The Blossoming Love (2025) s01e03 Episode Script
Episode 3
[Episode 3]
Sir,
we've arrived.
But why have you come here?
Last year, I once cast a fortune.
It foretold that today,
I would reunite with an old friend here.
But I don't know
if she still remembers me.
Xie Xuechen,
Are you leaving me here to roast like meat?
I must find someone to help Miss Mu.
Miss Mu!
- I found the smartest person - Bao
in the entire world to save you!
In your eyes,
it seems everyone is smart.
Shackle of Delicacy
You recognize this array?
The Shackle of Delicacy binds but does not kill.
It is an array of mercy.
Mercy?
This array is forged with blood.
Its faint golden light suggests
the creator possesses
immense power.
If one intended to kill,
why use an array?
If one intended to create an array,
why use blood?
It seems the creator must be in a terrible situation,
forced to use a desperate measure against his enemy.
Miss, you must be extraordinary.
Indeed, that's a clever one.
Sir, please help her.
Miss Mu is a good person.
She had a fight with her friend,
so she's trapped here.
If you help her,
I'll share half of my treasures
with you.
Alright.
May I ask, Miss,
why did your friend trap you here?
I once saved him,
risking my life
to pull him out of danger.
Afterward,
we fought the enemy together,
advancing and retreating as one,
and narrowly escaped death many times.
But I never expected
that over a small misunderstanding,
he would accuse me of harming someone
and take such cruel action against me.
Sir, do you not believe me?
Not at all.
If you say so,
then I shall believe you.
Would you be willing to provide some guidance?
The interplay of Yin and Yang forms the Four Symbols,
and the Shackle of Delicacy binds even the spirits from all directions.
It seems he is quite skilled.
This Shackle of Delicacy is ever-changing.
Moving forward,
you must follow my instructions step by step
to escape the array.
Step one:
Earth generates Fire in the second position,
originating from the Vermilion Bird.
South, Fire, Vermilion Bird
This array is based on the Hetu and Luoshu.
Judging from the Hetu and star positions earlier,
south
should be
this way.
Earth generates Fire in the second position,
two.
[Two]
[Two]
Earth generates Fire in the second position,
and Heaven completes it in the seventh.
Generating in the second and completing in the seventh
Seven
It should be nearby.
[Seven]
Earth generates Metal in the fourth position,
originating from the White Tiger.
West, Metal, White Tiger.
[Four]
Earth generates Metal in the fourth position,
and Heaven completes it in the ninth.
[Nine]
This person's origins are unknown.
If he begins to doubt me
after breaking the array
Sir
Only one final step remains.
Miss,
are you perhaps thinking of
where to attack me?
Yes!
I was just about to cut your neck,
so you wouldn't have to suffer anymore.
I have no interest in meddling in others' grievances
or engaging in fights and killings.
However, if I can unlock the Shackle of Delicacy,
I can naturally trap you back inside.
Why are you just like my friend,
unable to take a joke?
Is the friend you mentioned
the Young Lord of Snow City,
Xie Xuechen?
The final step:
Two and four are the shoulders,
six and eight are the legs,
and five is the center.
The Shackle of Delicacy will be broken.
[Nan Xuyue, Master of Greenview Heights]
Miss, please be careful
and don't make any missteps.
No, that's wrong.
Five as the center
That doesn't mean looking for "five."
Rather,
it means retrieving "ten and five."
Ten and five together form the center.
It should be
[Ten]
Miss Mu,
you look so beautiful now!
Who exactly are you,
to break the array so effortlessly?
I am Nan Xuyue of Greenview Heights.
May I ask your name?
Mu Xuanling.
Is it
the Mu meaning wood?
The Mu meaning dusk.
Mr. Nan, your carriage
seems ordinary from the outside,
but I didn't expect
it to be so large inside.
Using arrays to expand space
Mr. Nan, you're indeed
the foremost expert of arrays today.
It's said that in our time,
only two people were born with an extra sense.
One is Xie Xuechen,
the other is you, Mr. Nan.
Your talent is extraordinary,
capable of divining the past and future.
Even my mother once said,
Mr. Nan
is the smartest person in the world.
She also said nothing can escape
your notice.
Is that true?
That was all in the past.
I've long lost my ability to foresee.
So now, in this world,
I know no more than anyone else.
Then how did you know
it was Xie Xuechen
who trapped me in the Shackle of Delicacy?
To be honest,
the Shackle of Delicacy
were created by Xuechen and me
in our youth.
Thus, in this world,
besides me,
he is the only one who knows it.
You and Xie Xuechen are friends?
For someone as aloof as him
to have a friend?
Aren't you also friends
with Xuechen?
Then, what you said earlier
Yes!
He and I are, of course, friends.
Xie Xuechen has faced great hardships.
Though he was unkind to me,
I cannot abandon him.
Why not
I understand.
It's better to resolve the small misunderstanding between friends,
isn't it?
If that's the case,
you can come with me
to Greenview Heights.
By chance,
Xuechen will also be there.
You know Xie Xuechen will be at Greenview Heights?
Given his current situation,
he likely has no other choice.
That's not hard to guess.
It's just a matter
of whether you're willing to come along.
That's exactly what I intend.
I want to go too!
Why would you go?
You should go home
and stop worrying your mother.
But
I still need to repay the favor.
Also,
if I want to find my father,
I must learn some real skills.
I want to follow you to train!
You've already helped me,
so let's not talk about favors anymore.
If you want to learn skills,
I'm not the one to teach you.
Besides,
I have other things to do
and can't take you along.
Miss Mu
Mr. Nan,
may I
visit your home?
I'm very well-behaved!
I won't cause trouble or steal food.
Just give me
a small place to stay.
If there's no small place, it's fine.
I'll
just find a hole and sleep there.
How about it?
Mr. Nan, don't look at me.
I'm not responsible for her.
Since she's asking you,
it's your decision to make.
Then let's invite Bao
as my little guest.
What do you say?
Great! Thank you, Mr. Nan!
Miss Mu!
Miss Mu!
Miss Mu!
Actually,
I once cast a fortune.
It foretold that today,
I would reunite with an old friend here.
I've waited a long time,
almost thinking I wouldn't see her.
And now, have you seen her?
[Moonlight Heights]
Sir, enjoy your meal.
That's Nan Xuyue of Greenview Heights?
I heard he was born with an extra sense
but was ambushed,
destroying three of them.
Now he's disabled.
Yes, how pitiful.
I see him sitting in the courtyard day after day.
Such a genius, fallen so low.
How can he endure it?
His father is seeking healers everywhere.
Now he's turned to our master.
But whether our master
will lend the Chaos Pearl to save him
Why are you sitting here,
not moving at all?
I can no longer cultivate.
And my legs are broken.
I'm in a bad mood.
But it doesn't seem
like you're very sad.
You just seem lonely
and bored.
I'll be your friend.
How about it?
I heard that liking someone is precious.
If you share a little of your candy
with me,
I'll share a little bit of my liking
with you.
How about that?
Here, one for you.
Thank you!
A whole plate of candy
for just
a tiny bit of liking
What a stingy little girl you are.
I've seen her.
But she's already forgotten me.
Feng Yao, let's return.
Yes, sir.
[Greenview Heights]
[Greenview Heights]
Please wait here.
He should arrive shortly.
Miss Mu,
this pastry is delicious!
Try some!
It's really good!
Delicious.
As long as you like it, Miss.
Mr. Nan, have you known Xie Xuechen
for long?
About
over ten years, I think.
Then you must know
a lot about him.
That depends on which aspects you mean.
Sir,
Mr. Xie has arrived.
Mr. Xie!
Since you're here at my place now,
take off the hairpin.
Turns out you're so handsome, Mr. Xie!
It's been a long time
since our last meeting.
Why does it feel
like you're not happy to see me?
You seem happy to see me.
But
why did you bring her here?
Miss Mu said
there's a misunderstanding between you two.
Do you believe it?
Of course not.
You're still such a busybody as always.
Why did you follow us here?
Is there something you want to say?
Indeed, there is.
Xie Xuechen,
you scoundrel!
Miss Mu might still be angry.
Now may not be the best time to talk.
Why not rest first,
then resolve the misunderstanding when she's calmed down?
What do you think?
Bao.
Miss Mu.
Greenview Heights truly lives up to its fame
for mechanisms and arrays.
The rocks and plants here
seem randomly placed,
but they hide arrays everywhere.
No wonder Mr. Nan feels confident
letting us wander freely.
Feng Yao,
if an enemy acted recklessly
here at Greenview Heights,
would he die instantly?
So, Miss,
please don't act rashly.
What are you implying?
I'm a good person!
Do you know who she is?
A Spirit Clan member with demonic powers.
There aren't many of them left.
Given her age,
I could probably guess.
Since you guessed, why bring her here?
Because you used the Shackle of Delicacy.
Sit.
Using blood as a sacrifice
to set a killing array isn't hard,
but you chose to only trap her.
That shows you didn't want to kill her.
That's one reason.
And the second reason?
The second reason is Bao.
She's naturally sensitive.
She won't approach truly wicked people
who carry the karma of murder.
The fact that Bao likes Miss Mu so much
proves she isn't a bad person.
You should know that too.
Calm down.
Since she's the Saintess of the Dark Abyss,
instead of letting her run loose outside and cause trouble,
it's better to keep her under your watch.
That was the right decision.
How about you?
How's your body holding up?
When I was trapped in the Lava,
she gave me a medicine to take.
It temporarily restored my spiritual power,
but for the next ten days,
I couldn't use any power at all.
She told me
about how she saved you,
but I didn't expect
she'd use Half-Day Glory on you.
Half helpful,
half troublesome.
Interesting.
Interesting?
Oops, I misspoke.
What's so funny?
Is there a remedy?
With your Jade Vault Technique,
your healing ability is already superior.
After ten days,
your full power will return.
I can't wait that long.
Is it because
the Dark Abyss is still moving?
Ancient texts mention a method
of drawing runes with spirit ink.
It can speed up recovery of spiritual power.
Want to try it?
Yes.
How long will it take to prepare
a teleportation array
from Greenview Heights to Snow City?
Spanning thousands of miles,
it's different from other arrays.
It'll take a day to set up.
A day?
Alright.
Let me borrow your paper crane for communication first.
Alliance Leader,
Sang Qi has joined forces with a traitor within the Immortal Alliance,
planning to steal the Chaos Pearl.
Please be cautious.
I'll return as soon as I can.
Earlier,
I contacted the Alliance's secret guards.
[Temple of Divine Execution]
The five sects of the Immortal Alliance
only know that Xie Xuechen entered the Immortals Array
and hasn't emerged since.
They know nothing else.
Xie Xuechen escaped
but he did not immediately return
to Snow City.
That suggests two possibilities.
The first possibility
is that Xie Xuechen suspects the five sects
of the Immortal Alliance.
He knows that the ambush in the Immortals Array
suggests a traitor
within the five sects.
The second possibility
is that he hasn't yet recovered
his full strength,
so he can't return to Snow City
thousands of miles away
or even
to contact
the nearest sect.
Given Xie Xuechen's character,
if he had recovered his strength
and confirmed there's a traitor among the five sects,
he'd immediately return to the sect
and wipe out the traitor.
Therefore,
it's very likely
he's still severely injured.
Continue training your projection clones
and locate their whereabouts.
Understood.
Do you know who the traitor is
within the Immortal Alliance?
Not yet.
That's why I need to return to Snow City soon
to uncover the traitor
and protect the Chaos Pearl.
Did your journey into the Dark Abyss
reveal anything?
Others may not know you,
but I do.
With your personality,
you'd fight to the death
before getting captured.
For you to be caught in the Dark Abyss,
there's only one explanation:
you planned it.
Six thousand years ago,
the first Immortal Alliance devoted all its power
to set up the Immortals Array on the Two Realms Mountain,
stopping the Dark Clan's invasion.
Since then, the Dark Clan couldn't enter the human realm,
and humans
couldn't enter the Dark Abyss.
No one knows what lies within the Dark Abyss.
Without understanding the enemy,
how can we hope to win?
So, before you went to repair the barrier,
you had already made up your mind.
If the repair succeeded,
you would retreat in glory.
If it failed,
you'd let them
capture you
to gather intelligence on the Dark Abyss.
Am I right?
That's why you released
those Ice Fireflies
that only live a day but can send images.
Those little fireflies are impressive.
They even managed to gather intelligence on Sang Qi.
It's precisely because they spotted Sang Qi
[Temple of Divine Execution]
that something seems off.
Why?
Sang Qi's power is remarkable.
Even if he's injured,
he would have noticed
that the fireflies were spying on him.
Unless
Sang Qi is pretending.
He wants others to believe
he's gravely injured.
But why?
Because his true intentions remain unclear,
I went to the Temple of Divine Execution
as soon as my spiritual power returned.
If speculation doesn't work,
capturing and killing him directly
is the best solution.
It's a pity
I miscalculated the effects of Half-Day Glory.
I didn't expect my spiritual power
to only last for an hour.
Xie Xuechen,
did you realize you were gambling with your life?
What if you had died in the Dark Abyss?
Then it would've just been a life lost.
At least the Immortals Array has been repaired.
"The path of a sword cultivator
isn't one that lasts long."
Now, I believe this saying.
Xuyue,
there's something else I find odd.
How did Sang Qi obtain the Illusion Elixir?
The Illusion Elixir?
Six thousand years ago,
when Phoenix Mountain collapsed,
the Phoenix Herb necessary for the elixir
was wiped out overnight.
How could anyone
still make the Illusion Elixir?
Xuyue,
I have a faint feeling
that the crack in the Immortals Array
is just the beginning.
Behind all this,
someone is planning a grand scheme.
With so many unanswered mysteries,
have you considered
using Miss Mu to uncover the truth?
I have.
I guessed it.
If you didn't want to,
how could she have possibly threatened you?
It's because you want to figure out
what kind of person she is,
what her true intentions are,
and why she's so obsessed with you.
Am I right?
Yes.
I even thought about using her
to deal with the Dark Abyss and Sang Qi.
But then you trapped her in the Shackle of Delicacy
and chose to part ways with her.
Did you change your mind?
Using a woman to investigate
goes against my faith.
Besides,
she's a clever person.
If I use her to investigate Sang Qi and the Dark Abyss,
she'll use me to spy on the Immortal Alliance too.
Who benefits more
remains to be seen.
Yet earlier,
you still went back to find her,
didn't you?
You trapped her in the Shackle of Delicacy
and then headed here first.
Logically, you should've arrived before her,
but you arrived late.
And seeing her here,
you weren't surprised at all.
You just asked
why I brought her here.
That means you already went back
and knew that I had unlocked the Shackle of Delicacy,
right?
The Spirit Detector is still glowing.
There must be a Spirit Clan member nearby. Check carefully!
Understood!
Look in those bushes over there!
The Spirit Management Bureau
My mother said that if you go there,
they'll put a Spirit Lock on you,
enslaving you under human control
for the rest of your life.
But if you don't register with them,
you won't be recognized as a good demon.
And regardless of whether you're good or evil,
others can kill you without consequence.
Mu Xuanling is a Spirit Clan member.
♪Never regretting our meeting♪
♪Only wishing for thousands of blossoms♪
♪To bloom for you that day♪
♪Gazing at that one person, those eyes♪
♪I desire nothing else♪
♪A life with no worries or regrets♪
♪Staying by your side♪
Could it have been Xuyue who saved her?
Xuyue
Xuyue,
she said she wants to turn over a new leaf
and start fresh.
Do you believe her?
You neither dare to trust her
nor have the heart to kill her.
Then do as you think best.
Find out for yourself
what kind of person she really is
and what she truly intends to do.
Bao.
As for me,
I have important matters to attend to.
The road ahead won't be safe,
and the cultivation techniques I practice
aren't ones you can learn.
Once Xie Xuechen and I leave,
you should head home too.
If you're determined to find your father,
you can ask Nan Xuyue to help you.
It's the same, isn't it?
But I like you,
and I want to stay with you.
Looks like I need to tell you the truth.
I'm
a villain from the Dark Abyss,
specializing in eating little beasts like you that wander alone.
Fried, stir-fried, steamed, boiled,
grilled, or roasted
there are countless ways
to cook you!
I know you're not bad.
I can feel it.
Besides,
you have treasures on you.
I can absorb
their aura to cultivate.
It won't take up your time to teach me.
Don't think this will make me agree.
After Greenview Heights,
let's part ways.
Mr. Xie told you not to follow him,
but you didn't listen either.
I
You're so young,
yet your tongue is quite sharp.
Miss Mu,
you're clearly mad at Mr. Xie,
so why are you looking for him?
Is it for revenge?
I've spoiled him too much before.
When I get the chance,
I'll definitely make him
like this
and like that
What exactly is "this and that"?
Kid,
don't ask too many questions.
Actually, Xie Xuechen isn't bad.
But after all, we're on opposite sides, good and evil.
I keep bothering him.
So for someone as aloof and upright as he is,
it's normal for him
to not accept it at first.
Miss Mu,
what you're saying sounds so familiar.
It's just
like how my mother complains about my father
never coming back.
And then later,
she'd explain, saying,
"Your father
must've run into some trouble
and can't come back for now."
Miss Mu,
you said back in the Shackle of Delicacy
that you had something very important
that you didn't tell Mr. Xie.
What is it?
Bao,
let me ask you a question.
Do you believe
in coming back to life?
My mother says,
except for the Dark Clan, who don't die,
Spirits and Humans
are simply dead when they die.
Dead is dead?
To come back to life,
it would take a miracle.
But the Divine Clan abandoned Humans long ago.
Even the Celestial Ladder is closed.
There hasn't been a Deity in the world for thousands of years.
So, where would a miracle come from?
That's why
my mother says
to protect your own life,
because you only get one.
It's not shameful to be a coward
if it keeps you alive.
Your swordsmanship is powerful.
[Powerful swordsmanship]
Your array mastery is powerful.
[Powerful array mastery and powerful skills to annoy others]
Your skills to annoy others is powerful too.
Seems like it went smoothly.
The Half-Day Glory
leaves you powerless for ten days.
Only after those ten days
will you start to regain power.
But these runes work differently.
Starting now,
you'll recover a little power each day.
If you maintain proper meditation,
you'll
regain full strength in five days.
Xuyue,
thank you.
No need to thank me.
Just take better care of your life,
and I'll be satisfied.
Sir, something's happened!
Miss Gao,
what's up?
Mr. Nan,
we've encountered
Mr. Xie
The Mirage Palace received word
that you repaired the Immortals Array
but have yet to return.
I specifically brought people to look for you,
and here you are.
Mr. Xie, are you well?
We'll discuss my matters later.
Did something happen to you?
My fellow disciples and I
were attacked by demonic cultivators
at a nearby staging post.
We barely escaped,
but on our way back to the Mirage Palace,
we were ambushed again.
It must've been those demonic cultivators' allies.
Mr. Nan,
two of my junior brothers are dead,
and I was separated from my junior sister.
I remembered Greenview Heights was nearby,
so I came seeking aid.
Mr. Nan, could you send someone
to rescue my junior sister, Cui Wanwan?
Rest assured, Miss Gao.
It's fortuitous that Mr. Xie is here.
My master has a message for you.
Shall we go somewhere private to talk?
Alright.
No need!
Miss Gao is already injured
and should not move around.
You can speak here instead.
I'll go
prepare a room for you, Miss Gao.
What message
did your master leave for me?
My master said
that over the past six thousand years,
the Immortals Array has developed cracks multiple times.
Repairing the barrier
is the responsibility of successive Alliance Leaders.
This time, since Alliance Leader Xie is in seclusion,
the task fell to the strongest in the Alliance,
you, Mr. Xie.
Not only are you the most capable,
but your sense of duty is unmatched.
If you were to succeed the position of Alliance Leader,
the Immortal Alliance would thrive even further.
So,
someone like you
if not dealt with early,
will inevitably become a major threat!
Being squeezed into such a small body
is really uncomfortable!
The protective barrier of Greenview Heights
is quite impressive.
If not for this method,
I wouldn't have been able to get in!
Xie Xuechen,
it's been two days,
and I still want to kill you just as much.
You think you can?
Miss Mu!
I feel
something scary has entered!
Stay inside the room.
Don't go out.
You killed Desire Demon, didn't you?
Alright then,
let me take
your head back
to calm her down!
You shouldn't have come here.
What, are you afraid I'll die?
Could you not flirt in front of me?
Anger Demon, listen to me.
What happened before
isn't what you think.
I
I'm not listening!
Before I came,
Desire Demon and Ignorance Demon warned me about you.
They said
you're the most two-faced and deceitful person,
and I shouldn't believe a word you say!
That's not true!
Don't listen to their nonsense.
My character
is the most genuine and trustworthy.
Your spiritual power hasn't recovered yet.
I'll try to hold him off.
You should run first.
I hate it the most when people whisper
in front of me!
♪Searching for your face in the cycles of life♪
♪If the tears in my heart remain unseen♪
♪Can I still remain tireless?♪
♪Because my heart holds longing♪
♪A devoted soul asks not how far the road goes♪
♪For love, braving the storms, crossing the years♪
♪Never regretting our meeting♪
♪Only wishing for thousands of blossoms♪
♪To bloom for you that day♪
♪Gazing at that one person, those eyes♪
♪I desire nothing else♪
♪A life with no worries or regrets♪
♪Staying by your side♪
♪For love, braving the storms, crossing the years♪
♪Never regretting our meeting♪
♪Only wishing for thousands of blossoms♪
♪To bloom for you that day♪
♪Gazing at that one person, those eyes♪
♪I desire nothing else♪
♪A life with no worries or regrets♪
♪Staying by your side♪
Sir,
we've arrived.
But why have you come here?
Last year, I once cast a fortune.
It foretold that today,
I would reunite with an old friend here.
But I don't know
if she still remembers me.
Xie Xuechen,
Are you leaving me here to roast like meat?
I must find someone to help Miss Mu.
Miss Mu!
- I found the smartest person - Bao
in the entire world to save you!
In your eyes,
it seems everyone is smart.
Shackle of Delicacy
You recognize this array?
The Shackle of Delicacy binds but does not kill.
It is an array of mercy.
Mercy?
This array is forged with blood.
Its faint golden light suggests
the creator possesses
immense power.
If one intended to kill,
why use an array?
If one intended to create an array,
why use blood?
It seems the creator must be in a terrible situation,
forced to use a desperate measure against his enemy.
Miss, you must be extraordinary.
Indeed, that's a clever one.
Sir, please help her.
Miss Mu is a good person.
She had a fight with her friend,
so she's trapped here.
If you help her,
I'll share half of my treasures
with you.
Alright.
May I ask, Miss,
why did your friend trap you here?
I once saved him,
risking my life
to pull him out of danger.
Afterward,
we fought the enemy together,
advancing and retreating as one,
and narrowly escaped death many times.
But I never expected
that over a small misunderstanding,
he would accuse me of harming someone
and take such cruel action against me.
Sir, do you not believe me?
Not at all.
If you say so,
then I shall believe you.
Would you be willing to provide some guidance?
The interplay of Yin and Yang forms the Four Symbols,
and the Shackle of Delicacy binds even the spirits from all directions.
It seems he is quite skilled.
This Shackle of Delicacy is ever-changing.
Moving forward,
you must follow my instructions step by step
to escape the array.
Step one:
Earth generates Fire in the second position,
originating from the Vermilion Bird.
South, Fire, Vermilion Bird
This array is based on the Hetu and Luoshu.
Judging from the Hetu and star positions earlier,
south
should be
this way.
Earth generates Fire in the second position,
two.
[Two]
[Two]
Earth generates Fire in the second position,
and Heaven completes it in the seventh.
Generating in the second and completing in the seventh
Seven
It should be nearby.
[Seven]
Earth generates Metal in the fourth position,
originating from the White Tiger.
West, Metal, White Tiger.
[Four]
Earth generates Metal in the fourth position,
and Heaven completes it in the ninth.
[Nine]
This person's origins are unknown.
If he begins to doubt me
after breaking the array
Sir
Only one final step remains.
Miss,
are you perhaps thinking of
where to attack me?
Yes!
I was just about to cut your neck,
so you wouldn't have to suffer anymore.
I have no interest in meddling in others' grievances
or engaging in fights and killings.
However, if I can unlock the Shackle of Delicacy,
I can naturally trap you back inside.
Why are you just like my friend,
unable to take a joke?
Is the friend you mentioned
the Young Lord of Snow City,
Xie Xuechen?
The final step:
Two and four are the shoulders,
six and eight are the legs,
and five is the center.
The Shackle of Delicacy will be broken.
[Nan Xuyue, Master of Greenview Heights]
Miss, please be careful
and don't make any missteps.
No, that's wrong.
Five as the center
That doesn't mean looking for "five."
Rather,
it means retrieving "ten and five."
Ten and five together form the center.
It should be
[Ten]
Miss Mu,
you look so beautiful now!
Who exactly are you,
to break the array so effortlessly?
I am Nan Xuyue of Greenview Heights.
May I ask your name?
Mu Xuanling.
Is it
the Mu meaning wood?
The Mu meaning dusk.
Mr. Nan, your carriage
seems ordinary from the outside,
but I didn't expect
it to be so large inside.
Using arrays to expand space
Mr. Nan, you're indeed
the foremost expert of arrays today.
It's said that in our time,
only two people were born with an extra sense.
One is Xie Xuechen,
the other is you, Mr. Nan.
Your talent is extraordinary,
capable of divining the past and future.
Even my mother once said,
Mr. Nan
is the smartest person in the world.
She also said nothing can escape
your notice.
Is that true?
That was all in the past.
I've long lost my ability to foresee.
So now, in this world,
I know no more than anyone else.
Then how did you know
it was Xie Xuechen
who trapped me in the Shackle of Delicacy?
To be honest,
the Shackle of Delicacy
were created by Xuechen and me
in our youth.
Thus, in this world,
besides me,
he is the only one who knows it.
You and Xie Xuechen are friends?
For someone as aloof as him
to have a friend?
Aren't you also friends
with Xuechen?
Then, what you said earlier
Yes!
He and I are, of course, friends.
Xie Xuechen has faced great hardships.
Though he was unkind to me,
I cannot abandon him.
Why not
I understand.
It's better to resolve the small misunderstanding between friends,
isn't it?
If that's the case,
you can come with me
to Greenview Heights.
By chance,
Xuechen will also be there.
You know Xie Xuechen will be at Greenview Heights?
Given his current situation,
he likely has no other choice.
That's not hard to guess.
It's just a matter
of whether you're willing to come along.
That's exactly what I intend.
I want to go too!
Why would you go?
You should go home
and stop worrying your mother.
But
I still need to repay the favor.
Also,
if I want to find my father,
I must learn some real skills.
I want to follow you to train!
You've already helped me,
so let's not talk about favors anymore.
If you want to learn skills,
I'm not the one to teach you.
Besides,
I have other things to do
and can't take you along.
Miss Mu
Mr. Nan,
may I
visit your home?
I'm very well-behaved!
I won't cause trouble or steal food.
Just give me
a small place to stay.
If there's no small place, it's fine.
I'll
just find a hole and sleep there.
How about it?
Mr. Nan, don't look at me.
I'm not responsible for her.
Since she's asking you,
it's your decision to make.
Then let's invite Bao
as my little guest.
What do you say?
Great! Thank you, Mr. Nan!
Miss Mu!
Miss Mu!
Miss Mu!
Actually,
I once cast a fortune.
It foretold that today,
I would reunite with an old friend here.
I've waited a long time,
almost thinking I wouldn't see her.
And now, have you seen her?
[Moonlight Heights]
Sir, enjoy your meal.
That's Nan Xuyue of Greenview Heights?
I heard he was born with an extra sense
but was ambushed,
destroying three of them.
Now he's disabled.
Yes, how pitiful.
I see him sitting in the courtyard day after day.
Such a genius, fallen so low.
How can he endure it?
His father is seeking healers everywhere.
Now he's turned to our master.
But whether our master
will lend the Chaos Pearl to save him
Why are you sitting here,
not moving at all?
I can no longer cultivate.
And my legs are broken.
I'm in a bad mood.
But it doesn't seem
like you're very sad.
You just seem lonely
and bored.
I'll be your friend.
How about it?
I heard that liking someone is precious.
If you share a little of your candy
with me,
I'll share a little bit of my liking
with you.
How about that?
Here, one for you.
Thank you!
A whole plate of candy
for just
a tiny bit of liking
What a stingy little girl you are.
I've seen her.
But she's already forgotten me.
Feng Yao, let's return.
Yes, sir.
[Greenview Heights]
[Greenview Heights]
Please wait here.
He should arrive shortly.
Miss Mu,
this pastry is delicious!
Try some!
It's really good!
Delicious.
As long as you like it, Miss.
Mr. Nan, have you known Xie Xuechen
for long?
About
over ten years, I think.
Then you must know
a lot about him.
That depends on which aspects you mean.
Sir,
Mr. Xie has arrived.
Mr. Xie!
Since you're here at my place now,
take off the hairpin.
Turns out you're so handsome, Mr. Xie!
It's been a long time
since our last meeting.
Why does it feel
like you're not happy to see me?
You seem happy to see me.
But
why did you bring her here?
Miss Mu said
there's a misunderstanding between you two.
Do you believe it?
Of course not.
You're still such a busybody as always.
Why did you follow us here?
Is there something you want to say?
Indeed, there is.
Xie Xuechen,
you scoundrel!
Miss Mu might still be angry.
Now may not be the best time to talk.
Why not rest first,
then resolve the misunderstanding when she's calmed down?
What do you think?
Bao.
Miss Mu.
Greenview Heights truly lives up to its fame
for mechanisms and arrays.
The rocks and plants here
seem randomly placed,
but they hide arrays everywhere.
No wonder Mr. Nan feels confident
letting us wander freely.
Feng Yao,
if an enemy acted recklessly
here at Greenview Heights,
would he die instantly?
So, Miss,
please don't act rashly.
What are you implying?
I'm a good person!
Do you know who she is?
A Spirit Clan member with demonic powers.
There aren't many of them left.
Given her age,
I could probably guess.
Since you guessed, why bring her here?
Because you used the Shackle of Delicacy.
Sit.
Using blood as a sacrifice
to set a killing array isn't hard,
but you chose to only trap her.
That shows you didn't want to kill her.
That's one reason.
And the second reason?
The second reason is Bao.
She's naturally sensitive.
She won't approach truly wicked people
who carry the karma of murder.
The fact that Bao likes Miss Mu so much
proves she isn't a bad person.
You should know that too.
Calm down.
Since she's the Saintess of the Dark Abyss,
instead of letting her run loose outside and cause trouble,
it's better to keep her under your watch.
That was the right decision.
How about you?
How's your body holding up?
When I was trapped in the Lava,
she gave me a medicine to take.
It temporarily restored my spiritual power,
but for the next ten days,
I couldn't use any power at all.
She told me
about how she saved you,
but I didn't expect
she'd use Half-Day Glory on you.
Half helpful,
half troublesome.
Interesting.
Interesting?
Oops, I misspoke.
What's so funny?
Is there a remedy?
With your Jade Vault Technique,
your healing ability is already superior.
After ten days,
your full power will return.
I can't wait that long.
Is it because
the Dark Abyss is still moving?
Ancient texts mention a method
of drawing runes with spirit ink.
It can speed up recovery of spiritual power.
Want to try it?
Yes.
How long will it take to prepare
a teleportation array
from Greenview Heights to Snow City?
Spanning thousands of miles,
it's different from other arrays.
It'll take a day to set up.
A day?
Alright.
Let me borrow your paper crane for communication first.
Alliance Leader,
Sang Qi has joined forces with a traitor within the Immortal Alliance,
planning to steal the Chaos Pearl.
Please be cautious.
I'll return as soon as I can.
Earlier,
I contacted the Alliance's secret guards.
[Temple of Divine Execution]
The five sects of the Immortal Alliance
only know that Xie Xuechen entered the Immortals Array
and hasn't emerged since.
They know nothing else.
Xie Xuechen escaped
but he did not immediately return
to Snow City.
That suggests two possibilities.
The first possibility
is that Xie Xuechen suspects the five sects
of the Immortal Alliance.
He knows that the ambush in the Immortals Array
suggests a traitor
within the five sects.
The second possibility
is that he hasn't yet recovered
his full strength,
so he can't return to Snow City
thousands of miles away
or even
to contact
the nearest sect.
Given Xie Xuechen's character,
if he had recovered his strength
and confirmed there's a traitor among the five sects,
he'd immediately return to the sect
and wipe out the traitor.
Therefore,
it's very likely
he's still severely injured.
Continue training your projection clones
and locate their whereabouts.
Understood.
Do you know who the traitor is
within the Immortal Alliance?
Not yet.
That's why I need to return to Snow City soon
to uncover the traitor
and protect the Chaos Pearl.
Did your journey into the Dark Abyss
reveal anything?
Others may not know you,
but I do.
With your personality,
you'd fight to the death
before getting captured.
For you to be caught in the Dark Abyss,
there's only one explanation:
you planned it.
Six thousand years ago,
the first Immortal Alliance devoted all its power
to set up the Immortals Array on the Two Realms Mountain,
stopping the Dark Clan's invasion.
Since then, the Dark Clan couldn't enter the human realm,
and humans
couldn't enter the Dark Abyss.
No one knows what lies within the Dark Abyss.
Without understanding the enemy,
how can we hope to win?
So, before you went to repair the barrier,
you had already made up your mind.
If the repair succeeded,
you would retreat in glory.
If it failed,
you'd let them
capture you
to gather intelligence on the Dark Abyss.
Am I right?
That's why you released
those Ice Fireflies
that only live a day but can send images.
Those little fireflies are impressive.
They even managed to gather intelligence on Sang Qi.
It's precisely because they spotted Sang Qi
[Temple of Divine Execution]
that something seems off.
Why?
Sang Qi's power is remarkable.
Even if he's injured,
he would have noticed
that the fireflies were spying on him.
Unless
Sang Qi is pretending.
He wants others to believe
he's gravely injured.
But why?
Because his true intentions remain unclear,
I went to the Temple of Divine Execution
as soon as my spiritual power returned.
If speculation doesn't work,
capturing and killing him directly
is the best solution.
It's a pity
I miscalculated the effects of Half-Day Glory.
I didn't expect my spiritual power
to only last for an hour.
Xie Xuechen,
did you realize you were gambling with your life?
What if you had died in the Dark Abyss?
Then it would've just been a life lost.
At least the Immortals Array has been repaired.
"The path of a sword cultivator
isn't one that lasts long."
Now, I believe this saying.
Xuyue,
there's something else I find odd.
How did Sang Qi obtain the Illusion Elixir?
The Illusion Elixir?
Six thousand years ago,
when Phoenix Mountain collapsed,
the Phoenix Herb necessary for the elixir
was wiped out overnight.
How could anyone
still make the Illusion Elixir?
Xuyue,
I have a faint feeling
that the crack in the Immortals Array
is just the beginning.
Behind all this,
someone is planning a grand scheme.
With so many unanswered mysteries,
have you considered
using Miss Mu to uncover the truth?
I have.
I guessed it.
If you didn't want to,
how could she have possibly threatened you?
It's because you want to figure out
what kind of person she is,
what her true intentions are,
and why she's so obsessed with you.
Am I right?
Yes.
I even thought about using her
to deal with the Dark Abyss and Sang Qi.
But then you trapped her in the Shackle of Delicacy
and chose to part ways with her.
Did you change your mind?
Using a woman to investigate
goes against my faith.
Besides,
she's a clever person.
If I use her to investigate Sang Qi and the Dark Abyss,
she'll use me to spy on the Immortal Alliance too.
Who benefits more
remains to be seen.
Yet earlier,
you still went back to find her,
didn't you?
You trapped her in the Shackle of Delicacy
and then headed here first.
Logically, you should've arrived before her,
but you arrived late.
And seeing her here,
you weren't surprised at all.
You just asked
why I brought her here.
That means you already went back
and knew that I had unlocked the Shackle of Delicacy,
right?
The Spirit Detector is still glowing.
There must be a Spirit Clan member nearby. Check carefully!
Understood!
Look in those bushes over there!
The Spirit Management Bureau
My mother said that if you go there,
they'll put a Spirit Lock on you,
enslaving you under human control
for the rest of your life.
But if you don't register with them,
you won't be recognized as a good demon.
And regardless of whether you're good or evil,
others can kill you without consequence.
Mu Xuanling is a Spirit Clan member.
♪Never regretting our meeting♪
♪Only wishing for thousands of blossoms♪
♪To bloom for you that day♪
♪Gazing at that one person, those eyes♪
♪I desire nothing else♪
♪A life with no worries or regrets♪
♪Staying by your side♪
Could it have been Xuyue who saved her?
Xuyue
Xuyue,
she said she wants to turn over a new leaf
and start fresh.
Do you believe her?
You neither dare to trust her
nor have the heart to kill her.
Then do as you think best.
Find out for yourself
what kind of person she really is
and what she truly intends to do.
Bao.
As for me,
I have important matters to attend to.
The road ahead won't be safe,
and the cultivation techniques I practice
aren't ones you can learn.
Once Xie Xuechen and I leave,
you should head home too.
If you're determined to find your father,
you can ask Nan Xuyue to help you.
It's the same, isn't it?
But I like you,
and I want to stay with you.
Looks like I need to tell you the truth.
I'm
a villain from the Dark Abyss,
specializing in eating little beasts like you that wander alone.
Fried, stir-fried, steamed, boiled,
grilled, or roasted
there are countless ways
to cook you!
I know you're not bad.
I can feel it.
Besides,
you have treasures on you.
I can absorb
their aura to cultivate.
It won't take up your time to teach me.
Don't think this will make me agree.
After Greenview Heights,
let's part ways.
Mr. Xie told you not to follow him,
but you didn't listen either.
I
You're so young,
yet your tongue is quite sharp.
Miss Mu,
you're clearly mad at Mr. Xie,
so why are you looking for him?
Is it for revenge?
I've spoiled him too much before.
When I get the chance,
I'll definitely make him
like this
and like that
What exactly is "this and that"?
Kid,
don't ask too many questions.
Actually, Xie Xuechen isn't bad.
But after all, we're on opposite sides, good and evil.
I keep bothering him.
So for someone as aloof and upright as he is,
it's normal for him
to not accept it at first.
Miss Mu,
what you're saying sounds so familiar.
It's just
like how my mother complains about my father
never coming back.
And then later,
she'd explain, saying,
"Your father
must've run into some trouble
and can't come back for now."
Miss Mu,
you said back in the Shackle of Delicacy
that you had something very important
that you didn't tell Mr. Xie.
What is it?
Bao,
let me ask you a question.
Do you believe
in coming back to life?
My mother says,
except for the Dark Clan, who don't die,
Spirits and Humans
are simply dead when they die.
Dead is dead?
To come back to life,
it would take a miracle.
But the Divine Clan abandoned Humans long ago.
Even the Celestial Ladder is closed.
There hasn't been a Deity in the world for thousands of years.
So, where would a miracle come from?
That's why
my mother says
to protect your own life,
because you only get one.
It's not shameful to be a coward
if it keeps you alive.
Your swordsmanship is powerful.
[Powerful swordsmanship]
Your array mastery is powerful.
[Powerful array mastery and powerful skills to annoy others]
Your skills to annoy others is powerful too.
Seems like it went smoothly.
The Half-Day Glory
leaves you powerless for ten days.
Only after those ten days
will you start to regain power.
But these runes work differently.
Starting now,
you'll recover a little power each day.
If you maintain proper meditation,
you'll
regain full strength in five days.
Xuyue,
thank you.
No need to thank me.
Just take better care of your life,
and I'll be satisfied.
Sir, something's happened!
Miss Gao,
what's up?
Mr. Nan,
we've encountered
Mr. Xie
The Mirage Palace received word
that you repaired the Immortals Array
but have yet to return.
I specifically brought people to look for you,
and here you are.
Mr. Xie, are you well?
We'll discuss my matters later.
Did something happen to you?
My fellow disciples and I
were attacked by demonic cultivators
at a nearby staging post.
We barely escaped,
but on our way back to the Mirage Palace,
we were ambushed again.
It must've been those demonic cultivators' allies.
Mr. Nan,
two of my junior brothers are dead,
and I was separated from my junior sister.
I remembered Greenview Heights was nearby,
so I came seeking aid.
Mr. Nan, could you send someone
to rescue my junior sister, Cui Wanwan?
Rest assured, Miss Gao.
It's fortuitous that Mr. Xie is here.
My master has a message for you.
Shall we go somewhere private to talk?
Alright.
No need!
Miss Gao is already injured
and should not move around.
You can speak here instead.
I'll go
prepare a room for you, Miss Gao.
What message
did your master leave for me?
My master said
that over the past six thousand years,
the Immortals Array has developed cracks multiple times.
Repairing the barrier
is the responsibility of successive Alliance Leaders.
This time, since Alliance Leader Xie is in seclusion,
the task fell to the strongest in the Alliance,
you, Mr. Xie.
Not only are you the most capable,
but your sense of duty is unmatched.
If you were to succeed the position of Alliance Leader,
the Immortal Alliance would thrive even further.
So,
someone like you
if not dealt with early,
will inevitably become a major threat!
Being squeezed into such a small body
is really uncomfortable!
The protective barrier of Greenview Heights
is quite impressive.
If not for this method,
I wouldn't have been able to get in!
Xie Xuechen,
it's been two days,
and I still want to kill you just as much.
You think you can?
Miss Mu!
I feel
something scary has entered!
Stay inside the room.
Don't go out.
You killed Desire Demon, didn't you?
Alright then,
let me take
your head back
to calm her down!
You shouldn't have come here.
What, are you afraid I'll die?
Could you not flirt in front of me?
Anger Demon, listen to me.
What happened before
isn't what you think.
I
I'm not listening!
Before I came,
Desire Demon and Ignorance Demon warned me about you.
They said
you're the most two-faced and deceitful person,
and I shouldn't believe a word you say!
That's not true!
Don't listen to their nonsense.
My character
is the most genuine and trustworthy.
Your spiritual power hasn't recovered yet.
I'll try to hold him off.
You should run first.
I hate it the most when people whisper
in front of me!
♪Searching for your face in the cycles of life♪
♪If the tears in my heart remain unseen♪
♪Can I still remain tireless?♪
♪Because my heart holds longing♪
♪A devoted soul asks not how far the road goes♪
♪For love, braving the storms, crossing the years♪
♪Never regretting our meeting♪
♪Only wishing for thousands of blossoms♪
♪To bloom for you that day♪
♪Gazing at that one person, those eyes♪
♪I desire nothing else♪
♪A life with no worries or regrets♪
♪Staying by your side♪
♪For love, braving the storms, crossing the years♪
♪Never regretting our meeting♪
♪Only wishing for thousands of blossoms♪
♪To bloom for you that day♪
♪Gazing at that one person, those eyes♪
♪I desire nothing else♪
♪A life with no worries or regrets♪
♪Staying by your side♪