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[The Vendetta of An]

- Stay still! - Let me go!

Let me go!

You finally showed up.

You must be the other survivor of that slaughtered clan.

Today,

[Wei Qianting of the Huben Army]

the set is complete.

I am the other survivor.

Come on.

Come on.

Why did that man

come for me?

He is a man guilty of every evil.

You were just

unlucky to cross his path.

It's all over now.

This one.

Into the water?

Into the earth.

I told you,

we met by chance.

I just saved you from being killed

when I passed by.

Finish this cake,

then you may go.

Sir,

I'm worried about you.

You saved me

and killed someone.

I'm afraid you'll get into trouble.

Don't worry.

Even if I do,

I can slip away.

They won't be able to kill me.

Can you promise that?

Of course I can.

Then will you write to me to tell me you're safe?

Wherever you go,

write to me every year,

so I know

you're safe.

I'm going to a place called Huainan.

Once I'm settled there,

I'll write to you.

Pinky swear.

Thank you for saving her, sir.

- Thank you for saving her. - Thank you.

We'll take our leave.

- Wan. - Thank you.

Let's go home.

Come on.

I don't understand.

She's your sister,

yet you let her reunite with another family.

You've been a boatman here

for seven years, three li from her family,

just to protect her from afar.

How long can you keep this up?

I don't know.

I only hope

she never remembers her past.

[Episode 7]

[General Liu Ziwen]

[General Liu Ziwen]

I thought you

would never fall asleep in front of others.

I am

a bit tired.

The sounds

and the people here

make me feel

like I'm at home.

Back in Nanwei Trough,

it was like this too.

The sounds of Father chopping wood,

of Mother clattering

at the stove,

and of my sister and me quarrelling.

Are they well?

They're very well.

All these years,

they've never forgotten

that you saved me.

Whenever your letters came,

I'd tell them

whatever I safely could.

As for how you

traveled alone

to avenge your family,

I didn't dare tell them.

Right,

it would've frightened them.

No,

I was afraid they'd feel for you

yet have no way to help.

Huai'an,

in a family,

people care for one another.

From the moment you saved me,

we became family.

Why aren't you chopping wood?

Am I such an annoyance to you?

Or did I

do something wrong?

We've fought side by side

and risked our lives together,

yet when I show up,

you won't even open your eyes.

I know who she is.

When she was one year old,

that man brought her a protective charm.

I was there too.

And I know why you didn't tell her the truth.

You did the right thing.

Don't worry.

I won't say a word.

I mean it.

You're quick to read faces and flatter.

Growing up in the palace

does give one some sense.

Sense or no sense,

if I had a younger sister,

I wouldn't want her raised amid blood and turmoil either.

You did the right thing.

Thanks.

It's nothing.

♪Begonias wait for the spring swallows♪

♪Warm sunlight lifts the curtains...♪

Beautiful.

Shameless.

You aren't asleep?

♪Gentle breezes play with your soft hair...♪

You slipped into my home without a sound

and wrinkled the handkerchief I embroidered all night.

I was going to sell it for ten wen.

♪Your babbling songs...♪

Tell me if this

is worth ten wen.

♪Cicadas buzz under deep green shade♪

♪Summer rain reddens the lotus blooms...♪

You did it?

Of course.

Are you sure he's dead?

Of course.

His body was like a hornet's nest.

Satisfied?

♪Ripples stir beneath your feet♪

♪Unbound and unburdened, you are drunk on the cool wind...♪

What's wrong?

I'm not sure

I've read your face right.

Your enemy is dead.

Shouldn't you be happy?

I hired you to kill for me,

yet you never took a single coin.

Still,

I work day and night,

weaving and embroidering nonstop.

Do you know why?

Because

you want to buy a house in Chang'an?

Because doing the same thing every day

keeps me from remembering the past.

♪I am the mountain standing behind you...♪

Time moves a little faster that way.

♪Clouds grow heavy as snow draws near♪

♪A vast haze stretches on to the city gates♪

♪Your nightmare whispers startle the waning moon♪

♪I draw you into my arms...♪

Mother,

did you hear that?

We got our revenge.

♪Yet the cold night lingers on your quiet profile♪

♪In this world, flowers bloom and wither♪

♪Seas turn to fields♪

♪The waning moon will always wax again♪

♪Do not grieve our parting♪

♪My only wish is peace in the years ahead♪

♪You are the loveliest memory I carry♪

♪From here on, worry not for me...♪

There.

Excellent.

Doing my hair like this is what I'm worst at.

Thank you, Miss Bai Wan.

Clothes made by Zhaolu are really something else.

The work, the cut...

They make me look dashing.

Yes,

she has skill.

You even look human in them.

I'm seeing her later.

What gift should I bring?

She's a seamstress.

Give her a fine bolt of silk.

I'm sure she'll like it.

But a surprise

shows more thought.

The clothes look good.

Of course.

You made them.

You aren't so bad either.

Of course not.

You picked me.

So mushy.

He said he'd bring her something.

Look at those empty hands.

He already did.

Goodbye.

This is for you.

Is this the gift you prepared

for my departure?

I don't know what you like.

Anyway, the world is wide.

In the days to come,

take care of yourself.

Don't let hatred bind you anymore.

I will remember it.

All these years in Chang'an,

meeting you

has been my greatest fortune.

Mine as well.

I came to see off my friend.

It's fine that you came along,

but why is he here too?

Yes.

If no one watches him

and he runs off,

he'll be a corpse

when we find him again.

You really can't say a single kind word.

I thought you were going to propose,

so I came to back you up.

Who knew

you'd just send her away?

Why do you all think

I came to propose?

Do I look like someone who is sentimental?

I'm a swordsman.

A swordsman!

My life hangs by a thread every day.

Someone like me

can love many women.

Fine, I admit it.

I do like her.

But she came to Chang'an alone

for revenge and nothing else.

How much room would there be

in her heart for me?

Besides,

I don't want her following me

into danger after danger.

It's better

to let go.

The world is wide.

If fate allows, we'll meet again.

Come on.

Besides Xiaoqing,

do you have

any other friends in Chang'an?

When I was a student,

I had a few classmates I could talk to.

But most of them

took up official positions,

and we gradually lost touch.

Xiaoqing is your messenger,

but we get along well.

Having one or two people

you truly connect with

is enough.

Aside from painting,

what else

do you do?

I like the hustle and bustle of the marketplace.

Watching people buy vegetables,

buy meat,

and choose clothes

is interesting enough

to me.

Sometimes, I run into an old man

playing the flute on the street.

When I do, I sit beside him

and listen from dusk

until night falls.

Before Mr. Yang's death,

the Chang'an I saw

was ordinary

and real.

I came to Chang'an by chance.

After what happened in the reed marsh,

my parents sought help everywhere

and finally sent me here to study.

It was, in truth,

to shield me from danger.

As I grew older,

they finally felt safe

letting me live here on my own.

Your family

must miss you very much.

Yes.

We haven't met for a year or two.

I miss them.

I should go home and see them.

Having family

and people you care about

is a fortunate thing.

If you hadn't kept in touch with me,

those trying to kill me

would never have found you.

Seven years ago,

in the reed marsh,

your parents

nearly lost their daughter.

I understand

what you're saying.

But I'm

a simple person.

If I want to leave,

it's because I want to leave.

It has nothing to do

with whether Chang'an is safe.

And if I want to stay,

no one

can drive me away.

Wan,

you're as stubborn

as when you were a child.

But this time,

I truly must go.

With my teacher gone,

my parents and sister are surely worried about me.

I have to go home

so they know I'm safe.

From when we met seven years ago

until our reunion now,

your life has been filled with blood and danger.

This painting of you

represents my wish for you.

I hope you can tend flowers,

keep a cat,

nap on the porch,

and live a peaceful life,

even for just one day.

I don't have the time

to live like this

for a full day,

but even half a day

would be something.

Mutton!

What would you like?

Fresh mutton!

Sesame seed cakes!

Hot sesame seed cakes!

All fresh out of the oven!

Sesame seed cakes!

Sir, how much for the cakes?

Two wen each.

I'll take two.

All right.

Here are your cakes.

Thank you.

Here you are, miss.

Here you go.

Thank you.

All right.

Here.

All right.

Come again.

Come on.

The dishes are ready.

Coming!

This courtyard hasn't been this lively in a long time.

- Here. - Thank you.

Not true.

When he was

injured here last time,

the place was crawling with Imperial Guards.

It was...

Now,

Bai Wan is leaving tomorrow.

Let's have

a proper gathering tonight

before she leaves.

Cheers.

Things had just started getting better for me...

Drink your wine.

Why so much nonsense?

Complete your missions,

and your good days will come.

Eat.

I'm relieved to hear you say that.

In your letters,

you always wrote that you were alone.

Now you have friends around you.

I'll see you off tomorrow.

So will I.

I...

I'm at your command.

I'm glad you'll see me off.

But I still feel reluctant to leave

and somewhat regretful.

Nanwei Trough isn't far.

It's not like you can't come back.

My regret

is that I didn't find my family in Chang'an.

But I've come to understand now

that in a city this vast,

I may never find him

in this lifetime.

I've been carrying a secret

that only my parents

and sister know.

I was not born to my parents.

They took me in.

When I was very young,

in a bitter winter,

a man brought me to the reed marsh.

I can no longer remember his face,

his age,

or whether he was my father,

uncle,

or brother.

I only remember

that he told me

he was going to get a bowl of hot soup,

so we

wouldn't starve to death.

It was so cold

and so late.

I waited a long time.

Brother, I'm so hungry.

Come on.

Hold on a little longer.

We're

almost there.

Then I will

find you something to eat,

all right?

Sister.

Hey.

Listen.

Stay here and wait for me.

I'll go look for some hot soup

and something to eat.

Once you're full, you won't feel cold,

[Young Bai Wan]

and we can keep going.

If someone comes,

hide in the reeds.

Don't make a sound,

and don't run away.

I'll be back soon.

Do you understand?

Wrap yourself well.

Now get inside.

I saw a light

in the distance.

It was so far away,

yet somehow I felt

it could warm me.

So I walked toward the house

where that light was shining.

That is my earliest memory.

From then on,

I became the younger daughter of that family.

They told me the truth about my origins,

yet still treated me as their own.

My sister

treated me with great kindness.

But I know

and remember

that I was the one who left him behind.

I chose to leave.

And the price was

losing my only family member,

forgetting my roots,

my surname,

and my given name,

and never knowing

whether the family who lost their daughter

would go on

to live a good life.

That is my regret.

My life

began

with a wrong parting.

Life

is not just made of mistakes.

Sometimes just staying alive

is a kind of fortune.

I'm fine.

Years have passed.

When I was unconscious,

I vaguely heard

that this protective charm was something you had carried

since you were old enough to remember.

Perhaps

it is your only link to your original family.

You are about to travel far.

Take it back.

Keep it with you,

as if your family is still by your side.

Why do you all

look so down?

Come on.

Raise your cups.

Bai Wan leaves tomorrow.

May she be safe and well,

and may everything go her way.

Sister!

Sister!

Look what I brought...

Sister?

Sister!

Sister!

Sister!

You must be starving.

Eat this first.

I'll heat a bowl of noodle soup for you.

Here.

Eat.

Wait, wash your hands first.

Stay with us for now.

- We'll look for your family. - Your hands are ice cold.

- If we can't find them, - Put your hands in.

- then you'll be our child. - Try one.

Slow down.

Have another bite.

- You must be starving. - Your face is all red.

Slow down...

Don't choke.

Huai'an,

even as an outsider, I can't stand watching this.

Are you really not going

to tell Bai Wan you're her brother?

Turns out she's been carrying

this regret all this time.

Why don't you just tell her

you've been

guarding her in secret

all these years?

Let's go.

[My sister is returning. Eliminate the remnant.]

"My sister is returning.

Eliminate the remnant."

This one.

Into the water?

Into the earth.

How's

your mood today?

Do I get cooked

or raw food?

Back then,

you wouldn't even spare a little girl.

These years buried in the earth

are the punishment her brother gave you.

It ends today.

It's been seven years.

I can finally die.

Your family gave me so much care all those years.

Now I've finally repaid the debt.

♪Memories are arrows flying against the wind♪

♪Piercing through what should be forever♪

♪They wake me to find our story ended♪

♪When has time ever been kind♪

♪Or shown mercy to anyone?♪

♪I ride across the mountains and return♪

♪Still cloaked head to toe in night♪

♪The bitter sea knows no shore, the wind no sleep♪

♪You remain far back in the past...♪

Aside from painting,

what else

do you do?

♪Why is life so short...♪

I like the hustle and bustle of the marketplace.

Watching people buy vegetables,

buy meat,

and choose clothes

is interesting enough

to me.

♪Time vanishes in an instant into dust and smoke♪

♪Ashes of regret♪

♪Burn through my remaining years♪

♪Alas♪

♪This body is trapped in destiny's cold prison♪

♪Throughout my life♪

♪I struggle between one pain and the next♪

Sometimes, I run into an old man

playing the flute on the street.

When I do,

I sit beside him

and listen from dusk

until night falls.

♪Memories are arrows flying against the wind...♪

Bai Wan,

write to me

once you get home.

Xie Huai'an is unbelievable.

I can tolerate his strange temper,

but how can he not come and see her off?

Huai'an doesn't like saying goodbye in person.

But don't worry.

He'll always keep you in his thoughts.

You don't need to comfort me.

I know what he's like.

He, too, struggles with goodbyes.

♪You remain far back in the past...♪

All right,

I'm going.

Take care.

♪Why is life so short♪

♪And filled with partings?♪

♪Only now do I see fate knows only the lash♪

♪And grants no mercy♪

♪Alas♪

♪Time vanishes in an instant into dust and smoke♪

♪Ashes of regret♪

♪Burn through my remaining years♪

♪Alas♪

♪This body is trapped in destiny's cold prison♪

♪Throughout my life♪

♪I struggle between one pain and the next♪

♪Alas♪

♪Time vanishes in an instant into dust and smoke♪

♪Ashes of regret♪

♪Burn through my remaining years♪

♪Alas♪

♪This body is trapped in destiny's cold prison♪

♪Throughout my life...♪

[Task complete. All is well.]

♪Begonias wait for the spring swallows♪

♪Warm sunlight lifts the curtains♪

♪You take your first steps in the corridor♪

♪Gentle breezes play with your soft hair♪

♪Carefree and untroubled, you laugh at everything♪

♪Your babbling songs♪

♪Set the passing years free♪

♪In this world, paths twist and turn♪

♪Night fades as day arrives♪

♪After the rain, the sky clears♪

♪The heart's lamp burns on♪

♪With a will that moves stone and metal♪

♪Breaking through every barrier♪

♪I am the mountain standing behind you♪

♪Steadfast in my vigil♪

♪In this world, flowers bloom and wither♪

♪Seas turn to fields♪

♪The waning moon will always wax again♪

♪Do not grieve our parting♪

♪My only wish is peace in the years ahead♪

♪You are the loveliest memory I carry♪

♪From here on, worry not for me♪

♪You are the loveliest memory I carry♪

♪From here on, worry not for me♪