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[Sound of the Desert]

Episode 18

- Head over there. - Yes.

Have some water.

It wasn't your fault.

Don't blame yourself like this.

There are full of struggles between life and death on the battlefield.

When Li Cheng decided to join the army

he was already prepared for death.

But if I hadn't promised to take him to the battlefield

he would still be alive.

Even if it weren't for you, he would still try every means to go to war.

There are things that a man can and can't do.

I believe that he wouldn't have chosen to survive in humiliation.

If you give him another chance

he would still choose to protect his country.

If we don't shoot that falcon

I don't think that we can reach Heli Mountain safely.

We'll wait patiently for the right time.

The original strategy is to attack from three directions with

the troops supporting the main force.

But now General Li Da and General Sima Lie are nowhere to be found.

We are also stuck here in the Tartars' hinterland.

Our only strategy is to attack them unexpectedly.

If we continue to wait

we will all die here at the bottom of Heli Mountain.

I'm sorry.

I have taken you on a dangerous mission.

Don't get too close to the falcon.

You just have to lure it to stoop down a bit more.

You must do your best to fly faster.

Don't let it catch you, understand?

Get your bow and arrow ready.

Rascal! Rascal!

I'm sorry! Don't look at it!

Don't look at it.

I'm sorry, Xiao Yue.

This is all your fault! It's all your fault!

Why did you have to make me come here with you?

Take all your anger out on me. Take all your anger out.

Why?

- I'm sorry. - This is all your fault!

This is all your fault...

All right... Don't cry.

I will make the Tartars pay for this.

Don't worry.

You're awake.

Where are we?

We just went past Xiaorouzhi.

We're now heading over to Heli Mountain.

You should be familiar with Heli Mountain?

Just now, I...

You were too agitated.

So I drugged you to calm you down.

I hope that you won't take it to heart.

I hope that is your wolf brother.

Go on.

You... You don't recognize me anymore?

I won't force you to stay by the fire with me anymore, all right?

Xiao Yue!

Aren't you the princess of the wolf pack?

I thought that the wolves would welcome you back happily, but

that doesn't seem to be the case?

It's because they don't think that you're a good person. They don't like you.

Xiao Yue.

I'm going back to meet up with the army.

You finally got to see your wolf brother

so just stay here with him.

Take care of yourself for the next couple of days.

Use this sword to protect yourself.

Wolf brother! I'll leave Xiao Yue to you.

From what we know of their King

he is sure to ambush us with a huge troop at the bottom of the mountain

to wipe us all out.

General, we are fighting this battle all on our own.

What should we do?

We'll just roll with the punches.

What is there to be afraid of?

We have the geographical advantage in Heli Mountain.

Even if that general has taken precaution against us

it is still down to our respective strategies and defense.

We have greater forces and hold an advantage in the geographical location.

- We'll strike them head on. - Yes!

'It is better to win the heart of the people than to capture the city.'

A psychological attack is better than a physical assault.

Pass down my command to break up the army.

We'll break the siege at the right time!

Attack them from three directions!

Charge!

We'll launch an indirect attack

and avoid direct confrontation with the enemies' main forces.

We'll sneak up behind them and launch a surprise attack.

We will lure out Wei Wu Ji's army.

Yes!

Since they intend to lure us out

we'll play to their scheme and draw the snake out of its hole.

We shall attack them when they least expected it!

Yes!

Brother?

You have your own family now?

All right, keep your mate and child company.

Go ahead.

From now on, my brother won't be keeping me company anymore.

It's been days.

I wonder how Wei Wu Ji is doing.

Life and death are unpredictable on the battlefields.

Even if he is Wei Wu Ji.

Xiao Yue!

Xiao Yue.

Why have you come looking for me? Are you worried about me?

What is with your hair?

I'm fine. An arrow brushed against my scalp, that's all.

Have you defeated the Tartars?

I didn't just defeat them. They were utterly battered.

I've captured their Qiutu King and five lesser kings.

We fought them off with a smaller army than theirs

and they fled in panic.

General, we have already calculated our number of casualties.

We'll send our injured soldiers back to the main camp for treatment.

The Tartars will no longer be capable of summoning their forces to Heli Mountain.

We can have a good rest tonight

and the General can admire the scenery of Heli Mountain that

the Tartars boasted of.

All right, you may go.

Yes.

- Here, drink up! - Drink up!

Here, I'll toast to our brothers.

Drink up!

Mister Xin, would you like to try some Kumis from the desert?

What is it? You're unhappy?

What is there to be happy about?

If the war could really come to an end

we might have a short period of peace.

But now, corpses are everywhere.

I only feel helpless.

I understand.

You feel for both Nan Dynasty and the Tartars.

No matter what, we are all defending our respective homes.

You sound like a man of great principles.

No.

I'm just deeply in love with Nan Dynasty.

You finally got to see your wolf brother

so why didn't you get him to keep you company for a few more days?

My brother has his own family now.

He has a mate and a child now.

Your wolf brother has someone new as well?

It's all right.

If he doesn't want you anymore, I want you.

There you go again.

Zhao Meng Shan, you just had drinks with me.

Are you trying to get me drunk?

I am not making a toast to the General with this bowl of wine.

This is a toast to Mister Xin.

I have offended you in many ways in regards to the previous incident.

I've never seen pigeons who dared to fight with falcons.

Nor did I expect your pigeons to be so courageous.

I cannot compensate you for pigeons of such caliber.

Please forgive me for my offensive remarks.

I can understand if you refuse to forgive me.

I'll drink three toasts to you first.

Stop right there.

You have to thank Mister Xin properly.

He's a light-weight and his drinking etiquette is pretty poor too.

He gets out of control when he drinks too much.

He hardly ever drinks.

Thank you, Mister Xin.

I'll head back inside before the alcohol gets the better of me.

You're drunk?

Don't say a word.

Put me down!

Be careful.

The Ninth Lord wouldn't accept my feelings for him no matter what I do.

Humbleton and Rascal are gone now.

Li Cheng is gone as well.

My wolf brother...

He has his own wife and child now.

I'm left all alone.

Nonsense!

Why would you be all alone?

You still have me.

Here, have some water.

Why are you so attentive to me?

Do you really not know?

I just didn't say it out loud but can't you tell that I want to marry you?

You're not to drink anymore.

I want to drink more.

If you still want to drink, answer a question of mine.

Have you ever liked me?

I don't know.

Then... were you ever concerned when I am upset?

Today... Were you worried about me?

Even till this day, I'm still reluctant to see sophora flowers.

I get upset whenever I see them.

I was worried that you might be injured by the Tartars.

I rode all night to get back here because of you.

So it means that you like me.

After we first met at Crescent Fountains

you had already walked faraway, but you turned around to look at me.

Do you know that you blushed when you turned to look at me?

Why did you blush then?

If you feel nothing for me

why have you saved a spot for me in your dance house?

I cheer you up when you are upset.

When I'm upset, you also do your best to distract me.

Do you still remember that day when I was questioned by officials

and they upset me with their criticisms?

You usually never comment on such matters

but you tugged on my sleeve to talk to me then.

Although you made it sound like you were teasing me

you were actually trying to make me smile.

A while ago...

I wanted to keep you here against your wishes and

you tried every trick in your bag to get away.

But when I mentioned my father

you started to talk about all sorts of other topics.

Xiao Yue, I missed out on meeting you right in the beginning.

I was just one step behind.

You drank too much.

Look. Your face is as flushed as a monkey's buttocks.

You're the drunk one.

You were crying, and now you're smiling.

I'm not drunk.

My mind is wide awake.

I want to drink.

I haven't had kumis in a long time.

I sneaked a gulp of it once when I was little.

It tasted so awful.

Do you like it better now?

It still tastes awful.

But this... this reminds me of Papa.

Xiao Yue... don't go back to the wolves.

Marry me.

Mo Xun is pretty nice.

He is a perfect gentleman

with utmost elegance.

He is a good man who is rarely seen in this world.

But I'm not that bad either.

And I would definitely treat you very well.

I will treat you well.

I must have drunk too much.

If I'm not drunk, I would never say these words out loud.

But I know deep down

that I am the one who is right here before your eyes.

Not someone else.

What should I do?

What should I do?

Xiao Yue.

I'm sorry. I...

There's nothing to apologize for.

If anyone's made a mistake, then we both have.

You didn't force yourself on me.

Marry me.

Marry me.

Sure.

Did you agree to it?

Are you saying that to me?

Is there anyone else around?

Should I reconsider it?

Then say it again.

Say it again!

Did you really agree to it?

Xin Yue agrees to marry Wei Wu Ji.

Say it again! Say it again!

Xin Yue agrees to marry Wei Wu Ji!

Xin Yue agreed to marry me!

If we keep going forward, we would enter deep into the Tartar's hinterland.

Although we attained great victory

we might still run into some of their remaining soldiers.

I know that.

You told me that you're taking me to meet someone. Could it be a Tartar?

And what if it is?

That's impossible. I ordered my men to get you tribal outfits

and the first one that you rejected was the outfit of the Tartars.

It seems that you hate them.

I should be wearing the long skirt of Nan Dynasty.

But the Muslim outfits come with face veils.

It's fine as long as you're in the outfit of Nan Dynasty.

It does seem that your wolf brother knows where we are heading?

There's someone ahead of us?

Grand Tutor, you should be very pleased today.

More than half of Heli Mountain now belongs to Nan Dynasty.

You might be able to rest in peace on the lands of Nan Dynasty from now on.

You wouldn't mind having a drink with me, would you?

There was Wan Qian, and now there is Wei Wu Ji.

We have no capable men among the Tartars.

Even the cavalries that our ancestors were once so proud of

are all defeated by Wei Wu Ji.

A general from Nan Dynasty is faster and more ferocious than

the Tartars who were born to ride on horses.

He is now the enemy that the Tartars fear the most.

Nan Dynasty has recuperated well from the battles

and the nation is populated as well as wealthy.

In comparison, the Tartars have nothing.

It's a pity that I wasn't born a decade earlier.

Gods didn't give me that opportunity.

They didn't give the Tartars enough time.

But I won't give up

and I would never give up.

- We'll leave now. - Yes.

[Jin Yu's tomb]

Papa, I've brought Wu Ji here to visit you.

Sir... My name is Wei Wu Ji.

I'm going to marry your daughter soon.

Who is as eager as you?

Papa might not like you.

Xu Yan Qing?

Xu Jin Yu?

How is this person related to you?

That is me.

No wonder you were so scared to see that man in Jian-An City.

You couldn't allow him to know that you are still alive.

You've taken over Heli Mountain.

Papa could now rest in peace on the lands of Nan Dynasty.

Papa would definitely like you very much.

You just said that your papa might not like me and now he does?

He must be an amusing man.

Wei Wu Ji thanks Father-in-law for your appreciation.

Who would be so quick to change the way you address someone?

Papa might be quite open-minded

but deep down, discipline and etiquette still mattered to him.

Then he is nothing like you in this aspect.

Papa also used to say that I am quite untamed.

I never had the patience to abide by those silly laws that men established.

I might seem like a human now

and I do sort of abide by the rules

- but in fact... - In fact, you have the heart of a wolf.

- Thank you for your compliment. - You're welcome.

I always think that it's a compliment to say someone has the heart of a wolf and a dog.

Both wolves and dogs are faithful animals.

They are also very smart.

Why would people use such a phrase as a negative insult?

I don't understand it either.

When Papa heard me say so then

he also smiled at me with his head in his hands.

Papa had always wanted to return to Jian-An with me.

Sadly... I made it back alone.

Although you went there on your own

you brought him back a good son-in-law.

- You! - What?

- How dare you - I didn't...

- still bully me in front of Papa! - I'm upset to see you like this.

I couldn't help myself.

Say that again?

Father-in-law, look!

Xiao Yue is so mean to me!

This is the Xiao Yue that I know.

You were right, Papa.

Only if we let go of the past and the hatred

and move on with our lives could we truly find happiness.

My wings are all-injured.

My tail is all-broken.

My house is in a perilous condition.

It is tossed about in the wind and rain.

What are all those people out there singing?

I can but cry out with this note of alarm.

They are singing about you.

Me? Are you teasing me because I don't understand the language of Tartars?

'My tail is all-broken.'

'My house is in a perilous condition.'

'It is tossed about in the wind and rain.'

'I can but cry out with this note of alarm.'

They are frightened of you.

That's why you weren't happy even though I've won the battle.

I can't be happy about wars anyway.

I have no objection to killing.

You mustn't let anyone who should be killed off easily.

But seeing all those innocent people killed in wars

made me bitterly disappointed.

I feel at ease now.

I'm afraid that you would blame me for the killings.

I can empathize with you.

All right, let's not talk about this anymore.

What other food would you like or would you like to go shopping?

Don't bother. Everything's changed so much after all these years.

I wonder if it is because the situation has changed

or that I now look at things differently.

It is your frame of mind that has changed.

All right, we'll head back to the camp after our meal.

'My house is in a perilous condition!'

'It is tossed about in the rain and wind!'

'I can but cry out with this note of alarm.'

It seems that everyone knows this song.

This song is even more well written that a poet could.

It seems that the reputation of General Wei would be made known all across the desert.

I wonder if this song could be passed down for thousands of years?

Thousand years later when people hear this song

they could imagine the mightiness of Great General Wei.

That must be a dream to look forward to.

I wonder what majestic image that could possibly be.

None of that matters to me.

I only need you to think of me.

That is enough for me.

My King! Why have you lost Heli Mountain to another?

This spring, General Wei took Minze Valley with ten thousand men.

Now, he has taken Heli Mountain this summer.

It seems that Nan Dynasty has truly made ourselves proud this time!

In the past, the Tartars used to mock us and said that we wouldn't dare

to challenge them on horseback.

But now, this entire region belongs to Nan Dynasty.

I wonder who would be scared to challenge us now?

Here, let's drink up!

Here, drink it up!

What did you just say? Say that again!

If you are true men don't just sit and talk!

Come out with me for a fight!

If I lose to you, you can have my head

to show it off back in Nan Dynasty!

I dare you!

How does that sound? Let's have a fight!

What say you?

Do you dare to challenge me or not? Are you scared?

- Do you dare to challenge me? - This way, please.

Do you dare? Do you?

Speak up! Do you dare?

What would you like?

Bring us the best dishes that you have here.

Yes.

A fight it is then! What have I got to lose apart from my life?

We mustn't disgrace Nan Dynasty!

Fine!

Brothers of the green pastures.

My name is Black Stone.

I am going to challenge these two men who insulted us Tartars to a fight.

I hope that you will be my witnesses.

Of course!

You must behead them.

I already have witnesses.

Where are your witnesses?

Sir, will you be my witness?

Although we just won the battle

this used to be the area where Tartars used to dominate.

You're now insulting them here

and calling them cowards

how could they be pleased?

Just go and have a fight. Why would they block the entrance?

If you haven't run into someone that you're afraid to meet

you'd be the one to enjoy such a commotion.

My friend, I really can't help you out.

Look! Your people won't help you either!

Sir, my name is Yu Shun.

We're both from Chengji in Southern Mountain.

If we are to be beheaded by the Tartar

I hope that you could send a letter to our families.

I get to see very different men from Chengji this time.

She was also scolding the Tartars just now!

She was praising Wei Wu Ji.

I only followed up on that.

My lord, let's leave now.

There are all sorts of people around, so we shouldn't linger.

Ladies in Jian-An City are quite passionate as well.

What did you say?

Please excuse us, sir.

My servant speaks too freely.

He doesn't mean to sound offensive.

He's just used to being unconstrained in the desert.

I hope that you could all disappear immediately.

People run into each other in the strangest of places.

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