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[Shadow Love]

[Episode 12]

Attention, all forces!

March to Ninglan!

Destroy the Yao Army!

Destroy the Yao Army!

-Kill them! -Kill them!

Ninglan's fortifications are solid,

which puts us at a disadvantage.

To minimize casualties,

we need to be strategic.

Inside Ninglan,

there is a secret tunnel connecting the inside and outside,

enough for an elite unit to slip through.

To take Ninglan by surprise,

we'll split into three forces,

attacking from inside and outside together.

Notify Qin Lan

to lead an elite squad

to the south gate at 7 PM to challenge them.

Luo Teng, Lyu Yi, Qin Wu—

each of you will take a squad to wait

in the forests by the other three gates.

Prepare torches and horses.

I'll lead an elite squad

through the secret tunnel

into Ninglan.

Though the Yao Army is large,

their elites are few.

Liu Yun certainly won't position

all his main forces at the north gate.

So in this battle, General,

you're going to win by strategy.

When Qin Lan challenges them at the south gate at 7 PM,

the Yao Army will think our forces are too few

and open the gate to fight.

Open the gate!

Fight!

[Ninglan]

Yes!

Tell Qin Lan to light the signal flare

once they open the gate.

At the sight of the flare,

the three forces in the three forests outside the city will light torches

and run horses to create commotion immediately,

making it appear as if tens of thousands are attacking.

Move out.

Charge!

The elite squad inside the city

will strike the south gate at the same time,

creating an inside-out assault.

The Yao Army

will certainly fall into chaos,

and we

will take Ninglan in one decisive move.

My Lord!

My Lord!

My Lord,

My Lord,

the Taijin Army

is attacking from the east!

My Lord!

My Lord,

the west is in danger!

There might be tens of thousands of enemies outside the walls!

My Lord!

My Lord!

There are even more in the north!

Right now, our soldiers' morale is unstable.

My Lord, please decide

how we should defend as soon as possible!

This can't be.

How many men do they have exactly?

It looks like

there are

around 45,000 men in total, I'm afraid.

My Lord!

My Lord, bad news!

An elite squad of Taijin Army appeared in the city

and is heading this way. How many?

How many men do they have?

I'm afraid there are hundreds of them—

no,

thousands!

Close the city gate!

Let's eliminate the enemies inside the city first!

But My Lord,

our main forces are still outside the city!

Close the city gate!

General!

The commander of the Taijin Army, Li Shuang,

is personally leading 10,000 troops

to attack Ninglan!

The man in black,

capable of killing a hundred single-handedly,

is unstoppable.

But once he's separated from Li Shuang,

his power

loses its source

and can't be sustained.

If this drags on,

that power

will gradually fade

until it disappears completely.

So you're saying,

if we can find a way to separate them,

our army can turn the tide?

If Ninglan falls,

Li Shuang

will be stretched too thin.

Then the man in black

will have to

fight alone, won't he?

Of course,

you understand military strategy

better than I do.

Right?

Just one thing:

he must not die,

and no one can know that he's alive.

General,

everything has gone as you predicted.

Li Shuang couldn't hold back

and recklessly redeployed troops.

Now

is the perfect time for us to launch a counterattack

and take Lucheng.

Give the order.

Attack.

Attack.

It seems

I've underestimated you.

It must have taken you effort to pull off such a lousy act.

Counsellor, you really

went to some trouble courting death.

You knew it was a trap.

If you weren't desperate,

you wouldn't have come alone.

To kill you,

I alone am enough.

I have tens of thousands of troops here.

Can you kill them all?

Kill!

Kill!

Kill.

Kill!

♪ In my chest ♪

♪ A raging sea of fire burns ♪

♪ It stains your armor ♪

♪ As we stand side by side, passing through the mist ♪

♪ Tearing away the darkness of fate ♪

♪ The black and white of night and day ♪

♪ I'll always be there ♪

♪ One moment is a lifetime ♪

♪ Transcend the future of life and death ♪

♪ It's hidden in my heart, growing in my soul ♪

♪ I live only for you ♪

♪ The love in my bones and blood ♪

♪ Surges in the long night ♪

♪ Enveloped by the flames ♪

♪ Only you understand my heart ♪

♪ I fear no burns, indulging my unique love ♪

♪ I'm burning for you ♪

♪ I'll die for you ♪

♪ I've never changed my promise ♪

♪ Fate is revealed, you are my only love ♪

♪ With a pact of blood, I won't let go ♪

♪ Oh, I'll charge through the darkness ♪

♪ Oh, my faith exists only for you ♪

♪ We'll stand side by side, hand in hand, undefeated ♪

♪ Our heartbeats will rewrite this era ♪

♪ Fate is revealed, you are my only love ♪

♪ Oh, my faith exists only for you ♪

♪ Staring into your eyes ♪

♪ I trace from the past to the future ♪

♪ Reclaiming the present between you and me ♪

♪ I recover my heart ♪

♪ Which spreads into your sea of fire ♪

♪ I am still here ♪

♪ Watching over you ♪

♪ I fear no burns, indulging my unique love ♪

♪ I'm burning for you ♪

♪ I'll die for you ♪

♪ I've never changed my promise ♪

♪ Fate is revealed, you are my only love ♪

♪ With a pact of blood, I won't let go ♪

♪ Oh, I'll charge through the darkness ♪

♪ Oh, my faith exists only for you ♪

♪ We'll stand side by side, hand in hand, undefeated ♪

♪ Our heartbeats will rewrite this era ♪

♪ Fate is revealed, you are my only love ♪

♪ Oh, my faith exists only for you ♪

General!

The Yao Army has surrendered completely.

We've won

a decisive victory!

Bravo! Bravo!

Luo Teng,

stay here to guard the city,

handle the aftermath and treat the wounded.

Yes.

Qin Lan,

take the supplies

and return to Lucheng immediately.

Yes.

Notify the female spies in Lucheng

to prepare everything.

Jin'an,

you must hold on.

Today we captured the man in black alive.

Lucheng is now within our grasp.

This is a great victory.

Everyone,

let's celebrate!

Counsellor, your plan was brilliant!

Cheers!

Cheers!

Come on!

Drink up!

Come here.

Greetings, My Lord.

Spare me, My Lord!

-What a beauty. -Please spare my life!

Can you use a dagger?

No worries.

Today,

I'll teach you how to use one properly.

Here.

See that man?

Use this dagger

to stab him hard.

One stab,

and you'll be rewarded with 10,000 coins.

If you refuse,

the one who gets stabbed will be you.

Kill him!

Kill him!

Go!

-Kill him! -Kill him!

Do it!

Hurry up!

Kill him!

Kill him!

The once-arrogant man in black

is now being tortured by a dancing girl.

How utterly ridiculous!

Reward her!

Well done!

Well done!

Servants! Bring her reward!

Assassin!

Protect the Counsellor!

I am Li Shuang of the Changfeng Army.

Who dares approach?

I have tens of thousands of troops here.

If you kill me, how do you think

you'll escape the camp?

General...

General Li, spare me!

General Li...

After her!

Go!

Kill!

Jin'an!

How are you feeling?

I'm so tired.

I don't think I can walk anymore.

They're catching up to us.

You go first.

Didn't you say

our lives are bound together?

How could I leave you behind?

But they're closing in.

Wait for me.

General!

We're here!

Protect the General!

Attack!

Your Highness,

please calm down.

I have failed you.

A tiny city like Lucheng

has cost us several of our best generals.

A battle we were sure to win

was completely lost because of that shadow puppet.

You think saying you've failed me

is enough to cover this up?

Your Highness,

the Jade Linglong

inside the shadow puppet

has merged with the blood master.

Its power is not to be underestimated

and is very difficult to deal with.

Difficult to deal with?

If it were easy, what would I need you for?

I don't care what methods you use.

I want you to bring him back alive

at any cost!

As you command.

Today, I was supposed to give you the antidote

to the Brain-Devouring Powder.

Too bad you're too useless.

No wonder Wuling Mountain threw you out.

Today is just a minor punishment to teach you a lesson.

From now on,

I don't want to hear the excuse of

"difficult to deal with" again.

Okay.

This half a dose of antidote

is enough to keep you alive.

However,

you'll inevitably taste the agony of thousands of insects eating your brain.

I'm curious whether,

given your great powers,

you can survive it.

Thank you for the antidote, Your Majesty.

[General's Residence]

Your Majesty,

there's an urgent report from Lucheng.

Li Shuang, General Zhenbei,

led the Changfeng Army

and defeated 50,000 soldiers of the Yao Army.

Take a look.

I can't believe

Li Zhangyi actually committed such an act, bringing harm to our country.

I misjudged him.

Father, please punish me.

You were the one who strongly recommended him

as the military supervisor.

Now he has caused such a calamity.

How do you think

we should handle him?

Li Zhangyi, as an imperial official,

succumbed to lust and abused his power,

nearly committing treason.

I believe

he should be dismissed and investigated, never reinstated,

with his family exiled to Yazhou,

to uphold the proper conduct of Taijin.

He is your right-hand man.

Are you willing to let him go?

Everyone at court serves you, Father.

Like them, I only wish

to share your burdens.

Please judge wisely.

Let Yang take a look.

Yes.

Though brief in words,

it shows

how arduous this battle was.

Fortunately,

the entire Changfeng Army fought bravely,

and the Li family served loyally and heroically,

allowing our country

to achieve this great victory.

Previously, Li Wei was unwell,

but he should be fully recovered now.

Starting tomorrow,

he should resume his duties

and attend the morning court as usual.

Your Majesty, you are wise.

I noticed this report

also mentions

a man in black.

Yang,

what's your opinion?

This person...

deliberately conceals his identity.

I'm not sure

if there's a reason.

Perhaps

we should reward him first

to gain his favor,

and then

carefully investigate the cause.

If we can ease his worries

and recruit him to the court,

our army would be greatly strengthened.

If he's willing, that would be ideal.

But what if he refuses?

Such strength

must never fall into another's hands.

If he refuses,

we must kill him

to eliminate future trouble.

Alright. You may rise.

Thank you, Father.

I was foolish.

I didn't think it through.

Yang, as the Crown Prince,

how can you belittle yourself?

I know well

that my intelligence

is far beneath my brother's.

Because of your favor, I was granted the position of Crown Prince.

Only through diligence and self-correction

can I be worthy of your grace.

It's nearly time for the Grand Tutor's examination today.

Well,

I

shall take my leave.

[General's Residence]

You're awake?

Don't move.

You might tear open your wound.

While I was unconscious,

it was you who took care of me all along?

Your identity is sensitive.

The fewer who know, the better.

If it were anyone else,

I wouldn't feel at ease.

How long have you been taking care of me?

You don't look well.

Take your medicine first.

My hands have gone numb under your weight.

I can't move them.

Why don't you feed me?

Actually,

I didn't mean to deceive you.

It's just that my body has changed too much.

Even I

had trouble accepting it.

Now that you know,

however

you want to deal with me,

I will accept.

When I was young,

my father adopted me

and taught me martial arts.

One day,

Madam

was cornered by a hunting dog.

To save her,

I killed the dog.

I didn't expect that

she would grow

increasingly distant from me after that.

She even urged Father

to send me away,

saying I possessed

incredible strength

and was no ordinary person.

But Father told me

that sometimes,

having extraordinary abilities

isn't a bad thing.

As long as one follows the righteous path,

even in darkness,

one can tread through hell.

You saved me,

saved the Changfeng Army,

and saved Lucheng.

Sometimes, good and evil

aren't defined by others,

but by your own heart.

Your blood nourishes my power

in ways beyond measure.

But gaining such fearsome strength

must come with a price.

Lately,

you've been weak.

I don't know if it's because of me.

Don't make

baseless guesses.

Then promise me,

no matter what happens,

you'll never hurt yourself for me.

I promise.

Now that you're awake,

I'll go handle some military matters first.

I'll check on you when I'm back.

Wait.

Since I've revealed my identity,

well,

I won't hide anything from you anymore.

Actually, the man in black

not only possesses supernatural strength,

but can also heal his own wounds.

If you don't believe me,

you can unwrap the bandages and see for yourself.