01x21 - Episode 21

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= Dominion and Devotion =

= Episode 21 =

Put out the candle.

Quick.

Capture the Emperor alive.

[Yes!]

Help!

Don't let any get away.

Yes.

- Yes. - Yes.

Don't k*ll me.

Fake?

Don't k*ll me.

What if I place my chess piece here?

Empty city strategy.

Surround them.

Yilin Army.

You rebellious scoundrel!

Breaking in here?

Surrender now!

[Will it work?]

Report!

Your Majesty, it worked!

Zhuo Shangxian's diehards were all dead.

Give the order.

Break camp to box them in.

Got it.

Master,

the weather is changing.

Change to what?

Any change will benefit me.

Trouble! There's an ambush
in the imperial city.

Our men can't hold out much longer.

The Emperor hasn't sent the troop.

That shows he's cautious
because I've got Jingxian.

Doesn't dare act rashly.

Bad news,

Master!

The Yilin army outside is
heading for the imperial city.

What?

We still control the city gate.

So we can still get out.

Once the Yilin Army's here,
we're totally trapped.

[Don't you care about her at all?]

Husband.

You two put on such a show
of being motherly and loving.

I thought you were super close.

Turns out,

it was all an act.

Looks like Your Majesty

hit you hard, huh?

All these years,

you've just been raising a viper.

If he cared about you at all,

he wouldn't be going

for the k*ll right now.

In his eyes,

the empire is everything.

My life

means nothing.

You are acting all righteous.

I bet

if I stuck the knife into you,

ripped you open,

and gutted you,

you wouldn't be so tough.

Because I found out

your secret.

Turns out Pei Shenzhi

is the son of the former Empress.

I knew I was right.

You're unworthy to mention her.

I wondered where you, a eunuch,

even got a son.

Asking for a death?

Go ahead.

Just couldn't do it,

huh?

Think you can get me to k*ll you?

Keep dreaming.

Hurry up!

Turns out I've been hidden
under the stables of Zhuo's Mansion.

Husband,

you've got major trust issues.

Don't believe anyone.

Shut up.

Master.

Master,

we must leave now.

[Chensha Bridge]

Chensha Bridge is the only way
out of the city.

We've been waiting for you.

If you've stashed Jingxian

outside the city,

there might've been

a sliver of hope today.

Too bad.

You're cornered.

No way out.

I don't trust sayings much.

But there's one I believe.

Do you know it?

There's always a way out.

People can

change their own destiny.

Go around it.

Giddyap!

Giddyap!

Whoa!

You lost.

Just give up.

Maybe I'll let you live.

Today, I'll see

if you care more about that throne

or about your Auntie.

These days,

I've been doing some thinking.

A competent emperor has to be ruthless.

Some things have to be sacrificed.

After all,

nothing's more captivating than power,

right?

Your Majesty.

Letting him go is asking for trouble.

k*ll him.

So your deep affection for me

was all an act.

Someone like you

even expects to be loved?

How ridiculous.

We two are really a perfect match.

Your Majesty!

Why wait?

Madam Li.

I promise a proper burial.

Don't...

Auntie.

I was so scared.

I thought I'd never see you again.

Auntie.

Let's go back.

I've got a ton to tell you.

Auntie!

So, are you happy
with the Seven-Day Agony Powder?

She's mine,

both now and forever.

Betray me, and you're as good as dead.

Even if you beat me,

I'll make you wish you were dead.

And you,

Pei Shenzhi.

Did you forget

you're a prince of the former dynasty?

Listen up, everyone.

I personally took Master Pei

straight from the former Empress.

I raised him!

I even taught him how to disguise himself
as a eunuch and infiltrate the palace.

All so he could one day

snatch the throne.

The Emperor right in front of you

knows all about this.

He's even in on it with us!

Stop!

What?

Want to k*ll your foster father?

That's complete nonsense!

Guards.

Take Zhuo Shangxian into custody.

We'll question him first.

Go!

Your Majesty.

Take me back to the palace.

I want to go home.

Okay.

Auntie, hang in there.

The physician is coming.

I know.

Look at you.

Still crying like when you were a kid.

How did such a tiny thing

get

so tall?

Auntie,

we won.

We will have the good life.

You can't leave.

I won't let you.

What's taking the physician so long?

Go check it yourself,

will you?

I'm not going.

Just go.

Please.

Go.

I'll be right here waiting for you.

Alright.

Take good care of Auntie.

I'll call her back.

Where does this come from?

Y-You are

a prince of the previous dynasty?

Yes.

I am.

Y-You are

a prince of the previous dynasty.

I never intended to harm her.

Only if you are,

will

she

be able to

survive...

What did you say?

K...

Kid.

I'm sorry.

♪ Candle lights the halls
through springs and autumns ♪

♪ Love and hate are written in a few strokes ♪

♪ Imperishable ♪

♪ Bloodstained vows with a touch of tenderness ♪

♪ Fate is written by the universe ♪

♪ Unending ♪

♪ Heaven falls ♪

♪ No concern for cause and effect ♪

♪ On the throne ♪

♪ Is it a shackle ♪

♪ Locking you and me up ♪

♪ Break through the wind and clouds ♪

♪ A dream lasts a lifetime.
The world has changed ♪

♪ One step forward, gaze back at the youth ♪

♪ At a glance, all beings bow their heads ♪

♪ I'm in the midst of chaos ♪

♪ At the end of the night ♪

♪ Having the loneliest dream in this world ♪

♪ Move on ♪

♪ Don't look back ♪