1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:06,000 Subtitles by DramaFever 2 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,000 [Episode 4] 3 00:01:41,483 --> 00:01:44,287 [Novoland Inn, Cage Combat Hall] It's finally the last match! 4 00:01:44,287 --> 00:01:45,769 Please place your bets! 5 00:01:45,769 --> 00:01:48,186 Princess Jing's slave fighter! 6 00:01:48,186 --> 00:01:50,611 He's the leader of Han Prefecture's Shuofeng Clan! 7 00:01:50,611 --> 00:01:52,640 Shuofeng He Ye! 8 00:02:05,902 --> 00:02:07,379 Madam Ping's slave fighter! 9 00:02:08,498 --> 00:02:09,752 Tang Che! 10 00:02:12,001 --> 00:02:13,070 Open the cage! 11 00:02:40,098 --> 00:02:42,825 - Kill him! - Kill him! 12 00:02:45,548 --> 00:02:48,579 - Kill him! - Kill him! 13 00:02:49,772 --> 00:02:52,685 Scumbag! Aren't you the Iron Wielder? 14 00:02:52,685 --> 00:02:54,006 Get up! 15 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:57,532 Get up! 16 00:03:56,144 --> 00:03:58,359 - Kill him! - Kill him! 17 00:04:02,643 --> 00:04:07,612 I, Shuofeng He Ye... I'm the warrior of the Shuofeng Clan! 18 00:04:08,145 --> 00:04:10,347 I am the king! 19 00:04:39,961 --> 00:04:41,629 Hey! 20 00:04:44,100 --> 00:04:45,887 Come here. 21 00:04:45,887 --> 00:04:46,918 What are you yelling for? 22 00:04:46,918 --> 00:04:48,468 I have an offer. 23 00:04:48,468 --> 00:04:50,151 Ask him if he'll take it. 24 00:04:50,151 --> 00:04:51,702 You? 25 00:04:55,850 --> 00:04:57,797 You dare to hinder your boss from making money? 26 00:04:57,797 --> 00:04:59,781 Then you'll have to keep me company. 27 00:05:25,439 --> 00:05:27,608 This round, the bets are doubled! 28 00:05:28,733 --> 00:05:30,601 It's three-man combat. 29 00:05:30,601 --> 00:05:32,572 Bets are placed only on the winner! 30 00:05:38,925 --> 00:05:41,089 What are you doing here? 31 00:05:42,437 --> 00:05:43,766 I'm here to see how you'll die. 32 00:06:20,382 --> 00:06:22,038 This guy is quite interesting. 33 00:06:22,038 --> 00:06:23,910 He seems to know some strategies. 34 00:06:23,910 --> 00:06:25,245 [Muyun Han, the eldest prince] 35 00:06:27,338 --> 00:06:28,567 Han Shan? 36 00:06:31,255 --> 00:06:32,692 You know him? 37 00:06:36,774 --> 00:06:38,254 Not exactly. 38 00:06:38,254 --> 00:06:40,427 Not exactly? 39 00:06:40,427 --> 00:06:43,050 If you do, you do. If you don't, you don't. 40 00:06:47,314 --> 00:06:50,295 Your Highness, please don't probe any further. 41 00:07:09,122 --> 00:07:13,461 - Kill him! - Kill him! 42 00:07:30,199 --> 00:07:32,286 Squat down! 43 00:08:07,699 --> 00:08:09,156 Head back to the manor! 44 00:08:11,081 --> 00:08:14,672 - Kill him! - Kill him! 45 00:08:25,740 --> 00:08:27,668 It's now your turn. 46 00:09:07,385 --> 00:09:08,823 Well done! 47 00:09:22,474 --> 00:09:27,188 Princess Jing's slave fighter, Shuofeng He Ye of Han Prefecture wins! 48 00:09:31,092 --> 00:09:33,416 Han, Han Shan, what do you think of my judgment? 49 00:09:33,416 --> 00:09:35,369 I prefer the one that collapsed. 50 00:09:42,144 --> 00:09:44,260 - Take him away! - Yes! 51 00:09:45,330 --> 00:09:47,057 Where are you taking him? 52 00:09:47,057 --> 00:09:48,528 Why are you taking him away? 53 00:10:00,980 --> 00:10:04,701 Han Shan, why is your family taking that child away? 54 00:10:06,061 --> 00:10:08,780 Princess Jing, allow me to go find out. 55 00:10:15,958 --> 00:10:20,118 [Empress's quarters, Royal Tian Qi City] 56 00:10:35,860 --> 00:10:39,181 Lady-in-waiting, Nanku Yue Li, greets the empress. 57 00:10:40,193 --> 00:10:41,518 You're here? 58 00:10:41,518 --> 00:10:43,192 Rise. 59 00:10:47,570 --> 00:10:50,923 Little Yue Li has grown up to be so beautiful already? 60 00:10:50,923 --> 00:10:53,243 She is indeed Your Highness's niece. 61 00:10:53,243 --> 00:10:56,485 She is somehow reminiscent of you in her gestures. 62 00:10:58,785 --> 00:11:00,284 Your Highness, please don't be angry. 63 00:11:00,284 --> 00:11:01,878 A-Shan has spoken out of turn. 64 00:11:01,878 --> 00:11:04,621 You've been my wet nurse since I was born. 65 00:11:04,621 --> 00:11:06,791 You've been living in the palace for years. 66 00:11:06,791 --> 00:11:11,000 Do you not know when you should or should not speak? 67 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:12,660 Yes. 68 00:11:12,660 --> 00:11:14,083 You may go now. 69 00:11:26,352 --> 00:11:29,947 Auntie, don't get mad at a servant. Your health should come first. 70 00:11:29,947 --> 00:11:32,672 Have a taste of it quickly to see if I've braised it well. 71 00:11:32,672 --> 00:11:34,495 Speak, what is it? 72 00:11:38,402 --> 00:11:40,668 I just wish to know what the mistakes are 73 00:11:40,668 --> 00:11:42,758 that could get ladies-in-waiting expelled. 74 00:11:42,758 --> 00:11:45,751 Or even... killed. 75 00:11:45,751 --> 00:11:48,870 You can't stand Su Yu Ning. 76 00:11:49,721 --> 00:11:52,398 Astrology and divination remain a strong belief in Novoland. 77 00:11:52,398 --> 00:11:58,392 The Royal Divination Sect has been in power for 1,270 years. 78 00:11:58,392 --> 00:12:03,105 Ling He Qing is the Holy Mentor of the Royal Divination Sect. 79 00:12:03,105 --> 00:12:04,990 His Majesty trusts him completely. 80 00:12:04,990 --> 00:12:10,840 No one would dare refute the results of his divination. 81 00:12:11,528 --> 00:12:14,897 Su Yu Ning is the future empress. 82 00:12:14,897 --> 00:12:18,956 It's destined. Nothing can be changed. 83 00:12:18,956 --> 00:12:20,613 I just can't accept that. 84 00:12:20,613 --> 00:12:24,177 Why would someone be born with such great luck? 85 00:12:24,177 --> 00:12:26,356 It's not luck, but fate. 86 00:12:27,465 --> 00:12:30,138 Luck brings forth only benefits. 87 00:12:30,138 --> 00:12:33,518 As for fate... it might not be entirely so. 88 00:12:35,378 --> 00:12:37,327 I'll change it for her then. 89 00:12:38,380 --> 00:12:40,067 It still doesn't resemble her. 90 00:12:42,408 --> 00:12:46,623 Auntie, why are you always drawing the same person in here? 91 00:12:46,623 --> 00:12:48,206 Who is she? 92 00:12:48,206 --> 00:12:52,798 I once thought that I could also change her fate somehow. 93 00:12:54,253 --> 00:12:58,403 But in the end, I still lost to her. 94 00:12:59,572 --> 00:13:01,441 Could it be... 95 00:13:02,682 --> 00:13:04,945 Consort Yin Rong? 96 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:11,022 However I draw her, I can never portray Yin Rong's beauty. 97 00:13:11,022 --> 00:13:13,316 A woman... 98 00:13:13,316 --> 00:13:15,802 If any woman has her looks 99 00:13:15,802 --> 00:13:19,356 it's even more terrifying than any weapon in the world. 100 00:13:19,356 --> 00:13:21,759 If anyone can be as beautiful as she was 101 00:13:21,759 --> 00:13:27,322 there's nothing and no man that she can't have. 102 00:13:27,322 --> 00:13:29,734 She won't make any mistakes either. 103 00:13:29,734 --> 00:13:33,303 No one would see it as a mistake even if she made one. 104 00:13:34,551 --> 00:13:37,505 If she even spares you a glance... 105 00:13:37,505 --> 00:13:44,773 it makes you reflect on yourself if you're worthy of that one glance. 106 00:13:46,523 --> 00:13:48,331 If she smiles at you... 107 00:13:49,433 --> 00:13:54,211 you'll be willing to offer her anything, even your life. 108 00:13:54,211 --> 00:13:58,479 Even if she toys with you within her hands... 109 00:14:00,514 --> 00:14:02,629 I am a woman. 110 00:14:02,629 --> 00:14:05,904 Yet she had made me think of her in such a way. 111 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:10,153 Not to mention what those men would think. 112 00:14:12,129 --> 00:14:13,278 Auntie. 113 00:14:13,278 --> 00:14:18,477 Even so, His Majesty made you his empress, not Yin Rong. 114 00:14:18,477 --> 00:14:21,385 In the end, you're still better than her. 115 00:14:22,667 --> 00:14:23,792 You're still too young. 116 00:14:23,792 --> 00:14:27,254 You don't understand which is more heartwarming. 117 00:14:27,254 --> 00:14:29,347 Winning a title or a man's heart. 118 00:14:29,347 --> 00:14:31,315 I happen to want both. 119 00:14:31,315 --> 00:14:33,673 Who isn't greedy when they're young? 120 00:14:33,673 --> 00:14:37,020 Who doesn't assume that they can get whatever they want? 121 00:14:37,020 --> 00:14:39,475 One day, you'll understand. 122 00:14:39,475 --> 00:14:44,109 If you want life to go easy on you, you have to admit defeat. 123 00:14:45,298 --> 00:14:48,273 I'm too much in awe of Auntie's breadth of mind. 124 00:14:48,273 --> 00:14:51,491 All I know is that I was born a daughter of the Nanku family. 125 00:14:51,491 --> 00:14:55,639 The Nanku family isn't one to admit defeat, is it? 126 00:14:55,639 --> 00:14:57,056 You should head back now. 127 00:15:04,128 --> 00:15:05,566 I take my leave. 128 00:15:15,645 --> 00:15:17,188 She's right. 129 00:15:18,639 --> 00:15:20,724 A lifetime spent resisting my destiny... 130 00:15:22,130 --> 00:15:23,817 That also is fate. 131 00:15:34,437 --> 00:15:36,035 Why can't I stay here? 132 00:15:36,035 --> 00:15:37,907 I haven't offended you. 133 00:15:40,977 --> 00:15:42,724 I'm worried about offending you. 134 00:15:42,724 --> 00:15:44,708 Empress. 135 00:15:44,708 --> 00:15:46,592 I'm frank and outspoken. 136 00:15:46,592 --> 00:15:49,673 If I were to spend my days right under your nose 137 00:15:49,673 --> 00:15:51,922 I'm worried that you might bear a grudge against me 138 00:15:51,922 --> 00:15:53,538 should I say or do anything wrong. 139 00:15:53,538 --> 00:15:56,559 How will I have any good days? 140 00:15:56,559 --> 00:15:59,686 Your Highness, can you be kind enough to let me off? 141 00:15:59,686 --> 00:16:01,804 Why would I bear a grudge against you? 142 00:16:01,804 --> 00:16:03,972 Your Highness, you're truly generous. 143 00:16:03,972 --> 00:16:06,847 Sadly, I'm blessed with little luck. 144 00:16:06,847 --> 00:16:08,798 Your generosity is too much for me to bear. 145 00:16:08,798 --> 00:16:13,090 Look around to see which other lady is fortunate enough. 146 00:16:27,706 --> 00:16:30,293 Yu Ning, what is the matter? 147 00:16:33,980 --> 00:16:36,482 If you don't mind, come with me. 148 00:16:36,482 --> 00:16:38,597 My quarters are quite spacious. 149 00:16:42,524 --> 00:16:43,659 You don't trust me? 150 00:16:51,399 --> 00:16:53,865 Why do you treat me kindly? 151 00:16:53,865 --> 00:16:57,332 Since I was a child, my parents had wanted to send me into the palace. 152 00:16:57,332 --> 00:16:59,711 I was made to stay home and study. 153 00:16:59,711 --> 00:17:04,086 Even at this age, I don't have a single friend. 154 00:17:04,086 --> 00:17:07,557 For no reason, I liked you since I first met you. 155 00:17:07,557 --> 00:17:09,925 I think that we're alike. 156 00:17:09,925 --> 00:17:12,852 I wonder what you think about that? 157 00:17:17,767 --> 00:17:19,000 Shall we? 158 00:17:33,789 --> 00:17:36,134 [Tian Qi City, Muru Manor] 159 00:18:07,490 --> 00:18:08,809 Who are you? 160 00:18:10,614 --> 00:18:11,895 Muru Shuo. 161 00:18:11,895 --> 00:18:13,378 Muru Shuo? 162 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:18,521 The renown Muru Cavalry serves under your command? 163 00:18:23,398 --> 00:18:26,951 As a stray, I've always been arrogant. 164 00:18:26,951 --> 00:18:29,272 There are only two men I respect. 165 00:18:29,272 --> 00:18:32,086 One is my mentor. 166 00:18:33,343 --> 00:18:36,356 The other is you. 167 00:18:42,558 --> 00:18:44,730 Please accept my formal greetings! 168 00:18:56,722 --> 00:18:58,586 - What's your name? - Han Jiang. 169 00:18:59,569 --> 00:19:01,127 Do you know your surname? 170 00:19:03,631 --> 00:19:06,630 I was abandoned by my parents. I know not of my surname. 171 00:19:08,157 --> 00:19:10,196 You hate them? 172 00:19:10,196 --> 00:19:11,665 I've never met them. 173 00:19:11,665 --> 00:19:13,525 I neither hate nor love them. 174 00:19:13,525 --> 00:19:18,053 Although I grew up without a father, I had my mentor. 175 00:19:18,053 --> 00:19:19,727 But my mentor-- 176 00:19:19,727 --> 00:19:21,384 Muru Han Jiang. 177 00:19:26,683 --> 00:19:28,315 What did you call me? 178 00:19:40,136 --> 00:19:41,671 You have surname. 179 00:19:42,544 --> 00:19:44,009 It's Muru. 180 00:19:44,009 --> 00:19:46,502 You also have a father. 181 00:19:46,502 --> 00:19:47,976 Me. 182 00:19:47,976 --> 00:19:49,834 I am your father. 183 00:19:54,625 --> 00:19:55,965 Father? 184 00:19:59,449 --> 00:20:01,258 The day you were born... 185 00:20:02,642 --> 00:20:05,717 the person who dumped you in the wilderness outside the city... 186 00:20:06,575 --> 00:20:08,109 It was me. 187 00:20:10,673 --> 00:20:12,559 Is this all true? 188 00:20:13,269 --> 00:20:14,989 You're not lying to me? 189 00:20:17,989 --> 00:20:19,673 I have a father? 190 00:20:19,673 --> 00:20:21,949 I actually have a father! 191 00:20:21,949 --> 00:20:25,432 My father is even a hero! 192 00:20:27,266 --> 00:20:30,045 Those who called me a bastard were all wrong! 193 00:20:30,045 --> 00:20:31,354 Kneel. 194 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:57,142 Father, what will you have me do? 195 00:21:00,163 --> 00:21:01,723 I want you dead. 196 00:21:11,362 --> 00:21:12,550 Why? 197 00:21:12,550 --> 00:21:14,874 You've brought shame upon the Muru family. 198 00:21:14,874 --> 00:21:17,123 When have I ever been a member of the Muru family? 199 00:21:17,123 --> 00:21:20,327 From the moment His Majesty found out that you're still alive... 200 00:21:21,517 --> 00:21:23,925 you've been regarded as a son of the Muru family. 201 00:21:27,209 --> 00:21:31,490 Do all of your sons have to die? 202 00:21:34,348 --> 00:21:35,759 Of course not. 203 00:21:35,759 --> 00:21:39,035 They are those who will keep the Great Duan Empire safe. 204 00:21:41,989 --> 00:21:42,989 Yes... 205 00:21:45,051 --> 00:21:46,664 They are all important figures. 206 00:21:49,169 --> 00:21:52,510 But why would I... bring shame upon the family? 207 00:21:54,093 --> 00:21:55,964 You only just met me today. 208 00:21:55,964 --> 00:21:59,722 How would you know that I'd grow up to be useless? 209 00:22:12,218 --> 00:22:13,592 On the day you were born 210 00:22:13,592 --> 00:22:16,367 the priest in our manor foretold your future through divination. 211 00:22:19,638 --> 00:22:21,607 He actually said that you... 212 00:22:21,607 --> 00:22:24,281 You'll be the Great Duan Empire's next emperor. 213 00:22:24,871 --> 00:22:26,215 General. 214 00:22:26,215 --> 00:22:30,054 What the Muru family lost 300 years ago... 215 00:22:30,054 --> 00:22:36,147 the newly born young master shall retrieve it for you. 216 00:22:38,226 --> 00:22:39,470 Me? 217 00:22:42,785 --> 00:22:44,046 Do I look like one? 218 00:22:44,046 --> 00:22:50,154 His Majesty has always believed in the Royal Divination Sect. 219 00:22:50,154 --> 00:22:52,215 Whether it is true or not 220 00:22:52,215 --> 00:22:55,291 once His Majesty learns of your foretold destiny 221 00:22:55,291 --> 00:22:57,772 there will be no peace in the Great Duan Empire. 222 00:22:57,772 --> 00:23:04,484 Do you know that although the Muyun family is the reigning monarch 223 00:23:04,484 --> 00:23:08,086 military power is solely in the hands of the Muru family? 224 00:23:08,996 --> 00:23:11,663 This is an oath of brotherhood pledged between 225 00:23:11,663 --> 00:23:15,107 the ancestors of the Muyuns and Murus 300 years ago. 226 00:23:15,107 --> 00:23:18,724 The Muru family can supervise the emperor and regulate the officials. 227 00:23:18,724 --> 00:23:21,162 What a glory and authority this is. 228 00:23:22,189 --> 00:23:23,727 However, at the same time 229 00:23:23,727 --> 00:23:26,319 it also arouses suspicion among the emperors. 230 00:23:28,163 --> 00:23:32,016 The Muru family is already treading on thin ice. 231 00:23:32,016 --> 00:23:34,573 If your destiny to seize the throne is made known 232 00:23:34,573 --> 00:23:39,695 the carefully maintained relationship between both families will shatter 233 00:23:39,695 --> 00:23:41,307 and ignite a war. 234 00:23:41,307 --> 00:23:44,979 It will be most unfortunate for the people of the Great Duan Empire. 235 00:23:44,979 --> 00:23:49,366 So many lives will be lost. So much blood shall be spilled. 236 00:23:49,366 --> 00:23:51,328 Many shall be rendered homeless and desolate. 237 00:23:52,700 --> 00:23:54,732 As the leader of the Muru family... 238 00:23:57,428 --> 00:24:00,006 how could I condemn all lives to suffering 239 00:24:00,006 --> 00:24:02,585 out of love for my own child? 240 00:24:02,585 --> 00:24:05,336 How could I put our family crest of the purple Qilin beast to shame? 241 00:24:08,776 --> 00:24:10,273 My birth itself... 242 00:24:12,175 --> 00:24:13,922 it was a mistake? 243 00:24:18,233 --> 00:24:19,233 Yes. 244 00:24:20,734 --> 00:24:21,775 It was a mistake. 245 00:24:23,430 --> 00:24:24,940 I understand. 246 00:24:44,691 --> 00:24:45,694 Father. 247 00:24:45,694 --> 00:24:47,559 Prince Han has arrived suddenly. 248 00:24:56,298 --> 00:24:57,688 Your blood... 249 00:24:59,792 --> 00:25:01,301 I'll return it to you. 250 00:25:03,958 --> 00:25:06,000 From now on... 251 00:25:07,279 --> 00:25:11,744 we owe each other nothing. 252 00:25:23,486 --> 00:25:29,086 [Royal Tian Qi City] 253 00:26:05,886 --> 00:26:07,332 Great General Muru. 254 00:26:07,332 --> 00:26:08,965 What is this for? 255 00:26:10,201 --> 00:26:12,861 Please punish me for deceiving Your Majesty. 256 00:26:14,083 --> 00:26:15,923 How have you deceived me? 257 00:26:19,954 --> 00:26:23,275 Your Majesty, over 10 years ago 258 00:26:23,275 --> 00:26:27,868 I abandoned a son. 259 00:26:28,884 --> 00:26:30,528 That's personal. 260 00:26:30,528 --> 00:26:31,932 Your Majesty. 261 00:26:32,799 --> 00:26:34,494 This child... 262 00:26:35,611 --> 00:26:38,355 Once he's grown up, he might bring disaster upon Great Duan. 263 00:26:47,396 --> 00:26:48,780 What does that mean? 264 00:26:48,780 --> 00:26:53,663 As Your Majesty strongly believes in divination and astrology 265 00:26:53,663 --> 00:26:57,651 I had all my sons' natal charts foretold 266 00:26:57,651 --> 00:27:00,866 by the priest in my manor upon their births. 267 00:27:00,866 --> 00:27:04,567 It is to see if they could be of assistance to Great Duan Empire. 268 00:27:04,567 --> 00:27:10,615 Only this son was foretold a destiny of... 269 00:27:13,019 --> 00:27:18,064 He was foretold to bring years of war and chaos upon Great Duan. 270 00:27:31,709 --> 00:27:34,736 Why didn't you tell me then? 271 00:27:36,874 --> 00:27:38,207 I... 272 00:27:39,736 --> 00:27:41,423 It was a moment's weakness. 273 00:27:41,423 --> 00:27:45,262 I couldn't bear to end his life then. 274 00:27:45,262 --> 00:27:48,684 Muddleheaded, I threw him out of my manor. 275 00:27:49,789 --> 00:27:51,547 I left him to fend for himself. 276 00:27:55,153 --> 00:27:57,144 But now... 277 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:00,308 Why are you telling me about it? 278 00:28:00,308 --> 00:28:04,659 I know that Your Majesty is already aware of this matter. 279 00:28:11,357 --> 00:28:13,667 Well done, Muru Shuo! 280 00:28:13,667 --> 00:28:15,825 You know that you can't keep me in the dark anymore 281 00:28:15,825 --> 00:28:17,299 so you confessed everything? 282 00:28:17,299 --> 00:28:19,140 You sure are straightforward. 283 00:28:21,762 --> 00:28:23,907 I'm guilty as charged. 284 00:28:24,861 --> 00:28:27,111 I leave myself at your disposal. 285 00:28:27,726 --> 00:28:30,086 However, this child... 286 00:28:30,086 --> 00:28:32,875 he is indeed a son of Muru family. 287 00:28:33,890 --> 00:28:38,813 In order to protect all lives from harm, he readily took his own life. 288 00:28:48,056 --> 00:28:50,806 I'd like to take a look at him. 289 00:29:08,297 --> 00:29:09,760 Summon the royal physician! 290 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:10,877 He must be healed. 291 00:29:10,877 --> 00:29:12,457 Your Majesty. 292 00:29:12,457 --> 00:29:14,066 This child must not live! 293 00:29:14,066 --> 00:29:15,762 This child should not live, Your Majesty! 294 00:29:15,762 --> 00:29:16,916 Great General Muru! 295 00:29:19,507 --> 00:29:21,203 I trust you. 296 00:29:21,203 --> 00:29:23,846 But you don't trust me! 297 00:29:23,846 --> 00:29:25,750 I don't care what others think. 298 00:29:26,970 --> 00:29:28,508 Answer me. 299 00:29:29,525 --> 00:29:37,375 Am I the sort of man who would overlook our friendship 300 00:29:37,375 --> 00:29:39,913 for the sake of my empire? 301 00:29:58,455 --> 00:30:02,479 I know that you're aware of that past incident. 302 00:30:03,749 --> 00:30:05,933 That is how you see me. 303 00:30:05,933 --> 00:30:10,434 All of you think that I... 304 00:30:14,461 --> 00:30:16,799 You think that I'm a heartless man. 305 00:30:18,890 --> 00:30:20,174 Your Majesty. 306 00:30:20,174 --> 00:30:21,868 Your Majesty made a decree. 307 00:30:21,868 --> 00:30:24,117 No one is to bring up that past incident. 308 00:30:25,307 --> 00:30:26,865 Your Majesty has overstated. 309 00:30:29,377 --> 00:30:30,681 Muru Shuo. 310 00:30:32,098 --> 00:30:35,520 I like this child. 311 00:30:36,200 --> 00:30:38,587 - He'll stay in the palace. - Your Majesty! 312 00:30:38,587 --> 00:30:40,074 You mustn't! 313 00:30:40,074 --> 00:30:41,571 This must not be done! 314 00:30:41,571 --> 00:30:42,949 Your Majesty! 315 00:30:43,900 --> 00:30:45,299 Your Majesty! 316 00:30:57,897 --> 00:30:59,204 It hurts! 317 00:30:59,204 --> 00:31:00,451 You may leave. 318 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:11,260 You're really lucky. 319 00:31:12,627 --> 00:31:16,316 But from now on, life won't be easy for you. 320 00:31:17,375 --> 00:31:21,305 His Majesty is keeping you in the palace to study with the prince. 321 00:31:21,305 --> 00:31:25,280 The sixth prince, Muyun Sheng, whom you're accompanying is a freak. 322 00:31:25,984 --> 00:31:28,208 He's never interacted with anyone in the palace. 323 00:31:28,208 --> 00:31:30,171 His Majesty never visits him either. 324 00:31:30,171 --> 00:31:33,865 All the other princes have already learned all sorts of skills. 325 00:31:33,865 --> 00:31:35,999 He's the only one left out. 326 00:31:37,089 --> 00:31:41,977 You'll have to be careful when you spend time with him. 327 00:31:41,977 --> 00:31:43,576 What does that mean? 328 00:31:47,130 --> 00:31:48,615 Muyun Sheng... 329 00:31:48,615 --> 00:31:50,967 He can't be regarded as human. 330 00:31:50,967 --> 00:31:53,296 His mother is one of... 331 00:31:53,296 --> 00:31:54,931 the Charmers. 332 00:31:56,366 --> 00:31:58,463 The Charmers are a tribe of immaterial fairies. 333 00:31:58,463 --> 00:32:02,084 Only the extraordinarily powerful ones can take on a physical form. 334 00:32:02,084 --> 00:32:04,342 It's just like... 335 00:32:04,342 --> 00:32:06,337 a lunatic with magical powers. 336 00:32:06,337 --> 00:32:11,557 He doesn't even know when he might lose his mind. 337 00:32:12,695 --> 00:32:16,409 The mysterious powers of the Charmers can't be repelled by armed forces. 338 00:32:16,409 --> 00:32:19,498 It's even way out of our imagination. 339 00:32:19,498 --> 00:32:22,123 Muyun Sheng is half-human and half-Charmer. 340 00:32:22,123 --> 00:32:24,737 No one knows what he thinks or likes. 341 00:32:24,737 --> 00:32:27,234 No one even dares to approach him. 342 00:32:27,234 --> 00:32:29,030 Where is this person? 343 00:32:29,030 --> 00:32:30,644 When do we get to study together? 344 00:32:33,792 --> 00:32:35,528 You should nurse yourself to health first. 345 00:32:35,528 --> 00:32:37,031 Madam! 346 00:32:46,133 --> 00:32:47,203 Mother. 347 00:32:55,251 --> 00:32:56,865 His Majesty has made a decree. 348 00:32:56,865 --> 00:32:58,895 You are to remain in the palace from now on. 349 00:32:58,895 --> 00:33:04,184 It will be very difficult for us to see you again. 350 00:33:05,132 --> 00:33:07,481 - Therefore-- - I'll be all alone again. 351 00:33:50,624 --> 00:33:52,459 Don't address me if you can't. 352 00:34:04,723 --> 00:34:06,646 I owe you too much. 353 00:34:09,204 --> 00:34:11,704 [Jin Ning Quarters, Royal Tian Qi City] 354 00:34:16,451 --> 00:34:19,822 Prince Ning Rui, Muyun Sheng, receive the decree. 355 00:34:25,101 --> 00:34:29,547 Prince Ning Rui, Muyun Sheng, receive the decree. 356 00:34:30,510 --> 00:34:32,237 By His Majesty's oral decree... 357 00:34:41,724 --> 00:34:50,231 Prince Ning Rui, Muyun Sheng, is to study with the Muru family's son! 358 00:35:07,916 --> 00:35:11,869 The sixth prince refuses to study. 359 00:35:13,311 --> 00:35:14,547 Why? 360 00:35:14,547 --> 00:35:16,882 His exact words were... 361 00:35:18,237 --> 00:35:25,818 "Since Father regards me as a burden, just let me remain carefree." 362 00:35:25,818 --> 00:35:30,559 "What's the point in thinking of me now?" 363 00:35:36,063 --> 00:35:37,324 You may all leave. 364 00:35:39,079 --> 00:35:40,083 Yes. 365 00:35:53,699 --> 00:35:54,851 Yin Rong... 366 00:35:54,851 --> 00:36:02,436 Even to this day, both you and our son are always on my mind. 367 00:36:04,385 --> 00:36:09,353 Sheng thinks that I've ignored him. 368 00:36:09,353 --> 00:36:10,681 That's because... 369 00:36:13,277 --> 00:36:19,570 If you care too much for someone, you don't know... 370 00:36:22,686 --> 00:36:24,634 how you should treat him. 371 00:36:38,016 --> 00:36:39,998 Greetings, Your Highness! 372 00:37:03,983 --> 00:37:06,679 Your Majesty, the empress is here. 373 00:37:10,242 --> 00:37:11,351 Your Majesty. 374 00:37:11,351 --> 00:37:12,813 Don't come in. 375 00:37:12,813 --> 00:37:15,059 The sweet lotus soup is getting cold. 376 00:37:15,059 --> 00:37:16,744 Hand it to Jin Bing Yi. 377 00:37:25,927 --> 00:37:29,766 This sweet lotus soup was Yin Rong's favorite. 378 00:37:29,766 --> 00:37:31,728 Your Majesty likes it as well. 379 00:37:31,728 --> 00:37:34,139 I'd like to see you have some. 380 00:37:34,139 --> 00:37:36,275 Stop doing this. 381 00:37:37,721 --> 00:37:39,554 You keep drawing portraits of Yin Rong. 382 00:37:39,554 --> 00:37:41,943 You eat what Yin Rong liked. 383 00:37:41,943 --> 00:37:45,438 You wear the outfits Yin Rong liked. 384 00:37:45,438 --> 00:37:47,835 You dab on the scents she used. 385 00:37:47,835 --> 00:37:49,690 You wear the same makeup as she did. 386 00:37:49,690 --> 00:37:52,731 But there's one thing you should always bear in mind. 387 00:37:52,731 --> 00:37:57,081 You can never become her. 388 00:38:00,382 --> 00:38:02,211 I had meant well. 389 00:38:02,211 --> 00:38:05,184 Who knew that I'd upset you again? 390 00:38:08,490 --> 00:38:11,739 Ming Yi... What I meant was... 391 00:38:13,467 --> 00:38:14,960 Yin Rong is Yin Rong. 392 00:38:14,960 --> 00:38:16,579 You are you. 393 00:38:29,396 --> 00:38:30,833 Indeed. 394 00:38:30,833 --> 00:38:33,820 How could I be anything like her? 395 00:38:34,815 --> 00:38:37,442 In your heart, she's irreplaceable. 396 00:38:37,442 --> 00:38:41,585 However hard I try, you only mock me for doing a bad imitation. 397 00:38:43,824 --> 00:38:49,056 You must be wondering right now why I'm always so dumb. 398 00:38:49,056 --> 00:38:53,277 As the empress, you're narrow-minded and unduly humble. 399 00:38:53,277 --> 00:38:55,677 You are indeed dumb. 400 00:38:55,677 --> 00:39:01,230 I might be the empress, but deep down, I find myself as worthless as dirt. 401 00:39:01,230 --> 00:39:03,007 What empress am I? 402 00:39:03,007 --> 00:39:07,018 I am but an aging woman who isn't loved! 403 00:39:10,150 --> 00:39:13,927 Why does it matter if I age? 404 00:39:15,396 --> 00:39:17,128 Why would my looks matter? 405 00:39:18,862 --> 00:39:21,494 What's the point in dressing up day after day? 406 00:39:21,494 --> 00:39:24,304 You can't even see me. 407 00:39:24,947 --> 00:39:28,902 You can't see me even when I stand before you. 408 00:39:29,820 --> 00:39:31,003 Isn't that so? 409 00:39:33,371 --> 00:39:35,755 I'm after all the daughter of the prestigious Nanku family! 410 00:39:35,755 --> 00:39:37,956 Do you think that I like pretending to be someone else? 411 00:39:40,340 --> 00:39:44,824 You'll only notice me if I resemble Yin Rong in some way! 412 00:39:44,824 --> 00:39:46,621 Even if it isn't me who's in your eyes! 413 00:39:48,938 --> 00:39:53,867 You have no idea that even a mere glimpse at me 414 00:39:53,867 --> 00:40:01,351 is enough to make me rejoice over it for a whole day. 415 00:40:02,001 --> 00:40:03,172 A month... 416 00:40:04,186 --> 00:40:05,331 A year... 417 00:40:06,380 --> 00:40:07,994 Several years... 418 00:40:07,994 --> 00:40:11,163 In this palace, by your side... 419 00:40:11,163 --> 00:40:13,880 time has frozen. 420 00:40:14,922 --> 00:40:17,289 It's as if this lifetime will never end. 421 00:40:17,289 --> 00:40:19,523 Or that it has already ended! 422 00:40:19,523 --> 00:40:22,831 There's no difference between a day and a year. 423 00:40:22,831 --> 00:40:27,867 I'm alive but I can't feel a thing. 424 00:40:29,179 --> 00:40:30,577 Apart from the chill. 425 00:40:34,385 --> 00:40:36,088 Spring, summer, fall, and winter... 426 00:40:36,088 --> 00:40:38,882 rain, snow, clouds, sun... 427 00:40:38,882 --> 00:40:40,929 night and day... 428 00:40:40,929 --> 00:40:43,739 They are all the same. 429 00:40:44,974 --> 00:40:46,338 Cold. 430 00:40:47,838 --> 00:40:49,661 But I'm pleased with it. 431 00:40:51,532 --> 00:40:54,083 It's like a nightmare to be by your side. 432 00:40:54,083 --> 00:40:56,170 I can't bear to wake up from it. 433 00:40:56,170 --> 00:40:58,875 It's also like a cage that I refuse to escape from. 434 00:40:58,875 --> 00:41:01,501 I don't hate Yin Rong, but myself. 435 00:41:02,246 --> 00:41:04,335 I should just be an empress. 436 00:41:04,335 --> 00:41:06,289 I should just be satisfied with my authority. 437 00:41:07,260 --> 00:41:08,539 Why? 438 00:41:09,581 --> 00:41:14,846 Why did I fall for no one but you? 439 00:41:21,021 --> 00:41:22,295 I... 440 00:41:24,768 --> 00:41:26,690 I know about it all. 441 00:41:29,840 --> 00:41:30,905 But I... 442 00:41:32,344 --> 00:41:34,086 I can't help it. 443 00:41:35,376 --> 00:41:36,706 I... 444 00:41:39,576 --> 00:41:42,356 How am I not still trapped in a cage? 445 00:41:47,878 --> 00:41:49,927 What about in the future? 446 00:41:49,927 --> 00:41:52,699 You know how I feel. 447 00:41:52,699 --> 00:41:54,503 Can you be nicer to me? 448 00:41:55,894 --> 00:41:57,447 Ming Yi... 449 00:41:58,269 --> 00:42:02,902 After all these years, I finally understand. 450 00:42:02,902 --> 00:42:05,085 You can trade one object for another. 451 00:42:05,085 --> 00:42:06,364 But affection... 452 00:42:07,702 --> 00:42:09,559 It can't be traded with that of another. 453 00:42:09,559 --> 00:42:11,260 I... 454 00:42:14,958 --> 00:42:16,771 Mine is not yours to take. 455 00:42:18,150 --> 00:42:20,945 I refuse to accept this answer! 456 00:42:21,583 --> 00:42:22,746 Jin Bing Yi! 457 00:42:22,746 --> 00:42:24,382 - Hold the empress back! - Yes! 458 00:42:24,382 --> 00:42:29,528 Your Majesty! 459 00:42:29,528 --> 00:42:31,288 - I refuse to accept this! - Hold her back! 460 00:42:31,288 --> 00:42:33,762 I refuse to accept this! Your Majesty! 461 00:42:35,788 --> 00:42:37,980 - Your Majesty! - That's enough! 462 00:42:39,181 --> 00:42:42,777 It isn't that I have no feelings for you. 463 00:42:42,777 --> 00:42:45,931 You should've understood that when I made you my empress. 464 00:42:45,931 --> 00:42:47,072 What am I to understand? 465 00:42:47,072 --> 00:42:49,557 For Yin Rong, you'd have put up with being accused of infamy. 466 00:42:49,557 --> 00:42:51,472 You almost renounced your throne! 467 00:42:51,472 --> 00:42:55,315 However, you would have me humiliated before these servants. 468 00:42:55,315 --> 00:42:57,784 I bare my heart to you. 469 00:42:57,784 --> 00:43:01,418 Yet you have no intention to cherish it at all. 470 00:43:02,925 --> 00:43:07,143 Is it that you don't know it's a basic instinct 471 00:43:07,143 --> 00:43:10,547 for men to protect the women they love? 472 00:43:10,547 --> 00:43:13,655 Yet all I witnessed was your cold-bloodedness. 473 00:43:13,655 --> 00:43:16,440 What feelings do you have for me? 474 00:43:35,903 --> 00:43:37,150 Wu Ru Yi. 475 00:43:39,286 --> 00:43:40,286 Present! 476 00:43:40,286 --> 00:43:42,130 Head back to my quarters. 477 00:43:42,791 --> 00:43:43,838 Yes. 478 00:44:06,918 --> 00:44:11,664 All attendants present at the Sword Chamber today... 479 00:44:12,771 --> 00:44:14,300 kill them all. 480 00:44:14,300 --> 00:44:16,728 Spare us, Your Highness! 481 00:44:16,728 --> 00:44:19,291 Spare us, Your Highness! 482 00:44:19,291 --> 00:44:21,648 Spare us, Your Highness! 483 00:44:36,916 --> 00:44:41,916 Subtitles by DramaFever