1 00:01:49,470 --> 00:01:54,980 [A Dream Within A Dream] 2 00:02:04,730 --> 00:02:07,570 [Episode 12] 3 00:02:15,130 --> 00:02:16,130 Hold it straight. 4 00:02:16,260 --> 00:02:17,040 Understood. 5 00:02:17,980 --> 00:02:20,500 You, a wanderer with a mysterious past, 6 00:02:20,780 --> 00:02:23,290 have meddled in court affairs time and again. 7 00:02:23,290 --> 00:02:24,820 What exactly are you after? 8 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:26,480 What do you think 9 00:02:26,660 --> 00:02:28,450 my intentions are, General Chu? 10 00:02:30,940 --> 00:02:31,880 I don't know. 11 00:02:32,540 --> 00:02:33,500 But if 12 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:35,540 Yimeng is also your target... 13 00:02:38,920 --> 00:02:40,070 I advise you 14 00:02:40,140 --> 00:02:42,080 to give up that idea right now. 15 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:46,450 You, the mighty Lieutenant General of the Qianyu Army, 16 00:02:46,450 --> 00:02:48,770 think about things like that all day long. 17 00:02:51,850 --> 00:02:54,510 No wonder Miss Song keeps her distance from you. 18 00:02:55,820 --> 00:02:57,230 My relationship with Yimeng 19 00:02:57,230 --> 00:02:58,770 is none of your concern. 20 00:03:00,100 --> 00:03:01,130 I have no interest 21 00:03:01,130 --> 00:03:02,600 in your personal affairs. 22 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:04,540 But let me remind you. 23 00:03:05,060 --> 00:03:07,260 What Miss Song cares about most right now 24 00:03:07,260 --> 00:03:09,010 is the South City renovation 25 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:11,850 and addressing the people's pressing needs. 26 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:14,660 That's why you're putting on 27 00:03:14,660 --> 00:03:16,080 a hero's act 28 00:03:16,110 --> 00:03:17,720 to help with the renovation? 29 00:03:19,730 --> 00:03:20,750 Dealing with Nan Heng 30 00:03:20,750 --> 00:03:22,570 and getting involved in the assassination 31 00:03:22,570 --> 00:03:24,760 are just your tricks to win Yimeng over. 32 00:03:32,690 --> 00:03:34,480 So that's what you think. 33 00:03:35,820 --> 00:03:36,820 Then why don't we 34 00:03:37,290 --> 00:03:38,410 make a bet? 35 00:03:38,980 --> 00:03:39,910 Let's see 36 00:03:39,940 --> 00:03:41,600 who can restore the South City 37 00:03:41,610 --> 00:03:42,820 better and faster. 38 00:03:43,660 --> 00:03:45,010 But if you lose, 39 00:03:45,450 --> 00:03:47,040 you call off the engagement. 40 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:49,600 This is ridiculous. 41 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:51,420 Marriage is a union between two families. 42 00:03:51,420 --> 00:03:52,820 Why should I bet with you? 43 00:03:54,380 --> 00:03:55,410 Because 44 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:58,100 there are 61 damaged houses 45 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:00,290 and 347 displaced people in South City. 46 00:04:00,290 --> 00:04:02,260 Though the court has allocated funds 47 00:04:02,260 --> 00:04:04,880 to finish repairs before the Beginning of Spring, 48 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:06,600 both the money and manpower 49 00:04:06,630 --> 00:04:07,570 fall far short. 50 00:04:08,070 --> 00:04:10,790 You'll need help from the Waning River Crescent. 51 00:04:12,730 --> 00:04:13,540 Otherwise, 52 00:04:14,100 --> 00:04:16,380 when Nan Heng uses this against you, 53 00:04:17,260 --> 00:04:19,320 what will you do then? 54 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:34,460 As for the renovation, 55 00:04:34,580 --> 00:04:36,820 I'm willing to let the Waning River Crescent take part. 56 00:04:36,820 --> 00:04:38,260 But I hope you understand 57 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:41,640 that this renovation affects the lives of people in the capital. 58 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:42,640 It's not something you can bluff your way through 59 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:44,940 with cheap tricks from the martial arts world. 60 00:04:44,940 --> 00:04:47,760 If I find out you have ulterior motives, 61 00:04:48,060 --> 00:04:48,850 you won't 62 00:04:49,260 --> 00:04:50,880 get off so easily this time. 63 00:04:53,260 --> 00:04:54,060 Also, 64 00:04:55,260 --> 00:04:56,940 no matter what happens, 65 00:04:57,550 --> 00:05:00,020 I will never use my marriage with Yimeng 66 00:05:00,370 --> 00:05:01,570 as a bargaining chip. 67 00:05:11,380 --> 00:05:12,130 Miss Song, 68 00:05:12,130 --> 00:05:13,570 please calm down. 69 00:05:18,340 --> 00:05:19,750 Look at you, 70 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:23,500 waving around some worthless thing like it's supposed to scare me. 71 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:26,020 Your master 72 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:28,320 already tried threatening me with a knife to force some half-baked romance, 73 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:30,130 and now you're pulling the same trick. 74 00:05:30,130 --> 00:05:31,420 Since when did we even have a romance storyline? 75 00:05:31,420 --> 00:05:32,880 Who gave you the right to just make stuff up? 76 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:34,200 No, Miss Song, 77 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:35,570 I'm just... 78 00:05:35,580 --> 00:05:37,200 I'm begging you, alright? 79 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:38,880 I finally landed the job. 80 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:39,570 Can you please explain 81 00:05:39,570 --> 00:05:40,860 what all those strange terms 82 00:05:40,860 --> 00:05:42,130 actually mean? 83 00:05:42,130 --> 00:05:43,450 Please, I'm begging you. 84 00:05:43,450 --> 00:05:44,570 Please. 85 00:05:46,500 --> 00:05:48,630 We're all just trying to make a living. 86 00:05:49,060 --> 00:05:50,450 You've got it tough too. 87 00:05:50,570 --> 00:05:52,170 Go back and tell your master. 88 00:05:52,380 --> 00:05:54,300 If he has questions, he can come ask me himself. 89 00:05:54,300 --> 00:05:56,130 Stop giving the supporting cast a hard time. 90 00:05:56,130 --> 00:05:57,380 No, Miss Song, 91 00:05:57,390 --> 00:05:59,060 I was so foolish. 92 00:05:59,450 --> 00:06:01,570 I didn't realize how kind and beautiful you truly are. 93 00:06:01,570 --> 00:06:02,450 Can you just tell me 94 00:06:02,450 --> 00:06:04,420 who's really behind all this? 95 00:06:05,950 --> 00:06:07,320 Are you trying to sweet-talk me? 96 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:08,130 No. 97 00:06:08,140 --> 00:06:09,260 Sweet talk won't work on me. 98 00:06:09,260 --> 00:06:11,140 I've already told your master 99 00:06:11,180 --> 00:06:12,960 that the assassination was my doing alone. 100 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:14,370 No one else was involved. 101 00:06:14,380 --> 00:06:16,380 This isn't about the assassination. 102 00:06:16,380 --> 00:06:17,510 It's about the fire. 103 00:06:18,500 --> 00:06:20,300 What's the real story behind it? 104 00:06:20,380 --> 00:06:21,450 Tell me, please. 105 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:25,640 Well... 106 00:06:25,740 --> 00:06:27,200 If you really want to know, 107 00:06:27,420 --> 00:06:28,420 I'll tell you. 108 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:31,220 It was honestly a coincidence, 109 00:06:31,220 --> 00:06:32,200 part of the plot. 110 00:06:32,260 --> 00:06:33,200 I'm not lying to you. 111 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:33,960 Really. 112 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:34,760 I get it. 113 00:06:35,060 --> 00:06:36,450 We're not that close yet, 114 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:37,650 so you can't open up. 115 00:06:38,450 --> 00:06:39,260 Alright then, 116 00:06:39,260 --> 00:06:40,860 if I badmouth the Seventh Prince, 117 00:06:40,860 --> 00:06:42,570 does that earn me a spot on your side? 118 00:06:42,570 --> 00:06:43,630 Listen carefully. 119 00:06:43,740 --> 00:06:44,450 The Seventh Prince 120 00:06:44,450 --> 00:06:45,960 brings ruin upon men of loyalty and virtue. 121 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:46,640 He's 122 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:47,840 cold and ruthless. 123 00:06:47,940 --> 00:06:49,760 Honestly, he's a complete idiot. 124 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:51,020 The Seventh Prince is— 125 00:06:55,130 --> 00:06:57,780 Isn't that Fugui, the one who works for Nan Heng? 126 00:06:58,400 --> 00:06:59,380 Let's beat him up first. 127 00:06:59,380 --> 00:07:00,140 Mr. Li. 128 00:07:00,180 --> 00:07:00,970 Mr. Li. 129 00:07:01,700 --> 00:07:03,700 Everyone around Nan Heng is scheming. 130 00:07:03,700 --> 00:07:04,700 You should leave now. 131 00:07:04,700 --> 00:07:06,350 Don't get involved with them. 132 00:07:07,500 --> 00:07:09,500 Go back and keep your mouth shut. 133 00:07:09,820 --> 00:07:11,820 Don't tell Nan Heng you saw him here. 134 00:07:12,380 --> 00:07:13,260 Otherwise, I'll spread every word 135 00:07:13,260 --> 00:07:14,700 you just said 136 00:07:14,700 --> 00:07:15,900 about the Seventh Prince. 137 00:07:15,900 --> 00:07:17,020 If we die, we die together. 138 00:07:17,020 --> 00:07:18,360 No one gets to walk away. 139 00:07:26,180 --> 00:07:26,960 Come on. 140 00:07:28,250 --> 00:07:29,240 [The Nightwalkers vs Qianyu Army] [0:0] 141 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:30,610 [The Nightwalkers vs Qianyu Army] [1:0] 142 00:07:31,060 --> 00:07:33,260 Bravo! 143 00:07:33,270 --> 00:07:35,180 Bravo! 144 00:07:37,740 --> 00:07:38,670 Here, take this. 145 00:07:45,700 --> 00:07:46,590 [The Nightwalkers vs Qianyu Army] [1:0] 146 00:07:46,590 --> 00:07:47,520 [The Nightwalkers vs Qianyu Army] [1:2] 147 00:07:47,130 --> 00:07:50,650 Bravo! 148 00:07:53,890 --> 00:07:55,120 Use some strength. 149 00:08:04,990 --> 00:08:05,130 [The Nightwalkers vs Qianyu Army] [1:2] 150 00:08:05,170 --> 00:08:05,940 [The Nightwalkers vs Qianyu Army] [4:2] 151 00:08:05,950 --> 00:08:06,380 [The Nightwalkers] 152 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:09,060 Bravo! 153 00:08:09,260 --> 00:08:11,750 Awesome! 154 00:08:12,820 --> 00:08:15,200 Bravo! 155 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,260 Mr. Li. 156 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:19,060 I've sent Shangguan back. 157 00:08:19,070 --> 00:08:21,260 I noticed he washes his hands after every task. 158 00:08:21,260 --> 00:08:23,080 His skin's practically rubbed raw. 159 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:24,420 So I let him go. 160 00:08:24,570 --> 00:08:25,180 Alright. 161 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:27,210 Thank you for your help. 162 00:08:30,180 --> 00:08:31,440 What's wrong with you? 163 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:33,010 Are you in a bad mood? 164 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:35,990 Did Chu Guihong bully you? 165 00:08:38,180 --> 00:08:39,200 He bullied me? 166 00:08:40,820 --> 00:08:42,840 Do you really see me as that weak? 167 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:46,140 When it was Nan Heng, you tried to protect me. 168 00:08:46,140 --> 00:08:47,180 When it was Chu Guihong, 169 00:08:47,180 --> 00:08:48,540 you did the same. 170 00:08:48,560 --> 00:08:49,820 Even with Fugui just now, 171 00:08:49,820 --> 00:08:51,140 you still stepped in for me. 172 00:08:51,140 --> 00:08:51,900 I... 173 00:08:57,210 --> 00:08:58,140 You... 174 00:08:58,140 --> 00:08:59,620 You might be a hero, 175 00:08:59,900 --> 00:09:02,220 but you're still a supporting character. 176 00:09:02,410 --> 00:09:04,320 I've got plot armor, 177 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:06,390 so I should be the one protecting you. 178 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:08,840 Plot armor? 179 00:09:11,140 --> 00:09:11,940 What's that? 180 00:09:13,420 --> 00:09:14,240 It's... 181 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:15,780 This thing. 182 00:09:16,780 --> 00:09:17,570 This. 183 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:22,780 There you go. 184 00:09:23,140 --> 00:09:24,400 Now you've got one too. 185 00:09:27,020 --> 00:09:28,720 Thank you all for your hard work. 186 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:30,420 Come on, food's ready. 187 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:31,720 Thank you so much. 188 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:32,780 Be careful. 189 00:09:32,780 --> 00:09:33,840 Thank you so much. 190 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:35,840 Come and get it. 191 00:09:35,890 --> 00:09:37,020 Take more, please. 192 00:09:37,020 --> 00:09:38,080 Sure thing! 193 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:42,790 Look at these people from South City. 194 00:09:43,870 --> 00:09:45,580 They probably don't even 195 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:48,240 get to live a full life in this world. 196 00:09:48,660 --> 00:09:49,900 That day, the fire 197 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:52,570 was burning for real. 198 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:54,970 If it weren't for you, Mr. Li, 199 00:09:55,270 --> 00:09:57,270 they might have died just like that. 200 00:09:58,780 --> 00:10:00,830 However, a protagonist like Nan Heng 201 00:10:01,710 --> 00:10:03,420 only cares about power and schemes. 202 00:10:03,420 --> 00:10:05,610 The people's lives mean nothing to him. 203 00:10:06,300 --> 00:10:09,100 All he wants is to outmatch Nan Rui, 204 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:12,470 even if it means sacrificing everything the people have, 205 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:14,180 including their lives. 206 00:10:14,930 --> 00:10:16,070 Is that fair? 207 00:10:21,450 --> 00:10:22,930 So that's why you hate 208 00:10:23,020 --> 00:10:24,410 Nan Heng? 209 00:10:25,020 --> 00:10:27,020 Just because he's the protagonist? 210 00:10:35,570 --> 00:10:37,640 You keep talking about protagonists 211 00:10:38,100 --> 00:10:39,700 and supporting characters, 212 00:10:40,540 --> 00:10:42,590 but I still don't get what that means. 213 00:10:46,940 --> 00:10:48,600 I want to help you change everything 214 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:50,600 and stand with you against Nan Heng. 215 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:51,820 But I can't do that 216 00:10:51,820 --> 00:10:53,820 if I don't even understand what you're saying. 217 00:10:53,820 --> 00:10:54,700 So, Miss Song, 218 00:10:56,060 --> 00:10:57,520 could you explain it to me? 219 00:11:00,210 --> 00:11:01,390 I... 220 00:11:03,940 --> 00:11:04,720 I... 221 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:07,900 I... 222 00:11:10,020 --> 00:11:10,820 I understand. 223 00:11:12,140 --> 00:11:13,860 When we're not that close, 224 00:11:13,940 --> 00:11:15,670 some secrets are hard to share. 225 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:17,140 Miss Song, it seems 226 00:11:17,700 --> 00:11:19,090 you still don't trust me. 227 00:11:20,290 --> 00:11:21,610 That's not true, Mr. Li. 228 00:11:22,730 --> 00:11:23,820 I do trust you. 229 00:11:24,780 --> 00:11:25,570 It's just that 230 00:11:26,730 --> 00:11:28,790 if I really told you everything, 231 00:11:29,650 --> 00:11:31,090 you would be afraid of me. 232 00:11:37,180 --> 00:11:38,020 Mr. Li. 233 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:40,900 You're the most important friend 234 00:11:41,060 --> 00:11:42,590 I have in this world. 235 00:11:43,570 --> 00:11:45,700 You're also the only one who understands me 236 00:11:45,700 --> 00:11:46,930 and trusts me. 237 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:49,480 Perhaps... 238 00:11:51,450 --> 00:11:52,700 Perhaps you could even 239 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:54,420 change my fate. 240 00:12:01,550 --> 00:12:02,450 So, 241 00:12:04,700 --> 00:12:06,180 I really can't lose you. 242 00:12:07,190 --> 00:12:08,720 I'm afraid to lose you. 243 00:12:12,810 --> 00:12:14,810 Please let me keep this secret. 244 00:12:15,090 --> 00:12:16,310 Just this one secret, 245 00:12:17,020 --> 00:12:17,820 can you? 246 00:12:19,070 --> 00:12:23,020 ♪ Drifting with fleeting light into a haze ♪ 247 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:29,620 ♪ In the depths of passing time, who's still waiting ♪ 248 00:12:30,660 --> 00:12:33,100 ♪ A single glance back ♪ 249 00:12:34,330 --> 00:12:35,870 ♪ Even if the road ahead is veiled ♪ 250 00:12:37,310 --> 00:12:39,180 ♪ And the rest of our story fades unfinished ♪ 251 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:38,080 Sure. 252 00:12:40,140 --> 00:12:45,540 ♪ I'll still choose to meet you ♪ 253 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:45,240 Sir. 254 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:47,480 Thank you for helping us build houses. 255 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:48,320 Please have some. 256 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:49,450 Alright, thank you. 257 00:12:50,540 --> 00:12:52,060 Did you wash your hands? 258 00:12:53,780 --> 00:12:55,040 Thank you, little one. 259 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:56,360 What's your name? 260 00:12:56,660 --> 00:12:58,020 I don't have a name. 261 00:12:58,180 --> 00:12:59,310 That's impossible. 262 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:00,420 Grandma says 263 00:13:00,450 --> 00:13:02,340 those of us who live in South City 264 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:03,940 are all lower-class people. 265 00:13:03,940 --> 00:13:06,320 Lower-class people don't need names. 266 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:07,820 If you don't have a name, 267 00:13:07,820 --> 00:13:10,340 how are you registered with the authorities? 268 00:13:12,060 --> 00:13:13,060 Well, little one. 269 00:13:13,300 --> 00:13:14,360 Tell me, 270 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:15,960 what's your father's name? 271 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:17,700 His name is Passerby A. 272 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:19,700 Passerby A? 273 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:21,780 Pass— 274 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:24,900 Sir. 275 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:26,450 I'd like to ask, 276 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:28,020 what's your name? 277 00:13:28,060 --> 00:13:29,250 My name is Passerby B. 278 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:30,960 Passerby B? 279 00:13:31,820 --> 00:13:32,720 Why? 280 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:34,070 What do you mean by "why"? 281 00:13:34,070 --> 00:13:35,940 Don't you have your own name? 282 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:39,060 Passerby B is my name. 283 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:41,270 You seriously have a problem. 284 00:13:43,300 --> 00:13:44,080 I... 285 00:13:45,540 --> 00:13:46,330 What's wrong? 286 00:13:47,700 --> 00:13:48,660 Nothing. 287 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:50,820 So all these common people 288 00:13:51,060 --> 00:13:52,700 don't have their own names. 289 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:55,080 I didn't know "Passerby" 290 00:13:55,300 --> 00:13:56,060 was such a common surname 291 00:13:56,060 --> 00:13:57,900 in the capital. 292 00:13:59,020 --> 00:14:00,870 Quite an elegant surname indeed. 293 00:14:10,820 --> 00:14:11,600 Little one. 294 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:14,420 Since your father's surname 295 00:14:14,420 --> 00:14:15,320 is Passerby, 296 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:17,280 from now on, 297 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:18,550 you shall be called 298 00:14:18,780 --> 00:14:19,720 Passerby Pancake. 299 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:20,600 How's that? 300 00:14:21,140 --> 00:14:22,300 Thank you, Sir. 301 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:23,300 Here, 302 00:14:23,300 --> 00:14:23,960 have this pancake. 303 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:24,830 Take a big bite. 304 00:14:26,020 --> 00:14:28,870 Passerby C. ["C" sounds like "pancake" in Chinese] 305 00:14:34,180 --> 00:14:35,830 It's as if everything is stuck 306 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:38,320 inside a fabricated, prewritten world. 307 00:14:42,660 --> 00:14:43,940 So handsome! 308 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:45,720 Mr. Li's skills are truly extraordinary. 309 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:47,720 My Lady, he's the one, definitely the one! 310 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:48,600 Just days ago, 311 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:50,600 weren't you speaking highly of General Chu? 312 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:52,180 Now you've switched sides. 313 00:14:52,570 --> 00:14:54,570 Before, I was just inexperienced, 314 00:14:54,660 --> 00:14:55,900 thinking that of all men in the world, 315 00:14:55,900 --> 00:14:57,320 only General Chu was the best. 316 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:59,300 But now, after hearing Miss's stories every day, 317 00:14:59,300 --> 00:15:01,820 I think Mr. Li is even better than General Chu. 318 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:03,840 You two are what we call daily followers, 319 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:05,970 switching fandoms at the drop of a hat. 320 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:07,820 Switching... 321 00:15:07,940 --> 00:15:08,900 But My Lady, 322 00:15:09,300 --> 00:15:10,940 what are your feelings 323 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:12,060 toward Mr. Li now? 324 00:15:12,450 --> 00:15:13,960 If you like him, 325 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:17,330 why not break off your engagement and marry him instead? 326 00:15:18,410 --> 00:15:19,940 What are you talking about? 327 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:21,960 Besides, 328 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:23,840 the broken engagement plot 329 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:25,100 is still a long way off. 330 00:15:25,180 --> 00:15:26,360 For now, I'd be counting my blessings 331 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:28,450 if I could just slip out of 332 00:15:29,060 --> 00:15:30,940 Nan Heng's clutches safely. 333 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:34,540 -My Lady. -My Lady, please tell us more. 334 00:15:34,890 --> 00:15:35,930 Stop gossiping. 335 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:40,420 [Slacker Escape Plan] 336 00:15:40,420 --> 00:15:46,900 [Li Shiliu] 337 00:16:00,420 --> 00:16:02,450 From what I know about Nan Heng, 338 00:16:02,450 --> 00:16:04,450 he's just an ambitious, 339 00:16:04,450 --> 00:16:05,570 ruthless, 340 00:16:05,570 --> 00:16:06,600 and heartless man. 341 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:07,570 He commits all kinds of wicked deeds, 342 00:16:07,570 --> 00:16:08,600 falsely accuses loyal officials, 343 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:09,570 and inflicts suffering upon women. 344 00:16:09,570 --> 00:16:10,940 He's a bad guy, you know? 345 00:16:10,950 --> 00:16:12,320 He kills without even blinking. 346 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:13,840 Nan Heng has committed plenty of 347 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:15,590 wicked deeds over the years, hasn't he? 348 00:16:15,590 --> 00:16:17,640 Nan Heng is a sinister villain. 349 00:16:17,660 --> 00:16:19,710 However, a protagonist like Nan Heng 350 00:16:20,310 --> 00:16:22,090 only cares about power and schemes. 351 00:16:22,090 --> 00:16:24,300 The people's lives mean nothing to him. 352 00:16:24,350 --> 00:16:25,370 Anyway, 353 00:16:25,660 --> 00:16:26,920 he's not a good person. 354 00:16:45,540 --> 00:16:46,320 Fugui! 355 00:16:46,780 --> 00:16:47,570 Come in! 356 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:52,100 Your Highness. 357 00:16:52,250 --> 00:16:53,060 Let me ask you. 358 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:54,080 Do you also think 359 00:16:54,420 --> 00:16:56,200 I am a person who only cares about power 360 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:58,060 and ignores the lives of the people? 361 00:16:58,060 --> 00:16:59,520 What do you mean by "also"? 362 00:17:01,140 --> 00:17:03,210 No, it's impossible. 363 00:17:03,660 --> 00:17:05,410 Your Highness 364 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:07,070 is known for your kindness 365 00:17:07,660 --> 00:17:08,780 and warmth— 366 00:17:09,270 --> 00:17:10,960 truly a gentleman 367 00:17:11,190 --> 00:17:12,790 and a great hero of the realm. 368 00:17:14,420 --> 00:17:16,470 Do you really believe your own words? 369 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:22,960 Since you don't believe it yourself, 370 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:25,170 she certainly won't believe it either. 371 00:17:25,340 --> 00:17:26,140 She? 372 00:17:29,180 --> 00:17:31,450 Accompany me to the Song Residence tomorrow. 373 00:17:31,450 --> 00:17:32,850 I have questions for her. 374 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:35,340 Yes, Your Highness. 375 00:17:35,500 --> 00:17:39,200 [Song Residence] 376 00:17:40,580 --> 00:17:41,720 Twenty-five. 377 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:43,000 Sixteen, 378 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:43,960 seventeen. 379 00:17:45,900 --> 00:17:47,610 We're short on timber lately. 380 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:49,170 To keep the project on schedule, 381 00:17:49,170 --> 00:17:50,760 we need to use materials sparingly. 382 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:51,660 Remember, you two— 383 00:17:51,660 --> 00:17:53,960 everything here must be properly sorted 384 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:55,280 and counted once a day, 385 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:56,800 and any shortages reported right away. 386 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:58,420 That's how we avoid mistakes. 387 00:17:58,420 --> 00:18:00,280 My Lady, you're impressive! 388 00:18:01,700 --> 00:18:03,020 I'm just helping Mr. Li. 389 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:05,620 He's done so much for the people, 390 00:18:05,620 --> 00:18:07,140 so I should do my part too, 391 00:18:07,140 --> 00:18:07,860 right? 392 00:18:21,380 --> 00:18:22,700 What are you doing here? 393 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:26,180 Is this how you treat 394 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:28,620 the person who saved you 395 00:18:28,620 --> 00:18:30,880 from being charged with assassination? 396 00:18:31,550 --> 00:18:32,480 Your Highness, 397 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:34,280 mind your gentlemanly conduct. 398 00:18:35,770 --> 00:18:37,770 I need to speak with Miss Song alone. 399 00:18:38,970 --> 00:18:40,340 Both of you, leave now. 400 00:18:41,940 --> 00:18:42,950 Your Highness, 401 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:45,180 th-they don't know anything. 402 00:18:45,180 --> 00:18:46,490 Please don't frighten them. 403 00:18:46,490 --> 00:18:47,380 Besides, 404 00:18:47,750 --> 00:18:48,960 what is it 405 00:18:49,100 --> 00:18:50,900 that cannot be said in their presence? 406 00:18:50,900 --> 00:18:52,490 Why must we speak in private? 407 00:18:52,900 --> 00:18:53,660 Miss Song, 408 00:18:53,700 --> 00:18:55,130 His Highness suggests 409 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:56,420 it might be a bit stuffy in here 410 00:18:56,420 --> 00:18:58,580 and perhaps the ladies would appreciate some fresh air. 411 00:18:58,580 --> 00:18:59,380 Ladies, 412 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:00,280 please. 413 00:19:07,120 --> 00:19:08,760 It's quite stuffy in here. 414 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:10,490 I need to get some fresh air too. 415 00:19:11,410 --> 00:19:12,460 What are you doing? 416 00:19:15,410 --> 00:19:16,450 First question: 417 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:19,300 To you, 418 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:21,290 what kind of person am I? 419 00:19:24,250 --> 00:19:25,860 A truly admirable person. 420 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,620 I want you to tell the truth. 421 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:32,980 How is that not the truth? 422 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:34,860 Even though Your Highness has tried to kill me 423 00:19:34,860 --> 00:19:35,720 so many times, 424 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:37,330 you always let me walk away. 425 00:19:37,390 --> 00:19:40,000 Such magnanimity, rare even among top celebrities, 426 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:41,950 combined with your remarkable foresight— 427 00:19:41,950 --> 00:19:43,880 you're truly an admirable person. 428 00:19:46,660 --> 00:19:47,450 Fine. 429 00:19:48,660 --> 00:19:50,120 Then the second question: 430 00:19:51,100 --> 00:19:52,550 What is a "top celebrity"? 431 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:54,770 What does "protagonist" mean? 432 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:56,110 And what is this 433 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:57,500 "script" you speak of? 434 00:20:00,290 --> 00:20:02,410 Everyone keeps asking me these questions. 435 00:20:02,410 --> 00:20:03,860 I-I really feel suffocated. 436 00:20:03,860 --> 00:20:05,380 I really need to go out and breathe 437 00:20:05,380 --> 00:20:06,760 some fresh air. 438 00:20:06,780 --> 00:20:08,900 I've searched through all the books in the Wenyuan Library 439 00:20:08,900 --> 00:20:10,380 and questioned all the scholars in the Hanlin Academy, 440 00:20:10,380 --> 00:20:12,440 yet no one knows anything about this. 441 00:20:15,060 --> 00:20:16,770 I was just saying it casually. 442 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:18,480 Your Highness, seriously, 443 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:21,140 why do you bother remembering such trivial things? 444 00:20:21,140 --> 00:20:22,530 Just saying it casually? 445 00:20:23,100 --> 00:20:24,000 Once is fine, 446 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:26,200 but what about twice? 447 00:20:26,340 --> 00:20:27,040 Three times? 448 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:28,480 Four times? Five times? 449 00:20:29,380 --> 00:20:31,380 You once said I was the protagonist. 450 00:20:31,990 --> 00:20:34,000 Now you're calling me a top celebrity. 451 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:34,800 You also mentioned that everything 452 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:36,200 between us is part of some script rule. 453 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:37,800 What does all that mean? 454 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:44,760 Did I... 455 00:20:48,220 --> 00:20:49,560 Did I say that? 456 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:52,000 Song Yimeng. 457 00:20:53,900 --> 00:20:55,290 I'm begging you to tell me 458 00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:59,200 what you're hiding from me. 459 00:21:05,140 --> 00:21:06,200 Your Highness, 460 00:21:06,420 --> 00:21:07,940 do you have any manners at all? 461 00:21:07,940 --> 00:21:10,100 How can you be so rude to a girl? 462 00:21:17,420 --> 00:21:18,200 Fine, 463 00:21:18,360 --> 00:21:19,690 I'll tell you today. 464 00:21:20,100 --> 00:21:21,580 A top celebrity is someone with top traffic, 465 00:21:21,580 --> 00:21:22,940 and a script is the foundation of a show. 466 00:21:22,940 --> 00:21:24,280 You, who only knows how to use force when facing problems, 467 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:24,760 who hasn't even learned basic 468 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:25,480 English vocabulary, 469 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:26,200 do you understand? 470 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:27,140 Do you understand? 471 00:21:27,140 --> 00:21:28,200 Do you understand? 472 00:21:30,380 --> 00:21:31,740 You don't understand. 473 00:21:31,940 --> 00:21:33,000 Not only do you not understand, 474 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:34,100 you kill without remorse, 475 00:21:34,100 --> 00:21:34,960 you slaughter the innocent. 476 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:35,800 You don't really want to know 477 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:37,140 what the real script is about. 478 00:21:37,140 --> 00:21:38,620 You just think I know more than you, 479 00:21:38,620 --> 00:21:40,180 you think I'm hiding everything from you. 480 00:21:40,180 --> 00:21:41,180 You want to control everyone, 481 00:21:41,180 --> 00:21:42,480 but you don't trust anyone. 482 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:43,340 Am I right, 483 00:21:43,340 --> 00:21:44,200 Your Highness? 484 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:58,900 Have I successfully mind-controlled him? 485 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:00,000 Fine, 486 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:03,520 you're right about everything. 487 00:22:03,660 --> 00:22:05,590 I did use force against you before, 488 00:22:07,700 --> 00:22:08,750 but let me tell you. 489 00:22:11,050 --> 00:22:12,640 Apart from this matter, 490 00:22:13,940 --> 00:22:15,990 I have never killed innocent people. 491 00:22:20,420 --> 00:22:21,960 I don't trust anyone, 492 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:24,200 because no one has ever trusted me, 493 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:25,450 not even you. 494 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:28,860 I... 495 00:22:32,060 --> 00:22:33,200 You should know that 496 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:35,280 things in this world 497 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:37,910 are not what they appear to be on the surface. 498 00:22:37,930 --> 00:22:40,450 What people say isn't necessarily the truth. 499 00:22:40,690 --> 00:22:41,520 On the battlefield, 500 00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:42,960 it's kill or be killed. 501 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:43,940 In the imperial court, 502 00:22:43,940 --> 00:22:46,150 it's even more dangerous than the frontier. 503 00:22:46,150 --> 00:22:48,410 If I don't fight desperately to survive, 504 00:22:48,410 --> 00:22:50,610 then I'll be the one driven to a dead end. 505 00:22:57,340 --> 00:22:58,200 Song Yimeng. 506 00:22:59,620 --> 00:23:00,420 If 507 00:23:01,700 --> 00:23:03,490 you truly want to understand me, 508 00:23:04,650 --> 00:23:06,140 don't use your eyes. 509 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:35,560 Who wants to understand you? 510 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:46,740 Everyone present here 511 00:23:47,580 --> 00:23:50,240 is an expert in weapon forging. 512 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:53,420 Our Chief Master has gone to great lengths 513 00:23:53,420 --> 00:23:55,540 to invite you all from the Huai region, 514 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:57,050 spending several days, 515 00:23:57,140 --> 00:23:58,790 yet there's been no progress. 516 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:05,330 You're making it very difficult for me to explain. 517 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:07,670 Mr. Shangguan, 518 00:24:08,180 --> 00:24:10,050 it's not that we're incompetent. 519 00:24:10,140 --> 00:24:12,580 The blades you want must be forged from fine steel, 520 00:24:12,580 --> 00:24:14,620 but nowadays all the quality iron mines 521 00:24:14,620 --> 00:24:16,240 are under imperial control. 522 00:24:16,260 --> 00:24:18,240 To forge steel blades from ordinary iron, 523 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:20,580 that's... that's simply impossible! 524 00:24:20,580 --> 00:24:21,000 Indeed. 525 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:22,660 So if I provide you with fine iron, 526 00:24:22,660 --> 00:24:23,980 you could forge it then? 527 00:24:28,340 --> 00:24:29,860 Sir, what you don't know is 528 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:31,800 the fine iron needs to be tempered 529 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:33,340 before it can become steel. 530 00:24:33,450 --> 00:24:34,800 And this tempering method 531 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:36,620 is known only to Lord Qianyu. 532 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:38,040 In my youth, 533 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:39,760 I was fortunate enough to apprentice in the Qianyu Army 534 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:41,490 under a blade-forging master. 535 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:44,040 Even though he served in the army for decades, 536 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:46,380 he never obtained Lord Qianyu's formula. 537 00:24:46,700 --> 00:24:47,280 So... 538 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:49,660 In the end, you still can't forge it. 539 00:24:51,580 --> 00:24:53,800 Guards! Take them away. 540 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:55,800 Move along. 541 00:25:04,900 --> 00:25:05,900 What should we do? 542 00:25:07,100 --> 00:25:09,160 We'll have to target the Qianyu Army. 543 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:16,200 Go to the South City and tell the Chief Master 544 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:18,000 that our mission remains unaccomplished, 545 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,180 and we need to find another way through Chu Guihong. 546 00:25:20,180 --> 00:25:20,960 Yes. 547 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:26,080 Bravo! Bravo! 548 00:25:26,110 --> 00:25:27,900 Bravo! Bravo! 549 00:25:32,180 --> 00:25:32,960 General, 550 00:25:33,450 --> 00:25:35,180 what are they doing over there? 551 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:38,100 Are they here to help or just cause trouble? 552 00:25:38,100 --> 00:25:39,720 Chattering all day long, 553 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:41,960 they're clearly disrupting military discipline. 554 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:43,200 Let them do their thing, 555 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:44,420 we'll do ours. 556 00:25:44,900 --> 00:25:46,580 Only by completing this before next month 557 00:25:46,580 --> 00:25:47,800 can we help His Majesty 558 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:48,700 and His Highness 559 00:25:48,700 --> 00:25:50,020 put their minds at ease. 560 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:53,040 General, 561 00:25:53,380 --> 00:25:54,280 the Waning River Crescent 562 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:56,090 is full of riffraff. 563 00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:57,100 When it comes to speed, 564 00:25:57,100 --> 00:25:58,740 we really can't compete with them. 565 00:25:58,740 --> 00:25:59,880 When the time comes, 566 00:26:00,580 --> 00:26:04,380 you won't really break off your engagement with Miss Song, will you? 567 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:11,910 That's none of your business. 568 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:13,370 Focus on your own duties. 569 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:25,340 Let's go. 570 00:26:26,450 --> 00:26:27,250 Give it to me, 571 00:26:27,540 --> 00:26:28,610 give it back! 572 00:26:29,900 --> 00:26:30,920 Over there. 573 00:26:32,620 --> 00:26:34,210 I have no strength at all now. 574 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:41,300 It's a five-strand hemp rope. 575 00:26:41,300 --> 00:26:42,780 Remove one strand from inside, 576 00:26:42,780 --> 00:26:44,590 and the rope loses its strength. 577 00:26:45,180 --> 00:26:46,200 From the outside, 578 00:26:46,420 --> 00:26:47,580 it's hard to notice. 579 00:26:48,340 --> 00:26:49,140 Come on, 580 00:26:49,140 --> 00:26:49,790 let's do it. 581 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:50,760 Ronghua. 582 00:26:52,180 --> 00:26:54,300 If the General finds out about this... 583 00:26:54,450 --> 00:26:55,760 Then let him beat me. 584 00:26:56,340 --> 00:26:58,140 It's better than letting his beloved Miss Song 585 00:26:58,140 --> 00:27:00,400 be snatched away by that street ruffian. 586 00:27:00,700 --> 00:27:02,040 Haven't you noticed lately 587 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:02,860 that Miss Song 588 00:27:02,860 --> 00:27:04,590 keeps coming to the South City? 589 00:27:04,630 --> 00:27:06,240 When has she ever come to see our General? 590 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:06,960 Every time, 591 00:27:07,260 --> 00:27:09,260 she's only here to see that ruffian. 592 00:27:12,380 --> 00:27:13,280 Let me tell you, 593 00:27:14,010 --> 00:27:15,210 if you're my brother, 594 00:27:15,340 --> 00:27:16,600 then help me with this. 595 00:27:21,940 --> 00:27:23,530 The Second Master says so... 596 00:27:24,420 --> 00:27:25,200 Understood. 597 00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:27,330 Go back and tell Shangguan He 598 00:27:27,340 --> 00:27:28,420 not to act rashly. 599 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:29,280 Yes, sir. 600 00:27:50,490 --> 00:27:52,700 There's something wrong with the rope. 601 00:28:10,870 --> 00:28:12,240 Someone has tampered with the rope. 602 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:14,000 If you keep fighting me, the building will collapse. 603 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:15,520 Don't tell me your men did this. 604 00:28:15,520 --> 00:28:16,860 I had no idea about this. 605 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:18,700 You were sneaking around just now. 606 00:28:18,700 --> 00:28:19,860 What are you scheming this time? 607 00:28:19,860 --> 00:28:21,000 The guilty party accuses first. 608 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:22,620 You came to South City with ulterior motives. 609 00:28:22,620 --> 00:28:23,580 If you don't explain yourself, 610 00:28:23,580 --> 00:28:24,420 I won't let you stay any longer. 611 00:28:24,420 --> 00:28:25,420 You talk about morality and righteousness, 612 00:28:25,420 --> 00:28:26,900 but your actions are despicable. 613 00:28:26,900 --> 00:28:28,830 You're the one who shouldn't stay. 614 00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:51,420 The Qianyu Army's bruise medicine 615 00:29:51,660 --> 00:29:52,510 works wonders. 616 00:29:58,860 --> 00:29:59,660 Thanks. 617 00:30:40,660 --> 00:30:42,200 Most people think this pill 618 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:43,280 is taken orally, 619 00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:46,480 yet you know the Qianyu Army's method of application. 620 00:30:48,910 --> 00:30:50,560 What's so special about that? 621 00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:51,870 This medicine 622 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,200 is sold everywhere in the black market. 623 00:30:59,020 --> 00:31:00,240 Military supplies 624 00:31:00,900 --> 00:31:03,290 have somehow leaked into the black market, 625 00:31:03,860 --> 00:31:06,700 and my subordinates have disregarded my orders. 626 00:31:08,380 --> 00:31:10,380 My family's legacy has come to this, 627 00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:11,700 how ridiculous. 628 00:31:36,380 --> 00:31:37,180 Wait, 629 00:31:38,900 --> 00:31:41,100 aren't you afraid it might be poisoned? 630 00:31:42,860 --> 00:31:43,960 You wouldn't dare. 631 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:46,000 If I were poisoned to death, 632 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:47,760 your entire Waning River Crescent 633 00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:48,960 would go down with me. 634 00:31:59,150 --> 00:31:59,950 It's wine? 635 00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:01,720 What, 636 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:04,520 is carrying wine 637 00:32:04,860 --> 00:32:05,900 a crime too? 638 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:10,180 Why are you speaking with such sarcasm? 639 00:32:10,180 --> 00:32:11,420 Look who's talking, 640 00:32:11,700 --> 00:32:13,220 you're no better yourself. 641 00:32:28,980 --> 00:32:31,450 If you weren't genuinely concerned for the people of South City, 642 00:32:31,450 --> 00:32:33,970 you wouldn't have gone to such lengths today. 643 00:32:34,530 --> 00:32:37,340 I've had many misunderstandings about you before, 644 00:32:37,340 --> 00:32:38,140 but today 645 00:32:38,580 --> 00:32:41,230 I'll tentatively believe you're a good person. 646 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:43,380 Then I must thank you 647 00:32:44,900 --> 00:32:46,360 for your tentative trust. 648 00:32:50,190 --> 00:32:51,240 There you go again. 649 00:32:58,490 --> 00:32:59,900 About the rope incident, 650 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:01,850 the Qianyu Army wronged you, 651 00:33:02,860 --> 00:33:03,900 I owe you a favor. 652 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:05,610 What can I do to repay you? 653 00:33:09,940 --> 00:33:11,600 The method of weapon forging, 654 00:33:11,800 --> 00:33:12,730 can you share it? 655 00:33:14,660 --> 00:33:16,390 Coveting the method of weapon forging 656 00:33:16,390 --> 00:33:17,450 is a serious crime. 657 00:33:21,450 --> 00:33:23,540 Qianyu Army's sharp weapons 658 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:25,800 are meant to protect Great Jing, 659 00:33:26,620 --> 00:33:27,860 but is Great Jing 660 00:33:27,880 --> 00:33:29,940 only protected by your Qianyu Army? 661 00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:32,370 I wonder if this method 662 00:33:32,860 --> 00:33:34,940 were shared among all military forces, 663 00:33:34,940 --> 00:33:37,700 how many soldiers at the border would be saved? 664 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:40,150 Perhaps 665 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:42,290 in the Pingrong Battle, 666 00:33:43,380 --> 00:33:45,300 many lives could have been spared. 667 00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:53,350 I understand what you're saying, 668 00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:55,060 but if this method 669 00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:57,040 falls into the wrong hands, 670 00:33:58,660 --> 00:33:59,450 then 671 00:33:59,960 --> 00:34:01,280 how many people 672 00:34:01,450 --> 00:34:03,450 would die needlessly because of it? 673 00:34:05,450 --> 00:34:07,860 The person with ulterior motives you're referring to 674 00:34:07,860 --> 00:34:08,920 is Nan Heng, right? 675 00:34:12,140 --> 00:34:12,960 In any case, 676 00:34:13,580 --> 00:34:14,840 he's not a good person. 677 00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:18,540 You needn't investigate the method of weapon forging anymore. 678 00:34:18,540 --> 00:34:19,730 My father is dead, 679 00:34:20,790 --> 00:34:21,810 and there will never be 680 00:34:21,810 --> 00:34:23,730 any truth about this secret again. 681 00:34:31,250 --> 00:34:33,140 Since we're talking about Nan Heng, 682 00:34:33,140 --> 00:34:34,810 I have a few questions 683 00:34:34,850 --> 00:34:36,210 I'd like to ask you. 684 00:34:37,540 --> 00:34:38,600 What questions? 685 00:34:39,500 --> 00:34:40,770 That first time we met, 686 00:34:41,290 --> 00:34:43,200 when I brought people to investigate the Waning River Crescent, 687 00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:44,730 why were you so prepared? 688 00:34:44,930 --> 00:34:46,500 Did you perhaps get information 689 00:34:46,500 --> 00:34:47,930 from Nan Heng in advance? 690 00:34:50,180 --> 00:34:52,520 Why would I need help from others for this? 691 00:34:52,830 --> 00:34:54,700 Everyone at Waning River Crescent is a person of the martial arts world, 692 00:34:54,700 --> 00:34:56,020 from all walks of life. 693 00:34:56,270 --> 00:34:57,290 Every day we're living with our heads 694 00:34:57,290 --> 00:34:58,850 on the chopping block. 695 00:34:59,730 --> 00:35:02,870 Don't you think I'd at least get this bit of information? 696 00:35:03,180 --> 00:35:05,100 You came marching in broad daylight 697 00:35:05,100 --> 00:35:07,160 with the Qianyu Army to investigate. 698 00:35:07,350 --> 00:35:09,310 If I couldn't get this information in advance, 699 00:35:09,310 --> 00:35:11,600 how would we Nightwalkers at Waning River Crescent 700 00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:13,160 have survived until today? 701 00:35:13,850 --> 00:35:14,660 Fine. 702 00:35:15,460 --> 00:35:17,250 Even if what you say makes sense, 703 00:35:17,730 --> 00:35:19,160 the three of us clearly agreed 704 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:21,160 to assassinate Nan Heng together. 705 00:35:21,850 --> 00:35:23,180 So why weren't you there 706 00:35:23,350 --> 00:35:24,390 that night? 707 00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:29,370 Fine. 708 00:35:30,100 --> 00:35:30,890 I admit it. 709 00:35:32,580 --> 00:35:34,040 I was scared, okay? 710 00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:36,290 You and Miss Song are both 711 00:35:36,290 --> 00:35:37,180 children of high officials. 712 00:35:37,180 --> 00:35:38,930 Me? I'm just a nobody from the martial arts world. 713 00:35:38,930 --> 00:35:39,930 Assassinating a prince is something 714 00:35:39,930 --> 00:35:41,910 that could easily cost me my head. 715 00:35:41,950 --> 00:35:43,600 Couldn't I have a backup plan? 716 00:35:44,660 --> 00:35:46,180 Besides, don't forget that 717 00:35:47,060 --> 00:35:48,830 if I hadn't been cautious, 718 00:35:48,870 --> 00:35:50,460 you, General Chu, would have 719 00:35:50,460 --> 00:35:51,660 arrested me that day. 720 00:36:01,250 --> 00:36:02,710 I finally understand now. 721 00:36:03,180 --> 00:36:03,980 You still 722 00:36:04,500 --> 00:36:05,810 don't trust me. 723 00:36:07,370 --> 00:36:08,500 But think about it. 724 00:36:09,250 --> 00:36:11,710 I'm just a nobody from the martial arts world. 725 00:36:11,710 --> 00:36:14,450 Why would a prince conspire with someone like me? 726 00:36:14,770 --> 00:36:15,580 Besides, 727 00:36:15,580 --> 00:36:17,410 if you don't trust me, General Chu, 728 00:36:17,410 --> 00:36:19,100 how could Nan Heng trust me? 729 00:36:20,710 --> 00:36:21,500 Tell me, 730 00:36:22,410 --> 00:36:23,370 could he? 731 00:36:27,210 --> 00:36:28,210 I see that you 732 00:36:28,700 --> 00:36:30,500 were born into a noble family, 733 00:36:31,330 --> 00:36:32,730 sheltered from reality. 734 00:36:33,250 --> 00:36:34,620 You think everything 735 00:36:34,850 --> 00:36:36,850 is much simpler than it actually is. 736 00:36:51,060 --> 00:36:51,850 Once, 737 00:36:53,180 --> 00:36:54,100 I had a friend who 738 00:36:54,890 --> 00:36:56,140 told me the same thing. 739 00:36:58,430 --> 00:36:59,910 He said I was naive 740 00:37:00,660 --> 00:37:02,790 and thought everything was too simple 741 00:37:04,580 --> 00:37:05,660 I didn't realize 742 00:37:06,700 --> 00:37:07,850 haste makes waste 743 00:37:08,460 --> 00:37:10,710 and true strength comes through trials. 744 00:37:12,580 --> 00:37:16,270 [19 years ago] 745 00:37:14,180 --> 00:37:14,980 Oh dear! 746 00:37:16,370 --> 00:37:17,730 Are you hurt? 747 00:37:18,060 --> 00:37:19,390 What should we do now? 748 00:37:21,540 --> 00:37:22,230 This... 749 00:37:24,580 --> 00:37:25,960 Bruise medicine. 750 00:37:26,020 --> 00:37:27,330 Gao family's secret recipe. 751 00:37:27,330 --> 00:37:28,140 Want some? 752 00:37:31,180 --> 00:37:37,040 ♪ I leave the book aside, though I haven't finished reading it ♪ 753 00:37:34,730 --> 00:37:37,660 This is for external use only, not to be taken orally. 754 00:37:40,310 --> 00:37:46,040 ♪ I know one day I can have a glimpse of the ending ♪ 755 00:37:41,540 --> 00:37:42,540 Give me your hand. 756 00:37:47,100 --> 00:37:49,230 You're that prince from the Gao family, aren't you? 757 00:37:49,230 --> 00:37:50,560 My name is Chu Guihong. 758 00:37:49,390 --> 00:37:53,430 ♪ Life is unpredictable ♪ 759 00:37:51,750 --> 00:37:53,830 I know they don't let you ride horses in the palace. 760 00:37:53,830 --> 00:37:55,710 From now on, my horse is your horse. 761 00:37:54,350 --> 00:37:57,180 ♪ Who can get rid of perplexity ♪ 762 00:37:56,640 --> 00:37:58,250 I won't ride your horse for nothing. 763 00:37:58,080 --> 00:38:02,750 ♪ And find the answer he yearns for? ♪ 764 00:37:58,370 --> 00:38:00,770 I'll tell you the secret medicine formula. 765 00:38:01,210 --> 00:38:02,290 That's great! 766 00:38:02,290 --> 00:38:03,850 I want to give it to my father, 767 00:38:03,850 --> 00:38:05,290 so the soldiers of the Qianyu Army 768 00:38:05,290 --> 00:38:06,930 can all use this miracle medicine. 769 00:38:06,730 --> 00:38:09,930 If the wind changes my past 770 00:38:09,620 --> 00:38:11,250 Your riding skills are really impressive. 771 00:38:11,250 --> 00:38:12,350 Teach me, please. 772 00:38:11,480 --> 00:38:14,620 If you write about me 773 00:38:12,500 --> 00:38:13,180 No. 774 00:38:13,180 --> 00:38:14,710 I'll call you big brother. 775 00:38:14,810 --> 00:38:15,620 Still no. 776 00:38:15,620 --> 00:38:17,140 I'll call you master. 777 00:38:15,790 --> 00:38:22,230 ♪ I’ll see how many kinds of destiny will be made for me ♪ Look 778 00:38:17,180 --> 00:38:18,020 No. 779 00:38:18,560 --> 00:38:20,810 I'll give you the Qianyu Military Manual. 780 00:38:20,810 --> 00:38:21,620 Do you want it? 781 00:38:24,770 --> 00:38:27,930 Let the moonlight see how many lines I love you 782 00:38:29,600 --> 00:38:32,730 Let me run against the south wall 783 00:38:31,790 --> 00:38:34,700 [This attack is invincible] 784 00:38:33,870 --> 00:38:40,060 Even if it's destiny, it doesn't matter to me 785 00:38:42,700 --> 00:38:43,290 Here. 786 00:38:53,370 --> 00:38:54,540 Don't ever tell anyone 787 00:38:54,540 --> 00:38:56,140 that I taught you how to ride. 788 00:38:57,000 --> 00:39:02,580 ♪ People's demeanor varies in this world of hustle and bustle ♪ 789 00:38:57,730 --> 00:38:59,930 Will I never learn to ride properly? 790 00:39:01,180 --> 00:39:02,210 One fall from a horse 791 00:39:02,210 --> 00:39:03,500 is nothing to be afraid of. 792 00:39:03,500 --> 00:39:05,290 Even those battle-hardened generals 793 00:39:05,290 --> 00:39:07,790 know that even good riders fall sometimes. 794 00:39:05,680 --> 00:39:12,040 ♪ Are they all bound by destiny at the same time? ♪ 795 00:39:09,930 --> 00:39:12,230 But I'm learning so slowly, 796 00:39:12,620 --> 00:39:14,830 you've been teaching me for almost half a month now. 797 00:39:14,790 --> 00:39:18,640 ♪ A simple move can lead to multiple major changes ♪ 798 00:39:16,290 --> 00:39:17,730 You're inexperienced, 799 00:39:17,980 --> 00:39:19,980 thinking many things are simpler than they are, 800 00:39:19,750 --> 00:39:22,730 ♪ Who can find out the truth? ♪ 801 00:39:20,790 --> 00:39:22,790 not knowing that haste makes waste. 802 00:39:22,810 --> 00:39:23,930 Steel is forged through a hundred refinements. 803 00:39:23,930 --> 00:39:28,710 ♪ Is it a bluff or a real match? ♪ 804 00:39:25,850 --> 00:39:27,230 Haste makes waste. 805 00:39:28,140 --> 00:39:30,790 Steel is forged through a hundred refinements. 806 00:39:31,790 --> 00:39:35,270 ♪ Setting sun, help me weather through the big snow ♪ 807 00:39:36,140 --> 00:39:37,460 Mr. Li, you're right. 808 00:39:36,330 --> 00:39:39,770 ♪ I'll wait till the next chapter to get sorrowful ♪ 809 00:39:38,120 --> 00:39:40,460 I've been thoughtless about many things. 810 00:39:40,560 --> 00:39:47,390 ♪ Every word resonates with me like dancing notes on the paper ♪ 811 00:39:40,890 --> 00:39:43,020 Thank you for your wise words tonight. 812 00:39:52,180 --> 00:39:52,980 Mr. Li. 813 00:39:54,330 --> 00:39:56,980 Whether you're conspiring with Nan Heng or not, 814 00:39:57,060 --> 00:39:58,560 getting entangled with him 815 00:39:58,560 --> 00:39:59,890 will never end well. 816 00:40:02,210 --> 00:40:03,020 Remember, 817 00:40:03,100 --> 00:40:07,040 ♪ Wind, be with me in the quest for an ideal ♪ 818 00:40:03,980 --> 00:40:06,580 the further away you stay from him, the better. 819 00:40:07,710 --> 00:40:10,850 ♪ Brush and ink, stand with me on the cliff ♪ 820 00:40:12,040 --> 00:40:18,710 ♪ My heart measures the waves I've cleaved ♪ 821 00:40:21,100 --> 00:40:24,680 ♪ Setting sun, help me weather through the big snow ♪ 822 00:40:25,750 --> 00:40:30,180 ♪ I'll wait till the next chapter to get sorrowful ♪ 823 00:40:26,910 --> 00:40:29,370 [You only give it to me after drinking it all] 824 00:40:31,890 --> 00:40:33,370 [Still exactly the same as before] 825 00:40:32,290 --> 00:40:40,390 ♪ Every word resonates with me like dancing notes on the paper ♪ 826 00:41:17,180 --> 00:41:18,000 Chief... 827 00:41:33,790 --> 00:41:37,480 [19 years ago] 828 00:42:09,620 --> 00:42:11,790 [Young Nan Rui] 829 00:42:28,700 --> 00:42:29,890 Rui is compassionate 830 00:42:30,540 --> 00:42:31,930 and refuses to take life, 831 00:42:32,850 --> 00:42:34,330 very good, very good. 832 00:42:40,330 --> 00:42:41,500 Guihong is brave, 833 00:42:41,700 --> 00:42:43,180 a true son of a military family, 834 00:42:43,180 --> 00:42:43,980 commendable, 835 00:42:44,100 --> 00:42:45,290 indeed commendable. 836 00:42:45,500 --> 00:42:46,890 Thank you, Your Majesty. 837 00:42:53,540 --> 00:42:54,810 Excessive killing, 838 00:42:54,890 --> 00:42:56,100 reeks of blood, 839 00:42:56,770 --> 00:42:57,540 absurd, 840 00:42:57,810 --> 00:42:58,930 absolutely absurd. 841 00:43:00,140 --> 00:43:00,930 Father. 842 00:43:01,410 --> 00:43:02,210 Rui. 843 00:43:03,730 --> 00:43:04,730 Let's go play over there, 844 00:43:04,730 --> 00:43:05,520 shall we? 845 00:43:05,700 --> 00:43:06,460 I... 846 00:43:06,460 --> 00:43:06,890 Guihong. 847 00:43:06,890 --> 00:43:08,770 Have found a really fun place. 848 00:43:09,040 --> 00:43:09,680 Father. 849 00:43:13,870 --> 00:43:16,230 [Empress Chu Yurong] 850 00:43:16,850 --> 00:43:17,810 Let me carry you. 851 00:43:20,020 --> 00:43:21,060 Let's go. 852 00:43:35,250 --> 00:43:36,500 Heng, when we return to the palace today, 853 00:43:36,500 --> 00:43:38,580 ride in my carriage. 854 00:43:47,500 --> 00:43:48,290 Come. 855 00:43:51,930 --> 00:43:52,640 Come. 856 00:43:57,460 --> 00:43:58,540 What are you doing? 857 00:44:00,480 --> 00:44:02,180 That's the right expression. 858 00:44:03,460 --> 00:44:05,250 When I was your age, 859 00:44:05,410 --> 00:44:07,330 I would constantly pester my father and brother 860 00:44:07,330 --> 00:44:08,750 to go horse racing and hunting, 861 00:44:08,750 --> 00:44:10,210 having the time of my life. 862 00:44:10,750 --> 00:44:12,640 If you carry too many worries, 863 00:44:12,700 --> 00:44:14,100 you'll age quickly, 864 00:44:14,460 --> 00:44:15,600 and once you're old, 865 00:44:16,810 --> 00:44:19,480 you can never return to your youth. 866 00:44:23,250 --> 00:44:24,710 His Majesty is 867 00:44:25,180 --> 00:44:27,750 still so childish despite his age. 868 00:44:28,480 --> 00:44:30,020 He's not ignoring you 869 00:44:30,160 --> 00:44:32,960 because he's just competing with Chancellor Gao. 870 00:44:34,790 --> 00:44:35,600 Eat up. 871 00:44:36,770 --> 00:44:37,870 When you're done, 872 00:44:38,460 --> 00:44:39,980 I'll take you hunting for 873 00:44:39,980 --> 00:44:41,230 an even bigger rabbit. 874 00:44:41,520 --> 00:44:42,910 We can make 875 00:44:42,930 --> 00:44:45,390 a warm scarf for your mother, how about that? 876 00:45:24,540 --> 00:45:26,290 This path doesn't lead to the palace. 877 00:45:26,290 --> 00:45:27,910 Mother brought me here 878 00:45:28,250 --> 00:45:29,770 to catch rabbits. 879 00:45:29,810 --> 00:45:30,730 You're lying! 880 00:45:34,930 --> 00:45:36,100 Are you going to eat or not? 881 00:45:35,430 --> 00:45:38,060 [Cold Palace] 882 00:45:36,140 --> 00:45:37,370 If not, you'll starve. 883 00:45:37,370 --> 00:45:38,180 Come out. 884 00:45:38,390 --> 00:45:39,180 Leave us. 885 00:45:40,180 --> 00:45:40,980 Yes. 886 00:45:41,410 --> 00:45:42,210 Open the door. 887 00:45:44,370 --> 00:45:46,100 Where are the things I gave you? 888 00:45:46,770 --> 00:45:47,890 Give them back to me. 889 00:45:51,020 --> 00:45:51,870 Give them back! 890 00:45:53,540 --> 00:45:54,330 I burned them. 891 00:46:11,290 --> 00:46:11,980 Wait. 892 00:46:15,460 --> 00:46:17,210 I didn't kill your aunt, 893 00:46:18,430 --> 00:46:19,430 do you believe me? 894 00:46:26,730 --> 00:46:28,580 So you and Chu Guihong 895 00:46:28,700 --> 00:46:30,410 have such a history together, 896 00:46:33,460 --> 00:46:34,980 how fascinating. 897 00:46:39,140 --> 00:46:42,430 Those who abandon me and disturb my heart 898 00:46:43,890 --> 00:46:44,950 are all obstacles, 899 00:46:47,520 --> 00:46:48,770 not to be longed for. 900 00:46:50,580 --> 00:46:51,370 Didn't you two 901 00:46:51,980 --> 00:46:53,700 just reconcile? 902 00:46:57,410 --> 00:46:58,770 What reconciliation? 903 00:47:00,020 --> 00:47:02,000 Even if we patch things up temporarily, 904 00:47:02,000 --> 00:47:03,810 we'll end up as strangers again. 905 00:47:04,730 --> 00:47:06,390 Besides, the one on the throne 906 00:47:06,850 --> 00:47:08,930 constantly reminds me: 907 00:47:09,580 --> 00:47:12,060 when two tigers fight, one must perish. 908 00:47:13,210 --> 00:47:14,290 If I don't win, 909 00:47:16,210 --> 00:47:17,620 then I can only die.