♫ 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 48 ~
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Princess.
There is a scroll here.
Thank you, Your Highness.
Don't touch things here. Be careful.
There are traps everywhere in here.
Has Your Highness discovered something?
I just feel the traps here are a little bit familiar.
During my childhood, I knew a craftsman who mastered in machinery.
He could make a fine machine horse which could run thousands of mile without the need of food and water.
Is the craftsman you mentioned the one who gifted you that little wood bird?
Exactly.
Does You Highness think Afterlife Camp has something to do with the craftsman?
The way I see it, the deployment of machines in this Afterlife Camp
is very similar to his back then.
All in all, this Afterlife Camp is not an ordinary place.
Are you a spy from Liang?
Mr. Yue is very clever.
It's you who is too stupid.
Your Highness.
Leave me alone.
I want to have a quiet moment alone.
Xiao Ce!
I've told you that she has left.
- Where has she gone? - Where else could she go?
Of course, she went to Northern Yan.
Do you think she will go to Chang'an to be beheaded?
Who allowed her to leave?
She is a living person who can just leave as she wishes.
Who can stop her?
After taking your medicine, she is as energetic as a tiger.
Of course, there is no reason for her to stay here.
All right, don't be too upset.
You two are fated to meet but not to be together.
Being together by force will not yield good results.
I think you are an honest man.
How about this?
I'll introduce you to a few ladies.
You then—
Hey, I didn't finish yet. Where are you going?
Listen to me! I'll—
Yuwen Yue!
♫ Moon and stars are facing one another far away ♫
♫ With lots of complications ♫
♫ There are tons of sufferings for right and wrong, ♫
♫ But love has no fear ♫
♫ I've risked my life and gone against my heart only if you know why ♫
♫ Where will I go this time? ♫
♫ When meeting up becomes a farewell, ♫
♫ My memory has gone far ♫
♫ The path is far. The dream is distant ♫
♫ My view is clear ♫
♫ The love of my life is burning to call back my heartbeat ♫
♫ This feeling will never disappear or end ♫
I am nearly recovered.
I am leaving.
Because of my incident, it must have brought you a lot of trouble.
Take care of yourself after you get back to Chang'an, okay?
If Northern Yan and the Great Wei are at war,
we can only meet on the battlefield.
When that time comes, you don't need to be merciful.
Besides making clear of your stand,
don't you have other words for me?
What can we talk to each other about?
Right.
Everything is just my own wishful thinking.
Yuwen Yue.
You should understand that
Yan Xun and I finally reach this point today after working very hard.
I can't afford to be willful and impulsive.
Thank you for helping me so many times.
Sorry, but I must leave.
Yan Xun is alone in Northern Yan.
I know nothing about the situation, environment,
and people that he'll encounter.
I am worried about him.
Of course, I also need to comfort him.
I think...
he still needs me.
♫ Because of one person, I give up a whole city ♫
♫ I think I'm doing it to find the balance of love ♫
♫ Because of one person, I search everywhere my whole life ♫
♫ I'm still me who seems to have never left ♫
I also need you.
Did you feel it?
♫ All the wounded ones are the proof of bloody battles ♫
♫ That person opens the city gate that imprisons us ♫
♫ He melts the coldness and accompanies me to gallop everywhere ♫
♫ Because of one person, I give up a whole city ♫
♫ I think I'm doing it to keep your gaze ♫
♫ Because of a city, I lose a person ♫
♫ At the end of love, no one is the winner ♫
Have some food, my female general.
You are going to have a long trip soon.
You can't have an empty stomach.
I don't have an appetite.
I originally intended to trick him away.
Out of sight and out of mind.
Qiao Qiao, there are many ways ahead.
You chose one and then you have to give up another.
You are a silly girl who
has chosen a road beset with thorns and wild grass
while the other one is warm, smooth and splendid.
So you would be sad when others try to drag you back.
There is nothing we can do.
Do you trust yourself?
Of course, I do.
Do you trust Yan Xun?
Yes, I do.
Then walk your thorny path out to be a splendid one.
At that time, you'll find that everything you do is rewarded.
As for Yuwen Yue,
let's wait for him to figure it out.
Time heals everything.
As long as one is not dead, any wound will be healed.
No one on this world needs another person to be alive.
He is so smart. He'll become himself again sooner or later.
Don't worry.
Besides, Yuwen Yue has been strictly controlled and hasn't seen the world.
Look at you. You are neither attractive nor do you have a full figure.
The only fat on you is not in the important places.
They are both on your face.
What do you mean? Am I that bad?
All right, all right. Don't be angry.
I was joking.
All right, finish your noodles and rest early.
Recently, I'm always seeing some people wondering outside the manor.
I guess they're probably people from Yan Xun.
Leave with them tomorrow.
By the way,
no need to say goodbye to me this time.
I am going to have a long and sound sleep.
Xiao Ce,
thank you.
We're now at this position.
So let the soldiers—
Commander,
some brothers have disappeared one after another.
What's wrong?
Hongchuan City is ahead. I'm worried that they've gone home to visit their families.
These few idiots will lose their lives if someone discovers them.
Go into the city and get them all back.
- Yes. - Yes.
[Hongchuan City]
How's it going? Have you found them?
It's bad to stay here too long.
Let's exit the city and then come up with another plan.
Let's go.
What's wrong with you guys?
Commander, we want to—
No!
It's too risky to do it this way.
Commander, our brothers will be careful.
Everyone misses their families even if just having a glance.
Just a glance, Commander.
All right, only two hours.
Thank you very much, Commander.
Here. Hold it like this.
- That's right. Do it slowly. - Yes.
You write beautifully.
Remember, the sound of this character is Wu.
It's your daddy's family name, and yours as well.
But when will Daddy be back?
Eh, soon.
Daddy will come back for us when you learn all the characters well in this book.
- Get it? - Yes. I get it.
Here. We'll take our time. Keep writing, okay?
[Aurora Tea House]
Old man, is this sword sharp?
Yes.
It looks like Heir Apparent Yan Xun has returned to Northern Yan successfully.
Maybe Wei troops will attack here one day.
We two brothers should prepare good swords to avenge the killing of our families.
Agree.
Aspiring! Aspiring!
Of course!
We're not like your useless son who defected to the enemy when going into battle.
What a coward!
My son would never rebel and defect to the enemy.
I know him better than anyone else.
Old man, you're still quarrelsome.
Who on the earth doesn't know what kind of person your son is?
I won't sell you these swords. Leave!
Not selling? We won't even buy them.
- That's right. - Leave!
What an old man.
Leave!
- Older brother— - Leave, you!
- Older brother— - Leave!
Old brother, I know I'm a sinner.
I just want to take a look at our mother.
She was sick in bed when I left home.
It's been three years now. I just want to come back and take a look at her.
Shut up!
Mother has died.
She got worse the year after you left.
Because of you, no one in town was willing to sell medicine to us.
Why didn't you die?
Why did you still come back?
Do you know how bad we were treated by others because of you?
It's all my fault. It's all my fault.
Mother! I am unfilial!
I have wronged you!
Mother!
Zhang Yu! Zhang Yu!
- Zhang Yu! - Zhang Yu!
You bastard!
Zhang Yu!
You don't want him. I wanted him.
Who is the Commander of Xiuli Army?
It's me.
I'm He Xiao.
I am a subordinate of General Cheng Yuan.
I'm assigned to transport you Xiuli Army to North Pass.
Could you please explain what you mean about "transportation," this General?
You are flattering me by calling me "General."
Northern Yan is a small place, no match for Chang'an.
It's not a place where every man named Jack or one who knows small tricks is able to become a general.
I am only a deputy official in Black Hawk Army.
As for "transportation,"
I believe you Xiuli Army are more experienced than us.
Was it not you sirs in Xiuli Army who assisted Wei army back then
to break through both North Shuo and Hongchuan City,
and then stripped off everyone's armor and transported everyone all the way to Chang'an?
Did you already forget such a glorious experience? Yes?
All right.
Deputy Official, but you still haven't answered my question.
Well, I'll tell you what a transportation is.
A transportation is for those people with the heart of a beast
and those unloyal and unrighteous bastards who have betrayed their ancestors.
Understand now?
You've rebelled.
Xiuli Army has rebelled. Xiuli Army has rebelled.
Retreat! Retreat quickly!
Let's go.
Commander, where shall we go?
Wherever is okay.
They won't easily let today's incident go.
They will surely go back for reinforcements.
We are wanted by the whole Great Wei.
We have so many people. Where can we hide?
It's okay. Northern Yan is big with sparse population, and a lot of mountains and waters.
No matter which way we go, we have to find a place to settle down first.
We can do nothing if we just stay here.
Let's go.
Your Highness, our current situation isn't that good.
Our rations are almost gone.
And the rations gathered by Mr. Wu and the Great Liang will take at least a month to get here.
Under your pressure, the eight tribes in the grasslands have promised to send reinforcements,
but without seeing the rations, they won't send out the soldiers.
He is right. We are short of food right now. It's even worse for weapons.
If we don't replenish our rations in time, it's likely we won't be able to face the next battle.
Your Highness, recently a few troops from Wei are always moving.
It seems they are ready to attack.
According to the characteristics of the Emperor of Wei,
he will certainly send one of his sons to personally lead the troops here.
Currently, Prince Xiang, Prince Yu and Prince Mu,
all the adult princes are in the capital.
We can't confirm who he'll send at the end.
From all the intelligence data, it seems like they'll send their soldiers out in November.
In other words, even God is on our side,
we only have at most one month to prepare for battle.
So where and how this battle will be fought, we'll need to make preparations in advance.
Then should we first move our army from North Pass to Meilin Pass to guard?
Of course not. The plains in North Pass had a natural disaster this year.
Those barbarians have been casting a greedy eye on us as its prey.
Once we retreat our soldiers, they will immediately retaliate.
Once that happens, we'll be facing battle from two sides.
Even if they do invade,
the ones in trouble will be the eight tribes in the grasslands.
Miss Yu, why are you so worried?
People from the eight tribes in the grasslands might not listen to us right now,
but they still promised to send reinforcements for Hongchuan.
That is the action of them proving to be on our side.
Northern Yan could persuade those eight tribes is because of the army at North Pass.
Not only does it resist the barbarians, but it also awes the eight tribes. This is basic.
Even when Hongchuan City was taken back then, we didn't use the Army from North Pass.
How can we move it now?
MIss Yu, you treat them as one of your own,
but they don't treat His Highness as their master.
Recently, I have caught three of the couriers from the grasslands to Chang'an City.
They are ready to rebel at any time.
If they really send soldiers, do you dare to use them?
General Xia, you used to fight with my father everywhere.
What's your opinion?
Your Highness, the situation now is really dangerous.
But our heart to fight is certain.
I think if we move some soldiers from North Pass to the east line,
it will surely help us to fight against Wei's army.
But the eight tribes from the grasslands will have plenty of reasons to refuse to send help to us then.
Retreating our soldiers has its own benefits;
not retreating our soldiers also has its own benefits.
Your Highness is so smart. I believe you must have a good way to defeat our enemy.
General Xia, these words you said are as if you said nothing at all.
Fine, then I'll say something useful.
Your Highness just got back to Northern Yan.
You're not familiar with our army and many other things.
For the future battles, I have discussed with several generals.
We have a suggestion.
I suggest that we need to do some adjustment for all Northen Yan's army.
- Adjustment? - Yes, there are just a few small problems.
Your Highness has been busy in handling a lot of stuff everyday.
We just made a decision on our own for this matter.
I'll give you the specific report later for your review.
General Xia, are you asking Your Highness to review it
or are you just notifying him?
You are becoming more and more headstrong.
When Duke of Northern Yan was still alive, we never saw you being so daring.
Even for the adjustment to the troops, you dare make your own decision?
General Cheng, should you be talking to me with this attitude?
Then who do you think I'm talking to?
And with what kind of attitude?
We don't need to clearly say everything you've done these past few years, right?
General Cheng, with no evidence you shouldn't randomly say things.
Is General Xia someone you can insult willy-nilly?
If they are insults, you would know best.
How much of the money being transported back here by the Chamber of Commerce of Xianyang was spent for military expenses?
How much got stuffed into someone else's pocket?
Stop blaming people without evidence!
If I'm blaming without evidence, then we'll know once we investigate.
- If you keep making up nonsense, I'll kill you! - Come then!
Shut up all of you!
Father,
I've returned.
Thinking about it, we haven't seen each other for 10 years. Right?
The Northern Yan in my memory is the promised land here on earth.
It's the place on earth with the most freedom.
And those years at Chang'an City,
I had so much trust and hope for you and my homeland.
But you don't know, when I escaped death and returned,
how disappointed I was.
Father, Northern Yan isn't the old Northern Yan.
The eight tribes of the grasslands have changed loyalties; living an ignoble existence.
The old generals and soldiers of the duke of Northern Yan manor are now in discordance.
They compete against each other for power and interest.
Even the citizens of Northern Yan
do not want me to be back.
That day when I entered Hongchuan City,
nobody came out to welcome me.
Father, they've knelt down for too long.
They already not want to stand up anymore.
This isn't our home anymore.
The weak ones have no qualification to beg for survival.
I want to become a strong one.
I will destroy anything that gets in my way.
That includes my conscience and weaknesses.
Today, I am conferring Prince Yuan Qi as the commanding general of the expedition to subdue Northern Yan.
I am conferring Wei Shuye as the deputy commander and high general of the expedition to subdue Northern Yan.
Set out tomorrow to suppress the rebels.
I am accepting the decree.
[West Gate]
Reporting!
Who let you in here? Speak!
Informing Your Highnese, they are coming.
What is coming? Why are you panicking?
Urgent situation. The Wei Emperor sent out 200,000 worth of army being led by Prince Yuan Qi.
They will soon arrive at Meilin Pass.
Lead generals, come with me to meet the enemies.
Yes!
General Cheng, I have something to tell you.
Mister, the great Wei army has reached Chiyuan River Crossing.
Once they get past Chiyuan River Crossing, it will then be Hongchuan City.
The Black Hawk Army of Northern Yan has also set out.
Where is the Black Hawk Army now?
Based on my calculations, they should have reached the vicinity of the Chiyuan River Crossing.
And there are huge amounts of rations being transported to the front line from Northern Yan.
A large battle can't be avoided.
[Northern Yan --> Wei]
Chang'an is in danger.
Mister, do you mean Yan Xun is going to attack Chang'an?
Yes.
Yan Xun will go around Meilin Pass and avoid the main forces of Wei. His army will directly head to Chang'an.
Although the Black Hawk Army has robust military strength,
against 200,000 soldiers of Wei, we still can't know who the winner will be.
Following usual strategies, they should have used Hongchuan City as defense.
Defend first and then surround the enemies later.
But Yan Xun instead chose to proactively attack.
Plus the fact that he has gathered so many rations before,
this journey surely is for a long distance expedition.
But his aim is already self-evident.
If it is like what Mister said, then isn't he just giving up on Northern Yan and yielding it to other people?
Yes. No one would have expected it.
Wei Shuye and Yuan Qi wouldn't have guessed it, either.
Although they both are well versed in military strategies, they are unable to read a person like Yan Xun.
A person without a home that is so determined to take revenge.
For him, if he is able to conquer Chang'an, then Northern Yan wouldn't be his home anymore.
Let us immediately return to Chang'an.
- Yes. - Yes.
Ah Chu, His Highness wants you to go to Lan City and wait for him.
Once he repels the Wei Army, he will come back to find you.
Get out!
You have no money and you still come to buy medicine.
My mother is really sick. I'm begging you.
Please do us a favor to save her.
Stop crying. Scram to the side. Scram quickly!
Give it to me!
- Feng Mian, go take a look. - You! Scram!
Yes.
I beg you.
I beg you. I beg you.
- Wait a minute. - I beg you.
I'll pay for him. Give him the things.
Kid, take it.
Let's go.
[Hongchuan City]
It is better that this woman leaves.
Don't block the revenge path of His Highness.
Your son, greets Emperor Father.
Che er, hurry and get up.
Thank you, Emperor Father.
I asked you here for an urgent thing.
You need to help me catch a traitor.
Emperor Father, please elaborate.
This time, it wasn't easy for me to have gathered a 200,000 army.
Yuan Qi and Wei Shuye lead them to an expedition against the Northern Yan.
There's only 150,000 soldiers protecting the capital city.
But I just received news
that the military seal of the Forbidden Guards has been stolen.
All 150,000 soldiers have been sent elsewhere.
This matter is not a minor matter.
Emperor Father, with the military seal getting stolen,
the military strength of Chang'an has now become empty.
If at this time Yan Xun is able to lead his army and break through Meilin Pass,
he can then directly make a push towards Chang'an.
This would be problematic.
This is also what I'm worried about.
I will immediately investigate the whereabouts of the military seal.
Hurry and find the military seal or Chang'an will be in danger.
Yes.
Your Highness, as you ordered,
I already sent someone to investigate the matter.
There is only Prince Chun who left the palace recently.
We don't know where she went.
Have you checked all over the palace?
We've checked everywhere. We haven't found the princess.
The military seal got stolen, 150,000 army got mobilized,
and Chun'er has gone missing right at this moment.
Chun'er?
Reporting!
Your Highness, General Yuwen Yue sent a secret message.
The main army of Yan Xun will be going around Meilin Pass and attacking Chang'an.
What?
Are you saying that it was Chun'er who stole the military seal of His Majesty?
Is she crazy?
Anything the current Chun'er does shouldn't be surprising.
This is really bad.
This is a crime punishable by death.
Miss Chu, you've misunderstood Heir Apparent.
It was General Cheng Yuan who led the operation against the members of the Chamber of Commerce of Xianyang.
But what is most concerning now is Hongchuan.
His Majesty, Mr. Wu, and Miss Yu,
are the military leaders in the whole Northern Yan with the most popularity and most able to make the citizens follow.
But none of them stayed behind to guard Hongchuan.
You also got arranged to go to Lan City.
The whole Hongchuan City has fallen into the hands of a mob.
If not because I saw General Cheng,
I had really thought that His Majesty had given up on Hongchuan City.
I was just saying nonsense earlier.
Miss doesn't need to believe it.
No. I am not going to Lan City anymore.
I am going back to Hongchuan.
I want to see what game Cheng Yuan and Yan Xun are really playing.
[Wei --> Northern Yan]
Mister, we have continuously traveled for several days.
It's hard for us to take it for real.
Let us just rest well for today, okay?
Stop exhausting yourself.
Mister, a urgent secret message from the 7th Prince.
Give it to me.
[Yuan Chun stole the military seal, the military strength of Chang'an now is empty.]
[Once Yan Xun attacks, Chang'an will be in danger.]
Yue Qi, inform all the Yue Spies
to travel through the night back to the city. We must return to Chang'an immediately.
Yes.
They came back to inform us that Miss Chu has returned.
Should we go find her?
The relationship between Miss Chu and Heir Apparent Yan is quite deep.
If she can stand out to explain things, maybe we still have a chance to turn this matter around.
Miss Chu is our savior.
We cannot drag her into this trouble.
She and Heir Apparent Yan have helped and supported each other for so many years.
If a discordance develops between them because of us,
then shouldn't we be ashamed for doing that to our savior?
I know that you all want to go home.
Just wait for a little while more.
Commander, we have a problem.
What is it?
The Wei Army is coming to attack us but Yan Xun instead led his army to attack Meilin Pass.
Hongchuan City is in danger.
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♫ 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 ♫