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Over there! Chase them!

Yes!

No

If I leave, what will happen to Yi Huan?

She puts herself in danger to warn me

she is exposing her hiding place

Although her art of levitation is good

but she hasn't fully recovered yet

It would be very dangerous

But if I go back, I still can't save Yi Huan

I would only get myself into trouble

Yi Huan has protected me with her life multiple times

but I am only thinking of myself and escaping

I am so selfish and cowardly

how would I be able to rule a country?

I am not only Yi Huan's Brother Long

and also the Emperor of Qing Dynasty

How can we lose the greater for the less?

Brother Long! Run quickly!

Brother Long!

Don't think about loyalty at a time like this!

Don't be stupid!

Or else I will look down on you!

Silly girl, your levitation is good

but your fighting skills are mediocre

Now I've injured your foot

I want to see how you can still run

- Take her away - Yes

Stand up

Brother Long, run quickly!

Don't worry about me!

- Hurry - Quickly escape!

Eldest Senior

Where is Yi Huan and Kang Xi?

It seems like they have left

There is only one bed

Eldest Senior

Qing Cheng, are you all right?

I'm fine...

You haven't recovered yet

We've been running from being attacked

I'm afraid your wound might be bleeding again

Why don't you find them first?

Finding them is more important

It is safe here now

you can rest here for a moment

while I go find them

It is not convenient for me to move around

so I won't burden you

You must be careful

If anything happens

release the signal straight away

I will rush back here immediately

Don't worry

It is just my leg that is injured

Normal assassins can't get close to me

All right

Leader, why are you here?

Where is Yi Huan?

Save Yi Huan

Get up

Just now you were running as if you were flying

now you are faking death

She is not faking

She was heavily injured

and haven't fully recovered yet

Just now she got stabbed by you

that's why she fainted

Boss

this silly girl is fine

Since young master has said

to kill Long San and all of them

why don't we first...

No

We are no match for her brother

We have to keep her, to create a trap

to catch her brother

We are just playing around

We will treat her carefully

As long as we don't kill her, then it's fine

That sounds good

I cannot contain myself anymore

Hold my sword

Stop!

What's wrong, Sir Suo?

Hurry, prepare a royal welcome

Royal welcome? Where is the Emperor?

The one in the patched clothing is the Emperor

Your Majesty, your loyal servants are here to serve you

Your Majesty, I am late in coming to rescue you

please forgive me

If you were to be any later

I would probably end up meeting the past Emperors

I should pay for my mistake with death

Your Majesty, Sir Suo and Nasai

met a group of unmarked bandits

and barely escaped

only then they found General Wei Ba Zan's military camp

When they reached the entrance to the camp

he passed out from excessive bleeding

He narrowly escaped death

but after he heard Your Majesty's secret order

with no care for his injuries

he took off with General Wei Ba Zan to Shan Xi Tai Yuan

They met with me halfway

to find out that Your Majesty is already on the way back to the city

that's why we chased all the way here

I understand

- All rise, please - Thank you, Your Majesty

Yi Huan...

Wake up, Yi Huan

What are you doing...

I...

- Get out! - Yi Huan, I...

Leave!

Yi Huan, I...

I was overcome with lust and couldn't control my emotions

Couldn't control your emotions?

Do you have any shame at all?

You know well that me and Eldest Senior are engaged

and I am soon to be the Crown Princess of Ming Dynasty

You...

You know that you are engaged to Eldest Senior

and the future Crown Princess of Ming Dynasty

but you and Kang Xi still...

You can be affectionate with Qing Dynasty's Emperor

but it is shameful for me to kiss you?

How can you say such thing?

Go!

I don't want to see you ever again!

Yi Huan, I... I was wrong...

Then... how about I take you to Eldest Senior now?

Do you know all along where Eldest Senior is waiting for us?

Why didn't you bring me there?

Why did you bring me to this cave?

I...

Leave! Get out!

I'll count to three, if you still don't leave

if you don't leave, I will kill myself

All right... I'll leave

- Three - I'll leave

Get out!

It's been three days

Why isn't there any news on Li Yi Huan?

There is no news

Those men in black

don't look like Liu De Zhao's men

They look like the roving bandits hired by Wu San Gui

Unnamed

and difficult to trace

There is no evidence

to show that those men in black are hired by Wu San Gui

Wu San Gui only knows that Long San is a normal Imperial Commissioner

and not me

If he knows

I'm afraid that Yi Huan might be in greater danger

So, you need to stay tight-lipped

Yes

Your Majesty, don't worry

I have ordered to all

that no one is to leak this information

Secondly

to avoid alerting the enemy

and jeopardise your safety

we have not informed the local government

but move the army in secret

You did well

Your Majesty

what should we do with Liu De Zhao?

Liu De Zhao is audacious to the extreme

why would he be a sitting duck?

If we can force him to rebel

wouldn't that be good?

Your Majesty

If Liu De Zhao dares to issue an arrest for you

and caused you to narrowly escape death

and jeopardised my sister's life

I plead to you to immediately order

a death sentence

which implicates nine generations

Even if I execute Liu De Zhao and spread his ashes

it won't dispel the immense hatred in my heart

I am willing to issue a decree of his condemnation

and catch Liu De Zhao

to share your burdens

and avenge my sister

Liu De Zhao has been operating in Shanxi for many years

if we openly condemn him

and let him know that I am Long San

Long San is me

I am afraid he will take desperate measures

and unite the local officers and soldiers

to rebel

Even if they start to rebel

they can't get anywhere

Wei Ba Zan's men are elite soldiers who can take on ten at once

They will definitely clean them up quickly

Your Majesty, I am willing to issue the military order

and bring you Liu De Zhao's head

There is no need

Only Liu De Zhao and the corrupt officers are at fault

his soldiers

are the children of my Qing Dynasty

Why should I invoke mutiny

and create an internal fraction?

Your Majesty

what you are saying is...

Right now, Liu De Zhao

must know that Long San was taken away by Wei Ba Zan

He must be feeling guilty now

If my guess is correct

he impeached Long San's records

and it is being delivered to the Capital as we speak

When I get back to the Capital

I will send a trustworthy old officer

to meet Liu De Zhao

To tell him that the impeached records of Long San

has been seen by me

but I cannot just listen to rumours

so I will order him to enter the Capital

and confront Long San

Your Majesty, you are too wise

Liu De Zhao must have

the fake imperial decree and the fake imperial seal in his hands

He must want to succeed by a fluke

This way

he will come to the Capital for the confrontation

Then we won't waste any soldiers and men

but let him walk into the trap himself

I didn't expect that he would go through such big changes

After being humiliated like never before

he can still be so calm about it

If it was me

I would probably bring the troops to catch Liu De Zhao myself

to quickly soothe my feelings

With such a great opponent

how am I going to restore the Ming Dynasty easily?

Your Majesty

if so

then let's head back to the Capital as soon as possible

Yi Huan's life is still uncertain

I cannot leave as I wish

Yes

Your Majesty, Miss Yi Huan is still missing

but you staying here in Shanxi

is not beneficial at all

Jian Qing

tell me quickly

is Yi Huan already...

Would I not be able to see Yi Huan ever again?

Uncle, don't worry

Yi Huan will be fine

Could it be that you already know where Yi Huan is?

But you are keeping it from the Emperor?

Although I am not certain

but I have discovered a clue

Yi Huan is now safe

Then, why don't you go and find her quickly?

Ever since Oboi exposed us siblings'

true identity to Kang Xi

on the surface, Kang Xi is still composed

But he has already been wary of us both from the beginning

But after we risked our lives

to save him a few times

the suspicion is probably gone

But if Yi Huan gets back to his side so easily

he might think

that all this is just a set-up from us both

His worry is not unfounded

but you know

it is not just the Emperor

even Songgotu is suspicious of you two now

Songgotu?

Could he have found a fault in our act?

He didn't find any fault

but when he was on the way to Wei Ba Zan's camp

and was ambushed by some assassins

he suspected that you ordered them secretly

He sees that the Emperor trusts you both

and to save the Emperor

Yi Huan was snatched by the men in black

so he didn't dare to say it to the Emperor

But he has mentioned it to me personally

so I called for you immediately

to warn you

to look out for Songgotu

Thank you, uncle, for your warning

I will tread carefully

All right, then I can stop worrying

Grandmother

is there any news of the Emperor?

Songgotu sent someone with a secret message

He and Wei Ba Zan has safely found the Emperor

He is fine

Amitabha

My worried heart

can now be put at ease

But it seems that the Emperor doesn't want to come back yet

Why?

When Songgotu left to find the troops

the Emperor was ambushed by some officers

and a few mysterious assassins

Luckily, because the Li siblings risked their lives to help him

he managed to escape

Li Yi Huan distracted the assassins

now she is missing

and her fate is unknown

Li Yi Huan is just a maid servant

sacrificing for the sake of the Emperor is part of her job

In order to find her

the Emperor doesn't want to return to the Capital?

In Songgotu's message, he says

that the Emperor's ambush and Li Yi Huan's disappearance

are all very strange

Could this all be someone's tricks?

Here

Mother, you eat first

I am not hungry

you eat

You are lying

I heard your stomach growling

Little Xi, do you still remember me?

Big brother, it is you

Little Xi, what are you eating?

My mother cooked some wild vegetable stew

All the rice and noodles at home have been eaten

We can only eat wild vegetables now

My mother says that in a few more days

there won't even be wild vegetables to eat

You are...

I am the one who took half of your sesame biscuit that day, I'm Hua Zi

I am here this time to fulfil my promise to Little Xi

and give you meat pies

Really?

Mother, didn't I tell you

this big brother won't lie to me

Look at me

That day my words were wrong

I plead that you can be merciful

- Forgive my ignorance - It is fine

Sister

in this year of famine

everyone can only care for themselves

Little Xi

could share half of her sesame biscuit with me

a kindness like that is something I will never forget

Here

Meat pies

There are ten meat pies here

Help yourself to it

Mother, you eat first

Thank you, young sir

Sister

could you let me drink this bowl of wild vegetable stew?

This...

I can see you are from a wealthy background

how can you drink this?

Sister, here is money for the stew

This... how can I accept this?

It's fine, keep it

I owe you this

Trust me

it won't be long before new emergency supplies are distributed

Then no one can deceive you anymore

Imperial Physician Li

we haven't had any news of Yi Huan

but I have decided to return to the Capital tomorrow

You won't blame me, would you?

Leader, your words are too harsh

You are the leader of a big country

it is not easy for you to leave the Capital for so long

Moreover, the Grand Empress Dowager has ordered your return

and rushing you to go back to the palace

Most importantly

there are a 100,000 disaster victims in Shanxi

that desperately need the Imperial Court's help

There is also danger in the Imperial Bureau

that is unseen on the surface

which needs my attention

This is also the reason why Yi Huan was willing

to sacrifice herself to save me

I cannot disappoint her

Leader, you can put national affairs as your utmost priority

it's a blessing for my sister

and all of the citizens

Please don't worry, and head back to the Capital

Leave the task of finding and saving my sister

to me.

I am thinking of a way

to get information on the men in black

from some of the wanderers

I believe that we will get some news soon

Then I will entrust you to it

Actually, in my heart

you are no longer just my subordinate

but also my friend

Yi Huan is also the only one who understands me well

If she...

Then it would be a regret

that I cannot make up for the rest of my life

I'm so hungry

My wounds are healing well

What if I find something to eat?

Roast chicken?

And also alcohol?

Come in

Didn't I ask you to leave?

I did leave

I really did leave

But your wounds aren't healed yet

and I can't stop worrying

And I think

the water, supplies and medicine that I left for you

are probably used up by now

So... so I came back

If you really care for me

you should tell Brother Zhu of my location

and let him get me

I am ashamed to see him

I had a strange dream back then

I dreamt that someone played a joke on me

I pushed him away, and asked him to leave

But now that my wounds are healing up well

that strange dream is all forgotten

Really?

If you've forgotten the bad dream, then just let it be forgotten

But this is not to be repeated

Hurry and eat

Kang Xi and Eldest Senior

are in the camp five metres ahead

I cannot follow you from here

or else I will alert the guard there

Brother Ye

you should hurry and meet Sister Qian Ying

These few days

she has been lying to Wu Ying Qi on your behalf

it must be very toilsome

Take this signal flare

When I have left, you can light it

I don't want to see the Eldest Senior

Take good care of yourself

Take care, Brother Ye

You too

We'll meet at the Capital, take care.

After lighting this signal flare

Brother Zhu will see me

If Brother Zhu and Brother Long

knows that I am safely back

they will both be so happy

Brother Zhu

come and get me quickly

Wan Xin

how are your injuries?

I am fine

thank you for your concern

Previously in the palace

I thought you were only educated and cultured

I didn't expect that you would be so brave

You've risked your life multiple times to save me

Even just this

no one in the Imperial Harem is comparable to you

How about Yi Huan?

Yi Huan is my close friend

I wanted to bring her into the Imperial Harem as well

but she keeps refusing

Moreover, she is already betrothed to someone else

Your Majesty

I have something to report to you

Court Lady Xue's illness is healed

but she is grieving for my father's death

she wants to stay by my father's grave for three years

I haven't gotten your permission

but I have allowed her to do so

I hope you can forgive me

Court Lady Xue is dedicated to her master

let her go

Small issues like this, you can decide for yourself

All right

Brother Zhu

did you actually see

the signal flare I sent to you?

Why haven't you come and get me?

Mister

I want to ask

where is the military camp that was here?

They have left, they were only here for a few days

this morning they just left

Go

Take your sword, let's go again

No need

Any martial arts

from young, I have never beaten you

Besides martial arts

you will never beat me

in anything else

Yes

I am never comparable to you,

from my status to my ability

Then, why do you still want to fight me over Yi Huan?

You overestimate yourself

Eldest Senior, you have mistaken

I never wanted to steal Yi Huan from you

Is Yi Huan with you?

I have already sent her back to the military camp this morning

Didn't you see her?

It is good that she can return safely

This few days, I was looking for you both everywhere

you weren't at the camp ground

How did you know that I saved Yi Huan?

That night, after I found Kang Xi

I followed the trail of the men in black

and found them all dead by a single sword stab

I know your swordsmanship very well

I then knew that you rushed in

to save Yi Huan

But I was still too late

They stabbed her in the foot

She was bleeding excessively and fainted

I had to find a safe place

to let her wounds heal

If that was the case

why didn't you send her back?

You didn't send me any signals

I sent so many signals to you both

but you didn't reply any of them

I...

Don't make excuses

If you are a man, own up