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(The Legend of ShenLi)

(Episode 14)

The 33rd grandson of the Heavenly Lord of the Immortal Realm, Lord Fu Rong,

is spoiled.

He drove away several attendants from Lord Bi Cang's Residence...

Are you feeling too uncomfortable to continue reading?

Would you like me to get someone else to read it?

He blatantly sold tickets to Lord Bi Cang's Residence,

stole weapons from the residence and sold them,

caused chaos in the market,

disrupted the peaceful customs of the Spiritual Realm,

bullied the people of the Spiritual Realm,

- and harassed the women there. - That little devil!

Bring that disgraceful brat back to me.

I'm going to break his legs.

Yes, Heavenly Lord.

He's really gotten out of hand.

He even harassed women.

Harass...

Harass...

Where did he learn that from?

One, two, one, two.

Walk faster.

One, two.

Walk faster.

You guys are terrible drinkers.

You have to buy me drinks next time.

No problem, all right.

We're leaving, Your Highness.

Take care on the way.

Bye.

Let's go for another round!

My Lord.

Rou Ya!

Rou Ya!

- Rou... - You're going to marry into the Immortal Realm soon.

Don't you think it's inappropriate for you

to return home late with men?

Inappropriate?

Then what would be considered appropriate?

You tell me.

Allowing the person I'm engaged to to behave recklessly,

is that what you consider appropriate?

- You're drunk. - I'm perfectly sober.

Do you remember

what you did today?

Well done, you forced me to admit defeat.

Are you happy now?

Perhaps you don't realize it,

but your actions made you seem like

a jealous mortal

who's trying to prove something.

What?

Have you taken a liking to me?

You're drunk.

Gods

don't love.

Right.

Ancient Gods have no desires,

how could you possibly love anyone?

Since that's the case,

whomever I want to protect

and whatever I want to do,

please don't meddle in again.

(Please leave me alone.)

All right.

I'll try my best.

(If I do something even more outrageous)

(and make an even bigger trouble,)

(will Shen Li still be able to tolerate it then?)

Mo Fang!

I can't let him die in the Spiritual Realm.

(I can't mess with them.)

(I can't afford to mess with anyone in the Spiritual Realm.)

(I made a mistake.)

Don't hit me!

He ran away again.

Your Highness.

- What is it? - Her Majesty summoned you

to the palace early this morning.

Got it.

What's going on?

Last night, Lord Fu Rong ran to the Mortal Realm

through the Ruoshui Bridge.

All of a sudden?

It's all my fault.

I will take full responsibility.

I will find Immortal Lord Fu Rong

and accept my punishment.

Did you hit him?

I was drunk yesterday and kicked him.

What's done is done.

Consider it a lesson for him.

There aren't any monsters or demons in the Mortal Realm

that can harm him anyway.

Let him be.

No.

Heavenly Lord sent an edict last night,

ordering Lord Fu Rong to return to the Immortal Realm within three days.

I'll need you to deliver the letter for me.

(Is this because of Xing Zhi?)

(He looks like he doesn't care about anything,)

(but he does things so efficiently.)

(Heavenly Lord's edict came so urgently.)

(He must have said something else in the letter.)

You must bring back Lord Fu Rong in three days.

Fortunately, time passes more slowly in the Mortal Realm,

so, there's still plenty of time to find him.

You want me to find him?

Your Majesty, all of this is my fault.

I shouldn't burden Her Highness.

Li,

time in the Mortal Realm is long.

This trip isn't about bringing back Lord Fu Rong as soon as possible,

but rather it's an opportunity

for you young people to get to know each other better.

Do you understand?

I don't intend to avoid this marriage anymore anyway.

I have resigned myself to my fate.

I'll bring Lord Fu Rong back,

but getting to know each other is unnecessary.

As for you, General Mo Fang,

you must be punished for hitting Lord Fu Rong

and disrespecting your superior.

Don't punish him.

I ordered him to beat him up.

I will bear the punishment instead.

Once I bring back Lord Fu Rong,

I will come to accept the punishment.

He headed towards the direction of Jinxiu City.

(Jinxiu City, Mortal Realm)

Who are you?

Where am I?

What are you doing to me?

We're feeding you water.

This is Jinxiu City.

Who are you?

You're dressed so nicely.

What are you doing here?

Jinxiu City?

Mortal Realm?

I descended?

This really is the Mortal Realm?

I descended?

I made it out.

Oh, freedom!

Here I come.

Ladies,

here I come.

I shall repay you for your kindness. From now on,

I will let you live in comfort.

It's money!

Don't snatch it, it's mine!

It's mine!

What's that?

Doesn't matter.

I got a fresh start now.

Shen Li can't bother me anymore.

Madam Zhang, you're doing the laundry.

Where have you been today?

I caught some fish. I'm going home to cook now.

Zhang, bring me back some meat.

Sure.

(The weather is so nice.)

(I should find a shady spot with a grapevine and take a nap.)

(Forget it. That's all in the past.)

(Since I'm here in the Mortal Realm,)

(I should have some fun)

(before I go and find Lord Fu Rong.)

- Lift the sedan chair. - Miss, here's your buns.

- Welcome the newlyweds. - Thank you.

Tie the marital knot.

May the bond of your love last a hundred years,

as your marriage is arranged by fate.

Step over the saddle.

May they have peace, joy, and their wishes fulfilled.

First bow to heaven and earth.

Not bad.

They make a handsome couple.

Second bow to the parents.

Bow to each other.

Off to the bridal chamber.

Scholar Zhang presents a pair of white jade bracelets.

Please.

Lord Yang presents a pair of Yuhu white porcelain vases.

Check it out.

- May your business prosper. - Thank you.

Master Ma presents a jade ruyi scepter.

Lord Bi Cang, Shen Li, presents...

A gold rock!

Look at you.

Miss, here's your wine.

- Thank you. - You're welcome. Goodbye.

Cluck,

come down for your food.

Come on.

It's just that no bunch of grapes

bears only one fruit.

(Song Residence)

The door hasn't changed much.

(Song Residence)

(Jinyue Residence)

You really never take a break, do you?

(The world has changed, and so have the people.)

(Yet for me, it feels like it all happened just recently.)

(The memories I hold,)

(it seems like)

(they've vanished without a trace in this world.)

(Could it be that there was never a person named Xing Yun in this world,)

(and it was all just my delusion?)

(Library)

(Records of Qingsheng City)

Let me tell you the tale of Gu Cheng Jin,

the renowned lord of Qingsheng City a hundred years ago.

His life was nothing short of legendary.

Gu Cheng Jin devoted himself tirelessly to the well-being

of the people of Qingsheng City, performing countless acts of kindness.

He had a half-immortal strategist who possessed

remarkable divination skills.

This strategist, Xing Yun,

born of humble origins.

He possessed remarkable strategizing skills

despite his modest origins.

Xing Yun inadvertently offended

the eldest son of the city lord of Qingsheng City at the time.

His humble abode was set ablaze.

In an instant,

thick smoke filled the air, echoing with the sounds of fights,

and flames soared into the sky.

Despite his frail body,

Xing Yun miraculously escaped the assassination attempts

of numerous skilled fighters

as if he had divine assistance.

Later, Gu Cheng Jin killed his own brother

and finally secured his position as the city lord of Qingsheng City.

However, his mysterious wife, Lady Ye,

who had died and come back to life,

lived out her days as a nun in the temple.

Gu Cheng Jin remained faithful to Lady Ye

and never remarried.

After Lady Ye's passing,

Gu Cheng Jin became increasingly silent and reclusive,

plagued by illness and melancholy.

Within a year or two,

he too passed away.

Xing Yun, the strategist

who helped Gu Cheng Jin seize control of Qingsheng City,

retreated from the limelight.

He rejected wealth and luxury,

eschewed the company of beautiful women,

and returned to his humble abode.

(That's all the traces Xing Yun)

(left in this world.)

(After this page is turned, it's someone else's history.)

(What am I trying to prove?)

(Whether Xing Yun is real or not,)

(he has become the past.)

(There is no past that can be retrieved.)

(How could I)

(become so distraught over a memory?)

How much longer are you going to follow me, My Lord?

When did you realize?

If I were that dull,

I'd have been killed on the battlefield long ago.

- Yesterday... - My Lord...

I acted improperly yesterday.

I wanted to apologize to you today,

but when I woke up,

I found out you already went to the Mortal Realm.

So, I hurried over.

It's all right.

There are plenty of ways to deal with Lord Fu Rong anyway.

That night,

I lashed out at you.

In the words of Her Majesty's reprimanding,

I disrespected my superior.

I was also in the wrong.

Once,

I fell into the Mortal Realm due to severe injuries.

That's where I was lying.

I was exhausted,

unable to move.

It was

the most humiliating and miserable moment of my life.

Come.

Let's go home.

When I was found,

I distinctly felt a sense of redemption.

It was like encountering what they call a hero.

That was the first time in my life

that I met my hero,

and he turned out to be such an ordinary mortal.

With just one hand on his throat,

I could easily choke him to death.

My name is Shen Li.

Call me "Cluck" again and you will know.

Shen Li?

I suppose it was from that moment on

that I began

to fall for Xing Yun.

My Lord,

Xing Yun,

I'm not stupid.

You've seen through me again.

Actually, I've had my suspicions for a while.

I just couldn't figure out

why you would leave Sky's Beyond

and descend to the Mortal Realm to live such a stifling life as a mortal.

This position

is the stifling one.

When you've lived as long as I have,

you'll understand

that boredom becomes the reason for many things you do.

I wanted to come down here

to live an ordinary life

as any mortal should.

However...

Even though I became mortal,

my memories of being a god were retained.

No wonder

you knew so many strange formations

but had no magical powers

and couldn't see spirits.

A mortal body

couldn't bear so many memories.

No wonder you were sickly.

Since you remembered everything,

why did you pretend you didn't know me?

Same reason you drove Mo Fang

back to the royal capital

at the military camp.

Because you don't like me,

so you don't want to hold me back, is that it?

It's better to pretend to be strangers than tell me you remembered me.

So...

So, that's what you meant.

Xing Zhi,

do you even know how to make someone stop liking you?

You're simply seducing people with these moves.

Or maybe

you don't even know why you're doing this.

Have you been seduced?

How's that possible?

You're overthinking things.

After all, I am Lord Bi Cang.

How could I lack discretion like that?

The one I met before was the mortal Xing Yun,

so I could develop feelings for him,

but you're an Ancient God.

How could I extend those feelings to you?

A change in status does change many things.

If we were

to meet on the battlefield someday,

I would carry out my duty as Lord Bi Cang.

However,

as the Spiritual and Immortal Realms are soon to be united in marriage,

that day would never come.

Actually, what I wanted to tell you today is that

if you don't want to be Xing Yun,

then you're no longer Xing Yun.

There's no need for hiding or pretending.

In my heart,

Xing Yun has long been gone.

You are now a god,

Xing Zhi.

Shen Li,

all along, Xing Yun or Xing Zhi,

they've both just been me.

No.

It's not the same for me.

So,

I will obey your will

and marry Lord Fu Rong.

I'll have nothing more to do with you.

You don't have to worry anymore.

Good.

Since you can think that way,

it's best.

The city gates are closing.

I probably won't come to Qingsheng City again.

I'm heading to Jinxiu City to find him.

My Lord,

where are you planning to go?

I'm going...

There's a strange aura here,

and it's not benevolent.

Can't you sense it?

Even so,

why are you holding my hand?

Do I need to hide?

I almost forgot,

you're not Xing Yun.

You've always been domineering across the Three Realms,

making others yield to you.

You...

That's audacious and arrogant.

But then again, you're the Divine Lord.

Earth Immortal? This is the aura of an Earth Immortal.

Without the decree from the Immortal Realm,

how could they just capture them?

It's Ice Condensation Technique.

It's Water Freezing Technique.

What's the difference?

Water Freezing Technique is an ancient mystical art

that can freeze all things.

As for the Ice Condensation Technique you said,

I'm not familiar with it.

It's insignificant.

What magic is this?

It's the Immortal Binding Technique.

Thank you for saving me.

It's been so long, and you're still so weak.

- You are... - That's right. It's me.

Why did they catch you?

It's a long story.

It all started with trouble caused by a sect of cultivators.

Three months ago,

a small cultivation sect called the "Fusheng Sect"

gained a lot of fame in the martial world.

At first, it had nothing to do with us,

but they started inviting Earth Immortals from all over.

Many Earth Immortals accepted the invitation and went,

but they never returned.

At first, no one paid much attention,

but then, the sect invited a second batch of our friends.

- Let's go. - After the second batch went,

they too disappeared.

Come on, let's go.

We started to feel that something was wrong.

When the sect came to invite us for the third time,

no one agreed to go.

But unexpectedly,

they turned hostile and started capturing us.

There aren't many of us Earth Immortals.

They captured some and invited some,

then sporadically took away more people.

In just a few months,

within a radius of hundreds of miles,

I'm probably the only one left.

I got away for a while

because I was hiding among the mortals in the city.

But eventually, they caught me too.

If it weren't for you today,

I probably wouldn't have made it back.

You Earth Immortals are still immortals.

You may not have strong powers,

but you shouldn't be this weak.

Some Earth Immortals with higher powers tried to resist,

but it seems they have a method specifically for dealing with us.

Look, like this rope.

Once you're bound by it,

no matter how much you struggle, you can't break free.

Some Earth Immortals said they weren't using

immortal techniques.

They...

They were using something from your Spiritual Realm.

(The Spiritual Realm and the Immortal Realm have never trusted each other.)

(Breaking ties with the Immortal Realm is nothing to fear,)

(but if such a situation is caused by the instigation of others,)

(that's unacceptable.)

Undo that technique of yours.

It's not very nice to order an Ancient God around, don't you think?

Stop dawdling.

I'll only ask each question once.

If you don't answer,

I'll cut every one of your fingers.

You can count how many fingers you have.

Tell me, who sent you to capture the Earth Immortals?

- Talk! - The sect leader...

They are under a spell.

If they answered questions they shouldn't answer,

they'd die.

What a malicious curse.

The lead's gone cold.

Maybe I can help you find the Earth Immortals.

How?

During the ancient Earth God's demise,

he concealed his divine power within the earth.

As we Earth Immortals are blessed by the Earth God,

we carry faint traces of ancient divine power within us.

Unfortunately,

the Earth God has been absent for too long,

and our connection is weak.

But I can sense a general direction.

All right, a direction is better than nothing.

Search for the path. We'll hurry up and save them.

All right.

My Lord,

I came to the Mortal Realm to find Lord Fu Rong.

Now that we've encountered this situation,

perhaps you could go find him.

My Lord?

Don't worry about Lord Fu Rong.

What's on your mind?

I'm wondering

what they intend to do with all those Earth Immortals they've captured.

Any ideas?

Just like what Hu Lu said,

if they're gathering all the Earth Immortals for refining,

they might be aiming to obtain the power of the Ancient Gods.

If that's the case,

this matter is far from simple.

I need to look into this.

All right.

When we go to rescue them,

you handle breaking the formations and spells,

and I'll take care of the fighting.

You're a girl,

be more reserved.

You are a girl after all.

Why are you acting like a man?

(His demeanor and tone are no different from Xing Yun's.)

(He used to hide it in front of me.)

(Now that it's all out in the open,)

(all those bad traits are exposed.)

(I wish I could drag him over and give him a good beating.)

(No one acts like him,)

(rejecting me while also seducing me at the same time.)

It's been a thousand years.

Some people still won't give up.