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Qing Si Hui Jian Duan Le Jiu Chan Ren Xiang Lian You Shui Lian

The lights are gone, but the moon is still there

Wang Shi Hua Die Lie Guo Hua Cong You Li Bie Ren Zhe Lei

Waiting for the final joy

Hua ban luo cheng xue

Mancheng has a wedding night The love I once believed in is not cold at all

Rongyan Wei Qiao Cui

Suddenly, the white clothes turn gray.

And the destiny will not stop chasing us until we meet again

Biè hǒu huǎ kù wèi

But the beauty of the face that has been opened

biehou huazhanxue haisheng zhanfangguode zui cuoguoni

Changjin Suntian Dou Wuwei

Turn around and walk the long way

Wubie

you

Someone just ascended!

Quite an entrance.

Who is it?

A new arrival in heaven.

Ugh, it's so noisy.

No!

My poor palace!

Most ascensions cause a bit of a ruckus.

But this one is about to bring the whole sky down!

It must be remarkable.

Highly cultivated.

Fiercely talented.

Bless with fortune.

Extraordinary, I'm certain.

But who is it?

You know, a couple hundred years ago, the same

thing happened when Prince Xia Lian ascended.

No, not him!

Come on, let's see who we've got.

You had to come back!

Congratulations, your highness.

I'm pleased to report that you've won the coveted

award of official most likely to be cast out of heaven.

I see.

Somehow I find it difficult to be excited about that.

Well, the prize is 100 merit credits.

Then count me in next time as well.

Guess who was second?

That's tough.

I might be unpopular enough to take the top three all by myself.

Close enough.

No one else received any votes, so the list starts and ends with you.

So, uh, who was the previous winner?

No one.

We began the contest this year.

Specifically...

Just this morning.

Lovely.

Then it would seem that I showed up just in time.

Do you know why you did so well?

Not my fan club.

The bell.

Look over there.

What bell?

Very observant.

It's no longer there.

It was shaken off its tower when you ascended.

It fell on a heavenly official.

And what is the situation now?

It's under repair.

I meant the official.

He was a martial god.

He cut the bell in half.

Now observe this golden palace.

Well, it's not missing.

Which is most unfortunate.

It's merely a temporary structure.

Erected to take the place of the numerous

buildings you devastated during your rather destructive ascent.

It's all my fault?

Afraid so.

My first day back and I've made enemies already.

It's simple enough to fix.

And how's that?

Merit credits.

8.88 million.

Though I know you don't even have a tenth of that.

Not even a thousandth.

We will cross that bridge in time.

My fear of the bridge has been burnt.

I have a plan.

Do you remember the password to the telepathic matrix?

Um...

This is a farce.

Can we speed this up, please?

Is everyone in attendance now?

The Emperor of Heaven has an urgent matter to deal with in the North.

Could any martial deity spare a pair of officials to aid him?

I've heard no such news about his majesty.

Are you asking on behalf of someone else, perhaps?

Your Highness, there is a way for you to earn merit credits quickly.

Lately, we've been receiving a great many prayers from the North.

They've requested our aid in dealing with some dangerous ghosts.

Sadly, the Emperor is too busy, and General Mingguang as well.

However, if you fill in...

A wealth of merit credits would be yours.

Offerings as well.

Is it the Crown Prince you're helping?

I wonder how long he'll last.

This is his third time already.

I give him a few months at best.

Try three days.

He was banished in a single tea break last time.

You don't want the prince to be expelled again.

So you cooked up this plan.

How terribly transparent.

Though he certainly does need the help.

He's a laughing stock of the Three Realms.

No palaces, no offerings, and no believers.

This is just what I expected.

Hello, everyone.

I'm back.

Yes, we noticed.

What with your destructive entrance.

I wasn't hurt.

Unfortunately, your surroundings didn't fare so well.

Your Highness, the bell.

Ahem.

I heard word of the bell.

Very sorry it hit you.

Pardon, but what is your name?

That imbecile!

Your Highness, it's Xuan Zhen.

General Xuanzhen, you mean Mu Qing?

Who tore down my palace?

Answer me!

Was it you?

Stop laughing!

I only played a small part.

Ask the prince.

It was my fault.

I'm sorry.

Your Highness, that's Nan Yang.

Yes, I know, but does he recognize me?

Likely not, as he's been in the mortal realm and missed your ascension.

Please accept my apologies.

I swear, I will compensate you.

I simply need some time.

Well, I suppose we'll see how much your word is worth.

I have business to attend to.

I'll take my leave.

Farewell.

I have work too.

Me too.

So long.

I'm leaving.

Good luck.

Sorry.

If it weren't for Xuan Zhen, that might have gone better.

It's normal for me to work alone.

Need weapons?

I'm fine.

I have been banished twice, you know.

I can't wield magical arms.

Not enough mana?

Very well then, but do be careful.

It's an important task.

Feel free to contact me if you run into any

complications and I'll do my best to help.

Here are the details.

You're rather quiet.

No questions?

No.

Thank you, Ling Wen.

Just doing my job.

Really, the one you should thank is the Emperor.

I see.

May you have a safe journey.

And wherever you go, I wish you all the heavenly blessings.

And may all taboos be shattered.

Did you hear about what happened on Mount Yujun?

Oh, not again.

Another missing person.

When will it end?

How many missing girls have there been?

Welcome good sir.

Please take a seat.

A pot of tea, please.

Right.

Uh, pardon.

Has anything strange happened here lately?

Speak no evil, see no evil.

Your Highness, can you hear me?

Uh, Lingwen?

I have some good news.

There are two junior officials from Middle Heaven coming to aid you.

In fact, they should be there now.

Junior officials?

By the way, one question.

Did you send them here to help me or to behead me?

Because they don't look happy at all.

Lingling, hello?

Uh-huh.

So, you are... Nanfeng.

Fuyao.

I meant your position, but names are nice as well.

Could you tell me what gods you're working for?

Nanyang.

Xuanjian.

I see.

So then it was the two generals who sent you here to aid me.

Actually, they're clueless.

We didn't tell them.

Do you two know who I am?

The Prince of Shanle.

A true beacon of virtue, a beloved ruler.

Did he just roll his eyes at me?

Yeah, kick him out.

He's useless.

You should kick him out.

You weren't tricked into coming here against your will, were you?

We can all work together!

Yeah, of course!

Alright then, getting straight to the point.

Our business is on Mount Yujun.

They say there's a ghostly groom living there, a wicked and vile creature.

He likes to kidnap young brides.

In the past hundred years, seventeen girls went missing

and countless members of their bridal processions were killed.

These tales escaped the notice of heaven

until an incident with the 17th bride's father, a noteworthy officer.

Aware of the legend, he chose 40-gallon escorts

to protect his daughter as she traveled to her wedding.

Though in the end, they all failed.

Upon hearing the fate of his beloved daughter,

the officer came together with his influential friends

to give many offerings and prayers.

They even put a bounty on the ghost groom.

Soon, everyone in the north was talking about it, and word reached heaven as well.

So our goal for this task is to capture the ghost.

Do all these brides have anything in common?

Some were rich, some poor, some concubines, and some not.

So nothing.

Has anyone seen this ghost?

They haven't.

In that case, how do you know it's a ghost room and not something else?

It's just a figure of speech, but I agree.

It's getting dark.

We should find some accommodations.

What's that?

A wedding now?

These idiots.

Something's odd.

Let's go see.

What?

Stay back!

Ma'am, they're just using you as bait to lure out the ghost group!

You can't go!

Get away!

It's a doll?

You again.

Can't mind your own business.

Can you, ugly?

This is all your fault to begin with!

You were supposed to dress up for us!

She is playing.

That's the part you're focused on?

Is that Xiao Pengtou and Xiao Ying over there?

Sure is.

He and his gang are always up to this sort of nonsense.

He caught wind of the bounty.

And now he's going after the ghost.

Good luck with that one, huh?

This is too dangerous.

If you go up there, you'll die!

You're just being greedy.

Greedy?

So what?

But she's still killing a monster!

It's fine!

It's honest business, isn't it?

But this is suicide!

First you won't dress as a bride.

Then we go alone.

You stop us.

What do you want?

Let us do our damn job.

Oh wait, I get it.

You love the ghost groom.

What?

No.

You sneak off to his mountain.

We've all seen it.

You're hiding something.

I know it.

I'm not.

No.

Filthy thug!

I've heard the Ghost's face is wrapped in bandages.

Sounds like a perfect match for you.

Who's that?

Get him!

He's a witch!

Well, what's wrong?

Are we fighting?

I'll let you off this time, whoever you are!

We'll pay for repairs.

Understood.

Miss, are you alright?

Um... What are you doing?

Your skirt.

You pervert!

Your skirt is ripped.

Mind your own business next time.

People bite the hand that feeds them.

You should know that.

The bill is settled.

You may go.

Thank you, sir.

Do you know where the nearest Mingguang Temple is?

I'm sorry, but we don't have one here.

You don't?

That's odd.

However, we have a non-young temple.

It's only five miles away.

Turn right once you pass through the city gate.

Strange, General Mingguang presides over the north.

He should have a temple here.

Nanyang is well-liked, though, even far away from his domain.

That's right.

He's loved by all.

I have a question, but... If you think you shouldn't ask, then don't.

I was going to say I don't know who to ask.

No need to be shy.

It's about the naming of the temple, isn't it?

The naming?

Shut it!

Many years back, Nan Yang was also known as Duke Yang.

However, a careless king once misspelled Duke with tragic consequences.

And before long, all Duke Yong temples became Dick Yong temples.

People couldn't wait to spread the word.

It's been corrected!

So you say.

But even now, Nanyang's temples are oddly popular with women.

And I hear as they need their prayers, their cheeks burn red.

You bastard!

Go sweep the floors!

What was that?

Or maybe serve tea.

Perhaps you should make the prince's bed, like Xuanzhen did.

What are you getting at?

If you want the prince to have the royal treatment, then do it yourself.

Better than abandoning him, isn't it?

The prince brought Quan Chin to heaven.

But when things went south, he repaid the

prince's kindness by spitting right in his face.

Isn't that the pot calling the kettle black?

Nanyang was the prince's sworn bodyguard, but that

loyalty amounted to nothing in the end.

Don't eat that!

Yeah, it's dirty.

Wait!

First, stop arguing about the prince.

You do realize that's me, don't you?

I won't be used as a weapon in your petty feud.

Second, you're here to help me.

So who's in charge?

You are?

Good.

Let's move on.

Could I borrow some mana, please?

Use your own.

I don't have enough.

Hello, Your Highness.

I hope things are going well in the North.

Are the junior officials to your liking?

Of course.

I'm grateful.

They're quite charming.

That's good to hear.

If you're still looking for accommodations, find a Mingguang Temple.

In the north, General Pei should receive offerings all year round.

We couldn't find a Mingguang temple, so we're staying in Nanyang's.

You couldn't find his temple?

How peculiar.

Do you have any more information to share on the Ghost Groom?

I do.

As a demon, it's classification is wrath.

In case you need a reminder, the ranking

is Wickedness, Ferocity, Wrath, then Devastation.

That's one rank shy of the worst-case scenario.

It could cause tremendous harm if we don't stop it.

Please deal with this quickly, your highness.

You were chatting for long enough.

What's the situation?

The Ghost Groom is a wrath.

We need to be cautious, but we need to be swift.

Any ideas?

The ghost is only interested in brides, right?

So we should use one as bait.

But a wrath won't be easily deceived, so we can't use something like a doll.

But it doesn't go after every bride.

There's some other factor.

It doesn't matter.

Let's just get a girl and see what happens.

We can't.

If we fail, then the girl will surely die.

Alright, what should we do?

Use a man?

But it would have to be one of us and...

Uh...

What a sorry excuse for a bride.

If I were the ghost, you'd string her up?

And burnt down your village.

Somehow you're even worse than a wreath.

Excuse me, sir.

Oh, it's you.

From yesterday.

Uh, oh, right, the dress.

Please don't get the wrong idea.

This is to lure out the ghost groom.

Listen, I'm really sorry.

I wanted to make up for what happened before.

The tea house owner said you were staying here, so

I brought some food as a token of my gratitude.

No, it's alright.

It was no trouble.

By the way, I'm good at sewing.

Perhaps I could help you with your dress?

You might look prettier with a few alterations.

Uh...

Everything alright?

The sedan carriers we hired are more than capable.

They're skilled in martial arts and familiar with the area.

Don't worry.

Just focus on your own safety.

They're trying to swipe our bounty.

Ying wouldn't help her own neighbors, but she'll help some stranger?

Little brat.

While the mantis is preying on the cicada, the sparrow lies behind them.

Now, go!

Excited about your wedding?

It's a big day.

I'm a bit forlorn.

There's something missing from the procession, you know.

There's something missing?

Like what?

Two maids for the bride.

I'm afraid your family's too poor for maids.

What a pity.

Lanfang, where are we right now?

We've been on Mount Yujun for a while.

Something wrong?

Was that a child laughing?

I didn't hear a thing.

Nor did I.

Perhaps I was the only one intended to hear it.

Something feels strange.

Keep going.

Act normal.

It's singing.

About what?

Cross the mountains in tears.

Never smile before the ghost groom.

A message?

Or warning?

If not a trap, better not to cry.

Laugh or cry, what's the worst that could happen?

You could be kidnapped.

In that case, I have something to tell you.

What?

I've been smiling wide this whole time.

It's a pack of Wolves!

Wolves don't live here!

Yes!

Must be a magic formation.

Where's the source?

Hanfeng, Fuyao, you can handle this, I assume?

They're just mutts.

BULLET GUARD!

What happened?

Stay inside!

Sleep goblins!

Perfect things!

They just keep coming!

At this rate, they'll wear us out!

Did Ling Wen mention this?

Not at all.

How many?

About a hundred.

Perhaps more.

Ten is a handful.

We can't hold out.

Go.

Kill them.

I thought you couldn't wield magical weapons!

There are always exceptions.

You should retreat.

Retreat?

If you guard the sedan, they'll keep coming.

and you can't kill them all, pull back.

And you?

I'll wait till the groom shows himself.

I won't argue with him.

We can come back later.

Come on, let's hurry!

This way, quickly!

Woo-hoo!

Woo!

Who's there?

Long ago, in the Central Plains, there was a kingdom known as Xianle.

The prince was known as Xie Lian.

He cherished his people, and in turn was beloved by all.

Tales of his valour were often told.

风卷花落雨 眠思今朝孤寂 风卷花落雨 眠思今朝孤寂

The past is a flash of light and shadow

He once saved a falling child on Shenwu Street.

and vanquished a demon with dazzling skill on Yin-Yan Bridge.

Yi nian hua shu riao xiang yu

You have to take it easy.

The past is the past, the past is the past, the past is the past

The sound of my heart is like the sound of the moon.

The heavenly emperor saw great potential in this

crown prince, and thus he ascended to heaven at a very young age.