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[A Journey To Love]

[Episode 16]

No, Qingyun.

We came out in a hurry last night.

We didn't have time to ask

what happened exactly.

Those bandits...

Where did the bandits go?

Where did Mr. Du and Sun Lang escape tp?

I can't just leave like this.

Your Highness.

We finally escaped.

Why bring troubles to yourself?

That's my delegation.

How are they troubles to me?

No, I have to go back.

Don't go.

Your Highness.

I'll be frank with you.

Last night

the robbers robbed 100,000 taels of gold.

Sun Lang and the others firmly accused me of being an accomplice.

They tried to kill me outside the temple.

Thankfully I was quick-witted

and didn't fall into their trap.

Later,

I knocked them out.

That's how I brought you out.

What did you say?

I know what I did was inappropriate.

But it was urgent.

This has nothing to do with how urgent it is or power.

You must have misunderstood Sun Lang.

Qingyun, you...

I must rush back to the posthouse immediately.

Otherwise, they must be anxious

They must be worried.

Your Highness.

You can leave.

But before you leave,

look at this.

Sun Lang stabbed me here last night.

It almost hurt my heart and lungs.

I didn't want you to worry.

I didn't mention anything

and I ran away protecting you all night.

Not only do you not trust me,

you're also blaming me.

Let me see.

It's so deep. Does it hurt?

I'm a lowly man.

I don't deserve Your Highness's care.

I'm sorry.

It's my fault.

I was too anxious. It's all my fault.

But...

But I can't leave everyone behind.

I know.

It's hard for Your Highness.

But has Your Highness ever thought about how

there is no more gold left

and even if you rush back,

what are you going to use to redeem His Majesty with?

Your Highness.

Even so,

I must go to the State of An to bring my brother back.

This is my responsibility as the imperial family of Wu.

This is not your responsibility.

This entire way,

the delegation has been brainwashing you

with propaganda for the country and the people, right?

But you are just a little princess

born in the Cold Palace.

These military affairs

have nothing to do with you.

I'm the only one

who thinks about you sincerely.

Ying.

Look into my eyes.

Do you want to be my wife?

Nod,

or shake your head.

Quick.

Great!

Great!

This is great!

Ying,

I've never been so happy in my life.

Me too.

I, Zheng Qingyun,

swear to God

I will never let you, Yang Ying, down.

If I break my promise,

I'll be struck by thunder.

No! You can't do this!

Ying.

Don't be afraid.

Let's really be together.

Okay?

I'll be good to you.

Don't.

No.

When did you learn martial arts?

That's none of your business.

Qingyun, this is not right.

I'm willing to marry you.

But it must be official.

I will never consummate without a marriage.

How about this? Let's go back first.

Let's at least make sure that everyone's safe

before we talk about the marriate.

Ying! Ying!

Ying.

At this point,

why are you still thinking about them?

We barely managed to escape.

Ying, Ying, don't worry.

I will be good to you.

I'll be good to you.

Qingyun, calm down.

Qingyun!

Qingyun! Don't!

Bastard!

Yuan Lu!

Your Highness.

I'm late.

It's fine. How did you find me?

We split up into six paths.

I'm in charge of this path.

Bastard!

How dare you kidnap Her Majesty!

-I... -Don't move!

Let go of Qingyun.

He didn't kidnap me. You misunderstood.

What?

You're relapsing again?

Where are your pills?

Where are your pills, Yuan Lu?

Hurry!

Yuan Lu!

Your Highness.

Yuan Lu.

Forgive me.

Let me go!

Yuan Lu!

Let go of me!

Yuan Lu!

Yuan Lu!

Yuan Lu!

What are you doing? Put me down!

Put me down!

Yuan Lu!

Yuan Lu!

Yuan Lu!

Yuan Lu!

Yuan Lu's horse!

Let me go!

Put me down!

Put me down!

Let go of me!

Let go of me!

Let go of me!

Ying!

-Yuan Lu. -Ying!

Let go of me!

Ying, calm down.

I won't hurt you.

But you killed Yuan Lu.

He started it.

I just wanted to protect myself.

Is he more important than me to you?

The delegation will find the body soon.

They will sure think

you don't want to go to the State of An,

and colluded with me to kill people to steal the gold.

Ying, at this stage,

we can't go back.

Without discussing with me,

you dragged me out and killed Yuan Lu,

making me a traitor.

Is this how you're

being good to me?

Qingyun,

you've changed.

You're the one who has changed.

You used to be so gentle in the palace.

You always thought for me.

You always listened to me.

But what about you now?

Because I'm not only your Ying,

but also the princess of Wu

and the delegation's Prince li.

I'm going back to save Yuan Lu.

I want to explain to everyone clearly.

Zheng Qingyun.

If you really want to be with me,

then don't stop me.

Yuanzhou.

Go.

I've bandaged Yuan Lu.

He was injured between his ribs.

Luckily, he just lost too much blood.

That's good.

Let's not kill him first.

He must have something to do with the gold.

Are you or am I going to interrogate him?

I will do it.

It's about the state affairs.

It's inconvenient for you.

Yuanzhou.

Don't kill him.

Ying.

Don't kill him!

-Don’t kill him! -Ying, save me!

Your Highness, save me!

If you still think he is innocent,

and still want to plead for him,

I will only think

I taught a fool.

Ying, let me ask you.

Did you leave the delegation

with him on your own accord?

Also,

did you injured Yuan Lu too?

He said there are bandits.

So I ran away with him.

When I came to my senses and wanted to return to the delegation,

he refused to let me to.

Later, Yuan Lu caught up with us

and he hurt Yuan Lu.

Ying,

you promised to elope with me.

Let go of me! Let go of me!

Ying, help me. Ying.

Ying!

Qingyun.

Ying.

Ruyi.

Take Ying back.

She can't take this.

Ying, don't go.

H-He will kill me.

Ying.

Yuanzhou.

I just beg you not to kill him.

Even if he did anything wrong, he did it for me.

Get up.

As a prince,

you can get on your knees for the heaven, earth

and the king,

but you can never do it

for such a despicable man.

Get up.

No matter what Yuanzhou asks you,

just tell the truth.

He won't hurt you.

Ying, are you leaving just like that?

You're going to watch me die?

Ying.

Have you forgotten

our vows?

Tell me.

Who ordered you to do this?

Where is the gold?

Why did you kidnap Her Highness?

I didn't kidnap Her Highness.

No one ordered me.

I won't say the same thing twice.

Ying.

Ying! Ying!

Ying, help me.

Help me. I'm sincere towards you.

He really wanted to kill you with the crossbow.

It's better to get rid of the pus sooner.

Sometimes the truth is more curel than torture.

You're too slow.

Yuan Lu is waiting to see a doctor.

One, here.

Two, here.

Three, here.

There's no fourth place.

I'll say it! I'll say it.

I'll say it.

The bandits are responsible for stealing the gold.

I am responsible for taking Her Highness away.

I have nothing to do with them.

I really don't know where they are now.

I just promised to meet them

at Tang Town three days later.

Are you an accomplice with the bandits?

Who ordered you to do this?

Prince Danyang?

Or the Empress?

I-It's Prince Danyang.

He asked me to do anything I can

to stop the princess from going to the State of An.

I'm sorry.

He is the regent.

I can only follow orders.

But why didn't you tell me?

Why did you lie to me and try to kill me?

I didn't, Ying.

I didn't.

I just want to hurt the horse so you can't go back.

I really had no choice.

But my feelings for you–

You still want her?

The reason you got people to distract the others

and split up with the bandits

was for this, right?

Do you think

as long as she becomes your woman,

she will obey you.

Even if she found out about the truth,

she won't blame you.

Is that true? Say it!

Say it!

Is that true?

Ying,

didn't you want to

marry me?

What's the difference

if it's earlier or later?

You disguised yourself as a man and went the State of An for me.

Of course I have to do something for you.

Ying,

I don't want you to suffer.

I don't want your life to be uncertain.

Prince Danyang found out about our relationship.

He's willing to give me a chance.

Of course I have to seize it.

Ying.

Tell them to let me go.

What did Brother Danyang promise you?

When it's done,

will you be promoted to an official or a duke?

A commandant-escort?

According to past experiences,

I can also become a military protector general of the imperial army.

Good...

Very good...

A military protector general...

Yuanzhou, did you hear me?

As long as he tricked me out,

as long as he can trick me to obey him,

he can become a general. That's something

you worked hard for over ten years to become.

How interesting.

That's a worthy transaction.

Ying, go back first.

I'm fine.

Ruyi.

Let's go.

Ying, don't go!

Yuanzhou.

I'll leave him to you.

Ying, don't go!

You're not allowed to go!

I'm your man.

How dare you leave me alone?

Yang Ying, you have no conscience!

What did you say?

You have no conscience, no brain!

I'm your man.

How dare you harm me alongside with them?

When you were in the Cold Palace,

and no one cared about you,

who was good to you?

You've forgotten

who's the one who loved and cared for you.

Yang Ying.

You're so ungrateful...

You're promiscuous!

Yuanzhou.

Let him finish.

Now you're picking a battle with me.

You're acting all high and mighty as the prince.

Have you forgotten how ugly

and lowly you were

in the Cold Palace?

You have a big head and short body, like a beansprout.

Any palace maid

could order you around.

For a pastry from the Imperial Kitchen,

you could keep flirting with me.

If it weren't for the fact that

you have the title of a princess,

I wouldn't have wanted to talk to you.

You said you would marry me.

Okay, I've been waiting.

Three years.

I'm just an Imperial Guard.

I've never flirted with you.

Ignore him.

Yang Ying.

Remember,

I've touched your whole body.

You're mine now.

Even if you go back with them,

they will still look down on you.

I wasn't!

I wasn't!

That's not true! Say it! Say it!

I wasn't! I wasn't!

Zheng Qingyun!

Leave!

Or I'll kill her!

If you die,

no one will look down on me.

♫I ran into the sorrows of parting and joy of meeting♫

I didn't betray you.

♫Just like rain and just like snow floating♫

You were the one who lied to me.

♫Just like the tears at the corner of our eyes♫

You were the one who harmed Yuan Lu

and the whole delegation,

♫It was going to fall in this life but it hasn't♫

♫I'm afraid the world is like water♫

♫It's not on the face but in the heart♫

Ruyi.

♫Flooding the way out for us to retreat♫

You're right.

♫I dare not ask this time♫

I'm a fool.

♫Bidding farewell between without looking back♫

I was fooled

by such a man.

♫Is this our real ending?♫

For him,

I didn't want my life anymore.

♫I'm afraid that the dream is too good that it will break♫

♫I'm more afraid of having no dreams to look ♫

Say something.

Say something!

Say something!

Aren't you pretty good at lying?

♫These years floating around♫

Keep lying!

♫What I want in this life is not what I want♫

♫I'm afraid good dreams will wither♫

♫It's harder to tell if I'm sober or drunk♫

♫I'm afraid time will rush things♫

♫And the past is gone♫

♫I'm afraid time will rush things♫

♫And the past dreams will never return♫

Go get someone

to fix the doors and walls.

Yes.

We've searched everywhere.

There's nothing useful.

They are the bandits from the Earth God Temple.

Zheng Qingyun hurt Sun Lang

with their help.

Zheng Qingyun didn't lie.

The skin behind their ears is very delicate.

They don't look like local people.

They must be Prince Danyang's subordinates.

Before you left,

you entrusted me to take good care of the delegation.

I failed to protect Her Highness and lost the gold.

It's my fault.

All right.

Shisan, get up.

It's actually also my fault.

I left without permission

and I was delayed by some things on the way,

causing this situation now.

There will definitely be

something unexpected that will happen when executing things.

If someone wanted to ambush when you're not around,

it's a fluke if we managed to avoid it,

but if we didn't, it's also normal.

Instead of apologizing to each other,

you'd better get the gold back earlier.

And we must find the gold

before the An people do.

Otherwise, this will stir up things for the peace talks again.

Where did you lose the bandits?

At a cliff outside of Sanli.

Qian and I chased all the way there.

But they were prepared

and pushed the cart with gold off the cliff,

the people fleeing with a rope.

We took a long circle to the bottom of the cliff.

The gold and the people were gone then.

After we found something was wrong,

we immediately asked all those who were not injured

to split up eight ways to search in different directions.

But we haven't received any reports back yet.

Eight directions are not enough.

We're short-handed.

We should call them back

and make a new plan.

Okay.

Among the people you sent out,

only Yuan Lu who went southeast met Her Highness.

Ning Yuanzhou and I came from the south,

running into Yuan Lu's horse.

That was when I knew something must have happened.

Since Zheng Qingyun has split up with the bandits,

they definitely wouldn't have gone

southeast and south, these two directions.

They will meet in Tang Town in three days.

It's impossible for two groups to make a huge detour.

So, we can rule out

east

and southwest.

The cliff is in the north.

So it's most likely that they went in west, northwest

or north, these three directions.

That's right.

First,

they are in a hurry to transport the gold out.

They won't take a rough mountain road.

Second,

no matter how many groups they divide into,

for safety,

the gold will not be transported separately.

So this team is made up of

at least 20 people and horses.

Third,

this is not Prince Danyang's territory.

He's also afraid that the gold will fall into the hands of An people.

So,

they will avoid the main roads

that they will be stopped at and go for small paths.

According to the above clues,

we just need to look for teams that are about 20 people

on small paths

and we can find something.

I'll go to Jingcheng immediately

to get the map of this area.

No need.

I've seen the map at Zhou Jian's place.

I can draw it now.

Here. Here.

And here.

Three villages.

Four intersections.

Let's split up.

Okay.

Let's go and count people now.

Okay.

Let's go.

Wait.

You haven't recovered yet.

Don't go for now.

I need you to stay here

to keep an eye on Her Highness and Yuan Lu.

We're short of people now.

We can't let anything else happen to us.

You went into Qingfeng Temple alone.

It's time for us to show Liudao Hall to show our skills.

Be careful.

Mister, have you seen 20 people

walk past here?

Yes. They went that way.

-Let's go. -Okay.

You two ladies are weaving a net?

I'm sorry, two madams.

Judging from your back,

I thought you were ladies in your teens.

What's the matter?

Are you from elsewhere?

Yes.

Stay here tonight.

That's what I wanted to do.

But I have something to do for now.

Have you seen a group of people?

About 20 of them, who are not local,

passing by here?

-Yes. -They went that way.

Yes, they went that way.

Okay. After I finish my work,

I'll stay here tonight

to keep you two company.

In the whole He County, posthouse and tours aside,

there's only your inn that can house

more than 20 people.

Someone threatened you not to tell anyone about it?

It's okay.

I'll give you two choices.

You choose.

I saw over 20 people

carrying such a big box.

It looked so heavy.

They went that way.

Okay, thank you.

Let's go.

[The pursuers have arrived at the Japanese pagoda tree They are going north]

How is it?

I've asked around.

Four hours ago,

two teams passed this intersection

in the name of an escort agency.

They all have various carts and around 30 people.

But one team took this road.

The other went this way.

This is the way to Tuoling Town.

This is towards the ferry.

Shall we split into two groups?

It's too troublesome to split into two groups.

We have to look at these wheel marks.

The depth of these two tracks is similar.

We still need to calculate

the goods on which side would be heavier.

Boss.

You're lucky. You got your life back.

Boss.

-Shisan. -How are you?

My body

is great.

I can defeat a cow now.

Yuan Lu, you came just in time.

Have a look at these wheel marks.

Help us see

which side has heavier goods.

No problem, Boss.

Be careful.

How is it?

I've taken a look.

The carts on the two roads

has 500 kilograms of items.

But I can't tell which path has the gold.

But I'm sure

this is the way the bandits took.

Why?

Because some of the horse footprints on this road

are different from other horses.

The pattern on it is specially made.

Only high-ranking families in the capital use it.

Then it should be this way.

This is towards the ferry.

They passed by here four hours ago.

They might have already crossed the river.

Let's go downstream to block them.

Okay.

Yuan Lu.

Go back and rest.

We'll go after them.

Yes, go back and rest.

Let's go.

Hurry up and row!

Okay.

Hurry up.

Didn't you eat?

Row!

♫My eyes are blazing and my armor is shimmering♫

♫I have feuds to settle♫

♫Who can lighten my darkness?♫

♫Who can see what I've been through?♫

♫Standing on the battlefield, I feel an overwhelming desire to win♫

♫This is when the tide turns♫

♫I chose this path myself♫

♫There's no turning back♫

♫Failure is just a delusion♫

♫I can still be manipulated♫

♫No cheating♫

♫I fall into the abyss♫

♫Only to soar through the sky♫

♫They stab me in the back but I'll come back stronger♫

♫My roar shakes the ground when I wield my sword♫

♫They say I have no future but I'll rock the world♫

♫The sky is burning♫

♫They stab me in the back but I'll come back stronger♫

♫My roar shakes the ground when I wield my sword♫

♫They say I have no future but I'll rock the world♫

♫The sky is burning♫

♫There is no right or wrong♫

Great!

We found them all.

It's all thanks to you, Mr. Ning.

You're welcome, Mr. Du.

This is my duty.

How is Her Highness?

Her Highness is still having a high fever.

But the physician and Ruyi are with Her Highness.

Okay, I'll go check on them.

Oh, right.

General Wu from He County of An came to interrogate us

as to what happened to us last night.

I gave them an excuse to gloss over it.

Thank you, Mr. Du.

Your Highness.

Your Highness, wake up.

Take some medicine.

Let me do it.

You may leave.

Yes.

How is she?

She just got her heart broken by a man.

She won't die.

But it will hurt deep.

I just interrogated the leader of the bandits.

He said that Prince Danyang didn't want Ying's life.

He just wanted to stop her from going to the State of An.

He didn't make a promise to Zheng Qingyun about the promotion to a commandant-escort.

Zheng Qingyun was just too anxious

and bribed a few bandits,

wanting to force himself onto her.

Look at it this way,

Prince Danyang has a conscience.

Be it Zhang Song

or Prince Danyang,

they know how to govern the country better than our emperor.

You don't have to save the Emperor of Wu then.

Zhang Song only wants an edict

to pass his throne to the son of the Empress.

I don't believe that the Emperor of Wu wouldn't

write that edit when being threatened by a sword.

We can't do that.

Because we still need him to prove to the world

Heaven Path's innocence.

The succession only needs an imperial edict.

Why does he have to prove the innocence personally?

Because what people hear

is more powerful than written words.

But you're right.

Since Zheng Qingyun is a burden

that has to be gotten rid of sooner or later,

it's better to let Ying

see who he really is earlier.

This is good for her

to help make up her mind to go to the State of An quicker.

She's stronger than we think.

If you dare to become Zheng Qingyun in the future,

I won't kill you so easily with just a few stabs.

I will definitely knock you and smash your bones,

dragging it out for a few months.

You rather die than be alive.

Don't worry.

I won't become like Zheng Qingyun.

But...

I'm more curious about

how you'd make me rather die

than be alive.

Are you pulling my leg?

So what if I am?

If I don't pull your leg,

should I be pulling others' leg?

You dare?

Of course not.

I'm sorry.

I thought,

since we just got together,

I wanted to take you out for a walk

to see flowers

or the birds.

But I didn't expect to encounter so many things.

I'm sorry.

It's nothing.

I don't like flowers or greenery anyway.

Besides,

you left the delegation

because you were worried about me.

You'll like them in the future.

After

the delegation finishes our mission,

I'll take you to somewhere

with only the two of us.

We can plant flowers,

chop firewood, cook

and fish together.

Anyway,

you'll like anything that only the two of us

are doing together.

When did you become so arrogant?

I have always been this arrogant.

But only to you.

But I prefer fighting together

with you.

Aren't we fighting together now?

Ning, is Her Highness awake?

Did I come at the wrong time?

What's wrong?

Her Highness hasn't woken up yet.

The State of An's officials found out that Her Highness is sick,

so they have brought gifts to visit.

Okay.

Let Mr. Du deal with them.

No.

The person who came this time isn't some general from He County

but an envoy who came down from An Capital specially

on the Emperor of An's edit

to welcome our delegation.

There are also some ministers from the Honglu Temple.

That's not important.

Mr. Du said

this envoy

is on the same level as

the emperor's envoy.

Her Highness must receive them personally.

Don't stand on ceremony, Mr. Du.

Prince Li, having met with

so many robbing instances in our state,

in all sense,

we...

The one talking is the minister of Honglu Temple.

The one next to him is the envoy.

He is ranked much higher than the minister.

The way the minister speaks shows him a lot of respect.

You are our guests.

We are the hosts.

Since His Highness is sick,

how could we let you do whatever you want?

Recently, I heard a ridiculous rumor

that Prince Li is afraid of death

and dared not come to the State of An,

and that he has already escaped.

I didn't believe it.

But the envoy is here to visit personally

[Fan Dongming Minister of Honglu Temple of the State of An]

yet you're resisting.

Is there

anything wrong?

You are so rude.

How about we just let them see Her Highness?

We are by Her Highness's side,

nothing will go wrong.

No.

If he brings a famous physician here,

they'll know if Her Highness

is a man or a woman.

Find a way

to keep them away from Her Highness.

Go in and stall them.

Follow me.

We want to see Prince Li today.

How dare you!

How dare you.

What a big scene.

You brought so many people here.

Are you trying to scare us?

What?

Are you scared?

You must be Mr. Ning from Liudao Hall.

Indeed I am.

I heard from Scarlet Guards that

you're just here to add to the headcount.

Is that true?

But it seems

the one in-charge of the delegation is actually you.

You should know very well

Prince Li and I are of the same status.

If Prince Li deliberately avoids me,

it would be disrespectful to our country.

So what if it is?

Either you take me in

or

I'll go in myself.

How dare you.

Prince Li is sick.

We apologize

for keeping you waiting.

Since the envoy wants to visit

His Highness so much,

I’ll lead the way.

However,

please be quiet.

If not, if you disturb His Highness's rest

and worsen his condition,

I don't think your King

will be happy.

Okay.

Please.

Inform them.

The envoy is here to visit.

Come in.

A woman?

Please.