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[Episode 29]

Your Highness.

Are you... worried about Qing Yuan and the others?

I'm not worried about him.

Then... are you worried about A'Ying?

I'm...

just feeling a little ashamed.

Everyone has...

dedicated themselves wholeheartedly for the things they want.

Li Zhu, in order to regain freedom,

lit the Perched Star Lamp with her life.

Qing Yuan, for Kongsang,

offered up his young life.

Even Na Sheng, for Yan Xi,

has persisted all this way from Tianque.

But what about me?

I've been cared for by everyone.

But now,

I actually want everyone to contribute even more.

While I'm gaining strength little by little,

I'm also losing her little by little.

If the dream of seeing the sun again

becomes reality,

then she'll... disappear forever.

Is there no way...

to stop A'Ying from scattering and disappearing?

I searched through the Xuan Huang Scripture. There is no record of it.

A'Ying chose not to tell me. Do you think

she knew that if I knew,

I wouldn't try to remove the seals?

All along,

A'Ying has looked gentle and quiet,

but her temperament is really stubborn.

Once she firmly decides, nothing can pull her back.

Your Highness,

if you feel bad,

you don't need to...

smile in front of me.

Thank you.

If you hadn't brought me back from the prairie back then,

do you think I wouldn't have had to endure all this?

No.

I was born to belong to Kongsang. I am King Cheng Guang's son.

I've been nailed to that glorious seat

with golden shackles.

Everyone stares at me with fiery eyes.

You all call me "Crown Prince,"

call me "Your Highness."

That's right.

I'm the crown prince.

I cannot be shaken.

Even when I saw with my own eyes A'Ying and Su Mo

falling from the Life and Death Pavilion,

I couldn't show a tiny bit of cowardice or hesitation.

But...

at the beginning, I was simply an ordinary person.

I get scared, too.

There are also times when I don't know if I've done the right or wrong thing.

I...

I can't bear losing A'Ying.

I can't bear losing Qing Yuan,

Lan Xia, Hong Yuan, all of them.

If it were possible,

I would rather...

bear all of this by myself.

It's been hard for you all these years.

You've always had to hold back your emotions.

I will continue to track him down

and take his life.

At that time, Lord Zhi Zhe, please let me live as a human again.

Search all corners, follow all leads.

If there is any news, report back immediately!

Yes!

Bai Ying?

Bai Ying, I've finally found you.

I never realized that everything I did

was pushing you towards turning into ash.

You've been facing me with such despair,

but I couldn't share your burden.

Bai Ying,

I'm willing to do everything with you, except for one thing that I cannot do.

That is losing you.

Let's not get the seals.

You won't turn into ash then.

I will be with you forever.

Bai Ying!

Bai Ying!

What did you say?

My sister will turn into ash?

I will curse you for all your lifetimes.

You will never get what you really want in your whole life!

Su Mo!

Lin'er.

Older Sister, you came back for me.

Even if I die, then it's still worth it.

Older Sister, it's not true that you'll turn into ash, is it?

He's talking nonsense, right?

You'll turn into ash, I transformed into a bird spirit,

is this our fate?

Older Sister, I don't want this! I don't want this! What do we do?

I cannot change the fact that I will turn into ash when Wuse City reopens.

But I'll definitely do my best to help you become human again.

If you turn into ash, what's the point for me to become human again?

Older Sister, promise me.

Let's stay in Jiuyi Mountain and not go unseal the seals, all right?

It doesn't matter if I'm a bird spirit for life, all right? Promise me!

Lin'er, I'm sorry.

I cannot promise you that I'll stay here with you. Okay?

Since you're not willing to stay here, whatever I say is meaningless.

Just pretend that you've never had a younger sister, then.

Lin'er!

She'll come back. She just can't accept...

that eventually... she'll lose you.

Su Mo, I've thought a lot about this on the way here.

You gave me the Light Avoidance Pearl so that I could walk under the sun again

and made my heart start beating again.

Not telling you was probably because of my own selfishness.

Because I feared that if I told you, all of this would cease to exist.

So I had been deceiving myself.

I've been pretending...

that I already forgot about turning into ash.

But now... I have to wake up from the dream.

I cannot force you to continue to stay by my side.

The best result that I can think of...

is to return to...

where the two of us started.

Return to where?

Return to when you were Su Mo...

and I was Bai Ying.

Rather than having both of us suffer, maybe separation...

would be easier for you to bear?

Bai Ying.

If I can change this...

If I can protect you...

Will you come with me?

I also want to go with you, to a future where you'll exist.

I also want to go with you to the Biluo Sea.

But I don't have a future anymore.

You still have a long lifetime.

Sorry, Su Mo.

I... I can't.

♫ Stay until love is insoluble ♫

Everything will turn out as I wish.

Everything will turn out as I wish.

♫ Escape into the deeply buried waves of the sea ♫

♫ Give birth to blue branches ♫

Bai Ying,

everything will turn out as you wish.

♫ Perhaps this is your silent answer ♫

♫ All beginnings comes at the expense of having endings ♫

♫ I once walked over waves to borrow a bit of starlight ♫

♫ Yet, no matter what I do, I cannot see you clearly ♫

♫ I thought that closing my eyes would make my heart clear ♫

♫ Yet I'm just lost in reverie ♫

♫ All beginnings come at the expense of having endings ♫

♫ However, love makes even breathing so difficult to do ♫

Stop right there. Don't say anything else to me.

If you say it again, I'll start crying again.

It's embarrassing as a crown prince, don't you know?

You've finished venting.

But I still have to say something. I want to vent, too!

Sure. Go ahead.

Before, when I led the troops into battle,

Cangliu always sought opportunities to intrude.

Once, I was trapped in the Lingqiu Mountain and reinforcements hadn't arrived yet.

At the time, I was ready to tell the troops to retreat.

But the messenger made a mistake in sending out the wrong command.

Instead of raising the flag for withdrawal, he raised the marching flag.

What happened then?

My troops then...

experienced high morale and charged into battle,

and instantly reversed the whole situation.

When I saw you again after 100 years,

that firmness in your gaze made me feel

that you are that flag. Because of you, Zhen Lan,

we came together; we will live and die together.

Because you took the first step,

we were able to find the way home. Maybe it's like what you said,

being a royal descendant is to be "enslaved in shackles."

But on the other hand, it is also a belief and strength.

So, I want to thank you. Really.

I know, regardless if it's Bai Ying,

Su Mo, or yourself. You run and fight

not for your individual freedoms, desires, or hatred,

but for something high above that.

For opening Wuse City, for waking up the 100,000 people,

for Quanxian's return to the Biluo Sea,

this...

is why I respect you all.

Because none of you is doing this for yourself.

And you...

I understand you. Even when you don't want to,

you will always make the decision that is most right.

Therefore, if you ever feel bad from now on,

there is me, the heir to Holy Sword Sect, Kongsang's Great General.

There are also Na Sheng...

and Qing Yuan. Together we will

stay by your side to keep going forward.

You called me Zhen Lan.

Ever since I ascended the seat of the crown prince, you've always called me "Your Highness."

But I still prefer you to call me Zhen Lan.

Since the seal was removed your strength is stronger now!

- General Xi Jing! - Uncle Xi Jing!

Uncle Xi Jing, Cangliu people are coming this way!

Get down! Get down!

So many of them. This isn't the time to fight them directly.

We need to divert them.

Search!

Yan Xi, Xi Jing and I will divert them. You two go down the mountain first.

- Let's go. - How do we meet up again?

Tianxiang Tavern at the bottom of Jiuyi Mountain.

- Tianxiang Tavern. Go! - Go!

They're over there. After them!

Hurry, go!

- What do we do? - Your invisibility spell is about to come in handy.

But my invisibility spell doesn't always work. I don't know if it can deal with them.

Don't worry, just do it. I have my own way.

What do we do? Kill him?

Even though he's chased after us several times before,

but he's not like those brutal Cangliu people.

Let's release him.

But... we're enemies.

Either they die or we die.

Even if we let him go today,

he'll come back another day to kill us.

But we're in the wilderness,

if there's danger,

he'll definitely be taken away by the evil bird spirits.

How about we keep him as a hostage?

He is a Cangliu General afterall.

If we keep him, maybe it'll be helpful to our next plan.

That's right. What you say makes sense.

If the Cangliu people chase us again, we'll just push him out.

They wouldn't dare touch us then.

[Tianxiang Tavern]

Will Brother Crown Prince and Uncle Xi Jing meet us here?

I left marks along the way.

It should be no problem.

Do you have something on your mind?

Whenever I think about how this came from Sister Ya Ren,

my heart aches.

She exchanged it with her life.

We should cherish it.

I'll keep it safe.

If I put it on the phoenix crown, I bet it'd look really nice.

What's the matter?

Would I look pretty wearing a phoenix crown?

I should think so.

You...

You... I...

What's wrong? I only kissed you once.

Why are you reacting so strongly?

No, I...

It's so dangerous up in the mountains.

Every day all thought about was how to get down the mountain sooner so I could see you.

I've finally come down the mountain.

You've said nothing.

What are you two doing? Don't do anything shameful!

There is someone else here.

What nonsense are you saying?

He's wounded.

He probably got wounded when we dragged him here.

Get up. Let me take a look.

What are you doing?

This is a Quanxian herb. It's very effective in stopping bleeding and pain.

Who knows if your medicine contains poison or not?

It does, it'll poison you to death.

- Thanks. - We've taken you as our hostage and you're saying thank you? Are you a fool?

Those are two separate matters.

Na Sheng, pour me some water.

All right.

If soldiers pursue and capture us later,

don't hurt her.

Agreed?

All right, I promise.

Here, returning this back to you.

General!

Good job.

You've done a great service.

No matter how capable you are, you still ended up in my hands.

Take him back to Jing City tomorrow.

- Don't delay a single moment. - Yes.

- General. - Why are you here?

The barrier at Jiuyi has been broken. However, we didn't hear any news from you.

Saintess Yu Zhu was very worried.

She ordered me to come here to assist you.

The news really travels fast.

I fear someone in the Imperial Court

has already filed a complaint against me.

Saintess Yu Zhu made clear that

we shouldn't go back if we don't succeed this time.

Why?

Master Lang slandered you in front of Master Xian.

As for Master Peng, he doesn't seem to have the intention of speaking up for you.

A killer has also been dispatched by Nan Zhao.

The five masters

are waiting for you and General Fei Lian to go back and be held accountable.

It's the intention of the lord on top of Jing Pagoda, right?

Lord on top of Jing Pagoda?

Nothing.

I'm giving you a task.

- I will listen to your instruction. - I've caught Su Mo.

Set out and escort him back to Jing City tomorrow.

You alone are on patrol today. Don't let anyone get near him.

Don't disappoint me.

Yes.

Why did Xiao sneak in?

Young Master.

Don't bother wasting your energy struggling.

This Lapis Lazuli Rope is specifically used to deal with those who use spells.

Senior Sister.

So, this is your trick to lure out the enemy.

Where's Su Mo?

You didn't capture him at all.

From the very beginning, I was the one you wanted to capture.

That's right, you're the one I wanted to capture.

Go back and notify General Yu Huan.

I should thank you today.

Without your cooperation, I wouldn't have been able to capture Bai Ying.

I told you not to disappoint me but you still came to rescue him.

He's useless to me now.

If you want to see this innocent person die in front of you,

call him Young Master in a loud voice.

Xiao,

I'm giving you one last chance.

Between Su Mo and I,

you can only choose one master.

Relay this order. Increase the guards today.

Escort the earth royal back to the city tomorrow.

Whoever makes any careless mistakes, interrogate them!

General, General Fei Lian has not returned to camp. Should we wait for him?

No need. It's more important to escort the earth royal back.

Do this immediately to avoid problems during the night.

Fei Lian will handle his own problems.

[Wishes for a happy lifetime]

- Did you decide where to hang it? - Over there.

- Do you need my help? - No.

It's only devout if I hang it myself.

It seems that this wish is very mysterious.

It's my secret with the Flower Deity Tree.

[I'm willing]

[I'm willing]

[I'm willing]

Then what was the wish you made a hundred years ago?

Do you want to know?

I want to take you with me back to Biluo Sea.

To watch the seven seas and listen to the sound of the waves.

Would you be willing?

[I'm willing]

It turns out that she's always had me in her heart.

Su Mo, are you doing well?

Commissioner of the Right!

Commissioner of the Right. We found Young Master after he fell into Jing Lake. He's unconscious.

Hurry, take him to the ice chamber.

Yes.

What happened to Young Master?

He fell into Jing Lake. We didn't see anyone attack him.

I've roughly examined him; there are no obvious injuries. [Zhi Xiu - Quanxian - Merpeople Physician]

But why is he still unconscious?

Could it be some internal injury?

What's going on with the blue-black vapor?

Could it be some sorcery?

I don't think so.

Find a way to call back the Commissioner of the Left and ask what happened.

[Tianxiang Tavern]

Tianxiang Tavern.

This should be the base Yan Xi was talking about.

Let's go in and take a look.

Did you hear? The day before yesterday we caught a member of Kongsang.

She was a woman in white and quite beautiful too.

I can't believe that Kongsang is still dragging out the inevitable.

Really?

It's true.

I saw the guards escort her out of the city this morning.

Gentlemen.

You just said that a woman in white was caught?

Who caught her?

I heard it was a general from Jing City.

What kind of woman in white was she?

I don't know. We never saw her.

But the general caught a merperson at Banbu City before.

They were called something, called... the Emperor of the Sea.

Then he caught a woman in white.

- It hasn't been peaceful lately. - It hasn't been peaceful.

Where is the woman in white now?

- We don't know about that. - Thank you for your time.

Please.

Na Sheng.

What is he doing here?

- We captured him. - You captured him?

It's a long story.

Why are you two so worried? What happened?

It seems that Su Mo and A'Ying were captured by Cangliu and taken to Jing City.

- What? - What?

I just received news from the Great Camp that Young Master has returned.

Is your news reliable?

A'Ying fell into a trap.

If that's the case, A'Ying and Su Mo didn't meet at all.

Could it have been Yu Huan?

What information do you know?

You've already captured me. What could I know?

Tell me. Did you all capture A'Ying?

Why don't you catch up with them

instead of wasting time with me here?

From the looks of it, he must know the truth.

Don't get clever with me! Tell me!

Do as you please.

He probably really doesn't know anything. I caught him right after we separated.

I don't think he has anything to do with this.

Do you know where in Jing City she was taken?

The military camp or prison?

Even if I knew,

do you think I'd tell you?

Then stop talking.

Forget it. I'll start heading back with Xi Jing.

I'll have the High Priest search for her with the Water Mirror and try to save A'Ying first.

Okay. I'll take good care of Na Sheng.

What about him?

Take him with us. He'll be useful.

General, I found two suspicious people. [Banbu City Military Camp]

How are they suspicious?

They kept asking about the woman in white that was captured yesterday.

They asked for a lot of details. Then I realized they weren't from Cangliu.

Go on.

- I have to pee. - You're so troublesome.

I have to pee.

- Make it quick. - Don't rush me.

Na Sheng.

- Where did he go? - He ran. Don't worry about him. Let's go.

[Banbu City]

General.

Why am I seeing you here? I heard Banbu City's Commander say that you were captured by the people of Kongsang.

I just escaped.

Everyone stop!

Close off this street!

Yes!

If soldiers pursue and capture us later, don't hurt her.

Agreed?

They ran… this way.

- Hurry! Chase after them! - Hurry!

- What do we do? - Let's go.

General, are you sure they went this way?

I'm sure. They ran this way.

Where did they go?

You've been injured.

Was it the Heavenly King who injured you?

I got a scratch from the fight just now. It's nothing.

I didn't expect Quanxian to still give preferential treatment to prisoners...

and treat their prisoners' wounds.

I treated the wound myself.

Then you really do have many connections, General.

You even have Quanxian's medicine.

How do you know it's Quanxian's medicine?

I've got many Quanxian concubines in my manor. They all use this on their skin.

It makes their skin extremely soft after applying.

Mine was also from a Quanxian female entertainer.

I didn't expect it to come in handy now.

General, I still can't let this go.

You've suffered a lot these past few days,

but I'm sure you know where their base is.

Why don't we go back first

and plan this out with Yu Huan?

It's not too late to come back and catch them later. Right?

You just said to quickly capture those rebels.

Why do you now want to return to Jing City now?

Are you colluding with the rebels...

and trying to cause a revolt?

Nan Zhao!

Framing a general means a death sentence!

When was I ever afraid to die?

As for you, General,

if you're not selling your friends to the enemy and just doing this to survive,

I'll exchange the lives of my brothers in Cangliu

for your freedom!

Guards! Seize Fei Lian!

Who dares to move?

How dare you try to seize me?

I'm loyal to Cangliu and was ordered to capture the bandits.

But I refuse to trust in your actions today.

I wasn't able to catch the rebels for Cangliu,

but catching a traitor makes this battle worth it too.

Who is in that carriage?

I heard it's a remaining member of Kongsang. They seem to be royalty, too.

General Yu Huan has made great achievements this time.

That's right. Who said he didn't?

Congratulations on your victorious return, General Yu Huan.

You captured Kongsang's Princess Bai alive. You are young and promising.

You've overpraised me, Master Peng.

I'm a soldier of Cangliu.

It's my duty to follow the orders of Lord Zhi Zhe.

General Yu Huan, come up to receive your order.

Order of Commendation. General Yu Huan is promoted

to first-rank general.

Thank you, Lord Zhi Zhe.

Lord Zhi Zhe's training really is effective.

You made such a great achievement so soon.

I'll never forget...

Master Peng's training.

How is Young Master doing?

It seems that his soul has been captured.

Only Lord Ming Huo can save Young Master.

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Wanting to Return by Zhou Shen

♫ Among the frosty clouds is the cold moon ♫

♫ A strange light in the night ♫f

♫ In the dream, there are longing and fear ♫

♫ The layers of waves build up ♫

♫ Repeating the promise ♫

♫ Yet they disappear in the end ♫

♫ We've met several times ♫

♫ Yet it is hard to mention our past fated relationship ♫

♫ Sighing for the past is as frivolous as smoke ♫

♫ Split open the cocoon in my heart ♫

♫ You live in there ♫

♫ and have never been discovered by anyone ♫

♫ Ask time to borrow a chapter ♫

♫ The unforgettable memories ♫

♫ have disappeared, disappeared ♫

♫ I once thought there was a deep bond ♫

♫ Using ten finger to painstakingly ♫

♫ play the ancient chords ♫

♫ In exchange for only a moment of your smile ♫

♫ Use a lifetime to love only one person ♫

♫ How do you calculate the debt between each other? ♫

♫ Yet unwilling, unwilling ♫

♫ to make an exchange for a promise and apology ♫

♫ Our next lives are too far away ♫

♫ I would rather turn into ashes and be lost in a reverie ♫

♫ When I want to return, it will be time for my dream to come true ♫