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Leaving storms of the past
I gaze imperiously at the firmament
gently caressing the flute with composure
At the Cloud Recesses
within the Emperor's Smile
The physical realm is transient
the drunken dream of a lone soul
I explore both orthodoxy and heresy
observing the pandemonium
taking on a solitary fight against all
Yet I've not
abandoned my innermost core
Living an unrestrained life
virtue and vice are both illusory
yet the scars within the heart will not fade
In this life
the floating world is like a dream
Though standing aloof from worldly affairs
paths differ but integrity endures
Even with a heart of chivalry
all were regrettably in vain
Good and evil are in black and white
but the border between love and hate remains unclear
Our acquaintance is like a dream
Episode 13
Fatal Position
Yiling
This place...
...really is where Baoshan Sanren lives?
We've already reached here.
How many times must you doubt it?
Alright.
I can't accompany you up there.
Here.
Cover your eyes.
There are no beasts in the mountains.
You'd better walk slowly.
Don't take off the blindfold even if you fall.
Bear in mind.
Never...
Never do that.
Otherwise, if you break the taboo
and anger Shizu* and Shibo^.
*founder of a cultivation school ^an elder on the same seniority as one's master
We'll all be doomed.
Go.
If anyone asks who you are,
you must say
you are the son of Cangse Sanren.
Never reveal your true identity.
Got it.
What about you?
Don't worry.
I will be waiting for you at the foot of mountain.
What's the matter?
On your knees already?
Swagger some more!
Aren't you great at swaggering around?!
How dare you get so cocky!
Young Master Wen.
Cut off his hand now.
He still owes us an arm.
Cut off his hand?
That's letting him off too easy.
First break his meridians.
Then melt his golden core.
Make him scream like that bastard Jiang Cheng did before
right in front of me.
Wen Chao.
Enough bullshit.
Bring on whatever methods you have.
Torture me to death if you dare!
The more brutal the better!
After I'm dead,
I'll definitely turn into a vicious ghost!
I'll make sure that you damned Wens
will never be at peace!!
So you wanna be a vicious ghost?
Wei Ying.
You think you're afraid of nothing huh?
So valiant and great!
I'd like to see.
How long can you stay tough?
Take him!
Yiling Burial Mounds.
Wei Ying.
Do you know what's this place?
As you can expect.
Burial Mounds!
Corpse mountain.
Ancient battlefield.
Just one shovel anywhere down there and you can find a corpse.
Wei Ying!
Look at the resentful energy here.
Through the ages,
hundreds of cultivation clans tried to purge it.
But all failed.
If the living enter here,
both his flesh and soul
will never come out again.
You!
Will never get out of here too!
Second young master.
According to the hunter living here.
A few days ago, 2 people who seemed like
Young Master Jiang and Wei showed up here.
Our men searched everywhere,
but still couldn't locate them.
Could they...?
Wei Ying...
*era name
Xuanzheng* Year 20,
Yunmeng Jiang Clan was exterminated.
Qishan Wen Clan's flames of arrogance burned even brighter.
Setting up Supervisory Offices everywhere.
Those who defy their will,
will bring about the calamity of annihilation upon their clan.
Corpses covering all lands.
Blood flowing like stream.
Lanling Golden Carp Tower
Clan Leader~
Clan Leader!
Clan Leader!!
Why so panicky?
Sir Lan trying to persuade us to join the campaign against the Wens again?
Tell him I'm not here.
No, Clan Leader.
Qishan...
Qishan Wen Clan sent a messenger.
What did he say?
He said that...
they will set up the Supervisory Office in Golden Carp Tower.
While the Clan Leader shall hand over
shield formation of Golden Carp Tower and all top-tier magic treasures in 5 days.
Or else...
or else...
Or else what?
Or else your clan will end up like...
Yunmeng Jiang Clan.
Gusu Borders
Second Young Master.
Somebody's here.
Eldest Young Master.
Wangji.
Hope you've been well.
Brother.
I could hear this song of Inquiry from afar.
Once I heard it, I knew it was you who played it.
However,
when I heard the response from dead souls through the string notes,
seems like there still isn't any news of Young Master Wei.
Well that's pretty strange.
So many days have passed.
Moreover, we've already found Young Master Jiang's whereabouts.
Young Master Wei though,
whether he had fallen into the claws of the Wens or not,
there should've been news by now.
Second Young Master has been inquiring the living and the dead.
But nothing came from it.
Could he possibly disappear into thin air?
No matter living or dead,
marks of his trail will be left behind.
Somebody will answer my inquiry.
Young Master Wei is highly skilled and intelligent.
A good person will be blessed by Heaven.
Wangji, you don't have to worry too much.
I received news last month,
that uncle and you
have been traveling around to rally for the campaign against the Wens.
How is the situation now?
Most of the cultivation clans are hesitant.
Wavering in resolve.
It is only normal to waver.
Qishan Wen Clan is like the blazing sun.
Even Yunmeng Jiang Clan was wiped out in one night.
Not every clan has the courage for a fight to the death.
However,
no matter how mighty the blazing sun,
it will eventually fall to dusk.
Gusu Cloud Recesses
Everyone.
Qishan Wen Clan has oppressed us to this state.
And you still want to watch by the sidelines while others burn?
Guarding against this fire,
lest it burns onto yourself?
Sir Lan.
Since we are all here.
Of course we earnestly want to discuss this matter.
However...
Clan Leader Jin, would you like to share your wise idea?
Not some wise idea.
Just that in my humble opinion,
attacking the Wens rashly at this time is rather inappropriate.
Exactly.
Now there is still room for negotiation.
If we really provoke Wen Ruohan,
then the way for retreat might be totally gone.
Where is the room for negotiation?
Where is the way for retreat?
Surrender our shield formation and magic treasures,
then drag out a feeble existence in the Supervisory Offices?!
Forgive my frankness.
Once you surrender your weapons,
in Wen Ruohan's eyes,
you are no different from livestock waiting to be slaughtered!
You!
Everyone please calm down.
What I mean is that
don't contend against brute force using the same.
*title of Wangji's father
Qingheng*-Jun was highly skilled in formidable arts.
Gusu Lan Clan ranks top tier among cultivation clans.
But look at the results.
Thank you Clan Leader Jin for your acknowlegement of our clan's strength.
But I believe that
the gap in strengths is not an excuse for retreating from an enemy.
According to Clan Leader Jin,
Lanling Jin Clan is prepared to
surrender without a fight?
Well...
Greetings to uncle.
Greetings to all Clan Leaders.
Xichen.
I have received news of your return for quite a while.
Why did you show up this late?
I made a detour to handle some affairs,
therefore I was late.
Sorry to have made you worry.
All's well as long as you're back.
This few months must have been hard for you.
While I was away during this few months,
it must have been hard for uncle instead.
Young Master Lan.
You can speak of it with ease.
But look at Yunmeng Jiang Clan.
Resisting rashly brought it to such an end!
Just because it's a long shot,
you'd rather be Qishan Wen Clan's lackeys?
Who?!
Jiang kid?!
Of course you'd say that.
Yunmeng Jiang Clan is no more,
but I still have the lives of my whole clan on my shoulders.
That's right.
Everyone has different priorities.
Perhaps Clan Leader Yao wouldn't mind
even if his clan were forced into slavery and prostitution,
being worked like dogs and treated like dirt!
It doesn't matter
as long as they are alive.
You!!
Jiang Cheng!
Don't go too far!
You spoke of justice,
but you just want to drag us down,
so we can help you take revenge!
True!
I do want revenge!!
As long as I can kill the damned Wens,
there's nothing I won't do!!
You wouldn't dare kill Wen Ruohan,
and would rather be cowards.
But let's see whether Wen Ruohan
would spare you!
Wen Ruohan is a paranoid and capricious man.
Everyone knows it very clearly.
Your compromise today may still not be able to
prevent bloodshed in your clan tomorrow.
Well said!
Let me get this straight.
Whether you choose to fight or not,
Wen Ruohan's head
is MINE!
Clan Leader Nie is a man of valor
and the spearhead of our campaign.
Our Gusu Lan Clan
will follow your lead.
If we are to fight,
we must show our banners to the world.
The cultivation world is fair regarding rewards and penalties.
Those who choose to sit on the fence now
and side with the winning party later,
will get what they deserve
when the dust settles.
But...
how do we go against Wen Ruohan
with the strength of just a few clans?
Qishan Wen Clan may look formidable,
but its vassal clans are disloyal.
The root of instability runs deep.
We can persuade those clans
that were forced into submission.
And which clan would
take such a great risk
under threat from Nightless City?
Who are these people?
Ouyang Xin of Baling.
Qishan Wen Clan destroyed our ancestral temple and slaughtered our clan.
Fortunately, Second Master Lan saved us on the road.
Now I will lead over 100 surviving members to join your cause.
Wang Jin of Runan.
Qishan Wen Clan murdered my family,
violated my sisters.
We came at the request of Young Master Lan.
We will not return until Qishan is defeated!
Fu Huan of Hedong,
also saved by Second Master Lan,
together with 200 clan members...
Clan Leaders,
At your command!
do you have any other objection?
Sun Shan of Xiaoguan.
Yang Zaihan of Tangxi.
Li Tong of Wuzhou.
Wu Ye of Shangqiu.
Excellent!
*5 mythological sage rulers of ancient tribes in China,2900~2100 BC: Yan,Huang,Xuan,Qing,Bai
Legend says that in the era of the Five Di*,
ten suns rose to the sky,
scorching the lands and rivers,
stripping people of their livelihood.
Qishan Wen Clan's tyranny
is no less horrendous than the catastrophe of the ten suns.
In ancient times, the hero Da Yi
shot down nine suns and saved the people.
Today,
everyone present
is the Da Yi of our time!
This campaign against the Wens
shall be called
"Sunshot"!
One more...
...join us!!
Get lost!!
Get away from me!!
Wei Wuxian!
Follow me!
Jiang Cheng!
Slow down!
A-Xian.
Take your time.
Don't choke yourself.
Thanks, Shijie!
It's Emperor's Smile.
I'll give you a jar.
Can you pretend you never saw me?
Alcohol is forbidden in the Cloud Recesses.
Wei Ying!
No!
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Faraway in Yunmeng
wordly affairs seem hazy in the distance
Reflections in Gusu
flowing ripples dishevel your heartbeat
The handsome youth in clear robes
has an untamed spirit and pride
Sound of zither lingers
Music of flute scatters
Radiance of Qinghe
shimmers on fallen petals around a lone soul
Pride of Lanling
ignites the sword that blazes through chaos
Even if you sheath your blade
and stand aloof for half a lifetime
The silver lining prevails at the edge of clouds
while you're drifting in wind and storm
A slash of your sword
strikes down treacherous fiends
clearing the path for common good
You play a song of Inquiry
calling for a brighter world.
I drink the splendid wine of Emperor's Smile
splashing my ink for you, always
Our future is still long
We'll never envy of others
as long as you're with me