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Episode 7

This Shan Posuo perished under such a powerful spell.

Who could it be?

It seems I have neglected my cultivation of late.

I cannot believe I had such a dream.

My goodness.

How utterly shameless.

I have failed Master's teachings.

I am even more ashamed to face Lady Wu.

Six desires, arise not, the spirit shall be undisturbed.

The spirit undisturbed, the heart shall be still.

Heaven and Earth return as one, form into formless.

All things unmoved, my spirit stands firm in purity.

The mind is undivided

Elder Hui, you are so calm and composed.

Cat Lord, why have you summoned me?

Did you have fun in the western mountains?

I do not understand what you are saying.

You boring old rat,

bold enough to do it but not own it.

Who do you think you are?

You are nothing but a half-human, half-demon little monster.

What right do you have to rebuke me?

If I had been the one to gain that power 18 years ago,

this seat would now be mine.

How insolent of you.

How dare you disrespect Cat Lord?

What are you talking about, Lord Shu?

Do not speak nonsense

and slander me without proof.

Slander?

Everyone,

am I slandering him?

Cat Lord.

You two tricked me.

You arranged for the demons to be here.

Why did you not tell me?

Elder Hui.

You did not ask.

Elder Hui,

you have truly lived your life in vain.

How senseless of you.

After all,

I am a thousand-year-old demon, so what if I throw my weight around?

So what if I disrespect Cat Lord?

I am an elder, after all.

What can you lot do to me?

Elder Hui, you are really senile.

The matter at hand today is not your crime of disrespect,

but your use of the forbidden Wandering Spirit Technique

to escape from the Demon Underworld.

- Do you have any proof? - Ling Xiao.

My lord.

Speak.

At the barrier yesterday,

I did see Elder Hui use the Wandering Spirit Technique.

This spell

brings great harm to its caster.

Elder Hui is no longer in his youth.

Would he really risk using this forbidden spell?

Yes, Cat Lord.

Could he be mistaken?

Yes, why not let it go?

- Forget about it. - Let it slide.

Forget about it.

Actually, it is easy

to find out if Elder Hui used the forbidden spell.

We will know once we try.

What? We can try that?

Does Cat Lord have another way?

No matter what, Elder Hui will not be able

to get out of this easily.

Cat Lord, this…

Why did Cat Lord take out the Flowing Light Whip?

Is she going to use it to test Elder Hui's divine sense?

- This is not right. - Elder Hui.

Let us make a bet.

If I discover that your divine sense has left your body,

you will be punished.

If I find your divine sense unmoved,

for the one lash I give you,

I shall take 10 in return.

Cat Lord.

Are you really going to whip me over the words

of a flower demon?

This is your scheme.

His divine sense is abnormal. It is the Wandering Spirit Technique.

The first lash

is for using a forbidden spell.

The second lash

is for leaving the Demon Underworld without permission.

The third lash

is for framing a senior official and hurting the innocent.

From today onwards,

Elder Hui shall be imprisoned in the Demon Prison

to reflect on his wrongs.

Well…

Elder Hui, you certainly seem calm and unruffled.

As if you have not troubled her enough,

even now you would hurt her?

How dare you?

I am still the leader of the Hui Faction.

You would dare to kill me?

Of course, I will not kill you.

That would be too easy for you.

I will torment you every day

so that you remember your mistakes

and regret your actions.

But Elder Hui, you are old now.

Who knows when your demonic power will weaken,

your wounds fail to heal,

and you finally…

succumb to illness?

Do not think I do not know what you did to Qishi.

You killed a demon of my faction

and destroyed my divine sense in the western suburbs.

Lord Shu, you are truly the master of schemes.

In terms of schemes, I am far inferior to you.

I have to say this.

Back then, in the western mountains,

killing Cat Lord was not the key.

My goal

was to prevent her from getting the thunderstruck wood.

What do you mean?

As long as she cannot obtain the thunderstruck wood,

I will be able to protect the Bone Relic.

Why protect such a sinister thing?

Wu Zi Shu.

Even if you came into this world

as a blank piece of paper,

do you truly harbor no selfish desire

or ambition?

Maybe one day,

you and I

will be on the same path.

There is only one who will share my path.

Liu Manor

Do you usually fish here?

Sort of.

What do you mean, sort of?

Fishing is for meditation.

When I am distracted,

I will occasionally sit here and fish.

I fish for a state of mind.

What state of mind are you in for bullying a young man in his twenties?

Wu Zhen, you cannot blame Lady Liu.

So what if I bully him?

He disturbed the peace of my residence.

Lady Liu, even when beating a dog, consider its master.

Xiaosi cannot think straight when he sees you.

Going all the way west for Immortal Grass?

Do you even believe it yourself?

- I can believe it. - Believe your foot.

It is fine if you do not like Xiaosi.

No need to bully him like this.

Moving your legs is good for your health.

- It is not bullying. - Lady Liu.

The Master and Immortal Grass

- you spoke of, were they all lies? - Yes.

Lady Liu.

If it were something else, I could let it go.

But how could you toy with me like this?

- All the way west... - I did not know you would go.

If I really go far away,

no one will banish the demon for you.

What then?

You did not bewitch him, did you?

Young Master Mei Si, there really is no demon in my manor.

I saw it, but you did not, Lady Liu.

Maybe the snake demon is...

it is on the tree or in the pond.

Maybe it is on you. On you.

Really?

Since you are so concerned,

why not search the pond for me?

See if the snake demon is there.

For Lady Liu's sake, I will go take a look.

Liu Taizhen, do not go overboard.

He volunteered to help me exorcise the demon.

- I did not force him. - He will do whatever you say.

That is his problem.

- Stop arguing. - None of your business!

This, this, this…

I saw nothing.

I saw nothing.

Calm down, calm down.

Should you not protect me first?

You are already this old.

Do not take it to heart.

Do not hold it against him.

I saw nothing. I really saw nothing.

I saw nothing, I saw nothing.

Get lost.

All right, I will get lost this instant.

What are you doing?

Nothing.

What are you doing?

Boss.

We have a problem.

What happened?

As you instructed two days ago,

we invited the best physician from the city's west.

But I am afraid the situation is a bit tricky.

How many days has it been?

- Why is he still not awake? - Why is my husband still not awake?

- Why? - When will he wake up?

Guangju Tavern

- Why are you here? - Why are you here?

I meant to report to the Bureau of Mystic Investigations

early this morning.

But I heard the victims are not doing well.

I just found out about it.

His Majesty ordered me to check on them.

Her Highness is here.

Make way, everyone. Her Highness is here.

- Your Highness. - Mr. Mei.

- Your Highness. - No need for formalities.

How are they?

I examined the pulses of these three just now.

There is no danger to their lives, but they are quite weak.

I fear my medical skills are lacking.

After using both herbs and acupuncture,

I still cannot wake them up.

Physician, what should we do?

You have to save my husband.

Boss, there is still miasma in their bodies.

If we do not remove it,

I am afraid they will be seriously ill when they wake up.

Physician.

I did not expect

that the physicians of Chang'an would have no way to deal with the miasma.

- Help! There is a pervert! - What? Pervert?

Pervert!

- Where? - Where is the pervert?

- Where? - Come on.

What happened?

There is a pervert.

He was half-dressed

and suddenly came in through the window

with ill intent towards us.

He saw my body.

How can I get married in the future?

In broad daylight?

That scoundrel is too bold!

This is outrageous!

How dare you, pervert! Such audacity!

Shuang Jiang, Changxi Palace Celestial Master

- Beat him! - Beat him to death!

Beat him to death!

Wait!

You've misunderstood.

I am not a pervert.

I am Shuang Jiang, a Celestial Master from Changxi Palace.

- What did you say? - Changxi Palace?

Changxi Palace?

Changxi Palace?

I have never heard of it.

Rumor has it that the Changxi Palace

disappeared from Chang'an over 100 years ago.

Ever since then, people claim to be from the Changxi Palace,

but they are all swindlers.

We have all seen this trick of yours before.

Do you think claiming to be from Changxi Palace

can erase your indecent act of breaking in with ill intent?

Well… it was an accident.

- Pervert! - Pervert!

So you are saying

you were going to Chang'an to look for someone, but you got lost.

Your belongings fell down the mountain, so you trespassed into a home.

You wanted to eat something

but you choked.

So you could not explain.

That was roughly how it went.

- Well said, miss. - Your story

has too many coincidences.

- I… - She is right.

- That is right. - Yes.

Swindler!

- Swindler! - Fraud!

This big fellow is so silly.

If he is really from Changxi Palace,

then, how shabby is it?

We will know the depth of his cultivation after a test.

Sir.

If you are really a Changxi Palace disciple,

why not prove it to us?

How?

Legend has it that the Taoist arts are omnipotent.

The Changxi Palace disciples are well-versed in curing ailments

and dispelling evil.

We have some difficulties at the moment.

Yes, indeed.

Earlier, the physician said

that He San and the others seem to be possessed.

If you can wake them up,

we will believe that you are not a swindler.

Otherwise, you are a lecherous thief!

- Yes! - Well…

I shall gladly do it.

- All right. - Great!

Let him try.

What is this?

- A remedy? - What is he doing?

You are using the Seven Ways Exorcism Array?

What a waste.

This is the Seven Ways Exorcism Array.

I am going to suck all the evil energy out of the three victims.

Everyone, please stand back.

I do not want to hurt you.

It is just a bit of miasma.

What is with all the fuss?

Mortals act in complicated ways.

That, I can understand.

You messed up the location of the five beans and the incense burner.

It will be even harder to cast the spell.

Heaven gathers righteous energy. Earth holds the pure truth.

Arts transform in myriad ways. Banish evil, protect the body.

Rise!

It is going up.

It is going up!

Is my cultivation lacking?

No. It is not like that.

Let me try again.

So you are a fraud.

- Heaven gathers righteous energy. - Heaven gathers righteous energy.

- Earth holds the pure truth. - Earth holds the pure truth.

- Arts transform in myriad ways. - Arts transform in myriad ways.

- Banish evil, protect the body. - Banish evil, protect the body.

- Rise! - Rise!

They are awake. They are awake!

- Thank you, Immortal. - Thank you, Immortal.

- Thank you, Immortal. - I did it.

I am amazing!

I cannot believe I am this amazing.

Celestial Master, do not blame us.

- Amazing. - Thank you, Celestial Master.

Thank you, Celestial Master.

It is nothing. It is what I do.

Remember.

Spread my name, Shuang Jiang, far and wide.

He really knows the spell of a Celestial Master.

Boss.

If he is truly linked to Changxi Palace,

I fear there will be trouble.

- Thank you. - It is not a big deal.

Thank you, Celestial Master.

Where is Young Master Mei?

I have no idea.

I have not seen him for a while.

Shuang Jiang is already here.

If I show myself, my identity will surely be exposed.

I have to find a place to hide from him.

Thank you, Master Shuang Jiang.

You have shown us a fine display of Taoist arts.

It was eye-opening.

You are eye-opening to me, too.

In the past, only one person could defeat me.

I did not expect our clash to end in a draw.

If this gets out, it would be so embarrassing.

This will not do.

We must fight again and settle this once and for all.

You are tall and strong,

and yet you challenge a woman.

Are you not ashamed?

So what if she is a woman?

In martial arts, there is no man or woman.

He is right.

It is fate that we can spar with Master Shuang Jiang.

I heard you are going back to Chang'an too.

Shall we travel together?

We can get to know each other on the way.

Sure, let us go together.

Get in, Celestial Master.

This is new.

I was wondering why I had not seen you for half the day.

How should I put it?

So you just sat in the carriage, waiting for me to sort it out?

No. He is waiting for me.

I finally found you.

- Se... - Eleventh Brother.

Lady Wu,

there was no need to bring us.

This is not your first time in my carriage.

When we spent the night on the mountain,

you did not treat me so politely.

Tenth Brother, what is your relationship with her?

A misunderstanding.

Please eat, Master.

Mr. Mei.

Thank you, Lady Wu. No need.

Since we left the mountain, Mr. Mei has been more courteous.

It seems that the friend

Master Shuang Jiang is looking for in Chang'an

is you, Young Master Mei.

May I know when you two first met?

We are from the same hometown in Quzhou.

Since childhood, he has liked Taoist arts.

That is why he started cultivating.

When I arrived in Chang'an, I wrote to Shuang Jiang.

I suppose he came to meet me.

Our meeting here today is a fateful coincidence.

I never knew

you had such a formidable hometown friend.

You never know what talent lies hidden.

Indeed.

If I had not been to the record library,

I would not have known

that Lady Wu's father and Shuang Jiang are kindred spirits.

How do you address each other again?

"Tenth Brother."

"Eleventh Brother."

So you have many brothers?

Yes. It was very lively in Quzhou.

But as the younger brother,

why do you look older than your older brother?

I am the same age as Tenth Brother,

just a little older.

Besides,

the others are ranked by age, but ours is by seniority.

What do you mean?

Distant brothers.

We are 11 brothers in total.

The first 10 are ranked by age.

Shuang Jiang and I

were the last ones to meet.

I wanted to fight for it,

but ended up in a bout with the Tenth Brother.

I lost, so I was ranked last.

It seems that Young Master is really skilled in martial arts.

I am not that bad either.

What is this?

This?

A prize from my hunt.

I made it for my sword.

Seven-colored fox tail.

A good match, right?

What is with her?

Hearing of your glorious hunt

must have spooked her.

So you cannot stand these things.

Hmm?

Chang'an

Thank you for the ride, Lady Wu.

We shall take our leave.

Boss, you spoke strangely today.

The Young Master is the strange one.

Is that so?

He usually carries himself with calm and poise.

But today…

he seems a little guilty.

Now that you mention it,

he does seem so.

They were old acquaintances.

If Shuang Jiang is connected to the Changxi Palace,

this Young Master must be involved as well.

So you are suspecting Young Master Mei.

Better to be overly suspicious than to trust wrongly.

Keep an eye on the Mei Residence

and Master Shuang Jiang.

Got it.

Let me ask you one more thing.

If Young Master Mei

truly has ties to the Changxi Palace,

what will you do?

Now that Elder Hui is in prison,

the other factions and sects are all on edge.

I heard many demons have been saying

you are too impulsive in handling matters.

I know what to do.

Little…

Senior.

So this is your home.

Why did you suddenly come to Chang'an to find me?

There is nothing new on the mountain.

Ever since you left Changxi Palace,

I have been even more bored every day.

You know how the Head Disciple is.

So strict and serious,

especially now that he has taken over as leader.

He evaluates us each day.

In three days, I have been punished nine times.

Don't tell me you sneaked down the mountain

just to avoid punishment.

No.

Head Disciple said I am not good with books anyway.

Instead of memorizing it in front of my nine seniors every day,

I might as well come down to see you.

By practicing in person,

perhaps I can better grasp the profound meaning of mystic arts.

Besides…

Besides what?

Besides, they said I practiced with my sword so much

that the flowers and grass were almost gone.

If you want to stay here,

it is not impossible.

But you must agree to my three rules.

Three rules?

Sure, go ahead.

First, we address each other as cousins in Chang'an.

Two, do not mention my ties to the Changxi Palace.

- Three... - Wait.

Why?

Do you know why I left?

No.

I came back to Chang'an to investigate

the truth behind my parents' deaths.

I think there is more to it than meets the eye.

It might be related to demons.

Demons?

You mean demons caused the Heavenly Fire?

I am not sure yet.

So before finding out the truth,

I have to hide my identity

to avoid attention.

I see.

- Third... - Do the other disciples know about this?

I suppose not.

- Third... - Does the Master know?

- Yes. Third... - Then…

Little Senior, carry on.

You need to keep a low profile.

Speak less, ask less.

Well, Little Senior, can I still ask you something?

Just one question.

Is there any food?

Did you not eat all the way here?

In the kitchen.

I got back late last night, so I forgot to introduce you.

This is Shuang Jiang.

This is Wenhua.

Nice to meet you. I am from Quzhou,

a relative of his.

I came to Chang'an to broaden my horizons.

Who are you?

I am Young Master's personal servant,

guard, and steward.

The rightful second-in-command of the Mei Residence.

But there are only two of you here.

We also have Fugui.

Although the Changxi Palace is a place of cultivation,

there are no restrictions, and nothing is lacking.

What is troubling you that you would

come all the way to Chang'an to live in hardship?

Here comes your favorite, Young Master.

Boiled vegetables.

What is wrong?

Do you not like the food I made?

It is not that,

just that the food is too bland.

It is truly…

inedible.

A lazy freeloader, so full of complaints.

Say that again.

- I... - Stop arguing.

No, I am just teasing him.

Yes, Young Master.

We are just joking.

No meat in the dishes.

No money at home.

- Tenth Brother, where are you going? - Young Master, where are you going?

To earn money and buy meat.

Bureau of Mystic Investigations

All of you…

Greet… Greet…

Greetings, Minister.

Regarding the West Suburb Case,

it seems the Bureau of Mystic Investigations

still has no leads.

This West Suburb Case is overly tricky.

Why did you not send more people, then?

Send more people?

Instead, you are

in the mood to soak your feet here and bask in the sun.

He has been gone for two or three days,

and you did not even send anyone to search?

Commander Xu.

You take things so lightly.

Are you not worried that your subordinate might be in trouble?

In… trouble…

Do you mean…

Is Mr. Mei really in trouble?

Mei Zhuyu.

You did not listen to me.

Commander Xu.

Mr. Mei, you are back.

Are you all right?

- Minister Liu. - Mm.

The West Suburb Case is indeed tricky.

We finally solved it after working on it for three days.

Please forgive us.

Mm, Mr. Mei.

His Majesty and Her Majesty have heard about the West Suburb Case.

You saved the County Princess Qinghe.

Her Majesty is most grateful.

What is going on?

Did you really solve it?

I dare not speak recklessly.

The West Suburb Case

has indeed been solved.

The incident in the western suburbs

was caused by the miasma in the mountain.

I have temporarily eliminated the miasma.

The unconscious villagers were revived by the physician.

You may send someone to verify it.

The mountainous forest is dense, where miasma easily forms.

I believe we need more mountain guards

to cleanse the filth on the mountain regularly.

Only by taming the plants and beasts can we prevent this from happening again.

All right.

Such a young man of promise,

you have surpassed your master.

Commander Xu.

Commander Xu.

If you had truly cared,

the Bureau of Mystic Investigations would not have been scorned

by the people as dead weight for years.

Mr. Mei, since you have earned this merit,

I must reward you.

No need to refuse.

You deserve to be rewarded.

Let everyone in the Bureau see.

This is not a place for idlers to soak their feet.

As long as you sincerely work for the people,

the Imperial Court will treat you well.

Minister Liu.

I do not intend to refuse.

Then tell me.

What reward do you want?

I wish to be promoted.

That is only right.

Then I shall promote you to…

I wish to remain in the Bureau.

Bureau of Mystic Investigations?

Well then, the Bureau

only has one supervisor position left.

It is a waste of your talent.

Yes.

Minister Liu,

I, Mei Zhuyu,

wish to seek appointment

as Commander of the Bureau of Mystic Investigations.

Huh?

At first, I did not foresee

that Mr. Mei would be so bold.

Mm.

What I see is not boldness,

but ambition.

- Yes. - Exactly.

In front of Commander Xu,

he requested to replace him.

How outrageous.

Minister Liu has left.

Commander Xu did not scold me.

Unbelievable.

You walked all over him,

yet he did not scold you.

What did you talk about after that?

Shoo, move aside.

Well, Mr. Mei,

I am just a messenger.

County Princess Qinghe invites you

to Ruyi Pavilion at noon.

She has prepared some simple wine

and awaits you.

Ruyi Pavilion

Did you not say you are having lunch with Young Master Mei?

He said he was swamped with work

and could not handle wine, so he declined.

In all of Chang'an, he is probably the first person

to dare reject Lady Wu.

This shall go down in history!

Tell me.

Is this fox not getting more and more annoying?

As long as she cannot obtain the thunderstruck wood,

I will be able to protect the Bone Relic.

Why protect such a sinister thing?

Wu Zi Shu.

Even if you came into this world as a blank piece of paper,

do you truly harbor no selfish desire

or ambition?

Shu.

- What is the matter? - What is wrong with you?

You have been spacing out for the past two days.

It is nothing.

The Demon Underworld has been busy lately.

I am a bit tired.

By the way, speaking of Young Master Mei,

his cousin has opened a stall on the street,

claiming to offer demon-catching services.

That big fellow is indeed strange.

He is very suspicious.

But tell me,

are Changxi Palace disciples that stupid?

For 100 years,

the Demon Underworld and Changxi Palace had been like water and fire.

Our enmity is deeply rooted.

If Changxi Palace truly returns,

the Demon Underworld will be in big trouble.

What is he capable of?

Perhaps we can test him again and find out.

Test him?

Boss, how do you plan to test him?

Then let us see if Chang'an

offers any chances in the coming days.

Translated by Michelle Chai