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[A Journey To Love]

[Episode 35]

Lang.

What?

Lang, calm down.

You're actually trying to stop me

from killing this unworthy emperor.

They're stopping you

from making a big mistake.

-Shisan. -Yu.

Great.

Yu Shisan.

Are you also here to stop me?

I can see it.

You're determined to kill him.

I can't stop you.

How about this?

Will you stop me?

Are you crazy? What does it have to do with you?

What does it have to do with me?

You can kill him and get it over with,

but how about the rest of us?

He County and the outpost are nearby.

Do you think those officials

will just let their emperor die without finding out how and why?

If they find something out,

the families of everyone here

will be executed because of you!

Then I'll be indebted to you.

After you get to the underworld,

I'll receive you guys with great wine

and compensate you.

How would you compensate us?

All these years, we've been through thick and thin together,

yet you chose to keep it from us.

We treat you as our brother.

What are we to you?

Qian.

I see you as my brother.

What am I to you?

Enough.

I made too many mistakes.

I made the mistake of underestimating the enemies and acting recklessly,

which endangered the whole country.

I made the mistake of being inept and stupid, the mistake of being arrogant,

and the mistake of being a coward.

It's my fault that my sister and the loyal guards of Liudao Hall

are in such a dilemma.

Diligent and discreet were my forefathers. Long were their admonitions.

I have a guilty conscience and feel so ashamed of myself.

I had ambitions but only have remorse now.

But believe me when I say,

I only wish for my country to prosper.

Don't think a repentant poem

can make me spare your life.

I have it coming.

I've been lying to myself all this time.

I told myself that many emperors in history

got into scrapes

and as long as I could tough it out,

I'd make a comeback one day.

But now I know I don't deserve to rule.

Do it.

No.

It's a whistling arrow.

An people are coming after us again.

The smoke is red and white. They're not An people.

It's Beipan.

Beipan?

How did Beipan people get through Tianmenguan?

Blue flag.

There's a wolf head on it.

That's the banner of Beipan's Right Worthy Prince.

I have the map.

Look.

Tianmenguan is in that direction.

The beacon tower on Yue Mountain is in that direction.

The beacon tower on Zuojia Ridge is over there.

Why is there no smoke from the beacon tower on Zuojia Ridge?

There are many Beipan soldiers on Zuojia Ridge.

No.

No, no, no.

The whistling arrow can only be seen within one mile.

The beacon tower on Zuojia Ridge is supposed to warn He County.

They didn't send a smoke signal,

so He County won't be forewarned and prepared.

The tens of thousands of people in He County will be doomed.

Liudao Hall, attention.

Set off to defend the beacon tower right away.

Yes.

Everyone, get on the horse.

I'm not trying to escape.

At this moment, nothing is more important

than protecting the people from the enemies.

After we kill all the Beipan soldiers and keep the beacon tower,

I'll kill you then.

Don't get held up.

The priority is to send a smoke signal.

The priority is to find dry wood to light the beacon.

Qian!

Qian.

-Qian! -Qian!

Qian!

-Qian! -Qian!

Qian!

It's four inches into my abdomen.

There's no saving me.

Yang Xingyuan.

-Your Majesty. -Your Majesty.

I know.

I'll go to the underworld with you

and apologize

to your brothers.

-Qian. -Qian.

Yang Xingyuan.

Do you deserve to die?

I wanted to kill you

for my brothers from the Heaven Path

and those 50,000 dead people of Wu.

Now, I want you to stay alive

for the hundreds of thousands of people

of both An and Wu.

You're an emperor.

Do what you should do as an emperor.

Do you hear me?

Qian.

Brother.

My amulet badge

is in it too.

♫When did the cold wind start?♫

♫Blowing off the leaves♫

♫Wandering in the world♫

♫The bell rang at midnight♫

♫Memories came to mind♫

♫If you're destined to leave♫

♫It's useless to be obsessed♫

♫I gave you everything, but it came down to nothing♫

♫The world is unpredictable♫

♫Love or hate, no where to hide♫

♫We see each other in our eyes in the sunset♫

♫But life is full of ups and downs♫

♫It's fine even if there's just one moment left♫

♫Don't get lost in the cold dream full of north wind and yellow sand♫

♫Lost in bleakness, I have no one to comfort me♫

♫Time goes by♫

♫In this long journey, when will we meet again?♫

♫I'm lonely, wondering why we are apart after reunion♫

♫When did the cold wind start?♫

♫Blowing off the leaves♫

♫Wandering in the world♫

♫The bell rang at midnight♫

♫Memories came to mind♫

♫If you're destined to leave♫

-Qian. -Qian.

♫It's useless to be obsessed♫

♫I gave you everything, but it came down to nothing♫

Qian.

♫The world is unpredictable♫

♫Love or hate, no where to hide♫

Qian.

♫We see each other in our eyes in the sunset♫

♫But life is full of ups and downs♫

Qian.

♫It's fine even if there's just one moment left♫

Qian.

♫Don't get lost in the cold dream full of joy and sadness♫

♫In the melancholy sunset glow, I look forward to seeing you again♫

♫Life is too short♫

♫It feels like a lifetime, and I stumble along♫

♫I hope it's not too late and we can meet again♫

[Here lies Qian Zhao from Liudao Hall]

We need to get to He County at full speed.

Boss.

I've let you down.

[The city gate of He County]

General, we noticed a smoke signal from Zuojia Ridge.

Are you sure?

I'm sure it's a smoke signal.

Beyond Zuojia Ridge is An's territory.

[Wu Qian, the general of He County]

Wu people are on this side.

Have Chu people launched an attack?

Could it be a false alarm?

We'll do this.

Close one of the two gates for now.

Yes.

General.

A group of people are coming this way.

Something seems wrong.

My bow.

Who are you?

The emperor of Wu is here.

General Wu, I'm Yu Shisan.

I was in Wu's delegation. We've met before.

Do you remember?

Yes.

This man in front of you

is indeed the emperor of Wu.

I thought you were held captive in An Capital.

Why are you here?

We came to you

with urgent military information.

Give me the hat.

General Wu.

Tianmenguan has been breached.

Beipan's Right Worthy Prince is pushing south

with an army of 5,000.

This is the hat of a Beipan soldier.

We fought with them

at Zuojia Ridge.

Their main force will arrive in He County soon.

Is that true?

We just escaped from An Capital.

We came to warn you at the risk of exposing ourselves

and being held captive again,

because we know how perilous the situation is.

Beipan's 5,000 elite soldiers pushed south from Tianmenguan.

They soon breached Ji Mountain, Cangsong Ridge,

Quanwei Ravine, and Qutou Pass

and were headed to He County.

The emperor of Wu, the guards of Liudao Hall, and the 800 soldiers of He County

are under siege now.

General Wu.

He County is strategically important.

Beipan has breached Tianmenguan.

If this place falls too,

30 miles of land from here will fall with it.

But we're outnumbered.

I doubt we can hold He County.

We can. We still have a chance of winning.

The terrain of He County is harsh.

It's easy to defend but hard to attack.

We need to focus on

strengthening the defenses now.

After reinforcements arrive,

we can break the siege and turn the tide.

Your Majesty, you chose to stay to fight the enemies with us

despite our differences.

I'm at your service.

I, Yuan Lu from the Hungry Ghost Path of Liudao Hall,

will defend He County with Your Majesty.

Yu Shisan from the Asura Path of Liudao Hall.

Sun Lang, the commandant of Liudao Hall's Human Path.

Everyone in Liudao Hall

will stay brave in the face of death.

We'll defend He County with Your Majesty.

We'll fight to the last breath!

We want to fight too.

This is our home.

We want to fight too.

This is our home.

It's urgent.

Yes.

I've sent a messenger pigeon to Wu Capital

to inform my people of the situation here.

Before the reinforcements arrive,

we have to hang on.

General Wu, look.

What we eliminated at Zuojia Ridge

was a small advance team of Beipan.

Shisan.

Without Boss Ning here,

do you think we can win?

Your internal force is still unstable?

Yeah.

When you were resting,

I received a letter from the division nearby.

It was left by Qian Zhao and the others when they were in Junzhou.

I've gauged the time.

They should've long arrived in He County.

Qian Zhao is very reliable.

He should've sent a message to me.

It's weird that he didn't.

What are you doing?

Stop worrying.

Let's just go find them.

But your wounds haven't healed.

The physician said

you're badly injured and shouldn't travel long distances.

Don't worry about me.

I can rest after catching up with them.

Besides, in the past,

I suffered wounds worse than these.

You're talking about the past again.

How about this?

When we get to the next Jinsha Pavilion

and I get you settled,

I'll go find the emperor of Wu myself.

After sending him back,

I'll come back to you right away, okay?

Ning Yuanzhou.

We're finally together again.

Are you going to leave me behind?

Have you forgotten

that we're partners that should travel side by side?

Okay.

What are you doing?

Stop!

I only sell top-quality leather goods.

It's overpriced.

Yes. Give me my money back.

Give us back our money!

You can't leave.

You're being completely unreasonable.

Give us back our money!

It should be just a normal fight.

Give us back the money. You can't leave.

These are all top-quality products.

-We want our money back. -They're not fake.

Give the money back!

Give our money back, you swindler!

You can't leave unless you pay us back.

No.

The thing on his waist is a Beipan badge.

Top quality? You're a swindler!

Let me go.

We don't want your products anymore.

The man just now was a fur trader from Xisai.

Five days ago, he got this thing

from the chieftain of a small Beipan tribe.

The king of Beipan summoned his subjects to Suluyuan.

The chieftain

was rushing there with 200 soldiers.

What did the chieftain exchange that badge for?

Medicine for wounds.

Suluyuan is only about 300 miles away from Tianmenguan.

Beipan has over 100 tribes,

big and small.

Something's wrong.

Beipan people must be gathering for some reason.

Yes.

So we have to go to Tianmenguan immediately.

[The first day of the battle at He County]

Full attack!

Fire.

Breach the gate as soon as possible.

Charge!

Are you okay?

[The second day of the battle at He County]

[The third day of the battle at He County]

General Wu.

General Wu.

General Wu!

-General Wu! -General Wu!

General Wu.

He County…

I'll leave it in your hands.

Kill!

Charge!

Sun Lang, we need to kill their commander.

Kill them all!

Kill!

Kill!

This way.

Come up.

Right Worthy Prince is dead. Retreat!

Retreat!

Retreat!

We won.

We won!

We won! We won!

We won! We won!

Sun Lang.

We made it!

We won! We won!

We won! We won!

I'm Sun Lang, the commandant of the Human Path of Liudao Hall.

Greetings, Grand…

Boss Ning.

Yuan Lu.

What can he do?

Come on. Show the grand councilor what you got.

Yes.

Grand Councilor.

Tell your men to take me down by all means.

Boss.

I didn't let you down this time, did I?

Lang.

Sun Lang!

Lang!

Sun Lang!

Lang.

-Lang. -Sun Lang.

Lang.

Hang in there.

Hang in there. Hang in there.

Shisan, you're the worst.

Aren't you the most handsome man?

You always come so late.

It hurts like hell.

Sorry.

Sorry.

Sorry.

I really want

to hold something fluffy.

Shisan.

I'm a hero now, aren't I?

Yes.

You've always been a hero.

You've been a hero

since the very beginning.

♫Life is as unpredictable as the wind♫

♫I roar but no one can hear me♫

♫I don't know what the future will bring♫

♫Snow falls on the flames of war, and the setting sun is as crimson as blood♫

♫The night is dark and cold, and the day is long and hard♫

♫You can see on my face that I'm determined to venture out into the storm♫

I thought you were not coming back!

♫We drink and sing, not knowing these are the last of the good days♫

♫Storm clouds are gathering♫

♫A life of service♫

♫I only wish to fight the evil and defend the good♫

♫Let's go through ups and downs together♫

♫The dark night seems endless, but we'll wait for the sky to lighten♫

♫Don't blame me for having big dreams♫

♫A life of service♫

♫I only wish to have the courage to overcome all difficulties♫

♫My sacrifice is worth it♫

♫I make hard decisions to change the world♫

♫Hope we're all safe and sound when the dust settles♫

♫Life is as unpredictable as the wind♫

♫I roar but no one can hear me♫

I'm an adult.

♫I don't know what the future will bring♫

Can I ask about it?

♫Snow falls on the flames of war, and the setting sun is as crimson as blood♫

Yu.

I…

♫The night is dark and cold, and the day is long and hard♫

♫You can see on my face that I'm determined to venture out into the storm♫

♫We drink and sing, not knowing these are the last of the good days♫

The surname is Jin?

♫Storm clouds are gathering♫

Your family name is Jin. Your surname in the next life will be Jin too!

You almost hit my son.

Don't make me disfigure you.

♫A life of service♫

♫I only wish to fight the evil and defend the good♫

♫Let's go through ups and downs together♫

♫The dark night seems endless, but we'll wait for the sky to lighten♫

♫Don't blame me for having big dreams♫

♫A life of service♫

♫I only wish to have the courage to overcome all difficulties♫

♫My sacrifice is worth it♫

♫I make hard decisions to change the world♫

♫Hope we're all safe and sound when the dust settles♫

♫A life of service♫

♫I only wish to fight the evil and defend the good♫

♫Let's go through ups and downs together♫

♫The dark night seems endless, but we'll wait for the sky to lighten♫

♫Don't blame me for having big dreams♫

♫A life of service♫

♫I only wish to have the courage to overcome all difficulties♫

♫My sacrifice is worth it♫

♫I make hard decisions to change the world♫

♫Hope we're all safe and sound when the dust settles♫

Right Worthy Prince is dead.

[The county office of He County]

Beipan's king will not let up.

Liudao Hall has learned

that Beipan's king

is rallying forces outside Tianmenguan

and has sent Left Worthy Prince to He County.

If Beipan goes all out

and attacks us again,

I'm afraid

we can't resist it this time.

An has our back.

The reinforcements will arrive in a few days.

Hasn't the messenger we sent to Junzhou

come back?

Sorry, Your Majesty.

What happened?

I went to Junzhou

but its regional inspector

wouldn't believe that Beipan had breached Tianmenguan.

Not only that,

but he also wanted to detain me

because Prince Luoxi passed by Junzhou the day before yesterday

on his way back to the capital

and said Tianmenguan was impregnable

and General Wu had long colluded with Wu

to start a rebellion.

I almost died fighting my way back.

How could they be so stupid?

They can easily find out

if there are Beipan people in Tianmenguan

by sending a few scouts out.

The regional inspector of Junzhou is from Shadong Tribe.

Second Prince will become the crown prince after he gets back.

So the regional inspector of Junzhou

will believe whatever he says.

You did well. Leave us now.

Yes.

The emperor of An sent Second Prince to inspect Tianmenguan.

And Beipan people happened

to breach Tianmenguan at this time.

Something

is fishy.

No.

The Central Plain is at stake and a prince is involved.

We must send someone to An Capital

to tell the truth to the emperor of An.

I'll urge Wu to send troops

to reinforce us again.

But the problem

is who can go to An Capital to send the message

without being stopped

at the checkpoints Second Prince set?

Your Majesty.

I think

we should send Yuan Lu.

Yuan Lu?

Second Prince doesn't know we've come to He County.

So he'll only be on guard against An's messengers.

We can let Yuan Lu disguise himself as a young boy.

He's not likely to arouse suspicion.

As long as he enters An Capital,

he can contact Marquis Changqing, Li Tongguang.

Or…

Or he can contact the princess.

With their help,

the emperor of An can definitely get to know the real situation.

That's the only way.

It didn't hurt so badly

during the battle.

It hurts so much more now.

Let me tell you.

You should be glad that you get to go.

If I hadn't hurt my leg,

this would be my job.

Do you think anyone can go?

-I know. -It's a favor to you.

Take this.

It's the military report about He County.

If you lose it,

I'll beat you up.

This badge is from Commandant Zhang.

Use it when you check into inns.

Take it out if you get into trouble.

Keep it safe.

Besides,

I've prepared naans that can last you for about ten days.

They should be enough.

But don't eat only naans.

There's money in the bag.

Buy whatever you need and want to eat.

It's getting cold.

Buy some warm clothes for yourself.

Have you packed enough pills?

How many bottles have you packed?

How many days are they enough for?

Yes, I've packed enough!

I'll go get some herbs for you.

Shisan.

Do I have to go?

He County is hanging by a thread now.

What are you gonna do if I leave?

Haven't you already sent a messenger pigeon

to An Capital Branch?

I'm not going.

I'll stay to fight Beipan with you.

You're not fighting anyone.

Are you a brute?

The situation is urgent.

What if Li Tongguang doesn't listen to Ye Guang?

Am I to go to him with a limp?

You know how unforgettable my handsome face is.

Do you want me to be recognized by everyone at An Capital?

Stop nagging.

Just do as you're told.

You're the nagging one.

Don't exhaust yourself.

When you pass every post,

take some rest before you hit the road again.

Do you hear me?

You're nagging again.

It's not like you'll never come back.

You will come back and see me again.

No one is losing anyone.

Get on the horse.

Safe travels.

I'll complete the task.

Keep this safe.

If you've lost it when I come back,

I won't talk to you anymore.

You think you're a grown man now?

You're just a silly kid.

Don't tell me you've put your amulet badge in it too.

Do you think I'm a fool?

You are a fool.

That kid

has grown taller recently.

Yu.

You sent him away on purpose, right?

Beipan will come again.

If he dies defending He County too,

how can I face Ning

after I go to the underworld?

I saw the report Commandant Zhang received.

Beauty is dead.

Her body was burned by Scarlet Guards.

Ning went to die with her

and didn't intend to come back alive.

Don't be sad.

When we're alive,

we should live life to the fullest.

I think Ning,

Qian,

and Sun Lang

all died well

without any regrets.

Let's go.

Who do you think

will behead

this beautiful head of mine?