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 21]

You don't have to come so early since you are busy at work.

It's your wedding.

Of course I have to come early.

Rui would be really happy

if she got to see this too.

Maybe one day,

you'll find the right man too.

Then, you'll understand why I'm doing this.

I understand.

♪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♪

♪When did I start to look forward♪

♪To the longing in your eyes?♪

♪How could you always understand my heart♪

♪Even though my mind is filled with trouble?♪

♪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♪

Since you're already here,

why don't you join them?

Your Majesty, you didn't join them yourself.

I'm afraid I'll steal the groom's show

if I head there.

This is great.

Lian can finally marry

the person she loves.

You don't need to be envious of Qihai Lian.

In the future,

you'll definitely have

a grander wedding than her.

I know

that all girls in the world

wish to have a grand wedding.

But that isn't what I want.

What do you want then?

Your Majesty, you possess plenty of things.

However, I don't want much.

If Your Majesty insists on asking,

I just wish to return to the days

when I was together with Rui.

You wish to return to the past?

Even I cannot do that,

not to mention you.

These should be enough, right?

I never expected you

to gather that many Ice Crystals.

But you better think twice.

If you activate the magic array, it will...

Magic array?

Official Bai, what magic array is he talking about?

Cheng Wu,

stand guard in the front yard.

Do not let anyone come in.

This time, even if His Majesty comes,

I won't let him in.

That's right.

See you.

Go now.

Qingheng,

I received news from the court.

They intend to collect extra tax from Yuezhou.

Extra tax?

How much?

Not sure yet.

But from what I know,

they said it might be an extra 50%.

50%?

What should we do?

Qingheng,

do you think we should ask Bai Lu

to plead with His Majesty for us?

I'll give it a try.

Have you made up your mind?

Yes.

Director Bai is observing the stars.

No one is to interrupt her.

But this is an emergency.

You have to be careful

and return safely.

(This dagger? The Snow Wolf King?)

(I came back! I've returned to Yebei!)

Ye!

Are you okay?

(Rui? This time, she's real.)

Ye.

Rui!

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

What's wrong with you today?

I'm fine.

It's you?

How dare you kill the Wolf God of Yebei!

It was me.

Stop!

Tend to Prince Miao Li's wound immediately.

Who exactly are you?

Why did you commit such a brutal act in Yebei?

I don't care who you are!

How dare you hurt our prince!

General!

Kill the cursed woman! She killed the Snow Wolf King!

(I can't afford to let them pin the blame on me again)

(for the Snow Wolf King's death.)

Someone!

Stop!

Luo Wuyi.

His Majesty hasn't spoken yet.

What gives you the right to speak?

You...

Precisely!

What gives you the right to capture Ye?

What gives you the right to say that Ye is a cursed woman?

Your Majesty, I didn't kill the Snow Wolf King.

It was him.

Do you guys dare to kill him?

You guys may get away with bullying me.

But the Snow Wolf King is a sacred symbol of Yebei.

Even so, you guys are pinning the blame on me.

Aren't you afraid the Snow Wolf King might be enraged?

You!

You're spouting nonsense!

You're the one spouting nonsense!

You're bewitching them!

You're the one bewitching them!

You only dare bully me!

Why don't you bully the general from Chao?

What?

Are you scared?

What a coward.

General Xie,

you saved me just now.

Logically speaking, I should thank you.

However,

you've killed the Snow Wolf King of Yebei.

Please pardon me as I cannot bow to you.

Don't mention it.

The heroes of Yebei are something else.

All of you are seasoned veterans,

yet you guys are bullying a little girl.

Seems like you guys cannot

tell right from wrong at all.

What an eye-opener.

Miss,

you're a girl,

but

you're braver and more decisive

than most of the men here.

It's my first time encountering a girl like you.

This is a token of Chao.

If you take it,

I'll fulfill

one request of yours.

I can kill

whoever you want me to kill.

Will you keep your promise?

Naturally. I'm a man of my word.

General Xie, since you admire her,

I will let her off.

Although the Snow Wolf King has appeared,

General Xie, it died because of you.

This might be

the destiny of Yebei.

Please come to our tent

so that we can welcome the envoy of Chao.

Please.

After you.

Ye, you're fine now.

It's fine.

(Rui, this time, I'll definitely protect you.)

I wonder

why they're here.

They seem like troublemakers.

Aren't you curious about the topic they'll talk about?

Should we eavesdrop on their conversation?

Rui!

You cannot go.

They came all the way here from Chao

to marry the princess.

Promise me that you'll listen to me.

Ye, you're hurting me.

(I cannot allow Rui to go.)

Ye, did you dream about this too?

Rui,

listen to me.

Yebei will experience a major change soon.

We will change too.

Ye, what do you mean by that?

Anyway,

just listen to me.

After that,

we have a bonfire celebration to attend tonight, right?

That's right.

I've been looking forward to it for a long time.

But I need to go to my mother first.

Sure.

Rui.

Well...

Can you prepare a dress for me?

Ye,

you're actually dolling yourself up now?

I...

In the past, you didn't listen to me

when I told you to wear them.

Tell me then. Who are you wearing them for?

Don't tell me you fell for that general?

That won't do.

What nonsense are you talking about?

Can we really travel to the past with this?

In your opinion,

what is time?

Time is like flowing water,

flowing back and forth.

Returning to the past

is the action of going against

the flow of time itself.

That's what laymen would think.

But this time-traveling passage is more exquisite.

Using the energy provided by the Ice Crystals,

the time-traveling passage

can form an artificial time passage.

In this artificial time passage,

people can choose the time

they want to return to.

However,

the flow of time within the passage is different from reality.

And it's unpredictable.

It cannot be controlled by people.

Just now, I saw the magic array lighting up.

Was it activated?

This is only the first step.

Next, it all depends on

what she wants to do.

(Rui died on the journey to her wedding.)

(This time, I will not let her)

(get on the wedding carriage no matter what.)

(For Rui's sake)

(and for our sake,)

(Yu Xiuming,)

(you have to fall for me sooner this time.)

Ye.

Rui, you're here?

You actually did your own makeup?

Goodness.

Ye, you look so pretty.

Since when did you become so good at dolling yourself up?

Stop teasing me.

So,

have you brought the dress here?

It's here.

Take a look.

How is it? Does it look good on me?

This color suits you perfectly.

Let's go and dance later.

I want everyone to see

how beautiful you are.

Princess Rui, join our dance.

Come on.

Go now.

Come on.

Join us.

Let's drink.

General Xie,

this is Spring of Yebei,

the best liquor in Yebei.

Here.

It's too strong.

You wish to drink with me?

That's right.

Can't I?

I never expected us

to drink together.

I've admired you for a long time. It's my honor to drink with you.

You always said you've admired me for a long time.

Could it be that you knew me long ago?

General,

I don't know you well.

However,

the admiration I mentioned

is for the Emperor of Chao.

General Xie, you and your 3,000 Lanyi Army were renowned around the world.

However, no matter how strong your army is,

you're just a sharp blade.

However, the key to eliminating your enemies

lies on the blade wielder.

His Majesty

is the blade wielder.

Although His Majesty is the blade wielder,

it also depends

on the way he wields the blade.

Maybe

it's because

I'm a sharp blade.

General, no matter how well-made you are,

you'll be useless if His Majesty doesn't know how to wield you.

His Majesty was a commoner.

However, he has assimilated five clans over the past few decades.

Since he can take over the world,

that means

he has more than just a good blade.

It's because of his impressive strategies.

General,

you came to Yebei

to propose to our princess, right?

That's a state secret.

Please pardon me as I cannot make any comments.

General, you don't need to worry.

It's not like someone leaked the secret to me.

I found out

through divination.

I was born with this ability.

I can predict the future.

I never expected you to be able to predict the future.

Since you're so capable,

why do the people of Yebei detest you?

All right then.

Find a random person

and prove to me

that you have the ability to predict the future.

Sure.

Look at that person.

Come on, let's dance together.

He will surely pick on me.

You don't need to predict that.

Most of the people here want to pick on you.

But he won't succeed.

Not only that, but he'll also give me a vat of liquor.

Come on.

Chu Ye!

Let's drink together.

Harbinger of disaster,

you're so close with the general of Chao.

Are you trying to betray us?

Chu Ye!

Don't spout nonsense.

This world belongs to Chao.

Chu Ye, how dare you say that in front of General Xie.

That's very inappropriate.

But if you beg me,

I will consider pleading with General Xie for you.

If not,

King Qihai

will punish you as you've offended

our precious guest from Chao.

Screw you!

Chu Ye!

You're drunk.

General Xie,

the men of Yebei are brutes.

This is the best liquor we have.

Here, please enjoy it.

Let's go.

I...

Let's go.

See?

Although I don't know why it happened,

I know

that certain things will happen.

I think Qihai Zhenyu is foolish for treating you

as a harbinger of disaster.

You cannot blame him.

People always fear people with strange powers.

They're also afraid that bad prophecies will come true.

That's why

they see me as a harbinger of disaster.

You do have a point.

Back then,

when I was still a lowly soldier,

someone tried to suppress me

when they saw what I was capable of.

I'm afraid that person is already dead.

He must've died from his own ignorance.

General.

I'm grateful to you

for giving me the bronze seal.

Also,

I do have a favor

to ask.

What is it?

Tell me about it.

General, please help me

to become the Empress of Chao.

I didn't expect you

to be so ambitious.

General,

it's not that I'm ambitious.

I...

I admire the Emperor of Chao.

If I cannot marry His Majesty,

I might regret it for the rest of my life.

However, he'll also regret it

if he misses me.

All right.

I will help you out.

However,

this is a huge favor.

How do you intend to repay me?

General, just tell me

whatever you want.

I want you to spend the night with me.

General,

I've already told you

that I admire His Majesty.

I will only spend the night with him.

Who told you to spend the night with me?

I want you to spend the night drinking with me.

All right.

Here.

This place is too crowded.

Let's drink somewhere else.

This is Yebei.

If you want to go somewhere else,

I should be leading the way.

Let's go.

The night sky of Yebei

is indeed brighter than Tianqi's.

Is it because of the view in Yebei?

Is that why His Majesty trying to marry the fairest lady in Yebei?

His Majesty only wants peace.

His Majesty is requesting

a marriage alliance because he's tired of witnessing war.

It has nothing to do with one's appearance.

If His Majesty seeks peace,

I can assist His Majesty to make Yebei pledge their allegiance to him.

I can do so as long as he stops hurting the person I love.

Is that okay?

The person you love?

If so, between her and His Majesty,

who do you care for the most?

♪I had witnessed the grand fireworks several times♪

♪Flashing in the air♪

I can only live with a clear conscience if she stays alive.

I've already agreed

to marry the Emperor of Chao.

It's not unreasonable for me to request him to protect my friends, right?

As long as the bigger picture is untouched,

of course he can protect your friends.

-It's a deal then. -Yes.

Here.

♪Wandering and being lonely for most of my life, but you came into my life and changed everything♪

♪You're my ups and downs♪

♪A cold and lonely moonlight♪

I have a secret to tell you.

Do you wish to hear me out?

What secret?

I'll tell you about the kind of person

the Emperor of Chao is in my heart.

He's someone intelligent

and can devise many strategies.

He's amazing.

No matter the kind of person he wants

or the things he wants to achieve,

he can do them all.

Say,

he's so charming.

How could anyone not fall for him?

♪It started as ripples and slowly turned into waves♪

(So,)

(I was the person in your heart.)

(You're only willing)

(to tell me the truth when we're here.)

(I told you before)

(that I would make you my empress.)

(You mustn't go back on your words.)

Bai Lu.

Don't wake me up.

What did you call me?

Bai Lu.

I didn't expect us to drink together.

Are you Yu Xiuming?

Didn't you find out last night?

You're not the Yu Xiuming that's from this time zone.

You are...

I'm the Emperor of Chao who came all the way to this snowy place

to protect you

and drink with you.

What kind of sorcery is this?

Where did you send Bai Lu?

This has nothing to do with me.

She invented the magic array herself.

She bought the Ice Crystals too.

I tried to persuade her to stop.

Don't tell me this is a time-traveling passage?

She's bent on returning to the time before the Battle of Yebei

so that she can save Princess Zhuyan.

She wouldn't heed my advice.

How many secrets are you guys hiding from me?

I didn't know she would do this.

Let me go after her.

We can't just leave her alone.

Stop right there!

It's not what you should do.

Your Majesty!

I should've expected that long ago.

My plan

would never progress this smoothly.

You don't need to belittle yourself.

Doesn't that mean you were watching me

when I was embarrassing myself?

Was it that fun for you?

You didn't embarrass yourself.

Greetings, My Lord.

The Emperor of Chao

is granting the Mirror of Youth

to the fairest lady in the world.

She is also the future empress of Chao.

May the two states never fight again.

What...

What do you mean by this?

That means

she's going to Chao

and be our empress.

But why?

Ye doesn't want to marry that old man.

Rui,

mind your manners.

General Xie,

Ye Lingshuang isn't the princess of Yebei.

Is it appropriate for her

to marry His Majesty?

If so, King Qihai, who do you think is a better choice?

The Emperor of Chao dictates whether the candidate is suitable or not.

All right.

Excellent.

We will prepare lavish gifts

and send Ye Lingshuang off

like a princess.

Father!

How could you guys decide everything

on Ye's behalf?

She has no right to say no.

How so?

Ye, are you willing to do so?

My Lord,

Rui...

I'm willing to do so.

Go inside.

Yes, sir.

General Xie,

here's some fresh milk tea for you.

Thank you.

General, please.

Didn't you say it's milk tea? But this is liquor.

Your Majesty, I'm proposing a toast

to you for keeping your promise.

Actually, I came here

to make good on my promise.

Since when did you make a promise to me?

Did you forget?

It was that day.

Didn't I tell you

that I was okay with the Emperor of Chao too?

Have you truly made up your mind?

Yes, I have.

If I can love you without hiding anything,

I'm willing to give it a try.

Relay my order to the entire army.

Tell them that I have no intention of attacking Yebei.

No one should act without my permission. This is an imperial decree.

Yes, Your Majesty.

If so, Your Majesty, regarding the marriage alliance...

Qihai Lian

has nothing to do with the marriage alliance now.

I'm sure you're happy to hear that.

Stop thinking about her. Get to work.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Queen Lan.

My child, you're here.

Where's Rui?

I told her to retrieve something for me.

My Queen, do you have anything to tell me?

You and Rui are best friends.

No one likes you

in Yebei.

Only Rui

treats you as her true friend.

I hope that you won't forget about Rui's kindness

after heading to Chao.

Queen Lan, are you afraid

that I'll badmouth

the Seven Tribes of Yebei when I'm there?

You're overthinking it.

Besides,

the Emperor of Chao

is not foolish enough to believe in hearsay.

No matter what kind of person he is,

I have to say this for the sake of Yebei.

I believe that you don't want Yebei

to fall into ruins, right?

Queen Lan,

all of us are aware of the crisis Yebei is facing.

If, one day,

you have to choose

between Yebei and Rui,

Queen Lan,

I hope

that you will choose Rui.

There are countless daughters and sons in Yebei.

However, Rui only has you as her mother.

Please do not let her

suffer the hardship she isn't supposed to.

Look at you.

Why are you giving me advice instead?

Ye.

Rui.

Ye,

this is for you.

For me?

Initially, it was meant for me

or Lian.

But Mother said no one had made a bridal gown for you.

So she wants you to wear this on your wedding.

Rui,

I like everything you give me.

Ye.

Wait for me.

Queen Lan,

may I speak with Rui in private?

Let's go.

Ye,

do you truly wish to go?

I don't want you to force yourself to do the things you dislike.

Rui,

I have a secret to tell you.

Actually,

I've met the Emperor of Chao before.

I truly wish to marry His Majesty.

So,

you truly fancy the Emperor of Chao?

Marrying myself off to Chao is the best choice.

But, Ye, I can't bear to part with you.

Even now, I still cannot accept the fact

that you'll be leaving me and heading to Chao.

I can't bear to part with you either.

If so, I'll visit you in Tianqi

after you marry the Emperor of Chao.

Rui, I promise you.

We'll definitely see each other again.

And Wuyou is in Tianqi too.

If so, I can see Wuyou as well

when I go there to visit you.

Ye.

Don't worry.

We'll meet again soon.

♪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♪