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=Love Game in Eastern Fantasy=

=Episode 21=

(Xingshan Hall)

(Zhao Qinru, 15 Years Ago)

(Xingshan Hall)

The construction took five years

and enormous amounts.

The hall is finally complete today.

It's all for the Blessing Ceremony.

I've done my utmost.

I can swear to the heavens.

After the ceremony,

you'll top the harem

as you wish.

And your son, the Seventh Prince,

will become the Crown Prince.

The future of the Zhao Family

lies on you, Master Tao.

But

it's just a ceremony.

Can it achieve

such ambitious goals?

"Just"?

The ceremony

needs one last

and the most vital sacrifice.

I wonder

if you can provide it.

What is it?

I'll give you anything for my son

to become the Crown Prince,

including my life.

You can take it.

No, Your Highness.

I need your daughter,

Princess Duanyang.

My daughter?

Slow down, Your Highness!

Be careful!

Careful now.

She was born on an auspicious day.

Her natal chart matches the formation perfectly.

She's most suitable to be the Saintess.

I can't do that!

I can't sacrifice my daughter!

I can't!

The formation won't take her life.

It'll transfer

her lifespan and fortune

all to your son.

She's born royal, noble,

lucky and long-living.

(Xingshan Hall) With her in the core of the formation,

your son will be

the Crown Prince for sure.

I can't let her go!

Your Highness,

let me remind you.

If the Empress's son ascends the throne,

what will happen

to your son,

his former biggest rival?

What about the long-lasting

and prominent Zhao Family?

(Xingshan Hall)

What will happen to Min?

She'll lead a miserable life.

She can't get anything she wants,

or she'll lose everything eventually.

She'll never be happy.

Slow down, Your Highness!

Be careful.

Slow down.

Slow down.

Careful now.

Mother.

Are you crying, Mother?

Min.

If I want you to be

the Saintess for the Blessing Ceremony,

will you do it?

What's a Saintess?

If I'm the Saintess,

will you get what you want

and stop crying?

If so, I'll do it.

I'll be the Saintess, Mother.

Min,

I'll forever adore you and love you.

I'll give you anything you want.

You'll be the most-loved princess.

You're the best, Mother.

Your Highness,

the Princess went in

over an hour ago!

The wedding is about to begin!

Useless!

All of you wait here.

I'll bring her back.

Chief!

Chief!

Keep your voice down!

Chief, Dowager Consort Zhao is here.

Why did she come?

It seems the key to solving

this complicated puzzle is here.

Sister Mu.

(However wild that demon is...)

(As long as we're back together...)

(Right now, in that hall...)

(We will solve it!)

(Yes!)

(Xingshan Hall)

You look vigorous, General Li.

Chancellor,

please look after my son at the Imperial College.

Sure, sure.

- Look at this fabric. - Mr. Liu,

- It's of top quality. - I'll have to rely on you.

I have some more at home.

If you like it,

- I'll have it sent to your place. - No problem.

Thank you.

(Xingshan Hall)

Min!

Go back with me.

I won't.

It's overdue for 15 years.

It has to be done today.

What are you saying?

Let's go.

What am I saying?

Don't you know the best, Mother?

Lu Jiu,

Princess Duanyang is possessed.

Take her away now.

Lu Jiu!

Are you defying me?

Let's go!

Ruoshi...!

Min...!

It's time.

Tao Ying?

It's you!

You're manipulating her with your witchcraft, aren't you?

You won't succeed!

(Incubus Demon) Tao Ying died ten years ago.

Your Highness,

did Mu Huaijiang not tell you

that Tao Ying was a mere puppet?

I am

the mastermind behind everything.

Demon! Demon!

Guards!

Catch that demon!

Help! Catch that demon!

Finally, this day has come.

Everyone in this hall

will die a worthy death today.

Chief,

the Life Suction Formation

is about to be activated.

Stand by. Get ready to assist.

Stick to Cultivator Mu's plan.

Dowager Consort Zhao is there, too.

If something happens to her,

His Majesty will punish us...

Cultivator Mu has told me

about the situation with a Message Charm.

Relax. It's fine.

Chief,

the stakes are high.

Do you really believe in those civilians?

Absolutely.

You evil demon.

Do you think your plan is working?

Look around.

Are those guests

in panic?

You look vigorous, General Li.

Chancellor,

please look after my son at the Imperial College.

Sure, sure.

- Look at this fabric. - Mr. Liu,

- It's of top quality. - I'll have to rely on you.

I have some more at home.

- If you like it, - Sure, sure.

I'll have it sent to your place.

Thank you.

Look,

your plan failed.

To gain immortality

with this formation,

you'll need hundreds of lives.

But now other than us

and Dowager Consort Zhao,

only the bride and the groom are here.

Who are you?

I always tell the demons

who are going to kill them.

I'm a Mu from Huainan,

Mu Yao.

One of the Mu Family?

15 years ago,

Mu Huaijiang ruined my plan!

Now, you!

At first, I thought

it was the powerful Resentful Woman.

Turns out,

you're only a Tier 4 Incubus Demon.

Making such an elaborate plan

to catch you is a complete waste.

But that's fine.

It's worth it for the safety

of the people.

The formation has been activated.

Your demon core will solidify

and appear at the core of the formation.

It'll be so fragile

that a little child

can easily break it.

Here it comes.

The dark energy is...

Resentment.

15 years ago,

over 400 people were killed here.

Lingering resentment, obsession, hatred

and other painful

and twisted feelings

can be forged in the demon core

to boost demonic power.

That explains it.

With such energy,

his demon core is unbreakable.

It's a pity that the pain of those people's tragic deaths

is now fueling his evildoing.

Demon Catchers,

you've underestimated me.

Even if I can't reach immortality today,

you can't do anything to me,

but you'll

all die here!

How beautiful.

Your Highness,

where are we?

I... I don't know.

Why are you asking me?

Of course you know.

We're

in your dream.

Nonsense!

A Tier 7 Incubus Demon

can create a nightmare

and trap people inside forever.

This one is merely Tier 4.

Normally, he can't do that.

But with the strong resentment

in his demon core,

he's as powerful as a Tier 7 Incubus Demon.

Resentment

flows to its source.

Dowager Consort Zhao,

we are in your nightmare.

Mother,

this place is so beautiful and peaceful.

Why is it your nightmare?

Where exactly are we?

I don't know.

Stop asking me!

I know nothing about it.

A perfect habitat for demons

in such a remote place.

This is

the Qilin Mountain.

The Qilin Mountain?

Are we in

the Qilin Mountain?

Mother,

isn't that you from years ago?

Level this evil mountain

with ten mountain talismans.

Let no demons go.

Yes.

Ten mountain talismans?

Why?

It's a demon lair.

Do I need a reason to kill demons?

They were produced by natural energy.

They never left here or did evil.

Demons are like beasts.

I'm a consort.

I don't need to explain it to you!

I meant to protect the people

before it was too late.

Liar!

That's

the Qingyi Marquis Mansion.

It's the one

from over ten years ago.

This is

her second nightmare.

Father!

Wake up, Father!

Take your young master away.

- Father! - Yes.

Father!

Let's go, Young Master.

Please wake up!

You may leave.

Father!

Qinghuan.

Sister...

this is probably my last night.

No.

You're still young.

You'll recover soon.

Over the years,

I've been doing what you said.

I've never tried

to find out the connection

between me and the Qilin Mountain,

or why I don't remember

about my trip,

or what happened to me.

But now

I'm dying.

I have one last wish.

Tell me,

was I in love with someone,

even if...

even if she was a demon?

Why are you asking that

at this point?

Sister...

please

tell me.

Why do I always feel

there's a hole in my heart?

Did I lose someone I loved?

Sister...

You're the Seventh Prince's uncle

and the Master of the Zhao Family.

You're at the top of the pyramid.

You aren't involved with any demon

whatsoever.

Qinghuan!

Qinghuan!

Qinghuan!

Qinghuan!

Qinghuan!

Qinghuan!

Qinghuan!

Qinghuan!

So

the late Marquis was away for a long time

before getting married

because he fell in love with a demon

at the Qilin Mountain.

And you

covered it up at all costs

for the Zhao Family's honor

and for fear that your son

couldn't become the Crown Prince,

right?

I did all that for you.

Min,

Ruoshi,

I had to protect the Zhao Family.

As the new Master,

Qinghuan was bewitched

by a demon.

Hadn't I made that move,

he would've ruined everything.

"That move"?

Do you mean the Worry-Free Curse?

You killed so many innocent lives,

but never did you know

your brother would

also die because of you.

No!

It was that demon!

That demon killed him!

It had nothing to do with me!

The Worry-Free Curse

can erase one's memory,

but not one's love or hatred.

The late Marquis died with regrets

because of you.

It became your nightmare

because even when he was dying,

you, who he saw as his intimate sister,

were still lying to him.

I was his sister

and he was my younger brother.

We were siblings.

We grew up together.

I'd never harm him!

I did what I did for his sake!

I'm a sister, too.

I also have a younger brother.

Zhao Qinru,

you don't know what siblings are for.

Mu Yao,

easy for you to say.

The Mu Family is widely respected

as all of you are Demon Catchers.

Were your brother being with a demon,

could you still remain untroubled

and lenient?

Could you do that?

(Xingshan Hall)

The Xingshan Hall?

It's the one in her dream.

Finally,

your dream has led us here.

(Xingshan Hall)

(Xingshan Hall)

Is that me in childhood?

Your Highness,

we followed your order

and finally found this civilian girl,

Yu.

Her birthday and natal chart are similar to the Princess's.

Very well.

Her figure and looks match Min's, too.

The Blessing Ceremony is tomorrow.

Use her to see how it goes.

We've been warned of the importance.

We shall tread carefully.

The Saintess

should be pious for the prayer to be answered.

Do you want to be the Saintess?

Yes.

I really do.

I want to be the Saintess,

so Your Highness will give us money

to pay for my sister's treatment.

Thank you, Your Highness.

I think I know who she is.

I once saw

that rattle-drum.

Peiyun

carried it with her all the time.

She said it was left by her sister, Peiyu.

So this girl is her sister, Peiyu!

Peiyun?

She...

Did she

come to the palace

and work for Min and me,

all for...

for revenge?

You're vicious,

but not too dumb.

I remember it.

You also wanted me to be the Saintess.

Mother,

did you mean to sacrifice me too?

No!

I love you the most!

You know that, Min.

I'd never sacrifice you.

So you sacrificed another girl?

She was from a poor family.

I paid her family

way more than selling 100 girls.

In your eyes,

demons are mere nothing.

So are humans,

I guess.

- I... - You used another girl

instead of your daughter to be the Saintess.

Did you already know

there'd be a fire

that'd kill everyone

at the Blessing Ceremony?

I built this hall

to pray for the people's welfare

and well-being!

That wizard Tao Ying

colluded with that demon

and fooled me.

I knew nothing about their plot, really!

At this point,

you're still defending yourself

as if you've done evil

for the right cause

and it's others' fault.

It is their fault!

I didn't know anything. I swear!

I didn't do it.

I didn't know.

Stop asking me!

They lied to me.

I didn't know...

I swear I knew nothing at all!

Mother,

are you hearing it?

This is the scene after the fire.

Your Highness,

15 years ago,

over 400 people came for the ceremony.

No one survived

except you.

Why?

That was an accident.

The court concluded the case.

An unfortunate accident.

You keep lying to us.

20 years ago,

to break up your brother and his love,

you had the Astronomical Bureau level the Qilin Mountain.

I've checked Tao Ying out.

He and his daughter

had been living in seclusion there

until you gave that order,

causing his daughter

to be killed in that catastrophe.

That blood-stained wooden doll

was left

by her.

Tao Ying wasn't a demon.

He and the Incubus Demon who used him

came to you for revenge.

You did evil

for your selfish desires.

To cover that up,

you did it again,

leading you to a vicious circle,

the depths of vice,

and eventually, the massacre by fire.

Zhao Qinru,

do you think you can atone for your sins

simply by playing a philanthropist?

If you don't tell the truth,

we'll forever be trapped in the nightmare.

Resentment is a personal feeling.

It should've left with that person.

But now it's being used by the Incubus Demon.

Only if you confess

can we break out.

Otherwise,

your daughter,

your nephew

and even you

will all die here.

Chief,

the formation has been running for over a quarter.

Cultivator Mu and the others...

I think they're acting as planned,

using themselves as bait

to be lured into the Incubus Demon's Boundless Nightmare.

A Tier 7 Incubus Demon's Boundless Nightmare?

If they're trapped inside

for an hour,

they won't be able to get out.

Don't I know what?

They're well aware of it, too.

And they have a solution.

Make Dowager Consort Zhao confess.

I've done nothing wrong.

Not before, not now, not ever!

You're setting them off.

Watch out, Your Highness!

Ruoshi!

Aren't we in a dream?

How come they can hurt us?

The dream isn't real,

but the victims' resentment is.

Be careful, everyone!

We're in the Xingshan Hall

in the dream and reality.

They've overlapped,

so their resentment has sneaked in.

It can't hurt people in reality,

but we're in the dream.

Dreams come from

one's mind.

So

the resentment here

can kill us!

Your... Your Highness...

Ruoshi!

Ruoshi!

Ruoshi!

Ruoshi!

Ruoshi!

If he's killed in the Boundless Nightmare,

Ruoshi!

- he will die in reality, too. - Ruoshi!

Zhao Qinru,

confess now.

We can't hold it any longer.

You can't get away with it.

Such resentment

won't stop until it devours

its source.

Stop denying it!

Mother!

I'm scared, Mother!

Mother!

What have I done wrong?

All that I've done is

for the Zhao Family's glory.

I've done my best

for the ancestors and the descendants.

Let the resentment devour me!

Come at me!

You're incorrigible!

The resentment will not only

harm you!

Come on!

Devour me!

Do it now!

I've done nothing wrong!

Nothing at all!

Min!

Min!

Min!

Mother...

If you

want me to be the Saintess

and you can be happy,

I'll do it.

If I'm the Saintess,

will you get what you want

and stop crying?

If so, I'll do it.

I'll be the Saintess, Mother.

Min!

Tao Ying lost his daughter,

so he wanted you

to kill your daughter as revenge.

He was killed by that fire.

His resentment is

not only towards you.

It'll devour your daughter, too.

I'm losing it!

It's my fault.

It's all my fault!

I was deluded into

setting up this evil formation

out of greed.

I couldn't

sacrifice my daughter,

so I replaced her with another girl.

Seeing the hall on fire,

I thought if words got out,

the Zhao Family and my son

would be in trouble,

so I had them

close all the doors,

causing hundreds of deaths.

- Your Highness! - Help!

- Help! - Help!

Open the door!

Let us out!

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Can't let them out...

I'm guilty.

I'm the most sinful!

I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry!

Punish me alone!

♪Like mist entangling with time♪

♪Fate feels like a nightmare♪

♪Who understands the black lotus♪

♪Before I met you♪

♪The years were chaotic and speechless♪

♪Each glance at you makes me willingly♪

♪Annotate the years with my life♪

♪Darkness cannot devour all hope♪

♪Gazing at the light on the other shore♪

♪Even if I'm battered and facing endless storms♪

♪I'm grateful to have you by my side♪

Min...

Min...

♪Etching my name in joy and sorrow♪

Finally.

My body was numb lying there.

♪Just to protect you♪

You're unforgivable,

but your daughter and Marquis Zhao are innocent.

Don't worry.

They're safe.

The nightmare is dissipating.

We did it.

No!

No!

The capital holds over 100 Imperial Demon Catchers,

and it's guarded by the supreme Crescent.

Even Tier 7 demons are intimidated.

Yet a lowly demon

used a woman's greed to stir up huge trouble.

How ironic.

Brother Liu,

are you going to purify him?

No.

I believe we should give

bad demons another chance.

But this Incubus Demon did

all kinds of evil for his selfish desires,

leading to dreadful consequences.

Even if he ended up in my tower,

he'd fall on the eighth floor

and live in hell.

It's better to

let Yao end him

to spare him the suffering.

I think so, too.

I've waited for so long

and gone to extreme lengths,

only to see that my plan

almost worked, but failed twice.

You...

You Demon Catchers keep getting in my way!

Immortality is no longer possible for me.

But this formation cost me everything.

It cannot go to waste!

♪The sky in my eyes is always a dazzling blue♪

♪The departing ship raises its sails, waiting for the wind♪

♪It says breaking through layers of obstacles♪

♪Will lead to the stars and the sea♪

♪The fledgling bird at the cliff's edge spreads its wings♪

♪How high must it fly to meet the expectations♪

♪The waves say the breeze will come naturally♪

♪So fly♪

♪Even if I encounter storms and crash into flames♪

♪Even if the thorns cover me♪

♪I was meant to♪

♪Embrace every surging wave♪

♪This world♪

♪Has both spectacular and ordinary moments♪

♪Giving it my all is brave enough♪

♪The next stop♪

♪Is calling me from ahead♪

♪A flower breaking through the stone, pure and soft♪

♪Open up an umbrella on a long journey♪

♪No matter where the wind comes from, I'll look forward to it♪

♪So fly♪

♪Even if I encounter storms and crash into flames♪

♪Even if the thorns cover me♪

♪I was meant to♪

♪Embrace every surging wave♪

♪This world♪

♪Has both spectacular and ordinary moments♪

♪Giving it my all is brave enough♪

♪The next stop♪

♪Is calling me from ahead♪

♪As the wind blows open the folded crane-shaped letters♪

♪The yellowing paper reflects forgotten wishes♪

♪I want to talk to the passionate persistence I had back then♪

♪Thank you for not retreating♪

♪Thank you for always guarding your beliefs♪

♪So fly♪

♪Even if I encounter storms and crash into flames♪

♪Even if the thorns cover me♪

♪I was meant to♪

♪Embrace every surging wave♪

♪This world♪

♪Has both spectacular and ordinary moments♪

♪Giving it my all is brave enough♪

♪The next stop♪

♪Is calling me from ahead♪