"Fuxi Zither" "Don't struggle, you can't escape." "I deceived you for so many years." "I don't have any hatred or regret for you treating me this way." "But, I just want to ask you one thing." "Everything you told me." "You said that you loved me." "Was that real?" "It was fake." "Xiao Xue." "It was all thanks to you secretly telling us." "That way, we were finally able to capture this demoness." "We really did a good deed for the human world." "Let's return to Immortal Mountain." "Is it safe to imprison Ningke here?" "Tian Wai Village is not a place where someone could easily come and go." "If both of us are not present to open the heaven gate, neither the Demon Lord, or even the Jade Emperor would be able to come in." "Then..." "She would be forever imprisoned here?" "Then, you have to ask you close friend." "This is the place of immortals." "My words means nothing here." "She is yours." "We are just safeguarding her for you." "How would you handle her?" "Let's just imprison her first." "What happened?" "Did Ningke do this?" "No." "Then how come Mrs. Yuwen seems to have lost her mind?" "When a person crosses between the land of demon and human, that person would be definitely be harmed." "It's certain that Mrs. Yuwen was severely tortured in the Demonic World." "She is very lucky to be awake." "Immortals." "Is there any way to save my mother?" "Don't worry." "You have both of us old folks here." "You should be able to rest at ease." "For my mother's entire life, she has suffered too much." "Young lad." "It is not just bitterness that a person experience." "If I can carry all the burdens and hardships that my mother experienced, then it would be nothing." "Both immortals." "How long would Mrs. Yuwen recover?" "If she is under good care, it will not take longer than half a month for her to fully recover." "Even with my healing powers," "Mrs. Yuwen cannot recover sooner?" "It's the same as when Immortals come to the human realm and lose all of their immortal's ability." "Your powers are only useful in the human realm, but here?" "However, you should not worry." "She is much safer at here than anywhere else." "Queen Mother, let me place the flower on you." "Who are you?" "I'm Tuo'er." "I do not know you." "Mother, I'm Tuo'er." "I can feel that..." "Your hands are blood-stained." "You're not Tuo'er." "Queen Mother." "Take a good look at me." "You once said," "I look like you." "You really don't recognize me anymore?" "My Tuo'er..." "He was very sensible at a young age." "When he was a 10-year-old," "I cruelly shoved him into the sword tomb." "Yet, he did not let me down." "He brought back Xuan Yuan Sword." "When he was 12, he mastered the Fiery Body Split from the seven disciples of Mt." "Shu sect." "After that, he fought the Four Great Evils to avenge an orphan." "That year, he was only 14." "He has never given up reviving Northern Zhou." "He still wants to avenge his father." "He is my pride." "I feel really guilty." "All I can do for him is just to cook a few bowls of noodles for him." "He can always devour quite a number of bowls." "He'll eat until he's really full." "Actually, as his mother, I have nothing to wish for." "I just hope that he will be a healthy and upright man." "I'll be contented then." "Queen Mother." "Silly child." "You can recognize me?" "I know your mother still loves you very much." "As long as you're well-fed, well-clothed and live well, she'll be contented." "Give it a try." "Imagine you're not a human with flesh and blood." "Imagine it starting from the tip of your toes." "There's no flesh and blood in your body." "You're just a stone." "The, your heart won't feel that much pain." "I know." "Xiao Xue is actually very childish." "This method might not be useful at all to you." "But this is the method Xiao Xue used to withstand pain." "This method must be very effective then." "How would you know without trying?" "Do I need to try?" "We've been through so much." "Yet you still have not given up on me." "This is the best evidence." "Perhaps." "Actually, I would like to thank you properly." "Actually, you're not a cold-blooded man." "Really?" "Just as Ningke trusted me the most, I betrayed her." "Doesn't this count as being cold-blooded and heartless?" "A man who risks his life for his mother is never a bloodless man." "Perhaps." "I know at that moment, what you told Ningke was fake." "I lied to you for so many years." "Though you've treated me this way," "I have nothing to resent." "But I would like to ask you one thing." "All that you've said to me." "You said you love me." "Are they real?" "It was fake." "Your words were the fake ones." "But it's true that I've hurt her deeply." "Do not lie to me." "I know." "Up until now, you still want to protect her." "I found that you're different from the past." "Is it good or bad?" "Nothing about good or bad." "Then can you tell me." "Why did you use this kind of method to keep Ningke?" "Looks like now, there's nothing I can keep from you." "Because both of us aren't mortals." "Isn't that so?" "Do you really want to know?" "Since both immortals claimed that this is the safest place, it's time to tell you this secret." "Are these related to me?" "Nothing can work without you." "What's this?" "This is Old Heretic Huang's wooden black box." "Lad, if you're listening to this, it shows that I'm already gone from the three mortal, demon and heavenly worlds." "He's the elder, Old Heretic Huang who helped you in the Demonic World and sacrificed himself?" "The mortal world will be totally destroyed by the Demon Lord." "This is already an undeniable fact." "What?" "You might think that the Earthly Emperor from each era will always protect mortal world." "But let me tell you this." "In every combat, the Mortal and Demonic Worlds will always bring about heavy casualties." "Elder, are there any ways to change this fate?" "A lad like you is considered quite lucky." "I took cover in the Demonic World and struggled to survive for so many years." "It wasn't only to wait for you." "In these days, I finally thought of a way to salvation." "This method will not only impede Demon Lord from entering mortal world via the rift of the sky, it can also completely destroy the Demon Lord and all his demonic followers..." "I kept this secret from you until now was to avoid the Demonic World from discovering it." "Only in Tian Wai Village, can I tell you the truth." "That means you have a way to fend off the Demonic World?" "The mortal world would then have everlasting peace?" "That's right." "What's the method?" "Sacrifices." "Sacrifice yourself?" "According to Old Heretic Huang," "Demon Lord has already invaded the mortal world." "Only by practising the Ritual of Loss, can we succeed." "How do we execute the Ritual of Loss?" "Alter the functions of the Five Sacred Artifacts." "Alter?" "But the ancient Five Sacred Artifacts are primitive treasures." "They're unbreakable and indestructible." "How do we alter their functions?" "We have to find Devil Seeds which have slipped into the human realm and develop the Blood Pearl of 10,000 Souls." "Then, we can alter the Five Sacred Artifacts and the Ritual of Loss can be accomplished." "You're saying to find the concealed Devil Seeds is the only chance to save the world?" "Yes." "The Blood Rituals of 10,000 Souls also need Nuwa's healing power." "In the end, we left Tian Wai Village." "When we left, no one knew what kind of ending would turn out." "But I know." "This will be a bitter and tough journey." "I can't stand to see Yuwen Tuo enduring everything alone." "No matter what, I can't stand that." "However, I seriously can't bear to see him fight the battle alone again." "Because if I'm not by his side, he and I will be the loneliest people in the world." "This is the glass pearl that Old Heretic Huang gave to me." "The place illuminated by its white ray will be the whereabouts of the hidden Devil Seeds." "As the Earthly Emperor," "I, Chen Jingchou, will definitely uphold justice in the future." "For the Chen Kingdom, for the people," "I will punish and eradicate evil and rid demons to benefit thousands of people." "But first, what would you like to eat?" "Nonsense." "Of course." "The thing that makes this Earthly Emperor happiest is none other than roaming the pugilistic world (Jianghu) and save the world with my dearest Master." "This has also been my wish for many years." "Jingchou you've really grown." "Master, let me." "No, no, no." "Let disciple do it." "No, no, no." "That won't do." "Let me do it..." "Drink!" "Yes." "That was scalding hot!" "What are you laughing about?" "Master's benevolent, disciple's filial." "Not bad." "You're mocking me?" "Waiter, place an order." "It's not up to you to decide." "I have the final say here." "You!" "Master, don't get worked up." "We've traveled far to Daxing." "We should eat something and get some rest." "Then, we'll move on." "Since we've arrived at Daxing, we should kill that dog Emperor, Sui Yang first!" "Master, keep your voice down." "It's dangerous." "What's so dangerous?" "You're the Earthly Emperor." "Who are you scared of?" "Right, right, right." "Master, regarding killing the Emperor, let's talk about it later." "We can't be rash." "Nonsense again." "You didn't intend to do that at all." "Just say whatever thoughts in your mind." "This..." "I..." "Why are you still the same when facing your Master?" "You're the Earthly Emperor after all." "You, drink tea." "I say, Elder." "We should find Yuwen Tuo first." "Getting back those three sacred artifacts is the most important thing, wouldn't you say?" "No." "Jingchou is already the Earthly Emperor." "Why would he need those three sacred artifacts?" "First, we need to kill the dog Emperor." "That's right." "Master, what you said is right." "Da Huang." "What you say is right too." "Then make up your mind!" "Earthly Emperor!" "Why is being the Earthly Emperor so difficult?" "You, follow me." "You, stay here." "Miss Yu'er." "There are some things that, before we move," "I have to make them clear to you." "I know." "Elder, you must be having a lot of trouble restraining yourself." "That's exactly right." "If you want to scold me, go ahead." "But I have to tell you first." "I will still treat your good disciple the way I am now." "This is our way of communication." "First thing is" " I Thank you." "Elder..." "That day, when I was on the demon mountain," "I put Jingchou under your care." "You certainly did a good job at disciplining him." "Elder is exaggerating." "I shouldn't take credit for this." "Besides, Jingchou isn't a little child." "It's not like I'm taking care of him." "Exactly." "Jingchou has grown up." "Even though now he is the Earthly Emperor, but in my heart, he will always be that child who skipped and played on Demon-Subduing Mountain." "The little brat who had no worries." "I think that's Elder's and Jingchou's most wonderful memory." "But who could have known." "All my 18 years of careful upbringing is nothing compared with the days that he left the mountain and roamed with you." "He learned a lot." "Elder, don't be so humble." "Without you, the Jingchou today would not exist." "Don't be so cocky." "I thanked you." "But that does not mean I said I liked you." "I never wanted you to like me." "As long as you understand." "Elder wanted me to come out." "I don't think it was just to thank me." "The second thing." "In the future, whatever Jingchou says, we'll do." "Can you do what I say?" "This is a command?" "No matter what." "You also want to do what's best for Jingchou." "Elder, you really care about Jingchou, don't you?" "Even though I don't like you, but I still accept you, Imperial Consort." "Imperial Consort?" "It's not like what you think!" "Hey!" "I've never seen it." "Thank you." "Excuse me, have you ever seen this person on the painting?" "No." "Thank you." "What are you doing in a daze?" "Nothing." "I'm tired." "Just resting." "Who are you trying to kid?" "Actually, whether it's to kill the Yang Emperor or to find Yuwen Tuo and retrieve the three sacred artifacts are all not what you want." "You want to find Xiao Xue the most." "Right?" "You are not angry?" "Why would I be angry?" "Xiao Xue is my friend too." "Of course I'm worried about her." "Besides, why should I be angry?" "I'm not your special someone." "Let's go." "Where to?" "To find Xiao Xue and Yuwen Tuo." "Did you know?" "You're not at all like a women." "You're not in the least bit jealous." "It's really annoying." "Is it more annoying than me going with you to find Xiao Xue?" "Let's go." "Speak, where's Yuwen Tuo?" "Mercy!" "I only know when Situ Yuwen Tuo returned, there was a girl at his side." "They left the city a long time ago." "I heard the 12 Celestial Armies were ordered to follow them." "Then what did the woman look like, tell us." "Is it her?" "Great hero and heroine." "Please spare me!" "I'm merely a small soldier." "All of these..." "This is just what I heard from our military camp." "How could I've seen what she looks like?" "Then where did they go?" "Within fifty miles from Daxing." "A little village on the west side." "Wugong County." "Why is there a strong demonic aura shooting up towards the sky?" "Is that Wugong County?" "I have a bad feeling." "Let's follow." "That demonic aura can't be anything good." "The biggest problem is whether Xiao Xue is with him." "Don't worry yourself by thinking too much." "As long as we get to Wugong County, all will be made clear." "Yes, Master." "This time, I will definitely kill him." "Exactly." "You must get revenge for him destroying your country." "What's wrong?" "I think I can sense Xiao Xue." "Sense?" "Her image flashed across my mind." "It was just for a fleeting moment, but it looked real." "Could it be that Immortal Guyue has awakened your abilities as an Earthly Emperor?" "Thus, you have telepathic sense with Nuwa's daughter?" "Just like in the earliest of history, similar to the connection between Emperor Xuan Yuan and Nuwa." "Maybe." "Anyone hurting her?" "Is it Yuwen Tuo?" "I can't see." "A strong force exploded." "Look." "What's happening?" "The hexagonal star signifies Demon Lord." "This array is no trivial matter." "It's Wugong County!" "Go over to take a look, quick!" "It's gone." "I can no longer sense Xiao Xue." "Is Xiao Xue alright?" "I don't know that either." "Must be him behind this." "Can you see it?" "There's someone by his side." "Whoever it is, I just hope it's not Xiao Xue." "We'll hurry up and chase." "Master, look." "How did this happen?" "All living things gone in a flash." "I practise Tao for years, but I've never seen such a powerful demonic array." "Yuwen Tuo." "I will never let you go!" "Xiao Xue, well done." "You've worked hard." "Don't be sad." "We're saving people." "We don't need to be sad." "Kill!" "I finally understand how you've suffered in the past years." "I've already numbed myself to it a long time ago." "I don't know how to deal with it." "I'll always be by your side." "We'll go through this together." "Feeling better?" "Then let's move on." "Is doing this worth it?" "No." "We're saving everyone in this city." "Do not tell them the truth." "Misstress, Shu Xiang passed a message via the heart and finally found you." "Mistress." "If you knew this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?" "I don't need you to lecture me." "Demon Lord has long advised you." "Humans are unpredictable and treacherous." "Why suffer by yourself?" "This is my choice." "The consequence..." "I only have myself to blame." "Now you've seen enough of my current state." "You can go and report to Demon Lord already." "I'm not here to give you a hard time." "I'm here to save you." "I've cut all ties with the Demon Lord." "I'm a demon with a dead heart." "Why would you want to save me?" "You gave up on yourself for a man who has betrayed you." "Is it worth it?" "For the past 18 years only I know the best on how much you've sacrificed for this man." "Shu Xiang." "I must go save Yuwen Tuo today." "We can't wait any longer." "It was you who always supported him behind his back." "How many times has he almost died?" "And it was also you who saved his life." "Once you come in, there's no way of getting out." "Everything in here are illusions." "I created it using dark magic." "At the back is Northern Zhou Yuwen royalty generations of sword tomb." "In order to save his mother, you've even betrayed your father." "Betrayed the whole Demonic World." "But what did you get?" "Is he touched by your sacrifices even once?" "He lied to your feelings just for the sake of killing you." "He's going to imprison you here eternally." "Is this the ending you deserve?" "Does your heart feel the pain now?" "That's because you're discontented." "Because you hate him." "Yes, I hate him." "This is the strength for you to live on." "You must take revenge." "Ruin his everything." "Let him suffer the pain he has never experienced." "But this prison..." "I'm afraid even the Demon Lord can't break through it." "From the outside, there's definitely no way out." "But have you ever thought of breaking out from the inside?" "You have a way out?" "Only you can do it." "Because you've inherited the most genuine blood of the Demon Lord." "Because you're Demon Lord's daughter." "Ningke." "Yuwen Tuo." "I want you to pay me back ten fold!" "Greetings, Lord Situ!" "You go and keep guard at the city gate." "Any passers-by can only come in but not go out." "Yes, sir!" "We don't have any ways of turning back now." "I wish I could do my best to convince myself." "But why must it be here?" "Why is it Moon River City?" "I understand." "Moon River City is like a homeland that gave birth to you and nurtured you." "Each person here..." "I used my life to save them from hell." "Did you know?" "Everyone of them are like my children." "Now, how can I destroy them with my hands?" "One." "I promise that you can take the one you love the most." "What?" "But you have to promise me one thing." "You can't tell her the truth." "Otherwise, the consequence will be unimaginable." "Congratulations." "Thank you." "Congratulations, Mrs. Kuan." "What a cute baby girl!" "She's so pretty!" "Good." "Xiao Xue, you're here." "Come in, quick!" "Thanks." "How about this?" "For Xiao Xue's namesake, we'll name her Xue'er." "How's that?" "Great, great!" "This baby girl of mine..." "If only she can be like Miss Xiao Xue, as kind and beautiful, how great would that be?" "Right, right!" "Miss Xiao Xue." "You won't mind, will you?" "Of course she won't mind!" "Right?" "Xue'er." "You can't." "It's alright, Mrs. Kuan." "We'll think of another name, all right?" "Alright." "What shall we name her?" "Help us think of one, everyone." "It's good that you came." "This year, Moon River City is particularly prosperous." "Since spring, there have been twenty babies born in this beautiful city." "Don't you think it's a great thing to be happy about?" "Are you okay?" "Ruyan." "Hurry up and prepare your things and leave with me." "Why?" "Xiao Xue would like to go for a sightseeing trip with Miss Ruyan." "Xiao Xue, did you know?" "You really don't know how to lie." "Tell Ruyan what happened." "I'll share the burden with you, okay?" "Do you trust Xiao Xue?" "Without you, not only me, the whole Moon River City wouldn't be what it is today." "How could I not trust you?" "Then please stop asking me questions." "Immediately leave Moon River City with me." "What exactly happened?" "Is something disastrous going to happen?" "Ruyan went through thick and thin with you before." "If you still take me as a friend, tell me the truth." "If you don't be honest with me," "I won't go with you." "I promised Yuwen Tuo." "Don't force me."