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Hua Xu Yin

Episode 38

You said that you wanted me to go to your world.

But if you die,

what meaning is there for me to go to your world?

Su Heng, I don't give you permission to die.

I can give up anything as long as you come back to life.

Because I have fallen in love with you.

Murong An.

I'm afraid that when I see a butterfly I will think of you.

So this is how the holy flame is obtained.

Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Chen, Su Heng

Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Wei, Ye Yuanxuan

Looks like you've already recovered from the stab I gave you earlier.

Your one stab was indeed ingenious.

Only an undeniable blow would make her believe.

Your method had no weaknesses,

so naturally it worked. But did she believe you?

She did.

Then you are saying...that you have obtained the holy flame?

This is great!

This time I finally had a chance to enter the legendary Misty Forest and see the mermaid.

It's said that no one has ever gone into the Misty Forest.

But I believe there is such a place.

I was a hostage in the Kingdom of Wei.

In the entire palace, no one respected me.

Only you took me as a comrade.

You were willing to do the same things as me.

Since finding the Misty Forest is your wish,

then your wish is my wish.

Brother Su,

do you know why I wanted to find the Misty Forest?

I don't know.

Because it's said that the mermaid who lives inside the Misty Forest

has a holy flame in her body.

As long as you have this holy flame, you will have limitless power!

It's just...

Mermaids are extremely suspicious, and even more so towards humans.

How can we control it?

Brother Ye, I have an idea.

I am willing to personally go find the mermaid and gain it's trust.

As long as I can get it's trust, then we'll have a chance to make our move.

I, Su Heng, am willing to get the holy flame for you.

Good! I agree to your plan!

If we can get the holy flame, I will definitely give you the pass to clear all the borders.

This way you can leave the Kingdom of Wei and no one will dare to stop you.

Can I trust your word?

I swear to the gods of the Nine Lands.

If this succeeds, I will definitely keep my promise.

It'll be a grand trick!

The holy flame has always been kept in the mermaid's body.

Only when the heavens and earth are one can it be stolen.

That mermaid might be very powerful,

but even she cannot hide from love.

I never would have thought

that she is that sort of girl.

What is it, Brother Su?

Have you fallen in love?

Men need to achieve great things. How can they become immersed in love?

Brother Ye, you have misunderstood.

You and I both came with a goal.

I also used this sort of method to steal the holy flame.

It's unavoidable for my heart to feel a little bad.

That's true.

I might have only seen the mermaid once,

but I was also moved by her looks.

It would be natural if your heart was moved.

Your words are too heavy.

I know my aim for this trip to the Misty Forest.

I will not ruin our plan for puppy love.

Good. Now, you can give me the holy flame.

Then what about what you promised me before?

This is the pass to get through all the borders.

If you have it, then you can go anywhere.

This way, you can return to the Kingdom of Chen.

You can fight with your brother upfront for the throne.

Thank you, Brother Ye.

Now you can give me the holy flame, right?

I must take the holy flame back to the Kingdom of Chen.

Su Heng! What is the meaning of this?

You want to go back on your word?

You are not my match, you never will be!

Where did he go?

Su Heng. Su Heng!

I know you won't abandon me!

Su Heng! Save me!

Am I going to die soon?

This must be an illusion.

This must be an illusion. Illusion...

Did you see him?

A person just like you.

Who is it? Who is the one who saved me? Come out!

Who was it?

I saved you. Why do you have to run away?

You? You were the one who saved me?

I'm looking for someone.

A person just like you.

Do you know where he went?

A person just like me?

Then what are you?

Weren't you always thinking of a way to catch me?

Do you not know what I am?

Mermaid. You are the mermaid!

You tried repeatedly to catch me.

I should have let you die.

As long as you tell me where he is,

I can let you leave.

How would I know? Just who is the person you're talking about?

Come with me.

You indeed know him.

Of course. Of course I know him.

He is the eldest prince of the Kingdom of Chen. His name is Su Heng.

He is also the partner who came with me to come catch you.

What did you say?

Do you think that him saving you was all true?

All that he did was a trick that he planned!

Why? Why did he have to do that?

Because, he wanted to obtain the holy flame in your body.

If he gets the holy flame, he'll betray you! Just like how he betrayed me!

Why did he have to trick me?

If he wanted the holy flame,

he could have told me!

Why did he have to play this sort of trick?

The tree god was right.

Because that is his personality.

He is a very deceitful person.

Then what about you?

Aren't you also very cruel in the tactics you use?

I...

I saved you only because I wanted to know the answer.

Anyone who holds greedy thoughts towards the Misty Forest

cannot leave here alive.

Decay here.

I'm begging you, I cannot die here!

Do you not want the holy flame or revenge?

Mu Yan gege, where have they run off to?

I don't know what has happened either.

Then what should we do now?

Find Su Heng and that mermaid.

Mu Yan gege, listen!

It's the Hua Xu Tune! It's the notes of the Hua Xu Tune!

Why is there the sound of the Hua Xu Tune in the Misty Forest?

Because one uses the Hua Xu Tune to come here.

You two came in here through the Hua Xu Tune.

One is a dream weaver, and one is a mermaid.

Mermaid? You're saying I'm a mermaid?

Mermaid blood flows in your body.

When you were a child, your mother

gave you a mermaid's power by using her own power.

And all of this started because of that.

But that is many years later!

-How do you know?-Because this is the Misty Forest.

This is a place entirely made of illusion magic.

No matter where you come from,

nothing is a secret in the Misty Forest.

What is your goal for making us come here?

Guard Murong An, don't let her love become lonely.

A mermaid loves only once in their lifetime.

If she cannot get love in the end, then in the end she'll become alone.

If you save her, then you can find the mermaid pearl you need.

Mermaid pearl?

You will understand.

Can we begin now?

You won't go back on your word?

As long as I get what I want, you will definitely get what you want.

Okay.

Mu Yan gege.

Since your mother is Murong An, a mermaid,

then that means that she at least went to the Kingdom of Chen.

Or else how would there be you?

Perhaps now she has already left the Misty Forest.

That divine tree wanted us to help her...

But how are we supposed to help her?

Hurry and run!

Come!

Having a trespasser to go into the Illusions of Hua Xu

is against the Heaven's will.

Hurry and run!

The corridor of the illusion.

We've already left the Enchanted Forest.

Looks like it was that earthquake just now,

that pushed us out of the Enchanted Forest.

Looks like the illusion has faded.

Or perhaps there is some power from outside that affected our illusion.

We should hurry and go back.

Right.

Why can't the door to the Misty Forest be opened?

Could it have to do with the breaking off of the illusion just now?

You are saying that someone ruined the illusion,

and so we cannot enter the Misty Forest?

No matter what, we had to leave anyway.

Jun Fu, I feel like there is danger coming from all side now.

Remember, no matter what happens,

you must protect yourself.

If you're safe, my heart is at ease.

Mu Yan gege,

we cannot go to the Misty Forest now. Where should we go?

The Kingdom of Chen.

We can only force ourselves through. Follow me.

But there's so many of them.

Let's go!

Take them away!

Go in! Go in!

Where is this place?

This should be a small corner of the east side of the palace.

It's a place where Father once lived before taking the throne.

Who do you think the one who caught us is?

He has the holy flame. Who do you think he is?

We meet again.

I never would have thought that I can still see you two outside of the Misty Forest.

Brother Heng?

It really is you.

Brother Heng, or maybe I should call you as Eldest Prince Su Heng.

Looks like you already know my real identity.

But I am curious. Just who are you two?

Didn't I say so before?

My name is Mu Yan, her name is Jun Fu.

Looks like this shouldn't be your real names.

We are just nameless small players. You don't need to pursue the matter.

A person that can enter the Misty Forest

cannot be just a nameless small player.

Just now looking at your martial arts, I could tell that your strength isn't ordinary.

If you two say that, you are being too humble.

Speak. Just who are you two?

Since you've been to the Misty Forest,

you should know that there are limitless possibilities in this world.

If I said that Jun Fu and I came from another place,

and that that place is like this one yet different,

would you believe it?

That is quite interesting.

I can believe you. But you must persuade me.

Then if I said, that I can predict a lot of things from the future,

then would you believe me?

That is even more interesting!

I want to know what you can predict.

Since you two have come here today,

do you know what will happen today?

Today is the day your father will pass on the throne.

And what is the result of that?

You will become the king of the Kingdom of Chen.

And reign of the land of the Kingdom of Chen.

Do you feel like I am like those soothsayers,

and only choose to say what you like to hear?

Are you not?

The 28th year of the Nine Lands, the King of Chen abdicates the throne.

The Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Chen, Su Heng, takes over the throne.

On the same day, the second prince Su Ran had a bout of illness.

-Eldest Prince.-What is it?

-The Second Prince he...-What is it?

The Second Prince has had another heart attack.

-Go on.-Yes.

In the records, it says that he died this year.

And what about the Kingdom of Chen?

If I tell you that the Kingdom of Chen will be destroyed sooner or later,

will you still be a good king and rule over the Kingdom of Chen?

If you knew that the Kingdom of Chen will definitely become very strong in the the future,

- Will you bask in celebrations?- No.

No matter what you say today,

I only trust in what I can personally do!

So, I can tell you the ending that I know of,

but fate is up to change.

If you waver,

the path of fate will change.

Nothing is set in stone.

Then speak, if Father passes down the throne,

should I agree to it or not?

If it is for the Kingdom of Chen and its people,

you should agree. But there may be others who will frame you.

To those things, will you care about that?

The king has given orders to see the Eldest Prince!

Father should be calling me to take the throne.

Then I should congratulate you.

You are to obtain the royal throne.

Then you two get some rest here.

I will make my own arrangements.

Announcing! The Crown Prince Su Heng is to succeed the position of the King of Chen!

Good! Good! Good! Good!

Your father really got his wish.

Do you feel like he loves Murong An?

Or perhaps you should ask,

between succeeding the throne and love, which does he care about more?

What should we do next?

Let's leave here first.

What are you doing?

The king is asking that you two stay here for now.

No need. We have other things to do.

Please let us leave the palace.

The king has ordered that you two must stay in the palace.

Since it's like this, we'll stay here first.

Minister Liu, you have been supporting my second brother.

Now, why are you willing to come to my side?

Those who are capable shall have the world.

I previously supported the second prince,

because you were a hostage in the Kingdom of Wei since childhood.

The entire court didn't know anything about your skills or talents.

But today, you can succeed the throne.

It's clear that your intelligence is outstanding.

You are indeed the unlucky star of the enemy country,

and also the fortune of the Kingdom of Chen.

You are willing to support me as the king?

According to the law of the Nine Lands,

only the one the Emperor designates can become the king.

Since His Highness already gave his throne to you,

us lords of the court will definitely support you, Eldest Prince.

Look. The Seven Countries of the Nine Lands.

To our south is the Kingdom of Wei, and to the north is the Kingdom of Zheng.

In these hundreds of years, we've lived under their foot.

The Kingdom of Chen has declined in power.

My father might have been called the people's king,

but he always retreated!

Second younger brother is weak and cannot even take care of himself.

How would he have the heart to increase the kingdom's power?

If this continues, in less than ten years,

the Kingdom of Chen shall perish!

Eldest Prince, you are circumspect and far-sighted.

We will definitely do our best to support you, Eldest Prince.

That's good then.

With those holy flame,

the day my Kingdom of Chen becomes stronger is coming!

I want the Kingdom of Chen to rule over the Nine Lands!

If I am not the King of Chen,

who is more fitting than me?

Congratulations Eldest Prince on succeeding the throne of the Kingdom of Chen.

I said so long ago!

All he did was for getting your holy flame.

He was just tricking you!

You shouldn't trust him!

Su Heng, you just wait.

I definitely will not let you go.

Miss Jun, please come this way.

Miss Fun, don't let His Highness wait for too long.

Miss Jun, come!

Miss Jun, this way please.

Miss Jun! Miss Jun!

Miss Jun, you cannot run around as you wish!

This...this royal garden is so big!

If you get lost, I cannot bear the guilt!

You're not afraid that I'll get lost.

You're just afraid I'll run away.

How can you say that?

You are His Highness's guest, not a criminal!

Anyone can come in and leave as they please in this palace.

Why are you talking about running away?

Then why am I and Mu Yan gege locked up separately?

Miss, you don't know.

The palace has it's own rules.

In your room, besides me,

other men aren't allowed in!

Do you want...Mister Mu Yan

to become like me? (Castrated)

You-!

Where have all these dandelion seeds come from?

In the future, when you see all these dandelions in the air,

you will know that I have come.

Your Majesty...

Miss Jun!

Miss Jun! Miss Jun!

Miss Jun!

She was just here!

She suddenly disappeared?

She was right next to me!

I just turned around for a second and she disappeared!

Say, this-!

Where could she have gone?

Can you let me borrow this zither?

This zither is a famous antique.

The strings are from ice silkworms.

It won't be too convenient for me to let you borrow it.

Mister Mu Yan, what do you need to borrow a zither for?

To find someone.

Mu Yan gege, let me give you something.

What are you giving me your hair for all of a sudden?

This trip into the illusion is different from those of the past.

It has to do with our background.

I don't know what we will face in the illusion.

If you cannot find me,

use my hair as zither strings and play a tune with it.

This way you will know where I am.

Okay!

The soul-splitting grass has the weakest smell.

It is clear but not thick, and unifies other ingredients without overpowering them.

Mixing them with three other ingredients makes the syrup.

Once taken, the true heart will be lost, and there will only be fragments of memories.

They will be muddled, and not know where they came from or where they will go.

When have you had an interest in medicine?

You again?

You must be very curious why I am here too.

It definitely can't be that you got lost,

and got in that way.

You can make use of the dream weaver Jun Fu to come here.

So why I can't use other ways to come in?

I am only interested in your goal. Where is Jun Fu?

Why are you asking me for the person you lost?

I don't want to tell you.

Do you want to force Jun Fu to drink the soul-splitting grass syrup and forget everything?

Just like in the past?

You'll never be able to guess what I want to do.

Where is Jun Fu?

Don't be like this.

I'm afraid of death because I cannot beat you.

Mu Yan gege!

Jun Fu, are you okay?

I'm fine!

You two aren't fighting, are you?

Don't worry. We didn't fight.

I am a friendly person.

I know that Brother Su has some prejudices against me.

I risked danger to come in here entirely because of Jun Fu.

Yes, Mu Yan gege.

You also know that my mermaid pearl is already broken apart.

I must take medicine in order to keep my headaches away.

His Majesty came here this time

to give me my medicine.

He didn't appreciate it.

Then you shouldn't have left the palace without saying a word.

This place is full of dangers!

How am I to be at ease?

Okay, I was wrong. Don't be mad.

Is it useful to be mad?

Then smile!

We've mostly cleared up the situation.

You two please leave. Don't bother me.

Let's go.

Mu Yan gege,

I know you guard yourself against His Majesty.

But this time it really was to help me.

You also know that after I took in the mermaid pearl,

every once in a while I will be in terrible pain.

If not for his medicine,

I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to keep going.

So Mu Yan gege, can you two live in harmony?

If he truly wants to help you,

then I can do anything.

I just...

Just what?

Perhaps I've overthought it.

I just feel like he did so much to get into the Hua Xu illusion,

so his reason must not be so simple.

It's not like I haven't thought of this question either.

He saved my life, yet I broke my pledge of marriage with him.

I feel guilty.

I feel like I owe him a lot.

How can I go suspect him?

Silly girl, don't think so much.

Leave the worrying things to me.

Eldest Prince, get some rest early.

Tomorrow is the coronation ceremony.

I got it.

Then allow me to help you to rest.

Murong,

if you find Su Heng, what do you intend to do?

Get the holy flame back.

And after that?

Afterwards...I will come back here.

Actually, since you'd already left the Misty Forest,

why not tour around the Nine Lands?

I am the crown prince of the Kingdom of Wei.

In the future I will take the throne.

If you don't mind,

the best rooms in our Cui Sha Palace,

I can give them all to you!

Murong! I will definitely get the holy flame back for you!

Tree god, I am going to go to the Kingdom of Chen to get the holy flame back.

I came to say goodbye.

You are not going to the Kingdom of Chen to get the holy flame.

I told you before,

if you do not leave the Misty Forest,

your holy flame can be restored.

You must have fallen in love with that human, right?

I didn't.

Human love is volatile and complicated.

They are not as true and serious as mermaids.

I'm not afraid of being bullied by humans because no mortal is willing to treat me as an enemy.

Even if your magic is extremely powerful,

but it can't protect your love.

If you insist on loving a human,

You will be definitely be hurt and cry over him.

No one will ever make me cry.

Especially when he is Su Heng.

Looks like you have already decided.

Let me give you one last advice.

If you ever cry for love,

your tears will become a mermaid pearl.

Mermaid pearls can save human lives,

but you will fall into an endless sleep.

Look. Why are there so many butterflies?

What's going on?

Why are there so many butterflies?

Look over there.

♫ Before going far away, ♫

♫ leave tenderness for the wind and rain. ♫

♫ Before tenderness, ♫

♫ forget the wanderings of half a lifetime. ♫

♫ Before forgetting, ♫

♫ sharp blades will be cast out of broken shards. ♫

♫ Before breaking, ♫

♫ bury yourself in the dust. ♫

♫ In the blink of an eye, ♫

♫ you are not you. ♫

♫ Is the fleeting time heartless, ♫

♫ or is true love hard to preserve? ♫

♫ To the ends of the earth, ♫

♫ we will leave and return together. ♫

♫ Until when will this love song be sung? ♫

♫ To the ends of the earth, ♫

♫ we will leave and return together. ♫

♫ Until when will this love song be sung? ♫