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♫ Nowhere to escape. ♫

♫ No bough to alight. ♫

♫ Retrograde with smile. ♫

♫ Never give in. ♫

♫ Forget about the youth. ♫

♫ I've never been afraid of loneliness. ♫

♫ I also shed the tears of regret. ♫

♫ But my heart is still fiery-hot. ♫

♫ To the distance. ♫

♫ The miserable past is like a dagger. ♫

♫ Though my wings are broken, ♫

♫ I will keep flying. ♫

♫ Following the light, ♫

♫ I'll forget you. ♫

♫ The memory shaped my stubbornness. ♫

♫ By virtue of the light in the dark night, ♫

♫ I'll return it with a long ballad. ♫

♫ The river of life is under my feet. ♫

♫ I don't regret my craziness. ♫

The Long Ballad

Episode 42

Sifang Pavilion

This is so ridiculous, how could my father accept your proposal?

What are you worried about?

I told you that every hero can compete on the ring.

Does it mean

people from Tang can take up the challenge as well?

What's wrong?

Are you afraid that your Brother Shuyu dares not to challenge?

Leyan?

Well...

The Young Khan of Ashile must be brilliant, right?

What if nobody else can defeat him?

Tian Ji could win the horse racing

by top level horse against the middle level horse of King Wei of Qi.

I can win him as well.

I refuse.

Why?

Boring.

Changge.

It's okay, let's forget it.

Just fight for Leyan.

You can defeat Sher and lose to Wei Shuyu.

It's done!

That Wei can defeat me?

How could it possible?

So you should lose to him with initiative.

Why?

Why not?

You won't marry Leyan so you certainly should surrender to him.

Changge, it's unnecessary for you to quarrel about my business.

Anyway, I won't lose to that guy in front of you.

Fine, I won't talk to him.

Changge.

Changge.

Changge.

Don't push your friend.

No need to push Brother Shuyu, either.

If he loves me, he'd manage to win the race.

If he doesn't,

just let it be.

There are so many excellent men in Tang.

How can I keep single?

Leyan.

You've really changed a lot now.

Fine.

Although Sher can't be defeated easily,

Depleting his energy is also a good method.

Stop.

You're not allowed to enter.

Go on.

Come on.

Li Chengqian.

It's you!

Li Changge.

You haven't got away with what you did in Luoyang yet.

Fine.

Anyone?

Li Chengqian.

Sister.

Everyone, get out.

You, come here.

Sister, calm down.

You can't beat me anymore.

I'll ask for punishment from our father later.

But now, come here.

No, no.

Don't...

- I... - Let me go.

It's their fault!

They took me here.

No no no!

Unfortunately, you know that I'm still alive today.

Considering about our acquaintance before, I don't mind it.

But if there is any rumor later in Changan

saying that Princess Yongning is still alive，

you should know the consequence.

Why are you all afraid of her so much?

Li Chengqian, you're too young to know anything.

What they're doing is something I've done long before.

Tell him, what I did in those years.

Assistant Minister Wang is the son of Wang's from Eastern Jin.

Three bones of his were broken by Yongning for robbing a lady.

After that, Wang runs away once he sees any woman.

Until now, he's still unmarried.

The youngest son of Ministry Councillor Chen

defecated in the release pool of East Market.

Yongning made him soak in it for two days.

From then on, young master Chen concentrated on the Buddhism

and released captive animals.

Because I offended Princess Yongan when I was a kid,

Yongning beat me every time we met.

In order to run away from her,

I kept practicing and get my current shape.

Are you Erpang?

The one who kept bullying me when we were kids?

Li Chengqian, come here.

Do you always have fun together with him?

Why should I tell you?

Come, I have a word in your ear.

I want him help your sister on the race for her marriage.

Zhangsui Jing is different from us,

he was called for making up the absence today.

As you can see, he sat aside and watched without playing anything.

Sister, you made an excellent judgment.

I can prove that he's a good man.

Okay.

You're selected.

There will be a race for Princess Yongan's marriage tomorrow.

You should defeat the people from Ashile Tribe.

Our princesses are not allowed to be snatched by others.

Father.

It seems that your father

is not able to teach you anymore in the future.

Don't say such discouraging words.

We'd find the best doctors to treat you.

I know my health condition very well.

You must be loyal to his Majesty.

Father, please be assured.

I will definitely be loyal to Tang.

There are many different ways to pledge loyalty.

We can't lose the race against Ashile Tribe tomorrow.

I know what you're thinking.

You should consider carefully first.

If you think you don't deserve it,

you can win the Young Khan and lose to other noblemen later.

However,

you can also win the ultimate victory.

I would be just a wandering kid if you hadn't raised me.

How dare I go beyond my identity to marry the princess?

I abandoned my family for our nation in my whole life

and never considered anything for myself.

But you don't need to follow my step.

Just comply with your true wishes.

Do whatever you want and don't overstep the rules.

That might be a way of living for you as well.

Welcome.

Masters.

You're here, too.

Let's see who will win.

Right.

How could Sun not come as he said?

Of course Brother Sun can't come.

If he joins, he must win.

But he must marry the princess from Tang if he wins.

This is not good.

I feel even reluctant to see him marry you.

It's impossible

to allow him to marry a princess from Tang.

Changge.

Why isn't the emperor of Tang present?

It's enough for him to know the result.

Result?

Welcome the defending warrior, Young Khan from Ashile.

Envoys, anyone wants to compete with him?

If nobody competes with him, I'll...

I want to compete with him.

It's Zhixi.

Why does Zhixi stand out?

The Tiele Tribe always flatter the Ashile Tribe.

They're against the alliance the most.

Could it be possible that he wants to join the Tang's camp?

Young Khan is brave and fierce,

no doubt you're the bravest warrior of grassland.

You deserve to marry the princess of Tang.

Zhixi wants to congratulate you on marrying the new Khatun in advance.

Look at Zhixi.

Young Khan won.

The guy from Tiele Tribe.

Are you so spineless?

If you don't want to form an alliance with Tang,

just go back to the desert.

Don't embarrass our people.

Your Highness, we are not match for Young Khan indeed.

If your people from Monan can defeat the Young Khan of Ashile,

just challenge him.

Nobody from Mobei or Monan dares to fight?

Don't you want to ally with Tang because nobody can win?

You have no other choice but rely on Tang.

However, the princess of Tang will get married with Young Khan.

Why can't you see the current situation

but keep playing to the gallery with the princess from Mobei?

You...

I must beat you up today!

Don't take offense at him.

Sit down.

Why do you come so late?

What's this on your head?

Don't touch my plume crown.

We're facing a challenge,

so I certainly should wear in an aggressive style.

Why are you laughing?

Who are you?

Are you laughing at me?

She's Princess Tujia from Monan.

She's on our side.

Zhenzhu, this is the crown prince of Tang.

Your Highness is such a brave hero, I just felt very excited.

What are you wearing?

How can Princess Yongan come here?

But I want to see the result as well.

It's okay, Changge.

Nobody will find it out.

You two are truly sister and brother.

Fine, time is out.

Get in quickly.

Nobody from the desert can defeat me, right?

So the marriage with Tang would be...

It's still too early to say that.

Welcome, your Highness.

Are you the Young Khan of Ashile Tribe who wants to marry my sister?

Your Highness.

The man on the ring is my son.

Khatun of Ashile, thank you.

I'd keep the etiquette

since we won't become a family anyway.

So we'd better be polite.

Does your Highness bring someone to challenge?

We'd know whether we can become a family later.

Brother Zhangsun.

Please help my sister.

I'd try my best. Hope you won't be disappointed.

I feel close to the two princesses,

you are allowed to watch the competition on the tower with me.

Thanks, Your Highness.

Chegnqian.

Does it really work?

Trust me, sister.

Brother Zhangsun is the most brilliant fighter among the nephews of our mom.

If he can't win, nobody else can.

It's too fast.

He lost without fighting.

Right.

Young Khan of Ashile won again.

What?

It has been over?

Anyone else wants to challenge the Young Khan?

Don't we really have anyone capable?

Seems nobody dares challenge.

Don't be rash.

Marriage is one of the most important thing in one's life.

Shouldn't it be considered carefully?

Since your Highness said so, I'd leave some time for you all to think

if you want to challenge me.

Can't believe Zhangsun Jing is such a weak fighter.

What to do now?

I don't want my sister to marry in a poor and barren place.

Plus I dislike this Sher even by a sight.

I don't want him to be my sister-in-law.

Leyan, don't worry.

Shuyu must come.

Mr. Wei arrives.

What happened?

Mr. Wei is here.

That's great.

Brother Shuyu.

Leyan.

Before I get on the ring, I have something to tell you.

After thinking about it carefully,

I've decided to tell you.

I will definitely issue a challenge.

You are my sister,

I'd never allow you to get married in the grassland.

But it's just a kind of protection.

I can't lie to you.

It doesn't mean we'll get married after I win.

Leyan.

I feel very gratified to see you become so brave.

So I can't be indecisive and stay in the past.

I hope you can understand my feeling as a brother.

I'm sorry.

I see.

Brother Shuyu, since you don't aim to marry me,

there is no need for you to make the challenge.

What I want is not the victory of this race,

but a true lover of mine.

I know it the best in my mind.

It's not the feeling between sister and brother,

but the forever love between a couple.

The man on the ring fights for me because of love

instead of the protectiveness.

If you just want to protect me.

I don't need that.

Even if you win,

that will be only a kind of contempt and shame to me.

But the race today...

No need to bother you about this.

Leyan is not like before.

I can handle my own business well.

Thank you, Brother Shuyu.

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Leyan.

What's wrong?

Where is Shuyu? Why doesn't he come with you?

Did he make you angry?

- I'll go and find him. - No.

I don't want to force him.

And I don't want to compromise, either.

Have you made it all clear?

Absolutely clear.

I will ask Sun for help.

No need.

Why?

I don't want to impose anyone.

This is not.

It's about the most crucial moment in your life.

We'd better solve the current problem first.

Wait for me.

Changge.

Brother Sun.

You're here.

Go to the ring, quickly.

I just come for watching.

What? Watching?

Since you're here, you must want to help.

Why don't you admit it?

I won't help others.

Leyan is not "others".

Brother Sun, don't talk more.

Although I don't want you to go on the ring,

but now we don't have another choice.

Take the challenge now.

What's going on?

Still nobody dares challenge?

If nobody challenges my son,

the marriage between Tang and my son will be settled.

Go now!

Brother Sun.

Fight with him first, and let's deal with the aftermaths later.

That's right, even though Changge agrees, I will not then.

What's going on?

You've got enough time for consideration.

I'll count down for three now.

If nobody else comes, this marriage will be decided.

Three.

Sun.

Brother Sun.

Look at his complacent face!

Don't you want to beat him?

Two.

Quickly, jump from here.

I...

One.

Sun.

I'm in.

Hao Du.

Who are you?

A soldier of Tang who can defeat you.

Nice.

Heavily injured.

Get up.

Hao Du.

Hao Du.

♫ I choose to be alone ♫

♫ Try hard and pay everything ♫

♫ but get the incredible memories only ♫

♫ How much tolerance is needed in love? ♫

♫ So that one can be desperate ♫

Enough.

It's enough.

Stop, we lost!

We surrender.

Hao Du, stop fighting.

I accept my destiny, it's okay.

♫ Keep devoting for a whole life ♫

♫ What is love? ♫

♫ It can't be out of the secular world ♫

♫ Not worried about being banished by the loneliness ♫

I won't surrender.

You can't accept the destiny, either.

Enough.

♫ People are too greedy to redeem ♫

Sher.

Don't waste the time.

Finish it as soon as possible.

♫ How much tolerance is needed in love? ♫

Choke him!

Hao Du, hurry!

Sher!

Stop!

The hero of Tang won!

Great!

Well done!

Good job!

Great! Excellent!

Perfect!

Nice!

We won!

Great!

He's an admirable hero.

Hao Du.

Thank you.

I'm going back to report to his Majesty.

Goodbye.

Perfect victory.

Good job!

Great.

I... I won.

You don't need to marry him.

No need to marry him.

I know that you met Leyan and talked with her clearly.

Yes.

I don't want to hurt her.

You are right.

No lie should be acceptable.

But if Hao Du hadn't come today, the result wouldn't have been positive.

If Hao Du didn't come,

I was well prepared to challenge the Young Khan.

I'd never allow the people of Ashile Tribe to take Leyan away.

But after that I would apologize to His Majesty by myself.

Give Leyan some time.

I believe she can think it through.

I don't expect that we three can go back to the same as before.

But at least, you and Leyan should live a good life.

I will be your brother at any time.

Thank you, Shuyu.

Shuyu.

There is something you have to pay more attention to.

The Khatun from Ashile Tribe should be watched out by Tang.

Why did you go on the ring?

I...

I don't want the Ashile Tribe

to bully our Kingdom our Tang for lack of heroes.

So you are the same as Brother Shuyu.

You fought for the reputation of Tang instead of me.

Hao Du, I have my own method to keep Tang's reputation.

I don't need your help.

No, actually I...

I just don't want to see

you being forced to marry someone you don't love.

This is a race for my marriage.

I will marry whoever wins.

Now you are the winner,

according to the rules, I should marry you.

So do you think you are the one I love?

I know who the one you love is.

Your Highness, don't worry,

this result doesn't count.

I will report the truth to his Majesty.

So you didn't plan to marry me in the very beginning?

I'm just a warrior.

That's just my wild wish.

Why are you always so respectful and humble in front of me?

You could have achieved way greater merit.

Why did you fight with your life on the ring for me?

Because you worth it.

But...

But I don't deserve it.

Do you want to know what you are like in my mind?

I thought you looked like the ice when we first met.

Your expression is alway cool.

The heart of you is cold too.

So I'm afraid of you very much.

I don't want or dare to get close to you.

After that, you fought with Changge and even wanted to kill her.

So I hated you even more.

I thought I was wrong.

You were not cold blooded.

You were heartless.

But when I escaped from the north to Luoyang, you saved me.

When you held me and told me you'd take me home,

I didn't fear you anymore.

On the contrary,

I've relied on you more and more since then.

I gradually realized that your were warm.

I felt at ease and relieved to stay with you.

And gradually I knew that most of what you've done

was against your will but you had no choice.

What you said was not what you really meant.

Hao Du.

Actually you are a good man.

But you like hiding your feelings.

You always bring pressure to yourself but make others satisfied.

When I saw you get beaten up once and once again in the ring,

I was really scared.

I was afraid that I couldn't see you anymore.

Once I thought about it I...

I'm asking you for the last time.

Why did you make the challenge?

Because I don't want you to feel sad.

And I also wanted an opportunity for myself this time.

What opportunity?

Your Highness, you said

that you are a royal lady so I should protect you.

In the past, I protected you as a guard.

But in the future...

What?

In the future,

I will protect you as your husband.

♫ Fall in love at first sight ♫

♫ But it needs a whole life to devote and keep ♫

♫ What is love? It can't be out of the secular world ♫

You...

How bold you are now.

Your Highness, I'm sorry.

Forget all what I said.

Forget?

Do you want to break your words?

No, I don't want to.

Don't...

Be careful,

if you have some sequela due to poor recovery,

how can you protect me in the future?

♫ Spare no effort to go together ♫

♫ There won't be any dilemma ♫

♫ How much tolerance is needed in love? ♫

♫ So that one can be desperate ♫

♫ The life can be spent in vain even if the heart is broken ♫

♫ Fall in love at first sight ♫

♫ But it needs the whole life to devote and keep ♫

♫ What is love? It can't be out of the secular world ♫

♫ Not worried about being banished by the loneliness ♫

♫ Flying in the sky ♫

♫ As long as you can be happy ♫

I...

You...

Are you injured badly?

Why can you still hug me so hard? I can't breathe.

I don't know what's wrong with me.

I think I'm recovered after hearing what you said.

If so, how about going to the farm with me tomorrow?

I haven't gone for a long time.

I don't know how the people there are going.

Okay.

From now on, I will go wherever you want with you.

Sifang Pavilion

Look at your feet!

Can't imagine the little rabbit is getting married.

Leyan, can you forget Shuyu for sure?

The marriage is a serious matter.

If you don't like Hao Du, nobody can force you.

Changge,

I'm not the lachrymose rabbit anymore.

In fact, I was taking Brother Shuyu as my hero

to rely on him and adore him.

I was used to it.

What happened at the race

made me finally realize

that I've ignored Hao Du who's around me.

Brother Shuyu should always be my brother.

Are you sure you like Hao Du?

So...

What about Sun to you?

What's your feeling of loving him?

You become more and more tricky now!

It's me that started asking you.

Do you feel at ease the most when you're with Sun?

You can express all your happiness, anger, or sorrow to him.

Besides, you don't need to worry that he'd dislike your shortcomings.

You may want to show him the truest part of yourself.

When I met him,

it was my most embarrassing and the worst period.

That's right.

I feel at ease and relaxed when I'm with him.

On the contrary, when I meet Brother Shuyu, I always act clumsily.

Actually I should have let it be

and make him let go of his guilt earlier.

Everyone should enjoy their most relaxing moment.

Face up the true feelings, so that one can get happiness.

By the way, I have to sleep early today.

I need to go to the farm with Hao Du tomorrow.

You start dating so quickly.

Come on, this is...

my concern of our country.

You want us to sign the letter of alliance now?

How could it be possible?

Why is it so noisy so late at night?

There must be some consequences if the Ashile Tribe is offended.

Letter of alliance?

- So that means we came for nothing? - That's right.

We can't sign.

It's quite a dilemma.

Right, we can't sign it.

The guys from Tiele Tribe, why do you fear the Ashile Tribe so much?

Monan and Mobei proposed to unite

because you need more courage from us.

Tang has just won the race,

now its emperor is forcing us to sign the letter of alliance?

Obviously they want us make a choice

in front of the people from Ashile Tribe.

Doing like this, won't Tang become the next Ashile Tribe to us?

You...

He's misinterpreting.

Enough, stop.

Don't stop me.

Changge.

Everybody, the emperor of Tang means once the Tang is by your side,

you don't need to be afraid of the Ashile Tribe.

Certainly, the alliance was proposed by Mobei,

if Tang really becomes the same as the Ashile Tribe,

our people from Mobei will be the first to protest.

Right.

It's your people from Mobei proposed the alliance,

so the Tiele Tribe wouldn't deny it.

What's more, listen, we'd never put the signature

and stamp of our Teile Tribe on the letter.

Gentlemen, think about it. If we stamp on the letter of alliance,

that means we become the public enemy of the Ashile Tribe.

We can't offend the Ashile Tribe.

That's right.

What's the matter of becoming their enemy openly?

Our great Tang will try the best to protect each tribe of the ally.

Even though Ashile Tribe wants to do harm to anyone,

they have to think twice, don't they?

- Yes. - That's right.

But...

But the Ashile Tribe is so powerful.

If the princess from Mobei wants to ally with Tang, I can't stop you.

However, don't push our people from Tiele Tribe.

Let's go.

Well...

They just left like this?

What a dilemma.

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♫ The heart gradually responds, ♫

♫ gradually revives, ♫

♫ gradually swims towards you. ♫

♫ Before bidding farewell, ♫

♫ we expect an encounter. ♫

♫ Entwist your figure, ♫

♫ and lock it into my tender dream. ♫

♫ Before the daybreak, ♫

♫ through the obsession of love, ♫

♫ the longing flows. ♫

♫ There's always a moment ♫

♫ which burns down the wastelands in my heart. ♫

♫ There's always solicitude ♫

♫ which frozes everything between you and me. ♫

♫ Meet each other in different time. ♫

♫ Encourage each other in different worlds. ♫

♫ My longings become a cocoon, ♫

♫ layer after layer. ♫

♫ It turns into eternity. ♫

♫ The cocoon in the dark night. ♫

♫ There's always a moment ♫

♫ which burns down the wastelands in my heart. ♫

♫ There's always solicitude ♫

♫ which frozes everything between you and me. ♫

♫ Meet each other in different time. ♫

♫ Encourage each other in different worlds. ♫

♫ My longings become a cocoon, ♫

♫ layer after layer. ♫

♫ It turns into eternity. ♫

♫ The cocoon in the dark night. ♫

♫ It is sleepless. ♫

The Long Ballad