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[Pretty Boy]

[Episode 16]

Stop wasting time and get over here.

I don't want to live anymore. Kill me.

Wait there.

You don't look like a real man at all.

Everything is fake.

I know all of that.

Beauty is fake.

Everything in this world is fake.

All perfection is a lie,

just self-deception.

I just noticed

that you actually have a bit of literary talent.

What you said makes some sense.

I have fantasies

and hopes for the future.

Hoping that along the way,

I'd have a longer plan for life.

You're an interesting person.

You've become quite adorable

since going crazy.

But in the end,

I got nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

Maybe it's because I was too greedy

and brought it upon myself.

But when the dream ends

and I open my eyes,

it'll be just another, longer dream.

But I hope... this dream...

isn't a nightmare.

Wait.

Where am I?

What happened?

You've lost it?

How have I lost it?

He's really lost it.

The strange thing is—

when exactly did you start losing it?

No, seriously.

Where is this place, really?

How come I don't remember anything?

Do you remember me?

Of course.

How could I ever forget you?

But...

Why can't I remember what I'm supposed to forget?

You forgot that I'm your master.

Stop talking nonsense.

If you were truly my master, I would be your husband.

You're not afraid of me anymore?

Why should I be afraid of you?

Wait.

Why are you... tying me to yourself?

Do you still remember Qing Cai?

What?

Qing what? Vegetable?

He's even forgotten Qing Cai.

That doesn't make sense.

No.

The point is, when did he start to forget?

He's forgotten me.

And it doesn't seem like he's faking it.

He's even managed to fool someone as smart as me.

He is really something.

Why did you bring us here?

It can't be to teach us how to bathe, right?

Hu Jiao,

your imagination these days

really knows no limits.

Aizhen, the way you speak now

is exactly the same as Qing Cai.

We're family, after all.

Come on, you play the accompaniment for me.

Everyone, go pick an instrument and give it a try.

Alright.

There's nothing here that I know how to play.

All I can do is create noise.

What's this? I can't even make a sound out of it.

It's broken.

It's not broken.

If you don't know how to play it, naturally it won't make a sound.

Try the drum.

Here, take it back.

Take it back.

Hu Jiao.

Try the drum.

Don't waste your energy.

This is good.

It'll make a sound no matter what.

Not bad.

This is my first time playing this.

Can we really play as an ensemble?

My own noise is making me dizzy.

And we have to perform together?

Everyone, we're on our own with this.

Are you two really playing the audience here?

Have you seen anything?

You only see that Young Master Wang is dashing, suave, and handsome?

Observe them carefully.

Everyone, pause for a moment.

Pause for a moment.

Pepper, hit the drum once.

Use only about 20% of the strength you use when wrestling.

Alright.

Just like that.

Okay.

Gan Pu.

Play a bit.

Remember,

you just need to stick to this set of notes.

Very good.

Han Aizhen,

play a bit.

Stick to just these notes.

Gao Yin, Qing Cai,

you both already know music.

Just go with what feels right to you.

I'll go there first.

Next, I'll point. Whoever I point to plays,

and whoever I don't point to stops.

This way, we can play as a group.

Let's give it a try.

Gan Pu.

You can play more smoothly.

Good.

Very good.

Han Aizhen,

you just need to stay on those notes.

Not bad.

Keep it steady.

Pepper, don't rush the beat.

Watch my gestures.

Softer.

You're worth teaching after all.

Seems like eating a lot

has its benefits.

Gao Yin.

Qing Cai,

you two can play along

with Zhang Fang's melody.

Alright, everyone, get into the groove.

Let's sing a song together.

Are they really going to start playing now?

What is that man doing in the water?

He's performing in the water.

The sound of splashing water is part of the music.

Yes, yes, that's how they play.

They turn everything around them into an instrument.

♫Go back, go back♫

♫Go back, go back, time to go back♫

♫The fields are left neglected and wild♫

♫What holds you that you can't let go?♫

♫Your body and mind have grown weary♫

♫What use are your frustration, confusion, and sorrow?♫

♫Why can't you just go back?♫

♫The past will never return♫

♫The future beckons with promise♫

♫Go back now♫

♫It's not too late to go back now♫

♫Go back, go back♫

♫Sever all needless troubles♫

♫Our paths diverge, so let us part♫

♫What are you still chasing out there?♫

♫Let it go, let it go, just let it be♫

♫How much longer can you live freely anyway?♫

♫Why not follow the natural way and your heart?♫

♫Why are you still restless?♫

♫Where can you go?♫

♫Go back to the fields now♫

♫Go back to the fields now♫

♫Go back to the fields now♫

♫Go back to the fields now♫

♫Go back to the fields now♫

♫Go back to the fields now♫

♫Go back to the fields now♫

♫Go back to the fields now♫

♫Go back to the fields now♫

♫Go back to the fields now♫

♫Go back, go back♫

♫Fame and fortune aren't what you seek♫

♫Climb to the peaks of Shandong♫

♫Do you see it?♫

♫Go back, go back to the fields♫

♫Together, let's go back to the fields♫

♫Go back, go back to the fields♫

♫Live your life as it comes♫

Ah, homeward bound I go.

Why not go home, seeing that my field and garden with weeds are overgrown?

So handsome.

Yes, yes.

So handsome, so handsome.

This Wang Yishao really has some talent.

They were like loose grains of sand, but under his direction,

they actually played a song together.

Everyone, stop.

We'll start one-on-one lessons now.

Instruments require repeated practice to master.

It'll lay a solid foundation for you

before you get started with an instrument.

Gan Pu.

Let me teach you how to play.

Okay.

Hold it straighter.

Let me teach you.

No need.

You teach me.

Me?

You!

Okay.

Give me.

Okay.

See?

Like this, hold it here

and keep it vertical.

Didn't you play very well just now?

Playing like that earlier was so boring.

Alright, alright.

Too noisy, way too noisy.

You're making too much noise.

Why don't we go somewhere else to practice?

Fine, fine.

Let's go, go.

Stop.

You want me to carry it?

Hold it.

Put your right hand here. Play it like this.

You fool.

Do you hear me?

Go.

Be natural.

Relax.

Yes, very good.

Pull it across.

Don't rush; take it slow.

Follow my lead.

Yes, put it here.

Put it in front.

Yes, pull it with me.

Okay, smoother now.

Let's find another spot to practice.

Very good.

Relax this hand.

Relax.

Come on.

Here, this hand...

Pull it over...

You're learning fast.

Am I doing it right?

Slow down. Slow down.

Have you noticed

anything strange about Young Master Wang, Qing Cai, and the others?

I saw them all flirting with each other.

Exactly, exactly.

Who exactly is Zhang Fang?

This unconventional and free-spirited music

will likely be criticized, right?

It is said

that they're all self-proclaimed refined individuals,

gathering to enjoy zither-playing, chess, calligraphy, painting,

composing poetry, and reciting verse.

They call this style

the "natural music."

There's no music score at all,

entirely improvised

for their own amusement.

It seems Wang Yishao... is one of them.

Maybe Hong Hui too.

But these refined men

have caught up in the whirlpool of Mingyi Manor's intrigues.

How pitiful.

Yeah.

So, none of them are willing participants,

including Young Master Wang himself.

He hasn't been giving his all.

That's how you managed to exploit the situation.

What's going on between you and Qing Cai?

Your feelings toward each other

are not that simple.

Qing Cai, we should go.

Gan Pu is about to slip up.

Perhaps she already has.

Let's talk somewhere else.

But Gan Pu's reaction is truly strange.

She is seducing Young Master Wang,

using despicable tricks.

Exactly.

Young Master Wang's been bewitched by her.

Gan Pu is nothing but a vixen,

even more shameless than Qing Cai.

If you keep this up,

I'll restrict you from coming over here.

I admire you.

You've managed to overcome your jealousy rather quickly.

I've figured it out.

Since it's impossible,

why should I ask for trouble?

This way, she won't get hurt either.

If I love her,

I have to forget her.

You're using wisdom as a sword to cut through the threads of emotion.

I think in matters of the heart,

one shouldn't hesitate and linger.

You seem experienced.

I've learned this from other knowledge.

When you hesitate to make a decision, chaos ensues,

and the consequences can be far-reaching.

Sometimes, when it comes to love,

making a decision is harder than dealing with practical matters.

You have the makings of an emperor.

Do you think I'd still let myself be distracted

and restrained

to take on such a ridiculous title as Emperor?

What do you think?

Even being a hermit requires decisiveness.

Y-You don't know how to play?

Didn't you play well just now?

Why are you playing the drum

with the same energy as when you're doing hard labor?

Are you asking for a beating?

Fine, I'll play.

You're terrible.

What kind of teaching method is that?

Are you a fool?

I told you not to focus on the techniques.

Move over.

If you focus too much on the techniques

during practice,

you'll only turn yourself into a fool.

Isn't this all about techniques?

When we learn martial arts, it's all about practice making perfect.

Practice the basics first.

Once the basics are solid, you can do anything.

You've got a point there.

But that's the kind of thing mediocre teachers would say.

When practicing the techniques,

never forget to feel.

Also, when you're studying,

you need to keep your joy and enthusiasm alive.

Not that you'd understand.

Hand me the pipa.

What did you hear?

Feel it.

Ta...

Did you hear its emotions?

What emotions?

How should I put it?

Every note has a life.

You need to feel...

its life...

and its delicate emotions.

I think its life is pretty short.

You've got some insight.

Humans, born between heaven and earth,

are like fleeting shadows—here one moment, gone the next.

Just like the sound of this note...

vanishing in an instant.

When it comes, it's radiant like starlight;

when it goes, it fades into silence.

There is sorrow...

and reluctance.

Come on, feel it again.

Do you feel that in that fleeting moment,

it's like a person's life...

full of memories?

If even a single note has a life,

what about an entire piece?

You're catching on.

Take it.

An entire piece of music...

An entire piece of music is a world.

Each life within it is created by you.

Countless lives... come together to build this world,

and this world, too,

is created by you.

The same piece,

played by different people,

becomes different worlds.

If you only focus on practice,

this will only make the world lack a soul.

All the sounds within it

will be nothing but dull, boring noise,

without soul.

That's so profound.

Does playing the pipa

require talent, like martial arts?

Talent.

What does it mean to be naturally gifted?

It means that when practicing the techniques,

one listens to the sounds within

and immerses oneself in that world to feel

and converse with it.

Within those sounds lie the flowing of years,

the vitality of spring,

the brilliance of autumn,

the budding love of youth...

and the reflections... of wisdom.

Sadly...

our mediocre teachers

are the murderers of talent,

making people

more ordinary the more they learn.

For example, you.

You've been practicing martial arts for years,

yet your aptitude is mediocre.

You're the one who's mediocre.

After hearing so much from me,

shouldn't you be shouting with joy

for having met such a brilliant teacher?

Instead, you just sit there, blinking with those big eyes.

Idiot.

Go and figure it out yourself.

Didn't you just say that I had insight?

Now I'm an idiot

and a mediocre too.

Weirdo.

How long are we just going to sit here in a daze?

I have a lot of questions.

I have a lot of questions about you too.

You think my attitude

has been constantly wavering, haven't you?

How should I put it?

You keep shifting your stance from one side to the other.

Your cleverness fluctuates—sometimes brilliant, sometimes dull.

Even your emotions come and go unpredictably.

I don't understand.

Look at him.

He's what I used to be.

Look at Hongxiu.

She's what I have to be now.

You mean,

you're very torn right now?

I don't like the current version of myself.

Then that means you don't like Hongxiu either?

No.

Hongxiu is always like this,

which makes her perfect to be the backbone here.

I see.

You're still in the middle of choosing for yourself, right?

The issue isn't with me...

but with this terrible task.

It's forcing me to make a choice.

But this wretched task

is making you choose between betraying your own heart

or betraying your family.

And both are things

you don't want to do.

"Family"

isn't quite the right word.

It's more about...

the bond of lineage.

That's too heavy.

You should know

that most people

ultimately choose to betray their emotions

and return to carry on their family's legacy, don't they?

Yishao,

actually, we both know

that Gao Yin is the best for you.

You love Qing Cai.

He is the son of the late Emperor.

It's all my fault.

Love cannot be concealed.

Even if your lips don't say it,

your eyes will.

It's me who's been misled all this time.

When you finally make your choice,

it might just be the end of our world.

I won't do anything to you.

Because there's no fundamental conflict between us.

But I would die for him.

Have your feelings really grown so deep

in such a short time?

It's simple.

Because he's willing to die with me.

That's why I believe he is the one.

Seems like a lot has happened

in the past few days that I'm unaware of.

Tell me.

If it were you,

what would you do?

I'd beat him up.

How dare you fool me for so long and still dare to...

Look at you, all flustered and furious.

At this point,

you can still laugh.

What's there not to laugh about?

After all, we're all going to die anyway.

I knew

that this day would come sooner or later.

I quite like you this way.

Wait, can't you be a little gentler?

Like me.

I can't!

You are indeed smart.

Your martial arts skills

aren't bad either.

You just said my aptitude was mediocre

and untalented.

I haven't even called you out on that yet,

and now you're changing your tune.

Where is your sachet?

This is the sachet that Gao Yin bought.

This is your sachet.

Your sachet was left by the tea table,

Gao Yin found it...

and then I swapped it out.

Forgive me for being despicable just this once.

I wanted to keep it as a keepsake.

Take it.

You can recognize it?

In this world,

there are no two identical leaves.

I just

hadn't taken it out these past couple of days,

so I didn't notice.

Seems like it was just my wishful thinking.

Let me ask you.

When you gave me the candles that day,

did you wear the sachet on purpose

to make Qing Cai misunderstand?

That's how you found out my flaws?

You're awful.

I'm sorry.

My scheme

caused a misunderstanding between you two.

Forget it.

You are so smart.

If you had wanted to investigate,

you would've found everything anyway.

To be honest, I admire his magnanimity.

And I'm certain...

he truly loves you,

not just out of superficial possession.

When are you planning to act against us?

I won't do anything,

but I will return to the royal city with Hu Jiao and Gao Yin...

to report personally.

You should already know...

that Gao Yin has known Qing Cai's identity for a long time.

Otherwise,

you wouldn't have come to test in person,

would you?

You think Gao Yin won't report the truth?

You're wrong.

Once she receives explicit orders,

she wouldn't dare to defy them.

Because she has a family too.

I already feel grateful.

This is the most merciful approach we could hope for,

giving us... a chance to escape.

This is all I can do for you.

I hope you'll manage to escape safely.

And whatever happens,

don't go back to the royal city.

If we still stay in the royal city,

it'll be a fight to the death between us.

That's the last thing I want to see.

We won't stay in the royal city.

We will leave together,

to a place you can't find.

You...

are so certain?

Of course.

If we can make it out of here alive.

You're going to rescue him?

Do you think

he'd abandon his father?

Are you throwing your lives away?

Maybe...

that's why I trust him so much.

You're being far too reckless.

This is ridiculous.

Don't you have any other options?

What better option do we have?

Ask the General for help?

What if Mingyi Manor

decides to fight to the death?

What if you get involved too?

What do you think will happen?

But if anything happens,

his father could be killed.

What do you plan to do now?

We'll return to the royal city tomorrow to report.

Thank you...

for giving us one more day.

I've made my choice.

But this is the last time I'll give you a chance.

Then I'm leaving.

Take care.

Think it...

over.

Gao Yin!

Look.

Wang Yishao gave my sachet back to me.

Yours...

is with him.

That's what he should do.

So you didn't give Wang Yishao the sachet?

You're surprisingly magnanimous, huh?

Even willing to give me away.

No,

I wouldn't dare.

Besides... you're not really my anything.

Then, in that case,

I won't give you this sachet.

I'll just throw it away.

If you accept this sachet now,

it means you'll be mine from now on.

If you... ever give me away again,

I...

I'll strangle you to death.

Do you hear me?

Okay, I won't dare again.

Keep it carefully.

You two, with all your lovey-dovey moments,

it's unbearable.

Let's go.

You play so well.

Let's go.

Not bad.

I'm talented, aren't I?

You two...

have nothing in common,

yet you get along so harmoniously.

So strange.

You guys talk.

You two...

What's going on?

Let's go.

I have something to tell you.

Okay.

Let's go.

You found out?

You certainly showed patience...

keeping this from me all this time.

My mission...

doesn't involve gathering intelligence.

I'm here to ask...

if you'd help them rescue someone.

I know.

You have the ability to poison the entire Mingyi Manor.

So that they can rescue the person

and run away?

This is not my mission.

Besides...

I won't help our enemies.

Your stance is peculiar.

You won't help either side.

What are you really planning?

I can't make sense of you anymore.

You'll understand... in the future.

In that case...

what can I do to help them?

Wang Yishao will return tomorrow

with Gao Yin and Hu Jiao to report.

Why tomorrow?

It's such an important matter.

Shouldn't they go back now and report?

Is he being lenient because of you?

Not entirely.

I think

he's still conflicted,

unsure of his own stance.

On one hand, he's giving us time.

On the other hand,

he's giving himself time to sort things out.

Of course, these are just my guesses.

I think so too.

Then we need to leave now.

No.

You go alone

and report to the General.

Why?

Why are you staying here?

You're going to save Father?

No, that's suicide.

If you stay here,

I'm the one courting death.

It's only after you leave

that they won't dare act recklessly.

You mean

he might kill us all to silence us?

Exactly.

Your stronghold has already been destroyed.

The General can't get any news

and doesn't even know I'm here at Mingyi Manor.

If we all die,

the General will be left completely in the dark.

But...

Alright, don't worry.

I'll protect him with my life,

okay?

I need to talk to you. Let's talk in private.

It's okay. It's okay.

Are you ready?

Aren't we supposed to exchange some pleasantries

before jumping straight into it?

I have nothing to say to you.

Wait.

You said you're going to vent your anger.

What if you lose?

Then what?

I'll take full responsibility for my life or death.

Hold on.

You say you are responsible for your own life and death.

But there's no witness here.

What if I accidentally kill you?

Then what?

Whether I live or die will be up to fate.

Fine.

Let's begin, then.

Are you playing mind games with me?

I just don't want you to be so impulsive

and give you a moment to cool down.

We can take our time to fight.

Whether we fight quickly or slowly, we're still going to fight.

Enough talk.

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