Original subtitles

Adapted from the novel Zhu Xian written by Xiao Ding

The sword has fallen

the wild grasslands are dark as night

The moon idles away

The specks of obsession become great wisdom

The path is predestined

The disquiet perturbs the meridians again

How can a powerless law break the Five Aggregates and Ten Directions?

The world burns

Malevolent energy rises fanning the raging flames

One is mindful

Burn my body to ashes to extinguish this disaster

How can I choose what I cannot obtain?

Draw your sword, prepare to ask immortals

how to cultivate a heart without delusions

Why give me grief, anger me and create resentment?

Sigh at the longstanding opposition between both sides

this complicated prejudice that is hard to resolve

I am not afraid to shake the Heavens, I am willing to

Flying on the sword high in the sky

coming and going, roaring my will

I only hope that among those who worry or laugh at me, some have pity

I'll bend myself to break though this endless darkness

traverse every kind of predestined fate

Wait for me to return

like a young man again

ZHU XIAN Immortal Executioner

Episode 9

Zhang Xiao Fan's words must not be trusted

That stick of his is clearly a blood-refined item

Martial Uncle Cang Song,

I really didn't do that

The method of blood-refining

is treacherous and malicious

If he is not a fiend from the demon sect

how could he have the knowledge

and power to forge this item?

He must be a spy!

If he were really a spy

why would he use this artifact in a crowd

where everyone's attention is on him?

Those fiends from the demon sect

have always behaved unpredictably

It is not strange for their actions to be eccentric

You are using fallacies to distort the truth

Zhang Xiao Fan has been with the sect for five years

and never left the mountain

How would he know anyone from the demon sect?

I think he is the spy that the demon sect actively

planted inside the Azure Cloud Sect

According to the Azure Cloud's criminal law

he should be beheaded!

No one is allowed to touch him

This is outrageous

Sect Leader

Sect Leader

Zhang Xiao Fan is truly suspicious

Why don't I take him back

for a detailed interrogation?

I will definitely uncover his connection to the demon sect

Let you take him back?

This artifact has fiendish energy

but whatever is amassed within it

does not look like any ominous entity

I have seen before from the demon sect

Sect Leader,

the demon sect fiends are treacherous and malicious

Better to kill one by mistake

than let any slip away

Our Azure Cloud Sect is considered righteous

We have always been open and just

It is better to let one go

than kill one by mistake

Otherwise, how are we any different

than those from the demon sect?

I...

Junior Brother Cang Song,

you are highly skilled

but you still need to cultivate your morals

and comprehend the Daoist path

Zhang Xiao Fan,

you finished fourth in the

Seven Branches martial contest this time

Now

I am ordering you to go down the mountain to

gain experience with the top three disciples

Live up to the training you received

from the Azure Cloud Sect

Understood

This item can only be controlled by you

You may take it back

Thank you, Sect Leader

[Clear Jade Hall]

We will not disappoint our masters

we will eliminate the demons

Xiao Fan

keep up

Can't bear to leave?

It feels the same as when I came

to the mountain five years ago

Nothing has changed

The Azure Cloud Sect has been

the same for the last thousand years

Only the people will change

The mission this time is important

The Sect Leader gave us special permission

to directly use our swords to fly from the summit

Understood

Senior Brother Qi

Let's go!

Flying in the sky

feels great

Look!

We've reached Heyang city

This is the biggest

and most bustling place within 100 li

Let's hurry!

Keep up, everyone

Xiao Fan,

why are you so slow?

I just learned how to use the artifact for air control

It's late

Let's go into the city

Let's hurry

It's so lively here

It's truly the biggest city in the Central Plains

Everything looks like a lot of fun

Junior Brother Shu Shu

is far too playful

There are so many things

and so many people

What a beautiful cloth

I've never seen a gourd of such good quality

Let me see

We have important matters to attend to

All right

Look

they're the disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect

They've extraordinary presence

Steaming hot eight-treasures fried rice cake!

Translator's note: "eight treasures" refers to eight choice ingredients for a certain dish

It's delicious!

As expected of the Garden of Mountains and Seas

It gives us great pleasure

to know that you enjoy our food

I shall let you all experience

the best restaurant in Heyang

There are so many customers

This way please

Waiter

this flower has withered

My dishes aren't here yet

Apologies, sir

I'll go tell the kitchen to hurry

The Garden of Mountains and Seas

not only have excellent dishes

but also an elegant dining environment

This place is really magnificent

Of course it is

Immortal Elders

please have a seat

Here

Senior Sister Lu

sit here

I can sit over here

Senior Brother Qi

Xiao Fan

take a seat

Shu Shu

what's good to eat here?

Allow me to recommend

Heyang's specialties

Let me see

Threaded chicken

Dongpo meat

Three Mushrooms soup

Spicy Beancurd

Oh right

And the signature dish,

Stewed Sleeping Fish

Right away

Shu Shu,

how do you know this place so well?

I've come here many times before

But

I had to sneak down the mountain every time

Immortal Elders

here is your order

Just call me if there are any issues

Please enjoy your meal

It smells good!

It looks delicious!

Let's eat

Xiao Fan,

eat slowly

Stewed Sleeping Fish!

Stewed Sleeping Fish?

Stewed Sleeping Fish

is our signature dish

Immortal Elders

please try it

Ginger slices were added to remove the fishy smell

It's fragrant and tender

and has a sweet flavor

It's also stewed

Amazing!

It's truly a signature dish

You're indeed an expert

But honestly speaking,

if we didn't have the freshest Sleeping Fish,

not even immortals can create such a wonderful taste

That makes sense

The freshest Sleeping Fish?

That's a blatant lie

You call this your signature dish

I think you don't care for the reputation of

your Garden of Mountains and Seas

Miss

Waiter,

let me ask you

Sleeping Fish is native to Zhugou Mountain,

which is 1000 li from this place

By transporting them here

your Sleeping Fish would've been dead for more than half a month

Miss,

you may not be aware of this

Sleeping Fish is indeed native to Zhugou Mountain

But many years ago,

Immortal Elder Dao Xuan

brought back some of their fry

and reared them in the Hong River of Azure Cloud

Heyang city is near the river

so we have fresh Sleeping Fish

That's right

We have Immortal Elder Dao Xuan

to thank for this blessing

Immortal Elder Dao Xuan?

So this Sleeping Fish reared in Azure Cloud Mountain

became a rare treasure due to its

association with the Azure Cloud Sect

Is the Azure Cloud Sect that amazing?

It sounds like

the lofty Azure Cloud Sect

doesn't handle serious matters

but specializes in rearing fish

Bi Yao

Come back here

Don't make trouble

Amiability brings wealth

I'll send some fruits to both your tables for free

Calm down

Calm down

I don't need the fruits

I wasn't angry in the first place

The outside world can't compare

with the Azure Cloud Sect

Let's rest

We've to make haste tomorrow morning

Senior Brother Qi,

don't worry

Heyang city

has always been very peaceful

Wait a moment

Senior Sister Lu

Senior Sister Lu

what can I do for you?

If there are no issues

let's return to our rooms and rest early

Tomorrow...

Let me ask you

On that day

why did you give up at

the last moment?

That day...

Did you

do it on purpose?

No, no!

I'm not that skilled

You must have found it laughable

I've to thank you for going easy on me

You...

I understand

Senior Sister Lu

My head really hurts

I had a nightmare again

It's her

That flower was growing nicely

why did you pluck it?

Oh it's you

I plucked this flower

and smelled its scent

It's the flower's blessing, accumulated from three lifetimes

Why did you come here?

You were already meddlesome during the day

are you going to meddle in

other people's affairs at night too?

I-I-I...

I'm not-

Y-Y-You...

What about you?

What right do you have to tell me off?

You plucked this flower

so it lost its life

How is it a blessing?

You're not a flower

so how would you know?

You're not a flower either

so how would you know?

You're not me

so how do you know I don't know?

Look

There's also dew on the flower

It's clearly

the flower tear it shed due to pain

Flower tear?

That's the first time I hear

a man call a dewdrop a flower's tear

That's so funny!

What's your name?

My name is...

Why should I tell you?

Then let me ask you

Am I more beautiful

or is the flower more beautiful?

I...

You...

You're more beautiful

What's your name?

Zhang...

Zhang Xiao Fan

Zhang Xiao Fan?

I thought so

Since young,

no one has ever said I wasn't beautiful

You men are all the same

You-

Zhang Xiao Fan

Flower,

I really envy you

There's someone in this world

who feels sorry for your flower tear

The cold moonlight is dim

The decade-long search turned up empty

The slanted rain falls at speed

disheveling the gray hairs again

Midnight on a cold night

the winds and snow are severe

Where comes the sound of misery?

The heavy heart is audible

The cloud of dreams is empty

A rare, lonely soul

picks up a cold lamp

with dreams never realized

The young man with willful energy

relies on Heaven miles away to grasp the sword

Cut through a line of treasures

with the edge of the blade beaming

Words can't express the constant feeling of regret

Back then, I searched for this common dream that's

difficult to return to now

Affection can't be forgotten

life and death are indefinite

The trials and hardships are endless

No words for this anxiety

No sleep on this lonely pillow

No satisfying this sorrow

The affairs of the world

are difficult to regulate

The moon's absence tonight

is difficult to fill

Know that the road is very long

it's hard for astray, old dreams to come back

So many secret grudges

who can console me?

The pain of separation is depressing

Only your reflection is in a mess

heartbroken again

The young man with willful energy

relies on Heaven miles away to grasp the sword

Cut through a line of treasures

with the edge of the blade beaming

Words can't express the constant feeling of regret

Back then, I searched for this common dream that's

difficult to return to now

Affection can't be forgotten

life and death are indefinite

The azure clouds remain as before

Where is the young man heading to?

Where is the young man heading to?