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♪ The white sail came too late ♪

♪ Where did he go? ♪

♪ Snow veils the mountains ♪

♪ Love endures beyond life and death ♪

♪ A black chess piece ♪

♪ Whose game did he stumble into? ♪

♪ All his life, there's no escape ♪

♪ In ten thousand years, what will still remain? ♪

♪ Will anyone still love with an unchanging heart? ♪

♪ I will remember ♪

♪ Those days long past ♪

♪ As the wind drifts with the white sail ♪

♪ Ten thousand years ago ♪

♪ Did you once walk this shore? ♪

♪ Why can't our bond be severed in this life? ♪

♪ I am lost yet willing ♪

♪ Still I love you with a steadfast heart ♪

♪ Until all things fade away ♪

♪ The stars will remember us ♪

[Love & Crown]

[Adapted from the novel "My Queen" by Xie Lounan]

[Episode 35]

Madam.

Madam,

the Saintess has been ousted.

Ghost King has complete control over Lingbi Sect now.

It seems that the Ghost King

is more capable than I thought.

He...

He's actually the...

Speak up!

He's the Emperor of Great Qi.

So, you are still alive, huh?

So, you did it because of Xiao Huan?

Even if you've been struck by lethal venom,

you still think that you can protect him, huh?

Useless fool.

Someone.

Get me the dragon robe.

Your Highness,

what do you think about my dragon robe?

Doesn't it look great?

It looks great.

If so, Your Highness, please issue an edict and announce to the world.

The Xiao clan has incurred the wrath of both Heaven and the people.

I, Du Tingxin, am the chosen one.

And, I've won the support of the people.

The Heaven-worship ceremony tomorrow

shall be my ascension ceremony.

I will become the Empress of Great Qi

and rule over the nation!

Xiao Huan.

The empire of the Xiao clan

shall fall into my hands.

Come to tomorrow's ceremony

if you dare.

Your time on Earth

is coming to an end.

Oh yeah.

There's your empress as well.

It's only fitting she dies with you!

Your Majesty,

according to Shi Yan,

there's turmoil in the palace.

My dear empress,

look at how pitiful you look.

I wanted to spare you for a few more days.

But I don't feel like sparing you anymore.

I hate your cocky expression the most!

Listen,

Xiao Huan isn't dead.

Your dear emperor is still alive.

But now,

he's Lingbi Sect's Ghost King.

Did you...

Did you only find out just now?

So, you guys knew all along, huh?

Du Tingxin.

He won't die.

He will

take back his throne personally.

He will take back Great Qi from you.

Just you wish!

Listen.

I only sought to keep him alive for a few days longer.

The Heaven-worship ceremony tomorrow

is the day Xiao Huan dies.

Don't be impatient.

Now, I'll send you to the underworld

so that you can join him down there!

Someone!

Yes, Madam!

Keep a close eye on our dear empress.

Yes, Madam!

Greetings, Your Majesty!

You may rise.

[Zhexing Pavilion]

Your Majesty,

General Ling has divided his 2,000 elite troops into smaller units.

They will arrive in the Capital in batches.

Our forces from Southern Chu have also arrived outside the southern gate.

They will be at your service at a moment's notice.

This is the Imperial Guards' defense deployment map for tomorrow's ceremony.

Du Tingxin has already coerced the Prince of Yuzhang

to issue the imperial edict of succession.

She intends to ascend the throne during the ceremony.

All right.

It's time

for us to end this.

[Linghe Hall]

Your Majesty?

You're awake?

That's great.

Your Majesty.

Here you go.

♪ In the distance... ♪

Cangcang, my dear wife,

may my words reach you as though we were face to face.

In this life, our bond rose and faded with fate.

I vowed to stay by your side through life and death,

to grow old hand in hand.

Yet who could have foreseen a path so perilous?

Life is brief,

the world chaotic,

and burdens weigh heavy on the heart.

For the rest of my days,

I wish only that you live a life free of worry,

in peace and joy.

[A letter from Xiao Huan to Cangcang]

To have met you in this lifetime,

I have no regrets.

Deliver this to the palace.

Yes, Your Majesty.

♪ Caressing the mountains' scars ♪

♪ Like someone both strange and dear ♪

♪ Whispering love and hate ♪

♪ How many past tales stained red? ♪

♪ I'm swept into the endless torrent... ♪

[Where fate is sown, the heart makes its own choice]

♪ And vanished with the dawn ♪

The Heaven-worship ceremony will be held today.

His Majesty is already headed toward Phoenix Terrace.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty,

we have to leave through the back door.

Guards are standing guard over the front door.

Bai.

How can I

leave you alone?

Wait for me.

In former times, Emperor Yao abdicated in favor of Emperor Shun.

Heaven's mandate does not remain with the ordinary,

but rests only with the virtuous.

Yet now the Way of Qi has declined.

The order of the world has fallen into disarray.

Calamity descended upon the Xiao clan,

chaos darkened the realm,

and all under Heaven was overturned.

Relying on the divine might of the Imperial Preceptor Du Tingxin,

who rescued the realm from perils on all sides

and safeguarded our ancestral temples, we have endured thus far.

Now auspicious signs descend from the Heavenly Spirits,

and both men and deities bear witness to the command.

In reverence, I yield my position,

that all nations might be offered peace

and Heaven's Mandate solemnly upheld.

Let the 10th year of Yongxi be henceforth changed to the 1st year of Tianshuo.

The treacherous ministers acted with reckless cruelty.

The loyal and righteous were murdered.

They even slew their emperor and poisoned the Empress Dowager.

Such deeds are abhorrent to both men and deities,

intolerable to Heaven and Earth...

Madam, please spare me!

Madam!

Your Highness.

Read the rest of it.

May I ask to whom

does Great Qi truly belong?

When Heaven and Earth are overturned,

how can traitors who steal the state be tolerated?

Your Highness, I love it

when you're this obedient.

Since someone asked me who this state belongs to,

I'll wait here

and deliver the answer to him personally.

Madam!

The ascension ceremony mustn't be delayed.

Those who deceive the people

shall be executed without mercy.

The Emperor is returning to the court!

Common folks, disperse!

[Chengming Gate]

General,

all 2,000 troops have been assembled.

Surround the Capital

and wait for His Majesty's command!

Yes, General!

Xiao Huan.

You actually showed up.

Your Majesty, welcome back.

All of them

are no longer under your control.

Purge the court of treacherous ministers!

Slay the demoness!

So what?

He's still under my control.

Hongqing.

Escort everyone to safety.

Xiao Qianqing,

kill him.

Huan?

I...

Xiao Qianqing!

I will perish together with you!

Xiao Qianqing!

Xiao Qianqing!

So, you were the reason

he was able to break free of my control.

You expelled the Heartbane within you by force.

Do you not fear death at all?

Do you know who I am?

I won't let you die that easily.

I will tie my life

to yours.

You and I now share the same blood,

and we're bound by life and death.

The Heartbane in me will flow into your blood as well.

When the Heartbane Bell is rung,

the pain

will help you break free from the Prison of Thousand Threads.

Shi Yan, Hongqing,

protect them.

All of you,

you think that you're full of passion.

All of you want to be saints.

You want to save everyone.

That disgusts me to no end!

It's more fun to kill people.

What? Do you intend to kill me?

If you kill me, Xiao Qianqing will die as well.

You cannot kill me.

But I can make sure all of you

die here!

Du Tingxin.

You can come at me if you hate me that much.

This has nothing to do with other people.

You were born prone to cold-related ailments, and your body was broken.

Having endured a lifetime of suffering, now, you want to be a wise ruler

and protect the people.

But I?

I want to destroy everything you want to protect.

This is the ultimate Heartbane

forged from the blood of countless souls.

If I attach it to the flying bugs,

you won't be able to save everyone

even if you have the antidote.

Du Tingxin, have you lost your mind?

I have!

So what?

I lost my mind ever since I found out

that I was a princess.

I lost my mind ever since I found out

that you were my elder brother.

There's no longer a place for me in the world anyway.

Why don't I go all out and lose my mind completely, then?

Do you truly think

you can succeed?

Xiao Huan, what are you doing?

The Moon-Eclipse within me

is the most lethal venom of all.

Naturally, it can suppress every venom in the world.

Do you have a death wish?

Protecting the world

and its people

is my duty.

Xiao Huan!

♪ The blood on my hairpin is my hatred ♪

♪ The layer of melted candle wax is my love ♪

♪ Only blind devotion ♪

♪ Can warm this heartless night... ♪

Xiao Huan.

You tried to trigger the Moon-Eclipse on purpose

and enhance your inner force to kill the bugs.

But that'll only make the Moon-Eclipse go out of control.

You'll lose all of your senses and go mad soon enough.

And, you'll die from the pain and torment caused by Moon-Eclipse!

Bai?

♪ Into the deadliest wine... ♪

I am

Bai Chifan.

I come from Xiling.

Bai Chifan.

I will ensure your safety.

If the ruler is here,

I shall be here as well.

Bai.

Bai.

Bai!

Bai!

Bai!

Bai!

I'm back!

Bai!

Bai!

I'm back.

Bai?

- Cangcang. - You'll be fine.

You're back.

I'm back.

I'm Cangcang.

You'll be fine.

Bai,

hang in there.

Cangcang,

it's too late.

Nothing can stop the Moon-Eclipse now.

Kill me.

No.

Don't do it.

Kill me.

Don't be scared.

To be able to have you by my side...

I no longer have any regrets.

♪ Dust gathers on the lost paths of time... ♪

From today onward,

you shall be my empress.

Ling Cangcang

will be my only empress.

♪ Broken speech in twisted time... ♪

I'm here.

I'll protect you.

♪ On Phoenix Terrace... ♪

Don't leave me.

Don't leave me.

♪ Be it cloud or rain, sea or flower... ♪

Cangcang.

♪ In the end, silence is the only reply ♪

♪ Oh, broken-hearted one ♪

♪ Still you wander the world ♪

♪ The setting sun listens to the tide's confession ♪

♪ A beam of moonlight keeps the hesitant poet company... ♪

Bai?

♪ Amid the swirling mortal dust ♪

♪ Love and hate are hopelessly entwined... ♪

Bai.

♪ Empty cups greet the dawn of parting... ♪

Bai.

♪ The heart ♪

♪ Still hums its old song of longing... ♪

Wake up.

♪ The seasons weave their tales in turn... ♪

Bai...

Please wake up!

♪ The annual rings carve deep and shallow scars... ♪

Bai.

Bai...

♪ Still you wander the world ♪

♪ On Phoenix Terrace ♪

♪ The seasons weave their tales in turn ♪

♪ That iridescent soul gleams through the drifting past ♪

♪ Be it cloud or rain, sea or flower ♪

♪ The annual rings carve deep and shallow scars ♪

♪ When will the old friend answer? ♪

♪ Oh, wandering soul ♪

♪ One day you'll find your way home ♪

Be careful. I'll hold your hand.

Don't act tough if you can't see well.

You guys are here.

Cangcang,

guess what I've brought you.

Lately, many people have been trying to join Fenglai Pavilion.

Someone actually gave us this to sign up.

Cangcang,

Fenglai Pavilion has grown significantly stronger.

All of us

are waiting for you to come back and take charge.

Yeah.

You should take a stroll outside

and clear your head.

I appreciate your concerns.

But I've made up my mind.

I've decided to stay.

What did you say?

I said,

I've decided to stay.

You still can't hear clearly, huh?

Most of the toxins in our body have been neutralized.

Although it has taken a huge toll on our bodies,

we'll recover as long as

we keep our minds calm

and take care of ourselves.

I'll live a long life

as long as you're well.

This fine wine is brewed with snowmelt from two years ago,

blended with ancient blood and red plum blossoms.

It was stored in a jade vat.

It was only brought out today for us to drink together.

Today is a great day.

Cangcang,

let's drown our sorrow with this.

Although this wine

is excellent,

I can't

take any alcohol now.

I'm pregnant.

[He Yigu]

Your Majesty?

It's been so long

since I've visited Nanrong Palace.

I hope

that you're still willing to chat with me.

Back then,

I entered the palace and became the empress.

Right after my wedding,

I actually encountered Sui again in the palace.

[Nansheng Palace]

Greetings, Your Majesty. I'm Du Zhisui.

Initially, I thought

that I would spend my life in the palace together with Sui.

But I didn't expect

the late Emperor to be an inhumane beast.

He forced himself on Sui on the day I left the palace to worship Buddha.

Sui gave birth to you,

but she concealed your background for my sake.

Look at how adorable she looks.

She has a pinkish complexion.

May parents thrive together, and siblings be united in virtue and affection.

Let's name her

Tingxin.

Du Tingxin.

Let's raise her together.

Xin

will surely grow up

to be the most wonderful girl in the world.

You left

while she had to suffer alone in the palace.

Why?

I happened to be there when the late Emperor was bullying Sui.

I hated him to the core.

[Dinghuai Gate] Sui duped me into leaving the palace

by telling me where the Frost Reed was.

But when I left the pass,

I received news that...

I received news that Sui was dead.

[The Imperial Preceptor of Great Qi] They accused Sui of having an affair

[had committed an obscene crime.] with a palace attendant.

[She has been burned alive.]

Although I made the late Emperor pay the price,

I became a sinner myself.

Huan had to spend half of his life alone and helpless.

Xin,

stop being so stubborn.

You're resorting to everything

to seek revenge on everyone.

What makes you any different from the people who harmed your mother?

He...

Is he truly dead?

There's no need to be afraid.

Today, I've enacted a great pardon.

From now on,

you'll be the new Imperial Preceptor.

I wish, Your Majesty,

that you enjoy long life and enduring happiness.

May you find joy

and the one you love.

And never again know hesitation or doubt.

Mother.

I know my fault now.

I want to go to you.

Du Tingxin disrupted the imperial administration

with her wicked deeds, committing heinous crimes.

She shall be confined within Nanrong Palace.

She is not to leave until her death.

[Five Years Later]

[Linghe Hall]

So amazing.

That was amazing.

Bai.

You loved watching my swordplay the most.

I've been doing this for the past 49 days.

Are you seeing this?

It's been five years.

♪ Lies buried... ♪

I can finally visit you now.

♪ Gently, you came ♪

♪ Gently ♪

♪ We loved with all our hearts ♪

♪ And gently, we fell into the flames ♪

♪ When our story ♪

♪ Is sung again in spring ♪

♪ May tomorrow's homeland ♪

♪ Be awash in morning light ♪

♪ Sleepless wind and frost ♪

♪ Stir awake ♪

♪ The last faint glow ♪

♪ You ask me ♪

♪ If I've lived out ♪

♪ The dreams of childhood ♪

♪ Who has passed this way ♪

♪ Burned bright in youth ♪

♪ And dared without fear... ♪

Bai, look.

Now, Great Qi

is safe and sound.

The people are living a peaceful life too.

You can rest at ease now.

After this,

our child will continue

to watch over the empire of Great Qi on your behalf.

[Linghe Hall]

In reality, the nail punishment back then

had already damaged Her Majesty's very foundation.

All these years,

she was merely

putting on a brave front.

She knew that her condition couldn't be treated.

I'm afraid I cannot do anything about this.

Mother.

I'm here.

Mother, please look at me.

♪ Be awash in morning light... ♪

Mother.

Ning.

You must safeguard the empire of Great Qi

on your father's behalf.

Yes, Mother. I promise you.

I am Bai Chifan.

I come from Xiling.

Bai.

I am

coming.

Cangcang!

- Cangcang! - Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

Cangcang!

With the wishing tree as our witness,

today,

I, Ling Cangcang,

I, Zhong Lin,

- shall become sworn sisters. - Shall become sworn sisters.

From now on,

we will share all blessings,

endure all trials.

We will live and die as one,

and never forsake each other.

♪ When our story ♪

♪ Is sung again in spring ♪

♪ May tomorrow's homeland ♪

♪ Be awash in morning light ♪

Ning.

From now on, you and I

are the only ones who will safeguard the empire of Great Qi.

[Qi]

No.

Father,

Mother,

and Aunt Lin,

they're watching over us from above.

Yeah.

Ning, you're right.

[Qi]

Life is but a dream.

Hand in hand, we return together.

♪ Dust gathers on the lost paths of time ♪

♪ A red candle keeps the dusk company in solitude ♪

♪ Blurred words on faded bamboo slips ♪

♪ Broken speech in twisted time ♪

♪ The heart still hums its old song of longing ♪

♪ On Phoenix Terrace, the seasons weave their tales in turn ♪

♪ Tears fall, nourishing all living things ♪

♪ Be it cloud or rain, sea or flower ♪

♪ The annual rings carve deep and shallow scars ♪

♪ In the end, silence is the only reply ♪

♪ Oh, broken-hearted one, still you wander the world ♪

♪ The setting sun listens to the tide's confession ♪

♪ A beam of moonlight keeps the hesitant poet company ♪

♪ Amid the swirling mortal dust, love and hate are hopelessly entwined ♪

♪ Empty cups greet the dawn of parting ♪

♪ The heart still hums its old song of longing ♪

♪ On Phoenix Terrace, the seasons weave their tales in turn ♪

♪ That iridescent soul gleams through the drifting past ♪

♪ Be it cloud or rain, sea or flower ♪

♪ The annual rings carve deep and shallow scars ♪

♪ When will the old friend answer? ♪

♪ Oh, wandering soul, one day you'll find your way home ♪