Original subtitles

Sore wa tashika ni koko ni atta mono

What was certainly here

Koko wa tashika ni kimi to deatta basho

This is undeniably the place where I met you

Ai to iu ni wa kantansugite

To call it love is too simple

Kotoba ushinau

I lose my words

Mou nidoto

Never again

Tsukamenai mizukagami ni

In the elusive water's mirror

Kieteiku kimi o

You fade away

Akiramenaiyo

I won't give up

Tada issho ni itaikara

Because I just want to be with you

Dore dake sabishikute

No matter how lonely

Dore dake kimi o omoi

No matter how much I think of you

Kodokude toki o tsunagi

In solitude, connecting moments

Ima mata kasaneta

Now, once again, we pile them up

Unmei o hanashi wa shinai

I won't let go of fate

Unmei o hanashi wa shinai

I won't let go of fate

Episode 02 (25) Frostwork

We shouldn't stay here.

The miasma is thinner on higher grounds.

Let's go.

To suppress evil spirits with demonic cultivation.

A clever method indeed.

It seems

you're familiar with demonic cultivation as well.

Only a little.

But one is vulnerable to repercussions

when practicing demonic cultivation.

Even its founder, Wei Wuxian,

was not spared from it.

I advise you not to...

You lunatic, you...

You... Let go of me!

Please stop messing around.

If your corpse poisoning gets any more serious,

even the heavenly deities won't be able to save you.

Why do you care?

Frost...

Jin Ling,

shh...

I told you not to touch me.

Thank you.

You've been severely infected.

You should concentrate your qi and protect your heart first.

There's no time.

The corpses

(Libation)

gather to the living.

But they're endless

and difficult to deal with.

Oh?

You seem to know a lot about Yi City.

I happened to pass through here

on a night hunt.

Heed my warning.

Leave this place.

You may be skilled,

but you have a young one with you.

What about you?

I thought I would get rid of as many corpses as I could

before I transform into one of them...

Hmph. Who cares how many there are?

We just have to get rid of all of them.

Jin Ling, don't act rashly.

I didn't expect you to be so skilled in demonic cultivation.

You think too highly of me, Taoist.

Taoist!

There is someone controlling you.

Rise.

Take him down.

So it was a skullpiercer, after all.

It's similar to the ones that controlled Wen Ning.

His... His tongue was removed!

Mm.

(Snow)

And...

I think I've seen him before...

Song Zichen?

Didn't he leave to search for Xiao Xingchen and disappeared ever since?

Song Zichen is a highly skilled cultivator.

There are only a few people capable of killing him.

Who could have done this?

The mark of Frost!

Only Xiao Xingchen knows how to wield the "Frost Fall Technique".

There must be a reason why one would kill their closest friend.

But I'm more curious

about the relationship between you and the demonic cultivator

who created the skullpiercer.

The Ghost General!

Take the battle outside.

And don't destroy him.

You're impressive indeed.

Jin Ling!

I guess

you haven't told this young man

who exactly you are yet, have you?

I'll have him sleep for a while then.

How about it?

Aren't I considerate?

You took down almost a hundred corpses with a single move.

To be able to unleash such power

using a low-level spell like "Ash Summoning".

I've heard a lot about you, Yiling Patriarch.

You are as incredible as they say.

A rascal

pretending to be a taoist.

I've heard a lot about you as well,

Xue Yang.

You found out.

What an elegant and righteous act you put up.

How interesting.

How fascinating.

If I hadn't seen the real Xiao Xingchen

in Chang Ping's memories,

I would've believed you were him for sure.

Not at all.

I have a well-known friend.

Now he is what you would call a magnificent actor.

I can't hold a candle to him.

So...

You found out about my identity

and pretended to be Xiao Xingchen to gain my trust.

What exactly do you want from me?

I would like you to help me with something, Senior.

A little favor.

Please.

A spirit-trapping pouch?

Xue Yang,

you're capable of restoring even the Stygian Tiger Amulet,

why would you need my help

to restore a spirit?

You're the founder.

Of course you're better than me.

You can do things

I cannot.

That's high praise.

But there are signs of spirit restoration attempts all over this city.

I'm sure you've tried many times.

You should know

that a person who has suffered

so much in life

that he has no desire to live,

is almost impossible to bring back to life.

I don't know.

I don't care.

You must help me.

You can take your time considering it,

but I'm afraid that young man over there doesn't have much time left.

Corpse poisoning is deadly.

If you don't give him the cure soon,

he'll be done for.

I caught three other boys before.

If you promise to help me,

I won't use them as my test subjects.

How about it?

Do you often force people to do things like this?

Of course.

I'm a rascal.

But it takes a lot of work to restore a spirit.

And your offer isn't very attractive.

You don't actually think I care if they live or die, do you?

Then what do you want, Senior?

The truth...

behind that dismembered body and that shattered soul.

Hey,

are you really not going to consider it?

Lan Zhan,

you should've come later!

I almost got it out of him!

Crafty.

You are impressive indeed, Hanguang-jun.

Even 300 corpses aren't able to hold you back.

Fine.

You used my trick against me.

That little rascal sure slipped away in a hurry.

That man is cunning.

He hasn't actually retreated.

Mhm.

But there's nothing to worry.

Since he has something to ask of me,

he will show up again.

Let's cure the kids first.

Well...

Do you think there's glutinous rice in a ghost city like this?

Glutinous rice?

Most of the residences in the city are empty

and covered in webs.

Only this house is not.

There must be someone taking care of this place.

If there are people,

there will be food.

It's likely they'll have glutinous rice too.

Come on.

Hurry and come inside!

We're suffering from corpse poisoning.

But instead of looking for an antidote, he's searching for glutinous rice.

Is he messing with us?

Be careful, Jingyi.

Ouyang Zizhen

Why would they build such a high threshold? To trip the ghosts and spirits?

You're correct.

This threshold

was specifically built to prevent corpses from going outside.

Why would anyone build a threshold to prevent corpses from going outside?

Wait.

Could it be that this place is...

A coffin!

It's just a coffin home.

Is it necessary to be so afraid?

Who... Who's afraid?

I've found it.

There was some glutinous rice left in the kitchen.

What do you need

to put in next?

That.

And this.

Hanguang-jun

is different

from what I expected.

Put all of it into the pot.

It's all because of that Mo Xuanyu.

Jingyi, mind your words.

Why are you guys running away?

Everyone gets a bowl.

Ah?

What is this?

Poison?

What do you mean, "poison"?

This is a special antidote for corpse poisoning.

Glutinous rice porridge.

Don't...

Given Jin Ling's spoiled temper,

when has he ever suffered such a torment?

Stop worrying about Jin Ling.

If you don't want to join the corpse army outside,

you'd better finish up your porridge.

Finish them.

All right.

I've never had such spicy glutinous rice porridge!

Water! Water!

It's so spicy...

But this taste

feels familiar somehow.

Is it really that bad?

Considering you guys are from Gusu,

Hanguang-jun is much better at handling spice than you guys.

Not at all, Senior.

Hanguang-jun

never has spicy food.

Never have spicy food?

Is that so?

You lunatic! How dare you!

I haven't settled the matter about Wen Ning with you yet...

Good.

You'll be cured

in about half an hour or so.

You!

Less talk, more rest.

Taoist Xiao.

What is it?

Just now, that was...

It's the sound of that bamboo pole again.

That thing has been following us since we stepped foot into this city.

Nothing good happens when it sounds.

But Hangjun-jun was only able

to find us

because of that sound.

What... What sort of demon is that?

We'll know

once we get a look at it.

Hanguang-jun has spoken.

So who wants to go first?

Young men,

with such cowardly attitudes,

how will you vanquish evil and protect the people?

Who are you looking down on?

I'll do it!

It's all white...

There's nothing at all.

How was it?

Exciting?

Exciting, my...

Yes! It was thrilling!

Not bad, Sizhui.

You've got guts.

When one is frightened, their spirit and concentration is disturbed,

that's when they're most vulnerable to be attacked.

Therefore, as disciples of cultivation clans,

the first thing you have to do

is to build your courage.

Who are you bluffing?

Ask Hanguang-jun if you don't believe me.

Mm.

How about it?

It's a rare chance to receive my guidance.

You ought to appreciate it.

Come on.

Tell me what you guys saw earlier.

White eyes.

A girl.

This girl looks like a street beggar.

Her tongue was pulled out.

The bamboo pole in her hand

appears to be a cane.

Actually, she looks kind of pretty.

If she tidies herself up,

I'm sure she'll be a beauty.

Not bad.

You could tell she was a beauty from just one glance.

You've got sharp eyes and a unique sense.

I'm sure you'll be a romantic in the future.

You... You tease me, Senior.

All right. You've observed the scene.

Now, let's get on to the real thing.

Jing

She wants us to open up this coffin.

I'll do it.

I apologize.

This is the real...

Xiao Xingchen.

11 years ago

Careful.

Miss,

are you all right?

(Yi City)

Ai wa shitteiru

I have known love

Kodoku mo shitteiru

The loneliness I have known

Monogatari wa ima owari tsugeru

Now this story is coming to an end

Ugokidasu yume no saki e

The dream began to move forward

Taenu arasoi no hate ni

What awaits us

Nani ga bokura wo matteiru deshou?

at the end of this unbearable battle?

Sore ga totemo utsukushii no nara

If it was a beautiful

Kokoro wa mitasareteku kara

it would fulfill my heart immensely

Ima, tsukiyo ni hibiita uta

Now, the scent of the tree

Kaze hakobu mokuren no nioi

that sings the poem resonates in the moonlit night

Mahou no you ni kokoro wo tsukande

has seized my heart like magic

Itsu made mo hanasou to wa shinai

that will never be spoken of again

Parapara hora chiru negai ga

I wonder when that desire will fall apart

Itsu kara ka na futari dakara

As long as there are two of us,

Kanaerareru to shinjite

I believe we can make it come true

Sora ni kaeru no sa

Return to the Sky

Ai wo shitteiru

I have known love

Kodoku mo shitteiru

The loneliness I have known

Monogatari wa ima owari wo tsugeru

Now this story is coming to an end

Urayamu senaka mae ni

The real behind your envious exterior

Bokura niteiru

We are the same

Hontou wa shitteiru no

Do you really know?

Wasure yuku inori ga kienu you ni

Forget about it so that a wish will not fade away

Arigatou tte itta toki,

When you say "thank you",

Boku no kimochi shitta desho...?

Do you really know my feelings?