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[Eng sub] The Deer Spirit Who Walked Away from Immortality Full Movie
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00:00When the great sage razed the sky palace, a celestial peach fell.
00:04Dad and Jed eat the fruit, but let me lick the pit.
00:07They become immortals, leaving me to stay and repay the sage's debt.
00:11Stay behind to thank him, and do not seek heaven otherwise.
00:15But when I finally found a sage, he calls me a little dummy.
00:19Well, let me tell you.
00:20Your dad clearly just left you here on purpose, so you wouldn't become immortal as well.
00:26You silly little thing.
00:28I rub my head.
00:29He's so sharp, he can tell I'm a deer spirit.
00:32The sage has spent 500 years imprisoned.
00:35Now he's free to join Goldbug on a journey to the west.
00:38We receive a mission and are told to help Goldberg complete 81 challenges.
00:43Success means becoming immortal.
00:46Everyone's terrified of the sage's legendary staff.
00:49Demons tremble when he draws it.
00:51Even the sky army is no match.
00:53We'd be crushed before we could even dream of heaven.
00:56I'm the only one who signs up.
00:58I'll go.
00:59The sage is a kind monkey.
01:01He definitely won't kill us if we're polite.
01:04The boar nearby calls me a fool.
01:06Heaven's missions are never easy.
01:08I scratch my head.
01:09Dad told me to repay the debt.
01:11If I help with even one challenge, I'll be repaying the debt.
01:15The boar shakes her head and punches mine.
01:17You dumb deer.
01:19Your dad is using you.
01:21He only cares about your brother.
01:23As immortals, they must pay their debts.
01:26Why leave you with this burden?
01:27I rub my head and say, we're family.
01:30Does it matter who repays it?
01:32Besides, he's my father.
01:34A daughter must honor his wishes.
01:36The boar shakes her head and leaves.
01:39Besides me, Kingsley signs up from 200 miles out.
01:42He's much stronger than me with an efficient army of demons.
01:46Demon King is afraid I'll fail and tells me to stay in my cave.
01:49Goldbug is bound to pass my way.
01:51I'm catching Mr. Vance for the sage to save.
01:53Once I let him go, the task is done.
01:55It's that simple.
01:57After I get back, I clean my cave thoroughly.
02:00And dig up some monroots and herbs to sell in the mortal world.
02:03I buy blankets and crockery.
02:05Word is that Goldbug is now mortal.
02:07He is frail and has no powers.
02:10I must treat him well when he arrives.
02:12They tell me not to hurt him.
02:14Well, they don't need to tell me that.
02:16He's the sage's mentor now.
02:18That's my benefactor's mentor.
02:19Of course I'll be kind to him.
02:21I wait and wait on the mountain.
02:23When bored, I trim the peach tree.
02:25I'm waiting for it to bear fruit.
02:27I planted that pit from long ago right at the mouth of my cave.
02:31It grew for a hundred years and fruited a century later.
02:34The fruit won't make me immortal, but it hides my demonic energy.
02:39It's too delicious to eat alone.
02:41I fly to Pentmount as a child to bring some to the sage.
02:44He's pinned and couldn't move.
02:46He lives on rainwater.
02:47He hasn't tasted a peach in ages.
02:50I approach him carefully.
02:51Here, monkey.
02:52Peaches.
02:53It was hard to see the great sage squeezed into such a small space.
02:57Only his face and hands were free.
02:59I've seen monkeys on the mountains.
03:00They're so full of life, twitching even in their sleep.
03:03As the mighty monkey king, the sage has never suffered like this.
03:07He thanks me and eats the peaches.
03:09He enjoys them.
03:10He asks why I'm crying.
03:12I touch my face and realize that there are tears.
03:14I wipe my tears away.
03:16I'm not crying.
03:17Are you tired?
03:18His gleaming eyes dimmed briefly, but then he laughs it off.
03:23Yes, I'm tired.
03:24I've been stuck here.
03:26Because they are all afraid of me.
03:29The day I'm free.
03:31I'll go bathe in the sea and enjoy myself.
03:33He asks if I've bathed in the sea before.
03:35I shake my head.
03:36The crashing waves terrify me.
03:38He tells me to go at least once.
03:40Bathing in the sea is the best.
03:42I smile at him, though I'm still afraid.
03:44I much prefer the river.
03:45There are nine peaches, and I eat three.
03:48I give Mrs. Bor one for her labor.
03:50She's tired.
03:51I give the sage the remaining five.
03:53The sage promised to repay me if I'm still alive when he's free.
03:57I just wave the thought away.
03:58He's the reason I have peaches.
04:00Of course he should have them.
04:01I wait for six months, but no one comes.
04:04I go to the road to check.
04:05A bone spirit tricked them, and the sage is gone.
04:08How sad.
04:09Goldbug is so blind in this life.
04:11I truly pity the great sage.
04:13I figure if my mountain has food, the sage wouldn't have to wander or struggle so much
04:18to eat.
04:18I begin plowing the fields and planting fruit trees.
04:21When Goldbug and the others arrive, there will be plenty to eat.
04:25The demon king comes to check on us.
04:28When he sees my lush mountain, he falls off his cloud in anger.
04:31Are you an idiot?
04:33In this state, you look nothing like a demon.
04:36If Mr. Vance eats his fill here, his disciples will never leave him.
04:40How will you ever catch him?
04:42Do you think you can beat the sage?
04:45Even Kingsley over there won't be able to stop him.
04:49How can you be so reckless?
04:51He says I should learn from the bone spirit, even if his heart is wicked.
04:56At least he's efficient.
04:58Thanks to the bone spirit's chaos, they clear two challenges.
05:03Look at how well he's doing, huh?
05:05Shamed by the demon world, I tearfully cut down my forest until the mountain is bare.
05:10To make it look more sinister, I took bones from a mass grave and piled them at my door.
05:15I'm sorry.
05:17Um, I'll light candles for you and give your family's money.
05:20Don't blame it on me.
05:22Two years pass in a flash.
05:24Goldbug has finally arrived.
05:26They walk so slowly.
05:28I get restless, wondering how to catch him.
05:31Before I can move, someone knocks on my cave door.
05:34Miss, I come from Tanar.
05:37Traveling to the west.
05:38We are passing through and ask if we may stay the night.
05:43Mr. Vance came to me first?
05:45He's a pale priest with three strange disciples and a horse.
05:49They're all standing at my door.
05:51But I'm a demon.
05:52What priest stays in a demon's home?
05:54I'm stunned, but Mr. Vance asks,
05:57Miss, are any adults home?
05:59I stammer and point toward heaven.
06:01They went to heaven.
06:02Mr. Vance looks at me with pity.
06:05Have mercy.
06:06She's a poor orphan.
06:08Wait, has he misunderstood?
06:10Confused, I welcome them in.
06:12I tell them to sit while I cook.
06:14The sage rushes to the kitchen.
06:17Kid, is it safe here alone?
06:19Aren't you afraid of monsters around?
06:22It's a peaceful mountain.
06:24There are no monsters.
06:26Well, the monster is right in front of him.
06:29The sage asks me again.
06:31Kid, how do you survive?
06:34I point at some medicinal herbs.
06:36I sell these to earn money.
06:38When I can, I grow crops.
06:41I'm telling the truth.
06:43Even though I'm a demon, that's how I live.
06:46Life's been relaxed these past years.
06:49Dad and Jed always wanted meat and ale.
06:51So I had to buy them.
06:53Or hunt and brew wine myself.
06:55That's hard work.
06:57The sage nods, but asks so many things that I break out in a cold sweat.
07:01Will he club me to death before I even do anything?
07:04Does that count as a challenge?
07:05With him hanging around, I can't make my move.
07:08Scott Marshall comes in and nudges the sage aside.
07:12Monkey, go and talk to Mr. Vance.
07:14I'll help the kid start the fire.
07:16Start a fire?
07:18Piggy just wants to steal food.
07:19Still, he laughs and leaves.
07:22Once he's gone, Marshall rummages through the kitchen.
07:24He tells me to boil more pasta, get more greens, and add more oil.
07:28We need the extra oil since we travel so hard every day.
07:32I listen and add more of everything.
07:35I sneak a knockout drug into the food.
07:37Once they're fast asleep tonight, I'll smuggle Mr. Vance out and hide him for the others to find.
07:42Man, I am so smart.
07:44Ugh, but the drug is too powdery.
07:47The sky marshal sneaks a bite and eats half the plate.
07:50Kid, why is there white powder?
07:53He falls with a thud.
07:55As the marshal falls, the sage enters.
07:58Hey, Piggy.
07:59He touches the sky marshal's body, then looks up at me.
08:01I grip my spatula and stir nervously.
08:04I... I don't know.
08:06He just collapsed after eating.
08:09I didn't expect him to eat so much.
08:11Oh, no.
08:12Should I jump up and shout,
08:14Don't even think about leaving here anymore.
08:16Or maybe.
08:17Hand over Mr. Vance, right now.
08:20Sausages sizzle in the pan.
08:21They're oily and filling.
08:23The sage's eyes gleam.
08:24I wish I could fry myself instead.
08:26But the sage just kicks marshal.
08:29This old pig just eats and sleeps.
08:31He's getting lazier by the day.
08:34Kid, can you show me...
08:36Where we're sleeping tonight?
08:38Does he actually trust me?
08:40Even boars don't pass out that fast.
08:43I shiver.
08:45Let me finish these sausages, or they'll burn.
08:48I really am both smart and calm.
08:51He suspects.
08:52Nothing.
08:53I plate the food and lead him next door, where four beds are ready.
08:56The blankets and sheets are new.
08:58I bought the cotton and hired help.
09:00It's very warm.
09:02I'm definitely the kindest demon, hosting Goldbug on this journey.
09:06The sage's eyes narrow at the beds.
09:08There are exactly four?
09:10He looks at me again, and I rub my head bashfully.
09:13There are exactly four.
09:14I'm making it too obvious.
09:17Who has four empty beds at home with just enough blankets?
09:20Ugh.
09:20The softest bed even has scriptures embroidered on it.
09:24I knew demons shouldn't be thoughtful.
09:26It only leads to mistakes.
09:28The demon king was right.
09:30I'm a fool.
09:31I want to kneel and confess.
09:33The sage is a softie.
09:35I'm an orphaned kid.
09:36If I cry, he won't kill me, right?
09:38The sage dumps marshal on the biggest, hardest bed.
09:42Let's go, kid.
09:44That pig won't wake up tonight.
09:46He's just a blockhead.
09:49Huh?
09:49It actually worked?
09:51The sage helps me with the fire and puts the food on the table.
09:54The four of us eat at the stone table.
09:56Mr. Vance eats delicately, and the sage is swift, yet polite.
09:59I don't dare to look at Friar Sand.
10:01His necklace is scarier than my cave.
10:03I eat my pasta, too scared to touch anything else.
10:06After dinner, we go to bed early.
10:08Mr. Vance praises the blanket, but says the scriptures are wrong.
10:12He reaches for a needle to fix the embroidery mistakes, but I speak up quickly.
10:16You've traveled all day.
10:17Please rest.
10:18We'll fix it tomorrow.
10:20He tries to persist, but the drug makes him drowsy, and he's out cold.
10:24The sage tucks him in.
10:26He looks at me, then falls asleep, too.
10:29It's a dark, windy night.
10:31I shake them all to make sure.
10:32When no one stirs, I leave a note and kidnap Mr. Vance.
10:36He's so heavy.
10:38How did he gain weight on a journey?
10:40Guess you can be vegan and still not slim.
10:43I carry him down the mountain to a chapel on another peak.
10:46I hide him in a side room.
10:48No one would expect me to hide Mr. Vance in a chapel full of other priests.
10:51He wakes up the next morning.
10:53Hearing the priests chanting, he feels at ease.
10:57Miss, where are my disciples?
10:59I drop to my knees with a thud.
11:01Mr. Vance, Dad and Jed went up to heaven.
11:04And I keep dreaming of them suffering.
11:07So I lit an eternal lamp for them.
11:10But I'm told I need a priest's prayers for the lamp to work.
11:15Could you pray for three days to keep my family safe?
11:19It's a plausible story.
11:21I cry until my face is soaked with tears.
11:23He believes me.
11:25I cannot repay your kindness.
11:27So, I will help you.
11:29However, my disciples will worry if they can't find me.
11:34Please deliver a letter to them and ask them to wait three days.
11:39Sure, no problem.
11:41He writes it and starts praying.
11:43I spoke to the chapel's head priest well in advance.
11:45The mortals are right.
11:47Money is power.
11:48I offered a generous donation and the priests were very welcoming.
11:52Mr. Vance prays without suspicion.
11:54I take his letter and tell the priests to watch over Mr. Vance.
11:57Then, I saunter down the mountain.
12:00I wander around all day.
12:02Next morning, I ask the boar for news.
12:04Mrs. Boar, what's the word?
12:07She's busy bathing her piglet and doesn't even look up.
12:10The birds say.
12:11The sage and the others have combed your entire mountain.
12:13They found nothing.
12:15They are very worried.
12:17You did well, little one.
12:18Where did you hide Mr. Vance?
12:21The piglet whines, hating the bath.
12:23It jumps out, but she pushes it back.
12:25I noticed something wrong.
12:27This piglet is number three.
12:28He looks just like number four and number five.
12:31Outsiders always mix them up.
12:33Last time I helped bathe them, I washed number three thrice and rubbed him raw.
12:37Mrs. Boar laughed and called me a dummy for not recognizing him.
12:40But now, Mrs. Boar keeps washing the clean number three.
12:43I look at dirty number four and number five.
12:46Then at Mrs. Boar, she sneaks a look at me, eyes gleaming.
12:49I understand and chuckle.
12:51Well, I found a place for a snack.
12:53Mr. Vance's flesh tastes so good.
12:56I could share some with you, Mrs. Boar.
12:58You and your piglets will live forever.
13:01What do you say?
13:02Mrs. Boar shakes her piglet's paw.
13:04She laughs and says,
13:06Sounds good.
13:07Take me there.
13:08I want a fresh piece for my babies.
13:10Oh, it'll be too much trouble.
13:12Your piglets are too rowdy.
13:14Wait here.
13:15I'll bring Mr. Vance to you.
13:16I laugh and wave a hand.
13:18I get up and go.
13:20Halfway down, I speed up and find a cave.
13:22I wriggle inside.
13:23The cave is too narrow for most demons to enter.
13:26I found it years ago.
13:28Back then, Jed kept beating me.
13:30It was a hiding place I found, so no one could ever find me.
13:34After a while, I hear the sage muttering outside.
13:37Damn it, the demon got away.
13:38I'm so smart to have distracted the sage for two days.
13:41I'll go out tomorrow night, pretend he beat me, and return to Mr. Vance.
13:46I would have succeeded, but the cave is too narrow.
13:49I've grown.
13:50I don't really fit anymore.
13:51I spend the night in there.
13:53I try to crawl out to see Mr. Vance, but I'm trapped.
13:56Ugh, it was so easy getting in.
13:58I try shifting to my true form, but got more stuck.
14:01My human form doesn't work either.
14:03Without Dad and Jed, I've been lazy and have put on some weight.
14:07My cultivation is too low to transform into anything else.
14:09I'm stuck in the cave and can't move.
14:12What do I do?
14:13I cry until I fall asleep and wake up, losing track of time.
14:17I'm supposed to fetch Mr. Vance in three days.
14:19If they can't find him, how can he finish his journey?
14:22The sage will be so worried.
14:24I am such a fool.
14:25While I'm crying, I hear a noise.
14:27I'm not smart at all.
14:28Who's crying?
14:29The cave twists and turns, and the voice sounds hollow.
14:33I can't tell who's speaking.
14:35It's me.
14:36Help.
14:36I'm stuck.
14:38The voice chuckles.
14:39If you're so smart, why are you stuck?
14:42Well, I wonder too.
14:44It's true.
14:45I'm a dummy.
14:45Save me.
14:46He starts smashing rocks.
14:48I hear boulders crashing down.
14:50My cave starts shuddering, and I scream in terror.
14:53Stop.
14:54It'll collapse and crush me.
14:56The noise stops instantly.
14:58Wait.
14:59I'll think of something else.
15:00I suddenly remember something.
15:02Wait.
15:03I need to ask a favor.
15:04I'm about to ask him to get Mr. Vance, but I worry he might be a demon.
15:08What if he has bad intent and eats him?
15:10What do you want me to do?
15:12The voice waits patiently.
15:14I say hurriedly.
15:16Nothing.
15:17Just get me out.
15:18I have something urgent to do.
15:20He laughs and tells me to wait.
15:22Soon, I hear a fly buzzing in my ear.
15:24It bumps against my head when I try to swat it away.
15:27Suddenly, I become a fly.
15:30Come with me, kid.
15:31It really is the sage.
15:33He turned into a fly.
15:34I can't fly well and keep wobbling.
15:36He flies ahead slowly, then turns back to wait for me.
15:39I struggle out of the narrow cave.
15:41Still a fly, though.
15:42I can't transform back.
15:44The sage returns to his original form and grabs my wings.
15:48Hey, you, little demon.
15:49You captured my mentor, didn't you, huh?
15:52I buzz.
15:52I'm a fly now and can't speak.
15:54The sage growls angrily.
15:56You refuse to tell me?
15:57I buzz again.
15:58I nod vigorously.
15:59But as a fly, my nods are barely visible.
16:03I rub my legs together, pleading.
16:04Aren't you going to talk, little demon?
16:07He suddenly remembers the spell and tosses me away.
16:10I return to my true form, panting on the ground.
16:12His eyes gleam cold in the moonlight.
16:14I muster up the courage and shout.
16:17Yes!
16:17I captured your mentor!
16:19I...
16:19The sky marshal rushes over, swings his rake, and nearly hits my head.
16:24I'm here to crush you, you little damn demon.
16:26I grab my head and roll away.
16:28Marshall swings again, and I leap up and run in terror.
16:31I run while he chases.
16:33I can't get away, but I'm not trying to escape.
16:35I just have to look desperate.
16:37I'll just hand Mr. Vance over when I've got no way out.
16:39The sage stands aside, watching me lead Marshall in circles.
16:42I feel like he thinks we're both idiots.
16:45I'm thrilled my mission is almost done, but I accidentally fall flat on my face.
16:50Marshall brings his rake down.
16:51Take this one, demon.
16:52I'm about to die, but a wild wind sweeps by, kicking up sand.
16:56I cover my eyes and feel a large hand grab me.
16:59When I open my eyes again, I see Kingsley.
17:02Kingsley?
17:02What are you doing here?
17:04Kingsley is very powerful and leads many demons.
17:07Why would he save me?
17:08He laughs loudly.
17:09I was just passing by.
17:11Your mission's almost done.
17:12You can pass it on to me.
17:14Why don't you hand Mr. Vance to me now?
17:16I'll take him and handle their next challenge.
17:19The demon king did mention that Kingsley took the mission as well.
17:22In such a rush?
17:24Kingsley laughs.
17:25The sooner you finish, the sooner you become immortal.
17:28Every demon wants that.
17:29Well, that makes sense.
17:31Sure, I'll take you there.
17:33I lead him up the mountain.
17:35Kingsley looks behind and urges.
17:36Move faster.
17:37That monkey is catching up.
17:39I quicken my steps and lead him higher.
17:41However, he walks so fast.
17:43I can barely keep up.
17:45When we reach the chapel, he tells me to get Mr. Vance.
17:47I pant and tell him to wait.
17:50He complains that I'm useless.
17:52How can a demon like you ever become an immortal?
17:55You're daydreaming.
17:57I do lack talent, so I stay silent.
17:59I straighten up.
18:01His impatience feels wrong.
18:03Um, I'll go.
18:04Please wait, Kingsley.
18:06I walk slowly into the chapel while he waits outside.
18:08Not everyone can enter this place.
18:10Legend says a holy relic is kept here.
18:13It has divine protection.
18:15Most demons can't enter.
18:16The peach's energy masks my own, so I can step inside.
18:20I look back at Kingsley.
18:22He waves at me, urging me to hurry up.
18:24I enter the chapel and take a deep breath.
18:26Mr. Vance hasn't moved for three days.
18:29He's still praying.
18:30When he sees me, he stands up shakily.
18:33Miss, I must return to my disciples.
18:35They'll be worried.
18:36I hastily grab him.
18:37Wait a moment, Mr. Vance.
18:39I'll bring them here.
18:41Until I return, don't even move or step out the door.
18:44Mr. Vance never listens, so I tell the priests not to let him out.
18:50After instructing them, I slip out the back door to find the sage.
18:54But I only get a few feet before I see Kingsley on the road.
18:57Where are you going now, huh, little deer spirit?
18:59He looms like a mountain in the moonlight.
19:01His massive shadow feels like it's about to crush me.
19:04Oh no!
19:05Sorry, Kingsley.
19:07Mr. Vance disobeyed me and ran off.
19:09I was just going to look for him.
19:12Kingsley obviously doesn't believe me.
19:13Oh really?
19:14But I can smell his flesh right here in the chapel.
19:18That scumbag!
19:19I was right all along.
19:20He knows exactly where Mr. Vance is.
19:22He knows what I was up to.
19:24He helped me and lied just to steal Mr. Vance from me.
19:28After all, it's easier to take him from me than from the sage.
19:31He's not trying to finish a mission.
19:32He wants to eat Mr. Vance!
19:35I bolt, but I'm no match for him.
19:37He grabs my throat and shouts before the chapel.
19:40Mr. Vance, come out right away.
19:43If you don't, I swear I'll end this child right now.
19:46I struggle in his grip.
19:47Why won't you just do the mission and become an immortal?
19:50Why must you eat Mr. Vance?
19:52He squeezes my throat so hard my bones almost crack.
19:55He laughs, his breath putrid.
19:57Why be an immortal?
19:58Those deities are arrogant.
20:00They look down on us demons.
20:01Even the monkey was assigned a stable boy.
20:04He was mocked for 500 years.
20:06Do you really think things will go well for us?
20:08He says Dad and Jed are likely just mounts for some deity's child.
20:12Eating Mr. Vance's flesh is better than heaven.
20:14I'll live forever here as the eternal demon king.
20:17Isn't that better?
20:18I think of Dad and Jed in heaven.
20:20Is that really how they live?
20:22Suddenly, the chapel doors open.
20:24Have mercy.
20:25I'm right here.
20:27Please put her down now.
20:29I knew that priest wouldn't listen.
20:31The priests here are useless.
20:32A waste of my yearly offerings.
20:34I'll smash their doors down one day.
20:36Kingsley grabs Mr. Vance's throat.
20:38He's about to flee, so I grab his leg and hang on.
20:41I tear open my medicine pouch, letting the powder spill out.
20:44Kingsley is violent.
20:45We're in a messy and dark cave.
20:47A prison filled with old, dry grass.
20:49I take off my outer clothes to cushion Mr. Vance.
20:52He sits, but puts my clothes back on me.
20:55Priests like me don't need these.
20:57You should sit too.
20:58So I sit beside him with knees hugged and apologize.
21:02I'm sorry, Mr. Vance.
21:03I'm a demon too, and I've harmed you.
21:06If I hadn't taken the mission or hidden him so well, Kingsley never would have caught him.
21:10He fingers his rosary beads and ruffles my hair.
21:13Miss, you have pure eyes and a clear heart.
21:16I understand.
21:17Don't blame yourself.
21:19It's all destiny.
21:20It has nothing to do with you.
21:22Will the sage be able to find us?
21:24Why am I just a deer spirit with no useful powers?
21:27Kingsley gets impatient.
21:29He's done waiting.
21:30He wants a feast tonight.
21:32Mr. Vance, you know what?
21:33The demons before me failed because they were too confident.
21:36I'm not like them.
21:38I don't care if you're raw or cooked.
21:39As long as I get to eat.
21:41He grabs Mr. Vance and opens his mouth.
21:44I crash into him, right into his mouth.
21:46Eat me first if you must.
21:48Eat me!
21:49Mr. Vance huddles on the ground, trembling.
21:51Have mercy.
21:52Let her go.
21:53Go ahead and eat me if you want to.
21:56Kingsley pulls me out and tosses me aside.
21:58I hit the stone wall.
22:00My whole body hurts, but I still rush back in.
22:02Eat me!
22:03I've had a celestial peach.
22:05I'm delicious too!
22:07Kingsley is startled, then laughs loudly.
22:09Oh, I'll eat you after Mr. Vance.
22:11I've heard about those peaches growing at your door.
22:14They have great benefits, huh?
22:16I'll definitely take those too.
22:18Once I eat Mr. Vance, and use your peaches to hide my demonic energy.
22:23Then I'll become an immortal on Earth, right away.
22:27They'll build churches to worship me with offerings.
22:29Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
22:30Ugh, he's so shameless.
22:32He thinks he'll become a god and get offerings just like that, in his dreams.
22:36Mr. Vance, stay back here.
22:38Hide as long as you can.
22:40A sage will come save you.
22:42I have no real power to fight Kingsley and his demons, but I have just enough to stall
22:46for a little while.
22:47I grab a rock and rush forward.
22:51Kingsley didn't expect me to be so wild.
22:53He is startled and reaches for me.
22:55I jump on his head, aiming my rock and hitting him twice.
22:58He grabs my legs and tears my flesh, but I refuse to let go.
23:02I have to keep hitting him for as long as I can.
23:04A sage will trace the scent.
23:05My medicine powder has a unique scent.
23:08He'll surely be able to tell.
23:10I'm bleeding a lot.
23:11My leg bone is exposed.
23:13I see stars, and my arms have no strength left.
23:16The rock falls, so I grab his head and bite his ear.
23:19He strikes my back hard, but I bite down anyways.
23:22His putrid blood stinks in my mouth.
23:24I'm not like Dad or Jed.
23:26I can't stomach meat.
23:27Then I see Mr. Vance charge in, shouting,
23:30Eat me! Eat me!
23:31I also see an incredible staff rushing into the cave.
23:34Its power is terrifying because of its aggression.
23:37It feels like a charging army.
23:39Just seeing it could make minor demons vanish.
23:42Well, the sage was truly merciful not to hit me with it before.
23:47When I wake up again, I am back in my own cave.
23:50Sunlight streams through the entrance.
23:52It feels warm and great.
23:53The skulls I found are now arranged neatly.
23:56Friar Sands putting flowers in them.
23:58It's strangely pleasant.
23:59Mr. Vance sits nearby, embroidering a blanket.
24:02Threads scattered at his feet.
24:04He's fixing the mistakes in the embroidered scriptures.
24:07That blanket is yours, Mr. Vance.
24:09Please, stop working and take it.
24:11He is good at sewing for a man.
24:13He smiles at me.
24:15Have mercy.
24:16You have a destiny with the divine.
24:18The embroidery is finished.
24:20It's a small and kind gesture.
24:22Um, I don't really want to be a priest.
24:25Friar Sand brings over some medicine.
24:27This is the medicine monkey found.
24:29Eat it, quickly.
24:30The flesh on your legs will grow back.
24:32I can't help but peek under the blanket.
24:34Mr. Vance faints from the sight.
24:36My legs are basically bones with no flesh left.
24:39That despicable Kingsley.
24:40We were neighbors for so long.
24:42Marshall comes out of the kitchen.
24:43He pinches Mr. Vance's philtrum and tells me to cover him up.
24:47Oh, you'll just scare me and my mentor to death today, demon.
24:52I cover myself with the blanket.
24:53The medicine makes my legs itch.
24:55I can't help but touch them.
24:56The flesh is growing back fast.
24:58I ask what happened to Kingsley.
25:00Friar Sand says the sage clubbed him to death.
25:02He asks if I knew Kingsley was a loach spirit.
25:05Well, no demons knew that.
25:07He always seemed so strong, like a tiger or a lion.
25:10Where's the sage?
25:11The sky marshal settles Mr. Vance and points his rake at me.
25:14Hey, little demon.
25:16Now tell us why you took Mr. Vance.
25:18I shrink back in fear.
25:19I just wanted him to pray for me.
25:22How dare you lie.
25:24We've asked around.
25:25Your dad and brother were demons and are now immortals in heaven.
25:29They aren't dead.
25:30Scared by his loud voice, I whisper.
25:32I never said they died.
25:34I said they went to heaven.
25:35You misunderstood me.
25:37It's not my fault.
25:38The sky marshal ponders this and waves his rake again.
25:42You're just a habitual liar, kid.
25:44Nothing you say is true.
25:46I.
25:46Mrs. Boar appears from nowhere.
25:48She grabs the sky marshal's waist.
25:51Wait.
25:51Have mercy.
25:53The sage suddenly pops up and grabs the nine-tooth rake.
25:56Don't scare the kid, piggy.
25:58The boar sighs in relief and rushes over to shield me.
26:02Have mercy, Mr. Sage and Mr. Marshall.
26:04This dummy didn't hurt Goldbug.
26:06She's a good kid who's never hurt anyone.
26:09Marshall says angrily.
26:10Then why did she capture Mr. Vance?
26:13She even said she'd gobble him up.
26:14The boar is rendered speechless and stutters.
26:17It was to repay her debt.
26:20When the sage raised the palace, a celestial peach fell.
26:23Her brother and dad ate it and became immortals in heaven.
26:27They told her to repay the debt.
26:30She decided to help the sage leave Mr. Vance so he could be the carefree monkey king again.
26:36That's the whole story here.
26:38I have to say, the boar is a great liar.
26:41I would totally fall for it.
26:42Since we can't reveal the mission, we have to lie.
26:45Marshall scratches his head.
26:46You're saying they shared the peach?
26:49Why didn't they give her a few bites then?
26:52I choke.
26:52His words hurt.
26:54The sage's eyes flicker.
26:55Going to the west and achieving enlightenment is exactly what I want.
27:00You're just repaying your debt in a very strange way, kid.
27:04But I must say, it's very thoughtful of you.
27:06If you can't be immortal, let me take you to heaven to see your father and brother.
27:11How's that?
27:13That way, I'll repay you for protecting Mr. Vance.
27:17He carries me off before I could protest.
27:20The wind is so strong.
27:22I shake with fear and grab his arm tightly.
27:24You're a timid little demon, you know?
27:27Yet you fought the loach spirit bravely.
27:29I laugh awkwardly.
27:31Maybe we should go back.
27:32We don't have to go to heaven.
27:34I beg him not to go any further.
27:36Let's not go.
27:37I don't want to see Dad and Jed.
27:39He tosses me onto a pile of clouds.
27:40Are you still lying to me, little demon?
27:43I hang my head, too afraid to speak.
27:45He says angrily,
27:46If you won't talk, let's go.
27:48He grabs me, and I scream in fear.
27:51I don't want to go to heaven and see my dad and brother.
27:54I'm actually happy that they left.
27:56I've never felt more comfortable in my entire life.
27:59I clutch my head and scream.
28:01I've never told anyone this, but I can't help it now.
28:04I want to say that you are my benefactor.
28:07When you dropped that peach, my dad and brother ate it and went to heaven as immortals.
28:12They left me alone here, but I was glad to see them go.
28:16All they do is hit me, scold me, and order me around.
28:19I had to do everything for them.
28:21They even tried to sell me off, but I refused to go.
28:53I couldn't escape.
28:54I gave Mrs. Boris some peaches, so she'd care for me more, and not forget me over her own piglets.
28:59I'm not a good demon.
29:00I'm a schemer.
29:01I'm worse than Kingsley.
29:02I cry for a long time.
29:04I feel like I deserve to die.
29:05Why am I such a bad demon?
29:07Why can't I be like the sage and cry or laugh as I please or make a fuss?
29:11Why can't I indulge my emotions and do what I want to do?
29:14He never hides who he is.
29:15He either likes you or he doesn't.
29:17He lives under the light.
29:19Even after 500 years in prison, he's still so cheery.
29:23Well, I'm like a sewer rat, hiding in dark caves, craving a bit of sunlight.
29:27What kind of demon am I?
29:29The sage's furry hand pats my head.
29:32You're such a silly deer.
29:33Do you know that?
29:34You just want to survive.
29:36So what?
29:37Nothing's wrong with it.
29:39Every demon has their own way of surviving.
29:42No two things are exactly alike.
29:44Why don't you look at Piggy?
29:45He's always being sneaky, right?
29:47Running off when things get hard.
29:49Is he a good junior?
29:51I think about it.
29:53Well, I guess.
29:55He doesn't sound like one.
29:57The sage laughs loudly, making the clouds shake.
30:01No, he isn't.
30:02But he's a good piggy.
30:04And you're a good demon, too.
30:06He pulls me up.
30:07Let's go.
30:08I'll take you to see them.
30:09And you can pick a peach.
30:11I don't want to go.
30:12He says we'll go in secret and not meet them.
30:15The sage rides the clouds with me, the wind whistling in my ears.
30:18I hug his leg tightly, but I can't help looking around.
30:21The clouds are so soft, like cotton.
30:24They're comfier than my own bed.
30:26In the distance, the palace tiles glitter.
30:29They are dazzling in the sunlight.
30:30The air has a faint fragrance.
30:32Unlike anything in the mortal world, celestial energy is everywhere.
30:36Even within the south gate stones.
30:38The sage says to take what I like, but I dismiss him.
30:40I can't just take people's things.
30:42He shakes out his sleeves and fills them with my favorites.
30:45I like stones, so he takes them.
30:47He also takes straw and a table, just because I like them.
30:50Finally, we reach dad and Jed.
30:52They're in their original forms, tied up with ropes in a yard.
30:55They always hated their true forms.
30:57They said only weak demons use their original shapes.
31:00But in heaven, their old rules don't apply.
31:03No wonder Kingsley didn't want to be immortal.
31:05It really isn't much fun up here.
31:07I can't help calling out to them.
31:09They look surprised to see me, but then their eyes turn cold.
31:12My dad snorts.
31:14Why did you come up here?
31:15I'm lost for words.
31:16I don't know what to say.
31:17Soon, two immortal children arrive.
31:19They mount dad and Jed and ride off.
31:22The children find them slow and whip them to make them move.
31:25They grumble in dissatisfaction.
31:27Hey!
31:28These dumb deers are too slow.
31:30Seriously.
31:31When can we get some different mounts?
31:34Just be patient.
31:35There are more arriving soon.
31:37Then you can go ahead and take your pick.
31:39I shudder.
31:40So becoming an immortal means ending up a mount?
31:42I don't want that.
31:43The mortal world is fine.
31:45The sage takes me to a peach garden.
31:47He boldly plucks two peaches and tucks them away.
31:49They're much bigger than mine and incredibly fragrant.
31:52When the earth deity sees him, he is absolutely furious.
31:56My lord, it's only been 500 years since you last robbed this garden.
31:59The new ones haven't even grown yet.
32:01Oh, shut up.
32:02I only took two.
32:03Or would you rather I chop it down?
32:05The sage plucks the last two giant peaches and hands one to me.
32:08We swagger off as the earth deity curses us.
32:11My leg is healed by the time they're leaving.
32:13He says I can go live on his land, mount fruit, and do as I please.
32:17I think about it.
32:18I love my mountain.
32:20And I want to be with Mrs. Boar.
32:22He nods.
32:23Mr. Vance finished the blanket.
32:25He gives me a book to study.
32:26Says I have divine affinity.
32:28I stuff the book under my bed to help level my wobbly table.
32:31As the four of them leave, storm clouds rumble above, as if someone is cursing us.
32:36The sage stabs his staff into the sky, and the clouds disperse, following a whimper from
32:40above.
32:40Mrs. Boar comes to see me and whispers in my ear.
32:43Don't be so foolish next time.
32:45Without the sage, you'd be loach spirit food by now.
32:48I nod and smile sheepishly.
32:50I know.
32:51That night, Mrs. Boar stays in my cave.
32:53She says demons must learn how to protect themselves before seeking immortality.
32:58Heaven's not necessarily the best life.
32:59There is freedom in this world.
33:01See?
33:02You have your own mountain, food, and drink.
33:04You even have the sage as an ally.
33:06You're better off than your family.
33:08I share the celestial peaches.
33:09She rubs her hands gleefully and takes them home.
33:14A few days later, the demon king drifts over.
33:17Well done on the mission, little dear.
33:18Heaven asks if you want to ascend and become an immortal.
33:22I look up for my vegetable patch with a smile and wave a hand.
33:25I still prefer this mountain.
33:26I can't bear to leave you.
33:28He comes down, takes my watering can, and waters for me.
33:31You're so foolish.
33:32So many demons are desperate for a place in heaven.
33:35Yet you throw away this divine opportunity.
33:38Heaven's great, but I have more freedom here.
33:41Dad and Jed are just mounts now.
33:44They don't look comfortable.
33:45I don't want that.
33:47I share my celestial peach with the demon king.
33:49He asks what he should tell heaven.
33:51I say they should ask the sage.
33:53My powerful ally says I can do as I please and decide whether I go or stay.
33:57The demon king tells me to seek him if I need help.
34:00He leaves, smiling.
34:01I walk him to the door and ask if he's ever bathed in the sea.
34:04He's startled.
34:05Who would do that for no reason?
34:06What for?
34:07I just smile.
34:08One day, I'll bathe in the sea and experience that joy.
34:12Once the demon king leaves, I start cleaning up my mountain.
34:15I'd cleared my crops for the mission and even put skulls at my door.
34:18It looks so barren now.
34:20I pack away the skulls and bury them in the backyard.
34:23I even plant flowers over them.
34:25Using the money from my herbs, I buy seeds from the human world.
34:28I plant them in the empty fields.
34:30Mrs. Boar brings her piglets to help.
34:32They chase the fish in the pond, having a wonderful time.
34:35Mrs. Boar sits under the peach tree, eating the peaches I grew.
34:39You silly deer.
34:40Your mountain looks much cozier than before.
34:42We'll have plenty of food now, more than we'd ever need.
34:46I smile and nod.
34:48Yes, when the peaches ripen, I'll bring them for you and the piglets.
34:52The sage and the others can have some on their way back.
34:56This is the life I want.
34:57Carefree, abundant, and surrounded by love.
35:00It'll be a brand new mountain when the sage passes by again.
35:04The moment I saw that deer spirit, I knew she was a demon.
35:08She tried to hide her energy, but my eyes can always tell.
35:11Her eyes were pure, yet lost.
35:13She actually looked sorry for me when she saw my condition.
35:16What a child.
35:18She was so scrawny and injured, yet she felt pity for others.
35:21I saw her again, in that cave.
35:23I recognized that peach tree instantly.
35:25It grew from a celestial peach pit.
35:28This world lacks the spirit energy to grow those on its own.
35:31And the deer spirit was surprised to see us.
35:33She must have taken a mission to help us on our journey.
35:36I heard her lies, but didn't speak up.
35:38If she finished the mission, she'd have a better life in heaven.
35:42With my help, she'd do well there.
35:44However, this cunning little demon is a little foolish.
35:48The drug and the food and the blankets and beds were far too obvious.
35:52I resisted the urge to call her out.
35:54She was naive and thought she had fooled us.
35:57I followed her that night when she took Mr. Vance.
35:59She didn't even know that a loach spirit snuck up on her.
36:02But my presence scared him off right away.
36:04Good for him.
36:05I played along, watching her lie about eating Mr. Vance.
36:09She clearly hadn't eaten anyone.
36:10Things were going well, until she got stuck in that cave.
36:15Well, she's dumber than my monkeys.
36:17She was too naive to fight him.
36:19Yet she tried to act tough, and nearly died for it.
36:22Luckily, Piggy has a sharp nose.
36:24He followed the scent of herbs and finally rescued her.
36:26Little dear, the road is long.
36:29Let's meet again in a decade.
36:31I hope.
36:32You're a happy demon by then.
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