Original subtitles

♫ Suddenly entering and leaving the red dust of the rivers and lakes with a thought ♫

♫ Looking around everywhere are lonely smiles ♫

♫ Looking for the path of fallen flowers and remnant snow ♫

♫ Greed and betrayal, deliberate or unintentional ♫

♫ After many years, things are different ♫

♫ One side of the martial arts world is like a dream, a group of heroes fighting for power ♫

♫ A piece of the world, walking with horses, talking about life with a smile ♫

♫ Ruling the world, with lonely brothers turning against each other ♫

♫ Both honored and disgraced, tasting the warmth and cold, making it hard finding a place to return ♫

♫ Ruling the world, with lonely brothers turning against each other ♫

[The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils] ♫ Both honored and disgraced, tasting the warmth and cold, making it hard finding a place to return ♫

[Episode 2]

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Little girl, do you want to live or die?

Of course, I want to live!

But if you kill me and Brother Duan, you are going to die too.

All right then.

If you hand me the antidote,

I will let you go.

I told you I do not have the antidote!

Only my father can cure the ferret's poison.

What is your father's name then?

Tell me, or else I will burn your hair!

You cannot do that!

If you burn it, it will hurt so much.

Beardy, everything happened because of me.

If you want to release your anger, you can burn my hair.

No way!

You cannot let him do that to you!

It will hurt for you as well.

What situation is this that you two are still flirting with one another? Hurry up and tell me.

I told you I do not have the antidote!

How long can you live after getting poisoned by that ferret?

My father said you can live for seven days.

But Chief Si Kong, you are skilled in martial arts and possess strong and vital energy.

I believe you can live longer than seven days.

My father is the only person who can cure you.

Not to mention my ferret is a rare species.

Do you think you can get cured so easily?

Who exactly is your father then?

Tell me!

Bring that brat here.

No!

Do not hurt him!

This has nothing to do with him!

Miss Zhong, real men are not afraid of death.

You should not bow down to these evil people!

But I am not a man.

I am afraid of death.

I want to bow down to them.

Feed him the Heartbreak Grass!

Yes!

For your information, the Heartbreak Grass will only take effect after seven days.

If you cannot get back here in 7 days,

your organs will shatter and you will suffer excruciating pain.

If you come back,

I will give you the antidote and let her go.

No!

My father mentioned before

that whoever enters the valley will die!

I do not want Brother Duan to die.

Send someone who is not afraid to die instead.

You are worried that he might die?

What about my men?

You know what? Let us see who will be the one to die first!

Miss Zhong, leave it to me.

I am sure your father will not harm me

if he knows that I bring him news of you.

I have an idea!

Just tell him that I am in danger, but do not tell him my exact location.

In that case, if he kills you,

he will not be able to find out where I am.

This sounds like a good idea.

Take my shoe and hand it to my parents.

They will know what happened.

Let me go.

Stop staring at each other like that!

Brother Duan, go get the antidote.

By then, I will let her go so you can marry her.

Both of you will have all the time in the world.

You people... stop eavesdropping.

I am going to show Brother Duan the way.

Go further away.

Nobody is allowed to eavesdrop!

So thirsty...

I live in a valley near the Lancang River.

After you reach the manor,

do not tell my father that you are from the Duan family.

Also, do not tell him that your father knows One-Finger Death Touch.

You must remember this.

I have no idea why her father is so against the Duan family.

But that does not matter.

The most important thing to do right now is to save her life.

It doesn't matter what my surname is.

Junior Ge, we are safe now.

I am sure you are worn out.

Let us take a rest, we'll continue later.

We betrayed our master and ran away.

There is no longer a place for us in the martial arts world anymore.

We cannot let Master and those from the sect track us down.

You do not have to worry about that.

I think the Shennong Sect came prepared this time.

I believe all of them in the sect, both the eastern and western branches, except for us, will be doomed.

You want to get married and take the opportunity to run away,

But how could you curse your own master and martial sect?

That is so cruel and heartless.

The eastern and western branches have been fighting for the past few years

just to enter the Sword Lake Palace

to see the Limitless Jade Cliff.

What is so special about the Limitless Jade Cliff

that even you guys cannot tell?

Master told me that years ago,

the grandmaster often saw a male and a female immortal

sparring swords on the Limitless Jade Cliff.

I can never imagine how superb their skills are.

My grandmaster had hoped to learn a few techniques from them,

but their movements were too fast.

And they did not appear every day.

The grandmaster was so obsessed with their techniques

that he neglected the sect's own techniques.

My grandmaster also saw a female immortal

practicing swords on the cliff.

But she disappeared after two years.

Since then, my grandmaster would wander around the mountain

and stare into outer space at the cliff every day.

Less than half a year later, he passed away due to sickness.

From now on, there is no east or west sect between us.

We are one.

Don't... Stop it.

Trust me.

If I ever betray you,

I will drown in this river. I will turn into a big bastard.

Come on. I do not want to mingle with a bastard.

Who is there?

Go after him!

Stop right there! Don't run!

Amitabha... Manjushri... Guanyin, please don't let them catch me!

That area is forbidden!

Outsiders are not allowed to enter!

If you keep running,

you will break the rules and you will get killed!

Stop right away!

I have no way out anyway.

Breaking the rules and getting killed, there doesn't seem like there is much of a difference!

I...

I didn't die.

What is this place?

The leader of the Limitless Sword Sect

claims that he sees shadows

of immortals sparring swords on the jade cliff.

But how is it possible for such an enormous jade cliff to exist?

Could it be...

Could it be that they thought the waterfall was the Jade Cliff?

Great!

Nobody will know even if I die in this deep valley.

Why don't I carve something on the stones?

Maybe I should carve "Duan Yu from Dali died here."

That's quite fun, too.

♪ It is a bright morning ♪

♪ In the courtyard ♪

♪ Swallows flutter ♪

♪ Blessed by the phoenix, we were fortunate to become neighbors ♪

♪ It is only a pity we met so late ♪

♪ Stumbling into the red chamber ♪

♪ Surrounded by the lush green grass ♪

♪ A song flows from underneath the painted beam ♪

- Young Master. - Young Master.

I heard you had accomplished a lot this trip.

A'Bi and I heard you defeated ten people on your own at the Shaolin Temple.

What's wrong with Young Master?

During the battle at Shaolin Temple, Young Master lost to Qiao Feng.

That is why he is upset.

No, no, no.

Young Master would not take it to heart

if he lost to Qiao Feng once.

If you ask me, I think he is unhappy because Qiao Feng is going to become the chief of the Beggar' Sect.

The chief of the Beggar' Sect?

- What? - What is with that?

Rumors have been spreading like wildfire.

Don't you know about this?

- Let me tell you... - Get on the boat now.

It's dark already.

Forget it.

I never expected the stones on this jade cliff to be so tough.

If someone in the future sees this, they may think that I, Duan Yu, couldn't even write nicely.

What is this?

This...

Amazing!

The moonlight reflects my shadow on the rock.

Then... my shadow will appear on the waterfall!

It is as though I am standing in between two mirrors.

This is fun.

I wonder if anybody can see me if I do this.

It seems like those from the Limitless Sword Sect

really saw immortals practicing swords here.

In that case...

You people put me into this situation.

Therefore, I shall pretend to practice a few moves

and give them some false hope!

This is the bottom of Sword Lake Palace.

Why would there be something like this here?

Did someone live here before?

I am Duan Yu. Sorry for showing up uninvited

and trespassing into this wonderful place.

I hope you'll forgive me.

It seems like no one has lived here for a long time.

[Deputy Chief of the Beggars' Sect, Ma Dayuan] Welcome, Deputy Chief Ma.

You are too polite.

Feng'er, is not yet the chief.

He's doing what he should do.

Is everybody here?

Everybody is here.

Chief, not only the disciples of the Beggars' Sect, [Head of Discipline, Beggar's Sect, Bai Shijing]

even Elders Song, Xi, Chen, and Elder Wu Siwei, who were away on duty, have returned

just to catch a glimpse of the inauguration of our new chief.

Greetings, Chief!

My pleasure, Elders.

Feng'er.

Let's go. Let's go.

[Ceremony]

[Ceremony]

The chief has arrived!

Qiao Feng.

Ever since he joined the Beggars' Sect,

he has cared for our brethren and associates.

He is brave and responsible.

He defends our territory, our nation, and fights against our enemies.

He has contributed a lot to the Beggars' Sect.

Recently, wars are breaking out.

The Khitans have been invading southward,

trying to conquer our Great Song.

We need everybody to stay loyal so that we can turn the tide!

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Qiao Feng.

I am here.

We, the Beggars' Sect, are the best sect in the world.

Do you know why?

That is because, in the past dynasties,

there have always been those people who ended up having to become beggars.

That is correct.

Our motto is to commit to promises,

curb the violent and assist the weak,

respect others, not be trifled by small details and problems,

and never go against the principles of righteousness!

Qiao Feng, I am sure you know how important this Dog Beating Staff is.

I understand!

All right then.

I, Wang Jiantong, am no longer capable.

Today, I shall hand over the position of chief

to our ninth-generation disciple, Qiao Feng!

Take the staff!

My dear brothers, today, I, Qiao Feng,

have inherited the position of the chief of the Beggars' Sect.

[Head of the Dazhi Branch, Quan Guanqing] I promise to devote everything

to the Beggars' Sect!

Greetings to the Chief!

I apologize for staring at you, Miss. I have no manners!

May I ask...

How should I address you?

Miss, you look so pure and beautiful. You are like a deity.

Why don't...

Why don't I call you "Sister Deity"?

Sister Deity, after getting to witness your beauty,

I can die without regrets today.

However, I wonder

why do you live here alone?

Isn't it a little too lonely?

A letter from Wu Yazi to Sister Qiu Shui.

"Time seems to stop when I am with you here."

This must have been written by those two immortals

who were practicing swords at the cliff.

This statue must be Sister Qiu Shui in the poem.

Wu Yazi accompanied

and lived with her in this dark cave without any complaints.

They must have truly been in love.

Sister Deity, if you can come back to live and say something to me,

I would be willing to sacrifice my life a thousand or ten thousand times for you.

"Kowtow a thousand times before me.

Do my bidding.

Obey my orders.

You will have no regrets even after you die."

It is perfectly justified and reasonable to kowtow to her.

And, of course, it would be an honor to do her bidding!

Kowtow a thousand times.

One,

two,

three...

[Yanzi Building]

Young Master,

judging by the position of your chess pieces,

I am afraid you are going to lose.

I lost!

900...

998...

999...

1000!

It seems that Sister Deity has prepared for all of this all along.

If I had not heeded her words and kowtowed before her a thousand times,

this cushion would not have torn.

And this treasure would not have appeared then.

Thou kowtowed for a thousand times.

Thou did my bidding.

You can live without regrets.

This is the secret technique of the Carefree Sect.

Practice it every day

at 5:00 a.m. - 7:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., and 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Once you have mastered the technique, head down the mountains

and kill all of those of Carefree Sect.

Leave no one alive.

Or I will not be able to rest in peace.

What do you mean?

But I don't want to learn any martial arts.

What do you mean to kill those of the Carefree Sect?

I could never do that.

But I cannot disobey Sister Deity's words...

I...

Sister Deity wants me to learn martial arts

and kill all of those people.

These people must have harmed her.

They deserve to die.

But she has already passed away for decades.

Who knows if the Carefree Sect still exists?

Maybe they have already been wiped out by someone else.

And I will not have to kill them myself.

Miss Deity might have already gotten her wish.

She may rest in peace now.

"The Divine Art of the Northern Darkness."

The Divine Art of the Northern Darkness uses others' inner energy as one's own.

The water in the northern underworld did not come naturally.

The ocean is made up of water from rivers.

Others in the world cultivated.

However, the Carefree Sect did the opposite.

They absorb, harmonize,

and store other people's inner energy.

If their opponents' energy exceeds their own,

they will make use of that energy as their own.

They are very dangerous people.

Be careful.

Be careful.

Using others' inner energy for their own use?

Isn't that the same as stealing from other people?

But... Sister Deity put it well.

The rivers come together to form an ocean.

The water flowed into the ocean on its own.

The ocean never robbed from the river.

These evil people must have offended Sister Deity.

So she absorbed their inner energy and used it as her own.

It is as though...

She took away the butcher's knife,

but she has no intention to harm the butcher.

She is not at fault at all!

Minute Steps Upon Towering Waves?

"Propriety."

"Innocence."

These are positions and bearings that appeared in Yijing.

It looks very complicated.

But I know them very well.

"When you encounter strong enemies, use this to keep yourself alive.

Use it to accumulate your own inner energy, and take their enemy's instead."

When you are in danger, use this technique to escape and keep yourself alive.

That is a good thing.

But I don't think it is necessary

to take the enemies' lives.

Sister Deity, you want me to practice every morning, noon, and evening.

I will not disobey you.

From now on, I will be even more courteous to others.

So that they will not beat me up.

I will try my best to study and practice the Minute Steps Upon Towering Waves.

If I ever sense anything wrong,

I will escape immediately

so that I will not absorb others' inner energy.

The zither remains

and the chess game has yet to end,

but the beauty is no longer here.

Sister Deity must have been lonely when she lived here.

She could only play chess with herself.

It is a pity that I was not born sooner.

I could have accompanied you.

What is this place?

Library of a fairyland?

So this is the library?

On the silk cloth, Sister Deity mentioned

that the secret techniques of all the sects

are kept here and I can refer to them!

But I never studied martial arts, neither do I want to.

I do not want to read these scrolls and books.

But Sister Deity has given her orders.

I must not disobey her.

But all of the scrolls and books are gone, though?

The Beggars' Sect.

"Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms" is missing.

"Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms"?

Shaolin Sect.

The "Yijin Jing" is missing.

The Duan family of Dali.

The "One-Finger Death Touch"

and the "Six Pulse Excalibur" is missing.

What a pity.

What a pity.

What luck! What luck!

Since the scrolls and books are missing,

I will not be disobeying Sister Deity by not practicing then!

So this is the exit.

Sister Deity, I have important matters to deal with today.

I am afraid I have to bid you farewell for now.

After I save Miss Zhong,

I will be sure to visit you every year and spend some time here with you

so that you will not feel lonely.

Young Master, you have been restless since your fight with Qiao Feng.

Would you be willing to share what troubles you have with me?

They talk about Murong of the South and Qiao Feng of the North.

They make it sound as if they are equally good.

However, black and white can never be equal.

I have been intelligent and capable since young.

There are no martial arts that I do not know.

But I lost to Qiao Feng this time.

Now, he is the chief of the Beggars' Sect.

He is in charge of the world's largest sect.

He has those who will devote everything to him, including their lives.

But I, Murong Fu, only have a few servants to serve me.

I am afraid I will not be able to achieve my goal to restore Yan.

Murong Fu!

Do you remember that you are a member of the royal family of Yan?

Do you not remember your father's last words to you?

All heroes and great men have had to endure suffering to achieve their goals.

Back then, we went through so much to build Yan.

Our people worked so hard to fight wars and build the nation!

Are you going to give up just because of some minor setbacks?

Let me ask you.

Why did your father name you "Fu?"

Father named me "Fu,"

because he wants me to remember the behest of our ancestors.

- Brother. - Young Master!

Thank you for enlightening me.

Young Master, please do not say that.

It is not an easy task to restore a nation.

The difficulty is unimaginable for ordinary people.

Young Master, you must not lose the spirit of Yan

just because of some minor setbacks.

You are right, Brother.

But we will not be able to restore a nation in one night.

Let alone achieving our goal with only so few of us.

Now, the world is in a state of chaos.

The ties between nations are complicated.

If we wish to restore the Murong legacy,

we need to recruit more talented people and alliances to rebuild our power.

As long as we work together as one and work towards our goals,

I am sure we will be able to restore Yan!

Young Master!

"Any person with the surname Duan who enters this valley shall be killed without exception."

So this is why Miss Zhong told me not to tell them that I am from the Duan family.

I wonder why the leader of the valley hates the Duan family so much?

Even if the Duan family offended him,

there are hundreds of thousands of people with the surname Duan.

Can he kill every one of them?

[Wan]

Brother!

Come on!

Have a drink! Bottoms up!

Cheers!

A toast to the chief!

Bottoms up!

Chief, you can certainly handle your liquor!

- It is rare to see someone who can handle liquor as well as you do! - You guys worked hard.

Enjoy the feast today. Get drunk and enjoy yourselves!

- All right! Here you go! - Here!

- Bottoms up! - Cheers!

Chief, I hear that you are skilled in martial arts.

Do you mind teaching me a little?

- Yes! - Great!

Come on then.

It has been quite some time since things have been so lively here.

Come on, let us have a drink.

This is... the Black Tiger Steals Heart technique.

Not bad. You are quite strong.

But your movements are too big.

Your enemies will see through you easily.

Thank you for your guidance, Chief.

Great!

Who is next?

Actually, we should have handed over our positions

to the younger generations a long time ago.

But we still cannot help but worry.

You know the situation in Song right now.

The emperor is too young.

And Empress Dowager's health is getting worse and worse.

The nation is weak and surrounded by powerful enemies.

They seem to be in a more difficult situation

- than we are, right? - Indeed.

In times like these, when the nation is in crisis, we should be the ones standing out and protecting it.

But... you have such a competent disciple, Old Wang.

What is there to worry about?

Indeed. Chief Qiao is powerful and honorable.

I am sure that with him leading the Beggars' Sect,

there will be nothing that the sect cannot handle.

- Right? - That's right.

The younger generations know what to do.

We should not worry too much. Come on.

- Drink up! - Cheers.

- Let's drink. - Cheers!

Chief, I would like to give it a try!

Me too!

More?

All right! Drink up!

Come on! Drink!

Come on!

Chief Qiao is amazing indeed.

Old Wang, you did a good job in teaching your disciple.

Those six disciples are some of the best fighters in the sect.

However, all of us saw what happened

during the battles earlier.

Not only does Qiao Feng have good control of his power,

but he also did not even spill a single drop of wine in his bowl.

Of course. He is my disciple!

- Come on, drink some more! - Drink up!

Bottoms up!

[Wanjie Valley]

Young Master, please come in.

Thank you for alerting us that Miss Zhong is in danger.

Please rest here for a while, Young Master.

I will inform Madam right away.

Thank you.

Greetings, Madam, I am Duan Yu. [Wife of the lord of Wanjie Valley, Gan Baobao]

Greetings, Young Master.

Did you just say that your surname is Duan?

After you reach the manor, do not tell my father that your surname is Duan.

You can leave first.

I...

May I ask where your hometown is?

I am from the Lin'an Manor in Jiangnan.

I have been living in Dali for about three years.

Jiangnan...

In Dali...

That is why you have a Dali accent.

I heard you came to inform us of something.

Did something happen to my daughter?

Yes.

Madam.

Miss Zhong asked me to come here and seek help with this shoe as proof.

Miss Zhong and I met at the Limitless Sword Sect.

There is this Shennong Sect who came looking for trouble with the people from the Limitless Sword Sect.

I thought that everything should be solved with peace,

so I wanted to stop Shennong Sect

from harming the Limitless Sword Sect.

Miss Zhong came with me.

Not only did they refuse to listen, but they attacked us as well.

Miss Zhong's Lightning Ferret bit many of their men.

So they are holding her hostage and have agreed only to let her go

if we get them the antidote.

Indeed, she always causes trouble whenever she leaves the residence.

Madam! It is all my fault.

Please do not blame Miss Zhong.

Yeah.

It is not surprising.

Back then, I was exactly like her.

What the heck?

How did Jin Xi'er get killed?

Oh, no.

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♫ In this life, no matter who is laughing at me ♫

♫ I will not go mad or be unreasonable ♫

♫ I have crossed seas and mountains of hardships ♫

♫ Everything has it's earnings ♫

♫ All the things that happened in the past are as clear as ink ♫

♫ I wait for it to run dry and then start to tint ♫

♫ All worldly desires are like mountains and valleys ♫

♫ Borrowing rain's tears as the water rushes out ♫

♫ If you come across me in this life, who cares if it's life or death in the end ♫

♫ I might as well become a river ♫

♫ As the sword laughs, many of your dreams are shattered ♫

♫ It's just a small story in the martial arts world ♫

♫ If you come across me in this life, so what if I abandon all my riches ♫

♫ Where do I go to ask the rights and the wrongs, the benefits and the losses, the empty and the colorful ♫

♫ If you make it past, come back to find the cause ♫

♫ How will fate deal with me? ♫

♫ If you come across me in this life, so what if I abandon all my riches ♫

♫ Where do I go to ask the rights and the wrongs, the benefits and the losses, the empty and the colorful ♫

♫ As the sword laughs, many of your dreams are shattered ♫

♫ It's just a small story in the martial arts world ♫

♫ If you come across me in this life, so what if I abandon all my riches ♫

♫ Where do I go to ask the rights and the wrongs, the benefits and the losses, the empty and the colorful ♫

♫ If you make it past, come back to find the cause ♫

♫ How will fate deal with me? ♫

Young Master Duan, who is your father?

My father's name is Duan Zhengchun.

Duan Zhengchun?

That's right.

You... You are the son of that bastard Duan Zhengchun!

My father is in Dali City right now. If you want to find him, it's very easy.

Why do you need to put up a sign outside your house

that says something like "anyone from the Duan Family cannot come in and will be killed immediately"?