The Blossoming Love (2025) s01e17 Episode Script
Episode 17
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[Episode 17]
Is this true?
My mother loved Sang Qi?
She was forced to marry my father
to nurture the Chaos Pearl?
Qiumin.
You've heard it all?
Forget everything.
Go back.
They say a short separation makes the reunion sweeter.
Since you've set a barrier outside
and no one else can come in anyway,
so why not
You've been away for too long.
I couldn't wait for you,
so I thought I'd sleep first.
Now that you're back,
what do you say?
Shall we continue?
I still have many things to do.
I can't always stay by your side.
Let me take you back to the Snow City first.
The Snow City?
What now?
Are you going to lock me back in the Ice Prison?
No.
No one can imprison you in the Ice Prison again.
No one.
But Xie Xuechen,
Sang Qi
he's forcing me to help him find the Chaos Pearl.
Come with me to the Snow City first.
I'll figure out a way to remove the Heartstring.
Mr. Xie, you'd better not
force her to go to the Snow City.
Otherwise,
the Heartstring left in her soul by His Grace
will immediately take her life.
You've even managed to cultivate a projection?
Did you really think
the Illusion Elixir could only be used once?
Why is she here?
Why did Master change the plan?
Xie Xuechen's sword energy
is truly powerful.
The projection I carefully cultivated
wasted after just one use.
What a pity.
Desire Demon, that fool
how could she lock me here?
This is Xie Xuechen's Cage of Greed.
Why would I end up
in his Cage of Greed?
He truly lives up to the Lord of the Snow City.
His thoughts are always tied to this mountain.
Fine,
since I'm here,
I might as well see what his greed
looks like now.
Stop it!
Father!
I gave you Klicks
so you could protect the world with your sword.
But
you've disappointed me.
I sent you to retreat at the Snow Cliff
to purge your mind of distractions.
You've disappointed me again.
Do you still remember
what you once promised me?
"If I cannot strengthen my faith,
I will never descend the mountain."
Since you know your mistakes, why not correct?
In the past,
humans didn't have spiritual channels.
We couldn't cultivate spiritual power.
We could only look up to the Divine Clan
and pray for their protection.
Spiritual channels are a gift from the Divine Clan.
You were born with ten spiritual channels,
favored by heaven and earth,
yet you let personal feelings
disrupt your sword's resolve
and your faith!
I don't understand.
Father,
I truly don't understand.
I'm willing to die for the people of the world.
I can protect all the people
for a hundred years, a thousand years
Why can't I also love one person?
Hopeless.
She is your desire,
and also your inner demon.
Kill her.
It's just an illusion,
yet you can't bring yourself to destroy it?
Or perhaps,
you'd rather stay trapped in this illusion?
No.
I won't kill her.
If I can't let go,
then I won't.
She has never been my enemy,
nor an obstacle to the righteous path I seek.
So,
am I your inner demon?
It's always been you.
If you're here,
does that mean
this is your Cage of Greed as well?
Then,
am I also your inner demon?
I remember now.
Only two people who are each other's desires
can enter the same Cage of Greed.
Is that true?
Xie Xuechen
is my inner demon too.
♪I hope we can spend our lives together♪
♪Your face turns to me♪
Mu Xuanling
♪It's like a gentle kiss from warm winds♪
Fake.
It's all fake!
♪Join me to savor the world's dazzling fireworks♪
Mu Xuanling!
Mu Xuanling!
We're in the Two Realms Mountain.
This place is fake.
It's an illusion.
I'll take you out.
Break!
♪Because our hands remain entwined♪
♪Because you've stayed the same♪
♪The brilliance endures♪
♪Because our hands remain entwined♪
♪Because you've stayed the same♪
I just sensed a surge of spiritual power.
What happened?
Moments ago, Desire Demon's projection appeared.
She mentioned
Sang Qi had planted Heartstring
in Mu Xuanling's soul.
After we broke free from the Cage of Greed,
this is how she ended up.
I tried passing spiritual power,
but it won't go in at all.
In her soul?
The Heartstring
Sang Qi planted before
was located in her heart vein.
But now, it seems
the location has changed.
You share the same spiritual source with her.
Try searching her spiritual platform
for any problems.
It's done.
She doesn't have spiritual essence.
Her spiritual platform
is too important for her.
I didn't dare to forcibly erase it
and could only temporarily seal it.
If I hadn't allowed Sang Qi to take her,
she wouldn't have suffered like this.
Is that gray mole on her eyelid
also a mark of the Heartstring in her soul?
Does she have anything else on her body?
No, nothing else.
[Temple of Divine Execution]
Your Grace,
my projection is destroyed.
But I don't understand
why did you order me
to lock the Saintess in with him?
Because
they would share the same cage.
I
want Xie Xuechen
to know this.
So,
the Saintess also loves Xie Xuechen?
But why would she
Even if you recall something,
as long as the Disillusion Water remains in your body,
you'll feel that piercing pain again,
and once more forget all your emotions.
Xie Xuechen,
who believes Mu Xuanling loves him,
and Mu Xuanling, who no longer loves Xie Xuechen
Good disciple,
Isn't this plan
far more brilliant than yours?
Xie Xuechen
Miss Mu.
Mu Xuanling.
Xie Xuechen.
Xie Xuechen.
Xie Xuechen!
It's fine now.
Without breaking the Disillusion Water,
how can she possibly feel love?
The Heartstring has been sealed.
It's fine now.
Now Xie Xuechen and I
are in love with each other.
You enter my tent alone
while he's away.
Is that proper?
Or perhaps
our Mr. Nan prefers it this way?
Last night,
you deliberately led us
to discover the Heartstring,
didn't you?
How strange.
It always seems
that deceiving you
is harder than deceiving Xie Xuechen.
You're even willing
to endure piercing pain just to deceive him.
If I can fool Xie Xuechen,
what does a little pain matter?
But I didn't expect
Desire Demon to show up.
Perhaps Master thought the act wasn't convincing enough.
After such suffering,
Xie Xuechen will certainly
never leave me alone again.
Otherwise,
he'd surely send me back to the Snow City.
And that's not part of my plan.
Looking at you now,
you seem quite unfamiliar.
This is the real me.
The one before was just a disguise.
You've kept it a secret for me,
not telling Xie Xuechen.
I'm touched.
To me,
Xie Xuechen is nothing more
than a key to finding the Chaos Pearl.
But you're different from others.
You're clever.
You saw through me at first glance.
When we first met,
I thought you were a threat.
But now,
I've changed my mind.
Perhaps
we can become closer friends.
Right?
You removed the barrier.
Does that mean you trust her completely now?
She's indeed different from before
and still has some suspicious aspects.
But I want to trust her.
What if she causes trouble again?
If she causes trouble
right in front of me,
then it would be my failure.
You're just like your sword,
always charging forward.
It seems there's no outcome
that's unbearable.
I should leave now.
But as for Mu Xuanling
You don't need to worry about her.
I'll take good care of her.
Got it.
I'm leaving.
[Rejuvenation Pavilion]
Master is so peculiar.
There must be more secrets hidden.
It's probably related to the Chaos Pearl.
I need to inform Xie Xuechen soon.
- Sir. - Sir.
No,
I can't go directly.
If the Mirage Palace's disciples see me,
they'll surely report it to Master.
What's so fascinating to peek at?
Haven't you gone back to the Dark Abyss with Sang Qi?
My friends and loved one
are all in the human realm.
Of course, I came back.
There's no way Sang Qi would let you return so easily.
I don't believe it.
Naturally, my heart was with Xie Xuechen,
so I risked my life to come back.
I considered you a friend,
but you can't even trust me a little.
Friend?
At most, we're just
on greeting terms.
I showed you a bit of respect,
and you got all proud.
I must've been overthinking it.
If you want to be friends with me,
I won't stop you.
But I'll tell you this,
don't try anything tricky.
Otherwise,
I'll pound you like this, punch by punch,
- until you're a pig head! - Xie Xuechen will leave.
Hurry up!
No
wait a moment!
Wait a moment!
Wait!
I can't go over there.
If I go over
and the Mirage Palace's people discover me,
Master won't spare me.
I'm begging you
The Mirage Palace's disciples
are all patrolling the outer circle.
Otherwise, how would I show up here?
Why didn't you tell me earlier?
Xie Xuechen!
Miss Gao, you sneaked here.
You must've found something.
Follow me.
This matter
must be related to Saint Miaohua.
In other words,
the former master of the Mirage Palace,
Saint Miaohua,
made an agreement with Mr. Gao.
Saint Miaohua
forced your mother to marry Mr. Gao,
using her Primal Celestial Maiden physique
to nurture the Chaos Pearl.
But they didn't say
that Saint Miaohua
replaced the real Chaos Pearl.
If the Chaos Pearl
is not in the Mirage Palace,
then why would Su Ningzhen be so frightened
that she passed her power to Miss Gao?
Unless,
she was frightened by our Mr. Xie.
But,
they did mention the real Chaos Pearl.
It's just that
they didn't say where it is.
When I left the palace,
I went straight to find Saint Miaohua overnight.
I heard that after Saint Miaohua
stepped down as Master,
she wandered the world,
and was never seen again.
It turns out, she's still near the Mirage Palace.
When I was young,
I secretly followed Master
to the woods near the Mirage Palace.
There was a cave there.
When Master discovered me,
she was mad
and immediately took me away.
Later, Master told me
that Saint Miaohua lived there.
Back then, she had fallen gravely ill.
After passing the position
to my master,
she hid herself away there.
Master kept this a secret
to prevent anyone from disturbing her.
However,
when I went to the cave this time,
I discovered
that Master had lied to me.
[Saint Miaohua]
Who are you?
Madam,
it's me, Qiumin!
Gao Qiumin.
Back then, you and Master
brought me
from Moonlight Heights.
You are that child
What
what is going on here?
Naturally, it's the work of my dear disciple.
Her sister died.
She was disturbed by endless nightmares
and unable to sleep.
Only by occasionally
coming to see me like this
can she find peace of mind.
What do you know,
and why have you come?
I want to ask you where the Chaos Pearl is.
The one in the Snow City
was found to be a fake?
No wonder she passed her power to you.
Did you hide the Chaos Pearl?
Then where is it now?
No one hid the Chaos Pearl.
It's just that no one can find it.
"No one hid the Chaos Pearl.
It's just that no one can find it."
What did she mean by that?
I don't know either.
And I've never seen
Master hide anything.
Perhaps
the Chaos Pearl
truly isn't within the Mirage Palace.
During the conversation
between Madam Su and the Elder,
they mentioned there are clues from back then
in Moonlight Heights.
If they don't want others
to know the truth,
then something from the past
might hold the key
to finding the Chaos Pearl.
At the time, I was very young,
so I don't remember much.
And my father
never allowed me into my mother's room.
We have to investigate Moonlight Heights.
We must hurry.
I snuck out of the Mirage Palace.
If Master finds out,
she'll surely send people after me.
You don't need to
Of course, I'll go with you
to Moonlight Heights.
There might be danger.
And the Heartstring within you
might cause changes.
Hasn't the Heartstring already been sealed?
Besides,
I've mastered the Jade Vault Technique.
If there's any danger,
all the more reason for me to fight alongside you!
Moreover, with Nan Xuyue absent,
if the Heartstring causes trouble,
who but you can keep me in check?
You wouldn't want me to stir up trouble again,
would you?
Let's go.
Wait
when did Mu Xuanling
start practicing the Jade Vault Technique?
Isn't that Xie Xuechen's technique?
And what is Heartstring?
What's the danger?
Wait, you two! Hold on for me!
Can't anyone explain this to me?
Mister, turn the pages faster!
Faster!
Bao,
I've been flipping through these for days.
Can I take a break?
But I haven't
seen my father in so long.
I'm really scared
that I'll forget what he looks like.
Didn't you say
you've never seen your father before?
I'm scared my mother
will forget what he looks like.
Alright!
Bao, don't cry.
I will definitely help you find him,
okay?
Next volume.
Time to eat?
Mister,
can you help me search for my father
a little longer, please?
Bao,
look
I have really flipped
through every single page.
There's no Fu Cangli
in the Jade Sky Palace.
Then where's my father?
I miss my father.
- I want to find my father! - Bao
- Bao, listen to me. - Please keep looking.
Okay?
- Bao - I want to find my father!
Maybe there's another way.
Father, I'm begging you!
Just let me use the Blood Mirror.
Once I help Bao find her father,
I'll return it to you immediately.
You don't care
about the family business,
nor do you focus on your cultivation.
As the Young Lord,
you spend all your time
hanging around a little Spirit Clan girl.
How disgraceful!
Bao is just a little girl
who traveled all this way to find her father.
Since I promised to help her,
I must keep my word.
So what?
Why did she end up here?
Honestly!
Her father is called Fu Cangli,
said to be
the richest human cultivator alive.
I think he might
be connected to our Jade Sky Palace.
What's her father's name again?
Fu Cangli.
Father,
do you know him?
No.
I've never heard of him.
You've been flipping through family records
and name registries recently.
Was it to look for her father?
That little girl
is from the Spirit Clan.
Her father's a human cultivator.
Obviously,
he married a Spirit Clan wife.
Do you know
where their family usually lived?
How would I know?
I didn't ask that much.
Bao just said
her father left years ago
and never came back home.
So, Father,
we really need to help her.
If we can't find him here,
then give me the Blood Mirror and I'll look outside.
No way!
Why not?
It's just a Blood Mirror.
Let me borrow it,
right?
Right.
Dear, you
Bring it out.
Bring it out!
The Blood Mirror.
Thank you, Mother!
You always know how to care for people.
Here
How does that feel?
Comfortable?
Let me massage you a bit more.
The Blood Mirror
Thank you, Mother.
Bao!
Dear,
why did you have to lend it to him?
You've used the Blood Mirror before.
Aside from what Lansheng saw,
you couldn't see anything else.
The Blood Mirror
requires blood from a close relative
to work.
That's why fate is like this.
If someone can't be found,
they simply can't be found.
And those meant to return
can't be stopped.
Let them go.
Maybe
they'll get some results.
Will this treasure
really help me find my father?
This mirror is called the Blood Mirror.
My father obtained it
from an evil cultivator.
This evil cultivator practiced
blood sacrifice techniques.
He used his own blood as a medium,
making others drink it.
Then, with this Blood Mirror,
he could gain the vision
of those connected to his bloodline.
He could see what they saw.
I was curious once.
I dripped my own blood on it,
and ended up seeing
what my mother was seeing.
Then, if I drip
my own blood on it,
can I see my father then?
No.
You'd only see
what he's currently seeing.
Who are these three people?
I can't see clearly.
Why does it feel like I'm being watched?
It must be an illusion.
Could your father
be trying to follow them?
Is it possible
he plans to rob them?
My father has tons of treasures.
Why would he rob anyone?
The spiritual herbs around them are quite rare.
I've heard they only grow near Moonlight Heights.
Moonlight Heights?
Take the Blood Mirror.
Let's go.
Let's meet your father.
[Moonlight Heights Town]
Fresh vegetables!
[Clothing Shop]
Homegrown vegetables!
Here you go!
Sir,
want some vegetables?
No, thanks.
Buns!
Buns!
This place
didn't use to be this desolate.
Buns!
Hot buns!
Excuse me, sir.
May I ask
why this town is so deserted?
Do you know there used to be a manor
called Moonlight Heights here?
It's said that years ago,
a group of demons came here
and slaughtered everyone
in that manor.
Even the cultivators there
were all wiped out.
The town was affected too.
Everyone said
this place was cursed,
so too many people died here.
And since then,
no one would come to protect us anymore.
So,
those who could leave, left.
Sir,
then why do you
still stay here?
Me?
I was born here.
If I leave,
where would I even go?
Want some?
No, thank you.
Alright.
Take care.
After my master was taken away,
she never returned to this place.
I didn't expect
You didn't kill those people.
What you should do is avenge them,
not to feel sad.
Is she
comforting me?
Stop wasting time
on pointless sorrow.
Let's go.
Let's head to Moonlight Heights first.
Hi, there!
- Xuanling! - It's been a while!
Mr. Fu!
Fu Lansheng!
Xuanling, I've missed you so much!
You've finally come back,
Xuanling
I missed you too.
If only you could sniff out where the Chaos Pearl is,
that would be even better.
How did you know we were here?
Funny enough, it's a short story.
Mister,
I've made a new discovery. Look!
We used the Blood Mirror
and found out that Bao's father was following you.
So we came along.
Why would
Bao's father follow us?
No idea.
Later, when we used the Blood Mirror again,
we couldn't see anything.
I suspect he used some method
to block the artifact's detection.
Your father
sure is mysterious.
So what are your plans now?
The Blood Mirror doesn't work anymore,
but following you
might help us find Bao's father.
You still haven't found her?
No.
I've already sent more people
to search the roads
from Mirage Palace
to Moonlight Heights.
Had I known this would happen,
I should've locked her up in this room!
But can you lock her up forever?
Once suspicion takes root,
there will be no peace.
I just visited the back mountain.
Qiumin has met with Saint Miaohua.
She's becoming more and more disobedient lately.
Let her meet, then.
For that woman,
the most important thing is Mirage Palace.
She won't reveal anything to her.
Right now, the most important thing
isn't finding Qiumin.
Forget it.
That place can't be left as it is.
Send people with celestial artifacts
to Moonlight Heights
and destroy the entire house
where my sister lived.
Understood.
Why are you so curious
about the past?
Some things
are better left buried.
[Moonlight Heights]
Miss Gao.
Miss Gao.
What's wrong?
It's nothing.
I just recalled some things
from the past.
Let's search my mother's room first.
There might be clues there.
I never imagined
this place would end up like this.
You also experienced what happened back then.
Seeing all this,
doesn't it scare you?
I barely remember
what happened back then.
Barely remember?
You used to hold hatred pretty well.
Now, I can barely remember.
Isn't that a good thing?
This is my mother's room.
This is actually the first time
I've been inside her room.
Bao,
it's dusty here.
Wait outside for us.
Alright.
Let's split up and search.
Strange.
It doesn't look like anyone lived here.
Could someone have packed up
your mother's belongings?
Impossible.
When I was little,
my father would stay here all afternoon whenever came.
He never let anyone
come near my mother's room.
This array was set up by some master.
We have similar locking arrays in the Jade Sky Palace.
They're used to protect precious artifacts
and spiritual herbs.
Unless you know how to break the locking array,
there's
absolutely no way
to open this door.
I
I don't know how to break it.
Step aside.
The secret is right in front of us.
Let's see.
There's such a deep secret passage
hidden beneath my mother's room!
My father never told me about this.
It seems that Gao Fengxu
kept quite a few secrets
even from his own daughter.
♪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♪
[Episode 17]
Is this true?
My mother loved Sang Qi?
She was forced to marry my father
to nurture the Chaos Pearl?
Qiumin.
You've heard it all?
Forget everything.
Go back.
They say a short separation makes the reunion sweeter.
Since you've set a barrier outside
and no one else can come in anyway,
so why not
You've been away for too long.
I couldn't wait for you,
so I thought I'd sleep first.
Now that you're back,
what do you say?
Shall we continue?
I still have many things to do.
I can't always stay by your side.
Let me take you back to the Snow City first.
The Snow City?
What now?
Are you going to lock me back in the Ice Prison?
No.
No one can imprison you in the Ice Prison again.
No one.
But Xie Xuechen,
Sang Qi
he's forcing me to help him find the Chaos Pearl.
Come with me to the Snow City first.
I'll figure out a way to remove the Heartstring.
Mr. Xie, you'd better not
force her to go to the Snow City.
Otherwise,
the Heartstring left in her soul by His Grace
will immediately take her life.
You've even managed to cultivate a projection?
Did you really think
the Illusion Elixir could only be used once?
Why is she here?
Why did Master change the plan?
Xie Xuechen's sword energy
is truly powerful.
The projection I carefully cultivated
wasted after just one use.
What a pity.
Desire Demon, that fool
how could she lock me here?
This is Xie Xuechen's Cage of Greed.
Why would I end up
in his Cage of Greed?
He truly lives up to the Lord of the Snow City.
His thoughts are always tied to this mountain.
Fine,
since I'm here,
I might as well see what his greed
looks like now.
Stop it!
Father!
I gave you Klicks
so you could protect the world with your sword.
But
you've disappointed me.
I sent you to retreat at the Snow Cliff
to purge your mind of distractions.
You've disappointed me again.
Do you still remember
what you once promised me?
"If I cannot strengthen my faith,
I will never descend the mountain."
Since you know your mistakes, why not correct?
In the past,
humans didn't have spiritual channels.
We couldn't cultivate spiritual power.
We could only look up to the Divine Clan
and pray for their protection.
Spiritual channels are a gift from the Divine Clan.
You were born with ten spiritual channels,
favored by heaven and earth,
yet you let personal feelings
disrupt your sword's resolve
and your faith!
I don't understand.
Father,
I truly don't understand.
I'm willing to die for the people of the world.
I can protect all the people
for a hundred years, a thousand years
Why can't I also love one person?
Hopeless.
She is your desire,
and also your inner demon.
Kill her.
It's just an illusion,
yet you can't bring yourself to destroy it?
Or perhaps,
you'd rather stay trapped in this illusion?
No.
I won't kill her.
If I can't let go,
then I won't.
She has never been my enemy,
nor an obstacle to the righteous path I seek.
So,
am I your inner demon?
It's always been you.
If you're here,
does that mean
this is your Cage of Greed as well?
Then,
am I also your inner demon?
I remember now.
Only two people who are each other's desires
can enter the same Cage of Greed.
Is that true?
Xie Xuechen
is my inner demon too.
♪I hope we can spend our lives together♪
♪Your face turns to me♪
Mu Xuanling
♪It's like a gentle kiss from warm winds♪
Fake.
It's all fake!
♪Join me to savor the world's dazzling fireworks♪
Mu Xuanling!
Mu Xuanling!
We're in the Two Realms Mountain.
This place is fake.
It's an illusion.
I'll take you out.
Break!
♪Because our hands remain entwined♪
♪Because you've stayed the same♪
♪The brilliance endures♪
♪Because our hands remain entwined♪
♪Because you've stayed the same♪
I just sensed a surge of spiritual power.
What happened?
Moments ago, Desire Demon's projection appeared.
She mentioned
Sang Qi had planted Heartstring
in Mu Xuanling's soul.
After we broke free from the Cage of Greed,
this is how she ended up.
I tried passing spiritual power,
but it won't go in at all.
In her soul?
The Heartstring
Sang Qi planted before
was located in her heart vein.
But now, it seems
the location has changed.
You share the same spiritual source with her.
Try searching her spiritual platform
for any problems.
It's done.
She doesn't have spiritual essence.
Her spiritual platform
is too important for her.
I didn't dare to forcibly erase it
and could only temporarily seal it.
If I hadn't allowed Sang Qi to take her,
she wouldn't have suffered like this.
Is that gray mole on her eyelid
also a mark of the Heartstring in her soul?
Does she have anything else on her body?
No, nothing else.
[Temple of Divine Execution]
Your Grace,
my projection is destroyed.
But I don't understand
why did you order me
to lock the Saintess in with him?
Because
they would share the same cage.
I
want Xie Xuechen
to know this.
So,
the Saintess also loves Xie Xuechen?
But why would she
Even if you recall something,
as long as the Disillusion Water remains in your body,
you'll feel that piercing pain again,
and once more forget all your emotions.
Xie Xuechen,
who believes Mu Xuanling loves him,
and Mu Xuanling, who no longer loves Xie Xuechen
Good disciple,
Isn't this plan
far more brilliant than yours?
Xie Xuechen
Miss Mu.
Mu Xuanling.
Xie Xuechen.
Xie Xuechen.
Xie Xuechen!
It's fine now.
Without breaking the Disillusion Water,
how can she possibly feel love?
The Heartstring has been sealed.
It's fine now.
Now Xie Xuechen and I
are in love with each other.
You enter my tent alone
while he's away.
Is that proper?
Or perhaps
our Mr. Nan prefers it this way?
Last night,
you deliberately led us
to discover the Heartstring,
didn't you?
How strange.
It always seems
that deceiving you
is harder than deceiving Xie Xuechen.
You're even willing
to endure piercing pain just to deceive him.
If I can fool Xie Xuechen,
what does a little pain matter?
But I didn't expect
Desire Demon to show up.
Perhaps Master thought the act wasn't convincing enough.
After such suffering,
Xie Xuechen will certainly
never leave me alone again.
Otherwise,
he'd surely send me back to the Snow City.
And that's not part of my plan.
Looking at you now,
you seem quite unfamiliar.
This is the real me.
The one before was just a disguise.
You've kept it a secret for me,
not telling Xie Xuechen.
I'm touched.
To me,
Xie Xuechen is nothing more
than a key to finding the Chaos Pearl.
But you're different from others.
You're clever.
You saw through me at first glance.
When we first met,
I thought you were a threat.
But now,
I've changed my mind.
Perhaps
we can become closer friends.
Right?
You removed the barrier.
Does that mean you trust her completely now?
She's indeed different from before
and still has some suspicious aspects.
But I want to trust her.
What if she causes trouble again?
If she causes trouble
right in front of me,
then it would be my failure.
You're just like your sword,
always charging forward.
It seems there's no outcome
that's unbearable.
I should leave now.
But as for Mu Xuanling
You don't need to worry about her.
I'll take good care of her.
Got it.
I'm leaving.
[Rejuvenation Pavilion]
Master is so peculiar.
There must be more secrets hidden.
It's probably related to the Chaos Pearl.
I need to inform Xie Xuechen soon.
- Sir. - Sir.
No,
I can't go directly.
If the Mirage Palace's disciples see me,
they'll surely report it to Master.
What's so fascinating to peek at?
Haven't you gone back to the Dark Abyss with Sang Qi?
My friends and loved one
are all in the human realm.
Of course, I came back.
There's no way Sang Qi would let you return so easily.
I don't believe it.
Naturally, my heart was with Xie Xuechen,
so I risked my life to come back.
I considered you a friend,
but you can't even trust me a little.
Friend?
At most, we're just
on greeting terms.
I showed you a bit of respect,
and you got all proud.
I must've been overthinking it.
If you want to be friends with me,
I won't stop you.
But I'll tell you this,
don't try anything tricky.
Otherwise,
I'll pound you like this, punch by punch,
- until you're a pig head! - Xie Xuechen will leave.
Hurry up!
No
wait a moment!
Wait a moment!
Wait!
I can't go over there.
If I go over
and the Mirage Palace's people discover me,
Master won't spare me.
I'm begging you
The Mirage Palace's disciples
are all patrolling the outer circle.
Otherwise, how would I show up here?
Why didn't you tell me earlier?
Xie Xuechen!
Miss Gao, you sneaked here.
You must've found something.
Follow me.
This matter
must be related to Saint Miaohua.
In other words,
the former master of the Mirage Palace,
Saint Miaohua,
made an agreement with Mr. Gao.
Saint Miaohua
forced your mother to marry Mr. Gao,
using her Primal Celestial Maiden physique
to nurture the Chaos Pearl.
But they didn't say
that Saint Miaohua
replaced the real Chaos Pearl.
If the Chaos Pearl
is not in the Mirage Palace,
then why would Su Ningzhen be so frightened
that she passed her power to Miss Gao?
Unless,
she was frightened by our Mr. Xie.
But,
they did mention the real Chaos Pearl.
It's just that
they didn't say where it is.
When I left the palace,
I went straight to find Saint Miaohua overnight.
I heard that after Saint Miaohua
stepped down as Master,
she wandered the world,
and was never seen again.
It turns out, she's still near the Mirage Palace.
When I was young,
I secretly followed Master
to the woods near the Mirage Palace.
There was a cave there.
When Master discovered me,
she was mad
and immediately took me away.
Later, Master told me
that Saint Miaohua lived there.
Back then, she had fallen gravely ill.
After passing the position
to my master,
she hid herself away there.
Master kept this a secret
to prevent anyone from disturbing her.
However,
when I went to the cave this time,
I discovered
that Master had lied to me.
[Saint Miaohua]
Who are you?
Madam,
it's me, Qiumin!
Gao Qiumin.
Back then, you and Master
brought me
from Moonlight Heights.
You are that child
What
what is going on here?
Naturally, it's the work of my dear disciple.
Her sister died.
She was disturbed by endless nightmares
and unable to sleep.
Only by occasionally
coming to see me like this
can she find peace of mind.
What do you know,
and why have you come?
I want to ask you where the Chaos Pearl is.
The one in the Snow City
was found to be a fake?
No wonder she passed her power to you.
Did you hide the Chaos Pearl?
Then where is it now?
No one hid the Chaos Pearl.
It's just that no one can find it.
"No one hid the Chaos Pearl.
It's just that no one can find it."
What did she mean by that?
I don't know either.
And I've never seen
Master hide anything.
Perhaps
the Chaos Pearl
truly isn't within the Mirage Palace.
During the conversation
between Madam Su and the Elder,
they mentioned there are clues from back then
in Moonlight Heights.
If they don't want others
to know the truth,
then something from the past
might hold the key
to finding the Chaos Pearl.
At the time, I was very young,
so I don't remember much.
And my father
never allowed me into my mother's room.
We have to investigate Moonlight Heights.
We must hurry.
I snuck out of the Mirage Palace.
If Master finds out,
she'll surely send people after me.
You don't need to
Of course, I'll go with you
to Moonlight Heights.
There might be danger.
And the Heartstring within you
might cause changes.
Hasn't the Heartstring already been sealed?
Besides,
I've mastered the Jade Vault Technique.
If there's any danger,
all the more reason for me to fight alongside you!
Moreover, with Nan Xuyue absent,
if the Heartstring causes trouble,
who but you can keep me in check?
You wouldn't want me to stir up trouble again,
would you?
Let's go.
Wait
when did Mu Xuanling
start practicing the Jade Vault Technique?
Isn't that Xie Xuechen's technique?
And what is Heartstring?
What's the danger?
Wait, you two! Hold on for me!
Can't anyone explain this to me?
Mister, turn the pages faster!
Faster!
Bao,
I've been flipping through these for days.
Can I take a break?
But I haven't
seen my father in so long.
I'm really scared
that I'll forget what he looks like.
Didn't you say
you've never seen your father before?
I'm scared my mother
will forget what he looks like.
Alright!
Bao, don't cry.
I will definitely help you find him,
okay?
Next volume.
Time to eat?
Mister,
can you help me search for my father
a little longer, please?
Bao,
look
I have really flipped
through every single page.
There's no Fu Cangli
in the Jade Sky Palace.
Then where's my father?
I miss my father.
- I want to find my father! - Bao
- Bao, listen to me. - Please keep looking.
Okay?
- Bao - I want to find my father!
Maybe there's another way.
Father, I'm begging you!
Just let me use the Blood Mirror.
Once I help Bao find her father,
I'll return it to you immediately.
You don't care
about the family business,
nor do you focus on your cultivation.
As the Young Lord,
you spend all your time
hanging around a little Spirit Clan girl.
How disgraceful!
Bao is just a little girl
who traveled all this way to find her father.
Since I promised to help her,
I must keep my word.
So what?
Why did she end up here?
Honestly!
Her father is called Fu Cangli,
said to be
the richest human cultivator alive.
I think he might
be connected to our Jade Sky Palace.
What's her father's name again?
Fu Cangli.
Father,
do you know him?
No.
I've never heard of him.
You've been flipping through family records
and name registries recently.
Was it to look for her father?
That little girl
is from the Spirit Clan.
Her father's a human cultivator.
Obviously,
he married a Spirit Clan wife.
Do you know
where their family usually lived?
How would I know?
I didn't ask that much.
Bao just said
her father left years ago
and never came back home.
So, Father,
we really need to help her.
If we can't find him here,
then give me the Blood Mirror and I'll look outside.
No way!
Why not?
It's just a Blood Mirror.
Let me borrow it,
right?
Right.
Dear, you
Bring it out.
Bring it out!
The Blood Mirror.
Thank you, Mother!
You always know how to care for people.
Here
How does that feel?
Comfortable?
Let me massage you a bit more.
The Blood Mirror
Thank you, Mother.
Bao!
Dear,
why did you have to lend it to him?
You've used the Blood Mirror before.
Aside from what Lansheng saw,
you couldn't see anything else.
The Blood Mirror
requires blood from a close relative
to work.
That's why fate is like this.
If someone can't be found,
they simply can't be found.
And those meant to return
can't be stopped.
Let them go.
Maybe
they'll get some results.
Will this treasure
really help me find my father?
This mirror is called the Blood Mirror.
My father obtained it
from an evil cultivator.
This evil cultivator practiced
blood sacrifice techniques.
He used his own blood as a medium,
making others drink it.
Then, with this Blood Mirror,
he could gain the vision
of those connected to his bloodline.
He could see what they saw.
I was curious once.
I dripped my own blood on it,
and ended up seeing
what my mother was seeing.
Then, if I drip
my own blood on it,
can I see my father then?
No.
You'd only see
what he's currently seeing.
Who are these three people?
I can't see clearly.
Why does it feel like I'm being watched?
It must be an illusion.
Could your father
be trying to follow them?
Is it possible
he plans to rob them?
My father has tons of treasures.
Why would he rob anyone?
The spiritual herbs around them are quite rare.
I've heard they only grow near Moonlight Heights.
Moonlight Heights?
Take the Blood Mirror.
Let's go.
Let's meet your father.
[Moonlight Heights Town]
Fresh vegetables!
[Clothing Shop]
Homegrown vegetables!
Here you go!
Sir,
want some vegetables?
No, thanks.
Buns!
Buns!
This place
didn't use to be this desolate.
Buns!
Hot buns!
Excuse me, sir.
May I ask
why this town is so deserted?
Do you know there used to be a manor
called Moonlight Heights here?
It's said that years ago,
a group of demons came here
and slaughtered everyone
in that manor.
Even the cultivators there
were all wiped out.
The town was affected too.
Everyone said
this place was cursed,
so too many people died here.
And since then,
no one would come to protect us anymore.
So,
those who could leave, left.
Sir,
then why do you
still stay here?
Me?
I was born here.
If I leave,
where would I even go?
Want some?
No, thank you.
Alright.
Take care.
After my master was taken away,
she never returned to this place.
I didn't expect
You didn't kill those people.
What you should do is avenge them,
not to feel sad.
Is she
comforting me?
Stop wasting time
on pointless sorrow.
Let's go.
Let's head to Moonlight Heights first.
Hi, there!
- Xuanling! - It's been a while!
Mr. Fu!
Fu Lansheng!
Xuanling, I've missed you so much!
You've finally come back,
Xuanling
I missed you too.
If only you could sniff out where the Chaos Pearl is,
that would be even better.
How did you know we were here?
Funny enough, it's a short story.
Mister,
I've made a new discovery. Look!
We used the Blood Mirror
and found out that Bao's father was following you.
So we came along.
Why would
Bao's father follow us?
No idea.
Later, when we used the Blood Mirror again,
we couldn't see anything.
I suspect he used some method
to block the artifact's detection.
Your father
sure is mysterious.
So what are your plans now?
The Blood Mirror doesn't work anymore,
but following you
might help us find Bao's father.
You still haven't found her?
No.
I've already sent more people
to search the roads
from Mirage Palace
to Moonlight Heights.
Had I known this would happen,
I should've locked her up in this room!
But can you lock her up forever?
Once suspicion takes root,
there will be no peace.
I just visited the back mountain.
Qiumin has met with Saint Miaohua.
She's becoming more and more disobedient lately.
Let her meet, then.
For that woman,
the most important thing is Mirage Palace.
She won't reveal anything to her.
Right now, the most important thing
isn't finding Qiumin.
Forget it.
That place can't be left as it is.
Send people with celestial artifacts
to Moonlight Heights
and destroy the entire house
where my sister lived.
Understood.
Why are you so curious
about the past?
Some things
are better left buried.
[Moonlight Heights]
Miss Gao.
Miss Gao.
What's wrong?
It's nothing.
I just recalled some things
from the past.
Let's search my mother's room first.
There might be clues there.
I never imagined
this place would end up like this.
You also experienced what happened back then.
Seeing all this,
doesn't it scare you?
I barely remember
what happened back then.
Barely remember?
You used to hold hatred pretty well.
Now, I can barely remember.
Isn't that a good thing?
This is my mother's room.
This is actually the first time
I've been inside her room.
Bao,
it's dusty here.
Wait outside for us.
Alright.
Let's split up and search.
Strange.
It doesn't look like anyone lived here.
Could someone have packed up
your mother's belongings?
Impossible.
When I was little,
my father would stay here all afternoon whenever came.
He never let anyone
come near my mother's room.
This array was set up by some master.
We have similar locking arrays in the Jade Sky Palace.
They're used to protect precious artifacts
and spiritual herbs.
Unless you know how to break the locking array,
there's
absolutely no way
to open this door.
I
I don't know how to break it.
Step aside.
The secret is right in front of us.
Let's see.
There's such a deep secret passage
hidden beneath my mother's room!
My father never told me about this.
It seems that Gao Fengxu
kept quite a few secrets
even from his own daughter.
♪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♪