"Fuxi Zither" "Nice meeting you." "Is it your first time drinking?" "This is also my first time drinking with someone I've only just met." "Since we just met, do you wanna hear my story?" "I don't." "For the past 18 years," "I have dedicated my life towards finding the Five Sacred Artifacts." "There is never a day when I'm living for myself." "But luckily, I met Ningke." "During my most painful moments, she would comfort me." "When I lost my memory, she would support me." "When I was in danger, she would sacrifice everything for me." "Even if it meant her life." "Don't say any more." "If it wasn't for Ningke," "I wouldn't have had the strength to live on until this day." "We grew up together." "In this world, she is the only person that can give me happiness." "What about now?" "Are you still happy?" "Not really." "But it's okay because she's there." "Congratulations." "You should really cherish it well." "You're right." "To be able to meet a person that you like, who also likes you is the greatest happiness in the world." "Don't you think so?" "Can Xiao Xue share her own story?" "Okay." "I have been a human for three months." "The first month, I learned what it means to sacrifice." "Brother Jianchi." "I have to save you!" "The second month, I learned what it meant to look after someone." "Mom, I finally found you." "You don't want me anymore." "Be good." "The third month, I learned what it means to be naive." "Who are you?" "The one you saw is who I am." "It turns out being a human is not one bit happy." "If those three months are an entire lifetime," "Xiao Xue really wants to know." "Why?" "It was so easy to be happy at first." "The more we grow up, things only seem to get more and more complicated." "The people close to you all change, yet you must still pretend to accept them." "That's reality." "I've heard people like to drink." "Is it because when you get drunk, you don't feel pain anymore?" "They can run away from reality." "If it could make me a bit more happy," "Before Xiao Xue leaves," "I want to try and be drunk for once." "I always thought that when I open my eyes, what I see is reality." "But when you open your eyes, everything in front of you is different." "That's how I knew." "That everything is just a dream." "Why are you drinking?" "Aren't you very happy?" "I drink, not because I want to run away from things, but to forget my past." "Why do you want to forget about the past?" "Because all beautiful things about you in the past could be somebody else's pain." "Then Xiao Xue is luckier than you." "She has long forgotten about everything in the past." "Congratulations, Mistress." "It looks like that General Yuwen is not conflicted at all about his feelings towards you." "You obviously don't understand." "If those two are really over each other, he wouldn't have asked her to drink with him." "He wasted so much time and effort, just make sure she gives up on him completely." "I understand him best." "He not only wants her to not die, he also wants her to live happily." "If this isn't love, what is?" "But she can't live much longer." "After we kill her and take her stone, everything will resolve itself." "Even if it's one day," "I won't let him have somebody else in his heart." "Yuwen Tuo." "Do you have any news from Shu Xiang?" "Shu Xiang found a way to let you and madam meet." "How?" "Shu Xiang just came back from Nan Jiang's ancient family hidden desert and I found this hellfire pleat." "If you use it, you can go to the underworld without being seen or heard." "Watch over Xiao Xue." "Don't let anything happen to her." "You must take care." "Mistress, what are we going to do afterwards?" "I want her to die painfully." "Go, hurry, hurry." "Go." "To cross the River of Fire, you must first find the Boat of Spirits." "It can protect you from the dark miasmas and the fires of hell." "If you can get aboard, you will be able to find Madam's whereabouts." "Stop, don't go, don't go." "Stop, where is it?" "Go and get help." "Queen Mother!" "I can't believe this!" "Wasted my three golden teeth." "Who are you?" "You have enough time left for about one more sentence." "Are you going to hide forever?" "Then this old man really won't be able to save you." "Who exactly are you?" "How do you know so much about the underworld?" "Underworld people don't know about the underworld?" "But I have never seen an underworld person who is afraid of underworld soldiers." "This old man is warning you." "At the height of my power," "I was once thousands of leagues above you!" "But because of waiting for you," "I was stuck in this hellish place for one thousand years." "So being in front of me, you have no right to be so rude!" "I don't have time to talk nonsense with you." "But I know you have a way to save my Queen Mother." "I'm begging you." "Is this how you beg people?" "Either promise me or die here!" "If I die, then your mother wouldn't be saved." "Why should I believe you?" "Because I'm..." "Because I am the one who created her cage." "Other than me, nobody else can open it." "Nuwa's daughter, please wake up." "My friend and all of Moon River City is waiting for you." "It's time to solve it." "Goodbye." "Daughter, why did you come back?" "Mom, Mom." "Sorry." "Your daughter is sorry for what she has done." "Does the mortal realm cause you despair?" "It has its beauty, but most of it is painful." "Since you have already tasted the pains and experiences of the mortal realm, it's time for you to return to your Mother's side" "Mother, I can't take it lying down!" "Is this what you wanted me to experience?" "Is this love?" "!" "Why?" "Why is it that all I have felt is pain?" "Since you already understand that love is mostly painful, that's enough." "Return to Mom's side." "I don't want to see you hurt anymore." "Yes, I really can't continue." "All you have to do is finish off your material body, and rip your chest open, break your bones, and rip out your heart!" "As long as you end everything on your own, you can leave this body behind, and finally leave the mortal realm." "Xiao Xue, you need to be brave." "After this is over, all your problems and pain will be gone." "Close your eyes, don't be afraid." "Very soon, you can return to your Mom's side." "Bid the mortal realm." "Goodbye forever." "Let's go." "Don't touch me." "Go away, leave me alone." "Xiao Xue, hurry." "Before the poison reaches your heart, only your aura can save yourself!" "I already gave up." "Why aren't you letting me go?" "No, you can't die." "It's my life." "What right do you have to tell me what do?" "All the mistakes were made by me." "Don't give up on your life because of my mistakes!" "Why...?" "Are you saying this now?" "I'm begging you, you have to live on." "Why?" "Why do you love somebody else?" "And have to kill me?" "If I die, aren't you suppose to be happy?" "Won't you get all that you want?" "I don't want to be hurt anymore." "I need to go." "I can't lose you." "You're saying...?" "I said, I can't lose you." "I hate you." "I said don't hurt her." "Why did you still do it?" "Why did you save her?" "Let us calm down for a bit and then we'll talk." "Does this make you feel better?" "You've misunderstood." "I didn't hear wrong." "You're the one who can't lose her." "Let go of me!" "For your sake, how much energy have I used?" "I just wanted to do my utmost to help bring your mother back to the human world." "But the one who has ruined what we have, is you!" "Not just me, but the entire mortal realm as well." "All I see is your admission." "You still like her!" "The person that I love is you." "Then why did you do that?" "If we lose the Nuwa Stone, the human realm will be completely destroyed." "What did you say?" "I've waited a thousand years for you." "Apart from saving mother, other matters are none of my concern." "The human realm will be totally destroyed by the Demon Lord." "Everyone, including your mother, only has one path - death." "Is this out of your concern too?" "If the Demon Lord intended to destroy human realm, why did he wait until now?" "He's waiting for the Five Sacred Artifacts." "The Crimson Demonic Star that comes every thousand years will approach the human realm soon." "If the Demon Lord can gather the Five Sacred Artifacts, the Jiu Wu (Nine, Five) Array will be activated and the Rift of the Sky will be opened." "Rift of the Sky?" "It's the fissure that connects the Demonic and Human Realms." "Once the Rift of the Sky is opened, the armies of the Demonic World will invade and destroy the three worlds." "Why should I believe you?" "Have you heard of the Demon-Smelting Pot?" "Not only have I heard of it..." "Do you know the origin of this treasure?" "There are rumors in the pugilistic world." "It was the lord of the monster world, Pot Immortal's home." "But after that he was reformed by an immortal." "This became a magical item and slipped into the human realm." "Luckily you still know..." "Lord of the monster world, the Pot Immortal." "What does it matter?" "I'm the Pot Immortal's top general from the monster world." "So you and the Demon Lord have the same goal?" "Get it clear." "Monsters are monsters." "Demons are demons." "They are from two different world." "Moreover, the Pot Immortal in his attempt to destroy the world, has long been turned into ashes." "And you still have the nerve to live up till now?" "To be honest," "I was once a member of the human realm." "But in a moment of greed," "I sold my soul to the Pot Immortal." "I initially thought that I could conquer the world." "It's a pity." "I failed." "Since then, I could never be reborn." "Wandering outside of the human world." "Until you form an alliance with the Demonic World." "No." "I'm waiting for you." "Waiting for me?" "Back then, the Pot Immortal was totally defeated." "I came to my senses." "I have not only repented for disrupting the law of the three worlds and admitted my mistake;" "I've also predicted that on this day after a thousand years, the human realm will encounter the same calamities." "Is this like what you said?" "The catastrophe of the arrival of Demon Lord to the human realm?" "The moment the Pot Immortal turned to ashes, he instructed me to use every means to stay alive and wait for the next hero who is capable of saving the world." "That person is you." "All in all, it was about a wicked monster who didn't want recurrence of a disaster." "So a thousand years ago, he planted the seed of salvation." "Yuwen Tuo." "Humans can't escape a fight with demons." "The responsibility to stop Demon Lord lies on you, fellow." "I'm just a person used by the Demonic World." "I can't carry this responsibility." "Because you are not you." "Tell this to a three year old kid." "No, Yuwen Tuo." "You only know your current identity." "But 2000 years ago, you definitely were not a simple person." "The me of 2000 years ago?" "Correct." "In fact, your real identity is the owner of the sacred item Kunlun Mirror..." "Kunlun!" "I'm the owner of Kunlun Mirror?" "This joke is too exaggerated." "Do you still remember the time when you seized the Kunlun Mirror?" "Don't you feel that way every time you get near a sacred artifact;" "you would have a splitting headache;" "that is one of great agonizing pain?" "Please..." "I beg you." "Please." "You're right." "This is the empathic sense between the sacred artifacts." "Regardless of the distance, or how much of an ordeal you go through, between the sacred items, you'll be able to sense each other's existence." "Mutual attraction." "Mutual resonance." "That's why Demon Lord had to use me in order to collect the Five Sacred Artifacts?" "Because in this world, only you could lead us to the whereabouts of the other sacred artifacts." "Which also means..." "In this world, the only person who can impede Demon Lord from obtaining the Five Sacred Artifacts is also me?" "I know." "You thought that you could end all of this." "Never search for the sacred artifacts again." "Bargaining with Demon Lord and save your mother, right?" "Thank you for telling me all of this." "You've put me the best position to negotiate with Demon Lord." "You're wrong." "Now all of the Five Sacred Artifacts have resurfaced." "Once the Demon Lord obtains the Five Sacred Artifacts, he won't make any compromises with you ever again." "But according to your words, the ones who could activate the Five Sacred Artifacts are the owners of the sacred weapons, aren't they?" "That's why you can't stop your pace." "You must get the sacred artifacts before him." "And then destroy the Five Sacred Artifacts?" "Not necessarily." "Do you have alternatives?" "It's too early to say." "You just need to gather the Five Sacred Artifacts and I'll tell you the way to salvation." "Can I request elder to save my Queen Mother first?" "Let me bring her back to human realm." "Not now." "Your whereabouts have been discovered." "But I will help you." "I will awaken the true power of Kunlun Mirror in your body." "And you'll understand everything." "That old man said I'm the sacred artifact..." "Kunlun Mirror's true owner." "Those from the Demonic World are sly and cunning." "How can their words be totally trusted?" "You're clear about the tricks of the Demonic World." "They abducted me and madam to threaten you." "They even almost killed us." "Could it be..." "This is a trap set by the Demonic World?" "Since I'm the owner of Kunlun Mirror," "I could definitely find an answer from it." "This is the true strength of Kunlun Mirror in me that Old Heretic Huang awakened." "What's wrong?" "Everything is real." "The Demon Lord will use the Crimson Demonic Star to reach the human realm." "What next?" "The end of the world." "What do you plan to do?" "Don't tell me." "you want to stand against the Demonic World because of this?" "What about your mother?" "No matter what, the war between human and Demonic Worlds can't be avoided." "Yuwen Tuo has almost discovered the secret... about him being Kunlun Mirror's owner." "Before the demons invade human world," "I will not allow a single mistake." "What if he really knew about it?" "Then kill him." "Have you been waiting for me?" "Promise me." "Never hurt yourself again." "Xiao Xue is really foolish." "If I had already given up back then, perhaps forever..." "It turns out you care for me so much." "Actually, there are certain things which I've just come to realize too." "Do you know that when you said you couldn't lose me," "I was really happy." "I think that everything is worth it." "My choices were correct." "Xiao Xue." "The significance of us staying alive is more than what we imagined." "I understand." "What you understand is only a tiny part." "Can you give me your hand?" "You want me to listen to your heart?" "No need." "How come you know telepathic communication too?" "You couldn't do this before." "Owners of the sacred weapons will be able to strike a chord among each other and intercommunicate anytime." "This is the empathic sense between the sacred weapons." "Regardless of the distance or how many ordeals they went through, between sacred weapons, each other's existence can be sensed." "Mutual attraction." "Mutual resonance." "Actually your true identity is the sacred artifact..." "Kunlun Mirror's owner, Kunlun!" "You and I are owners of sacred artifacts?" "We're also the key to impede Demon Lord from destroying the world." "Then you said you wouldn't lose me." "Not only me." "Every single person in this world can't lose you and me." "Everything is for the sake of saving the world?" "That's right." "Xiao Xue has misunderstood." "I'm sorry." "At this moment, I should be happy." "It's a rare chance that you and I are both owners of sacred artifacts." "We can save the world." "Tell me." "Isn't it meaningful?" "Isn't it wonderful?" "I am the daughter of Nuwa." "This is my responsibility." "Xiao Xue can definitely do it well." "Rest assured." "The whole world is waiting for me." "Take good care of yourself." "You must take care of your health." "Definitely." "Xiao Xue's health is very important." "I will take good care of myself." "I'm leaving." "I'm sorry." "What's wrong with her?" "Give her some time." "Shu Xiang." "The thing I ordered you to do last time." "Is there a result yet?" "General, Shu Xiang is incapable." "So far I haven't found anyone from the Demonic World hiding in the human realm." "We might as well waste no time in looking for the remaining sacred artifacts." "Isn't that better?" "Give me another hellfire pleat." "You want to go underneath again?" "Last time I was just a step away from saving mother." "This time I'll definitely succeed." "You've already put them on guard." "Aren't you courting death by going there again?" "That Huang old man has promised me he'll help me in the dark." "He was confined in the Demonic World for years." "He can't even save himself." "Can you trust him?" "If he's too trustworthy," "I wouldn't have believed him." "It's too dangerous." "Last time, you were almost dead." "This time I'll never let anything happen to you again." "Besides, the Hellfire pleats are all used up." "Right, Shu Xiang?" "There's one last one left." "You come and arrange everything." "I'm going down tomorrow." "I know you're worried about me." "But I've waited 18 years for this moment." "This will be the last time." "I promise you." "I'll come back safely." "You don't want me to accompany you there, right?" "I want you to wait here for me." "In that case, promise me." "You must come back safely." "Alright." "I hate her." "Because every single word she spoke of cared for Yuwen Tuo." "But I hate myself more." "This is Yuwen Tuo's most important moment." "Yet I'm only feeling sorry for myself." "Secrets of the World." "Can you help me?" "I will only help my master." "I know it's a little sudden." "But only the boundless knowledge in you could help me." "Then tell me about it." "Yuwen Tuo's trip to the Demonic World this time is really too risky." "I would really like to go with him." "But I know." "He'll never agree to it." "You seem to know General Yuwen quite well." "I would still like to give in some of my efforts." "I would like to use my power of resurrection to lend him a hand." "This is also quite a good idea." "General Yuwen could get your generous help, that's his good fortune." "I know what to do." "Don't worry." "After tonight, your mother can return." "18 years." "This endless road looks as if it's coming to an end." "Even if it's endless," "I'll always accompany you on this road." "Ten years ago," "Mother pushed me into the sword tomb." "I got my hands on Xuan Yuan Sword." "But I lost my mother from then on." "After that, Yang Su turned me into a bloodless killing weapon." "Whatever he wanted me to do, I'd do." "Because only by this way," "I can meet my mother once every year."