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[Brocade Odyssey]

[Episode 16]

The Yu's brocade has been known for their quaint patterns.

Mr. Yu's son

once tried to recreate this ancient pattern from Gubei Village,

but he tragically lost his life there by accident.

Over the years,

Mr. Yu has longed

to fulfill his son's wish,

but he has never succeeded.

This has always been his deepest regret

and one of the reasons he refused to sell the brocade workshop

despite having no interest in running it.

So, if we retrieve the pattern from Gubei Village,

we might be able to persuade Mr. Yu?

I hope so.

Yingying,

this is my first time to be so far from home.

Now this feels like a proper runaway!

Please don't say that.

If your father and mother hear this,

they will blame me again.

[Gubei Village]

There are sheep over there!

If you catch me, I will give you this flag.

Stop right there.

Give me the flag!

Give me the flag...

Yingying, look!

The pattern on that flag

matches the one in the drawing.

It was drawn on the flag.

While the shapes are identical,

they lack the depth, texture, and intricate details

present in the drawing.

They must have created

a rough sketch based on an old brocade.

I must have made a mistake.

Why don't you take a closer look?

Maybe you will spot something else.

I'm certain they will be more likely to show it

to a gracious and kind lady like you.

Very well, I shall go ahead.

I will join you shortly.

Pin!

Let her go.

She needs to see it in person

and learns that there are other paths in this world.

It is up to her which path

she wants to take.

Wang, the ritual is about to start.

Hurry up...!

Let's go!

Ritual?

They are holding a ritual today.

Let's go take a look, too!

Outsiders, please stop here.

Pardon us.

[From Classic of Poetry, Harvest] Abundant millet and ripened grain.

Granaries brimming with their gain.

Boundless harvests beyond compare.

From them, wine and sweet ale are made.

I never imagined we'd cross paths

[From Classic of Poetry, Harvest, "A warm tribute to ancestors of old".]

four times in just a few days.

[From Classic of Poetry, Harvest, "To honor the sacred rites"]

It seems kismet brought us together.

Mr. Bai, I knew you would be here.

[From Classic of Poetry, Harvest, "May abundant blessings fill the air".]

I'm here the same reason

as you are.

Mr. Bai, it seems you truly desire

the Yu's brocade workshop.

Did it feel like I wasn't serious before?

Looks like we will be facing off against each other today.

The ceremony is complete.

Chief,

could you please make an exception

and help me out this once?

There is nothing else

I ask for in the rest of my life.

The only thing I care about

is this brocade design.

It was my son's obsession,

and it has become mine as well.

I beg you. Please let me see it once more

before my life ends.

You understand the situation.

After what happened to your son,

we have banned outsiders

from coming near the artifact.

It aims to stop others

from being drawn in

and meeting the same fate.

I didn't expect

Mr. Yu to be so fixated.

Mr. Bai, do you not have your own obsessions?

Yes, I do. My obsession is Shu brocade.

What? You don't believe me?

Yes, I believe you. Why wouldn't I?

Ms. Ji, what about you?

Do you have an obsession?

It's about brocade as well.

Distract him for me.

Mr. Bai, I'm one of Yingying's friends.

I'm the owner of Yuebuhuan Inn in Yizhou.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

The pleasure is mine.

Mr. Yu!

Ms. Ji!

Mr. Yu.

Ms. Ji,

Xi must have told you that I was here.

Ms. Ji, did you come here for the brocade workshop?

Yes.

I'm also here to honor a century-old heritage

and follow my passion for brocade.

You should understand

that our Ji family has its own obsessions as well.

That is why I empathize with you

and want to help you.

You are willing to brave any risk

just to bring Shu Red back.

I really admire you, Ms. Ji.

It's just that

the Yu family has no heir like you.

Mr. Yu...

Yingying.

Why are you here? Where is Bai Sheng?

He left after exchanging a few pleasantries,

saying he wanted to have a look around the village.

What a pity.

I was thinking of challenging him.

He knows martial arts?

He has strong lower body

and steady breathing.

He is a formidable

martial arts expert.

Who are you? How did you get in here?

How dare you trespass in our ancestral hall?

The brocade design has been stolen!

Don't let him get away! Get him!

What?

The brocade design has been stolen?

Don't let him get away!

Hurry...!

Catch him!

Chief,

what is going on?

What happened?

Mr. Yu,

our village has been nothing but welcoming

especially toward you.

And yet, you've brought these outsiders

to steal our sacred artifact.

Is this the way you treat your host?

What did you say?

The brocade design was lost?

You must have worked together

to steal our brocade!

Exactly! Hand over the brocade design

and spare yourself the interrogation.

Speak up! Where did you hide it?

Hand it over! Hand over the brocade design!

Hand it over! Where did you hide it?

Hand it over now! Speak!

Tell us!

Ms. Ji!

Help,

Ms. Ji!

Outsiders?

They are outsiders too.

Don't try to run!

You outsiders

must be on board with this.

If the brocade design is not on him,

it must be with you.

I...

Before this,

none of us had even crossed the threshold.

If you don't believe us, go and ask him.

He can vouch for us.

When they attempted to enter earlier,

I halted them at the gate.

I saw them head into the village instead.

Then why are you outsiders

in our village in the first place?

You must be up to something.

If you don't trust us,

search us then.

We can come with you

to send that man to the bureau.

The officials will investigate

and confirm that we barely know him.

Ms. Ji,

it is one thing that you turn a blind eye to my dilemma,

but must you fan the flames?

Mr. Yu,

don't you wish to know

where the brocade pattern is?

You may not know this,

but Ms. Ji is exceptionally clever.

I believe

she can help you recover the brocade pattern.

Ms. Ji,

if you truly have a solution,

please share it.

I want

for nothing more in the rest of my life.

All that is left for me is that brocade design.

If you can truly help me see it once more,

I will gladly give you

the brocade workshop.

Ms. Ji,

please, I beg you.

Yingying, please reconsider.

Once you speak up,

you will be involved in this mess.

With so many people here,

I can't protect all of you.

The brocade pattern wasn't stolen by him.

He was caught red-handed.

Are you implying that

he did not steal it?

With his cunning and skills,

if he had truly stolen it,

you would never have been able to catch him.

The only reason he surrendered

and dragged others down with him

while he sat back and watched

is because he did not steal the brocade.

I am astonished

at how well Ms. Ji

has come to understand me

in just a few days.

Madam,

if you wish to save him,

you must show us the evidence.

I don't have any,

but I can help you find the real thief

and recover the brocade pattern.

Are you sure about this?

Why not give it a try?

But if you fail,

all of you will be buried in the ground

to atone to God of Grain.

Yes.

That is how it should be!

So be it.

Alright.

But I have one condition.

Chief, please allow me

into the ancestral hall to pray.

I would like to pray to the God of Grain for guidance in finding the real thief.

Outsiders aren't allowed

to enter our ancestral hall.

You don't trust us,

but surely you trust your God of Grain?

Everyone,

I have received guidance from the God of Grain.

We will definitely catch the true thief today.

Chief,

I need a bowl of clean water

and some plant ash.

You two, get everything prepared.

I observed your brocade

from far earlier.

It had a base color mixed with green.

In the past, there was only one way to dye fabric green,

which was to use minerals.

There is a special substance in these minerals

which will turn red when it comes into contact with water

mixed with plant ash

and remains so for ten days without fading.

Everyone, take a look!

My hands remain unstained

because I never touched the brocade.

Chief,

please lend me your hands.

See? His hands turned red.

Chief touched the brocade before,

which is why his hand reacted.

Mr. Bai here...

Alright.

Let me give it a try too.

Everyone, everyone,

stay calm.

I'm not running away.

Come on.

It doesn't seem to be him.

So, we have proven our innocence.

Next,

we will need to test each and every villager.

Line up, everyone.

We will test you one by one.

Why does the water turn red like that?

Even if the mineral has this property,

how could it still work

after a hundred years?

I do not have to explain myself to a thief.

I am just curious.

I wanted to look at that brocade.

Who knew that this would happen?

I am innocent too.

You could have escaped.

Why did you get us involved in this?

If I escaped,

that would make me seem guilty.

Besides, if I had truly fled,

wouldn't the real thief

have escaped as well?

Ms. Ji,

what is so special about the water?

I hope you will share it with me.

Dear God of Grain,

I am a descendant of the Ji family

from Huanhua Dyehouse, Ji Yingying.

I came to Gubei Village

to have a look at the brocade pattern.

I have no intentions of being disrespectful.

God of Grain, you are a generous God.

Please forgive me.

Yes.

God of Grain told you the method?

No.

Why did you say yes, then?

But He told me

that if you cooperate with me,

this matter can be resolved.

Ms. Ji,

you must not lie

before the God of Grain.

Why would I?

He knows that I am helping Him too.

There are no other choices now.

Why not give it a try?

If it can be found,

nothing will happen to us.

If we cannot find it,

you can bury me for it.

Okay.

Please give me your hand.

Rub this powder evenly.

There is no trick.

The Chief simply went along with it.

I understand now.

You are wagering on human nature.

But what if

it was not the villagers who did it?

To act faster than Mr. Bai

and immediately turn around to accuse someone of theft,

I can think of no one else

but the villagers.

That is logical.

Liu Er!

Where are you going?

I did not steal the brocade design.

Why should I be tested?

I have things to do at home!

Bring him back!

Why should you skip it?

I suppose we found it.

I did not steal it!

Why should I be tested?

I...

You have to be tested!

Liu Er,

did you steal the brocade design?

I did not!

Why are you afraid of the test if you did not?

Test! You must be tested!

Test! You have no choice but to do it!

You must be tested!

Give me your hand!

Hand!

Give him your hand!

Give it!

Test! You must be tested!

Hand!

God of Grain!

Forgive me!

God of Grain, please forgive me!

I was forced to do this!

Liu Er,

what have gotten into you?

How dare you steal the brocade design!

Are you tired of living?

Do you want to be buried alive?

Chief,

I was forced to do that!

Surely you must know...

My son fell sick recently.

I truly don't have the money for his medical bills at the moment.

If God of Grain is truly protecting me,

He will not blame me

for stealing it and then selling it off

to get money for my son's illness!

You sold the brocade design?

Beat him!

Hit him!

Kill him!

I was not able to sell it.

I was too nervous

when stealing it.

I did not control my strength.

It is in ruins now.

Liu Er!

You have a death wish!

You have wronged the whole village!

I admit!

I deserve to die!

But I want to say

that we are all too poor!

Instead of guarding it,

why not sell it off

to get us all some money?

Not just my family!

There are Mrs. Zhang's Chunfen

and Liu Wu's Xiao Mutou.

Which of them did not die or become crippled

because they lacked the money to see a physician?

Even your family, Chief!

This brocade design

was bestowed upon our ancestors after they planted the grains,

when they were poor

but protected by the God of Grain!

He was able to save our ancestors.

If He is truly capable of protecting

us now,

He should save us as well!

I guess...

I guess I really should not be so stubborn.

Everyone,

I have a plan.

This brocade is already broken.

Why don't you give this to Mr. Yu?

He can return this old brocade

once he has created a new brocade.

We will give this village some money

for every piece of brocade sold

so that you can all live a good life.

If anyone in the village

wishes to learn how to weave brocade

or seeks to make a living from it,

I am willing to lend a hand.

Can this be repaired?

No.

While you did not steal it,

it was ruined when you arrived.

That means the God of Grain does not welcome you.

No, you have got it wrong.

We came here

just after your brocade broke.

Mr. Yu comes from a brocade weaving family.

I am specialized in dyeing and selecting colors for silk.

Ms. Zhu is the best at embroidering

from Yizhou.

I suppose your God

brought us here to help you repair this brocade

and begin anew.

You...

You can really repair the brocade?

Mr. Yu, are you willing to assist?

Shu brocade has been revered since the Wei and Jin dynasties.

It has endured much through the ages,

but as long as there is a glimmer of hope,

we Shu Jin family will not give up easily.

That is why Shu brocade has been passed down through the generations

and survived all crises.

Instead of guarding yourself from outsiders forever,

why not stand up today

so that others cannot easily hurt you?

If the Yu family becomes stronger,

the Yu family's descendants will be blessed too.

Grandfather,

this is Father's favorite brocade.

Okay.

Okay!

[Gubei Village]

Ms. Ji,

the silk you requested.

Thank you!

Commissioner!

You have great skills!

[Mu Hui, Yizhou's military commissioner]

Come on! It's your turn now!

[Xue Yu]

Commissioner...

It is fine.

Mr. Yang is skilled at fighting.

I am sure

he will not harm me.

Since you trust me,

why not

raise the stakes?

Yang Jinglan!

What are you trying to do?

Commissioner,

I am willing to accept the arrow on your behalf.

Wait.

I...

did not agree

to shoot for the apple on his head.

Protect the commissioner!

You were certain

that I

would protect the book?

I heard that you are a lover of historical manuscripts.

You love books as much as your life.

Why would you allow me

to ruin your historical manuscript?

If...

I did not block it in time?

This arrow

would land close to it.

Brave and smart.

Very good.

Get him some tea!

Thanks, Commissioner!

Smuggling tribute brocade.

Faming the Brocade Master.

Murdering brocade officers.

Is Niu Jin

that free?

Commissioner,

General Niu has been your friend for years.

I do not dare hope

that a few words from me

can earn your trust.

I only ask that you will give me

the opportunity to investigate this.

If it is proven,

I am willing to eradicate the evil for you.

What if it is not?

If it is not proven,

General Niu is innocent.

Your relationship with him will be even stronger.

After so much investigations,

I worry that the false accusations

would also become the truth.

I have heard that the reason you have come

is to clean up the brocade businesses in Yizhou.

Yizhou is your territory.

The brocade business is your business.

I am here

only to investigate

who caused the death of my master.

Your master?

The previous brocade officer, Shen Rufeng.

An unknown officer

is able to mentor a student like you?

Yes.

Shen Rufeng is indeed

an unknown officer,

but I wonder if you

have heard of Shen Qingping?

Shen Qingping?

That man

who fought against ten men alone...

The one who defeated the envoys from ten countries?

Yes.

Commissioner,

is it said that when he was the commander of the Royal Guards,

he once taught many of the princes.

He is the unnamed teacher of the crown prince.

Why would someone like this

be willing to hide this true identity

and become a brocade officer?

Why would he die in a foreign land?

That is enough to prove the severity of this case

and the depth of the conspiracy.

You should know

what can be investigated

and what cannot.

Otherwise,

the reinforcements in Chang'an

will not be able to help

the crisis in Yizhou.

I understand.

Why don't...

you...

supervise my investigation?

Nobody specific was appointed

to deliver the tributes,

but the commander

is used to selecting men from his camp.

The one who delivered the tribute brocade ten years ago,

the ones you are looking for,

are those three.

One!

Two!

I wonder

who you will send to deliver the Shu Red brocade

this time.

You have good physique

and are good at fighting.

If you ever decide to resign as a brocade officer,

you can come join the army!

You must be joking, General Xue.

My sword is too short.

I cannot protect so many people.

It is challenging enough to protect

one fearless person.

However,

I still have to thank you.

One!

Two!

The Chief is here!

It is done!

It has been repaired!

Is the brocade truly repaired?

It has been repaired. Look!

It is true! It has really been repaired!

Put it down! Quick!

This is our sacred item!

Remarkable!

Put it back!

Move aside!

Mr. Yu!

Ms. Ji,

if you have time in a few days,

please come to my place to discuss

the transfer of the dyehouse.

Mr. Yu,

I still stand by what I said.

I don't want your dyehouse.

I want to work with you.

Shu brocade has been passed down through the generations,

but it is not because every family had an heir.

It is because the Shu brocade businesses supported one another

and ensured its survival.

That is why we still have the Shu brocade today.

I wonder if the Bloom Society and I

will have the honor

of inheriting

the Yu family's technique.

Good.

Since your ambition knows no bounds,

why should I fear?

Very well!

I shall give it my all

and make another attempt.

I can see you floating!

Grandfather is floating!

The renewed life of this brocade design

is thanks to the aid of each and every one of you.

Let us...

... ready the feast!

Begin the dance to honor the arrival of our esteemed guests!

Yes!

Let's go!

Look at it if you wish!

It is inappropriate.

But you wished to look.

No, I don't.

[From Classic of Poetry's Cry of the Ospreys]

Why must it be gentlemen who wishes

beautiful and virtuous ladies?

Why can't a lady wish for

handsome and chivalrous gentlemen?

Most of the rules for women in the society

are ridiculous!

But if you rebel against it,

they will think that you are the ridiculous one.

Remarkable!

I was able to weather this crisis

thanks to you, Ms. Ji.

Someone as cunning as you

would have escaped unscathed

even without my assistance.

If I could have escaped on my own,

why would I have given this opportunity

to you?

Indeed! Why is that so?

Yeah, I wonder why.

I wonder if there will be an opportunity

for us to do business together in the future.

If I do have the opportunity,

I hope you will approach it with honesty.

Ms. Ji, Ms. Zhu,

let us dance together!

Sure!

Whether for the brocade workshop

or the brocade pattern,

I will acquire it sooner or later.

But a person

both interesting and useful

is a rare encounter.

Halt!

Why are you here?

There are many wicked people in the world.

I fear you may fall into their trap

and be sold away.

Good day, Mr. Yang.

I am Bai Sheng.

Mr. Bai, where are you from?

I am from Nanzhao.

What is your occupation?

My family's assets are enough to support me.

What are you doing in Yizhou?

I was drawn by its reputation.

I came here to experience its culture.

Whose reputation have you heard of?

Mr. Yang, are you interrogating me?

As Yizhou's brocade officer,

it is my duty to interrogate

anything that may affect Yizhou,

including the animals that come here.

Last evening,

Ms. Ji and I went thought a life-or-death situation.

She knows me better.

Why don't you ask her?

It was not as exaggerated as that!

We were just fighting over business!

You were just working together.

It was not only business.

Yu! Let's hurry!

Mother will kick me out

if I am not home soon!

Leave?

That person has to let us pass!

[Huanhua Dyehouse]

We have not been home for so many days.

I wonder

if Mother noticed.

Let me have a look first.

The house is so quiet.

I suppose she did not notice.

There is a type of quiet

that comes before the storm.

Let us sneak inside quietly

and pretend nothing happened.

As long as we are not caught in the act,

everything will be fine.

Stop!

Mother, let me explain!

Your mother.

Come here!

You have sulked long enough.

It is time for you to come home.

Mother!

I have no desire to go on blind dates.

You...

Are you possessed?

Why do you seem like a different person?

Come! Come home with me.

Mother!

None of the women in Sandaoyan

are better at breeding silkworms than I am.

I can dye silk

and embroider!

Last evening,

I helped a village with their brocade design,

and they thanked me,

praising my skills.

They even called me storekeeper!

Mother,

there is no need to find me a husband.

I can manage the family business.

I can take care of you and Father.

We want you to go on dates

because we are growing older.

If you can yourself a reliable husband,

your father and I will have no worries.

Who says I have nobody to rely on?

The Bloom Society is my support.

Mother, I have always listened to you.

Can you trust me this once, please?

Your father and I

have more experience than you!

Would we lead you astray?

We have worked so hard,

all for your own good!

I can choose my own path!

I shall never regret,

even if I should fall and be wounded!

You have been possessed!

You must have been possessed!

Very well! If I cannot persuade you,

I will fetch your father

so that he may rouse you!

Your father and mother

selected the easy path for you.

A safe path.

The path you have chosen

will be fraught with hardship.

Have you considered it carefully?

I have never been more certain than I am at this moment.

Good!

You may stay in my home for as long as you wish.

I am going home.

I am my parents' daughter after all.

Though they cannot understand me now,

there will come a day when I can prove myself.

They will surely support me then.

Mother, you are here!

Pin and her mother have left?

Mother, I am sorry.

Mother, let me explain.

I did not stay out

the whole night on purpose.

I was not alone!

Yu and Pin were both with me!

Mother, I will not do this again!

You have been working for days.

Go and get some rest, quickly.

Mother, are you not angry with me,

nor scolding me?

I have scolded you so many times.

Has it made any difference?

Mother!

I knew you were the best!

You are so kind

and generous!

Your brother has gathered

the ingredients for the dye.

You must not delay

the preparations for the tribute brocade.

Hurry and take a nap!

Once you wake, get to work!

Stop wandering about all the time.

Yes! I will go get a nap now.

You are the best!

Hurry up!

Pin?

Shisi.

I...

I brought some pastries from San Hua Pavilion.

I am here to apologize to you.

Apologize?

I said the wrong thing and made you upset.

I have reflected upon it for some time,

yet still, I know not how to atone for my words.

In all my years, I have never offered an apology to anyone.

How about this?

I will do whatever is needed,

if only to see your anger ease.

It is I who should offer the apology.

I was in a bad mood,

and I took it out on you.

I am fine.

Is this still about the blind dates, then?

In truth,

I was not jesting.

Once I have convinced my father,

I will go to your family...

To...

To propose to you.

I have given it much thought.

I will not rush into courting.

Yingying is a woman.

I am also a woman.

She is capable of supporting her family's business,

and so can I.

But you must not shirk the duty of marriage for your entire life!

Shisi,

thank you for liking me.

Even if the day comes when I must marry,

I would seek

a man who can share with me

the trials and triumphs of life,

one who will stand beside me in battle.

And that person is not you.

I am sorry.

I do not care for that.

♪Fallen petals, scattered on the ground♪

♪Love awakes, but it fades before it grows♪

♪Like dust in the creek, it slips away♪

♪Time just spins, tearing at the seams♪

♪I walk through the pain, but I still chase the dream♪

♪The road is ahead, but it feels so unknown♪

♪How can we, so small, fight against this tide?♪

♪Holding on tight, as the ropes pull me inside♪

♪To show that the soaring crimson is mine to own♪

♪Red like a vow, that's burning slow♪

♪Silent red, where all my memories go♪

♪Throw the thread, and let the heartache show♪

♪Drowning in this, can't let it go♪

♪Red like flames, that burn through my soul♪

♪I walk these miles alone, through sleepless nights♪

♪Love in the wind, alive, it's everywhere we've been♪

♪Red blooms bright, but it dies all alone♪

♪Red like a vow, that's burning slow♪

♪Silent red, where all my memories go♪

♪Throw the thread, and let the heartache show♪

♪Drowning in this, can't let it go♪

♪Red like flames, that burn through my soul♪

♪I walk these miles alone, through sleepless nights♪

♪Love in the wind, alive, it's everywhere we've been♪

♪Red blooms bright, but it dies all alone♪