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 37

Damn it, Mu Le, beat you down.

Bastard.

Are you doing laundry or smashing them?

Can you pay for the clothes if you break them?

I've already washed them. What do you expect?

Wash them with a smile,

with gratitude and respect for the master.

That's it.

Be more sincere, from the bottom of your heart.

- Look at her. - Like a fool.

Wash them carefully and don't slack off.

What brings you here?

Follow me.

Come on, come here.

Why are you so mysterious?

Come on, look.

See what I've got for you.

Good food.

And... this.

One more...

Come on, help yourself.

You can work well with your belly full.

You know what, since I grew up,

I've never suffered such a grievance.

What the hell is this place?

How can they make girls working without feeding?

Did they really do this to you?

More than this.

But they gave me something actually,

a pot of flowers to eat.

That's not funny.

What a terrible life I had in Suoluo,

being tortured, and being a slave.

And what I ate last time?

I feel disgusted even at the thought of it.

Don't you want to know what you drank last time?

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

I have to tell you if you say so.

What you drank was its saliva.

Without its spittle,

Do you think you could stop the bug?

And now do you become more interested in Suoluo?

I should say I have no interest indeed.

I just want to get what belongs to me,

and go home right away.

Really?

Isn't there someone you'd like to meet most?

Yes, but you don't know how much I want to see him.

I can't wait to see him and strangle him.

How can you do that?

Think about how he cheated on you at that time,

and how he tortured you at present.

How could you let him die so easily?

You should torture him little by little.

That will bring so much fun.

Yes.

Is it the first step to get close to him for me?

Is it the first step to be a good maid before getting close to him?

In order to be a good maid...

I should wash the clothes first.

What are you doing?

This is my bed. What do you want to do?

Your bed?

What? Do you want to sleep now?

Then what?

There are rules in the Palace.

Anyone new here should work the night shift,

and she should work all night long.

I was made to work the whole day.

I'd let it go with nothing to eat.

And now am I not allowed to sleep?

What's the noise?

Don't you know how to behave yourself?

Listen, this is the rule in the palace.

No one can make an exception.

If you don't want to follow it...

alright, you can go now.

No one want you to stay.

Fine, I'll go.

Since I can't sleep,

it's a good chance to find the beads.

Where did he put the beads?

Why are you here?

I'm here to serve you to take a bath and get dressed.

Get out. I don't need you.

Yes.

Are you out of your mind? Why did you throw me here?

I'm almost drowned.

Talking to your master in such a loud voice,

are you so desperate for the death penalty?

Why did I throw you into the water?

Think about how he deceived you at that time,

and how he tortured you at present.

How can you let him die so easily?

You should torture him to die little by little.

Countless clothes to wash,

and not allowing me to eat and sleep,

Was it you who found fault with me?

Seems you're not that stupid.

What for?

What for?

For I hate you.

Lantern Festival or promises...

you made them up, didn't you?

Shwag Nana.

You're not supposed to be here.

I urge you to leave at once.

You'd better listen,

not only won't I leave, but I'll stay here.

And I'll make you serve for me.

Wishful thinking.

It's so embarrassing.

- Don't sleep. - Wake up. Get up.

- Don't slack off. - Get up. Hurry up.

- We're waiting. - Hurry up.

Get up.

What are you noisy in the morning?

It was your vigil, but where were you last night?

Last night...

I was on my night shift,

and Prince Ying took a fancy to me...

so he made me serve him to have a bath.

What?

You served Prince Ying to have a bath?

Yes.

Why?

Actually, it was more than that.

- She is talking nonsense. - It can't be true.

I took a bath by the way.

She took a bath by the way.

Oh god, Prince Ying always keeps his nose clean.

Personal maids like us never serve him to bathe.

How...how could she bathe with Prince Ying?

How dare she.

Did you see anything?

Perhaps I've seen all what you want to see.

- What did you say? - What do you mean?

What is what we want to see?

Eight-pack stones...

very hard and very even.

You...

I'm telling you,

the prince will have me wait on him to get changed.

Wait on him to get changed?

How dare she? It's too much.

It pisses me off.

I can't believe this new one is so crafty and shrewd.

Prince Ying is innocent and kind,

but unexpectedly he was enchanted by her.

Stop it, you ignorant girls.

Haven't you come across such cases in the palace?

In my opinion, we'd behave well,

and be nice to her from now on,

for fear that she'll revenge on us in the future.

Yes, that's right.

Nana...

The work you did these days is a new maid should do.

But now you are not a new one,

so just let someone else do the work.

Yes, yes, that's right.

Sister, you only need to stay in the palace,

dusting and watering the flowers.

That's it. And you don't need to eat flowers.

We'll prepare a nice lunch and serve it to you.

Yes, that's right.

There is no boundary for snobs indeed.

This is about the prince's dignity.

Prince Ying hasn't been married yet.

None of you are allowed to talk behind your back.

Got it?

Yes, we got it.

What did you say?

I heard from the maids that

last night the new maid named Nana,

she not only served the prince to get changed,

but also...

Also what?

In the words of the maids,

she also took a bath with the prince.

Is it the maid who fought against the assassin

and protected the prince?

Yes, your majesty. It's her.

That's ridiculous.

Prince Ying is a man of integrity.

How can he do such a ridiculous thing with a maid?

Zhenzhen, give my order,

anyone who gossip should watch out her tongue.

Yes, your majesty.

The Wuli Flower never blooms.

It's really frustrating.

Take the pot of flower to Prince Ying

and ask him to figure out ways.

Set a hard question for him to bring his mind back.

Yes, your majesty.

Greetings, my prince.

Arise.

Greetings, my prince.

Arise.

My mother sent you here?

Look, my prince.

This is what Queen Tuoyue bestowed to you,

named Wuli Flower.

This is a rare variety from overseas,

brought by the merchant fleet to our queen.

It's said the flower is extremely beautiful.

But no one has ever seen it.

It is in bud now, and I guess it will blossom soon.

There's something you don't know.

This flower is very beautiful but also delicate.

According to the man who presented it,

One should wait at midnight,

when the moon rises to the culmination,

and drip three drops of rootless water,

so that it will bloom.

This is a mission without a solution.

Till now, the queen has no chance to see its flower.

OK then, you just put it here.

I'll work it out.

OK.

You, come here.

Today I was walking in the palace.

Everyone saw me with weird looks.

When I was leaving, they started whispering.

Tell me, was it your mischief behind?

What? What is the mischief?

How can I make the mischief?

I don't understand.

It's about we two...

last nigh that...

What happened last night?

What was going on here?

Accidentally fell into the pool.

It was just having a bath, wasn't it?

Why did you defame me?

You're too young to prank me.

You must feel hurt to be wronged.

Believe it or not I can make you out of here right now.

Want to get me out since you can't win me?

You are a prince. If you apologize to me,

I'll just let off you.

It's so funny.

I'm the prince of Suoluo.

How can I play with the maid like you?

I'm the master, you're the servant.

That's it.

But I'm a fair man. Come.

Here is a task for you.

Look at this flower.

This was what my mother bestow to me.

If one wants it to bloom...

he'd drip three drops of rootless water,

when the moon rises to the culmination,

I will give you one night.

If you make it bloom, you can stay in the palace,

If you can't, you should leave at once.

It's good weather when the moon rises to the culmination,

How can I get rootless water or rain?

Are you kidding me?

As I said, if you can't work it out,

you should leave right now.

There is one night left, right?

Let's wait and see.

Where is the rain?

Now listen, you're just kidding me, aren't you?

When you were in my house, have I been so hard on you?

Say it yourself, don't you have a heart?

I'm going to smash you into pieces.

Heave, if you're fair, you shall not baffle me only.

You shall make the one sleepless who plagued me.

You should go to torture him.

Are you kidding me too?

What's the thunderstorm without rain?

Give my dear friend an eternal body,

keeping him away from vagrancy and hardship.

Dear blue bat, use your most powerful magic,

to help my dearest friend.

Is it like what Xiaohu and Zhao Lanzhi said?

You're not a monster, are you?

It's gone.

How can it be?

Suoluo is really a strange place.

Prince...

Prince...

I feel like getting burned.

Let me help you to bed.

♫ Little baby, clap your hands.

♫ Let's sing a song and catch bugs.

♫ Enjoy the wind and enjoy your meal,

♫ and go to sleep with a big smile.

Do you feel better?

I've heard this song somewhere before.

It's a lullaby...

almost the same.

Who taught you that?

My mom.

Did you sing it to someone else?

I've sung it to my servant.

He was afraid of thunder and rain,

therefore I sang it to him.

It means...

you treated him well.

He was good to me, too.

Where is he now?

Stole something and ran away.

Did you find him?

I found him.

You did?

Do you hate him?

I do.

And I want to strangle him.

It seems...

the stuff is important to you.

The stuff can be put in the secondary place.

What I hate most is that he lied to me.

What if it was a mistake?

But it was not a mistake.

He sought all means to deceive me.

Would you forgive him if you were me?

If I were you...

I would forgive him.

Why?

Judging from what you said,

I don't think you hate him,

but you miss him very much.

Besides...

you have him right here.

Stop talking nonsense.

He's a liar, a bastard.

I can't wait to strangle him.

If you talk foolishly, I'll strangle you too.

You may know it better,

whether I was talking nonsense or not.

If you don't have him in heart,

why would you sing the lullaby to a servant?

If you don't have him in heart,

why do you mind him lying to you so much?

And why were you irritated by my careless words?

Careless words?

How can you say it so carelessly?

You're really an extraordinary girl.

But you should remember I'm your master.

If you kill me, you can't live any more.

I don't care. We shall die together.

But you'd better listen,

If you don't stop talking nonsense,

I'll kill you no matter who you are.

All right.

I'll stop talking it.

It's weird.

Mu Le has the ability to repair his body.

He always recovers quickly.

But why does he have the scar only?

Do you remember the scar?

No, I don't.

Looks like a bite,

and it's supposed to be a girl.

What's the matter?

I'm yawning, any problem?

It's blooming.

We take it for granted that...

rootless water can be rain only.

But we don't know tears can make it too.

Because of my tears,

the scar can't be healed.

What did you just cry about?

I was yawning.

I worked out the tough task by you.

Keep your words.

I'm going back to sleep now.

And what do you want?

Stay here...

and finish the song.

♫ Little baby, clap your hands.

♫ Let's sing a song and catch bugs.

♫ Enjoy the wind and enjoy your meal,

♫ and go to sleep with a big smile.

♫ Little baby, clap your hands.

♫ Let's sing a song and catch bugs.

♫ Enjoy the wind and enjoy your meal,

♫ and go to sleep with a big smile.

Prince, take the medicine.

Go away.

Queen Tuoyue is arriving.

Mother.

You eventually come to see me.

How are you, my son?

Mother, I'll get better if you set me free.

Why are you still talking thoughtlessly?

I know you want to get out of here.

But you'd know why you're confined in the pagoda.

Because of you, your father risked his life.

Did you realize your mistake?

Does it matter whether I realize or not?

You prefer Ying.

And he found the treasure of Suoluo.

Probably...

my father will give him the beads and throne.

I want to ask you, mother...

What am I supposed to do?

Whatever I do is wrong in your eyes.

It's all your excuse.

Besides, I just like something that I like.

But what I like is something you don't like.

You just suppressed me...

confined me and punished me.

Then I want to ask...

what I did wrong actually.

Why are you still so stubborn?

Mother,

I want to congratulate my brother.

Perhaps you and my father already had the plan.

You're both my sons.

You don't need to say this.

Enough with the nonsense,

there's one thing I want to remind you.

What is that?

Tell me,

can a monster be the king of Suoluo?

Did you sleep well?

I dreamed about you.

What did you dreamed about?

I dreamed you knew me

and we became friends.

Making friends in dreams?

Nana, since Wuli Flower bloomed,

you've figured out the task.

Now you can stay in the palace...

and be my friend.

OK.

The prince's words are to be taken seriously, and...

there are witnesses.

Greetings, my prince.

Don't take it the wrong way.

It's not what you think.

- We didn't see anything. - We saw nothing.

Leave us alone.

Yes.

Go, go.

You did it on purpose.

As I said it,

you're still wet behind the ears.

What on earth do you want?

I don't want anything.

But I've heard the prince never lies.

Yes,

I never lie.

But you'll lie for me.

What are you doing?

This is what my mother gave to me.

If she finds out you broke it,

you'll be bound to die.

What are you waiting for?

Go and get a new pot and pick it up.

Sorry, Prince Ying.

I may let you down.

Are you crazy?

Are you telling the truth?

Your majesty, I dare not lie to you.

Maid Nana did stay with Prince Ying last night.

I wanted to do cleaning with maids this morning...

- but we saw them hugging. - Stop it.

Honorable and distinguished Prince Ying is,

how can he do such things with a maid?

I'll cut your tongue if you keep rumoring.

I dare not.

Leave now.

Greetings, mother.

Arise.

Thank you, mother.

Mother, why do you come to see me so early in the morning?

Well, as your mother,

can't I come to see my son in the morning?

I don't mean it.

You're mistaken.

Ying, come here and sit next to me.

My son, since you came from Tang,

we haven't had a talk.

Tell me, what are you busy with recently?

Yes, mother.

I've been learning from courtiers with government affairs,

and practicing martial arts with warriors.

I've done nothing more than these.

Have you seen Heng?

On my coming back, I came to see brother.

You and Heng are both the princes of Suoluo.

In order to have a baby,

your father and I went to all famous doctors.

Unexpectedly...

the destiny fools all the people.

How's it? Is she pregnant?

A bunch of waste.

I'm sorry for my incompetence, and please appease your anger.

Pass my order.

Put up posters and visit all the famous doctors.

Anyone who can help me carry on my family

will be made State Preceptor with thousand taels of gold.

Yes, your majesty.

What's this?

Looking for doctors.

Come on, let's go.

Occasionally,

I got a seed from an eminent monk.

He told me to swallow the seed,

so that I could have a son.

After I took it,

the seed sprout into two.

And I got two sons.

I thought it that the heave blessed Suoluo.

But who knows, you and Heng,

One became a hero,

the other a prisoner.

Don't be sad, mother.

Brother's made friends with bad guys,

so that he got misguided.

Yes, you're right.

Heng was mischievous in his childhood,

but he has a kind heart.

If he wasn't led astray,

he wouldn't make such a big mistake,

harming his father and himself.

Mother,

maybe brother realized he was wrong.

I came to see him today.

It seemed he didn't think it was his fault.

My son, you know what,

To see whether a man is wise or not,

is to see whether he can learn from mistakes,

made by others and never make it happen again.

Ying...

tell me,

are you a wise man?

I understand what you said, mother.

I'll be more cautious in choosing friends.

I believe it.

You're an honest boy,

You never lie.

By the way,

about the Wuli Flower I gave to you,

have you thought of a way to make it bloom?

♫ 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. ♫