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[Shadow Love]

[Episode 3]

Are you feeling better?

It's so late

and you're still not sleeping.

Are you thinking about Li Ting?

I heard about what happened at the stronghold today.

I understand you weren't trying to kill him

but instead were confident you could save him.

You're sick yourself,

yet you're still worrying about someone else?

You're not someone else.

You saved me

and gave me shelter.

Do you know

why I brought you back with me?

When I was young,

I was just like you,

homeless and displaced.

If the Grand General hadn't taken me in

and given me a place to stay,

I would have starved to death long ago.

So the sibling relationship

between Li Ting and I

is in name only.

If that's the case,

it's even more important that you explain everything clearly to him.

The Grand General always taught me

not to over-explain

the things I've said

or done.

People sometimes

only care about results.

Whether the process was good or bad,

right or wrong...

depends entirely on their quick judgment.

As long as we rescued Ting,

nothing else

matters.

Since you care about him so much,

yet he misunderstands you like this,

don't you feel wronged?

That's the biggest difference between us two.

We were both taken in as orphans,

but you

are bold

and dare to take what isn't yours,

while I must be cautious

and can't afford to feel sorry for myself.

Alright,

since you're not feeling well, get some rest.

Come on, scoot in.

Scoot in.

Are you

going to sleep in the bed too?

Of course.

Do you expect me,

a general, to sleep on the floor for you?

Hurry up.

Get in, quickly.

Lie down properly

and tuck in.

Be good and go to sleep.

Got it?

What's with this weather?

I'm freezing to death.

I'd rather die than do night watch again.

Tomorrow, we'll really need to grease some palms

and properly pay our respects to Deputy General Luo.

What's wrong? Move along.

Who are you?

What do you mean?

I'm Jin'an.

I...

I really am Jin'an.

If you don't believe me, look at my clothes.

Don't move.

If you dare act improperly again,

I'll kill you with one strike of my sword.

But I really am Jin'an.

Think about it.

This is the general's quarters.

It's heavily guarded outside,

and you're so cautious.

If someone really broke in at night,

how could you possibly not know?

If you still don't believe me,

look at my pants.

Cover up.

Anyway, I am Jin'an.

If you don't believe me,

just kill me then.

Speak.

Why did you become like this?

Speak!

I...

I don't know either.

It's strange indeed.

Although I don't know why,

you have to believe me.

General.

I have something to report.

Someone's calling you.

Don't make a sound.

If anyone finds out

there's a half-naked man in my room,

I'll cut you into a thousand pieces.

Hide well.

Hurry.

Who are you people?

Hide!

I'm glad you're alright.

Jade Linglong,

I've finally found you.

Why do I have no strength?

Gen...

General!

General!

General!

Save me, General!

General!

General!

Strike between his eyebrows.

He's not dead.

His pressure points were sealed.

Someone actually controlled the soldiers

and infiltrated our ranks.

It's such a bizarre method.

Could they be deliberately creating chaos

to rescue Huo Du?

Tonight's assassination attempt

wasn't just

targeting you, General, was it?

Could they be after the person in your tent?

General,

that person wasn't properly clothed

and his behavior was truly suspicious.

Why are you coughing?

Isn't he suspicious?

It's the General's lover.

Shut up.

Luo Teng.

Take those two soldiers

to Lu Xin's clinic.

All strategic locations in the camp

must be heavily guarded.

Don't give the enemy an opportunity.

Also,

keep Huo Du under close watch.

Yes.

Yes.

A child with extraordinary fighting skills

turned into an adult overnight

and somehow lost all his strength?

Since this is the case,

then I pose no threat to you.

Whether as a child or an adult,

have I ever harmed you?

How did you know we had to

strike them between the brows?

I saw a needle at the back of their heads

and thought it was strange,

so

I figured that must be the key.

Those two

were clearly coming after you.

Who are you really?

So you noticed too?

They wanted to capture me

but didn't dare to hurt me.

It's quite strange.

I want to know who I am even more than you do.

Do you remember that day

when I escaped from the camp

and then came back?

I was exhausted then

and some images flashed through my mind.

I think there was a stone chamber.

That place must be

near where I found you.

Whether it's true or not,

I'll take you to look for it.

If I find anything suspicious about you,

I'll show no mercy.

You saved my life in the first place.

If you want to,

feel free to reclaim it anytime.

Someone actually managed to undo Master's acupoint-sealing needle.

He not only undid my manipulation,

but also gained the protection of the Changfeng Army.

Prince Annan

has become a shadow puppet,

but he remains cunning and untamable.

It's Li Shuang and that shadow puppet.

This direction...

They're heading to the Barren Forest.

Since they want to walk into our trap,

we should graciously oblige them.

You ride quite well.

My limbs are about to fall off.

I'm guessing you escaped

through this forest that day, didn't you?

There might be danger inside.

Everyone,

dismount and enter the forest. Stay alert.

Don't overlook anything suspicious.

-Yes. -Yes.

Master.

This shadow puppet never leaves Li Shuang's side.

How can we capture him?

Naturally, I have my ways.

You can barely ride a horse.

Stop trying to show off.

At least I'm an adult.

If nothing else, I can serve as a human shield.

These branches were broken recently.

Couldn't have been more than 10 days ago.

A child

couldn't have caused such a disturbance.

Could it be

he was in adult form at that time?

General,

there's a tunnel entrance over there.

Did you think of something?

It feels so familiar.

Ji Ran.

I'll go down and take a look.

I'll go with you.

Very well,

let's go.

General,

be careful of traps.

I'm well aware.

Let's split into two groups

to cover for each other.

Okay.

Prison break!

Follow me

and fight our way out!

Huo Du has been rescued!

After them!

Sir, this way.

Let's go!

It's Huo Du!

Quick! After him!

Catch him!

Hurry!

They're over there!

Go after them!

It seems

there's been a fierce battle here.

She's dead.

That's his scent.

It's you!

It seems to be coming from the tunnel.

I hope General's side is safe.

Let's go!

Jin'an!

General,

are you alright?

I'm fine.

Chase them.

Chase them!

Quickly!

Search over there.

They couldn't have gone far.

Find them!

Yes.

Huo Du.

Huo Du!

Do you dare?

Surround him!

Huo Du,

release Li Ting

and I'll spare your life.

Spare my life?

Will the imperial court agree to that?

I'm giving you two options.

Either let me go,

or watch your brother

die with me!

Li Ting.

Li Ting.

Li Ting?

Li Ting?

He's dead.

Take Huo Du's body

back to the military camp.

Yes.

What about him?

Secretly take him back to the General's Residence.

Yes.

This Jade Linglong

was planted in the shadow puppet's body recently

and is clearly unstable,

but even so,

it can still exert such terrifying power.

Master,

I think we should just find an opportunity

to kill that female general.

Once the blood master dies,

the shadow puppet will naturally be ours for the taking.

Right now, the connection between the blood master and puppet is unstable.

Even if we kill the blood master,

it will be of no use.

So you're saying

we need to target him directly?

Seems that without complete confidence,

we'll have to wait for another opportunity.

[Lucheng]

[General's Residence]

Line up!

Greetings, General.

The person sent from the army has been placed in the side room.

Strengthen the security in the mansion

and make sure not a word of this leaks out.

Yes.

Who are you?

Where am I?

Who are you?

I'm...

Aren't you in pain?

Asleep again?

Then I'll prick you awake.

That won't be necessary.

With so many injuries,

you can still move freely.

That's truly extraordinary.

I heard them say

that you not only have amnesia,

but you also transformed from a child.

How did you transform?

Transform for me.

Just once.

I want to see it.

Is it starting already?

Is it dangerous?

How long does it take?

You're done?

The supernatural strength and heightened senses disappeared again.

Why on earth did I become like this?

It's none of your business.

Then drink this medicine to strengthen your body first.

You really think you can move freely now?

Shuang entrusted you to me,

so you're my patient now.

How can you run off without being properly treated?

General?

Is she alright?

She's fine.

Where is she?

Why don't you worry about yourself first?

Don't you want to know

why you have this strange condition?

Don't you want to find out

about your own background?

Can you really cure me?

Interesting.

When it comes to medical skills,

in all of Lucheng,

if I, Lu Xin, claim to be second best,

no one dares to claim they're first.

First, drink this medicine to strengthen your body.

As for your strange condition,

we'll treat it slowly.

Weren't you moving around quite freely?

I had a close call.

Shuang, with that look on your face,

I might as well have let that villain kill me.

From what you're saying,

you don't think you did anything wrong at all.

Huo Du escaped,

and I caught up with him.

If I don't get credit, so be it.

What did I do wrong?

Have you lost your mind?

This first lash is because

you don't even know what you did wrong!

Acting recklessly,

obsessed with glory,

putting yourself in danger,

and complicating Father's rescue.

Were you wrong or not?

Have you ever hit me before in my life?

Is this really necessary?

This second lash is because

you don't deserve your position!

Since you joined the Changfeng Army,

you've done nothing but complain

and bark orders at the soldiers.

As the son of the Li family,

your every word and action

is under public scrutiny.

Throwing childish tantrums

and bringing shame to our family,

were you wrong or not?

Whipping my arms and legs, fine!

Go ahead, whip me.

Whip me to death!

If I've done anything else wrong,

just punish me for everything at once.

The third lash

is for your disrespect toward your elders.

I'm indeed not Father's biological daughter,

but I am still his daughter.

You don't have to accept me,

but you must respect Father's decisions.

Were you wrong or not?

No,

I seek glory,

but I also hope

that you can think highly of me.

Fine.

Since you think

I'm such a disloyal and unfilial person,

you might as well beat me to death

and rid the Li family of this menace!

This fourth lash...

I deserve it myself.

You grew up with me since childhood

and turned out like this.

Clearly, I didn't guide you properly.

It's my fault.

That brother of yours is a grown man

and still doesn't know any better.

He really needs to be taught a lesson.

But while it's one thing to discipline him,

why did you discipline yourself too?

You just came from Jin'an's place.

How is he now?

He's quite the special case.

In all my years,

I've never seen such a strange condition.

It's not even documented in medical texts.

I need to study him thoroughly.

But his body is too weak right now,

so the most urgent thing

is to help him recover.

First, there were soldiers with acupuncture points blocked,

moving mindlessly.

Then, there was a woman who had been long-dead

but could still kill people.

And now, there's Jinan

who can change his size.

If I didn't know you so well,

I would seriously wonder

if that's Changfeng Army or Wuling Mountain you're running.

Wuling Mountain?

What place is that?

It's like a sacred pilgrimage site

for medical practitioners.

They say

their medical skills there are miraculous,

able to revive the dead and grow flesh on bones.

From what you're saying,

if we find Wuling Mountain,

we might be able to figure everything out.

But Wuling Mountain

operates with integrity

and would never harm people through shady means.

Besides,

to avoid worldly conflicts,

they've been isolated from the outside world for decades.

Don't worry.

Though his condition is unusual,

I believe

it's not incurable.

Once I heal him

and he remembers everything,

the truth will come to light.

In that case,

we'll have to leave it at that for now.

Thank you for today.

I'll have someone escort you back.

I don't want to go back.

If you have nothing to do when you get back,

I just remembered

our camp is running low

on hemostatic herbs.

Go deliver some.

Just give them to Ji Ran.

You're so kind, General.

The Changfeng Army is truly blessed to have you.

Here.

Premium medicine

for that precious brother of yours.

Keep an eye on Jin'an for me.

I'll be back in a couple of days.

I'm off, General Shuang.