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♫ You are the one I am thinking of. You are the one that I am missing. The stars and seas are all you. ♫

♫ The first tear that fell down is still you ♫

♫ In this vast sea of people, I only become sad and happy for you ♫

♫ Blocking the sharpness of the human world for you ♫

♫ Even if I am hurt, I still want to meet you ♫

♫ How I hope that I can put you down ♫

♫ The one in my dreams and heart are both not you ♫

♫ The moonlight is not embracing you anymore. Time has destroyed you. ♫

♫ But I love you so much ♫

♫ Even if both of my eyes have been extinguished, I still want to look at you ♫

♫ Even if both of my ears have been submerged, I still want to hear you ♫

♫ A broken tail hurts like a broken pair of legs, I still want to swim towards you ♫

♫ Even if both of my hands are tied, I still want to embrace you ♫

♫ Among the stars, inside the ocean, I am a withered fish ♫

♫ The first tear that I cried was separation ♫

♫ In this vast sea of people, I only become sad and happy for you ♫

♫ Blocking the sharpness of the human world for you ♫

♫ Even if I am hurt, I still want to meet you ♫

The Starry Night, The Starry Sea Season 2

Episode 24

Why must Your Majesty do this?

Since time immemorial, it's hard for love and righteousness to be fulfilled at the same time.

This injury from the fish bone dagger is my way of fulfilling my love.

This injury from the hair pin is inflicted for righteousness.

Then it means that

I seemed to have fulfilled my duties for both love and righteousness.

But thinking about it carefully.

I seemed to have not really fulfilled anything.

Your Majesty, you are being overly worried.

Your actions today will surely be able to

get the peace between humans and merpeople in exchange.

Hope so.

Your Majesty, forgive me. I am a crude person.

In doing fine matters like this, it can't be helped for me to be careless.

Jin Lin,

my superficial wounds do ache.

But the wound in my heart

feels better.

For the wounds on your body,

I can help you put a bandage on them and they will also heal very fast.

But for the wound in your heart,

I am unable to help you.

I fear that this wound in my heart

will never get cured.

Borrowing the rivers and seas to ask,

for they are very similar to our love. (Meaning: turbulently coming and just leaving in an instant leaving yearning as vast as the seas)

I hate you for being unfaithful and just disappearing unlike the river current,

my yearning is way deeper than the oceans. (The second part of this poem is the reply of the lady)

Not seeing each other forever.

Not thinking of each other forever.

Not loving each other forever.

Not delaying each other forever.

Ah Li...

Your Majesty, I am Cai Lan.

Dachun! Open a pot of wine!

Sure!

Nice drink.

Lu Li is back!

- Lu Li! - How are you?

Are you alright?

I just knew that you would be fine.

Wu Julan only got jealous last time and that's why he abducted you.

As the old saying goes, 'Hitting is being sweet, scolding is love. If there is no hitting or scolding between you, that's what is strange.'

- Isn't it, Yin Hu? - Stop talking already.

I understand, this is called standard practice.

After the bride abduction last time, you two surely are now...

Stop talking.

What is there that can't be said? It is just some small matters.

If you ask me, the torment that you two have gone through finally yielded some fruit.

When will you be treating us to your wedding banquet?

Ma Dachun, if you don't know how to speak, just shut up!

Lu Li.

What's going on?

You really are so talkative.

Lu Li, our Dachun doesn't know about it so it can't be helped for him to speak nonsense.

Don't take it to heart.

It's fine.

Afterward, what did His Majesty tell you?

We two agreed to make a pact of not having any war between humans and merpeople.

We also agreed to not meet anymore in this lifetime.

He doesn't know how to speak nice words but never thought he would be that extreme.

It's not his fault.

I fear that this is the best ending for us.

Lu Li, you must take good care of yourself.

If you have anything to say, just come here to look for me and Dachun and complain to us.

Don't take things too hard.

This...

Lu Li, so sorry. I also didn't know that you and Wu Julan have already...

Don't be sad either. As the old saying goes,

'There are flowers all over the world.

Why stick to loving one merman?'

Ma Dachun, you really...

Lu Li, Dachun only claims that he is so smart and talented.

He actually doesn't know how to speak at all. Don't mind him.

I came today just to inform you two that I am fine.

If there is nothing else, I will go back now.

I won't disturb your business anymore.

Then be careful on your way back.

- Take care. - Let's go.

That... Come often!

I heard that a few days ago, it was the wedding day of the Adjutant. But his bride got abducted by a merman.

- Was there such a thing? - Really true.

I saw it myself.

I heard that the person who abducted her was a merman. Is that true?

This Lady Lu seems to have an ambiguous relationship with that merman.

If it was me, I would also choose the merman.

I heard that each of them are very strong, muscular, and handsome.

Cut it out. The merpeople are so ferocious.

Even if you are on the large size, you would be unable to take it.

If you ask me, this Lady Lu is also something.

She is already marrying into the Qin family.

How come she still has a lingering affection for a merman?

The Qin family instead had to suffer such a huge scandal.

That's right...

I really look down on a two-timing bitch like that.

What are you all saying?!

You all dare to fiddle with matters concerning the manor of the Prefectural Governor?

Have you all got tired of living?

Brother-in-law, let's go look up ahead.

Forget it.

When matters like this get out,

they usually grow when they see any wind and get distorted the more they are passed around.

Madam's lecture is right.

Lord Qin, you're here.

Ah Li.

Thank you for the heaven's blessings. You are finally back.

What happened to you afterward? Did Wu Julan bully you?

Everything has already come to past. Aren't I already safely back?

You are indeed back now, but you must be careful.

All the merpeople are eyeing you with hostility and have bad intentions towards you.

No one can bully me from now on.

Wu Julan will also not treat me that way anymore.

It's my fault for being useless.

I was unable to rescue you.

I could only just watch while you suffered.

The tea fannings you made from grinding are both big and small. (Fannings are the pieces of tea left over.)

The small ones are as small as very fine rice grains while the big ones are as huge as water chestnuts.

It's my first time grinding tea powder so I still haven't gotten the essential points.

Your hand movements should be even.

Slow down a little.

Right, just like this.

Ming Zhu!

It's Mister Lu.

Now that your love has returned, you already have no time to entertain your guest?

You helped me find and get Ah Hen back.

I owe you a lot so I should entertain you well.

You two please wait. I will just get my private collection of Jinzhou ciyang tea.

Lu Xiao, what is it you are planning now?

What else can one do in coming to a tea house?

Of course, it is to drink tea.

Also in passing, come visit Ming Zhu.

Previously, we really chatted very happily.

You better immediately leave. Don't force me to use force.

I already poisoned Ming Zhu.

What did you say?

Don't panic. If you don't want her to die from the poison,

you will need an antidote.

And I have that antidote.

How many antidote doses I will give and when I will give them

will now depend on your performance.

You also know what I want.

Come over here to sit.

The Jinzhou ciyang is a very exquisite tea.

It's smell and taste is very refreshing and elegant. It can really carry you away.

A good tea like that is like a beautiful woman.

Mister Lu, you have overpraised it.

Ah Hen, hurry and come over here.

Yes. Today, let us make friends via cups of tea.

Why be so restrained?

Father, Ah Li has come to visit you.

Never thought that after leaving just for several days, the Lord would encounter such great misfortune.

Wasn't it the doing of all those merpeople?

I am cursing them that their clan will perish and have no descendants, each one dying tragically.

Lord, just recuperate well.

I surely will help you look for doctors and medicines, to help you recover as soon as possible.

Father, Ah Li has already safely returned.

Just be at ease and recuperate.

From now on, I will treat Ah Li well.

I definitely will not let her suffer again.

Ah Li, in front of my father and mother today,

I am seriously and earnestly telling you that no matter what happened in the Blue Cave,

my feelings for you are still the same and it's not halfhearted.

Since husband is sick,

just let me handle everything.

I want to redo your wedding again.

Maybe, your wedding might bring good fortune to husband

so that he can wake up sooner.

Alright. I will go look for a matchmaker later

- and let her choose an auspicious date. - Fine.- Qin Hao,

I know very well how good you are to me.

But I really am not worthy to have you.

Ah Li...

After what happened this time, I suddenly realized

that I will never be able to love you.

This wedding for you would be too unfair.

While in Blue Cave,

you repeatedly sacrificed yourself to save me.

Were they all fake?

You are my best friend. I don't want you to get hurt.

I hope that you can live well and blissfully.

I don't want you to guard a woman that doesn't love you

and live this lifetime in a miserable manner.

Lu Li, what do you mean by that?

You don't like Hao'er? Then you...

Could it be...

all those rumors in the streets are true?

- You really have an ambiguous relationship with that merman? - Mother!

- Qin Hao-- - Ah Li,

I know what you want to say.

But no matter what you say,

my answer is I will wait for you.

Why must you do this to yourself?

I have already waited for you for more than 10 years. Waiting for a few more years is nothing.

If you are like this, the more I feel that I wronged you.

Don't apologize to me.

This is my own choice.

It has nothing to do with you.

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Lord, are we really giving up seeking revenge for Master and Madam?

We already have killed so many merpeople.

Could it be we must kill all the merpeople

before it can be said that we have gotten revenge already?

Right now, Ah Li has already safely returned.

I also hope that she can live a peaceful and stable life.

What Ah Li said is right.

If we continue taking revenge, the people who will get hurt in the end are also just ourselves.

Lord,

since I followed you, I have worked hard to hone my martial arts skills.

My goal is that I would be able to kill your enemies with my own hands.

If Lord decides to let go of your hatred,

although I feel a bit dissatisfied,

I will listen to all of Lord's arrangements.

Qiu Feng, you also have grown up now.

You have followed me for so many years and have kept fighting and killing for me.

You should rest now.

In a few days, I will look for a matchmaker to introduce a good lady to you.

Don't worry. I treat you as a little brother.

I surely will not leave you at a disadvantage.

Lord, you are mocking me.

I have no thoughts of creating my own family. Since Lord has decided to give up on taking revenge,

I will then just stay by your side and serve you tea or water for a lifetime.

Oh, right, personally go to Qin Manor tomorrow.

Tell Lord Qin that I will wait for him in the Drunk Deity Pub.

We will discuss the matter about the truce.

Yes.

Ah Li has already safely returned.

She and Wu Julan have a pact to make the humans and merpeople let go of their hatred and grudges. Declare a truce and reconcile.

Good wine.

The pub owner of Drunk Deity Pub knows about wine making techniques the most.

This clear wine that they made on their own, if it was fermented for a few days less

the wine color would be very cloudy.

If it is fermented for a few days more, it will become unbearably acrid and hard to drink.

This wine is clear, its smell long-lasting, and has a very long aftertaste.

Really a good wine.

I think that human principles should be like making wine.

We should pay much attention to propriety.

Now, the old merfolk King has already died.

The merpeople clan has suffered a severe blow.

The Lu family can be considered to have already sought revenge.

I used to hate the merpeople a lot before.

Right now, I also should put down my grudge and hatred already.

If Brother Lu really thinks that way, then you are really magnanimous and highly principled.

If I continue fighting with the merpeople,

I will only bring trouble to the citizens of Chang Le.

What Ah Li said is right, we should have a truce with the merpeople now.

Let the citizens live a peaceful and stable life.

Humans and merpeople need not go to war anymore.

If that can really happen, it will really be good fortune for the citizens of Chang Le.

Then Little Brother may promulgate an official order on behalf of the Prefectural Governor

telling the citizens about the news of the truce.

Since we are not going to war anymore, we don't need to construct the Cangming already.

In the coming days, I will personally go to the shipyard

to dismantle the ship and let the workers go home.

Good.

The present government has already made a pact with the merpeople

that starting today, both parties will declare a truce.

Humans will not attack the merpeople and they will not attack us humans. Each clan is to guard their own territory.

Citizens of Chang Le must not do any acts of attacking the merpeople again.

- So great! - Good!

This is good. We finally don't need to go to war.

Looks like Lu Li and Wu Julan really have resolved the conflict between the merpeople and humans.

Hey, my Young Master also achieved some merits for this.

If he didn't agree, how could the government be in a truce with the merpeople?

Humans and merfolk have long gotten tired of fighting against each other.

If Adjutant Qin will be against it, that is then going against the citizens and heaven.

That's right, your Young Master at most just behaved judiciously based on understanding the situation and followed the desire of the citizens.

The humans and merpeople being in a truce is really a happy matter.

That's right. Isn't that right?

The days of being in the turmoil and chaos of war, in living in fear,

I already had enough.

- Me too. - At night, we can now boldly go out.

Chunfeng Brothel and Yihong Brothel will start to be lively again.

But how come after fighting for so long,

why did humans and merpeople just suddenly declare a truce and reconcile?

- Thinking about it, it was really strange. - It is indeed quite strange.

What's strange about it?

Thinking about me and my Yin Hu, we also had 800 rounds of fighting, going up to the Heavens and down to Hell.

Now, not only do we have a truce, we even got married.

What we are talking about are humans and merpeople.

You and Yin Hu are different.

It's the same.

Come, drink, drink.

You really are quite dumb.

Or else, you wouldn't give up being a scholar

and come here to sell wine.

That's right... Come... Stop bothering with him. Let's drink.

Forget it. They don't understand us.

Dachun, honestly,

have you ever regretted marrying a fish?

Yin Hu,

since I married you, I find the girls in the streets quite weird.

Why so?

Their legs are weird.

I kept feeling that they have two weird legs.

Unlike our Yin Hu. She can have legs or tail whenever she likes.

Really, Dachun?! If you like it,

I can change them every day and night.

Change into legs. Change into a fishtail. Change into legs. Change into a fishtail.

Your Majesty,

Lu Li indeed followed your agreement and was able to convince Lu Xiao. There was also an announcement posted in Chang Le.

I know already.

Ming Zhu, are you alright?

Don't know what's wrong with me lately. I will frequently feel dizzy.

I already poisoned Ming Zhu.

What did you say?

How many antidote doses I will give her and when I will give them to her

will now depend on your performance.

Go and take a rest. I'll immediately look for a doctor and get you some medicine.

Ah Hen, you won't be like before

and suddenly disappear, right?

I won't. I promise you that I will be back soon

and will even bring back medicines to cure your illness. Just you wait.

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Lord, Mo Hen has already entered the sea.

Looks like our plan has already worked.

But I have one thing I don't understand.

Since Lord has already decided to continue seeking vengeance

and let Mo Hen continue searching for a chance to attack the merpeople,

why then did you promise our Lady that you are giving up on taking revenge

and even jointly made a public announcement with Adjutant Qin to let the citizens give up on doing battles with merpeople.

As written in the military strategy book,

to defeat your enemy, you must first let him lower his guard

and then attack suddenly.

Right now is the best time to make an attack.

But the plan this time

is just the first step.

I have already numerously attacked Wu Julan.

I failed each time.

But Wu Julan also has a weakness.

His weakness...

is Ah Li!

This time, I will use Ah Li to get Wu Julan's life.

But Lady loves Wu Julan too much.

How could she personally kill the person she loves?

This sword indeed is sharp.

High Priest, all preparations for tomorrow's ocean offering ceremony are completed.

In the ocean offering ceremony this time, everyone should put in more effort.

Nothing bad must happen again.

Yes.

Go take a look.

It's nothing. Just a bird.

Although humans and merpeople have made a pact to call a truce,

each of us are like birds afraid of getting shot by an arrow.

So funny.

You all have worked hard these past days.

Once the ocean offering ceremony is done,

all of you should take a good rest.

Thank you, High Priest.

The autumn wind is cold,

the autumn moon is bright.

Miserable falling leaves float in the wind, gathering and separating from each other.

The grieving cries of the falling leaves startled the nesting and already dreaming bird.

When will we meet again, my lover?

Right now, at this quiet night,

I can only torment myself from thinking of you.

If you enter my yearning thoughts,

you will understand the pain I am going through in missing you.

Thinking about you for a long time, I already can't pull you out of my memories.

Sometimes remembering you, my thoughts will then fall into unending nothingness and sufferings.

If I have know that missing someone will be such a torture,

why then must we still meet?

Brother Gengzhi, for you.

What is this?

I especially chose this fragrance pouch for you. It contains top quality musk.

I sewed each thread just for you.

As the old saying goes, 'How do I express my sincerity?

By the fragrance pouch tied on my waist.' Hey,

you do know what this means, right?

What's wrong with you?

It's better that I return this to you.

Since I was little, I can't endure the smell of musk. I fear that

I am unable to accept this fragrance pouch.

Why didn't you say so earlier?

You also didn't ask me.

But I also won't accept anything if I have not done anything.

Since you are giving me gifts, don't worry, I won't let your good affection go in vain.

I will also give you something. Open your hands.

For me?

Here.

For you.

Let me tell you, this salted duck egg nourishes the yin and clears heat. Leads to a good eyesight and nourishes your qi.

And then pair it with a bowl of green pea soup or some baked cake,

thinking about it and I already feel how prefect they are together.

So delicious.

Then it means that Brother Gengzhi didn't understand at all that you were confessing?

He even gave you an egg in return?

Your appetite is so good.

This is after all a gift from Brother Gengzhi.

If you ask me, the technique to subdue a man is like taming a wild horse.

Without an expert guiding you, you will only fall off the horse.

Looking at your confused gaze and I already know

that you are looking for guidance from an expert. Right. Good...you are lucky today.

A master like that can be as far as the sky's horizon or just in front of you.

It's me, the Great Master Ma who is very skilled and knowledgeable.

You are saying that you know the techniques to subdue a man?

Techniques to subdue a man or woman is my expertise. In Chang Le,

if I am second, no one will dare to be first.

Looking at your very sincere gaze, if you are willing to bow to me and by my disciple,

I surely will make you get both humans and merpeople, getting what you want just by extending your hand.

Master above, please accept my bow.

Do the ceremony of formally acknowledging me as your master.

This one.

Zixuan. Hey, what are you doing?!

What are you doing, Zixuan?

In our first time meeting in the shipyard, it is already destined for love to come.

One egg expressed the feelings of my love.

My love can't understand the meaning of my yearning.

I laugh at my love for not understanding my love.

Zixuan, you...what's wrong with you?

You're sick?

There is a clinic just in front. Let me take you there.

I am not sick.

Could it be that you can't see that I am trying to tame you?

Okay! I will then clearly tell you

that I, Zixuan, just like you.

I like you so much. Will you die if you like me for a little while?

You are feeling something already, right?

Hey, where are you going?!

I am going to get a check up in the clinic!

You...don't you love to talk about grand principles the most?

If you don't want to give in, then argue with me! Why are you running?

Why is Brother Mo rushing to see me today?

Give me the antidote. The poison of Ming Zhu has acted up.

I do have the antidote.

It depends on what you are giving me in exchange.

If you want to deal with the merpeople, you have a good chance tomorrow.

I just went to Blue Cave to check. The merpeople will be having a sea offering ceremony tomorrow.

The sea offering ceremony is a grand event for the merfolk.

All people will attend it.

Wu Julan will surely be there.

And also, the ocean offering ceremony this time was chosen to be held at Xinyue (New Moon) Island that is far from Blue Cave.

There are rarely humans there.

And also, if they want to call for help from the Blue Cave, it will be too far away to be helpful.

You did quite well, Brother Mo.

The merpeople surely wouldn't expect

that we will suddenly appear and kill them off guard.

Antidote.

Don't rush. Since this is an idea that you suggested,

you then lead the team.

Once you have completed the task and has killed them all,

I guarantee that I will give you the antidote.

But Ming Zhu is already showing symptoms.

Don't worry.

After the poison starts to act, Ming Zhu has three more days before she dies.

As long as you kill all the merfolk,

there is still time for you to get the antidote.

But you better not play any tricks with me.

And also, if you fail,

you can only collect the corpse of Ming Zhu on your return.

Hurry! Keep up!

Hurry! Be nimble!

Hurry!

Anchor the boat ten miles from the island.

There is always a mist in that area covering it the whole year.

I will hide somewhere near

to wait for the right time.

Tomorrow morning, listen to my command.

Continuous revenge is destined to be endless.

How could those measly lives be enough to pay for the sins

that the merpeople committed against the Lu family?

Only breaking through Blue Cave and killing all the merpeople

be enough to comfort the souls of father, mother, and all the people of our clan.

Smells so good.

This must be apoqing wine from Xiameiling.

Let me drink some.

Give it to me.

Such good wine.

Smells so good.

Give it to me.

Leave me some.

You have drank enough.

I still have not drank enough.

Stop drinking already. After moving the wines,

we still have to go back to report for duty. Let's go.

Good wines.

Ah Hen, I kept believing you every time.

But how come you must lie to me over and over?

Ah Hen...

Being together with you, making an offering today to a far away land.

Life and death are of two worlds, connected by souls and dreams.

Have passed through mountains and rivers, grieving like things have collapsed.

The sorrowful wind of emotions is pacing back and forth with the clouds.

The swimming fist lost the waves, the bird returns to a destroyed nest.

Alas, alas, all is lost. Making a very long sigh.

The war has ended. Hope you all will get peace.

Crying like rain with tears falling down ones neck. Being forever in peace in the netherworld.

Crying like rain with tears falling down ones neck. Being forever in peace in the netherworld.

Offer the jade coin!

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Father, mother,

I want to forget one person.

But even if I have used up all my energy,

I still am unable to do so.

The more I want to forget, the more I can't forget.

I beg your souls in Heaven to help me how to get out of this painful suffering.

Feather blood!

♫ Previously heard the sadness of the vast seas ♫

♫ Previously saw the fireworks in the desert ♫

♫ Before I understood that all things that glitter will fall down ♫

♫ Or else, on what basis does destiny become magnificent? ♫

♫ Birds would fly by and fishes would swim by the coldest lake ♫

♫ The flowing water is heartless, the flowing years is speckled, leaving a legend behind ♫

♫ Your suddenness, my waning, the lanterns on a long road ♫

♫ You are in the vast seas while I was in the galaxy when we met our karma ♫

♫ Previously saw the vastness of the seas ♫

♫ Previously saw the clouds at Mount Wu ♫

♫ Previously saw the outline of your expression ♫

♫ At the deepest part of the ocean, at the deepest part of the dream, there are sparks ♫

♫ A book having no words, the paper is too short to describe one's feelings, it's hard to narrate one's yearning ♫

♫ Book lamp, teacup, common folk simple happiness, it is so common that is why one is sad ♫

♫ Your suddenness, my waning, the lanterns on a long road ♫

♫ You are in the vast seas while I was in the galaxy when we met our karma ♫

♫ Looking at the moth fly into the fire ♫

♫ Loving in such scorching hot manner ♫

♫ Living in the face of death ♫

♫ The moth flies into the seas, throwing itself into limitless vastness ♫

♫ Love and hate both sink. Love lives in the face of death. ♫

♫ Previously heard the sadness of the vast seas ♫

♫ Previously loved the fireworks in the desert ♫

♫ Before I understood that everyone that loves will suffer ♫

♫ Or else why would tears be so clear? ♫