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Let me stay with you.

The King of Tiemo has made a move.

I'm sure they are well-prepared for the assault on Chang'an.

You must deliver the military order to the Baiwenhu main division.

We must be prepared.

Then, I'll stay.

Don't worry.

I still have arrows.

General.

Do not grieve.

Whether we are dead or alive,

we have done this dynasty proud.

As a soldier,

this might be

the best ending for me.

The famous general, Gu Yu of Baiwenhu is dead.

Just like Yan Fengshan, Xiao Wuyang, and Liu Ziwen,

he was also a respected enemy who should be feared.

Go find a hill and give General Gu a grand funeral.

He said he wanted to die in his homeland.

I'll grant his wish.

Noted.

General, you were friends with him.

Why didn't you go see him?

He suffered a great upheaval

and lived a life wandering in hardships all these years.

Chancellor Gao could find him,

but I, a former friend of his,

thought he was already dead.

He did not even request help from me just to not get me involved.

I don't have it in me to see him.

White Hair.

Come here.

‪CONTEMPLATION

SERVICE AND DUTY, HONEST EFFORT, INNER DISCIPLINE

White Hair, you are the most excellent student I've taught.

Let me ask you.

What do you want to achieve when you grow up?

In times of peace, to aid a wise ruler.

RESPECT YOUR TEACHERS AND VALUE VIRTUE

But times of peace are hard to come by.

What if chaos comes?

In times of chaos, to kill every enemy.

It's good to have such an ambition.

First, you must remember what I told you.

Those who stand out invite trouble.

So…

WU ZHONGHENG, GRAND ACADEMY TUTOR

…you must first ensure your own survival.

General Gu.

The King respects you.

But my four sons died in the hands of the Baiwenhu Army.

You deserve this.

I deserve this, as well!

Gu Yu, leave the rest to me.

Don't worry.

Chang'an will not fall.

Rest in peace.

Your friend is dead. It's time for you to die.

Time to return General Fengshan's life!

It's not time yet.

Many of my comrades were killed.

I must stay here.

An eye for an eye.

You must help me.

With Yan Fengshan's return, I'm prepared to lose Chang'an.

But I'm not prepared

for Chang'an to lose Gu Yu.

You mustn't die.

This is Baiwenhu's message token.

Before he died,

he left me a message.

He did all he could

for the dynasty.

Even when he was dying,

he still used his own body

to relay the military order.

The Huben Army

used to fight the Tiemo people in the north too.

They also fought alongside the Baiwenhu Army.

Back then,

everyone in the imperial court respected the Huben Army.

You want me to pay with my life but it's not time yet.

When the Tiemo people are chased out of the border,

you may find me to avenge Yan Fengshan.

I will spare you.

When the Tiemo people are chased out of the border,

I will come and take your life.

My friend,

I'll see you when the time comes.

IMPERIAL PHYSICIAN'S HALL

DING ER

You are finally awake. Come.

Come.

Get up. Come.

Drink the medicine.

Xiaoqing made this for you.

Here you go.

Give it to me.

How do you feel? Still alive?

Still alive.

That's good enough. Come.

You there.

Why is it you who takes care of me?

How did all of you find me?

Didn't… Didn't you come back on your own?

Back then, a Baiwenhu soldier told us something had happened to you.

We searched all over Chang'an

and finally found you lying in front of the clinic.

Oh. Where are Huai'an and the rest?

- Yan Fengshan and… - Yan Fengshan is dead.

Huai'an left the city to quell the unrest but he hasn't returned.

He's finally dead.

Yes.

Finally,

it's over.

Where's Xiaoqing? How is she?

She stayed by your side the whole night.

She only left when the physician said you'd live.

We were mistaken about Su Changlin.

He's a pesky troublemaker.

When Huai'an is back,

we'll deal with him together.

- Here you go. - Noodle bowls!

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Come again when you're done.

- Sure. - I want one with meat.

CUI'S DESSERT

Miss, what do you feel like eating?

If you want snow-pear tonic, you have to wait for a while.

This batch still needs some time to be ready.

Sir, do you know Yang Chuhao?

A rich merchant in Chang'an.

Of course, I do.

All the businesses in the few streets around here

belong to him.

Miss, you wish to know more about him?

I'm running a small business.

I'm not close to someone like him.

He has a debt collector working for him.

A young man who looks harmless. Do you know him?

Are you talking about Mr. Su?

He was here before. He came here to buy snow-pear tonic.

He was very polite and generous.

He paid generously too.

Let me know when he visits again.

There's a clinic ahead at Xiaocaomen.

- I live there. - Sure.

Miss. Let me ask one more thing.

Did Mr. Su buy the snow-pear tonic for you?

Yes.

But I'm going to kill him.

Tell me.

Can we live a normal life in the future?

We can watch cockfights on the streets and play backgammon

when we are free.

We'll find a reliable shopkeeper and work for him

for a fixed income.

We will live in the same house

and pay the rent together.

Isn't that quite nice?

You'd never think about this in the past.

Yes.

With Yan Fengshan around,

I had to live cautiously even as the Emperor.

I've never lived like a person. Do you understand?

Huai'an wanted to take revenge

and I also wanted him dead.

I was a coward in the past. I dared not say it.

I was very afraid of him in the past.

But now, Yan Fengshan is dead.

This day has finally come.

Yes.

Yan Fengshan is dead.

You can finally live according to your wishes for once.

Your Majesty.

We are alone here.

Set aside the formalities.

The ground is cold.

We are both old.

I'm sure you can't handle kneeling for a long time.

Stand up.

I failed my mission. Please punish me, Your Majesty.

What's the point of punishing you?

If you fail this time, just succeed the next time.

I've met Xie Huai'an.

His gaze was unlike his father's.

It felt like yours or mine.

It had the viciousness of the Tiemo people.

So losing to him this time wasn't your fault.

Stand up.

Yes.

Among the nobles of Chang'an,

Yang Chuhao loves collecting tomes the most.

We saw this study and thought Your Majesty would like it.

All of Your Majesty's old tomes have been kept properly.

So many good tomes are abandoned here.

What a pity.

YISI DIVINATION

RIVERSIDE JOURNAL

See?

This book.

Cen Weizong spent more than a decade of effort to write this.

This is a travel journal.

It was lost in the war.

He wanted to find this book but to no avail.

Later, Cen Weizong became the Grand Preceptor,

only second to the emperor.

He would never imagine

that his book would be used by a stall owner

to prop up a table.

Everything in the world has its destiny.

I tried everything to find this book

because it recorded every pass between the borders of two nations.

The Tiemo people will soon have a use for this.

Congratulations, Your Majesty.

Oh. I have one more thing to discuss with you.

Go ahead, Your Majesty.

Sit down. Let's talk about it.

Your identity has been exposed now.

What do you plan to do with your two disciples?

Your Majesty, you should know why I started serving you back then.

Of course.

Because your children died in Tiemo during the winter.

Winter in Tiemo is too cold.

Many children cannot survive such a harsh season.

We are lucky to be alive until now.

But you have lived in Chang'an for so many years.

I'm sure you're attached to this place.

I believe you won't betray me

because your children are watching you

from high above.

I've arranged for someone to keep an eye on them.

If they stand in our way, they will be killed.

Good.

CHANGLE OUTPOST

Emergency!

Emergency!

It's an emergency! Sir! Sir!

It's an emergency, sir!

It's the North Office!

The military report from Shifu Pass hasn't even reached Chang'an,

yet the North Office's has?

IMPERIAL PHYSICIAN'S HALL

‪BLESSINGS ABOUND, MISFORTUNE FADES

Am I really leaving?

News of Gu Yu's death has spread all over Chang'an.

Huai'an hasn't returned until now and Master is missing.

Something must have gone wrong.

Huai'an said that once the situation in Chang'an changed,

you must leave at once.

Don't worry too much.

Huai'an's old friends are in Huainan.

They will protect you.

Just eat and rest along the way and you'll arrive soon.

Are you telling me… that Gu Yu is really dead?

Is Huai'an not coming back?

I thought

the world would be at peace once Yan Fengshan was dead.

I didn't expect…

Don't be so pessimistic.

We are just preparing for the worst.

Perhaps Huai'an will appear

and stop your carriage when you're halfway along your journey.

That…

That is quite scary.

FRAGRANT REMEDY, DALING TONIC, STOMACH SOOTHER

In the past,

all of Chang'an was mine.

I'm leaving now

yet I can't take anything with me.

Wait for me.

Take this.

It was meant for Master, but you are going to Huainan.

Winter in the south is humid and cold.

You can use it as your winter coat.

All right.

Thank you.

Wait. What is the meaning of this?

You are afraid of the dark. Use it at night.

You are the one who's afraid.

All right.

Time to go.

You once owned all of Chang'an, yet had no friends.

Now, you do.

You also have friends who will miss you.

Go.

All of you should take care as well.

If you meet Huai'an later,

tell him that I'm hiding and I'm hiding well.

He can rest assured.

See you.

IMPERIAL PHYSICIAN'S HALL

Xiaoqing, have you noticed?

There are many strangers nearby.

That's right.

Huai'an said if the situation changed in Chang'an,

the Nasty One would be the first to get hurt.

I'm afraid he has already been targeted now.

So, I want to send him off in secret,

at least until he's past the walls.

I'll come with you.

- You are still injured. - No.

Master and Huai'an might send news at any time.

Someone must stay at the clinic.

You must be careful.

My eyes have been twitching all day.

Don't worry.

My injury doesn't affect me much. It'll be fine.

Who's worried about you?

I'm worried about Master.

He is our master. It is not our place to worry over him.

CUI'S DESSERT

I know you want to kill me.

I asked the shopkeeper to lure you here.

Why?

Because I'm from Tiemo.

Have you come to kill me?

No.

I'm here to send you home.

Only when you and your friends are alive,

can Xie Huai'an be controlled.

You said your name was Su Changlin.

Is that true?

It is true.

You said you buried your widowed mother at the age of 14.

You came to Chang'an to make a living.

During your first year in Chang'an, it was always raining.

You ate a bowl of noodles at the noodle shop south of the city.

You ran away

because you had no money.

You kept running and crying.

Is that true?

It is true.

However, my mother was also from Tiemo.

At first, I did not believe it.

It turns out you are indeed that person.

- Sir, give me a bowl of noodles. - Sure.

Brat, you haven't paid!

Stay right there.

When I first met you,

I told you the most miserable things in my life

to make you pity me.

I didn't expect…

What are you doing?

You're back?

I'm sorting out the accounts.

The account is a mess so I'm sorting it out.

I'll be done soon.

I didn't expect…

I didn't expect

that it would be a meeting of old ties.

Have you paid for the bowl of noodles?

I have.

However, you won't be able to return

the debt you owe me.

Later, the noodle stall was acquired by someone else

and became the dessert stall you see now.

Everything began there.

Let it end there.

What are you doing?

Don't stand in my way.

Master?

Come with me. My master wants to see you.

Don't step forward anymore.

If you value your life, return to the Imperial Physician's Hall.