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"Like a Song" by Jason Zhang
♫ Thank time for taking away the frost flower at the head of my brows ♫
♫ Thank vicissitudes of life for feeding the horse which misses you ♫
♫ Thank endless soft lover's prattle for projecting the horizon, ♫
♫ and taking me to get drunk for a moment in the tiny mortal world ♫
♫ Thank those words of goodbye for making you scared ♫
♫ Thank the narrow road for allowing reunions not cease ♫
♫ Thank the moon for often talking to me about its deficit at my bed ♫
♫ Thank the sandy wind for getting blown into time ♫
♫ If a regret is a regret, if a story is unfinished, ♫
♫ pear blossoms have fallen all over the mountains when I look back ♫
♫ At least, I have heard the 'like' you said ♫
♫ Deep love can only be briefly discussed ♫
[The Flame's Daughter]
[Episode 18]
Miss, are you going to the morning meeting?
How did you know?
The whole mountain villa knows about it. I'm so nervous.
Miss, you must brace yourself. Anyway, Young Master Yu is in there, too.
I'm not going.
Why?
I'll go to the Bamboo Courtyard first to hide.
Once the morning meeting ends, come find me.
Okay.
[Frost and Snow Pavilion]
Why are you that kind to come over here and accompany me for a drink?
Of course, it's to hide from the morning meeting.
Scared?
Why would I be afraid?
In inheriting the sect leader position.
You tell me. You don't even understand the affairs of your sect,
but you rashly inherit the sect leader position.
If it were me, I'd be scared, too.
Zhan Feng who is highly favored to be the successor,
Ji Jinglei who has such high morality,
and that Chief Steward Yi are actually more suitable than you.
That's right.
Do you plan to accept it then?
I'm going to talk with my father first.
Fine then.
How come you trust your father so much?
If he were conspiring with Anye Jue, what would you do?
I'm my father's son for more than twenty years. Of course, I trust him.
Although he has a violent temper, he is a very straightforward and an upright man.
Although he can't be considered a hero, he is still a powerful ruler of a region.
He would surely not bend down to Dark River.
Just too bad that the lifetime of good name of my father
will get destroyed due to Dark River.
It's really not worth it.
Since everyone is unwilling to talk first,
let me be this evil person then.
Sect Leader, please take back your order.
What Hall Leader Ling means is—
The order of letting Ruge inherit the sect leader position.
May Sect Leader take it back.
Why?
Ruge has never gotten involved in the matters of the sect.
One, she has no prestige within the sect. Second, she has not attained any achievements yet.
Just within the sect, she already fails to win everyone's support.
How can she then keep a foothold in Jianghu?
You all can help her, teacher her, and assist her.
Sect Leader, you must not be biased.
Hall Ling, don't get agitated and mad. Everything can still be discussed.
Look, isn't Sect Leader discussing exactly this matter with us?
Can I not get agitated? If this matter gets out,
not only will the sect be in disarray, the whole Martial Arts Society will be in chaos.
Letting a witless young girl be a sect leader?! So preposterous!
Hall Leader Ling, if you have any complains,
you can sit down and slowly say it.
[Talent Gather Hall]
You all give your opinions, too.
Ruge indeed lacks experience.
It's hard for her to bear the Sect Leader position at present.
Sect Leader, the Azure Dragon Hall recognizes the sect leader as our supreme leader.
Whatever the wishes of the Sect Leader is, that is our stand.
- What about you guys? - I'm fine with it.
Teacher, I want to say some sincere words.
Say it.
Teacher has always been training First Senior Brother as the future sect leader.
For the past three years, First Senior Brother had been managing several major and minor sect matters
and had established prestige within the sect.
I think that First Senior Brother should be the only choice for the sect leader position.
I am not really against Little Junior Sister. I am just saying this for the sake of the sect.
Moreover, First Senior Brother has made an alliance with World Swordless City by marriage.
If we give the sect leader position to another person at this time,
whether it is towards Jianghu, towards Swordless City, towards the sect or First Senior Brother,
it is inappropriate.
What about Yu'er?
Not long ago, I asked my Royal Father to make a decree allowing me and Ruge to marry.
I will be her backer.
As the future Princess Consort of Jingyuan,
I think that is enough to make her worthy to be the next sect leader of Flaming Hills.
Since you are marrying her, why do you still stay in Jianghu?
If she's willing, I can accompany her to live here in the mountain villa.
Everything is as she desires.
I already know all your thoughts.
As for the sect leader position,
I've made my decision.
No need to discuss it.
Miss, the morning meeting has ended.
Where's my father?
Sect Leader has gone back to the training room.
Die Yi.
What is it?
Nothing...
Why did you take the move to hurt Ying Yi that night?
Godfather, she embarrassed Flaming Hills.
Do you blame me
for not ever considering leaving you the sect leader position?
Whether in terms of strategy or martial arts skills,
you don't lose to any of them.
I don't.
You have ambitions. I understand.
But the mountain villa must belong to Ge'er.
Yes.
Father!
Ge'er, you're here.
Come, sit by my side.
Yes.
- Go now. - Yes.
Why didn't you attend the morning meeting today?
I was afraid that people would quarrel, so I didn't go.
Who said that my daughter can't inherit the sect leader position?
You should have listened to the stand of everyone.
My daughter is clearly the most outstanding person in this world.
Father, you must not disregard everyone's opinion just because I'm your daughter.
You're my only daughter.
I just want to leave you all the best things.
Including Flaming Hills?
The master of Flaming Hills can only be you.
Why?
Flaming Hills...
was established by me and my brothers with our bare hands.
For it,
we've experienced numerous life-threatening disasters,
suffered unspeakable humiliation,
and bled countless blood.
Every movement of Flaming Hills will affect
the situation of the Martial Arts Society.
Only by giving it to you can I be at ease.
How come it's not Zhan Feng then?
Zhan Feng is the son of your sworn brother, Zhan Feitian.
It is also understandable to pass on the sect leader position to him.
Moreover, Zhan Feng is even your first student.
Whether it is in abilities or in martial arts skills,
he'll be able to convince the whole sect to support him.
Although I'm your daughter, I have never been involved in the sect's affairs.
I fear that if you insist on letting me inherit the sect leader position,
it will be hard to let everyone accept it.
I just fear that others will think that you're being too biased.
Zhan Feitian.
Father.
Zhan Feitian is my good brother.
But Zhan Feng...
Zhan Feng's personality is too cold.
Although you don't have many experiences,
you are resolute, daring, and tenacious.
When you returned to the mountain villa this time, I noticed
that your temperament had calmed a lot from the usual.
I believe that you don't lose to Zhan Feng at all.
Don't worry.
I will not let you immediately take over the villa.
You can slowly put your hand into
learning how to manage Jianghu affairs.
Let the different sects of jianghu start to accept you.
I will help you.
Don't worry.
That's more like it.
That's my good daughter.
Father?
When did you become this bashful?
In these past six months, I've heard some rumors in Jianghu.
It's about Uncle Zhan's death.
There were a lot of harsh words,
that are trying to slander the brotherhood between you and Uncle Zhan.
[Develop the Right Morals]
Today, you must tell me if you believe these rumors.
Tell me the truth.
Father, I had wavered before.
But from now on, I will never doubt you again.
My good daughter.
My good daughter...
I was wrong.
Thank you for believing in me.
Thanks.
Father.
- But Senior Brother Zhan, he— - I know.
- You know? - Right.
Since you were able to hear this rumor while in Jianghu,
your Senior Brother Zhan has been running around Jianghu for so many years.
He surely had known it earlier than you.
I know that he must have heard something.
That's why, he developed misunderstandings towards me.
Father, since you knew, why didn't you explain it to him?
I think that one day, he would eventually understand it.
But Father, I fear that Senior Brother Zhan might harm you.
Don't say such things about your Senior Brother Zhan!
Ge'er...
We all must believe him. Okay?
I won't say such words again.
So, you openly went against Miss and supported Young Master Feng, didn't you?
Xun Yi, let me explain.
Okay. Explain yourself.
I know that you are loyal to Little Junior Sister.
But you are not only a servant of the Plum Courtyard,
you are also the chief maidservant of the mountain villa.
The students of our sect are distributed throughout the entirety of Jianghu.
They are usually respected by others, but some also bear hatred against them.
Think about it. How many sects are there in Jianghu?
Who doesn't want to be the leader of the Martial Arts Society?
- Correct. - That's why, we must always be careful.
Although First Senior Brother indeed made some mistakes,
as a successor, he indeed is more suitable than Little Junior Sister.
First, he abandoned Miss because of Ying Yi.
Next, he didn't care about Ying Yi's life because of Dao Liexiang.
Is this the future sect leader you have in mind?
There is no perfect person.
He also makes mistakes.
But you need to believe that although I support First Senior Brother,
I will still continue guarding Little Junior Sister.
I will never change.
Look in my eyes.
I am not Zhan Feng.
I am Ji Jinglei.
I'm worried about Miss.
I fear that if Young Master Feng becomes the sect leader, he'll do something bad to her.
I understand.
You understand?
Your heart understands,
but your actions are always siding with Young Master Feng.
Sometimes, I even suspect that you put more importance to him than me.
Xun Yi, these are... two different things. Since I was little—
Since you were little, Young Master Feng has been taking care of you.
When you were ten, you almost lost yourself to evil when training in the cave.
It was Young Master Feng who didn't rest and took care of you.
Transferring his own energy to you to protect your heart until Sect Leader found you two.
You lived, but he had to recuperate for three months.
- I memorized it correctly, right? - Yes.
- When you were twleve— - Enough. Stop reciting them.
Why don't you want to be the sect leader?
Me? I have never thought about it.
Don't you want to command the Martial Arts Society?
I don't want to.
As the Sir Ji of Flaming Hills,
Soul Breaking Sword has made a name for itself in Jianghu.
As the student of Sect Leader,
you're not inferior to Young Master Feng or Young Master Yu.
If in your heart I'm that good, I already feel contented.
Here.
I recently received some new tea.
- Would you like to taste some? - Sure.
You, Miss Xun Yi, had to serve others in the Plum Courtyard everyday.
When you come here, I, Sir Ji, am willingly going to serve you.
Are you feeling now that marrying me is the most blissful thing in this world?
- That is the funniest thing I've heard all day. - That's all?
Enough already.
The fire matter in the Maple Courtyard has caused gossips to spread within the villa.
That maidservant is really ungrateful.
She really embarrassed our villa.
First Senior Brother indeed misjudged her for a period of time.
Hope you two Hall Leaders will stop blaming him for this.
There are no outsiders here right now.
Let me say some honest words.
We all support Young Master Feng to be the sect leader.
That is because he has the ability and the prestige for it.
He'll be able to shoulder the management of Flaming Hills.
But Young Master Feng,
you'd better not provoke the women from outside the sect from now on.
That's right. Since you've married Third Miss Dao of the Dao family,
just live your days together well.
As for Sect Leader,
I'm guessing that he just got really mad from that incident during the wedding banquet and became a bit confused.
After a year or less, he'll surely realize that he has made a wrong decision.
By then, we'll just put in good words for you.
The sect leader position is still yours.
Thank you for your trust.
We saw you grow up.
You just got confused in the aspect of your love life.
That's right.
Hall Leaders.
Sect Leader.
- Teacher. - Sect Leader.
Ruge, this seems to be your first time to enter the main hall and join in our discussion.
Starting today, I have to trouble all the hall leaders to take good care of me.
No rush. Take it slowly.
Oh, right, Father. I suddenly remembered something.
During the second day of the second month in the past years,
you would let three senior brothers duel.
It's just that we missed out on it this year because of Senior Brother Zhan's wedding.
I really find that unfortunate.
If you didn't remind me, I actually would have forgotten about it.
Okay. From now on,
you should remind me more often.
Yes.
Why don't we do the duel tomorrow?
What do you think, Father?
Sure! My hands are getting itchy, too.
Let me learn some lessons from my two senior brothers.
I heard that Junior Brother Yu just recovered from a grave illness.
Will you be able to fight?
If it's just dueling for everyone's pleasure, I still can do it.
Okay. Let us set it to tomorrow then.
Father, I haven't finished.
What do you still want to say?
This year, I want to join in the competition with the three senior brothers.
- You also want to join this year? - Yes.
Okay. But if you lose, you must not complain.
If you lose, you lose.
You must accept it.
Father, we haven't started competing yet.
How come you're asking me to admit defeat now?
What our Eldest Miss Ge'er said is indeed right.
Miss, your power has greatly increased lately.
Did some great master guide you?
It must be Sir.
Oh, right, Miss. Why did you suddenly think of battling with the three young masters?
Since my father asked me to be the sect leader,
then I must have the ability to convince everyone.
Miss indeed wants to fight to earn Sect Leader some credits.
Since I was able to defeat Anye Jue,
I must find a chance to duel it out with Zhan Feng.
Here.
- Good! Ge'er, - Very good.
your martial arts skills has really made me see you in a new light.
There's no need to determine a victor in today's duels.
Seeing how all your martial arts skills have improved,
I already feel comforted as a teacher.
Okay already.
Let's go eat.
Father!
I want to have a duel with Senior Brother Zhan.
Okay.
Go then.
Little Junior Sister, make your move.
I won't be courteous anymore then.
Pull your sword out, Senior Brother Zhan.
Junior Sister!
Don't push yourself too much.
What Yu'er said is right.
All of you, come back here now.
Senior Brother Zhan, thank you for being lenient with me.
Miss, you really earned Sect Leader a lot of credits today.
Stop praising Miss.
Miss, hurry and change your clothes. Everyone is waiting.
That's right. After returning from a great victory, we must dress up like the future sect leader.
[Travel with Talented Men]
Okay already. Everyone, stop just standing around.
Come. Come. Come. Let's eat now.
- Ge'er, come and sit. - Father.
Say, Ge'er, how long have you not accompanied me to have a good meal?
Your heart has now become wild. Always wanting to go out.
From now on, you should accompany me more.
Being able to eat together with me is a happy matter. Okay?
Yes, I will abide.
You all are exhausted from the duel today.
Come, let's all have a drink first.
Come. Eat. Eat.
- Ge'er, - Yes?
your martial arts skills have really improved a lot.
I'm happy for you.
Good. My daughter has really grown up.
Tomorrow, I'll take you to Azure Dragon Hall.
Father.
Feng'er,
Yu'er,
Jinglei,
I hope that you all can work together and be of one heart.
Do your best to assist your little junior sister.
I will abide.
I—
I will abide.
Okay.
Young Master.
You look like something is bothering you since you returned.
You wouldn't understand.
- Teacher is taking Little Junior Sister to Azure Dragon Hall. - That fast?
After the duel today, Little Junior Sister's martial arts skills indeed have improved a lot.
Everyone in the sect has been convinced by her.
Teacher will also go with the momentum and give Junior Sister
the management of all the affairs of the sect.
You seem to be against Eldest Miss becoming the sect leader.
I am just taking this matter based on its merits.
First Senior Brother is indeed more suitable than her.
[Azure Dragon Hall]
I personally established Azure Dragon Hall.
Its branches are scattered all over the world.
Other than me and the hall leader of Azure Dragon Hall,
no one can dispatch any of their students.
I, Zhongli Wulei, the hall leader of Azure Dragon Hall and all our students
greets Sect Leader and Eldest Miss.
Greetings, Sect Leader! Greetings, Eldest Miss!
Please.
Our hall raises tens of thousands of carrier pigeons.
We manage messages coming for all areas everyday.
We immediately burn them after reading. Only the urgent ones will be handed to Sect Leader.
Ge'er, when you reach Luoyang,
I will let Hall Leader Zhongli deliver the letters
that the sect leader should read to Yu'er's Manor in batches daily.
You should start doing things step by step,
so it's easier for you to eventually take over Azure Dragon Hall.
Yes.
Father, does it mean that starting today, I can give instructions to Azure Dragon Hall?
Just do what you want.
I won't hinder you.
Okay. Everyone, disperse now.
Yes!
Hall Leader Zhongli.
Hall Leader Zhongli, how come Father didn't read the letter I sent from Luoyang?
That secret letter... I gave it to Chief Steward Yi.
Yi Lang?
Could it be he didn't hand it to Father?
I am only tasked to deliver the secret letter to Chief Steward Yi.
As for other things, I have no knowledge about it.
But Chief Steward Yi and I were both adopted sons of Sect Leader.
We are loyal to him.
He surely didn't mean to make this mistake.
Hall Leader Zhongli, since Azure Dragon Hall was established,
are you all duty-bound to only listen to the sect leader?
That's right.
I have two matters to instruct you. Listen well.
I will abide.
First, from now on, all information from Azure Dragon Hall can only be given to me and my father.
It must not pass anyone's hands.
Including Chief Steward Yi and Young Master Feng?
Right.
I understand.
Second, I want you to investigate Dark River.
Whether major or minor matters, I want to know all of them.
Yes.
Have to trouble you, Hall Leader.
No need to be that courteous.
Father.
Sect Leader, urgent message from Jiangnan.
Sect Leader, the sect leader of Thunderbolt Clique is dead.
Where? When? How?
On the second day of the second month, he died because someone sank his ship on Zhongkang river.
The Thunderbolt Clique are searching for the whereabouts of their Young Master and are chasing after the culprit.
Lei Hentian had offended a lot of people in his early years.
He also had a lot of enemies. It's hard for this case to progress anytime soon.
The sect leader died tragically and their young master is missing.
They now are leaderless.
Father, this letters says that the Second Madam of Thunderbolt Clique will soon inherit the leadership of their sect.
- I must go see Senior Brother Yu now. - Okay.
Do this. Immediately spread this news.
Yes.
My father is dead?
Has his corpse been found?
The corpse has been found and also appropriately buried.
Based on the news obtained by Azure Dragon Hall, they are currently searching all over for you.
One more thing.
Madam Yan, which is also Anye Jue, is going to take over Thunderbolt Clique.
But don't worry.
As long as you're here in Flaming HIlls, you'll be safe.
What? Lei Hentian is dead?
Yes.
Deliver a letter to Lie Ruge for me.
- Now? - Right. Now.
Think of a way to deliver this letter to Lie Ruge.
Okay.
Miss, is Miss Ruge around?
She's not here. Why?
The sect leader of Thunderbolt Clique is dead. My Miss told me to deliver this to Miss Ruge.
- Okay. - Thanks.
Die Yi.
Where are you going?
I'll just go to Bamboo Courtyard.
What has happened? Why did the maidservant of Dao Liexiang come here?
The sect leader of Thunderbolt Clique is dead.
What's wrong?
Nothing...
Why?
How did he die?
I don't know, either.
Let's just wait for Miss to return and ask her the details.
I'll go to the Bamboo Courtyard now to deliver this.
Die Yi.
Dao Liexiang asked someone to deliver this for you.
What else did she say?
She said that this item is very precious.
Please pass it on.
I want to ask Eldest Miss Lie to help me one more time.
Say it.
I want to leave Flaming Hills tomorrow and return to Jiangnan.
If you go out now, that's equivalent to suicide.
If I don't go back, the achievement of my father's whole life will be ruined.
I am the young master of Thunderbolt Clique.
The fate of our sect is more important than preserving my life.
This is something that he must do.
You surely recognize this.
I'll leave tomorrow.
Okay. I'll arrange it for you.
Prince, I still have one more request.
Say it.
I know that the government is surrounding and annihilating our sect throughout the empire.
Since you already know the real identity of Anye Jue,
I want to ask you to temporarily suppress this matter.
Give me some time. Once I return to Thunderbolt Clique,
I can prove to you that our sect and Dark River have no dealings.
Okay. I agree to your request.
Thanks.
Everything in this world is indeed inconstant.
Young Master Lei used to be a person in such a superior position,
the only son of the Thunderbolt Clique's sect leader.
How come he suddenly became a person that's fleeing for his life?
What's wrong with you, Xun Yi?
There are so many things that have happened in Jianghu lately.
I'm just a bit restless and uneasy.
Don't worry.
All will get resolved.
That's right. Young Master Yu will take good care of our Miss.
I'm worried if Thunderbolt Clique will fall into the hands of Dark River.
After all, the water routes in the south are all under their control.
Miss, you just urged me, yet you are the one worrying now.
I won't worry.
Everything will get resolved.
As long as one is alive, everything can be solved.
Once you're not around, then everything is useless.
[Fragrance Gather Pavilion]
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[Clean Wind and Bright Moon]
"Bathe in Fire to Become a Poem" by Dilraba Dilmurat & Mao Buyi
♫ People often say there is a boundary of the world that one's step will eventually reach ♫
♫ But how come when it comes to yearning, there is no end? ♫
♫ The frost melts into words ♫
♫ I write poems when the flower blooms ♫
♫ Only I am not good in this kind of articulation ♫
♫ Who gifted me winter abjection when the warmth of lively spring has come ♫
♫ Just once, life and death have already been nullified ♫
♫ While flying swan geese cross the snow and chase the sun, they create white silk ♫
♫ My groan stops abruptly ♫
♫ Love is a pleasure thorn on my fingertip ♫
♫ Your constant caring words to me ♫
♫ are something that a disloyal lover wouldn't understand ♫
♫ Attending endless events as jumping into the fire and losing feathers almost makes me crazy ♫
♫ If I am a 'yes' man in this short moment, ♫
♫ I fear that I might just waste my life ♫
♫ If you don't bathe in fire, you won't become a poem ♫
♫ In this confusing chaotic world, ♫
♫ It's hard to tell who a disloyal lover is ♫
♫ I can't understand why I jump into the fire and lose feathers to almost make myself crazy ♫
♫ Get soaked in the mountains streams, lakes, and seas and burned within the pen and paper ♫
♫ Let me write about you one more time ♫
♫ If you don't bathe in fire, you won't become a poem ♫
♫ If you don't bathe in fire, how can you become a poem? ♫