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♫ We are the one. We will be holding on ♫

♫ For the promise we held for life ♫

♫ For the people we love are leaving ♫

♫ Please tell my friends ♫

♫ We won’t be falling down ♫

♫ As the sun will keep on shining ♫

♫ And the story will keep on going ♫

♫ We won’t be falling down ♫

♫ As the sun will keep on shining ♫

♫ And the story will keep on going ♫

♫ We will be holding on ♫

♫ As the sea will rise upon ♫

♫ And the story will keep on going ♫

[Guardian]

[Episode 33]

What if I tell you...

I hope the reality can be the same as my dream.

Would you believe it?

I would, absolutely.

But Brother Chu,

you seemed to be suffering... when you were dreaming.

That's right.

I dreamed that I was whipped

and roasted.

The high temperature of the flame

made my wound gape open more.

However,

I was being tortured on behalf of my little brother.

I was willing to do that.

Because in reality,

I couldn't save him.

So, I could only hope that I could suffer for him

in my dream.

If...

everything was real,

how good would that be?

Nianzhi,

you didn't deserve to die.

Brother Chu,

so your brother's name is Chu Nianzhi.

Don't be sad, Brother Chu.

Although... I'm not good at saying things,

I have always looked up to you as my big brother.

If you are willing,

I... I'll call you brother on his behalf.

What did you say just now?

If you're not willing,

just ignore what I said.

Older Brother.

Why don't you, Nianzhi, and I

return to the Underworld to live together?

Changcheng, think it over.

There isn't any daylight down there.

There is dark energy everywhere.

I'm a good-for-nothing to begin with.

Whether it's safe or not anywhere,

it has nothing to do with me.

In the end, won't the fate of a nobody like me

still be under the control of that ass Regent?

When he wanted you two to die,

you and your little brother

then had to die.

How did you know that my brother's death

is related to the Regent?

You seem to hate him so much,

so I guessed it.

Isn't it so?

I just want a peaceful and stable life.

It's good if we can just live here in peace.

Let's go.

Brother Chu,

can you tell me something about Nianzhi?

Oh, Nianzhi.

That guy was gluttonous.

He wanted to eat a variety of food all day.

So, I tried to make them for him,

tried to cook for him.

Brother Chu,

you can even cook?

Right, anything wrong?

Nothing.

I've never known you to cook while in Special Investigations.

Chief Zhao and Deputy Chief would even always say

that you could neither do physical work nor distinguish rice from wheat.

I didn't know you could do household work.

It really surprises me that you can make dishes.

Maybe...

Maybe because...

Nianzhi is gone;

hence, you lost the drive.

Never mind.

I'll do it for you from now on.

I'll make a lot of goodies for you.

Brother Chu,

I want to have a look at Nianzhi.

You want to see him?

I want to see that puppet.

See the Chu Nianzhi, who lives in it.

I want to see what he looks like.

See how his status is now.

What status?

Isn't he always like that?

Brother Chu,

what if I could revive him?

What are you talking about?

I mean...

revive Nianzhi.

That's impossible, he...

He is dead!

Why impossible?

Wasn't I already dead?

I came back to life.

What are you afraid of?

Is he not your dearest brother?

Are you afraid of his revival?

I'm not!

So what are you afraid of?

You're afraid of him blaming you.

Blaming you for not saving him at that time.

Blaming you for causing his death!

No, not like that!

He didn't behave

that's why he was chopped with one long knife on the chest!

I saved him.

I really did save him!

But those guys, those guys just wouldn't spare him!

I...

They wouldn't spare him.

It's fine. I'm here.

I'm here.

Nianzhi will forgive you.

Brother Chu,

I know...

how to make Nianzhi return to your side.

Really?

Sacred Items.

The power of the Sacred Items.

Brother Chu,

we've discussed it before.

Why are you still hesitating?

Will it work?

I was often in the library

when I was still in Special Investigations.

I've read in a book that

if a man's body isn't broken,

he can be revived using the Sacred Items.

That time, I was puzzled

about the meaning of "a body being not broken."

Till I found out

that Nianzhi hid inside the puppet before his death.

I then understood it. Isn't "a body not being broken"

exactly how Nianzhi died?

But what if we fail?

If we fail,

Nianzhi can continue hiding inside the puppet.

Both of us can return to the Underworld to live.

We'll return the Sacred Items to them after using them.

This won't cause any effect.

Chief Zhao would understand you.

Your nightmare is about to come to an end.

Brother Chu,

there is a shield in Special Investigations, right?

Nianzhi is an Undergrounder.

He can't enter.

We'd better destroy the shield first.

It doesn't matter if it's destroyed.

It can be rebuilt.

Come on.

Step back.

Okay.

Changcheng,

after this is done,

let's have dinner.

Sure.

Let's have the spiciest dishes.

No problem.

The spicier, the better.

Who are you?

Brother Chu,

I'm Guo Changcheng.

Who on earth are you!

How did you find out?

I never eat spicy food.

Guo ChangCheng would never forget that.

Who on earth are you?

I'm Young Lord Nightmare.

This is a dream.

I'm the master here.

I want to get out!

The dreamworld is so wonderful.

The people you love

and the things you care about are here.

Why do you still have to get out?

Why do you have to get out?

This is Chu Nianzhi's admission notice.

Hello, I'm Chu Nianzhi.

Hello, it's me who is Chu Nianzhi.

Bro, quickly give it to me so I can sign it.

Give it to me; or else, it would be invalid if he signs.

Can't keep pretending.

Fine. I admit I'm Chu Shuzhi.

He is Chu Nianzhi.

LIttle Brother, congratulations.

Brother, can I discuss something with you?

Could you stop fiddling with that puppet?

That's something unlucky.

I want to go up.

I want to be a big hero.

I don't want to be like you

wasting your good talent.

I've forgotten about that.

I'm going to work in the Underworld Monarch Palace soon.

It's good to live here in peace.

This is...

I know you don't like me tinkering with this.

Treat this as a remembrance,

as if I'm still protecting you by your side.

Older Brother, I'll get you out!

Stop!

Aren't you the one who hurt me in the bar and got arrested?

- I'm not. - You're not?

You still won't admit it, is that it? Come here!

- What do you want to do? - Beat you to death!

Chu...

Aren't you dead?

I'm Chu Shuzhi.

It's me who hurt you in the bar.

Who's that dead one?

He's my twin brother.

We look the same,

but we have totally different personalities.

He's very kind!

I beg you to let go of me! Please! Please!

- A life for a life.- Please spare my life. I know I was wrong.

To seek vengeance for one's little brother,

you committed murder and broke out of prison.

Your means were very cruel. Your crime is unpardonable.

Sentence him to 100 years.

Chu Shuzhi committed a crime.

Chu Nianzhi got mistaken as Chu Shuzhi.

Chu Nianzhi was then killed by the victim for it.

Are you satisfied with this reality?

Are you satisfied?

You're awake.

Where is Changcheng?

Where is Changcheng?

Where's Changcheng?

Old Chu,

you're now awake from your dream.

You mean... Changcheng...

never came back?

You mean that...

to take back Nianzhi's remains from Ye Zun,

I caused his death?

I'll go get him back.

♫ My innocent heart ♫

♫ Sets out and chases through the night ♫

♫ Searching for phantoms long covered in dust ♫

No way...

How come it became like this!

♫ Waft through gentle breaths ♫

Impossible.

Do you know that... in my dream,

I dreamed that Changcheng was back.

He told me...

Older Brother,

let's go to live in the Underworld together.

♫ Don't avoid it, don't pretend that you don't care ♫

In another dream,

I dreamed...

that Nianzhi and I,

the two of us,

we exchanged bodies.

I'm the sensible one.

He's the mischievous one.

I didn't cause his death.

I was saving him!

I was saving my little brother!

Actually...

♫ Cruel memories ♫

...I'm... an incompetent person.

♫ Who made the decision at that moment ♫

♫ To silently guard the promise between us to this day ♫

♫ Let your initial heart follow you to a doomed state ♫

♫ Don't avoid it, don't pretend that you don't care ♫

♫ Let weakness collapse in one blow; let faith be sealed ♫

♫ The initial heart of a guardian ♫

♫ Is waiting to be slowly awakened ♫

♫ A familiar voice passes by my ear ♫

♫ Softly recounting courage that is still steadfast ♫

You failed again.

I've given you two chances.

Yes. This is the last time. If I still don't succeed,

- I won't return alive!- Remember your promise.

They have strong willpower.

Even if they have scars in their hearts,

however,

they are being supported by their beliefs.

Though the reality is cruel,

you have real joys and sorrows to look forward to;

you have real relatives and friends to care about.

Hence... you won't win.

Real joys and sorrows to look forward to?

Real relatives and friends to care about?

Dear brother, don't you think

you look so ridiculous to say such words?

Brother, open your eyes.

Look at me. Look at yourself.

They have something to look forward to,

but we are bound to be with darkness forever!

Don't attach any extravagant hope to it.

Look at this world earnestly;

the so-called darkness.

I'll be the master of all of these.

I thought you would give him a beating.

Or give him a scolding.

You can't blame a man

who really made a mistake.

How about Little Guo?

Seriously, if anything bad happened to him,

I won't forgive him even if you don't beat him up.

Close your big mouth.

We still don't know the real situation.

The reckless child, Little Guo,

always has excessive good fortune.

Since he came into our Special Investigations,

there were so many times I thought he wouldn't make it.

Didn't he survive them?

He is not your usual guy.

He surely is fine, too, this time.

Right, right! He'll be fine.

Must be fine.

By the way,

aren't you going down to save Professor Shen?

I'm waiting.

For what?

[Eternal Underworld Monarch Palace, from Shen]

What does this mean?

You stay home and watch Chu Shuzhi.

I'm going out for a while.

Little Guo.

Little Guo.

Chief Zhao.

Chief Zhao.

The long saber...

What?

The... The long saber...

Don't worry. I'll take both of you out of here.

Definitely.

Who's there?

You?

Black Robe Envoy, long time no see.

You are...

The shadow man who tried to rob the Longevity Dial.

Thank you for remembering me.

That day, there was an urgent situation. Regent opened the jail

and organized us prisoners into a siege squad

to besiege Ye Zun at the Pillar.

Most of us sacrificed.

I had a narrow escape by hiding in the shadows.

Fate is so magical.

Here, I meet you again.

Take my blade and hold on until he finds you.

Why... is it in your hand!

Well, since the ending has been destined to be like this,

just do it.

Do what?

He can't start before my appearance.

Zhao Yunlan?

Black Robe Envoy, though you arrested me that day,

you consoled my family afterward

and pleaded for me with Regent.

Though I did something wrong,

I still know what gratitude is.

On the outside, Ye Zun might look like he's fighting for more resources

and better living conditions for the Undergrounders,

but in reality, he just wants to rule the entire Seastar.

Without your help, we'll all get screwed.

All right. Stop your chatter.

Say those things after all this is over.

Zhao Yulan.

You can't go on hacking. You can't.

Ye Zun applied a spell to this chain.

Looks like even my Gonggong Long Saber can't dispel it.

I won't submit to this evil.

Zhao Yunlan.

Zhao Yunlan!

Stop. Stop!

- It worked. - No.

- It worked. - Zhao Yunlan, you can't go on hacking!

If you continue to hack on it, you'll get seriously hurt.

Take Guo Changcheng away from here.

Are you listening!

Black Robe Envoy,

don't disappoint us Undergrounders.

He wouldn't die in vain.

- Little Guo is— -...hurt.

- He's still in a coma. Take him to the laboratory. - Let me do it!

Chief Zhao, let me do it.

Da Qing!

Make Little Guo have a good rest.

Shen Wei is hurt.

I'll take him home. You guard here.

I'm all right. I can go back by myself.

What're you laughing at?

I don't need your support. I can walk by myself.

What walk by yourself?

Look at how you're like a pregnant woman now.

Enough. Just quickly get in the car.

The sooner we're done with it, the sooner I'll be relieved.

Sit there with me for a while.

I missed the sunlight here.

Okay.

How's the situation?

Quite good.

It seems that Special Investigations is on the news.

Right.

Did Young Lord Nightmare

get into Old Chu's and Zhu Hong's dreams?

Right.

They were able to untie the knots in their heart

and break out of the dream.

This shows that they are stronger than before.

Right.

Did you get into their dreams, too?

Just once.

Zhao Yunlan,

now that the inside information of Special Investigations has been exposed to the public,

and Ye Zun has gotten free,

with these internal and external troubles,

the future will get more dangerous.

- Can you— - I know!

I'll listen to you from now on, okay?

We just escaped from danger

and I'm worn out.

I don't want to consider the future at all.

All I want is to sack-out. (T.N: fall into a uninterrupted deep sleep.)

Also, don't let that nightmare ghost

disturb my peaceful dream. That would be great.

Is that okay, Professor Shen?

All right, let's go back.

You can go back first.

I want to stay here longer.

I'm going back to rest?

I won't be at ease leaving you here alone.

All right, just let me be worn out to death here.

[Special Investigation]

Changcheng.

Chief Zhao said

when Little Guo was attacked by Ye Zun,

Black Robe Envoy saved him.

He used up his last reserve of strength to protect Little Guo.

But Little Guo is seriously hurt.

As long as there's a chance, I must save him.

You can take care of him inside the lab,

but do not touch the Sacred Items.

Special Investigations' Lin...

Lin Jing of Seastar Administration.

Okay.

I got it.

I'll check it.

Teacher, you called me?

You're here.

Here. Look at this.

Teacher, this is...

I requested this from our superiors.

Is there anything I did wrong?

Though I'm usually lazy

and fond of making some strange inventions,

I've done all the tasks you gave me.

You are my pride.

You are surely as good as

that Shen or someone of Old Zhou.

But I've been selfish in keeping you by my side.

Teacher, why then are you...

Have you heard of the Special Investigation Unit?

Special Investigation Unit? Sure. Isn't it a subordinate body of ours?

However,

do you know its work?

They were created to arrest Undergrounders.

You also know

that our project

is about genetic engineering. If we can study the genes of Undergrounders in passing,

wouldn't this be a monumental work in bioengineering?

But, Teacher,

you're asking me to be a spy.

No, no! You misunderstood.

According to your capabilities,

you could have worked on your own by now.

The work of a researcher in Special Investigations is very important.

And I can't think of anyone here in our lab who's more suitable for the job than you.

If you can provide me with some data

and materials about the Undergrounders regularly

to help my study,

isn't it the best of both worlds?

Okay, Teacher, I can go to Special Investigations,

but I'll never do things which disobeys the principles of science.

Of course.

A small step for science is a giant leap for civilization.

We're all just doing this just for the progress of Seastar.

I hope you can understand.

[Transfer Order from the Planetary Supervision Bureau]

Traitor!

Traitor!

Traitor!

Traitor!

Brothers and sisters, be kind to me.

I did work hard even if I made no contributions in the past 3 years.

Please forgive me!

Tell us then,

what did you contribute for the past 3 years?

- Popcorn machine. - Popcorn?

Who cares.

Little Guo, I made a weapon for you.

What a rotten electric torch. It nearly electrocuted me!

Zhu Hong, I saved you once.

Just that damn tracker?

Such an eyesore. I've long discarded it.

One more thing that you all can't ignore.

That's the shield of Special Investigations.

It hasn't worked for a long time.

What?

Impossible!

It should be fine. We just need to shut it down first then reboot it.

Why can't it be booted?

Why did I suddenly fall asleep?

I seemed to have dreamed of Special Investigations and the others.

Brother,

wait for me.

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♫ A year went by in a flash ♫

♫ But time is still not resting ♫

♫ Still shuttling back and forth ♫

♫ In this empty side street ♫

♫ The yesterday of past ♫

♫ Everything still looks so real ♫

♫ Remembering each part ♫

♫ And blurring my eyes with it ♫

♫ Still can recall ♫

♫ That exact scene ♫

♫ Forgive me for I only wanted ♫

♫ Another person in this world ♫

♫ To cry for you ♫

♫ We still would be separating ♫

♫ So you shouldn't have said 'I love you' ♫

♫ The me now ♫

♫ Is just too concerned ♫

♫ Is just too concerned ♫

♫ Is just too concerned ♫