The Ferry Man Manjusaka (灵魂摆渡·黄泉)

There is a world of death where souls return after passing.

There is not a single flower or tree within eight hundred miles.

Only yellow sand drifts and flows about,

this place is called the Netherworld.

There is a family of demons,

the Mengpos.

They are women with high intelligence,

they are gluttons who eat ferocious spirits, and they're excellent at making soup.

The Soup of Oblivion consists of eight types of tears,

It takes a long time to make

and its scent seeps through the Nine Heavens.

When spirits drink it, their memories are wiped clear.

My name is Sanqi.

I'm a Meng Po (Lady of Oblivion).

The Netherworld was really windy that day.

The wind howled for the whole day.

When night approached,

the monk came to Meng Po Village.

I still remember...

His name was Wuming (Nameless).

The Ferry Man

He brought a flower to me.

That was the first flower in the Netherworld.

The Netherworld

At that time,

I was only 300 years old.

I was very young.

I really can't let a tear out.

I, Qi Yang, am a courageous man.

Take my life if you want it,

but if you want my tears...

I've got none for you.

Sanqi.

Where is the soup?

Yes.

That's great soup.

The Soup of Oblivion uses eight types of tears as a medium.

The sufferings within

need simmer with low heat

to cook the bitterness away, which leaves a tanginess and fragrance in the soup.

A life full of suffering

boils down to a pot of soup.

That's all there is to life.

Since the Soup of Oblivion is so tasty and beautiful,

let me drink it

and reincarnate.

Wait.

Since you have no tears for me,

if you have any valuable grave goods,

then just hand them over.

I'm a warrior, I've got nothing.

I have nothing valuable!

What is that inside of your breast pocket?

I can give you anything, but not this hairpin!

In Hell, there exists the Yin Scroll and Yang Scroll.

The Yin Scroll records your birth and death.

It's fate.

This scroll I have here...

is the Yang Scroll.

It records your achievements and fallacies.

Nothing is written on the bamboo scroll.

This scroll is completed with your life is finished.

Here it says

you've taken 37 lives on the battlefield.

Which soldier has never taken a life before?

You retired from your military service and returned to being a farmer seven years ago.

Why did you kill an entire family in your neighboring village?

There were more than 10 people.

The way you did it was extremely cruel and you burned down the house.

You got away with it, until now.

This phoenix head hairpin belongs to the mother of that household.

This hairpin...

it's mine.

I sold my work cattle before I was deployed

and found a skilled goldsmith to make this hairpin.

It was a gift for Feng.

Feng was the mother.

Feng.

She said.

She'd wait for my return...

and marry me.

But she didn't wait for you.

Seven years ago, Feng and her family died mysteriously.

They came to Hell to bring charges against you.

You can't reincarnate.

Instead of being tortured in this boundless hell,

why don't you

let me...

devour you?

Hurry up and eat.

You were born stupid and you're not good looking.

If you don't grow...

I heard the hell guards say...

The former Mengpo were all

created by the spiritual energy of the universe...

so they are beautiful like you, Mom.

They said I was adopted.

Nonsense!

Whoever said spat nonsense,

I'll bite off their heads!

Don't worry, Mom.

I'm happy to see

your pretty face, Mom.

I hate to see my own self...

We, the Mengpo family, were born with seven fine souls...

I'm sorry that I lost one of yours,

so you only have six...

that's why you turned out this way.

It's you, Mengpo.

The souls that arrived today were all sent away.

My name is Wuming...

I came to the Netherworld

to ask you something, Mengpo.

You're pretty good looking. Have you ever been with a woman before?

Let's cut to the chase.

I've handled too many souls today, I'm getting tired.

I would like to rest early.

There's no soup like mine in the Human Realm.

Would you like to try it?

So that's how you drink the Soup of Oblivion?

Don't be ungrateful...

If I find the bad deeds you've done,

then I'll eat you.

Psh.

You're a living man.

This is the land of the dead, we haven't seen a living person here in the past 300 years.

How did you get here?

I know.

Today is the Day of the Fiery Bird

that happens once every 300 years,

when the Human Realm and the Underworld overlap.

The great wind hits the Netherworld...

and the living can enter here riding along the wind.

What is your intention for coming here?

I'm just passing by the Netherworld to get to Hell.

I need to get to Hell...

to see the Lord of Hell.

You won't be crossing the Netherworld,

nor can you enter Hell.

The Lord of Hell took a belonging of mine.

I have to get it back.

You've trained so hard to get to this point.

You won't be able to come back if you step in any further.

Why don't you just drink my soup, forget about this,

and go back to where you belong?

I need to see the Lord of Hell...

and you have to help me.

Why is that?

Mengpo, you are the head of the Netherworld.

If you help me,

here is a little gift of mine.

It's a flower seed.

I heard that there are no trees or flowers within the 800km radius of the Netherworld.

Therefore, I brought this seed here.

This is no ordinary flower.

This is a red spider lily,

they can grow even in the Netherworld...

A flower?

We don't care for any flowers here.

If there's one thing I hate the most, it's a living intruder here in the Netherworld.

That soul I just ate was disgusting...

I think I should eat you.

So you can be at peace...

and I can be at peace.

I did mention that I have something that I need to ask you about...

that I still haven't asked you.

Mengpo...

Can you die?

This won't kill me.

You stinking monk...

watch me tear you up into thousands of pieces.

Mom.

Don't come here!

Mom!

In this world...

Only the blood of an Arhat can kill a Mengpo.

I can't believe you have gotten to this level...

My apologies...

I'll make up for it in our next lives.

Sanqi.

Mom.

You are the only Mengpo now in Netherworld.

You need to grow up fast.

After I die...

I'll reincarnate.

It's a form of relief, and it is also fate.

Don't blame the monk.

More importantly, don't hate him.

Okay.

You have to smile.

Don't cry.

This way...

no one will think you're pitiful, so no one will bully you.

Before I die,

I still would like to ask you...

What did Cha take from you?

My guqin.

Do you know...

that once you step foot into Hell...

Your achievements will all disappear,