The Flame's Daughter (烈火如歌)

"Like a Song" by Jason Zhang

Cut off their hands!

World Swordless City disciples, listen to my command!

Protect well our Flaming Hills brothers!

Kill all Dark River disciples!

Be careful!

Liexiang, are you alright?

Why are you here?

I was worried about you and came to help you!

How about Thunderbolt Clique? Don't you only have Thunderbolt Clique in your heart?

I...

Dark River wants to take your World Swordless City. How can I not come?

Be careful!

Liexiang!

Stop being so fussy. If you really care about me, kill them all!

Okay.

Retreat!

After them!

Flowing Light Sect Lantern Formation.

Cut off their hands!

Hall Leader Murong, leave this woman to me.

That cut is for Young Master.

That cut is still for Young Master!

Young Master.

Anye Jue, today, the grudges between us

should have a closure.

It's too bad that I didn't

kill you last time.

You still have a chance now. I'm just here.

Ji Jinglei, I am Xunyi's mother.

If you kill me,

will you still have any romantic chance with her in this lifetime?

That time, she didn't do it for me.

It was to ensure your safety,

that's why, she betrayed Lie Ruge.

Do you clearly know that?!

If you kill me,

will be able to face her?

Young Master!

Young Master!

- Young Master! - I...

Bi'er, you don't need to convince me.

She must die today!

I will not let her off. For those...

who have tragically died under her sword,

I...

Young Master, you've misunderstood me.

I just want to assist you back to Pine Courtyard.

You want me to leave?

Yes. Let me assist you back to Pine Courtyard.

Just leave the rest to Hall Leader Murong.

Young Master Ji's eyes are blind. It's inconvenient for him to move around.

Today, he didn't come here.

Right. Young Master Ji was in Pine Courtyard today all day.

Did you all hear that clearly?!

- Yes! - I...

No, Bi'er, I can't just leave like that.

Assist Young Master back to Pine Courtyard.

Let's go.

- Quickly take him back to the manor. - Okay.

- Hurry and get our men treated. - Yes.

Hurry up.

Third Miss Dao.

Thank you for Hall Leader Ling's help.

I was ordered by Young Master Ji to assist you in resisting the Dark River forces.

Just let my people clean this place up. May Hall Leader Ling go to my Swordless City Manor to rest.

After risking one's life for a night, it's time to drink some tea to warm one's stomach.

Let all your disciples come with you to Swordless City Manor.

Third Miss Dao, we can't just drink tea. We must drink some wine.

Okay. Bring everyone to our manor to rest.

Yes. Hall Leader Ling, this way please.

- Young Master, what will we do next? - Check the area up to 10 li from here just to be sure.

- Yes. - Hurry and go.

Bi'er. Bi'er!

Young Master.

What happened in the end?

All are dead except for 2 that were kept alive for interrogation.

Tonight, I've already gave the instructions. Killing Anye Jue was not your order.

- In the future— - Bi'er,

I know that you did that for my sake. But you didn't need to do so.

You're just being rash right now because of the desire to take revenge.

In the future, you will understand my good intentions. I'll take my leave now.

Bi'er!

From now on, you can stop calling yourself a servant.

Okay.

Disperse...

Hey, how did it go in your sect?

- Complete victory. - Really?

Also, we were able to kill the Third-in-command of Dark River.

Second Mother...

Flaming Hills achieved complete victory.

Good! Young Master Yu's strategy was clever and shrewd. Not even a drop was allowed to leak.

The power of Dark River in jianghu has been completely wiped out. They also suffered great losses in their number of disciples.

Won't Anye Luo do some extreme actions dooming him and everyone?

What can he do? At most, just go in seclusion again for 10 years,

20 years, or 30 years!

Where is Yu Zihan's imperial bodyguard?

In our mountain villa.

- I want to see her. - Okay.

City Leader.

Go and choose some disciples to come with me to Flaming Hills.

Yes.

Xiao Feng.

You all too. You must not lower down your guard.

Protect World Swordless City well to avoid Dark River to do a sneak attack on us anytime.

Yes.

Tell our brothers to prepare and we'll immediately return to the mountain villa.

Yes.

Liexiang, where are you going? The jianghu now is in great chaos, the situation is still unstable. You can't leave the city.

- Why are you here? - I'm protecting you.

Do I need your protection?!

Let us put down our grudges first and not mention them. Don't act impulsively. Anyway, I won't let you leave the city.

Use your brain, okay? I'm going to Flaming Hills.

Young Master Lei, why are you just standing there? Hurry and chase her.

Okay. Bring my horse to me!

Senior Brother, you think I can see daylight again?

You will.

Anye Luo is just locking us like this. He's not even interrogating or torturing us. What really is he planning to do?

With me around, he won't hurt you.

I am just a bit anxious. I kept feeling uneasy.

I should go now.

You're leaving again?

Right.

Where are you going? For how long?

I don't know.

You can't even be sure on how long?

No need to worry about me. I will come back.

Senior Brother, you said that you're going to approach Anye Luo and make him trust you.

But you just wouldn't tell me where you are going,

what you're going to do. Where did you go a few days ago and where are you going now?

Do you believe me?

I have never doubted you.

Do you want to hear what will happen in the future?

In the future?

After complete victory,

when Dark River disappears from jianghu, I'll also stop getting involved in state affairs.

Not getting involved in state affairs?

How about we build a small house within the forest?

You want to retire from jianghu and live in seclusion?

Correct. Do you like a house made from bamboo or wood?

You are a Prince.

His Majesty surely will not agree that you live in seclusion.

I am not the Crown Prince. Matters of state affairs will be given to Second Brother sooner or later.

By that time, I can already leisurely travel and not ask about the matters of the secular world.

That's great indeed. After your body has completely recovered, you still haven't fully enjoyed it.

That's right. When that time comes, I'll burn all the memorials.

I'll burn them as they come.

Anyway, there are so many royal princes. Why must they let you read all the memorials?

Ge'er, I can say those words but not you. That's disrespecting a superior.

So what? You will never tell on me.

As for if it's a wooden house or bamboo house, think about it well.

Wait for my return before telling me about it.

Senior Brother, I can't accept items from you anymore.

Why?

Yin Xue and I have already decided to be with each other for the rest of our lives.

That's why, I can't accept anymore precious items from you.

Ge'er, remember that no matter who you love,

you will forever be my Little Junior Sister.

That Little Junior Sister who kept being loud and making me scowl in my Bamboo Courtyard.

You even remember such petty grudges?

I used you three to approach Anye Luo. Do you resent me for placing you all in this dangerous situation?

We have discussed this together.

After your assassination attempt, Anye Luo will come find me.

Even if he doesn't come, I'll think of a way to lure him to me.

By then, have to ask you to suffer a little and be a hostage.

What kind of hostage?

We must make him think that using your lives, he could make me do what he wants.

Okay.

I will think of a way to get his trust. Clearly find out who are his connections in the government and in jianghu.

A dark force like Dark River must be immediately eliminated.

Or else, there will be a second or third Anye Luo appearing.

An evil sect like that must taken care of immediately.

That's why, our first assassination attempt must fail.

Right. Will just have to make you guys endure to be prisoners for a while.

It's no big deal.

Keep this well.

I'm going now.

Prince, you're here.

Sect Leader, still no good news?

I am also waiting.

I already am getting quite impatient.

Calm down a little.

- Prince— - Sect Leader!

Why are you hurt like that?

All the disicples we sent out...

have been completely annihilated.

Where is Anye Jue?

All those that went to the mountain villa are gone.

I fear that Third-in-command is fraught with grim possibilities.

You set this up?

Yes.

You have never thought of helping me.

Yes.

I gave you everything.

You still double-crossed me?

Right.

Why?

For jianghu righteousness and for the sake of the citizens.

Jianghu righteousness? Citizens?