Episode 1

Wei wuxian died! It's so great!

Sixteen years ago

It‘a good that he died. That’s such good news! Wei Wuxian, the Yiling Patriarch, couldn’t have been killed on the spot. If it weren’t for the coalition of the Jiang clan, Lan clan, Jin clan, and Nie clan, for he was such a terrible man. Yes. The Jiang clan adopted him out of mercy, but he turned out to be a merciless devil. How ungrateful. He betrayed his clan and fought against all other clans. Because of this, the Jiang clan was almost eradicated. If I were Jiang Cheng, I would have killed him from the start. I got the Stygian Tiger Amulet! The Stygian Tiger Amulet... Wei Wuxian jumps of the cliff and Lan Zhan reaches for him and grabs his arm. Lan Zhan. Let go of me. Jiang Cheng. Wei Wuxian! Go to hell! Saying so Jiang Cheng stabs the rock and Wei Wuxian makes Lan Zhan let go of him. As for Wei Wuxian, 16 years ago, he was a prestigious man who became famous when he was young. How glorious he was! But look at his ending. Falling off a cliff without a body to be found, without a chance of survival.

Sixteen years later

Sir, as you’ve said, Wei Wuxian, the Yiling patriarch...died for sure, right? He certainly fell off...the cliff. However, for the past 16 years, the young clan leader, Jiang Cheng, still hasn’t found his body even though he searched the bottom of the cliff. It is said that...the Yiling patriarch had the ability to shake the earth and move the mountains. Although we’ve had 16 years of peace, who can say for sure that Wei Wuxian, the Yiling patriarch, won’t come back in the present? Souls come back. They don’t go to the Ghost Realm. Souls come back. They don’t go to the Ghost Realm. Mo Xuanyu. Mo Xuanyu. Who? Who is calling? Mo Xuanyu. Mo Xuanyu. Who? Who is calling? Mo Xuanyu. Mo Xuanyu. Mo...who is Mo Xuanyu? It’s you. I saved you, I did with all my heart. From now on, you are Mo Xuanyu. No, I am not. I am...I had no choice. I didn’t want to use the spell and offer my body. But...they crossed the line. Kill them all for me. Kill them all! Wei Wuxian, take revenge for me! Hurry up. Hurry. Wei Wuxian woke up in Mo Xuanyu's body and was kicked to the ground and beat. Who are you? Get lost. How dare you kick me? How reckless. How dare you report me! Do you think I’m afraid of that? Remember! Your in my house, eating my food, and spending my money! You think I can’t take things from you? Your thing's are mine! Young master, everything’s been checked. How quick. Have you found the cultivator's item? These are all we found, in this shabby room. You hide these pieces of paper like treasure. You think you’re a somebody because you’ve spent several years in Lanling? They will never accept you, a bastard. You’ve finally been kicked out like a dog. As your cousin, I’m reminding you. Don’t daydream, like your bitch mother. A lowlife will stay low. You will never be associated with the influential Jin clan. Young master, the cultivators for cleansing have arrived. Madam is looking for you. All right. Wei Wuxian goes outside and washes his face. Mo Xuanyu. I have already died. Why did you save me? And you used the curse on me. You really had great hatred. All right. As the Yiling patriarch, I was a mad defector, who was perfect for exacting revenge. Scars represent life. If I don’t kill Mo Xuanyu's enemies, these scars will never heal. I wish I was still dead. You! Me! “Me” what? Crazy Mo. Who aloud you to go out? Get back inside now! I...I am Mo Xuanyu? Aside from Mo Xuanyu who else could you be? I told you. Stop daydreaming. You’ll always be a nobody, no matter how hard you try. Why aren’t you wearing your weird mask today? So I always wear my mask? Psycho. Before you lose your mind again, tell me, what did the Jin clan of Lanling do to you? Why do you keep wearing a mask or covering your face with power after you came back from there? Are you too ashamed to be seen? How old was I when I went to Carp Tower? Thirteen. Why do you ask? Nothing. I have to go now. Where are you going? I...come back! The guy beat Mo Xuanyu (Wei Wuxian) with a patel. How dare you run away! Mo Xuanyu (Wei Wuxian) turned around and snapped. Stop. He takes the snack that the guy had and ate one. The peanuts are not as tasty as they were 16 years ago. Something evil appeared recently and has caused many deaths. Madam can finally see you people. This way. What a coincidence. The Lan clan of Gusu came here just after Mo Xuanyu brought me back. Is he here too? Thank you, cultivators, for coming here to get rid of the evil spirit. I have heard that members of the Lan clan of Gusu are instructed to be upright, gentle, and distinguished. It seems seeing is believing. You really live up to your reputation. I couldn’t agree more. Actually, we, the Mo clan, do have some associations with the cultivators. We’re not an ordinary clan. There is a young man in our clan who was once instructed by the cultivators. If you can stay here for a few more days, our clan--here I am! I just heard I was mentioned. Among the whole clan, I am the closest to the cultivators, yes? Who let him out? Bring him back! Get out of here. That’s him. I won’t go. You see. I won’t go. I want to stay here. I won’t go. What a show. I won’t go. Get out. No! I won’t! Get out. Don’t touch me! Go! Release me! I won’t go. Release me. I won’t go. Don’t pull me. Release me. Get out! Out. Get lost immediately! No, I won’t leave. Go! Stop being crazy! My nephew has suffered from a mental illness since childhood. I hope you don’t mind. I won’t go. Mo Xuanyu, you’re nuts! Leave now or I will punish you severely. Tong, take him away! If you want me to leave, then you should return what you stole from me. Nonsense! When did I steal from you? I don’t need to do that. Yes. You didn’t steal. You robbed me! How could he do that? Shame on him. It hurts! It hurts so much! Come and see! I want to die now. What... Madam Mo held a grudge against me because she was jealous of my mother. They teamed up to bully me. I never did that! I didn’t really kick him. I want to die. The footprint...it could be that he kicked himself, right? After all, he is a member of the Mo clan. You are so cruel. Yes. When he just returned, his madness wasn’t this serious. They must have driven him mad. That’s right. You goddamn psycho! How dare you! Shut up! If you want me to shut up...return my things first. Or kneel down and kowtow. Such a mess. The guy grabs a liquor bottle and tried to hit Mo Xuanyu (Wei Wuxian) but Mo Xuanyu went around him and dodged it. Did you see that? He stole from me and beat me! How merciless! Young master, please calm down. This is my sisters son. He has a mental illness. All the people here know it. He had gone mad when he was young. He often talks nonsense. You can’t take it seriously. Why can’t he take my words seriously? I will say it again. If any of you steal from me again, I will break one of your arms. Understood? Stop! I shall leave now. Mo Xuanyu takes a bottle of liquor and leaves. Madam Mo, let’s get to the point. We will work in your west yard tonight. Please remember, don’t go out of your rooms after nightfall and don’t get close to that yard. Yes. Thank you so much. Mother! That psycho slandered me in front of everyone! That’s it? As you said, he is nothing but a bastard. Shut up! That psycho is dead now! The guy runs out of the room. Cultivators, please. Mo Xuanyu drinks the liquor that he got. Why does this alcohol taste like water? Maybe I really need to kill the entire Mo clan. This way. The Stygian Lure Flag? Assemble. The two of us will go to the west roof. You go to the roof in the east. We should explore this place and try to arrange these flags around the roof. After that... Although all clans wanted to kill me, they still make use of the equipment I made. So if they come from the east, we can flank them from all directions. But don’t disturb the people living here also, the corridor here and the roof over there should be guarded. Stay vigilant. Focus. Don’t be affected by the foul energy. What are you doing? You shouldn’t be here. Mo Xuanyu grabs the flag off the pole. Stop! You shouldn’t mess with that! No! I want it! Return it or I will hurt you! I won’t! I want it! Jingyi. Don’t lose your temper. Let’s just talk to him. No need to argue with him. I won’t beat him for real. Look at him. He messed up our flag formation. The emblazonry was painted in the right way. The spell lines are complete. There’s nothing wrong. It will work when used. However, the people who painted the flag are inexperienced. The painted spell line can incur ghosts within five miles. But it’s enough. Young master Mo, it is getting dark. We’re going to fight the evil spirit. You should go back to your room. It’s dangerous at night. Whatever you hear at night, just stay in your room. Mo Xuanyu look at the cultivators clothes and remembers his good friend Lan Zhan his eyes get watery and he squatted down on the ground and the cultivator squats down with him. What’s wrong, young master Mo? It’s just some rug with paint. I don’t care. I can paint better. Mo Xuanyu threw the flag on the ground stepped on it and ran away. Such a madman. Don’t say that. Let’s just do what we need to do. Let’s go chef that place. You go over there. The flag formation should be spread out from there to here. Over there? Right. Night comes and the cultivators are in there positions for the evil spirit. Young master. The cultivators said that we shouldn’t come out of our rooms or go into the west yard. I came here to find that mad guy! Go. Fetch me the black flag. But the cultivators said--You idiot! They just fear that there items will be stolen. So they frightened us on purpose. Look at those cultivators. Everyone is holding a black flag. Go. Young master, here you go. Let’s go. Mo Xuanyu plays the flute beautifully. Jingyi, this melody sounds familiar. It seems like a melody from Gusu. We’ve heard it before. Have we. It’s playing so awfully. I’ve never heard it before. Lan Zhan. Pull him out and report the the official’s. Yes, sir. Don’t report him. Beat him to death. Yes, master. Yes, master. It hurts. Go. Be gentle, please. What happened? I don’t know, master. Damn it. The Mo clan have never seen the adult Mo Xuanyu. But I could be recognized by the Lan clan of Gusu. Young master Mo, you can stand up now. Ziyuan! Cultivators. A puppet. What would we do, master? This...My son! It’s you! An evil spirit is possessing him. It is not that easy. Look at the black marks on his neck. It seems like a special symbol. No. Before the stick of incense burns out, two people will have already been murdered. Cultivators, help. Madam Mo tried to swing a rock at Mo Xuanyu but one of the cultivators stoped her. Madam Mo. it’s him who made my son like this. Why are you stopping me? It has nothing to do with me. I did nothing. Madam Mo, your son‘s mind is damaged by the evil spirit. It’s not because of this gentleman. What do you know? That madman’s dad what a cultivator. He learned a lot of wicked sorceries. I...Madam Mo! You have no evidence! So...Evidence? What happened to my son is evidence! That madman said if my son touched his stuff, he would break his arm. My poor boy. He didn’t take anything from him. This psycho not only framed my son, but he also hurt him in such a vicious way! They searched the man and found the flag he stole. You deserve it. How dare you steal this kind of stuff. No wonder the evil spirit possessed him. My yuan! What on earth did you do to my son? Don’t worry he just passed out. You are useless! You call yourselves cultivators? You can’t even protect a child! Shame on you! You really take them as your servants? They came from far away to help you get rid of the evil thing without asking for anything. How old is your son? He should be 20 at least. Doesn’t he understand the human language? The cultivators told us countless of times that we can’t touch anything or enter the west yard. But he went out of his room and stole the flag. It was his own fault. Why are you blaming me? You...You, call everyone here. Move now! Go! What are you doing? How dare you disobey me? Get out! Master, let’s go. Ding,take your young master to get some rest. Young master. Young master. Madam. Madam. Madam. What the hell is that? The evil thing is fierce. Send a signal for Hanguang Jun. Madam. Hanguang Jun? Are you talking about that Lan Zhan? But before he left, he didn’t tell us where he would go. Wait. Do you mean he is nearby? It doesn’t matter. Let’s send him a signal first. Wait. That’s actually unnecessary. What if he can’t arrive in time? We don’t even know what it is. I mean, you don’t need to bother him. I can solve the problem. Guard this place and wait for him. I said...It seems I should end this quickly. Those black marks were obviously left by the Stygian Tiger Amulet. But the amulet has already been destroyed. What on earth is it? Tong, you’ve woken up. Stay back! Look at his neck. The man broke his neck with his left hand. It’s a ghost! It’s a ghost! There is an invisible ghost. It’s him. He made Tong strangle himself to death! There’s no ghost. Be quiet. There left arms are all broken. You psycho. How can you laugh at this moment? Sorry, I’m not laughing at them. Stop it. Nobody would respond to your reaction. He is not Mo Ziyuan's father. And that man is not Tong. How can you tell? Their hands. None of them are left-handed. They always beat me with their right hand. I know. I can tell. And your proud of that? Look at yourself. Right. The evil thing hid in their left hand. Can everyone lift their left hand. The cultivators searched the villagers left hand. Madam Mo stood up from the chair fast and tried to attack one of the cultivators with her left hand. The evil spirit is afraid of our tailsmans! Take off your clothes! Come on guys time to get to work. Lan Zhan saw the signal that the cultivators sent and rushed over. Mo Xuanyu hid behind a poll hoping Lan Zhan won’t see him. Hanguang Jun! Mo Xuanyu smiled as he saw Lan Zhan and started tearing up. He is always dressed in white, like he's going to attend a funeral. Mo Xuanyu laughs as he remembers the old memories.Lan Zhan looks at a sword that is possessed by the evil spirit. Hanguang Jun. Hanguang Jun. Hanguang Jun. Where did the evil spirit come from? It was so vicious. It’s not an evil spirit, but the spiritual energy of a first-class spiritual tool. It hides inside a sword. Maybe it is a sword ghost. “A first-class spiritual tool." Why does it have so much hatred? Mo Xuanyu leaves hoping not to be seen. Hanguang Jun. That is...The Stygian Tiger Amulet. The Stygian Tiger Amulet? You mean that sword ghost is a trace of the Stygian Tiger Amulet? But the Stygian Tiger Amulet was destroyed in the bloodbath of Nightless city. Maybe...Maybe the Yiling didn’t die. Where is young master Mo. Lan Zhan hears a noise and rushes to it seeing nothing there. Wei ying. Is it really you?

The next day

Someone gives a beggar some gold. Thank you. What a surprise. They gave me a piece of gold just for telling stories about the Yiling patriarch for three days. The beggar bit the gold to see if it was real. I’m rich now! Souls come back. They don’t go to the Ghost Realm. Souls come back. They don’t go to the Ghost Realm. Mo Xuanyu rolls up his sleeve to see the scars on his arm. There’s still one person i have to take revenge on. Who could it be?...

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