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"The Killing of Three Thousand Crows"

"Episode 13"

"Peach Town"

Fresh fruits!

-Miss, this is the lowest I can give. -Lower the price.

Come, Chuan. Try this.

It's pretty good.

I thought you wanted to rest?

You're injured. It's hard for you to walk.

Yet you brought me to the streets?

I've always liked bustling town.

When I see one, I feel happy.

And I won't feel the pain.

Where did you go after the Battle of Mount Xiangqu?

Did you had some fun in a bustling town?

Are you caring for me?

I'm caring for the Spirit Lantern.

But I care for you.

What has that got to do with me?

After the battle,

I hid in my painting to heal my wounds.

It's my last hiding place.

But to save you,

I've used it to trap the Crown Prince.

I think it's destroyed by now.

Now, I have no place to stay.

I'm really pitiful.

We'll stay at an inn then. I'll treat you this time.

Sure.

Innkeeper, give me two rooms.

-Sure. -Innkeeper,

we'll rent the entire inn.

This is great.

No wonder the people like sages like you.

You, Bai,

and your master,

all of you are pompous.

My wife loves a quiet place.

There are too many people here.

It's noisy.

Okay.

I'll arrange it for you.

Waiter,

-bring them to the third floor. -Okay.

-The first room. -I'll stay in the second floor.

Sorry to trouble you then.

Please.

He's so generous.

Brother,

you're returning to Gao Capital already.

Can't you just let me win for once?

This chess,

you've set a trap for me.

You love to trick people into thinking that you're bad,

but you'll retaliate without mercy.

If I don't guard against you,

I would've lost.

Brother, that's enough.

I never won against you before. Not even once.

Even if the greatest talent was playing against you,

I don't think he can win against you.

Even if you're talented, you may not be good at chess.

Do you know Zuo Zi Chen? The son of Chancellor Zuo?

He's a great talent.

He's one of the top in our nation even though we have many talents.

But at chess,

even an eight-year-old is better than him.

I heard that he's quite proud.

He went into exile after Li was demolished.

I think he won't ever be a capable officer.

What do you think?

Men like him are worthy. We should try to persuade him.

Brother,

you only know how to care for the nation.

The Ghost Festival is coming.

I think you didn't attend it before. This year, they'll perform illusions.

Brother, if you're free,

can we celebrate the festival together?

We'll see how it goes.

If I'm free by that time,

I will celebrate it with you.

You say that every time.

But you don't keep your promise.

Looks like he's energetic.

It seems like he's not injured.

Is he not bringing me to the Spirit Lantern?

Is this just an excuse to delay me?

Doesn't he care about the lost Spirit Lantern?

Who's there?

I'm here to serve you some wine.

Wine?

I'll drink too.

Why aren't you staying in your room?

Why did you come to my room?

It's boring when I'm alone.

Let's drink.

So, you're not injured at all, am I right?

You're just trying to delay me from finding the Spirit Lantern.

Chuan,

you can't gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure.

Fu Jiu Yun,

do you know that when you're drinking,

the innocent people of Li are being killed right now?

The people of Li aren't dumb.

They'll escape by themselves,

am I right?

Chuan,

instead of worrying for no reason,

you should drink with me.

You're a sage.

You can ignore mortal affairs. But I can't.

I'll find it myself.

Where are you going?

Dace Town, Ting Yuan's manor.

You've turned Dace Town upside down.

Do you think the lantern will be there?

The Spirit Lantern is mine.

I can feel its presence.

Now, it is not in Dace Town.

Even if you go,

you'll just waste your effort.

Is that true?

You can go there if you don't believe me.

Tell me its location then.

My princess,

I'm injured.

Can't you just understand my pain and suffering as a poor sage?

This Spirit Lantern,

it has always been with me from the start.

Of course I'm more anxious than you when I lost it.

You know this too.

Many people in the world have their eyes on it because of its power.

But now,

I'm seriously injured.

I don't dare to retrieve the lantern with a weak body.

But,

I will retrieve it when I'm healed.

That's right.

Chuan, you need to enjoy the moment.

You need to enjoy the present moment.

Here.

You'll get drunk if you drink like that.

You don't need to care.

Chuan,

you should pretend better.

Look, your cup is full.

It's still full.

It's just a small cup.

Why can't you finish it?

Fu Jiu Yun,

I finally understand why you're still seriously injured.

Listen,

I can accompany you in Peach Town for a few days.

But you must promise me this. You mustn't use mystic arts.

You mustn't use mystic arts to solve our problems.

And...

you mustn't tease me with them too.

You hear me?

Fine.

I'm a weak mortal right now.

But Chuan,

can you take care of me, just like in the past?

Who said I will listen to you?

Chuan, I'm hungry now.

I want some sweet and sour pork.

I don't know how to make that.

I've been craving for it.

You can make them yourself.

Never mind.

You're not my servant anymore.

My favourite servant is missing!

My injuries are painful!

I'm so hungry!

Chuan!

Chuan!

I'll do it.

Here.

Chancellor.

Thank you.

Please.

Zi Chen, I've been sitting too long.

Let's take a walk.

Okay.

You guys wait for us.

Zi Chen,

this Madam Qiu Hua,

she's been trying to lick my boots.

She wants you to marry her daughter.

But I see that you don't like her daughter.

You're an adult now.

You can think for yourself.

You can decide for yourself.

When you think it's time for me to see her,

you can bring her back.

Look at your hands.

You were a princess in the past.

Your hands were never this rough.

Men like smooth, fair hands.

I know what you're thinking.

Even if you want to be good to Zi Chen,

you must have some backbone.

He wouldn't despise you that way.

And the Zuo family wouldn't despise us.

I truly like Zi Chen.

I'm not doing this because of his family.

Of course you can fall in love with him.

But you must know this.

We're in Tian Yuan now.

Even though they treat us with respect,

and they treat us with high regards,

our lives would end...

if they're unhappy with us.

You should get married to Zi Chen if you truly like him.

I can help you.

My daughter,

my fate is in your hands now.

Mother, you're right.

By the way,

I've collected the Scroll of Four Seas and the Scroll of Lanzhou for you.

I've been collecting them...

ever since you left.

I spent two years collecting them.

I've arranged them in an orderly manner.

They're in your bedroom.

I wanted you to read them after your eyes are healed.

Even if your eyes won't heal,

I will read them for you.

I've thought about what you've told me before.

You're right.

I shouldn't force you to adopt my beliefs.

I'm a bad father.

I'm old now.

I want to rest for some months.

And we can return to our lives in the past.

We can write poems together.

Zi Chen, you can laugh at me if you want.

These few years,

I feel guilty.

I feel guilty towards you.

You don't need to understand me.

You don't need to forgive me.

I'm just afraid that you'll wallow in your painful past forever.

And lose your ambitions and hopes.

I've failed as a father!

When did you get sick?

It's nothing.

Father,

you're old now.

You shouldn't attend long trips next time.

You should stay at home and rest.

Zi Chen, when we return to Feng City,

you must stay longer, okay?

I beg you.

Okay, I promise.

Great!

Candied hawthorns!

Candied hawthorns!

Take this.

Delicious candied hawthorns!

Candied hawthorns!

When I was training in the sages' mountain,

I thought there were only flowers and sacred springs in the world.

After that, when I came to the human realm,

I discovered that the human realm is a busy place.

There's the bitter smell of the medicines.

And the delicious smell of the buns.

But when you mix them together,

it becomes another smell entirely.

Chuan, do you know what smell is that?

The smell of the human realm.

The human realm?

You're a sage. I'm sure you haven't explore the human realm fully.

You bought so many useless stuff.

You're like a tourist in the human realm.

Aren't you the same?

Me?

I understand now.

You say that because you don't like the stuff that I've bought for you.

If so, Qin Chuan,

please be my tour guide in the human realm.

Let's go.

-Here, take it. -Thank you.

It's very oily.

When you eat it,

it'll be unhealthy for you.

This is the best snack in the world.

When I first ate it, I thought it was better than the food in the palace.

Try it.

He's making another one after he took the money. Look.

Come.

You're so dramatic.

Once, she was a proud princess.

Now, she enjoys cheap scallion pancakes.

I haven't eaten any meat for a long time after I left the palace.

I only remember the taste of this.

When the demons are around,

we're considered as lucky when we can eat scallion pancakes.

You're easily satisfied.

I'm sure you cried a lot when you left the palace.

Yeah, I cried a lot.

That time,

I did a lot of funny stuff.

For example,

I forgot to pay for my stuff.

I don't know how to comb my hair.

And I messed up my hair.

One time, I don't know why, but I had rashes.

It's very itchy.

And my pot fell.

I spend all of my wages on the meat in the pot.

But after that, I'm used to it.

Now, these things are nothing to me.

So,

do you still miss being a princess sometimes?

I never thought of that before.

I can live like this...

because I have a goal in my heart.

That's why I persevered.

And I feel safe too.

But even if you complete your mission,

your parents and your brother...

-won't return to you. -I know that.

I know.

But,

if my parents and my brother,

if they're in heaven,

they would be proud of me.

Because the proud princess...

had became a selfless person just like them.

Now, she's considerate.

Okay.

What happens after that? Continue your story.

What happens after that?

There's a storyteller.

Boss.

Take care.

After hearing that, King Yang almost fainted.

He said this to the fairy.

We've been together for three years now.

Now, you have my child.

But, you're a fairy.

The fairy said fairies and mortals can't be together.

If they have a child together,

the gods will be angry.

And the human realm will experience floods and droughts for years.

What should they do then?

Now,

I can only go back to heaven.

And ask the Heavenly Mother to spare you from punishment.

You must wait for me.

-You must never get married. -King Yang won't wait for her.

Do the sages behave like this too?

Sir.

I don't know.

Why don't you try it with me?

King Yang was a faithful person.

Eat this.

I bought another one for you.

-Thank you. -But,

King Yang really did wait for her.

Will you wait that long for someone?

If he loved her, a thousand years of waiting would be nothing to him.

You sounded like you did it before.

The lightnings,

they were as black as shadow,

as fierce as dragons.

They struck from the heavens.

They were like rapiers, stabbing the fairy one by one.

Even reaching her bones.

How can she stand that?

She witnessed the lightnings tore her own son out from her tummy.

If you were the fairy,

will you tell King Yang about your pain and suffering?

I won't.

Why?

Because you don't ask for rewards if you love someone.

You want her to be happy.

When she can't stand the pain, she will think of the happy memories.

How about you?

I won't tell him too.

Why?

After the punishment, the Heavenly Mother feels sorry for her.

She agreed to the fairy's proposal.

The fairy went back to the human realm.

And she found King Yang.

King Yang turned old because he missed the fairy.

When Autumn’s Golden Wind embraces the Dew of Jade,

all the love scenes on earth, however many, fade.

Marry her! Marry her!

The fairy didn't tell him about her punishment.

He told King Yang to follow her to the heavens.

And be together with her.

Nothing would stop them from being together.

I think King Yang won't follow her.

But, King Yang didn't agree to her proposal.

-Why? -Why?

Everyone,

why did you think that King Yang won't follow her to the heavens?

He was a king for nine years. He longs for power.

The listeners would always hope that the story would end happily.

But they never realised that King Yang is a king.

If he left the human realm,

the people would suffer.

How can he just ignore them?

But did you think about this before?

There are other kings in the world,

but the fairy only has King Yang.

If you sacrifice one person for the people,

do you think this is fair to her?

Even if King Yang followed her,

will he have a happy life with her?

Even if he followed her, he would still care for the people.

The heavens would be hell for him.

If I were King Yang,

I would rather have regrets with me...

and I would stay in the human realm.

You heartless woman!

Women like you are the cause of tragedies!

Let's attack her!

-Run! -Attack her!

Don't let her escape!

-Chase her! -Don't let her escape!

Chase her!

-Stop right there! -Where did she go?

-Stop running! -We must find her!

Where did she go?

Look over there!

Are you okay? How are your injuries?

I'm fine.

-Let's go out now. -Let's hide longer.

What are you doing?

Nothing.

Wait, why is your heart beating so fast?

A sage's heart doesn't beat.

It's your heart.

Chuan.

I'm hungry.

You're hungry again?

Come, eat more.

You're not eating?

Your Highness,

you do eat a lot.

We can't waste our food.

We must cherish them.

Yes, we must cherish them.

I suppose you like a carefree life like this.

You'll be happy if you lead a life like this, right?

This soup noodle is sweet and savoury.

It tastes like the soup noodle in Li.

Do you know this?

We like to put vinegar in our food.

Even in noodles.

It does taste like the soup noodle in Li.

I wonder if the owner is from Li?

Yes. He's from Li.

-Is that true? -Yes.

The birds are chirping like the birds of Li.

They're the birds from Li.

The dancer in the street, she knows the dance of Li.

That means she's from Li as well.

The people of Li are everywhere. You don't need to restore your nation.

Why are you saying that?

Chuan,

for these few years,

did you ever think about anything else?

Except for the Spirit Lantern and the people of Li?

Did you ever enjoy the present moment?

Did you?

-I did. -When?

I won't tell you.

You won't tell me?

Eat now.

Master, Miss,

please give me some money.

I haven't eaten for days.

Go away! Who let you in?

Miss, Master, please don't mind him.

Recently, the refugees from Li came to Peach Town.

They've been bothering our customers.

-Go away! -Wait.

Here, take this.

Live an honourable life.

And, come here.

This lady over here can't take it when she sees the people of Li.

She will cry. Don't mention anything about Li.

Do you understand?

Yes.

Go now. Return home.

-Thank you! -It's fine.

-Go now. -It's fine.

-Go now! -My saviour.

-It's fine. Return now. -Thank you.

-Thank you. -That's enough.

Live an honourable life!

I thought you would mind me from doing this?

I don't dare to do so.

When I'm eating the noodles,

the people of Li are dying because of the demons.

Even a carefree sage like me,

I'm involved with the human realm now.

Your Highness, you're something.

Don't worry.

-I will pay you back for the pearl. -No need to do so.

But, I only brought two pearls with me.

I gave one to the innkeeper, I gave one to him.

I'm afraid that we won't have enough for another trip.

Let's stay in this town for some months.

Are you trying to delay me?

I'm helping the poor. How can you say that?

Besides, he's from Li.

I need to help him.

But,

you should help him according to your own abilities!

You're jeopardizing yourself, you know?

What?

Help people according to our own abilities?

Jeopardizing myself?

These words,

I think you should listen to them yourself.

Your Highness.

My lord,

I've seen your letter.

Are you sure it's him?

I'm sure.

I fought with him at the Chaos Barrier that day.

He's the sage in Li...

that uses instruments to project his mystic arts.

Last time, it's the palace of Li.

Now, it's the refugees of Li.

I think it's deeply rooted in Li.

Did you see his face when you fought him?

I saw his face.

He's handsome.

It's just that he doesn't have the mole beside his eyes.

I think he's not Fu Jiu Yun.

Are you disappointed?

It's fine.

My lord, don't worry.

I will ask someone to investigate him.

Do you have Fu Jiu Yun's news?

I will have them shortly.

If I find him,

and get the two powers from him,

you won't have to suffer anymore.

I hope so.

I will take my leave.

Fu Jiu Yun.

Li.

Go back to your room now.

My room is locked.

The innkeeper is asleep.

The waiter left already.

There's no one else in the inn.

Chuan, let me stay here for awhile.

Go away.

Where are you going?

I will rest downstairs.

Your injuries aren't healed yet.

I didn't want to stay here for too long.

It's cold and damp.

My injuries would only get worse.

I'm afraid you'll be affected.

Fine, you can stay here for now.

Sure.