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[A Journey To Love]

[Episode 27]

But I don't care.

I only want my master.

I only want my master!

OK.

Follow me.

Retreat.

Beauty.

Don't worry, Beauty.

Leave it to Ning.

Let go of me!

Have you calmed down?

Let go of me!

Have you calmed down?

How does it feel to be defenseless?

Listen.

If it weren't for your master,

I wouldn't let you leave here alive.

I hope this is the last time you go crazy.

I'm not crazy.

I just don't understand

why Master did this to me.

Why?

Think about what you've done.

You seriously injured His Highness

and people from the Liudao Hall.

And your

crazy and dirty tricks.

I already told you a few days ago.

Stay away from my Ruyi.

You have the right to like someone.

But if you disturb her,

make her unhappy,

or hurt people from the Liudao Hall and His Highness,

I'll make you suffer.

You won't be able to live a safe life either.

Don't try to scare me.

I just want her to give me another chance.

Am I wrong?

Are you wrong?

Do you think

everyone in this world should revolve around you

and that everything has to go your way?

You keep saying

what you want.

Have you ever put yourself

in Ruyi's position?

What is your master thinking?

What kind of person does she need?

Listen.

She needs others to respect her.

She needs others to love her.

She needs a partner who is mentally stable.

She needs a man who can stand beside her.

Do you think you're this kind of person?

The story of a man who is trapped in love

and driven crazy by love

can only appear in novels.

If you go crazy in reality,

young ladies will only run away when they see you.

Do you like

sitting on Yuan Lu's thunderbombs every day?

Do you like it?

No, I don't.

That's right.

Your master doesn't like it either.

No one likes someone who's mentally unstable.

How is it?

Are you relieved now?

Why are you telling me this?

I'm helping you.

I hope you can behave like a man.

Don't cry like a child

every day.

You're helping me

because you just want to use me

so that I won't make trouble for your Prince Li

and you can save your emperor as soon as possible.

Right?

Of course.

I'm not a Bodhisattva who saves all beings.

Why should I give you guidance

and help you solve your problems?

Listen.

I'm using you.

I only like to make open plans.

Besides, I've already made myself clear in He County.

I can help you sit at the highest position

of the State of An step by step.

But first,

you must prioritize the peace in Central Plain.

Otherwise,

I won't care about the deep relationship

you have with your master.

I can find a random person

and also help him sit at that position step by step.

Think about the rest.

I'll keep my promise.

And I'll also take the opportunity

to ask Duke Chu to advise His Majesty

to release the emperor of Wu as soon as possible.

The Shaxi Tribe is one of the three major tribes in the State of An.

His words are more useful than mine.

But according to His Majesty,

it's not that easy to release him.

We'll also take action on this.

We won't sit back and do nothing.

The people who're guarding Yong'an Pagoda these days

are not my Yulin Guards

but Deng Hui's Scarlet Guards

and the Shazhong Tribe's guards.

I heard that they installed many traps

in the pagoda.

I can't help you

with this.

And that place is not the place

where Scarlet Guards imprisoned prisoners before.

Even my master

may not know the structure inside.

We'll break into the pagoda ourselves.

You just need

to help us outside.

Besides,

if I have a way to help you

eliminate First Prince,

are you willing to participate?

I'm all ears.

Ruyi is deeply indebted to Empress Zhaojie.

First Prince

is also the one who killed Empress Zhaojie.

Because he colluded with Chen Gui to harm you in He County,

Ruyi will definitely not spare him.

But now,

Ruyi already has a lot of injuries.

I don't want to see her

weak and unconscious again.

My master is injured?

It's impossible.

Listen to yourself.

She's a human, not a puppet.

Of course she'll get injured.

Then...

Then I'll help her.

I'll arrange desperate warriors for her.

Your master is the best assassin.

She doesn't need desperate warriors.

What you have to do now

is not to make her be suspected before taking action

and be retaliated after taking action.

Understood?

If you want to eliminate First Prince...

For example, this

is First Prince.

This

is you.

This is Ruyi.

And this

is Second Prince.

If we want Ruyi and you to get away with it,

the only thing we need to do is to deflect the blame

and take advantage of it.

Use him

to eliminate him.

You mean

we'll trick

Second Prince

into dealing with First Prince.

But Second Prince may not be fooled.

Although he and First Prince

have been competing for the position of the crown prince,

Second Prince is timid.

All these years,

he didn't dare to be ruthless.

Then let's push him.

Let's tell him

First Prince is colluding with the Scarlet Guards

to deal with you.

But he's next in line.

Guess how he will react after hearing this.

He won't sit back and do nothing.

But in this way,

Second Prince will also be in trouble.

Second Prince

is the only child of Empress Zhaojie.

If I do this,

will Master be more angry with me?

No, I won't.

Master.

Second Prince

also has Empress Zhaojie's blood on his hands.

For the sake of Empress Zhaojie,

I won't kill him.

But I'll make him pay the price.

Master.

But besides Second Prince,

there's another person who killed Empress Zhaojie.

Who is it?

The emperor of An.

It was him who disregarded the safety of the people

and betrayed Empress Zhaojie.

So from now on,

I won't call him His Majesty anymore.

Master.

Are you going to assassinate him?

No.

After all, you're still not strong enough.

His death will definitely lead to chaos among all the tribes

and civil strife in the State of An.

But I'll make him pay a price

which is more painful than death.

He'll fight against his brothers. His two sons will fight against each other.

His reputation will be ruined. He'll be condemned by everyone.

They'll take the opportunity to rescue the emperor of Wu at that time.

Then you'll gradually become stronger.

Li Tongguang.

Are you doing it or not?

What you want to do

is what I'm willing to do.

Master.

If I have things to discuss in the future,

will you still be willing to see me?

Don't worry. I'll definitely take care of it.

Wait for the good news.

Wait.

Apply the medicine to your neck.

If anyone asks,

just say that Scarlet Guards tried to assassinate you again.

Thank you, Master.

Don't you think

if we go back to Siyi Pavilion together,

it'll be very eye-catching?

Ning.

We're going first. You two bring up the rear.

Let's go.

It's just you and me now.

Are we going back on foot or by horse?

Let's go back later than them.

Okay?

Okay.

By the way,

I suddenly remembered

that when I came here many years ago,

I hid a treasure.

I don't know

if someone has taken it away.

What treasure?

Wait for me.

This is the treasure I mentioned.

Guess what it is first.

I don't know.

This is the best work

I've ever done in my life.

Let me take a look.

It's really a treasure.

Why is it so light?

It's made of wood inside.

There's a layer of gold outside.

Why did you do this?

I made this

when I came here many years ago.

At that time,

I was still a commandant in the Hell Path.

I still remember

that we experienced an attack from the Scarlet Guards.

We were badly injured.

I almost died.

So since then, I've been thinking

that if one day

I die quietly

when performing a mission,

will there be no trace

of my existence in this world?

So I made this.

I hope one day someone can dig it

and find it.

After he finds it,

he'll go to a shop and exchange it for money.

But when he goes there, he'll know that it's fake.

He'll definitely wonder

who did this.

Who would do such a thing?

In that case,

at least one person

in this world will remember me.

He'll always remember me.

I also

had this thought before.

You also thought about it before?

So you know me.

We're both cruel,

childish,

and

immoral.

Yes, we're immoral.

But I

don't need this anymore.

Now I have those friends in the Liudao Hall.

I have you.

Even if I die one day,

they'll also remember me.

Of course.

We'll also remember you.

By the way,

when Li Tongguang was leaving today,

the way you looked at him...

Were you jealous again?

No.

In my eyes, he's just a kid.

I regard him

as a rebellious son.

Liar.

I'm serious.

But to be honest,

I'm kind of envious of him.

Every time I see him, I feel

it's great to be young.

Sometimes, he's

a powerful official.

Sometimes,

he's a boy who dares to love and hate people.

And as long as you give him a smile,

he'll immediately turn from crazy to calm.

So although he came here and caused trouble

many times,

I still can't hate him.

Actually, it's not just him.

Everyone has several sides.

So does Empress Zhaojie.

There are some things

that I just figured out today.

Actually, Empress Zhaojie

was not as perfect as I thought.

The emperor of An was her husband who she chose herself.

Second Prince

was her son who she raised herself until he was 14 years old.

But at the last moment of her life, she finally realized

that she was deceived and betrayed

by the ones she loved.

So in her last words,

she didn't mention the emperor of An and Second Prince.

She only told me not to avenge her death

and fall in love with men easily.

She told me to have a child who won't betray me.

Even though they were her last words,

she still pinned her hopes

on obedient children.

She never thought

that I can live my life

without relying on anyone.

If that's the case,

then why should I

still take Empress Zhaojie's last words as my guide?

I won't just live happily

as she expected.

I'll also

do whatever I want.

Besides the tile of No.1 assassin in the Scarlet Guards,

I need to find other significance of my existence

in this world.

Me, for example.

I want to ride a white horse with a silver saddle.

I want to gallop down the street like a shooting star.

I want to run, laugh,

and fly.

I want to fly to wherever I want to go.

Marquis.

I haven't seen you since you left the court this morning.

You're here.

What's the matter?

Marquis, you have a poor appetite these days.

The new cook in our mansion

makes camel hoof soup very well.

Please have a taste.

When did you change the cook?

I found him from Mingyue Inn two days ago.

What's wrong with you?

It's fine.

Just be careful from now on.

Get up.

Not bad.

Award some money to the cook later.

I'm going out.

Don't follow me.

Pouches. Take a look at the pouches.

Take a look.

Sir, come and take a look at my pouches.

Sir, you have good taste.

This one has the meaning of good luck.

And this.

This one represents good luck and happiness.

How much does the one which represents good luck and happiness cost?

Two coins.

Okay. Come again.

Flowers for sale!

Fresh roses.

Flowers for sale!

Fresh roses.

I want this one.

Take care.

Sir, do you want some flowers?

We picked them this morning.

They're very fresh.

How much is it?

One coin.

Thank you, sir.

I said it's mine. Give it back to me.

Be careful.

Darling. Darling, are you okay?

Even though you're from Mansion of Duke Chu, so what?

Can the princess hit people at will?

Listen.

My father is an imperial censor.

When did I hit you?

This man wanted to grab the hairpin.

Princess avoided him.

Then he fell down.

Yes, we saw it.

Yes.

Even so,

according to the rules of jewelry stores, first come, first served.

My husband already had it in his hand.

Why did you grab it by force?

Manager.

Here.

Right.

This purple jade hairpin

is made of the jade which was sent by Princess ten days ago.

She asked us to make it.

Princess is here to pick the finished product up.

But when the servant brought her the hairpin,

it attracted this man.

Understood?

Hairpins are always

given to young ladies by their husbands.

Some women are like men.

No wonder

she can only buy hairpins herself.

That's right. Look.

Watch your mouth.

Am I talking about you?

What's the hurry?

I only know that someone

is engaged,

but her fiancé

doesn't even want to talk to her.

On the contrary,

he hurriedly left the capital

when he heard about the engagement.

You don't know

that he avoids her

like a scorpion.

Nonsense!

Little Marquis.

Why does it take you so long to get things?

How long do I have to wait for you outside?

I said I don't know anything about gold and jade.

I only know this.

I'm glad you like it.

If you don't like it,

just throw it away.

Little Marquis is so romantic.

He's such a sweet husband.

Right.

He is avoiding her?

The young couple are having a quarrel, right?

He came to her

and said, 'If you don't like it, just throw it away.'

It turns out that Marquis Changqing is also bossy

when he pleases people.

Right.

Stop!

Don't use your whip arbitrarily.

This is not a place for you to train calvary slaves.

Provoking censors

won't do the Shaxi Tribe any good.

Thank you

for what you did inside before.

Also,

it was my fault last time.

I'm too...

I'm too quick-tempered.

I said some unpleasant things.

If I always minded what you've done,

you wouldn't have had the chance to stand in front of me.

But why did you

help me just now?

Because I'm in a good mood.

Really?

Besides, the Shaxi Tribe and I

are supporting each other now.

I believe

that as long as we find a right way to treat each other,

we'll get along in the future.

It turns out that Marquis Changqing has such a beautiful smile.

Get along?

Princess.

Princess.

Princess.

It doesn't match my riding habit at all.

If Duke knows what happened just now,

he'll be relieved.

He doesn't say it,

but he's always worried about the relationship between Marquis Changqing and you.

Shut up.

Let's go.

[On the evening of the 16th, there is a banquet at the home of General Zhenwu. First Prince's father-in-law Duke Wang was invited to the banquet.]

[First Prince's father-in-law, Duke Wang]

Lord.

This is our Xisai's Jade Spring Stone.

Please have a taste.

Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!

It's really different.

Bravo!

The Jade Spring Stone has a unique taste.

[At noon on the 17th, Duke Wang died in his mansion.]

The golden sawdust has always been used to kill people.

The other guests who drank the Jade Spring Stone are all fine.

They obviously targeted my father.

[Viscount Wang]

It's Zhenye.

Brother is the only one who could kill my father-in-law.

Don't talk nonsense if you have no evidence.

Have you really arranged the dragon robe?

I arranged it myself.

Nothing will go wrong.

Zhenye also wants to rebel.

I've found the evidence.

Are these the dragon robes Brother mentioned?

Thanks to your warning,

I was able to replace their false evidence in time.

Shouji wants to kill Zhenye.

Zhenye set up another trap

to make Shouji walk into it.

Do they think I'm blind?

[On the 25th, the emperor of An was so furious that he gave the order to demote First Prince.]

The eldest prince, Prince Hedong, Li Shouji,

resigned and decided

to return to the Shazhong Tribe to recuperate.

I was very worried when I heard that.

I sighed again and again, but I had to agree.

Due to the battle between the two states,

Tianmenguan has been severely damaged.

This place is an important defense against Beipan.

Considering the treaty between the three states,

I specially ordered the second prince, Prince Luoxi, Li Zhenye,

to go on patrol, supervise the construction,

and investigate the movements of Beipan on my behalf.

Yes, Father.

Marquis Changqing.

The situation in the court today was caused by you, right?

I read His Majesty's mind and spoke to him.

I asked His Majesty to send Second Prince to inspect Tianmenguan.

In this way,

first, he can use the treaty between the three states

to silence the State of Chu and the State of Wu.

Second,

it can also guard against the invasion from Beipan.

Third,

he can also use his attitudes towards the two princes this time

to make the officials who always urge him to appoint a crown prince

shut up.

This is called killing three birds with one stone.

You're very scheming.

I'm flattered.

But judging by your strategies,

I think

you would never want your beloved daughter

to just be the wife of a marquis in the future.

Then what position

do you want in the end?

Noble Consort intends to raise Third Prince.

But the empress dowager and regent

needs a minister.

In my body,

there's blood of the imperial family.

But I hate war.

If I can take power,

I'll definitely bring peace to the State of An.

Are your wings

worthy of your vision?

Please wait patiently.

I believe that it won't be long

before I prove myself to you.

[On the evening of the 28th, First Prince was demoted to the Shazhong Tribe. He was accompanied by Viscount Wang.]

Stop.

Stop!

You became like this after leaving the capital.

If you don't want to go to the Shazhong Tribe with me,

turn around

and accompany your woman.

I won't go back.

I'm just sad for my father

and you.

How did things become like this?

Zhenye is evil.

I just fell into a gutter.

Fortunately, Father knows it clearly.

That's why he still keeps my title.

After I lay low for a while,

I'll definitely

come...

Protect His Highness! Protect His Highness!

Kill!

His Highness should be satisfied now.

His Highness?

Who are you?

You work for Zhenye?

He's crazy.

You can't be crazy.

Do you know how serious the crime is

if you assassinate princes?

What about forcing Empress to die and bringing chaos to the state?

They're your good father-in-law Duke Wang

and the former Deputy Minister of Personnel Tao Wei.

Don't you know them?

Tao Wei?

It was him who colluded with your father-in-law to frame Empress Zhaojie.

And he, Duke Wang, and you

all acquiesced in the emperor of An's collusion with Beipan

to cause trouble for the people.

No.

Who are you?

What do you want?

I'm Ren Xin.

It's you.

You didn't die?

You did all these things?

No.

You can't kill me.

I just wanted to dethrone her at that time.

I didn't mean to kill her.

I know you want to avenge Empress Zhaojie's death.

Go to Father.

Father allowed these things to happen.

Close your eyes.

No.

I'm begging you. Don't kill me.

Those who bring chaos to the state should die.

It's a tiger head.

It's the Shadong Tribe's tiger head.

It's a tiger head. It's the Shadong Tribe's tiger head.

People from the Shadong Tribe killed His Highness.

They killed His Highness!

They killed His Highness!

Move!

Go!

You!

Stop! Come here!

Go!

Go!

Go!

Stop! Come here!

You! Stop!

I don't care about Tao Wei.

I just want to know who killed my son.

My son is dead.

Why should I keep you?

Why should I keep you?

I think

Second Prince and Chu people are the most suspicious.

The former used a method named Reverse Boots

to get away with obvious holes.

After all, the place where the incident occurred

had a tiger-head symbol of the Shadong Tribe where Second Prince belongs.

After First Prince died,

Second Prince has a better chance of becoming the crown prince.

The latter

might be Chu people's revenge

on the attack you launched.

As for Wu people,

their emperor is still locked up in Yong'an Pagoda.

I don't think they have the guts.

Good.

Making his brother go away didn't satisfy him.

He still wanted to eliminate his brother?

I'm not old yet.

He's not the only prince I have.

He's going to rebel

and continue to deal with me.

Investigate it.

Ask that beast to pack his things

and go to Tianmenguan immediately.

Yes.

Wait.

Go and tell Prince Li

to ask the State of Wu to add 30,000 taels of gold.

Otherwise, I won't let their emperor go.

My son is dead.

How could he live such a good life?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Go.