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(Phantom Love)

(Episode 20)

What are you trying to do?

Prince of Xian is a demon. We can't let him get away.

Take him out now.

Heaven and Earth, the root of all energies.

Cultivated through endless trials to prove my powers!

(I knew it would turn out like this.)

(Perfect.)

(Prince of Xian became a demon.)

(That works out perfectly for me.)

Your Highness, let's go.

Your Highness, let's take a break up ahead.

Your Highness, are you feeling any better?

I'm a demon now.

Why would you save me?

I know.

You are the way you are now because of that demon girl, Meng Li.

The demon hunters came to Prince of Xian's Manor

because they got a secret tip.

I'm guessing it's all part of that demon girl's plan to stir up trouble.

Don't worry, Your Highness.

Even if you're forced to be a demon now,

I still believe

your heart for protecting what's right

will never change.

Of course.

I won't let demons run wild among humans.

But that demon girl said

that this demon spell

couldn't be undone.

Given my current status,

I probably won't win anyone over.

Your Highness.

If you want to become human again,

it's not totally impossible.

I know a way to break that demon spell.

If you can kill the demon girl who turned you into a demon,

the spell will be broken.

You'll be human again.

Rumor has it

that Chi Xin has been gathering soul fragments for ages

and has pretty much found all of them

to be fused back.

Now only the most important soul fragment is still missing.

It's called

Shui Yun Xi.

Where is Shui Yun Xi?

There's a brush demon on Xiyue Mountain.

It records everything that happens in this world.

You must be the legendary brush demon everyone's talking about.

That's me.

I'm the brush demon, You Wen Cai.

I know who you are. Dream-Eater,

Meng Li.

I've heard a lot about you.

I came here just to meet you.

So then, tell me.

How do the legends describe me?

Is it just line after line

of praises and compliments?

They say

you're incredibly wise

and know everything.

That's actually pretty accurate.

I came here today

because I need your help.

You came all this way

and said all the right things to flatter me.

I can help you.

But

I've got my own rules.

You have to help me fulfill my wish first.

Then I'll answer your questions.

How does that sound?

I'll do everything I can.

It's actually pretty simple.

I need a pair of lovers to help me out.

Meng Li.

Where's your sweetheart?

Go ahead and call him over.

I don't have a sweetheart.

I know everything that goes on in this world.

You definitely have a sweetheart.

Don't even try to fool me.

My dear.

My dear.

My dear, how can you be this cruel?

It was just a little argument, that's all.

And you abandoned me.

What are you doing here?

If Your Highness wants to be a human,

it's not totally impossible.

This thing can track people down.

It'll help Your Highness take down Meng Li.

(This thing clearly belonged to Xu Qing Lai.)

(But now she's got it.)

(Mu Fei Shuang has been acting really weird lately. I need to stay alert.)

(Right now, my priority)

(is to turn back into a human)

(before I proceed further.)

All right. Thank you, Senior Mu.

I came...

I came

to apologize to you, obviously.

I messed up.

My dear.

Don't stay mad at me, okay?

Who says I'm your wife?

We're not even close.

There you go again, saying things out of anger.

You and I

are together day and night.

Who else but a loving couple

would be so inseparable like us?

We can't even be apart for a moment.

Shen Que.

Have I been too soft on you?

You actually dare say such nonsense.

Do you really think I won't do anything to you?

Hey.

Are you two really married?

You sure don't look like it to me.

Hmm.

Sir, please be patient.

She and I

often quarrel.

My wife is still mad.

Let me go make it up to her.

You need something from the brush demon.

Coincidentally,

I've got something to ask him too.

How about

we join forces

and go through this together?

It's a win-win for both of us,

is it not?

Isn't Your Highness the one who looked down on demons the most?

Why are you suddenly swallowing your pride and asking a demon for help?

A real gentleman

never let his pride get in his way.

Besides, you already turned me into a demon.

Why can't I ask

for his help?

So what is it you want to know?

If you're hoping for a way to turn back into a human,

then let me give you some advice.

Don't waste your time.

Whatever I'm after, that's my own business.

Even if you don't want to work together,

I'm afraid what you're after

waits for no one.

Besides,

all you have to do is pretend to be my lover.

What?

You're scared?

Since you apologized so sincerely,

I'll let bygones be bygones,

and forgive you this time.

But I hope you won't

the same mistake again.

My dear, you're right.

From now on,

I swear I'll never make you mad again.

Even if you hit me,

or yell at me,

I'll just take it as you're just caring about me.

Then I

should really show you how much I care.

Are you two actually lovers?

Because this looks super weird to me.

Of course we are.

We've met in two lifetimes.

We're the real deal.

Our love is stronger than gold.

Then I'll need you two to help me fulfill my wish.

Once it's done, whatever you want to know,

I'll tell you everything.

So what do you need us to do?

I'm famous

and respected by everyone,

but for centuries,

I've only been writing history books,

and chronicles.

That's just so boring.

I

love reading romance stories the most.

All the romance stories out there are the same.

It's always about rescuing the damsel in distress.

Reading them gives me a headache.

So I want to write

a romance story that'll really open people's eyes.

But I've been stuck on one part for years.

Would you two be willing to help me out?

How do we help you?

Oh.

I'll send you both into my story.

All you need to do is resolve the crisis

and write a perfect ending.

That won't be hard.

I'll do everything I can to help you, sir.

Oh.

Don't worry, sir.

We'll give it our all as a couple.

Perfect.

Then right now,

you two will enter

the array.

The main characters in the story are a pair of lovers.

They truly love each other.

They promise each other forever.

But they never get a happy ending.

Every time, they end up separated forever.

I suggest you take a good look at your situation.

Don't attempt anything futile.

This is such a great opportunity.

Why would I waste it?

Then let's let our skills do the talking.

Now we've both lost our demon powers.

If it's just hand-to-hand,

you won't have much of an advantage either.

If you beg me,

I might spare your life

for old times' sake.

Your Highness, you can talk

but your moves are a bit slow.

(Hey! This isn't the ending I want.)

(Try again.)

Sneak attacks from behind aren't exactly honorable.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

I've lost all my demon powers.

And you can't even kill me.

Shouldn't you be ashamed of yourself?

That just means I play fair.

Your Highness, try using your brain for once.

Take a good look at what's going on.

If we mess up,

the story will rewind.

Everything starts over from scratch.

That old man must have done this.

You demons are all so despicable.

Why are you despising yourself.

(If you two stray from the romance plot,)

(you'll be stuck in the story forever.)

(Everything will keep looping.)

(You'll never get out.)

Shen Que.

If that's how it is,

why don't we just follow You Wen Cai's request for now

and keep the story moving so that we can leave?

What do you say?

All right.

So right now,

you're supposed to save me from danger.

That means someone's hunting us.

It's getting late.

We should find somewhere to hide

to make sure we're safe.

(Now that's the kind of plot I like.)