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(The tassel crowns the knight. The sword is snow white.)

(In the silver saddle, he rides like a shooting star.)

(He kills a man within ten steps. Invincible he is all the way ahead.)

(He would leave once it's done. No trace of him is to be found.)

=Sword Snow Stride= (Season 1)

=Episode 31=

His Highness is going up the mountain.

Please make way.

Won't you fight?

The kid wishes to enjoy the view

and it has nothing to do with me.

Why would I help him?

Your Highness,

pardon me.

Stop!

Let him go up the mountain.

You're in no position to give orders.

It's Old Ancestor's order

that Xu Fengnian goes up Guniujiang.

It's Old Ancestor's order?

How would I dare to lie to you?

Get out of the way.

I'll lead the way.

Go.

(Mount Hui Snowfield Guniujiang)

Here I am at last.

I, Xuanyuan Jingcheng,

ask to see you, Old Ancestor.

(Xuanyuan Dapan, Old Ancestor of the Xuanyuan Family)

Xuanyuan Dapan doesn't know that I'm going up the mountain, right?

You made it up?

If he's dead,

no one will know it.

What if he lives?

Then everything's over.

Who would care about a lie by then?

Old man.

Hey.

Do you think she's got a better figure than me?

She was raised well.

She's better than you.

So what?

I'm still growing.

It's fine.

Xu Fengnian doesn't care about that.

I don't care how he feels.

It's been many years.

I underestimated you.

You came because of your daughter?

The hundred-year prestige of the Xuanyuan Family

has been maintained by you.

I, on behalf of the entire Xuanyuan Family,

thank you.

Your daughter

is the thank-you gift.

But it's a wrong way.

So what if it's wrong?

Here I challenge you.

Jingcheng,

have you read the resonance of the sky and the earth yet?

Do you know

which stage

is the Celestial Realm?

Whether it's Celestial Realm or not,

you'll see after the fight.

I'd like to see

if you can withstand over a hundred moves.

What's happening?

Who is fighting with Old Ancestor?

It has begun.

Who do you think will win?

I, of course, wish my father wins.

But Xuanyuan Dapan is a Celestial Realm-stage master.

He excels in all kinds of martial arts.

To defeat him

won't be easy.

I'd like

to shake Mount Kunlun alone.

Is Celestial Realm really capable of changing the weather?

It just happens that the thunder is rumbling.

If he could alter the weather,

then there would be no draught or flood.

I don't understand it.

It is what you say it is.

Master Jingxuan is dead.

Xuanyuan Jingcheng killed him.

Nonsense.

Where is the nerd?

He's on the snowfield.

Impossible.

Elder Li.

Hmm?

How good is Xuanyuan Dapan?

He lost to me when we had a sword match.

After that? I don't know.

It looks he's better than before.

What about her dad?

Her dad?

From what I'm seeing here, he hasn't reached Celestial Realm yet.

He'll lose for certain, right?

The realm stage isn't the only determinant.

Both Xuanyuan Dapan and Wang Xianzhi are at Celestial Realm,

but Wang can defeat him singlehanded.

What about you?

The same. Singlehanded.

This

is the best you can do, right?

The second one.

The third one.

Move air against the sea.

No matter who wins the match,

you'll be a dead man for sure.

Please come with me,

Old Ancestor.

You?

And your contrived Celestial Realm?

How come there are three tornados?

There will soon be a result.

Live or die, it'll be decided soon.

It is him.

He's going to win?

Be careful, Old Ancestor.

He did it!

This one attack of yours cost your life,

but you still failed to hurt me.

You came, too.

Good.

After I end his life,

I'll fight you, God of Sword.

Since I couldn't kill you with the power of Celestial Realm,

I'll have to

take another step up.

The next stage of Celestial Realm

is Immortal-on-Earth.

Even Wang Xianzhi hasn't achieved it yet.

How can you make it?

Old Ancestor,

have you heard of epiphyllum?

It decays as it blooms.

Its magnificence lasts only an instant.

This is

Immortal-on-Earth Realm.

Immortal-on-Earth?

Is it so easily achieved?

He's burning his own blood and vital energy

to ignite his heart flame

and mount the apex.

But like he said,

it decays and it blooms.

This is

the end of his life.

It's impossible.

Even if you sacrifice your life,

it's impossible

for you to reach Immortal-on-Earth Realm.

Doing good is as difficult as mountain-climbing.

Still, Mount Kunlun is reachable.

You should really read carefully

the books that you deem useless.

If you don't comprehend the law of the universe,

you'll never

achieve this stage in this life.

You aren't qualified to lecture me.

Will you leave any last words to Mount Hui?

Even if you now are an immortal on Earth,

how much longer can you live?

If I dodge the best I can,

you won't be able to kill me.

In the end,

it'll be me who watches you

die in regret.

He'll just dodge?

That's cheeky of him.

That's called being realistic.

What would you do?

A sword-wielder never backs off.

Seriously?

He still makes use of the sky.

If he was an immortal on Earth,

he would be able to kill him with his own power.

He's amazing enough.

How much longer do you get to live?

Dad.

Wait, wait, wait.

I can turn the authority over to Qingfeng.

I swear

that I'll never touch her.

Please

ascend to the heavens, Old Ancestor.

Mount Hui

will be yours.

Dad.

Dad.

Dad.

Old Ancestor has gone.

The family needs a leader.

The heavy burden

shall fall onto me.

Disciples.

Seize the daughter of the rebel.

Wait.

I, Xu Fengnian of North Liang,

would like to lead Xuanyuan

following God's will.

Carry him away.

- Yes. - Yes.

Ma'am.

Xuanyuan Dapan is dead.

What about him?

How did he end up?

Master Jingcheng

fought the old villain with his life,

and eventually perished.

You came to seek refugee?

Master Jingcheng said,

if he dies in the battle,

I'm to hand the sachet to you.

Your Highness,

this is Mount Hui,

not North Liang.

Xuanyuan Jingcheng rebelled against the ancestor,

which is a heavy sin.

How can his daughter command Mount Hui?

Even if we put this aside,

all family affairs

were handled by me and Jingxuan.

There's too much to attend to.

How does she cope?

Even if she is given authority,

how many of us will obey?

You're in high status, Your Highness.

I'm sure you'll handle everything well.

But how long will you stay in Mount Hui?

He has a point.

If I become the householder,

I'd like to ally with North Liang.

As for my niece,

you can have her.

You've got shameless uncles.

Uncle Jingyi has an unruly personality.

Now that Xuanyuan Dapan,

my dad and Uncle Jingxuan are all dead,

no one can hold his ambition in check now.

North Liang is far away from Mount Hui.

I bet he'll break loose of North Liang.

He may even stab you in the back.

Do you dare

to ally with someone like this?

How are you better than me?

He's asking you a question.

Yes.

It's a tricky question.

Why?

If the girl says she's loyal to North Liang,

the Xuanyuan Family won't be happy.

If she says she's loyal to the family,

then Xu Fengnian has no reason to help her.

It'll be a wrong answer either way, right?

Princess, you should think about it, too.

When the time comes,

what would you choose

between your homeland and Xu Fengnian?

Chess Master?

A voice through air. No one else can hear it.

You heard it, too?

It took him so much effort to find you,

would he leave you be?

He's been with us along the way.

I swear

that if I'm in charge of Xuanyuan,

I shall do all I can

to reinvigorate our family,

making sure the Xuanyuan Family never falls again.

Everybody can brag.

What actions will you take?

Once I'm the householder,

Wending Pavilion will be open to the entire family.

Even a retainer

gets to study inside of it.

If Qingfeng's in charge...

Perfect.

- We can enter Wending Pavilion, too. - Yeah, that'd be great.

- Right. - We can study martial arts, too.

Reinvigorate the family?

I'm afraid the family would serve under certain people.

Now that Xuanyuan Dapan is dead,

Mount Hui is out on a limb.

The alliance with North Liang

will serve as the shelter for the Xuanyuan Family.

But here I take a vow

that the Xuanyuan Family will never take orders from others.

- Before the next Celestial Realm rises, - It'd be perfect. Yeah.

The Xuanyuan Family

will cooperate with North Liang the best we can.

What if there's a new Celestial Realm?

If there's one, we'll renegotiate the terms.

It's honest of you.

You two can't decide the master

of the Xuanyuan Family by talking.

Eventually,

it's decided by the will of our clansmen.

Everybody,

if our clan

is under the control of such a young girl,

won't we be laughed at?

Ask yourselves.

Who's better suited to be the master?

Isn't it obvious?

Hierarchy is fundamental to a clan.

Good point.

Hierarchy.

Qingfeng,

listen.

This is the will of our clansmen!

He's killed?

I can't believe he's killed.

Speaking of hierarchy,

Master Jingcheng is the eldest lineal son

and Miss Qingfeng should be the master

with the right reason.

Xuanyuan Jingyi died.

My Lady, take over the Xuanyuan Family.

- My Lady, take over the Xuanyuan Family. - My Lady, take over the Xuanyuan Family.

- My Lady, take over the Xuanyuan Family. - My Lady, take over the Xuanyuan Family.

I didn't give that order.

Who else did that, then?

Your father is really something.

The rain has stopped.

The situation has changed.

Excuse me?

Didn't you hear me?

Xuanyuan Jingcheng and Xuanyuan Dapan died together.

Xuanyuan Qingfeng

will take over the Xuanyuan Family.

What do you think she'll do to you?

That's impossible.

I don't care if you believe that.

But you don't have too much time

to make a decision.

Hold a decent funeral for Uncle Jingyi.

We will, My Lady.

Take down Yuan Tingshan.

Yes.

Search for him!

- Yes. - Yes.

Do you believe it now?

Why did you come and inform me of it?

I want to help you.

Why?

Xu Fengnian

has ruined your chance.

Do you hate him?

Shall we

join hands to kill him?

I'm not a fool.

Come on.

If you want supreme martial arts,

I can give you the books.

If you want a bright future,

I can give it to you, too.

He's gone?

Go search for him!

You have no way out, anyway.

Leave with me.

I have...

a surprise

for you.

You may rise.

I'll keep my promise.

From this day on,

all clansmen of the Xuanyuan Family have access to Wending Pavilion

to learn martial arts.

Retainers making contributions are allowed in, too.

Great.

This is great.

- We can enter Wending Pavilion. - Yeah.

Don't you fear that a genius will appear

and take your place?

It's a special solution for this special period.

Now that I've made this decision,

I'm brave enough to face any consequences.

You indeed behave like a master.

Who are you, sir?

My name isn't worth mentioning.

I made a mistake and got my family involved.

Jingcheng saved my family.

I must pay him back for that.

My father left this to me?

Yes.

One for me, too?

Your Highness, according to Jingcheng,

after Xuanyuan Dapan died,

if you helped Miss Qingfeng,

I would give this to you.

It's foresighted of him.

Don't you open it?

Your Highness, you haven't replied yet.

What do you want from us?

Many people are around.

Shall we have a private talk?

Girl, you're enjoying the flowers?

It's sweet.

What?

There's honey in the flower.

So, it tastes sweet.

When I was gluttonous at a young age,

I often ate the petals.

Other girls

enjoy and love flowers.

But you eat them.

I live a hard life, so I love sweet things.

It's indeed sweet.

My father loved reading.

This is where he usually sat.

When he was tired,

he liked to look out of the window.

Nothing special, I think.

Yeah.

The window isn't near the river.

There's no scenery out there, either.

I don't know what he was looking at every day.

I never understood

what he was thinking of.

Fathers

always behave like that.

They arrange everything,

take all the responsibility,

and never want to tell their children.

You're right, I guess.

What's the letter about?

Characters, preferences, and experiences

of our clansmen and retainers.

He kept this to control them, I suppose.

I think it took him a long time.

If Xu Fengnian is too greedy,

don't fight against him.

Take shelter

from Mount Longhu.

On Tomb Sweeping Days,

if your mother doesn't want to go to my tomb,

don't force her.

When I can't spend my life with her,

it's also my luck

to set her free.

Since you were born,

I've buried jars of wine

under the osmanthus tree.

One jar for each year.

There have been 23 jars so far.

Privately, I call them

Daughter's Wine.

What do you think?

Don't blame me for nagging.

In the past,

I only said a few words to you

every year.

I've got a lot to tell you,

but I don't know how to start the conversation.

Qingfeng,

my biggest regret

is that I can't watch you get married.

If you get married,

name your son Fuyao

and name your daughter Yasong.

All right?

No matter whether they want to learn literature

or martial arts, let them be.

Life is short.

Living a simple life

will be a great thing.

It's better than my life.

I never got what I wanted

and I made your mother hate me.

In case you get annoyed,

I'll say no more.

Wish you

a good life

and a healthy body.

I understand now.

Seen through the window,

there's no scenery.

But you look farther on,

you'll see the house where my mother and I live.

What message did he leave for you, Your Highness?

Well, your father...

Mount Hui has declined.

Your Highness, if you want our clan,

please spare my daughter's life.

There're treasures and secret books in Xuanyuan Dapan's mansion.

They're all yours.

Xuanyuan Dapan lives on Snowfield Guniujiang.

You can take away whatever you want.

I don't want the treasures

or secret martial arts of your family.

So, you want me?

Qingniao, who's out of the room,

is as beautiful as you.

She has better martial arts than you.

She isn't very talkative.

But she's sensible and witty.

She's a talented and wise girl.

In my mansion, I've got six or seven maids

just like her.

Why do I want you?

Your Highness,

what exactly do you want from my family?

Wait a minute.

So sweet.

Have some more, then.

Sweet.

Qingniao.

Would you like some?

It's very good.

Sweet.

What?

Some business.

You're gathering honey?

It's very sweet.

Senior,

you're the God of Sword, after all.

Don't put everything in your mouth.

Would you like some?

Would you like some?

Don't stand on ceremony. Here.

She's my maid.

To be honest,

she's the princess of West Chu.

Don't talk nonsense.

When we want a favor from her,

we can't hide your identity.

Princess of West Chu?

How shall I help her?

In a couple of days,

she's going back to West Shu.

It's a long trip.

The fastest and safest way

is to travel by water.

Escorting her back home

is the first favor I want from you.

I can travel alone.

Cao Changqing has great martial arts.

But he doesn't take good care of people.

If you travel on their boat,

you can be more relieved.

Invincible Cao Changqing.

You're warning me, Your Highness?

Clever girl.

We don't need to be very specific.

You awed our clan with an umbrella,

just for this girl around you?

It's so considerate of you.

I have no other choice.

My girl still owes me some money.

She must be safe.

Who owes you?

Didn't I spend money raising you for so many years?

Make a list, then.

I'll pay you back when I have money.

The interest should be included.

No matter how much you want me to pay,

I'll pay it off.

Young Master of North Liang. Princess of West Chu.

Who could expect that?

What?

Nothing.

Your Highness, when you need the boat,

just let me know.

After I leave Mount Longhu,

she should leave, too.

You're going to Mount Longhu?

What do you want? To get killed?

When someone wants to kill me,

he'll do it wherever I go.

It's a deal, then.

What else do you want, Your Highness?

I indeed want another favor

from your family.

I need your boats, too.

For escorting someone?

No.

For picking up someone.

Who?

Some people from different places.

It'll be troublesome.

We do business in all waterways.

No matter whom you want to pick up,

just tell me.

I can't tell you

until the time has come to act.

In case I give away your secret?

I've prepared my plan

for such a long time

and too many people are involved.

I have to keep it to myself only.

I won't tell anyone

until the last minute.

♪ The flower of pain ♪

♪ Blooms in my heart ♪

♪ I made a bet with the dawn ♪

♪ That you'll answer ♪

♪ Forgive this tragic end ♪

♪ Moved by the moment we met ♪

♪ In spite of thunder and lightning ♪

♪ In spite of my falling ♪

♪ When we are apart ♪

♪ I'll collapse ♪

♪ Capture an image of the memory ♪

♪ After all these ups and downs ♪

♪ The vanity ♪

♪ Who will open it again ♪

♪ It's worth it ♪

♪ It's enough ♪

♪ Drowned in sadness ♪

♪ Just to see through ♪

♪ I will whisper love to you ♪

♪ For a lifetime ♪

♪ End the worry in the world ♪

♪ It's worth it ♪

♪ I'll be there for you all my life ♪

♪ After the moments of beauty ♪

♪ You are my reason to be ♪

♪ If there is a way ♪

♪ To start over ♪

♪ Will you still remember me ♪