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[Honey, Don't Run Away]

Madam, did I hear that right?

Yes, I want him dead.

He is your husband.

Why do you have such deep resentment towards him?

He destroyed my life.

He married me...

because he coveted my family's wealth.

I found out he has married before after we got married.

He snatched my child...

and gave my baby to his mistress.

He deserved death.

He should have died much sooner!

[Episode 9]

You are still weak, you need to rest more.

Where am I?

Drink this ginseng soup first.

Let me.

Open your mouth.

Miss Ye.

You shouldn't dirty your hand for a lowly soul like me.

What lowly soul?

You are my friend.

Open your mouth.

Don't call me Miss Ye from now on.

Call me Xiao Tang.

My lady.

What's wrong?

You looked worried since you came out from Zi Yan's room.

Soul Transference makes use of the human's five senses...

to confuse people to do things.

It kills people with their fears by lurking in nightmares....

so that it'll frighten them to death.

It's a cruel spell.

But...

Zi Yan's nightmare...

is very weird and I don't understand it.

He's just an actor, what serious problem will he have?

You think too much.

You should take care of yourself.

My lady!

What's wrong?

Too tired?

You must not use Zhuyou Spell anymore.

It's okay.

I stayed too long in dreams.

I used too much energy.

Xiao Tang.

Father.

Why do you look so pale?

I'm all right, father.

Did you use the Zhuyou Spell again?

I just can't let him die.

Zi Yan is my friend.

You know using the Zhuyou Spell...

will shorten your lifespan.

You will become weaker if you continue to do it.

It's an emergency, I had no choice.

I promised I won't simply use Zhuyou Spell anymore.

Father, I want to ask something.

What is it?

Where did you get this bell?

It belongs to a person named Madam Meng.

Madam Meng?

The pattern on the bell is the same as mother's hairpin.

I keep feeling she looked familiar.

She knows how to use the Zhuyou Spell. Is she from our clan?

20 years have passed.

She still comes back eventually.

-Go do it now. -Yes, sir.

How is it?

As you have guessed,

the victims of Soul Transference...

had a history of abandoning their families for a new lover.

This is the real reason Madam Meng chose them.

Any news about Madam Meng?

Your mother used to have a younger sister, Ye Meng.

20 years ago, your aunty was young.

She fell in love with a gangster.

Your grandparents objected to their marriage.

Hence, your aunty eloped with that gangster.

The elders of Zhuyou clan wanted to hide this embarrassment,

so they removed her name from the clan book.

Never to see each other again.

What happened then?

That gangster had evil intent.

He coveted the Zhuyou Spell of the Ye Family.

He exploited your aunty.

Your aunty found out his motive.

He then abandoned your aunty.

Your aunty knows she brought shame to her family.

So, she never came back.

Xiao Tang.

No matter what kind of encounter you had with her,

listen to me, don't get involved.

Your aunty has changed a lot.

She changed her name.

She will surely seek revenge.

Finally, I know her motive.

I have sent all personnel that I can...

but still fail to find her.

Even if we know her motives,

who knows her next target?

Madam Meng will choose the next target.

We still have a chance.

She won't tell us her target.

Except if we know who the target is.

You mean...

This is your first time here?

-Come. -I can't drink much.

-Drink some. -Come.

Come.

Open your mouth.

Come.

You're a good drinker.

-Ming Yue, Xiao Cui. -I can't drink anymore.

Pour more for him.

Are you sure your idea works?

Don't worry.

Yuncui Brothel is the most famous in Imperial City.

I booked the whole brothel under Zi Yan's name.

If Madam Meng knows about this, she will surely come.

Madam Meng is hard to predict.

She won't appear blatantly.

No worries.

I've arranged an insider in advanced.

As long as she comes, she won't be able to get away.

Let's just wait then.

Poor Zi Yan.

He needs to entertain so many women at once.

You worry too much.

-Mister. -Drink some more.

Come.

Come, I pour drinks for you.

Xiao Tang.

You look weak...

but your shoulder is quite wide.

Are you crazy?

I should be the one to ask you that.

Enough.

We end it here tonight.

I don't think Madam Meng will come.

All right.

Off work.

Zi Yan?

Why is Zi Yan up here?

I'll go take a look.

How is it?

What are you doing?

Help me!

Soul Transference?

You're cruel.

She should still be here.

She should be hiding among the dancers.

Don't waste time. We still can make it if we go now.

-Let's go. -Let's go.

Let's go.

Madam Meng!

Mr. Mu, we don't have any animosity between us.

Why do you always spoil my plan?

To kill all disloyal men.

Your resentment is too deep.

All disloyal men deserve death!

If I don't kill them today,

they will continue to hurt others.

Those jerks shouldn't be alive!

Have you ever think that you're actually punishing yourself?

You let yourself dwell in the past.

What do you get from it?

I've lost enough.

As long as I can kill all disloyal men,

I have no regret.

How about Zi Yan? He's innocent.

He has not done anything to women.

He deserves it!

He's the same as the others.

He deceives women with his good-looking face.

Junior.

Do you know how I controlled them?

Mirror.

[Ninth Prince, at last you came.]

[How's the preparation?]

[All done, no worries.]

[All of our dancers are highly skilled.]

[I'm sure you will be satisfied.]

[Go.]

[This way please.]

[A mirror at the entrance, this is something new.]

Actually, we were already under the spell when we stepped in Yuncui Brothel.

You used bronze mirror to perform Soul Transference.

You truly are Ye Qian's daughter.

You didn't let me down.

You really are my aunty?

Since you know everything,

don't make things difficult for me anymore.

Aunty.

I don't want you to make continuous mistakes.

I can't go back.

Xiao Tang.

Don't believe any man.

Including the man before you now.

You can only believe in yourself.

Jin Yan!

Where's Madam Meng?

She escaped again.

All our clues are broken.

She definitely won't show up easily.

[There's a gap in between dreams and reality.]

[This is the meeting point of dreams and reality.]

[Since Madam Meng is part of Zhuyou clan,]

[we are connected by blood.]

[By using the object she often uses,]

[I can enter her dreams.]

[Father.]

[According to the Dream Notes,]

[if the dreamer is not by my side,]

[I can force enter the dreamer's dream with their common objects.]

[It can be done.]

[But if you force enter dreamer's dream,]

[it will consume your energy.]

[Xiao Tang, you're weak since young.]

[If you force enter someone's dream, your lifespan will be shortened.]

[It'll be hard to recover.]

Jin Yan.

I think I know the location of Madam Meng.

-Xiao Tang. -Jin Yan!

I know what you want to ask.

When everything is over,

I will tell you everything, all right?

Promise me.

No matter what the reason is,

don't ever hurt yourself again.

It's late, let's go now.

The place that meets Xiao Tang's description...

can only be found in the suburb.

This is the place.

I didn't expect there is such a paradise in the suburb.

The pear blossom smells good.

Where did Madam Meng go?

Where are they?

Xiao Tang?

Mu Jin Yan?

[Zi Ran!]

Mother?

[Run!]

[Mother?]

[Xiao Tang, you're here?]

[Come here.]

[Come to mother.]

[No, you're not my mother.]

[My mother is dead.]

Once they enter pear forest,

they have already induced by pear blossom's fragrance.

They are struggling in their nightmares.

Xiao Tang, you are able to find me here.

You must have used Zhuyou Spell to force enter my dreams.

Aunty.

Stop hurting people, all right?

Please don't.

You are Ye Qian's daughter, I won't kill you.

Leave now. Don't look for me ever again.

[Aunty.]

[My mother has never forgotten you.]

[Since my mother took charge of the Ye Family,]

[she had been looking for you.]

[She had been waiting till her death.]

[I no longer deserve to be a human.]

[I'm not qualified to go back to Ye Family.]

[I learnt forbidden spell of Zhuyou secretly because of that man.]

[I even abandoned everything to elope with him.]

[Who knew that...]

[I was just one of his chess pieces.]

[He exploited me and abandoned me.]

[He even tried to kill me.]

[How could I not be resentful?]

[Help!]

[Help!]

[Let me out!]

[Save me, quick!]

Aunty, no matter how much you have changed,

no matter what you have encountered,

it's not important anymore.

Ye Family will always welcome you back.

You are part of Ye Family forever.

My parents don't want to recognize me.

Our clan thinks me as an embarrassment.

I'm resentful.

I...

I hate that man!

-No. -I hate the Ye Family!

It's not like that.

I lost my mother since young.

I'm so sad.

But whenever I feel sad,

my mother will visit me.

I remember...

her eyes looked the same as yours.

[Xiao Tang.]

[What is this?]

[Xiao Tang, is this fun?]

You used Zhuyou Spell...

to disguise as my mother to visit me, right?

Sister.

She is my closest family.

Aunty!

I've lost my mother, I can't lose you too.

Follow me back to Ye Family, all right?

I guarantee no one will harm you.

Xiao Tang.

I can't go back anymore.

I trusted the wrong person.

I've done too many sins.

I can't go back now.

I knew too much of his secrets.

He won't let me go.

Who is he actually?

The Xie Family was loyal and brave.

The emperor thought highly of them.

He wanted to kill General Xie Lin Jun...

for his own personal vengeance.

But General Xie was highly skilled.

He found no weakness.

He heard about Zhuyou's forbidden spell in milieu.

He tried his best to win my heart.

I accidentally knew about his plan.

I vowed to cut ties with him.

He was afraid I might tell someone.

So, he tried to kill me.

Who is he actually?

Who killed General Xie and his family?

He is...

Aunty!

Aunty.

In the end,

he still refuses to let me go.

Aunty!

Wake up, aunty.

My lord, I've completed the mission as you wished.

This case ends here.

Don't mention it again.

I don't understand about something.

I did not report Madam Meng's whereabouts.

How did you know she's hiding in the forest...

and sent officers to capture her?

Didn't you ask for my help?

-Me? -Yes.

You sent someone to get help from me.

Seeing that the situation is urgent, I hurriedly agreed.

What's wrong, Mr. Mu?

Do you remember his face?

He looked normal.

Nothing special.

Seems like we are fooled by someone.

It's raining.

I think it's raining.

-Let's hide from rain over there. -All right.

Why suddenly it rains on this sunny day?

Can you tell me...

your secrets?

Jin Yan.

Do you know about Zhuyou clan?

I've heard about it before.

20 years ago, when Da Ling was founded,

Zhuyou clan made huge contributions.

But it then disappeared.

I'm from Zhuyou clan.

The only descendant of Zhuyou Spell.

No wonder you are able to save Zi Yan.

It is rumoured that Zhuyou clan can create dreams and illusions.

Seems like it's real.

Zhuyou Spell is not an actual spell.

It's just that our clan are born with very sensitive five senses.

Through the five senses, we use smoke, fragrance...

mirrors and other object to lure someone into dreams.

Then we slowly induce the dreamer to speak out their secrets.

It's just an illusion.

Don't you always wonder...

why am I so anxious to get married?

Our clan inherited the sacred art of Zhuyou...

but blessings and disaster are interdependent.

The heir has never live past 20 years old...

before dying from exhaustion.

There's no exception.

I've never seen my mother since young.

I often hate myself for being a Zhuyou clan.

It's useless...

but it is making my lifespan short.

The colourful world...

will have nothing to do with me anymore.

But it's different after I met you.

Zhuyou Spell that I thought was useless...

can finally help someone.

Maybe everyone has their own missions.

As for my mission,

it is to help you get through this journey.

Is there really no other way to change your destiny?

I do not know either.

If there is a way,

my father would have saved my mother.

Don't worry, Jin Yan.

Even if I only have one third of normal lifespan,

I can just live three times the happiness of others.

There's no such destiny.

There must be a way.

There must be away to keep you alive.

It's all right.

I'm already satisfied...

because I get to know you.

What's the use to live longer?

Xiao Tang.

Are you still willing to marry me?

Actually, you don't need to sympathize with me.

Although I don't have much progress these days,

I know I can't force you.

No forcing.

No sympathy.

If you really don't live long,

the only thing I can do now is to cherish you.

Are you serious?

Ye Xiao Tang.

Will you marry me?

Yes.

Yes.

I knew God won't treat me badly.

From now on, you are my husband.

[Xiao Tang, I won't let you die.]

Sir!

-Sir. -What is it?

Rumours are spreading wildly,

saying our young lady is going to get married.

-What? -That's not it!

They said Ye Family is going to invite everyone in Imperial City.

No monetary gift needed.

Just eat and drink freely.

Who's spreading those ridiculous rumours?

I'm the one.

My lady.

Father.

My daughter.

Marriage is major event, how can you tell lies?

I didn't lie.

I'm really getting married.

I have discussed with Jin Yan.

We're getting married in 10 days at most.

Xiao Tang, are you serious?

Father, you always urge me to get married.

Now that I'm going to get married, don't you believe me?

I do.

So...

Mu Jin Yan has finally opened his mind.

Father.

Can you be nicer to your future son-in-law?

You are not his wife yet but you're already on his side.

You forgot about your father?

Jin Yan asked me to discuss with you first.

When you have agreed, he will visit you to discuss about our marriage.

Yes, I agree.

Ask him to come and discuss your marriage the soonest.

If he's busy, I will go visit him myself.

In short, this matter needs to be done quickly...

just in case.

Father!

Look at me.

I said something wrong.

I said something wrong.

Xiao Tang.

Have you told your father about our marriage?

Yes.

He asked you to visit him the soonest to propose marriage...

and get married.

All right, I will go to propose tomorrow.

The rumour has spread to the whole Imperial City.

Saying lady boss of Spruce Restaurant is going to get married.

Ye Xiao Tang, Imperial City's bearer of ill luck?

Who knows if it's real or not?

There's too many fake news nowadays.

It's real!

Listen carefully.

I'm the lady boss, Ye Xiao Tang.

The man beside me is my future husband, Mu Jin Yan.

As I'm going to get married, alcohol will be free starting today.

I welcome everyone.

Good!

Good!

Good!

Let's go.

Xiao Tang.

It's not good to be so high profile.

What are you afraid of?

I will marry you soon.

I want the whole city to know that...

I, Ye Xiao Tang, am taken.

Jin Yan, what's wrong?

-I'm all right. -I'll go find a physician.

Xiao Tang!

I'm all right.

Mr. Feng knows about medicine.

He can give me prescriptions.

Are you tired?

Let us go back to rest.

Us?

Go back?

Yeah.

Your house is my house.

My house is your house.

I can't win with you.

My dear.

Xiao Tang is going to get married.

I've found some clue about Dream Crystal.

Maybe her fate will be different.

Maybe she can continue to live on.

My dear.

I don't know...

if I should tell her about Dream Crystal.

If I fail to find it,

she will be the same as you.

Living in hope every day...

but get disappointed again and again.

Father.

You are talking to mother again?

Xiao Tang, can you accompany me for a while?

Time pass by quickly.

In just a blink,

you have grown up.

Father, I don't grow in a blink.

That's right, now that you are an adult, I can't control you.

Mu Jin Yan is blessed.

After marriage, you both must respect each other...

and live happily.

Father.

Why are you nagging?

Maybe it's because I'm getting old.

Father.

I wanted to ask you something ever since aunty's death.

Just ask.

You're an adult now. I've got nothing to hide from you.

Aunty asked me to find Dream Crystal.

Have you heard about Dream Crystal?

Never.

This is not right.

It's impossible that she'd lie before her death.

Xiao Tang.

You will get married in two days' time.

Forget about the past first.

You said it before too.

We have to cherish the present if we want to be truly happy.

Right?

It's a pity that the fate is unfair.

You've only been given with 20 years of lifespan.

Father, don't need to feel sorry for me.

Although my lifespan is short,

I found the love of my life.

I have no regrets.

You're really open-minded.

Xiao Tang.

Do you really love Mu Jin Yan?

Very, very much.

Even if it's only a year of good life,

I still want to be with him.

To love each other deeply...

but unable to be together forever.

Your mother and I are childhood friends.

I can only linger on these memories.

Xiao Tang.

You must cherish your moments.

We, as a family,

must live happily.

[According to investigation, Ye Family is indeed Zhuyou's descendant.]

[I think they can be exploited. Please advise, my lord.]