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"No Return" by Fan Shiqi

♫ Memories slowly surround me, are they happy or sad? ♫

♫ The intersection of being clear-headed and blurry, can’t determine if it’s white or black ♫

♫ Going against the wind yet still pursuing, I must retreat if I cannot advance ♫

♫ You needn’t and I am unwilling for tears to fall ♫

♫ For you I won’t regret anything even if I forget who I am ♫

♫ No matter how many years have passed, even when stars are falling ♫

♫ I’ll spend this long journey nestled together with you ♫

♫ Grant me a cup of deep love, a life of being intoxicated ♫

[Qing Qing Zi Jin]

[Episode 40 - Final Episode]

Take a look at this.

Take a look.

Look at this.

It's very well written. Look at this part.

What can we do?

I didn't expect that Luo Qiuchi who's usually so carefree and relax,

actually has such a painful past.

He finally got the chance to take the imperial exam.

He lost his opportunity due to his identity.

But, is there really no solution to save him?

Of course there is.

Zhao Qinghe, what idea do you have?

We can enter the palace to beg His Majesty for mercy

to pardon Quichi and let him take the Imperial Examination.

Would this be of any use?

We won't know if we don't try.

Instead of being here feeling regretful and blaming yourselves,

we should help him to obtain the opportunity to take the Imperial Examination.

That's true.

When we were at Shili village, Luo Qiuchi almost lost life to save us.

Now he's facing difficulties, shouldn't be be giving him a hand?

Yes, I agree with Qinghe.

Let's go to the palace. We can't delay any longer.

Worst comes to worst, we won't take the exam either.

Luo Qiuchi is the most qualified one among us to take the imperial exam.

If he doesn't take it, even if we pass the exam, our hearts would feel guilty.

That's right, it's our turn to sacrifice for him.

- Let's go. - Let's go at once.

Si Cheng.

What are you doing?

Si Cheng, we're going to ask for forgiveness on behalf of Luo Qiuchi.

Si Cheng, Professor, why don't you come with us?

The more people there are, the louder the message.

If people like you who takes rash actions, were to go there,

Let along going on behalf of Luo Qiuchi, I'm afraid you can't even get into the palace gates.

If you really want the people in the Imperial Court to listen to your voices,

Then you really must consider other ways.

[The country is peaceful when the people live and work in peace]

Go. Enter.

Come here.

- General Hang. - Ministry of War issued the order for us to take over the defense of the city. You have worked hard.

Really? Why didn't we receive notice?

What? You don't believe your General?

I don't dare. Then thank you General.

Soldiers, let's go back home.

I'll hand it over to you, we'll be going now.

- These are just clothings. - Go.

You.

Let me check.

Report to me immediately when you have found them. Don't publicize this.

- Understand? - Understood.

Go on.

- Who is it? - We are students from Zhu Xiu academy. We request an audience with His Majesty.

Without His Majesty's token, no one can enter.

What should we do?

No problem. As long as we work together, even if we shout outside the palace,

The people in the palace will hear us.

How bold. Is the Imperial Royal for you to create troubles?

If you don't leave, excuse us for being discourteous.

You are the ones who are too emboldened. Do you know who stands before you?

Who?

I'm Xie Ziyun, a student of Zhu Xiu Academy.

I'm Sun Mengyin, a student of Zhu Xiu Academy.

I'm Yuan Wanqi, a student of Zhu Xiu Academy.

I'm Liu Chengmian, a student of Zhu Xiu Academy.

Did you hear that?

If you dare to hurt any one of us even slightly, have you thought of the consequences?

Don't worry. As long as you don't interfere,

We won't make it hard on you guys.

The students beg for Your Majesty's kindness to permit Luo Qiuchi to participate in the Imperial Examination.

The students beg for Your Majesty's kindness to permit Luo Qiuchi to participate in the Imperial Examination.

[Grave of Beloved Little Monkey]

Little Monkey.

I'm leaving.

I'm here to say good-bye this time.

However,

thank goodness there is another Little Monkey that is willing to accompany me.

Let's go.

[Grave of Beloved Little Monkey]

- Are you tired? - No.

How about we find a place to eat.

Go!

- Let me go take a look. - No!

I don't want to hide by myself. I want to go with you.

Fine. They don't have many people anyways. We'll fight however many people we can.

Remember this. The priority is to grab the horses.

Luo Qiuchi!

General Hang.

The students beg for Your Majesty's kindness to permit Luo Qiuchi to participate in the Imperial Examination.

The students beg for Your Majesty's kindness to permit Luo Qiuchi to participate in the Imperial Examination.

Evil creatures, what are you doing?

We are pleading for mercy for Luo Qiuchi.

Creating troubles blindly! Go back to the academy and study.

- If you don't excuse Luo Qiuchi of his crime, we won't leave! - You!

Zuoyang, how can you be so disobedient too?

Father, since young, you taught me that

we must know our mistakes and correct them. You committed a mistake today.

I will correct it on your behalf.

Fine. Each and everyone of you,

are being disobedient, right?

Men, arrest my son first and detain him.

Your Majesty, the students of Zhu Xiu Academy

is pleading for mercy for Luo Qiuchi.

Has a fight broken out?

- Your Majesty, no.

Boring.

Your Majesty, if this continues, there will be chaos.

Don't worry. My guards will never harm these students.

Your Majesty, this group of children are saying that

Luo Qiuchi is not an evil person.

Wenren Jing, I summoned you here to watch the performance with me.

I deserve to die.

- Still not taking action? - Yes.

Men, arrest them!

- Arrest them! - Yes!

Come here. Let go.

Are you stupid? Selling your lives here for Luo Qiuchi?

That Luo Qiuchi, where is he hiding?!

Stop!

Hang Ruxue, as an Imperial Court official,

you are even in cahoots with escaped criminals. Ridiculous!

I gave the order to my troop to apprehend the criminals. Did I do anything wrong?

- Hand him over then! - I will hand him over to His Majesty accordingly. This doesn't concern you.

Report!

Your Majesty, Luo Qiuchi and Wenren Juan are here.

They've finally appeared.

Your Majesty, there is something I can not not say.

- I believe-- - Hold up.

I request you not to speak anymore. I know very well that Luo Qiuchi is not a bad person.

Your Majesty, why did you place them on the wanted list?

Your Majesty, you merely needed to issue an edict. They would never...

If my words count, it would be too boring.

It wasn't easy to put up such a fun event.

Of course, everyone should participate by being here.

So, Your Majesty, you deliberately placed them on the wanted list?

That's right.

Since they have already showed up,

Your Majesty, are you retracting your edict?

Wait for a while longer. I want a perfect ending.

I will abide.

Luo Qiuchi, you even dare to show up.

If I don't show up, you will say I'm a coward.

I showed up and you asked me why.

- I can't even say anything. You will speak for me. - You.

Everyone, I'm responsible for my actions.

I'm definitely a bandit but I have never killed any innocent people.

Who gives you the rights to capture me? In the statues of the Imperial Law,

did it state that an ex-bandit can't participate in the Imperial Examination?

- Who gives you the stop to stop me from taking the Imperial Examination? - Still want to take the examination?

Men, capture this bandit.

- Father, you can't. - You...

Stop!

Stop!

- Qiuchi. - Dean. - Are you okay?

We are fine.

These are the great students that you have taught?

Listen to the decree.

Verbal edict of His Majesty. Xuan Yin, Dean Duan Xueya,

Luo Qiuchi, General Hang Ruxue and

Wenren Juan are to enter the palace.

Long live the Emperor.

- Rise. -Thank you, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, please be lenient to Luo Qiuchi and Wenren Juan.

I heard your wishes.

Luo Qiuchi, Wenren Juan, you are very bold.

You even dared to deceive me. You are disregarding the law.

In your eyes, am I just an inflexible stereotype

who can't adapt, unaware of rights and wrongs, unreasonable,

unkind and one who decides and acts alone?

I asked you a question. Why are you still not answering?

Your Majesty, I don't think so.

Do you know your sins?

- I do. - Your Majesty.

- Men. Here.

Relay my decree. Luo Qiuchi and Wenren Juan are granted amnesties.

Luo Qiuchi is permitted to participate in this year's Imperial Examination.

No one can obstruct him.

Your Majesty, please reconsider carefully.

I have already thought it through. You may rise.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

When the Imperial Examination was first established,

the goal was for the Imperial Court to select competent talents.

It basically depends on fairness.

Since it should be fair, there shouldn't be restrictions on status.

Whether you are from a noble family or a commoner, everyone can participate in the Imperial Examination.

Luo Qiuchi is the Head of Qilin. He has great talent among thousands of people.

He even needed to hide his identity before he dared to participate in the Imperial Examination.

Doesn't this mean that the Imperial Examination has lost its fairness?

Hence, regarding this matter, it's not his fault.

It's my fault and also, the fault of the Imperial Court.

Your Majesty is wise.

Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace.

- Thank you, Your Majesty, for your leniency. - You are welcome

but it's still Mister Jindao who's great.

Her stories are more useful than my edicts.

I didn't imagine there's still such a legendary person among the people.

I really admire this person.

Wenren Jing, how can you so be quick to praise your daughter?

Aren't you ashamed?

I didn't praise my daughter.

My daughter?

A'Juan?

- Dean. - How is it?

A'Juan, this is great. You are fine now.

You experienced many problems. It's sweetness after bitterness.

Qiuchi, I really didn't imagine

you could really do it.

We are finally back.

So dirty.

We left in a hurry. I didn't had time clean up.

Look at how dusty the bed is.

- You are really something. - Our bed is still the best.

Our little nest hasn't changed at all.

Let's sleep for a while.

Let's sleep.

Little Monkey!

What's wrong, Qiuchi?

Little Monkey, I dreamt that we went back to Dongyi Mountain.

Go to sleep. Tomorrow is the Imperial Examination.

[Examination Hall]

[Examination Script of Luo Qiuchi]

[Rankings of top scholars : Luo Qiuchi, Dong Fangyuan, Wang Ruoran, etc]

The list of ranking is out.

[Tonghua Gate]

The list of ranking is out.

[List of Candidates who passed in ranking order]

First place is Luo Qiuchi.

Lord Wenren! Lord Wenren!

You striked!

- Striked what? - You striked!

- I striked! - Yes.

- Striked what? - Mister Luo is the top scorer.

Oh my God! Qiuchi, you are the top scorer!

You are finally ranked first! This is great!

- This is great. - That's right.

Isn't this to be expected?

Senior Brother.

Luo Qiuchi passed because he's lucky.

You are much better than him.

Yuanzhi,

if you take the examination, you will definitely be ranked first.

Even if I take the examination,

I may not necessarily win.

It's because I'm jealous.

For the entire year, I placed all my time and thoughts

on how to put Luo Qiuchi into his place.

In order to defeat him,

I hurt myself

and countless of people too.

I hated my mother and father.

I hated Luo Qiuchi and A'Juan.

But what I hate the most,

is still myself.

Criminal Fu Yuanzhi poisoned his peers. It's an unforgivable sin.

He will be sent to the frontier and never to return to the capital.

How pretentious.

Take a look, quick. It's Qiuchi!

[First Place, Second Place, Third Place]

[First Place, Second Place, Third Place]

[First Place, Second Place, Third Place]

Congratulations, top scholars. What a talent.

Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace.

Long live the Emperor!

- Rise. - Thank you, Your Majesty.

New top scorer, Luo Qiuchi, the "Song of Silkworm" that you wrote in your test script,

I read it. "A piece of brocade, a plume of smoke".

"A string of snow covered woods, a piece of mountain".

"Yuanqing goes up even higher"

"Willing to change new strings for the lyra".

Isn't this similar to the poem you sat for the Qilin test?

However, the word 'bird' was written for this time.

It was changed to 'silkworm.

To answer Your Majesty, yes.

Not bad. This poem is well written.

The image is majestic with great momentum.

When I saw you, you were not a simple person.

However, the grievance is too deep.

Initially, I thought you were a little old man.

This "Song of Silkworm" is different now.

You are just like me.

You compared yourself to a silkworm and used poem to express your asiprations.

Hence, as the Emperor,

I have decided...

I have decided to use the "Song of Silkworm" to be recorded in the volumes of poems for the future generations.

Thank you for your grace.

Okay. The three of you, go to the Ministry of Personnel tomorrow for the selection test.

I believe this must be a piece of cake for you, right?

Your Majesty, I won't be participating in the selection test.

He's not participating? Why?

That's right.

Luo Qiuchi, what are you doing?

I participated in the Imperial Examination just to fulfill a child's dream.

I'm really not interested to become an official.

Me, too. It's the same for me.

- Your Majesty. - Bleah!

Luo Qiuchi, the Imperial Court

is not a place for you to spout nonsense.

Luo Qiuchi, we allowed you to participate in the Imperial Examination and you caused such a big mess.

And, you are leaving as you please now.

You are wasting the passion of the people for you.

Wasted it? I don't think so.

I participated in the Imperial Examination to let His Majesty personally observe the examination venue

to change the examination system for me.

I wanted to give the poor people the equal opportunities to participate in the Imperial Examination.

Is this still not enough?

Your Majesty,

if there were no students who pleaded for me,

I would have made my decision earlier.

Even if I become an official, I would still have only one objective.

It's to give equal opportunities to the poor students in the kingdom to participate in the Imperial Examination.

Since this wish has been fulfilled, I seek leniency and grace from Your Majesty

to allow me to go back to my hometown to live till retirement.

This...

- He even dared to do this. - That's right.

Little Monkey.

Qiuchi.

How was it?

- Get ready to go home with me. - Go home?

The Imperial Edict is here.

Again?

Student.

New top rank scholar, Luo Qiuchi, to accept the Imperial Edict.

For example, if Liangdong is like a salted plum,

he can be conferred as the new governor of Qingzhou.

The person-in-charge must execute this.

Rush to Qingzhou today to take office.

You must not delay the task. End of edict.

Luo Qiuchi accepts the edict. End of edict.

[Grave of Beloved Little Monkey]

Little Monkey,

I succeeded in the Imperial Examination.

Remember to relay this to my mother

that I didn't let down her hopes and expectations.

Not only did I top the Imperial Examination,

I'm also appointed as the governor of Qingzhou.

Next, I will definitely return

the kindness of the people in Qingzhou.

All these

resulted from my mother's painstaking nurture.

The virtue of retribution

is a vast as the boundless heavens of parental love.

[Grave of Beloved Little Monkey]

More importantly, Mother,

I found the love of my life.

Mother, Little Monkey, don't worry.

I will take good care of Qiuchi for you.

I will love him and make him happy for life.

If you don't make me happy,

- you are doomed. - It hurts. You pinched my cheeks again.

Don't run away.

Luo Qiuchi, you pinched my cheeks again.

[Qingzhou]

Let's take a look. Hurry up.

Great!

Benefactor!

Benefactor, it's really you.

Mister Zhou, it has been a long time. How have you been?

My study room has been established. It's called Happy Study Room.

Many of the poor children in Qingzhou are learning to read and write there.

Congratulations for realizing your dream.

Talking about this,

I should thank you instead.

Forgo the formalities.

See you again.

See you again.

It's so lively here.

There are even statues.

That's right.

Come and try this.

[Dumplings]

Boss, two bowls of dumplings.

Two bowls of dumplings.

- Here. - Thank you, Boss.

Enjoy yourselves.

Slow down. It's delicious.

Two bowls of dumplings.

Here's your dumplings.

Thank you.

Boss, who are the two statues we just saw?

Take a look, They are from other places.

They are Qingzhou City's Mountain Lord of Dongyi Mountain

and his wife.

They are our Qingzhou's Patron Saints.

No wonder they are so beautiful.

Luo Qiuchi,

your Qingzhou City is not bad.

Look at who's here.

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[Qingzhou Government Office]

Lord Luo, you must decide for me.

Those bandits are not humans.

They stole my money and beat up my people.

They even released my concubines.

Lord Luo, I remember the appearances of those bandits.

They have repulsive appearances. One look and we can tell they are not good people.

Tell me

how they look like.

You...they are...

They are the bandits, Lord Luo.

They are the bandits.

Is that so?

- Lao Hu, Lao Shu. - Here.

This person said you both are the bandits.

- Is that true? - Lord Luo, we are not.

You must be talking nonsense then.

- Men! - Here.

Drag him out. Reward him with thirty strokes of the paddles.

- Yes. - What?

- Get up. - You...

You are an official who colludes with bandits. I'm going to report you.

I'm going to report you to the Imperial Court.

Wife?

You can leave. - Yes.

Qiuchi, who is it again?

An unscrupulous profiteer who almost ruined the reputation of Old Liang's family.

I let Lao Hu and Lao Shu deal with him.

Come and give your husband a hug.

The children are still here.

What are you still doing here? So insensible. Leave.

We are here to play with Older Sister Juan.

We will leave only if she tells us to.

Who are you listening to?

Okay, go home now. We will play again tomorrow. Okay?

Older Sister Juan, see you again.

Let's go. We are leaving.

- What did you do today? - Today...

I was busy with repairing the roof for Grandmother Tang.

Her roof has been leaking for several days.

Did you hurt yourself?

So careless.

- Does it hurt? - No.

Qiuchi indeed treats me the best.

Since I treat you so well,

let's sire a few child to relieve boredom.

What are you saying? A child is not used to relieve boredom.

A child is...

Forget it. I'm not talking to you anymore.

It's the last day of the Flower God Festival. I'm going to prepare now.

I thought being alone in my world was the best, Often never met ♫

By the way, I must sit in the flower chariot this year.

Okay.

♫ For years, you have kept the warmest heart ♫

Child, since your father is so unreliable,

I won't tell him for now.

♫ I just met you and it rained. Don’t worry about how far the road will be tomorrow, worry about it ♫

♫ It’s just that the best is always the last ♫

When there were fresh flowers and being surrounded by applause,

and I realize how heavy my responsibility is. I would think of the path I took.

I'm very grateful that Wenren Juan showed up and for being with me.

I'm even more grateful for the training and guidance from the Dean and professors at Zhu Xiu Academy.

Talking about this, why did you come to our academy?

- To study. - To obtain a post of an official.

and become a great master.

As scholars, if you want to save the people,

you must enter as a candidate for the Imperial Examination.

Govern the people with what you have learned.

Our duty is to cultivate each and everyone

to be able to make decisions for the people and be an good official for the people.

Dean, I want you to abolish the Qilin Poem examination.

The Qilin Poem examination exists because the poor students didn't have the rights to study.

Moreover, when those children from noble and influential families are studying happily at the academy,

we need to fight deseperately for the quota to get in.

But if studying does not need family status, Imperial Examination,

and also, are not based on social position, areas and the difference in examination venues,

then, the Qilin Poem examination

does not need to exist.

I know this is a very long journey.

After I have completed my studies and become the top scholar in the Imperial Examination,

this is the first task I want to acoomplish.

Hence, I have been working hard in my studies,

and training in martial arts.

I must fufill this beautiful wish.

When the Imperial Examination was first established,

the goal was to select competent talents for the Imperial Court.

It was based on fairness.

Since it's based on fairness, there shouldn't be any restrictions on a person's status.

Relay this Imperial Edict. From today, all students in the kingdom

will take part fairly in the Imperial Examination.

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"Pear Blossoms Bloom" by Su Miaoling

♫ Pear flowers are blossoming, pear flowers are blossoming ♫

♫ Fluttering in the wind ♫

♫ Waving to and fro on the mountain ♫

♫ Thousands of miles away ♫

♫ Is she still waiting there ♫

♫ Dear wind, please blow gently ♫

♫ Slowly blowing the ends of her hair ♫

♫ Rain, please drizzle slowly ♫

♫ Don’t dampen her face ♫