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“Love and Redemption” can be viewed on Viki or Youtube. Dialogue adapted from English subtitle translations by "Destined Love Team at Viki.com." "Love and Redemption," is based on the novel "Liu Li Mei Ren Sha," by Shi Si Lang. The writings presented here are based on observations from the television series.
"Stop it," Sifeng whispers. It's time to tell Xuanji the inevitable truth that has blown up in his face.
Xuanji grabs his hand. "Why should I stop? I'm going to explain it to them. I'll tell them that you are not a demon."
"Yu Sifeng!" snaps Hao Chen. "You still don't dare to tell Xuanji whether you're a human or a demon?"
Sifeng begins to cry. This was not how he wanted his beloved to find out.
"Sifeng, you told me that you were not a demon on Fuyu Island. You wouldn't lie to me, right?" Xuanji is trying her best not to panic.
Sifeng really wants to disappear with his beloved, explain in private, but now his hand is being forced.
"Tell me that you are not a demon, Sifeng," Xuanji sobs. "I'll believe whatever you say. I'll believe you."
"I'm sorry," Sifeng tearfully whispers.
Hao Chen is secretly enjoying the destruction of their relationship.
"I'm sorry," says Sifeng.
Xuanji wants to throw up. She wants to run away. Her stomach churns.
"I am not a demon from Tianxu Hall."
Xuanji releases his hand. "No." She's having a hard time breathing. "No." Her whole world is falling apart. "No. Impossible." She shakes her head as the tears flow. "Impossible." She slowly steps back. Prejudices she was raised with are colliding with the reality of her situation with Sifeng. She keeps stepping back. Her head hurts. Who is this man? "You are different from them," she sobs.
Sifeng wonders if his father was correct about Xuanji's underlying prejudices.
Before Xuanji can crumble into the ground, Aunt Hong grabs her.
Palace Master flies down to Sifeng. "You are different from her." He looks pointedly at Xuanji. "The Human Clan always kills those who are not from the same clan. Didn't you say that you'll love him forever? So what if he's a demon. You can't love a demon?"
"Xuanji, time to wake up," says Hao Chen.
"No," Xuanji shakes her head.
"Lize Palace has killed so many people today," says Hao Chen. "If we don't get rid of them, there'll be serious consequences!"
Palace Master smirks at his blatant hypocrisy.
"Arrest him!" Orders Sect Leader Chu.
Swords and energy are aimed at Sifeng and Palace Master. Palace Master maneuvers his hands, generating a protective dome.
Sifeng winces as he is struck by purple lightning energy. He struggles to breathe. Golden lightning energy creeps up his neck.
"Sifeng!" Yells Palace Master.
"No!" Says Xuanji.
Hao Chen aims more energy at Sifeng.
"No!" Says Xuanji.
Golden lightning runs through Sifeng's fists.
"Sifeng!" Yells Xuanji. "Don't hurt Sifeng!" The "righteous" sect members intensify their energy. "Sifeng!" Sobs Xuanji. Sifeng is surrounded by dark blue energy. "Sifeng! Say it! Tell them that no matter what Lize Palace did, it has nothing to do with you. Sifeng tell them what Palace Master did has nothing to do with you! You and he are different."
Sifeng is struggling to breathe.
"You've never hurt anyone before!" Xuanji yells. "Sifeng!"
Sifeng falls to his knees.
Xuanji touches her heart. "Sifeng, explain it to them!"
Sifeng's hands shake, and he clenches his fists.
"Sifeng!"
"Xuanji, stop this obsession!" Shouts Hao Chen. "Look carefully. Not only is Yu Sifeng a demon, he's from the Rose Gold Bird Demon Clan who killed your mother!"
"That's right! Back then, your mother brought you to a medic, and ran into Heroine Hao Feng, who had been missing for years outside of Dianjing Valley," says Sect Leader Chu. "She was chased down by the Rose Gold Bird Demon. You remember how your mother died, right? We and the Rose Gold Bird Demons are sworn enemies!" He shoots more energy at Sifeng.
Sifeng convulses. "Xuanji, believe me."
"Sifeng."
"There must be a misunderstanding," says Sifeng. "I'll get to the bottom of this."
"Sifeng, are you still going to make things right for that girl?" Asks Palace Master. "Fine. You should just let her kill me, then. It's you," he points at Xuanji. "So, you are that woman's child. If I had known, I would have killed you, too."
Sifeng and Xuanji look at Palace Master with horror.
"Master, what did you say?" Asks Sifeng.
Xuanji recognizes him from her memory, and she wants to run away. She takes another step back. "The Rose Gold Bird Demon who killed my mother is you? You've always known about this, right, Sifeng?"
Sifeng shakes his head. "I didn't keep this from you."
"You've been lying to me, Sifeng! Sifeng!"
"There must be a misunderstanding," Sifeng desperately insists. "Xuanji."
"Sifeng, you should've known that this is the result you'd get!" Says Palace Master.
Xuanji looks up at Palace Master. "So, you are that Rose Gold Bird Demon. Today, I'm going to avenge my mother!"
"Come on!" Palace Master shouts. He puts his hand to his chest, and draws out red energy.
"Dingkun Sword!" Yells Xuanji. A burst of blue smoke appears, and the divine sword emerges. She looks at Palace Master balefully.
Sifeng shakes his head. "Xuanji."
Palace Master summons red and gold fire.
Sect Leader Chu and Hao Chen apply more energy.
A huge red orb forms between Palace Master's hands. He smiles, and laughs bitterly.
Sifeng just wants it all to end. "No." He looks at Xuanji, and sees her hateful expression. The Dingkun Sword is lit up and ready to go. "Xuanji."
The orb in Palace Master's hand explodes, pushing everyone back. Xuanji stabilizes herself by stabbing her sword into the ground. Sifeng doubles over in pain. Sect Leader Chu, Dongfang, and Aunt Hong vomit blood.
With his power, Palace Master draws the blood from their bodies. The blood droplets swirl up, and surrounds Palace Master, who is thrilled to destroy those who destroyed his beloved.
Xuanji applies energy to her sword.
"What kind of demonic spell is this?" Asks Aunt Hong. "He is absorbing our Qi!"
"Master, no!" Says Sifeng. "Master, no!" He's like a son dealing with a drug addicted/criminally inclined father. He faces Palace Master. "Master, don't kill anyone anymore!"
The blue lightning energy travels up Dingkun Sword, and Xuanji watches her sect friends and family struggle. "I'm going to kill you!" Her eyes turn bright blue.
Sifeng turns around and grabs her, and the blue fire in her eyes extinguishes. "Xuanji, don't go there! He's using his demonic core to gather up spiritual power. It's very intense. You will get hurt."
Xuanji shakes her head. "I can't let him hurt them anymore."
He tightens his grip on her arms.
"Let go of me! I want to kill him!" Shouts Xuanji.
"You can't kill him with your power now," says Sifeng. "Believe in me, Xuanji."
Xuanji looks at her struggling elders and shakes her head. "Don't force me!" She pushes him away. She draws her sword, flies up, and aims for Palace Master. Sifeng blocks her with his sword. He falls to the ground and vomits blood.
"Sifeng!" Yells Xuanji.
He slowly rises. "Xuanji, don't worry. I won't let him kill anyone anymore." He jumps and twirls high into the sky, surrounded by golden energy. He draws his index and middle fingers from both hands, across his forehead. His demon mark turns gold. He crosses his arms, and closes his eyes. With a sharp, crisp movement, his bright golden wings emerge from his back.
Xuanji is stunned by his beauty, and devastated by the truth. He flies forward. "Sifeng, you've been lying to me!"
"I'm sorry," says Sifeng. He flies through the sky and blocks his father's spell. He pushes his father away, while the Sect Leaders regain their footing.
"Sifeng, what are you doing?" Asks Palace Master.
"Master, stop."
"Stop!" Says Hao Chen. "Yu Sifeng is a Twelve Feathers Rose Gold Bird Demon, too." So, in spite of Sifeng's help, Hao Chen is still clouded by biases, and he is still determined to kill him. "Let's kill them together. Xuanji, do it!" He hopes her raw emotions will drive her to do just that.
The other leaders aim their energy at the Rose Gold Birds, and with reluctance, Xuanji follows suit. Proving Palace Master right.
Sifeng gets in front of Palace Master, and blocks the thick wall of white energy. He experiences whiplash from doing so, and vomits blood.
"Sifeng!" Says Palace Master.
Sifeng's wings disappear, and Palace Master grabs him before he free falls to the ground.
Xuanji drops her sword as she realizes what she has done. Sifeng looks at her sadly.
"Sifeng," says Xuanji.
"Sifeng, your Lover's Curse has been activated," says Palace Master.
Xuanji stumbles backward. Sifeng clutches his chest. He cannot believe she betrayed him like that. He so badly wanted to prove Palace Master wrong.
"Sifeng," says Xuanji.
Sifeng convulses. With a sweep of Palace Master's hands, the "righteous" disciples fall down like a house of cards. Palace Master and Sifeng fly away.
Why is it like this? Xuanji thinks. I have to get to the bottom of this. She flies up and away, leaving Hao Chen and his instigated fight behind.
"Xuanji!" Shouts Sect Leader Chu.
Sifeng can't stop vomiting blood as he and Palace Master fly through the clouds. "Xuanji is your demon. You're too obsessed with her." Palace Master generates golden energy from his palm, and applies it to Sifeng's chest. "Sifeng."
Sifeng is barely conscious. "Master. Am I going to die soon?"
"You'll be fine. This is just the pain from the Lover's Curse. With me here, you'll be fine." They descend into the forest.
Palace Master stands Sifeng against a tree trunk. With a movement of his hands, he forms a golden orb, and pushes it at Sifeng.
Sifeng doubles over in pain. Palace Master withdraws the energy.
"Sifeng, how are you feeling?"
"Go now," whispers Sifeng. "I have to go back."
"Go back?" Palace Master grips Sifeng's arms. "You are still thinking about that girl? She saw that you were a demon. She'll just think about the grudge with the Rose Gold Bird Demon. She just wants you dead."
Sifeng grips his chest. "No. Xuanji will not be like that. I owe her this. I have to make things right for her." As he steps forward, Palace Master blocks him.
"What is a cursed relationship? What can I do to make you give up? You know that she won't forgive you! She hates you. Listen to me. Forget about her. Put her away from your mind, and don't talk about her again. If you go back, you'll die."
Sifeng falls forward, and Palace Master props him back up against the tree. He generates more golden energy. Sifeng shivers as it is applied to his body.
Xuanji descends into the forest. "Sifeng!"
"Look, she still won't let you go. She wants to kill us!"
"Sifeng!" Xuanji runs to them. "Let him go! Don't take him away!"
Palace Master stops applying energy. "Let him go? He is Lize Palace's disciple. And let you kill him?"
"Why would I kill him? You are the only one I want to kill."
"You are killing him with your heart."
"Nonsense! This is all..." She raises her Dingkun Sword. "Your fault. I'm going to kill you!" Her sword lights up with blue lightning energy as she charges forward.
Palace Master generates streams of golden energy from his hands, making a sun like orb.
Sifeng is caught in the middle. He blocks the blue fire of Xuanji's sword with the golden fire of his sword. The Dingkun Sword fire overpowers him, and sends him flying back. Sifeng clutches his heart.
"Sifeng!" Yells Xuanji. She kneels down beside him. "Sifeng! Sifeng! Why, Sifeng? Tell me why you did this, Sifeng. Tell me!" Xuanji says tearfully.
He looks at her warily.
Palace Master watches them closely. He is livid. He generates a golden orb from the palm of his hand.
Sifeng grabs Xuanji's arm, and throws her out of the way as he sees Palace Master hurling the orb in her direction. "Leave!" Sifeng chokes. He uses his sword to help him stand. "I don't want to see you anymore!" His heart feels like it's going to crack wide open, but he cannot choose between his father and Xuanji, and he cannot watch them kill each other. By default, however, he does choose his father. His father has protected him, while Xuanji's people have discriminated against him at every given opportunity. Xuanji's people can be nice one minute, but they are willing to destroy and throw away anyone at the slightest hint of inconvenience (Minyue and Linglong), or unproven disloyalty (Little Six). They will go on a witch hunt based on he-said, she-said (Sifeng).
Sifeng steps back and faints in his father's arms. "Sifeng!" Yells Palace Master.
"Sifeng!" cries Xuanji.
WIth Sifeng in his arms, Palace Master's magnificent golden wings reappear, and they fly away through the thicket of trees.
"I told you that I'll teach you how to fall in love with me," Xuanji remembers Sifeng saying. "I won't leave. Our previous lives are not important."
While it is hurtful to Xuanji, the impact on Sifeng is much, much worse. Because he vowed to stand with her through everything, she had no problem putting him through everything. She did allow her poorly informed prejudice against demons momentarily cloud her judgment, in spite of her knowing better about Sifeng's character. Sifeng deserves a break. Maybe not a break up, but he deserves a break. He deserves to heal from the hell Xuanji's family and the various sects have put him through. He deserves to heal from the humiliation, judgments, and microaggressions, which will cause a relationship to shatter over time.
"The one in front of me right now," she recalls Sifeng saying, "is the one I care about the most." He touches his forehead to hers.
"You promised me!" Xuanji sobs. "You said that you won't lie to me. I trusted you so much!"
While Sifeng's secret was indeed awful, and he shouldn't have lied; the actions of the sects she continued to associate with while he faithfully endured it were much, much worse. It's something he needs to acknowledge to move their relationship forward, instead of burying and tolerating it. He withheld his identity due to discrimination and genocidal behavior from the "righteous" sects. The three sects Xuanji has chosen to align with continually targeted him. It is now her turn to make it right.
The battle with Lize Palace rages on in the Dianjing Valley, even though the key players left hours ago. Linglong has joined the battle, and she's killing as many Lize Palace disciples and Tianxu Hall demons as she can.
Wu Tong flies over the swarm of warriors, and he immediately looks for Linglong. She's fighting off a Tianxu Hall demon, when Wu Tong takes a nose dive, and presses his palm to the ground upon landing. Icy energy begins to form. She blocks him with her sword, but he keeps coming for her. As she is about to make a cut, he twists her sword out of her hand, and throws it far away from her. She cannot let him see her fear. He strikes her in the throat, sending her flying backwards.
Little Six is fighting other demons when he sees Wu Tong flying after Linglong.
Linglong tries to punch Wu Tong, but he blocks her, and grabs her throat, golden energy generating from his hand.
"Linglong!" Little Six yells. He immediately goes to her, fighting every demon in his way.
Wu Tong continues to grab onto Linglong's throat. "This prosthetic hand is quite nimble," he grins. "Long time, no see. Do you know how much I missed you? Do you miss me?"
You cannot be serious. "Let go of me!" Linglong screams. She tries to break away, and she soon realizes she can't. While she's scared shitless, and on the verge of a panic attack, Wu Tong is turned on.
"Don't be afraid," says Wu Tong. "You know that I won't hurt you." He strokes her face with his fake hand.
Linglong wants to barf. My god, does she want to barf. She remembers every last detail of their intimate moments that the flower demon consented to, but she was too powerless to fight. Instead of barfing on him, she does the next best thing. She bites his fingers.
He laughs obnoxiously. "You are indeed my Linglong." He is ready to carry her back to his bedroom in Tianxu Hall this instant.
She looks up at him hatefully.
"I love this personality of yours," he purrs.
She realizes that biting his prosthetic hand is pointless. He tightens his grip on her neck, and he moves closer to her.
"What are you doing?" Linglong protests. "Let go of me!"
"Come here!" Snaps Wu Tong.
Three demons charge at Little Six. He successfully fights them off, continuing on his way to Linglong.
Wu Tong leans in to kiss her. "Let go of me!" Linglong screams.
"Wu Tong!" growls Little Six. "Stop! I'll fight you!" He runs as fast as he can, and breaks Wu Tong away from Linglong. "Linglong, are you okay?"
"I'm fine," whispers Linglong. She isn't, but she just wants to distance herself as far away from the embarrassing history between her and Wu Tong as she possibly can.
"Linglong," Wu Tong says sternly. "Have you forgotten how intimate we were?"
Linglong wants to crawl into the ground and hide forever. This was exactly what she was wanting to avoid. It feels like everyone heard it. It feels like everyone is staring at her, eyes filled with judgment.
Little Six aims his sword at Wu Tong's throat. "Shut up!"
"I'm going to kill you!" Linglong yells. She summons her sword, and in a poof of blue, it appears in her hand. She and Little Six position their swords to attack.
The two charge at Wu Tong, but he blocks them with a mix of blue and purple smoke. The smoke wraps around Linglong, and Wu Tong pushes Little Six away. He wraps the smoke around Linglong's neck, and he pulls her forward. He puts his arms around her.
"Let go of me!" Linglong screams. She's having a hard time breathing, and she feels she can't get away. She feels like she's going to be stuck with him forever. She feels like no one will believe her.
"Linglong!" Shouts Little Six. He struggles to stand up.
"Let go of me!" Linglong shouts. She's terrified that everyone will think his acts were consensual, and therefore, no one will help her.
Red energy generates from Wu Tong's prosthetic hand as he grips her neck.
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