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= Ever Night 2 =

= Episode 24 =

He Mingchi.

Stop!

Your Royal Highness.

May I help you?

Help me?

I've remembered

you had personally assured me

that West Shrine would never crusade against Tang State.

Yes, I did.

What about the Royal Order from the Hall?

How could you explain that?

I'm not the Hierarch,

how could I know what he was thinking?

It's enough.

It's easy for you to say that.

If Tang State is gone,

how could I be the king of the Tang State?

King of the Tang State?

You are already the culprit of the Li family.

You...

What do you mean?

Prince Li Peiyan

had colluded with West Shrine in secret,

trying to regicide to seize the throne.

I think if the ancestors of the Li family knew

that you're so rebellious,

they would have crawled out of their coffins in anger.

You are despicable.

Your Royal Highness, please calm your anger.

If you piss me off,

I'm gonna make the secret of you and West Shrine's Hall

known to the public.

Tell me

who the hell you are,

why you did this,

and

what is in it for you

to do this thing.

I...

I'm a disciple of light

and I would do nothing

but carry out the will of Hierarch.

It turns out that you are from West Shrine's Hall.

I got it!

Please give me another chance.

I'm sure I'll be on the throne.

How about this?

As long as you help me to the throne

and become King of Tang,

I...

I'm willing to

render tribute to

West Shrine's Hall.

Tang State will be gone,

what should we want to do with King of Tang State?

He Mingchi!

You've really left me in a dreadful situation.

I'm telling you

the throne is mine

and Tang State

must be mine.

If you can't help me,

I won't let you go.

I will never let you go.

Do you think you could do it by yourself

and this broken Sword of the Son of Heaven?

Have you forgotten

that Sage had said

it was a useless sword long time ago?

Your Royal Highness.

But you

have spent your whole life

torturing yourself.

It's not me

but you.

I'm a culprit.

It's all my fault.

I'm a culprit.

I'm the culprit of the Li family.

I'm the culprit of Tang State.

I'm a culprit.

I, Li Peiyan, am a culprit.

I'm a culprit.

I'm a culprit.

I'm the culprit of Tang State.

Your Royal Highness.

Xu Chongshan.

Let me ask you

if I'm a culprit.

Am I?

Your Royal Highness, you are tired.

I'm telling you

that I am.

I'm the culprit of Tang State.

I am.

I'm a culprit.

I'm a culprit.

I'm a culprit.

I'm a culprit.

The main cavalry of Golden Horde

had already attacked Tang State in the south,

while the allied forces of

Yan State and Golden Horde led by Long Qing

had also launched an attack on the northeast of the Tang state.

The great war is about to begin

and the downfall of Tang state

is just around the corner.

Long Qing

is pretty good.

With him as the chief strategist,

the cavalrymen of prairie of Golden Horde

would

get twice the result with half the effort.

Your Majesty,

this is the latest battle report of Tang State.

After the war of Chengjing,

the army of Yan State takes the opportunity

to invade the northeast border of Tang State.

North-Defending Army is exposed

and the seven walled towns

have been breached one after another.

Tuyang City

is at stake.

The cavalry of Golden Horde

also took advantage of the situation to attack Tang State.

There are successive wars in the northern part of Tang State

and the people are destitute.

The cavalries of Golden Horde have been continuing to go south,

and they are heading

directly to the capital city.

How should we do now?

North-Defending Army

should stop moving towards Tuyang City

and withdraw immediately

to attack the enemy from both sides with North Camp

and we should set up two lines of defense outside Qinghe County.

Besides,

there are five thousand soldiers

in the Imperial Guards in the capital.

Just send all of them

to northern.

Yes.

Your Highness.

In my opinion,

it's not a proper arrangement.

What's wrong with it?

Your Highness, your arrangement

is not selfish at all,

but it will leave the capital empty.

If North-Defending Army doesn't go to support Tuyang City,

then the cavalry of Yan Army

could march straight,

endangering the safety of the capital.

Yan Army is not terrible.

With the vast territory of our Tang State

and the local armies of the local prefectures,

they would be exhausted.

Yan Army

could not affect the overall situation.

Those formidable prairie cavalry

and their crafty chief strategist, Long Qing,

are the real threats to our Tang State.

Yes, Your Highness.

Your Highness,

Chao Xiaoshu requests an interview.

Chao Xiaoshu?

What is he doing here?

Please let him in.

Yes.

You could leave now.

Yes.

Your Highness,

I'm Chao Xiaoshu.

You've been refusing to see me all the time,

why do you come here today?

When His Majesty asked me to stay,

I had to go away.

Because you didn't want to be the fish in this pool,

even though the pool is big enough.

Then today,

what has worried you, Uncle Chao?

Because our Tang State is in deadly danger.

Today I came here

to ask for two imperial edicts.

Imperial edicts?

What do you want to do?

One edict is for the Yulong Gang.

If the capital falls into chaos

because of the spies of West Shrine,

it'll be convenient for brothers in the gang to take action

to suppress the rebellion for His Majesty.

Fortunately,

there's Armed Cavalry Battalion in the capital.

But right now,

the most critical place of our Tang State

is not the capital,

but the border of our Tang State.

Your Highness,

therefore I'm asking you for a second edict.

Please grant me a temporary authority

over the Armed Cavalry Battalion.

I'm gonna leave with the Armed Cavalry Battalion.

Are you gonna leave with the Armed Cavalry Battalion?

You and I have known that

all the military forces of Tang State today

are going to resist the armies

of Golden Horde and West Shrine's Hall

who are heading north now.

Now, the Northeast Border Army has been destroyed,

the imperial court did not have any army

to resist the army of Yan state.

The cavalrymen of prairie from East Badlands

will hold no weight.

Even if we let them into the territory of Tang State,

they can't affect the overall situation.

But the people in the eastern Tang State will be killed,

be captured,

and be burned alive.

I know what you're thinking.

We should just let the cavalrymen of prairie invade,

because as long as they loot harder

and burn harder,

they will move more slowly,

they will be like greedy bears

who will be exhausted at last,

so that

they can't threaten the capital

and the most prosperous place in Tang State.

There's nothing wrong with your idea,

but Tang State is not just about the capital,

those old and weak, those women and children

are also the people of Tang State,

those fields, villages

and dilapidated small cities

are also the territory of Tang State.

Therefore,

you will ride to the east with Armed Cavalry Battalion, won't you?

If the former king were still alive,

he would have done this for a long time.

Even if you know

Armed Cavalry Battalion can't change the situation in the east

and you might die for it, will you do this?

At least,

we could let the people in that land know

that Tang State has not forgotten them.

Great.

The imperial edict will be delivered to your house later.

Thank you, Your Highness.

I'm leaving now.

Uncle Chao,

the people of Tang State will remember you.

Yang Erxi.

Come back.

Yang Erxi.

Why are you here?

What are you crazy about?

You're crazy!

I...

I'm just going on a long trip.

Long trip?

You think I don't know where you're going, do you?

Are you going on a long trip?

Why are you still scolding me since you knew that?

Something's going on in the east.

I'll go and have a look.

Look? Could you understand it?

That's the battlefield

and people would be killed.

Being killed is nothing.

Yan State has been attacking our Tang State,

then

how could I just sit back and look unconcerned?

Concern?

Could you really concern it?

You're just a farmer!

Nonsense!

I'm a soldier!

Erxi.

Erxi.

How did you call my father here?

You are such a stupid woman.

You... you...

You bad boy.

Daddy. Daddy.

You can't just leave

without telling me

about such a big thing.

Daddy.

I'm an unfilial son.

Please let me go.

Who said you wouldn't go?

I just want you

to take me

with you.

What are you talking about?

Daddy.

I don't think it's necessary

for you are eighty-six.

Bullshit!

I'm only seventy.

Well, I...

I'm talking about the nominal age.

Don't try to lie to me.

Dad, don't be angry with him.

Don't be angry with him.

It's all right.

In the past,

I had seen everything

on the battlefield.

Could you remember

how I taught you

when you were a kid?

Every man has a share of responsibility

for the fate of his country.

You'd better let me go.

Darling,

please tell my daddy

that's... that's not right.

Dad.

Listen,

you are very old,

what if something happens?

Yeah.

How about...

Erxi,

how about you go instead of me?

Daddy.

I think it's okay.

I'm leaving.

I'm leaving.

Kids,

remember what I said

every man has a share of responsibility

for the fate of his country.

After this, if the country is in trouble,

we've got to fight for it

just like your dad

and your grandfather did.

Go back.

Daddy.

Darling.

Take care of yourself.

I'm leaving.

The imperial court had called back the North-Defending Army.

South-Defending Army and West-Conquering Army

have received military orders

and they're moving north soon

to resist the Golden Horde Cavalrymen.

Your Highness,

the threat from the south

couldn't be underestimated.

West Shrine's Hall has been planning for many years

and they must come from the south

with the army of South Jin.

If we want to stop them,

we have to rely on the navy in Daze

and the warlords of Qinghe County.

Qinghe County

has a hundred thousand state army.

And the warlords

have thirty thousand troops in total.

As long as they could work closely with the naval forces,

it'll not be difficult

to stop the enemy from West Shrine

and the allied troops from South Jin

in the south of Daze.

If you have any concerns,

just speak out.

Your Highness,

I'm still worried about Qinghe county.

Although the warlords have surrendered for many years,

there have been rumors

that Qinghe County

has been trying to break away from State

and be independent.

Rumors are just rumors

that can't be believed.

In addition,

children of the warlords,

including the son and close grandchildren

of Esteemed Father Cui in Qinghe County are still in the capital,

how dare they have vicious intention?

Your highness, don't you forget

the Crown Prince Chong Ming of Yan state

also had been a hostage in the capital?

Qinghe County

as the royal family

should be rewarded

and become the dukedom.

Later,

His Majesty will draw up an imperial edict

and I

will write a letter home.

Hua Shanyue.

Yes, Your Highness.

You need to send them to Qinghe County in person

and can't let anything go wrong.

Yes.

General Xu Shi

should go north

with South-Defending Army, should he?

I wonder

if he is any better.

According to the report of South-Defending Army,

General Xu Shi has set out first.

He had not yet received an order,

how dare he act without permission?

The general came back

out of fear for the safety of the capital.

Please don't blame him, Your Highness.

Of course I won't blame him.

With the State-Defending General in the capital,

whether the army

or the people

will feel more safety.

Please don't worry, Your Highness.

The general will arrive at the capital as scheduled.

I don't think

Xian Zhilang

is the real threat to His Majesty.

Who else?

State-Defending General,

Xu Shi.

= South Branch of Sect Haotian =

Your Majesty arrives.

Your Majesty.

How are you here?

You...

Just leave.

I'm just asking

whether you have any way

to contact the people of West Shrine's Hall.

Your Majesty.

It's too late to recover it.

West Shrine's Hall has issued a Royal Order

and both sides have been torn apart.

Then do something about it.

If you can't contact West Shrine's Hall,

you should send someone to inform general Xu Shi

and tell him

West Shrine's Hall has prepared to ambush him on the road.

Your Majesty,

do you want this to come to light?

Even if the army know

that I tried to join hands with the enemy

to kill State-Defending General,

I would make it right.

I thought

it's just Long Qing who led the cavalrymen of prairie

to harass the border,

but I never thought

it would become the whole world crusade against Tang State.

If I want to keep my throne,

I need to keep the general safe.

You've got to do it right away.

With all due respect,

it may be too late

to retrieve it.

Your majesty, don't you forget

it was your secret decree edict

that put Xu Shi on his way.

Your Majesty, take care.

Your Majesty.

Your majesty.

Qinghe County...

Qinghe County has rebelled.

With the help of Qinghe County,

West Shrine had set up an ambush in Xiaoshan

and general Xu Shi

has been ambushed.

Is general Xu Shi all right?

Now, it's the time for Tang State to need him,

just get him back.

General Xu Shi...

has been persecuted

and been killed in the ambush.

Qinghe County has even rebelled.

Your Highness.

Is there any news from the front?

West Shrine's Hall and the allied troops from South Jin

have reached Qinghe County.

West-Defending Army

has been fighting with the army of Yuelun State

at the Pamirs,

and there is no battlefield report yet.

What is the Academy doing?

Our Tang State has supported the Academy for thousands of years,

now the state is in danger

but they haven't done anything yet.

Why?

I think...

# I'm not afraid #

# for you said the light will always be here #

# Look how beautiful I turned out now #

# the clouds are gone already #

# Let's pick the fruit of love #

# and wander to the end of the world #

# But things change so fast #

# I just turn around and looked coldly #

# And I can't go back to the spicy and sour past #

# I didn't know #

# you were right next to me #

# I didn't see #

# Oh #

# The disturbed cold heart #

# is swallowing the mortal world #

# Changes are like ice arrows #

# penetrating our peaceful life #

# Have to march to the Badlands #

Sage.

# Have to part with our love ones #

Sangsang.

# and look for the lotus #

# I feel the pain and coldness in my dream #

# and I can't go back to the spicy and sour past #

# I didn't know #

# you were right next to me #

# I didn't see #

# Oh #

# Warmed the people around #

# Cooked the everlasting #

# Hope the ordinary can finally wake it up #

# and melt the apathy in your eyes #

# In exchange for the love #

# Making the flowers bloom on the other side # = Wei City =

# Under the same sky # = Wei City =

= Wei City =

# Having the meal of the world of mortals #

# I'm full of greed, hate and delusion #

# Hoping we could being freed from them together #

# Being freed from them together #

Sangsang.

# Being freed from them together #

We're home.

During the nine days of the siege,

we have made six raids,

but every time,

it was stopped by the High Priest with black magic.

They haven't took the initiative to attack.

It looks like

they're trying to besiege us in the city.

The army provisions in the city

have been almost run out.

We need to break out as soon as possible.

Your Majesty,

I mean,

we should make up our minds.

We could go through the mountain valley

to the East Badlands.

Then what is the next?

Then we could go around the north of Yan State.

So we could make it back to the capital

instead of being trapped alive

to death here.

Since Golden Horde

dares to lay hands on us,

its main cavalry

has been bound to go south to invade Tang State.

What I'm most worried about now

is the safety of the capital.

If just as I have suspected,

Tang State is facing

the situation of the whole world crusading against Tang State.

Then we should attack north of Yan State even more.

The East Badlands is not peaceful,

it will take too long to make a detour around north of Yan State.

We can't stop other enemies

by attacking Yan State.

We need to get the North-Defending Army back as soon as possible.

Because Tang State

needs this army more than ever.

You speak the truth, Your Majesty.

However,

under current situation,

the priest of Golden Horde

is an insurmountable barrier for us.

Insurmountable?

Kiddo.

Mother.

Any good news from the front?

Lately,

you've been practicing a lot.

Do you

want to go to battle to kill the enemy?

Yes.

I want to fight side by side with the soldiers of Tang State

to drive out the enemy.

Being in the van of the officers and men

with the courage to be a role model

is just

like your father.

Mother.

I've been missing my father

day and night.

Your father is watching you from heaven.

You must be a good King

so as

to live up to your father's expectations.

I will obey the instruction

and will never forget it.

Your Majesty.

Here is the armor you want.

Put it in first.

Yes.

Mother,

what do you want your armor for?

A wise king

should know not only martial arts

but also civil administration.

Kiddo,

you should remember

to read the book of sages

whenever you could.

I've learned it.

Go to read the books.

I'm leaving.

= Memorial =

= Memorial =

Your Majesty,

I will guard your kingdom

with all my heart.

General Ma,

please be sure to guard the gate.

Your Majesty.

She's alone.

Archers.