Ice Fantasy (幻城)

I know where the knot lies.

Carry out my plan tomorrow.

This is Destructor Vermilion Linnet Hall?

It's just like the garden of Sacred Snow Mountain.

South Guardian of Sacred Snow Mountain

Princess Dieche awaits your arrival.

Chao Ya.

Have I ever told you about the legend of the Sighing Wall?

Yes.

You once told me that

a gorgeous woman was sealed within the Sighing Wall.

She was the most powerful musician of the Spirit Cluster in history.

Tunes she played could fend off thousands of soldiers.

Naturally, all life forms sigh at the sight of her.

Queen Chi Lian has been searching for the Sighing Wall.

We all thought that it was but a legend.

Who knew that it's actually true?

Hey!

That's such a strong immortal power.

I'm the South Guardian of Sacred Snow Mountain.

Princess of Destructor Vermilion Linnet Hall, Dieche.

Welcome.

Seriously. Haven't you all stared at her long enough?

We're up against such an opponent.

How could we possibly hurt her?

I mean to say that her immortal powers are too strong.

Great scenery to go with wonderful music.

Why should we have to resort to violence?

Princess Dieche.

Are you willing to let us through to meet Yuan Ji?

What is so difficult about that?

King of Ice, all you have to do is pledge loyalty to His Holiness Yuan Ji.

Yuan Ji killed my mother.

Your own grudges shouldn't be the priority.

The survival of your tribes should come first.

I believe that Chao Ya can surely understand it.

Chao Ya.

You must still remember the yellow warbler fairies?

Due to your misjudgment, the crocodiles turned on you.

The yellow warblers were massacred.

The regret of causing death to the innocent

has always been your deepest regret.

Fortunately, the princess reached out to them

and took them to Sacred Snow Mountain.

She revived them with holy water from the sacred lake

and settled them down here.

They were then able to enjoy a peaceful and joyous life.

Princess Dieche.

Thank you.

You don't have to thank me.

You should thank His Holiness, Yuan Ji.

His Holiness dislikes wars and killing.

He prefers to see all life forms in peace and harmony.

Therefore, he gave me great immortal powers

to protect the immortal realm.

Did I hear you correctly?

You said that the evil Yuan Ji dislikes wars and killing?

Gorgeous, are you lying through your teeth?

It's because Yuan Ji was cruel and killed the innocent

that our ancestors left Sacred Snow Mountain.

Your ancestors do have some sort of misunderstanding with His Holiness.

Therefore, they betrayed him and set out to establish a new immortal realm.

However, in the past 10,000 years

the Ice and Fire Tribes were always at odds.

Conflicts continue to occur in the three realms.

Numerous innocent lives were lost.

Isn't it better for His Holiness to retrieve the Veiled Lotus

to make all tribes pledge allegiance and rule the three realms again?

All tribesmen will then be able to enjoy peaceful and joyous lives.

You don't have to turn me down right away.

You can give it some careful thought.

Anyway, I'm sure that Chao Ya would love to reunite with her mother.

Why don't you stay and get some rest before we discuss it further?

The food and wine aren't poisonous.

We can't start eating yet.

I haven't examined the cutlery or plates. They might have been tampered with.

I won't need any cutlery!

You...

I'm a bear.

I have to eat when I'm hungry.

I find Chi Lian very weird.

She's quite indifferent to Chao Ya

and yet she treats Dieche as if she were her daughter.

Queen Chi Lian was never a compassionate mother.

She had high expectations of her daughter and disciplined her strictly.

Chao Ya has always tried to live up to her mother's expectations.

She hopes to win her favor.

Queen Chi Lian has always been obsessed by the tale of the Sighing Wall.

She dreams of having the legendary skill Music Mesmerize.

Therefore, she left her daughter and tribesmen in pursuit of the skill.

In the end, she never returned.

After Queen Chi Lian went missing

civil conflicts arose within the Spirit Cluster.

Chao Ya was entrusted with the throne in an emergency.

I was away from the tribe then

and Liao Jian was soon imprisoned by Hei Feng.

She could only fight alone.

The massacre of the yellow warblers happened during that time.

Chao Ya has always felt deeply guilty about it.

Honestly, the only mistake that she made

was to be born into the royal family as Chi Lian's daughter.

Whenever I run into any difficulties

I'd think to myself that if I were Mother

I'd surely handle them very well.

Everyone would be so impressed.

Since I took the throne, I find myself so exhausted every day.

However, I simply can't fall asleep.

It's too much of a burden for you to be queen.

Mother.

Why didn't you come home to us?

Our tribesmen of the Spirit Cluster and I need you with us.

Back then, I was searching for the location of the Sighing Wall

and was badly injured in an accident.

I lost my memory.

I didn't even remember who I was.

Fortunately, Princess Dieche sensed that I was searching for her

and took me to Sacred Snow Mountain to recuperate.

She told me that I was already dead

and she had bestowed a new life upon me.

An eternal life.

She also told me that I'll reunite with my daughter when the time came.

Mother!

This is the time.

Let's go home together.

I'll return the throne to you.

Why should I go home?

I can listen to Princess Dieche's Music Mesmerize every day

and feel as one with all life forms.

This is what makes me the happiest right now.

It's so tiring to be a queen.

It's arduous and unrewarding.

Chao Ya, why would you insist on struggling on your own?

Stay here with me.

No!

If we leave the Spirit Cluster to relieve ourselves of our burdens

what will happen to our tribesmen?

They are still awaiting my return.

My silly child.

As Princess Dieche had said, once His Holiness is resurrected

all tribes will be under his reign. We will all be his tribesmen.

Why would the Spirit Cluster still exist?

Why would there still be a Queen of the Spirit Tribe?

You can marry Liao Jian without any worries.

Or you can stay behind with me.

Isn't it also wonderful to live carefreely every day?

Your Majesty, the series of anomalies extend all the way to the west.

I suspect that its source derived from

the east of the forest in the mortal realm.

The forest in the mortal realm?

Wasn't that where Chi Lian was said to have gone missing?

Take a look over there.

Excuse me. Are those magical powers you wielded?

I don't know either.

I was born with the ability to make plants blossom and bear fruit.

I suppose this must be my vocation.

My name is Ka Suo.

I'm the king of the Ice Tribe.

Are you from the Spirit Cluster?

What is your name?

Spirit Cluster?

I've never heard of it.

All I know is that Dieche calls me Chi Mo.

You called the princess by her name?

You should be very close to her.

I'd like to know...

What's the matter?

Chi Mo!

Chi Mo!

Chi Mo, what is the matter?

Don't worry. I'll ask Huang Tuo to take a look at him.

Don't bother.

Huang Tuo is the chief of The Healers.

He's very skilled in medicine.

No one can save him apart from me.

Walk him back to my chamber with me.

Sure.

Her Highness said that Chi Mo is fine now.

The King of Ice need not worry. Please get some rest.

All right, I'll take my leave now.

By the way, I remember that Chi Mo left his cape in the garden.

I'll bring it over here.

I won't trouble you with that. Leave it to me.

Li Luo.

Li Luo.

This music is so wonderfully played.

I'm afraid that I'll never be able to play so beautifully.

You were also once heartbroken because of love.

I'm sorry.

I could sense intense love in your music.

You must love Chi Mo very deeply.

Without Chi Mo, I will never play music again.

Music without love is but noise.

The music that you just played is the most emotional song I've ever heard.

All those who fall for my music are ones with great affection.

There's someone whom you love dearly?

Sadly, she is now sealed in ice under Infinity Ocean

so she can't admire your music along with me.

If you're willing to pledge allegiance to His Holiness

the destiny of whom you love can be changed.

You could also spend your lifetime with the one you love. Just like me.