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"Soft Thistles Blossoms" - Sabrina Zhuang

♫ When the flowers bloom in the afternoon ♫

♫ The signs of spring are fading ♫

♫ An encounter of destiny ♫

♫ I'm not ready and prepared to be caring and gentle ♫

♫ A swan walks with its head held high ♫

♫ Its ambition is spreading far and wide ♫

♫ Over mountains and rivers, waving at the brilliant sun ♫

♫ Take the first step toward realizing one's full potential ♫

♫ Devotedly pursuing my initial aspiration ♫

♫ I'll hold onto my devotion while laughing away my worries ♫

♫ I'll keep moving forward ♫

♫ With these courts standing ♫

♫ Bring justice to people ♫

♫ Rainbows will come after storms ♫

♫ Plans and schemes are all entangled ♫

♫ If we remain committed ♫

♫ At the end of the story ♫

♫ With a great legacy left behind, who will fear ♫

♫ All the years to come ♫

[Miss Chun is a Litigator]

[Episode 19]

Elder, we are ready.

We can't lose tonight.

I've tried to talk to His Majesty.

A'Yili is his child, after all.

But... he is so determined.

But the young master…

He is still young,

unlike His Majesty, who sees the bigger picture.

We all work for him.

It's not the Ink Dance Pavilion that wants A'Yili dead.

Han Wuwei is trying to get A'Yili killed.

Are you scared?

Of course not.

Don't worry, I will protect you.

As long as we get this done,

your wish to destroy Ink Dance Pavilion will be granted soon.

If it works, will you help me find that person?

The one you've been trying to find?

Yes. Now that we don't have to hide, I want to see him soon.

A promise is a promise.

That's bad.

[Wisdom Listens To All]

- Are you okay? - Behind you.

Brother.

Xiao Li.

Ye Cha.

Hurry.

Let's go.

Brother.

Han Wuwei, let me go.

Xiao Li, don't worry, I'll take you home.

We don't have a home anymore.

We will be murdered by Ink Dance Pavilion even if we get out of here.

Elder is lying to you using father's name.

Father is already dead.

Ever since you were banished by father, I've never seen him again.

I got suspicious and made a key for father's room, and snuck inside.

Who knew…

I want to go find His Majesty.

Shut up.

You are His Majesty.

If you say anything else, I will kill you.

Just like I killed His Majesty.

Lord Han, Miss Chun is here.

Let her in.

Lord Han.

Miss Chun, you came here for Ye Cha, right?

I can now relate to the criminals in court.

What do you mean?

I used to be on your side in court,

so I didn't know how they feel.

Now with you standing in front of me and looking at me like that, it's intimidating.

We are not in court yet, but you are seeing me as your enemy.

I'm just kidding.

Is that how you think of me now?

When I came in, I heard from the steward about your experiences tonight.

You helped A'Yili and called off your men.

You found a place for them to rest at ease.

You were being kind. But why are you calling yourself the bad person?

Your friend was loyal to you and saved you many times.

When I was trying to capture him, he saved me.

If he didn't do anything and just let the Ink Dance Pavilion assassins weaken me, with his skills,

he could have got her sister out easily.

But he saved me and put himself in danger.

He's a good friend but sees me as his enemy.

What, you don't see me as a bad person?

You are my friend too.

Ye Cha never said he sees you as his enemy.

It was because… he didn't have a choice.

Lord Han, you just said he saved you.

Do you believe he's not a vicious person now?

Would you help me?

It depends on what you want my help with.

I want you to tell me everything about Ink Dance Pavilion and Ye Cha.

- What do you want to do? - Do what I do best.

There are different forces in the Martial Arts World,

and Ink Dance Pavilion is the one on top.

It has always been well-organized and has many followers.

But its actions are complicated.

Complicated?

Yes.

They take money from the rich and give it to the poor. They take down bandits, too.

But they also kill for money and protect corrupt officials and businessmen.

Tumi.

I know you want to prove Ye Cha's innocence.

But the Imperial Court is targeting Ink Dance Pavilion because of its aggression.

For years, they have adopted orphans and trained them into assassins.

They have connected with corrupt officials and befriended tyrants outside the court.

Their actions can be counted as a rebellion.

Adopting orphans?

Compared to adoption, it's more like abductions.

Many of these children had family and parents.

What about Ye Cha?

A'Yili and Ye Cha both admitted that they are children of His Majesty.

Putting A'Yili aside,

as the top assassin of the Pavilion, he can hardly be innocent.

What if he was just following orders?

Did he commit any major crimes?

Not exactly.

He's only involved in cases related to Ink Dance Pavilion.

This means, if we can prove he didn't do it out of his own will, there's a chance to overturn the verdict.

Overturn?

As the future ruler of Ink Dance Pavilion,

whatever reasons he had, it's impossible to overturn the verdict.

If the Imperial Court is punishing Ink Dance Pavilion,

and he is willing to contribute to that, it could reduce his penalty.

He knows martial art, and he can work for the citizens.

He can make up for his errors.

What do you say, Lord Han?

He grew up in Ink Dance Pavilion after all.

Is he really willing to work for the Imperial Court?

I heard the murder of his father was from Ink Dance Pavilion.

Now that he can leave the darkness, and build a stable life for his sister.

There's no reason to say no.

Lord Han, after Ye Cha talked with A'Yili, I'll go ask him.

But now, you need to tell me everything you know.

Brother, Elder seems nice, but he's evil.

He's been giving orders using father's name.

I came out this time to warn you.

Don't be used by him again.

But when I came out, I forgot to put away the key I made.

Elder must have seen it, so he wants to kill me.

Brother, if you go now, it's a suicide mission.

I'll kill him before I die.

I have a way to kill him for sure.

Han Wuwei, are you still keeping your promises?

I always keep my promises.

All right, you said you would help me destroy Ink Dance Pavilion.

I'm telling you now, my brother is the only one who can help you.

Your brother?

Let's go.

Stop it.

Ye Cha, what are you doing?

I'm going to find Elder.

Brother, don't do this.

I've convinced Lord Han.

If you two work together, you will be able to kill Elder and avenge father.

I don't need help in revenge.

Tell your men to back off, or I'll kill you.

Killing me won't avenge your father.

Brother Ye, is killing Elder now really the revenge you want?

Have you thought about if Elder is dead, all the sins of Ink Dance Pavilion will fall onto all of you?

Even if you don't care about your reputation, do you want that for your father or A'Yili?

They are all innocent.

The most important thing now is to capture the Elder and make him admit his crimes.

As you can see, Lord Han helped A'Yili, and he's not an enemy.

Calm down, and we can talk about a plan.

If you work together, you can destroy Ink Dance Pavilion.

That's the real revenge.

In my mission of destroying Ink Dance Pavilion and seizing the criminals, I won't hurt anyone innocent.

If it is proved that the Elder lied to the assassins,

the Imperial Court will offer chances of redemption.

I have a brother I grew up with,

who was adopted by Ink Dance Pavilion because he was an orphan.

As you said before, if the Ink Dance Pavilion is involved in missing babies…

He has a chance of finding his birth parents and reuniting with them.

Then I have a plan.

You stay here to ambush.

Wait for my signal and make your move.

Elder.

I have word from the young master.

Tomorrow at noon, he wants to see you at our meeting point outside the city.

You're back.

I met Xiao Li.

How is A'Yili?

You haven't killed her yet.

Young Master,

I'm only following orders. I don't have a choice.

If you want to blame me, you can give me a quick death.

When did my father die?

Who said His Majesty was dead?

Xiao Li heard it herself.

Young Master, think about it.

A'Yili has never traveled.

She's young and naive.

She must have been misled by that Han Wuwei.

Do you know the true identity of Han Wuwei?

The Emperor has no children.

Among the descendants of the imperial family, he prefers Han Wuwei to be his successor.

Ink Dance Pavilion has a history with the Imperial Court and has been feared ever since.

The Emperor is trying to pave the way for Han Wuwei.

As children of His Majesty, you don't trust him

and believed the words of our enemy.

Young Master, I have a letter from His Majesty.

My father is dead. How can he write a letter?

Listen up. Daylight Ghosts.

Ye Cha betrayed His Majesty and tried to kill me to cover up his crimes.

Take him down.

Why did you kill my father for your own interests?

Own interests?

Who doesn't have them? Don't you?

Do you think he is innocent?

This Ink Dance Pavilion is his own interest.

Because he wanted to start a rebellion.

Your father has always been a selfish man.

He only cared about supreme power.

You, me, and A'Yili

are all pawns that he can use freely.

He's not like that.

You're still lying to yourself.

No wonder you got used.

Is the medicine kicking in?

Are you in pain and about to lose control?

I forgot to tell you.

This medicine

was created by your father whom you care so much about.

Now,

just give up.

Jin Yi.

You traitor.

I underestimated you.

Don't move.

Stop.

Break your veins yourself, or I will kill him right now.

Do it.

Even without my strength,

I will chase you to the end of the world and take your life.

Jin Yi.

Jin Yi. Jin Yi…

Jin Yi.

Jin Yi. Jin Yi…

Jin Yi.

Why didn't you send the signal?

We had an agreement yesterday.

I will take you home.

My Lord, we've checked Ink Dance Pavilion.

We found a body in the secret room, and are not sure what to do with it.

Where is A'Yili?

Miss Chun and A'Yili are on their way.

Brother.

Father.

[A Blessed Place]

Brother…

Brother Ye. [A Blessed Place]

- Brother Ye. - He's having an episode.

Brother Ye.

This has happened before. He can get through it.

Give me some time. I can do it again.

This medicine makes people anxious, and it worsens with every episode.

Just believe in him.

He can do it.

Don't worry. I know you care about him.

Let's go.

Brother Ye.

Brother Ye. Brother Ye.

Brother Ye, I'm here.

Brother Ye.

Brother Ye.

You must be in pain.

Do you think you are surrounded by lies?

Do you feel everything is torture?

Do you think life is so unfair?

Listen, you don't have to live like that anymore.

I will show you Chun Tumi's way of life.

Chun Tumi never cares about anyone she doesn't love.

She uses all her time on people she likes.

If life is unfair to me, I will try to live even better.

Listen to me, Brother Ye.

My way of life might be difficult,

and might not keep the ones I like.

But it has its benefits,

which is,

if I love someone,

I will be so brave.

Even though everyone is against it, and no one understands,

I will still stay firmly by his side

like I'm doing right now.

So you have to wake up.

Brother Ye, please come back to me.

I want to be with you for the rest of my life.

I want to keep loving you.

The rest of my life isn't enough.

I want to meet you in every life.

Chun Tumi will stay by Ye Cha's side forever.

You don't have to worry or make anyone like you.

I like you

just because you are you.

Brother Ye.

Tumi.

I'm here, Brother Ye.

I'm lucky to have you.

Stop it. You're making me dizzy.

If my brother dies, I'll die with him.

He won't.

Stop saying the word die all the time.

You don't understand.

He's the only one I have left.

Trust me.

No one understands that more than me.

When you're feeling uneasy,

hold on tightly to it and pray.

The gods up there will protect the one you're thinking about.

See? I was right.

Brother.

All right. They're watching.

This is a message for The Highest Judiciary Kang Zhengyuan.

Ink Dance Pavilion infiltrated the Imperial Court and lied to his majesty,

which made citizens suffer greatly over the years.

The Highest Judiciary Kang Zhengyuan will take charge of the Ink Dance Pavilion case,

publicize their crimes to the world, and impose heavy sentences to set an example.

Please implement it.

I, Kang Zhengyuan, accepts the order.

Please rest in the side hall for a while.

Thank you, Lord Kang.

Lord Han.

- Wuwei. - I know.

I've received a secret order to help you work on the Ink Dance Pavilion case.

Great. You're familiar with the situation.

The interrogation of Ye Cha would be easier with you around.

The difficult one is the interrogation of the Elder.

It needs to satisfy His Majesty.

The Elder is cunning and scheming.

Have you thought that this could be another agenda of his?

Why would he lie to us at this point?

He used herbs to well-preserve father's body until today.

Did he know today was going to happen then?

Are you saying father could still be alive?

The body matches with Father's old injuries.

If you still have doubts, please help us confirm them during the interrogation.

I will.

Let's go.

Do you have any concerns?

I'm thinking about the future.

Ink Dance Pavilion is gone.

But we still need to figure out the things they did during these years.

There would be situations where we need them to work with the government.

He's now free and not a puppet anymore.

He should be willing to cooperate.

Ye Cha.

What are your plans for your father's posthumous matters?

I'm an adrift person.

He stays with A'Yili and me.

You can't be adrift forever.

I have a proposal.

I can send your father's remains to the Buddhist Abbot Yuan Xuan in the Liurong Temple if you want.

He can perform a ritual during fast days, which takes away all past sins

and help the deceased find peace sooner.

Lord Han,

I will leave my father's remains to you.

A'Yili, let's head back.

Let's go.

The Elder will be interrogated.

He is cunning and worked in Ink Dance Pavilion for years.

He has many blind followers.

If the Imperial Court doesn't have your testimony as the decisive proof,

it would be nearly impossible to interrogate the Elder.

This is just the beginning.

It's unlikely you can get out of this easily.

I know. I'm just worried about Xiao Li.

A'Yili is a girl, and she doesn't know anything.

So she won't be involved.

Don't worry.

If everything goes as planned, I will be taking your testimony. I won't make it hard for you.

All right.

Han Wuwei, why did you take my brother's sword?

If you bully him, I'll poison you to death.

What are you yelling about?

I…

Tumi, I will get extra men to protect you.

Keep her out of trouble.

Lord Han, do you need Ye Cha to go back to Ink Dance Pavilion with you for clean-ups?

I'll go with my brother.

There's no need.

I can't leave him.

You following him around is the biggest problem.

I'm the problem?

Han Wuwei, do you have a conscience?

If it wasn't for me, your mission wouldn't be so successful.

Now you want to kick me out.

Don't worry. Once we're done, we'll pick you up.

Go.

Pick up? What do you mean?

Han Wuwei, are you calling me trash?

Tumi will take care of her. Don't worry.

You can leave early, and I'll catch up.

I understand that you're worried about your brother.

But Lord Han left you out for a reason.

What reason?

We finally reunited, but what if something…

That's not going to happen.

Recording a testimony is not dangerous.

With you around, he would have to worry about you.

We can wait until he comes back to you.

All right, I will be good and wait for him.

Everything is going to be all right.

Amitabha.

Abbot.

Lord Han.

Why are you here, Abbot?

Did you know I was coming?

I'm waiting for an old friend.

An old friend?

Amitabha.

The clouds seem so far away, and resemble the smoke from the past.

The scenery reminds me of the old days, while the sun was setting into the lake.

- Amitabha. - Amitabha.

The old friend you're waiting for is His Majesty from Ink Dance Pavilion.

I have seen him a few times before.

Encounters depend on fate, but we formed a friendship in our hearts.

During our last encounter, I calculated his fate

and realized he wouldn't have a happy ending.

So as soon as I heard the news about Ink Dance Pavilion, I began waiting here.

Actually, he died years ago.

Humans living in this world are no different from mayflies.

A few years don't matter.

I didn't believe in fate, but seeing how Abbot knew we were coming,

I have to admit that there is something mysterious in this world.

I will leave Juzi to you, Abbot.

See you.

My Lord, a moment, please.

If you have questions,

I can try to calculate the answers for you.

No, thanks.

Compared to fate, I believe more in myself.

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"Spring Light" - Shuang Sheng

♫ Wind chimes jingling in the middle of the night ♫

♫ You're the roots for the blooming flowers ♫

♫ Like yesterday's twilight, geese have already embarked on their journey ♫

♫ When you're by my side ♫

♫ A sweet feeling of ever-growing longing is hard to hide ♫

♫ I see you without looking at you ♫

♫ Spring makes me hope for more romantic moments ♫

♫ Flowers are still blooming and dreams haven't ended ♫

♫ Our love can't be contained as we wander the world together ♫

♫ We'll be together through fates many twists ♫

♫ Wherever you go, it's endless Spring for me ♫

♫ We'll continue the journey over mountains and rivers, into the setting sun ♫

♫ Our love can't be contained as we wander the world together ♫

♫ We'll be together through fates many twists ♫

♫ Wherever you go, it's endless Spring for me ♫

♫ We'll continue the journey over mountains and rivers, into the setting sun ♫