♫ The ones standing on the top of the thistles and thorns to look up ♫
♫ will see through vicissitudes of life ♫
♫ In this city where both good and evil are hiding from each other, ♫
♫ I will survive with you ♫
♫ That ray of light guides me to overcome sorrow by its brightness ♫
♫ Meeting you at that time means you're my destiny ♫
♫ Desires wear down the edges and corners of my heart and ♫
♫ laugh at forever-losing leniency ♫
♫ I insist on being the grain which cannot be burned down by the wildfire ♫
♫ to feed the love ♫
♫ Standing in the center of the surges, winds are my thoughts ♫
♫ Rain is the hunting ground urging the horse to fight back ♫
♫ Lift up my head to look at the non returnable times at a distance ♫
♫ The torch in front of my eyes is surging ♫
♫ The sky is getting darker and darker ♫
♫ The path is getting longer and longer ♫
♫ I know hearts cannot waver ♫
♫ Whoever dares to be a king during the chaos of the world ♫
♫ will stop evils with all his might for sure ♫
♫ Then there is hope ♫
[Princess Agents]
~ Episode 18 ~
Xing'er!
Xing'er.
Mister, I've failed your expectation.
Stupid and dumb.
You just can't do any task that I gave you well.
When you go out, don't tell people that you were my disciple.
Earlier, there was clearly someone who ambushed Mister.
I just got involved due to you.
What? Not willing to accept your failure?
If you are not happy about it, why didn't you kill me while we were in the cave?
I also thought so but I dare not.
Dare not? I can see that you are quite bold.
The thing that is a taboo for spies is acting on their own.
After you've found information about the Liang spies,
you should have reported it back to me and waited for my orders.
I had no time yet to report it to Mister and you had arrived.
Enough already. You are also hurt. Just go back and recuperate.
If there is any information, just report it back to me once I return to the manor.
Yes.
Mister is here!
Where is Yue Qi?
We found the whereabouts of the Liang spies.
Yue Qi led some men to go after them into Mr. Huai's Honghan House.
Hongshan House?
Immediately go to Hongshan House.
Yes!
Mister, let me go, too. Okay?
Didn't you hear my words? I told you to recuperate.
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Customer, your order.
Customer, how many are there?
[Like dreams and visions in a bubble.]
"Like dreams and visions in a bubble."
Sixth Older Sister, how are you feeling?
I'm fine. No need to worry.
Miss Xing'er, these are medicines that Mister told me to deliver here.
They treat external injuries.
Sixth Older Sister, these medicines are all quite expensive.
Why is Mister this good to you?
Sixth Older Sister is really quite fortunate. Unlike me, no one cares.
Xiaoba!
This is a good medicine for treating scars.
Mister told me to bring this as well.
Mister actually also gave me medicine.
Thank Mister for me.
I will take my leave.
Never thought that Mr. Yue is so omniscient.
How come he knows everything?
But that's good, too.
This way, Eighth Younger Sister and Sixth Older Sister will get well fast.
- Sixth Older Sister, I'll go brew your medicine then. - Yes.
I'll go try on my own medicine, too.
Chu Qiao... My name is Chu Qiao.
I am indeed not a child of the Jing Family.
Luo He, my mother.
Who was her real murderer?
- MIster. - How come Grandfather suddenly fell ill?
After Master learned that Mister went to save Xing'er, he was so angry that he got sick.
Who was that talkative?
Mister,
Master gave instructions that he doesn't want to see anyone.
Open the door.
Spy...
Spy Network of Heavenly Eyes cannot be destroyed in my hands.
Spy Network of Heavenly Eyes...
cannot be destroyed in my hands.
Spy Network of Heavenly Eyes cannot be destroyed in my hands.
Zhoa, Qian, Sun, Li, Zhou, Wu, Zheng, and Wang!
Come home and eat lunch now!
You only know to be running around everyday.
Zuo Baocang!
An old friend is here, yet you pretend to not see me?
Dongfang Ji.
So carefree and idle, Zuo Baocang.
Why is it you?
Such bad luck.
As long as I see you, there surely would be bad things happening.
You're not in Northern Yan serving the Duke of Northern Yan.
Why did you come here to Chang'an alone?
I got sick of staying in Northern Yan already.
I came out to stroll and circle around.
Stroll?
I still remember very clearly that after you took a stroll last time,
Luo He then got assassinated.
Could it be that you came back this time to help Heir Apparent Yan escape?
I hope that you won't get involved in this matter.
Or else, we won't know who will die this time.
You have a misunderstanding about me.
Wrong, I have no misunderstanding about you at all.
If I can choose,
I'd rather choose not knowing you at all.
Not knowing me?
If you don't know me, you would have died.
Do you think you'd still have the chance to live an ignoble life here for so many years?
Say it. Who did you offend this time?
That store of yours got smashed into pieces.
Is it your business?
Does it have any business with you?
Just tell me directly what you came here for.
Have you found out anything about the person I asked you to investigate?
I have some clues now.
Let's look.
Fine. Fine. Fine.
I recently found a little lady.
On her, I found the wood bead.
It was that one that you personally created before. The one that Luo He usually wore.
How old is she?
Probably 16 or 17 years old already.
Have you tried to check her identity?
I did.
But such a pity. She had amnesia.
She has totally forgotten everything that happened before. Such a pity.
Amnesia?
How are her martial arts skills?
No inner power and her martial arts techniques are also different from yours.
Could it be... she is deliberately hiding it?
Do you think that a little girl can hide it when she's in a life threatening situation?
Where is she now?
Where is she?
Do you think that I can tell you about it now?
If I tell you, would she still be alive?
Don't worry. Don't worry.
I'll surely help you check this matter very clearly.
If she is really that assassin who assassinated Luo He before,
I will surely hand this child to you.
If not—
If she is not, so what?
If she is not,
I will use my life to protect her.
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Miss Zhong Yu.
Why are you here?
Heir Apparent, it was Duke who sent me to fetch you.
Did anything happen?
My son, Yan Xun, I haven't seen you for so many years. I really miss you so much.
I am currently being bothered by chronic illnesses and I really hope for your return.
But I know that since you are a hostage prince,
if you publicly leave Chang'an, it'll surely make His Majesty unhappy.
Now, I sent Zhong Yu there to secretly escort you in your safe return,
so as to resolve my pain of yearning for my son.
Father wants me to return to Norther Yan with you?
This matter is so sudden.
I hope Heir Apparent can understand the pains of Duke and cooperate with me.
What is Father thinking?
As a hostage prince, leaving the capital is a huge crime.
If I really go back, His Majesty will surely blame the whole Northern Yan.
Is Father planning then to turn me over to Chang'an
or start a war with Chang'an?
Heir Apparent,
I fear that even if the crime of Heir Apparent escaping back to Northern Yan doesn't happen,
the Wei emperor will still accuse your father of a crime of rebellion.
Is the situation already that urgent?
It's still optimistic.
The Duke still firmly holds military leadership to protect himself.
But if you are under His Majesty,
even if the Duke has military power, his lifeline is in others' hands.
Only if you return to Northern Yan, the Duke will not have to worry about anything,
then he can either attack or retreat as he wishes.
Further, if His Majesty has nothing to pin down the Duke,
he will naturally hold himself back a bit!
Heir Apparent, we are pressed for time.
I hope you can make a decision soon.
I will go back to Northern Yan with you.
But I have to bring a person with me.
Who is that person?
A woman. I've made her a promise.
Just give me a few days. She will come with me to Northern Yan.
Heir Apparent,
right now, you are surrounded by spies,
and your manor is under surveillance.
You have to make a good plan about leaving here.
If the secret is leaked out,
we will be in serious trouble, Heir Apparent.
Don't worry. She is just an ordinary girl who won't leak anything out.
Besides, everyone knows that after Chun'er coming-of-age ceremony, I will have to return to Northern Yan.
We are just leaving a bit earlier.
In that case, I will make the arrangement as soon as possible.
I hope you can let the Duke know so he doesn't worry.
It's urgent. Spread the message as soon as possible.
Heir Apparent, don't worry. I will send it out to the city as soon as possible.
Sir, I just saw a person of Liang
outside of the hostage prince's manor replace the guest's letter.
It all happened as you expected.
Now, the rest depends on you.
I'm going back to Northern Yan
to deliver this letter
to Yan Shicheng.
All these are exceptional weapons.
No matter which one I take out, it will be sharp enough to kill Yuwen Xi.
Mister, here is the letter sent from Duke of Northern Yan to his son.
When you were stealing the letter, was Yan Xun appearance unusual?
He noticed nothing.
Why did they steal the letter?
If His Majesty sees this letter,
Northern Yan will get into big trouble.
I want to change the content to a normal greeting letter to deliver to His Majesty.
May the move help Northern Yan avoid a disaster.
Deliver this to His Majesty as soon as possible.
Yes.
Mister, Master has something to discuss with you.
Let's go.
Why would Yuwen Yue replace Yan Xun's letter from home?
It seems like today's training is different from usual.
What's different?
It looks like I can learn some skills to kill my enemies today.
It seems like you are in quite a rush.
Last time, I fought with the Liang spies.
If you did not save me in time,
I know that I am lacking in skills, so I want to learn some more.
As a woman, you are so ambitious.
Because I am a spy. If I do not learn some more real skills,
then isn't that saying that you aren't capable?
You've been very daring lately.
I just gradually speak to you frankly and sincerely.
Don't you want to hear them, Mister?
Take back your sincerity.
I am not willing to hear them.
Then you must be a wise man.
All right. I will teach you how to, within 100 steps,
kill without anyone noticing.
This is a crossbow that can be folded.
It is easy to carry around, light, and shoots quickly.
Between the lightning speed fire, you can shoot 6 arrows simultaneously.
Be ever victorious.
I will give this crossbow to you.
It can shoot six arrows consecutively?
What if I cannot kill my enemy even after six arrows?
Then that means you have come across a top master.
Have you heard about the Icy Snow Arrow?
Icy Snow Arrow?
Isn't that your personal weapon?
It is simply a weapon. Anyone can use it.
The important thing is if you can master it or not.
The Icy Snow Arrow requires a high level of skill
and accuracy.
It is different from ordinary arrows.
I will teach you little by little.
♫ You're a star falling into a dream so vivid in this life ♫
♫ Heart-killing and ruthless ones all come across each other ♫
It's power depends on the strength of your waist, understand?
Yes.
All right.
Then do it yourself.
♫ Having avoided the enemies is as a drop in the ocean ♫
♫ Putting in feelings is better than nothing ♫
♫ Waiting for you enter into my trust ♫
♫ But the mountains and oceans have been overturned numerous times ♫
The Icy Snow Arrow is made from frigid ice.
As it traverses after being shot, the ice will melt.
When it finally hits the target,
the only thing left is that very small arrow head.
It kills without anyone noticing, but it is very powerful.
♫ I do at all costs and rebel my heart only if you know ♫
♫ Where will I go this time? ♫
[Prince's Manor of Northern Yan]
Duke, I did not know you had arrived, I'm sorry I didn't receive you.
I heard that you had returned,
so I came to visit you.
Thank you, Duke.
How is it? Was your trip smooth this time?
It was pretty good.
I will not keep it from you. I have something to ask you about.
I have a letter here. Take a look at it.
Do you think that this letter
was written by Xun'er?
This was written by someone from Liang.
Someone from Liang?
Yes.
I ran into them during my trip to Chang'an.
They changed the letter from Heir Apparent and wanted to lure Duke to enter the capital.
Borrowing the hands of His Majesty, they want to eliminate Duke
and make Northern Yan go to war with the Great Wei.
But the Heir Apparent has discovered the Liang spies' intentions.
He asked me to bring you another letter.
Xun'er... sent me another letter?
It's here.
[Dear Father... from son, Xun]
What is it, Duke?
Xun'er...
is in trouble already.
How could he be?
Xun'er asked me about my waist injury in his letter.
He also said that he found a miracle doctor.
Soon, he will send him to Northern Yan to treat me.
This is our secret code.
It also means that Xun'er is in danger now, and also
he needs reinforcement urgently.
How could this be?
They... are being too much!
I will go to Chang'an right now.
Duke, you must not.
As long as I notify His Majesty early,
and openly go,
what can they do to me?
I think that if you go,
we should at least be prepared.
Bring soldiers with you, just in case.
In Chang'an City,
if His Majesty wants to kill me,
then I have no chance of escaping.
Forget it.
Living by hiding away like this,
I have had enough of it!
I will immediately write a decree.
Have someone send it to Chang'an and give it to His Majesty.
Tell him that I, Yan Shicheng, am coming.
Whatever he wants to do, he can do it to me alone.
But he must not touch my son!
Mister.
Yes.
Thankfully,
I still have you by my side.
You all are the ones I trust the most.
Duke,
His Majesty has made up his mind.
Until now, do you still have no intention to usurp the throne?
I have said it many times before.
In this lifetime, I can hide from him,
I can put on an act for him, but
I definitely will not rebel against him.
Then I will go prepare immediately.
You bastard! You do not deserve the throne!
Men! Men!
- Men! - Your Majesty!
- Noble Consort! Noble Consort!
- Your Majesty! - Look, see if my head is still here!
Your Majesty, don't worry. It was just a dream; it's not real.
That dream... was too frightening!
I dreamed that Yan Shicheng
cut off my head!
He hung it on top of Northern Yan's city walls!
All right, Your Majesty, stop thinking about it.
Put down the ginseng soup and leave.
Yes.
All right, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, don't worry.
Yan Shicheng wouldn't dare.
I...
must get rid of him.
I must.
All right. As long as there is an intent to rebel, even in dreams, that is still a heinous crime.
No!
I want evidence.
I want evidence of his rebellion.
Go.
Have Yuwen Yue and Yuwen Huai go search for it! Have them search for it!
- All right. - Have them go search for it!
All right, Your Majesty. I will definitely share your troubles. I will go order them.
Reporting!
Your Majesty, Yuwen Yue has a secret message for you.
One letter from home? What use is this?
Go and see what Yuwen Huai is doing.
Yes.
Mister, this is the Duke's message to His Majesty, right?
We should send it out immediately, right?
Jiang He, you tell me,
if people have no dreams, what difference do they have with animals?
Teacher said that my heart was not righteous.
I am not suitable to learn the techniques of state governance by kings.
But I have a pair of skilled hands.
My hands can make me become the tool to change dynasties.
But in this lifetime, I am not satisfied to just be a subject.
Mister, I think that you can—
Ten years.
I used ten years of time.
Yan Shicheng, he is not the one I am looking for.
Jiang He, pack your things.
Northern Yan... we will not return again.
Every weapon has its own unique aspect and power.
Following different ways of fighting war,
you must choose the most appropriate weapon.
If you do not properly use the weapon,
then you will not be able to use its original power.
Mister, if under some special circumstances, I do not have a weapon,
then how should I beat the enemy?
Who told you that you must use a weapon to kill?
That will depend on your ability to adapt according to your situation.
All right. Now I will give you some
skills that spies must have when they send messages.
Come with me.
Look at what is written here.
A spy's secret message must be specially altered;
or else, news will be leaked out.
This is the developing powder.
This other bottle is the invisibility powder.
These two bottles of fluid,
I will give them to you. You will be able to use them in the future.
Thank you, Mister.
Seventh Older Sister, are you ready yet?
- Didn't the Chief Butler say we have to go clean the front room? - Ready. Ready.
I'll be done right away.
I wonder what Sixth Older Sister is doing lately. She keeps acting so suspiciously.
Always disappearing.
Sixth Older Sister, you're back?
Are you hungry? I prepared some food for you.
I'm not hungry. I am just a little tired.
All right, Sixth Older Sister is so amazing. What could happen to her?
If we don't go clean, we'll be in trouble! Let's go.
Sixth Older Sister, remember to eat!
If you ever encounter any trouble, go see Mister Wu of Northern Yan.
He will protect you and clear up your confusions, too.
Northern Yan?
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Mister.
Mister?
Mi—
That's strange. Where is Yue Qi?
Master, you summoned me in such a rush.
What orders do you have for me?
The matter of capturing the Liang spies,
why did everything go to waste?
I... did not do my job well.
Yuwen Zhuo is actually still alive?
I pretended to die and hid away to trick everyone.
But that does not mean that I will not care about the Spy Network of Heavenly Eyes.
You must be careful in future missions.
I understand. Please forgive me, Master.
What is Yue'er's next plan?
Mister has on the one hand, sent people to search and capture the Liang spies in the whole city.
On the other hand, sent the best covert spies of the Spy Network of Heavenly Eyes to secretly monitory Yuwen Huai.
He hopes that from this line of evidence,
he can find evidence that he is working with the Liang spies.
Good. Once there is news, follow the original plan.
Have Xing'er be the death pawn!
Death pawn?
After this mission is over,
I will send her to be a spy in Liang.
No need to consider her safety.
Master, isn't that just taking Xing'er's life?
Yue'er trained her so that in the most crucial moment,
she can be a sharp sword to kill the enemy.
A death pawn?
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"The Flame of the Heart" by G.E.M.
♫ The wild wind blows the moonlight into confusion ♫
♫ My life is like being expelled ♫
♫ The flame is hidden in my heart ♫
♫ Who will laugh at my rough interior ♫
♫ My wings are destroyed by fate ♫
♫ I fall into the bottomless abyss ♫
♫ Memories are sealed ♫
♫ The wind and snowfall are unbridled ♫
♫ Even if I am trampled, I won't look up to you ♫
♫ What doesn’t kill me, makes me stronger ♫
♫ This breathing is heat ♫
♫ This heartbeat is light ♫
♫ Bit by bit, it brews the power for all my life ♫
♫ The boiling in my eyes lights up the hope ♫
♫ No matter how many wounds I have ♫
♫ I'm willing to burn the flame in my heart to shine through everywhere ♫
♫ To melt the coldness of the secular world ♫
♫ If only the bright moon knows my thoughts ♫
♫ If there is a long path and eternal darkness, so what? ♫
♫ I want the boundless flame of the heart to be boiling again ♫
♫ To burn into a light ray of the horizon ♫
♫ I'm reborn after a fire bath ♫
♫ Fragrance fills heaven and earth ♫
♫ The red spider lily blooms again ♫
♫ To burn into a light ray of the horizon ♫
♫ The red spider lily blooms again ♫