Original subtitles

Hua Xu Yin

Episode 39

Look! There's so many butterflies!

What is going on?

Why are there so many butterflies? They're all butterflies!

Look! There's so many!

Long live Your Highness!

May Your Highness enjoy longevity and fortune with the Heavens!

This...what is going on?

Why are there so many butterflies?

Look, there's so many! What's going on?

It really is a butterfly!

Look, why are there so many butterflies appearing?

Look, what is going on?

I just knew that you would come looking for me.

You tricked me.

No. I just left without saying goodbye.

Su Heng, you have no true heart,

and have no true love! All you've done is for the holy flame.

What if I said, that I took your holy flame

only because I wanted you to come to my country,

my world, my side.

I won't trust you again!

The holy flame!

That's right, Murong An.

You cannot harm me. Don't make me hurt you.

You are the most beautiful in the world this way.

Give back my holy flame!

Okay then.

The holy flame contains all the different types of the illusion magic of the Misty Forest.

I can only give you back half.

Give back my holy flame!

If I don't have the holy flame,

I'll lost my country.

My people, and my everything!

So I can only give you back half.

The holy flame is a treasure of the Misty Forest.

Guarding it is my destiny.

If you won't give it back to me, I must kill you!

Based on your current situation,

you aren't my match.

Unless you use the soul destroyer technique.

Choose for yourself.

If I wanted you to choose between me and the royal throne,

what would you choose?

If I wanted you to make a choice between me and the royal throne,

what would you choose?

Do you really want to use the soul destroyer?

Are you really going to be like this to me?

All that you've put so much effort into doing,

was it all just for your throne?

For all that you have?

Okay. I have lost.

You didn't lose.

All I've done is for you.

For us.

Stay here, I'll prove it to you.

We've waited for half a day!

How come he still hasn't come out?

I know! I am in such a panic!

This is a big issue of the Kingdom of Chen!

Hurry and go into rush him!

It's not like you all don't know how His Highness's temper is like.

What time is it now that you're still talking about those things?

I'm afraid that demon girl will...

R-really..?

This is my promise to you from before.

I wanted to give you a pair of the most beautiful shoes in the Nine Lands.

Stay here, stay by my side.

I will treat you well.

You are quite interesting.

Hearing you say that, I don't want to kill you anymore.

What should I do?

Marry me, and be my wife.

Perhaps...I should really try this world's love.

Does His Highness really want to take that demon girl as his wife?

That demon girl is extremely vicious!

In a blink of an eye, she got rid of over three hundred soldiers!

How can this type of girl be His Highness's woman?

Exactly! How can this demon girl do?

We don't even know where she came from!

She doesn't look like she came from our country.

If His Highness keeps her in the palace,

I'm just afraid that for our Kingdom of Chen,

becoming a laughingstock is a small thing.

But in the end, ruining our royal bloodline is the big thing!

-Yes.-That's right!

His Highness has arrived!

His Highness has come.

Greetings, Your Highness.

You may rise.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Today, what issues must be reported?

Your Highness, they are all letters begging you not to marry that girl.

How ridiculous!

Your Highness, Murong An might be beautiful,

but she will be the one to throw the inner palace into a mess!

I didn't think that Lord Zhang you would be so kind to come.

Then I will ask you to make some calculations.

If I demote you, can you still be so prosperous?

This...this...

Your Highness, Murong An is a mermaid! Mermaids are extremely vicious!

Originally she came to kill you!

Right now you don't even guard against her and even add her to the inner palace!

This...how terrible this would look!

-Your Highness, please hurry and execute her.-Your Highness, please hurry and execute her.

Execute her?

Okay then. Then which one of you will go execute her?

Whoever is willing to do it I'll go ahead and promote you!

-Your Highness!-General Mao, you are braver than most people.

Naturally you should go kill the mermaid.

No no! Your Highness,

I just...I just feel like the mermaid is vicious and uses illusions.

If we go and kill her, I'm afraid there may be further trouble.

Why don't Your Highness expel her?

Expel me?

Which of you wants to kick me out? Speak.

-Lord Zhang.-I-I don't dare to!

-Lord Li!-I...I!

Your Highness, Lord Li has suddenly fainted!

May we leave first?

Get lost.

Let's go, let's go.

You can all go.

-Yes.-Yes.

They were kneeling here before and wouldn't leave for anything.

They ran away so quickly as soon as you came.

If I am like the way they say I am,

vicious and will kill you, what will you do?

You won't kill me.

I am the mermaid who has come to assassinate you!

I precisely came to assassinate you.

If it's like this, dying is worth it.

Waiter! Waiter!

Coming! Customer!

Go get me five bottles of the strongest wine! Quickly!

-Customer..-Money isn't a problem!

Customer, I think you're drunk.

How about I help you back to your room?

Don't bother with me!

Customer, I should help you back to your room.

Are you getting it or not? If you won't then I'll go get it myself!

Customer!

Go away!

Customer! Are you okay?

Hurry and get up. Get up!

Slowly, Customer.

What is that? Just what are you guys doing?

Everything is red! Why is everything red?

Customer, you don't know? His Highness is going to get married soon!

So, all the stores and restaurants in the city

have red cloth as decorations to celebrate the happiness!

Su Heng is getting married? Who is she?

I heard...that it's a mermaid!

I don't know, I don't know!

It's impossible. Murong An is marrying Su Heng!

Impossible...impossible!

Impossible! Impossible!

Impossible!

Get lost! You crazy bastard.

Don't come again! Get lost!

Su Heng...you stole my holy flame,

and stole the woman I love most!

You are my sworn enemy!

I need to return to the Kingdom of Wei. I am going to get revenge!

Greetings, Your Highness.

Come, give it a try.

Why do I have to lower my head?

This is the way to greet others. Besides in your rooms,

seeing the king, those ranking higher than you, and lords,

you must greet them this way. It represents your respect.

Your eyes cannot focus on the other person.

I don't understand status and lordships.

In my eyes, everything in the world is of equal status.

I don't need to put on a grand ceremony for others, and vice versa.

This is the rules of the palace.

This is your palace, not mine.

This is your rules, I don't need to follow them.

Miss! Stop there.

Miss, please stop.

Why do you need to put on a grand ceremony for me?

Miss, His Highness told me to teach you the rules.

If you don't learn them, His Highness won't blame you.

But he will blame us!

Miss, please have pity on us.

Strange, it's my own wrongdoing.

Punishing me is enough.

Why would you all need to be punished?

What kind of rule is this?

-Miss! -Miss!

Stop, let her go. If she won't learn then forget it.

Someone like her won't last in the palace for long.

Your Highness!

Your Highness, the western borders have sent us a message.

I didn't dare to wait for even a moment!

How ridiculous!

The Kingdom of Zheng had clearly signed the agreement of alliance.

How dare they break their word and attack our borders.

How despicable!

Hurry and send a message to notify all the lords.

Have them come here to discuss this matter!

-Your Highness...-Hurry and go!

I notified them long ago.

But they all say they're sick and have to stay at home!

What did you say?

Your Highness, please be understanding.

Okay then.

You all are indeed my kingdom's good vassals.

They just want to make me look bad and weaken to them!

Your Highness, we must have a plan to deal with the current situation.

If nothing works right now...

Is there no one I can use?

Your Highness, Mister Mu Yan has asked to see you.

Your Highness, you have had many worrisome things today. I'll escort you back.

-Leave.-Yes.

Wait!

-Ask him to come in.-Yes!

Greetings, Your Highness.

Brother Mu Yan, you've come just in time!

-Can you play a game of chess with me?-Sure.

Please.

The party that reaches the battle ground first and waits for the enemy there will gain the upper hand.

It will be hard for the party that comes later to change the tide.

Brother Mu Yan, do you understand?

This is a military strategy.

People who are skilled in warfare know how to manoeuvre their enemies.

Then let me ask you another thing: if two rulers fight,

if one's side is relatively lacking in military strength,

how can they win?

The Art of War states that if one's armed forces is weaker than the enemy's, then avoid clashing directly.

-But if I said...-What is it?

...I would want to attack when they are unprepared, and succeed by surprising them.

Brother Mu Yan, you indeed are both brave and have tactics.

I want to ask you: can I trust you?

Then it will depend if Your Highness is willing to trust me.

Well said. Brother Mu Yan, I have a request.

Please go ahead.

This is the only thing that I trust and can use,

the seal that can order my eight thousand-strong imperial force.

Brother Mu Yan, I want you to go to war for me

and help resolve the Kingdom of Chen's urgent problem.

Your Highness wants to pit few against many?

No. The Kingdom of Zheng has attacked my northwestern borders.

And their military strength has generally been weak in the Central Plains.

I want you to launch a surprise attack and claim three cities.

That way, Your Highness will be able to use it

-and force the Kingdom of Zheng to retreat.-Precisely.

Minister, do you think this will work?

Su Heng has just ascended the throne, so there are many things to do.

He will have to depend on me for other matters in the kingdom.

I...have to see if our Highness,

loves the pretty maiden or the kingdom!

I am as curious as you, Minister.

Mu Yan gege!

-Mu Yan gege!-What is it?

Are you going to war?

You know already?

Of course I know!

Or else when did you intend to tell me?

Were you waiting to secretly leave and then send someone to tell me?

I was just afraid that you'd worry.

I'm worried! I'm very worried!

Why do you have to go?

My father has no one by his side that he can depend on.

At this time, if I don't help him, who will?

But Mu Yan gege, this is an illusion!

Even if you help him, it won't change anything!

Perhaps I cannot change anything.

But, this is the first time I feel like I have a sense of camaraderie with my father.

Mu Yan gege, I know that since childhood you haven't been very close with your father.

Entering the illusion gives you more chances to get to know him better.

But Mu Yan gege, this is an illusion,

you will die!

Silly girl. It's not that easy for me to die.

I'm just worried about you!

Okay, I know you are worried about me.

But I'm even more worried about you.

If you're worried about me then don't go.

I've already asked my father to take care of you.

As long as you peacefully stay in the palace, nothing will happen.

Has your heart decided on leaving?

You're not afraid that I'll leave?

You can't.

Unless you take me with you!

I can't.

Mu Yan gege!

Jun Fu, going to war for a king isn't a child's game!

I can go face the danger but you can't!

Then both of us won't go!

Jun Fu listen to me.

Just this time, if you let me fulfill my wish,

then I promise I'll definitely come back alive.

Mu Yan gege, did you know?

I don't know why.

But this time with you going to war, my heart is especially fretful and in worry.

I'm really afraid that something will happen to you.

I'll be fine. I promise.

For you, I will definitely come back safely.

Your Highness! Your Highness please do not be angry!

Those old monsters!

They clearly just want to checkmate me!

Then...Your Highness you mean...

they also know that in the moment the enemy invades,

I must agree to their conditions.

Right now I must destroy them all!

Why do they have to care so much about one girl?

The position of Madam holds much power in the court.

How can they let me have a girl whose origins are unknown?

Then Your Highness, what do you plan to do?

They won't let me keep her? Then I insist on keeping her!

Minister.

How has His Highness been recently?

Minister, His Highness hasn't gone to see Madam Murong for a while.

He's locked himself up in his room all day.

Perhaps he is feeling miserable.

Thank you, Minister.

Yes.

What are you doing?

I've decided! I'm going with you tomorrow!

-Didn't I already say-?-I'm not hearing anything!

I've already said what I should!

Mu Yan gege,

Are you planning to fight with me until the soldiers set off?

Okay! Then fight with me! Since I'm not in a rush to go anyway.

Do you know that anything is up to change in this journey?

With you here, what do I need to be worried about?

On this journey, they're all stinky men!

If you bear to put me among those stinky men,

I don't mind.

Are you sure that I cannot bear to leave you?

Because I can't bear to see you go.

Take me with you.

I don't know how long I can live on for.

So every second and moment,

I don't want to spend any of them in separation.

Okay.

Right now all the lords of the court want to kill Murong An.

You must stay behind to protect her.

Then if you leave me here with Jun Wei...

will you not be worried?

Of course!

Only this way can I be at ease to fight the war.

Then be at ease and go fight your war. I'll go play with Jun Wei.

Then I'll be even more at ease!

This time you're setting off in secret.

To prevent the Kingdom of Zheng from getting news,

I can only send you off here.

I've already ordered the grand generals to wait 15,000 meters outside of the city.

Wait at the secret forest. This battle pits our few men against the stronger enemy, and the chance of winning is unpredictable.

That you would give up your life,

Please let me bow to you once.

Your Highness, you don't need to be so courteous.

This expedition is dangerous,

But I definitely will not give up my life.

I will leave now.

Go and come back quickly.

I will wait for good news in Wulei City.

Come, come.

Your Highness, it's time to eat.

Your Highness, you haven't eaten properly for many days!

Okay okay, put it down.

All of you can go out.

Yes.

Yes.

Mermaids will return to their mermaid form during the night of the red moon.

At this time, the mermaid's body will be weakened.

It is also the easiest time to turn them into human.

If I give the soul-splitting water to a mermaid,

They will become a real human.

And all their special mermaid abilities will completely disappear.

Your Highness.

Have you collected all the ingredients?

According to Your Highness' orders,

all of the ingredients are rare treasures of the world.

Though they came at an exorbitant price,

all of your required ingredients are here.

I finally succeeded.

Soul-splitting water?

Yes.

You want me to drink the soul-splitting water on the night of the red moon?

Yes.

Do you know that if I drink this,

I won't be a mermaid anymore, or a spirit?

I will become a regular girl.

Would you still love this type of girl?

In my eyes,

you aren't a mermaid or a spirit

or a regular girl.

You are you.

No matter what you become,

you are the one I love most.

Since it's like ethis,

is it that important if I am human or not?

It's important!

To my lords and my people, it is very important!

The mermaid legends have already entered peoples' hearts.

In their eyes, mermaids are incomparably vicious!

If you cannot prove that you aren't a mermaid,

then the consequences are unthinkable.

Do you know that once I drink the soul-splitting water,

I will be in unbearable pain.

Su Heng, is this the way you love me?

I am the ruler!

The woman I love cannot capture other's attention.

You let me understand what love is.

I've experienced love's happiness.

I've also experienced it's pain.

It's just that a perfect body,

to the likes of us,

it's already something very hard to obtain.

I don't care how others look at me.

As long as you truly love me it's enough.

Your Highness, the night of the red moon is approaching.

Do you think..?

What do you want to say?

I know that you truly love Miss Murong.

However, under Prime Minister Liu's influence, the court ministers

are only afraid of Miss Murong.

If this continues, I'm only afraid...

The previous king may have personally given you the throne,

but a majority of the lords of the court are loyal to the second prince.

Now with Miss Murong's issue,

there definitely will be someone who takes the opportunity to make a big fuss out of it.

They will make your throne unstable.

How could I be oblivious to that?

I got the holy flame.

I should have been the rightful heir to the throne!

I cannot gain the ministers' loyalty overnight.

I originally wanted to stabilize things step by step.

But I never thought that Liu Wen and the others would make use of Murong An's issue,

to pose a challenge to me first!

If this matter about a mermaid were to flow into the ears of the people and cause fear,

I'm afraid that it'll make things even worse.

Your Highness, why don't you discuss it over with Miss Murong?

-See if you can..?-No!

She's already given up a lot to stay here.

How can I force her to drink the soul-splitting water?

and become a regular person, giving up all her power?

I'm keeping her here,

because I hope to spend the rest of my life with her,

lover her and favor her. Not to harm her!

But...Your Highness!

You don't need to persuade me. I have made my decision.

I will think of a different way.

Throw this soul-splitting water away.

Murong An! Give it back to me!

Give it to me!

I understand your intentions.

Since I've decided to stay, I must pay a price.

Murong An!

Murong An!

Su Heng, hurry!

Don't waste this chance!

Murong An, what you've done for me today,

I will definitely write it in my heart!

Go! Hurry and go arrange it!

During the time of the red moon, I want all the lords of the court

to see that Murong isn't a mermaid!

Yes!

Murong An, after we make it through tonight,

as long as we make it through tonight, everything will be fine.

Hold it in!

I'm sorry, Murong An, I was too selfish!

I just wanted to legitimately keep you!

I wanted the people of the world to wish us happiness!

I didn't want those people to say that you are a demon!

To say that you are vicious!

I won't let anyone be against our decision to be together!

If it hurts, then bite me!

Why do you need to be like this?

You shouldn't have to bear this alone!

Murong An, you are me, and I am you!

Murong An, from today on,

I will protect you well.

I am your everything.

You're saying that on the day of the red moon, the mermaid will show her true form?

Your Highness, we may not have ever seen a true mermaid,

but in the history books, it is indeed written as so.

So you are saying that on the night of the red moon,

you want me to go see if Murong An's body is truly that of a mermaid's?

Mermaids are vicious.

If Murong An really is a mermaid,

-I'm just afraid that...-Enough, enough!

I've heard enough of those words!

I'll say it one more time.

Murong An isn't a mermaid!

From now on, if anyone mentions this again, they are to be killed with no mercy!

We understand your love for Murong An.

But, if we cannot see that Murong An isn't a mermaid with our own eyes,

how can we block mouths that spread rumors?

With all this talk, you're just saying you don't believe it!

Okay, I'll make an edict right now.

If Murong An is a mermaid, I'll definitely kill her.

If she isn't, no one can mention this ever again.

Yes, Your Highness.

Your Highness! Your Highness!

Your Highness! This is bad! Something terrible has happened!

Madam Murong has gone missing!

-This..-This...

Go look for me again!

Even if we flatten the palace, she must be found!

Your Highness, all the places that should be looked at have been searched but she still hasn't been found!

Impossible!

I'll go look for her myself!

Yes.

Your Highness! Your Highness!

It's that demon girl! She's here!

Look, look!

-That's a mermaid!-Yes!

A mermaid!

Your Highness!

Everyone take a good look!

Murong An is human! Not a mermaid!

Yes...

Whoever mentions this matter again will die!

Murong! Murong!

Is this the feeling of pain?

What you've done for me today, I'll never be able to repay you!

Su Heng, remember, I believe you!

To stay by your side,

I've done all I can!

I've already lost all of my illusion magic!

I understand. I understand everything!

If you sacrifice me in the future, you will be doomed beyond redemption.

♫ 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? ♫Subbed by the Dream Weaver Team @ VikiDo not reuse or reupload our subtitles.