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=Love Beyond the Grave= (Adapted from the novel by Li Qingran)

=Episode 39=

Xiaoxiao.

Thank heavens.

You're still alive.

I don't want you to die.

Got it.

In the end, I still died

for the one I love.

Farewell,

Yan Ke.

It's Miss He.

- Yes. - Yes.

Miss He won the fight.

Blast it!

We won!

We made it out alive!

We won!

We won!

We won!

We won!

We won.

We won.

We won.

We won!

We won.

Xiaoxiao.

Xiaoxiao.

(It is Xu.)

Did you come to kill me?

North Chong has fallen.

The Cangshen you believed in

was never real.

Yan Ke, who gave you power,

has met annihilation as well.

Even the North soldiers

who trusted only you

were dead because of you.

You have nothing left now.

Nonsense.

I did not cause their deaths.

You killed them.

I'll avenge them on you.

I thought I was going to lose you.

No.

You will never lose me.

Xu.

Xiaoxiao.

I'm back.

The Chong people's privileges

in the 17 Prefectures are revoked.

All lands and houses they seized

must be returned to Great Liang's people.

Within Liang's borders,

all people are born equal.

None shall serve another people.

People's will shall be loyal

to His Majesty,

(Decree) as it should be.

This is hereby claimed.

Wonderful. Wonderful.

(Rice Shop)

The Chong foe!

Great Ancestor.

I have not failed your trust.

I've retaken all

of our lost lands.

I now return the military tally

and the marshal's seal

to His Majesty.

You've done an unprecedented feat.

That is high merit.

The people of Liang

will remember it.

You gave up military power so easily?

I never meant to hold an army.

Now that the 17 Prefectures

have been recovered,

I should return military power

to His Majesty.

How much time do I have left?

Just tell me.

When you stop dodging your medicine,

I will tell you.

(Liang)

Is he asleep?

Duan Xu is not doing well.

He...

If he really leaves,

what will you do?

I still have much to do.

Jiang Ai is watching the Void for me,

but her heart is not in it.

In time, she will return it to me.

Also, Chenying

absorbed the Spirits Lantern's power

and became a spirit.

His obsession is to protect.

If he is willing,

perhaps he can take over

my place soon.

I'm not talking

about the Sovereign.

I'm talking

about you.

I don't know.

Perhaps when that day comes,

I will know.

Right now, whenever I think

that Duan Xu may leave me,

I feel

as if time might vanish

into thin air.

I can see so many things

waiting for me to do,

yet I can't see myself.

(Zhaomu Pavilion)

Simu, you are back.

Who is this?

This is my brother, Chenying.

The Spirits Lantern made him a spirit.

He's still very weak.

Lady Jiang Ai, please watch over him.

Also,

please oversee

the Void for a while longer.

With Lady Jiang Ai here,

don't worry.

What obsession brought you here?

I want to protect Xu and Xiaoxiao.

I kept thinking they had not made peace,

and their wishes

have yet to come true.

I had to see them again.

And I had to

make their wishes come true.

Then

I really saw them again.

How lucky.

At such a young age,

you carry such heavy sorrow,

yet you count yourself lucky.

I'm not lucky.

Xu is gravely ill.

Xiaoxiao is hurting too.

But I can't help in the least.

Lady Jiang Ai,

if Xu is gone...

(Tomb of He Yicheng and Siwei)

Old man,

your grudge has been settled.

Are you pleased?

It's been over 400 years.

I am older than you two now.

From now on,

you may have one more neighbor.

After he passes,

I plan to lay him

to rest beside you two.

After you left, I swore

I'd never be left behind again,

and I'd be the one who leaves first.

(Tomb of He Yicheng and Siwei)

But I repeat my mistake again.

I gave him the right

to leave me

before I do.

One day,

I suppose it will break my heart.

And now,

I find myself thinking

that if he left me and vanished from this world

50 years from now,

it wouldn't be

so impossible to bear.

But I've known him for only 7 years.

It's too short.

Truly, far too short.

But there is no helping it,

is there?

(Youzhou)

All is settled now.

Today, I shall drink

with all of you.

- Cheers. - Cheers.

I truly never imagined

that after such a brutal battle,

not only did we all survive,

but we also reclaimed the 17 Prefectures.

My life is worth it.

Worth it indeed.

Han.

Qingsheng.

- Here. - That we could reclaim

the 17 Prefectures

feels like a dream.

- I still remember - Marshal Duan.

we entered Liangzhou.

Back then, you even suspected

I was a spy.

Now that I think of it,

he did look like a spy.

Come on.

Cheers.

Let's drink.

Marshal Duan,

I heard you returned

the marshal's seal.

If you don't want to be the Marshal,

give that seal to me.

I will take the post for you.

Would that not be just fine?

General Wu,

as I told you long ago,

if you chased office in Nandu,

you'd be done for.

Marshal Duan is right.

Right about what?

I was only joking.

I'd never be an official

in Nandu.

I won this land back

with my life.

I wouldn't rest easy

leaving it to others.

Han, say a few words.

General Wu is right.

I've grown used to the frontier.

I can't go anywhere else.

Come, come.

So you've all decided

to stay here?

That's right.

We'll stay to guard

the frontier.

I'll go

where Meng Wan goes.

Han and I

will stand with you two.

Xu, what about you?

The 17 Prefectures are back.

My wish is fulfilled.

Simu and I will wander the realm

and never return.

Xu,

are you truly leaving?

Though we part,

we still share the wind.

(Liang)

Your wishes have all come true.

What will you do now?

Simu,

I had a dream last night.

In that dream,

we lived a life of seclusion.

One cottage, two souls,

three meals, and four seasons.

Seeds in spring,

rain in summer,

chrysanthemums in autumn,

and snow in winter.

Year after year,

we lived a quiet, ordinary life.

♪With the east wind♪

♪In the season at its fullest♪

I want to return to our home

with you.

♪The old night♪

♪Borrow mortal warmth to ease the cold♪

All right.

♪Savoring wine and graceful dances♪

♪Let me love with all my heart in youthful grace♪

♪With light, carefree words, still shining bright♪

♪With you by my side♪

It's truly good to be home.

This is my home.

That was a gift from me,

along with myself.

What would you like to eat?

I'll take you to get some food.

Simu,

let's have fish.

♪If you'd let me know how to tell♪

I don't know how to cook fish.

You chose

such tricky ingredients.

Isn't it enough that I can?

We're having a full fish banquet.

♪Borrow mortal warmth to ease the cold♪

It doesn't seem willing.

What a slippery fish.

Simu,

help me scoop it up.

Let's give it a try.

♪In youthful grace♪

♪With light, carefree words♪

Simu,

I like being with you.

♪A pot of wine in fleeting dreams♪

♪A brief life dares seek eternity♪

♪Borrow one lovely dream; let me savor this fleeting joy♪

Your Grace,

do you still like

my skull as you did

back then?

Yes.

I want to remember you,

your smile,

your scent,

your colors,

and this moment.

♪To what home shall I return♪

Great Ancestor...

Let's go.

Stop there.

Come here.

Great Ancestor,

spare my life.

I...

I have just recovered.

My eyes still have excessive heat,

so they're not so sharp.

I saw nothing at all.

I came to deliver medicine to General Duan.

I brought all of these

from Starhaven Sect.

I am no longer a general.

Since you're here,

stay for a simple meal.

No, no.

I won't disturb you. Goodbye.

I'll cook today.

Don't you want a taste?

Great Ancestor,

you aren't treating him like a patient,

nor me like a person.

Then starve yourself.

Is it good?

I'll go check on him.

Ziji, sit down and eat.

It's not that bad.

It tastes fine to me.

What's wrong?

Look, look.

It's not that bad, huh?

I only threw up my food.

You're coughing up blood.

How is it?

Do you have any medicine?

- I have some. - I'm fine.

Which kind do you want?

I'm fine.

However,

I do have one favor to ask.

What do you want?

Come here.

Come closer.

What?

Duan Shunxi.

Duan Shunxi,

I've never

wronged you.

Why must you make me

await my end

before Great Ancestor?

Everything in this world

will one day fade away.

Your Grace,

why force him to stay?

This is his fate.

None of your business.

As the Sovereign of the Void,

you can't stay in the Mortal World.

Go back soon.

Then how much longer will you stay

in this Mortal World,

Immortal?

Duan Shunxi,

you'll leave Great Ancestor.

Aren't you sad?

In all my life,

from first love to my dying day,

I have only loved one girl.

I count myself lucky.

Now,

I don't want my last days in sorrow.

Still,

perhaps when I die,

I'll cling to her and weep.

After I am gone,

will you grieve for me?

Will you hold me and weep too?

All these years,

whenever my death is mentioned,

you say nothing.

How absurd.

What are you running from?

Didn't your kind

set this brief fate

for the Hejia lineage,

Immortal?

You stayed by my side

and read mortals for years.

Now,

do you think your kind was wrong?

Immortals don't err.

Even mortals' right and wrong

are set by immortals.

Yes.

How very clever.

How could immortals be wrong?

Then why did you create

this order

in the first place?

To keep the world in balance

and secure happiness for most.

So,

you have been using

our kindness.

We have upheld

the happiness of the many.

Yet we have no choice

but to suffer for it.

You dress it up in noble words

while tormenting us.

Don't you see your arrogance?

That is

why I have come here.

If you still see no fault in yourself,

go back.

Ziji,

to speak plainly,

I am tired of this game.

(Ten years by your side)

(until this day.)

(Immortal,)

(will you save me?)

♪In silence, I gaze at you♪

♪My hand hangs and then falls♪

♪Let what stays unsaid pass♪

♪Why torture each other like this?♪

♪My wish might be♪

Ziji,

you grabbed me.

♪They fade like a dream♪

♪Daylight fades into ash♪

(It's been over a month since your letter.)

(Are you and Miss He both well?)

(Somehow,)

(I often dream)

(of our childhood days in Daizhou.)

(Daizhou)

♪Collapse piece by piece♪

♪I hate that I hesitated♪

(Yet old days will fade like mist.)

(Erudite and Determined)

♪Leaving all behind♪

(I have found what I wish to do.)

(For now, all is well.)

(Though the moon may wax and wane,)

(I still wish that you and Miss He)

(can be as full as the moon)

(and live a happy life.)

(Your sister, Jingyuan, respectfully)

(Your sister, Jingyuan, respectfully)

♪Let memories drift away♪

♪Alone, I gather them up♪

♪Like petals in the spring sun♪

♪Till the past falls still again♪

♪And turns to clear daylight♪

♪The wind returns with my dreams♪

Will you send Jingyuan a reply?

She's found what she wants to do

and started a new life.

I won't give her more to worry over.

Jingyuan mentioned

those days back in Daizhou.

I think

she cared for Xianye.

If the time they spent together

had been longer,

perhaps...

Maybe this is for the best.

She should soon forget

a brief, hazy memory.

How could she forget?

She will not.

Jingyuan wished us full as the moon.

Yet we're here, and the full moon is not.

It's been so long since I

admired the moon with you.

The Mid-Autumn Festival

is too far away.

If you want to celebrate the festival,

we can do it anytime.

But if you want

to admire the moon...

Wait for a moment.

Simu.

The moonlight beneath the sun is beautiful, right?

Do you like it?

I do.

I always do.

♪Between black and white, ripples crossed♪

♪Light encountered shadow♪

♪It pierced the darkness and the time♪

♪The unbreakable fate♪

♪Suddenly cracked♪

♪Between black and white, ripples crossed♪

♪Light encountered shadow♪

♪It pierced the darkness and the time♪

♪The unbreakable fate♪

♪Suddenly cracked♪

♪Listen, all sounds are roaring♪

♪As cold ice turns into tides♪

♪A century's loneliness melts dreams♪

♪Following fate's guidance♪

♪By fate, our moments were exchanged♪

♪The heart wakes up all of a sudden♪

♪Watch fireworks fall like stars♪

♪This bond is tangled into a thread♪

♪Worldly reflections fade into mist♪

♪Borrowing one fleeting heartbeat♪

♪You drew me into mortal dust, till I'm enamored with its charms♪

♪The heart wakes up all of a sudden♪WEBVTT

♪The heart wakes up all of a sudden♪