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The Mermaids can't have mortal food.
Here, drink this up.
Your Grace.
I've already given her sea water from Infinity Ocean.
Dieche! It really is you!
How have you been?
My lieutenant suddenly went missing a few days ago.
I thought that he had betrayed me and fled.
Who knew that... he was killed?
Father.
Could it be that there is a spy within our territory?
May the three realms and Sacred Snow Mountain
truly stride toward a peaceful future.
[Episode 57]
I know how I can keep you by my side for 270 years.
This ring is actually a gift that Ka Suo prepared for Li Luo.
My queen.
This is a surprise from His Majesty.
In the mortal realm, it's called a magic trick.
It's just like the pigeon that appears from an empty urn.
Your Majesty, I'll hand over this little surprise to you.
Li Luo.
I had this ring made ages ago, but I never got to give it to you.
I sealed a fraction of my soul in it.
Once you put it on, you can live like an immortal.
Once an immortal shares his soul
it means he will no longer have an endless life.
His life?
His Majesty is willing to sacrifice his immortality
to spend whatever limited time he has with Li Luo.
It seems that he truly loves her very deeply.
Lan Shang?
Lan Shang, what's wrong? Lan Shang!
It turns out that the crane and the mayfly
can be together forever after all.
There was once a small bug in the mortal realm.
It was called the mayfly.
One day, a crane ran into this beautiful mayfly.
He fell in love with her.
The crane told the mayfly that he had seen oceans turn into fields
mountains into gardens...
and raindrops into ocean.
The mayfly looked forward to seeing everything the crane described.
Therefore, the crane promised her
to show her the beautiful scenery of the world the next day.
The mayfly agreed to it as well.
However, on the second day...
when the crane got to the mayfly's place
he found out that the mayfly was already dead.
The longevity of the crane allows it to roam to its heart’s content.
The mayfly lasts only a day, but it was content.
I think that even if the mayfly has to die
she is still the happiest mayfly.
The mayfly might be happy...
but what about the crane?
Why would Lan Shang know about that?
Lan Shang!
You're hesitating?
This is too precious a gift... Are you really giving it to me?
If you refuse to accept it
the only reason I can think of is that you don't wish to stay by my side.
I do!
Put it on.
From now on, we're connected in life and death.
Why... Why was I the girl who danced with you in my dream?
I'm so cold...
Lan Shang?
Lan Shang!
Lan Shang, what's wrong?
I'm so cold...
Why have you gone ice cold?
Is it just like the previous time?
Your Majesty!
What is the matter?
The King of Fire is here.
Congratulations, King of Ice.
You have taken yet another step forward today
toward your dream of reigning over a peaceful era.
If you truly wish to congratulate me, I will accept it with pleasure.
Yan Da.
My father has specially prepared a gift for today.
King of Ice, please take a look.
This is Princess Lan Shang's Teardrop Charm.
Although Prince Shuo Gang of the Fire Tribe
and Princess Lan Shang aren't officially married
their relationship makes them a family.
This is the best gift to represent the alliance of our tribes.
My Teardrop Charm? What is that?
Despicable scum! How dare you say that?
Hand over Lan Shang's Teardrop Charm!
Stop!
Flame, don't push it.
Flame, you certainly did not come to bring me that gift.
What is it that you want?
I'm here to take away Prince Shuo Gang's wife
Princess Lan Shang.
I'll never hand over Lan Shang to you!
I'm afraid this isn't up to you to decide.
Ka Suo, I know that you truly wish for peace within the three realms.
I'm giving you a chance now.
As long as you hand Princess Lan Shang over
so she can become the queen of the Fire Tribe...
I'll join your alliance and make a pact with you.
I can promise you to never invade any tribes of the three realms.
On the contrary, if you refuse to hand over Lan Shang
I can only guarantee you that the realms won't stay peaceful for long.
Flame.
Peace that is exchanged under any condition will never last long.
If Lan Shang refuses to go with you
I won't allow you to take her away.
You don't wish to attain peace in such a way.
How about the other immortals? They might want it.
I'll give you a day to think it over.
Do you want to keep Lan Shang or do you wish for peace?
Make up your mind.
The scenery here at the Ice Tribe is different from ours.
But once I take over the three realms
this will all be mine.
King of Fire.
You used Lan Shang to threaten Ka Suo.
Does Ka Suo really care about her?
You mean to ask me why I didn't threaten him
by telling him that Ying Kong Shi is in our hands?
Doesn't that aim more directly at Ka Suo's weakness?
Father is using Lan Shang to drive a wedge between Ka Suo and his allies.
If Ka Suo chooses to save Lan Shang and declare war on us
his allies who seek a peaceful era will then start to doubt Ka Suo.
On the other hand, if Ka Suo chooses not to save Lan Shang
Mermaid Saint will surely fall out with him.
Whatever choice Ka Suo makes, it will cost him great loss.
Exactly.
But you only got half of it right.
What other advantages do we have?
Li Tian Jin now hates Ka Suo.
That makes him our trump card.
If Ka Suo finds out that Ying Kong Shi is with the Fire Tribe
and Li Tian Jin realizes how much Ka Suo wishes to save his brother
he might begin to doubt himself.
He might suspect that Ka Suo isn't really the enemy.
If so, we won't be able to make use of his hatred toward him.
Father.
What are you trying to make Ying Kong Shi do?
I want him to kill Ka Suo.
Once Ka Suo is dead
no one can stop me from taking over the three realms.
Do you understand?
Your Majesty.
We have returned.
How was it at the Spirit Cluster and the Bear Tribe?
We looked into the disturbance
and it was Dieche who deliberately stirred up trouble.
I don't think that Dieche appeared to cause any trouble.
Instead, I think that she showed up
to help Chao Ya overcome her obstacles and get back on her feet.
How is Chao Ya doing now?
There's no problem with Chao Ya's health.
It's mostly psychological issues.
Dieche pointed out her issues
and the Spirit Cluster is very supportive of her.
She can surely overcome this obstacle.
That's good.
Your Majesty, on our way here we already heard that
Flame intends to take Lan Shang away.
This is outrageous.
Flame is trying to put the Ice Tribe in a tight spot.
If we choose to protect Lan Shang
Flame will accuse the Ice Tribe of breaking the peace treaty
and invade the other tribes with a justified reason.
If we choose to hand over Lan Shang to Flame
the Ice Tribe will probably...
The Ice Tribe will become the enemy of The Mermaids.
You will no longer have our support.
Flame plans to split up the alliance before striking them down one by one.
If we choose not to hand over Princess Lan Shang
the alliance might not break up either.
A lot of tribes in our alliance are minor tribes.
They are immortal tribes who seek peace.
However, Flame and Phoenix are not.
They hope to instigate a war.
Perhaps all the tribes will choose to support Ka Suo in the beginning
to fend off Flame by joining the battle.
Once the battle drags on and more lives are lost
I believe that the immortal tribes will grow tired of it.
Why don't we just hand over Princess Lan Shang right away
and then we can--
I'm not done talking yet.
I mean, we can hand over Princess Lan Shang first
and then snatch her back. That should work.
Definitely not!
If we snatch Lan Shang back, Flame will still invade the tribes
because we broke the pact.
That still leaves the issue unsolved.
Your Majesty, please send me to assassinate Flame.
No.
Flame has Phoenix by his side now.
Moreover, no one knows if Flame is fully recovered or not.
That is too much of a risk.
I'll go with her!
You'll only bring me down.
I won't. I'll...
Your Majesty.
Allow The Mermaids to leave the alliance.
Does Your Grace intend to leave the alliance to wage war with Flame?
Lan Shang is the princess of The Mermaids.
It's only right that I declare war on Flame.
Lan Shang is being used by Flame as an excuse to launch war upon us.
I won't let The Mermaids bear such a burden on your own.
This won't do! That won't do either!
Is there no other way to resolve it without going to war?
- Stop right there! - Step aside.
I'm just here to see His Majesty to help him come up with a solution.
Why won't you let me in?
His Majesty said that Your Highness is unwell and shouldn't worry too much.
That's why we were told to stand guard out here.
It's me who Flame wants.
I'm the most qualified person to express an opinion.
Step aside!
Fine.
You won't let me through?
Let's see if you can defeat me!
Stop!
- Queen Li Jing. - Queen Li Jing.
They won't disobey the king's orders.
I just want to help His Majesty come up with a plan.
I don't want him to be troubled.
Come with me for a stroll.
You heard from Flame that you were Shuo Gang's wife.
How do you feel about that?
I was very shocked in the beginning
but I don't remember anything about it.
After the initial shock, I stopped thinking about it.
Judging from Mermaid Saint's and His Majesty's expressions
it didn't seem that you shared any mutual affection for Shuo Gang.
Her Grace didn't tell you about your past for fear that you would be upset.
It's best not to know about it, then.
Although I don't want to be kept in the dark
I don't wish to let Her Grace down.
Speaking of which
I still have to thank Your Highness for pulling me away just now.
His Majesty must be like Her Grace.
He wishes to protect me by keeping me out of the discussion.
Get lost!
This is so annoying!
If you want to scram, by all means, do it!
We won't take you in anymore!
If they want to scram, let them!
Let them be!
Young Lady Yan Huang, what is the matter?
Who are "they"?
Yan Huang is talking about some of Sacred Snow Mountain's immortal tribes.
They agreed to join the alliance and were relocated to Snowblade City, but now...
They... are leaving?
Leaving?
Get lost! They should all get lost!
They said that the Ice Tribe and The Mermaids
have been friends for thousands of years.
If the Fire Tribe is out to snatch you away
it's unlikely that the King of Ice will let them do so.
The tribes that chose to leave aren't skilled in combat.
They wanted to leave to seek a hiding place.
They are out to search for a land of peace elsewhere.
They left because of me.
Lan Shang, don't think too much about it.
It's so freezing cold in Snowblade City.
They might not have adapted well to it.
That's not true!
They are great. They will share life's ups and downs with us.
I really want to be friends with them!
Yan Huang, don't be so mad.
Princess Lan Shang, on behalf of the Truthless Tribe, I support you.
Yan Huang is telling the truth.
If we were to go to war with the Fire Tribe
we would never run away from it.
Thank you.
I won't have to make it difficult for His Majesty.
Princess Lan Shang!
Leave now! Leave!
Princess Lan Shang!
Princess Lan Shang! Leave now!
Leave now, Princess Lan Shang!
You've finally remembered.
What about?
I taught you how to display those fireworks.
I don't even remember my mother.
The display of fireworks just happened to come to mind.
Why are you displaying fireworks at your mother's grave?
It's too quiet here in the Ice Tribe.
I don't want my mother to be so lonely.
Let's leave this place.
Where would you like to go?
The mortal realm.
Sacred Snow Mountain.
Anywhere will do.
Let's just leave the Ice Tribe and the Fire Tribe.
Let's leave this treacherous place.
Let's get away from the wars of the three realms.
We'll start anew somewhere else.
Li Tian Jin...
Don't you wish to give up being Ying Kong Shi?
You should give it up completely.
You don't remember who you were anyway.
Even if you kill Ka Suo you can't change anything.
All I can remember is that Ka Suo killed Ying Kong Shi.
He didn't even let my mother off.
Is this even worth remembering?
Ka Suo actually...
What's the matter?
The Ice Tribe must have cast a spell on Princess Yan Da
to threaten the King of Fire to giving up Lan Shang.
You should leave now.
The Ice Tribe doesn't know that you're with us.
Leave Princess Yan Da to me.
Will you be able to cure her of the spell?
Don't worry.
The King of Fire knew that you'd tell him the truth
so he told me to keep an eye on you.
Fortunately, I've cast a mute spell on you.
Princess Yan Da, this is just a minor warning.
Should this happen again
not even the King of Fire will let you off!
Will Lan Shang think that I'm trying to make her go to the Fire Tribe?
But... if Lan Shang is willing to go there voluntarily
Ka Suo won't have to be troubled.
There won't be a war between the Ice Tribe and the Fire Tribe.
Moreover, I won't have to worry about Lan Shang's affection for Ka Suo.
Is it too selfish of me to think so?
Your Majesty.
I've been waiting for you.
How did you know that I'd come here?
I just knew.
I was taking a stroll and then I saw this rooftop.
I thought that Your Majesty would surely like this place
so I came up here to try my luck.
See? I ran into you after all.
Why does she smile the way Li Luo used to smile?
Did you and Mermaid Saint come up with a solution?
Whatever the solution, we will never send you to the Fire Tribe.
I knew that you'd protect me.
Your Majesty, thank you for your kindness.
Hand me over to Flame tomorrow.
No, I'll never hand you over to Flame.
I'll go over to the Fire Tribe.
If you dare to do so, I'll bring you back.
Why should I obey you?
This is your king's command.
I won't let you go there even if you beg me.
If you insist on stopping me from going to the Fire Tribe
there is only one way to do so.
You have to marry me.
Could you do so?
I knew that you couldn't.
Queen Li Jing is the only one you love.
If you can't bring yourself to say so
you have no right to stop me from marrying anyone.
Lan Shang!
Let go of me!
Queen Li Jing, what is the matter?
Li Luo.
Your Majesty, I was about to go looking for you.
Have you reached a conclusion?
Your Majesty, I'm also here to see you about Princess Lan Shang.
I have come up with a plan.
What now?
Did you sleep well last night?
What a hypocrite.
Have you made a decision, King of Ice?
Before we get to that, I have a question for the King of Fire.
Ask away.
You claimed that I'm the princess consort of the Fire Tribe.
Where is my husband now?
He ended up as fish food for our tribesmen of Infinity Ocean.
Since my husband is already dead
I'm no longer the princess consort of the Fire Tribe.
There's no need for me to go to the Fire Tribe.
Ka Suo.
Your decision is to go to war with me?
I've decided to let Lan Shang make her own choice.
Marriage is an important matter.
I don't wish to be the widow in the Fire Tribe
nor the sinner for causing the war between the Fire and Ice tribes.
Since the King of Fire is here to discuss my marriage
I'll turn my marriage into a competition.
Whoever wins the contest will be my husband.
Who are you to make us play by your rules?
You can choose not to participate.
However, the competition for Lan Shang's hand in marriage will be held as planned.
Whether the Fire Tribe chooses to withdraw from it is entirely up to you.
However, should you use that as an excuse
to invade us and the other tribes of the three realms
you can't justify your attack.
The three realms will only stand more united than ever
to fight against the Fire Tribe!
I think that is the last thing you would want.
Ka Suo.
You're playing a game with me, right?
You set a trap and I'm ready to take you on until the end.
Fine.
King of Fire.
We might as well just launch an attack on them.
Let's not waste any time on them.
What's the rush?
They are going to choose Lan Shang's husband
by the capability of magical powers.
This means Ka Suo won't participate in the match.
You mean that Ka Suo already has Queen Li Jing
so he definitely won't take part in the match?
If it were someone else, I wouldn't be so certain.
However, since it's Ka Suo
I'm sure that he won't risk hurting Li Luo's feelings
by taking part in the match.
We'll have a better chance at winning Lan Shang over.
But since we can no longer affect the alliance's solidarity
why would we need to snatch Princess Lan Shang?
Once we have Princess Lan Shang in our hands
we will be able to manipulate The Mermaids.
Then we can control Infinity Ocean.
That will lead us straight into the Ice Tribe.
Our army will be able to march right into the Ice Tribe without any obstacles.
It seems that Flame isn't going to give up yet.
This match is inevitable.
I never once thought that Flame would withdraw from the match.
However, at least the match isn't a full-fledged war.
The rule is that competitors are to stop once contact is made.
If fewer tribesmen are involved, fewer innocent lives will be at risk.
Your Majesty, who will you send forth as a competitor?
Judging by the capability of magical powers
Your Majesty would have the best chance at winning.
However, I think that Your Majesty will be considerate
of Queen Li Jing and Princess Lan Shang's feelings.
You can read my mind now without even entering my dreams.
If it were the Queen Li Jing that I knew well
I'm sure that she wouldn't stop you from competing.
In the past, she probably wouldn't have.
But Li Luo is now very insecure.
I don't wish to burden her with making such a difficult choice.
My queen.
I'd like to ask Your Lordship for a favor.
Do feel free to speak your mind.
Ever since I woke up from the coma
I haven't been able to sleep well.
I think it might have something to do with my dreams.
I hope that Your Lordship can interpret my dreams for me.
Your Majesty, I'll compete in your stead.
For a thousand years, I've stayed out of the conflicts
between the Ice Tribe and Fire Tribe to keep us safe.
Now, I will have to make a choice.
I thought that I'd feel lost and worried.
Who knew that I'd be so calm and indifferent?
Lan Shang!
My most beloved little princess.
You're all grown up now.
You're now strong enough to give me courage.
Your Grace.
You're so deep in thought.
Are you thinking about returning to Mermaid Island?
Do you know how long I have been the Mermaid Saint?
No, I don't.
3,000 years.
What?
You're really that old?
Yes.
But you really don't look your age.
I thought that you must've been about 300 years old!
I'd have believed that you were my sister.
You must have had too much mortal food.
You even talk differently now.
I don't remember what I used to be like
but those maids can't seem to get used to seeing me like this.
Your Grace, was I even more adorable in the past?
You were the most beautiful princess in the immortal realm.
You were extremely elegant and you sang perfectly.
Even sea monsters would surrender at the sight of you.
It does sound like I used to be much better then.
You were a naive, young princess.
I never thought of making you the next Mermaid Saint.
However... I do now.
Your Grace...
Ka Suo said that before he decided on the match for your hand in marriage
you volunteered to go to the Fire Tribe willingly.
Although sacrificing yourself is the last resort
a true ruler of a tribe would put her tribe's safety before her own.
You were willing to take on the responsibility.
It shows that you have the courage and bearing to be a Mermaid Saint.
Now you're willing to cooperate with His Majesty
by using your marriage as bait to fend off the King of Fire.
As much as I worry about you
I also feel very relieved.
- Your Grace... - Lan Shang.
You have the courage to face difficulties head on.
You're no longer the young princess who needed my protection.
You have truly matured.
Mind your manners as a princess!
I'm so touched!
Mermaid Saint just praised me!
- I'm so happy! - That's too boorish.
Whatever position you are in you have to uphold your
- Temperament as a princess! - temperament as a princess!
Xing Jiu is taking part in the competition?
I think that Xing Jiu has a good chance of winning.
If Xing Jiu loses the match
who else should we send forth?
Will it be you, Ka Suo?
Yes.
I will compete.
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