苍兰决 - Love Between Fairy And Devil Literary Screenplay Translation EP 3 - S3-18
EXT - DAYTIME - SHUIYUNTIAN/YUJING/ARBITER HALL/GARDEN
CHARACTERS: DONGFANG QINGCANG, XIAOLANHUA
△ Dongfang Qingcang strolls leisurely through the Arbiter Hall with great interest.
△ Xiaolanhua is hurrying out when she sees him. She freezes.
Xiaolanhua: You! It's you again?! How…how did you find this place?
Dongfang Qingcang: (Leisurely) Even if you're at the ends of the earth, I will find you and ensure your absolute safety.
△ Xiaolanhua is utterly distraught. She looks around to make sure no one else is watching, then immediately reaches out to stop Dongfang Qingcang from wandering around.
Xiaolanhua: No, no, I appreciate your kindness. You're an immortal criminal; if someone sees me hanging out with you, I'll be in big trouble. If you really want to ensure my safety, then stay away from me. Hurry up and leave.
Dongfang Qingcang: (Casually extends his right hand) Once you undo this spell, I will leave on my own.
△ Dongfang Qingcang speaks, not even glancing at Xiaolanhua, and continues to wander aimlessly.
△ Xiaolanhua, with a mournful expression, continues to try to stop him.
Xiaolanhua: Didn't I already tell you? I'm really not from the Wulan clan. I'm just an ordinary orchid, a seed that my Master picked up from Yunmengze and planted in a flowerpot in the Arbiter Hall. (She emphasizes the word 'ordinary.')
Dongfang Qingcang: (Indifferently) If you continue to play dumb, I won't be polite.
△ Dongfang Qingcang glances at Xiaolanhua; although his voice isn't loud, his eyes are chilly.
Xiaolanhua O.S.: How can this person's mood change so suddenly?
Xiaolanhua: I…I…I'm not easily intimidated. I…I'm warning you, this is Shuiyuntian. If you dare touch me, the celestial soldiers and generals won't stand by idly.
△ Xiaolanhua glares at Dongfang Qingcang, trying her best to look intimidating.
Dongfang Qingcang: There's nothing in this world that I dare not attempt. However, as I said, I will not hurt you.
△ Xiaolanhua mistakenly believes her threat worked.
Xiaolanhua O.S.: He must be scared.
Xiaolanhua: (Smugly) I have other important matters to attend to. You should return to Haotian Tower and turn yourself in as soon as possible. Don't follow me around anymore.
△ Xiaolanhua turns to leave, but Dongfang Qingcang grabs her wrist.
△ Xiaolanhua is hauled back, loses her balance, and bumps into Dongfang Qingcang's chest. They are very close, their breaths brushing against each other's faces.
Dongfang Qingcang: Little flower spirit, do you think that I cannot do anything to you?
△ Xiaolanhua and Dongfang Qingcang stare at each other, and she looks him up and down.
Xiaolanhua O.S.: Bluffing, rambling on and on—could he be… making up excuses just to see me again?
△ Xiaolanhua becomes more reserved. She coughs lightly, and her gaze towards Dongfang Qingcang is rife with meaning.
Xiaolanhua: Oh dear, let go, let go.
△ Xiaolanhua tries to shake off Dongfang Qingcang. In the struggle, the Destiny Book falls from her arms.
△ Xiaolanhua quickly reaches for it, but Dongfang Qingcang is faster, casting a spell to retrieve it and examine it. The Destiny Book, shaped like a maple leaf, is crisscrossed with patterns. As the camera zooms in, the silhouette of a woman gradually emerges from the patterns.
△ The woman turns around, revealing the face of the War God Lady Chidi from 30,000 years ago.
△ [INS: S2-32] At the ancient battlefield, Lady Chidi's heroic figure is facing off against Dongfang Qingcang.
△ Dongfang Qingcang is startled; his leisurely expression vanishes instantly, replaced by a sharp and serious gaze.
Dongfang Qingcang O.S.: Lady Chidi?
Xiaolanhua: How dare an immortal criminal gaze upon the Destiny Book! Give it back!
△ Xiaolanhua uses her magic to snatch the Destiny Book.
△ Dongfang Qingcang carefully examines the Destiny Book while casually casting spells to keep Xiaolanhua at bay, as if teasing a cat or dog. Xiaolanhua is also haphazardly casting spells, but without any success.
Xiaolanhua: (anxiously) The Way of Heaven is unfathomable! Don't look around so casually! Give it back!
△ Dongfang Qingcang carefully studies the Destiny Book, the images on it showing the various tragic deaths of Lady Chidi's mortal incarnations in each of her tribulations.
