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(Phantom Love)

(Episode 12)

Stop.

Shen Que.

You shouldn't be here.

Come with me.

Bai Wei Ran is lying to you.

He can see perfectly fine.

He even cut me.

When I walked in,

I saw you slip up on purpose

so that Bai Wei Ran hurt you.

Yes.

I lied to you.

I don't want you to look at anyone else.

And I don't want you being nice to anyone else.

Do you still not get why

I do this?

Your Highness.

Your wound

is already healed.

In a few days,

you can leave the demon village

and go back to your manor.

We saved your life this time.

Can this

make up

for how I used you before?

Can everything between us

just be wiped clean?

All our past moments

mean nothing to you, do they?

You were the one who started this.

Now you want to just let it all go?

No way.

Shen Que, are you out of your mind?

Yes.

I am crazy.

I know you approached me for something else,

but I still can't help being drawn to you.

I know you're a demon,

but I still want to leave everything behind

just to stay by your side.

I'm a demon.

You kill demons.

Between us,

there can only be hatred.

Yes.

I hate demons and kill them

all my life.

But after I found out that you are a demon,

I couldn't think about anything else.

Did you go through all this pain because of me?

That's enough.

Meng Li.

What do I have to do

for you to finally let go of the grudge?

Let go of the grudge?

Look around you.

We're in the demon village.

You're the Prince of Xian with a demon-hunting token.

And I

am the demon you've sworn to destroy.

We were born to be enemies.

Unless one of us dies,

between us,

- there's no... - Stop.

I'm tired.

I'm heading back to rest.

Li...

Shen Que's core dream might already be unlocked.

How is that possible?

A mortal's core dream only opens

when they're touched by the purest feelings.

He's completely fallen for you now.

But I thought he had feelings for me before too.

A mortal lives for 100 years.

They experience all sorts of desires.

Love isn't just a racing heart or a moment of intimacy.

Love is going against your own selfishness,

cowardice,

betrayal, and greed.

Love is a moment that exists outside of order.

It's seeing the worst in someone,

and still feeling like you owe them.

(The lonely moon shines.)

(The wind rises again.)

(Apricot blossoms are sparse.)

(Thinking of the past feels like a dream.)

(Tears fall in silence.)

May joy and blessings last forever.

Making a wish at Xianyin Spring

will bring a perfect marriage.

It seems

everyone knows about it now.

How ridiculous.

Xianyin Spring

is a place meant for cultivation and training.

But our grandmaster left it for the common folk to make wishes.

What a waste.

I'm definitely asking Master to reclaim it.

So we disciples can use it for healing and training.

Huh? There's a demon.

Go after it! Over there! Hurry!

Yes!

Over there!

Hurry!

Help me out here.

Don't let her get away!

They're finally gone.

Thanks for helping me today.

I'm Meng Li. You can call me Li, too.

What's your name?

You...

You're a demon hunter too?

Run already.

Why did I let her get away?

(I hope tomorrow,)

(you can escape from danger too.)

Go after her! She's over there!

Dao Zhi,

did you see that demon?

We followed her all the way here,

but she just vanished.

She ran that way.

Thanks, Dao Zhi. Give chase!

Hurry!

Why did you save me?

Little demons like you

taste better if I fatten them up first.

You...

You eat demons?

Well,

I didn't use to.

But some demons have a terrible memory.

They forget me so quickly.

This time,

I'll let it slide.

But if you forget again next time,

I'll eat you for real.

I really hope I get to see her again tomorrow.

Actually, I wish I could see her every single day.

If I could see her in every lifetime,

that would be even better.

Dao Zhi.

Master.

Weren't you the one who looked down on making wishes?

But now, why are you praying so sincerely?

If you want to help someone,

you have to walk alongside them,

and do as they do.

That's what you taught us, Master.

So should we still turn Xianyin Spring into a training ground?

No. With demons running rampant these days,

it's good to give people something

to hold on to.

I heard that when demons come of age,

they grow a demon mark.

So why is the mark on your forehead

so faint?

The demon mark

needs spirit invoking sand to be revealed.

But I don't have any relatives.

So my demon mark has always been blurry.

Only your relatives can reveal it?

If I find true love,

my husband can reveal it too.

- Who? - My husband.

I hope Li finds her true love soon.

Wishing her happiness, peace, and joy.

If I make a wish at Xianyin Spring,

will it really come true?

People say that on the other side of Xianyin Spring,

there's the River of Forgetfulness.

It's the water of fate.

It can help people fulfill their wishes.

The water of fate...

Legend says

that only a demon that appears once in a hundred years

can find the spring's source.

No matter how hard something is,

it melts like snow in the sun,

gone in an instant.

Give me one.

(I wish)

(Dao Zhi could always stay by my side.)

(And may he be safe and happy too.)

I'm a demon.

You're a demon hunter.

I don't care if you're a demon.

I only care

if you're willing to stay with me forever.

Year after year.

I want to reveal your demon mark for you,

and be your loved one.

Can I?

Li.

I, Shen Dao Zhi,

will never let you down in this life.

If I ever betray you,

may I die a horrible death.

This five-zhu coin

has been with me since I was a child.

I want you to have it

as a token of my promise.

Li.

Tomorrow, I'll ask Master for his blessing.

So he can approve our marriage.

Okay.

Master.

Master.

I have a request.

Dao Zhi.

You came at the perfect time.

We've been searching for the Demon Sovereign for years.

Now we finally have a clue.

The Demon Sovereign is now a demon.

Once she completes her transformation,

she'll bring chaos and disaster.

The human world will become a living hell.

Our duty is to find her

and kill her.

Only then can we protect the peace of the world.

Dao Zhi.

I want to entrust this important task to you.

Don't let me down.

Yes.

For the sake of all people,

I will give everything I have.

Master.

Where is the Demon Sovereign now?

She has turned into a Dream-Eater,

hiding in a cave by Xianyin Spring on Youming Mountain.

She goes by

Meng Li.