Original subtitles

♫ 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 33

Can you still move?

Yes.

[Great Virtues Match the Heaven and Earth]

[Liuyun Taoist Temple]

Minister Du,

archers are all here and waiting for your order.

As for that, I can do it.

[Liuyun Taoist Temple]

Li Yaoshi?

Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses.

Duke Du, if something isn’t your strength,

please let me do it.

Duke Du, why are you looking at me?

I’ve been in your place many times to ask for you help,

but I even couldn’t meet you.

However, with what’s happening in Liuyun Taoist Temple

could bring you here.

I found a good apprentice,

but I haven’t got a chance to teach.

If he dies there,

that would be a huge loss to me.

[Command Token]

Today,

you two can die together with me.

That’s worthwhile to me.

Ashile Sun,

how dare you betray Khan and secretly help her?

The stronger one can kill the weaker one!

It’s him.

Who?

Everyone listen!

The 3rd, 6th and 7th soldiers in row 3 step forward!

The 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 7th soldiers in row 4 step backward!

Draw the bow!

Changge, let me take care of everything.

Trust me.

Kill!

Everyone returns to his place!

The 3rd and 4th in row 1 step forward!

The 4th and 5th in row 4 and 5 step backward!

The turtle’s head is hidden!

Kill!

Don’t let her get away.

Ashile Sun,

Is this how you repay Great Khan,

who brought you up since so many years?

No, he didn’t let Khan down.

He’s also helping Ashile Tribe.

It’s not easy that the tension

between Tang Dynasty and Ashile Tribe has finally eased.

But you’re stirring up trouble again.

Do you really think the lives of soldiers on both sides are nothing?

The achievement of a general cost many lives.

I’m doing a great thing.

I can’t care about all the minor details.

If you move aside now,

I can still hide it from Great Khan for you.

Otherwise,

your Eagle Division and you

will definitely get punished by heaven.

Shut up!

Ashile Sun,

are you really going to help Du Ruhui’s side?

Are you really going to betray Ashile Tribe?

Stop talking nonsense.

I’m only saving a person I care about.

I didn’t betray Ashile Tribe.

Contrarily, looking at what you did,

you’re trying to provoke a war between Ashile Tribe and Great Tang.

And that would cause big trouble for the grasslands.

Do you think you can hide what you did from Great Khan?

Ashile Sun,

Great Tang’s soldiers won’t let you go.

Guards!

Take her away.

Yes.

We haven’t done head counting.

No need to be scared now, Princess.

Where is he?

Who?

The one who cooperated with me, of course.

It was me that cooperated with you just now.

What?

Don’t you believe?

Do you two know each other?

We’ve known each other for a long time.

Right, Brother Li?

Yes, we’ve known each other for a long time.

About such kind of fate,

you won’t understand, Duke Du.

Commander Hao. We didn’t find them.

Foster-Father.

There’s no one in the backyard.

It’s always been only Temple Master and me here.

Who are you looking for, Minister Du?

Never mind.

I’m sorry I’ve offended you.

Please forgive me, Temple Master.

In order to save you,

she almost died.

Minister Du, take care of yourself too.

Don’t get too obsessed.

Temple Master, you should have a good rest since you’re injured.

I’ll ask people

to take care of matters in the temple.

Thank you for understanding, Minister Du.

Please wait a second, Duke Du.

What you did today

is harder and harder to understand.

Who are you exactly looking for?

I can’t believe you’re just giving up.

I’m working for the imperial court.

It has nothing to do with you.

As for your strange behavior,

I don’t quite understand it.

Fine.

I just helped you eliminate the enemies.

And you’re acting so cold to me now.

You’re only an ordinary person now.

Surely you’re not qualified to question that.

[Command Token]

Unless you’re willing to wear the purple robe again

and work for the imperial court.

Are you challenging me again?

Fine, you don’t have to tell me.

I don’t really care about it.

Anyway, the things about the imperial court

are too ambiguous and it’s hard to make them clear.

You came here to capture someone,

and now you just let that person go.

You can’t even decide it yourself.

Stop talking nonsense.

You speak with such authority.

Now what matters more is to find Crown Prince,

and the rest of our enemies here in the city.

They should know where Crown Prince is.

Foster-Father.

I’ll let them lock the city gate

and search in the whole city.

Wait.

Though I’m only an ordinary person,

I can’t help but say something.

You make it so obvious.

Are you really not afraid of alerting the enemy?

What do you mean?

One would take desperate measures when cornered.

If Crown Prince is really in their hands,

what will happen?

Things have gotten out of hand.

I don’t think they’ll stay for long.

You can’t go wrong with guarding the city gate.

There are so many people.

We can’t check them one by one.

Besides, you saw them earlier.

They are all disguised as ordinary people and refugees.

How can you check them?

Duke Du,

I have an idea on how we won’t alert them.

Please tell us, Princess.

I can find the spies disguised as refugees.

But...

I need your token.

[Command Token]

Line up!

Thank you.

- You all can have it. - Thank you.

Thank you.

Here.

Thank you.

It’s provided by the officer.

Those who want to go out,

get the porridge before leaving.

Next one.

- Thank you. - Next one.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next one.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Wait.

I’m sorry.

Next one.

Even if Changge is fine,

I won’t forgive you.

Line up, please.

Next one.

Follow that father.

Yes.

Stop eating.

Since we’re out of the city,

you’re useless.

Don’t move!

Take him back.

Yes.

Move!

How did it go?

I’ve arrested him.

You’re wise, Princess.

You figured out such a brilliant idea.

For the people who’re really starving,

such little dirt means nothing.

Did you get hurt?

I’m hungry.

I’ll get you some food, okay?

I’ve sent people guarding around here.

Everything goes well as your plan.

It’s not safe outside now.

Let me send you home.

Since the business has been settled,

Commander Hao doesn’t need to do so.

Go.

Let this big brother get some food for you.

Young Master Wei.

How is it going?

When we counted the dead bodies,

it seemed that something went wrong.

But it also seemed...nothing went wrong.

Did anything go wrong or not exactly?

I heard that a soldier found a corpse moving.

Then Commander Hao checked on his own.

When he went back,

he seriously criticized that soldier,

saying that he’s seeing things.

But...

it didn’t look like what Commander Hao would do.

Before, he would rather wrong a thousand suspects

than let one go.

Commander Hao did everything carefully.

Stop your gossip.

I dare not do that.

Get up.

It’s over now.

Keep your mouth shut.

Don’t ever mention it again.

Yes.

You can leave now.

Changge.

Good that you can escape safely.

Your companion is indeed capable.

Open the door.

Minister Du.

This evil woman...

It’s okay.

Yes.

It seems that you’re in the mood, Madam.

I wonder if you’d like to talk with me.

You know,

I was in Luoyang once

with my grandfather when I was little.

And my favorite is the peonies here.

You can found them easily among various kinds of flowers.

At that time, I was thinking

that I also want to be like a peony.

I want to be the outstanding one

among a group of people.

Your wish has come true.

Now everyone in Luoyang knows that

an evil woman ruined Liuyun Taoist Temple

and cruelly killed people.

Tell me,

who are you?

What do you want?

I forgot to introduce myself.

I’m from the Yang family in Hongnong.

Duke Jingwu, Yang Su, is my grandfather.

So you’re the leftover villains of Sui Dynasty.

And you still have evil intentions.

Great Sui will control Central Plains again one day.

Your Sui Dynasty was foolish and tyrannical.

It’s already gone.

You can stop working in vain.

Whether it’s gone already,

you can wait and see, Minister Du.

You still have other companions?

Or...

you’re just following someone’s order?

Since it’s a game,

it won’t be interesting if I tell you.

Your accomplices in this city have all been eliminated.

You better be sensible.

If you tell us everything,

you can make amends for your faults.

Then I can still keep you alive.

If I was afraid of death,

I wouldn’t have come here.

Good.

Then I’ll lock you here

until you wish you were dead.

[Dapu Inn]

Don’t move.

You finally wake up.

How do you feel?

Much better.

Where are we?

You’re in the inn we live in.

Don’t worry.

It’s very safe here.

The man who ran after us

let us go deliberately.

If Hao Du intends on chasing after me,

there’s no way we could have gotten out.

So from now on, will he still come after you?

It doesn’t matter.

Medicine is ready.

Taoist Sun gave the prescription.

Take it before it gets cold.

Changge is injured,

so it might not be convenient.

I can do it.

The medicine was just...

just boiled.

I can take it myself.

Are you okay?

Are you good?

Yeah, I’m fine.

Let me do it.

Just leave us.

Shiba.

You often hurt people unintentionally.

Let’s leave.

Let him deal with it.

- I can do it myself. - Don’t move.

Anything funny?

Take the medicine.

It tastes awful.

When will I finish it if I drink it one sip at a time?

Slowly. Easy.

So bitter.

Based on how you look,

it doesn’t seem to be bitter enough.

Is this how you comfort people?

How do you want to be comforted?

A’Sun.

Are we forgetting something?

What’s wrong?

- Li Chengqian. - Li Chengqian.

Where exactly did my brother go?

I’m so worried.

God bless the good man.

His Highness will be fine.

Princess. Young Master Wei.

Someone sent a letter.

Give it to me.

[Urgent]

Tell Minister Du, that I took the letter.

Yes.

That’s Changge’s handwriting.

[Crown Prince is at Sumo Hall of Eastern Market.]

Sumo Hall of Eastern Market.

Let’s go to find my brother.

Wait.

Luoyang is in turmoil now.

It might be a trap.

I can’t ignore your safety.

- But... - Ask Hao Du to come with us.

When did you begin trusting Hao Du so much?

At least you’ll be safer.

I can give in,

but I can’t put you in danger.

Brother Shuyu will always protect me.

Hao Du.

There’s some news about Crown Prince.

[Sumo Hall]

Li Changge.

How dare she lock me at such kind of place?

Chengqian.

Let me check.

What happened?

Hao Du!

Take people to shut up this place!

And arrest all of them!

No one can escape.

Chengqian.

Are you deaf?

Crown Prince,

since you’re fine,

let’s not attract the attention.

No way!

I have to revenge.

Right at this moment,

seal this place!

How dare you disobey my order?

Sister!

They don’t listen to my order.

Say something!

It’s fine, Little Brother.

You’re Crown Prince.

How can you be so unreasonable like a naughty kid?

Go home with me.

And that Li Changge.

I have to catch her.

And make her suffer!

You saw Changge?

It was her that locked me here.

Where’s Du Ruhui?

Minister Du is waiting for Your Highness at the Luoyang Office.

Please go back with Princess at first, Your Highness.

Good.

She stopped me from having fun

and kept me in such kind a place.

I’ll tell Minister Du

and let him arrest the bitch Li Changge!

Changge was right.

If it were me, I’d let you stay in the pigsty.

You’re still thinking about having fun at this time.

No.

It was too boring at night.

I wanted to relax outside.

Li Chengqian.

You’re the Crown Prince,

but you only care about having fun.

You put the whole Luoyang in a mess. You...

You’re completely outrageous.

What’s more,

who is bitch?

That’s your cousin.

Sister.

You slapped me.

You slapped me for Li Changge!

How can you not cherish your dearest brother?

That hurts, right?

You deserve it.

I...

Leyan.

- Li Chengqian! - Leyan.

Come here.

Why are you hiding?

Li Chengqian, come here.

Li Leyan.

- Come here! - Let him go.

Li Changge badly influenced you.

I’m going back to tell Father.

You... come here.

Brother Shuyu. Don’t stop me.

I’ll give him a lesson.

Come here!

Li Changge badly influenced you.

Come here.

Sister, stop.

I’m sorry.

Brother Shuyu. Help me.

Leyan. Forget about it.

Someone is watching.

Li Chengqian.

I’m warning you.

When you’re back,

you better behave yourself.

If you dare mention Li Changge to anyone,

I’ll break your leg.

I won’t mention her. I won’t.

I haven’t seen her at all.

Brother Shuyu. Let’s go.

But Crown Prince...

Hao Du, send Crown Prince home.

Remember,

if he dares say anything,

you can beat him to death.

[Sumo Hall]

Help...

Here comes the trade caravan!

Trade caravan.

You can’t catch me.

You can’t catch.

Stop running.

Mimi.

Mimi.

Traveling merchants are here.

They brought lots of goods.

Let me take you to have a look.

Mimi. It would be late if you don’t go there now.

Where is she?

Never mind.

I’ll get some unique things for you.

Lambs.

Hurry. Have your meal.

Come out to have your meal.

Come here.

Come.

Come here.

Go out. Move.

Let’s go.

Come. Move.

Hurry. Let’s go.

Little brother.

Wake up, little brother.

Sister.

Help me.

Who are you?

Why are you here?

Wake up.

Where are you from?

It’s so hot.

No.

I have to find the doctor to check you.

You’re finally awake.

Master asked me to remind you.

What are you saying?

She told you

not to forget your task.

Who are you?

Who sent you here?

Why are you here?

Master ordered you to keep me here.

No way.

I have to send you out.

Let’s get out.

Sister, please help me.

Sister.

Please help me.

Sister.

Otherwise Master will kill me.

You...

Master said that if you don’t listen to her,

you should know the consequence.

Mimi. Are you there?

Mimi.

I’ll come in.

It’s early in the morning.

Why are you yelling?

Traveling merchants were here.

I wanted to take you to pick some good things,

but you were not there.

So I went there myself.

Every morning, I feed the lambs.

So you went feeding the lambs.

I have a good stuff for you.

Go, let’s check it inside.

Can’t we just talk outside of the tent?

Mimi.

Are you blaming me for going there alone without you?

No.

I was afraid if I went there late,

Su Yishe and others would snatch them all.

I said that I don’t blame you.

Mimi.

How about having a walk?

The flowers outside our division are blooming.

They’re colorful.

Very beautiful.

Let’s go.

Go.

It’s really very pretty.

You’ll know it when you get there.

Go.

That’s it.

Why did you bring me here?

Well.

Don’t you like here?

Yes, I do like it very much.

By the way,

you said that you had something for me.

What’s this?

Open it and have a look.

It’s a candy.

Where did you get it?

I traded it with traveling merchants.

Do you like it?

Have a taste.

That’s so sweet.

Why do you stop eating?

It’s quite a good stuff. How can I eat it?

I should keep it as a treasure.

It’s enough only by licking it.

Mu Jin.

Thank you.

No need to say thanks.

As long as you like it,

I’ll always buy it for you from now on.

Mimi.

I like you.

Do you know why I brought you here?

Because I heard that

as long as I come here with the one I like,

we’ll be together forever.

I want to be with you forever.

What are you talking about?

I mean it.

I really like you very much.

Mu Jin.

You’re a good man.

I don’t deserve you.

You don’t need to belittle yourself.

It’s me that don’t deserve you.

I’m sorry.

Sister. It hurts.

I’m sorry.

I made you hurt.

Master ordered you to keep me here.

Mu Jin.

I really don’t deserve your love.

Hurry.

Come.

Follow us.

Come.

Quickly. Come.

Wait for me.

I feel like

A’Sun has been gone for a long time.

When A’Sun was still little,

though he was afraid of me,

he always begged me to teach him the martial arts.

But now...

Great Khan doesn’t feel well these days.

Please don’t drink too much wine.

Who asked you to come here?

Leave here.

Please remember to have your medicine, Great Khan.

I haven’t been to the Eagle Division in a long time.

I also haven’t seen Sun’er for a long time.

If I had known this would happen,

back then we shouldn’t have doubted each other.

If he’d like to come back now,

I’ll definitely award him greatly.

♪ The wicker is broken and the flowers fly away. ♪

♪ I ask the passengers whether he’ll come home. ♪

♪ I ask the passengers whether he’ll come home. ♪

Jinse.

Princess.

Well done.

I want you exactly to torture me in front of Yanli.

When you humiliate me more,

people here would all feel more sorry for me.

When everyone here doesn’t think I’m dangerous,

it would be the best time for me to take an action.

Do you understand?

Yes.

Stand up.

Princess.

I’m sorry that you suffered.

That’s not a big deal.

You’re my capable assistant.

Don’t let me down.

Princess.

I’ll do whatever I can,

even if I might die for that.

It’s...

me that’s not capable.

I’m so incapable.

Princess.

Has that child arrived at Eagle Division?

Yes, Princess.

He’s arrived.

But...

I underestimated Yanli’s feelings towards Ashile Sun.

I didn’t expect that he still cares about his son.

When I encouraged Li Changge to save Luo Yi,

and asked Alir to help her,

I was trying to find a chance to kill Ashile Sun.

But She’er was too softhearted.

I can’t believe he let him live.

You took a risky move, Princess.

Thankfully Alir is dead and can’t prove anything.

Otherwise...

Otherwise what?

Luo Yi betrayed Sui Dynasty.

I have my defense ready

to prove my innocence.

By the way, is there any news from Luoyang?

No.

No news.

I’m afraid that would be the worst news.

Jinse probably didn’t finish her task.

We should move faster.

While Ashile Sun isn’t back,

begin whatever we can.

Please be assured, Princess.

For these two months,

I have been arranging our men around Yanli

according to your order.

He won’t be Great Khan for long.

♫ 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 freezes 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 freezes 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