way to help.

So in this martial world,

there's no one else who can heal him?

Forgive my prying,

but this person you want to save

is your beloved, isn't he?

Mr. Liu, why would you ask such a question?

Your father Tang Yaoshun, as head of the Tang Sect,

is not only skilled in medicine

but also masters the bone-dislocation technique.

When it comes to reconnecting meridians,

asking him would be far better than asking me.

If you weren't deliberately hiding this from him,

why would you have come to me?

You must decide whether to save this young hero

or keep hiding it from your father.

The choice is yours.

Thank you, Mr. Liu.

Qiushui.

Qiushui?

Big Brother.

Big Brother, you're awake.

Xueyu, how long have I been asleep?

Two days and two nights.

Only 40% of your meridians have been reconnected. You need to rest well.

Thank you, Xueyu.

Come on, guys.

Let's go practice our swordsmanship.

Big Brother!

Xueyu said your recovery only allows you to handle your daily activities.

She never said you could start practicing martial arts.

Your wrist still feels like it's being cut with a blade.

Why rush yourself so much?

I've lost all my martial skills,

so I have to start from scratch.

I'm out of time.

Again!

-Big Brother! -Big Brother!

Please take a break.

If you keep going like this, your body will collapse.

I'm fine.

Big Brother!

Xueyu also said

that reconnecting meridians is like cutting into bone and marrow.

There's no need to rush your revenge.

You should rest and make long-term plans.

With the time you spent advising me,

we could have practiced a few more moves.

Again!

Excellent sword skill.

I didn't expect that in just a few days,

you'd recover to this extent.

Thanks a lot, Mr. Liang.

I can never repay the kindness

you've shown me recently, Mr. Liang.

No need for such formalities.

It's my honor to support young talents

in the martial world.

By the way, Qiushui.

That day at Xiao's Sword Manor,

I found something,

but I didn't dare to give it to you.

Now, I can finally hand it over to you.

[To my son.] [From Xiao Xilou]

To my sons: Yiren, Kaiyan, and Qiushui.

The siege on Sword Manor is now impossible to break.

If I never see you again, it'll mean that

in this battle, the Xiao family has died protecting loyalty and righteousness.

I have no regrets.

I'm writing this letter to make my wishes clear.

Over 100 years ago, our Xiao family was also nearly destroyed.

But our ancestors, through broken swords, expressed their resolve.

They forged 128 broken swords into the Changge Sword,

gathering the loyal and righteous souls of the Xiao family into one sword.

Those of you who see this letter

must be the ones to carry on our will.

The Changge Sword has a spirit of its own.

In times of danger, it will find its master through fate.

Remember, my sons.

The sword is broken and reforged.

The flower blooms itself.

Even if the body is destroyed and the bones crippled,

it's just a new start.

If you can retrieve the Changge Sword,

the legacy of Huanhua Sect will never die.

Xiao Xilou.

At Sword Manor on June 2.

June 2.

That was 15 days after we left Sword Manor.

Could Father have already...

Actually, your father had known all along

that staying at Sword Manor meant certain death.

That's why he sent you to escape and seek help.

In truth,

he was giving the hope of survival

to you.

It was all my fault.

I came back too late.

It was all my fault.

Qiushui.

Your father clearly stated in his letter

that you should not blame yourself or grieve.

These past few days,

I've seen your spirit faltering.

I worried you might never recover.

But now,

I hope you can honor your father's wishes,

pull yourself together soon,

retrieve the Changge Sword, and restore the Xiao family.

My dad said

that the Changge Sword has its own spirit.

In times of danger for the Xiao family,

it will find its master through fate.

But now, I'm just a useless man.

I fear I'll fail my father's wishes.

That's not true, Qiushui.

Look here.

You buried these people with your own hands.

You built the sword graves and carved the tombstones yourself.

Mr. Liang.

This is what every member of the Xiao family...

This is what every member of the Xiao family should do.

Qiushui.

You were able to treat everyone equally and bury all those of the Xiao household

with your own hands regardless of their status.

This shows you have righteousness in your heart.

The Xiao family has stood firm in Jindu's martial world

for 100 years

because of this very righteousness.

And this is also the exact reason

why those martial artists admire the Shenzhou Sworn Brotherhood so much.

Now, the Xiao family may lack humanpower and weapons,

but these can be bought with money.

However, a kind-hearted and righteous leader

cannot be bought with any amount of wealth.

Qiushui.

The word "chivalry" never lies in the sword,

but in people's hearts.

I believe

this fate will surely find you.

I believe in you.

Mr. Liang.

Thank you for your honest words.

I understand

what you said.

[Calm and Composed]

Ancestors of the Xiao family.

When our family faced calamity 100 years ago,

you forged 128 broken swords

into the Changge Sword,

gathering the loyal souls of our family into one blade.

This time,

including myself, there're 128 people again.

Now, only the sword in my hand is missing.

Heroic seniors, I pay respect to your souls.

I, Xiao Qiushui of the Huanhua Sect,

wish to retrieve the Changge Sword

and revive the Huanhua Sect.

Congratulations on becoming the Master of Huanhua Sect.

You've completed your missions.

You may unlock the following reward,

the character selection right,

to become another character

and continue the main quest.

[Character Selection Right] [Exit the System and Return to Reality]

Or you can choose to exit the game

and return to the real world.

You want me to quit now?

But I still have so many things left unfinished.

The Huanhua Sect, the Xiao family...

I won't choose either.

System warning!

Please make your choice carefully.

If violations occur,

the system will force exit

and erase all data.

As Xiao Mingming,

your real-world memories will gradually disappear.

Your body will be forcibly occupied by the system,

and you'll be trapped in the Magic Codex forever with no escape.

I must avenge those who died.

They were all real people!

Destroying the system means

you'll never be able to leave!

Whether I'm Xiao Mingming

or Xiao Qiushui,

I'll only make the right choice!

The sword is broken and reforged.

The flower blooms itself.

Even if the body is destroyed and the bones crippled,

it's just a new start.

The sword is broken and reforged.

The flower blooms itself.

Son, remember:

even if you're shattered to pieces,

it's merely a chance to start anew.