1. Episode 3: The Woman In Night Devil ForestCopy !req
2. I ask you again: are you Shāng Bù Huàn?Copy !req
3. And what if I am?Copy !req
4. Hey, bro! Good work out there.Copy !req
5. I wouldn't have bothered if you
had handled things yourself, Juǎn.Copy !req
6. Aw, you've got me there!Copy !req
7. But since our friend here is in one piece...Copy !req
8. Hey, how about someone explain
what the hell's going on?Copy !req
9. Why are you guys fighting the
Xuán Guǐ Zōng on my behalf?Copy !req
10. I received a message from an acquaintance.Copy !req
11. "If you encounter Shāng Bù Huàn,Copy !req
12. help him out," he asked.Copy !req
13. What kind of friend is this guyCopy !req
14. if you'll fight to the
death at his request?Copy !req
15. Why, it's me, of course.
Does anyone else come to mind?Copy !req
16. We meet again. What are
you calling yourself now?Copy !req
17. If you could, go with Guǐ Niǎo for now.Copy !req
18. Understood.Copy !req
19. And you'll be in charge, as usual.Copy !req
20. Thank you.Copy !req
21. I must ask, who's this young fellow?Copy !req
22. He's been helping me out lately.
His name is Juǎn Cán Yún.Copy !req
23. I thought he might be of some use,
so I brought him along.Copy !req
24. Hey there!Copy !req
25. If my bro Shòu here takes orders
from you, then count me in, too.Copy !req
26. Good to be working with you!Copy !req
27. I am a Hù Yìn Shī guardian
of the Duàn Jiàn Cí shrine,Copy !req
28. my name is Dān Fěi.Copy !req
29. It's a pleasure to meet you both.Copy !req
30. Whoa... she's so beautiful!Copy !req
31. A celestial maiden?Copy !req
32. Whoa, hang on! Just hang on a second!Copy !req
33. Quit trying to move this
conversation along without me!Copy !req
34. I'm sure you've realized now how
the Xuán Guǐ Zōng operate.Copy !req
35. They're not a pleasant bunch you can
avoid by simply running from them.Copy !req
36. Yeah...Copy !req
37. I guess I've just gotta take down their
leader, this Miè Tiān Hái, right?Copy !req
38. That'll turn these guys who are just
his lapdogs into a unorganized mob.Copy !req
39. And do you know where
where Miè Tiān Hái is?Copy !req
40. We are about to head to the
domain of the Xuán Guǐ Zōng,Copy !req
41. Seven Sins Tower in the
Demon Spine Mountains.Copy !req
42. Our enemies, many.Copy !req
43. Meaning the more allies we have, the better.Copy !req
44. If our goals are aligned, there's
no reason for us not to be allied.Copy !req
45. I don't care what your goal is!Copy !req
46. And this can be settled if I head
to this Seven Sins Tower on my own.Copy !req
47. No matter what, I'm not
working with you! See ya!Copy !req
48. Oh, proud, obstinate Sir Shāng Bù Huàn...Copy !req
49. I hate to break this to you, but...Copy !req
50. What now?Copy !req
51. The Demon Spine Mountains
are in that direction.Copy !req
52. Don't try following me, got it?Copy !req
53. Uh, sir, our business is in
the same direction, so...Copy !req
54. Funny confidence, isn't it?Copy !req
55. Looks like we're on the same road for now.Copy !req
56. We don't mind you tagging along, though.Copy !req
57. Do whatever you want!Copy !req
58. The Demon Spine Mountains, where Seven
Sins Tower stands, is at the borderCopy !req
59. of the human and demon realms.Copy !req
60. It is a land that can be said
to be part of the afterlife.Copy !req
61. People in the area don't even
risk looking in its direction,Copy !req
62. much less traveling there.Copy !req
63. Sounds like a weird place
to set up an organization.Copy !req
64. Seven Sins Tower was originally
the study of a powerful sorcerer.Copy !req
65. Miè Tiān Hái was once a simple
guard there when he was young,Copy !req
66. but in the master's absence, he has made
the abandoned tower his personal property.Copy !req
67. What are the odds this master ended
up dying at Miè's hands himself?Copy !req
68. A very likely theory.Copy !req
69. Miè didn't just take the tower,
but also the knowledgeCopy !req
70. of several spells his master knew,
and made them his own.Copy !req
71. For instance, the ability to drain
memories from the heads of the dead.Copy !req
72. I guess that's why they knew
my name and what I looked like.Copy !req
73. The real problem is thatCopy !req
74. the barrier the sorcerer erected to
protect the mountain is still intact.Copy !req
75. The only real way to its summit is
guarded by three extraordinary obstaclesCopy !req
76. which ensure that no ordinary
people could ever reach it.Copy !req
77. How are the Xuán Guǐ Zōng
getting in and out of it, then?Copy !req
78. Through the air.Copy !req
79. You saw the flying beasts
they were using, right?Copy !req
80. They are the only way to move freely
to and from Seven Sins Tower.Copy !req
81. I guess if you have to fly to get in,Copy !req
82. that's about as secure as it gets.Copy !req
83. Then what are we supposed to do?Copy !req
84. You expect us to grow wings,
like those beasts?Copy !req
85. We use extraordinary methods
to make our way alongCopy !req
86. the ground past the extraordinary obstacles.Copy !req
87. It's our only path to victory.Copy !req
88. Come on, seriously?Copy !req
89. As I explained, there are three obstacles
preventing access to the summit.Copy !req
90. The first is the Valley of the Dead.Copy !req
91. Corpses whose souls are chained
to their bodies in deathCopy !req
92. roam the area in mobs.Copy !req
93. They hunger for the flesh
and blood of the living.Copy !req
94. Being found by them will
result in being torn apart.Copy !req
95. What do we do, then?Copy !req
96. There is a special requiem for the
dead that a necromancer can perform,Copy !req
97. which will stop corpses from moving,
putting them to rest.Copy !req
98. So in order to cross this valley, we need
to add a necromancer to our number.Copy !req
99. Necromancy...Copy !req
100. Must we truly rely on such dreadful methods?Copy !req
101. I can understand your distaste,
as a Hù Yìn Shī.Copy !req
102. But we are trying to enter an evil place,
where ordinary means will not suffice.Copy !req
103. We have no choice but to
follow the laws of the land.Copy !req
104. But do you have anyone in mind?Copy !req
105. Let's just say that it
shouldn't be a concern.Copy !req
106. In the meantime, we'll continue
discussing the Demon Spine Mountains.Copy !req
107. The second obstacle is
the Valley of the Doll.Copy !req
108. A castle-sized, animated stone
doll serves as its guardian.Copy !req
109. It ordinarily looks like a statue,Copy !req
110. but when it detects trespassers,
it begins to move,Copy !req
111. attempting to crush them mercilessly.Copy !req
112. Someone valued their security too damn much.Copy !req
113. Thankfully, it's little more
than an elaborate trap.Copy !req
114. If it were a true giant, there'd
be little we could do...Copy !req
115. But if it's being animated mechanically,
then its power must have a source.Copy !req
116. So we've gotta smash its power source.Copy !req
117. But how easy will it be for us to get to it?Copy !req
118. It's in the nape of the
stone guardian's neck.Copy !req
119. Not a height one could easily reach,
even when stretching...Copy !req
120. What do we do, then?Copy !req
121. It is a height that the Sharp-Eyed
Impaler might land an arrow upon, though.Copy !req
122. In other words...Copy !req
123. If an arrow can reach it, then I can hit it.Copy !req
124. Which explains my invitation on this quest.Copy !req
125. Precisely.Copy !req
126. You are our key to passing
this second obstacle.Copy !req
127. That leaves the third and final obstacle.Copy !req
128. It is known as the Labyrinth of Darkness.Copy !req
129. With the exception of the actual exit,Copy !req
130. it has countless paths that lead
to separate, warped dimensions.Copy !req
131. Meaning that stepping off
the correct path, even once,Copy !req
132. will leave you trapped for eternity,
before you even realize it.Copy !req
133. That sounds even more
hopeless than the other two!Copy !req
134. Fight magic with magic, my friend.Copy !req
135. An acquaintance of mine has a treasure
known as the Soul Echo Flute.Copy !req
136. By following the echo
of the sound it produces,Copy !req
137. this magic flute will always
lead you in the right direction.Copy !req
138. We'll be asking for
his help with this obstacle.Copy !req
139. And in every single case, you're counting
on someone else to solve the problem.Copy !req
140. You never do anything yourself, do you?Copy !req
141. It takes an appreciation for
someone's abilities to knowCopy !req
142. which tasks suit them best.Copy !req
143. I'd rather you compliment my
wealth of wonderful friends.Copy !req
144. You've certainly got that.Copy !req
145. The owner of the Soul Echo Flute
is far away at the moment,Copy !req
146. so it will be a while until
they receive my message.Copy !req
147. The necromancer who can use the
requiem is in the local area, but...Copy !req
148. There's been no response yet.Copy !req
149. They're probably just
sick of dealing with you.Copy !req
150. That would be a problem...Copy !req
151. It would be for the best to have her help in
passing through the Valley of the Dead.Copy !req
152. If she won't answer, we'll have
to go to her and convince her.Copy !req
153. Her? It's a woman?Copy !req
154. Hold on! And you said she lives nearby.Copy !req
155. You're not talking about
Night Devil Forest, are you?Copy !req
156. Yes. She's been cooped up in
that forest for a long time.Copy !req
157. She's never been very sociable, after all.Copy !req
158. You're talking about Xíng Hài?Copy !req
159. You intend to add Xíng Hài,
the Night's Lament, to this group?Copy !req
160. That sounds like crazy talk!Copy !req
161. Wait...Copy !req
162. You two know this Xíng Hài lady?Copy !req
163. What is she like?Copy !req
164. Well, she's not the most
socially well-adjusted woman,Copy !req
165. so she tends to invite misunderstandings.Copy !req
166. No, no, no! This goes way
beyond misunderstandings!Copy !req
167. Surely we can find someone
else with the spiritual powerCopy !req
168. to silence the dead elsewhere,
if we look for them!Copy !req
169. Why in the world would we ask Xíng Hài?Copy !req
170. Because she's the best at it.Copy !req
171. Much like how the Sharp-Eyed
Impaler's archery is the best.Copy !req
172. These objectives needs to be handled by
the best of their respective fields.Copy !req
173. After all, we face the Bones of Creation.Copy !req
174. We need a number of people who
are as prepared as possible.Copy !req
175. I guess when you put it that way...Copy !req
176. Just for the record, I warned you!Copy !req
177. It's open.Copy !req
178. What brings you by this late?Copy !req
179. I thought that if I offered
a reasonable explanation,Copy !req
180. you might understand why we
must do this, Sir Shāng.Copy !req
181. And the importance of the Tiān Xing Jiàn...Copy !req
182. This again?Copy !req
183. Could it be that...Copy !req
184. You don't believe how fearsome it is?Copy !req
185. And that we Hù Yìn Shī
protect its resting placeCopy !req
186. is a mere superstition?Copy !req
187. I've traveled all over, y'know.Copy !req
188. I've heard rumors about mystic
weapons plenty of times before.Copy !req
189. And I've had plenty of people
tell me, "This is the real thing!"Copy !req
190. Like they're trying to show off.Copy !req
191. And most of the time, they're fakes.Copy !req
192. They hold up a piece of junk like a
treasure, trying to feel important.Copy !req
193. It's true that that when
dealing with mystic weapons,Copy !req
194. there are many imitations...Copy !req
195. But there is only one Tiān Xing Jiàn.Copy !req
196. Have you ever checked it out personally?Copy !req
197. Has anyone taken it up and swung it around?Copy !req
198. Well...Copy !req
199. When the Xuán Guǐ Zōng came after it,Copy !req
200. you Hù Yìn Shī should've
done exactly that.Copy !req
201. If the Tiān Xing Jiàn was just junk,Copy !req
202. Miè Tiān Hái would've had to
have laughed and turned away.Copy !req
203. And if it was the real deal,Copy !req
204. you could've used it to mete out some
divine punishment on the bastard.Copy !req
205. That sounds like a fair use of a
sword made for fighting evil, right?Copy !req
206. But to do something so dreadful...Copy !req
207. No matter how mystic or remarkable
a sword is, it's still a sword.Copy !req
208. It's just a tool. Not a god.Copy !req
209. How can you be afraid of using
it without even touching it first?Copy !req
210. Among my clan, that's the gravest taboo!Copy !req
211. You're saying that's what
we should have done?Copy !req
212. Sounds to me like what
you're really afraid of...Copy !req
213. Is breaking with the tradition
that your ancestors established.Copy !req
214. That can't be...Copy !req
215. I feel bad for your brother.Copy !req
216. But this thing doesn't sound like
it's worse losing your life over,Copy !req
217. and definitely not worth risking
your life to clean up the mess it caused.Copy !req
218. But... we've...Copy !req
219. We're leaving early tomorrow, right?Copy !req
220. Quit wasting time around
here and get some rest.Copy !req
221. This might be our last chance
to sleep somewhere decent.Copy !req
222. Right...Copy !req
223. Now, then...Copy !req
224. Peeping, huh? That's a real
noble hobby you've got.Copy !req
225. Hey, don't make it sound so terrible!Copy !req
226. I-I was just trying to make sure you
didn't try anything with Miss Dān Fěi!Copy !req
227. Now who's making insulting assumptions?Copy !req
228. Well, you were picking on her, weren't you?Copy !req
229. She looked really sad just now!Copy !req
230. Quit trying to paint me as the bad
guy if you don't know what happened.Copy !req
231. Like I was asking, what happened?Copy !req
232. Neither my bro or Mister
Guǐ Niǎo will explain!Copy !req
233. Why's Miss Dān Fěi so desperate?Copy !req
234. You just tagged along as the
bow master's sidekick, anyway.Copy !req
235. You don't need to know.Copy !req
236. Ow, ow, ow!Copy !req
237. I'm not just gonna drop it!Copy !req
238. I can't talk to Miss Dān Fěi about
it unless I know what's going on!Copy !req
239. So that's what you're after.Copy !req
240. I mean, she's so pretty, right?
And acts so cute...Copy !req
241. Look, just give it a rest.Copy !req
242. She belongs to a prim and
proper Hù Yìn Shī family.Copy !req
243. There's no way she'd be a good
match for a goof like you.Copy !req
244. Nope! If I let this slip by...Copy !req
245. I mean, a chance to get close to someone
with as high a standing as a Hù Yìn Shī...Copy !req
246. It might never come again, y'know?Copy !req
247. In that case, I need to work as hard
as I can to make the best of it!Copy !req
248. Quit being stupid and go to bed.Copy !req
249. H-Hey!Copy !req
250. Maybe if I was more famous...Copy !req
251. So that when they hear
"The Frozen Wonder of the Spear,"Copy !req
252. any girl would sigh in awe...Copy !req
253. I'm not there yet.Copy !req
254. Excuse me, but... does someone
actually live in this place?Copy !req
255. The air in this forest is strange, somehow.Copy !req
256. Someone unprepared would go
crazy from being here too long.Copy !req
257. That's exactly what I'd expect
from Xíng Hài's domain.Copy !req
258. She'd never have the same domestic
preferences that a human would.Copy !req
259. Wait... what do you mean by that?Copy !req
260. You fools who have entered
the Night Devil Forest...Copy !req
261. Have you trespassed on this ground
knowing it to be the home of Xíng Hài?Copy !req
262. Don't panic. It's just an illusion.Copy !req
263. Think of it as the nameplate
hanging on her door.Copy !req
264. If you leave immediately,
very well. If not...Copy !req
265. You will experience otherworldly sufferingCopy !req
266. before losing your life!Copy !req
267. This is your final warning!Copy !req
268. Wh-What was that?Copy !req
269. Her idea of greeting visitors.Copy !req
270. A bit of a roundabout way to put it, I know.Copy !req
271. Do your ears work right?Copy !req
272. And that was Xíng Hài? She looked
like some kind of evil demon!Copy !req
273. I said she was a woman,
but I never said she was human.Copy !req
274. You want to invite a demon
to join us? Are you insane?Copy !req
275. You can say the word "demon"...Copy !req
276. But there were those who did
not return to the demon realmCopy !req
277. after the War of Fading DuskCopy !req
278. because they had some attachment
to the human realm.Copy !req
279. It's prejudiced of you to
assume that they're all bad.Copy !req
280. Some of them are quite good-natured.Copy !req
281. It's true that not all demons
are necessarily evil.Copy !req
282. But they say...Copy !req
283. Xíng Hài makes youth elixirs from
the freshly-butchered livers of children.Copy !req
284. She's as evil as demons come.Copy !req
285. Yeah, she's the one who wanted
to make an ideal living doll,Copy !req
286. so she cut up 100 beautiful men
to collect the parts, isn't she?Copy !req
287. Those are just rumors. Have you two
actually seen her do anything evil before?Copy !req
288. But even then, if she's a demon
that practices necromancy...Copy !req
289. That means she's steeped in the darkest arts.Copy !req
290. If they can understand our words,Copy !req
291. and are capable of understanding
simple cost and benefit...Copy !req
292. They can be negotiated into
cooperating, no matter who they are.Copy !req
293. We just need to present the right offer.Copy !req
294. And maybe she didn't respond to your summons
because she didn't like your offer?Copy !req
295. Which necessitates talking to her directly.Copy !req
296. Her help is absolutely necessary
for our endeavor, after all.Copy !req
297. You still wanna do this?Copy !req
298. After getting such a clear
"no visitors" message?Copy !req
299. I already told you,
what we saw was an illusion.Copy !req
300. It would've shown the same,
no matter who came through,Copy !req
301. saying the same things, before disappearing.Copy !req
302. It's no different than having a sign posted.Copy !req
303. But the sign said something along
the lines of, "Enter and die!"Copy !req
304. I must meet Xíng Hài
herself to discuss this.Copy !req
305. And standing here discussing matters
won't help move things along.Copy !req
306. Now, let's go!Copy !req
307. So... now that we've ignored her little
warning and decided to trespass...Copy !req
308. What are we gonna be dealing with?Copy !req
309. Most likely we'll have to deal with
the barking of her guard dogs.Copy !req
310. Guard dogs? Are they who
you're talking about?Copy !req
311. Well, what sense would it make for
a necromancer to keep live dogs?Copy !req
312. I am really starting to want to sew
that smug mouth of yours shut.Copy !req
313. You're certain you know how
to convince this demon?Copy !req
314. Of course.Copy !req
315. Then I shall occupy these pitiful corpses.Copy !req
316. Use that chance to move on, Sir Guǐ Niǎo.Copy !req
317. Hey! That's dangerous!Copy !req
318. Leaving a girl alone to hold this spot...Copy !req
319. Juǎn, you stay behind and assist
our honorable Hù Yìn Shī.Copy !req
320. Oh, you got it!Copy !req
321. Tornado Clearing!Copy !req
322. Huh, looks like you can back
up some of that big mouth.Copy !req
323. I wouldn't have brought him if I
didn't think he'd come in handy.Copy !req
324. Come on, let's move.Copy !req
325. You two, remember, you need
only buy us some time.Copy !req
326. Do not overextend yourselves.Copy !req
327. Understood.Copy !req
328. Come on, come on, come on!Copy !req
329. It's finally time for me to strut my stuff!Copy !req
330. You can get back, Miss Dān Fěi!Copy !req
331. I can handle them alone!Copy !req
332. Oh, no, don't mind me.Copy !req
333. Dān Blade Technique:
Flowering Night Judgment!Copy !req
334. S-So elegant!Copy !req
335. To falter in the face of dark arts
would bring shame on the Hù Yìn Shī.Copy !req
336. Now, attack me as you will!Copy !req
337. Dragon Storm Strike!Copy !req
338. Dān Blade Technique: Sacred Bristle Ward!Copy !req
339. We make quite the pair, don't we?Copy !req
340. Please stop being silly
and focus on the battle.Copy !req
341. Damn you... damn you, Enigmatic Gale!Copy !req
342. You ignore my warning and disrupt
my refuge in these woods?Copy !req
343. You will pay...Copy !req
344. I swear that you will pay for this!Copy !req
345. A dream lasts a single night.
Love, a single summer.Copy !req
346. Hatred... a lifetime.Copy !req
347. The comeuppance for past deeds bares it's
fangs with no consideration for the moment.Copy !req