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[The Wolf]

[Episode 20]

I have an idea.

Just like when we were kid,

we can hide ourselves under the capes.

What do you think?

Isn't this Castellan Li?

Hello, Castellan Li.

Go! Go away!

What is he up to?

Had I known how hard it was to be a sentry,

I would've

raised the salary of soldiers at the city gates.

[Low-grade garrison, Castellan Li]

Princess Ma?

Why?

What is she doing

with a strange man?

Here's my chance to

redeem myself.

Stop there!

Castellan Li?

Why is it you?

Why are you guarding the city gate?

Princess,

you're right out here in the open,

yet you're actually cheating on Lord Bo

behind his back!

You're being unfaithful by committing adultery!

I really cannot

let this slide so idly.

Today, I'm going to arrest

the both of you

and condemn you in front of Lord Bo!

Castellan Li,

since we're both

citizens of Kuizhou,

can't you just keep it a secret?

Besides,

you've seen with your own eyes before.

Lord Bo

doesn't love me at all.

So, can't you just let me

find another love?

Princess,

honestly...

Well...

I know Lord Bo

is kind of mean to you.

That day

when he called up Miss Lu Fu

right to your face,

I was outraged on your behalf as well.

However, that's not a reason for you

to cheat on him.

Today,

I'm going to redeem myself,

so that Lord Bo can take back his order.

In that case,

I'll be able to

return to my position as Castellan.

You adulterous couple!

Come! Follow me to see the officials.

Come!

Come!

You!

Castellan Li.

Your Highness.

Do you really dare to punish me?

I was totally lacking in perception!

I deserve the harshest punishment!

Please forgive me, Your Highness!

Didn't you just give us a big scolding

and call us an adulterous couple?

What a good talk!

The Princess and I

are coming back to Kuizhou to have an affair.

Is there a problem?

No!

Go ahead and cheat!

No!

I've got a foul mouth.

I'll strangle myself to death.

I strangle.

I'm pressing very hard.

Your Highness.

I'll choke myself to death.

Forgive him.

I can't breathe.

I'll let it slide this time,

but if you let out the news

that Princess and I are back at Kuizhou

to have an affair,

you'll be banished to the border area.

I wouldn't dare. I wouldn't dare.

No.

Even if I die, I won't do it.

Wishing you a safe journey!

This isn't right.

The...

His Highness

doesn't like the Princess, does he?

Why are they

so loving now?

You haven't told me

why Castellan Li

was demoted to become a garrison.

He mistreated you.

So, at that time,

although you said mean things to me,

you secretly

stood up for me behind my back.

Watch out!

Stop running, Hong Er!

Hong Er!

Are you okay, Hong Er?

Come back with me

and apologize to the guest.

No!

They said I look hideous!

Father,

you think I'm a monster too, right?

Otherwise, you wouldn't have

told me not to leave the room!

That's not what I meant.

It's because your temper

is getting worse.

Even if the guests take a glance at you

with no ill intention,

you'll chase them out

with a broom.

At this rate,

I'll have to close down my business.

Father,

I don't want

others to look down upon me.

I want to bully them

before they bully me.

This is my philosophy of survival!

Hong Er! Come back!

Don't run away! Hong Er!

The father and daughter are my old acquaintances.

Why did Hong Er's temper

change so drastically?

I'll go over and see

what exactly happened.

She became like this

because of me.

It got in!

Great!

My turn!

Queue up!

Quick! Hurry up!

No!

My turn!

I really regret it.

Come again!

Back then, I told Hong Er

not to believe in the story

of Wolfie and Xing Er.

What can I do

for Hong Er to being the way she was before?

I'll definitely hit it next time!

Listen to my instruction later.

Let me do it first!

No!

Next!

It's my turn! My turn!

Hurry up!

It went in!

Hong Er,

long time no see.

Sister Zhai Xing,

why are you here?

This is Brother Wolfie.

Why didn't he show his face?

Does he have an ugly scar

on his face like me?

Hong Er,

Brother Wolfie wants to let you know

that he was once like you.

People misunderstood him

and treated him like a monster.

Just like you, he thought

setting himself against everyone

would make him powerful enough.

But ever since he was young,

he had never had any friends.

He was friendless

and found himself all alone.

He was lonely.

So what if I don't have any friends?

Who needs friends?

I can play by myself.

You can't do it. Let me try.

If

I can make them

play together with you,

you've to promise me one thing,

okay?

They won't play with me.

Let's go, I need your help.

Come.

Hold it!

Hurry up!

Hurry!

My turn!

You can't do it.

Hong Er,

we'll play pitch-pot too!

However, the winner

gets to flick the loser on the forehead.

Okay?

Good luck!

Hong Er, you're so great!

Wolfie, it's your turn.

Don't throw it in.

Hit harder!

Here.

Harder!

Right, hit him right here.

Children,

would you like to play together?

Here. Hold it.

Stand behind me.

It went in!

How did you know the kids

would want to play with Hong Er?

Children's thoughts

are simple enough.

They don't care

about your appearance.

They express their emotions

in a straightforward way.

When they see someone who can play games very well,

they'll idolize that person.

Let me try. Let me try.

How did you know Hong Er

can play pitch-pot?

She's just like me when I was young.

She always plays alone.

Hence,

we're both expert

at one-player games.

It got in!

She's very similar to me too.

In this world,

we are both being called monsters.

I'll try too.

Your turn.

It's in!

You two are not monsters.

People often judge a man by his look.

Hong Er and you

are the kindest people

I've ever seen in the world.

You're good.

Brother Wolfie, come here!

Brother Wolfie!

Hurry! Get over here!

Brother Wolfie!

Hurry! Come here!

You can stop pretending now

and show your real skills.

Or else,

your forehead is going to hurt so much.

Come over!

Here.

Flick his forehead! Flick his forehead!

Get down! Hurry up!

Get down.

Hurry!

Missed it.

If you don't want anyone to look down on you,

make yourself stronger

and stand above everyone else.

This is the philosophy of survival.

Hong Er, it's your turn.

You weren't

pretending throughout the game,

you really couldn't aim it, right?

You're Lord Bo.

Your arrow never misses its target,

but you couldn't even throw the stick into the pot.

Who says a good archer

can play the game well?

What are you laughing at?

I won't laugh. I won't.

Mr. Fang.

Hong Er,

where have you been?

I was so worried.

Hong Er,

what did you promise me

on our way back?

Father, I'm sorry for being immature.

I promise I won't do it again.

As long as you behave well,

I'll never get angry at you.

Father, thanks to Sister Zhai Xing,

I finally made some good friends.

Is that so?

Hong Er,

don't ever forget

what I've told you.

Your scar

will help you distinguish between good

and bad people.

Those who are willing

to come close to you

treat you with sincerity.

As for those bad people who bully you,

it's simply their fault.

You cannot

become like them,

do you understand?

Just like Little Wolf, I'll surely

find someone like Xing Er

who will treat me well and stay with me forever.

Is that right, Sister Zhai Xing?

You're so clever, Hong Er.

Thank you, Princess.

Our Hong Er

is so well-behaved and mature now.

I don't even know

how to express my gratitude for you.

How about this?

I'll prepare some dishes

for Princess.

Mr. Fang, it's no big deal.

I've business to tend to

and so I've to leave now.

Goodbye, Princess.

Take care.

Be good.

Goodbye, Sister Zhai Xing.

Goodbye.

Farewell, Princess.

Let's go.

The man beside Princess

is Lord Bo, right?

No, he's not!

Father, he's Brother Wolfie.

Who is Brother Wolfie?

Although Brother Wolfie

has been wearing the hood,

I accidentally saw his face

several times.

He's the big brother

who reserved our entire restaurant

and told me not to believe in

Little Wolf and Xing Er.

He's the scary man.

How could Princess

stay together with him?

Master, Princess.

Mo Xiao,

why are you here?

I've

finally found Master and Princess.

Did His Majesty know that

I disobeyed him

and revealed my identity as Wolfie?

Exactly.

His Majesty is infuriated.

I've purposely come to remind Master.

When you're back at Imperial City,

please be extra careful.

I was going to see the Emperor after I get back to Capital

and confess everything anyway.

Turns out you were just

consoling me last night.

I'll enter the palace with you.

We'll

face the consequences together.

Don't worry,

I'll be fine.

Let's go back to the palace.

Let's go.

Stop!

I have an urgent matter.

I need to see Princess right now.

Princess isn't in the Mansion.

But I just met the Princess.

Met the Princess?

Beside her

stood a dangerous person.

Mr. Fang, why have you come here?

Assistant General Ma.

No, General Ma.

I pay respect to General Ma.

What a coincidence.

I just came back to Ma Mansion to run affairs.

You were saying

that you met the Princess.

Has she returned to Kuizhou?

General Ma,

I'd like to have a word with you.

General Ma,

I saw

Princess walking together

with a scary man.

I'm worried that she might be in danger.

The scary man you said,

most probably

is Princess's future husband,

Lord Bo.

Hong Er recognized the man.

The day when Castellan Ma and his family were murdered,

he was staying at the restaurant.

He had a murderous look

and was accompanied by three people in black.

Perhaps they were his subordinates.

They looked extremely suspicious.

If he really was Lord Bo,

when he came to Kuizhou,

why didn't he stay in Castellan Mansion,

but paid a high price

to reserve my restaurant instead?

After the sky went dark that day,

all of them disappeared.

The next day, the murder

had happened in Ma Mansion!

I suspect that

these people

have something to do with the homicide case!

Are you sure

Hong Er has clearly seen

that he was the scary man

who reserved the restaurant?

While Hong Er

was playing with the man,

she accidentally

saw his face under the cloak.

It should be him.

Could she have

mistaken him?

Lord Bo was making a tour in disguise.

He didn't want to be recognized

and so he wore a cloak.

This is nothing to be surprised at.

General Ma,

anyway,

I've a really

bad feeling right now.

General Ma,

you might want to

catch up with Princess

to see if she...

The move would be too reckless.

If Hong Er has mistaken

Lord Bo's subordinates

as some unworthy fellows,

it would be a great disrespect!

Mr. Fang, how about this?

I'll find a painter

to make a portrait of Lord Bo

so as to clear up your doubt.

Is that okay?

Thank you, General Ma.

Tomorrow, I'll bring the portrait

to the restaurant for you.

We can take the opportunity to get together too.

Don't you worry,

the man beside Princess

is certainly Lord Bo.

I know you meant well.

No matter what,

I should be thanking you.

Thank you, General Ma.

I'll take my leave now.

Goodbye.

Third Prince,

His Majesty told me that

he felt gloomy and went for a walk.

He didn't say when he'll be coming back.

Third Prince, please

come again tomorrow morning.

I'll stay here

and wait for Imperial Father to return.

You're dismissed.

Yes, Third Prince.

How dare you show your face here?

Are you not afraid that I'll behead you

out of rage?

Lord Bo,

all these years,

I treated you like my own son.

Have I ever wronged you?

But in the end,

you repaid me

by deceiving me.

I...

I'm asking you.

What is the past relationship

between you and Ma Zhai Xing?

Zhai Xing and I have known each other since young.

The case of Lieutenant Xia Hou

had caused years of misunderstanding.

When we met again,

I saw her as a total stranger.

I never considered our past relationship

or had a soft sport for her.

Until not long ago,

she was punished to kneel in Imperial Ancestral Temple.

Then only I knew

she was forced to do it at that time.

The old injury in her legs

was caused by me.

I feel sorry for her.

I admit,

the reason I went to prison for her

and treated her well

is not only for the sake of your order

to maintain Ma Troop's morale,

but also because I love Zhai Xing.

You finally admit

that you're biased toward Ma Zhai Xing.

My good son,

you truly value affection and friendship!

Imperial Father,

I tried to resist

and cut off my feelings for her.

But she has found so many ways

to show her affection for me

that I was unable to ignore them.

That's why I defied your order

and admitted that I'm Wolfie.

I can't see clearly now.

I was wrong.

One day,

if I ask you to kill Ma Zhai Xing,

what will you do then?

In that case,

I've no choice but to follow the order.

Get up!

It seems like Chu Kui

has let his guard down.

Get up.

Do you want to disobey me again?

Alright.

Get up now. Get up.

Don't worry.

So long as Ma Zhai Xing and Ma Troop

remain faithful to me forever,

I won't put you in a difficult position.

I'm the only one to blame.

I've granted you this marriage

and made you move from being unwilling

to being trapped in love.

I shouldn't have hidden it from you.

Lord Bo,

perhaps I've to make things difficult for you again.

Present it to him.

An informer

I planted to spy on Ma Feng Cheng

has sent me a secret letter.

The father and daughter from the restaurant in Kuizhou

must be killed.

Night Fury gave themselves away in the restaurant.

The manager noticed

that they were the people who stayed in the restaurant

the day the whole family was killed.

Ma Feng Cheng didn't get suspicious,

but you cannot leave any evidence

on the part of the manager.

It's my fault.

This matter touches upon

the truth behind Ma Ying's death.

You must deal with it yourself

so that I can be at ease.

A little manager

can totally ignite

a firestorm.

You mustn't let the family

see Ma Feng Cheng again.

This is the most reliable way.

I'll do as instructed.

Congratulations, Your Majesty.

Third Prince accepted the mission

without any hesitation.

Even though he has feelings for Ma Zhai Xing,

it doesn't affect his loyalty to you.

What is wrong?

Your Highness, do you still

suspect Third Prince?

I can't be certain anymore.

In this world,

aside from me,

there's one other person

who knows Lord Bo very well.

It's time

to let her out.

At present, she's the only one

who can help me confirm

if Lord Bo

is still loyal to me.

No! I can't wait anymore!

I've to go to the palace!

Princess, I'm afraid it's improper.

Princess, Lord Bo has returned.

I've worried you.

Did the Emperor get mad?

Did he punish you?

It's just that...

What?

Tell me quickly.

It's just that His Majesty

has assigned all the heavy court affairs

to me

so that I can redeem myself.

His Majesty is a reasonable man.

You mustn't disappoint him.

Had you know earlier that

it will go so smoothly,

you should've stayed longer

at Kuizhou.

Perhaps you'll get to try

Kuizhou's top chef,

Mr. Fang's signature dishes.

My favorite dish

is the braised fish.

I'm a little hungry now.

Okay.

Next time

when we go to Kuizhou,

we'll bring you along

to meet Mr. Fang and Hong Er.

Great.

Can I eat ten fish?

Of course!

Just eat whatever you want!

Thank you, Princess.

Zhai Xing,

you must be tired after the journey.

Go get some rest.

Your Highness,

you should go to bed early too.

Ma Jing.

I'm here!

Escort Princess to her room.

Yes.

We'll go back and rest now.

Let's go.

His Highness is exhausted.

Princess,

it's been a while since I met Mr. Fang.

Hong Er

must have grown a lot taller by now.

Indeed.

At Kuizhou...

Did His Majesty put Master in a difficult position again?

No.

He just found out

my past relationship with Princess Consort.

However, His Majesty has made an order

to go to Kuizhou

and kill Mr. Fang from the restaurant

and his daughter

so that the matter can remain concealed.

The father and daughter from restaurant?

Are they Mr. Fang and Hong Er

whom Princess was talking about?

It's the restaurant

that we reserved when we

took action behind Master's back.

May I make bold to ask?

The targets of this assassination

are Princess's old acquaintances

who have met you several times.

Are you really going to kill them?

Perhaps...

Perhaps we can find a way

to eliminate his suspicion.

Master,

you need not take up the matter yourself.

The three of us will handle it.

Failure at this task won't be tolerated.

Yes, Master.

Go to Kuizhou early tomorrow morning.

Hai Die, stay here

so that Zhai Xing won't get suspicious.

Yes.

Yao Ji,

we haven't met for five years.

I, Yao Ji, pay respect to Your Majesty.

Get up.

Thanks, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, you've come to visit me personally.

May I know if you want to

offer me a chance to redeem myself?

Did I hear it wrong?

You admitted that you've made a mistake

five years ago.

Five years ago,

Lord Bo and I were competing to be the head of Night Fury.

I refused to accept defeat

and so I attempted to kill him,

but Your Majesty saw through my plan.

I only have myself to blame.

It serves me right

to end up in jail.

Yao Ji,

as you've expected,

I'm going to release you.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

I suspect Lord Bo

has changed.

The top priority

is to find a

a way to satisfy both sides.

Come out.

Why have you come here?

Mo Xiao told me that

you'll leave the city in the morning

to deal with court affairs.

I wanted to serve you breakfast

but you were wiping your sword.

Just now, you looked

so scary.

Have a seat.

Did I scare you?

Actually,

it wasn't my first time

seeing your murderous look.

Back when

you murdered Prince of Tongzhou,

you had the exact expression too.

He attacked you,

so he should be killed.

You wiped your sword so early in the morning.

Will the mission assigned by His Majesty

involve

certain death?

Your sword

will only take away the lives of

atrocious criminals,

right?

I'll only point my sword

at those who might harm people's lives.

Swords can hurt people easily.

But if you're the one holding the sword,

you can choose whether or not to kill.

I believe Your Highness

will never kill the innocent people,

just like Wolfie used to be.

Even though Lieutenant Xia Hou

took away Little Wolf,

your human nature

overcame your animal spirit.

You didn't kill him,

but instead you let him go,

didn't you?

I'm no longer Wolfie.

When I'm back in the Court,

I'm not Wolfie,

but Lord Bo.

The task assigned to me by His Majesty

is confidential in nature.

You don't understand and you shouldn't have.

It's getting late,

I'll depart now.

You always stop when the bell rings,

this proves that you're Wolfie.

You're now Lord Bo,

but

you'll always be the kind Wolfie

from Wolf Hunt Mountain.

Have a safe trip.

I'll wait for you to return.

Back then, I

adopted you and Lord Bo.

I trained the both of you to become Night Fury.

Lord Bo used to be

unsociable and eccentric.

He never talked.

It was you

who made him speak his first word.

Eat.

If we fight for every meal,

sooner or later we'll all die.

Come! Go on!

It's not worthy

to die.

Both of us were put to the test

by Your Majesty.

If I were to die during the training,

he wouldn't be able to

pass the test alone.

You two are similar

and strong,

I don't want to lose any of you.

As far as I know Lord Bo,

I don't believe

a woman can make him

lose himself.

Princess,

is it because this morning,

Lord Bo said that

he's no longer Wolfie,

so you want to

plant these cypress vines?

Cypress vine

is the memory I share with Wolfie.

I hope

when the cypress vine has grown,

it'll become

a new memory I share with Lord Bo.

But

you clearly like Wolfie

more than Lord Bo.

What are you talking about?

Aren't they the same person?

That being so,

why can't you accept the fact that

Lord Bo

is no longer

the Wolfie he used to be?

Besides,

Lord Bo doesn't appreciate flowers.

Perhaps, he

doesn't even like

cypress vine now.

Did I really like Wolfie

more?

Princess.

Princess,

His Majesty

has summoned you to enter the palace.

His Majesty has summoned me?

Eunuch, do you know what the matter is?

I have no idea.

Eunuch, let's go then.

Princess,

His Majesty has made a special order

that Princess has to enter palace alone.

Why?

Yes.

Why can't I

go along with the Princess,

Eunuch?

I have no idea.

Eunuch,

can you make an exception for us?

Are you suggesting that

I should disobey the decree?

His Majesty must have a reason

for doing so.

Ma Jing,

take good care of

these cypress vines.

I'll be back soon.

Okay.

Let's go, Princess.

Hai Die,

do you think His Majesty

has invited Princess to the palace

to serve her delicious food?

Come. Help me plant the cypress vines.

Back then, I thought

Lord Bo was all on his own.

That's why I made him stay in the palace

after he recovered from his injuries.

We hit it off well

and so I adopted him as my son.

I didn't expect it

to cause your misunderstanding

and be separated for so many years.

It was my fault.

If it wasn't because of you,

Wolfie would've died long ago.

I'm glad you don't blame me.

I know

Lord Bo has been feeling guilty

for your leg injury.

If you want to go to the battlefield

and avenge your Father,

you must cure your leg injury.

Hence,

I've found you

the best physician.

She promised me that

she'll definitely cure your leg injury.

But

the imperial physician

and many other physicians said

that the old injury in my legs

can't be cured.

That's because they're not skilled enough.

The physician is inside the room.

This physician

has great medical skill,

but she's rather odd.

You need to cooperate with her

and listen to her words

in order for your injury to heal.

Let me make it up to you.

I, Zhai Xing, will do as you wish.

Go inside.

Yes.