Timing and subtitles by the 💘 Nine-tailed Cupid 💘 Team @Viki.com
A long, long time ago in the northern mountain range,
there was a country called the Demon Tamer Kingdom.
As the name suggests, the people of this kingdom could control demons.
There was once a master who created a talisman:
A Mother and Child Talisman.
Once a demon swallows the Child Talisman
and the Mother Talisman is burned,
the demon, who swallowed the Child Talisman,
has demonic powers burned away.
Even if the Mother Talisman is unscathed,
the demon, who swallowed the Child Talisman,
has to consume the talisman every year
or suffer terrible pain throughout the body,
an unbearable agony.
So in the Demon Tamer Kingdom,
demons can only
live life enslaved like a beast.
Can't deflect the wind and frost
Famed for endless pining
All those unsaid words
Condensing like sand on the fingertips
Can't tell right from wrong
Willing to bear the outcome
The sin burned my heart
And I started to forget myself without realizing
I wanted to fulfill that dream for you
Drowning in tears, unable to forget
Because blood has stained and melancholy is engraved
Devoting a lifetime to quashing murders
Even if I meet him in the next life
Can he still remember who I am?
I've always been fearless
I know you bear no resentment or regret
Forking out all to retrieve a past
Just for one gamble
Thousands of years of yearning
A wish once made will never be weathered
Waiting for fate's answer
Under the Acacia Tree
Since a child, I've had impressive bone structure.
So I was forced to swallow the Child Talisman at a young age.
I was chosen to be a palace guard.
On the first day that I entered the palace,
I...
met her.
After a year has passed, will you be the one to protect me?
What is your name?
Shi... Shi Kuan.
Then in the future, I'll be in your hands, A'Kuan.
Although I wasn't the reason...
But her smile
became the only pillar that sustained me during my training.
I didn't have any expectations...
because I knew my place as a slave.
I just wanted to protect her,
and I'd protect her
forever.
I'd protect her
for eternity.
One day, she and I sneaked into Mount Tu.
Something happened that was beyond my dreams.
We...
took the oath for reincarnated lovers.
She...
gave me hope.
Later,
she ripped it apart with her own hands.
Why on Earth did I even carry hope?
Congratulations to Your Highnesses!
- May your marriage last for centuries! - I'm just...
the demon
who protects her.
Elder, why are you in such a hurry to see me?
Our nation's current domestic situation is worrying.
If Your Highness proceeds with your marriage, it might be a little inappropriate.
Elder Zhang, I just want to ask this.
What is the Royal Family?
What is an Elder?
The Royal Family is the supreme power of the whole kingdom.
An Elder is in charge of ancestral laws and performs royal ancestral precepts.
Is it against ancestral precepts to marry at this time?
Well... No, it isn't.
Since there is no violation, if the marriage proceeds or not...
shouldn't you listen to the Royal Family?
I will obey your orders.
For the marriage ceremony in five days, please organize it carefully.
Great anxiety plagues me.
Her Highness had a relationship with a demon before.
Now, she is fully preoccupied with her marriage to her new lover.
Demon rebels are uprising all around the kingdom.
Yet she only cares about her trivial romance.
What a true misfortune of the kingdom.
Your Highness, General Shi has been waiting for you outside.
Don't worry. I can handle the old man.
A'Kuan, in five days, I'm getting married.
No matter what happens on that day, will you still protect me?
I...
Attack!
Of course, I will.
Kill them!
Shi Kuan, you're also a demon!
I can't believe you're siding with humans!
So what if you're the strongest warrior in the north?
If we attack together, we will rip you to shreds!
- Kill him! - Attack!
You guys... Bring it on!
Like I said, no one will get past the reach of my fists.
Today, no one can stop
Her Highness' marriage ceremony!
V-Venerable One,
Shi Kuan has the demonic powers of a great demon.
Shouldn't... shouldn't we retreat for now?
Are you all afraid?
Don't forget about your Mother Talismans.
Those are in my hands!
The Rebel Demon Army will never be allowed to mutiny.
Kill him!
Kill Shi Kuan!
He's a demon scum bewitched by humans!
Big Brother Kuan, stop your delusions!
The princess already has a new lover.
She is marrying a pretty boy!
Why are you still doing this?
I know that I've been indulging in delusions.
But...
the only thought on my mind right now
is to die in battle here.
Don't be afraid.
This guy has lost his demonic powers.
Kill him!
Let this wind
Blow from the farthest desert in the north
There is nothing to be afraid of
in an arrow at the end of its flight.
Attack!
Kill Shi Kuan!
Don't let him escape!
Kill him!
Kill Shi Kuan!
Kill him!
Let us remember that love
Has finally awakened a yesterday once past
A heat that can't be refused
An oath from 1,000 years ago
Holding you and me in the dark
This red string is a fate that can't be severed in life
Tightly binding two hearts
Even if I spend my whole life by your side, waiting silently
Years pass as time mercilessly desolates the hills
My youthful locks have already turned white
But memories of us won't be stolen away
Even if I spend my whole life protecting you just like this
Let the years spiral away and roar incessantly
Her Highness should have escaped from the secret passageway by now.
Let the past be immortal
I...
I probably...
have nothing left
to... cling to.
Why?
Why did you come back?
Wasn't the plan to escape through the secret passageway?
If I didn't come here,
A'Kuan,
you would definitely die.
Demon Tamer Kingdom is guilty of heinous crimes!
Over so many years, you've enslaved our demons like beasts.
Today, justice will be served!
The vile Royal Family's last descendant is standing right before us.
Let's avenge our comrades!
Attack!
Kill her!
That's right. What secures the rule of Demon Tamer Kingdom
is the wicked Mother and Child Talisman.
Though you call yourself the demons' savior,
didn't you also use the evil Mother and Child Talisman just now?
You claim to be a freedom leader,
but when you manage your army,
you still use the very items that enslaved and tormented all of you.
Don't you find that ironic?
But with your demonic powers and character,
if you don't use the Demon Taming Talisman,
you couldn't maintain your position.
What a sharp-tongued lass.
Freedom Warriors!
Kill her!
If you think you have the guts, just come and try it.
You...
wretch!
V-Venerable One.
It's not that we are afraid of attacking,
but Shi Kuan is too formidable.
Your Highness! Your Highness!
Your Highness, His Highness has escaped from the secret passageway.
What?
Your bridegroom doesn't even care about your safety and fled?
That's right. I asked him to leave first.
Yes.
He is your husband.
Of course, you‘re concerned about his safety.
Just like...
how I care about your safety.
Silly Kuan, your imagination runs wild again.
Don't worry about him right now. Turn around.
That's...
my Mother Talisman.
Yes, this is your Mother Talisman.
Today, I'll give it to you—
Timing and subtitles by the 💘 Nine-tailed Cupid 💘 Team @Viki.com
The kingdom of my clan
It's a little different
I'm gradually discovering
A path once unknown
Demons feel scared, too
Humans might hurt them
But when I'm in danger
A'Kuan always protects me
My secret wish
Soaring under that flowering tree
I want to get closer to your heart
Waiting for peace to come
When will you understand?