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[Moonlit Reunion]

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[Adapted from Fuhua's novel,
Mrs. Mei's Way of Love]

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[Episode 37]

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I want to

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make a deal with you.

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I'm listening.

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Trade one of your snake scales

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for the lives of the three of you.

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How about that?

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So it was you who wants

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my scale.

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Too bad,

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that snake catcher was totally useless.

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In the end,

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I had to step in myself.

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And now you're weakened by sulfur.

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If I make the first move,

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it's like I'm bullying you.

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How about you take the deal willingly?

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Save yourselves the pain.

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Fine.

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No!

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No!

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Don't!

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Ms. Liu!

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Mr. Xuan!

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- Xuan Hui!
- Mr. Xuan!

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Xuan Hui!

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Please be okay!

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Mr. Xuan!

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You're an adult.

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Don't cry.

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Wipe your tears.

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Mr. Xuan!

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Sister.

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What did you call me?

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I just wanted to make you proud.

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I'm... I'm not a coward.

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I know.

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I'm not a coward.

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♪If the tale could turn anew,
and reshape the skies♪

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Mr. Xuan!

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Mr. Xuan!

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Mr. Xuan!

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Wake up!

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♪Let fate rise through the storm,
as love begins again♪

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♪Never could I forget♪

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♪When oaths dissolve into oceans,
drifting through the years♪

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♪Memory walks beside me,
ever close, forever clear♪

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♪A will that never falters♪

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♪Fading beneath time's quiet hush♪

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[Xuanjian Division]

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My Lady, we're here.

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♪The wind chimes sway, hearts astray♪

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Ms. Wu, since you're in the room,

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why don't you open the door?

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♪It whispers dreams
I can't bear to hear♪

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I don't wanna get up.

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I finished

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writing your petition.

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I figured you wouldn't
wanna bother with it.

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So I made an exception.

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Once you make an exception for me,

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there's always a next time.

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♪The moon clings to the window,
refusing to leave♪

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♪It brushes my brow, a memory♪

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♪The moon is cold, the moon is kind♪

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♪It embraces the clouds♪

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♪Beneath the moon, I search for you♪

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My Lady,

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Mr. Mei wrote us a letter.

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He said he's taking some time off

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and putting me in charge temporarily.

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But after these past few days,

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I finally see how tough his job was.

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I have no idea

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how he kept those

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messy tasks

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so organized.

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Yeah.

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He asked me to assist the acting chief,

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and that made me swamped already.

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Tell me about it.

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The stuff that's hard for us,

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he made it look easy.

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But I...

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Don't worry so much.

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That's just how he is.

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He never shows how hard he's working.

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Always makes it look effortless.

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But since he left the Division
in your hands,

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he trusts you can handle it.

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♪Later, the wind stills, the moon sets♪

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♪Then, without you♪

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♪Long nights lost in dreams♪

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♪Then my heart stirs, then dawn breaks♪

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♪The scenery that follows♪

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♪I search for you in the seasons' glow♪

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♪The moon clings to the window,
refusing to leave♪

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♪It brushes my brow, a memory♪

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♪The moon is cold, the moon is kind♪

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♪It embraces the clouds♪

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♪Beneath the moon, I search for you♪

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♪Later, the wind stills, the moon sets♪

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♪Then, without you♪

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♪Long nights lost in dreams♪

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♪Then my heart stirs, then dawn breaks♪

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♪The scenery that follows♪

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♪I search for you in the seasons' glow♪

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♪Later, the wind stills, the moon sets♪

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♪Then, without you♪

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♪Long nights lost in dreams♪

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♪Then my heart stirs, then dawn breaks♪

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♪The scenery that follows♪

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♪I search for you in the seasons' glow♪

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♪I search for you in the seasons' glow♪

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My Lady?

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You're back!

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You've been in Qu

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with no updates.

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I've been worried sick

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and lost weight from stress.

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But I figured,

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the New Year's
the day after tomorrow,

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you'd be back for the reunion dinner.

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My Lady,

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what do you wanna eat for the New Year?

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Wait,

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why did you come back alone, My Lady?

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Where's Mr. Mei?

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Yeah,

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where is he?

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My Lady!

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My Lady!

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What's wrong?

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Cat,

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let's go back.

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I'm afraid Chang'an
is about to face a disaster.

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Mei Si,

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you're Xuan Hui's closest friend
in this world.

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I think

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he'd be happy to be with you.

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Please,

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find him a peaceful place

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and bury him.

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Zhen,

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please

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be careful.

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We will.

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My Lady,

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you're finally back.

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Can you hold on?

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Maybe you should rest.

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I'm fine.

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I'll recover in a few days.

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Ling Xiao, Huzhu,

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from now on,

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assign more guards

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to the entrance of the Demon Market.

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Don't let that old rat sneak back in.

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Yes.

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We're at an information disadvantage.

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We can't make a rash move.

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Focus on recovering.

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Once we know their next move,

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we'll make ours.

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Okay.

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Take care of her.

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Yes.

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My Lady,

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be careful.

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My Lady,

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don't worry.

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We've kept up patrols this whole time.

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The demons' businesses

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have been running smoothly too.

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Zhen.

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Shu.

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You

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remember me?

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Yes,

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I remember everything.

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So,

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how did Changxi Palace

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restore your memory?

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I don't know.

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That place is full of mysteries.

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It's not surprising
that there are secrets

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we know nothing about.

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Wait for me.

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Here.

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Here you are.

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Shu,

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what are

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the restricted areas require

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either my blood or Snake's scale

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to enter?

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Temple of Demon Lords,

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Refuge Island,

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Judgment Hall,

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Silver Vault,
and the bottom of Demon Prison.

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That's most of them.

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But you already

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had me check those places.

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Nothing seemed off.

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You checked them all? Nothing?

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That can't be right.

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What is it?

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I remember an old warehouse

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next to the old market district.

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Was it left by the first two lords?

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Yes.

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But it's been abandoned for years.

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No one's been there in ages.

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No one's been there.

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So no one knows what's in there.

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There's nothing here.

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My Lady,

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are we in the wrong place?

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No.

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I've got a feeling. It's here.

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Keep searching.

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This is...

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Malevolent Phantom?

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What does that mean?

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Malevolent Phantom built
the Demon Market.

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I guess

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this was the earliest council hall.

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Strange. Why isn't that thing here?

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You despicable rat,

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after I brought you back to life,

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you dare lie to me?

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Where else could that rat be hiding?

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Elder Hui, are you here for books?

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Mr. Shu,

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you caught me off guard.

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Did you visit
the old warehouse yesterday?

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Mr. Shu, you look certain about it.

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You didn't even bother to ask how I am.

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Ridiculous.

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You hurt Snake Lord badly,

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drawing so much attention.

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Why should I care about you?

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Words travel fast, Mr. Shu.

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You must have had

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your own plans yesterday, right?

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We agreed to work together,

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but you took that thing first,

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and now you're blaming me?

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Mr. Shu, you've always
been unpredictable.

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I took it

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just to protect myself.

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I told you,

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I don't care what you will do
to the human world

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or the Demon Market.

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I just want to use it to take Zhen away.

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Mr. Shu,

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you've never even seen that thing.

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How can you be sure

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it's related to our plan?

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It's not hard to guess.

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Something Malevolent Phantom

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longed for 18 years ago

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must be tied to the survival of...

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Who are you?

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Zhen?

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Yeah, it's me,

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Qiangyijun.

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The ancient strategic manual
can conquer opponents

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and erase enemy nations.

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Hence the name Qiangyi.

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After waking up at Changxi Palace,

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that scene kept coming back to me.

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I once thought

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it was just a hallucination
from my illness.

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But as I pieced together
the past bit by bit,

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I realized it was all real.

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So,

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you stayed quiet yesterday

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just to mislead me,

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waiting for the right moment
to expose me?

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I just wanted the truth.

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The truth?

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The truth is,

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we met when we were insignificant.

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Back then, my power was weak.
I could only talk theory.

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00:23:52,790 --> 00:23:54,070
And you, though seemingly influential,

288
00:23:54,070 --> 00:23:55,350
hadn't yet gained real strength.

289
00:23:55,550 --> 00:23:57,440
I tried so hard
to help you become a real demon

290
00:23:57,440 --> 00:23:58,750
and make you rule the Demon Market

291
00:23:58,750 --> 00:24:00,400
as the perfect Cat Lord.

292
00:24:01,270 --> 00:24:03,110
That's the truth you wanted.

293
00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:06,350
Then why did you betray me?

294
00:24:09,350 --> 00:24:09,920
No.

295
00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:12,310
You betrayed me!

296
00:24:13,350 --> 00:24:15,000
I loved you so much.

297
00:24:15,750 --> 00:24:17,920
Everything I did was for you.

298
00:24:18,270 --> 00:24:20,200
Weren't these what you needed?

299
00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:21,830
Is that so?

300
00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:26,160
You knew it was wrong
to do those things,

301
00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:29,030
yet you claimed I needed them.

302
00:24:30,550 --> 00:24:32,830
Reviving Elder Hui,

303
00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:36,750
framing Snake Lord,

304
00:24:38,270 --> 00:24:40,000
stealing the snake scale,

305
00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:41,270
and killing innocents
are what I needed?

306
00:24:41,270 --> 00:24:42,350
I don't need them!

307
00:24:45,550 --> 00:24:46,960
Your morbid love

308
00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:49,550
disgusts me.

309
00:24:59,550 --> 00:25:00,750
What else are you

310
00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:02,510
and Elder Hui plotting?

311
00:25:07,350 --> 00:25:08,880
I suspect the Demon Market

312
00:25:09,310 --> 00:25:11,030
is already under the Hui Sect's control.

313
00:25:11,030 --> 00:25:13,440
Tonight, Malevolent Phantom will return.

314
00:25:14,070 --> 00:25:15,310
You can't stop it.

315
00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:17,550
Even if Chang'an is ruined,
it doesn't matter.

316
00:25:18,750 --> 00:25:20,030
I'll save you.

317
00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:25,920
If you stay by my side,

318
00:25:26,070 --> 00:25:27,640
like you have these past 18 years,

319
00:25:27,830 --> 00:25:29,790
I'll continue to protect you.

320
00:25:30,350 --> 00:25:33,030
You're safest here with me.

321
00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:34,590
I don't need it!

322
00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:36,830
I don't need this kind of protection!

323
00:25:36,830 --> 00:25:38,200
I never will!

324
00:25:57,160 --> 00:25:57,960
How can this be?

325
00:25:58,790 --> 00:26:00,030
You've become a real demon.

326
00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:07,920
Zhen,

327
00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:10,720
you're finally complete.

328
00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:23,070
It seems you really
don't need me anymore.

329
00:26:26,510 --> 00:26:27,640
Say no more.

330
00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:29,880
An ancient strategic manual
with delusions of grandeur

331
00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:31,400
should be kept in the archive,

332
00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:34,000
not in the world.

333
00:26:36,030 --> 00:26:37,160
Since that's how it is...

334
00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:09,960
Shu!

335
00:27:11,110 --> 00:27:11,920
Shu!

336
00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:15,030
Shu!

337
00:27:17,510 --> 00:27:18,110
Why

338
00:27:18,590 --> 00:27:19,790
didn't you dodge?

339
00:27:20,510 --> 00:27:21,680
Why did you do that?

340
00:27:22,510 --> 00:27:23,350
Zhen,

341
00:27:25,590 --> 00:27:27,160
if you don't need me,

342
00:27:27,830 --> 00:27:29,240
then whether as Qiangyi

343
00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:31,590
or as Wuzishu,

344
00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:34,790
none of it matters anymore.

345
00:27:40,510 --> 00:27:41,310
No.

346
00:27:42,510 --> 00:27:43,310
No.

347
00:27:46,110 --> 00:27:47,310
That's not true.

348
00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:21,350
Shu, do you like it here?

349
00:28:21,830 --> 00:28:22,550
I do.

350
00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:29,030
It's

351
00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:30,830
Evil Aura.

352
00:29:56,240 --> 00:29:58,240
You're finally back.

353
00:30:04,830 --> 00:30:05,680
Where are you?

354
00:30:05,790 --> 00:30:07,200
Cat Lord,

355
00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:09,310
I've been waiting forever.

356
00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:10,720
Where is everyone else?

357
00:30:11,510 --> 00:30:13,400
Why don't you take a guess?

358
00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:14,920
Rat,

359
00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:17,160
stop playing these mind games!

360
00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:18,680
If you've got the guts,

361
00:30:19,510 --> 00:30:21,750
come out and fight me fair and square!

362
00:30:22,750 --> 00:30:25,000
Killing the demons doesn't prove anything!

363
00:30:25,680 --> 00:30:26,480
Fine.

364
00:30:27,110 --> 00:30:28,400
If you want to save them,

365
00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:30,000
come to the bottom of Demon Prison.

366
00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:32,310
I'll be waiting.

367
00:31:09,550 --> 00:31:10,830
Don't bother struggling.

368
00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:15,960
This cell suppresses the demonic power
of those imprisoned.

369
00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:17,590
In here,

370
00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:19,550
there's nothing you can do.

371
00:31:28,110 --> 00:31:29,110
Elder Hui,

372
00:31:30,590 --> 00:31:31,750
long time no see.

373
00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:34,400
You're as sneaky

374
00:31:35,550 --> 00:31:37,030
as ever.

375
00:31:39,110 --> 00:31:40,960
As the humans say,

376
00:31:41,030 --> 00:31:42,750
great deeds overlook small details.

377
00:31:43,510 --> 00:31:45,350
When working for Lord Phantom,

378
00:31:46,310 --> 00:31:48,240
who cares about being sneaky?

379
00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:51,070
Even if it's despicable,

380
00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:54,070
so what?

381
00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:56,550
I had no idea

382
00:31:57,440 --> 00:31:59,880
you were also connected
to Malevolent Phantom.

383
00:32:01,310 --> 00:32:02,110
It seems

384
00:32:03,270 --> 00:32:05,960
you already know Wuzishu's identity.

385
00:32:07,350 --> 00:32:08,750
What a pity.

386
00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:11,830
He's just a waste,
trapped in romantic stuff.

387
00:32:12,750 --> 00:32:13,920
But I'm different.

388
00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:16,680
How are you different?

389
00:32:19,720 --> 00:32:20,920
A thousand years ago,

390
00:32:22,110 --> 00:32:24,070
I was just a lowly rat demon.

391
00:32:26,310 --> 00:32:27,750
Any human

392
00:32:29,030 --> 00:32:30,640
could push me around.

393
00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:34,720
I was homeless

394
00:33:00,680 --> 00:33:03,310
until I met Lord Phantom.

395
00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:05,510
He took me in.

396
00:33:07,110 --> 00:33:09,030
I witnessed everything

397
00:33:09,590 --> 00:33:11,640
as he built this Demon Market.

398
00:33:12,790 --> 00:33:13,880
He told me,

399
00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:16,270
this is our sanctuary.

400
00:33:16,750 --> 00:33:18,240
He also told us

401
00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:20,680
that humans are insignificant,

402
00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:25,110
short-lived, weak, and incompetent.

403
00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:27,640
I may be a rat demon,

404
00:33:28,030 --> 00:33:30,270
but you're the ones with no vision.

405
00:33:32,640 --> 00:33:33,750
I thought

406
00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:37,680
you were dissatisfied with me
being the Cat Lord.

407
00:33:37,750 --> 00:33:38,790
I never expected

408
00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:41,680
you to be dissatisfied
with the Demon Market.

409
00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:43,550
You want peace between the two worlds?

410
00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:44,960
You're wrong!

411
00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:45,720
Demons

412
00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:47,680
should follow their desires
and indulge freely,

413
00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:49,790
not hide in a corner,
busy with self-governance.

414
00:33:50,110 --> 00:33:51,510
Your heart isn't with us!

415
00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:53,920
You're not the Cat Lord
of the Demon Market!

416
00:33:53,920 --> 00:33:54,830
You don't deserve it!

417
00:34:01,310 --> 00:34:03,030
Do you know what this is?

418
00:34:06,400 --> 00:34:07,920
What you took from the old warehouse.

419
00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:08,750
Exactly.

420
00:34:09,550 --> 00:34:12,440
This is the original power

421
00:34:12,440 --> 00:34:15,000
Lord Phantom hid
when he first arrived here.

422
00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:19,110
It has absorbed the evil thoughts
from every human and demon.

423
00:34:19,110 --> 00:34:20,510
It's incredibly powerful.

424
00:34:22,110 --> 00:34:22,920
Cat Lord,

425
00:34:23,670 --> 00:34:24,840
do you know

426
00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:28,150
why the Demon Market
has ended up like this?

427
00:34:28,150 --> 00:34:29,030
It's because of you!

428
00:34:30,440 --> 00:34:31,510
Listen,

429
00:34:31,710 --> 00:34:32,920
on the moonless night,

430
00:34:33,190 --> 00:34:35,710
the core inside you will emerge.

431
00:34:36,030 --> 00:34:38,000
I will use its power

432
00:34:38,110 --> 00:34:39,510
to destroy Chang'an!

433
00:34:41,150 --> 00:34:43,800
I will welcome Lord Phantom.

434
00:34:45,590 --> 00:34:46,510
I will be

435
00:34:47,480 --> 00:34:50,110
the greatest contributor
to the new creation!

436
00:34:53,150 --> 00:34:53,960
Elder Hui!

437
00:34:59,440 --> 00:35:00,920
In your grand ambitions,

438
00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:04,000
I wonder how much is
for the Demon Market,

439
00:35:05,110 --> 00:35:07,480
and how much is for yourself,

440
00:35:09,110 --> 00:35:10,800
just to prove you're not

441
00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:12,280
a lowly, despised rat

442
00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:15,550
that anyone can bully?

443
00:35:39,030 --> 00:35:39,840
Snake Lord,

444
00:35:40,030 --> 00:35:41,360
aren't you worried?

445
00:35:44,280 --> 00:35:47,000
Being worried is useless.

446
00:36:21,230 --> 00:36:22,030
Little girl,

447
00:36:23,230 --> 00:36:24,030
from now on,

448
00:36:24,630 --> 00:36:26,710
I pass the title of Cat Lord to you.

449
00:36:27,190 --> 00:36:29,590
What's a Cat Lord?

450
00:36:32,230 --> 00:36:34,880
It's a crucial role,

451
00:36:35,510 --> 00:36:36,320
a mission

452
00:36:37,510 --> 00:36:39,000
that can't be abandoned.

453
00:36:47,760 --> 00:36:49,760
I'm afraid I'll disappoint you.

454
00:36:50,510 --> 00:36:51,710
Why do you say that?

455
00:36:55,230 --> 00:36:57,710
I'm not qualified to be Cat Lord.

456
00:36:58,030 --> 00:36:59,030
Then what do you think

457
00:37:00,070 --> 00:37:01,590
makes you a qualified Cat Lord?

458
00:37:03,760 --> 00:37:04,670
There will come a moment

459
00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:07,800
when you face the toughest situation,

460
00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:10,590
and have to make a choice
you can't avoid.

461
00:37:11,760 --> 00:37:12,550
Then,

462
00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:15,440
you'll understand.

463
00:37:56,640 --> 00:38:00,510
♪Frost and snow conceal the fall's glow♪

464
00:38:01,270 --> 00:38:06,230
♪Alone I linger,
waiting for dawn to show♪

465
00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:09,960
Mei Zhuyu.

466
00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:12,350
♪This love I bear, too deep to flee♪

467
00:38:13,030 --> 00:38:16,320
♪I'd give my all just for your peace♪

468
00:38:16,320 --> 00:38:17,230
It won't work.

469
00:38:17,710 --> 00:38:18,480
Only Demon Lords

470
00:38:18,480 --> 00:38:20,320
can open the cell door.

471
00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:21,280
Go find Snake.

472
00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:22,710
♪Petals drift, then fade from sight♪

473
00:38:24,070 --> 00:38:29,550
♪How is falling for love not right?♪

474
00:38:30,430 --> 00:38:34,630
♪Your glance flickers, memories bloom♪

475
00:38:35,500 --> 00:38:40,320
♪How can I find you through the gloom?♪

476
00:38:43,030 --> 00:38:44,150
How is this possible?

477
00:38:44,150 --> 00:38:46,600
♪Petals drift, then fade from sight♪

478
00:38:47,080 --> 00:38:51,960
♪How is falling for love not right?♪

479
00:38:53,080 --> 00:38:57,520
♪Your glance flickers, memories bloom♪

480
00:38:59,800 --> 00:39:01,710
I... I saw you.

481
00:39:01,720 --> 00:39:04,480
♪How can I find you through the gloom?♪

482
00:39:04,480 --> 00:39:05,280
What?

483
00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:13,800
♪What hope survives beyond the doom?♪

484
00:39:13,800 --> 00:39:15,670
That night 18 years ago,

485
00:39:18,360 --> 00:39:19,710
you were there too.

486
00:39:22,070 --> 00:39:23,670
What exactly did you do?

487
00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:26,400
Is there really no other way

488
00:39:26,400 --> 00:39:27,800
to destroy Malevolent Phantom?

489
00:39:29,070 --> 00:39:31,030
He cannot truly die.

490
00:39:31,590 --> 00:39:34,150
Though demonic and celestial arts
can resist it,

491
00:39:34,920 --> 00:39:37,230
neither can destroy its core completely.

492
00:39:39,030 --> 00:39:40,710
Now my time is running out.

493
00:39:41,190 --> 00:39:43,150
I can only pass my power
as Cat Lord to her

494
00:39:44,670 --> 00:39:47,110
and seal the Phantom Core within her.

495
00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:51,150
But she will be bound by this,
becoming a half-demon.

496
00:39:52,360 --> 00:39:54,440
Perhaps one day,

497
00:39:55,030 --> 00:39:56,590
someone will uncover the truth

498
00:39:56,960 --> 00:39:58,840
and find the key
to destroying the Phantom.

499
00:39:59,880 --> 00:40:00,840
But for now,

500
00:40:01,630 --> 00:40:03,030
there is no other choice.

501
00:40:04,590 --> 00:40:05,230
No.

502
00:40:06,190 --> 00:40:07,760
There is a choice.

503
00:40:08,920 --> 00:40:09,920
Place the Phantom Core

504
00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:11,190
inside me instead.

505
00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:13,880
This is the best choice.

506
00:41:21,360 --> 00:41:23,440
That rat must've caused
plenty of trouble

507
00:41:23,760 --> 00:41:25,190
while we were in the Demon Prison.

508
00:41:26,510 --> 00:41:28,190
You all may return

509
00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:29,960
to handle affairs within your sects.

510
00:41:30,070 --> 00:41:31,320
We'll meet at the council hall.

511
00:41:33,230 --> 00:41:34,030
Yes.

512
00:41:47,110 --> 00:41:47,920
My Lady!

513
00:41:49,590 --> 00:41:50,400
Are you okay?

514
00:41:51,030 --> 00:41:51,710
I'm fine.

515
00:42:00,150 --> 00:42:01,280
It's a moonless night.

516
00:42:02,510 --> 00:42:04,110
The Phantom's plan begins.

517
00:42:28,280 --> 00:42:31,120
♪A sigh for mortal dust♪

518
00:42:31,920 --> 00:42:35,320
♪As blossoms burn to dusk♪

519
00:42:35,900 --> 00:42:38,900
♪Memories tint the heart♪

520
00:42:39,420 --> 00:42:42,380
♪Carved in silence, fading unseen♪

521
00:42:43,060 --> 00:42:45,860
♪Candle shadows carve through grief♪

522
00:42:46,340 --> 00:42:50,060
♪Seasons turn in silent thief♪

523
00:42:50,500 --> 00:42:52,900
♪Night rain murmurs, faint and slow♪

524
00:42:53,340 --> 00:42:55,740
♪Tears fall quiet, lost below♪

525
00:42:57,260 --> 00:43:00,060
♪I drift away with scattered stars♪

526
00:43:00,700 --> 00:43:04,260
♪Glancing back at time's worn scars♪

527
00:43:05,020 --> 00:43:10,940
♪You're the longing
that defies the end of days♪

528
00:43:11,780 --> 00:43:14,660
♪If the tale could turn anew,
and reshape the skies♪

529
00:43:15,420 --> 00:43:19,140
♪I would spend my life on you,
in patient sacrifice♪

530
00:43:19,460 --> 00:43:22,420
♪Let fate rise through the storm,
as love begins again♪

531
00:43:22,900 --> 00:43:26,260
♪Never could I forget♪

532
00:43:26,580 --> 00:43:29,420
♪When oaths dissolve into oceans,
drifting through the years♪

533
00:43:30,140 --> 00:43:33,580
♪Memory walks beside me,
ever close, forever clear♪

534
00:43:33,980 --> 00:43:35,740
♪A will that never falters♪

535
00:43:36,180 --> 00:43:41,180
♪Fading beneath time's quiet hush♪

536
00:43:55,820 --> 00:43:58,740
♪If the tale could turn anew,
and reshape the skies♪

537
00:43:59,580 --> 00:44:03,220
♪I would spend my life on you,
in patient sacrifice♪

538
00:44:03,580 --> 00:44:06,540
♪Let fate rise through the storm,
as love begins again♪

539
00:44:07,100 --> 00:44:10,340
♪Never could I forget♪

540
00:44:10,580 --> 00:44:13,540
♪When oaths dissolve into oceans,
drifting through the years♪

541
00:44:14,380 --> 00:44:17,660
♪Memory walks beside me,
ever close, forever clear♪

542
00:44:18,060 --> 00:44:19,860
♪A will that never falters♪

543
00:44:21,020 --> 00:44:28,180
♪Fading beneath time's quiet hush♪