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[A Journey To Love]

[Episode 32]

[Xingshuo Gate]

Duke, look.

Look. It's His Majesty.

His Majesty.

How dare she?

Ren Xin.

What do you want?

Everyone,

I'm Ren Xin, the previous Left Emissary of Scarlet Guards.

Left Emissary Ren Xin?

Isn't she dead?

Yes.

Where is the historiographer?

I'm Grand Councilor Wang Donglai

who's in charge of the Historiography Institute.

Ren Xin, do you know

the sentence for holding the emperor hostage is death?

Yes.

It's a major crime.

Yes.

Back then,

Li Sun accused me of killing Empress Zhaojie.

The penalty for that was death too.

I wasn't afraid five years ago.

Why would I be afraid now?

What should we do?

She… She…

Ren Xin.

There's no way out of this for you.

You can't escape.

But

if you can realize your mistake

and stop this…

Ren Xin, stop!

-Your Majesty! -Your Majesty!

Li Sun.

I want you to tell the officials

and the historiographer

the true cause

of Empress Zhaojie's death.

Empress Zhaojie

died in a big fire.

Is there something we don't know about the late empress's death?

What happened back then?

Do you think

His Majesty has said that

because I'm holding a sword to his throat?

Read these.

They're imperial diaries

and copies of the coroner's report from the Imperial Hospital.

They clearly state

that the late empress died of suffocation in a fire.

His Majesty knew the cause of her death

but still convicted me

of killing Empress Zhaojie.

Why is that?

Don't pretend to be so surprised.

Back then, Empress Zhaojie found out

that he conspired with Beipan.

So he set a fire to kill Her Majesty.

I don't believe

that no one in the court knows about it.

Beipan? Is that true?

Is that true?

Empress Zhaojie died

because she hated him for colluding with enemies

and didn't want to be the empress anymore.

She was also ashamed of being this scum's wife.

Ren Xin, even if you have grievances,

you can't hold His Majesty hostage!

-That's right. -After all, any punishment and reward from the emperor

should be accepted gratefully!

-They should be accepted gratefully. -They should be accepted gratefully.

Gratefully?

How ridiculous!

Do you think I'm doing this

just to settle a personal feud?

You're wrong.

What's that?

What's that?

What's that?

Li Sun not only tampered with historical records

to hide the truth

that he killed his own wife

but also erased the records

of everything Scarlet Guards have done for this country

in the past years.

In the box are records

of the achievements Scarlet Guards have made

at the cost of numerous lives.

They've been kept from the public

and locked in Scarlet Guards' file room.

Deng Hui.

I've never colluded with Ren.

Your Majesty, you had the guts to hang Scarlet Guards

right outside the court for no reason.

Why do you not dare to tell the world about their achievements?

Because since the late emperor ascended the throne,

Scarlet Guards have been treated

like worthless slaves that don't need to be respected.

Despite the fact that Scarlet Guards were fearless,

cracked the treason case of Lord Xun,

defeated Jiannan Army at the cost of 160 lives,

killed the military governors

of Fengxiang, Dingnan, and Baosheng,

and got rid of Lord Xin of Nanping

and Empress Dowager Yuan of Chu,

they still don't deserve

to be mentioned in the histories.

It's true that Scarlet Guards did all the dirty work,

but does that mean

they haven't made any contributions to An?

Do you know

these things he did?

Don't you feel worried?

He's so cruel to Scarlet Guards.

Who knows

if he'll do the same to you one day?

Enough.

Ren Xin.

What on earth do you want?

If you want to kill me, just do it.

I'm the emperor of An.

I did what I did.

A great success

has to be achieved alone.

A man with great ambitions

shouldn't be concerned with trivial things.

But we're not trivial.

We're living people.

Look carefully.

We're burning the file room.

Everyone,

once the registers in the file room are gone,

we don't have to be White Sparrows anymore.

♫My eyes are blazing and my armor is shimmering♫

There are antidotes in the box at the door.

After we take them,

we'll be free of control.

♫I have feuds to settle♫

♫Who can lighten my darkness?♫

I-Is that true?

What should we do?

♫Who can see what I've been through?♫

Stop hesitating.

Come with me.

Sis, let's go.

Let's go.

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

-I'm free. -I'm free.

♫This is when the tide turns♫

-I'm free. -I'm free.

♫I chose this path myself♫

They don't have to be White Sparrows anymore.

♫There's no turning back♫

Without the registers, you can be free too.

We set the fire. It had nothing to do with you guys.

♫Don't even dream about♫

Guys, go to the court gate.

♫Still manipulating me♫

Left Emissary Ren Xin has held His Majesty hostage

♫What nonsense♫

to seek justice for Scarlet Guards!

♫I fall into the abyss♫

♫Only to soar through the sky♫

Scarlet Guards have bled and fought for the court for so many years.

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

But

not a single word about their contributions has been recorded.

Left Emissary Ren Xin thinks it's unfair

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

and has stood up for us!

Is that true?

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

I've long wanted to quit.

I'll go. I quit.

-I quit. -I quit.

♫The sky is burning♫

-Let's go. -Let's go.

♫There is no right or wrong♫

Fire!

Fire!

♫There is no right or wrong♫

That's Scarlet Guards' office.

All Scarlet Guards, listen carefully.

This is the formula

of the antidote to the poison the court uses to control White Sparrows.

Outside the east, south, west, and north city gates,

I've prepared herbs for you.

Scarlet Guards' file room has been burned down.

Nothing can restrict you now.

If you don't want to be Scarlet Guards anymore,

there's a big world outside

waiting for you to explore.

This should be true.

Great.

-We're free! -We're free!

Don't move!

Behave yourselves!

Ren Xin.

What?

You despised Scarlet Guards when they were of use to you.

Now that I'm setting them free,

you want them to stay?

Everyone,

what I've done today

is all my doing,

not anyone else's.

Ren Xin, stop!

You must not harm His Majesty!

Don't worry.

I'm not a heartless beast like him.

I know if I kill him, An will be thrown into chaos.

If other countries take advantage of it,

the people will suffer again.

Then release His Majesty now!

Don't be afraid.

I'll in no way let you die.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Where were you just now?

I'm terribly sorry, Your Majesty.

Go.

Get Ren Xin back.

If you fail, I'll kill you

and dig up the graves of three generations of your family.

Go!

Yes, Your Majesty.

Wang Donglai.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

What happened today

was done by an outlaw.

Leave and…

You know

what you should say.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Here is His Majesty's oral order.

What happened tonight was done by an outlaw.

Historiographers shall not record it.

Anyone who disobeys will be executed.

But…

Your Majesty.

Yang Xingyuan ran away.

What?

You actually let him run away?

What were you court guards doing?

What were you doing?

Hurry.

Go get Shouji.

Ask him to get Yang Xingyuan back.

Where is my ox horn?

Where is my ox horn?

Where is my ox horn?

My ox horn!

Are you all deaf?

Are you deaf?

Sorry, Your Majesty.

But First Prince has already…

Shouji

has died.

Zhenye

has been banished by me.

Don't follow me.

Don't follow me.

We're not White Sparrows anymore.

We don't have to dress like this

to seduce men anymore.

Great.

Have you got the antidote?

Yes. We're free.

Where are you going to go next?

We're free.

My Lord.

Don't call me that again.

It's all in the past.

From now on,

I'm just Ruyi

and you're just Meiniang.

Don't mind me.

Leave An Capital now.

After the dust settles,

we'll meet again.

Are you going to meet Ning Yuanzhou now?

Yes.

I made such a scene

to cause a distraction for them.

Jiu will help them leave the city.

Take care.

Take care.

Stop.

I'm Li Tongguang, General of Yulin Guards.

Several spies have sneaked into the capital.

To prevent civil unrest,

Yulin Guards are to take over the defense of all the gates now.

No.

It's the duty of Imperial Guards to guard the city gates.

We can't just stand down.

That's the ox horn.

Something has gone wrong.

You stay here.

I have to find my master.

You… Come back!

Boss.

Ruyi has done her part.

Boss.

At the city gates,

Marquis Changqing's men are already in position.

Get up.

We'll stick to the plan.

After Imperial Guards and Yulin Army start fighting,

we'll escape in the chaos.

Yes.

Go.

You guys will escort His Majesty.

I'll go back to save Ying.

But…

My mind is set.

Do as I say.

Hurry. Hurry.

Master!

Master!

Master!

Master!

It's you.

Where is my master?

Prince Li is there.

They're Scarlet Guards.

Go, go.

I know you.

You're Marquis Changqing who is in charge of Yulin Guards.

Why did your people set the fire to kill me?

Why?

Marquis, don't listen to Prince Li.

Are you implying Prince Li set the fire to kill himself?

Go put out the fire!

Or I'll ask His Majesty

to punish you for attempting to kill the foreign envoy.

Get lost!

They all left.

I've stayed to cover for them.

I didn't ask you that.

I want to know where my master is.

She didn't tell me.

I just know she went to the court.

The court?

Shouldn't she be with the delegation?

Where are you taking me?

Shut up.

If I didn't know how sad Master would be

if you died,

I wouldn't even say a word to you.

Yuanzhou.

Ruyi.

Are you alright?

I'm fine.

Good.

Deng Hui is hard to deal with,

but you gave me your Hongchen.

Why are you here?

Didn't we agree to meet outside the city?

Have you failed to save the emperor of Wu?

We've saved him.

But something went wrong.

Ying stayed at Siyi Pavilion

to cover for us.

I was going to save her.

I'll go with you.

Let's go together.

Hurry.

All right.

Let's go.

You leave now. I'll save her.

Why?

The ox horn that keeps blaring

is the distress signal of Shazhong Tribe.

The emperor of An no longer trusts

Scarlet Guards and Yulin Guards.

So he's called in the best troops

of his own tribe.

I didn't expect them to arrive so soon.

But those soldiers just now were from Shazhong Tribe.

They're headed to the court

and must be guarding the city gates now.

With them there,

Jiu's Yulin Guards

may not be able to take over the defense

and let the delegation out

as we planned.

I can save Ying alone.

Getting your emperor out of An Capital safely

is what you should do.

If something goes wrong with that,

you won't be able to save anyone in the end.

No, Ruyi.

It's too dangerous for you to go alone.

I…

We both know

this is the best solution.

As long as Ying is still alive,

I'll keep her safe.

Chief Ning.

Please trust Left Emissary Ren for once.

Okay.

I trust you.

I'll wait for you.

I'll wait for you for two days at Liuli Fortress.

If you didn't come,

I'd find you even if I had to go to the underworld.

Do you hear me?

It's a deal.

Be careful.

Hand over Prince Li.

You want Prince Li?

Over my dead body.

How dare you disobey His Majesty's oral order?

The capital is in complete chaos tonight.

I don't trust anyone.

I only trust the sword in my hand.

Since I'm the Commissioner for Presentations for Wu's delegation,

I can't let some random guy take away Prince Li.

If His Majesty holds me accountable,

General Li,

will you take the blame for me?

You…

Your Highness.

I suddenly find it hard to breathe.

Oh no.

He's inhaled too much smoke and his pulse is getting weaker.

Send for a physician.

You want to take Prince Li away, don't you?

Okay.

If he dies,

you'll explain it to His Majesty.

Fine. You win.

There are so many people here.

I dare you to release Prince Li.

Strengthen the defense of the city gates.

Don't let any Wu people leave.

Yes.

Are you freaking out?

After I figure out

why you insisted

on taking over the four city gates,

we'll explain it to His Majesty together.

Let's go.

So many more soldiers have arrived.

Yuanzhou and the others…

Ying, Jiu.

Ruyi.

Master.

Given the current situation, it's hard for them to leave the city.

I must distract Shazhong Tribe's troops.

Stay with Jiu.

He'll protect you.

Come to me after sending Ying somewhere safe.

I'll get you off the hook and help you have a meteoric rise.

Who are you?

Ren Xin.

After her! Go after her!

Go! Go!

What are you doing?

Let us out! Let us out!

Back off! Back off!

Let us out!

Go back! How dare you!

Fire! Fire!

Get out of the city! Get out of the city!

Back off!

Let us out! Let us out!

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Sir. Sir.

Sir. Sir. Sir.

We're herbalists from another city.

We're here to deliver herbs.

Those herbs must be delivered today.

Otherwise, we'll have to pay for the delay.

No. We've been ordered not to let anyone leave.

Back off!

Sir.

Fire!

Fire!

Back off!

Fire! Fire!

Boss? Why are you back?

Do you hear me? Back off!

Let us out!

Back off!

Let me out!

Back off!

Let us out!

What's that sound?

You two, go check it out.

Let us out!

Go.

Don't move.

Stop. Go back.

Come back. Come back.

Let's go.

Come back!

Keep order. Close the gate.

Hurry!

Great.

Kill!

Kill me.

You're my opponent,

not my enemy.

You're doing your job and I'm doing mine.

Why should I kill you?

Kill!

Kill!

Left Emissary Ren, stop fighting.

Stop it, Left Emissary Ren.

Stop fighting!

Ren Xin.

Drop your sword now

and I'll give you a quick death.

This time,

do you think I'll still believe you?

Kill her!

Ren Xin, you traitor!

I'll take your life!

Li Tongguang.

You've actually turned against me too.

What? Do you want to kill your own master?

I came here to save you, Master.

I told you

I'll get you off the hook and help you have a meteoric rise.

Do it now. I can't escape.

No, Master. Don't make me do it.

Master, don't make me do it.

Master, don't make me…

Worship of the Phoenix.

Only when I'm gone

can you stop being Jiu and become Li Tongguang.

♫The east wind is the cruelest♫

♫It brings rain that reminds me of the day you left♫

♫The day you left everything we had shattered on the ground♫

♫I end up alone again♫

Ning.

Boss.

♫If fate is on my side♫

On Lake Island, you've…

♫I'll meet you again♫

I'm fine.

♫Could that deja vu be a sign?♫

Don't worry about me.

We can't stop.

We have to get to Liuli Fortress as soon as possible.

Let's go.

♫I don't know how many miles I have to go to find you♫

♫I search for your eyes but can only see your back♫

♫I can't tell if this is just a dream♫

Bring me a horse!

Yes.

♫I don't want to wake up; I can't stop missing you♫

Stop.

Where are you taking her?

His Majesty has ordered me

to bring Ren Xin, the traitor, back to the court.

♫You're the one person I can never get over♫

Marquis Changqing.

You're brave and decisive.

You risked your life to take down the criminal.

It was a heroic deed.

I'll personally report every detail to His Majesty.

♫You're the wrong person but this love feels so right♫

Let's go.

♫I'll spend the rest of my life♫

♫On the fool's errand of forgetting you♫

♫Because of you, my years became important and then not♫

♫My world begins and ends with you♫

♫There's love in all weathers♫

♫The vast expanse of the world is in your palms♫

♫If you're the treasure of my dreams♫

♫I want to hold on to you but it's too late♫

♫It's too late, so I have to cling to these memories♫

♫Forgetting you is a fool's errand♫

Go get a carriage.

Yes.

♫Forgetting you is a fool's errand♫

Commander Deng.

Are you feeling sorry for me

or has what I said on the court wall

struck a chord in you?

Talk less. Save your strength.

Let me talk.

I'm dying.

I was sold to Scarlet Guards before I turned ten.

Now I'm going to die for Scarlet Guards.

This is my fate.

He knows

your father was killed by Scarlet Guards

but still made you the commander.

Has he ever thought that

you'd be heartbroken

and sad too?

He's ordered you

to reform Scarlet Guards

yet wants you

to stay by his side like a dog

as the old Scarlet Guards did.

It's my fault. It's my fault.

You were a dog in the mud.

I gave you everything you have.

I'll kill you

and dig up the graves of three generations of your family.

I've looked into you.

You once asked to leave the cavalry camp

to defend Mount Guan.

Actually, you had the dream

of firing arrows

and fighting on horseback on the frontline, didn't you?

But he refused to let you go.

He wants you to be his dog on a leash

and to bind you to him

for your whole life.

Don't try to turn me against His Majesty.

Stay quiet. Don't cough yourself to death.

You'll suffer more after you meet His Majesty later.

Because of the scene I made,

most of your White Sparrows

have run away, right?

No wonder you won't let me die

and want me to stay alive to suffer.

Don't think I can't tell

why you made a scene on the court wall.

I bet you were causing a distraction

to buy time for someone.

You deliberately let Marquis Changqing hurt you

because you wanted to make him a hero

to clear him of all suspicion.

I didn't expose you

and gave him all the credit in front of everyone.

I did you a favor.

I once did you a favor as well.

I know.

That day outside the court,

the kind person Ning Yuanzhou mentioned

who wouldn't let the guards die for nothing

was you.

Why did you help me?

Because I'm just like you.

I hate Scarlet Guards,

but I don't kill the innocent.

Take this medicine.

I don't want to die

in front of that despicable man who told lies and killed his wife.

You promised to give me a quick death.

You lied to me at Wannian Temple.

You owe me one.

Here.

My heart is here.

You're still afraid of him.

You don't dare to disobey him.

How many people have left?

As of an hour ago,

90% of White Sparrows,

60% of the other guards,

35% of Purple Emissaries, and their superiors hadn't returned.

You must be here to see her off.

You should be.

She was really nice to you.

She actually gave up her life

to get you a prominent position.

Yang Xingyuan escaped from Donghu Cottage.

After His Majesty calms down,

he'll surely ask about that.

What are you going to say?

It was court guards who guarded Donghu Cottage.

What did it have to do with Scarlet Guards?

More than half of Scarlet Guards have left.

If I die too,

His Majesty

won't have anyone he can trust around him.

I'm surprised.

We're not friends.

Why have you come here to warn me?

I want to help you.

He's old.

Planning ahead is good for both of us.

Tell me about your plan.

His Majesty wants to make Li Zhenye the crown prince.

But I won't let it happen.

You should support Third Prince with me.

After all, he's just a kid

and won't turn his back on us

for at least a decade.

What do you want me to do?

Tell His Majesty

you found out

that Wu's delegation bribed Chu people

to set a trap to kill me halfway.

Got it.

Commander Deng, so much for your loyalty

to His Majesty.

Did it feel wonderful

to kill the woman you love?

Here's to you.

I wish you a bright future

and a successful life.

♫Suddenly encountering the joy of meeting and the sorrow of parting♫

♫Like rain and snow flying everywhere♫

♫Just like the tears in the corners of our eyes♫

♫They're so close to falling♫

♫I'm afraid the world is like water♫

♫Not between the eyebrows, but in the heart♫

♫Drowning you and me, there's no way out♫

♫I don't dare ask♫

♫If this tragedy♫

Ren Xin, the traitor of Scarlet Guards,

♫Is the end of our story♫

colluded with Wu's delegation against An.

Ren Xin, the culprit, has been brought to justice.

♫Beautiful dreams are like fragile bubbles♫

♫But I'd rather have bubbles than have nothing at all♫

♫Time, would you not go by so fast?♫

♫The old days are gone forever♫

♫Time, would you not go by so fast?♫

♫The old days are gone forever♫

Marquis Changqing, Li Tongguang, is granted the title Duke Qing

and will be in charge of the troops in Shuo, Qian, and Bin.