01x29 - Episode 29

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[Episode 29]

How nice to be young.

Duan Xu is so fearless and stubborn
that he won't turn back.

He's quite like me in my younger days.

Actually, you didn't have to do all this,
Zi Ji.

These past ten years, as one so high above...

you stay by a mortal like me.

It must've been hard on you.

In the past, I was young, defiant,
and angry at the world,

but now I have let it all go.

You should return where you belong.

All that you have done...

is meaningless.

As you know, I won't live long.

I know what I'm doing.

Drink the medicine.

If you truly want to save me,
get me some elixir instead.

Mortals should take mortal medicine.

By order of His Majesty,

the Minister of w*r
is suspected of horse graft,

and has now been detained.

The remaining evidence against him
is here in the 5th Prince's Mansion.

Any documents tied to this case

will be taken back to the Judicial Review
for investigation.

- Yes, sir.
- Yes, sir.

Your Highness, for the time being,

please stay in the mansion
until His Majesty finds the truth.

Something's happened to my father.

Duke Pei has stopped caring for us two.

That is a mortal matter.

It has nothing to do with me.

We still have one last chance.

I can take you to the palace.

I can make you Emperor.
You can have anything you want.

No.

Do not make me enter the palace again.

He Si Mu left a magical artifact there.

Song Xing Yu, I am right here.

What a fine thing.

It sealed away the lifelong spirit power

of at least three mighty sorcerers.

No wonder it could block
Great Ancestor's spiritual aura search.

We have a pact.

If you want to live, come with me.

I'll leave matters in the Mortal World
to you.

No problem, Great Ancestor.

Do not come near me.

You are too filthy.

You're nothing but a sickly fraud
living off others.

How do you have such power?

Your Grace, to be honest,

back then, Master Qing Xuan,
out of pity for Great Liang

with only half its land left,

wished to keep the imperial clan safe.

After repeated requests,

I reluctantly agreed
to leave Starhaven Sect and come here

to serve as your Prophet.

Times have changed.

People these days have actually forgotten
that my family name is Hejia.

Your son died a month ago.

For power and glory,
you forged a pact with an evil spirit

to keep up the lie that he lives.

The obsessions on you are far too heavy.

Why not let me take them?

Song Xing Yu, you truly are something.

You dared to control a prince.

Do you mean to rule the Mortal World?

What joy is the Void alone?

The Mortal World is far more fun.

The ruler of the Mortal World
controls everything that mortals have.

Not a bad idea.

Who told you to do that?

[Forbidden]

You made a pact with that person.

The pact binds you,
so you can't speak his name.

I understand.

I... I know the former Sovereign
didn't die for love.

In the Sovereign's Hall,
there was another spirit.

Tell me.

Who was it?

Do you think I don't know

something's off with my father's death?

My father loved my mother...

and me.

He promised to stay by my side,

so he'd never have left me
with a chaotic, unfamiliar Void

and die for love.

Great Ancestor, he just said...

the former Sovereign...

I'll take Consort Yu back.

Let's go.

Zi Ji.

How old are you this year?



What's your zodiac sign?

You can't even remember
your own zodiac sign?

Are you truly only 20?

You're like me.

You're not a mortal.

In fact, I don't care who you are.

Feng Yi has grown up.

He doesn't need me to decide for him.

Whatever you are,

he must've kept you by his side for a reason.

Feng Yi has never been
an easy child to raise.

He's deeply curious, but frail in body,
plagued by illness.

He may not live long.

The road ahead is his to walk.

I only hope that by his side,
you can look after him.

In the Shunzhou horse graft,

Sun Chang De, Registrar of the Imperial Stud,
has changed his testimony.

He says he was ordered
to frame Sun Zi An, Minister of w*r,

and Li Li, Minister of the Imperial Stud.

The one who ordered him
is Duan Xu, Court Counselor.

Duan Xu, do you have anything to say?

Your Majesty, I did no such thing.

Your Majesty, the horse craft
has indeed festered for ten years.

By Your Majesty's command,
I have investigated this case.

The chief culprits are
Sun Zi An, Minister of w*r,

and Li Li, Minister of the Imperial Stud,

not the Court Counselor.

So, it is true.

The proof must be solid.

According to Sun Chang De,
Registrar of the Imperial Stud,

several months ago,
he found 3,000 warhorses drawing false pay

in Shunzhou's horse ledgers.

So, he prosecuted Sun Zi An with evidence.

But after the inquisition,

Sun Chang De was coerced by Sun Zi An,
changed his testimony,

and falsely claimed it was done
by Duan Xu, Court Counselor.

This case involves
the Ministry of w*r and a prince.

- The Ministry of w*r was in it.
- This...

By Your Majesty's order,

I searched the Sun Mansion
and the 5th Prince's Mansion.

I found all the solid evidence
in the horse graft.

Now, the 5th Prince,
ashamed before the realm,

has taken his own life in apology.

Splendid indeed!

Your Majesty, please calm your anger.

And you, Qin Huan Da.

Yes, Your Majesty.

As Marshal of the Three Armies,
were you truly unaware?

I beg your wisdom.

I've long been tied to wars,
with no time for papers.

Horse administration has long suffered,

but w*r was graver.

Forgive my oversight.

Your Majesty.

Marshal Qin makes it sound easy.

I can't agree.

Before Yunzhou was retaken,
we had no natural pasture.

Any horse ranch we built
took land from the people's fields.

The land for one horse could feed 25 people.



Corrupt officials have k*lled
those 75,000 people due to their greed.

I was at the front, short on warhorses.

The cavalry couldn't form ranks.

We could only send surprise troops
instead of facing the foe head-on.

Every victory came at a grave cost.

Our troop losses doubled.

Did Marshal Qin not see any of this?

How can we defend the realm?

- You...
- Your Majesty,

as the Marshal of the Three Armies,

Marshal Qin is good at driving the foe away.

He reclaimed our lost land.

If, over one brief oversight,
we place false charges on him,

I fear the army's hearts will grow cold.

If not for Duan Xu,
who struck Yuzhou and Liangzhou

with a few thousand against many,

crossed the Guanhe River,
and pushed on into Shuozhou,

taking command in the darkest hour,
and reclaiming Yunzhou and Luozhou,

would Qin Huan Da have won
such towering merit today?

Your Majesty,

horse administration is tied closely
to military administration.

Marshal Qin failed to spot its flaws.

That was a neglect of duty.

Though his merits are great,
he should still be punished.

Duke Pei, what do you think?

I've spent half my life
in military administration,

yet I failed to remind Marshal Qin of it.

I failed in my duty to detect it.

Please punish me.

In the horse graft,
Han Ming Xuan is now dead.

His co-conspirators,
Sun Zi An, Minister of w*r,

and Li Li, Minister of the Imperial Stud,

misused their power
and took vast illicit wealth.

That is unforgivable.

They shall be beheaded.

The other officials involved
will be tried by the Judicial Review

and dealt with by the law.

I'll keep the military tally for now.

When w*r comes in the future,

I'll make arrangements.

Duan Xu.

Yes, Your Majesty.

From this day on, the horse administration
will be in your charge.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Just now, you were in high spirits
at the court.

The case was handled well.

Thanks to my two steadfast supporters.

Even the 5th Prince was involved.

Indeed.

It is truly shocking.

Mr. Wang, may Great Liang know
no injustice under your lead.

What puzzles me is how you learned
the remaining evidence was hidden

in the 5th Prince's Mansion.

An immortal told me.

You're about to get married.

I offer my congratulations first.

How about this one?

What about this?

These are all too ordinary.

This one.

This is Radiant Cyan Brocade.

It gleams with shifting colors,
and fits the body on its own.

Perfect for Mr. Duan's wedding robes.

Ugly.

This one?

I spent a hundred years
finding this Wandering Ice Pillow.

Its color is bright and lustrous.

Rest on it, and all the isles and lakes
will fill your dreams.

It's just right for Mr. Duan
sleeping beside his dear wife.

Well?

How dull.

The air is dry. Beware of fire.

Someone has died again.

[Erudite and Determined]

Your instinct is still as sharp as ever.

Is it you?

You said that if disaster struck,

or I needed help,

once I called your name, you would appear.

Did you hear my heart calling for you

and come?

What would you like?

Your Grace,

I like you.

That won't do.

There is something on my mind.

You never ask why I love you.

Perhaps it's because too many adore you,

and you are used to it.

So, you're not curious about my reasons.

You drew me in.

With the tenderness
beneath your cold demeanor,

the loneliness you feel above all spirits,

and your love for this world, you drew me in.

And I took the bait...

willingly.

Will you miss me?

Since I left the Void until now,

I have missed you often.

Every day, in every little thing,
you come to my mind.

That day, I met you on the street.

You asked me who I was.

Though I knew you were playing dumb,

I still thought... that perhaps one day,

you might forget my name,

my appearance,

and me.

By the time that day comes,

I will have long turned to dust.

I will no longer be able to hold you,

and tell you who I am.

I think that would be unfair.

You must rarely think of me.

That is why you forget so easily.

If only you missed me as I miss you...

you'd remember me for at least 100 years.

Si Mu.

Are you still here?

Have you left?

You don't even talk to me.

Foxy.

I am quite busy.

But I do miss you sometimes.

I often think of you.

I still do not know
what wedding gift to give you.

[Half a month later]

[Duan Mansion]

[Joy]

He's out.

[Duan Mansion]

[Duan Mansion]

The Duan clan gave me a wedding invitation.

It's more official than your hair ribbon.

And now, I can only stand here with you,

watching the bridegroom from afar.

I can't even join the fun below.

Go attend the wedding feast.

I didn't ask you to be here.

Since this is your first time at a wedding,

I'll keep you company.

They're coming.

They're coming.

They're fetching the bride.

The folks in the streets
gain nothing from it.

What makes them so happy?

They are sharing in the wedding joy.

To share in happy news,
or let others share it,

is a blessing.

What does a wedding truly mean?

Why did you insist on making me
attend your wedding?

Congratulations, Mr. Duan.

Congratulations, Mr. Duan.

Congratulations, Mr. Duan.

Foxy,

you look stunning...

in red.

Si Mu.

Did you see it?

I want the first thing you see
in this vibrant world,

to be me in wedding attire.

You helped him?

Blessed flowers can stir the Pearl
to trade the five senses.

Just now,

he gave me the sense of color.

Heaven as my witness,

you made that pact yourselves.

You set the terms yourselves.

As for me,

I merely did a little catalyzing.

So, this was your plan.

But now, with color,
you're far too beautiful.

Great Ancestor, what did you say?

He gave me his sense of color.

Now, all he can see is black and white.

Then how will he see his bride?

True.

- Good.
- Mr. Wang.

Come this way, please.

From now on, we're family.

Please, come in. We're family. How nice.

Assassin!

Guards, hurry!

- What happened?
- What's going on?

Let go of Miss Wang!

- Milady!
- Stand back.

Let go!
[Wang Mansion]

All of you, step back!

What do we do now?

If anyone moves, she dies!

Don't move!

Move aside!

Don't move!

Go!

Milady! Milady!

What are we to do?

- She was taken!
- Report it!

The Chong people are in Nandu!

They seized the bride!

Shut the gates. Seize them!

- Yes, sir.
- Go!

Follow that bride and the assassin.

Isn't that a bad idea?

Do as I say.

This doesn't concern spirits.

Let's not meddle in this, then.

If I still had spirit power,
would it be your turn?

Did you forget how I lost my spirit power?

All right.

Where did they go?

He Xiao Xiao?

Miss He.

I am Prophet Hejia.

Are you well, Miss Wang?

Prophet Hejia, please spare me.

Get up.

Su Yi.

Su Yi, get up.

Given the situation,
I alone will bear all the blame.

Seize me if you must.

You are the fragrance maker
at Yueran Fragrance.

So, this man is your beloved?

Xuan and I are devoted to each other.

But bound by our different statuses,
we dared not make it public.

Prophet Hejia,
please help us and let us leave.

Great Ancestor, this...

Duan Xu knew you wanted to marry him,

so he cast aside his pride
and staged this whole farce

to make it happen for you.

Mr. Duan arranged it with me
to help Xuan and me carry this out.

He said he'd seen too much

of so-called mutual respect
and fake affection.

He found it unbearably dull.

He, too, had someone in his heart.

He also said she was the girl he loved most.

Perhaps that girl would never marry him.

In that case,
he would remain unmarried all his life.

Miss Wang and Xuan are in love.

Xu had us put on such a grand performance.

He helped Miss Wang,

as well as himself and the one he loves.

You should understand his intention.

Let's go.

Go.

Where is he?

[Duan Mansion]

[Letter of Challenge]

The bride was seized by Chong spies.

I heard it was because Duan Xu

drew too much notice
on the northern b*ttlefield,

so the Chong spies took the bride
to get even, and shame him.

They've gone too far.

Mr. Wang nearly fainted from rage.

His daughter is the true victim.

That's right.

Xu, how is it?

Have you found the bride?

- What to do?
- What do we do?

His daughter is...

Those North Chong spies.

Those wretched North Chong spies.

They are truly vile.

They're incorrigible!

- Gentlemen.
- Since everyone here,

please bear witness for me.

The Chong people stole our land,

enslaved our people, and harmed my kin.

Now, they've seized my bride
and sent a letter of challenge.

I will never forgive them for this.

Those Chong bullies!

Wang, bride of the Duan clan,
is virtuous and gentle.

Today, she suffers this calamity...

all because of me.

I can't face her or my honored in-laws.

If she returns safely,

I will never take a concubine.

What? This...

If she can't return,

and we can't fulfill our bond,

I swear by our Duan ancestors' honor.

For as long as I fail to drive
the Chong people from Great Liang,

I won't take another wife.

- How could he?
- How can he do this?

If I break this oath,

I shall meet a tragic end.

He can't live without an heir.

Exactly!

Why go this far?

Utterly unfilial.

North Chong has gone too far!

[Duan Mansion]

I never expected Mr. Duan to be
so devoted to Miss Wang.

He made such a harsh oath.

Mr. Duan was so distraught.

I fear he truly meant it.

But Duan Xu is the Duan clan's only heir.

If he truly never marries,
won't the Duan lineage end?

Exactly.

Si Mu.