Original subtitles

♫ Are you still waiting? ♫

♫ The wind blows away the sand. ♫

♫ The past prosperity vanishes. ♫

♫ I'm alone in the world. ♫

♫ Your profile is drowned in the darkness. ♫

♫ My memory goes wrong. ♫

♫ I can't hold your hands. ♫

♫ How many problems are left unsolved? ♫

♫ I'm afraid even I doubt myself.♫

♫ Those unforgettable feelings in my heart, ♫

♫ they are not real. ♫

♫ How many words are left unsaid? ♫

♫ I want to give you more. ♫

♫ The more I do, the more mistakes I make. ♫

♫ I'm always by your side. ♫

♫ I'm waiting for you. ♫

♫ How many problems are left unsolved? ♫

♫ I don't forget your persistence. ♫

♫ Those unforgettable feelings in my heart, ♫

♫ they are all real. ♫

♫ How many words are left unsaid? ♫

♫ I don't want to be the only one in love. ♫

♫ How to break through all the barriers? ♫

An Oriental Odyssey

Episode 38

I realize what you mean, mother.

I will choose my mentors and friends very carefully.

I believe you.

You're an honest boy.

You never tell a lie.

Well.

I gave Wuli Flower to you a few days ago.

Have you figured the way to let it bloom?

Mother,

the Wuli Flower you gave me

has been broken.

What?

Broken?

How can it be broken?

Who broke it?

It's me.

I feel sorry for it.

You gave this overseas treasure to me,

but I didn't protect it well.

Please punish me.

Forget it. It's just a vase of flower.

There's no need to blame you.

Stand up.

Thank you, mother.

I lied

because of you.

I know.

Who on earth are you?

You know my name is Nana, Prince.

Shwag Nana.

Do you know the Nana around Ying?

I know her.

She can't be here.

I want you to do two things for me.

Yes.

The Wuli Flower you gave me

has been broken.

Who broke it?

It's me.

Do you hate him?

Yes.

How I wish I could strangle him.

He deliberately cheated me.

If I were you,

I would forgive him.

Why?

Because from what you said,

I don't think you hate him.

Instead, you miss him very much.

And

he's here.

Nonsense.

You know what?

I came here just for the Divine Beads.

It can't be for you.

Divine Beads, you know?

My family are still in prison because of you.

Xia and nanny were really nice to you.

Don't you know that?

You are so cruel and cold-blooded.

If only because of your petty favors

I forget them, am... am I still a human being?

I will...I will kill you.

Then...

Nana.

What are you thinking?

You didn't answer me in a few calls.

I was in a daze. Haven't you been in a daze?

You feel so right to be in a trance.

It's all because Prince Ying supports you.

Follow me. Queen Tuoyue summoned you.

Wait here.

Why did the Queen summon me?

It must be good things.

Maybe it's because you served Prince Ying well,

the Queen wants to grant you.

Just wait here.

- Back off. - Yes.

Enchantress, how dare you! Do you admit your guilt?

Enchantress?

Who? Me?

Why?

Is every beauty should be called an enchantress?

Enchantress, how dare you quibble when you're dying?

I dictate the order of Queen Tuoyue:

Shwag Nana captivated Prince Ying.

It's a terrible crime. Catch her.

- Yes. - Yes.

What are you doing?

Why did you hit her so hard?

Carry her away.

I offend you. Please forgive me.

Wait.

What can I do for you?

Have you seen Nana in my palace?

Pardon...Pardon me.

I know nothing.

Forgive me. Please forgive me.

What happened?

Tell me everything you know.

It's Zhenzhen.

She took Nana away at the Queen's command.

What?

What crime did she commit?

Zhenzhen said...

she captivated you.

Pull her up.

- I interrogated you. - It's you again.

I will kill you at the Queen's command.

You have only yourself to blame.

It's the Queen Tuoyue's order to kill you.

Even if I want to save you, I can do nothing.

Let me go. Let me go.

Let me go.

What are you doing?

Stop.

It's Queen Tuoyue's order.

I...I can't help you.

Let me go.

No.

Why?

You even dare to ignore my order?

Prince, it's the command of Queen Tayue.

I have to obey it.

Zhenzhen,

you're my personal bodyguard, not hers.

She captivated you. It's guilty of a capital crime.

If the bad practice can't be eliminated,

how would I reply to the Kind and Queen?

Captivated me?

She...

was called by me to go to my palace.

So? If someone has to be blamed,

I should be blamed too, shouldn't I?

You have your moral integrity.

How can it happen?

What is it?

What's wrong with falling in love?

Who fell in love with you?

Prince...

I like Nana.

You accused her and wanted to kill her.

How? Is this the law of Suoluo?

Go and tell the Queen:

Nana belongs to me.

But...

There's no 'but'.

I'll never allow you to hurt her. Back off.

Who fell in love with you?

If I hadn't say that,

you'd be a dead body at the river bottom.

Then I'd like to be in the river.

Nana, I didn't hesitate to lie to everyone that I like you.

Why don't you know what is good for you?

Who ask you to lie?

I don't need you to lie.

I'm guilty. I present my respect to you.

Mr. Shwag.

Please tell the Prince the reason you're guilty.

Prince, my daughter Nana was selected to be sent to the palace.

But I didn't educate her in a proper way and she didn't want to come.

I could persuade her,

so I find someone else to take her place.

I deserve to be punished by death penalty.

You mean the Nana in the palace is not your daughter.

My daughter Nana has been sent to her aunt to avoid the selection.

The imposter in the palace...

I don't know anything about who she is.

Back off. Wait for your judgment.

Yes.

I don't know what you want to show me.

Nothing.

Don't blame Zhenzhen.

I gave her the word to kill the girl.

I can't really understand what you just said, mother.

Though Nana hid her real identity from me,

she didn't hurt anyone, didn't hurt me.

Why do you want to kill her?

She was rumored to break the regulation and captivate you.

She was even said to stay overnight in your palace.

Is it true?

Mother, sometimes seeing is not believing.

Words can be a cold iron to hurt people.

Please believe me, mother.

We never go off the rails.

Do you think I'd believe what you said?

Not long ago, you lied to me for her.

Am I wrong?

The vase of Wuli Flower was not broken by you. It's her.

I was wrong.

I shouldn't lie to you.

The flower was broken by her. You're right.

But the servant's mistake is all due to the master.

If you want someone to blame,

please blame me and forgive her.

Ying, I don't care about the reason why she's here under a false name.

But what if she has a purpose to get close to you?

Mother.

Ying, do you think I really care about the flower?

I care about you.

She can seduce you to tell a lie,

then what will happen tomorrow?

Do you forget the lesson of Heng?

Mother, what you said is indeed reasonable.

But I have felt confused since I brought back the Divine Beads.

I've forgotten my past.

But after meeting this girl,

I felt I had countless ties with her.

Maybe she can help me to find my memory.

You said that seeing is not believing,

It's just your feeling.

All of you told me I had gone to Tang,

but I don't remember anything about what happened there.

I feel I've lost my past.

I don't know my past,

but I know the present and the future.

Isn't it enough for you to know that

you're my son and the prince of the Suoluo Kingdom?

Mother, if all your memory has been taken away

and only a title of Queen has been left, do you think it's enough?

I hope you stop making it difficult for Nana.

Ying, if your instinct tells you that

she has connections to your experience in Tang.

Then just keep it.

Thank you, mom.

But have you even think of the real purpose

why she made every endeavor to be with you and came to our Kingdom?

Could she be dangerous?

You mean the Divine Beads?

Nana, I have clarified the misunderstanding with my mother.

She and Zhenzhen won't embarrass you anymore.

You just stay in my palace.

I don't need you to work or serve me.

You just chat with me, relieve me from boredom

and be my friend, is that okay?

He suddenly be really gentle to me.

Is he recalling me soon?

It's really a good start.

Maybe I can get close to the Divine Beads gradually.

Do you really mean it, Prince?

If you don't lie to me,

then I won't lie to you.

Mu Le, don't blame me.

If I don't lie to you, how can I find the Divine Beads?

I've never heard of the melody you're playing.

It's a farewell song.

What story does it tell?

It tells a weaver girl falls in love with a young herdsman.

But the young man and his horses are homeless and wander a lot.

The girl misses the man.

Her tears turn to stars in the sky to shine for him far away.

I'm sorry to break your beloved cup.

Please punish me.

It's just a cup. Stand up.

Yes.

Bing, why are you crying?

Princess, my boyfriend Changtai works on the frontier to build fortifications.

His fellow wrote a letter that

his legs were injured while working and he can't walk now.

I just thinking of asking him to come so I can take care of him.

You said he can't walk.

What else do you want to do?

Do you want him to come here and serve him?

You're so stupid to ignore yourself.

Please fulfill my wish, Princess.

Then I will accept that.

Thank you for your kindness.

Don't thank me.

Bing, maybe you're right.

People in love should be together.

It's really stupid to if people not in love tangle together.

Princess.

Sir, you've come back.

I'm here waiting for you.

Where are the servants?

We're a couple.

Isn't it okay for me to serve you?

I made these dishes.

Please have a taste.

I've tasted.

It's delicious.

It's unexpected that you're good at cooking.

Have you tried dishes made by Yuan'an?

Why do you ask that?

Have you?

No.

We have courtesy between us, so we never get along like this.

How is it possible for me to eat her dishes?

Since that, how about guessing who would make better dishes?

How to guess that? I don't know the answer.

Then I'll tell you I must be better than her in cooking.

Because I'm better than her in everything.

Appearance, knowledge, martial arts ability, flower arrangement.

I can make better dishes than her.

Princess,

Yuanan has been to Suoluo Kingdom alone.

I don't know whether she's alive.

Why do you say that about her?

I must say.

You don't like hearing about her fault, do you?

But what's wrong with me?

Everyone likes to compare me with her,

even compare our marriage.

Sir, do you think I'm that stupid?

I'll tell you the truth today.

I'm not comparing with her.

You're in my heart.

If you and she love each other,

I'd ask Empress to let me marry you.

If you two don't love each other,

I would do so, too.

There's nothing to do with her.

Today I figure out one thing:

I seems to be smart,

but actually I'm totally a fool.

Even a peasant has figured it out long ago,

I chose to fight against it.

Forced love will never end well.

As for people,

how can you love me?

Sir,

this is our divorce agreement.

I've signed.

You sign it,

then we can say goodbye to each other.

Is it what you really want?

Yes.

It's what you want,

and I dare not to say no.

Since you tell me your true feelings to me,

I have nothing to hide.

I met Yuanan long ago.

After surviving some adventures,

we took a fancy to each other.

But we're not lucky.

I married you ultimately.

Well, no matter why we married,

I've seen your kindness,

and I remembered it in my heart.

But now the Nine Divine Beads haven't been found,

Yuanan's life is uncertain,

and my life is controlled by the Empress.

But it's different to you.

You're an Princess. You're a member of the royal families.

You will live even if everyone of us dies,

because the Emperor would protect you,

and the Empress would forgive you.

I remain my purity

because sometimes I would remind of Yuanan.

But I also do that for the future...

for you to have another choice in the future.

You've made your decision.

Why do you take it back?

Everyone says it's hard to get the Nine Divine Beads.

The demon Tian Qiao draw a blank for a dozen years.

Only I have collected the Beads one by one,

and made the owners say they'd give them to me.

Zhao Lanzhi.

Do you know it?

It's harder to get you than the Beads.

Minghui, what did you say?

It's harder to get you than the Beads.

Not this one.

You said

you have to collect the Nine Divine Beads

and get the owners' permission at the same time

to own the Beads?

Yes.

If Monk Tianshu wasn't willing to give in the evening Mu Le stole it...

- Nana. - Nana.

I won't help you to work.

I'd like to walk around. Is it alright?

Prince Ying has told us that you can do whatever you want.

We have no objection, instead, we have to serve you carefully.

Don't do that.

There's no need to serve me. I'm not used to it.

It's okay for me to walk alone.

Okay. Let's go.

The Divine Beads are not with him.

Where would he hide them?

What are you looking for?

Prince, I'm looking for earrings.

Earrings?

They're here.

Sorry, I made a mistake.

What?

Go out with me.

For what?

Just walk randomly.

(Horse-whispering)

You know the language of the horse?

A servant has taught me a few sentences.

I don't know what he meant, but the horse will listen to him.

Do you mean the servant who has stolen your things?

Do you know what did you say?

What?

You said listening to me and I'll give you carrots.

(Horse-whispering)

What are you saying?

Shy?

He's your soldier going through fire and water.

He's your friend fighting side by side.

He could give you last chance to survive. This is your horse.

Every cavalryman in the Suoluo Kingdom must be able to speak horse language.

I started to learn horse training from royal horse trainers since young,

so I master the horse language.

Why?

Haven't you heard of horse language?

Don't you know every soldier in Suoluo can speak it?

I'm a girl.

Why should I know your man-things?

I'm interested in the servant you mentioned.

He was just bought by my family.

There's only horse-training in his life.

He's very obedient.

But he stole your things.

It must not a good feeling to be betrayed by the one you believed.

There's a temple.

I'll take you to pray to the Buddha.

- Okay. - Okay. Give you.

Quicker.

Look how good I am.

Alcohol, and meat!

Master, stop joking.

After the Divine Beads were stolen, the Queen has stopped your salary.

To satisfy your greediness,

we have sold every valuable things in our temple.

How can we have alcohol and meat?

I guess you're too hungry to keep a clear mind.

I won't be confused in this.

I may confuse everything but never in alcohol and meat.

Why do they come here now?

I don't want to see them most.

Go quickly.

Go. Let's go.

Go. Let's go.

What did you say to the Buddha?

I said I hope the servant can return what he stole to me soon.

What about you?

I said to the Buddha,

it's not easy to meet someone I value

and I hope she can treat me sincerely and tell me the truth.

Then what about you?

Are you honest to your friends?

Sure.

I never lie to my friends.

Fine. Then I want to ask a question.

Please.

Before I come here I've heard you brought a halidom, the Nine Divine Beads from the Tang, right?

Yes.

My father told me when I was young that it's a powerful halidom,

but I don't know it clearly.

Can you tell me about that?

Mother seems to be right.

She came here for the Divine Beads.

Nana, you asked a good question.

The Divine Beads are said to be a supreme halidom,

but people don't know that it brought more disasters.

Why?

It's a story in the palace.

It's a story a long, long time ago.

I've never seen the Nine Divine Beads before I went to the Tang,

neither did my father nor mother.

The story of the Divine Beads was told by monks,

and shown on murals.

They're the wisdom of the nine clans in ancient times.

They can save lives and realize wishes,

and can also start wars and create disasters.

After the war of the nine clans,

the Divine Beads were sealed under the holy lake by ancient gods.

Time passes by and they appeared in the Suoluo Kingdom.

Look, what's that?

In the end, the Nine Divine Beads were kept by Suoluo

until a hundred of years ago...

What happened then?

The Queen at that time gave birth to two princes.

One was pure kind and flawless, obsessed with Buddhism.

One was ambitious to use the Divine Beads to dominate the world.

Finally, the ambitious Prince grabbed the Divine Beads.

Give me the Divine Beads.

I'll never give them to you.

If you don't want to die, give it to me with your willingness.

The elder Prince killed the second Prince.

He couldn't find the Divine Beads in the pagoda,

so he fired the pagoda enshrining the Divine Beads angrily.

He went crazy and died soon.

Then where did the Divine Beads go?

The second Prince had predicted his brother coveted them.

He gave them to an Indian monk, who brought them to India.

The monk enshrined the Divine Beads before the Buddha and prayed,

but the same thing happened in India again.

Let's go!

Kill them!

Go.

Take the Divine Beads to the Tang.

Now you know who the young Tang monk is?

It's Master San Zang.

Smart.

Do you remember what happened then?

After Master San Zang passed away,

you turned against Tian Qiao and was wanted as a traitor for 19 years.

Yes.

We're fellow apprentices and close as brothers.

But we became foes for grabbing the Divine Beads and made a big disaster.

Everything is clear in the end, but it's a catastrophe to Buddhism in Tang.

State Preceptor,

you still didn't answer my question.

Why did you give the Divine Beads to the servant?

Because when I met Mu Le in Ye's Mansion,

I knew who he was and why he came here after he said "Huole De Tuotuo"

Everything in this world is a circle.

There's a start, and there will be an end.

It will end where it starts.

The Divine Beads originally belonged to the Suoluo Kingdom.

Isn't right to let him take the Divine Beads there?

What did Mu Le want to do with the Divine Beads?

Because something terrible happened in the Suoluo palace.

My father was almost killed.

I have to take them back to save my father.

Were the Divine Beads the only remedy for the King?

Yes.

I used the Divine Beads to help him heal every once in a while.

I'll seal them after his recovery.

No one can use it to create any calamity.

♫ Tired off and lights out, it's about to dawn. ♫

♫ I never speak out my love sickness. ♫

♫ In my dream, we are falling into sweet love. ♫

♫ Everyone wants a lifelong lover, ♫

♫ but the passion fades away with time. ♫

♫ I'm stubborn and you're reluctant. ♫

♫ Antagonistic love is so absurd. ♫

♫ We can't be reconciled to the past. ♫

♫ What sweet time we have, ♫

♫ but only pity stays as time goes by. ♫

♫ I lead a wandering life in the world, ♫

♫ pursuing the traces left by you. ♫

♫ I hope to get acquaintance with you. ♫

♫ Recalling the previous love and hatred with you, ♫

♫ I think we live a worthwhile life. ♫

♫ What sweet time we have, ♫

♫ but only pity stays as time goes by. ♫

♫ What sweet time we have, ♫

♫ but only pity stays as time goes by. ♫