♪The tempestuous northern wind, the tempestuous martial arts world♪
♪Blades and bows drawn♪
♪What is youth without bravado?♪
♪With a wave of my hands, the world flows through my fingertips♪
♪Traveling the world with a damsel♪
♪The wind blows, the moon's reflection on the water♪
♪The night has been cut short♪
♪Who there is hiding in the shadow?♪
♪Oh, the long journey. Fate wills if we live or die♪
♪But let's give our shot at this world♪
♪Fight together as two♪
♪Right or wrong, I'll brave the storm, watching as things rise and fall♪
♪Black and White, as the drum sounds, it's for passion and justice♪
♪The fury, the wavering blades♪
♪I catch a glimpse of the divine beauty♪
♪How can we determine if the soul is flawless?♪
♪Let's see who can rule the world♪
=Who Rules The World=
=Episode 10=
On my way back, I encountered
a group of flood victims who were heading to the capital
to seek refuge.
I know Your Lordship cares very much for the people,
so I lent them a hand.
Mother, your leg was previously injured...
But Mother,
didn't you suffer a leg injury before?
You're all right, Xi.
I am so glad.
I've made you worry, Your Highness.
I am all right.
Your Highness has had a tiring journey.
You've had a tiring trip, Baili.
Return to the palace with me now.
Let's go.
(Everlasting Prosperity and Peace)
Your Lordship, I have another matter to report.
A while ago,
I ran into
the wife of our clan leader at the Yutan Stream.
During our conversation,
I learned that Mother-in-law was a descendant
of the Xiao family of the previous dynasty.
Is that true?
I wouldn't dare lie to Your Lordship.
Madam Xiao has updated the genealogy register.
It will be sent to the capital in a couple of days.
Xi. Baili has been so thoughtful of you.
She cares for you deeply.
We in Yongzhou have always valued filial piety.
Shouldn't you give her a ride
as a gesture of gratitude?
Of course.
Your Lordship, I would like to report something.
Come forth.
Greetings, Your Lordship, Your Highness.
While one should sing the praises of Her Highness' low profile voyage
and her kindness in helping the needy,
her escort, Sun Mingyang, should be punished.
How so?
As the saying goes,
no royalty should shoulder unnecessary risks.
Her Highness is of noble status.
As her escort and protector,
he should have advised Her Highness to think twice.
Even if Her Highness insisted on traveling with the commoners,
he shouldn't have dispatched all other guards away.
Has he verified the background of these commoners
to see if traitors lie among them?
The Six States are in turmoil.
Prince Yongping barely escaped from an assassination attempt.
If something dire happened to Her Highness,
our nation would not be able to bear this pain.
I should be punished for my oversight!
How do you think we should proceed?
To make sure Official Sun retains this valuable lesson,
he should be administered public flagellation.
In public? That's too harsh a sanction.
Sun Mingyang committed a grave mistake.
On a legal level, he deserves a punishment.
On a personal level, his mother is part of the Feng family.
As the chief of the Feng family,
I should punish him severely to set an example.
Your Lordship, Your Highness,
is my logic not sound?
Yes, it is.
However, public flagellation
is overly harsh.
A three-year confiscation of his salary.
Noted.
There is one other person who should be punished too.
Who?
Vice Minister Yang of Rite.
Ministry of Rite is in charge of the homecoming ceremony today.
Her Highness returned to the capital in plain clothing
yet no one was informed of such a matter.
If an assassin
lurked among the civilians and struck,
will you be able to shoulder the outcome?
My sincerest apologies!
It seems like
what you did today
suffered from a lack of foresight.
I am indeed at fault.
Yuan Lu.
Yes, Your Lordship.
Find another person to give Baili a ride.
Noted.
Interrupting your carriage is also a crime, Your Lordship.
Please punish me for my mistake.
You are a loyal servant, Official Feng.
You have not made any mistakes.
Hop on in.
(Everlasting Prosperity and Peace)
Father,
when Her Highness mentioned the Xiaos,
why was His Lordship so happy?
His Lordship's mother was a palace maid.
Before he inherited the throne,
he was ranked the lowest among all princes.
If the then heir of Lord of Yongzhou did not pass away in a riding accident,
the throne might be...
The previous Lord knew how lowly the mother of the current Lord is,
and that's why the current Lord married Princess Yige of the Imperial Family.
No wonder His Lordship is always harsh towards His Highness
but he dotes on Baili, who came
from a lowly background.
Stop this nonsense.
Baili knows more tricks
than Prince Ju will ever know.
Now that she has returned to the capital,
His Highness will have another patch of a rough time.
Lanxi is almost like another person
after our last encounter
several months ago.
His attitude towards me...
You have to thank
your son, Ju, for that.
He is your child too, Your Lordship.
He is your favorite.
It's precisely because of that
that he grew the guts to bring harm
to his own brother.
Your Lordship.
Ju is young and naive.
He was used by someone unscrupulous.
Report!
Your Lordship, Prince Ju
seeks an audience with you in the hall.
Make him wait in the side hall.
Yes, Your Lordship.
You can speak
to your son.
I will not join the conversation.
Do remind him of
how foolish his recent endeavors
have been.
I asked Lanxi to give you a ride
because I wanted everyone to see
how loving
the royal family of Yongzhou is.
The state that fights
among themselves first
will be the first state to be devoured
by the rest.
We have been together for more than two decades.
You can understand this necessity, don't you?
Yes.
Oh,
if you have the time,
please pay more attention to Feng Chang.
He is my eldest son.
(Mother, your leg was previously injured...)
(You're all right, Xi.)
(I am so glad.)
Not even a glimpse.
She would rather put on
a loving mother act with Lanxi
than look at her biological son in the face.
Shopkeeper, we have served him three jin of wine.
He doesn't want any female companion or side dish.
He's Prince Chang!
He wants to drown his sorrow in my restaurant
but he didn't reveal his identity.
We can only play dumb.
Go dilute his wine
with some water.
Yes, sir.
Prince Ju.
Her Highness can see you now.
Mother.
Has Father left?
Why didn't father allow me
to offer my greetings just now?
Is he...
Never panic in the face of surprises.
I just taught you that
and you forgot all about it.
Right.
I took everything
into account
but I failed to realize that Feng Lanxi is a wolf in sheep's clothing.
He hid his claws well
for more than a decade.
Now that he bore his claws,
they are sharper and more well-hidden than mine.
Mother,
what did Father tell you?
Your father said
that your recent endeavors were quite frankly embarrassing.
He wanted both of us to remain obedient
and stop causing trouble.
What should we do then?
Why are you panicking?
I have been with your father since I was 16.
I know what he's thinking.
All these years
when you try to outdo
Feng Lanxi, be it openly or secretly,
it is done with your father's tacit agreement.
It's because deep down,
he is ashamed
of the fact that he is a child of a palace maid.
That's why he never
ever liked Yige,
not to mention
her bloodline, Feng Lanxi.
But remember this,
no matter how much your father
loves both of us,
nothing can entice him as well as power and glory can.
On my way back,
your uncle had a missive delivered to me.
He said that after the Empyrean Token went missing,
your father has been amassing the military
by the border.
At the moment,
he doesn't want
any domestic trouble.
Mother,
maybe I can volunteer to train the troops?
If I can come back with an achievement, Father will...
No!
Swords on the battlefield can't tell if you are a friend or foe.
They are not like what you do in the training field.
I only have a son.
I can't risk losing you.
You, however, should get married soon.
Marry Yan and establish a family.
That will put my mind to rest.
Mother, I...
Yan's father, Duke Liang
holds an important position in the court.
You know very well the benefits
of marrying her.
I know.
But I have no time for it now.
Whenever I think about how Lanxi keeps stealing my thunder,
I get frustrated.
Your father doesn't want you
to eliminate Feng Lanxi in this straightforward fashion.
After all,
Feng Lanxi is the firstborn of the late queen.
But if a third person does it,
we won't be dragged into this.
What would you like to pawn, miss?
All of them.
After seeing what you have here,
I can offer you three silver leaves maximum.
Three silver leaves?
That's too little.
It's already a generous offer.
Miss, if you pawn that too,
I can offer you a higher price.
Don't take it off.
You cannot sell this hairpin for wine.
This one is not for pawning.
Sir,
three silver leaves is too low an offer.
Five silver leaves maximum.
Not more than that.
But...
If it's still too low a price,
you can consult another pawn shop.
Five silver leaves it is.
Here you go.
Thanks.
Twenty-something people.
Five silver leaves
are only enough for a day's worth of food.
I will pawn this vase.
Bugger off.
You think you're in House of Jade?
One broken vase
is not worth three silver leaves.
Have you retained the password?
If you have any financial problems,
walk into any House of Jade branch
and you can take anything cheaper than
1,000 silver leaves.
(House of Jade)
Here, please.
Please wait for a moment.
Miss, how may I help?
Dark sky and yellow soil, monolith pure as jade.
Revered, as the mountain; followed, as the path to righteousness.
Well received, miss.
I need 50 silver leaves.
I'll be right back.
Please wait here.
(House of Jade)
Have a safe trip.
He fainted.
His legs are twitching.
A demonic possession?
Oh my god.
What should we do?
No idea.
This must be demonic possession.
Calm down.
It's just epilepsy.
Find a room.
Help me.
Help me carry him inside.
Come, here.
Thank god you're here to help.
This is what you requested.
Thanks.
That said...
I know
this sickness is treated as a taboo.
I won't tell anyone.
Oh, find him a physician.
Head to the Prince Chang's Residence now.
Noted.
Chang, here.
It's so delicious, mother.
Go away. Don't call me mother.
Chang.
You took a fall?
Let me have a look.
You're awake, Your Highness.
Why am I here?
Did it happen again?
Someone saved you in time.
I also used a Six-Herbs Calming Pill on you.
The people from House of Jade sent me back?
This sickness of yours
hasn't resurfaced for many years.
It must be due to the cold you contacted earlier on
and you had too much to drink.
(Feng Chang's Residence Housekeeper, Uncle De)
Don't worry.
I have already told everyone
that you left the capital
on a hunting trip.
Your Highness,
drink this.
You're dismissed for now.
Yes, sir.
Mother.
Come.
Young Master.
- What happened, Young Master? - Chang!
- Young Master, wake up!
- It's demonic possession. - Young Master!
Monster.
- Monster. - Young Master.
What a freak.
(Young Baili)
His birth brought
nothing but misfortune to me. That's why I'm here.
(Young Feng Chang) And now, he's possessed by a demon.
His Highness will not like me.
I don't care. I don't want to see him.
Mother.
Uncle De.
Mother saw me
(Young Uncle De) in the garden just now.
Why did she say she was not my mother?
It's not that Her Highness doesn't acknowledge you as her son.
She has her own difficulty now.
So she can't.
When you grow up and make her proud,
she will call you her son.
Uncle De,
(Teenager Feng Chang) if I can recite Long Ballad,
will she acknowledge me as her son?
Your Highness!
Are you all right, Your Highness?
Do not let anyone know.
If His Lordship knows
that I gave birth to this demonic bastard,
it might affect the one
in my womb now.
He's a jinx.
Your Highness.
I heard everything.
She called me a bastard.
Don't overthink it.
Her Highness was forced to use that term.
Uncle De,
when will you stop lying to me?
Someone!
Is there anyone else who witnessed the episode?
No one else, sir.
Do you have the ledger for that day?
I'll give it to you here.
Destroy it.
Noted.
Since you're the owner of House of Jade,
you will be spared.
If I ever hear
something I don't want to hear...
Nothing will go out, sir.
Bring them in.
I'll deal
with their lives.
Bring them in.
Go.
(That's what I get for seeing what I shouldn't have.)
Why are you here?
Why were you sleeping here?
The physician said that Langhua would wake up soon.
Her body needs to heal so he wrote a prescription.
Apparently, even crushing the herbs will incur a fee.
I will not pay for that
so I crushed the herbs myself.
While I was working on it,
perhaps it was too quiet,
I fell asleep.
Your Highness, Miss Fengxi
withdrew 50 silver leaves from House of Jade today.
Noted.
If you fall sick
to avoid paying this petty fee,
it won't be worth it.
Living in the capital of Yongzhou is not easy.
Everything is so expensive.
What now?
Tired of being the Acting Leader of Tianshuang Sect?
You know me.
I'm not built for it.
Also,
we have a lot of disciples.
I can't manage all of them.
Some of them even revel in disobeying me.
I am exhausted.
It's amusing to see you all flustered
for something for once.
You won my respect, truly.
Fountain Abode is huge
and everything is so organized.
Want to know how I do it?
I can teach you.
I don't have the tuition fee.
A bowl of noodles will do.
The one you made on the ship.
Just a bowl of noodles?
Yes.
♪Like the cascading galaxy, you descend upon me♪
♪Just like the hustle and bustle of this mortal realm♪
Here, the tuition fee.
♪When we have finally found our equal♪
♪No one will want♪
♪To give up easily♪
♪Wind is just the outline of the cloud♪
♪Black is the lock of the White♪
♪Night is when the Day sleeps♪
♪You are a part of me♪
♪Right or wrong, don't worry about the why♪
♪Pain or joy, they are from our obsession♪
♪If some things cannot be taken apart♪
♪Then let's face the uncertainty together♪
(Stellar Talent)
Huang Chao wants to return the Empyrean Token?
Interesting.
Your Highness, isn't the token a counterfeit?
That's why it's interesting.
I'm afraid
this is Mr. Yu's idea.
Sir, Minister Feng has come to visit you.
Let her wait in the main hall.
Noted.
Your Highness, she just did you a huge favor.
Perhaps you can meet her here?
It will be less formal.
Stop it.
I'm not spouting nonsense.
Disregarding Minister Feng's exceptional character,
like what they say,
if you want a favor from someone,
you treat him nicely.
Am I not nice enough?
I know love has no place in your heart, sir.
But
giving her the title of wife
in exchange for the support from the entire Feng family
sounds like a splendid deal.
Are you done?
Your...
Sorry for the long wait, Minister Feng.
You look good, Your Highness.
You must have had several days of good sleep.
All thanks
to your timely help outside of the city yesterday.
How may I help, Minister Feng?
Now that you have the title of Prince Yongping,
His Lordship is pondering about your marriage.
What is your opinion, Your Highness?
Should I intervene?
Give me your advice, Minister Feng.
If you can ask for my hands properly,
I can make sure
that you never have to worry
about a thing in your future.
I like your candor, Minister Feng.
If I agree to this, however,
I will become a man who has to rely
on his wife to succeed.
I burned the bridge with Her Highness
in front of His Lordship and other ministers.
I'm on my way to becoming a pariah.
I came here hastily
not because you need me,
but because
I need you, Your Highness.
I do not care much about romance
and I do not want to ruin your happiness forever.
It sounds like
your heart already belongs to someone else, Your Highness.
Only to the world.
Then for the sake of...
But I detest those who sacrifice love
in the name of the world's betterment.
I'm afraid
I have to turn you down, Minister Feng.
I cannot
ask for your hands at the moment.
However, I can promise you
that the Feng family will continue holding
onto its lofty position.
Thanks, Your Highness.
I understand.
Don't worry, Your Highness.
The Feng family is still your Feng family.
I will also wait for the day
I become yours.
Having your assistance
is already a blessing.
Although
you cannot reciprocate my feelings today,
I will continue to work hard
to help you claim the throne earlier.
(The only man in this world who can be this indifferent towards me)
(is him.)
(However,)
(if he will marry me that easily,)
(then he is not the Prince Lanxi I know.)
From Xuejuan Goods, ten ingots of Pine Ink,
thirty Huzhou brushes,
ten thousand Xuan papers and Xuelang papers...
Five silver leaves here.
One snow twill clothing article,
one set of Lunar Headdress
and fifty silver leaves from House of Jade.
You must be mistaken.
Only females need snow twill.
We do not have female masters.
Who will need it?
This purchase
was made by His Highness outside.
His Highness?
There must be a mistake.
His Highness does not mingle around.
Why would he purchase feminine products?
Return the invoice to House of Jade.
Noted.
Madam.
I am heading to House of Jade. Give it to me.
I can't burden you so, madam.
Besides, this is His Highness' private affair.
His Highness and I are a family.
Miss Huan.
Should we inform Young Master?
No need.
It's just a trivial matter.
No need to bother Young Master.
Right.
(I'm sure my eyes)
(did not fool me that day.)
(You said you couldn't care less about romance.)
(Let me see)
(who you bought the snow twill and the accessories for.)
(House of Jade)
Minister Feng.
Welcome.
This is the invoice you sent to Prince Yongping's Residence?
Oh, this...
In my opinion,
it's a forgery.
A forgery?
Yes.
The similarity is there
but the honorific spacing and the characters
cannot escape my eyes.
Recently, I have heard of this thief
who forged restaurant or jewelry bills
and sent them to the rich.
If you do not pay attention to it,
you'll walk into the trap.
Are you speaking the truth?
Why would I lie?
(House of Jade)
Don't worry, Your Highness.
Other than the owner of House of Jade,
all maids
or servants who saw you
have been dealt with.
Only maids and servants?
Wait.
I remember there was
a lady in white.
Your Highness,
if the lady didn't intervene
when you had your episode...
I don't care.
Those who saw me in that situation
have to die.
Investigate further.
Identify the lady.
Yes, sir.
Where are you going, Gu Yu?
I agreed to hang out with a few friends from the capital of Yongzhou.
Don't head out today.
You sure give a lot of orders, Xiyun.
I have a pair of legs.
I can go wherever I want.
Master said I would...
Master told you to look after us for the moment.
You really think you're the Acting Leader?
I know you resent me,
Gu Yu.
Let's spar today.
If you can defeat me,
I will not meddle in your affair anymore.
Do we have a deal?
If you don't want to spar with me,
you have to train hard.
Don't act tough if you don't have what it takes.
Xiyun, Langhua is awake now.
Continue your training.
Let's go.
All right.
Stop dallying.
Begin your training now.
You're finally awake.
Do you have any idea
how worried we were about you?
Your pulse is still weak
but it is much more stable now.
Sorry for the trouble.
No, no trouble
at all.
Here.
Drink this broth.
I'll have someone brew some congee for you.
Here.
This broth is too bitter for me.
Langhua, bitter medicine makes the best medicine.
It's easier for you to say that.
You should drink it.
Jiurong, feed her the broth.
I'll find some food for you.
No, I will not drink it.
It costs ten silver leaves for one portion.
Xiyun spent a great deal of effort
to get you this.
But it's very, very bitter.
I know it's hard to swallow
so I prepared this for you.
You did?
I'll drink the broth
but after that,
you have to tell me what happened when I was out.
No problem.
Here, drink it.
Xiyun!
The homing pigeon to Master has returned.
We still failed to deliver the letter to him.
Where do you think Master went?
The letter couldn't reach him?
Yes.
Did
something bad happen to him?
He's a powerful man.
No bad thing can come to him.
Don't worry.
And don't let anyone know,
especially Langhua.
She just recovered. She can't risk having her qi flow disrupted.
Cook something for her now.
I'll figure out a way.
Noted.
Here.
Did you get everything down?
Yes.
Go then.
Mister.
(House of Jade)
Miss,
you're here again.
I'm looking for Hei Fengxi.
Miss,
House of Jade does not contact the clients directly.
Also...
Don't worry.
He told me
to come here if there's an emergency.
Tell him
that I have an emergency.
Miss, please wait here.
I will send someone to him now.
Thank you.
No problem.
(Jizhou)
(Invitation to Six States Banquet. from Emperor Chunxi)
His Majesty has issued a decree
to hold a Six States banquet to welcome me.
I will head to the Imperial City tomorrow.
What do you think
His Majesty will do to me?
In my opinion,
His Majesty will have two choices.
One,
accept the Empyrean Token, reward you handsomely,
and praise Jizhou.
Jizhou will be stronger than ever.
However, His Majesty may use Jizhou
as the scapegoat to spare the Imperial Family from dishonor.
And then, the other five States
will view Jizhou as their common enemy.
What should I do?
Even if this hypothesis does not come true,
the other States will still view Jizhou as their enemy.
But you are never afraid of them, are you, Your Highness?
You know me too well,
Wuyuan.
And the other choice?
His Majesty will notice that the token is a counterfeit
and accuse you of submitting a fake token
so that you can keep the real one.
You will then be punished.
This sounds worse.
However,
as long as His Majesty
believes the token is a real one,
then this will never occur.
But it's a counterfeit.
Where did it come from then?
Are you saying
that
this token came from the Imperial Palace?
All Six States will fight for the Empyrean Token.
The only one
who can profit from that is His Majesty.
A day without the reappearance of the Empyrean Token
is a day with more chaos and conflicts.
Whether the token is real or fake,
it has to be returned to the Imperial City.
You take advantage of me for the sake of the world.
But you don't want
a broken world, do you?
Although what you really cares about is the world,
you choose me to be its owner.
In that case,
you must already have a solution.
Actually...
Come out now,
my dear sister.
(Princess of Jizhou, Huang Yu)
Wuyuan.
Your Highness.
Why
are you eavesdropping here?
I am not eavesdropping.
I was here to look for you, Wuyuan.
Coincidentally, you were here.
It's been a while,
Wuyuan.
You didn't visit me this time when you're back.
He has been
advising me lately.
He doesn't have time for you.
I don't care.
Wuyuan finally came back
but he has to go to the Imperial City with you tomorrow.
He has to
hang out with me today.
Wuyuan.
Come.
Let me play this song for you.
I've been practicing
the zither sheet you taught me.
Wuyuan,
what do you think?
Wuyuan,
how did I do?
The music of your zither
brought back memories.
Is it a good thing or a bad thing?
A good thing, of course.
Which is better?
The zither or the musician?
The maverick who roams the world alone,
adored by the world but finds love in none.
The author of these two lines
must have read my life thoroughly.
I appreciate
your sentiment.
However, as a member of Empyrean Yu family,
I will not live beyond 30 years old.
I can only reject
your precious feelings.
But...
Sorry
for letting you down.
Haven't I told you already?
So?
I know he would reject me
but it won't change a thing.
If he still breathes for another year,
I'll confess to him for another year.
If he still breathes for a decade, I will confess to him for a decade.
I will not
fall in love with any other man.
All right.
Don't cry.
I have asked the chefs to prepare
some osmanthus cakes, your favorite.
Shopkeeper, any news?
I have delivered your message
but he might not be in this residence.
It's getting late now
so I should head back.
If he comes here,
let him know
that I'll be waiting for him here tomorrow noon.
Okay.
Why are you tailing me?
I'm here for your head.
Charge!
Who are you?
♪Like the dissipating fog, you become clearer♪
♪Like the hawk that soars freely, you reject the shackles♪
♪Your white silk is as light as a feather and yet it moves my heart♪
♪Ripples come at me but I don't want to dodge♪
♪Wind is just the outline of the cloud♪
♪Black is the lock of the White♪
♪Night is when the Day sleeps♪
♪You are a part of me♪
♪Right or wrong, don't worry about the why♪
♪Pain or joy, they are from our obsession♪
♪If some things cannot be taken apart♪
♪Then let's face the uncertainty together♪
♪Let tears run dry♪
♪Let's stop in another place♪
♪Let love sever all happiness and sadness♪
♪And pierce through the vicissitude of life♪
♪With a merry start, don't worry about a sorrowful end♪
♪A full moon will be more intertwined♪
♪If some things cannot be taken apart♪
♪Then let's face the uncertainty together♪