Episode 8

* Title card
* Poster

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**Deep Mountain** (深山, *Shēn Shān*) is the eighth episode of *The Legend of Luo Xiaohei*.

## Description

Xiaobai, A-Gen and Xiaohei travel to a remote mountain to leave Bidiu behind.

## Plot

In a palace, Laojun is seen for the first time, playing gomoku against Emperor Yan. They talk about the latest anime they’ve seen, and Laojun mentions his favorite anime right now is The Legend of Luo Xiaohei, which makes Yan laugh. As always, Laojun wins the game by putting five pieces in a row. Yan mentions that there are rumors of someone stealing the Shining Pearl.

Back in the countryside, A-Gen prepares his vehicle to return Bidiu to the wild. A-Gen mentions to Xiaohei that he sent his spirit clones back to the mountain next to their home. They won’t actually go there to leave Bidiu; instead, they’ll go to a mountain far away. Xiaobaispends the time looking at Bidiu with a smile. Before they leave, Xiaohei pets him. Soon after, they’re on their way.

In the back of A-Gen’s motorcycle, Xiaobai talks to him and asks him where they’ll leave Bidiu. A-Gen answers that they’ll go to a remote, unpopulated mountain. He tells her that she doesn’t have to worry about the other animals, because only Xiaohei can capture Bidiu on his own. Also, since Bidiu can’t eat living creatures, he can’t harm the living trees, only those that are already dead, so the forest won’t be in danger.

Back in the house, Xiaobai’s grandpa watches a climate report: a typhoon is going to hit the town very soon. Despite what it seemed, the announcer isn’t actually on TV, he’s a man walking house to house personally to let people know.  Grandpa hopes that the kids get home before the storm hits.

In the deep mountains, the group leaves the vehicle behind and begin to walk into the mountain. The place is filled with nature and animals. Bidiu and Xiaohei jump ahead, while A-Gen helps Xiaobai get around. Grandpa used to go there to saw, but it’s been a while since anyone’s been there. Xiaobai also notices a lot of life spirits flying around, and one even touches her. The town’s people don’t hurt the life spirits, everyone gets along, so they aren’t scared of humans.

Eventually, they reach a big rock that A-Gen calls the Remote Mountain Stone. It’s a big rock, and nobody knows who placed it there, but it marks the beginning of Bidiu’s world. Humans can’t travel beyond that point. Xiaobai explains to Bidiu that she can’t follow him, and they say goodbye to him. Sadly, Bidiu can’t understand them. Quickly, Xiaohei talks to Bidiu in animal speak and tricks him, telling him to go ahead in a race. Tricked, Bidiu runs ahead, disappearing into the woods. Not one minute after Bidiu leaves, Xiaobai starts crying. Xiaohei tells one of his Heixius to turn into a bird and to go watch Bidiu, which A-Gen notices with a smile. In the mountain, Bidiu runs until he gets lost, and notices nobody is following him.

Soon, Xiaobai, Xiaohei and A-Gen are back in the vehicle, returning home. Xiaobai wonders whether Bidiu will be scared, lonely, or if he’ll miss them. In the mountain, the Heixiu watches Bidiu in secret. The group quickly return home, and they get together with grandpa to eat some watermelons. However, Xiaobai can’t get her spirits up. A-Gen notices the sky is getting darker, and grandpa confirms that a storm is coming. Xiaobai wonder if Bidiu could be in danger, but A-Gen calms her down. Then, he notices something, and asks grandpa to get Xiaobai inside the house. Xiaohei also feels it, and gets in guard. A strong spiritual aura is near them.

Diting and his dogs quickly appear in front of them. Somehow, A-Gen recognizes Diting and knows his name. Watching by the window, grandpa tells Xiaobai that Diting appears to be a spirit. Xiaohei gets angry, and Diting wonders if he’s up to fight. Then, Small and Big Ji appear to challenge them to a fight competition, but immediately leave upon seeing Diting’s dangerous dogs. A-Gen tells Diting that he’s surprised Diting was able to find them in the countryside. Diting answers that he simply followed the strongest magical aura. A-Gen finds that weird, since Xiaohei has a fairly weakened aura, but Diting actually followed A-Gen’s aura.

Diting tells Xiaohei to immediately give him the Shining Pearl, but grandpa tells him that will be impossible, because the episode is already over.

During the credits, we see Xiaobai’s mother and father travelling to different anime locations.

## Features

### Characters

* Elfins
	+ Laojun (First full appearance)
	+ Emperor Yan (First appearance)
	+ A-Gen
	+ Xiaohei
	+ Diting
* Humans
	+ Xiaobai
	+ Grandpa
	+ Xiaobai’s mother and father
* Animals
	+ Bidiu
	+ Diting's dogs

### Items

* Shining Pearl (mentioned)
* Remote Mountain Stone

### Locations

* Laojun's palace
* Remote mountain
* Countryside
* Grandpa's house

### Abilities

* Xiaohei's Heixius