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♪Confessing to the moon in the rustling wind back then♪

♪Like a boat being swallowed up among the cities♪

♪Watching the flowers fall in unease, worries and troubles fill my mind♪

♪Am I going to where I want♪

♪To stay or to leave, you decide♪

♪Nations are different♪

♪One without desire is one that is not alive♪

♪Looking at the sky side by side♪

♪We've gotten closer with time♪

♪One glance, the city of Chang'an is bare♪

♪Among the ridiculous people and things is me♪

=Dream of Chang'An=

=Episode 17=

Yanzhi.

Hurry.

Just run.

Just run.

Hurry.

How could I run away

without you?

I'll help you out.

I'll hold him off.

I do not know any martial arts.

I have a weak heart as well.

I will never be able to escape

without you.

Xiu,

you will help me out,

am I right?

I'll show it to you again.

There are seven underground chambers located under

the square of the Chess of Generals Camp.

They're arranged according to the position of the Big Dipper.

There are two exits in total.

The exit of Alpha Ursae Majoris is connected to the woodshed.

You can leave the camp through the exit.

The exit of Eta Ursae Majoris is located at my room.

Ask Ziyuan to bring Prince Guang

and leave through the secret path of Alpha Ursae Majoris.

As for you,

you can bring Qi Yan with you to the Eta Ursae Majoris exit.

Remember,

you must avoid triggering the traps.

This is the switch

to detonating the explosives.

Were you thinking of

using these traps against Qiu Ziliang

when you first

built these traps?

Yes.

- Let's go! - Let's take a look.

What are you doing?

Six,

come.

Eat up.

Say that again.

Yes, my lord.

Yanzhi is Wang Yang's granddaughter.

Her surname is Wang.

And her name is Ruoqing.

She stayed beside you

because she wanted to avenge her family.

Now, she has joined hands with Han Yue

and they've captured His Majesty.

They plan to capture you as well.

My lord,

please take a look.

These are the intel

that I've gathered.

My lord, please take a look.

Nine.

You better stay obedient.

This is interesting.

Tell us!

Who did you tip off just now?

Han Ding?

You were actually in hiding all along?

Why didn't you appear earlier?

His Majesty told me

not to show myself before I see the flare.

But, His Majesty handed over the flare to me.

Go now!

His Majesty is still inside the Chess of Generals Camp.

Go and save him.

You have a fever.

It's fine. It won't kill me.

Let's go.

Don't be afraid.

Where's Yanzhi?

My lord,

she's hiding under the secret chamber below the square.

Is there only one entrance to the secret chamber?

My lord,

you're correct.

My friend, since you're here,

why don't you come down and have a drink with me?

I have the Morning Dew Wine.

It is the best of the best.

Please.

Where is Yanzhi?

What?

Are you afraid that the wine is poisoned?

It's been eight years.

Qiu Ziliang,

I'm here

to take your wretched life today.

Han Yue,

Yanzhi is the reason I'm here today.

Call her out,

and I may leave you with a complete body.

Fine.

You have to get through me first.

Qiu Ziliang,

you have plenty of things waiting for you

down below.

Follow me if you dare.

Hurry!

Call for the Shencai Army.

As for the rest,

stay here and wait for Official Qiu's return.

Hurry!

Who's there?

Move aside!

Official Yan?

Where are you going?

Under Eunuch Qiu's order,

we need to head to the Chess of Generals Camp.

Where's the Shencai Army?

My lord,

I've relayed your command to them.

Left Knight.

Yan Xiu?

Seems like you've recovered.

Since he has recovered,

it's time for you to be in trouble.

Someone.

Take down both of them.

Go!

Attack them!

Why are you standing there?

Useless fools!

Don't move!

Great.

So,

are you guys going to betray Eunuch Qiu?

Just wait until Eunuch Qiu is out.

I gave you one last chance before this.

What?

You want me to be grateful to you

when you've laid down another trap for me?

You wouldn't have fallen for it

if you weren't greedy in the first place.

I was being greedy?

I was being greedy?

Let's go.

Time to execute the next step.

Speaking of which,

it's my first time visiting this place.

I need to take a good look at it.

Sure.

You can take a good look at it.

His Majesty has to stab himself with a hairpin because of me.

That's why Han Yue was able to get his hands on him.

By the way,

Han Yue is the military advisor of Zhenwu.

His Majesty knew about that long ago.

His Majesty knew about that long ago?

Back then, His Majesty was the one who had saved Han Yue.

You can finally avenge your family.

But, I don't want to kill Qi Yan.

I want him

to prove my grandfather's and my family's innocence

while he's still the emperor.

You can do the same

after Prince Guang's ascension.

When Qi Yan does it,

he's admitting his mistake

and atoning for his sin.

Only then, it'll be meaningful.

Prince Guang

will never be able to achieve the same.

Is this why you betrayed Qiu Ziliang

and joined hands with Han Yue?

Is your surname Wang?

Are you...

Are you...

I will never forget

the arrow that you've shot.

Are you the elder sister?

I couldn't find you after the incident.

So, you're actually still alive?

You were looking for me?

Why were you looking for me?

Your Highness,

it's been quite some time.

Even if we find her,

we won't be able to save her in time.

Not everyone

is as lucky as Zheng Wu.

Your Highness,

you've done your best.

No.

They...

I'm sure they're still alive.

And...

And,

I promised Master

that I will protect his lineage.

Let's give it another try, okay?

All right.

I believe that they're still alive.

General Han!

Your Highness,

General Han is still alive.

Back then, His Majesty and I

went to the mass grave.

Initially, we wanted to save

the two granddaughters of Wang Yang.

We didn't expect to see Han Yue lying down there.

After that, His Majesty told me

to send him to House 16.

Prince Guang cured him.

After that, he sent him back to Zhenwu.

So,

regarding the royal retainers of Zhenwu

escorting Princess Ninghe to the Capital,

does His Majesty know that it has something

to do with Han Yue long ago?

That's right.

His Majesty ordered me to do a private investigation on him.

But, he told me not to act.

Why?

Han Yue treats him as his enemy,

but, he was the one who had saved Han Yue in the first place.

Isn't that dangerous?

It is dangerous,

but, it is an opportunity as well.

What if Han Yue

was able to kill Qiu Ziliang?

His Majesty ordered me to eliminate the four important pawns

of the Chess of Generals Camp.

His goal was

to shift Qiu Ziliang's attention

to Zhenwu.

With that opportunity, he can summon Li Deyun to the Capital.

His Majesty thought of summoning

Official Li Deyun since long ago?

If so, why didn't he agree to it

when Prince Guang had made the same suggestion to him?

So, His Majesty doesn't trust Prince Guang.

It's nothing.

I'm glad

that you're alive.

Have you ever regretted your actions?

If I have a second chance,

I'll do the same thing.

Very good.

General Han is right.

A person like you

deserves to die.

It was foolish of me

to think that you would change your ways.

Master,

should I believe in her?

She's your eldest granddaughter indeed.

Master,

I really want

to protect your lineage.

Don't worry.

His Majesty is confident in his plan.

Before I fell unconscious,

I heard Ziyuan said that she was going

to kill both His Majesty and Qiu Ziliang.

His Majesty is in danger right now.

And Yanzhi.

Yanzhi is inside as well.

But, Official Li Deyun

is on his way right now.

His Majesty said

that we mustn't act

without his instructions.

If so,

how about this?

I'll sneak in.

You can wait for me outside.

Do you have another flare?

But, you're sick.

It's precisely because I'm sick

that Han Yue had let down his guard against me.

And I'm familiar

with the Chess of Generals Camp's terrain.

I know that there's a secret path

which connects to the underground chambers.

All right.

Be careful.

Cheng Ruoyu?

How did you return here?

I'm here to save you.

But, you didn't need

my help at all.

You're actually in cahoots with Han Yue.

Are you going to kill me?

Release His Majesty.

That's impossible.

I'll kill you then!

Calm down.

We can talk over this.

We can talk over this.

Kill me then.

Cheng Ruoyu,

you won't be able to kill anyone.

Qiu Yanzhi,

I'll say this again.

Release His Majesty.

I'll say this again as well.

That's impossible.

You have no way to escape from me.

Qiu Ziliang,

I've been waiting for this day

for a long time.

What other tricks do you have in store?

Reveal all of them.

Rosa rubus?

I'll see how long you can withstand this.

Much longer than you think.

If you guys kill His Majesty,

the world will be plunged into chaos.

In the end, the people will be the ones who suffer.

Yanzhi,

he's out of his mind.

Are you going to join him?

General Han will assist Prince Guang to ascend the throne.

Everything is under control.

But, Prince Guang

isn't willing to ascend the throne.

He doesn't get to make the call here.

She has blind loyalty to the emperor.

She will ruin our plan

if we keep her alive.

Why don't we kill her?

General Han.

She grew up within the palace.

Since young, she was taught

how to protect the emperor.

She's similar to you in some ways.

Even so, we mustn't keep her alive.

Let's send her out of Heng'an City.

We should let her off the hook.

Back then,

the heavens

had let you off the hook as well.

Fine.

I'll leave her to you.

I'll force Qiu Ziliang to hand over his authority over the military.

Yanzhi,

please don't kill His Majesty.

He isn't a villain.

He did everything

because he was forced by Qiu Ziliang.

He had saved many people as well.

Some mistakes

can never be forgiven

once they are committed.

Cheng Ruoyu,

you weren't there during the Morning Dew Rebellion.

You don't understand what it feels like

when you haven't experienced that by yourself.

Can you imagine how hard it is

for Zheng Wu

to stay within the Violet Bureau?

Yu'er,

I like you very much.

I can't bear to see you die because of Qi Yan.

Listen to me and leave Heng'an City.

You should leave the Xing empire.

You can go anywhere else.

Never return here

for the rest of your life.

Yanzhi!

Please stop.

If you kill the current emperor

and replace him with another emperor,

you'll be the same

as Qiu Ziliang!

Xiu,

take her away.

Send four troops

to escort her out of the pass.

Understood.

Someone.

Yanzhi,

just kill me then.

How could I be a Sword Bearer

if I have to escape by myself like a coward?

Yanzhi!

Yanzhi!

Yanzhi!

Qi Yan,

how are you fortunate enough

to have her as your Sword Bearer?

Qiu Ziliang.

Where's the Commander's Seal?

Will I be able to live

once I've given you the seal?

No.

Why should I give it to you then?

Yes, sir.

How's the situation inside?

Yanzhi said

she's going to kill

both His Majesty and Qiu Ziliang.

Let's hurry and save them.

I'll bear all responsibilities.

Let's go.

Wait.

Look at the state you're in.

And, Qiu Ziliang and Han Yue

have joined hands.

Our powers alone won't be enough to defeat them.

What should we do then?

Now, we can only take a leap of faith.

What do you mean?

Qiu Ziliang was captured.

What do you think the eunuchs will do

when they hear of this?

Cheng Ruoyu, listen up.

It's late right now.

If you dare to deceive me,

I won't show you any mercy.

Hurry!

Ruoqing.

General Han, are you okay?

I'm fine.

But Qi Yan is missing.

If,

they didn't come out before the explosion,

that means everything is over.

This is bad.

I think the eunuchs are here.

General Han,

you should retreat first.

No.

We must leave together.

They still have no idea

about my true identity.

I'll stay here

and observe the situation.

Wait for my news.

Just go!

All right.

Hide this.

Where's Grandfather?

- He's inside? - His Majesty.

His Majesty.

I'm talking to you!

I'm talking to you!

Commander Wang,

you are to respect the Chess Overseer!

Nonsense!

Listen up.

If anything happens to my grandfather,

I'll hold you guys responsible for it!

Go and uncover the rubble!

Yes, sir!

Hurry!

Yanzhi.

Where's His Majesty?

Yanzhi!

- Yanzhi! - Where's His Majesty?

I told you to leave,

yet you've returned here

time and time again.

I'm His Majesty's Sword Bearer.

I will live and die together with His Majesty!

But you brought the Shencai Army here.

They're here to save Qiu Ziliang.

I have no choice.

I need to save His Majesty.

Cheng Ruoyu,

my entire effort went down the drain

all because of you.

Yanzhi,

now, you should save His Majesty together with me.

In the future, I'll surely

join hands with you and deal with Qiu Ziliang,

all right?

Qi Yan is dead.

Qi Yan didn't come out

before the explosion.

That's impossible.

That's impossible!

Your Majesty!

Over here.

Hurry! Search for him!

Dig this out! Hurry!

Ask more men to help us out.

Yes, sir.

Come. Over there as well.

Be careful.

Lend me a hand.

- Lend me a hand. - All right.

Help me out.

- We need two more men. - Coming.

- On the count of three. - All right.

Over there.

Be careful.

Take this.

Over here as well.

Come over here.

- Over there. - Be careful.

Be careful.

- Get us some water. - Yes, sir.

Commander Wang,

the fire has been extinguished.

There are no signs of Official Qiu.

I think there's a secret chamber down there.

The fire was caused by ignited gunpowder.

The ground collapsed because of it.

A secret chamber?

Gunpowder?

Do you have a map of the secret chamber?

Bring it to me!

It's inside the building.

Now,

I'm afraid it has been turned into ashes.

Useless fools!

Continue digging!

I need to see his body

even if he's dead!

- Yes, Commander! - Hurry.

- Over here. - All right.

You guys, come over here!

- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!

Over here.

All right.

Someone!

Arrest her!

Commander Wang,

what do you mean by this?

I suspect that she has something to do with this incident!

What evidence do you have?

It's obvious that Zhenwu's military advisor

is the mastermind behind this incident.

Commander Wang,

I don't know

what Cheng Ruoyu had told you,

but, the Violet Bureau

has always been on bad terms with us.

Please think twice

before you trust her.

Is that so?

At this crucial moment,

Father is trapped underground.

As his subordinates, you and I

should work together and try to save him.

We shouldn't fight with each other.

Everyone, did you hear her?

She said she was Grandfather's subordinate.

How dare you put yourself on the same level as me

when you're just a wretch who depends on her good looks?

Arrest her!

Commander Wang,

the Chess Bearer is Official Qiu's favourite daughter.

You should know the consequences

if you treat her in this way.

Listen,

if Grandfather is fine,

she can continue to be his precious daughter.

But, if something happens to Grandfather...

Continue digging!

Yes, Commander.

Cheng Ruoyu.

Han Ding?

Yanzhi said

His Majesty was dead.

Come.

- Let's put our back into it. - Yes, sir.

Hurry! Remove the rubble!

Commander Wang,

we found someone!

- Move everything to the side. - All right.

Who is it?

Who is it?

Commander Wang,

we found someone!

Is it Grandfather?

Bring him out.

I think the body

belongs to one of the soldier.

Continue.

Continue digging!

Yes, Commander!

With their pace,

they will find his body sooner or later.

Everything will be worth it

as long as Qiu Ziliang is dead.

What if he's still alive?

If that's the case,

I'll have to resign to my fate then.

There's another body over here!

Dig his body out!

There's another body here.

We found another body!

Who is it?

It belongs to another soldier.

Be careful.

Be careful.

Will we be able to help Prince Guang ascend the throne

within four hours?

That's impossible,

am I right?

But, at least we can confirm

whether Qiu Ziliang and Qi Yan

are still alive or not.

How do you plan to confirm that?

Although the Eta Ursae Majoris exit has been destroyed,

the Alpha Ursae Majoris exit is quite far away from it.

I think it should be intact.

You wish to investigate the situation by using the Alpha Ursae Majoris exit?

But, we have to hide this from everyone here.

What should we do?

Tell Wang Lin

that although the map was destroyed,

there's a spare map

in the Left Minister's library.

He'll only give the map to me

when I visit him personally.

They'll be able to speed up the process with the map.

I'll ask him to release me.

What if Wang Lin tries to get the map from the Left Minister himself?

He doesn't dare to do it.

Before the Left Minister's retirement,

he was one of the eunuchs as well.

He still has some lingering authority.

Commander Wang.

Commander Wang,

the Chess Bearer has something to discuss with you.

I've passed your message to him.

You better don't try anything funny.

I'm just

a weak woman who can't even defend myself.

What can I do?

You,

and you,

keep an eye

on them.

Make haste.

- Yes, Commander. - Yes, Commander.

What are you looking at?

I just wonder

how your face will look like

when you have to call me Mother.

Don't worry,

when Father has returned,

I will ask him to command you to do so.

Farewell,

Commander Wang.

♪Life is a dream, how long do happy times last♪

♪In the windy rain, where will my heart settle?♪

♪The sword can't break this karma♪

♪Look how blurry and lonely the world is♪

♪Fate can't do anything about the bleak bonds of this world♪

♪Still can't let go of this life as time goes by♪

♪Even the iron and golden dagger-axe cannot extinguish the fire in my heart♪

♪Remembering the past and letting time while away♪

♪The past is in front of you♪

♪Forgetting while piecing it together♪

♪Like when I sincerely put my hands together♪

♪I only wish that you can be saved♪

♪The past is in front of you♪

♪Forgetting while piecing it together♪

♪Like when I sincerely put my hands together♪

♪I only wish that you can be saved♪

♪I only wish that you can be saved♪