Legend of the Ancient Sword (Swords of Legends / Gu Jian Qi Tan / 古剑奇谭)

The soul that lies dust-laden among the stars, the sun and the moon

Awakens the helplessness of a delirious nightmare.

Uncovering this destiny's thread of events,

cannot escape this lifetime of loneliness.

Behind lies gloomy haze, before lies a mountain pass

Even if I want to escape, there is no running away

But regardless of how fate governs my life, my persistent heart won't change

No matter how much time passes and how much the world changes

Listening to the forlorn sound of the zither, can't forget what should be forgotten

Mortal relations entrap my youth

Forgive the clear arrogance I've hidden in my heart

Go forth into battle and face the vastness, mightiness oft eh earth and heaven.

Life is also desolate deeply attracted, like a roaring blaze burning.

The past, watch as I walk once through the ups and downs.

Using the cold blade edge and the zither's solitude write the events of the past and of today

the lonely sword against my fignertips, speak and laugh easily.

Legend of the Ancient Sword (Gu Jian Qi Tan)

Episode 43

This is Grandpa Tree?

How come he looks so regular?

What do you know?

All the little animals in Red Leaf Lake back then were taken care of by Grandpa Tree.

Grandpa Tree, Xiang Ling is here to see you.

Wake up! Xiang Ling is back!

He couldn't be too old and died?

What silly things are you saying? He is just asleep.

Grandpa Tree. Grandpa Tree!

You stop calling. Let me call him.

Wake up!

Wake up, you!

Help me, Xiang Ling!

Grandfather Tree, you're awake? I am Xiang Ling!

Who are you?

Did you sleep too long and forgot about me? I'm Xiang Ling.

Remember, remember. I'm just joking.

Xiang Ling, you came back?

Right, Grandfather Tree. This is my friend, Lan Sheng.

Grandfather Tree, nice to meet you.

Grandfather Tree, do you know where my parents are?

I don't remember already. - This time, you're definitely joking with me again, right?

I have to go find them, hurry and tell me.

Xiang Ling, first help me ease my itch first.

I need to think clearly.

I'll do it. I'll help you scratch. You can take your time to think.

Good.

Mother, right now!

It's already night time.

If Mother wants to go out and take a walk, then go out and walk.

Mother, after you've fully recovered, I'll think of ways to revive Grandpa Qiu, Brother San Shui, and other clan members.

Mother, do you still remember Hu Tou?

That year during my birthday, he yelled me, calling me a fatherless child.

Even said that Mother doesn't like me.

Afterwards, didn't even care about me during my birthday.

Mother, I didn't intentionally fight with Hu Tou.

He yelled at me first. In the future, I have to practice hard at magic.

Study hard so that I won't embarrass Mother.

After I grow up, I will protect the whole village and its people.

Mother, I will definitely be able to do it!

Then tonight, can we not attend that ritual ceremony?

On my birthday, I just want to spend it at home.

I want Mother to eat a bowl of noodles with me.

As the next generation of protector, your issues are the whole village's issues

And the whole village's issues are your issues! Don't you understand this logic?

So willful! You can't do great things when your actions are dictated by your mortal feelings.

Don't say so much. Hurry and go prepare.

When I was young

Everyone called me "Lady Protector's Son"

I was rebellious in my heart

I eve thought, if there was one day when they all disappeared, that'd be great

But now that I think about it, I really regret it

I hope this time I can have a chance to change things

Is Lady Protector still like that, not eating or drinking?

Doesn't speak either, it's already been many days

Because she's been trapped in ice for too long

From the time Tusu met with that accident until now, it's been many years

Qing Xue

Is there something you want to say?

Don't keep it from me

In front of Tusu, what I should say or not, I know

I feel like, Lady Protector

Didn't really come back to life

Why do you say that?

In front of Susu, I don't dare to say these things

But from what I learned in Youdu since a child,

I feel like Lady Protector cannot possibly come back to life

Why?

Brother Ling Yue, let me ask you. How do you decide if someone is dead or alive?

Teacher once said, a live person has a spirit

That's right. Life has a spirit.

So when a person dies, the spirit will return to the River of Heaven

The quiet way to zenith is to enter into the endless sea.

That's why there are some memories on the way that cannot be rid of.

Then what of it? -Once the spirit disappears

The body will become an emotionless container.

Even if it comes back to life, the spirit cannot come back to the body

Unless one goes into the depths of the world to find the memories.

Lady Protector has already been dead for many years

Even if there was a lot of things she couldn't let go of with Yunxi, her spirit cannot recross the River of Heaven

and return to her body once more

So I believe, the Lady Protector we see now

Should just be an empty body

And her spirit

Shouldn't return again

Could it be that Shao Gong couldn't understand this?

I feel like Shao Gong would believe in old books so much

is because he used to be like Yunxi, only wanting to revive Xun Fang

The only reason Shao Gong would believe this medicine could bring the dead back to life

is that he is lying to himself

In the end, what comes back to life is only the physical body

So this world doesn't have any method of bringing the dead back to life

I don't want to speak so pessimistically, Susu still has a string of hope.

You musn't say these things to Tusu, or else it will affect him greatly

But going on like this isn't the right way

I already sent the letter to Shao Gong

To untie the knot, the person who created it is needed. Just wait for his reply.

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Qian Shang

How come you left without a word?

I had some urgent matters to attend to

So I didn't come back

Xun Fang

I have something to talk to you about

Come with me for a bit

Right now?

I have to go see Shao Gong

Qian Xiang, why don't we go together?

Wait! What do you want to do?

Xun Fang!

You're quite different from how you usually act

How could a royal beauty

have such strong martial arts?

Since you are so full of such arts

How could you repeatedly be captured by Qing Yu Tan's disciples

to threaten Shao Gong?

I'm from Peng Lai. Naturally I know a set of martial arts

The Peng Lai Princess

How could the Peng Lai Princess know the arts of Qing Yu Tan?

The move you did just now

Was clearly part of Qing Yu Tan's skill set

Why did you have to pretend to be Xun Fang?

Jin Niang!

How do you know?

Your impersonation of Xun Fang

There couldn't be just Lei Yen who knew that here

You killed Yuan Wu, so I couldn't ask things about Jin Niang!

Yuan Wu died?

You still want to act innocent?

Since the dead cannot be evidence

I don't have a choice

You, why did you have to harm Hua Shang?

She was an innocent girl

Why did you have to kill her?

I say

Are you, for your true love,

coming after me?

If you want to blame something blame her for knowing too much

Today I will get revenge for Hua Shang!

What's going on? (X2)

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Shao Gong

How come I haven't see Qian Xiang these few days?

Qian Xiang originally liked to wander Jiang Hu

Since Qing Yu Tan couldn't keep him, we should let him go where he wants

Did you two fight?

Our path is not the same, so we don't plan together.

No need to put it in the heart

That's a shame

If he came back,

I won't see him

If he came back, I would have Qing Yu Tan's disciples drive him out

Your face doesn't look too good

Are you sick?

No(x2)

These days you've been very busy

I haven't slept too well at night

It's my fault, spending so much time creating medicine

I didn't care enough about you

It's not a problem

Shao Gong, your medicine...

Where will it be done?

Soon. After a few days it can come out of the oven

Aunt Tong, you're awake!

What place is this? Where's Shao Gong?

Shao Gong, he...

He's not in Qing Chuan

But Aunt Tong

You don't need to worry

Ru Qin, that Xun Fang

Is a fake!

The one by Shao Gong's side is not Xun Fang

Where is Shao Gong?

Hurry and go tell him!

He cannot trust that Xun Fang!

Xun Fang is a fake?

I...

Right now Shao Gong

is with Xun Fang at Qing Yu Tan

Aunt Tong, you can't move!

I need to go to Qing Yu Tan to tell him!

Your body just got better, you cannot go far