Original subtitles

Subtitles and Timing brought to you by the Bloody Romantics @viki.com

♫ In this elaborately written letter, all the words of love are filled with you. ♫

♫ The flowers within ten miles blossom elegantly for you. ♫

♫ I perform the zither, as if you are standing behind me. ♫

♫ The rain falls while I foolishly wait for you. ♫

♫ Use these deep, shallow, near, and far distances ♫

♫ to add a touch of poetry to our regrets and entanglements. ♫

♫ This bitter, sweet, dream-like, and fantasy-like origin of our intertwined fates ♫

♫ is so that we can pleasantly drink this alcohol under the threat of swords and knives. ♫

♫ Use this lifetime, these moments of encounters ♫

♫ to trade for just one short instant when you can be with me. ♫

♫ These words, sentences, sentiments, and intentions contain hopes ♫

♫ that you and I can listen to the rain as we stand under the eave. ♫

[Bloody Romance]

Wait!

Miss Yue Ying, do you want to challenge me, the City Master?

I do not dare! It's just that Gong Zi was the one who sent Wan Mei there.

If she failed in her mission, I have nothing to say and you can do as you like.

But she obtained the Guajian Grass. That counts for half the mission.

Shouldn't you ask Gong Zi what he thinks?

Gong Zi hasn't even said anything. A Supreme Assassin like you

- has no right to tell me what to do. - You--!

Without rules there is chaos. My words

will not be reversed nor taken back,

unless it thunders in winter, and snows on a clear day.

It snowed on a clear day.

Please take back your words, City Master.

Wan Mei! Chang An! You two, as criminals,

will continue the candidacy for the Earthly Assassin position.

Please drink tea, City Master.

That was my favorite cup!

Please spare me! Please spare me!

Eat it!

If you eat it, I will spare you.

Eat it!

- Get out. - Yes.

Did I say you could leave?

- Hurry and leave! - Yes!

I, Cha Luo, came all the way to today. No one can bully me like this!

You saw it yourself. His martial arts are very strong.

Now isn't the time for us to fight back.

Then how long do I have to wait?!

All humans have weaknesses.

Gong Zi and his relationship with the King is his weakness.

If Gong Zi keeps to his place, that will be fine.

If he moves even a little, the King will not spare him.

I'm sure that Gong Zi isn't as innocent as he seems.

He must be plotting something!

Now, we only need to notify the members of the palace about what Gong Zi is doing.

Then, he won't be able to live peacefully.

Let's go!

Master, rest first. I will go... and get some firewood for you.

Chang An... Chang An!

Chang An, get some rest. I'll go get some medicine for you from Suiguzi Pavilion.

Guihua City's rules say that those who fail their mission

are not worthy of having medicine.

Guihua City has so many rules and kills innocents! It's so ridiculous!

You are too serious, Master. Shen Mo saved me,

but that doesn't mean that he's a good person.

But he was willing to save you! That's enough!

Everything that happens in this world

is very complicated.

It is difficult to discern. Master, you must have foresight

and not get caught up in the details.

That's how you can stand supreme.

I don't care about rising to the top.

But I cannot act against my conscience.

Conscience is the most useless thing in this world.

It cannot save your life,

nor can it save others from trouble.

Then tell me. What is the most useful thing?

Survival. To survive.

Shut the mouths of those who look down on you.

Make those who step on you fear you.

You can choose to punish them, or you can choose to let it go

and be the bigger person, but the premise is

that you have the power to choose.

Let's talk about that later. The most important thing now is to treat you!

[Suiguizi Pavilion]

Doctor! Doctor?

Doctor!

I'm not a doctor.

I am a former official of the court.

My shadow was poisoned and hit by an arrow! I came to get medicine!

I knew it! It is the Shadows' who jog to run errands.

How could a young lady come here?

Miss, what is your name?

My name is Wan Mei!

Oh, Wan Mei. Wan Mei?!

You're the Earthly Assassin candidate who failed her mission?

Then I definitely cannot give it to you.

City Master has ordered not to give you any medicine.

Doctor, I'm begging you! Just give it to me!

Miss Mei, why would I

risk offending City Master to help you? Seriously...

If you won't give it to me, I'll look for it myself! I recognize these medicines, anyway!

Did you think they would leave a frail, old man in charge of Guihua City's Suiguzi Pavilion?

Doctor! Doctor!

Yuan'er.

Yuan'er, I have a way to help you survive,

but you must suffer a bit. Are you willing?

If you are willing, Mother, then so am I!

Since that's true, bring your eyes close to that bowl.

This is...?

I've thought about it. Right now,

we can only survive by acting weak.

Yuan'er, you must endure.

You must not make a sound!

Also... don't blame me for being cruel!

My eyes... My eyes can't see! Mother!

Hurry back to the capitol!

What's wrong? Did your illness strike again?

I just had a nightmare.

You're just boiling medicine. You don't need to be so nervous that you're afraid to breathe. Relax.

This is the last piece of Guajian Grass in the world.

But it still ended up in my hands.

That means that it always belonged to me.

I can't believe you let two Earthly Assassin candidates get something so important!

I don't understand!

If I had sent you to get it, Cha Luo would surely have become suspicious,

just like today at Chuixing Tower. You were too anxious.

With this Guajian Grass, you'll perhaps be able to see!

How could I not be anxious?

That's why you insisted on being rash and saving Wan Mei?

No! Cha Luo was playing favorites! I didn't like it!

How childish.

It still needs to boil for six hours. Go rest, Gong Zi.

I've already been blind for seven years.

Do you think I can go to sleep now?

It's fine. I'll stay here with you.

Wan Mei requests to see Gong Zi and Miss Yue Ying!

Why has she come?

She has come to beg us to save her shadow.

Miss Yue Ying!

Tingzhu Courtyard will not save your shadow. Go back.

Dying from the Seven to Death is a painful experience.

If you can't dare to kill him, then cut open his windpipe.

He'll feel better that way.

How did you know he was poisoned by the Seven to Death?

There are Qiantong spies all over Guihua City. There are no secrets.

I cannot let him die!

If you had killed Shen Mo, you would naturally have gotten the antidote as a reward.

If you want to blame someone, blame your heart for not being ruthless enough.

Miss Yue Ying, I'm begging you! Save him!

You must have begged Buddha a lot growing up. Did Buddha ever help you?

As a human, the most useless thing to do is to kneel in front of others!

Miss Yue Ying!

Gong Zi.

It's a little hot. Endure.

This must be hard on you.

As long as your eyes can be healed, I am willing to be blinded for life.

You are always like this, saying whatever you'd like.

Think about it. I've been blind for so many years,

But once I open my eyes again,

all I'll see is rain.

Miss Wan Mei is still kneeling outside.

She's quite stubborn.

She thinks she is at the end of a road.

Besides being stubborn, there is nothing else she can do.

Then what about you? If you were her,

what would you do?

I wouldn't let myself fall into this sort of situation.

Besides, I have you protecting me.

Is it too tight?

Just right. Go and rest for a while.

No.

All right then.

Then I will go rest. Stay here to wait for me.

If this medicine really works, when I open my eyes,

the first person I will see is you.

- No matter the cost, you want to save your shadow? - Yes.

What if it's in exchange for your life?

I'm willing!

Very well. Come to the Bi'an Chamber with me.

Gong Zi!

Go and save her shadow. Or else, he won't last past today.

Also,

you look much better than when you were a child.

Do you feel warmer now?

You can try the water in this pool.

The water is warm!

How beautiful!

To be able to die here,

wouldn't be too painful.

Usually,

how do people die?

Their throats are cut and then they are drowned in this pool.

There are many gu insects in this pool. Within three to five days,

the corpse will be fully eaten without a trace.

It is quite clean.

No wonder it's called the Rebirth Pool.

I'm ready!

You're ready for death?

That easily?

Chang An told me

that if I want to survive in Guihua City, I must be useful.

A useless person like me

can only die.

Chang An is smart and good in martial arts.

He's more useful than me.

I am willing to give my useless life

in exchange for him to live on!

No one earns their life because others gave it to them.

If you want to survive, you must fight for it.

Seeing that you are a sentimental and loyal person,

I will give you one last chance.

Within half a day, come find me while holding these gu insects.

Even one or two will do. If you succeed, I will spare you.

I used two huigu insects to save your life.

Your life is quite expensive.

Thank you, Miss Yue Ying.

Lie down. The flower print is still on your chest.

It will take a long time for you to fully recuperate.

Miss Yue Ying,

where is my Master Mei?

She went to Tingzhu Courtyard to beg Gong Zi and agreed to exchange her life for yours.

Gong Zi isn't Cha Luo. Your Master Mei might not die.

If she manages to come back, remember that you owe her your life.

Could it be because he is blind?

There are many gu insects in the water.

Within three to five days, the corpse will be fully eaten without a trace.

Do they like blood?

[Spirit of Saintess Lan He]

Come in.

You gave up so soon?

She went to Tingzhu Courtyard to beg Gong Zi and agreed to give her life in exchange for yours.

If she manages to come back, remember that you owe her your life.

All of the gu insects in Rebirth Pool? In less than an hour?

How is that possible?

Indeed. Even if she was even more innately talented,

she wouldn't be able to get it such a short amount of time,

nor summon all of the gu insects.

But she did it.

No matter what, you can see now!

All my years of effort haven't gone to waste!

Maybe it's Heaven's will for you to spare her life

as a way to repay her.

How do my eyes look now?

They look better already! Once the poison is fully gone,

it probably won't be much different from regular people!

But my grand plan is just beginning.

If I don't want to ruin the master plan,

I must still appear to be a blind person.

Chang An!

Chang An! You're all better now?

I've been through multiple injuries before.

I've been poisoned multiple times before, too. Master,

I have survived the most crucial point now. I will be fine.

No matter what, you walked the path to the underworld. You cannot overwork yourself.

Master, we have been abandoned by Guihua City.

City Master has already ordered that we are not to be given any rice or coal.

Let's not even mention the countless people who want to harm us outside this house.

From now on, you must watch your every action.

You must not allow others to find our weakness.

I looked over the rice we have left. If we eat only what we need, it will last for three meals.

Before it is all eaten, I will think of a solution.

Then what about you?

I'm used to being hungry.

During Shadow training, I didn't eat or drink for five days and nights.

I escaped from a pile of dead people.

You just recovered, it's not the same as in the past. You cannot force yourself!

How about we go pick some wild berries from the mountain? That will last some time.

That is a good idea.

Master, let's return soon.

Let me stay for a little longer. Just a little.

I've been in Guihua City for so long.

Only at this moment, I don't need to think about anything.

Master, I know you are tired.

In the past, while I never had anything to eat,

I never thought life was difficult. After I entered Guihua City,

I now have all I didn't have in the past,

yet I live every day in fear.

I really don't know, between these two types of living,

which one is better.

You are overthinking things, Master. It's already hard enough

to live on and do your job well.

You're right! Let's follow the flow.

What's the matter?

Someone entered here.

We cannot eat this rice anymore. Thankfully, we got some wild berries.

Why?

I put some ash on the doorway before we left.

I put a strand of hair on the door too. Now there are marks in the ash,

and the strand of hair is gone. Someone must have been here.

But... didn't City Master say she'd spare us?

City Master didn't punish you,

but she cannot stop other masters from doing something.

What can they do to me? Poison me to death? I'm not afraid!

Even if the sky falls down, it won't stop me from eating!

There is a Heavenly Assassin in Guihua City skilled at using a type of gu poison

that is made from the nectar of jimson weeds.

Once it enters the body, it will spread throughout the whole body within one night,

reaching every organ

until you turn into an emotionless puppet

for her use. This Heavenly Assassin

especially likes to target pretty girls.

I once saw her puppet crying tears of blood

as she risked her life for her

and died taking 39 arrows for her.

I'm not afraid!

Master! Let me do the chores.

Don't worry, Master. With me here,

I will surely keep you safe no matter what happens.

Timing and Subtitles brought to you by The Bloody Romantics @ Viki.com

♫ I've never acted with proud indulgence. ♫

♫ See how the fallen flowers look so ignorant. ♫

♫ Your words “I will wait” prompt the racing of my heart. ♫

♫ I will wait for the wind and rain to brew this fragrant wine into a gentle drift. ♫

♫ I've never inexplicably fallen into disgrace. ♫

♫ I sigh that time is an elegant swan goose in flight. ♫

♫ I will use my lifetime of pain and loneliness ♫

♫ to welcome the simultaneous ring from the zithers into the night. ♫

♫ Who worsens the ache in my heart? ♫

♫ My heart's warmth will make these autumn leaves concentrated. ♫

♫ When will you grow drunk in the autumn wind with me, ♫

♫ so that I will be able to walk out of my dreams? ♫

♫ The zither music evokes feelings of desolation and cheerlessness. ♫

♫ Of a lifetime, the moon is always high, the dew is always heavy. ♫

♫ Alone, I foolishly sit among the blue ocean waters, ♫

♫ while the conifer plants grow in exuberance. ♫

♫ Who worsens the ache in my heart? ♫

♫ My heart's warmth will make these autumn leaves concentrated. ♫

♫ When will you grow drunk in the autumn wind with me, ♫

♫ so that I will be able to walk out of my dreams? ♫

♫ Who worsens the ache in my heart? ♫

♫ My heart's warmth will make these autumn leaves concentrated. ♫

♫ When will you grow drunk in the autumn wind with me, ♫

♫ so that I will be able to walk out of my dreams? ♫

♫ So that I will be able to walk out of my dreams. ♫