Original subtitles

♪The top of the mountains where the snow never melts♪

♪The plains where the wind blows♪

♪What find me in my sleep♪

♪Are the nightmares about you♪

♪In the endless abyss♪

♪Your face gradually emerges♪

♪A love that budded unknowingly to us♪

♪Continues to grow and blossom♪

♪Who risked his life♪

♪For mine?♪

♪I had braced myself for the end♪

♪But my heart frets for you♪

♪It turns out there is an end♪

♪To my waiting for you♪

♪At the hills where the grasslands end♪

♪Where it will always be spring♪

♪I find the boundless river of stars♪

♪In your eyes♪

♪Only with your hand in mine♪

♪Is this life worthwhile♪

[SHINING Just for You]

[Episode 10]

The culprits on the run

are from the Qihai Tribe of Yebei, namely Chu Ye, Qingzhan, and three other men.

We have been looking into them.

As for the rest involved, they have been captured.

And they shall be punished accordingly.

How?

Huo Lu, the Assistant Commander of the imperial army,

colluded with the assassins and attempted an act of assassination.

His body shall be decimated,

and his whole family shall be executed.

Director Bai Lu of the Bureau of Astrology

conspired with the assassins

and kept everyone in the dark.

She shall be beheaded.

Beheaded?

Qihai Lian from the Qihai Tribe of Yebei.

As the mastermind of the assassination,

to be executed with her accomplices.

Qihai Lian is the daughter of Qihai Zhenyu.

I am the Emperor of this nation

and loved by heaven and the people.

How can I leave a weak woman in protest?

Guards!

Bring her in.

I

will give her a chance to explain herself.

You impudent rebel!

Why are you not kneeling before the Emperor?

Why should a dying person

bother to grovel at all?

Remain standing, then.

Let me ask you.

Why did you want to assassinate me?

You killed my father

and harmed my people.

A man like you

deserves to be killed!

You...

How dare you!

She has the intention of treason.

Should be executed immediately.

Your Majesty.

The criminal is obstinate and ineducable.

She should be executed as soon as possible.

Yes.

That's right.

Such rebellious people should be killed.

She should be executed.

I did not expect you

to hate me so much, Grand Princess.

We were sincere to propose a marriage alliance.

You're the problem.

Sincere to propose a marriage alliance?

Qihai Zhenyu was marrying his daughter off

for the sole reason to earn himself

more time to prepare for the war.

So that he and I

could battle it out.

We surrendered to you.

You were the one who did not allow us to live.

You call this

surrendering?

Qihai Zhenyu killed 3,000 of my best men in the Lanyi Army.

I was forced to send troops to conquer.

He wanted to take on Goliath yet was defeated.

You cannot

blame me for all of this.

The seven tribes of Yebei

has had years of civil war.

Taking each other's lives.

Your casualties were greater than the war.

If you care about your people,

you should be here

to beg for pardon,

not for death.

I, Qihai Lian of Yebei,

am aware of my sins and inevitable death.

However, there are many old people and young children in Yebei.

Please spare them from slavery.

Please spare my people.

Heaven is compassionate.

I

can tell that you are sincerely repenting.

You are pardoned.

You do not have to be subject to slavery either.

Also,

those

accomplices of yours will be forgiven as well.

What about Ye?

Pardoning you is already great grace.

The others

should not be of your concern.

I see you are unable to construct the canal any longer.

Then go, bring your people

and migrate to Yuezhou.

Do not leave that land without my orders.

Your Majesty.

I beg of Your Majesty to allow us to remain in our homeland.

I have given you a chance to live.

Between migrating to Yuezhou and guarding a barren land,

choose for yourself.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

You may leave.

I, Jie Zhuying,

have come to meet you, Your majesty.

I appoint you

as the Grand Marshal of Yuezhou

and grant you authority as commander-in-chief.

Gather your troops

and assist me

to escort the survivors of Yebei to Yuezhou.

After arriving at Yuezhou,

you shall supervise them.

Your Majesty.

I wish to remain by your side, Your Majesty.

I dare not accept

such decree.

Why?

Are you afraid of Qihai Lian's bewitchment?

That you'd betray me?

Your Majesty.

The both of us

can no longer be together.

I do not wish to be associated with her anymore.

This is an order.

Your Majesty!

From now on, you will no longer hold the family name of Jie.

You will be named Zhu Ying.

All of your past will be written off.

Your father's achievements and sins

will no longer be your problem as well.

Your Majesty.

Do a good job as a grand marshal in Yuezhou.

Work hard.

Don't give me the chance

to behead you.

I,

Zhu Ying,

shall obey the decree.

He did not wear an armor

yet he was unharmed.

Did he really meet the Truth Master before?

Yun Wen mentioned that the Truth Masters are all-knowing.

If we find them, we will know where Rui is.

Qingzhan, you must get better soon.

The Emperor of Chao has spared us.

Qingzhan.

Your Highness.

The Emperor just let us off like that?

That's right.

When Qingzhan gets better,

we shall return to Yebei.

He can't possibly let us off so easily.

You...

Did you make a deal with him?

I promised to migrate to Yuezhou.

Then, he would let us off.

Yuezhou?

Where is Yuezhou?

It's a place that is

very, very far from Yebei.

Your Highness.

We are all from Yebei.

Why must we leave Yebei

and go to Yuezhou?

In order for us to live!

Let's fight them, then!

If you fight them, you can only kill a few people.

Can you ensure that the people's fathers, mothers,

little sisters, or sister-in-laws will live?

Or are you going to lead them to their death?

The migration is done for the sake of family.

For the clan.

Those who refuse to go

should not follow me any longer.

[Tianqi City]

Turns out there were traitors

who made a scene at the Ceremony of Stars.

Apparently, many people died,

but they were all assassins.

His Majesty is mighty.

Those petty thieves can't possibly hurt him.

The director of the Bureau of Astrology will be beheaded too.

Come in.

Young Master.

How is it?

The Chao Emperor has ordered for Bai Lu, director of the Bureau of Astrology to be executed.

However, her collusion with assassins was not mentioned.

How can that be?

They released the mastermind, Qihai Lian.

Why would they capture Ye?

Perhaps the Emperor of Chao

is suspicious of the Cloud Flame.

No, I must ask Qihai Lian about this.

Yi Wuyou? What business do you have here?

I knew you'd be here, Qihai Lian.

Ye is still in prison,

waiting for her execution tomorrow.

His Majesty only agreed

to let off the clan members who were not captured.

I cannot rescue everybody.

His Majesty?

I understand now.

You begged the Emperor of Chao for mercy and swore allegiance.

That's why he allowed you to come back.

Am I right?

Nonsense!

I still have tens of thousands of clan members.

They do not deserve death.

Does Ye deserve to die, then?

You were the ones who got her involved.

Nobody wanted to get her involved.

She wanted to be a part of it herself.

I feel so sad for Ye.

The people that she wanted to protect

never meant to protect her.

Yi Wuyou, I admit.

I am not the right person to lead the Yebei people

to win a battle.

I cannot win the Emperor of Chao.

I can only do my best

to protect my people.

To allow them to live.

My father entrusted the people to me.

I do not have the right

to take their lives away

in exchange for Ye's.

His Majesty agreed to exempt the Yebei people from slavery.

I cannot provoke him

and cause him to have a change of heart.

I'm sorry.

I could not save Rui before,

yet now,

I cannot save Ye either.

Enough.

If you're not going to rescue her,

then it's fine.

Lian.

Is this how we must live?

Without courage and honor,

is Yebei still the same Yebei?

If the people of Yebei are alive,

then Yebei will exist.

If the people of Yebei have gone extinct,

then Yebei will cease to exist for good.

Nothing is more important than survival.

Let's keep our courage

and honor in our hearts.

Leave that to our descendants to pursue.

Ling Yun.

Well, did Bai Lu really meet the Truth Master?

How would I know?

Summon Bai Lu.

I must ask her myself.

Bai Lu?

Your Majesty.

Didn't you sentence Bai Lu?

She's probably at the execution ground by now.

Bai Lu.

Do you not

have anything else to say to me?

All that I want to say to you, Your Majesty,

I have told Concubine Tian.

If you wish to know, feel free to ask her.

Help! Let me go! Don't kill me!

Please let me go!

[Executed] Don't kill me!

[Order]

Execute him.

Let me go. Don't kill me!

Please let me go. Don't kill me!

Please don't kill me, please let me go.

Don't kill me.

Don't kill me!

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, how did you find time to come here?

Are you really okay?

Look at me, I'm fine.

I really regret it.

I shouldn't have gone to the palace.

I should have guarded you instead.

Don't make me seem so weak.

I'm here to ask you something.

I heard

that Bai Lu has been spending time with you lately.

Bai Lu?

I have not slept for two days,

hating myself for allowing her to serve Your Majesty.

If anything happens to you,

I would kill myself.

Don't say that.

I appointed her to work at the Bureau of Astrology.

It's not your fault.

I want to know

if Bai Lu mentioned anything to you

or gave you anything lately.

Yes.

What is this?

A pouch.

Bai Lu once said

that she met a Truth Master by chance as a child.

The motif on this pouch

is embroidered according to the one she received from the Truth Master.

(Was she chosen by the Truth Master as well?)

Bring Bai Lu here.

Execute her.

Stop the execution!

According to the royal decree,

Bai Lu is summoned for questioning.

You gave this to Concubine Tian.

Yes.

You met the Truth Master?

Yes, I've met the Truth Master.

And then?

Then...

I would always have weird dreams.

But these dreams would turn into reality.

My father once told me

that the Truth Master

will wait until I turn 25 years old

before he meets me again.

Oh, Bai Lu.

What tricks are you trying to pull?

With just a few words and no proof,

do you think you can escape punishment for treason

and make me keep you alive for a few more years?

Bai Lu.

I treated you well.

Why did you commit treason?

Princess Lian is Rui's elder sister.

I couldn't abandon her.

To save her life,

this was my only way.

You were spurned by the people of Yebei.

You think Qihai Rui treated you best.

After she was rescued by the Winged People,

she never came back for you.

As for Qihai Lian,

you were willing to risk your life for her

to assassinate me.

Yet, not even once did she

plead for you in the Qianyuan Hall.

Bai Lu.

Is this really worth it?

You are an immortal monster.

You will never understand.

How old are you

to talk about life and death with me?

Fine.

I will let you live.

I will spare you for today.

But

don't get too excited.

I have no patience to waste more time.

In three months,

you must locate the Truth Master.

Or else, you will stand on this execution ground

and no one will save you again.

But the Truth Master is elusive and hard to find.

You must allow me to use

the books and tools at the Bureau of Astrology.

I will reinstate you.

Okay.

You may leave.

I have one more question.

What is it?

Where is Princess Lian?

I have spared her life

and ordered her to lead her people and migrate to Yuezhou.

Yuezhou?

What?

Still not satisfied?

I shall take my leave.

When she first came to the Bureau of Astrology,

I told you it was a joke.

She's a woman, she had no teacher

and had no abilities.

Who is she to join the Bureau of Astrology?

Who said Director Bai is incapable?

Her involvement in treason does not

coincide with her astrological abilities.

Director Bai's astrological abilities are above you and me.

Why can't she join the Bureau of Astrology?

You're defending a dead person?

Aren't you afraid of being implicated?

You...

This shows that having great astrological abilities

does not mean you can predict your own fate.

At this point, Director Bai is probably...

Sorry to let you down.

What...

Director Bai.

I'm back.

Director Bai?

Director Bai!

Director Bai.

You're okay?

You scared me!

Look at me, I'm fine.

You... You...

Well, isn't this Official Duanmu...

Supervisor Duanmu.

You're not dead?

His Majesty reinstated me.

I knew it!

Director Bai made it back alive from the execution ground.

You must be blessed by heaven!

We at the Bureau of Astrology

need protection from auspicious energy like this.

What the Bureau of Astrology needs is you.

I heard

that you were managing all sorts of tasks

within the Bureau of Astrology.

Who am I to do that?

The outsiders may not know,

but you should know clearly, Director Bai.

Over the past few days,

I barely ate or slept.

I've been so overworked.

I'm glad you're back, Director Bai.

We need you to take charge of the Bureau of Astrology.

I'm so pissed.

Leave it!

I said, leave it!

Are you going to disobey me too?

You Yebei women are all trash.

She's a witch. How powerful!

Treason should be punishable by death.

What witchcraft did she use

for His Majesty to reinstate her?

I'm so pissed.

Did I say you can get up?

Kneel.

You, kneel.

I'm so mad.

I'm so mad.

Witch!

Father!

Father!

Why is he so angry?

Apparently, a woman called Bai Lu

somehow ruined his plans.

A few days ago, she was sentenced to death.

Today, not only was she not killed,

but she was also reinstated.

Bai Lu?

Don't let him hear you.

Otherwise, you'll get punished again.

Father.

Why are you in a hurry?

Bai Lu is a remnant of the Yebei people.

She committed treason at the Ceremony of Stars.

Everyone saw it.

Why was she not killed?

Is Uncle out of his mind?

You brat!

How dare you complain about His Majesty!

You're so out of control!

You only raise your voice at your son.

When Bai Lu bullies me, is she not also bullying you?

She should at least show you some respect.

Get out!

Get out!

What an embarrassment. I'm so sorry.

Your son is very outspoken.

To be honest, it's adorable of him.

This brat can't even speak logically.

But he's right about one thing.

Bai Lu was in collusion with assassins.

There were many witnesses.

There's cold hard evidence.

Why was it overlooked,

and why was she reinstated?

His Majesty sent Ling Yun to take her from the execution ground.

Nobody knows why.

Investigate it.

Even if it's His Majesty's order,

the royal court deserves an explanation.

If such crime is disregarded,

then the laws of the Great Chao

are basically useless.

You are right. I shall investigate it now.

Bai Lu.

You're too bold.

With just one motif, you dare think he would hesitate to kill you?

[Manual of the Emperor Star]

Yu Xiuming has always been interested in the Truth Masters.

Didn't you say it too?

That the motif is related to the Truth Masters.

Of course I'd take advantage of that.

In my opinion, you just got lucky.

If Yu Xiuming

didn't verify with Concubine Tian about what you said,

you'd be dead by now.

Hey.

If you have time to nag me,

why don't you help me out?

With what?

Locating the Truth Masters!

Didn't you say that the Truth Masters are all-knowing?

What if they know where Rui is?

The Truth Masters have retired.

They are nowhere to be found. You won't find them.

Even though I know that I may fail,

I must still seek them.

Furthermore, they're not completely untraceable.

Isn't the Mianshi Bridge linked to the Truth Masters?

Director Bai.

Who's there?

Director Bai, someone from the palace

reports that Concubine Tian has asked to see you tomorrow.

Got it.

Your Highness, Bai Lu is here.

Your Highness.

Do you repent?

I repent.

But I...

You are so reckless!

His Majesty sent you to be among the assassins to gain information

because he trusted and valued you.

Yet in the end,

you let the assassins escape because of your friendship.

Did you think of His Majesty?

You are right, Your Highness.

This time, your merits wrote off your sins.

But there will be no next time.

Yes.

Go to the back garden.

Someone is waiting for you.

For me?

It wasn't me.

His Majesty arranged for it.

Yes, Your Highness.

Lian!

Ye.

Ye.

Lian!

It's really you.

It's really you.

At the execution ground, I really thought...

Thankfully, His Majesty...

His Majesty's men came in time.

I heard from him

that he ordered you to migrate to Yuezhou.

That's right.

I agreed.

We will be departing soon.

I suddenly remembered

that I once calculated the fortune of various cities.

Yuezhou has signs of prosperity.

Perhaps this journey

may be a blessing

and bring peace instead.

However,

it's best you depart soon.

Prepare more

carriages and food supplies.

His Majesty ordered me to depart today.

Ye, come with me.

We'll go to Yuezhou together.

Lian.

Yu Xiuming will not let me leave.

But it's okay, Tianqi is the capital of the Chao empire.

Here,

it would be easier for me to get information about Rui.

Okay, stay at Tianqi, then.

Continue to look for Rui.

But you must be careful.

Take care, Lian.

You too.

Though Yuezhou is far away,

it's suitable for cultivation.

Migrating there with the people of Yebei

may not be a bad thing after all.

His Majesty entrusted you with great responsibility.

You can do what you want over there.

I'm sure you will find success one day.

Over the past month or so,

there have been a lot of ups and downs.

Now, we continue to move on.

In fact, I envy you.

Though you are heading into the wilderness,

you can share joy and sorrow with your loved one.

On the other hand,

I have to obey my parents' decisions in marriage.

Every farewell always ends with a goodbye.

I, Zhu Ying,

will bid you farewell for now.

Have a safe journey.

Take care.

This journey is filled with dangers and toils.

I wonder

if we can ever meet again.

Yeah.

So,

please be careful.

General Jie is responsible for the migration.

Yes.

His Majesty erased his family name as Jie

and appointed him as the Grand Marshal of Yuezhou.

He will be known as Zhu Ying from now on.

I don't know how far we can go,

but I can only take it one step at a time.

You can try searching for Tubo.

Tubo?

I saw it in an ancient book.

It is said that the Heluo Clan has an ancient branch

called the Tubo people.

The Tubo live in Yezhao and are very territorial.

However, they can turn mud into stone

and stone into soil.

Which is why places they pass all have smooth paths.

Before,

someone saw them at the borders of Yezhao.

So, you can try seeking them too.

Such peculiar people exist?

Before, people did not believe

the Snow Wolf King exist either.

Yet we actually saw him.

All right.

Don't worry.

I hope for the best for you in everything

and that you'd be safe.

Okay, go back now.

♪In the endless abyss♪

♪Your face gradually emerges♪

♪A love that budded unknowingly to us♪

♪Continues to grow and blossom♪

Qingheng.

I have to go to Yuezhou.

Yeah.

I have to as well.

It's not your decision to make, General.

From now on, the Yebei Clan

shall be in your care, General.

♪At the hills where the grasslands end♪

Qingheng.

Will the past remain a thing of the past?

♪I find the boundless river of stars♪

♪In your eyes♪

♪Only with your hand in mine♪

Let's go.

♪Is this life worthwhile♪

Young Master, Miss Ye

has returned to the Bureau of Astrology.

She has been reinstated.

How are things at the Bureau of Astrology?

The people of the bureau had no objections either.

Tell the Tabai Army to pass this on.

Moving forward, provide even more detailed reports

of what happens inside the Bureau of Astrology.

Yes, sir.

It's time to make use of our spy in the palace as well.

Young Master.

Are you doing this for Miss Ye?

Sending spies to be by the Emperor of Chao

is for the restoration of our nation.

Send someone and ask her this.

Is the night with a full moon safe?

Yes, sir.

Your Highness.

Cuiping Momo who went out not long ago (*wet nurse)

says to have acquired flower tea from Ningzhou

and would like to dedicate some to Your Highness.

Flower tea from Ningzhou?

Let her in.

Yes, Your Highness.

All blessings and peace to Your Highness.

Your Highness, it's been a while

and you look all the more elegant.

I brought some flower tea from Ningzhou.

Please enjoy them.

Xie, excuse yourselves for now.

Yes, Your Highness.

Indeed, this smells like it's from Ningzhou.

You work for the Winged Clan?

Your Highness is sensible indeed.

Thinking of your old master at the mention of Ningzhou.

I once saw you in Ningzhou too, Your Highness.

Tianqi has not been peaceful lately.

The Winged Clan would like to take advantage of this

to gain a foothold in Tianqi.

We ask for Your Highness for some protection.

How dare you!

Please do not be angry, Your Highness.

Your Highness.

I am speaking on behalf of...

I don't care who you work for.

Guards!

This slave is showing impudence.

Take her away

and teach her a good lesson.

Yes, Your Highness.

Your Highness!

Your Highness, I... Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Young Master.

The informant was taken by the Winged Guards at Zhuhuan Palace.

You lost contact?

This is due to my incompetence.

I've always been suspicious

that she has given up on her duties as a Snow Crane.

As expected.

She was but a lowly peasant.

If not for you,

how could she have learned the techniques of Snow Crane?

Let's leave her with her suffering

from the side effects of the lunar eclipse, then.

Qihai Lian has already returned to Yebei.

Why are you still so troubled?

This may be a difficult journey for Lian.

At least Zhu Ying is with her.

He can help her out.

Things aren't looking great for you,

yet you're worried about others?

You should worry about yourself.

Yu Xiuming told you to locate the Truth Master.

You can't just fool him.

We will look for the Truth Master.

Otherwise, how would we find Rui?

I must visit the Mianshi Bridge tomorrow

and take a good look.

♪The earth as a plaque♪

♪The sun and the moon as poems♪

♪Turn the skies into the palace under the plaque♪

♪Time as a scroll♪

♪The stars as the inkstone♪

♪Writing with the light of the sea♪

♪Through several lives and reincarnations♪

♪I search the world for wisdom♪

♪To smooth the folds of the years♪

♪There is a hole in my heart♪

♪Void of someone♪

♪Now I know what forever tastes like♪

♪I'll trade my youth for yours♪

♪I'll trade my youth for your kiss♪

♪We enter the battlefield for the peace♪

♪Of the world♪

♪Draw the lines of fate♪

♪Carve destinies♪

♪And our roles in the world♪

♪With me♪

♪All worldly desires♪

♪Fall from your fingertips♪

♪The mountains and rivers between your brows♪

♪Orbit the seas like a song♪

♪I'll trade my youth for yours♪

♪I'll trade my youth for your kiss♪

♪We enter the battlefield for the peace♪

♪Of the world♪

♪Draw the lines of fate♪

♪Carve destinies♪

♪And our roles in the world♪

♪With me♪

♪All worldly desires♪

♪Fall from your fingertips♪

♪The mountains and rivers between your brows♪

♪Orbit the seas like a song♪

♪The stars shine brightly♪

♪For you and me♪