01x10 - Episode 10

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[A Dream Within A Dream]

[Episode 10]

Who are you calling stingy?
Who are you calling squinty-eyed?

Your Highness, she didn't say you have small eyes.

Your Highness, let's go before
we miss the lantern release.

Let's go release the lantern.

Come.

You have small eyes. Take it.

Thank you, sir.

It's so pretty.

- My fellow gentlemen. Long time no see.
- Your Highness.

Let me make a toast to you both.

- My fellow gentlemen. - This man

hasn't even become the heir yet,

but he's already acting like one.

Are you happy with today's banquet?

Yes.

Lord Wang.

Lord Song.

I've waited the whole night for you.

Finally, I have the chance to make a toast to you.

Before this, you supported my cousin in court.

I'll forever remember it.

I'll consult you about our
political affairs in the future.

Not at all.

I said those things in the court

out of righteousness.

You flatter me, Your Highness.

Please pardon me.

Lord Song.

You are too cordial.

My cousin is going to marry
your daughter soon, right?

Miss Ting and I are also...

Lord Song, what's going on?

I'm having a stomachache.

Please pardon me.

Lord Song.

You...

Is this for real?

How could he refuse the wine from a royalty?

He doesn't have respect for me at all.

Your Highness, should I chase after him?

No. Why do you want to chase after him?

He did clink his glass with me.

Ting Ting. That man.

The second son of the Minister of Rites.

He looks roguish.

What about that one?

The chief of Hanlin Academy.

He came third in the imperial exam
when he was 20. Definitely talented.

He's dull and pedantry.

What about me?

Your Highness.

I have things to do. I'll get going now.

Ting Ting.

Ting Ting.

There'll be fireworks later. Don't
you want to watch them with me?

It's a good opportunity for you to know me better.

Ting Ting.

Well...

Have I made her feel inferior

because I look too charming today?

Remember what I said.

If we fail to assassinate Li
Shi Liu or if things go wrong,

send more men to surround the private boat.

Roger that.

Great!

It's me.

Come out.

Meng has taken him to the riverside.

When do you plan to make a move?

In half an hour.

Aren't you going to ask me about
the Qianyu Army's extraction plan?

Don't be so careless

or you may die here.

He's a great martial artist.

If you fail, please don't put Meng in danger.

Take care, Li.

You too, Chu.

Chu Gui Hong, why did you attack me?

Who are you?

I've known Li Shi Liu for so long.

He has never addressed me as Chu.

You called me Li.

So, why can't I call you Chu?

I fought with Li Shi Liu before.

He's a great martial artist.

It won't be easy for others
to attack him by surprise.

Tell me.

Who are you?

- Great! Amazing! - Again.

- Thank you. - This is yours. Hold it tight.

Next.

- Not bad. - Yes.

Yes.

Flower lanterns for sale!

Flower lanterns.

Come and take a look.

What did you wish for?

How about you tell me what you wished for first?

I don't believe in this kind of thing.

If I want something,

I'll get it myself.

But

if you work for me diligently,

I'll fulfill your wish for you.

Really?

Okay. Listen carefully.

I want

a dog that looks like a cat
and a cat that looks like a dog.

Plus, I want a flying horse.

I want a big house.

I want to see cedar in summer and lotus in winter.

I don't want to work all four seasons. No PPT, no PUA.

I don't want to run into overconfident
men or keyboard warriors online.

I hope that the man I love is cute
during the day and dominant at night.

When he's free, he can walk
my dog that looks like a cat.

What nonsense is that?

See?

You can't do it.

If you can't do it, stop acting like a dominant CEO.

Fine.

I promise you.

If you can help me find the Duan Blade Technique,

I'll fulfill your dreams for you.

You...

What are you plotting again?

If I say

that I can fulfill your dreams,

I'll ask you just this once.

Are you willing to trust me?

I...

Of course not.

- Look. - The fireworks have started.

So beautiful.

The fireworks prepared by the Qianyu Army.

Your Highness. Come on.
Let's watch them from the boat.

I'm sorry for being so careless!

Please punish me.

It's okay.

Your Highness, please pardon me.

I'll go and get myself cleaned up.

You can go ahead and start the
meal first. Please give me a moment.

Miss Song.

I thought it would be difficult
to k*ll the Seventh Prince.

But he looks weak.

How can you badmouth him when
your acting just now was so poor?

Let's leave now. Don't get in the way of Warrior Li.

[At first, I thought that this
would be a decisive battle.]

[But he's going to die before he can do anything.]

Chu Gui Hong.

What is the meaning of this?

This criminal was causing
trouble in the city tonight.

I pursued him here and
accidentally disturbed your night.

It means that you are not good at your job.

You let the criminal get this far.

You can leave now.

I'll interrogate this man myself.

- No. - No.

What has it got to do with you?

Your Highness, everyone in
the Jing Empire has the duty

to maintain the public
security of the capital city.

In my opinion,

this man is already injured. He's quite pitiful.

Since he hasn't done anything
wrong, we should just let him go.

No.

General Chu is right.

We can't simply let him go
before we can confirm his identity.

You are right, Seventh Prince.

- Let's leave it to the Capital Prefecture to interrogate him.
- No.

Miss Song, this Chu looks like a bad person.

It's obvious that he's trying
to harm Boss by doing this.

What has it got to do with you?

As Miss Song said,

this is the duty of every citizen of the Jing Empire.

Today is the Lantern Festival.

I'm sure

you have a lot of things to do, General Chu.

There's no need to waste your time on him.

Stay away!

Run! There's a k*ller on the loose!

Nan Heng.

Today, I, Li Shi Liu, am here to k*ll you.

Help me get off the boat.

- Let's go! - Wait.

He's our man.

He's the enemy,

Yes. Stop acting. k*ll him!

I, you...

Stay away.

Your Highness.

Don't hurt him.

Don't hurt him.

The Seventh Prince was attacked!

The Armored Soldiers are
here to investigate! Move!

Qianyu Army, heed my order!

Follow me to the pier right now!

- Move aside! - Move aside!

Move!

Move!

Move!

Move!

Move!

- Stop right there. - Your Highness.

Stay calm.

Stay calm, Your Highness.

Chu Gui Hong.

I need you to give me an explanation.

What's your relationship with these people?

Also,

how involved are you in this assassination?

Your Highness.

This has nothing to do with him.

It's me. I'm the one behind this.

- Song Yi Meng. - Meng.

Do you know what the crime
of assassinating a prince is?

Can you afford to have your entire family ex*cuted?

Even if I can't, I have to admit it.

Your Highness, I plotted this assassination
against you because I couldn't

find the thing you want.

- The others are innocent.
- Enough. I'm not asking you.

Chu Gui Hong.

You are the Capital Magistrate.

Which of them is telling the truth?

Or

Is it you

who wants to k*ll me?

I already said it since the beginning.

I pursued this man here.

As for these three men,

Meng and I don't know them at all.

Fine.

I'll k*ll this criminal

right here,

right now.

Nan Heng, don't you dare hurt him.

Otherwise, I won't forgive you.

Meng.

After all, Meng is a lady.

It was just an act of compassion.

Your Highness, k*ll him.

Chu Gui Hong, what are you talking about?

- Meng, go home first. I'll explain it to you later.
- You...

- Your Highness! - General!

- I'm late to your rescue. - General.

- Arrest this criminal. - Roger that!

Don't steal him from us!

Meng!

Your Highness, are you okay?

Move!

Chu Gui Hong.

For what happened tonight,

I'll wait for you to give me
a satisfactory explanation.

That's great.

Warrior Li must have been long gone by now.

This is bad.

Warrior Li failed to assassinate him.

Nan Heng is still alive.

It means

that everything will still
go according to the script.

This is bad.

The lantern stand.

Check over there. Don't let
anyone who is suspicious go.

Roger that!

Meng.

Meng.

Meng, that person was not Li Shi Liu.

Something was not right tonight. Trust me.

Chu Gui Hong, you've been
doubting him since the very start.

Are you satisfied with how it turned out now?

- I... - Listen to me first.

What happened tonight is just the beginning.

There will be a fire in this street market later.

Many innocent people will get hurt.

If you believe me,

can you lead the Qianyu Army

to stop it from happening?

A fire?

Why will there be a fire in the city?

Meng, I...

Rong Hua and the others are
searching for Li Shi Liu now.

Nan Heng's people are watching us carefully.

I can't leave.

I knew it.

Meng.

Let me send you home first, okay?

So many things have happened tonight.

Nan Heng won't let it go.

I won't stop worrying about
you unless you are at home.

Forget it.

Meng, where are you going?

I'm going to look for Warrior Li.

Together,

we'll change the world.

Although our plan went askew tonight,

luckily, we still managed to achieve our goal.

We already did what was needed.
Why did you change into this again?

Don't worry about me.

You are injured, right? Go home.

Are you worried about the chaos
that Song Yi Meng mentioned?

Stop worrying about that.

The Qianyu Army is doing
their best to find Li Shi Liu now.

The entire capital city is like a steel cage now.

Only you dare to cause trouble on a night like this.

That's the key.

I've been thinking these few days.

What is the chaos that Song Yi Meng

has been talking about?
What's the purpose of that chaos?

Who's the culprit?

If something happens at the Lantern
Festival and Chu Gui Hong is convicted,

the one who will benefit the most from it is me.

His Majesty will realize that too.

But who is

the mastermind behind the scene

who will benefit from this?

Wait for me.

It's here.

It's this archway.

Please move aside. Sir, this fire is dangerous.

Put it out.

Stop. This is dangerous.

Miss, this fire is too dangerous.

What are you doing?

Demotion.

Others are not demoted. I'm the only one demoted.

So much talent

one has.

But never a chance to shine.

Never.

Be careful.

Fire!

- Somebody, help! Fire! - Run!

Run!

Little boy. Get up, little boy.

Hurry up. Be careful.

Thank you.

Be careful!

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Warrior Li, are you okay?

It's just a minor wound. I'm fine.

- Move! - Put out the fire!

- Move! - Move!

Move!

- Move! - Put out the fire!

- Go. - Over here, quick.

Evacuate the people over there first. Hurry up!

Water!

Over there!

- Be careful! - Let's go!

The chaos at the Lantern
Festival and the fire in the city.

Everything you said came true.

How did you know in advance?

Warrior Li.

Do you believe in fate?

What do you mean?

In this world,

everyone was born

with a script written in advance

with all their joy and sorrow prearranged.

And in the end,

they'll all head

to their ending that they can never change.

That's the rule of this world.

I don't believe in this kind of supernatural thing.

Mountains are not made in one day

and roads are not even in the first place.

Whether it's the obstacles in the court

or the vicissitudes of life,

I have the ability

to overcome all obstacles in life.

Why should I let someone control the fate of my life?

If there's a rule or a controller behind this world,

I'll write my own destiny.

I knew

that the Lantern Festival would end in a disaster.

And we weren't meant to know each other.

But from the moment

you saved me at the Fading River Moon,

I kept thinking that something

had changed.

Warrior Li.

Thank you.

I knew it.

Fate can be changed.

And this world

can be changed too!

Search every nook and cranny.

- Roger that. - Yes, Sir.

General.

We are almost done here.

We've also gotten rid of all safety hazards.

Nothing will go wrong again.

Okay.

What about Li Shi Liu?

Just now, our men said

that they found a trace of him on Weishui Street.

I sent two men to track it.

Let's go there now.

General.

What is it?

Before this, you said that
you wanted to give Miss Song

a fireworks show at the Lantern Festival.

Other than what we used today,

I kept some for you.

Do you want to give Miss Song

a surprise?

Not now.

We should look for Li Shi Liu now.

Warrior Li, let me help you with it. Give it to me.

I know.

A burn wound is the most painful one.

I don't know if there are any
antibiotics in this medicinal cream.

The medical conditions here must be bad.

Remember this when you go back.

Don't let the wound get wet.

Don't eat stimulating food as well.

For example, mutton, beef,
or seafood. Don't eat them.

If you are not careful,

you may lose your arm.

How can you call yourself a warrior

if you can't wield a sword, right?

You are not fine. You are bleeding so much.

- Don't. No. - It must be from saving us.

I prepared some small gifts for you.

Thank you, Miss Song.

But Warrior Li saved my life.

It has already come to this.

Why do you still distrust Warrior Li?

Nan Heng, don't you dare hurt him.

Otherwise, I won't forgive you.

Let's go.

Did I hurt you?

No.

Do you always do this?

Of course not.

I'm not a physician.

I'm not talking about that.

What are you talking about?

Warrior Li.

Are you feeling awkward

because I touched you?

No. That's impossible.

I've been wandering around
for years. I've seen it all.

This is nothing.

Yes.

For you, everything

is just a minor matter, right?

Warrior Li.

You were defeated and held
hostage by Nan Heng today.

But it's nothing to you, right?

Why does that sound so insulting?

Let me ask you this.

Nan Heng has found out

that you are behind his assassination today.

What are you going to do?

I don't know.

Whatever. I'll leave it till
tomorrow to worry about it.

Tonight, let's just sit here

and enjoy the Lantern Festival.

You just rush ahead without
considering the consequences.

How can there

be someone like you?

Why not?

Because there are things in this world

that you can't predict

or plan for.

If you've ever experienced

doing your best to get to the peak

but failed,

you'll realize

that the view at the bottom of
the mountain is quite nice too.

Don't think too much.

Leave the thinking to the main characters.

I've always wanted to ask you this.

What do you mean by main characters?

You also mentioned the male lead.

The male lead.

The male lead is usually
the most powerful character

in a script.

He has to be handsome, powerful, and pitiful.

He has to have all the good characteristics.

He has to take others' sacrifices

for granted.

He has to be vicious. He...

Anyway, he's nothing good.

You said that Nan Heng is the male lead.

What about me? What am I?

You?

You are the supporting character.

Supporting characters are
usually not that important

in a script.

They don't have a strong presence.

If I'm not important,

why did you save me just now?

Listen to what you are talking about.

A life is a life even if you
are a supporting character.

Besides, you helped me before.

So, you are important to me.

The fireworks are beautiful.

The script didn't tell me

how beautiful the fireworks are in this world.

And

it didn't tell me

that a masked support character

can look so handsome.

I'm fine.

Ji Xiang.

Did you see it just now?

How many times did Ting Ting smile at me?

At least three times, right?

I knew it.

She has feelings for me.

There are so many talented and
handsome men in the capital city.

But can you find anyone who is better than me?

Not one.

There are many who are better than you.

Shut up.

Look at you.

And look at Fu Gui.

I've been living in Heng's shadow for so many years.

At least half of it

is because of you.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

I'm very sober.

Let's go!

Shouldn't we walk the other way?

It doesn't matter.

I can go wherever I want.

Hurry up and move these out.

Be careful. These boxes hold all the fireworks.

- They are flammable and expl*sive. Be careful.
- Yes, Sir.

Your Highness.

Qianyu Army.

What are you doing? Where's my cousin?

Your Highness, there was
an assassin and a fire tonight.

The general has led a team to patrol the area.

An assassin?

Where did the assassin come from?

If there's an assassin, I'll...

Be careful, Your Highness.

- These are all fireworks. - Fireworks?

Yes. It's a pity.

It wasn't easy to ship these from abroad.

General Chu wanted to give
Miss Song a fireworks show.

But just now, he asked us to forget about it.

Fireworks from abroad.

I'm sure Ting Ting has never seen them either.

If my cousin doesn't want them,

I'll give that fireworks show to Ting Ting.

Come. Give that to me.

Run!

Help!

Granny, are you okay?

Get up.

My kids are still in the oil mill.

- My kids are still inside.
- Don't worry. I'll save him.

I'll go.

Where are you going?

Get in!

It's okay. Go.

Okay.