1 00:01:35,820 --> 00:01:40,770 [Fated Hearts] 2 00:01:41,750 --> 00:01:43,990 [Episode 20] 3 00:01:46,350 --> 00:01:47,610 The person who took Ruyan's carriage 4 00:01:47,610 --> 00:01:48,840 to meet Xia Jingshi 5 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,300 was actually in the Murong Marquis mansion. 6 00:01:53,039 --> 00:01:54,840 The benefactor Ruyan mentioned 7 00:01:56,070 --> 00:01:57,600 turned out to be Murong Yao. 8 00:02:23,910 --> 00:02:24,470 Let's go. 9 00:02:40,110 --> 00:02:41,310 You're letting me go? 10 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:42,470 Yes. 11 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:44,030 Why? 12 00:02:45,190 --> 00:02:45,960 I've already found out 13 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:47,690 who that Meng Junran really is. 14 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:48,870 Impossible. 15 00:02:50,870 --> 00:02:52,470 The Murong Marquis mansion. 16 00:02:53,630 --> 00:02:54,240 Do you need me 17 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:55,370 to be more specific? 18 00:02:58,079 --> 00:02:59,740 You're deeply devoted to him. 19 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:01,360 But he didn't even bother to find out 20 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:02,760 if you betrayed him or not 21 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:04,800 before sending someone to kill you. 22 00:03:05,430 --> 00:03:06,830 It shows that in his heart 23 00:03:06,910 --> 00:03:07,560 you're just 24 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:09,220 an insignificant character. 25 00:03:10,990 --> 00:03:12,000 After all this, 26 00:03:12,470 --> 00:03:13,310 you should see 27 00:03:13,310 --> 00:03:14,640 his true colours by now. 28 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:15,310 He doesn't deserve 29 00:03:15,310 --> 00:03:16,640 any of your attachment. 30 00:03:17,190 --> 00:03:19,050 Don't talk about dying so easily. 31 00:03:19,630 --> 00:03:20,520 Live well. 32 00:03:21,430 --> 00:03:22,590 After you leave this place, 33 00:03:22,590 --> 00:03:24,050 you'll still be in danger. 34 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:26,520 He will surely send people to hunt you down. 35 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:27,500 Don't go back to the dance house. 36 00:03:27,500 --> 00:03:28,900 Don't look for him again. 37 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:34,750 Leave Yujing City 38 00:03:35,470 --> 00:03:36,600 and start a new life. 39 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:42,520 Before I change my mind, 40 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:43,930 you'd better leave. 41 00:03:46,150 --> 00:03:47,079 Hurry and leave! 42 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:14,150 Feng Suige asked you 43 00:04:14,150 --> 00:04:15,880 about the escort agency today? 44 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:17,480 As you instructed before, 45 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:19,930 I said it was commissioned by Manager Luo. 46 00:04:20,070 --> 00:04:21,870 Manager Luo's lead is a dead end. 47 00:04:21,870 --> 00:04:23,330 He can't answer anything. 48 00:04:25,380 --> 00:04:27,000 Your Lordship, you been tired all day. 49 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:28,720 May I massage your legs? 50 00:04:32,330 --> 00:04:33,190 No need. 51 00:04:34,270 --> 00:04:35,220 All these years, 52 00:04:35,310 --> 00:04:37,240 you've never asked what I want to do 53 00:04:37,310 --> 00:04:38,370 or what I wish to do. 54 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:39,930 Aren't you curious? 55 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:43,240 No matter what Your Lordship wants to do 56 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:44,100 or wishes to do, 57 00:04:44,750 --> 00:04:45,720 I will 58 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:47,180 forever stay by your side. 59 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:08,160 Young Master, 60 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:09,240 don't go! 61 00:05:11,270 --> 00:05:12,480 All right. 62 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:14,290 Let me see what we'll eat later. 63 00:05:14,630 --> 00:05:15,270 Stop looking. 64 00:05:15,270 --> 00:05:16,270 -Let's go there. -Let's go there. 65 00:05:16,270 --> 00:05:16,800 Go. 66 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:18,130 -Okay. -Go there. Okay. 67 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:18,830 Hurry! 68 00:05:42,340 --> 00:05:43,070 Someone's coming. 69 00:05:43,070 --> 00:05:43,600 Retreat! 70 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:29,310 You want to die? 71 00:06:30,190 --> 00:06:31,310 It's not that easy. 72 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:33,120 Feng Suige. 73 00:06:33,310 --> 00:06:34,870 Don't be happy too soon. 74 00:06:35,750 --> 00:06:36,750 Your doomsday 75 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:38,070 is coming. 76 00:06:38,700 --> 00:06:40,430 How come the mighty death camp. 77 00:06:40,500 --> 00:06:41,240 only 78 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:44,360 have this few people? 79 00:07:00,750 --> 00:07:01,430 Take them away. 80 00:07:01,430 --> 00:07:02,120 -Yes. -Yes. 81 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:10,220 Your Highness. 82 00:07:11,310 --> 00:07:12,360 I've checked the surroundings 83 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:14,090 and found nothing suspicious. 84 00:07:19,180 --> 00:07:21,720 [Wutong Mansion] 85 00:07:32,340 --> 00:07:33,200 Your Highness. 86 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:35,840 Let's use every torture device we have. 87 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:37,170 She'll surely confess. 88 00:07:41,630 --> 00:07:42,360 Wake her up. 89 00:07:44,190 --> 00:07:44,850 Salt water. 90 00:07:59,920 --> 00:08:01,560 The Minister of War of Susha 91 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:04,200 had no grudges against your death camp. 92 00:08:05,190 --> 00:08:06,260 You killed him 93 00:08:06,510 --> 00:08:07,600 just for him 94 00:08:07,630 --> 00:08:09,560 to be a scapegoat and shield. 95 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:11,330 Everyone at court knows 96 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:12,720 Hou Jing is my man. 97 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:14,360 If something happens to him, 98 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:16,160 I'll be isolated at court. 99 00:08:16,190 --> 00:08:17,830 The position of Minister of War 100 00:08:17,830 --> 00:08:18,830 will be vacant. 101 00:08:19,070 --> 00:08:20,190 Your master 102 00:08:21,070 --> 00:08:24,130 can then seize the opportunity to appoint someone new. 103 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:27,760 The affairs of Susha's court 104 00:08:28,310 --> 00:08:29,770 have nothing to do with me. 105 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:37,549 So Zhuang Shen sent you, did he? 106 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:40,320 Kill me if you want. 107 00:08:41,030 --> 00:08:42,090 Stop wasting time. 108 00:08:52,150 --> 00:08:52,960 I wonder. 109 00:08:53,510 --> 00:08:54,870 You can withstand them, 110 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:57,840 but can your subordinates withstand 111 00:08:57,960 --> 00:08:59,290 these tortures of mine? 112 00:09:05,910 --> 00:09:06,770 Your Highness. 113 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:09,120 He confessed? 114 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:09,900 Yes, he did. 115 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:10,960 I thought that man 116 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:12,120 would be tough to break. 117 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:13,850 But as soon as the nails went in, 118 00:09:13,870 --> 00:09:15,330 he confessed everything. 119 00:09:35,150 --> 00:09:36,030 He's dead? 120 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:37,840 He kept muttering from the moment we brought them in, 121 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:38,840 like he was chanting a spell. 122 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:40,060 Your Highness, I feel these people 123 00:09:40,060 --> 00:09:41,120 are all a bit mentally unstable. 124 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:42,670 I'm asking how he died. 125 00:09:43,510 --> 00:09:44,750 He confessed after just a brief beating. 126 00:09:44,750 --> 00:09:45,510 Said it was someone 127 00:09:45,510 --> 00:09:47,030 named Meng Junran who gave the order. 128 00:09:47,030 --> 00:09:47,600 "Your Eminence" 129 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:48,790 instructed before leaving Yujing 130 00:09:48,790 --> 00:09:50,550 to obey everything Meng Junran says. 131 00:09:50,550 --> 00:09:51,550 "Your Eminence"? 132 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:52,850 That's Xia Jingshi. 133 00:09:53,510 --> 00:09:55,150 I thought we were getting somewhere, 134 00:09:55,150 --> 00:09:56,000 but this guy 135 00:09:56,030 --> 00:09:56,890 was just trying 136 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:58,960 to mislead me even when confessing. 137 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:00,120 When I wasn't looking, 138 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:01,440 he smashed his head and died. 139 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:02,750 The more I hear, the more I think 140 00:10:02,750 --> 00:10:03,510 this death camp is complicated. 141 00:10:03,510 --> 00:10:04,000 These assassins 142 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:05,320 have been trained to be inhuman. 143 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:07,120 They're completely heartless. 144 00:10:09,790 --> 00:10:10,790 Where's the body? 145 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:11,960 Still in the cell. 146 00:10:32,290 --> 00:10:35,140 ♪ Arrows skim through fleeting light ♪ 147 00:10:35,570 --> 00:10:38,050 ♪ In the blink of an eye ♪ 148 00:10:38,510 --> 00:10:41,430 ♪ Scattering among clouds and mist ♪ 149 00:10:44,570 --> 00:10:46,970 ♪ I fall off a cliff ♪ 150 00:10:47,410 --> 00:10:49,780 ♪ My wings, in an instant ♪ 151 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:53,560 ♪ Shatter into sand ♪ 152 00:10:53,850 --> 00:10:57,650 ♪ Who once smiled in the face of the frost? ♪ 153 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:02,990 Why is it you? 154 00:11:03,150 --> 00:11:04,320 I've been following you 155 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:04,870 just to see 156 00:11:04,870 --> 00:11:06,000 how you would leave. 157 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:07,030 I didn't think you would 158 00:11:07,030 --> 00:11:08,600 still go to Murong Marquis's mansion. 159 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:09,480 What's more surprising is 160 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:11,540 that you wanted to take your own life. 161 00:11:13,450 --> 00:11:14,550 Why did you save me? 162 00:11:15,170 --> 00:11:16,420 Wouldn't it be better to let me die? 163 00:11:16,420 --> 00:11:17,360 Die for him? 164 00:11:17,550 --> 00:11:18,350 Is it worth it? 165 00:11:18,910 --> 00:11:20,310 If you jump from here now, 166 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:21,200 tomorrow Yujing City 167 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:22,510 will just have one more floating corpse. 168 00:11:22,510 --> 00:11:23,970 Nothing else will change. 169 00:11:24,030 --> 00:11:24,870 In his heart, 170 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:26,200 you're already dead. 171 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:32,720 Dead... 172 00:11:32,910 --> 00:11:33,440 Actually, that day 173 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:35,000 when I tracked you to Murong Marquis's mansion, 174 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:35,720 I already knew 175 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:36,850 Meng Junran was him. 176 00:11:37,510 --> 00:11:38,270 I just hoped 177 00:11:38,270 --> 00:11:38,910 to hear you 178 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:39,840 say his name. 179 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:41,600 Because only then 180 00:11:41,910 --> 00:11:42,970 could it prove that 181 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:44,460 you had already let him go. 182 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:47,440 I'm not someone 183 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:49,080 who meddles in others' affairs. 184 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:51,000 It's only because we share similar experiences. 185 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:52,660 The suffering I once endured, 186 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:53,720 I don't want it 187 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:54,840 to happen to you. 188 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:59,000 I just don't understand. 189 00:11:59,960 --> 00:12:00,960 How could someone I'd rather die 190 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:02,320 than to betray 191 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:06,200 be so cruel to me? 192 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:11,400 His heartlessness is his fault. 193 00:12:11,790 --> 00:12:13,320 Don't blame it on yourself. 194 00:12:14,510 --> 00:12:15,440 But is the reason you'd rather die 195 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:16,400 than betray him 196 00:12:17,390 --> 00:12:19,590 just because you have feelings for him? 197 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:21,520 If it weren't for him, 198 00:12:22,790 --> 00:12:24,320 I wouldn't be alive today. 199 00:12:25,870 --> 00:12:27,400 I grew up in the dance house. 200 00:12:28,030 --> 00:12:29,930 Since young, I had to suffer countless hardships 201 00:12:29,930 --> 00:12:31,590 and endur countless beatings 202 00:12:31,870 --> 00:12:33,930 to become the top dancer in the house. 203 00:12:35,270 --> 00:12:37,870 At the same time, I became my mother's cash cow. 204 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:41,240 You have to entertain clients. 205 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:44,840 I despised that life. 206 00:12:45,910 --> 00:12:47,710 But I couldn't change anything. 207 00:12:48,870 --> 00:12:50,030 Just when I had lost all hope 208 00:12:50,030 --> 00:12:52,030 and wished to end my life, 209 00:12:53,910 --> 00:12:54,630 he came. 210 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:57,880 He was like a beam of light 211 00:12:58,290 --> 00:12:59,270 shining upon me. 212 00:13:00,870 --> 00:13:01,480 Later, 213 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:04,480 he gave me the dance house 214 00:13:05,910 --> 00:13:07,630 and made me its owner. 215 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:09,390 He saved you. 216 00:13:10,310 --> 00:13:13,030 Your unwillingness to betray him even at the cost of your life 217 00:13:13,030 --> 00:13:14,160 is understandable. 218 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:15,540 At the dance house, 219 00:13:16,030 --> 00:13:16,630 I helped him collect 220 00:13:16,630 --> 00:13:18,830 intelligence on officials and nobles. 221 00:13:19,340 --> 00:13:20,200 You know what? 222 00:13:21,670 --> 00:13:22,870 Everyone saw me as 223 00:13:22,910 --> 00:13:23,970 a lowly dancer. 224 00:13:24,660 --> 00:13:25,600 Only he 225 00:13:26,630 --> 00:13:28,630 never looked down on my background. 226 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:30,890 Whatever debt you owed him, 227 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:32,790 it was cleared 228 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:34,550 the moment he sent someone to kill you. 229 00:13:34,550 --> 00:13:35,390 From now on, 230 00:13:36,750 --> 00:13:37,810 live for yourself. 231 00:13:39,510 --> 00:13:40,720 Live for myself? 232 00:14:26,620 --> 00:14:28,200 Who is this Meng Junran? 233 00:14:41,030 --> 00:14:43,230 Your Eminence told you to listen to him. 234 00:14:43,750 --> 00:14:45,140 You can't possibly not know 235 00:14:45,140 --> 00:14:46,140 who he is, can you? 236 00:14:46,630 --> 00:14:47,770 I don't know. 237 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:50,150 Then it seems your subordinates 238 00:14:50,150 --> 00:14:51,130 were right. 239 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:52,790 Prime Minister Zhuang these days 240 00:14:52,790 --> 00:14:54,520 has been staying in the palace. 241 00:14:54,790 --> 00:14:56,260 So he couldn't have had the chance 242 00:14:56,260 --> 00:14:57,670 to give you orders. 243 00:14:58,240 --> 00:14:59,900 So it must be this Meng Junran. 244 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:02,550 Tell me his identity. 245 00:15:03,030 --> 00:15:04,240 I can spare your life. 246 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:07,550 Why? 247 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:10,040 You don't believe me? 248 00:15:10,870 --> 00:15:12,270 Members of the death camp 249 00:15:13,270 --> 00:15:14,550 never betray. 250 00:15:15,510 --> 00:15:17,550 Because death for them 251 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:20,630 is an extreme luxury. 252 00:15:21,870 --> 00:15:23,080 Without permission, 253 00:15:23,510 --> 00:15:25,240 taking one's own life 254 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:27,780 means no reincarnation after death. 255 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:31,030 When captured by enemies, to prove loyalty, 256 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:33,390 only suicide brings release. 257 00:15:35,030 --> 00:15:36,550 You think these little tricks 258 00:15:36,550 --> 00:15:37,790 can fool me? 259 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:40,910 I truly don't know 260 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:42,290 Meng Junran's identity 261 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:44,080 As for the reason 262 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:46,440 why His Eminence sent us to complete this mission 263 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:47,720 or what his plans are, 264 00:15:48,630 --> 00:15:50,630 we're merely following orders. 265 00:15:51,390 --> 00:15:52,520 These are the rules. 266 00:15:53,510 --> 00:15:54,670 People from the death camp 267 00:15:54,670 --> 00:15:56,000 understand rules best. 268 00:16:00,910 --> 00:16:01,600 However, 269 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:04,600 I have something else 270 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:05,720 to tell you. 271 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:10,240 You'll find it very interesting. 272 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:11,390 Go on. 273 00:16:15,390 --> 00:16:16,390 Once, 274 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:19,000 there was a little girl. 275 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:21,120 When I first saw her, 276 00:16:21,510 --> 00:16:23,360 she was like a little stray dog. 277 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:25,630 I only needed one flatbread 278 00:16:25,630 --> 00:16:26,600 to lure her back to 279 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:28,110 my death camp 280 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:30,740 All these years, 281 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:32,750 I often dream of her, 282 00:16:33,510 --> 00:16:34,870 dream of all the moments 283 00:16:34,870 --> 00:16:37,080 we spent together. 284 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:39,550 She was so tiny. 285 00:16:39,910 --> 00:16:41,360 All covered in blood. 286 00:16:41,750 --> 00:16:42,870 She would kneel down 287 00:16:42,870 --> 00:16:44,200 and kowtow to me saying, 288 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:45,630 "I'm sorry. 289 00:16:46,150 --> 00:16:47,000 I'm sorry." 290 00:16:51,670 --> 00:16:52,440 But she 291 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:55,700 should be grateful to me, shouldn't she? 292 00:16:55,870 --> 00:16:57,320 Without me, 293 00:16:57,670 --> 00:16:59,740 how could she have such great martial skills now? 294 00:16:59,740 --> 00:17:00,480 People can only 295 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:01,670 unleash their unlimited potential 296 00:17:01,670 --> 00:17:03,440 when they're close to death. 297 00:17:03,510 --> 00:17:05,000 I would hold her underwater 298 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:06,270 and then save her. 299 00:17:08,510 --> 00:17:09,440 Breath control. 300 00:17:09,790 --> 00:17:11,270 What a master archer needs most 301 00:17:11,270 --> 00:17:12,329 is breath control. 302 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,369 Without proper breath control and focus, 303 00:17:15,790 --> 00:17:17,849 how could she ever shoot accurately? 304 00:17:18,069 --> 00:17:20,400 How could she become the deadliest arrow? 305 00:17:22,310 --> 00:17:23,440 Then, 306 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:26,900 I locked her in the cellar. 307 00:17:29,550 --> 00:17:30,440 Do you know 308 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:33,240 what total darkness is like? 309 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:37,080 She didn't see the sun for six months. 310 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:38,720 During those six months, 311 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:41,300 if a few rats got in, 312 00:17:41,570 --> 00:17:44,110 she would be deeply grateful to me. 313 00:17:44,610 --> 00:17:45,670 There was no sound. 314 00:17:46,590 --> 00:17:47,480 No sound. 315 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:50,660 Not a single sound. 316 00:17:53,310 --> 00:17:54,820 Your Highness, 317 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:58,510 do you know who I'm talking about? 318 00:18:26,310 --> 00:18:27,650 You think angering me 319 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:29,200 will make me kill you? 320 00:18:29,830 --> 00:18:30,830 When it comes to tactics, 321 00:18:30,830 --> 00:18:32,920 you may be even more ruthless 322 00:18:32,940 --> 00:18:34,110 and cruel than I am. 323 00:18:34,310 --> 00:18:35,350 You also know better than anyone 324 00:18:35,350 --> 00:18:36,480 what kind of torture 325 00:18:36,510 --> 00:18:38,400 awaits you. 326 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:41,480 So you want to end it all, 327 00:18:42,550 --> 00:18:44,750 thinking you can escape the suffering. 328 00:18:49,830 --> 00:18:52,790 You even try to end your life by biting your tongue off. 329 00:18:52,790 --> 00:18:54,670 But I won't let you have your way. 330 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:58,270 I'll make you regret 331 00:18:58,270 --> 00:19:00,230 ever being born. 332 00:19:36,750 --> 00:19:38,030 The Junior Marquis of Changle 333 00:19:38,030 --> 00:19:39,720 is His Highness' childhood friend. 334 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:41,650 They're as close as real brothers. 335 00:19:46,030 --> 00:19:47,610 And the old nursemaid 336 00:19:48,510 --> 00:19:50,440 who'd been with me since I was born. 337 00:19:51,070 --> 00:19:52,700 To win favor with my enemy, 338 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:54,000 she tried 339 00:19:54,510 --> 00:19:56,270 to burn me alive in my sleep. 340 00:19:57,510 --> 00:19:59,440 Even my childhood study companion 341 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:01,170 And my swordsmanship teacher… 342 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:03,350 They all used my trust 343 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:04,550 and tried every possible way 344 00:20:04,550 --> 00:20:05,960 to kill me. 345 00:20:08,750 --> 00:20:09,750 If you knew that 346 00:20:10,310 --> 00:20:11,510 even your close friend of many years 347 00:20:11,510 --> 00:20:12,510 had betrayed you, 348 00:20:13,810 --> 00:20:15,270 how painful would that be? 349 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:47,340 Your Highness. 350 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:49,070 This is the inner palace garden. 351 00:20:49,070 --> 00:20:50,130 Outside officials 352 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:51,840 are not allowed to enter. 353 00:20:52,830 --> 00:20:54,430 Wait outside with Princess. 354 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:56,440 I'll go meet the Empress Dowager. 355 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:57,070 Your Highness, 356 00:20:57,070 --> 00:20:58,070 we've entered the palace. 357 00:20:58,070 --> 00:20:59,350 Instead of greeting the Emperor first, 358 00:20:59,350 --> 00:21:01,070 we are meeting the Empress Dowager? 359 00:21:01,070 --> 00:21:03,240 Let me meet the Empress Dowager with you. 360 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:04,240 If she gives you trouble, 361 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:05,440 I'll explain for you. 362 00:21:06,110 --> 00:21:07,640 It's good for Her Highness to come along. 363 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:09,720 After all, leaving Susha without permission 364 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:11,180 requires an explanation. 365 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:13,240 I can explain to her clearly 366 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:15,040 why both of us had to leave Susha. 367 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:18,680 When we meet the Empress Dowager, 368 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:19,680 whatever she asks you, 369 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:21,000 just answer truthfully. 370 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:21,730 Don't worry. 371 00:21:27,940 --> 00:21:31,290 [Shunde Palace] 372 00:21:38,550 --> 00:21:39,350 Your Majesty, 373 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:42,060 the Prince of Zhennan and his wife have arrived. 374 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:44,490 You may leave. 375 00:21:50,350 --> 00:21:51,810 I pay my respects, Mother. 376 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:02,400 Rise. 377 00:22:03,110 --> 00:22:04,170 Thank you, Mother. 378 00:22:07,270 --> 00:22:09,270 So this is your new wife, 379 00:22:09,590 --> 00:22:10,850 the Princess of Susha? 380 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:13,680 Since the Emperor promised Susha 381 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:15,680 that you would be their son-in-law, 382 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:18,210 why did you disobey and return to the capital? 383 00:22:18,270 --> 00:22:19,320 You even brought 384 00:22:19,350 --> 00:22:21,080 the Princess of Susha with you. 385 00:22:21,110 --> 00:22:22,920 Our countries have just made peace. 386 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:24,650 Are you trying to provoke a war? 387 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:27,550 As the Commander-in-Chief of Zhennan Pass, 388 00:22:27,550 --> 00:22:29,270 if I were detained in Susha indefinitely, 389 00:22:29,270 --> 00:22:30,070 I fear the Zhennan Army 390 00:22:30,070 --> 00:22:32,270 would lose morale and fighting spirit. 391 00:22:32,310 --> 00:22:33,590 I risked my life to return 392 00:22:33,590 --> 00:22:34,650 was all for Jinxiu, 393 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:36,370 So you're saying 394 00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:38,350 that sending you to Susha as a son-in-law 395 00:22:38,350 --> 00:22:40,070 was a mistake by the Emperor and me? 396 00:22:40,070 --> 00:22:40,710 Mother, 397 00:22:41,310 --> 00:22:42,390 I never meant that. 398 00:22:44,110 --> 00:22:45,460 You've grown bolder 399 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:47,680 and making your own decisions now. 400 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:48,440 You dare to disobey 401 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:49,770 both me and the Emperor. 402 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:51,130 I wouldn't dare. 403 00:22:51,310 --> 00:22:52,590 I wouldn't dare to defy 404 00:22:52,590 --> 00:22:54,790 your or His Majesty's wishes in any way. 405 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:56,830 Please understand, Your Highness. 406 00:22:56,830 --> 00:22:58,830 All these years the Prince of Zhennan spent in Pingling City, 407 00:22:58,830 --> 00:22:59,680 he dedicated every thought 408 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:01,590 to defending the borders and protecting the country. 409 00:23:01,590 --> 00:23:03,590 He has no selfish intentions whatsoever. 410 00:23:03,590 --> 00:23:04,830 These words coming 411 00:23:04,850 --> 00:23:06,880 from an enemy princess's mouth. 412 00:23:07,770 --> 00:23:09,570 How can I possibly believe them? 413 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:10,930 If it weren't true, 414 00:23:11,070 --> 00:23:11,960 I wouldn't have willingly 415 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:13,440 angered my father and brothers 416 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:14,200 just to help the Prince of Zhennan 417 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:15,250 return to Jinxiu. 418 00:23:17,110 --> 00:23:18,030 So you're saying 419 00:23:18,030 --> 00:23:19,030 I should thank you 420 00:23:19,030 --> 00:23:20,430 for your righteousness? 421 00:23:22,510 --> 00:23:23,480 You, leave. 422 00:23:24,070 --> 00:23:25,130 I need to speak 423 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:26,560 with your husband alone. 424 00:23:48,270 --> 00:23:50,870 Back then, to escape from Jinxiu, 425 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:52,750 you called me Mother. 426 00:23:53,270 --> 00:23:55,760 Now, to escape from Susha, 427 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:57,440 you didn't hesitate to bring 428 00:23:57,440 --> 00:23:59,030 that enemy princess with you. 429 00:23:59,030 --> 00:24:00,240 Have you figured out how to explain this 430 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:01,750 to your Red-Clad General? 431 00:24:04,030 --> 00:24:04,550 What? 432 00:24:05,790 --> 00:24:06,550 You don't actually think 433 00:24:06,550 --> 00:24:08,480 I don't know what you've been doing 434 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:10,080 in Pingling City, do you? 435 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:13,480 These years, 436 00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:15,210 you've done well at the border. 437 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:17,200 Pingling City has been governed 438 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:19,200 with perfect order under your rule. 439 00:24:19,310 --> 00:24:20,980 The several invasions from Susha 440 00:24:20,980 --> 00:24:22,440 were also repelled by you. 441 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:24,290 Now throughout the court, 442 00:24:24,350 --> 00:24:27,550 who doesn't know the reputation of the Prince of Zhennan? 443 00:24:29,110 --> 00:24:31,510 It's all thanks to your nurturing, Mother. 444 00:24:32,750 --> 00:24:35,030 You also have the blood of the late emperor. 445 00:24:35,030 --> 00:24:36,720 You're Jinxiu's only Prince. 446 00:24:37,750 --> 00:24:39,410 The Emperor is a carefree man. 447 00:24:42,270 --> 00:24:43,790 Jinxiu's grand affairs 448 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:46,130 shall rely on you in the future. 449 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:49,720 Don't let 450 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:51,240 my nurturing go to waste. 451 00:25:14,070 --> 00:25:15,470 Has someone wronged you? 452 00:25:15,550 --> 00:25:17,010 Tell me who bullied you. 453 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:18,840 I'll make them regret it. 454 00:25:19,030 --> 00:25:19,640 Remember, 455 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:22,800 after you're married, no matter what happens, 456 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:24,520 you must let Father know. 457 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:27,230 I'll always be your support. 458 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:28,860 The entire Susha 459 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:30,180 is your backing. 460 00:25:29,050 --> 00:25:30,800 ♪ Roaming freely ♪ 461 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:30,720 Xiyang, 462 00:25:31,360 --> 00:25:34,900 ♪ Unafraid of wind or frost ♪ 463 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:32,940 as long as you can be happy, 464 00:25:33,350 --> 00:25:34,610 I can accept anything. 465 00:25:35,070 --> 00:25:36,240 Because more than anyone else 466 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:37,200 in this world, 467 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:38,390 ♪ The wet wings ♪ 468 00:25:37,510 --> 00:25:39,030 I want you to be happy. 469 00:25:38,620 --> 00:25:42,470 ♪ Will carry me far away ♪ 470 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:49,590 ♪ Don't cry, don't cry ♪ 471 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:56,240 ♪ I'll remember the way home ♪ 472 00:25:59,350 --> 00:26:00,000 Who is this? 473 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:02,060 Dare to not kneel before His Majesty? 474 00:26:05,270 --> 00:26:06,220 Who are you? 475 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:07,330 Raise your head. 476 00:26:15,110 --> 00:26:15,910 Your Majesty. 477 00:26:16,110 --> 00:26:17,720 This is the wife of the Prince of Zhennan. 478 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:19,850 Xiyang pays respects to Your Majesty. 479 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:21,310 Well, well, 480 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:23,420 Xia Jingshi has returned. 481 00:26:33,350 --> 00:26:34,310 You have the nerve to come back? 482 00:26:34,310 --> 00:26:34,790 Stop! 483 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:38,000 Stop! 484 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:40,600 Your Majesty! Your Majesty! 485 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:44,040 Your Majesty. 486 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:45,700 What are you doing? 487 00:26:47,030 --> 00:26:48,230 I'm going to kill him. 488 00:26:48,510 --> 00:26:49,070 Your Majesty! 489 00:26:49,070 --> 00:26:49,830 You absolutely cannot! 490 00:26:49,830 --> 00:26:50,400 You must not! 491 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:51,330 Get out of my way! 492 00:26:51,790 --> 00:26:52,300 Enough! 493 00:26:52,510 --> 00:26:53,640 Stop this nonsense. 494 00:26:55,070 --> 00:26:56,800 Your brother has just returned 495 00:26:57,110 --> 00:26:59,110 and you're already threatening to kill him. 496 00:26:59,110 --> 00:27:01,070 How would this look if word got out? 497 00:27:01,830 --> 00:27:03,350 If he has done something wrong, 498 00:27:03,350 --> 00:27:05,150 you should address it properly. 499 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:06,790 Let him admit the wrongs himself. 500 00:27:06,790 --> 00:27:08,110 The royal family's dignity 501 00:27:08,110 --> 00:27:10,240 has been completely disgraced by you. 502 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:14,920 Mother. 503 00:27:15,590 --> 00:27:16,720 I made my own decision 504 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:18,200 to leave Susha without permission 505 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:19,750 because I was forced by circumstances. 506 00:27:19,750 --> 00:27:21,550 I couldn't report to you in time. 507 00:27:21,750 --> 00:27:23,030 But everything I've done 508 00:27:23,030 --> 00:27:24,030 was for Jinxiu, 509 00:27:25,110 --> 00:27:26,310 and for Your Majesty. 510 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:28,480 I had no selfish intentions. 511 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:29,730 Stop pretending. 512 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:31,830 A lowborn like you 513 00:27:32,550 --> 00:27:33,720 dares to stand before Mother 514 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:35,180 and call yourself her son? 515 00:27:35,350 --> 00:27:36,210 Let me tell you, 516 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:37,910 killing you now 517 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:39,900 would be like crushing an ant. 518 00:27:41,310 --> 00:27:42,310 Enough of this. 519 00:27:47,950 --> 00:27:49,590 Prince of Zhennan, you've come from afar. 520 00:27:49,590 --> 00:27:50,350 I assume you haven't arranged 521 00:27:50,350 --> 00:27:51,590 your accommodations yet. 522 00:27:51,590 --> 00:27:52,570 In my opinion, 523 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:55,800 he should stay at the Rongyang Palace in the north. 524 00:27:56,750 --> 00:27:57,550 Bai Shouzhuo, 525 00:27:57,830 --> 00:27:58,890 escort them there. 526 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:01,220 Yes, Your Majesty. 527 00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:03,820 Please follow me, both of you. 528 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:08,120 Thank you, Your Majesty. 529 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:10,090 Mother, 530 00:28:10,510 --> 00:28:11,910 I shall take my leave now. 531 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:15,480 Please. 532 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:26,920 Prime Minister. 533 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:30,880 Minister Hou has been seriously wounded in an assassination attempt. 534 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:32,590 The Ministry of War is now leaderless 535 00:28:32,590 --> 00:28:33,750 and is in complete disarray. 536 00:28:33,750 --> 00:28:35,030 What should we do? 537 00:28:37,590 --> 00:28:38,880 Prime Minister Zhuang. 538 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:40,110 The most urgent matter now 539 00:28:40,110 --> 00:28:41,920 is to immediately select an official 540 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:43,390 to replace the Minister. 541 00:28:43,790 --> 00:28:44,630 Censor Wang, 542 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:45,940 who do you have in mind? 543 00:28:46,350 --> 00:28:47,790 Liu Qin, the Vice Minister of War. 544 00:28:47,790 --> 00:28:49,680 He has served as Deputy Minister for over five years 545 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:51,270 without making any mistakes. 546 00:28:51,270 --> 00:28:53,070 Having him replace the Minister 547 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:54,770 would be most appropriate. 548 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:57,050 I recommend the official from the Minister of War, 549 00:28:57,050 --> 00:28:58,150 Zhao Zhongxian. 550 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:00,480 Lord Zhao is well-versed in state affairs, 551 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:01,510 skilled in both civil and military matters. 552 00:29:01,510 --> 00:29:03,720 Your Majesty has praised him many times. 553 00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:05,780 He is truly a talent worth employing. 554 00:29:06,030 --> 00:29:08,150 Lord Zhao is indeed talented, 555 00:29:08,270 --> 00:29:09,560 but he is quite young. 556 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:11,960 If we appoint him as the Minister, 557 00:29:12,070 --> 00:29:14,310 I fear others may not accept his authority. 558 00:29:14,310 --> 00:29:16,960 How about Minister Li Rongshi from the Ministry of Works? 559 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:19,010 He could transfer from Works to War. 560 00:29:19,110 --> 00:29:20,310 That would be acceptable. 561 00:29:20,310 --> 00:29:22,200 Indeed, Minister Li would be more suitable. 562 00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:24,680 But Deputy Minister Liu is more familiar 563 00:29:24,830 --> 00:29:27,030 with the affairs of the Ministry of War. 564 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:29,600 I have heard 565 00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:30,850 what you all said. 566 00:29:31,590 --> 00:29:32,990 I need to think carefully 567 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:34,840 about these three candidates. 568 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:53,030 Father. 569 00:29:57,200 --> 00:29:58,960 Whether it's Left Vice Minister Liu Qin, 570 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:00,610 physician Zhao Zhongxian, 571 00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:01,910 or Li Rongshi, 572 00:30:02,030 --> 00:30:03,360 they are all our people. 573 00:30:04,680 --> 00:30:05,740 How is His Majesty? 574 00:30:07,790 --> 00:30:08,590 I don't know when 575 00:30:08,590 --> 00:30:09,450 he will wake up. 576 00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:14,590 You ordered him back 577 00:30:14,790 --> 00:30:15,920 just to kill him? 578 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:17,540 I don't care. 579 00:30:17,960 --> 00:30:19,680 I feel disgusted just looking at him. 580 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:21,140 I want to kill him on sight. 581 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:22,270 Anyway, Mother 582 00:30:22,830 --> 00:30:24,350 won't let me actually do it, 583 00:30:24,350 --> 00:30:24,920 right? 584 00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:26,790 Stop causing me trouble. 585 00:30:27,030 --> 00:30:27,790 He now commands 586 00:30:27,790 --> 00:30:28,990 over 100,000 troops. 587 00:30:29,130 --> 00:30:30,660 If anything happens to him, 588 00:30:30,750 --> 00:30:31,790 the army from Pingling City 589 00:30:31,790 --> 00:30:32,920 will storm the capital. 590 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:33,960 I should have killed 591 00:30:33,960 --> 00:30:34,790 that bastard back then. 592 00:30:34,790 --> 00:30:35,710 It was you. 593 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:37,110 You were bewitched by his constant calls 594 00:30:37,110 --> 00:30:38,480 of 'Mother' and lost all senses. 595 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:40,160 You insisted on letting him go. 596 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:41,090 All these years, 597 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:42,750 he's been fighting wars and gaining merit. 598 00:30:42,750 --> 00:30:43,640 I've been mocked 599 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:45,500 as just a capital-bound emperor. 600 00:30:46,440 --> 00:30:47,610 Now you fear him 601 00:30:48,270 --> 00:30:50,200 and think I'm causing you trouble? 602 00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:52,070 He is a bastard. 603 00:30:52,790 --> 00:30:54,350 You are my true son. 604 00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:56,400 But you are incompetent! 605 00:30:57,480 --> 00:30:57,880 I... 606 00:30:58,400 --> 00:31:00,260 If you want to secure your throne, 607 00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:01,920 if you want to spend your days in debauchery 608 00:31:01,920 --> 00:31:02,960 and do whatever you please, 609 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:04,800 you must rely on Xia Jingshi. 610 00:31:05,680 --> 00:31:06,930 With him here, 611 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:08,680 Zhennan Pass will remain secure. 612 00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:09,680 Those old ministers at court 613 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:11,260 won't dare to make trouble. 614 00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:13,080 He does have the ability, 615 00:31:13,830 --> 00:31:15,030 but he lacks loyalty. 616 00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:17,280 He may look like a dog now, 617 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:18,030 but did you see 618 00:31:18,030 --> 00:31:19,510 that look in his eyes just now? 619 00:31:19,510 --> 00:31:20,930 He's a wolf cub. 620 00:31:21,110 --> 00:31:22,710 He will bite sooner or later. 621 00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:25,960 I naturally have ways to control him 622 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:28,030 and make him bow 623 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:29,400 to us, mother and son. 624 00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:36,880 This way, please. 625 00:31:42,970 --> 00:31:48,160 [Rongyang Palace] 626 00:31:47,160 --> 00:31:48,790 This place is different from other palace gardens. 627 00:31:48,790 --> 00:31:50,070 It's where palace eunuchs 628 00:31:50,070 --> 00:31:51,670 recover before their death. 629 00:31:51,750 --> 00:31:52,920 Ordinary people are not allowed here, 630 00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:54,050 hence it's guarded. 631 00:31:57,000 --> 00:31:58,590 Xia Jingyan deliberately humiliates 632 00:31:58,590 --> 00:31:59,480 Your Highness. 633 00:31:59,920 --> 00:32:00,510 Shut up. 634 00:32:03,550 --> 00:32:05,750 But this place has been uninhabited for years. 635 00:32:05,750 --> 00:32:07,410 My lady, please don't mind it. 636 00:32:16,310 --> 00:32:17,170 Your Highness. 637 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:18,480 Please. 638 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:53,530 Be careful, Your Highness. 639 00:32:54,830 --> 00:32:55,880 Are you alright, Your Highness? 640 00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:56,590 Did you twist your ankle? 641 00:32:56,590 --> 00:32:57,450 My foot is fine. 642 00:32:57,960 --> 00:32:59,090 I was just careless. 643 00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:02,880 How can they let His Highness 644 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:04,280 stay in a place like this? 645 00:33:04,830 --> 00:33:05,510 I'm afraid there isn't even 646 00:33:05,510 --> 00:33:07,000 a clean table or chair. 647 00:33:07,790 --> 00:33:09,390 Don't worry, Your Highness. 648 00:33:09,510 --> 00:33:11,110 Our conditions in the military 649 00:33:11,110 --> 00:33:12,710 were much harsher than this. 650 00:33:13,110 --> 00:33:14,720 You needn't worry about His Highness. 651 00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:16,000 He's just going in to see 652 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:17,350 if it has been tidied up yet. 653 00:33:17,350 --> 00:33:18,680 We'll wait for him here. 654 00:33:41,550 --> 00:33:43,080 Your Highness, please sit. 655 00:33:55,880 --> 00:33:56,740 Your Highness. 656 00:33:57,510 --> 00:33:59,350 Shouzhe has finally waited 657 00:33:59,350 --> 00:34:00,360 for your return. 658 00:34:16,630 --> 00:34:17,550 Looking at his condition, 659 00:34:17,550 --> 00:34:18,730 I fear he won't last through the night. 660 00:34:18,730 --> 00:34:19,730 Who can blame him? 661 00:34:20,030 --> 00:34:21,480 He broke Her Majesty's 662 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:22,550 favorite vase. 663 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:50,370 All these years, 664 00:34:51,710 --> 00:34:52,969 you've suffered much. 665 00:34:53,590 --> 00:34:54,320 Please rise. 666 00:34:56,800 --> 00:34:57,730 I didn't suffer. 667 00:34:58,280 --> 00:34:59,320 I am now 668 00:34:59,840 --> 00:35:01,470 the Emperor's head eunuch. 669 00:35:01,510 --> 00:35:03,230 I can act freely. No one dares to stop me. 670 00:35:03,230 --> 00:35:04,440 If Your Highness has any requests, 671 00:35:04,440 --> 00:35:06,100 please don't hesitate to ask. 672 00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:07,670 Following your instructions, 673 00:35:07,670 --> 00:35:08,510 I didn't accompany Your Highness 674 00:35:08,510 --> 00:35:09,630 to Pingling. 675 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:11,400 Every day I've been here, 676 00:35:12,590 --> 00:35:13,110 I've been waiting 677 00:35:13,110 --> 00:35:14,190 for your return. 678 00:35:15,150 --> 00:35:17,400 During these years I've been away from the capital, 679 00:35:17,400 --> 00:35:18,400 there were indeed many matters 680 00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:20,200 that required your assistance. 681 00:35:20,320 --> 00:35:22,250 But you must be extremely careful. 682 00:35:22,360 --> 00:35:24,880 Xia Jingyan is cunning and ruthless. 683 00:35:25,110 --> 00:35:25,960 We absolutely cannot let him 684 00:35:25,960 --> 00:35:27,020 suspect anything. 685 00:35:27,070 --> 00:35:27,870 I understand. 686 00:35:28,280 --> 00:35:30,000 Since learning of your return, 687 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:31,320 I've copied these documents 688 00:35:31,320 --> 00:35:32,430 and kept them ready. 689 00:35:32,430 --> 00:35:34,960 I'm sure Your Highness will find them useful. 690 00:35:39,730 --> 00:35:41,530 [Xia Jingyan’s Daily Chronicle] 691 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:41,600 This is... 692 00:35:42,710 --> 00:35:44,510 Xia Jingyan’s Daily Chronicle? 693 00:35:47,110 --> 00:35:48,020 With this, 694 00:35:48,790 --> 00:35:51,170 Xia Jingyan will have no secrets from me. 695 00:35:53,700 --> 00:35:58,730 [Wutong Mansion] 696 00:35:57,220 --> 00:35:59,480 Murong Yao has people watching closely. 697 00:36:00,190 --> 00:36:01,360 I can't act rashly. 698 00:36:24,110 --> 00:36:24,920 I've been 699 00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:25,880 a pampered prince since childhood. 700 00:36:25,880 --> 00:36:27,550 I've never led troops nor fought in battle. 701 00:36:27,550 --> 00:36:28,280 His Majesty has passed the command 702 00:36:28,280 --> 00:36:29,320 of the Imperial Guards to me. 703 00:36:29,320 --> 00:36:30,980 Isn't that asking for my life? 704 00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:32,170 Do you know 705 00:36:32,360 --> 00:36:35,290 what it means to live in complete darkness? 706 00:36:36,670 --> 00:36:38,950 She didn't see the sun for half a year. 707 00:36:39,230 --> 00:36:40,510 During those six months, 708 00:36:40,510 --> 00:36:42,920 if a few rats had gotten in, 709 00:36:43,440 --> 00:36:45,980 she would have been grateful to me. 710 00:36:47,440 --> 00:36:48,550 What are you thinking about? 711 00:36:48,550 --> 00:36:49,760 You've been preoccupied the whole journey. 712 00:36:49,760 --> 00:36:52,020 You don't even respond when I talk to you. 713 00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:54,150 Your father fought battles his whole life. 714 00:36:54,150 --> 00:36:56,190 You're considered to be from a military family. 715 00:36:56,190 --> 00:36:58,000 How hard can it be for you to lead the Imperial Guards? 716 00:36:58,000 --> 00:36:59,590 You handle military affairs as if having a meal. 717 00:36:59,590 --> 00:37:00,400 You're used to it. 718 00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:01,880 I've never endured such hardship. 719 00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:02,630 Every day when I open my eyes, 720 00:37:02,630 --> 00:37:03,800 I'm overwhelmed with military affairs. 721 00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:04,710 It's driving me crazy. 722 00:37:04,710 --> 00:37:06,510 I even wrote my resignation letter. 723 00:37:06,510 --> 00:37:07,960 But then His Majesty suddenly fell ill. 724 00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:09,360 I didn't even get a chance to resign. 725 00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:10,800 Before His Majesty wakes up, 726 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:11,920 the Imperial Guards' duty 727 00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:13,710 is to ensure the palace's security. 728 00:37:13,710 --> 00:37:15,200 Don't neglect your duties 729 00:37:15,230 --> 00:37:16,320 by sneaking out again. 730 00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:17,650 You know me well enough, 731 00:37:17,710 --> 00:37:19,370 I can't stand being confined. 732 00:37:20,550 --> 00:37:21,150 How about 733 00:37:21,400 --> 00:37:23,600 you take charge of the Imperial Guards for a few days? 734 00:37:23,600 --> 00:37:24,510 Until His Majesty wakes up, 735 00:37:24,510 --> 00:37:25,550 you'll stay in the palace. 736 00:37:25,550 --> 00:37:26,510 I'll send all matters of the Imperial Guards 737 00:37:26,510 --> 00:37:27,360 to the palace. 738 00:37:27,880 --> 00:37:29,010 Handle them for you. 739 00:37:29,400 --> 00:37:29,710 I... 740 00:37:29,840 --> 00:37:30,230 Fine. 741 00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:31,580 I'll take that as a yes. 742 00:37:32,370 --> 00:37:33,360 You truly are my good brother. 743 00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:34,400 I knew you would help me. 744 00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:35,630 Don't push it too far. 745 00:37:37,800 --> 00:37:38,360 General. 746 00:37:39,670 --> 00:37:40,630 From now on, report all matters about the Imperial Guards 747 00:37:40,630 --> 00:37:41,870 directly to him. 748 00:37:42,280 --> 00:37:43,630 Prime Minister Zhuang wants to arrest Ling Feng, 749 00:37:43,630 --> 00:37:44,800 but Mr. Ma won't allow it. 750 00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:45,710 I'm afraid our Imperial Guards 751 00:37:45,710 --> 00:37:47,570 will clash with the Jinwu Guards. 752 00:37:55,110 --> 00:37:56,440 Are you threatening me? 753 00:37:56,880 --> 00:37:57,630 For him, 754 00:37:57,710 --> 00:37:58,630 you employ the Jinwu Guards 755 00:37:58,630 --> 00:37:59,900 to oppose me? 756 00:38:00,590 --> 00:38:01,520 I wouldn't dare. 757 00:38:01,960 --> 00:38:02,730 However, 758 00:38:02,760 --> 00:38:03,840 I must ensure 759 00:38:03,840 --> 00:38:05,600 Lord Ling remains unharmed. 760 00:38:06,110 --> 00:38:07,040 Only if he's safe 761 00:38:07,280 --> 00:38:08,680 can His Majesty be saved. 762 00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:11,230 What are you doing? 763 00:38:11,230 --> 00:38:11,890 Step aside. 764 00:38:27,110 --> 00:38:28,640 What's the meaning of this? 765 00:38:28,920 --> 00:38:30,590 How does it feel to have a knife 766 00:38:30,590 --> 00:38:31,480 at your throat? 767 00:38:32,360 --> 00:38:34,620 Making such jokes in the imperial palace 768 00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:36,630 seems inappropriate, doesn't it? 769 00:38:36,630 --> 00:38:38,110 In the imperial palace, 770 00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:40,720 who are you to tell me what to do? 771 00:38:41,150 --> 00:38:41,880 I merely want 772 00:38:41,880 --> 00:38:43,680 to ask Lord Ling some questions. 773 00:38:43,800 --> 00:38:45,760 This matter doesn't concern you. 774 00:38:46,550 --> 00:38:47,440 I brought him here 775 00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:48,630 to treat His Majesty. 776 00:38:48,630 --> 00:38:50,360 Anyone who dares to trouble him 777 00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:52,070 is opposing me. 778 00:38:57,190 --> 00:38:59,050 Your Highness, please calm down. 779 00:38:59,110 --> 00:39:00,280 It's because Lord Ling 780 00:39:00,280 --> 00:39:01,590 refuses to disclose 781 00:39:01,590 --> 00:39:02,710 His Majesty's condition. 782 00:39:02,710 --> 00:39:04,820 I've examined His Majesty's 783 00:39:04,850 --> 00:39:06,840 recent medication records 784 00:39:07,190 --> 00:39:10,520 and found the prescribed medicines quite strange. 785 00:39:11,280 --> 00:39:12,670 What's strange about them? 786 00:39:12,670 --> 00:39:13,550 Speak clearly. 787 00:39:14,030 --> 00:39:15,610 The medicines recorded 788 00:39:15,760 --> 00:39:18,020 are all for treating mental exhaustion. 789 00:39:18,230 --> 00:39:20,510 If His Majesty's illness 790 00:39:20,510 --> 00:39:21,590 were caused by mental fatigue, 791 00:39:21,590 --> 00:39:22,880 he certainly wouldn't 792 00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:24,110 remain unconscious for so long. 793 00:39:24,110 --> 00:39:24,760 Moreover, 794 00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:26,360 with Lord Ling's medical skills, 795 00:39:26,360 --> 00:39:27,810 he should have already 796 00:39:27,880 --> 00:39:29,480 awakened His Majesty by now. 797 00:39:29,670 --> 00:39:30,920 Besides Mr. Ma, 798 00:39:31,280 --> 00:39:32,510 the last person His Majesty saw 799 00:39:32,510 --> 00:39:34,570 before falling unconscious was you. 800 00:39:34,710 --> 00:39:35,840 Shortly after that, 801 00:39:36,480 --> 00:39:38,360 you brought Lord Ling into the palace. 802 00:39:38,360 --> 00:39:39,190 He took over all matters 803 00:39:39,190 --> 00:39:41,250 regarding His Majesty's treatment. 804 00:39:42,230 --> 00:39:44,670 Yet His Majesty remains unconscious for days. 805 00:39:44,670 --> 00:39:47,070 Now the entire court is asking me 806 00:39:47,590 --> 00:39:49,250 what happened to His Majesty. 807 00:39:49,840 --> 00:39:50,640 First Prince, 808 00:39:51,480 --> 00:39:52,230 tell me, 809 00:39:53,030 --> 00:39:54,880 how should I answer them? 810 00:39:56,960 --> 00:39:57,690 Zhuang Shen, 811 00:39:59,150 --> 00:40:00,750 what are you implying? 812 00:40:00,920 --> 00:40:02,550 I'm merely stating facts. 813 00:40:02,960 --> 00:40:03,630 Lord Ling, 814 00:40:04,070 --> 00:40:05,330 why are you so nervous? 815 00:40:05,630 --> 00:40:06,960 Are you feeling guilty? 816 00:40:08,360 --> 00:40:10,280 I don't usually see anyone at court 817 00:40:10,280 --> 00:40:12,410 care so much about His Majesty before. 818 00:40:12,710 --> 00:40:14,110 If anyone has questions, 819 00:40:14,510 --> 00:40:15,910 let them ask me directly. 820 00:40:16,440 --> 00:40:18,170 You're known as the Killer God. 821 00:40:18,710 --> 00:40:20,310 Who would dare question you? 822 00:40:23,710 --> 00:40:24,960 Are you all so eager to know 823 00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:26,820 what illness Feng Pingcheng has? 824 00:40:27,880 --> 00:40:28,810 Absolutely not! 825 00:40:28,840 --> 00:40:29,590 Absolutely not, 826 00:40:29,590 --> 00:40:30,280 Lord Ling! 827 00:40:31,400 --> 00:40:32,970 He has a terminal illness. 828 00:40:34,760 --> 00:40:35,890 It's incurable. 829 00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:37,520 Even gods couldn't save him. 830 00:40:38,960 --> 00:40:39,800 Last March, 831 00:40:39,800 --> 00:40:40,400 May the year before, 832 00:40:40,400 --> 00:40:41,920 October three years ago... 833 00:40:41,920 --> 00:40:43,460 I've lost count. 834 00:40:43,880 --> 00:40:45,550 If I hadn't been keeping him alive, 835 00:40:45,550 --> 00:40:47,080 he would have died long ago! 836 00:40:47,150 --> 00:40:47,840 Lord Ling. 837 00:40:47,960 --> 00:40:48,450 You... 838 00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:49,610 I'll say what I want. 839 00:40:51,670 --> 00:40:53,070 I don't owe you anything. 840 00:40:53,760 --> 00:40:55,710 Find whoever you want to treat him. 841 00:40:56,590 --> 00:40:57,650 I'm done with this. 842 00:41:06,550 --> 00:41:08,110 If anyone reveals 843 00:41:08,110 --> 00:41:09,570 what was discussed today, 844 00:41:09,710 --> 00:41:11,480 I will exterminate their entire family. 845 00:41:11,480 --> 00:41:12,000 Yes. 846 00:41:18,320 --> 00:41:19,030 Lord Ling. 847 00:41:18,640 --> 00:41:23,150 [Ning'an Hall] 848 00:41:20,400 --> 00:41:21,840 Those things you just said 849 00:41:21,840 --> 00:41:23,580 were just to fool them, right? 850 00:41:23,630 --> 00:41:24,630 All that talk about terminal illness 851 00:41:24,630 --> 00:41:25,960 was just to frighten them. 852 00:41:25,960 --> 00:41:26,760 Isn't that so? 853 00:41:34,320 --> 00:41:35,350 Impossible. 854 00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:37,800 What illness can't you cure? 855 00:41:38,440 --> 00:41:40,030 You're the master of Zhengnian Villa, 856 00:41:40,030 --> 00:41:41,630 the best doctor in the world. 857 00:41:41,710 --> 00:41:42,670 Even if others can't cure him, 858 00:41:42,670 --> 00:41:44,150 you must have a way to save him. 859 00:41:44,150 --> 00:41:46,080 Unfortunately, I'm just a mortal, 860 00:41:46,760 --> 00:41:47,670 not a god. 861 00:41:54,070 --> 00:41:56,250 When was the illness discovered? 862 00:41:56,360 --> 00:41:57,420 Fifteen years ago. 863 00:41:58,110 --> 00:41:59,000 Fifteen? 864 00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:04,090 He knew about his terminal illness 865 00:42:05,030 --> 00:42:07,350 fifteen years ago. 866 00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:08,560 That's right. 867 00:42:09,280 --> 00:42:09,760 One could say 868 00:42:09,760 --> 00:42:11,960 that every day for these fifteen years, 869 00:42:13,030 --> 00:42:14,070 your father has been living 870 00:42:14,070 --> 00:42:16,000 on the edge between life and death. 871 00:42:16,400 --> 00:42:18,130 Why didn't he tell me? 872 00:42:18,360 --> 00:42:19,990 You were still young then, 873 00:42:20,150 --> 00:42:21,400 and you resented him 874 00:42:21,400 --> 00:42:22,800 for your mother's death. 875 00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:24,330 He chose not to tell you. 876 00:42:24,880 --> 00:42:26,480 He must have had his reasons. 877 00:42:28,110 --> 00:42:29,510 I deliberately let Zhuang Shen and others know 878 00:42:29,510 --> 00:42:30,630 for your own good. 879 00:42:30,880 --> 00:42:31,840 Otherwise they would definitely 880 00:42:31,840 --> 00:42:33,000 blame all of your father's illness 881 00:42:33,000 --> 00:42:34,150 on you. 882 00:42:34,400 --> 00:42:35,590 Your situation will be 883 00:42:35,590 --> 00:42:36,520 even worse then. 884 00:42:36,710 --> 00:42:37,790 What can I do? 885 00:42:38,400 --> 00:42:39,930 Is there any way to cure him? 886 00:42:40,320 --> 00:42:41,550 I don't even know 887 00:42:41,550 --> 00:42:42,630 what I should do. 888 00:42:44,630 --> 00:42:46,030 All these years, I've traveled everywhere 889 00:42:46,030 --> 00:42:47,920 trying to find a way to save your father. 890 00:42:47,920 --> 00:42:48,590 That's because 891 00:42:48,590 --> 00:42:49,630 I promised your mother 892 00:42:49,630 --> 00:42:50,800 to save him. 893 00:42:51,480 --> 00:42:53,740 It has nothing to do with Feng Pingcheng. 894 00:42:53,880 --> 00:42:56,140 Even though your mother has passed away, 895 00:42:56,920 --> 00:42:58,250 I would still do my best. 896 00:42:58,510 --> 00:42:59,880 But human ability has its limits, 897 00:42:59,880 --> 00:43:01,280 and fate has its course. 898 00:43:02,320 --> 00:43:04,410 I can only barely extend his life. 899 00:43:05,030 --> 00:43:06,960 I cannot find a way to save him. 900 00:43:07,800 --> 00:43:09,590 What about the place that saved Ning Fei? 901 00:43:09,590 --> 00:43:11,630 Does that place have a way to cure him? 902 00:43:11,630 --> 00:43:12,440 That place 903 00:43:13,000 --> 00:43:13,800 is the Storm Alliance 904 00:43:13,800 --> 00:43:15,130 founded by your mother. 905 00:43:16,110 --> 00:43:17,130 Mother? 906 00:43:17,190 --> 00:43:17,960 The people of the Storm Alliance 907 00:43:17,960 --> 00:43:19,000 hate Feng Pingcheng deeply 908 00:43:19,000 --> 00:43:20,590 because of your mother's death. 909 00:43:20,590 --> 00:43:22,230 Would they be willing to save him? 910 00:43:22,230 --> 00:43:23,550 Besides, your father is suffering from 911 00:43:23,550 --> 00:43:24,810 qi depletion illness. 912 00:43:25,360 --> 00:43:26,800 Even if they were willing to help, 913 00:43:26,800 --> 00:43:28,130 they couldn't save him. 914 00:43:28,360 --> 00:43:29,190 Lord Ling. 915 00:43:30,150 --> 00:43:32,160 I just learned this truth today. 916 00:43:32,590 --> 00:43:33,640 But I beg you. 917 00:43:33,920 --> 00:43:35,380 His Majesty needs you now. 918 00:43:36,510 --> 00:43:38,310 Please also fulfill the promise 919 00:43:38,510 --> 00:43:40,320 you made to Mother. 920 00:43:41,440 --> 00:43:42,710 As for those who doubt you, 921 00:43:42,710 --> 00:43:43,640 leave them to me. 922 00:43:43,800 --> 00:43:45,460 Please feel free to treat him. 923 00:43:45,670 --> 00:43:47,510 Consider this a personal plea from me.