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[Warm on a Cold Night]

[Episode 32]

You really kissed.

Mother.

Oh no.

I really fell in love with a Qi this time.

Wait.

Isn't he going back to become the King of Qi?

He won't refuse to take responsibility

for kissing you, right?

He won't.

Don't worry, Mother.

Han Zheng said

he will be victorious in the

Xuandong Grand Ceremony

and then announce to everyone

that he wants to marry me, Su Jiu'er.

Otherwise, he will refuse the throne.

That's great.

Under Han Zheng's

protection,

you can be healthy and safe,

and live a long life.

I'm relieved.

Mother.

I can finally live until an age

where I can care for you in your old age.

What are you talking about?

That's not right.

He's not

Jiuxiao City's Emperor.

He wants to abduct my daughter.

What are you thinking about, Mother?

How could I leave you behind

and go to Shuobei alone?

Do you mean

you are going to

give up on Prince Han for my sake?

No.

I want to bring you

to Shuobei with me.

I'll open

a small clinic for you there, okay?

Really?

Can a Qian

open a clinic in Shuobei?

Mother.

Why not?

Think about it, you often treat Qi people

here, too.

When you go to Qi,

you will be like

a female Bian Que

or a female Hua Tuo.

Then I will definitely become

the best female Qian physician in Shuobei!

The best female Qian physician!

My mother is the best.

Aunty Qin.

Do I need to wipe here too?

No, I'll do it.

It's okay. Leave it to me.

Han Zheng.

Isn't it too hard on you

to do this?

Not at all.

It's nothing.

That's the spot.

It's too high.

Jiu'er can never reach it.

I'll take care of this from now on.

It's too high here.

I'll be worried if you clean it.

Morning, Mother.

Morning.

Morning.

Well...

You know, right?

I solved the siren case

with you,

so I've performed a meritorious service.

Commander Yan entreated me

to return to the Inspection Bureau.

He looked sincere,

so I agreed.

It's obviously because

the relationship between the two races has been tense,

so Commander Yan wants to win you over

to ease the tension.

Of course.

Your Highness is a noble man.

You don't bear grudges.

I don't bear grudges?

Let me tell you.

I bear grudges like no one else.

I only agreed because

when I'm part of the Inspection Bureau,

it's easier for me to investigate Mu Yan's case

and

to protect you.

Take a seat.

I have something for you.

What is it?

Why is the token this color?

In this way,

you and I

will be the only ones in the Inspection Bureau

with the exact same tokens.

They match too?

Of course.

So cute.

Let's go

report for duty.

Wait.

Let me put it on for you first.

We must also

tell them today

that we are together.

Are we going to make it public today?

Of course.

Soon,

I will announce this news

to the world.

So you mean

we'll test the waters

with the Inspection Bureau first?

What are you thinking about?

If the response is bad,

are you going to take it back?

No.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Brother Daren.

Lass.

Prince Han.

Lass.

This...

Brother Daren,

I have something to tell you.

We...

Stop talking.

I'm so glad

to see you.

I'm waiting for your help.

Come on. Don't stand there.

Hurry

What is it?

Pay up!

Look.

You owe me money!

No wonder it was so noisy

just now.

Jiu'er, Prince Han.

You're finally here.

Stop shouting!

Someone is here to help you.

Don't push!

Stop shouting!

Line up!

Calm down.

We worked so hard

for half a year.

He...

He refuses to pay us!

I've told you.

Your boss has already

run away with the money!

He's run away!

He's run away!

Nonsense!

Everyone knows

our boss

is extremely loyal and honest.

He won't run away!

You are a bunch of

dimwits.

Only you would believe him.

Why else would your boss

have disappeared?

You are so vicious!

You must have silenced him!

Nonsense!

What you said

is crazy!

Who knows?

You Qian can even

gorge out Qi people's Qi Vital Stones.

You have no conscience!

Yes!

You have no conscience!

You've done so much evil!

You...

Shameless!

You're a dog without a home!

What?

How dare you call me a dog?

I'll kill him!

I'll kill him!

Be quiet.

Listen to me.

Brother Daren.

Why did things

suddenly become like this?

Well, you know,

after Marquis Xian's case,

the Qian-Qi conflict in Jiuxiao City

blew up.

Many Qi people didn't want

stay in Jiuxiao City anymore,

so they left.

There are some who left without settling their debts.

It has also affected

Qian people's lives.

The conflict is getting worse and worse.

No one can do anything about it.

Stop fighting!

Stop shouting!

Stop them! Stop them!

[Leave No Stone Unturned]

Calm down.

Don't fight.

Heyin.

Look.

Do you remember

this was your favorite when you were young?

You kept pestering me to buy it for you.

I'm sorry.

What about flatbread?

It's the best when it's fresh.

Have one.

Brother Jun.

You're so noisy.

I'm sorry.

I just wanted to cheer you up.

I just want to be alone for a while

in silence.

Don't follow me, okay?

What do you want to eat?

What do you want to play with?

Tell me.

I'll keep you company.

Madam.

I'm sorry.

It's you?

Marquis Xian's daughter?

Wait.

Your father killed my son!

Calm down.

Give my son back to me!

Give my son back to me!

Give my son back to me!

Calm down.

Her father did so many bad things.

How dare she

show her face here?

My husband's Qi Vital Stone

is almost all gone.

He'll be bedridden

for the rest of his life.

What does it have to do with her?

She knew nothing.

She's innocent.

He destroyed my husband's life.

He destroyed our whole family!

Let's go.

Give my son back to me! Don't go!

We're finally almost done with taking testimonies.

Tomorrow,

we can deal with them

one by one.

Let's talk about tomorrow's work

tomorrow.

Close your eyes

and have a good rest.

How about we settle today's matters

today?

What else do we have to do?

Yue Daren.

Yue...

Your Highness.

You want to talk to me?

Brother Daren.

Does your back hurt?

A little.

You should have told me earlier.

I'll go to my mother's place tomorrow

to get some of her

special ointment for you.

That's great.

See you tomorrow, Brother Daren.

See you tomorrow.

Go on.

I understand.

I understand.

Our relationship is aboveboard.

Why are you hiding it from everyone?

I didn't mean to hide it.

I just thought

this isn't the right time

for it.

Why not?

Look.

Recently,

everyone has been so busy.

If we tell them now,

wouldn't it look like

we're not doing our jobs properly?

Right?

Besides,

even if we make it public now,

no one has the time

to congratulate us.

You're right.

Jiu'er.

Bad news!

T- The tower.

Prince Jun is going to jump off the building!

What?

Heyin, calm down.

Let me help you.

Don't act rashly.

Yes.

Princess,

please don't be impulsive.

If you fall from so high up,

your intestines will fall out!

Don't come over!

I'll jump if you come any closer.

No, no, no.

Heyin, I'm begging you.

Don't do this.

You killed my father.

Why won't you let me

reunite with them?

I know you hate me.

You can punish me however you want.

Heyin.

You must cherish

your life.

What's the use of hating you?

Will it make my father

come back to life?

I want to jump.

I know

I'll be free once I let go.

But I'm scared.

Do you think death will hurt a lot?

Yes.

Yes.

Do you remember when you broke your arm

climbing over the wall?

You were in pain for three whole days.

You couldn't even sleep.

If you fall from here,

it will hurt ten thousand times more.

But I really...

I really

don't have anything to live for anymore.

Look at those people down there.

Every one of them

hates me.

Everyone who cares about me

is already dead.

I really don't know

what I still have

to live for.

I care about you.

Heyin, I care about you.

I care about you

like your father did.

I hope things will get better for you.

Really?

Yes.

But I only know that

if I die,

one good thing will come out of it.

You will regret it

for the rest of your life!

I know Father was in the wrong,

but why did you

do that to him?

Father treated you so well.

I liked you so much.

Why did you do this to me?

This is the place!

Hurry up. Come and deal with it!

It's dangerous.

I think I heard it wrong.

It's the princess wants to jump off the building.

Go maintain order. Hurry up.

Hurry up.

I'll go up and stop her.

Step back! Step back!

Step back.

We handled Marquis Xian's case.

When she sees you,

she'll only get more agitated.

Right.

You go instead.

Right.

You can fly up

and get her back down.

I'm not going.

What if you get jealous

after I save her?

I promised you

I wouldn't fly with anyone else.

Why are you saying that

at a time like this?

Don't come over.

Heyin.

Come here.

Princess, be careful.

Calm down.

Don't move.

Come here.

This building is so high.

If you fall,

your intestines

will fall out.

You'll die!

Watch out!

Heyin!

Watch out!

Heyin!

What are you doing?

Heyin!

Come on.

Heyin!

Come on.

Let me help you up.

Heyin!

Brother Jun!

Brother Jun!

Brother Jun!

Why are you so silly?

You scared me to death!

Do you know that?

Brother Jun.

I'm so scared.

I don't want to die anymore.

I don't want to die anymore.

It's scary to die.

I don't want to die anymore.

Heyin.

Heyin.

I promise you.

The worst part of your life

is already over.

I will only do one thing in my life,

and that is to treat you well.

I'll give you everything

your father can give you.

No.

You must be lying to me.

Just like back then,

when you lied to me

so I would take you to Han Zheng.

I swear.

I will only do one thing in my life,

and that is to treat you well.

Really?

Yes.

As long as

you don't anything stupid again.

I won't do anything stupid again.

Brother Jun.

I'm glad she's fine.

When she fell down from above,

it was so scary.

Hong,

don't be afraid.

This is the middle of nowhere.

I'll protect you.

Come on, this way.

Please watch over us.

I'm here to help the villagers on the mountain

catch sheep.

Don't let anything happen to me.

Hong, wait for me.

Don't go anywhere, okay?

How can I get rid of sorrow?

I can only pee.

What is that elderly lady

doing here so late?

We have had more cases in the past couple of days

than over the past six months.

I'm exhausted.

I can finally take a day off.

The paperwork, too.

My arm is going to break.

Han Zheng.

Help me massage it a little.

That's it?

You only wanted

"a little."

I...

Massage me 20 times.

Harder.

Why did you use so much pressure?

I'm sorry.

Are you in a bad mood?

No.

You're angry.

I said I'm not.

Is it because

I didn't find the right opportunity

to tell everyone that we are dating?

You didn't find the right opportunity?

I think

you just don't want to say it.

Of course I want to.

I do.

Look.

During this period,

Qian-Qi conflict has been rampant.

Everyone in the Inspection Bureau

has been impossibly busy.

Heyin and Jun

are still sad.

If we announce that

we are together now,

it'll feel like

we're rubbing salt in their wounds,

right?

So as long as Qian-Qi conflict

doesn't subside,

we'll have to keep

sneaking around like this?

Of course not.

When everyone is done with their work,

and Jun and Heyin—

Wait.

Su Jiu'er.

Who am I?

Han Zheng.

You always call Wen Jun

"Jun."

But you only call me directly by my name.

It sounds distant.

I'm very unhappy.

Jun asked me to call him that.

Fine.

I'll give you a nickname too.

I call you...

Han'er?

Or...

Zheng'er?

Forget it.

Forget it.

How about

I call you Dear Han?

Dear Han.

No.

Forget it.

I won't.

Dear Han.

Dear Han.

Dear Han!

Dear Han!

Dear Han. Dear Han.

Dear Han. Dear Han.

Dear Han.

How about

we do this?

After this period of time,

after everyone settles things

and feels better,

let's just

get married

and scare them to death.

Are you serious?

He seems serious.

Chilan told me

that you Qian

prepare three documents and six rituals,

and three matchmakers and six bride prices

when you get married.

Although I'm a Qi,

I want you to have

whatever other Qian girls have.

No.

Yours must be better.

Your Highness, Prince Jun is here.

Jun.

You're calling him Jun again.

I've prepared some

good tea.

I have good taste now.

Let's go try it.

Let's go.

There's no need.

I'm looking for Jiu'er.

You...

She's busy right now.

I'll take you to try it.

It's really delicious.

There's really no need. I'm looking for Jiu'er.

I'm—

-Jun. -Jiu'er.

Why are you here at this hour?

How's Heyin?

Much better. She's willing to eat now.

I have something to tell you.

Sure.

Keha.

I meant...

Let's talk in private.

Please excuse us.

Go ahead.

Let's talk inside.

Jun, what do you want to tell me?

Your Highness.

Haven't I become smarter?

I heard

you and Miss Jiu'er talking about

getting married.

Prince Jun came just then,

so I announced his arrival loudly

and tried to stop him.

Aren't I awesome?

Shut up.

I haven't gotten even with you

about the eavesdropping.

Don't bother me while I'm listening to them.

You're eavesdropping too.

Jun, what's the matter?

Jiu'er.

I...

I have to tell you something.

What is it?

Why are you so hesitant?

I liked you.

Will His Highness

kill Prince Jun?

I can't stop him.

What should I do?

But

I might not have the right

to like you anymore.

Jun.

What are you talking about?

I know the person you like

is not me.

That's good.

Jiu'er

only likes me, her fiancé.

Luckily, Prince Jun doesn't want to die.

What did you say?

I said...

I'm starving to death.

I always thought that

as long as I didn't ask for anything in return,

it's fine for me

to treat you well.

But sometimes, I hesitate.

After all,

it's rather rude to keep knocking

on a door that doesn't want to open.

Jun.

Jiu'er.

I won't like you anymore.

This decision has been...

It has been...

troubling me for a long time.

Besides,

I might not have the energy

to wait for your door to open anymore.

So I've decided

to never get married.

I'll always be Heyin's brother.

I'll protect her forever.

I...

I don't know what to say.

But Jun,

I don't think you need to do this.

You really did nothing wrong.

You just wanted to save Han Zheng.

You wanted to save us.

Jiu'er.

I'm not saying these

to make you feel guilty.

I just want...

some closure for myself.

This way,

I'll feel better.

Jun.

You might have

heard this many times already,

but I still want to say that

you are really

a very good person.

But I hope you will

be more considerate

of yourself.

I...

I'm not a good person.

I only did this

for my own peace of mind.

Your Highness.

Calm down.

Don't fight.

Han Zheng, don't get me wrong.

Jun is just...

He...

Brother Han,

don't get agitated.

I just...

Don't think too much into it.

It's normal for friends to hug each other.

Brother Han.

What are you doing?

Your Highness.

We are all good friends.

I want a hug too.

Jiu'er, bad news!

Oh no.

Brother Tianyun is here

with his bad luck again.

Brother Tianyun.

What happened?

Didn't Chen Li go missing for a day?

He's back.

Isn't that a good thing?

Why are you panicking?

He said there are human-eating monsters

on the mountain in the suburbs.

Monsters?

Human-eating?

Let's go investigate the case.

Wait for me.

How long more?

Probably...

Soon?

Why must you follow us if you're tired?

Slow down.

Prince Jun.

Don't you know it's improper for men and women to touch each other?

Also, don't forget

what you said to Jiu'er.

Brother Han is right.

Then you...

You are...

You probably don't know yet.

Jiu'er and I are actually—

Chen Li.

We've been around the mountain

twice.

Why aren't there any traces?

Maybe it was too dark that day.

I don't remember it clearly.

It should be around here.

Have you been

too tired recently,

and took a dream as reality?

I saw it with my own eyes.

Seven or eight hairy monsters

rushed out in an instant

and swallowed that granny

whole

in front of me.

When I woke up,

my beloved horse, Hong,

was already gone.

They ate her as a snack!

Hong?

Are you talking about this horse?

Maybe...

Maybe those monsters are picky?

What are you talking about?

They ate an old woman,

so why wouldn't they eat your horse?

Maybe...

they were full?

You have to believe me.

I really saw it with my own eyes.

How could there

be no traces at all?

Look at the grass.

They've been dug out.

It looks like someone did come here.

But if this granny

really was killed,

why are there no traces

of blood?

There's blood.

Such a small drop.

Isn't this enough to prove

that the granny

died here yesterday?

There's nothing left

except for this drop of blood.

How cruel.

This is a little different

from the scene you described.

This is a razor for shaving.

Why is it so rusty?

Maybe that granny

was a hairdresser.

There are only a few hairdressers

in Jiuxiao City.

It's easy to investigate.

I remember now.

There used to be a granny

who shaved people

in Niulan Village.

Granny Cao.

May I ask

if that granny was skinny

and a little stooped?

Yes.

She was a mute,

and her ears didn't work well.

If it was really Granny Cao,

has she really

been killed?

Jun.

Are you sure it's here?

Yes.

I've written a few characters

based on Granny Cao.

I even visited her several times.

It's here.

Most of the people you write about meet tragic ends.

We're here.

She has already been killed,

and she had no children.

It's unnecessary to knock.

Right.

Granny Cao?

Granny Cao.

Granny.

Do you still

remember me?

Granny Cao.

Did you get hurt

on the mountain yesterday?

Did you get hurt?

Only here?

Come in. Look who this is.

Come in.

You all can do the interrogation.

Why did you bring me here?

See who it is.

Ghost!

Come on.

Raise your head.

Take a good look.

Granny is sitting right there.

She wasn't eaten

by any monster.

What...

What was with that drop of blood?

It was from her hand.

Since you're here,

take a good look.

Go.

Granny Cao.

Did you see any monsters

in the mountains?

Have you been

attacked by those monsters?

Do you know

what those monsters are?

Brother Chen Li.

You can talk.

No.

I've told you everything I know,

Officer.

Jiu'er.

Fine.

Get back to work.

OK.

Amitabha. Amitabha.

Granny Cao.

You can tell us

if there's anything wrong.

Louder.

I said that we will help you

if there's anything wrong.

Granny Cao.

Why did you go into the mountain

all alone

so late at night?

What should we do?

I can't get anything out of her.

Forget it.

Since Granny Cao

is fine,

should we let her go back first?

Okay.

Granny...

She heard that clearly.

Jiu'er, I think she's—

That's odd.

Something's wrong.

When she pretended not to understand

when we asked her

why she came here at night,

I knew something was up.

I didn't expect her to come again tonight.

Han Zheng.

Can you smell

what's in her basket?

Meat patties.

Meat patties?

So she's here to deliver food?

But who is she delivering it to

in the middle of nowhere?

Let's go.

She's so cautious.

It seems something is wrong

with this room.

Let's go.

What are you doing?

Brother Han.

I'm scared.

Move aside.

It's okay.

Don't be afraid.

It's okay.

Kaka?

Sister Jiu'er?

Uncle Bu?

Father, it's okay.

Everyone, it's okay.

She's one of us.

Don't be afraid.

It's okay.

Thank you, Granny Cao.

Kaka.

How did they

become like this?

I don't know.

At first,

my father only had spasms from time to time.

It was a bit like...

dancing.

Father!

Father!

Father!

Uncle Bu!

It's okay.

Father, be good.

Father.

Father, be good.

Father, it's okay.

It's okay.

What happened then?

Then, he started growing fangs

and fur.

He also

started to lose control.

Aunty Xiu,

did you see wrong?

How could there be a monster here?

Aunty Xiu, Uncle Zhang.

What's wrong?

Look. It's hiding inside.

Who are you?

Come out!

Come out!

I told you I didn't see wrongly.

Kaka.

I'm your father.

Father!

His father?

Father, what's wrong?

I...

I don't know.

Let me see.

Is he shapeshifting?

How would he dare?

He didn't even pay rent last month.

If he dares to shapeshift and run amok,

I'll call the authorities and get him arrested.

Father!

Father!

It's okay.

Stop talking!

In less than three days,

he had fur

all over his body.

It looked like he was shapeshifting.

Father and I were afraid of being kicked out Jiuxiao City,

so we hid in this abandoned house.

Later, Granny Cao found more people

facing the same situation as Father,

so she sent them all here.

But so much time has passed,

and they still haven't gotten better.

This condition is called...

What is it called?

It's called...

Father.

It's okay.

I think I read about this

in a book.

It said that people looking more and more like monkeys

is called "ancestral return."

That's right. It's called "ancestral return."

Shouldn't ancestral return for Qi people

make them look more like Qi people?

No.

They don't look like

we do

when we're shapeshifting.

At most,

they are halfway shapeshifted.

If we cut their hair,

won't they look the same as before?

I thought so too.

Father!

It's okay.

It's okay.

It grew so fast?

It's okay.

But even if it's ancestral return,

it's impossible for the fur

to grow out again so fast after being shaved off.

This place is too far from the city.

It's not convenient

to send food here or to take care of them.

If we can find a hiding place for them

in the city,

we can slowly investigate the cause.

Why don't you send them to my house?

No.

I know a place.

It might be more suitable.

[Shuobei Tavern]

[Inspection Bureau, Closed]

After Uncle Xian's incident,

many Qi-related shops in Jiuxiao City

closed down.

What a pity.

Yes.

Things have changed.

I wish I had come more often

to watch singing and dancing.

Now,

it's become a good hiding place.

Keha.

You two go in first.

Hurry up.

Hurry. This way.

Let's go.

Come on.

What are you doing?

Come back.

I'm scared. You...

You must be sending me to the authorities.

We're helping you.

I don't believe you.

Keha!

Your Highness.

How can you treat our own people

so roughly?

I was wrong.

I will do better next time.

Let me help him in first.