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[Butterflied Lover]

[Eleven: The Ashes]

Father,

why did you call me here again?

Yilan's young master

was secretly executed by you, right?

Yes.

Then why didn't you report it to me?

What are your intentions?

I simply executed a person from Yilan.

What personal intentions could I have?

Isn't it because of your resentment

towards me

for your elder sister's death back then

that you secretly oppose me in every way?

Father, you're overthinking it.

You have been devoted to protecting the city.

I understand the decision you made back then.

Alright.

Then tell me,

have you burned

all the Butterfly Slaves in the city?

Did Ling Changfeng,

who's soft-hearted towards these Butterfly Slaves,

secretly approach you,

asking you to hand these Butterfly Slaves over to him for disposal?

No, I'm in the process of handling them.

You're handling nothing!

You haven't left the house for days.

It's your honeymoon, I understand,

but you need to know how to restrain yourself, understand?

Father, I have things to do. I'll take my leave.

Look at these two unfilial sons of mine!

One is too soft-hearted,

and the other is hard to figure out.

These Butterfly Slaves in the city

are always a hidden danger.

We must dispose of them all.

However, the Mokui trees outside the city haven't bloomed yet.

I'm afraid it's difficult to deal with the Butterfly Slaves all at once.

Then we'll find a way

to make these Mokui trees

bloom early.

Brother, why did you suddenly invite me and Qianyue to come to your mansion?

Changfeng, Qianyue,

on the day of my wedding to the princess,

you two didn't come to the banquet.

It was a pity.

Today, I invited you here

for a small family gathering.

I didn't know that Lord Wu'an and Cousin Changfeng

were half brothers with the same father.

Have some tea.

This is tea made from Mokui Flowers.

Give it a try.

Qianyue, please have some.

It's delicious.

Although Mokui Flower Tea is fragrant, it's cold in nature.

You just recovered from a cold. You shouldn't drink this.

Your Highness, you should drink less too.

Then I won't drink it.

Brother, Qianyue and I have to go to the shop later.

Let's get together another day.

Changfeng, it seems like he's discovered my identity.

Let's leave first.

Cousin, Qianyue, take care.

My lord, did we get it wrong?

I checked the times when Mokui Flowers bloomed these years

and found that Sir Ling's wife was in the city.

If she were really a Butterfly Slave,

she wouldn't be unharmed.

No, she must be a Butterfly Slave.

The Yilan people

have a unique way of awakening the butterfly poison.

Only when the butterfly poison is awakened

will the host become a Butterfly Slave.

That's why,

for so many years,

they've been able to hide among ordinary people.

If it's also awakening the butterfly poison,

why is Tang Qianyue so different

from the Butterfly Slaves on New Year's Eve?

She looks like a normal person.

I remember the Complete Collection of Verminous Insects saying

the Yilan people who are planted with the butterfly poison

will retain their consciousness,

making them no different from outsiders.

If Tang Qianyue is from the Yilan clan,

it's a different matter.

There must be someone behind the Butterfly Slave chaos.

Tang Qianyue is the clue right now.

I must avenge my sister.

So I need to find a way to confirm it quickly.

But only the unicorn's blood can lure out the Butterfly Slaves,

and our unicorn's blood

has been used to feed the butterfly poison inside Her Ladyship.

It's just the unicorn's blood, right?

My precious Pearl Princess,

why hasn't your hand healed yet?

Come, let me see.

It's almost healed.

I just haven't removed the bandage.

Your Highness.

Lord Wu'an!

- You're back. - My lord.

Eunuch He, you can leave.

My lord,

I still need to serve Her Highness when she has dinner.

I'll have dinner with the princess.

He Xi, you can leave first.

I'll have dinner alone with Lord Wu'an.

Yes.

He Xi, close the door.

Yes.

Lord Wu'an, please sit down.

♫ Dance like swirling snowflakes ♫

♫ Leave light on the clear platform ♫

♫It seems like the old times ♫

You know what I want to do?

On our wedding night,

you cut my hand and took my blood once,

then made me eat so many blood-nourishing soups and medicines.

Then you forced me to exercise

and said my life was precious.

Later,

I found out I had the unicorn's blood.

Naturally, I could guess some things.

My right hand is almost healed.

I won't use my left hand to eat anyway.

So I'll give you this hand.

No,

wait.

Let's use this hand instead.

Otherwise, both hands will be injured.

I'm afraid others will suspect.

♫ I made the sincerest wish ♫

Are you really willing to give it to me?

You must have your reasons.

Wait.

What are you doing?

He Xi knows

my hand is almost healed.

I'm afraid he'll suspect.

Later, I'll tell him

that I broke a bowl and the shards injured my hand.

♫ Where is my love in the looming shadows ♫

♫ Where to seek it ♫

♫ The shadows under the eaves are the willows of old times ♫

Don't think I'll be soft-hearted.

♫ With each twig and leaf turned over, the spring fades while I pine away ♫

My lord, everything is ready.

By the way,

we won't be gone for a short time.

Pack more clothes.

After I visit the department tomorrow,

we'll set off.

Okay.

Lately,

he's had enough troubles.

As for the child,

I should tell him after we leave.

Lord Wu'an, what brings you here?

It's for official business. Get out of the way.

Why would Lord Wu'an come at this time?

My Lord, what are you doing with so many people?

What do you want to do? Are you trespassing on the private mansion?

Stay in the room and don't come out. I'll handle this.

Brother, why didn't you let us know you were coming?

And you brought so many people.

What's going on?

Tonight, we're arresting Butterfly Slaves.

Someone reported that a Butterfly Slave entered your mansion.

So I came to check.

My mansion is very quiet.

There are no Butterfly Slaves.

Maybe you scared them away.

Are you sure there are no Butterfly Slaves?

I'm sure.

What are you going to do?

This is the unicorn's blood.

A single test

will tell us if there are any Butterfly Slaves hiding in your mansion.

How dare you!

This is my mansion.

Sir Ling, put your sword down.

Changfeng,

I promised you

that once we've confirmed the Butterfly Slave is a civilian from the Dongqian Village,

I won't harm them.

But if they are from the Yilan clan,

I won't spare them.

I won't let anyone else

disturb my family.

Don't you want to avenge our sister?

My lord,

if there were really Butterfly Slaves near this unicorn's blood,

they should have appeared already.

Brother,

I know you hate the Yilan clan

and want to wipe them out completely,

but don't forget,

they are just like you.

No matter how you try to annihilate them,

you can't extinguish their hearts for revenge.

The New Year's Eve massacre is the consequence of mutual retaliation.

Many innocent people were killed, and many homes were broken.

Won't you stop?

Changfeng,

your petty kindness

won't save the one you love the most.

Let's go.

Qianyue!

Qianyue!

Qianyue!

Qianyue!

Changfeng,

I just managed to restrain myself.

I didn't rush out.

Qianyue.

Qianyue.

Qianyue,

I will definitely make you a normal person again.

I promise.

Brother,

the unicorn's blood in your hand

was taken from Pearl's hand, right?

It was also you who cut her hand a few days ago, right?

I don't care what your purpose is in marrying Pearl,

but the night before your marriage,

she came to my place and said something.

What did she say?

She said

she was marrying the person she liked.

Can you be at peace

with how you treat her?

My lord,

you're back.

Why did you come back so late?

What's wrong with you?

It's nothing.

Wait a moment.

My lord, you're injured.

Come with me.

I'm fine.

My lord, don't move. It'll be better soon.

You should really hate me.

Why do you do these things?

You want to know why I would treat your wound

after you took my blood?

My father loved me very much when he was alive,

and he also made me read many books.

He said

a true princess

must understand the helplessness of the people

and the principles of the world.

I can't remember many of the words in the books,

but there is something that I remember very deeply.

What is it?

"Life is the most precious."

"It's more valuable than a thousand gold coins."

"Writing a prescription to save someone"

"is the supreme virtue."

Since I know this principle,

I can't ignore your injury

just because you took my blood.

My lord,

can you tell me

what you want to do with my blood?

You wouldn't do that without reason.

You don't have to say it if you don't want to.

I took your blood

to do one thing.

What is it?

Your blood

can help me save

a very important person to me.

I knew you didn't take my blood arbitrarily

and would use it to save people.

♫ When will you come back from afar ♫

♫ Who am I calling in my dream ♫

♫ The wine cup is filled with my missing ♫

My lord, from now on, you can take as much of my blood as you want.

♫ The mountain stays green in the everlasting waiting ♫

Don't be too naive. Get some rest early.

♫ But I can't remember for whom I am drunk ♫

♫ Or for whose return I am waiting ♫

♫ Seasons cycle forever ♫

♫ There is no turning back for me ♫

♫ I'm trapped alone with my broken heart ♫

♫ Left with nothing but the irreparable past ♫

♫ By my side, the silent moonlight flows like water ♫

♫ The seeming raindrop turns out to be a tear ♫

♫ Among the myriad of night lights, I have no place to return to ♫

♫ Or no one to be with ♫

♫ In the spring breezes of the south ♫

How can you be so careless

and sleep so soundly?

♫ The shuttling boats carry the travelers back and forth ♫

♫ The flocculent stops on my clothes ♫

♫ Bringing the longing of someone ♫

♫ And the silent hope ♫

♫ I feel I am in a dream and my eyes are blurred when I look back ♫

♫ I'm caught up in this mortal world ♫

♫ Seasons cycle forever ♫

♫ There is no turning back for me ♫

♫ I'm trapped alone with my broken heart ♫

♫ Left with nothing but the irreparable past ♫

♫ By my side, the silent moonlight flows like water ♫

♫ The seeming raindrop turns out to be a tear ♫

♫ Among the myriad of night lights, I have no place to return to ♫

♫ Or no one to be with ♫

♫ In the spring breezes of the south ♫

♫ The river is veiled by a thin mist, and the willows stand afar on the banks ♫

♫ The shuttling boats carry the travelers back and forth ♫

♫ The flocculent stops on my clothes ♫

♫ Bringing the longing of someone ♫

♫ And the silent hope ♫

♫ I feel I am in a dream and my eyes are blurred when I look back ♫

♫ I'm caught up in this mortal world ♫

♫ We met each other in the dim light ♫

♫ When the spring breezes greened the banks of the south ♫

♫ When you turned around, even the stars were outshone ♫

♫ Bluebirds fly side by side ♫

♫ And spring swallows return to the eaves ♫

It's really hard.

♫ Who dipped into the lake of my heart, causing never-dissipating ripples ♫

♫ From that day on, I no longer yearned for Chang'an ♫

Changfeng.

You're awake.

Come.

Are you alright?

What happened last night?

I can't remember it clearly.

I didn't do anything bad, did I?

When I was dealing with my brother,

you were afraid your Butterfly Slave identity would be discovered,

so you used an iron chain

to tie yourself up.

Fortunately, I was prepared.

During the seven days and nights after you drank the Mokui Soup,

did you also tie yourself up

with an iron chain to get through it alone?

How did you know

about Mokui Soup?

The Yilan clan's Complete Collection of Verminous Insects records this method.

You also disappeared for seven days once.

Qianyue,

I'm sorry.

On New Year's Eve, I didn't protect you well.

From now on, no matter what happens,

you must tell me.

Will you?

Changfeng,

I'm pregnant.

♫ To find the traces of your reincarnation ♫

♫ I'm willing to exhaust the luck of my lifetime ♫

♫ To gaze at your silhouette for the rest of my life ♫

♫ Until the passage of time makes us age ♫

♫ With dreams lifting the long night, the moon is bright and stars are scarce ♫

♫ I wonder when we'll meet in the next life ♫

♫ The Milky Way stirs, and fate keeps on turning ♫

♫ If I could, this time I would protect you ♫

♫ What triggers love? Every obsession is a trial ♫

♫ The endless night ends, and the moon shines bright ♫

♫ The geese fly in the rain, and we'll never leave each other♫

♫ Snow of a thousand years falls in your palm ♫

♫ What extinguishes love? Every thought is a reflection of the past ♫

♫ Lovesickness turns into illness, and frost whitens clothes ♫

♫ Clouds spread across the sky, and all the past is about you ♫