Original subtitles

♪ Whose hair is thick and beautiful? ♪

♪ Who has adoring eyes? ♪

♪ Whose lips are the prettiest? ♪

♪ When she smiles, she melts everyone's heart ♪

♪ Literature brightens her soul ♪

♪ Making her proud and sweet ♪

♪ She's said to enjoy everything in the world ♪

♪ But nothing in this world is beautiful ♪

♪ Chaos here in small homes ♪

♪ Chaos there in big cities ♪

♪ The crown before the chain ♪

♪ The ogle before the indifference ♪

♪ Burn, let the rough burn on the face ♪

♪ Wander, bravely wander in the chaos ♪

♪ Smile, just cry and smile ♪

♪ It matters not the fate that lies behind ♪

♪ Burn, let the rough burn on the face ♪

♪ Wander, bravely wander in the chaos ♪

♪ Smile, just cry and smile ♪

♪ It matters not the fate that lies behind ♪

♪ Just be true to yourself and live the life you want ♪

[Gone with the Rain]

[Adapted from the novel "Gone with the Rain" by Ni Luo]

[Episode 23]

I told you to not disturb the people.

Why are the injured army here?

Half of the people fled the city before we entered.

There are more vacant houses here.

Hence, we took over the houses temporarily.

Wait.

He's looking blue.

Is he poisoned or injured?

Has the physician checked on him?

Where is Han Lin?

This is Han Lin.

These soldiers are his men.

Tell me what happened.

General.

The physician has examined them.

He said that the soldiers took the wrong medicine.

He also prescribed some medicine.

This is the prescription.

That's impossible.

All soldiers eat the same army food.

Why would they take medicine if they aren't sick?

The physician said that it's not serious,

but they'd need time to recover slowly.

How many soldiers are sick?

Around three to five hundred of them.

Three to five hundred?

Are you certain?

There are eight to nine hundred of them.

Be careful.

Divine Crow Fire Arrow.

Shield.

Come on.

Hurry up.

Run!

Come on.

One mile northwest,

the remaining of the Longxiang Army is there.

Wan Jiagui and his men are going to leave the city.

Go after them!

Yes.

Kill them!

General.

How is it?

Are you all right?

I'm okay.

Thank goodness.

You're still alive.

Where are Fengyao and Moxi?

I'm sorry, General.

They were taken away by Chen during the chaos.

They're being held captive in your old house.

What?

General.

You're biting the hook if you go back.

Let go.

General.

They are holding captive of them.

We can save them later.

If you get caught, no one could save them.

That's right, General.

Kill them!

We're leaving the city.

I ordered you to block the river

to decrease the water level of the well that was Wan Jiagui's source of water

and cause water shortage.

I didn't expect him to beat us at our own game.

He used the logic of the groundwater-surface water interaction

to poison us through the well water.

(Our well water is poisoned.)

[Glauber's salt, purging croton, devil's helmet, jimsonweed]

Wan Jiagui is educated.

He's indeed smart.

Han Lin.

Your men are poisoned.

It's not your fault.

But you assigned people to look after the patients.

You let your guards down and let Wan Jiagui escaped.

As a general, how could you be so foolish?

You're cashiered.

I'll deal with you after the war.

Go out.

Okay.

Is there anyone?

Is there anyone?

- Is there anyone? - Who's shouting?

I think it's Miss Moxi.

It's her?

Chen Wende!

Chen Wende!

Follow me, Wu.

Somebody, please!

Fengyao.

Please hang on a little longer.

Fengyao.

Chen Wende!

You scum!

Seek your revenge on Wan Jiagui.

Why are you venting out on us?

Well?

Do you finally have time to interrogate us?

Are you still missing Wan Jiagui?

Of course.

He's...

He's Fengyao's husband.

Did you just ask me to compete against Wan Jiagui?

Do you want me to kill him?

Or do you want him to kill me?

I dare you to kill him.

Chop his head off and bring his head back.

Your hands are empty and you look grim.

You must have lost the war, right?

Let go!

Let go!

Let go!

You're no longer in danger.

When you're in danger, you stayed close to me.

Nonsense!

Don't get me wrong.

You've saved my life a few times, but you're not my savior.

You're lecherous and forced Miss Bai to be your concubine.

Because of you, the Bai family is forced to be involved in this

while Fengyao and I are here in Qingzhou.

All thanks to you.

How dare you condemn me!

It's really eye-opening to see how you manipulated the truth.

First, Wu Lang used her to please me.

Then, your uncle offered you to please me.

In this case,

both of you are mine.

How dare you!

Never mind me.

But if you ever dare lay a finger on Fengyao, - I'll... - Well?

Say it.

Don't swear if you don't have the guts.

It would only make you look pathetic.

Please

get a physician for Fengyao.

It's too cold here.

She's sick.

At this rate, Fengyao might not make it.

Did you know that Wan Jiagui escaped the city?

He poisoned my army.

Bai Fengyao is his wife.

I can just sacrifice her to comfort my army.

Wu.

Get someone to send two sets of blankets

and some thick clothes to the woodshed.

Then, get them a physician.

Okay.

Although Wan Jiagui escaped, Bai Fengyao is still alive.

We still have the upper hand.

You can leave now.

Stop.

Bring some dried fruits for Moxi.

Otherwise, she'd cause a scene again.

Why are you laughing?

Hurry and go now.

Yes.

Men are weird.

How do I find Moxi's scoldings

more melodious than songs?

Guard them.

Yes.

[Yihua County]

[Wan]

Sir.

Sir.

Sir.

General.

You're still hurt.

The physician ordered you to stay in bed and rest.

Why are you here?

I'm all right, General.

I'm really sorry

that I couldn't save them, General.

You're lucky

that you managed to escape from the troops of General Chen.

Don't blame yourself.

Nevertheless, Chen Wende is cruel.

I'm afraid that he might...

When you're caught,

did Chen Wende's men know that my wife is one of them?

Yes.

Good.

Although Chen Wende is brutal, he's still sane.

If he knows about Fengyao's identity, he'd use her to hold me back.

Moxi and Fengyao would suffer,

but at least their lives are not at stake.

General.

We're entrenched at Yihua County,

which is just miles away from Qingzhou.

Yet, we did not attack nor retreat.

What's your plan, General?

I'm waiting for the Provincial Governor's reinforcements.

While the Provincial Governor is waiting for the decision of...

My Lord.

His Majesty and Prime Minister Wu.

If they still can't make a decision, we'll be giving Qingzhou

to Chen Wende for nothing.

My apologies, sir.

I won't do that again.

I understand.

The reinforcements are not here yet.

The soldiers are upset.

However, the Jing State is affected by the war.

Qingzhou is just a city.

The government is trying to act in the best interest of the big picture.

Things aren't as simple as it seems.

Qingzhou is the most sought after land among military forces.

Not only is it where I will be at war with Chen Wende,

beyond this, it's also where the government will be at war

with the other parties.

It'll be a tough war.

Is the medicine bitter?

Of course it's bitter.

But after having two doses of medicines, I'm feeling better now.

I think my fever has gone down.

It's quite efficient.

You had a high fever then.

I was really worried about you.

You're finally recovering.

Don't you act recklessly ever again.

Okay.

I'll take the medicine diligently.

Don't worry.

By the way,

how is the relationship between you and Chen Wende?

I saw that you two were close back then when he was pretending to be

an archery teacher at the academy.

We met a few times in Jingzhou City.

Jingzhou City?

Father wanted to offer you to him as his concubine.

Has he eyed on you since then?

Moxi.

Moxi.

Don't act recklessly.

Father was afraid that Chen Wende would take revenge on Bai family,

so he offered you to him.

We owe you for that.

Legally, you have nothing to do with him.

You have no relationship with him.

Although we're being held captive here,

don't you agree to any of his conditions or small favors.

Though he looks successful now...

That's enough.

He's still a thorn in the imperial court's flesh

and the biggest traitor.

He's sure to come to a bad end.

If you're related to him... I...

I won't drink this medicine, and I won't use this blanket.

Okay.

How did you learn to use this tactic?

I'll listen to you.

You mustn't catch a cold again.

I got you into this because I'm so weak.

Now, you're in a dilemma due to me.

We're on his chopping block.

If Chen Wende wishes to do something to us,

we can't fight back.

You didn't promise him anything, did you?

The entire Qingzhou is his now.

If he wants anything from me, why would he only does that now?

You're right.

Okay.

Don't worry.

You need to rest, so you can recover.

Come on.

I wonder how Wan Jiagui is doing now.

I didn't hear any news.

Judging by Chen Wende's looks,

perhaps he has escaped.

That's great then.

No news is good news.

As long as he's safe and sound,

he'd find a way to rescue us.

That's incredible.

Marvelous.

With this secret scroll, we can produce whatever weapons we like.

Looks like Xiao Buyu

is serious about the collaboration.

He's sincere about the collaboration.

However, he's also afraid that you'd make life difficult for him.

Chen Li.

Produce the weapons based on the secret scroll.

Noted.

[Qingzhou City]

I didn't expect that the people of Hu Jian, the Provincial Governor of Xiuzhou

and Li Chong, the Provincial Governor of Xiazhou

are the men of Xiao Buyu's family who's from Yaozhou.

Xiao Buyu is such a hypocrite.

He's as cunning as Chen Wende in the court.

He pretends to side with the Provincial Governor

and our family.

Actually, we're not on good terms.

Be careful.

Don't let him fish any information out of you.

Are you here to see General Chen too?

What a coincidence.

It's been a while since I'm dressed this formally.

Since you're labelled as the traitor,

you're busy with military affairs

and became neglectful of your appearance.

You always look like a scruffy soldier.

Hey, you brat.

How dare you tease me.

Many emissaries came.

All of them invited me

to a discussion after the feast.

Well, let's meet them together at once then.

Then, I don't have to do this again and again.

Isn't it inappropriate to let them bump into each other?

Xiao Buyu is cunning and canny.

Hu Jian is greedy and violent.

As for Li Chong, he's unruly and arrogant.

The worse thing is, they have known each other

for over two decades.

If they have known each other,

all these years, why were they sometimes allies and sometimes enemies?

On and off,

they refused to compromise.

All for the sake of benefits.

They probably plotted secretly this time.

Even their requirements are similar.

Let's meet them together then.

Qingzhou is in your hands now.

You're the one to make the call.

No.

Qingzhou is a piece of pie.

It smells good enough,

yet they didn't dare to snatch it.

Hence, I've beaten them to it.

To ingest this pie,

we either defeat them

or

share the pie with them.

Greetings.

Qingzhou is a remote area.

I apologize if we have inadvertently caused any inconvenience.

You're too humble, General Chen.

Although Qingzhou is secluded, the place is thriving with life.

Empress Dowager Zhong had her studies here.

Rumor has it that there's an iron ore mine here.

These two events alone can easily make Qingzhou a popular place.

So, referring to what you said earlier,

are you here to watch the scene

or

to take advantage on us?

General Chen.

Be careful with your words.

How dare you!

You can

speak up

if you have anything to say.

If so, we'll be frank with you.

We're here for the iron ore mine.

This camel hoof soup

is my favourite food.

I'd have a few bowls of it every morning.

The portion seems big,

but if everyone wants to have a taste of it,

I'd rather

not eat the dish.

General Chen.

You got famous when you're still young.

You won a lot of wars.

Thus, you tend to take things too lightly.

The pie is in your hands.

However, if you don't eat it now

and refuse to share it with someone else,

perhaps it will break

at the next moment.

Are you confident that you can enjoy the pie alone?

The marquis says that General Wan

has the local troops from Yihua and the other nearby cities only.

You'd need to entrench here for some time.

You have to wait for the decision of the reinforcements.

My Lord knows that this is unfair to you.

The marquis will surely acknowledge your contribution.

This is my duty.

I'm not upset.

But hasn't the court reached a conclusion yet?

The National Treasury is depleted.

We can't afford to have another war, thus they're in a dilemma.

Soldiers risk their lives to fight for the country.

If we don't give them food and wages, even if I'm willing to entrench,

we can't go against Chen Wende's attacks.

The marquis said

that they will try their best to raise funds for you,

but it would take a while.

Besides,

I heard that your newly-wedded wife is being held captive in Qingzhou.

The marquis is willing to raise some money for you

to pay Chen Wende for the ransom.

So, don't you worry about this.

I nearly forgot.

The Divine Crow Fire Arrow that you requested

is not available in the storerooms in Jingzhou.

I know.

There were a few left when we retrieved Jingzhou City.

I took them with me.

I managed to escape from Qingzhou all thanks to the arrows.

I'm not done here yet.

Although we don't have ready-mades,

the marquis has ordered the Weapons Bureau to speed up the production.

They'll send it here after it's done.

Things don't happen as one wishes.

I'm afraid that Chen Wende will not let us go.

What's wrong?

It must be Chen Wende again.

General.

General.

Chen Wende targets Divine Crow Fire Arrow at us.

But the arrows were not aimed towards the city.

It's targeted at the city's rampart.

Looks like it's not for killing people.

It's just to affect our army's spirit.

No.

These fire arrows are not to intimidate us,

it's a show for the other parties.

I heard that Yaozhou, Xiuzhou

and Xiazhou sent their Provincial Governors there.

The other parties are ready to interfere with this too.

By killing the chicken, you can warn the monkeys.

By knocking on the mountain, you warn the tiger.

I've sent my scouts to Qingzhou.

I'll get the updates soon.

Wait.

Why is it shaking?

What's... What's happening?

The famous Divine Crow Fire Arrow

is a powerful weapon

to attack a city.

We're using it to attack the remainders of Longxiang Army.

It's like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Well,

why are you standing?

Have a seat.

Please have a seat.

My divine arrow has eyes.

It won't be targeted at our allies.

It'd only attack the enemies.

But if anyone tries to push their luck,

I won't be easy on them.

You.

What did you say again?

You like to eat hubing and play with it.

Although Qingzhou isn't wealthy, we can afford a few pieces of hubing.

Wu.

Get ten pieces of hubing from the kitchen for him.

He'll have them on his way back.

Noted.

General Chen.

We need to discuss something between ourselves.

Please allow us to do so.

Okay.

Go on.

Aren't you going to eat these?

Please enjoy your food.

Sir.

How is she doing?

She's having a cold.

She's also troubled.

Moreover, she's not treated immediately.

She needs time to recover and shouldn't be having any more troubles.

Of course.

What are you doing?

I'm worried about your pulse condition,

so I checked for a little longer.

Are you Wan Jiagui's men?

Rest well, Miss Bai.

I shall leave.

[Safe. Wait.]

Safe.

Wait.

Moxi.

Wan Jiagui is still alive.

He asks us to wait.

That means he'll come to save us soon.

That's right.

You've married a good husband.

That's great.

What a relief!

General Chen.

General Chen.

Have you

made a decision?

To be honest, all of us need the iron ore.

However, the iron ore mine is now in your hands, General Chen.

We'd like to mine it together.

Well.

Looks like you didn't have enough hubing.

Let me be clear with you.

I own this hubing.

I want to enjoy it alone.

General Chen.

Qingzhou is your city.

Of course the iron ore mine is yours too.

But you only have iron ore to produce weapons.

You can't trade that for food and horses.

If we can trade things between us, that'd be great, right?

Trade things between us.

Sure.

But listen carefully.

If you snatch my hubing,

I'll cut off your tongue.

You must be joking, General Chen.

General Chen is young and impetuous.

We understand your stand.

However, if you wish to acquire our support,

you must strike the Longxiang Army hard, so our support is not wasted.

You want me to fight with the court.

You're using Qingzhou as a cannon fodder

to weaken the Longxiang Army.

Then, you can break the union and plot for your own benefits.

Am I right?

However,

Qingzhou has always been the thorn in the court's flesh.

This war is inevitable.

So, I agree to this deal.

But

the amount of army provisions

that Qingzhou needs isn't a small amount.

We need generous donations from all cities.

I'll share the list with you shortly.

Please raise the items for us.

General Chen.

To be honest, we don't have much army provisions either.

We can only make some contributions.

Okay.

Okay.

Don't worry, General Chen.

We'll surely... We'll surely do our best.

We'll do our best.

But you should also give us some assurance.

Assurance?

What kind of assurance?

I heard that you're keeping the wife of General Wan

from Longxiang Army as hostage.

To ensure that you're at daggers drawn with Longxiang Army

and won't make peace,

shouldn't you prove yourself, General Chen?

Are you talking about Bai Fengyao?

What can I do?

Do you want me to kill her?

What's the matter?

Is someone bad-mouthing you or missing you?

Is your cold getting serious?

I'll get the physician.

I'm all right.

I'm fine.

We're prisoners.

Though you're somehow related to Chen Wende,

you shouldn't get involved with him anymore.

For your sake, it's okay to be thick-skinned.

No.

It's not about that.

He's Wan Jiagui's sworn enemy.

He's not on our side.

I don't want you to submit to him or agree to his favors for my sake.

Okay, I got it.

It's too cruel to kill a woman.

That won't do.

If we do kill Wan Jiagui's wife, we'll trigger them

to join in bitter denunciation of us.

It's not advantageous for us.

So, we...

We'd like to suggest that you marry her.

Marry her?

Are you kidding me?

General Chen.

We dare not kid with you.

Think about it.

His Majesty is too young.

Marquis Zhong governs as the brother of the Empress Dowager.

Longxiang Army is Jing State's forte.

If you marry the wife of Wan Jiagui,

you're humiliating Longxiang Army.

This will then prove that you're at daggers drawn with the court

and won't be making peace.

Then, we can be your allies without any concern.

On the other hand, if we support you now,

you might go against us with the court.

Our loss would outweigh the gain.

Looking back on history, this has happened for a few times.

Also,

three years ago,

the Provincial Governor of Xiazhou

invited us to get rid of the evil officials.

In the end, they turned to the court and attacked us.

If they didn't lose out to the court

and later on turned against each other,

they'd still be siding with the court.

Nonsense!

Listen.

Our Provincial Governor is a decent man.

He despised colluding with Wu Lang.

So, he rebelled against the court.

Thus, it's evident that My Lord is righteous.

All right. That's enough.

Are you two doing a cross-talk show?

You even decided who my wife will be.

Well...

Are you trying to be my father

or my father-in-law?

General Chen.

We don't want to interfere with your personal affairs.

We just want your...

Well... Assurance.

Assurance.

That's right, General Chen.

In my opinion,

you might need some time to consider this.

We shall leave first then.

Yes.

We will leave first.

Thank you, General Chen.

Open the door.

I hope that Wan Jiagui will come and rescue us soonest possible.

But I don't wish to put him in danger.

Chen Wende is too powerful.

What if he didn't manage to rescue you?

If that so,

I won't blame him either.

True men should prioritize justice and righteousness.

I'm not worthy of him sacrificing his life and future.

Isn't that too foolish?

If you like someone, you'd want to be together with him

and stay by his side.

If that's not possible, you're not a couple.

I wouldn't be convinced even after I died.

And I wouldn't wish him the best of luck.

Wan Jiagui.

Wan Jiagui.

Wan Jiagui.

I'm so sleepy that my eyes get teary.

Why are you staring at me?

You saw it too.

I'm really stingy, bossy and selfish.

I won't change.

That's fine.

When you meet your true love,

you might change your mind.

Nonsense.

I will never fall in love with men.

General.

The registrar is here.

General.

This is the accounting records.

Why are our expenses so high?

We're now the ruler of Qingzhou City.

The previous Provincial Governor and Wan Jiagui

hid and took away most of the treasury.

Let alone feeding our army and horses, we also need to donate food

to the poor in the city.

Moreover, you spent a big amount of money

to hire farmers to mine the iron ore mine.

Therefore...

Our army provisions can only last for one month.

Our weapons and armors are damaged.

The iron ore can't be transformed into ironware at once.

Our current state is just like my attire.

It looks promising,

but it's actually out at the elbows.

Okay, noted.

You can leave now.

(To guard the iron ore mine on behalf of the court, )

(I must sustain the army.)

(Otherwise, )

(we'll be annihilated by Zhong Yuqi and Wu Lang.)

(Then, the world would be in chaos, )

(full of warfare and disasters.)

What?

Escape?

Instead of waiting for Wan Jiagui to rescue us,

why don't we escape when we can?

Drag her away.

What are you doing?

Moxi.

- Fengyao. - Moxi.

Come on.

- Moxi. - Fengyao.

Let go.

Hurry up.

Fengyao.

Look at me.

I gained weight even if I'm living in a woodshed.

I'm such a pig.

Moxi.

What are they doing?

This doesn't feel right.

Didn't you say so?

We're on his chopping block.

Since we can't turn the tide, just let it be.

You're right.

You can leave now.

Okay.

What are you doing?

Bai Fengyao.

Are you willing to marry me as my wife?

What nonsense are you talking about?

Are you insane?

Did you hear what I said?

In your dreams!

I'd rather die than marrying you!

Think first before you decide.

I'll repeat that for a thousand times and my answer is still the same.

I'll never marry a traitor like you.

Besides, I'm already married to Wan Jiagui.

I'd rather die than letting you tarnish my reputation.

If you say yes, this would be a favour.

If you disagree,

this would be an announcement.

I'll have the wedding ceremony for certain.

You're shameless.

♪ While I'm as cold as snow, you catch the warmth of a spring's gentle blow ♪

♪ The peach blossoms burst into a vibrant show ♪

♪ When night falls, you hold a lantern in surprise ♪

♪ Since then, you've walked into my life ♪

♪ When hearts connect, bitter wine turns sweet ♪

♪ True emotions revealed, together we'll dance to the beat of life ♪

♪ Meeting a soulmate, we embrace the obsession ♪

♪ Those who disapprove, let them be ♪

♪ I'll be the comforting warmth by your side ♪

♪ And put all your worries to rest ♪

♪ Together, we fear not wave nor wind ♪

♪ You will never be lonely for the rest of your life ♪

♪ I am willing to be a wisp of sorrow ♪

♪ That you can never forget ♪

♪ Red beans are ground into the fragrance of time ♪

♪ Hope we will all be safe ♪

♪ When night falls, you hold a lantern in surprise ♪

♪ Since then, you've walked into my life ♪

♪ When hearts connect, bitter wine turns sweet ♪

♪ True emotions revealed, together we'll dance to the beat of life ♪

♪ Meeting a soulmate, we embrace the obsession ♪

♪ Those who disapprove, let them be ♪

♪ I'll be the comforting warmth by your side ♪

♪ And put all your worries to rest ♪

♪ Together, we fear not wave nor wind ♪

♪ You will never be lonely for the rest of your life ♪

♪ I am willing to be a wisp of sorrow ♪

♪ That you can never forget ♪

♪ Red beans are ground into the fragrance of time ♪

♪ Hope we will all be safe ♪