Original subtitles

[English subtitles are available]

[Special Lady]

[Episode 17]

Defend!

Hurry up!

Be careful.

Ding Miao.

This way. This way.

Why are you hiding?

The ball. The ball.

Ding Miao, catch up now.

It's okay, Mr. Ding.

Let's get the ball back.

Team Blue committed a foul.

Team Red is given a penalty kick.

Yueniang, come on.

-Come on. -Come on.

Come on.

Bravo!

Nice shot!

Nice shot!

Yiyang Academy scored one point.

Good job.

I could do it too.

I taught them.

I taught them.

They are my students.

Team Blue has requested to replace team members.

-Team Blue, come on. -Team Blue, come on.

Pass the ball!

Pass the ball, Song Zhu!

Someone broke the rules and kicked me.

That's right.

-Pass it to me! -Hurry up! Go!

Li Wenshu, are you crazy?

It's my show time.

-Bravo! -Nice shot!

Yueniang.

Go! Go!

Are you okay?

How could you do this?

-Pass the ball! -Come on!

Come on, Zhu.

I'm fine.

Go on.

Attack!

Defend!

Li Wenshu, catch the ball.

-Nice shot! -Nice shot!

Amazing!

It was within my expectation.

Son,

don't cause trouble for your father.

I wonder how the competition is going inside.

The Literature and Martial Arts Tournament is being held inside. Irrelevant people are not allowed to enter.

I'm a student of the academy.

Where is your certificate?

Show us.

I can't enter without a certificate?

This is the rule set during the competition.

Sorry.

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

Come here.

Come here.

Again?

Brat.

You're not here to play.

Where is the ball?

Pass the ball. Hurry up.

Xue Hanfu.

Hurry!

This way.

Catch it.

Junior Xue.

Xue Hanfu.

Are you okay?

Xue Hanfu, are you okay?

The ball.

Give me the ball.

Hurry up!

-Go! -Go!

Bravo!

Nice shot!

They've gone too far.

Come on!

-Come on! -Come on!

Defend!

Defend!

You...

Lord Li, calm down.

This is the arena.

This way. Hold on.

Ding Miao.

Move.

Are you okay?

Why is he wearing a mask?

Who is this?

That's right. I have never seen him before.

I have never seen him before.

No.

We still have time to score.

Leave those two to me.

You focus on taking the ball and scoring.

Are you okay?

I'm... I'm fine.

Go get some rest first.

Okay, come on.

-Mr. Xiao. -Xiao Yu.

Mr. Xiao.

As long as Yueniang is fine.

As long as Yueniang is fine.

Tu Ding, go to his right.

Okay.

Ding Miao, go to his left.

Pay attention to the direction of the ball and the goal.

Ding Miao.

Go.

Senior, catch the ball.

We won!

We won!

We won!

Yueniang, you're the best!

We won.

Yiyang Academy won the Literature and Martial Arts Tournament.

We won.

-Yueniang. -Yueniang.

Yueniang.

We won.

It hurts. It hurts.

What's wrong?

You're badly injured.

Does it hurt?

I'll get you the best medicine.

It's okay. It's just a minor injury.

It doesn't hurt.

Why were you so careless?

What do you think?

Am I good?

You are great.

Awesome.

Let's see who dares to look down on female students again.

That's right.

-That's right. -That's right.

Yiyang Academy is the best.

I didn't expect the final score

to be taken by Song Zhu.

If it were me,

I could score too.

You played very well.

-Of course. -That would be a foul then.

Xiao Yu has been expelled from the academy.

You cheated.

That's right. You cheated.

-What happened, Dean Song? -Yes, that's right.

That's right. You cheated.

That's right.

You cheated.

Yiyang Academy can't afford to lose. Is that so?

You cheated!

You are despicable.

Who said we cheated?

Don't talk nonsense behind our backs.

It's really despicable to gossip behind our backs.

Who is this nasty girl?

How did Yiyang Academy educate women?

You cheated.

You cheated.

You cheated.

What are you talking about?

You cheated!

What nonsense are you talking about?

-Young Master. -Uncle Hu.

Cut the crap.

How is the investigation going?

Young Master, why did you...

-You cheated. -Can you be reasonable?

You cheated.

What makes you say we cheated?

You are despicable!

That guy, are you trying to escape?

Uncle Hu.

Come back and explain the cheating.

Come back and explain it.

Stop arguing.

Stop arguing.

There is something I don't understand.

You cheated.

What do you want to understand?

I picked these things accidentally.

I didn't expect them to be the tokens of the Imperial College.

In the Literature and Martial Arts Tournament,

there shouldn't have been students from the Imperial College, right?

Where are you going in such a hurry?

Dean is still here.

Let's go.

[Bureau of Military Affairs]

The Bureau of Military Affairs?

Without the tokens of the Imperial College,

they can't enter the academy, right?

What are you talking about?

Give us the tokens.

-Give us the tokens. -Give them to us.

Give them to us.

You shameless thief, how dare you steal?

Give them to us.

Hurry up.

Hand them over.

Don't do anything stupid.

Why are you so anxious?

Are you a student of the Imperial College?

How dare you!

In broad daylight,

you're talking nonsense.

There are no students from the Imperial College here.

Then let's take a look.

You look quite alike.

It's him.

It's him.

You're alike.

Quite alike.

Right?

-Look. -They look exactly the same.

Yesterday,

I heard the academies in Yiyang would hold a tournament,

so I came to watch.

I didn't expect to find these three tokens on the arena.

I wanted to return them to its owners,

but I didn't expect Song's Academy to be insulted.

I was just saying, but I accidentally revealed the fact

that the Imperial College helped someone cheat.

Tell me.

What a coincidence, right?

You shameless people!

-Leave. -Just leave.

Get lost!

You are the shameless people who can't afford to lose.

Who are you cursing?

Stop!

What did you say?

Say it again!

Stop! Come back!

-Where are you going? -Come back!

Don't go if you're capable.

I'm talking about you. Stop right there.

You said it, right?

Thank you, Mr. Xiao.

You helped us solve the problem this time.

Indeed, it was thanks to Mr. Xiao.

Mr. Chen,

our academy has a rule that major contributors

can have their merits and demerits offset each other, right?

Xiao Yu exposed the fact that the Imperial College

helped the other three academies cheat.

He's a major contributor, right?

Of course.

Mr. Chen,

why don't you let Mr. Xiao

come back to be a teaching assistant again?

Indeed, Xiao Yu has made a great contribution.

Please think about it, Dean.

Songzhi,

what do you think?

Dean,

I think

since there are rules,

we should follow the rules.

Uncle Hu.

The tournament lasted for a day.

Everyone must be tired.

There's no rush.

Get some rest.

Mr. Han,

please.

Please.

Please.

Go now.

Uncle Hu.

Everyone is waiting for you.

Let's go.

Yueniang,

do you think Mr. Xiao

can come back or not?

I don't know.

You...

You.

You.

You.

All of you!

The three academies in Luoyang joined hands.

But you still lost to a mixed-gender team of Song's Academy.

Are you all losers?

I tried so hard

to ask for help from the Imperial College.

You...

Lord... Lord Li,

we didn't expect this to happen either.

Who would have known Xiao Yu

would come out of nowhere?

The whole plan was ruined by him.

And your son also stood out

in this competition.

So it was... an awkward matter to us.

He's just a teaching assistant.

Is he that capable?

You...

You have never reflected on yourselves.

You must have been careless.

That's why Xiao Yu took the chance.

Now this is great.

The three academies made fools of themselves by cheating

and lost the competition.

But this has helped Song's Academy

become more famous.

You are really...

Song's Academy.

Xiao Yu.

You acted rashly, Young Master.

You acted rashly.

Didn't I repeatedly tell you

to wait for me at the inn?

Look at what you did.

You went to watch the tournament

and even joined them.

What should we do

if someone recognized you?

They didn't recognize me, right?

I left the arena safely, right?

Young Master, better safe than sorry.

Don't worry, Uncle Hu.

It's no big deal this time.

If they really recognize me, they would have recognized me in the arena.

Since I have left there,

it means everything is fine, right?

But...

What happened?

I took a ball for Miss Song Zhu.

Young Master,

you've really given your heart to the academy.

You even saved a girl.

Was it because she's Miss Song Zhu?

Because she's a woman.

What does that mean?

You should've been there.

You should've done it.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have done it.

Young Master, I was looking for you everywhere.

You didn't find me

and you didn't save her.

Uncle Hu, you are really capable.

Young Master,

if it were really as urgent as you said,

you should have refused and said you won't go back to the academy.

If I hadn't dragged you...

Everyone was looking at me

with gratefulness.

How could I let them lose face?

How could you make me let them lose face?

Alright.

Let's get down to business.

Did you catch up with those two men today?

No.

What a pity.

I don't think they are simple.

You're right.

Why are they not simple? Tell me.

Those two are from the Bureau of Military Affairs.

I knew it.

If that is the case,

Song Xu has something to do with them.

Both the students of the Imperial College

and the masters of the Bureau of Military Affairs came to Yiyang.

Seemingly, their purpose is to destroy Song's Academy.

Why?

I don't know if Song Xu is one of them.

But Li Shancai

must have something to do with them.

Young Master,

when I was looking for you,

I saw Zhou Ji and Zhou Ting

meet each other secretly.

They are brothers. It doesn't mean anything.

But Zhou Ji lost the competition.

He lost to his big brother Zhou Ting,

who's been admitted to the Imperial College because he gave up the place.

Uncle Hu, go back to the inn first.

I'm going back to the academy.

Young Master, we just finished our task.

The tournament just ended.

The crown prince is waiting for us to go back.

We should set off early.

Are you the young master or am I the young master?

Mr. Xiao?

Mr. Zhou.

My bed...

is still available, right?

Of course.

Mr. Zhou, aren't you gonna invite me in to have a seat?

What... What are you talking about?

Please come in.

Mr. Xiao, are you coming back to the academy?

Mr. Zhou,

you don't welcome me?

Of course I welcome you.

Mr. Xiao helped the academy turn the tables.

Everyone is grateful to you.

It's just that... you don't look like

you are ready to come back.

I'm not coming back now.

Then Mr. Xiao is here to...

I remember I left something here.

I'm gonna look for it. It's okay.

You... You can just do your things.

Mr. Xiao,

if it weren't for you today,

Miss Zhu would have been hurt.

It was... just a coincidence.

Right, Mr. Zhou,

it should be the meal time now.

Why didn't you go?

I have no appetite.

Mr. Zhou,

are you still upset about the competition?

Mr. Xiao knows about it too?

As a student, I lost the competition.

It's because I haven't studied hard enough

and I'm not as capable as him.

I must spend more time studying harder.

Mr. Zhou.

Mr. Zhou has a wide reputation

for being talented.

From what I know about Mr. Zhou,

you are good at drawing.

And you are better at playing chess.

The life and death problems in a chess game

are difficult for beginners.

But for Mr. Zhou,

I think they can be solved easily.

Mr. Zhou,

did the student of the Imperial College

play a trick?

Mr. Xiao, what makes you say so?

You saw it this morning.

The students of the Imperial College

were up to no good.

In the third round,

they committed a foul

to score.

In that case,

it's normal for them to do dirty things.

Mr. Zhou,

did he?

No.

Maybe I thought too much.

I won't talk about this again.

I found it.

Mr. Zhou,

I'm leaving.

Okay.

Goodbye, Mr. Xiao.

Come on.

Come on.

Come here, everyone.

I'm so happy today.

Thanks to Mr. Xiao

and Miss Song Zhu.

In terms of the last shot,

Miss Zhu did great today.

Right?

Yes.

Come on, let's make a toast to Zhu with tea.

Because I am the best female student

in Yiyang Academy.

Drink it.

Come on.

Come on. Drink.

Come on.

Drink it.

Here.

Speaking of Mr. Xiao,

if he hadn't shown up at the critical moment

to take the ball for Miss Zhu,

Miss Zhu would have been hurt

just like Junior Xue.

That's right.

Speaking of this,

I really should thank him.

Everyone in Men's Academy said

the key to this time's success

is Mr. Xiao's hug for Yueniang.

And there is more.

They also said

they are a perfect...

a perfect match.

Who said that?

A perfect match.

I...

I heard them say that

when I was passing by.

So I was just saying.

I didn't say it.

Stop talking.

Let's eat.

They were just talking nonsense.

Don't take it to heart.

I won't take it to heart.

But will Mr. Zhou think too much?

That's right.

How could I forget that?

And he lost the competition today.

I think he must be more upset.

I only focused on watching the competition.

I...

I neglected this.

Junior Zhou,

I have something to tell you. Meet me at the back of the mountain.

Xiao Yu saved Miss Song Zhu today.

Women's Academy is also talking about this.

That's right.

That was a great kick.

That's right.

I don't even know how she scored.

Yes, it was really amazing.

That's right.

Miss Zhu.

Junior Zhou.

After today's competition was over,

I didn't have time to ask you.

Are you okay?

Thank you for your care.

I'm fine.

Really?

That's good.

Miss Zhu, why did you ask me here?

Actually, it's nothing important.

I'm glad you're fine.

Then I don't need to think of so many words

to comfort you.

Well...

Anyway,

you'll always be the most talented man in my heart.

Thank you, Miss Zhu.

You're so thoughtful.

Do you... have something else to say?

Why are you walking around with a male student at this hour

instead of going back to the dorm?

Miss Zhu,

you are getting more and more audacious.

Well, Miss Zhu,

I should leave.

But...

But there is something I haven't told you yet.

Let's go back.

Instructor Shen

really showed up at the wrong time.

He showed up just when I mustered up my courage.

But

we didn't really win today's competition.

But in my heart,

they've already won.

As the saying goes, a drop of water cannot make an ocean,

and a single tree can't make a forest.

When the students stood up

and united as one,

the thriving morale

reminded me of myself when I was young.

When you were young,

you were as reckless as them.

People can never return to their truth.

I didn't expect my father to be enthusiastic.

Right,

Darling,

I heard that Xiao Yu's returning to the academy hasn't been decided yet.

Let him handle it himself.

But...

Yu is more independent-minded than we think.

You've never been on that swing.

You can't feel the...

the tension or thrill

immersively.

Back then, it was like there was a kind of...

a kind of invisible power.

It... It...

It was like I was possessed by my ancestors.

And they made me score

and win the crucial round.

Mr. Ding, you're amazing.

Amazing.

Awesome.

But

compared to Mr. Xiao, it's not worth mentioning.

When Mr. Xiao ran towards Miss Song Zhu

and stood in front of her,

guess what?

He was like an immortal

and held her in his arms.

Impressive.

Mr. Li

should have stood out in the competition.

But Xiao Yu took the glory for no reason.

Mr. Li was looking at the big picture.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have stood out.

I don't care about petty gains.

As the saying goes, when a man retires from his responsibilities,

fame and fortune become irrelevant.

A bunch of vulgar people.

Mr. Xiao was against two men alone.

He protected Miss Song Zhu and helped her win the crucial round.

That was how we exposed the plot of humiliating us

of the three academies in Luoyang.

But Mr. Xiao still hasn't said

if he will come back to the academy.

This morning, I went to clean the room for our teacher.

Mr. Chen said Mr. Xiao went to him yesterday

and told him he wanted to come back to be the teaching assistant.

Really?

He'll come back to the dorm today.

Then we should welcome him properly.

That's right.

According to The Book of Lord Shang, the Strategy of War,

the army of a real king

does not boast a victory

or harbor rancour for a defeat.

Besides, the result hasn't come out yet.

And you are so noisy.

How inappropriate!

The exam is in a few days.

You should review your lessons.

If anyone fails the exam,

I will

punish him.

Yes, Sir.

Okay.

That's all for today's class.

I'm going to announce something.

From tomorrow on,

Teaching Assistant Xiao will come back.

I don't need to feel guilty anymore.

But I should pay him back as soon as possible.

I need to find out if Mr. Zhou has misunderstood us

before Xiao Yu comes back.

Class dismissed.

Mr. Zhou...

Mr. Zhou...

Mr. Zhou.

Miss Song Zhu.

Hello, Mr. Zhang.

Go back to Women's Academy.

If I see you

make trouble in Men's Academy again,

I'll punish you severely.

I'll also report it to Dean.

I won't do this again.

I won't.

I'm leaving.

Master.

Come in.

Master, someone wants to see you.

Who is it?

He's not wearing fancy clothes.

He said his surname is Zuo.

Lord Zuo, please.

Here.

-Close the door. -Okay.

Greetings, Lord Zuo.

Save it.

Someone has reported what happened in Yiyang

to Officer Wan.

How should you be punished?

I failed to fulfill my duties.

Lord Zuo, please put in a good word for me in front of Officer Zuo

and give me a chance to make up for my mistake.

What mistake?

Li Shancai,

let me ask you.

What was wrong with you?

I...

You didn't do a good job.

And it has boosted Song Xu's reputation.

Let me ask you.

How did they find out about the students of the Imperial College?

Well...

Well...

It was all because of a man named Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu?

Who is he?

He...

He...

Why does his name sound the same as the name of the young master of the Xiao family?

Go now.

Investigate this person in secret.

Okay.

I will find out the truth.

Go now.

Okay.

Mr. Xiao, congratulations on your return to the academy.

Let's go.

Nice catch.

You are really...

Mr. Xiao,

I'm so happy that you're back.

I've done the fortunetelling.

There's water in your destiny.

It signifies prosperity for me.

With your help,

I will definitely be invincible

and move forward steadily.

Alright.

We are brothers.

Don't stand on ceremony.

Mr. Xiao,

you are really capable.

You caught the water basin perfectly.

That's right.

What are you talking about?

Mr. Xiao has shown what he's capable of

in the arena, right?

If he hadn't found out other academies cheated

and helped us win the competition,

our academy's reputation would have been ruined.

This time, instead of losing its reputation,

our academy is world-famous.

That's right.

Alright.

Have you seen Mr. Zhou?

He went to Wenjing Hall.

Although he didn't come to celebrate with us,

I believe

his heart

is with us in the dorm.

Yes.

Well...

Well...

What happened?

I knew it.

We've gone too far

considering the way of celebrating.

It's within my expectation.

It's within my expectation.

The divination today

must be ominous.

Mr. Xiao must have encountered some difficulties.

Then...

Then let's help him.

We can't.

It's about love.

Love?

How should I get close to him?

Right, Mr. Xiao?

Yes.

Yes.

Mr. Xiao, what's wrong?

Nothing.

Nothing.

It's very likely

he's lovesick.

Lovesick?

Mr. Xiao,

As the old saying goes,

I advise you not to cherish cloth of gold,

but to honor the days of youth.

Pick the flowers while they are blooming.

Wait not to grasp in vain at empty twigs.

If you

really like Miss Song Zhu,

just confess your love to her.

What did you say?

Everyone knows

you saved her.

Don't hide it anymore.

Everyone is saying you and Miss Song Zhu are together.

What do you mean?

What nonsense are you talking about?

Leave.

Tell us.

Mr. Zhou, you're back.

Mr. Zhou.

He looked like nothing happened when he saw you back.

What's wrong with Mr. Zhou?

Nothing. Nothing.

Leave.

We'll talk about it later.

Go back to your dorm.

What happened?

I don't know.

Do you think Mr. Zhou is angry?

Keep your voice down.

I advise you not to cherish cloth of gold,

but to honor the days of youth.

Pick the flowers while they are blooming.

Wait not to grasp in vain at empty twigs.

Empty twigs.

Let's go. Just go.

Let's go. Let's go back.

On the day of the tournament,

I saw Mr. Xiao use your body to take the ball for Miss Zhu

and hug her.

Yes.

I did hug her

and save her.

But don't worry, Mr. Zhou.

Mr. Zhou, let me tell you.

After I took the ball for her,

I still feel sore all over my body.

They say you and Miss Zhu

are a perfect match

and a heaven-made couple.

I guess you care a lot about Miss Zhu too.

No, no.

Don't worry.

I don't like her.

No.

That fool will make it worse.

No.

I have to explain this

to Mr. Zhou tomorrow.

Either nothing will happen,

or something serious will happen.

No.

I can't wait till tomorrow.

Who is it?

Mr. Xiao,

there are only the two of us in this room.

Are you okay?

Maybe I had a nightmare.

I'm fine.

Who is it?

Could it be Uncle Hu?

Are you alright, Mr. Xiao?

I'm fine.

I can't sleep. I'm going out for a walk.

Junior Zhou,

actually, Xiao Yu and I are not...

Why are you here?

Aren't you here for me?