♫ 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 46 ~
Do you know why I named you "Xing'er?"
Because the first time I met you,
your eyes were more bright than the stars*. (Xing means stars.)
I've told you long ago that
my name is not Xing'er but Chu Qiao.
Anyway, in my heart,
you are Xing'er.
I am Chu Qiao!
Whatever you like.
I'll call you Xing'er anyway.
I am Chu Qiao!
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Little girl, come over.
Come.
Which... family do you belong to?
How old are you?
I am nine. My name is Xingxing.
Who gave you this name?
What's wrong with you?
This uncle is annoying. Don't mind him. Okay?
See, doesn't his angry face look like
a black-face door god?
A little bit cooler than a black-face door god.
Do you want to finish it?
Here you are.
You are so nice.
Mo'er.
Who is this boy?
He is my younger brother.
You lie!
No, I didn't.
The boy is dressed with expensive materials,
but you are dressed in cheap clothing.
Obviously you are from two different classes.
What do you mean?
Can people of different classes have the feeling like sister and brother?
Here. Good girl,
tell me who he is exactly.
He is Mo'er, a child from Old Master Ouyang's family.
He always gives me a lot of delicious snacks.
The night before last night, he climbed into Old Master's yard through a dog hole
and told me that his whole family was killed.
He had no place to stay.
So... So I then...
I then hid him behind my family's carriage.
You hid him behind the carriage.
Then, did your family find out?
My daddy found out today.
He said many bad guys are looking for Mo'er.
Keeping him would bring trouble to my Old Master and my whole family.
So he drove Mo'er away.
Mo'er is my friend. I must help him.
I decided to go with him.
Then we ran out secretly
and smelled your food's flavor.
We got hungry.
What's your Old Master's name?
It's Liu Xi, Old Master Liu.
How long have you been out?
We came out when they were cooking.
Xingxing, it's getting dark now.
If you don't go back, you parents will be worried.
Xingxing!
Older Sister, can you hide Mo'er inside your carriage?
Okay. I promise you to take care of Mo'er for you.
Go back quickly.
Otherwise, your parents would be anxious.
Keep it. If Older Sister regrets tomorrow
and doesn't want you anymore, come see me. Don't starve yourself.
Yes.
- Xingxing, come see me if there's any matter. - Yes.
What a faithful child.
I have seen a more faithful and stupid girl than her.
What stupid?
It's called being chivalrous.
Dare to do everything.
Dare to challenge everyone.
Being fearless because of ignorance. If it's not stupid then what is it?
That is chivalrous. That's called being chivalrous.
Well, you are really chivalrous.
You said she can ask for your help if she needs it.
Northern Yan is so far. Will she know the way?
Stop making a talk.
Old Sister, can I eat that?
Here you are.
Don't you have a piece in your hand already?
I have to save this piece.
Xingxing has said that I can only eat it when you don't want me.
Don't mind him. Take it.
- Can I have some meat with it? - What?
There is none.
Do you have abalone soup?
No.
Do you have snow swallow soup? Roast pigeon is also okay.
There are none.
Uncle, you are very poor.
Good Mo'er, just make do today.
Uncle will get some game tomorrow then.
You will have meat to eat then. Okay?
Older Sister, this bread is very delicious. You must have made it.
Why didn't you sleep?
- What are you thinking about? - Father said that he had some matter to take care of with Mother at night.
It has been a long time that they wouldn't allow Mo'er to sleep with them.
From now on, I'll never see them again.
Will you also drive me away
in order to take care of your matters?
Mo'er, stop thinking about unhappy things.
Hurry and fall asleep. Okay?
Tell me! Who are you?
Why do you kill innocent people?
We didn't kill innocent people.
All are dishonest businessmen who betrayed their contracts.
Who gave you the order?
There are only the two of you! Stay away from others' business.
Don't provoke Elder Liu Xi.
Liu Xi?
Ally of Northern Yan.
Your spies are everywhere.
Do you need me to accompany you to expel your unqualified members?
We have unqualified members. We'll expel them ourselves.
Mind your own business.
Take care of Mo'er.
Mo'er.
- Should we go help her? - Yes.
Yuwen Yue, I told you to mind your own business. Why do you still follow me?
I brought Mo'er here to see how you expel unqualified members.
I will help you carry it.
Those bad guys also killed Mo'er's whole family.
I can recognize their outfits.
Uncle, will we be killed?
Mo'er, don't be afraid! Older Sister is here.
Also, your uncle is here.
If there is any danger, just hold him tight. Okay?
Right, Older Sister Xing'er is correct.
We won't die.
Your Highness.
What is that noise outside?
We've found Ouyang's child.
But there are two people who want to rescue him
and they keep following us.
They might be Ouyang's subordinates who want revenge.
They are still struggling outside of the tent.
They are pretty upright and courageous.
Liu Xi, get out, you!
That voice sounds like Miss Chu.
- I will deal with it. - Hold on.
Cover your face first.
We have to face her anyway.
Is it necessary?
Liu Xi, such a traitor! Get out!
I am going to kill you!
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Let them go.
My master said he will let you guys go. You have an hour.
Scram!
Do you guys really wanna die here?
Get off quickly!
If you fall into my hands one day,
I will let you go as well.
Let's go.
Ah Chu.
You finally stand in front of me safely,
but I am afraid to meet you face to face at this moment.
God has never been merciful to me.
- Are you okay, Mo'er? - Yes.
Are you very sad?
I know you are very sad.
Older Sister Xingxing. Older Sister Xingxing...
Mo'er, do you hate those people?
I will grow up quickly, and have as good martial art skills as uncle does.
Then I will kill all the bad guys on the earth.
You have to work hard for that.
Even though you cannot kill the enemy, you can protect yourself at least.
What are you thinking?
Nothing.
Okay, I'll go out to find something to eat.
Yuwen Yue!
Be careful. They might still be looking for us.
Since they already let us go, they won't come here anymore.
Take care of the little one.
Also, don't wander off.
What?
I said...
don't wander off.
Old Sister.
Mo'er.
Mo'er, you need to follow that uncle from now on.
You have to listen to him and be a good boy.
He will teach you knowledge and Kungfu. He will take good care of you.
Old Sister, are you leaving?
Because...
I knew someone like you,
an unfortunate kid.
All his family members got killed as well.
He is more unfortunate than you.
He has suffered for many years under insults.
He was bullied and humiliated.
The only thing he could do was wait.
He can only tolerate as much as he can
and wait for the day when he can revenge.
I want to take revenge for Older Sister Xingxing, too.
So,
no matter what you'll do in the future,
I will forgive you.
Because...
Because I know what you have experienced.
Why you became like that.
But I...
before you do something wrong,
I will try to stop you.
I won't do anything wrong. I'll surely listen to you.
Good boy.
I hope you will remember what you just said today.
Now go to sleep.
Official, a purple flare signal from Mount Kongsan appeared last night.
- You can leave now. - Yes.
Purple flare signal?
Then it should be a SOS message from Mister.
Why does he ask for help at this moment?
General, at the side of Xianyang City near Mount Kongsang, we found traces of a small elite army.
It seems as if a merchant caravan has been massacred.
That's quite interesting.
Fellows from the Chamber of Commerce at Xianyang originally thought they could get some benefits from Yan Xun.
But unexpectedly, they actually lost their lives and belongings.
Set off immediately.
I want to let this wolfpack of Yan Xun
to be able to come but be unable to return this time.
Yes.
I'll immediately gather the Yue Guards in Garrison General Manor to join your army now.
No need.
You should just go find your Mister.
As for that jerk Yan Xun,
I will deal with it myself.
Mister Wei.
- Goodbye. - You may leave.
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Uncle.
Mo'er, where's Older Sister?
I don't know where Older Sister has gone.
I've left. No need to look for me.
You've said, follow my heart to stay or to leave.
I must see him in person
and not let him make more mistakes.
Please take good care of Mo'er.
Yuwen Yue, thank you.
Uncle, where are you going?
Yes, where am I going?
Chase her? What right do I have?
Yuwen Yue, ah, Yuwen Yue. You really are really dumb,
so dumb that you can't be saved.
Your Highness!
Secret report. Wei Shuye is on his way with soldiers toward here.
- Your Highness. - Split in two and retreat.
You take people and leave first.
You can't take this risk. I can't let you wait any longer.
I still have things to do.
Your Highness, even if you stay behind,
you can't go find Miss Chu directly.
Miss Chu has a kind temperament. She hates evil like its her mortal enemy.
There's too many misunderstandings in this story. It's hard to explain clearly.
If Your Highness trusts Feng Mian, then let me stay behind.
I will definitely bring Miss Chu safely back to Northern Yan.
Your Highness, you should let Feng Mian stay behind.
Let's go.
Xingxing,
I'm sorry.
I can't help you guys take revenge.
I'm sorry.
I can't do it.
Even if I haven't caught Yan Xun, I still have quite amazing luck that
I am able to run into you.
Really?
Then what can you do?
Is it possible that you want to kill all of us?
I can't decide how to kill you all,
but at least I can decide how I will die.
- Chase her! - Yes.
Release the arrows!
Qiaoqiao, you must not die.
Qiaoqiao.
You can't die.
Master.
You once stood out in the test back then.
Just executing your first mission and you failed.
Do you still have the right to return? Don't you understand our rules?
I don't dare forget.
If the mission fails, one must die by poison.
This is the rule.
My two partners have died for this mission.
Even though I'm injured, I wasn't caught.
No one followed me on the way back, either.
How do you expect me to believe your words?
This is the truth.
What's wrong with you?
I almost forgot.
The end of the season is approaching, right?
All of Afterlife Camp's disciples are poisoned with my Immortalized Pill and
take antidotes at the end of each season every year.
If you don't take the antidote on time,
you will die within an hour.
Master, I... I don't want to die.
You failed your mission, so you should die.
But... I... I was able to escape unharmed this time.
It wasn't stated in our mission that one must commit suicide if she is able to escape unharmed.
Also, I...
I came to report to Master the status of our mission.
Oh? Report what status?
That... That woman...
That woman—
What's with that woman?
Is she dead?
She still hasn't died, but...
but she's close to death.
Oh?
She...
She got inflicted with the poison of my Immortalized Pill.
How come she got inflicted with the poison of the Immortalized Pill?
I dissolved the poison in water then
I put it on my concealed weapon.
You have improved a lot, haven't you?
You know even if you weren't taught.
Then why is it the Immortalized Pill and not Antiaris Toxicaria?
I... I made a guess...
that this woman is still useful to you.
Why do you think so?
It was Master who... said it while you were instructing us the mission...
you said that we can act based on circumstances.
There are many people loyal to me,
but one who is loyal and sensible
is really rare.
Please, I beg Master
- give me another chance. - Give me another reason?
Why should I save you?
I surely will be the next nirvana victor. I won't lose anymore.
You've never won before.
No, there won't be another time.
Go then. The Great Exam will be starting soon.
Mister, Princess has sent another letter.
She asked how things are going.
Reply to the Princess
and tell her that person she wants has died.
Inform everyone to make preparations after taking their breakfast.
We will immediately return to Chang'an.
Yes.
- Stand still! - Stand still!
Yuwen Yue.
Where is Xing'er?
It's for this woman again.
Yuwen Yue, you're an official. She's a traitor.
How long will you be stupid for the sake of this woman?
I'm asking you, where is she?
Dead!
She died falling down a cliff. Nothing stayed intact!
What?
Could it be that you want to take revenge for her?
Yuwen Yue, I think you've become crazy.
Look clearly.
This is the manor of the distinguished Fourth Master Feng of Xianyang City.
He is Feng Mian, the little guard who used to follow Yan Xun before!
He came to Xianyang City only for a few years,
but has became the top tyrant of Xianyang City.
Just to gather money, the Chamber of Commerce of Xianyang that he leads does all kind of evil things.
The money are all sent to Northern Yan.
What about Yan Xun?
It's not the first time he's committed evil and thinks to rebel.
And that woman knows it all.
Those people in Chang'an innocently died.
Prince Yu lost his arm, and that Princess...
In each of these things,
that woman can't be unassociated.
She will always be Great Wei's criminal, don't you know?
Yuwen Yue, you want to save her.
Do you know what you're doing?
Forget it.
I'm returning to Chang'an now.
If you want to stay here,
you can do as you please. But let me tell you.
If you still obstinately persist on your wrong beliefs,
don't blame me for being unmerciful later on.
Pack up! Ready the horses!
Let's go!
Yes!
Mister, we've investigated clearly.
The escort troop that you and Xing'er stayed with last time indeed was hired by the rich merchant Liu Xi of Xianyang.
But he had been killed before the caravan set out.
And Cheng Yuan, Yan Xun, and his personal bodyguard Ah Jing had appeared here in Xianyang.
Your guess is probably true.
That person who was impostering as Liu Xi inside the tent that day
was not anybody else but Heir Apparent Yan Xun.
After that day, he had left.
By now, he's probably returned to Northern Yan.
Have you found the cliff Wei Shuye mentioned?
It's been found.
Our people went down to take a look.
We didn't find any corpses.
If Mr. Wei didn't lie,
then Xing'er is probably still alive.
Mister, there's something I must say.
I know you like Miss Xing'er,
but now isn't the past.
She already made her decision.
You are currently a general of Wei while she is a rebel of Wei from Northern Yan.
You two are destined to not be able to be together in this life for sure.
Mister, won't you think about your future?
Yan Xun has left.
If I don't save her, what will happen to her?
Yes.
Mister!
It's a letter by an arrow.
Qiaoqiao, are you awake?
Xiao Ce?
What? You can't believe it's me, right?
Let me tell you, in this urgent situation,
only I can come down from the skies to save you from drowning.
How is it? Are you moved?
Do you have the thought to marry me now?
Do you want water?
Hurry, get water.
Where am I?
Qiaoqiao, I bet you're hungry.
I'll have them make you some appetizing dishes.
Do you have anything you want to eat?
Looking at how pale you are,
you need to eat more and replenish yourself. Okay?
Xiao Ce.
Don't worry.
Since you ran into me, you automatically are out of the jaws of danger.
Your dying situation has become auspicious.
Don't worry. I'm here. Okay?
Crown Prince, Yuwen Yue is here.
He arrived here so quickly?
I'll be back soon.
I just sent you a letter and you're actually here already?
Where's Xing'er?
Xing'er?
Qiaoqiao.
Calling her this way sounds better.
Thank you for taking care of her for me.
Why are you thanking me on her behalf?
As what identity?
Her savior or Great Wei's general?
Come with me.
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Xing'er.
How did you find me?
Is it very hard
to find you?
Wei Shuye...
they...
they—
Why is she like this?
Qiaoqiao has been poisoned. You do know, don't you?
I know, of course.
But I didn't know that it would have this effect.
It's not the first time she's been like this.
We came across a gang of mysterious assassins outside Wupeng City before.
She got hit with an assassin's poisoned needle.
This poison is very stubborn and extremely difficult to be removed.
This is also my first time seeing it.
Were there 3 assassins?
Correct.
Then that's right.
Do you know who they are?
Have you heard of Afterlife Camp?
We've met a few times.
Afterlife Camp is a mysterious assassin hiring organization.
I heard that during their nirvana exam,
only 3 people can successfully survive it and become an official assassin of the Afterlife Camp.
They are very good in using poisons. Only a few can cure it.
A few years ago, an official on our court got poisoned.
His situation was similar to Qiaoqiao. After the poison took effect,
it will make the person be in so much pain and even become unconscious.
In the end, all her energy will wither away until she dies.
Looking at Qiaoqiao's current state, I'm afraid that she probably can't last much longer.
"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 ♫