Moonlit Reunion (子夜归)

Episode 19

Young Master Mei, I thought you didn't drink.

You seem to be a good drinker.

But it's a waste to drink like this.

You must enjoy this apricot wine slowly.

That's how you get to the real taste.

Besides, it has a strong aftertaste.

If you drink like this, it'll be too much for you.

Didn't you help your cousin to his room?

Why are you worrying about me?

You're really drunk.

What's wrong?

Don't you recognize me?

You…

are a fruit.

What fruit?

You are a fruit.

You fell from my tree.

This is my tree.

Let's go. The fruit will take you to your room.

You have to stay away from Young Master Pei.

He…

isn't good.

Okay.

- Young Master Mei is the best. Let's go. - Hmm.

You always try to charm me.

Look at you. You're even framing me when you're drunk.

I really can't handle you anymore.

Let me lean on you for a while.

I wonder what you're thinking.

Is anyone there?

Is anyone there?

Is anyone there?

Why did he choose this moment to come?

Lady Liu.

Lady Liu.

Lady Liu,

I've finally found you.

Lady Liu, if you're in big trouble,

just tell me.

Hurry up and leave.

Demon, leave Lady Liu alone!

She seduced me. She wants to harm. She is a horrible demon.

She's a demon!

Lady Liu.

Lady Liu.

Lady Liu, are you all right?

Why did you come back?

According to Demon Tales, when the snake demons shed their skin,

they need to drink water, but they don't need to eat.

But I remember he said when the snake demons are weak,

they need to eat aloe vera, poplar and mulberry.

So I picked some fresh mulberry leaves.

I don't know which mulberry leaves are the most effective,

so I prepared some.

How did I come back?

Jiya, I'll take you to eat

the baked sesame cake on the west side of the city later.

In the past few days,

County Princess Qinghe has been together with Young Master Pei.

Everyone has been watching.

They've been walking around the streets and having fun.

Everyone in Chang'an is saying that they are going to get engaged.

Is that true?

I…

don't know.

Huh?

Zhuyu…

is it really over between you and County Princess Qinghe?

Where's the thing I asked for?

Oh!

I've brought it with me. This is what you asked for.

Minister Liu said it contains all the records

on dark magic in Case Chamber.

Please thank Minister Liu for me.

Mm.

But Zhuyu, you can't keep guarding the county princess forever.

If you really care about her, why don't you take the initiative?

I'm not afraid that her heart belongs to someone else.

I'm just afraid…

that she'll fall for someone bad.

What's wrong with you, Wu Zhen?

When we go out to have fun,

there are always people gossiping about us.

What a killjoy.

You're famous in Chang'an.

It's inevitable.

Don't be mad.

I think I'm just notorious.

Buying rouge? I'm not going.

Fine, don't go then.

How about going to the countryside for a trip in a few days?

It will definitely not be as noisy as the city.

Jiya, how about we go to Lin'an River?

Lin'an River?

Mm.

It's the biggest river outside of Chang'an.

There's an island on the other side.

I heard it's beautiful in early autumn.

We'll be on the same boat then

and go down the river.

We'll wander freely.

- Is that good? - Sure.

Whatever you say.

- Again. - Good.

One more time.

Excuse me.

Do you think Boss will come to the Demon Underworld tonight?

- Why not? - Boss has been very busy lately.

She and Young Master Pei have been going out together every day.

Everyone in Chang'an says she and Young Master Pei grew up together

and they're a match made in heaven.

Young Master Pei was very happy when he heard that rumor.

Grew up together?

The one who has been with Xiaozhen for 18 years

isn't Pei Jiya.

Hmm?

Shu

Come back.

Come back to me.

Let's work together to achieve great things.

- Get lost! - Shu.

Xiaozhen?

Were you talking to me?

No. Why would I be mad at you?

I just had a bad dream.

Shu, if you have any problems, you have to tell us.

We'll figure it out together.

Don't worry. I am second only to the boss of this Demon Underworld.

Nothing can happen to me. Besides, I'll tell you if there's anything.

Other people are of no importance.

Here you go.

Everything about Xuan Hui's past is in here.

Just say it.

There's something I need your help with.

Well, Lady Liu,

what else do you need me to get for you

to help you shed your skin earlier? So that you suffer less.

All right. I'll go and find some more. Wait for me.

What a fool.

Did you see that?

No, that's a snake demon.

Look carefully. Raise your head.

A snake demon?

- Do you see it? - What did you catch?

It's rare for a snake demon to appear.

We caught this snake demon from the mountain.

She's highly skilled. She's already in human form.

Look, she has scales on her face.

As soon as she saw us,

she used all sorts of seductive techniques.

- She must be a demon. - She tried to seduce us with her beauty.

You're such a wench!

Fortunately, we were unmoved and caught her together.

Behave yourself.

This snake demon is very powerful and cunning.

She tried to escape many times.

I had no choice but to pull out her snake tendons

and chain her up

to prevent her from escaping and harming others.

Do you still dare to run away? Do you still dare to harm others?

- Behave yourself! - Stop it!

What are you doing?

Does every monster harm humans?

Even if she's a demon, you shouldn't treat her this way.

Demons do harm humans.

There's no demon in this world that doesn't harm humans.

Listen to me, everyone. Listen to me.

Listen to me, everyone!

Like humans, there is good and evil among demons.

You have not yet discerned right from wrong,

yet you have treated her so cruelly.

Isn't this against humanity?

Why are you being so kind?

How do you know that this demon doesn't harm humans?

Let me tell you. When I caught this demon, she was eating a child's heart.

What are you messing around for? Get lost!

Hey!

If she ate you, you wouldn't be here making all that noise.

He has lost his mind.

- That's right. - Where did he come from?

Seriously.

- Do you know how hard it was to catch her? - Yes.

That fool has been out for so long.

Did something happen to him?

The appearance of a snake demon is a rare occurrence

Are you all right?

Don't be afraid.

I'm the one just now…

I remember you.

You can talk?

Mm-hmm.

You…

Did you really eat a child's heart?

No, that's nonsense.

I knew it. Demons aren't born evil.

Besides, those two are just ordinary hunters.

If you had eaten a child's heart,

you wouldn't have been trapped here so easily.

You're a newly-formed demon, right?